American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
201(2), P. 198 - 211
Published: Nov. 18, 2019
Alveolar
epithelial
cell
(AEC)
injury
and
dysregulated
repair
are
implicated
in
the
pathogenesis
of
pulmonary
fibrosis.
Endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
stress
AEC
has
been
observed
idiopathic
fibrosis
(IPF),
a
disease
aging.
Circulation Research,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
122(11), P. 1545 - 1554
Published: April 18, 2018
Rationale:
Restoration
of
coronary
artery
blood
flow
is
the
most
effective
means
ameliorating
myocardial
damage
triggered
by
ischemic
heart
disease.
However,
reperfusion
elicits
an
increment
additional
injury
to
myocardium.
Accumulating
evidence
indicates
that
unfolded
protein
response
(UPR)
in
cardiomyocytes
activated
ischemia/reperfusion
(I/R)
injury.
Xbp1s
(spliced
X-box
binding
1),
highly
conserved
branch
response,
protective
cardiac
I/R
GRP78
(78
kDa
glucose-regulated
protein),
a
master
regulator
UPR
and
target,
upregulated
after
I/R.
its
role
during
remains
largely
undefined.
Objective:
To
elucidate
cardiomyocyte
using
both
vitro
vivo
approaches.
Methods
Results:
Simulated
cultured
neonatal
rat
ventricular
myocytes
induced
apoptotic
cell
death
strong
activation
GRP78.
Overexpression
significantly
protected
from
I/R-induced
death.
Furthermore,
cardiomyocyte-specific
overexpression
ameliorated
vivo.
Exploration
underlying
mechanisms
revealed
mitigates
cellular
suppressing
accumulation
reactive
oxygen
species.
We
go
on
show
GRP78-mediated
cytoprotective
involves
plasma
membrane
translocation
interaction
with
PI3
kinase,
culminating
stimulation
Akt.
This
required
as
inhibition
Akt
pathway
blunted
antioxidant
activity
cardioprotective
effects
Conclusions:
induction
stimulates
signaling
protects
against
oxidative
stress,
which
together
protect
cells
damage.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
20(18), P. 4354 - 4354
Published: Sept. 5, 2019
Cancer
constitutes
a
grave
problem
nowadays
in
view
of
the
fact
that
it
has
become
one
main
causes
death
worldwide.
Poor
clinical
prognosis
is
presumably
due
to
cancer
cells
metabolism
as
tumor
microenvironment
affected
by
oxidative
stress.
This
event
triggers
adequate
cellular
response
and
thereby
creates
appropriate
conditions
for
further
progression.
Endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
stress
occurs
when
balance
between
an
ability
ER
fold
transfer
proteins
degradation
misfolded
ones
distorted.
Since
organelle
relatively
sensitive
damage,
aforementioned
swiftly
cause
activation
unfolded
protein
(UPR)
signaling
pathway.
The
output
UPR,
depending
on
numerous
factors,
may
vary
switch
pro-survival
pro-apoptotic
branch,
hence
displays
opposing
effects
deciding
fate
cell.
role
UPR-related
tumorigenesis,
such
binding
immunoglobulin
(BiP)
inositol-requiring
enzyme-1α
(IRE1α),
activating
transcription
factor
6
(ATF6)
or
kinase
R
(PKR)-like
endoplasmic
(PERK),
already
been
specifically
described
so
far.
Nevertheless,
paradoxical
outcomes
UPR
well
gaps
current
knowledge,
still
needs
be
investigated.
Herein
we
would
like
elicit
actual
link
neoplastic
diseases
pathway,
considering
its
major
branches
discussing
potential
use
development
novel,
anti-cancer,
targeted
therapy.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
201(2), P. 198 - 211
Published: Nov. 18, 2019
Alveolar
epithelial
cell
(AEC)
injury
and
dysregulated
repair
are
implicated
in
the
pathogenesis
of
pulmonary
fibrosis.
Endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
stress
AEC
has
been
observed
idiopathic
fibrosis
(IPF),
a
disease
aging.