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Zhang Y, Li X, Yu Q, Lv X, Li C, Wang L, Liu Y, Wang Q, Yang Z, Fu X, Xiao R. Using network pharmacology to discover potential drugs for hypertrophic scars. Br J Dermatol 2024; 191:592-604. [PMID: 38820210 DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljae234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Hypertrophic scarring is a disease of abnormal skin fibrosis caused by excessive fibroblast proliferation. Existing drugs have not achieved satisfactory therapeutic effects. OBJECTIVES To explore the molecular pathogenesis of hypertrophic scars and screen effective drugs for their treatment. METHODS Existing human hypertrophic scar RNA sequencing data were utilized to search for hypertrophic scar-related gene modules and key genes through weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Candidate compounds were screened in a compound library. Potential drugs were screened by molecular docking and verified in human hypertrophic scar fibroblasts and a mouse mechanical force hypertrophic scar model. RESULTS WGCNA showed that hypertrophic scar-associated gene modules influence focal adhesion, the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signalling pathway and other biologic pathways. Integrin β1 (ITGB1) is the hub protein. Among the candidate compounds obtained by computer virtual screening and molecular docking, crizotinib, sorafenib and SU11274 can inhibit the proliferation and migration of human hypertrophic scar fibroblasts and profibrotic gene expression. Crizotinib had the best effect on hypertrophic scar attenuation in mouse models. At the same time, mouse ITGB1 small interfering RNA can also inhibit mouse scar hyperplasia. CONCLUSIONS ITGB1 and TGF-β signalling pathways are important for hypertrophic scar formation. Crizotinib could be a potential treatment drug for hypertrophic scars.
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- Yi Zhang
- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of External Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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Palomäki J, Kalke K, Orpana J, Lund L, Frejborg F, Paavilainen H, Järveläinen H, Hukkanen V. Attenuated Replication-Competent Herpes Simplex Virus Expressing an ECM-Modifying Transgene Hyaluronan Synthase 2 of Naked Mole Rat in Oncolytic Gene Therapy. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2657. [PMID: 38004669 PMCID: PMC10673056 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) has proven successful in treating human cancer. Since the approval of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) in 2015, HSV has been thoroughly researched to discover novel mechanisms to combat cancer and treat other diseases. Another HSV-based drug, beremagene geperpavec (B-VEC), received approval in 2023 to treat the rare genetic disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, and was also the first clinically approved HSV vector carrying an extracellular matrix (ECM)-modifying transgene. The ECM is a network of macromolecules surrounding cells, which provides support and regulates cell growth and differentiation, the disruption of which is common in cancer. The naked mole rat (NMR) has a thick ECM and a unique mutation in the hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) gene, which has been linked to the high cancer resistance of the species. To study the effect of this mutation in human cancer, we have developed an attenuated, replication-competent HSV vector expressing the NMR-HAS2 gene. The viral replication, transgene expression and cytotoxic effect of the novel vector was studied in glioma cells. Our results show that an attenuated, replication-competent HSV vector expressing a foreign ECM-modifying transgene, namely HAS2, provides an effective tool to study and combat cancer in humans.
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- Jussi Palomäki
- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Satakunta Hospital District, Satasairaala Central Hospital, Sairaalantie 3, 28500 Pori, Finland
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland; (J.P.)
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Fu X, Kimura Y, Toku Y, Song G, Ju Y. Metabolic dependency of non-small cell lung cancer cells affected by three-dimensional scaffold and its stiffness. J Physiol Biochem 2023:10.1007/s13105-023-00960-6. [PMID: 37213067 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-023-00960-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment is an important regulator of the stiffness of the tumors. Cancer cells require heterogeneous metabolic phenotypes to cope with resistance in the malignant process. However, how the stiffness of the matrix affects the metabolic phenotypes of cancer cells, is lacking. In this study, the young's modulus of the synthesized collagen-chitosan scaffolds was adjusted according to the percentage ratio of collagen to chitosan. We cultured non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells in four different microenvironments (two-dimensional (2D) plates, stiffest 0.5-0.5 porous collagen-chitosan scaffolds, middle stiff 0.5-1 porous collagen-chitosan scaffolds, and softest 0.5-2 porous collagen-chitosan scaffolds) to investigate the influence of the difference of 2D and 3D cultures as well as the 3D scaffolds with different stiffnesses on the metabolic dependency of NSCLC cells. The results revealed that NSCLC cells cultured in 3D collagen-chitosan scaffolds displayed higher capacity of mitochondrial metabolism and fatty acid metabolism than that cultured in 2D culture. The metabolic response of NSCLC cells is differential for 3D scaffolds with different stiffnesses. The cells cultured in middle stiff 0.5-1 scaffolds displayed a higher potential of mitochondrial metabolism than that of stiffer 0.5-0.5 scaffolds and softer 0.5-2 scaffolds. Furthermore, NSCLC cells culture in 3D scaffolds displayed drug resistance compared with that in 2D culture which maybe via the hyperactivation of the mTOR pathway. Moreover, the cells cultured in 0.5-1 scaffolds showed higher ROS levels, which were counterbalanced by an equally high expression of antioxidant enzymes when compared to the cells grown in 2D culture, which may be regulated by the increased expression of PGC-1α. Together, these results demonstrate that differences in the microenvironments of cancer cells profoundly impact their metabolic dependencies.
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- Xiaorong Fu
- Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Aichi State, Japan
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- Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Aichi State, Japan
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- Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Aichi State, Japan
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- College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Aichi State, Japan.
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McElhinney K, Irnaten M, O’Brien C. p53 and Myofibroblast Apoptosis in Organ Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076737. [PMID: 37047710 PMCID: PMC10095465 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Organ fibrosis represents a dysregulated, maladaptive wound repair response that results in progressive disruption of normal tissue architecture leading to detrimental deterioration in physiological function, and significant morbidity/mortality. Fibrosis is thought to contribute to nearly 50% of all deaths in the Western world with current treatment modalities effective in slowing disease progression but not effective in restoring organ function or reversing fibrotic changes. When physiological wound repair is complete, myofibroblasts are programmed to undergo cell death and self-clearance, however, in fibrosis there is a characteristic absence of myofibroblast apoptosis. It has been shown that in fibrosis, myofibroblasts adopt an apoptotic-resistant, highly proliferative phenotype leading to persistent myofibroblast activation and perpetuation of the fibrotic disease process. Recently, this pathological adaptation has been linked to dysregulated expression of tumour suppressor gene p53. In this review, we discuss p53 dysregulation and apoptotic failure in myofibroblasts and demonstrate its consistent link to fibrotic disease development in all types of organ fibrosis. An enhanced understanding of the role of p53 dysregulation and myofibroblast apoptosis may aid in future novel therapeutic and/or diagnostic strategies in organ fibrosis.
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- Kealan McElhinney
- UCD Clinical Research Centre, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, D07 R2WY Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Clinical Research Centre, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, D07 R2WY Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD Clinical Research Centre, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, D07 R2WY Dublin, Ireland
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Yang W, Pan L, Cheng Y, Wu X, Tang B, Zhu H, Zhang M, Zhang Y. Nintedanib alleviates pulmonary fibrosis in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting the FAK/ERK/S100A4 signalling pathway. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 113:109409. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Liu Z, Yu MZ, Peng H, Liu RT, Lim T, Zhang CQ, Zhu ZZ, Wei XJ. Decellularized tilapia fish skin: A novel candidate for tendon tissue engineering. Mater Today Bio 2022; 17:100488. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Liao TH, Wu HC, Liao MT, Hu WC, Tsai KW, Lin CC, Lu KC. The Perspective of Vitamin D on suPAR-Related AKI in COVID-19. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:10725. [PMID: 36142634 PMCID: PMC9500944 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed the lives of millions of people around the world. Severe vitamin D deficiency can increase the risk of death in people with COVID-19. There is growing evidence that acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in COVID-19 patients and is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. The kidney effects of SARS-CoV-2 are directly mediated by angiotensin 2-converting enzyme (ACE2) receptors. AKI is also caused by indirect causes such as the hypercoagulable state and microvascular thrombosis. The increased release of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) from immature myeloid cells reduces plasminogen activation by the competitive inhibition of urokinase-type plasminogen activator, which results in low plasmin levels and a fibrinolytic state in COVID-19. Frequent hypercoagulability in critically ill patients with COVID-19 may exacerbate the severity of thrombosis. Versican expression in proximal tubular cells leads to the proliferation of interstitial fibroblasts through the C3a and suPAR pathways. Vitamin D attenuates the local expression of podocyte uPAR and decreases elevated circulating suPAR levels caused by systemic inflammation. This decrease preserves the function and structure of the glomerular barrier, thereby maintaining renal function. The attenuated hyperinflammatory state reduces complement activation, resulting in lower serum C3a levels. Vitamin D can also protect against COVID-19 by modulating innate and adaptive immunity, increasing ACE2 expression, and inhibiting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. We hypothesized that by reducing suPAR levels, appropriate vitamin D supplementation could prevent the progression and reduce the severity of AKI in COVID-19 patients, although the data available require further elucidation.
