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Cancers (Basel) ; 14(23)2022 Nov 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36497220

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BACKGROUND: Cases of the spontaneous regression of multiple pulmonary metastases, after radiofrequency ablation (RFA), of a single lung metastasis, have been documented to be mediated by the immune system. The interaction of immune checkpoints, e.g., PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4/CD80, may explain this phenomenon. The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify immune mechanisms triggered by RFA of pulmonary metastases originating from colorectal cancer. METHODS: We used two-site time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer as determined by frequency-domain FLIM (iFRET) for the quantification of receptor-ligand interactions. iFRET provides a method by which immune checkpoint interaction states can be quantified in a spatiotemporal manner. The same patient sections were used for assessment of ligand-receptor interaction and intratumoral T-cell labeling. CONCLUSION: The checkpoint interaction states quantified by iFRET did not correlate with ligand expression. We show that immune checkpoint ligand expression as a predictive biomarker may be unsuitable as it does not confirm checkpoint interactions. In pre-RFA-treated metastases, there was a significant and negative correlation between PD-1/PD-L1 interaction state and intratumoral CD3+ and CD8+ density. The negative correlation of CD8+ and interactive states of PD-1/PD-L1 can be used to assess the state of immune suppression in RFA-treated patients.

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Curr Top Microbiol Immunol ; 436: 337-347, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36243851

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Aberrant overactivation of the immune system can give rise to chronic and persistent self-attack, culminating in autoimmune disease. This is currently managed therapeutically using potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory drugs. Class I phosphoinositide-3-kinases (PI3Ks) have been identified as ideal therapeutic targets for autoimmune diseases given their wide-ranging roles in immunological processes. Although progress has been hampered by issues such as poor drug tolerance and drug resistance, several PI3K inhibitors have now received regulatory approval with many others in development, including several intended to suppress the immune response in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. This chapter reviews the evidence for contribution of aberrant PI3K activity to a range of autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis and type I diabetes) and possible therapeutic application of isoform-specific PI3K inhibitors as immunosuppressive drugs.


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Doenças Autoimunes , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases , Doenças Autoimunes/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Fosfatidilinositóis/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Isoformas de Proteínas/uso terapêutico
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FEBS Lett ; 596(21): 2721-2735, 2022 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36002439

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Innate and adaptive immune systems are built-in homeostatic functions of many multicellular organisms and protect the host against foreign pathogens and infections. Dysregulation of the molecular mechanisms of the immune system can result in autoimmune diseases. The immune system can also be harnessed and manipulated to provide targeted cancer therapies, some of them relying on the blockade of immune-checkpoint receptors. Two prominent immune checkpoints, PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4/CD80, comprise receptor-ligand pairs that prevent the host immune cells from attacking host tissues. However, cancer cells upregulate the respective PD-L1 and CD80 ligands for PD-1 and CTLA-4 and thereby evade the host-immune response. Therapeutic drugs that block PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4/CD80 interactions re-enable the immune system to attack cancer cells, but their prognostic biomarker remains challenging. In this review, we discuss how the use of quantitative molecular imaging can be exploited to predict the response to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapies and to identify cancer patients who would benefit from them.


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Antígeno B7-H1 , Imunoterapia , Neoplasias , Medicina de Precisão , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1 , Proteômica , Humanos , Antígeno B7-H1/genética , Antígeno B7-H1/imunologia , Antígeno CTLA-4/genética , Antígeno CTLA-4/imunologia , Imunoterapia/métodos , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/imunologia , Medicina de Precisão/métodos , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/genética , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/imunologia , Proteômica/métodos
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Br J Cancer ; 124(10): 1618-1620, 2021 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33723395
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J Rheumatol ; 48(6): 867-876, 2021 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33132218

