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  1. Article ; Online: The circadian clock and cancer: links between circadian disruption and disease Pathology.

    Fekry, Baharan / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin

    Journal of biochemistry

    2022  Volume 171, Issue 5, Page(s) 477–486

    Abstract: There is growing evidence that disruption of our 24-h clock increases our risk for acquiring several diseases and disorders. One of these diseases is cancer. While the mechanistic links between circadian clock disruption and cancer initiation or ... ...

    Abstract There is growing evidence that disruption of our 24-h clock increases our risk for acquiring several diseases and disorders. One of these diseases is cancer. While the mechanistic links between circadian clock disruption and cancer initiation or progression are an active area of study, significantly more work needs to be done to understand the molecular substrates involved. Of particular complexity remains the functions of the clock in individual cells during the process of transformation (cancer initiation) versus the functions of the clock in tumour-surrounding stroma in the process of tumour progression or metastasis. Indeed, the nexus of cellular circadian dynamics, metabolism and carcinogenesis is drawing more attention, and many new studies are now highlighting the critical role of circadian rhythms and clock proteins in cancer prevention. In this brief review, we cover some of the basic mechanisms reported to link circadian disruption and cancer at the level of gene expression and metabolism. We also review some of the human studies addressing circadian disruption and cancer incidence as well as some controlled laboratory studies connecting the two in pre-clinical models. Finally, we discuss the tremendous opportunity to use circadian approaches for future prevention and treatment in the context of cancer in specific organs.
    MeSH term(s) Carcinogenesis/genetics ; Circadian Clocks/genetics ; Circadian Rhythm/genetics ; Humans ; Neoplasms/metabolism
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 218073-x
    ISSN 1756-2651 ; 0021-924X
    ISSN (online) 1756-2651
    ISSN 0021-924X
    DOI 10.1093/jb/mvac017
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  2. Article ; Online: Expression of p-STAT3 and c-Myc correlates with P2-HNF4α expression in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

    Younes, Mamoun / Zhang, Lin / Fekry, Baharan / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin

    Oncotarget

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 1308–1313

    Abstract: We studied the expression of two hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) isoforms, p-STAT3. and c-Myc in 49 consecutive liver biopsies with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) using immunohistochemistry. All 49 biopsies (100%) were positive for ... ...

    Abstract We studied the expression of two hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) isoforms, p-STAT3. and c-Myc in 49 consecutive liver biopsies with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) using immunohistochemistry. All 49 biopsies (100%) were positive for nuclear expression of P1-HNF4α. Twenty-eight (57%) cases were positive for P2-HNF4α, 6 (12%) were positive for p-STAT3 and 5 (10%) were positive for c-Myc. All 6 (100%) p-STAT3-positive cases were also positive for P2-HNF4α (
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ; Fibrosis ; Hypertension ; STAT3 Transcription Factor
    Chemical Substances STAT3 protein, human ; STAT3 Transcription Factor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2560162-3
    ISSN 1949-2553 ; 1949-2553
    ISSN (online) 1949-2553
    ISSN 1949-2553
    DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.28324
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  3. Article ; Online: Clocks and Cholesterol: Co-agonists in Cardiovascular Disease?

    Fekry, Baharan / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin

    EBioMedicine

    2017  Volume 20, Page(s) 5–6

    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2851331-9
    ISSN 2352-3964
    ISSN (online) 2352-3964
    DOI 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.05.021
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  4. Article ; Online: Circadian Clock and Complement Immune System-Complementary Control of Physiology and Pathology?

    Shivshankar, Pooja / Fekry, Baharan / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin / Wetsel, Rick A

    Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

    2020  Volume 10, Page(s) 418

    Abstract: Mammalian species contain an internal circadian (i.e., 24-h) clock that is synchronized to the day and night cycles. Large epidemiological studies, which are supported by carefully controlled studies in numerous species, support the idea that chronic ... ...

    Abstract Mammalian species contain an internal circadian (i.e., 24-h) clock that is synchronized to the day and night cycles. Large epidemiological studies, which are supported by carefully controlled studies in numerous species, support the idea that chronic disruption of our circadian cycles results in a number of health issues, including obesity and diabetes, defective immune response, and cancer. Here we focus specifically on the role of the complement immune system and its relationship to the internal circadian clock system. While still an incompletely understood area, there is evidence that dysregulated proinflammatory cytokines, complement factors, and oxidative stress can be induced by circadian disruption and that these may feed back into the oscillator at the level of circadian gene regulation. Such a feedback cycle may contribute to impaired host immune response against pathogenic insults. The complement immune system including its activated anaphylatoxins, C3a and C5a, not only facilitate innate and adaptive immune response in chemotaxis and phagocytosis, but they can also amplify chronic inflammation in the host organism. Consequent development of autoimmune disorders, and metabolic diseases associated with additional environmental insults that activate complement can in severe cases, lead to accelerated tissue dysfunction, fibrosis, and ultimately organ failure. Because several promising complement-targeted therapeutics to block uncontrolled complement activation and treat autoimmune diseases are in various phases of clinical trials, understanding fully the circadian properties of the complement system, and the reciprocal regulation by these two systems could greatly improve patient treatment in the long term.
    MeSH term(s) Anaphylatoxins ; Animals ; Circadian Clocks ; Complement System Proteins ; Humans ; Immune System ; Immunity
    Chemical Substances Anaphylatoxins ; Complement System Proteins (9007-36-7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2619676-1
    ISSN 2235-2988 ; 2235-2988
    ISSN (online) 2235-2988
    ISSN 2235-2988
    DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00418
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  5. Article ; Online: Feasible diet and circadian interventions reduce in vivo progression of FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia.

