Project description:Tenuigenin inhibits the cell growth and proliferation by regulating the cell cycle and central carbon metabolism in cancer pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma
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Project description:Phillygenin inhibits the tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cell by interfering with the TCA cycle metabolism pathway
Project description:Chronic liver diseases are worldwide on the rise. Due to the rapidly increasing incidence, in particular in Western countries, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is gaining importance. As the disease progresses it can develop into hepatocellular carcinoma. Lipid accumulation in hepatocytes has been identified as the characteristic structural change in NAFLD development, but the molecular mechanisms responsible for disease development remained unresolved. Here, we uncover a strong downregulation of the PI3K-AKT pathway and an upregulation of the MAPK pathway in primary hepatocytes from a preclinical model fed with a Western diet (WD). Dynamic pathway modeling of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) signal transduction combined with global proteomics identifies that an elevated basal MET phosphorylation rate is the main driver of altered signaling leading to increased proliferation of WD-hepatocytes. Model-adaptation to patient-derived hepatocytes reveals a patient-specific variability in basal MET phosphorylation, which correlates with the outcome of patients after liver surgery. Thus, dysregulated basal MET phosphorylation could be an indicator for the health status of the liver and thereby inform on the risk of a patient to suffer from liver failure after surgery.
Project description:Our RNA sequencing analysis revealed that the JIB-04 treatment altered the expression of genes that are involved in the cell cycle, p53 signaling pathway, and apoptosis, and are also related to several cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma. JIB-04 also altered the expression of genes involved in various signaling pathways such as the FoxO signaling pathway, the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, which is crucial for the proliferation and maintenance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
Project description:Type I interferon (IFN-I) is essential in the development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and many other autoimmune diseases. To explore the metabolic regulations of IFN-I signaling pathway, we conducted a high through-put screening of a small molecule library and identified diosmetin as a potent compound for blocking IFN-I signaling. Diosmetin can ameliorate lupus-like autoimmune phenotypes in IFNα-accelerated NZB/NZW F1 lupus model and pristane-induced murine lupus model. Of note, diosmetin can block over-activated IFN-I signaling pathway in PBMCs from lupus patients by reducing the expression of CYP1B1. Our findings reveal a novel lipid metabolic regulation of IFN-I signaling and a potent alternative therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases with overactivated IFN-I signaling pathway.
Project description:Type I interferon (IFN-I) is essential in the development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and many other autoimmune diseases. To explore the metabolic regulations of IFN-I signaling pathway, we conducted a high through-put screening of a small molecule library and identified diosmetin as a potent compound for blocking IFN-I signaling. Diosmetin can ameliorate lupus-like autoimmune phenotypes in IFNα-accelerated NZB/NZW F1 lupus model and pristane-induced murine lupus model. Of note, diosmetin can block over-activated IFN-I signaling pathway in PBMCs from lupus patients by reducing the expression of CYP1B1. Our findings reveal a novel lipid metabolic regulation of IFN-I signaling and a potent alternative therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases with overactivated IFN-I signaling pathway.
Project description:The equilibrium between cellular differentiation and proliferation is fundamental for tissue homeostasis. This is particularly important for the liver, a highly differentiated organ with systemic metabolic functions still endowed with unparalleled regenerative potential. Hepatocellular de-differentiation and uncontrolled proliferation are at the basis of liver carcinogenesis. We have identified SLU7, a pre-mRNA splicing regulator inhibited in hepatocarcinoma as a pivotal gene for hepatocellular homeostasis. SLU7 knockdown in human liver cells and mouse liver resulted in profound changes in pre-mRNA splicing and gene expression, leading to impaired glucose and lipid metabolism, refractoriness to key metabolic hormones, and reversion to a fetal-like gene expression pattern. Hepatocellular proliferation and a switch to a tumor-like glycolytic phenotype were also observed. Mechanistically, SLU7 governed the splicing and/or expression of essential genes for hepatocellular differentiation like SRSF3 and HNF4a, and was identified as a critical factor in cAMP-regulated gene transcription. SLU7 is therefore central for hepatocyte identity and quiescence. The expression of the splicing factor SLU7 in the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line PLC/PRF/5 was knocked down with specific siRNAs (siSlu7). An irrelevant siRNA (siGL2) was used as negative control. The RNAto perfrom the array analysis was extracted 48h after transfection.
Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in world wide. During tumorigenesis, tumor suppressor and cancer-related genes are commonly silenced by aberrant DNA methylation in their promoter regions. Zebularine [1-(β-ᴅ-ribofuranosyl)-1,2-dihydropyrimidin-2-one] acts as an inhibitor of DNA methylation and exhibits chemical stability and minimal cytotoxicity both in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we explore the effect and possible mechanism of action of zebularine on hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2. Here, we demonstrated that zebularine exhibited antitumor activity on HepG2 cells by inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis. Zebularine treatment down-regulated CDK2 and phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (RB), and up-regulated p21WAF/CIP1 and p53. We also found that zebularine treatment up-regulated phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK. These results suggest that p44/42 MAPK pathway play a role in zebularine induced cell cycle arrest by regulating activity of p21WAF/CIP1 and Rb. Furthermore, we found that zebularine induced apoptosis. Although proapoptotic protein Bax levels were not affected, antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 level was down-regulated with zebularine treatment. The data in the present study suggest that the action of the double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is involved in inducing apoptosis with zebularine. These results provide a novel mechanism of zebularine-induced cell growth arrest and apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Three each independent batches of zebuluarine-treated and control HepG2 cells were subjected to illumina Human methylation 450K Beadchip analysis.
Project description:Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a key regulator of LDL cholesterol metabolism and the target of lipid-lowering drugs. PCSK9 is mainly expressed in hepatocyte. Here, we show that PCSK9 is highly expressed in undifferentiated hiPSCs. PCSK9 inhibition in hiPSCs with the use of shRNA, CRISPR/cas9-mediated knockout or endogenous PCSK9 loss-of-function mutation R104C/V114A unveiled its new role as a potential cell cycle regulator through the NODAL signaling pathway. Indeed, PCSK9 inhibition leads to a decrease of SMAD2 phosphorylation and hiPSCs proliferation. Conversely, PCSK9 overexpression stimulates hiPSCs proliferation. PCSK9 can interfere with the NODAL pathway by regulating the expression of its endogenous inhibitor DACT2, which is involved in the TGFß-R1 lysosomal degradation. Using different PCSK9 constructs we show that PCSK9 interacts with DACT2 through its CHRD domain. Altogether these data highlight a new role of PCSK9 in cellular proliferation and development, beyond its canonical effect on lipid metabolism.