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Saenger T, Schulte MF, Vordenbäumen S, Hermann FC, Bertelsbeck J, Meier K, Bleck E, Schneider M, Jose J. Structural Analysis of Breast-Milk α S1-Casein: An α-Helical Conformation Is Required for TLR4-Stimulation. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1743. [PMID: 38339021 PMCID: PMC10855866 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Breast-milk αS1-casein is a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) agonist, whereas phosphorylated αS1-casein does not bind TLR4. The objective of this study was to analyse the structural requirements for these effects. In silico analysis of αS1-casein indicated high α-helical content with coiled-coil characteristics. This was confirmed by CD-spectroscopy, showing the α-helical conformation to be stable between pH 2 and 7.4. After in vitro phosphorylation, the α-helical content was significantly reduced, similar to what it was after incubation at 80 °C. This conformation showed no in vitro induction of IL-8 secretion via TLR4. A synthetic peptide corresponding to V77-E92 of αS1-casein induced an IL-8 secretion of 0.95 ng/mL via TLR4. Our results indicate that αS1-casein appears in two distinct conformations, an α-helical TLR4-agonistic and a less α-helical TLR4 non-agonistic conformation induced by phosphorylation. This is to indicate that the immunomodulatory role of αS1-casein, as described before, could be regulated by conformational changes induced by phosphorylation.
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- Thorsten Saenger
- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Correnstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany; (T.S.); (M.F.S.)
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Correnstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany; (T.S.); (M.F.S.)
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- Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemie, University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Correnstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Correnstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany; (T.S.); (M.F.S.)
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Correnstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany; (T.S.); (M.F.S.)
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- Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, PharmaCampus, Correnstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany; (T.S.); (M.F.S.)
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Escribano BM, Muñoz-Jurado A, Luque E, Conde C, Feijóo M, LaTorre M, Valdelvira ME, Buendía P, Giraldo AI, Caballero-Villarraso J, Santamaría A, Agüera E, Túnez I. Lactose and Casein Cause Changes on Biomarkers of Oxidative Damage and Dysbiosis in an Experimental Model of Multiple Sclerosis. CNS & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS DRUG TARGETS 2022; 21:680-692. [PMID: 34875994 DOI: 10.2174/1871527320666211207101113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) in rats closely reproduces Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease characterized by neuroinflammation and oxidative stress that also appears to extend to other organs and their compartments. The origin of MS is a matter for discussion, but it would seem that altering certain bacterial populations present in the gut may lead to a proinflammatory condition due to the bacterial Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in the so-called brain-gut axis. The casein and lactose in milk confer anti-inflammatory properties and immunomodulatory effects. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of administration of casein and lactose on the oxidative damage and the clinical status caused by EAE and to verify whether both casein and lactose had any effect on the LPS and its transport protein -LBP-. METHODS Twenty male Dark Agouti rats were divided into control rats (control), EAE rats, and EAE rats, to which casein and lactose, EAE+casein, and EAE+lactose, respectively, were administered. Fifty-one days after casein and lactose administration, the rats were sacrificed, and different organs were studied (brain, spinal cord, blood, heart, liver, kidney, small, and large intestine). In the latter, products derived from oxidative stress were studied (lipid peroxides and carbonylated proteins) as well as the glutathione redox system, various inflammation factors (total nitrite, Nuclear Factor-kappa B p65, the Rat Tumour Necrosis Factor-α), and the LPS and LBP values. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Casein and lactose administration improved the clinical aspect of the disease at the same time as reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, exerting its action on the glutathione redox system, or increasing GPx levels.
