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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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161

La régulation génique chez Solanum chacoense : de la pollinisation jusqu’à l’embryogenèse

Tebbji, Faiza 07 1900 (has links)
Chez les végétaux supérieurs, l’embryogenèse est une phase clé du développement au cours de laquelle l’embryon établit les principales structures qui formeront la future plante et synthétise et accumule des réserves définissant le rendement et la qualité nutritionnelle des graines. Ainsi, la compréhension des évènements moléculaires et physiologiques menant à la formation de la graine représente un intérêt agronomique majeur. Toutefois, l'analyse des premiers stades de développement est souvent difficile parce que l'embryon est petit et intégré à l'intérieur du tissu maternel. Solanum chacoense qui présente des fleurs relativement grande facilitant l’isolation des ovules, a été utilisée pour l’étude de la biologie de la reproduction plus précisément la formation des gamètes femelles, la pollinisation, la fécondation et le développement des embryons. Afin d'analyser le programme transcriptionnel induit au cours de la structuration de ces étapes de la reproduction sexuée, nous avons mis à profit un projet de séquençage de 7741 ESTs (6700 unigènes) exprimés dans l’ovule à différents stades du développement embryonnaire. L’ADN de ces ESTs a été utilisé pour la fabrication de biopuces d’ADN. Dans un premier temps, ces biopuces ont été utilisé pour comparer des ADNc issus des ovules de chaque stade de développement embryonnaire (depuis le zygote jusqu’au embryon mature) versus un ovule non fécondé. Trois profils d’expression correspondant au stade précoce, intermédiaire et tardive ont été trouvés. Une analyse plus approfondie entre chaque point étudié (de 0 à 22 jours après pollinisation), a permis d'identifier des gènes spécifiques caractérisant des phases de transition spécifiques. Les annotations Fonctionnelles des gènes differentiellement exprimés nous ont permis d'identifier les principales fonctions cellulaires impliquées à chaque stade de développement, révélant que les embryons sont engagés dans des actifs processus de différenciation. Ces biopuces d’ADN ont été par la suite utilisé pour comparer différent types de pollinisation (compatible, incompatible, semi-compatible et inter-espèce) afin d’identifier les gènes répondants à plusieurs stimuli avant l'arrivé du tube pollinique aux ovules (activation à distance). Nous avons pu démontrer que le signal perçu par l’ovaire était différent et dépend de plusieurs facteurs, incluant le type de pollen et la distance parcourue par le pollen dans le style. Une autre analyse permettant la comparaison des différentes pollinisations et la blessure du style nous a permis d’identifier que les programmes génétiques de la pollinisation chevauchent en partie avec ceux du stress. Cela était confirmé en traitant les fleurs par une hormone de stress, méthyle jasmonate. Dans le dernier chapitre, nous avons utilisé ces biopuces pour étudier le changement transcriptionnel d’un mutant sur exprimant une protéine kinase FRK2 impliqué dans l’identité des ovules. Nous avons pu sélectionner plusieurs gènes candidat touchés par la surexpression de cette kinase pour mieux comprendre la voie se signalisation. Ces biopuces ont ainsi servi à déterminer la variation au niveau transcriptionnelle des gènes impliqués lors de différents stades de la reproduction sexuée chez les plantes et nous a permis de mieux comprendre ces étapes. / In higher plants, embryogenesis is a key phase of development during which the embryo establishes the main structures that will form the future plant, synthesizes, and accumulates the reserves that will define the yield and nutritional quality of the seeds. Thus, understanding the molecular and physiological events leading to the formation of the seed is of major agronomic interest. However, analysis of early stages of development is often difficult because the embryo is small and integrated within the maternal tissue. Solanum chacoense, whose relatively large flowers facilitate the isolation of ovules, was used to study the biology of reproduction, in particular the formation of female gametes, pollination, fertilization and embryo development. To analyze the transcriptional program induced during these stages of sexual reproduction, we produced amplicon-derived microarrays with 7741 ESTs isolated from ovules bearing embryos from different developmental stages. These chips were first used to compare cDNA of unfertilized ovule with ovule cells of each stage of embryonic development (from zygote to mature embryo). During embryogenesis, three major expression profiles corresponding to early, middle and late stages of embryo development were identified. Further analysis, of time points taken every 2 days from 0 to 22 days after pollination allowed the identification of a subset of stage-specific and transition-specific genes. Functional annotation of differentially expressed genes allowed us to identify the major cell processes implicated at each stage of development and revealed that embryos are engaged in active differentiation. The DNA microarrays were then used to compare different types of pollination (compatible, incompatible, semi-compatible and inter-species) to identify genes responding to various stimuli before the pollen tube reach the ovules (activation at distance). We found that the signal received by the ovary was different and depended on several factors including the pollen source and the distance traveled by the pollen in the style. Another analysis comparing different pollinations with wounding of the style showed that the genetic programs of pollination overlap with those of stress. This was confirmed by treating the flowers with a stress hormone, methyl jasmonate. lastly, we used the microarrays to study transcriptional changes in mutant ScFRK2. The over expression of FRK2 affect the ovule identity. We were able to select several candidate genes that may have a role in ovules identity signaling. These chips were used to determine the variation in transcription of genes involved at various stages of sexual reproduction in plants and has allowed us to better understand these steps at the transcriptional level.
