PubMed:14558084
Annnotations
Inflammaging
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PubMed_Structured_Abstracts
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PubmedHPO
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DisGeNET5_gene_disease
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3 and its binding protein in rheumatoid arthritis.\nOBJECTIVE: To characterize the expression pattern and role of galectin 3 and galectin 3 binding protein (G3BP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in comparison with galectin 1, and to explore whether soluble galectin 3 and G3BP, investigated in serum, synovial fluid, or cell culture supernatant, are associated with disease.\nMETHODS: Synovial tissues from patients with RA or osteoarthritis (OA), as well as from healthy controls, were analyzed for galectins 1 and 3 and G3BP by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Levels of galectin 3 and G3BP in serum and synovial fluid from patients with RA and OA and controls, as well as in cell culture supernatants, were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In vitro, the intracellular expression of galectin 3 in RA and OA synovial fibroblasts after modulation with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and anti-CD40 monoclonal antibodies was measured by flow cytometry.\nRESULTS: In RA, galectin 3 messenger RNA and protein stained throughout the synovial membrane, whereas G3BP was particularly expressed at sites of bone destruction. In contrast, the expression of galectin 1 was not uniform in different RA specimens, and was never found at sites of invasion. In OA and normal synovial tissues, only a small number of cells were positive for galectins and/or G3BP. Galectin 3 was elevated in RA sera and synovial fluids, whereas G3BP was increased in RA synovial fluids only. In RA, serum galectin 3 correlated with C-reactive protein levels, whereas G3BP was associated with joint destruction and/or synovial cell activation as measured by the levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. In vitro, RA synovial fibroblasts showed an increased release of galectin 3 into culture medium, as measured by ELISA, but decreased secretion of G3BP. In RA synovial fibroblasts with low basal expression of galectin 3, TNFalpha increased its intracellular level in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, IL-1beta or anti-CD40 monoclonal antibodies showed no effect.\nCONCLUSION: Our data indicate that galectin 3 and G3BP are not only involved in inflammation, but also contribute to the activation of synovial fibroblasts. The intracellular accumulation of galectin 3 can be enhanced by TNFalpha. Thus, galectin 3 and G3BP represent novel markers of disease activity in RA."}
DisGeNET
{"project":"DisGeNET","denotations":[{"id":"T0","span":{"begin":220,"end":273},"obj":"gene:3958"},{"id":"T1","span":{"begin":1270,"end":1272},"obj":"disease:C0003873"},{"id":"T2","span":{"begin":278,"end":282},"obj":"gene:10146"},{"id":"T3","span":{"begin":1270,"end":1272},"obj":"disease:C0003873"}],"relations":[{"id":"R1","pred":"associated_with","subj":"T0","obj":"T1"},{"id":"R2","pred":"associated_with","subj":"T2","obj":"T3"}],"namespaces":[{"prefix":"gene","uri":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/"},{"prefix":"disease","uri":"http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/"}],"text":"Galectin 3 and its binding protein in rheumatoid arthritis.\nOBJECTIVE: To characterize the expression pattern and role of galectin 3 and galectin 3 binding protein (G3BP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in comparison with galectin 1, and to explore whether soluble galectin 3 and G3BP, investigated in serum, synovial fluid, or cell culture supernatant, are associated with disease.\nMETHODS: Synovial tissues from patients with RA or osteoarthritis (OA), as well as from healthy controls, were analyzed for galectins 1 and 3 and G3BP by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Levels of galectin 3 and G3BP in serum and synovial fluid from patients with RA and OA and controls, as well as in cell culture supernatants, were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In vitro, the intracellular expression of galectin 3 in RA and OA synovial fibroblasts after modulation with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and anti-CD40 monoclonal antibodies was measured by flow cytometry.\nRESULTS: In RA, galectin 3 messenger RNA and protein stained throughout the synovial membrane, whereas G3BP was particularly expressed at sites of bone destruction. In contrast, the expression of galectin 1 was not uniform in different RA specimens, and was never found at sites of invasion. In OA and normal synovial tissues, only a small number of cells were positive for galectins and/or G3BP. Galectin 3 was elevated in RA sera and synovial fluids, whereas G3BP was increased in RA synovial fluids only. In RA, serum galectin 3 correlated with C-reactive protein levels, whereas G3BP was associated with joint destruction and/or synovial cell activation as measured by the levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. In vitro, RA synovial fibroblasts showed an increased release of galectin 3 into culture medium, as measured by ELISA, but decreased secretion of G3BP. In RA synovial fibroblasts with low basal expression of galectin 3, TNFalpha increased its intracellular level in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, IL-1beta or anti-CD40 monoclonal antibodies showed no effect.\nCONCLUSION: Our data indicate that galectin 3 and G3BP are not only involved in inflammation, but also contribute to the activation of synovial fibroblasts. The intracellular accumulation of galectin 3 can be enhanced by TNFalpha. Thus, galectin 3 and G3BP represent novel markers of disease activity in RA."}