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- Begoña M Escribano
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Department of Morphological Sciences, Histology Section, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Neurology Service, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Department of Medical and Surgery Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Department of Mathematics, Campus of Rabanales, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Canvax Biotech S.L., Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,Clinical Analysis Service, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
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- Laboratory of Exciting Amino Acids, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Neurology Service, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba, (IMIBC), Cordoba, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.,Cooperative Research Thematic Excellent Network on Brain Stimulation (REDESTIM) Ministery of Economy, Industry of Competitiveness, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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Perez-Muñoz ME, Sugden S, Harmsen HJM, 't Hart BA, Laman JD, Walter J. Nutritional and ecological perspectives of the interrelationships between diet and the gut microbiome in multiple sclerosis: Insights from marmosets. iScience 2021; 24:102709. [PMID: 34296070 PMCID: PMC8282968 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Studies in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model of multiple sclerosis, have shown potential links between diet components, microbiome composition, and modulation of immune responses. In this review, we reanalyze and discuss findings in an outbred marmoset EAE model in which a yogurt-based dietary supplement decreased disease frequency and severity. We show that although diet has detectable effects on the fecal microbiome, microbiome changes are more strongly associated with the EAE development. Using an ecological framework, we further show that the dominant factors influencing the gut microbiota were marmoset sibling pair and experimental time point. These findings emphasize challenges in assigning cause-and-effect relationships in studies of diet-microbiome-host interactions and differentiating the diet effects from other environmental, stochastic, and host-related factors. We advocate for animal experiments to be designed to allow causal inferences of the microbiota's role in pathology while considering the complex ecological processes that shape microbial communities.
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- Maria Elisa Perez-Muñoz
- Department of Agricultural, Nutritional and Food Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9700AE, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, Section of Molecular Neurobiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen 9700AE, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Department Anatomy and Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam 1081HV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, Section of Molecular Neurobiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen 9700AE, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9700AE, The Netherlands
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- Department of Agricultural, Nutritional and Food Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada.,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada.,APC Microbiome Ireland, School of Microbiology, and Department of Medicine, University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork T12 YT20, Ireland
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Dasgupta S, Ray SK. Ceramide and Sphingosine Regulation of Myelinogenesis: Targeting Serine Palmitoyltransferase Using microRNA in Multiple Sclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20205031. [PMID: 31614447 PMCID: PMC6834223 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20205031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ceramide and sphingosine display a unique profile during brain development, indicating their critical role in myelinogenesis. Employing advanced technology such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography, and immunocytochemistry, along with cell culture and molecular biology, we have found an accumulation of sphingosine in brain tissues of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in the spinal cord of rats induced with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The elevated sphingosine leads to oligodendrocyte death and fosters demyelination. Ceramide elevation by serine palmitoyltransferse (SPT) activation was the primary source of the sphingosine elevation as myriocin, an inhibitor of SPT, prevented sphingosine elevation and protected oligodendrocytes. Supporting this view, fingolimod, a drug used for MS therapy, reduced ceramide generation, thus offering partial protection to oligodendrocytes. Sphingolipid synthesis and degradation in normal development is regulated by a series of microRNAs (miRNAs), and hence, accumulation of sphingosine in MS may be prevented by employing miRNA technology. This review will discuss the current knowledge of ceramide and sphingosine metabolism (synthesis and breakdown), and how their biosynthesis can be regulated by miRNA, which can be used as a therapeutic approach for MS.
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- Somsankar Dasgupta
- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209, USA.
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Zur Hausen H, Bund T, de Villiers EM. Infectious Agents in Bovine Red Meat and Milk and Their Potential Role in Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2019; 407:83-116. [PMID: 28349283 DOI: 10.1007/82_2017_3] [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: 02/07/2023]
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Red meat and dairy products have frequently been suggested to represent risk factors for certain cancers, chronic neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune and cardiovascular disorders. This review summarizes the evidence and investigates the possible involvement of infectious factors in these diseases. The isolation of small circular single-stranded DNA molecules from serum and dairy products of Eurasian Aurochs (Bos taurus)-derived cattle, obviously persisting as episomes in infected cells, provides the basis for further investigations. Gene expression of these agents in human cells has been demonstrated, and frequent infection of humans is implicated by the detection of antibodies in a high percentage of healthy individuals. Epidemiological observations suggest their relationship to the development multiple sclerosis, to heterophile antibodies, and to N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) containing cell surface receptors.
