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W.F. Theeuwes H.R. Gosker R.C.J. Langen N.A.M. Pansters A.M.W.J. Schols A.H.V. Remels 《生物化学与生物物理学报:疾病的分子基础》2018,1864(9):2913-2926
Background
Mitochondrial biogenesis is crucial for myogenic differentiation and regeneration of skeletal muscle tissue and is tightly controlled by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-activator 1 (PGC-1) signaling network. In the present study, we hypothesized that inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β, previously suggested to interfere with PGC-1 in non-muscle cells, potentiates PGC-1 signaling and the development of mitochondrial biogenesis during myogenesis, ultimately resulting in an enhanced myotube oxidative capacity.Methods
GSK-3β was inactivated genetically or pharmacologically during myogenic differentiation of C2C12 muscle cells. In addition, m. gastrocnemius tissue was collected from wild-type and muscle-specific GSK-3β knock-out (KO) mice at different time-points during the reloading/regeneration phase following a 14-day hind-limb suspension period. Subsequently, expression levels of constituents of the PGC-1 signaling network as well as key parameters of mitochondrial oxidative metabolism were investigated.Results
In vitro, both knock-down as well as pharmacological inhibition of GSK-3β not only increased expression levels of important constituents of the PGC-1 signaling network, but also potentiated myogenic differentiation-associated increases in mitochondrial respiration, mitochondrial DNA copy number, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) protein abundance and the activity of key enzymes involved in the Krebs cycle and fatty acid β-oxidation. In addition, GSK-3β KO animals showed augmented reloading-induced increases in skeletal muscle gene expression of constituents of the PGC-1 signaling network as well as sub-units of OXPHOS complexes compared to wild-type animals.Conclusion
Inactivation of GSK-3β stimulates activation of PGC-1 signaling and mitochondrial biogenesis during myogenic differentiation and reloading of the skeletal musculature. 相似文献2.
Odunayo O. Mugisho Colin R. Green Dan T. Kho Jie Zhang E. Scott Graham Monica L. Acosta Ilva D. Rupenthal 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(3):385-393
Background
Connexin43 hemichannels have been implicated in many inflammatory diseases including diabetic retinopathy (DR). Particularly, hemichannel-mediated ATP release has been associated with inflammasome pathway activation. Using an in vitro cell culture model, we evaluated hemichannel roles in response to inflammatory cytokines under high glucose (HG) conditions and propose a mechanism by which a connexin43 hemichannel-mediated autocrine ATP feedback loop augments chronic inflammatory disease.Methods
Retinal pigment epithelial cells were exposed to HG, 10 ng/mL pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, or a combination of both. Quantitative Cytometric Bead Array analysis was used to measure the release of inflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, and sICAM-1, as well as VEGF and ATP. To determine the role of connexin43 hemichannels in the disease process, changes in cytokine and ATP release were evaluated following treatment with Peptide5, a connexin43 hemichannel blocker. Immunohistochemistry was used to compare NLRP3 inflammasome assembly under control and treatment conditions.Results
Co-application of HG and cytokines increased the secretion of IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, sICAM-1, VEGF and ATP, to significantly higher levels compared to cytokines alone. Peptide5 prevented cytokine release and prevented the increase in ATP release following co-application of HG and cytokines. Adding exogenous ATP negated Peptide5-mediated protection against inflammatory cytokine release in injury conditions.Conclusions
Our findings show that connexin43 hemichannels play an important role in the amplification and perpetuation of inflammation by mediating an ATP autocrine feedback loop in the inflammasome/inflammation cycle.General significance
Targeting connexin43 hemichannels offers a potential therapeutic strategy to break the inflammatory cycle in diseases such as DR, but also other chronic inflammatory indications. 相似文献3.
