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Mallinger EC, Goodwin KR, Kirschbaum A, Shen Y, Gillam EH, Olson ER. Species-specific responses to white-nose syndrome in the Great Lakes region. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10267. [PMID: 37435023 PMCID: PMC10329912 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that is threatening bat populations across North America. The disease primarily affects cave-hibernating bats by depleting fat reserves during hibernation and causing a range of other physiological consequences when immune responses are suppressed. Since it was first detected in 2006, the disease has killed millions of bats and is responsible for extensive local extinctions. To better understand the effects of white-nose syndrome on various bat species, we analyzed summer acoustic survey data collected from 2016 to 2020 at nine US National Parks within the Great Lakes region. We examined the effect that white-nose syndrome, time of the year relative to pup volancy, habitat type, and regional variation (i.e., park) have on the acoustic abundance (i.e., mean call abundance) of six bat species. As expected, little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), both hibernating species, experienced a significant decline in acoustic abundance following white-nose syndrome detection. We observed a significant increase in acoustic abundance as white-nose syndrome progressed for hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) and silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans), both migratory species that are not impacted by the disease. Contrary to our predictions, we observed an increase in big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus; hibernating) acoustic abundance and a decrease in eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis; migratory) acoustic abundance following the detection of white-nose syndrome. We did not observe any significant changes after the onset of white-nose syndrome in the seasonal patterns of acoustic activity related to pup volancy, suggesting that production or recruitment of young may not be affected by the disease. Our results suggest that white-nose syndrome is affecting the acoustic abundance of certain species; however, these changes may not be a result of reduced reproductive success caused by the disease. In addition, species population dynamics may be indirectly affected by white-nose syndrome as a result of reduced competition or a foraging niche release. We also found that for parks located at higher latitudes, little brown bat and northern long-eared bat were more likely to experience greater declines in acoustic abundance as a result of white-nose syndrome. Our work provides insight into species-specific responses to white-nose syndrome at a regional scale and examines factors that may facilitate resistance or resiliency to the disease.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dept. 2715North Dakota State UniversityFargoNorth DakotaUSA
- Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring NetworkNational Park ServiceAshlandWisconsinUSA
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- Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring NetworkNational Park ServiceAshlandWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Laboratory for Information and Decision SystemsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dept. 2715North Dakota State UniversityFargoNorth DakotaUSA
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- Department of Natural ResourcesNorthland CollegeAshlandWisconsinUSA
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Mallinger EC, Olson ER, Vincent GP, Van Stappen J, Van Deelen T. Factors influencing the presence of parasitic trombiculids on red-backed voles in a temperate archipelago. CAN J ZOOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2021-0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Parasites can influence host population health and dynamics and are often an overlooked aspect of the ecology of ecosystems. Understanding the impacts of ecological interactions between parasites and small mammals can provide insights into ecosystem dynamics. We live trapped small mammals within the Apostle Islands archipelago (2017-2020) and assessed factors influencing the presence of mites from the Trombiculidae family. Archipelagos provide unique research opportunities because in small mammal-parasitic trombiculid systems, they are essentially closed systems. We detected trombiculids on 47% of Myodes gapperi (Vigors, 1830; red-backed vole) individuals but rarely detected trombiculids on other species. We developed and ranked a set of a priori logistic regression models of trombiculid presence relative to habitat quality, host abundance, body condition, sex, and sexual maturity to identify factors significant in predicting trombiculid infection for M. gapperi. Parasitic trombiculids were more likely when M. gapperi abundance was high and body condition was poor, however it is unknown whether trombiculids affect condition or if trombiculids are more likely to parasitize hosts in poor condition. The significance of host abundance may indicate density-dependent transmission. Our work suggests that host density and body condition are important factors influencing parasitism by trombiculids in M. gapperi populations.
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- Northland College, 1341, Natural Resources, 1411 Ellis Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, 54806-3999
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- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Resource Management , Bayfield , Wisconsin, United States
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- University of Wisconsin, Department of Wildlife Ecology, 217 Russell Labs, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53706,
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Vargas Soto JS, Beirne C, Whitworth A, Cruz Diaz JC, Flatt E, Pillco-Huarcaya R, Olson ER, Azofeifa A, Saborío-R G, Salom-Pérez R, Espinoza-Muñoz D, Hay L, Whittaker L, Roldán C, Bedoya-Arrieta R, Broadbent EN, Molnár PK. Human disturbance and shifts in vertebrate community composition in a biodiversity hotspot. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13813. [PMID: 34342042 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Understanding how human modification of the landscape shapes vertebrate community composition is vital to understanding the current status and future trajectory of wildlife. Using a participatory approach, we deployed the largest camera-trap network in Mesoamerica to date to investigate how anthropogenic disturbance shapes the occupancy and co-occurrence of terrestrial vertebrate species in a tropical biodiversity hotspot: the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. We estimated species richness in different categories of land protection with rarefaction analysis and estimated the expected occupancy with a joint species distribution model that included covariates for anthropogenic disturbance, land protection, habitat quality, and habitat availability. Areas with the most stringent land-use protections (e.g., Corcovado National Park, 24 species [95% CI 23-25]) harbored significantly more species than unprotected areas (20 species [19.7-20.3]), mainly due to a reduced presence of large-bodied species of conservation concern in unprotected areas (e.g., jaguar Panthera onca and white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari). Small-bodied generalist species, such as opossums (Didelphidae) and armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), in contrast, were more common at disturbed sites, resulting in a significant difference in vertebrate community composition between sites with low and high disturbance. Co-occurrence of species was also mainly associated with response to disturbance. Similar responses to disturbance create two groups of species, those whose site-level occupancy usually increased as anthropogenic disturbance increased and those whose estimated occupancy decreased. The absence of large-bodied species entails an important loss of ecological function in disturbed areas and can hinder forest development and maintenance. Efforts to protect and restore forested landscapes are likely having a positive effect on the abundance of some threatened species. These efforts, however, must be sustained and expanded to increase connectivity and ensure the long-term viability of the wildlife community.
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- Juan S Vargas Soto
- Laboratory of Quantitative Global Change Ecology, Biological Sciences Department, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Osa Conservation, Washington, DC, USA
- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Namá Conservation, Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Osa Conservation, Washington, DC, USA
- Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC), Cusco, Perú
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- Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación, Área de Conservación Osa, Golfito, Costa Rica
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- Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación, Área de Conservación Osa, Golfito, Costa Rica
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- Southwestern Region Wildlife Program, U.S. Forest Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Osa Conservation, Washington, DC, USA
- Rainforest Connection, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal, San José, Costa Rica
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- Spatial Ecology and Conservation (SPEC) Lab, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Laboratory of Quantitative Global Change Ecology, Biological Sciences Department, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pichler TR, Mallinger EC, Farmer MJ, Morrison MJ, Khadka B, Matzinger PJ, Kirschbaum A, Goodwin KR, Route WT, Van Stappen J, Van Deelen TR, Olson ER. Comparative biogeography of volant and nonvolant mammals in a temperate island archipelago. Ecosphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Taylor R. Pichler
- Department of Natural Resources Northland College Ashland Wisconsin USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin USA
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- Department of Natural Resources Northland College Ashland Wisconsin USA
- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin USA
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- National Park Service Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network Ashland Wisconsin USA
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- National Park Service Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network Ashland Wisconsin USA
- Department of Biological Sciences North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota USA
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- National Park Service Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network Ashland Wisconsin USA
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- Planning and Resource Management Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Bayfield Wisconsin USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin USA
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- Department of Natural Resources Northland College Ashland Wisconsin USA
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Cleary PA, Dickens A, McIlquham M, Sanchez M, Geib K, Hedberg C, Hupy J, Watson MW, Fuoco M, Olson ER, Pierce RB, Stanier C, Long R, Valin L, Conley S, Smith M. Impacts of lake breeze meteorology on ozone gradient observations along Lake Michigan Shorelines in Wisconsin. Atmos Environ (1994) 2021; 269:1-17. [PMID: 37092033 PMCID: PMC10116845 DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Daytime onshore lake breezes are a critical factor controlling ozone abundance at coastal sites around Lake Michigan. Coastal counties along the western shore of Lake Michigan have historically observed high ozone episodes dating to the 1970s. We classified ozone episode days based on the extent or absence of the lake breeze (i.e., "inland", "near-shore" or "no" lake breeze) to establish a climatology of these events. This work demonstrated variable gradients in ozone abundances based on these different types of meteorology, with the sharpest ozone concentration gradients on days with a near-shore lake breeze. On 76-82% of days in which ozone reached 70 ppb for at least 1 hour, a lake breeze was present. Evidence of ozone gradients from multiple observation platforms during the 2017 Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS 2017) are shown for two days with different depths of lake breezes.
