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Luo Z, Hu M, Hong M, Li C, Gu Q, Gu Z, Liao C, Zhao M, Wu H. Outbreeding avoidance as probable driver of mate choice in the
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siatic toad. J Zool (1987) 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Z. Luo
- Molecular and Behavioural Ecology Research Group School of Life Sciences Central China Normal University Wuhan China
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- Molecular and Behavioural Ecology Research Group School of Life Sciences Central China Normal University Wuhan China
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- Molecular and Behavioural Ecology Research Group School of Life Sciences Central China Normal University Wuhan China
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- Molecular and Behavioural Ecology Research Group School of Life Sciences Central China Normal University Wuhan China
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- Badagongshan National Nature Reserve Sangzhi Hunan China
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- Badagongshan National Nature Reserve Sangzhi Hunan China
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- Badagongshan National Nature Reserve Sangzhi Hunan China
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- Molecular and Behavioural Ecology Research Group School of Life Sciences Central China Normal University Wuhan China
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- Molecular and Behavioural Ecology Research Group School of Life Sciences Central China Normal University Wuhan China
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Chen W, Tang Z, Wang X, Li J, Luo Z. Cost-Effectiveness of Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B: A Systematic Review. Value Health 2014; 17:A805. [PMID: 27203032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- W Chen
- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Shanghai, China
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Shanghai, China
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- Normin Health Changsha Representative Office, Changsha, China
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- Normin Health Changsha Representative Office, Changsha, China
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Franco C, Luo Z, Bendeck M, McManus B. EXPRESSION OF COLLAGEN BINDING DISCOIDIN DOMAIN RECEPTOR 1 IN HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY. Can J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Lee JH, Luo G, Tung IC, Chang SH, Luo Z, Malshe M, Gadre M, Bhattacharya A, Nakhmanson SM, Eastman JA, Hong H, Jellinek J, Morgan D, Fong DD, Freeland JW. Dynamic layer rearrangement during growth of layered oxide films by molecular beam epitaxy. Nat Mater 2014; 13:879-83. [PMID: 25087067 DOI: 10.1038/nmat4039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The A(n+1)B(n)O(3n+1) Ruddlesden-Popper homologous series offers a wide variety of functionalities including dielectric, ferroelectric, magnetic and catalytic properties. Unfortunately, the synthesis of such layered oxides has been a major challenge owing to the occurrence of growth defects that result in poor materials behaviour in the higher-order members. To understand the fundamental physics of layered oxide growth, we have developed an oxide molecular beam epitaxy system with in situ synchrotron X-ray scattering capability. We present results demonstrating that layered oxide films can dynamically rearrange during growth, leading to structures that are highly unexpected on the basis of the intended layer sequencing. Theoretical calculations indicate that rearrangement can occur in many layered oxide systems and suggest a general approach that may be essential for the construction of metastable Ruddlesden-Popper phases. We demonstrate the utility of the new-found growth strategy by performing the first atomically controlled synthesis of single-crystalline La3Ni2O7.
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- 1] X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA [2] [3]
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- 1] Department of Materials Science &Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1509 University Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA [2]
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- 1] X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA [2] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- 1] Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA [2] National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Materials Science &Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1509 University Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- 1] Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA [2] Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Materials Science &Engineering, and Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Materials Science &Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1509 University Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
- National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials; Guiyang 550014 Guizhou China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
- National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials; Guiyang 550014 Guizhou China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
- National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials; Guiyang 550014 Guizhou China
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Kuo CH, Li W, Song W, Luo Z, Poyraz AS, Guo Y, Ma AWK, Suib SL, He J. Facile synthesis of Co₃O₄@CNT with high catalytic activity for CO oxidation under moisture-rich conditions. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2014; 6:11311-11317. [PMID: 24960167 DOI: 10.1021/am501815d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The catalytic oxidation reaction of CO has recently attracted much attention because of its potential applications in the treatment of air pollutants. The development of inexpensive transition metal oxide catalysts that exhibit high catalytic activities for CO oxidation is in high demand. However, these metal oxide catalysts are susceptible to moisture, as they can be quickly deactivated in the presence of trace amounts of moisture. This article reports a facile synthesis of highly active Co3O4@CNT catalysts for CO oxidation under moisture-rich conditions. Our synthetic routes are based on the in situ growth of ultrafine Co3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) (∼2.5 nm) on pristine multiwalled CNTs in the presence of polymer surfactant. Using a 1% CO and 2% O2 balanced in N2 (normal) feed gas (3-10 ppm moisture), a 100% CO conversion with Co3O4@CNT catalysts was achieved at various temperatures ranging from 25 to 200 °C at a low O2 concentration. The modulation of surface hydrophobicity of CNT substrates, other than direct surface modification on the Co3O4 catalytic centers, is an efficient method to enhance the moisture resistance of metal oxide catalysts for CO oxidation. After introducing fluorinated alkyl chains on CNT surfaces, the superhydrophobic Co3O4@CNT exhibited outstanding activity and durability at 150 °C in the presence of moisture-saturated feed gas. These materials may ultimately present new opportunities to improve the moisture resistance of metal oxide catalysts for CO oxidation.
