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Huang WC, Shu LH, Kuo YJ, Lai KSL, Hsia CW, Yen TL, Hsia CH, Jayakumar T, Yang CH, Sheu JR. Eugenol Suppresses Platelet Activation and Mitigates Pulmonary Thromboembolism in Humans and Murine Models. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2098. [PMID: 38396774 PMCID: PMC10888574 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Platelets assume a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), emphasizing their significance in disease progression. Consequently, addressing CVDs necessitates a targeted approach focused on mitigating platelet activation. Eugenol, predominantly derived from clove oil, is recognized for its antibacterial, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory properties, rendering it a valuable medicinal agent. This investigation delves into the intricate mechanisms through which eugenol influences human platelets. At a low concentration of 2 μM, eugenol demonstrates inhibition of collagen and arachidonic acid (AA)-induced platelet aggregation. Notably, thrombin and U46619 remain unaffected by eugenol. Its modulatory effects extend to ATP release, P-selectin expression, and intracellular calcium levels ([Ca2+]i). Eugenol significantly inhibits various signaling cascades, including phospholipase Cγ2 (PLCγ2)/protein kinase C (PKC), phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3β, mitogen-activated protein kinases, and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2)/thromboxane A2 (TxA2) formation induced by collagen. Eugenol selectively inhibited cPLA2/TxA2 phosphorylation induced by AA, not affecting p38 MAPK. In ADP-treated mice, eugenol reduced occluded lung vessels by platelet thrombi without extending bleeding time. In conclusion, eugenol exerts a potent inhibitory effect on platelet activation, achieved through the inhibition of the PLCγ2-PKC and cPLA2-TxA2 cascade, consequently suppressing platelet aggregation. These findings underscore the potential therapeutic applications of eugenol in CVDs.
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- Wei-Chieh Huang
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan (Y.-J.K.)
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan (Y.-J.K.)
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Translational Medicine Center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, 111, Taiwan
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India;
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan (Y.-J.K.)
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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Hsia C, Shu L, Lee A, Tran O, Yang C, Yen T, Huang W, Hsia C, Jayakumar T, Chiou K, Sheu J. Ginkgetin effectively mitigates collagen and AA-induced platelet activation via PLCγ2 but not cyclic nucleotide-dependent pathway in human. J Cell Mol Med 2024; 28:e18139. [PMID: 38334198 PMCID: PMC10853947 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.18139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Platelets assume a pivotal role in the cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Thus, targeting platelet activation is imperative for mitigating CVDs. Ginkgetin (GK), from Ginkgo biloba L, renowned for its anticancer and neuroprotective properties, remains unexplored concerning its impact on platelet activation, particularly in humans. In this investigation, we delved into the intricate mechanisms through which GK influences human platelets. At low concentrations (0.5-1 μM), GK exhibited robust inhibition of collagen and arachidonic acid (AA)-induced platelet aggregation. Intriguingly, thrombin and U46619 remained impervious to GK's influence. GK's modulatory effect extended to ATP release, P-selectin expression, intracellular calcium ([Ca2+ ]i) levels and thromboxane A2 formation. It significantly curtailed the activation of various signaling cascades, encompassing phospholipase Cγ2 (PLCγ2)/protein kinase C (PKC), phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3β and mitogen-activated protein kinases. GK's antiplatelet effect was not reversed by SQ22536 (an adenylate cyclase inhibitor) or ODQ (a guanylate cyclase inhibitor), and GK had no effect on the phosphorylation of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoproteinSer157 or Ser239 . Moreover, neither cyclic AMP nor cyclic GMP levels were significantly increased after GK treatment. In mouse studies, GK notably extended occlusion time in mesenteric vessels, while sparing bleeding time. In conclusion, GK's profound impact on platelet activation, achieved through inhibiting PLCγ2-PKC cascade, culminates in the suppression of downstream signaling and, ultimately, the inhibition of platelet aggregation. These findings underscore the promising therapeutic potential of GK in the CVDs.
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- Chih‐Wei Hsia
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of MedicineTaipei Medical UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
- Department of Medical ResearchTaipei Medical University HospitalTaipeiTaiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of MedicineTaipei Medical UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
- Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, College of MedicineNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, College of MedicineTaipei Medical UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- International Master/Ph.D. Program in Medicine, College of MedicineTaipei Medical UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of MedicineTaipei Medical UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Medical ResearchCathay General HospitalTaipeiTaiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of MedicineTaipei Medical UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Translational Medicine CenterShin Kong Wu Ho‐Su Memorial HospitalTaipeiTaiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho HospitalTaipei Medical UniversityNew Taipei CityTaiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of MedicineTaipei Medical UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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Huang WC, Jayakumar T, Sheu JR, Hsia CW, Hsia CH, Yen TL, Chang CC. Mechanisms of glabridin inhibition of integrin α IIbβ 3 inside-out signals and NF-κB activation in human platelets. Chin Med 2023; 18:71. [PMID: 37301823 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-023-00779-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Platelets play a crucial role in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and are activated by endogenous agonists like collagen. These agonists initiate signal transduction through specific platelet receptors, resulting in platelet aggregation. Glabridin, a prenylated isoflavonoid found in licorice root, is known for its significance in metabolic abnormalities. Glabridin has been observed to inhibit collagen-induced platelet aggregation, but the precise mechanisms, specifically concerning NF-κB activation and integrin αIIbβ3 signaling, are not yet fully understood. METHODS In this study, platelet suspensions were prepared from healthy human blood donors, and the aggregation ability was observed using a lumi-aggregometer. The inhibitory mechanisms of glabridin in human platelets were evaluated through immunoblotting and confocal microscopy. The anti-thrombotic effects of glabridin were assessed by histological analysis of lung sections in acute pulmonary thromboembolism and by examining fluorescein-induced platelet plug formation in mesenteric microvessels in mice. RESULTS Glabridin inhibited integrin αIIbβ3 inside-out signals such as Lyn, Fyn, Syk, and integrin β3 activation and NF-κB-mediated signal events, with similar potency to classical inhibitors BAY11-7082 and Ro106-9920. Glabridin and BAY11-7082 inhibited IKK, IκBα, and p65 phosphorylation and reversed IκBα degradation, while Ro106-9920 only reduced p65 phosphorylation and reversed IκBα degradation. BAY11-7082 reduced Lyn, Fyn, Syk, integrin β3, phospholipase Cγ2 and protein kinase C activation. Glabridin reduced platelet plug formation in mesenteric microvessels and occluded vessels in thromboembolic lungs of mice. CONCLUSION Our study revealed a new pathway for activating integrin αIIbβ3 inside-out signals and NF-κB, which contributes to the antiplatelet aggregation effect of glabridin. Glabridin could be a valuable prophylactic or clinical treatment option for CVDs.
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- Wei-Chieh Huang
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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- Translational Medicine Center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, 111, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan.
- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan.
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110, Taiwan.
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Ling L, Zhang J, Li Y, Liu C, Du L, Zhou J. Platelets play a dual role in the pathophysiology of transfusion-related acute lung injury. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2023; 309:104004. [PMID: 36574868 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2022.104004] [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: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Platelets are increasingly recognized as key regulators of inflammatory and immune responses, through their interaction with endothelium and immune cells. Therefore they might have a role in transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), in which endothelial cells and neutrophils are the key players. In this study, by a classic TRALI animal model, combining a custom-designed system for intravital confocal microscopy of pulmonary microvasculature and a platelet tracking technique, we found that thrombin-activated platelets transfusion aggravated TRALI while resting platelets transfusion alleviated TRALI. Promoting endogenous platelets activation also aggravated TRALI while inhibiting endogenous platelets activation alleviated TRALI. Activated platelets interfered with the stability of endothelial barrier function while resting platelets modulated the activation of neutrophils. Anti-thrombin could alleviate TRALI, which was not reproduced upon anti-GPIIbIIIa or anti-P-selectin In conclusion, platelets might play a dual role (protective and pathogenic) in TRALI, the balance between the two roles is highly dependent on whether platelets are activated by thrombin or not. This might explain the conflicting results of previous researches studying the contribution of platelets in TRALI by platelet depletion technology, in which the induction of TRALI and the condition of animals were different, hence the state of platelets during TRALI was different. Moreover, anti-platelet-activation (such as anti-thrombin) might be a better approach than anti-activated-platelets (such as anti-P-selectin) to search for potential therapies in TRALI. Considering the involvement of thrombin-activated platelets in TRALI, anti-thrombin might be needed when blood component transfusion is performed.
