1.Research progress on mechanism of Carthamus tinctorius in ischemic stroke therapy.
Jun-Ren CHEN ; Xiao-Fang XIE ; Xiao-Yu CAO ; Gang-Min LI ; Yan-Peng YIN ; Cheng PENG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2022;47(17):4574-4582
Carthamus tinctorius is proved potent in treating ischemic stroke. Flavonoids, such as safflower yellow, hydroxysafflor yellow A(HSYA), nicotiflorin, safflower yellow B, and kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, are the main substance basis of C. tinctorius in the treatment of ischemic stroke, and HSYA is the research hotspot. Current studies have shown that C. tinctorius can prevent and treat ischemic stroke by reducing inflammation, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum stress, inhibiting neuronal apoptosis and platelet aggregation, as well as increasing blood flow. C. tinctorius can regulate the pathways including nuclear factor(NF)-κB, mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK), signal transducer and activator of transcription protein 3(STAT3), and NF-κB/NLR family pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3), and inhibit the activation of cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2)/prostaglandin D2/D prostanoid receptor pathway to alleviate the inflammatory development during ischemic stroke. Additionally, C. tinctorius can relieve oxidative stress injury by inhibiting oxidation and nitrification, regulating free radicals, and mediating nitric oxide(NO)/inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS) signals. Furthermore, mediating the activation of Janus kinase 2(JAK2)/STAT3/suppressor of cytokine signaling 3(SOCS3) signaling pathway and phosphoinositide 3-kinase(PI3 K)/protein kinase B(Akt)/glycogen synthase kinase-3β(GSK3β) signaling pathway and regulating the release of matrix metalloproteinase(MMP) inhibitor/MMP are main ways that C. tinctorius inhibits neuronal apoptosis. In addition, C. tinctorius exerts the therapeutic effect on ischemic stroke by regulating autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress. The present study reviewed the molecular mechanisms of C. tinctorius in the treatment of ischemic stroke to provide references for the clinical application of C. tinctorius.
Carthamus tinctorius/chemistry*
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Chalcone/therapeutic use*
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Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism*
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Cytokines/metabolism*
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Flavonoids/therapeutic use*
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Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/metabolism*
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Humans
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Ischemic Stroke/drug therapy*
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Janus Kinase 2/metabolism*
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Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism*
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NF-kappa B/metabolism*
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NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/metabolism*
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Nitric Oxide/metabolism*
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Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/metabolism*
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism*
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism*
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Prostaglandin D2
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism*
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Quinones/pharmacology*
2.Janus kinase 3 facilitates the migration of breast cancer cells by store-operated calcium channel.
Xia LIU ; Ting WEI ; Zhao-Di GAO ; Xiu-Liang ZHAO ; Hui-Qing WU ; Jing YAN
Acta Physiologica Sinica 2019;71(6):874-882
The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) on the migration of breast cancer cells and the underlying mechanism. The expression of JAK3 in breast cancer MCF-7 cells was silenced by siRNA (siJAK3). The migration ability of MCF-7 cells was detected by scratch test. The activity of store-operated calcium channel (SOCC) was detected by fluorescence calcium imaging. The expression levels of Orai1 and STIM1, key molecules in the process of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) were detected by Western blot and RT-PCR. The results showed that 2-APB, an inhibitor of SOCC, could inhibit the migration ability of MCF-7 cells. siJAK3 transfection significantly inhibited the migration ability of MCF-7 cells, decreased the activity of SOCC, and down-regulated mRNA and protein expression levels of Orai1 and Stim1. Over-expression of Orai1 or STIM1 in JAK3-silenced cells restored their migration ability. These results suggest that JAK3 facilitates the migration of breast cancer cells by SOCC.
