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Ann Hematol ; 103(8): 3229-3233, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38879649

RESUMO

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare histiocytosis that tends to co-exist with other myeloid malignancies. Here, we use genetic and transcriptomic sequencing to delineate a case of co-occurring BRAFV600E-mutated ECD and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), followed by AML remission and relapse. The AML relapse involved the extinction of clones with KMT2A-AFDN and FLT3-ITD, and the predominance of PTPN11-mutated subclones with distinct transcriptomic features. This case report has highlighted the screening for other myeloid malignancies at the diagnosis of ECD and the clinical significance of PTPN11-mutated AML subclones that require meticulous monitoring.


Assuntos
Doença de Erdheim-Chester , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Mutação , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 11 , Tirosina Quinase 3 Semelhante a fms , Humanos , Doença de Erdheim-Chester/genética , Doença de Erdheim-Chester/complicações , Doença de Erdheim-Chester/diagnóstico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/diagnóstico , Tirosina Quinase 3 Semelhante a fms/genética , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 11/genética , Masculino , Evolução Clonal/genética , Feminino , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas B-raf/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Curr Issues Mol Biol ; 45(4): 2703-2716, 2023 Mar 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37185701

RESUMO

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease whose late manifestations have not yet been clearly reported in animal models. The objective of this study is to describe the skin lesions and major histopathological changes in a rosacea-like phenotype in mice induced by prolonged LL-37 administration and furthermore, to assess the potential of long-term LL-37 administration in inducing irreversible rosacea-like skin lesion models. Balb/c mice were continuously injected intradermally with LL-37 every 12 h to induce a rosacea-like phenotype. After LL-37 injections were administered for 20 consecutive days, the area of rosacea-like lesions gradually expanded in the first 13 days, then entered a stable phase. Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Van Gieson's staining showed a high degree of inflammatory cell aggregation, thickening of the epidermis and dermis, and collagen deposition in large quantities. The results of immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting showed that the expression of α-SMA, TNF-α, vimentin, and COL1 in the skin of mice was significantly upregulated. Short-term LL-37 administration induced rosacea-like lesions that only featured the aggregation of inflammatory factors and thickening of the epidermis, whereas no collagen hyperplasia was observed, and a full recovery was noticed. However, rosacea-like skin lesions induced by long-term LL-37 administration did not completely recover. Our study compares rosacea-like lesions induced by short-term versus long-term LL-37 administration, and the results suggest that irreversible rosacea-like lesions can be induced by long-term LL-37 administration.

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Curr Issues Mol Biol ; 45(4): 3087-3101, 2023 Apr 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37185726

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Silicosis is a pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of silica. There is a lack of early and effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods, and addressing silicotic fibrosis is crucial. Quercetin, a flavonoid with anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties, is known to have a suppressive effect on fibrosis. The present study aimed to determine the therapeutic effect of quercetin on silicotic mice and macrophage polarity. We found that quercetin suppressed silicosis in mice. It was observed that SiO2 activated macrophage polarity and the macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition (MMT) by transforming the growth factor-ß (TGF-ß)-Smad2/3 signaling pathway in silicotic mice and MH-S cells. Quercetin also attenuated the MMT and the TGF-ß-Smad2/3 signaling pathway in vivo and in vitro. The present study demonstrated that quercetin is a potential therapeutic agent for silicosis, which acts by regulating macrophage polarity and the MMT through the TGF-ß-Smad2/3 signaling pathway.

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J Cell Sci ; 134(2)2021 01 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33310909

RESUMO

Silicosis is characterized by silica exposure-induced lung interstitial fibrosis and formation of silicotic nodules, resulting in lung stiffening. The acetylation of microtubules mediated by α-tubulin N-acetyltransferase 1 (α-TAT1) is a posttranslational modification that promotes microtubule stability in response to mechanical stimulation. α-TAT1 and downstream acetylated α-tubulin (Ac-α-Tub) are decreased in silicosis, promoting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT); however, the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We found that silica, matrix stiffening or their combination triggered Ac-α-Tub downregulation in alveolar epithelial cells, followed by DNA damage and replication stress. α-TAT1 elevated Ac-α-Tub to limit replication stress and the EMT via trafficking of p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1, also known as TP53BP1). The results provide evidence that α-TAT1 and Ac-α-Tub inhibit the EMT and silicosis fibrosis by preventing 53BP1 mislocalization and relieving DNA damage. This study provides insight into how the cell cycle is regulated during the EMT and why the decrease in α-TAT1 and Ac-α-Tub promotes silicosis fibrosis.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first authors of the paper.


