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Tan X, Wang X, Zhou T, Chen T, Liu Y, Ma C, Guo H, Li B. Preparation of three dimensional bimetallic Cu-Ni/NiF electrodes for efficient electrochemical removal of nitrate nitrogen. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 295:133929. [PMID: 35149017 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It still remains a hotspot and great challenge to efficiently remove the nitrate nitrogen from high salt wastewater. Herein, a novel three dimensional porous bimetallic copper-nickel alloy electrode was fabricated with Ni foam (NiF) as substrate. The physicochemical and electrochemical characterization results showed Cu-Ni/NiF electrode possessed the smaller particle size (0.3-1.0 μm) and electrode film resistance comparing with Ni/NiF and Cu/NiF electrodes. Besides, higher double layer capacitance (Cdl) for Cu-Ni/NiF electrode indicated more electrochemical active sites could be used in the electrochemical nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) removal. The electrochemical experiments showed the Cu-Ni/NiF electrode had the optimal NO3--N reduction ability and almost 100% NO3--N removal could be achieved with 30 min. All NO3--N removal processes were in accord with the pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics completely. The gaseous nitrogen selectivity for Cu-Ni/NiF electrode could reach 80.9% within 300 min. Stability assessment experiments indicated the Cu-Ni/NiF electrode all kept an excellent stability with Na2SO4 or NaCl electrolyte and the Cl- addition could significantly improve the gaseous nitrogen selectivity. Finally, a possible removal mechanism of NO3--N was proposed. This work offered a direction for designing non-noble bimetallic electrodes for nitrate removal.
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Li H, Li M, Wang J, Sun P, Guo H, Yin P. M200 Evaluation of eight commercially available clinical chemistry assays on the ALINITY® C system. Clin Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lin M, He X, Guo H, He M, Zhang L, Xian J, Lei T, Xu Q, Zheng J, Feng J, Hao C, Yang Y, Wang N, Xie H. Use of real-time artificial intelligence in detection of abnormal image patterns in standard sonographic reference planes in screening for fetal intracranial malformations. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2022; 59:304-316. [PMID: 34940999 DOI: 10.1002/uog.24843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To develop and validate an artificial intelligence system, the Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis Artificial Intelligence Conduct System (PAICS), to detect different patterns of fetal intracranial abnormality in standard sonographic reference planes for screening for congenital central nervous system (CNS) malformations. METHODS Neurosonographic images from normal fetuses and fetuses with CNS malformations at 18-40 gestational weeks were retrieved from the databases of two tertiary hospitals in China and assigned randomly (ratio, 8:1:1) to training, fine-tuning and internal validation datasets to develop and evaluate the PAICS. The system was built based on a real-time convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm, You Only Look Once, version 3 (YOLOv3). An image dataset from a third tertiary hospital was used to further validate, externally, the performance of the PAICS and to compare its performance with that of sonologists with different levels of expertise. Furthermore, a prospective video dataset was employed to evaluate the performance of the PAICS in a real-time scan scenario. The diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curve (AUC) were calculated to assess the performance of the PAICS and to compare this with the performance of sonologists with different levels of experience. RESULTS In total, 43 890 images from 16 297 pregnancies and 169 videos from 166 pregnancies were used to develop and validate the PAICS. The system achieved excellent performance in identifying 10 types of intracranial image pattern, with macro- and microaverage AUCs, respectively, of 0.933 (95% CI, 0.798-1.000) and 0.977 (95% CI, 0.970-0.985) for the internal validation image dataset, 0.902 (95% CI, 0.816-0.989) and 0.898 (95% CI, 0.885-0.911) for the external validation image dataset and 0.969 (95% CI, 0.886-1.000) and 0.981 (95% CI, 0.974-0.988) in the real-time scan setting. The performance of the PAICS was comparable to that of expert sonologists in terms of macro- and microaverage accuracy (P = 0.863 and P = 0.775, respectively), sensitivity (P = 0.883, P = 0.846) and AUC (P = 0.891, P = 0.788), but required significantly less time (0.025 s per image for PAICS vs 4.4 s for experts, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Both in the image dataset and in the real-time scan setting, the PAICS achieved excellent diagnostic performance for various fetal CNS abnormalities. Its performance was comparable to that of experts, but it required less time. A CNN algorithm can be trained to detect fetal CNS abnormalities. The PAICS has the potential to be an effective and efficient tool in screening for fetal CNS malformations in clinical practice. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Guo H, Stach J, Panaccione R, Belletrutti PJ. A118 UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE SECONDARY TO SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2022. [PMCID: PMC8859277 DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwab049.