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OBJECTIVE: The modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) remains the preferred method for skin assessment in systemic sclerosis (SSc). There are concerns regarding high interobserver variability of mRSS and negative clinical trials utilizing mRSS as the primary endpoint. High-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) allows objective assessment of cutaneous fibrosis in SSc. We investigated the relationship between HFUS with both mRSS and dermal collagen. METHODS: Skin thickness (ST), echogenicity, and novel shear wave elastography (SWE) were assessed in 53 patients with SSc and 15 healthy controls (HCs) at the finger, hand, forearm, and abdomen. The relationship between HFUS parameters with mRSS (n = 53) and dermal collagen (10 patients with SSc and 10 HCs) was investigated. Intraobserver repeatability of HFUS was calculated using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). RESULTS: HFUS assessment of ST (hand/forearm) and SWE (finger/hand) correlated with local mRSS at some sites. Subclinical abnormalities in ST, echogenicity, and SWE were present in clinically uninvolved SSc skin. Additionally, changes in echogenicity and SWE were sometimes apparent despite objectively normal ST on HFUS. ST, SWE, and local mRSS correlated strongly with collagen quantification (r = 0.697, 0.709, 0.649, respectively). Intraobserver repeatability was high for all HFUS parameters (ICCs for ST = 0.946-0.978; echogenicity = 0.648-0.865; and SWE = 0.953-0.973). CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrate excellent reproducibility and reassuring convergent validity with dermal collagen content. Detection of subclinical abnormalities is an additional benefit of HFUS. The observed correlations with collagen quantification support further investigation of HFUS as an alternative to mRSS in clinical trial settings.


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Escleroderma Sistêmico , Colágeno , Mãos/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Escleroderma Sistêmico/diagnóstico por imagem , Pele/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia
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Cancer Res ; 80(19): 4244-4257, 2020 10 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32855204

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Many cancers are termed immunoevasive due to expression of immunomodulatory ligands. Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) and cluster of differentiation 80/86 (CD80/86) interact with their receptors, programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4), respectively, on tumor-infiltrating leukocytes eliciting immunosuppression. Immunotherapies aimed at blocking these interactions are revolutionizing cancer treatments, albeit in an inadequately described patient subset. To address the issue of patient stratification for immune checkpoint intervention, we quantitatively imaged PD-1/PD-L1 interactions in tumor samples from patients, employing an assay that readily detects these intercellular protein-protein interactions in the less than or equal to 10 nm range. These analyses across multiple patient cohorts demonstrated the intercancer, interpatient, and intratumoral heterogeneity of interacting immune checkpoints. The PD-1/PD-L1 interaction was not correlated with clinical PD-L1 expression scores in malignant melanoma. Crucially, among anti-PD-1-treated patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, those with lower PD-1/PD-L1 interaction had significantly worsened survival. It is surmised that within tumors selecting for an elevated level of PD-1/PD-L1 interaction, there is a greater dependence on this pathway for immune evasion and hence, they exhibit more impressive patient response to intervention. SIGNIFICANCE: Quantitation of immune checkpoint interaction by direct imaging demonstrates that immunotherapy-treated patients with metastatic NSCLC with a low extent of PD-1/PD-L1 interaction show significantly worse outcome.


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Antígeno B7-H1/metabolismo , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/imunologia , Carcinoma de Células Renais/imunologia , Neoplasias Renais/imunologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/imunologia , Melanoma/imunologia , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Antígeno B7-H1/antagonistas & inibidores , Antígeno B7-H1/imunologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/metabolismo , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/mortalidade , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma de Células Renais/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Renais/patologia , Feminino , Transferência Ressonante de Energia de Fluorescência/métodos , Humanos , Neoplasias Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Renais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidade , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , Melanoma/tratamento farmacológico , Melanoma/metabolismo , Melanoma/mortalidade , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Terapia de Alvo Molecular , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/imunologia , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Resultado do Tratamento
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Sci Rep ; 7(1): 12389, 2017 09 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28959041