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Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal , Tubulina (Proteína) , Acetilação , Dano ao DNA , Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal/genética , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Dióxido de Silício/toxicidade , Tubulina (Proteína)/genética , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo
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Ecotoxicol Environ Saf ; 264: 115410, 2023 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37647802

RESUMO

The role and mechanisms of integrated stress response inhibitor (ISRIB) on silicosis are still not well defined. In the present study, the effects of ISRIB on cellular senescence and pulmonary fibrosis in silicosis were evaluated by RNA sequencing, micro-computed tomography, pulmonary function assessment, histological examination, and Western blot analysis. The results showed that ISRIB significantly reduced the degree of pulmonary fibrosis in mice with silicosis and reduced the expression of type I collagen, fibronectin, α-smooth muscle actin, and transforming growth factor-ß1. Both in vivo and in vitro results showed that ISRIB reversed the expression of senescence-related factors ß-galactosidase, phosphor-ataxia telangiectasia mutated, phosphor-ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein, p-p53, p21, p16, and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1. The aforementioned results were consistent with the sequencing results. These findings implied that ISRIB might reduce the degree of pulmonary fibrosis in mice with silicosis by inhibiting the cellular senescence of alveolar epithelial cell type II.


Assuntos
Ataxia Telangiectasia , Fibrose Pulmonar , Silicose , Animais , Camundongos , Fibrose Pulmonar/induzido quimicamente , Dióxido de Silício/toxicidade , Microtomografia por Raio-X , Células Epiteliais Alveolares
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Cell Commun Signal ; 20(1): 195, 2022 12 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36536400

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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an inflammatory myeloid malignancy in the "L-group" histiocytosis. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway activating mutations are detectable in nearly all LCH lesions. However, the pathogenic roles of MAPK pathway activation in the development of histiocytosis are still elusive. This review will summarize research concerning the landscape and pathogenic roles of MAPK pathway mutations and related treatment opportunities in Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Video abstract.


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Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases , Humanos , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/patologia , Transdução de Sinais , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Mutação , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas B-raf/metabolismo
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Am J Hematol ; 97(2): 203-208, 2022 02 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34797941

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Adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) remains poorly defined. We retrospectively studied 266 newly diagnosed LCH patients to understand the clinical presentation, treatment, and prognosis of adult LCH. The median age at diagnosis was 32 years (range, 18-79 years). At the time of diagnosis, 40 patients had single lesions within a single system, 18 patients had single pulmonary LCH, 26 patients had multiple lesions within a single system (SS-m), and 182 patients had multisystem disease (MS). The most common organ involved in MS patients was the bone (69.8%), followed by the pituitary (61.5%) and lung (61.0%). BRAFV600E , BRAF deletion, and MAP2K1 mutation were detected in 38.8%, 25.4%, and 19.4% patients, respectively. BRAF deletion was found more common in patients with MS LCH compared to single-system LCH (38.5% vs 7.1%, p = .004), also in patients with liver involvement (69.2% vs 14.3%, p < .001). The estimated 3-year overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) rates were 94.4% and 54.7%, respectively, in SS-m and MS LCH. Multivariate Cox regression showed that involvement of the liver or spleen at baseline predicted poor EFS and receiving cytarabine-based therapy as a first-line treatment and age older than 30 years at diagnosis predicted favorable EFS. The involvement of risk organs and age older than 50 years predicted poor OS, and receiving cytarabine-based therapy predicted favorable OS. Therefore, BRAF deletion was correlated with MS LCH, particularly those with liver involvement. Liver or spleen involvement at baseline indicates a poor prognosis, and a cytarabine-based regimen could be considered as first-line treatment for adult LCH patients.


