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EMBO Rep ; 21(10): e49680, 2020 10 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32815283

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The primary cilium is a sensory organelle that receives specific signals from the extracellular environment important for vertebrate development and tissue homeostasis. Lamins, the major components of the nuclear lamina, are required to maintain the nuclear structure and are involved in most nuclear activities. In this study, we show that deficiency in lamin A/C causes defective ciliogenesis, accompanied by increased cytoplasmic accumulation of actin monomers and increased formation of actin filaments. Disruption of actin filaments by cytochalasin D rescues the defective ciliogenesis in lamin A/C-depleted cells. Moreover, lamin A/C-deficient cells display lower levels of nesprin 2 and defects in recruiting Arp2, myosin Va, and tau tubulin kinase 2 to the basal body during ciliogenesis. Collectively, our results uncover a functional link between nuclear lamina integrity and ciliogenesis and implicate the malfunction of primary cilia in the pathogenesis of laminopathy.


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Lamina Tipo A , Lámina Nuclear , Actinas , Núcleo Celular , Cilios , Lamina Tipo A/genética , Laminas/genética
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Zhong Yao Cai ; 39(1): 6-10, 2016 Jan.
Artículo en Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30079696

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Objective: To improve the protocorms of Dendrobium officinale induction and proliferation growth rate. Methods: Dendrobium officinale plumule was selected as experimental material and 1 /2MS + 2% sucrose + 10% banana puree + 0. 8% agar with p H value of 6. 0 was applied as minimal medium. The optimal hormone concentration for the induction of protocorm-like bodies of Dendrobium officinale was explored; effects of different physiological statuses of protocorm-like bodies,sizes of inoculated explants,days of cultured, and methods of laminated culture on the proliferation and growth of protocorm-like bodies were studied. Results: Addition of 6-BA0. 3 mg / L and NAA 0. 2 mg / L was the optimal concentration for the induction of protocorm-like bodies; protocorm-like bodies with light yellow color and loosened and plump form presented faster proliferation and weight gained; ten protocorm-like bodies with similar physiological statuses were inoculated as one group. The most significant proliferation and weight gained were observed after cultured for 45 d,the proliferation rate was up to 1008%. The plants presented strengthened regeneration capacity and the average amount of regenerated plants by each gram of protocorm-like bodies after proliferation was 1 132. In the process of laminated culture, protocorm-like bodies on the upper layer presented satisfactory condition of proliferation and weight gained, and this method was also applicable for rejuvenation of protocorm-like bodies. Conclusion: The optimal hormone concentration and proliferation growth technical parameters are screened out for promoting the Dendrobium officinale protocorms,which improved the Dendrobium officinale protocorms induction and technology system of proliferation growth.


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Dendrobium , Proliferación Celular , Regeneración
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Heliyon ; 10(3): e25318, 2024 Feb 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38356571

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Objective: To review studies on digital medicine in cardiovascular diseases (CVD), discuss its development process, knowledge structure and research hotspots, and provide a perspective for researchers in this field. Methods: The relevant literature in recent 20 years (January 2004 to October 2022) were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). CiteSpace was used to demonstrate our knowledge of keywords, co-references and speculative frontiers. VOSviewer was used to chart the contributions of authors, institutions and countries and incorporates their link strength into the table. Results: A total of 5265 English articles in set timespan were included. The number of publications increased steadily annually. The United States (US) produced the highest number of publications, followed by England. Most publications were from Harvard Medicine School, followed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham Women's Hospital. The most authoritative academic journal was JMIR mHealth and uHealth. Noseworthy PA may have the highest influence in this intersected field with the highest number of citations and total link strength. The utilization of wearable mobile devices in the context of CVD, encompassing the identification of risk factors, diagnosis and prevention of diseases, as well as early intervention and remote management of diseases, has been widely acknowledged as a knowledge base and an area of current interest. To investigate the impact of various digital medicine interventions on chronic care and assess their clinical effectiveness, examine the potential of machine learning (ML) in delivering clinical care for atrial fibrillation (AF) and identifying early disease risk factors, as well as explore the development of disease prediction models using neural networks (NNs), ML and unsupervised learning in CVD prognosis, may emerge as future trends and areas of focus. Conclusion: Recently, there has been a significant surge of interest in the investigation of digital medicine in CVD. This initial bibliometric study offers a comprehensive analysis of the research landscape pertaining to digital medicine in CVD, thereby furnishing related scholars with a dependable reference to facilitate further progress in this domain.