Núria Cabezas-Llobet Sandra Camprubí Beatriz García Jordi Alberch Xavier Xifró 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(9):1852-1861
Background
Death due to cerebral stroke afflicts a large number of neuronal populations, including glial cells depending on the brain region affected. Drugs with a wide cellular range of protection are needed to develop effective therapies for stroke. Human alpha 1-antitrypsin (hAAT) is a serine proteinase inhibitor with potent anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and immunoregulatory activities. This study aimed to test whether hAAT can protect different kind of neurons and glial cells after the oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD).Methods
Addition of hAAT to mouse neuronal cortical, hippocampal and striatal cultures, as well as glial cultures, was performed 30?min after OGD induction and cell viability was assessed 24?h later. The expression of different apoptotic markers and several inflammatory parameters were assessed by immunoblotting and RT-PCR.Results
hAAT had a concentration-dependent survival effect in all neuronal cultures exposed to OGD, with a maximal effect at 1–2?mg/mL. The addition of hAAT at 1?mg/mL reduced the OGD-mediated necrotic and apoptotic death in all neuronal cultures. This neuroprotective activity of hAAT was associated with a decrease of cleaved caspase-3 and an increase of MAP2 levels. It was also associated with a reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines protein levels and expression, increase of IL-10 protein levels and decrease of nuclear localization of nuclear factor-kappaB. Similar to neurons, addition of hAAT protected astrocytes and oligodendrocytes against OGD-induced cell death.Conclusions
Human AAT protects neuronal and glial cells against OGD through interaction with cytokines.General significance
Human AAT could be a good therapeutic neuroprotective candidate to treat ischemic stroke. 相似文献4.
Shruti Chakraborty Sayak Ganguli Aritra Chowdhury Michael Ibba Rajat Banerjee 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(8):1801-1809
Background
Under oxidative stress cytoplasmic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (aaRSs) substrate specificity can be compromised, leading to tRNA mischarging and mistranslation of the proteome. Whether similar processes occur in mitochondria, which are major cellular sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS), is unknown. However, relaxed substrate specificity in yeast mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase (ScmitPheRS) has been reported to increase tRNA mischarging and blocks mitochondrial biogenesis.Methods
Non-reducing denaturing PAGE, cysteine reactivity studies, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, enzyme assay, western blot, growth assay, circular dichroism, dynamic light scattering and fluorescence spectroscopy were used to study the effect of oxidative stress on ScmitPheRS activity.Results
ScmitPheRS is reversibly inactivated under oxidative stress. The targets for oxidative inactivation are two conserved cysteine residues resulting in reversible intra-molecular disulfide bridge formation. Replacement of either conserved cysteine residue increased viability during growth under oxidative stress.Conclusion
Formation of intra-molecular disulfide bridge under oxidative stress hinders the tRNAPhe binding of the enzyme, thus inactivating ScmitPheRS reversibly.General significance
The ScmitPheRS activity is compromised under oxidative stress due to formation of intra-molecular disulfide bridge. The sensitivity of ScmitPheRS to oxidation may provide a protective mechanism against error-prone translation under oxidative stress. 相似文献5.
M. Guitart-Mampel A. Gonzalez-Tendero S. Niñerola C. Morén M. Catalán-Garcia I. González-Casacuberta D.L. Juárez-Flores O. Ugarteburu L. Matalonga M.V. Cascajo F. Tort A. Cortés E. Tobias J.C. Milisenda J.M. Grau F. Crispi E. Gratacós G. Garrabou F. Cardellach 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(5):1157-1167
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Joya E. Nahon Menno Hoekstra Vanessa van Harmelen Patrick C.N. Rensen Ko Willems van Dijk Sander Kooijman Miranda Van Eck 《生物化学与生物物理学报:疾病的分子基础》2019,1865(2):494-501
Objective
Proteoglycan 4 (Prg4) has emerged from human association studies as a possible factor contributing to weight gain, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. In the current study, we investigated the causal role of Prg4 in controlling lipid and glucose metabolism in mice.Methods
Prg4 knockout (KO) mice and wild-type (WT) littermates were challenged with an obesogenic high-fat diet (45% of total calories as fat) for 16?weeks. To further stimulate the development of metabolic alterations, 10% fructose water was provided starting from week 13.Results
Prg4 deficiency only tended to reduce diet-induced body weight gain, but significantly improved glucose handling (AUC: ?29%; p?<?0.05), which was also reflected by a tendency towards a reduced HOMA-IR score (?49%; p?=?0.06 as compared to WT mice). This coincided with lower hepatic expression of glycolysis (Gck: ?30%; p?<?0.05) and lipogenesis (Acc: ?21%; p?<?0.05 and Scd1: ?38%; p?<?0.001) genes, which translated in significantly lower hepatic triglyceride levels (?56%; p?<?0.001) in Prg4 KO mice as compared to WT mice. Prg4 KO mice likely had lower glucose utilization by skeletal muscle as compared to WT mice, judged by a significant reduction in the genes Glut4 (?29%; p?<?0.01), Pfkm (?21%; p?<?0.05) and Hk2 (?39%; p?<?0.001). Moreover, Prg4 KO mice showed a favorable white adipose tissue phenotype with lower uptake of triglyceride-derived fatty acids (?46%; p?<?0.05) and lower gene expression of inflammatory markers Cd68, Mcp1 and Tnfα (?65%, ?81% and ?63%, respectively; p?<?0.01) than WT mice.Conclusion
Prg4 KO mice are protected from high-fat diet-induced glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease. 相似文献7.