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Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Citarabina/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/genética , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/terapia , Humanos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(6)2022 Mar 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35328434

RESUMO

Glycolysis and ER stress have been considered important drivers of pulmonary fibrosis. However, it is not clear whether glycolysis and ER stress are interconnected and if those interconnections regulate the development of pulmonary fibrosis. Our previous studies found that the expression of LDHA, a key enzyme involved in glycolysis, was increased in silica-induced macrophages and silicotic models, and it was closely related to silicosis fibrosis by participating in inflammatory response. However, whether pharmacological inhibition of LDHA is beneficial to the amelioration of silicosis fibrosis remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of oxamate, a potent inhibitor of LDHA, on the regulation of glycolysis and ER stress in alveolar macrophages and silicotic mice. We found that silica induced the upregulation of glycolysis and the expression of key enzymes directly involved in ER stress in NR8383 macrophages. However, treatment of the macrophages and silicotic mice with oxamate attenuated glycolysis and ER stress by inhibiting LDHA, causing a decrease in the production of lactate. Therefore, oxamate demonstrated an anti-fibrotic role by reducing glycolysis and ER stress in silicotic mice.


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Fibrose Pulmonar , Silicose , Animais , Glicólise , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fibrose Pulmonar/metabolismo , Dióxido de Silício/efeitos adversos , Silicose/metabolismo
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J Cell Mol Med ; 25(9): 4307-4315, 2021 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33779058

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POEMS syndrome is a rare plasma cell dyscrasia with distinct lipid metabolism abnormalities at disease onset. However, the serum lipidomic characteristics in patients with POEMS syndrome were not investigated. The study performed an untargeted lipidome screening by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LS-MS/MS) in the pre- and post-treatment serum of 24 patients with POEMS syndrome, together with the serum of 24 paired healthy controls. Patients with POEMS syndrome had a distinct serum lipid composition compared with healthy controls, and a 3-lipid model had a predictive accuracy of 93.5% in distinguishing patients and healthy controls consisting of fatty acyl 17-oxo-20Z-hexacosenoic acid, phosphatidylcholine(16:0/18:1(9Z)) and sterol lipid 5b-pregnanediol. Four lipids including 17-oxo-20Z-hexacosenoic acid (r = 0.423, P = .040) were correlated with risk stratification, and 2 lipids including Cer(d18:0/13:0) were inversely related to serum vascular endothelial growth factor level (r=-0.465, P = .022). Eleven lipids were related to disease activity, including arachidonic acid which was inversely related and lysoPC(20:4) which was positively related. The study indicated a distinct lipid characteristic profile of patients with POEMS syndrome different from healthy controls and identified several lipids that may serve as potential diagnostic markers and monitors of therapeutic efficacy, as well as indicating potential metabolism pathways involved in the pathological process.


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Biomarcadores/sangue , Lipidômica/métodos , Lipídeos/sangue , Síndrome POEMS/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Humanos , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndrome POEMS/sangue , Prognóstico
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J Cell Mol Med ; 25(24): 11290-11299, 2021 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34783198

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Skin fibrosis, which is characterized by fibroblast proliferation and increased extracellular matrix, has no effective treatment. An increasing number of studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) participate in the mechanism of skin fibrosis, such as in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis and pathological scarring. The objective of the present study was to determine the role of miR-411-3p in bleomycin (BLM)-induced skin fibrosis and skin fibroblast transformation. Using Western blot analysis and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assess the expression levels of miR-411-3p, collagen (COLI) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß/Smad ubiquitin regulatory factor (Smurf)-2/Smad signalling factors both in vitro and in vivo with or without BLM. To explore the regulatory relationship between miR-411-3p and Smurf2, we used the luciferase reporter assay. Furthermore, miR-411-3p overexpression was identified in vitro and in vivo via transfection with Lipofectamine 2000 reagent and injection. Finally, we tested the dermal layer of the skin using haematoxylin and eosin and Van Gieson's staining. We found that miR-411-3p expression was decreased in bleomycin (BLM)-induced skin fibrosis and fibroblasts. However, BLM accelerated transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß signalling and collagen production. Overexpression of miR-411-3p inhibited the expression of collagen, F-actin and the TGF-ß/Smad signalling pathway factors in BLM-induced skin fibrosis and fibroblasts. In addition, miR-411-3p inhibited the target Smad ubiquitin regulatory factor (Smurf)-2. Furthermore, Smurf2 was silenced, which attenuated the expression of collagen via suppression of the TGF-ß/Smad signalling pathway. We demonstrated that miR-411-3p exerts antifibrotic effects by inhibiting the TGF-ß/Smad signalling pathway via targeting of Smurf2 in skin fibrosis.


