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Nunez-Toldra R, Del Canizo A, Secco I, Nicastro L, Giacca M, Terracciano CM. Living myocardial slices for the study of nucleic acid-based therapies. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1275945. [PMID: 37941724 PMCID: PMC10628718 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1275945] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Gene therapy based on viral vectors offers great potential for the study and the treatment of cardiac diseases. Here we explore the use of Living Myocardial Slices (LMS) as a platform for nucleic acid-based therapies. Rat LMS and Adeno-Associated viruses (AAV) were used to optimise and analyse gene transfer efficiency, viability, tissue functionality, and cell tropism in cardiac tissue. Human cardiac tissue from failing (dilated cardiomyopathy) hearts was also used to validate the model in a more translational setting. LMS were cultured at physiological sarcomere length for 72-h under electrical stimulation. Two recombinant AAV serotypes (AAV6 and AAV9) at different multiplicity of infection (MOI) expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) were added to the surface of rat LMS. AAV6 at 20,000 MOI proved to be the most suitable serotype without affecting LMS contractility or kinetics and showing high transduction and penetrability efficiency in rat LMS. This serotype exhibited 40% of transduction efficiency in cardiomyocytes and stromal cells while 20% of the endothelial cells were transduced. With great translational relevance, this protocol introduces the use of LMS as a model for nucleic acid-based therapies, allowing the acceleration of preclinical studies for cardiac diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- R. Nunez-Toldra
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- King’s College London, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- King’s College London, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Muller O, Labiad C, Frontali A, Giacca M, Monsinjon M, Panis Y. What is the best surgical option after failure of graciloplasty in patients with recurrent rectovaginal fistula? A study of 19 consecutive patients. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:453-458. [PMID: 36574114 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02742-6] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Management of recurrent rectovaginal fistula (rRVF) remains challenging despite the good results of graciloplasty reported in the literature. However, little is known about how to avoid a permanent stoma if graciloplasty fails. The aim of our study was to report the management of rRVF after failure of graciloplasty. METHODS A retrospective study was performed on consecutive patients with rRVF after failure of graciloplasty treated at our institution in January 2005-December 2021. RESULTS There were 19 patients, with a median age at graciloplasty of 39 years (range 25-64 years). Etiologies of RVF were Crohn's disease (CD) (n = 10), postoperative (n = 5), post-obstetrical (n = 3), and unknown (n = 1). After failure of graciloplasty, 45 new procedures were performed, all of them with a covering stoma: trans-anal repairs (n = 31), delayed colo-anal anastomosis (DCAA) (n = 4), biological mesh interposition (n = 3), second graciloplasty (n = 3), stoma only (n = 2) and redo ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) (n = 2). One patient was not re-operated on and instead treated medically for CD. After a mean follow-up of 63 ± 49 months, success (i.e., absence of stoma or RVF) was obtained in 11 patients (58%): 4/4 DCAA (100%), 5/31 after local repair (16%), 1 after stoma creation alone (50%) and 1 after redo IPAA (50%). Second graciloplasty and biologic mesh interposition all failed. All 8 patients with failed intervention had CD. CONCLUSIONS In cases of rRVF after failed graciloplasty, reoperation is possible, although the chance of success is relatively low. The best results were obtained with DCAA. CD is a predictor of poor outcome.
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- O Muller
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'appareil Digestif (PMAD), Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'appareil Digestif (PMAD), Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'appareil Digestif (PMAD), Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'appareil Digestif (PMAD), Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'appareil Digestif (PMAD), Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'appareil Digestif (PMAD), Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110, Clichy, France.
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Gortan Cappellari G, Aleksova A, Dal Ferro M, Cannatà A, Semolic A, Zanetti M, Giacca M, Sinagra G, Barazzoni R. N-3 Pufa Enriched Diet Preserves Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Function, Redox State And Insulin Signalling In Mice With Chronic Heart Failure. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.09.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Nunez-Toldra R, Del Canizo A, Secco I, Nicastro L, Giacca M, Terracciano CM. Nucleic acid-based therapies using living myocardial slices. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Gene therapy based on viral vectors is a promising new approach and offers great potential for the study and the treatment of cardiac diseases. Nucleic acid-based transfection of human heart tissue could be considered a valid and translational alternative to the use of transgenic animal models in cardiovascular research.
Purpose
Here we explore the use of Living Myocardial Slices (LMS) as a platform for nucleic acid-based therapies. Rat LMS and Adeno-Associated viruses (AAV) were used to optimise and analyse gene transfer efficiency, viability, tissue functionality, and cell tropism in cardiac tissue. Human cardiac samples from failing (dilated cardiomyopathy) hearts were also used to validate the human model. In addition, we transfected and tested for the first time the regenerative effect of AAV-miR-199a in both healthy and pathologically overloaded LMS.
Methods
LMS (300 μm thick) were prepared and glued to PTFE-coated holders, mounted on custom stretchers, and cultured at physiological sarcomere length for 72-hours under electrical stimulation. Two recombinant AAV serotypes (AAV-6 and AAV-9) at different multiplicity of infection (MOI) expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) or the miR-199 transgene were added to the surface of the LMS.
Results
AAV6 proved to be the most suitable serotype and 20,000 MOI the most efficient dose, as these conditions were proven not to affect LMS contractility and to have the highest transduction and penetrability efficiency. This serotype exhibited preferential cell tropism to cardiomyocytes and stromal cells (40% of transduction in both) in rat LMS, with lower efficiency in endothelial cells, (20% of transduction). In contrast, AAV6 in human failing LMS showed higher transduction efficiency in endothelial cells and myofibroblasts. Treatment with miR-199a significantly increased the active force of pathologically overstretched LMS, downregulated the expression of its target genes, and affected the proliferative capacity of LMS.
Conclusion
LMS can be used as a model for nucleic acid-based therapies and their transfection protocol can be adapted to samples obtained from failing human hearts. With great translational relevance, this model would accelerate preclinical studies of novel nucleic acid-based therapies for heart failure.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): British Heart Foundation
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- R Nunez-Toldra
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London , London , United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London , London , United Kingdom
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- King's College London, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences , London , United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London , London , United Kingdom
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- King's College London, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences , London , United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London , London , United Kingdom
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Guyard C, de Ponthaud C, Frontali A, Monsinjon M, Giacca M, Panis Y. C-reactive protein monitoring after ileocecal resection and stoma closure reduces length of hospital stay: a prospective case-matched study in 410 patients with Crohn's disease. Tech Coloproctol 2022; 26:443-451. [PMID: 35239097 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02590-4] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate a C-reactive protein (CRP)-driven monitoring discharge strategy for patients with Crohn's disease (CD) undergoing laparoscopic ileo-cecal resection (ICR) and if needed, temporary stoma closure (SC). METHODS Four hundred and ten patients who underwent laparoscopic ICR for CD: 153 patients (CRP group) between June 2016 and June 2020 at our department, had a CRP-driven monitoring discharge on postoperative day (POD) 3 and were discharged on POD 4 if CRP < 100 mg/L. These patients were matched (according to age, sex, body mass index, type of CD (and stoma or not) to 257 patients who underwent laparoscopic ICR for CD between January 2009 and May 2016, without CRP monitoring (Control group). For SC, 79 patients with CRP monitoring were matched with 88 control patients. Primary outcome was overall length of hospital stay (LHS). Secondary outcomes were discharge on POD 4 for SC and POD 4 and POD 6 for ICR, 3-month postoperative overall morbidity and severe morbidity rates, surgical site infection, readmission rates, and CRP level in cases of morbidity at 3 months. RESULTS For ICR without stoma, mean LHS was significantly shorter in the CRP group than in the control group (6.9 ± 2 days vs 8.3 ± 6 days, p = 0.017). Discharge occurred on POD 6 (or before) in 73% of the patients (CRP group) vs 60% (Control group) (p = 0.027). For ICR with stoma, LHS was 8 days for both groups (p = 0.612). For SC, LHS was significantly shorter in the CRP group than in the control group (5.5 ± 3 days vs 7.1 ± 4 days; p = 0.002). Discharge occurred on POD 4 in 62% (CRP group) vs 30% (Control) (p = 0.003). Postoperative 3-month overall and severe morbidity, and rehospitalization rates were similar between groups. CONCLUSIONS CRP-driven monitoring discharge strategy after laparoscopic ICR for CD is associated with a significant reduction of LHS, without increasing morbidity, reoperation or rehospitalisation rates.
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- C Guyard
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, DMU DIGEST, Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92118, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, DMU DIGEST, Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92118, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, DMU DIGEST, Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92118, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, DMU DIGEST, Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92118, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, DMU DIGEST, Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92118, Clichy, France
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, DMU DIGEST, Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and University of Paris, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92118, Clichy, France.
