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West JD, Austin ED, Rizzi EM, Yan L, Tanjore H, Crabtree AL, Moore CS, Muthian G, Carrier EJ, Jacobson DA, Hamid R, Kendall PL, Majka S, Rathinasabapathy A. KCNK3 Mutation Causes Altered Immune Function in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients and Mouse Models. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22095014. [PMID: 34065088 PMCID: PMC8126011 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22095014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Loss of function KCNK3 mutation is one of the gene variants driving hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). KCNK3 is expressed in several cell and tissue types on both membrane and endoplasmic reticulum and potentially plays a role in multiple pathological process associated with PAH. However, the role of various stressors driving the susceptibility of KCNK3 mutation to PAH is unknown. Hence, we exposed kcnk3fl/fl animals to hypoxia, metabolic diet and low dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and performed molecular characterization of their tissue. We also used tissue samples from KCNK3 patients (skin fibroblast derived inducible pluripotent stem cells, blood, lungs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells) and performed microarray, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and mass cytometry time of flight (CyTOF) experiments. Although a hypoxic insult did not alter vascular tone in kcnk3fl/fl mice, RNASeq study of these lungs implied that inflammatory and metabolic factors were altered, and the follow-up diet study demonstrated a dysregulation of bone marrow cells in kcnk3fl/fl mice. Finally, a low dose LPS study clearly showed that inflammation could be a possible second hit driving PAH in kcnk3fl/fl mice. Multiplex, IHC and CyTOF immunophenotyping studies on human samples confirmed the mouse data and strongly indicated that cell mediated, and innate immune responses may drive PAH susceptibility in these patients. In conclusion, loss of function KCNK3 mutation alters various physiological processes from vascular tone to metabolic diet through inflammation. Our data suggests that altered circulating immune cells may drive PAH susceptibility in patients with KCNK3 mutation.
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- James D. West
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (J.D.W.); (H.T.); (A.L.C.); (C.S.M.); (E.J.C.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (E.D.A.); (L.Y.); (R.H.)
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (E.M.R.); (P.L.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (E.D.A.); (L.Y.); (R.H.)
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (J.D.W.); (H.T.); (A.L.C.); (C.S.M.); (E.J.C.)
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (J.D.W.); (H.T.); (A.L.C.); (C.S.M.); (E.J.C.)
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (J.D.W.); (H.T.); (A.L.C.); (C.S.M.); (E.J.C.)
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Biochemistry and Neuropharmacology, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA;
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (J.D.W.); (H.T.); (A.L.C.); (C.S.M.); (E.J.C.)
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (E.D.A.); (L.Y.); (R.H.)
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (E.M.R.); (P.L.K.)
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA;
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (J.D.W.); (H.T.); (A.L.C.); (C.S.M.); (E.J.C.)
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Muthian G, Charlton C. Prenatal Exposure of Mice to Beta‐methyl‐amino‐L‐alanine (BMAA) as a Model for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis‐Parkinson’s Dementia Complex (ALS‐PDC). FASEB J 2020. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.06838] [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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Muthian G, Mackey V, Prasad K, Charlton C. Curcumin and an antioxidant formulation protect C57BL/6J mice from MPTP-induced Parkinson’s disease like changes: potential neuroprotection for neurodegeneration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.2147/jprls.s151452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Smith ML, King J, Dent L, Mackey V, Muthian G, Griffin B, Charlton CG. Effects of acute and sub-chronic L-dopa therapy on striatal L-dopa methylation and dopamine oxidation in an MPTP mouse model of Parkinsons disease. Life Sci 2014; 110:1-7. [PMID: 24880075 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 04/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIMS The molecular mechanisms for the loss of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-dopa) efficacy during the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) are unknown. Modifications related to catecholamine metabolism such as changes in l-dopa and dopamine (DA) metabolism, the modulation of catecholamine enzymes and the production of interfering metabolites are the primary concerns of this study. MAIN METHODS Normal (saline) and 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) pre-treated mice were primed with 100mg/kg of l-dopa twice a day for 14 days, and a matching group remained l-dopa naïve. l-dopa naive and primed mice received a challenge dose of 100mg/kg of l-dopa and were sacrificed 30 min later. Striatal catecholamine levels and the expression and activity of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) were determined. KEY FINDINGS Normal and MPTP pre-treated animals metabolize l-dopa and DA similarly during l-dopa therapy. Administration of a challenge dose of l-dopa increased l-dopa and DA metabolism in l-dopa naïve animals, and this effect was enhanced in l-dopa primed mice. The levels of 3-OMD in MPTP pre-treated animals were almost identical to those in normal mice, which we found are likely due to increased COMT activity in MPTP pre-treated mice. SIGNIFICANCE The results of this comparative study provide evidence that sub-chronic administration of l-dopa decreases the ability of the striatum to accumulate l-dopa and DA, due to increased metabolism via methylation and oxidation. This data supports evidence for the metabolic adaptation of the catecholamine pathway during long-term treatment with l-dopa, which may explain the causes for the loss of l-dopa efficacy.
