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Sparic R, Andjic M, Vergara D, Morciano A, D'Oria O, Baldini GM, Malvasi A, Tinelli A. PCOS and vitamin D: a clinical appraisal. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2024; 309:907-915. [PMID: 37747553 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-023-07227-x] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine-reproductive disease linked not just to infertility but also to serious comorbidities. There is a reported association between low vitamin D levels and multiple health conditions including PCOS. This narrative review aims to analyze the role of vitamin D in PCOS development, use of the vitamin D in the treatment of PCOS, and the molecular basis of these observations. METHODS A Medline and PubMed research was performed, during the years 1990-2023, using a combination of keywords on such topic. According to the author's evaluation and target, papers were identified and included for a narrative review. RESULTS There are associations between lower levels of vitamin D and PCOS, as well as with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, hyperandrogenemia, metabolic and endocrine disorders as well as the onset of oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory milieu, in PCOS women. CONCLUSION Vitamin D has a role in pathologic changes linked to PCOS. Molecular and clinical investigations which give new information about the role of vitamin D in the development of PCOS and related endocrine and metabolic disturbance are further needed.
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- Radmila Sparic
- Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, Strada Prov. le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico", Tricase, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine and Oncology, Rome, Italy
- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and CERICSAL, (CEntro di RIcerca Clinico SALentino), Veris delli Ponti Hospital, Via Giuseppina delli Ponti, 73020, Scorrano, Lecce, Italy.
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Giuliani A, Giudetti AM, Vergara D, Del Coco L, Ramini D, Caccese S, Sbriscia M, Graciotti L, Fulgenzi G, Tiano L, Fanizzi FP, Olivieri F, Rippo MR, Sabbatinelli J. Senescent Endothelial Cells Sustain Their Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) through Enhanced Fatty Acid Oxidation. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1956. [PMID: 38001810 PMCID: PMC10668971 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12111956] [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: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Cellular senescence is closely linked to endothelial dysfunction, a key factor in age-related vascular diseases. Senescent endothelial cells exhibit a proinflammatory phenotype known as SASP, leading to chronic inflammation (inflammaging) and vascular impairments. Albeit in a state of permanent growth arrest, senescent cells paradoxically display a high metabolic activity. The relationship between metabolism and inflammation is complex and varies across cell types and senescence inductions. While some cell types shift towards glycolysis during senescence, others favor oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Despite the high availability of oxygen, quiescent endothelial cells (ECs) tend to rely on glycolysis for their bioenergetic needs. However, there are limited data on the metabolic behavior of senescent ECs. Here, we characterized the metabolic profiles of young and senescent human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) to establish a possible link between the metabolic status and the proinflammatory phenotype of senescent ECs. Senescent ECs internalize a smaller amount of glucose, have a lower glycolytic rate, and produce/release less lactate than younger cells. On the other hand, an increased fatty acid oxidation activity was observed in senescent HUVECs, together with a greater intracellular content of ATP. Interestingly, blockade of glycolysis with 2-deoxy-D-glucose in young cells resulted in enhanced production of proinflammatory cytokines, while the inhibition of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1), a key rate-limiting enzyme of fatty acid oxidation, ameliorated the SASP in senescent ECs. In summary, metabolic changes in senescent ECs are complex, and this research seeks to uncover potential strategies for modulating these metabolic pathways to influence the SASP.
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- Angelica Giuliani
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit of Bari Institute, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (A.M.G.); (D.V.); (L.D.C.); (F.P.F.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (A.M.G.); (D.V.); (L.D.C.); (F.P.F.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (A.M.G.); (D.V.); (L.D.C.); (F.P.F.)
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- Clinic of Laboratory and Precision Medicine, IRCCS INRCA, 60121 Ancona, Italy; (D.R.); (M.S.); (F.O.)
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy; (S.C.); (G.F.); (M.R.R.); (J.S.)
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- Clinic of Laboratory and Precision Medicine, IRCCS INRCA, 60121 Ancona, Italy; (D.R.); (M.S.); (F.O.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy; (S.C.); (G.F.); (M.R.R.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy;
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (A.M.G.); (D.V.); (L.D.C.); (F.P.F.)
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- Clinic of Laboratory and Precision Medicine, IRCCS INRCA, 60121 Ancona, Italy; (D.R.); (M.S.); (F.O.)
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy; (S.C.); (G.F.); (M.R.R.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy; (S.C.); (G.F.); (M.R.R.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy; (S.C.); (G.F.); (M.R.R.); (J.S.)
- Laboratory Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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Pirini F, Vergara D, Parrella P. Editorial: Tumor microenvironment signaling networks in pathophysiology and therapeutics. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1009187. [PMID: 36158695 PMCID: PMC9494029 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1009187] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Francesca Pirini
- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento (DiSTeBA), Lecce, Italy
- *Correspondence: Daniele Vergara, daniele.
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- Laboratory of Oncology, IRCCS ’Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza’, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Giudetti AM, Simeone P, Del Boccio P, Vergara D. Editorial: Lipid Orchestrated Signaling in Physiology and Pathology. Front Physiol 2022; 13:862073. [PMID: 35283795 PMCID: PMC8914099 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.862073] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Anna Maria Giudetti
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Department of Pharmacy, “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- *Correspondence: Daniele Vergara
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Sonnessa M, Sergio S, Saponaro C, Maffia M, Vergara D, Zito FA, Tinelli A. The Biological Relevance of NHERF1 Protein in Gynecological Tumors. Front Oncol 2022; 12:836630. [PMID: 35223518 PMCID: PMC8878902 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.836630] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gynecological cancer management remains challenging and a better understanding of molecular mechanisms that lead to carcinogenesis and development of these diseases is needed to improve the therapeutic approaches. The Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor 1 (NHERF1) is a scaffold protein that contains modular protein-interaction domains able to interact with molecules with an impact on carcinogenesis and cancer progression. During recent years, its involvement in gynecological cancers has been explored, suggesting that NHERF1 could be a potential biomarker for the development of new targeted therapies suitable to the management of these tumors. This comprehensive review provides an update on the recent study on NHERF1 activity and its pathological role in cervical and ovarian cancer, as well as on its probable involvement in the therapeutic landscape of these cancer types.
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- Margherita Sonnessa
- Functional Biomorphology Laboratory, Pathology Department, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Functional Biomorphology Laboratory, Pathology Department, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, Bari, Italy
- *Correspondence: Concetta Saponaro,
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Functional Biomorphology Laboratory, Pathology Department, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Veris delli Ponti” Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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Ravaioli S, Maltoni R, Pasculli B, Parrella P, Giudetti AM, Vergara D, Tumedei MM, Pirini F, Bravaccini S. Androgen receptor in breast cancer: The "5W" questions. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:977331. [PMID: 36111296 PMCID: PMC9468319 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.977331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in 60-70% of breast cancers (BCs) and the availability of anti-AR compounds, currently used for treating prostate cancer, paves the way to tackle specifically AR-positive BC patients. The prognostic and predictive role of AR in BC is a matter of debate, since the results from clinical trials are not striking, probably due to both technical and biological reasons. In this review, we aimed to highlight WHAT is AR, describing its structure and functions, WHAT to test and HOW to detect AR, WHERE AR should be tested (on primary tumor or metastasis) and WHY studying this fascinating hormone receptor, exploring and debating on its prognostic and predictive role. We considered AR and its ratio with other hormone receptors, analyzing also studies including patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and with early and advanced BC, as well. We also emphasized the effects that both other hormone receptors and the newly emerging androgen-inducible non coding RNAs may have on AR function in BC pathology and the putative implementation in the clinical setting. Moreover, we pointed out the latest results by clinical trials and we speculated about the use of anti-AR therapies in BC clinical practice.
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- Sara Ravaioli
- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
- *Correspondence: Sara Ravaioli,
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Oncologia, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Oncologia, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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Vergara D, Sagüés F, Späth EJ, Lloberas MM, Saumell CA, Moreno FC. Eficacia antiparasitaria in vitro del extracto de quebracho (Schinopsis balansae) sobre larvas infectantes de Haemonchus contortus de ovinos. Rev Med Vet Zoot 2021. [DOI: 10.15446/rfmvz.v68n3.99899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
El objetivo fue evaluar in vitro la eficacia del extracto de quebracho (Bioquina®), rico en taninos condensados, en el control de H. contortus de ovinos, dadas las evidencias de que los taninos condensados provenientes del extracto de quebracho (Schinopsis spp.) pueden reducir la excreción de huevos, la fecundidad de las hembras parásitas y la carga de parásitos nematodos gastrointestinales adultos en rumiantes. Se utilizó el test de inhibición de migración larval (IML) a 3 concentraciones diferentes (5 mg/ml, 15 mg/ml y 30 mg/ml) sobre larvas infectantes de H. contortus susceptibles a todos los grupos químicos. El efecto se analizó mediante un análisis de varianza y para la estimación de las diferencias entre grupos (a posteriori) se usó la prueba LSD Fisher.