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- Patricia A Cleary
- University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702
- Correspondence to:
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- Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO), 4415 West Harrison St., Suite 548, Hillside, IL 60162
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI 53707
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- University of Wisconsin - River Falls, River Falls, WI 54022
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- University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702
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- University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702
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- University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702
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- Purdue University, School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, 1401 Aviation Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Purdue University, School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, 1401 Aviation Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency R5, Air & Radiation Division 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
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- University of Iowa, College of Engineering, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- US-EPA, Office of Research and Development, Triangle Research Park, NC 27709
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- US-EPA, Office of Research and Development, Triangle Research Park, NC 27709
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- Scientific Aviation, 3335 Airport Road, Suite B, Boulder, CO 80301
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- Scientific Aviation, 3335 Airport Road, Suite B, Boulder, CO 80301
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Shen Y, Olson ER, Van Deelen TR. Spatially explicit modeling of community occupancy using Markov Random Field models with imperfect observation: Mesocarnivores in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Ecol Modell 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Smith MM, Gilbert JH, Olson ER, Scribner KT, Van Deelen TR, Van Stappen JF, Williams BW, Woodford JE, Pauli JN. A recovery network leads to the natural recolonization of an archipelago and a potential trailing edge refuge. Ecol Appl 2021; 31:e02416. [PMID: 34278627 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Rapid environmental change is reshaping ecosystems and driving species loss globally. Carnivore populations have declined and retracted rapidly and have been the target of numerous translocation projects. Success, however, is complicated when these efforts occur in novel ecosystems. Identifying refuges, locations that are resistant to environmental change, within a translocation framework should improve population recovery and persistence. American martens (Martes americana) are the most frequently translocated carnivore in North America. As elsewhere, martens were extirpated across much of the Great Lakes region by the 1930s and, despite multiple translocations beginning in the 1950s, martens remain of regional conservation concern. Surprisingly, martens were rediscovered in 2014 on the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior after a putative absence of >40 yr. To identify the source of martens to the islands and understand connectivity of the reintroduction network, we collected genetic data on martens from the archipelago and from all regional reintroduction sites. In total, we genotyped 483 individual martens, 43 of which inhabited the Apostle Islands (densities 0.42-1.46 km-2 ). Coalescent analyses supported the contemporary recolonization of the Apostle Islands with progenitors likely originating from Michigan, which were sourced from Ontario. We also identified movements by a first-order relative between the Apostle Islands and the recovery network. We detected some regional gene flow, but in an unexpected direction: individuals moving from the islands to the mainland. Our findings suggest that the Apostle Islands were naturally recolonized by progeny of translocated individuals and now act as a source back to the reintroduction sites on the mainland. We suggest that the Apostle Islands, given its protection from disturbance, complex forest structure, and reduced carnivore competition, will act as a potential refuge for marten along their trailing range boundary and a central node for regional recovery. Our work reveals that translocations, even those occurring along southern range boundaries, can create recovery networks that function like natural metapopulations. Identifying refuges, locations that are resistant to environmental change, within these recovery networks can further improve species recovery, even within novel environments. Future translocation planning should a priori identify potential refuges and sources to improve short-term recovery and long-term persistence.
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- Matthew M Smith
- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Odanah, Wisconsin, 54861, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, 54806, USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, National Park Service, Bayfield, Wisconsin, 54814, USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
- Research Laboratory, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699, USA
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- Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 54501, USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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Moore JF, Soanes K, Balbuena D, Beirne C, Bowler M, Carrasco‐Rueda F, Cheyne SM, Coutant O, Forget P, Haysom JK, Houlihan PR, Olson ER, Lindshield S, Martin J, Tobler M, Whitworth A, Gregory T. The potential and practice of arboreal camera trapping. Methods Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jennifer F. Moore
- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation University of Florida Gainesville FL USA
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences The University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. Australia
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- Center for Conservation and Sustainability Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Washington DC USA
- Convive Perú Loero, Tambopata Peru
- Wildlife Consulting & Equipment S.R.L Sachaca, Arequipa Peru
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- Department of Forest Resources Management University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada
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- School of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology Science University of SuffolkNeptune Quay Ipswich UK
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Escondido CA USA
- Suffolk Sustainability InstituteNeptune Quay Ipswich UK
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- Oxford Brookes University Oxford UK
- Borneo Nature Foundation Palangkaraya Indonesia
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique UMR 5174 CNRS Toulouse France
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) School of Anthropology and Conservation University of Kent Canterbury UK
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- Department of Environmental Science & Policy ‐ Advanced Academic Programs Johns Hopkins University Washington DC USA
- Center for Tropical Research Institute of the Environment and Sustainability UCLA Los Angeles CA USA
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- Department of Natural Resources Northland College Ashland WI USA
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- Department of Anthropology Purdue University West Lafayette IN USA
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- Department of Natural Resources Northland College Ashland WI USA
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences University of Glasgow Glasgow UK
- Osa Conservation Washington DC USA
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- Center for Conservation and Sustainability Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Washington DC USA
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Affiliation(s)
- Erik R. Olson
- Northland College, Department of Natural Resources Ashland WI 54806 USA
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- Northland College, Department of Natural Resources Ashland WI 54806 USA
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Mallinger EC, Khadka B, Farmer MJ, Morrison M, Van Stappen J, Van Deelen TR, Olson ER. Longitudinal trends of the small mammal community of the Apostle Islands archipelago. COMMUNITY ECOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42974-020-00036-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Olson ER, Gribble GW. 4-Fluoro-5-methylacridine: In Search of Long-Range “Lone-Pair Mediated” H-F and C-F Spin-Spin Coupling. ORG PREP PROCED INT 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00304948.2020.1851123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Erik R. Olson
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
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The occurrence of biofluorescence across Mammalia is an area of active study. We examined three specimens of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) from Tasmania and New South Wales, Australia, housed in the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois, USA) and the University of Nebraska State Museum (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA) under visible light and ultraviolet (UV) light. The pelage of the animals appeared uniformly brown under visible light and green or cyan under UV light, due to fluoresced wavelengths that peaked around 500 nm. Our observations are the first report of biofluorescence in a monotreme mammal.
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- Paula Spaeth Anich
- Departments of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources , Northland College , 1411 Ellis Avenue , Ashland , WI 54806, USA
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- Departments of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources , Northland College , 1411 Ellis Avenue , Ashland , WI 54806, USA
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- Departments of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources , Northland College , 1411 Ellis Avenue , Ashland , WI 54806, USA
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- Departments of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources , Northland College , 1411 Ellis Avenue , Ashland , WI 54806, USA
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- Warner College of Natural Resources , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , 80523, USA
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- Departments of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources , Northland College , 1411 Ellis Avenue , Ashland , WI 54806, USA
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- Departments of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources , Northland College , 1411 Ellis Avenue , Ashland , WI 54806, USA
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Beal MRW, Matzinger PJ, Saborío-R. G, Noguera Bristan J, Olson ER. Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica. CheckList 2020. [DOI: 10.15560/16.4.939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Piedras Blancas National Park, in southern Costa Rica, is an important component of two biological corridors connecting the Osa Peninsula (Corcovado National Park) and La Amistad International Park. Understanding the mammal community composition of Piedras Blancas will provide baseline data to evaluate the success of conservation efforts. We used camera traps and opportunistic observations to describe the medium-sized and large mammals of the park. We deployed camera traps for 1,440 trap nights (2016-2018). We detected 19 mammal species from seven orders and 13 families. Five species are globally threatened: Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821), Saimiri oerstedii (Linnaeus, 1758), Ateles geoffroyi (Kuhl, 1820), Alouatta palliata (Gray, 1849), and Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865). We did not detect two locally threatened species, Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) and Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795). Our research highlights a need for critical conservation work within the proposed biological corridor to support Costa Rica’s most threatened wildlife.
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- Northland College, 1411 Ellis Avenue 1411 Ellis Avenue Ashland WI 54806 USA
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- Northland College 1411 Ellis Avenue Ashland WI 54806 USA
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Olson ER, Van Deelen TR, Wydeven AP, Ruid DB, MacFarland DM, Ventura SJ. A landscape of overlapping risks for wolf-human conflict in Wisconsin, USA. J Environ Manage 2019; 248:109307. [PMID: 31466178 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Managing risk requires an adequate understanding of risk-factors that influence the likelihood of a particular event occurring in time and space. Risk maps can be valuable tools for natural resource managers, allowing them to better understand spatial characteristics of risk. Risk maps can also support risk-avoidance efforts by identifying which areas are relatively riskier than others. However, risks, such as human-carnivore conflict, can be diverse, multi-faceted, and overlapping in space. Yet, efforts to describe risk typically focus on only one aspect of risk. We examined wolf complaints investigated in Wisconsin, USA for the period of 1999-2011. We described the spatial patterns of four types of wolf-human conflict: livestock depredation, depredation on hunting hounds, depredation on non-hound dogs, and human health and safety concerns (HHSC). Using predictive landscape models and discriminant functions analysis, we visualized the landscape of risk as a continuous surface of overlapping risks. Each type of conflict had its own unique landscape signature; however, the probability of any type of conflict increased closer to the center of wolf pack territories and with increased forest cover. Hunting hound depredations tended to occur in areas considered to be highly suitable wolf habitat, while livestock depredations occurred more regularly in marginal wolf habitat. HHSC and non-hound dog depredations were less predictable spatially but tended to occur in areas with low housing density adjacent to large wildland areas. Similar to other research evaluating the risk of human-carnivore conflict, our data suggests that human-carnivore conflict is most likely to occur where humans or human property and large carnivores co-occur. However, identifying areas of co-occurrence is only marginally valuable from a conservation standpoint and could be described using spatially-explicit human and carnivore data without complex analytical approaches. These results challenge our traditional understanding of risk and the standard approach used in describing risk. We suggest that a more comprehensive understanding of the risk of human-carnivore conflict can be achieved by examining the spatial and non-spatial factors influencing risk within areas of co-occurrence and by describing the landscape of risk as a continuous surface of multiple overlapping risks.
