Platycodin D Protects Human Fibroblast Cells from Premature Senescence Induced by H2O2 through Improving Mitochondrial Biogenesis

Pharmacology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 598-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyang Shi ◽  
Qin Li ◽  
Xinyue Zhang

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Although Platycodin D (PLD) is the main active saponin of <i>Platycodon grandiflorum</i> (PG) and responsible for multiple therapeutic benefits, including antioxidant and antiaging, only few direct demonstrations have been reported on the role of PLD in antiaging process. The present investigation was carried out to elucidate the protection of PLD against aging in vitro and associated molecular mechanisms on H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced premature senescence model in human ­fetal lung diploid fibroblasts 2BS cells. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The cellular morphology, cell cycle, and senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity assays were used for senescence-like phenotypes determination in the oxidant challenged model. The oxygen-free radicals reactive oxygen species (ROS), 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), and malondialdehyde (MDA) determinations were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay assay. The potential of the mitochondria mass and the mitochondrial membrane were used to observe the alteration of mitochondria. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the protein expression. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The results showed that PLD significantly reversed senescence-like phenotypes in the oxidant challenged model, as well as related molecules expression such as p53, p21, and p16. Moreover, PLD treatment significantly decreased the levels of ROS, 4-HNE, and MDA in H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-treated 2BS cells. The mechanisms responsible for the antioxidant and antiaging effects of PLD were investigated, we found that mitochondria under PLD conditions show increase membrane potential ratio and stimulate the proliferation of mitochondria mass. In addition, the protein expression of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α and its downstream targets, that is, nuclear respiratory factor and mitochondrial transcription factor A were also increased in mitochondrial biogenesis. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> These results indicated that PLD prevented H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced premature senescence in vitro by improving mitochondrial biogenesis to attenuate age-dependent endogenous oxidative damage. <b><i>Key Message:</i></b> The study revealed the antioxidant and antiaging potential of PLD against H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced premature senescence.

2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (9) ◽  
pp. 2983-2995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Yu ◽  
Sarah L Berga ◽  
Wei Zou ◽  
Augustine Rajakumar ◽  
Mingfei Man ◽  
...  

Abstract Context Implantation is a reproductive bottleneck in women, regulated by fluctuations in ovarian steroid hormone concentrations. However, other nuclear receptor ligands are modifiers of endometrial differentiation leading to successful pregnancy. In the present study we analyzed the effects of peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ) activation on established cellular biomarkers of human endometrial differentiation (decidualization). Objective The objective of this work is to test the effects of PPARβ/δ ligation on human endometrial cell differentiation. Design Isolated primary human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) were treated with synthetic (GW0742) or natural (all trans-retinoic acid, RA) ligands of PPARβ/δ, and also with receptor antagonists (GSK0660, PT-S58, and ST247) in the absence or presence of decidualizing hormones (10 nM estradiol, 100 nM progesterone, and 0.5 mM dibutyryl cAMP [3′,5′-cyclic adenosine 5′-monophosphate]). In some cases interleukin (IL)-1β was used as an inflammatory stimulus. Time course and dose-response relationships were evaluated to determine effects on panels of well characterized in vitro biomarkers of decidualization. Results PPARβ/δ, along with estrogen receptor α (ERα) and PR-A and PR-B, were expressed in human endometrial tissue and isolated ESCs. GW0742 treatment enhanced hormone-mediated ESC decidualization in vitro as manifested by upregulation of prolactin, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1, IL-11, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion and also increased expression of ERα, PR-A and PR-B, and connexin 43 (Cx43). RA treatment also increased VEGF, ERα, PR-A, and PR-B and an active, nonphosphorylated isoform of Cx43. IL-1β and PPARβ/δ antagonists inhibited biomarkers of endometrial differentiation. Conclusion Ligands that activate PPARβ/δ augment the in vitro expression of biomarkers of ESC decidualization. By contrast, PPARβ/δ antagonists impaired decidualization markers. Drugs activating these receptors may have therapeutic benefits for embryonic implantation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 124 (11) ◽  
pp. 663-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maik Hüttemann ◽  
Icksoo Lee ◽  
Guy A. Perkins ◽  
Steven L. Britton ◽  
Lauren G. Koch ◽  
...  

