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2. Transcriptional effects of E3 ligase atrogin-1/MAFbx on apoptosis, hypertrophy and inflammation in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
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Yong Zeng, Junjie Li, Hong-Xia Wang, Shu-Bin Guo, Hui Yang, Xiang-Jun Zeng, Quan Fang, Chao-Shu Tang, Jie Du, and Hui-Hua Li
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Atrogin-1/MAFbx is an ubiquitin E3 ligase that regulates myocardial structure and function through the ubiquitin-dependent protein modification. However, little is known about the effect of atrogin-1 activation on the gene expression changes in cardiomyocytes. Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were infected with adenovirus atrogin-1 (Ad-atrogin-1) or GFP control (Ad-GFP) for 24 hours. The gene expression profiles were compared with microarray analysis. 314 genes were identified as differentially expressed by overexpression of atrogin-1, of which 222 were up-regulated and 92 were down-regulated. Atrogin-1 overexpression significantly modulated the expression of genes in 30 main functional categories, most genes clustered around the regulation of cell death, proliferation, inflammation, metabolism and cardiomyoctye structure and function. Moreover, overexpression of atrogin-1 significantly inhibited cardiomyocyte survival, hypertrophy and inflammation under basal condition or in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In contrast, knockdown of atrogin-1 by siRNA had opposite effects. The mechanisms underlying these effects were associated with inhibition of MAPK (ERK1/2, JNK1/2 and p38) and NF-κB signaling pathways. In conclusion, the present microarray analysis reveals previously unappreciated atrogin-1 regulation of genes that could contribute to the effects of atrogin-1 on cardiomyocyte survival, hypertrophy and inflammation in response to endotoxin, and may provide novel insight into how atrogin-1 modulates the programming of cardiac muscle gene expression.
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- 2013
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3. Notch γ-secretase inhibitor dibenzazepine attenuates angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm in ApoE knockout mice by multiple mechanisms.
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Yue-Hong Zheng, Fang-Da Li, Cui Tian, Hua-Liang Ren, Jie Du, and Hui-Hua Li
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening aortic disease in the elderly. Activation of Notch1 pathway plays a critical role in the development of AAA, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In the present study, we explored the mechanisms by which Notch1 activation regulates angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced AAA formation and evaluated the therapeutic potential of a new Notch γ-secretase inhibitor, dibenzazepine (DBZ), for the treatment of AAA. Apolipoprotein E knockout (Apo E(-/-)) mice infused for 4 weeks with Ang II (1000 ng/kg/min, IP) using osmotic mini-pumps were received an intraperitoneal injection of either vehicle or 1 mg/kg/d DBZ. Notch1 signaling was activated in AAA tissue from both Ang II-infused Apo E(-/-) mice and human undergoing AAA repair in vivo, with increased expression of Notch intracellular domain (NICD) and its target gene Hes1, and this effect was effectively blocked by DBZ. Moreover, infusion of Ang II markedly increased the incidence and severity of AAA in Apo E(-/-) mice. In contrast, inhibition of Notch activation by DBZ prevented AAA formation in vivo. Furthermore, DBZ markedly prevented Ang II-stimulated accumulation of macrophages and CD4(+) T cells, and ERK-mediated angiogenesis, simultaneously reversed Th2 response, in vivo. In conclusion, these findings provide new insight into the multiple mechanisms of Notch signaling involved in AAA formation and suggest that γ-secretase inhibitor DBZ might be a novel therapeutic drug for treating AAAS.
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- 2013
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4. Senescent cardiac fibroblast is critical for cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction.
