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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: A 3-dimensionally (3D) printed 3-unit interim fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) undergoes inward polymerization shrinkage to the pontic region, leading to nonuniform internal fit and improper accuracy. Whether axial wall thickness influences accuracy is unclear. PURPOSE: The purpose of this in vitro study was to analyze the axial internal fit and failure load associated with a hollow pontic design of varying wall thicknesses in stereolithography (SLA) 3D printed 3-unit interim FDPs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A master model for a 3-unit interim FDP with 2 implant abutments was designed. Two master models were produced by using milling and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). Sixty SLA 3D printed specimens were produced with a hollow pontic design of 4 wall thicknesses (solid and 2.5, 2.0, and 1.5 mm). Fifteen milled specimens were produced with a solid pontic design. The axial internal fit in the coronal section was measured in terms of intaglio and cameo mid-axial wall areas relative to the abutments by using microcomputed tomography (µCT). The failure load was measured by using a universal testing machine at a loading rate of 1 mm/minute. For statistical analysis, parametric tests were performed (α=.05). Horizontal µCT sections were compared qualitatively, and failure patterns were categorized among groups. RESULTS: The hollow pontic designs with 2.0- and 1.5-mm wall thicknesses presented significantly lower mean intaglio mid-axial gaps than the solid pontic design (P<.001) and similar intaglio and cameo mid-axial gaps in the horizontal µCT sections. The hollow pontic design with the 2.0-mm wall thickness had a significantly higher mean failure load than that with the 1.5-mm wall thickness (P<.001) and a statistically similar mean failure load to that of the solid pontic design (P=.549). As the wall thickness of the hollow pontic decreased from 2.5 to 1.5 mm, the ratio of pontic fracture to complete fracture of the prosthesis increased. CONCLUSIONS: For SLA 3D printed 3-unit interim FDPs, axial internal fit was enhanced by the application of an appropriate hollow pontic design. Considering both the structural strength and fit, a hollow pontic design with a 2.0-mm wall thickness should be selected.
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Humans are exposed to the common carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) by ingesting contaminated foods and water or inhaling polluted air. Given the enriched lipids and reduced antioxidative properties in the brain and the accumulation of BaP in the brain due to its high lipophilicity, the brain is susceptible to BaP-induced toxicity. Exposure to BaP leads to impairments in learning and memory, increased anxiety behavior, and neuronal death. It induces protein dysfunctions in neuronal compartments that play essential roles in neuronal activity or physiology. However, the neurotoxicity of BaP on presynaptic terminals, which is crucial to neurotransmission by releasing synaptic vesicles that contain neurotransmitters, has not yet been investigated. In the present study, we investigated the toxicity of BaP at presynaptic terminals in living hippocampal neurons. These neurons were sourced from transgenic mice pups (postnatal 1-day, a total of 12 pups, equal numbers for each sex) that endogenously express synaptic vesicle-fused pHluorin, which is a green fluorescent protein that enables monitoring of synaptic vesicle dynamics. We observed that BaP suppressed synaptic vesicle exocytosis by inhibiting presynaptic Ca2+ entry via P/Q-type Ca2+ channels. Together with molecular docking simulation, we speculate that BaP and metabolites may bind to the P/Q Ca2+ channels. These results suggest the toxic mechanism of BaP exposure-induced abnormal behavior that provides a basis to evaluate the risk assessment of BaP-induced neurotoxicity.
