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Ozkemahli G, Ozyurt AB, Erkekoglu P, Zeybek ND, Yersal N, Kocer-Gumusel B. The Effects of Prenatal and Lactational Bisphenol A and/or Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Exposure on Female Reproductive System. Toxicol Mech Methods 2022; 32:597-605. [PMID: 35321620 DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2022.2057265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) are endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which are abundantly used in polyvinyl chloride plastics, polycarbonates and epoxy resins. Prenatal and early postnatal exposures to EDCs are suggested to be more critical. Such exposures can lead to reprotoxic effects, hormonal and metabolic consequences in adulthood. Moreover, combined exposure to different EDCs can lead to more serious adverse effects, some of which cannot be predicted by examining their individual toxicity profiles. This study aimed to evaluate effects of single and combined prenatal and lactational exposures to BPA and/or DEHP on female reproductive hormones and ovarian follicle development. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly to four groups (n = 3/group): Control (received vehicle only); DEHP (30 mg/kg/day); BPA (50 mg/kg/day) and BPA + DEHP (30 mg/kg/day DEHP; 50 mg/kg/day BPA) through 6-21 gestational days and lactation by intra-gastric lavage. Female offspring (n = 6/group) were fed until the end of twelfth postnatal week and then euthanized. Reproductive hormones, ovarian follicle numbers and ovarian development were determined. Plasma testosterone and estradiol levels of BPA and BPA + DEHP groups were significantly lower than control. In BPA group, the number of tertiary ovarian follicles decreased significantly compared to control. In the combined exposure group, the number of corpus luteum (29%) as well as the number of primordial follicles (36%) showed marked decreases compared to control group.It can be suggested that early life exposure to BPA and DEHP may cause late life adverse effects in female reproductive system especially after combined exposure.
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- Gizem Ozkemahli
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Turkey
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Babaei-Abraki S, Karamali F, Nasr-Esfahani MH. The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria in Maintaining Redox Status and Glycolytic Metabolism in Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2022; 18:1789-1808. [PMID: 35141862 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-022-10338-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), including embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), can be applicable for regenerative medicine. They strangely rely on glycolysis metabolism akin to aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells. Upon differentiation, PSCs undergo a metabolic shift from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). The metabolic shift depends on organelles maturation, transcriptome modification, and metabolic switching. Besides, metabolism-driven chromatin regulation is necessary for cell survival, self-renewal, proliferation, senescence, and differentiation. In this respect, mitochondria may serve as key organelle to adapt environmental changes with metabolic intermediates which are necessary for maintaining PSCs identity. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is another organelle whose role in cellular identity remains under-explored. The purpose of our article is to highlight the recent progress on these two organelles' role in maintaining PSCs redox status focusing on metabolism. Topics include redox status, metabolism regulation, mitochondrial dynamics, and ER stress in PSCs. They relate to the maintenance of stem cell properties and subsequent differentiation of stem cells into specific cell types.
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- Shahnaz Babaei-Abraki
- Department of Plant and Animal Biology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.,Department of Animal Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran.
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Liu W, Yi Y, Zhang C, Zhou B, Liao L, Liu W, Hu J, Xu Q, Chen J, Lu J. The Expression of TRIM6 Activates the mTORC1 Pathway by Regulating the Ubiquitination of TSC1-TSC2 to Promote Renal Fibrosis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:616747. [PMID: 33634104 PMCID: PMC7901959 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.616747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Renal fibrosis is considered as the final pathway of all types of kidney diseases, which can lead to the progressive loss of kidney functions and eventually renal failure. The mechanisms behind are diversified, in which the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is one of the most important regulatory pathways that accounts for the disease. Several processes that are regulated by the mTOR pathway, such as autophagy, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, are tightly associated with renal fibrosis. In this study, we have reported that the expression of tripartite motif-containing (TRIM) protein 6, a member of TRIM family protein, was highly expressed in renal fibrosis patients and positively correlated with the severity of renal fibrosis. In our established in vitro and in vivo renal fibrosis models, its expression was upregulated by the Angiotensin II-induced nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p50 and p65. In HK2 cells, the expression of TRIM6 promoted the ubiquitination of tuberous sclerosis proteins (TSC) 1 and 2, two negative regulators of the mTORC1 pathway. Moreover, the knockdown of TRIM6 was found efficient for alleviating renal fibrosis and inhibiting the downstream processes of EMT and ER in both HK2 cells and 5/6-nephrectomized rats. Clinically, the level of TRIM6, TSC1/2, and NF-κB p50 was found closely related to renal fibrosis. As a result, we have presented the first study on the role of TRIM6 in the mTORC1 pathway in renal fibrosis models and our findings suggested that TRIM6 may be a potential target for the treatment of renal fibrosis.
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- Weiwei Liu
- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Jing'an District Central Hospital of Shanghai/ Jing'an Branch, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Gong L, Liu G, Zhu H, Li C, Li P, Liu C, Tang H, Wu K, Wu J, Liu D, Tang X. IL-32 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition by triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress in A549 cells. BMC Pulm Med 2020; 20:278. [PMID: 33097029 PMCID: PMC7585222 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-01319-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key process in the onset and development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with unclear mechanisms. Our previous studies found that bleomycin and tunicamycin could induce ER stress and consequently trigger EMT accompanying with IL-32 overexpression. This study was aimed to investigate the effects of IL-32 on EMT and ER stress to elucidate the pathogenesis of IPF. Methods Human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were treated with recombinant human (rh)IL-32, IL-32 siRNA and EMT inducer tunicamycin, or 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA), respectively. Then the cell morphology was observed and the expression of ER-related markers and EMT-related markers were detected by RT-qPCR or western blotting. Results Stimulation of A549 cells with rhIL-32 led to a morphological change from a pebble-like shape to an elongated shape in a portion of the cells, accompanied by down regulated expression of the epithelial cell marker E-cadherin and up regulated expression of the mesenchymal cell markers N-cadherin, Vimentin, and Zeb-1. However, these rhIL-32 induced changes were inhibited by the ER stress inhibitor 4-PBA. Suppression of IL-32 expression with siRNA inhibited TM-induced EMT. Further stimulation of the A549 cells with rhIL-32 demonstrated an increase in the expression of GRP78, although this increase was also inhibited by 4-PBA. Conclusions These results suggest that IL-32 induces EMT in A549 cells by triggering ER stress, and IL-32 may be a novel marker for IPF. Supplementary information Supplementary information accompanies this paper at 10.1186/s12890-020-01319-z.
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- Ling Gong
- The First Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, 601 W. Huangpu Avenue, Guangzhou, 510630, China.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.,Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.,Scientific Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.,Scientific Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China. .,Department of Respiratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), No.98 Fenghuang Road, Zunyi, 563002, Guizhou, China.
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, 601 W. Huangpu Avenue, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
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Swanner J, Fahrenholtz CD, Tenvooren I, Bernish BW, Sears JJ, Hooker A, Furdui CM, Alli E, Li W, Donati GL, Cook KL, Vidi P, Singh R. Silver nanoparticles selectively treat triple-negative breast cancer cells without affecting non-malignant breast epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. FASEB Bioadv 2019; 1:639-660. [PMID: 32123812 PMCID: PMC6996381 DOI: 10.1096/fba.2019-00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) show promise for treatment of aggressive cancers including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in preclinical cancer models. For clinical development of AgNP-based therapeutics, it will be necessary to clearly define the specific physicochemical features of the nanoparticles that will be used, and to tie these properties to biological outcomes. To fill this knowledge gap, we performed thorough structure/function, mechanistic, safety, and efficacy studies to assess the potential for AgNPs to treat TNBC. We establish that AgNPs, regardless of size, shape, or stabilizing agent, are highly cytotoxic to TNBC cells at doses that are not cytotoxic to non-malignant breast epithelial cells. In contrast, TNBC cells and non-malignant breast epithelial cells are similarly sensitive to exposure to silver cation (Ag+), indicating that the nanoparticle formulation is essential for the TNBC-specific cytotoxicity. Mechanistically, AgNPs are internalized by both TNBC and non-malignant breast cells, but are rapidly degraded only in TNBC cells. Exposure to AgNPs depletes cellular antioxidants and causes endoplasmic reticulum stress in TNBC cells without causing similar damage in non-malignant breast epithelial cells. AgNPs also cause extensive DNA damage in 3D TNBC tumor nodules in vitro, but do not disrupt the normal architecture of breast acini in 3D cell culture, nor cause DNA damage or induce apoptosis in these structures. Lastly, we show that systemically administered AgNPs are effective at non-toxic doses for reducing the growth of TNBC tumor xenografts in mice. This work provides a rationale for development of AgNPs as a safe and specific TNBC treatment.
