The effect and irritation of adapalene on Cutibacterium acnes via HTS

( Xiaowen Huang ),( Wen Pan ),( Kang Zeng ),( Eleftherios Mylonakis ) 대한피부과학회 2019 대한피부과학회 학술발표대회집 Vol.71 No.2

Cutibacterium acnes is involved in acne as an opportunistic pathogen. Contrary to the previously thought, the proliferation of C. acnes is not pathogenic crucially. Instead, activation of the innate immunity induced by C. acnes might lead to this chronic inflammation. This research was to establish the screening platform of acne by nematodes and detect the anti-inflammatory activity and stimulation of adapalene. High throughput liquid screening assay was developed here to identify effective anti-infective compounds in 96-well assay plates of worms. Tetracycline was as the positive control to save infected worms in the liquid assay. Minimum inhibitory concentration was presented for visible growth of C. acnes in different conditions. The membrane permeability of C. acnes was detected by monitoring the uptake of SYTOX Green after treating with compounds. We provided results from HTS in nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans that led to the better characterization of adapalene treating acne. Compared to tetracycline, adarotene inhibited the growth of C. acnes significantly (P < 0.01), while adapalene didn’t show anti-C. acnes effect, even under high concentration. Then we found that adapalene reduced the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8) on PMA stimulated human epidermoid carcinoma cells. But when exposure of human keratinocytes to adapalene, it resulted in the activation of the cells and the secretion of IL-6 and IL-8. The liquid C. elegans - C. acnes assay established here allows screening for anti-acne compounds that are not toxic to hosts. We confirm the utility of C. elegans as a screening platform for acne treatment, and adapalene can rescue C. acnes infected worms. Although it has anti-inflammation effects, adapalene changes the expression of IL-6 and IL-8 depending on the host inflammation conditions. Normal human keratinocytes could be triggered by the stimulation of adapalene.

Responses of Soil Physico-Chemical Properties, Ryegrass Growth And Uptake of Nutrients and Heavy Metals to Dairy Manure Amendment in a Mudflat Soil

Yanchao Bai,Gulin Huang,Wengang Zuo,Xiaowen Zhu,Xiaocheng Ying,Ke Feng,Yuhua Shan 한국토양비료학회 2014 한국토양비료학회 학술발표회 초록집 Vol.2014 No.6

Rhaponticin suppresses the hypoxia-induced factor-1 alpha-mediated aggressive phenotype of tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Wu Yuan,Wan Xiaowen,Shao Yisen,Wang Wei,Huang Wenquan,Zhu Jiajun,Jiang Lin 대한독성 유전단백체 학회 2024 Molecular & cellular toxicology Vol.20 No.2

Emerging evidence suggests that rhaponticin, a stilbene monomeric compound isolated from North China rhubarb, has been shown to exhibit significant biological activity against tumors. However, the anticancer effects and mechanisms of rhaponticin in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) remain elusive.We investigated the changes of migration and invasion abilities and EMT progression of TSCC cells treated with different concentrations of rhaponticin under hypoxia, as well as the possible mechanisms, in order to initially explore the effects of rhaponticin on the biological characteristics of TSCC cells under hypoxia.The number of cell migration and invasion was prominently increased, E-cadherin protein was down-regulated, and N-cadherin and HIF-1α protein expression was elevated under hypoxia. Rhaponticin intervention strikingly prevented the increased abilities of migration and invasion and EMT of TSCC cells under hypoxia. This was followed by further validation finding that rhaponticin indeed leads to reduced HIF-1α post-transcriptional activity. Mechanistically, rhaponticin may bind to aryl-hydrocarbon nuclear translocator (ARNT) domain of HIF-1α.Rhaponticin repressed the invasion and migration abilities and EMT process of TSCC cells under a hypoxic environment in vitro by targeted suppression of HIF-1α. Background Emerging evidence suggests that rhaponticin, a stilbene monomeric compound isolated from North China rhubarb, has been shown to exhibit significant biological activity against tumors. However, the anticancer effects and mechanisms of rhaponticin in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) remain elusive. Objective We investigated the changes of migration and invasion abilities and EMT progression of TSCC cells treated with different concentrations of rhaponticin under hypoxia, as well as the possible mechanisms, in order to initially explore the effects of rhaponticin on the biological characteristics of TSCC cells under hypoxia. Results The number of cell migration and invasion was prominently increased, E-cadherin protein was down-regulated, and N-cadherin and HIF-1α protein expression was elevated under hypoxia. Rhaponticin intervention strikingly prevented the increased abilities of migration and invasion and EMT of TSCC cells under hypoxia. This was followed by further validation finding that rhaponticin indeed leads to reduced HIF-1α post-transcriptional activity. Mechanistically, rhaponticin may bind to aryl-hydrocarbon nuclear translocator (ARNT) domain of HIF-1α. Conclusions Rhaponticin repressed the invasion and migration abilities and EMT process of TSCC cells under a hypoxic environment in vitro by targeted suppression of HIF-1α.