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut , Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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Wang Z, Jia M, Zhao H, Cheng Y, Luo Z, Chen Y, Xu X, Tang Y. Prognostic impact of pretransplantation hyperferritinemia in adults undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic SCT: a meta-analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 49:1339-40. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Zhu X, Yang T, Yao F, Che Z, Su P, Luo Z, Tan R. A new human leukocyte antigen-A allele, HLA-A*02:482. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 84:238-9. [PMID: 24903058 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- X Zhu
- Transfusion Medicine Research Department, Yunnan Kunming Blood Center, Kunming, PR China
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Luo Z, Lu Q, Ma F, Jiang Y. The effect of graft copolymers of maleic anhydride and epoxy resin on the mechanical properties and morphology of PP/ABS blends. J Appl Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/app.40898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Zhu Luo
- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
- National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials; Guiyang 550014 Guizhou China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 Guizhou China
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Boyle DL, Wei N, Singhal AK, Rosengren S, Kaplan I, Soma K, Hodge J, Luo Z, Krishnaswami S, Gruben D, Zwillich SH, Bradley J, Firestein GS. OP0253 The JAK Inhibitor Tofacitinib Suppresses Synovial JAK1-STAT1 Signalling in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Cheng L, Tian F, Tian F, Tang L, Chen G, Luo Z, Ren J, Wang S. Repression of Farnesoid X receptor contributes to biliary injuries of liver grafts through disturbing cholangiocyte bile acid transport. Am J Transplant 2013; 13:3094-102. [PMID: 24266967 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Biliary epithelial damage is the critical point in the development of nonanastomotic strictures, a serious biliary complication after liver transplantation (LT). Current study focuses on the roles and mechanisms of unbalanced bile acid (BA) transporting of cholangiocytes in biliary epithelial damages following LT. Using rat LT models, we observed that biliary transit time (BTT) of BA was prolonged, and the degree and duration of BTT prolongation were related to the cold ischemia time of donor liver. Moreover, prolonged BTT was correlated with bile duct injury severity. The expression of Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) underwent a dramatic decrease after transplantation, and the decrease in FXR was related to cold ischemic time of donor liver. Negative correlation was observed between FXR expression and BTT. With in vitro cultured human biliary epithelial cells, it was observed that FXR expressions and DNA binding activities were repressed under hypoxic conditions. FXR repression by hypoxia mediated unparallel expressions of BA transporters and intracellular accumulation of BAs, which induced higher cell apoptosis rates and enhanced profibrotic factor expression in cholangiocytes. These findings indicated that FXR repression under ischemic/hypoxic conditions contributed to biliary epithelial damages by disturbing BA transporting of cholangiocytes after LT.
