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Yang S, Tang Q, Zhang Y, Du Y, Zhao X, Mei F, Li Y. Neuronostatin regulates neuronal function and energetic metabolism in Alzheimer's disease in a GPR107-dependent manner. Neuropharmacology 2024; 258:110090. [PMID: 39048031 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, which is characterized by the accumulation and aggregation of amyloid in brain. Neuronostatin (NST) is an endogenous peptide hormone that participates in many fundamental neuronal processes. However, the metabolism and function of NST in neurons of AD mice are not known. In this study, by combining the structural analyses, primary cultures, knockout cells, and various assessments, the behavior, histopathology, brain-wide expression and cellular signaling pathways in the APP/PS1 mice were investigated. It was found that NST directly bound to GPR107, which was primarily expressed in neurons. NST modulated the neuronal survivability and neurite outgrowth induced by Aβ via GPR107 in neurons. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of NST attenuated learning and memory abilities, reduced the synaptic protein levels of hippocampus, but improved amyloid plaques in the cortex and hippocampus of APP/PS1 mice. NST modulated glucose metabolism of hypothalamus-hippocampus-cortex axis in APP/PS1 mice and decreased ATP levels via the regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in response to Aβ, suppressed energetic metabolism, and mitochondrial function in neurons via GPR107/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway. In summary, our findings suggest that NST regulates neuronal function and brain energetic metabolism in AD mice via the GPR107/PKA signaling pathway, which can be a promising target for the treatment of AD.
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- Shaobin Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China..
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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Murthy MHS, Jasbi P, Lowe W, Kumar L, Olaosebikan M, Roger L, Yang J, Lewinski N, Daniels N, Cowen L, Klein-Seetharaman J. Insulin signaling and pharmacology in humans and in corals. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16804. [PMID: 38313028 PMCID: PMC10838073 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Once thought to be a unique capability of the Langerhans islets in the pancreas of mammals, insulin (INS) signaling is now recognized as an evolutionarily ancient function going back to prokaryotes. INS is ubiquitously present not only in humans but also in unicellular eukaryotes, fungi, worms, and Drosophila. Remote homologue identification also supports the presence of INS and INS receptor in corals where the availability of glucose is largely dependent on the photosynthetic activity of the symbiotic algae. The cnidarian animal host of corals operates together with a 20,000-sized microbiome, in direct analogy to the human gut microbiome. In humans, aberrant INS signaling is the hallmark of metabolic disease, and is thought to play a major role in aging, and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. We here would like to argue that a broader view of INS beyond its human homeostasis function may help us understand other organisms, and in turn, studying those non-model organisms may enable a novel view of the human INS signaling system. To this end, we here review INS signaling from a new angle, by drawing analogies between humans and corals at the molecular level.
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry & Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry & Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States of America
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- Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Departments of Chemistry & Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Sáez-Martínez P, Porcel-Pastrana F, Pérez-Gómez JM, Pedraza-Arévalo S, Gómez-Gómez E, Jiménez-Vacas JM, Gahete MD, Luque RM. Somatostatin, Cortistatin and Their Receptors Exert Antitumor Actions in Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Cells: Critical Role of Endogenous Cortistatin. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232113003. [PMID: 36361790 PMCID: PMC9654089 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Somatostatin (SST), cortistatin (CORT), and their receptors (SSTR1-5/sst5TMD4-TMD5) comprise a multifactorial hormonal system involved in the regulation of numerous pathophysiological processes. Certain components of this system are dysregulated and play critical roles in the development/progression of different endocrine-related cancers. However, the presence and therapeutic role of this regulatory system in prostate cancer (PCa) remain poorly explored. Accordingly, we performed functional (proliferation/migration/colonies-formation) and mechanistic (Western-blot/qPCR/microfluidic-based qPCR-array) assays in response to SST and CORT treatments and CORT-silencing (using specific siRNA) in different PCa cell models [androgen-dependent (AD): LNCaP; androgen-independent (AI)/castration-resistant PCa (CRPC): 22Rv1 and PC-3], and/or in the normal-like prostate cell-line RWPE-1. Moreover, the expression of SST/CORT system components was analyzed in PCa samples from two different patient cohorts [internal (n = 69); external (Grasso, n = 88)]. SST and CORT treatment inhibited key functional/aggressiveness parameters only in AI-PCa cells. Mechanistically, antitumor capacity of SST/CORT was associated with the modulation of oncogenic signaling pathways (AKT/JNK), and with the significant down-regulation of critical genes involved in proliferation/migration and PCa-aggressiveness (e.g., MKI67/MMP9/EGF). Interestingly, CORT was highly expressed, while SST was not detected, in all prostate cell-lines analyzed. Consistently, endogenous CORT was overexpressed in PCa samples (compared with benign-prostatic-hyperplasia) and correlated with key clinical (i.e., metastasis) and molecular (i.e., SSTR2/SSTR5 expression) parameters. Remarkably, CORT-silencing drastically enhanced proliferation rate and blunted the antitumor activity of SST-analogues (octreotide/pasireotide) in AI-PCa cells. Altogether, we provide evidence that SST/CORT system and SST-analogues could represent a potential therapeutic option for PCa, especially for CRPC, and that endogenous CORT could act as an autocrine/paracrine regulator of PCa progression.
