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Jiménez-Uribe AP, Gómez-Sierra T, Aparicio-Trejo OE, Orozco-Ibarra M, Pedraza-Chaverri J. Backstage players of fibrosis: NOX4, mTOR, HDAC, and S1P; companions of TGF-β. Cell Signal 2021; 87:110123. [PMID: 34438016 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.110123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The fibrotic process could be easily defined as a pathological excess of extracellular matrix deposition, leading to disruption of tissue architecture and eventually loss of function; however, this process involves a complex network of several signal transduction pathways. Virtually almost all organs could be affected by fibrosis, the most affected are the liver, lung, skin, kidney, heart, and eyes; in all of them, the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) has a central role. The canonical and non-canonical signal pathways of TGF-β impact the fibrotic process at the cellular and molecular levels, inducing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the induction of profibrotic gene expression with the consequent increase in proteins such as alpha-smooth actin (α-SMA), fibronectin, collagen, and other extracellular matrix proteins. Recently, it has been reported that some molecules that have not been typically associated with the fibrotic process, such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase 4 (NOX4), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), histone deacetylases (HDAC), and sphingosine-1 phosphate (S1P); are critical in its development. In this review, we describe and discuss the role of these new players of fibrosis and the convergence with TGF-β signaling pathways, unveiling new insights into the panorama of fibrosis that could be useful for future therapeutic targets.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Manuel Velasco Suárez, Av. Insurgentes Sur # 3877, La Fama, Alcaldía Tlalpan, CP 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX 04510, Mexico.
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Li J, Urabe G, Huang Y, Zhang M, Wang B, Marcho L, Shen H, Kent KC, Guo LW. A Role for Polo-Like Kinase 4 in Vascular Fibroblast Cell-Type Transition. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2021; 6:257-283. [PMID: 33778212 PMCID: PMC7987547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.12.015] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
PLK4, previously known as a centriole-associated factor, regulates the transcription factor activity of serum response factor. PLK4 inhibition blocks the profibrogenic cell state transition of vascular fibroblasts. PLK4’s activation and gene expression are regulated by PDGF receptor and epigenetic reader BRD4, respectively. Periadventitial administration of a PLK4 inhibitor mitigates vascular fibrosis.
Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) is canonically known for its cytoplasmic function in centriole duplication. Here we show a noncanonical PLK4 function of regulating the transcription factor SRF’s nuclear activity and associated myofibroblast-like cell-type transition. In this context, we have further found that PLK4’s phosphorylation and transcription are respectively regulated by PDGF receptor and epigenetic factor BRD4. Furthermore, in vivo experiments suggest PLK4 inhibition as a potential approach to mitigating vascular fibrosis.
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Key Words
- AA, PDGF-AA
- BET, bromo/extraterminal domain–containing protein
- BRD4
- BRD4, bromodomain protein 4
- CenB, centrinone-B
- EEL, external elastic lamina
- JQ1, a BET family–selective epigenetic modulator drug
- MRTF-A, myocardin-related transcription factor A
- PDGF receptor
- PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor
- PDGFR, PDGF receptor
- PLK, polo-like kinase
- PLK4
- SRF
- SRF, serum response factor
- fibroblast cell-type transition
- αSMA, α-smooth muscle actin
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- Jing Li
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Bruno F, DeAguero J, Do C, Lee DY, Tan C, Escobar GP, Wagner B. Overlapping roles of NADPH oxidase 4 for diabetic and gadolinium-based contrast agent-induced systemic fibrosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2021; 320:F617-F627. [PMID: 33615889 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00456.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Dozens of millions of people are exposed to gadolinium-based contrast agents annually for enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Gadolinium-based contrast agents are known nephrotoxins and can trigger the potentially fatal condition of systemic fibrosis. Risk factors are practically entirely undefined. We examined the role of NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) in gadolinium-induced systemic disease. Age- and weight-matched mice were randomized to experimental diabetes (streptozotocin) and control groups followed by systemic gadolinium-based contrast agent treatment. Nox4-deficient mice were randomized to experimental diabetes and gadolinium-based contrast agent treatment. Skin fibrosis and cellular infiltration were apparent in both gadolinium-based contrast agent-treated and experimental diabetes groups. Similarly, both groups demonstrated renal pathologies with evidence of reactive oxygen species generation. Deletion of Nox4 abrogated both skin and renal pathology, whether from diabetes or gadolinium-based contrast agent treatment. These discoveries demonstrate the importance of Nox4 in gadolinium-based contrast agent- and diabetes-induced fibrosis.NEW & NOTEWORTHY A mouse model of gadolinium-based contrast agent- and diabetes-induced fibrosis was used to demonstrate the role of NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) in gadolinium-induced systemic disease. Using these models, we established the role of Nox4 as a mediator of reactive oxygen species generation and subsequent skin and kidney fibrosis. These novel findings have defined Nox-4-mediated mechanisms by which gadolinium-based contrast agents induce systemic diseases.
