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El Makhzen N, Daimi H, Bouguenouch L, Abriel H. The burden of cystic fibrosis in North Africa. Front Genet 2024; 14:1295008. [PMID: 38269366 PMCID: PMC10806102 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1295008] [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: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Background: Over 200 pathogenic variants in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene are associated with cystic fibrosis (CF)-the most prevalent autosomal recessive disease globally, the p.Phe508del variant being the most commonly observed. Main text: Recent epidemiological studies suggest a higher global prevalence of CF than previously thought. Nevertheless, comprehensive CF data remains extremely scarce among African populations, contributing to a significant information gap within the African healthcare system. Consequently, the underestimation of CF among children from African populations is likely. The goal of this article is to review the pathogenesis of CF and its prevalence in the countries of North Africa. Conclusion: The prevalence of CF in North African countries is likely underestimated due to the complexity of the disease and the lack of a timely, proper clinical and genetic investigation that allows the early identification of CF patients and thus facilitates therapeutic recommendations. Therefore, specific genetic and epidemiological studies on African individuals showing CF symptoms should be conducted to enhance the diagnostic yield of CF in Africa.
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- Nada El Makhzen
- Ion Channels and Channelopathies Laboratory, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Human Genome and Multifactorial Diseases (LR12ES07), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Gabes, Gabès, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Oncogenetics, University Hospital Hassan II, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Ion Channels and Channelopathies Laboratory, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Franco D, Hove-Madsen L, Daimi H. Editorial: Molecular, structural and electrophysiological remodeling in atrial fibrillation. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1303328. [PMID: 37900957 PMCID: PMC10602880 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1303328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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- Diego Franco
- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
- Fundación Medina, Granada, Spain
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- Cardiac Rhythm and Contraction Group, Department of Experimental Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute of Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, (IIB, Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Human Genome and Multifactorial Diseases (LR12ES07), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Gabès, Gabès, Tunisia
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Martinez-Amaro FJ, Garcia-Padilla C, Franco D, Daimi H. LncRNAs and CircRNAs in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: A Promising Target for Cardiovascular Disease? Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9888. [PMID: 37373035 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129888] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a principal subcellular organelle responsible for protein quality control in the secretory pathway, preventing protein misfolding and aggregation. Failure of protein quality control in the ER triggers several molecular mechanisms such as ER-associated degradation (ERAD), the unfolded protein response (UPR) or reticulophagy, which are activated upon ER stress (ERS) to re-establish protein homeostasis by transcriptionally and translationally regulated complex signalling pathways. However, maintenance over time of ERS leads to apoptosis if such stress cannot be alleviated. The presence of abnormal protein aggregates results in loss of cardiomyocyte protein homeostasis, which in turn results in several cardiovascular diseases such as dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) or myocardial infarction (MI). The influence of a non-coding genome in the maintenance of proper cardiomyocyte homeostasis has been widely proven. To date, the impact of microRNAs in molecular mechanisms orchestrating ER stress response has been widely described. However, the role of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) is just beginning to be addressed given the potential role of these RNA classes as therapeutic molecules. Here, we provide a current state-of-the-art review of the roles of distinct lncRNAs and circRNAs in the modulation of ERS and UPR and their impact in cardiovascular diseases.
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain
- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Pathology Biomarkers, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain
- Medina Foundation, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain
- Laboratory of Human Genome and Multifactorial Diseases (LR12ES07), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Gabes, Gabes 6072, Tunisia
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García-Padilla C, Daimi H, Franco D, Lozano-Velasco E. Editorial: Cell signalling in heart development, disease and regeneration. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1188406. [PMID: 37064907 PMCID: PMC10096026 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1188406] [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] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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- Carlos García-Padilla
- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Molecular PAthology Biomarkers, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
- Fundación Medina, Granada, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
- Fundación Medina, Granada, Spain
- *Correspondence: Estefanía Lozano-Velasco,
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Daimi H, Lozano-Velasco E, Aranega A, Franco D. Genomic and Non-Genomic Regulatory Mechanisms of the Cardiac Sodium Channel in Cardiac Arrhythmias. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:1381. [PMID: 35163304 PMCID: PMC8835759 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Nav1.5 is the predominant cardiac sodium channel subtype, encoded by the SCN5A gene, which is involved in the initiation and conduction of action potentials throughout the heart. Along its biosynthesis process, Nav1.5 undergoes strict genomic and non-genomic regulatory and quality control steps that allow only newly synthesized channels to reach their final membrane destination and carry out their electrophysiological role. These regulatory pathways are ensured by distinct interacting proteins that accompany the nascent Nav1.5 protein along with different subcellular organelles. Defects on a large number of these pathways have a tremendous impact on Nav1.5 functionality and are thus intimately linked to cardiac arrhythmias. In the present review, we provide current state-of-the-art information on the molecular events that regulate SCN5A/Nav1.5 and the cardiac channelopathies associated with defects in these pathways.