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- Tzu-Hsien Liao
- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
- School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
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- Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
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Yang F, Xu K, Zhang S, Zhang J, Qiu Y, Luo J, Tan G, Zou Z, Wang W, Kang F. Discovery of novel chloropyramine-cinnamic acid hybrids as potential FAK inhibitors for intervention of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Bioorg Med Chem 2022; 66:116809. [PMID: 35569251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To search for novel focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitors for intervention of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a series of hybrids 7a-s from chloropyramine and cinnamic acid analogs were designed, synthesized and biologically evaluated. The most active compound 7d could potently inhibit the proliferation, invasion and migration of TNBC cells in vitro. The docking analysis of 7d was performed to elucidate its possible binding modes to focal adhesion targeting (FAT) domain of FAK scaffold. Further mechanism studies indicated the ability of 7d in disrupting Y925 autophosphorylation of FAK, reducing formation of focal adhesions (FAs) and stress fibers (SFs) as well as inducing apoptosis of TNBC cells. Together, 7d is a novel FAK inhibitor to inhibit the essential nonkinase scaffolding function of FAK via binding FAT domain and may be worth studying further for intervention of TNBC.
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- Fei Yang
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, PR China; Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China.
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Mechanical and Immunological Regulation in Wound Healing and Skin Reconstruction. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115474. [PMID: 34067386 PMCID: PMC8197020 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In the past decade, a new frontier in scarless wound healing has arisen because of significant advances in the field of wound healing realised by incorporating emerging concepts from mechanobiology and immunology. The complete integumentary organ system (IOS) regeneration and scarless wound healing mechanism, which occurs in specific species, body sites and developmental stages, clearly shows that mechanical stress signals and immune responses play important roles in determining the wound healing mode. Advances in tissue engineering technology have led to the production of novel human skin equivalents and organoids that reproduce cell–cell interactions with tissue-scale tensional homeostasis, and enable us to evaluate skin tissue morphology, functionality, drug response and wound healing. This breakthrough in tissue engineering has the potential to accelerate the understanding of wound healing control mechanisms through complex mechanobiological and immunological interactions. In this review, we present an overview of recent studies of biomechanical and immunological wound healing and tissue remodelling mechanisms through comparisons of species- and developmental stage-dependent wound healing mechanisms. We also discuss the possibility of elucidating the control mechanism of wound healing involving mechanobiological and immunological interaction by using next-generation human skin equivalents.
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Chimenz R, Chirico V, Basile P, Carcione A, Conti G, Monardo P, Lacquaniti A. HMGB-1 and TGFβ-1 highlight immuno-inflammatory and fibrotic processes before proteinuria onset in pediatric patients with Alport syndrome. J Nephrol 2021; 34:1915-1924. [PMID: 33761123 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-021-01015-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Alport syndrome (ALP) is a rare genetic condition characterized by progressive involvement of the basal membranes and renal dysfunction. The purpose of the study was to evaluate urinary (u) and serum (s) levels of tumor growth factor (TGF)-beta(β) and high mobility group box (HMGB)-1 in ALP patients with normal renal function, albuminuria and proteinuria. METHODS A prospective, single-center study was performed with a follow-up period of 12 months, enrolling 11 pediatric ALP patients and 10 healthy subjects (HS). Normal values of serum creatinine, albuminuria and proteinuria, as well as unaltered estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were required at enrollment. RESULTS ALP patients had significantly higher levels of serum and urinary HMGB1 compared to HS. The same trend was observed for TGF-β1, with higher values in ALP patients than in HS. HMGB1 and TGF-β1 correlated with each other and with markers of renal function and damage. Urinary biomarkers did not correlate with eGFR, whereas sHMGB1 and sTGF-β1 were negatively related to filtration rate (r: - 0.66; p = 0.02, r: - 0.96; p < 0.0001, respectively). Using proteinuria as a dependent variable in a multiple regression model, only the association with sTGF-β1 (β = 0.91, p < 0.0001) remained significant. CONCLUSIONS High levels of HMGB1 and TGF-β1 characterized ALP patients with normal renal function, highlighting the subclinical pro-fibrotic and inflammatory mechanisms triggered before the onset of proteinuria. Further studies are needed to evaluate the role of HMGB1 and TGFβ-1 in ALP patients.
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- R Chimenz
- Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital "G. Martino", Messina, Italy.
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- Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Papardo Hospital, Messina, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Papardo Hospital, Messina, Italy
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Choi YE, Song MJ, Hara M, Imanaka-Yoshida K, Lee DH, Chung JH, Lee ST. Effects of Tenascin C on the Integrity of Extracellular Matrix and Skin Aging. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21228693. [PMID: 33217999 PMCID: PMC7698786 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Tenascin C (TNC) is an element of the extracellular matrix (ECM) of various tissues, including the skin, and is involved in modulating ECM integrity and cell physiology. Although skin aging is apparently associated with changes in the ECM, little is known about the role of TNC in skin aging. In this study, we found that the Tnc mRNA level was significantly reduced in the skin tissues of aged mice compared with young mice, consistent with reduced TNC protein expression in aged human skin. TNC-large (TNC-L; 330-kDa) and -small (TNC-S; 240-kDa) polypeptides were observed in conditional media from primary dermal fibroblasts. Both recombinant TNC polypeptides, corresponding to TNC-L and TNC-S, increased the expression of type I collagen and reduced the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 in fibroblasts. Treatment of fibroblasts with a recombinant TNC polypeptide, corresponding to TNC-L, induced phosphorylation of SMAD2 and SMAD3. TNC increased the level of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) mRNA and upregulated the expression of type I collagen by activating the TGF-β signaling pathway. In addition, TNC also promoted the expression of type I collagen in fibroblasts embedded in a three-dimensional collagen matrix. Our findings suggest that TNC contributes to the integrity of ECM in young skin and to prevention of skin aging.
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- Young Eun Choi
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea; (M.J.S.); (D.H.L.); (J.H.C.)
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- Department of Pathology and Matrix Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (M.H.); (K.I.-Y.)
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- Department of Pathology and Matrix Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (M.H.); (K.I.-Y.)
- Mie University Research Center for Matrix Biology, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea; (M.J.S.); (D.H.L.); (J.H.C.)
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea; (M.J.S.); (D.H.L.); (J.H.C.)
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-2123-2703
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Yu H, Chen D, Oyebamiji O, Zhao YY, Guo Y. Expression correlation attenuates within and between key signaling pathways in chronic kidney disease. BMC Med Genomics 2020; 13:134. [PMID: 32957963 PMCID: PMC7504859 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-020-00772-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Compared to the conventional differential expression approach, differential coexpression analysis represents a different yet complementary perspective into diseased transcriptomes. In particular, global loss of transcriptome correlation was previously observed in aging mice, and a most recent study found genetic and environmental perturbations on human subjects tended to cause universal attenuation of transcriptome coherence. While methodological progresses surrounding differential coexpression have helped with research on several human diseases, there has not been an investigation of coexpression disruptions in chronic kidney disease (CKD) yet. METHODS RNA-seq was performed on total RNAs of kidney tissue samples from 140 CKD patients. A combination of differential coexpression methods were employed to analyze the transcriptome transition in CKD from the early, mild phase to the late, severe kidney damage phase. RESULTS We discovered a global expression correlation attenuation in CKD progression, with pathway Regulation of nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling demonstrating the most remarkable intra-pathway correlation rewiring. Moreover, the pathway Signaling events mediated by focal adhesion kinase displayed significantly weakened crosstalk with seven pathways, including Regulation of nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling. Well-known relevant genes, such as ACTN4, were characterized with widespread correlation disassociation with partners from a wide array of signaling pathways. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, our analysis reported a global expression correlation attenuation within and between key signaling pathways in chronic kidney disease, and presented a list of vanishing hub genes and disrupted correlations within and between key signaling pathways, illuminating on the pathophysiological mechanisms of CKD progression.
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- Hui Yu
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, School of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069 Shaanxi China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, School of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069 Shaanxi China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
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Zhang B, Shang L, Zhang Y, Li T, Fang Y. The effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on highly metastatic MHCC97-H hepatocellular carcinoma cells following OPN and TGFβ1 gene silencing. Exp Ther Med 2020; 20:3633-3642. [PMID: 32855715 PMCID: PMC7444374 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.9106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The metastatic behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the key factors that leads to poor prognosis. The aim of the current study was to determine the changes in metastasis and the proliferation potential of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in high metastatic potential hepatocellular carcinoma (MHCC97-H) following gene silencing. The osteopontin (OPN) and transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ1 ) genes, which are associated with metastasis and tumor proliferation, were silenced in MHCC97-H cells. Transwell assays were used to evaluate the migration of MHCC97-H cells in vitro. Additionally, a murine model of MHCC97-H lung metastasis was established. Following OPN and TGFβ1 silencing, the migration of MHCC97-H cells was significantly reduced following BMSC intervention (P<0.01). Furthermore, there were few MHCC97-H cells in the lung tissues of the OPN- and TGFβ1 -silenced animals, and their integrated optical density (IOD) value was significantly lower compared with controls (P<0.05). Immunofluorescence of lung metastasis in the MHCC97-H model revealed that there was no significant difference in the IOD value of integrin αvβ3 expression in the OPN- and TGFβ1 -silenced groups compared with controls (P>0.05). The metastasis and proliferation potential of MHCC97-H following BMSC intervention were significantly reduced in vitro and in vivo, especially in the TGFβ1-silenced group. The decrease in the metastatic potential in gene-silenced MHCC97-H cells was not associated with integrin αvβ3 expression. Therefore, OPN and TGFβ1 may be potential targets for HCC treatment, and TGFβ1 may have a higher therapeutic potential for BMSC intervention.