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- Erik R Olson
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; Northland College, Department of Natural Resources, Ashland, WI, 54806, USA.
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Northland College, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Timber Wolf Alliance, Ashland, WI, 54806, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, Rhinelander, WI, 54501, USA
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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Allen ML, Harris RE, Olson LO, Olson ER, Van Stappen J, Van Deelen TR. Resource limitations and competitive interactions affect carnivore community composition at different ecological scales in a temperate island system. MAMMALIA 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2017-0162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Selective pressures (i.e. resource limitation and competitive interaction) that drive the composition of ecological communities vary, and often operate on different ecological scales (ecological variables across varying spatial scales) than observed patterns. We studied the drivers of distribution and abundance of the American marten (Martes americana) and the carnivore community at three ecological scales on a Great Lakes island archipelago using camera traps. We found different drivers appeared important at each ecological scale and studying any of the three scales alone would give a biased understanding of the process driving the system. Island biogeography (resource limitation) was most important for carnivore richness, with higher richness on larger islands and lower richness as distance from the mainland increased. Marten presence on individual islands appeared to be driven by island size (resource limitation) and human avoidance (competitive interaction). Marten abundance at camera trap sites was driven by the cascading effect of coyotes (Canis latrans) on fishers (Pekania pennanti) (competitive interaction). Incorporating three ecological scales gave novel insights into the varying effects of resource limitation and competitive interaction processes. Our data suggests that ecological communities are structured through multiple competing ecological forces, and effective management and conservation relies on our ability to understand ecological forces operating at multiple ecological scales.
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- Maximilian L. Allen
- Illinois Natural History Survey , University of Illinois , 1816 S. Oak Street , Champaign, IL 61820 , USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology , University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI , USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology , University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI , USA
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- Natural Resources , Northland College , 1411 Ellis Ave S , Ashland, WI 54806 , USA
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- Planning and Resource Management , Apostle Islands National Lakeshore , 415 Washington Ave , Bayfield, WI 54814 , USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology , University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI , USA
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- Allison M Kohler
- Department of Natural Resources, Northland College, Ashland, WI, USA
- Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources, Northland College, Ashland, WI, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources, Northland College, Ashland, WI, USA
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Guenther MG, Lambert AW, Chen MW, Fiore C, Eaton M, Orlando D, Bierie B, Weinberg RA, Fritz CC, Olson ER. Abstract P2-04-03: Epigenomic analysis of cancer stem cell (CSC)-enriched triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) populations reveals gene regulatory circuitry and novel tumor cell vulnerabilities. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p2-04-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tumor-initiating cells (TICs), also termed cancer stem cells (CSCs) are involved in breast cancer chemoresistance, metastasis and disease progression. To pinpoint tumor cell vulnerabilities and transcriptional drivers of therapeutic relevance, we have characterized the triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) CSC transcriptional landscape using epigenome mapping and nucleosome occupancy determination. We identify a set of transcriptional regulators and signaling mediators that enforce the cancer stem cell state and instruct potential therapeutic strategies.
The basal epithelial marker, integrin-β4 (ITGB4), can be used to stratify mesenchymal-like triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells into populations of low and high tumor-initiating ability in vivo. We used ChIP-seq to measure H3K27ac occupancy and map the transcriptional enhancers in SUM159 cells segregated into ITGB4HI (High tumor initiating ability) and ITGB4LOW (Low tumor initiating ability) populations. Gene-enhancer linking and comparative analysis of enhancer usage revealed an epigenomically defined set of genes that are candidate drivers of the CSC cell state, including GSK3β, DNA-binding transcription factors and cellular adhesion proteins. To further define the chromatin architecture and transcriptional regulatory circuitry that underlies CSC state, we deployed ATAC-seq (Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin with high throughput sequencing) within ITGB4HI and ITGB4LOW populations. By pairing nucleosome occupancy and transcription factor kinetics, we created enhancer-linked transcriptional regulatory circuitry of these tumor-initiating cells.
Together, the isolation of partially mesenchymal ITGB4HI CSCs, coupled with enhancer mapping and distillation of transcriptional regulatory circuitry from these cells enable the identification of cancer vulnerabilities and therapeutic opportunities for high-risk patients with TNBC.
Citation Format: Guenther MG, Lambert AW, Chen MW, Fiore C, Eaton M, Orlando D, Bierie B, Weinberg RA, Fritz CC, Olson ER. Epigenomic analysis of cancer stem cell (CSC)-enriched triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) populations reveals gene regulatory circuitry and novel tumor cell vulnerabilities [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-04-03.
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- MG Guenther
- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
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Olson ER, Crimmins SM, Beyer DE, MacNulty DR, Patterson BR, Rudolph BA, Wydeven AP, Van Deelen TR. Flawed analysis and unconvincing interpretation: a comment on Chapron and Treves 2016. Proc Biol Sci 2017; 284:rspb.2017.0273. [PMID: 29167356 PMCID: PMC5719163 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Erik R Olson
- Natural Resources, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Ashland, WI, USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Marquette, MI, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9 J 7B8
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- Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI, USA
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- Timber Wolf Alliance, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Ashland, WI, USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Aronovich EL, Hyland KA, Hall BC, Bell JB, Olson ER, Rusten MU, Hunter DW, Ellinwood NM, McIvor RS, Hackett PB. Prolonged Expression of Secreted Enzymes in Dogs After Liver-Directed Delivery of Sleeping Beauty Transposons: Implications for Non-Viral Gene Therapy of Systemic Disease. Hum Gene Ther 2017; 28:551-564. [PMID: 28530135 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2017.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The non-viral, integrating Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system is efficient in treating systemic monogenic disease in mice, including hemophilia A and B caused by deficiency of blood clotting factors and mucopolysaccharidosis types I and VII caused by α-L-iduronidase (IDUA) and β-glucuronidase (GUSB) deficiency, respectively. Modified approaches of the hydrodynamics-based procedure to deliver transposons to the liver in dogs were recently reported. Using the transgenic canine reporter secreted alkaline phosphatase (cSEAP), transgenic protein in the plasma was demonstrated for up to 6 weeks post infusion. This study reports that immunosuppression of dogs with gadolinium chloride (GdCl3) prolonged the presence of cSEAP in the circulation up to 5.5 months after a single vector infusion. Transgene expression declined gradually but appeared to stabilize after about 2 months at approximately fourfold baseline level. Durability of transgenic protein expression in the plasma was inversely associated with transient increase of liver enzymes alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase in response to the plasmid delivery procedure, which suggests a deleterious effect of hepatocellular toxicity on transgene expression. GdCl3 treatment was ineffective for repeat vector infusions. In parallel studies, dogs were infused with potentially therapeutic transposons. Activities of transgenic IDUA and GUSB in plasma peaked at 50-350% of wildtype, but in the absence of immunosuppression lasted only a few days. Transposition was detectable by excision assay only when the most efficient transposase, SB100X, was used. Dogs infused with transposons encoding canine clotting factor IX (cFIX) were treated with GdCl3 and showed expression profiles similar to those in cSEAP-infused dogs, with expression peaking at 40% wt (2 μg/mL). It is concluded that GdCl3 can support extended transgene expression after hydrodynamic introduction of SB transposons in dogs, but that alternative regimens will be required to achieve therapeutic levels of transgene products.