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- Liqin Ling
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Brian Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Anderson G. Depression Pathophysiology: Astrocyte Mitochondrial Melatonergic Pathway as Crucial Hub. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010350. [PMID: 36613794 PMCID: PMC9820523 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010350] [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: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is widely accepted as having a heterogenous pathophysiology involving a complex mixture of systemic and CNS processes. A developmental etiology coupled to genetic and epigenetic risk factors as well as lifestyle and social process influences add further to the complexity. Consequently, antidepressant treatment is generally regarded as open to improvement, undoubtedly as a consequence of inappropriately targeted pathophysiological processes. This article reviews the diverse array of pathophysiological processes linked to MDD, and integrates these within a perspective that emphasizes alterations in mitochondrial function, both centrally and systemically. It is proposed that the long-standing association of MDD with suppressed serotonin availability is reflective of the role of serotonin as a precursor for the mitochondrial melatonergic pathway. Astrocytes, and the astrocyte mitochondrial melatonergic pathway, are highlighted as crucial hubs in the integration of the wide array of biological underpinnings of MDD, including gut dysbiosis and permeability, as well as developmental and social stressors, which can act to suppress the capacity of mitochondria to upregulate the melatonergic pathway, with consequences for oxidant-induced changes in patterned microRNAs and subsequent patterned gene responses. This is placed within a development context, including how social processes, such as discrimination, can physiologically regulate a susceptibility to MDD. Future research directions and treatment implications are derived from this.
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- George Anderson
- CRC Scotland & London, Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PX, UK
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Glabridin, a Bioactive Flavonoid from Licorice, Effectively Inhibits Platelet Activation in Humans and Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911372. [PMID: 36232674 PMCID: PMC9570097 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Platelets are crucial for hemostasis and arterial thrombosis, which may lead to severe cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Thus, therapeutic agents must be developed to prevent pathological platelet activation. Glabridin, a major bioalkaloid extracted from licorice root, improves metabolic abnormalities (i.e., obesity and diabetes) and protects against CVDs and neuronal disorders. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have focused on glabridin’s effects on platelet activation. Therefore, we investigated these effects in humans and mice. Glabridin exhibited the highest inhibitory effects on collagen-stimulated platelet aggregation and moderate effects on arachidonic-acid-stimulated activation; however, no effects were observed for any other agonists (e.g., thrombin or U46619). Glabridin evidently reduced P-selectin expression, ATP release, and intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) mobilization and thromboxane A2 formation; it further reduced the activation of phospholipase C (PLC)γ2/protein kinase C (PKC), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and NF-κB. In mice, glabridin reduced the mortality rate caused by acute pulmonary thromboembolism without altering bleeding time. Thus, glabridin effectively inhibits the PLCγ2/PKC cascade and prevents the activation of the PI3K/Akt/GSK3β and MAPK pathways; this leads to a reduction in [Ca2+]i mobilization, which eventually inhibits platelet aggregation. Therefore, glabridin may be a promising therapeutic agent for thromboembolic disorders.
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Metformin Serves as a Novel Drug Treatment for Arterial Thrombosis: Inhibitory Mechanisms on Collagen-Induced Human Platelet Activation. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12157426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Metformin is widely used as first-line medication for type 2 diabetes (T2D), the main disease comorbid with kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and retinopathy. Platelets are crucial in platelet-dependent arterial thrombosis, which causes CVDs and cerebrovascular diseases. Research indicates that metformin may improve these diseases; metformin reportedly reduced platelet activation in rats. However, no reports have included human platelets. We investigated the mechanisms underlying metformin’s effects on platelet activation by using human platelets and evaluated its in vivo effectiveness in experimental mice. Metformin inhibited platelet aggregation stimulated by collagen but not by arachidonic acid, U46619, or thrombin. Metformin suppressed ATP release, [Ca2+]i mobilization, and P-selectin expression, as well as phospholipase C (PLC)γ2/protein kinase C (PKC), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) phosphorylation. Metformin did not affect vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) phosphorylation. In the animal studies, metformin reduced acute pulmonary thromboembolism mortality without increasing bleeding times. These results provide insights into the role and mechanisms of metformin in human platelet activation. Metformin decreased platelet activation by interfering with the PLCγ2/PKC, PI3K/Akt/GSK3β, and p38 MAPK pathways through a VASP-independent mechanism. Metformin demonstrates promise as a new class of antiplatelet agent that can inhibit platelet activation.
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Huang WC, Hou SM, Wu MP, Hsia CW, Jayakumar T, Hsia CH, Bhavan PS, Chung CL, Sheu JR. Decreased Human Platelet Activation and Mouse Pulmonary Thrombosis by Rutaecarpine and Comparison of the Relative Effectiveness with BAY11-7082: Crucial Signals of p38-NF-κB. Molecules 2022; 27:476. [PMID: 35056795 PMCID: PMC8780806 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Platelets play a critical role in arterial thrombosis. Rutaecarpine (RUT) was purified from Tetradium ruticarpum, a well-known Chinese medicine. This study examined the relative activity of RUT with NF-κB inhibitors in human platelets. BAY11-7082 (an inhibitor of IκB kinase [IKK]), Ro106-9920 (an inhibitor of proteasomes), and RUT concentration-dependently (1-6 μM) inhibited platelet aggregation and P-selectin expression. RUT was found to have a similar effect to that of BAY11-7082; however, it exhibits more effectiveness than Ro106-9920. RUT suppresses the NF-κB pathway as it inhibits IKK, IκBα, and p65 phosphorylation and reverses IκBα degradation in activated platelets. This study also investigated the role of p38 and NF-κB in cell signaling events and found that SB203580 (an inhibitor of p38) markedly reduced p38, IKK, and p65 phosphorylation and reversed IκBα degradation as well as p65 activation in a confocal microscope, whereas BAY11-7082 had no effects in p38 phosphorylation. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay shows that RUT and BAY11-7082 did not exhibit free radical scavenging activity. In the in vivo study, compared with BAY11-7082, RUT more effectively reduced mortality in adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced acute pulmonary thromboembolism without affecting the bleeding time. In conclusion, a distinctive pathway of p38-mediated NF-κB activation may involve RUT-mediated antiplatelet activation, and RUT could act as a strong prophylactic or therapeutic drug for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Wei-Chieh Huang
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (S.-M.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (S.-M.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (S.-M.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (S.-M.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (S.-M.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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- Translational Medicine Center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (S.-M.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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PAR4-Mediated PI3K/Akt and RhoA/ROCK Signaling Pathways Are Essential for Thrombin-Induced Morphological Changes in MEG-01 Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020776. [PMID: 35054966 PMCID: PMC8775998 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Thrombin stimulates platelets via a dual receptor system of protease-activated receptors (PARs): PAR1 and PAR4. PAR1 activation induces a rapid and transient signal associated with the initiation of platelet aggregation, whereas PAR4 activation results in a prolonged signal, required for later phases, that regulates the stable formation of thrombus. In this study, we observed differential signaling pathways for thrombin-induced PAR1 and PAR4 activation in a human megakaryoblastic leukemia cell line, MEG-01. Interestingly, thrombin induced both calcium signaling and morphological changes in MEG-01 cells via the activation of PAR1 and PAR4, and these intracellular events were very similar to those observed in platelets shown in previous studies. We developed a novel image-based assay to quantitatively measure the morphological changes in living cells, and observed the underlying mechanism for PAR1- and PAR4-mediated morphological changes in MEG-01 cells. Selective inhibition of PAR1 and PAR4 by vorapaxar and BMS-986120, respectively, showed that thrombin-induced morphological changes were primarily mediated by PAR4 activation. Treatment of a set of kinase inhibitors and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) revealed that thrombin-mediated morphological changes were primarily regulated by calcium-independent pathways and PAR4 activation-induced PI3K/Akt and RhoA/ROCK signaling pathways in MEG-01 cells. These results indicate the importance of PAR4-mediated signaling pathways in thrombin-induced morphological changes in MEG-01 cells and provide a useful in vitro cellular model for platelet research.
