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Shi R, Qiao J, Sun Q, Hou B, Li B, Zheng J, Zhang Z, Peng Z, Zhou J, Shen B, Deng J, Zhang X. Self-assembly of PEG-PPS polymers and LL-37 peptide nanomicelles improves the oxidative microenvironment and promotes angiogenesis to facilitate chronic wound healing. Bioeng Transl Med 2024; 9:e10619. [PMID: 38435813 PMCID: PMC10905545 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Refractory diabetic wounds are associated with high incidence, mortality, and recurrence rates and are a devastating and rapidly growing clinical problem. However, treating these wounds is difficult owing to uncontrolled inflammatory microenvironments and defective angiogenesis in the affected areas, with no established effective treatment to the best of our knowledge. Herein, we optimized a dual functional therapeutic agent based on the assembly of LL-37 peptides and diblock copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(propylene sulfide) (PEG-PPS). The incorporation of PEG-PPS enabled responsive or controlled LL-37 peptide release in the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS). LL-37@PEG-PPS nanomicelles not only scavenged excessive ROS to improve the microenvironment for angiogenesis but also released LL-37 peptides and protected them from degradation, thereby robustly increasing angiogenesis. Diabetic wounds treated with LL-37@PEG-PPS exhibited accelerated and high-quality wound healing in vivo. This study shows that LL-37@PEG-PPS can restore beneficial angiogenesis in the wound microenvironment by continuously providing angiogenesis-promoting signals. Thus, it may be a promising drug for improving chronic refractory wound healing.
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- Rong Shi
- Department of Plastic SurgeryLanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
- Department of Breast SurgeryGansu Provincial HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
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- Department of Plastic SurgeryLanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
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- Department of Breast SurgeryGansu Provincial HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports MedicineCenter for Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports MedicineCenter for Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyXinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)ChongqingChina
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- Department of Plastic SurgeryLanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
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- Department of Plastic SurgeryLanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
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- Department of Plastic SurgeryLanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
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- Department of NephrologyChongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing Emergency Medical CenterChongqingChina
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Lab of Trauma, Burn, and Combined Injury, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Disease ProteomicsSouthwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)ChongqingChina
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- Department of Plastic SurgeryLanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouGansuChina
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Li S, Fan R, Wang Y, He K, Xu J, Li H. Application of calcium overload-based ion interference therapy in tumor treatment: strategies, outcomes, and prospects. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1352377. [PMID: 38425645 PMCID: PMC10902152 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1352377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Low selectivity and tumor drug resistance are the main hinderances to conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy against tumor. Ion interference therapy is an innovative anti-tumor strategy that has been recently reported to induce metabolic disorders and inhibit proliferation of tumor cells by reordering bioactive ions within the tumor cells. Calcium cation (Ca2+) are indispensable for all physiological activities of cells. In particular, calcium overload, characterized by the abnormal intracellular Ca2+ accumulation, causes irreversible cell death. Consequently, calcium overload-based ion interference therapy has the potential to overcome resistance to traditional tumor treatment strategies and holds promise for clinical application. In this review, we 1) Summed up the current strategies employed in this therapy; 2) Described the outcome of tumor cell death resulting from this therapy; 3) Discussed its potential application in synergistic therapy with immunotherapy.
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- Shuangjiang Li
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Teaching Experiment Center, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Battalion, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Teaching Experiment Center, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Teaching Experiment Center, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Battalion, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Teaching Experiment Center, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Battalion, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Teaching Experiment Center, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Teaching Experiment Center, College of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Xiang J, Zhang N, Du A, Li J, Luo M, Wang Y, Liu M, Yang L, Li X, Wang L, Liu Q, Chen D, Wang T, Bian X, Qin Z, Su L, Wen L, Wang B. A Ubiquitin-Dependent Switch on MEF2D Senses Pro-Metastatic Niche Signals to Facilitate Intrahepatic Metastasis of Liver Cancer. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023; 10:e2305550. [PMID: 37828611 PMCID: PMC10724427 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305550] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Abstract
Effective treatment for metastasis, a leading cause of cancer-associated death, is still lacking. To seed on a distal organ, disseminated cancer cells (DCCs) must adapt to the local tissue microenvironment. However, it remains elusive how DCCs respond the pro-metastatic niche signals. Here, systemic motif-enrichment identified myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D) as a critical sensor of niche signals to regulate DCCs adhesion and colonization, leading to intrahepatic metastasis and recurrence of liver cancer. In this context, MEF2D transactivates Itgb1 (coding β1-integrin) and Itgb4 (coding β4-integrin) to execute temporally unique functions, where ITGB1 recognizes extracellular matrix for early seeding, and ITGB4 acts as a novel sensor of neutrophil extracellular traps-DNA (NETs-DNA) for subsequent chemotaxis and colonization. In turn, an integrin-FAK circuit promotes a phosphorylation-dependent USP14-orchastrated deubiquitination switch to stabilize MEF2D via circumventing degradation by the E3-ubiquitin-ligase MDM2. Clinically, the USP14(pS432)-MEF2D-ITGB1/4 feedback loop is often hyper-active and indicative of inferior outcomes in human malignancies, while its blockade abrogated intrahepatic metastasis of DCCs. Together, DCCs exploit a deubiquitination-dependent switch on MEF2D to integrate niche signals in the liver mesenchyme, thereby amplifying the pro-metastatic integrin-FAK signaling. Disruption of this feedback loop is clinically applicable with fast-track potential to block microenvironmental cues driving metastasis.
