Inhalation of toxic chemicals, including recent e-cigarettes, often cause life-threatening lung injury. Although exposure to polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG)-containing humidifier disinfectant (HD) has been identified as a cause of fatal lung injury, the mechanism underlying HD-associated lung injury (HDLI) is unknown. The present study evaluated global changes in gene expression in lung tissues from patients with PHMG-induced HDLI, and compared gene expression changes in PHMG-induced rat lung tissues. Significantly different expressions in lung tissues between patients with HDLI and unaffected controls were observed. Furthermore, several fibrosis-associated overlapping genes (such as MMP2 and COL1A2) shared between humans with HDLI and rats exposed to PHMG were identified. Interactome network analysis predicted different pathways between children and adults with HDLI: the TGFβ/SMAD signaling pathway was central in adults, whereas other pathways, including integrin signaling, were associated with HDLI in children. Further interactome network analysis revealed that Rap1 and CCKR signaling pathways were significantly enriched in HDLI compared with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis as well as their recapitulation in the lung tissues of rats exposed to PHMG. Our results suggest that MMP2-mediated different mechanisms between children and adults may be associated with PHMG-induced HDLI development, and Rap1 and CCKR pathways appear to be crucial.
Integrative multi-omics approach for mechanism of humidifier disinfectant-associated lung injury.
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Sirt1 Regulates DNA Methylation and Differentiation Potential of Embryonic Stem Cells by Antagonizing Dnmt3l.
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Small hypoxia-primed mesenchymal stem cells attenuate graft-versus-host disease.
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View SamplesStem-cells and transformed cancer cells specifically express a polycomb repressive complex subtype, PRC4 which characteristically contains Sirt1 (Sirtuin-1), a NAD+ dependent class III histone deacetylase (HDAC) and Eed2 isoform as specific members. Analyzing the transcriptiome and methylome analysis of Sirt1 deficient murine ESCs (Sirt1-/- ESC), we demonstrate that these cells repressed specifically on some genomic imprinted and germ-line related genes.
Sirt1 Regulates DNA Methylation and Differentiation Potential of Embryonic Stem Cells by Antagonizing Dnmt3l.
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View SamplesMolecular and functional significance of CREB1-NRF2 pathway on GSH dynamics of MSCs which critically determines therapeutic outcomes for treating allogeneic conflicts, including GvHD. A simple and reliable method to real-time monitor the redox status of MSCs which precisely predict their core functions including self-renewal, migration, and immunomodulatory capacities.
Glutathione dynamics determine the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells for graft-versus-host disease via CREB1-NRF2 pathway.
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View SamplesNaive or primitive states of stem cells (SCs) resided in specific niches are unstable and difficult to stabilized in vitro. Vitamin-C (VitC), more than suppressing oxygen radicals, exerts the pleiotropic effects on primitive SC functions through various mechanisms. However, instability and unfavorable cellular toxicity by liable oxidation present crucial pitfalls in its reliable application. Here, we show that a VitC derivate, ascorbic acid 2-glucoside (AA2G), without cellular toxicity, stably induces naïve or primitive status of embryonic (ESCs), inducible pluripotent (iPSCs), and mesenchymal SCs (MSCs). AA2G supplement recapitulated the well-known mechanisms of VitC including promoting TET dependent DNA demethylation in murine ESCs or suppressing p53 in iPSCs generation. Particularly, activation of cAMP responsive element binding protein-1 (CREB1) pathway was commonly involved in AA2G potency of ESCs, iPSCs, and MSCs. Importantly, MSCs maintained with AA2G supplement increased the therapeutic outcomes in an asthma mouse model by enhancing their self-renewal, anti-inflammatory, and engraftment capacity. Thus, this study demonstrates that AA2G supplement should be of broad utility to provide an environment supporting naïve pluripotent or primitive state of several types of SCs which critically influences their developmental potency and also efficacy of therapeutic applications.
Ascorbic Acid 2-Glucoside Stably Promotes the Primitiveness of Embryonic and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through Ten-Eleven Translocation- and cAMP-Responsive Element-Binding Protein-1-Dependent Mechanisms.
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View SamplesMesenchymal stem-cells (MSCs) are of particular interest for treating immune-related diseases due to their immunosuppressive capacities. Here, we show that Small sized MSCs primed with Hypoxia and Calcium ion (SHC-MSCs) exhibit the enhanced functions regarding stemness and immunomodulation for treating allogeneic conflicts. Compared with nave cultured human umbilical cord-blood MSCs, SHC-MSCs were resistant to the passage dependent cellular senescence mediated by MCP-1 and p53/p21 cascade and highly secreted the pro-angiogenic and immune-modulatory factors, resulting in suppression of T-cell proliferation. Genome-wide DNA methylome and transcriptome analysis indicate that SHC-MSCs characteristically up-regulated immune-modulation, cell adhesion and cell-cycle related genes. As downstream factors, PLK1, ZNF143, DHRS3, and FOG2 proteins played a key role on the beneficial effects of SHC-MSCs, evidenced by the promoted self-renewal, migration, pro-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, and T cell suppression capacities in their-over-expressing MSCs. Importantly, administration of SHC-MSCs or PLK1-over-expressing cells (PLK1-MSCs) significantly reduced the symptoms of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in a humanized mouse model which led to significantly improved survival, less weight loss, and less histopathologic injuries of GVHD target organs compared with naive MSC-infused mice. Collectively, our study suggests that small-sized MSCs primed with hypoxia could advance the therapeutic strategy for the clinical treatment of allogeneic conflicts including GVHD.
Small hypoxia-primed mesenchymal stem cells attenuate graft-versus-host disease.
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View Samplesunderstand the funcation of fatty
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View SamplesCalcification of the aortic valve leads to increased leaflet stiffness resulting in development of calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD); however, the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms of calcification are poorly understood. Here, we investigated gene expressions in relation to valvular calcification and promotion of CAVD progression.
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View SamplesPseudomonas aeruginosa chronically colonizes the lungs of individuals with CF, where it reaches high cell densities and produces a battery of virulence factors. Upon infection, a single strain of P. aeruginosa can colonize an individuals lungs throughout his or her lifetime. To understand the evolution of P. aeruginosa during chronic lung infection, we conducted both genotypic and phenotypic analyses on clinical isogenic strains obtained from the lungs of three different individuals with CF. These strains were isolated over a period of approximately ten years and possess phenotypes that are commonly observed in isolates from the CF lung, such as the antibiotic resistant dwarf and mucoid phenotypes. Microarray analyses were carried out on isolates grown in a chemically defined medium that mimics the nutritional environment of the CF lung, synthetic CF sputum medium (SCFM).
Parallel evolution in Pseudomonas aeruginosa over 39,000 generations in vivo.
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