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Visceral artery pseudoaneurysms (VAPAs) are rare with an estimated incidence of 0.1%-0.2%. Due to various etiologies, a tear occurs in the vessel wall with subsequent formation of a peri-artery hematoma. A ruptured VAPA is a clinical emergency due to life-threatening hemorrhage and is associated with mortality rates of 25%-75%. Aims We report a case of upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage secondary to a ruptured superior mesenteric artery (SMA) pseudoaneurysm. A review of the literature regarding management of VAPAs and SMA pseudoaneurysms was performed using relevant medical subject headings on PubMed. Methods A 66-year-old woman presented to hospital with sudden large volume hematemesis and melena. Her daily medications included Aspirin and Atorvastatin. She had no prior history of peptic ulcers or chronic liver disease. She was found to be tachycardic and hypotensive. Initial investigations demonstrated a hemoglobin of 42g/L and a blood urea nitrogen of 17.5mmol/L. She was resuscitated and referred for an emergent upper endoscopy. On endoscopy, in the third portion of the duodenum, a 4cm solid-appearing subepithelial lesion with central umbilication and an apparent visible vessel was identified. Upon inspection of the lesion, the umbilicated area spontaneously began spurting blood (Image 1). A hemoclip was immediately placed next to the lesion for localization, then hemostatic powder was applied to the area. An immediate computerized tomography (CT) angiography of the abdomen revealed a 3.9 x 2.1 cm pseudoaneurysm arising from the superior mesenteric artery impressing upon the duodenum. Results Transcathether arterial embolization of the SMA pseudoaneurysm was performed, during which two Nester coils were deposited in the ileocolic outflow vessel. A covered endovascular stent was also deployed across the culprit arterial branch to exclude the pseudoaneurysm. Following the procedure, the patient stabilized and had no further GI bleeding. Traditionally, visceral angiography has been the gold standard diagnostic test for VAPAs, but has now been supplanted by CT angiography. Treatment strategies of VAPAs can be broadly separated into endovascular methods (coils, vascular plugs, stents, liquid embolic agents) and surgical methods (aneurysmectomy with patching, end-to-end anastomosis, bypass grafting). Conclusions SMA pseudoaneurysms are a rare yet life-threatening cause of GI bleeding. Endoscopically, they resemble solid subepithelial masses, such as GI stromal tumor, nerve sheath tumor or a lipoma, which may lead to inappropriate attempts to biopsy the lesion or apply direct endoscopic therapy. Prompt diagnosis with imaging, such as CT angiography, is paramount with a view to definitive treatment of the pseudoaneurysm via endovascular methods. ![]()
Actively hemorrhagic SMA pseudoaneurysm Funding Agencies None
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Gandaglia G, Mazzone E, Ploussard G, Marra G, Valerio M, Campi R, Mari A, Minervini A, Serni S, Moschini M, Marquis A, Beauval JB, Rakauskas A, Sessa F, Van Den Bergh R, Rahota RG, Soeterik T, Roumiguié M, Afferi L, Zhuang J, Guo H, Mattei A, Gontero P, Montorsi F, Briganti A. Definition and predictors of upgrading at final pathology in prostate cancer patients undergoing mri-targeted and systematic biopsies: Results from a large, multi-institutional series. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00700-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shao ZC, Zhu BH, Huang AF, Su MQ, An LJ, Wu ZP, Jiang YJ, Guo H, Han XQ, Liu CM. Docosahexaenoic Acid Reverses Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Drug Resistance by Impairing the PI3K/AKT/ Nrf2/GPX4 Signalling Pathway in Docetaxel-Resistant PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells. Folia Biol (Praha) 2022; 68:59-71. [PMID: 36384263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Drug resistance is a serious problem in cancer therapy. Growing evidence has shown that docosahexaenoic acid has anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive abilities. Studies have shown that autophagy inhibition and ferroptosis are promising therapeutic strategies for overcoming multidrug resistance. This study was aimed to examine whether docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) could reverse docetaxel resistance in prostate cancer cells. Cell survival was examined by MTT and colony formation. Protein expression was determined by Western blot. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was measured by flow cytometry. DHA displayed anti-cancer effects on proliferation, colony formation, migration, apoptosis, autophagy and epithelial mesenchymal transition. Glutathione-S-transferase π is an enzyme that plays an important role in drug resistance. DHA inhibited GSTπ protein expression and induced cytoprotective autophagy by regulating the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway in PC3R cells. DHA combined with PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) enhanced apoptosis by alleviating the expression of LC3B, (pro-) caspase- 3 and (uncleaved) PARP. DHA induced ferroptosis by attenuating the expression of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). DHA-treated PC3R cells produced ROS. The ROS and cytotoxicity were reversed by treatment with ferrostatin-1. DHA combined with docetaxel inhibited EMT by regulating the expression of E-cadhein and N-cadherin. In summary, DHA reversed drug resistance and induced cytoprotective autophagy and ferroptosis by regulating the PI3K/AKT/Nrf2/GPX4 signalling pathway in PC3R cells. We propose that DHA could be developed as a chemosensitizer and that the PI3K/AKT /Nrf2/GPX4 signalling pathway might be a promising therapeutic target for overcoming cancer drug resistance.