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Fuli Zhu, Yulin Li, Junmeng Zhang, Chunmei Piao, Tingting Liu, Hui-Hua Li, and Jie Du
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Senescence is a recognized mechanism of cardiovascular diseases; however, its contribution to myocardial fibrosis and rupture after infarction and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here we showed that senescent cardiac fibroblasts markedly accumulated in heart after myocardial infarction. The expression of key senescence regulators, especially p53, was significantly up-regulated in the infarcted heart or hypoxia-treated fibroblasts. Furthermore, knockdown of endogenous p53 by siRNA in fibroblasts markedly reduced hypoxia-induced cell senescence, cytokine expression but increased collagen expression, whereas increased expression of p53 protein by adenovirus infection had opposite effects. Consistent with in vitro results in cardiac fibroblasts, p53 deficiency in vivo significantly decreased the accumulation of senescent fibroblasts, the infiltration of macrophages and matrix metalloproteinases, but enhanced collagen deposition after myocardial infarction. In conclusion, these results suggest that the p53-mediated fibroblast senescence limits cardiac collagen production, and inhibition of p53 activity could represent a novel therapeutic target to increase reparative fibrosis and to prevent heart rupture after myocardial infarction.
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- 2013
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5. Caveolae-dependent and -independent uptake of albumin in cultured rodent pulmonary endothelial cells.
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Hui-Hua Li, Jin Li, Karla J Wasserloos, Callen Wallace, Mara G Sullivan, Philip M Bauer, Donna B Stolz, Janet S Lee, Simon C Watkins, Claudette M St Croix, Bruce R Pitt, and Li-Ming Zhang
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Although a critical role for caveolae-mediated albumin transcytosis in pulmonary endothelium is well established, considerably less is known about caveolae-independent pathways. In this current study, we confirmed that cultured rat pulmonary microvascular (RPMEC) and pulmonary artery (RPAEC) endothelium endocytosed Alexa488-labeled albumin in a saturable, temperature-sensitive mode and internalization resulted in co-localization by fluorescence microscopy with cholera B toxin and caveolin-1. Although siRNA to caveolin-1 (cav-1) in RPAEC significantly inhibited albumin uptake, a remnant portion of albumin uptake was cav-1-independent, suggesting alternative pathways for albumin uptake. Thus, we isolated and cultured mouse lung endothelial cells (MLEC) from wild type and cav-1(-/-) mice and noted that ~ 65% of albumin uptake, as determined by confocal imaging or live cell total internal reflectance fluorescence microscopy (TIRF), persisted in total absence of cav-1. Uptake of colloidal gold labeled albumin was evaluated by electron microscopy and demonstrated that albumin uptake in MLEC from cav-1(-/-) mice was through caveolae-independent pathway(s) including clathrin-coated pits that resulted in endosomal accumulation of albumin. Finally, we noted that albumin uptake in RPMEC was in part sensitive to pharmacological agents (amiloride [sodium transport inhibitor], Gö6976 [protein kinase C inhibitor], and cytochalasin D [inhibitor of actin polymerization]) consistent with a macropinocytosis-like process. The amiloride sensitivity accounting for macropinocytosis also exists in albumin uptake by both wild type and cav-1(-/-) MLEC. We conclude from these studies that in addition to the well described caveolar-dependent pulmonary endothelial cell endocytosis of albumin, a portion of overall uptake in pulmonary endothelial cells is cav-1 insensitive and appears to involve clathrin-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis-like process.
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- 2013
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6. Correction: Transcriptional Effects of E3 Ligase / on Apoptosis, Hypertrophy and Inflammation in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes.
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Yong Zeng, Junjie Li, Hong-Xia Wang, Shu-Bin Guo, Hui Yang, Xiang-Jun Zeng, Quan Fang, Chao-Shu Tang, Jie Du, and Hui-Hua Li
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Medicine ,Science - Published
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7. Overexpression of Nrdp1 in the heart exacerbates doxorubicin-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice.