El test in vitro demostró que el extracto de quebracho evaluado redujo aproximadamente entre un 74% y un 80% la migración larval a las concentraciones de entre 5 mg/ml y 30 mg/ml. Del análisis de varianza surgen diferencias significativas entre tratamientos (p = 0,0494). Al realizar la prueba de comparación de medias se evidenciaron diferencias significativas (p < 0,05) entre los promedios de migración a las diluciones de 5 mg/ml y 15 mg/ml y de 5 mg/ml y 30 mg/ml, mientras que no se detectaron diferencias significativas entre la dilución de 15 mg/ml y 30 mg/ml. Estos resultados señalaron que el extracto de quebracho, a las diluciones evaluadas, presentó actividad antihelmíntica sobre larvas L3 susceptibles de H. contortus; sin embargo, se requiere ampliar los estudios in vivo en ovinos.
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Salbini M, Quarta A, Russo F, Giudetti AM, Citti C, Cannazza G, Gigli G, Vergara D, Gaballo A. Oxidative Stress and Multi-Organel Damage Induced by Two Novel Phytocannabinoids, CBDB and CBDP, in Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26185576. [PMID: 34577048 PMCID: PMC8467640 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185576] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Over the last few years, much attention has been paid to phytocannabinoids derived from Cannabis for their therapeutic potential. Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the most abundant compounds of the Cannabis sativa L. plant. Recently, novel phytocannabinoids, such as cannabidibutol (CBDB) and cannabidiphorol (CBDP), have been discovered. These new molecules exhibit the same terpenophenolic core of CBD and differ only for the length of the alkyl side chain. Roles of CBD homologs in physiological and pathological processes are emerging but the exact molecular mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. Here, we investigated the biological effects of the newly discovered CBDB or CBDP, compared to the well-known natural and synthetic CBD (nat CBD and syn CBD) in human breast carcinoma cells that express CB receptors. In detail, our data demonstrated that the treatment of cells with the novel phytocannabinoids affects cell viability, increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activates cellular pathways related to ROS signaling, as already demonstrated for natural CBD. Moreover, we observed that the biological activity is significantly increased upon combining CBD homologs with drugs that inhibit the activity of enzymes involved in the metabolism of endocannabinoids, such as the monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibitor, or with drugs that induces the activation of cellular stress pathways, such as the phorbol ester 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA).
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- Maria Salbini
- CNR Nanotec, Institute of Nanotechnology, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.S.); (A.Q.); (C.C.); (G.C.); (G.G.)
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- CNR Nanotec, Institute of Nanotechnology, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.S.); (A.Q.); (C.C.); (G.C.); (G.G.)
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy;
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (A.M.G.); (D.V.)
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- CNR Nanotec, Institute of Nanotechnology, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.S.); (A.Q.); (C.C.); (G.C.); (G.G.)
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- CNR Nanotec, Institute of Nanotechnology, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.S.); (A.Q.); (C.C.); (G.C.); (G.G.)
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- CNR Nanotec, Institute of Nanotechnology, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.S.); (A.Q.); (C.C.); (G.C.); (G.G.)
- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica E. de Giorgi, Università Del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (A.M.G.); (D.V.)
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- CNR Nanotec, Institute of Nanotechnology, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.S.); (A.Q.); (C.C.); (G.C.); (G.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR) Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Romano A, Friuli M, Del Coco L, Longo S, Vergara D, Del Boccio P, Valentinuzzi S, Cicalini I, Fanizzi FP, Gaetani S, Giudetti AM. Chronic Oleoylethanolamide Treatment Decreases Hepatic Triacylglycerol Level in Rat Liver by a PPARγ/SREBP-Mediated Suppression of Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Synthesis. Nutrients 2021; 13:394. [PMID: 33513874 PMCID: PMC7910994 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) is a naturally occurring bioactive lipid belonging to the family of N-acylethanolamides. A variety of beneficial effects have been attributed to OEA, although the greater interest is due to its potential role in the treatment of obesity, fatty liver, and eating-related disorders. To better clarify the mechanism of the antiadipogenic effect of OEA in the liver, using a lipidomic study performed by 1H-NMR, LC-MS/MS and thin-layer chromatography analyses we evaluated the whole lipid composition of rat liver, following a two-week daily treatment of OEA (10 mg kg-1 i.p.). We found that OEA induced a significant reduction in hepatic triacylglycerol (TAG) content and significant changes in sphingolipid composition and ceramidase activity. We associated the antiadipogenic effect of OEA to decreased activity and expression of key enzymes involved in fatty acid and TAG syntheses, such as acetyl-CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, diacylglycerol acyltransferase, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1. Moreover, we found that both SREBP-1 and PPARγ protein expression were significantly reduced in the liver of OEA-treated rats. Our findings add significant and important insights into the molecular mechanism of OEA on hepatic adipogenesis, and suggest a possible link between the OEA-induced changes in sphingolipid metabolism and suppression of hepatic TAG level.
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- Adele Romano
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.R.); (M.F.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.R.); (M.F.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.D.C.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.D.C.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.D.C.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (P.D.B.); (S.V.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (P.D.B.); (S.V.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.D.C.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.R.); (M.F.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.D.C.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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Tinelli A, Vergara D, Ma Y, Malvasi A. Dystocia, Uterine Healing and Uterine Innervation: An Unexplored Intersection. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2021; 21:440-442. [PMID: 32268856 DOI: 10.2174/1389203720666190717115744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Andrea Tinelli
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Technology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Vito Fazzi Hospital, P.zza Muratore, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Second Hospital, Tsingua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Santa Maria Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Bari, Italy
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Marchisio M, Simeone P, Bologna G, Ercolino E, Pierdomenico L, Pieragostino D, Ventrella A, Antonini F, Del Zotto G, Vergara D, Celia C, Di Marzio L, Del Boccio P, Fontana A, Bosco D, Miscia S, Lanuti P. Flow Cytometry Analysis of Circulating Extracellular Vesicle Subtypes from Fresh Peripheral Blood Samples. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010048. [PMID: 33374539 PMCID: PMC7793062 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by shedding during different physiological processes and are increasingly thought to be new potential biomarkers. However, the impact of pre-analytical processing phases on the final measurement is not predictable and for this reason, the translation of basic research into clinical practice has been precluded. Here we have optimized a simple procedure in combination with polychromatic flow cytometry (PFC), to identify, classify, enumerate, and separate circulating EVs from different cell origins. This protocol takes advantage of a lipophilic cationic dye (LCD) able to probe EVs. Moreover, the application of the newly optimized PFC protocol here described allowed the obtainment of repeatable EVs counts. The translation of this PFC protocol to fluorescence-activated cell sorting allowed us to separate EVs from fresh peripheral blood samples. Sorted EVs preparations resulted particularly suitable for proteomic analyses, which we applied to study their protein cargo. Here we show that LCD staining allowed PFC detection and sorting of EVs from fresh body fluids, avoiding pre-analytical steps of enrichment that could impact final results. Therefore, LCD staining is an essential step towards the assessment of EVs clinical significance.
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- Marco Marchisio
- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Research and Diagnostics, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy; (F.A.); (G.D.Z.)
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- Department of Research and Diagnostics, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy; (F.A.); (G.D.Z.)
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- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomics, “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital, 73100 ASL-Lecce, Italy;
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.V.); (C.C.); (L.D.M.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Biomorphological Science, Molecular Genetic Institute, Italian National Research Council, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0871541391
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (M.M.); (P.S.); (G.B.); (E.E.); (L.P.); (P.L.)
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (C.A.S.T.), University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (D.P.); (P.D.B.)