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iScience ; 26(6): 106992, 2023 Jun 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37378334

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Nuclear deformation has been observed in some cancer cells for decades, but its underlying mechanism and biological significance remain elusive. To address these questions, we employed human lung cancer A549 cell line as a model in context with transforming growth factor ß (TGFß)-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Here, we report that nuclear deformation induced by TGFß is concomitant with increased phosphorylation of lamin A at Ser390, defective nuclear lamina and genome instability. AKT2 and Smad3 serve as the downstream effectors for TGFß to induce nuclear deformation. AKT2 directly phosphorylates lamin A at Ser390, whereas Smad3 is required for AKT2 activation upon TGFß stimulation. Expression of the lamin A mutant with a substitution of Ser390 to Ala or suppression of AKT2 or Smad3 prevents nuclear deformation and genome instability induced by TGFß. These findings reveal a molecular mechanism for TGFß-induced nuclear deformation and establish a role of nuclear deformation in genome instability during epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

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Life Sci Alliance ; 6(2)2023 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36446524

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Epithelial cells usually trigger their "migratory machinery" upon loss of adhesion to their neighbors. This default is important for both physiological (e.g., wound healing) and pathological (e.g., tumor metastasis) processes. However, the underlying mechanism for such a default remains unclear. In this study, we used the human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) SAS cells as a model and found that loss of cell-cell adhesion induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and vimentin expression, both of which were required for SAS cell migration upon loss of cell-cell adhesion. We demonstrated that Tiam1-mediated Rac1 activation was responsible for the ROS generation through NADPH-dependent oxidases. Moreover, the ROS-Src-STAT3 signaling pathway that led to vimentin expression was important for SAS cell migration. The activation of ROS, Src, and STAT3 was also detected in tumor biopsies from HNSCC patients. Notably, activated STAT3 was more abundant at the tumor invasive front and correlated with metastatic progression of HNSCC. Together, our results unveil a mechanism of how cells trigger their migration upon loss of cell-cell adhesion and highlight an important role of the ROS-Src-STAT3 signaling pathway in the progression of HNSCC.


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Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello , NADPH Oxidasas , Humanos , Adhesión Celular , Vimentina , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeza y Cuello , Movimiento Celular , Proteína de Unión al GTP rac1
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World J Clin Cases ; 10(29): 10772-10778, 2022 Oct 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36312483

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TS) is a rare acute cardiac disease with clinical features, symptoms, and electrocardiographic manifestations similar to those of acute myocardial infarction. We present the case of a patient with TS caused by a pheochromocytoma, which was confirmed by the postoperative pathology. Furthermore, we present the patient's subsequent management, treatment, and outcome. CASE SUMMARY: A 64-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with episodic chest pain and palpitations, electrocardiogram (ECG) findings suggestive of high lateral wall myocardial infarction, echocardiogram showing left ventricular wall segmental motion abnormalities, and elevated levels of the myocardial marker troponin. The patient underwent coronary angiography, which revealed unobstructed blood flow without obvious stenosis. During their hospitalization, the patient had paroxysmal elevation of blood pressure accompanied by palpitations and profuse sweating, with elevated blood catecholamine levels during seizures. Subsequent computerized tomography of the adrenal glands revealed the presence of a nodule in the right adrenal, which was resected and determined to be an adrenal pheochromocytoma. Therefore, the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma-induced atypical TS was made. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery. CONCLUSION: Cardiologists should consider pheochromocytoma in patients with TS. Early detection allows timely intervention, benefiting patients.

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Comput Intell Neurosci ; 2020: 7179647, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32765597

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Multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) with higher population diversity have been extensively presented in literature studies and shown great potential in the approximate Pareto front (PF). Especially, in the recent development of MOEAs, the reference line method is increasingly favored due to its diversity enhancement nature and auxiliary selection mechanism based on the uniformly distributed reference line. However, the existing reference line method ignores the nadir point and consequently causes the Pareto incompatibility problem, which makes the algorithm convergence worse. To address this issue, a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm based on the adaptive cross-reference line method, called MOEA-CRL, is proposed under the framework of the indicator-based MOEAs. Based on the dominant penalty distance (DPD) indicator, the cross-reference line method can not only solve the Pareto incompatibility problem but also enhance the population diversity on the convex PF and improve the performances of MOEA-CRL for irregular PF. In addition, the MOEA-CRL adjusts the distribution of the cross-reference lines directly defined by the DPD indicator according to the contributing solutions. Therefore, the adaptation of cross-reference lines will not be affected by the population size and the uniform distribution of cross-reference lines can be maintained. The MOEA-CRL is examined and compared with other MOEAs on several benchmark problems. The experimental results show that the MOEA-CRL is superior to several advanced MOEAs, especially on the convex PF. The MOEA-CRL exhibits the flexibility in population size setting and the great versatility in various multiobjective optimization problems (MOPs) and many-objective optimization problems (MaOPs).


