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Thapa R, Moglad E, Afzal M, Gupta G, Bhat AA, Almalki WH, Kazmi I, Alzarea SI, Pant K, Ali H, Paudel KR, Dureja H, Singh TG, Singh SK, Dua K. ncRNAs and their impact on dopaminergic neurons: Autophagy pathways in Parkinson's disease. Ageing Res Rev 2024; 98:102327. [PMID: 38734148 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102327] [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: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
Abstract
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a complex neurological illness that causes severe motor and non-motor symptoms due to a gradual loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The aetiology of PD is influenced by a variety of genetic, environmental, and cellular variables. One important aspect of this pathophysiology is autophagy, a crucial cellular homeostasis process that breaks down and recycles cytoplasmic components. Recent advances in genomic technologies have unravelled a significant impact of ncRNAs on the regulation of autophagy pathways, thereby implicating their roles in PD onset and progression. They are members of a family of RNAs that include miRNAs, circRNA and lncRNAs that have been shown to play novel pleiotropic functions in the pathogenesis of PD by modulating the expression of genes linked to autophagic activities and dopaminergic neuron survival. This review aims to integrate the current genetic paradigms with the therapeutic prospect of autophagy-associated ncRNAs in PD. By synthesizing the findings of recent genetic studies, we underscore the importance of ncRNAs in the regulation of autophagy, how they are dysregulated in PD, and how they represent novel dimensions for therapeutic intervention. The therapeutic promise of targeting ncRNAs in PD is discussed, including the barriers that need to be overcome and future directions that must be embraced to funnel these ncRNA molecules for the treatment and management of PD.
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- Riya Thapa
- Uttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, P.O. Box 6231, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab 140401, India.
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- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Mahal Road, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, 72341, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia
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- Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Clement Town, Dehradun 248002, India; Graphic Era Hill University, Clement Town, Dehradun 248002, India
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- Centre for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, India; Department of Pharmacology, Kyrgyz State Medical College, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Centre of Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab 140401, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411, India; Faculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia; School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, 47500 Sunway City, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia; Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; Uttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
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Zhou W, Wang N, Dong S, Huan Z, Sui L, Ge X. PRG4 mitigates hemorrhagic shock-induced cardiac injury by inhibiting mitochondrial dysregulation, oxidative stress and NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 137:112507. [PMID: 38897120 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.112507] [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: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Hemorrhagic shock (HS) is one of the main causes of morbidity and death in patients with trauma or major surgery. Cardiac dysfunction is a well-known complication of HS. PRG4, also known as lubricin, is a mucin-like glycoprotein that plays anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic roles in a variety of diseases. In this study, we aimed to explore the cardioprotective efficacy of PRG4 in HS-induced cardiac injury. Employing the HS model and RNA-seq, we found that PRG4 was increased in the myocardial tissue of rats after HS. In vivo studies suggested that HS led to abnormal hemodynamic parameters and increased cTnI levels, and PRG4 overexpression effectively reversed these changes. PRG4 also suppressed HS-induced mitochondrial disorders, as reflected by increased mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), ATP and mitochondria cytochrome c, COXIV and TOM20, as well as decreased BNIP3L and cytoplasmic cytochrome c. Furthermore, HS led to enhanced oxidative stress, as evidenced by upregulated ROS and MDA contents, and downregulated SOD and CAT activities, and these alterations were negated by PRG4 overexpression. Notably, PRG4 repressed the NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis pathway, as illustrated by decreased NLRP3 levels, caspase-1 activity and GSDMD-NT levels. In summary, these observations indicate that PRG4 overexpression protects against HS-induced cardiac dysfunction by inhibiting mitochondrial dysregulation, oxidative stress and NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis.
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- Wuming Zhou
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China; Department of Emergency, Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China; Orthopedic Institution of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China.
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Bose A, Datta S, Mandal R, Ray U, Dhar R. Increased heterogeneity in expression of genes associated with cancer progression and drug resistance. Transl Oncol 2024; 41:101879. [PMID: 38262110 PMCID: PMC10832509 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.101879] [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: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Fluctuations in the number of regulatory molecules and differences in timings of molecular events can generate variation in gene expression among genetically identical cells in the same environmental condition. This variation, termed as expression noise, can create differences in metabolic state and cellular functions, leading to phenotypic heterogeneity. Expression noise and phenotypic heterogeneity have been recognized as important contributors to intra-tumor heterogeneity, and have been associated with cancer growth, progression, and therapy resistance. However, how expression noise changes with cancer progression in actual cancer patients has remained poorly explored. Such an analysis, through identification of genes with increasing expression noise, can provide valuable insights into generation of intra-tumor heterogeneity, and could have important implications for understanding immune-suppression, drug tolerance and therapy resistance. In this work, we performed a genome-wide identification of changes in gene expression noise with cancer progression using single-cell RNA-seq data of lung adenocarcinoma patients at different stages of cancer. We identified 37 genes in epithelial cells that showed an increasing noise trend with cancer progression, many of which were also associated with cancer growth, EMT and therapy resistance. We found that expression of several of these genes was positively associated with expression of mitochondrial genes, suggesting an important role of mitochondria in generation of heterogeneity. In addition, we uncovered substantial differences in sample-specific noise profiles which could have implications for personalized prognosis and treatment.
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- Anwesha Bose
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India.