Alternative approaches to reduce congenital muscle dysfunction are needed in cases where the ability to exercise is limited. (−)-Epicatechin is found in cocoa and may stimulate capillarity and mitochondrial proliferation in skeletal muscle. A total of 21 male rats bred for LCR (low running capacity) from generation 28 were randomized into three groups: vehicle for 30 days (control); (−)-epicatechin for 30 days; and (−)-epicatechin for 30 days followed by 15 days without (−)-epicatechin. Groups 2 and 3 received 1.0 mg of (−)-epicatechin/kg of body mass twice daily, whereas water was given to the control group. The plantaris muscle was harvested for protein and morphometric analyses. In addition, in vitro experiments were conducted to examine the role of (−)-epicatechin on mitochondrial respiratory kinetics at different incubation periods. Treatment for 30 days with (−)-epicatechin increased capillarity (P<0.001) and was associated with increases in protein expression of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)-A with a concomitant decrease in TSP-1 (thrombospondin-1) and its receptor, which remained after 15 days of (−)-epicatechin cessation. Analyses of the p38 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) signalling pathway indicated an associated increase in phosphorylation of MKK3/6 (MAPK kinase 3/6) and p38 and increased protein expression of MEF2A (myocyte enhancer factor 2A). In addition, we observed significant increases in protein expression of PGC-1α (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator 1α), PGC-1β, Tfam and cristae abundance. Interestingly, these increases associated with (−)-epicatechin treatment remained after 15 days of cessation. Lastly, in vitro experiments indicated that acute exposure of LCR muscle to (−)-epicatechin incubation was not sufficient to increase mitochondrial respiration. The results suggest that increases in skeletal muscle capillarity and mitochondrial biogenesis are associated with 30 days of (−)-epicatechin treatment and sustained for 15 days following cessation of treatment. Clinically, the use of this natural compound may have potential application in populations that experience muscle fatigue and are unable to perform endurance exercise.


Endocrinology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. 1217-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Li ◽  
Jonghyun Shin ◽  
Kichoon Lee

Microarray analysis was performed to find a new group of genes or pathways that might be important in adipocyte development and metabolism. Among them, a mouse interferon-stimulated gene 12b1 (ISG12b1) is expressed at a 400-fold higher level in adipocytes compared with stromal-vascular cells. It is predominantly expressed in adipose tissue among other tissues we tested. Developmentally, ISG12b1 mRNA expression was initially inhibited followed by a dramatic induction during both in vivo and in vitro adipogenic differentiation. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of ISG12b1 inhibited adipogenic differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells as shown by decreased lipid staining with Oil-Red-O and reduction in adipogenic marker proteins including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-α (C/EBPα). Our bioinformatics analysis for the predicted localization of ISG12b1 protein suggested the mitochondrial localization, which was confirmed by the colocalization of hemagglutinin-tagged ISG12b1 protein with mitochondrial marker MitoTracker. In addition, ISG12b1 protein was exclusively detected in protein extract from the fractionated mitochondria by Western blot analysis. Furthermore, overexpression of ISG12b1 in adipocytes reduced mitochondrial DNA content and gene expression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (mtTFA), nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1), and cytochrome oxidase II, suggesting an inhibitory role of ISG12b1 in mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Activation of mitochondrial biogenesis and function by treatment with PPARγ and PPARα agonists in 3T3-L1 cells and cold exposure in mice induced mitochondrial transcription factors and reduced ISG12 expression. These data demonstrated that mitochondrial-localized ISG12b1 protein inhibits adipocyte differentiation and mitochondrial biogenesis and function, implying the important role of mitochondrial function in adipocyte development and associated diseases. ISG12b1 is predominantly expressed in adipocytes and dramatically induced at the terminal stage of adipogenesis. Functionally, mitochondria-localized ISG12b1 inhibits adipogenic differentiation and mitochondria biogenesis.


