Background:Neutrophils are traditionally viewed as first responders but have a short onset of action in response to traumatic brain injury(TBI).However,the heterogeneity,multifunctionality,and time-dependent modulatio...Background:Neutrophils are traditionally viewed as first responders but have a short onset of action in response to traumatic brain injury(TBI).However,the heterogeneity,multifunctionality,and time-dependent modulation of brain damage and outcome mediated by neutrophils after TBI remain poorly understood.Methods:Using the combined single-cell transcriptomics,metabolomics,and proteomics analysis from TBI patients and the TBI mouse model,we investigate a novel neutrophil phenotype and its associated effects on TBI outcome by neurological deficit scoring and behavioral tests.We also characterized the underlying mechanisms both invitro and invivo through molecular simulations,signaling detections,gene expression regulation assessments[including dual-luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP)assays],primary cultures or co-cultures of neutrophils and oligodendrocytes,intracellular iron,and lipid hydroperoxide concentration measurements,as well as forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)conditional knockout mice.Results:We identified that high expression of the FOXO1 protein was induced in neutrophils after TBI both in TBI patients and the TBI mouse model.Infiltration of these FOXO1high neutrophils in the brain was detected not only in the acute phase but also in the chronic phase post-TBI,aggravating acute brain inflammatory damage and promoting late TBI-induced depression.In the acute stage,FOXO1 upregulated cytoplasmic Versican(VCAN)to interact with the apoptosis regulator B-cell lymphoma-2(BCL-2)-associated X protein(BAX),suppressing the mitochondrial translocation of BAX,which mediated the antiapoptotic effect companied with enhancing interleukin-6(IL-6)production of FOXO1high neutrophils.In the chronic stage,the“FOXO1-transferrin receptor(TFRC)”mechanism contributes to FOXO1high neutrophil ferroptosis,disturbing the iron homeostasis of oligodendrocytes and inducing a reduction in myelin basic protein,which contributes to the progression of late depression after TBI.Conclusions:FOXO1high neutrophils repr展开更多
To explore the role of forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)in the progression of glioblastoma multiforme(GBM)and related drug resistance,we deciphered the roles of FOXO1 and miR-506 in proliferation,apoptosis,migration,inva...To explore the role of forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)in the progression of glioblastoma multiforme(GBM)and related drug resistance,we deciphered the roles of FOXO1 and miR-506 in proliferation,apoptosis,migration,invasion,autophagy,and temozolomide(TMZ)sensitivity in the U251 cell line using in vitro and in vivo experiments.Cell viability was tested by a cell counting kit-8(CCK8)kit;migration and invasion were checked by the scratching assay;apoptosis was evaluated by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling(TUNEL)staining and flow cytometry.The construction of plasmids and dual-luciferase reporter experiment were carried out to find the interaction site between FOXO1 and miR-506.Immunohistochemistry was done to check the protein level in tumors after the in vivo experiment.We found that the FOXO1-miR-506 axis suppresses GBM cell invasion and migration and promotes GBM chemosensitivity to TMZ,which was mediated by autophagy.FOXO1 upregulates miR-506 by binding to its promoter to enhance transcriptional activation.MiR-506 could downregulate E26 transformation-specific 1(ETS1)expression by targeting its 3'-untranslated region(UTR).Interestingly,ETS1 promoted FOXO1 translocation from the nucleus to the cytosol and further suppressed the FOXO1-miR-506 axis in GBM cells.Consistently,both miR-506 inhibition and ETS1 overexpression could rescue FOXO1 overactivation-mediated TMZ chemosensitivity in mouse models.Our study demonstrated a negative feedback loop of FOXO1/miR-506/ETS1/FOXO1 in GBM in regulating invasiveness and chemosensitivity.Thus,the above axis might be a promising therapeutic target for GBM.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82071779 and 81901626)the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission of China,the grants from the Talent Foundation of Army Medical University(to Shuang-Shuang Dai)+1 种基金the Scientific Research Grant(ALJ22J003)the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation of China(CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX0177).
