目的对Piezo1蛋白在巨噬细胞参与铁代谢平衡调控中作用作一综述,总结近年来关于年龄相关骨量丢失及巨噬细胞Piezo1的最新研究进展,为治疗年龄相关骨量丢失提供新思路。方法计算机检索CNKI、PubMed等数据库自建库至2023年1月与巨噬细胞Pi...目的对Piezo1蛋白在巨噬细胞参与铁代谢平衡调控中作用作一综述,总结近年来关于年龄相关骨量丢失及巨噬细胞Piezo1的最新研究进展,为治疗年龄相关骨量丢失提供新思路。方法计算机检索CNKI、PubMed等数据库自建库至2023年1月与巨噬细胞Piezo1在年龄相关骨量丢失的相关文献,中文检索关键词为“巨噬细胞、机械敏感性离子通道蛋白、年龄相关骨量丢失、骨质疏松症”,英文检索关键词为“Macrophages、Piezo1、age⁃related bone loss、ARBL、Osteoporosis”,最终将42篇文献纳入。结果与结论巨噬细胞参与铁代谢平衡的调控,骨髓巨噬细胞中Piezo1高表达能导致机体出现铁超载,进而导致ARBL的发生。Piezo1为治疗年龄相关骨量丢失提供了分子层面的新思路和新视角。展开更多
Intracranial hemorrhage(ICH)causes numerous neurological deficits and deaths worldwide each year,leaving a significant health burden on the public.The pathophysiology of ICH is complicated and involves both primary an...Intracranial hemorrhage(ICH)causes numerous neurological deficits and deaths worldwide each year,leaving a significant health burden on the public.The pathophysiology of ICH is complicated and involves both primary and secondary injuries.Hematoma,as the primary pathology of ICH,undergoes metabolism and triggers biochemical and biomechanical alterations in the brain,leading to the secondary injury.Past endeavors mainly aimed at biochemical-initiated mechanisms for causing secondary injury,which have made limited progress in recent years,although ICH itself is also highly biomechanics-related.The discovery of the mechanically-activated cation channel Piezo1 provides a new avenue to further explore the mechanisms underlying the secondary injury.The current article reviews the structure and gating mechanisms of Piezo1,its roles in the physiology/pathophysiology of neurons,astrocytes,microglia,and bone-marrow-derived macrophages,and especially its roles in erythrocytic turnover and iron metabolism,revealing a potential interplay between the biomechanics and biochemistry of hematoma in ICH.Collectively,these advances provide deeper insights into the secondary injury of ICH and lay the foundations for future research.展开更多
Piezo proteins are mechanically activated ion channels,which are required for mechanosensing functions in a variety of cell types.While we and others have previously demonstrated that the expression of Piezo1 in osteo...Piezo proteins are mechanically activated ion channels,which are required for mechanosensing functions in a variety of cell types.While we and others have previously demonstrated that the expression of Piezo1 in osteoblast lineage cells is essential for boneanabolic processes,there was only suggestive evidence indicating a role of Piezo1 and/or Piezo2 in cartilage.Here we addressed the question if and how chondrocyte expression of the mechanosensitive proteins Piezo1 or Piezo2 controls physiological endochondral ossification and pathological osteoarthritis(OA)development.Mice with chondrocyte-specific inactivation of Piezo1(Piezo1^(Col2a1Cre)),but not of Piezo2,developed a near absence of trabecular bone below the chondrogenic growth plate postnatally.Moreover,all Piezo1^(Col2a1Cre) animals displayed multiple fractures of rib bones at 7 days of age,which were located close to the growth plates.While skeletal growth was only mildly affected in these mice,OA pathologies were markedly less pronounced compared to littermate controls at 60 weeks of age.Likewise,when OA was induced by anterior cruciate ligament transection,only the chondrocyte inactivation of Piezo1,not of Piezo2,resulted in attenuated articular cartilage degeneration.Importantly,osteophyte formation and maturation were also reduced in Piezo1^(Col2a1Cre) mice.We further observed increased Piezo1 protein abundance in cartilaginous zones of human osteophytes.Finally,we identified Ptgs2 and Ccn2 as potentially relevant Piezo1 downstream genes in chondrocytes.Collectively,our data do not only demonstrate that Piezo1 is a critical regulator of physiological and pathological endochondral ossification processes,but also suggest that Piezo1 antagonists may be established as a novel approach to limit osteophyte formation in OA.展开更多