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China; Dujiangyan Aviation Medical Evaluation and Training Center of PLA Air Force, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Zhang M, Luo Z, Liu H, Croce CM, Burke TR, Bottaro DP. Synergistic anti-leukemic activity of imatinib in combination with a small molecule Grb2 SH2 domain binding antagonist. Leukemia 2013; 28:948-51. [PMID: 24172825 PMCID: PMC3981872 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- M Zhang
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Chemical Biology Laboratory, Molecular Discovery Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Luo Z, Ji Y, Zhou H, Huang X, Fang J, Guo H, Pan T, Chen ZK. Galectin-7 in cardiac allografts in mice: increased expression compared with isografts and localization in infiltrating lymphocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:630-4. [PMID: 23498801 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2012] [Revised: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We sought to identify elevated expression of galectin-7, a T-cell-binding protein, in renal allograft recipients undergoing acute rejection episodes. Allografts and isografts were examined immunohistologically and using quantitative Western blot analysis for galectin-7 protein. The expression of galectin-7 in T lymphocytes from draining lymph nodes in the recipient mice was examined using flow cytometry. We observed galectin-7 to gradually increase with time in the allografts to be significantly higher than that in isografts at days 3, 5, and 7 postoperative: 0.85 ± 0.03 versus 0.69 ± 0.05; 1.15 ± 0.11 versus 0.81 ± 0.02; and 2.02 ± 0.12 versus 0.81 ± 0.05 (P < .05). The majority of galectin-7 was located in the infiltrating lymphocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Furthermore, the percentage of CD4+galectin-7+ and CD8+galectin-7+ T cells from draining lymph nodes in the allograft group was higher than that in the isograft group: 28.0 ± 1.0% versus 1.2 ± 0.2%; and 12.4 ± 0.8% versus 0.4 ± 0.1% (P < .01). In conclusion, galectin-7 relates to acute allograft rejection and T-cell responses possibly as an accelerant.
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- Z Luo
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wang Y, Qi F, Zhu S, Ye Z, Ma T, Hu X, Huang J, Luo Z. A synthetic oxygen carrier in fibrin matrices promotes sciatic nerve regeneration in rats. Acta Biomater 2013; 9:7248-63. [PMID: 23545152 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tissue-engineering nerve conduits have been studied for a long time in bridging large nerve defects. However, the low oxygen availability within the nerve conduits, which results in death of migratory Schwann cells (SC) or loss of the newly formed tissue's function, is still an obstacle for axonal regeneration. Thus, it was hypothesized that an oxygen-enriched conduit would enhance axonal regeneration and functional recovery in vivo. To address this issue, perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA) enriched fibrin hydrogel was prepared and injected into collagen-chitosan conduits. The conduit containing PFTBA-enriched fibrin hydrogel was then used to bridge a 12-mm sciatic nerve defect in rats. The control rats were bridged with collagen-chitosan conduits filled with fibrin matrices without PFTBA. It was found that axonal regeneration and functional recovery in the combined PFTBA group were significantly higher than those in the control group without PFTBA. Further investigations showed that the mRNA and protein levels of S-100, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor were enhanced by PFTBA at 1 and 3weeks after surgery. However, the mRNA and protein levels of vascular endothelial growth factor were in a similar range between the combined PFTBA group and the control group without PFTBA. In addition, immunohistochemical results showed that the morphological appearances of regenerated nerve and survival of SC were enhanced by PFTBA at 4 and 12weeks after surgery. In conclusion, PFTBA-enriched nerve conduit is capable of enhancing axonal regeneration, which provides a new avenue for achieving better functional recovery in the treatment of nerve defect.
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- Y Wang
- Institute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710033, China
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Zhang Z, Huang L, Luo Z, Liu Y, Li A, Sun H, Wu Q, Jiang R, Wang F. Expression, Purification, Characterization and <i>In Vitro</i> Activity of Recombinant Mouse Cu/Zn-Binding Superoxide Dismutase (mSOD1). TROP J PHARM RES 2013. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v12i3.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Only a minority of trauma victims (<10%) develops post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suggesting that victims vary in predispositions to the PTSD response to traumas. It is assumed that the influence of predispositions is inversely related to trauma severity: when trauma is extreme predispositions are assumed to play a secondary role. This assumption has not been tested. We estimate the influence of key predispositions on PTSD induced by an extreme trauma - associated with a high percentage of PTSD - (sexual assault), relative to events of lower magnitude (accidents, disaster, and unexpected death of someone close). METHOD The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) is representative of the adult population of the USA. A total of 34 653 respondents completed the second wave in which lifetime PTSD was assessed. We conducted three series of multinomial logistic regressions, comparing the influence of six predispositions on the PTSD effect of sexual assault with each comparison event. Three pre-existing disorders and three parental history variables were examined. RESULTS Predispositions predicted elevated PTSD risk among victims of sexual assault as they did among victims of comparison events. We detected no evidence that the influence of predispositions on PTSD risk was significantly lower when the event was sexual assault, relative to accidents, disasters and unexpected death of someone close. CONCLUSIONS Important predispositions increase the risk of PTSD following sexual assault as much as they do following accidents, disaster, and unexpected death of someone close. Research on other predispositions and alternative classifications of event severity would be illuminating.