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Yuan Zhang, Yu-Ming Kang, Cui Tian, Yong Zeng, Li-Xin Jia, Xu Ma, Jie Du, and Hui-Hua Li
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac cell death and generation of oxidative stress contribute to doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiac dysfunction. E3 ligase Nrdp1 plays a critical role in the regulation of cell apoptosis, inflammation and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which may contribute to heart failure. However, the role of Nrdp1 in DOX-induced cardiac injury remains to be determined. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the effect of Nrdp1 overexpression with DOX treatment in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes and mouse heart tissue. Cardiomyocytes were infected with adenovirus containing GFP (Ad-GFP), Nrdp1 wild-type (Ad-Nrdp1) or the dominant-negative form of Nrdp1 (Ad-Dn-Nrdp1), then treated with DOX for 24 hr. DOX treatment increased cell death and apoptosis, with Ad-Nrdp1 infection enhancing these actions but Ad-Dn-Nrdp1 infection attenuating these effects. Furthermore, 5 days after a single injection of DOX (20 mg/kg, intraperitoneally), Nrdp1 transgenic mice (TG) showed decreased cardiac function and increased apoptosis, autophagy and oxidative stress as compared with wild-type (WT) mice (P
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8. Correction: Overexpression of Nrdp1 in the Heart Exacerbates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in Mice
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Yuan Zhang, Yu-Ming Kang, Cui Tian, Yong Zeng, Li-Xin Jia, Xu Ma, Jie Du, and Hui-Hua Li
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Multidisciplinary - Published
- 2022
9. Common Variants in the TBX5 Gene Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in a Chinese Han Population
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Xiaomeng Yin, Hui-Hua Li, Lianjun Gao, Yunlong Xia, Yanzong Yang, Rongfeng Zhang, Xiaochen Tian, and Yingxue Dong
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,lcsh:Medicine ,Genome-wide association study ,Blood Pressure ,Bioinformatics ,Vascular Medicine ,Endocrinology ,Atrial Fibrillation ,Odds Ratio ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Ethnicities ,Coronary Heart Disease ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,Han Chinese ,Atrial fibrillation ,Genomics ,Middle Aged ,Population groupings ,Chinese people ,Hypertension ,Cardiology ,Female ,Cardiomyopathies ,Arrhythmia ,Research Article ,Adult ,Risk ,medicine.medical_specialty ,China ,Genotype ,Endocrine Disorders ,Single-nucleotide polymorphism ,macromolecular substances ,Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ,03 medical and health sciences ,Asian People ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Genome-Wide Association Studies ,Genetics ,Humans ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,PR interval ,Alleles ,Genetic Association Studies ,Genetic association ,Aged ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Case-control study ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Computational Biology ,Human Genetics ,Odds ratio ,medicine.disease ,Genome Analysis ,030104 developmental biology ,Case-Control Studies ,Metabolic Disorders ,lcsh:Q ,People and places ,business ,T-Box Domain Proteins ,Chinese People - Abstract
Background PR interval variations have recently been associated with an increased risk of long-term atrial fibrillation (AF), heart block and all-cause mortality. Genome-wide association studies have linked the PR interval with several common variants in the TBX5 gene. Several variants in the TBX5 gene, including rs7312625 and rs883079, have been associated with AF. The purpose of this study was to determine the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TBX5 gene, rs7312625 and rs883079, with AF in Chinese Han patients. Methodology/Principal Findings In this case-control association study, large cohorts of AF patients (n = 1132) and controls (n = 1206) were recruited from different hospitals. The genotyping was performed using a Rotor-Gene TM 6000 high-resolution melt system. Rs7312625, rs3825214 and rs883079 were analyzed. We found that SNP 3825214 was significantly associated with AF (P-obs = 0.002, odds ratio [OR] = 0.82), and lone AF (P-obs = 6.77x10-5, odds ratio [OR] = 0.71). SNP rs7312625 was significantly associated with lone AF (P-obs = 0.015, odds ratio [OR] = 1.27), although its association with AF was not significant. No significant association of SNP rs883079 with AF or lone AF was observed. Thus, we analyzed the interaction among these three loci. We demonstrated significant interaction among rs3825214, rs7312625 and rs883079. Four-locus risk alleles showed the highest odds ratio in combined rs3825214 and rs7312625 (P-obs
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10. Correction: Transcriptional Effects of E3 Ligase Atrogin-1/MAFbx on Apoptosis, Hypertrophy and Inflammation in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes
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Jun-Jie Li, Hui Yang, Quan Fang, Xiangjun Zeng, Hui-Hua Li, Hong-Xia Wang, Jie Du, Yong Zeng, Shu-Bin Guo, and Chaoshu Tang
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Neonatal rat ,Multidisciplinary ,Competing interests ,Science ,Correction ,Medicine ,Theology ,Muscle hypertrophy - Abstract
The author list for this article should be updated to include Junjie Li as co-first author for the work. The revised author list should thus read as follows: Yong Zeng*, Junjie Li*, Hong-Xia Wang, Shu-Bin Guo, Hui Yang, Xiang-Jun Zeng, Quan Fang, Chao-Shu Tang, Jie Du, Hui-Hua Li *These authors contributed equally Junjie Li is affiliated at the Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100005, China. Junjie Li declares no competing interests in relation to this work and contributed to the following aspects of the study: Performed experiments, analyzed the data, wrote the paper, contributed analysis and tools. The correct citation is: Zeng Y, Li J, Wang H-X, Guo S-B, Yang H, Zeng X-J, et al. (2013) Transcriptional Effects of E3 Ligase Atrogin-1/MAFbx on Apoptosis, Hypertrophy and Inflammation in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes. PLoS ONE 8(1): e53831. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053831. The correct abbreviation in Contributions is: JL.
