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Feng MC, Luo F, Huang LJ, Li K, Chen ZM, Li H, Yao C, Qin BJ, Chen GZ. Rheum palmatum L. and Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. Alleviates Acute Pancreatitis by Regulating Th17 Cell Differentiation: An Integrated Network Pharmacology Analysis, Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Validation. Chin J Integr Med 2024; 30:408-420. [PMID: 37861962 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-023-3559-6] [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] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the core targets of Rheum palmatum L. and Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge., (Dahuang-Danshen, DH-DS) and the mechanism underlying its therapeutic efficacy in acute pancreatitis (AP) using a network pharmacology approach and validate the findings in animal experiments. METHODS Network pharmacology analysis was used to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of DH-DS in AP. The reliability of the results was verified by molecular docking simulation and molecular dynamics simulation. Finally, the results of network pharmacology enrichment analysis were verified by immunohistochemistry, Western blot analysis and real-time quantitative PCR, respectively. RESULTS Sixty-seven common targets of DH-DS in AP were identified and mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (MAPK3), Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), protein c-Fos (FOS) were identified as core targets in the protein interaction (PPI) network analysis. Gene ontology analysis showed that cellular response to organic substance was the main functions of DH-DS in AP, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the main pathway included Th17 cell differentiation. Molecular docking simulation confirmed that DH-DS binds with strong affinity to MAPK3, STAT3 and FOS. Molecular dynamics simulation revealed that FOS-isotanshinone II and STAT3-dan-shexinkum d had good binding capacity. Animal experiments indicated that compared with the AP model group, DH-DS treatment effectively alleviated AP by inhibiting the expression of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and blocking the activation of Th17 cell differentiation (P<0.01). CONCLUSION DH-DS could inhibit the expression of inflammatory factors and protect pancreatic tissues, which would be functioned by regulating Th17 cell differentiation-related mRNA and protein expressions.
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- Min-Chao Feng
- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- Graduate School, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Nanning, 530000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530023, China.
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Saucedo L, Pfister IB, Schild C, Garweg JG. Association of inflammation-related markers and diabetic retinopathy severity in the aqueous humor, but not serum of type 2 diabetic patients. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293139. [PMID: 37883447 PMCID: PMC10602301 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a frequent microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus, and inflammatory pathways have been linked to its pathogenesis. In this retrospective, observational pilot study, we aimed to compare the concentrations of four inflammation-related proteins, ZAG, Reg-3a, elafin and RBP-4, in the serum and aqueous humor of healthy controls and diabetic patients with different stages of DR. The concentrations of VEGF-A, IL-8, IL-6 were determined in parallel as internal controls. In the serum, we did not find significant differences in the concentrations of target proteins. In the aqueous humor, higher levels of ZAG, RBP-4, Reg-3a and elafin were observed in advanced nonproliferative DR (NPDR)/ proliferative DR (PDR) compared to controls. The levels of ZAG and RBP-4 were also higher in advanced NPDR/PDR than in nonapparent DR. Normalization of target protein concentrations to the aqueous humor total protein demonstrates that a spill-over from serum due to breakage of the blood-retina barrier only partially accounts for increased inflammation related markers in later stages. In conclusion, we found elevated levels of Reg-3a, RBP-4, elafin and ZAG in advanced stages of diabetic retinopathy. Higher levels of pro-inflammatory proteins, Reg-3a and RBP-4, might contribute to the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, as the parallel increased concentrations of anti-inflammatory molecules elafin and ZAG might indicate a compensatory mechanism.
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- Lucia Saucedo
- Swiss Eye Institute, Rotkreuz, and Berner Augenklinik, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Eye Institute, Rotkreuz, and Berner Augenklinik, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Eye Institute, Rotkreuz, and Berner Augenklinik, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Eye Institute, Rotkreuz, and Berner Augenklinik, Bern, Switzerland
- Department Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Li Y, He D, Li B, Lund MN, Xing Y, Wang Y, Li F, Cao X, Liu Y, Chen X, Yu J, Zhu J, Zhang M, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Li B, Wang J, Xing X, Li L. Engineering polyphenols with biological functions via polyphenol-protein interactions as additives for functional foods. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Katsogiannos P, Kamble PG, Pereira MJ, Sundbom M, Carlsson P, Eriksson JW, Espes D. Changes in Circulating Cytokines and Adipokines After RYGB in Patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2021; 29:535-542. [PMID: 33624436 PMCID: PMC7986425 DOI: 10.1002/oby.23093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare cytokine and adipokine levels in patients with obesity with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D) at baseline and 6 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) with healthy controls. METHODS A total of 34 patients (21 with T2D) with BMI of 30 to 45 kg/m2 were compared with 25 healthy controls without obesity. Cytokines, adipokines, and peptides of relevance for inflammation and metabolism were analyzed in plasma. RESULTS Significant decreases in weight and glycated hemoglobin A1c were observed. At baseline, interleukin-6 (IL-6), IFN-β, IL-18, leptin, and hepatocyte growth factor were higher in all patients with obesity compared with healthy controls. In patients without T2D, TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-2, IL-15, and visfatin were also increased, whereas bone morphogenic protein-4 was decreased. Following RYGB, IL-6 and hepatocyte growth factor were still increased in both groups compared with controls. In T2D patients, IFN-β, IL-27, IL-1α, IL-2, regenerating islet-derived protein 3A, visfatin, and osteopontin were found to be increased. In patients without T2D, TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-2, IL-15, leptin, and visfatin remained increased. CONCLUSIONS The altered cytokine profile of patients with obesity persisted after RYGB despite large weight loss and improved metabolic status, thus reflecting an inherent inflammatory state.
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- Petros Katsogiannos
- Department of Medical ScienceClinical Diabetes and MetabolismUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Medical ScienceClinical Diabetes and MetabolismUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Medical ScienceClinical Diabetes and MetabolismUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Surgical SciencesUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Medical ScienceClinical Diabetes and MetabolismUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
- Department of Medical Cell BiologyUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Medical ScienceClinical Diabetes and MetabolismUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Medical ScienceClinical Diabetes and MetabolismUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
- Department of Medical Cell BiologyUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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Wang B, Wu J, Huang Q, Yuan X, Yang Y, Jiang W, Wen Y, Tang L, Sun H. Comprehensive Analysis of Differentially Expressed lncRNA, circRNA and mRNA and Their ceRNA Networks in Mice With Severe Acute Pancreatitis. Front Genet 2021; 12:625846. [PMID: 33584827 PMCID: PMC7876390 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.625846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is an acute digestive system disease with high morbidity mortality and hospitalization rate worldwide, due to various causes and unknown pathogenesis. In recent years, a large number of studies have confirmed that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play an important role in many cellular processes and disease occurrence. However, the underlying mechanisms based on the function of ncRNAs, including long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and circular RNA (circRNA), in SAP remain unclear. In this study, we performed high-throughput sequencing on the pancreatic tissues of three normal mice and three SAP mice for the first time to describe and analyze the expression profiles of ncRNAs, including lncRNA and circRNA. Our results identified that 49 lncRNAs, 56 circRNAs and 1,194 mRNAs were differentially expressed in the SAP group, compared with the control group. Furthermore, we performed Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis of differentially expressed lncRNAs and circRNAs, and found that the functions of the parental genes are enriched in the calcium-regulated signaling pathway, NF-κB signaling pathway, autophagy and protein digestion and absorption processes, which are closely related to the central events in pathogenesis of SAP. We also constructed lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks to further explore their underlying mechanism and possible relationships in SAP. We found that in the competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks, differentially expressed lncRNAs and circRNAs are mainly involved in the apoptosis pathway and calcium signal transduction pathway. In conclusion, we found that lncRNAs and circRNAs play an important role in the pathogenesis of SAP, which may provide new insights in further exploring the pathogenesis of SAP and seek new targets for SAP.
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- Bing Wang
- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery & Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.,Laboratory of Basic Medicine, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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Udomsopagit T, Miwa A, Seki M, Shimbori E, Kadota Y, Tochio T, Sonoyama K. Intestinal microbiota transplantation reveals the role of microbiota in dietary regulation of RegIIIβ and RegIIIγ expression in mouse intestine. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 529:64-69. [PMID: 32560820 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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RegIIIβ and RegIIIγ are antimicrobial peptides expressed in intestinal epithelial cells. Expression of these peptides is reportedly decreased by high-fat diet (HFD) and increased by indigestible oligosaccharides in mice. Clearly, these dietary regimens change the structure of intestinal microbiota. We employed an intestinal microbiota transplantation (IMT) to test whether diet-induced changes in the expression of these peptides are mediated by gut microbiota. C57BL/6J mice were fed either a normal-fat diet (NFD), a HFD, or a NFD supplemented with or without 1-kestose (KES), an indigestible oligosaccharide. Ileal RegIIIβ and RegIIIγ mRNA levels were lower in mice receiving IMT from HFD-fed mice than in those receiving NFD-fed mice and higher in mice receiving IMT from KES-supplemented mice than in those receiving the mice without KES supplementation. Western blot analysis showed that serum RegIIIβ levels changed in parallel with the ileal mRNA levels. We propose that HFD- and KES-induced changes in the ileal RegIIIβ and RegIIIγ expression and in the circulating RegIIIβ levels are mediated, at least in part, by intestinal microbiota.