Asunto(s)
Algoritmos
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DNA Repair (Amst) ; 7(3): 452-63, 2008 Mar 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18206427

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Cytotoxic action (tumor cell killing) and carcinogenic side effect (therapy-related secondary leukemia) of etoposide are closely related to its ability in stabilizing topoisomerase II cleavable complex (TOP2cc), a unique form of protein-linked DNA break. How cells process and detect TOP2-concealed DNA damage for the activation of downstream cellular responses remains unclear. Here, we showed proteasomal degradation of both TOP2 isozymes in a transcription-dependent manner upon etoposide treatment. Downregulation of TOP2 was preferentially associated with proteasomal removal of TOP2 in TOP2cc rather than proteolysis of free TOP2. Interestingly, blockage of TOP2 downregulation in TOP2cc also caused reduction in etoposide-induced activation of DNA damage molecules, an observation suggesting that the processing pathways of TOP2cc are involved in activation of etoposide-induced cellular responses. In this regard, we observed two TOP2cc processing pathways, replication- and transcription-initiated processing (RIP and TIP) with proteasome involved in the latter. Importantly, two processing pathways contributed to differential activation of various DNA damage signaling and downstream cellular responses. Etoposide-induced phosphorylation of p53 relied mainly on RIP, whereas activation of Chk1, Chk2 depended largely on TIP. Both RIP and TIP played roles in activating non-homologous end joining pathway, while only RIP modulated etoposide-induced cell killing in a p53-dependent manner. Collectively, our results are consistent with the notion that protein-linked DNA breakage (e.g., TOP2cc) requires processing pathways for initiating downstream DNA damage detection, repair as well as cell death programs.


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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/farmacología , Daño del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , Replicación del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , Etopósido/farmacología , Transcripción Genética/efectos de los fármacos , Antígenos de Neoplasias/genética , Antígenos de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Quinasa 1 Reguladora del Ciclo Celular (Checkpoint 1) , Quinasa de Punto de Control 2 , Reparación del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , ADN-Topoisomerasas de Tipo II/genética , ADN-Topoisomerasas de Tipo II/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Abajo , Glutaminasa/metabolismo , Células HCT116 , Histonas/metabolismo , Humanos , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión a Poli-ADP-Ribosa , Complejo de la Endopetidasa Proteasomal , Proteínas Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteína de Replicación A/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Topoisomerasa II , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo
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Cell Death Dis ; 9(5): 502, 2018 05 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29717132

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The adult olfactory mucosa, a highly regenerative tissue with unique life-long neurogenesis ability, is thought to harbor a naïve yet tightly controlled stem cell population. It will provide unique benefits in various stem cell-based therapies, such as stroke treatment. Here, we identified a subpopulation of adult pluripotent-like olfactory stem cells (APOSCs), which were modulated by an epigenetic repressor of CBX7. APOSCs form a floating sphere, express pluripotency markers Nanog, Oct-4, Sox-2, and SSEA-4 and show alkaline phosphatase activity. In addition, APOSCs display self-renewal and a pluripotent potential to differentiate into all three germ layers. Moreover, APOSCs coexpress pluripotency markers with CBX7. Within their natural niche, APOSCs from CBX7+/+ mice responded promptly to either spontaneous or injury-induced tissue regeneration. However, APOSCs from CBX7-/- mice manifested an impaired self-renewal and differentiation potential. Similarly, in vitro-cultivated CBX7-/- APOSCs underwent premature senescence, whereas CBX7+/+ APOSCs still actively divided, indicating that CBX7 is required for the self-renewal of APOSCs. Intracerebral implantation of APOSCs improved the stroke-mediated neurological dysfunction in rodents. These findings indicate that CBX7 plays a critical role in the regenerative properties of APOSCs and indicate the safety and feasibility of implantation of autologous APOSCs in stroke treatment.


