scholarly journals mRNA expression of nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 2 (NFATc2) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) transcription factors in colorectal carcinoma

Author(s):  
Venus Zafari ◽  
Shahryar Hashemzadeh ◽  
Mohammadali Hosseinpour Feizi ◽  
Nasser Pouladi ◽  
Leila Rostami Zadeh ◽  
...  
Endocrinology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 146 (10) ◽  
pp. 4349-4361 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Schwab ◽  
S. Granholm ◽  
E. Persson ◽  
B. Wilkes ◽  
U. H. Lerner ◽  
...  

Dosage-dependent release of 45Ca was observed from prelabeled mouse calvarial bones after treatment with two thiazolidinediones, troglitazone and ciglitazone. Release of 45Ca by ciglitazone was decreased by the osteoclast inhibitors acetazolamide, calcitonin, 3-amino-1-hydroxypropylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate, and IL-4, but not affected by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ antagonist, GW 9662, the mitotic inhibitor, hydroxyurea, or indomethacin. Enhanced expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) mRNA and protein and decreased osteoprotegerin (OPG) mRNA and protein were noted after ciglitazone treatment of calvariae. Ciglitazone and RANKL each caused increased mRNA expression of osteoclast markers: calcitonin receptor, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, cathepsin K, matrix metalloproteinase-9, integrin β3, and nuclear factor of activated T cells 2. OPG inhibited mRNA expression of RANKL stimulated by ciglitazone, mRNA expression of osteoclast markers stimulated by ciglitazone and RANKL, and 45Ca release stimulated by troglitazone and ciglitazone. Increased expression of IL-1α mRNA by ciglitazone was not linked to resorption stimulated by the thiazolidinedione. Ciglitazone did not increase adipogenic gene expression but enhanced osteocalcin mRNA in calvariae. In addition to exhibiting sensitivity to OPG, data indicate that stimulation of osteoclast differentiation and activity by thiazolidinediones may occur by a nonperoxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ-dependent pathway that does not require cell proliferation, prostaglandins, or IL-1α but is characterized by an increased RANKL to OPG ratio.


2015 ◽  
Vol 308 (11) ◽  
pp. F1247-F1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Kitterer ◽  
Joerg Latus ◽  
Christoph Ulmer ◽  
Peter Fritz ◽  
Dagmar Biegger ◽  
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Peritoneal inflammation and fibrosis are responses to the uremic milieu and exposure to hyperosmolar dialysis fluids in patients on peritoneal dialysis. Cells respond to high osmolarity via the transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT5). In the present study, the response of human peritoneal fibroblasts to glucose was analyzed in vitro. Expression levels of NFAT5 and chemokine (C-C motif) ligand (CCL2) mRNA were quantified in peritoneal biopsies of five nonuremic control patients, five uremic patients before PD (pPD), and eight patients on PD (oPD) using real-time PCR. Biopsies from 5 control patients, 25 pPD patients, and 25 oPD patients were investigated using immunohistochemistry to detect the expression of NFAT5, CCL2, NF-κB p50, NF-κB p65, and CD68. High glucose concentrations led to an early, dose-dependent induction of NFAT5 mRNA in human peritoneal fibroblasts. CCL2 mRNA expression was upregulated by high concentrations of glucose after 6 h, but, most notably, a concentration-dependent induction of CCL2 was present after 96 h. In human peritoneal biopsies, NFAT5 mRNA levels were increased in uremic patients compared with nonuremic control patients. No significant difference was found between the pPD group and oPD group. CCL2 mRNA expression was higher in the oPD group. Immunohistochemistry analysis was consistent with the results of mRNA analysis. CD68-positive cells were significantly increased in the oPD group. In conclusion, uremia results in NFAT5 induction, which might promote early changes of the peritoneum. Upregulation of NFAT5 in PD patients is associated with NFκB induction, potentially resulting in the recruitment of macrophages.


2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Antony ◽  
J.B. Petro ◽  
G. Carlesso ◽  
N.P. Shinners ◽  
J. Lowe ◽  
...  

