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Mohamad NA, Galarza TE, Martín GA. H2 antihistamines: May be useful for combination therapies in cancer? Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 223:116164. [PMID: 38531422 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Cancer morbimortality is still a great concern despite advances in research and therapies. Histamine and its receptors' ligands can modulate different biological responses according to the cell type and the receptor subtype involved. Besides the wide variety of histamine functions in normal tissues, diverse roles in the acquisition of hallmarks of cancer such as sustained proliferative signaling, resistance to cell death, angiogenesis, metastasis, altered immunity and modified microenvironment have been described. This review summarizes the present knowledge of the various roles of histamine H2 receptor (H2R) ligands in neoplasias. A bioinformatic analysis of human tumors showed dissimilar results in the expression of the H2R gene according to tumor type when comparing malignant versus normal tissues. As well, the relationship between patients' survival parameters and H2R gene expression levels also varied, signaling important divergences in the role of H2R in neoplastic progression in different cancer types. Revised experimental evidence showed multiple effects of H2R antihistamines on several of the cited hallmarks of cancer. Interventional and retrospective clinical studies evaluated different H2R antihistamines in cancer patients with two main adjuvant uses: improving antitumor efficacy (which includes regulation of immune response) and preventing toxic adverse effects produced by chemo or radiotherapy. While there is a long path to go, research on H2R antihistamines may provide new opportunities for developing more refined combination therapeutic strategies for certain cancer types to improve patients' survival and health-related quality of life.
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- Nora A Mohamad
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Nayak R, Chattopadhyay T, Gupta P, Mallick B. Integrative analysis of small non-coding RNAs predicts a piRNA/miRNA-CCND1/BRAF/HRH1/ATXN3 regulatory circuit that drives oncogenesis in glioblastoma. Mol Omics 2023; 19:252-261. [PMID: 36688618 DOI: 10.1039/d2mo00245k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The high-grade astrocytoma, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is the most common primary tumour of the brain, known for being aggressive and developing drug resistance. The non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), have critical functions in tumorigenesis and cancer drug resistance. Hence, we profiled miRNAs, piRNAs, and genes in U-87 MG GBM cells by next-generation sequencing and performed target prediction, pathway enrichment, protein-protein interaction, co-expression studies, and qRT-PCR validations to predict their possible roles in the malignancy. The study identified 335 miRNAs, 665 piRNAs, and 4286 genes differentially expressed (DE) in GBM. Among them 128 DE genes (DEGs) were targeted by both miRNAs and piRNAs, while 1817 and 192 were targeted solely by miRNAs or piRNAs, respectively. Interestingly, all the DEG targets enriched in cancer processes were overexpressed in GBM. Among these, BRAF was solely targeted by two piRNAs and this was found to be co-expressed with 19 sole targets of 5 miRNAs, including CCND1, and both were found to regulate cell proliferation in cancer. We conjectured that upregulated HRH1 and ATXN3 were targeted by both piRNAs and miRNAs, and along with BRAF and CCND1 might induce cell proliferation in GBM through G-protein-coupled receptor or Akt signalling pathways due to downregulation of the respective targeting small RNAs. These targets were also linked to the progression and overall survival of GBM patients, suggesting that they could be used as biomarkers. Overall, this study has identified a few novel ncRNA targets, which might aid in a better understanding of GBM pathogenesis.
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- Rojalin Nayak
- RNAi and Functional Genomics Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India.
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- RNAi and Functional Genomics Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India.
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- RNAi and Functional Genomics Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India.
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- RNAi and Functional Genomics Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India.