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Regulação da Expressão Gênica , MicroRNAs/genética , Transdução de Sinais , Pele/metabolismo , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas , Animais , Biomarcadores , Bleomicina/efeitos adversos , Células Cultivadas , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibrose , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Masculino , Camundongos , Interferência de RNA , Pele/patologia , Proteínas Smad/metabolismo
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Ann Hematol ; 100(6): 1547-1552, 2021 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33839882

RESUMO

POEMS syndrome is a rare plasma cell disorder. Lenalidomide has recently emerged as a therapeutic option for POEMS syndrome. Cereblon has been identified as the direct target of lenalidomide, and high cereblon expression is associated with better response and outcome to lenalidomide therapy in multiple myeloma patients. Here, we analyzed the predictive value of cereblon, IKZF1, and IKZF3 in CD138+ selected plasma cells from forty-one newly diagnosed POEMS syndrome patients treated with lenalidomide in combination with dexamethasone at both gene and protein levels. We found that patients with high cereblon expression tended to achieve better hematologic response compared to those with low expression (p = 0.024 for gene expression; p = 0.01 for protein expression). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed high cereblon mRNA expression as an independent prognostic marker for longer progression-free survival (hazard ratio 0.542; 95% CI 0.337-0.871; p = 0.011). In conclusion, our results emphasized the role of cereblon mRNA expression as a unique biomarker for predicting the clinical response and outcome of lenalidomide-based therapy in newly diagnosed POEMS syndrome patients.


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Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Dexametasona/uso terapêutico , Fatores Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Lenalidomida/uso terapêutico , Síndrome POEMS/tratamento farmacológico , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Feminino , Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndrome POEMS/diagnóstico , Síndrome POEMS/genética , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Resultado do Tratamento , Regulação para Cima/efeitos dos fármacos , Adulto Jovem
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Ann Hematol ; 100(11): 2755-2761, 2021 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34331562

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POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) syndrome is a rare plasma cell dyscrasia without standard front-line treatment. Merely, few studies have reported the responses and outcomes of bortezomib plus dexamethasone (BDex) in POEMS syndrome. In this study, a total of 69 patients (40 males) treated with front-line BDex were included. The median age at diagnosis was 50 years (range, 30-78 years). After a median of 9 cycles BDex (range 1-9), fifty-two (88.1%), thirty-two (46.4%), and forty-seven (71.2%) patients achieved the best neurologic response, hematological complete response, and serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) response, respectively. The extravascular overload, pulmonary hypertension, and renal impairment also substantially improved. No treatment-related death occurred. Two patients developed grade-1 bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy and were reversible after drug withdrawal. After a median follow-up of 22.5 months, the estimated 2-year overall survival and time to next treatment were 95.7% and 65.6%, respectively. In conclusion, the combination of bortezomib and dexamethasone is effective, with a high response rate and safety profile for patients with newly diagnosed POEMS syndrome.


