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Ciani L, Libonati A, Dri M, Pomella S, Campanella V, Barillari G. About a Possible Impact of Endodontic Infections by Fusobacterium nucleatum or Porphyromonas gingivalis on Oral Carcinogenesis: A Literature Overview. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5083. [PMID: 38791123 PMCID: PMC11121237 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105083] [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: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Periodontitis is linked to the onset and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), an epidemiologically frequent and clinically aggressive malignancy. In this context, Fusobacterium (F.) nucleatum and Porphyromonas (P.) gingivalis, two bacteria that cause periodontitis, are found in OSCC tissues as well as in oral premalignant lesions, where they exert pro-tumorigenic activities. Since the two bacteria are present also in endodontic diseases, playing a role in their pathogenesis, here we analyze the literature searching for information on the impact that endodontic infection by P. gingivalis or F. nucleatum could have on cellular and molecular events involved in oral carcinogenesis. Results from the reviewed papers indicate that infection by P. gingivalis and/or F. nucleatum triggers the production of inflammatory cytokines and growth factors in dental pulp cells or periodontal cells, affecting the survival, proliferation, invasion, and differentiation of OSCC cells. In addition, the two bacteria and the cytokines they induce halt the differentiation and stimulate the proliferation and invasion of stem cells populating the dental pulp or the periodontium. Although most of the literature confutes the possibility that bacteria-induced endodontic inflammatory diseases could impact on oral carcinogenesis, the papers we have analyzed and discussed herein recommend further investigations on this topic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luca Ciani
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (S.P.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Catholic University of Our Lady of Good Counsel of Tirane, 1001 Tirana, Albania;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (S.P.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (S.P.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (S.P.); (V.C.)
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Sun J, Feng S, Ding T, Wang T, Du L, Kang W, Ge S. Fusobacterium nucleatum dysregulates inflammatory cytokines and NLRP3 inflammasomes in oral cells. Oral Dis 2024. [PMID: 38409736 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14899] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to clarify the difference in Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) induced inflammatory cytokines and nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes dysregulation among three periodontal cells. METHODS Oral epithelial cells (HIOECs), THP-1 macrophages, and human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) were exposed to F. nucleatum with/without adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and nigericin (Nig). Cell morphology was assessed by scanning electron microscopy. qRT-PCR, protein microarrays, and bioinformatic methods were used to evaluate the cytokines and their complex interplay. NLRP3 inflammasomes activation was detected by western blotting and ELISA. RESULTS F. nucleatum adhered to and invaded cells. In HIOECs, F. nucleatum enhanced interleukin (IL)-1α/1β/6/10/13, TNF-α, and interferon (IFN)-γ expression. In THP-1 macrophages, F. nucleatum up-regulated IL-1α/1β/6/10 and TNF-α levels. In HGFs, F. nucleatum increased IL-6 levels. F. nucleatum and ATP synergistically boosted IFN-γ level in THP-1 macrophages and IL-13 level in HGFs. IL-1α/1β/6, and TNF-α served as epicenters of the inflammatory response. Additionally, F. nucleatum activated NLRP3 inflammasomes in HIOECs, and ATP/Nig boosted the activation. F. nucleatum also triggered NLRP3 inflammasomes in THP-1 macrophages, but in HGFs, only NLRP3 and caspase-1 levels were elevated. CONCLUSION F. nucleatum infiltrated periodontal supporting cells and dysregulated inflammatory cytokines and NLRP3 inflammasomes.