    Rodriguez, Megan / Fekry, Baharan / Murphy, Brianna / Figueroa, Mary / Cheng, Tiewei / Raber, Margaret / Wartenberg, Lisa / Bell, Donna / Triche, Lisa / Crawford, Karla / Ma, Huaxian / Allton, Kendra / Ahmed, Ruwaida / Tran, Jaime / Ranieri, Christine / Konopleva, Marina / Barton, Michelle / Nunez, Cesar / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin /
    Chandra, Joya

    Cancer medicine

    2024  Volume 13, Issue 2, Page(s) e6949

    Abstract: Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with an internal tandem duplication in the fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor 3 gene (FLT3-ITD) is associated with poor survival, and few studies have examined the impact of modifiable behaviors, such as nutrient ... ...

    Abstract Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with an internal tandem duplication in the fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor 3 gene (FLT3-ITD) is associated with poor survival, and few studies have examined the impact of modifiable behaviors, such as nutrient quality and timing, in this subset of acute leukemia.
    Methods: The influence of diet composition (low-sucrose and/or low-fat diets) and timing of diet were tested in tandem with anthracycline treatment in orthotopic xenograft mouse models. A pilot clinical study to test receptivity of pediatric leukemia patients to macronutrient matched foods was conducted. A role for the circadian protein, BMAL1 (brain and muscle ARNT-like 1), in effects of diet timing was studied by overexpression in FLT3-ITD-bearing AML cells.
    Results: Reduced tumor burden in FLT3-ITD AML-bearing mice was observed with interventions utilizing low-sucrose and/or low-fat diets, or time-restricted feeding (TRF) compared to mice fed normal chow ad libitum. In a tasting study, macronutrient matched low-sucrose and low-fat meals were offered to pediatric acute leukemia patients who largely reported liking the meals. Expression of the circadian protein, BMAL1, was heightened with TRF and the low-sucrose diet. BMAL1 overexpression and treatment with a pharmacological inducer of BMAL1 was cytotoxic to FLT3-ITD AML cells.
    Conclusions: Mouse models for FLT3-ITD AML show that diet composition and timing slows progression of FLT3-ITD AML growth in vivo, potentially mediated by BMAL1. These interventions to enhance therapy efficacy show preliminary feasibility, as pediatric leukemia patients responded favorable to preparation of macronutrient matched meals.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Child ; Mice ; Animals ; ARNTL Transcription Factors/genetics ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/therapy ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Disease Models, Animal ; Diet ; Sucrose/therapeutic use ; fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3/genetics ; Mutation
    Chemical Substances ARNTL Transcription Factors ; Antineoplastic Agents ; Sucrose (57-50-1) ; fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 (EC 2.7.10.1) ; FLT3 protein, human (EC 2.7.10.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2659751-2
    ISSN 2045-7634 ; 2045-7634
    ISSN (online) 2045-7634
    ISSN 2045-7634
    DOI 10.1002/cam4.6949
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  6. Article ; Online: Interfering with lipid metabolism through targeting CES1 sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma for chemotherapy.

    Li, Gang / Li, Xin / Mahmud, Iqbal / Ysaguirre, Jazmin / Fekry, Baharan / Wang, Shuyue / Wei, Bo / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin L / Lorenzi, Philip L / Lehner, Richard / Sun, Kai

    JCI insight

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 2

    Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common lethal form of liver cancer. Apart from surgical removal and transplantation, other treatments have not yet been well established for patients with HCC. In this study, we found that carboxylesterase 1 ( ... ...

    Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common lethal form of liver cancer. Apart from surgical removal and transplantation, other treatments have not yet been well established for patients with HCC. In this study, we found that carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) is expressed at various levels in HCC. We further revealed that blockage of CES1 by pharmacological and genetical approaches leads to altered lipid profiles that are directly linked to impaired mitochondrial function. Mechanistically, lipidomic analyses indicated that lipid signaling molecules, including polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which activate PPARα/γ, were dramatically reduced upon CES1 inhibition. As a result, the expression of SCD, a PPARα/γ target gene involved in tumor progression and chemoresistance, was significantly downregulated. Clinical analysis demonstrated a strong correlation between the protein levels of CES1 and SCD in HCC. Interference with lipid signaling by targeting the CES1-PPARα/γ-SCD axis sensitized HCC cells to cisplatin treatment. As a result, the growth of HCC xenograft tumors in NU/J mice was potently slowed by coadministration of cisplatin and CES1 inhibition. Our results, thus, suggest that CES1 is a promising therapeutic target for HCC treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mice ; Animals ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics ; Liver Neoplasms/genetics ; Lipid Metabolism/genetics ; Cisplatin/therapeutic use ; PPAR alpha/metabolism ; Lipids ; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases/genetics ; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases/metabolism ; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Cisplatin (Q20Q21Q62J) ; PPAR alpha ; Lipids ; CES1 protein, human (EC 3.1.1.1) ; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases (EC 3.1.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2379-3708
    ISSN (online) 2379-3708
    DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.163624
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  7. Article: HNF4α isoforms regulate the circadian balance between carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the liver.

    Deans, Jonathan R / Deol, Poonamjot / Titova, Nina / Radi, Sarah H / Vuong, Linh M / Evans, Jane R / Pan, Songqin / Fahrmann, Johannes / Yang, Jun / Hammock, Bruce D / Fiehn, Oliver / Fekry, Baharan / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin / Sladek, Frances M

    Frontiers in endocrinology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1266527

    Abstract: Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α (HNF4α), a master regulator of hepatocyte differentiation, is regulated by two promoters (P1 and P2) which drive the expression of different isoforms. P1-HNF4α is the major isoform in the adult liver while P2-HNF4α is thought ...

    Abstract Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α (HNF4α), a master regulator of hepatocyte differentiation, is regulated by two promoters (P1 and P2) which drive the expression of different isoforms. P1-HNF4α is the major isoform in the adult liver while P2-HNF4α is thought to be expressed only in fetal liver and liver cancer. Here, we show that P2-HNF4α is indeed expressed in the normal adult liver at Zeitgeber time (ZT)9 and ZT21. Using exon swap mice that express only P2-HNF4α we show that this isoform orchestrates a distinct transcriptome and metabolome via unique chromatin and protein-protein interactions, including with different clock proteins at different times of the day leading to subtle differences in circadian gene regulation. Furthermore, deletion of the
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Female ; Mice ; Carbohydrates ; Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/genetics ; Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/metabolism ; Lipid Metabolism/genetics ; Liver/metabolism ; Protein Isoforms/genetics ; Protein Isoforms/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Carbohydrates ; Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 ; Protein Isoforms ; Hnf4a protein, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2592084-4
    ISSN 1664-2392
    ISSN 1664-2392
    DOI 10.3389/fendo.2023.1266527
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  8. Article ; Online: Interfering with lipid metabolism through targeting CES1 sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma for chemotherapy

    Gang Li / Xin Li / Iqbal Mahmud / Jazmin Ysaguirre / Baharan Fekry / Shuyue Wang / Bo Wei / Kristin L. Eckel-Mahan / Philip L. Lorenzi / Richard Lehner / Kai Sun

    JCI Insight, Vol 8, Iss

    2023  Volume 2

    Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common lethal form of liver cancer. Apart from surgical removal and transplantation, other treatments have not yet been well established for patients with HCC. In this study, we found that carboxylesterase 1 ( ... ...

    Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common lethal form of liver cancer. Apart from surgical removal and transplantation, other treatments have not yet been well established for patients with HCC. In this study, we found that carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) is expressed at various levels in HCC. We further revealed that blockage of CES1 by pharmacological and genetical approaches leads to altered lipid profiles that are directly linked to impaired mitochondrial function. Mechanistically, lipidomic analyses indicated that lipid signaling molecules, including polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which activate PPARα/γ, were dramatically reduced upon CES1 inhibition. As a result, the expression of SCD, a PPARα/γ target gene involved in tumor progression and chemoresistance, was significantly downregulated. Clinical analysis demonstrated a strong correlation between the protein levels of CES1 and SCD in HCC. Interference with lipid signaling by targeting the CES1-PPARα/γ-SCD axis sensitized HCC cells to cisplatin treatment. As a result, the growth of HCC xenograft tumors in NU/J mice was potently slowed by coadministration of cisplatin and CES1 inhibition. Our results, thus, suggest that CES1 is a promising therapeutic target for HCC treatment.
    Keywords Metabolism ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Society for Clinical investigation
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: Adipose tissue-specific ablation of Ces1d causes metabolic dysregulation in mice.