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Epigénesis Genética , Mucosa Olfatoria/metabolismo , Células Madre Pluripotentes/metabolismo , Complejo Represivo Polycomb 1/genética , Accidente Cerebrovascular/genética , Animales , Diferenciación Celular , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Proteína Homeótica Nanog/genética , Proteína Homeótica Nanog/metabolismo , Factor 3 de Transcripción de Unión a Octámeros/genética , Factor 3 de Transcripción de Unión a Octámeros/metabolismo , Mucosa Olfatoria/citología , Células Madre Pluripotentes/citología , Complejo Represivo Polycomb 1/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Regeneración/genética , Transducción de Señal , Antígenos Embrionarios Específico de Estadio/genética , Antígenos Embrionarios Específico de Estadio/metabolismo , Trasplante de Células Madre , Accidente Cerebrovascular/metabolismo , Accidente Cerebrovascular/patología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/terapia , Trasplante Autólogo
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Eur J Pharmacol ; 542(1-3): 22-30, 2006 Aug 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16806159

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Cyclopentenone prostaglandins (PGs) such as PGA1, PGA2 and delta12-PGJ2 have been shown to suppress tumor cell growth and to induce apoptosis in prostate cancer cells. Bromovulone III, which is isolated from the soft coral Clavularia viridis, is a cyclopentenone prostanoid. In this study, the anti-tumor activity as well as action mechanism of bromovulone III was identified in prostate cancer cells. Bromovulone III displayed anti-tumor activity of 30 to 100 times more effective than PGA1, PGA2 and delta12-PGJ2 in PC-3 cells. Several targets of caspases and Bcl-2 family of proteins were detected and the data demonstrated that bromovulone III induced the activation of caspase-8, -9 and -3, and Bid cleavage in which the caspase-8 activation occurred the first. Bromovulone III did not modify the protein levels of death receptors and ligands. Of note, the Fas clustering in PC-3 cells responsive to bromovulone III was observed by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy suggesting the involvement of Fas-mediated pathway. Bromovulone III also induced the cleavage of Mcl-1 in this study. The cleavage fragments (24, 19 and 17 kDa) may partly share the apoptotic insult. Although it has been suggested that Fas-mediated signaling may contribute to the caspase-8 activation induced by DNA-damaging agents; however, bromovulone III did not induce any DNA breakage, suggesting that bromovulone III-induced Fas/caspase-8-dependent signaling is not through the direct target on DNA damage. In summary, the data suggest that bromovulone III causes a rapid redistribution and clustering of Fas in PC-3 cells. Subsequently, the Fas event causes the activation and interaction of caspase-8/Bid/caspase-9 signaling cascades, and the activation of executor caspase-3.


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Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Prostaglandinas/farmacología , Receptor fas/metabolismo , Animales , Antozoos/química , Antineoplásicos Hormonales/farmacología , Western Blotting , Caspasa 2/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Caspasas , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular Tumoral , División del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , Fragmentación del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Masculino , Estructura Molecular , Oligopéptidos/farmacología , Prostaglandina D2/química , Prostaglandina D2/farmacología , Prostaglandinas/química , Prostaglandinas A/química , Prostaglandinas A/farmacología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias de la Próstata/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-2/metabolismo
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Sci Rep ; 6: 32595, 2016 09 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27586516

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To guide the use of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) toward clinical applications, identifying pluripotent-like-markers for selecting MSCs that retain potent self-renewal-ability should be addressed. Here, an insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R)-expressing sub-population in human dental pulp MSCs (hDSCs), displayed multipotent properties. IGF1R expression could be maintained in hDSCs when they were cultured in 2% human cord blood serum (hUCS) in contrast to that in 10% fetal calf serum (FCS). Cytokine array showed that hUCS contained higher amount of several growth factors compared to FCS, including IGF-1 and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB). These cytokines modulates the signaling events in the hDSCs and potentially enhances engraftment upon transplantation. Specifically, a bidirectional cross-talk between IGF1R/IGF1 and CXCR4/SDF-1α signaling pathways in hDSCs, as revealed by interaction of the two receptors and synergistic activation of both signaling pathways. In rat stroke model, animals receiving IGF1R(+) hDSCs transplantation, interaction between IGF1R and CXCR4 was demonstrated to promote neuroplasticity, therefore improving neurological function through increasing glucose metabolic activity, enhancing angiogenesis and anti-inflammatiory effects. Therefore, PDGF in hUCS-culture system contributed to the maintenance of the expression of IGF1R in hDSCs. Furthermore, implantation of IGF1R(+) hDSCs exerted enhanced neuroplasticity via integrating inputs from both CXCR4 and IGF1R signaling pathways.