Objective Bladder outlet obstruction(BOO)results in significant fibrosis in the chronic stage and elevated bladder pressure.Piezo1 is a type of mechanosensitive(MS)channel that directly responds to mechanical stimuli....Objective Bladder outlet obstruction(BOO)results in significant fibrosis in the chronic stage and elevated bladder pressure.Piezo1 is a type of mechanosensitive(MS)channel that directly responds to mechanical stimuli.To identify new targets for intervention in the treatment of BOO-induced fibrosis,this study investigated the impact of high hydrostatic pressure(HHP)on Piezo1 activity and the progression of bladder fibrosis.Methods Immunofluorescence staining was conducted to assess the protein abundance of Piezo1 in fibroblasts from obstructed rat bladders.Bladder fibroblasts were cultured under normal atmospheric conditions(0 cmH_(2)O)or exposed to HHP(50 cmH_(2)O or 100 cmH_(2)O).Agonists or inhibitors of Piezo1,YAP1,and ROCK1 were used to determine the underlying mechanism.Results The Piezo1 protein levels in fibroblasts from the obstructed bladder exhibited an elevation compared to the control group.HHP significantly promoted the expression of various pro-fibrotic factors and induced proliferation of fibroblasts.Additionally,the protein expression levels of Piezo1,YAP1,ROCK1 were elevated,and calcium influx was increased as the pressure increased.These effects were attenuated by the Piezo1 inhibitor Dooku1.The Piezo1 activator Yoda1 induced the expression of pro-fibrotic factors and the proliferation of fibroblasts,and elevated the protein levels of YAP1 and ROCK1 under normal atmospheric conditions in vitro.However,these effects could be partially inhibited by YAP1 or ROCK inhibitors.展开更多
文摘目的对Piezo1蛋白在巨噬细胞参与铁代谢平衡调控中作用作一综述,总结近年来关于年龄相关骨量丢失及巨噬细胞Piezo1的最新研究进展,为治疗年龄相关骨量丢失提供新思路。方法计算机检索CNKI、PubMed等数据库自建库至2023年1月与巨噬细胞Piezo1在年龄相关骨量丢失的相关文献,中文检索关键词为“巨噬细胞、机械敏感性离子通道蛋白、年龄相关骨量丢失、骨质疏松症”,英文检索关键词为“Macrophages、Piezo1、age⁃related bone loss、ARBL、Osteoporosis”,最终将42篇文献纳入。结果与结论巨噬细胞参与铁代谢平衡的调控,骨髓巨噬细胞中Piezo1高表达能导致机体出现铁超载,进而导致ARBL的发生。Piezo1为治疗年龄相关骨量丢失提供了分子层面的新思路和新视角。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.82271426).
文摘Intracranial hemorrhage(ICH)causes numerous neurological deficits and deaths worldwide each year,leaving a significant health burden on the public.The pathophysiology of ICH is complicated and involves both primary and secondary injuries.Hematoma,as the primary pathology of ICH,undergoes metabolism and triggers biochemical and biomechanical alterations in the brain,leading to the secondary injury.Past endeavors mainly aimed at biochemical-initiated mechanisms for causing secondary injury,which have made limited progress in recent years,although ICH itself is also highly biomechanics-related.The discovery of the mechanically-activated cation channel Piezo1 provides a new avenue to further explore the mechanisms underlying the secondary injury.The current article reviews the structure and gating mechanisms of Piezo1,its roles in the physiology/pathophysiology of neurons,astrocytes,microglia,and bone-marrow-derived macrophages,and especially its roles in erythrocytic turnover and iron metabolism,revealing a potential interplay between the biomechanics and biochemistry of hematoma in ICH.Collectively,these advances provide deeper insights into the secondary injury of ICH and lay the foundations for future research.