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Huang CJ, Huang WC, Lin WT, Shu LH, Sheu JR, Tran OT, Hsia CW, Jayakumar T, Bhavan PS, Hsieh CY, Chang CC. Rutaecarpine, an Alkaloid from Evodia rutaecarpa, Can Prevent Platelet Activation in Humans and Reduce Microvascular Thrombosis in Mice: Crucial Role of the PI3K/Akt/GSK3β Signal Axis through a Cyclic Nucleotides/VASP-Independent Mechanism. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222011109. [PMID: 34681769 PMCID: PMC8537152 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The role of activated platelets in acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is well established. Therefore, antiplatelet drugs significantly reduce the risk of severe CVDs. Evodia rutaecarpa (Wu-Chu-Yu) is a well-known Chinese medicine, and rutaecarpine (Rut) is a main bioactive component with substantial beneficial properties including vasodilation. To address a research gap, we investigated the inhibitory mechanisms of Rut in washed human platelets and experimental mice. At low concentrations (1–5 μM), Rut strongly inhibited collagen-induced platelet aggregation, whereas it exerted only a slight or no effect on platelets stimulated with other agonists (e.g., thrombin). Rut markedly inhibited P-selectin expression; adenosine triphosphate release; [Ca2+]i mobilization; hydroxyl radical formation; and phospholipase C (PLC)γ2/protein kinase C (PKC), mitogen-activated protein kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) phosphorylation stimulated by collagen. SQ22536 (an adenylate cyclase inhibitor) or ODQ (a guanylate cyclase inhibitor) did not reverse Rut-mediated antiplatelet aggregation. Rut was not directly responding to vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation. Rut significantly increased the occlusion time of fluorescence irradiated thrombotic platelet plug formation. The findings demonstrated that Rut exerts a strong effect against platelet activation through the PLCγ2/PKC and PI3K/Akt/GSK3β pathways. Thus, Rut can be a potential therapeutic agent for thromboembolic disorders.
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- Chun-Jen Huang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Integrative Research Center for Critical Care, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (W.-T.L.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (W.-T.L.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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- Department of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan;
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (W.-T.L.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- International Ph.D. Program for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (W.-T.L.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (W.-T.L.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-W.H.); (T.J.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-Y.H.); (C.-C.C.); Tel.: +886-2-27361661 (ext. 3194) (C.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-Y.H.); (C.-C.C.); Tel.: +886-2-27361661 (ext. 3194) (C.-Y.H.)
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Huang WC, Liu JC, Hsia CW, Fong TH, Hsia CH, Tran OT, Velusamy M, Yang CH, Sheu JR. Pterostilbene, a Dimethylether Analogue of Resveratrol, Possesses High Potency in the Prevention of Platelet Activation in Humans and the Reduction of Vascular Thrombosis in Mice. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:4697-4707. [PMID: 33852294 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Platelets play a crucial role in cardiovascular disorders (CVDs); thus, development of a therapeutic target that prevents platelet activation reduces CVDs. Pterostilbene (PTE) has several remarkable pharmacological activities, including anticancer and neuroprotection. Herein, we examined the inhibitory mechanisms of PTE in human platelets and its role in the prevention of vascular thrombosis in mice. At very low concentrations (1-5 μmol/L), PTE strongly inhibited collagen-induced platelet aggregation, but it did not have significant effects against thrombin and 9,11-dideoxy-11α,9α-epoxymethanoprostaglandin (U46619). PTE markedly reduced P-selectin expression on isolated α-granules by a novel microchip. Moreover, PTE inhibited adenosine triphosphate (ATP) release, intracellular ([Ca2+]i) mobilization (resting, 216.6 ± 14.0 nmol/L; collagen-activated platelets, 396.5 ± 25.7 nmol/L; 2.5 μmol/L PTE, 259.4 ± 8.8 nmol/L; 5 μmol/L PTE, 231.8 ± 9.7 nmol/L), phospholipase C (PLC)γ2/protein kinase C (PKC), Akt, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation. Neither 9-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-9H-purin-6-amine (SQ22536) nor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) reversed platelet aggregation inhibited by PTE. PTE did not affect vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation. In mice, PTE obviously reduced the mortality (from 100 to 37.5%) associated with acute pulmonary thromboembolism without increasing the bleeding time. Thus, PTE could be used to prevent CVDs.
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- Wei-Chieh Huang
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Translational Medicine Center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan
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- International Master/Ph.D. Program in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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Lee TY, Lu WJ, Changou CA, Hsiung YC, Trang NTT, Lee CY, Chang TH, Jayakumar T, Hsieh CY, Yang CH, Chang CC, Chen RJ, Sheu JR, Lin KH. Platelet autophagic machinery involved in thrombosis through a novel linkage of AMPK-MTOR to sphingolipid metabolism. Autophagy 2021; 17:4141-4158. [PMID: 33749503 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1904495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Basal macroautophagy/autophagy has recently been found in anucleate platelets. Platelet autophagy is involved in platelet activation and thrombus formation. However, the mechanism underlying autophagy in anucleate platelets require further clarification. Our data revealed that LC3-II formation and SQSTM1/p62 degradation were noted in H2O2-activated human platelets, which could be blocked by 3-methyladenine and bafilomycin A1, indicating that platelet activation may cause platelet autophagy. AMPK phosphorylation and MTOR dephosphorylation were also detected, and block of AMPK activity by the AMPK inhibitor dorsomorphin reversed SQSTM1 degradation and LC3-II formation. Moreover, autophagosome formation was observed through transmission electron microscopy and deconvolution microscopy. These findings suggest that platelet autophagy was induced partly through the AMPK-MTOR pathway. In addition, increased LC3-II expression occurred only in H2O2-treated Atg5f/f platelets, but not in H2O2-treated atg5-/- platelets, suggesting that platelet autophagy occurs during platelet activation. atg5-/- platelets also exhibited a lower aggregation in response to agonists, and platelet-specific atg5-/- mice exhibited delayed thrombus formation in mesenteric microvessles and decreased mortality rate due to pulmonary thrombosis. Notably, metabolic analysis revealed that sphingolipid metabolism is involved in platelet activation, as evidenced by observed several altered metabolites, which could be reversed by dorsomorphin. Therefore, platelet autophagy and platelet activation are positively correlated, partly through the interconnected network of sphingolipid metabolism. In conclusion, this study for the first time demonstrated that AMPK-MTOR signaling could regulate platelet autophagy. A novel linkage between AMPK-MTOR and sphingolipid metabolism in anucleate platelet autophagy was also identified: platelet autophagy and platelet activation are positively correlated.Abbreviations: 3-MA: 3-methyladenine; A.C.D.: citric acid/sod. citrate/glucose; ADP: adenosine diphosphate; AKT: AKT serine/threonine kinase; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; ANOVA: analysis of variance; ATG: autophagy-related; B4GALT/LacCS: beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase; Baf-A1: bafilomycin A1; BECN1: beclin 1; BHT: butylate hydrooxytoluene; BSA: bovine serum albumin; DAG: diacylglycerol; ECL: enhanced chemiluminescence; EDTA: ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; GALC/GCDase: galactosylceramidase; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GBA/GluSDase: glucosylceramidase beta; GPI: glycosylphosphatidylinositol; H2O2: hydrogen peroxide; HMDB: human metabolome database; HRP: horseradish peroxidase; IF: immunofluorescence; IgG: immunoglobulin G; KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; LAMP1: lysosomal associated membrane protein 1; LC-MS/MS: liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; mAb: monoclonal antibody; MAP1LC3/LC3: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; MPV: mean platelet volume; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; ox-LDL: oxidized low-density lipoprotein; pAb: polyclonal antibody; PC: phosphatidylcholine; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; PI3K: phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PLS-DA: partial least-squares discriminant analysis; PRP: platelet-rich plasma; Q-TOF: quadrupole-time of flight; RBC: red blood cell; ROS: reactive oxygen species; RPS6KB/p70S6K: ribosomal protein S6 kinase B; SDS: sodium dodecyl sulfate; S.E.M.: standard error of the mean; SEM: scanning electron microscopy; SGMS: sphingomyelin synthase; SM: sphingomyelin; SMPD/SMase: sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase; SQSTM1/p62: sequestosome 1; TEM: transmission electron microscopy; UGT8/CGT: UDP glycosyltransferase 8; UGCG/GCS: UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase; ULK1: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1; UPLC: ultra-performance liquid chromatography; PIK3C3/VPS34: phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3; PtdIns3P: phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate; WBC: white blood cell; WT: wild type.