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- Francesca Bruno
- Eboli Hospital "Maria SS Addolorata," UOC of Nephrology and Dialysis, Eboli, Italy
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- Kidney Institute of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Kidney Institute of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care System, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- University of Texas Health System, San Antonio, Texas
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- University of Texas Health System, San Antonio, Texas
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- Kidney Institute of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care System, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Kidney Institute of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care System, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Abrogation of transforming growth factor-β-induced tissue fibrosis in mice with a global genetic deletion of Nox4. J Transl Med 2019; 99:470-482. [PMID: 30470772 PMCID: PMC6530913 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0161-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Excessive connective tissue deposition in skin and various internal organs is characteristic of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The profibrotic growth factor TGF-β plays a crucial role in SSc pathogenesis. The expression of NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4), a critical mediator of oxidative stress, is potently stimulated by TGF-β. Here, we evaluated the effect of NOX4 on the development of TGF-β-induced tissue fibrosis. C57BL6/J control mice and Nox4 knockout mice were implanted subcutaneously with osmotic pumps containing either saline or 2.5 µg TGF-β1. After 28 days, skin and lung samples were isolated for histopathologic analysis, measurement of hydroxyproline content and gene expression analysis. Histopathology of skin and lungs from normal C57BL6/J mice treated with TGF-β1 showed profound dermal fibrosis and peribronchial and diffuse interstitial lung fibrosis. In contrast, TGF-β-treated Nox4 knockout mice showed normal skin and lung histology. Hydroxyproline levels in TGF-β-treated C57BL6/J mice skin and lungs demonstrated significant increases, however, hydroxyproline content of TGF-β-treated Nox4 knockout mice tissues was not changed. Expression of various profibrotic and fibrosis-associated genes was upregulated in skin and lungs of TGF-β1-treated C57BL6/J mice but was not significantly changed in TGF-β1-treated Nox4 knockout mice. The induction of skin and lung tissue fibrosis by TGF-β1 parenteral administration in mice was abrogated by the genetic deletion of Nox4 confirming that NOX4 is an essential mediator of the profibrotic effects of TGF-β. These results suggest Nox4 inhibition as a potential therapeutic target for SSc and other fibroproliferative disorders.
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Nouri F, Nematollahi-Mahani SN, Sharifi AM. Preconditioning of Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Non-Toxic Concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide Against Oxidative Stress Induced Cell Death: The Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1. Adv Pharm Bull 2019; 9:76-83. [PMID: 31011561 PMCID: PMC6468218 DOI: 10.15171/apb.2019.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 11/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the protective effect of preconditioning with non-toxic dose of hydrogen
peroxide (H2O2) as a possible cell signaling molecule, against cell death induced by toxic
concentration of H2O2 or by serum deprivation in human Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal
stem cells (HWJ-MSCs) and underlying mechanisms.
Methods: HWJ-MSCs were isolated and identified using flow cytometry. After finding non-toxic
concentration of H2O2, cells preconditioning was performed by H2O2 (20 μM) for 12 h and cell
tolerance against serum deprivation or toxic levels of H2O2 was assayed by MTT test. Effect of
preconditioning on mRNA and protein expression of Akt-1, Bcl-2 and Bax were examined using
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blotting respectively. Role
of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α was explored in presence HIF-1α inhibitor.
Results: Preconditioning with 20 μM H2O2 for 12 h was non-toxic and decreased cell death
induced by oxidative stress and serum deprivation in MSC cultures. However, the increased
tolerance reversed in the presence of inhibitor of HIF-1α. By regards to RT-PCR and western
blotting data, although expression of Akt-1, Bcl-2 and Bax was not change considerably but
phosphorylated Akt-1 (pAkt-1) was up regulated after treatment with 20 μM H2O2 compared to
control group. Moreover after exposure to 100 μM H2O2, western blotting analysis showed that
cell pretreatment with 20 μM H2O2, decremented Bax/Bcl2 ratio and up-regulated HIF-1α and
pAkt-1 compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Increased tolerance of H2O2-pretreated cells led to the suggestion that transplantation
of H2O2 preconditioned MSCs may improve therapeutic potential of stem cells in cell therapy
procedures.