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Doevendans PA, Kupatt C, Giacca M, Glijnis P. Will our cardiomyopathy patients accept gene therapy? Neth Heart J 2022; 30:343-344. [PMID: 35235143 PMCID: PMC9270505 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-022-01665-z] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Novel techniques such as gene therapy are becoming available in an attempt to cure inherited diseases. Before these new therapies can be offered to patients, we need to be aware of potential reservations or objections, not only from patients and their surroundings but also from the public. In addition, legal issues and costs need attention before curative gene therapy can be applied in the clinic. As this therapeutic approach is closer to becoming a reality, now is the right time to start the debate.
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- P A Doevendans
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. .,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, University Clinic rechts der Isar, TUM Munich, Munich, Germany
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- PLN Foundation, Middenmeer, The Netherlands
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Cappellari GG, Semolic A, Ruozi G, Barbetta D, Kharrat F, Zanetti M, Giacca M, Barazzoni R. N-3 pufa dietary enrichment modulates mitochondrial dynamics, increases mitophagy and reverses uremia-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in rat skeletal muscle. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ruberto F, Maric D, Tatjana K, Braga L, Nemir M, Sarre A, Manley S, Giacca M, Pedrazzini T. Clipper, a novel lncRNA regulating cardiomyocyte mitochondrial biogenesis and proliferation. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvdsp.2020.03.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Costa A, Balbi C, Lodder K, Garbati P, van Herwaarden T, Moimas S, Palmeri A, De Biasio P, Goumans M, Giacca M, Moccia F, Smits A, Barile L, Bollini S. Exploiting the human amniotic fluid stem cell secretome for myocardial renewal. Vascul Pharmacol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2020.106707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gortan Cappellari G, Aleksova A, Dal Ferro M, Cannatà A, Semolic A, Zanetti M, Springer J, Anker S, Giacca M, Sinagra G, Barazzoni R. Preserved skeletal muscle mitochondrial function, redox state and mass in obese mice with chronic heart failure. Clin Nutr 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.1373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Gladka M, Kohela A, Molenaar B, Versteeg D, Kooijman L, Groenewold V, Vos H, Huibers M, Huylebroeck D, Giacca M, van Rooij E. Zeb2 protects the heart from ischemic damage by enhancing the release of cardioprotective factors. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.060] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Ruozi G, Bortolotti F, Falcione A, Vodret S, Zentilin L, Zacchigna S, Giacca M. P285Novel cardioactive factors selected in vivo from an AAV library encoding the secretome. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.203] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- G Ruozi
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cardiovascular Biology, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cardiovascular Biology, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine, Trieste, Italy
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Kocijan T, Cappelletto A, Rehman M, Tang Y, Vodret S, Zentilin L, Giacca M, Zacchigna S. Understanding the poor angiogenic capacity of the mammalian heart. Vascul Pharmacol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2017.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bortolotti F, Ruozi G, Falcione A, Doimo S, Dal Ferro M, Lesizza P, Zentilin L, Zacchigna S, Giacca M. 221AAV-based screening of the murine secretome to identify factors involved in cell engraftment in vivo. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.157] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- F Bortolotti
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- Ospedale Cattinara, Center for Translational Cardiology, Trieste, Italy
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- Ospedale Cattinara, Center for Translational Cardiology, Trieste, Italy
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- Ospedale Cattinara, Center for Translational Cardiology, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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Braga L, Dal Ferro M, Mano M, Eulalio A, Ali H, Cannata A, Torrini C, Zentilin L, Zacchigna S, Giacca M. 232Administration of miR-665 modulates cardiomiocyte mechanotransduction and prevents pathological cardiac remodelling after pressure overload. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.163] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- L Braga
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- Ospedale Cattinara, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata Trieste, Trieste, Italy, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- University of Trieste, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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Balbi C, Barile L, Moimas S, Moccia F, Smits A, Santini F, Coviello D, Goumans M, Giacca M, Bollini S. The human amniotic fluid stem cell secretome as new paracrine source to unlock endogenous cardiac regeneration. Vascul Pharmacol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Verjans R, Braga L, Rech M, Beijnsberger S, Carai P, Spatjens R, Van Bilsen M, Giacca M, Schroen B. P68Cardiomyocyte cell cycle activity and function is under the control of miR-125a. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- R Verjans
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Cardiology, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Cardiology, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Cardiology, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Cardiology, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Physiology, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Cardiology, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Balbi C, Lodder K, Moimas S, Moccia F, Rosti V, Van Herwaarden T, Giacca M, Goumans MJ, Smits AM, Bollini S. P108The human amniotic fluid stem cell secretome as new promising tool to restore cardiac regeneration by paracrine therapy. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.071] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- C Balbi
- University of Genova, Department of Experimental Medicine (DiMeS), Genova, Italy
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden, Netherlands
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- University of Pavia, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "L. Spallanzani", Pavia, Italy
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- Policlinic Foundation San Matteo IRCCS, Myelofibrosis Study Centre, Pavia, Italy
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden, Netherlands
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden, Netherlands
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- University of Genova, Department of Experimental Medicine (DiMeS), Genova, Italy
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Silvestri M, Guerra M, Giacca M, Casagranda B, Palmisano S, de Manzini N. Laparoscopic ileocolic iterative resection with fluorescence-guided lymphatic mapping - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:945-946. [PMID: 28906577 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13881] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- M Silvestri
- General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Trieste, Italy
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- General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Trieste, Italy
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- General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Trieste, Italy
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- General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Trieste, Italy
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- General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Trieste, Italy
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- General Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Trieste, Italy
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Gortan Cappellari G, Semolic A, Vinci P, Munaò R, Zanetti M, Ruozi G, Giacca M, Barazzoni R. OR01: N-3 Polyunsaturated (N-3 PUFA) Fatty Acid Enrichment Prevents Intravenous Lipid-Induced Acute Stimulation of Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Lowers ATP Production in Rat Skeletal Muscle. Clin Nutr 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30786-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tomasoni S, Trionfini P, Azzollini N, Zentilin L, Giacca M, Aiello S, Longaretti L, Cozzi E, Baldan N, Remuzzi G, Benigni A. AAV9-mediated engineering of autotransplanted kidney of non-human primates. Gene Ther 2017; 24:308-313. [PMID: 28346435 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2017.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Ex vivo gene transfer to the graft before transplantation is an attractive option for circumventing systemic side effects of chronic antirejection therapy. Gene delivery of the immunomodulatory protein cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4-immunoglobulin (CTLA4-Ig) prevented chronic kidney rejection in a rat model of allotransplantation without the need for systemic immunosuppression. Here we generated adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) and AAV9 vectors encoding for LEA29Y, an optimized version of CTLA4-Ig. Both LEA29Y vectors were equally efficient for reducing T-cell proliferation in vitro. Serotype 9 was chosen for in vivo experiments owing to a lower frequency of preformed antibodies against the AAV9 capsid in 16 non-human primate tested sera. AAV9-LEA29Y was able to transduce the kidney of non-human primates in an autotransplantation model. Expression of LEA29Y mRNA by renal cells translated into the production of the corresponding protein, which was confined to the graft but not detected in serum. Results in non-human primates represent a step forward in maintaining the portability of this strategy into clinics.