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Calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) and the receptor activity-modifying protein 2 (RAMP2) comprise a receptor for adrenomedullin (AM). Although it is known that AM induces internalization of CLR•RAMP2, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that regulate the trafficking of CLR•RAMP2. Using HEK and HMEC-1 cells, we observed that AM-induced activation of CLR•RAMP2 promoted ubiquitination of CLR. A mutant (CLRΔ9KR), lacking all intracellular lysine residues was functional and trafficked similar to the wild-type receptor, but was not ubiquitinated. Degradation of CLR•RAMP2 and CLRΔ9KR•RAMP2 was not dependent on the duration of AM stimulation or ubiquitination and occurred via a mechanism that was partially prevented by peptidase inhibitors. Degradation of CLR•RAMP2 was sensitive to overexpression of hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (HRS), but not to HRS knockdown, whereas CLRΔ9KR•RAMP2 degradation was unaffected. Overexpression, but not knockdown of HRS, promoted hyperubiquitination of CLR under basal conditions. Thus, we propose a role for ubiquitin and HRS in the regulation of AM-induced degradation of CLR•RAMP2.


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Adrenomedulina/metabolismo , Complexos Endossomais de Distribuição Requeridos para Transporte/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Receptores de Adrenomedulina/metabolismo , Ubiquitinação/fisiologia , Proteína Semelhante a Receptor de Calcitonina/genética , Proteína Semelhante a Receptor de Calcitonina/metabolismo , Complexos Endossomais de Distribuição Requeridos para Transporte/genética , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Transporte Proteico , Proteólise , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Proteína 2 Modificadora da Atividade de Receptores/genética , Proteína 2 Modificadora da Atividade de Receptores/metabolismo , Ubiquitina/metabolismo
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J Immunol ; 198(9): 3679-3689, 2017 05 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28363904

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H2O2 is an early danger cue required for innate immune cell recruitment to wounds. To date, little is known about whether H2O2 is required for the migration of human adaptive immune cells to sites of inflammation. However, oxidative stress is known to impair T cell activity, induce actin stiffness, and inhibit cell polarization. In this study, we show that low oxidative concentrations of H2O2 also impede chemokinesis and chemotaxis of previously activated human T cells to CXCL11, but not CXCL10 or CXCL12. We show that this deficiency in migration is due to a reduction in inflammatory chemokine receptor CXCR3 surface expression and cellular activation of lipid phosphatase SHIP-1. We demonstrate that H2O2 acts through an Src kinase to activate a negative regulator of PI3K signaling, SHIP-1 via phosphorylation, providing a molecular mechanism for H2O2-induced chemotaxis deficiency. We hypothesize that although H2O2 serves as an early recruitment trigger for innate immune cells, it appears to operate as an inhibitor of T lymphocyte immune adaptive responses that are not required until later in the repair process.


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Movimento Celular , Quimiocina CXCL11/metabolismo , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/farmacologia , Terapia de Imunossupressão , Linfócitos T/efeitos dos fármacos , Actinas/metabolismo , Imunidade Adaptativa , Adulto , Idoso , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Feminino , Humanos , Imunidade Inata/efeitos dos fármacos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol-3,4,5-Trifosfato 5-Fosfatases/metabolismo , Receptores CXCR3/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Adulto Jovem , Quinases da Família src/metabolismo
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Differentiation ; 93: 39-49, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27875772

