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Bancet A, Frem R, Jeanneret F, Mularoni A, Bazelle P, Roelants C, Delcros JG, Guichou JF, Pillet C, Coste I, Renno T, Battail C, Cochet C, Lomberget T, Filhol O, Krimm I. Cancer selective cell death induction by a bivalent CK2 inhibitor targeting the ATP site and the allosteric αD pocket. iScience 2024; 27:108903. [PMID: 38318383 PMCID: PMC10838953 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Although the involvement of protein kinase CK2 in cancer is well-documented, there is a need for selective CK2 inhibitors suitable for investigating CK2 specific roles in cancer-related biological pathways and further exploring its therapeutic potential. Here, we report the discovery of AB668, an outstanding selective inhibitor that binds CK2 through a bivalent mode, interacting both at the ATP site and an allosteric αD pocket unique to CK2. Using caspase activation assay, live-cell imaging, and transcriptomic analysis, we have compared the effects of this bivalent inhibitor to representative ATP-competitive inhibitors, CX-4945, and SGC-CK2-1. Our results show that in contrast to CX-4945 or SGC-CK2-1, AB668, by targeting the CK2 αD pocket, has a distinct mechanism of action regarding its anti-cancer activity, inducing apoptotic cell death in several cancer cell lines and stimulating distinct biological pathways in renal cell carcinoma.
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- Alexandre Bancet
- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Institut Convergence Plascan, Team « Small Molecules for Biological Targets », 69373 Lyon, France
- Kairos Discovery SAS, 36 Rue Jeanne d’Arc, 69003 Lyon, France
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- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Institut Convergence Plascan, Team « Targeting Non-canonical Protein Functions in Cancer », 69373 Lyon, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, Laboratoire Biosciences et Bioingénierie pour la Santé, UA 13 INSERM-CEA-UGA, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Institut Convergence Plascan, Team « Small Molecules for Biological Targets », 69373 Lyon, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, Laboratoire Biosciences et Bioingénierie pour la Santé, UA 13 INSERM-CEA-UGA, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM 1292, CEA, UMR Biosanté, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Institut Convergence Plascan, Team « Small Molecules for Biological Targets », 69373 Lyon, France
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- Centre de Biologie Structurale, CNRS, INSERM, University Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM 1292, CEA, UMR Biosanté, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Institut Convergence Plascan, Team « Targeting Non-canonical Protein Functions in Cancer », 69373 Lyon, France
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- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Institut Convergence Plascan, Team « Targeting Non-canonical Protein Functions in Cancer », 69373 Lyon, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, IRIG, Laboratoire Biosciences et Bioingénierie pour la Santé, UA 13 INSERM-CEA-UGA, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM 1292, CEA, UMR Biosanté, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5246, Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires (ICBMS), COSSBA Team, Faculté de Pharmacie-ISPB, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM 1292, CEA, UMR Biosanté, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Institut Convergence Plascan, Team « Small Molecules for Biological Targets », 69373 Lyon, France
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de Oliveira Souza JE, Gomes SMR, Lima AKC, de Souza Brito AC, Da-Silva SAG, de Carvalho Santos Lopes AH, Silva-Neto MAC, Atella GC, Dutra PML. Influence of CK2 protein kinase activity on the interaction between Trypanosoma cruzi and its vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Parasitol Res 2024; 123:80. [PMID: 38163833 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-08085-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Chagas disease, endemic from Latin America, is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and is transmitted by triatomine feces. This parasite undergoes complex morphological changes through its life cycle, promoted by significant changes in signal transduction pathways. The activity of protein kinase CK2 has been described in trypanosomatids. Using a specific peptide and radioactive ATP, we identified CK2 activity on the cellular surface and the cytoplasmic content in Trypanosoma cruzi, apart from the secreted form. Dephosphorylated casein promoted an increase of 48% in the secreted CK2 activity. Total extract of peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c and inactivated human serum promoted an increase of 67% and 36%, respectively, in this activity. The protein secreted by parasites was purified by HPLC and had shown compatibility with the catalytic subunit of mammalian CK2. Incubation of the parasites with CK2 inhibitors, added to the culture medium, prevented their growth. The opposite was observed when CK2 activators were used. Results of interaction between Trypanosoma cruzi and the gut of the vector have revealed that, in the presence of CK2 inhibitors, there is a reduction in the association rate. A similar inhibition profile was seen in the Trypanosoma cruzi-macrophages interaction, confirming the importance of this enzyme in the life cycle of this protozoan.