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan.
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Zheng X, Li Q, Tian H, Li H, Lv Y, Wang Y, He L, Huo Y, Hao Z. HIP/PAP protects against bleomycin-induced lung injury and inflammation and subsequent fibrosis in mice. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:6804-6821. [PMID: 32352211 PMCID: PMC7299702 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hepatocarcinoma‐intestine‐pancreas/pancreatitis‐associated protein (HIP/PAP), a C‐type lectin, exerts anti‐oxidative, anti‐inflammatory, bactericidal, anti‐apoptotic, and mitogenic functions in several cell types and tissues. In this study, we explored the role of HIP/PAP in pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Expression of HIP/PAP and its murine counterpart, Reg3B, was markedly increased in fibrotic human and mouse lung tissues. Adenovirus‐mediated HIP/PAP expression markedly alleviated bleomycin (BLM)‐induced lung injury, inflammation, and fibrosis in mice. Adenovirus‐mediated HIP/PAP expression alleviated oxidative injury and lessened the decrease in pulmonary superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in BLM‐treated mice, increased pulmonary SOD expression in normal mice, and HIP/PAP upregulated SOD expression in cultured human alveolar epithelial cells (A549) and human lung fibroblasts (HLF‐1). Moreover, in vitro experiments showed that HIP/PAP suppressed the growth of HLF‐1 and ameliorated the H2O2‐induced apoptosis of human alveolar epithelial cells (A549 and HPAEpiC) and human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMVEC). In HLF‐1, A549, HPAEpiC, and HPMVEC cells, HIP/PAP did not affect the basal levels, but alleviated the TGF‐β1‐induced down‐regulation of the epithelial/endothelial markers E‐cadherin and vE‐cadherin and the over‐expression of mesenchymal markers, such as α‐SMA and vimentin. In conclusion, HIP/PAP was found to serve as a potent protective factor in lung injury, inflammation, and fibrosis by attenuating oxidative injury, promoting the regeneration of alveolar epithelial cells, and antagonizing the pro‐fibrotic actions of the TGF‐β1/Smad signaling pathway.
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- Xiaoyan Zheng
- Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Research Center of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Research Center of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Celi P, Verlhac V, Pérez Calvo E, Schmeisser J, Kluenter AM. Biomarkers of gastrointestinal functionality in animal nutrition and health. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Wang H, Xue Z, Liu Z, Wang W, Wang F, Wang Y, Wang L, Song L. A novel C-type lectin from the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (AjCTL-2) with preferential binding of d-galactose. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 79:218-227. [PMID: 29772373 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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C-type lectins (CTLs) are Ca2+ dependent carbohydrate-binding proteins that share structural homology in their carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs). In the present study, a novel CTL was identified from sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (named as AjCTL-2). The deduced amino acid sequence of AjCTL-2 was homologous to CTLs from other animals with the identities ranging from 33% to 40%. It contained a canonical signal peptide at the N-terminus, a low density lipoprotein receptor class A (LDLa), a C1r/C1s/Uegf/bone morphogenetic protein 1 (CUB), and a CRD with two motifs Glu-Pro-Asn (EPN) and Trp-Asn-Asp (WND) in Ca2+ binding site 2. The mRNA transcripts of AjCTL-2 were extensively expressed in all the tested tissues including respiratory tree, muscle, gut, coelomocyte, tube-foot, body wall and gonad, and the highest expression level of AjCTL-2 in coelomocyte was about 4.2-fold (p < 0.05) of that in body wall. The mRNA expression level of AjCTL-2 in coelomocyte increased significantly after Vibrio splendidus stimulation, and dramatically peaked at 12 h, which was 206.4-fold (p < 0.05) of that in control group. AjCTL-2 protein was mainly detected in cytoplasm of coelomocyte by immunofluorescence. The recombinant AjCTL-2 (rAjCTL-2) displayed binding activity to d-galactose independent of Ca2+, while the binding activity to other tested pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) including lipopolysaccharide (LPS), peptidoglycan (PGN), and mannose (Man) could not be detected. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis further revealed the high binding specificity and moderate binding affinity of rAjCTL-2 to d-galactose (KD = 4.093 × 10-6 M). After rAjCTL-2 was blocked by its polyclonal antibody, the binding activity to d-galactose could not be detected by using a blocking ELISA (B-ELISA). Moreover, rAjCTL-2 could bind various microorganisms including V. splendidus, V. anguillarum, Staphylococcus aureus, Bifidobacterium breve and Yarrowia lipolytica with the strongest binding activity to B. breve. These results collectively suggested that AjCTL-2 was a member of CTL superfamily (CTLs) with preferential binding of d-galactose and participated in the immune response of sea cucumber.
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- Hui Wang
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.
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Zhu S, Xu X, Liu K, Gu Q, Wei F, Yang X. PAPep Inhibits Secretion of Poly(I:C)-Induced Inflammatory Cytokines and ICAM-1 Expression in Corneal Fibroblasts by Suppressing the NF-κB/p38 Pathway. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2018; 34:395-402. [PMID: 29583060 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2017.0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the anti-inflammatory effect and mechanism of a novel peptide, PAPep, in poly(I:C)-stimulated corneal fibroblasts. METHODS Corneal fibroblasts were treated with poly(I:C) to elicit inflammation. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and ELISA were used to measure the mRNA and protein levels of interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemotactic factor (MCP)-1, and interferon gamma (IFN-γ). Real-time PCR, immunofluorescence, and immunoblot were performed to determine ICAM-1 expression. Translocation of NF-κB p65 was observed by immunofluorescence. Phosphorylation of IκBα, NF-κB, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) (p38, JNK and ERK) were detected by western blot. RESULTS The results showed that PAPep effectively decreased mRNA and protein expression of IL-6, MCP-1, and IFN-γ in corneal fibroblasts exposed to poly(I:C). In addition, PAPep reduced mRNA and protein levels of ICAM-1. The NF-κB and MAPK(p38) pathway were inhibited by PAPep treatment, as indicated by suppression of p65 nuclear translocation, and IκBα, NF-κB, and p38 activation. PAPep showed no effect on JNK or ERK activity. CONCLUSIONS PAPep attenuates the expression of inflammatory cytokines and ICAM-1 in corneal fibroblasts induced by poly(I:C) through blocking the NF-κB and MAPK(p38) pathway. PAPep may be considered a promising therapeutic agent for treating viral keratitis.
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- Shaopin Zhu
- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai, People's Republic of China .,2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai, People's Republic of China .,2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai, People's Republic of China .,2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai, People's Republic of China .,2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai, People's Republic of China .,2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai, People's Republic of China .,2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Nigri J, Gironella M, Bressy C, Vila-Navarro E, Roques J, Lac S, Bontemps C, Kozaczyk C, Cros J, Pietrasz D, Maréchal R, Van Laethem JL, Iovanna J, Bachet JB, Folch-Puy E, Tomasini R. PAP/REG3A favors perineural invasion in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and serves as a prognostic marker. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:4231-4243. [PMID: 28656348 PMCID: PMC11107586 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2579-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a fatal and insidious malignant disease for which clinicians' tools are restricted by the current limits in knowledge of how tumor and stromal cells act during the disease. Among PDA hallmarks, neural remodeling (NR) and perineural invasion (PNI) drastically influence quality of life and patient survival. Indeed, NR and PNI are associated with neuropathic pain and metastasis, respectively, both of which impact clinicians' decisions and therapeutic options. The aim of this study was to determine the impact and clinical relevance of the peritumoral microenvironment, through pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP/REG3A) expression, on PNI in pancreatic cancer. First, we demonstrated that, in PDA, PAP/REG3A is produced by inflamed acinar cells from the peritumoral microenvironment and then enhances the migratory and invasive abilities of cancer cells. More specifically, using perineural ex vivo assays we revealed that PAP/REG3A favors PNI through activation of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in cancer cells. Finally, we analyzed the level of PAP/REG3A in blood from healthy donors or patients with PDA from three independent cohorts. Patients with high levels of PAP/REG3A had overall shorter survival as well as poor surgical outcomes with reduced disease-free survival. Our study provides a rationale for using the PAP/REG3A level as a biomarker to improve pancreatic cancer prognosis. It also suggests that therapeutic targeting of PAP/REG3A activity in PDA could limit tumor cell aggressiveness and PNI.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Neoplasm/blood
- Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics
- Antigens, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Biomarkers, Tumor/blood
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/mortality
- Cell Line
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Coculture Techniques
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Lectins, C-Type/blood
- Lectins, C-Type/genetics
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Mice
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Nerve Fibers/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/mortality
- Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
- Perineum/pathology
- Prognosis
- Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification
- Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology
- Tyrphostins/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Jérémy Nigri
- CRCM, INSERM, U1068, 13009, Marseille, France
- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, 13009, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, 13009, Marseille, France
- CNRS, UMR7258, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- CRCM, INSERM, U1068, 13009, Marseille, France
- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, 13009, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, 13009, Marseille, France
- CNRS, UMR7258, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- CRCM, INSERM, U1068, 13009, Marseille, France
- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, 13009, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, 13009, Marseille, France
- CNRS, UMR7258, 13009, Marseille, France
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- CRCM, INSERM, U1068, 13009, Marseille, France
- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, 13009, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, 13009, Marseille, France
- CNRS, UMR7258, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Department of Pathology, INSERM U1149, Hospital Beaujon, F-92110, Clichy, France
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- INSERM UMR-S1147, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Gastrointestinal Cancer Unit, University Clinic of Bruxelles, Erasme Hospital, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Gastrointestinal Cancer Unit, University Clinic of Bruxelles, Erasme Hospital, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- CRCM, INSERM, U1068, 13009, Marseille, France
- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, 13009, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, 13009, Marseille, France
- CNRS, UMR7258, 13009, Marseille, France
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- INSERM UMR-S1147, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Sorbonne University, UPMC University, Paris 06, France
- Department of Hepatogastroentérology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Experimental Pathology Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédicas de Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC), CIBEREHD, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- CRCM, INSERM, U1068, 13009, Marseille, France.
- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, 13009, Marseille, France.
- Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, 13009, Marseille, France.
- CNRS, UMR7258, 13009, Marseille, France.
- , 163 Avenue de Luminy, Parc scientifique de Luminy, Case 915, 13288, Marseille Cedex 9, France.
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Bonjoch L, Gironella M, Iovanna JL, Closa D. REG3β modifies cell tumor function by impairing extracellular vesicle uptake. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3143. [PMID: 28600520 PMCID: PMC5466682 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03244-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles, are nano-sized membrane vesicles containing proteins and nucleic acids, which act as intercellular messengers. They play an important role in a variety of physiological processes, as well as in pathological situations such as inflammation or cancer. Here, we show that in the case of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the healthy pancreatic tissue surrounding the tumor releases REG3β, a lectin that binds to the glycoproteins present in the surface of EVs, thus interfering with their uptake and internalization by target cells. In vitro, the disruption of the signaling mediated by EVs due to the presence of REG3β, prevents the EV-induced phenotypic switch in macrophages, inhibits the increased cell migration of cancer cells and reverses a number of metabolomic changes promoted by EVs. In vivo, the uptake of REG3β+ EVs by tumor cells is significantly impaired. Furthermore, it results in an increase of circulating REG3β+ EVs in blood of pancreatic cancer patients. Our findings highlight the effect of a lectin released by the healthy pancreatic tissue surrounding the tumor in modulating the EV-mediated interactions between different cell types in PDAC.
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- Laia Bonjoch
- Dept Experimental Pathology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones científicas (IIBB-CSIC), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unit 1068, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unit 7258, Aix-Marseille Université and Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13273, Marseille, Cedex 09, France
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- Dept Experimental Pathology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones científicas (IIBB-CSIC), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, 08036, Spain.
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Gulfo J, Ledda A, Gea-Sorlí S, Bonjoch L, Closa D, Grasa M, Esteve M. New Roles for Corticosteroid Binding Globulin and Opposite Expression Profiles in Lung and Liver. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146497. [PMID: 26741814 PMCID: PMC4704799 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) is the specific plasma transport glycoprotein for glucocorticoids. Circulating CBG is mainly synthesized in liver but, its synthesis has been located also in other organs as placenta, kidney and adipose tissue with unknown role. Using an experimental model of acute pancreatitis in cbg-/- mice we investigated whether changes in CBG affect the progression of the disease as well as the metabolism of glucocorticoids in the lung. Lack of CBG does not modify the progression of inflammation associated to pancreatitis but resulted in the loss of gender differences in corticosterone serum levels. In the lung, CBG expression and protein level were detected, and it is noteworthy that these showed a sexual dimorphism opposite to the liver, i.e. with higher levels in males. Reduced expression of 11β-HSD2, the enzyme involved in the deactivation of corticosterone, was also observed. Our results indicate that, in addition to glucocorticoids transporter, CBG is involved in the gender differences observed in corticosteroids circulating levels and plays a role in the local regulation of corticosteroids availability in organs like lung.
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- Jose Gulfo
- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, IIBB-CSIC-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, IIBB-CSIC-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, IIBB-CSIC-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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PAPep, a small peptide derived from human pancreatitis-associated protein, attenuates corneal inflammation in vivo and in vitro through the IKKα/β/IκBα/NF–κB signaling pathway. Pharmacol Res 2015; 102:113-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Husseini M, Wang GS, Patrick C, Crookshank JA, MacFarlane AJ, Noel JA, Strom A, Scott FW. Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction Prevents Autoimmune Diabetes in Association With Pancreatic Recruitment of M2-Like Macrophages, Mesenchymal Cells, and Fibrocytes. Endocrinology 2015; 156:3937-49. [PMID: 26252059 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Immunoregulatory and regenerative processes are activated in the pancreas during the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) but are insufficient to prevent the disease. We hypothesized that the induction of cytoprotective heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) by cobalt protophoryrin (CoPP) would prevent T1D by promoting anti-inflammatory and pro-repair processes. Diabetes-prone BioBreeding rats received ip CoPP or saline twice per week for 3 weeks, starting at 30 days and were monitored for T1D. Immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, quantitative RT-PCR, and microarrays were used to evaluate postinjection pancreatic changes at 51 days, when islet inflammation is first visible. T1D was prevented in CoPP-treated rats (29% vs 73%). Pancreatic Hmox1 was up-regulated along with islet-associated CD68(+)HO-1(+) cells, which were also observed in a striking peri-lobular interstitial infiltrate. Most interstitial cells expressed the mesenchymal marker vimentin and the hematopoietic marker CD34. Spindle-shaped, CD34(+)vimentin(+) cells coexpressed collagen V, characteristic of fibrocytes. M2 macrophage factors Krüppel-like factor 4, CD163, and CD206 were expressed by interstitial cells, consistent with pancreatic upregulation of several M2-associated genes. CoPP upregulated islet-regenerating REG genes and increased neogenic REG3β(+) and insulin(+) clusters. Thus, short-term induction of HO-1 promoted a protective M2-like milieu in the pancreas and recruited mesenchymal cells, M2 macrophages, and fibrocytes that imparted immunoregulatory and pro-repair effects, preventing T1D.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Antigens, CD34/metabolism
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/metabolism
- Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics
- Antigens, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Collagen Type V/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/prevention & control
- Enzyme Induction/drug effects
- Female
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Heme Oxygenase-1/biosynthesis
- Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics
- Insulin/genetics
- Insulin/metabolism
- Kruppel-Like Factor 4
- Lectins, C-Type/genetics
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Male
- Mannose Receptor
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/metabolism
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells/drug effects
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Pancreas/drug effects
- Pancreas/metabolism
- Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
- Protoporphyrins/pharmacology
- Rats
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Vimentin/metabolism
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- Mahmoud Husseini
- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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- Chronic Disease Program (M.H., G.-S.W., C.P., J.A.C., J.A.N., A.S., F.W.S.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 and Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (M.H., C.P., A.J.M., J.A.N., F.W.S.) and Medicine (F.W.S.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6; Food Directorate (A.J.M.), Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K9
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Lepage D, Bruneau J, Brouillard G, Jones C, Lussier CR, Rémillard A, Lemieux É, Asselin C, Boudreau F. Identification of GATA-4 as a novel transcriptional regulatory component of regenerating islet-derived family members. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2015; 1849:1411-22. [PMID: 26477491 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Intestinal epithelial cells are exposed to luminal bacterial threat and require adequate defense mechanisms to ensure host protection and epithelium regeneration against possible deleterious damage. Differentiated intestinal epithelial cells produce antimicrobial and regenerative components that protect against such challenges. Few intestinal specific transcription factors have been identified to control the switching from repression to activation of this class of gene. Herein, we show that gene transcription of some regenerating islet-derived (REG) family members is dependent on the transcription factor GATA-4. Silencing of GATA-4 expression in cultured intestinal epithelial cells identified Reg3β as a target gene using an unbiased approach of gene expression profiling. Co-transfection and RNA interference assays identified complex GATA-4-interactive transcriptional components required for the activation or repression of Reg3β gene activity. Conditional deletion of Gata4 in the mouse intestinal epithelium supported its regulatory role for Reg1, Reg3α, Reg3β and Reg3γ genes. Reg1 dramatic down-modulation of expression in Gata4 conditional null mice was associated with a significant decrease in intestinal epithelial cell migration. Altogether, these results identify a novel and complex role for GATA-4 in the regulation of REG family members gene expression.
