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  1. Article ; Online: Increased cellular senescence and vascular rarefaction exacerbate the progression of kidney fibrosis in aged mice following transient ischemic injury.

    Clements, Meghan E / Chaber, Christopher J / Ledbetter, Steven R / Zuk, Anna

    PloS one

    2013  Volume 8, Issue 8, Page(s) e70464

    Abstract: Recent findings indicate that elderly patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) have an increased incidence of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to incomplete recovery from an acute insult. In the current study, a co-morbid model of AKI was ... ...

    Abstract Recent findings indicate that elderly patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) have an increased incidence of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to incomplete recovery from an acute insult. In the current study, a co-morbid model of AKI was developed to better mimic the patient population and to investigate whether age exacerbates the fibrosis and inflammation that develop in the sequelae of progressive kidney disease following acute injury. Young (8-10 weeks) and aged (46-49 weeks) C57BL/6 mice were subjected to 30 min bilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) to induce AKI. The aged animals have greater mortality and prolonged elevation of plasma creatinine correlating with less tubular epithelial cell proliferation compared to the young. Six weeks post-reperfusion, interstitial fibrosis is greater in aged kidneys based on picrosirius red staining and immunolocalization of cellular fibronectin, collagen III and collagen IV. Aged kidneys 6 weeks post-reperfusion also express higher levels of p53 and p21 compared to the young, correlating with greater increases in senescence associated (SA) β-galactosidase, a known marker of cellular senescence. A higher influx of F4/80(+) macrophages and CD4(+) T lymphocytes is measured and is accompanied by increases in mRNA of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Importantly, microvascular density is significantly less, correlating with an increase in nitro-tyrosine, a marker of oxidative stress. Collectively, these data demonstrate that prolonged acute injury in the aged animals results in an accelerated progression of kidney disease in a chronic state.
    MeSH term(s) Acute Kidney Injury/metabolism ; Acute Kidney Injury/pathology ; Animals ; Cellular Senescence/physiology ; Chemokine CCL2/metabolism ; Fibrosis/metabolism ; Fibrosis/pathology ; Kidney/metabolism ; Kidney/pathology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Reperfusion Injury/metabolism ; Reperfusion Injury/pathology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Chemokine CCL2 ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-08-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0070464
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  2. Article ; Online: IL11-mediated stromal cell activation may not be the master regulator of pro-fibrotic signaling downstream of TGFβ.

    Tan, Yunhao / Mosallanejad, Kenta / Zhang, Qingxiu / O'Brien, Stephen / Clements, Meghan / Perper, Stuart / Wilson, Sarah / Chaulagain, Sudiksha / Wang, Jing / Abdalla, Mary / Al-Saidi, Helen / Butt, Danyal / Clabbers, Anca / Ofori, Kwasi / Dillon, Beth / Harvey, Bohdan / Memmott, John / Negron, Christopher / Winarta, David /
    Tan, Catherine / Biswas, Amlan / Dong, Feng / Morales-Tirado, Vanessa / Lu, Xiaoqing / Singh, Gurminder / White, Michael / Ashley, Shanna / Knight, Heather / Westmoreland, Susan / Phillips, Lucy / Carr, Tracy / Reinke-Breen, Lauren / Singh, Rajeeva / Xu, Jianwen / Wu, Kan / Rinaldi, Lisa / Stoll, Brian / He, Yupeng David / Hazelwood, Lisa / Karman, Jozsef / McCluskey, Andrew / Stine, William / Correia, Ivan / Gauld, Stephen / Levesque, Marc C / Veldman, Geertruida / Hubeau, Cedric / Radstake, Timothy / Sadhukhan, Ramkrishna / Fiebiger, Edda

    Frontiers in immunology

    2024  Volume 15, Page(s) 1293883

    Abstract: Fibrotic diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and systemic scleroderma (SSc), are commonly associated with high morbidity and mortality, thereby representing a significant unmet medical need. Interleukin 11 (IL11)-mediated cell ... ...

