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Ponugoti B, Xu F, Zhang C, Tian C, Pacios P, Graves DT. FOXO1 Promotes Wound Healing Through the Upregulation of TGF[beta]1 and Prevention of Oxidative Stress. J Exp Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1084/jem.21012oia53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Xu F, Lyu Y, Tong C, Wu W, Zhu X, Yin D, Yan Q, Zhang J, Pang X, Tobias CM, Wu R. A statistical model for QTL mapping in polysomic autotetraploids underlying double reduction. Brief Bioinform 2013; 15:1044-56. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbt073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Xu F, Tong C, Lyu Y, Bo W, Pang X, Wu R. Allotetraploid and autotetraploid models of linkage analysis. Brief Bioinform 2013; 16:32-8. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbt075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tang L, Lee AH, Xu F, Zhang T, Lei J, Binns CW. Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of esophageal cancer: a case-control study in north-west China. Dis Esophagus 2013; 27:777-82. [PMID: 24148025 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The north-western region of China carries a big burden of esophageal cancer with incidence above the national average. This study ascertained the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of esophageal cancer in this remote part of China. A case-control study was undertaken in Urumqi and Shihezi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, between 2008 and 2009. Participants were 359 incident esophageal cancer patients and 380 hospital-based controls. Information on habitual fruit and vegetable consumption was obtained by face-to-face interview using a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Unconditional logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the strength of the associations. The esophageal cancer patients consumed significantly less fruits (mean 364.3, standard deviation [SD] 497.4 g) and vegetables (mean 711.4, SD 727.9 g) daily than their counterparts without the disease (mean 496.5, SD 634.4 g and mean 894.5, SD 746.1 g, respectively). The adjusted odds ratios were 0.48 (95% confidence interval 0.33-0.71) and 0.46 (95% confidence interval 0.32-0.68) for consuming at least 515 g of fruits and 940 g of vegetables per day, respectively, relative to at most 170 g and 520 g. With respect to nutrients contained in fruits and vegetables, intakes of vitamin C, vitamin E, β-cryptoxanthin, potassium, and magnesium at high levels also reduced the esophageal cancer risk. In conclusion, inverse associations were evident between consumption of fruits and vegetables and the risk of esophageal cancer for adults residing in north-west China.
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Wen SH, Ma XQ, Liu LJ, Ren WM, Xu F, He X. A survey on core competencies of Master of Public Health students in China. Public Health 2013; 127:964-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yang R, Wang J, Xu F, Li H. Feasibility Study of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy With Constant Dose Rate for Endometrial Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Liu H, Zhang R, Li X, Sun L, Wang H, Yang C, Li L, Wang J, Xu F. Influence of recombinant duck follistatin protein on embryonic muscle development and gene expressions. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2013; 98:522-9. [PMID: 23957442 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Follistatin (FST) acts as a positive regulator of muscle development by inhibiting the activities and expression of myostatin. The recombinant duck FST protein was injected into hatching eggs and was also added to the medium of duck myoblast to study its role on duck embryonic muscle development and gene expressions. Duck embryo weight increased 3.49% (p > 0.05) in FST treatment group as compared with control group, but minor effects were found on leg or breast muscle weights of ducklings at 2 days post-hatching (p > 0.05). Relative expression of Pax7 was upregulated in both leg and breast muscle tissues (p < 0.05), while MyoD was only upregulated in leg muscle (p < 0.05), and Myf5 was only upregulated in breast muscle (p < 0.05). Relative expression of myostatin was downregulated in both muscle tissues researched (p < 0.05). In vitro studies also showed some maker genes relevant to protein synthesis and degradation, cells' proliferation and differentiation had significant changes in myoblasts after treated with FST. These results suggested that in ovo feeding of recombinant FST protein to duck hatching eggs had an effect on duck embryo development but have less roles on the duck embryonic muscle development.
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Liu C, Xia X, Wu W, Wu R, Tang M, Chen T, Xu F, Cong Y, Xu X, Liu Z. Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy enhances mucosal healing through down-regulation of interleukin-21 expression and T helper type 17 cell infiltration in Crohn's disease. Clin Exp Immunol 2013; 173:102-11. [PMID: 23607532 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) monoclonal antibody (mAb) (infliximab, IFX) has been shown to be highly effective in the management of Crohn's disease (CD). Herein we investigated the potential role of IFX in inducing clinical remission and regulating interleukin (IL)-21 expression and T helper type 17 (Th17) cell infiltration in the intestinal mucosa of CD patients. Twenty-six CD patients were treated with IFX at weeks 0, 2 and 6. Clinical response, mucosal healing, serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were evaluated at week 10 after IFX administration. Expression of IL-21, IL-17A and retinoic acid-related orphan receptor C (RORC) in intestinal mucosa were analysed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunohistochemistry. Peripheral blood and lamina propria CD4(+) T cells were stimulated with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 mAbs in the presence of IFX. Cytokine profiles and RORC were determined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and real-time PCR. IL-21 and Th17 cells were found to be expressed highly in inflamed mucosa of active CD patients compared with healthy controls. Ten weeks after IFX infusion, CD activity index, ESR, CRP and intestinal mucosal healing were improved markedly in CD patients, and IL-21 expression and Th17 cell infiltration were decreased significantly compared with those before IFX therapy. In-vitro study demonstrated that IFX treatment could suppress IL-21, IL-17A and RORC expression in cultured CD biopsies. Moreover, IFX was also observed to down-regulate markedly IL-17A, IL-21 and RORC expression by CD CD4(+) T cells. IFX is highly effective in inducing clinical remission and promoting intestinal mucosal healing in CD patients through down-regulation of IL-21 expression and Th17 cell infiltration in intestinal mucosa.