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Tinelli A, Kosmas IP, Mynbaev OA, Malvasi A, Sparic R, Vergara D. The Biological Impact of Ulipristal Acetate on Cellular Networks Regulating Uterine Leiomyoma Growth. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:310-317. [PMID: 31987017 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200121141533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Uterine Fibroids (UFs), or leiomyomas, represent the most frequent pelvic tumor in reproductive-aged women. Although of benign origin, UFs decrease fertility and cause significant reproductive dysfunctions. Compared to normal myometrium, UFs are characterized by a clinical and molecular heterogeneity as demonstrated by the presence of multiple genetic alterations and altered signaling pathways. Recently, selective progesteronereceptor modulators (SPRM), as ulipristal acetate (UPA), have demonstrated their clinical benefits by reducing tumor growth and extracellular matrix deposition. For these reasons, UPA is used in the clinical practice as an intermittent treatment for women symptomatic for UFs or, sometimes, before a myomectomy. However, drug effects on signaling pathways frequently upregulated in UFs remain largely unknown. In fact, the mechanisms of action of the UPA on UFs and on the surrounding areas are not yet understood. To learn more about UPA molecular mechanisms, UF samples were treated ex vivo with UPA and profiled for drug effects on selected markers. During this preliminary ex vivo UPA administration, significant changes were observed in the expression levels of proteins related to cell cycle regulation, cytoskeleton remodeling, and drug resistance. The UPA administration reduced cofilin, Erk and Src phosphorylation, p27 and ezrin protein levels, but not Akt phosphorylation and cyclin D1 and β-catenin levels. This preliminary ex vivo biological analysis provided new insights into the mechanism of action of UPA in the treatment of UFs, which could better explain the biological functioning of the drug on UFs.
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- Andrea Tinelli
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Technology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Vito Fazzi Hospital, P.zza Muratore, Lecce, Italy
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- Ioannina State General Hospital G. Hatzikosta, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Human Physiology, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Santa Maria Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Bari, Italy
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- Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Višegradska 26, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Vergara D, Verri T, Damato M, Trerotola M, Simeone P, Franck J, Fournier I, Salzet M, Maffia M. A Hidden Human Proteome Signature Characterizes the Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Program. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:372-375. [PMID: 31995001 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200129091610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Molecular changes associated with the initiation of the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) program involve alterations of large proteome-based networks. The role of protein products mapping to non-coding genomic regions is still unexplored. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was the identification of an alternative protein signature in breast cancer cellular models with a distinct expression of EMT markers. METHODS We profiled MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells using liquid-chromatography mass/spectrometry (LCMS/ MS) and interrogated the OpenProt database to identify novel predicted isoforms and novel predicted proteins from alternative open reading frames (AltProts). RESULTS Our analysis revealed an AltProt and isoform protein signature capable of classifying the two breast cancer cell lines. Among the most highly expressed alternative proteins, we observed proteins potentially associated with inflammation, metabolism and EMT. CONCLUSION Here, we present an AltProts signature associated with EMT. Further studies will be needed to define their role in cancer progression.
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy; Laboratory of Cytomorphology, Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), "G.d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- University of Lille, Inserm, U-1192, Laboratoire Proteomique, Reponse Inflammatoire et Spectrometrie de Masse-PRISM, F-59000, Lille, France
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- University of Lille, Inserm, U-1192, Laboratoire Proteomique, Reponse Inflammatoire et Spectrometrie de Masse-PRISM, F-59000, Lille, France
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- University of Lille, Inserm, U-1192, Laboratoire Proteomique, Reponse Inflammatoire et Spectrometrie de Masse-PRISM, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Cardon T, Franck J, Coyaud E, Laurent EMN, Damato M, Maffia M, Vergara D, Fournier I, Salzet M. Alternative proteins are functional regulators in cell reprogramming by PKA activation. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:7864-7882. [PMID: 32324228 PMCID: PMC7641301 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
It has been recently shown that many proteins are lacking from reference databases used in mass spectrometry analysis, due to their translation templated on alternative open reading frames. This questions our current understanding of gene annotation and drastically expands the theoretical proteome complexity. The functions of these alternative proteins (AltProts) still remain largely unknown. We have developed a large-scale and unsupervised approach based on cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) followed by shotgun proteomics to gather information on the functional role of AltProts by mapping them back into known signalling pathways through the identification of their reference protein (RefProt) interactors. We have identified and profiled AltProts in a cancer cell reprogramming system: NCH82 human glioma cells after 0, 16, 24 and 48 h Forskolin stimulation. Forskolin is a protein kinase A activator inducing cell differentiation and epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Our data show that AltMAP2, AltTRNAU1AP and AltEPHA5 interactions with tropomyosin 4 are downregulated under Forskolin treatment. In a wider perspective, Gene Ontology and pathway enrichment analysis (STRING) revealed that RefProts associated with AltProts are enriched in cellular mobility and transfer RNA regulation. This study strongly suggests novel roles of AltProts in multiple essential cellular functions and supports the importance of considering them in future biological studies.
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- Tristan Cardon
- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192-Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192-Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192-Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192-Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192-Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), F-59000 Lille, France.,Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192-Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), F-59000 Lille, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF),75005 Paris, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192-Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), F-59000 Lille, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF),75005 Paris, France
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Kovalchuk I, Pellino M, Rigault P, van Velzen R, Ebersbach J, Ashnest JR, Mau M, Schranz ME, Alcorn J, Laprairie RB, McKay JK, Burbridge C, Schneider D, Vergara D, Kane NC, Sharbel TF. The Genomics of Cannabis and Its Close Relatives. Annu Rev Plant Biol 2020; 71:713-739. [PMID: 32155342 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-081519-040203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Cannabis sativa L. is an important yet controversial plant with a long history of recreational, medicinal, industrial, and agricultural use, and together with its sister genus Humulus, it represents a group of plants with a myriad of academic, agricultural, pharmaceutical, industrial, and social interests. We have performed a meta-analysis of pooled published genomics data, andwe present a comprehensive literature review on the evolutionary history of Cannabis and Humulus, including medicinal and industrial applications. We demonstrate that current Cannabis genome assemblies are incomplete, with ∼10% missing, 10-25% unmapped, and 45S and 5S ribosomal DNA clusters as well as centromeres/satellite sequences not represented. These assemblies are also ordered at a low resolution, and their consensus quality clouds the accurate annotation of complete, partial, and pseudogenized gene copies. Considering the importance of genomics in the development of any crop, this analysis underlines the need for a coordinated effort to quantify the genetic and biochemical diversity of this species.
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- I Kovalchuk
- Department of Biology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada;
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- Gydle Inc., Québec, Québec G1S 1E7, Canada
- Center for Organismal Studies (COS), University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University, 6703 BD Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Bedrocan International, 9640 CA Veendam, The Netherlands
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X2, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada;
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada;
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- Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University, 6703 BD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
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- College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada;
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Kosmas IP, Malvasi A, Vergara D, Mynbaev OA, Sparic R, Tinelli A. Adrenergic and Cholinergic Uterine Innervation and the Impact on Reproduction in Aged Women. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:358-362. [PMID: 32003664 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200128092256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
In recent years, the development of Assisted Reproductive Technique, the egg and embryo donation changed substantially the role of the uterus in recent years. It provided a higher chance for a pregnancy even in women over 45 years or post-menopause. In fact, the number of aged patients and in peri/post-menopause in pregnancy is nowadays increasing, but it increases obstetrical and neonatal related problems. The human uterus is richly innervated and modified especially during pregnancy and labor, and it is endowed with different sensory, parasympathetic, sympathetic and peptidergic neurofibers. They are differently distributed in uterine fundus, body and cervix, and they are mainly observed in the stroma and around arterial vessel walls in the myometrial and endometrial layers. Many neurotransmitters playing important roles in reproductive physiology are released after stimulation by adrenergic or cholinergic nerve fibers (the so called sympathetic/parasympathetic co-transmission). Immunohistochemical study demonstrated the localization and quantitative distribution of neurofibers in the fundus, the body and cervix of young women of childbearing age. Adrenergic and cholinergic effects of the autonomous nervous system are the most implicated in the uterine functionality. In such aged women, the Adrenergic and AChE neurofibers distribution in the fundus, body and cervix is progressively reduced by increasing age. Adrenergic and AChE neurotransmitters were closely associated with the uterine arteries and myometrial smooth muscles, and they reduced markedly by ageing. The Adrenergic and AChE neurofibers decreasing has a dramatical and negative impact on uterine physiology, as the reduction of pregnancy chance and uterine growth, and the increase of abortion risk and prematurity.
