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Background
The origin of αSMA-positive myofibroblasts, key players within organ fibrosis, is still not fully elucidated. Pericytes have been discussed as myofibroblast progenitors in several organs including the lung.
Methods
Using tamoxifen-inducible PDGFRβ-tdTomato mice (PDGFRβ-CreERT2; R26tdTomato) lineage of lung pericytes was traced. To induce lung fibrosis, a single orotracheal dose of bleomycin was given. Lung tissue was investigated by immunofluorescence analyses, hydroxyproline collagen assay and RT-qPCR.
Results
Lineage tracing combined with immunofluorescence for nitric oxide-sensitive guanylyl cyclase (NO-GC) as marker for PDGFRβ-positive pericytes allows differentiating two types of αSMA-expressing myofibroblasts in murine pulmonary fibrosis: (1) interstitial myofibroblasts that localize in the alveolar wall, derive from PDGFRβ+ pericytes, express NO-GC and produce collagen 1. (2) intra-alveolar myofibroblasts which do not derive from pericytes (but express PDGFRβ de novo after injury), are negative for NO-GC, have a large multipolar shape and appear to spread over several alveoli within the injured areas. Moreover, NO-GC expression is reduced during fibrosis, i.e., after pericyte-to-myofibroblast transition.
Conclusion
In summary, αSMA/PDGFRβ-positive myofibroblasts should not be addressed as a homogeneous target cell type within pulmonary fibrosis.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive parenchymal lung disease with limited therapeutic treatments. Pathologically altered lung fibroblasts, called myofibroblasts, exhibit increased proliferation, migration, and collagen production, and drive IPF development and progression. Fibrogenic factors such as Platelet derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) contribute to these pathological alterations. Endogenous counter-regulating factors are barely known. Published studies have described a protective role of exogenously administered C-type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP) in pathological tissue remodeling, for example in heart and liver fibrosis. CNP and its cyclic GMP producing guanylyl cyclase B (GC-B) receptor are expressed in the lungs, but it is unknown whether CNP can attenuate lung fibrosis by this pathway. To address this question, we performed studies in primary cultured lung fibroblasts.
To examine the effects of the CNP/GC-B pathway on PDGF-BB-induced collagen
production, proliferation, and migration in vitro, lung fibroblasts were cultured from wildtype control and GC-B knockout mice. Human lung fibroblasts from patients with IPF and healthy controls were obtained from the UGMLC Biobank. In RIA experiments, CNP, at 10nM and 100nM, markedly and similarly increased cGMP levels in both the murine and human lung fibroblasts, demonstrating GC-B/cGMP signaling. CNP reduced PDGF-BB induced proliferation and migration of lung fibroblasts in BrdU incorporation and gap closure assays, respectively. CNP strongly decreased PDGF-BB-induced collagen 1/3 expression as measured by immunocytochemistry and immunoblotting. Importantly, the protective actions of CNP were preserved in IPF fibroblasts. It is known that the profibrotic actions of PDGF-BB are partly mediated by phosphorylation and nuclear export of Forkhead Box O3 (FoxO3), a transcription factor downregulated in IPF. CNP prevented PDGF-BB elicited FoxO3 phosphorylation and nuclear exclusion in both murine and human control and IPF fibroblasts. CNP signaling and functions were abolished in GC-B-deficient lung fibroblasts.
Taken together, the results show that CNP moderates the PDGF-BB-induced activation and differentiation of human and murine lung fibroblasts to myofibroblasts. This effect is mediated CNP-dependent by GC-B/cGMP signaling and FoxO3 regulation. To follow up the patho-physiological relevance of these results, we are generating mice with fibroblast-restricted GC-B deletion for studies in the model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in polytrauma and is often accompanied by concomitant injuries. We conducted a retrospective matched-pair analysis of data from a 10-year period from the multicenter database TraumaRegister DGU\(^®\) to analyze the impact of a concomitant femoral fracture on the outcome of TBI patients. A total of 4508 patients with moderate to critical TBI were included and matched by severity of TBI, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) risk classification, initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), age, and sex. Patients who suffered combined TBI and femoral fracture showed increased mortality and worse outcome at the time of discharge, a higher chance of multi-organ failure, and a rate of neurosurgical intervention. Especially those with moderate TBI showed enhanced in-hospital mortality when presenting with a concomitant femoral fracture (p = 0.037). The choice of fracture treatment (damage control orthopedics vs. early total care) did not impact mortality. In summary, patients with combined TBI and femoral fracture have higher mortality, more in-hospital complications, an increased need for neurosurgical intervention, and inferior outcome compared to patients with TBI solely. More investigations are needed to decipher the pathophysiological consequences of a long-bone fracture on the outcome after TBI.
