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The interplay between impaired kidney function and hypertension in dementia: A 13-year longitudinal study.

BackgroundHypertension and kidney function impairment (KFI) are established risk factors for dementia and may reinforce each other. However, whether their coexistence confers excess dementia risk remains unclear.ObjectiveTo examine the multiplicative and additive interactions between hypertension and KFI in relation to incident dementia and explore potential biological pathways.MethodsWe included 218,858 dementia-free adults followed for a mean of 13.2 years. KFI was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60&#x2005;mL/min/1.73&#x2005;m2. Cox proportional hazards models assessed independent associations and multiplicative interaction, while additive interaction was evaluated using the relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP), and synergy index (SI). Plasma proteomic data on 2911 proteins were available for 6127 participants.ResultsHypertension was associated with dementia risk (hazard ratio [HR], 1.24; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.17-1.31; p&#x2009;<&#x2009;0.001), whereas KFI was not (HR, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.94-1.11; p&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.571). A significant multiplicative interaction was observed (p&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.018). KFI was associated with dementia only among participants with hypertension (HR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.01-1.29; p&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.023). A positive additive interaction was also observed (RERI, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.05-0.49; AP, 0.17; 95% CI, 0.05-0.29; SI, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.11-3.07), although it was attenuated after full adjustment. Proteomic analyses implicated immune and inflammatory pathways.ConclusionsHypertension may modify the association between impaired kidney function and dementia risk. Their coexistence may identify individuals at higher risk, but further studies are needed to confirm these findings and clarify the underlying mechanisms.

Humans↗

Levels of phospho-Smad2/3 are sensors of the interplay between effects of TGF-beta and retinoic acid on monocytic and granulocytic differentiation of HL-60 cells.

We have investigated the role of Smad family proteins, known to be important cytoplasmic mediators of signals from the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) receptor serine/threonine kinases, in TGF-beta-dependent differentiation of hematopoietic cells, using as a model the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line, HL-60. TGF-beta-dependent differentiation of these cells to monocytes, but not retinoic acid-dependent differentiation to granulocytes, was accompanied by rapid phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of Smad2 and Smad3. Vitamin D(3) also induced phosphorylation of Smad2/3 and monocytic differentiation; however the effects were indirect, dependent on its ability to induce expression of TGF-beta1. Simultaneous treatment of these cells with TGF-beta1 and all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), which leads to almost equal numbers of granulocytes and monocytes, significantly reduced the level of phospho-Smad2/3 and its nuclear accumulation, compared with that in cells treated with TGF-beta1 alone. TGF-beta1 and ATRA activate P42/44 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase with nearly identical kinetics, ruling out its involvement in these effects on Smad phosphorylation. Addition of the inhibitor-of-protein serine/threonine phosphatases, okadaic acid, blocks the ATRA-mediated reduction in TGF-beta-induced phospho-Smad2 and shifts the differentiation toward monocytic end points. In HL-60R mutant cells, which harbor a defective retinoic acid receptor-alpha (RAR-alpha), ATRA is unable to reduce levels of TGF-beta-induced phospho-Smad2/3, coincident with its inability to differentiate these cells along granulocytic pathways. Together, these data suggest a new level of cross-talk between ATRA and TGF-beta, whereby a putative RAR-alpha-dependent phosphatase activity limits the levels of phospho-Smad2/3 induced by TGF-beta, ultimately reducing the levels of nuclear Smad complexes mediating the TGF-beta-dependent differentiation of the cells to monocytic end points.

Cell Differentiation↗

Physical proximity and functional interplay of PECAM-1 with the Fc receptor Fc gamma RIIa on the platelet plasma membrane.

