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Tong Z, Yin Z. Distribution, contribution and regulation of nestin + cells. J Adv Res 2024; 61:47-63. [PMID: 37648021 PMCID: PMC11258671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nestin is an intermediate filament first reported in neuroepithelial stem cells. Nestin expression could be found in a variety of tissues throughout all systems of the body, especially during tissue development and tissue regeneration processes. AIM OF REVIEW This review aimed to summarize and discuss current studies on the distribution, contribution and regulation of nestin+ cells in different systems of the body, to discuss the feasibility ofusing nestin as a marker of multilineage stem/progenitor cells, and better understand the potential roles of nestin+ cells in tissue development, regeneration and pathological processes. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW This review highlights the potential of nestin as a marker of multilineage stem/progenitor cells, and as a key factor in tissue development and tissue regeneration. The article discussed the current findings, limitations, and potential clinical implications or applications of nestin+ cells. Additionally, it included the relationship of nestin+ cells to other cell populations. We propose potential future research directions to encourage further investigation in the field.
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- Ziyang Tong
- Dr. Li Dak Sum and Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Dr. Li Dak Sum and Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; China Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Group (CORMed), Hangzhou, China.
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Daido W, Nakashima T, Masuda T, Sakamoto S, Yamaguchi K, Horimasu Y, Miyamoto S, Iwamoto H, Fujitaka K, Hamada H, Hattori N. Nestin and Notch3 collaboratively regulate angiogenesis, collagen production, and endothelial-mesenchymal transition in lung endothelial cells. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:247. [PMID: 37735673 PMCID: PMC10512559 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01099-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nestin, an intermediate filament protein, participates in various pathophysiological processes, including wound healing, angiogenesis, endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT), and fibrosis. However, the pathophysiological roles of lung nestin-expressing cells remain unclear due to conflicting reports. The objective of this study is to elucidate the characteristics and functions of lung nestin-expressing cells. METHODS We conducted a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments using endothelial cell line MS1 and nestin-GFP mice. This animal model allows for nestin-expressing cell detection without the use of anti-nestin antibodies. RESULTS Lung nestin-expressing cells occurred in approximately 0.2% of CD45- cells and was co-expressed with epithelial, endothelial, and mesenchymal cell-surface markers. Importantly, virtually all nestin-expressing cells co-expressed CD31. When compared to lung nestin-nonexpressing endothelial cells, nestin-expressing endothelial cells showed robust angiogenesis with frequent co-expression of PDGFRβ and VEGFR2. During TGFβ-mediated EndoMT, the elevation of Nes mRNA expression preceded that of Col1a1 mRNA, and nestin gene silencing using nestin siRNA resulted in further upregulation of Col1a1 mRNA expression. Furthermore, Notch3 expression was regulated by nestin in vitro and in vivo; nestin siRNA resulted in reduced Notch3 expression accompanied with enhanced EndoMT. Contrary to previous reports, neither Nes mRNA expression nor nestin-expressing cells were increased during pulmonary fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that (1) lung nestin-expressing cells are an endothelial lineage but are distinct from nestin-nonexpressing endothelial cells; (2) nestin regulates Notch3 and they act collaboratively to regulate angiogenesis, collagen production, and EndoMT; and (3) nestin plays novel roles in lung angiogenesis and fibrosis. Video Abstract.
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- Wakako Daido
- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physical Analysis and Therapeutic Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Hertig V, Villeneuve L, Calderone A. Nestin identifies a subpopulation of rat ventricular fibroblasts and participates in cell migration. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2023; 325:C496-C508. [PMID: 37458435 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00161.2023] [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: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Fibroblast progenitor cells migrate to the endocardial region during cardiogenesis, and the migration of ventricular fibroblasts to the ischemically damaged region of the infarcted adult heart is a seminal event of reparative fibrosis. The intermediate filament protein nestin is implicated in cell migration and expression identified in a subpopulation of scar-derived myofibroblasts. The present study tested the hypothesis that fibroblast progenitor cells express nestin, and the intermediate filament protein drives the migratory phenotype of ventricular fibroblasts. Transcription factor 21 (Tcf21)- and Wilms tumor 1 (WT1)-fibroblast progenitor cells identified in the epicardial/endocardial regions of the E12.5- to E13.5-day embryonic mouse heart predominantly expressed nestin. Nuclear Tcf21/WT1 staining was identified in neonatal rat ventricular fibroblasts (NNVFbs), and a subpopulation coexpressed nestin. Nuclear Tcf21/WT1 expression persisted in adult rat ventricular fibroblasts, whereas nestin protein levels were downregulated. Nestin-expressing NNVFbs exhibited a unique phenotype as the subpopulation was refractory to cell cycle reentry in response to selective stimuli. Nestin(-)- and nestin(+)-scar-derived rat myofibroblasts plated in Matrigel unmasked a migratory phenotype characterized by the de novo formation of lumen-like structures. The elongated membrane projections emanating from scar myofibroblasts delineating the boundary of lumen-like structures expressed nestin. Lentiviral short-hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated nestin depletion inhibited the in vitro migratory response of NNVFbs as the wound radius was significantly larger compared with NNVFbs infected with the empty lentivirus. Thus, nestin represents a marker of embryonic Tcf21/WT1(+)-fibroblast progenitor cells. The neonatal rat heart contains a distinct subpopulation of nestin-immunoreactive Tcf21/WT1(+) fibroblasts refractory to cell cycle reentry, and the intermediate filament protein may preferentially facilitate ventricular fibroblast migration during physiological/pathological remodeling.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Tcf21/WT1(+)-fibroblast progenitor cells of the embryonic mouse heart predominantly express the intermediate filament protein nestin. A subpopulation of Tcf21/WT1(+)-neonatal rat ventricular fibroblasts express nestin and are refractory to selective stimuli influencing cell cycle reentry. Scar-derived myofibroblasts plated in Matrigel elicit the formation of lumen-like structures characterized by the appearance of nestin(+)-membrane projections. Lentiviral shRNA-mediated nestin depletion in a subpopulation of neonatal rat ventricular fibroblasts suppressed the migratory response following the in vitro scratch assay.