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- Fatemeh Nouri
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Razi Drug Research Center, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Patel M, Velagapudi C, Burns H, Doss R, Lee MJ, Mariappan MM, Wagner B, Arar M, Barnes VL, Abboud HE, Barnes JL. Mouse Metanephric Mesenchymal Cell-Derived Angioblasts Undergo Vasculogenesis in Three-Dimensional Culture. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2017; 188:768-784. [PMID: 29269120 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2017.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
In vitro models for the investigation of renal vascular development are limited. We previously showed that isolated metanephric mesenchymal (MM) and ureteric bud (UB) cells grown in three-dimensional (3D) matrices formed organoids that consisted of primitive vascular structures surrounding a polarized epithelium. Here, we examined the potential of two principal effectors of vasculogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), and platelet-derived growth factor B chain (PDGF-BB), to stimulate MM cell differentiation. The results showed that MM cells possess angioblast characteristics by expressing phenotypic markers for endothelial and mesenchymal cells. UB cells synthesize VEGF-A and PDGF-BB proteins and RNA, whereas the MM cells express the respective cognate receptors, supporting their role in directional induction of vasculogenesis. VEGF-A stimulated proliferation of MM cells in monolayer and in 3D sponges but did not affect MM cell migration, organization, or vasculogenesis. However, PDGF-BB stimulated MM cell proliferation, migration, and vasculogenesis in monolayer and organization of the cells into primitive capillary-like assemblies in 3D sea sponge scaffolds in vitro. A role for PDGF-BB in vasculogenesis in the 3D MM/UB co-culture system was validated by direct interference with PDGF-BB or PDGF receptor-β cell interactions to implicate PDGF-BB as a primary effector of MM cell vasculogenesis. Thus, MM cells resemble early renal angioblasts that may provide an ideal platform for the investigation of renal vasculogenesis in vitro.
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- Mandakini Patel
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas; The Medical Research Service, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas; The Medical Research Service, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas; Probetex, Inc., San Antonio, Texas; The Medical Research Service, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas.
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Shanmugasundaram K, Nayak BK, Friedrichs WE, Kaushik D, Rodriguez R, Block K. NOX4 functions as a mitochondrial energetic sensor coupling cancer metabolic reprogramming to drug resistance. Nat Commun 2017; 8:997. [PMID: 29051480 PMCID: PMC5648812 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01106-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The molecular mechanisms that couple glycolysis to cancer drug resistance remain unclear. Here we identify an ATP-binding motif within the NADPH oxidase isoform, NOX4, and show that ATP directly binds and negatively regulates NOX4 activity. We find that NOX4 localizes to the inner mitochondria membrane and that subcellular redistribution of ATP levels from the mitochondria act as an allosteric switch to activate NOX4. We provide evidence that NOX4-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibits P300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF)-dependent acetylation and lysosomal degradation of the pyruvate kinase-M2 isoform (PKM2). Finally, we show that NOX4 silencing, through PKM2, sensitizes cultured and ex vivo freshly isolated human-renal carcinoma cells to drug-induced cell death in xenograft models and ex vivo cultures. These findings highlight yet unidentified insights into the molecular events driving cancer evasive resistance and suggest modulation of ATP levels together with cytotoxic drugs could overcome drug-resistance in glycolytic cancers.
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- Department of Medicine, UT Health, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Department of Urology, UT Health, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UT Health, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
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Wagner B, Drel V, Gorin Y. Pathophysiology of gadolinium-associated systemic fibrosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 311:F1-F11. [PMID: 27147669 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00166.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Systemic fibrosis from gadolinium-based magnetic resonance imaging contrast is a scourge for the afflicted. Although gadolinium-associated systemic fibrosis is a rare condition, the threat of litigation has vastly altered clinical practice. Most theories concerning the etiology of the fibrosis are grounded in case reports rather than experiment. This has led to the widely accepted conjecture that the relative affinity of certain contrast agents for the gadolinium ion inversely correlates with the risk of succumbing to the disease. How gadolinium-containing contrast agents trigger widespread and site-specific systemic fibrosis and how chronicity is maintained are largely unknown. This review highlights experimentally-derived information from our laboratory and others that pertain to our understanding of the pathophysiology of gadolinium-associated systemic fibrosis.