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Zeng X, Chunyang L, Hao Y, Wang D, Fan F, Wang C, Deng Z, Guo H, Wang Z. Pregnancy diagnosis and fetal monitoring in Yangtze finless porpoises. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2022. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Wiggins EB, Anderson BE, Brown MD, Campuzano‐Jost P, Chen G, Crawford J, Crosbie EC, Dibb J, DiGangi JP, Diskin GS, Fenn M, Gallo F, Gargulinski EM, Guo H, Hair JW, Halliday HS, Ichoku C, Jimenez JL, Jordan CE, Katich JM, Nowak JB, Perring AE, Robinson CE, Sanchez KJ, Schueneman M, Schwarz JP, Shingler TJ, Shook MA, Soja AJ, Stockwell CE, Thornhill KL, Travis KR, Warneke C, Winstead EL, Ziemba LD, Moore RH. Reconciling Assumptions in Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approaches for Estimating Aerosol Emission Rates From Wildland Fires Using Observations From FIREX-AQ. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. ATMOSPHERES : JGR 2021; 126:e2021JD035692. [PMID: 35865864 PMCID: PMC9286562 DOI: 10.1029/2021jd035692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Accurate fire emissions inventories are crucial to predict the impacts of wildland fires on air quality and atmospheric composition. Two traditional approaches are widely used to calculate fire emissions: a satellite-based top-down approach and a fuels-based bottom-up approach. However, these methods often considerably disagree on the amount of particulate mass emitted from fires. Previously available observational datasets tended to be sparse, and lacked the statistics needed to resolve these methodological discrepancies. Here, we leverage the extensive and comprehensive airborne in situ and remote sensing measurements of smoke plumes from the recent Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) campaign to statistically assess the skill of the two traditional approaches. We use detailed campaign observations to calculate and compare emission rates at an exceptionally high-resolution using three separate approaches: top-down, bottom-up, and a novel approach based entirely on integrated airborne in situ measurements. We then compute the daily average of these high-resolution estimates and compare with estimates from lower resolution, global top-down and bottom-up inventories. We uncover strong, linear relationships between all of the high-resolution emission rate estimates in aggregate, however no single approach is capable of capturing the emission characteristics of every fire. Global inventory emission rate estimates exhibited weaker correlations with the high-resolution approaches and displayed evidence of systematic bias. The disparity between the low-resolution global inventories and the high-resolution approaches is likely caused by high levels of uncertainty in essential variables used in bottom-up inventories and imperfect assumptions in top-down inventories.
