scholarly journals Ketamine Induces Neuroapoptosis in Stem Cell–Derived Developing Human Neurons Possibly through Intracellular Calcium/Mitochondria/microRNA Signaling Pathway

Author(s):  
Danielle Twaroski ◽  
Yasheng Yan ◽  
Congshan Jiang ◽  
Sarah Logan ◽  
Zeljko J. Bosnjak ◽  
...  
Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 1264-1273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie G. Cornejo ◽  
Vinciane Mabialah ◽  
Stephen M. Sykes ◽  
Tulasi Khandan ◽  
Cristina Lo Celso ◽  
...  

Abstract The NOTCH signaling pathway is implicated in a broad range of developmental processes, including cell fate decisions. However, the molecular basis for its role at the different steps of stem cell lineage commitment is unclear. We recently identified the NOTCH signaling pathway as a positive regulator of megakaryocyte lineage specification during hematopoiesis, but the developmental pathways that allow hematopoietic stem cell differentiation into the erythro-megakaryocytic lineages remain controversial. Here, we investigated the role of downstream mediators of NOTCH during megakaryopoiesis and report crosstalk between the NOTCH and PI3K/AKT pathways. We demonstrate the inhibitory role of phosphatase with tensin homolog and Forkhead Box class O factors on megakaryopoiesis in vivo. Finally, our data annotate developmental mechanisms in the hematopoietic system that enable a decision to be made either at the hematopoietic stem cell or the committed progenitor level to commit to the megakaryocyte lineage, supporting the existence of 2 distinct developmental pathways.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 6595
Author(s):  
Michiko Horiguchi ◽  
Yuya Turudome ◽  
Kentaro Ushijima

In cases of patients with rapidly progressive diabetes mellitus (DM), autologous stem cell transplantation is considered as one of the regenerative treatments. However, whether the effects of autonomous stem cell transplantation on DM patients are equivalent to transplantation of stem cells derived from healthy persons is unclear. This study revealed that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSC) derived from type II DM patients had lower transplantation efficiency, proliferation potency, and stemness than those derived from healthy persons, leading to a tendency to induce apoptotic cell death. To address this issue, we conducted a cyclopedic mRNA analysis using a next-generation sequencer and identified G6PC3 and IGF1, genes related to the FoxO signaling pathway, as the genes responsible for lower performance. Moreover, it was demonstrated that the lower transplantation efficiency of ADSCs derived from type II DM patients might be improved by knocking down both G6PC3 and IGF1 genes. This study clarified the difference in transplantation efficiency between ADSCs derived from type II DM patients and those derived from healthy persons and the genes responsible for the lower performance of the former. These results can provide a new strategy for stabilizing the quality of stem cells and improving the therapeutic effects of regenerative treatments on autonomous stem cell transplantation in patients with DM.


Author(s):  
Shaojun Nong ◽  
Zhiwei Wang ◽  
Zhongqing Wei ◽  
Limin Ma ◽  
Yangbo Guan ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherwell Sanchez Carlos M. Abascal ◽  
Emily Lodge ◽  
Thea L. Willis ◽  
Mohammad K. Hajihosseini ◽  
Cynthia L. Andoniadou

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1960-1971
Author(s):  
Sheng Huang ◽  
Changye Zou ◽  
Shangyan Xie ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Xitao LingHu ◽  
...  

Bone metastasis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). This study is aimed at illustrating the mechanism of sweroside-mediated regulation in bone metastasis in PCa cells. Owing to the limitations of antitumor drugs in terms of their physical and chemical properties, making them into nanomaterials can effectively improve drug stability and bioavailability. Apoptosis was assessed with flow cytometry using the annexin V/propidium iodide binding assay; proteins, including p53, P21, Bcl-2, and Bax; and induction of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Using colony formation assay, sphere formation assay, and the expression changes in CD133 and CD44, stem cell characteristics were assessed. Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) activity was accessed by levels of the expression changes of EMT-related markers, vimentin and E-cadherin. Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway was examined to detect the levels of the expression changes of snail and β-catenin. PC-3 cells were treated with lithium chloride (LiCl), which is an agonist of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, and the levels of CD133, CD44, vimentin, E-cadherin, snail, and β-catenin were detected. T-cell factor/lymphocyte enhancer factor (TCF/LEF) activity in cells overexpressing β-catenin was used to detect the effects on β-catenin transcription, and the expression of c-myc, Cyclin D1, Survivin, and MMP-7 were used to detect Wnt downstream target genes. Our results suggest that sweroside induces apoptosis and intracellular ROS; upregulates apoptotic proteins; and suppresses proliferation, invasion, and migration, preventing stem cell characteristics, including sphere formation, colony formation, and CD133 and CD44 expressions. Furthermore, sweroside nanoparticles exerts inhibitory effects on β-catenin transcription by suppressing TTCF/LEF activity in cells overexpressing β-catenin and downregulation of the expression of Wnt downstream target genes, including c-myc, Cyclin D1, Survivin, and MMP-7. The potential therapeutic effect of sweroside nanoparticles on bone metastatis of PCa was suggested, by these findings.


Oncotarget ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (30) ◽  
pp. 28882-28894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geyan Wu ◽  
Aibin Liu ◽  
Jinrong Zhu ◽  
Fangyong Lei ◽  
Shu Wu ◽  
...  

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document