Breast Neoplasms
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enzymology
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Calcium
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metabolism
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Calcium Channels
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metabolism
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Cell Movement
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physiology
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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Humans
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Janus Kinase 3
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genetics
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metabolism
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MCF-7 Cells
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ORAI1 Protein
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genetics
3.Afatinib Reduces STAT6 Signaling of Host ARPE-19 Cells Infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
Zhaoshou YANG ; Hye Jin AHN ; Young Hoon PARK ; Ho Woo NAM
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2016;54(1):31-38
Specific gene expressions of host cells by spontaneous STAT6 phosphorylation are major strategy for the survival of intracellular Toxoplasma gondii against parasiticidal events through STAT1 phosphorylation by infection provoked IFN-γ. We determined the effects of small molecules of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) on the growth of T. gondii and on the relationship with STAT1 and STAT6 phosphorylation in ARPE-19 cells. We counted the number of T. gondii RH tachyzoites per parasitophorous vacuolar membrane (PVM) after treatment with TKIs at 12-hr intervals for 72 hr. The change of STAT6 phosphorylation was assessed via western blot and immunofluorescence assay. Among the tested TKIs, Afatinib (pan ErbB/EGFR inhibitor, 5 µM) inhibited 98.0% of the growth of T. gondii, which was comparable to pyrimethamine (5 µM) at 96.9% and followed by Erlotinib (ErbB1/EGFR inhibitor, 20 µM) at 33.8% and Sunitinib (PDGFR or c-Kit inhibitor, 10 µM) at 21.3%. In the early stage of the infection (2, 4, and 8 hr after T. gondii challenge), Afatinib inhibited the phosphorylation of STAT6 in western blot and immunofluorescence assay. Both JAK1 and JAK3, the upper hierarchical kinases of cytokine signaling, were strongly phosphorylated at 2 hr and then disappeared entirely after 4 hr. Some TKIs, especially the EGFR inhibitors, might play an important role in the inhibition of intracellular replication of T. gondii through the inhibition of the direct phosphorylation of STAT6 by T. gondii.
Antiparasitic Agents/pharmacology
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Blotting, Western
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Cell Line
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Enzyme Activation/drug effects
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Humans
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Janus Kinase 1/metabolism
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Janus Kinase 3/metabolism
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Phosphorylation/drug effects
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Quinazolines/*pharmacology
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STAT6 Transcription Factor/*metabolism
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Signal Transduction/*drug effects
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Toxoplasma/*drug effects/physiology
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Toxoplasmosis/physiopathology
4.Effect and its molecular mechanisms of curcumin on pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells in rat model with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Xiangang LIN ; Yenong CHEN ; Zhuqing LIU
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2016;45(5):469-476
To investigate the effects and the underlying molecular mechanisms of curcumin on pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells in rat model with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).A total of 75 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group (group CN), model group (group M), low-dose curcumin group (group CL), medium-dose curcumin group (group CM) and high-dose curcumin group (group CH). HE staining was used to observe the morphology of pulmonary artery. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2 and Bax were detected by immunohistochemical staining. TUNEL kit was used to analyze the effects of curcumin on apoptosis of smooth muscle cells, and the protein expressions of SOCS-3/JAK2/STAT pathway in lung tissues were determined by western blot.Right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and right ventricular hypertrophy index (RVMI) in group M were significantly higher than those in group CN, group CH and group CM (all<0.05). HE staining and TUNEL kit test showed that the number of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells had a significant increase in group M, while the pulmonary artery tube became thin, and the smooth muscle cells shrinked in group CM and group CH. Immunohistochemistry showed that PCNA and Bcl-2 in group M were significantly higher than those in group CN (all<0.05), while Bax expression was significantly lower than that in group CN (<0.05). PCNA in group CM and group CH were significantly lower than that in group M (all<0.05), while Bax expression was significantly higher than that in group M (<0.05). Western blot showed that SOCS-3 protein was significantly decreased in group M, while the p-JAK2, p-STAT1, p-STAT3 were significantly increased (all<0.05). Compared with group M, SOCS-3 protein in group CM and group CH were significantly increased (all<0.05), while the p-JAK2, p-STAT3 were significantly reduced (all<0.05).Curcumin could promote the apoptosis of smooth muscle cells in rats with COPD, and improve the mean pulmonary artery pressure and RVMI through stimulating SOCS-3/JAK2/STAT signaling pathway.