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Guo H, Golczer G, Wittner BS, Langenbucher A, Zachariah M, Dubash TD, Hong X, Comaills V, Burr R, Ebright RY, Horwitz E, Vuille JA, Hajizadeh S, Wiley DF, Reeves BA, Zhang JM, Niederhoffer KL, Lu C, Wesley B, Ho U, Nieman LT, Toner M, Vasudevan S, Zou L, Mostoslavsky R, Maheswaran S, Lawrence MS, Haber DA. NR4A1 regulates expression of immediate early genes, suppressing replication stress in cancer. Mol Cell 2021; 81:4041-4058.e15. [PMID: 34624217 PMCID: PMC8549465 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Deregulation of oncogenic signals in cancer triggers replication stress. Immediate early genes (IEGs) are rapidly and transiently expressed following stressful signals, contributing to an integrated response. Here, we find that the orphan nuclear receptor NR4A1 localizes across the gene body and 3' UTR of IEGs, where it inhibits transcriptional elongation by RNA Pol II, generating R-loops and accessible chromatin domains. Acute replication stress causes immediate dissociation of NR4A1 and a burst of transcriptionally poised IEG expression. Ectopic expression of NR4A1 enhances tumorigenesis by breast cancer cells, while its deletion leads to massive chromosomal instability and proliferative failure, driven by deregulated expression of its IEG target, FOS. Approximately half of breast and other primary cancers exhibit accessible chromatin domains at IEG gene bodies, consistent with this stress-regulatory pathway. Cancers that have retained this mechanism in adapting to oncogenic replication stress may be dependent on NR4A1 for their proliferation.
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MESH Headings
- 3' Untranslated Regions
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Binding Sites
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genomic Instability
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Immediate-Early Proteins/genetics
- Immediate-Early Proteins/metabolism
- Indoles/pharmacology
- MCF-7 Cells
- Mice, Inbred NOD
- Mice, SCID
- Mitosis/drug effects
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/drug effects
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/metabolism
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/pathology
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1/metabolism
- Phenylacetates/pharmacology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/metabolism
- R-Loop Structures
- RNA Polymerase II/genetics
- RNA Polymerase II/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Transcription Elongation, Genetic
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
- Mice
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Guo H, Xia Y, Cui C. P–044 A non-classical splice site variant in ANOS1 gene leading to Kallmann syndrome. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Study question
Genetic risk of the non-classical splice site variant in ANOS1 gene
Summary answer
A non-classical ANOS1 splice site variant, c.1062 + 4T>C, causes Kallmann syndrome.
What is known already
Genetic abnormalities play a key role in the development of Kallmann syndrome. Although an overwhelming majority of missense and nonsense mutations occur in the exons of a gene, intron mutations can also be pathogenic.
Study design, size, duration
The research object is a family. Eight patients of the family were recruited in this study, three of them were diagnosed with Kallmann syndrome.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed to identify the genetic abnormalities. PCR was performed to verify the WES results. The functional splicing reporter mini gene assay was performed to assess the impact of sequence variants on splicing.
Main results and the role of chance
The proband and other two patients exhibited the typical clinical features of KS. A non-classical splice site variant, c.1062 + 4T>C in ANOS1 gene was identified, whereas the other unaffected family members did not have this mutation. This mutation caused the disappearance of the splicing site of intron 7 and the splicing position became the 156th base of exon 7, which caused a frame-shift mutation, leading to a premature termination of translation.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Since the ANOS1 gene is almost not expressed in the blood, in order to uncover the effect of this splice site variant of ANOS1, we carried out a functional splicing reporter mini gene assay in the mini gene vector pEGFP-N1.
Wider implications of the findings: This study shows that mutations in non-classical splicing regions are also pathogenic. Therefore, it is recommended that the detection and analysis of this gene should pay attention to the non-classical splice site variant.
Trial registration number
Not applicable
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Guo H, Xia X, Zhong Y, Peng J, Hu W, Wang J, Zhang Z. PO-1651 The dosimetric impact of deep learning-based organs at risk auto-segmentation. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)08102-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lu LD, She DY, Lin GC, Guo H. [ Enterobius vermicularis infection in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province: a case report]. ZHONGGUO XUE XI CHONG BING FANG ZHI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL 2021; 34:212-213. [PMID: 35537847 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The report presents a case with Enterobius vermicularis infections in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, aiming to strengthen the attention to parasitic infections.