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Canales de Calcio Tipo Q , Vesículas Sinápticas , Ratones , Humanos , Animales , Canales de Calcio Tipo Q/metabolismo , Vesículas Sinápticas/metabolismo , Benzo(a)pireno/toxicidad , Benzo(a)pireno/metabolismo , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Neuronas/metabolismo , Transmisión Sináptica , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Exocitosis , Ratones Transgénicos , Calcio/metabolismoRESUMEN
Neural stem cells (NSCs) are primary progenitor cells in the early developmental stage in the brain that initiate a diverse lineage of differentiated neurons and glia. Radial glial cells (RGCs), a type of neural stem cell in the ventricular zone, are essential for nurturing and delivering new immature neurons to the appropriate cortical target layers. Here we report that Anoctamin 1 (ANO1)/TMEM16A, a Ca2+-activated chloride channel, mediates the Ca2+-dependent process extension of RGCs. ANO1 is highly expressed and functionally active in RGCs of the mouse embryonic ventricular zone. Knockdown of ANO1 suppresses RGC process extension and protrusions, whereas ANO1 overexpression stimulates process extension. Among various trophic factors, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) activates ANO1, which is required for BDNF-induced process extension in RGCs. More importantly, Ano1-deficient mice exhibited disrupted cortical layers and reduced cortical thickness. We thus conclude that the regulation of RGC process extension by ANO1 contributes to the normal formation of mouse embryonic brain.
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Anoctamina-1/fisiología , Encéfalo/citología , Encéfalo/embriología , Neuroglía/citología , Animales , Anoctamina-1/genética , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Factor Neurotrófico Derivado del Encéfalo/metabolismo , Cloruros/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Abajo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Neuroglía/metabolismo , Regulación hacia ArribaRESUMEN
Renal fibrosis is an irreversible and progressive process that causes severe dysfunction in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The progression of CKD stages is highly associated with a gradual reduction in serum Klotho levels. We focused on Klotho protein as a key therapeutic factor against CKD. Urine-derived stem cells (UDSCs) have been identified as a novel stem cell source for kidney regeneration and CKD treatment because of their kidney tissue-specific origin. However, the relationship between UDSCs and Klotho in the kidneys is not yet known. In this study, we discovered that UDSCs were stem cells that expressed Klotho protein more strongly than other mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). UDSCs also suppressed fibrosis by inhibiting transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß in HK-2 human renal proximal tubule cells in an in vitro model. Klotho siRNA silencing reduced the TGF-inhibiting ability of UDSCs. Here, we suggest an alternative cell source that can overcome the limitations of MSCs through the synergetic effect of the origin specificity of UDSCs and the anti-fibrotic effect of Klotho.
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Riñón , Proteínas Klotho , Insuficiencia Renal Crónica , Células Madre , Femenino , Fibrosis , Glucuronidasa/metabolismo , Humanos , Riñón/metabolismo , Riñón/patología , Masculino , Regeneración , Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Células Madre/metabolismo , Factor de Crecimiento Transformador beta/metabolismo , Factor de Crecimiento Transformador beta1/metabolismo , OrinaRESUMEN
Integrins are cell-surface heterodimeric glycoproteins composed of alpha and beta subunits that mediate cell-cell, cell-extracellular matrix, and cell-pathogen interactions. In this study, we report a specific role of integrin α5ß1 in NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages stimulated by Td92, a surface protein of the periodontopathogen, Treponema denticola. The direct interaction of Td92 with the cell membrane integrin α5ß1 resulted in ATP release and K(+) efflux, which are the main events in NLRP3 activation. This interaction was arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD)-independent, and Td92 internalization was not required for the activity. An integrin α5ß1 antibody and oxATP, an ATP receptor antagonist, inhibited NLRP3 expression, caspase-1 activation, interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß) secretion, and proIL-1ß synthesis, all of which were regulated by NF-κB activation. Therefore, our data has identified the integrin α5ß1 as a principal cell membrane receptor for both NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL-1ß transcription by a bacterial protein, which could exaggerate inflammation, a characteristic of periodontitis.
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Proteínas de la Membrana Bacteriana Externa/metabolismo , Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Inflamasomas/metabolismo , Integrina alfa5beta1/metabolismo , Adenosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Caspasa 1/metabolismo , Muerte Celular , Línea Celular , Humanos , Inflamación/metabolismo , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Proteína con Dominio Pirina 3 de la Familia NLR , Potasio/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P2/metabolismo , Treponema denticola/metabolismo , Regulación hacia ArribaRESUMEN
Precise measurement of particulate matter (PM) on skin is important for managing and preventing PM-related skin diseases. This study aims to directly visualize the deposition and penetration of PM into human skin using a multimodal nonlinear optical (MNLO) imaging system. We successfully obtained PM particle signals by merging two different sources, C-C vibrational frequency and autofluorescence, while simultaneously visualizing the anatomical features of the skin via keratin, collagen, and elastin. As a result, we found morphologically dependent PM deposition, as well as increased deposition following disruption of the skin barrier via tape-stripping. Furthermore, PM penetrated more and deeper into the skin with an increase in the number of tape-strippings, causing a significant increase in the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Our results suggest that MNLO imaging could be a useful technique for visualizing and quantifying the spatial distribution of PM in ex vivo human skin tissues.