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Células Madre Mesenquimatosas/metabolismo , Plasticidad Neuronal , Receptor IGF Tipo 1/metabolismo , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Animales , Antiinflamatorios/metabolismo , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Becaplermina , Isquemia Encefálica/complicaciones , Isquemia Encefálica/fisiopatología , Circulación Cerebrovascular/efectos de los fármacos , Quimiocina CXCL12/farmacología , Niño , Preescolar , Citocinas/metabolismo , Pulpa Dental/citología , Glucosa/metabolismo , Humanos , Factor I del Crecimiento Similar a la Insulina/farmacología , Masculino , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas/citología , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas/efectos de los fármacos , Neovascularización Fisiológica/efectos de los fármacos , Regeneración Nerviosa/efectos de los fármacos , Neurogénesis/efectos de los fármacos , Plasticidad Neuronal/efectos de los fármacos , Unión Proteica/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-sis/farmacología , Ratas , Recuperación de la Función/efectos de los fármacos , Trasplante de Células Madre , Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones , Accidente Cerebrovascular/fisiopatología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/terapia , Cordón Umbilical/citología
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Cell Transplant ; 23(4-5): 567-71, 2014.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24816451

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Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are unique glia cells restricted to the primary olfactory system including the olfactory mucosa, olfactory nerve, and the outer nerve layer of the olfactory bulb. OECs guide growing olfactory axons from the neurons of the nasal cavity olfactory mucosa to the olfactory bulb to connect both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS). Based on these specialized abilities of OECs, transplantation of OECs to injury sites has been widely investigated for their potential therapeutic applications in neural repair in different injuries. In this article, we reviewed the properties of OECs and their roles in olfactory regeneration and in treatment of different injuries including spinal cord injury, PNS injury, and stroke and neurodegenerative diseases.


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Neuroglía/citología , Bulbo Olfatorio/citología , Mucosa Olfatoria/citología , Nervio Olfatorio/citología , Medicina Regenerativa , Animales , Moléculas de Adhesión Celular/metabolismo , Regeneración Nerviosa , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/terapia , Neuroglía/metabolismo , Neuroglía/trasplante , Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal/terapia
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Clin Cancer Res ; 20(6): 1489-501, 2014 Mar 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24526736

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PURPOSE: Human DNA topoisomerase III alpha (hTOP3α) is involved in DNA repair surveillance and cell-cycle checkpoints possibly through formatting complex with tumor suppressors. However, its role in cancer development remained unsolved. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Coimmunoprecipitation, sucrose gradient, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), real time PCR, and immunoblotting analyses were performed to determine interactions of hTOP3α with p53. Paired cell lines with different hTOP3α levels were generated via ectopic expression and short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated knockdown approaches. Cellular tumorigenic properties were analyzed using cell counting, colony formation, senescence, soft agar assays, and mouse xenograft models. RESULTS: The hTOP3α isozyme binds to p53 and cofractionizes with p53 in gradients differing from fractions containing hTOP3α and BLM. Knockdown of hTOP3α expression (sh-hTOP3α) caused a higher anchorage-independent growth of nontumorigenic RHEK-1 cells. Similarly, sh-hTOP3α and ectopic expression of hTOP3α in cancer cell lines caused increased and reduced tumorigenic abilities, respectively. Genetic and mutation experiments revealed that functional hTOP3α, p53, and p21 are required for this tumor-suppressive activity. Mechanism-wise, ChIP data revealed that hTOP3α binds to the p53 and p21 promoters and positively regulates their expression. Two proteins affect promoter recruitments of each other and collaborate in p21 expression. Moreover, sh-hTOP3α and sh-p53 in AGS cells caused a similar reduction in senescence and hTOP3α mRNA levels were lower in gastric and renal tumor samples. CONCLUSION: We concluded that hTOP3α interacts with p53, regulates p53 and p21 expression, and contributes to the p53-mediated tumor suppression.