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Zhang Y, Li W, Yang Y, Zhang S, Yang H, Hao Y, Fang X, Du G, Shi J, Wu L, Wang J. AAA237, an SKP2 inhibitor, suppresses glioblastoma by inducing BNIP3-dependent autophagy through the mTOR pathway. Cancer Cell Int 2024; 24:69. [PMID: 38341584 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-023-03191-3] [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: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common brain tumor with the worst prognosis. Temozolomide is the only first-line drug for GBM. Unfortunately, the resistance issue is a classic problem. Therefore, it is essential to develop new drugs to treat GBM. As an oncogene, Skp2 is involved in the pathogenesis of various cancers including GBM. In this study, we investigated the anticancer effect of AAA237 on human glioblastoma cells and its underlying mechanism. METHODS CCK-8 assay was conducted to evaluate IC50 values of AAA237 at 48, and 72 h, respectively. The Cellular Thermal Shift Assay (CETSA) was employed to ascertain the status of Skp2 as an intrinsic target of AAA237 inside the cellular milieu. The EdU-DNA synthesis test, Soft-Agar assay and Matrigel assay were performed to check the suppressive effects of AAA237 on cell growth. To identify the migration and invasion ability of GBM cells, transwell assay was conducted. RT-qPCR and Western Blot were employed to verify the level of BNIP3. The mRFP-GFP-LC3 indicator system was utilized to assess alterations in autophagy flux and investigate the impact of AAA237 on the dynamic fusion process between autophagosomes and lysosomes. To investigate the effect of compound AAA237 on tumor growth in vivo, LN229 cells were injected into the brains of mice in an orthotopic model. RESULTS AAA237 could inhibit the growth of GBM cells in vitro. AAA237 could bind to Skp2 and inhibit Skp2 expression and the degradation of p21 and p27. In a dose-dependent manner, AAA237 demonstrated the ability to inhibit colony formation, migration, and invasion of GBM cells. AAA237 treatment could upregulate BNIP3 as the hub gene and therefore induce BNIP3-dependent autophagy through the mTOR pathway whereas 3-MA can somewhat reverse this process. In vivo, the administration of AAA237 effectively suppressed the development of glioma tumors with no side effects. CONCLUSION Compound AAA237, a novel Skp2 inhibitor, inhibited colony formation, migration and invasion of GBM cells in a dose-dependent manner and time-dependent manner through upregulating BNIP3 as the hub gene and induced BNIP3-dependent autophagy through the mTOR pathway therefore it might be a viable therapeutic drug for the management of GBM.
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- Yizhi Zhang
- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Yin Q, Ma H, Dong Y, Zhang S, Wang J, Liang J, Mao L, Zeng L, Xiong X, Chen X, Wang J, Zheng X. The integration of multidisciplinary approaches revealed PTGES3 as a novel drug target for breast cancer treatment. J Transl Med 2024; 22:84. [PMID: 38245717 PMCID: PMC10800054 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-04899-0] [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: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The main challenge in personalized treatment of breast cancer (BC) is how to integrate massive amounts of computing resources and data. This study aimed to identify a novel molecular target that might be effective for BC prognosis and for targeted therapy by using network-based multidisciplinary approaches. METHODS Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were first identified based on ESTIMATE analysis. A risk model in the TCGA-BRCA cohort was constructed using the risk score of six DEGs and validated in external and clinical in-house cohorts. Subsequently, independent prognostic factors in the internal and external cohorts were evaluated. Cell viability CCK-8 and wound healing assays were performed after PTGES3 siRNA was transiently transfected into the BC cell lines. Drug prediction and molecular docking between PTGES3 and drugs were further analyzed. Cell viability and PTGES3 expression in two BC cell lines after drug treatment were also investigated. RESULTS A novel six-gene signature (including APOOL, BNIP3, F2RL2, HINT3, PTGES3 and RTN3) was used to establish a prognostic risk stratification model. The risk score was an independent prognostic factor that was more accurate than clinicopathological risk factors alone in predicting overall survival (OS) in BC patients. A high risk score favored tumor stage/grade but not OS. PTGES3 had the highest hazard ratio among the six genes in the signature, and its mRNA and protein levels significantly increased in BC cell lines. PTGES3 knockdown significantly inhibited BC cell proliferation and migration. Three drugs (gedunin, genistein and diethylstilbestrol) were confirmed to target PTGES3, and genistein and diethylstilbestrol demonstrated stronger binding affinities than did gedunin. Genistein and diethylstilbestrol significantly inhibited BC cell proliferation and reduced the protein and mRNA levels of PTGES3. CONCLUSIONS PTGES3 was found to be a novel drug target in a robust six-gene prognostic signature that may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for BC.
