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MiR-98-3p alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary microvascular endothelial barrier dysfunction by targeting DKK3 in sepsis-induced acute lung injury. 在脓毒症诱发的急性肺损伤中,MiR-98-3p通过靶向DKK3缓解脂多糖诱发的肺微血管内皮屏障功能障碍
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.49.289
Dan Zhong, Cong Luo, Neng Wang, Jie Lin
{"title":"MiR-98-3p alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary microvascular endothelial barrier dysfunction by targeting DKK3 in sepsis-induced acute lung injury.","authors":"Dan Zhong, Cong Luo, Neng Wang, Jie Lin","doi":"10.2131/jts.49.289","DOIUrl":"10.2131/jts.49.289","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Endothelial barrier dysfunction is critical for the pathogenesis of sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMECs) are widely used as the cell model of sepsis-associated ALI for exploration of endothelial barrier dysfunction. Dickkopf (DKK) family proteins were reported to mediate endothelial functions in various diseases. The present study explored the effect of Dickkopf-3 (DKK3) on endothelial barrier permeability, angiogenesis, and tight junctions in LPS-stimulated HPMECs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>RT-qPCR was required for detecting DKK3 and miR-98-3p expression. The angiogenesis of HPMECs was evaluated by tube formation assays. Monolayer permeability of HPMECs was examined by Transwell rhodamine assays. The protein expression of DKK3 and tight junctions in HPMECs was measured via western blotting. Luciferase reporter assay was used to verify the interaction between miR-98-3p and DKK3.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>LPS treatment inhibited angiogenetic ability while increasing the permeability of HPMECs. DKK3 expression was upregulated while miR-98-3p level was reduced in LPS-treated HPMECs. DKK3 knockdown alleviated HPMEC injury triggered by LPS stimulation. MiR-98-3p targeted DKK3 in HPMECs. Overexpression of miR-98-3p protects HPMECs from the LPS-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction, and the protective effect was reversed by DKK3 overexpression.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>MiR-98-3p ameliorates LPS-evoked pulmonary microvascular endothelial barrier dysfunction in sepsis-associated ALI by targeting DKK3.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"49 7","pages":"289-299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141469111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Methylmercury-induced brain neuronal death in CHOP-knockout mice. 甲基汞诱导的 CHOP 基因敲除小鼠脑神经元死亡。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.49.55
Yuta Iijima, Ryohei Miki, Masatake Fujimura, Seiichi Oyadomari, Takashi Uehara
{"title":"Methylmercury-induced brain neuronal death in CHOP-knockout mice.","authors":"Yuta Iijima, Ryohei Miki, Masatake Fujimura, Seiichi Oyadomari, Takashi Uehara","doi":"10.2131/jts.49.55","DOIUrl":"10.2131/jts.49.55","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Apoptosis is one of the hallmarks of MeHg-induced neuronal cell death; however, its molecular mechanism remains unclear. We previously reported that MeHg exposure induces neuron-specific ER stress in the mouse brain. Excessive ER stress contributes to apoptosis, and CHOP induction is considered to be one of the major mechanisms. CHOP is also increased by MeHg exposure in the mouse brain, suggesting that it correlates with increased apoptosis. In this study, to clarify whether CHOP mediates MeHg-induced apoptosis, we examined the effect of CHOP deletion on MeHg exposure in CHOP-knockout mice. Our data showed that CHOP deletion had no effect on MeHg exposure-induced weight loss or hindlimb impairment in mice, nor did it increase apoptosis or inhibit neuronal cell loss. Hence, CHOP plays little role in MeHg toxicity, and other apoptotic pathways coupled with ER stress may be involved in MeHg-induced cell death.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"49 2","pages":"55-60"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139697759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Analysis of cardiohemodynamic and electrophysiological effects of morphine along with its toxicokinetic profile using the halothane-anesthetized dogs. 利用氟烷麻醉犬分析吗啡的心血流动力学和电生理学效应及其毒代动力学特征。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.49.269
Ai Goto, Ryuichi Kambayashi, Masaya Fujishiro, Chika Hasegawa, Hiroko Izumi-Nakaseko, Yoshinori Takei, Kunihiko Kurosaki, Atsushi Sugiyama