Animals
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Apoptosis
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drug effects
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physiology
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Arterial Pressure
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drug effects
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physiology
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Curcumin
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pharmacology
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Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular
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pathology
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physiopathology
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Janus Kinase 2
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drug effects
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physiology
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Lung
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chemistry
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drug effects
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Male
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Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
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drug effects
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pathology
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Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
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drug effects
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metabolism
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
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drug effects
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metabolism
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Pulmonary Artery
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drug effects
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pathology
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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pathology
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physiopathology
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Rats
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Rats, Wistar
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STAT Transcription Factors
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Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein
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drug effects
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physiology
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Ventricular Pressure
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drug effects
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bcl-2-Associated X Protein
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drug effects
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metabolism
5.Effect of arsenic trioxide and 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine on SHP-1, JAK3, TYK2 gene expression in K562 cells.
Xiao-Kun ZHANG ; Jian-Min LUO ; Jie SUN
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2014;22(2):323-328
This study was purposed to explore the effects of a methylation inhibitor arsenic trioxide (As2O3, ATO) and 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) on the expression of JAK-STAT signal transduction pathway in family members JAK3, TYK2 and hematopoietic cell phosphatase SHP-1 in chronic myeloid leukemia cell line K562 and their roles in pathogenesis of leukemia. The K562 cells were divided into 3 groups:single drug-treated group, combined 2 drugs-treated group, group without drug treatment as control. The concentration of 5-aza-CdR were 0.5, 1, 2 µmol/L; the concentration of ATO was 1, 2.5, 5 µmol/L; the concentration of combined drugs was ATO 1 µmol/L + 5-aza-CdR 0.5 µmol/L, ATO 2.5 µmol/L + 5-aza-CdR 1 µmol/L, and ATO 5 µmol/L + 5-aza-CdR 2 µmol/L. The K562 cells were treated with above-mentioned concentration of drugs for 24, 48 and 72 hours, then the total RNA of cells was extracted, the JAK3, TYK2 and SHP-1 expressions were detected by real-time quantitative-PCR. The results showed that after the K562 cells were treated with ATO and 5-aza-CdR alone and their combination, the expression of SHP-1 mRNA increased, the expressions of JAK3 mRNA and TYK2 mRNA decreased along with increasing of concentration and prolonging of time, displaying the concentration and time-dependency. The SHP-1 negatively related with JAK3 and TYK2. The effect of SHP-1 on JAK3 was significantly higher than that on TYK2. It is concluded that when the K562 cells are treated with ATO and 5-aza-CdR alone and their combination, the expression of SHP-1 is up-regulated and the expressions of JAK3, TYK2 are down-regulated in concentration-and time-dependent manners, moreover the ATO and 5-aza-CdR show synergies demethylation effect. The SHP-1 gene exert effect possibly through inhibiting the JAK/STAT pathway, the JAK3 is affected more than TYK2, the JAK3 may exert more important role in TAK/STAT pathway.
Arsenicals
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pharmacology
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Azacitidine
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administration & dosage
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analogs & derivatives
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pharmacology
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DNA Methylation
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Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic
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drug effects
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Humans
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Janus Kinase 3
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metabolism
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K562 Cells
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Oxides
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pharmacology
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Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6
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metabolism
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TYK2 Kinase
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metabolism
6.Inhibition of Janus activated kinase-3 protects against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury in mice.
Young Bin OH ; Min AHN ; Sang Myeong LEE ; Hyoung Won KOH ; Sun Hwa LEE ; Suhn Hee KIM ; Byung Hyun PARK
Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2013;45(5):e23-
Recent studies have documented that Janus-activated kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway can modulate the apoptotic program in a myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) model. To date, however, limited studies have examined the role of JAK3 on myocardial I/R injury. Here, we investigated the potential effects of pharmacological JAK3 inhibition with JANEX-1 in a myocardial I/R model. Mice were subjected to 45 min of ischemia followed by varying periods of reperfusion. JANEX-1 was injected 1 h before ischemia by intraperitoneal injection. Treatment with JANEX-1 significantly decreased plasma creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase activities, reduced infarct size, reversed I/R-induced functional deterioration of the myocardium and reduced myocardial apoptosis. Histological analysis revealed an increase in neutrophil and macrophage infiltration within the infarcted area, which was markedly reduced by JANEX-1 treatment. In parallel, in in vitro studies where neutrophils and macrophages were treated with JANEX-1 or isolated from JAK3 knockout mice, there was an impairment in the migration potential toward interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), respectively. Of note, however, JANEX-1 did not affect the expression of IL-8 and MCP-1 in the myocardium. The pharmacological inhibition of JAK3 might represent an effective approach to reduce inflammation-mediated apoptotic damage initiated by myocardial I/R injury.
