Endocrine regulation of regeneration: Linking global signals to local processes

2019 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
pp. 113220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marietta R. Easterling ◽  
Kristin M. Engbrecht ◽  
Erica J. Crespi
Endocrinology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (12) ◽  
pp. 2969-2980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marietta R Easterling ◽  
Kristin M Engbrecht ◽  
Erica J Crespi

Abstract Studies aiming to uncover primary mechanisms of regeneration have predominantly focused on genetic pathways regulating specific stages in the regeneration process: wound healing, blastema formation, and pattern formation. However, studies across organisms show that environmental conditions and the physiological state of the animal can affect the rate or quality of regeneration, and endocrine signals are likely the mediators of these effects. Endocrine signals acting directly on receptors expressed in the tissue or via neuroendocrine pathways can affect regeneration by regulating the immune response to injury, allocation of energetic resources, or by enhancing or inhibiting proliferation and differentiation pathways involved in regeneration. This review discusses the cumulative knowledge in the literature about endocrine regulation of regeneration and its importance in future research to advance biomedical research.


1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl_2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean R Boyd ◽  
Ronald S Kensinger ◽  
Robert J Harrell ◽  
Dale E Bauman

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siamak Salehi ◽  
Oliver D. Tavabie ◽  
Augusto Villanueva ◽  
Julie Watson ◽  
David Darling ◽  
...  

AbstractRegulated cell proliferation is an effector mechanism of regeneration, whilst dysregulated cell proliferation is a feature of cancer. We have previously identified microRNA (miRNA) that regulate successful and failed human liver regeneration. We hypothesized that these regulators may directly modify tumor behavior. Here we show that inhibition of miRNAs -503 and -23a, alone or in combination, enhances tumor proliferation in hepatocyte and non-hepatocyte derived cancers in vitro, driving more aggressive tumor behavior in vivo. Inhibition of miRNA-152 caused induction of DNMT1, site-specific methylation with associated changes in gene expression and in vitro and in vivo growth inhibition. Enforced changes in expression of two miRNA recapitulating changes observed in failed regeneration led to complete growth inhibition of multi-lineage cancers in vivo. Our results indicate that regulation of regeneration and tumor aggressiveness are concordant and that miRNA-based inhibitors of regeneration may constitute a novel treatment strategy for human cancers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Brigante ◽  
Giorgia Spaggiari ◽  
Barbara Rossi ◽  
Antonio Granata ◽  
Manuela Simoni ◽  
...  

AbstractTrying to manage the dramatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection spread, many countries imposed national lockdown, radically changing the routinely life of humans worldwide. We hypothesized that both the pandemic per se and the consequent socio-psychological sequelae could constitute stressors for Italian population, potentially affecting the endocrine system. This study was designed to describe the effect of lockdown-related stress on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis in a cohort of young men. A prospective, observational clinical trial was carried out, including patients attending the male infertility outpatient clinic before and after the national lockdown for COVID-19 pandemic. The study provided a baseline visit performed before and a follow-up visit after the lockdown in 2020. During the follow-up visit, hormonal measurements, lifestyle habits and work management were recorded. Thirty-one male subjects were enrolled (mean age: 31.6 ± 6.0 years). TSH significantly decreased after lockdown (p = 0.015), whereas no significant changes were observed in the testosterone, luteinising hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol and prolactin serum levels. No patient showed TSH serum levels above or below reference ranges, neither before nor after lockdown. Interestingly, TSH variation after lockdown was dependent on the working habit change during lockdown (p = 0.042). We described for the first time a TSH reduction after a stressful event in a prospective way, evaluating the HPT axis in the same population, before and after the national lockdown. This result reinforces the possible interconnection between psychological consequences of a stressful event and the endocrine regulation.


2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
P E L√∏nning

The development of aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer therapy is a result of successful translational research exploring the biochemical effects of different compounds in vivo. Studies assessing plasma oestrogen levels as well as in vivo aromatase inhibition have revealed a consistent difference with respect to biochemical efficacy between the third generation compounds (anastrozole, letrozole and exemestane) and the previous, first and second generation drugs, corresponding to the improved clinical effects of these compounds as outlined in large phase III studies. Thus, endocrine evaluation has been found to be a valid surrogate parameter for clinical efficacy. Moreover, the results from these studies have added important biological information to our understanding of endocrine regulation of breast cancer. Based on the clinical results so far, aromatase inhibitors are believed to play a key role in future adjuvant therapy of postmenopausal breast cancer patients and potentially also for breast cancer prevention. Interesting findings such as the lack of cross-resistance between steroidal and non-steroidal compounds should be further explored, as this may add additional information to our understanding of breast cancer biology.


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