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Sun MH, Ho TC, Yeh SI, Chen SL, Tsao YP. Short peptides derived from pigment epithelium-derived factor attenuate retinal ischemia reperfusion injury through inhibition of apoptosis and inflammatory response in rats. Exp Eye Res 2024; 238:109743. [PMID: 38056550 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2023.109743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is widely recognized as a neuroprotective factor expressed in the retina and has shown therapeutic potential in several retinal diseases. Our study aimed to identify the neuroprotective fragment in PEDF and investigate its protective activity in retinas under ischemia-reperfusion (IR) condition. We synthesized a series of shorter synthetic peptides, 6-mer (Ser93-Gln98) and its d-form variant (6 dS) derived from the 44-mer (Val78-Thr121; a PEDF neurotrophic fragment), to determine their cytoprotective activity in IR injury, which was induced in rat retinas by injection of saline into the anterior chamber to increase the intraocular pressure (IOP) followed by reperfusion. We found the cytoprotective effect of 6-mer on glutamate-treated Neuro-2a cells and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP)-treated 661W cells were 2.6-fold and 1.5-fold higher than the 44-mer, respectively. The cytoprotective effect was blocked by a chemical inhibitor atglistatin and blocking antibody targeting PEDF receptor (PEDF-R). IR induced several impairments in retina, including cell apoptosis, activation of microglia/macroglia, degeneration of retinal capillaries, reduction in electroretinography (ERG) amplitudes, and retinal atrophy. Such IR injuries were ameliorated by treatment with 6-mer and 6 dS eye drops. Also, the neuroprotective activity of 6-mer and 6 dS in ischemic retinas were dramatically reversed by atglistatin preconditioning. Taken together, our data demonstrate smallest neuroprotective fragment of PEDF has potential to treat retinal degeneration-related diseases.
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- Ming-Hui Sun
- Department of Ophthalmology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Expression and production of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and PEDF receptor variants from mammalian and bacterial cells. Protein Expr Purif 2022; 194:106072. [PMID: 35181508 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2022.106072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Human SERPINF1 gene codes for pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a secreted glycoprotein and member of the SERPIN superfamily. To obtain large amounts of recombinant PEDF proteins, we subcloned the coding sequence of human SERPINF1 mutated versions into the pCEP4 vector and generated stably transfected HEK.Ebna cells. The cells produced and secreted recombinant PEDF proteins into the culturing media. The recombinant PEDF proteins were purified by ion-exchange column chromatography and milligram amounts of highly purified protein were recovered. PEDF has affinity for PEDF-receptor (PEDF-R), a membrane-linked lipase encoded by the PNPLA2 gene. Recombinant PEDF-R truncated versions were obtained from Escherichia coli containing expression vectors with human PNPLA2 cDNAs with 3'end deletions and by induction with isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside. The bacterially derived PEDF-R proteins in insoluble inclusion bodies were solubilized with urea and purified by cation-exchange column chromatography. C-terminally truncated PEDF-R versions containing the ligand binding region retained the ability to bind PEDF. The data demonstrate that mammalian-derived recombinant PEDF and bacterially derived recombinant PEDF-R can be produced and purified in large amounts for further use in structural and biological studies.
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Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and PEDF 335 Peptide, 67LR Activators, Attenuate Vasogenic Edema, and Astroglial Degeneration Following Status Epilepticus. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9090854. [PMID: 32933011 PMCID: PMC7555521 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9090854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Non-integrin 67-kDa laminin receptor (67LR) is involved in cell adherence to the basement membrane, and it regulates the interactions between laminin and other receptors. The dysfunction of 67LR leads to serum extravasation via blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) bind to 67LR and inhibit neovascularization. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the effects of EGCG and NU335, a PEDF-derive peptide, on BBB integrity and their possible underlying mechanisms against vasogenic edema formation induced by status epilepticus (SE, a prolonged seizure activity). Following SE, both EGCG and NU335 attenuated serum extravasation and astroglial degeneration in the rat piriform cortex (PC). Both EGCG and NU335 reversely regulated phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT–eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) mediated BBB permeability and aquaporin 4 (AQP4) expression in endothelial cells and astrocytes through the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) signaling pathways, respectively. Furthermore, EGCG and NU335 decreased p47Phox (a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase subunit) expression in astrocytes under physiological and post-SE conditions. Therefore, we suggest that EGCG and PEDF derivatives may activate 67LR and its downstream effectors, and they may be considerable anti-vasogenic edema agents.