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- Brent Wagner
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas; and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Bashir S, Tariq M, Aslam HM, Hashmi ASM, Malik B, Amin A, Mumtaz S. Orbital dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with intracranial extension preceded by recurrent leiomyoma of the orbit: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2015; 9:96. [PMID: 25924890 PMCID: PMC4423146 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-015-0561-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare, locally aggressive cutaneous tumor of intermediate to low-grade malignancy. COL1A1-PDGFβ translocation is specific to dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, where the abnormally fused COL1A1-PDGFβ gene directs formation of an abnormal combined (fusion) protein that researchers believe to ultimately function like the platelet-derived growth factor-beta protein. CASE PRESENTATION In this report, we present a case of a 63-year-old Asian man with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the right orbit with intracranial extension. He had a prior history of recurrent leiomyomas at the identical site. He underwent near-total en bloc resection of the tumor through a wide craniectomy with a 6 cm rim of the frontal scalp, allowing the tumor to be resected en bloc, leaving negative margins. Microscopically, the tumor comprised spindle cells with mild nuclear atypia and a low mitotic index embedded in a spiraling pattern of decussating fascicles consistent with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The lesion was positive for CD34 and BCL2. Following resection, the patient was started on imatinib mesylate therapy (800 mg/day). CONCLUSIONS We propose that platelet-derived growth factor, which has been implicated in the progression of leiomyomas by augmenting mitogenesis, may have acted in an autocrine manner to cause cell division, which may have led to the development of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in our patient. Further research is imperative to find certain molecular associations between the discussed soft tissue tumors. Also important is the effective utilization of platelet-derived growth factor receptor kinase inhibitors to prevent transformation to any platelet-derived growth factor-driven tumor, which in our patient was a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
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- Sanaullah Bashir
- Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostic and Immunology Laboratory, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Cytotoxin-induced NADPH oxides activation: roles in regulation of cell death. Arch Toxicol 2015; 89:991-1006. [PMID: 25690733 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-015-1476-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Numerous studies have shown that a variety of cytotoxic agents can activate the NADPH oxidase system and induce redox-dependent regulation of cellular functions. Cytotoxin-induced NADPH oxidase activation may either exert cytoprotective actions (e.g., survival, proliferation, and stress tolerance) or cause cell death. Here we summarize the experimental evidence showing the context-dependent dichotomous effects of NADPH oxidase on cell fate under cytotoxic stress conditions and the potential redox signaling mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. Clearly, it is difficult to create a unified paradigm on the toxicological implications of NADPH oxidase activation in response to cytotoxic stimuli. We suggest that interventional strategies targeting the NADPH oxidase system to prevent the adverse impacts of cytotoxins need to be contemplated in a stimuli- and cell type-specific manner.
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Do C, Barnes JL, Tan C, Wagner B. Type of MRI contrast, tissue gadolinium, and fibrosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2014; 307:F844-55. [PMID: 25100280 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00379.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It has been presupposed that the thermodynamic stability constant (K(therm)) of gadolinium-based MRI chelates relate to the risk of precipitating nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. The present study compared low-K(therm) gadodiamide with high-K(therm) gadoteridol in cultured fibroblasts and rats with uninephrectomies. Gadolinium content was assessed using scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy in paraffin-embedded tissues. In vitro, fibroblasts demonstrated dose-dependent fibronectin generation, transforming growth factor-β production, and expression of activated myofibroblast stress fiber protein α-smooth muscle actin. There were negligible differences with respect to toxicity or proliferation between the two contrast agents. In the rodent model, gadodiamide treatment led to greater skin fibrosis and dermal cellularity than gadoteridol. In the kidney, both contrast agents led to proximal tubule vacuolization and increased fibronectin accumulation. Despite large detectable gadolinium signals in the spleen, skin, muscle, and liver from the gadodiamide-treated group, contrast-induced fibrosis appeared to be limited to the skin and kidney. These findings support the hypothesis that low-K(therm) chelates have a greater propensity to elicit nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and demonstrate that certain tissues are resistant to these effects.
