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Hussein KH, Ahmadzada B, Correa JC, Sultan A, Wilken S, Amiot B, Nyberg SL. Liver tissue engineering using decellularized scaffolds: Current progress, challenges, and opportunities. Bioact Mater 2024; 40:280-305. [PMID: 38973992 PMCID: PMC11226731 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.06.001] [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: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Liver transplantation represents the only definitive treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. However, the shortage of liver donors provokes a dramatic gap between available grafts and patients on the waiting list. Whole liver bioengineering, an emerging field of tissue engineering, holds great potential to overcome this gap. This approach involves two main steps; the first is liver decellularization and the second is recellularization. Liver decellularization aims to remove cellular and nuclear materials from the organ, leaving behind extracellular matrices containing different structural proteins and growth factors while retaining both the vascular and biliary networks. Recellularization involves repopulating the decellularized liver with appropriate cells, theoretically from the recipient patient, to reconstruct the parenchyma, vascular tree, and biliary network. The aim of this review is to identify the major advances in decellularization and recellularization strategies and investigate obstacles for the clinical application of bioengineered liver, including immunogenicity of the designed liver extracellular matrices, the need for standardization of scaffold fabrication techniques, selection of suitable cell sources for parenchymal repopulation, vascular, and biliary tree reconstruction. In vivo transplantation models are also summarized for evaluating the functionality of bioengineered livers. Finally, the regulatory measures and future directions for confirming the safety and efficacy of bioengineered liver are also discussed. Addressing these challenges in whole liver bioengineering may offer new solutions to meet the demand for liver transplantation and improve patient outcomes.
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- Kamal H. Hussein
- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Radiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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Sirois JP, Heinz A. Matrikines in the skin: Origin, effects, and therapeutic potential. Pharmacol Ther 2024; 260:108682. [PMID: 38917886 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2024.108682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) represents a complex multi-component environment that has a decisive influence on the biomechanical properties of tissues and organs. Depending on the tissue, ECM components are subject to a homeostasis of synthesis and degradation, a subtle interplay that is influenced by external factors and the intrinsic aging process and is often disturbed in pathologies. Upon proteolytic cleavage of ECM proteins, small bioactive peptides termed matrikines can be formed. These bioactive peptides play a crucial role in cell signaling and contribute to the dynamic regulation of both physiological and pathological processes such as tissue remodeling and repair as well as inflammatory responses. In the skin, matrikines exert an influence for instance on cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation as well as vasodilation, angiogenesis and protein expression. Due to their manifold functions, matrikines represent promising leads for developing new therapeutic options for the treatment of skin diseases. This review article gives a comprehensive overview on matrikines in the skin, including their origin in the dermal ECM, their biological effects and therapeutic potential for the treatment of skin pathologies such as melanoma, chronic wounds and inflammatory skin diseases or for their use in anti-aging cosmeceuticals.
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- Jonathan P Sirois
- Department of Pharmacy, LEO Foundation Center for Cutaneous Drug Delivery, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, LEO Foundation Center for Cutaneous Drug Delivery, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Fu Z, Qi Y, Xue LF, Xu YX, Yue J, Zhao JZ, Li C, Xiao W. LAMA5: A new pathogenic gene for non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate. Biomed J 2024; 47:100627. [PMID: 37390938 PMCID: PMC10957387 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2023.100627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the effect of LAMA5 on palatal development in mice. METHODS The palatine process of C57BL/6 J fetal mice on the embryonic day 13.5 (E13.5) was cultured in vitro via the rotating culture method. The LAMA5-shRNA adenovirus vector was constructed, then transfected into the palatal process of E13.5 for 48 h in vitro. A fluorescence microscope was used to visualize the fusion of palates. The expression of LAMA5 was also detected. The expression of ki67, cyclin D1, caspase 3, E-cadherin, vimentin and SHH signaling pathway-related signaling factors in the blank control group, the negative control group, and the LAMA5 interference group were detected after virus transfection. RESULTS The bilateral palates in the LAMA5 interference group were not fused after virus transfection. PCR and WB showed that the mRNA and protein expressions of LAMA5 were decreased in the LAMA5 interference group. Furthermore, the mRNA and protein expressions of ki67, cyclin D1 and gli1 were decreased in the LAMA5 interference group, while the mRNA and protein expressions of caspase 3 were increased. However, the mRNA and protein expression of E-cadherin, vimentin, Shh and ptch1 did not significantly change in the LAMA5 interference group. CONCLUSIONS LAMA5 silencing causes cleft palate by inhibiting the proliferation of mouse palatal cells and promoting apoptosis, which may not be involved in EMT. LAMA5 silencing can also cause cleft palate by interfering with the SHH signaling pathway.
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- Zhenzhen Fu
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Department of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
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Marangio A, Biccari A, D’Angelo E, Sensi F, Spolverato G, Pucciarelli S, Agostini M. The Study of the Extracellular Matrix in Chronic Inflammation: A Way to Prevent Cancer Initiation? Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14235903. [PMID: 36497384 PMCID: PMC9741172 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14235903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Bidirectional communication between cells and their microenvironment has a key function in normal tissue homeostasis, and in disease initiation, progression and a patient's prognosis, at the very least. The extracellular matrix (ECM), as an element of all tissues and cellular microenvironment, is a frequently overlooked component implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of several diseases. In the inflammatory microenvironment (IME), different alterations resulting from remodeling processes can affect ECM, progressively inducing cancer initiation and the passage toward a tumor microenvironment (TME). Indeed, it has been demonstrated that altered ECM components interact with a variety of surface receptors triggering intracellular signaling that affect cellular pathways in turn. This review aims to support the notion that the ECM and its alterations actively participate in the promotion of chronic inflammation and cancer initiation. In conclusion, some data obtained in cancer research with the employment of decellularized ECM (dECM) models are described. The reported results encourage the application of dECM models to investigate the short circuits contributing to the creation of distinct IME, thus representing a potential tool to avoid the progression toward a malignant lesion.