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Couplage du récepteur à sept domaines transmembranaires GABA-B1 aux voies intracellulaires de signalisation en absence de GABA-B2

Richer, Maxime 02 1900 (has links)
Le GABA est le principal neurotransmetteur inhibiteur du SNC et est impliqué dans le développement du cerveau, la plasticité synaptique et la pathogénèse de maladies telles que l’épilepsie, les troubles de l’anxiété et la douleur chronique. Le modèle actuel de fonctionnement du récepteur GABA-B implique l’hétérodimérisation GABA-B1/B2, laquelle est requise au ciblage à la surface membranaire et au couplage des effecteurs. Il y est cependant des régions du cerveau, des types cellulaires et des périodes du développement cérébral où la sous-unité GABA-B1 est exprimée en plus grande quantité que GABA-B2, ce qui suggère qu’elle puisse être fonctionnelle seule ou en association avec des partenaires inconnus, à la surface cellulaire ou sur la membrane réticulaire. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, nous montrons la capacité des récepteurs GABA-B1 endogènes à activer la voie MAPK-ERK1/2 dans la lignée dérivée de la glie DI-TNC1, qui n’exprime pas GABA-B2. Les mécanismes qui sous-tendent ce couplage demeurent mal définis mais dépendent de Gi/o et PKC. L’immunohistochimie de récepteurs endogènes montre par ailleurs que des anticorps GABA-B1 dirigés contre la partie N-terminale reconnaissent des protéines localisées au RE tandis des anticorps C-terminaux (CT) marquent une protéine intranucléaire. Ces données suggèrent que le domaine CT de GABA-B1 pourrait être relâché par protéolyse. L’intensité des fragments potentiels est affectée par le traitement agoniste tant en immunohistochimie qu’en immunobuvardage de type western. Nous avons ensuite examiné la régulation du clivage par le protéasome en traitant les cellules avec l’inhibiteur epoxomicine pendant 12 h. Cela a résulté en l’augmentation du marquage intranucléaire de GABA-B1-CT et d’un interacteur connu, le facteur de transcription pro-survie ATF-4. Dans des cellules surexprimant GABA-B1-CT, l’induction et la translocation nucléaire d’ATF-4, qui suit le traitement epoxomicine, a complètement été abolie. Cette observation est associée à une forte diminution du décompte cellulaire. Étant donné que les trois derniers résidus de GABA-B1-CT (LYK) codent un ligand pseudo-PDZ et que les protéines à domaines PDZ sont impliquées dans la régulation du ciblage nucléaire et de la stabilité de protéines, en complément de leur rôle d’échaffaud à la surface cellulaire, nous avons muté les trois derniers résidus de GABA-B1-CT en alanines. Cette mutation a complètement annulé les effets de GABA-B1-CT sur l’induction d’ATF-4 et le décompte cellulaire. Cette deuxième série d’expériences suggère l’existence possible de fragments GABA-B1 intranucléaires régulés par le traitement agoniste et le protéasome dans les cellules DI-TNC1. Cette régulation d’ATF-4 dépend des résidus LYK de GABA-B1-CT, qui modulent la stabilité de GABA-B1-CT et favorisent peut-être la formation d’un complexe multiprotéique incluant GABA-B1-CT, ATF-4, de même qu’une protéine d’échaffaudage inconnue. En somme, nous démontrons que les sous-unités GABA-B1 localisées au RE, lorsque non-hétérodimérisées avec GABA-B2, demeurent capables de moduler les voies de signalisation de la prolifération, la différentiation et de la survie cellulaire, via le couplage de protéines G et possiblement la protéolyse régulée. Les mécanismes de signalisation proposés pourraient servir de nouvelle plate-forme dans la compréhension des actions retardées résultant de l’activation des récepteurs 7-TMs. / GABA is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS and is implicated in brain development, synaptic plasticity and the pathogenesis of diseases such as epilepsy, anxiety disorders and chronic pain. In the current model of GABA-B function, there is a requirement for GABA-B1/B2 dimerization for targetting to the cell surface and effector coupling. However, there are certain brain regions (putamen), cell types (glial cells) and times during brain development where GABA-B1 is expressed in higher amounts than GABA-B2, suggesting that GABA-B1 might be functional alone or in association with unidentified partners, either at the cell surface or on the ER membranes. In this thesis, we first show the capacity of endogenous GABA-B1 receptors to activate the