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- Catherine Do
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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Wagner B, Gorin Y. Src tyrosine kinase mediates platelet-derived growth factor BB-induced and redox-dependent migration in metanephric mesenchymal cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013; 306:F85-97. [PMID: 24197068 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00371.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The adult kidney is derived from the interaction between the metanephric blastema and the ureteric bud. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor β is essential for the development of the mature glomerular tuft, as mice deficient for this receptor lack mesangial cells. This study investigated the role of Src tyrosine kinase in PDGF-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and migration of metanephric mesenchymal cells (MMCs). Cultured embryonic MMCs from wild-type and PDGF receptor-deficient embryos were established. Migration was determined via wound-healing assay. Unlike PDGF AA, PDGF BB-induced greater migration in MMCs with respect to control. This was abrogated by neutralizing an antibody to PDGF BB. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors suppressed PDGF BB-induced migration. Conversely, mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MEK) inhibitors had no effect. Src inhibitors inhibited PDGF-induced cell migration, PI3K activity, and Akt phosphorylation. Adenoviral dominant negative Src (AD DN Src) abrogated PDGF BB-induced Akt phosphorylation. Hydrogen peroxide stimulated cell migration. PDGF BB-induced wound closure was inhibited by the antioxidants N-acetyl-l-cysteine, tiron, and the flavoprotein inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium. These cells express the NADPH oxidase homolog Nox4. Inhibiting Nox4 with antisense oligonucleotides or small interfering RNA (siRNA) suppressed PDGF-induced wound closure. Inhibition of Src with siRNA reduced PDGF BB-induced ROS generation as assessed by 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate fluorescence. Furthermore, PDGF BB-stimulated ROS generation and migration were similarly suppressed by Ad DN Src. In MMCs, PDGF BB-induced migration is mediated by PI3K and Src in a redox-dependent manner involving Nox4. Src may be upstream to PI3K and Nox4.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brent Wagner
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Div. of Nephrology MC 7882, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229-3900.
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Gorin Y, Block K. Nox4 and diabetic nephropathy: with a friend like this, who needs enemies? Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 61:130-42. [PMID: 23528476 PMCID: PMC3716866 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Oxidative stress has been linked to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy, a complication of diabetes in the kidney. NADPH oxidases of the Nox family are a major source of reactive oxygen species in the diabetic kidney and are critical mediators of redox signaling in glomerular and tubulointerstitial cells exposed to the diabetic milieu. Here, we present an overview of the current understanding of the roles of Nox catalytic and regulatory subunits in the processes that control mesangial cell, podocyte, and tubulointerstitial cell injury induced by hyperglycemia and other predominant factors enhanced in the diabetic milieu, including the renin-angiotensin system and transforming growth factor-β. The role of the Nox isoform Nox4 in the redox processes that alter renal biology in diabetes is highlighted.
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- Yves Gorin
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA; Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital Division, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Oxidative stress has been linked to the pathogenesis of the major complications of diabetes in the kidney, the heart, the eye or the vasculature. NADPH oxidases of the Nox family are a major source of ROS (reactive oxygen species) and are critical mediators of redox signalling in cells from different organs afflicted by the diabetic milieu. In the present review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge related to the understanding of the role of Nox in the processes that control cell injury induced by hyperglycaemia and other predominant factors enhanced in diabetes, including the renin–angiotensin system, TGF-β (transforming growth factor-β) and AGEs (advanced glycation end-products). These observations support a critical role for Nox homologues in diabetic complications and indicate that NADPH oxidases are an important therapeutic target. Therefore the design and development of small-molecule inhibitors that selectively block Nox oxidases appears to be a reasonable approach to prevent or retard the complications of diabetes in target organs. The bioefficacy of these agents in experimental animal models is also discussed in the present review.
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NADPH oxidases of the NADPH oxidase (NOX) family are dedicated reactive oxygen species-generating enzymes that broadly and specifically regulate redox-sensitive signalling pathways that are involved in cancer development and progression. They act at specific cellular membranes and microdomains through the activation of oncogenes and the inactivation of tumour suppressor proteins. In this Review, we discuss primary targets and redox-linked signalling systems that are influenced by NOX-derived ROS, and the biological role of NOX oxidases in the aetiology of cancer.
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- Karen Block
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital Division, Department of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas 78229-73900, USA.