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- S Tomasoni
- IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy
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- IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy
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- IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy.,Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy
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- IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Transplant Immunology Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy.,Consortium for Research in Organ Transplantation (CORIT), Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy.,Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bergamo, Italy
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Gortan Cappellari G, Semolic A, Ruozi G, Zanetti M, Vinci P, Giacca M, Barazzoni R. OR12: Unacylated Ghrelin Normalizes Uremia-Induced Oxidative Stress and Insulin Resistance in Myotubes and Skeletal Muscle Tissue by Stimulating Autophagy. Clin Nutr 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(16)30251-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dirkx E, Perea Gil I, Li MC, Gupta SK, Nguyen THM, Syeda F, Dirkx E, Raso A, Braga L, Zentilin L, Zacchigna S, Giacca M, De Windt LJ, Prat-Vidal C, Galvez-Monton C, Roura S, Llucia-Valldeperas A, Soler-Botija C, Diaz-Guemes I, Crisostomo V, Sanchez-Margallo FM, Bayes-Genis A, Cimino J, De Santis MC, Pianca N, Sciarretta S, Sandri M, Zaglia T, Mongillo M, Hirsch E, Ghigo A, Bauters C, De Groote P, Foinquinos A, Boon R, De Windt LJ, Batkai S, Pinet F, Thum T, Choquet C, Kober F, Bernard M, Kelly RG, Miquerol L, Lalevee N, Holmes A, Yu T, Tull S, Kuhlmann S, Pavlovic D, Betney D, Riley G, Kucera JP, Jousset F, De Groot J, Rohr S, Brown N, Fabritz L, Kirchhof P. Young Investigator Award Session - Heart40Targeting the miRNA-106b-25 cluster as a potential regenerative therapeutic approach for myocardial injury41An allogeneic bioengineered myocardial graft limits infarct size and improves cardiac function: pre-clinical study in the porcine myocardial infarction model42Phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma inhibition protects against anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy by boosting cardiac autophagy43Functional screening of microRNAs identifies miR-22 as a regulator of cardiac autophagy and aging44Functional defects and molecular mechanisms of left ventricular non-compaction in nkx2.5 mutant mice45PITX2 modulates atrial membrane potential, potentiating the antiarrhythmic effects of sodium channel blockers. Cardiovasc Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvw139] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Garcia-Martinez V, Lopez Sanchez C, Hamed W, Hamed W, Hsu JH, Ferrer-Lorente R, Alshamrani M, Pizzicannella J, Vindis C, Badi I, Korte L, Voellenkle C, Niculescu LS, Massaro M, Babaeva AR, Da Silva F, Woudstra L, Berezin A, Bae MK, Del Giudice C, Bageghni SA, Krobert K, Levay M, Vignier N, Ranieri A, Magenta A, Orlandi A, Porro B, Jeon ES, Omori Y, Herold J, Barnett GA, Grochot-Przeczek A, Korpisalo P, Deffge C, Margariti A, Rong W, Maring JA, Gambardella J, Mitrofan CG, Karpinska O, Morbidelli L, Wilkinson FL, Berezin A, Kostina AS, De Mey JGR, Kumar A, Lupieri A, Pellet-Many C, Stamatiou R, Gromotowicz A, Dickhout A, Murina M, Roka-Moiia YM, Malinova L, Diaz-Canestro C, Vigliarolo T, Cuzzocrea S, Szantai A, Medic B, Cassambai S, Korda A, Revnic CR, Borile G, Diokmetzidou A, Murfitt L, Budko A, Fiordelisi A, De Wijs-Meijler DPM, Gevaert AB, Noriega De La Colina A, Benes J, Guillermo Solache Berrocal GSB, Gafarov V, Zhebel VM, Prakaschandra R, Stepien EL, Smith LE, Carluccio MA, Timasheva Y, Paci M, Dorofeyeva NA, Chimed CH, Petelina TI, Sorop O, Genis A, Parepa IR, Tscharre M, Krestjyaninov MV, Maia-Rocha C, Borges L, Sasonko ML, Kapel SS, Stam K, Sommariva E, Stojkovic S, O'reilly J, Chiva-Blanch G, Malinova L, Evtushenko A, Skopal J, Sunderland N, Gegenava T, Charnaia MA, Di Lascio N, Tarvainen SJ, Malandraki-Miller S, Uitterdijk A, Benzoni P, Ruivo E, Humphrey EJ, Arokiaraj MC, Franco D, Garcia-Lopez V, Aranega A, Lopez-Sanchez C, Franco D, Garcia-Lopez V, Aranega A, Garcia-Martinez V, Tayel S, Khader H, El-Helbawy N, Tayel S, Alrefai A, El-Barbary H, Wu JR, Dai ZK, Yeh JL, Sanjurjo-Rodriguez C, Richaud-Patin Y, Blanco FJ, Badimon L, Raya A, Cahill PA, Diomede F, Merciaro I, Trubiani O, Nahapetyan H, Swiader A, Faccini J, Boya P, Elbaz M, Zeni F, Burba I, Bertolotti M, Capogrossi MC, Pompilio G, Raucci A, Widmer-Teske R, Dutzmann J, Bauersachs J, Donde K, Daniel JM, Sedding DG, Simionescu N, Sanda GM, Carnuta MG, Stancu CS, Popescu AC, Popescu MR, Vlad A, Dimulescu DR, Sima AV, Scoditti E, Pellegrino M, Calabriso N, Carluccio MA, Storelli C, De Caterina R, Solodenkova KS, Kalinina EV, Usachiova MN, Lappalainen J, Lee-Rueckert MDEC, Kovanen PT, Biesbroek PS, Emmens RWE, Van Rossum AC, Juffermans LJM, Niessen JWM, Krijnen PAJ, Kremzer A, Samura T, Berezina T, Gronenko E, Kim MK, Park HJ, Bae SK, Sorriento D, Ciccarelli M, Vernieri E, Campiglia P, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Hemmings KE, Porter KE, Ainscough JF, Drinkhill MJ, Turner NA, Hiis HG, Cosson MV, Levy FO, Wieland T, Macquart C, Chatzifrangkeskou M, Evans A, Bonne G, Muchir A, Kemp E, Avkiran M, Carlomosti F, D'agostino M, Beji S, Zaccagnini G, Maimone B, Di Stefano V, De Santa F, Cordisco S, Antonini A, Ciarapica R, Dellambra E, Martelli F, Avitabile D, Capogrossi MC, Scioli MG, Bielli A, Agostinelli S, Tarquini C, Tarallo V, De Falco S, Zaninoni A, Fiorelli S, Bianchi P, Teruzzi G, Squellerio I, Turnu L, Lualdi A, Tremoli E, Cavalca V, Lee YJ, Ju ES, Choi JO, Lee GY, Lim BK, Manickam MANOJ, Jung SH, Omiya S, Otsu K, Deffge C, Nowak S, Wagner M, Braun-Dullaeus RC, Kostin S, Daniel JM, Francke A, Subramaniam S, Kanse SM, Al-Lamee K, Schofield CJ, Egginton S, Gershlick AH, Kloska D, Kopacz A, Augustyniak A, Dulak J, Jozkowicz A, Hytonen J, Halonen P, Taavitsainen J, Tarvainen S, Hiltunen T, Liimatainen T, Kalliokoski K, Knuuti J, Yla-Herttuala S, Wagner M, Weinert S, Isermann B, Lee J, Braun-Dullaeus RC, Herold J, Cochrane A, Kelaini S, Bojdo J, Vila Gonzalez M, Hu Y, Grieve D, Stitt AW, Zeng L, Xu Q, Margariti A, Reglin B, Xiang W, Nitzsche B, Maibier M, Pries AR, Vrijsen KR, Chamuleau SAJ, Verhage V, Metz CHG, Lodder K, Van Eeuwijk ECM, Van Dommelen SM, Doevendans PA, Smits AM, Goumans MJ, Sluijter JPG, Sorriento D, Bova M, Loffredo S, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Ciccarelli M, Appleby S, Morrell N, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Kloza M, Ambrozewicz E, Kozlowski M, Malinowska B, Kozlowska H, Monti M, Terzuoli E, Ziche M, Mahmoud AM, Jones AM, Wilkinson JA, Romero M, Duarte J, Alexander MY, Kremzer A, Berezina T, Gronenko E, Faggian G, Kostareva AA, Malashicheva AB, Leurgans TM, Nguyen TN, Irmukhamedov A, Riber LP, Mcgeogh R, Comer S, Blanco Fernandez A, Ghigo A, Blaise R, Smirnova NF, Malet N, Vincent P, Limon I, Gayral S, Hirsch E, Laffargue M, Mehta V, Zachary I, Aidonidis I, Kramkowski K, Miltyk W, Kolodziejczyk P, Gradzka A, Szemraj J, Chabielska E, Dijkgraaf I, Bitsch N, Van Hoof S, Verhaegen F, Koenen R, Hackeng TM, Roshchupkin DI, Buravleva KV, Sergienko VI, Zhernossekov DD, Rybachuk VM, Grinenko TV, Furman N, Dolotovskaya P, Shamyunov M, Denisova T, Reiner M, Akhmedov A, Keller S, Miranda M, Briand S, Barile L, Kullak-Ublick G, Luscher T, Camici G, Guida L, Magnone M, Ameri P, Lazzarini E, Fresia C, Bruzzone S, Zocchi E, Di Paola R, Cordaro M, Crupi R, Siracusa R, Campolo M, Bruschetta G, Fusco R, Pugliatti P, Esposito E, Paloczi J, Ruivo E, Gaspar R, Dinnyes A, Kobolak J, Ferdinandy P, Gorbe A, Todorovic Z, Krstic D, Savic Vujovic K, Jovicic D, Basta Jovanovic G, Radojevic Skodric S, Prostran M, Dean S, Mee CJ, Harvey KL, Hussain A, Pena C, Paltineanu B, Voinea S, Revnic F, Ginghina C, Zaglia T, Ceriotti P, Campo A, Carullo P, Armani A, Coppini R, Vida V, Olivotto I, Stellin G, Rizzuto R, De Stefani D, Sandri M, Catalucci D, Mongillo M, Soumaka E, Kloukina I, Tsikitis M, Makridakis M, Varela A, Davos C, Vlachou A, Capetanaki Y, Iqbal MM, Bennett H, Davenport B, Pinali C, Cooper G, Cartwright E, Kitmitto A, Strutynska NA, Mys LA, Sagach VF, Franco A, Sorriento D, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Ciccarelli M, Verzijl A, Stam K, Van Duin R, Reiss IKM, Duncker DJ, Merkus D, Shakeri H, Orije M, Leloup AJ, Van Hove CE, Van Craenenbroeck EM, De Meyer GRY, Vrints CJ, Lemmens K, Desjardins-Creapeau L, Wu R, Lamarre-Cliche M, Larochelle P, Bherer L, Girouard H, Melenovsky M, Kvasilova A, Benes J, Ruskova K, Sedmera D, Ana Barral ABV, Martin Fernandez M, Pablo Roman Garcia PRG, Juan Carlos Llosa JCLL, Manuel Naves Diaz MND, Cesar Moris CM, Jorge B Cannata-Andia JBCA, Isabel Rodriguez IR, Voevoda M, Gromova E, Maximov V, Panov D, Gagulin I, Gafarova A, Palahniuk H, Pashkova IP, Zhebel NV, Starzhynska OL, Naidoo DP, Rawojc K, Enguita FJ, Grudzien G, Cordwell SJ, White MY, Massaro M, Scoditti E, Calabriso N, Pellegrino M, Martinelli R, Gatta V, De Caterina R, Nasibullin TR, Erdman VV, Tuktarova IA, Mustafina OE, Hyttinen J, Severi