{"title":"Analysis of cardiohemodynamic and electrophysiological effects of morphine along with its toxicokinetic profile using the halothane-anesthetized dogs.","authors":"Ai Goto, Ryuichi Kambayashi, Masaya Fujishiro, Chika Hasegawa, Hiroko Izumi-Nakaseko, Yoshinori Takei, Kunihiko Kurosaki, Atsushi Sugiyama","doi":"10.2131/jts.49.269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2131/jts.49.269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although morphine has been used for treatment-resistant dyspnea in end-stage heart failure patients, information on its cardiovascular safety profile remains limited. Morphine was intravenously administered to halothane-anesthetized dogs (n=4) in doses of 0.1, 1 and 10 mg/kg/10 min with 20 min of observation period. The low and middle doses attained therapeutic (0.13 µg/mL) and supratherapeutic (0.97 µg/mL) plasma concentrations, respectively. The low dose hardly altered any of the cardiovascular variables except that the QT interval was prolonged for 10-15 min after its start of infusion. The middle dose reduced the preload and afterload to the left ventricle for 5-15 min, then decreased the left ventricular contractility and mean blood pressure for 10-30 min, and finally suppressed the heart rate for 15-30 min. Moreover, the middle dose gradually but progressively prolonged the atrioventricular conduction time, QT interval/QTcV, ventricular late repolarization period and ventricular effective refractory period without altering the intraventricular conduction time, ventricular early repolarization period or terminal repolarization period. A reverse-frequency-dependent delay of ventricular repolarization was confirmed. The high dose induced cardiohemodynamic collapse mainly due to vasodilation in the initial 2 animals by 1.9 and 3.3 min after its start of infusion, respectively, which needed circulatory support to treat. The high dose was not tested further in the remaining 2 animals. Thus, intravenously administered morphine exerts a rapidly appearing vasodilator action followed by slowly developing cardiosuppressive effects. Morphine can delay the ventricular repolarization possibly through I<sub>Kr</sub> inhibition in vivo, but its potential to develop torsade de pointes will be small.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"49 6","pages":"269-279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Protection of cultured vascular endothelial cells against cadmium cytotoxicity by simultaneous treatment or pretreatment with manganese. 锰同时处理或预处理可保护培养的血管内皮细胞免受镉的细胞毒性。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.49.349
Tomoya Fujie, Reika Ando, Momoka Abe, Natsumi Ichida, Keisuke Ito, Takato Hara, Chika Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Kaji
{"title":"Protection of cultured vascular endothelial cells against cadmium cytotoxicity by simultaneous treatment or pretreatment with manganese.","authors":"Tomoya Fujie, Reika Ando, Momoka Abe, Natsumi Ichida, Keisuke Ito, Takato Hara, Chika Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Kaji","doi":"10.2131/jts.49.349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2131/jts.49.349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cadmium is a heavy metal that pollutes the environment and foods and is a risk factor for vascular disorders. We have previously demonstrated that pretreatment of vascular endothelial cells with zinc and copper protects the cells against cadmium cytotoxicity. In contrast, cadmium cytotoxicity was potentiated in cells following exposure to lead, thereby indicating that in vascular endothelial cells, cadmium cytotoxicity can be differentially modified by the co-occurrence of other heavy metals. In this study, we revealed that simultaneous treatment or pretreatment with manganese protects vascular endothelial cells against cadmium cytotoxicity. Intracellular accumulation of cadmium was observed to be reduced by simultaneous treatment with manganese, although not by pretreatment. The mRNA expression of metal transporters that regulate the uptake of both cadmium and manganese (ZIP8, ZIP14, and DMT1) remained unaffected by either simultaneous treatment or pretreatment with manganese, and simultaneous treatment with manganese suppressed the cadmium-induced expression of metallothionein but pretreatment with manganese did not exhibit such suppressive effect. Thus, the protection of vascular endothelial cells against cadmium cytotoxicity conferred by simultaneous treatment with manganese is assumed to be partially attributed to a reduction in the intracellular accumulation of cadmium, whereas the effects of pretreatment with manganese are independent of both the reduced intracellular accumulation of cadmium and the induction of metallothionein. These observations accordingly indicate that the protective effects of manganese are mediated via alternative (as yet unidentified) mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"49 8","pages":"349-358"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141889658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Oxidative stress-induced TET1 upregulation mediates active DNA demethylation in human gastric epithelial cells. 氧化应激诱导的TET1上调介导人胃上皮细胞活性DNA去甲基化。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.48.273
Mengna Zuo, Jianing He, Qianxi Yin, Xiaoying He, Ying Liu, Yang Liu, Jiwei Liu, Shujun Liu, Libing Ma