Die im Rahmen der Arbeit erzielten Ergebnisse liefern neue Erkenntnisse über einen neuen Sternzellsubtyp der murinen Leber. Bei Gewebeverletzung differenzieren Sternzellen im Allgemeinen zu Myofibroblasten, welche Extrazellulärmatrix produzieren. Des Weiteren sind Sternzellen die Perizyten der Leber und spielen eine Rolle in der Angiogenese und Gefäßremodellierung.
Der in präliminären Untersuchungen identifizierte Sternzellsubtyp zeichnet sich durch die Expression von tdTomato in Abhängigkeit des SMMHC-Promotors aus (SMMHC/tdTomato\(^+\) Sternzellen). In dieser Arbeit wurden SMMHC/tdTomato\(^+\) Sternzellen immunhistochemisch unter physiologischen und fibrotischen Bedingungen untersucht.
Mit Hilfe von Lineage Tracing konnte zunächst die Zellmauserung der SMMHC/tdTomato\(^+\) Sternzellen gezeigt werden. Durch Leberzonen-spezifische Marker wurde daraufhin nachgewiesen, dass SMMHC/tdTomato\(^+\) Sternzellen in Zone 1 des Leberazinus lokalisiert sind, weswegen diese Zellen im Weiteren „Zone 1-HSC“ genannt wurden. Als potenzielle Progenitorzellnische der Zone 1-HSC wurde das Portalfeld eingegrenzt.
Außerdem wurde die Funktion der Zone 1-HSC in der CCl\(_4\)-induzierten Leberfibrose untersucht. Es stellte sich heraus, dass Zone 1-HSC bereits früh in der Fibrose die Zonierung verlieren und diese auch nach Regenerationszeit nicht wiederhergestellt wird. Es wurde nachgewiesen, dass Zone 1-HSC nicht zu Myofibroblasten differenzieren. Stattdessen spielen Zone 1-HSC möglicherweise eine Rolle in der sinusoidalen Kapillarisierung in Folge einer CCl\(_4\)-induzierten Fibrose.
Die idiopathische Lungenfibrose (IPF) stellt eine chronische Krankheit mit einer schlechten Prognose dar. Die Erkrankung zeichnet sich durch ein dysfunktionales Alveolarepithel, die Formation von α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)-positiven Myofibroblasten, eine starke Kollagendeposition sowie eine fehlgeleitete Inflammation aus. In der Vermittlung dieser pro-fibrotischen Effekte spielt das Zytokin transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) eine Schlüsselrolle. Aufgrund des tödlichen Verlaufs der IPF und der limitierten Therapieoptionen ist die Entdeckung neuer Behandlungsansätze erforderlich.
Der NO/cGMP-Signalweg ist in der Modulation grundlegender physiologischer Vorgänge wie der Blutdruckregulation und der Peristaltik involviert. Hierbei spielt die NO-sensitive Guanylyl-Cyclase (NO-GC) als NO-Rezeptor eine fundamentale Rolle. In der Lunge wird die NO-GC in glatten Muskelzellen und Perizyten exprimiert. Während das Enzym in glatten Muskelzellen die Relaxation der glatten Muskulatur vermittelt, reguliert die NO-GC in Perizyten die Angiogenese, die Kapillardurchlässigkeit und den Blutfluss. Neben den physiologischen Aufgaben wurden anti-fibrotische sowie anti-inflammatorische Effekte der NO-GC in Herz, Leber, Niere und Haut beschrieben.