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Liu XJ, Luo Z, Zheng JL, Xiong BX. Effects of waterborne acephate exposure on antioxidant responses and acetylcholinesterase activities in Synechogobius hasta. Environ Toxicol 2013; 28:42-50. [PMID: 21462291 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/27/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The present study was conducted to determine the 24, 48, 72, and 96-h median lethal concentration (LC50) of acephate and investigate the antioxidant response and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in liver, gill, and spleen of Synechogobius hasta exposed to 0 (control), 5, and 10 mg/L acephate, at the fixed interval time of 24, 48, 72, and 96 h, respectively. LC50 value was 60.83 mg/L at 24 h, 51.36 mg/L at 48 h, 47.07 mg/L at 72 h and 40.13 mg/L at 96 h, respectively. Dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), AChE activities, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in these tissues for the control remained stable over the exposure period. However, for the two tested groups, tissue-, dose-, and time-dependent responses of these parameters were observed in S. hasta. In general, hepatic SOD and CAT activities were significantly inhibited at 24 h, activated, and increased at 48 h, but again inhibited from 48 to 96 h in fish exposed to the two tested concentrations. Hepatic MDA levels of fish for the two tested concentration peaked at 48 h, significantly higher than the control. Hepatic AChE activity was inhibited at 24 h, peaked at 48 h, and then declined at 72 h for the two tested groups. For gills, the highest SOD and CAT activities for the two tested groups were observed at 48 h, higher than the control. AChE activities for the two tested groups were significantly inhibited at 24 h, but activated at 48 h. At 96 h, AChE activities among the treatments showed no significant differences. Gill MDA levels at 48 h for the tested groups were significantly higher than the control, but showed no significant differences at 24 and 72 h among the treatments. In spleen, SOD and CAT activities at 48 h for the two tested groups were significantly higher than those in the control, but at 96 h the vice versa was true. Spleenic AChE activities and MDA levels for the two tested groups were inhibited at 24 h, activated at 48 h, and then were again inhibited at 72 h. Based on these observations earlier, the results obtained in our study will have important toxicological implications for waterborne acephate pollution and, meantime, provide the basis for the effective risk assessment of acephate in water environment and appropriate safety recommendations for fish.
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- X-J Liu
- Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Melamed P, Savulescu D, Lim S, Wijeweera A, Luo Z, Luo M, Pnueli L. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone signalling downstream of calmodulin. J Neuroendocrinol 2012; 24:1463-75. [PMID: 22775470 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02359.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Revised: 06/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) regulates reproduction via binding a G-protein coupled receptor on the surface of the gonadotroph, through which it transmits signals, mostly via the mitogen-activated protein (MAPK) cascade, to increase synthesis of the gonadotrophin hormones: luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Activation of the MAPK cascade requires an elevation in cytosolic Ca(2+) levels, which is a result of both calcium influx and mobilisation from intracellular stores. However, Ca(2+) also transmits signals via an MAPK-independent pathway, through binding calmodulin (CaM), which is then able to bind a number of proteins to impart diverse downstream effects. Although the ability of GnRH to activate CaM was recognised over 20 years ago, only recently have some of the downstream effects been elucidated. GnRH was shown to activate the CaM-dependent phosphatase, calcineurin, which targets gonadotrophin gene expression both directly and indirectly via transcription factors such as nuclear factor of activated T-cells and Nur77, the Transducer of Regulated CREB (TORC) co-activators and also the prolyl isomerase, Pin1. Gonadotrophin gene expression is also regulated by GnRH-induced CaM-dependent kinases (CaMKs); CaMKI is able to derepress the histone deacetylase-inhibition of β-subunit gene expression, whereas CaMKII appears to be essential for the GnRH-activation of all three subunit genes. Asides from activating gonadotrophin gene expression, GnRH also exerts additional effects on gonadotroph function, some of which clearly occur via CaM, including the proliferation of immature gonadotrophs, which is dependent on calcineurin. In this review, we summarise these pathways, and discuss the additional functions that have been proposed for CaM with respect to modifying GnRH-induced signalling pathways via the regulation of the small GTP-binding protein, Gem, and/or the regulator of G-protein signalling protein 2.