{"title":"Oxidative stress-induced TET1 upregulation mediates active DNA demethylation in human gastric epithelial cells.","authors":"Mengna Zuo,&nbsp;Jianing He,&nbsp;Qianxi Yin,&nbsp;Xiaoying He,&nbsp;Ying Liu,&nbsp;Yang Liu,&nbsp;Jiwei Liu,&nbsp;Shujun Liu,&nbsp;Libing Ma","doi":"10.2131/jts.48.273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2131/jts.48.273","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is more vulnerable to effects by the outside environment, and experiences oxidative stress. A wide diversity of GI disorders can be partially attributed to oxidative stress. However, the mechanism of oxidative stress-caused GI pathological changes is not clear. In the present study, human gastric epithelial cells (hGECs) were treated with hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), and oxidative stress was determined. The effect of oxidative stress on the levels of some antioxidative enzymes, proliferation, nuclear DNA damage, apoptosis, expression of ten-eleven translocation (TET), and level of DNA methylation was determined in these cells. The results showed that H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> treatment caused oxidative stress, increased the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA), decreased the level of glutathione (GSH), inhibited proliferation, caused nuclear DNA damage and apoptosis, upregulated the expression of TET1 gene, and ultimately led to active DNA demethylation in hGECs. The present study presents a mechanism by which oxidative stress induces active DNA demethylation in hGECs. We propose that TET inhibitors can be used to restore the oxidative stress-induced DNA demethylation, and thus inhibit possible malignant transformation of GI cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"48 5","pages":"273-283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9396786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Human gut microbiota influences drug-metabolizing enzyme hepatic Cyp3a: A human flora-associated mice study. 人类肠道菌群影响药物代谢酶肝脏Cyp3a:人类菌群相关小鼠研究。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.48.333
Masao Togao, Takashi Kurakawa, Shinnosuke Tajima, Gaku Wagai, Yuki Ohta-Takada, Jun Otsuka, Akinobu Kurita, Koji Kawakami
{"title":"Human gut microbiota influences drug-metabolizing enzyme hepatic Cyp3a: A human flora-associated mice study.","authors":"Masao Togao,&nbsp;Takashi Kurakawa,&nbsp;Shinnosuke Tajima,&nbsp;Gaku Wagai,&nbsp;Yuki Ohta-Takada,&nbsp;Jun Otsuka,&nbsp;Akinobu Kurita,&nbsp;Koji Kawakami","doi":"10.2131/jts.48.333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2131/jts.48.333","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several studies revealed that gut microbiota affects the hepatic drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 (Cyp). We hypothesized that individual gut microbiota variations could contribute to CYP activity. Human flora-associated (HFA) mice are established from germ-free mice using human feces and are often used to determine the effect of the human gut microbiota on the host. This study generated two groups of HFA mice using feces from two healthy individuals. Then, the composition of gut microbiota and hepatic Cyp activity was compared to analyze the effects of gut microbiota in healthy individuals on hepatic Cyp activity. A principal coordinate analysis based on the UniFrac distance for the composition of the cecal and fecal microbiota revealed apparent differences between the recipient groups. Hepatic Cyp, which is a marked difference in Cyp3a activity and Cyp3a11 gene expression, was observed between the recipient groups. Cyp2c and Cyp1a activities did not differ between recipient groups, with significantly lower enzymatic activities in recipients than in germ-free mice. These results indicate that the human gut microbiota affects hepatic Cyp activity. Especially, human gut microbiota composition differences have a pronounced effect on Cyp3a activity via Cyp3a11 gene expression regulation. Therefore, human gut microbiota variations among individuals may affect numerous drug metabolism, leading to drug efficacy and toxicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"48 6","pages":"333-343"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9618278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Development of a risk assessment method for the detailed consideration of the effects of liquid toxic substance leakage incidents on the human body: ethanol as a model substance. 制定详细考虑液体有毒物质泄漏事故对人体影响的风险评估方法:以乙醇为模型物质。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.49.37
Akio Horiguchi, Satoshi Numazawa