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- Harald Zur Hausen
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Micro-RNA 18b and interleukin 17A profiles in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2019; 28:226-229. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Saenger T, Vordenbäumen S, Genich S, Haidar S, Schulte M, Nienberg C, Bleck E, Schneider M, Jose J. Human α S1-casein induces IL-8 secretion by binding to the ecto-domain of the TLR4/MD2 receptor complex. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1863:632-643. [PMID: 30553868 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The milk protein αS1-casein was recently reported to induce secretion of proinflammatory cytokines via Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). In this study, αS1-casein was identified as binder of theTLR4 ecto domain. METHODS IL-8 secretion after stimulation of TLR4/MD2 (myeloid differentiation factor 2)/CD14 (cluster of differentiation 14)-transfected HEK293 cells (TLR4+) and Mono Mac 6 cells (MM6) with recombinant αS1-casein, or LPS as control was monitored. Binding of αS1-casein to TLR4 was quantified by microscale thermophoresis (MST). RESULTS αS1-casein induced secretion of IL-8 in TLR4+ cells and in MM6 cells with a six-times higher final IL-8 concentration in supernatants. IL-8 secretion was inhibited by intracellular TLR4-domain antagonist TAK-242 with an IC50-value of 259.6 nM, by ecto-domain TLR4 antagonistic mianserin with 10-51 μM and by anti-CD14-IgA. The binding constants (KD) of αS1-casein to the TLR4, MD2, and CD14 were 2.8 μM, 0.3 μM and 2.7 μM, respectively. Finally, αS1-casein showed a higher affinity to TLR4/MD2 (KD: 2.2 μM) compared to LPS (KD: 8.2 μM). CONCLUSION Human αS1-casein induced proinflammatory effects are dependent upon binding to the TLR4 ectodomain and the presence of CD14. αS1-casein displayed stronger TLR4 agonistic activity than LPS via a different mode of action. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Breast milk protein αS1-casein is a proinflammatory cytokine.
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- Thorsten Saenger
- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Vordenbäumen S, Saenger T, Braukmann A, Tahan T, Bleck E, Jose J, Schneider M. Human casein alpha s1 induces proinflammatory cytokine expression in monocytic cells by TLR4 signaling. Mol Nutr Food Res 2016; 60:1079-89. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Stefan Vordenbäumen
- Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus; Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster; Münster Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus; Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster; Münster Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus; Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster; Münster Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus; Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster; Münster Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf Germany
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Abstract
The term 'casein kinase' has been widely used for decades to denote protein kinases sharing the ability to readily phosphorylate casein in vitro. These fall into three main classes: two of them, later renamed as protein kinases CK1 (casein kinase 1, also known as CKI) and CK2 (also known as CKII), are pleiotropic members of the kinome functionally unrelated to casein, whereas G-CK, or genuine casein kinase, responsible for the phosphorylation of casein in the Golgi apparatus of the lactating mammary gland, has only been identified recently with Fam20C [family with sequence similarity 20C; also known as DMP-4 (dentin matrix protein-4)], a member of the four-jointed family of atypical protein kinases, being responsible for the phosphorylation of many secreted proteins. In hindsight, therefore, the term 'casein kinase' is misleading in every instance; in the case of CK1 and CK2, it is because casein is not a physiological substrate, and in the case of G-CK/Fam20C/DMP-4, it is because casein is just one out of a plethora of its targets, and a rather marginal one at that. Strikingly, casein kinases altogether, albeit representing a minimal proportion of the whole kinome, appear to be responsible for the generation of up to 40-50% of non-redundant phosphosites currently retrieved in human phosphopeptides database. In the present review, a short historical explanation will be provided accounting for the usage of the same misnomer to denote three unrelated classes of protein kinases, together with an update of our current knowledge of these pleiotropic enzymes, sharing the same misnomer while playing very distinct biological roles.