Philippe Marchetti Anne Trinh Raeeka Khamari Jerome Kluza 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(4):999-1005
Background
Besides its influence on survival, growth, proliferation, invasion and metastasis, cancer cell metabolism also greatly influences the cellular responses to molecular-targeted therapies.Scope of the review
To review the recent advances in elucidating the metabolic effects of BRAF and MEK inhibitors (clinical inhibitors of the MAPK/ERK pathway) in melanoma and discuss the underlying mechanisms involved in the way metabolism can influence melanoma cell death and resistance to BRAF and MEK inhibitors. We also underlined the therapeutic perspectives in terms of innovative drug combinations.Major conclusion
BRAF and MEK inhibitors inhibit aerobic glycolysis and induce high levels of metabolic stress leading to effective cell death by apoptosis in BRAF-mutated cancer cells. An increase in mitochondrial metabolism is required to survive to MAPK/ERK pathway inhibitors and the sub-population of cells that survives to these inhibitors are characterized by mitochondrial OXPHOS phenotype. Consequently, mitochondrial inhibition could be combined with oncogenic “drivers” inhibitors of the MAPK/ERK pathway for improving the efficacy of molecular-targeted therapy.General significance
Metabolism is a key component of the melanoma response to BRAF and/or MEK inhibitors. Mitochondrial targeting may offer novel therapeutic approaches to overwhelm the mitochondrial addiction that limits the efficacy of BRAF and/or MEK inhibitors. These therapeutic approaches might be quickly applicable to the clinical situation. 相似文献8.
Cody McHale Zahraa Mohammed Juline Deppen Gregorio Gomez 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(5):1069-1078
Background
Interleukin-6 is a gp130 utilizing cytokine that is consistently associated with allergic diseases like asthma and urticaria in humans where mast cells are known to play a critical role. However, the role of IL-6 in allergic disease in not known. IL-6 was reported to enhance degranulation of in vitro-derived mast cells, but the effect of IL-6 on mediator release from human in situ-matured tissue-isolated mast cells had not been reported.Methods
Human mature mast cells were isolated and purified from normal skin tissue from different donors. The expression of surface-expressed IL-6 receptors was demonstrated by flow cytometry. The effect of IL-6 on FcεRI-induced degranulation, PGD2 biosynthesis, and cytokine production was determined with β?hexosaminidase release assay, Western blotting, quantitative real-time PCR, and ELISA. The small molecule inhibitor of STAT-3, C188-9, was used to demonstrate STAT3 dependency.Results: IL-6 significantly potentiated FcεRI-induced PGD2 biosynthesis, but had no effect on degranulation. IL-6 also induced VEGF gene expression and protein secretion, and enhanced FcεRI-induced IL-8 production. Mechanistically, IL-6 enhanced FcεRI-induced COX?2 expression, PGD2 biosynthesis, and VEGF production in a STAT3 dependent manner.Conclusion
Here, we demonstrate that IL-6 is a potentiator of FcεRI-induced PGD2 biosynthesis, and can induce or enhance production of pro-angiogenesis factors VEGF and IL-8 from human in situ-matured skin mast cells.General significance
These findings from this study indicate that IL-6 contributes to human allergic disease by enhancing the production of inflammatory PGD2 from tissue-resident mast cells. Moreover, the data suggest a novel role for IL-6 in mast cell-mediated angiogenesis. 相似文献9.