MAPK-ERK1/2 pathway in the DI-TNC1 glial-derived cell line which does not express GABA-B2. The underlying mechanisms remain incompletely defined but depend on Gi/o and PKC. Immunohistochemistry of endogenous receptors shows that GABA-B1 N-terminal antibodies recognize ER-localized proteins and that C-terminal (CT) antibody shows intranuclear distribution. This data suggests that fragments of the GABA-B1 receptor are generated by proteolysis and indeed we show that agonist treatment affects the intensity of certain C-terminal GABA-B1 fragments both in immunohistochemistry and western blots suggesting that the GABA-B1 receptor is subjected to regulated proteolysis. Since a 13-residue potential PEST sequence was localized immediately distal to the ER retention motif in the GABA-B1 CT, we examined proteasome regulation of the cleavage event. Following a 12h treatment with the proteasome inhibitor, epoxomicin, we detected increases in intranuclear staining for both GABA-B1 and a known interactor, the pro-survival transcription factor ATF-4, using confocal microscopy and by western blotting of nuclear extracts. These increases are due either to proteasome inhibition or activation of the ER stress pathway. In cells overexpressing GABA-B1-CT, ATF-4 induction and nuclear translocation, which normally follows epoxomicin treatment, was completely abolished. This observation was associated to a strong decrease in cell number. Since the last three residues of GABA-B1-CT (LYK) encode a pseudo-PDZ ligand and that PDZ domain protein regulate nuclear targeting and protein stability, in complement to their role in scaffolding at the cell surface, we mutated the last three residues of GABA-B1-CT to alanines. This mutation completely reversed the effect of GABA-B1-CT on ATF-4 induction and on cell number. This second set of data suggests the existence of agonist and proteasome-regulated intranuclear GABA-B1 fragments in DI-TNC1 cells. Further, the GABA-B1-CT pseudo-PDZ ligand appears to be critically important in regulating ATF-4 induction by modulating GABA-B1-CT stability and perhaps by favoring the formation of a multiprotein complex with ATF-4, ATF-4 interactors and an unknown scaffolding protein. Overall, we show that ER-localised GABA-B1 subunits, when not dimerized with GABA-B2, can still modulate proliferation, differentiation and survival pathways, both through G-protein coupling and regulated proteolysis. The signalling mechanisms which we propose could serve as a new platform in understanding the long term effects of 7-TM receptor activation.
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Etude de l'impact de la protéine antimicrobienne humaine hCAP18/LL-37 sur le cancer du sein / Study on the impact of the human antimicrobial peptide hCAP18/LL-37 in the breast cancer

Zreika, Sami 15 December 2011 (has links)
Le peptide hCAP18/LL-37, une partie de la défense immunitaire innée, a maintenant été reconnu comme multifonctionnelle pour les cellules eucaryotes. Nos études démontrent sa contribution au développement du cancer, montrant qu'il est surexprimé dans la plupart des tumeurs mammaires humaines, active la signalisation la famille de ERBB et augmente le potentiel métastatique des cellules cancéreuses du sein. Notre comparaison des deux lignées du cancer du sein n'a pas révélé de récepteurs communs, mais une structure peptidique identiques mais de chiralité différente est pré requis pour le peptide dans toutes ses activités. Nous émettons l'hypothèse que LL-37 active indirectement des récepteurs transmembranaires en se liant à la membrane cellulaire. Des peptides tronqués dérivés de LL-37 inhibent ses activités et peuvent aider à concevoir une future thérapie anticancéreuse. / The peptide hCAP18/LL-37, part of the innate immune defense, has now been recognized as multifunctional for eukaryotic cells. Our studies demonstrate its contribution to cancer development, showing that it is overexpressed in most human breast tumors, activates ERBB signaling and increases the metastatic potential of breast cancer cells. Our comparison on two breast cancer lines did not reveal any common receptors but identical structural prerequisites for the peptide in all its activities. We hypothesize that LL-37 indirectly activates transmembrane receptors by attaching to the cellular membrane. Truncated derivatives inhibit its activities and may help to design a future anticancer therapy.