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- Elena L Aronovich
- 1 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 1 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 1 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 2 Discovery Genomics, Inc. , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 3 Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 3 Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 1 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota.,2 Discovery Genomics, Inc. , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 1 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota.,2 Discovery Genomics, Inc. , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Laughlin MM, Olson ER, Martin JG. Arboreal camera trapping expands Hyla versicolor complex (Hylidae) canopy use to new heights. Ecology 2017; 98:2221-2223. [PMID: 28505383 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Northland College, 1411 Ellis Avenue, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
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Hyland KA, Aronovich EL, Olson ER, Bell JB, Rusten MU, Gunther R, Hunter DW, Hackett PB, McIvor RS. Transgene Expression in Dogs After Liver-Directed Hydrodynamic Delivery of Sleeping Beauty Transposons Using Balloon Catheters. Hum Gene Ther 2017; 28:541-550. [PMID: 28447859 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2017.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The Sleeping Beauty transposon system has been extensively tested for integration of reporter and therapeutic genes in vitro and in vivo in mice. Dogs were used as a large animal model for human therapy and minimally invasive infusion of DNA solutions. DNA solutions were delivered into the entire liver or the left side of the liver using balloon catheters for temporary occlusion of venous outflow. A peak intravascular pressure between 80 and 140 mmHg supported sufficient DNA delivery in dog liver for detection of secretable reporter proteins. Secretable reporters allowed monitoring of the time course of gene products detectable in the circulation postinfusion. Canine secreted alkaline phosphatase reporter protein levels were measured in plasma, with expression detectable for up to 6 weeks, while expression of canine erythropoietin was detectable for 7-10 days. All animals exhibited a transient increase in blood transaminases that normalized within 10 days; otherwise the treated animals were clinically normal. These results demonstrate the utility of a secreted reporter protein for real-time monitoring of gene expression in the liver in a large animal model but highlight the need for improved delivery in target tissues to support integration and long-term expression of Sleeping Beauty transposons.
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- 2 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 1 Discovery Genomics, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 2 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 3 Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 4 Department of Research Animal Resources, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 3 Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 2 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 1 Discovery Genomics, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.,2 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Dickinson SE, Janda J, Criswell J, Blohm-Mangone K, Olson ER, Liu Z, Barber C, Petricoin EF, Calvert VS, Einspahr J, Dickinson JE, Stratton SP, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Saboda K, Hu C, Bode AM, Dong Z, Alberts DS, Timothy Bowden G. Inhibition of Akt Enhances the Chemopreventive Effects of Topical Rapamycin in Mouse Skin. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2016; 9:215-24. [PMID: 26801880 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-15-0419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The PI3Kinase/Akt/mTOR pathway has important roles in cancer development for multiple tumor types, including UV-induced nonmelanoma skin cancer. Immunosuppressed populations are at increased risk of aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Individuals who are treated with rapamycin (sirolimus, a classical mTOR inhibitor) have significantly decreased rates of developing new cutaneous SCCs compared with those that receive traditional immunosuppression. However, systemic rapamycin use can lead to significant adverse events. Here, we explored the use of topical rapamycin as a chemopreventive agent in the context of solar-simulated light (SSL)-induced skin carcinogenesis. In SKH-1 mice, topical rapamycin treatment decreased tumor yields when applied after completion of 15 weeks of SSL exposure compared with controls. However, applying rapamycin during SSL exposure for 15 weeks, and continuing for 10 weeks after UV treatment, increased tumor yields. We also examined whether a combinatorial approach might result in more significant tumor suppression by rapamycin. We validated that rapamycin causes increased Akt (S473) phosphorylation in the epidermis after SSL, and show for the first time that this dysregulation can be inhibited in vivo by a selective PDK1/Akt inhibitor, PHT-427. Combining rapamycin with PHT-427 on tumor prone skin additively caused a significant reduction of tumor multiplicity compared with vehicle controls. Our findings indicate that patients taking rapamycin should avoid sun exposure, and that combining topical mTOR inhibitors and Akt inhibitors may be a viable chemoprevention option for individuals at high risk for cutaneous SCC.
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- Sally E Dickinson
- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Arizona Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, The Hormel Institute, The University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, The Hormel Institute, The University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Erik R. Olson
- Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI 53706 USA
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Hyland KA, Olson ER, McIvor RS. Sleeping Beauty-Mediated Drug Resistance Gene Transfer in Human Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells. Hum Gene Ther 2015; 26:657-63. [PMID: 26176276 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2015.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system can insert sequences into mammalian chromosomes, supporting long-term expression of both reporter and therapeutic genes. Hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) are an ideal therapeutic gene transfer target as they are used in therapy for a variety of hematologic and metabolic conditions. As successful SB-mediated gene transfer into human CD34(+) HPCs has been reported by several laboratories, we sought to extend these studies to the introduction of a therapeutic gene conferring resistance to methotrexate (MTX), potentially providing a chemoprotective effect after engraftment. SB-mediated transposition of hematopoietic progenitors, using a transposon encoding an L22Y variant dihydrofolate reductase fused to green fluorescent protein, conferred resistance to methotrexate and dipyridamole, a nucleoside transport inhibitor that tightens MTX selection conditions, as assessed by in vitro hematopoietic colony formation. Transposition of individual transgenes was confirmed by sequence analysis of transposon-chromosome junctions recovered by linear amplification-mediated PCR. These studies demonstrate the potential of SB-mediated transposition of HPCs for expression of drug resistance genes for selective and chemoprotective applications.
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- 1 Discovery Genomics, Inc. , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 1 Discovery Genomics, Inc. , Minneapolis, Minnesota.,2 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Hackett PB, Aronovich EL, Bell JB, Rusten M, Hunter DW, Hall BC, Olson ER, Hyland KA, Matthew Ellinwood N, Scott McIvor R. 126. Non-Viral Gene Therapy By Liver-Directed Hydrodynamic Delivery of Sleeping Beauty Transposons to Treat Hemophilia and Mucopolysaccharidoses in Dogs. Mol Ther 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1525-0016(16)33731-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Hyland KA, Herbig E, Xu M, de Laat R, Olson ER, Scholz M, Scott McIvor R. 379. Delivery of Human Clotting Factors By Expression from B lymphocytes Genetically Engineered Using the Sleeping Beauty Transposon System. Mol Ther 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1525-0016(16)33988-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Multhaup MM, Podetz-Pedersen KM, Karlen AD, Olson ER, Gunther R, Somia NV, Blazar BR, Cowan MJ, McIvor RS. Role of transgene regulation in ex vivo lentiviral correction of artemis deficiency. Hum Gene Ther 2015; 26:232-43. [PMID: 25738323 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2014.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Artemis is a single-stranded endonuclease, deficiency of which results in a radiation-sensitive form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-A) most effectively treated by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation and potentially treatable by administration of genetically corrected autologous HSCs. We previously reported cytotoxicity associated with Artemis overexpression and subsequently characterized the human Artemis promoter with the intention to provide Artemis expression that is nontoxic yet sufficient to support immunodevelopment. Here we compare the human Artemis promoter (APro) with the moderate-strength human phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) promoter and the strong human elongation factor-1α (EF1α) promoter to regulate expression of Artemis after ex vivo lentiviral transduction of HSCs in a murine model of SCID-A. Recipient animals treated with the PGK-Artemis vector exhibited moderate repopulation of their immune compartment, yet demonstrated a defective proliferative T lymphocyte response to in vitro antigen stimulation. Animals treated with the EF1α-Artemis vector displayed high levels of T lymphocytes but an absence of B lymphocytes and deficient lymphocyte function. In contrast, ex vivo transduction with the APro-Artemis vector supported effective immune reconstitution to wild-type levels, resulting in fully functional T and B lymphocyte responses. These results demonstrate the importance of regulated Artemis expression in immune reconstitution of Artemis-deficient SCID.
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- Megan M Multhaup
- 1 Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Olson ER, Stenglein JL, Shelley V, Rissman AR, Browne-Nuñez C, Voyles Z, Wydeven AP, Van Deelen T. Pendulum Swings in Wolf Management Led to Conflict, Illegal Kills, and a Legislated Wolf Hunt. Conserv Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Erik R. Olson
- Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI USA
- Department of Natural Resources; Northland College; Ashland WI 54806 USA
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- Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI USA
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- Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI USA
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- Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison WI 53706 USA
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Dickinson SE, Olson ER, Levenson C, Janda J, Rusche JJ, Alberts DS, Bowden GT. A novel chemopreventive mechanism for a traditional medicine: East Indian sandalwood oil induces autophagy and cell death in proliferating keratinocytes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2014. [PMID: 25004464 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.06.021.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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One of the primary components of the East Indian sandalwood oil (EISO) is α-santalol, a molecule that has been investigated for its potential use as a chemopreventive agent in skin cancer. Although there is some evidence that α-santalol could be an effective chemopreventive agent, to date, purified EISO has not been extensively investigated even though it is widely used in cultures around the world for its health benefits as well as for its fragrance and as a cosmetic. In the current study, we show for the first time that EISO-treatment of HaCaT keratinocytes results in a blockade of cell cycle progression as well as a concentration-dependent inhibition of UV-induced AP-1 activity, two major cellular effects known to drive skin carcinogenesis. Unlike many chemopreventive agents, these effects were not mediated through an inhibition of signaling upstream of AP-1, as EISO treatment did not inhibit UV-induced Akt or MAPK activity. Low concentrations of EISO were found to induce HaCaT cell death, although not through apoptosis as annexin V and PARP cleavage were not found to increase with EISO treatment. However, plasma membrane integrity was severely compromised in EISO-treated cells, which may have led to cleavage of LC3 and the induction of autophagy. These effects were more pronounced in cells stimulated to proliferate with bovine pituitary extract and EGF prior to receiving EISO. Together, these effects suggest that EISO may exert beneficial effects upon skin, reducing the likelihood of promotion of pre-cancerous cells to actinic keratosis (AK) and skin cancer.