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- Beibei Zhang
- Department of Radiology, the Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, the Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, the Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, the Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, the Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, P.R. China
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Wang D, Pun CCM, Huang S, Tang TCM, Ho KKW, Rothrauff BB, Yung PSH, Blocki AM, Ker EDF, Tuan RS. Tendon-derived extracellular matrix induces mesenchymal stem cell tenogenesis via an integrin/transforming growth factor-β crosstalk-mediated mechanism. FASEB J 2020; 34:8172-8186. [PMID: 32301551 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902377rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Treatment of tendon injuries is challenging. To develop means to augment tendon regeneration, we have previously prepared a soluble, low immunogenic (DNA-free), tendon extracellular matrix fraction (tECM) by urea extraction of juvenile bovine tendons, which is capable of enhancing transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) mediated tenogenesis in human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs). Here, we aimed to elucidate the mechanism of tECM-driven hASC tenogenic differentiation in vitro, focusing on the integrin and TGF-β/SMAD pathways. Our results showed that tECM promoted hASC proliferation and tenogenic differentiation in vitro based on tenogenesis-associated markers. tECM also induced higher expression of several integrin subunits and TGF-β receptors, and nuclear translocation of p-SMAD2 in hASCs. Pharmacological inhibition of integrin-ECM binding, focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling, or TGF-β signaling independently led to compromised pro-tenogenic effects of tECM and actin fiber polymerization. Additionally, integrin blockade inhibited tECM-driven TGFBR2 expression, while inhibiting TGF-β signaling decreased tECM-mediated expression of integrin α1, α2, and β1 in hASCs. Together, these findings suggest that the strong pro-tenogenic bioactivity of tECM is regulated via integrin/TGF-β signaling crosstalk. Understanding how integrins interact with signaling by TGF-β and/or other growth factors (GFs) within the tendon ECM microenvironment will provide a rational basis for an ECM-based approach for tendon repair.
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- Dan Wang
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Xue L, Deng D, Zheng S, Tang M, Yang Z, Pei H, Chen Y, Yang T, Liu K, Ye H, Chen L. Design, synthesis and discovery of 2(1H)-quinolone derivatives for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis through inhibition of TGF-β/smad dependent and independent pathway. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 197:112259. [PMID: 32334267 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, life-threatening and interstitial lung disease with the median survival of only 3-5 years. However, due to the unclear etiology and problems in accurate diagnosis, up to now only two drugs were approved by FDA for the treatment of IPF and their outcome responses are limited. Numerous studies have shown that TGF-β is the most important cytokine in the development of pulmonary fibrosis and plays a role through its downstream signaling molecule TGF-binding receptor Smads protein. In this paper, compounds bearing 2(1H)-quinolone scaffold were designed and their anti-fibrosis effects were evaluated. Of these compounds, 20f was identified as the most active one and could inhibit TGF-β-induced collagen deposition of NRK-49F cells and mouse fibroblasts migration with comparable activity and lower cytotoxicity than nintedanib in vitro. Further mechanism studies indicated that 20f reduced the expression of fibrogenic phenotypic protein α-SMA and collagen Ⅰ by inhibiting the TGF-β/Smad dependent pathways and ERK1/2 and p38 pathways. Moreover, compared with the nintedanib, 20f (100 mg/kg/day, p.o) more effectively alleviated collagen deposition in lung tissue and delayed the destruction of lung tissue structure both in bleomycin-induced prevention and treatment mice pulmonary fibrosis models. The immunohistochemical experiments further showed that 20f could block the expression level of phosphorylated Smad3 in the lung tissue cells, which resulted in its anti-fibrosis effects in vivo. In addition, 20f demonstrated good bioavailability (F = 41.55% vs 12%, compare with nintedanib) and an appropriate elimination half-life (T1/2 = 3.5 h), suggesting that 20f may be a potential drug candidate for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Linlin Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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Lin W, Lan W, Wu Y, Zhao D, Wang Y, He X, Li J, Li Z, Luo F, Tan H, Fu Q. Aligned 3D porous polyurethane scaffolds for biological anisotropic tissue regeneration. Regen Biomater 2020; 7:19-27. [PMID: 32440358 PMCID: PMC7233617 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbz031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A green fabrication process (organic solvent-free) of artificial scaffolds is required in tissue engineering field. In this work, a series of aligned three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds are made from biodegradable waterborne polyurethane (PU) emulsion via directional freeze-drying method to ensure no organic byproducts. After optimizing the concentration of polymer in the emulsion and investigating different freezing temperatures, an aligned PUs scaffold (PU14) generated from 14 wt% polymer content and processed at -196°C was selected based on the desired oriented porous structure (pore size of 32.5 ± 9.3 μm, porosity of 92%) and balanced mechanical properties both in the horizontal direction (strength of 41.3 kPa, modulus of 72.3 kPa) and in the vertical direction (strength of 45.5 kPa, modulus of 139.3 kPa). The response of L929 cells and the regeneration of muscle tissue demonstrated that such pure material-based aligned 3D scaffold can facilitate the development of orientated cells and anisotropic tissue regeneration both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, these pure material-based scaffolds with ordered architecture have great potentials in tissue engineering for biological anisotropic tissue regeneration, such as muscle, nerve, spinal cord and so on.
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- Weiwei Lin
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Sichuan Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chengdu 611731, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Sichuan Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Chen Y, Li Q, Tu K, Wang Y, Wang X, Liu D, Chen C, Liu D, Yang R, Qiu W, Kang N. Focal Adhesion Kinase Promotes Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation by Regulating Plasma Membrane Localization of TGFβ Receptor 2. Hepatol Commun 2020; 4:268-283. [PMID: 32025610 PMCID: PMC6996408 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) induces hepatic stellate cell (HSC) differentiation into tumor-promoting myofibroblast, although underlying mechanism remains incompletely understood. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is activated in response to TGFβ stimulation, so it transmits TGFβ stimulus to extracellular signal-regulated kinase and P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling. However, it is unknown whether FAK can, in return, modulate TGFβ receptors. In this study, we tested whether FAK phosphorylated TGFβ receptor 2 (TGFβR2) and regulated TGFβR2 intracellular trafficking in HSCs. The FAKY397F mutant and PF-573,228 were used to inhibit the kinase activity of FAK, the TGFβR2 protein level was quantitated by immunoblotting, and HSC differentiation into myofibroblast was assessed by expression of HSC activation markers, alpha-smooth muscle actin, fibronectin, or connective tissue growth factor. We found that targeting FAK kinase activity suppressed the TGFβR2 protein level, TGFβ1-induced mothers against decapentaplegic homolog phosphorylation, and myofibroblastic activation of HSCs. At the molecular and cellular level, active FAK (phosphorylated FAK at tyrosine 397) bound to TGFβR2 and kept TGFβR2 at the peripheral plasma membrane of HSCs, and it induced TGFβR2 phosphorylation at tyrosine 336. In contrast, targeting FAK or mutating Y336 to F on TGFβR2 led to lysosomal sorting and degradation of TGFβR2. Using RNA sequencing, we identified that the transcripts of 764 TGFβ target genes were influenced by FAK inhibition, and that through FAK, TGFβ1 stimulated HSCs to produce a panel of tumor-promoting factors, including extracellular matrix remodeling proteins, growth factors and cytokines, and immune checkpoint molecule PD-L1. Functionally, targeting FAK inhibited tumor-promoting effects of HSCs in vitro and in a tumor implantation mouse model. Conclusion: FAK targets TGFβR2 to the plasma membrane and protects TGFβR2 from lysosome-mediated degradation, thereby promoting TGFβ-mediated HSC activation. FAK is a target for suppressing HSC activation and the hepatic tumor microenvironment.