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- Asia Marangio
- General Surgery 3, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica, Città della Speranza, 35129 Padova, Italy
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- General Surgery 3, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica, Città della Speranza, 35129 Padova, Italy
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- General Surgery 3, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica, Città della Speranza, 35129 Padova, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica, Città della Speranza, 35129 Padova, Italy
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- General Surgery 3, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- General Surgery 3, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- General Surgery 3, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica, Città della Speranza, 35129 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-049-964-0160
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Leung HW, Foo G, VanDongen A. Arc Regulates Transcription of Genes for Plasticity, Excitability and Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10081946. [PMID: 36009494 PMCID: PMC9405677 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10081946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The immediate early gene Arc is a master regulator of synaptic function and a critical determinant of memory consolidation. Here, we show that Arc interacts with dynamic chromatin and closely associates with histone markers for active enhancers and transcription in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Both these histone modifications, H3K27Ac and H3K9Ac, have recently been shown to be upregulated in late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). When Arc induction by pharmacological network activation was prevented using a short hairpin RNA, the expression profile was altered for over 1900 genes, which included genes associated with synaptic function, neuronal plasticity, intrinsic excitability, and signalling pathways. Interestingly, about 100 Arc-dependent genes are associated with the pathophysiology of AD. When endogenous Arc expression was induced in HEK293T cells, the transcription of many neuronal genes was increased, suggesting that Arc can control expression in the absence of activated signalling pathways. Taken together, these data establish Arc as a master regulator of neuronal activity-dependent gene expression and suggest that it plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of AD.
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Correspondence:
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Dorgau B, Georgiou M, Chaudhary A, Moya-Molina M, Collin J, Queen R, Hilgen G, Davey T, Hewitt P, Schmitt M, Kustermann S, Pognan F, Steel DH, Sernagor E, Armstrong L, Lako M. Human Retinal Organoids Provide a Suitable Tool for Toxicological Investigations: A Comprehensive Validation Using Drugs and Compounds Affecting the Retina. Stem Cells Transl Med 2022; 11:159-177. [PMID: 35298655 PMCID: PMC8929478 DOI: 10.1093/stcltm/szab010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Retinal drug toxicity screening is essential for the development of safe treatment strategies for a large number of diseases. To this end, retinal organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) provide a suitable screening platform due to their similarity to the human retina and the ease of generation in large-scale formats. In this study, two hPSC cell lines were differentiated to retinal organoids, which comprised all key retinal cell types in multiple nuclear and synaptic layers. Single-cell RNA-Seq of retinal organoids indicated the maintenance of retinal ganglion cells and development of bipolar cells: both cell types segregated into several subtypes. Ketorolac, digoxin, thioridazine, sildenafil, ethanol, and methanol were selected as key compounds to screen on retinal organoids because of their well-known retinal toxicity profile described in the literature. Exposure of the hPSC-derived retinal organoids to digoxin, thioridazine, and sildenafil resulted in photoreceptor cell death, while digoxin and thioridazine additionally affected all other cell types, including Müller glia cells. All drug treatments caused activation of astrocytes, indicated by dendrites sprouting into neuroepithelium. The ability to respond to light was preserved in organoids although the number of responsive retinal ganglion cells decreased after drug exposure. These data indicate similar drug effects in organoids to those reported in in vivo models and/or in humans, thus providing the first robust experimental evidence of their suitability for toxicological studies.
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- Birthe Dorgau
- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Newcells Biotech, Biosphere, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Newcells Biotech, Biosphere, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Northumbria University, Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Science, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Electron Microscopy Research Services, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Switzerland
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Newcells Biotech, Biosphere, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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The shift in macrophages polarisation after tendon injury: A systematic review. J Orthop Translat 2019; 21:24-34. [PMID: 32071872 PMCID: PMC7013123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jot.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The role of macrophages (Mφs) in tendon injury healing is controversy. The aims of this study were to determine whether there is a shift in Mφs polarisation after an acute and chronic tendon injury and to assess whether the Mφs polarisation between the partial and complete rupture is different. Methods This systematic review of the scientific literature was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Cochrane guidelines. PubMed database and Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE) were used for specific search criteria. Only studies measuring Mφs using specific cell markers in Achilles tendon tissue and rotator cuff tendon tissue were included, respectively. Results Five Achilles tendon injury studies and four rotator cuff injury studies were included. Expression of the pan Mϕs marker Cluster of Differentiation (CD) 68 was significantly upregulated in acute Achilles tendon ruptures compared to intact tendons, while no significant changes were found in Mφs polarisation markers CD80 (M1 Mφs) and CD206 (M2 Mφs). High levels of CD86 (M1 Mφs) and CD206 were observed in acute partial rupture. Expression of CD68 and CD206 were significantly upregulated in chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy and downregulated as structural failure increases. A low level of CD206 was observed in complete tendon rupture regardless of acute or chronic injury. Discussion and conclusion In spite of the limited number of articles included, findings from this study suggested that the process of inflammation plays an important role in acute Achilles tendon injuries, indicated by the increased expression of CD68+ Mφs. Low levels of CD206+ Mφs were constantly observed in complete Achilles tendon rupture, while high levels of CD80+ Mφs and CD206+ Mφs were observed in partial Achilles tendon rupture, which suggested the potential correlation between M2 Mφs and tendon structure. For chronic rotator cuff injury, CD68+ Mφs and CD206+ Mφs were higher in tendinopathic tissues in comparison to the intact control tissues. Both CD68+ Mφs and CD206+ Mφs has an inverse relation to the structural failure in the torn rotator cuff tendon. After tendon rupture, the time point of biopsy specimen collection is an important factor, which could occur in the acute phase or chronic phase. Collectively, the understanding of the roles in Mφs after tendon injury is inadequate, and more research efforts should be devoted to this direction. The translational potential of this article This article provided a potential implication on how pan Mφs or M2 Mφs might be associated with ruptured or torn tendon structure. Managing Mφs numbers and phenotypes may lead to possible novel therapeutic approaches to the management of early tendinopathy, early acute tendon rupture, hence, promote healing after restoration surgery.
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Christian MA, Samms-Vaughan M, Lee M, Bressler J, Hessabi M, Grove ML, Shakespeare-Pellington S, Coore Desai C, Reece JA, Loveland KA, Boerwinkle E, Rahbar MH. Maternal Exposures Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jamaican Children. J Autism Dev Disord 2019; 48:2766-2778. [PMID: 29549549 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3537-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with poorly understood etiology. Many maternal exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding potentially interfere with neurodevelopment. Using data from two age- and sex-matched case-control studies in Jamaica (n = 298 pairs), results of conditional logistic regression analyses suggest that maternal exposures to fever or infection (matched odds ratio (MOR) = 3.12, 95% CI 1.74-5.60), physical trauma (MOR 2.02, 95% CI 1.01-4.05), and oil-based paints (MOR 1.99, 95% CI 1.14-3.46) may be associated with ASD. Additionally, maternal exposure to oil-based paints may modify the relationship between maternal exposure to pesticides and ASD, which deepens our understanding of the association between pesticides and ASD.