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11. Senescent cardiac fibroblast is critical for cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction
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Hui-Hua Li, Fuli Zhu, Tingting Liu, Yulin Li, Jie Du, Chunmei Piao, and Junmeng Zhang
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Senescence ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cardiac fibrosis ,Endomyocardial fibrosis ,Genetic Vectors ,Myocardial Infarction ,Infarction ,lcsh:Medicine ,Biology ,Adenoviridae ,Mice ,Fibrosis ,Cell Movement ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Animals ,RNA, Small Interfering ,lcsh:Science ,Cells, Cultured ,Cellular Senescence ,Mice, Knockout ,Multidisciplinary ,Myocardium ,lcsh:R ,Fibroblasts ,medicine.disease ,Endomyocardial Fibrosis ,Cell Hypoxia ,Disease Models, Animal ,Endocrinology ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Myocardial infarction complications ,Myocardial fibrosis ,lcsh:Q ,Collagen ,Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ,Cell aging ,Research Article ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Senescence is a recognized mechanism of cardiovascular diseases; however, its contribution to myocardial fibrosis and rupture after infarction and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here we showed that senescent cardiac fibroblasts markedly accumulated in heart after myocardial infarction. The expression of key senescence regulators, especially p53, was significantly up-regulated in the infarcted heart or hypoxia-treated fibroblasts. Furthermore, knockdown of endogenous p53 by siRNA in fibroblasts markedly reduced hypoxia-induced cell senescence, cytokine expression but increased collagen expression, whereas increased expression of p53 protein by adenovirus infection had opposite effects. Consistent with in vitro results in cardiac fibroblasts, p53 deficiency in vivo significantly decreased the accumulation of senescent fibroblasts, the infiltration of macrophages and matrix metalloproteinases, but enhanced collagen deposition after myocardial infarction. In conclusion, these results suggest that the p53-mediated fibroblast senescence limits cardiac collagen production, and inhibition of p53 activity could represent a novel therapeutic target to increase reparative fibrosis and to prevent heart rupture after myocardial infarction.