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- Ioannis P Kosmas
- Ioannina State General Hospital G. Hatzikosta, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Santa Maria Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Bari, Italy; Laboratory of Human Physiology, Phystech BioMed School, Faculty of Biological & Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of Human Physiology, Phystech BioMed School, Faculty of Biological & Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
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- Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, and University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Veris delli Ponti" Hospital, Scorrano, Lecce, Italy
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Vergara D, Ravaioli S, Fonzi E, Adamo L, Damato M, Bravaccini S, Pirini F, Gaballo A, Barbano R, Pasculli B, Franck J, Fournier I, Salzet M, Maffia M. Carbonic Anhydrase XII Expression Is Modulated during Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition and Regulated through Protein Kinase C Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030715. [PMID: 31979064 PMCID: PMC7037142 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Members of the carbonic anhydrase family are functionally involved in the regulation of intracellular and extracellular pH in physiological and pathological conditions. Their expression is finely regulated to maintain a strict control on cellular homeostasis, and it is dependent on the activation of extracellular and intracellular signaling pathways. Combining RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), NanoString, and bioinformatics data, we demonstrated that the expression of carbonic anhydrase 12 (CAXII) is significantly different in luminal and triple negative breast cancer (BC) models and patients, and is associated with the activation of an epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) program. In BC models, the phorbol ester 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-mediated activation of protein kinase C (PKC) induced a down-regulation of CAXII with a concomitant modulation of other members of the transport metabolon, including CAIX and the sodium bicarbonate cotransporter 3 (NBCn1). This is associated with a remodeling of tumor glycolytic metabolism induced after PKC activation. Overall, this analysis highlights the dynamic nature of transport metabolom and identifies signaling pathways finely regulating this plasticity.
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.A.); (M.D.)
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomics, “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital, 73100 ASL-Lecce, Italy
- Correspondence: (D.V.); (M.M.); Tel.: +39-0832-661915 (D.V.); +39-0832-298670 (M.M.)
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, 47014 Meldola, Italy; (S.R.); (E.F.); (S.B.); (F.P.)
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, 47014 Meldola, Italy; (S.R.); (E.F.); (S.B.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.A.); (M.D.)
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomics, “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital, 73100 ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.A.); (M.D.)
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomics, “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital, 73100 ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, 47014 Meldola, Italy; (S.R.); (E.F.); (S.B.); (F.P.)
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, 47014 Meldola, Italy; (S.R.); (E.F.); (S.B.); (F.P.)
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- CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology c/o Campus Ecotekne, 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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- Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Laboratorio di Oncologia, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy; (R.B.); (B.P.)
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- Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Laboratorio di Oncologia, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy; (R.B.); (B.P.)
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- Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), Université de Lille, INSERM, U1192 F-59000 Lille, France; (J.F.); (I.F.); (M.S.)
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- Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), Université de Lille, INSERM, U1192 F-59000 Lille, France; (J.F.); (I.F.); (M.S.)
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- Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), Université de Lille, INSERM, U1192 F-59000 Lille, France; (J.F.); (I.F.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.A.); (M.D.)
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomics, “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital, 73100 ASL-Lecce, Italy
- Correspondence: (D.V.); (M.M.); Tel.: +39-0832-661915 (D.V.); +39-0832-298670 (M.M.)
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Maffia M, Vergara D, Romano A, Corricciati C, Damato M, Frank J, Fournier I, Salzet M, Quattrini A. Spatio-temporal analysis of rat peripheral nerve regeneration. J Biotechnol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.05.025] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Corcelli A, Lobasso S, Tanzarella P, Vergara D, Maffia M, Cocco T. Lipid profiling of parkin-mutant human skin fibroblasts. IBRO Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ibror.2019.07.1116] [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] Open
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Lunetti P, Di Giacomo M, Vergara D, De Domenico S, Maffia M, Zara V, Capobianco L, Ferramosca A. Metabolic reprogramming in breast cancer results in distinct mitochondrial bioenergetics between luminal and basal subtypes. FEBS J 2019; 286:688-709. [PMID: 30657636 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is a key feature of cancer and is frequently associated with increased aggressiveness and metastatic potential. Recent evidence has brought to light a metabolic rewiring that takes place during the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process that drives the invasive capability of malignant tumors, and highlights a mechanistic link between mitochondrial dysfunction and EMT that has been only partially investigated. In this study, we characterized mitochondrial function and bioenergetic status of cultured human breast cancer cell lines, including luminal-like and basal-like subtypes. Through a combination of biochemical and functional studies, we demonstrated that basal-like cell lines exhibit impaired, but not completely inactive, mitochondrial function, and rely on a consequent metabolic switch to glycolysis to support their ATP demand. These altered metabolic activities are linked to modifications of key electron transport chain proteins and a significant increase in levels of reactive oxygen species compared to luminal cells. Furthermore, we observed that the stable knockdown of EMT markers caused functional changes in mitochondria that result in acquisition of a hybrid glycolysis/OXPHOS phenotype in cancer cells as a means to sustain their metabolic demand.
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- Paola Lunetti
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Food Production Sciences, C.N.R. Unit of Lecce, Italy.,Biotecgen, c/o Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Giudetti AM, De Domenico S, Ragusa A, Lunetti P, Gaballo A, Franck J, Simeone P, Nicolardi G, De Nuccio F, Santino A, Capobianco L, Lanuti P, Fournier I, Salzet M, Maffia M, Vergara D. A specific lipid metabolic profile is associated with the epithelial mesenchymal transition program. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2018; 1864:344-357. [PMID: 30578966 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Several studies have identified a specific metabolic program that is associated with the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Whereas much is known about the association between glucose metabolism and EMT, the contribution of lipid metabolism is not still completely understood. Here, we studied epithelial and mesenchymal breast cancer cells by proteomic and lipidomic approaches and identified significant differences that characterised these models concerning specific metabolic enzymes and metabolites including fatty acids and phospholipids. Higher levels of monounsaturated fatty acids together with increased expression of enzymes of de novo fatty acid synthesis is the distinct signature of epithelial with respect to mesenchymal cells that, on the contrary, show reduced lipogenesis, higher polyunsaturated fatty acids level and increased expression of genes involved in the triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis and lipid droplets formation. In the mesenchymal model, the diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT)-1 appears to be the major enzyme involved in TAG synthesis and inhibition of DGAT1, but not DGAT2, drastically reduces the incorporation of labeled palmitate into TAG. Moreover, knockdown of β-catenin demonstrated that this metabolic phenotype in under the control of a network of transcriptional factors and that β-catenin has a specific role in the regulation of lipid metabolism in mesenchymal cells.
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- Anna Maria Giudetti
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Food Production Sciences, C.N.R. Unit of Lecce, Lecce, Italy; Biotecgen, c/o Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; CNR NANOTEC - Institute of Nanotechnology, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- University of Lille, Inserm, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse-PRISM, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Italy; Center on Aging Sciences and Translational Medicine (Ce.S.I.-Me.T.), University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Food Production Sciences, C.N.R. Unit of Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Italy; Center on Aging Sciences and Translational Medicine (Ce.S.I.-Me.T.), University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- University of Lille, Inserm, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse-PRISM, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, Inserm, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse-PRISM, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy.
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Giudetti AM, Testini M, Vergara D, Priore P, Damiano F, Gallelli CA, Romano A, Villani R, Cassano T, Siculella L, Gnoni GV, Moles A, Coccurello R, Gaetani S. Chronic psychosocial defeat differently affects lipid metabolism in liver and white adipose tissue and induces hepatic oxidative stress in mice fed a high‐fat diet. FASEB J 2018; 33:1428-1439. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801130r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Anna M. Giudetti
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology V. ErspamerSapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology V. ErspamerSapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Department of Medical and Occupational SciencesUniversity of Foggia Foggia Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental MedicineUniversity of Foggia Foggia Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology (IBCN)National Research Council (CNR) Rome Italy
- Genomia srl Bresso Italy
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology (IBCN)National Research Council (CNR) Rome Italy
- Fondazione Santa Lucia-Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (FSL-IRCCS) Rome Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology V. ErspamerSapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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Bianco M, Vergara D, De Domenico S, Maffia M, Gaballo A, Arima V. Quartz Crystal Microbalance as Cell-Based Biosensor to Detect and Study Cytoskeletal Alterations and Dynamics. Biotechnol J 2018; 13:e1700699. [PMID: 29663725 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201700699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Several techniques can be used to monitor cell dynamism after a perturbation. Among these, Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D) offers the great advantage to study the mechanical properties of cells in real-time and with a great sensitivity. Here, we used QCM-D to investigate the effects of two cytoskeleton-targeting agents, cytochalasin D (CytoD) and Y27632, on human MCF-7 cells. Cell adhesion on the sensor surface, crucial for in-flow experiments, was obtained by covalent adsorption of a fibronectin (FN) film, an extracellular matrix (ECM) protein. Direct analysis of MCF-7 cells on FN-coated sensor, shows a specific cellular response that was revealed and quantified by QCM-D after drugs exposure. Notably, upon treatment with Y27632, we observed a two-regime dissipation behavior that we associated with specific modifications of actin filaments and signaling proteins providing a link between biophysical and molecular mechanisms. Overall, this approach opens new opportunities for studying cellular response to mechanical cues in different biological conditions.