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Bortezomib/uso terapêutico , Dexametasona/uso terapêutico , Síndrome POEMS/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores , Bortezomib/efeitos adversos , Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas/etiologia , Dexametasona/efeitos adversos , Diarreia/induzido quimicamente , Avaliação de Medicamentos , Quimioterapia Combinada , Feminino , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndrome POEMS/sangue , Paraproteínas/análise , Parestesia/induzido quimicamente , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/sangue
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Exp Cell Res ; 388(2): 111878, 2020 03 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32004504

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Occupational exposure to silica dust particles was the major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, and many miRNAs have been demonstrated to regulate target mRNAs in silicosis. In the present study, we found that a decreasing level of miR-411-3p in silicosis rats and lung fibroblasts induced by TGF-ß1. Enlargement of miR-411-3p could inhibit the cell proliferation and migration in lung fibroblasts with TGF-ß1 treatment and attenuate lung fibrosis in silicotic mice. In addition, a mechanistic study showed that miR-411-3p exert its inhibitory effect on Smad ubiquitination regulatory factor 2 (Smurf2) expression and decrease ubiquitination degradation of Smad7 regulated by smurf2, result in blocking of TGF-ß/Smad signaling. We proposed that increased expression of miR-411-3p abrogates silicosis by blocking activation of TGF-ß/Smad signaling through decreasing ubiquitination degradation effect of smurf2 on Smad7.


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Regulação da Expressão Gênica , MicroRNAs/genética , Fibrose Pulmonar/prevenção & controle , Dióxido de Silício/toxicidade , Silicose/prevenção & controle , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Animais , Masculino , Fibrose Pulmonar/induzido quimicamente , Fibrose Pulmonar/genética , Fibrose Pulmonar/patologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Silicose/genética , Silicose/patologia , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética
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Toxicol Appl Pharmacol ; 408: 115255, 2020 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33007385

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Silicosis is a major public health concern with various contributing factors. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS)is a critical regulator in the pathogenesis of this disease. We focused on two key RAS enzymes, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), to elucidate the activation of the ACE-angiotensin II (Ang II)-angiotensin II receptor 1 (AT1) axis and the inhibition of the ACE2-angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)]-Mas receptor axis in C57BL/6mice following SiO2 treatment. Silica exposure caused nodule formation, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), abnormal deposition of extracellular matrix, and impaired lung function in mice. These effects were attenuated by the inhibition of ACE (captopril), blockade of the AT1(losartan), or systemic knockdown of the Ace gene. These effects were exacerbated by the inhibition of ACE2 (MLN-4760), blockade of the Mas (A779), or knockdown of the Ace2 gene. N-Acetyl-Seryl-Asparyl-Lysyl-Proline (Ac-SDKP), an anti-fibrotic peptide, ameliorated the silica-exposure-induced pathological changes by targeting the RAS system by activating the protective ACE2-Ang-(1-7)-Mas axis and inhibiting the deleterious ACE-Ang II-AT1 axis, thereby exerting a protective effect. This was confirmed in mouse lung type II epithelial cells (MLE-12) pretreated with Ang II and/or gene silencing separately targeting Ace and Ace2.The effects of Ac-SDKP were similar to those produced by Ace gene silencing and were partly attenuated by Ace2 deficiency. These findings suggested that RAS plays critical roles in the pathomechanism of silicosis fibrosis and that Ac-SDKP regulates lung RAS to inhibit EMT in silicotic mice and MLE-12 cells.


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Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal , Pulmão/metabolismo , Oligopeptídeos , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina , Silicose/metabolismo , Angiotensina I/antagonistas & inibidores , Angiotensina II/farmacologia , Bloqueadores do Receptor Tipo 1 de Angiotensina II/farmacologia , Enzima de Conversão de Angiotensina 2/antagonistas & inibidores , Enzima de Conversão de Angiotensina 2/genética , Inibidores da Enzima Conversora de Angiotensina/farmacologia , Animais , Captopril/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular , Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal/efeitos dos fármacos , Fibrose , Losartan/farmacologia , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Pulmão/patologia , Pulmão/fisiologia , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/antagonistas & inibidores , Peptidil Dipeptidase A , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina/efeitos dos fármacos , Silicose/patologia , Silicose/fisiopatologia
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Ann Hematol ; 99(8): 1735-1740, 2020 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32535708