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- MacKinsey A Christian
- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.,Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.,Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.,Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. .,Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. .,Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
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Chu SY, Chou CH, Huang HD, Yen MH, Hong HC, Chao PH, Wang YH, Chen PY, Nian SX, Chen YR, Liou LY, Liu YC, Chen HM, Lin FM, Chang YT, Chen CC, Lee OK. Mechanical stretch induces hair regeneration through the alternative activation of macrophages. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1524. [PMID: 30944305 PMCID: PMC6447615 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09402-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Tissues and cells in organism are continuously exposed to complex mechanical cues from the environment. Mechanical stimulations affect cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration, as well as determining tissue homeostasis and repair. By using a specially designed skin-stretching device, we discover that hair stem cells proliferate in response to stretch and hair regeneration occurs only when applying proper strain for an appropriate duration. A counterbalance between WNT and BMP-2 and the subsequent two-step mechanism are identified through molecular and genetic analyses. Macrophages are first recruited by chemokines produced by stretch and polarized to M2 phenotype. Growth factors such as HGF and IGF-1, released by M2 macrophages, then activate stem cells and facilitate hair regeneration. A hierarchical control system is revealed, from mechanical and chemical signals to cell behaviors and tissue responses, elucidating avenues of regenerative medicine and disease control by demonstrating the potential to manipulate cellular processes through simple mechanical stimulation.
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- Szu-Ying Chu
- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, School of Life and Health Sciences, School of Sciences and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, 411, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
- Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
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Higham A, Quinn AM, Cançado JED, Singh D. The pathology of small airways disease in COPD: historical aspects and future directions. Respir Res 2019; 20:49. [PMID: 30832670 PMCID: PMC6399904 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-019-1017-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Small airways disease (SAD) is a cardinal feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) first recognized in the nineteenth century. The diverse histopathological features associated with SAD underpin the heterogeneous nature of COPD. Our understanding of the key molecular mechanisms which drive the pathological changes are not complete. In this article we will provide a historical overview of key histopathological studies which have helped shape our understanding of SAD and discuss the hallmark features of airway remodelling, mucous plugging and inflammation. We focus on the relationship between SAD and emphysema, SAD in the early stages of COPD, and the mechanisms which cause SAD progression, including bacterial colonization and exacerbations. We discuss the need to specifically target SAD to attenuate the progression of COPD.
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- Andrew Higham
- The University of Manchester Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
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- Department of Histopathology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- The University of Manchester Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.,Medicines Evaluation Unit, The Langley Building, Southmoor Road, Manchester, UK
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Varol C, Sagi I. Phagocyte-extracellular matrix crosstalk empowers tumor development and dissemination. FEBS J 2017; 285:734-751. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.14317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Chen Varol
- The Research Center for Digestive Tract and Liver Diseases; Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine; Tel-Aviv University; Israel
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology; Sackler Faculty of Medicine; Tel Aviv University; Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation; Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot Israel
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Simon T, Bromberg JS. Regulation of the Immune System by Laminins. Trends Immunol 2017; 38:858-871. [PMID: 28684207 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Laminins are trimeric proteins that are major components of the basement membranes that separate endothelia and epithelia from the underlying tissue. Sixteen laminin isoforms have been described, each with distinct tissue expression patterns and functions. While laminins have a critical structural role, recent evidence also indicates that they also impact the migration and functions of immune cells. Laminins are differentially expressed upon immunity or tolerance and orientate the immune response. This review will summarize the structure of laminins, the modulation of their expression, and their interactions with the immune system. Finally, the role of the laminins in autoimmune diseases and transplantation will be discussed.
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- Thomas Simon
- Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Disease, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Disease, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Genome-wide linkage and association analysis of cardiometabolic phenotypes in Hispanic Americans. J Hum Genet 2016; 62:175-184. [PMID: 27535031 PMCID: PMC5266668 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2016.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Linkage studies of complex genetic diseases have been largely replaced by genome-wide association studies, due in part to limited success in complex trait discovery. However, recent interest in rare and low-frequency variants motivates re-examination of family-based methods. In this study, we investigated the performance of two-point linkage analysis for over 1.6 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) combined with single variant association analysis to identify high impact variants, which are both strongly linked and associated with cardiometabolic traits in up to 1414 Hispanics from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study (IRASFS). Evaluation of all 50 phenotypes yielded 83 557 000 LOD (logarithm of the odds) scores, with 9214 LOD scores ⩾3.0, 845 ⩾4.0 and 89 ⩾5.0, with a maximal LOD score of 6.49 (rs12956744 in the LAMA1 gene for tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) receptor 2). Twenty-seven variants were associated with P<0.005 as well as having an LOD score >4, including variants in the NFIB gene under a linkage peak with TNFα receptor 2 levels on chromosome 9. Linkage regions of interest included a broad peak (31 Mb) on chromosome 1q with acute insulin response (max LOD=5.37). This region was previously documented with type 2 diabetes in family-based studies, providing support for the validity of these results. Overall, we have demonstrated the utility of two-point linkage and association in comprehensive genome-wide array-based SNP genotypes.
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Matrikines originate from the fragmentation of extracellular matrix proteins and regulate cellular activities by interacting with specific receptors. Matrikines are implicated in inflammation, immune responses, organ development, wound repair, angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, tumor progression and metastasis due to their ability to alter cellular migration, chemotaxis, and mitogenesis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) degrade extracellular matrix components under normal circumstances and in disease processes. Of the 20 MMPs identified, MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-8, MMP-9, and MMP-12 have been implicated in regulating the matrikines Val-Gly-Val-Ala-Pro-Gly (elastin peptide) and proline-glycine-proline (PGP). Elastin peptide fragments are generated by elastolytic enzymes and have implications in atherosclerosis, neovascularization, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, skin disease, as well as tumor invasion and spread. PGP is produced through a multistep pathway that liberates the tripeptide fragment from extracellular collagen. PGP is best described for its role in neutrophil chemotaxis and is implicated in the pathogenesis of corneal ulcers and in chronic lung conditions. In chronic cigarette smoke related lung disease, the PGP pathway can become a self-propagating cycle of inflammation through cigarette-smoke mediated inhibition of leukotriene A4 hydrolase, the enzyme responsible for degrading PGP and halting acute inflammation. This review highlights the roles of MMPs in generating these important matrikines.