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- Houria Daimi
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain; (E.L.-V.); (A.A.); (D.F.)
- Medina Foundation, Technology Park of Health Sciences, Av. del Conocimiento, 34, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain; (E.L.-V.); (A.A.); (D.F.)
- Medina Foundation, Technology Park of Health Sciences, Av. del Conocimiento, 34, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain; (E.L.-V.); (A.A.); (D.F.)
- Medina Foundation, Technology Park of Health Sciences, Av. del Conocimiento, 34, 18016 Granada, Spain
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Daimi H, Khelil AH, Neji A, Ben Hamda K, Maaoui S, Aranega A, Be Chibani J, Franco D. Role of SCN5A coding and non-coding sequences in Brugada syndrome onset: What's behind the scenes? Biomed J 2019; 42:252-260. [PMID: 31627867 PMCID: PMC6818142 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a rare inherited cardiac arrhythmia associated with a high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). BrS is characterized by coved-type ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads (V1-V3). Mutations in SCN5A gene coding for the α-subunit of the NaV1.5 cardiac sodium channel are identified in 15–30% of BrS cases. Genetic testing of BrS patients generally involves sequencing of the protein-coding portions and flanking intronic regions of SCN5A. This excludes the 5′UTR and 3′UTR from the routine genetic testing. Methods We here screened the coding sequence, the flanking intronic regions as well as the 5′ and 3′UTR regions of SCN5A gene and further five candidate genes (GPD1L, SCN1B, KCNE3, SCN4B, and MOG1) in a Tunisian family diagnosed with BrS. Results A new SCN5A-Q1000K mutation was identified along with two common polymorphisms (H558R and D1819). Multiple genetic variants were identified on the SCN5A 3′UTR, one of which is predicted to create additional microRNA binding site for miR-1270. Additionally, we identified the hsa-miR-219a-rs107822. No relevant coding sequence variant was identified in the remaining studied candidate genes. Conclusions The absence of genotype-phenotype concordance within all the identified genetic variants in this family gives extra evidences about the complexity of the disease and suggests that the occurrence and prognosis of BrS is most likely controlled by a combination of multiple genetic factors, rather than a single variant. Most SCN5A variants were localized in non-coding regions hypothesizing an impact on the miRNA-target complementarities.
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- Houria Daimi
- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, Spain; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, Spain.
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Lozano-Velasco E, Hernández-Torres F, Daimi H, Serra SA, Herraiz A, Hove-Madsen L, Aránega A, Franco D. Pitx2 impairs calcium handling in a dose-dependent manner by modulating Wnt signalling. Cardiovasc Res 2016; 109:55-66. [PMID: 26243430 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvv207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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AIMS Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of arrhythmia in humans, yet the genetic cause of AF remains elusive. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have reported risk variants in four distinct genetic loci, and more recently, a meta-GWAS has further implicated six new loci in AF. However, the functional role of these AF GWAS-related genes in AF and their inter-relationship remain elusive. METHODS AND RESULTS To get further insights into the molecular mechanisms driven by Pitx2, calcium handling and novel AF GWAS-associated gene expression were analysed in two distinct Pitx2 loss-of-function models with distinct basal electrophysiological defects; a novel Pitx2 conditional mouse line, Sox2CrePitx2, and our previously reported atrial-specific NppaCrePitx2 line. Molecular analyses of the left atrial appendage in NppaCrePitx2(+/-) and NppaCrePitx2(-/-) adult mice demonstrate that AF GWAS-associated genes such as Zfhx3, Kcnn3, and Wnt8a are severely impaired but not Cav1, Synpo2l, nor Prrx1. In addition, multiple calcium-handling genes such as Atp2a2, Casq2, and Plb are severely altered in atrial-specific NppaCrePitx2 mice in a dose-dependent manner. Functional assessment of calcium homeostasis further underscores these findings. In addition, multiple AF-related microRNAs are also impaired. In vitro over-expression of Wnt8, but not Zfhx3, impairs calcium handling and modulates microRNA expression signature identified in Pitx2 loss-of-function models. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrate a dose-dependent relation between Pitx2 expression and the expression of AF susceptibility genes, calcium handling, and microRNAs and identify a complex regulatory network orchestrated by Pitx2 with large impact on atrial arrhythmogenesis susceptibility.