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- Marquitta L Smith
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
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Mackey VR, Muthian G, Smith M, King J, Charlton CG. Prenatal exposure to methanol as a dopamine system sensitization model in C57BL/6J mice. Life Sci 2012; 91:921-7. [PMID: 23000099 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.09.010] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2012] [Revised: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS In this study, the effects of prenatal exposure to methanol (MeOH) on the nigrostriatal dopamine (NSDA) system were examined to determine if the interaction could sensitize this system, and serve as an underpinning for Parkinson's disease (PD) like changes that occur later in life. Methanol was studied because its toxicity resembles the symptoms of PD and the symptoms are relieved by L-dopa meaning that MeOH targets the NSDA system. Since fermentation and wood combustion are major sources for MeOH, the incidence of human encounters with MeOH is high. As a superior solvent and the precursor for formaldehyde, MeOH has a powerful and sometimes, irreversible impact on chemical processes, such as cross-linking proteins and nucleic acids. It may cause subthreshold changes that sensitizes the NSDA system to PD, that occur during aging. MAIN METHODS To study the prenatal effects of MeOH, pregnant C57BL/6J mice were administered 40 mg/kg MeOH by oral gavage during gestation days 8-12, twice daily. Twelve weeks after birth, behavior impairments were recorded. The striatum was dissected for the determination of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (LAAD), α-synuclein and levels of dopamine (DA) and its metabolites. KEY FINDINGS MeOH reduced striatal TH and LAAD protein by 47% and 57% respectively and DA by 32%. SIGNIFICANCE The results mean that in utero exposure to toxins similar to MeOH could sensitize the striatal system to changes that cause PD. This study may help identify strategies to block this type of in utero toxicity.
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- Veronica R Mackey
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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King JM, Muthian G, Mackey V, Smith M, Charlton C. L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine modulates the steady-state expression of mouse striatal tyrosine hydroxylase, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, dopamine and its metabolites in an MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Life Sci 2011; 89:638-43. [PMID: 21871902 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AIMS l-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) is the most effective symptomatic treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), but PD patients usually experience a successful response to L-DOPA therapy followed by a progressive loss of response. L-DOPA efficacy relies on its decarboxylation by aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AAAD) to form dopamine (DA). So exogenous L-DOPA drives the reaction and AAAD becomes the rate limiting enzyme in the supply of DA. In turn, exogenous L-DOPA regulates the expression and activity of AAAD as well as the synthesis of DA and its metabolites, changes that may be linked to the efficacy and side-effects of L-DOPA. MAIN METHODS One-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) mouse PD model was utilized to study the effects of L-DOPA on the steady-state level and activity of AAAD, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), DA and the metabolites of DA. The MPTP and control mice were treated twice daily with PBS or with 100mg/kg of L-DOPA for 14days and the expression and activity of AAAD, the expression of TH and the levels of DA and its metabolites were determined 24h after L-DOPA or PBS treatment, when exogenous L-DOPA is eliminated. KEY FINDINGS In the MPTP model, L-DOPA reduced the steady-state expression and the activity of striatal AAAD by 52% and 50%, respectively, DA and metabolites were also significantly decreased. SIGNIFICANCE The outcome shows that while L-DOPA replenishes striatal DA it also down-regulates AAAD and the steady-state synthesis and metabolic capability of the dopaminergic system. These findings are important in the precipitation of L-DOPA induced side effects and the management of L-DOPA therapy.
