Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),a common malignancy worldwide,still lacks effective clinical treatment.The study aimed to investigate the oncogenes that affect the progression of HCC and their possible mechanisms.In our...Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),a common malignancy worldwide,still lacks effective clinical treatment.The study aimed to investigate the oncogenes that affect the progression of HCC and their possible mechanisms.In our study,we initially confirmed a higher level of PRDX2 in the bile of HCC patients compared to those with choledocholithiasis by 2-DE,LC-MS,and ELISA.Subsequently,we demonstrated the high expression of peroxiredoxin 2(PRDX2)in HCC based on the TCGA database and clinical sample analysis.Furthermore,PRDX2 overexpression enhanced the viability of HCC cells.And PRDX2 silencing induced senescence of HCC cells.In vivo,knockdown of PRDX2 significantly reduced the weight of xenograft tumors.PRDX2 also was found to activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by inducingβ-catenin nuclear translocation.Consequently,we proved that silencing PRDX2 could inhibit proliferation and Wnt/β-catenin pathway while promoting senescence in HCC cells.展开更多
Parkinson’s disease(PD) is a major neurodegenerative disease. One of the known genetic contributors to PD pathogenesis is leucine-rich repeat kinase 2(LRRK2) whose mutations with elevated kinase activity could lead t...Parkinson’s disease(PD) is a major neurodegenerative disease. One of the known genetic contributors to PD pathogenesis is leucine-rich repeat kinase 2(LRRK2) whose mutations with elevated kinase activity could lead to both familial and sporadic PD. However, how the pathogenic kinase activity of LRRK2 is regulated remains largely unclear. Here we report that peroxiredoxin 2(Prx2) was identified as a novel interacting protein to LRRK2 with preferential expression in dopaminergic neurons over other Prx proteins. We also confirmed that Prx2 interacted with LRRK2 through its COR domain and its overexpression significantly decreased the kinase activity of mutant LRRK2. Functionally, overexpressed Prx2 rescued the transfected cells from LRRK2 mutant induced apoptotic processes. Importantly, overexpressed Prx2 reversed the altered subcellular distribution of cationindependent mannose 6-phosphate receptor(CI-M6 PR) induced by PD-mutant LRRK2. Our results suggest that,by interacting with LRRK2, Prx2 may play an inhibitory role in the LRRK2 mediated cellular toxicity in PD by inhibiting its kinase activity.展开更多
Aging is closely related to redox regulation.In our previous work,we proposed a new concept,“redox-stress response capacity(RRC),”and found that the decline in RRC was a dynamic characteristic of aging.However,the m...Aging is closely related to redox regulation.In our previous work,we proposed a new concept,“redox-stress response capacity(RRC),”and found that the decline in RRC was a dynamic characteristic of aging.However,the mechanism of RRC decline during aging remains unknown.In this study,using the senescent human fibroblast cell model and Caenorhabditis elegans model,we identified that peroxiredoxin 2(PRDX2),as a hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O_(2))sensor,was involved in mediating RRC.PRDX2 knockdown led to a decline of RRC and accelerated senescence in fibroblasts and prdx-2 mutant C.elegans also showed decreased RRC.The mechanism study showed that the decreased sensor activity of PRDX2 was related to the increase in hyperoxidation of PRDX2 in senescent cells.Moreover,the level of PRDX2 hyperoxidation also increased in old C.elegans.Simultaneous overexpression of both PRDX2 and sulfiredoxin(SRX)rescued the reduced RRC and delayed senescence.The increase in PRDX2 hyperoxidation in senescent cells led to a decrease in its sensor activity,resulting in the decreased cellular