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- Estefanía Lozano-Velasco
- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Cardiac Rhythm and Contraction Group, Cardiovascular Research Centre CSIC-ICCC and IIB Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiac Rhythm and Contraction Group, Cardiovascular Research Centre CSIC-ICCC and IIB Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiac Rhythm and Contraction Group, Cardiovascular Research Centre CSIC-ICCC and IIB Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Daimi H, Khelil AH, Ben Hamda K, Aranega A, Chibani JBE, Franco D. Absence of family history and phenotype-genotype correlation in pediatric Brugada syndrome: more burden to bear in clinical and genetic diagnosis. Pediatr Cardiol 2015; 36:1090-6. [PMID: 25758664 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1133-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an autosomal-dominant genetic cardiac disorder caused in 18-30 % of the cases by SCN5A gene mutations and manifested by an atypical right bundle block pattern with ST segment elevation and T wave inversion in the right precordial leads. The syndrome is usually detected after puberty. The identification of BrS in pediatric patients is thus a rare occurrence, and most of the reported cases are unmasked after febrile episodes. Usually, having a family history of sudden death represents the first reason to perform an ECG in febrile children. However, this practice makes the sporadic cases of cardiac disease and specially the asymptomatic ones excluded from this diagnosis. Here, we report a sporadic case of a 2-month-old male patient presented with vaccination-related fever and ventricular tachycardia associated with short breathing, palpitation and cold sweating. ECG changes were consistent with type 1 BrS. SCN5A gene analysis of the proband and his family revealed a set of mutations and polymorphisms differentially distributed among family members, however, without any clear genotype-phenotype correlation. Based on our findings, we think that genetic testing should be pursued as a routine practice in symptomatic and asymptomatic pediatric cases of BrS, with or without family history of sudden cardiac death. Similarly, our study suggests that pediatrician should be encouraged to perform an ECG profiling in suspicious febrile children and quickly manage fever since it is the most important factor unmasking BrS in children.
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- Houria Daimi
- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaen, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Daimi H, Lozano-Velasco E, Haj Khelil A, Chibani JBE, Barana A, Amorós I, González de la Fuente M, Caballero R, Aranega A, Franco D. Regulation of SCN5A by microRNAs: miR-219 modulates SCN5A transcript expression and the effects of flecainide intoxication in mice. Heart Rhythm 2015; 12:1333-42. [PMID: 25701775 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The human cardiac action potential in atrial and ventricular cells is initiated by a fast-activating, fast-inactivating sodium current generated by the SCN5A/Nav1.5 channel in association with its β1/SCN1B subunit. The role of Nav1.5 in the etiology of many cardiac diseases strongly suggests that proper regulation of cell biology and function of the channel is critical for normal cardiac function. Hence, numerous recent studies have focused on the regulatory mechanisms of Nav1.5 biosynthetic and degradation processes as well as its subcellular localization. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of microRNAs in the Scn5a/Nav1.5 posttranscriptional regulation. METHODS Quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemical and electrophysiological measurements of distinct microRNA gain-of-function experiments in cardiomyocytes for the assessment of Scn5a expression. RESULTS Functional studies of HL-1 cardiomyocytes and luciferase assays in fibroblasts demonstrate that Scn5a is directly (miR-98, miR-106, miR-200, and miR-219) and indirectly (miR-125 and miR-153) regulated by multiple microRNAs displaying distinct time-dependent profiles. Cotransfection experiments demonstrated that miR-219 and miR-200 have independent opposite effects on Scn5a expression modulation. Of all the microRNAs studied, only miR-219 increases Scn5a expression levels, leading to altered contraction rhythm of HL-1 cardiomyocytes. Electrophysiological analyses in HL-1 cells revealed that miR-219 increases the sodium current. In vivo administration of miR-219 does not alter normal cardiac rhythm, but abolishes some of the effects of flecainide intoxication in mice, particularly QRS prolongation. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the involvement of multiple microRNAs in the regulation of Scn5a. Particularly, miR-219 increases Scn5a/Nav1.5 transcript and protein expression. Our data suggest that microRNAs, such as miR-219, constitute a promising therapeutical tool to treat sodium cardiac arrhythmias.
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- Houria Daimi
- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jáen, Spain; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jáen, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jáen, Spain.