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Fornetti J, Martinson HA, Betts CB, Lyons TR, Jindal S, Guo Q, Coussens LM, Borges VF, Schedin P. Mammary gland involution as an immunotherapeutic target for postpartum breast cancer. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2014; 19:213-28. [PMID: 24952477 PMCID: PMC4363120 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-014-9322-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Postpartum mammary gland involution has been identified as tumor-promotional and is proposed to contribute to the increased rates of metastasis and poor survival observed in postpartum breast cancer patients. In rodent models, the involuting mammary gland microenvironment is sufficient to induce enhanced tumor cell growth, local invasion, and metastasis. Postpartum involution shares many attributes with wound healing, including upregulation of genes involved in immune responsiveness and infiltration of tissue by immune cells. In rodent models, treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ameliorates the tumor-promotional effects of involution, consistent with the immune milieu of the involuting gland contributing to tumor promotion. Currently, immunotherapy is being investigated as a means of breast cancer treatment with the purpose of identifying ways to enhance anti-tumor immune responses. Here we review evidence for postpartum mammary gland involution being a uniquely defined 'hot-spot' of pro-tumorigenic immune cell infiltration, and propose that immunotherapy should be explored for prevention and treatment of breast cancers that arise in this environment.
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- Jaime Fornetti
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Program in Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Cancer Biology Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Cell Biology, Stem cells, and Development, 12801 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Cancer Biology Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program, University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1665 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Program in Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Cancer Biology Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Cell Biology, Stem cells, and Development, 12801 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Denoyer D, Kusuma N, Burrows A, Ling X, Jupp L, Anderson RL, Pouliot N. Bone-derived soluble factors and laminin-511 cooperate to promote migration, invasion and survival of bone-metastatic breast tumor cells. Growth Factors 2014; 32:63-73. [PMID: 24601751 DOI: 10.3109/08977194.2014.894037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Tumor intrinsic and extrinsic factors are thought to contribute to bone metastasis but little is known about how they cooperate to promote breast cancer spread to bone. We used the bone-metastatic 4T1BM2 mammary carcinoma model to investigate the cooperative interactions between tumor LM-511 and bone-derived soluble factors in vitro. We show that bone conditioned medium cooperates with LM-511 to enhance 4T1BM2 cell migration and invasion and is sufficient alone to promote survival in the absence of serum. These responses were associated with increased secretion of MMP-9 and activation of ERK and AKT signaling pathways and were partially blocked by pharmacological inhibitors of MMP-9, AKT-1/2 or MEK. Importantly, pre-treatment of 4T1BM2 cells with an AKT-1/2 inhibitor significantly reduced experimental metastasis to bone in vivo. Promotion of survival and invasive responses by bone-derived soluble factors and tumor-derived LM-511 are likely to contribute to the metastatic spread of breast tumors to bone.
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- Delphine Denoyer
- Metastasis Research Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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Kamoshida G, Ogawa T, Oyanagi J, Sato H, Komiya E, Higashi S, Miyazaki K, Tsuji T. Modulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 secretion from tumor-associated macrophage-like cells by proteolytically processed laminin-332 (laminin-5). Clin Exp Metastasis 2014; 31:285-91. [PMID: 24292405 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-013-9627-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Macrophages infiltrating tumor tissues (tumor-associated macrophages, TAM) affect the malignant behaviors of tumor cells. We previously reported that monocytes were differentiated into TAM-like cells secreting matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 by co-culture with tumor cells, and that cell adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins played a critical role in the differentiation. In this study, we found that the monocyte differentiation was promoted by laminin-332 (laminin-5), a major epithelial ECM component. We also demonstrated that the proteolytic processing of the γ2 chain of laminin-332 was essential for its activity but that the N-terminal short arm of the γ2 chain inhibited MMP-9 secretion. These results indicate that the activity of laminin-332 for monocyte differentiation is dynamically regulated by the proteolytic processing of the γ2 chain.
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- Go Kamoshida
- Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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Myofibroblasts and the extracellular matrix network in post-myocardial infarction cardiac remodeling. Pflugers Arch 2014; 466:1113-27. [PMID: 24519465 PMCID: PMC4033805 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1463-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM) fills the space between cells, supports tissue organization, and transduces mechanical, chemical, and biological signals to regulate homeostasis of the left ventricle (LV). Following myocardial infarction (MI), a multitude of ECM proteins are synthesized to replace myocyte loss and form a reparative scar. Activated fibroblasts (myofibroblasts) are the primary source of ECM proteins, thus playing a key role in cardiac repair. A balanced turnover of ECM through regulation of synthesis by myofibroblasts and degradation by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is critical for proper scar formation. In this review, we summarize the current literature on the roles of myofibroblasts, MMPs, and ECM proteins in MI-induced LV remodeling. In addition, we discuss future research directions that are needed to further elucidate the molecular mechanisms of ECM actions to optimize cardiac repair.
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Sicari BM, Agrawal V, Siu BF, Medberry CJ, Dearth CL, Turner NJ, Badylak SF. A murine model of volumetric muscle loss and a regenerative medicine approach for tissue replacement. Tissue Eng Part A 2013; 18:1941-8. [PMID: 22906411 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2012.0475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Volumetric muscle loss (VML) resulting from traumatic accidents, tumor ablation, or degenerative disease is associated with limited treatment options and high morbidity. The lack of a reliable and reproducible animal model of VML has hindered the development of effective therapeutic strategies. The present study describes a critical-sized excisional defect within the mouse quadriceps muscle that results in an irrecoverable volumetric defect. This model of VML was used to evaluate the efficacy of a surgically placed inductive biologic scaffold material composed of porcine small intestinal submucosa-extracellular matrix (SIS-ECM). The targeted placement of an SIS-ECM scaffold within the defect was associated with constructive tissue remodeling including the formation of site-appropriate skeletal muscle tissue. The present study provides a reproducible animal model with which to study VML and shows the therapeutic potential of a bioscaffold-based regenerative medicine approach to VML.
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- Brian M Sicari
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Allavena P, Mantovani A. Immunology in the clinic review series; focus on cancer: tumour-associated macrophages: undisputed stars of the inflammatory tumour microenvironment. Clin Exp Immunol 2012; 167:195-205. [PMID: 22235995 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2011.04515.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mononuclear phagocytes are cells of the innate immunity that defend the host against harmful pathogens and heal tissues after injury. Contrary to expectations, in malignancies, tumour-associated macrophages (TAM) promote disease progression by supporting cancer cell survival, proliferation and invasion. TAM and related myeloid cells [Tie2(+) monocytes and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC)] also promote tumour angiogenesis and suppress adaptive immune responses. These divergent biological activities are mediated by macrophages/myeloid cells with distinct functional polarization, which are ultimately dictated by microenvironmental cues. Clinical and experimental evidence has shown that cancer tissues with high infiltration of TAM are associated with poor patient prognosis and resistance to therapies. Targeting of macrophages in tumours is considered a promising therapeutic strategy: depletion of TAM or their 're-education' as anti-tumour effectors is under clinical investigation and will hopefully contribute to the success of conventional anti-cancer treatments.
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- P Allavena
- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical Institute Department of Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Rozzano, Italy.