We and others have recently defined that Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31) functions as a negative regulator of platelet-collagen interactions involving the glycoprotein VI/Fc receptor gamma chain (GPVI/FcR-gamma chain) signaling pathway.1,2 In this study, we hypothesized that PECAM-1 may be physically and functionally associated with Fc gamma RIIa on the platelet membrane. The functional relationship between PECAM-1 and Fc gamma RIIa was assessed by determining the effect of anti-PECAM-1 monoclonal antibody Fab fragments on Fc gamma RIIa-mediated platelet aggregation and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HITS)-mediated platelet aggregation. Preincubation of washed platelets with monoclonal antibody fragments of 2BD4 directed against PECAM-1 and IV.3 directed against Fc gamma RIIa completely blocked Fc gamma RIIa-mediated platelet aggregation and HITS-mediated platelet aggregation, whereas anti-CD151 antibody had no blocking effect. Coengagement of Fc gamma RIIa and PECAM-1 resulted in negative regulation of Fc gamma RIIa-mediated phospholipase C gamma 2 activation, calcium mobilization, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent signaling pathways. In addition, the physical proximity of Fc gamma RIIa and PECAM-1 was confirmed by using fluorescence resonance energy transfer and coimmunoprecipitation studies. These results indicate that PECAM-1 and Fc gamma RIIa are colocalized on the platelet membrane and PECAM-1 down-regulates Fc gamma RIIa-mediated platelet responses.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

Interplay between P2Y(1), P2Y(12), and P2X(1) receptors in the activation of megakaryocyte cation influx currents by ADP: evidence that the primary megakaryocyte represents a fully functional model of platelet P2 receptor signaling.

The difficulty of conducting electrophysiologic recordings from the platelet has restricted investigations into the role of ion channels in thrombosis and hemostasis. We now demonstrate that the well-established synergy between P2Y(1) and P2Y(12) receptors during adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-dependent activation of the platelet alpha(IIb)beta(3) integrin also exists in murine marrow megakaryocytes, further supporting the progenitor cell as a bona fide model of platelet P2 receptor signaling. In patch clamp recordings, ADP (30 microM) stimulated a transient inward current at -70 mV, which was carried by Na(+) and Ca(2+) and was amplified by phenylarsine oxide, a potentiator of certain transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate depletion. This initial current decayed to a sustained phase, upon which repetitive transient inward cation currents with pre-dominantly P2X(1)-like kinetics were super-imposed. Abolishing P2X(1)-receptor activity prevented most of the repetitive currents, consistent with their activation by secreted adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Recordings in P2Y(1)-receptor-deficient megakaryocytes demonstrated an essential requirement of this receptor for activation of all ADP-evoked inward currents. However, P2Y(12) receptors, through the activation of PI3-kinase, played a synergistic role in both P2Y(1) and P2X(1)-receptor-dependent currents. Thus, direct stimulation of P2Y(1) and P2Y(12) receptors, together with autocrine P2X(1) activation, is responsible for the activation of nonselective cation currents by the platelet agonist ADP.

Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose↗

Erythropoietin receptor haploinsufficiency and in vivo interplay with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin 3.

Erythropoietin (EPO) and its receptor (EPOR) are critical for definitive erythropoiesis, as mice lacking either gene product die during embryogenesis with severe anemia. Here we demonstrate that mice expressing just one functional allele of the EpoR have lower hematocrits and die more frequently than do wild-type littermates on anemia induction. Furthermore, EpoR(+/-) erythroid colony-forming unit (CFU-E) progenitors are reduced both in frequency and in responsiveness to EPO stimulation. To evaluate the interaction between EPO and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or interleukin 3 (IL-3), GM-CSF(-/-) or IL-3(-/-) mice were interbred with EpoR(+/)(-) mice. Deletion of either GM-CSF or IL-3 also leads to reduction in CFU-E numbers and hematocrits but does not significantly alter steady-state erythroid burst-forming unit numbers. These results suggest EpoR haploinsufficiency and promotion of in vivo erythropoiesis by GM-CSF and IL-3.

Alleles↗

Gene expression profile of HIV-1 Tat expressing cells: a close interplay between proliferative and differentiation signals.