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- Prudencio Sáez-Martínez
- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Urology Service, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Yang S, Zhao X, Du Y, Yu P. Emerging functions of neuronostatin in physiology, pathology, and potential therapeutics. Neuropeptides 2022; 94:102257. [PMID: 35660860 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2022.102257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Neuronostatin, a bioactive peptide hormone, was encoded by pro-somatostatin and discovered using a bioinformatic method in 2008. Neuronostatin is widely expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral tissues, it is also highly conserved among humans, rodents, and even goldfish. The 13 and 19 amino acids and the C-terminal amidation type play important roles in physiological and pathological functions. The present study reviews the roles of neuronostatin in food intake and drinking of water, as well as in the neuroendocrine processes, pain regulation, cardiovascular and circulation function, memory and studies, depression-like effect, and energy metabolism in animals. However, the information on the physiology and pathology of neuronostatin, especially the molecular mechanism, remains scarce. Considering the broad functions of neuronostatin, this endogenous neuropeptide could be a promising therapeutic target for future research and drug design if the exact receptor could be found in humans.
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- Shaobin Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China.
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Shao T, Yang S, Yu P. Intrathecal administration of neuronostatin induces an antinociceptive effect in a mouse visceral pain model. BRAIN SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.26599/bsa.2020.9050023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Neuronostatin (NST) is a peptide encoded by the somatostatin gene that serves important physiological functions in diverse tissues. Previous studies have shown that intracerebroventricular administration of NST induces antinociceptive effects and hyperalgesic effects as determined by the tail immersion assay and formalin test, respectively. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of intrathecal (i.t.) injection of NST on nociception in a model of visceral pain, and determine possible mechanisms of action in mice. NST (1, 3, 6, or 12 nmol) was administered to mice, leading to a dose‐dependent antinociceptive effect as determined by the acetic acid‐induced writhing test in mice. NST (1 nmol) also enhanced the antinociceptive effect of morphine (2.5 and 5 μg/kg) in the spine. Naloxone and β‐funaltrexamine hydrochloride significantly antagonized the antinociceptive effect of NST. The expression of G‐protein‐coupled receptor 107 (GPR107) protein and the phosphorylation of PKA at Thr197 were increased after i.t. administration of NST, suggesting that the μ‐opioid receptor and GPR107/PKA signaling pathway are involved in the analgesic response. In conclusion, i.t. injection of NST may potentially be used as a new approach in the mediation of visceral pain.
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- Tingji Shao
- The Department of Pharmacy, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- The College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- The College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
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Yang S, Zhou F, Ma M, Yuan Y, Zhao S, Yu P. Neuronostatin Promotion Soluble Aβ1-42 Oligomers: Induced Dysfunctional Brain Glucose Metabolism in Mice. Neurochem Res 2020; 45:2474-2486. [PMID: 32761296 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-020-03106-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Neuronostatin (NST) is an endogenous peptide hormone, it has the ability to improve oligomeric Aβ (oAβ)-induced cognitive impairments and increase blood glucose levels in mice. However, the relationship between NST and oAβ regarding brain glucose metabolism has not yet been established. The present study defined the contributions of NST and oAβ in the brain glucose metabolism in mice. It was found that i.c.v. co-administration of NST (3 nmol/mouse) and oAβ (1 nmol/mouse) decreased the mRNA expressions of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and phosphofructokinase. The treatments were observed to reduce ATP production and the enzyme activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and hexokinase in both the cortex and hippocampus. Simultaneously, co-injection of NST and oAβ inhibited the mRNA and protein expression of glucose transporters GLUT3 and GLUT1 in the cortex and hippocampus. NST promoted the oAβ-induced decreased the cortical NeuN staining, while oAβ increased the levels of NST in both the cortex and hippocampus. I.c.v. co-administration of NST and oAβ led to increase the levels of GPR107 expression and the phosphorylation of PKA, Akt, PERK and eIF-2α in the cortex. These findings suggest that NST promoted oAβ-induced dysfunctional glucose metabolism through the GPR107/PKA/Akt signaling pathway and PERK/eIF2α axis in the brain, which thus contributes to metabolic dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology.