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- David Lepage
- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Département d'anatomie et biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Pavillon de recherche appliquée sur le cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada.
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Dakshinamurti K, Bagchi RA, Abrenica B, Czubryt MP. Microarray analysis of pancreatic gene expression during biotin repletion in biotin-deficient rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2015; 93:1103-10. [PMID: 26312779 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Biotin is a B vitamin involved in multiple metabolic pathways. In humans, biotin deficiency is relatively rare but can cause dermatitis, alopecia, and perosis. Low biotin levels occur in individuals with type-2 diabetes, and supplementation with biotin plus chromium may improve blood sugar control. The acute effect on pancreatic gene expression of biotin repletion following chronic deficiency is unclear, therefore we induced biotin deficiency in adult male rats by feeding them a 20% raw egg white diet for 6 weeks. Animals were then randomized into 2 groups: one group received a single biotin supplement and returned to normal chow lacking egg white, while the second group remained on the depletion diet. After 1 week, pancreata were removed from biotin-deficient (BD) and biotin-repleted (BR) animals and RNA was isolated for microarray analysis. Biotin depletion altered gene expression in a manner indicative of inflammation, fibrosis, and defective pancreatic function. Conversely, biotin repletion activated numerous repair and anti-inflammatory pathways, reduced fibrotic gene expression, and induced multiple genes involved in pancreatic endocrine and exocrine function. A subset of the results was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR analysis, as well as by treatment of pancreatic AR42J cells with biotin. The results indicate that biotin repletion, even after lengthy deficiency, results in the rapid induction of repair processes in the pancreas.
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- Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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Soler L, Miller I, Nöbauer K, Carpentier S, Niewold T. Identification of the major regenerative III protein (RegIII) in the porcine intestinal mucosa as RegIIIγ, not RegIIIα. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2015; 167:51-6. [PMID: 26187439 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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During the last years, an antimicrobial protein from the RegIII family has been consistently identified as one of the main up-regulated mRNA transcripts in the pig small intestinal mucosa during different infections such as enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). This transcript has been mainly referred to in the literature as pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP/RegIIIα). However, the identity of this transcript has not been confirmed, and no evidence of its expression at the protein level is available in the literature, because the absence of a specific antibody. In this study, we first unequivocally identified the PAP/RegIII family protein mainly expressed in ETEC infected pig intestine as RegIIIγ by 2D-DIGE and MALDI-TOF/TOF. This shows that the pig differs from species like human and mice in that RegIIIγ (and not RegIIIα) might be the major RegIII isotype during intestinal infection. Immunoblotting analysis with a specifically generated polyclonal rabbit antibody revealed that pig RegIIIγ is expressed throughout the intestinal tract, but most abundantly in the ileum. Although a higher abundance of mRNA was paralleled by higher protein abundance, a lack of linear relationship was found between RegIIIγ mRNA and protein abundances in the jejunal mucosa, the latter most pronounced in the case of natural infection. This may be related to the secretory nature of RegIIIγ. This would mean that the antimicrobial protein RegIIIγ is a good candidate as a non-invasive faecal intestinal health biomarker in swine.
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- L Soler
- Livestock-Nutrition-Quality Division, Biosystems Department, Faculty of Biosciences Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, Heverlee 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- VetCore, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Crop Biotechnics, O&N II Herestraat 49 - Box 901, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Livestock-Nutrition-Quality Division, Biosystems Department, Faculty of Biosciences Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, Heverlee 3001, Belgium.
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Gonzalez P, Moniaux N, Bréchot C, Faivre J. Is the Reg3α (HIP/PAP) Protein Really an Obesogenic Factor? J Cell Physiol 2015; 231:1. [PMID: 26096764 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Patrick Gonzalez
- INSERM UMR-1193, Paul-Brousse University Hospital, University Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM UMR-1193, Paul-Brousse University Hospital, University Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM UMR-1193, Paul-Brousse University Hospital, University Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM UMR-1193, Paul-Brousse University Hospital, University Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France
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Lörchner H, Pöling J, Gajawada P, Hou Y, Polyakova V, Kostin S, Adrian-Segarra JM, Boettger T, Wietelmann A, Warnecke H, Richter M, Kubin T, Braun T. Myocardial healing requires Reg3β-dependent accumulation of macrophages in the ischemic heart. Nat Med 2015; 21:353-62. [PMID: 25751817 DOI: 10.1038/nm.3816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cardiac healing after myocardial ischemia depends on the recruitment and local expansion of myeloid cells, particularly macrophages. Here we identify Reg3β as an essential regulator of macrophage trafficking to the damaged heart. Using mass spectrometry-based secretome analysis, we found that dedifferentiating cardiomyocytes release Reg3β in response to the cytokine OSM, which signals through Jak1 and Stat3. Loss of Reg3β led to a large decrease in the number of macrophages in the ischemic heart, accompanied by increased ventricular dilatation and insufficient removal of neutrophils. This defect in neutrophil removal in turn caused enhanced matrix degradation, delayed collagen deposition and increased susceptibility to cardiac rupture. Our data indicate that OSM, acting through distinct intracellular pathways, regulates both cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation and cardiomyocyte-dependent regulation of macrophage trafficking. Release of OSM from infiltrating neutrophils and macrophages initiates a positive feedback loop in which OSM-induced production of Reg3β in cardiomyocytes attracts additional OSM-secreting macrophages. The activity of the feedback loop controls the degree of macrophage accumulation in the heart, which is instrumental in myocardial healing.
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- Holger Lörchner
- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- 1] Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany. [2] Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schüchtermann-Clinic, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schüchtermann-Clinic, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Sovran B, Loonen LMP, Lu P, Hugenholtz F, Belzer C, Stolte EH, Boekschoten MV, van Baarlen P, Kleerebezem M, de Vos P, Dekker J, Renes IB, Wells JM. IL-22-STAT3 pathway plays a key role in the maintenance of ileal homeostasis in mice lacking secreted mucus barrier. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2015; 21:531-42. [PMID: 25636123 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Muc2-deficient mice show no signs of ileal pathology but the mechanisms remained unknown. METHODS Wild-type (WT), Muc2, and Muc2 mice were killed at 2, 4, and 8 weeks of age. Total RNA from ileum was used for full genome transcriptome analysis and qPCR. Microbiota composition was determined using a mouse intestinal chip (MITChip). Morphological and immunohistological studies were performed on segments of ileum. RESULTS The ileum was colonized by more diverse microbiota in young (week 4) WT than in Muc2 mice, and composition was influenced by genotype. Weaning was associated with major changes in the transcriptome of all mice, and the highest number of differentially expressed genes compared with adults, reflecting temporal changes in microbiota. Although the spatial compartmentalization of bacteria was compromised in Muc2 mice, gene set enrichment analysis revealed a downregulation of Toll-like receptor, immune, and chemokine signaling pathways compared to WT mice. The predicted effects of enhanced IL-22 signaling were identified in the Muc2 transcriptome as the upregulation of epithelial cell proliferation altered expression of mitosis and cell-cycle control pathways. This is consistent with increased villus length and number of Ki67 epithelial cells in Muc2 mice. Additionally, expression of the network of IL-22 regulated defense genes, including Fut2, Reg3β, Reg3γ, Relmb, and the Defensin Defb46 were increased in Muc2 mice. CONCLUSIONS These findings highlight a role for the IL-22-STAT3 pathway in maintaining ileal homeostasis when the mucus barrier is compromised and its potential as a target for novel therapeutic strategies in inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Bruno Sovran
- *Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands; †Host-Microbe Interactomics Group, Animal Sciences Department, Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, the Netherlands; ‡Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; §Department of Pediatrics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; ‖Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, the Netherlands; ¶Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, the Netherlands; **NIZO food research, Ede, the Netherlands; ††University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and ‡‡Nutricia Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Pancreatitis-associated protein has no additional value as a marker of disease activity in a real-life cohort of IBD patients. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 26:902-9. [PMID: 24915490 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000000141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Monitoring of mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is of major importance. New noninvasive markers for intestinal inflammation are needed. Previous studies have reported that pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) correlates with clinical activity in IBD subgroups. Our aim was to investigate the correlation of serum and fecal PAP with clinical and biochemical parameters of disease activity in a real-life IBD cohort. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred and five consecutive IBD patients were enrolled. Clinical disease activity was scored by the Harvey-Bradshaw Index or the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index; also, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and fecal calprotectin were determined. As surrogate for endoscopy, a combination score of clinical indices with CRP or calprotectin was used to define active disease. Fecal and serum PAP were measured by ELISA. RESULTS The median serum and fecal PAP did not differ in Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with active compared with inactive disease according to clinical activity indices. Defining active disease by a combination score of Harvey-Bradshaw Index of more than 4 and CRP of more than 5 mg/l or calprotectin more than 250 µg/g, serum PAP (P=0.01), but not fecal PAP (P=0.32), was significantly higher in active than inactive CD patients. Area under the curve of the corresponding receiver operating curve (ROC) was 0.64. No differences were found in serum or fecal PAP levels using the combination score for active disease in UC. CONCLUSION Serum but not fecal PAP was higher in active compared with nonactive CD and may reflect mucosal inflammation in CD, but not in UC. However, the accuracy of serum PAP for the diagnosis of active disease was poor, and therefore, serum PAP does not seem to have additional value compared with the current noninvasive markers.
