scholarly journals Retraction: Avola, R. et al. Blue Light Induces Down-Regulation of Aquaporin 1, 3, and 9 in Human Keratinocytes. Cells 2018, 7, 197

Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 819
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Blue Light ◽  
Human Keratinocytes ◽  
Down Regulation ◽  
Aquaporin 1 ◽  
Western Blot Data

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scholarly journals Blue Light Induces Down-Regulation of Aquaporin 1, 3, and 9 in Human Keratinocytes

Cells ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Avola ◽  
Adriana Graziano ◽  
Giovanna Pannuzzo ◽  
Venera Cardile
Keyword(s):  
Blue Light ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Human Keratinocytes ◽  
Skin Aging ◽  
Nuclear Antigen ◽  
Down Regulation ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Proliferation And Differentiation ◽  
Vitro Model

The development in digital screen technology has exponentially increased in the last decades, and many of today’s electronic devices use light-emitting diode (LED) technology producing very strong blue light (BL) waves. Long-term exposure at LED-BL seems to have an implication in the dehydration of the epidermis, in the alterations of shape and number of the keratinocytes, and in the aging of the skin. Aquaporins (AQPs) are water membrane channels that permeate both water and glycerol and play an important role in the hydration of epidermis, as well as in proliferation and differentiation of keratinocytes. Thus, we have hypothesized that AQPs could be involved in the aging of the skin exposed to LED-BL. Therefore, we have examined the expression of AQPs in human keratinocytes exposed to LED-BL at dose of 45 J/cm2, used as an in vitro model to produce the general features of photo aging of the skin. The aim was to verify if LED-BL induces changes of the basal levels of AQPs. The keratinocytes exposure to LED-BL produced an increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS), an activation of 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), an alteration of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and a down-regulation of AQP1, 3 and 9. These findings are preliminary evidences that may be used as starting points for further investigations about the mechanistic involvement of AQP1, 3, and 9 in LED-BL-induced skin aging.

scholarly journals The Alterations in Methylene Blue/Light-Treated Frozen Plasma Proteins Revealed by Proteomics

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tiange Wu ◽  
Xiaoning Wang ◽  
Kai Ren ◽  
Xiaochen Huang ◽  
Jiankai Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Western Blot ◽  
Blue Light ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Differentially Expressed Protein ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Modified Proteins ◽  
Frozen Plasma

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the modified proteins in methylene blue/light-treated frozen plasma (MB-FP) compared with fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in order to gain a better application of MB/light-treated plasma in clinic transfusion. Methods: MB-FP and FFP were collected from Changchun central blood station, and a trichloroacetic acid/acetone precipitation method was used to remove albumin for the enrichment of lower abundance proteins. The plasma protein in MB-FP and FFP were separated using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and the differentially expressed protein spots were analyzed using mass spectrometry. Finally, the differentially expressed proteins were tested using Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: Approximately 14 differentially expressed protein spots were detected in the MB-FP, and FFP was chosen as the control. After 2-DE comparison analysis and mass spectrometry, 8 significantly differentially expressed protein spots were identified, corresponding to 6 different proteins, including complement C1r subcomponent (C1R), inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4 (ITI-H4), keratin, type II cytoskeletal 1 (KRT1), hemopexin (HPX), fibrinogen gamma chain (FGG), and transthyretin (TTR). Western blot showed no significant difference in the expression level of KRT1 between MB-FP and FFP (p > 0.05). Both Western blot and ELISA indicated that the level of HPX was significantly higher in FFP than in MB-FP (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This comparative proteomics study revealed that some significantly modified proteins occur in MB-FP, such as C1R, ITI-H4, KRT1, HPX, FGG, and TTR. Our findings provide more theoretical data for using MB-FP in transfusion medicine. However, the relevance of the data for the transfusion of methylene blue/light-treated plasma remains unclear. The exact modification of these proteins and the effects of these modified proteins on their functions and their effects in clinical plasma infusion need to be further studied.

scholarly journals Evaluating Strategies to Normalise Biological Replicates of Western Blot Data