BACKGROUND: Expression profiling holds great promise for rapid host genome functional analysis. It is plausible that host expression profiling in an infection could serve as a universal phenotype in virally infected cells. Here, we describe the effect of one of the most critical viral activators, Tat, in HIV-1 infected and Tat expressing cells. We utilized microarray analysis from uninfected, latently HIV-1 infected cells, as well as cells that express Tat, to decipher some of the cellular changes associated with this viral activator. RESULTS: Utilizing uninfected, HIV-1 latently infected cells, and Tat expressing cells, we observed that most of the cellular host genes in Tat expressing cells were down-regulated. The down-regulation in Tat expressing cells is most apparent on cellular receptors that have intrinsic receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activity and signal transduction members that mediate RTK function, including Ras-Raf-MEK pathway. Co-activators of transcription, such as p300/CBP and SRC-1, which mediate gene expression related to hormone receptor genes, were also found to be down-regulated. Down-regulation of receptors may allow latent HIV-1 infected cells to either hide from the immune system or avoid extracellular differentiation signals. Some of the genes that were up-regulated included co-receptors for HIV-1 entry, translation machinery, and cell cycle regulatory proteins. CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated, through a microarray approach, that HIV-1 Tat is able to regulate many cellular genes that are involved in cell signaling, translation and ultimately control the host proliferative and differentiation signals.

Cell Cycle↗

The vicious cycle of dental fear: exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear.

BACKGROUND: Based on the hypothesis that a vicious cycle of dental fear exists, whereby the consequences of fear tend to maintain that fear, the relationship between dental fear, self-reported oral health status and the use of dental services was explored. METHODS: The study used a telephone interview survey with interviews predominantly conducted in 2002. A random sample of 6,112 Australian residents aged 16 years and over was selected from 13 strata across all States and Territories. Data were weighted across strata and by age and sex to obtain unbiased population estimates. RESULTS: People with higher dental fear visited the dentist less often and indicated a longer expected time before visiting a dentist in the future. Higher dental fear was associated with greater perceived need for dental treatment, increased social impact of oral ill-health and worse self-rated oral health. Visiting patterns associated with higher dental fear were more likely to be symptom driven with dental visits more likely to be for a problem or for the relief of pain. All the relationships assumed by a vicious cycle of dental fear were significant. In all, 29.2% of people who were very afraid of going to the dentist had delayed dental visiting, poor oral health and symptom-driven treatment seeking compared to 11.6% of people with no dental fear. CONCLUSION: Results are consistent with a hypothesised vicious cycle of dental fear whereby people with high dental fear are more likely to delay treatment, leading to more extensive dental problems and symptomatic visiting patterns which feed back into the maintenance or exacerbation of existing dental fear.

Journal Article↗

Evidence for interplay among yeast replicative DNA polymerases alpha, delta and epsilon from studies of exonuclease and polymerase active site mutations.

BACKGROUND: DNA polymerase epsilon (Pol epsilon) is essential for S-phase replication, DNA damage repair and checkpoint control in yeast. A pol2-Y831A mutation leading to a tyrosine to alanine change in the Pol epsilon active site does not cause growth defects and confers a mutator phenotype that is normally subtle but strong in a mismatch repair-deficient strain. Here we investigate the mechanism responsible for the mutator effect. RESULTS: Purified four-subunit Y831A Pol epsilon turns over more deoxynucleoside triphosphates to deoxynucleoside monophosphates than does wild-type Pol epsilon, suggesting altered coordination between the polymerase and exonuclease active sites. The pol2-Y831A mutation suppresses the mutator effect of the pol2-4 mutation in the exonuclease active site that abolishes proofreading by Pol epsilon, as measured in haploid strain with the pol2-Y831A,4 double mutation. Analysis of mutation rates in diploid strains reveals that the pol2-Y831A allele is recessive to pol2-4. In addition, the mutation rates of strains with the pol2-4 mutation in combination with active site mutator mutations in Pol delta and Pol alpha suggest that Pol epsilon may proofread certain errors made by Pol alpha and Pol delta during replication in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that Y831A replacement in Pol epsilon reduces replication fidelity and its participation in chromosomal replication, but without eliminating an additional function that is essential for viability. This suggests that other polymerases can substitute for certain functions of polymerase epsilon.