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12. Macrophage-stimulated cardiac fibroblast production of IL-6 is essential for TGF β/Smad activation and cardiac fibrosis induced by angiotensin II
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Hui-Hua Li, Yongfen Qi, Jizhong Cheng, Yalei Han, Feifei Ma, Jie Du, Yulin Li, and Lixin Jia
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Male ,Mouse ,Cardiac fibrosis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,lcsh:Medicine ,Cardiovascular ,Mice ,Fibrosis ,Molecular Cell Biology ,Phosphorylation ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,Angiotensin II ,Animal Models ,Cytokine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Hypertension ,Cytokines ,Medicine ,Collagen ,medicine.symptom ,Cellular Types ,Research Article ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Histology ,Immune Cells ,Immunology ,Inflammation ,Biology ,Transforming Growth Factor beta1 ,Model Organisms ,Vascular Biology ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Animals ,Smad3 Protein ,Interleukin 6 ,Fibroblast ,Interleukin-6 ,Macrophages ,Myocardium ,lcsh:R ,Fibroblasts ,medicine.disease ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Endocrinology ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Immune System ,biology.protein ,lcsh:Q ,Transforming growth factor - Abstract
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important cytokine participating in multiple biologic activities in immune regulation and inflammation. IL-6 has been associated with cardiovascular remodeling. However, the mechanism of IL-6 in hypertensive cardiac fibrosis is still unclear. Angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion in mice increased IL-6 expression in the heart. IL-6 knockout (IL-6-/-) reduced Ang II-induced cardiac fibrosis: 1) Masson trichrome staining showed that Ang II infusion significantly increased fibrotic areas of the wild-type mouse heart, which was greatly suppressed in IL-6-/- mice and 2) immunohistochemistry staining showed decreased expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) and collagen I in IL-6-/- mouse heart. The baseline mRNA expression of IL-6 in cardiac fibroblasts was low and was absent in cardiomyocytes or macrophages; however, co-culture of cardiac fibroblasts with macrophages significantly increased IL-6 production and expression of α-SMA and collagen I in fibroblasts. Moreover, TGF-β1 expression and phosphorylation of TGF-β downstream signal Smad3 was stimulated by co-culture of macrophages with cardiac fibroblasts, while IL-6 neutralizing antibody decreased TGF-β1 expression and Smad3 phosphorylation in co-culture of macrophage and fibroblast. Taken together, our results indicate that macrophages stimulate cardiac fibroblasts to produce IL-6, which leads to TGF-β1 production and Smad3 phosphorylation in cardiac fibroblasts and thus stimulates cardiac fibrosis.
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13. Overexpression of Nrdp1 in the Heart Exacerbates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in Mice
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Xu Ma, Yong Zeng, Lixin Jia, Jie Du, Yuan Zhang, Cui Tian, Yu-Ming Kang, and Hui-Hua Li
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Male ,Pathology ,Anatomy and Physiology ,Mouse ,Cancer Treatment ,lcsh:Medicine ,Gene Expression ,Apoptosis ,Pharmacology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Cardiovascular ,Cardiovascular System ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,Mice ,Malondialdehyde ,Molecular Cell Biology ,Basic Cancer Research ,Myocytes, Cardiac ,Clinical Trials (Cancer Treatment) ,lcsh:Science ,STAT3 ,Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Cell Death ,Heart ,Animal Models ,Oncology ,Echocardiography ,Medicine ,Signal Transduction ,medicine.drug ,Research Article ,STAT3 Transcription Factor ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Programmed cell death ,Heart Ventricles ,Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases ,Blotting, Western ,Mice, Transgenic ,Model Organisms ,Microscopy, Electron, Transmission ,Autophagy ,In Situ Nick-End Labeling ,medicine ,Animals ,Doxorubicin ,Protein kinase B ,Biology ,Heart Failure ,Reactive oxygen species ,business.industry ,Myocardium ,lcsh:R ,medicine.disease ,Rats ,Oxidative Stress ,chemistry ,Heart failure ,biology.protein ,lcsh:Q ,Lipid Peroxidation ,Carrier Proteins ,business ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
Background Cardiac cell death and generation of oxidative stress contribute to doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiac dysfunction. E3 ligase Nrdp1 plays a critical role in the regulation of cell apoptosis, inflammation and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which may contribute to heart failure. However, the role of Nrdp1 in DOX-induced cardiac injury remains to be determined. Methods and Results We examined the effect of Nrdp1 overexpression with DOX treatment in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes and mouse heart tissue. Cardiomyocytes were infected with adenovirus containing GFP (Ad-GFP), Nrdp1 wild-type (Ad-Nrdp1) or the dominant-negative form of Nrdp1 (Ad-Dn-Nrdp1), then treated with DOX for 24 hr. DOX treatment increased cell death and apoptosis, with Ad-Nrdp1 infection enhancing these actions but Ad-Dn-Nrdp1 infection attenuating these effects. Furthermore, 5 days after a single injection of DOX (20 mg/kg, intraperitoneally), Nrdp1 transgenic mice (TG) showed decreased cardiac function and increased apoptosis, autophagy and oxidative stress as compared with wild-type (WT) mice (P
