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Sci Transl Med ; 5(197): 197ra101, 2013 Aug 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23926199

RESUMO

Aristolochic acid (AA), a natural product of Aristolochia plants found in herbal remedies and health supplements, is a group 1 carcinogen that can cause nephrotoxicity and upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma (UTUC). Whole-genome and exome analysis of nine AA-associated UTUCs revealed a strikingly high somatic mutation rate (150 mutations/Mb), exceeding smoking-associated lung cancer (8 mutations/Mb) and ultraviolet radiation-associated melanoma (111 mutations/Mb). The AA-UTUC mutational signature was characterized by A:T to T:A transversions at the sequence motif A[C|T]AGG, located primarily on nontranscribed strands. AA-induced mutations were also significantly enriched at splice sites, suggesting a role for splice-site mutations in UTUC pathogenesis. RNA sequencing of AA-UTUC confirmed a general up-regulation of nonsense-mediated decay machinery components and aberrant splicing events associated with splice-site mutations. We observed a high frequency of somatic mutations in chromatin modifiers, particularly KDM6A, in AA-UTUC, demonstrated the sufficiency of AA to induce renal dysplasia in mice, and reproduced the AA mutational signature in experimentally treated human renal tubular cells. Finally, exploring other malignancies that were not known to be associated with AA, we screened 93 hepatocellular carcinoma genomes/exomes and identified AA-like mutational signatures in 11. Our study highlights an unusual genome-wide AA mutational signature and the potential use of mutation signatures as "molecular fingerprints" for interrogating high-throughput cancer genome data to infer previous carcinogen exposures.


Assuntos
Ácidos Aristolóquicos/efeitos adversos , Carcinógenos/análise , Genoma Humano/genética , Mutação/efeitos dos fármacos , Mutação/genética , Animais , Ácidos Aristolóquicos/análise , Carcinógenos/toxicidade , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Nefropatias/induzido quimicamente , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Mutagênicos/análise , Mutagênicos/toxicidade , Neoplasias/genética , Splicing de RNA/genética , Neoplasias Urológicas/genética , Urotélio/patologia
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Cancer Discov ; 2(7): 591-7, 2012 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22705984

RESUMO

UNLABELLED: The molecular pathogenesis of natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL) is not well understood. We conducted whole-exome sequencing and identified Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) somatic-activating mutations (A572V and A573V) in 2 of 4 patients with NKTCLs. Further validation of the prevalence of JAK3 mutations was determined by Sanger sequencing and high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis in an additional 61 cases. In total, 23 of 65 (35.4%) cases harbored JAK3 mutations. Functional characterization of the JAK3 mutations support its involvement in cytokine-independent JAK/STAT constitutive activation leading to increased cell growth. Moreover, treatment of both JAK3-mutant and wild-type NKTCL cell lines with a novel pan-JAK inhibitor, CP-690550, resulted in dose-dependent reduction of phosphorylated STAT5, reduced cell viability, and increased apoptosis. Hence, targeting the deregulated JAK/STAT pathway could be a promising therapy for patients with NKTCLs. SIGNIFICANCE: Gene mutations causing NKTCL have not been fully identified. Through exome sequencing, we identified activating mutations of JAK3 that may play a significant role in the pathogenesis of NKTCLs. Our findings have important implications for the management of patients with NKTCLs.


Assuntos
Janus Quinase 3/genética , Linfoma de Células T/genética , Mutação , Células T Matadoras Naturais/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Animais , Western Blotting , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Ativação Enzimática/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Janus Quinase 3/antagonistas & inibidores , Janus Quinase 3/metabolismo , Linfoma de Células T/metabolismo , Linfoma de Células T/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Células T Matadoras Naturais/patologia , Fosforilação , Piperidinas , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Pirróis/farmacologia , Interferência de RNA , Fator de Transcrição STAT5/metabolismo
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 137(1): 817-27, 2011 Sep 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21763412

RESUMO

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl (Pm) has been shown to reduce cholesterol level in vitro and in vivo experiment. AIM OF THE STUDY: This study investigated the effects of Pm fruit on weight control and mechanistic basis of its anti-hypercholesterolemic effect in both in vivo and in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHOD: In the in vivo study, thirty six male Sprague Dawley were randomized to six groups. Five groups were induced into hypercholesterolemia by giving 3% cholesterol enriched-diet for 52 days while one group acted as control. The rats were then treated with Pm extract (0, 20, 30 and 40 mg/ml) or simvastatin for 84 days. The following parameters were determined: (1) body weight, (2) blood lipid profile (total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL and LDL) and (3) hepatic LDL receptor (160 kDa and 120 kDa) and PCSK9 proteins. In the in vitro study, HepG2 cells were cultured in serum-free RPMI supplemented with 0.2% BSA with or without LDL and in the presence of Pm extract (0, 0.1, 2, 40 and 1,000 µg/ml) or simvastatin (4.60 µg/ml) for 24h. The abundance of both LDL receptor and PCSK9 proteins and mRNA were investigated. RESULTS: Pm extract significantly (P<0.05) reduced body weight gain, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL LDL levels and upregulated hepatic LDL receptor as well as PCSK9 proteins of hypercholesterolemic rats. These results were supported by studies in HepG2 cells whereby Pm extract also significantly upregulated both LDL receptor and PCSK9 at protein and mRNA levels. CONCLUSION: This study enhances the potential usage of Pm fruit for controlling the body weight of obese people and for treating hypercholesterolemia.


Assuntos
Anticolesterolemiantes/farmacologia , Hipercolesterolemia/tratamento farmacológico , Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Receptores de LDL/metabolismo , Serina Endopeptidases/metabolismo , Thymelaeaceae , Animais , Anticolesterolemiantes/química , Anticolesterolemiantes/isolamento & purificação , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Frutas , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/farmacologia , Hipercolesterolemia/sangue , Hipercolesterolemia/enzimologia , Hipercolesterolemia/genética , Lipídeos/sangue , Fígado/enzimologia , Masculino , Extratos Vegetais/química , Extratos Vegetais/isolamento & purificação , Plantas Medicinais , Pró-Proteína Convertase 9 , Pró-Proteína Convertases , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Receptores de LDL/genética , Serina Endopeptidases/genética , Sinvastatina/farmacologia , Solventes/química , Thymelaeaceae/química , Fatores de Tempo , Regulação para Cima , Água/química , Aumento de Peso/efeitos dos fármacos
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