    Abstract Fibrotic diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and systemic scleroderma (SSc), are commonly associated with high morbidity and mortality, thereby representing a significant unmet medical need. Interleukin 11 (IL11)-mediated cell activation has been identified as a central mechanism for promoting fibrosis downstream of TGFβ. IL11 signaling has recently been reported to promote fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition, thus leading to various pro-fibrotic phenotypic changes. We confirmed increased mRNA expression of IL11 and IL11Rα in fibrotic diseases by OMICs approaches and
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism ; Interleukin-11 ; Signal Transduction ; Fibrosis ; Myofibroblasts/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Transforming Growth Factor beta ; Interleukin-11
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1293883
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  3. Article ; Online: Differential Ly6C Expression after Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Identifies Unique Macrophage Populations.

    Clements, Meghan / Gershenovich, Michael / Chaber, Christopher / Campos-Rivera, Juanita / Du, Pan / Zhang, Mindy / Ledbetter, Steve / Zuk, Anna

    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN

    2016  Volume 27, Issue 1, Page(s) 159–170

    Abstract: Macrophages are a heterogeneous cell type implicated in injury, repair, and fibrosis after AKI, but the macrophage population associated with each phase is unclear. In this study, we used a renal bilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury mouse model to ... ...

    Abstract Macrophages are a heterogeneous cell type implicated in injury, repair, and fibrosis after AKI, but the macrophage population associated with each phase is unclear. In this study, we used a renal bilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury mouse model to identify unique monocyte/macrophage populations by differential expression of Ly6C in CD11b(+) cells and to define the function of these cells in the pathophysiology of disease on the basis of microarray gene signatures and reduction strategies. Macrophage populations were isolated from kidney homogenates by fluorescence-activated cell sorting for whole genome microarray analysis. The CD11b(+)/Ly6C(high) population associated with the onset of renal injury and increase in proinflammatory cytokines, whereas the CD11b(+)/Ly6C(intermediate) population peaked during kidney repair. The CD11b(+)/Ly6C(low) population emerged with developing renal fibrosis. Principal component and hierarchical cluster analyses identified gene signatures unique to each population. The CD11b(+)/Ly6C(intermediate) population had a distinct phenotype of wound healing, confirmed by results of studies inhibiting the macrophage colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor,whereas the CD11b(+)/Ly6C(low) population had a profibrotic phenotype. All populations, including the CD11b(+)/Ly6C(high) population, carried differential inflammatory signatures. The expression of M2-specific markers was detected in both the CD11b(+)/Ly6C(intermediate) and CD11b(+)/Ly6C(low) populations, suggesting these in vivo populations do not fit into the traditional classifications defined by in vitro systems. Results of this study in a renal ischemia-reperfusion injury model allow phenotype and function to be assigned to CD11b(+)/Ly6C(+) monocyte/macrophage populations in the pathophysiology of disease after AKI.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antigens, Ly/biosynthesis ; Kidney/metabolism ; Macrophages/classification ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Phenotype ; Reperfusion Injury/blood ; Reperfusion Injury/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Ly ; Ly-6C antigen, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1085942-1
    ISSN 1533-3450 ; 1046-6673
    ISSN (online) 1533-3450
    ISSN 1046-6673
    DOI 10.1681/ASN.2014111138
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  4. Article ; Online: Small molecule allosteric inhibitors of RORγt block Th17-dependent inflammation and associated gene expression in vivo.

    Saenz, Steven A / Local, Andrea / Carr, Tiffany / Shakya, Arvind / Koul, Shivsmriti / Hu, Haiqing / Chourb, Lisa / Stedman, Justin / Malley, Jenna / D'Agostino, Laura Akullian / Shanmugasundaram, Veerabahu / Malona, John / Schwartz, C Eric / Beebe, Lisa / Clements, Meghan / Rajaraman, Ganesh / Cho, John / Jiang, Lan / Dubrovskiy, Alex /
    Kreilein, Matt / Shimanovich, Roman / Hamann, Lawrence G / Escoubet, Laure / Ellis, J Michael

    PloS one

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 11, Page(s) e0248034

    Abstract: Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan nuclear receptor (ROR) γt is a member of the RORC nuclear hormone receptor family of transcription factors. RORγt functions as a critical regulator of thymopoiesis and immune responses. RORγt is expressed in multiple ...