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- Tzu-Yin Lee
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. Program for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Integrated Laboratory, Center of Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Core Facility, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- International Ph.D. Program for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Information Session, Office of Information Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Cardiovascular Center, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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The Antithrombotic Agent Pterostilbene Interferes with Integrin α IIbβ 3-Mediated Inside-Out and Outside-In Signals in Human Platelets. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073643. [PMID: 33807403 PMCID: PMC8037547 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Platelets play a crucial role in the physiology of primary hemostasis and pathological processes such as arterial thrombosis; thus, developing a therapeutic target that prevents platelet activation can reduce arterial thrombosis. Pterostilbene (PTE) has remarkable pharmacological activities, including anticancer and neuroprotection. Few studies have reported the effects of pterostilbene on platelet activation. Thus, we examined the inhibitory mechanisms of pterostilbene in human platelets and its role in vascular thrombosis prevention in mice. At low concentrations (2–8 μM), pterostilbene strongly inhibited collagen-induced platelet aggregation. Furthermore, pterostilbene markedly diminished Lyn, Fyn, and Syk phosphorylation and hydroxyl radical formation stimulated by collagen. Moreover, PTE directly hindered integrin αIIbβ3 activation through interfering with PAC-1 binding stimulated by collagen. In addition, pterostilbene affected integrin αIIbβ3-mediated outside-in signaling, such as integrin β3, Src, and FAK phosphorylation, and reduced the number of adherent platelets and the single platelet spreading area on immobilized fibrinogen as well as thrombin-stimulated fibrin clot retraction. Furthermore, pterostilbene substantially prolonged the occlusion time of thrombotic platelet plug formation in mice. This study demonstrated that pterostilbene exhibits a strong activity against platelet activation through the inhibition of integrin αIIbβ3-mediated inside-out and outside-in signaling, suggesting that pterostilbene can serve as a therapeutic agent for thromboembolic disorders.
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Denhez B, Rousseau M, Spino C, Dancosst DA, Dumas MÈ, Guay A, Lizotte F, Geraldes P. Saturated fatty acids induce insulin resistance in podocytes through inhibition of IRS1 via activation of both IKKβ and mTORC1. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21628. [PMID: 33303821 PMCID: PMC7728775 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78376-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a microvascular complication of diabetes, is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Multiple studies have shown that podocyte dysfunction is a central event in the progression of the disease. Beside chronic hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia can induce insulin resistance and dysfunction in podocytes. However, the exact mechanisms of free fatty acid (FFA)-induced podocyte insulin unresponsiveness are poorly understood. We used a type 2 diabetic mouse model (db/db) and mouse podocytes exposed to palmitic acid for 24 h followed by an insulin stimulation. Renal function and pathology were evaluated at 25 weeks of age to confirm the DN development. Our results demonstrate that saturated FFA activated the serine/threonine kinases IκB kinase (IKK)β/IκBα and mTORC1/S6K1, but not protein kinase C and c-jun N-terminal kinase, in podocytes and glomeruli of db/db mice. Activation of both kinases promoted serine 307 phosphorylation of IRS1, a residue known to provoke IRS1 inhibition. Using IKK, mTORC1 and ceramide production inhibitors, we were able to blunt IRS1 serine 307 phosphorylation and restore insulin stimulation of Akt. In conclusion, our results indicate that FFA and diabetes contribute to insulin resistance through the activation of IKKβ and S6K1 leading to podocyte dysfunction and DN.
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- Benoit Denhez
- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada
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- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada
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- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada
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- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada
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- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada
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- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada
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- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada
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- From the Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada. .,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, Canada.
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Hsia CW, Wu MP, Shen MY, Hsia CH, Chung CL, Sheu JR. Regulation of Human Platelet Activation and Prevention of Arterial Thrombosis in Mice by Auraptene through Inhibition of NF-κB Pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21134810. [PMID: 32646046 PMCID: PMC7370278 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Platelets are major players in the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Auraptene is the most abundant coumarin derivative from plants, and it has been demonstrated to possess a potent capacity to inhibit platelet activation. Although platelets are anucleated cells, they also express the transcription factor, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), that may exert non-genomic functions in platelet activation. In the current study, we further investigated the inhibitory roles of auraptene in NF-κB-mediated signal events in platelets. MG-132 (an inhibitor of proteasome) and BAY11-7082 (an inhibitor of IκB kinase; IKK), obviously inhibited platelet aggregation; however, BAY11-7082 exhibited more potent activity than MG-132 in this reaction. The existence of NF-κB (p65) in platelets was observed by confocal microscopy, and auraptene attenuated NF-κB activation such as IκBα and p65 phosphorylation and reversed IκBα degradation in collagen-activated platelets. To investigate cellular signaling events between PLCγ2-PKC and NF-κB, we found that BAY11-7082 abolished PLCγ2-PKC activation; nevertheless, neither U73122 nor Ro31-8220 had effect on NF-κB activation. Furthermore, both auraptene and BAY11-7082 significantly diminished HO• formation in activated platelets. For in vivo study, auraptene prolonged the occlusion time of platelet plug in mice. In conclusion, we propose a novel inhibitory pathway of NF-κB-mediated PLCγ2-PKC activation by auraptene in human platelets, and further supported that auraptene possesses potent activity for thromboembolic diseases.
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- Chih-Wei Hsia
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-H.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-H.H.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-H.H.)
- Translational Medicine Center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-H.H.)
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-L.C.); (J.-R.S.); Tel.: +886-2-27372181 (C.-L.C.); Tel.: +886-2-27361661 (ext. 3199) (J.-R.S.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (M.-P.W.); (C.-H.H.)
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-L.C.); (J.-R.S.); Tel.: +886-2-27372181 (C.-L.C.); Tel.: +886-2-27361661 (ext. 3199) (J.-R.S.)
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Hou SM, Hsia CW, Tsai CL, Hsia CH, Jayakumar T, Velusamy M, Sheu JR. Modulation of human platelet activation and in vivo vascular thrombosis by columbianadin: regulation by integrin α IIbβ 3 inside-out but not outside-in signals. J Biomed Sci 2020; 27:60. [PMID: 32375785 PMCID: PMC7201758 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-020-0619-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Columbianadin (CBN) is one of the main coumarin constituents isolated from Angelica pubescens. The pharmacological value of CBN is well demonstrated, especially in the prevention of several cancers and analgesic activity. A striking therapeutic target for arterial thrombosis is inhibition of platelet activation because platelet activation significantly contributes to these diseases. The current study examined the influence of CBN on human platelet activation in vitro and vascular thrombotic formation in vivo. Methods Aggregometry, immunoblotting, immunoprecipitation, confocal microscopic analysis, fibrin clot retraction, and thrombogenic animals were used in this study. Results CBN markedly inhibited platelet aggregation in washed human platelets stimulated only by collagen, but was not effective in platelets stimulated by other agonists such as thrombin, arachidonic acid, and U46619. CBN evidently inhibited ATP release, intracellular ([Ca2+]i) mobilization, and P-selectin expression. It also inhibited the phosphorylation of phospholipase C (PLC)γ2, protein kinase C (PKC), Akt (protein kinase B), and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs; extracellular signal-regulated kinase [ERK] 1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase [JNK] 1/2, but not p38 MAPK) in collagen-activated platelets. Neither SQ22536, an adenylate cyclase inhibitor, nor ODQ, a guanylate cyclase inhibitor, reversed the CBN-mediated inhibition of platelet aggregation. CBN had no significant effect in triggering vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation. Moreover, it markedly hindered integrin αIIbβ3 activation by interfering with the binding of PAC-1; nevertheless, it had no influences on integrin αIIbβ3-mediated outside-in signaling such as adhesion number and spreading area of platelets on immobilized fibrinogen as well as thrombin-stimulated fibrin clot retraction. Additionally, CBN did not attenuate FITC-triflavin binding or phosphorylation of proteins, such as integrin β3, Src, and focal adhesion kinase, in platelets spreading on immobilized fibrinogen. In experimental mice, CBN increased the occlusion time of thrombotic platelet plug formation. Conclusion This study demonstrated that CBN exhibits an exceptional activity against platelet activation through inhibition of the PLCγ2-PKC cascade, subsequently suppressing the activation of Akt and ERKs/JNKs and influencing platelet aggregation. Consequently, this work provides solid evidence and considers that CBN has the potential to serve as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of thromboembolic disorders.
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- Shaw-Min Hou
- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Cathay General Hospital, No. 280 Renai Rd. Sec.4, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.,Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, No.510, Zhongzheng Rd, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, Collage of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wu Hsing St, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, 110, Taiwan.,Translational Medicine Center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No. 95, Wenchang Rd, Taipei, 111, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 793022, India
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, 110, Taiwan.