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Barrett's metaplasia is the only known morphological precursor to oesophageal adenocarcinoma and is characterized by replacement of stratified squamous epithelium by columnar epithelium. The cell of origin is uncertain and the molecular mechanisms responsible for the change in cellular phenotype are poorly understood. We therefore explored the role of two transcription factors, Cdx2 and HNF4α in the conversion using primary organ cultures. Biopsy samples from cases of human Barrett's metaplasia were analysed for the presence of CDX2 and HNF4α. A new organ culture system for adult murine oesophagus is described. Using this, Cdx2 and HNF4α were ectopically expressed by adenoviral infection. The phenotype following infection was determined by a combination of PCR, immunohistochemical and morphological analyses. We demonstrate the expression of CDX2 and HNF4α in human biopsy samples. Our oesophageal organ culture system expressed markers characteristic of the normal SSQE: p63, K14, K4 and loricrin. Ectopic expression of HNF4α, but not of Cdx2 induced expression of Tff3, villin, K8 and E-cadherin. HNF4α is sufficient to induce a columnar-like phenotype in adult mouse oesophageal epithelium and is present in the human condition. These data suggest that induction of HNF4α is a key early step in the formation of Barrett's metaplasia and are consistent with an origin of Barrett's metaplasia from the oesophageal epithelium.


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Adenocarcinoma/genética , Esôfago de Barrett/genética , Fator de Transcrição CDX2/genética , Neoplasias Esofágicas/genética , Fator 4 Nuclear de Hepatócito/genética , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Adulto , Animais , Esôfago de Barrett/patologia , Biópsia , Epitélio/patologia , Neoplasias Esofágicas/patologia , Esôfago/patologia , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Proteínas de Neoplasias/biossíntese , Técnicas de Cultura de Órgãos
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PLoS One ; 9(12): e113555, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25460003

RESUMO

Branching morphogenesis is a critical step in the development of many epithelial organs. The phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) pathway has been identified as a central component of this process but the precise role has not been fully established. Herein we sought to determine the role of PI3K in murine lung branching using a series of pharmacological inhibitors directed at this pathway. The pan-class I PI3K inhibitor ZSTK474 greatly enhanced the branching potential of whole murine lung explants as measured by an increase in the number of terminal branches compared with controls over 48 hours. This enhancement of branching was also observed following inhibition of the downstream signalling components of PI3K, Akt and mTOR. Isoform selective inhibitors of PI3K identified that the alpha isoform of PI3K is a key driver in branching morphogenesis. To determine if the effect of PI3K inhibition on branching was specific to the lung epithelium or secondary to an effect on the mesenchyme we assessed the impact of PI3K inhibition in cultures of mesenchyme-free lung epithelium. Isolated lung epithelium cultured with FGF7 formed large cyst-like structures, whereas co-culture with FGF7 and ZSTK474 induced the formation of defined branches with an intact lumen. Together these data suggest a novel role for PI3K in the branching program of the murine embryonic lung contradictory to that reported in other branching organs. Our observations also point towards PI3K acting as a morphogenic switch for FGF7 signalling.


Assuntos
Fator 7 de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Pulmão/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Morfogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Animais , Epitélio/efeitos dos fármacos , Epitélio/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Fator 7 de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/genética , Humanos , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Pulmão/embriologia , Camundongos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Fosfatidilinositóis/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Triazinas/administração & dosagem
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Eur J Pharm Biopharm ; 85(1): 12-9, 2013 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23958314

RESUMO

Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) offer the exciting potential of effectively delivering macromolecules to the cytoplasm of a cell that are otherwise impermeable to the plasma membrane. Although the use of these peptides has so far been well tolerated in clinical trials, it is important to remember that some of these CPPs were originally derived from pathogenic material. We therefore sought to determine if three of the most widely studied CPPs; HIV-TAT, Antennapedia and Transportan, initiated an immune response in epithelial cells. Using conditions where these peptides efficiently delivered a rhodamine tagged BSA cargo to the interior of epithelial cells, we failed to observe an effect on cell viability as determined by MTT assay (P>0.05). Further, CPP-mediated delivery of this protein cargo failed to activate NFκB, which would be indicative of toll-like receptor signalling. Finally, no significant increase in the release of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-8 and IL-6 was detected in epithelial cells exposed to CPP complexes for 72 h (P>0.05). Together, these results indicate that these commonly used CPPs are passive carriers that do not initiate epithelial cell-associated 'danger signals' during the process of cytoplasmic delivery of a model protein cargo.