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L'expression de nestine est associée à l'entrée des cardiomyocytes de rats néonataux dans le cycle cellulaire

Méus, Marc-André 08 1900 (has links)
No description available.
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Sensibilização central induzida pelo vírus HSV-1: uma análise de mecanismos de dor crônica em modelo experimental de neuralgia pós-herpética / Central sensibilization inducted by HSV-1 virus: an analysis of chronic pain mechanisms in experimental model of post herpetic neuralgia

Laís Regina Rossi 11 January 2018 (has links)
A dor é descrita como uma sensação sensorial e emocional desagradável de extrema importância para sobrevivência e integridade do organismo. As dores crônicas de origem neuropática são de difícil tratamento e seus mecanismos fisiopatológicos pouco conhecidos. Este estudo foi realizado após inoculação do vírus HSV-1 na pata traseira esquerda de camundongos machos da linhagem Balb/C, e teve como objetivo investigar comportamentalmente o desenvolvimento de alodínia mecânica e hipernocicepção nas fases herpética e pós herpética, caracterizar a atividade de vias intracelulares de sinalização das proteínas JNK, AKT CREB, P38, ERK, Glutamina Sintetase e Stat 3, através de western blot na coluna dorsal da medula espinal nas fases herpética e pós herpética, além de verificar a presença do vírus HSV-1 na medula espinal e gânglio dos animais por meio da reação em cadeia da polimerase em tempo real (RT-PCR). Os resultados evidenciaram alteração de sensibilidade nos animais a partir do 7º dia que permaneceu até o 28º dia após a inoculação do vírus. Houve uma mudança na expressão das proteínas MAPKs, com aumento na expressão de JNK, AKT e CREB no corno dorsal da medula no 8º e 21º dia após a inoculação do vírus HSV-1, aumento na expressão de P 38 e P ERK no 8º dia após inoculação do vírus e uma diminuição na expressão da proteína Stat 3 no 8º e 21º dia após a inoculação do vírus, sugerindo assim a participação dessas proteínas na alteração de sensibilidade tanto no período herpético quanto pós herpético. Também ocorreu um aumento na amplificação do DNA viral HSV-1 na medula espinal e gânglio espinal esquerdo no período herpético após inoculação do vírus HSV-1 / The pain is described as a sensorial and emotional unpleasant sensation of extreme importance for survival and integrity of the organism. The chronic pains that has neuropathic source are hard to treat and its physiopathologic mechanisms not well known. This study was performed after inoculation of the virus HSV-1 in the left back foot of male Balb/C mouse, and had as main objectives to behaviorally investigate the development of mechanical allodynia and hyper nociception during the herpetic and post-herpetic phase, characterize the activity of the intracellular signalization paths of the proteins JNK, AKT CRB, P38, ERK, glutamine synthetase and Sat 3 during herpetic and post-herpetic phase using Western Blot, besides checking as well for the presence of HSV-1 viral load in the spinal cord and ganglions using RT-PCR. The results evidenced alteration of sensitivity in the animals from the 7th day that remained until the 28th day after inoculation of the virus, a change in the MAPKs proteins expression, with a raise of expression of JNK, AKT e CREB in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in the 8th and 21st day after the HSV-1 virus inoculation, thus suggesting the participation of these proteins in the alteration of sensitivity both in the herpetic and post herpetic periods. It is also possible to observe the presence of viral load in the spinal cord and left spinal ganglion in the herpetic period after HSV-1 virus inoculation
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Résistance au tamoxifène et au fulvestrant dans le cancer du sein hormono-dépendant : stratégies de réversion par inhibition des voies PI3K/Akt/mTOR et MAPK : identification de nouveaux biomarqueurs associés à la résistance / Resistance to tamoxifen and to fulvestrant in hormone-dependent breast cancers : strategies to reverse the resistance by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK pathways : identification of new biomarkers associated with endocrine resistance

Ghayad, Sandra 01 July 2009 (has links)