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Vordenbäumen S, Braukmann A, Altendorfer I, Bleck E, Jose J, Schneider M. Human casein alpha s1 (CSN1S1) skews in vitro differentiation of monocytes towards macrophages. BMC Immunol 2013; 14:46. [PMID: 24083466 PMCID: PMC3850642 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-14-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The milk-derived protein human Casein alpha s1 (CSN1S1) has recently been detected in blood cells and was shown to possess proinflammatory properties. In the present study, we investigated the effect of CSN1S1 on the differentiation of monocytes. Methods Primary human monocytes were stimulated with recombinant CSN1S1 and compared to cells stimulated with GM-CSF/IL-4 or M-CSF/IFNγ. Morphological changes were assessed by microscopy and quantification of surface markers of differentiation by FACS analysis. Phagocytic activity of CSN1S1 stimulated cells was measured by quantification of zymosan labeled particle uptake. The role of mitogen activated protein kinases for CSN1S1-induced differentiation of monocytes and proinflammatory cytokine expression was assessed by supplementation of specific inhibitors. Results CSN1S1 at a concentration of 10 μg/ml resulted in morphological changes (irregular shape, pseudopodia) and aggregation of cells, comparable to changes observed in M-CSF/IFNγ differentiated macrophages. Surface marker expression was altered after 24 h with an upregulation of CD14 (mean 2.5 fold) and CD64 (1.9 fold) in CSN1S1 stimulated cells. CSN1S1 treated cells showed a characteristic surface marker pattern for macrophages after 120 h of incubation (CD14high, CD64high, CD83low, CD1alow) comparable to changes observed in M-CSF/IFNγ treated monocytes. Furthermore, phagocytic activity was increased 1.4 and 1.9 fold following stimulation with 10 μg/ml CSN1S1 after 24 and 48 h, respectively. Early GM-CSF, but not GM-CSF/IL-4 induced differentiation of monocytes towards dendritic cells (DC) was inhibited by addition of CSN1S1. Finally, CSN1S1 induced upregulation of CD14 was impeded by inhibition of ERK1/2, while inhibition of the mitogen activated protein kinases JNK and p38 did not influence cellular differentiation. However, JNK and p38 inhibitors impeded CSN1S1 induced secretion of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1b or IL-6. Conclusions CSN1S1 skews in vitro differentiation of monocytes towards a macrophage-like phenotype. Data is accumulating that functions of CSN1S1 are beyond nutritional properties and include immunomodulatory effects.
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- Stefan Vordenbäumen
- Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department of Rheumatology, Moorenstr, 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Paraboschi EM, Soldà G, Gemmati D, Orioli E, Zeri G, Benedetti MD, Salviati A, Barizzone N, Leone M, Duga S, Asselta R. Genetic association and altered gene expression of mir-155 in multiple sclerosis patients. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:8695-712. [PMID: 22272099 PMCID: PMC3257096 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12128695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by chronic inflammation, demyelination, and axonal damage. As microRNA (miRNA)-dependent alterations in gene expression in hematopoietic cells are critical for mounting an appropriate immune response, miRNA deregulation may result in defects in immune tolerance. In this frame, we sought to explore the possible involvement of miRNAs in MS pathogenesis by monitoring the differential expression of 22 immunity-related miRNAs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of MS patients and healthy controls, by using a microbead-based technology. Three miRNAs resulted >2 folds up-regulated in MS vs controls, whereas none resulted down-regulated. Interestingly, the most up-regulated miRNA (mir-155; fold change = 3.30; P = 0.013) was previously reported to be up-regulated also in MS brain lesions. Mir-155 up-regulation was confirmed by qPCR experiments. The role of mir-155 in MS susceptibility was also investigated by genotyping four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping in the mir-155 genomic region. A haplotype of three SNPs, corresponding to a 12-kb region encompassing the last exon of BIC (the B-cell Integration Cluster non-coding RNA, from which mir-155 is processed), resulted associated with the disease status (P = 0.035; OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.05–1.77), suggesting that this locus strongly deserves further investigations.