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Células Epiteliais Alveolares/imunologia , Peptídeos Penetradores de Células/efeitos adversos , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos/efeitos adversos , Enterócitos/imunologia , Imunidade Inata , Queratinócitos/imunologia , Células Epiteliais Alveolares/citologia , Células Epiteliais Alveolares/metabolismo , Proteína do Homeodomínio de Antennapedia/efeitos adversos , Proteína do Homeodomínio de Antennapedia/química , Transporte Biológico , Linhagem Celular , Sobrevivência Celular , Citocinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila/efeitos adversos , Proteínas de Drosophila/química , Composição de Medicamentos , Enterócitos/citologia , Enterócitos/metabolismo , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Corantes Fluorescentes/metabolismo , Galanina/efeitos adversos , Galanina/química , Humanos , Queratinócitos/citologia , Queratinócitos/metabolismo , Oligopeptídeos/efeitos adversos , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/efeitos adversos , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/efeitos adversos , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/química , Rodaminas/química , Rodaminas/metabolismo , Venenos de Vespas/efeitos adversos , Venenos de Vespas/química , Produtos do Gene tat do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/efeitos adversos , Produtos do Gene tat do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/química
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J Immunol ; 190(4): 1551-9, 2013 Feb 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23319734

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Migration of naive CD4(+) T lymphocytes into lymphoid tissue is essential for their activation and subsequent roles in adaptive immunity. The adhesion molecule L-selectin (CD62L), critical for this process, is highly expressed on naive CD4(+) T lymphocytes and is downregulated upon T lymphocyte activation. We demonstrate protein expression of P2X7R on naive CD4(+) T lymphocytes and show functional channel activity in whole-cell patch clamp recordings. CD62L downregulation occurs rapidly in response to extracellular ATP, a process that is blocked by selective antagonists of P2X7R. This loss of surface CD62L expression was not associated with externalization of phosphatidylserine. While investigating the mechanisms for this process, we revealed that pharmacological modulation of mitochondrial complex I or III, but not inhibition of NADPH oxidase, enhanced P2X7R-dependent CD62L downregulation by increasing ATP potency. Enhanced superoxide generation in the mitochondria of rotenone- and antimycin A-treated cells was observed and may contribute to the enhanced sensitivity of P2X7R to ATP. P2X7R-dependent exposure of phosphatidylserine was also revealed by preincubation with mitochondrial uncouplers prior to ATP treatment. This may present a novel mechanism whereby P2X7R-dependent phosphatidylserine exposure occurs only when cells have enhanced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation. The clearance of apoptotic cells may therefore be enhanced by this mechanism which requires functional P2X7R expression.


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Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/imunologia , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Regulação para Baixo , Selectina L , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/fisiologia , Superóxidos/metabolismo , Regulação para Cima/imunologia , Trifosfato de Adenosina/fisiologia , Apoptose/imunologia , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/citologia , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Membrana Celular/imunologia , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Regulação para Baixo/imunologia , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Células Jurkat , Mitocôndrias/imunologia , Superóxidos/farmacologia
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Pharmacol Rev ; 64(4): 1027-54, 2012 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23023033

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The phosphoinositide 3-kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin/protein kinase B (PI3K/mTOR/Akt) signaling pathway is central to a plethora of cellular mechanisms in a wide variety of cells including leukocytes. Perturbation of this signaling cascade is implicated in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders as well as hematological malignancies. Proteins within the PI3K/mTOR/Akt pathway therefore represent attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. There has been a remarkable evolution of PI3K inhibitors in the past 20 years from the early chemical tool compounds to drugs that are showing promise as anticancer agents in clinical trials. The use of animal models and pharmacological tools has expanded our knowledge about the contribution of individual class I PI3K isoforms to immune cell function. In addition, class II and III PI3K isoforms are emerging as nonredundant regulators of immune cell signaling revealing potentially novel targets for disease treatment. Further complexity is added to the PI3K/mTOR/Akt pathway by a number of novel signaling inputs and feedback mechanisms. These can present either caveats or opportunities for novel drug targets. Here, we consider recent advances in 1) our understanding of the contribution of individual PI3K isoforms to immune cell function and their relevance to inflammatory/autoimmune diseases as well as lymphoma and 2) development of small molecules with which to inhibit the PI3K pathway. We also consider whether manipulating other proximal elements of the PI3K signaling cascade (such as class II and III PI3Ks or lipid phosphatases) are likely to be successful in fighting off different immune diseases.