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- Joyce Eliza de Oliveira Souza
- Discipline of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (FCM), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Discipline of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (FCM), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Discipline of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (FCM), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Discipline of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (FCM), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Discipline of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (FCM), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Discipline of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (FCM), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Fu Q, Yi B, Su Q, Huang Y, Wang L, Zhang Z. A prognostic risk model for programmed cell death and revealing TRIB3 as a promising apoptosis suppressor in renal cell carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:13213-13238. [PMID: 38006403 DOI: 10.18632/aging.205237] [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: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD), a common modality of cell death, affects tumor development and acts as a target for tumor therapeutics. Many modalities of PCD regulate genesis, progression and metastasis of cancers, thus affecting the patients' prognosis, but the comprehensive molecular mechanisms of PCD in tumors are lacking, especially in renal cancer. Here, seventeen PRPCDGs were identified from 1257 genes associated with thirteen PCD modalities, which were highly differentially expressed and significantly affected patients' prognosis. Then, LASSO regression analysis of these PRPCDGs screened the 9-gene PRPCDGs risk signature in TCGA-KIRC database. The PRPCDGs risk signature was closely associated with the patients' prognosis and presented stable prediction efficacy for 5- and 7-year overall survival (OS) in three different cohorts of renal cancer. Immune cell infiltration, immune checkpoint expression and pathway enrichment (including GO, KEGG pathway, tumor-associated pathways and metabolism-associated pathways) were significantly different in the high- or low-PRPCDGs-risk group. Finally, we illustrated that TRIB3 might be a protumor factor responsible for the elevated proliferation and invasion capacities of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. In summary, the PRPCDGs risk signature was developed and showed stable prediction efficacy for the prognosis of patients and that (such as TRIB3) could be a potential target for RCC management.
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- Qingfeng Fu
- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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Alhaj Hussen K, Chabaane E, Nelson E, Lekiashvili S, Diop S, Keita S, Evrard B, Lardenois A, Delord M, Verhoeyen E, Cornils K, Kasraian Z, Macintyre EA, Cumano A, Garrick D, Goodhardt M, Andrieu GP, Asnafi V, Chalmel F, Canque B. Multimodal cartography of human lymphopoiesis reveals B and T/NK/ILC lineages are subjected to differential regulation. iScience 2023; 26:107890. [PMID: 37766969 PMCID: PMC10520540 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107890] [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: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The developmental cartography of human lymphopoiesis remains incompletely understood. Here, we establish a multimodal map demonstrating that lymphoid specification follows independent direct or stepwise hierarchic routes converging toward the emergence of newly characterized CD117lo multi-lymphoid progenitors (MLPs) that undergo a proliferation arrest before entering the CD127- (NK/ILC/T) or CD127+ (B) lymphoid pathways. While the differentiation of CD127- early lymphoid progenitors is mainly driven by Flt3 signaling, emergence of their CD127+ counterparts is regulated cell-intrinsically and depends exclusively on the divisional history of their upstream precursors, including hematopoietic stem cells. Further, transcriptional mapping of differentiation trajectories reveals that whereas myeloid granulomonocytic lineages follow continuous differentiation pathways, lymphoid trajectories are intrinsically discontinuous and characterized by sequential waves of cell proliferation allowing pre-commitment amplification of lymphoid progenitor pools. Besides identifying new lymphoid specification pathways and regulatory checkpoints, our results demonstrate that NK/ILC/T and B lineages are under fundamentally distinct modes of regulation. (149 words).