S, Vorobyov GG, Sagach VF, Batmyagmar KH, Lkhagvasuren Z, Gapon LI, Musikhina NA, Avdeeva KS, Dyachkov SM, Heinonen I, Van Kranenburg M, De Beer VJ, Octavia Y, Van Geuns RJ, Van Den Meiracker AH, Van Der Velden J, Merkus D, Duncker DJ, Everson FP, Ogundipe T, Grandjean T, De Boever P, Goswami N, Strijdom H, Suceveanu AI, Suceveanu AP, Mazilu L, Tofoleanu DE, Catrinoiu D, Rohla M, Hauser C, Huber K, Wojta H, Weiss TW, Melnikova MA, Olezov NV, Gimaev RH, Khalaf H, Ruzov VI, Adao R, Mendes-Ferreira P, Santos-Ribeiro D, Rademaker M, Leite-Moreira AF, Bras-Silva C, Alvarenga LAA, Falcao RSP, Dias RR, Lacchini S, Gutierrez PS, Michel JB, Gurfinkel YUI, Atkov OYU, Teichert M, Korn C, Mogler C, Hertel S, Arnold C, Korff T, Augustin HG, Van Duin RWB, De Wijs-Meijler DPM, Verzijl A, Duncker DJ, Merkus D, D'alessandra Y, Farina FM, Casella M, Catto V, Carbucicchio C, Dello Russso A, Stadiotti I, Brambilla S, Chiesa M, Giacca M, Colombo GI, Pompilio G, Tondo C, Ahlin F, Andric T, Tihanyi D, Wojta J, Huber K, O'connell E, Butt A, Murphy L, Pennington S, Ledwidge M, Mcdonald K, Baugh J, Watson C, Suades R, Crespo J, Estruch R, Badimon L, Dyachenko A, Ryabukho V, Evtushenko V, Saushkina YU, Lishmanov YU, Smyshlyaev K, Bykov A, Popov S, Pavlyukova E, Anfinogenova Y, Szigetfu E, Kapornai B, Forizs E, Jenei ZS, Nagy Z, Merkely B, Zima E, Cai A, Dworakowski R, Gibbs T, Piper S, Jegard N, Mcdonagh T, Gegenava M, Dementieva II, Morozov YUA, Barsanti C, Stea F, Lenzarini F, Kusmic C, Faita F, Halonen PJ, Puhakka PH, Hytonen JP, Taavitsainen JM, Yla-Herttuala S, Supit EA, Carr CA, Groenendijk BCW, Gorsse-Bakker C, Panasewicz A, Sneep S, Tempel D, Van Der Giessen WJ, Duncker DJ, Rys J, Daraio C, Dell'era P, Paloczi J, Pigler J, Eder A, Ferdinandy P, Eschenhagen T, Gorbe A, Mazo MM, Amdursky N, Peters NS, Stevens MM, Terracciano CM. Poster session 2Morphogenetic mechanisms290MiR-133 regulates retinoic acid pathway during early cardiac chamber specification291Bmp2 regulates atrial differentiation through miR-130 during early heart looping formationDevelopmental genetics294Association of deletion allele of insertion/deletion polymorphism in alpha 2B adrenoceptor gene and hypertension with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus295Association of G1359A polymorphism of the endocannabinoid type 1 receptor (CNR1) with coronary artery disease (CAD) with type 2 diabetes mellitusCell growth, differentiation and stem cells - Vascular298Gamma-secretase inhibitor prevents proliferation and migration of ductus arteriosus smooth muscle cells: a role of Notch signaling in postnatal closure of ductus arteriosus299Mesenchymal stromal-like cells (MLCs) derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells: a promising therapeutic option to promote neovascularization300Sonic Hedgehog promotes mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to vascular smooth muscle cells in cardiovacsular disease301Proinflammatory cytokine secretion and epigenetic modification in endothelial cells treated LPS-GinfivalisCell death and apoptosis - Vascular304Mitophagy acts as a safeguard mechanism against human vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis induced by atherogenic lipidsTranscriptional control and RNA species - Vascular307MicroRNA-34a role in vascular calcification308Local delivery of a miR-146a inhibitor utilizing a clinically applicable approach attenuates neointima formation after vascular injury309Long noncoding RNA landscape of hypoxic endothelial cells310Specific circulating microRNAs levels associate with hypertension, hyperglycemia and dysfunctional HDL in acute coronary syndrome patientsCytokines and cellular inflammation - Vascular313Phosphodiesterase5A up-regulation in vascular endothelium under pro-inflammatory conditions: a newly disclosed anti-inflammatory activity for the omega-3polyunsaturated aatty acid docosahexaenoic acid314Cardiovascular risk modifying with extra-low dose anticytokine drugs in rhematoid arthritis315Conversion of human M-CSF macrophages into foam cells reduces their proinflammatory responses to classical M1-polarizing activation316Lymphocytic myocarditis coincides with increased plaque inflammation and plaque hemorrhage in coronary arteries, facilitating myocardial infarction317Serum osteoprotegerin level predictsdeclined numerous of circulating endothelial- derived and mononuclear-derived progenitor cells in patients with metabolic syndromeGrowth factors and neurohormones - Vascular320Effect of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) on vascular inflammationSignal transduction - Heart323A new synthetic peptide regulates hypertrophy in vitro through means of the inhibition of nfkb324Inducible fibroblast-specific knockout of p38 alpha map kinase is cardioprotective in a mouse model of isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy325Regulation of beta-adrenoceptor-evoked inotropic responses by inhibitory G protein, adenylyl cyclase isoforms 5 and 6 and phosphodiesterases326Binding to RGS3 and stimulation of M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors modulates the substrate specificity of p190RhoGAP in cardiac myocytes327Cardiac regulation of post-translational modifications, parylation and deacetylation in LMNA dilated cardiomyopathy mouse model328Beta-adrenergic regulation of the b56delta/pp2a holoenzyme in cardiac myocytes through b56delta phosphorylation at serine 573Nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species - Vascular331Oxidative stress-induced miR-200c disrupts the regulatory loop among SIRT1, FOXO1 and eNOS332Antioxidant therapy prevents oxidative stress-induced endothelial dysfunction and Enhances Wound Healing333Morphological and biochemical characterization of red blood cell in coronary artery diseaseCytoskeleton and mechanotransduction - Heart336Novel myosin activator, JSH compounds, increased myocardial contractility without chronotropic effect in ratsExtracellular matrix and fibrosis - Vascular339Ablation of Toll-like receptor 9 causes cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction by attenuating proliferation and differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts340Altered vascular remodeling in the mouse hind limb ischemia model in Factor VII activating protease (FSAP) deficiencyVasculogenesis, angiogenesis and arteriogenesis343Pro-angiogenic effects of proly-hydroxylase inhibitors and their potential for use in a novel strategy of therapeutic angiogenesis for coronary total occlusion344Nrf2 drives angiogenesis in transcription-independent manner: new function of the master regulator of oxidative stress response345Angiogenic gene therapy, despite efficient vascular growth, is not able to improve muscle function in normoxic or chronically ischemic rabbit hindlimbs -role of capillary arterialization and shunting346Effect of PAR-1 inhibition on collateral vessel growth in the murine hind limb model347Quaking is a key regulator of endothelial cell differentiation, neovascularization and angiogenesis348"Emerging angiogenesis" in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). An in vivo study349Exosomes from cardiomyocyte progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells stimulate angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo via EMMPRINEndothelium352Reciprocal regulation of GRK2 and bradykinin receptor stimulation modulate Ca2+ intracellular level in endothelial cells353The roles of bone morphogenetic proteins 9 and 10 in endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis354The contribution of GPR55 to the L-alpha-lysophosphatidylinositol-induced vasorelaxation in isolated human pulmonary arteries355The endothelial protective ACE inhibitor Zofenoprilat exerts anti-inflammatory activities through H2S production356A new class of glycomimetic drugs to prevent free fatty acid-induced endothelial dysfunction357Endothelial progenitor cells to apoptotic endothelial cell-derived microparticles ration differentiatesas preserved from reduced ejection fractionheart failure358Proosteogenic genes are activated in endothelial cells of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm359Endothelin ETB receptors mediate relaxing responses to insulin in pericardial resistance arteries from patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD)Smooth muscle and pericytes362CX3CR1 positive myeloid cells regulate vascular smooth muscle tone by inducing calcium oscillations via activation of IP3 receptors363A novel function of PI3Kg on cAMP regulation, role in arterial wall hyperplasia through modulation of smooth muscle cells proliferation364NRP1 and NRP2 play important roles in the development of neointimal hyperplasia in vivo365Azithromycin induces autophagy in aortic smooth muscle cellsCoagulation, thrombosis and platelets368The real time in vivo evaluation of platelet-dependent aldosterone prothrombotic action in mice369Development of a method for in vivo detection of active thrombi in mice370The antiplatelet effects of structural analogs of the taurine chloramine371The influence of heparin anticoagulant drugs on functional state of human platelets372Regulation of platelet aggregation and adenosine diphosphate release by d dimer in acute coronary syndrome (in vitro study)Oxygen sensing, ischaemia and reperfusion375Sirtuin 5 mediates brain injury in a mouse model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion376Abscisic acid: a new player in cardiomyocyte protection from ischaemia?377Protective effects of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA-um) in myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion injury in vivo378Identification of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes using cardiac specific markers and additional testing of these cells in simulated ischemia/reperfusion system379Single-dose intravenous metformin treatment could afford significant protection of the injured rat kidney in an experimental model of ischemia-reperfusion380Cardiotoxicity of long acting muscarinic receptor antagonists used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease381Dependence antioxidant potential on the concentration of amino acids382The impact of ischemia-reperfusion on physiological parameters,apoptosis and ultrastructure of rabbit myocardium with experimental aterosclerosisMitochondria and energetics385MicroRNA-1 dependent regulation of mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) in normal and hypertrophied hearts386Mitochondrial homeostasis and cardioprotection: common targets for desmin and aB-crystallin387Overexpression of mitofusin-2 (Mfn2) and associated mitochondrial dysfunction in the diabetic heart388NO-dependent prevention of permeability transition pore (MPTP) opening by H2S and its regulation of Ca2+ accumulation in rat heart mitochondria389G protein coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is fundamental in recovering mitochondrial morphology and function after exposure to ionizing radiation (IR)Gender issues392Sex differences in pulmonary vascular control; focus on the nitric oxide pathwayAging395Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction develops when feeding western diet to senescence-accelerated mice396Cardiovascular markers as predictors of cognitive decline in elderly hypertensive patients397Changes in connexin43 in old rats with volume overload chronic heart failureGenetics and epigenetics400Calcium content in the aortic valve is associated with 1G>2G matrix metalloproteinase 1 polymorphism401Neuropeptide receptor gene s (NPSR1) polymorphism and sleep disturbances402Endothelin-1 gene Lys198Asn polymorphism in men with essential hypertension complicated and uncomplicated with chronic heart failure403Association of common polymorphisms of the lipoprotein lipase and pon1 genes with the metabolic syndrome in a sample of community participantsGenomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and glycomics405Gene expression quantification using multiplexed color-coded probe pairs to determine RNA content in sporadic cardiac myxoma406Large-scale phosphorylation study of the type 2 diabetic heart subjected to ischemia / reperfusion injury407Transcriptome-based identification of new anti-inflammatory properties of the olive oil hydroxytyrosol in vascular endothelial cell under basal and proinflammatory conditions408Gene polymorphisms combinations and risk of myocardial infarctionComputer modelling, bioinformatics and big data411Comparison of the repolarization reserve in three state-of-the-art models of the human ventricular action potentialMetabolism, diabetes mellitus and obesity414Endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide-II improves heart function in type -I Diabetes mellitus415Admission glucose level is independent predictor of impaired left ventricular function in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a two dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study416Association between biochemical markers of lipid profile and inflammatory reaction and stiffness of the vascular wall in hypertensive patients with abdominal obesity417Multiple common co-morbidities produce left ventricular diastolic dysfunction associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction, oxidative stress and myocardial stiffening418Investigating the cardiovascular effects of antiretroviral drugs in a lean and high fat/sucrose diet rat model of obesity419Statins in the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Our experience from a 2-year prospective study in Constanta County, Romania420Epicardial adipose tissue as a predictor of cardiovascular outcome in patients with ACS undergoing PCI?Arterial and pulmonary hypertension423Dependence between heart rhythm disorers and ID polymorphism of ACE gene in hypertensive patients424Molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of Urocortin 2 in pulmonary arterial hypertension425Inhibition of TGf-b axis and action of renin-angiotensin system in human ascending aorta aneurysms426Early signs of microcirculation and macrocirculation abnormalities in prehypertension427Vascular smooth muscle cell-expressed Tie-2 controls vascular tone428Cardiac and vascular remodelling in the development of chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension in a novel swine modelBiomarkers431Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: a new, non invasive biomarker432Can circulating microRNAs distinguish type 1 and type 2 myocardial infarction?433Design of a high-throughput multiplex proteomics assay to identify left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in diabetes434Monocyte-derived and P-selectin-carrying microparticles are differently modified by a low fat diet in patients with cardiovascular risk factors who will and who will not develop a cardiovascular event435Red blood cell distribution width assessment by polychromatic interference microscopy of thin films in chronic heart failure436Invasive and noninvasive evaluation of quality of radiofrequency-induced cardiac denervation in patients with atrial fibrillation437The effect of therapeutic hypothermia on the level of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in sera following cardiopulmonary resustitation438Novel biomarkers to predict outcome in patients with heart failure and severe aortic stenosis439Biological factors linking depression and anxiety to cardiovascular disease440Troponins and myoglobin dynamic at coronary arteries graftingInvasive, non-invasive and molecular imaging443Diet composition effects on the genetic typing of the mouse ob mutation: a micro-ultrasound characterization of cardiac function, macro and micro circulation and liver steatosis444Characterization of pig coronary and rabbit aortic lesions using IV-OCT quantitative analysis: correlations with histologyGene therapy and cell therapy447Enhancing the survival and angiogenic potential of mouse atrial mesenchymal cells448VCAM-1 expression in experimental myocardial infarction and its relation to bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell retentionTissue engineering451Advanced multi layered scaffold that increases the maturity of stem cell-derived human cardiomyocytes452Response of engineered heart tissue to simulated ischemia/reperfusion in the presence of acute hyperglycemic conditions453Serum albumin hydrogels prevent de-differentiation of neonatal cardiomyocytes454A novel paintbrush technique for transfer of low viscosity ultraviolet light curable cyan methacrylate on saline immersed in-vitro sheep heart. Cardiovasc Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvw149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Barazzoni R, Gortan Cappellari G, Semolic A, Ius M, Dore F, Giacca M, Zanetti M, Vinci P, Guarnieri G. Intravenous lipid infusion and total plasma fatty acids positively modulate plasma acylated ghrelin in vivo. Clin Nutr 2016; 36:775-781. [PMID: 27312085 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Ghrelin is a gastric orexigenic hormone whose activating acylation plays a relevant role in the regulation of energy balance. Nutritional modulators of ghrelin acylation and plasma acylated ghrelin (AG) concentration remain however largely undefined. We aimed at investigating whether circulating free fatty acids (FFA) contribute to regulate plasma AG and its ratio (AG/TG) to total hormone (TG). METHODS Plasma FFA, TG, AG and AG/TG were measured in a primary outpatient care setting in a community-based population cohort of 850 individuals (age 54 ± 10 years, M/F: 408/442) from the North-East Italy MoMa study. 150-min intravenous lipid infusions in rodents (10% lipids, 600 μl/h) were used to investigate the potential causal role of FFA in the regulation of plasma ghrelin profile. RESULTS Plasma FFA were associated positively with AG and AG/TG while negatively with TG (P < 0.01). Associations between FFA, AG and AG/TG remained statistically significant (P < 0.02) in multiple regression analysis including HOMA insulin resistance and metabolic confounders, and both AG and AG/TG but not TG increased through plasma FFA quartiles (P < 0.01). Consistent with these findings, intravenous lipid infusion with plasma FFA elevation caused elevations of AG and AG/TG (P < 0.05) with no TG modifications. CONCLUSIONS The current findings demonstrate a novel role for circulating FFA availability to up-regulate plasma AG, which could involve FFA-induced stimulation of ghrelin acylation.
