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Cheng XP, Wang XW, Sun HF, Xu L, Olatunji OJ, Li Y, Lin JT, Zuo J. NAMPT/SIRT1 Expression Levels in White Blood Cells Differentiate the Different Rheumatoid Arthritis Subsets: An Inspiration from Traditional Chinese Medicine. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:4271-4285. [PMID: 37791116 PMCID: PMC10543492 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s431600] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are prone to developing different metabolic complications. Traditional Chinese Medicine attributes this uncertainty to varied syndrome types. Methods and Results We retrospectively analyzed some serological indicators of active RA patients and healthy individuals. Randomly selected RA patients were divided into three groups according to NAMPT and SIRT1 expression levels in white blood cells (WBCs). Their disease severity and metabolic status were compared. Representative blood samples were subjected to a UPLC-MS/MS-based metabolomics analysis. Different human WBCs were treated with oleic acid and palmitic acid in vitro. The results indicated that blood glucose and lipid levels were decreased in RA patients, but their decrease was not in accordance with disease severity. Nutrients in the patients highly expressing SIRT1 were well preserved, with the lowest levels of RF and β-CTX and the highest levels of adiponectin and resistin. Most of them exhibited cold symptoms. When SIRT1 deficiency was obvious, lipid depletion became evident, irrespective of expression levels of NAMPT. Simultaneous high-expression of SIRT1 and NAMPT coincided with the increase in production of lactic acid and the prevalence of hot symptoms. Despite the low levels of IL-6, joint injuries were severe. The corresponding WBCs were especially sensitive to fatty acids anti-inflammatory treatments. The levels of CCL27, CCL11, CCL5, AKP, CRP and ESR were similar among all the groups. Conclusion NAMPT overexpression is a risk factor for joint injuries and nutrient depletion in RA. Supplementation with lipids would exert beneficial effects on these RA patients. Its aftermath would cause even severe inflammation. Contrarily, SIRT1 up-regulation restrains inflammation and lipid depletion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiu-Ping Cheng
- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
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- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
- Center for Xin’an Medicine and Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institution of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230000, People’s Republic of China
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- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Stomatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
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- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China
- Center for Xin’an Medicine and Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institution of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230000, People’s Republic of China
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Jiang TT, Ji CL, Yu LJ, Song MK, Li Y, Liao Q, Wei T, Olatunji OJ, Zuo J, Han J. Resveratrol-induced SIRT1 activation inhibits glycolysis-fueled angiogenesis under rheumatoid arthritis conditions independent of HIF-1α. Inflamm Res 2023; 72:1021-1035. [PMID: 37016140 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-023-01728-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the impacts of SIRT1 activation on rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related angiogenesis. METHODS HUVECs were cultured by different human serum. Intracellular metabolites were quantified by UPLC-MS. Next, HUVECs and rat vascular epithelial cells under different inflammatory conditions were treated by a SIRT1 agonist resveratrol (RSV). Cytokines and biochemical indicators were detected by corresponding kits. Protein and mRNA expression levels were assessed by immunoblotting and PCR methods, respectively. Angiogenesis capabilities were evaluated by migration, wound-healing and tube-formation experiments. To down-regulate certain signals, gene-specific siRNA were applied. RESULTS Metabolomics study revealed the accelerated glycolysis in RA serum-treated HUVECs. It led to ATP accumulation, but did not affect GTP levels. RSV inhibited pro-angiogenesis cytokines production and glycolysis in both the cells, and impaired the angiogenesis potentials. These effects were mimicked by an energy metabolism interrupter bikini in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-primed HUVECs, largely independent of HIF-1α. Both RSV and bikinin can inhibit the activation of the GTP-dependent pathway Rho/ROCK and reduce VEGF production. Abrogation of RhoA signaling reinforced HIF-1α silencing-brought changes in LPS-stimulated HUVECs, and overshadowed the anti-angiogenesis potentials of RSV. CONCLUSION Glycolysis provides additional energy to sustain Rho/ROCK activation in RA subjects, which promotes VEGF-driven angiogenesis and can be inhibited by SIRT1 activation.
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- Tian-Tian Jiang
- Xin'an Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhu, 241000, China
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- Xin'an Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China
- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Xin'an Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China
- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Xin'an Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China
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- Xin'an Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China
- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Xin'an Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China
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- Xin'an Medicine Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China.
- Center for Xin'an Medicine and Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institution of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230000, China.
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Screening and Re-Evaluation of Active Compounds of Herbal Medicines in Southern Anhui, Wuhu, 241000, China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Screening and Re-Evaluation of Active Compounds of Herbal Medicines in Southern Anhui, Wuhu, 241000, China.
- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241000, China.
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