CSF-induced and HIV-1–mediated Distinct Regulation of Hck and C/EBPβ Represent a Heterogeneous Susceptibility of Monocyte-derived Macrophages to M-tropic HIV-1 Infection

Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)–induced monocyte-derived macrophages (GM-MΦ) are permissive to M-tropic HIV-1 entry, but inhibit viral replication at posttranscriptional and translational levels, whereas M-CSF-induced macrophages (M-MΦ) produce a large amount of HIV-1. M-MΦ express a high level of Hck and a large isoform of C/EBPβ, and HIV-1 infection increases the expression of Hck but not of C/EBPβ. GM-MΦ express a high level of C/EBPβ and a low level of Hck, and HIV-1 infection drastically increases the expression of a short isoform of C/EBPβ but decreases that of Hck

Cbl-b ケッソン ニ ヨル マクロファージ ノ カッセイカ オ カイシタ タイトウノウ イジョウ

Obesity is a major cause of insulin resistance and is considered a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease. Substantial evidence has accumulated in recent years that chronic infiltration and activation of macrophages in white adipose tissue underlie the obesity-related component of these insulin resistant states. In the present study, we examined the role of Cbl-b, ubiquitin ligase, in insulin action. Elderly Cbl-b-deficient mice（Cbl-b－/－mice）developed glucose intolerance and peripheral insulin resistance. Deficiency of Cbl-b gene was associated with infiltration of macrophages into the WAT and expression of cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. Furthermore, Vav1, a key factor in macrophage activation, was highly phosphorylated in peritoneal Cbl-b－/－macrophages, compared with wild type macrophages, suggesting that Cbl-b deficiency induces macrophage activation. Our results suggest that Cbl-b is a negative regulator of macrophage activation, and that macrophage activation by Cbl-b deficiency, at least in part, contributes to the peripheral insulin resistance and glucose intolerance

Polyphenols prevent clinorotation-induced expression of atrogenes in mouse C2C12 skeletal myotubes

Oxidative stress is a key factor in stimulating the expression of atrogenes, which are muscle atrophy-related ubiquitin ligases, in skeletal muscle, and it induces muscle atrophy during unloading. However, the effects of antioxidative nutrients on atrogene expression have not been demonstrated. We report on the inhibitory effects of polyphenols, such as epicatechin (EC), epicatechin gallate (ECg) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) and quercetin, on atrogene expression up-regulated by three dimensional (3D)-clinorotation or glucocorticoid. These treatments markedly elevated the expression of atrogenes, including atrogin-1 and MuRF-1, in mouse C2C12 myoblasts and myotubes. Interestingly, EC, ECg, EGCg and quercetin significantly decreased the expression of atrogin-1 and MuRF-1 up-regulated by 3D-clinorotation, whereas they hardly affected atrogene expression induced by dexamethasone. ERK signaling is a well known MAPK pathway to mediate oxidative stress. Therefore, we also investigated the effect of these polyphenols on phosphorylation of ERK in C2C12 myotubes. As expected, EC, ECg, EGCg, and quercetin significantly suppressed phosphorylation of ERK, corresponding to the up-regulation of atrogenes induced by 3D-clinorotation. These results suggest that antioxidative nutrients, such as catechins and quercetin, suppress atrogene expression in skeletal muscle cells, possibly through the inhibition of ERK signaling. Thus, catechins and quercetin may prevent unloading-mediated muscle atrophy

Cbl-b DEFICIENCY AND MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION

We previously reported the potential involvement of casitas B-cell lymphoma-b (Cbl-b) in aging-related murine insulin resistance. Because obesity also induces macrophage recruitment into adipose tissue, we elucidated here the role of Cbl-b in obesity-related insulin resistance. Cbl-b+/+ and Cbl-b-/- mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) and then examined for obesity-related changes in insulin signaling. The HFD caused recruitment of macrophages into adipose tissue and increased inflammatory reaction in Cbl-b-/- compared with Cbl-b+/+ mice. Peritoneal macrophages from Cbl-b-/- mice and Cbl-b–overexpressing RAW264.7 macrophages were used to examine the direct effect of saturated fatty acids (FAs) on macrophage activation. In macrophages, Cbl-b suppressed saturated FA-induced Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling by ubiquitination and degradation of TLR4. The physiological role of Cbl-b in vivo was also examined by bone marrow transplantation and Eritoran, a TLR4 antagonist. Hematopoietic cell-specific depletion of the Cbl-b gene induced disturbed responses on insulin and glucose tolerance tests. Blockade of TLR4 signaling by Eritoran reduced fasting blood glucose and serum interleukin-6 levels in obese Cbl-b-/- mice. These results suggest that Cbl-b deficiency could exaggerate HFD-induced insulin resistance through saturated FA-mediated macrophage activation. Therefore, inhibition of TLR4 signaling is an attractive therapeutic strategy for treatment of obesity-related insulin resistance