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- Jessica Swanner
- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Internal MedicineSection on Molecular MedicineWake Forest School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Department of PathologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterWinston‐SalemNCUSA
- Department of SurgeryWake Forest School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Cancer BiologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston SalemNCUSA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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Li B, Huang X, Xu X, Ning W, Dai H, Wang C. The profibrotic effect of downregulated Na,K‑ATPase β1 subunit in alveolar epithelial cells during lung fibrosis. Int J Mol Med 2019; 44:273-280. [PMID: 31115510 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive interstitial lung disease characterized by progressive lung scarring and excessive extracellular matrix depositon. When stimulated, alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) are aberrantly activated, the expression of profibrotic molecules is enhanced, and lung fibrosis is promoted, but the mechanism for this is unclear. It has been reported that a downregulation of the Na,K‑ATPase β1 subunit in renal epithelial cells is involved in renal fibrosis development, but the role of this protein in lung fibrosis remains unknown. In the present study, the expression of the Na,K‑ATPase β1 subunit was revealed to be markedly decreased in AECs of patients with IPF and a bleomycin‑induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model. Treatment with transforming growth factor β‑1 led to significantly downregulation of the Na,K‑ATPase β1 subunit in lung adenocarcioma A549 cells. Furthermore, the knockdown of the Na,K‑ATPase β1 subunit in A549 cells resulted in the upregulation of profibrotic molecules, activation of the neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 and extracellular signal‑regulated kinase 1/2 signaling pathways and induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress. These findings reveal that the downregulation of the Na,K‑ATPase β1 subunit enhances the expression of profibrotic molecules in AECs and may contribute to IPF pathogenesis.
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- Biyun Li
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China‑Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Research, Beijing Chao‑Yang Hospital, Beijing 100020, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Beijing An‑Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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- Department of Genetics and Cellular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China‑Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China‑Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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Amelioration of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by chlorogenic acid through endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibition. Apoptosis 2018; 22:1147-1156. [PMID: 28677092 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-017-1393-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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To investigate the inhibitory effects of chlorogenic acid on pulmonary fibrosis and the internal mechanisms in vivo and in vitro. 30 male BALB/C mice were randomized into 5 groups: control group, pulmonary fibrosis model group, low, middle and high dose of chlorogenic acid groups. Mice in pulmonary fibrosis model group were administered 5.0 mg/kg bleomycin with intracheal instillation and mice in 3 chlorogenic acid groups were treated with chlorogenic acid every day for 28 days after bleomycin administration. Lung tissue histology was observed using HE staining. Primary pulmonary fibroblasts were isolated and cultured. The expressions of fibrosis related factors (α-SMA and collagen I), as well as ER stress markers (CHOP and GRP78) were determined by both real-time PCR assay and Western blotting, while the expressions of other ER stress signaling pathway factors PERK, IRE-1, ATF-6 and protein levels of caspase-12, caspase-9, caspase-3, PARP were determined by Western blotting. RLE-6TN cell line induced by TGF-β1 was also used to verify the amelioration effects in vitro study. In both in vivo and in vitro studies, TUNEL staining was used to evaluate cell apoptosis. Expressions of collagen I, α-SMA, GRP78, and CHOP were significantly inhibited by chlorogenic acid in dose-dependent manner. Similarly, decreasing levels of cleaved caspase-12, caspase-9, caspase-3 and increasing level of uncleaved PARP were observed in chlorogenic acid groups compared with those in the fibrosis group both in vivo and in vitro. Chlorogenic acid could also significantly down-regulate the level of phosphorylation of PERK and cleaved ATF-6 in vivo study. Moreover, MTT assay demonstrated chlorogenic acid could enhance proliferation of RLE-6TN cells induced by TGFβ1 in vitro. And the apoptosis assays indicated that chlorogenic acid could significantly inhibit cell apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro studies. Chlorogenic acid could inhibit the pulmonary fibrosis through endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibition in vivo and in vitro.
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Crosstalk between transforming growth factor-β1 and endoplasmic reticulum stress regulates alpha-smooth muscle cell actin expression in podocytes. Life Sci 2018; 209:9-14. [PMID: 30059670 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIMS Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) plays a significant role in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Furthermore, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress also can induce EMT. However, the relationship among TGF-β1, ER stress and EMT in podocytes is still unclear. Consequently, this study examines the crosstalk effect between TGF-β1 and ER stress on the regulation of EMT. MAIN METHODS The mRNA of EMT marker (α-smooth muscle actin: α-SMA) was evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR. In addition, the protein expressions of α-SMA and three ER stress biomarkers (glucose-regulated protein 78: GRP78; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α: eIF2α; CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-homologous protein: CHOP) were evaluated by Western blot. KEY FINDINGS TGF-β1 increased the ER stress response biomarkers (GRP78, p-eIF2α/eIF2α and CHOP) and mRNA and protein levels of α-SMA in podocytes. Furthermore, ER stress inducer (thapsigargin) increased α-SMA protein expression. ER stress inhibitor (4-phenylbutyrate) attenuated the ER stress response and α-SMA protein expression under treatment with TGF-β1. Among the various TGF-β1 down-stream pathway inhibitors considered in the present study (SIS3: inhibitor of Smad2/3; U0126: inhibitor of MEK/ERK; SB203580: inhibitor of p38), SIS3 greatly attenuated the ER stress response biomarker (GRP78) under treatment with TGF-β1. SIS3, U0126 and SB203580 all partly attenuated α-SMA mRNA expression under TGF-β1 treatment. However, only SIS3 attenuated α-SMA protein expression. SIGNIFICANCE The present results confirm that ER stress induces α-SMA protein expression in podocytes. Furthermore, TGF-β1 mainly regulates ER stress and α-SMA protein expression through the Smad2/3 pathway. Therefore, ER stress and TGF-β1 may synergistically induce podocytes to undergo EMT.
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Wu S, Du R, Gao C, Kang J, Wen J, Sun T. The role of XBP1s in the metastasis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 500:530-537. [PMID: 29627568 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tumor metastasis and recurrence are the primary contributors to poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of tumor cells is the predominant mechanism of HCC progression. XBP1s is a newly discovered molecule involved in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stressresponse, which is an adaptive response and defense mechanism in cells that enablessurvival under adverse conditions. Abnormally high XBP1sexpression has been found in tumor cells, but the role of XBP1sin HCC progression remains unclear. We found that the expression of XBP1s in HCC cell lines and tissuesamples was higher than that in control cells and tissuesamples. Clinicopathological analysis showed that the expression of XBP1s was closely correlated with distant metastasis and poor prognosis in HCC. In vivo and invitro experiments confirmed that the overexpression of XBP1s promoted EMT and metastasis in HCC cells. XBP1ssilencing attenuated cellular migration and development of the EMT phenotypein vitro. Through further study to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the promotion ofEMT by XBP1s in HCC cells, we confirmed that XBP1s could mediate the expression of Twist. In HCC cells, XBP1s enhanced the expression of Twist and Snail, resulting in a subsequent reduction in the expression of E-cadherin, a contributor to cell-cell adhesion. Overall, this study reveals a novel XBP1s/Twist/Snail axis that mediates EMT in HCC cells and the invasion and metastasis of HCC.
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- Sudong Wu
- Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Department of Radiation Oncology and Integrative Oncology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Integrative Oncology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Integrative Oncology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Integrative Oncology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- NavyGeneralHospital, Beijing, PR China.
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Jain BP, Pandey S, Saleem N, Tanti GK, Mishra S, Goswami SK. SG2NA is a regulator of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis as its depletion leads to ER stress. Cell Stress Chaperones 2017; 22:853-866. [PMID: 28634818 PMCID: PMC5655373 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-017-0816-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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SG2NA belongs to a three-member striatin subfamily of WD40 repeat superfamily of proteins. It has multiple protein-protein interaction domains involved in assembling supramolecular signaling complexes. Earlier, we had demonstrated that there are at least five variants of SG2NA generated by alternative splicing, intron retention, and RNA editing. Such versatile and dynamic mode of regulation implicates it in tissue development. In order to shed light on its role in cell physiology, total proteome analysis was performed in NIH3T3 cells depleted of 78 kDa SG2NA, the only isoform expressing therein. A number of ER stress markers were among those modulated after knockdown of SG2NA. In cells treated with the ER stressors thapsigargin and tunicamycin, expression of SG2NA was increased at both mRNA and protein levels. The increased level of SG2NA was primarily in the mitochondria and the microsomes. A mouse injected with thapsigargin also had an increase in SG2NA in the liver but not in the brain. Cell cycle analysis suggested that while loss of SG2NA reduces the level of cyclin D1 and retains a population of cells in the G1 phase, concurrent ER stress facilitates their exit from G1 and traverse through subsequent phases with concomitant cell death. Thus, SG2NA is a component of intrinsic regulatory pathways that maintains ER homeostasis.