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- Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Cao C, Yu X, Liao Z, Zhu N, Huo H, Wang M, Ji G, She H, Luo Z, Yue S. Hypertonic saline reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse brain edema through inhibiting aquaporin 4 expression. Crit Care 2012; 16:R186. [PMID: 23036239 PMCID: PMC3682288 DOI: 10.1186/cc11670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Three percent sodium chloride (NaCl) treatment has been shown to reduce brain edema and inhibited brain aquaporin 4 (AQP4) expression in bacterial meningitis induced by Escherichia coli. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the main pathogenic component of E. coli. We aimed to explore the effect of 3% NaCl in mouse brain edema induced by LPS, as well as to elucidate the potential mechanisms of action. METHODS Three percent NaCl was used to treat cerebral edema induced by LPS in mice in vivo. Brain water content, IL-1β, TNFα, immunoglobulin G (IgG), AQP4 mRNA and protein were measured in brain tissues. IL-1β, 3% NaCl and calphostin C (a specific inhibitor of protein kinase C) were used to treat the primary astrocytes in vitro. AQP4 mRNA and protein were measured in astrocytes. Differences in various groups were determined by one-way analysis of variance. RESULTS Three percent NaCl attenuated the increase of brain water content, IL-1β, TNFα, IgG, AQP4 mRNA and protein in brain tissues induced by LPS. Three percent NaCl inhibited the increase of AQP4 mRNA and protein in astrocytes induced by IL-1β in vitro. Calphostin C blocked the decrease of AQP4 mRNA and protein in astrocytes induced by 3% NaCl in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Osmotherapy with 3% NaCl ameliorated LPS-induced cerebral edema in vivo. In addition to its osmotic force, 3% NaCl exerted anti-edema effects possibly through down-regulating the expression of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and TNFα) and inhibiting the expression of AQP4 induced by proinflammatory cytokines. Three percent NaCl attenuated the expression of AQP4 through activation of protein kinase C in astrocytes.
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Zhu ZH, Liu K, Xu W, Luo Z, Guo CC, Yang B, Ma T, Yuan XD, Ye WM. One-way transmission of linearly polarized light in plasmonic subwavelength metallic grating cascaded with dielectric grating. Opt Lett 2012; 37:4008-4010. [PMID: 23027261 DOI: 10.1364/ol.37.004008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We show that optical transmission of linearly polarized light through a plasmonic subwavelength metallic grating cascaded with a dielectric grating at a 45° angle to each other is asymmetric in opposite directions. A key characteristic of this asymmetric transmission is that the polarization of the transmitted light is changed. Simulation results reveal that transmission of 0.92 in one direction and 10(-5) in the opposite direction can be obtained at normal incidence at a wavelength of 1550 nm. Because of their high optical performance and loose fabrication requirements, the structures may provide practical applications in the control of light transmission.
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- College of Opto-Electronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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He X, Peng H, Luo Z, Liu D, Liang H, Shao Y. Expression and function of FcγRII on NK cells in rhesus macaques. Retrovirology 2012. [PMCID: PMC3442045 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-9-s2-p38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Yang D, Li L, Liu H, Wu L, Luo Z, Li H, Zheng S, Gao H, Chu Y, Sun Y, Liu J, Jia L. Induction of autophagy and senescence by knockdown of ROC1 E3 ubiquitin ligase to suppress the growth of liver cancer cells. Cell Death Differ 2012; 20:235-47. [PMID: 22935614 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2012.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Regulator of Cullins-1 (ROC1) or RING box protein-1 (RBX1) is an essential RING component of Cullin-RING ligase (CRL). Our previous studies showed that ROC1 is required for the growth of several cancer cell lines while ROC1 siRNA silencing inactivates CRL, leading to cell cycle arrest, cell senescence and/or apoptosis. However, it is completely unknown whether ROC1 knockdown triggers autophagic response by inactivating CRL. Moreover, the role of ROC1 in liver cancer remains elusive. In this study, we reported that ROC1 knockdown significantly inhibited the growth of liver cancer cells by sequentially and independently inducing autophagy and p21-dependent cell senescence. Mechanism analysis revealed that ROC1 silencing triggered autophagy by inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity due to accumulation of mTOR-inhibitory protein Deptor, a substrate of CRL. Consistently, Deptor knockdown significantly blocked autophagy response upon ROC1 silencing. Biologically, autophagy response upon ROC1 silencing was a survival signal, and blockage of autophagy pathway sensitized cancer cells to apoptosis. Finally, we demonstrated that ROC1 was overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinomas, which is associated with poor prognosis of liver cancer patients. These findings suggest that ROC1 is an appealing drug target for liver cancer and provide a proof-of-concept evidence for a novel drug combination of ROC1 inhibitor and an autophagy inhibitor for effective treatment of liver cancer by enhancing apoptosis.