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Guo H, Golczer G, Maheswaran S, Lawrence MS, Haber DA. Abstract 2473: NR4A1 suppresses cancer replication stress through R-loop-dependent inhibition of immediate early gene transcriptional elongation. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2021-2473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Deregulation of oncogenic proliferative signals triggers replication stress in cancer cells to which they must adapt. Immediate early genes (IEGs), identified by their rapid stress-induced transient bursts of expression, are critical to integrating downstream signaling pathways. In studying tumor initiation by patient-derived breast cancer cells, we observed acquisition of open chromatin domains at the genebody and 3'-UTR of IEGs, uniquely across the genome. Through in vivo and in vitro modeling, we show that the IEG and orphan nuclear receptor NR4A1 localizes across multiple IEG genebodies, where it binds to RNA Pol II, arresting transcriptional elongation and generating extensive R-loops and accessible chromatin. Acute stress promptly removes NR4A1 from IEG genebodies, triggering immediate release of their poised transcripts. In breast cancer cells, NR4A1 overexpression increases tumorigenesis; conversely, its deletion leads to uncompensated replication stress, chromosomal instability and mitotic catastrophe, driven by deregulation of its IEG target FOS. A large fraction of primary breast and other cancers exhibit open genebody chromatin at IEGs, consistent with preserved NR4A1 function. Thus, NR4A1 mediates a novel transcriptional elongation checkpoint, unique to stress-induced genes and required for their rapid bursts of expression. Cancers that have retained this mechanism in adapting to chronic replication stress may be dependent on NR4A1 for proliferation.
Citation Format: Hongshan Guo, Gabriel Golczer, Shyamala Maheswaran, Michael S. Lawrence, Daniel A. Haber. NR4A1 suppresses cancer replication stress through R-loop-dependent inhibition of immediate early gene transcriptional elongation [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 2473.
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Li Z, Liu X, Li Y, Wang W, Wang N, Xiao F, Gao H, Guo H, Li H, Wang S. Chicken C/EBPζ gene: Expression profiles, association analysis, and identification of functional variants for abdominal fat. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 76:106631. [PMID: 33979717 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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CCAAT enhancer binding protein ζ (C/EBPζ) plays an important role in adipose proliferation and differentiation in humans. However, very little is known about the effect of C/EBPζ on the growth and development of adipose tissues in domesticated animals. The present study attempted to investigate the mRNA expression profiles of chicken C/EBPζ in a variety of tissues; analyze the association of its variants with abdominal fat; and identify the functional variants for abdominal fat. The tissue expression profiles revealed that C/EBPζ was highly expressed in 19 tissues obtained from broilers. The expression level of C/EBPζ in fat broilers was significantly lower than that in lean broilers in the duodenum, ileum, cecum, kidney, pectoral muscle, and liver (P < 0.05). Among 170 polymorphic loci of C/EBPζ, 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) demonstrated a significant association with chicken abdominal fat traits (P < 0.05) as well as significant discrepancies in their allelic frequencies between fat and lean birds. Particularly, only C/EBPζ g.7085A>C exhibited significant correlation with abdominal fat traits (P < 0.00015) using the Bonferroni method. The results revealed that, in preadipocyte immortalized cells (ICPI), the luciferase activity of the A allele of g.7085A>C locus was remarkably stronger than that of the C allele (P < 0.05). In silico analysis showed that g.7085A>C locus was located in the binding region of the transcription factor SOX5, which possesses the ability to transform C/EBPζ transcription efficiency through binding with SOX5. In summary, the data obtained from this study suggested that C/EBPζ is a potential candidate gene responsible for abdominal fat deposition in chicken and that g.7085A>C is a functional SNP that can be promisingly leveraged for marker assisted selection (MAS) in future chicken breeding programs.