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- Buddhi Prakash Jain
- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University Bihar, Motihari, 845401, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Neuro-Kopf-Zentrum, Department of Neurology, Klinikumrechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str.22, 81675, Muenchen, Germany
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- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO, New Delhi, -110054, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Owusu BY, Zimmerman KA, Murphy-Ullrich JE. The role of the endoplasmic reticulum protein calreticulin in mediating TGF-β-stimulated extracellular matrix production in fibrotic disease. J Cell Commun Signal 2017; 12:289-299. [PMID: 29080087 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-017-0426-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a key factor contributing to fibrotic disease. Although ER stress is a short-term adaptive response, with chronic stimulation, it can activate pathways leading to fibrosis. ER stress can induce TGF-β signaling, a central driver of extracellular matrix production in fibrosis. This review will discuss the role of an ER protein, calreticulin (CRT), which has both chaperone and calcium regulatory functions, in fibrosis. CRT expression is upregulated in multiple different fibrotic diseases. The roles of CRT in regulation of fibronectin extracellular matrix assembly, extracellular matrix transcription, and collagen secretion and processing into the extracellular matrix will be discussed. Evidence for the importance of CRT in ER calcium release and NFAT activation downstream of TGF-β signaling will be presented. Finally, we will summarize evidence from animal models in which CRT expression is genetically reduced or experimentally downregulated in targeted tissues of adult animals and discuss how these models define a key role for CRT in fibrotic diseases.
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- Benjamin Y Owusu
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, G001A Volker Hall, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, G001A Volker Hall, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. .,Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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Avril T, Vauléon E, Chevet E. Endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling and chemotherapy resistance in solid cancers. Oncogenesis 2017; 6:e373. [PMID: 28846078 PMCID: PMC5608920 DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2017.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The unfolded protein response (UPR) is an adaptive cellular program used by eukaryotic cells to cope with protein misfolding stress. During tumor development, cancer cells are facing intrinsic (oncogene activation) and extrinsic (limiting nutrient or oxygen supply) challenges, with which they must cope to survive. Moreover, chemotherapy represents an additional extrinsic challenge that cancer cells are facing and to which they adapt in the case of resistance. As of today, resistance to chemotherapy and targeted therapies is one of the important issues that oncologists have to deal with for treating cancer patients. In this review, we first describe the key molecular mechanisms controlling the UPR and their implication in solid cancers. Then, we review the literature that connects cancer chemotherapy resistance mechanisms and activation of the UPR. Finally, we discuss the possible applications of targeting the UPR to bypass drug resistance.
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- T Avril
- INSERM U1242, 'Chemistry, Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling', Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France.,Centre de Lutte contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- INSERM U1242, 'Chemistry, Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling', Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France.,Centre de Lutte contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- INSERM U1242, 'Chemistry, Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling', Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France.,Centre de Lutte contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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Knockdown of IRE1α inhibits colonic tumorigenesis through decreasing β-catenin and IRE1α targeting suppresses colon cancer cells. Oncogene 2017; 36:6738-6746. [PMID: 28825721 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress occurs frequently in cancers. The unfolded protein response (UPR) is activated to cope with ER stress. This has generated widespread interest in targeting UPR as therapeutic strategies. Inositol-requiring transmembrane kinase/endonuclease 1α (IRE1α), an ER stress sensor, is a key component of UPR. However, the role of IRE1α in tumorigenesis remains unclear. The purpose of this work is to investigate the role of IRE1α in colon cancer and to determine whether IRE1α could serve as a target for therapy. We found that knockdown of IRE1α suppressed the proliferation of colon cancer cells in vitro and xenograft growth in vivo. Inhibition of expression of IRE1α decreased stemness of colon cancer stem cells (CSCs) and attenuated growth of intestinal organoids. Genetic ablation of IRE1α prevented the colitis-associated colonic tumorigenesis in mice. The mechanistic study indicates that knockdown of IRE1α repressed the expression of β-catenin, a key factor that drives colonic tumorigenesis, through activating pancreatic ER kinase/eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α signaling. We found that the IRE1a-specific inhibitor 4μ8C could suppress the production of β-catenin, inhibited the proliferation of colon cancer cells, repressed colon CSCs and prevented xenograft growth. The results suggest that IRE1α has a critical role in colonic tumorigenesis and IRE1α targeting might be a strategy for treatment of colon cancers.
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Chemical Chaperone of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Induced by TGF- β1 in Airway Epithelium via the c-Src Pathway. Mediators Inflamm 2017; 2017:8123281. [PMID: 28804222 PMCID: PMC5540463 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8123281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a biological process that allows epithelial cells to assume a mesenchymal cell phenotype. EMT is considered as a therapeutic target for several persistent inflammatory airway diseases related to tissue remodeling. Herein, we investigated the role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and c-Src in TGF-β1-induced EMT. A549 cells, primary nasal epithelial cells (PNECs), and inferior nasal turbinate organ cultures were exposed to 4-phenylbutylic acid (4PBA) or PP2 and then stimulated with TGF-β1. We found that E-cadherin, vimentin, fibronectin, and α-SMA expression was increased in nasal polyps compared to inferior turbinates. TGF-β1 increased the expression of EMT markers such as E-cadherin, fibronectin, vimentin, and α-SMA and ER stress markers (XBP-1s and GRP78), an effect that was blocked by PBA or PP2 treatment. 4-PBA and PP2 also blocked the effect of TGF-β1 on migration of A549 cells and suppressed TGF-β1-induced expression of EMT markers in PNECs and organ cultures of inferior turbinate. In conclusion, we demonstrated that 4PBA inhibits TGF-β1-induced EMT via the c-Src pathway in A549 cells, PNECs, and inferior turbinate organ cultures. These results suggest an important role for ER stress and a diverse role for TGF-β1 in upper airway chronic inflammatory disease such as CRS.
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Papaioannou A, Chevet E. Driving Cancer Tumorigenesis and Metastasis Through UPR Signaling. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2017; 414:159-192. [PMID: 28710693 DOI: 10.1007/82_2017_36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the tumor microenvironment, cancer cells encounter both external and internal factors that can lead to the accumulation of improperly folded proteins in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) lumen, thus causing ER stress. When this happens, an adaptive mechanism named the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) is triggered to help the cell cope with this change and restore protein homeostasis in the ER. Sequentially, one would expect that the activation of the three UPR branches, driven namely by IRE1, PERK, and ATF6, are crucial for the adaptation of cancer cells to the changing environment and thus for their survival and further propagation. Indeed, in the last few years, an increasing amount of studies has shown the implication of UPR signaling in different aspects of carcinogenesis and tumor progression. Features such as sustaining proliferation and resistance to cell death, genomic instability, altered metabolism, increased inflammation and tumor-immune infiltration, invasion and metastasis, and angiogenesis, defined as "the hallmarks of cancer", can be regulated by the UPR machinery. At the same time, new potential therapeutic interventions applicable to different kinds of cancers are being revealed. In order to describe the emerging role of UPR in cancer biology, these are the points that will be discussed in this chapter.
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- Alexandra Papaioannou
- Inserm U1242 «Chemistry, Oncogenesis, Stress and Signaling», University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France.,Centre de Lutte contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Avenue de la bataille Flandres Dunkerque, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Inserm U1242 «Chemistry, Oncogenesis, Stress and Signaling», University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France.
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Zhang L, Wang L, Wang R, Pan Y, Gao Y, Fu P. Protective effects of GTM-1 on endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by thapsgargin in rat neurons. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 84:821-827. [PMID: 27723573 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.09.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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GTM-1 is a drug that reverses Alzheimer's Disease (AD) development specifically induced by thapsgargin (TG) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has been reported to be a pilot process that leads to AD formation. It is speculated that GTM-1 could also prohibit TG-induced ER stress. In this study, we utilized immuno-fluorescence to identify morphological changes in nucleus and transmission electron microscopy was used to observe neuronal ultra-structures. Moreover, expressions of GRP78, CHOP, Bcl-2 and cytochrome c were assessed using immuno-blotting, while calcium concentration was detected by fluorescence spectrometer. As suggested by the above cellular experiments, neuronal ultrastructures were damaged by the treatment of TG, while this damaging trend was reversed when neurons were simultaneously treated with both TG and GTM-1. Besides that, certain marker proteins of ER stress (e.g. GRP78, CHOP, and cytochrome c) and calcium concentrations in neurons were significantly increased when TG was applied, while these levels were reduced to normal conditions when GTM-1 was added in the treatment. In conclusion, GTM-1 restrained the ongoing of ER stress that was induced by TG.
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- Lijuan Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 85 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Le Reste PJ, Avril T, Quillien V, Morandi X, Chevet E. Reprint of: Signaling the Unfolded Protein Response in primary brain cancers. Brain Res 2016; 1648:542-552. [PMID: 27362469 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) is an adaptive cellular program used by eukaryotic cells to cope with protein misfolding stress in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER). During tumor development, cancer cells are facing intrinsic (oncogene activation) and extrinsic (limiting nutrient or oxygen supply; exposure to chemotherapies) challenges, with which they must cope to survive. Primary brain tumors are relatively rare but deadly and present a significant challenge in the determination of risk factors in the population. These tumors are inherently difficult to cure because of their protected location in the brain. As such surgery, radiation and chemotherapy options carry potentially lasting patient morbidity and incomplete tumor cure. Some of these tumors, such as glioblastoma, were reported to present features of ER stress and to depend on UPR activation to sustain growth, but to date there is no clear general representation of the ER stress status in primary brain tumors. In this review, we describe the key molecular mechanisms controlling the UPR and their implication in cancers. Then we extensively review the literature reporting the status of ER stress in various primary brain tumors and discuss the potential impact of such observation on patient stratification and on the possibility of developing appropriate targeted therapies using the UPR as therapeutic target. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI:ER stress.