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- Kutaiba Alhaj Hussen
- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
- Service de Biochimie, Université de Paris Saclay, Hôpital Paul Brousse, AP-HP, Villejuif, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- University Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- University Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- Centre Mediterranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), INSERM U1065, Nice, France
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and Research Institute Children’s Cancer Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
- Institut Necker Enfants-Malades, INSERM U1151, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Laboratoire d'Onco-Hématologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker Enfants-Malades, INSERM U1151, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Laboratoire d'Onco-Hématologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Unit of Lymphopoiesis, Immunology Department, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker Enfants-Malades, INSERM U1151, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Laboratoire d'Onco-Hématologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker Enfants-Malades, INSERM U1151, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Laboratoire d'Onco-Hématologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- University Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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Lesné L, Desdoits-Lethimonier C, Hug E, Costet N, Raffenne L, Toupin M, Evrard B, Kugathas I, Lavoué V, Chalmel F, Jégou B, Mazaud-Guittot S. Antiepileptic drugs are endocrine disruptors for the human fetal testis ex vivo. Toxicol Sci 2023; 195:169-183. [PMID: 37505509 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfad076] [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] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Valproic acid (VPA) has long been the most widely used antiepileptic drug (AED) for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar psychiatric disorders, and migraine. However, long-term VPA treatment has several adverse effects on the male reproductive system notably on endocrine functions and/or spermatic parameters. In utero exposure of the fetus to VPA is well known to be associated with a higher risk of several congenital malformations including those of male reproductive organs. Subsequent generations of AEDs, such as carbamazepine (CARB) and lamotrigine (LAM), are considered safer and are currently recommended for women of child-bearing age with epilepsy. Because anomalies of the male genital tract mostly result from endocrine imbalance during fetal life, we hypothesized that AEDs could directly impair testis differentiation. We thus aimed at identifying and characterizing the effects of VPA, CARB, and LAM on the differentiation and function of the different testicular cell types, and at understanding the mechanisms underlying these effects. By using ex vivo culture of first-trimester human fetal testes, we show that VPA induces multiple endocrine disruptive effects, compared with the milder ones caused by CARB and LAM. AED also subtly altered the germ cell lineage in distinct manners. Transcriptomic analysis of VPA-induced alterations highlighted a very broad range of effects on the fetal testis. Overall, our results show that AEDs can behave as endocrine disruptors for the human fetal testis ex vivo. This is consistent with, and likely underlies, the VPA-induced male genital tract masculinization abnormalities observed in patients.
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- Laurianne Lesné
- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
- EHESP-School of Public Health, 35043 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, 35000 Rennes, France
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Akbar MU, Khattak S, Khan MI, Saddozai UAK, Ali N, AlAsmari AF, Zaheer M, Badar M. A pH-responsive bi-MIL-88B MOF coated with folic acid-conjugated chitosan as a promising nanocarrier for targeted drug delivery of 5-Fluorouracil. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1265440. [PMID: 37745070 PMCID: PMC10517339 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1265440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer has remained one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with a lack of effective treatment. The intrinsic shortcomings of conventional therapeutics regarding tumor specificity and non-specific toxicity prompt us to look for alternative therapeutics to mitigate these limitations. In this regard, we developed multifunctional bimetallic (FeCo) bi-MIL-88B-FC MOFs modified with folic acid-conjugated chitosan (FC) as drug delivery systems (DDS) for targeted delivery of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU). The bi-MIL-88B nanocarriers were characterized through various techniques, including powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, thermogravimetric analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Interestingly, 5-FU@bi-MIL-88B-FC showed slower release of 5-FU due to a gated effect phenomenon endowed by FC surface coating compared to un-modified 5-FU@bi-MIL-88B. The pH-responsive drug release was observed, with 58% of the loaded 5-FU released in cancer cells mimicking pH (5.2) compared to only 24.9% released under physiological pH (5.4). The in vitro cytotoxicity and cellular internalization experiments revealed the superiority of 5-FU@bi-MIL-88B-FC as a highly potent targeted DDS against folate receptor (FR) positive SW480 cancer cells. Moreover, due to the presence of Fe and Co in the structure, bi-MIL-88B exhibited peroxidase-like activity for chemodynamic therapy. Based on the results, 5-FU@bi-MIL-88B-FC could serve as promising candidate for smart DDS by sustained drug release and selective targeting.