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Lozano-Velasco E, Hernandez-Torres F, Daimi H, Vazquez Ruiz De Castroviejo E, Lozano C, Aranega Jimenez A, Franco Jaime D. P575Functional characterization of novel PITX2 homeodomain mutations in AF patients. Cardiovasc Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu098.7] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Daimi H, N Dominguez J, Hernandez-Torres F, Chinchilla A, Aranega A, Caruz A, Vazquez E, Hove-Madsen L, Caballero R, Franco D. 279Pitx2 regulates multiple AF associated GWAS genes. Cardiovasc Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu085.3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Perez-Pomares JM, Ruiz-Villalba A, Ziogas A, Segovia JC, Ehrbar M, Munoz-Chapuli R, De La Rosa A, Dominguez JN, Hove-Madsen L, Sankova B, Sedmera D, Franco D, Aranega Jimenez A, Babaeva G, Chizh N, Galchenko S, Sandomirsky B, Schwarzl M, Seiler S, Steendijk P, Huber S, Maechler H, Truschnig-Wilders M, Pieske B, Post H, Simrick S, Kreutzer R, Rao C, Terracciano CM, Kirchhof P, Fabritz L, Brand T, Theveniau-Ruissy M, Parisot P, Francou A, Saint-Michel E, Mesbah K, Kelly RG, Wu HT, Sie SS, Chen CY, Kuan TC, Lin CS, Ismailoglu Z, Guven M, Yakici A, Ata Y, Ozcan S, Yildirim E, Ongen Z, Miroshnikova V, Demina E, Rodygina T, Kurjanov P, Denisenko A, Schwarzman A, Rubanenko A, Shchukin Y, Germanov A, Goldbergova M, Parenica J, Lipkova J, Pavek N, Kala P, Poloczek M, Vasku A, Parenicova I, Spinar J, Gambacciani C, Chiavacci E, Evangelista M, Vesentini N, Kusmic C, Pitto L, Chernova A, Nikulina SUY, Arvanitis DA, Mourouzis I, Pantos C, Kranias EG, Cokkinos DV, Sanoudou D, Vladimirskaya TE, Shved IA, Kryvorot SG, Schirmer IM, Appukuttan A, Pott L, Jaquet K, Ladilov Y, Archer CR, Bootman MD, Roderick HL, Fusco A, Sorriento D, Santulli G, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Hagenmueller M, Riffel J, Gatzoulis MA, Stoupel EG, Garcia R, Merino D, Montalvo C, Hurle MA, Nistal JF, Villar AV, Perez-Moreno A, Gilabert R, Bernhold E, Ros E, Amat-Roldan I, Katus HA, Hardt SE, Maqsood A, Zi M, Prehar S, Neyses L, Ray S, Oceandy D, Khatami N, Wadowski P, Wagh V, Hescheler J, Sachinidis A, Mohl W, Chaudhry B, Burns D, Henderson DJ, Bax NAM, Van Marion MH, Shah B, Goumans MJ, Bouten CVC, Van Der Schaft DWJ, Bax NAM, Van Oorschot AAM, Maas S, Braun J, Van Tuyn J, De Vries AAF, Gittenberger-De Groot AC, Goumans MJ, Bageghni S, Drinkhill MJ, Batten TFC, Ainscough JFX, Onate B, Vilahur G, Ferrer-Lorente R, Ybarra J, Diez-Caballero A, Ballesta-Lopez C, Moscatiello F, Herrero J, Badimon L, Martin-Rendon E, Clifford DM, Fisher SA, Brusnkill SJ, Doree C, Mathur A, Clarke M, Watt SM, Hernandez-Vera R, Badimon L, Kavanagh D, Yemm AI, Frampton J, Kalia N, Terajima Y, Shimizu T, Tsuruyama S, Ishii H, Sekine H, Hagiwara N, Okano T, Vrijsen KR, Chamuleau SAJ, Sluijter JPG, Doevendans PFM, Madonna R, Delli Pizzi S, Di Donato L, Mariotti A, Di Carlo L, D'ugo E, Teberino MA, Merla A, T A, De Caterina R, Kolker L, Ali NN, Maclellan K, Moore M, Wheeler J, Harding SE, Fleck RA, Rowlinson JM, Kraenkel N, Ascione R, Madeddu P, O'sullivan JF, Leblond AL, Kelly G, Kumar AHS, Metharom P, Buneker CK, Alizadeh-Vikali N, Hynes BG, O'connor R, Caplice NM, Noseda M, De Smith AJ, Leja T, Rao PH, Al-Beidh F, Abreu Pavia MS, Blakemore AI, Schneider MD, Stathopoulou K, Cuello F, Ehler E, Haworth RS, Avkiran M, Morawietz H, Eickholt C, Langbein H, Brux M, Goettsch C, Goettsch W, Arsov A, Brunssen C, Mazilu L, Parepa IR, Suceveanu AI, Suceveanu AP, De Man FS, Guignabert C, Tu L, Handoko ML, Schalij I, Fadel E, Postmus PE, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Humbert M, Eddahibi S, Sorriento D, Santulli G, Del Giudice C, Anastasio A, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Fazal L, Azibani F, Bihry N, Merval R, Polidano E, Samuel JL, Delcayre C, Zhang Y, Mi YM, Ren LL, Cheng YP, Guo R, Liu Y, Jiang YN, Mourouzis