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- Jingzhuo Sun
- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Benjamin WJ, Wang K, Zarins K, Bellile E, Blostein F, Argirion I, Taylor JMG, D’Silva NJ, Chinn SB, Rifkin S, Sartor MA, Rozek LS. Oral Microbiome Community Composition in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2549. [PMID: 37174014 PMCID: PMC10177240 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The impact of the oral microbiome on head and neck cancer pathogenesis and outcomes requires further study. 16s rRNA was isolated and amplified from pre-treatment oral wash samples for 52 cases and 102 controls. The sequences were binned into operational taxonomic units (OTUs) at the genus level. Diversity metrics and significant associations between OTUs and case status were assessed. The samples were binned into community types using Dirichlet multinomial models, and survival outcomes were assessed by community type. Twelve OTUs from the phyla Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Acinetobacter were found to differ significantly between the cases and the controls. Beta-diversity was significantly higher between the cases than between the controls (p < 0.01). Two community types were identified based on the predominant sets of OTUs within our study population. The community type with a higher abundance of periodontitis-associated bacteria was more likely to be present in the cases (p < 0.01), in older patients (p < 0.01), and in smokers (p < 0.01). Significant differences between the cases and the controls in community type, beta-diversity, and OTUs indicate that the oral microbiome may play a role in HNSCC.
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genomics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MA 20814, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Medical Center Department of Oncology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Zhou J, Liu L, Wu P, Zhao L, Wu Y. Identification and characterization of non-coding RNA networks in infected macrophages revealing the pathogenesis of F. nucleatum-associated diseases. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:826. [PMID: 36513974 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-09052-z] [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: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND F. nucleatum, as an important periodontal pathogen, is not only closely associated with the development of periodontitis, but also implicated in systemic diseases. Macrophages may act as an important mediator in the pathogenic process of F. nucleatum infection. As non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have attracted extensive attention as important epigenetic regulatory mechanisms recently, we focus on the competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulatory networks to elucidate the pathogenesis of F. nucleatum-associated diseases. RESULTS We screen abnormally expressed mRNAs, miRNAs, lncRNAs and circRNAs in macrophages after F. nucleatum infection via the whole transcriptome sequencing technology, including 375 mRNAs, 5 miRNAs, 64 lncRNAs, and 180 circRNAs. The accuracy of RNA-seq and microRNA-seq result was further verified by qRT-PCR analysis. GO and KEGG analysis show that the differentially expressed genes were mainly involved in MAPK pathway, Toll-like receptor pathway, NF-κB pathway and apoptosis. KEGG disease analysis reveals that they were closely involved in immune system diseases, cardiovascular disease, cancers, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) et al. We constructed the underlying lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks to understand their interaction based on the correlation analysis between the differentially expressed RNAs, and then screen the core non-coding RNAs. In which, AKT2 is controlled by hsa_circ_0078617, hsa_circ_0069227, hsa_circ_0084089, lncRNA NUP210, lncRNA ABCB9, lncRNA DIXDC1, lncRNA ATXN1 and lncRNA XLOC_237387 through miR-150-5p; hsa_circ_0001165, hsa_circ_0008460, hsa_circ_0001118, lncRNA XLOC_237387 and lncRNA ATXN1 were identified as the ceRNAs of hsa-miR-146a-3p and thereby indirectly modulating the expression of MITF. CONCLUSIONS Our data identified promising candidate ncRNAs responsible for regulating immune response in the F. nucleatum-associated diseases, offering new insights regarding the pathogenic mechanism of this pathogen.