Binding Sites↗

Nociceptors in cardiovascular functions: complex interplay as a result of cyclooxygenase inhibition.

Prostaglandins (PGs) are requisite components of inflammatory pain as indicated by the efficacy of cyclooxygenase 1/2 (COX1/2) inhibitors. PGs do not activate nociceptive ion channels directly, but sensitize them by downstream mechanisms linked to G-protein coupled receptors. Antiinflammatory effects are purported to arise from inhibition of synthesis and/or release of proinflammatory agents. Release of these agents from peripheral and central terminals of sensory neurons modulates nociceptive input from the periphery and synaptic transmission at the first sensory synapse, respectively. Heart and blood vessels are densely innervated by sensory nerve endings that express chemo-, mechano-, and thermo-sensitive receptors. Activation of these receptors mediates synthesis and/or release of vasoactive agents by virtue of their Ca2+permeability. In this article, we discuss that inhibition of COX2 reduces PG synthesis and renders beneficial effects by preventing sensitization of nociceptors, but at the same time, it might contribute to deleterious cardiovascular effects by compromising the synthesis and/or release of vasoactive agents.

Animals↗

Interplay between bone morphogenetic proteins and cognate binding proteins in bone and cartilage development: noggin, chordin and DAN.

This commentary is a concise discussion of the interactions between bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and their binding proteins in bone and cartilage morphogenesis. BMPs are a family of growth and differentiation factors, and they act on mesenchymal cells to induce cartilage and bone differentiation in concentration-dependent thresholds. The BMP-BMP receptor binding leads to a cascade of signaling and transcription of BMP response genes. BMP binding proteins, noggin, chordin and DAN, act as antagonists and determine the bioavailability of BMPs for binding to cognate receptors to elicit the biological response. Noggin null mice with unrestricted action of BMPs exhibit defects in joint morphogenesis. BMPs and their binding proteins may reciprocally regulate the dynamic topography of joints, muscle, tendons and ligaments during morphogenesis of the skeleton. In addition, BMP actions may be potentiated by twisted gastrulation. BMPs and their binding proteins may play a critical role in regeneration of cartilage in osteoarthritis.

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Towards an integrated model for breast cancer etiology: the lifelong interplay of genes, lifestyle, and hormones.

While the association of a number of risk factors, such as family history and reproductive patterns, with breast cancer has been well established for many years, work in the past 10-15 years also has added substantially to our understanding of disease etiology. Contributions of particular note include the delineation of the role of endogenous and exogenous estrogens to breast cancer risk, and the discovery and quantification of risk associated with several gene mutations (e.g. BRCA1). Although it is difficult to integrate all epidemiologic data into a single biologic model, it is clear that several important components or pathways exist. Early life events probably determine both the number of susceptible breast cells at risk and whether mutations occur in these cells. High endogenous estrogens are well established as an important cause of breast cancer, and many known risk factors appear to operate through this pathway. Estrogens (and probably other growth factors) appear to accelerate the development of breast cancer at many points along the progression from early mutation to tumor metastasis, and appear to be influential at many points in a woman's life. These data now provide a basis for a number of strategies that can reduce risk of breast cancer, although some strategies represent complex decision-making. Together, the modification of nutritional and lifestyle risk factors and the judicious use of chemopreventive agents could have a major impact on breast cancer incidence. Further research is needed in many areas, but a few specific arenas are given particular mention.

Breast Neoplasms↗

lncRNA TUG1 transcript levels and psychological disorders: insights into interplay of glycemic index and glycemic load.