Simin Feng Zhuqing Dai Anna B. Liu Jinbao Huang Nihal Narsipur Grace Guo Bo Kong Kenneth Reuhl Wenyun Lu Zisheng Luo Chung S. Yang 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids》2018,1863(10):1274-1284
Objective
To investigate and compare the effects of two common dietary phytosterols, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol, in altering lipid metabolism and attenuating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Methods
Stigmasterol and β-sitosterol were administered to mice at 0.4% in a high-fat western-style diet (HFWD) for 17?weeks.Results
Stigmasterol and β-sitosterol significantly ameliorated HFWD-induced fatty liver and metabolic abnormalities, including elevated levels of hepatic total lipids, triacylglycerols, cholesterol and liver histopathology. Both phytosterols decreased the levels of intestinal bile acids, accompanied by markedly increased fecal lipid levels. In addition, they altered the expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism. β-Sitosterol was less effective in affecting most of these parameters. Lipidomic analysis of liver and serum samples showed that stigmasterol prevented the HFWD-induced elevation of some di- and triacylglycerol species and lowering of some phospholipid species. Stigmasterol also decreased serum levels of ceramides.Conclusion
Stigmasterol and β-sitosterol, at a dose corresponding to that suggested for humans by the FDA for lowering cholesterol levels, are shown to alleviate HFWD-induced NAFLD. Stigmasterol was more effective than β-sitosterol, possibly because of its suppression of hepatic lipogenic gene expression and modulation of circulating ceramide levels. 相似文献10.
Elisabetta Galbiati Svetlana Avvakumova Alessandra La Rocca Maria Pozzi Silvia Messali Paola Magnaghi Miriam Colombo Davide Prosperi Paolo Tortora 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(10):2254-2260
Background
Vaults are eukaryotic ribonucleoprotein particles composed of up 78 copies of the 97?kDa major vault protein that assembles into a barrel-like, “nanocapsule” enclosing poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, telomerase-associated protein-1 and small untranslated RNAs. Overall, the molecular mass of vault particles amounts to about 13?MDa. Although it has been implicated in several cellular functions, its physiological roles remain poorly understood. Also, the possibility to exploit it as a nanovector for drug delivery is currently being explored in several laboratories.Methods
Using the baculovirus expression system, vaults were expressed and purified by a dialysis step using a 1?MDa molecular weight cutoff membrane and a subsequent size exclusion chromatography. Purity was assessed by SDS-PAGE, transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. Particle's endocytic uptake was monitored by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy.Results
The purification protocol here reported is far simpler and faster than those currently available and lead to the production of authentic vault. We then demonstrated its clathrin-mediated endocytic uptake by normal fibroblast and glioblastoma, but not carcinoma cell lines. In contrast, no significant caveolin-mediated endocytosis was detected.Conclusions
These results provide the first evidence for an intrinsic propensity of the vault complex to undergo endocytic uptake cultured eukaryotic cells.General significance
The newly developed purification procedure will greatly facilitate any investigation based on the use of the vault particle as a natural nanocarrier. Its clathrin-mediated endocytic uptake observed in normal and in some tumor cell lines sheds light on its physiological role. 相似文献11.
Jia Hao Yeo Chanukya K. Colonne Nuren Tasneem Matthew P. Cosgriff Stuart T. Fraser 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2019,1863(2):466-471
Background
A healthy human can produce over 1?×?1015 blood cells throughout their life. This remarkable amount of biomass requires a concomitantly vast amount of iron to generate functional haemoglobin and functional erythrocytes.Scope of the review
Erythroblasts form multicellular clusters with macrophages in the foetal liver, bone marrow and spleen termed erythroblastic islands. How the central erythroblastic island macrophage co-ordinates the supply of iron to the developing erythroblasts will be a central focus of this review.Major conclusion
Despite being studied for over 60?years, the mechanisms by which the erythroblastic island niche serves to control erythroid cell iron metabolism are poorly resolved.General significance
Over 2 billion people suffer from some form of anaemia. Iron deficiency anaemia is the most prevalent form of anaemia. Therefore, understanding the processes by which iron is trafficked to, and metabolised in developing erythrocytes, is crucially important. 相似文献12.