{"title":"Development of a risk assessment method for the detailed consideration of the effects of liquid toxic substance leakage incidents on the human body: ethanol as a model substance.","authors":"Akio Horiguchi, Satoshi Numazawa","doi":"10.2131/jts.49.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2131/jts.49.37","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To ensure safety in chemical plants handling a wide variety of liquid and gaseous hazardous substances, it is necessary to carry out highly accurate risk assessments and take appropriate measures. In this study, a risk assessment method was developed for the problem of the leakage of liquid hazardous substances. The risk assessment of toxic liquid leaks must consider the exposure of workers to the liquid and toxic gases produced by vaporization. The absorption and subsequent metabolism of hazardous substances in the body via multiple pathways after exposure to liquids and gases was calculated using a pharmacokinetic model. Estimation of exposure concentrations of toxic gases volatilized from leaked liquids was reproduced by computational fluid dynamics simulation. In this study, ethanol was selected as the hazardous substance and the risk of hazardous liquid leakage was assessed. The results of the analysis, which considered liquid and gas exposure under the conditions of the assumed scenario, showed that the maximum blood concentration of ethanol was 1640 µmol/L, which is sufficiently low compared to the concentration of 10,900 µmol/L at which acute toxic effects become apparent. These results suggest that work can be carried out safely under the conditions of the assumed scenario. The risk assessment methodology for liquid spills in this study confirms that risk assessment is possible under multiple scenarios, including individual differences, activity conditions, and the use of protective equipment.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"49 1","pages":"37-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139403504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Development of a non-invasive method for testicular toxicity evaluation using a novel compact magnetic resonance imaging system. 一种使用新型紧凑型磁共振成像系统进行睾丸毒性评估的无创方法的发展。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.48.57
Satoshi Yokota, Hidenobu Miyaso, Toshinori Hirai, Kousuke Suga, Tomohiko Wakayama, Yuhji Taquahashi, Satoshi Kitajima
{"title":"Development of a non-invasive method for testicular toxicity evaluation using a novel compact magnetic resonance imaging system.","authors":"Satoshi Yokota,&nbsp;Hidenobu Miyaso,&nbsp;Toshinori Hirai,&nbsp;Kousuke Suga,&nbsp;Tomohiko Wakayama,&nbsp;Yuhji Taquahashi,&nbsp;Satoshi Kitajima","doi":"10.2131/jts.48.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2131/jts.48.57","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In non-clinical animal studies for drug discovery, histopathological evaluation is the most powerful tool to assess testicular toxicity. However, histological analysis is extremely invasive; many experimental animals are needed to evaluate changes in the pathology and anatomy of the testes over time. As an alternative, small animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a non-invasive methodology to examine testicular toxicity without radiation. The present study demonstrated the suitability of a new, ready-to-use compact MRI platform using a high-field permanent magnet to assist with the evaluation of testicular toxicity. To validate the utility of the MRI platform, male mice were treated with busulfan (40 mg/kg, intraperitoneal injection). Twenty-eight days after treatment, both testes in busulfan-treated and control mice (n = 6/group) were non-invasively scanned in situ by MRI at 1 tesla. On a T1-weighted 3D gradient-echo MRI sequences (voxel size: 0.23 × 0.23 × 0.50 mm), the total testicular volume in busulfan-treated mice was significantly smaller than in controls. On T1-weighted images, the signal intensity of the testes was significantly higher in busulfan-treated mice than in controls. The mice were sacrificed, and the testes were isolated for histopathological analysis. The weight of the testes in busulfan-treated mice significantly decreased, similar to the results of the non-invasive analysis. Additionally, periodic acid-Schiff stain-positive effusions were observed in the interstitium of the busulfan-treated mouse testes, potentially explaining T1 shortening due to a high concentration of glycoproteinaceous content. The present data demonstrated a rapid evaluation of testicular toxicity in vivo by compact MRI.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"48 2","pages":"57-64"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10642896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Retraction: In utero-exposed di(n-butyl) phthalate induce dose dependent, age-related changes of morphology and testosterone-biosynthesis enzymes/associated proteins of Leydig cell mitochondria in rats. 撤回:子宫内暴露的邻苯二甲酸二(正丁酯)会导致大鼠睾丸细胞线粒体的形态和睾酮合成酶/相关蛋白发生与剂量相关、与年龄相关的变化。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.48.R1
Masaya Motohashi, Michael F Wempe, Tomoko Mutou, Yuya Okayama, Norio Kansaku, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Masahiro Ikegami, Masao Asari, Shin Wakui