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- Shaobin Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China.
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Sáez-Martínez P, Jiménez-Vacas JM, León-González AJ, Herrero-Aguayo V, Montero Hidalgo AJ, Gómez-Gómez E, Sánchez-Sánchez R, Requena-Tapia MJ, Castaño JP, Gahete MD, Luque RM. Unleashing the Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Potential of the Neuronostatin/GPR107 System in Prostate Cancer. J Clin Med 2020; 9:E1703. [PMID: 32498336 PMCID: PMC7355908 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Certain components of the somatostatin-system play relevant roles in Prostate Cancer (PCa), whose most aggressive phenotype (Castration-Resistant-PCa (CRPC)) remains lethal nowadays. However, neuronostatin and the G protein-coupled receptor 107 (GPR107), two novel members of the somatostatin-system, have not been explored yet in PCa. Consequently, we investigated the pathophysiological role of NST/GPR107-system in PCa. GPR107 expression was analyzed in well-characterized PCa patient's cohorts, and functional/mechanistic assays were performed in response to GPR107-silencing and NST-treatment in PCa cells (androgen-dependent (AD: LNCaP) and androgen-independent (AI: 22Rv1/PC-3), which are cell models of hormone-sensitive and CRPC, respectively), and normal prostate cells (RWPE-1 cell-line). GPR107 was overexpressed in PCa and associated with key clinical parameters (e.g., advance stage of PCa, presence of vascular invasion and metastasis). Furthermore, GPR107-silencing inhibited proliferation/migration rates in AI-PCa-cells and altered key genes and oncogenic signaling-pathways involved in PCa aggressiveness (i.e., KI67/CDKN2D/MMP9/PRPF40A, SST5TMD4/AR-v7/In1-ghrelin/EZH2 splicing-variants and AKT-signaling). Interestingly, NST treatment inhibited proliferation/migration only in AI-PCa cells and evoked an identical molecular response than GPR107-silencing. Finally, NST decreased GPR107 expression exclusively in AI-PCa-cells, suggesting that part of the specific antitumor effects of NST could be mediated through a GPR107-downregulation. Altogether, NST/GPR107-system could represent a valuable diagnostic and prognostic tool and a promising novel therapeutic target for PCa and CRPC.
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- Prudencio Sáez-Martínez
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Urology Service, HURS/IMIBIC, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Anatomical Pathology Service, HURS, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Urology Service, HURS/IMIBIC, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; (P.S.-M.); (J.M.J.-V.); (A.J.L.-G.); (V.H.-A.); (A.J.M.H.); (E.G.-G.); (R.S.-S.); (M.J.R.-T.); (J.P.C.); (M.D.G.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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Vázquez-Borrego MC, Fuentes-Fayos AC, Herrera-Martínez AD, Venegas-Moreno E, L-López F, Fanciulli A, Moreno-Moreno P, Alhambra-Expósito MR, Barrera-Martín A, Dios E, Blanco-Acevedo C, Solivera J, Granata R, Kineman RD, Gahete MD, Soto-Moreno A, Gálvez-Moreno MA, Castaño JP, Luque RM. Statins Directly Regulate Pituitary Cell Function and Exert Antitumor Effects in Pituitary Tumors. Neuroendocrinology 2020; 110:1028-1041. [PMID: 31940630 DOI: 10.1159/000505923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs), the most abundant of all intracranial tumors, entail severe comorbidities. First-line therapy is transsphenoidal surgery, but subsequent pharmacological therapy is often required. Unfortunately, many patients are/become unresponsive to available drugs (somatostatin analogues [SSAs]/dopamine agonists), underscoring the need for new therapies. Statins are well-known drugs commonly prescribed to treat hyperlipidemia/cardiovascular diseases, but can convey additional beneficial effects, including antitumor actions. The direct effects of statins on normal human pituitary or PitNETs are poorly known. Thus, we aimed to explore the direct effects of statins, especially simvastatin, on key functional parameters in normal and tumoral pituitary cells, and to evaluate the combined effects of simvastatin with metformin (MF) or SSAs. METHODS Effects of statins in cell proliferation/viability, hormone secretion, and signaling pathways were evaluated in normal pituitary cells from a primate model (Papio anubis), tumor cells from corticotropinomas, somatotropinomas, nonfunctioning pituitary tumors, and PitNET cell-lines (AtT20/GH3-cells). RESULTS All statins decreased AtT20-cell proliferation, simvastatin showing stronger effects. Indeed, simvastatin reduced cell viability and/or hormone secretion in all PitNETs subtypes and cell-lines, and ACTH/GH/PRL/FSH/LH secretion (but not expression), in primate cell cultures, by modulating MAPK/PI3K/mTOR pathways and expression of key receptors (GH-releasing hormone-receptor/ghrelin-R/Kiss1-R) regulating pituitary function. Addition of MF or SSAs did not enhance simvastatin antitumor effects. CONCLUSION Our data reveal direct antitumor effects of simvastatin on PitNET-cells, paving the way to explore these compounds as a possible tool to treat PitNETs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mari C Vázquez-Borrego
- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, IMIBIC, HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Cordoba, Spain
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Hopital, Turin, Italy
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, IMIBIC, HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, IMIBIC, HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, IMIBIC, HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- Service of Neurosurgery, HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- Service of Neurosurgery, HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Hopital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Research and Developments, Department of Medicine, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Cordoba, Spain
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, IMIBIC, HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain,
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain,
- Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain,
- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Cordoba, Spain,
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Fonseca PADS, Id-Lahoucine S, Reverter A, Medrano JF, Fortes MS, Casellas J, Miglior F, Brito L, Carvalho MRS, Schenkel FS, Nguyen LT, Porto-Neto LR, Thomas MG, Cánovas A. Combining multi-OMICs information to identify key-regulator genes for pleiotropic effect on fertility and production traits in beef cattle. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205295. [PMID: 30335783 PMCID: PMC6193631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The identification of biological processes related to the regulation of complex traits is a difficult task. Commonly, complex traits are regulated through a multitude of genes contributing each to a small part of the total genetic variance. Additionally, some loci can simultaneously regulate several complex traits, a phenomenon defined as pleiotropy. The lack of understanding on the biological processes responsible for the regulation of these traits results in the decrease of selection efficiency and the selection of undesirable hitchhiking effects. The identification of pleiotropic key-regulator genes can assist in developing important tools for investigating biological processes underlying complex traits. A multi-breed and multi-OMICs approach was applied to study the pleiotropic effects of key-regulator genes using three independent beef cattle populations evaluated for fertility traits. A pleiotropic map for 32 traits related to growth, feed efficiency, carcass and meat quality, and reproduction was used to identify genes shared among the different populations and breeds in pleiotropic regions. Furthermore, data-mining analyses were performed using the Cattle QTL database (CattleQTLdb) to identify the QTL category annotated in the regions around the genes shared among breeds. This approach allowed the identification of a main gene network (composed of 38 genes) shared among breeds. This gene network was significantly associated with thyroid activity, among other biological processes, and displayed a high regulatory potential. In addition, it was possible to identify genes with pleiotropic effects related to crucial biological processes that regulate economically relevant traits associated with fertility, production and health, such as MYC, PPARG, GSK3B, TG and IYD genes. These genes will be further investigated to better understand the biological processes involved in the expression of complex traits and assist in the identification of functional variants associated with undesirable phenotypes, such as decreased fertility, poor feed efficiency and negative energetic balance.
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- Pablo Augusto de Souza Fonseca
- University of Guelph, Department of Animal Biosciences, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- University of Guelph, Department of Animal Biosciences, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- University of California-Davis, Department of Animal Science, Davis, California, United States of America
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- The University of Queensland, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Guelph, Department of Animal Biosciences, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Dairy Network, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Guelph, Department of Animal Biosciences, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- University of Guelph, Department of Animal Biosciences, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- The University of Queensland, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Colorado State University, Department of Animal Science, Fort-Colins, Colorado, United States of America
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- University of Guelph, Department of Animal Biosciences, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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