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- Yunru Chen
- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
- Present address:
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anShanxiP. R. China
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
- Present address:
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anShanxiP. R. China
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
- Present address:
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anShanxiP. R. China
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
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First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anShanxiP. R. China
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
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Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityQingyuanGuangdongP. R. China
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- Computational Cancer GenomicsHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer BiologyLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineMaywoodIL
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- Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisHormel InstituteUniversity of MinnesotaAustinMN
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Grier WK, Sun Han Chang RA, Ramsey MD, Harley BA. The influence of cyclic tensile strain on multi-compartment collagen-GAG scaffolds for tendon-bone junction repair. Connect Tissue Res 2019; 60:530-543. [PMID: 31007094 PMCID: PMC6706312 DOI: 10.1080/03008207.2019.1601183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Background: Orthopedic injuries often occur at the interface between soft tissues and bone. The tendon-bone junction (TBJ) is a classic example of such an interface. Current clinical strategies for TBJ injuries prioritize mechanical reattachment over regeneration of the native interface, resulting in poor outcomes. The need to promote regenerative healing of spatially-graded tissues inspires our effort to develop new tissue engineering technologies that replicate features of the spatially-graded extracellular matrix and strain profiles across the native TBJ. Materials and Methods: We recently described a biphasic collagen-glycosaminoglycan (CG) scaffold containing distinct compartment with divergent mineral content and structural alignment (isotropic vs. anisotropic) linked by a continuous interface zone to mimic structural and compositional features of the native TBJ. Results: Here, we report application of cyclic tensile strain (CTS) to the scaffold via a bioreactor leads to non-uniform strain profiles across the spatially-graded scaffold. Further, combinations of CTS and matrix structural features promote rapid, spatially-distinct differentiation profiles of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) down multiple osteotendinous lineages. CTS preferentially upregulates MSC activity and tenogenic differentiation in the anisotropic region of the scaffold. This work demonstrates a tissue engineering approach that couples instructive biomaterials with cyclic tensile stimuli to promote regenerative healing of orthopedic interfaces.
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- William K. Grier
- Dept. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Dept. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Dept. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Dept. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801,Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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Gao Y, Zhou J, Xie Z, Wang J, Ho CK, Zhang Y, Li Q. Mechanical strain promotes skin fibrosis through LRG-1 induction mediated by ELK1 and ERK signalling. Commun Biol 2019; 2:359. [PMID: 31602408 PMCID: PMC6778114 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0600-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Biomechanical force and pathological angiogenesis are dominant features in fibro-proliferative disorders. Understanding the role and regulation of the mechanical microenvironment in which pathological angiogenesis occurs is an important challenge when investigating numerous angiogenesis-related diseases. In skin fibrosis, dermal fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells are integral to hypertrophic scar formation. However, few studies have been conducted to closely investigate their relationship. Here we show, that leucine-rich-alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 (LRG-1) a regulator of pathological angiogenesis, links biomechanical force to angiogenesis in skin fibrosis. We discover that LRG-1 is overexpressed in hypertrophic scar tissues, and that depletion of Lrg-1 in mouse skin causes mild neovascularization and skin fibrosis formation in a hypertrophic scarring model. Inhibition of FAK or ERK attenuates LRG-1 expression through the ELK1 transcription factor, which binds to the LRG-1 promoter region after transcription initiation by mechanical force. Using LRG-1 to uncouple mechanical force from angiogenesis may prove clinically successful in treating fibro-proliferative disorders.
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- Ya Gao
- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Integrin-Mediated TGFβ Activation Modulates the Tumour Microenvironment. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11091221. [PMID: 31438626 PMCID: PMC6769837 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11091221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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TGFβ (transforming growth factor-beta) is a pleotropic cytokine with contrasting effects in cancer. In normal tissue and early tumours, TGFβ acts as a tumour suppressor, limiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis. However, these effects are eventually abrogated by the loss or inactivation of downstream signalling within the TGFβ pathway, and in established tumours, TGFβ then acts as a tumour promotor through multiple mechanisms including inducing epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), promoting formation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and increasing angiogenesis. TGFβ is secrereted as a large latent complex and is embedded in the extracellular matrix or held on the surface of cells and must be activated before mediating its multiple functions. Thus, whilst TGFβ is abundant in the tumour microenvironment (TME), its functionality is regulated by local activation. The αv-integrins are major activators of latent-TGFβ. The potential benefits of manipulating the immune TME have been highlighted by the clinical success of immune-checkpoint inhibitors in a number of solid tumour types. TGFβ is a potent suppressor of T-cell-mediated immune surveillance and a key cause of resistance to checkpoint inhibitors. Therefore, as certain integrins locally activate TGFβ, they are likely to have a role in the immunosuppressive TME, although this remains to be confirmed. In this review, we discussed the role of TGFβ in cancer, the role of integrins in activating TGFβ in the TME, and the potential benefits of targeting integrins to augment immunotherapies.
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Andisha NM, McMillan DC, Gujam FJA, Roseweir A, Edwards J. The relationship between phosphorylation status of focal adhesion kinases, molecular subtypes, tumour microenvironment and survival in patients with primary operable ductal breast cancer. Cell Signal 2019; 60:91-99. [PMID: 30981841 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite advances in therapies to treat breast cancer, over 100,000 patients die in the UK of this disease per year, highlighting the need to develop effect predictive and prognostic markers for patients with primary operable ductal breast cancer. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between membranous, cytoplasmic and nuclear expression of focal adhesion kinase (phosphorylated at Y 397, Y 861 and Y 925), molecular subtypes, tumour microenvironment and survival in patients with primary operable ductal breast cancer. METHODS Four hundred and seventy-four patients presenting between 1995 and 1998 with primary operable ductal breast cancer were included in this study. Using tissue microarrays expression of membranous, cytoplasmic and nuclear tumour cell phosphorylation of FAK at Y397, Y861 and Y925 was assessed, and associations with clinicopathological characteristics, tumour microenvironment and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were examined. RESULTS No significant association was observed for ph-FAK Y861 with survival at all sites. However, high expression of membranous ph-FAK Y397 was associated with increased tumour grade (P < .001), molecular subtypes (P < .001), increased tumour necrosis (P < .001), high Klintrup-Mäkinen grade (P < .001), increased CD138+ plasma cells (P = .031), endocrine therapy (P = .001) and poor cancer specific survival (P = .040). Similarly, high expression of nuclear ph-FAK Y397 was associated with decreased age (P = .042), increased CD138+ plasma cells (P = .001) and poor cancer specific survival (P = .003). Furthermore, high expression of cytoplasmic ph-FAK Y925 was associated with decreased tumour grade (P < .001), less involved lymph node (P = .020), molecular subtypes (P < .001), decreased tumour necrosis (P < .001), low Klintrup-Mäkinen grade (P < .001), decreased CD4+ T-cells (P = .006), decreased CD138+ plasma cells (P = .034), endocrine therapy (P < .001), chemotherapy (P = .048), and improved cancer specific survival (P = .044). On multivariate analysis, high expression of nuclear ph-FAK Y397 was independently associated with reduced cancer specific survival (P = .017). CONCLUSION The results of the present study show that membranous and nuclear ph-FAK Y397 and cytoplasmic ph-FAK Y925 were associated with prognosis in patients with primary operable ductal breast cancer. In addition, high expression of nuclear ph-FAK Y397 was an independent prognostic factor in patients with primary operable ductal breast cancer and could be incorporated into clinical practice.
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- Najla M Andisha
- Academic Unit of Surgery, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences-University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; Unit of Gastrointestinal cancer and Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences-University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences-University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences-University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; Unit of Gastrointestinal cancer and Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences-University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Unit of Gastrointestinal cancer and Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences-University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Unit of Gastrointestinal cancer and Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences-University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Fibrosis is a dynamic process with the potential for reversibility and restoration of near-normal tissue architecture and organ function. Herein, we review mechanisms for resolution of organ fibrosis, in particular that involving the lung, with an emphasis on the critical roles of myofibroblast apoptosis and clearance of deposited matrix.
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- Jeffrey C Horowitz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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Rodrigues M, Kosaric N, Bonham CA, Gurtner GC. Wound Healing: A Cellular Perspective. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:665-706. [PMID: 30475656 PMCID: PMC6442927 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00067.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1254] [Impact Index Per Article: 250.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Wound healing is one of the most complex processes in the human body. It involves the spatial and temporal synchronization of a variety of cell types with distinct roles in the phases of hemostasis, inflammation, growth, re-epithelialization, and remodeling. With the evolution of single cell technologies, it has been possible to uncover phenotypic and functional heterogeneity within several of these cell types. There have also been discoveries of rare, stem cell subsets within the skin, which are unipotent in the uninjured state, but become multipotent following skin injury. Unraveling the roles of each of these cell types and their interactions with each other is important in understanding the mechanisms of normal wound closure. Changes in the microenvironment including alterations in mechanical forces, oxygen levels, chemokines, extracellular matrix and growth factor synthesis directly impact cellular recruitment and activation, leading to impaired states of wound healing. Single cell technologies can be used to decipher these cellular alterations in diseased states such as in chronic wounds and hypertrophic scarring so that effective therapeutic solutions for healing wounds can be developed.