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- Qinan Yin
- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
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Papadakos S, Issa H, Alamri A, Alamri A, Semlali A. Rapamycin as a Potential Alternative Drug for Squamous Cell Gingiva Carcinoma (Ca9-22): A Focus on Cell Cycle, Apoptosis and Autophagy Genetic Profile. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:131. [PMID: 38276004 PMCID: PMC10818555 DOI: 10.3390/ph17010131] [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: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Oral cancer is considered as one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Its conventional treatment primarily involves surgery with or without postoperative adjuvant therapy. The targeting of signaling pathways implicated in tumorigenesis is becoming increasingly prevalent in the development of new anticancer drug candidates. Based on our recently published data, Rapamycin, an inhibitor of the mTOR pathway, exhibits selective antitumor activity in oral cancer by inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing cancer cell apoptosis, autophagy, and cellular stress. In the present study, our focus is on elucidating the genetic determinants of Rapamycin's action and the interaction networks accountable for tumorigenesis suppression. To achieve this, gingival carcinoma cell lines (Ca9-22) were exposed to Rapamycin at IC50 (10 µM) for 24 h. Subsequently, we investigated the genetic profiles related to the cell cycle, apoptosis, and autophagy, as well as gene-gene interactions, using QPCR arrays and the Gene MANIA website. Overall, our results showed that Rapamycin at 10 µM significantly inhibits the growth of Ca9-22 cells after 24 h of treatment by around 50% by suppression of key modulators in the G2/M transition, namely, Survivin and CDK5RAP1. The combination of Rapamycin with Cisplatin potentializes the inhibition of Ca9-22 cell proliferation. A P1/Annexin-V assay was performed to evaluate the effect of Rapamycin on cell apoptosis. The results obtained confirm our previous findings in which Rapamycin at 10 μM induces a strong apoptosis of Ca9-22 cells. The live cells decreased, and the late apoptotic cells increased when the cells were treated by Rapamycin. To identify the genes responsible for cell apoptosis induced by Rapamycin, we performed the RT2 Profiler PCR Arrays for 84 apoptotic genes. The blocked cells were believed to be directed towards cell death, confirmed by the downregulation of apoptosis inhibitors involved in both the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways, including BIRC5, BNIP3, CD40LG, DAPK1, LTA, TNFRSF21 and TP73. The observed effects of Rapamycin on tumor suppression are likely to involve the autophagy process, evidenced by the inhibition of autophagy modulators (TGFβ1, RGS19 and AKT1), autophagosome biogenesis components (AMBRA1, ATG9B and TMEM74) and autophagy byproducts (APP). Identifying gene-gene interaction (GGI) networks provided a comprehensive view of the drug's mechanism and connected the studied tumorigenesis processes to potential functional interactions of various kinds (physical interaction, co-expression, genetic interactions etc.). In conclusion, Rapamycin shows promise as a clinical agent for managing Ca9-22 gingiva carcinoma cells.
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- Sofia Papadakos
- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (S.P.); (H.I.)
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- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (S.P.); (H.I.)
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- Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.); (A.A.)
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- Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.); (A.A.)
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- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (S.P.); (H.I.)
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Yan M, Wang J, Wang H, Zhou J, Qi H, Naji Y, Zhao L, Tang Y, Dai Y. Knockdown of NR3C1 inhibits the proliferation and migration of clear cell renal cell carcinoma through activating endoplasmic reticulum stress-mitophagy. J Transl Med 2023; 21:701. [PMID: 37807060 PMCID: PMC10560440 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04560-2] [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: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is closely associated with steroid hormones and their receptors affected by lipid metabolism. Recently, there has been growing interest in the carcinogenic role of NR3C1, the sole gene responsible for encoding glucocorticoid receptor. However, the specific role of NR3C1 in ccRCC remains unclear. The present study was thus developed to explore the underlying mechanism of NR3C1's carcinogenic effects in ccRCC. METHODS Expression of NR3C1 was verified by various tumor databases and assessed using RT-qPCR and western blot. Stable transfected cell lines of ccRCC with NR3C1 knockdown were constructed, and a range of in vitro and in vivo experiments were performed to examine the effects of NR3C1 on ccRCC proliferation and migration. Transcriptomics and lipidomics sequencing were then conducted on ACHN cells, which were divided into control and sh-NR3C1 group. Finally, the sequencing results were validated using transmission electron microscopy, mitochondrial membrane potential assay, immunofluorescence co-localization, cell immunofluorescent staining, and Western blot. The rescue experiments were designed to investigate the relationship between endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) and mitophagy in ccRCC cells after NR3C1 knockdown, as well as the regulation of their intrinsic signaling pathways. RESULTS The expression of NR3C1 in ccRCC cells and tissues was significantly elevated. The sh-NR3C1 group, which had lower levels of NR3C1, exhibited a lower proliferation and migration capacity of ccRCC than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Then, lipidomic and transcriptomic sequencing showed that lipid metabolism disorders, ER stress, and mitophagy genes were enriched in the sh-NR3C1 group. Finally, compared to the control group, ER stress and mitophagy were observed in the sh-NR3C1 group, while the expression of ATF6, CHOP, PINK1, and BNIP3 was also up-regulated (P < 0.05). Furthermore, Ceapin-A7, an inhibitor of ATF6, significantly down-regulated the expression of PINK1 and BNIP3 (P < 0.05), and significantly increased the proliferation and migration of ccRCC cells (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study confirms that knockdown of NR3C1 activates ER stress and induces mitophagy through the ATF6-PINK1/BNIP3 pathway, resulting in reduced proliferation and migration of ccRCC. These findings indicate potential novel targets for clinical treatment of ccRCC.