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- Elvezia Maria Paraboschi
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Genetica per le Scienze Mediche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italia/Via Viotti 3/5, Milan 20133, Italy; E-Mails: (E.M.P.); (S.D.); (R.A.)
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Genetica per le Scienze Mediche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italia/Via Viotti 3/5, Milan 20133, Italy; E-Mails: (E.M.P.); (S.D.); (R.A.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +39-02-5031-5852; Fax: +39-02-5031-5864
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- Hemostasis & Thrombosis Center, Hematology Section and Department Biomedical Sciences & Advanced Therapies, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy/Corso Giovecca 203, Ferrara 44121, Italy; E-Mails: (D.G.); (E.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Hemostasis & Thrombosis Center, Hematology Section and Department Biomedical Sciences & Advanced Therapies, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy/Corso Giovecca 203, Ferrara 44121, Italy; E-Mails: (D.G.); (E.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Hemostasis & Thrombosis Center, Hematology Section and Department Biomedical Sciences & Advanced Therapies, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy/Corso Giovecca 203, Ferrara 44121, Italy; E-Mails: (D.G.); (E.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Policlinico G. Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy/Piazzale L.A. Scuro 10, Verona 37134, Italy; E-Mails: (M.D.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Policlinico G. Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy/Piazzale L.A. Scuro 10, Verona 37134, Italy; E-Mails: (M.D.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy/Via Solaroli, 17, Novara 28100, Italy; E-Mail:
- Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy/Via Solaroli, 17, Novara 28100, Italy; E-Mail: (M.L.)
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy/Via Solaroli, 17, Novara 28100, Italy; E-Mail: (M.L.)
- Department of Neurology, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy/Corso Mazzini 18, Novara 28100, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Genetica per le Scienze Mediche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italia/Via Viotti 3/5, Milan 20133, Italy; E-Mails: (E.M.P.); (S.D.); (R.A.)
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Genetica per le Scienze Mediche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italia/Via Viotti 3/5, Milan 20133, Italy; E-Mails: (E.M.P.); (S.D.); (R.A.)
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Thamilarasan M, Koczan D, Hecker M, Paap B, Zettl UK. MicroRNAs in multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Autoimmun Rev 2011; 11:174-9. [PMID: 21621006 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2011.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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MicroRNA (miRNA) are small non-coding RNA molecules about 21-25 nucleotides long. They control gene regulation by translational repression and cleavage. Several studies have shown that many miRNA are associated with the etiology of different diseases. Recent developments in diverse miRNA profiling platforms like microarray and quantitative real-time PCR may enable the identification of specific miRNA as novel diagnostic and predictive markers for various diseases. MiRNAs could even be used as therapeutic drug targets. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. Dysregulated immune system processes result in demyelination of neurons and consequently, electrical impulses that travel along the nerves are disrupted resulting in the impairment of organs. In the past three years, there has been an increased interest in establishing miRNA-based biomarkers for MS. So far, there are six studies on miRNA expression in MS patients in which first miRNAs were discovered as potential disease markers. For instance, one study showed that blood levels of miR-145 can discriminate MS patients from healthy controls, and another showed that active lesions in the brain are characterized by a strong up-regulation of miR-155. Studies on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model of MS, further support the significance of miRNA as e.g. mice with miR-155 deletion are highly resistant to EAE. Such investigations help to understand the molecular processes involved in the disease. The identification of miRNA markers that are associated with type of MS, individual disease activity or clinical progression under treatment may open new avenues for early diagnosis and optimized therapy of MS.