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- Melanie Rodrigues
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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You E, Huh YH, Lee J, Ko P, Jeong J, Keum S, Kim J, Kwon A, Song WK, Rhee S. Downregulation of SPIN90 promotes fibroblast activation via periostin-FAK-ROCK signaling module. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:9216-9224. [PMID: 30341913 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Alterations in mechanical properties in the extracellular matrix are modulated by myofibroblasts and are required for progressive fibrotic diseases. Recently, we reported that fibroblasts depleted of SPIN90 showed enhanced differentiation into myofibroblasts via increased acetylation of microtubules in the soft matrix; the mechanisms of the underlying signaling network, however, remain unclear. In this study, we determine the effect of depletion of SPIN90 on FAK/ROCK signaling modules. Transcriptome analysis of Spin90 KO mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) and fibroblasts activated by TGF-β revealed that Postn is the most significantly upregulated gene. Knockdown of Postn by small interfering RNA suppressed cell adhesion and myofibroblastic differentiation and downregulated FAK activity in Spin90 KO MEF. Our results indicate that SPIN90 depletion activates FAK/ROCK signaling, induced by Postn expression, which is critical for myofibroblastic differentiation on soft matrices mimicking the mechanical environment of a normal tissue.
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- Eunae You
- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Imaging and Cell Logistics Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Imaging and Cell Logistics Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Imaging and Cell Logistics Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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α-Lipoic acid inhibits the migration and invasion of breast cancer cells through inhibition of TGFβ signaling. Life Sci 2018; 207:15-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Ascorbic acid promotes 3T3-L1 cells adipogenesis by attenuating ERK signaling to upregulate the collagen VI. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2017; 14:79. [PMID: 29299041 PMCID: PMC5745638 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-017-0234-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Type VI collagen is supposed to be a regulation factor in adipogenesis. This study aimed to assess the promoting effect of vitamin C (VC) on adipogenic differentiation of preadipocytes as well as its mechanism. Methods Five sets of different combinations of chemicals were used to inhibit synthesis of type I to VI collagens, blocking ERK1/2 phosphorylation during adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Furthermore, to explore whether collagen VI plays a critical role during adipogenesis, specific knockdown of collagen VI was performed by using RNA interference. The morphology and expression patterns of several target factors involved in adipogenesis were assessed at various time points. Results A reduction in ERK1/2 phosphorylation and an increase in collagen VI and adipogenic-specific factors, such as C/EBPβ, PPARγ and C/EBPα, were observed after treating adipogenic 3T3-L1 cells with AA2P, a stable derivative of VC. Inhibition of collagen synthesis by ethyl-3, 4-dihydroxybenzoate (EDHB) or by specific knockdown of collagen VI by RNAi could promote ERK1/2 phosphorylation. The ERK1/2 phosphorylation in both cases could be attenuated by AA2P treatment. In addition, the inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation by U0126, a highly selective inhibitor of both MEK1 and MEK2 and a type of MAPK/ERK kinase, up-regulated the expression of collagen VI, while it down-regulated the adipogenic-specific factors. Conclusion AA2P could up-regulate the expression of collagen VI by attenuating ERK1/2 phosphorylation, further up-regulating adipocyte-specific factors, thus finally promoting the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12986-017-0234-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Harn HIC, Ogawa R, Hsu CK, Hughes MW, Tang MJ, Chuong CM. The tension biology of wound healing. Exp Dermatol 2017; 28:464-471. [PMID: 29105155 DOI: 10.1111/exd.13460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Following skin wounding, the healing outcome can be: regeneration, repair with normal scar tissue, repair with hypertrophic scar tissue or the formation of keloids. The role of chemical factors in wound healing has been extensively explored, and while there is evidence suggesting the role of mechanical forces, its influence is much less well defined. Here, we provide a brief review on the recent progress of the role of mechanical force in skin wound healing by comparing laboratory mice, African spiny mice, fetal wound healing and adult scar keloid formation. A comparison across different species may provide insight into key regulators. Interestingly, some findings suggest tension can induce an immune response, and this provides a new link between mechanical and chemical forces. Clinically, manipulating skin tension has been demonstrated to be effective for scar prevention and treatment, but not for tissue regeneration. Utilising this knowledge, specialists may modulate regulatory factors and develop therapeutic strategies to reduce scar formation and promote regeneration.
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- Hans I-Chen Harn
- International Research Center of Wound Repair and Regeneration (iWRR), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- International Research Center of Wound Repair and Regeneration (iWRR), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- International Research Center of Wound Repair and Regeneration (iWRR), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- International Research Center of Wound Repair and Regeneration (iWRR), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- International Research Center of Wound Repair and Regeneration (iWRR), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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An X, Hao Y, Meneses PI. Host cell transcriptome modification upon exogenous HPV16 L2 protein expression. Oncotarget 2017; 8:90730-90747. [PMID: 29207600 PMCID: PMC5710881 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Human papillomavirus type 16 minor capsid protein L2 has been shown to assist in the initial entry and intracellular trafficking events leading to nuclear translocation of the viral genome. During our investigations of L2 function, we observed that expression of L2 in a keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT) resulted in phenotypic changes. In this manuscript, we present data that expression of the L2 protein in this cellular model system HaCaTs resulted in a shift from G0/G1 phase to mitotic S phase, as well as a reduced amount of retinoblastoma protein (Rb) and an increase in Cdc2 phosphorylation. We performed genome-wide host cell mRNA sequencing and identified 2586 differentially expressed genes upon HPV16 L2 expression. Via machine learning and protein network analysis, genes involved in cellular differentiation and proliferation were highlighted as impacted by L2. Our results have implications for the role of L2 at the viral production stages when the virus needs to prevent cellular differentiation while maintaining the cells ability to replicate DNA. Our study suggests a potential novel function of the L2 protein, as a regulator of cellular gene transcription.
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- Xinwei An
- Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America.,Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United Sates of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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The Role of Focal Adhesion Kinase in Keratinocyte Fibrogenic Gene Expression. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18091915. [PMID: 28880199 PMCID: PMC5618564 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18091915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Abnormal skin scarring causes functional impairment, psychological stress, and high socioeconomic cost. Evidence shows that altered mechanotransduction pathways have been linked to both inflammation and fibrosis, and that focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a key mediator of these processes. We investigated the importance of keratinocyte FAK at the single cell level in key fibrogenic pathways critical for scar formation. Keratinocytes were isolated from wildtype and keratinocyte-specific FAK-deleted mice, cultured, and sorted into single cells. Keratinocytes were evaluated using a microfluidic-based platform for high-resolution transcriptional analysis. Partitive clustering, gene enrichment analysis, and network modeling were applied to characterize the significance of FAK on regulating keratinocyte subpopulations and fibrogenic pathways important for scar formation. Considerable transcriptional heterogeneity was observed within the keratinocyte populations. FAK-deleted keratinocytes demonstrated increased expression of genes integral to mechanotransduction and extracellular matrix production, including Igtbl, Mmpla, and Col4a1. Transcriptional activities upon FAK deletion were not identical across all single keratinocytes, resulting in higher frequency of a minor subpopulation characterized by a matrix-remodeling profile compared to wildtype keratinocyte population. The importance of keratinocyte FAK signaling gene expression was revealed. A minor subpopulation of keratinocytes characterized by a matrix-modulating profile may be a keratinocyte subset important for mechanotransduction and scar formation.
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α promotes glomerulosclerosis and regulates COL1A2 expression through interactions with Smad3. Kidney Int 2016; 90:797-808. [PMID: 27503806 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The function of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in chronic kidney disease is disputed. Here we report that interactions of HIF-1α with transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling may promote its fibrotic effects. Knockout of HIF-1α is protective against glomerulosclerosis and glomerular type-I collagen accumulation in a mouse podocyte ablation model. Transcriptional analysis of cultured renal cells showed that α2(I) collagen expression is directly regulated by HIF-1α binding to a functional hypoxia-responsive element in its promoter at -335 relative to the transcription start site. Activation of COL1A2 transcription by HIF-1α occurred in the absence of hypoxia and is strongly enhanced by TGF-β signaling. TGF-β, in addition to increasing HIF-1α levels, increased both HIF-1α binding to the COL1A2 promoter and HIF-1α N-terminal transactivation domain activity. These effects of TGF-β on HIF-1α were inhibited in Smad3-null mouse embryonic fibroblasts, suggesting a requirement for Smad3. Phosphorylated Smad3 also associated with the -335 hypoxia-responsive element of the COL1A2 promoter independent of a Smad DNA binding sequence. Smad3 binding to the -335 hypoxia-responsive element required HIF-1α both in vitro and in kidney lysate from the disease model, suggesting formation of an HIF-1α-Smad3 transcriptional complex. Thus, HIF-1α-Smad3 has a novel interaction in glomerulosclerosis.