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- R Barazzoni
- Dept. of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy.
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- Dept. of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Dept. of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Dept. of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Dept of Nuclear Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetics, Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- Dept. of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Dept. of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Dept. of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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Barazzoni R, Gortan Cappellari G, Semolic A, Ius M, Mamolo L, Dore F, Giacca M, Zanetti M, Vinci P, Guarnieri G. Plasma total and unacylated ghrelin predict 5-year changes in insulin resistance. Clin Nutr 2015; 35:1168-73. [PMID: 26508327 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Ghrelin is a gastric hormone circulating in acylated (AG) and unacylated (UG) forms, and higher plasma total ghrelin (TG) and UG may be cross-sectionally associated with lower insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome patients. The potential value of ghrelin forms in predicting insulin resistance and its time-related changes in community-based population cohorts remains unknown. METHODS We measured TG, AG and calculated UG (TG-AG) in 716 individuals from the North-East-Italy MoMa study (age: 55 ± 9 years, BMI: 29 ± 5 kg/m(2), M/F:349/367) to test the hypothesis that circulating TG and UG, but not AG are negatively associated with insulin resistance (HOMA). We further hypothesized that baseline TG and UG negatively predict 5-year HOMA changes in a 350-individual subgroup. RESULTS Baseline TG and UG were associated negatively with HOMA after adjusting for gender and body mass index (BMI). Baseline gender- and BMI-adjusted TG and UG were also negatively associated with HOMA at 5-year follow-up (n = 350), and changes in TG and UG were negatively associated with changes in HOMA (P < 0.05) after adjustment for anthropometric and metabolic confounders. No statistically significant correlations were observed between AG and baseline or 5-year HOMA. CONCLUSIONS In a North-East Italy community-based population cohort, plasma TG and UG but not AG are negatively associated with HOMA. TG and UG and their changes also independently predict 5-year HOMA changes. TG and UG are therefore novel potential modulators of insulin resistance and may contribute to predict its time-related changes in humans.
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Dept of Nuclear Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Gambarotta G, Pascal D, Ronchi G, Morano M, Jager SB, Moimas S, Zentilin L, Giacca M, Perroteau I, Tos P, Geuna S, Raimondo S. Local delivery of the Neuregulin1 receptor ecto-domain (ecto-ErbB4) has a positive effect on regenerated nerve fiber maturation. Gene Ther 2015; 22:901-7. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2015.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Schroen B, Peters T, Verhesen W, Derks W, Zentlini L, Zacchigna S, Giacca M, Van Der Velden J, De Windt L, Heymans S. 545MiR-139 expression is detrimental during pressure overload-induced heart failure. Cardiovasc Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu095.3] [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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Tarone G, Cimino J, Rubinetto C, Moiso E, Cristofani F, Zentilin L, Giacca M, Bonne G, Brancaccio M. P330Overexpression of the muscle specific chaperone Melusin delays heart failure and mortality in a mouse model of Emery Dreyfus cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu091.17] [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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Gobbo M, Ottaviani G, Perinetti G, Ciriello F, Beorchia A, Giacca M, Di Lenarda R, Rupel K, Tirelli G, Zacchigna S, Biasotto M. Evaluation of nutritional status in head and neck radio-treated patients affected by oral mucositis: efficacy of class IV laser therapy. Support Care Cancer 2014; 22:1851-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2155-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Brancaccio M, Cimino J, Rubinetto C, Zentilin L, Giacca M, Tarone G. Melusin gene therapy: a novel approach to fight familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.3410] [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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Moimas S, Novati F, Ronchi G, Zacchigna S, Fregnan F, Zentilin L, Papa G, Giacca M, Geuna S, Perroteau I, Arnež ZM, Raimondo S. Effect of vascular endothelial growth factor gene therapy on post-traumatic peripheral nerve regeneration and denervation-related muscle atrophy. Gene Ther 2013; 20:1014-21. [PMID: 23719064 PMCID: PMC3795473 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2013.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury depends on both improvement of nerve regeneration and prevention of denervation-related skeletal muscle atrophy. To reach these goals, in this study we overexpressed vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) by means of local gene transfer with adeno-associated virus (AAV). Local gene transfer in the regenerating peripheral nerve was obtained by reconstructing a 1-cm-long rat median nerve defect using a vein segment filled with skeletal muscle fibers that have been previously injected with either AAV2-VEGF or AAV2-LacZ, and the morphofunctional outcome of nerve regeneration was assessed 3 months after surgery. Surprisingly, results showed that overexpression of VEGF in the muscle-vein-combined guide led to a worse nerve regeneration in comparison with AAV-LacZ controls. Local gene transfer in the denervated muscle was obtained by direct injection of either AAV2-VEGF or AAV2-LacZ in the flexor digitorum sublimis muscle after median nerve transection and results showed a significantly lower progression of muscle atrophy in AAV2-VEGF-treated muscles in comparison with muscles treated with AAV2-LacZ. Altogether, our results suggest that local delivery of VEGF by AAV2-VEGF-injected transplanted muscle fibers do not represent a rational approach to promote axonal regeneration along a venous nerve guide. By contrast, AAV2-VEGF direct local injection in denervated skeletal muscle significantly attenuates denervation-related atrophy, thus representing a promising strategy for improving the outcome of post-traumatic neuromuscular recovery after nerve injury and repair.
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- 1] Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy [2] Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Despite the enormous progress made in terms of prevention and early intervention, a pressing need remains to develop innovative therapeutic strategies for ischemic cardiovascular disorders, including acute myocardial infarction, chronic cardiac ischemia, peripheral artery disease and stroke. The induction of new blood vessel formation by delivering angiogenic genes to ischemic tissues continues to appear as a promising, alternative strategy to currently available therapies. In aspiring to induce therapeutic angiogenesis, the members of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family have long been recognized as major molecular tools. Remarkably, VEGF family members have recently been recognized to also exert multiple, non-angiogenic effects on various cell types, including neurons, skeletal muscle and cardiac cells. Here, we critically review the VEGF-based therapies that have already reached clinical experimentation and highlight the pleiotropic activities of VEGF factors that might create new opportunities for therapeutic application.
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy.