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- Jennifer M King
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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Muthian G, Mackey V, King J, Charlton CG. Modeling a sensitization stage and a precipitation stage for Parkinson's disease using prenatal and postnatal 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine administration. Neuroscience 2010; 169:1085-93. [PMID: 20540993 PMCID: PMC2914187 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.04.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2010] [Revised: 04/25/2010] [Accepted: 04/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of mature and older individuals. Since all aged individuals do not develop PD, predisposing conditions may exist that pair with the stress placed on the basal ganglia during aging to produce the symptoms of PD. In this project we used 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) to test the hypothesis that a sensitization stage and a precipitating stage underlie idiopathic PD. To induce the sensitization stage, pregnant C57BL/6J mice were treated with MPTP (10 mg/kg/day) during gestation days 8-12 to target the emerging fetal nigrostriatal dopamine neurons. For the precipitating stage, the 3-months old offspring were administered MPTP for 7 days, to simulate the changes that occur during aging. The weights and motor activity of the offspring, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) striatal dopamine and its metabolites and Western blot for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) were determined. Offspring exposed to prenatal MPTP showed lower birth weights that eventually recovered. Prenatal MPTP also reduced motor activity by 10-30%, striatal TH by 38%, dopamine by 14%, homovanillic acid by 16.5% and 3-methoxytyramine by 66%. The postnatal MPTP was more potent in the prenatal MPTP-exposed offspring. MPTP at 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg, dose-relatedly, reduced striatal TH by 9.4%, 48.6% and 82.4% in the prenatal-phosphate buffered saline (PBS) mice and by 48%, 78.7% and 92.7% in the prenatal-MPTP groups. More importantly, postnatal MPTP at 10 mg/kg that showed slight effects on DA, DOPAC, HVA and 3-MT in the prenatal-PBS offspring, showed 69.9%, 80.0%, 48.4% and 65.4% reductions in the prenatal-MPTP mice. The study may identify a new model for PD, and the outcome suggests that some cases of idiopathic PD may have a fetal basis in which early subtle nigrostriatal impairments occurred and PD symptoms are precipitated later by deteriorating changes in the nigrostriatum, that would not caused symptoms in individuals with normal nigrostriatal system.
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- G Muthian
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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Muthian G, Mackey V, King J, Charlton CG. Prenatal and Postnatal Depletion of L‐Aromatic Aminoacid decarboxylase (LAAD) by MPTP as a Sensitization and Precipitation Model for Parkinson's disease. FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.587.2] [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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- Gladson Muthian
- Neurobiology& NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Neurobiology& NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Neurobiology& NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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Muthian G, Mackey V, King J, Charlton C. Prenatal and Postnatal Depletion of Tyrosine Hydroxylase by MPTP as a “Sensitization and Precipitation” Model for Parkinson's disease. FASEB J 2008. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.715.1] [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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- Gladson Muthian
- Dept. of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Dept. of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Dept. of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Dept. of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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Muthian G, King J, Mackey V, Prasad K, Charlton C. Blockage of the Proposed Precipitating Stage for Parkinson's Disease by Antioxidants: A Potential Preventative Measure for PD. FASEB J 2008. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.715.2] [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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- Gladson Muthian
- Department of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Department of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Department of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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- Department of Neurobiology & NeurotoxicologyMeharry Medical CollegeNashvilleTN
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Muthian G, Pradeep CG, Sargapradeep K, Kaleysaraj R, Bright JJ. Setaria digitata secreted filarial lipids modulate IL-12 signaling through JAK-STAT pathway leading to the development of Th1 response. Exp Parasitol 2006; 114:193-203. [PMID: 16647056 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2006.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 07/28/2005] [Revised: 03/13/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Filariasis is a debilitating parasitic disease in many tropical countries. Despite the highly evolved immune system, the filarial parasites successfully evade host immunity to persist for a sustained period of time. Earlier studies have shown that the filarial parasites achieve this long-term survival through release of immunosuppressive materials in the host. In this study, we show that the secreted filarial lipids (SFL) isolated from Setaria digitata suppress Th1 immune response. While immunization with myelin antigen induces Th1 response in mice, in vitro treatment with SFL resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in myelin antigen-induced proliferation and secretion of IL-12 and IFNgamma. The SFL also inhibited IL-12-induced T cell proliferation and Th1 differentiation in vitro. The inhibition of T cell responses by SFL associates with the blockade of IL-12-induced activation of JAK-STAT signaling pathway in T cells. These findings suggest that the SFL modulates Th1 immune response by blocking IL-12 signaling in T cells and thus play a role in host immune evasion of filarial parasites.