{"title":"Retraction: In utero-exposed di(n-butyl) phthalate induce dose dependent, age-related changes of morphology and testosterone-biosynthesis enzymes/associated proteins of Leydig cell mitochondria in rats.","authors":"Masaya Motohashi, Michael F Wempe, Tomoko Mutou, Yuya Okayama, Norio Kansaku, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Masahiro Ikegami, Masao Asari, Shin Wakui","doi":"10.2131/jts.48.R1","DOIUrl":"10.2131/jts.48.R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Editor's AnnouncementIn utero-exposed di(n-butyl) phthalate induce dose dependent, age-related changes of morphology and testosterone-biosynthesis enzymes/associated proteins of Leydig cell mitochondria in ratsMasaya Motohashi, Michael F. Wempe, Tomoko Mutou, Yuya Okayama, Norio Kansaku, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Masahiro Ikegami, Masao Asari, Shin Wakui(The Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 41, 195-206, 2016) I have retracted the above paper as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Toxicological Sciences since I have serious concerns about it, primarily due to inappropriate authorship on a non-negligible scale.When it was brought to my attention that there was inappropriate authorship in this paper, I contacted the co-authors to confirm this point. I found out that the majority of them considered their listing as co-authors to be inappropriate. In addition, the majority agreed to the retraction of this paper.These facts raise concerns about the paper. From the standpoint of maintaining the integrity of the research community, I felt that such a paper should be retracted at once.Accordingly, I sent a summary of my concerns about the paper to the corresponding author, Dr. Shin Wakui. I also had an online interview with him to discuss this matter. I told Dr. Wakui that inappropriate authorship on a non-negligible scale is a serious problem that raises concerns about the paper.I prepared a draft of this Editor's Announcement and sent it to Dr. Wakui for review prior to revision and release. Although he did not agree to the retraction, I have decided to take this action from the standpoint of maintaining the integrity of the research community.I coordinated my response to this issue with Dr. Akira Naganuma, Editor-in-Chief of Fundamental Toxicological Sciences, a sister journal of The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. Toshiyuki Kaji, Ph.D.Editor-in-ChiefThe Journal of Toxicological Sciences.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"48 6","pages":"R1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9586775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Preclinical in vitro evaluation of immune suppression induced by GYM329, Fc-engineered sweeping antibody. fc工程扫描抗体GYM329诱导免疫抑制的临床前体外评价。
IF 2 4区 医学
Journal of Toxicological Sciences Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.2131/jts.48.399
Yoshika Iwata, Hitoshi Katada, Momoko Okuda, Yoshiaki Doi, Tim Jang Ching, Asako Harada, Akira Takeiri, Masaki Honda, Masayuki Mishima
{"title":"Preclinical in vitro evaluation of immune suppression induced by GYM329, Fc-engineered sweeping antibody.","authors":"Yoshika Iwata, Hitoshi Katada, Momoko Okuda, Yoshiaki Doi, Tim Jang Ching, Asako Harada, Akira Takeiri, Masaki Honda, Masayuki Mishima","doi":"10.2131/jts.48.399","DOIUrl":"10.2131/jts.48.399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fc-engineering is commonly used to improve the therapeutic potency of antibody (Ab) treatments. Because FcγRIIb is the only inhibitory FcγR that contains an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM), Fc-engineered Abs with enhanced binding affinity to FcγRIIb might provide immune suppression in clinical contexts. GYM329 is an anti-latent myostatin Fc-engineered Ab with increased affinity to FcγRIIb which is expected to improve muscle strength in patients with muscular disorders. Cross-linking of FcγRIIb by immune complex (IC) results in phosphorylation of ITIM to inhibit immune activation and apoptosis in B cells. We examined whether the IC of Fc-engineered Abs with enhanced binding affinity to FcγRIIb causes phosphorylation of ITIM or B cell apoptosis using GYM329 and its Fc variant Abs in human and cynomolgus-monkey (cyno) immune cells in vitro. IC of GYM329 with enhanced binding affinity to human FcγRIIb (×5) induced neither ITIM phosphorylation nor B cell apoptosis. As for GYM329, FcγRIIb should work as an endocytic receptor of small IC to sweep latent myostatin, so it is preferable that GYM329 induces neither ITIM phosphorylation nor B cell apoptosis to prevent immune suppression. In contrast, IC of myo-HuCy2b, the Ab with enhanced binding affinity to human FcγRIIb (×4), induced ITIM phosphorylation and B cell apoptosis. The result of the present study demonstrated that Fc-engineered Abs with similar binding affinity to FcγRIIb had different effects. Thus, it is important to also investigate FcγR-mediated immune functions other than binding to fully understand the biological effects of Fc-engineered Abs.</p>","PeriodicalId":17654,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Toxicological Sciences","volume":"48 7","pages":"399-409"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10121232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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