La résistance à l’hormonothérapie est un challenge majeur en clinique dans le choix du traitement chez les patientes atteintes de cancer du sein RE+ et l’activation des voies de signalisation PI3K/Akt/mTOR ou MAPK semble être impliquée dans la résistance à l’hormonothérapie. L’objectif de ce travail a été dédié à l’exploration de stratégies de réversion de la résistance à l’hormonothérapie et à l’identification de nouveaux biomarqueurs associés à cette résistance. Nous avons identifié dans des lignées résistantes à l’hormonothérapie ayant acquis l’activation endogène des voies PI3K/Akt/mTOR et MAPK, l’activation aberrante du système ErbB, pouvant être à la base de l’activation de ces deux voies de signalisation. L’inhibition d’au moins une des deux voies (par un inhibiteur de mTOR, un inhibiteur de PI3K et/ou un inhibiteur de MEK) a conduit dans la lignée sensible à une augmentation de la sensibilité au tamoxifène et au fulvestrant et dans les lignées résistantes à une restauration de la sensibilité à l’hormonothérapie. La réversion de la résistance au fulvestrant par la rapamycine a été démontrée non seulement au niveau de la prolifération cellulaire mais aussi au niveau de l’expression des gènes, explorés par une approche génomique. Par ailleurs, par une approche gènes candidats, nous avons identifié une signature de trois gènes (TACC1, NOV et PTTG1) présentant une valeur pronostique et associée à la résistance à l’hormonothérapie pouvant représenter un nouvel outil de diagnostic des patientes atteintes de cancer du sein hormono-dépendant. / Endocrine therapy resistance is one of the main challenges in the treatment of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer patients and the activation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR or MAPK signaling pathways seems to be implicated in the acquisition of the resistance. The objective of this work has been dedicated to the exploration of strategies to reverse the resistance to endocrine therapy and the identification of new biomarkers associated with this resistance. We have identified in cellular models resistant to hormone therapy, which have acquired the endogenous activation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK pathways, the aberrant activation of the ErbB system which may be the cause of the activation of these pathways. The inhibition of at least one of these two pathways (by an mTOR inhibitor), a PI3K inhibitor) and/or a MEK inhibitor) was shown to increase sensitivity to tamoxifen and fulvestrant in the sensitive cells and to restore sensitivity to endocrine therapy in the resistant cells. The reversion of resistance to fulvestrant by rapamycin has been demonstrated not only at the cell proliferation level but also at the gene expression level explored by a genomic approach. In addition, using a candidate gene approach, we identified a signature of three genes (TACC1, NOV and PTTG1) with prognostic value and associated with resistance to endocrine therapy. These genes may represent a new diagnostic tool for patients treated with endocrine therapy.
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Contribuição do estresse oxidativo para a ativação das vias NF-kB, FOXO e MAPK para atrofia muscular associada à insuficiência cardíaca: efeito do treinamento físico aeróbico / Contribution of oxidative stress to NF-kB, FOXO and MAPK signaling pathway activation in atrophy induced by heart failure: role of aerobic exercise training

Telma Fátima da Cunha 20 January 2015 (has links)
A musculatura esquelética tem um papel fundamental para a manutenção da homeostase do organismo. A perda de massa muscular está relacionada a prejuízos na qualidade de vida de indivíduos saudáveis, além de piorar o prognóstico de pacientes com doenças sistêmicas, como o câncer, o diabetes e a insuficiência cardíaca. Em quadros mais graves de insuficiência cardíaca, a perda excessiva de massa muscular associada a um reduzido consumo de oxigênio de pico, são considerados como preditores independentes de mortalidade. O aumento do estresse oxidativo tem sido apontado como um dos principais desencadeadores do aumento da degradação de proteínas na atrofia muscular. Na presente tese, investigamos a contribuição do estresse oxidativo para a ativação das vias de sinalização NF-kB, FOXO e MAPK na atrofia muscular desencadeada pela insuficiência cardíaca. Para compreender melhor os mecanismos envolvidos na ativação dessas vias pelo estresse oxidativo, utilizamos a linhagem de células musculares C2C12. Observamos que o tratamento com peróxido de hidrogênio (1,2mM, 12h) induziu um