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Hornigold N, Mooney A. Extracellular matrix-induced Hic-5 expression in glomerular mesangial cells leads to a prosclerotic phenotype independent of TGF-β. FASEB J 2015; 29:4956-67. [PMID: 26405299 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-269894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chronic fibroproliferative diseases account for approximately 45% of all deaths in the developed world. In the kidney, glomerulosclerosis is the underlying pathology in approximately half of patients with renal failure receiving dialysis. Mesangial cell expression of the LIM protein hydrogen peroxide-induced clone-5 (Hic-5) is important in its pathogenesis. Hic-5 expression increases following mesangial cell attachment to collagen I, associated with increased collagen I expression and increased susceptibility to apoptosis both in vitro and in experimental glomerulosclerosis. TGF-β has an established role in many fibrotic diseases, including glomerulosclerosis, where it increases collagen I deposition in vivo and promotes mesangial cell apoptosis in vitro. In other cell types, TGF-β induces Hic-5 expression. We investigated whether Hic-5-induced changes in mesangial cell phenotype were TGF-β-dependent. Adding exogenous TGF-β to mesangial cell cultures failed to increase Hic-5 expression; blocking TGF-β signaling did not reduce Hic-5 expression. However, inducing Hic-5 expression in mesangial cells by adhesion to collagen I led to TGF-β expression, which was abolished by small interfering RNA (siRNA) Hic-5 knockdown. Mesangial cells expressing Hic-5 showed altered latent TGF-β-binding protein expression and Smad signaling, with enhanced susceptibility to TGF-β-induced apoptosis. Mesangial cell attachment to collagen I led to increased Hic-5 expression within 2-4 h and increased procollagen I transcription within 12 h, whereas adding TGF-β to siRNA Hic-5 knockdown mesangial cells increased procollagen I transcription to a lesser degree after 48 h. Mesangial cell Hic-5 expression was associated with increased α-smooth muscle actin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression. Taken together, these data indicate that there is a prosclerotic feedback loop in mesangial cells dependent on matrix-derived signals in which Hic-5 is a pivotal signaling protein. This feedback loop is TGF-β-independent. The role of TGF-β-dependent and -independent sclerotic pathways merit further investigation.
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- Nick Hornigold
- *Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre and Renal Unit, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- *Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre and Renal Unit, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Cheung JW, McCulloch CA, Santerre JP. Establishing a gingival fibroblast phenotype in a perfused degradable polyurethane scaffold: Mediation by TGF-β1, FGF-2, β1-integrin, and focal adhesion kinase. Biomaterials 2014; 35:10025-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Manickam N, Patel M, Griendling KK, Gorin Y, Barnes JL. RhoA/Rho kinase mediates TGF-β1-induced kidney myofibroblast activation through Poldip2/Nox4-derived reactive oxygen species. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2014; 307:F159-71. [PMID: 24872317 PMCID: PMC4101629 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00546.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The small G proteins Rac1 and RhoA regulate actin cytoskeleton, cell shape, adhesion, migration, and proliferation. Recent studies in our laboratory have shown that NADPH oxidase Nox4-derived ROS are involved in transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-induced rat kidney myofibroblast differentiation assessed by the acquisition of an α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) phenotype and expression of an alternatively spliced fibronectin variant (Fn-EIIIA). Rac1 and RhoA are essential in signaling by some Nox homologs, but their role as effectors of Nox4 in kidney myofibroblast differentiation is not known. In the present study, we explored a link among Rac1 and RhoA and Nox4-dependent ROS generation in TGF-β1-induced kidney myofibroblast activation. TGF-β1 stimulated an increase in Nox4 protein expression, NADPH oxidase activity, and abundant α-SMA and Fn-EIIIA expression. RhoA but not Rac1 was involved in TGF-β1 induction of Nox4 signaling of kidney myofibroblast activation. TGF-β1 stimulated active RhoA-GTP and increased Rho kinase (ROCK). Inhibition of RhoA with small interfering RNA and ROCK using Y-27632 significantly reduced TGF-β1-induced stimulation of Nox4 protein, NADPH oxidase activity, and α-SMA and Fn-EIIIA expression. Treatment with diphenyleneiodonium, an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase, did not decrease RhoA activation but inhibited TGF-β1-induced α-SMA and Fn-EIIIA expression, indicating that RhoA is upstream of ROS generation. RhoA/ROCK also regulated polymerase (DNA-directed) δ-interacting protein 2 (Poldip2), a newly discovered Nox4 enhancer protein. Collectively, these data indicate that RhoA/ROCK is upstream of Poldip2-dependent Nox4 regulation and ROS production and induces redox signaling of kidney myofibroblast activation and may broader implications in the pathophysiology of renal fibrosis.
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- Nagaraj Manickam
- The Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- The Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- The Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- The Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- The Medical Research Service, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas; The Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; and
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Kinoshita K, Aono Y, Azuma M, Kishi J, Takezaki A, Kishi M, Makino H, Okazaki H, Uehara H, Izumi K, Sone S, Nishioka Y. Antifibrotic effects of focal adhesion kinase inhibitor in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2014; 49:536-43. [PMID: 23642017 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0277oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase involved in various biological functions, including cell survival, proliferation, migration, and adhesion. FAK is an essential factor for transforming growth factor β to induce myofibroblast differentiation. In the present study, we investigated whether the targeted inhibition of FAK by using a specific inhibitor, TAE226, has the potential to regulate pulmonary fibrosis. TAE226 showed inhibitory activity of autophosphorylation of FAK at tyrosine 397 in lung fibroblasts. The addition of TAE226 inhibited the proliferation of lung fibroblasts in response to various growth factors, including platelet-derived growth factor and insulin-like growth factor I, in vitro. TAE226 strongly suppressed the production of type I collagen by lung fibroblasts. Furthermore, treatment of fibroblasts with TAE226 reduced the expression of α-smooth muscle actin induced by transforming growth factor β, indicating the inhibition of differentiation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts. Administration of TAE226 ameliorated the pulmonary fibrosis induced by bleomycin in mice even when used late in the treatment. The number of proliferating mesenchymal cells was reduced in the lungs of TAE226-treated mice. These data suggest that FAK signal plays a significant role in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis and that it can become a promising target for therapeutic approaches to pulmonary fibrosis.
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Aoyama D, Hashimoto N, Sakamoto K, Kohnoh T, Kusunose M, Kimura M, Ogata R, Imaizumi K, Kawabe T, Hasegawa Y. Involvement of TGFβ-induced phosphorylation of the PTEN C-terminus on TGFβ-induced acquisition of malignant phenotypes in lung cancer cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81133. [PMID: 24278390 PMCID: PMC3838341 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) derived from the tumor microenvironment induces malignant phenotypes such as epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and aberrant cell motility in lung cancers. TGFβ-induced translocation of β-catenin from E-cadherin complexes into the cytoplasm is involved in the transcription of EMT target genes. PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10) is known to exert phosphatase activity by binding to E-cadherin complexes via β-catenin, and recent studies suggest that phosphorylation of the PTEN C-terminus tail might cause loss of this PTEN phosphatase activity. However, whether TGFβ can modulate both β-catenin translocation and PTEN phosphatase activity via phosphorylation of the PTEN C-terminus remains elusive. Furthermore, the role of phosphorylation of the PTEN C-terminus in TGFβ-induced malignant phenotypes has not been evaluated. To investigate whether modulation of phosphorylation of the PTEN C-terminus can regulate malignant phenotypes, here we established lung cancer cells expressing PTEN protein with mutation of phosphorylation sites in the PTEN C-terminus (PTEN4A). We found that TGFβ stimulation yielded a two-fold increase in the phosphorylated -PTEN/PTEN ratio. Expression of PTEN4A repressed TGFβ-induced EMT and cell motility even after snail expression. Our data showed that PTEN4A might repress EMT through complete blockade of β-catenin translocation into the cytoplasm, besides the inhibitory effect of PTEN4A on TGFβ-induced activation of smad-independent signaling pathways. In a xenograft model, the tumor growth ratio was repressed in cells expressing PTEN4A. Taken together, these data suggest that phosphorylation sites in the PTEN C-terminus might be a therapeutic target for TGFβ-induced malignant phenotypes in lung cancer cells.
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- Daisuke Aoyama
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Medical Technology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Health Science, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Browne JA, Liu X, Schnaper HW, Hayashida T. Serine-204 in the linker region of Smad3 mediates the collagen-I response to TGF-β in a cell phenotype-specific manner. Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:2928-37. [PMID: 24080014 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Regulation of TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling in fibrogenesis is complex. Previous work by our lab suggests that ERK MAP kinase phosphorylates the linker region (LR) of Smad3 to enhance TGF-β-induced collagen-I accumulation. However the roles of the individual Smad3LR phosphorylation sites (T179, S204, S208 and S213) in the collagen-I response to TGF-β are not clear. To address this issue, we tested the ability of Smad3 constructs expressing wild-type Smad3 or Smad3 with mutated LR phosphorylation sites to reconstitute TGF-β-stimulated COL1A2 promoter activity in Smad3-null or -knockdown cells. Blocking ERK in fibroblasts and renal mesangial cells inhibited both S204 phosphorylation and Smad3-mediated COL1A2 promoter activity. Mutations replacing serine at S204 or S208 in the linker region decreased Smad3-mediated COL1A2 promoter activity, whereas mutating T179 enhanced basal COL1A2 promoter activity and did not prevent TGF-β stimulation. Interestingly, mutation of all four Smad3LR sites (T179, S204, S208 and S213) was not inhibitory, suggesting primacy of the two inhibitory sites. These results suggest that in these mesenchymal cells, phosphorylation of the T179 and possibly S213 sites may act as a brake on the signal, whereas S204 phosphorylation by ERK in some manner releases that brake. Renal epithelial cells (HKC) respond differently from MEF or mesangial cells; blocking ERK neither changed TGF-β-stimulated S204 phosphorylation nor prevented Smad3-mediated COL1A2 promoter activity in HKC. Furthermore, re-expression of wild type-Smad3 or the S204A-Smad3 mutant in Smad3-knockdown HKC reconstituted Smad3-mediated COL1A2 promoter activity. Collectively, these data suggest that Serine-204 phosphorylation in the Smad3LR is a critical event by which ERK enhances Smad3-mediated COL1A2 promoter activity in mesenchymal cells.