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Doenças Autoimunes/enzimologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/enzimologia , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/imunologia , Animais , Doenças Autoimunes/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças Autoimunes/imunologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hematológicas/imunologia , Humanos , Sistema Imunitário/enzimologia , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/enzimologia , Inflamação/imunologia , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/química , Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Transdução de Sinais
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Eur J Immunol ; 42(12): 3394-404, 2012 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22930133

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The signalling molecule PI3Kγ has been reported to play a key role in the immune system and the inflammatory response. In particular, it facilitates the migration of haemato-poietic cells to the site of inflammation. In this study, we reveal a novel role for PI3Kγ in the regulation of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-17. Loss of PI3Kγ or expression of a catalytically inactive mutant of PI3Kγ in mice led to increased IL-17 production both in vitro and in vivo in response to various stimuli. The kinetic profile was unaltered from WT cells, with no effect on proliferation or other cytokines. Elevated levels of IL-17 were not due to an aberrant expansion of IL-17-producing cells. Furthermore, we also identified an increase in IL-17RA expression on PI3Kγ(-/-) CD4(+) T cells, yet these cells exhibited impaired PI3K-dependent signalling in response to IL-17A, and subsequent NF-κB phosphorylation. In vivo, instillation of recombinant IL-17 into the airways of mice lacking PI3Kγ signalling also resulted in reduced phosphorylation of Akt. Cell influx in response to IL-17 was also reduced in PI3Kγ(-/-) lungs. These data demonstrate PI3Kγ-dependent signalling downstream of IL-17RA, which plays a pivotal role in regulating IL-17 production in T cells.


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Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/imunologia , Interleucina-17/imunologia , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/imunologia , Receptores de Interleucina-17/imunologia , Transdução de Sinais/imunologia , Animais , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Regulação Enzimológica da Expressão Gênica/genética , Regulação Enzimológica da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Interleucina-17/genética , Interleucina-17/metabolismo , Pulmão/imunologia , Pulmão/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Knockout , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Fosforilação/genética , Fosforilação/imunologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/imunologia , Receptores de Interleucina-17/genética , Receptores de Interleucina-17/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/genética
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Front Immunol ; 3: 226, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22876243

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The predominant expression of the γ and δ isoforms of PI3K in cells of hematopoietic lineage prompted speculation that inhibitors of these isoforms could offer opportunities for selective targeting of PI3K in the immune system in a range of immune-related pathologies. While there has been some success in developing PI3Kδ inhibitors, progress in developing selective inhibitors of PI3Kγ has been rather disappointing. This has prompted the search for alternative targets with which to modulate PI3K signaling specifically in the immune system. One such target is the SH2 domain-containing inositol-5-phosphatase-1 (SHIP-1) which de-phosphorylates PI(3,4,5)P(3) at the D5 position of the inositol ring to create PI(3,4)P(2). In this article, we first describe the current state of PI3K isoform-selective inhibitor development. We then focus on the structure of SHIP-1 and its function in the immune system. Finally, we consider the current state of development of small molecule compounds that potently and selectively modulate SHIP activity and which offer novel opportunities to manipulate PI3K mediated signaling in the immune system.