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- Department of Immunology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Luo Z, Cai X, Hong RY, Li JH, Wei DG, Luo GH, Li HZ. Surface modification of multiwalled carbon nanotubes via gliding arc plasma for the reinforcement of polypropylene. J Appl Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/app.37986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Qin S, Li Q, Yu J, Wei L, Guo J, Shao H, Liang S, Luo Z. Thermal properties and flame-retardancy of ethylene-octene copolymer/organ-montmorillonite nanocomposites. J Appl Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/app.37650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chen QL, Luo Z, Zheng JL, Li XD, Liu CX, Zhao YH, Gong Y. Protective effects of calcium on copper toxicity in Pelteobagrus fulvidraco: copper accumulation, enzymatic activities, histology. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2012; 76:126-134. [PMID: 22019308 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2011] [Revised: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The present study was conducted to determine interactive effects of waterborne co-exposure of copper (Cu) and calcium (Ca) on Cu accumulation, enzymatic activities and histology in yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco and test the prediction that Ca could protect against Cu--induced toxicity in the fish species. Yellow catfish were exposed to 0, 1.0, 2.0 mg Cu/l, in combination with 0 and 50 mg Ca/l. Waterborne Cu and Ca co-exposure influenced the majority of tested enzymatic activities (succinate dehydrogenase, malic dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase), and changed Cu contents in several organs (gill, liver, kidney, gastrointestine and muscle). For histological observations, at the same Ca level, waterborne Cu exposure induced injuries in gills and liver. However, Ca addition seemed to mitigate the severity of Cu--induced injuries. Thus, our study demonstrated that Ca had the capacity to reduce Cu toxicity in P. fulvidraco.
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- Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Luo Z, Fu Z, Liu E, Xu X, Fu X, Peng D, Liu Y, Li S, Zeng F, Yang X. Nebulized hypertonic saline treatment in hospitalized children with moderate to severe viral bronchiolitis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17:1829-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03304.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xiao Q, Pepe A, Wang G, Luo Z, Zeng L, Ye S, Xu Q. 51 PLA2g7 mediates smooth muscle cell differentiation from stem cells. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300920b.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Luo Z, Xiao Q, Wang W, Xu Q. 6 Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells towards the endothelial lineage involves microRNAs. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300920b.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Tao Y, Hu L, Li S, Liu Q, Wu X, Li D, Fu P, Wei D, Luo Z. Tranilast prevents the progression of chronic cyclosporine nephrotoxicity through regulation of transforming growth factor β/Smad pathways. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:1985-8. [PMID: 21693312 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Our aim was to investigate the role of tranilast in transforming growth factor (TGF) β/Smad pathways using a rat model of chronic cyclosporine (CsA) nephrotoxicity. METHODS Thirty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were equally randomized in to 5 groups for gavage treatments daily for 4 weeks: normal control (N), olive oil; CsA (25 mg/kg), (M) CsA plus low-dose tranilast group (T1; CsA 25 mg/kg and tranilast 100 mg/kg); CsA plus medium-dose tranilast group (T2; CsA 25 mg/kg and tranilast 200 mg/kg); and CsA plus high-dose tranilast group (T4; CsA 25 mg/kg and tranilast 400 mg/kg). Kidneys were harvested at the end of the fourth week. TGF-β1 as well as Smad3 and Smad7 were detected by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The administration of tranilast decreased the expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 by CsA-treated rats, whereas it increased both mRNA and protein levels of Smad7. Semiquantitative analysis of mRNA production revealed these treatments to markedly reduce the amount of TGF-β1: T1: 0.8452 ± 0.0825 vs 0.8529 ± 0.0606 (P < .05); T2: 0.8414 ± 0.0696 vs 0.8529 ± 0.0606 (P < .05); T4: 0.8336 ± 0.0592 vs 0.8529 ± 0.0606 (P < .05). For Smad3: T1: 0.8581 ± 0.0328 vs 0.8613 ± 0.0542 (P < .05); T2: 0.8528 ± 0.0599 vs 0.8613 ± 0.0542 (P < .05); T4: 0.8436 ± 0.0185 vs 0.8613 ± 0.0542 (P < .05). The significantly elevated dose-dependent amounts of Smad7 were: T1: 0.9026 ± 0.0522 vs 0.8678 ± 0.0246, (P < .05); T2: 0.9087 ± 0.0506 vs 0.8678 ± 0.0246 (P < .05); T4: 0.9151 ± 0.0793 vs 0.8678 ± 0.0246 (P < .05). CONCLUSION Regulation of TGF-β/Smad pathways is one of the mechanisims by which tranilast mitigates the progression of chronic CsA nephrotoxicity in rats.