BACKGROUND: There is an association between obesity and psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Environmental factors and genetics play a crucial role in this regard. Several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the pathophysiology of the nervous system. Additionally, we intend to investigate how dietary glycemic index and load relate to psychological disorders in women with obesity and overweight by identifying the possible interaction with metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) and taurine upregulated gene 1 (TUG1). METHODS: 267 overweight or obese women between the ages of 18 and 48 were recruited for the current study. A reliable and validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) consisting of 147 items assessed food consumption, glycemic load (GL), and glycemic index (GI). Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scales (DASS-21) were used to assess mental well-being. A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to assess transcript levels for lncRNAs MALAT1 and TUG1. RESULTS: In obese and overweight women, a positive correlation was found between anxiety and MALAT1 mRNA levels (P&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.007, CC&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.178). Age, energy intake, physical activity, total fat, income, marriage, thyroid, and BMI were adjusted, and GI and TUG1 were positively correlated on DASS-21 (&#x3b2;&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.006, CI&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.001, 0.01, P&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.031), depression (&#x3b2;&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.002, CI&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.001, 0.004, P&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.019), Stress (&#x3b2;&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.003, CI&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.001, 0.005, P&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.027). The interaction of GL and TUG1 on stress was also observed (&#x3b2;&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.03, CI&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.001, 0.07, P&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.048). CONCLUSIONS: The lncRNA TUG1 appears to be associated with depression and stress through interaction with GI and correlated with stress by interaction with GL. To establish this concept, further research is required.

RNA, Long Noncoding↗

Interplay among lipoprotein(a), hepatic and vascular damage in individuals with metabolic dysfunction.

BACKGROUND: The relationship between plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the combined effects of Lp(a) levels on liver and vascular damage. METHODS: The study was conducted using the Liver-Bible cohort of individuals with metabolic dysfunction (n&#x2009;=&#x2009;859, 808 with genomic information) and the Milan Biobank (n&#x2009;=&#x2009;6963). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and polygenic risk scores (PRS) were used to evaluate the inherited factors influencing plasma Lp(a) levels. RESULTS: In the Liver-Bible cohort, genetic variation in the LPA gene was the strongest determinant of Lp(a), followed by liver stiffness measurement (LSM). Additionally, circulating Lp(a) levels, but not genetic predisposition, were inversely related to LSM, suggesting that MASLD severity may affect Lp(a) secretion. Among participants with more severe insulin resistance (n&#x2009;=&#x2009;250), Lp(a) levels (odds ratio 6.7, 95% CI 1.0-53.0, p&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.046) and LSM (odds ratio 13.7, 95% CI 1.4-172.2, p&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.023) were associated with greater prevalence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques, regardless of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. In the Milan Biobank, genetically predicted higher Lp(a) levels tended to increase the risk of liver-related outcomes, whereas genetically predicted MASLD was associated with lower circulating Lp(a) levels. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that liver damage is more likely the cause of reduced plasma Lp(a) levels rather than a consequence. Assessing plasma Lp(a) levels and the extent of liver damage could improve the prediction of vascular damage.

Humans↗

Towards a molecular epidemiology of alcohol dependence: analysing the interplay of genetic and environmental risk factors.

BACKGROUND: Progress in identifying genetic factors protective against alcohol dependence (AlcD) requires a paradigm shift in psychiatric epidemiology. AIMS: To integrate analysis of research into the genetics of alcoholism. METHOD: Data from prospective questionnaire and interview surveys of the Australian twin panel, and from a subsample who underwent alcohol challenge, were analysed. RESULTS: In men, effects of alcohol dehydrogenase ADH2*1/*2 genotype or high alcohol sensitivity (risk-decreasing), and of history of childhood conduct disorder, or having monozygotic co-twin or twin sister with AlcD (risk-increasing) were significant and comparable in magnitude. Religious affiliation (Anglican versus other) was associated with the ADH2 genotype, but did not explain the associations with AlcD symptoms. No protective effect of the ADH2*1/*2 genotype was observed in women. CONCLUSIONS: The early onset and strong familial aggregation of AlcD, and opportunity for within-family tests of genetic association to avoid confounding effects, make epidemiological family studies of adolescents and young adults and their families a priority.

Adult↗

Gene-environment interplay in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and the importance of a developmental perspective.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) varies in its clinical presentation and course. Susceptibility gene variants for ADHD and associated antisocial behaviour are being identified with emerging evidence of gene-environment interaction. Genes and environmental factors that influence the origins of disorder are not necessarily the same as those that contribute to its course and outcome.

Adolescent↗