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Curr Opin Pharmacol ; 12(4): 444-51, 2012 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22483603

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PI3K is critical for the normal function of the immune system, however dysregulated PI3K mediated signaling has been linked to the development of many immune mediated pathologies. This review describes current progress in the development of isoform-specific PI3K inhibitors that hold promise for the treatment of hematopoietic malignancies as well as for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. A SH2-domain containing inositol-5-phosphatase (SHIP) is a regulator of PI3K signaling, and is also discussed as a potential drug target for immunomodulation and the treatment of leukemia. Recent progress has been made in the development of small molecule compounds that potently and selectively modulate SHIP activity and hence provide a novel mechanism to alter PI3K mediated signaling.


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Inibidores de Fosfoinositídeo-3 Quinase , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolases/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/imunologia , Inositol Polifosfato 5-Fosfatases , Isoenzimas/antagonistas & inibidores , Isoenzimas/imunologia , Leucemia/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia/imunologia , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/imunologia , Fosfatidilinositol-3,4,5-Trifosfato 5-Fosfatases , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolases/imunologia
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Org Biomol Chem ; 9(22): 7814-21, 2011 Oct 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21952734

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Protein arginine N-methyltransferases (PRMTs) selectively replace N-H for N-CH(3) at substrate protein guanidines, a post-translational modification important for a range of biological processes, such as epigenetic regulation, signal transduction and cancer progression. Selective chemical probes are required to establish the dynamic function of individual PRMTs. Herein, model inhibitors designed to occupy PRMT binding sites for an arginine substrate and S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) co-factor are described. Expedient access to such compounds by modular synthesis is detailed. Remarkably, biological evaluation revealed some compounds to be potent inhibitors of PRMT1, but inactive against CARM1. Docking studies show how prototype compounds may occupy the binding sites for a co-factor and arginine substrate. Overlay of PRMT1 and CARM1 binding sites suggest a difference in a single amino acid that may be responsible for the observed selectivity.


Assuntos
Arginina/metabolismo , Inibidores Enzimáticos/síntese química , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/metabolismo , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , S-Adenosilmetionina/metabolismo , Arginina/antagonistas & inibidores , Sítios de Ligação , Cristalografia por Raios X , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Epigênese Genética , Escherichia coli , Humanos , Metilação , Modelos Moleculares , Peso Molecular , Plasmídeos , Ligação Proteica , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/química , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/química , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/genética , Proteínas Repressoras/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Repressoras/química , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , S-Adenosilmetionina/antagonistas & inibidores , Especificidade por Substrato , Transformação Bacteriana
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Environ Sci Technol ; 45(14): 6188-95, 2011 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21711052

RESUMO

XAFS spectroscopy has been used to determine the Ni species in particulate matter collected on quartz thimble filters in the stacks of eight residual (No. 6 fuel) oil-burning electric utility steam-generating units. Proper speciation of nickel in emitted particulate matter is necessary to correctly anticipate potential health risks. Analysis of the spectroscopic data using least-squares linear combination methods and a newly developed method specific for small quantities of Ni sulfide compounds in such emissions show that potentially carcinogenic Ni sulfide compounds are absent within the detection limits of the method (≤ 3% of the total Ni) in the particulate matter samples investigated. In addition to the major nickel sulfate phase (NiSO(4)·6H(2)O), lesser amounts of (Ni,Mg)O and/or NiFe(2)O(4) were also identified in most emission samples. On the basis of the results from these emission characterization studies, the appropriateness of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's assumption that the Ni compound mixture emitted from residual oil-fired power plants is 50% as carcinogenic as nickel subsulfide (Ni(3)S(2)) should be re-evaluated.


Assuntos
Poluentes Atmosféricos/análise , Cinza de Carvão/química , Monitoramento Ambiental/estatística & dados numéricos , Níquel/análise , Centrais Elétricas , Cinza de Carvão/análise , Análise dos Mínimos Quadrados , Níquel/química , Vapor , Espectroscopia por Absorção de Raios X
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