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Comparative epitope mapping of murine monoclonal and human autoantibodies to human PDH-E2, the major mitochondrial autoantigen of primary biliary cirrhosis.

Immunization with recombinant human pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH)-E2, the major autoantigen of primary biliary cirrhosis, readily induces a vigorous murine antibody response but does not generate hepatic disease. To determine the fine specificity of this response, 18 mAb were generated from three strains of mice and the reactive epitopes mapped. An initial examination of mAb suggested that they behaved similarly to the antimitochondrial autoantibodies in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) because i) all polyclonal antisera and 2 of 18 mAb reacted with all species of mammalian PDH-E2 examined including mouse PDH-E2, ii) 15 of 18 mAb inhibited PDH enzyme function, and iii) the reactivity of mAb toward rPDH-E2 were blocked by PBC sera. However, fine examination of the reactive sequences of the PDH-E2 complex revealed that antibodies identical to those in PBC patients were not produced by experimental immunization. In contrast to PBC, none of the mAb or murine polyclonal sera were able to react with protein X, a lipoic acid-containing component of the PDH complex previously shown to cross-react with PDH-E2 when probed with PBC sera. Although the epitopes for 12 mAb were localized within the inner lipoyl domain, none reacted with mouse PDH-E2 or cross-reacted with the outer lipoyl domain as observed in PBC. In addition, the epitopes of the two mAb which did react with all mammalian species of mitochondria were not localized within the PBC epitope. These findings indicate the highly immunogenic nature of the inner lipoyl domain of PDH-E2. The inability to elicit antibodies of the same specificity in mice, considered together with the highly localized autoantibody response in humans, suggests that antimitochondrial autoantibodies are most likely the result of specific breakdown of tolerance to a unique autoepitope.

Acetyltransferases↗

[The association between autoantibodies to enzyme and diseases--with special reference to antibodies to pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDH)].

A serological feature of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is the presence of high-titer antimitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA) in patient sera. Five different target mitochondrial autoantigens recognized by sera from PBC patients have been identified as subunits of the 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase complex (2-OADC), of which pyruvate dehydrogenase complex-E2 (PDH-E2) is the most prominent antigenic component. Extensive molecular and immunological studies in PBC such as cloning of mitochondrial autoantigens, mapping of both T and B cell epitopes and immunohistochemical studies have provided valuable reagents in the understanding of immunopathogenesis of PBC. We mapped the epitope recognized by AMA specific to 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex-E2 (OGDC-E2) in patients with PBC using full-length rat OGDC-E2 cDNA and a series of expression clones spanning the entire molecule. It appears that the epitope is dependent on conformation and includes the lipoic acid-binding region. Furthermore we have taken advantage of the antigenic mapping studies of PDC-E2, OGDC-E2 and branched chain 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase complex-E2 (BCOADC-E2) subunits and designed a hybrid clone, pML-MIT3, that expressed three different immunodominant epitopes. Our results indicate that an immunoassay using recombinant, cloned autoantigen is a powerful and very specific method for detecting AMA in PBC.

3-Methyl-2-Oxobutanoate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide)↗

Strain-Promoted mRNA Transdermal Delivery by Lipoic Lipid Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Skin Genome Editing.

Lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-mRNA formulations have revolutionized the field of nucleic acid therapeutics, yet their broader clinical application is constrained by inflammatory side effects and oxidative stress, particularly in the context of inflammatory diseases. Herein, we report the rational design and synthesis of a lipoic acid-based ionizable lipid library to address these limitations. By leveraging the antioxidant properties and thiol-mediated uptake potential of lipoic acid, we identified LA-A2B2CD3 as an optimal candidate through a structure-activity relationship study and design of experiment (DOE) optimization. LA-A2B2CD3 LNPs exhibited superior reactive oxygen species scavenging, enhanced mRNA translation, and reduced inflammatory cytokine production in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistic studies revealed that the efficient cellular uptake and the transdermal delivery capacity of LA-A2B2CD3 heavily rely on the reducible disulfide ring of lipoic acid. Application of LA-A2B2CD3 LNPs for the localized transdermal delivery of Cas9 mRNA and CD93 sgRNA in a murine model of psoriasis resulted in effective CD93 genome editing and the inhibition of the CD93-p38 MAPK-AKT-SMAD2/3 pathway, leading to significant therapeutic improvement. This work presents a robust, biocompatible LNP platform with minimized immunogenicity and strong potential for genome-editing therapies in inflammatory conditions, offering a transformative approach for the mRNA-based treatment of skin and other inflammation-related disorders.

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Expression of acinar and ductal products in Capan-1 cells growing in synthetic serum and serum-free media.

BACKGROUND: Capan-1 is a human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line of presumed ductal origin. This is based on the histologic appearance of the tumor from which it arose. Yet considerable controversy exists regarding the actual cell of origin for these exocrine carcinomas. Two acinar antigens, ribonuclease and trypsin, were analyzed in cells growing in synthetic serum. METHODS: Capan-1 cells were adapted to grow in basal medium supplemented with synthetic serum, because fetal bovine serum (FBS) normally used to culture cells contains bovine ribonuclease, which can interfere with measurements of the ribonuclease secretion. These cells were also adapted to grow in different serum-free media, allowing us to determine its minimal growth requirements. The presence of ribonuclease in Capan-1 and PANC-1 conditioned media was monitored by activity. Other acinar and ductal markers were monitored using Northern blot analysis. RESULTS: Capan-1, PANC-1, IBF-CP3, and MDAAmp-7 cell lines were successfully adapted to grow in synthetic serum by means of the adaptation protocol reported here. The adaptation of Capan-1 to serum-free media showed that the cells are capable of growing in a medium containing insulin, transferrin, selenium, a nonprotein carrier, and lipoic and linoleic acids. Northern blot analysis showed the expression of carbonic anhydrase II, cytokeratin 18, ribonuclease, and trypsin in Capan-1 cells growing in FBS and synthetic serum. No changes in morphology, karyotype, or gene expression were observed in these cells as a result of the adaptation process. CONCLUSION: The cell line Capan-1 is expressing some ductal as well as acinar products despite its supposed ductal origin. The expression of trypsin at the mRNA level and ribonuclease at mRNA and protein levels is shown in Capan-1 cells. The protein expression will be further investigated as the cell line has been adapted to grow in synthetic serum and serum-free media with no apparent changes with respect to their growth in FBS.

Adaptation, Physiological↗

Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: role of aging.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the chief cause of dementia, and age is its major risk factor. The majority of cases (90-95%) are sporadic (SAD), and the remainder are familial (FAD). AD is characterized by two brain lesions, intraneuronal fibrillary tangles and extracellular plaques. The lesions are identical in SAD and FAD as well as to those in persons with Down's syndrome (DS). The same lesions are also observed frequently in elderly non-demented individuals (E-ND). Both AD lesions may stem from the normal progressive increases in oxidative stress (OxS) throughout the body with age. Onset of dementia due to the accumulating lesions is around 40 years for DS, 40-60 years for FAD, over about 65 years for SAD, while that for E-ND is unknown. The lesions are made clinically manifest with time by the normal increase with age of OxS, "the dementia of old age," or by a process specific for each AD category, which enhances the normal OxS so as to lower the unknown onset age of dementia for E-ND individuals to that associated with the AD category. A plausible process can be advanced for each AD category. The hypothesis suggests convenient, effective measures to prevent and treat, for example, by decreasing brain OxS levels with oral antioxidants such as lipoic or dehydroascorbic acids that are capable of passing the blood-brain barrier.

Aging↗