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Dalzell JR, Cannon JA, Jackson CE, Lang NN, Gardner RS. Emerging biomarkers for heart failure: an update. Biomark Med 2014; 8:833-40. [DOI: 10.2217/bmm.14.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A growing array of biological pathways underpins the syndrome we recognize as heart failure. These include both deleterious pathways promoting its development and progression, as well as compensatory cardioprotective pathways. Components of these pathways can be utilized as biomarkers of this condition to aid diagnosis, prognostication and potentially guide management. As our understanding of the pathophysiology of heart failure deepens further candidate biomarkers are being identified. We provide an overview of the more recently emerging biomarkers displaying potential promise for future clinical use.
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- Jonathan R Dalzell
- Scottish Advanced Heart Failure Unit, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, G81 4DY, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Scottish Advanced Heart Failure Unit, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, G81 4DY, UK
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- Scottish Advanced Heart Failure Unit, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, G81 4DY, UK
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- Scottish Advanced Heart Failure Unit, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, G81 4DY, UK
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From nitric oxide to hyperbaric oxygen: invisible and subtle but nonnegligible gaseous signaling molecules in acute pancreatitis. Pancreas 2014; 43:511-7. [PMID: 24713669 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide in addition to hydrogen are well established as gaseous signal molecules throughout the body. Although the role of gasotransmitters in acute pancreatitis (AP) has been explored for many years, many details remain to be elucidated. The physiologic effect of NO in AP mainly relies on induced NO synthase, which stimulates the production of cytokines in the blood. Carbon monoxide inhibits nuclear factor-κB activation, which leads to amelioration of the inflammatory response. Hydrogen sulfide displays a dual role in the mechanism of AP according to its concentration in the system. Hydrogen is a newly discovered gaseous signaling molecule, and currently, there is little evidence that it has any function in alleviating inflammation. We discovered that hyperbaric oxygen is a novel gasotransmitter that has potential use in the treatment of AP. The correlation among hyperbaric oxygen, hypoxia inducible factor 1α, and other signaling pathways should be further studied. We also discuss some prospects and issues that remain to be resolved in this review. In summary, the discovery of gaseous signal molecules has established a new platform for deep investigation of the mechanism of AP, and our knowledge of the role of gasotransmitters in AP will increase with further research.
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Coffey R, Nam H, Knutson MD. Microarray analysis of rat pancreas reveals altered expression of Alox15 and regenerating islet-derived genes in response to iron deficiency and overload. PLoS One 2014; 9:e86019. [PMID: 24465846 PMCID: PMC3897611 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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It is well known that iron overload can result in pancreatic iron deposition, beta-cell destruction, and diabetes in humans. Recent studies in animals have extended the link between iron status and pancreatic function by showing that iron depletion confers protection against beta-cell dysfunction and diabetes. The aim of the present study was to identify genes in the pancreas that are differentially expressed in response to iron deficiency or overload. Weanling male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 6/group) were fed iron-deficient, iron-adequate, or iron-overloaded diets for 3 weeks to alter their iron status. Total RNA was isolated from the pancreases and pooled within each group for microarray analyses in which gene expression levels were compared to those in iron-adequate controls. In iron-deficient pancreas, a total of 66 genes were found to be differentially regulated (10 up, 56 down), whereas in iron-overloaded pancreas, 164 genes were affected (82 up, 82 down). The most up-regulated transcript in iron-deficient pancreas was arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (Alox15), which has been implicated in the development of diabetes. In iron-overloaded pancreas, the most upregulated transcripts were Reg1a, Reg3a, and Reg3b belonging to the regenerating islet-derived gene (Reg) family. Reg expression has been observed in response to pancreatic stress and is thought to facilitate pancreatic regeneration. Subsequent qRT-PCR validation indicated that Alox15 mRNA levels were 4 times higher in iron-deficient than in iron-adequate pancreas and that Reg1a, Reg3a, and Reg3b mRNA levels were 17–36 times higher in iron-overloaded pancreas. The elevated Alox15 mRNA levels in iron-deficient pancreas were associated with 8-fold higher levels of Alox15 protein as indicated by Western blotting. Overall, these data raise the possibility that Reg expression may serve as a biomarker for iron-related pancreatic stress, and that iron deficiency may adversely affect the risk of developing diabetes through up-regulation of Alox15.
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- Richard Coffey
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Usefulness of pancreatitis-associated protein, a novel biomarker, to predict severity of disease in ambulatory patients with heart failure. Am J Cardiol 2014; 113:123-6. [PMID: 24188888 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) is a novel cytokine with putative anti-inflammatory effects. PAP gene expression has been found to be increased in the myocardium of rats with decompensated pressure-overload hypertrophy. A prospective pilot study was performed to test the hypotheses that PAP is elevated in ambulatory patients with heart failure (HF) and that concentrations correlate with the severity of disease. Blood samples were obtained from patients with HF (n = 70) and normal controls (n = 17). Patients with New York Heart Association class III and IV symptoms had a greater mean PAP than patients with class I and II symptoms (35.5 ± 4.0 vs 10.3 ± 1.0 μg/L, p <0.001) and normal controls (35.5 ± 4.0 vs 6.2 ± 0.5 μg/L, p <0.001). Receiver-operating characteristic curves revealed that PAP had similar sensitivity and specificity for HF admission at 6 months as B-type natriuretic peptide and equivalent predictive value for 12-month and 24-month all-cause mortality. On the basis of the receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis, patients were then grouped into those with a serum PAP <24 or ≥24 μg/L. Patients with PAP ≥24 μg/L had significantly worse renal function, greater B-type natriuretic peptide and C-reactive protein levels, higher pulmonary artery systolic pressure, and greater 6- and 24-month all-cause mortality (p <0.05). In conclusion, PAP levels correlate with disease severity in patients with HF and are a marker of cardiorenal syndrome, neurohormonal activation, and elevated filling pressures. PAP is a sensitive and specific marker for increased 6-month HF morbidity and 12- and 24-month all-cause mortality. These results justify the prospective evaluation of PAP as a novel prognostic marker for disease severity in patients with HF.
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Secq V, Mallmann C, Gironella M, Lopez B, Closa D, Garcia S, Christa L, Montalto G, Dusetti N, Iovanna JL. PAP/HIP protein is an obesogenic factor. J Cell Physiol 2013; 229:225-31. [PMID: 23881718 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this article we report the obesogenic role of the acute phase protein PAP/HIP. We found that the transgenic TgPAP/HIP mice develop spontaneous obesity under standard nutritional conditions, with high levels of glucose, leptin, and LDL and low levels of triglycerides and HDL in blood. Accordingly, PAP/HIP-deficient mice are skinny under standard nutritional conditions. We also found that expression of PAP/HIP is induced in intestinal epithelial cells in response to gavage with olive oil and this induction is AG490 sensitive. We demonstrated that incubation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes with a low concentration as 1 ng/ml of recombinant PAP/HIP results in accelerated BrdU incorporation in vitro. PAP/HIP-dependent adipocytes growth is sensitive to the MEK inhibitor U0126. Finally, patients with severe obesity present higher blood levels of PAP/HIP than non-obese control individuals. Altogether our data suggest that PAP/HIP could be a mediator of fat tissue development, released by the intestine and induced by the presence of food into the gut.