Transcriptional analysis reveals formation of axillary solitary hook in vine plant Uncaria rhynchophylla

Wan Lingyun,Pan Limei,Song Lisha,Fu Jine,Huang Qiulan,Ji Xiaowen,Wei Shugen,Zhang Zhanjiang 한국식물생명공학회 2023 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.17 No.5

The hook of Uncaria rhynchophylla is an important external phenotype representing the quality of Gou-Teng. The hook formation pattern of U. rhynchophylla displays a unique feature that solitary hook and opposite hooks alternately occur in the leaf axils forming a liner series. The solitary hook only grows on the lower side of the leaf axil, resulting from the decline in the total yield of hooks. However, the reasons for solitary hook formation in U. rhynchophylla are not clear. Therefore, a survey on the molecular mechanisms of solitary hook formation needs to be performed urgently. We obtained 250.67 million high-quality clean reads from the lower side of axillary stem segments (HS) and the upper side of axillary stem segments (HSCK) libraries. We detected 42 DEGs (differentially expressed genes) between HS and HSCK libraries; 11 were down-regulated, and 31 were up-regulated. Gene ontology functional classification of the DEGs indicated that they included two genes that encoded LAZY1 related to the regulation of polar auxin transport, two genes that encoded AUX/IAA and AP2/ERF related to plant hormone signaling transduction, and two genes that encoded F3H related to the flavone synthase activity. These six genes were associated with lateral polar auxin transport (PAT) regulation, and their expression level had a high correlation with the pattern of IAA distribution upon gravity stimulation. And the inhibition of solitary hook development was observed after treatment with N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) or quercetin, which was known as the polar auxin inhibitor. The above findings might provide new information about the molecular mechanisms of regulation of lateral PAT in the axillary bud development process under gravity.

CYP19 gene variant confers susceptibility to endometriosis-associated infertility in Chinese women

Ledan Wang,Xiaosheng Lu,Danhan Wang,,Wenju Li,Xiaowen Xu,Qiusui Huang,Xueying Han,Jieqiang Lv,Wanglei Qu 생화학분자생물학회 2014 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.46 No.-

An aromatase encoded by the CYP19 gene catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of estrogens, which is related to endometriosis development. To assess the association of CYP19 gene polymorphisms with the risks of endometriosis, chocolate cysts and endometriosis-related infertility, a case–control study was conducted in Chinese Han women by recruiting 225 healthy control females, 146 patients with endometriosis, 94 endometriosis women with chocolate cyst and 65 women with infertility resulting from endometriosis, as diagnosed by both pathological and laparoscopic findings. Individual genotypes atrs2236722:T4C, rs700518:A4G, rs10046:T4C and [TTTA]n polymorphisms were identified. Allelic and genotypic frequencies were compared between the control group and case groups by chi-square analysis. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were determined by logistic regression analysis to predict the association of CYP19 gene polymorphisms with the risk of endometriosis, the related chocolate cysts and infertility. The genotype distributions of the tested CYP19 gene polymorphisms were not significantly different between the healthy control group and the endometriosis/endometriosis with the chocolate cyst group. However, the CYP19 rs700518AA genotype was significantly associated with an increased risk of endometriosis-related infertility (55.4% in the infertility group vs 25.3% in the control group, Po0.001;OR (95% CI): 3.66 (2.06–6.50)) under the recessive form of the A allele. Therefore, we concluded that in Chinese Han females CYP19 gene polymorphisms are not associated with susceptibility to endometriosis or chocolate cysts, whereas CYP19 rs700518AA genotype confers genetic susceptibility to endometriosis-related infertility.