Project description:Purpose: This study aimed to explore the mechanism of Celastrol in improving psoriasis through single-cell transcriptomics Methods: Supplementation with intragastric administration of celastrol in C57BL/6 mice to observe its effect on IMQ-induced psoriasis. Single-cell RNA sequencing were performed to explore the role of celastrol for IMQ-induced psoriasis. Results: A natural product library was used to screen for a small molecule compound, celastrol, that could interfere with fibroblast-macrophage communication. It was demonstrated that celastrol targeted low-denisity lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) to inhibit fibroblast secretion of CCL2 and inhibited psoriasis progression by reducing its recruitment to macrophages, thereby blocking communication between the two cells Conclusion: We report that celastrol targeted low-denisity lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) to inhibit fibroblast secretion of CCL2 and inhibited psoriasis progression by reducing its recruitment to macrophages. The use of celastrol maybe a noveltherapeuticoption for psoriasis.
Project description:In the present study, we analyzed single-cell multi-omics data from psoriasis patients and healthy individuals and found that more fibroblast-macrophage communication was present in the dermis of psoriasis lesions, exacerbating psoriasis progression. A natural product library was used to screen for a small molecule compound, celastrol, that could interfere with fibroblast-macrophage communication. It was demonstrated that celastrol targeted low-denisity lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) to inhibit fibroblast secretion of CCL2 and inhibited psoriasis progression by reducing its recruitment to macrophages, thereby blocking communication between the two cells. Moreover, conditional knockdown of LRP1 by fibroblasts significantly improved psoriasis in mice, suggesting that LRP1 may be an important target for the treatment of psoriasis.
Project description:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic interstitial fibrosing pneumonia of unknown cause, is characterized by an irreversible decrease in alveolar cells and an increase in fibroblasts. In our research, the numbers of AT2 cells and fibroblasts are abnormally regulated, but AT1 cells are significantly reduced in lung tissue sections from patients with IPF and mice. By analyzing the single-cell sequence from GEO database and experimental validation both in vivo and in vitro, it is found that the abnormally regulated AT2 cells secreting a large amount of MDK to activate the CTHRC1+ fibroblasts LRP1 receptor and inhibit the ferroptosis of fibroblasts. Further, by activating the LRP1 receptor in CTHRC1+ fibroblasts, the RNA-seq results reveal that the expression level of OTUB1 increased significantly. The ubiquitination experiment results showed that OTUB1, as a deubiquitinated molecule, can directly bind to the ferroptosis inhibitory protein SLC7A11, removing the ubiquitination modification of SLC7A11 and stabilizing its expression level to inhibit ferroptosis in fibroblasts. Meanwhile, this molecular pathway was verified in mice by dropping adenovirus through the airway, and the same experimental results as in vitro were verified. In conclusion, our study verified that IPF leads to abnormal regulation of AT2 secreting MDK, which activates LRP1 receptor and increases OTUB1 in fibroblasts. Deubiquitylation modification of OTUB1 stabilizes the expression level of SLC7A11, which results in a decrease in fibroblast ferroptosis, leading to an abnormal regulation of its programmed death, ultimately the deterioration of IPF.
Project description:Purpose: The goals of this study was to (1) evaluate the protective effect of celastrol on alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT)-induced cholestasis and (2) which genes were recovered by celastrol. Methods:To investigate the protective effect of celastrol on ANIT-induced cholestasis, the WT mice were randomly assigned into two groups, respectively (n=3): (1) ANIT; (2) ANIT+Celastrol. ANIT+Celastrol group was orally treated with celastrol (10 mg/kg dissolved in 1% DMSO + 2% Tween 80 + 97% water) for 5 consecutive days. After celastrol was treated for 3 days, ANIT and ANIT+Celastrol groups were given a single oral dose of ANIT. All mice were killed 48 h after ANIT administration. Liver samples were harvested and frozen at -80 °C before analysis. Results: A total of 978 DEGs were identified. Large numbers of these DEGs were related to activation of SIRT1, which included increased FXR signaling and inhibition of PPARγ, nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), and P53 signaling. Conclusions: Celastrol could protect ANIT-induced cholestasis by recovering disrupted Sirt1 level.
Project description:Celastrol is a natural product that affects LNCaP gene expression by 6h; We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression affected by celastrol treatment at 6h Experiment Overall Design: LNCaP cells were grown to 50% confluency and treated with celastrol for 6h prior to direct Trizol lysis and RNA isolation
Project description:Celastrol has been shown to sensitize leptin receptor signaling and reduce ER stress. Current microarray data provide the gene expression profile in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) after Celastrol treatment compared with control.
Project description:Given that celastrol?s leptin-sensitizing effect requires high levels of circulating leptin, but lean mice have low levels of circulating leptin so that celastrol has no effect on lean mice. Analysis celastrol-induced hypothalamic gene expression profile change in lean mice will also be serving as negative control for DIO mice analysis.
Project description:The polyphenol resveratrol has anti-inflammatory effects in various cells, tissues, animals and human settings of low-grade inflammation. Psoriasis is a disease of both localized and systemic low-grade inflammation. The Sirtuin1 enzyme thought to mediate the effects of resveratrol is present in skin and resveratrol is known to downregulate NF-κB; a major contributor in the development of psoriasis. Consequently we investigated whether resveratrol has an effect on an Imiquimod induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice and sought to identify candidate genes, pathways and interleukins mediating the observed effects. The study consisted of three treatment groups: A control group, an Imiquimod group and an Imiquimod+resveratrol group. Psoriasis severity was assessed using elements of the Psoriasis Area Severity Index, actual skin thickness measurements, and histological examination. We performed an RNA microarray from lesional skin and afterwards Ingenuity pathway analysis to identify affected signalling pathways. Our microarray was compared to a previously deposited microarray to determine if gene changes were psoriasis-like, and to a human microarray to determine if findings could be relevant in a human setting. Imiquimod treatment induced a psoriasis-like skin inflammation. Resveratrol significantly diminished the severity of the psoriasis-like skin inflammation. The RNA microarray revealed a psoriasis-like gene expression-profile in the Imiquimod treated group, and highlighted several resveratrol dependent changes in relevant genes, such as increased expression of genes associated with retinoic acid stimulation and reduced expression of genes involved in IL-17 dependent pathways (e.g.IL-17A, IL-17F,IL-23p19 ). Quantitative PCR confirmed a resveratrol dependent decrease in mRNA levels of IL-17A and IL-19; both central in developing psoriasis. In conclusion, resveratrol ameliorates psoriasis, and changes in expression of retinoic acid stimulated genes, IL-17 signalling pathways, IL-17A and IL-19 mRNA levels in a beneficial manner suggests it might have a role in the treatment of psoriasis and should be explored further in a human setting.
Project description:Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are myeloid hematopoietic stem cell tumors displaying complex pathogenesis with a high risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The efficacy of current clinical drugs is limited. Thus, identifying high-efficiency drugs of MDS remain urgent. Celastrol, a natural small molecule compound derived from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Tripterygium wilfordii, has shown powerful antitumor effects. However, the effects of celastrol on MDS are unknown. In this study, we found that celastrol significantly inhibited the viability of MDS cell lines and bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMCs) from MDS patients, and induced apoptosis. Through transcriptome sequencing, we found that celastrol induced the pro-apoptotic ER stress response in MDS cell. Mechanistically, celastrol activated the pro-apoptotic ER-stress branch involving the pancreatic eIF2α kinase (PERK) pathway.