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- Minbo Yan
- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
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Yu Q, Fu W, Fu Y, Ye W, Yan H, Yu Z, Li R, Cai Y, Chen Y, Wang L, Wei X, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Ying H, Tang F, Dai F, Han W. BNIP3 as a potential biomarker for the identification of prognosis and diagnosis in solid tumours. Mol Cancer 2023; 22:143. [PMID: 37649051 PMCID: PMC10466744 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-023-01808-9] [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: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Traditional radiotherapy and chemotherapy have been intensively studied for their role in the treatment of tumours. However, these therapies often cause side effects for patients, which calls for the development of novel treatment options for tumours. B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2)/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa-interacting protein 3 (BNIP3) reportedly apoptosis-inducing effects in tumour cells and is associated with the progression and treatment of multiple tumours. Nevertheless, little is known about its potential role in tumour diagnosis and targeted therapy. FINDINGS The results of the study demonstrated that the interaction of BNIP3 with HDAC1 may affect the progression of breast invasive cancer (BRCA), sarcoma (SARC), kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC), and low-grade glioma (LGG). BNIP3 seemed to exert its effects in BRCA and SARC primarily through gene silencing and integrator complex, and in KIRC and LGG, mainly by affecting olfactory function, suggesting that targeted therapy can be developed based on the above signalling pathway and downstream molecules. INTERPRETATION BNIP3 has emerged as a promising therapeutic and diagnostic target for BRCA, SARC, KIRC, and LGG, providing new insights into tumour molecular therapies in the clinic.
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- Qin Yu
- School of Information Engineering, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Center of Laboratory Animal, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals and Safety Research, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Laboratory and Biological Engineering, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Center of Laboratory Animal, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals and Safety Research, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China
- Engineering Research Center of Novel Vaccine of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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- Center of Laboratory Animal, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals and Safety Research, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Novel Vaccine of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center of Laboratory Animal, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals and Safety Research, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Novel Vaccine of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang, China.
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Li W, Xu X. Advances in mitophagy and mitochondrial apoptosis pathway-related drugs in glioblastoma treatment. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1211719. [PMID: 37456742 PMCID: PMC10347406 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1211719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant tumor of the central nervous system (CNS). It is a leading cause of death among patients with intracranial malignant tumors. GBM exhibits intra- and inter-tumor heterogeneity, leading to drug resistance and eventual tumor recurrence. Conventional treatments for GBM include maximum surgical resection of glioma tissue, temozolomide administration, and radiotherapy, but these methods do not effectively halt cancer progression. Therefore, development of novel methods for the treatment of GBM and identification of new therapeutic targets are urgently required. In recent years, studies have shown that drugs related to mitophagy and mitochondrial apoptosis pathways can promote the death of glioblastoma cells by inducing mitochondrial damage, impairing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis, and depleting large amounts of ATP. Some studies have also shown that modern nano-drug delivery technology targeting mitochondria can achieve better drug release and deeper tissue penetration, suggesting that mitochondria could be a new target for intervention and therapy. The combination of drugs targeting mitochondrial apoptosis and autophagy pathways with nanotechnology is a promising novel approach for treating GBM.This article reviews the current status of drug therapy for GBM, drugs targeting mitophagy and mitochondrial apoptosis pathways, the potential of mitochondria as a new target for GBM treatment, the latest developments pertaining to GBM treatment, and promising directions for future research.
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Liu S, Kang L, Song Y, Miao M. Role of the HIF-1α/BNIP3 Signaling Pathway in Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 2023; 10:893-908. [PMID: 37313302 PMCID: PMC10259603 DOI: 10.2147/jhc.s409292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) negatively affects the quality of life of patients and leads to death. Studies have shown that recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (RHCC) is closely related to tissue hypoxia and autophagy. It has been shown that hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and its downstream factor BCL-2 19 kDa-interacting protein 3 (BNIP3) promote cellular autophagy under hypoxic conditions, resulting in metastasis and RHCC. In this article, the molecular structures of HIF-1α and BNIP3 are described, and the significance of the HIF-1α/BNIP3 signaling pathway in RHCC is explained. Moreover, the role and mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in treating RHCC by modulating the HIF-1α/BNIP3 signaling pathway is discussed. Studies have shown that the HIF-1α/BNIP3 signaling pathway is a potential target of TCM in the treatment of RHCC. The mechanism of the HIF-1α/BNIP3 signaling pathway in RHCC and the progress achieved in TCM research on targeting and regulating this pathway are also reviewed in this article. The objective was to provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of RHCC, as well as further drug development.
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- Sizhe Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People’s Republic of China
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Huang L, Sun F, Liu Z, Jin W, Zhang Y, Chen J, Zhong C, Liang W, Peng H. Probing the Potential of Defense Response-Associated Genes for Predicting the Progression, Prognosis, and Immune Microenvironment of Osteosarcoma. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15082405. [PMID: 37190333 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15082405] [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: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The defense response is a type of self-protective response of the body that protects it from damage by pathogenic factors. Although these reactions make important contributions to the occurrence and development of tumors, the role they play in osteosarcoma (OS), particularly in the immune microenvironment, remains unpredictable. METHODS This study included the clinical information and transcriptomic data of 84 osteosarcoma samples and the microarray data of 12 mesenchymal stem cell samples and 84 osteosarcoma samples. We obtained 129 differentially expressed genes related to the defense response (DRGs) by taking the intersection of differentially expressed genes with genes involved in the defense response pathway, and prognostic genes were screened using univariate Cox regression. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) penalized Cox regression and multivariate Cox regression were then used to establish a DRG prognostic signature (DGPS) via the stepwise method. DGPS performance was examined using independent prognostic analysis, survival curves, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. In addition, the molecular and immune mechanisms of adverse prognosis in high-risk populations identified by DGPS were elucidated. The results were well verified by experiments. RESULT BNIP3, PTGIS, and ZYX were identified as the most important DRGs for OS progression (hazard ratios of 2.044, 1.485, and 0.189, respectively). DGPS demonstrated outstanding performance in the prediction of OS prognosis (area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.842 and 0.787 in the training and test sets, respectively, adj-p < 0.05 in the survival curve). DGPS also performed better than a recent clinical prognostic approach with an AUC value of only 0.674 [metastasis], which was certified in the subsequent experimental results. These three genes regulate several key biological processes, including immune receptor activity and T cell activation, and they also reduce the infiltration of some immune cells, such as B cells, CD8+ T cells, and macrophages. Encouragingly, we found that DGPS was associated with sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs including JNK Inhibitor VIII, TGX221, MP470, and SB52334. Finally, we verified the effect of BNIP3 on apoptosis, proliferation, and migration of osteosarcoma cells through experiments. CONCLUSIONS This study elucidated the role and mechanism of BNIP3, PTGIS, and ZYX in OS progression and was well verified by the experimental results, enabling reliable prognostic means and treatment strategies to be proposed for OS patients.