Daher wurde im Rahmen dieser Arbeit die NO-GC auf eine anti-fibrotische und anti-inflammatorische Bedeutung in der Lungenfibrose der Maus überprüft. Hierzu wurden Wildtyp- (WT) und globale NO-GC-Knockout-Mäuse (GCKO) untersucht. Die Fibrose wurde durch einmalige, orotracheale Bleomycin-Gabe induziert und zu unterschiedlichen Zeitpunkten (Tag 7 und 21) untersucht. Unbehandelte (Tag 0) Tiere dienten als Kontrolle. Im ersten Teil dieser Arbeit wurde die NO-GC auf eine anti-fibrotische Wirkung untersucht. Mittels Immunfluoreszenz wurde das Verhalten der α-SMA-positiven Myofibroblasten in den platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFRβ)-positiven fibrotischen Regionen untersucht. Der Kollagengehalt wurde mithilfe eines Hydroxyprolin-Kollagenassays ermittelt. Die untersuchten Fibrose-Kriterien waren in beiden Genotypen an Tag 21 stärker ausgeprägt als an Tag 7. An Tag 21 konnten im GCKO mehr α-SMA-positive Myofibroblasten, ausgeprägtere PDGFRβ-positive fibrotische Areale und ein höherer Kollagengehalt als im WT festgestellt werden. Zudem zeigten die GCKO-Tiere ein schlechteres Überleben als WT-Mäuse. Diese Ergebnisse wiesen auf eine überschießende fibrotische Antwort im GCKO und somit auf eine anti-fibrotische Wirkung der NO-GC in der Bleomycin-induzierten Lungenfibrose hin. Dass an Tag 21 die Fibrose im GCKO stärker ausfiel als im WT, konnte mit dem signifikant höheren TGF-β-Gehalt in der bronchoalveolären Lavageflüssigkeit (BALF) im GCKO erklärt werden. Das Fehlen der NO-GC im GCKO könnte zu einem Wegfall der Inhibierung der TGF-β-vermittelten, pro-fibrotischen Effekte durch die NO-GC führen. Weitere Studien sind erforderlich, um die Hypothese zu belegen und zugrundeliegende Mechanismen aufzuklären.
Die de novo Entstehung von Myofibroblasten, die maßgeblich an der Kollagensynthese beteiligt sind, stellt ein entscheidendes Fibrose-Merkmal dar. Umso bedeutender ist die Identifikation zweier Myofibroblasten-Subtypen, die sich in Lokalisation, NO-GC-Expression und Herkunft unterscheiden: (1) interstitielle, NO-GC-positive Myofibroblasten, die von Perizyten abstammen und Kollagen Typ I produzieren, und (2) intra-alveoläre, NO-GC-negative Myofibroblasten, deren Ursprung noch nicht abschließend geklärt ist. Die Anwesenheit beider Myofibroblasten-Typen konnte zu beiden untersuchten Zeitpunkten nach Bleomycin-Gabe bestätigt werden. Die NO-GC-Expression der Alveolarwand-ständigen Myofibroblasten, deren Abstammung von NO-GC-positiven Perizyten sowie deren dauerhafte Präsenz sprechen für eine relevante Rolle der NO-GC in der murinen Lungenfibrose. In weiteren Untersuchungen müssen die exakten Funktionen und spezifische Marker der Myofibroblasten-Subtypen identifiziert werden.
Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit wurde die NO-GC auf anti-inflammatorische Effekte in der Bleomycin-induzierten Lungenfibrose untersucht. Mittels HE-Färbung und Immunfluoreszenz wurden lymphozytäre Infiltrate an Tag 21 im GCKO festgestellt, was auf einen modulatorischen Einfluss der NO-GC auf das Immunsystem hindeutete. An Tag 21 wurden in der BALF von GCKO-Tieren signifikant mehr Gesamtimmunzellen, Lymphozyten und neutrophile Granulozyten als im WT gezählt, was auf eine starke Einwanderung von Immunzellen und somit auf eine ausgeprägte Entzündung in GCKO-Lungen hinwies. Folglich könnte die NO-GC eine anti-inflammatorische Rolle über die Regulation der Immigration von Immunzellen in der Bleomycin-induzierten Lungenfibrose spielen. In der Literatur werden pro- und anti-fibrotische Effekte der Immunzellen in der murinen Lungenfibrose diskutiert. Durch Korrelationsanalysen wurde ein positiver Zusammenhang zwischen der Gesamtimmunzellzahl und der TGF-β-Konzentration an Tag 21 festgestellt. In verschiedenen Studien wurde ein pro-fibrotischer Einfluss der Immunzellen über die Aktivierung/Sekretion von TGF-β beschrieben. Die Abwesenheit der NO-GC im GCKO könnte also über die verstärkte Immigration von Immunzellen in einem erhöhten TGF-β-Gehalt resultieren und so zu einer überschießenden fibrotischen Reaktion an Tag 21 führen. Auf welche Weise die NO-GC die Einwanderung der Immunzellen in der Bleomycin-induzierten Lungenfibrose beeinflusst, muss in weiteren Studien untersucht werden. Zusammenfassend deuten die Daten dieser Arbeit auf eine anti-inflammatorische und anti-fibrotische Rolle der NO-GC in der Lungenfibrose der Maus hin.
Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) greatly advances structural studies of diverse biological tissues. For example, presynaptic active zone (AZ) nanotopology is resolved in increasing detail. Immunofluorescence imaging of AZ proteins usually relies on epitope preservation using aldehyde-based immunocompetent fixation. Cryofixation techniques, such as high-pressure freezing (HPF) and freeze substitution (FS), are widely used for ultrastructural studies of presynaptic architecture in electron microscopy (EM). HPF/FS demonstrated nearer-to-native preservation of AZ ultrastructure, e.g., by facilitating single filamentous structures. Here, we present a protocol combining the advantages of HPF/FS and direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM) to quantify nanotopology of the AZ scaffold protein Bruchpilot (Brp) at neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) of Drosophila melanogaster. Using this standardized model, we tested for preservation of Brp clusters in different FS protocols compared to classical aldehyde fixation. In HPF/FS samples, presynaptic boutons were structurally well preserved with ~22% smaller Brp clusters that allowed quantification of subcluster topology. In summary, we established a standardized near-to-native preparation and immunohistochemistry protocol for SMLM analyses of AZ protein clusters in a defined model synapse. Our protocol could be adapted to study protein arrangements at single-molecule resolution in other intact tissue preparations.
Voltage-gated sodium (Na\(^+\)) channels respond to short membrane depolarization with conformational changes leading to pore opening, Na\(^+\) influx, and action potential (AP) upstroke. In the present study, we coupled channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), the key ion channel in optogenetics, directly to the cardiac voltage-gated Na\(^+\) channel (Na\(_v\)1.5). Fusion constructs were expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, and electrophysiological recordings were performed by the two-microelectrode technique. Heteromeric channels retained both typical Na\(_v\)1.5 kinetics and light-sensitive ChR2 properties. Switching to the current-clamp mode and applying short blue-light pulses resulted either in subthreshold depolarization or in a rapid change of membrane polarity typically seen in APs of excitable cells. To study the effect of individual K\(^+\) channels on the AP shape, we co-expressed either K\(_v\)1.2 or hERG with one of the Na\(_v\)1.5-ChR2 fusions. As expected, both delayed rectifier K\(^+\) channels shortened AP duration significantly. K\(_v\)1.2 currents remarkably accelerated initial repolarization, whereas hERG channel activity efficiently restored the resting membrane potential. Finally, we investigated the effect of the LQT3 deletion mutant ΔKPQ on the AP shape and noticed an extremely prolonged AP duration that was directly correlated to the size of the non-inactivating Na\(^+\) current fraction. In conclusion, coupling of ChR2 to a voltage-gated Na\(^+\) channel generates optical switches that are useful for studying the effect of individual ion channels on the AP shape. Moreover, our novel optogenetic approach provides the potential for an application in pharmacology and optogenetic tissue-engineering.
