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Tang X, Zhang T, Wang B, Mao B, Zhang Q, Zhao J, Chen W, Cui S. Biotransformation of Cacumen platycladi Extract by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CCFM1348 Promotes Hair Growth in Mice. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:11493-11502. [PMID: 38738816 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c00807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
Abstract
Cacumen platycladi (CP) is a frequently used traditional Chinese medicine to treat hair loss. In this study, CP fermented by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CCFM1348 increased the proliferation of human dermal papilla cells. In an in vivo assay, compared to nonfermented CP, postbiotics (fermented CP) and synbiotics (live bacteria with nonfermented CP) promoted hair growth in mice. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays crucial roles in the development of hair follicles, including growth cycle restart and maintenance. Both postbiotics and synbiotics upregulated β-catenin, a major factor of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Postbiotics and synbiotics also increased the vascular endothelial growth factor expression and decreased the BAX/Bcl2 ratio in the dorsal skin of mice. These results suggest that fermented CP by L. plantarum CCFM1348 may promote hair growth through regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, promoting the expression of growth factors and reducing apoptosis.
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- Xin Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- Bloomage Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Jinan 250000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Xing YZ, Guo HY, Xiang F, Li YH. Recent progress in hair follicle stem cell markers and their regulatory roles. World J Stem Cells 2024; 16:126-136. [PMID: 38455104 PMCID: PMC10915958 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v16.i2.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
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Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) in the bulge are a multipotent adult stem cell population. They can periodically give rise to new HFs and even regenerate the epidermis and sebaceous glands during wound healing. An increasing number of biomarkers have been used to isolate, label, and trace HFSCs in recent years. Considering more detailed data from single-cell transcriptomics technology, we mainly focus on the important HFSC molecular markers and their regulatory roles in this review.
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- Yi-Zhan Xing
- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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Tang X, Cao C, Liang Y, Han L, Tu B, Yu M, Wan M. Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Exosomes Antagonize the Inhibitory Effect of Dihydrotestosterone on Hair Follicle Growth by Activating Wnt/ β-Catenin Pathway. Stem Cells Int 2023; 2023:5548112. [PMID: 37810630 PMCID: PMC10551537 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5548112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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The most prevalent type of alopecia is androgenetic alopecia (AGA), which has a high prevalence but no effective treatment. Elevated dihydrotestosterone (DHT) level in the balding area was usually thought to be critical in the pathophysiology of AGA. The canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays a key role in promoting hair follicle development and sustaining the hair follicle cycle. Adipose-derived stem cell exosomes (ADSC-Exos) are widely used in the field of regenerative medicine due to the advantages of being cell free and immune privileged. Still, few studies have reported the therapeutic effect on hair disorders. As a result, we sought to understand how ADSC-Exos affected hair growth and explore the possibility that ADSC-Exos could counteract the hair-growth-inhibiting effects of DHT. This research using human hair follicle organs, in vitro dermal papilla cells, and in vivo animal models showed that ADSC-Exos not only encouraged healthy hair growth but also counteracted the inhibitory effects of DHT on hair growth. Additionally, we discovered that ADSC-Exos increased Ser9 phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase-3β levels and facilitated nuclear translocation of β-catenin, which may have been blocked by the specific Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway inhibitor dickkopf-related protein 1. Our findings suggested that ADSC-Exos are essential for hair regeneration, which is anticipated to open up new therapeutic possibilities for clinical alopecia, particularly for the treatment of AGA.
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- Xin Tang
- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China
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Shi CJ, Lv MY, Deng LQ, Zeng WQ, Fu WM, Zhang JF. Linc-ROR drive adriamycin resistance by targeting AP-2α/Wnt/β-catenin axis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cell Biol Toxicol 2023; 39:1735-1752. [PMID: 36576707 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-022-09777-3] [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: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Adriamycin is widely used as a chemotherapeutic strategy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the clinical response was disappointing because of the acquired drug resistance with long-term usage. Revealing the underlying mechanism could provide promising therapeutics for the drug-resistant patients. The recently identified linc-ROR (long intergenic non-protein-coding RNA, regulator of reprogramming) has been found to be an oncogene in various cancers, and it also demonstrated to mediate drug resistance and metastasis. We thereby wonder whether this lincRNA could mediate adriamycin chemoresistance in HCC. In this study, linc-ROR was found to be upregulated in adriamycin-resistant HCC cells. And its overexpression accelerated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program and adriamycin resistance. Conversely, its silence suppressed EMT and made HCC cells sensitize to adriamycin in vitro and in vivo. Further investigation revealed that linc-ROR physically interacted with AP-2α, mediated its stability by a post-translational modification manner, and sequentially activated Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Furthermore, linc-ROR expression was positively associated with β-catenin expression in human clinical specimens. Taken together, linc-ROR promoted tumorigenesis and adriamycin resistance in HCC via a linc-ROR/AP-2α/Wnt/β-catenin axis, which could be developed as a potential therapeutic target for the adriamycin-resistant patients.