    Li, Gang / Li, Xin / Yang, Li / Wang, Shuyue / Dai, Yulin / Fekry, Baharan / Veillon, Lucas / Tan, Lin / Berdeaux, Rebecca / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin / Lorenzi, Philip L / Zhao, Zhongming / Lehner, Richard / Sun, Kai

    Life science alliance

    2022  Volume 5, Issue 8

    Abstract: Carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) is a crucial enzyme with a wide range of activities in multiple tissues. It has been reported to localize predominantly in ER. Here, we found that Ces1d levels are significantly increased in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. ...

    Abstract Carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) is a crucial enzyme with a wide range of activities in multiple tissues. It has been reported to localize predominantly in ER. Here, we found that Ces1d levels are significantly increased in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Intriguingly, a high level of Ces1d translocates onto lipid droplets where it digests the lipids to produce a unique set of fatty acids. We further revealed that adipose tissue-specific Ces1d knock-out (FKO) mice gained more body weight with increased fat mass during a high fat-diet challenge. The FKO mice exhibited impaired glucose and lipid metabolism and developed exacerbated liver steatosis. Mechanistically, deficiency of Ces1d induced abnormally large lipid droplet deposition in the adipocytes, causing ectopic accumulation of triglycerides in other peripheral tissues. Furthermore, loss of Ces1d diminished the circulating free fatty acids serving as signaling molecules to trigger the epigenetic regulations of energy metabolism via lipid-sensing transcriptional factors, such as HNF4α. The metabolic disorders induced an unhealthy microenvironment in the metabolically active tissues, ultimately leading to systemic insulin resistance.
    MeSH term(s) Adipocytes/metabolism ; Adipose Tissue/metabolism ; Animals ; Carboxylesterase/genetics ; Carboxylesterase/metabolism ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism ; Diet, High-Fat ; Humans ; Mice
    Chemical Substances Carboxylesterase (EC 3.1.1.1) ; Ces1d protein, mouse (EC 3.1.1.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2575-1077
    ISSN (online) 2575-1077
    DOI 10.26508/lsa.202101209
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  10. Article ; Online: Hepatic circadian and differentiation factors control liver susceptibility for fatty liver disease and tumorigenesis.

    Fekry, Baharan / Ribas-Latre, Aleix / Drunen, Rachel Van / Santos, Rafael Bravo / Shivshankar, Samay / Dai, Yulin / Zhao, Zhongming / Yoo, Seung-Hee / Chen, Zheng / Sun, Kai / Sladek, Frances M / Younes, Mamoun / Eckel-Mahan, Kristin

    FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

    2022  Volume 36, Issue 9, Page(s) e22482

    Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths, and the most common primary liver malignancy to present in the clinic. With the exception of liver transplant, treatment options for advanced HCC are limited, but improved tumor ... ...

    Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths, and the most common primary liver malignancy to present in the clinic. With the exception of liver transplant, treatment options for advanced HCC are limited, but improved tumor stratification could open the door to new treatment options. Previously, we demonstrated that the circadian regulator Aryl Hydrocarbon-Like Receptor Like 1 (ARNTL, or Bmal1) and the liver-enriched nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) are robustly co-expressed in healthy liver but incompatible in the context of HCC. Faulty circadian expression of HNF4α- either by isoform switching, or loss of expression- results in an increased risk for HCC, while BMAL1 gain-of-function in HNF4α-positive HCC results in apoptosis and tumor regression. We hypothesize that the transcriptional programs of HNF4α and BMAL1 are antagonistic in liver disease and HCC. Here, we study this antagonism by generating a mouse model with inducible loss of hepatic HNF4α and BMAL1 expression. The results reveal that simultaneous loss of HNF4α and BMAL1 is protective against fatty liver and HCC in carcinogen-induced liver injury and in the "STAM" model of liver disease. Furthermore, our results suggest that targeting Bmal1 expression in the absence of HNF4α inhibits HCC growth and progression. Specifically, pharmacological suppression of Bmal1 in HNF4α-deficient, BMAL1-positive HCC with REV-ERB agonist SR9009 impairs tumor cell proliferation and migration in a REV-ERB-dependent manner, while having no effect on healthy hepatocytes. Collectively, our results suggest that stratification of HCC based on HNF4α and BMAL1 expression may provide a new perspective on HCC properties and potential targeted therapeutics.
    MeSH term(s) ARNTL Transcription Factors/genetics ; ARNTL Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Animals ; Carcinogenesis/genetics ; Carcinogenesis/pathology ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism ; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/pathology ; Liver/metabolism ; Liver Neoplasms/metabolism ; Mice
    Chemical Substances ARNTL Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 639186-2
    ISSN 1530-6860 ; 0892-6638
    ISSN (online) 1530-6860
    ISSN 0892-6638
    DOI 10.1096/fj.202101398R
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