基金supported by the German Research Foundation(SCHI 504/19-1(to TS)and IG 18/22-1(to AI))the Else Kröner-Fresenius foundation under grant no.2021_EKEA.23(to TR)financial support from the Open Access Publication Fund of UKE–Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf and DFG–German Research Foundation.
文摘Piezo proteins are mechanically activated ion channels,which are required for mechanosensing functions in a variety of cell types.While we and others have previously demonstrated that the expression of Piezo1 in osteoblast lineage cells is essential for boneanabolic processes,there was only suggestive evidence indicating a role of Piezo1 and/or Piezo2 in cartilage.Here we addressed the question if and how chondrocyte expression of the mechanosensitive proteins Piezo1 or Piezo2 controls physiological endochondral ossification and pathological osteoarthritis(OA)development.Mice with chondrocyte-specific inactivation of Piezo1(Piezo1^(Col2a1Cre)),but not of Piezo2,developed a near absence of trabecular bone below the chondrogenic growth plate postnatally.Moreover,all Piezo1^(Col2a1Cre) animals displayed multiple fractures of rib bones at 7 days of age,which were located close to the growth plates.While skeletal growth was only mildly affected in these mice,OA pathologies were markedly less pronounced compared to littermate controls at 60 weeks of age.Likewise,when OA was induced by anterior cruciate ligament transection,only the chondrocyte inactivation of Piezo1,not of Piezo2,resulted in attenuated articular cartilage degeneration.Importantly,osteophyte formation and maturation were also reduced in Piezo1^(Col2a1Cre) mice.We further observed increased Piezo1 protein abundance in cartilaginous zones of human osteophytes.Finally,we identified Ptgs2 and Ccn2 as potentially relevant Piezo1 downstream genes in chondrocytes.Collectively,our data do not only demonstrate that Piezo1 is a critical regulator of physiological and pathological endochondral ossification processes,but also suggest that Piezo1 antagonists may be established as a novel approach to limit osteophyte formation in OA.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82270812)Medical Innovation and Transformation Incubation Project of Tongji Hospital(No.2022ZHFY11).
文摘Objective Bladder outlet obstruction(BOO)results in significant fibrosis in the chronic stage and elevated bladder pressure.Piezo1 is a type of mechanosensitive(MS)channel that directly responds to mechanical stimuli.To identify new targets for intervention in the treatment of BOO-induced fibrosis,this study investigated the impact of high hydrostatic pressure(HHP)on Piezo1 activity and the progression of bladder fibrosis.Methods Immunofluorescence staining was conducted to assess the protein abundance of Piezo1 in fibroblasts from obstructed rat bladders.Bladder fibroblasts were cultured under normal atmospheric conditions(0 cmH_(2)O)or exposed to HHP(50 cmH_(2)O or 100 cmH_(2)O).Agonists or inhibitors of Piezo1,YAP1,and ROCK1 were used to determine the underlying mechanism.Results The Piezo1 protein levels in fibroblasts from the obstructed bladder exhibited an elevation compared to the control group.HHP significantly promoted the expression of various pro-fibrotic factors and induced proliferation of fibroblasts.Additionally,the protein expression levels of Piezo1,YAP1,ROCK1 were elevated,and calcium influx was increased as the pressure increased.These effects were attenuated by the Piezo1 inhibitor Dooku1.The Piezo1 activator Yoda1 induced the expression of pro-fibrotic factors and the proliferation of fibroblasts,and elevated the protein levels of YAP1 and ROCK1 under normal atmospheric conditions in vitro.However,these effects could be partially inhibited by YAP1 or ROCK inhibitors.