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- Chuan-Jian Shi
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518028, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
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- Cancer Center, Shenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, People's Republic of China.
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Xiang F, Wang P, Gong H, Luo J, Zhou X, Zhan C, Hu T, Wang M, Xing Y, Guo H, Luo G, Li Y. Wnt4 increases the thickness of the epidermis in burn wounds by activating canonical Wnt signalling and decreasing the cell junctions between epidermal cells. BURNS & TRAUMA 2023; 11:tkac053. [PMID: 37408701 PMCID: PMC10318205 DOI: 10.1093/burnst/tkac053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Background Burn wound healing is a complex process and the role of Wnt ligands varies in this process. Whether and how Wnt4 functions in burn wound healing is not well understood. In this study, we aim to reveal the effects and potential mechanisms of Wnt4 in burn wound healing. Methods First, the expression of Wnt4 during burn wound healing was determined by immunofluorescence, Western blotting and qPCR. Then, Wnt4 was overexpressed in burn wounds. The healing rate and healing quality were analysed by gross photography and haematoxyline and eosin staining. Collagen secretion was observed by Masson staining. Vessel formation and fibroblast distribution were observed by immunostaining. Next, Wnt4 was knocked down in HaCaT cells. The migration of HaCaT cells was analysed by scratch healing and transwell assays. Next, the expression of β-catenin was detected by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. The binding of Frizzled2 and Wnt4 was detected by coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence. Finally, the molecular changes induced by Wnt4 were analysed by RNA sequencing, immunofluorescence, Western blotting and qPCR in HaCaT cells and burn wound healing tissues. Results The expression of Wnt4 was enhanced in burn wound skin. Overexpression of Wnt4 in burn wound skin increased the thickness of epidermis. Collagen secretion, vessel formation and fibroblast distribution were not significantly impacted by Wnt4 overexpression. When Wnt4 was knocked down in HaCaT cells, the ratio of proliferating cells decreased, the ratio of apoptotic cells increased and the ratio of the healing area in the scratch healing assay to the number of migrated cells in the transwell assay decreased. The nuclear translocation of β-catenin decreased in shRNA of Wnt4 mediated by lentivirus-treated HaCaT cells and increased in Wnt4-overexpressing epidermal cells. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that cell junction-related signalling pathways were significantly impacted by Wnt4 knockdown. The expression of the cell junction proteins was decreased by the overexpression of Wnt4. Conclusions Wnt4 promoted the migration of epidermal cells. Overexpression of Wnt4 increased the thickness of the burn wound. A potential mechanism for this effect is that Wnt4 binds with Frizzled2 and increases the nuclear translocation of β-catenin, thus activating the canonical Wnt signalling pathway and decreasing the cell junction between epidermal cells.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Correspondence. Yuhong Li, ; Gaoxing Luo,
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Akhmetkaliyev A, Alibrahim N, Shafiee D, Tulchinsky E. EMT/MET plasticity in cancer and Go-or-Grow decisions in quiescence: the two sides of the same coin? Mol Cancer 2023; 22:90. [PMID: 37259089 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-023-01793-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and mesenchymal epithelial transition (MET) are genetic determinants of cellular plasticity. These programs operate in physiological (embryonic development, wound healing) and pathological (organ fibrosis, cancer) conditions. In cancer, EMT and MET interfere with various signalling pathways at different levels. This results in gross alterations in the gene expression programs, which affect most, if not all hallmarks of cancer, such as response to proliferative and death-inducing signals, tumorigenicity, and cell stemness. EMT in cancer cells involves large scale reorganisation of the cytoskeleton, loss of epithelial integrity, and gain of mesenchymal traits, such as mesenchymal type of cell migration. In this regard, EMT/MET plasticity is highly relevant to the Go-or-Grow concept, which postulates the dichotomous relationship between cell motility and proliferation. The Go-or-Grow decisions are critically important in the processes in which EMT/MET plasticity takes the central stage, mobilisation of stem cells during wound healing, cancer relapse, and metastasis. Here we outline the maintenance of quiescence in stem cell and metastatic niches, focusing on the implication of EMT/MET regulatory networks in Go-or-Grow switches. In particular, we discuss the analogy between cells residing in hybrid quasi-mesenchymal states and GAlert, an intermediate phase allowing quiescent stem cells to enter the cell cycle rapidly.