Lin Wang Ziru Yu Shuyue Ren Junke Song Jinhua Wang Guanhua Du 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(10):2281-2292
Background
Metabolic reprogramming and hypoxia contribute to the resistance of conventional chemotherapeutic drugs in kinds of cancers. In this study, we investigated the effect of dihydrotanshinone I (DHTS) on reversing dysregulated metabolism of glucose and fatty acid in colon cancer and elucidated its mechanism of action.Methods
Cell viability was determined by MTT assay. Oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis, and mitochondrial fuel oxidation were assessed by Mito stress test, glycolysis stress test, and mito fuel flex test, respectively. Anti-cancer activity of DHTS in vivo was evaluated in Colon cancer xenograft. Hexokinase activity and free fatty acid (FFA) content were assessed using respective Commercial kits. Gene expression patterns were determined by performing DNA microarray analysis and real-time PCR. Protein expression was assessed using immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry.Results
DHTS showed similar cytotoxicity against colon cancer cells under hypoxia and normoxia. DHTS decreased the efficiency of glucose and FA as mitochondrial fuels in HCT116 cells, which efficiently reversed by VO-OHpic trihydrate. DHTS reduced hexokinase activity and free fatty acid (FFA) content in tumor tissue of xenograft model of colon cancer. Gene expression patterns in metabolic pathways were dramatically differential between model and treatment group. Increases in PTEN and a substantial decrease in the expression of SIRT3, HIF1α, p-AKT, HKII, p-MTOR, RHEB, and p-ACC were detected.Conclusions
DHTS reversed metabolic reprogramming in colon cancer through PTEN/AKT/HIF1α-mediated signal pathway.General significance
The study is the first to report the reverse of metabolic reprogramming by DHTS in colon cancer. Meantime, SIRT3/PTEN/AKT/HIF1α mediated signal pathway plays a critical role during this process. 相似文献13.
Yue Liu James Clement Ross Grant Perminder Sachdev Nady Braidy 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(12):2527-2532
Background
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is an essential pyridine nucleotide that is currently investigated as an important target to extend lifespan and health span. Age-related NAD+ depletion due to the accumulation of oxidative stress is associated with reduced energy production, impaired DNA repair and genomic instability.Scope of review
NAD+ levels can be elevated therapeutically using NAD+ precursors or through lifestyle modifications including exercise and caloric restriction. However, high amounts of NAD+ may be detrimental in cancer progression and may have deleterious immunogenic roles.Major conclusions
Standardized quantitation of NAD+ and related metabolites may therefore represent an important component of NAD+ therapy.General significance
Quantitation of NAD+ may serve dual roles not only as an ageing biomarker, but also as a diagnostic tool for the prevention of malignant disorders. 相似文献14.
Seong-Cheol Park Il Ryong Kim Jin-Young Kim Yongjae Lee Eun-Ji Kim Ji Hyun Jung Young Jun Jung Mi-Kyeong Jang Jung Ro Lee 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(12):2545-2554
Background
It remains an open question whether plant phloem sap proteins are functionally involved in plant defense mechanisms.Methods
The antifungal effects of two profilin proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana, AtPFN1 and AtPFN2, were tested against 11 molds and 4 yeast fungal strains. Fluorescence profiling, biophysical, and biochemical analyses were employed to investigate their antifungal mechanism.Results
Recombinant AtPFN1 and AtPFN2 proteins, expressed in Escherichia coli, inhibited the cell growth of various pathogenic fungal strains at concentrations ranging from 10 to 160?μg/mL. The proteins showed significant intracellular accumulation and cell-binding affinity for fungal cells. Interestingly, the AtPFN proteins could penetrate the fungal cell wall and membrane and act as inhibitors of fungal growth via generation of cellular reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial superoxide. This triggered the AtPFN variant-induced cell apoptosis, resulting in morphological changes in the cells.Conclusion
PFNs may play a critical role as antifungal proteins in the Arabidopsis defense system against fungal pathogen attacks.General significance
The present study indicates that two profilin proteins, AtPFN1 and AtPFN2, can act as natural antimicrobial agents in the plant defense system. 相似文献15.