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Khan KMF, Kothari P, Du B, Dannenberg AJ, Falcone DJ. Matrix metalloproteinase-dependent microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 expression in macrophages: role of TNF-α and the EP4 prostanoid receptor. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:1970-80. [PMID: 22227567 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 contributes to the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer. Thus, identifying targetable components of signaling pathways that regulate MMP-9 expression may have broad therapeutic implications. Our previous studies revealed a nexus between metalloproteinases and prostanoids whereby MMP-1 and MMP-3, commonly found in inflammatory and neoplastic foci, stimulate macrophage MMP-9 expression via the release of TNF-α and subsequent induction of cyclooxygenase-2 and PGE(2) engagement of EP4 receptor. In the current study, we determined whether MMP-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression was coupled to the expression of prostaglandin E synthase family members. We found that MMP-1- and MMP-3-dependent release of TNF-α induced rapid and transient expression of early growth response protein 1 in macrophages followed by sustained elevation in microsomal prostaglandin synthase 1 (mPGES-1) expression. Metalloproteinase-induced PGE(2) levels and MMP-9 expression were markedly attenuated in macrophages in which mPGES-1 was silenced, thereby identifying mPGES-1 as a therapeutic target in the regulation of MMP-9 expression. Finally, the induction of mPGES-1 was regulated, in part, through a positive feedback loop dependent on PGE(2) binding to EP4. Thus, in addition to inhibiting macrophage MMP-9 expression, EP4 antagonists emerge as potential therapy to reduce mPGES-1 expression and PGE(2) levels in inflammatory and neoplastic settings.
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- K M Faisal Khan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Liguori M, Solinas G, Germano G, Mantovani A, Allavena P. Tumor-associated macrophages as incessant builders and destroyers of the cancer stroma. Cancers (Basel) 2011; 3:3740-61. [PMID: 24213109 PMCID: PMC3763394 DOI: 10.3390/cancers3043740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAM) are key components of the reactive stroma of tumors. In most, although not all cancers, their presence is associated with poor patient prognosis. In addition to releasing cytokines and growth factors for tumor and endothelial cells, a distinguished feature of TAM is their high-rate degradation of the extra-cellular matrix. This incessant stroma remodelling favours the release of matrix-bound growth factors and promotes tumor cell motility and invasion. In addition, TAM produce matrix proteins, some of which are typical of the neoplastic tissues. The gene expression profile of TAM isolated from human tumors reveals a matrix-related signature with the up-regulation of genes coding for different matrix proteins, as well as several proteolytic enzymes. Among ECM components are: osteopontin, osteoactivin, collagens and fibronectin, including also a truncated isoform of fibronectin termed migration stimulation factor. In addition to serve as structural proteins, these matrix components have key functions in the regulation of the vessel network, in the inductionof tumor cell motility and degradation of cellular debris. Among proteolytic enzymes are: matrix metalloproteases, cathepsins, lysosomal and ADAM proteases, and the urokinase-type plasminogen activator. The degrading activity of TAM, coupled to the production of bio-active ECM proteins, co-operate to the build-up and maintenance of an inflammatory micro-environment which eventually promotes tumor progression.
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- Manuela Liguori
- Department of Immunology and Inflammation Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 113, Rozzano-Milano 20089, Italy; E-Mails: (M.L.); (S.G.); (G.G.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 113, Rozzano-Milano 20089, Italy; E-Mails: (M.L.); (S.G.); (G.G.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 113, Rozzano-Milano 20089, Italy; E-Mails: (M.L.); (S.G.); (G.G.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 113, Rozzano-Milano 20089, Italy; E-Mails: (M.L.); (S.G.); (G.G.); (M.A.)
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Milano, Milano 20089, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 113, Rozzano-Milano 20089, Italy; E-Mails: (M.L.); (S.G.); (G.G.); (M.A.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +39-02-8224-5112; Fax: +39-02-8224-5101
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Kusuma N, Anderson RL, Pouliot N. Laminin α5-derived peptides modulate the properties of metastatic breast tumour cells. Clin Exp Metastasis 2011; 28:909-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s10585-011-9422-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Duan W, Zhou J, Zhang S, Zhao K, Zhao L, Ogata K, Sakaue T, Mori A, Wei T. ESeroS-GS modulates lipopolysaccharide-induced macrophage activation by impairing the assembly of TLR-4 complexes in lipid rafts. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1813:772-83. [PMID: 21276822 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Revised: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The binding of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) to macrophages results in inflammatory responses. In extreme cases it can lead to endotoxic shock, often resulting in death. A broad range of antioxidants, including tocopherols, can reduce LPS activity in vitro and in vivo. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of their action, we investigated the effect of the sodium salt of γ-L-glutamyl-S-[2-[[[3,4-dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-yl]oxy]carbonyl]-3-[[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]amino]-3-oxopropyl]-L-cysteinylglycine (ESeroS-GS), a novel α-tocopherol derivative, on LPS-induced inflammation in vitro and in vivo. ESeroS-GS reduced the transcription of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and iNOS genes in a dose-dependent manner in RAW264.7 macrophages, and inhibited the release of these inflammatory factors. In addition, ESeroS-GS inhibited LPS-induced mortality in a mouse sepsis model. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) and reporter gene assays revealed that ESeroS-GS down-regulated the transcriptional activity of NF-κB. By analyzing the partitioning of CD14 and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) in cell membrane microdomains, we found that ESeroS-GS attenuates the binding of LPS to RAW264.7 cells via interfering with the relocation of CD14 and TLR-4 to lipid rafts, blocking the activation of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK-1), and inhibiting the consequent phosphorylation of TAK1 and IKKα/β, which together account for the suppression of NF-κB activation. Taken together, our data suggest that ESeroS-GS can modulate LPS signaling in macrophages by impairing TLR-4 complex assembly via a lipid raft dependent mechanism. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: 11th European Symposium on Calcium.