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- Azamat Akhmetkaliyev
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, 020000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, 020000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, 020000, Kazakhstan.
- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
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Fu H, Li W, Weng Z, Huang Z, Liu J, Mao Q, Ding B. Water extract of cacumen platycladi promotes hair growth through the Akt/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1038039. [PMID: 36891275 PMCID: PMC9986263 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1038039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Cacumen Platycladi (CP) consists of the dried needles of Platycladus orientalis L.) Franco. It was clinically demonstrated that it effectively regenerates hair, but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Thus, we employed shaved mice to verify the hair growth-promoting capability of the water extract of Cacumen Platycladi (WECP). The morphological and histological analyses revealed that WECP application could significantly promote hair growth and hair follicles (HFs) construction, in comparison to that of control group. Additionally, the skin thickness and hair bulb diameter were significantly increased by the application of WECP in a dose-dependent manner. Besides, the high dose of WECP also showed an effect similar to that of finasteride. In an in vitro assay, WECP stimulated dermal papilla cells (DPCs) proliferation and migration. Moreover, the upregulation of cyclins (cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), and cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4)) and downregulation of P21 in WECP-treated cell assays have been evaluated. We identified the ingredients of WECP using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS) and endeavored to predict their relevant molecular mechanisms by network analysis. We found that the Akt (serine/threonine protein kinase) signaling pathway might be a crucial target of WECP. It has been demonstrated that WECP treatment activated the phosphorylation of Akt and glycogen synthase kinase-3-beta (GSK3β), promoted β-Catenin and Wnt10b accumulation, and upregulated the expression of lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1). We also found that WECP significantly altered the expression levels of apoptosis-related genes in mouse dorsal skin. The enhancement capability of WECP on DPCs proliferation and migration could be abrogated by the Akt-specific inhibitor MK-2206 2HCl. These results suggested that WECP might promote hair growth by modulating DPCs proliferation and migration through the regulation of the Akt/GSK3β/β-Catenin signaling pathway.
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- Hangjie Fu
- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Huang C, Jiang Z, Du D, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Li Y. Hsa_circ_0016070/micro‐340‐5p Axis Accelerates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Progression by Upregulating TWIST1 Transcription Via TCF4/β‐Catenin Complex. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e024147. [PMID: 35861841 PMCID: PMC9707813 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Background
Hypoxia is considered a major leading cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH). In this study, the roles and molecular mechanism of circ_0016070 in PH were studied.
Methods and Results
The expression of circ_0016070 in serum samples, human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and hypoxia/monocrotaline‐treated rats was determined by real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Cell viability, migration, and apoptosis were analyzed by Cell Counting Kit‐8, wound healing, flow cytometry, and TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling) assays, respectively. The molecular interactions were validated using RNA immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and dual luciferase reporter assays. The levels of phenotype switch‐related proteins were evaluated by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. The pathological characteristics were assessed using hematoxylin and eosin staining. circ_0016070 was highly expressed in the serum samples, hypoxia‐induced pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and pulmonary arterial tissues of PH rats. Downregulation of circ_0016070 ameliorated the excessive proliferation, migration, vascular remodeling, and phenotypic transformation but enhanced cell apoptosis in the PH rat model. In addition, micro (miR)‐340‐5p was verified as a direct target of circ_0016070 and negatively regulated TCF4 (transcription factor 4) expression. TCF4 formed a transcriptional complex with β‐catenin to activate TWIST1 (Twist family bHLH transcription factor 1) expression. Functional rescue experiments showed that neither miR‐340‐5p inhibition nor TWIST1 or TCF4 upregulation significantly impeded the biological roles of circ_0010670 silencing in PH.
Conclusions
These results uncovered a novel mechanism by which circ_0016070 play as a competing endogenouse RNA of miR‐340‐5p to aggravate PH progression by promoting TCF4/β‐catenin/TWIST1 complex, which may provide potential therapeutic targets for PH.