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14. Notch γ-Secretase Inhibitor Dibenzazepine Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in ApoE Knockout Mice by Multiple Mechanisms
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Yuehong Zheng, Fang-Da Li, Jie Du, Hui-Hua Li, Hua-Liang Ren, and Cui Tian
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Male ,Apolipoprotein E ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Angiogenesis ,Notch signaling pathway ,lcsh:Medicine ,macromolecular substances ,Pharmacology ,Biology ,Mice ,Apolipoproteins E ,Dibenzazepines ,In vivo ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Receptor, Notch1 ,lcsh:Science ,Receptor ,Mice, Knockout ,Multidisciplinary ,Angiotensin II ,lcsh:R ,Surgery ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Disease Models, Animal ,dBZ ,Knockout mouse ,cardiovascular system ,lcsh:Q ,Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases ,Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal ,Signal Transduction ,Research Article - Abstract
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening aortic disease in the elderly. Activation of Notch1 pathway plays a critical role in the development of AAA, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In the present study, we explored the mechanisms by which Notch1 activation regulates angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced AAA formation and evaluated the therapeutic potential of a new Notch γ-secretase inhibitor, dibenzazepine (DBZ), for the treatment of AAA. Apolipoprotein E knockout (Apo E(-/-)) mice infused for 4 weeks with Ang II (1000 ng/kg/min, IP) using osmotic mini-pumps were received an intraperitoneal injection of either vehicle or 1 mg/kg/d DBZ. Notch1 signaling was activated in AAA tissue from both Ang II-infused Apo E(-/-) mice and human undergoing AAA repair in vivo, with increased expression of Notch intracellular domain (NICD) and its target gene Hes1, and this effect was effectively blocked by DBZ. Moreover, infusion of Ang II markedly increased the incidence and severity of AAA in Apo E(-/-) mice. In contrast, inhibition of Notch activation by DBZ prevented AAA formation in vivo. Furthermore, DBZ markedly prevented Ang II-stimulated accumulation of macrophages and CD4(+) T cells, and ERK-mediated angiogenesis, simultaneously reversed Th2 response, in vivo. In conclusion, these findings provide new insight into the multiple mechanisms of Notch signaling involved in AAA formation and suggest that γ-secretase inhibitor DBZ might be a novel therapeutic drug for treating AAAS.
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15. Screening E3 Substrates Using a Live Phage Display Library
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Xiaorong Wang, Zhengguang Guo, Hui-Hua Li, and Youhe Gao
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Proteomics ,Phage display ,Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases ,lcsh:Medicine ,Biology ,Cell Line ,Substrate Specificity ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2 ,Peptide Library ,Protein Interaction Mapping ,Humans ,Protein Interaction Maps ,lcsh:Science ,Peptide library ,Cloning ,Multidisciplinary ,Cell Surface Display Techniques ,lcsh:R ,Ubiquitination ,Reproducibility of Results ,Molecular biology ,In vitro ,HEK293 Cells ,Biochemistry ,lcsh:Q ,Protein Binding ,Research Article - Abstract
Ubiquitin ligases (E3s) determine specificity of ubiquitination by recognizing target substrates. However, most of their substrates are unknown. Most known substrates have been identified using distinct approaches in different laboratories. We developed a high-throughput strategy using a live phage display library as E3 substrates in in vitro screening. His-ubiquitinated phage, enriched with Ni-beads, could effectively infect E. coli for amplification. Sixteen natural potential substrates and many unnatural potential substrates of E3 MDM2 were identified through 4 independent screenings. Some substrates were identified in different independent experiments. Additionally, 10 of 12 selected candidates were ubiquitinated by MDM2 in vitro, and 3 novel substrates, DDX42, TP53RK and RPL36a were confirmed ex vivo. The whole strategy is rather simple and efficient. Non-degradation substrates can be discovered. This strategy can be extended to any E3s as long as the E3 does not ubiquitinate the empty phage.
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16. Association of Caucasian-Identified Variants with Colorectal Cancer Risk in Singapore Chinese.