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- Monica Bianco
- CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology c/o Campus Ecotekne, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Proteo-mics, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- Biotecgen, c/o Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Lecce, Italy.,Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Proteo-mics, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology c/o Campus Ecotekne, Lecce, Italy
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- CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology c/o Campus Ecotekne, Lecce, Italy
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Vergara D, Romano A, Stanca E, La Pesa V, Aloisi L, De Domenico S, Franck J, Cicalini I, Giudetti A, Storelli E, Pieragostino D, Fournier I, Sannino A, Salzet M, Cerri F, Quattrini A, Maffia M. Proteomic expression profile of injured rat peripheral nerves revealed biological networks and processes associated with nerve regeneration. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:6207-6223. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of SalentoLecceItaly
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic“Giovanni Paolo II” HospitalASL‐LecceLecceItaly
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- Neuropathology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of NeuroscienceIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of SalentoLecceItaly
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic“Giovanni Paolo II” HospitalASL‐LecceLecceItaly
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- Neuropathology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of NeuroscienceIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- Neuropathology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of NeuroscienceIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- Université de Lille, InsermU‐1192−Laboratoire ProtéomiqueRéponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse‐PRISMLilleFrance
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- Analitical Biochemistry and Proteomics UnitResearch Center on Aging (Ce.S.I)University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti‐PescaraChietiItaly
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of SalentoLecceItaly
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- Neuropathology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of NeuroscienceIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
- Department of Innovation EngineeringUniversity of SalentoLecceItaly
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- Analitical Biochemistry and Proteomics UnitResearch Center on Aging (Ce.S.I)University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti‐PescaraChietiItaly
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- Université de Lille, InsermU‐1192−Laboratoire ProtéomiqueRéponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse‐PRISMLilleFrance
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- Université de Lille, InsermU‐1192−Laboratoire ProtéomiqueRéponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse‐PRISMLilleFrance
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- Neuropathology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of NeuroscienceIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- Neuropathology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of NeuroscienceIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of SalentoLecceItaly
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic“Giovanni Paolo II” HospitalASL‐LecceLecceItaly
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Vergara D, De Domenico S, Tinelli A, Stanca E, Del Mercato LL, Giudetti AM, Simeone P, Guazzelli N, Lessi M, Manzini C, Santino A, Bellina F, Maffia M. Anticancer effects of novel resveratrol analogues on human ovarian cancer cells. Mol Biosyst 2018; 13:1131-1141. [PMID: 28429008 DOI: 10.1039/c7mb00128b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Resveratrol, a naturally occurring phytoalexin, has long been known to play an important regulatory role in key functions in cell physiology. This multifunctional role of resveratrol is explained by its ability to interact with several targets of various cell pathways. In the recent past, synthetic chemical modifications have been made in an attempt to enhance the biological effects of resveratrol, including its anti-cancer properties. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of action of novel trans-restricted analogues of resveratrol in which the C-C double bond of the natural derivative has been replaced by diaryl-substituted imidazole analogues. In ovarian cancer models, the results of in vitro screening revealed that the resveratrol analogues exhibited enhanced anti-proliferative properties compared with resveratrol. We found that the resveratrol analogues also significantly inhibited Akt and MAPK signalling and reduced the migration of IL-6 and EGF-treated cells. Finally, in ascite-derived cancer cells, we demonstrated that the resveratrol analogues reduced the expression of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. Collectively, these findings indicate the enhanced anti-cancer properties of the resveratrol analogues.
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy.
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Girolimetti G, Guerra F, Iommarini L, Kurelac I, Vergara D, Maffia M, Vidone M, Amato LB, Leone G, Dusi S, Tiranti V, Perrone AM, Bucci C, Porcelli AM, Gasparre G. Platinum-induced mitochondrial DNA mutations confer lower sensitivity to paclitaxel by impairing tubulin cytoskeletal organization. Hum Mol Genet 2018; 26:2961-2974. [PMID: 28486623 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Development of chemoresistance is a cogent clinical issue in oncology, whereby combination of anticancer drugs is usually preferred also to enhance efficacy. Paclitaxel (PTX), combined with carboplatin, represents the standard first-line chemotherapy for different types of cancers. We here depict a double-edge role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations induced in cancer cells after treatment with platinum. MtDNA mutations were positively selected by PTX, and they determined a decrease in the mitochondrial respiratory function, as well as in proliferative and tumorigenic potential, in terms of migratory and invasive capacity. Moreover, cells bearing mtDNA mutations lacked filamentous tubulin, the main target of PTX, and failed to reorient the Golgi body upon appropriate stimuli. We also show that the bioenergetic and cytoskeletal phenotype were transferred along with mtDNA mutations in transmitochondrial hybrids, and that this also conferred PTX resistance to recipient cells. Overall, our data show that platinum-induced deleterious mtDNA mutations confer resistance to PTX, and confirm what we previously reported in an ovarian cancer patient treated with carboplatin and PTX who developed a quiescent yet resistant tumor mass harboring mtDNA mutations.
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- Giulia Girolimetti
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Medical Genetics, University Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Medical Genetics, University Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Medical Genetics, University Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Medical Genetics, University Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Medical Genetics, University Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Molecular Neurogenetics, Pierfranco and Luisa Mariani Centre for the Study of Mitochondrial Disorders in Children, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research, Health Sciences and Technologies (CIRI-HST), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Medical Genetics, University Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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Stefania DD, Vergara D. The Many-Faced Program of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition: A System Biology-Based View. Front Oncol 2017; 7:274. [PMID: 29181337 PMCID: PMC5694026 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2017.00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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System biology uses a range of experimental and statistical methods to dissect complex processes that results from alterations in biological models. Given the complexity of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) program, system biology represents a promising approach to understanding its fine molecular regulation by the interpretation of high-throughput datasets. Herein, we review recent contributions of system biology applied to the field of EMT physiology and illustrate the importance of these approaches to model biological networks that are perturbed during the transition. Together, these results allowed the definition of an EMT signature across different tumor types, the identification of dysregulated processes and new modules of regulation, making possible to reveal the EMT molecular visage underneath.
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- De Domenico Stefania
- Biotecgen, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Lecce, Italy.,Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Tinelli A, Mynbaev OA, Sparic R, Vergara D, Di Tommaso S, Salzet M, Maffia M, Malvasi A. Angiogenesis and Vascularization of Uterine Leiomyoma: Clinical Value of Pseudocapsule Containing Peptides and Neurotransmitters. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2017; 18:129-139. [PMID: 27001060 DOI: 10.2174/1389203717666160322150338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fibroids or myomas involve large proportion of women of reproductive age. The myoma formation starts from the transformation of the myometrium, causing the progressive formation of a pseudocapsule, which is made of compressed muscle fibers. Numerous studies investigated on myoma pseudocapsule anatomy, discovering many neurotransmitters and neuropeptides, as a neurovascular bundle, influencing myometrial physiology. These substances have a positive impact on wound healing and muscular restoring, also playing a role in sexual and reproductive function. Based on investigations, a distinct surgical technique evolved, called "intracapsular myomectomy", meaning myoma removal from its pseudocapsule, which enables protection of the myoma pseudocapsule, containing neuropeptides and neurofibers involved in physiological myometrial healing. This technique, performed by a gentle myoma enucleating by stretching from myometrium and sparing pseudocapsule, reduces surgical trauma caused by iatrogenic myoma pseudocapsule damage. Intracapsular myomectomy meets the basic surgical anatomy principle: myoma is removed by a bloodless, precise and careful dissection sparing myometrium, as much as possible. The rationale of intracapsular myomectomy should be applied to all myoma removals; therefore, it has been used for both laparoscopic and laparotomic myomectomy, as well as for cesarean myomectomy. Scientific research is still seeks to clarify some reports of myomas with infertility, especially in the case of intramural myomas, but it is clear that in the case of performing myomectomy, it must do by the described intracapsular technique. This enables myometrial preservation, especially peripherally to myoma bed, promoting myometrial healing after myoma removal.