I, Pantos C, Kokkinos AD, Cokkinos DV, Tretjakovs P, Jurka A, Bormane I, Mikelsone I, Reihmane D, Elksne K, Krievina G, Verbovenko J, Bahs G, Lopez-Andres N, Rousseau A, Calvier L, Akhtar R, Labat C, Cruickshank K, Diez J, Zannad F, Lacolley P, Rossignol P, Hamesch K, Subramanian P, Li X, Thiemann A, Heyll K, Dembowsky K, Chevalier E, Weber C, Schober A, Yang L, Kim G, Gardner B, Earley J, Hofmann-Bowman M, Cheng CF, Lian WS, Lin H, Jinjolia NJ, Abuladze GA, Tvalchrelidze SHT, Khamnagadaev I, Shkolnikova M, Kokov L, Miklashevich I, Drozdov I, Ilyich I, Bingen BO, Askar SFA, Ypey DL, Van Der Laarse A, Schalij MJ, Pijnappels DA, Roney CH, Ng FS, Chowdhury RA, Chang ETY, Patel PM, Lyon AR, Siggers JH, Peters NS, Obergrussberger A, Stoelzle S, Bruggemann A, Haarmann C, George M, Fertig N, Moreira D, Souza A, Valente P, Kornej 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J, Koller A, Bubb KJ, Ahluwalia A, Stepien EL, Gruca A, Grzybowska J, Goralska J, Dembinska-Kiec A, Stepien EL, Stolinski J, Grzybowska J, Goralska J, Partyka L, Gruca A, Dembinska-Kiec A, Zhang H, Sweeney D, Thomas GN, Fish PV, Taggart DP, Watt SM, Martin-Rendon E, Cioffi S, Bilio M, Martucciello S, Illingworth E, Caporali A, Shantikumar S, Marchetti M, Martelli F, Emanueli C, Marchetti M, Meloni M, Caporali A, Al Haj Zen A, Sala-Newby G, Emanueli C, Del Turco S, Saponaro C, Dario B, Sartini S, Menciassi A, Dario P, La Motta C, Basta G, Santiemma V, Bertone C, Rossi F, Michelon E, Bianco MJ, Castelli A, Shin DI, Seung KB, Seo SM, Park HJ, Kim PJ, Baek SH, Shin DI, Seung KB, Seo SM, Park HJ, Choi YS, Her SH, Kim DB, Kim PJ, Lee JM, Park CS, Rocchiccioli S, Cecchettini A, Pelosi G, Kusmic C, Citti L, Parodi O, Trivella MG, Michel-Monigadon D, Burger F, Dunoyer-Geindre S, Pelli G, Cravatt B, Steffens S, Didangelos A, Mayr U, Yin X, Stegemann C, Shalhoub J, Davies AH, Monaco C, Mayr M, Lypovetska S, Grytsenko S, Njerve IU, Pettersen AA, Opstad TB, Bratseth V, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Dumitriu IE, Baruah P, Antunes RF, Kaski JC, Forteza MJ, Bodi V, Trapero I, Benet I, Alguero C, Chaustre FJ, Gomez C, Sanchis J, Chorro FJ, Mangold A, Puthenkalam S, Distelmaier K, Adlbrecht C, Preissner KT, Lang IM, Koizumi T, Inoue I, Komiyama N, Nishimura S, Korneeva ON, Drapkina OM, Fornai L, Angelini A, Kiss A, Giskes F, Eijkel G, Fedrigo M, Valente ML, Thiene G, Heeren RMA, Vilahur G, Padro T, Casani L, Suades R, Badimon L, Bertoni B, Carminati R, Carlini V, Pettinari L, Martinelli C, Gagliano N, Noppe G, Buchlin P, Marquet N, Baeyens N, Morel N, Vanoverschelde JL, Bertrand L, Beauloye C, Horman S, Baysa A, Sagave J, Dahl CP, Gullestad L, Carpi A, Di Lisa F, Giorgio M, Vaage J, Valen G, Vafiadaki E, Papalouka V, Arvanitis DA, Terzis G, Spengos K, Kranias EG, Manta P, Sanoudou D, Gales C, Genet G, Dague E, Cazorla O, Payre B, Mias C, Ouille A, Lacampagne A, Pathak A, Senard JM, Abonnenc M, Da Costa Martins P, Srivastava S, Didangelos A, Yin X, Gautel M, De Windt L, Mayr M, Comelli L, Rocchiccioli S, Lande C, Ucciferri N, Trivella MG, Citti L, Cecchettini A, Ikonen L, Vuorenpaa H, Kujala K, Sarkanen JR, Heinonen T, Ylikomi T, Aalto-Setala K, Capros H, Sprincean N, Usurelu N, Egorov V, Stratu N, Matchkov V, Bouzinova E, Moeller-Nielsen N, Wiborg O, Aalkjaer C, Gutierrez PS, Aparecida-Silva R, Borges LF, Moreira LFP, Dias RR, Kalil J, Stolf NAG, Zhou W, Suntharalingam K, Brand N, Vilar Compte R, Ying L, Bicknell K, Dannoura A, Dash P, Brooks G, Tsimafeyeu I, Tishova Y, Wynn N, Oyeyipo IP, Olatunji LA, Maegdefessel L, Azuma J, Toh R, Raaz U, Merk DR, Deng A, Spin JM, Tsao PS, Lande C, Cecchettini A, Tedeschi L, Taranta M, Naldi I, Citti L, Trivella MG, Grimaldi S, Cinti C, Bousquenaud M, Maskali F, Poussier S, Marie PY, Boutley H, Karcher G, Wagner DR, Devaux Y, Torre I, Psilodimitrakopoulos S, Iruretagoiena I, Gonzalez-Tendero A, Artigas D, Loza-Alvarez P, Gratacos E, Amat-Roldan I, Murray L, Carberry