Based on recent findings that show that depletion of factor XII (FXII) leads to better posttraumatic neurological recovery, we studied the effect of FXII-deficiency on post-traumatic cognitive and behavioral outcomes in female and male mice. In agreement with our previous findings, neurological deficits on day 7 after weight-drop traumatic brain injury (TBI) were significantly reduced in FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice compared to wild type (WT) mice. Also, glycoprotein Ib (GPIb)-positive platelet aggregates were more frequent in brain microvasculature of WT than FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice 3 months after TBI. Six weeks after TBI, memory for novel object was significantly reduced in both female and male WT but not in FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice compared to sham-operated mice. In the setting of automated home-cage monitoring of socially housed mice in IntelliCages, female WT mice but not FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice showed decreased exploration and reacted negatively to reward extinction one month after TBI. Since neuroendocrine stress after TBI might contribute to trauma-induced cognitive dysfunction and negative emotional contrast reactions, we measured peripheral corticosterone levels and the ration of heart, lung, and spleen weight to bodyweight. Three months after TBI, plasma corticosterone levels were significantly suppressed in both female and male WT but not in FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice, while the relative heart weight increased in males but not in females of both phenotypes when compared to sham-operated mice. Our results indicate that FXII deficiency is associated with efficient post-traumatic behavioral and neuroendocrine recovery.
Nitric oxide (NO) binds to soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC), activates it in a reduced oxidized heme iron state, and generates cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (cGMP), which results in vasodilatation and inhibition of osteoclast activity. In inflammation, sGC is oxidized and becomes insensitive to NO. NO- and heme-independent activation of sGC requires protein expression of the α\(_1\)- and β\(_1\)-subunits. Inflammation of the periodontium induces the resorption of cementum by cementoclasts and the resorption of the alveolar bone by osteoclasts, which can lead to tooth loss. As the presence of sGC in cementoclasts is unknown, we investigated the α\(_1\)- and β\(_1\)-subunits of sGC in cementoclasts of healthy and inflamed human periodontium using double immunostaining for CD68 and cathepsin K and compared the findings with those of osteoclasts from the same sections. In comparison to cementoclasts in the healthy periodontium, cementoclasts under inflammatory conditions showed a decreased staining intensity for both α\(_1\)- and β\(_1\)-subunits of sGC, indicating reduced protein expression of these subunits. Therefore, pharmacological activation of sGC in inflamed periodontal tissues in an NO- and heme-independent manner could be considered as a new treatment strategy to inhibit cementum resorption.
Introduction
Neurotransmitter release at presynaptic active zones (AZs) requires concerted protein interactions within a dense 3D nano-hemisphere. Among the complex protein meshwork the (M)unc-13 family member Unc-13 of Drosophila melanogaster is essential for docking of synaptic vesicles and transmitter release.
Methods
We employ minos-mediated integration cassette (MiMIC)-based gene editing using GFSTF (EGFP-FlAsH-StrepII-TEV-3xFlag) to endogenously tag all annotated Drosophila Unc-13 isoforms enabling visualization of endogenous Unc-13 expression within the central and peripheral nervous system.
Results and discussion
Electrophysiological characterization using two-electrode voltage clamp (TEVC) reveals that evoked and spontaneous synaptic transmission remain unaffected in unc-13\(^{GFSTF}\) 3rd instar larvae and acute presynaptic homeostatic potentiation (PHP) can be induced at control levels. Furthermore, multi-color structured-illumination shows precise co-localization of Unc-13\(^{GFSTF}\), Bruchpilot, and GluRIIA-receptor subunits within the synaptic mesoscale. Localization microscopy in combination with HDBSCAN algorithms detect Unc-13\(^{GFSTF}\) subclusters that move toward the AZ center during PHP with unaltered Unc-13\(^{GFSTF}\) protein levels.