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- Sally E Dickinson
- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Santalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Dickinson SE, Olson ER, Levenson C, Janda J, Rusche JJ, Alberts DS, Bowden GT. A novel chemopreventive mechanism for a traditional medicine: East Indian sandalwood oil induces autophagy and cell death in proliferating keratinocytes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2014; 558:143-52. [PMID: 25004464 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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One of the primary components of the East Indian sandalwood oil (EISO) is α-santalol, a molecule that has been investigated for its potential use as a chemopreventive agent in skin cancer. Although there is some evidence that α-santalol could be an effective chemopreventive agent, to date, purified EISO has not been extensively investigated even though it is widely used in cultures around the world for its health benefits as well as for its fragrance and as a cosmetic. In the current study, we show for the first time that EISO-treatment of HaCaT keratinocytes results in a blockade of cell cycle progression as well as a concentration-dependent inhibition of UV-induced AP-1 activity, two major cellular effects known to drive skin carcinogenesis. Unlike many chemopreventive agents, these effects were not mediated through an inhibition of signaling upstream of AP-1, as EISO treatment did not inhibit UV-induced Akt or MAPK activity. Low concentrations of EISO were found to induce HaCaT cell death, although not through apoptosis as annexin V and PARP cleavage were not found to increase with EISO treatment. However, plasma membrane integrity was severely compromised in EISO-treated cells, which may have led to cleavage of LC3 and the induction of autophagy. These effects were more pronounced in cells stimulated to proliferate with bovine pituitary extract and EGF prior to receiving EISO. Together, these effects suggest that EISO may exert beneficial effects upon skin, reducing the likelihood of promotion of pre-cancerous cells to actinic keratosis (AK) and skin cancer.
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- Sally E Dickinson
- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Santalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Moriarity BS, Rahrmann EP, Beckmann DA, Conboy CB, Watson AL, Carlson DF, Olson ER, Hyland KA, Fahrenkrug SC, McIvor RS, Largaespada DA. Simple and efficient methods for enrichment and isolation of endonuclease modified cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96114. [PMID: 24798371 PMCID: PMC4010432 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The advent of Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALENs), and similar technologies such as CRISPR, provide a straightforward and cost effective option for targeted gene knockout (KO). Yet, there is still a need for methods that allow for enrichment and isolation of modified cells for genetic studies and therapeutics based on gene modified human cells. We have developed and validated two methods for simple enrichment and isolation of single or multiplex gene KO's in transformed, immortalized, and human progenitor cells. These methods rely on selection of a phenotypic change such as resistance to a particular drug or ability to grow in a selective environment. The first method, termed co-transposition, utilizes integration of a piggyBac transposon vector encoding a drug resistance gene. The second method, termed co-targeting, utilizes TALENs to KO any gene that when lost induces a selectable phenotype. Using these methods we also show removal of entire genes and demonstrate that TALENs function in human CD34+ progenitor cells. Further, co-transposition can be used to generate conditional KO cell lines utilizing an inducible cDNA rescue transposon vector. These methods allow for robust enrichment and isolation of KO cells in a rapid and efficient manner.
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- Branden S. Moriarity
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Center for Genome Engineering and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Center for Genome Engineering and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Center for Genome Engineering and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Engineering and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Recombinetics, Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Discovery Genomics, Inc, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Discovery Genomics, Inc, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Engineering and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Recombinetics, Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Center for Genome Engineering and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Discovery Genomics, Inc, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Center for Genome Engineering and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Discovery Genomics, Inc, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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Olson ER, Treves A, Wydeven AP, Ventura SJ. Landscape predictors of wolf attacks on bear-hunting dogs in Wisconsin, USA. Wildl Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1071/wr14043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Context In Europe and the United States, wolf–human conflict has increased as wolf populations have recovered and recolonised human-dominated ecosystems. These conflicts may lead to negative attitudes towards wolves and often complicate wolf management. Wolf attacks on bear-hunting hounds (hereafter, hounds) are the second-most common type of depredation on domestic animals in Wisconsin, USA, and, typically, the most costly in terms of compensation per individual animal. Understanding the geospatial patterns in which these depredations occur could promote alternative hunting practices or management strategies that could reduce the number of wolf–human conflicts. Aims We compared variables differentiating between wolf attacks on hounds and non-hounds (e.g., pets), we constructed a spatial, predictive model of wolf attacks on hounds, and we explored how the landscape of risk changed over time. Methods We characterised landscape features of hound depredations using logistic regression. We applied the spatial model to a geographic information system (GIS) to display spatial patterns and to predict areas of risk for wolf attack. Key results Our model correctly classified 84% of sites of past depredations, 1999–2008, and 78% of nearby random-unaffected sites. The model correctly predicted 82% of recent (2009–11) depredation sites not used in model construction, thereby validating its predictive power. Risk of wolf attack on hounds increased with percentage area of public-access land nearby, size of the nearest wolf pack, proximity of the nearest wolf pack, and decreased with percentage of human development. National and county forest lands had significantly (P < 0.001) more hound depredations than did other land-ownership types, whereas private lands had significantly fewer. Conclusions Risk of wolf attacks on hounds had distinctive temporal and spatial signatures, with peak risk occurring during the black bear hound training and hunting seasons and in areas closer to the centre of wolf pack territories, with larger wolf packs and more public access land and less developed land. Implications Our analysis can help bear hunters avoid high-risk areas, and help wildlife managers protect wildlife and recreational use of public lands, and reduce public costs of predator recovery. We present a risk-adjusted compensation equation. If wildlife managers choose, or are required, to provide compensation for hounds attacked by wolves, while hunting on public lands, we suggest that managers consider adjusting compensation payments on the basis of the relative landscape of risk.
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Levenson C, Olson ER, Alberts DS, Bowden GT. Abstract 2254: A novel chemopreventive mechanism for a traditional medicine: East Indian sandalwood oil induces autophagy and cell death in proliferating keratinocytes. Cancer Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2013-2254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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α-Santalol, one of the primary components of the East Indian sandalwood oil (EISO), has been investigated for its potential use as a chemopreventive agent in skin cancer. Although there is some evidence that α-santalol could be an effective chemopreventive agent, to date, purified EISO has not been investigated. EISO is widely used for its health benefits in cultures around the world. In the current study, we show for the first time that EISO-treatment of cultured keratinocytes inhibits cell cycle progression and UV-induced AP-1 activity, two major cellular effects known to drive skin carcinogenesis. Unlike many chemopreventive agents, inhibition of signaling upstream of AP-1 was not a primary means of EISO-mediated AP-1 inhibition, as no effect of EISO was observed on UV-induced Akt, ERK, and p38 MAPK activity. EISO induced cell death at low concentrations, although caspase and PARP cleavage were not observed indicating that death was not due to apoptosis. Interestingly, plasma membrane integrity was severely compromised in EISO-treated cells and LC3 cleavage suggests the induction of autophagy. These effects were more pronounced in EISO-treated cells that were stimulated to proliferate than in quiescent cells. Together, these effects suggest that EISO has chemopreventive properties and may be useful as in preventing skin carcinogenesis.
Citation Format: Corey Levenson, Erik R. Olson, David S. Alberts, G. Tim Bowden. A novel chemopreventive mechanism for a traditional medicine: East Indian sandalwood oil induces autophagy and cell death in proliferating keratinocytes. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 2254. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-2254
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Dickinson SE, Olson ER, Rusche JJ, Criswell PJ, Zhang J, Dong Z, Hu C, Saboda K, Alberts DS, Bowden GT. Abstract 1077: Dominant negative PI3-Kinase inhibits UV-induced squamous cell carcinoma in vivo. Cancer Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2013-1077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase (PI3-Kinase) is an upstream regulator of cellular proliferation and anti-apoptotic signaling that has been implicated in cancer induction in many tissues, including skin. Pharmacological inhibition of PI3-Kinase is effective at inhibiting both chemical and UV-driven skin carcinogenesis. However, the specificity of these pharmacological inhibitors is often questioned. Therefore, specific genetic inhibition of PI3-Kinase in the epidermis needs to be carried out in mice. We report here on the generation of a new transgenic mouse which constitutively expresses the dominant negative mutant form of the regulatory subunit of the PI3-Kinase dimer, p85, in the epidermis under control of the keratin-5 promoter. These p85DN transgenic mice were derived on the SKH-1 hairless genetic background. A chronic UVB exposure experiment showed significant inhibition of both tumor size (p=0.0012) and tumor burden (p=0.0003) for mice carrying the transgene compared to wildtype littermates. The time to first tumor was also delayed in transgenic mice, but with only marginal significance (p=0.07). p85DN mice also showed significant inhibition of epidermal Activator Protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor activity after acute UVB treatment (p=0.046). UVB induced activation of AP-1 in the epidermis has been shown to play a functional role in UVB mouse skin carcinogenesis. Further analysis of protein expression after acute treatment with UVB suggests that Akt signaling and COX-2 activation are both downregulated in p85DN transgenic mice. To our knowledge, this is the first report of genetic inhibition of PI3-Kinase in mouse skin carcinogenesis studies. Together, these data suggest a functional role of PI3-Kinase in UVB-induced squamous cell carcinoma and support the assertion that inhibition of this pathway is beneficial in chemoprevention of non-melanoma skin cancer. This work was supported in part by the following NIH grants: K07CA132956, K07CA132956-02S1, P01CA27502 and P30CA23074.