response to H_(2)O_(2),which is similar to the mechanism of insulin resistance due to the lower insulin receptor sensitivity.Treatment of young cells with a high level of H_(2)O_(2)to induce a higher level of PRDX2-SO_(3) resulted in mimicking the RRC decline in senescent cells,which is also similar to a model of insulin resistance induced by high levels of insulin.All these results thrillingly indicate that there is an insulin-resistance-like phenomenon in senescent cells,we named it redox-stress response resistance,RRR.RRR in senescent cells is an important new discovery that explains RRC decline during aging and reveals the internal relationship between redox regulation and aging from a new perspective.展开更多
目的探讨细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(ERK1/2)在转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)诱导的肺成纤维细胞合成Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原蛋白中的作用,及新型过氧化物酶Peroxiredoxin-1(Prx-1)对该作用的影响。方法体外培养肺成纤维细胞随机分为4组:对照组(0.4%血清)...目的探讨细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(ERK1/2)在转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)诱导的肺成纤维细胞合成Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原蛋白中的作用,及新型过氧化物酶Peroxiredoxin-1(Prx-1)对该作用的影响。方法体外培养肺成纤维细胞随机分为4组:对照组(0.4%血清)、TGF-β1组(5μg/L)、阴性转染组(TGF-β1+阴性对照si RNA)和Prx-1 si RNA转染组(TGF-β1+Prx-1 si RNA)。采用脂质体转染法转染si RNA,实时定量逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测转染后Prx-1 m RNA表达;Western blot检测Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原蛋白、ERK1/2及Prx-1表达;2,7-二氯荧光素二乙酸(DCFH-DA)检测活性氧(ROS)水平。结果 Prx-1 si RNA转染肺成纤维细胞后,Prx-1 m RNA表达明显降低,最大抑制率为92%。与对照组比较,TGF-β1组的Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原蛋白、ROS、磷酸化ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2)及Prx-1蛋白的表达水平均明显提高。与TGF-β1组比较,阴性转染组中的上述观察指标无明显变化,但Prx-1转染组的Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原蛋白、ROS、p-ERK1/2水平进一步提高,而Prx-1蛋白的表达被抑制。结论 TGF-β1能够诱导肺成纤维细胞生成ROS,并促进ERK1/2通路的激活,导致Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原蛋白合成增加,而Prx-1 si RNA可通过提高ROS水平进一步促进TGF-β1该作用。展开更多
目的:探究阿魏酸钠(SF)通过miR-216b-3p/Nrf2通路对缺氧缺血性脑病(HIE)胚胎大鼠大脑的干预作用以及减轻氧化应激损伤的作用机制。方法:将成年雌性SD大鼠和雄鼠,按照3∶1比例合笼获得怀孕的雌鼠。然后将孕鼠分为假手术组(sham)、缺氧缺...目的:探究阿魏酸钠(SF)通过miR-216b-3p/Nrf2通路对缺氧缺血性脑病(HIE)胚胎大鼠大脑的干预作用以及减轻氧化应激损伤的作用机制。方法:将成年雌性SD大鼠和雄鼠,按照3∶1比例合笼获得怀孕的雌鼠。然后将孕鼠分为假手术组(sham)、缺氧缺血性脑病模型组(HIE)、SF低剂量组(HIE+SF-L)和SF高剂量组(HIE+SF-H)。通过无创止血钳夹闭子宫两侧动脉和卵巢血管法制备胚胎大鼠HIE模型。SF治疗组腹膜腔注射SF。采用HE染色观察胚胎大鼠大脑皮质的病理变化;免疫荧光观察核因子红细胞系2相关因子2(Nrf2)、过氧化还原酶1(PRDX1)的表达情况;Western Blot检测胚胎大鼠脑组织中Nrf2和PRDX1蛋白的表达;real time RT-PCR检测miR-216b-3p的表达以及Nrf2和PRDX1的mRNA表达;WST-8法和TBA法检测脑组织中的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量。结果:与sham组对比,HIE组胚胎大鼠的大脑损伤加重,病理改变明显;HIE组中Nrf2蛋白表达和mRNA水平降低(P<0.05),PRDX1的蛋白水平和mRNA水平显著上调(P<0.05),miR-216b-3p表达水平显著升高(P<0.05);并且Nrf2的平均荧光强度显著降低(P<0.05),PRDX1的平均荧光强度显著增加(P<0.05);SOD活性显著下调,MDA含量显著增加(P<0.05)。与HIE组对比,各剂量SF组的大脑皮质病理结构明显改善,脑损伤减轻;Nrf2和PRDX1的蛋白表达、mRNA水平以及平均荧光强度均显著上升(P<0.05);miR-216b-3p表达水平均显著下调,以SF高剂量组下调最为显著(P<0.05);并且SOD活性显著上调,MDA含量显著下调(P<0.05)。结论:SF通过miR-216b-3p/Nrf2信号通路在HIE的发生发展过程中发挥重要作用,并减轻胚胎大鼠受到的氧化应激损伤。展开更多
基金National Nature Science Foundation of China(Nos.81960118,81860115,81760116 and 82060116)Guizhou Science and Technology Project:Qiankehe Foundation(No.(2020)1Y300)+8 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan(No.2022NSFSC0837)Science and Technology Project of Chengdu(No.2022-YF05-01811-SN)Science and Technology Project of Guizhou Province(No.YQK(2023)032)Guizhou Medical University Doctoral Start-Up Fund(No.gyfybsky-2021-27)Guizhou Medical University Doctoral Start-Up Fund(No.gyfybsky-2021-26)Guizhou Science and Technology Department(No.(2019)1259)Guizhou Science and Technology Department Guizhou Science and Technology Platform Talents(No.(2017)5718)Science and Technology Fund of Guizhou Provincial Health Commission(No.gzwki2021-382)The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University Excellent Reserve Talent in 2023(No.gyfyxkrc-2023-06).