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Ding YF, Lin YW, Chiu WK, Lin CW, Yang YC, Chang LC, Chang J, Yang SF, Chien MH. Combined impacts of histamine receptor H1 gene polymorphisms and an environmental carcinogen on the susceptibility to and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:4500-4512. [PMID: 35587368 PMCID: PMC9186772 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most frequently encountered type of oral cancer. Histamine receptor H1 (HRH1) was reported to play a crucial role in OSCC carcinogenesis, but impacts of genetic variants of HRH1 on OSCC remain unclear. Herein, we investigated the association between functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of HRH1 and OSCC susceptibility or clinicopathologic variables by logistic regression models. HRH1 genotypes at four loci (rs346074, rs346076, rs901865, and rs2606731) were analyzed by a TaqMan allelic discrimination assay, and we found that patients harboring HRH1 rs901865 T and rs346074 T alleles had a significantly lower risk of developing larger tumor sizes (>T2) under a dominant model. Based on the environmental carcinogen exposure status, we observed that HRH1 rs901865 polymorphic variants were also associated with a lower risk of developing more-advanced clinical stages (III or IV) in patients with a betel-quid-chewing habit. Moreover, genotype screening of rs901865 and rs346074 in OSCC cell lines showed that cells respectively carrying the CT and TT genotypes expressed lower HRH1 levels compared to cells carrying the CC genotype of rs901865 and rs346074. Furthermore, analyses of TCGA and GEO databases revealed that HRH1 expression levels were upregulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and OSCC tissues compared to normal tissues and were correlated with larger tumor sizes and poorer prognoses. These results indicated the involvement of HRH1 SNPs rs901865 and rs346074 in OSCC development and support the interaction between HRH1 gene polymorphisms and an environmental carcinogen as a predisposing factor for OSCC progression.
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- Yi-Fang Ding
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Otolaryngology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- International Master/PhD Program in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Surgery, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Pulmonary Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Traditional Herbal Medicine Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,TMU Research Center of Cancer Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Neumann J, Kirchhefer U, Dhein S, Hofmann B, Gergs U. The Roles of Cardiovascular H 2-Histamine Receptors Under Normal and Pathophysiological Conditions. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:732842. [PMID: 34987383 PMCID: PMC8720924 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.732842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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This review addresses pharmacological, structural and functional relationships among H2-histamine receptors and H1-histamine receptors in the mammalian heart. The role of both receptors in the regulation of force and rhythm, including their electrophysiological effects on the mammalian heart, will then be discussed in context. The potential clinical role of cardiac H2-histamine-receptors in cardiac diseases will be examined. The use of H2-histamine receptor agonists to acutely increase the force of contraction will be discussed. Special attention will be paid to the potential role of cardiac H2-histamine receptors in the genesis of cardiac arrhythmias. Moreover, novel findings on the putative role of H2-histamine receptor antagonists in treating chronic heart failure in animal models and patients will be reviewed. Some limitations in our biochemical understanding of the cardiac role of H2-histamine receptors will be discussed. Recommendations for further basic and translational research on cardiac H2-histamine receptors will be offered. We will speculate whether new knowledge might lead to novel roles of H2-histamine receptors in cardiac disease and whether cardiomyocyte specific H2-histamine receptor agonists and antagonists should be developed.
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- Joachim Neumann
- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Landratsamt Altenburger Land, Altenburg, Germany
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- Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Massari NA, Nicoud MB, Medina VA. Histamine receptors and cancer pharmacology: an update. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:516-538. [PMID: 30414378 PMCID: PMC7012953 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In the present review, we will discuss the recent advances in the understanding of the role of histamine and histamine receptors in cancer biology. The controversial role of the histaminergic system in different neoplasias including gastric, colorectal, oesophageal, oral, pancreatic, liver, lung, skin, blood and breast cancers will be reviewed. The expression of histamine receptor subtypes, with special emphasis on the histamine H4 receptor, in different cell lines and human tumours, the signal transduction pathways and the associated biological responses as well as the in vivo treatment of experimental tumours with pharmacological ligands will be described. The presented evidence demonstrates that histamine regulates cancer-associated biological processes during cancer development in multiple cell types, including neoplastic cells and cells in the tumour micro-environment. The outcome will depend on tumour cell type, the level of expression of histamine receptors, signal transduction associated with these receptors, tumour micro-environment and histamine metabolism, reinforcing the complexity of cancer disease. Findings show the pivotal role of H4 receptors in the development and progression of many types of cancers, and considering its immunomodulatory properties, the H4 receptor appears to be the most promising molecular therapeutic target for cancer treatment within the histamine receptor family. Furthermore, the H4 receptor is differentially expressed in tumours compared with normal tissues, and in most cancer types in which data are available, H4 receptor expression is associated with clinicopathological characteristics, suggesting that H4 receptors might represent a novel cancer biomarker. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed section on New Uses for 21st Century. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v177.3/issuetoc.