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- Muhammad Usman Akbar
- Gomal Center of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Bioinformatics, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Gomal Center of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
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Dochez-Arnault J, Desdoits-Lethimonier C, Matias I, Evrard B, Lagarrigue M, Toupin M, Lardenois A, Chalmel F, Mazaud-Guittot S, Dejucq-Rainsford N, Gely-Pernot A. Expression of the endocannabinoid system and response to cannabinoid components by the human fetal testis. BMC Med 2023; 21:219. [PMID: 37430350 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02916-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cannabis consumption by pregnant women continues to increase worldwide, raising concerns about adverse effects on fetal growth and deleterious impacts on the newborn, in connection with evidence of placental transfer of cannabis compound. Cannabis action is mediated by the endocannabinoid system (ECS), which expression is well established in the brain but unknown in the developing testis. The fetal testis, whose endocrine function orchestrates the masculinization of many distant organs, is particularly sensitive to disruption by xenobiotics. In this context, we aimed to determine whether cannabis exposure has the potential to directly impact the human fetal testis. METHODS We determined the expression of components of the ECS in the human fetal testis from 6 to 17 developmental weeks and assessed the direct effects of phytocannabinoids Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) on the testis morphology and cell functions ex vivo. RESULTS We demonstrate the presence in the human fetal testis of two key endocannabinoids, 2-arachidonylglycerol (2-AG) and to a lower level anandamide (AEA), as well as a range of enzymes and receptors for the ECS. Ex vivo exposure of first trimester testes to CBD, THC, or CBD/THC [ratio 1:1] at 10-7 to 10-5 M altered testosterone secretion by Leydig cells, AMH secretion by Sertoli cells, and impacted testicular cell proliferation and viability as early as 72 h post-exposure. Transcriptomic analysis on 72 h-exposed fetal testis explants revealed 187 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including genes involved in steroid synthesis and toxic substance response. Depending on the molecules and testis age, highly deleterious effects of phytocannabinoid exposure were observed on testis tissue after 14 days, including Sertoli and germ cell death. CONCLUSIONS Our study is the first to evidence the presence of the ECS in the human fetal testis and to highlight the potential adverse effect of cannabis consumption by pregnant women onto the development of the male gonad.
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- J Dochez-Arnault
- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie - Inserm, U1215, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm (Institut National de La Santé Et de La Recherche Médicale), EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement Et Travail) - UMR_S 1085 (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), 9 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, CEDEX, France.
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Keita S, Diop S, Lekiashvili S, Chabaane E, Nelson E, Strullu M, Arfeuille C, Guimiot F, Domet T, Duchez S, Evrard B, Darde T, Larghero J, Verhoeyen E, Cumano A, Macintyre EA, Kasraian Z, Jouen F, Goodhardt M, Garrick D, Chalmel F, Alhaj Hussen K, Canque B. Distinct subsets of multi-lymphoid progenitors support ontogeny-related changes in human lymphopoiesis. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112618. [PMID: 37294633 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112618] [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: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Changes in lymphocyte production patterns occurring across human ontogeny remain poorly defined. In this study, we demonstrate that human lymphopoiesis is supported by three waves of embryonic, fetal, and postnatal multi-lymphoid progenitors (MLPs) differing in CD7 and CD10 expression and their output of CD127-/+ early lymphoid progenitors (ELPs). In addition, our results reveal that, like the fetal-to-adult switch in erythropoiesis, transition to postnatal life coincides with a shift from multilineage to B lineage-biased lymphopoiesis and an increase in production of CD127+ ELPs, which persists until puberty. A further developmental transition is observed in elderly individuals whereby B cell differentiation bypasses the CD127+ compartment and branches directly from CD10+ MLPs. Functional analyses indicate that these changes are determined at the level of hematopoietic stem cells. These findings provide insights for understanding identity and function of human MLPs and the establishment and maintenance of adaptative immunity.