2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Rak-Mardyła ◽  
Eliza Drwal

In the present study, using real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting methods, we quantified the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ, PPARα and PPARβ in different sized ovarian follicles (small (SF), medium (MF) and large (LF) follicles) in prepubertal and adult pigs. In prepubertal pigs, PPARγ and PPARα expression was highest in LF; however, PPARβ expression did not differ among SF, MF and LF. In mature pigs, only protein expression of PPARγ and PPARα increased during ovarian follicle development. Following identification of very high levels of PPARγ expression in LF in prepubertal and adult pigs, using in vitro culture of ovarian follicles, we determined the effect of resistin at 0.1, 1 and 10 ng mL–1 on PPARγ mRNA and protein expression and the effect of rosiglitazone at 25 and 50 µM (a PPARγ agonist) on resistin mRNA and protein expression. Resistin increased PPARγ expression in ovarian follicles in both prepubertal and adult pigs, whereas rosiglitazone had an inhibitory effect on resistin expression. The role of PPARγ in regulating the effects of resistin on ovarian steroidogenesis was investigated using GW9662 (a PPARγ antagonist at dose of 1 μM). In these studies, GW9662 reversed the effect of resistin on steroid hormone secretion. The data suggest that there is local cooperation between resistin and PPARγ expression in the porcine ovary. Resistin significantly increased the expression of PPARγ, whereas PPARγ decreased resistin expression; thus, PPARγ is a new key regulator of resistin expression and function.


2010 ◽  
Vol 299 (1) ◽  
pp. C155-C163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruanne Y. J. Lai ◽  
Vladimir Ljubicic ◽  
Donna D'souza ◽  
David A. Hood

Repeated bouts of exercise promote the biogenesis of mitochondria by multiple steps in the gene expression patterning. The role of mRNA stability in controlling the expression of mitochondrial proteins is relatively unexplored. To induce mitochondrial biogenesis, we chronically stimulated (10 Hz; 3 or 6 h/day) rat muscle for 7 days. Chronic contractile activity (CCA) increased the protein expression of PGC-1α, c-myc, and mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam) by 1.6-, 1.7- and 2.0-fold, respectively. To determine mRNA stability, we incubated total RNA with cytosolic extracts using an in vitro cell-free system. We found that the intrinsic mRNA half-lives ( t1/2) were variable within control muscle. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) and Tfam mRNAs decayed more rapidly ( t1/2 = 22.7 and 31.4 min) than c-myc mRNA ( t1/2 = 99.7 min). Furthermore, CCA resulted in a differential response in degradation kinetics. After CCA, PGC-1α and Tfam mRNA half-lives decreased by 48% and 44%, respectively, whereas c-myc mRNA half-life was unchanged. CCA induced an elevation of both the cytosolic RNA-stabilizing human antigen R (HuR) and destabilizing AUF1 (total) by 2.4- and 1.8-fold, respectively. Increases in the p37AUF1, p40AUF1, and p45AUF1 isoforms were most evident. Thus these data indicate that CCA results in accelerated turnover rates of mRNAs encoding important mitochondrial biogenesis regulators in skeletal muscle. This adaptation is likely beneficial in permitting more rapid phenotypic plasticity in response to subsequent contractile activity.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Wang ◽  
Xi Yan ◽  
Li-Ya Ji ◽  
Xi-Tuan Ji ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
...  

Gliomas are the most common primary malignant brain tumor with poor prognosis, characterized by a highly heterogeneous cell population, extensive proliferation, and migration. A lot of molecular mechanisms regulate gliomas development and invasion, including abnormal expression of oncogenes and variation of epigenetic modification. MicroRNAs could affect cell growth and functions. Several reports have demonstrated that miR-139 plays multifunctions in kinds of solid tumors through different pathways. However, the antitumor mechanisms of this miR-139 are not unveiled in detail. In this study, we not only validated the low expression level of miR-139 in glioma tissues and cell lines but also detected the effect of miR-139 on modulating gliomas proliferation and invasion both in vitro and in vivo. We identified insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, associate of Myc 1, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1β as direct targets of miR-139 and the levels of them were all inversely correlated with miR-139 in gliomas. Insulin like growth factor 1 receptor promoted gliomas invasion through Akt signaling and increased proliferation in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1β-dependent way. Associate of Myc 1 also facilitated gliomas progression by activating c-Myc pathway. Overexpression of the target genes could retrieve the antitumor function of miR-139, respectively, in different degrees. The nude mice transplantation tumor experiment displayed that glioma cells stably expressed miR-139 growth much slower in vivo than the negative control cells. Taken together, these findings suggested miR-139 acted as a favorable factor against gliomas progression and uncovered a novel regulatory mechanism, which may provide a new evidenced prognostic marker and therapeutic target for gliomas.