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- Andrea Tinelli
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Minimally Invasive Therapy and Technology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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Rizzello A, Franck J, Pellegrino M, De Nuccio F, Simeone P, Fiore G, Di Tommaso S, Malvasi A, Tinelli A, Fournier I, Salzet M, Maffia M, Vergara D. A Proteomic Analysis of Human Uterine Myoma. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2017; 18:167-174. [PMID: 27001059 DOI: 10.2174/1389203717666160322150603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Uterine leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor characterized by a high incidence in women of reproductive age. The aetiology of this tumor is still unknown but established risk factors include high levels of female hormones, family history, African ancestry, early age of menarche and obesity. Here, to identify proteomic features associated with this tumor type, we performed a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of uterine myomas. The identified proteins were subjected to a gene ontology analysis to generate biological functions, molecular processes, and protein networks that were relevant to the uploaded dataset. Pathway-based analysis was an effective approach to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease and to create biological hypotheses about regulation of our proteins including the identification of upstream regulators and main protein nodes. Moreover, proteomic and in silico data were combined with immunohistochemistry and western blotting to identify a group of proteins representative of some selected pathways, with a dysregulated expression in myoma, pseudocapsule, and normal myometrium samples. Based on these results, we confirmed the over-expression of extracellular matrix components, and estrogen and progesterone receptors in uterine myomas, and proposed biological networks, canonical pathways and functions that may be relevant to the pathophysiology of this tumor.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy
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Laganà AS, Vergara D, Favilli A, La Rosa VL, Tinelli A, Gerli S, Noventa M, Vitagliano A, Triolo O, Rapisarda AMC, Vitale SG. Epigenetic and genetic landscape of uterine leiomyomas: a current view over a common gynecological disease. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2017; 296:855-867. [DOI: 10.1007/s00404-017-4515-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Vergara D, Stanca E, Guerra F, Priore P, Gaballo A, Franck J, Simeone P, Trerotola M, De Domenico S, Fournier I, Bucci C, Salzet M, Giudetti AM, Maffia M. β-Catenin Knockdown Affects Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Lipid Metabolism in Breast Cancer Cells. Front Physiol 2017; 8:544. [PMID: 28798698 PMCID: PMC5529387 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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β-catenin plays an important role as regulatory hub in several cellular processes including cell adhesion, metabolism, and epithelial mesenchymal transition. This is mainly achieved by its dual role as structural component of cadherin-based adherens junctions, and as a key nuclear effector of the Wnt pathway. For this dual role, different classes of proteins are differentially regulated via β-catenin dependent mechanisms. Here, we applied a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) approach to identify proteins modulated after β-catenin knockdown in the breast cancer cell line MCF-7. We used a label free analysis to compare trypsin-digested proteins from CTR (shCTR) and β-catenin knockout cells (shβcat). This led to the identification of 98 differentially expressed proteins, 53 of them were up-regulated and 45 down-regulated. Loss of β-catenin induced morphological changes and a significant modulation of the expression levels of proteins associated with primary metabolic processes. In detail, proteins involved in carbohydrate metabolism and tricarboxylic acid cycle were found to be down-regulated, whereas proteins associated to lipid metabolism were found up-regulated in shβcat compared to shCTR. A loss of mitochondrial mass and membrane potential was also assessed by fluorescent probes in shβcat cells with respect to the controls. These data are consistent with the reduced expression of transcriptional factors regulating mitochondrial biogenesis detected in shβcat cells. β-catenin driven metabolic reprogramming resulted also in a significant modulation of lipogenic enzyme expression and activity. Compared to controls, β-catenin knockout cells showed increased incorporation of [1-14C]acetate and decreased utilization of [U-14C]glucose for fatty acid synthesis. Our data highlight a role of β-catenin in the regulation of metabolism and energy homeostasis in breast cancer cells.
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of SalentoLecce, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" HospitalLecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of SalentoLecce, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" HospitalLecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of SalentoLecce, Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC - Institute of NanotechnologyLecce, Italy
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- University of Lille, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse-PRISMLille, France
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- Unit of Cytomorphology, CeSI-MeT and Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio"Chieti, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Pathology, CeSI-MeT and Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio"Chieti, Italy
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- University of Lille, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse-PRISMLille, France
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of SalentoLecce, Italy
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- University of Lille, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse-PRISMLille, France
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of SalentoLecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of SalentoLecce, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" HospitalLecce, Italy
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Trerotola M, Relli V, Tripaldi R, Sacchetti A, Havas K, Simeone P, Guerra E, Aloisi A, Sorda RL, Lattanzio R, Vergara D, Fournier I, Salzet M, Piantelli M, Alberti S. Abstract 367: Trop-2 activates a dormant Na+/K+-ATPase/PKCα/CD9/ezrin signaling axis to override the basal growth program of cancer cells. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Trop-2 is overexpressed in most human cancers, suggesting selective pressure for a key, conserved function. Here we show that Trop-2 stimulates cancer cell growth through the activation of a constitutively expressed, yet otherwise dormant, growth-control module. We discovered that crosslinking of membrane Trop-2 with specific Abs leads to a cytoplasmic Ca2+ raise through interaction with the Na+/K+-ATPase α1 subunit and mobilization of the intracellular stores. This triggers a feed-forward loop through Trop-2-dependent activation and membrane recruitment of PKCα;, which in turn phosphorylates the Trop-2 cytoplasmic tail at two target sites, activating the molecule to stimulate its downstream signaling targets Akt and ERK. Our findings indicate that the Trop-2-triggered cell growth operates through binding and extensive crosstalk with CD9, CD81, CD82 and CD151 through PKCα. Detailed analysis of CD9 and CD81 indicates that they bind to the HIKE region of the Trop-2 intracellular tail. Correspondingly, we found that the HIKE region of Trop-2 mediates its anchoring to the β-actin cytoskeleton through direct interaction with the ERM protein ezrin. Consistently, the Trop-2-dependent dynamic remodeling of the cell cytoskeleton is discovered to occur through activation of myosin II and binding of annexins A1/A11, α-actinin and gelsolin. Systematic drug screening, gene expression silencing and site-directed mutagenesis revealed that cytoskeleton disassembly, HIKE deletion and CD9 inhibition revert the growth of Trop-2-expressing cancer cells to that of their Trop-2-null counterparts. On the other hand, these inhibitors have no effects on basal cell growth. This indicates that Trop-2-centered protein interactions and activations are an essential step for the Trop-2-dependent cancer growth. Tight co-expression of the key components of the Trop-2 growth-stimulatory complex is found in a large breast cancer case series, thus indicating strong clinical relevance. Hence, Trop-2 triggers a universal, but otherwise dormant, layer of cancer growth, that overrides basal cell growth regulatory mechanisms and sensitizes tumors to targeted anticancer therapies.
Citation Format: Marco Trerotola, Valeria Relli, Romina Tripaldi, Andrea Sacchetti, Kristina Havas, Pasquale Simeone, Emanuela Guerra, Annalaura Aloisi, Rossana La Sorda, Rossano Lattanzio, Daniele Vergara, Isabelle Fournier, Michel Salzet, Mauro Piantelli, Saverio Alberti. Trop-2 activates a dormant Na+/K+-ATPase/PKCα/CD9/ezrin signaling axis to override the basal growth program of cancer cells [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 367. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-367
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- Marco Trerotola
- 1"G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- 1"G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- 1"G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- 2Josephine Nefkens Institute, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- 3IFOM the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- 1"G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- 6Université de Lille 1, Cité Scientifique, Villeneuve D'Ascq Cedex, France
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- 6Université de Lille 1, Cité Scientifique, Villeneuve D'Ascq Cedex, France
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- 1"G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- 1"G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Agostinelli C, Carloni S, Limarzi F, Righi S, Laginestra MA, Musuraca G, Fiorentino M, Napolitano R, Cuneo A, Vergara D, Zinzani PL, Sabattini E, Pileri SA, De Matteis S. The emerging role of GSK-3β in the pathobiology of classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Histopathology 2017; 71:72-80. [PMID: 28208230 DOI: 10.1111/his.13189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 10/21/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3β) is a serine/threonine kinase involved in glycogen metabolism, cell cycle progression, differentiation, embryogenesis, migration, metabolism, survival and cellular senescence. Its main biological function is to inhibit β-catenin by sequestration and promotion of its proteasomal degradation in the Wnt canonical pathway; however, GSK-3β interacts with multiple signalling pathways, and aberrant expression of the enzyme was reported in many solid neoplasms. This study aimed to investigate the biological relevance of GSK-3β in classical Hodgkin lymphomas (cHL). METHODS AND RESULTS We analysed the functional status of GSK-3β enzyme in cHL by using antibodies raised against fixation-resistant epitopes of phospho Y216 GSK-3β (active form), phospho S9 GSK-3β (inactive form) and β-catenin protein. We first detected the pY216 GSK-3β active form of the enzyme in 100 of 100 (100%) of the cases, and in line with the latter expression profile, the β-catenin protein was found in only 12 of 100 (12%) of the samples. As reported previously in bladder cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, we showed an aberrant nuclear localization in the neoplastic clone of active pY216 GSK-3β in 78 of 100 (78%) of cHL cases. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated the activation of GSK-3β in cHL resulting in inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signal cascade and the aberrant accumulation of its activated form in nuclei of Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg and Hodgkin cells. These findings may be relevant for future clinical studies, identifying GSK-3β as a potential therapeutic target for cHL.