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Slawinski C, Malcomson L, Barriuso J, Guo H, Harkin A, Iveson T, Glynne-Jones R, Van de Velde C, Renehan A. O-4 Average cumulative relative dose of adjuvant chemotherapy is more important than average relative dose intensity for colorectal cancer survival, with implications for treating obese patients: The OCTOPUS consortium. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Galfano A, Tappero S, Dell’Oglio P, Eden C, Fransis K, Guo H, Kowalczyk K, Madi R, Rha K, Secco S, Bocciardi A. Multicentric experience in Retzius-sparing robot assisted radical prostatectomy performed by expert surgeons for high risk prostate cancer. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01477-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yin H, Chen M, Qiu X, Qiu X, Guo H. Can 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT predict pathological upgrading of prostate cancer from MRI-targeted biopsy to radical prostatectomy? Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01286-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ouyang J, Yadav T, Zhang JM, Yang H, Rheinbay E, Guo H, Haber DA, Lan L, Zou L. RNA transcripts stimulate homologous recombination by forming DR-loops. Nature 2021; 594:283-288. [PMID: 33981036 PMCID: PMC8855348 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03538-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Homologous recombination (HR) repairs DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle1-3. Several HR proteins are preferentially recruited to DSBs at transcriptionally active loci4-10, but how transcription promotes HR is poorly understood. Here we develop an assay to assess the effect of local transcription on HR. Using this assay, we find that transcription stimulates HR to a substantial extent. Tethering RNA transcripts to the vicinity of DSBs recapitulates the effects of local transcription, which suggests that transcription enhances HR through RNA transcripts. Tethered RNA transcripts stimulate HR in a sequence- and orientation-dependent manner, indicating that they function by forming DNA-RNA hybrids. In contrast to most HR proteins, RAD51-associated protein 1 (RAD51AP1) only promotes HR when local transcription is active. RAD51AP1 drives the formation of R-loops in vitro and is required for tethered RNAs to stimulate HR in cells. Notably, RAD51AP1 is necessary for the DSB-induced formation of DNA-RNA hybrids in donor DNA, linking R-loops to D-loops. In vitro, RAD51AP1-generated R-loops enhance the RAD51-mediated formation of D-loops locally and give rise to intermediates that we term 'DR-loops', which contain both DNA-DNA and DNA-RNA hybrids and favour RAD51 function. Thus, at DSBs in transcribed regions, RAD51AP1 promotes the invasion of RNA transcripts into donor DNA, and stimulates HR through the formation of DR-loops.
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Yuan P, Guo Q, Guo H, Lian Y, Zhai F, Yan Z, Long C, Zhu P, Tang F, Qiao J, Yan L. The methylome of a human polar body reflects that of its sibling oocyte and its aberrance may indicate poor embryo development. Hum Reprod 2021; 36:318-330. [PMID: 33313772 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Is it possible to evaluate the methylome of individual oocytes to investigate the DNA methylome alterations in metaphase II (MII) oocytes with reduced embryo developmental potential? SUMMARY ANSWER The DNA methylome of each human first polar body (PB1) closely mirrored that of its sibling MII oocyte; hypermethylated long interspersed nuclear element (LINE) and long terminal repeats (LTRs) and methylation aberrations in PB1 promoter regions may indicate poor embryo development. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY The developmental potential of an embryo is determined by the oocyte's developmental competence, and the PB1 is a good substitute to examine the chromosomal status of the corresponding oocyte. However, DNA methylation, a key epigenetic modification, also regulates gene expression and embryo development. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION Twelve pairs of PB1s and sibling MII oocytes were biopsied and sequenced to compare their methylomes. To further investigate the methylome of PB1s and the potential epigenetic factors that may affect oocyte quality, MII oocytes (n = 74) were fertilized through ICSI, while PB1s were biopsied and profiled to measure DNA methylation. The corresponding embryos were further cultured to track their development potential. The oocytes and sperm samples used in this study were donated by healthy volunteers with signed informed consent. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Single-cell methylome sequencing was applied to obtain the DNA methylation profiles of PB1s and oocytes. The DNA methylome of PB1s was compared between the respective group of oocytes that progressed to blastocysts and the group of oocytes that failed to develop. DNA methylation levels of corresponding regions and differentially methylated regions were calculated using customized Perl and R scripts. RNA-seq data were downloaded from a previously published paper and reanalysed. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The results from PB1-MII oocyte pair validated that PB1 contains nearly the same methylome (average Pearson correlation is 0.92) with sibling MII oocyte. LINE and LTR expression increased markedly after fertilization. Moreover, the DNA methylation levels in LINE (including LINE1 and LINE2) and LTR were significantly higher in the PB1s of embryos that could not reach the blastocyst stage (Wilcoxon-Matt-Whitney test, P < 0.05). DNA methylation in PB1 promoters correlated negatively with gene expression of MII oocyte. Regarding the methylation status of the promoter regions, 66 genes were hypermethylated in the developmental arrested group, with their related functions (significantly enriched in several Gene Ontology terms) including transcription, positive regulation of adenylate cyclase activity, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade and intracellular oestrogen receptor signalling pathway. LARGE SCALE DATA N/A. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Data analysis performed in this study focused on the competence of human oocytes and compared them with maternal genetic and epigenetic profiles. Therefore, data regarding the potential regulatory roles of paternal genomes in embryo development are lacking. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS The results from PB1-oocyte pairs demonstrated that PB1s shared similar methylomes with their sibling oocytes. The selection of the good embryos for transfer should not only rely on morphology but also consider the DNA methylation of the corresponding PB1 and therefore MII oocyte. The application of early-stage analysis of PB1 offers an option for high-quality oocyte and embryo selection, which provides an additional tool for elective single embryo transfer in assisted reproduction. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1004003, 2017YFA0103801), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81730038, 3187144, 81521002) and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA16020703). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Liu QY, Jiang XX, Tian HN, Guo HL, Guo H, Guo Y. Long non-coding RNA OIP5-AS1 plays an oncogenic role in ovarian cancer through targeting miR-324-3p/NFIB axis. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2021; 24:7266-7275. [PMID: 32706064 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202007_21881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to exert specific functions in the progression of ovarian cancer (OC), except for lncRNA-OIP5-AS1. In this study, we aim at exploring the molecular mechanisms of OIP5-AS1 in OC. PATIENTS AND METHODS The expression levels of OIP5-AS1, miR-324-3p, and NFIB in OC tissues and OC cell lines were explored by qRT-PCR assay. The OC cell vitality was examined by CCK-8 and transwell assay. The protein expression level of NFIB was measured by Western blot analysis. The correlation between OIP5-AS1, miR-324-3p, and NFIB was appraised by Dual-Luciferase reporter assay. RESULTS OIP5-AS1 and NFIB were validated to be upregulated in both OC tissues and OC cell lines. Inversely, miR-324-3p downregulation was found in OC tissues and OC cell lines. Functionally, OIP5-AS1 knockdown and miR-324-3p overexpression restrained SKOV3 cell viability, invasion, and migration. Our results verified that OIP5-AS1 inhibited the expression of miR-324-3p in OC. Moreover, miR-324-3p directly targets NFIB. Besides that, NFIB silencing restrained the progression of SKOV3 cells. CONCLUSIONS The present study clarified that OIP5-AS1 accelerated OC progression by sponging miR-324-3p and upregulating NFIB. OIP5-AS1 can be a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of OC.
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Li HQ, Guo H, Shen FL, Lou DJ, Xia WL, Fang XY. Tribological and corrosion performance of the plasma-sprayed conformal ceramic coating on selective laser melted CoCrMo alloy. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2021; 119:104520. [PMID: 33872921 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ceramic implants have superior performance due to the excellent wear resistance and biocompatibility. However, the poor machinability limits their applications. Plasma sprayed ceramic coating on the additively manufactured metal substrate not only provides a 3-dimensional conformal implant coating and but also forms a highly wear-resistant surface layer. In this paper, three types of ceramic coatings of Al2O3, ZrO2, and Al2O3-ZrO2 composite have been fabricated by atmosphere plasma spray on the CoCrMo alloy substrate prepared by selective laser melting (SLM). It has been found that the Al2O3-ZrO2 composite coating has better corrosion and wear resistance compared with the ceramic coating (Al2O3, ZrO2) and the CoCrMo substrate. The adhesion strength between the Al2O3-ZrO2 composite coating and the substrate reaches 238 MPa. In addition, the wear and corrosion resistance increase with wear progression for all the fabricated ceramic coatings. The highly dense microstructure, fewer microcracks, and the amorphous phases are deterministic factors responsible for the superior tribological and corrosion performance of the Al2O3-ZrO2 composite coating. The fabrication route has been proved very promising to manufacture high-performance implants with ceramic coating.
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Li J, Guo H, Ma Y, Chen H, Qiu M. 11P LINC00926 is a B cell-specific long non-coding RNA in lung adenocarcinoma and is associated with the prognosis of patients with this disease. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(21)01853-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hou J, Guo H. P50.05 Clinical Features and Outcome of Small Cell Lung Cancer in Female Patients: From SEER Database and a Cohort. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Xu CY, Zhang LY, Guo H, Song D, Wang B, Hua ZD, Su X, Wang Y, He YF. [Transcatheter closure of perivalvular leakage after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a case report]. ZHONGHUA XIN XUE GUAN BING ZA ZHI 2021; 49:176-179. [PMID: 33611905 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20200311-00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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