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- Liangkun Huang
- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Xianyue Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 310058, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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Liu F, Li M. BNIP3-mediated autophagy via the mTOR/ULK1 pathway induces primordial follicle loss after ovarian tissue transplantation. J Assist Reprod Genet 2023; 40:491-508. [PMID: 36869237 PMCID: PMC10033815 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-023-02765-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To explore the underlying mechanism of primordial follicle loss in the early period following ovarian tissue transplantation (OTT). METHODS BNIP3 was selected through bioinformatic protocols, as the hub gene related to autophagy during OTT. BNIP3 and autophagy in mice ovarian grafts and in hypoxia-mimicking KGN cells were detected using immunohistochemistry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), western blotting, qPCR, and fluorescence staining. The regulatory role played by BNIP3 overexpression and the silencing of KGN cells in autophagy via the mTOR/ULK1 pathway was investigated. RESULTS Ultrastructure examination showed that autophagic vacuoles increased after mice ovarian auto-transplantation. The BNIP3 and autophagy-related proteins (Beclin-1, LC3B, and SQSTM1/p62) in mice ovarian granulosa cells of primordial follicle from ovarian grafts were altered compared with the control. Administration of an autophagy inhibitor in mice decreased the depletion of primordial follicles. In vitro experiments indicated that BNIP3 and autophagy activity were upregulated in KGN cells treated with cobalt chloride (CoCl2). The overexpression of BNIP3 activated autophagy, whereas the silencing of BNIP3 suppressed it and reversed the autophagy induced by CoCl2 in KGN cells. Western blotting analysis showed the inhibition of mTOR and activation of ULK1 in KGN cells treated with CoCl2 and in the overexpression of BNIP3, and the opposite results following BNIP3 silencing. The activation of mTOR reversed the autophagy induced by BNIP3 overexpression. CONCLUSIONS BNIP3-induced autophagy is crucial in primordial follicle loss during OTT procedure, and BNIP3 is a potential therapeutic target for primordial follicle loss after OTT.
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- Fengxia Liu
- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021 China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021 China
- Department of the Reproductive Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021 China
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Sierra-Vargas MP, Montero-Vargas JM, Debray-García Y, Vizuet-de-Rueda JC, Loaeza-Román A, Terán LM. Oxidative Stress and Air Pollution: Its Impact on Chronic Respiratory Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:853. [PMID: 36614301 PMCID: PMC9821141 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Redox regulation participates in the control of various aspects of metabolism. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species participate in many reactions under physiological conditions. When these species overcome the antioxidant defense system, a distressed status emerges, increasing biomolecular damage and leading to functional alterations. Air pollution is one of the exogenous sources of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Ambient airborne particulate matter (PM) is important because of its complex composition, which includes transition metals and organic compounds. Once in contact with the lungs' epithelium, PM components initiate the synthesis of inflammatory mediators, macrophage activation, modulation of gene expression, and the activation of transcription factors, which are all related to the physiopathology of chronic respiratory diseases, including cancer. Even though the pathophysiological pathways that give rise to the development of distress and biological damage are not fully understood, scientific evidence indicates that redox-dependent signaling pathways are involved. This article presents an overview of the redox interaction of air pollution inside the human body and the courses related to chronic respiratory diseases.
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- Martha Patricia Sierra-Vargas
- Departmento de Investigación en Toxicología y Medicina Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas (INER), Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departmento de Investigación en Inmunogenética y Alergia, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas (INER), Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departmento de Investigación en Toxicología y Medicina Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas (INER), Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departmento de Investigación en Inmunogenética y Alergia, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas (INER), Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departmento de Investigación en Toxicología y Medicina Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas (INER), Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departmento de Investigación en Inmunogenética y Alergia, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas (INER), Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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Liu Z, Zhang L, Zhong Y. Characterization of osteosarcoma subtypes mediated by macrophage-related genes and creation and validation of a risk score system to quantitatively assess the prognosis of osteosarcoma and reflect the tumor microenvironment. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2022; 10:1318. [PMID: 36660647 PMCID: PMC9843337 DOI: 10.21037/atm-22-5613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background Macrophages are the main immune components in the microenvironment of osteosarcoma. The treatment strategy centered on macrophages has become a hot topic to improve cancer treatment. However, the research on the role of macrophages in the treatment of osteosarcoma is still in its infancy. Methods The data of osteosarcoma samples were downloaded from the Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET) and GSE21257 datasets, and the macrophage enrichment fraction of osteosarcoma samples in TARGET was calculated by single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) method to screen macrophage-related genes for consensus clustering. Differential expression analysis, univariable Cox, and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression were conducted to select reliable predictors and create a risk score system. The GSE21257 dataset was used as a verification set to verify the accuracy of risk score system. Results We identified 2 osteosarcoma clusters mediated by 22 macrophage score-related genes, namely cluster 1 (C1) and cluster 2 (C2). Compared with C2, C1 had a significant advantage in prognosis, and the degree of immune cell infiltration in tumor microenvironment (TME) was significantly higher, the expression of immune checkpoint molecules was significantly enhanced, and the Tumor Immune Dysfunction and Exclusion (TIDE) score was also significantly down-regulated. A robust risk score system was presented and validated, which demonstrated accuracy and independence in assessing the risk of death of osteosarcoma. The risk score system could also monitor TME infiltration in osteosarcoma samples and showed a close relationship with osteosarcoma biology, including metastasis and immunity. Conclusions We identified 2 types of clusters mediated by macrophage-related genes and helped to analyze the cluster suitable for immunotherapy. A new prognostic risk score system was created to quantitatively evaluate the prognosis and TME of osteosarcoma, and to provide a new entry point for the design of personalized treatment.