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Koren M, Giugliano RP, Raal F, Sullivan D, Bolognese M, Langslet G, Civeira F, Nelson P, Xu F, Sabatine M. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of long-term administration of AMG 145: preliminary results from the OSLER study. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p4182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Xu F, Li XX, Meng W, Liu WB, Mingers J. Ranking academic impact of world national research institutes--by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. RESEARCH EVALUATION 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvt007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Gorwitz R, Sereday K, Pol BVD, Kwok C, Morrison C, Papp J, Xu F, Markowitz L. P1.002 Development and Persistence of Anti-Chlamydial Antibodies in Women with Incident Chlamydia TrachomatisInfections in Uganda and Zimbabwe. Br J Vener Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wang W, Dai LX, Zhang S, Yang Y, Yan N, Fan P, Dai L, Tian HW, Cheng L, Zhang XM, Li C, Zhang JF, Xu F, Shi G, Chen XL, Du T, Li YM, Wei YQ, Deng HX. Regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling by plasmid-based microRNA-7 inhibits human malignant gliomas growth and metastasis in vivo. Neoplasma 2013; 60:274-83. [PMID: 23373996 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2013_036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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MicroRNAs are endogenous, non-coding RNAs of approximately 20-22 nucleotides that regulate genes expression by binding to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of targets mRNAs and play critical roles in cancer pathways. Malignant glioma is the most common and highly lethal central nervous system tumor for which little effective treatment is available over several decades. The purpose of this study was to explore the therapeutic potential of plasmid-based microRNA-7 (miR-7) for gliomas in vivo. Enhancing miR-7 levels in vitro could significantly induce cell apoptosis, and inhibit cell proliferation, cell migration and invasion. Western blotting analysis was performed, which indicated that miR-7 directly inhibited epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and further antagonized the downstream protein kinases including ERK, Akt and Stat3. Furthermore, systemic administration of miR-7 encapsulated in cationic liposome resulted in glioma xenografts growth arrest and the metastatic nodules decrease effectively in a sequence-specific manner. In this study, miR-7 was applied in glioma treatment for the first time in vivo. Our findings suggested that the plasmid-mediated gene therapy with miR-7 appeared to be a promising candidate for the development of new antitumor and anti-metastasis treatment for human glioma.
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Wang SH, Xu F, Dang HX, Yang L. Genetic variations in the Wnt signaling pathway affect lung function in asthma patients. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2013; 12:1829-33. [PMID: 23315860 DOI: 10.4238/2013.january.4.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Identifying genetic determinants for lung function is important in providing insight into the pathophysiology of asthma. The Wnt signal pathway plays a role in lung development and in asthma pathogenesis. However, whether genetic polymorphisms of Wnt signal pathway are associated with lung function in asthma patients remain unclear. We genotyped 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, rs2929973 and rs6581612) involved in the Wnt signal pathway in a cohort of 560 Chinese Han asthmatic children. Associations between each SNP and lung function, in a baseline exam, were tested using multiple linear regression models. We found that rs2929973 of the WISP1 gene was significantly associated with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), with the G allele conferring significantly lower FEV1 values. However, the rs6581612 SNP of the WIF1 gene was not associated with differences in FEV1 values. We conclude that genetic variants in Wnt are associated with lung function and suggest that Wnt participates in inflammatory pathways that have an impact on the level of lung function.