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- Pierre-Jean Le Reste
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France; Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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- Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France.
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Tseng CY, Kao SH, Hsu HJ. Snail controls proliferation of Drosophila ovarian epithelial follicle stem cells, independently of E-cadherin. Dev Biol 2016; 414:142-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Piton N, Wason J, Colasse É, Cornic M, Lemoine F, Le Pessot F, Marguet F, Sabourin JC. Endoplasmic reticulum stress, unfolded protein response and development of colon adenocarcinoma. Virchows Arch 2016; 469:145-54. [PMID: 27220766 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-016-1961-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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When misfolded proteins accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the cell is said to experience ER stress. This triggers an unfolded protein response (UPR) to restore the balance between misfolded proteins and ER chaperones such as BiP. UPR signalling is required for the growth of many solid cancers. In chronic ER stress, factors including CHOP have been shown to mediate cell death. Colorectal adenocarcinoma arises due to progressive changes within pre-malignant lesions. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that the expression of BiP and CHOP correlates with the progression of those pre-malignant lesions.Eighty-one patients with colon neoplasms treated at Rouen University Hospital between January 1, 2003 and January 1, 2013 were randomly selected. The expression of BiP and CHOP was estimated by immunohistochemical staining of a tissue microarray generated from colon cores: normal tissue, low-grade and high-grade adenoma, invasive colon adenocarcinoma and lymph node metastasis of colon adenocarcinoma. In parallel, nine cases comprising areas from normal epithelium to dyplasia to invasive carcinoma and included in the TMA were analysed on whole sections.As colon epithelium shows increasing evidence of pre-malignant and then malignant changes, BiP expression significantly increases (p for trend < 0.001), whereas CHOP expression is attenuated (p for trend < 0.001).We identified a positive relationship between BiP expression and colon carcinogenesis, and a negative correlation for CHOP expression. These findings are consistent with a model in which ER stress accompanies oncogenesis and in which loss of proteins that mediate the toxicity of ER stress, such as CHOP, may facilitate tumorigenesis. This raises the exciting possibility that restoration of the negative feedback loop of UPR, if achievable, might antagonise the malignant process.
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- Nicolas Piton
- Department of Pathology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Robinson Way, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Pathology, Henri Becquerel Cancer Care Centre, Rouen, France
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- Department of Pathology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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Regulation of VCP/p97 demonstrates the critical balance between cell death and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) downstream of ER stress. Oncotarget 2016; 6:17725-37. [PMID: 25970786 PMCID: PMC4627341 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Valosin-containing protein (VCP), also called p97, is a AAA+ ATPase that has been shown to be involved in endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD), mitochondria quality control and vesicle transport. We and others have previously found that disruption of VCP is sufficient to cause endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. We observed that induction of ER stress either following siRNA mediated loss of VCP or inhibition of VCP with eeyarestatin I potently activates an EMT-like state in cells. Interestingly, both ER stress and EMT are reversible events. Further, brief treatment of cells with eeyarestatin I increases EMT markers, and migratory and invasive properties of lung cancer cells. By examining primary lung adenocarcinoma patient samples we find that the VCP locus is heterozygously lost in nearly half of lung adenocarcinomas and VCP protein expression is decreased in nearly all primary lung tumors. Further, primary lung adenocarcinomas have increased ER stress and EMT markers. These observations have potential clinical relevance because increased ER stress and EMT markers are known to contribute to chemoresistance and poor survival of patients with lung adenocarcinoma.
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Liang X, Duan N, Wang Y, Shu S, Xiang X, Guo T, Yang L, Zhang S, Tang X, Zhang J. Advanced oxidation protein products induce endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in human renal glomerular endothelial cells through induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress. J Diabetes Complications 2016; 30:573-9. [PMID: 26861949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) in renal glomerular endothelial cells plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Furthermore, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs) have been shown to contribute to the progression of DN. However, whether AOPPs induce EndMT in renal glomerular endothelial cells remains unclear. Thus, we investigated the effect of AOPPs on human renal glomerular endothelial cells (HRGECs) and the mechanisms underlying the effects. Our results showed that AOPP treatment lowered the expression of vascular endothelial cadherin, CD31, and claudin 5 and induced the overexpression of α-smooth muscle actin, vimentin, and fibroblast-specific protein 1, which indicated that AOPPs induced EndMT in HRGECs. Furthermore, AOPP stimulation increased the expression of glucose-regulated protein 78 and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-homologous protein, which suggested that AOPPs triggered endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in HRGECs. Notably, the aforementioned AOPP effects were reversed following the treatment of cells with salubrinal, an inhibitor of ER stress, whereas the effects were reproduced after exposure to thapsigargin, an inducer of ER stress. Collectively, our results indicate that AOPPs trigger EndMT in HRGECs through the induction of ER stress. These findings suggest novel therapeutic strategies for inhibiting renal fibrosis by targeting ER stress.
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- Xiujie Liang
- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- College of Arts and Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China.
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Wu J, Lu M, Li Y, Shang YK, Wang SJ, Meng Y, Wang Z, Li ZS, Chen H, Chen ZN, Bian H. Regulation of a TGF-β1-CD147 self-sustaining network in the differentiation plasticity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Oncogene 2016; 35:5468-5479. [PMID: 27041581 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cellular plasticity has an important role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, the involvement of a TGF-β1-CD147 self-sustaining network in the regulation of the dedifferentiation progress was fully explored in HCC cell lines, hepatocyte-specific basigin/CD147-knockout mice and human HCC tissues. We demonstrated that TGF-β1 stimulation upregulated CD147 expression and mediated the dedifferentiation of HCC cells, whereas all-trans-retinoic acid induced the downregulation of CD147 and promoted differentiation in HCC cells. Overexpression of CD147 induced the dedifferentiation and enhanced the malignancy of HCC cells, and increased the transcriptional expression of TGF-β1 by activating β-catenin. CD147-induced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) production activated pro-TGF-β1. The activated TGF-β1 signaling subsequently repressed the HNF4α expression via Smad-Snail1 signaling and enhanced the dedifferentiation progress. Hepatocyte-specific basigin/CD147-knockout mice decreased the susceptibility to N-nitrosodiethylamine-induced tumorigenesis by suppressing TGF-β1-CD147 signaling and inhibiting dedifferentiation in hepatocytes during tumor progression. CD147 was positively correlated with TGF-β1 and negatively correlated with HNF4α in human HCC tissues. Positive CD147 staining and lower HNF4α levels in tumor tissues were significantly associated with poor survival of patients with HCC. The overexpression of HNF4α and Smad7 and the deletion of CD147 by lentiviral vectors jointly reprogrammed the expression profile of hepatocyte markers and attenuated malignant properties including proliferation, cell survival and tumor growth of HCC cells. Our results highlight the important role of the TGF-β1-CD147 self-sustaining network in driving HCC development by regulating differentiation plasticity, which provides a strong basis for further investigations of the differentiation therapy of HCC targeting TGF-β1 and CD147.
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- J Wu
- Department of Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, PLA 323 Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Peking University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Le Reste PJ, Avril T, Quillien V, Morandi X, Chevet E. Signaling the Unfolded Protein Response in primary brain cancers. Brain Res 2016; 1642:59-69. [PMID: 27016056 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) is an adaptive cellular program used by eukaryotic cells to cope with protein misfolding stress in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER). During tumor development, cancer cells are facing intrinsic (oncogene activation) and extrinsic (limiting nutrient or oxygen supply; exposure to chemotherapies) challenges, with which they must cope to survive. Primary brain tumors are relatively rare but deadly and present a significant challenge in the determination of risk factors in the population. These tumors are inherently difficult to cure because of their protected location in the brain. As such surgery, radiation and chemotherapy options carry potentially lasting patient morbidity and incomplete tumor cure. Some of these tumors, such as glioblastoma, were reported to present features of ER stress and to depend on UPR activation to sustain growth, but to date there is no clear general representation of the ER stress status in primary brain tumors. In this review, we describe the key molecular mechanisms controlling the UPR and their implication in cancers. Then we extensively review the literature reporting the status of ER stress in various primary brain tumors and discuss the potential impact of such observation on patient stratification and on the possibility of developing appropriate targeted therapies using the UPR as therapeutic target.
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- Pierre-Jean Le Reste
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France; Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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- Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Inserm ERL440 "Oncogenesis, Stress, Signaling", Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France.