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- Zhe Liu
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Lymphohematology and Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, China
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Li H, Zhang C, Zhang Q, Jia J, Wang X. BNIP3 enhances pancreatic cancer cell migration and proliferation via modulating autophagy under hypoxia. Heliyon 2022; 8:e11190. [PMID: 36311367 PMCID: PMC9614569 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Chemotherapy and immunotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) have limited success for the intricated surrounding cancer microenvironment. Hypoxic microenvironment in PDAC causes the activation of multiple different molecules and signaling pathways compared with normoxia. We studied the roles of BNIP3 for the migration and proliferation of PDAC and Panc1 cells in vitro. In the present study, we found that BNIP3 expression was elevated and enhanced the migration and proliferation of CFPAC-1 and Panc1 cells under hypoxia. The upregulation of BNIP3 was important for the autophagic activation, while inhibition of autophagy with siRNA targeting Atg5 and Atg7 impaired the hypoxia-induced cell migration and proliferation. Additionally, blocking ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling with PD98058 significantly down-regulated BNIP3 expression, autophagic activation, as well as the migration and proliferation of CFPAC-1 and Panc1 cells under hypoxia. Collectively, our results here uncover a hitherto unknown hypoxia-BNIP3-autophagy axis in modulating the migration and proliferation and provide a potential intriguing drug target for the therapy of PDAC.
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- Hongmei Li
- Department of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (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, Third Military Medical University (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, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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The Role of Mitochondrial Quality Control in Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity: From Bench to Bedside. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:3659278. [PMID: 36187332 PMCID: PMC9519345 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3659278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cardiotoxicity is the major side effect of anthracyclines (doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, and idarubicin), though being the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs and the mainstay of therapy in solid and hematological neoplasms. Advances in the field of cardio-oncology have expanded our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (AIC). AIC has a complex pathogenesis that includes a variety of aspects such as oxidative stress, autophagy, and inflammation. Emerging evidence has strongly suggested that the loss of mitochondrial quality control (MQC) plays an important role in the progression of AIC. Mitochondria are vital organelles in the cardiomyocytes that serve as the key regulators of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, energy metabolism, cell death, and calcium buffering. However, as mitochondria are susceptible to damage, the MQC system, including mitochondrial dynamics (fusion/fission), mitophagy, mitochondrial biogenesis, and mitochondrial protein quality control, appears to be crucial in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis. In this review, we summarize current evidence on the role of MQC in the pathogenesis of AIC and highlight the therapeutic potential of restoring the cardiomyocyte MQC system in the prevention and intervention of AIC.
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Pyroptosis-Related Gene Model Predicts Prognosis and Immune Microenvironment for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:1749111. [PMID: 36092153 PMCID: PMC9453043 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1749111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has a high incidence and mortality worldwide. Moreover, it needs more accurate means for predicting prognosis and treatments. Pyroptosis is a novel form of cell death about inflammation which was highly related to the occurrence and development of tumors. Despite having some studies about pyroptosis-related genes (PRGs) and cancer, the correlation has not been explored enough between PRGs and immune in NSCLC. In this study, we constructed a PRG model by WGCNA to access the prognosis value PRGs have. The testing cohort (n = 464) with four datasets from the GEO database conducted a survival analysis to confirm the stability of the prognostic model. The risk score and age are examined as independent prognostic factors. Based on the PRGs, we found multiple pathways enriched in immune in NSCLC. Separating samples into three subtypes by consensus cluster analysis, Cluster 3 was identified as immune-inflamed phenotype with an optimistic prognostic outcome. A three-gene PRG signature (BNIP3, CASP9, and CAPN1) was identified, and BNIP3 was identified as the core gene. Knockdown of BNIP3 significantly inhibited the growth of H358 cells and induced pyroptosis. In conclusion, the model construction based on PRGs provides novel insights into the prediction of NSCLC prognosis, and BNIP3 can serve as a diagnostic biomarker for NSCLC.