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Abdel-Bakky MS, Helal GK, El-Sayed EM, Alhowail AH, Mansour AM, Alharbi KS, Amin E, Allam S, Salama SA, Saad AS. Silencing of tissue factor by antisense deoxyoligonucleotide mitigates thioacetamide-induced liver injury. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2020; 393:1887-1898. [PMID: 32430618 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-020-01896-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retinoid receptors (RRs), RAR-α and RXR-α, work as transcription factors that regulate cell growth, differentiation, survival, and death. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) store retinoid and release its RRs as lipid droplets upon their activation. PURPOSE We test the hypothesis that loss of retinoid receptors RAR-α and RXR-α from HSCs is dependent on tissue factor (TF) during thioacetamide (TAA)-induced liver injury. METHODS Liver toxicity markers, TF, fibrin, cleaved caspase-3, and cyclin D1 as well as histopathology were investigated. RESULTS Increased TF, fibrin, cleaved caspase-3, and cyclin D1 protein expression is seen in zone of central vein after TAA injection compared with vehicle-treated mice. A strong downregulation of RAR-α and RXR-α is seen in TAA-induced liver injury. In addition, histopathological obliteration and pericentral expression of cleaved caspase 3 and cyclin D1 are observed after TAA injection compared with the normal vehicle-treated mice. No changes have been seen in TAA/TF-sense (SC) in whole parameters compared with TAA-treated animals. TAA/TF-antisense (AS)-treated mice show normal expression of all parameters and normal histopathological features when compared with the control mice. In conclusion, this study declares that the strong downregulation of RAR-α and RXR-α may cause liver injury and particularly activation of HSCs in TAA-induced toxicity. TF-AS treatment not only downregulates TF protein expression but also alleviates loss of liver RAR-α and RXR-α and suppresses the activated apoptosis signals in TAA-induced liver toxicity. Finally, TF and RAR-α/RXR-α are important regulatory molecules in TAA induced acute liver injury.
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- M S Abdel-Bakky
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11751, Egypt. .,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11751, Egypt.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Heliopolis University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11751, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11751, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakakah, 72341, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt.,Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah, 52471, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafralsheikh University, Kafralsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11751, Egypt.,Division of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmacology and GTMR Unit, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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Fan NW, Ho TC, Wu CW, Tsao YP. Pigment epithelium-derived factor peptide promotes limbal stem cell proliferation through hedgehog pathway. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:4759-4769. [PMID: 31066230 PMCID: PMC6584522 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Expansion of limbal epithelial stem cells (LSCs) is crucial for the success of limbal transplantation. Previous studies showed that pigment epithelium‐derived peptide (PEDF) short peptide 44‐mer could effectively expand LSCs and maintain them in a stem‐cell state, but the mechanism remained unclear. In the current study, we found that pharmacological inhibition of Sonic Hedgehog (SHh) activity reduced the LSC holoclone number and suppressed LSC proliferation in response to 44‐mer. In mice subjected to focal limbal injury, 44‐mer facilitated the restoration of the LSC population in damaged limbus, and such effect was impeded by the SHh or ATGL (a PEDF receptor) inhibitor. Furthermore, we showed that 44‐mer increased nuclear translocation of Gli1 and Gli3 in LSCs. Knockdown of Gli1 or Gli3 suppressed the ability of 44‐mer to induce cyclin D1 expression and LSC proliferation. In addition, ATGL inhibitor suppressed the 44‐mer‐induced phosphorylation of STAT3 at Tyr705 in LSC. Both inhibitors for ATGL and STAT3 attenuated 44‐mer‐induced SHh activation and LSC proliferation. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that SHh‐Gli pathway driven by ATGL/STAT3 signalling accounts for the 44‐mer‐mediated LSC proliferation.
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- Nai-Wen Fan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shih SC, Ho TC, Chen SL, Tsao YP. Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) peptide promotes the expansion of hepatic stem/progenitor cells via ERK and STAT3-dependent signaling. Am J Transl Res 2017; 9:1114-1126. [PMID: 28386338 PMCID: PMC5376003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hepatic stem/progenitor cells (HPC) have been considered as a potential cell source of an alternative to liver transplantation. Production of large numbers of autologous HPC from small pieces of live tissue is crucial for the application of HPC-based liver therapy. In this study, we demonstrated that a synthetic 44-amino acid peptide (44-mer) derived from pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) can facilitate the production of a large number of actively dividing HPC from normal adult rat livers in a 35-day culture period. The phenotypic properties of HPC were characterized by morphological observation, colony formation and high expression of classical HPC markers including epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (Lgr5) and tumor-associated calcium signal transducer (TROP2). The 44-mer stimulated HPC proliferation in vitro and in mouse livers injured by a single intraperitoneal injection of carbon tetrachloride. In addition, the 44-mer induced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and STAT3 in HPC. Blocking the activity of ERK or STAT3 with pharmacological inhibitors attenuated the effects of the 44-mer on the induction of HPC proliferation. The long-term expanded HPC still possessed a bipotent ability to differentiate towards bile duct cells and mature hepatocytes. These results imply that the PEDF peptide may be a simple and effective agent to improve HPC-based liver therapy.
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- Shou-Chuan Shih
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medical CollegeNo. 92 Zhongshan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial HospitalNo. 92 Zhongshan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan UniversityNo. 1 Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial HospitalNo. 92 Zhongshan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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