文摘Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),a common malignancy worldwide,still lacks effective clinical treatment.The study aimed to investigate the oncogenes that affect the progression of HCC and their possible mechanisms.In our study,we initially confirmed a higher level of PRDX2 in the bile of HCC patients compared to those with choledocholithiasis by 2-DE,LC-MS,and ELISA.Subsequently,we demonstrated the high expression of peroxiredoxin 2(PRDX2)in HCC based on the TCGA database and clinical sample analysis.Furthermore,PRDX2 overexpression enhanced the viability of HCC cells.And PRDX2 silencing induced senescence of HCC cells.In vivo,knockdown of PRDX2 significantly reduced the weight of xenograft tumors.PRDX2 also was found to activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by inducingβ-catenin nuclear translocation.Consequently,we proved that silencing PRDX2 could inhibit proliferation and Wnt/β-catenin pathway while promoting senescence in HCC cells.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China to Y. Liu (Grant No. 31371436 and No. 8157051134)the laboratory start-up grant from Nanjing Medical University to Y. Liu。
文摘Parkinson’s disease(PD) is a major neurodegenerative disease. One of the known genetic contributors to PD pathogenesis is leucine-rich repeat kinase 2(LRRK2) whose mutations with elevated kinase activity could lead to both familial and sporadic PD. However, how the pathogenic kinase activity of LRRK2 is regulated remains largely unclear. Here we report that peroxiredoxin 2(Prx2) was identified as a novel interacting protein to LRRK2 with preferential expression in dopaminergic neurons over other Prx proteins. We also confirmed that Prx2 interacted with LRRK2 through its COR domain and its overexpression significantly decreased the kinase activity of mutant LRRK2. Functionally, overexpressed Prx2 rescued the transfected cells from LRRK2 mutant induced apoptotic processes. Importantly, overexpressed Prx2 reversed the altered subcellular distribution of cationindependent mannose 6-phosphate receptor(CI-M6 PR) induced by PD-mutant LRRK2. Our results suggest that,by interacting with LRRK2, Prx2 may play an inhibitory role in the LRRK2 mediated cellular toxicity in PD by inhibiting its kinase activity.
基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB39000000)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFA1303000,2022YFA1305100,2017YFA0504000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91849203)。
文摘Aging is closely related to redox regulation.In our previous work,we proposed a new concept,“redox-stress response capacity(RRC),”and found that the decline in RRC was a dynamic characteristic of aging.However,the mechanism of RRC decline during aging remains unknown.In this study,using the senescent human fibroblast cell model and Caenorhabditis elegans model,we identified that peroxiredoxin 2(PRDX2),as a hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O_(2))sensor,was involved in mediating RRC.PRDX2 knockdown led to a decline of RRC and accelerated senescence in fibroblasts and prdx-2 mutant C.elegans also showed decreased RRC.The mechanism study showed that the decreased sensor activity of PRDX2 was related to the increase in hyperoxidation of PRDX2 in senescent cells.Moreover,the level of PRDX2 hyperoxidation also increased in old C.elegans.Simultaneous overexpression of both PRDX2 and sulfiredoxin(SRX)rescued the reduced RRC and delayed senescence.The increase in PRDX2 hyperoxidation in senescent cells led to a decrease in its sensor activity,resulting in the decreased cellular response to H_(2)O_(2),which is similar to the mechanism of insulin resistance due to the lower insulin receptor sensitivity.Treatment of young cells with a high level of H_(2)O_(2)to induce a higher level of PRDX2-SO_(3) resulted in mimicking the RRC decline in senescent cells,which is also similar to a model of insulin resistance induced by high levels of insulin.All these results thrillingly indicate that there is an insulin-resistance-like phenomenon in senescent cells,we named it redox-stress response resistance,RRR.RRR in senescent cells is an important new discovery that explains RRC decline during aging and reveals the internal relationship between redox regulation and aging from a new perspective.