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- Noelia A Massari
- Department of Immunology, School of Natural and Health SciencesNational University of Patagonia San Juan BoscoComodoro RivadaviaArgentina
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biology and Inflammation, Institute for Biomedical Research (BIOMED), School of Medical SciencesPontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biology and Inflammation, Institute for Biomedical Research (BIOMED), School of Medical SciencesPontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)Buenos AiresArgentina
- Laboratory of Radioisotopes, School of Pharmacy and BiochemistryUniversity of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina
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Kitano S, Kurasawa H, Aizawa Y. Transposable elements shape the human proteome landscape via formation of cis-acting upstream open reading frames. Genes Cells 2018; 23:274-284. [PMID: 29446201 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Transposons are major drivers of mammalian genome evolution. To obtain new insights into the contribution of transposons to the regulation of protein translation, we here examined how transposons affected the genesis and function of upstream open reading frames (uORFs), which serve as cis-acting elements to regulate translation from annotated ORFs (anORFs) located downstream of the uORFs in eukaryotic mRNAs. Among 39,786 human uORFs, 3,992 had ATG trinucleotides of a transposon origin, termed "transposon-derived upstream ATGs" or TuATGs. Luciferase reporter assays suggested that many TuATGs modulate translation from anORFs. Comparisons with transposon consensus sequences revealed that most TuATGs were generated by nucleotide substitutions in non-ATG trinucleotides of integrated transposons. Among these non-ATG trinucleotides, GTG and ACG were converted into TuATGs more frequently, indicating a CpG methylation-mediated process of TuATG formation. Interestingly, it is likely that this process accelerated human-specific upstream ATG formation within transposon sequences in 5' untranslated regions after divergence between human and nonhuman primates. Methylation-mediated TuATG formation seems to be ongoing in the modern human population and could alter the expression of disease-related proteins. This study shows that transposons have potentially been shaping the human proteome landscape via cis-acting uORF creation.
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- Shohei Kitano
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Ota M, Tahara T, Otsuka T, Jing W, Nomura T, Hayashi R, Shimasaki T, Nakamura M, Shibata T, Arisawa T. Association between receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 2 polymorphisms and gastric cancer susceptibility. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:3772-3778. [PMID: 29467894 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.7785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms in receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 2 (RIPK2), which encodes a component of the nucleotide binding oligomerization domain containing 2-RIP2 pathway, may compromise the innate immune response to Helicobacter pylori infection, leading to increased susceptibility to gastric cancer in the Japanese population. The present case control study investigated the associations between RIPK2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and gastric mucosal inflammation, atrophy and cancer susceptibility in 528 patients with gastric cancer and 697 patients without gastric malignancies on upper gastro-duodenal endoscopy. Overall, the RIPK2 rs16900627 minor allele was significantly associated with the susceptibility to gastric cancer [OR, 1.37; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.06-1.77; P=0.016], particularly of the intestinal type (OR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.13-2.07; P=0.0062). It was also significantly associated with gastric mucosal atrophy (OR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.14-2.93; P=0.011). When assessing the severity of chronic gastritis using the updated Sydney system, the activity and inflammation scores, as well as atrophy and metaplasia scores, were significantly higher in rs16900627 minor allele carriers compared with wild-type homozygotes. In patients younger than 60 years old, the pepsinogen I/II ratio was significantly lower in rs16900627 minor allele carriers compared with wild-type homozygotes (P=0.037). The rs16900627 minor allele is associated with the severity of gastric mucosal inflammation and the development of gastric mucosal atrophy. Carriers of this allele may have an increased risk for the development of gastric cancer, particularly of the intestinal type.
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- Masafumi Ota
- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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Arisawa T, Nakamura M, Otsuka T, Jing W, Sakurai N, Takano H, Hayashi T, Ota M, Nomura T, Hayashi R, Shimasaki T, Tahara T, Shibata T. Genetic polymorphisms of MAFK, encoding a small Maf protein, are associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis in Japan. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:5364-5370. [PMID: 28839436 PMCID: PMC5550785 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i29.5364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms in maf protein K (MAFK), which encodes the MAFK, lead to increased susceptibility to ulcerative colitis in the Japanese population.