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Yang R, Wang J, Xu F, Li H, Zhang X. SU-E-T-630: Feasibility Study of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy with Constant Dose Rate for Endometrial Cancer. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4815058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Cao H, Shi FX, Xu F, Yu JS. Molecular structure and physicochemical properties of pepsin-solubilized type II collagen from the chick sternal cartilage. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2013; 17:1427-1437. [PMID: 23771531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Recently, type II collagen (CII) was found to be effective clinically for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the molecular properties of CII could be changed during the preparation process. In the present study, we isolated CII from chick sternal cartilage and studied the structural characteristics of purified CII. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pepsin-solubilized CII was purified from sternal cartilage of the chick using a combination of pepsin digestion, NaCl precipitation and DEAE-Sepharose CL 6B ion exchange chromatography. Then, the molecular structure and physicochemical properties of pepsin-solubilized CII were investigated. RESULTS According to the electrophoretic patterns, the purified preparation consisted of a single band (α chain) and dimmers (β chains) with a subunit Mr of 110 kDa, were characterized to type II, and contained imino acid of 232 residues/1000 residues. The maximum transition temperature (Tmax) of the pepsin-solubilized CII measured by DSC was 45.60°C. Circular dichroism (CD) spectra analysis revealed that pepsin-solubilized CII retained more intermolecular crosslinks during the preparation process. Investigation results of atomic force microscope (AFM) indicated that the collagen fibrils from chick cartilage were about 146 nm in width and highly periodic with a banding pattern of -68.3 nm spacing. Analysis of physical properties indicated that pepsin-solubilized CII were highly solubilized in the pH range of 1-3.5 and the optimal NaCl concentration was 0.6 mol/L. CONCLUSIONS Chick sternal cartilage can be used as an alternative CII source.
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Li X, Chang C, Oi H, Xu F, Wu L, Su J, Zhang X, Zhou L, Wu D, Song L, Zhang Z. P-279 Cytogenetic response features in the patients with myelodysplastic syndromes following lower dosage of decitabine treatment. Leuk Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(13)70326-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lang J, Li A, Luo W, Wu R, Li P, Xu F. Odor representation in the olfactory bulb under different brain states revealed by intrinsic optical signals imaging. Neuroscience 2013; 243:54-63. [PMID: 23567814 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The olfactory system responds to the same stimulus with great variability according to the current state of the brain. At the levels of multi-unit activity and local field potentials, the response of the olfactory bulb (OB) to a given olfactory stimulus during a state of lower background activity is stronger than the response that occurs during higher background activity, but the distribution pattern of activity remains similar. However, these results have only been established at the individual neuron and neuron cluster scales in previous studies. It remains unclear whether these results are consistent at a larger scale (e.g., OB regions); therefore, intrinsic optical signals imaging was employed in the present study to clarify this issue. The basal brain states of rats were manipulated by using different levels of anesthesia. Under a state of low basal brain activity, the intensity of the activity pattern elicited in the dorsal OB by a given odorant was significantly higher than that under high basal brain activity, but the topography was highly similar across different brain states. These results were consistent across the levels of individual neurons, neuron clusters, glomeruli, and the OB regions, which suggest that the OB contains as yet unknown neural mechanisms that ensure the high-fidelity representation of the same olfactory stimulation under different brain states.
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Bo W, Wang Z, Xu F, Fu G, Sui Y, Wu W, Zhu X, Yin D, Yan Q, Wu R. Shape mapping: genetic mapping meets geometric morphometrics. Brief Bioinform 2013; 15:571-81. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbt008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Xu F, Yang Z, Chen B, Zhao Y. Impact of submerged plants on ecosystem health of the plant-dominated Baiyangdian Lake, China. Ecol Modell 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang ZY, Wang LQ, Fu CF, Li X, Cui ZL, Zhang JY, Xue SH, Sun N, Xu F. Combination of targeting gene-viro therapy with recombinant Fowl-pox viruses with HN and VP3 genes on mouse osteosarcoma. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2013; 17:767-776. [PMID: 23609360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancerous neoplasm arising from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin that exhibit osteoblastic differentiation and produce malignant osteoid. With the rapid development of tumor molecular biology, gene and viral therapy, a highly promising strategy for the treatment, has shown some therapeutic effects. OBJECTIVES To study the strategy of cooperative cancer gene therapy, previously, we explored the antitumor effects of recombinant Fowl-pox viruses (FPVs) with both HN (hemagglutinin-neuramidinase) and VP3 genes on mouse osteosarcoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS We constructed vFV-HN, vFV-VP3 and vFV-HN-VP3 inserting CAV VP3 gene, NDV HN gene into fowlpox virus. S180 osteosarcoma were transfected with Recombinant Fowl-pox viruses (FPVs). These cell lines stably expressing tagged proteins were selected by culturing in medium containing puromycin (2 µg/ml) and confirmed by immunoblotting and immunostaining. S180 osteosarcoma model with BALB/c mice and nude mice were established and the vFPV viruses as control, vFV-HN, vFV-VP3, vFV-HN-VP3 were injected into the tumor directly. The rate of tumor growth, tumor suppression and the sialic acid levels in serum were examined and the tumor tissues were analyzed by the method of immunohistochemistry. Flow cytometric analysis was performed using a FACSCalibur flow cytometer. A total of 100,000 events were analyzed for each sample and the experiment was repeated at least twice. RESULTS Our data indicated that vFV-HN, vFV-VP3 and vFV-HN-VP3 all had growth inhibition effects, the inhibition rate of vFV-HN-VP3 group was 51.7%, which was higher than that of vFV-HN, vFV-VP3 group and control group (p < 0.01). The sialic acid level of vFV-HN-VP3 group in mouse serum was 4.22±0.27 mmol/l, which was lower than that of other groups (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that genes into mouse osteosarcoma cancer cells can cause cell a specificity anti-tumor immune activity, suppress tumor growth, and increase the survival rate of the tumor within host.