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Longo M, Spinelli R, D'Esposito V, Zatterale F, Fiory F, Nigro C, Raciti GA, Miele C, Formisano P, Beguinot F, Di Jeso B. Pathologic endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by glucotoxic insults inhibits adipocyte differentiation and induces an inflammatory phenotype. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:1146-56. [PMID: 26940722 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Adipocyte differentiation is critical in obesity. By controlling new adipocyte recruitment, adipogenesis contrasts adipocyte hypertrophy and its adverse consequences, such as insulin resistance. Contrasting data are present in literature on the effect of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and subsequent unfolded protein response (UPR) on adipocyte differentiation, being reported to be either necessary or inhibitory. In this study, we sought to clarify the effect of ER stress and UPR on adipocyte differentiation. We have used two different cell lines, the widely used pre-adipocyte 3T3-L1 cells and a murine multipotent mesenchymal cell line, W20-17 cells. A strong ER stress activator, thapsigargin, and a pathologically relevant inducer of ER stress, glucosamine (GlcN), induced ER stress and UPR above those occurring in the absence of perturbation and inhibited adipocyte differentiation. Very low concentrations of 4-phenyl butyric acid (PBA, a chemical chaperone) inhibited only the overactivation of ER stress and UPR elicited by GlcN, leaving unaltered the part physiologically activated during differentiation, and reversed the inhibitory effect of GlcN on differentiation. In addition, GlcN stimulated proinflammatory cytokine release and PBA prevented these effects. An inhibitor of NF-kB also reversed the effects of GlcN on cytokine release. These results indicate that while ER stress and UPR activation is "physiologically" activated during adipocyte differentiation, the "pathologic" part of ER stress activation, secondary to a glucotoxic insult, inhibits differentiation. In addition, such a metabolic insult, causes a shift of the preadipocyte/adipocyte population towards a proinflammatory phenotype.
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- Michele Longo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università "Federico II", °IEOS/CNR, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università del Salento, Strada Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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The role of the endoplasmic reticulum stress in stemness, pluripotency and development. Eur J Cell Biol 2016; 95:115-23. [PMID: 26905505 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The molecular machinery of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) integrates various intracellular and extracellular cues to maintain homeostasis in diverse physiological or pathological scenarios. ER stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) have been found to mediate molecular and biochemical mechanisms that affect cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Although a number of reviews on the ER stress response have been published, comprehensive reviews that broadly summarize ER physiology in the context of pluripotency, embryonic development, and tissue homeostasis are lacking. This review complements the current ER literature and provides a summary of the important findings on the role of the ER stress and UPR in embryonic development and pluripotent stem cells.
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Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a vertebrate secretory protein synthesized in the thyrocyte endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it acquires N-linked glycosylation and conformational maturation (including formation of many disulfide bonds), leading to homodimerization. Its primary functions include iodide storage and thyroid hormonogenesis. Tg consists largely of repeating domains, and many tyrosyl residues in these domains become iodinated to form monoiodo- and diiodotyrosine, whereas only a small portion of Tg structure is dedicated to hormone formation. Interestingly, evolutionary ancestors, dependent upon thyroid hormone for development, synthesize thyroid hormones without the complete Tg protein architecture. Nevertheless, in all vertebrates, Tg follows a strict pattern of region I, II-III, and the cholinesterase-like (ChEL) domain. In vertebrates, Tg first undergoes intracellular transport through the secretory pathway, which requires the assistance of thyrocyte ER chaperones and oxidoreductases, as well as coordination of distinct regions of Tg, to achieve a native conformation. Curiously, regions II-III and ChEL behave as fully independent folding units that could function as successful secretory proteins by themselves. However, the large Tg region I (bearing the primary T4-forming site) is incompetent by itself for intracellular transport, requiring the downstream regions II-III and ChEL to complete its folding. A combination of nonsense mutations, frameshift mutations, splice site mutations, and missense mutations in Tg occurs spontaneously to cause congenital hypothyroidism and thyroidal ER stress. These Tg mutants are unable to achieve a native conformation within the ER, interfering with the efficiency of Tg maturation and export to the thyroid follicle lumen for iodide storage and hormonogenesis.
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- Bruno Di Jeso
- Laboratorio di Patologia Generale (B.D.J.), Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes (P.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Laboratorio di Patologia Generale (B.D.J.), Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes (P.A.), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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Zhang L, Zhang L, Cheng X, Gao Y, Bao J, Yu H, Guan H, Sun Y, Lu R. Curcumin induces cell death of human papillary thyroid carcinoma BCPAP cells through endoplasmic reticulum stress. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra01515h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Curcumin induced cell death of BCPAP cells via ER stress with activation of the ATF6/XBP-1 signaling pathway and Ca2+ release.
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- Lixi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine
- Ministry of Health
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine
- Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine
- Wuxi
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism and Institute of Endocrinology
- The First Hospital of China Medical University
- Shenyang
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- School of Life Sciences
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi
- China
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Ying R, Wang XQ, Yang Y, Gu ZJ, Mai JT, Qiu Q, Chen YX, Wang JF. Hydrogen sulfide suppresses endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition through Src pathway. Life Sci 2015; 144:208-17. [PMID: 26656263 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIMS Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) ameliorates cardiac fibrosis in several models by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is implicated in the development of cardiac fibrosis. Therefore, we investigated whether H2S could attenuate EndMT by suppressing ER stress. MAIN METHODS ER stress was induced by tunicamycin (TM) and thapsigargin (TG) and inhibited by 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). ER stress and EndMT were measured by Western blot, Real-Time PCR and immunofluorescence staining. Inhibition Smad2 and Src pathway were performed by specific inhibitors and siRNA. Ultrastructural examination was detected by transmission electron microscope. The functions of HUVECs were investigated by cell migration assay and tube formation in vitro. KEY FINDINGS Under ER stress, the expression of endothelial marker CD31 significantly decreased while mesenchymal markers α-SMA, vimentin and collagen 1 increased which could be inhibited by 4-PBA. Moreover, HUVECs changed into a fibroblast-like appearance with the activation of Smad2 and Src kinase pathway. After inhibiting Src pathway, EndMT would be significantly inhibited. TM reduced H2S levels in cell lysate and H2S pretreatment could preserve endothelial cell appearance with decreased ER stress and ameliorated dilation of ER. H2S could also downregulate the mesenchymal marker expression, and upregulate the endothelial markers expression, accompanied with the suppression of Src pathway. Moreover, H2S partially restored the capacity of migration and tube formation in HUVECs. SIGNIFICANCE These results revealed that H2S could protect against ER stress-induced EndMT through Src pathway, which may be a novel role for the cardioprotection of H2S.
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- Ru Ying
- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou 510120, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang H, Forman HJ. 4-Hydroxynonenal activates Src through a non-canonical pathway that involves EGFR/PTP1B. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 89:701-7. [PMID: 26453921 PMCID: PMC4684732 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Src, a non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase involved in many biological processes, can be activated through both redox-dependent and independent mechanisms. 4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) is a lipid peroxidation product that is increased in pathophysiological conditions associated with Src activation. This study examined how HNE activates human c-Src. In the canonical pathway Src activation is initiated by dephosphorylation of pTyr530 followed by conformational change that causes Src auto-phosphorylation at Tyr419 and its activation. HNE increased Src activation in both dose- and time-dependent manner, while it also increased Src phosphorylation at Tyr530 (pTyr530 Src), suggesting that HNE activated Src via a non-canonical mechanism. Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitor (539741), at concentrations that increased basal pTyr530 Src, also increased basal Src activity and significantly reduced HNE-mediated Src activation. The EGFR inhibitor, AG1478, and EGFR silencing, abrogated HNE-mediated EGFR activation and inhibited basal and HNE-induced Src activity. In addition, AG1478 also eliminated the increase of basal Src activation by a PTP1B inhibitor. Taken together these data suggest that HNE can activate Src partly through a non-canonical pathway involving activation of EGFR and inhibition of PTP1B.
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- Hongqiao Zhang
- Andrus Gerontology Center, Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern, California
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- Andrus Gerontology Center, Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern, California.
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Yehia L, Niazi F, Ni Y, Ngeow J, Sankunny M, Liu Z, Wei W, Mester J, Keri R, Zhang B, Eng C. Germline Heterozygous Variants in SEC23B Are Associated with Cowden Syndrome and Enriched in Apparently Sporadic Thyroid Cancer. Am J Hum Genet 2015; 97:661-76. [PMID: 26522472 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer-predisposing genes associated with inherited cancer syndromes help explain mechanisms of sporadic carcinogenesis and often inform normal development. Cowden syndrome (CS) is an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by high lifetime risks of epithelial cancers, such that ∼50% of affected individuals are wild-type for known cancer-predisposing genes. Using whole-exome and Sanger sequencing of a multi-generation CS family affected by thyroid and other cancers, we identified a pathogenic missense heterozygous SEC23B variant (c.1781T>G [p.Val594Gly]) that segregates with the phenotype. We also found germline heterozygous SEC23B variants in 3/96 (3%) unrelated mutation-negative CS probands with thyroid cancer and in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), representing apparently sporadic cancers. We note that the TCGA thyroid cancer dataset is enriched with unique germline deleterious SEC23B variants associated with a significantly younger age of onset. SEC23B encodes Sec23 homolog B (S. cerevisiae), a component of coat protein complex II (COPII), which transports proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus. Interestingly, germline homozygous or compound-heterozygous SEC23B mutations cause an unrelated disorder, congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II, and SEC23B-deficient mice suffer from secretory organ degeneration due to ER-stress-associated apoptosis. By characterizing the p.Val594Gly variant in a normal thyroid cell line, we show that it is a functional alteration that results in ER-stress-mediated cell-colony formation and survival, growth, and invasion, which reflect aspects of a cancer phenotype. Our findings suggest a different role for SEC23B, whereby germline heterozygous variants associate with cancer predisposition potentially mediated by ER stress "addiction."
