Benvenuti nell'Anagrafe della Ricerca d'Ateneo

La valutazione delle attività di ricerca che si svolgono nelle università ha assunto un'importanza rilevante sia per l'intero sistema universitario sia all'interno di ogni singolo ateneo. Roma Tre si è quindi dotata di idonei strumenti informativi in grado di supportare al meglio le azioni di monitoraggio e di valutazione delle attività di ricerca svolte nei propri dipartimentied ha realizzato una Anagrafe della Ricerca di Ateneo.

Interaction between thyroid hormones and the immune system is reported in the literature. Thyroid hormones, thyroxine, T-4, but also T-3, act non-genomically through mechanisms that involve a plasma membrane receptor alpha v beta 3 integrin, a co-receptor for insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Previous data from our laboratory show a crosstalk between thyroid hormones and IGF-1 because thyroid hormones inhibit the IGF-1-stimulated glucose uptake and cell proliferation in L-6 myoblasts, and the effects are mediated by integrin alpha v beta 3. IGF-1 also behaves as a chemokine, being an important factor for tissue regeneration after damage. In the present study, using THP-1 human leukemic monocytes, expressing alpha v beta 3 integrin in their cell membrane, we focused on the crosstalk between thyroid hormones and either IGF-1 or monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), studying cell migration and proliferation stimulated by the two chemokines, and the role of alpha v beta 3 integrin, using inhibitors of alpha v beta 3 integrin and downstream pathways. Our results show that IGF-1 is a potent chemoattractant in THP-1 monocytes, stimulating cell migration, and thyroid hormone inhibits the effect through alpha v beta 3 integrin. Thyroid hormone also inhibits IGF-1-stimulated cell proliferation through alpha v beta 3 integrin, an example of a crosstalk between genomic and non-genomic effects. We also studied the effects of thyroid hormone on cell migration and proliferation induced by MCP-1, together with the pathways involved, by a pharmacological approach and docking simulation. Our findings show a different downstream signaling for IGF-1 and MCP-1 in THP-1 monocytes mediated by the plasma membrane receptor of thyroid hormones, integrin alpha v beta 3.

Candelotti, E., De Luca, R., Megna, R., Maiolo, M., De Vito, P., Gionfra, F., et al. (2021). Inhibition by Thyroid Hormones of Cell Migration Activated by IGF-1 and MCP-1 in THP-1 Monocytes: Focus on Signal Transduction Events Proximal to Integrin αvβ3. FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 9, 651492 [10.3389/fcell.2021.651492].

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