aumento do estresse oxidativo, o qual foi capaz de aumentar a atividade do proteassoma, desencadeando a atrofia dos miotúbulos. Verificamos também um aumento da expressão proteica de alguns componentes dessas vias de sinalização, como p-p38 e NF-kB; apontando para uma ativação diferenciada dessas vias pelo estresse oxidativo. Para verificar se essas vias de sinalização relacionadas ao estresse oxidativo estavam também relacionadas à atrofia desencadeada pela insuficiência cardíaca, avaliamos um modelo experimental de ratos com insuficiência cardíaca induzida pelo infartado do miocárdio. Observamos uma redução da área de secção transversa do músculo plantar, acompanhada de um aumento da inflamação sistêmica, de p38 e das atividades de NF-kB e do proteassoma. Como o treinamento físico aeróbico tem se apresentado como uma estratégia terapêutica não farmacológica eficaz na redução do estresse oxidativo e no restabelecimento da atividade do sistema ubiquitina proteassoma, submetemos os ratos infartados ao treinamento físico aeróbico em esteira rolante. O treinamento físico aeróbico preveniu a perda de massa muscular, reduzindo a inflamação sistêmica e as atividades de NF-kB e do proteassoma. Em conjunto, os resultados apontam para o estresse oxidativo como um fator preponderante para o aumento da degradação de proteínas relacionada à atrofia muscular, seja por indução de inflamação (TNF-α) ou por sua ação direta. Além disso, observamos que as vias de sinalização são ativadas de forma diferenciada nos dois modelos, sugerindo que a degradação de proteínas nos miotúbulos está relacionada ao controle de qualidade de proteínas e, nos ratos infartados, às alterações do metabolismo, servindo como fonte de energia. Já o treinamento físico aeróbico comprovou sua eficácia no restabelecimento da atividade do proteassoma, reduzindo a inflamação e a atividade de NF-kB, prevenindo assim, a perda de massa muscular / About 40% of human body mass consists of skeletal muscles, which are involved in all aspects of movement including breathing, eating, posture, walking and reflexes. Skeletal muscle is also important as a source of heat generation and as a regulator of intermediary metabolism. Loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (skeletal muscle atrophy) leads to several functional impairments, affecting health and quality of life. It occurs in several chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart failure. In heart failure, atrophy is considered an independent predictor of poor prognosis. Oxidative stress has a crucial role in atrophy, activating different signaling pathways capable of stimulating the ubiquitin proteasome system to degrade proteins. In this study, we investigated the oxidative stress contribution to NF-kB, FOXO and MAPK signaling pathway activation in heart failure-induced atrophy. To better understand the mechanisms involved with oxidative stress and signaling pathways activation in atrophy, we have used C2C12 skeletal muscle cells. We observed that, even in high hydrogen peroxide concentrations, oxidative stress increased proteasome activity, phosphorylated p38 and NF-kB protein expression, causing myotubes atrophy. In an experimental heart failure model of infarcted rats, we evaluated plantaris muscle and verified a reduced cross sectional area, accompanied by increased systemic inflammation, p-38 protein expression and increased both NF-kB and proteasome activities. As aerobic exercise training causes a lot of beneficial effects on skeletal muscle structure and function in chronic diseases, we submitted infarcted rats to 8 weeks of aerobic exercise training on a treadmill. Aerobic exercise training prevented atrophy by reducing inflammation and both NF-kB and proteasome activities. Collectively, our data suggest a differentiated activation by oxidative stress in muscle cells and animal models. In the first case, protein degradation was involved with protein quality control; and, in the other, oxidative stress is a second messenger, stimulating protein degradation to provide substrates to metabolism. Aerobic exercise training re-established proteasome activity by reducing inflammation and NF-kB activity, preventing muscle atrophy
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Influência do excesso de iodo na ativação do oncogene RET/PTC3 na linhagem PCCL3 de tiróide de rato. / Influence of iodine excess in RET/PTC3 oncogene activated PCCL3 thyroid cell lineage.