Animals
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Apoptosis/drug effects
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Cell Movement/drug effects
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Chemokines/pharmacology
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Heart Function Tests/drug effects
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Inflammation/pathology
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Janus Kinase 3/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism
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Macrophages/drug effects/metabolism/pathology
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Male
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/drug therapy/*enzymology/physiopathology/*prevention & control
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Myocardium/enzymology/pathology
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Myocytes, Cardiac/drug effects/metabolism/pathology
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Neutrophils/drug effects/metabolism/pathology
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Quinazolines/pharmacology/therapeutic use
7.Inhibitory effects of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 on inflammatory cytokine expression and migration and proliferation of IL-6/IFN-γ-induced vascular smooth muscle cells.
Shui XIANG ; Nian-Guo DONG ; Jin-Ping LIU ; Yu WANG ; Jia-Wei SHI ; Zhan-Jie WEI ; Xing-Jian HU ; Li GONG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2013;33(5):615-622
The main pathogenesis of saphenous vein graft neointimal hyperplasia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is inflammation-caused migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activators of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) pathway is an important signaling pathway through which VSMCs phenotype conversion occurs. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) is the classic negative feedback inhibitor of JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Growing studies show that SOCS3 plays an important anti-inflammatory role in numerous autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases and inflammation-related tumors. However, the effect and mechanism of SOCS3 on vein graft disease is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of SOCS3 on the inflammation, migration and proliferation of VSMCs in vitro and the mechanism. The small interference RNA plasmid targeting rat SOCS3 (SiRNA-rSOCS3) and the recombinant adenovirus vector carrying rat SOCS3 gene (pYrAd-rSOCS3) were constructed, and the empty plamid (SiRNA-control) and vector (pYrAd-GFP) only carrying GFP reported gene were constructed as control. The rat VSMCs were cultured. There were two large groups of A (SOCS3 up-regulated): control group, IL-6/IFN-γ group, IL-6/IFN-γ+pYrAd-rSOCS3 group, IL-6/IFN-γ(+)pYrAd-GFP group; and B (SOCS3 down-regulated): control group, IL-6/IFN-γ group, IL-6/IFN-γ+SiRNA-rSOCS3 group and IL-6/ IFN -γ+SiRNA-control group. The pYrAd-rSOCS3 and SiRNA-rSOCS3 were transfected into VSMCs induced by IL-6/IFN-γ. After 24 h, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of SOCS3, STAT3 (only by Western blotting), P-STAT3 (only by Western blotting), IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MCP-1 and ICAM-1. The MTT, Transwell assay and flow cytometry were used to examine VSMCs proliferation, migration and cell cycle progression, respectively. As compared with control group, the mRNA and protein expression of SOCS3, STAT3, P-STAT3, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MCP-1 and ICAM-1 was significantly up-regulated in VSMCs stimulated by IL-6/IFN-γ. However, in VSMCs transfected with pYrAd-rSOCS3 before stimulation with IL-6/IFN-γ, the expression of SOCS3 mRNA and protein was further up-regulated, and that of STAT3, P-STAT3, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MCP-1 and ICAM-1 was significantly down-regulated as compared with IL-6/IFN-γ group and IL-6/IFN-γ+pYrAd-GFP group. The expression of those related-cytokines in IL-6/IFN-γ+SiRNA-rSOCS3 group was markedly increased as compared with IL-6/IFN-γ group and IL-6/IFN-γ+SiRNA-control group. The absorbance (A) values, the number of cells migrating to the lower chamber, and percentage of cells in the G2/M+S phase were increased in VSMCs stimulated by IL-6/IFN-γ. In VSMCs incubated with pYrAd-rSOCS3 or SiRNA-rSOCS3 before IL-6/IFN-γ stimulation, the A values, the number of cells migrating to the lower chamber, and the percentage of cells in the G2/M+S phase were significantly decreased, and increased respectively. These results imply that IL-6/IFN-γ, strong inflammatory stimulators, can promote transformation of VSMCs phenotype form a quiescent contractile state to a synthetic state by activating JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Over-expresssed SOCS3 might inhibit pro-inflammatory effect, migration and growth of VSMCs by blocking STAT3 activation and phosphorylation. These data in vitro confirm that SOCS3 may play a negatively regulatory role in development and progression of vein graft failure. These conclusions can provide a novel strategy for clinical treatment of vein graft diseases and a new theoretic clue for related drug development.