DM, Dunton P, Miles MJ, Suleiman MS, Kanesalingam K, Taylor R, Mc Collum CN, Parniczky A, Solymar M, Porpaczy A, Miseta A, Lenkey ZS, Szabados S, Cziraki A, Garai J, Koller A, Myloslavska I, Menazza SM, Canton MC, Di Lisa FDL, Schulz RS, Oliveira SHV, Morais CAS, Miranda MR, Oliveira TT, Lamego MRA, Lima LM, Goncharova NS, Naymushin AV, Kazimli AV, Moiseeva OM, Lima LM, Carvalho MG, Sabino AP, Mota APL, Sousa MO, Niessner A, Richter B, Hohensinner PJ, Rychli K, Zorn G, Berger R, Moertl D, Pacher R, Wojta J, Huelsmann M, Kukharchik G, Nesterova N, Pavlova A, Gaykovaya L, Krapivka N, Konstantinova I, Sichinava L, Prapa S, Mccarthy KP, Kilner PJ, Xu XY, Johnson MR, Ho SY. 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Davidson SM, Duchen MM, Yellon DM, Fields L, Zaccolo M, Laeremans H, Daskalopoulos EP, Janssen BJA, Blankesteijn WM, Tillmanns J, Hoffmann D, Habbaba Y, Fraccarollo D, Galuppo P, Bauersachs J, Novella S, Segarra G, Dantas AP, Bueno-Beti C, Novensa L, Lazaro-Franco M, Martinez-Gil N, Medina P, Hermenegildo C, Ohanian J, Liao A, Trafford AW, Ohanian V, Perez-Moreno A, Garcia-Canadilla P, Dominguez JM, Crispi F, Gratacos E, Amat-Roldan I, Gotschy A, Herold V, Bauer E, Schrodt C, Lykowsky G, Rommel E, Jakob P, Bauer W, Shah M, Sikkel MB, Desplantez T, Collins TP, O'Gara P, Harding SE, Lyon AR, Macleod KT, Ferrantini C, Sacconi L, Lotti I, Coppini R, Tesi C, Yan P, Loew LM, Cerbai E, Poggesi C, Pavone FS, Franco D, Daimi H, Dominguez JN, Hove-Madsen L, Cinca J, Vazquez E, Aranega AE, Poon KL, Kirchmaier BC, Schwerte T, Huisken J, Winkler C, Jungblut BC, Stainier DY, Brand T, Stuckey DJ, Tremoleda JL, Mcsweeney S, Fiedler L, Harada M, Carr CA, Tyler DJ, Gsell W, Clarke K, Schneider MD, Sequeira V, Regan JA, Michels M, Ten Cate FJ, Van Slegtenhorst MA, Stienen GJM, Dos Remedios C, Van Der Velden J. Oral abstract presentations. Cardiovasc Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr335] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lakhdar R, Denden S, Knani J, Leban N, Daimi H, Hassine M, Lefranc G, Chibani JB, Khelil AH. Combined analysis of EPHX1, GSTP1, GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms in relation to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk and lung function impairment. Dis Markers 2011; 30:253-63. [PMID: 21734345 PMCID: PMC3825482 DOI: 10.3233/dma-2011-0782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Smoking is considered as the major causal factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nevertheless, a minority of chronic heavy cigarette smokers develops COPD. This suggests important contribution of other factors such as genetic predisposing. Our objective was to investigate combined role of EPHX1, GSTP1, M1 and T1 gene polymorphisms in COPD risk, its phenotypes and lung function impairment. Prevalence of EPHX1, GSTP1, M1 and T1 gene polymorphisms were assessed in 234 COPD patients and 182 healthy controls from Tunisia. Genotypes of EPHX1 (Tyr113His; His139Arg) and GSTP1 (Ile105Val; Ala114Val) polymorphisms were performed by PCR-RFLP, while the deletion in GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes was determined using multiplex PCR. Analysis of combinations showed a significant association of 113His/His EPHX1/null-GSTM1 (OR=4.07) and null-GSTM1/105Val/Val GSTP1 (OR =3.56) genotypes with increased risk of COPD (respectively P=0.0094 and P=0.0153). The null-GSTM1/ null-GSTT1, 105Val/Val GSTP1/null GSTT1, 113His/His EPHX1/null-GSTM1 and null-GSTM1/105Val/Val GSTP1 genotypes were related to emphysema (respectively P=0.01; P=0.009; P=0.008 and P=0.001). Combination of 113His/His EPHX1/null-GSTM1 genotypes showed a significant association with the decrease of Δ FEV1 in patients (P =0.028).In conclusion, our results suggest combined EPHX1, GSTP1, GSTM1 and GSTT1 genetic polymorphisms may play a significant role in the development of COPD, emphysema and decline of the lung function.
