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Chen S, Wu Q, Wang Y, Xu J, Wang Y, Luo X. miR-491-5p Inhibits Emilin 1 to Promote Fibroblasts Proliferation and Fibrosis in Gluteal Muscle Contracture via TGF-β1/Smad2 Pathway. Physiol Res 2022; 71:285-295. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Gluteal muscle contracture (GMC) is a chronic fibrotic disease of gluteal muscles due to multiple etiologies. Emilin 1 plays a determinant role in fibers formation, but its role in the progression of GMC remains unclear. The present study was aimed to search for the predictive role and regulatory mechanism of Emilin 1 on GMC. Here, Protein and mRNA expression of Emilin 1 were decreased in GMC tissues compared to normal muscle tissues. Using the analysis of target prediction, Emilin 1 was observed to be a potential downstream sponge of miR-491-5p. In comparison to Emilin 1, miR-491-5p showed an aberrant elevation in GMC tissues, which was further proven to have a negative correlation with Emilin 1. The direct binding of miR-491-5p to Emilin 1 mRNA was confirmed by luciferase reporter gene assay, and miR-491-5p mimics inhibited, while miR-491-5p inhibitor promoted the protein expression and secretion of Emilin 1 in contraction bands (CB) fibroblasts. Additionally, miR-491-5p mimics promoted the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 and cyclin D1 and the proliferation of CB fibroblasts, which could be reversed by Emilin 1 overexpression. Mechanistically, miR-491-5p mimics possibly activated transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1)/Smad3 signal cascade via binding to 3’-untranslated region of Emilin 1 mRNA, thereby promoting the progression of fibrosis of CB fibroblasts. Collectively, miR-491-5p inhibited Emilin 1 expression, and subsequently promoted CB fibroblasts proliferation and fibrosis via activating TGF-β1/Smad3 signal axis. MiR-491-5p might be a potentially effective biomarker for predicting GMC, providing a novel therapeutic strategy for GMC.
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- S Chen
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Lu Y, Chen J, Wang S, Tian Z, Fan Y, Wang M, Zhao J, Tang K, Xie J. Identification of Genetic Signature Associated With Aging in Pulmonary Fibrosis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:744239. [PMID: 34746180 PMCID: PMC8564051 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.744239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Aging is a strong risk factor and an independent prognostic factor in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In this study, we aimed to conduct a comprehensive analysis based on gene expression profiles for the role of aging in pulmonary fibrosis. Method: Four datasets (GSE21411, GSE24206, GSE47460, and GSE101286) for patients with clinical IPF and one dataset for bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis (BIPF) mouse model (GSE123293) were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). According to different age ranges, both patients with IPF and BIPF mice were divided into young and aged groups. The differently expressed genes (DEGs) were systemically analyzed using Gene Ontology (GO) functional, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and hub genes analysis. Finally, we verified the role of age and core genes associated with age in vivo. Results:Via the expression profile comparisons of aged and young patients with IPF, we identified 108 aging-associated DEGs, with 21 upregulated and 87 downregulated. The DEGs were associated with “response to glucocorticoid,” “response to corticosteroid,” and “rhythmic process” in GO biological process (BP). For KEGG analysis, the top three significantly enriched KEGG pathways of the DEGs included “IL-17 signaling pathway,” “Mineral absorption,” and “HIF-1-signaling pathway.” Through the comparisons of aged and young BIPF mice, a total number of 778 aging-associated DEGs were identified, with 453 genes increased and 325 genes decreased. For GO and KEGG analysis, the DEGs were enriched in extracellular matrix (ECM) and collagen metabolism. The common DEGs of patients with IPF and BIPF mice were enriched in the BP category, including “induction of bacterial agglutination,” “hyaluronan biosynthetic process,” and “positive regulation of heterotypic cell-cell adhesion.” We confirmed that aged BIPF mice developed more serious pulmonary fibrosis. Finally, the four aging-associated core genes (Slc2a3, Fga, Hp, and Thbs1) were verified in vivo. Conclusion: This study provides new insights into the impact of aging on pulmonary fibrosis. We also identified four aging-associated core genes (Slc2a3, Fga, Hp, and Thbs1) related to the development of pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Yanjiao Lu
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Institute of Respiratory Diseases of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Toren D, Yanai H, Abu Taha R, Bunu G, Ursu E, Ziesche R, Tacutu R, Fraifeld VE. Systems biology analysis of lung fibrosis-related genes in the bleomycin mouse model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19269. [PMID: 34588506 PMCID: PMC8481473 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98674-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Tissue fibrosis is a major driver of pathology in aging and is involved in numerous age-related diseases. The lungs are particularly susceptible to fibrotic pathology which is currently difficult to treat. The mouse bleomycin-induced fibrosis model was developed to investigate lung fibrosis and widely used over the years. However, a systematic analysis of the accumulated results has not been performed. We undertook a comprehensive data mining and subsequent manual curation, resulting in a collection of 213 genes (available at the TiRe database, www.tiredb.org ), which when manipulated had a clear impact on bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis. Our meta-analysis highlights the age component in pulmonary fibrosis and strong links of related genes with longevity. The results support the validity of the bleomycin model to human pathology and suggest the importance of a multi-target therapeutic strategy for pulmonary fibrosis treatment.