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Imagen Multimodal/métodos , Imagen Óptica/métodos , Material Particulado/análisis , Enfermedades de la Piel/diagnóstico , Piel/metabolismo , Humanos , Enfermedades de la Piel/metabolismoRESUMEN
Recent studies found that short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are produced through bacterial fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract, have oncoprotective effects against cervical cancer. The most common SCFAs that are well known include acetic acid, butyric acid, and propionic acid, among which propionic acid (PA) has been reported to induce apoptosis in HeLa cells. However, the mechanism in which SCFAs suppress HeLa cell viability remain poorly understood. Our study aims to provide a more detailed look into the mechanism of PA in HeLa cells. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that PA induces reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to the dysfunction of the mitochondrial membrane. Moreover, PA inhibits NF-κB and AKT/mTOR signaling pathways and induces LC3B protein levels, resulting in autophagy. PA also increased the sub-G1 cell population that is characteristic of cell death. Therefore, the results of this study propose that PA inhibits HeLa cell viability through a mechanism mediated by the induction of autophagy. The study also suggests a new approach for cervical cancer therapeutics.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Propionatos/farmacología , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología , Antineoplásicos/química , Autofagia/efectos de los fármacos , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Femenino , Células HeLa , Humanos , Membranas Mitocondriales/efectos de los fármacos , Membranas Mitocondriales/metabolismo , FN-kappa B/metabolismo , Propionatos/química , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/metabolismoRESUMEN
A growing body evidence suggests that selenium (Se) deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) of a major antioxidant enzyme, and the most abundant isoform of GPx in the brain. In the present study, we investigated whether GPx-1 is protective against memory impairments induced by beta-amyloid (Aß) (1-42) in mice. As the alteration of protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated ERK activation was recognized in the early stage of AD, we examined whether the GPx-1 gene modulates Aß (1-42)-induced changes in PKC and ERK levels. We observed that Aß (1-42) treatment (400 pmol, i.c.v.) significantly decreased PKC ßII expression in the hippocampus of mice. Aß (1-42)-induced neurotoxic changes [i.e., oxidative stress (i.e., reactive oxygen species, 4-hydroxy-2-noneal, and protein carbonyl), reduced PKC ßII and phospho-ERK expressions, and memory impairment under Y-maze and passive avoidance test] were more pronounced in GPx-1 knockout than in wild type mice. Importantly, exposure to a GPx-1 gene-encoded adenovirus vector (Adv-GPx-1) significantly increased GPx-1 mRNA and GPx activity in the hippocampus of GPx-1 knockout mice. Adv-GPx-1 exposure also significantly blocked the neurotoxic changes induced by Aß (1-42) in GPx-1 knockout mice. Treatment with ERK inhibitor U0126 did not significantly change Adv-GPx-1-mediated attenuation in PKC ßII expression. In contrast, treatment with PKC inhibitor chelerythrine (CHE) reversed Adv-GPx-1-mediated attenuation in ERK phosphorylation, suggesting that PKC ßII-mediated ERK signaling is important for Adv-GPx-1-mediated potentials against Aß (1-42) insult. Our results suggest that treatment with the antioxidant gene GPx-1 rescues Aß (1-42)-induced memory impairment via activating PKC ßII-mediated ERK signaling.