Citation Format: Sally E. Dickinson, Erik R. Olson, Jadrian J. Rusche, P. Jane Criswell, Jack Zhang, Zagong Dong, Chengcheng Hu, Kathylynn Saboda, David S. Alberts, G. Timothy Bowden. Dominant negative PI3-Kinase inhibits UV-induced squamous cell carcinoma in vivo. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 1077. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-1077
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- 2Univ. of Arizona, Pharmacology, Tucson, AZ
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Hyland KA, Olson ER, Clark KJ, Aronovich EL, Hackett PB, Blazar BR, Tolar J, Scott McIvor R. Sleeping Beauty-mediated correction of Fanconi anemia type C. J Gene Med 2012; 13:462-9. [PMID: 21766398 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system can insert defined sequences into chromosomes to direct the extended expression of therapeutic genes. Our goal is to develop the SB system for nonviral complementation of Fanconi anemia (FA), a rare autosomal recessive disorder accompanied by progressive bone marrow failure. METHODS We used a CytoPulse electroporation system (CytoPulse, Glen Burnie, MD, USA) to introduce SB transposons into human lymphoblastoid cells (LCL) derived from both Fanconi anemia type C (FA-C) defective and normal patients. Correction of the FA-C defect was assessed by resistance to mitomycin C, a DNA-crosslinking agent. RESULTS Culture of both cell types with the antioxidant N-acetyl- l-cysteine improved cell viability after electroporation. Co-delivery of enhanced green fluorescent protein (GFP) transposon with SB100X transposase-encoding plasmid supported a 50- to 90-fold increase in stable GFP expression compared to that observed in the absence of SB100X for normal LCL, but in FA-C defective LCL SB100X enhancement of stable GFP-expression was a more moderate five- to 13-fold. SB-mediated integration and expression of the FA-C gene was demonstrated by the emergence of a mitomycin C-resistant population bearing characteristic transposon-chromosome junction sequences and exhibiting a mitomycin dose response identical to that of normal LCL. CONCLUSIONS The SB transposon system achieved stable expression of therapeutic FA-C genes, complementing the genetic defect in patient-derived cells by nonviral gene transfer.
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Olson ER, Evans CC, Cooke LS, Mahadevan D, Bowden GT. Abstract 1859: Targeting APE-1/Ref-1 activity for prevention of non-melanoma skin cancer. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2011-1859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease-1/Redox Factor-1 (APE-1) is a dual function protein and novel target for chemoprevention of ultraviolet (UV) light-induced skin carcinogenesis. Each of the primary functions of APE-1, base excision repair of DNA damaged by oxidation and transcription factor reduction after exposure to an oxidizing stimulus like UV, is performed through the activity of a unique functional domain and plays a potential role in skin cancer promotion and progression. Our hypothesis was that APE-1 activity would correlate with survival after UV irradiation due to enhanced AP-1 activity and DNA repair. Preliminary experiments with HaCaT keratinocytes, an initiated cell line with characteristic UV-signature hotspot mutations in p53, using APE-1 siRNA demonstrated that downregulation of APE-1 increased cell sensitivity to UV-induced apoptosis. We then PCR amplified APE-1 from reverse transcribed HaCaT cell RNA and cloned it into an EGFP-tagged expression vector to generate two stable APE-1 overexpressing HaCaT cell lines, HGA9 (high expressing) and HGA10 (low expressing) cells. As expected, HGA9 and HGA10 cells were less sensitive than HaCaT cells to UV-induced apoptosis by 49.6 and 43.6%, respectively. Collectively, these data indicate that APE-1 activity does in fact play a significant role in the cellular response to UV and suggest that inhibiting APE-1 activity could be an effective means of eliminating initiated cells from the skin and preventing tumor development and growth. To further evaluate APE-1 as a therapeutic target, a library of molecules was screened for their ability to dock within one of two known binding pockets on the surface of APE-1 using an in silico docking algorithm. The first pocket screened lies within the AP endonuclease domain of APE-1. Initially, five individual molecules were chosen because they were predicted to bind APE-1 better than resveratrol, a known inhibitor that has been shown to interact with APE-1 directly. These molecules are predicted to have a higher specificity for APE-1 than resveratrol and have been assessed for their ability to inhibit DNA repair in vitro using recombinant human APE-1. Novel molecules that inhibit APE-1 activity could prove valuable in preventing UV-induced skin carcinogenesis by promoting the death of initiated keratinocytes that would otherwise undergo clonal expansion and progress to skin tumors.
This work was supported by NIH grants: 5P01CA027502 and 5P30CA023074 and by a generous gift from Alliance Beverage Distributing Company.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 1859. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-1859
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- 1Univ. of Arizona, Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ
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- 1Univ. of Arizona, Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ
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Dickinson SE, Olson ER, Zhang J, Cooper SJ, Melton T, Criswell PJ, Casanova A, Dong Z, Hu C, Saboda K, Jacobs ET, Alberts DS, Bowden GT. p38 MAP kinase plays a functional role in UVB-induced mouse skin carcinogenesis. Mol Carcinog 2011; 50:469-78. [PMID: 21268131 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 11/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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UVB irradiation of epidermal keratinocytes results in the activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and subsequently activator protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor activation and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression. AP-1 and COX-2 have been shown to play functional roles in UVB-induced mouse skin carcinogenesis. In this study, the experimental approach was to express a dominant negative p38α MAPK (p38DN) in the epidermis of SKH-1 hairless mice and assess UVB-induced AP-1 activation, COX-2 expression, and the skin carcinogenesis response in these mice compared to wild-type littermates. We observed a significant inhibition of UVB-induced AP-1 activation and COX-2 expression in p38DN transgenic mice, leading to a significant reduction of UVB-induced tumor number and growth compared to wild-type littermates in a chronic UVB skin carcinogenesis model. A potential mechanism for this reduction in tumor number and growth rate is an inhibition of chronic epidermal proliferation, observed as reduced Ki-67 staining in p38DN mice compared to wild-type. Although we detected no difference in chronic apoptotic rates between transgenic and nontransgenic mice, analysis of acutely irradiated mice demonstrated that expression of the p38DN transgene significantly inhibited UVB-induced apoptosis of keratinocytes. These results counter the concerns that inhibition of p38 MAPK in a chronic situation could compromise the ability of the skin to eliminate potentially tumorigenic cells. Our data indicate that p38 MAPK is a good target for pharmacological intervention for UV-induced skin cancer in patients with sun damaged skin, and suggest that inhibition of p38 signaling reduces skin carcinogenesis by inhibiting COX-2 expression and proliferation of UVB-irradiated cells.
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- Sally E Dickinson
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA
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Chandramouli A, Mercado-Pimentel ME, Hutchinson A, Gibadulinová A, Olson ER, Dickinson S, Shañas R, Davenport J, Owens J, Bhattacharyya AK, Regan JW, Pastorekova S, Arumugam T, Logsdon CD, Nelson MA. The induction of S100p expression by the Prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂)/EP4 receptor signaling pathway in colon cancer cells. Cancer Biol Ther 2010; 10:1056-66. [PMID: 20890108 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.10.10.13373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) levels are frequently elevated in colorectal carcinomas. PGE₂ is perceived via four transmembrane G protein coupled receptors (EP1-4), among which the EP4 receptor is most relevant. PGE₂/EP4-receptor interaction activates CREB via the ERK/MEK pathway. However, the downstream target genes activated by this pathway remained to be investigated. METHODOLOGY/PRINICIPAL FINDINGS Here, we have identified S100P (an EF-hand calcium binding protein) as a novel downstream target. We show by realtime RT-PCR that S100P mRNA levels are elevated in 14/17 (82%) colon tumor tissues as compared to paired adjacent normal colonic tissues. S100P expression is stimulated in the presence of PGE₂ in a time dependent manner at mRNA and protein levels in colon, breast and pancreatic cancer cells. Pharmacological and RNAi-mediated inhibition of the EP4 receptor attenuates PGE₂-dependent S100P mRNA induction. RNA(i)-mediated knockdown of CREB inhibits endogenous S100P expression. Furthermore, using luciferase reporter analysis and EMSA we show that mutation and/or deletion of the CRE sequence within the S100P promoter abolished PGE₂-mediated transcriptional induction. Finally, we demonstrate that RNA(i)-mediated knockdown of S100P compromised invadopodia formation, colony growth and motility of colon cancer cells. Interestingly, endogenous knock down of S100P decreases ERK expression levels, suggesting a role for ERK in regulating S100P mediated cell growth and motility. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Together, our findings show for the first time that S100P expression is regulated by PGE₂/EP4-receptor signaling and may participate in a feedback signaling that perpetuates tumor cell growth and migration. Therefore, our data suggest that dysregulated S100P expression resulting from aberrant PGE₂/EP4 receptor signaling may have important consequences relevant to colon cancer pathogenesis.