コウレイシャ ノ タメ ノ ハン テイリョウテキ ショクモツ セッシュ ヒンド チョウサホウ ノ シサク

Background and Objectives : According to Willett, the semi quantitative food frequency questionnaires (SQFFQ) have become the primary method for measuring dietary intake in epidemiological studies. Today, the same portion size used in adults and the elderly at SQFFQ. However, the portion size for the elderly is not the same for adults. We think the dietary intake for the elderly shows smaller portion size than adults for most foods. So we measured habitual use of portion size among the healthy elderly at 84 food items. We investigated nutrient intake for the elderly by nutrition survey wchich surveyed three season\u27s (early summer, fall, winter) duplicated method. Then we developed a SQFFQ for the elderly from their common foods consumption. The SQFFQ format became eight grades for the frequency and five grades the food consumption. To estimate the validity, newly developed of SQFFQ was compared with the three season\u27s duplicated method. Results and Conclusions : As for the validity, the relative difference between SQFFQ value and the duplicated method value was small. The relative difference of principal nutrients (energy, protein, and fat) were less than 5%, and vitamins A, B_1 and B_2 were 20-10%. Especially, there were significant correlations (p<0.01) between SQFFQ and duplicated method for intakes of vitamin B_1, dietary fiber, calcium and potassium. And there were significant correlations (p<0.05) between SQFFQ and duplicated method for the intakes of energy and vitamin B_2. These results suggest that our developed SQFFQ for a dietary survey that consists of 84 foods items, particularly are reliable for dietary assessment in healthy elderly people

Biological Effectiveness of Ion Beam Radiotherapy Facilities in Japan II: in vivo experiments.

HCPBM and ENLIGHT-200

Additional file 1: Table S1. of Longitudinal alterations in health-related quality of life and its impact on the clinical course of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma receiving sorafenib treatment

Changes in HRQOL domain scores in the 12 months prior to death. Table S2. Changes in HRQOL domain scores in patients who survived >1 year (n = 13). Figure S1. Graphical display of the distribution of sorafenib-related adverse events (n = 54). Figure S2. Graphical representation of HRQOL domain score changes of patients receiving sorafenib over the course of one year (n = 13). Figure S3. Graphical representation of HRQOL domain score changes with/without grade 3 adverse events. Figure S4. Cumulative discontinuation incidence curves stratified by factors associated with treatment duration: social functioning (SF) scores. (DOCX 553 kb

Effect of intraperitoneal docetaxel on ovarian function in mice

Taxanes are important chemotherapeutic agents used to manage breast cancer and gynaecological malignancies. However, ovarian toxicity induced by the taxane docetaxel (DOC) is of great concern. We investigated DOC-induced toxicity in the ovaries of female CD1 strain mice. The mice were divided into control (saline), DOC-5 (5 mg/kg DOC), and DOC-10 (10 mg/kg DOC) groups and administered saline or DOC on the first day of the study and two weeks later. Two weeks after the second dose, the ovaries were removed for analysis after inducing superovulation. Ovary weight, the number of secondary follicles, and the total number of follicles were reduced after DOC administration. Additionally, the expression levels of caspase-3 and the pro-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death (BIM) increased. Our findings suggest that high-dose DOC induces damage to growing follicles; however, it may not affect primordial follicles.Impact statement What is already known on this subject? Docetaxel (DOC) is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents used to manage various cancers. Some in-vitro studies have examined paclitaxel-induced ovarian toxicity; however, limited research on DOC is available. What do the results of this study add? We investigated DOC-induced ovarian toxicity in female CD1 strain mice at 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg. We found that DOC reduced ovary weight, the number of secondary follicles, and the total number of follicles, with the higher dose having a higher effect. What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? We believe that our study makes a significant contribution to the knowledge about the effect of DOC on ovarian function