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Altenhöfer S, Kleikers PWM, Radermacher KA, Scheurer P, Rob Hermans JJ, Schiffers P, Ho H, Wingler K, Schmidt HHHW. The NOX toolbox: validating the role of NADPH oxidases in physiology and disease. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 69:2327-43. [PMID: 22648375 PMCID: PMC3383958 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1010-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are cellular signals but also disease triggers; their relative excess (oxidative stress) or shortage (reductive stress) compared to reducing equivalents are potentially deleterious. This may explain why antioxidants fail to combat diseases that correlate with oxidative stress. Instead, targeting of disease-relevant enzymatic ROS sources that leaves physiological ROS signaling unaffected may be more beneficial. NADPH oxidases are the only known enzyme family with the sole function to produce ROS. Of the catalytic NADPH oxidase subunits (NOX), NOX4 is the most widely distributed isoform. We provide here a critical review of the currently available experimental tools to assess the role of NOX and especially NOX4, i.e. knock-out mice, siRNAs, antibodies, and pharmacological inhibitors. We then focus on the characterization of the small molecule NADPH oxidase inhibitor, VAS2870, in vitro and in vivo, its specificity, selectivity, and possible mechanism of action. Finally, we discuss the validation of NOX4 as a potential therapeutic target for indications including stroke, heart failure, and fibrosis.
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- Sebastian Altenhöfer
- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Vascular Drug Discovery Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Vascular Drug Discovery Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Vascular Drug Discovery Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Vascular Drug Discovery Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Vascular Drug Discovery Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- National Stroke Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Vascular Drug Discovery Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Vascular Drug Discovery Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Jones T, Ye F, Bedolla R, Huang Y, Meng J, Qian L, Pan H, Zhou F, Moody R, Wagner B, Arar M, Gao SJ. Direct and efficient cellular transformation of primary rat mesenchymal precursor cells by KSHV. J Clin Invest 2012; 122:1076-81. [PMID: 22293176 DOI: 10.1172/jci58530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Infections by viruses are associated with approximately 12% of human cancer. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is causally linked to several malignancies commonly found in AIDS patients. The mechanism of KSHV-induced oncogenesis remains elusive, due in part to the lack of an adequate experimental system for cellular transformation of primary cells. Here, we report efficient infection and cellular transformation of primary rat embryonic metanephric mesenchymal precursor cells (MM cells) by KSHV. Cellular transformation occurred at as early as day 4 after infection and in nearly all infected cells. Transformed cells expressed hallmark vascular endothelial, lymphatic endothelial, and mesenchymal markers and efficiently induced tumors in nude mice. KSHV established latent infection in MM cells, and lytic induction resulted in low levels of detectable infectious virions despite robust expression of lytic genes. Most KSHV-induced tumor cells were in a latent state, although a few showed heterogeneous expression of lytic genes. This efficient system for KSHV cellular transformation of primary cells might facilitate the study of growth deregulation mechanisms resulting from KSHV infections.
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- Tiffany Jones
- Tumor Virology Program, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Velagapudi C, Nilsson RP, Lee MJ, Burns HS, Ricono JM, Arar M, Barnes VL, Abboud HE, Barnes JL. Reciprocal induction of simple organogenesis by mouse kidney progenitor cells in three-dimensional co-culture. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011; 180:819-30. [PMID: 22138298 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Kidney development is regulated by a coordinated reciprocal induction of metanephric mesenchymal (MM) and ureteric bud (UB) cells. Here, established MM and UB progenitor cell lines were recombined in three-dimensional Matrigel implants in SCID mice. Differentiation potential was examined for changes in phenotype, organization, and the presence of specialized proteins using immunofluorescence and bright-field and electron microscopy. Both cell types, when grown alone, did not develop into specialized structures. When combined, the cells organized into simple organoid structures of polarized epithelia with lumens surrounded by capillary-like structures. Tracker experiments indicated the UB cells formed the tubuloid structures, and the MM cells were the source of the capillary-like cells. The epithelial cells stained positive for pancytokeratin, the junctional complex protein ZO-1, collagen type IV, as well as UB and collecting duct markers, rearranged during transfection (RET), Dolichos biflorus lectin, EndoA cytokeratin, and aquaporin 2. The surrounding cells expressed α-smooth muscle actin, vimentin, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (PECAM), and aquaporin 1, a marker of vasculogenesis. The epithelium exhibited apical vacuoles, microvilli, junctional complexes, and linear basement membranes. Capillary-like structures showed endothelial features with occasional pericytes. UB cell epithelialization was augmented in the presence of MM cell-derived conditioned medium, glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), or fibronectin. MM cells grown in the presence of UB-derived conditioned medium failed to undergo differentiation. However, UB cell-derived conditioned medium induced MM cell migration. These studies indicate that tubulogenesis and vasculogenesis can be partially recapitulated by recombining individual MM and UB cell lineages, providing a new model system to study organogenesis ex vivo.