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Karvinen H, Pasanen E, Rissanen TT, Korpisalo P, Vähäkangas E, Jazwa A, Giacca M, Ylä-Herttuala S. Erratum: Long-term VEGF-A expression promotes aberrant angiogenesis and fibrosis in skeletal muscle. Gene Ther 2011. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cesco-Gaspere M, Zentilin L, Giacca M, Burrone O. Boosting Anti-idiotype Immune Response with Recombinant AAV Enhances Tumour Protection Induced by Gene Gun Vaccination. Scand J Immunol 2008; 68:58-66. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02119.x] [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] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Messina S, Aguennouz M, Bitto A, Migliorato A, Giacca M, Squadrito F, Vita G. T.O. 4 Vascular endothelial growth factor gene transfer using adeno-associated viral vectors stimulates skeletal muscle regeneration and enhances muscle function in mdx mice. Neuromuscul Disord 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2006.05.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ferrarini M, Arsic N, Recchia F, Zentilin L, Zacchigna S, Kinugawa S, Glauber M, Giacca M, Hintze T. Adeno-associated virus-mediated transduction of VEGF165 markedly improves functional recovery of infarcted myocardium in chronically instrumented dogs. Int J Cardiol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(04)90048-4] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Giacca M, Zacchigna S, Arsic N, Zentilin L, Pattarini L, Salvi A, Sinagra G. Gene therapy with AAV vectors to promote neovascularization and mobilization of bone-marrow progenitor cells. Int J Cardiol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(04)90049-6] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Galeano M, Deodato B, Altavilla D, Cucinotta D, Arsic N, Marini H, Torre V, Giacca M, Squadrito F. Adeno-associated viral vector-mediated human vascular endothelial growth factor gene transfer stimulates angiogenesis and wound healing in the genetically diabetic mouse. Diabetologia 2003; 46:546-55. [PMID: 12677400 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-003-1064-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2002] [Revised: 10/24/2002] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS We studied the gene therapy efficacy of diabetes-associated wound healing disorder with an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector expressing the 165-amino acid isoform of human vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) by using an incisional skin-wound model produced on the back of female diabetic C57BL/KsJ db+/db+ mice and their normal littermates ( db+/+m). METHODS Animals were randomized to receive intradermally into the wound edges either rAAV-LacZ (a control gene), or rAAV-VEGF165. Animals were killed on different days (7 and 14 days after skin injury) and wounded skin tissues were used for gene marker studies, histological evaluation and immunohistochemistry, and wound breaking strength analysis. Furthermore we studied the VEGF mature protein in the wounds. RESULTS We found that AAV vectors are highly efficient for gene transfer to the mouse skin, displaying an exquisite tropism for the panniculus carnosus by using the beta-galactosidase activity assay. We confirmed the increased expression of the angiogenic factor at day 7 by measuring the wound content of the mature protein. Delivery of VEGF165 to incisional skin wounds of diabetic mice resulted in a remarkable induction of new vessel formation with consequent improvement in the wound healing process. The rAAV-VEGF165 gene improved wound healing in diabetic mice through the stimulation of angiogenesis, reepithelization, synthesis and maturation of extracellular matrix. Moreover the recombinant AAV encoding the human VEGF165 increased the breaking strength of the wound and enhanced the wound content of VEGF. CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION Our study suggests that VEGF gene transfer might represent a new approach to treat wound healing disorders associated with diabetes.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Messina, Italy
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Deodato B, Arsic N, Zentilin L, Galeano M, Santoro D, Torre V, Altavilla D, Valdembri D, Bussolino F, Squadrito F, Giacca M. Recombinant AAV vector encoding human VEGF165 enhances wound healing. Gene Ther 2002; 9:777-85. [PMID: 12040459 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2001] [Accepted: 02/05/2002] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Delivery of therapeutic genes represents an appealing possibility to accelerate healing of wounds that are otherwise difficult to treat, such as those in patients with metabolic disorders or infections. Experimental evidence indicates that in such conditions potentiation of neo-angiogenesis at the wound site might represent an important therapeutic target. Here we explore the efficacy of gene therapy of wound healing with an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector expressing the 165 amino acid isoform of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A). By gene marker studies, we found that AAV vectors are highly efficient for gene transfer to the rat skin, displaying an exquisite tropism for the panniculus carnosus. Gene expression from these vectors is sustained and persistent over time. Delivery of VEGF165 to full thickness excisional wounds in rats resulted in remarkable induction of new vessel formation, with consequent reduction of the healing time. Histological examination of treated wounds revealed accelerated remodeling of epidermis and dermis, with formation of a thick granular layer, containing numerous newly formed capillaries, as well as vessels of larger size. These data underline the importance of neo-angiogenesis in the healing process and indicate that VEGF gene transfer might represent a novel approach to treat wound healing disorders.
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- B Deodato
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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Zentilin L, Marcello A, Giacca M. Involvement of cellular double-stranded DNA break binding proteins in processing of the recombinant adeno-associated virus genome. J Virol 2001; 75:12279-87. [PMID: 11711618 PMCID: PMC116124 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.24.12279-12287.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Unlike postmitotic tissues in vivo, transduction of cultured cells is poor with recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV). The ability of rAAV to transduce cells is greatly enhanced by a variety of agents that induce DNA damage and is elevated in cells defective in the ataxia telangiectasia gene product (ATM), showing increased genomic instability. Here we show that DNA double-stranded break (DSB) repair pathways are involved in the regulation of rAAV transduction efficiency. By quantitative chromatin immunoprecipitation, we found that Ku86 and Rad52 proteins associate with viral DNA inside transduced cells. Both proteins are known to competitively recognize hairpin structures and DNA termini and to promote repair of DSBs, the former by facilitating nonhomologous end joining and the latter by initiating homologous recombination. We found that rAAV transduction is increased in Ku86-defective cells while it is inhibited in Rad52 knockout cells. These results suggest that binding of Rad52 to the rAAV genome might be involved in processing of the vector genome through a homologous recombination pathway.
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 34012 Trieste, Italy
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Marcello A, Cinelli RA, Ferrari A, Signorelli A, Tyagi M, Pellegrini V, Beltram F, Giacca M. Visualization of in vivo direct interaction between HIV-1 TAT and human cyclin T1 in specific subcellular compartments by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:39220-5. [PMID: 11504720 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104830200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human cyclin T1, a component of the P-TEFb kinase complex, was originally identified through its biochemical interaction with the Tat transactivator protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Current understanding suggests that binding of Tat to P-TEFb is required to promote efficient transcriptional elongation of viral RNAs. However, the dynamics and the subnuclear localization of this process are still largely unexplored in vivo. Here we exploit high resolution fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to visualize and quantitatively analyze the direct interaction between Tat and cyclin T1 inside the cells. We observed that cyclin T1 resides in specific subnuclear foci which are in close contact with nuclear speckles and that Tat determines its redistribution outside of these compartments. Consistent with this observation, strong FRET was observed between the two proteins both in the cytoplasm and in regions of the nucleus outside of cyclin T1 foci and overlapping with Tat localization. These results are consistent with a model by which Tat recruits cyclin T1 outside of the nuclear compartments where the protein resides to promote transcriptional activation.
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- A Marcello
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Padriciano 99, 34012 Trieste, Italy
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De Paoli P, Bortolin MT, Zanussi S, Monzoni A, Pratesi C, Giacca M. Changes in thymic function in HIV-positive patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy and interleukin-2. Clin Exp Immunol 2001; 125:440-6. [PMID: 11531952 PMCID: PMC1906157 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Despite its potent antiviral activity, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) only exerts a marginal effect on CD4+ T-cell regeneration in HIV-infected subjects. Combination therapies aimed at boosting T-cell activity and maturation may provide an important contribution to the restoration of immune function. Here, we report the results obtained by a two-year follow-up of a cohort of HIV-infected patients treated with a combination of HAART and interleukin-2 (IL-2). In these patients, in addition to a series of quantitative virological and immunological parameters, we investigated T-cell regeneration by an immunophenotypic assay monitoring CD4+ naïve T cells, and by analysis of thymic function, through the quantification of the excision DNA products of T-cell receptor rearrangement (TRECs) in lymphocytes. Compared with HAART alone, we found that the IL-2 combination therapy was equally effective in reducing the levels of viremia and marginally more effective in decreasing proviral DNA load. Strikingly, the IL-2 combination produced a marked increase in the number of CD4+ T cells bearing a naïve phenotype (CD45RA+, CD62L+), which was apparent for over 96 weeks after therapy. To assess whether these cells were the product of improved T-cell generation, we exploited a competitive quantitative molecular assay to quantify TRECs in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Surprisingly, we found that the levels of these molecules were unchanged in these patients. These findings indicate that improved thymic function does not account for the early rise of CD4 naïve cells in HIV-positive patients treated with IL-2, and suggest that alternative mechanisms of T-cell maturation and differentiation are responsible for this event.
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- P De Paoli
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Virology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
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Rusnati M, Urbinati C, Caputo A, Possati L, Lortat-Jacob H, Giacca M, Ribatti D, Presta M. Pentosan polysulfate as an inhibitor of extracellular HIV-1 Tat. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:22420-5. [PMID: 11304529 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010779200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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HIV-1 Tat protein, released from HIV-infected cells, may act as a pleiotropic heparin-binding growth factor. From this observation, extracellular Tat has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AIDS and of AIDS-associated pathologies. Here we demonstrate that the heparin analog pentosan polysulfate (PPS) inhibits the interaction of glutathione S-transferase (GST)-Tat protein with heparin immobilized to a BIAcore sensor chip. Competition experiments showed that Tat-PPS interaction occurs with high affinity (K(d) = 9.0 nm). Also, GST.Tat prevents the binding of [(3)H]heparin to GST.Tat immobilized to glutathione-agarose beads. In vitro, PPS inhibits GST.Tat internalization and, consequently, HIV-1 long terminal repeat transactivation in HL3T1 cells. Also, PPS inhibits cell surface interaction and mitogenic activity of GST.Tat in murine adenocarcinoma T53 Tat-less cells. In all assays, PPS exerts its Tat antagonist activity with an ID(50) equal to approximately 1.0 nm. In vivo, PPS inhibits the neovascularization induced by GST.Tat or by Tat-overexpressing T53 cells in the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane. In conclusion, PPS binds Tat protein and inhibits its cell surface interaction, internalization, and biological activity in vitro and in vivo. PPS may represent a prototypic molecule for the development of novel Tat antagonists with therapeutic implications in AIDS and AIDS-associated pathologies, including Kaposi's sarcoma.