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- Jieyu Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. .,Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. .,Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Razghonova Y, Zymovets V, Wadelius P, Rakhimova O, Manoharan L, Brundin M, Kelk P, Romani Vestman N. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Modulation of Human Stem Cells from the Apical Papilla by Species Associated with Dental Root Canal Infection. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232214420. [PMID: 36430898 PMCID: PMC9695896 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Interaction of oral bacteria with stem cells from the apical papilla (SCAP) can negatively affect the success of regenerative endodontic treatment (RET). Through RNA-seq transcriptomic analysis, we studied the effect of the oral bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum and Enterococcus faecalis, as well as their supernatants enriched by bacterial metabolites, on the osteo- and dentinogenic potential of SCAPs in vitro. We performed bulk RNA-seq, on the basis of which differential expression analysis (DEG) and gene ontology enrichment analysis (GO) were performed. DEG analysis showed that E. faecalis supernatant had the greatest effect on SCAPs, whereas F. nucleatum supernatant had the least effect (Tanimoto coefficient = 0.05). GO term enrichment analysis indicated that F. nucleatum upregulates the immune and inflammatory response of SCAPs, and E. faecalis suppresses cell proliferation and cell division processes. SCAP transcriptome profiles showed that under the influence of E. faecalis the upregulation of VEGFA, Runx2, and TBX3 genes occurred, which may negatively affect the SCAP's osteo- and odontogenic differentiation. F. nucleatum downregulates the expression of WDR5 and TBX2 and upregulates the expression of TBX3 and NFIL3 in SCAPs, the upregulation of which may be detrimental for SCAPs' differentiation potential. In conclusion, the present study shows that in vitro, F. nucleatum, E. faecalis, and their metabolites are capable of up- or downregulating the expression of genes that are necessary for dentinogenic and osteogenic processes to varying degrees, which eventually may result in unsuccessful RET outcomes. Transposition to the clinical context merits some reservations, which should be approached with caution.
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- Yelyzaveta Razghonova
- Department of Microbiology, Virology and Biotechnology, Mechnikov National University, 65000 Odesa, Ukraine
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- Department of Odontology, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Endodontics, Region of Västerbotten, 90189 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS), Lund University, 22362 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- Section for Anatomy, Department of Integrative Medical Biology (IMB), Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
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Fusobacterium nucleatum and Malignant Tumors of the Digestive Tract: A Mechanistic Overview. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9070285. [PMID: 35877336 PMCID: PMC9312082 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9070285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) is an oral anaerobe that plays a role in several oral diseases. However, F. nucleatum is also found in other tissues of the digestive tract, and several studies have recently reported that the level of F. nucleatum is significantly elevated in malignant tumors of the digestive tract. F. nucleatum is proposed as one of the risk factors in the initiation and progression of digestive tract malignant tumors. In this review, we summarize recent reports on F. nucleatum and its role in digestive tract cancers and evaluate the mechanisms underlying the action of F. nucleatum in digestive tract cancers.
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Wu N, Feng YQ, Lyu N, Wang D, Yu WD, Hu YF. Fusobacterium nucleatum promotes colon cancer progression by changing the mucosal microbiota and colon transcriptome in a mouse model. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:1981-1995. [PMID: 35664967 PMCID: PMC9150058 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i18.1981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) has long been known to cause opportunistic infections and has recently been implicated in colorectal cancer (CRC), which has attracted broad attention. However, the mechanism by which it is involved in CRC development is not fully understood.
AIM To explore its potential causative role in CRC development, we evaluated the colon pathology, mucosa barrier, colon microbiota and host transcriptome profile after F. nucleatum infection in an azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium salt (AOM/DSS) mouse model.
METHODS Three groups of mice were compared to reveal the differences, i.e., the control, AOM/DSS-induced CRC and AOM/DSS-FUSO infection groups.
RESULTS Both the AOM/DSS and AOM/DSS-FUSO groups exhibited a significantly reduced body weight and increased tumor numbers than the control group, and AOM/DSS mice with F. nucleatum infection showed the highest tumor formation ratio among the three groups. Moreover, the colon pathology was the most serious in the AOM/DSS-FUSO group. We found that the structure of the colon microbiota changed considerably after F. nucleatum infection; striking differences in mucosal microbial population patterns were observed between the AOM/DSS-FUSO and AOM/DSS groups, and inflammation-inducing bacteria were enriched in the mucosal microbiota in the AOM/DSS-FUSO group. By comparing intestinal transcriptomics data from AOM vs AOM/DSS-FUSO mice, we showed that transcriptional activity was strongly affected by dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. The most microbiota-sensitive genes were oncogenes in the intestine, and the cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling pathway, neuroactive ligand–receptor interaction, PPAR signaling pathway, retinol metabolism, mineral absorption and drug metabolism were highly enriched in the AOM/DSS-FUSO group. Additionally, we showed that microbial dysbiosis driven by F. nucleatum infection enriched eight taxa belonging to Proteobacteria, which correlates with increased expression of oncogenic genes.
CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated that F. nucleatum infection altered the colon mucosal microbiota by enriching pathogens related to the development of CRC, providing new insights into the role of F. nucleatum in the oncogenic microbial environment of the colon.
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- Na Wu
- Department of Central Laboratory & Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory & Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory & Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Chen Y, Huang Z, Tang Z, Huang Y, Huang M, Liu H, Ziebolz D, Schmalz G, Jia B, Zhao J. More Than Just a Periodontal Pathogen –the Research Progress on Fusobacterium nucleatum. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:815318. [PMID: 35186795 PMCID: PMC8851061 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.815318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Fusobacterium nucleatum is a common oral opportunistic bacterium that can cause different infections. In recent years, studies have shown that F. nucleatum is enriched in lesions in periodontal diseases, halitosis, dental pulp infection, oral cancer, and systemic diseases. Hence, it can promote the development and/or progression of these conditions. The current study aimed to assess research progress in the epidemiological evidence, possible pathogenic mechanisms, and treatment methods of F. nucleatum in oral and systemic diseases. Novel viewpoints obtained in recent studies can provide knowledge about the role of F. nucleatum in hosts and a basis for identifying new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of F. nucleatum-related diseases.
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- Yuanxin Chen
- Department of Oral Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Periodontology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Periodontology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Jia, ; Jianjiang Zhao,
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- Shenzhen Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Bo Jia, ; Jianjiang Zhao,
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Grudyanov AI, Fomenko EV, Kalyuzhin OV. [Antibacterial effect of a non-specific immunomodulator based on muramilpeptides in chronic periodontitis]. STOMATOLOGII︠A︡ 2021; 100:16-19. [PMID: 34357722 DOI: 10.17116/stomat202110004116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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THE AIM OF THE STUDY Was to investigate the efficacy of immunomodulatory drug based on muramilpeptides for treatment of chronic generalized periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group comprised 20 patients aged 25 to 64 with severe chronic periodontal disease. Periodontal pockets content was inoculated for specific microbial pathogens before and after treatment. Twenty patients receiving conventional treatment with no muramilpeptides-based agent served as controls. RESULTS In the main group prolonged suppression of periodontal disease provoking microbiota was seen, while in controls conventional treatment was not sufficiently effective resulting in germs growth relapse at day 21. CONCLUSION The dynamics of the microbiological landscape of periodontal pockets after treatment proves the necessity for a correction of innate immunity in inflammatory periodontal disease.
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- A I Grudyanov
- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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Ren K, Wang L, Wang L, Du Q, Cao J, Jin Q, An G, Li N, Dang L, Tian Y, Wang Y, Sun J. Investigating Transcriptional Dynamics Changes and Time-Dependent Marker Gene Expression in the Early Period After Skeletal Muscle Injury in Rats. Front Genet 2021; 12:650874. [PMID: 34220936 PMCID: PMC8248501 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.650874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Following skeletal muscle injury (SMI), from post-injury reaction to repair consists of a complex series of dynamic changes. However, there is a paucity of research on detailed transcriptional dynamics and time-dependent marker gene expression in the early stages after SMI. In this study, skeletal muscle tissue in rats was taken at 4 to 48 h after injury for next-generation sequencing. We examined the transcriptional kinetics characteristics during above time periods after injury. STEM and maSigPro were used to screen time-correlated genes. Integrating 188 time-correlated genes with 161 genes in each time-related gene module by WGCNA, we finally identified 18 network-node regulatory genes after SMI. Histological staining analyses confirmed the mechanisms underlying changes in the tissue damage to repair process. Our research linked a variety of dynamic biological processes with specific time periods and provided insight into the characteristics of transcriptional dynamics, as well as screened time-related biological indicators with biological significance in the early stages after SMI.
