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SIRT1/FoxO3 axis alteration leads to aberrant immune responses in bronchial epithelial cells 下载免费PDF全文
Serena Di Vincenzo Irene H. Heijink Jacobien A. Noordhoek Chiara Cipollina Liboria Siena Andreina Bruno Maria Ferraro Dirkje S. Postma Mark Gjomarkaj Elisabetta Pace 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2018,22(4):2272-2282
Inflammation and ageing are intertwined in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The histone deacetylase SIRT1 and the related activation of FoxO3 protect from ageing and regulate inflammation. The role of SIRT1/FoxO3 in COPD is largely unknown. This study evaluated whether cigarette smoke, by modulating the SIRT1/FoxO3 axis, affects airway epithelial pro‐inflammatory responses. Human bronchial epithelial cells (16HBE) and primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBECs) from COPD patients and controls were treated with/without cigarette smoke extract (CSE), Sirtinol or FoxO3 siRNA. SIRT1, FoxO3 and NF‐κB nuclear accumulation, SIRT1 deacetylase activity, IL‐8 and CCL20 expression/release and the release of 12 cytokines, neutrophil and lymphocyte chemotaxis were assessed. In PBECs, the constitutive FoxO3 expression was lower in patients with COPD than in controls. Furthermore, CSE reduced FoxO3 expression only in PBECs from controls. In 16HBE, CSE decreased SIRT1 activity and nuclear expression, enhanced NF‐κB binding to the IL‐8 gene promoter thus increasing IL‐8 expression, decreased CCL20 expression, increased the neutrophil chemotaxis and decreased lymphocyte chemotaxis. Similarly, SIRT1 inhibition reduced FoxO3 expression and increased nuclear NF‐κB. FoxO3 siRNA treatment increased IL‐8 and decreased CCL20 expression in 16HBE. In conclusion, CSE impairs the function of SIRT1/FoxO3 axis in bronchial epithelium, dysregulating NF‐κB activity and inducing pro‐inflammatory responses. 相似文献
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Fabio Cibella Andreina Bruno Giuseppina Cuttitta Salvatore Bucchieri Mario Raphael Melis Stefano De Cantis Stefania La Grutta Giovanni Viegi 《PloS one》2015,10(5)
BackgroundAsthma and obesity are important and growing health issues worldwide. Obesity is considered a risk factor for asthma, due to the induction of changes in airway mechanics and altered airway inflammation.MethodsWe cross-sectionally investigated the effect of increased weight on pulmonary function in a large population sample of healthy children, aged 10–17 yrs living in Palermo, Italy. Explanatory effect of weight on lung function variables were evaluated by multiple linear regression models, taking into account height, gender, and age-class.ResultsAmong the 2,393 subjects, FVC and FEV1 were positively correlated to weight. Multiple regression models showed that the weight beta coefficient for FEV1 was significantly lower with respect to that for FVC (0.005 and 0.009 l/kg, respectively), indicating a different magnitude in explanatory effect of weight on FVC and FEV1. Both FEV1/FVC and FEF25–75%/FVC ratios were negatively correlated to weight, while FEF25–75% was not significantly correlated. Similar results were obtained also when 807 symptomatic subjects were introduced in the model through a sensitivity analysis.ConclusionIn healthy children, the disproportionate increase of FEV1 and FVC with weight produces airflow decrease and consequently apparent poorer lung function independently from respiratory disease status. 相似文献
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Alessandro Infantino Alberto Santori Gabriella Aureli Andreina Belocchi Simona De Felice Lorenza Tizzani Veronica M. T. Lattanzio Miriam Haidukowski Michelangelo Pascale 《Journal of Phytopathology》2015,163(7-8):612-619
Surveys on the occurrence of type A trichothecenes in wheat, and particularly for the T‐2 and HT‐2 toxins, and information on the biology and epidemiology of the causative Fusarium species (i.e. F. langsethiae, F. sporotrichioides) are scarce in Italy, as compared to the more common type B trichothecene, deoxynivalenol and its producers. This 4‐year monitoring of phytopathogenic Fusarium species on 183 seed lots of durum wheat shows wide distribution of F. langsethiae in Italy and the potential of several isolates of this fungus to produce high amounts of T‐2 and HT‐2 in wheat. Fusarium langsethiae was observed for approximately 48% of the analysed samples, with a maximum incidence for a single lot of 10.5%. Fusarium sporotrichioides was