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- M Rusnati
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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Cinelli RA, Tozzini V, Pellegrini V, Beltram F, Cerullo G, Zavelani-Rossi M, De Silvestri S, Tyagi M, Giacca M. Coherent dynamics of photoexcited green fluorescent proteins. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:3439-3442. [PMID: 11327990 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.3439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The coherent dynamics of vibronic wave packets in the green fluorescent protein is reported. At room temperature the nonstationary dynamics following impulsive photoexcitation displays an oscillating optical transmissivity pattern with components at 67 fs (497 cm(-1)) and 59 fs (593 cm(-1)). Our results are complemented by ab initio calculations of the vibrational spectrum of the chromophore. This analysis shows the interplay between the dynamics of the aminoacidic structure and the electronic excitation in the primary optical events of green fluorescent proteins.
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- R A Cinelli
- Scuola Normale Superiore and Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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Monzoni A, Masutti F, Saccoccio G, Bellentani S, Tiribelli C, Giacca M. Genetic determinants of ethanol-induced liver damage. Mol Med 2001; 7:255-62. [PMID: 11471570 PMCID: PMC1950031] [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] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although a clear correlation exists between cumulative alcohol intake and liver disease, only some of the alcohol abusers develop signs of ethanol-induced liver damage. To identify some of the genetic variations predisposing persons to alcoholic liver disease (ALD), a genetic study was performed in heavy drinkers from the cohort of the Dionysis study, a survey aimed at evaluating liver disease in the open population of two towns in Northern Italy (6917 individuals). MATERIALS AND METHODS 158 heavy drinkers (approximately 85% of all heavy drinkers in the population; daily alcohol intake > 120 g in males and >60 g in females) were investigated by the analysis of nine polymorphic regions, mapping in exons III and IX of the alcohol-dehydrogenase (ADH)-2 gene, in exon VIII of the ADH3 gene, in intron VI, in the promoter region of the cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) gene, and in the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene. RESULTS Heavy drinkers with or without ALD significantly differed for the distribution of alleles of the cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) and alcohol-dehydrogenase-3 (ADH-3) genes. In one town, allele C2 in the promoter region of the CYP2E1 gene had a frequency of 0.06 in healthy heavy drinkers, of 0.19 in heavy drinkers with ALD (p = 0.012), and of 0.33 in heavy drinkers with cirrhosis (p = 0.033). In the other town, whose inhabitants have different genetic derivation, a prominent association between ALD and homozygosity for allele ADH3*2 of ADH3 was found, with a prevalence of 0.31 in heavy drinkers with ALD and of 0.07 in healthy heavy drinkers controls (p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS. Both heterozygosity for allele C2 of CYP2E1 and homozygosity for allele ADH3*2 of ADH3 are independent risk factors for ALD in alcohol abusers. The relative contribution of these genotypes to ALD is dependent on their frequency in the population. Overall, heavy drinkers lacking either of these two genotypes are 3.2 and 4.3 times more protected from developing ALD and cirrhosis respectively.
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- A Monzoni
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology), Trieste, Italy
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Regulation of HIV-1 gene expression by the viral Tat transactivator is a critical step in the viral life cycle. Tat acts as a highly unusual transcription factor that interacts with a stem-loop RNA structure (TAR) found at the 5' end of all viral transcripts. There, it induces a modification of chromatin at the HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter and stimulates the recruitment of elongation-competent RNA polymerase II complexes capable of processive transcription. Increase of transcriptional elongation is the consequence of the interaction of Tat with cyclin T1, the cyclin component of CDK9, which phosphorylates the carboxy-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II to enhance its processivity. Tat-induced transcriptional activation of the LTR promoter is concomitant with recruitment of the transcriptional coactivators p300 and the highly homologue cAMP-responsive transcription factor binding protein (CBP). These large proteins act at the level of transcriptional initiation by bridging the basal transcription machinery with specific transcriptional activators. Furthermore, p300/CBP are histone acetyl-transferases capable of modulating the interaction of nucleosomes with DNA and with chromatin remodeling complexes. Besides histones, Tat itself is a substrate for the enzymatic activity of p300/CBP and of the associated factor P/CAF, suggesting a regulatory role of acetylation on the protein itself. Devising a unifying model for LTR activation that includes activities of Tat at the levels of both transcriptional initiation and transcriptional elongation is a challenging task at this moment. Nevertheless, protein localization studies indicate that both cyclin T1 and p300/CBP co-localize in specific subnuclear compartments, thus suggesting participation of both proteins in the formation of multimolecular complexes governing coordinated steps of transcriptional activation.
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- A Marcello
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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Tat, the transactivator protein of human immunodeficiency virus-1, has the unusual capacity of being internalized by cells when present in the extracellular milieu. This property can be exploited for the cellular delivery of heterologous proteins fused to Tat both in cell culture and in living animals. Here we provide genetic and biochemical evidence that cell membrane heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans act as receptors for extracellular Tat uptake. Cells genetically defective in the biosynthesis of fully sulfated HS are selectively impaired in the internalization of recombinant Tat fused to the green fluorescent protein, as evaluated by both flow cytometry and functional assays. In wild type cells, Tat uptake is competitively inhibited by soluble heparin and by treatment with glycosaminoglycan lyases specifically degrading HS chains. Cell surface HS proteoglycans also mediate physiological internalization of Tat green fluorescent protein released from neighboring producing cells. In contrast to extracellular Tat uptake, both wild type cells and cells genetically impaired in proteoglycan synthesis are equally proficient in the extracellular release of Tat, thus indicating that proteoglycans are not required for this process. The ubiquitous distribution of HS proteoglycans is consistent with the efficient intracellular delivery of heterologous proteins fused with Tat to different mammalian cell types.
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- M Tyagi
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), 34012 Trieste, Italy
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Marcello A, Massimi P, Banks L, Giacca M. Adeno-associated virus type 2 rep protein inhibits human papillomavirus type 16 E2 recruitment of the transcriptional coactivator p300. J Virol 2000; 74:9090-8. [PMID: 10982355 PMCID: PMC102107 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.19.9090-9098.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Infection by human adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) is a possible protective factor in the development of cervical carcinomas associated with human papillomaviruses (HPV). The replicative proteins of AAV2 (Rep) have been implicated in the inhibition of papillomavirus replication and transforming activities, although the molecular events underlying these effects are poorly understood. We observed that each of the four forms of AAV2 Rep inhibited the E1- and E2-driven replication of oncogenic HPV type 16 (HPV16). Rep40, corresponding to the C-terminal domain of all Rep proteins, inhibited both HPV DNA replication and HPV16 E2-mediated transactivation. Rep40 specifically bound the N-terminal transactivation domain of HPV16 E2 both in vitro and in vivo. This interaction was found to specifically disrupt the binding of E2 to the cellular transcriptional coactivator p300. Accordingly, the inhibitory effect of Rep on HPV16 E2 transactivation was rescued by the overexpression of p300. These data indicate a novel role of Rep in the down-regulation of papillomaviruses through inhibition of complex formation between the HPV16 E2 transcriptional activator and its cellular coactivator, p300.
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- A Marcello
- Molecular Medicine, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 34012 Trieste, Italy
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Rusnati M, Taraboletti G, Urbinati C, Tulipano G, Giuliani R, Molinari-Tosatti MP, Sennino B, Giacca M, Tyagi M, Albini A, Noonan D, Giavazzi R, Presta M. Thrombospondin-1/HIV-1 tat protein interaction: modulation of the biological activity of extracellular Tat. FASEB J 2000; 14:1917-30. [PMID: 11023976 DOI: 10.1096/fj.99-0902com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tat protein, a trans-activating factor of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1, acts also as an extracellular molecule modulating gene expression, cell survival, growth, transformation, and angiogenesis. Here we demonstrate that human thrombospondin-1 (TSP), a plasma glycoprotein and constituent of the extracellular matrix, binds to glutathione-S-transferase (GST)-Tat protein but not to GST. Scatchard plot analysis of the binding of free GST-Tat to immobilized TSP reveals a high-affinity interaction (Kd equal to 25 nM). Accordingly, TSP inhibits cell internalization and HIV-1 LTR trans-activating activity of extracellular Tat in HL3T1 cells with ID50 equal to 10-30 nM. Also, TSP inhibits cell interaction and mitogenic activity of extracellular Tat in T53 Tat-less cells. TSP is instead ineffective when administered after the interaction of Tat with cell surface heparan-sulfate proteoglycans has occurred, in keeping with its ability to prevent but not disrupt Tat/heparin interaction in vitro. Finally, TSP inhibits the autocrine loop of stimulation exerted by endogenous Tat in parental T53 cells. Accordingly, TSP overexpression inhibits cell proliferation, angiogenic activity, and tumorigenic capacity of stable T53 transfectants. Our data demonstrate the ability of TSP to bind to Tat protein and to affect its LTR trans-activating, mitogenic, angiogenic, and tumorigenic activity. These findings suggest that TSP may be implicated in the progression of AIDS and in AIDS-associated pathologies by modulating the bioavailability and biological activity of extracellular Tat.
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- M Rusnati
- Chair of General Pathology and Immunology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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