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e87293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Degasperi ◽  
Marc R. Birtwistle ◽  
Natalia Volinsky ◽  
Jens Rauch ◽  
Walter Kolch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Western Blot Data

scholarly journals Down-regulation of MAPK pathway alleviates TRPV4-mediated trigeminal neuralgia by inhibiting the activation of histone acetylation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weidong Liu ◽  
Benfang Pu ◽  
Mindi Liu ◽  
Xuejun Zhang ◽  
Ran Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Trigeminal Neuralgia ◽  
Western Blot ◽  
Histone Acetylation ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Mapk Pathway ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Infraorbital Nerve ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Down Regulation

AbstractOur objective of this study is to determine the molecular mechanism of MAPKs (mitogen activated protein kinase systems) on TRPV4 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 4)-mediated trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Partial chronic constriction injury of the infraorbital nerve (CCI-ION) ligation model was used in this research. When treated with antagonists of p38, JNK or ERK, the mechanical hyperalgesia threshold, nerve fiber disorder, myelinoclasis, and Schwann cells proliferation could be reversed. RT-PCR (real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction), Western blot and IHC (immunohistochemistry) showed that TRPV4 mRNA and protein levels, TRPV4-positive cells and small positive neurons decreased remarkably in TN group treated with antagonists of p38, JNK or ERK. ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) was performed to discover inhibition of MAPK pathway can down-regulate the expression of HATs (histone acetyltransferases), and up-regulate the expression of HDACs (histone deacetylases) in TN, thus inhibiting histone acetylation. Finally, Western blot was performed to identify the phosphorylation status of p38, JNK and ERK, finding decreased phosphorylation forms in antagonists treated TN groups compared with TN groups. Based on the above investigation method, on a whole, our study showed that down-regulation of MAPK pathway could alleviate TRPV4-mediated trigeminal neuralgia, via inhibiting the activation of histone acetylation.

Cryptochrome 2 is involved in betacyanin decomposition induced by blue light in Suaeda salsa

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Chang-Quan ◽  
Liu Tao
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Blue Light ◽  
Hypocotyl Elongation ◽  
Suaeda Salsa ◽  
Biosynthesis Pathway ◽  
Tyrosine Hydroxylation ◽  
Key Enzyme ◽  
Cryptochrome 2 ◽  
Hydroxylation Activity

Seeds of the halophyte Suaeda salsa (L.) Pall. were cultured in 24 h dark and 14 h blue light / 10 h dark to examine the role of blue light and the blue-light-absorbing photoreceptor cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) in betacyanin accumulation, hypocotyl elongation and cotyledon opening in S. salsa seedlings. Darkness significantly promoted betacyanin accumulation and hypocotyl elongation but inhibited cotyledon opening. Blue light suppressed betacyanin accumulation and hypocotyl elongation but stimulated cotyledon opening. Betacyanin in S. salsa seedlings decomposed with time in blue light. Western blot analysis showed that CRY2 protein accumulated both in hypocotyls and cotyledons of S. salsa seedlings grown in dark, but degraded with time in blue light, which was paralleled by a decrease of tyrosine hydroxylation activity of tyrosinase, a key enzyme involved in the betalain biosynthesis pathway. These results suggest that CRY2 protein mediates betacyanin decomposition via inactivation of tyrosinase in S. salsa seedlings, and the blue-light-dependent degradation of CRY2 protein is crucial to its function.

C/EBPβ Is a Critical Factor for Proliferation and Apoptosis in MM Cells by Controlling Transcription Factors Like IRF-4, PAX5 and Blimp1.

Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 1506-1506
Author(s):  
Rekha Pal ◽  
Martin Janz ◽  
Deborah Galson ◽  
Suzanne Lentzsch
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Western Blot ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Plasma Cells ◽  
Annexin V ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Myeloma Cell ◽  
Down Regulation ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Rpmi 8226

Abstract The development and maturation of plasma cells is dictated by multiple interacting transcription factors (TFs). C/EBPb (NF-IL6) is a TF regulated by IL-6 and has profound effects on the regulation of growth, survival and differentiation of B-cells. Mice deficient in C/EBPb show impaired generation of B lymphocytes suggesting that C/EBPb plays an important role in B lymphopoiesis. In this study we delineated the effect of C/EBPb on transcription factors critical for myeloma cell proliferation by over-expressing and inhibiting C/EBPb in myeloma cells. Multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines MM.1S, RPMI-8226 and H929 were transiently transfected with GFP, C/EBPb (pcNF-IL6), and truncated C/EBPb with a deletion of the internal spII-spII fragment [pcmNF-IL6(Dspl)] by using Bio-Rad Gene Pulser Xcell, followed by G418 selection. A pool of transfected cells was selected and subjected to thymidine incorporation, flow cytometry and western blot analysis. We found that transfection of a truncated form of C/EBPb induced a down-regulation of C/EBPb in MM cell lines (MM.1S, RPMI-8226 and H929) as measured by western blot. Down-regulation of C/EBPβ significantly inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis of MM cell lines analyzed by annexin V-FITC/PI staining. This was accompanied by a complete down-regulation of the anti-apoptotic protein BCL-2. Further, inhibition of C/EBPb completely decreased IRF-4 expression. In contrast, over-expression of C/EBPb increased protein levels of IRF-4 suggesting that IRF-4 is under control of C/EBPb. IRF-4, which was over-expressed in all our tested MM cells lines, is an essential TF for the generation of plasma cells by regulating TFs like Blimp-1 and PAX-5, which are critical for plasma cell differentiation. Our studies showed that down-regulation of IRF-4 resulted in a complete abrogation of Blimp-1 and PAX-5 suggesting that the expression of these factors is C/EBPb/IRF-4 dependent. In conclusion, our data indicate that C/EBPb is an important key regulator for survival and growth of MM cells. We show for the first time that C/EBPb is a critical regulator upstream of IRF-4. Down-regulation of the C/EBPb and consequently IRF-4 results in complete disruption of the network of TFs necessary for MM growth and survival. Targeting C/EBPb may provide a novel therapeutic approach in the treatment of MM.

scholarly journals The effect of resveratrol and its methylthio-derivatives on the Nrf2-ARE pathway in mouse epidermis and HaCaT keratinocytes

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Violetta Krajka-Kuźniak ◽  
Hanna Szaefer ◽  
Tomasz Stefański ◽  
Stanisław Sobiak ◽  
Michał Cichocki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Blot Analysis ◽  
Protein Level ◽  
Western Blot Analysis ◽  
Human Keratinocytes ◽  
Hacat Cells ◽  
Hacat Keratinocytes ◽  
Mouse Epidermis ◽  
Chemical Carcinogens ◽  
Gst Activity

AbstractResveratrol is the most extensively studied stilbene derivative. We previously showed that methylthiostilbenes were more effective inhibitors of CYP1A1 and 1B1 activity than resveratrol. In this study, we investigated whether resveratrol and its methylthio-substituted derivatives, i.e. 3-M-4′-MTS (S2), 3,5-DM-4′-MTS (S5) and 3,4,5-TM-4′-MTS (S7) could activate Nrf2 signaling in the mouse epidermis and in human keratinocytes. Western blot analysis showed translocation of Nrf2 from the cytosol to the nucleus in both models. All of the tested stilbenes increased GST activity, but resveratrol was the most effective inducer. Moreover, only resveratrol increased the protein level of GSTP in the mouse epidermis. GSTM was enhanced in HaCaT cells after the treatment with derivatives S2 and S5. The same effect was observed for GSTP in the case of compound S2. Resveratrol and its derivatives reduced the NQO2 protein level in HaCaT cells. Thus, it is possible that increased expression of GSTP or GSTM and GST activity was linked with NQO2 inhibition in these cells. The results of this study indicate that resveratrol and its methylthioderivatives activate Nrf2 not only in the mouse epidermis, but also in human keratinocytes. Upregulating GST isozymes might be particularly important for deactivating chemical carcinogens, such as PAH.

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