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- Chakradhar Velagapudi
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA
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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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Jiang F, Zhang Y, Dusting GJ. NADPH oxidase-mediated redox signaling: roles in cellular stress response, stress tolerance, and tissue repair. Pharmacol Rev 2011; 63:218-42. [PMID: 21228261 DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.002980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 420] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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NADPH oxidase (Nox) has a dedicated function of generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). Accumulating evidence suggests that Nox has an important role in signal transduction in cellular stress responses. We have reviewed the current evidence showing that the Nox system can be activated by a collection of chemical, physical, and biological cellular stresses. In many circumstances, Nox activation fits to the cellular stress response paradigm, in that (1) the response can be initiated by various forms of cellular stresses; (2) Nox-derived ROS may activate mitogen-activated protein kinases (extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38) and c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase, which are the core of the cell stress-response signaling network; and (3) Nox is involved in the development of stress cross-tolerance. Activation of the cell survival pathway by Nox may promote cell adaptation to stresses, whereas Nox may also convey signals toward apoptosis in irreversibly injured cells. At later stage after injury, Nox is involved in tissue repair by modulating cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and fibrosis. We suggest that Nox may have an integral role in cell stress responses and the subsequent tissue repair process. Understanding Nox-mediated redox signaling mechanisms may be of prominent significance at the crossroads of directing cellular responses to stress, aiming at either enhancing the stress resistance (in such situations as preventing ischemia-reperfusion injuries and accelerating wound healing) or sensitizing the stress-induced cytotoxicity for proliferative diseases such as cancer. Therefore, an optimal outcome of interventions on Nox will only be achieved when this is dealt with in a timely and disease-and stage-specific manner.
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- Fan Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, 107 Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
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Kempe DS, Ackermann TF, Boini KM, Klaus F, Umbach AT, Dërmaku-Sopjani M, Judenhofer MS, Pichler BJ, Capuano P, Stange G, Wagner CA, Birnbaum MJ, Pearce D, Föller M, Lang F. Akt2/PKBbeta-sensitive regulation of renal phosphate transport. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010; 200:75-85. [PMID: 20236253 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02109.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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AIM The protein kinase B (PKB)/Akt is known to stimulate the cellular uptake of glucose and amino acids. The kinase is expressed in proximal renal tubules. The present study explored the influence of Akt/PKB on renal tubular phosphate transport. METHODS The renal phosphate transporter NaPi-IIa was expressed in Xenopus oocytes with or without PKB/Akt and Na(+) phosphate cotransport determined using dual electrode voltage clamp. Renal phosphate excretion was determined in Akt2/PKBbeta knockout mice (akt2(-/-)) and corresponding wild-type mice (akt2(+/+)). Transporter protein abundance was determined using Western blotting and phosphate transport by (32)P uptake into brush border membrane vesicles. RESULTS The phosphate-induced current in NaPi-IIa-expressing Xenopus oocytes was significantly increased by the coexpression of Akt/PKB. Phosphate excretion [micromol per 24 h per g BW] was higher by 91% in akt2(-/-) than in akt2(+/+) mice. The phosphaturia of akt2(-/-) mice occurred despite normal transport activity and expression of the renal phosphate transporters NaPi-IIa, NaPi-IIc and Pit2 in the brush border membrane, a significantly decreased plasma PTH concentration (by 46%) and a significantly enhanced plasma 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) concentration (by 46%). Moreover, fractional renal Ca(2+) excretion was significantly enhanced (by 53%) and bone density significantly reduced (by 11%) in akt2(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS Akt2/PKBbeta plays a role in the acute regulation of renal phosphate transport and thus contributes to the maintenance of phosphate balance and adequate mineralization of bone.