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Comprehensive Analysis of Alteration Landscape and Its Clinical Significance of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism Pathway-Related Genes in Lung Cancers. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2021:9259297. [PMID: 34970420 PMCID: PMC8713050 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9259297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background Mitochondria are the energy factories of cells. The abnormality of mitochondrial energy metabolism pathways is closely related to the occurrence and development of lung cancer. The abnormal genes in mitochondrial energy metabolism pathways might be the novel targets and biomarkers to diagnose and treat lung cancers. Method Genes in major mitochondrial energy metabolism pathways were obtained from the KEGG database. The transcriptomic, mutation, and clinical data of lung cancers were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Genes and clinical biomarkers were mined that affected lung cancer survival. Gene enrichment analysis was performed with ClusterProfiler and the gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). STRING database and Cytoscape were used for protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis. The diagnostic biomarker pattern of lung cancer was optimized, and its accuracy was verified with 10-fold cross-validation. The four genes screened by logistic regression model were verified by western blot in 5 pairs of lung cancer specimens collected in hospital. Results In total, 188 mitochondrial energy metabolism pathway-related genes (MMRGs) were included in this study. GSEA analysis found that MMRGs in the lung cancer group were mainly enriched in the metabolic pathway of oxidative phosphorylation and electron respiratory transport chain compared to the control group. Age did not affect the mutation frequency of MMRGs. Comparative analysis of these 188 MMRGs identified 43 differentially expressed MMRGs (24 upregulated and 19 downregulated) in the lung cancer group compared to the control group. The survival analysis of these 43 differentially expressed MMRGs found that the survival time was better in the low-expressed GAPDHS group than that in the high-expressed GAPDHS group of lung cancers. The advanced age, high expression of GAPDHS, low expressions of ACSBG1 and CYP4A11, and ACOX3 mutation were biomarkers of poor prognosis in lung cancers. PPI analysis showed that proteins such as GAPDH and GAPDHS interacted with many proteins in mitochondrial metabolic pathways. A four-MMRG-signature model (y = 0.0069∗ACADL - 0.001∗ALDH18A1 - 0.0405∗CPT1B + 0.0008∗PPARG - 1.625) was established to diagnose lung cancer with the accuracy up to 98.74%, AUC value up to 0.992, and a missed diagnosis rate of only 0.6%. Western blotting showed that ALDH18A1 and CPT1B proteins were significantly overexpressed in the lung cancer group (p < 0.05), and ACADL and PPARG proteins were slightly underexpressed in the lung cancer group (p < 0.05), which were consistent with the results of their corresponding mRNA expressions. Conclusion Mitochondrial energy metabolism pathway alterations are the important hallmarks of lung cancer. Age did not increase the risk of MMRG mutation. High expression of GAPDHS, low expression of ACSBG1, low expression of CYP4A11, mutated ACOX3, and old age predict a poor prognosis of lung cancer. Four differentially expressed MMRGs (ACADL, ALDH18A1, CPT1B, and PPARG) established a logistic regression model, which could effectively diagnose lung cancer. At the protein level, ALDH18A1 and CPT1B were significantly upregulated, and ACADL and PPARG were slightly underexpressed, in the lung cancer group compared to the control group, which were consistent with the results of their corresponding mRNA expressions.
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Lu W, Wu Y, Huang S, Zhang D. A Ferroptosis-Related Gene Signature for Predicting the Prognosis and Drug Sensitivity of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Genet 2021; 12:755486. [PMID: 34745224 PMCID: PMC8566369 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.755486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and has a high mortality. Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of programmed cell death, plays a crucial role in tumor suppression and chemotherapy resistance in cancer. However, the prognostic and clinical values of ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) in HNSCC remain to be further explored. In the current study, we constructed a ferroptosis-related prognostic model based on the Cancer Genome Atlas database and then explored its prognostic and clinical values in HNSCC via a series of bioinformatics analyses. As a result, we built a four-gene prognostic signature, including FTH1, BNIP3, TRIB3, and SLC2A3. Survival analysis showed that the high-risk group presented significantly poorer overall survival than the low-risk group. Moreover, the ferroptosis-related signature was found to be an independent prognostic predictor with high accuracy in survival prediction for HNSCC. According to immunity analyses, we found that the low-risk group had higher anti-tumor immune infiltration cells and higher expression of immune checkpoint molecules and meanwhile corelated more closely with some anti-tumor immune functions. Meanwhile, all the above results were validated in the independent HSNCC cohort GSE65858. Besides, the signature was found to be remarkably correlated with sensitivity of common chemotherapy drugs for HNSCC patients and the expression levels of signature genes were also significantly associated with drug sensitivity to cancer cells. Overall, we built an effective ferroptosis-related prognostic signature, which could predict the prognosis and help clinicians to perform individualized treatment strategy for HNSCC patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wei Lu
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Yamashita SI, Kyuuma M, Inoue K, Hata Y, Kawada R, Yamabi M, Fujii Y, Sakagami J, Fukuda T, Furukawa K, Tsukamoto S, Kanki T. Mitophagy reporter mouse analysis reveals increased mitophagy activity in disuse-induced muscle atrophy. J Cell Physiol 2021; 236:7612-7624. [PMID: 33934360 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Muscle disuse induces atrophy through increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) released from damaged mitochondria. Mitophagy, the autophagic degradation of mitochondria, is associated with increased ROS production. However, the mitophagy activity status during disuse-induced muscle atrophy has been a subject of debate. Here, we developed a new mitophagy reporter mouse line to examine how disuse affected mitophagy activity in skeletal muscles. Mice expressing tandem mCherry-EGFP proteins on mitochondria were then used to monitor the dynamics of mitophagy activity. The reporter mice demonstrated enhanced mitophagy activity and increased ROS production in atrophic soleus muscles following a 14-day hindlimb immobilization. Results also showed an increased expression of multiple mitophagy genes, including Bnip3, Bnip3l, and Park2. Our findings thus conclude that disuse enhances mitophagy activity and ROS production in atrophic skeletal muscles and suggests that mitophagy is a potential therapeutic target for disuse-induced muscle atrophy.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Hindlimb Suspension