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- Kang Ren
- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China.,Department of Basic Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, China
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Identification and Validation of a Tumor Microenvironment-Related Gene Signature for Prognostic Prediction in Advanced-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:8864436. [PMID: 33860055 PMCID: PMC8028741 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8864436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The development of immunotherapy has greatly changed the advanced-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment landscape. The complexity and heterogeneity of tumor microenvironment (TME) lead to discrepant immunotherapy effects among patients at the same pathologic stages. This study is aimed at exploring potential biomarkers of immunotherapy and accurately predicting the prognosis for advanced NSCLC patients. RNA-seq data and clinical information on stage III/IV NSCLC were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). In TCGA-NSCLC with stage III/IV (n = 192), immune scores and stromal scores were calculated by using the ESTIMATE algorithms. Univariate, LASSO, and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to screen prognostic TME-related genes (TMERGs) and constructed a gene signature risk score model. It was validated in external dataset including GSE41271 (n = 91) and GSE81089 (n = 36). Additionally, a nomogram incorporating TMERG signature risk score and clinical characteristics was established. Further, we accessed the proportion of 22 types of tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIIC) from the CIBERSORT website and analyzed the difference between two risk groups. OS of patients with high immune/stromal scores were higher (log-rank P = 0.044/log-rank P = 0.048). Multivariate Cox regression identified six prognostic TMERGs, including CD200, CHI3L2, CNTN1, CTSL, FYB1, and SLC52A1. We developed a six-gene risk score model, which was validated as an independent prognostic factor for OS (HR: 3.32, 95% CI: 2.16-5.09). Time-ROC curves showed useful discrimination for TCGA-NSCLC cohort (1-, 2-, and 3-year AUCs were 0.718, 0.761, and 0.750). The predictive robustness was validated in the external dataset. The C-index and 1-, 2-, and 3-year AUCs of nomogram were the largest, which demonstrated the nomogram had the greatest predictive accuracy and effectiveness and could be used for clinical guidance. Besides, the increased infiltration of T cells regulatory (Tregs) and macrophages M2 in the high-risk group suggested that chronic inflammation may reduce survival probability in patients with advanced NSCLC. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the tumor microenvironment and identified the TMERG signature, which could predict prognosis accurately and provide a reference for the personalized immunotherapy for advanced NSCLC patients.
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Zanetta P, Squarzanti DF, Sorrentino R, Rolla R, Aluffi Valletti P, Garzaro M, Dell'Era V, Amoruso A, Azzimonti B. Oral microbiota and vitamin D impact on oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinogenesis: a narrative literature review. Crit Rev Microbiol 2021; 47:224-239. [PMID: 33476522 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.1872487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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An emerging body of research is revealing the microbiota pivotal involvement in determining the health or disease state of several human niches, and that of vitamin D also in extra-skeletal regions. Nevertheless, much of the oral microbiota and vitamin D reciprocal impact in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinogenesis (OPSCC) is still mostly unknown. On this premise, starting from an in-depth scientific bibliographic analysis, this narrative literature review aims to show a detailed view of the state of the art on their contribution in the pathogenesis of this cancer type. Significant differences in the oral microbiota species quantity and quality have been detected in OPSCC-affected patients; in particular, mainly high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPVs), Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida spp. seem to be highly represented. Vitamin D prevents and fights infections promoted by the above identified pathogens, thus confirming its homeostatic function on the microbiota balance. However, its antimicrobial and antitumoral actions, well-described for the gut, have not been fully documented for the oropharynx yet. Deeper investigations of the mechanisms that link vitamin D levels, oral microbial diversity and inflammatory processes will lead to a better definition of OPSCC risk factors for the optimization of specific prevention and treatment strategies.