    Abstract Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan nuclear receptor (ROR) γt is a member of the RORC nuclear hormone receptor family of transcription factors. RORγt functions as a critical regulator of thymopoiesis and immune responses. RORγt is expressed in multiple immune cell populations including Th17 cells, where its primary function is regulation of immune responses to bacteria and fungi through IL-17A production. However, excessive IL-17A production has been linked to numerous autoimmune diseases. Moreover, Th17 cells have been shown to elicit both pro- and anti-tumor effects. Thus, modulation of the RORγt/IL-17A axis may represent an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of autoimmune disorders and some cancers. Herein we report the design, synthesis and characterization of three selective allosteric RORγt inhibitors in preclinical models of inflammation and tumor growth. We demonstrate that these compounds can inhibit Th17 differentiation and maintenance in vitro and Th17-dependent inflammation and associated gene expression in vivo, in a dose-dependent manner. Finally, RORγt inhibitors were assessed for efficacy against tumor formation. While, RORγt inhibitors were shown to inhibit tumor formation in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) organoids in vitro and modulate RORγt target genes in vivo, this activity was not sufficient to delay tumor volume in a KP/C human tumor mouse model of pancreatic cancer.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Carcinogenesis/drug effects ; Carcinogenesis/genetics ; Gene Expression/drug effects ; Inflammation/genetics ; Inflammation/metabolism ; Interleukin-17/metabolism ; Mice ; Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1/antagonists & inhibitors ; Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Signal Transduction/genetics ; Th17 Cells/drug effects ; Th17 Cells/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-17 ; Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1 ; Rora protein, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0248034
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  5. Article ; Online: Using osteoclast differentiation as a model for gene discovery in an undergraduate cell biology laboratory.

    Birnbaum, Mark J / Picco, Jenna / Clements, Meghan / Witwicka, Hanna / Yang, Meiheng / Hoey, Margaret T / Odgren, Paul R

    Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    2011  Volume 38, Issue 6, Page(s) 385–392

    Abstract: A key goal of molecular/cell biology/biotechnology is to identify essential genes in virtually every physiological process to uncover basic mechanisms of cell function and to establish potential targets of drug therapy combating human disease. This ... ...

    Abstract A key goal of molecular/cell biology/biotechnology is to identify essential genes in virtually every physiological process to uncover basic mechanisms of cell function and to establish potential targets of drug therapy combating human disease. This article describes a semester-long, project-oriented molecular/cellular/biotechnology laboratory providing students, within a framework of bone cell biology, with a modern approach to gene discovery. Students are introduced to the topics of bone cells, bone synthesis, bone resorption, and osteoporosis. They then review the theory of microchip gene arrays, and study microchip array data generated during the differentiation of bone-resorbing osteoclasts in vitro. The class selects genes whose expression increases during osteoclastogenesis, and researches them in small groups using web-based bioinformatics tools. Students then go to a biotechnology company website to find and order small inhibitory RNAs (siRNAs) designed to "knockdown" expression of the gene of interest. Students then learn to transfect these siRNAs into osteoclasts, stimulate the cells to differentiate, assay osteoclast differentiation in vitro, and measure specific gene expression using real-time PCR and immunoblotting. Specific siRNA knockdown resulting in a decrease in osteoclastogenesis is indicative of a gene's physiological relevance. The results are analyzed statistically and presented to the class in groups. In the past 2 years, students identified several genes essential for optimal osteoclast differentiation, including Myo1d. The students hypothesize that the myo1d protein functions in osteoclasts to deliver important proteins to the cell surface via vesicular transport along microfilaments. Student response to the new course was overwhelmingly positive.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-05-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2039717-3
    ISSN 1539-3429 ; 1470-8175
    ISSN (online) 1539-3429
    ISSN 1470-8175
    DOI 10.1002/bmb.20433
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