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- Veronique Secq
- Centre de Recherche en Carcérologie de Marseille (CRCM), INSERM UMR 1068, CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University and Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Parc Scientifique et Technologique de Luminy, Marseille, France
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Vernooij-van Langen AMM, Loeber JG, Elvers B, Triepels RH, Roefs J, Gille JJ, Reijntjens S, Dompeling E, Dankert-Roelse JE. The influence of sex, gestational age, birth weight, blood transfusion, and timing of the heel prick on the pancreatitis-associated protein concentration in newborn screening for cystic fibrosis. J Inherit Metab Dis 2013; 36:147-54. [PMID: 22739940 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-012-9498-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2012] [Revised: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) is currently discussed as a marker in newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF). However, it is not known if PAP concentrations are influenced by sex, gestational age, birth weight, blood transfusion or time of collection and what this would mean for NBS for CF. METHODS In 2008 all newborns in part of the Netherlands were screened for CF by an IRT/PAP protocol. PAP concentration was determined by the MucoPAP ELISA (DynaBio), which was modified to a Dissociation Enhanced Lanthanide Fluoroimmunoassay (DELFIA) method following a protocol of PerkinElmer. RESULTS In healthy newborns, the median PAP concentration was 0.5 μg/l (Interquartile range (IQR 0.3-0.8) whereas this was 3.2 μg/l (IQR 2.0-12.5) in CF infants. PAP concentrations were lower in premature infants 0.94 and 0.91 times for 25 to 31 + 6 weeks GA and 32 to 36 + 6 weeks respectively. A higher PAP concentration was observed in low-birth-weight infants (<2500 gram)(p = 0.001), per 100 gram birth weight gained the PAP concentration decreased with 0.1 %. PAP levels were higher after a blood transfusion, the 95th percentile increased from 1.3 to 3.6 μg/l leading to a higher false-positive rate. The PAP concentration increased when newborn screening was performed more than 168 hours (day 7) after birth (β = 1.63), the 95th percentile increased from 1.3-1.6 μg/l to 4.0 μg/l after 168 hours (72,874 newborns were screened). CONCLUSION Sex, birth weight, and gestational age lead to small differences in PAP concentrations without consequences for the screening algorithm. However, blood transfusion as well as performance of the heel prick after 168 hours (7 days) lead to clinically significant higher PAP levels and to a higher risk on a false-positive screening test result.
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Matsumoto S, Konishi H, Maeda R, Kiryu-Seo S, Kiyama H. Expression analysis of the regenerating gene (Reg) family members Reg-IIIβ and Reg-IIIγ in the mouse during development. J Comp Neurol 2012; 520:479-94. [PMID: 21681751 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The regenerating gene/regenerating islet-derived (Reg) family is a group of small secretory proteins. Within this family, Reg type-III (Reg-III) consists of: Reg-IIIα, -β, -γ, and -δ. To elucidate the physiological relevance of Reg-III, we examined the localization and ontogeny of Reg-IIIβ and Reg-IIIγ in mice at different time points spanning from embryonic day 13.5 to 7 weeks old, using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Our results showed that Reg-IIIβ was expressed in specific subsets of primary sensory neurons and motor neurons, and that expression was transient during the embryonic and perinatal periods. Reg-IIIβ expression was also observed in absorptive epithelial cells of the intestine. In contrast, Reg-IIIγ expression was mainly observed in epithelial cells of the airways and intestine, but not in the nervous system, and expression levels showed a gradually increasing pattern along with development. In the airways Reg-IIIγ was expressed in goblet and Clara-like cells, whereas in the intestine Reg-IIIγ was expressed in the absorptive epithelial cells and Paneth cells, and was found to be expressed in development before these organs had been exposed to the outside world. The present findings imply that Reg-IIIβ and Reg-IIIγ expression is regulated along divergent pathways. Furthermore, we also suggest that expression of Reg-IIIγ in the airway and intestinal epithelia may occur to protect these organs from exposure to antigens or other factors (e.g., microbes) in the outer world, whereas the transient expression of Reg-IIIβ in the nervous system may be associated with the development of the peripheral nervous system including such processes as myelination.
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- Sakiko Matsumoto
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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Zechner D, Spitzner M, Bobrowski A, Knapp N, Kuhla A, Vollmar B. Diabetes aggravates acute pancreatitis and inhibits pancreas regeneration in mice. Diabetologia 2012; 55:1526-34. [PMID: 22327285 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2479-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS It is well established that acute pancreatitis often causes diabetes and that a high blood glucose level associated with pancreatitis is a marker of poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate if diabetes merely reflects the severity of pancreatitis or whether it can also aggravate the progression of this disease in a vicious circle. METHODS Reversible acute oedematous pancreatitis was induced in untreated and streptozotocin-treated diabetic mice by injection of cerulein. Progression of pancreatitis was studied by immunohistochemistry, ELISA and various other enzyme assays. The production of regenerating islet-derived 3β (REG3β) was determined by western blot and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS While cerulein treatment in non-diabetic mice resulted in acute pancreatitis followed by regeneration of the pancreas within 7 days, diabetes aggravated pancreatitis, inhibited the regeneration of the exocrine tissue and led to strong atrophy of the pancreas. The aggravation of pancreatitis by diabetes was characterised by decreased production of the anti-inflammatory protein REG3β, increased inflammation, augmented oedema formation and increased cell death during the acute phase of pancreatitis (p < 0.05). During the regenerative phase, diabetes augmented inflammation, increased cell death, reduced acinar cell expansion and increased the expansion of duct as well as interstitial cells, resulting in the formation of tubular complexes (p < 0.05). Administration of insulin reversed the observed phenotype in diabetic mice. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Diabetes aggravates acute pancreatitis and suppresses regeneration of the exocrine tissue. Thus, diabetes is not just a concomitant phenomenon of pancreatitis, but can have a fundamental influence on the progression of acute pancreatitis.
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- D Zechner
- Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69a, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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Yang X, Jin H, Liu K, Gu Q, Xu X. A novel peptide derived from human pancreatitis-associated protein inhibits inflammation in vivo and in vitro and blocks NF-kappa B signaling pathway. PLoS One 2011; 6:e29155. [PMID: 22195011 PMCID: PMC3237597 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) is a pancreatic secretory protein belongs to the group VII of C-type lectin family. Emerging evidence suggests that PAP plays a protective effect in inflammatory diseases. In the present study, we newly identified a 16-amino-acid peptide (named PAPep) derived from C-type lectin-like domain (CTLD) of human PAP with potent anti-inflammatory activity using both in vivo and in vitro assays. Methodology/Principal Findings We assessed the anti-inflammatory effect of PAPep on endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in rats and demonstrated that intravitreal pretreatment of PAPep concentration-dependently attenuated clinical manifestation of EIU rats, reduced protein leakage and cell infiltration into the aqueous humor (AqH), suppressed tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-6, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 production in ocular tissues, and improved histopathologic manifestation of EIU. Furthermore, PAPep suppressed the LPS-induced mRNA expression of TNF-α and IL-6 in RAW 264.7 cells, inhibited protein expression of ICAM-1 in TNF-α-stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) as well as U937 cells adhesion to HUVECs. Western blot analysis in ocular tissues and different cell lines revealed that the possible mechanism for this anti-inflammatory effect of PAPep may depend on its ability to inhibit the activation of NF-kB signaling pathway. Conclusions/Significance Our studies provide the first evidence that the sequence of PAPep is within the critically active region for the anti-inflammatory function of PAP and the peptide may be a promising candidate for the management of ocular inflammatory diseases.
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- Xiaolu Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Regenerating islet-derived 3-alpha is a biomarker of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2011; 118:6702-8. [PMID: 21979939 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-08-375006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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There are no plasma biomarkers specific for GVHD of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the GVHD target organ most associated with nonrelapse mortality (NRM) following hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Using an unbiased, large-scale, quantitative proteomic discovery approach to identify candidate biomarkers that were increased in plasma from HCT patients with GI GVHD, 74 proteins were increased at least 2-fold; 5 were of GI origin. We validated the lead candidate, REG3α, by ELISA in samples from 1014 HCT patients from 3 transplantation centers. Plasma REG3α concentrations were 3-fold higher in patients at GI GVHD onset than in all other patients and correlated most closely with lower GI GVHD. REG3α concentrations at GVHD onset predicted response to therapy at 4 weeks, 1-year NRM, and 1-year survival (P ≤ .001). In a multivariate analysis, advanced clinical stage, severe histologic damage, and high REG3α concentrations at GVHD diagnosis independently predicted 1-year NRM, which progressively increased with higher numbers of onset risk factors present: 25% for patients with 0 risk factors to 86% with 3 risk factors present (P < .001). REG3α is a plasma biomarker of GI GVHD that can be combined with clinical stage and histologic grade to improve risk stratification of patients.