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- Seydou Keita
- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France; Laboratoire Cognitions Humaine et Artificielle (CHArt) EA 4004 FED 4246, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hémato-Immunologie Pédiatrique, Inserm U1131, Université de Paris, Hôpital Robert-Debré, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hémato-Immunologie Pédiatrique, Inserm U1131, Université de Paris, Hôpital Robert-Debré, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141, Service de Biologie du Développement, Université de Paris, Hôpital Robert-Debré, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Unité de Thérapie Cellulaire, CIC de Biothérapies, Université de Paris, INSERM U976, Paris, France
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- Plateforme d'Imagerie et de Tri Cellulaire, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM, EHESP, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, University Rennes, Rennes, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Unité de Thérapie Cellulaire, CIC de Biothérapies, Université de Paris, INSERM U976, Paris, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1111, Lyon, France; Centre Mediterranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), INSERM U1065, Nice, France
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- Unit of Lymphopoiesis, Immunology Department, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker Enfants-Malades, Team 2, INSERM Unité 1151, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Laboratoire d'Onco-Hématologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker Enfants-Malades, Team 2, INSERM Unité 1151, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Laboratoire d'Onco-Hématologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Cognitions Humaine et Artificielle (CHArt) EA 4004 FED 4246, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM, EHESP, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, University Rennes, Rennes, France
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France; Service de Biochimie, Université de Paris Saclay, Hôpital Paul Brousse, AP-HP, Paris, France.
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- INSERM U976, Université de Paris, École Pratique des Hautes Études/PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche Saint Louis, Paris, France.
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Qin S, Kitty I, Hao Y, Zhao F, Kim W. Maintaining Genome Integrity: Protein Kinases and Phosphatases Orchestrate the Balancing Act of DNA Double-Strand Breaks Repair in Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10212. [PMID: 37373360 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most lethal DNA damages which lead to severe genome instability. Phosphorylation is one of the most important protein post-translation modifications involved in DSBs repair regulation. Kinases and phosphatases play coordinating roles in DSB repair by phosphorylating and dephosphorylating various proteins. Recent research has shed light on the importance of maintaining a balance between kinase and phosphatase activities in DSB repair. The interplay between kinases and phosphatases plays an important role in regulating DNA-repair processes, and alterations in their activity can lead to genomic instability and disease. Therefore, study on the function of kinases and phosphatases in DSBs repair is essential for understanding their roles in cancer development and therapeutics. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of kinases and phosphatases in DSBs repair regulation and highlight the advancements in the development of cancer therapies targeting kinases or phosphatases in DSBs repair pathways. In conclusion, understanding the balance of kinase and phosphatase activities in DSBs repair provides opportunities for the development of novel cancer therapeutics.