Ana Paula Zen Petisco Fiore 04 August 2008 (has links)
Carcinomas papilíferos (CP) estão relacionados à ativação da via de sinalização MAPK por diversos oncogenes. Estudos têm relacionado a incidência de CP com a disponibilidade de iodo, um dos mais importante reguladores da função tiroidiana. Recentemente, nosso grupo descreveu que a inibição da via de sinalização TGF<font face=\"symbol\">b pode estar vinculada ao desenvolvimento de CP. Nosso objetivo foi avaliar os efeitos do excesso de iodo na transformação de células tiroidianas. Utilizamos células PCCL3 com indução do oncogene RET/PTC3, tratadas com excesso de iodo. Observamos que o iodo reduziu a proliferação, sem alterar a morte das células e recuperou a expressão de genes específicos tiroidianos, evento geralmente vinculado à transformação maligna tiroidiana. O tratamento com excesso de iodo, ainda, reduziu a expressão de proteínas envolvidas na via MAPK e promoveu o restabelecimento da expressão da via TGF<font face=\"symbol\">b, uma importante via inibitória da proliferação de células tiroidianas. Concluímos que o excesso iodo tenha uma ação antioncogênica durante a transformação maligna tiroidiana. / Papillary Carcinomas (PC) are frequently related to MAPK signaling pathway, activation by several oncogenes. Recent studies had related PC incidence and iodine availability, one of the most important thyroid function regulators. Our group has recently showed that TGF<font face=\"symbol\">b pathway inhibition is directly related to PC development. Our aim was to evaluate iodine excess effects during thyroid cells transformation. We used the PCCL3 cells with RET/PTC3 oncogene induction, treated with iodine excess. We observed that iodine reduced the cell proliferation, not altering cell death and recovered thyroid specific genes expression, event frequently liked to thyroid cells malignant transformation. Iodine excess treatment also reduced MAPK proteins expression and reestablished TGF<font face=\"symbol\">b pathway components expression, an important inhibitory pathway of epithelial cells. We can conclude that iodine excess treatment plays an antioncogenic role during thyroid malignant transformation.
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Intérêt de la modulation pharmacologique des voies PI3K / Akt / mTOR et MAPK / ERK pour la sensibilisation des cancers de l'ovaire aux molécules BH3-mimétiques / Interest of pharmacological modulation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK/ERK pathways to sensitize ovarian cancers to BH3-mimetic molecules

Pétigny-Lechartier, Cécile 27 April 2017 (has links)
Bcl-xL et Mcl-1 sont deux protéines anti-apoptotiques de la famille Bcl-2 dont dépendent les cancers de l’ovaire pour leur survie, leur inhibition semble donc être une stratégie pertinente. La molécule BH3-mimétique ABT 737 (ou son analogue oral, l’ABT-263), est un puissant inhibiteur de Bcl-xL mais l’inhibition de Mcl-1 reste problématique. Les voies de signalisation PI3K/Akt/mTOR et MAPK/ERK régulent l’expression et l’activité de cette dernière protéine et de ses partenaires BH3-only (Bim, Puma, Noxa). Nous nous sommes donc intéressés à l’intérêt de leur inhibition pour sensibiliser les cellules cancéreuses ovariennes à l’ABT-737. La première étude menée avec le BEZ235, double inhibiteur PI3K/mTOR développé par le laboratoire Novartis, montre qu’il inhibe l’expression de Mcl-1 et induit celle de Puma, et qu’il sensibilise les cellules cancéreuses ovariennes à l’ABT-737 à condition que l’expression de Bim soit également induite. La deuxième étude a évalué les effets de l’AZD8055, inhibiteur du site actif de mTOR développé par le laboratoire AstraZeneca, et du trametinib, inhibiteur allostérique de MEK développé par le laboratoire GlaxoSmithKline et actuellement en clinique, sur trois lignées cancéreuses ovariennes. L’inhibition de l’expression de Mcl-1 et l’induction de celle de Puma par l’AZD8055 ne permettent pas de diminuer suffisamment le ratio [Mcl-1/protéines BH3-only] pour sensibiliser les cellules à l’ABT-737. En revanche, la forte induction de Bim sous forme active déphosphorylée par le trametinib permet de diminuer suffisamment ce ratio pour sensibiliser deux des trois lignées testées à l’ABT-737. C’est cependant la triple combinaison AZD8055/trametinib/ABT-737 qui est la plus efficace pour induire une apoptose massive dans les trois lignées. Par ailleurs, de façon intéressante, l’association de l’AZD8055 et du trametinib est cytotoxique sans ABT 737 dans une des lignées testées. Ces résultats mettent en évidence l’efficacité de différentes stratégies thérapeutiques multi-cibles et la nécessité de définir des marqueurs prédictifs de la réponse afin d’évoluer vers un traitement personnalisé pour améliorer la prise en charge des cancers de l’ovaire. / Ovarian cancers depend on Bcl-xL and Mcl-1, two anti-apoptotic protein of the Bcl-2 family, for their survival and their inhibition seems to by a relevant strategy. The BH3-mimetic molecule ABT-737 (or its oral form, ABT-263), is a strong Bcl-xL inhibitor, but Mcl-1 inhibition remains problematic. Signaling pathways PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK/ERK regulate expression and activity of Mcl-1 