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Vordenbäumen S, Braukmann A, Petermann K, Scharf A, Bleck E, von Mikecz A, Jose J, Schneider M. Casein α s1 is expressed by human monocytes and upregulates the production of GM-CSF via p38 MAPK. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 186:592-601. [PMID: 21135174 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Caseins are major constituents of mammalian milks that are thought to be exclusively expressed in mammary glands and to function primarily as a protein source, as well as to ameliorate intestinal calcium uptake. In addition, proinflammatory and immunomodulatory properties have been reported for bovine caseins. Our aim was to investigate whether human casein α s1 (CSN1S1) is expressed outside the mammary gland and possesses immunomodulatory functions in humans as well. For this purpose, CSN1S1 mRNA was detected in primary human monocytes and CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells, but not in CD19(+) B cells. CSN1S1 protein was traceable in supernatants of cultured primary human CD14(+) monocytes by ELISA. Similarly, CSN1S1 mRNA and protein were detected in the human monocytic cell lines HL60, U937, and THP1 but not in Mono Mac 6 cells. Moreover, permeabilized human monocytes and HL60 cells could be stained by immunofluorescence, indicating intracellular expression. Recombinant human CSN1S1 was bound to the surface of Mono Mac 6 cells and upregulated the expression of GM-CSF mRNA in primary human monocytes and Mono Mac 6 cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. A similar increase in GM-CSF protein was found in the culture supernatants. CSN1S1-dependent upregulation of GM-CSF was specifically blocked by the addition of the p38 MAPK inhibitor ML3403. Our results indicated that human CSN1S1 may possess an immunomodulatory role beyond its nutritional function in milk. It is expressed in human monocytes and stimulates the expression of the proinflammatory cytokine GM-CSF.
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- Stefan Vordenbäumen
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Rheumatology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Otaegui D, Baranzini SE, Armañanzas R, Calvo B, Muñoz-Culla M, Khankhanian P, Inza I, Lozano JA, Castillo-Triviño T, Asensio A, Olaskoaga J, López de Munain A. Differential micro RNA expression in PBMC from multiple sclerosis patients. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6309. [PMID: 19617918 PMCID: PMC2708922 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Accepted: 06/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Differences in gene expression patterns have been documented not only in Multiple Sclerosis patients versus healthy controls but also in the relapse of the disease. Recently a new gene expression modulator has been identified: the microRNA or miRNA. The aim of this work is to analyze the possible role of miRNAs in multiple sclerosis, focusing on the relapse stage. We have analyzed the expression patterns of 364 miRNAs in PBMC obtained from multiple sclerosis patients in relapse status, in remission status and healthy controls. The expression patterns of the miRNAs with significantly different expression were validated in an independent set of samples. In order to determine the effect of the miRNAs, the expression of some predicted target genes of these were studied by qPCR. Gene interaction networks were constructed in order to obtain a co-expression and multivariate view of the experimental data. The data analysis and later validation reveal that two miRNAs (hsa-miR-18b and hsa-miR-599) may be relevant at the time of relapse and that another miRNA (hsa-miR-96) may be involved in remission. The genes targeted by hsa-miR-96 are involved in immunological pathways as Interleukin signaling and in other pathways as wnt signaling. This work highlights the importance of miRNA expression in the molecular mechanisms implicated in the disease. Moreover, the proposed involvement of these small molecules in multiple sclerosis opens up a new therapeutic approach to explore and highlight some candidate biomarker targets in MS.
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- David Otaegui
- Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Biodonostia Institute, San Sebastián, Spain.
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Rosenlöf LW. Gene expression profiling as a tool for positional cloning of genes-shortcut or the longest way round. Curr Genomics 2009; 9:494-9. [PMID: 19506738 PMCID: PMC2691671 DOI: 10.2174/138920208786241180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2008] [Revised: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 06/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The identification of quantitative trait loci, QTL, in arthritis animal models is a straight forward process. However, to identify the underlying genes is a great challenge. One strategy frequently used, is to combine QTL analysis with genomic/proteomic screens. This has resulted in a number of publications where carefully performed genomic analyses present likely candidate genes for their respective QTL s. However, seldom the findings are reconnected to the QTL controlled phenotypes. In this review, we use our own data as an illustrative example that "very likely candidate genes" identified by genomic/proteomics is not necessarily the same as true QTL underlying genes.