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- Vanessa Hertig
- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Kebbe M, Naud P, Assous I, Gagnon E, McCall A, Villeneuve L, Leblanc CA, Nguyen QT, Calderone A. Distinct protein kinase C isoforms drive the cell cycle re-entry of two separate populations of neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2023; 325:C406-C419. [PMID: 36745530 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00506.2022] [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: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The present study tested the hypothesis that protein kinase C-α (PKC-α) recruitment in the presence of the p38α/β MAPK inhibitor SB203580 facilitated the appearance and cell cycle re-entry of nestin(+)-neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (NNVMs) and induced a transcript profile delineating a proliferative phenotype. Phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu) treatment did not induce de novo nestin expression or increase the cell cycle re-entry of 1-day-old NNVMs but significantly increased runt-related transcription factor 1 (Runx1) and p16 cell cycle inhibitor (CDKN2a) mRNA levels and downregulated epithelial cell transforming 2 (ECT2) mRNA expression. SB203580 administration to PDBu-treated NNVMs induced de novo nestin expression, preferentially increased the density (normalized to 500 NNVMs) of nestin(+)-NNVMs that incorporated 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (PDBu, 1.4 ± 3 vs. PDBu/SB203580, 128 ± 34; n = 5 independent litters), significantly inhibited CDKN2a and Runx1 mRNA upregulation and reversed ECT2 mRNA downregulation. PDBu treatment of NNVMs reduced PKC-α, protein kinase-δ (PKC-δ) and protein kinase-ε (PKC-ε) protein levels and GF109203X (conventional PKC isoform inhibitor) selectively attenuated PKC-α protein downregulation. GF109203X administration to PDBu/SB203580-treated NNVMs significantly reduced the density of nestin(+)-NNVMs that incorporated 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (PDBu/SB203580/GF109203X, 40 ± 46; n = 5). Moreover, GF109203X/PDBu/SB203580 treatment unmasked the predominant appearance of a separate NNVM population that incorporated 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (PDBu/SB203580/GF109203X, 192 ± 42; n = 5) delineated by the absence of de novo nestin expression. Sotrastaurin (conventional/novel PKC isoform inhibitor) administration to PDBu/SB203580-treated NNVMs significantly attenuated the density of nestin(+)-NNVMs (PDBu/SB203580/sotrastaurin, 8 ± 10; n = 4) and nestin(-)-NNVMs (PDBu/SB203580/sotrastaurin, 64 ± 30; n = 4) that incorporated 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine. These data reveal that the neonatal rat heart contains at least two separate populations of NNVMs that re-enter the cell cycle and the preferential appearance of nestin(+)- or nestin(-)-NNVMs is driven by distinct PKC isoforms in the presence of SB203580.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The appearance of nestin(+)-neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes that re-entered the cell cycle following phorbol ester stimulation in the presence of p38α/β MAPK inhibitor SB203580 was associated with the inhibition of Runx1 and CDKN2a mRNA upregulation. PKC-α selectively induced the cell cycle re-entry of nestin(+)-neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. Pharmacological inhibition of PKC-α with concomitant p38α/β MAPK suppression unmasked the cell cycle re-entry of a second population of neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes in the absence of nestin expression.