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress as a novel target to ameliorate epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis of human peritoneal mesothelial cells. J Transl Med 2015; 95:1157-73. [PMID: 26192086 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2015.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Revised: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and apoptosis of peritoneal mesothelial cells are known to be the earliest mechanisms of peritoneal fibrosis in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress with an unfolded protein response is regarded to have a role in the development of organ fibrosis. To investigate the potential role of ER stress as a target to prevent and/or delay the development of peritoneal fibrosis, we examined the effect of ER stress on EMT or apoptosis of human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs) and elucidated the mechanisms underlying the protective effect of ER stress preconditioning on TGF-β1-induced EMT. ER stress inducers, tunicamycin (TM) and thapsigargin (TG), induced EMT with Smad2/3 phosphorylation, an increased nuclear translocation of β-catenin and Snail expression. Low concentrations of TM and TG did not induce apoptosis within 48 h; however, high concentrations of TM- (>1 ng/ml) and TG- (>1 nM) induced apoptosis at 12 h with a persistent increase in C/EBP homologous protein. TGF-β1 induced EMT and apoptosis in HPMCs, which was ameliorated by taurine-conjugated ursodeoxycholic acid, an ER stress blocker. Interestingly, pre-treatment with TM or TG for 4 h also protected the cells from TGF-β1-induced EMT and apoptosis, demonstrating the role of ER stress as an adaptive response to protect HPMCs from EMT and apoptosis. Peritoneal mesothelial cells isolated from PD patients displayed an increase in GRP78/94, which was correlated with the degree of EMT. These findings suggest that the modulation of ER stress in HPMCs could serve as a novel approach to ameliorate peritoneal damage in PD patients.
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Novel roles of the unfolded protein response in the control of tumor development and aggressiveness. Semin Cancer Biol 2015; 33:67-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lv N, Gao Y, Guan H, Wu D, Ding S, Teng W, Shan Z. Inflammatory mediators, tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ, induce EMT in human PTC cell lines. Oncol Lett 2015; 10:2591-2597. [PMID: 26622895 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Inflammatory mediators, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon (IFN)-γ, promote adverse outcomes in numerous types of cancer; however, their role in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of TNF-α and IFN-γ on the migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of the three PTC cell lines, TPC-1, BCPAP and K1. The effect of TNF-α and IFN-γ on cell migration and invasion was assessed by wound-healing and Transwell assays. In addition, the mRNA and protein expression levels of the EMT makers, E-cadherin, N-cadherin and vimentin, were analyzed using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and immunoblot analysis. The wound-healing and Transwell experiments revealed that TNF-α and IFN-γ increased the migratory and invasive behavior of PTC cells (P<0.05). RT-qPCR revealed that TNF-α and IFN-γ downregulated E-cadherin mRNA, while they upregulated N-cadherin and vimentin mRNA expression levels. These results were further confirmed by the immunoblot analysis. The results of the present study suggest that TNF-α and IFN-γ induce EMT and malignant progression in human PTC cells.
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- Nannan Lv
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Institute and Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Stem Cell, He Eye Hospital, He University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110163, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Institute and Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Institute and Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Institute and Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Institute and Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Institute and Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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Tang X, Liang X, Li M, Guo T, Duan N, Wang Y, Rong G, Yang L, Zhang S, Zhang J. ATF6 pathway of unfolded protein response mediates advanced oxidation protein product-induced hypertrophy and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in HK-2 cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2015; 407:197-207. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-015-2469-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Characterization of dedifferentiating human mature adipocytes from the visceral and subcutaneous fat compartments: fibroblast-activation protein alpha and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 as major components of matrix remodeling. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122065. [PMID: 25816202 PMCID: PMC4376729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mature adipocytes can reverse their phenotype to become fibroblast-like cells. This is achieved by ceiling culture and the resulting cells, called dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells, are multipotent. Beyond the potential value of these cells for regenerative medicine, the dedifferentiation process itself raises many questions about cellular plasticity and the pathways implicated in cell behavior. This work has been performed with the objective of obtaining new information on adipocyte dedifferentiation, especially pertaining to new targets that may be involved in cellular fate changes. To do so, omental and subcutaneous mature adipocytes sampled from severely obese subjects have been dedifferentiated by ceiling culture. An experimental design with various time points along the dedifferentiation process has been utilized to better understand this process. Cell size, gene and protein expression as well as cytokine secretion were investigated. Il-6, IL-8, SerpinE1 and VEGF secretion were increased during dedifferentiation, whereas MIF-1 secretion was transiently increased. A marked decrease in expression of mature adipocyte transcripts (PPARγ2, C/EBPα, LPL and Adiponectin) was detected early in the process. In addition, some matrix remodeling transcripts (FAP, DPP4, MMP1 and TGFβ1) were rapidly and strongly up-regulated. FAP and DPP4 proteins were simultaneously induced in dedifferentiating mature adipocytes supporting a potential role for these enzymes in adipose tissue remodeling and cell plasticity.
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Kratochvílová K, Horak P, Ešner M, Souček K, Pils D, Anees M, Tomasich E, Dráfi F, Jurtíková V, Hampl A, Krainer M, Vaňhara P. Tumor suppressor candidate 3 (TUSC3) prevents the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and inhibits tumor growth by modulating the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in ovarian cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2015; 137:1330-40. [PMID: 25735931 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ovarian cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women and contributes greatly to cancer-related deaths. Tumor suppressor candidate 3 (TUSC3) is a putative tumor suppressor gene located at chromosomal region 8p22, which is often lost in epithelial cancers. Epigenetic silencing of TUSC3 has been associated with poor prognosis, and hypermethylation of its promoter provides an independent biomarker of overall and disease-free survival in ovarian cancer patients. TUSC3 is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum in an oligosaccharyl tranferase complex responsible for the N-glycosylation of proteins. However, the precise molecular role of TUSC3 in ovarian cancer remains unclear. In this study, we establish TUSC3 as a novel ovarian cancer tumor suppressor using a xenograft mouse model and demonstrate that loss of TUSC3 alters the molecular response to endoplasmic reticulum stress and induces hallmarks of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in ovarian cancer cells. In summary, we have confirmed the tumor-suppressive function of TUSC3 and identified the possible mechanism driving TUSC3-deficient ovarian cancer cells toward a malignant phenotype.
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- Kateřina Kratochvílová
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Center of Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine I and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Center of Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Cytokinetics, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Oncology Group, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine I and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine I and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Lee MH, Lee JU, Joung KH, Kim YK, Ryu MJ, Lee SE, Kim SJ, Chung HK, Choi MJ, Chang JY, Lee SH, Kweon GR, Kim HJ, Kim KS, Kim SM, Jo YS, Park J, Cheng SY, Shong M. Thyroid dysfunction associated with follicular cell steatosis in obese male mice and humans. Endocrinology 2015; 156:1181-93. [PMID: 25555091 PMCID: PMC5393324 DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Adult thyroid dysfunction is a common endocrine disorder associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. A recent epidemiologic study revealed a link between obesity and increased prevalence of hypothyroidism. It is conceivable that excessive adiposity in obesity might lead to expansion of the interfollicular adipose (IFA) depot or steatosis in thyroid follicular cells (thyroid steatosis, TS). In this study, we investigated the morphological and functional changes in thyroid glands of obese humans and animal models, diet-induced obese (DIO), ob/ob, and db/db mice. Expanded IFA depot and TS were observed in obese patients. Furthermore, DIO mice showed increased expression of lipogenesis-regulation genes, such as sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP-1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC), and fatty acid synthetase (FASN) in the thyroid gland. Steatosis and ultrastructural changes, including distension of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondrial distortion in thyroid follicular cells, were uniformly observed in DIO mice and genetically obese mouse models, ob/ob and db/db mice. Obese mice displayed a variable degree of primary thyroid hypofunction, which was not corrected by PPARγ agonist administration. We propose that systemically increased adiposity is associated with characteristic IFA depots and TS and may cause or influence the development of primary thyroid failure.