METHODS This case control study examined the associations between MAFK single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs4268033 G>A, rs3735656 T>C and rs10226620 C>T) and ulcerative colitis susceptibility in 174 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) cases, and 748 subjects without no lower abdominal symptoms, diarrhea or hematochezia (controls). In addition, as the second controls, we set 360 subjects, who have an irregular bowel movement without abnormal lower endoscopic findings (IBM controls).
RESULTS The genotype frequency of rs4268033 AA and allelic frequency of the rs4268033A allele were significantly higher in the UC cases than in both controls (P = 0.0005 and < 0.0001, P = 0.015 and 0.0027 vs controls and IBM controls, respectively). Logistic regression analysis after adjustment for age and gender showed that the rs4268033 AA and rs3735656 CC genotypes were significantly associated with susceptibility to UC development (OR = 2.63, 95%CI: 1.61-4.30, P = 0.0001 and OR = 1.81; 95%CI: 1.12-2.94, P = 0.015, respectively). Similar findings were observed by the comparison with IBM controls. In addition, the rs4268033 AA genotype was significantly associated with all phenotypes of UC except early onset. There was no significant association between rs10226620 and ulcerative colitis.
CONCLUSION Our results provide the first evidence that MAFK genetic polymorphisms are significantly associated with susceptibility to UC development. In particular, rs4268033 is closely associated with an increased risk for the development of UC.
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Associations of Polymorphisms in HRH2, HRH3, DAO, and HNMT Genes with Risk of Chronic Heart Failure. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:1208476. [PMID: 26989676 PMCID: PMC4773518 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1208476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The pathophysiological functions of cardiac histamine level and related histamine receptors during the development of chronic heart failure (CHF) were intensively investigated previously. However, the relevance of polymorphisms in histamine-related genes, such as HRH2, HRH3, DAO, and HNMT, with CHF remains largely neglected. This study herein aims to analyze the clinical associations of polymorphisms in those genes with CHF risk. A total of 333 unrelated Chinese Han CHF patients and 354 ethnicity-matched healthy controls were recruited and 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped. We found that the HRH3 rs3787429 polymorphism was associated with CHF risk (p < 0.001). The T allele of rs3787429 exhibited protective effect against CHF under the dominant (ORs = 0.455; 95% CIs = 0.322–0.642) and additive models (ORs = 0.662; 95% CIs = 0.523–0.838), while, for SNPs in HRH2, DAO, and HNMT, no significant associations were observed in the present study. These findings for the first time screen out one SNP (rs3787429) of HRH3 gene that was significantly associated with CHF in Chinese Han population, which may be a novel biomarker for personal prevention and treatment of CHF and provides novel highlights for investigating the contribution of this disease.
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Eybpoosh S, Talebkhan Y, Saberi S, Esmaeili M, Oghalaie A, Ebrahimzadeh F, Karimi T, Abdirad A, Nahvijou A, Mohagheghi MA, Eshagh Hosseini M, Mohammadi M. Age-Specific Gastric Cancer Risk Indicated by the Combination of Helicobacter pylori Sero-Status and Serum Pepsinogen Levels. IRANIAN BIOMEDICAL JOURNAL 2015; 19:133-42. [PMID: 26117138 PMCID: PMC4571008 DOI: 10.7508/ibj.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Serologic screening of gastric cancer (GC) by serum pepsinogens (sPG) levels and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) sero-status, though highly informative, has provided heterogeneous results. Here, we have evaluated the modifying effects of demographic factors on the risk impact of Hp sero-status/sPG levels in gastric cancer, with particular emphasis on age. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out on 1341 individuals (GC = 578, healthy = 763), who were stratified into two age groups: 35-59 years (middle-aged, n = 830) and ≥ 60 years (60 years-plus, n = 511). Demographic factors and serological states (Hp sero-staus and sPG levels) were recorded by subject interview and serum ELISAs, respectively. Covariate-specific odds ratios were calculated by multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS Hp infection was consistently associated with increased sPGI and sPGII levels in the 60 year-plus, but not the middle-aged group. The joint examination of the variable states of the three serum biomarkers (Hp serology, sPGI, and sPGI/II ratio), in the 60 year-plus age group, demonstrated a stepwise escalation of risk from the single (sPGI low; OR = 2.6), to double (sPGI low/sPGI/II low; OR = 3.55, and Hp positive/sPGI low; OR = 5.0) and ultimately triple (Hp positive/PGI low/PGI/II low; OR = 10.48) positive states, in reference to the triple negatives. However, this pattern was not exhibited in the middle-aged subjects. CONCLUSION Age was clearly identified as a modifying factor on the risk projection of the combined states of Hp serology and sPG levels in gastric cancer screening, reflected by the augmented (~10.5 fold) risk of GC in the triple positive (Hp positive/sPGI low/sPGI/II low) 60 year-plus subjects, which was not evident in the middle-aged group.