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Lai Fun Thean, Hui Hua Li, Yik Ying Teo, Woon-Puay Koh, Jian-Min Yuan, Mei Lin Teoh, Poh Koon Koh, Choong Leong Tang, Peh Yean Cheah, and Toland, Amanda Ewart
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GENOMES , *NUCLEOTIDES , *GENETIC polymorphisms , *COLON cancer , *CROSSING over (Genetics) , *POPULATION genetics - Abstract
Background: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Caucasians have identified fourteen index single nucleotide polymorphisms (iSNPs) that influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Methods: We investigated the role of eleven iSNPs or surrogate SNPs (sSNPs), in high linkage disequilibrium (LD, r²≥0.8) and within 100 kb vicinity of iSNPs, in 2,000 age- and gender-matched Singapore Chinese (SCH) cases and controls. Results: Only iSNP rs6983267 at 8q24.21 and sSNPs rs6695584, rs11986063, rs3087967, rs2059254, and rs7226855 at 1q41, 8q23.3, 11q23.1, 16q22.1 and 18q21.1 respectively showed evidence of association with CRC risk, with odds ratios (OR) ranging from 1.13 to 1.40. sSNP rs827401 at 10p14 was associated with rectal cancer risk (OR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.63-0.88) but not disease prognosis (OR = 0.91, 95% CI 0.69-1.20). Interestingly, sSNP rs3087967 at 11q23.1 was associated with CRC risk in men (OR = 1.34, 95% CI 1.14-1.58) but not women (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.88-1.29), suggesting a gender- specific role. Half of the Caucasian-identified variants, including the recently fine-mapped BMP pathway loci, BMP4, GREM1, BMP2 and LAMA 5, did not show any evidence for association with CRC in SCH (OR ∼1; p-value >0.1). Comparing the results of this study with that of the Northern and Hong Kong Chinese, only variants at chromosomes 8q24.21, 10p14, 11q23.1 and 18q21.1 were replicated in at least two out of the three Chinese studies. Conclusions: The contrasting results between Caucasians and Chinese could be due to different LD patterns and allelic frequencies or genetic heterogeneity. The results suggest that additional common variants contributing to CRC predisposition remained to be identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. Small molecule amiloride modulates oncogenic RNA alternative splicing to devitalize human cancer cells.
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Jan-Gowth Chang, Den-Mei Yang, Wen-Hsin Chang, Lu-Ping Chow, Wen-Ling Chan, Hui-Hua Lin, Hsien-Da Huang, Ya-Sian Chang, Cheng-Hao Hung, and Wen-Kuang Yang
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Alternative splicing involves differential exon selection of a gene transcript to generate mRNA and protein isoforms with structural and functional diversity. Abnormal alternative splicing has been shown to be associated with malignant phenotypes of cancer cells, such as chemo-resistance and invasive activity. Screening small molecules and drugs for modulating RNA splicing in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line Huh-7, we discovered that amiloride, distinct from four pH-affecting amiloride analogues, could "normalize" the splicing of BCL-X, HIPK3 and RON/MISTR1 transcripts. Our proteomic analyses of amiloride-treated cells detected hypo-phosphorylation of splicing factor SF2/ASF, and decreased levels of SRp20 and two un-identified SR proteins. We further observed decreased phosphorylation of AKT, ERK1/2 and PP1, and increased phosphorylation of p38 and JNK, suggesting that amiloride treatment down-regulates kinases and up-regulates phosphatases in the signal pathways known to affect splicing factor protein phosphorylation. These amiloride effects of "normalized" oncogenic RNA splicing and splicing factor hypo-phosphorylation were both abrogated by pre-treatment with a PP1 inhibitor. Global exon array of amiloride-treated Huh-7 cells detected splicing pattern changes involving 584 exons in 551 gene transcripts, many of which encode proteins playing key roles in ion transport, cellular matrix formation, cytoskeleton remodeling, and genome maintenance. Cellular functional analyses revealed subsequent invasion and migration defects, cell cycle disruption, cytokinesis impairment, and lethal DNA degradation in amiloride-treated Huh-7 cells. Other human solid tumor and leukemic cells, but not a few normal cells, showed similar amiloride-altered RNA splicing with devitalized consequence. This study thus provides mechanistic underpinnings for exploiting small molecule modulation of RNA splicing for cancer therapeutics.
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