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- Mariana Kebbe
- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Koerber RM, Schneider RK, Pritchard JE, Teichmann LL, Schumacher U, Brossart P, Gütgemann I. Nestin expression in osteocytes following myeloablation and during bone marrow metastasis. Br J Haematol 2023; 200:643-651. [PMID: 36382360 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18563] [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: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Nestin is an intermediate filament protein, which was originally detected in neuroepithelial stem cells. Besides its use as a phenotypic marker of mesenchymal stem cells in the hematopoeitic stem cell niche, the functional interpretation of nestin+ cells remains elusive. We investigated the cellular expression of nestin in bone marrow trephine biopsies of MPN patients, following myeloablation at a stage of hypocellularity during early regeneration. Here, nestin is highly expressed in mature osteocytes, arteriolar endothelial and perivascular cells and small capillaries within the bone marrow space, but not in sinusoid lining cells. This is in stark contrast to nestin expression pattern in myeloproliferative neoplasms that show hypercellularity due to oncogenic driver mutations. Here, nestin is expressed exclusively in endothelial cells of arterioles, but not in osteocytes or small capillaries. Thus, the pattern of nestin expression following myeloablation inversely correlates with cellularity in the bone marrow. This nestin expression pattern is mimicking early postnatal transcriptional programming during bone marrow development. We show that nestin expression in osteocytes occurs across different species following transplant and also in bone marrow metastasis.
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- Ruth-Miriam Koerber
- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Mildred Scheel School of Oncology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Experimental Morphology, University Cancer Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Shi C, Zhang K, Zhao Z, Wang Y, Xu H, Wei W. Correlation between stem cell molecular phenotype and atherosclerotic plaque neointima formation and analysis of stem cell signal pathways. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1080563. [PMID: 36711040 PMCID: PMC9877345 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1080563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Vascular stem cells exist in the three-layer structure of blood vessel walls and play an indispensable role in angiogenesis under physiological conditions and vascular remodeling under pathological conditions. Vascular stem cells are mostly quiescent, but can be activated in response to injury and participate in endothelial repair and neointima formation. Extensive studies have demonstrated the differentiation potential of stem/progenitor cells to repair endothelium and participate in neointima formation during vascular remodeling. The stem cell population has markers on the surface of the cells that can be used to identify this cell population. The main positive markers include Stem cell antigen-1 (Sca1), Sry-box transcription factor 10 (SOX10). Stromal cell antigen 1 (Stro-1) and Stem cell growth factor receptor kit (c-kit) are still controversial. Different parts of the vessel have different stem cell populations and multiple markers. In this review, we trace the role of vascular stem/progenitor cells in the progression of atherosclerosis and neointima formation, focusing on the expression of stem cell molecular markers that occur during neointima formation and vascular repair, as well as the molecular phenotypic changes that occur during differentiation of different stem cell types. To explore the correlation between stem cell molecular markers and atherosclerotic diseases and neointima formation, summarize the differential changes of molecular phenotype during the differentiation of stem cells into smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells, and further analyze the signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms of stem cells expressing different positive markers participating in intima formation and vascular repair. Summarizing the limitations of stem cells in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic diseases and the pressing issues that need to be addressed, we provide a feasible scheme for studying the signaling pathways of vascular stem cells involved in vascular diseases.
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- Chuanxin Shi
- Division of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China,*Correspondence: Wei Wei,
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Shaw K, Boyd K, Anderle S, Hammond-Haley M, Amin D, Bonnar O, Hall CN. Gradual Not Sudden Change: Multiple Sites of Functional Transition Across the Microvascular Bed. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 13:779823. [PMID: 35237142 PMCID: PMC8885127 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.779823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
In understanding the role of the neurovascular unit as both a biomarker and target for disease interventions, it is vital to appreciate how the function of different components of this unit change along the vascular tree. The cells of the neurovascular unit together perform an array of vital functions, protecting the brain from circulating toxins and infection, while providing nutrients and clearing away waste products. To do so, the brain's microvasculature dilates to direct energy substrates to active neurons, regulates access to circulating immune cells, and promotes angiogenesis in response to decreased blood supply, as well as pulsating to help clear waste products and maintain the oxygen supply. Different parts of the cerebrovascular tree contribute differently to various aspects of these functions, and previously, it has been assumed that there are discrete types of vessel along the vascular network that mediate different functions. Another option, however, is that the multiple transitions in function that occur across the vascular network do so at many locations, such that vascular function changes gradually, rather than in sharp steps between clearly distinct vessel types. Here, by reference to new data as well as by reviewing historical and recent literature, we argue that this latter scenario is likely the case and that vascular function gradually changes across the network without clear transition points between arteriole, precapillary arteriole and capillary. This is because classically localized functions are in fact performed by wide swathes of the vasculature, and different functional markers start and stop being expressed at different points along the vascular tree. Furthermore, vascular branch points show alterations in their mural cell morphology that suggest functional specializations irrespective of their position within the network. Together this work emphasizes the need for studies to consider where transitions of different functions occur, and the importance of defining these locations, in order to better understand the vascular network and how to target it to treat disease.