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Olson ER, Melton T, Dickinson SE, Dong Z, Alberts DS, Bowden GT. Quercetin potentiates UVB-Induced c-Fos expression: implications for its use as a chemopreventive agent. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2010; 3:876-84. [PMID: 20551291 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-09-0220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Quercetin (Qu) is currently being investigated as a chemopreventive agent for several cancers, including nonmelanoma skin cancer induced by UV light. We previously reported that Qu degradation has important consequences on signaling and cell biology. In the current study, we report that Qu induces c-Fos mRNA and protein expression through activation of p38 and cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB), and Qu potentiates UVB-induced c-Fos expression. Inclusion of ascorbic acid (AA) in cell culture medium stabilizes Qu and completely prevents both Qu- and UVB-induced p38 and CREB activation, leading to a blockade of c-fos gene expression through reduced CREB/cAMP-responsive element binding. AA stabilizes c-Fos mRNA, increasing steady-state levels even when c-fos gene expression is suppressed, but this has no effect on c-Fos protein levels in either mock- or UVB-irradiated cells. We report that Qu blocks mammalian target of rapamycin signaling and inhibits c-Fos protein expression directly through this mechanism because cotreatment with Qu and AA resulted in the complete suppression of UVB-induced c-Fos protein expression even in the presence of significantly increased mRNA levels. We further confirmed that this was not due to increased protein turnover because inhibition of proteasome activity with MG-132 did not raise c-Fos protein levels in Qu+AA-treated cells. Together, these data indicate that although Qu has been reported to have some beneficial properties as a chemopreventive agent, it is also capable of inducing c-fos expression, a cellular event important for the promotion phase of tumor development, if it is not stabilized.
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
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Dickinson SE, Melton TF, Olson ER, Zhang J, Saboda K, Bowden GT. Inhibition of activator protein-1 by sulforaphane involves interaction with cysteine in the cFos DNA-binding domain: implications for chemoprevention of UVB-induced skin cancer. Cancer Res 2009; 69:7103-10. [PMID: 19671797 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-0770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables that has been linked to decreased risk of certain cancers. Although the role of sulforaphane in the induction of the transcription factor Nrf2 has been studied extensively, there is also evidence that inhibition of the transcription factor activator protein-1 (AP-1) may contribute to the chemopreventive properties of this compound. In this study, we show for the first time that sulforaphane is effective at reducing the multiplicity and tumor burden of UVB-induced squamous cell carcinoma in a mouse model using cotreatment with the compound and the carcinogen. We also show that sulforaphane pretreatment is able to reduce the activity of AP-1 luciferase in the skin of transgenic mice after UVB. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis verified that a main constituent of the AP-1 dimer, cFos, is inhibited from binding to the AP-1 DNA binding site by sulforaphane. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay analysis of nuclear proteins also shows that sulforaphane and diamide, both known to react with cysteine amino acids, are effective at inhibiting AP-1 from binding to its response element. Using truncated recombinant cFos and cJun, we show that mutation of critical cysteines in the DNA-binding domain of these proteins (Cys(154) in cFos and Cys(272) in cJun) results in loss of sensitivity to both sulforaphane and diamide in electrophoretic mobility shift assay analysis. Together, these data indicate that inhibition of AP-1 activity may be an important molecular mechanism in chemoprevention of squamous cell carcinoma by sulforaphane.
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA
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Beilke LD, Aleksunes LM, Olson ER, Besselsen DG, Klaassen CD, Dvorak K, Cherrington NJ. Decreased apoptosis during CAR-mediated hepatoprotection against lithocholic acid-induced liver injury in mice. Toxicol Lett 2009; 188:38-44. [PMID: 19433268 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Revised: 03/05/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) is an anti-apoptotic protein that is regulated by the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR). Activation of CAR can protect the liver against bile acid-induced toxicity and it may have a role in cell death via apoptosis by altering expression of Bcl-2 family proteins such as myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1). Our aim was to determine if activation of CAR reduces hepatocellular apoptosis during cholestasis as a mechanism of hepatoprotection. CAR(+/+) (WT) and CAR(-/-) (CAR-null) mice were pre-treated with compounds known to activate CAR prior to induction of intrahepatic cholestasis using the secondary bile acid lithocholic acid (LCA). Pre-treatment with the CAR activators phenobarbital (PB) and TCPOBOP (TC), as well as the non-CAR activator pregnenolone 16alpha-carbontrile (PCN), protected against LCA-induced liver injury in WT mice, whereas liver injury was more extensive without CAR (CAR-null). Unexpectedly, expression of anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 and Bcl-x(L) was not increased in hepatoprotected mice. Compared to unprotected groups, apoptosis was decreased in hepatoprotected mice as evidenced by the absence of cleaved caspase 3 (cCasp3). In contrast to the cytoplasmic localization in the injured livers (LCA and oltipraz), Mcl-1 protein was localized in the nucleus of hepatoprotected livers to potentially promote cell survival. This study demonstrates that although apoptosis is reduced in hepatoprotected mice pre-treated with CAR and non-CAR activators; hepatoprotection is not directly a result of CAR-induced Mcl-1 expression.
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- Lisa D Beilke
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Olson ER, Melton T, Dong Z, Bowden GT. Stabilization of quercetin paradoxically reduces its proapoptotic effect on UVB-irradiated human keratinocytes. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2009; 1:362-8. [PMID: 19138980 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-08-0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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UVB light promotes survival of initiated keratinocytes, in part, by the direct activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway. Novel chemopreventative agents targeting UVB-induced signaling pathways are needed to reduce the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Quercetin (Qu) is a dietary flavonoid and a known inhibitor of PI3K. We determined that Qu degrades rapidly when diluted in DMEM and incubated under normal cell culture conditions. Degradation was delayed by supplementing the medium with 1 mmol/L ascorbic acid (AA), and as expected, stabilization actually increased the effectiveness of Qu as a PI3K inhibitor because basal and UVB-induced Akt phosphorylation were reduced compared with Qu treatment in the absence of AA. Although AA stabilization increased Qu-induced apoptosis in mock-irradiated HaCaT cells, consistent with it acting as a PI3K inhibitor (13.4% Annexin V-positive cells for AA-stabilized Qu versus 6.3% for Qu), AA stabilization of Qu actually reduced the ability of the compound to induce apoptosis of UVB-irradiated HaCaTs (29.7% of Qu-treated cells versus 15.5% of AA + Qu-treated cells). Similar trends were seen in the analysis of caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. Qu is known to oxidize to form reactive products, and we found that dihydroethidium is oxidized by Qu regardless of whether or not it was stabilized. Although redox cycling occurs even in the presence of AA, stabilization reduces the accumulation of reactive Qu products that contribute to the proapoptotic effect of the compound, and thus reduces the ability of the compound to induce apoptosis of UVB-irradiated HaCaT cells.
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Olson ER, Shamhart PE, Naugle JE, Meszaros JG. Angiotensin II-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activation is mediated by protein kinase Cdelta and intracellular calcium in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts. Hypertension 2008; 51:704-11. [PMID: 18195168 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.107.098459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts is a major contributing factor to the pathogenesis of cardiac fibrosis. Ang II activates extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 to induce cardiac fibroblast proliferation, but the signaling pathways leading to ERK 1/2 activation have not been elucidated in these cells. The goal of the current study was to identify the intracellular mediators of Ang II-induced ERK 1/2 activation in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts. We determined that 100 nmol/L of Ang II-induced ERK 1/2 phosphorylation is inhibited by simultaneous chelation of cytosolic calcium and downregulation of protein kinase C (PKC) by phorbol ester or by the specific PKCdelta inhibitor rottlerin, as well as PKCdelta small interfering RNA, but not by inhibition of 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate, phorbol ester, rottlerin, or PKCdelta small interfering RNA alone. We also found that Ang II does not transactivate the epidermal growth factor receptor in adult cardiac fibroblasts, because pretreatment with 1 mumol/L of AG 1478 did not significantly inhibit [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation or ERK 1/2 activation. In addition, immunoprecipitation of the epidermal growth factor receptor demonstrated no significant Ang II-induced phosphorylation of tyrosine residues. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase, PKCzeta, and src tyrosine kinase had no effect on Ang II-induced ERK 1/2 activation. Collectively, these data demonstrate that Ang II does not transactivate the epidermal growth factor receptor in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts to activate ERK 1/2, a common pathway described in vascular smooth muscle and other cell types, but rather occurs via activation of distinct parallel signaling pathways mechanistically controlled by intracellular Ca(2+) and PKCdelta.