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- Dmitri Toren
- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, 060031, Bucharest, Romania
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- Epigenetics and Stem Cell Unit, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, 060031, Bucharest, Romania
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- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, 060031, Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine II/Pulmonology, Medical University of Vienna, 27271, Wien, Austria
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- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, 060031, Bucharest, Romania.
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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Calyeca J, Balderas-Martínez YI, Selman M, Pardo A. Transcriptomic profile of the mice aging lung is associated with inflammation and apoptosis as important pathways. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:12378-12394. [PMID: 33982668 PMCID: PMC8148450 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Aging is a universal biological process characterized by a progressive deterioration in functional capacity and an increased risk of morbidity and mortality over time. In the lungs, there are considerable changes in lung structure and function with advancing age; however, research on the transcriptomic profile implicated in this process is scanty. In this study, we addressed the lung transcriptome changes during aging, through a global gene expression analysis of normal lungs of mice aged 4- and 18-months old. Functional pathway enrichment analysis by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) revealed that the most enriched signaling pathways in aged mice lungs are involved in the regulation of cell apoptosis, senescence, development, oxidative stress, and inflammation. We also found 25 miRNAs significantly different in the lungs of old mice compared with their younger littermates, eight of them upregulated and 17 downregulated. Using the miRNet database we identified TNFα, mTOR, TGFβ, WNT, FoxO, Apoptosis, Cell cycle, and p53 signaling pathways as the potential targets of several of the dysregulated miRNAs supporting that old lungs have increased susceptibility for apoptosis, inflammation, and fibrosis. These findings reveal differential expression profiles of genes and miRNAs affecting cell survival and the inflammatory response during lung aging.
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- Jazmin Calyeca
- Division of Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Aging Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, USA
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Ciudad de México 14080, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Ciudad de México 14080, México
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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Li X, Wu A, Han C, Chen C, Zhou T, Zhang K, Yang X, Chen Z, Qin A, Tian H, Zhao J. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in three-dimensional co-culture attenuate degeneration of nucleus pulposus cells. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:9167-9187. [PMID: 31666429 PMCID: PMC6834418 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is an irreversible aging-associated clinical condition of unclear etiology. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to delay IDD, but the mechanisms by which MSCs attenuate senescence-related degeneration of nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) remain uncertain. The present study employed a three-dimensional (3D) co-culture system to explore the influence of MSCs on NPC degeneration induced by TNF-α in rat cells. We found that co-culture with bone marrow-derived MSCs (BMSCs) reduced senescence-associated β-galactosidase expression, increased cell proliferation, decreased matrix metalloproteinase 9, increased Coll-IIa production, and reduced TGFβ/NF-κB signaling in senescent NPCs. In addition, expression of zinc metallopeptidase STE24 (ZMPSTE24), whose dysfunction is related to premature cell senescence and aging, was decreased in senescent NPCs but restored upon BMSC co-culture. Accordingly, ZMPSTE24 overexpression in NPCs inhibited the pro-senescence effects of TGFβ/NF-κB activation upon TNF-α stimulation, while both CRISPR/Cas9-mediated silencing and pharmacological ZMPSTE24 inhibition prevented those effects. Ex-vivo experiments on NP explants provided supporting evidence for the protective effect of MSCs against NPC senescence and IDD. Although further molecular studies are necessary, our results suggest that MSCs may attenuate or prevent NP fibrosis and restore the viability and functional status of NPCs through upregulation of ZMPSTE24.
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- Xunlin Li
- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China.,Department of Spine Surgery, Zhejiang Spine Surgery Centre, Orthopaedic Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of the Wenzhou Medical University, The Second School of Medicine Wenzhou Medical University, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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