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- J A Browne
- Division of Kidney Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 310 E Superior Street, Morton 4-685, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Chen G, Chen X, Sukumar A, Gao B, Curley J, Schnaper HW, Ingram AJ, Krepinsky JC. TGFβ receptor I transactivation mediates stretch-induced Pak1 activation and CTGF upregulation in mesangial cells. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:3697-712. [PMID: 23781022 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.126714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Increased intraglomerular pressure is an important pathogenic determinant of kidney fibrosis in the progression of chronic kidney disease, and can be modeled by exposing glomerular mesangial cells (MC) to mechanical stretch. MC produce extracellular matrix and profibrotic cytokines, including connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) when stretched. We show that p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1) is activated by stretch in MC in culture and in vivo in a process marked by elevated intraglomerular pressures. Its activation is essential for CTGF upregulation. Rac1 is an upstream regulator of Pak1 activation. Stretch induces transactivation of the type I transforming growth factor β1 receptor (TβRI) independently of ligand binding. TβRI transactivation is required not only for Rac1/Pak1 activation, but also for activation of the canonical TGFβ signaling intermediate Smad3. We show that Smad3 activation is an essential requirement for CTGF upregulation in MC under mechanical stress. Pak1 regulates Smad3 C-terminal phosphorylation and transcriptional activation. However, a second signaling pathway, that of RhoA/Rho-kinase and downstream Erk activation, is also required for stretch-induced CTGF upregulation in MC. Importantly, this is also regulated by Pak1. Thus, Pak1 serves as a novel central mediator in the stretch-induced upregulation of CTGF in MC.
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- Guang Chen
- Division of Nephrology, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
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Cheung JW, Rose EE, Paul Santerre J. Perfused culture of gingival fibroblasts in a degradable/polar/hydrophobic/ionic polyurethane (D-PHI) scaffold leads to enhanced proliferation and metabolic activity. Acta Biomater 2013; 9:6867-75. [PMID: 23416579 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Periodontal diseases cause the breakdown of the tooth-supporting gingival tissue. In treatments aimed at gingival tissue regeneration, tissue engineering is preferred over the common treatments such as scaling. Perfused (dynamic) culture has been shown to increase cell growth in tissue-engineered scaffolds. Since gingival tissues are highly vascularized, it was desired to investigate the influence of perfusion on the function of human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) when cultured in a degradable/polar/hydrophobic/ionic polyurethane scaffold during the early culture phase (4weeks) of engineering gingival tissues. It was observed that the growth of HGF was continuous over 28days in dynamic culture (3-fold increase, p<0.05), while it was reduced after 14days in static culture (i.e. no flow condition). Cell metabolic activity, as measured by a WST-1 assay, and total protein production show that HGF were in different metabolic states in the dynamic vs. static cultures. Observations from scanning electron microscopy and type I collagen (Col I) production measured by Western blotting suggest that medium perfusion significantly promoted collagen production in HGF after the first 4weeks of culture (p<0.05). The different proliferative and metabolic states for HGF in the perfused scaffolds suggest a different cell phenotype which may favour tissue regeneration.
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Rustad KC, Wong VW, Gurtner GC. The role of focal adhesion complexes in fibroblast mechanotransduction during scar formation. Differentiation 2013; 86:87-91. [PMID: 23623400 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Historically, great efforts have been made to elucidate the biochemical pathways that direct the complex process of wound healing; however only recently has there been recognition of the importance that mechanical signals play in the process of tissue repair and scar formation. The body's physiologic response to injury involves a dynamic interplay between mechanical forces and biochemical cues which directs a cascade of signals leading ultimately to the formation of fibrotic scar. Fibroblasts are a highly mechanosensitive cell type and are also largely responsible for the generation of the fibrotic matrix during scar formation and are thus a critical player in the process of mechanotransduction during tissue repair. Mechanotransduction is initiated at the interface between the cell membrane and the extracellular matrix where mechanical signals are first translated into a biochemical response. Focal adhesions are dynamic multi-protein complexes through which the extracellular matrix links to the intracellular cytoskeleton. These focal adhesion complexes play an integral role in the propagation of this initial mechanical cue into an extensive network of biochemical signals leading to widespread downstream effects including the influx of inflammatory cells, stimulation of angiogenesis, keratinocyte migration, fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis. Increasing evidence has demonstrated the importance of the biomechanical milieu in healing wounds and suggests that an integrated approach to the discovery of targets to decrease scar formation may prove more clinically efficacious than previous purely biochemical strategies.
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- Kristine C Rustad
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Yoon JH, Kim J, Lee H, Kim SY, Jang HH, Ryu SH, Kim BJ, Lee TG. Laminin peptide YIGSR induces collagen synthesis in Hs27 human dermal fibroblasts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 428:416-21. [PMID: 23111328 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The dermal ECM is synthesized from fibroblasts and is primarily compromised of fibrillar collagen and elastic fibers, which support the mechanical strength and resiliency of skin, respectively. Laminin, a major glycoprotein located in the basement membrane, promotes cell adhesion, cell growth, differentiation, and migration. The laminin tyrosine-isoleucine-glycine-serine-arginine (YIGSR) peptide, corresponding to the 929-933 sequence of the β1 chain, is known to be a functional motif with effects on the inhibition of tumor metastasis, the regulation of sensory axonal response and the inhibition of angiogenesis through high affinity to the 67kDa laminin receptor. In this study, we identified a novel function of the YIGSR peptide to enhance collagen synthesis in human dermal fibroblasts. To elucidate this novel function regarding collagen synthesis, we treated human dermal fibroblasts with YIGSR peptide in both a time- and dose-dependent manner. According to subsequent experiments, we found that the YIGSR peptide strongly enhanced collagen type 1 synthesis without changing cell proliferation or cellular MMP-1 level. This YIGSR peptide-mediated collagen type 1 synthesis was modulated by FAK inhibitor and MEK inhibitor. This study clearly reveals that YIGSR peptide plays a novel function on the collagen type 1 synthesis of dermal fibroblasts and also suggests that YIGSR is a strong candidate peptide for the treatment of skin aging and wrinkles.
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- Jong Hyuk Yoon
- NovaCell Technology Inc., Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Wong VW, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC. Soft tissue mechanotransduction in wound healing and fibrosis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2012; 23:981-6. [PMID: 23036529 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2012.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that mechanical forces can significantly impact the biologic response to injury. Integrated mechanical and chemical signaling networks have been discovered that enable physical cues to regulate disease processes such as pathologic scar formation. Distinct molecular mechanisms control how tensional forces influence wound healing and fibrosis. Conceptual frameworks to understand cutaneous repair have expanded beyond traditional cell-cytokine models to include dynamic interactions driven by mechanical force and the extracellular matrix. Strategies to manipulate these biomechanical signaling networks have tremendous therapeutic potential to reduce scar formation and promote skin regeneration.
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- Victor W Wong
- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Zou X, Cheng H, Zhang Y, Fang C, Xia Y. The antigen-binding fragment of anti-double-stranded DNA IgG enhances F-actin formation in mesangial cells by binding to alpha-actinin-4. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2012; 237:1023-31. [PMID: 22929799 DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2012.012033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) IgG causes renal damage in patients with lupus nephritis by cross-reacting with multiple autoantigens, including alpha-actinin-4, in mesangial cells (MCs). However, how the cross-reactions play a role in mesangial phenotypic abnormalities is not well understood. Here, we investigated the effects of the fragment antigen-binding (Fab) of anti-dsDNA IgG3 on the biochemical properties of alpha-actinin-4. Experiments revealed that anti-dsDNA Fab specifically binds to alpha-actinin-4, but not G-actin. The binding by anti-dsDNA Fab sequentially increases the positive charge of alpha-actinin-4 and inhibits the affinity of alpha-actinin-4 to calcium ions. By the low shear viscosity and a co-sedimentation assay, we found that the alpha-actinin-4-induced F-actin gelation improves when anti-dsDNA Fab is added. However, the Fab control has no such effect on F-actin gelation. Furthermore, the in vitro cultured MCs exhibit higher F-actin expression and transforming growth factor- β1 synthesis after the incubation with anti-dsDNA Fab. Therefore, our results indicated that anti-dsDNA Fab may enhance F-actin formation by the proprietary modification of alpha-actinin-4, which could partially explain the myofibroblast-like phenotype of MCs in anti-dsDNA-positive lupus nephritis.