observed only in 2011, with an average incidence of 2% (range, 0–3%). A collection of F. langsethiae isolates representative of the main cultivation areas in Italy was established. These isolates showed great variability for their toxin production in vitro. Of 28 strains, all except one isolate can produce the T‐2 and HT‐2 toxins. HT‐2 was generally in greater amounts than T‐2, with an average concentration ratio for HT‐2 to T‐2 of 2.1 (range, 0.7–5.4). The artificial inoculation of wheat with three isolates of F. langsethiae produced no Fusarium head blight symptoms under field conditions. However, significantly higher incidence of F. langsethiae was seen on the kernels of inoculated plants, compared to the uninoculated controls. 相似文献
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Oligochaeta of the middle Po River (Italy): principal component analysis of the benthic data 总被引:4,自引:4,他引:0
The application of principal component analysis to two types of habitat (the benthos of macrophytes and of central river bed) enabled us to single out some of the factors that affect the dynamics and the structure of the oligochaete population and its various reactions to environmental conditions. As regards macrophytes, the distribution of the variables on the basis of the first component is correlated, to a certain extent, with a seasonal factor without any significant differences among sites. The largest population is most closely correlated with the summer months. In fact, we found that the Naididae and Tubificidae species generally develop in larger numbers at higher temperatures. For the Tubificidae, we could detect a precise seasonal cycle. In the central river bed habitat, the first component was correlated with the river discharge, which determines the granulometric characteristics of the sediment; we noticed a correlation among the sites that have the same characteristics, regardless of sampling site or date. The species which correlate most closely among themselves are the Tubificidae Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, Tubifex tubifex, L. udekemianus and L. profundicola, which are very characteristic of environments that contain abundant organic matter. The second component is correlated with temperature, and hence with the availability of oxygen, which determines the presence and the abundance of more sensitive species. 相似文献
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Ombretta Garbarino Luca Lambroia Gianluca Basso Veronica Marrella Barbara Franceschini Cristiana Soldani Fabio Pasqualini Desiree Giuliano Guido Costa Clelia Peano Davide Barbarossa Destro Annarita Andreina Salvati Luigi Terracciano Guido Torzilli Matteo Donadon Francesca Faggioli 《Aging cell》2023,22(7):e13853
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Cohort cultures of Tubifex tubifex forms 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Andreina Paoletti 《Hydrobiologia》1989,180(1):143-150
By means of cohort cultures at different temperatures, the life cycles of two sympatric forms of T. tubifex have been compared: the normal T. tubifex tubifex and the blanchardi forms. Although the two forms have certain basic similarities, the blanchardi form tolerated low temperatures less well, requiring a longer time to develop to maturity and producing fewer ova. The threshold temperature for development appeared to be around 8 °C, notably higher than for the normal form around 0 °C. Moreover, for the blanchardi form, resistance was lower and mortality higher for embryos and throughout the life cycle. Cross-breeding tests were carried out, along with cultures of individuals serving as controls for partheno-genetic activity. In cross-breeding, pairs produced progeny similar to the normal form only, most likely derived not from eggs fertilized by the partner, but from parthenogenetic eggs. As a matter of fact, only the normal form was able to reproduce through parthenogenesis. Thus, the two forms have remarkable differences, indicating genetic differences, and they may be considered not as forms, but rather as distinct species. 相似文献