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- Min Hee Lee
- Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases (M.H.L., K.H.J., Y.K.K., M.J.R., S.E.L., S.J.K., H.K.C., M.J.C., J.Y.C., H.J.K., K.S.K., Y.S.J., M.C.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 301-721, Republic of Korea; Department of Pathology (J.U.L.), Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon 301-723, Republic of Korea; Department of Biomedical Science (S.-H.L.), Korea Advanced Institute of Biological Science, Daejeon 305-701, Korea; Department of Biochemistry (G.R.K.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 301-721, Republic of Korea; Department of Nuclear Medicine (S.-M.K.), Chungnam National University and Hospital, Daejeon 301-721, Republic of Korea; and Laboratory of Molecular Biology (J.P., S.-Y.C.), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Granados-Principal S, Liu Y, Guevara ML, Blanco E, Choi DS, Qian W, Patel T, Rodriguez AA, Cusimano J, Weiss HL, Zhao H, Landis MD, Dave B, Gross SS, Chang JC. Inhibition of iNOS as a novel effective targeted therapy against triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2015; 17:25. [PMID: 25849745 PMCID: PMC4384389 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-015-0527-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer with no effective targeted therapy. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is associated with poor survival in patients with breast cancer by increasing tumor aggressiveness. This work aimed to investigate the potential of iNOS inhibitors as a targeted therapy for TNBC. We hypothesized that inhibition of endogenous iNOS would decrease TNBC aggressiveness by reducing tumor initiation and metastasis through modulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-inducing factors. Methods iNOS protein levels were determined in 83 human TNBC tissues and correlated with clinical outcome. Proliferation, mammosphere-forming efficiency, migration, and EMT transcription factors were assessed in vitro after iNOS inhibition. Endogenous iNOS targeting was evaluated as a potential therapy in TNBC mouse models. Results High endogenous iNOS expression was associated with worse prognosis in patients with TNBC by gene expression as well as immunohistochemical analysis. Selective iNOS (1400 W) and pan-NOS (L-NMMA and L-NAME) inhibitors diminished cell proliferation, cancer stem cell self-renewal, and cell migration in vitro, together with inhibition of EMT transcription factors (Snail, Slug, Twist1, and Zeb1). Impairment of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α, endoplasmic reticulum stress (IRE1α/XBP1), and the crosstalk between activating transcription factor 3/activating transcription factor 4 and transforming growth factor β was observed. iNOS inhibition significantly reduced tumor growth, the number of lung metastases, tumor initiation, and self-renewal. Conclusions Considering the effectiveness of L-NMMA in decreasing tumor growth and enhancing survival rate in TNBC, we propose a targeted therapeutic clinical trial by re-purposing the pan-NOS inhibitor L-NMMA, which has been extensively investigated for cardiogenic shock as an anti-cancer therapeutic. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13058-015-0527-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling in mammalian oocytes and embryos: life in balance. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 316:227-65. [PMID: 25805126 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mammalian oocytes and embryos are exquisitely sensitive to a wide range of insults related to physical stress, chemical exposure, and exposures to adverse maternal nutrition or health status. Although cells manifest specific responses to various stressors, many of these stressors intersect at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where disruptions in protein folding and production of reactive oxygen species initiate downstream signaling events. These signals modulate mRNA translation and gene transcription, leading to recovery, activation of autophagy, or with severe and prolonged stress, apoptosis. ER stress signaling has recently come to the fore as a major contributor to embryo demise. Accordingly, agents that modulate or inhibit ER stress signaling have yielded beneficial effects on embryo survival and long-term developmental potential. We review here the mechanisms of ER stress signaling, their connections to mammalian oocytes and embryos, and the promising indications that interventions in this pathway may provide new opportunities for improving mammalian reproduction and health.
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Zhang H, Davies KJA, Forman HJ. TGFβ1 rapidly activates Src through a non-canonical redox signaling mechanism. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 568:1-7. [PMID: 25585026 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β) is involved in multiple cellular processes through Src activation. In the canonical pathway, Src activation is initiated by pTyr530 dephosphorylation followed by a conformational change allowing Tyr419 auto-phosphorylation. A non-canonical pathway in which oxidation of cysteine allows bypassing of pTyr530 dephosphorylation has been reported. Here, we examined how TGF-β activates Src in H358 cells, a small cell lung carcinoma cell line. TGF-β increased Src Tyr419 phosphorylation, but surprisingly, Tyr530 phosphorylation was increased rather than decreased. Vanadate, a protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, stimulated Src activation itself, but rather than inhibiting Src activation by TGF-β, activation by vanadate was additive with TGF-β showing that pTyr530 dephosphorylation was not required. Thus, the involvement of the non-canonical oxidative activation was suspected. TGF-β increased extracellular H2O2 transiently while GSH-ester and catalase abrogated Src activation by TGF-β. Apocynin, a NADPH oxidase inhibitor, inhibited TGF-β-stimulated H2O2 production. Furthermore, mutation of cysteines to alanine, 248C/A, 277C/A, or 501C/A abrogated, while 490C/A significantly reduced, TGF-β-mediated Src activation. Taken together, the results indicate that TGF-β-mediated Src activation operates largely through a redox dependent mechanism, resulting from enhanced H2O2 production through an NADPH oxidase and that cysteines 248, 277, 490, and 501 are critical for this activation.
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- Hongqiao Zhang
- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, The University of Southern California, United States
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- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, The University of Southern California, United States; Division of Molecular & Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The University of Southern California, United States
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- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, The University of Southern California, United States; School of Natural Science, The University of California, Merced, United States.
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Garg AD, Maes H, van Vliet AR, Agostinis P. Targeting the hallmarks of cancer with therapy-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Mol Cell Oncol 2014; 2:e975089. [PMID: 27308392 PMCID: PMC4905250 DOI: 10.4161/23723556.2014.975089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is at the center of a number of vital cellular processes such as cell growth, death, and differentiation, crosstalk with immune or stromal cells, and maintenance of proteostasis or homeostasis, and ER functions have implications for various pathologies including cancer. Recently, a number of major hallmarks of cancer have been delineated that are expected to facilitate the development of anticancer therapies. However, therapeutic induction of ER stress as a strategy to broadly target multiple hallmarks of cancer has been seldom discussed despite the fact that several primary or secondary ER stress-inducing therapies have been found to exhibit positive clinical activity in cancer patients. In the present review we provide a brief historical overview of the major discoveries and milestones in the field of ER stress biology with important implications for anticancer therapy. Furthermore, we comprehensively discuss possible strategies enabling the targeting of multiple hallmarks of cancer with therapy-induced ER stress.
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- Abhishek D Garg
- Cell Death Research & Therapy (CDRT) Laboratory; Department for Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven University of Leuven ; Leuven, Belgium
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- Cell Death Research & Therapy (CDRT) Laboratory; Department for Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven University of Leuven ; Leuven, Belgium
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- Cell Death Research & Therapy (CDRT) Laboratory; Department for Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven University of Leuven ; Leuven, Belgium
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- Cell Death Research & Therapy (CDRT) Laboratory; Department for Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven University of Leuven ; Leuven, Belgium
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Dietary high-fat lard intake induces thyroid dysfunction and abnormal morphology in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2014; 35:1411-20. [PMID: 25263336 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2014.82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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AIM Excess dietary fat intake can induce lipotoxicity in non-adipose tissues. The aim of this study was to observe the effects of dietary high-fat lard intake on thyroid in rats. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat lard diet for 24 weeks, and then the rats were fed a normal control diet (acute dietary modification) or the high-fat lard diet for another 6 weeks. The serum lipid profile, total thyroxine (TT4), free thyroxine (FT4) and thyrotropin (TSH) levels were determined at the 12, 18, 24 and 30 weeks. High-frequency ultrasound scanning of the thyroid glands was performed at the 24 or 30 weeks. After the rats were sacrificed, the thyroid glands were collected for histological and immunohistochemical analyses. RESULTS The high-fat lard diet significantly increased triglyceride levels in both the serum and thyroid, and decreased serum TT4 and FT4 levels in parallel with elevated serum TSH levels. Ultrasonic imaging revealed enlarged thyroid glands with lowered echotexture and relatively heterogeneous features in the high-fat lard fed rats. The thyroid glands from the high-fat lard fed rats exhibited enlarged follicle cavities and flattened follicular epithelial cells under light microscopy, and dilated endoplasmic reticulum cisternae, twisted nuclei, fewer microvilli and secretory vesicles under transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, the thyroid glands from the high-fat lard fed rats showed markedly low levels of thyroid hormone synthesis-related proteins TTF-1 and NIS. Acute dietary modification by withdrawal of the high-fat lard diet for 6 weeks failed to ameliorate the high-fat lard diet-induced thyroid changes. CONCLUSION Dietary high-fat lard intake induces significant thyroid dysfunction and abnormal morphology in rats, which can not be corrected by short-term dietary modification.
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Maas NL, Diehl JA. Molecular pathways: the PERKs and pitfalls of targeting the unfolded protein response in cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2014; 21:675-9. [PMID: 25182515 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-3239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a highly specialized organelle that provides an oxidizing, profolding environment for protein synthesis and maturation. The ER also hosts a dynamic signaling network that can sense and respond to physiologic changes that affect its environment, thereby influencing overall cell fate. Limitation of nutrients and oxygen have a direct effect on the efficiency of protein folding in the ER, and are classic inducers of the ER resident signaling pathway, the unfolded protein response (UPR). Not only does the UPR regulate ER homeostasis in normal cells experiencing such stress, but strong evidence also suggests that tumor cells can co-opt the cytoprotective aspects of this response to survive the hypoxic, nutrient-restricted conditions of the tumor microenvironment.