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- Gladson Muthian
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Muthian G, Raikwar HP, Rajasingh J, Bright JJ. 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin-D3 modulates JAK-STAT pathway in IL-12/IFNgamma axis leading to Th1 response in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. J Neurosci Res 2006; 83:1299-309. [PMID: 16547967 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 12/25/2022]
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Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune disease model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Vitamin D deficiency is commonly observed in MS patients and vitamin D supplements reduce the clinical symptoms of EAE and MS. Earlier studies have shown that in vivo treatment with vitamin D analogs ameliorates EAE in association with the inhibition of IL-12 production and Th1 differentiation. The mechanisms in the regulation of Th1 response by vitamin D in EAE/MS are, however, not known. We show that in vivo treatment of C57BL/6 and SJL/J mice (i.p.) with 100 ng of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3, on every other day from Day 0-30, ameliorates EAE in association with the inhibition of IL-12 production and neural antigen-specific Th1 response. In vitro treatment with 1,25(OH)2D3 inhibited IFNgamma-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT1, without affecting JAK2, in EOC-20 microglial cells. Treatment of activated T cells with 1,25(OH)2D3 also inhibited the IL-12-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2, TYK2, STAT3, and STAT4 in association with a decrease in T cell proliferation in vitro. These findings highlight the fact that vitamin D modulates JAK-STAT signaling pathway in IL-12/IFNgamma axis leading to Th1 differentiation and further suggest its use in the treatment of MS and other Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcitriol/metabolism
- Calcitriol/pharmacology
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/metabolism
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/physiopathology
- Female
- Immunity, Cellular/drug effects
- Immunity, Cellular/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interleukin-12/immunology
- Interleukin-12/metabolism
- Janus Kinase 2
- Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Microglia/drug effects
- Microglia/immunology
- Microglia/metabolism
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/immunology
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/immunology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- STAT1 Transcription Factor/immunology
- STAT1 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Th1 Cells/drug effects
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th1 Cells/metabolism
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- Gladson Muthian
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Raikwar HP, Muthian G, Rajasingh J, Johnson CN, Bright JJ. PPARgamma antagonists reverse the inhibition of neural antigen-specific Th1 response and experimental allergic encephalomyelitis by Ciglitazone and 15-deoxy-Delta12,14-prostaglandin J2. J Neuroimmunol 2006; 178:76-86. [PMID: 16844232 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 10/05/2005] [Revised: 04/24/2006] [Accepted: 05/16/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma is a nuclear receptor transcription factor that regulates cell growth, differentiation and homeostasis. PPARgamma agonists have been used to treat obesity, diabetes, cancer and inflammation and recent studies have shown the protective effects of PPARgamma agonists on experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), a Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune disease model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Our studies have further demonstrated that the PPARgamma agonists, 15d-PGJ2 and Ciglitazone, inhibit EAE through blocking IL-12 signaling leading to Th1 differentiation and the PPARgamma deficient heterozygous mice (PPARgamma+/-) or those treated with PPARgamma antagonists develop an exacerbated EAE in association with an augmented Th1 response. In this study, we show that the PPARgamma antagonists, Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and 2-chloro-5-nitro-N-(4-pyridyl)benzamide (T0070907), reverse the inhibition of EAE by the PPARgamma agonists, Ciglitazone and 15-Deoxy-Delta(12,14)-Prostaglandin J2, in C57BL/6 wild-type and PPARgamma+/- mice. The reversal of EAE by BADGE and T0070907 was associated with restoration of neural antigen-induced T cell proliferation, IFNgamma production and Th1 differentiation inhibited by Ciglitazone and 15d-PGJ2. These results suggest that Ciglitazone and 15d-PGJ2 ameliorate EAE through PPARgamma-dependent mechanisms and further confirm a physiological role for PPARgamma in the regulation of CNS inflammation and demyelination in EAE.