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- Kira Shaw
- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom
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- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom
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- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown Navy Yard, MA, United States
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- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom
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Strash N, DeLuca S, Janer Carattini GL, Heo SC, Gorsuch R, Bursac N. Human Erbb2-induced Erk activity robustly stimulates cycling and functional remodeling of rat and human cardiomyocytes. eLife 2021; 10:65512. [PMID: 34665129 PMCID: PMC8589446 DOI: 10.7554/elife.65512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Multiple mitogenic pathways capable of promoting mammalian cardiomyocyte (CM) proliferation have been identified as potential candidates for functional heart repair following myocardial infarction. However, it is unclear whether the effects of these mitogens are species-specific and how they directly compare in the same cardiac setting. Here, we examined how CM-specific lentiviral expression of various candidate mitogens affects human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived CMs (hiPSC-CMs) and neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs) in vitro. In 2D-cultured CMs from both species, and in highly mature 3D-engineered cardiac tissues generated from NRVMs, a constitutively active mutant form of the human gene Erbb2 (cahErbb2) was the most potent tested mitogen. Persistent expression of cahErbb2 induced CM proliferation, sarcomere loss, and remodeling of tissue structure and function, which were attenuated by small molecule inhibitors of Erk signaling. These results suggest transient activation of Erbb2/Erk axis in CMs as a potential strategy for regenerative heart repair.
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- Nicholas Strash
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, Durham, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, Durham, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, Durham, United States.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, United States
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Varentsov VE, Rumyanceva TA, Verzilina AD, Pshenisnov KK, Rudenko EE, Nikolenko VN, Shevchuk IV, Sinelnikov MY. Effect of a neurostimulator on postnatal neurogenesis in rodent olfactory bulbs. Neuropeptides 2021; 89:102181. [PMID: 34271452 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2021.102181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
The aim of the study was to reveal the effect of neurostimulation with the TKPRPGP neuropeptide on the expression intensity of Doublecortin and Nestin in the olfactory bulb of white Wistar rats using immunohistochemical and computer analysis methods. An isolated assessment of early progenitor differentiation by the density of nestin-positive structures showed that stimulation from birth to 14 days preserves the level of nestin expression, preventing its decrease. When the administration of the neuropeptide is stopped, the expression of nestin decreases sharply, starting from the central zones of the bulb, and after three weeks it is no longer present. The dynamics of doublecortin positive structure density reflects an increase upon neuropeptide administration. Each course of neuropeptide administration caused an increase in the density of the marker, but the degree of effectiveness decreased with age, and the duration of the effect decreased. In conclusion, administration of the neuropeptide TKPRPGP to rats at an early age prolongs the expression of nestin and doublecortin in the olfactory bulbs of rats up to 35 days and up to 74 days of observation, respectively. The administration of the neuropeptide in adulthood does not lead to re-expression of these markers.
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Coimbra-Campos LMC, Silva WN, Baltazar LM, Costa PAC, Prazeres PHDM, Picoli CC, Costa AC, Rocha BGS, Santos GSP, Oliveira FMS, Pinto MCX, Amorim JH, Azevedo VAC, Souza DG, Russo RC, Resende RR, Mintz A, Birbrair A. Circulating Nestin-GFP + Cells Participate in the Pathogenesis of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in the Lungs. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2021; 17:1874-1888. [PMID: 34003465 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-021-10181-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Multiple infectious diseases lead to impaired lung function. Revealing the cellular mechanisms involved in this impairment is crucial for the understanding of how the lungs shift from a physiologic to a pathologic state in each specific condition. In this context, we explored the pathogenesis of Paracoccidioidomycosis, which affects pulmonary functioning. The presence of cells expressing Nestin-GFP has been reported in different tissues, and their roles as tissue-specific progenitors have been stablished in particular organs. Here, we explored how Nestin-GFP+ cells are affected after lung infection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, a model of lung granulomatous inflammation with fibrotic outcome. We used Nestin-GFP transgenic mice, parabiosis surgery, confocal microscopy and flow cytometry to investigate the participation of Nestin-GFP+ cells in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis pathogenesis. We revealed that these cells increase in the lungs post-Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection, accumulating around granulomas. This increase was due mainly to Nestin-GPF+ cells derived from the blood circulation, not associated to blood vessels, that co-express markers suggestive of hematopoietic cells (Sca-1, CD45 and CXCR4). Therefore, our findings suggest that circulating Nestin-GFP+ cells participate in the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis pathogenesis in the lungs.
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and Mechanics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Neurochemistry, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of West Bahia, Barreiras, BA, Brazil
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- Cellular and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and Mechanics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Ghazali ZS, Eskandari M, Bonakdar S, Renaud P, Mashinchian O, Shalileh S, Bonini F, Uckay I, Preynat-Seauve O, Braschler T. Neural priming of adipose-derived stem cells by cell-imprinted substrates. Biofabrication 2021; 13. [PMID: 33126230 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/abc66f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Cell-imprinting technology is a novel method for directing stem cell fate using substrates molded from target cells. Here, we fabricated and studied cell-imprinted substrates for neural priming in human adipose-derived stem cells in the absence of chemical cues. We molded polydimethylsiloxane silicone substrates on fixed differentiated neural progenitor cells (ReNcellTMVM). The ReNcellTMcell line consists of immortalized human neural progenitor cells that are capable to differentiate into neural cells. The fabricated cell-imprinted silicone substrates represent the geometrical micro- and nanotopology of the target cell morphology. During the molding procedure, no transfer of cellular proteins was detectable. In the first test with undifferentiated ReNcellTMVM cells, the cell-imprinted substrates could accelerate neural differentiation. With adipose-derived stem cells cultivated on the imprinted substrates, we observed modifications of cell morphology, shifting from spread to elongated shape. Both immunofluorescence and quantitative gene expression analysis showed upregulation of neural stem cell and early neuronal markers. Our study, for the first time, demonstrated the effectiveness of cell-imprinted substrates for neural priming of adipose-derived stem cells for regenerative medicine applications.