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Hsia CW, Tsai CL, Sheu JR, Lu WJ, Hsia CH, Velusamy M, Jayakumar T, Li JY. Suppression of Human Platelet Activation via Integrin α IIbβ 3 Outside-In Independent Signal and Reduction of the Mortality in Pulmonary Thrombosis by Auraptene. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20225585. [PMID: 31717348 PMCID: PMC6888276 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Auraptene is the most abundant coumarin derivative from plants. The pharmacological value of this compound has been well demonstrated, especially in the prevention of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Platelet activation is a major factor contributing to arterial thrombosis. Thus, this study evaluated the influence of auraptene in platelet aggregation and thrombotic formation. Auraptene inhibited platelet aggregation in human platelets stimulated with collagen only. However, auraptene was not effective in inhibiting platelet aggregation stimulated with thrombin, arachidonic acid, and U46619. Auraptene also repressed ATP release, [Ca2+]i mobilization, and P-selectin expression. Moreover, it markedly blocked PAC-1 binding to integrin αIIbβ3. However, it had no influence on properties related to integrin αIIbβ3-mediated outside-in signaling, such as the adhesion number, spreading area of platelets, and fibrin clot retraction. Auraptene inhibited the phosphorylation of Lyn-Fyn-Syk, phospholipase Cγ2 (PLCγ2), protein kinase C (PKC), Akt, and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs; extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK1/2), but not p38 MAPK). Neither SQ22536, an adenylate cyclase inhibitor, nor ODQ, a guanylate cyclase inhibitor, reversed the auraptene-mediated inhibition of platelet aggregation. Auraptene reduced mortality caused by adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced pulmonary thromboembolism. In conclusion, this study provides definite evidence that auraptene signifies a potential therapeutic agent for preventing thromboembolic disorders.
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- Chih-Wei Hsia
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-H.H.); (T.J.)
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- Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-L.T.); (W.-J.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-H.H.); (T.J.)
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-L.T.); (W.-J.L.)
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-H.H.); (T.J.)
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India;
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-H.H.); (T.J.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-W.H.); (J.-R.S.); (C.-H.H.); (T.J.)
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City 252, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-2543-3535 (ext. 2945)
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Kojok K, El-Kadiry AEH, Merhi Y. Role of NF-κB in Platelet Function. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4185. [PMID: 31461836 PMCID: PMC6747346 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20174185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Platelets are megakaryocyte-derived fragments lacking nuclei and prepped to maintain primary hemostasis by initiating blood clots on injured vascular endothelia. Pathologically, platelets undergo the same physiological processes of activation, secretion, and aggregation yet with such pronouncedness that they orchestrate and make headway the progression of atherothrombotic diseases not only through clot formation but also via forcing a pro-inflammatory state. Indeed, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is largely implicated in atherosclerosis and its pathological complication in atherothrombotic diseases due to its transcriptional role in maintaining pro-survival and pro-inflammatory states in vascular and blood cells. On the other hand, we know little on the functions of platelet NF-κB, which seems to function in other non-genomic ways to modulate atherothrombosis. Therein, this review will resemble a rich portfolio for NF-κB in platelets, specifically showing its implications at the levels of platelet survival and function. We will also share the knowledge thus far on the effects of active ingredients on NF-κB in general, as an extrapolative method to highlight the potential therapeutic targeting of NF-κB in coronary diseases. Finally, we will unzip a new horizon on a possible extra-platelet role of platelet NF-κB, which will better expand our knowledge on the etiology and pathophysiology of atherothrombosis.
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- Kevin Kojok
- The Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Montreal Heart Institute, Research Centre, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, H1T 1C8, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, QC, Canada
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- The Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Montreal Heart Institute, Research Centre, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, H1T 1C8, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, QC, Canada
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- The Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Montreal Heart Institute, Research Centre, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, H1T 1C8, QC, Canada.
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, QC, Canada.
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Yeung J, Li W, Holinstat M. Platelet Signaling and Disease: Targeted Therapy for Thrombosis and Other Related Diseases. Pharmacol Rev 2018; 70:526-548. [PMID: 29925522 PMCID: PMC6013590 DOI: 10.1124/pr.117.014530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Platelets are essential for clotting in the blood and maintenance of normal hemostasis. Under pathologic conditions such as atherosclerosis, vascular injury often results in hyperactive platelet activation, resulting in occlusive thrombus formation, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Recent work in the field has elucidated a number of platelet functions unique from that of maintaining hemostasis, including regulation of tumor growth and metastasis, inflammation, infection, and immune response. Traditional therapeutic targets for inhibiting platelet activation have primarily been limited to cyclooxygenase-1, integrin αIIbβ3, and the P2Y12 receptor. Recently identified signaling pathways regulating platelet function have made it possible to develop novel approaches for pharmacological intervention in the blood to limit platelet reactivity. In this review, we cover the newly discovered roles for platelets as well as their role in hemostasis and thrombosis. These new roles for platelets lend importance to the development of new therapies targeted to the platelet. Additionally, we highlight the promising receptor and enzymatic targets that may further decrease platelet activation and help to address the myriad of pathologic conditions now known to involve platelets without significant effects on hemostasis.
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- Jennifer Yeung
- Departments of Pharmacology (J.Y., W.L., M.H.) and Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Departments of Pharmacology (J.Y., W.L., M.H.) and Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Departments of Pharmacology (J.Y., W.L., M.H.) and Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Takeichi T, Torrelo A, Lee JYW, Ohno Y, Lozano ML, Kihara A, Liu L, Yasuda Y, Ishikawa J, Murase T, Rodrigo AB, Fernández-Crehuet P, Toi Y, Mellerio J, Rivera J, Vicente V, Kelsell DP, Nishimura Y, Okuno Y, Kojima D, Ogawa Y, Sugiura K, Simpson MA, McLean WHI, Akiyama M, McGrath JA. Biallelic Mutations in KDSR Disrupt Ceramide Synthesis and Result in a Spectrum of Keratinization Disorders Associated with Thrombocytopenia. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 137:2344-2353. [PMID: 28774589 PMCID: PMC5646945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mutations in ceramide biosynthesis pathways have been implicated in a few Mendelian disorders of keratinization, although ceramides are known to have key roles in several biological processes in skin and other tissues. Using whole-exome sequencing in four probands with undiagnosed skin hyperkeratosis/ichthyosis, we identified compound heterozygosity for mutations in KDSR, encoding an enzyme in the de novo synthesis pathway of ceramides. Two individuals had hyperkeratosis confined to palms, soles, and anogenital skin, whereas the other two had more severe, generalized harlequin ichthyosis-like skin. Thrombocytopenia was present in all patients. The mutations in KDSR were associated with reduced ceramide levels in skin and impaired platelet function. KDSR enzymatic activity was variably reduced in all patients, resulting in defective acylceramide synthesis. Mutations in KDSR have recently been reported in inherited recessive forms of progressive symmetric erythrokeratoderma, but our study shows that biallelic mutations in KDSR are implicated in an extended spectrum of disorders of keratinization in which thrombocytopenia is also part of the phenotype. Mutations in KDSR cause defective ceramide biosynthesis, underscoring the importance of ceramide and sphingosine synthesis pathways in skin and platelet biology.
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- Takuya Takeichi
- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London (Guy's Campus), London, UK; Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Infantil del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London (Guy's Campus), London, UK
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, IMIB-Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Viapath, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Analytical Science Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, Haga, Tochigi, Japan
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- Biological Science Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, Haga, Tochigi, Japan
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- Biological Science Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, Haga, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sierra de Segura, Puente de Génave, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London (Guy's Campus), London, UK; Department of Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, IMIB-Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, IMIB-Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Barts, London, UK; London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Whitechapel, London, UK
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- Department of General Perinatology, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London, School of Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
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- Centre for Dermatology and Genetic Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London (Guy's Campus), London, UK; Centre for Dermatology and Genetic Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
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Honokiol as a specific collagen receptor glycoprotein VI antagonist on human platelets: Functional ex vivo and in vivo studies. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40002. [PMID: 28054640 PMCID: PMC5213647 DOI: 10.1038/srep40002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Honokiol, derived from Magnolia officinalis, has various pharmacological properties. Platelet activation plays a critical role in cardiovascular diseases. Honokiol has been reported to inhibit collagen-stimulated rabbit platelet aggregation. However, detailed further studies on the characteristics and functional activity of honokiol in platelet activation are relatively lacking. In the present study, honokiol specifically inhibited platelet aggregation and Ca+2 ion mobilization stimulated with collagen or convulxin, an agonist of glycoprotein (GP) VI, but not with aggretin, an agonist of integrin α2β1. Honokiol also attenuated the phosphorylation of Lyn, PLCγ2, PKC, MAPKs, and Akt after convulxin stimulation. Honokiol have no cytotoxicity in zebrafish embryos. Honokiol diminished the binding of anti-GP VI (FITC-JAQ1) mAb to human platelets, and it also reduced the coimmunoprecipitation of GP VI-bound Lyn after convulxin stimulation. The surface plasmon resonance results revealed that honokiol binds directly to GP VI, with a KD of 289 μM. Platelet function analysis revealed that honokiol substantially prolonged the closure time in human whole blood and increased the occlusion time of thrombotic platelet plug formation in mice. In conclusion, honokiol acts as a potent antagonist of collagen GP VI in human platelets, and it has therapeutic potential in the prevention of the pathological thrombosis.