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- Sana Eybpoosh
- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.,Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Dept. of Gastroenterology, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Lack of Association between rs2067474 Polymorphism in Histamine Receptor H2 Gene and Breast Cancer in Chinese Han Population. ScientificWorldJournal 2015; 2015:545292. [PMID: 25922853 PMCID: PMC4398955 DOI: 10.1155/2015/545292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Histamine H2 receptor (HRH2) was previously suggested to affect the proliferation of breast cancer cells and disease-free survival of breast cancer patients. Furthermore, a common polymorphism, rs2067474, was identified in an enhancer element of the HRH2 gene promoter and was reported to be associated with various diseases including cancer. However, the relationship between this polymorphism and breast cancer risk and malignant degree remains unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical association of rs2067474 polymorphism with breast cancer. A total of 201 unrelated Chinese Han breast cancer patients and 238 ethnicity-matched health controls were recruited and rs2067474 polymorphism was genotyped. Logistic regression analyses were performed to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) as a measure of association of genotype with breast cancer according to 3 genetic models (dominant, recessive, and additive). Although the percentage of hormone receptor negative cases tended to be higher in AA genotypes, we did not find any significant associations of rs2067474 polymorphism with breast cancer risk or with related clinicopathological parameters in the present study, which indicates that rs2067474 polymorphism of HRH2 gene might not be a risk factor in the development of breast cancer in Chinese Han population.
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Wang M, Wei X, Shi L, Chen B, Zhao G, Yang H. Integrative genomic analyses of the histamine H1 receptor and its role in cancer prediction. Int J Mol Med 2014; 33:1019-26. [PMID: 24535227 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The human histamine receptor H1 (HRH1) gene is located on chromosome 3p25 and encodes for a 487 amino acid G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) with a long third intracellular loop (IL3). The HRH1 predominantly couples to Gαq/11 proteins, leading to the activation of phospholipase C (PLC) and subsequent release of the second messengers inositol trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG) followed by the activation of PKC and the release of [Ca2+]i. In the present study, we identified HRH1 genes from 14 vertebrate genomes and found that HRH1 exists in all types of vertebrates including fish, amphibians, birds and mammals. We identified 88 SNPs including 4 available alleles disrupting an existing exonic splicing enhancer and 84 SNPs causing missense mutation, which may impact the effect of histamine on the HRH1 protein. We found that the human HRH1 gene was expressed in many tissues or organs, and predominant expression of HRH1 was shown in the bone marrow, whole blood, lymph node, thymus, brain, cerebellum, retina, spinal cord, heart, smooth muscle, skeletal muscle, small intestine, colon, adipocytes, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, thyroid salivary gland, skin, ovary, uterus, placenta, prostate and testis. When searched in the PrognoScan database, human HRH1 was also found to be expressed in bladder cancer, blood cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, eye cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer and soft tissue cancer tissues. The relationship between the expression of HRH1 and prognosis was found to vary in different types of cancers, even in the same cancer from different databases. This implies that the function of HRH1 in these tumors may be multidimensional. GR, STAT5A and c-Myb regulatory transcription factor binding sites were identified in the HRH1 gene upstream (promoter) region, which may be involved in the effect of HRH1 in tumors.