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- Wenjuan Duan
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Akhtar K, Broekelmann TJ, Miao M, Keeley FW, Starcher BC, Pierce RA, Mecham RP, Adair-Kirk TL. Oxidative and nitrosative modifications of tropoelastin prevent elastic fiber assembly in vitro. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:37396-404. [PMID: 20847053 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.126789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Elastic fibers are extracellular structures that provide stretch and recoil properties of tissues, such as lungs, arteries, and skin. Elastin is the predominant component of elastic fibers. Tropoelastin (TE), the precursor of elastin, is synthesized mainly during late fetal and early postnatal stages. The turnover of elastin in normal adult tissues is minimal. However, in several pathological conditions often associated with inflammation and oxidative stress, elastogenesis is re-initiated, but newly synthesized elastic fibers appear abnormal. We sought to determine the effects of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) on the assembly of TE into elastic fibers. Immunoblot analyses showed that TE is oxidatively and nitrosatively modified by peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and by activated monocytes and macrophages via release of ONOO(-) and HOCl. In an in vitro elastic fiber assembly model, oxidatively modified TE was unable to form elastic fibers. Oxidation of TE enhanced coacervation, an early step in elastic fiber assembly, but reduced cross-linking and interactions with other proteins required for elastic fiber assembly, including fibulin-4, fibulin-5, and fibrillin-2. These findings establish that ROS/RNS can modify TE and that these modifications affect the assembly of elastic fibers. Thus, we speculate that oxidative stress may contribute to the abnormal structure and function of elastic fibers in pathological conditions.
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- Kamal Akhtar
- Departments of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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DAINICHI T, KOGA H, TSUJI T, ISHII N, OHYAMA B, UEDA A, NATSUAKI Y, KARASHIMA T, NAKAMA T, YASUMOTO S, ZILLIKENS D, HASHIMOTO T. From anti-p200 pemphigoid to anti-laminin γ1 pemphigoid. J Dermatol 2010; 37:231-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00793.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Steenport M, Khan KMF, Du B, Barnhard SE, Dannenberg AJ, Falcone DJ. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and MMP-3 induce macrophage MMP-9: evidence for the role of TNF-alpha and cyclooxygenase-2. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 183:8119-27. [PMID: 19923455 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 (gelatinase B) participates in a variety of diverse physiologic and pathologic processes. We recently characterized a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-->PGE(2)-->EP4 receptor axis that regulates macrophage MMP-9 expression. In the present studies, we determined whether MMPs, commonly found in inflamed and neoplastic tissues, regulate this prostanoid-EP receptor axis leading to enhanced MMP-9 expression. Results demonstrate that exposure of murine peritoneal macrophages and RAW264.7 macrophages to MMP-1 (collagenase-1) or MMP-3 (stromelysin-1) lead to a marked increase in COX-2 expression, PGE(2) secretion, and subsequent induction of MMP-9 expression. Proteinase-induced MMP-9 expression was blocked in macrophages preincubated with the selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib or transfected with COX-2 small interfering RNA (siRNA). Likewise, proteinase-induced MMP-9 was blocked in macrophages preincubated with the EP4 antagonist ONO-AE3-208 or transfected with EP4 siRNA. Exposure of macrophages to MMP-1 and MMP-3 triggered the rapid release of TNF-alpha, which was blocked by MMP inhibitors. Furthermore, both COX-2 and MMP-9 expression were inhibited in macrophages preincubated with anti-TNF-alpha IgG or transfected with TNF-alpha siRNA. Thus, proteinase-induced MMP-9 expression by macrophages is dependent on the release of TNF-alpha, induction of COX-2 expression, and PGE(2) engagement of EP4. The ability of MMP-1 and MMP-3 to regulate macrophage secretion of PGE(2) and expression of MMP-9 defines a nexus between MMPs and prostanoids that is likely to play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer. These data also suggest that this nexus is targetable utilizing anti-TNF-alpha therapies and/or selective EP4 antagonists.
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Higher pretherapy and significant decrease during the first 12 months of therapy in serum laminin levels may associate with hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with lamivudine. Clin Exp Med 2010; 10:245-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s10238-010-0091-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 01/11/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Rush C, Nyara M, Moxon JV, Trollope A, Cullen B, Golledge J. Whole genome expression analysis within the angiotensin II-apolipoprotein E deficient mouse model of abdominal aortic aneurysm. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:298. [PMID: 19580648 PMCID: PMC2728106 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND An animal model commonly used to investigate pathways and potential therapeutic interventions relevant to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) involves subcutaneous infusion of angiotensin II within the apolipoprotein E deficient mouse. The aim of this study was to investigate genes differentially expressed in aneurysms forming within this mouse model in order to assess the relevance of this model to human AAA. RESULTS Using microarrays we identified genes relevant to aneurysm formation within apolipoprotein E deficient mice. Firstly we investigated genes differentially expressed in the aneurysm prone segment of the suprarenal aorta in these mice. Secondly we investigated genes that were differentially expressed in the aortas of mice developing aneurysms relative to those that did not develop aneurysms in response to angiotensin II infusion. Our findings suggest that a host of inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling pathways are upregulated within the aorta in mice developing aneurysms. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome categories enriched in the aortas of mice with aneurysms included cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, leukocyte transendothelial migration, natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity and hematopoietic cell lineage. Genes associated with extracellular matrix remodelling, such as a range of matrix metalloproteinases were also differentially expressed in relation to aneurysm formation. CONCLUSION This study is the first report describing whole genome expression arrays in the apolipoprotein E deficient mice in relation to aneurysm formation. The findings suggest that the pathways believed to be critical in human AAA are also relevant to aneurysm formation in this mouse model. The findings therefore support the value of this model to investigate interventions and mechanisms of human AAA.
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- Catherine Rush
- The Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- The Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- The Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- The Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- The Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- The Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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Poitevin S, Garnotel R, Antonicelli F, Gillery P, Nguyen P. Type I collagen induces tissue factor expression and matrix metalloproteinase 9 production in human primary monocytes through a redox-sensitive pathway. J Thromb Haemost 2008; 6:1586-94. [PMID: 18541003 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03051.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tissue factor (TF), the main trigger of coagulation cascade, is a major component of the atherosclerotic plaque. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are recognized as key mediators of extracellular matrix remodeling during inflammation. It was recently emphasized that both TF and MMP-9 were overexpressed in atherosclerotic plaques, suggesting a role of both molecules in plaque instability and thrombogenicity. OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to determine whether human monocytes could co-express TF and MMP-9 when the cells interact with type I collagen, a major component of the extracellular matrix and atherosclerotic plaque. METHODS Human monocytes were isolated by elutriation and incubated in collagen I-coated plates. Tissue factor and MMP-9 expression were examined using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, flow cytometry, western blot and zymography. The activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) and the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in TF and MMP-9 production was studied using gel shift experiments, antioxidants pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) and N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), and apocynin (a specific inhibitor of the NADPH oxidase). RESULTS Type I collagen induced TF expression and increased MMP-9 production. In addition, the pro-inflammatory tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), produced in response to collagen I, increased MMP-9 production. PDTC and NAC inhibited NF-kappaB activation during monocyte interaction with collagen I. Finally, both antioxidants and apocynin decreased the expression of TF, TNF-alpha, and MMP-9. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate a new mechanism in the monocyte expression of TF and MMP-9 in response to collagen I involving a ROS-dependent pathway linked to the activation of the NADPH oxidase.