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Sahin M, Acar G, Kalkan ME, Acar RD, Kilicgedik A, Teymen B, Arslantas U, Kirma C. Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention associated with reduced platelet activation. Saudi Med J 2016. [PMID: 26219443 PMCID: PMC4549589 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2015.8.11705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives: To determine the effect of thrombectomy on platelet function in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: This retrospective study included 413 consecutive STEMI patients who underwent PPCI between March 2012 and September 2013 at Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialty Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey that were assigned to the thrombus aspiration (TA) group or the non-TA group. Platelet count and mean platelet volume (MPV) were obtained at baseline and 24 hours (h), 48 h, and 72 h post PPCI. Results: Baseline MPV was similar in both groups, whereas the baseline platelet count was higher in the TA group (p=0.42 and p=0.002). The platelet count was higher in the TA group 24 h post PPCI (p=0.02), but was similar in both groups 48 h and 72 h post PPCI (p=0.18 and p=0.07). The MPV 48 h and 72 h post PPCI was higher in the non-TA group than in the TA group (8.4 ± 1.3 fL versus 8.7 ± 1.6 fL [p=0.04] and 8.5 ± 1.1 fL versus 8.9 ± 1.5 fL [p=0.04]). Conclusion: Thrombectomy reduced platelet activity via removal of thrombi from the coronary arteries in patients undergoing PPCI for STEMI.
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- Muslum Sahin
- Department of Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialty Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail.
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Fuentes E, Rojas A, Palomo I. NF-κB signaling pathway as target for antiplatelet activity. Blood Rev 2016; 30:309-15. [PMID: 27075489 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In different nucleated cells, NF-κB has long been considered a prototypical proinflammatory signaling pathway with the expression of proinflammatory genes. Although platelets lack a nucleus, a number of functional transcription factors are involved in activated platelets, such as NF-κB. In platelet activation NF-κB regulation events include IKKβ phosphorylation, IκBα degradation, and p65 phosphorylation. Multiple pathways contribute to platelet activation and NF-κB is a common pathway in this activation. Therefore, in platelet activation the modulation of NF-κB pathway could be a potential new target in the treatment of inflammation-related vascular disease therapy (antiplatelet and antithrombotic activities).
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- Eduardo Fuentes
- Laboratory of Hematology and Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Excellence Research Program on Healthy Aging (PIEI-ES), Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; Centro de Estudios en Alimentos Procesados (CEAP), CONICYT-Regional, Gore Maule, R09I2001, Talca, Chile.
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- Biomedical Research Laboratories, Medicine Faculty, Catholic University of Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Laboratory of Hematology and Immunology, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Excellence Research Program on Healthy Aging (PIEI-ES), Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; Centro de Estudios en Alimentos Procesados (CEAP), CONICYT-Regional, Gore Maule, R09I2001, Talca, Chile.
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Wickham LA, Sitko G, Stranieri-Michener M, Handt L, Basso A, Fried S, Chu L, Maderia M, Owens K, Castriota G, Chen Z, Metzger JM, Imbriglio J, Wang X, Cai TQ. Differential anti-thrombotic benefit and bleeding risk profiles of antagonists of protease-activated receptor 1 and 4 in Cynomolgus Macaques. Thromb Res 2016; 145:133-9. [PMID: 27318768 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Platelet activation plays a crucial role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Thrombin, the most potent stimulus of platelet activation, mediates platelet activation via the protease activated receptors (PARs). The platelet PAR repertoire in mediating thrombin's action differs across species. Only nonhuman primate (NHP) platelet activation is known to be similar to humans, mediated by PAR1 and PAR4, hence limiting translational in vivo studies of PAR's role in thrombosis and hemostasis to NHPs. Earlier studies have demonstrated a range of distinct in vitro activities of PAR1 and 4 in platelet activation yet the implications of these events in vivo is unclear. The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the roles of PAR1 and PAR4 in hemostasis and thrombosis in a relevant animal species. NHP models for pharmacokinetic, ex vivo platelet aggregation responses, FeCI3 injury-mediated arterial thrombosis and template bleeding were developed in Cynomolgus Macaques. Potent and selective small molecule antagonists of PAR1 and PAR4 were characterized in an array of in vitro assays, and subsequently examined head-to-head in the NHP models. Treatment of NHPs with antagonists of PAR1 or PAR4 both resulted in strong inhibition of ex vivo platelet aggregation. At doses that led to similar inhibition of platelet aggregation, animals treated with the PAR4 antagonist showed similar levels of anti-thrombotic efficacy, but longer bleeding times, compared to animals treated with the PAR1 antagonist. These findings suggest that PAR1 antagonism will likely produce a larger therapeutic index (ie. a larger anti-thrombotic efficacy over bleeding risk margin) than PAR4 antagonism.
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- L Alexandra Wickham
- Department of In Vivo Pharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Safety, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Safety, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of In Vitro Pharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of In Vitro Pharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Formulation, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cardiometabolic Diseases, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cardiometabolic Diseases, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of In Vivo Pharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cardiometabolic Diseases, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of In Vivo Pharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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Vito CD, Hadi LA, Navone SE, Marfia G, Campanella R, Mancuso ME, Riboni L. Platelet-derived sphingosine-1-phosphate and inflammation: from basic mechanisms to clinical implications. Platelets 2016; 27:393-401. [PMID: 26950429 DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2016.1144179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Beyond key functions in hemostasis and thrombosis, platelets are recognized as key players of inflammation, an underlying feature of a variety of diseases. In this regard, platelets act as a circulating source of several pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules, which are secreted from their intracellular stores upon activation. Among them, mounting evidence highlights a crucial role of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a multifunctional sphingoid mediator. S1P-induced pleiotropic effects include those crucial in inflammatory processes, such as the maintenance of the endothelial barrier integrity, and leukocyte activation and recruitment at the injured site. This review outlines the peculiar features and molecular mechanisms that allow platelets for acting as a unique factory that produces and stores S1P in large quantities. A particular emphasis is placed on the autocrine and paracrine roles of S1P derived from the "inflamed" platelets, highlighting the role of its cross-talk with endothelial and blood cells involved in inflammation, and the mechanisms of its contribution to the development and progression of inflammatory diseases. Finally, potential clinical implications of platelet-derived S1P as diagnostic tool of inflammatory severity, and as therapeutic target in inflammation are discussed.
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- Clara Di Vito
- a Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, LITA-Segrate , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- a Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, LITA-Segrate , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- b Neurosurgery Unit, Laboratory of Experimental Neurosurgery and Cell Therapy, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- b Neurosurgery Unit, Laboratory of Experimental Neurosurgery and Cell Therapy, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- c Division of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- d Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- a Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, LITA-Segrate , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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Plasma L5 levels are elevated in ischemic stroke patients and enhance platelet aggregation. Blood 2015; 127:1336-45. [PMID: 26679863 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-05-646117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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L5, the most electronegative and atherogenic subfraction of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), induces platelet activation. We hypothesized that plasma L5 levels are increased in acute ischemic stroke patients and examined whether lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1), the receptor for L5 on endothelial cells and platelets, plays a critical role in stroke. Because amyloid β (Aβ) stimulates platelet aggregation, we studied whether L5 and Aβ function synergistically to induce prothrombotic pathways leading to stroke. Levels of plasma L5, serum Aβ, and platelet LOX-1 expression were significantly higher in acute ischemic stroke patients than in controls without metabolic syndrome (P < .01). In mice subjected to focal cerebral ischemia, L5 treatment resulted in larger infarction volumes than did phosphate-buffered saline treatment. Deficiency or neutralizing of LOX-1 reduced infarct volume up to threefold after focal cerebral ischemia in mice, illustrating the importance of LOX-1 in stroke injury. In human platelets, L5 but not L1 (the least electronegative LDL subfraction) induced Aβ release via IκB kinase 2 (IKK2). Furthermore, L5+Aβ synergistically induced glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor activation; phosphorylation of IKK2, IκBα, p65, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1; and platelet aggregation. These effects were blocked by inhibiting IKK2, LOX-1, or nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). Injecting L5+Aβ shortened tail-bleeding time by 50% (n = 12; P < .05 vs L1-injected mice), which was prevented by the IKK2 inhibitor. Our findings suggest that, through LOX-1, atherogenic L5 potentiates Aβ-mediated platelet activation, platelet aggregation, and hemostasis via IKK2/NF-κB signaling. L5 elevation may be a risk factor for cerebral atherothrombosis, and downregulating LOX-1 and inhibiting IKK2 may be novel antithrombotic strategies.