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- Minghai Wang
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, P.R. China
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Ayuso P, Blanca M, Cornejo-García JA, Torres MJ, Doña I, Salas M, Blanca-López N, Canto G, Rondón C, Campo P, Laguna JJ, Fernández J, Martínez C, Agúndez JAG, García-Martín E. Variability in histamine receptor genes HRH1, HRH2 and HRH4 in patients with hypersensitivity to NSAIDs. Pharmacogenomics 2013; 14:1871-8. [DOI: 10.2217/pgs.13.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: Histamine plays an important role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. Genetic variations in histamine receptors (HRH) may influence the expression of allergic diseases. This study analyzes the association between HRH variants and NSAID hypersensitivity reactions. Patients & methods: The authors analyzed copy number variations (CNVs) and common functional SNPs in genes HRH1, HRH2 and HRH4 in 442 unrelated patients with hypersensitivity to NSAIDs and in 414 healthy unrelated controls. Results: The authors identified, both in patients and control subjects, individuals carrying CNVs in HRH genes. The most common genotype corresponded to two copies of each gene, but carriers of one or three copies of HRH1 (5% of individuals), HRH2 (1.1%) and HRH4 genes (0.9%) were also identified. Conclusion: For the first time, we describe CNVs in human HRH genes. Neither common functional SNPs in HRH genes nor CNVs influenced the risk of developing hypersensitivity to NSAIDs. Original submitted 31 May 2013; Revision submitted 7 August 2013
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- Pedro Ayuso
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de la Universidad s/n 10071-Cáceres, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergologia, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergologia, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergologia, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergologia, Hospital infantil Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergologia, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergologia, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergologia, Hospital Cruz Roja, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de la Universidad s/n 10071-Cáceres, Spain
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Polymorphisms and genetic linkage of histamine receptors. Life Sci 2013; 93:487-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2013.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nomura T, Tahara T, Shiroeda H, Minato T, Matsue Y, Hayashi R, Matsunaga K, Otsuka T, Nakamura M, Toshikuni N, Shibata T, Arisawa T. Influence of HRH2 promoter polymorphism on aberrant DNA methylation of DAPK and CDH1 in the gastric epithelium. BMC Gastroenterol 2013; 13:1. [PMID: 23280118 PMCID: PMC3583698 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-13-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aberrant methylation patterns in CpG island are known to be influential in gene silencing. Histamine plays important physiological roles in the upper gastrointestinal tract and acts via the H2 receptor. We report an investigation into the effect of HRH2 promoter polymorphism (rs2607474 G > A) on the methylation of DAPK and CDH1. METHODS Non cancerous gastric mucosa samples were obtained from 115 subjects with gastric cancer (GC) and 412 non-cancer subjects (non-GC). Methylation status of genes was determined by MSP. The genotyping of rs2607474 was performed by PCR-SSCP. RESULTS Methylation of DAPK and CDH1 was observed in 296 and 246 subjects, respectively. The frequency of CDH1 methylation in the subjects with GC was significantly lower in cancer lesion than in non cancerous mucosa, whereas that of DAPK methylation was not different. The allelic distribution of rs2607474 was 401GG, 119GA and 7AA. The GG homozygote was associated with a significantly increased risk for methylation of both DAPK and CDH1 (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0009, respectively). In the non-GC subjects or more than 60 years of age, GG homozygote was more closely associated with both DAPK and CDH1 methylation. However, this genotype did not show an increased risk for the development of methylation of both genes in patients with GC. In H. pylori negative subjects, GG homozygote showed an increased risk for the methylation of both DAPK and CDH1 (p = 0.0074 and p = 0.0016, respectively), whereas this genotype was associated with an increased risk for the development of DAPK methylation in H. pylori positive subjects (p = 0.0018). In addition, in subjects older than 60 years of age, atrophy and metaplasia scores were significantly higher in the GG homozygote (p = 0.011 and p = 0.039, respectively) and a significant correlation was observed between age and atrophy or metaplasia. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that rs2607474 GG homozygote confers a significantly increased risk for age- and inflammation-related DAPK and CDH1 methylation.
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- Tomoe Nomura
- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1, Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan
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