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- D S Kempe
- Department of Physiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Kempe DS, Siraskar G, Fröhlich H, Umbach AT, Stübs M, Weiss F, Ackermann TF, Völkl H, Birnbaum MJ, Pearce D, Föller M, Lang F. Regulation of renal tubular glucose reabsorption by Akt2/PKBβ. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 298:F1113-7. [PMID: 20164156 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00592.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Akt/PKB is known to regulate the facilitative glucose carrier GLUT4. Nothing is known, however, of the role of Akt/PKB in the regulation of renal epithelial transport. To explore whether Akt2/PKBβ influences the Na(+)-coupled glucose cotransporter SGLT1, human SGLT1 was expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes with or without Akt/PKB, and electrogenic glucose transport was determined by dual-electrode voltage clamp. The coexpression of Akt/PKB in SGLT1-expressing oocytes was followed by an increase in glucose-induced currents. To study the functional significance of Akt/PKB-sensitive renal glucose transport, further experiments were performed in gene-targeted mice lacking functional Akt2/PKBβ (akt2(-/-)) and in their wild-type littermates (akt2(+/+)). Plasma glucose concentration was significantly higher in akt2(-/-) mice than in akt2(+/+) mice but was virtually identical to the plasma glucose concentration in fructose-treated akt2(+/+) mice. Urinary glucose excretion was significantly higher in akt2(-/-) mice compared with akt2(+/+) mice with or without fructose treatment. Moreover, the glucose-induced depolarization of proximal tubular cells was significantly smaller in isolated, perfused renal tubules from akt2(-/-) mice than in those from akt2(+/+) mice. In conclusion, Akt2/PKBβ plays a role in the regulation of renal glucose transport.
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- Daniela S Kempe
- Department of Physiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Chan EC, Jiang F, Peshavariya HM, Dusting GJ. Regulation of cell proliferation by NADPH oxidase-mediated signaling: Potential roles in tissue repair, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 122:97-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 02/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ricono JM, Wagner B, Gorin Y, Arar M, Kazlauskas A, Choudhury GG, Abboud HE. PDGF receptor-{beta} modulates metanephric mesenchyme chemotaxis induced by PDGF AA. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 296:F406-17. [PMID: 19019919 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90368.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PDGF B chain or PDGF receptor (PDGFR)-beta-deficient (-/-) mice lack mesangial cells. To study responses of alpha- and beta-receptor activation to PDGF ligands, metanephric mesenchymal cells (MMCs) were established from embryonic day E11.5 wild-type (+/+) and -/- mouse embryos. PDGF BB stimulated cell migration in +/+ cells, whereas PDGF AA did not. Conversely, PDGF AA was chemotactic for -/- MMCs. The mechanism by which PDGFR-beta inhibited AA-induced migration was investigated. PDGF BB, but not PDGF AA, increased intracellular Ca(2+) and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in +/+ cells. Transfection of -/- MMCs with the wild-type beta-receptor restored cell migration and ROS generation in response to PDGF BB and inhibited AA-induced migration. Inhibition of Ca(2+) signaling facilitated PDGF AA-induced chemotaxis in the wild-type cells. The antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) or the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium (DPI) abolished the BB-induced increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration, suggesting that ROS act as upstream mediators of Ca(2+) in suppressing PDGF AA-induced migration. These data indicate that ROS and Ca(2+) generated by active PDGFR-beta play an essential role in suppressing PDGF AA-induced migration in +/+ MMCs. During kidney development, PDGFR beta-mediated ROS generation and Ca(2+) influx suppress PDGF AA-induced chemotaxis in metanephric mesenchyme.
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- Jill M Ricono
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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Lambeth JD, Krause KH, Clark RA. NOX enzymes as novel targets for drug development. Semin Immunopathol 2008; 30:339-63. [PMID: 18509646 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-008-0123-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/25/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The members of the NOX/DUOX family of NADPH oxidases mediate such physiologic functions as host defense, cell signaling, and thyroid hormone biosynthesis through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, ROS are involved in a broad range of fundamental biochemical and cellular processes, and data accumulated in recent years indicate that the NOX enzymes comprise one of the most important biological sources of ROS. Given the high biochemical reactivity of ROS, it is not surprising that they have been implicated in a wide variety of pathologies and diseases. Prominent among the settings that feature ROS-mediated tissue injury are disorders associated with inflammation, aging, and progressive degenerative changes in cells and organ systems, and it appears that essentially no organ system is exempt. Among the disorders currently believed to be mediated at least in part by NOX-derived ROS are hypertension, aortic aneurysm, myocardial infarction (and other ischemia-reperfusion disorders), pulmonary fibrosis and hypertension, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, ischemic stroke, diabetic nephropathy, and renal cell carcinoma. Several small-molecule and peptide inhibitors of the NOX enzymes have been useful in experimental studies, but issues of specificity, potency, and toxicity militate against any of the existing published compounds as candidates for drug development. Given the broad array of disease targets documented in recent work, the time is here for vigorous efforts to develop clinically useful inhibitors of the NOX enzymes. As most (though not all) NOX-related diseases appear to be mediated by a single member of the NOX family, agents with isoform specificity will be preferred, although broadly active NOX inhibitors may prove to be useful in some settings.
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