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- Junyu Xiang
- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Centerand Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of ChinaSouthwest HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400038China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Centerand Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of ChinaSouthwest HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400038China
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- Department of Oncology and HematologyChongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineChongqing400030China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
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- Department of GastroenterologyChongqing Key Laboratory of Digestive MalignanciesDaping HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400042China
- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Centerand Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of ChinaSouthwest HospitalArmy Medical University (Third Military Medical University)Chongqing400038China
- Jinfeng LaboratoryChongqing401329China
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Zhao T, Gao P, Li Y, Tian H, Ma D, Sun N, Chen C, Zhang Y, Qi X. Investigating the role of FADS family members in breast cancer based on bioinformatic analysis and experimental validation. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1074242. [PMID: 37122728 PMCID: PMC10130515 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1074242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignant tumor in women worldwide. Emerging evidence indicates the significance of fatty acid metabolism in BC. Fatty acid desaturase (FADS) is closely associated with cancer occurrence and development. Here, bioinformatic analysis and experimental validation were applied to investigate the potential functions of FADS in BC. Several public databases, including TCGA, GEO, HPA, Kaplan-Meier plotter, STRING, DAVID, cBioPortal, TIMER, TRRUST, and LinkedOmics were used to determine mRNA/protein expression levels, prognostic significance, functional enrichment, genetic alterations, association with tumor-infiltrating immune cells, and related transcription factors and kinases. BC tissues showed higher and lower mRNA expression of FADS2/6/8 and FADS3/4/5, respectively. FADS1/2/6 and FADS3/4/5 showed higher and lower protein expression levels, respectively, in BC tissues. Moreover, FADS1/7 up- and FADS3/8 down-regulation predicted poor overall and recurrence-free survival, while FADS2/5 up- and FADS4 down-regulation were associated with poor recurrence-free survival. Receiver operating characteristic curves revealed that FADS2/3/4/8 were indicative diagnostic markers. FADS family members showing differential expression levels were associated with various clinical subtypes, clinical stages, lymph node metastasis status, copy number variants, DNA methylation, and miRNA regulation in BC. The mRNA expression level of FADS1/2/3/4/5/7/8 was observed to be significantly negatively correlated with DNA methylation. FADS1/2 upregulation was significantly correlated with clinical stages. FADS1/4 expression was obviously lower in BC patients with higher lymph node metastasis than lower lymph node metastasis, while FADS7/8 expression was obviously higher in BC patients with higher lymph node metastasis than lower lymph node metastasis. FADS family members showed varying degrees of genetic alterations, and Gene Ontology and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses suggested their involvement in lipid metabolism. Their expression level was correlated with immune cell infiltration levels. FADS2 was chosen for further validation analyses. We found FADS2 to be significantly over-expressed in clinical BC tissue samples. The proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of MDA-MB-231 and BT474 cells were significantly reduced after FADS2 knockdown. Furthermore, FADS2 may promote the occurrence and development of BC cells via regulating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathway. Altogether, our results suggest that FADS1/2/3/4 can serve as potential therapeutic targets, prognostic indicators, and diagnostic markers in patients with BC.