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Luminescent Proteins/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Mitochondria, Heart/genetics
- Mitochondria, Heart/metabolism
- Mitochondria, Heart/pathology
- Mitochondria, Muscle/genetics
- Mitochondria, Muscle/metabolism
- Mitochondria, Muscle/pathology
- Mitophagy
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Muscular Atrophy/genetics
- Muscular Atrophy/metabolism
- Muscular Atrophy/pathology
- Myocardium/metabolism
- Myocardium/pathology
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Starvation
- Time Factors
- Red Fluorescent Protein
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Shun-Ichi Yamashita
- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal and Genome Science Section, National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Methionine deficiency promoted mitophagy via lncRNA PVT1-mediated promoter demethylation of BNIP3 in gastric cancer. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2021; 141:106100. [PMID: 34678458 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2021.106100] [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] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The occurrence of recurrence and metastasis after treatment is a major challenge in the treatment of gastric cancer. This study was based on the methionine (Met)-dependent characteristics of gastric cancer cells to explore the effect of Met deficiency on the occurrence and development of gastric cancer. METHODS Human gastric cancer cell lines MKN45 and AGS and nude mice model were used to explore how Met affects gastric cancer by regulating lncRNA PVT1. RESULTS The levels of lncRNA PVT1 in gastric cancer cells and human gastric cancer xenografts of nude mice were down-regulated under the condition of Met deficiency. The cell viability and cell proliferation were declined after MKN45 and SGC-790 cells were cultured in Met-deficient medium. LncRNA PVT1 could affect BNIP3 promoter DNA methylation level through its interaction with DNMT1. Moreover, the silence of lncRNA PVT1 and the up-regulation of BNIP3 level inhibited the gastric cancer cell proliferation. Met deficiency could up-regulate BNIP3 expression by inhibiting the binding of lncRNA PVT1 to DNMT1, and activate mitophagy, thus inhibiting gastric cancer cell proliferation. CONCLUSION Our study suggested that Met deficiency could down-regulate the expression of lncRNA PVT1, further demethylated the promoter of BNIP3, thus inhibiting the proliferation of gastric cancer cells by activating mitophagy.
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Kunimi H, Lee D, Ibuki M, Katada Y, Negishi K, Tsubota K, Kurihara T. Inhibition of the HIF-1α/BNIP3 pathway has a retinal neuroprotective effect. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21829. [PMID: 34314069 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100572r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Retinal ischemia is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Inner retinal dysfunction including loss of retinal ganglion cells is encountered in a number of retinal ischemic disorders. We previously reported administration of two different hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) inhibitors exerted neuroprotective effects in a murine model of retinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) which mimics these disorders, as inner retinal degeneration could be involved in pathological HIF induction. However, this notion needs further investigation. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to use retina-specific Hif-1α conditional knockout (cKO) mice to uncover this notion more clearly under the same condition. Hif-1α cKO mice showed inner retinal neurodegeneration to a lesser extent than control mice. Hif-1α depletion in a murine 661W retinal cell line reduced cell death under pseudohypoxic and hypoxic conditions. Among hypoxia-related genes, the expression of BCL2 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3 (Bnip3) was substantially upregulated in the inner retinal layer after retinal I/R. In this regard, we further examined Bnip3 depletion in retinal neurons in vitro and in vivo and found the similar neuroprotective effects. Our results support the notion that the HIF-1α/BNIP3 pathway may have a critical role in inner retinal neurodegeneration, which can be linked with the development of new promising therapeutics for inner retinal ischemic disorders.
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- Hiromitsu Kunimi
- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan.,Tsubota Laboratory, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Japan
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Zhang C, Liu J, Wang J, Zhang T, Xu D, Hu W, Feng Z. The Interplay Between Tumor Suppressor p53 and Hypoxia Signaling Pathways in Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:648808. [PMID: 33681231 PMCID: PMC7930565 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.648808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Hypoxia is a hallmark of solid tumors and plays a critical role in different steps of tumor progression, including proliferation, survival, angiogenesis, metastasis, metabolic reprogramming, and stemness of cancer cells. Activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) signaling plays a critical role in regulating hypoxic responses in tumors. As a key tumor suppressor and transcription factor, p53 responds to a wide variety of stress signals, including hypoxia, and selectively transcribes its target genes to regulate various cellular responses to exert its function in tumor suppression. Studies have demonstrated a close but complex interplay between hypoxia and p53 signaling pathways. The p53 levels and activities can be regulated by the hypoxia and HIF signaling differently depending on the cell/tissue type and the severity and duration of hypoxia. On the other hand, p53 regulates the hypoxia and HIF signaling at multiple levels. Many tumor-associated mutant p53 proteins display gain-of-function (GOF) oncogenic activities to promote cancer progression. Emerging evidence has also shown that GOF mutant p53 can promote cancer progression through its interplay with the hypoxia and HIF signaling pathway. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the interplay between the hypoxia and p53 signaling pathways, its impact upon cancer progression, and its potential application in cancer therapy.
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- Cen Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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