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- Sisi Qin
- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan 31151, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Analytical Instrumentation Center, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan 31151, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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Kugathas I, Johansson HKL, Chan Sock Peng E, Toupin M, Evrard B, Darde TA, Boberg J, Draskau MK, Rolland AD, Mazaud-Guittot S, Chalmel F, Svingen T. Transcriptional profiling of the developing rat ovary following intrauterine exposure to the endocrine disruptors diethylstilbestrol and ketoconazole. Arch Toxicol 2023; 97:849-863. [PMID: 36653537 PMCID: PMC9968686 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03442-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during development may cause reproductive disorders in women. Although female reproductive endpoints are assessed in rodent toxicity studies, a concern is that typical endpoints are not sensitive enough to detect chemicals of concern to human health. If so, measured endpoints must be improved or new biomarkers of effects included. Herein, we have characterized the dynamic transcriptional landscape of developing rat ovaries exposed to two well-known EDCs, diethylstilbestrol (DES) and ketoconazole (KTZ), by 3' RNA sequencing. Rats were orally exposed from day 7 of gestation until birth, and from postnatal day 1 until days 6, 14 or 22. Three exposure doses for each chemical were used: 3, 6 and 12 µg/kg bw/day of DES; 3, 6, 12 mg/kg bw/day of KTZ. The transcriptome changed dynamically during perinatal development in control ovaries, with 1137 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) partitioned into 3 broad expression patterns. A cross-species deconvolution strategy based on a mouse ovary developmental cell atlas was used to map any changes to ovarian cellularity across the perinatal period to allow for characterization of actual changes to gene transcript levels. A total of 184 DEGs were observed across dose groups and developmental stages in DES-exposed ovaries, and 111 DEGs in KTZ-exposed ovaries across dose groups and developmental stages. Based on our analyses, we have identified new candidate biomarkers for female reproductive toxicity induced by EDC, including Kcne2, Calb2 and Insl3.
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- Indusha Kugathas
- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, 9 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 202, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, 9 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, 9 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, 9 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 202, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 202, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, 9 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, 9 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, 9 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35000, Rennes, France.
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 202, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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Draskau MK, Schwartz CL, Evrard B, Lardenois A, Pask A, Chalmel F, Svingen T. The anti-androgenic fungicide triticonazole induces region-specific transcriptional changes in the developing rat perineum and phallus. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136346. [PMID: 36084822 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Intrauterine exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals can interfere with male reproductive development. This can lead to male reproductive disorders such as hypospadias, cryptorchidism and reduced fertility, as well as shorter anogenital distance (AGD) - a biomarker for incomplete androgen-dependent fetal masculinization. However, it remains challenging to predict adverse in vivo outcomes based on in vitro effect patterns for many chemicals. This is a challenge for modern toxicology, which aims to reduce animal testing for chemical safety assessments. To enable the transition towards higher reliance on alternative test methods, we need to better map underlying mechanisms leading to adverse effects. Herein, we have analyzed the transcriptome of the perineum and phallus of male fetal rats and defined the impacts of exposure to an anti-androgenic fungicide, triticonazole. Previously we have shown that developmental exposure to triticonazole can induce short male AGD, but without a marked effect on the transcriptome of the fetal testes. In contrast, we report here significant changes to the transcriptional landscape of the perineum and phallus, including regional differences between these adjacent tissues. This highlights the importance of analyzing the correct tissue when characterizing mechanisms of complex in vivo effect outcomes. Our results provide a rich resource for the spatiotemporal gene networks that are involved in the development of male external genitalia, and that can be disrupted upon exposure to chemicals that prevent normal masculinization of the perineum and phallus. Such data will be critical in the development of novel alternative test methods to determine the endocrine disrupting potential of existing and emerging chemicals.
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- Monica Kam Draskau
- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 202, Kongens Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 202, Kongens Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 202, Kongens Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark.
