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Polyneuropathy (PNP) is a term to describe diseases of the peripheral nervous system, 50% of which present with neuropathic pain. In some types of PNP, pain is restricted to the skin distally in the leg, suggesting a local regulatory process leading to pain. In this study, we proposed a pro-inflammatory pathway mediated by NF-κB that might be involved in the development of pain in patients with painful PNP. To test this hypothesis, we have collected nerve and skin samples from patients with different etiologies and levels of pain. We performed RT-qPCR to analyze the gene expression of the proposed inflammatory pathway components in sural nerve and in distal and proximal skin samples. In sural nerve, we showed a correlation of TLR4 and TNFα to neuropathic pain, and an upregulation of TNFα in patients with severe pain. Patients with an inflammatory PNP also presented a lower expression of TRPV1 and SIRT1. In distal skin, we found a reduced expression of TLR4 and miR-146-5p, in comparison to proximal skin. Our findings thus support our hypothesis of local inflammatory processes involved in pain in PNP, and further show disturbed anti-inflammatory pathways involving TRPV1 and SIRT1 in inflammatory PNP.
Tumor angiogenesis is a process which is traditionally regarded as the tumor’s response to low nutrient supply occurring under hypoxic conditions. However, hypoxia is not a pre-requisite for angiogenesis. The fact that even single tumor cells or small tumor cell aggregates are capable of attracting blood vessels reveals the early metastatic capability of tumor cells. This review sheds light on the hypoxia-independent mechanisms of tumor angiogenesis in melanoma.
In effector T and B cells immune receptor signals induce within minutes a rise of intracellular Ca++, the activation of the phosphatase calcineurin and the translocation of NFAT transcription factors from cytosol to nucleus. In addition to this first wave of NFAT activation, in a second step the occurrence of NFATc1/αA, a short isoform of NFATc1, is strongly induced. Upon primary stimulation of lymphocytes the induction of NFATc1/αA takes place during the G1 phase of cell cycle. Due to an auto-regulatory feedback circuit high levels of NFATc1/αA are kept constant during persistent immune receptor stimulation. Contrary to NFATc2 and further NFATc proteins which dampen lymphocyte proliferation, induce anergy and enhance activation induced cell death (AICD), NFATc1/αA supports antigenmediated proliferation and protects lymphocytes against rapid AICD. Whereas high concentrations of NFATc1/αA can also lead to apoptosis, in collaboration with NF-κB-inducing co-stimulatory signals they support the survival of mature lymphocytes in late phases after their activation. However, if dysregulated, NFATc1/αA appears to contribute to lymphoma genesis and – as we assume – to further disorders of the lymphoid system. While the molecular details of NFATc1/αA action and its contribution to lymphoid disorders have to be investigated, NFATc1/αA differs in its generation and function markedly from all the other NFAT proteins which are expressed in lymphoid cells. Therefore, it represents a prime target for causal therapies of immune disorders in future.
Induktion von NF-κB durch Albumin in immortalisierten humanen proximalen Tubuluszellen (IHKE-1)
(2011)
Hintergurnd: Erhöhte glomeruläre Filtration von Proteinen im Rahmen chronoischer Nierenenerkrankungen geht mit tubulointerstitiellem Schaden einschließlich Entzündung und fortschreitendem Funktionsverlust der Nierenfunktion einher. Proteine wie Albumin scheinen dabei per se eine pathogenetische Rolle zu spielen. Der Transkriptionsfaktor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) scheint an den durch Proteinüberladung verursachten Pathomechanismen der Nierenentzündung beteiligt zu sein. Um die Albumin-induzierte Expression von NF-kB sowie die Expression des NF-kB-regulierten proinflammatorischen Zytokins Tumor Necrosis Faktor alpha (TNF-a) nach Exposition mit Albumin in humanen proximalen Tubuluszellen zu überprüfen, exponierten wir humane, von proximalen Tubuluszellen abstammende Zellen (IHKE-1) mit bovinem Serumalbumin (BSA: 50 und 500 microg/ml). Die NF-KB- und TNF-a-spezifische mRNA-Expression wurde durch RT-PCR bestimmt. NF-kB-spezifische Proteinexpression wurde mit Western-Blot-Verfahren analysiert. Ergebnisse: Albumin-induziert einen Anstieg der NF-kB-spezifischen mRNA-Expression und NF-kB-spezifischen Proteinexpression. Diese Effekte werden durch den Protein Kinase C-Inhibitor Bisindolylmaleimid und den Tyrosin Kinase Inhibitor Herbimycin A gehemmt. Ein Albumin.induzierter Anstieg der TNF-a-spezifischen mRNA-Expression als biologischer inflammatorischer Parameter war als mit der NF-B-Aktivität assoziiert messbar.