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Natural Hirudin Increases Rat Flap Viability by Anti-Inflammation via PARs/p38/NF-κB Pathway. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:597264. [PMID: 26770977 PMCID: PMC4685076 DOI: 10.1155/2015/597264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of natural hirudin on rat random skin flap viability and to determine the mechanism. Forty-eight rats were randomly divided into 2 groups. After the dorsal skin flap operation (3 cm × 10 cm in size), subcutaneous injections of 6 ATU hirudin were administered to group H (n = 24) every 12 h, while group C (n = 24) received an equal volume of 0.9% normal saline. Six rats from each group were euthanized 1, 2, 4, and 7 days after the operation. A full skin sample was collected from these rats to measure the p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38-MAPK), phospho-p38- (Pp38-) MAPK, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65, phosphor-NF-κB (pNF-κB) p65, tumour necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, interleukin- (IL-) 6, and intercellular adhesion molecule- (ICAM-) 1 levels via western blot (WB) assays. The results showed that flap viability was significantly higher in the hirudin-treated group, which showed a reduced inflammatory response compared with the control group. The Pp38/p38, pNF-κB p65/NF-κB p65, TNF-α, IL-6, and ICAM-1 levels in the hirudin-treated group were lower than those in the control group. The results demonstrated that hirudin could improve random skin flap viability and suggested that this effect maybe occurs by blocking the thrombin/proteinase-activated receptors (PARs)/p38/NF-κB signalling pathway, thus decreasing the inflammatory response.
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Rashtchizadeh N, Karimi P, Dehgan P, Salimi Movahed M. Effects of Selenium in the MAPK Signaling Cascade. J Cardiovasc Thorac Res 2015; 7:107-12. [PMID: 26430498 PMCID: PMC4586596 DOI: 10.15171/jcvtr.2015.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction: This study aimed to discover by which mechanism selenium (Se) suppresses stimulated platelets stimulation in oxidative stress underlying diseases.
Methods: Human platelets pretreated with Se and stimulated by Cu2+-oxidized low density of lipoprotein (OxLDL) or thrombin before assessment of P-selectin and phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38MAPK), phosphorylated Jun N-terminal kinase (p– JNK), and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases (p-ERK1/2). All variables were measured by solid phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Results: Se significantly decreased Cu2+-OxLDL induced P-selectin expression, as well as p38 and JNK phosphorylation in platelets, but could not significantly reduce ERK1/2 phosphorylation.
Conclusion: Se suppresses inflamed platelets. This effect maybe partly mediated by the p38 or c-JNK signaling pathways. These results create possibility of new co-anti-inflammatory insight for Se in atherosclerosis.
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- Neurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Nguyen KA, Hamzeh-Cognasse H, Laradi S, Pozzetto B, Garraud O, Cognasse F. Specific activation, signalling and secretion profiles of human platelets following PAR-1 and PAR-4 stimulation. Platelets 2015; 26:795-8. [PMID: 26083907 DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2015.1050585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Blood platelets play a central haemostatic function; however, they also play a role in inflammation and are capable of secreting various cytokines, chemokines and related products. The purpose of this study was to identify subtle variations in platelet physiology using proteomics. We compared the levels of membrane proteins (n = 3), α and δ granule proteins (n = 18), and signalling proteins (n = 30) from unstimulated platelets with those of protease-activated receptor (PAR)-1- and PAR-4-stimulated platelets (n = 10). The vast majority of these proteins responded similarly to PAR-1 or PAR-4 engagement. However, differences were observed within membrane CD40L expressed, and α granule GRO-α and MDC secreted proteins.
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- a Université de Lyon , Saint Etienne , France .,b Etablissement Français du Sang - Auvergne-Loire , Saint-Etienne , France , and
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- a Université de Lyon , Saint Etienne , France .,c INTS - Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine , Paris , France
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- a Université de Lyon , Saint Etienne , France .,b Etablissement Français du Sang - Auvergne-Loire , Saint-Etienne , France , and
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Lannan KL, Sahler J, Kim N, Spinelli SL, Maggirwar SB, Garraud O, Cognasse F, Blumberg N, Phipps RP. Breaking the mold: transcription factors in the anucleate platelet and platelet-derived microparticles. Front Immunol 2015; 6:48. [PMID: 25762994 PMCID: PMC4327621 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Platelets are small anucleate blood cells derived from megakaryocytes. In addition to their pivotal roles in hemostasis, platelets are the smallest, yet most abundant, immune cells and regulate inflammation, immunity, and disease progression. Although platelets lack DNA, and thus no functional transcriptional activities, they are nonetheless rich sources of RNAs, possess an intact spliceosome, and are thus capable of synthesizing proteins. Previously, it was thought that platelet RNAs and translational machinery were remnants from the megakaryocyte. We now know that the initial description of platelets as "cellular fragments" is an antiquated notion, as mounting evidence suggests otherwise. Therefore, it is reasonable to hypothesize that platelet transcription factors are not vestigial remnants from megakaryocytes, but have important, if only partly understood functions. Proteins play multiple cellular roles to minimize energy expenditure for maximum cellular function; thus, the same can be expected for transcription factors. In fact, numerous transcription factors have non-genomic roles, both in platelets and in nucleated cells. Our lab and others have discovered the presence and non-genomic roles of transcription factors in platelets, such as the nuclear factor kappa β (NFκB) family of proteins and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). In addition to numerous roles in regulating platelet activation, functional transcription factors can be transferred to vascular and immune cells through platelet microparticles. This method of transcellular delivery of key immune molecules may be a vital mechanism by which platelet transcription factors regulate inflammation and immunity. At the very least, platelets are an ideal model cell to dissect out the non-genomic roles of transcription factors in nucleated cells. There is abundant evidence to suggest that transcription factors in platelets play key roles in regulating inflammatory and hemostatic functions.
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- Katie L Lannan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA ; Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University , Ithaca, NY , USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lyon , Saint-Etienne , France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lyon , Saint-Etienne , France ; Etablissement Français du Sang Auvergne-Loire , Saint-Etienne , France
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA ; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA ; Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY , USA
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Inaba H, Amano A, Lamont RJ, Murakami Y. Involvement of protease-activated receptor 4 in over-expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis. Med Microbiol Immunol 2015; 204:605-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s00430-015-0389-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hsieh CY, Hsiao G, Hsu MJ, Wang YH, Sheu JR. PMC, a potent hydrophilic α-tocopherol derivative, inhibits NF-κB activation via PP2A but not IκBα-dependent signals in vascular smooth muscle cells. J Cell Mol Med 2014; 18:1278-89. [PMID: 24725826 PMCID: PMC4124013 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The hydrophilic α-tocopherol derivative, 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethyl-6-hydroxychromane (PMC), is a promising alternative to vitamin E in clinical applications. Critical vascular inflammation leads to vascular dysfunction and vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, hypertension and abdominal aortic aneurysms. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of the inhibitory effects of PMC in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) exposed to pro-inflammatory stimuli, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) combined with interferon (IFN)-γ. Treatment of LPS/IFN-γ-stimulated VSMCs with PMC suppressed the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in a concentration-dependent manner. A reduction in LPS/IFN-γ-induced nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation was also observed in PMC-treated VSMCs. The translocation and phosphorylation of p65, protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) inactivation and the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were significantly inhibited by PMC in LPS/IFN-γ-activated VSMCs. However, neither IκBα degradation nor IκB kinase (IKK) or ribosomal s6 kinase-1 phosphorylation was affected by PMC under these conditions. Both treatments with okadaic acid, a PP2A-selective inhibitor, and transfection with PP2A siRNA markedly reversed the PMC-mediated inhibition of iNOS expression, NF-κB-promoter activity and p65 phosphorylation. Immunoprecipitation analysis of the cellular extracts of LPS/IFN-γ-stimulated VSMCs revealed that p65 colocalizes with PP2A. In addition, p65 phosphorylation and PP2A inactivation were induced in VSMCs by treatment with H2O2, but neither IκBα degradation nor IKK phosphorylation was observed. These results collectively indicate that the PMC-mediated inhibition of NF-κB activity in LPS/IFN-γ-stimulated VSMCs occurs through the ROS-PP2A-p65 signalling cascade, an IKK-IκBα-independent mechanism. Therapeutic interventions using PMC may therefore be beneficial for the treatment of vascular inflammatory diseases.