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- Claudio Agostinelli
- Hematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seragnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Hematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seragnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seragnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seragnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Pathology Service, Addarii Institute of Oncology, S-Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara-Arcispedale Sant'Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, 'Giovanni Paolo II' Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- Hemathology Section, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seragnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Professor Alma Mater Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.,Hematopathology Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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Lobasso S, Tanzarella P, Vergara D, Maffia M, Cocco T, Corcelli A. Lipid profiling of parkin-mutant human skin fibroblasts. J Cell Physiol 2017; 232:3540-3551. [PMID: 28109117 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Parkin mutations are a major cause of early-onset Parkinson's disease (PD). The impairment of protein quality control system together with defects in mitochondria and autophagy process are consequences of the lack of parkin, which leads to neurodegeneration. Little is known about the role of lipids in these alterations of cell functions. In the present study, parkin-mutant human skin primary fibroblasts have been considered as cellular model of PD to investigate on possible lipid alterations associated with the lack of parkin protein. Dermal fibroblasts were obtained from two unrelated PD patients with different parkin mutations and their lipid compositions were compared with that of two control fibroblasts. The lipid extracts of fibroblasts have been analyzed by combined matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC). In parallel, we have performed direct MALDI-TOF/MS lipid analyses of intact fibroblasts by skipping lipid extraction steps. Results show that the proportions of some phospholipids and glycosphingolipids were altered in the lipid profiles of parkin-mutant fibroblasts. The detected higher level of gangliosides, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidylserine could be linked to dysfunction of autophagy and mitochondrial turnover; in addition, the lysophosphatidylcholine increase could represent the marker of neuroinflammatory state, a well-known component of PD.
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- Simona Lobasso
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy
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Romano A, Koczwara JB, Gallelli CA, Vergara D, Micioni Di Bonaventura MV, Gaetani S, Giudetti AM. Fats for thoughts: An update on brain fatty acid metabolism. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2017; 84:40-45. [PMID: 28065757 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Brain fatty acid (FA) metabolism deserves a close attention not only for its energetic aspects but also because FAs and their metabolites/derivatives are able to influence many neural functions, contributing to brain pathologies or representing potential targets for pharmacological and/or nutritional interventions. Glucose is the preferred energy substrate for the brain, whereas the role of FAs is more marginal. In conditions of decreased glucose supply, ketone bodies, mainly formed by FA oxidation, are the alternative main energy source. Ketogenic diets or medium-chain fatty acid supplementations were shown to produce therapeutic effects in several brain pathologies. Moreover, the positive effects exerted on brain functions by short-chain FAs and the consideration that they can be produced by intestinal flora metabolism contributed to the better understanding of the link between "gut-health" and "brain-health". Finally, attention was paid also to the regulatory role of essential polyunsaturated FAs and their derivatives on brain homeostasis.
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- Adele Romano
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Piazzetta F. Muratore, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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Malvasi A, Cavallotti C, Resta L, Mynbaev O, Tommaso S, Vergara D, Gustapane S, Giacci F, Tinelli A. Laminin and Collagen IV: Two Polypeptides as Marker of Dystocic Labor. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2016; 18:149-154. [DOI: 10.2174/1389203717666160322150125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tommaso S, Cavallotti C, Malvasi A, Vergara D, Rizzello A, Nuccio F, Tinelli A. A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Innervation of the Human Non Pregnant Uterus. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2016; 18:140-148. [DOI: 10.2174/1389203717666160330105341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Malvasi A, Cavallotti C, Gustapane S, Giacci F, Tommaso S, Vergara D, Mynbaev O, Tinelli A. Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides Expression in the Uterine Scar After Cesarean Section. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2016; 18:175-180. [DOI: 10.2174/1389203717666160322150034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vergara D, Ferraro MM, Cascione M, del Mercato LL, Leporatti S, Ferretta A, Tanzarella P, Pacelli C, Santino A, Maffia M, Cocco T, Rinaldi R, Gaballo A. Cytoskeletal Alterations and Biomechanical Properties of parkin-Mutant Human Primary Fibroblasts. Cell Biochem Biophys 2016; 71:1395-404. [PMID: 25399302 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-0362-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Genes which have been implicated in autosomal-recessive PD include PARK2 which codes for parkin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that participates in a variety of cellular activities. In this study, we compared parkin-mutant primary fibroblasts, from a patient with parkin compound heterozygous mutations, to healthy control cells. Western blot analysis of proteins obtained from patient's fibroblasts showed quantitative differences of many proteins involved in the cytoskeleton organization with respect to control cells. These molecular alterations are accompanied by changes in the organization of actin stress fibers and biomechanical properties, as revealed by confocal laser scanning microscopy and atomic force microscopy. In particular, parkin deficiency is associated with a significant increase of Young's modulus of null-cells in comparison to normal fibroblasts. The current study proposes that parkin influences the spatial organization of actin filaments, the shape of human fibroblasts, and their elastic response to an external applied force.
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, ''Giovanni Paolo II'' Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- Institute of Nanoscience-NNL, CNR, Via Arnesano, 16, Lecce, 73100, Italy
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- Institute of Nanoscience-NNL, CNR, Via Arnesano, 16, Lecce, 73100, Italy
- Department of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio De Giorgi", University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Nanoscience-NNL, CNR, Via Arnesano, 16, Lecce, 73100, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Organs of Senses, University of Bari 'A. Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Organs of Senses, University of Bari 'A. Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitè de Montreal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montreal, QC, H3T1J4, Canada
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- Institute of Science of Food Production, CNR, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, ''Giovanni Paolo II'' Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Organs of Senses, University of Bari 'A. Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Nanoscience-NNL, CNR, Via Arnesano, 16, Lecce, 73100, Italy
- Department of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio De Giorgi", University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Nanoscience-NNL, CNR, Via Arnesano, 16, Lecce, 73100, Italy.
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Vergara D, Simeone P, De Matteis S, Carloni S, Lanuti P, Marchisio M, Miscia S, Rizzello A, Napolitano R, Agostinelli C, Maffia M. Comparative proteomic profiling of Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines. Mol Biosyst 2016; 12:219-32. [PMID: 26588820 DOI: 10.1039/c5mb00654f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is a malignancy with complex pathogenesis. The hallmark of the disease is the presence of large mononucleated Hodgkin and bi- or multinucleated Reed/Sternberg (H/RS) cells. The origin of HRS cells in cHL is controversial as these cells show the coexpression of markers of several lineages. Using a proteomic approach, we compared the protein expression profile of cHL models of T- and B-cell derivation to find proteins differentially expressed in these cell lines. A total of 67 proteins were found differentially expressed between the two cell lines including metabolic proteins and proteins involved in the regulation of the cytoskeleton and/or cell migration, which were further validated by western blotting. Additionally, the expression of selected B- and T-cell antigens was also assessed by flow cytometry to reveal significant differences in the expression of different surface markers. Bioinformatics analysis was then applied to our dataset to find enriched pathways and networks, and to identify possible key regulators. In the present study, a proteomic approach was used to compare the protein expression profiles of two cHL cell lines. The identified proteins and/or networks, many of which not previously related to cHL, may be important to better define the pathogenesis of the disease, to identify novel diagnostic markers, and to design new therapeutic strategies.
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- D Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. and Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, School of Medicine and Health Science and Unit of Cytomorphology, Research Centre on Aging (Ce.S.I), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, 47014 Meldola, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, 47014 Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, School of Medicine and Health Science and Unit of Cytomorphology, Research Centre on Aging (Ce.S.I), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, School of Medicine and Health Science and Unit of Cytomorphology, Research Centre on Aging (Ce.S.I), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, School of Medicine and Health Science and Unit of Cytomorphology, Research Centre on Aging (Ce.S.I), University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. and Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy.