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Glutatión Peroxidasa/deficiencia , Glutatión Peroxidasa/farmacología , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas/efectos de los fármacos , Trastornos de la Memoria/enzimología , Memoria/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína Quinasa C beta/metabolismo , Adenoviridae/genética , Péptidos beta-Amiloides , Animales , Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Terapia Genética , Glutatión Peroxidasa/genética , Hipocampo/enzimología , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Masculino , Trastornos de la Memoria/inducido químicamente , Trastornos de la Memoria/genética , Trastornos de la Memoria/terapia , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Fragmentos de Péptidos , Glutatión Peroxidasa GPX1RESUMEN
Cell polarization and directional cell migration can display random, persistent, and oscillatory dynamic patterns. However, it is not clear whether these polarity patterns can be explained by the same underlying regulatory mechanism. Here, we show that random, persistent, and oscillatory migration accompanied by polarization can simultaneously occur in populations of melanoma cells derived from tumors with different degrees of aggressiveness. We demonstrate that all of these patterns and the probabilities of their occurrence are quantitatively accounted for by a simple mechanism involving a spatially distributed, mechanochemical feedback coupling the dynamically changing extracellular matrix (ECM)-cell contacts to the activation of signaling downstream of the Rho-family small GTPases. This mechanism is supported by a predictive mathematical model and extensive experimental validation, and can explain previously reported results for diverse cell types. In melanoma, this mechanism also accounts for the effects of genetic and environmental perturbations, including mutations linked to invasive cell spread. The resulting mechanistic understanding of cell polarity quantitatively captures the relationship between population variability and phenotypic plasticity, with the potential to account for a wide variety of cell migration states in diverse pathological and physiological conditions.
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Polaridad Celular/fisiología , Retroalimentación Fisiológica , Melanoma/metabolismo , Neoplasias Cutáneas/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Movimiento Celular , Forma de la Célula , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Melanoma/patología , Modelos Teóricos , Mutación , Invasividad Neoplásica , Oscilometría , Fenotipo , Transducción de Señal , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Proteínas de Unión al GTP rho/metabolismoRESUMEN
Sugars are ubiquitous in organisms and well-known cosmetic ingredients for moisturizing skin with minimal side-effects. Glucose, a simple sugar used as an energy source by living cells, is often used in skin care products. Several reports have demonstrated that sugar and sugar-related compounds have anti-melanogenic effects on melanocytes. However, the underlying molecular mechanism by which glucose inhibits melanin synthesis is unknown, even though glucose is used as a whitening as well as moisturizing ingredient in cosmetics. Herein, we found that glucose significantly reduced the melanin content of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)-stimulated B16 cells and darkly pigmented normal human melanocytes with no signs of cytotoxicity. Furthermore, topical treatment of glucose clearly demonstrated its whitening efficacy through photography, Fontana-Masson (F&M) staining, and multi-photon microscopy in a pigmented 3D human skin model, MelanoDerm. However, glucose did not alter the gene expression or protein levels of major melanogenic proteins in melanocytes. While glucose potently decreased intracellular tyrosinase activity in melanocytes, it did not reduce mushroom tyrosinase activity in a cell-free experimental system. However, glucose was metabolized into lactic acid, which can powerfully suppress tyrosinase activity. Thus, we concluded that glucose indirectly inhibits tyrosinase activity through conversion into lactic acid, explaining its anti-melanogenic effects in melanocytes.
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Glucosa/farmacología , Melanocitos/metabolismo , Monofenol Monooxigenasa/metabolismo , Animales , Western Blotting , Línea Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Melaninas/metabolismo , Melanocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones , Piel/citología , Piel/metabolismo , alfa-MSH/farmacologíaRESUMEN
Caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-only proteins (COPs), regulate apoptosis, inflammation, and innate immunity. They inhibit the assembly of NOD-like receptor complexes such as the inflammasome and NODosome, which are molecular complexes critical for caspase-1 activation. COPs are known to interact with either caspase-1 CARD or RIP2 CARD via a CARD-CARD interaction, and inhibit caspase-1 activation or further downstream signaling. In addition to the human COPs, Pseudo-ICE, INCA, and ICEBERG, several viruses also contain viral COPs that help them escape the host immune system. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of host immunity inhibition by viral COPs, we solved the structure of a viral COP for the first time. Our structure showed that viral COP forms a structural transformation-mediated dimer, which is unique and has not been reported in any structural study of a CARD domain. Based on the current structure, and the previously solved structures of other death domain superfamily members, we propose that structural transformation-mediated dimerization might be a new strategy for dimer assembly in the death domain superfamily.