Rajshri Singh Priya Dagar Shyama Pal Bhakti Basu Bhavani S. Shankar 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(3):669-683
Background
Tumor microenvironment is composed of a largely altered extracellular matrix with different cell types. The complex interplay between macrophages and tumor cells through several soluble factors and signaling is an important factor in breast cancer progression.Methods
We have extended our earlier studies on monocyte and macrophage conditioned medium (M?CM) and have carried out proteomic analysis to identify its constituents as well as validation. The 8-gene signature identified through macrophage-breast cancer cell interactions was queried in cBioportal for bioinformatic analyses.Results
Proteomic analysis (MALDI-TOF and LC-MS/MS) revealed integrin and matrix metalloproteinases in M?CM which activated TGF-β1, IL-6, TGF- βRII and EGFR as well as its downstream STAT and SMAD signaling in breast cancer cells. Neutralization of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α. Il-1β, IL-6) abrogated the M?CM induced migration but invasion to lesser extent. The 8- gene signature identified by macrophage-tumor interactions (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, MMP1, MMP9, TGF-β1, TGF-βRII, EGFR) significantly co-occurred with TP53 mutation, WTAPP1 deletion and SLC12A5 amplification along with differential expression of PSAT1 and ESR1 at the mRNA level and TPD52and PRKCD at the protein level in TCGA (cBioportal). Together these genes form a novel 15 gene signature which is altered in 63.6% of TCGA (1105 samples) data and was associated with high risk and poor survival (p < 0.05) in many breast cancer datasets (SurvExpress).Conclusions
These results highlight the importance of macrophage signaling in breast cancer and the prognostic role of the15-gene signature.General significance
Our study may facilitate novel prognostic markers based on tumor-macrophage interaction. 相似文献16.
Anne Gemmink Sabine Daemen Helma J.H. Kuijpers Gert Schaart Hans Duimel Carmen López-Iglesias Marc A.M.J. van Zandvoort Kèvin Knoops Matthijs K.C. Hesselink 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids》2018,1863(11):1423-1432
Objective
Intramyocellular lipid droplets (LD) and their coat proteins PLIN2 and PLIN5 are involved in lipolysis, with a putative role for PLIN5 in mitochondrial tethering. Reportedly, these proteins co-localize and cover the surface of the LD. To provide the spatial basis for understanding how these proteins possess their distinct roles, we examined the precise location of PLIN2 and PLIN5 and explored PLIN5 presence at LD-mitochondria contact sites using Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy and correlative light-electron microscopy (CLEM) in human skeletal muscle sections.Methods
LDs were stained by MDH together with combinations of mitochondrial proteins and PLINs. Subcellular distribution and co-localization of PLIN proteins and mitochondria was imaged by STED microscopy (Leica TCS SP8) and quantified using Pearson's correlation coefficients and intensity profile plots. CLEM was employed to examine the presence of PLIN5 on mitochondria-LD contact sites.Results
Both PLIN2 and PLIN5 localized to the LD in a dot-like, juxtaposed fashion rather than colocalizing and covering the entire LD. Both STED and CLEM revealed a high fraction of PLIN5 at the LD-mitochondria interface, but not at mitochondrial cristae, as suggested previously.Conclusion
Using two super-resolution imaging approaches, this is the first study to show that in sections of human skeletal muscle PLIN2 and PLIN5 localize to the LD at distinct sites, with abundance of PLIN5 at LD-mitochondria tethering sites. This novel spatial information uncovers that PLIN proteins do not serve as lipolytic barriers but rather are docking sites for proteins facilitating selective lipase access under a variety of lipolytic conditions. 相似文献17.