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- Zahra Sadat Ghazali
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- National Cell Bank Department, Iran Pasteur Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- STI-IMT-LMIS4, Station 17, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.,School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Electrical and computer engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Orthopedic Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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González-Hernández S, Gómez MJ, Sánchez-Cabo F, Méndez-Ferrer S, Muñoz-Cánoves P, Isern J. Sox17 Controls Emergence and Remodeling of Nestin-Expressing Coronary Vessels. Circ Res 2020; 127:e252-e270. [PMID: 32921258 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.120.317121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
RATIONALE The molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of coronary arteries during development and during cardiac neovascularization after injury are poorly understood. However, a detailed description of the relevant signaling pathways and functional TFs (transcription factors) regulating these processes is still incomplete. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study is to identify novel cardiac transcriptional mechanisms of coronary angiogenesis and vessel remodeling by defining the molecular signatures of coronary vascular endothelial cells during these complex processes. METHODS AND RESULTS We demonstrate that Nes-gfp and Nes-CreERT2 transgenic mouse lines are novel tools for studying the emergence of coronary endothelium and targeting sprouting coronary vessels (but not ventricular endocardium) during development. Furthermore, we identify Sox17 as a critical TF upregulated during the sprouting and remodeling of coronary vessels, visualized by a specific neural enhancer from the Nestin gene that is strongly induced in developing arterioles. Functionally, genetic-inducible endothelial deletion of Sox17 causes deficient cardiac remodeling of coronary vessels, resulting in improper coronary artery formation. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that Sox17 TF regulates the transcriptional activation of Nestin's enhancer in developing coronary vessels while its genetic deletion leads to inadequate coronary artery formation. These findings identify Sox17 as a critical regulator for the remodeling of coronary vessels in the developing heart.
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- Sara González-Hernández
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (S.G.-H., M.J.G., F.S.-C., P.M.-C., J.I.)
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (S.G.-H., M.J.G., F.S.-C., P.M.-C., J.I.)
- Bioinformatics Unit, CNIC, Madrid, Spain (M.J.G., F.S.-C.)
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (S.G.-H., M.J.G., F.S.-C., P.M.-C., J.I.)
- Bioinformatics Unit, CNIC, Madrid, Spain (M.J.G., F.S.-C.)
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- WT-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and NHS-Blood and Transplant, Cambridge, United Kingdom (S.M.-F.)
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (S.G.-H., M.J.G., F.S.-C., P.M.-C., J.I.)
- Cell Biology Group, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain (P.M.-C., J.I.)
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (S.G.-H., M.J.G., F.S.-C., P.M.-C., J.I.)
- Cell Biology Group, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain (P.M.-C., J.I.)
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Michel JB. Phylogenic Determinants of Cardiovascular Frailty, Focus on Hemodynamics and Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells. Physiol Rev 2020; 100:1779-1837. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00022.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The evolution of the circulatory system from invertebrates to mammals has involved the passage from an open system to a closed in-parallel system via a closed in-series system, accompanying the increasing complexity and efficiency of life’s biological functions. The archaic heart enables pulsatile motion waves of hemolymph in invertebrates, and the in-series circulation in fish occurs with only an endothelium, whereas mural smooth muscle cells appear later. The present review focuses on evolution of the circulatory system. In particular, we address how and why this evolution took place from a closed, flowing, longitudinal conductance at low pressure to a flowing, highly pressurized and bifurcating arterial compartment. However, although arterial pressure was the latest acquired hemodynamic variable, the general teleonomy of the evolution of species is the differentiation of individual organ function, supported by specific fueling allowing and favoring partial metabolic autonomy. This was achieved via the establishment of an active contractile tone in resistance arteries, which permitted the regulation of blood supply to specific organ activities via its localized function-dependent inhibition (active vasodilation). The global resistance to viscous blood flow is the peripheral increase in frictional forces caused by the tonic change in arterial and arteriolar radius, which backscatter as systemic arterial blood pressure. Consequently, the arterial pressure gradient from circulating blood to the adventitial interstitium generates the unidirectional outward radial advective conductance of plasma solutes across the wall of conductance arteries. This hemodynamic evolution was accompanied by important changes in arterial wall structure, supported by smooth muscle cell functional plasticity, including contractility, matrix synthesis and proliferation, endocytosis and phagocytosis, etc. These adaptive phenotypic shifts are due to epigenetic regulation, mainly related to mechanotransduction. These paradigms actively participate in cardio-arterial pathologies such as atheroma, valve disease, heart failure, aneurysms, hypertension, and physiological aging.