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- Nancy L Maas
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Xu H, Tsang KS, Wang Y, Chan JC, Xu G, Gao WQ. Unfolded protein response is required for the definitive endodermal specification of mouse embryonic stem cells via Smad2 and β-catenin signaling. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:26290-26301. [PMID: 25092289 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.572560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tremendous efforts have been made to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that control the specification of definitive endoderm cell fate in gene knockout mouse models and ES cell (ESC) differentiation models. However, the impact of the unfolded protein response (UPR), because of the stress of the endoplasmic reticulum on endodermal specification, is not well addressed. We employed UPR-inducing agents, thapsigargin and tunicamycin, in vitro to induce endodermal differentiation of mouse ESCs. Apart from the endodermal specification of ESCs, Western blotting demonstrated the enhanced phosphorylation of Smad2 and nuclear translocation of β-catenin in ESC-derived cells. The inclusion of the endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor tauroursodeoxycholic acid to the induction cultures prevented the differentiation of ESCs into definitive endodermal cells even when Activin A was supplemented. Also, the addition of the TGF-β inhibitor SB431542 and the Wnt/β-catenin antagonist IWP-2 negated the endodermal differentiation of ESCs mediated by thapsigargin and tunicamycin. These data suggest that the activation of the UPR appears to orchestrate the induction of the definitive endodermal cell fate of ESCs via both the Smad2 and β-catenin signaling pathways. The prospective regulatory machinery may be helpful for directing ESCs to differentiate into definitive endodermal cells for cellular therapy in the future.
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- Huiming Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China; School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China and
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China; School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China and
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China; Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China; Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China; School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China and.
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Moon SY, Kim HS, Nho KW, Jang YJ, Lee SK. Endoplasmic reticulum stress induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition through autophagy via activation of c-Src kinase. Nephron Clin Pract 2014; 126:127-40. [PMID: 24863135 DOI: 10.1159/000362457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been implicated in inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). ER stress is also known to induce autophagy. However, it is unclear whether ER stress-induced autophagy contributes to EMT. We hypothesized that ER stress might induce EMT through autophagy via activation of c-Src kinase in tubular epithelial cells. METHOD All experiments were performed using HK-2 cells. Protein expression was measured by Western blot analysis. Immunofluorescence and small interfering RNA (siRNA) experiments were performed. RESULTS Chemical ER stress inducers such as tunicamycin (TM, 0.2 μM) and thapsigargin (TG, 0.2 μM) induced EMT, as shown by upregulation of α-smooth muscle actin and downregulation of E-cadherin. ER stress inhibitors such as 4-PBA and salubrinal suppressed both TM- and TG-induced EMT. TM and TG also induced autophagy, as evidenced by upregulation of LC3-II and beclin-1, which were abolished by pretreatment with ER stress inhibitors. Transfection with siRNA targeting ER stress protein (IRE-1) blocked the TM- or TG-induced EMT and autophagy. Autophagy inhibitors such as 3-methyladenine and bafilomycin inhibited the TM- or TG-induced EMT. Transfection with siRNA targeting autophagy protein (beclin-1) also blocked the TM- or TG-induced EMT. Both TM and TG induced activation of c-Src kinase. Inhibitor of c-Src kinase (PP2) suppressed the TM- or TG-induced autophagy and EMT. CONCLUSION ER stress by TM or TG induced EMT through autophagy via activation of c-Src kinase in tubular epithelial cells.
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- Soo Young Moon
- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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Clarke HJ, Chambers JE, Liniker E, Marciniak SJ. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in malignancy. Cancer Cell 2014; 25:563-73. [PMID: 24823636 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 349] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The combination of relative nutrient deprivation and dysregulation of protein synthesis make malignant cells especially prone to protein misfolding. Endoplasmic reticulum stress, which results from protein misfolding within the secretory pathway, has a profound effect on cancer cell proliferation and survival. In this review, we examine the evidence implicating endoplasmic reticulum dysfunction in the pathology of cancer and discuss how recent findings may help to identify novel therapeutic targets.
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- Hanna J Clarke
- Department of Medicine, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK.
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Primary hypothyroidism and nipple hypoplasia in a girl with Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 2014; 173:529-31. [PMID: 24194294 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2189-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Wolcott-Rallison syndrome (WRS), caused by mutation in the EIF2AK3 gene encoding the PERK enzyme, is the most common cause of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) in consanguineous families and isolated populations. Besides PNDM, it also includes skeletal abnormalities, liver and renal dysfunction, and other inconsistently present features. We present two siblings, who are WRS patients, and are Albanians from Kosovo born to unrelated parents. The older sister presented with PNDM, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, short stature, microcephaly, normocytic anemia, delay in speech development, skeletal abnormalities, primary hypothyroidism, and hypoplastic nipples. Sequencing of the EIF2AK3 gene identified a homozygous mutation R902X in exon 13. The younger brother was diagnosed with PNDM and died from hepatic failure suggesting that he has been suffering from WRS as well. Including one previously reported patient from Kosovo carrying the same homozygous mutation, there are three WRS patients from this very small, ethnically homogenous region suggesting founder effect in this population. CONCLUSION We postulate that thyroid hypoplasia with primary subclinical hypothyroidism already reported in two WRS patients and nipple hypoplasia could also be the phenotypic reflection of the mutation of pleiotropic EIF2AK3 gene in secretory cells.
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Hombach-Klonisch S, Natarajan S, Thanasupawat T, Medapati M, Pathak A, Ghavami S, Klonisch T. Mechanisms of therapeutic resistance in cancer (stem) cells with emphasis on thyroid cancer cells. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:37. [PMID: 24723911 PMCID: PMC3971176 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The two main reasons for death of cancer patients, tumor recurrence and metastasis, are multi-stage cellular processes that involve increased cell plasticity and coincide with elevated resistance to anti-cancer treatments. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key contributor to metastasis in many cancer types, including thyroid cancer and is known to confer stem cell-like properties onto cancer cells. This review provides an overview of molecular mechanisms and factors known to contribute to cancer cell plasticity and capable of enhancing cancer cell resistance to radio- and chemotherapy. We elucidate the role of DNA repair mechanisms in contributing to therapeutic resistance, with a special emphasis on thyroid cancer. Next, we explore the emerging roles of autophagy and damage-associated molecular pattern responses in EMT and chemoresistance in tumor cells. Finally, we demonstrate how cancer cells, including thyroid cancer cells, can highjack the oncofetal nucleoprotein high-mobility group A2 to gain increased transformative cell plasticity, prevent apoptosis, and enhance metastasis of chemoresistant tumor cells.
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- Sabine Hombach-Klonisch
- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Manitoba Institute of Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Manitoba Institute of Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Di Jeso B, Morishita Y, Treglia AS, Lofrumento DD, Nicolardi G, Beguinot F, Kellogg AP, Arvan P. Transient covalent interactions of newly synthesized thyroglobulin with oxidoreductases of the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:11488-11496. [PMID: 24599957 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.520767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Newly synthesized thyroglobulin (Tg), the thyroid prohormone, forms detectable high molecular weight mixed disulfide adducts: until now, only Tg "adduct B" was identified as primarily engaging the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductases ERp57 and protein disulfide isomerase. Here, we demonstrate that the faster migrating Tg adduct C primarily engages the CaBP1/P5 oxidoreductase, whereas the slower migrating Tg adduct A primarily engages ERp72. Upon siRNA-mediated knockdown of CaBP1/P5 or ERp72, adducts C or A, respectively, are decreased. Within the three Tg adduct bands that do not exhibit a precursor-product relationship, Tg exhibits distinct oxidation patterns. We present evidence suggesting that disulfide maturation occurs within Tg monomers engaged in each of the adduct bands. Moreover, the same Tg substrate molecules can form simultaneous mixed disulfides with both CaBP1/P5 and protein disulfide isomerase, although these are generally viewed as components of distinct oxidoreductase-chaperone protein complexes. Such substrate-oxidoreductase combinations offer Tg the potential for simultaneous oxidative maturation along different parallel tracks leading to the native state.
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- Bruno Di Jeso
- Laboratorio di Patologia Generale, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy,.
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Laboratorio di Patologia Generale, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Università del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Anatomia Umana, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Universita' del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy, and
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- Laboratorio di Anatomia Umana, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Universita' del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy, and
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali e Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale, Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche, Università Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105,.
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Hu Z, Ulfendahl M. The potential of stem cells for the restoration of auditory function in humans. Regen Med 2014; 8:309-18. [PMID: 23627825 DOI: 10.2217/rme.13.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities, affecting approximately 10% of the population. Hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons are usually damaged in most cases of hearing loss. Currently, there is virtually no biological approach to replace damaged hearing cells. Recent developments in stem cell technology provide new opportunities for the treatment of deafness. Two major strategies have been investigated: differentiation of endogenous stem cells into new hair cells; and introduction of exogenous cells into the inner ear to substitute injured hearing neurons. Although there is still a learning curve in stem cell-based replacement, the probability exists to utilize personalized stem cells to eventually provide a novel intervention for patients with deafness in future clinical research trials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhengqing Hu
- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Wayne State University, MI, USA.
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