D. Bellavia L. Raimondi V. Costa A. De Luca V. Carina M. Maglio M. Fini R. Alessandro G. Giavaresi 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2018,1862(9):1893-1901
Background
Exosomes are nanovesicles actively secreted by potentially all cell types, including tumour cells, with the primary role of extracellular systemic communication mediators, both at autocrine and paracrine levels, at short and long distances. Recently, different studies have used exosomes as a delivery system for a plethora of different molecules, such as drugs, microRNAs and proteins. This has been made possible thanks to the simplicity in exosomes engineering, their great stability and versatility for applications in oncology as well as in regenerative medicine.Scope of review
The aim of this review is to provide information on the state-of-the-art and possible applications of engineered exosomes, both for cargo and specific cell-targeting, in different pathologies related to the musculoskeletal system.Major conclusions
The use of exosomes as therapeutic agents is rapidly evolving, different studies explore drug delivery with exosomes using different molecules, showing an enormous potential in various research fields such as oncology and regenerative medicine.General significance
However, despite the significant progress made by the different studies carried out, currently, the use of exosomes is not a therapeutic reality for the considerable difficulties to overcome. 相似文献18.
Jun Li Jie Xu Xinghua Qin Hongyan Yang Juntao Han Yanhui Jia Huayu Zhu Liang Zhu Jia Li Wenjun Xie Dahai Hu Xing Zhang Feng Gao 《生物化学与生物物理学报:疾病的分子基础》2019,1865(2):275-284
Background
Acute hyperglycemia is regarded as a risk factor for critically ill patients; however, insufficient understanding of its nature and underlying mechanisms hinders widespread adoption of glycemic control in critical care units.Methods
A single center, prospective cohort study recruiting 107 burn patients and 62 controls was conducted to characterize the early phase of acute hyperglycemia in burn patients. A total of 1643 blood samples were collected and analyzed over the entire postburn 200?h. A mouse severe burn model was used to study the underlying mechanisms of acute hyperglycemia postburn.Results
The dynamic change of postburn blood glucose represented a distinctive pattern in amplitude and duration that was in parallel with the degree of burn injury. Multiple linear regressions revealed that serum insulin, glucagon and glucocorticoid were the major factors affecting blood glucose postburn. Particularly, extensive burns impaired capacity and responsiveness of pancreatic insulin secretion, which was associated with increased serum IL-1β in burn patients. Mechanistically, acute IL-1β elevation specifically induced pancreatic beta cell apoptosis and dampened capacity of insulin secretion, leading to postburn hyperglycemia in burned mice. More importantly, inhibition of IL-1β not only alleviated pancreatic beta cell apoptosis, but also attenuated hyperglycemia and improved survival of burned mice.Conclusions
Our findings reveal a novel mechanism of acute hyperglycemia postburn in which impaired insulin secretory capacity mediated by IL-1β leads to acute hyperglycemia. These data suggest that targeting IL-1β to restore endogenous insulin secretory function may be a novel glycemic control strategy to improve outcomes for burn patients. 相似文献19.
Pavlína Ptáčková Jan Musil Martin Štach Petr Lesný Šárka Němečková Vlastimil Král Milan Fábry Pavel Otáhal 《Cytotherapy》2018,20(4):507-520
Background aims
Clinical-grade chimeric antigenic receptor (CAR)19 T cells are routinely manufactured by lentiviral/retroviral (LV/RV) transduction of an anti-CD3/CD28 activated T cells, which are then propagated in a culture medium supplemented with interleukin (IL)-2. The use of LV/RVs for T-cell modification represents a manufacturing challenge due to the complexity of the transduction approach and the necessity of thorough quality control.Methods
We present here a significantly improved protocol for CAR19 T-cell manufacture that is based on the electroporation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells with plasmid DNA encoding the piggyBac transposon/transposase vectors and their cultivation in the presence of cytokines IL-4, IL-7 and IL-21.Results
We found that activation of the CAR receptor by either its cognate ligand (i.e., CD19 expressed on the surface of B cells) or anti-CAR antibody, followed by cultivation in the presence of cytokines IL-4 and IL-7, enables strong and highly selective expansion of functional CAR19 T cells, resulting in >90% CAR+ T cells. Addition of cytokine IL-21 to the mixture of IL-4 and IL-7 supported development of immature CAR19 T cells with central memory and stem cell memory phenotypes and expressing very low amounts of inhibitory receptors PD-1, LAG-3 and TIM-3.Conclusions
Our protocol provides a simple and cost-effective method for engineering high-quality T cells for adoptive therapies. 相似文献20.
Sophie Winkler Rupert Derler Bernd Gesslbauer Elmar Krieger Andreas J. Kungl 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects》2019,1863(3):528-533