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Journal of Crohns & Colitis | 2016

Galectin-3 Plays an Important Pro-inflammatory Role in the Induction Phase of Acute Colitis by Promoting Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome and Production of IL-1β in Macrophages

Bojana Simovic Markovic; Aleksandar Nikolić; Marina Gazdic; Sanja Bojic; Ljubica Vucicevic; Milica Kosic; Slobodanka Mitrovic; Milos Z. Milosavljevic; Gurdyal S. Besra; Vladimir Trajkovic; Nebojsa Arsenijevic; Miodrag L. Lukic; Vladislav Volarevic

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Galectin-3 [Gal-3] is an endogenous lectin with a broad spectrum of immunoregulatory effects: it plays an important role in autoimmune/inflammatory and malignant diseases, but the precise role of Gal-3 in pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis is still unknown. METHODS We used a model of dextran sulphate sodium [DSS]-induced acute colitis. The role of Gal-3 in pathogenesis of this disease was tested by evaluating disease development in Gal-3 deficient mice and administration of Gal-3 inhibitor. Disease was monitored by clinical, histological, histochemical, and immunophenotypic investigations. Adoptive transfer was used to detect cellular events in pathogenesis. RESULTS Genetic deletion or pharmacological inhibition of Gal-3 significantly attenuate DSS-induced colitis. Gal-3 deletion suppresses production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in colonic macrophages and favours their alternative activation, as well as significantly reducing activation of NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3 [NLRP3] inflammasome in macrophages. Peritoneal macrophages isolated from untreated Gal-3(-/-) mice and treated in vitro with bacterial lipopolysaccharide or DSS produce lower amounts of tumour necrosis factor alpha [TNF-α] and interleukin beta [IL-1β] when compared with wild type [WT] cells. Genetic deletion of Gal-3 did not directly affect total neutrophils, inflammatory dendritic cells [DCs] or natural killer [NK] T cells. However, the total number of CD11c+ CD80+ DCs which produce pro-inflammatory cytokines, as well as TNF-α and IL-1β producing CD45+ CD11c- Ly6G+ neutrophils were significantly lower in colons of Gal-3(-/-) DSS-treated mice. Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages significantly enhanced the severity of disease in Gal-3(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS Gal-3 expression promotes acute DSS-induced colitis and plays an important pro-inflammatory role in the induction phase of colitis by promoting the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and production of IL-1β in macrophages.


Stem Cells International | 2016

Primordial Germ Cells: Current Knowledge and Perspectives.

Aleksandar Nikolić; Vladislav Volarevic; Lyle Armstrong; Majlinda Lako; Miodrag Stojkovic

Infertility is a condition that occurs very frequently and understanding what defines normal fertility is crucial to helping patients. Causes of infertility are numerous and the treatment often does not lead to desired pregnancy especially when there is a lack of functional gametes. In humans, the primordial germ cell (PGC) is the primary undifferentiated stem cell type that will differentiate towards gametes: spermatozoa or oocytes. With the development of stem cell biology and differentiation protocols, PGC can be obtained from pluripotent stem cells providing a new therapeutic possibility to treat infertile couples. Recent studies demonstrated that viable mouse pups could be obtained from in vitro differentiated stem cells suggesting that translation of these results to human is closer. Therefore, the aim of this review is to summarize current knowledge about PGC indicating the perspective of their use in both research and medical application for the treatment of infertility.


Stem Cells International | 2016

Pharmacological Inhibition of Gal-3 in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Their Capacity to Promote Alternative Activation of Macrophages in Dextran Sulphate Sodium-Induced Colitis.

Bojana Simovic Markovic; Aleksandar Nikolić; Marina Gazdic; Jasmin Nurkovic; Irena Djordjevic; Nebojsa Arsenijevic; Miodrag Stojkovic; Miodrag L. Lukic; Vladislav Volarevic

Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) reduces the severity of dextran sulphate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis. MSCs are able to secrete Galectin-3 (Gal-3), a protein known to affect proliferation, adhesion, and migration of immune cells. We investigate whether newly synthetized inhibitor of Gal-3 (Davanat) will affect production of Gal-3 in MSCs and enhance their potential to attenuate DSS-induced colitis. Pharmacological inhibition of Gal-3 in MSCs enhances their capacity to promote alternative activation of peritoneal macrophages in vitro and in vivo. Injection of MSCs cultured in the presence of Davanat increased concentration of IL-10 in sera of DSS-treated animals and markedly enhanced presence of alternatively activated and IL-10 producing macrophages in the colons of DSS-treated mice. Pharmacological inhibition of Gal-3 in MSCs significantly attenuates concentration of Gal-3 in sera of DSS-treated animals, indicating that MSCs produce Gal-3 in this disease. In conclusion, our findings indicate that Davanat could be used for improvement of MSC-mediated polarization towards immunosuppressive M2 phenotype of macrophages.