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Microarray expression analysis in delayed cardioprotection: the effect of exercise, AICAR, or metformin and the possible role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Mol Cell Biochem 2011; 360:353-62. [PMID: 21964537 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-011-1075-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an enzyme which may be involved in cardioprotective mechanisms in the ischemic heart. Exercise, AICAR, and metformin, all known activators of AMPK, induce delayed cardioprotection which protects the heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury. The objective was to determine the effect of exercise, AICAR, and metformin on gene expression profile and to demonstrate possible interactions in different genes and functions. Rats were divided into either an exercise, AICAR, metformin, or control group. 3, 12, and 24 h after either a single bout of exercise training, a single injection of AICAR or a single dose of metformin, hearts were removed and gene expression profiles were analyzed in tissue from the left ventricle using Affymetrix gene chip probe arrays. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) tool was used to analyze the regulated genes for relevant functions and diseases. Each gene chip identified up to 30,000 different probesets of which Ingenuity identified approximately up to 12,000 genes. A total of 147, 304, and 114 different genes in the left ventricle whose expressions were altered >2.0-fold were identified in the exercise, AICAR, and metformin group, respectively. Seventy eight different genes were overlapping the exercise and AICAR group at 24 h. Ingenuity identified six overlapping genes between the exercise, AICAR, and metformin groups including NR4A3, TNFRSF12A, HBB, PENK, PAP, and MAP4K4. IPA software revealed an overabundance of focus molecules in all three intervention groups involving functions related to cell death, cellular growth and proliferation, gene expression and cancer. Exercise, AICAR, and metformin regulate several genes in the rat myocardium with the majority of overlapping genes observed in the exercise and AICAR group. Changes in gene programming mainly involved inflammatory and opioid systems recognized as cardioprotective pathways. Some of these genes may represent possible candidate genes involved in the molecular mechanisms of AMPK-induced delayed PC.
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Continuous stress-induced dopamine dysregulation augments PAP-I and PAP-II expression in melanotrophs of the pituitary gland. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 407:7-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.02.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ryser S, Glauser D, Vigier M, Zhang YQ, Tachini P, Schlegel W, Durand P, Irminger-Finger I. Gene expression profiling of rat spermatogonia and Sertoli cells reveals signaling pathways from stem cells to niche and testicular cancer cells to surrounding stroma. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:29. [PMID: 21232125 PMCID: PMC3033334 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Stem cells and their niches are studied in many systems, but mammalian germ stem cells (GSC) and their niches are still poorly understood. In rat testis, spermatogonia and undifferentiated Sertoli cells proliferate before puberty, but at puberty most spermatogonia enter spermatogenesis, and Sertoli cells differentiate to support this program. Thus, pre-pubertal spermatogonia might possess GSC potential and pre-pubertal Sertoli cells niche functions. We hypothesized that the different stem cell pools at pre-puberty and maturity provide a model for the identification of stem cell and niche-specific genes. We compared the transcript profiles of spermatogonia and Sertoli cells from pre-pubertal and pubertal rats and examined how these related to genes expressed in testicular cancers, which might originate from inappropriate communication between GSCs and Sertoli cells. Results The pre-pubertal spermatogonia-specific gene set comprised known stem cell and spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) markers. Similarly, the pre-pubertal Sertoli cell-specific gene set comprised known niche gene transcripts. A large fraction of these specifically enriched transcripts encoded trans-membrane, extra-cellular, and secreted proteins highlighting stem cell to niche communication. Comparing selective gene sets established in this study with published gene expression data of testicular cancers and their stroma, we identified sets expressed genes shared between testicular tumors and pre-pubertal spermatogonia, and tumor stroma and pre-pubertal Sertoli cells with statistic significance. Conclusions Our data suggest that SSC and their niche specifically express complementary factors for cell communication and that the same factors might be implicated in the communication between tumor cells and their micro-enviroment in testicular cancer.
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- Stephan Ryser
- Molecular Gynecology and Obstetrics Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Jin CX, Hayakawa T, Ko SBH, Ishiguro H, Kitagawa M. Pancreatic stone protein/regenerating protein family in pancreatic and gastrointestinal diseases. Intern Med 2011; 50:1507-16. [PMID: 21804274 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Pancreatic stone protein (PSP; reported in 1979), pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP; 1984) and regenerating protein (Reg I; 1988) were discovered independently in the fields of the exocrine (pancreatitis) and endocrine (diabetes) pancreas. Subsequent analysis revealed that PSP and Reg I are identical and PAP belongs to the same protein family. PSP/Reg I and PAP share a selective and specific trypsin cleavage site and result in insoluble fibrils (PTP, PATP). Search for a functional role of PSP had led to the idea that it might serve as an inhibitor in pancreatic stone formation and PSP was renamed lithostathine. Inhibitory effects of lithostathine in stone formation have been questioned. Evidence so far obtained can support a lithogenic role rather than a lithostatic role of PSP. PAP and its isoforms have been investigated mainly regarding responses to inflammation and stress. Reg I and its isoforms have been examined on regeneration, growth and mitogenesis in gastrointestinal neoplastic diseases as well as diabetes. Evidence obtained can be applied in the prediction of prognosis and therapy for inflammatory and neoplastic diseases.
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- Chun Xiang Jin
- The First Clinical College of Norman Bethune Medical Division, Jilin University, China
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Musteanu M, Blaas L, Mair M, Schlederer M, Bilban M, Tauber S, Esterbauer H, Mueller M, Casanova E, Kenner L, Poli V, Eferl R. Stat3 is a negative regulator of intestinal tumor progression in Apc(Min) mice. Gastroenterology 2010; 138:1003-11.e1-5. [PMID: 19962983 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2009] [Revised: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 11/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) has been considered to promote progression and metastasis of intestinal cancers. METHODS We investigated the role of Stat3 in intestinal tumors using mice with conditional ablation of Stat3 in intestinal epithelial cells (Stat3(DeltaIEC)). RESULTS In the Apc(Min) mouse model of intestinal cancer, genetic ablation of Stat3 reduced the multiplicity of early adenomas. However, loss of Stat3 promoted tumor progression at later stages, leading to formation of invasive carcinomas, which significantly shortened the lifespan of Stat3(DeltaIEC)Apc(Min/+) mice. Interestingly, loss of Stat3 in tumors of Apc(Min/+) mice had no significant impact on cell survival and angiogenesis, but promoted cell proliferation. A genome-wide expression analysis of Stat3-deficient tumors suggested that Stat3 might negatively regulate intestinal cancer progression via the cell adhesion molecule CEACAM1. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that Stat3 impairs invasiveness of intestinal tumors. Therefore, therapeutic targeting of the Stat3 signaling pathway in intestinal cancer should be evaluated for adverse effects on tumor progression.
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- Monica Musteanu
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Ampo KI, Suzuki A, Konishi H, Kiyama H. Induction of pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) family members in neurons after traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2010; 26:1683-93. [PMID: 19351265 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) family is a group of 16-kDa secretory proteins initially identified in the pancreas in rats with acute pancreatitis. Although induction of PAP family genes was reported in peripheral nerve injury models, the expression in the central nervous system after traumatic injury has not been examined. In the present study, we examined the expression of PAP family members (PAP-I, PAP-II, and PAP-III) in the rat brain following traumatic brain injury (TBI) induced by weight drop. There was a significant upregulation of PAP-I and PAP-III mRNA in the injured cortex beginning at 1 day after TBI. Immunohistochemical double-staining indicated that PAP-I and PAP-III staining was localized in a subpopulation of neurons in the peri-injured region. Expression of both PAP-I and PAP-III mRNA was observed following a transient increase in inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-1beta mRNA. The results of the present study suggest that expression of PAP family members in response to traumatic and inflammatory stimuli are not restricted to the pancreas, intestine, and peripheral nervous system, and are likely a more general cellular response, including the central nervous system in the rat. Thus, PAP family members may have an anti-inflammatory role, and this may contribute to the protection of injured neurons.
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- Kei-Ichi Ampo
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Hamagami KI, Sakurai Y, Shintani N, Higuchi N, Ikeda K, Hashimoto H, Suzuki A, Kiyama H, Baba A. Over-expression of pancreatic pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) aggravates cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in mice. J Pharmacol Sci 2009; 110:451-8. [PMID: 19672038 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09119fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Development of human chronic pancreatitis is associated with intrapancreatic accumulation of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) accompanied with an altered inflammatory response (Michalski et al., Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2008;294:G50-G57). To investigate the role of pancreatic PACAP in the development of acute pancreatitis, we employed transgenic mice over-expressing PACAP in pancreatic beta-cells (PACAP-Tg). In comparison to wild-type mice, PACAP-Tg mice exhibited more severe pathophysiological signs of the cerulein-induced pancreatitis at 12 h, as evidenced by higher serum amylase and lipase levels accompanied by the exacerbation of pancreatic edema, necrosis, and inflammation. Cerulein treatment increased mRNA expression of several proinflammatory cytokines (TNFalpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6) at 12 h with similar magnitude both in wild-type and PACAP-Tg mice. In addition, the mRNA and protein levels of regenerating gene III beta (RegIIIbeta), a key factor in the pancreatic response to acute pancreatitis, were up-regulated at 24 h in wild-type mice upon cerulein administration, whereas they were attenuated in PACAP-Tg mice. These data indicate that over-expressed PACAP in pancreas enhances the cerulein-induced inflammatory response of both acinar cells, leading to aggravated acute pancreatitis, which was accompanied by a down-regulation of RegIIIbeta, an anti-inflammatory factor.