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Proteínas/química , Proteínas/metabolismo , Ranavirus/química , Ranavirus/metabolismo , Apoptosis , Dominio de Reclutamiento y Activación de Caspasas , Dimerización , HumanosRESUMEN
Transaminases are pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzymes that reversibly catalyze transamination reactions from an amino group donor substrate to an amino group acceptor substrate. ω-Transaminases (ωTAs) utilize compounds with an amino group not at α-carbon position as their amino group donor substrates. Recently, a novel ωTA with broad substrate specificity and high thermostability from the thermophilic bacterium Sphaerobacter thermophilus (St-ωTA) has been reported. Although St-ωTA has been biochemically characterized, little is known about its determinants of substrate specificity. In the present study, we determined the crystal structure of St-ωTA at 1.9â¯Å resolution to clarify in detail its mechanism of substrate recognition. The structure of St-ωTA revealed that it has a voluminous active site resulting from the unique spatial arrangement of residues comprising its active site. In addition, our molecular docking simulation results suggest that substrate compounds may bind to active site residues via electrostatic interactions or hydrophobic interactions that can be induced by subtle rearrangements of active site residues. On the basis of these structural analyses, we propose a plausible working model of the enzymatic mechanism of St-ωTA. Our results provide profound structural insights into the substrate specificity of St-ωTA and extend the boundaries of knowledge of TAs.
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Chloroflexi/enzimología , Transaminasas/química , Transaminasas/metabolismo , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Dominio Catalítico , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Conformación Proteica , Fosfato de Piridoxal/metabolismo , Espectrofotometría Ultravioleta , Especificidad por SustratoRESUMEN
Using density functional theory calculations, we investigate the origin of the insulating phase and metal-insulator transition (MIT) in octahedral tantalum disulfide (1T-TaS_{2}), a layered van der Waals material with a prominent two-dimensional (2D) charge density wave (CDW) order. We show that the MIT is driven not by the 2D order itself, but by the vertical ordering of the 2D CDWs or the 3D CDW order. We identify two exceptionally stable 3D CDW configurations; one is insulating and the other is metallic. The competition and mixing of the two CDW configurations account for many mysterious features of the MIT in 1T-TaS_{2}, including the pressure- and doping-induced transitions and the hysteresis behavior. The present results emphasize that interlayer electronic ordering can play an important role in electronic phase transitions in layered materials.
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Hyperpigmentation is caused by excessive production of melanin in melanocytes. Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) are glycolipid biosurfactants that are abundantly produced by yeasts and used commercially in cosmetics. However, the potential depigmenting efficacy of MELs has not been evaluated. In this study, the depigmentary effect of MELs was tested in primary normal human melanocytes (NHMs), α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)-stimulated B16 cells (murine melanoma cells) and a human skin equivalent (MelanoDerm) using photography, Fontana-Masson (F&M) staining and two-photon microscopy. Mannosylerythritol lipids significantly decreased the melanin contents in NHMs and α-MSH-stimulated B16 cells. Consistent with these findings, MELs treatment had a clear whitening effect in a human skin equivalent, brightening the tissue colour and reducing the melanin content. The molecular mechanism underlying the anti-melanogenic effect of MELs treatment was examined by real-time PCR and Western blotting. Mechanistically, MELs clearly suppressed the gene expression levels of representative melanogenic enzymes, including tyrosinase, Tyrp-1 and Tyrp-2, by inhibiting the ERK/CREB/MiTF signalling pathway in NHMs. This work demonstrates for the first time that MELs exert whitening effects on human melanocytes and skin equivalent. Thus, we suggest that MELs could be developed as a potent anti-melanogenic agent for effective whitening, beyond their use as a biosurfactant in cosmetics.