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Zhou JJ, Li H, Qian YL, Quan RL, Chen XX, Li L, Li Y, Wang PH, Meng XM, Jing XL, He JG. Nestin represents a potential marker of pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 149:41-53. [PMID: 32950539 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Reportedly, nestin was re-expressed in proliferative synthetic-type pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and obligatory for PASMC proliferation in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Accordingly, nestin is increased in pulmonary vascular lesions of congenital heart disease (CHD)-associated PAH patients. We tested the hypothesis whether nestin was re-expressed in proliferative synthetic-type PASMCs and associated with pulmonary vascular remodeling in CHD-PAH. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nestin expression was tested using lung tissues from CHD-PAH patients and monocrotaline (MCT) plus aortocaval (AV) shunt-induced PAH rats, human PASMCs (HPASMCs), and pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs) and PASMCs from MCT-AV-induced PAH rats. The role and possible mechanism of nestin on HPASMC proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle and migration were investigated by assays of CCK-8, EdU, TUNEL, flow cytometry, transwell chamber and immunoblotting assays. RESULTS Nestin was solely expressed in proliferative synthetic-type PASMCs, but rarely detected in PAECs. Nestin was barely detected in normal pulmonary arterioles and occlusive pulmonary vascular lesions. Its expression was robustly increased in developing pulmonary vasculature, but returned to normal levels at the late stage of pulmonary vascular remodeling in lung tissues from CHD-PAH patients and MCT-AV-induced PAH rats. Besides, nestin peaks were consistent with the histological features in lung tissues of MCT-AV-induced PAH rats. Moreover, nestin overexpression effectively promoted HPASMC phenotypic transformation, proliferation, apoptosis resistance and migration via enhancing Wnt/β-catenin activation. CONCLUSIONS These data indicated that nestin was re-expressed in proliferative synthetic-type PASMCs and might represent a potential marker of pulmonary vascular remodeling in CHD-PAH.
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- Jing-Jing Zhou
- Center of Pulmonary Vascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Center of Pulmonary Vascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Center of Pulmonary Vascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Center of Pulmonary Vascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The Animal Experimental Centre, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The Animal Experimental Centre, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Center of Pulmonary Vascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Center of Pulmonary Vascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Becerra-González M, Varman Durairaj R, Ostos Valverde A, Gualda EJ, Loza-Alvarez P, Portillo Martínez W, Gómez-González GB, Buffo A, Martínez-Torres A. Response to Hypoxic Preconditioning of Glial Cells from the Roof of the Fourth Ventricle. Neuroscience 2020; 439:211-229. [PMID: 31689390 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The cerebellum harbors a specialized area on the roof of the fourth ventricle that is composed of glial cells and neurons that interface with the cerebrospinal fluid. This region includes the so-called ventromedial cord (VMC), which is composed of cells that are glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive and nestin-positive and distributes along the midline in association with blood vessels. We hypothesized that these cells should compare to GFAP and nestin-positive cells that are known to exist in other areas of the brain, which undergo proliferation and differentiation under hypoxic conditions. Thus, we tested whether cells of the VMC would display a similar reaction to hypoxic preconditioning (HPC). Indeed, we found that the VMC does respond to HPC by reorganizing its cellular components before it gradually returns to its basal state after about a week. This response we documented by monitoring global changes in the expression of GFAP-EGFP in transgenic mice, using light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) revealed a dramatic loss of EGFP upon HPC, and was paralleled by retraction of Bergmann glial cell processes. This EGFP loss was supported by western blot analysis, which also showed a loss in the astrocyte-markers GFAP and ALDH1L1. On the other hand, other cell-markers appeared to be upregulated in the blots (including nestin, NeuN, and Iba1). Finally, we found that HPC does not remarkably affect the incorporation of BrdU into cells on the cerebellum, but strongly augments BrdU incorporation into periventricular cells on the floor of the fourth ventricle over the adjacent medulla.
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- Marymar Becerra-González
- Instituto de Neurobiología, Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Departamento de Neurobiología Conductual y Cognitiva, Laboratorio de Plasticidad y Conducta Sexual, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Department of Neuroscience Rita Levi-Montalcini, University of Turin, Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), 10043 Orbassano, Torino, Italy
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico.