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- S Poitevin
- EA3801, URCA and Laboratory of Haematology, CHU Robert Debré, Reims, France
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Adair-Kirk TL, Atkinson JJ, Griffin GL, Watson MA, Kelley DG, DeMello D, Senior RM, Betsuyaku T. Distal airways in mice exposed to cigarette smoke: Nrf2-regulated genes are increased in Clara cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2008; 39:400-11. [PMID: 18441282 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2007-0295oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Cigarette smoke (CS) is the main risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Terminal bronchioles are critical zones in the pathophysiology of COPD, but little is known about the cellular and molecular changes that occur in cells lining terminal bronchioles in response to CS. We subjected C57BL/6 mice to CS (6 d/wk, up to 6 mo), looked for morphologic changes lining the terminal bronchioles, and used laser capture microdissection to selectively isolate cells in terminal bronchioles to study gene expression. Morphologic and immunohistochemical analyses showed that Clara cell predominance remained despite 6 months of CS exposure. Since Clara cells have a role in protection against oxidative stress, we focused on the expression of antioxidant/detoxification genes using microarray analysis. Of the 35 antioxidant/detoxification genes with at least 2.5-fold increased expression in response to 6 months of CS exposure, 21 were NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-regulated genes. Among these were cytochrome P450 1b1, glutathione reductase, thioredoxin reductase, and members of the glutathione S-transferase family, as well as Nrf2 itself. In vitro studies using immortalized murine Clara cells (C22) showed that CS induced the stabilization and nuclear translocation of Nrf2, which correlated with the induction of antioxidant and detoxification genes. Furthermore, decreasing Nrf2 expression by siRNA resulted in a corresponding decrease in CS-induced expression of several antioxidant and detoxification genes by C22 cells. These data suggest that the protective response by Clara cells to CS exposure is predominantly regulated by the transcription factor Nrf2.
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- Tracy L Adair-Kirk
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Mydel P, Shipley JM, Adair-Kirk TL, Kelley DG, Broekelmann TJ, Mecham RP, Senior RM. Neutrophil elastase cleaves laminin-332 (laminin-5) generating peptides that are chemotactic for neutrophils. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:9513-22. [PMID: 18178964 PMCID: PMC2442305 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706239200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Revised: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Proteolytic processing of laminin-332 by matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-14 has been shown to yield fragments that are promigratory for epithelial cells. During acute and chronic inflammation, proteases are elaborated by neutrophils and macrophages that can degrade basement membranes. We investigated the susceptibility of laminin-332 to degradation by the following neutrophil and macrophage proteases: neutrophil elastase (NE), cathepsin G, proteinase-3, and MMPs-2, -8, -9, and -12. Protease-specific differences were seen in the capacity to cleave the individual chains of laminin-332. NE and MMP-12 showed the greatest activity toward the gamma2 chain, generating a fragment similar in size to the gamma2x fragment generated by MMP-2. The digestion pattern of laminin-332 by degranulated neutrophils was nearly identical to that generated with NE alone. Digestion by supernatants of degranulated neutrophils was blocked by an inhibitor of NE, and NE-deficient neutrophils were essentially unable to digest laminin-332, suggesting that NE is the major neutrophil-derived protease that degrades laminin-332. In vivo, laminin gamma2 fragments were found in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of wild-type mice treated with lipopolysaccharide, whereas that obtained from NE-deficient mice showed a different cleavage pattern. In addition, NE cleaved a synthetic peptide derived from the region of human laminin gamma2 containing the MMP-2 cleavage site, suggesting that NE may generate laminin-332 fragments that are also promigratory. Both laminin-332 fragments generated by NE digestion and NE-digested laminin gamma2 peptide were found to be chemotactic for neutrophils. Collectively, these data suggest that degradation of laminin-332 by NE generates fragments with important biological activities.
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- Piotr Mydel
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Fragments of extracellular matrix as mediators of inflammation. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2007; 40:1101-10. [PMID: 18243041 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 12/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Classically, the extracellular matrix (ECM) was viewed as a supporting structure for stabilizing the location of cells in tissues and for preserving the architecture of tissues. This conception has changed dramatically over the past few decades with discoveries that ECM has profound influences on the structure, viability, and functions of cells. Much of the data supporting this new paradigm has been obtained from studies of normal and pathological structural cells such as fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, and malignant cells, as, for example, breast cancer epithelial cells. However, there has also been recognition that effects of ECM on cells extend to inflammatory cells. In this context, attention has been drawn to fragments of ECM components. In this review, we present information supporting the concept that proteolytic fragments of ECM affect multiple functions and properties of inflammatory and immune cells. Our focus is particularly upon neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages and fragments derived from collagens, elastin, and laminins. Hyaluronan fragments, although they are not products of proteolysis, are also discussed, as they are a notable example of ECM fragments that exhibit important effects on inflammatory cells. Further, we summarize some exciting recent developments in this field as a result of mouse models in which defined ECM fragments and their receptors are clearly implicated in inflammation in vivo. Thus, this review underscores the idea that proteolysis of ECM may well have implications that go beyond modifying the structural environment of cells and tissues.
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del Zoppo GJ, Milner R, Mabuchi T, Hung S, Wang X, Berg GI, Koziol JA. Microglial activation and matrix protease generation during focal cerebral ischemia. Stroke 2007; 38:646-51. [PMID: 17261708 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000254477.34231.cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Local environmental conditions contribute to the activation state of cells. Extracellular matrix glycoproteins participate in cell-cell boundaries within the microvascular and extravascular tissues of the central nervous system and provide a scaffold for the local environment. These conditions are altered during focal cerebral ischemia (and other central nervous system disorders) when extracellular matrix boundaries are degraded or when matrix proteins in the vascular circulation enter the neuropil as the microvascular permeability barrier is degraded. Microglia in the resting state become activated after the onset of ischemia. During activation these cells can express a number of factors and proteases, including latent matrix metalloproteinase-9 (pro-MMP-9). Whereas MMP-9 and MMP-2 are generated early during focal ischemia in select models, their cellular sources in vivo are still under study. In vitro microglia cells activate and respond to exposure to specific matrix proteins (eg, vitronectin, fibronectin) that circulate. Certain MMP inhibitors, specifically tetracycline derivatives, can modulate microglial activation and reduce injury volume in limited studies. But, the injury reduction relies on preinjury exposure to the tetracycline. Other studies underway suggest the hypothesis that microglial cell activation and pro-MMP-9 generation during focal cerebral ischemia is promoted in part by matrix proteins in the circulation that extravasate into the neuropil when the blood-brain barrier is compromised. These matrix proteins are known to activate microglia through their specific cell surface matrix receptors.