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Glucolípidos/farmacología , Hiperpigmentación/tratamiento farmacológico , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas/efectos de los fármacos , Melanocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Línea Celular , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Glucolípidos/uso terapéutico , Humanos , Melaninas/biosíntesis , Melanocitos/metabolismo , Ratones , Cultivo Primario de CélulasRESUMEN
As the outermost physical barrier of an organism, the skin is diurnally exposed to UV radiation (UVR). Recent studies have revealed that the skin exhibits a circadian rhythm in various functions, and this oscillation is disturbed and reset via a strong environmental cue, the UVR. However, a molecular link between circadian perturbation by UVR and UVR-induced cellular responses has not been investigated. We identified tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase ( TIMP)- 3 as a novel circadian locomotor output cycles kaput (CLOCK)-dependent diurnal gene by using a CLOCK-knockdown strategy in human keratinocytes. Among dozens of identified transcripts down-regulated by CLOCK knockdown, TIMP3 displayed a rhythmic expression in a CLOCK-dependent manner, in which the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)-1, and IL-8, were inversely regulated. Upon UVB exposure, the expression of CLOCK and TIMP3 was down-regulated, which led to an up-regulation of secretion of MMP1 and TNF-α proteins and in the transcription of CXCL1 and IL-8 via CCAAT-enhancer binding protein (C/EBP)-α. UVB-induced TNF-α secretion increased further or decreased by knockdown or overexpression of TIMP3, respectively, as well as by CLOCK. As a novel CLOCK-dependent diurnal gene, TIMP3 inhibits the expression of inflammatory cytokines that are up-regulated by UV irradiation in human keratinocytes. Thus, our work suggests a molecular link between circadian perturbation by UVR and UVR-induced inflammation.-Park, S., Kim, K., Bae, I.-H., Lee, S. H., Jung, J., Lee, T. R., Cho, E.-G. TIMP3 is a CLOCK-dependent diurnal gene that inhibits the expression of UVB-induced inflammatory cytokines in human keratinocytes.
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Proteínas CLOCK/metabolismo , Citocinas/biosíntesis , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/efectos de la radiación , Queratinocitos/metabolismo , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-3/metabolismo , Rayos Ultravioleta/efectos adversos , Proteínas CLOCK/genética , Citocinas/genética , Humanos , Queratinocitos/patología , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-3/genéticaRESUMEN
In this work, we use realistic silicate glass surface models, with molecular dynamics simulations, and present an algorithm for proper atomic partial charge assignment, consistent with measurable internal dipoles. The immersion energy is calculated for different silicate glass compositions in solutions of varying pH. We use molecular dynamics to elucidate the differences in the structure of water between mono- and divalent cations. The immersion energy of the glass surface is found to increase with an increase in ionic surface density and pH. This can be attributed to the stronger interaction between water and cations, as opposed to the interactions between water and silanol groups. The developed models and methods provide new insights into the structure of glass-solution interfaces and the effect of cation surface density in common nanoscale environments.
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Collective cell responses to exogenous cues depend on cell-cell interactions. In principle, these can result in enhanced sensitivity to weak and noisy stimuli. However, this has not yet been shown experimentally, and little is known about how multicellular signal processing modulates single-cell sensitivity to extracellular signaling inputs, including those guiding complex changes in the tissue form and function. Here we explored whether cell-cell communication can enhance the ability of cell ensembles to sense and respond to weak gradients of chemotactic cues. Using a combination of experiments with mammary epithelial cells and mathematical modeling, we find that multicellular sensing enables detection of and response to shallow epidermal growth factor (EGF) gradients that are undetectable by single cells. However, the advantage of this type of gradient sensing is limited by the noisiness of the signaling relay, necessary to integrate spatially distributed ligand concentration information. We calculate the fundamental sensory limits imposed by this communication noise and combine them with the experimental data to estimate the effective size of multicellular sensory groups involved in gradient sensing. Functional experiments strongly implicated intercellular communication through gap junctions and calcium release from intracellular stores as mediators of collective gradient sensing. The resulting integrative analysis provides a framework for understanding the advantages and limitations of sensory information processing by relays of chemically coupled cells.