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is a microorganism able to stimulate a robust inflammatory and systemic immune response. AIM: The aim of our study was to evaluate autoimmune markers in dyspeptic patients positive for H. pylori infection compared to a control group of non-H. pylori-infected subjects. The kinetics of cryoglobulins and autoantibodies was evaluated after treatment of the infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Dyspeptic patients with active H. pylori infection and age- and sex-matched healthy H. pylori-negative controls were studied. Markers of immunity were compared, in H. pylori-infected patients before, 6 months and 1 year after the end of therapy. Results were also compared between those with and without successful eradication therapy. RESULTS: Eighty-six individual were entered (43 H. pylori-infected). H. pylori-infected patients had higher levels of IgG and/or IgA and/or IgM (22/43 versus 2/43). Circulating immune complexes and cryoglobulins were detected in patients more often than controls (p < .05 for both). Autoantibodies were observed in 13 patients (30% versus 5% in controls) and antithyroid antibodies in 12 (p < .04 versus controls). Lower levels of C3 and/or C4 complement fractions were observed in infected patients with respect to controls (7/43 versus 1/43; p = .014). After 1 year of follow-up, the markers of autoimmunity dramatically improved in patients eradicated for H. pylori infection compared to those in whom therapy failed. No patient developed a clinical autoimmune disorder. CONCLUSIONS: Additional studies are necessary to ascertain the clinical significance of the modifications of autoimmune markers in patients with H. pylori infection. 相似文献
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Alessia?A?Bettaccini Andreina?Baj Roberto?S?Accolla Fulvio?Basolo Antonio?Q?TonioloEmail author 《BMC microbiology》2005,5(1):20
Background
Tat is being tested as a component of HIV vaccines. Tat activity has been mainly investigated on cells of lymphoid/hematopoietic lineages. HIV-1, however, is known to infect many different cells of both solid organs and mucosal surfaces. The activity of two-exon (aa 1–101) and synthetic (aa 1–86) Tat was studied on mammary and amniotic epithelial cells cultured under low serum conditions. 相似文献79.
Shapir N Rosendahl C Johnson G Andreina M Sadowsky MJ Wackett LP 《Applied and environmental microbiology》2005,71(5):2214-2220
The TrzN protein, which is involved in s-triazine herbicide catabolism by Arthrobacter aurescens TC1, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli as a His-tagged protein. The recombinant protein was purified via nickel column chromatography. The purified TrzN protein was tested with 31 s-triazine and pyrimidine ring compounds; 22 of the tested compounds were substrates. TrzN showed high activity with sulfur-substituted s-triazines and the highest activity with ametryn sulfoxide. Hydrolysis of ametryn sulfoxide by TrzN, both in vitro and in vivo, yielded a product(s) that reacted with 7-chloro-4-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) to generate a diagnostic blue product. Atrazine chlorohydrolase, AtzA, did not hydrolyze ametryn sulfoxide, and no color was formed by amending those enzyme incubations with NBD-Cl. TrzN and AtzA could also be distinguished by reaction with ametryn. TrzN, but not AtzA, hydrolyzed ametryn to methylmercaptan. Methylmercaptan reacted with NBD-Cl to produce a diagnostic yellow product having an absorption maximum at 420 nm. The yellow color with ametryn was shown to selectively demonstrate the presence of TrzN, but not AtzA or other enzymes, in whole microbial cells. The present study was the first to purify an active TrzN protein in recombinant form and develop a colorimetric test for determining TrzN activity, and it significantly extends the known substrate range for TrzN. 相似文献
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Crimi M Galbiati S Sciacco M Bordoni A Natali MG Raimondi M Bresolin N Comi GP 《Mitochondrion》2004,3(5):279-283
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies are highly variable clinically and at the genetic level. In practice, when the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of any mitochondrial-patient is sequenced, a very high number of variations are noted. The vast majority of these differences are simply polymorphisms, that is, non-pathologic, homoplasmic sequence variations; however, when a heteroplasmic variant is detected (co-existence of two different populations in the same tissue) this is clinically significant. We identified two different heteroplasmic mutations in the mtDNA of two subjects: G4298A in the tRNA(Ala) (Alanine) gene and T10010C in the tRNA(Gly) (Glycine), both of which have been reported previously. This work confirms the pathogenicity of these mutations and helps define the correlation between genotype and phenotype. 相似文献