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- Erik R Olson
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH 44272-0095, USA
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Shamhart PE, Naugle JE, Olson ER, Hruska MA, Doane KJ, Meszaros JG. Cardiac Fibroblast Migration During In Vitro Wound Healing: The Role Of Specific Collagen Substrates. FASEB J 2007. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1428-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- AnatomyNortheastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine4209 State Route 44RootstownOH44272
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- AnatomyNortheastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine4209 State Route 44RootstownOH44272
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Bernstein JL, Teraoka S, Southey MC, Jenkins MA, Andrulis IL, Knight JA, John EM, Lapinski R, Wolitzer AL, Whittemore AS, West D, Seminara D, Olson ER, Spurdle AB, Chenevix-Trench G, Giles GG, Hopper JL, Concannon P. Population-based estimates of breast cancer risks associated with ATM gene variants c.7271T>G and c.1066-6T>G (IVS10-6T>G) from the Breast Cancer Family Registry. Hum Mutat 2006; 27:1122-8. [PMID: 16958054 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The ATM gene variants segregating in ataxia-telangiectasia families are associated with increased breast cancer risk, but the contribution of specific variants has been difficult to estimate. Previous small studies suggested two functional variants, c.7271T>G and c.1066-6T>G (IVS10-6T>G), are associated with increased risk. Using population-based blood samples we found that 7 out of 3,743 breast cancer cases (0.2%) and 0 out of 1,268 controls were heterozygous for the c.7271T>G allele (P=0.1). In cases, this allele was more prevalent in women with an affected mother (odds ratio [OR]=5.5, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.2-25.5; P=0.04) and delayed child-bearing (OR=5.1; 95% CI=1.0-25.6; P=0.05). The estimated cumulative breast cancer risk to age 70 years (penetrance) was 52% (95% CI=28-80%; hazard ratio [HR]=8.6; 95% CI=3.9-18.9; P<0.0001). In contrast, 13 of 3,757 breast cancer cases (0.3%) and 10 of 1,268 controls (0.8%) were heterozygous for the c.1066-6T>G allele (OR=0.4; 95% CI=0.2-1.0; P=0.05), and the penetrance was not increased (P=0.5). These findings suggest that although the more common c.1066-6T>G variant is not associated with breast cancer, the rare ATM c.7271T>G variant is associated with a substantially elevated risk. Since c.7271T>G is only one of many rare ATM variants predicted to have deleterious consequences on protein function, an effective means of identifying and grouping these variants is essential to assess the contribution of ATM variants to individual risk and to the incidence of breast cancer in the population.
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- J L Bernstein
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Naugle JE, Olson ER, Koshy JC, Costic DJ, Hodnichak CM, Pilati CF, Doane KJ, Meszaros JG. Temporal elevation of type VI collagen and cardiac myofibroblast differentiation during post‐infarction remodeling. FASEB J 2006. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1464-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- AnatomyNortheastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine4209 State Route 44RootstownOH44272‐0095
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Naugle JE, Olson ER, Zhang X, Mase SE, Pilati CF, Maron MB, Folkesson HG, Horne WI, Doane KJ, Meszaros JG. Type VI collagen induces cardiac myofibroblast differentiation: implications for postinfarction remodeling. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 290:H323-30. [PMID: 16143656 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00321.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cardiac fibroblast (CF) proliferation and differentiation into hypersecretory myofibroblasts can lead to excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) production and cardiac fibrosis. In turn, the ECM produced can potentially activate CFs via distinct feedback mechanisms. To assess how specific ECM components influence CF activation, isolated CFs were plated on specific collagen substrates (type I, III, and VI collagens) before functional assays were carried out. The type VI collagen substrate potently induced myofibroblast differentiation but had little effect on CF proliferation. Conversely, the type I and III collagen substrates did not affect differentiation but caused significant induction of proliferation (type I, 240.7 +/- 10.3%, and type III, 271.7 +/- 21.8% of basal). Type I collagen activated ERK1/2, whereas type III collagen did not. Treatment of CFs with angiotensin II, a potent mitogen of CFs, enhanced the growth observed on types I and III collagen but not on the type VI collagen substrate. Using an in vivo model of myocardial infarction (MI), we measured changes in type VI collagen expression and myofibroblast differentiation after post-MI remodeling. Concurrent elevations in type VI collagen and myofibroblast content were evident in the infarcted myocardium 20-wk post-MI. Overall, types I and III collagen stimulate CF proliferation, whereas type VI collagen plays a potentially novel role in cardiac remodeling through facilitation of myofibroblast differentiation.
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- Jennifer E Naugle
- Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, 4209 State Rte. 44, Rootstown, OH 44272-0095, USA
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Swaney JS, Roth DM, Olson ER, Naugle JE, Meszaros JG, Insel PA. Inhibition of cardiac myofibroblast formation and collagen synthesis by activation and overexpression of adenylyl cyclase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 102:437-42. [PMID: 15625103 PMCID: PMC544320 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408704102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Transformation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts, characterized by expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) and production of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, is a key event in connective tissue remodeling. Approaches to inhibit this transformation are needed in tissues, such as the heart, where excessive ECM production by cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) causes fibrosis, myocardial stiffening, and cardiac dysfunction. We tested whether adenylyl cyclase (AC) activation (increased cAMP levels) modulates the transformation of adult rat CF to myofibroblasts, as assessed by immunofluorescent microscopy, immunoblotting, and collagen synthesis. A 24-h incubation of CF with TGF-beta or angiotensin II increased alpha-SMA expression, which was inhibited by the AC agonist forskolin and a cAMP analog that activates protein kinase A. Treatment with forskolin blunted serum-, TGF-beta-, and angiotensin II-stimulated collagen synthesis. CFs engineered to overexpress type 6 AC had enhanced forskolin-promoted cAMP formation, greater inhibition by forskolin of TGF-beta-stimulated alpha-SMA expression, and a decrease in the EC(50) of forskolin to reduce serum-stimulated collagen synthesis. The AC stimulatory agonist adrenomedullin inhibited collagen synthesis in CF that overexpressed AC6 but not in controls. Thus, AC stimulation blunts collagen synthesis and, in parallel, the transformation of adult rat CF to myofibroblasts. AC overexpression enhances these effects, "uncovering" an inhibition by adrenomedullin. These findings implicate cAMP as an inhibitor of ECM formation by means of blockade of the transformation of CF to myofibroblasts and suggest that increasing AC expression, thereby enhancing cAMP generation through stimulation of receptors expressed on CF, could provide a means to attenuate and prevent cardiac fibrosis and its sequelae.
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- James S Swaney
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Program in Molecular Pathology, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center of San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Olson ER, Naugle JE, Zhang X, Bomser JA, Meszaros JG. Inhibition of cardiac fibroblast proliferation and myofibroblast differentiation by resveratrol. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 288:H1131-8. [PMID: 15498824 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00763.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) regulate myocardial remodeling by proliferating, differentiating, and secreting extracellular matrix proteins. Prolonged activation of CFs leads to cardiac fibrosis and reduced myocardial contractile function. Resveratrol (RES) exhibits a number of cardioprotective properties; however, the possibility that this compound affects CF function has not been considered. The current study tests whether RES directly influences the growth and proliferation of CFs and differentiation to the hypersecretory myofibroblast phenotype. Pretreatment of CFs with RES (5-25 microM) inhibited basal and ANG II-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 and ERK kinase activation. This inhibition by RES reduced basal proliferation and blocked ANG II-induced growth and proliferation of CFs in a concentration-dependent manner, as measured by [(3)H]leucine and [(3)H]thymidine incorporation, respectively. RES pretreatment attenuated ERK phosphorylation when CFs were stimulated with 0.2 nM epidermal growth factor (EGF), a concentration at which EGF-induced ERK activation over basal was similar to the phosphorylation induced by 100 nM ANG II. Akt phosphorylation in CFs was unaffected by treatment with either 100 nM ANG II or 25 microM RES. Pretreatment of CFs with RES also reduced both ANG II- and transforming growth factor-beta-induced CF differentiation to the myofibroblast phenotype, indicated by a reduction in alpha-smooth muscle actin expression and stress fiber organization in CFs. This study identifies RES as an anti-fibrotic agent in the myocardium by limiting CF proliferation and differentiation, two critical steps in the pathogenesis of cardiac fibrosis.
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- Erik R Olson
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown 44272-0095, USA
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