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Wang C, Liu X, Guo S. Network pharmacology-based strategy to investigate the effect and mechanism of α-solanine against glioma. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:371. [PMID: 37865727 PMCID: PMC10589944 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04215-1] [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: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND An anti-tumour activity has been demonstrated for α-solanine, a bioactive compound extracted from the traditional Chinese herb Solanum nigrum L. However, its efficacy in the treatment of gliomas and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of α-solanine on glioma and elucidate its mechanisms and targets using network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular biology experiments. METHODS Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP) was utilized to predict the potential targets of α-solanine. GeneCards was used to gather glioma-related targets, and the STRING online database was used to analyze protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks for the shared targets. Hub genes were identified from the resulting PPI network and further investigated using Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis. Additionally, prognostic and gene set enrichment analyses (GSEA) were carried out to identify potential therapeutic targets and their underlying mechanisms of action in relation to the prognosis of gliomas. In vitro experiments were conducted to verify the findings from the network pharmacology analysis. RESULTS A total of 289 α-solanine targets and 1149 glioma-related targets were screened, of which 78 were common targets. 11 hub genes were obtained, including SRC, HRAS, HSP90AA1, IGF1, MAPK1, MAPK14, KDR, STAT1, JAK2, MAP2K1, and IGF1R. The GO and KEGG pathway analyses unveiled that α-solanine was strongly associated with several signaling pathways, including positive regulation of MAP kinase activity and PI3K-Akt. Moreover, α-solanine (10 µM and 15 µM) inhibited the proliferation and migration but promoted the apoptosis of glioma cells. Finally, STAT1 was identified as a potential mediator of the effect of α-solanine on glioma prognosis. CONCLUSION α-Solanine can inhibit the proliferation and migration of gliomas by regulating multiple targets and signalling pathways. These findings lay the foundation for the creation of innovative clinical anti-glioma agents.
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- ChunPeng Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710000, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Anyang Cancer Hospital, An Yang, 455000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710000, China.
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Expression and Prognostic Significance of PDIA3 in Cervical Cancer. Int J Genomics 2022; 2022:4382645. [PMID: 36406049 PMCID: PMC9674421 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4382645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To investigate the expression of protein disulfide isomerase A3 (PDIA3/ERP57) in cervical cancer and its clinical prognostic significance as well as its function and possible action mechanism in the progression of cervical cancer. Based on TIMER2.0 database, the human protein map (Human Protein Atlas) was used to determine the expression level of PDIA3 protein for the analysis of PDIA3 expression in 39 The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) tumors. The PDIA3 expression in cervical cancer tissues in the TCGA and Genotype-Tissue Expression databases was further verified based on the GEPIA2 database to analyze the relationship between the PDIA3 expression and the pathological stage of cervical cancer patients. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the PDIA3 expression in cervical cancer tissue microarray, including 111 cancer tissue samples and 24 adjacent cancer tissue samples, and the relationship between PDIA3 protein expression and clinical characteristics of patients with cervical cancer was analyzed. The Kaplan–Meier method and log-rank test were used for survival analysis. Based on the cBioPortal database, the Spearman's and Pearson's methods were used to analyze the correlation between PDIA3 expression and DNA methylation. The correlation between PDIA3 expression and the infiltration levels of each immune cell in cervical cancer was evaluated. The STRING was used to construct protein interaction network. Based on LinkedOmics database, the Spearman's method was used to analyze the co-expressed genes of PDIA3 in TCGA cervical cancer. The gene ontology functional enrichment analysis was performed on Top 50 differentially co-expressed genes based on DAVID database. The PDIA3 expression in cervical cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in normal tissues, which (F = 2.74, PR (>F) = 0.0436) was significantly increased with the progression of tumor stage, and PDIA3 showed strong immunoreactivity in cervical cancer tissues. In cervical cancer patients, overall survival (P = 0.014), disease-specific survival (P = 0.013), disease-free interval (P = 0.023), and progression-free interval (P = 0.001) in those with high expression of PDIA3 were significantly lower than those with low expression, suggesting that high expression of PDIA3 was associated with poor prognosis. In cervical cancer, high expression of PDIA3 was associated with DNA methylation and negatively correlated with B cell memory (r = −0.132, P = 0.021), T cell regulatory (r = −0.127, P = 0.026), monocytes (r = −0.204, P = 0), and macrophages M2 (r = −0.142, P = 0.013), whereas positively correlated with levels of NK cell activated (r = 0.162, P = 0.005) and mast cells activated (r = 0.119, P = 0.037). The genes positively correlated with PDIA3 expression included HSPA5 and PPIB, which were mainly enriched in biological processes, such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein folding and ER stress response. PDIA3 can be used as a marker of poor prognosis of cervical cancer. The expression level of PDIA3 is closely related to the survival and prognosis of cervical cancer patients, DNA methylation, and immune cell infiltration.