and its BH3-only partners (Bim, Puma, Noxa). We focused on the interest of their inhibition to sensitize ovarian cancer cells to ABT-737. The first study with BEZ235, a PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor developed by Novartis, inhibits Mcl-1 expression and induces the one of Puma, and sensitizes ovarian cancer cells to ABT-737 provided that Bim expression is induced. The second study evaluated the effects of AZD8055, mTOR active site inhibitor developed by AstraZeneca, and of trametinib, MEK allosteric inhibitor developed by GlaxoSmithKline and currently in clinic, on three ovarian cancer cell lines. Mcl-1 expression inhibition and Puma expression induction by AZD8055 does not sufficiently reduce [Mcl-1/BH3-only proteins] ratio to sensitize cells to ABT-737. On the other hand, strong Bim induction in its active dephosphorylated form by trametinib sufficiently reduce this ratio to sensitize two of the three cell lines tested to ABT-737. Nevertheless, the triple combination AZD8055/trametinib/ABT-737 is the most efficient to induce massive apoptosis in the three cell lines. Besides, interestingly, AZD8055 and trametinib association is cytotoxic without ABT-737 in one of the tested cell lines. These results highlight the efficacy of different multi-targets therapeutic strategies and the need of predictive marker definition of the response to develop personalized treatment and to improve ovarian cancer management.
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Rétroactivité dans la transduction du signal : étude comparative des réponses en aval et en amont dans les cascades de signalisation / Retroactivity in signal transduction : a comparative study of forward and backward responses in signaling cascades

Catozzi, Simona 15 December 2016 (has links)
Les cellules communiquent avec leur environnement par l’intermédiaire d’un réseau de transduction du signal, leur permettant d’interpréter des signaux physico-chimiques et de produire des réponses appropriées. Ce mécanisme est orchestré par des cascades de signalisation, qui jouent le rôle d’émetteurs intracellulaires en transférant des stimuli biochimiques entre la membrane et le noyau. Il a été montré qu’une perturbation peut se propager en amont (et pas seulement en aval) d’une cascade par un phénomène appelé rétroactivité. Notre étude vise à comparer les conditions biochimiques qui favorisent un et/ou l’autre sens de signalisation dans des cascades linéaires. Au moyen d’approches analytiques et numériques, nous avons caractérisé les différents régimes de signalisation résultants, que nous avons résumés avec une représentation graphique compacte. Nous avons également développé le concept de profil d’activation d’une voie de signalisation qui est, pour un stimulus donné, la séquence des protéines activées à chaque niveau de la cascade à l’état stationnaire. Ces séquences correspondent à des morceaux d’orbites d’un système dynamique discret bidimensionnel. A partir de l’étude des portraits de phase, en fonction des paramètres biochimiques, nous avons étudié les propriétés de contraction/expansion autour des points fixes et de leurs bifurcations. Nous avons classifié les niveaux de cascade en trois types et examiné leur impact biologique au sein d’un réseau de signalisation. Cette méthode a également fourni une vision globale de l’interaction entre la signalisation en avant et rétroactive, et de l’amplification du signal le long du profil d’activation de la cascade / Living cells communicate with their external environment, by means of a signal transduction network, which allows them to interpret physico-chemical signals and produce appropriate responses. This complex machinery is orchestrated by signaling cascades, which play the role of intracellular transmitters, by transferring biochemical stimuli between cellular membrane and nucleus. It has been shown that a perturbation can propagate upstream (and not only downstream) a cascade, through a phenomenon called retroactivity. Our investigation aims to compare the biochemical conditions promoting one and/or the other direction of signaling in linear cascades. By means of analytical and numerical approaches, we have answered to this question, by characterizing the arising different signaling regimes, and we have designed a compact graphical representation to relay the gist of such conditions. We have also developed the concept of pathway activation profile which is, for a given stimulus, the sequence of activated proteins at each tier of the cascade, at steady state. Such sequences correspond to pieces of orbits of a two-dimensional discrete dynamical system. From the study of the possible phase portraits, as a function of the biochemical parameters, we focused on the contraction/expansion properties around the fixed points of this discrete map, and their bifurcations. We have deduced a classification of the cascade tiers into three main types, whose biological impact within a signaling network has been examined. This method also provided global insights about the interplay between forward and retroactive signaling, and how signal is amplified along the cascade activation profile

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