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To explore the clinical characteristics and outcomes in Chinese patients with type I cryoglobulinemia (CG), we retrospectively analyzed the clinical data, management, and outcomes of 45 patients diagnosed with type I CG in our hospital from January 2015 to March 2019. In our study, all type I CGs were secondary to hematologic diseases, and monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance was the most common primary disease, accounting for 48.9% (n = 22). Additionally, B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, and multiple myeloma accounted for 24.4% (n = 11), 20.0% (n = 9), and 6.7% (n = 3), respectively. In patients with type I CG, skin damage was the most common symptom, presenting in 57.8% of the patients, followed by peripheral neuropathy (22.2%) and renal involvement (15.6%). Treatment was initiated in 29 patients (64.4%), and the most common choice was a rituximab-based regimen in 13 patients (44.8%), followed by bortezomib-based regimen in 11 patients (37.9%). Clinical symptoms were significantly improved after treatment, and the clinical remission rate was 86.2%, including 34.5% of complete clinical remission, while the laboratory response rate was 88.9%, including 33.3% of complete response and 55.6% of partial response. The expected 1-year overall survival was 97.8%. In conclusion, for patients with multisystemic involvement, such as skin damage, kidney damage, or peripheral neuropathy, the diagnosis of type I CG should be considered, and the underlying disease needs to be explored. Symptoms and primary diseases should be taken into consideration before choosing initial management.


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Bortezomib/administração & dosagem , Crioglobulinemia/tratamento farmacológico , Crioglobulinemia/mortalidade , Rituximab/administração & dosagem , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Povo Asiático , China/epidemiologia , Crioglobulinemia/sangue , Crioglobulinemia/patologia , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Exp Cell Res ; 380(2): 131-140, 2019 07 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31029634

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Transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1) alters the fibroblast phenotype by promoting transdifferentiation into myofibroblasts, which exhibit the ability to promote collagen synthesis and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, thereby playing a significant role in the pathology of silicosis. In this study, we investigated the regulatory mechanisms involved in myofibroblast transdifferentiation. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis showed that Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor α (RhoGDIα) was upregulated following myofibroblast transdifferentiation stimulated by TGF-ß1. We hypothesised that RhoGDIα may induce myofibroblast transdifferentiation and thus result in silicosis. Accordingly, the biological significance of RhoGDIα in cell proliferation and apoptosis was investigated by deletion of RhoGDIα in MRC-5 cells. In addition, a mechanistic study showed that fasudil, an inhibitor of the RhoA/Rho kinase (ROCK) signalling pathway, reduced the levels of RhoGDIα, RhoA, and phospho-myosin phosphatase (phospho-MYPT) in MRC-5 cells and silicosis model rats. Knockdown of RhoGDIα inhibited myofibroblast transdifferentiation and collagen deposition through RhoGDIα/RhoA/ROCK signalling in silicosis model mice. Overall, downregulation of RhoGDIα may significantly promote cell apoptosis and inhibit cell growth, resulting in reversal of myofibroblast transdifferentiation by RhoA/ROCK in vitro and in vivo. These data will facilitate further exploration of the potential use of RhoGDIα as a target for silicosis therapy.


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Silicose/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidor alfa de Dissociação do Nucleotídeo Guanina rho/metabolismo , Quinases Associadas a rho/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteína rhoA de Ligação ao GTP/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Proliferação de Células , Células Cultivadas , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Miofibroblastos/metabolismo , Miofibroblastos/patologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Silicose/metabolismo , Quinases Associadas a rho/metabolismo , Proteína rhoA de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo
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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(4)2020 Feb 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32054021

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Silicosis is a chronic occupational lung disease caused by long-term inhalation ofcrystalline silica particulates. We created a rat model that closely approximates the exposure and development of silicosis in humans. Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) technologies weused to identify proteins differentially expressed in activated rat lung tissue. We constructed three lentiviral knockdown vectorsand an overexpression vectorfor the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2) geneto achieve stable long-term expression.A total of 471 proteins were differentially expressed in the silicosis group compared with controls. Twenty upregulated, and eight downregulated proteins exhibited a ≥ 1.5-fold change relative to controls. We next found that the PTPN2, Factor B, and VRK1 concentrations in silicotic rats silicosis and SiO2-stimulated MLE-12 cells were significantly higher than control groups.More importantly, we found that overexpression of PTPN2 simultaneously decreased the expression of phospho-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (p-STAT3) and Vimentin, while increasing E-cadherin expression. The opposite pattern was observed for PTPN2-gene silencing. We identified three proteins with substantially enhanced expression in silicosis. Our study also showed that PTPN2 can inhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transition by dephosphorylating STAT3 in silicosis fibrosis.