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- Tingting Zhao
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Biomedical Engineering, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Cancer Hospital & The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University & Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaowei Qi, ; Yi Zhang, ; Ceshi Chen,
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaowei Qi, ; Yi Zhang, ; Ceshi Chen,
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Tang P, Zhang J, Peng S, Wang Y, Li H, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Xu J, Zhang D, Liu Q, Wang L, Lan W, Jiang J. Genotype-phenotype correlation in patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1095719. [PMID: 36992809 PMCID: PMC10042299 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1095719] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) is the most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). However, patients with 21OHD manifest various phenotypes due to a wide-spectrum residual enzyme activity of different CYP21A2 mutations. METHODS A total of 15 individuals from three unrelated families were included in this study. Target Capture-Based Deep Sequencing and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism was conducted on peripheral blood DNA of the three probands to identify potential mutations/deletions in CYP21A2; Sanger sequencing was conducted with the DNA from the family members of the probands. RESULTS Dramatically different phenotypes were seen in the three probands of CAH with different compound heterozygous mutations in CYP21A2. Proband 1 manifested simple virilizing with mutations of 30-kb deletion/c.[188A>T;518T>A], the latter is a novel double mutants classified as SV associated mutation. Although both probands carry the same compound mutations [293-13C>G]:[518T>A], gonadal dysfunction and giant bilateral adrenal myelolipoma were diagnosed for proband 2 and proband 3, respectively. CONCLUSION Both gender and mutations contribute to the phenotypes, and patients with the same compound mutations and gender could present with different phenotypes. Genetic analysis could help the etiologic diagnosis, especially for atypical 21OHD patients.
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- Peng Tang
- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Fifteen Squadron Five Brigade, School of Basic Medical Science, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Jun Jiang, ; Weihua Lan,
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- Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Sun M, Chen Z, Song Y, Zhang B, Yang J, Tan H. PLXND1-mediated calcium dyshomeostasis impairs endocardial endothelial autophagy in atrial fibrillation. Front Physiol 2022; 13:960480. [PMID: 36017337 PMCID: PMC9395636 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.960480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus detachment resulting in intracranial embolism is a major complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). Endocardial endothelial cell (EEC) injury leads to thrombosis, whereas autophagy protects against EEC dysfunction. However, the role and underlying mechanisms of autophagy in EECs during AF have not been elucidated. In this study, we isolated EECs from AF model mice and observed reduced autophagic flux and intracellular calcium concentrations in EECs from AF mice. In addition, we detected an increased expression of the mechanosensitive protein PLXND1 in the cytomembranes of EECs. PLXND1 served as a scaffold protein to bind with ORAI1 and further decreased ORAI1-mediated calcium influx. The decrease in the calcium influx-mediated phosphorylation of CAMK2 is associated with the inhibition of autophagy, which results in EEC dysfunction in AF. Our study demonstrated that the change in PLXND1 expression contributes to intracellular calcium dyshomeostasis, which inhibits autophagy flux and results in EEC dysfunction in AF. This study provides a potential intervention target for EEC dysfunction to prevent and treat intracardiac thrombosis in AF and its complications.
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- Mengjia Sun
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Jie Yang, ; Hu Tan,
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Jie Yang, ; Hu Tan,
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He T, Guo H, Xia L, Shen X, Huang Y, Wu X, Jiang X, Xu Y, Tan Y, Zhang Y, Tan D. Alterations of RNA Modification in Mouse Germ Cell-2 Spermatids Under Hypoxic Stress. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:871737. [PMID: 35775084 PMCID: PMC9237606 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.871737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hypoxia is a known stress factor in mammals and has been shown to potentially impair male fertility, which manifests as spermatogenic dysfunction and decreased semen quality. Studies have shown that RNA modifications, the novel post-transcriptional regulators, are involved in spermatogenesis, and hypoxia-induced alterations in RNA modification in testes and sperm cells may be associated with impaired spermatogenesis in mice. However, the molecular mechanisms via which RNA modifications influence spermatogenesis under hypoxic stress conditions are unclear. In this study, we generated a mouse Germ Cell-2 spermatid (GC-2spd) hypoxia model by culturing cells in a 1% O2 incubator for 48 h or treating them with CoCl2 for 24 h. The hypoxia treatment significantly inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis in GC-2spd cells. The RNA modification signatures of total RNAs (2 types) and differentially sized RNA fragments (7 types of approximately 80 nt-sized tRNAs; 9 types of 17–50 nt-sized sncRNAs) were altered, and tRNA stability was partially affected. Moreover, the expression profiles of sncRNAs, such as microRNAs, tsRNAs, rsRNAs, and ysRNAs, were significantly regulated, and this might be related to the alterations in RNA modification and subsequent transcriptomic changes. We comprehensively analyzed alterations in RNA modification signatures in total RNAs, tRNAs (approximately 80 nt), and small RNAs (17–50 nt) as well as the expression profiles of sncRNAs and transcriptomes in hypoxia-treated GC-2spd cells; our data suggested that RNA modifications may be involved in cellular responses under hypoxic stress conditions and could provide a basis for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying male infertility.
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- Tong He
- Laboratory Animal Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Yunfang Zhang, ; Dongmei Tan,
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Yunfang Zhang, ; Dongmei Tan,
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