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- Ramzi Lakhdar
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Monastir, Tunisia.
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The development of the heart is a complex process during which different cell types progressively contribute to shape a four-chambered pumping organ. Over the last decades, our understanding of the specification and transcriptional regulation of cardiac development has been greatly augmented as has our understanding of the functional bases of cardiac electrophysiology during embryogenesis. The nascent heart gradually acquires distinct cellular and functional characteristics, such as the formation of contractile structures, the development of conductive capabilities, and soon thereafter the co-ordinated conduction of the electrical impulse, in order to fulfil its functional properties. Over the last decade, we have learnt about the consequences of impairing cardiac morphogenesis, which in many cases leads to congenital heart defects; however, we are not yet aware of the consequences of impairing electrical function during cardiogenesis. The most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation (AF), although its genetic aetiology remains rather elusive. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified several genetic variants highly associated with AF. Among them are genetic variants located on chromosome 4q25 adjacent to PITX2, a transcription factor known to play a critical role in left-right asymmetry and cardiogenesis. Here, we review new insights into the cellular and molecular links between PITX2 and AF.
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- Diego Franco
- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, CU Las Lagunillas B3-362, 23071 Jáen, Spain.
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Chinchilla A, Daimi H, Lozano-Velasco E, Dominguez JN, Caballero R, Delpón E, Tamargo J, Cinca J, Hove-Madsen L, Aranega AE, Franco D. PITX2 insufficiency leads to atrial electrical and structural remodeling linked to arrhythmogenesis. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2011; 4:269-79. [PMID: 21511879 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.110.958116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pitx2 is a homeobox transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in early left/right determination during embryonic development. Pitx2 loss-of-function mouse mutants display early embryonic lethality with severe cardiac malformations, demonstrating the importance of Pitx2 during cardiogenesis. Recently, independent genome-wide association studies have provided new evidence for a putative role of PITX2 in the adult heart. These studies have independently reported several risk variants close to the PITX2 locus on chromosome 4q25 that are strongly associated with atrial fibrillation in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS We show for the first time that PITX2C expression is significantly decreased in human patients with sustained atrial fibrillation, thus providing a molecular link between PITX2 loss of function and atrial fibrillation. In addition, morphological, molecular, and electrophysiological characterization of chamber-specific Pitx2 conditional mouse mutants reveals that atrial but not ventricular chamber-specific deletion of Pitx2 results in differences in the action potential amplitude and resting membrane potential in the adult heart as well as ECG characteristics of atrioventricular block. Lack of Pitx2 in atrial myocardium impairs sodium channel and potassium channel expression, mediated in part by miRNA misexpression. CONCLUSIONS This study thus identifies Pitx2 as an upstream transcriptional regulator of atrial electric function, the insufficiency of which results in cellular and molecular changes leading to atrial electric and structural remodeling linked to arrhythmogenesis.
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- Ana Chinchilla
- Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Lakhdar R, Denden S, Knani J, Leban N, Daimi H, Hassine M, Lefranc G, Chibani JB, Khelil AH. Microsomal epoxide hydrolase gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Tunisian population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2010; 14:857-63. [PMID: 20932192 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2009.0168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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It is well known that cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, only 10%-20% of chronic heavy cigarette smokers develop symptomatic disease, which suggests the presence of genetic susceptibility. Microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX1) is an enzyme involved in the protective mechanism against oxidative stress. It has been reported that gene polymorphisms of this enzyme may be associated with variations in EPHX1 activity. In this study, we aimed at investigating the relationship between EPHX1 polymorphisms and susceptibility to COPD in the Tunisian population. EPHX1 exon 3 (rs1051740, Tyr113His) and exon 4 (rs2234922, His139Arg) polymorphisms were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. These techniques were used to examine a total of 416 Tunisian individuals, including 182 blood donors and a group of 234 COPD patients. All subjects were not related. An increased risk for COPD was observed in subjects with EPHX1 His113-His113 genotype (odds ratio = 2.168; confidence interval 1.098-4.283; p = 0.02386). However, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed no significant relationship between the mutant genotype and the disease after adjustment for sex, age, body mass index, smoking status, and pack-year smoking (odds ratio = 1.524; confidence interval, 0.991-6.058; p = 0.06137). Regarding the two subtypes of COPD, our investigations demonstrated that there is no significant correlation between exon 3 polymorphism and the chronic bronchitis subgroup (p = 0.09034). The relation between exon 3 polymorphism and emphysema was significant in the univariate analysis (p = 0.02257), but no association was found after controlling for classic risk factors (p = 0.06273). In conclusion, our results showed that there is a weak relation between 113His genotype and COPD, and no apparent relation between 139Arg and COPD in the studied Tunisian population.
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- Ramzi Lakhdar
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia.