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Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 2/genética , Fator de Transcrição STAT3/metabolismo , Silicose/genética , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Masculino , Fosforilação , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 2/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Silicose/metabolismo , Silicose/patologia , Transcriptoma , Regulação para Cima
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Molecules ; 25(2)2020 Jan 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31936676

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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)has played an important role in promoting the health of Chinese people. The TCM Psoralea corylifolia L. has been used in the treatment of various kinds of diseases including enuresis, vitiligo, and calvities. However, therapeutic effects of P. corylifolia L. have often influenced by the quality of plants. So, it is very important to control the quality of P. corylifolia L. In this study, analytical high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) was successfully used to fingerprint P. corylifolia L. Samples of P. corylifolia L. were extracted by ultrasonic extraction. n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water at a ratio of 5:5.5:6.5:5 (v/v) was selected as a two-phase solvent system and the condition of HSCCC were optimized in order to good separation. And the method of HSCCC was verified (reproducibility, precision, and stability). HSCCC chromatograms exhibited six common peaks, which were selected as indicator compounds for the quality control of P. corylifolia L. Within 20 types of medicinal materials, chemical components are similar, but the levels of components are quite different in HSCCC fingerprint. The present results demonstrate that the HSCCC method provides a reliable basis for the quality control of P. corylifolia L. and can also be applied to confirm the authenticity of plant materials.


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Distribuição Contracorrente , Psoralea/química , Controle de Qualidade , Acetatos/química , Hexanos/química , Humanos , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , Metanol/química , Psoralea/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Água/química
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Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi ; 45(5): 984-990, 2020 Mar.
Artigo em Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32237436

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Noni is a dry and mature fruit of Morinda citrifolia, which is widely distributed in the islands in the southern Pacific Ocean and the Indochina Peninsula in Asia. It is edible and has been used as a natural medicine for thousands of years. At present, Noni has been legally introduced into China, but there is no clear standard of traditional Chinese medicine properties and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine, which greatly limits the application of compatibility with traditional Chinese medicine in China. This article appllied our pioneering modern research technology of new herbal medicine outside of China, theoretically studied the traditional Chinese medicine properties of Noni, and scientifically guided the reasonable compatibility and application of Noni with traditional Chinese medicine. The Web of Science and PubMed databases were selected to access the literatures on Noni. The retrieval time was August 1, 2018, with Noni or Morinda citrifolia as the search term. A total of 862 articles were retrieved. By reading the titles and abstracts of the articles, in addition to repetitive and irrelevant literature, 251 scientific research literatures with reasonable design and high credibility were selected, including 25 clinical trials, 94 pharmacological experiments, and 51 chemical composition literatures. Through analysis of scientific research literatures, led by clinical experiments, supported by pharmacological experiments, combined with the research progress of chemical components, the medicinal properties were studied under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory. The Chinese medicine property of Noni is flat, with acid and sweet flavor.The channel tropisms of Noni included kidney, liver and spleen. The function of Noni included tonifying kindey and liver, strengthening tendon and bone, yiqi yangyin. The clinical application of Noni is used for liver and kidney deficiency, waist and knee weakness, weak muscles and bones; Qi and Yin deficiency, tiredness and thirst. Taken as fruit pulp or dry powder, the equivalent of dried product is 1-4 g. Noni is also distributed in Taiwan, Hainan in China. Hainan, Yunnan have been cultivated and introduced. Give Noni a clear Chinese medicine property, and lay a theoretical foundation for the compatibility of Noni with traditional Chinese medicine, which can enrich the Chinese medicine resources and promote the development of Chinese medicine.


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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Morinda/química , China , Frutas/química , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , Fitoterapia , Extratos Vegetais , Plantas Medicinais/química
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