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- Cheng-Ying Hsieh
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lu WJ, Lin KC, Huang SY, Thomas PA, Wu YH, Wu HC, Lin KH, Sheu JR. Role of a Janus kinase 2-dependent signaling pathway in platelet activation. Thromb Res 2014; 133:1088-96. [PMID: 24731555 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Janus kinases (JAKs) are intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinases that transduce cytokine-mediated signals through a pathway mediated by JAK and the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins. The JAK-STAT pathway is involved in immune response, inflammation, and tumorigenesis. Platelets are anuclear blood cells that play a central role in hemostasis. METHODS The aggregometry, immunoblotting, and platelet functional analysis used in this study. RESULTS We found that the JAK2 inhibitor AG490 (25 and 50μM) attenuated collagen-induced platelet aggregation and calcium mobilization in a concentration-dependent manner. In the presence of AG490, the phosphorylation of PLCγ2, protein kinase C (PKC), Akt or JNK in collagen-activated aggregation of human platelets was also inhibited. In addition, we found that various inhibitors, such as the PLCγ2 inhibitor U73122, the PKC inhibitor Ro318220, the phospoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002, the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor SB203580, the ERK inhibitor PD98059, and the JNK inhibitor SP600125, had no effects on collagen-induced JAK2 activity. However, U73122, Ro318220 and SP600125 significantly diminished collagen-induced STAT3 phosphorylation. These findings suggest that PLCγ2-PKC and JNK are involved in JAK2-STAT3 signaling in collagen-activated platelets. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that the JAK2-STAT3 pathway is involved in collagen-induced platelet activation through the activation of JAK2-JNK/PKC-STAT3 signaling. The inhibition of JAK2 may represent a potential therapeutic strategy for the preventing or treating thromboembolic disorders.
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- Wan-Jung Lu
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Central Laboratory, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Characteristics of endogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in human platelets: functional studies of a novel collagen glycoprotein VI inhibitor. J Mol Med (Berl) 2014; 92:603-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-014-1140-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Qiu W, Chen N, Zhang Q, Zhuo L, Wang X, Wang D, Jin H. Resistin increases platelet P-selectin levels via p38 MAPK signal pathway. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2014; 11:121-4. [PMID: 24396117 DOI: 10.1177/1479164113513912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Resistin, an adipokine associated with the metabolic syndrome, is believed to have a role in thrombotic conditions. This work analyses the effects of resistin on P-selectin expression using a combination of ex vivo human studies, in vivo animal models and in vitro cell cultures. Human platelets and vascular endothelial cells were incubated with resistin, with or without anti-Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) or mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway inhibitors, whereas mice were treated with resistin infusion followed by analysis of P-selectin expression. Resistin increased both human and murine platelet P-selectin expression compared with controls (human: 48.02% ± 7.6% vs 35.12% ± 2.62%, p < 0.05; mouse: 8.17% ± 0.37% vs 4.44% ± 0.37%, p < 0.05), through the p38 MAPK pathway. In contrast, resistin had no effect on endothelial P-selectin production. We conclude that resistin induces platelet activation by increasing P-selectin expression through the p38 MAPK-dependent pathway. These data provide one mechanism for the prothrombotic state in individuals with the metabolic syndrome.
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- Wenbing Qiu
- Department of ICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, PR China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine-CONICET, National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rivadeneyra L, Carestia A, Etulain J, Pozner RG, Fondevila C, Negrotto S, Schattner M. Regulation of platelet responses triggered by Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 ligands is another non-genomic role of nuclear factor-kappaB. Thromb Res 2013; 133:235-43. [PMID: 24331207 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Platelets express Toll-like receptors (TLRs) that recognise molecular components of pathogens and, in nucleated cells, elicit immune responses through nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) activation. We have shown that NF-κB mediates platelet activation in response to classical agonists, suggesting that this transcription factor exerts non-genomic functions in platelets. The aim of this study was to determine whether NF-κB activation is a downstream signal involved in TLR2 and 4-mediated platelet responses. MATERIAL AND METHODS Aggregation and ATP release were measured with a Lumi-aggregometer. Fibrinogen binding, P-selectin and CD40 ligand (CD40L) levels and platelet-neutrophil aggregates were measured by cytometry. I kappa B alpha (IκBα) degradation and p65 phosphorylation were determined by Western blot and von Willebrand factor (vWF) by ELISA. RESULTS Platelet stimulation with Pam3CSK4 or LPS resulted in IκBα degradation and p65 phosphorylation. These responses were suppressed by TLR2 and 4 blocking and synergised by thrombin. Aggregation, fibrinogen binding and ATP and vWF release were triggered by Pam3CSK4. LPS did not induce platelet responses per se, except for vWF release, but it did potentiate thrombin-induced aggregation, fibrinogen binding and ATP secretion. Pam3CSK4, but not LPS, induced P-selectin and CD40L expression and mixed aggregate formation. All of these responses, except for CD40L expression, were inhibited in platelets treated with the NF-κB inhibitors BAY 11-7082 or Ro 106-9920. CONCLUSION TLR2 and 4 agonists trigger platelet activation responses through NF-κB. These data show another non-genomic function of NF-κB in platelets and highlight this molecule as a potential target to prevent platelet activation in inflammatory or infectious diseases.
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- Leonardo Rivadeneyra
- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine (CONICET), National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine (CONICET), National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine (CONICET), National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine (CONICET), National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Hematology, Bazterrica Clinic, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine (CONICET), National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine (CONICET), National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Garraud O, Hamzeh-Cognasse H, Pozzetto B, Cavaillon JM, Cognasse F. Bench-to-bedside review: Platelets and active immune functions - new clues for immunopathology? CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2013; 17:236. [PMID: 23998653 PMCID: PMC4055978 DOI: 10.1186/cc12716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Platelets display a number of properties besides the crucial function of repairing damaged vascular endothelium and stopping bleeding; these are exploited to benefit patients receiving platelet component transfusions, which might categorize them as innate immune cells. For example, platelets specialize in pro-inflammatory activities, and can secrete a large number of molecules, many of which display biological response modifier functions. Platelets also express receptors for non-self-infectious and possibly non-infectious danger signals, and can engage infectious pathogens by mechanisms barely explained beyond observation. This relationship with infectious pathogens may involve other innate immune cells, especially neutrophils. The sophisticated interplay of platelets with bacteria may culminate in sepsis, a severe pathology characterized by significant reductions in platelet count and platelet dysfunction. How this occurs is still not fully understood. Recent findings from in-depth platelet signaling studies reveal the complexity of platelets and some of the ways they evolve along the immune continuum, from beneficial functions exemplified in endothelium repair to deleterious immunopathology as in systemic inflammatory response syndrome and acute vascular diseases. This review discusses the extended role of platelets as immune cells to emphasize their interactions with infectious pathogens sensed as potentially dangerous.
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Karimi P, Rashtchizadeh N. Oxidative Versus Thrombotic Stimulation of Platelets Differentially activates Signalling Pathways. J Cardiovasc Thorac Res 2013; 5:61-5. [PMID: 24251013 DOI: 10.5681/jcvtr.2013.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Atherosclerosis is one of the inflammatory underlying disease associated by oxidative stress and thrombotic agents. This study aimed to evaluate the potential role of cupper oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) and thrombin for inducing mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in platelets. METHODS Phosphorylation of P38MAPK, Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK), and Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) and P-selectin expression were determined in lysates of washed human platelets pretreated with low doses of thrombin and cu2+-OxLDL By Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Pharmacological inhibition was performed by SB203580, PD980559 and SP6000125 for P38MAPK, ERK1/2 and JNK activity, respectively. The ratio of phosphorylated to total protein was used for normalizing the phospho proteins contents of cells. RESULTS OxLDL and thrombin significantly and differentially increased P-selectin expression (P<0.05), P38MAPK (P<0.05) and c-JNK (P<0.05) and ERK1/2 (P<0.05) phosphorylation in platelets. SB 203580 and SP6000125 significantly decreased P-selectin expression in both oxidative (P<0.05) and thrombotic (P<0.05) activated platelets. CONCLUSION Our results indicated that MAPK inhibitors can reduce atherothrombotic events via alterations in P-selectin expression suggesting that these inhibitors may be useful in the inhibition of atheroma development.
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- Pouran Karimi
- Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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