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Li H, Huang F, Liao H, Li Z, Feng K, Huang T, Cai YD. Identification of COVID-19-Specific Immune Markers Using a Machine Learning Method. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:952626. [PMID: 35928229 PMCID: PMC9344575 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.952626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Notably, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a tight relationship with the immune system. Human resistance to COVID-19 infection comprises two stages. The first stage is immune defense, while the second stage is extensive inflammation. This process is further divided into innate and adaptive immunity during the immune defense phase. These two stages involve various immune cells, including CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, monocytes, dendritic cells, B cells, and natural killer cells. Various immune cells are involved and make up the complex and unique immune system response to COVID-19, providing characteristics that set it apart from other respiratory infectious diseases. In the present study, we identified cell markers for differentiating COVID-19 from common inflammatory responses, non-COVID-19 severe respiratory diseases, and healthy populations based on single-cell profiling of the gene expression of six immune cell types by using Boruta and mRMR feature selection methods. Some features such as IFI44L in B cells, S100A8 in monocytes, and NCR2 in natural killer cells are involved in the innate immune response of COVID-19. Other features such as ZFP36L2 in CD4+ T cells can regulate the inflammatory process of COVID-19. Subsequently, the IFS method was used to determine the best feature subsets and classifiers in the six immune cell types for two classification algorithms. Furthermore, we established the quantitative rules used to distinguish the disease status. The results of this study can provide theoretical support for a more in-depth investigation of COVID-19 pathogenesis and intervention strategies.
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- Hao Li
- College of Biological and Food Engineering, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Ophthalmology and Optometry Medical School, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- College of Biological and Food Engineering, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Computer Science, Guangdong AIB Polytechnic College, Guangzhou, China
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- Bio-Med Big Data Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tissue Microenvironment and Tumor, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Tao Huang, ; Yu-Dong Cai,
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Tao Huang, ; Yu-Dong Cai,
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Gusho E, Laimins L. Human Papillomaviruses Target the DNA Damage Repair and Innate Immune Response Pathways to Allow for Persistent Infection. Viruses 2021; 13:1390. [PMID: 34372596 PMCID: PMC8310235 DOI: 10.3390/v13071390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) is the major risk factor associated with development of anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Initial infection by HPVs occurs into basal epithelial cells where viral genomes are established as nuclear episomes and persist until cleared by the immune response. Productive replication or amplification occurs upon differentiation and is dependent upon activation of the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM), ataxia telangiectasia and RAD3-related (ATR) DNA damage repair (DDR) pathways. In addition to activating DDR pathways, HPVs must escape innate immune surveillance mechanisms by antagonizing sensors, adaptors, interferons and antiviral gene expression. Both DDR and innate immune pathways are key host mechanisms that crosstalk with each other to maintain homeostasis of cells persistently infected with HPVs. Interestingly, it is still not fully understood why some HPV infections get cleared while others do not. Targeting of these two processes with antiviral therapies may provide opportunities for treatment of cancers caused by high-risk HPVs.
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA;
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De Falco F, Cutarelli A, Gentile I, Cerino P, Uleri V, Catoi AF, Roperto S. Bovine Delta Papillomavirus E5 Oncoprotein Interacts With TRIM25 and Hampers Antiviral Innate Immune Response Mediated by RIG-I-Like Receptors. Front Immunol 2021; 12:658762. [PMID: 34177899 PMCID: PMC8223750 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.658762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Persistent infection and tumourigenesis by papillomaviruses (PVs) require viral manipulation of various of cellular processes, including those involved in innate immune responses. Herein, we showed that bovine PV (BPV) E5 oncoprotein interacts with a tripartite motif-containing 25 (TRIM25) but not with Riplet in spontaneous BPV infection of urothelial cells of cattle. Statistically significant reduced protein levels of TRIM25, retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I), and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) were detected by Western blot analysis. Real-time quantitative PCR revealed marked transcriptional downregulation of RIG-I and MDA5 in E5-expressing cells compared with healthy urothelial cells. Mitochondrial antiviral signalling (MAVS) protein expression did not vary significantly between diseased and healthy cells. Co-immunoprecipitation studies showed that MAVS interacted with a protein network composed of Sec13, which is a positive regulator of MAVS-mediated RLR antiviral signalling, phosphorylated TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1), and phosphorylated interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). Immunoblotting revealed significantly low expression levels of Sec13 in BPV-infected cells. Low levels of Sec13 resulted in a weaker host antiviral immune response, as it attenuates MAVS-mediated IRF3 activation. Furthermore, western blot analysis revealed significantly reduced expression levels of pTBK1, which plays an essential role in the activation and phosphorylation of IRF3, a prerequisite for the latter to enter the nucleus to activate type 1 IFN genes. Our results suggested that the innate immune signalling pathway mediated by RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) was impaired in cells infected with BPVs. Therefore, an effective immune response is not elicited against these viruses, which facilitates persistent viral infection.