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Inhibidor p21 de las Quinasas Dependientes de la Ciclina/metabolismo , ADN-Topoisomerasas de Tipo I/metabolismo , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica/fisiología , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , Animales , Línea Celular Tumoral , Inmunoprecipitación de Cromatina , Xenoinjertos , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Inmunoprecipitación , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos NOD , Ratones SCID , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa
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Cell Transplant ; 23(12): 1599-612, 2014.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24480430

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In our previous study, intracerebral implantation of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) improved functional outcome in rats with chronic cerebral infarction. Based on this finding, a randomized, single blind controlled study was conducted in 30 patients [PBSC group (n = 15) and control group (n = 15)] with middle cerebral artery infarction confirmed on a T2-weighted MRI 6 months to 5 years after a stroke. Only subjects with neurological deficits of intermediate severity based on the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS; range: 9-20) that had been stable for at least 3 months were enrolled. Those in the PBSC group received subcutaneous G-CSF injections (15 µg/kg/day) for 5 consecutive days, and then stereotaxic implantation of 3-8 × 10(6) CD34(+) immunosorted PBSCs. All 30 patients completed the 12-month follow-up. No serious adverse events were noted during study period. Improvements in stroke scales (NIHSS, ESS, and EMS) and functional outcomes (mRS) from baseline to the end of the 12-month follow-up period were significantly greater in the PBSC than the control group. The fiber numbers asymmetry (FNA) scores based on diffusion tensor image (DTI) tractography were reduced in every PBSC-treated subject, but not in the control group. Reduction in the FNA scores correlated well with the improvement in NIHSS. Furthermore, a positive motor-evoked potential (MEP) response by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) appeared in 9 of the 15 subjects in the PBSC group. This phase II study demonstrated that implantation of autologous CD34(+) PBSC was safe, feasible, and effective in improving functional outcome.


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Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/citología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/terapia , Adulto , Anciano , Demografía , Imagen de Difusión Tensora , Potenciales Evocados Motores , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/efectos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Accidente Cerebrovascular/fisiopatología , Factores de Tiempo , Trasplante Autólogo , Resultado del Tratamiento
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Biochem Pharmacol ; 83(9): 1208-16, 2012 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22306066

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Structure-associated drug resistance and DNA-unwinding abilities have greatly limited the clinical usage of anthracenediones, including mitoxantrone (MX) and ametantrone (AT), which intercalate into DNA and induce topoisomerase II (TOP2)-mediated DNA break. We studied a series of 1,4-bis(2-amino-ethylamino) MX- and AT-amino acid conjugates (M/AACs) and showed that abilities in cancer cell killing correlate with the amounts of chromosomal DNA breaks induced by M/AACs. Notably, the 1,4-bis-L/l-methionine-conjugated MAC (L/LMet-MAC) exhibits DNA-breaking, cancer cell-killing and anti-tumor activities rivaling those of MX. Interestingly, l- and d-form Met-M/AACs unwind DNA poorly compared to MX and AT. The roles of the two human TOP2 isozymes (hTOP2α and 2ß) in the L/LMet-MAC-induced DNA breakage and cancer cell-killing were suggested by the following observations: (i) M/AAC-induced DNA breakage, cytotoxicity and apoptosis are greatly reduced in various TOP2-deficient conditions; (ii) DNA breaks induced by MACs are highly reversible and effectively antagonized by the TOP2 catalytic inhibitors; (iii) MACs induced differential TOP2-mediated DNA cleavage in vitro using recombinant hTOP2α proteins and the formation of hTOP2α/ßcc in the cell culture system. Interestingly, d-aa-conjugated MACs often caused a lower level in hTOP2-mediated DNA breaks and cell-killing than the corresponding l-form ones indicating a steric-specific effect of MACs. Together, our results suggest that both enzyme- and DNA-drug interactions might contribute to TOP2-targeting by M/AACs. Furthermore, Met-MACs are poor substrates for the MDR1 transporter. Therefore, L/LMet-MAC represents a promising class of TOP2-targeting drugs with favorable drug resistance profiles.