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- Xiaoyan Zou
- Department of Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060
- Department of Dermatology, Hubei Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Wuhan 430070
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- Department of Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060
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- Department of Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060
- Department of Medicine, Gezhouba Central Hospital, The Third Clinical Hospital of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002
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- Department of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan 430060, China
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Wong VW, Rustad KC, Akaishi S, Sorkin M, Glotzbach JP, Januszyk M, Nelson ER, Levi K, Paterno J, Vial IN, Kuang AA, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC. Focal adhesion kinase links mechanical force to skin fibrosis via inflammatory signaling. Nat Med 2011; 18:148-52. [PMID: 22157678 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Exuberant fibroproliferation is a common complication after injury for reasons that are not well understood. One key component of wound repair that is often overlooked is mechanical force, which regulates cell-matrix interactions through intracellular focal adhesion components, including focal adhesion kinase (FAK). Here we report that FAK is activated after cutaneous injury and that this process is potentiated by mechanical loading. Fibroblast-specific FAK knockout mice have substantially less inflammation and fibrosis than control mice in a model of hypertrophic scar formation. We show that FAK acts through extracellular-related kinase (ERK) to mechanically trigger the secretion of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1, also known as CCL2), a potent chemokine that is linked to human fibrotic disorders. Similarly, MCP-1 knockout mice form minimal scars, indicating that inflammatory chemokine pathways are a major mechanism by which FAK mechanotransduction induces fibrosis. Small-molecule inhibition of FAK blocks these effects in human cells and reduces scar formation in vivo through attenuated MCP-1 signaling and inflammatory cell recruitment. These findings collectively indicate that physical force regulates fibrosis through inflammatory FAK-ERK-MCP-1 pathways and that molecular strategies targeting FAK can effectively uncouple mechanical force from pathologic scar formation.
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- Victor W Wong
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Horowitz JC, Ajayi IO, Kulasekaran P, Rogers DS, White JB, Townsend SK, White ES, Nho RS, Higgins PDR, Huang SK, Sisson TH. Survivin expression induced by endothelin-1 promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 44:158-69. [PMID: 22041029 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2011.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fibrosis of the lungs and other organs is characterized by the accumulation of myofibroblasts, effectors of wound-repair that are responsible for the deposition and organization of new extracellular matrix (ECM) in response to tissue injury. During the resolution phase of normal wound repair, myofibroblast apoptosis limits the continued deposition of ECM. Mounting evidence suggests that myofibroblasts from fibrotic wounds acquire resistance to apoptosis, but the mechanisms regulating this resistance have not been fully elucidated. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a soluble peptide strongly associated with fibrogenesis, decreases myofibroblast susceptibility to apoptosis through activation of phosphatidylinositol 3'-OH kinase (PI3K)/AKT. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) also promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis through PI3K/AKT-dependent and -independent mechanisms, although the role of FAK in ET-1 mediated resistance to apoptosis has not been explored. The goal of this study was to investigate whether FAK contributes to ET-1 mediated myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis and to examine potential mechanisms downstream of FAK and PI3K/AKT by which ET-1 regulates myofibroblast survival. Here, we show that ET-1 regulates myofibroblast survival by Rho/ROCK-dependent activation of FAK. The anti-apoptotic actions of FAK are, in turn, dependent on activation of PI3K/AKT and the subsequent increased expression of Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family. Collectively, these studies define a novel mechanism by which ET-1 promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis through upregulation of Survivin.
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- Jeffrey C Horowitz
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Progression of fibrosis involves interstitial hypercellularity, matrix accumulation, and atrophy of epithelial structures, resulting in loss of normal function and ultimately organ failure. There is common agreement that the fibroblast/myofibroblast is the cell type most responsible for interstitial matrix accumulation and consequent structural deformations associated with fibrosis. During wound healing and progressive fibrotic events, fibroblasts transform into myofibroblasts acquiring smooth muscle features, most notably the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin and synthesis of mesenchymal cell-related matrix proteins. In renal disease, glomerular mesangial cells also acquire a myofibroblast phenotype and synthesize the same matrix proteins. The origin of interstitial myofibroblasts during fibrosis is a matter of debate, where the cells are proposed to derive from resident fibroblasts, pericytes, perivascular adventitial, epithelial, and/or endothelial sources. Regardless of the origin of the cells, transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) is the principal growth factor responsible for myofibroblast differentiation to a profibrotic phenotype and exerts its effects via Smad signaling pathways involving mitogen-activated protein kinase and Akt/protein kinase B. Additionally, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have important roles in progression of fibrosis. ROS are derived from a variety of enzyme sources, of which the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAD(P)H) oxidase family has been identified as a major source of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide generation in the cardiovasculature and kidney during health and disease. Recent evidence indicates that the NAD(P)H oxidase homolog Nox4 is most accountable for ROS-induced fibroblast and mesangial cell activation, where it has an essential role in TGF-β1 signaling of fibroblast activation and differentiation into a profibrotic myofibroblast phenotype and matrix production. Information on the role of ROS in mesangial cell and fibroblast signaling is incomplete, and further research on myofibroblast differentiation during fibrosis is warranted.
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Pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-06551-1.00139-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Paterno J, Vial IN, Wong VW, Rustad KC, Sorkin M, Shi Y, Bhatt KA, Thangarajah H, Glotzbach JP, Gurtner GC. Akt-mediated mechanotransduction in murine fibroblasts during hypertrophic scar formation. Wound Repair Regen 2010; 19:49-58. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2010.00643.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Tu Y, Wu T, Dai A, Pham Y, Chew P, de Haan JB, Wang Y, Toh BH, Zhu H, Cao Z, Cooper ME, Chai Z. Cell division autoantigen 1 enhances signaling and the profibrotic effects of transforming growth factor-β in diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int 2010; 79:199-209. [PMID: 20962744 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cell division autoantigen 1 (CDA1) modulates cell proliferation and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling in a number of cellular systems; here we found that its levels were elevated in the kidneys of two animal models of diabetic renal disease. The localization of CDA1 to tubular cells and podocytes in human kidney sections was similar to that seen in the rodent models. CDA1 small interfering RNA knockdown markedly attenuated, whereas its overexpression increased TGF-β signaling, modulating the expression of TGF-β, TGF-β receptors, connective tissue growth factor, collagen types I, III, IV, and fibronectin genes in HK-2 cells. CDA1 and TGF-β together were synergistic in stimulating TGF-β signaling and target gene expression. CDA1 knockdown effectively blocked TGF-β-stimulated expression of collagen genes. This was due to its ability to modulate the TGF-β type I, but not the type II, receptor, leading to increased phosphorylation of Smad3 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase. Furthermore, the Smad3 inhibitor, SIS3, markedly attenuated the activities of CDA1 in stimulating TGF-β signaling as well as gene expression of collagens I, III, and IV. Thus, our in vitro and in vivo findings show that CDA1 has a critical role in TGF-β signaling in the kidney.
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- Yugang Tu
- Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Zhang X, Arnott JA, Rehman S, Delong WG, Sanjay A, Safadi FF, Popoff SN. Src is a major signaling component for CTGF induction by TGF-beta1 in osteoblasts. J Cell Physiol 2010; 224:691-701. [PMID: 20432467 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) is induced by transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) where it acts as a downstream mediator of TGF-beta1 induced matrix production in osteoblasts. We have shown the requirement of Src, Erk, and Smad signaling for CTGF induction by TGF-beta1 in osteoblasts; however, the potential interaction among these signaling pathways remains undetermined. In this study we demonstrate that TGF-beta1 activates Src kinase in ROS17/2.8 cells and that treatment with the Src family kinase inhibitor PP2 prevents Src activation and CTGF induction by TGF-beta1. Additionally, inhibiting Src activation prevented Erk activation, Smads 2 and 3 activation and nuclear translocation by TGF-beta1, demonstrating that Src is an essential upstream signaling partner of both Erk and Smads in osteoblasts. MAPKs such as Erk can modulate the Smad pathway directly by mediating the phosphorylation of Smads or indirectly through activation/inactivation of required nuclear co-activators that mediate Smad DNA binding. When we treated cells with the Erk inhibitor, PD98059, it inhibited TGF-beta1-induced CTGF protein expression but had no effect on Src activation, Smad activation or Smad nuclear translocation. However PD98059 impaired transcriptional complex formation on the Smad binding element (SBE) of the CTGF promoter, demonstrating that Erk activation was required for SBE transactivation. These data demonstrate that Src is an essential upstream signaling transducer of Erk and Smad signaling with respect to TGF-beta1 in osteoblasts and that Smads and Erk function independently but are both essential for forming a transcriptionally active complex on the CTGF promoter in osteoblasts.
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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