Animals
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Blotting, Western
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Cell Cycle
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Cell Movement
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Cell Proliferation
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Cells, Cultured
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Cytokines
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genetics
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metabolism
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Flow Cytometry
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Gene Expression
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Inflammation Mediators
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metabolism
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Interferon-gamma
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genetics
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metabolism
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pharmacology
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Interleukin-6
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genetics
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metabolism
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pharmacology
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Janus Kinase 2
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metabolism
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Male
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
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cytology
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Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
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drug effects
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metabolism
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Phosphorylation
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RNA Interference
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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STAT3 Transcription Factor
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genetics
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metabolism
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Signal Transduction
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Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein
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Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins
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genetics
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metabolism
8.Synergistic effect of histone deacetylase inhibitor suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid with imatinib on K562 cells.
Yan-yan LIU ; Liang-shun YOU ; Wen-bin QIAN ; Yin TONG
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2012;41(5):473-478
OBJECTIVETo investigate synergistically killing effect of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) combined with imatinib on human chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell line.
METHODSK562 cells were co-treated with SAHA and imatinib. Cell growth was measured by MTT assay. Apoptosis was determined using Hoechst staining apoptosis detection kit and flow cytometric analysis. Activation of Caspase pathway, expression of Bcr-Abl and its downstream target genes, and expression of anti-apoptotic proteins were detected by Western blot.
RESULTSSAHA synergized the cytotoxicity of imatinib against leukemia K562 cells, concomitantly with increased apoptosis and enhanced activation of Caspase-3, -8 and PRAP. The combination therapy resulted in significantly lower levels of Bcr-Abl,phosphorylated Bcr-Abl compared to treatment with either SAHA or imatinib alone. Furthermore,the co-treatment resulted in down-regulation of anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1 expression. Also,marked down-regulated expression of JAK2,STAT5,and phosphorylated STAT5 was detected in the combination therapy.
CONCLUSIONCombining HDAC inhibitor SAHA with imatinib can kill CML cells synergistically by inhibiting cell growth and inducing apoptosis, which is associated with activation of Caspase pathway and regulation of anti-apoptotic proteins.
Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Benzamides ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Caspase 8 ; metabolism ; Drug Synergism ; Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl ; metabolism ; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Hydroxamic Acids ; pharmacology ; Imatinib Mesylate ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; metabolism ; Janus Kinase 2 ; metabolism ; K562 Cells ; Piperazines ; pharmacology ; Pyrimidines ; pharmacology ; STAT5 Transcription Factor ; metabolism
9.Benzoxathiol derivative BOT-4-one suppresses L540 lymphoma cell survival and proliferation via inhibition of JAK3/STAT3 signaling.