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Lin YH, Kang L, Feng WH, Cheng TL, Tsai WC, Huang HT, Lee HC, Chen CH. Effects of Lipids and Lipoproteins on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Used in Cardiac Tissue Regeneration. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21134770. [PMID: 32635662 PMCID: PMC7369828 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have two characteristics of interest for this paper: the ability to self-renew, and the potential for multiple-lineage differentiation into various cells. MSCs have been used in cardiac tissue regeneration for over a decade. Adult cardiac tissue regeneration ability is quite low; it cannot repair itself after injury, as the heart cells are replaced by fibroblasts and lose function. It is therefore important to search for a feasible way to repair and restore heart function through stem cell therapy. Stem cells can differentiate and provide a source of progenitor cells for cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and supporting cells. Studies have shown that the concentrations of blood lipids and lipoproteins affect cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and obesity. Furthermore, the MSC lipid profiles, such as the triglyceride and cholesterol content, have been revealed by lipidomics, as well as their correlation with MSC differentiation. Abnormal blood lipids can cause serious damage to internal organs, especially heart tissue. In the past decade, the accumulated literature has indicated that lipids/lipoproteins affect stem cell behavior and biological functions, including their multiple lineage capability, and in turn affect the outcome of regenerative medicine. This review will focus on the effect of lipids/lipoproteins on MSC cardiac regenerative medicine, as well as the effect of lipid-lowering drugs in promoting cardiomyogenesis-associated MSC differentiation.
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- Yi-Hsiung Lin
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-H.L.); (W.-H.F.); (W.-C.T.)
- Lipid Science and Aging Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Center for Lipid Biosciences, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan;
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-H.L.); (W.-H.F.); (W.-C.T.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 801, Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-L.C.); (H.-T.H.)
- Regeneration Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-H.L.); (W.-H.F.); (W.-C.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-L.C.); (H.-T.H.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Departments of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-H.L.); (W.-H.F.); (W.-C.T.)
- Lipid Science and Aging Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Center for Lipid Biosciences, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (H.-C.L.); (C.-H.C.); Tel.: +886-7-3209209 (C.-H.C.)
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (T.-L.C.); (H.-T.H.)
- Regeneration Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Departments of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (H.-C.L.); (C.-H.C.); Tel.: +886-7-3209209 (C.-H.C.)
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Bott CJ, Winckler B. Intermediate filaments in developing neurons: Beyond structure. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2020; 77:110-128. [PMID: 31970897 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Neuronal development relies on a highly choreographed progression of dynamic cellular processes by which newborn neurons migrate, extend axons and dendrites, innervate their targets, and make functional synapses. Many of these dynamic processes require coordinated changes in morphology, powered by the cell's cytoskeleton. Intermediate filaments (IFs) are the third major cytoskeletal elements in vertebrate cells, but are rarely considered when it comes to understanding axon and dendrite growth, pathfinding and synapse formation. In this review, we first introduce the many new and exciting concepts of IF function, discovered mostly in non-neuronal cells. These roles include dynamic rearrangements, crosstalk with microtubules and actin filaments, mechano-sensing and -transduction, and regulation of signaling cascades. We then discuss the understudied roles of neuronally expressed IFs, with a particular focus on IFs expressed during development, such as nestin, vimentin and α-internexin. Lastly, we illustrate how signaling modulation by the unconventional IF nestin shapes neuronal morphogenesis in unexpected and novel ways. Even though the first IF knockout mice were made over 20 years ago, the study of the cell biological functions of IFs in the brain still has much room for exciting new discoveries.
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- Christopher J Bott
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Ren B, Rose JB, Liu Y, Jaskular-Sztul R, Contreras C, Beck A, Chen H. Heterogeneity of Vascular Endothelial Cells, De Novo Arteriogenesis and Therapeutic Implications in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8111980. [PMID: 31739580 PMCID: PMC6912347 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8111980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Arteriogenesis supplies oxygen and nutrients in the tumor microenvironment (TME), which may play an important role in tumor growth and metastasis. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are the second most common pancreatic malignancy and are frequently metastatic on presentation. Nearly a third of pNETs secrete bioactive substances causing debilitating symptoms. Current treatment options for metastatic pNETs are limited. Importantly, these tumors are highly vascularized and heterogeneous neoplasms, in which the heterogeneity of vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and de novo arteriogenesis may be critical for their progression. Current anti-angiogenetic targeted treatments have not shown substantial clinical benefits, and they are poorly tolerated. This review article describes EC heterogeneity and heterogeneous tumor-associated ECs (TAECs) in the TME and emphasizes the concept of de novo arteriogenesis in the TME. The authors also emphasize the challenges of current antiangiogenic therapy in pNETs and discuss the potential of tumor arteriogenesis as a novel therapeutic target. Finally, the authors prospect the clinical potential of targeting the FoxO1-CD36-Notch pathway that is associated with both pNET progression and arteriogenesis and provide insights into the clinical implications of targeting plasticity of cancer stem cells (CSCs) and vascular niche, particularly the arteriolar niche within the TME in pNETs, which will also provide insights into other types of cancer, including breast cancer, lung cancer, and malignant melanoma.
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- Bin Ren
- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.B.R.); (R.J.-S.); (C.C.); (A.B.); (H.C.)
- O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Nutrition & Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Diabetes Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Graduate Biomedical Science Program of the Graduate School, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.B.R.); (R.J.-S.); (C.C.); (A.B.); (H.C.)
- O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.B.R.); (R.J.-S.); (C.C.); (A.B.); (H.C.)
- O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.B.R.); (R.J.-S.); (C.C.); (A.B.); (H.C.)