Journal of Vibration and Control | 2017

A rigid multibody method for free vibration analysis of beams with variable axial parameters

Aleksandar Nikolić; Slaviša Šalinić

This paper presents a new approach to the problem of determining the frequencies and mode shapes of Euler–Bernoulli tapered cantilever beams with a tip mass and a spring at the free end. The approach is based on the replacement of the flexible beam by a rigid multibody system. Beams with constant thickness and exponentially and linearly tapered width, as well as double-tapered cantilever beams are considered. The influence of the tip mass, stiffness of the spring, and taper on the frequencies of the free transverse vibrations of tapered cantilever beams are examined. Numerical examples with results confirming the convergence and accuracy of the approach are given.


Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy | 2018

Intraperitoneal administration of mesenchymal stem cells ameliorates acute dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis by suppressing dendritic cells

Aleksandar Nikolić; Bojana Simovic Markovic; Marina Gazdic; C. Randall Harrell; Crissy Fellabaum; Nemanja Jovicic; Valentin Djonov; Nebojsa Arsenijevic; Miodrag L. Lukic; Miodrag Stojkovic; Vladislav Volarevic

Dendritic cells (DCs) have important pathogenic role in the induction and progression of ulcerative colitis (UC), but their role in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-mediated suppression of colon injury and inflammation is not revealed. By using dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis, a well-established murine model of UC, we examined effects of MSCs on phenotype and function of colon infiltrating DCs. Clinical, histological, immunophenotypic analysis and passive transfer of MSCs-primed DCs were used to evaluate capacity of MSC to suppress inflammatory phenotype of DCs in vivo. Additionally, DCs:MSCs interplay was also investigated in vitro, to confirmed in vivo obtained findings. Intraperitoneally administered MSCs (2 × 106) significantly reduced progression of DSS-induced colitis and reduced serum levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-12, and IL-6). Passive transfer of in vivo MSCs-primed DCs reduced severity of colitis while passive transfer of MSCs-non-primed DCs aggravated DSS-induced colitis. Through the secretion of immunomodulatory Galectin 3, MSCs, in paracrine manner, down-regulated production of inflammatory cytokines in DCs and attenuated expression of co-stimulatory and major histocompatibility complex class II molecules on their membranes. Taken together, these results indicate that MSCs achieved their beneficial effects in DSS-induced colitis by suppressing inflammatory phenotype of DCs in Gal-3 dependent manner. Therapeutic targeting of DCs by MSCs should be explored in future studies as a useful approach for the treatment of UC.


Journal of Molecular Structure | 2016

Dehydrozingerone based 1-acetyl-5-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazoles: Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activity

Zoran Ratković; Jovana Muškinja; Adrijana Burmudžija; Branislav Ranković; Marijana Kosanić; Goran A. Bogdanović; Bojana Simovic Markovic; Aleksandar Nikolić; Nebojsa Arsenijevic; Snežana Đorđević; Rastko D. Vukićević


Forschung Im Ingenieurwesen-engineering Research | 2013

On the determination of natural frequencies of a cantilever beam in free bending vibration: a rigid multibody approach

Slaviša Šalinić; Aleksandar Nikolić


Engineering Structures | 2017

Buckling analysis of non-prismatic columns: A rigid multibody approach

Aleksandar Nikolić; Slaviša Šalinić


Archive of Applied Mechanics | 2017

Free vibration analysis of a non-uniform axially functionally graded cantilever beam with a tip body

Aleksandar Nikolić


Vojnosanitetski Pregled | 2014

A novel framework for fluid/structure interaction in rapid subject specific simulations of blood flow in coronary artery bifurcations

Milan Blagojević; Aleksandar Nikolić; Miroslav Zivkovic; Milorad Zivkovic; Goran Stankovic

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Marina Gazdic

University of Kragujevac

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