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Caillier SJ, Briggs F, Cree BAC, Baranzini SE, Fernandez-Viña M, Ramsay PP, Khan O, Royal W, Hauser SL, Barcellos LF, Oksenberg JR. Uncoupling the roles of HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DRB5 genes in multiple sclerosis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:5473-80. [PMID: 18832704 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.8.5473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with the MHC located on chromosome 6p21. This signal maps primarily to a 1-Mb region encompassing the HLA class II loci, and it segregates often with the HLA-DQB1*0602, -DQA1*0102, -DRB1*1501, -DRB5*0101 haplotype. However, the identification of the true predisposing gene or genes within the susceptibility haplotype has been handicapped by the strong linkage disequilibrium across the locus. African Americans have greater MHC haplotypic diversity and distinct patterns of linkage disequilibrium, which make this population particularly informative for fine mapping efforts. The purpose of this study was to establish the telomeric boundary of the HLA class II region affecting susceptibility to MS by assessing genetic association with the neighboring HLA-DRB5 gene as well as seven telomeric single nucleotide polymorphisms in a large, well-characterized African American dataset. Rare DRB5*null individuals were previously described in African populations. Although significant associations with both HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DRB5 loci were present, HLA-DRB1*1503 was associated with MS in the absence of HLA-DRB5, providing evidence for HLA-DRB1 as the primary susceptibility gene. Interestingly, the HLA-DRB5*null subjects appear to be at increased risk for developing secondary progressive MS. Thus, HLA-DRB5 attenuates MS severity, a finding consistent with HLA-DRB5's proposed role as a modifier in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Additionally, conditional haplotype analysis revealed a susceptibility signal at the class III AGER locus independent of DRB1. The data underscore the power of the African American MS dataset to identify disease genes by association in a region of high linkage disequilibrium.
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- Stacy J Caillier
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Abrogation of T cell quiescence characterizes patients at high risk for multiple sclerosis after the initial neurological event. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:11839-44. [PMID: 18689680 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805065105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) refers to the earliest clinical manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). Currently there are no prognostic biological markers that accurately predict conversion of CIS to clinically definite MS (CDMS). Furthermore, the earliest molecular events in MS are still unknown. We used microarrays to study gene expression in naïve CD4(+) T cells from 37 CIS patients at time of diagnosis and after 1 year. Supervised machine-learning methods were used to build predictive models of disease conversion. We identified 975 genes whose expression segregated CIS patients into four distinct subgroups. A subset of 108 genes further discriminated patients in one of these (group 1) from other CIS patients. Remarkably, 92% of patients in group 1 converted to CDMS within 9 months. Consistent down-regulation of TOB1, a critical regulator of cell proliferation, was characteristic of group 1 patients. Decreased TOB1 expression at the RNA and protein levels also was confirmed in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Finally, a genetic association was observed between TOB1 variation and MS progression in an independent cohort. These results indicate that CIS patients at high risk of conversion have impaired regulation of T cell quiescence, possibly resulting in earlier activation of pathogenic CD4(+) cells.
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Oksenberg JR, Baranzini SE, Sawcer S, Hauser SL. The genetics of multiple sclerosis: SNPs to pathways to pathogenesis. Nat Rev Genet 2008; 9:516-26. [PMID: 18542080 DOI: 10.1038/nrg2395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease and a common cause of neurological disability in young adults. The modest heritability of MS reflects complex genetic effects and multifaceted gene-environment interactions. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region is the strongest susceptibility locus for MS, but a genome-wide association study recently identified new susceptibility genes. Progress in high-throughput genotyping and sequencing technologies and a better understanding of the structural organization of the human genome, together with powerful brain-imaging techniques that refine the phenotype, suggest that the tools could finally exist to identify the full set of genes influencing the pathogenesis of MS.
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- Jorge R Oksenberg
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California 94143-0435, USA.
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