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- Paola Zanetta
- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Center for Translational Research on Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases (CAAD), Department of Health Sciences (DSS), School of Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Center for Translational Research on Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases (CAAD), Department of Health Sciences (DSS), School of Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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- Clinical Chemistry Unit, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", DSS, School of Medicine, UPO, Novara, Italy
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- ENT Division, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", DSS, School of Medicine, UPO, Novara, Italy
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- ENT Division, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", DSS, School of Medicine, UPO, Novara, Italy
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- ENT Division, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", DSS, School of Medicine, UPO, Novara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Center for Translational Research on Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases (CAAD), Department of Health Sciences (DSS), School of Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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Gao H, Sun T, Yang F, Yuan J, Yang M, Kang W, Tang D, Zhang J, Feng Q. The Pathogenic Effects of Fusobacterium nucleatum on the Proliferation, Osteogenic Differentiation, and Transcriptome of Osteoblasts. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:807. [PMID: 33042984 PMCID: PMC7517582 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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As one of the most common oral diseases, periodontitis is closely correlated with tooth loss in middle-aged and elderly people. Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) contributes to periodontitis, but the evidence in alveolar bone loss is still unclear. In this study, cytological experiments and transcriptome analyses were performed to characterize the biological process abnormalities and the molecular changes of F. nucleatum-stimulated osteoblasts. F. nucleatum could inhibit cell proliferation, promote cell apoptosis, and elevate pro-inflammatory cytokine production of osteoblasts, and it also inhibited osteoblast differentiation and mineralized nodule formation and decreased the expression of osteogenetic genes and proteins. Whole-transcriptome analyses identified a total of 235 transcripts that were differentially expressed in all six time points, most of which were inflammation-related genes. The genes, Ccl2, Ccl20, Csf1, Cx3cl1, Cxcl1, Cxcl3, Il6, Birc3, Map3k8, Nos2, Nfkb2, Tnfrsf1b, and Vcam1, played core roles in a PPI network, and interacted closely with other ones in the infection. In addition, 133 osteogenesis-related differential expression genes (DEGs) were time-serially dynamically changed in a short time-series expression miner (STEM) analysis, which were enriched in multiple cancer-related pathways. The core dynamic DEGs (Mnda, Cyp1b1, Comp, Phex, Mmp3, Tnfrsf1b, Fbln5, and Nfkb2) had been reported to be closely related to the development and metastasis in tumor and cancer progress. This study is the first to evaluate the long-term interaction of F. nucleatum on osteoblasts, which might increase the risk of cell carcinogenesis of normal osteoblasts, and provides new insight into the pathogenesis of bacterial-induced bone destruction.
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- Hui Gao
- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China.,Department of Human Microbiome, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China.,Department of Stomatology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China
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- Department of Human Microbiome, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China.,Department of Stomatology, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Qingdao Stomatological Hospital, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Human Microbiome, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China.,Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Human Microbiome, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Human Microbiome, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China.,State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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Zheng Y, Huang C, Yang X, Zhang Z. Altered expression of glycoprotein non‑metastatic melanoma protein B in the distal sciatic nerve following injury. Int J Mol Med 2020; 45:1909-1917. [PMID: 32236569 PMCID: PMC7169951 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Glycoprotein non‑metastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB) exerts neuroprotective effects on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in the central nervous system. However, the expression and function of GPNMB in the peripheral nervous system, particularly following peripheral nerve injury, remains unknown. In the present study, the mRNAs and long non‑coding RNAs of the distal sciatic nerve were profiled via microarray analysis at days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 following transection. The results revealed that the expression of GPNMB mRNA was similar to the proliferation tendency of distal acute denervated Schwann cells (SCs), the results of which were further validated by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. To investigate the function of GPNMB on SCs, recombinant human GPNMB (rhGPNMB) was added to cultured denervated SCs from the distal stumps of transected sciatic nerve. The proliferation, expression and secretion of neurotrophic factors (NTFs) and neural adhesion molecules (NAMs) were subsequently detected. The results demonstrated that GPNMB expression was increased in distal sciatic nerve following transection in vivo, while rhGPNMB promoted the proliferation of SCs as well as expression and secretion of NTFs and NAMs in vitro. Therefore, GPNMB could be a novel strategy for peripheral nerve regeneration.
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- Yani Zheng
- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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