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- Himanshu P Raikwar
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Muthian G, Raikwar HP, Johnson C, Rajasingh J, Kalgutkar A, Marnett LJ, Bright JJ. COX-2 inhibitors modulate IL-12 signaling through JAK-STAT pathway leading to Th1 response in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. J Clin Immunol 2006; 26:73-85. [PMID: 16418805 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-006-8787-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 07/07/2005] [Accepted: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune disease model of multiple sclerosis (MS). IL-12 plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of EAE/MS and inhibition of IL-12 production or IL-12 signaling was effective in preventing EAE. Cyclooxygenase (COX-2) is a key enzyme promoting inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis and tumor induced angiogenesis. Recent studies have shown that COX-2 inhibitors prevent EAE, however, their mechanism of action is not fully understood. In this study, we show that in vivo treatment (i.p.) with 100 mug COX-2 selective inhibitors (LM01, LM08, LM11, and NS398), on every other day from day 0 to 30, significantly reduced the incidence and severity of EAE in SJL/J and C57BL/6 mice. Further analyses showed that the COX-2 inhibitors reduced neural antigen-induced IL-12 production, T cell proliferation and Th1 differentiation ex vivo and in vitro. The COX-2 inhibitors also decreased IL-12-induced T cell responses through blocking tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2, TYK2, STAT3, and STAT4 proteins in T cells. These results demonstrate that COX-2 inhibitors ameliorate EAE in association with the modulation of IL-12 signaling through JAK-STAT pathway leading to Th1 differentiation and suggest their use in the treatment of MS and other Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gladson Muthian
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Rajasingh J, Raikwar HP, Muthian G, Johnson C, Bright JJ. Curcumin induces growth-arrest and apoptosis in association with the inhibition of constitutively active JAK-STAT pathway in T cell leukemia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 340:359-68. [PMID: 16364242 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 11/30/2005] [Accepted: 12/02/2005] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Adult T cell leukemia is an aggressive and frequently fatal malignancy that expressess constitutively activated growth-signaling pathways in association with deregulated growth and resistance to apoptosis. Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a naturally occurring yellow pigment, isolated from the rhizomes of the plant Curcuma longa that has traditionally been used in the treatment of injury and inflammation. But the effect and mechanism of action of curcumin on T cell leukemia is not known. To investigate the antitumor activity of curcumin in T cell leukemia, we examined its effect on constitutive phosphorylation of JAK and STAT proteins, proliferation, and apoptosis in HTLV-I-transformed T cell lines. HTLV-I-transformed T cell leukemia lines, MT-2, HuT-102, and SLB-1, express constitutively phosphorylated JAK3, TYK2, STAT3, and STAT5 signaling proteins. In vitro treatment with curcumin induced a dose-dependent decrease in JAK and STAT phosphorylation resulting in the induction of growth-arrest and apoptosis in T cell leukemia. The induction of growth-arrest and apoptosis in association with the blockade of constitutively active JAK-STAT pathway suggests this be a mechanism by which curcumin induces antitumor activity in T cell leukemia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Johnson Rajasingh
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Raikwar HP, Muthian G, Rajasingh J, Johnson C, Bright JJ. PPARγ antagonists exacerbate neural antigen-specific Th1 response and experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. J Neuroimmunol 2005; 167:99-107. [PMID: 16091293 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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] [Received: 08/05/2004] [Revised: 05/02/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma is a nuclear receptor transcription factor that regulates cell growth, differentiation and homeostasis. PPARgamma agonists have been used in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, cancer and inflammation. We and others have shown recently that PPARgamma agonists ameliorate experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), a Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune disease model of multiple sclerosis (MS). We have further shown that PPARgamma agonists inhibit EAE through blocking IL-12 signaling leading to Th1 differentiation and the PPARgamma-deficient heterozygous mice (PPARgamma(+/-)) develop an exacerbated EAE. In this study, we show that in vivo treatment (i.p.) with 100 mug PPARgamma antagonists, Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) or 2-Chloro-5-nitro-N-(4-pyridyl)benzamide (T0070907), on every other day from day 0 to 30, increased the severity and duration of EAE in C57BL/6 wild-type and PPARgamma(+/-) mice. The exacerbation of EAE by PPARgamma antagonists associates with an augmented neural antigen-induced T cell proliferation, IFNgamma production or Th1 differentiation. These results further suggest that PPARgamma is a critical physiological regulator of CNS inflammation and demyelination in EAE.