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Davidsen N, Ramhøj L, Kugathas I, Evrard B, Darde TA, Chalmel F, Svingen T, Rosenmai AK. PFOS disrupts key developmental pathways during hiPSC-derived cardiomyocyte differentiation in vitro. Toxicol In Vitro 2022; 85:105475. [PMID: 36116746 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2022.105475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) has been associated with congenital heart disease (CHD) and decreased birth weight. PFOS exposure can disrupt signaling pathways relevant for cardiac development in stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte assays, such as the PluriBeat assay, where spheroids of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) differentiate into contracting cardiomyocytes. Notably, cell line origin can also affect how the assay responds to chemical exposure. Herein, we examined the effect of PFOS on cardiomyocyte differentiation by transcriptomics profiling of two different hiPSC lines to see if they exhibit a common pattern of disruption. Two stages of differentiation were investigated: the cardiac progenitor stage and the cardiomyocyte stage. Many differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were observed between cell lines independent of exposure. However, 135 DEGs were identified as common between the two cell lines. Of these, 10 DEGs were associated with GO-terms related to the heart. PFOS exposure disrupted multiple signaling pathways relevant to cardiac development, including WNT, TGF, HH, and EGF. Of these pathways, genes related to the non-canonical WNTCa2+ signaling was particularly affected. PFOS thus has the capacity to disrupt pathways important for cardiac development and function.
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- Nichlas Davidsen
- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark.
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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Firnau MB, Brieger A. CK2 and the Hallmarks of Cancer. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10081987. [PMID: 36009534 PMCID: PMC9405757 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10081987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Casein kinase 2 (CK2) is commonly dysregulated in cancer, impacting diverse molecular pathways. CK2 is a highly conserved serine/threonine kinase, constitutively active and ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotes. With over 500 known substrates and being estimated to be responsible for up to 10% of the human phosphoproteome, it is of significant importance. A broad spectrum of diverse types of cancer cells has been already shown to rely on disturbed CK2 levels for their survival. The hallmarks of cancer provide a rationale for understanding cancer’s common traits. They constitute the maintenance of proliferative signaling, evasion of growth suppressors, resisting cell death, enabling of replicative immortality, induction of angiogenesis, the activation of invasion and metastasis, as well as avoidance of immune destruction and dysregulation of cellular energetics. In this work, we have compiled evidence from the literature suggesting that CK2 modulates all hallmarks of cancer, thereby promoting oncogenesis and operating as a cancer driver by creating a cellular environment favorable to neoplasia.
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Davidsen N, Ramhøj L, Lykkebo CA, Kugathas I, Poulsen R, Rosenmai AK, Evrard B, Darde TA, Axelstad M, Bahl MI, Hansen M, Chalmel F, Licht TR, Svingen T. PFOS-induced thyroid hormone system disrupted rats display organ-specific changes in their transcriptomes. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119340. [PMID: 35460815 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a persistent anthropogenic chemical that can affect the thyroid hormone system in humans and animals. In adults, thyroid hormones (THs) are regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis, but also by organs such as the liver and potentially the gut microbiota. PFOS and other xenobiotics can therefore disrupt the TH system at various locations and through different mechanisms. To start addressing this, we exposed adult male rats to 3 mg PFOS/kg/day for 7 days and analysed effects on multiple organs and pathways simultaneously by transcriptomics. This included four primary organs involved in TH regulation, namely hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, and liver. To investigate a potential role of the gut microbiota in thyroid hormone regulation, two additional groups of animals were dosed with the antibiotic vancomycin (8 mg/kg/day), either with or without PFOS. PFOS exposure decreased thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) without affecting thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), resembling a state of hypothyroxinemia. PFOS exposure resulted in 50 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the hypothalamus, 68 DEGs in the pituitary, 71 DEGs in the thyroid, and 181 DEGs in the liver. A concomitant compromised gut microbiota did not significantly change effects of PFOS exposure. Organ-specific DEGs did not align with TH regulating genes; however, genes associated with vesicle transport and neuronal signaling were affected in the hypothalamus, and phase I and phase II metabolism in the liver. This suggests that a decrease in systemic TH levels may activate the expression of factors altering trafficking, metabolism and excretion of TH. At the transcriptional level, little evidence suggests that the pituitary or thyroid gland is involved in PFOS-induced TH system disruption.
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- Nichlas Davidsen
- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DK-4000, Denmark
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DK-4000, Denmark
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark.
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