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- Ken-ichi Hamagami
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Lim JW, Song JY, Seo JY, Kim H, Kim KH. Role of Pancreatitis-Associated Protein 1 on Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Death of Pancreatic Acinar Cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1171:545-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Szasz T, Eddy S, Paulauskis J, Burnett R, Ellekilde M, Iovanna JL, Watts SW. Differential expression of pancreatitis-associated protein and thrombospondins in arterial versus venous tissues. J Vasc Res 2009; 46:551-60. [PMID: 19571575 DOI: 10.1159/000226223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2008] [Accepted: 11/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Arteries and veins modulate cardiovascular homeostasis and contribute to hypertension pathogenesis. Functional differences between arteries and veins are based upon differences in gene expression. To better characterize these expression patterns, and to identify candidate genes that could be manipulated selectively in the venous system, we performed whole genome expression profiling of arteries and veins. METHODS We used the CodeLink platform and the major artery (thoracic aorta) and vein (caudal vena cava) of the rat. RESULTS The most prominent difference was pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP1), expressed 64-fold higher in vena cava versus aorta. Expression of mRNA for thrombospondins (TSP-1, TSP-4) was greater than 5-fold higher in veins versus arteries. Higher mRNA expression of TSP-1, TSP-2, TSP-4 and PAP1 in vena cava versus aorta was confirmed by PCR. Immunohistochemical analysis of tissue sections qualitatively confirmed a higher expression of these proteins in vena cava versus aorta. CONCLUSION This is the first gene array study of adult rat arterial and venous tissues, and also the first study to report differences in inflammatory genes between arteries and veins. Data from these studies may provide novel insights into the genetic basis for functional differences between arteries and veins in health and disease.
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- Theodora Szasz
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1317, USA.
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Proteolytic activation of human pancreatitis-associated protein is required for peptidoglycan binding and bacterial aggregation. Biochem J 2009; 420:335-43. [PMID: 19254208 DOI: 10.1042/bj20090005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PAP (pancreatitis-associated protein) is a 16 kDa lectin-like protein, which becomes robustly up-regulated in the pancreatic juice during acute pancreatitis. Trypsin cleaves the N-terminus of PAP, which in turn forms insoluble fibrils. PAP and its paralogue, the pancreatic stone protein, induce bacterial aggregation and, more recently, PAP was shown to bind to the peptidoglycan of Gram-positive bacteria and exert a direct bactericidal effect. However, the role of N-terminal processing in the antibacterial function of PAP has remained unclear. In the present study, we demonstrate that N-terminal cleavage of PAP by trypsin at the Arg37-Ile38 peptide bond or by elastase at the Ser35-Ala36 peptide bond is a prerequisite for binding to the peptidoglycan of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The tryptic site in PAP was also efficiently cleaved by nprE (extracellular neutral metalloprotease) secreted from B. subtilis. Trypsin-mediated processing of PAP resulted in the formation of the characteristic insoluble PAP species, whereas elastase-processed PAP remained soluble. N-terminally processed PAP induced rapid aggregation of B. subtilis without significant bacterial killing. The bacteria-aggregating activities of trypsin-processed and elastase-processed PAP were comparable. In contrast with previous reports, the Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacterium was not aggregated. We conclude that N-terminal processing is necessary for the peptidoglycan binding and bacteria-aggregating activity of PAP and that trypsin-processed and elastase-processed forms are functionally equivalent. The observations also extend the complement of proteases capable of PAP processing, which now includes trypsins, pancreatic elastases and bacterial zinc metalloproteases of the thermolysin type.
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Inhibition of transforming growth factor beta signaling by halofuginone as a modality for pancreas fibrosis prevention. Pancreas 2009; 38:427-35. [PMID: 19188864 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e3181967670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis. We evaluated the efficacy of halofuginone, an inhibitor of collagen synthesis and myofibroblast activation, in preventing cerulein-induced pancreas fibrosis. METHODS Collagen synthesis was evaluated by in situ hybridization and staining. Levels of prolyl 4-hydroxylase beta (P4Hbeta), cytoglobin/stellate cell activation-associated protein (Cygb/STAP), transgelin, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases, serum response factor, transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta), Smad3, and pancreatitis-associated protein 1 (PAP-1) were determined by immunohistochemistry. Metalloproteinase activity was evaluated by zymography. RESULTS Halofuginone prevented cerulein-dependent increase in collagen synthesis, collagen cross-linking enzyme P4Hbeta, Cygb/STAP, and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 2. Halofuginone did not affect TGFbeta levels in cerulein-treated mice but inhibited serum response factor synthesis and Smad3 phosphorylation. In culture, halofuginone inhibited pancreatic stellate cell (PSC) proliferation and TGFbeta-dependent increase in Cygb/STAP and transgelin synthesis and metalloproteinase 2 activity. Halofuginone increased c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation in PSCs derived from cerulein-treated mice. Halofuginone prevented the increase in acinar cell proliferation and further increased the cerulein-dependent PAP-1 synthesis. CONCLUSIONS Halofuginone inhibits Smad3 phosphorylation and increases c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation, leading to the inhibition of PSC activation and consequent prevention of fibrosis. Halofuginone increased the synthesis of PAP-1, which further reduces pancreas fibrosis. Thus, halofuginone might serve as a novel therapy for pancreas fibrosis.
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Interleukin-18, together with interleukin-12, induces severe acute pancreatitis in obese but not in nonobese leptin-deficient mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:8085-90. [PMID: 18515422 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0804091105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Obesity is associated with increased severity of acute pancreatitis (AP). The cytokines IL-18 and IL-12 are elevated in patients with AP, and IL-18 levels are high in obesity. We aimed to develop a pathologically relevant model to study obesity-associated severe AP. Lean WT and obese leptin-deficient ob/ob mice received two injections of IL-12 plus IL-18. Survival, pancreatic inflammation, and biochemical markers of AP were measured. Dosing with IL-12 plus IL-18 induced 100% lethality in ob/ob mice; no lethality was observed in WT mice. Disruption of pancreatic exocrine tissue and acinar cell death as well as serum amylase and lipase levels were significantly higher in ob/ob than in WT mice. Edematous AP developed in WT mice, whereas obese ob/ob mice developed necrotizing AP. Adipose tissue necrosis and saponification were present in cytokine-injected ob/ob but not in WT mice. Severe hypocalcemia and elevated acute-phase response developed in ob/ob mice. The cytokine combination induced high levels of regenerating protein 1 and pancreatitis-associated protein expression in the pancreas of WT but not of ob/ob mice. To differentiate the contribution of obesity to that of leptin deficiency, mice received short- and long-term leptin replacement therapy. Short-term leptin reconstitution in the absence of major weight loss did not protect ob/ob mice, whereas leptin deficiency in the absence of obesity resulted in a significant reduction in the severity of the pancreatitis. In conclusion, we developed a pathologically relevant model of AP in which obesity per se is associated with increased severity.
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Takahara Y, Suzuki A, Maeda M, Kawashima H, Nakatani T, Kiyama H. Expression of Pancreatitis Associated Proteins in Urothelium and Urinary Afferent Neurons Following Cyclophosphamide Induced Cystitis. J Urol 2008; 179:1603-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Yuki Takahara
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Urology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Urology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Urology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Urology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Cigarette smoke-induced pancreatic damage: experimental data. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2008; 393:581-8. [PMID: 18193450 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-007-0273-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2007] [Accepted: 12/30/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Epidemiological data clearly indicate that cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk for developing chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Despite of this clear epidemiological correlation, cigarette smoke-induced pancreatic damage has only been investigated in a small number of experimental studies. METHODS Experimental studies examining the effect of cigarette smoke or cigarette smoke constituents on the pancreas were reviewed. RESULTS Recent data indicate that smoking also induces chronic pancreatic inflammation in rodents within a period of 12 weeks upon exposure with environmental cigarette smoke. Supported by the finding that morphologic pancreatic damage is also induced by nicotine treatment, cigarette smoke-induced pancreatic damage is likely to be caused by a disturbance of regulation of exocrine pancreas. The morphological alterations, however, induced by nicotine, are less pronounced and therefore, other substances and pathophysiologic mechanisms, such as carcinogen action or cigarette smoke-induced reduction of anti-protease activity, are likely to aggravate pancreatic damage upon cigarette smoke inhalation. CONCLUSION These data indicate that several constituents of cigarette smoke induce a disturbance of pancreatic function. This multifactorial event induces morphologic pancreatic damage upon cigarette smoke exposure in rodents.
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