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- Himanshu P Raikwar
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1222 VSRH, 2201 Children's way, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Muthian G, Bright JJ. Quercetin, a Flavonoid Phytoestrogen, Ameliorates Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis by Blocking IL-12 Signaling Through JAK-STAT Pathway in T Lymphocyte. J Clin Immunol 2004; 24:542-52. [PMID: 15359113 DOI: 10.1023/b:joci.0000040925.55682.a5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a Th1 cell-mediated inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disease model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Quercetin (3,3'4',5,7-pentahydroxy flavone) is a flavonoid phytoestrogen that has profound anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities. In this study, we show that in vivo treatment of SJL/J mice with quercetin (i.p. 50 or 100 microg every other day) ameliorates EAE in association with the inhibition of IL-12 production and neural antigen-specific Th1 differentiation. In vitro treatment of activated T cells with quercetin blocks IL-12-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2, TYK2, STAT3, and STAT4, resulting in a decrease in IL-12-induced T cell proliferation and Th1 differentiation. These findings highlight the fact that quercetin ameliorates EAE by blocking IL-12 signaling and Th1 differentiation and suggest its use in the treatment of MS and other Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gladson Muthian
- Departments of Neurology and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
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Microglia, the resident macrophage of the brain, mediates immune and inflammatory responses in the central nervous system (CNS). Activation of microglia and secretion of inflammatory cytokines associate with the pathogenesis of CNS diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, prion disease, and AIDS dementia. Microbial pathogens, cytokines, chemokines, and costimulatory molecules are potent inducers of microglial activation in the CNS. Signaling through its receptor, IL-3 induces the activation of JAK-STAT and MAP kinase pathways in microglial cells. In this study, we found that in vitro treatment of EOC-20 microglial cells with tyrphostin AG490 blocked IL-3-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2, STAT5A, and STAT5B signaling proteins. Stable transfection of EOC-20 cells with a dominant negative JAK2 mutant also blocked IL-3-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2, STAT5A, and STAT5B in microglia. The blockade of JAK2-STAT5 pathway resulted in a decrease in IL-3-induced proliferation and expression of CD40 and major histocompatibility complex class II molecules in microglia. These findings highlight the fact that JAK2-STAT5 signaling pathway plays a critical role in mediating IL-3-induced activation of microglia.
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- Chandramohan Natarajan
- Department of Neurology and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1222F VSRH, 2201 Capers Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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Natarajan C, Muthian G, Barak Y, Evans RM, Bright JJ. Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ-Deficient Heterozygous Mice Develop an Exacerbated Neural Antigen-Induced Th1 Response and Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis. J Immunol 2003; 171:5743-50. [PMID: 14634082 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.11.5743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) is a nuclear receptor transcription factor that regulates cell growth, differentiation, and homeostasis. PPARgamma agonists are potent therapeutic agents for type 2 diabetes, obesity, and inflammation. Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a Th1 cell-mediated inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disease model of multiple sclerosis. We have shown recently that PPARgamma agonists inhibit EAE by blocking IL-12 production, IL-12 signaling, and neural Ag-induced Th1 differentiation. In this study, we show that the PPARgamma-deficient heterozygous mice develop an exacerbated EAE with prolonged clinical symptoms than the wild-type littermates, following immunization with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) p35-55 peptide. The exacerbation of EAE in PPARgamma(+/-) mice associates with an increased expansion of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and expression of CD40 and MHC class II molecules in response to MOGp35-55 Ag. The PPARgamma(+/-) mice also showed an increase in T cell proliferation and Th1 response to MOGp35-55 Ag than the wild-type littermates. These findings suggest that PPARgamma be a critical physiological regulator of CNS inflammation and demyelination in EAE and perhaps multiple sclerosis and other Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD40 Antigens/biosynthesis
- Cell Division/genetics
- Cell Division/immunology
- Demyelinating Diseases/genetics
- Demyelinating Diseases/immunology
- Demyelinating Diseases/pathology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/genetics
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Glycoproteins/administration & dosage
- Glycoproteins/immunology
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/biosynthesis
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-12/biosynthesis
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/administration & dosage
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/administration & dosage
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Peroxisomes/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/deficiency
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
- Severity of Illness Index
- Spleen/cytology
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th1 Cells/metabolism
- Th1 Cells/pathology
- Transcription Factors/deficiency
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/physiology
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Up-Regulation/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- Chandramohan Natarajan
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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