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Antraquinonas/farmacología , Antígenos de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , ADN-Topoisomerasas de Tipo II/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Subfamilia B de Transportador de Casetes de Unión a ATP , Miembro 1 de la Subfamilia B de Casetes de Unión a ATP/metabolismo , Animales , Antraquinonas/química , Antígenos de Neoplasias/genética , Roturas del ADN , Daño del ADN , ADN-Topoisomerasas de Tipo II/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/genética , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Células HL-60 , Humanos , Masculino , Metionina/química , Metionina/farmacología , Ratones , Ratones SCID , Mitoxantrona/química , Mitoxantrona/farmacología , Proteínas de Unión a Poli-ADP-Ribosa , Relación Estructura-Actividad
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Eur J Pharmacol ; 638(1-3): 13-20, 2010 Jul 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20406630

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Chemopreventive non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exhibit diverse pharmacological and biological activities mainly through their inhibitory effect on cyclooxygenase (COX). However, COX-independent mechanisms involving kinase inhibition have been proposed to explain certain therapeutic effects of NSAIDs. Here, we explored the potential relationship between chemopreventive NSAIDs and DNA damage responses induced by treatment with topoisomerase-targeting drugs. (1) Sodium salicylate, a non-COX-selective NSAID, was shown to reduce DNA damage-induced RPA and p53 phosphorylation. (2) The formation of enzyme cleavable complexes by topoisomerase-targeting drugs was not affected in the presence of sodium salicylate. (3) The attenuating effect of NSAIDs on the DNA damage responses is COX-2-independent, since COX-2-selective inhibitors failed to inhibit DNA damage-induced phosphorylation of replication protein A (RPA) and p53. (4) This COX-2-independent attenuating effect was mediated through interference of neither nuclear factor kappa B nor extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathways. (5) The activation of ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase and DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), two key signal transducers upstream of RPA and p53, was found to be significantly reduced with sodium salicylate treatment. (6) Most importantly, sodium salicylate and other NSAIDs directly inhibited kinase activity of ATM and DNA-PK. The extent of inhibition on the kinase activity also correlated with the degree of attenuation on the DNA damage responses. (7) Unexpectedly, sodium salicylate showed a p53-independent protection effect on topoisomerase-mediated cell killing. Together, our study provides evidence that NSAIDs exhibit a novel COX-independent modulating activity of NSAIDs on the DNA damage responses and it is through inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-like kinases.


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Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/farmacología , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Daño del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , ADN-Topoisomerasas/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína Quinasa Activada por ADN/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Salicilato de Sodio/farmacología , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas de la Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutada , Camptotecina/farmacología , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Inhibidores de la Ciclooxigenasa 2/farmacología , Proteína Quinasa Activada por ADN/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Interacciones Farmacológicas , Células HCT116 , Humanos , FN-kappa B , Fosforilación/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteína de Replicación A/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/metabolismo
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Cell Res ; 20(9): 1060-75, 2010 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20603643

RESUMEN

Recent studies have suggested an involvement of processing pathways for the initiation of cellular responses induced by topoisomerase-targeting drugs. Here, we showed that cellular exposure to camptothecin (CPT) induced formation of topoisomerase I cleavable complex (TOP1cc), degradation of TOP1 and activation of DNA damage responses (DDR). Transcription and proteasome-dependent proteolysis, but not replication, were involved in CPT-induced TOP1 degradation, while none of above three processing activities affected TOP1cc formation. Replication- and transcription-initiated processing (RIP and TIP) of TOP1cc were identified as two independent pathways, which contribute distinctly to various CPT-activated DDR. Specifically, in cycling cells, RIP-processed TOP1cc triggered the CPT-induced RPA phosphorylation. At higher CPT dosages, the TIP pathway is required for other DDR activation, including ATM, p53 and Chk1/2 phosphorylation. The TIP pathway was further demonstrated to be S-phase independent by using three nonreplicating cell models. Furthermore, the effect of proteasome inhibitors mimicked that of transcription inhibition on the CPT-induced activation of DDR, suggesting the involvement of proteasome in the TIP pathway. Interestingly, the TIP pathway was important for TOP1cc-activated, but not ionization radiation-activated ATM, p53 and Chk2 phosphorylation. We have also found that pharmacological interferences of TIP and RIP pathways distinctively modulated the CPT-induced cell killing with treatments at low and high dosages, respectively. Together, our results support that both RIP and TIP pathways of TOP1cc are required for the activation of CPT-induced DDR and cytotoxicity.


Asunto(s)
Roturas del ADN , ADN-Topoisomerasas de Tipo I/metabolismo , Proteínas de la Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutada , Camptotecina/toxicidad , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/genética , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Quinasa de Punto de Control 2 , Reparación del ADN , Replicación del ADN , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Humanos , Fosforilación , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/genética , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteína de Replicación A/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Transcripción Genética , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/genética , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/metabolismo
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