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Chinchilla A, Lozano E, Daimi H, Esteban FJ, Crist C, Aranega AE, Franco D. MicroRNA profiling during mouse ventricular maturation: a role for miR-27 modulating Mef2c expression. Cardiovasc Res 2010; 89:98-108. [PMID: 20736237 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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AIMS non-coding RNA has been recently demonstrated to be a novel mechanism for modulation of gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. The importance of microRNAs in the cardiovascular system is now apparent. Mutations of distinct microRNAs have provided evidence for fundamental roles of microRNAs during cardiovascular development. However, there is limited information about global microRNA profiles during mouse heart development. In this study, we have gained insight from the expression profiles of microRNAs during mouse ventricular development by microarray and qRT-PCR analysis. METHODS AND RESULTS our microarray analysis reveals that relatively few microRNAs display either increasing or decreasing expression profiles during ventricular chamber formation. Interestingly, most of the differentially expressed microRNAs display a rather discrete peak of expression at particular developmental stages. Furthermore, we demonstrate that microRNA-27b (miR-27b) displays an overt myocardial expression during heart development and that the transcription factor-encoding gene Mef2c is an miR-27b target. CONCLUSION our data present a comprehensive profile of microRNA expression during ventricular maturation, providing an entry point for investigation of the functional roles of the most abundantly and differentially expressed microRNAs during cardiogenesis.
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- Ana Chinchilla
- Cardiovascular Development Group, Department of Experimental Biology, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Lakhdar R, Denden S, Knani J, Leban N, Daimi H, Hassine M, Lefranc G, Ben Chibani J, Haj Khelil A. Association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 Polymorphisms with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tunisian Population. Biochem Genet 2010; 48:647-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s10528-010-9346-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Haj Khelil A, Denden S, Leban N, Daimi H, Lakhdhar R, Lefranc G, Ben Chibani J, Perrin P. Hemoglobinopathies in North Africa: A Review. Hemoglobin 2010; 34:1-23. [DOI: 10.3109/03630260903571286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Lakhdar R, Denden S, Knani J, Leban N, Daimi H, Hassine M, Lefranc G, Ben Chibani J, Haj Khelil A. Relationship between glutathione S-transferase P1 polymorphisms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a Tunisian population. Genet Mol Res 2010; 9:897-907. [DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Denden S, Haj Khelil A, Perrin P, Daimi H, Leban N, Ouaja A, Mahdouani K, Hlioui L, Lefranc G, Ben Chibani J. Alpha 1 antitrypsin polymorphism in the Tunisian population with special reference to pulmonary disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:106-10. [PMID: 18031952 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The study investigated alpha 1 antitrypsin (AAT) gene polymorphism in the Tunisian population. We aimed to analyze the correlation between Pi polymorphism and the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). PATIENTS AND METHODS We focused our study on two samples originating from the Tunisian centre: 318 healthy controls and 90 patients suffering from COPD. Data analysis was investigated by AAT level quantification, serum isoelectric focusing (IEF) and RFLP-PCR performed with PiS and PiZ allele specific primers. RESULTS We calculated PiM1, PiM2, PiM3, PiS and PiZ allele frequencies in patients and controls. The difference in allele frequencies is significant only for the PiM2 allele (P=0.00378). In COPD patients, we note the presence of PiZ allele. This allele mainly observed in European populations, is rare in sub-Saharian populations and not described in North Africa. CONCLUSION PiZ allele is found in COPD sample and never in Tunisian controls. However, no significant difference in PiZ allele frequency between patients and controls can be concluded. PiM2 allele, which is considered as "normal" variant can be associated with COPD risk.
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- S Denden
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, rue Avicenne, Monastir, Tunisia
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Leban N, Haj Khelil A, Daimi H, Denden S, Slimene F, Mehdouani K, Abdennaji Guenounou B, Lefranc G, Perrin P, Ben Chibani J. [C3 complement polymorphism in patients suffering from obstructive chronic bronchopneumopathy in Tunisia]. Ann Biol Clin (Paris) 2007; 65:251-6. [PMID: 17502296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2006] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We analysed the C3*S and C3*F polymorphism of the third component of the complement (C3), first at the protein level by the electrophoresis of the plasma on agarose gel and second on the gene level by the ARMS PCR technique. We determined the phenotypic and genotypic frequencies of the C3 on a sample of 90 patients suffering from the obstructive chronic bronchopneumopathy (OCBP) disease. Comparisons have been done with frequencies observed on a control sample of 437 healthy individuals from the Tunisian population in order to establish a putative correlation between the polymorphism studied and the disease. Frequencies of the C3*S and C3*F alleles in OCBP patients are 0,788 and 0,212 respectively. They are not significantly different from those observed in control sample (0,834 and 0,152 respectively). Therefore, no correlation is observed between the C3 polymorphism and the risk of developing the OCBP disease.
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- N Leban
- Laboratoire de biochimie et de biologie moléculaire, Faculté de pharmacie, Monastir, Tunisia
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