Nuclear receptor 4A1 (NR4A1) upregulated by n-butylidenephthalide via the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway ameliorates drug-induced gingival enlargement.
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Abstract
Drug-induced gingival enlargement (DIGE) is a side effect of ciclosporin, calcium channel blockers, and phenytoin. DIGE is a serious disease that leads to masticatory and esthetic disorders, severe caries, and periodontitis but currently has no standard treatment. We recently reported that nuclear receptor 4A1 (NR4A1) is a potential therapeutic target for DIGE. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of n-butylidenephthalide (BP), which increases the expression of NR4A1, on DIGE. In this study, NR4A1 mRNA expression was analyzed in the patients with periodontal disease (PD) and DIGE. We evaluated the effect of BP on NR4A1 expression in gingival fibroblasts and in a DIGE mouse model. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was conducted to identify the mechanisms by which BP increases NR4A1 expression. The results showed that NR4A1 mRNA expression in the patients with DIGE was significantly lower than the patients with PD. BP suppressed the upregulation of COL1A1 expression, which was upregulated by TGF-β. BP also ameliorated gingival overgrowth in DIGE mice and reduced Col1a1 and Pai1 expression. BP also decreased Il1β mRNA expression in gingival tissue in DIGE. RNA-seq results showed an increase in the expression of several genes related to mitogen-activated protein kinase including DUSP genes in gingival fibroblasts stimulated by BP. Treatment with ERK and JNK inhibitors suppressed the BP-induced increase in NR4A1 expression. In addition, BP promoted the phosphorylation of ERK in gingival fibroblasts. In conclusion, BP increases NR4A1 expression in gingival fibroblasts through ERK and JNK signaling, demonstrating its potential as a preventive and therapeutic agent against DIGE.
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BioFactors, a journal of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, is devoted to the rapid publication of highly significant original research articles and reviews in experimental biology in health and disease.
The word “biofactors” refers to the many compounds that regulate biological functions. Biological factors comprise many molecules produced or modified by living organisms, and present in many essential systems like the blood, the nervous or immunological systems. A non-exhaustive list of biological factors includes neurotransmitters, cytokines, chemokines, hormones, coagulation factors, transcription factors, signaling molecules, receptor ligands and many more. In the group of biofactors we can accommodate several classical molecules not synthetized in the body such as vitamins, micronutrients or essential trace elements.
In keeping with this unified view of biochemistry, BioFactors publishes research dealing with the identification of new substances and the elucidation of their functions at the biophysical, biochemical, cellular and human level as well as studies revealing novel functions of already known biofactors. The journal encourages the submission of studies that use biochemistry, biophysics, cell and molecular biology and/or cell signaling approaches.