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Comunicación Celular , Morfogénesis , Animales , Cadherinas/metabolismo , Calcio/metabolismo , Señalización del Calcio/efectos de los fármacos , Comunicación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Simulación por Computador , Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico/farmacología , Células Epiteliales/citología , Células Epiteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Femenino , Uniones Comunicantes/efectos de los fármacos , Uniones Comunicantes/metabolismo , Iones , Ligandos , Glándulas Mamarias Animales/citología , Modelos Biológicos , Morfogénesis/efectos de los fármacos , Organoides/citología , Organoides/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Dehydroabietic acid (DAA) is a natural phytochemical found in red pine trees and herbal plants. While DAA and its derivatives are known for improving diabetes and hyperlipidemia, the antiaging effect and its underlying mechanisms of DAA on skin have not been fully examined. Here, we assessed the antiaging effects of DAA on human dermal fibroblasts and skin equivalents. METHODS: We investigated the effect of DAA on the secretion of type I procollagen and matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) in ultraviolet B (UVB)-irradiated neonatal normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDFn). Using nonlinear optical imaging techniques, we visualized quantitative and qualitative changes of collagen fibers by DAA treatment in human skin equivalent models. RESULTS: DAA induces increases in type I procollagen secretion when treated on UVB-irradiated NHDFn. DAA also downregulates secretion of MMP-1 through the inhibition of the JNK signaling pathway. In human skin equivalent models, we successfully visualized the spatial distribution of collagen fibers in the dermis and found that quantity, diameter, and arrangement of collagen fibers in the dermis were significantly improved by DAA treatment. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that DAA could be a useful agent for improving skin photoaging through the protection and regeneration of collagen fibers in skin.
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Abietanos/farmacología , Colágeno/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/efectos de los fármacos , Protectores contra Radiación/farmacología , Piel/efectos de los fármacos , Rayos Ultravioleta/efectos adversos , Células Cultivadas , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/efectos de la radiación , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Metaloproteinasa 1 de la Matriz/metabolismo , Piel/citología , Piel/metabolismo , Piel/efectos de la radiación , Envejecimiento de la PielRESUMEN
[This corrects the article on p. 679 in vol. 22, PMID: 30402028.].
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Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) are glycolipids and have several pharmacological efficacies. MELs also show skin-moisturizing efficacy through a yet-unknown underlying mechanism. Aquaporin-3 (AQP3) is a membrane protein that contributes to the water homeostasis of the epidermis, and decreased AQP3 expression following ultraviolet (UV)-irradiation of the skin is associated with reduced skin moisture. No previous study has examined whether the skin-moisturizing effect of MELs might act through the modulation of AQP3 expression. Here, we report for the first time that MELs ameliorate the UVA-induced downregulation of AQP3 in cultured human epidermal keratinocytes (HaCaT keratinocytes). Our results revealed that UVA irradiation decreases AQP3 expression at the protein and messenger RNA (mRNA) levels, but that MEL treatment significantly ameliorated these effects. Our mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor analysis revealed that phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), but not extracellular signal-regulated kinase or p38, mediates UVA-induced AQP3 downregulation, and that MEL treatment significantly suppressed the UVA-induced phosphorylation of JNK. To explore a possible mechanism, we tested whether MELs could regulate the expression of peroxidase proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ), which acts as a potent transcription factor for AQP3 expression. Interestingly, UVA irradiation significantly inhibited the mRNA expression of PPAR-γ in HaCaT keratinocytes, whereas a JNK inhibitor and MELs significantly rescued this effect. Taken together, these findings suggest that MELs ameliorate UVA-induced AQP3 downregulation in HaCaT keratinocytes by suppressing JNK activation to block the decrease of PPAR-γ. Collectively, our findings suggest that MELs can be used as a potential ingredient that modulates AQP3 expression to improve skin moisturization following UVA irradiation-induced damage.