Extracellular sulfatase-2(Sulf-2)influences receptor-ligand binding and subsequent signaling by chemokines and growth factors,yet Sulf-2 remains unexplored in inflammatory cytokine signaling in the context of rheumato...
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Extracellular sulfatase-2(Sulf-2)influences receptor-ligand binding and subsequent signaling by chemokines and growth factors,yet Sulf-2 remains unexplored in inflammatory cytokine signaling in the context of rheumatoid arthritis(RA).In the present study,we characterized Sulf-2 expression in RA and investigated its potential role in TNF-α-induced synovial inflammation using primary human RA synovial fibroblasts(RASFs).Sulf-2 expression was significantly higher in serum and synovial tissues from patients with RA and in synovium and serum from hTNFtg *** sequencing analysis of TNF-α-stimulated RASFs showed that Sulf-2 siRNA modulated~2500 genes compared to scrambled *** Pathway Analysis of RNA sequencing data identified Sulf-2 as a primary target in fibroblasts and macrophages in *** blot,ELISA,and qRT‒PCR analyses confirmed that Sulf-2 knockdown reduced the TNF-α-induced expression of ICAM1,VCAM1,CAD11,PDPN,CCL5,CX3CL1,CXCL10,and *** studies identified the protein kinase C-delta(PKCδ)and c-Jun N-terminal kinase(JNK)pathways as key in the TNF-α-mediated induction of proteins related to cellular adhesion and *** of Sulf-2 abrogated TNF-α-induced RASF ***-2 knockdown with siRNA and inhibition by OKN-007 suppressed the TNF-α-induced phosphorylation of PKCδand JNK,thereby suppressing the nuclear translocation and DNA binding activity of the transcription factors AP-1 and NF-κBp65 in human ***,Sulf-2 expression positively correlated with the expression of TNF receptor 1,and coimmunoprecipitation assays demonstrated the binding of these two proteins,suggesting they exhibit crosstalk in TNF-α*** study identified a novel role of Sulf-2 in TNF-αsignaling and the activation of RA synoviocytes,providing the rationale for evaluating the therapeutic targeting of Sulf-2 in preclinical models of RA.
Many persons worldwide are deficient in micronutrients, two of the most common being vitamin A and iron. Fortification of staple food is a commonly used and effective method of boosting micronutrient intake. Wheat flo...
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Many persons worldwide are deficient in micronutrients, two of the most common being vitamin A and iron. Fortification of staple food is a commonly used and effective method of boosting micronutrient intake. Wheat flour is widely used around the world and makes a good vehicle for fortification, but there is a lack of studies on the storage stability of fortified wheat flour. In this study, we fortified wheat flour with elevated levels of vitamin A and three sources of iron and stored it for up to 16 weeks at refrigerated or room temperature or elevated temperature. The rate of disappearance of vitamin A was monitored by high pressure liquid chromatography, and the rate of disappearance was found to be directly proportional to the duration of storage and storage temperature. Higher temperatures contributed to greater loss of vitamin A. Iron, regardless of source, did not play a major role in contributing to the rate of vitamin A loss. Flour functionality was assessed by baking loaves of bread from the stored flour and assessing physical properties as well as subjecting the loaves to an expert sensory panel. Functionality also changed with time and temperature of storage, but sensory analysis found that these changes were not detrimental to the quality of bread baked from the stored flours. Trained sensory panelists found that breads baked from flours fortified with ferrous sulfate and stored at the three temperatures for times up to eight weeks were markedly different from fortified flours using hydrogen reduced irons.
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