Byung Hak KIM ; Yun Sook MIN ; Jung Sook CHOI ; Gyeong Hun BAEG ; Youngsoo KIM ; Jong Wook SHIN ; Tae Yoon KIM ; Sang Kyu YE
Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2011;43(5):313-321
Persistently activated JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in various human cancers including major carcinomas and hematologic tumors, and is implicated in cancer cell survival and proliferation. Therefore, inhibition of JAK/STAT3 signaling may be a clinical application in cancer therapy. Here, we report that 2-cyclohexylimino-6-methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo [1,3]oxathiol-4-one (BOT-4-one), a small molecule inhibitor of JAK/STAT3 signaling, induces apoptosis through inhibition of STAT3 activation. BOT-4-one suppressed cytokine (upd)-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and transcriptional activity of STAT92E, the sole Drosophila STAT homolog. Consequently, BOT-4-one significantly inhibited STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation and expression of STAT3 downstream target gene SOCS3 in various human cancer cell lines, and its effect was more potent in JAK3-activated Hodgkin's lymphoma cell line than in JAK2-activated breast cancer and prostate cancer cell lines. In addition, BOT-4-one-treated Hodgkin's lymphoma cells showed decreased cell survival and proliferation by inducing apoptosis through down-regulation of STAT3 downstream target anti-apoptotic gene expression. These results suggest that BOT-4-one is a novel small molecule inhibitor of JAK3/STAT3 signaling and may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of human cancers harboring aberrant JAK3/STAT3 signaling, specifically Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Animals
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Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry/*pharmacology
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Apoptosis/drug effects
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Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic/chemistry/*pharmacology
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Cell Line
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Cell Proliferation/drug effects
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Cell Survival/drug effects
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Drosophila/enzymology/metabolism
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Drosophila Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism
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Enzyme Activation/*drug effects
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/*drug effects
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Humans
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Janus Kinase 3/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism
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Lymphoma/enzymology/*metabolism
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Phosphorylation/drug effects
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STAT Transcription Factors/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism
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STAT3 Transcription Factor/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism
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Signal Transduction/*drug effects
10.Inhibitive effect of exogenous carbon monoxide-releasing molecules 2 on the activation of Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway in sepsis.
Bing-wei SUN ; Ping ZHANG ; Xiang-qian ZOU ; Geng-sheng SHI ; Yan SUN
Chinese Journal of Burns 2010;26(2):100-103
OBJECTIVETo study the inhibitive effect of exogenous carbon monoxide-releasing molecules 2 (CORM-2) on the activation of Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway in sepsis.
METHODSRAW264.7 cells were divided into normal control group, LPS group (10 mg/mL LPS, the same concentration below), LPS + inactive CORM-2 (iCORM-2) group, LPS + 50 mmol/L CORM-2 group, and LPS + 100 mmol/L CORM-2 group. TNF-alpha level in the supernatant was determined with ELISA, and the phosphorylation levels of JAK1 and JAK3 were determined with Western blot. Thirty-five male BALB/c mice were divided into normal control group, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) group, CLP + iCORM-2 (8.0 mg/kg) group and CLP + CORM-2 group (8.0 mg/kg) according to the random number table. Mice in CLP + CORM-2 group were treated the same as mice in CLP group except for administration of CORM-2 after CLP. The plasma levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and the phosphorylation levels of JAK1, JAK3 in liver tissue were determined with ELISA 24 hours post CLP. Data were processed with t test.
RESULTSCompared with that of normal control group [(1.9 +/- 0.3) pg/mL], the TNF-alpha level [(8.2 +/- 2.7) pg/mL, t = 2.844, P < 0.01] and phosphorylation levels of JAK1, JAK3 in LPS group increased significantly; while TNF-alpha levels in LPS + 50 mmol/L CORM-2 and LPS + 100 mmol/L CORM-2 groups decreased obviously as compared with that of LPS group [(5.7 +/- 1.4), (3.2 +/- 0.9) pg/mL, with t value respectively 2.104 and 2.363, P values all below 0.05], and it was the same with phosphorylation levels of JAK1, JAK3 in a dose-dependent manner. Compared with those of normal control group, plasma levels of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta and phosphorylation levels of JAK1, JAK3 in liver tissue significantly increased in CLP group (with t value respectively 2.916 and 2.796, and P values all below 0.05); while plasma levels of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta and the phosphorylation levels of JAK1, JAK3 in liver tissue decreased significantly in CLP + CORM-2 group (with t value respectively 2.115 and 2.398, and P values all below 0.05).
CONCLUSIONSExogenous CORM-2 can obviously inhibit the phosphorylation of JAKs molecules and then inhibit the activation of JAK/STAT signal pathway in sepsis, and decrease the expression of downstream cytokines to effectively prevent cascade reaction in the inflammatory response after severe infection.
Animals ; Carbon Monoxide ; pharmacology ; Cells, Cultured ; Interleukin-1beta ; blood ; Janus Kinase 1 ; metabolism ; Janus Kinase 3 ; metabolism ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Organometallic Compounds ; pharmacology ; Phosphorylation ; Sepsis ; metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; blood

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