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Xu F, Huang XH, Li LL, Deng G, Cheng H, Rong XF, Li JB, Cheng SY. Molecular cloning and characterization of GbDXS and GbGGPPS gene promoters from Ginkgo biloba. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2013; 12:293-301. [PMID: 23408416 DOI: 10.4238/2013.february.4.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ginkgolides are key pharmaceutical components in Ginkgo biloba leaves. 1-Deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (GbDXS) and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GbGGPPS) genes are critical genes involved in ginkgolide biosynthesis. In this study, the promoters of GbDXS and GGPPS, with 676 and 570 bp in length, respectively, were cloned by chromosome walking. The cis-elements of GbDXS and GbGGPPS promoters were predicted and analyzed by the plant cis-acting regulatory element (CARE) database. We found some major cis-elements in the sequence of GbDXS and GbGGPPS promoters. The GbDXS promoter has 3 TATA boxes, 10 CAAT boxes, 6 GATA boxes, and 1 I box. The GbGGPPS promoter has 1 TATA box, 6 CAAT boxes, 6 GATA boxes, and 4 I boxes. Furthermore, some stress-related cis-elements in the promoters of GbDXS and GbGGPPS were found to be light-regulated elements, including sequences over-represented in light-induced promoters (SORLIP1- AT), GATA box, and I box, a gibberellin-responsive element (WRKY), salicylic acid-induced (GT-1), cold- and dehydration-responsive (MYC-Core), and copper-inducible (CURE-Core). Further analyses of these cis-elements will aid in elucidating the molecular mechanisms regulating the expression of the GbDXS and GbGGPPS genes during ginkgolide accumulation in G. biloba.
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Barberio M, Barone P, Stranges F, Romano A, Xu F, Bonanno A. Carbon Nanotubes/Metal Nanoparticle Based Nanocomposites: Improvements in Visible Photoluminescence Emission and Hydrophobicity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.36a007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Xu F, Ma T, Shi L, Zhang J, Wang Y, Dong Y. The Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of High Iodine and Fluoride Groundwater in the Hetao Plain, Inner Mongolia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeps.2013.03.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Han CC, Wang JW, Pan ZX, Tang H, Xiang SX, Wang J, Li L, Xu F, Wei SH. Effect of cholesterol on lipogenesis and VLDL–TG assembly and secretion in goose primary hepatocytes. Mol Cell Biochem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1516-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Xue C, Huang Y, Huang PY, Yu QT, Pan JJ, Liu LZ, Song XQ, Lin SJ, Wu JX, Zhang JW, Zhao HY, Xu F, Liu JL, Hu ZH, Zhao LP, Zhao YY, Wu X, Zhang J, Ma YX, Zhang L. Phase II study of sorafenib in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil to treat recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2012; 24:1055-61. [PMID: 23172635 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of sorafenib combined with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). PATIENTS AND METHODS It was a Simon two-stage designed trial. Chemotherapy-naive patients with recurrent or metastatic disease were enrolled. The regimen was sorafenib 400 mg orally b.i.d., cisplatin 80 mg/m(2) i.v. day 1, and 5-FU 1000 mg/m(2)/day CIV for 4 days, repeated every 21 days. After a maximum of six cycles of chemotherapy, patients received maintenance of sorafenib. RESULTS In total, 54 patients were enrolled. The objective response rate reached 77.8%, including 1 complete response and 41 partial responses. The median progression-free survival was 7.2 months (95% CI 6.8-8.4 months), and the median overall survival was 11.8 months (95% CI 10.6-18.7 months). Major toxic effects included hand-foot skin reaction, myelosuppression, and gastrointestinal (GI) reaction. The incidence of hemorrhage was 22.2%, and one patient with liver metastases died of GI bleeding. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography was carried out in a subset of patients with liver metastases. CONCLUSION Combination of sorafenib, cisplatin (80 mg/m(2)) and 5-FU (3000 mg/m(2)) was tolerable and feasible in recurrent or metastatic NPC. Further randomized trials to compare sorafenib plus cisplatin and 5-FU with standard dose of cisplatin plus 5-FU in NPC are warranted.
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