Engagement of the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) induces the activation of various transcription factors, including NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T-cells) and NF-κB (nuclear factor κB), which participate in long-term biological responses such as proliferation, survival and differentiation of B-lymphocytes. We addressed the biochemical basis of this process using the DT40 chicken B-cell lymphoma. We discovered that Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) and phospholipase C-γ2 (PLC-γ2) are required to activate NFAT and NF-κB, and to produce the lipid second messenger diacylglycerol in response to BCR cross-linking. Therefore the functional integrity of the BTK/PLC-γ2/diacylglycerol signalling axis is crucial for BCR-directed activation of both transcription factors NFAT and NF-κB.


2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M Nilsson ◽  
Jenny Nilsson-Öhman ◽  
Anna V Zetterqvist ◽  
Maria F Gomez

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maren Hödebeck ◽  
Markus Hecker ◽  
Thomas Korff

Chronic alterations in the biomechanical stimulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) as experienced during hypertension lead to changes in VSMC phenotype and function and further enable the structural remodeling of the vessel wall. In this context, we recently reported that an increase in wall stress or biomechanical stretch is sufficient to activate nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 (NFAT5). This transcription factor promotes the expression of gene products such as tenascin-C and κ-actin, both involved in VSMC migration. Based on these findings, we hypothesized that biomechanical stretch elicits NFAT5 mRNA expression and induces biochemical modifications of NFAT5 on the post-translational level, a prerequisite for its entry into the nucleus and transcriptional activity. To scrutinize this hypothesis, human arterial VSMC were exposed to biomechanical stretch (13%, 0.5 Hz) and subjected to detailed mRNA expression analyses. While a ~3-fold reduction in NFAT5 splice variant 1 (isoform A) mRNA expression was observed in stretch-stimulated VSMC as compared to the static controls (n=3, p<0.05), splice variant 3 (isoform C) mRNA levels were induced ~1.8-fold (n=3, p<0.05). Overexpression of corresponding Flag-tagged NFAT5 proteins in VSMC and subsequent immunofluorescence as well as biochemical analyses revealed that isoform A was primarily located in the cytoplasm of static and stretch-stimulated VSMC while isoform C was preferentially localized in the nucleus under baseline conditions and further accumulated in the nucleus upon biomechanical stimulation (n=3, p<0.05). Nuclear translocation of isoform C was amplified for phosphorylation-deficient mutants generated by exchanging serine to alanine at position 1197 even under static culture conditions while a phosphomimetic mutation at this residue (serine to glutamate) inhibited NFAT5c nuclear translocation (n=3, p<0.05). Collectively, our findings indicate that exposure of VSMC to biomechanical stretch triggers the expression of NFAT5 isoform C and controls its entry into the nucleus via phosphorylation at S-1197. Current investigations are focusing on the impact of NFAT5 on hypertensive remodeling utilizing inducible smooth muscle cell-specific NFAT5-deficient mice.


2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wang ◽  
Per O. Anderson ◽  
Shangwu Chen ◽  
Kajsa M. Paulsson ◽  
Hans-Olov Sjögren ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (12) ◽  
pp. 3940-3947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan V. Pham ◽  
Archito T. Tamayo ◽  
Linda C. Yoshimura ◽  
Yen-Chiu Lin-Lee ◽  
Richard J. Ford

Abnormalities in B-lymphocyte CD40 ligand (CD154) expression have been described for a number of immunologic diseases, including B-cell lymphomas. Although functional analysis of the CD154 gene and protein has been extensive, little is known about the mechanisms controlling CD154 expression in activated T cells, and even less is known for normal and malignant B cells. In this study we describe the transcriptional mechanism controlling CD154 expression in large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). We show that the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) transcription factor is also constitutively activated in LBCL. We demonstrate that the constitutively active NFATc1 and c-rel members of the NFAT and nuclear factor–κB (NF-κB) families of transcription factors, respectively, directly interact with each other, bind to the CD154 promoter, and synergistically activate CD154 gene transcription. Down-regulation of NFATc1 or c-rel with small interfering RNA (siRNA) or chemical inhibitors inhibits CD154 gene transcription and lymphoma cell growth. These findings suggest that targeting NF-κB and NFAT, by inhibiting the expression of these transcription factors, or interdicting their interaction may provide a therapeutic rationale for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma of B-cell origin, and possibly other disorders that display dysregulated CD154 expression.


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