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- Francesca De Falco
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Physiopathology Department, Faculty of Medicine "Iuliu Hatieganu", University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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Dasgupta S, Ewing-Graham PC, Van Den Bosch TPP, Swagemakers SMA, Santegoets LAM, Van Doorn HC, Van Der Spek PJ, Koljenović S, Van Kemenade FJ. Nuclear factor IB is downregulated in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC): Unravelling differentially expressed genes in VSCC through gene expression dataset analysis. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:381. [PMID: 33841565 PMCID: PMC8020388 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12642] [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: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) comprises two distinct etiopathological subtypes: i) Human papilloma virus (HPV)-related VSCC, which arises via the precursor high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL); and ii) HPV-independent VSCC, which arises via precursor, differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (dVIN), driven by TP53 mutations. However, the mechanism of carcinogenesis of VSCC is poorly understood. The current study aimed to gain insight into VSCC carcinogenesis by identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for each VSCC subtype. The expression of certain DEGs was then further assessed by performing immunohistochemistry (IHC) on whole tissue sections of VSCC and its precursors. Statistical analysis of microarrays was performed on two independent gene expression datasets (GSE38228 and a study from Erasmus MC) on VSCC and normal vulva. DEGs were identified that were similarly (up/down) regulated with statistical significance in both datasets. For HPV-related VSCCs, this constituted 88 DEGs, and for HPV-independent VSCCs, this comprised 46 DEGs. IHC was performed on VSCC (n=11), dVIN (n=6), HSIL (n=6) and normal vulvar tissue (n=7) with i) signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1; an upregulated DEGs); ii) nuclear factor IB (NFIB; a downregulated DEG); iii) p16 (to determine the HPV status of tissues); and iv) p53 (to confirm the histological diagnoses). Strong and diffuse NFIB expression was observed in the basal and para-basal layers of normal vulvar tissue, whereas NFIB expression was minimal or completely negative in dVIN and in both subtypes of VSCC. In contrast, no discernable difference was observed in STAT1 expression among normal vulvar tissue, dVIN, HSIL or VSCC. By leveraging bioinformatics, the current study identified DEGs that can facilitate research into VSCC carcinogenesis. The results suggested that NFIB is downregulated in VSCC and its relevance as a diagnostic/prognostic biomarker deserves further exploration.
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- Shatavisha Dasgupta
- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Bioinformatics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, 2625 AD Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Bioinformatics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Equine Penile Squamous Cell Carcinomas as a Model for Human Disease: A Preliminary Investigation on Tumor Immune Microenvironment. Cells 2020; 9:cells9112364. [PMID: 33121116 PMCID: PMC7693514 DOI: 10.3390/cells9112364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Penile squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are common tumors in older horses, with poor prognosis mostly due to local invasion and recurrence. These tumors are thought to be mainly caused by Equus caballus papillomavirus type 2 (EcPV-2). The aim of this study is to characterize the tumor immune environment (TIME) in equine penile tumors. Equine penile epithelial tumors (17 epSCCs; 2 carcinomas in situ, CIS; 1 papilloma, P) were retrospectively selected; immune infiltrate was assessed by histology and immunohistochemistry; RT-qPCR tested the expression of selected chemokines and EcPV-2 DNA and RNA. The results confirmed EcPV-2-L1 DNA in 18/20 (90%) samples. L1 expression was instead retrieved in 13/20 cases (65%). The samples showed an increased infiltration of CD3+lymphocytes, macrophages (MAC387; IBA1), plasma cells (MUM1), and FoxP3+lymphocytes in the intra/peritumoral stroma when compared to extratumoral tissues (p < 0.05). Only MAC387+neutrophils were increased in EcPV-2high viral load samples (p < 0.05). IL12/p35 was differentially expressed in EcPVhigh and EcPVlow groups (p = 0.007). A significant decrease of IFNG and IL2 expression was highlighted in TGFB1-positive samples (p < 0.05). IBA1 and CD20 were intratumorally increased in cases where IL-10 was expressed (p < 0.005). EpSCCs may represent a good spontaneous model for the human counterpart. Further prospective studies are needed in order to confirm these preliminary results.
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