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ArticleCell death & disease2016

Eicosapentaenoic acid attenuates dexamethasome-induced apoptosis by inducing adaptive autophagy via GPR120 in murine bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

B Gao, Y-H Han, L Wang, Y-J Lin, Z Sun, W-G Lu, Y-Q Hu, J-Q Li, X-S Lin, B-H Liu and 3 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

B GaoInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
Y-H HanInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
L WangInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
Y-J LinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Z SunInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
W-G LuInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
Y-Q HuInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
J-Q LiInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
X-S LinInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
B-H LiuHealth Science Center, Shenzhen University, 3688 Nanhai Ave, Shenzhen 518060, People's Republic of China.
Q JieInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
L YangInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
Z-J LuoInstitute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
Air Force Medical University · CNXijing Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College · CNShenzhen University Health Science Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term use of glucocorticoids is a widespread clinical problem, which currently has no effective solution other than discontinuing the use. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA), which is largely contained in fish or fish oil, has been reported to promote cell viability and improve bone metabolism. However, little is known about the effects of EPA on dexamethasome (Dex)-induced cell apoptosis. In this study, we showed that EPA-induced autophagy of murine bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (mBMMSCs). Meanwhile, EPA, but not arachidonic acid (AA), markedly inhibited Dex-induced apoptosis and promoted the viability of mBMMSCs. We also observed that EPA-induced autophagy was modulated by GPR120, but not GPR40. Further experiments showed that the mechanism of EPA-induced autophagy associated with GPR120 modulation involved an increase in the active form of AMP-activated protein kinase and a decrease in the activity of mammalian target of RAPA. The protective effect of EPA on Dex-induced apoptosis via GPR120-meditated induction of adaptive autophagy was supported by in vivo experiments. In summary, our findings may have important implications in developing future strategies to use EPA in the prevention and therapy of the side effects induced by long-term Dex-abuse.

Indexed as

AMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsApoptosisArachidonic AcidAutophagyBone Marrow CellsCell SurvivalDexamethasoneEicosapentaenoic AcidFemaleGene Expression RegulationMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPrimary Cell CultureReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAMP-Activated Protein KinasesArachidonic AcidDexamethasoneEicosapentaenoic AcidFfar1 protein, mouseFFAR4 protein, mousemTOR protein, mouseReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID27228350
PMCPMC4917672
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