2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (2) ◽  
pp. E208-E216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin Terada ◽  
Izumi Tabata

The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms underlying low-intensity exercise-induced peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) protein expression in rat skeletal muscles. Rats (5–6 wk old) swam without a load and ran on the treadmill at a speed of 13 m/min, respectively, in two 3-h sessions separated by 45 min of rest. PGC-1α content in epitrochlearis muscle (EPI) was increased by 75 and 95%, immediately and 6 h after swimming, respectively, with no increase in PGC-1α content in the soleus (SOL). After running, PGC-1α content in EPI was unchanged, whereas a 107% increase in PGC-1α content was observed in SOL 6 h after running. Furthermore, in EPI and SOL as well as other muscles (triceps, plantaris, red and white gastrocnemius), PGC-1α expression was enhanced concomitant with reduced glycogen postexercise, suggesting that expression of PGC-1α occurs in skeletal muscle recruited during exercise. PGC-1α content in EPI was increased after 18-h in vitro incubation with 0.5 mM 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR) and 4 mM caffeine. However, AICAR incubation did not affect PGC-1α content in the SOL, whereas caffeine incubation increased it. These results suggest that exercise-induced PGC-1α expression in skeletal muscle may be mediated by at least two exercise-induced signaling factors: AMPK activation and Ca2+ elevation. The number of factors involved (both AMPK and Ca2+, or Ca2+ only) in exercise-induced PGC-1α expression may differ among muscles.


2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 2053-2067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmella Evans-Molina ◽  
Reiesha D. Robbins ◽  
Tatsuyoshi Kono ◽  
Sarah A. Tersey ◽  
George L. Vestermark ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR-γ) is an important target in diabetes therapy, but its direct role, if any, in the restoration of islet function has remained controversial. To identify potential molecular mechanisms of PPAR-γ in the islet, we treated diabetic or glucose-intolerant mice with the PPAR-γ agonist pioglitazone or with a control. Treated mice exhibited significantly improved glycemic control, corresponding to increased serum insulin and enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin release and Ca2+ responses from isolated islets in vitro. This improved islet function was at least partially attributed to significant upregulation of the islet genes Irs1, SERCA, Ins1/2, and Glut2 in treated animals. The restoration of the Ins1/2 and Glut2 genes corresponded to a two- to threefold increase in the euchromatin marker histone H3 dimethyl-Lys4 at their respective promoters and was coincident with increased nuclear occupancy of the islet methyltransferase Set7/9. Analysis of diabetic islets in vitro suggested that these effects resulting from the presence of the PPAR-γ agonist may be secondary to improvements in endoplasmic reticulum stress. Consistent with this possibility, incubation of thapsigargin-treated INS-1 β cells with the PPAR-γ agonist resulted in the reduction of endoplasmic reticulum stress and restoration of Pdx1 protein levels and Set7/9 nuclear occupancy. We conclude that PPAR-γ agonists exert a direct effect in diabetic islets to reduce endoplasmic reticulum stress and enhance Pdx1 levels, leading to favorable alterations of the islet gene chromatin architecture.


Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Nango ◽  
Yasuhiro Kosuge ◽  
Nana Yoshimura ◽  
Hiroko Miyagishi ◽  
Takanori Kanazawa ◽  
...  

Prostaglandins are a group of physiologically active lipid compounds derived from arachidonic acid. Our previous study has found that prostaglandin E2 promotes neurite outgrowth in NSC-34 cells, which are a model for motor neuron development. However, the effects of other prostaglandins on neuronal differentiation are poorly understood. The present study investigated the effect of prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) on neuritogenesis in NSC-34 cells. Exposure to PGD2 resulted in increased percentages of neurite-bearing cells and neurite length. Although D-prostanoid receptor (DP) 1 and DP2 were dominantly expressed in the cells, BW245C (a DP1 agonist) and 15(R)-15-methyl PGD2 (a DP2 agonist) had no effect on neurite outgrowth. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated that PGD2 was converted to 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) under cell-free conditions. Exogenously applied 15d-PGJ2 mimicked the effect of PGD2 on neurite outgrowth. GW9662, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor–gamma (PPARγ) antagonist, suppressed PGD2-induced neurite outgrowth. Moreover, PGD2 and 15d-PGJ2 increased the protein expression of Islet-1 (the earliest marker of developing motor neurons), and these increases were suppressed by co-treatment with GW9662. These results suggest that PGD2 induces neuritogenesis in NSC-34 cells and that PGD2-induced neurite outgrowth was mediated by the activation of PPARγ through the metabolite 15d-PGJ2.


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