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- Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, 47014 Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Hematopathology and Hematology Sections, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. and Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy.
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Vergara D, Simeone P, Franck J, Trerotola M, Giudetti A, Capobianco L, Tinelli A, Bellomo C, Fournier I, Gaballo A, Alberti S, Salzet M, Maffia M. Translating epithelial mesenchymal transition markers into the clinic: Novel insights from proteomics. EuPA Open Proteom 2016; 10:31-41. [PMID: 29900098 PMCID: PMC5988589 DOI: 10.1016/j.euprot.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The growing understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) may represent a potential source of clinical markers. Despite EMT drivers have not yet emerged as candidate markers in the clinical setting, their association with established clinical markers may improve their specificity and sensitivity. Mass spectrometry-based platforms allow analyzing multiple samples for the expression of EMT candidate markers, and may help to diagnose diseases or monitor treatment efficiently. This review highlights proteomic approaches applied to elucidate the differences between epithelial and mesenchymal tumors and describes how these can be used for target discovery and validation.
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy
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- Research Centre on Aging (Ce.S.I), Unit of Cytomorphology, "University G. d'Annunzio" Foundation, 66100 Chieti, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Aging Science, School of Medicine and Health Science, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- U1192 INSERM, Laboratoire PRISM: Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire, Spectrométrie de Masse, Université Lille 1, Villeneuve D'Ascq, France
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- Unit of Cancer Pathology, CeSI, Foundation University 'G. d'Annunzio', Chieti, Italy.,Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Minimally Invasive Therapy and Technology, "Vito Fazzi" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy.,International Translational Medicine and Biomodelling Research Group, Department of Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Science for Life Laboratory, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, Box 582, SE 75 123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- U1192 INSERM, Laboratoire PRISM: Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire, Spectrométrie de Masse, Université Lille 1, Villeneuve D'Ascq, France
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- CNR NANOTEC-Institute of Nanotechnology, Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Pathology, CeSI, Foundation University 'G. d'Annunzio', Chieti, Italy
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- U1192 INSERM, Laboratoire PRISM: Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire, Spectrométrie de Masse, Université Lille 1, Villeneuve D'Ascq, France
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Italy
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Mancarella S, Greco V, Baldassarre F, Vergara D, Maffia M, Leporatti S. Frontispiece. Macromol Biosci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201570037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Serena Mancarella
- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali; Università del Salento; via Dalmazio Birago 64 73100 Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA); University of Salento; Campus Ecotekne, S.P. 6 Lecce-Monteroni Lecce Italy
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic; “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital; ASL-Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA); University of Salento; Campus Ecotekne, S.P. 6 Lecce-Monteroni Lecce Italy
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic; “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital; ASL-Lecce Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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Troncoso M, Santander P, Balut F, Barrios A, Faure F, Vergara D, Troncoso L, Rojas M, Galleguillos C. Clinical phenotype, genetic and imaging features in vanishing white matter disease/cach. J Neurol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.09.072] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Vergara D, D'Alessandro M, Rizzello A, De Riccardis L, Lunetti P, Del Boccio P, De Robertis F, Trianni G, Maffia M, Giudetti AM. A lipidomic approach to the study of human CD4(+) T lymphocytes in multiple sclerosis. BMC Neurosci 2015. [PMID: 26205308 PMCID: PMC4513631 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-015-0183-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Lipids play different important roles in central nervous system so that dysregulation of lipid pathways has been implicated in a growing
number of neurodegenerative disorders including multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is the most prevalent autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system, with neurological symptoms caused by inflammation and demyelination. In this study, a lipidomic analysis was performed for the rapid profile of CD4+ T lymphocytes from MS patient and control samples in an untargeted approach. Methods A matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry based approach was used for the analysis of lipid extracts using 9-aminoacridine as matrix. Lipids were analyzed in negative mode and selected species fragmented using MALDI tandem mass spectrometry for their structural assignments. Results The analysis reveals some modifications in the phospholipid pattern of MS CD4+ T lymphocytes with respect to healthy controls with a significant increase of cardiolipin species in MS samples. Conclusions These results demonstrate the feasibility of a MALDI-TOF approach for the analysis of CD4+ lipid extracts and suggest how alterations in the lipid metabolism characterized lymphocytes of MS patients.
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- Daniele Vergara
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy. .,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Piazzetta F. Muratore, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Research Centre on Aging (Ce.S.I), "G. d'Annunzio" University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy. .,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Piazzetta F. Muratore, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Research Centre on Aging (Ce.S.I), "G. d'Annunzio" University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
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- Department of Neurology, "Vito Fazzi" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Piazzetta F. Muratore, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Neurology, "Vito Fazzi" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Piazzetta F. Muratore, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy. .,Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, ASL-Lecce, Piazzetta F. Muratore, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, Italy.
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Mancarella S, Greco V, Baldassarre F, Vergara D, Maffia M, Leporatti S. Polymer-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Curcumin Delivery to Cancer Cells. Macromol Biosci 2015; 15:1365-74. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201500142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Serena Mancarella
- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali; Università del Salento; via Dalmazio Birago 64 73100 Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA); University of Salento; Campus Ecotekne, S.P. 6 Lecce-Monteroni Lecce Italy
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic; “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital; ASL-Lecce Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA); University of Salento; Campus Ecotekne, S.P. 6 Lecce-Monteroni Lecce Italy
- Laboratory of Clinical Proteomic; “Giovanni Paolo II” Hospital; ASL-Lecce Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC - Istituto di Nanotecnologia; Polo di Nanotecnologia c/o Campus Ecotekne via Monteroni 73100 Lecce Italy
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Vergara D, Simeone P, Latorre D, Cascione F, Leporatti S, Trerotola M, Giudetti AM, Capobianco L, Lunetti P, Rizzello A, Rinaldi R, Alberti S, Maffia M. Proteomics analysis of E-cadherin knockdown in epithelial breast cancer cells. J Biotechnol 2015; 202:3-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Di Tommaso S, Massari S, Malvasi A, Vergara D, Maffia M, Greco M, Tinelli A. Selective genetic analysis of myoma pseudocapsule and potential biological impact on uterine fibroid medical therapy. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2014; 19:7-12. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2014.975793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ferrucci A, Moschetta M, Frassanito MA, Berardi S, Catacchio I, Ria R, Racanelli V, Caivano A, Solimando AG, Vergara D, Maffia M, Latorre D, Rizzello A, Zito A, Ditonno P, Maiorano E, Ribatti D, Vacca A. A HGF/cMET autocrine loop is operative in multiple myeloma bone marrow endothelial cells and may represent a novel therapeutic target. Clin Cancer Res 2014; 20:5796-807. [PMID: 25212607 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the angiogenic role of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/cMET pathway and its inhibition in bone marrow endothelial cells (EC) from patients with multiple myeloma versus from patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or benign anemia (control group). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The HGF/cMET pathway was evaluated in ECs from patients with multiple myeloma (multiple myeloma ECs) at diagnosis, at relapse after bortezomib- or lenalidomide-based therapies, or on refractory phase to these drugs; in ECs from patients with MGUS (MGECs); and in those patients from the control group. The effects of a selective cMET tyrosine kinase inhibitor (SU11274) on multiple myeloma ECs' angiogenic activities were studied in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS Multiple myeloma ECs express more HGF, cMET, and activated cMET (phospho (p)-cMET) at both RNA and protein levels versus MGECs and control ECs. Multiple myeloma ECs are able to maintain the HGF/cMET pathway activation in absence of external stimulation, whereas treatment with anti-HGF and anti-cMET neutralizing antibodies (Ab) is able to inhibit cMET activation. The cMET pathway regulates several multiple myeloma EC activities, including chemotaxis, motility, adhesion, spreading, and whole angiogenesis. Its inhibition by SU11274 impairs these activities in a statistically significant fashion when combined with bortezomib or lenalidomide, both in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSIONS An autocrine HGF/cMET loop sustains multiple myeloma angiogenesis and represents an appealing new target to potentiate the antiangiogenic management of patients with multiple myeloma.
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- Arianna Ferrucci
- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical and Translational Research, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy Unit, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy Unit, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences, and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, and National Cancer Institute "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy.
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Vergara D, Ferraro MM, Ferretta A, Cascione F, Del Mercato LL, Rinaldi R, Maffia M, Leporatti S, Santino A, Cocco T, Gaballo A. Cytoskeletal alterations of parkin-mutant human primary fibroblasts. J Biotechnol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.07.093] [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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