- O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.B.R.); (R.J.-S.); (C.C.); (A.B.); (H.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (J.B.R.); (R.J.-S.); (C.C.); (A.B.); (H.C.)
- O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Graduate Biomedical Science Program of the Graduate School, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Hertig V, Brezai A, Bergeron A, Villeneuve L, Gillis MA, Calderone A. p38α MAPK inhibition translates to cell cycle re-entry of neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes and de novo nestin expression in response to thrombin and after apex resection. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8203. [PMID: 31160695 PMCID: PMC6547723 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44712-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The present study tested the hypothesis that p38α MAPK inhibition leads to cell cycle re-entry of neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes (NNVMs) and de novo nestin expression in response to thrombin and after apex resection of the neonatal rat heart. Thrombin (1 U/ml) treatment of 1-day old NNVMs did not induce cell cycle re-entry or nestin expression. Acute exposure of NNVMs to thrombin increased p38α MAPK and HSP27 phosphorylation and p38α/β MAPK inhibitor SB203580 abrogated HSP27 phosphorylation. Thrombin and SB203580 co-treatment of NNVMs led to bromodeoxyuridine incorporation and nestin expression. SB203580 (5 mg/kg) administration immediately after apex resection of 1-day old neonatal rat hearts and continued for two additional days shortened the fibrin clot length sealing the exposed left ventricular chamber. SB203580-treatment increased the density of troponin-T(+)-NNVMs that incorporated bromodeoxyuridine and expressed nuclear phosphohistone-3. Nestin(+)-NNVMs were selectively detected at the border of the fibrin clot and SB203580 potentiated the density that re-entered the cell cycle. These data suggest that the greater density of ventricular cardiomyocytes and nestin(+)-ventricular cardiomyocytes that re-entered the cell cycle after SB203580 treatment of the apex-resected neonatal rat heart during the acute phase of fibrin clot formation may be attributed in part to inhibition of thrombin-mediated p38α MAPK signalling.
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- Vanessa Hertig
- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Prominence of nestin-expressing Schwann cells in bone marrow of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes with severe fibrosis. Int J Hematol 2019; 109:309-318. [PMID: 30632058 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-018-02576-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nestin-expressing stromal cells (NESCs) and Schwann cells in the bone marrow (BM) play crucial roles as a niche for normal hematopoietic stem cells in mice. It has been reported that both types of cells are decreased in myeloproliferative neoplasms in patients and also in a mouse model, whereas an increase in NESCs was reported in acute myeloid leukemia. It is thus of interest whether and how these BM stromal cells are structured in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Here, we focused on NESCs and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-expressing cells in the BM of MDS patients. We found a marked increase of NESCs in MDS with fibrosis (MDS-F) at a high frequency (9/19; 47.4%), but not in MDS without fibrosis (0/26; 0%). Intriguingly, in eight of the nine (88.9%) MDS-F cases with elevated NESCs, a majority of NESCs also expressed GFAP, with an additional increase in GFAP single-positive cells. Furthermore, in seven of them, we found a prominent structure characterized by neurofilament heavy chain staining surrounded by NESCs with GFAP expression. This structure may represent peripheral nerve axons surrounded by Schwann cells, and could be relevant to the pathophysiology of MDS-F.
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Kwon HK, Jeong H, Hwang D, Park ZY. Comparative proteomic analysis of mouse models of pathological and physiological cardiac hypertrophy, with selection of biomarkers of pathological hypertrophy by integrative Proteogenomics. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:S1570-9639(18)30118-3. [PMID: 30048702 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To determine fundamental characteristics of pathological cardiac hypertrophy, protein expression profiles in two widely accepted models of cardiac hypertrophy (swimming-trained mouse for physiological hypertrophy and pressure-overload-induced mouse for pathological hypertrophy) were compared using a label-free quantitative proteomics approach. Among 3955 proteins (19,235 peptides, false-discovery rate < 0.01) identified in these models, 486 were differentially expressed with a log2 fold difference ≥ 0.58, or were detected in only one hypertrophy model (each protein from 4 technical replicates, p < .05). Analysis of gene ontology biological processes and KEGG pathways identified cellular processes enriched in one or both hypertrophy models. Processes unique to pathological hypertrophy were compared with processes previously identified in cardiac-hypertrophy models. Individual proteins with differential expression in processes unique to pathological hypertrophy were further confirmed using the results of previous targeted functional analysis studies. Using a proteogenomic approach combining transcriptomic and proteomic analyses, similar patterns of differential expression were observed for 23 proteins and corresponding genes associated with pathological hypertrophy. A total of 11 proteins were selected as early-stage pathological-hypertrophy biomarker candidates, and the results of western blotting for five of these proteins in independent samples confirmed the patterns of differential expression in mouse models of pathological and physiological cardiac hypertrophy.
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- Hye Kyeong Kwon
- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of New Biology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea; Center for Plant Aging Research, Institute for Basic Science, DGIST, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea; School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of New Biology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea; Center for Plant Aging Research, Institute for Basic Science, DGIST, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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