文摘Background:Neutrophils are traditionally viewed as first responders but have a short onset of action in response to traumatic brain injury(TBI).However,the heterogeneity,multifunctionality,and time-dependent modulation of brain damage and outcome mediated by neutrophils after TBI remain poorly understood.Methods:Using the combined single-cell transcriptomics,metabolomics,and proteomics analysis from TBI patients and the TBI mouse model,we investigate a novel neutrophil phenotype and its associated effects on TBI outcome by neurological deficit scoring and behavioral tests.We also characterized the underlying mechanisms both invitro and invivo through molecular simulations,signaling detections,gene expression regulation assessments[including dual-luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP)assays],primary cultures or co-cultures of neutrophils and oligodendrocytes,intracellular iron,and lipid hydroperoxide concentration measurements,as well as forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)conditional knockout mice.Results:We identified that high expression of the FOXO1 protein was induced in neutrophils after TBI both in TBI patients and the TBI mouse model.Infiltration of these FOXO1high neutrophils in the brain was detected not only in the acute phase but also in the chronic phase post-TBI,aggravating acute brain inflammatory damage and promoting late TBI-induced depression.In the acute stage,FOXO1 upregulated cytoplasmic Versican(VCAN)to interact with the apoptosis regulator B-cell lymphoma-2(BCL-2)-associated X protein(BAX),suppressing the mitochondrial translocation of BAX,which mediated the antiapoptotic effect companied with enhancing interleukin-6(IL-6)production of FOXO1high neutrophils.In the chronic stage,the“FOXO1-transferrin receptor(TFRC)”mechanism contributes to FOXO1high neutrophil ferroptosis,disturbing the iron homeostasis of oligodendrocytes and inducing a reduction in myelin basic protein,which contributes to the progression of late depression after TBI.Conclusions:FOXO1high neutrophils repr
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81402076,81872072,and 82073274)the Science Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.20S11900700)。
文摘To explore the role of forkhead box protein O1(FOXO1)in the progression of glioblastoma multiforme(GBM)and related drug resistance,we deciphered the roles of FOXO1 and miR-506 in proliferation,apoptosis,migration,invasion,autophagy,and temozolomide(TMZ)sensitivity in the U251 cell line using in vitro and in vivo experiments.Cell viability was tested by a cell counting kit-8(CCK8)kit;migration and invasion were checked by the scratching assay;apoptosis was evaluated by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling(TUNEL)staining and flow cytometry.The construction of plasmids and dual-luciferase reporter experiment were carried out to find the interaction site between FOXO1 and miR-506.Immunohistochemistry was done to check the protein level in tumors after the in vivo experiment.We found that the FOXO1-miR-506 axis suppresses GBM cell invasion and migration and promotes GBM chemosensitivity to TMZ,which was mediated by autophagy.FOXO1 upregulates miR-506 by binding to its promoter to enhance transcriptional activation.MiR-506 could downregulate E26 transformation-specific 1(ETS1)expression by targeting its 3'-untranslated region(UTR).Interestingly,ETS1 promoted FOXO1 translocation from the nucleus to the cytosol and further suppressed the FOXO1-miR-506 axis in GBM cells.Consistently,both miR-506 inhibition and ETS1 overexpression could rescue FOXO1 overactivation-mediated TMZ chemosensitivity in mouse models.Our study demonstrated a negative feedback loop of FOXO1/miR-506/ETS1/FOXO1 in GBM in regulating invasiveness and chemosensitivity.Thus,the above axis might be a promising therapeutic target for GBM.
文摘目的探讨姜黄素(curcumin)调控沉默信息调节因子1(silent mating-type information regulation 2 homolog1,SIRT1)/叉头盒蛋白O1(forkhead box protein O1,FoxO1)信号通路防控非酒精性脂肪肝(nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,NAFLD)的作用及机制。方法采用脂肪酸诱导HepG2细胞24 h建立NAFLD体外模型,油红O染色后光镜下观察细胞内脂肪变性,透射电镜观察细胞内自噬体形成,比色法检测细胞内总胆固醇(totalcholesterol,TC)、甘油三酯(triglyceride,TG)含量,免疫印迹法检测细胞内沉默信息调节因子1(silent mating type information regulation2 homolog 1,SIRT1)、乙酰化叉头盒蛋白O1(acetylated forkhead box protein O1,AC-FoxO1)、微管相关蛋白1轻链3(microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3,LC3)、选择性自噬接头蛋白1(sequestosome 1,SQSTM1/P62)、自噬相关蛋白7(autophagyrelated protein7,ATG7)蛋白质表达,免疫荧光观察细胞内SIRT1和FoxO1蛋白质共定位。结果姜黄素可改善细胞内脂肪变性,自噬体增加,显著降低TC、TG含量及AC-FoxO1、P62蛋白质表达(P<0.01),显著升高SIRT1、ATG7蛋白质表达及LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ比值(P<0.01)。干扰SIRT1表达显著影响了姜黄素对细胞的保护作用及相关蛋白质的调控(P<0.05或P<0.01);姜黄素通过激活SIRT1,增强细胞中FoxO1核定位。干扰SIRT1表达,FoxOl大量迁入细胞质区,SIRT1和FoxOl共定位减少。结论姜黄素通过激活SIRT1促进FoxO1脱乙酰化,诱导自噬,改善肝细胞脂肪变性。