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- Chun‐Xia Huang
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine Southern Medical University Guangzhou Guangdong Province China
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- Department of Cardiology 305 Hospital of PLA Beijing China
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- Department of Cardiology 305 Hospital of PLA Beijing China
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- Shanxi Medical University Linfen Peoples’ Hospital Linfen Shanxi Province China
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- Department of Cardiology 305 Hospital of PLA Beijing China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine Southern Medical University Guangzhou Guangdong Province China
- Department of Cardiology 305 Hospital of PLA Beijing China
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Lin X, Zhu L, He J. Morphogenesis, Growth Cycle and Molecular Regulation of Hair Follicles. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:899095. [PMID: 35646909 PMCID: PMC9133560 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.899095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
As one of the main appendages of skin, hair follicles play an important role in the process of skin regeneration. Hair follicle is a tiny organ formed by the interaction between epidermis and dermis, which has complex and fine structure and periodic growth characteristics. The hair growth cycle is divided into three continuous stages, growth (anagen), apoptosis-driven regression (catagen) and relative quiescence (telogen). And The Morphogenesis and cycle of hair follicles are regulated by a variety of signal pathways. When the signal molecules in the pathways are abnormal, it will affect the development and cycle of hair follicles, which will lead to hair follicle-related diseases.This article will review the structure, development, cycle and molecular regulation of hair follicles, in order to provide new ideas for solving diseases and forming functional hair follicle.
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Yu N, Hu T, Yang H, Zhang L, Zhu L, Zhou X, Xiang F, Yang X, Li Y. Androgen receptor inhibits the hair follicle induction potential of dermal papilla cells by binding with Tcf4 at the A574 binding site. Genes Dis 2022; 10:51-54. [PMID: 37013037 PMCID: PMC10066252 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Nanlan Yu
- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Corresponding author.
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Wnt/β-catenin signalling: function, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic opportunities. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2022; 7:3. [PMID: 34980884 PMCID: PMC8724284 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-021-00762-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 493] [Impact Index Per Article: 246.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway comprises a family of proteins that play critical roles in embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. The deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin signalling often leads to various serious diseases, including cancer and non-cancer diseases. Although many articles have reviewed Wnt/β-catenin from various aspects, a systematic review encompassing the origin, composition, function, and clinical trials of the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway in tumour and diseases is lacking. In this article, we comprehensively review the Wnt/β-catenin pathway from the above five aspects in combination with the latest research. Finally, we propose challenges and opportunities for the development of small-molecular compounds targeting the Wnt signalling pathway in disease treatment.
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Lei M, Lin SJ, Chuong CM. Editorial: Hair Follicle Stem Cell Regeneration in Aging. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:799268. [PMID: 34901037 PMCID: PMC8655873 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.799268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Mingxing Lei
- 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Dermatology, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Zhang W, Wang N, Zhang T, Wang M, Ge W, Wang X. Roles of Melatonin in Goat Hair Follicle Stem Cell Proliferation and Pluripotency Through Regulating the Wnt Signaling Pathway. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:686805. [PMID: 34150780 PMCID: PMC8212062 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.686805] [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: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Emerging studies show that melatonin promotes cashmere development through hypodermic implantation. However, the impact and underlying mechanisms are currently unknown. In vitro study has previously demonstrated that melatonin induces cashmere growth by regulating the proliferation of goat secondary hair follicle stem cells (gsHFSCs), but there is limited information concerning the effects of melatonin on cell pluripotency. It is also known that Wnt signaling may actively participate in regulating cell proliferation and stem cell pluripotency. Therefore, in the current investigation, goat hair follicle stem cells were exposed to multiple concentrations of melatonin and different culture times to reveal the relationship between melatonin and the activation of Wnt signaling. A proportionally high Catenin beta-1 (CTNNB1) response was induced by 500 ng/L of melatonin, but it was then suppressed with the dosages over 1,000 ng/L. Greater amounts of CTNNB1 entered the cell nuclei by extending the exposure time to 72 h, which activated transcription factor 4/lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 and promoted the expression of the proliferation-related genes C-MYC, C-JUN, and CYCLIND1. Moreover, nuclear receptor ROR-alpha (RORα) and bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) were employed to analyze the underlying mechanism. RORα presented a sluggish concentration/time-dependent rise, but BMP4 was increased dramatically by melatonin exposure, which revealed that melatonin might participate in regulating the pluripotency of hair follicle stem cells. Interestingly, NOGGIN, which is a BMP antagonist and highly relevant to cell stemness, was also stimulated by melatonin. These findings demonstrated that melatonin exposure and/or NOGGIN overexpression in hair follicle stem cells might promote the expression of pluripotency markers Homeobox protein NANOG, Organic cation/carnitine transporter 4, and Hematopoietic progenitor cell antigen CD34. Our findings here provided a comprehensive view of Wnt signaling in melatonin stimulated cells and melatonin mediated stemness of gsHFSCs by regulating NOGGIN, which demonstrates a regulatory mechanism of melatonin enhancement on the growth of cashmere.
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Affiliation(s)
- Weidong Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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