文摘目的探讨细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(ERK1/2)在转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)诱导的肺成纤维细胞合成Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原蛋白中的作用,及新型过氧化物酶Peroxiredoxin-1(Prx-1)对该作用的影响。方法体外培养肺成纤维细胞随机分为4组:对照组(0.4%血清)、TGF-β1组(5μg/L)、阴性转染组(TGF-β1+阴性对照si RNA)和Prx-1 si RNA转染组(TGF-β1+Prx-1 si RNA)。采用脂质体转染法转染si RNA,实时定量逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测转染后Prx-1 m RNA表达;Western blot检测Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原蛋白、ERK1/2及Prx-1表达;2,7-二氯荧光素二乙酸(DCFH-DA)检测活性氧(ROS)水平。结果 Prx-1 si RNA转染肺成纤维细胞后,Prx-1 m RNA表达明显降低,最大抑制率为92%。与对照组比较,TGF-β1组的Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原蛋白、ROS、磷酸化ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2)及Prx-1蛋白的表达水平均明显提高。与TGF-β1组比较,阴性转染组中的上述观察指标无明显变化,但Prx-1转染组的Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原蛋白、ROS、p-ERK1/2水平进一步提高,而Prx-1蛋白的表达被抑制。结论 TGF-β1能够诱导肺成纤维细胞生成ROS,并促进ERK1/2通路的激活,导致Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原蛋白合成增加,而Prx-1 si RNA可通过提高ROS水平进一步促进TGF-β1该作用。
文摘目的:探究阿魏酸钠(SF)通过miR-216b-3p/Nrf2通路对缺氧缺血性脑病(HIE)胚胎大鼠大脑的干预作用以及减轻氧化应激损伤的作用机制。方法:将成年雌性SD大鼠和雄鼠,按照3∶1比例合笼获得怀孕的雌鼠。然后将孕鼠分为假手术组(sham)、缺氧缺血性脑病模型组(HIE)、SF低剂量组(HIE+SF-L)和SF高剂量组(HIE+SF-H)。通过无创止血钳夹闭子宫两侧动脉和卵巢血管法制备胚胎大鼠HIE模型。SF治疗组腹膜腔注射SF。采用HE染色观察胚胎大鼠大脑皮质的病理变化;免疫荧光观察核因子红细胞系2相关因子2(Nrf2)、过氧化还原酶1(PRDX1)的表达情况;Western Blot检测胚胎大鼠脑组织中Nrf2和PRDX1蛋白的表达;real time RT-PCR检测miR-216b-3p的表达以及Nrf2和PRDX1的mRNA表达;WST-8法和TBA法检测脑组织中的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量。结果:与sham组对比,HIE组胚胎大鼠的大脑损伤加重,病理改变明显;HIE组中Nrf2蛋白表达和mRNA水平降低(P<0.05),PRDX1的蛋白水平和mRNA水平显著上调(P<0.05),miR-216b-3p表达水平显著升高(P<0.05);并且Nrf2的平均荧光强度显著降低(P<0.05),PRDX1的平均荧光强度显著增加(P<0.05);SOD活性显著下调,MDA含量显著增加(P<0.05)。与HIE组对比,各剂量SF组的大脑皮质病理结构明显改善,脑损伤减轻;Nrf2和PRDX1的蛋白表达、mRNA水平以及平均荧光强度均显著上升(P<0.05);miR-216b-3p表达水平均显著下调,以SF高剂量组下调最为显著(P<0.05);并且SOD活性显著上调,MDA含量显著下调(P<0.05)。结论:SF通过miR-216b-3p/Nrf2信号通路在HIE的发生发展过程中发挥重要作用,并减轻胚胎大鼠受到的氧化应激损伤。