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- Gregory J del Zoppo
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Sapan CV, Reisner HM, Lundblad RL. Antibody therapy (IVIG): evaluation of the use of genomics and proteomics for the study of immunomodulation therapeutics. Vox Sang 2007; 92:197-205. [PMID: 17348868 DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00877.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is used for an increasingly diverse number of therapeutic applications as an immunomodulation drug. Although it has demonstrated therapeutic effectiveness, the mechanism of action of IVIG in these disorders is poorly understood; this lack of understanding complicates rational clinical application and reimbursement for 'off-label' use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Selected literature on the clinical use of IVIG as an immunomodulation drug is reviewed. We present a brief description of DNA microarray and protein microarray technology and the application of such technologies to the study of immune system cells. The several studies on the application of DNA microarray technology to study gene expression in response to IVIG are presented. RESULTS There is increasing data on the use of DNA microarray and protein microarray technology to study gene expression in immune system cells including T cells, B cells, macrophages, and leucocytes. There is less information on the effect of IVIG on gene expression in immune system cells. However, there is sufficient information available to suggest that this is a practical approach with the caveat that such work will require careful experimental design and clear definition of the normal population. CONCLUSIONS DNA and protein microarray assays can be used to (i) provide rational indications for the clinical use of IVIG, (ii) provide for specific analysis of raw material and end product IVIG in screening for content related to immunomodulation, and (iii) accelerate the development of next generation products which would be more focused and/or targeted therapeutics.
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- C V Sapan
- Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Lee JG, Lee SH, Park DW, Bae YS, Yun SS, Kim JR, Baek SH. Phosphatidic acid as a regulator of matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression via the TNF-α signaling pathway. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:787-93. [PMID: 17276429 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Phosphatidic acid (PA) is implicated in pathophysiological processes associated with cellular signaling events and inflammation, which include the expressional regulation of numerous genes. Here, we show that PA stimulation increases matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in macrophages through tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha signaling. We performed antibody array analysis on proteins from macrophages stimulated with PA. PA was found to induce the production of TNF-alpha, but not of TNF receptor (TNFR)1 and TNFR2 in a time-dependent manner and stimulated significant, though delayed, MMP-9 expression. PA induced the phosphorylations of both ERK1/2 and p38, but not of c-jun amino-terminal kinase. Moreover, only ERK1/2 inhibition by U0126 suppressed PA-induced TNF-alpha production and MMP-9 expression. Neutralizing TNF-alpha, TNFR1 or TNFR2 antibodies significantly suppressed PA-induced MMP-9 expression, suggesting that the production of TNF-alpha in response to PA preceded the expression of MMP-9. Moreover, lipopolysaccharide-induced PA also led to TNF-alpha release and resulted in MMP-9 expression. Taken together, these observations suggest that PA may play a role in MMP-9 regulation through ERKs/TNF-alpha/TNFRs-dependent signaling pathway.
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- Jin-Gu Lee
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Aging-Associated Vascular Disease Research Center, Yeungnam University, Daegu 705-717, Republic of Korea
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Lim EJ, Lee SH, Lee JG, Chin BR, Bae YS, Kim JR, Lee CH, Baek SH. Activation of toll-like receptor-9 induces matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression through Akt and tumor necrosis factor-alpha signaling. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:4533-8. [PMID: 16870179 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.06.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2006] [Revised: 06/12/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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CpG oligodeoxunucleotide (ODN) plays an important role in immune cell function. The present study examined whether temporal control of toll-like receptor (TLR)-9 by CpG ODN can regulate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). CpG ODN induced the release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and the expression of TNF receptor (TNFR)-II, but not of TNFR-I, in a time-dependent manner and stimulated significant, though delayed, MMP-9 expression. The endosomal acidification inhibitors, chloroquine or bafilomycin A, inhibited CpG ODN-induced TNF-alpha, TNFR-II, and MMP-9 expression. CpG ODN induced the phosphorylation of Akt, and the inhibition of Akt by LY294002 suppressed CpG ODN-induced TNF-alpha, TNFR-II, and MMP-9 expressions. Moreover, neutralizing TNF-alpha antibody significantly suppressed CpG ODN-induced MMP-9 expression, suggesting the involvement of TNF-alpha. These observations suggest that CpG ODN may play important roles in macrophage activation by regulating the expression of MMP-9 via a TLR-9/Akt/TNF-alpha-dependent signaling pathway.
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- Eun-Jung Lim
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, 317-1 Daemyung-5 Dong, Daegu 705-717, South Korea
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Tsuzaka K, Nozaki K, Kumazawa C, Shiraishi K, Setoyama Y, Yoshimoto K, Suzuki K, Abe T, Takeuchi T. DNA microarray gene expression profile of T cells with the splice variants of TCRzeta mRNA observed in systemic lupus erythematosus. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:949-56. [PMID: 16393980 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.2.949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We have reported that the TCRzeta mRNA with alternatively spliced 3' UTR (zeta mRNA/as-3'-untranslated region (UTR)) and zeta mRNA lacking exon 7 (zeta mRNA/exon 7-) observed in systemic lupus erythematosus patient T cells can lead to down-regulation of both zeta and TCR/CD3 complexes. To determine whether these T cells expressing decreased zeta exhibit differential transcription patterns, we transfected retrovirus vectors containing wild-type zeta cDNA, zeta cDNA/as-3' UTR, and zeta cDNA/exon 7- into murine T cell hybridoma MA5.8 cells which lack zeta expression to construct the MA5.8 mutants WT, AS3' UTR, and EX7-, respectively. FACS analyses demonstrated reduced cell surface expression of zeta and TCR/CD3 complexes on the AS3' UTR mutant and the EX7- mutant in comparison to that on the WT mutant. Total RNA was collected after stimulating the MA5.8 mutants with anti-CD3 Ab. Reverse-transcribed cDNA was applied to the mouse cDNA microarray containing 8691 genes, and the results were confirmed by real-time PCR. The results showed that 36 genes encoding cytokines and chemokines, including IL-2, IL-15, IL-18, and TGF-beta2, were down-regulated in both the AS3' UTR mutant and the EX7- mutant. Another 16 genes were up-regulated in both, and included genes associated with membranous proteins and cell damage granules, including the genes encoding poliovirus receptor-related 2, syndecan-1, and granzyme A. Increased protein expression of these genes was confirmed by Western blot and FACS analyses. Identification of these responsive genes in T cells in which the zeta and TCR/CD3 complexes were down-regulated may help to better understand the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- Kensei Tsuzaka
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Saitama, Japan.
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