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Zheng JL, Luo Z, Chen QL, Liu X, Liu CX, Zhao YH, Gong Y. Effect of waterborne zinc exposure on metal accumulation, enzymatic activities and histology of Synechogobius hasta. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2011; 74:1864-1873. [PMID: 21764133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2011] [Revised: 06/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The present study was conducted to determine the metal accumulation, antioxidant enzymatic response, hepatic intermediary metabolism and histological changes in Synechogobius hasta exposed to 0.35 (control), 9.7 and 19.2mg/L Zn, respectively, on the 0, 4th, 8th and 12th day. Waterborne Zn exposure significantly reduced hepatosomatic index, hepatic lipid contents and fatty liver occurrence rate, increased Zn, Fe and Mn contents and reduced the contents of Cu and Ca in liver, and increased muscle Zn content. Waterborne Zn exposure also significantly influenced enzymatic activities involved in antioxidant responses (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione-S-transferase, malondialdehyde) in liver and spleen, and changed hepatic intermediary enzymatic activities (succinate dehydrogenase, malic dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, lipoprotein lipase, hepatic lipase), impaired the histological structure of the gill and spleen, and reduced vacuolated hepatocytes. Thus, our study demonstrated for the first time that waterborne Zn exposure could reduce fatty liver syndrome in S. hasta.
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- Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Guo T, Zhang L, Li R, Luo Z, Zhao L. The advanced experience in combining Biv-pacing with AVN-first for improving efficiency from CRT. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Guo G, Yu J, Luo Z, Zhou L, Liang H, Luo F, Qian Z. Synthesis and characterization of poly(methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate)/nano-titanium oxide composite particles. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:4923-8. [PMID: 21770123 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Poly(methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate) [P(MMA-BA)]/nanosized titanium oxide (nano-TiO2) composite particles were prepared via insitu emulsion polymerization of MMA and BA in presence of nano-TiO2 particles. Before polymerization, the nano-TiO2 particles were modified by coupling agent. The structure and thermal properties of the obtained P(MMA-BA)/nano-TiO2 composite particles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that there are covalent bond bindings between P(MMA-BA) and nano-TiO2 particles, meaning that P(MMA-BA) and nano-TiO2 particles were not simply blended or mixed up and that there is a strong interaction between P(MMA-BA) and nano-TiO2 particles. TGA and DSC measurements indicated an enhancement of thermal stability. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results showed that P(MMA-BA) enhanced the dispersibility of nano-TiO2 particles. The dispersion stabilization of modified nano-TiO2 particles in aqueous system was significantly improved due to the introduction of grafted polymer on the surface of nano-particles.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Zhang T, Luo Z, Wang D, Han D, Bai J, Meng X, Shen B. Radiation dose in coronary artery angiography with 320-detector row CT and its diagnostic accuracy: comparison with 64-detector row CT. Minerva Med 2011; 102:249-259. [PMID: 21959699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was the comparison of image quality, diagnostic accuracy and radiation dose of ECG-gated volume scan mode of 320-detector row CT with 64-detector row CT. METHODS A hundred and twenty patients receiving coronary artery CT angiography (CTA) were divided into two groups. Sixty patients in Group A underwent 64-detector row CTA; for the remainder, Group B, 320-detector row CT was used. Conventional coronary angiography was then performed in all patients. In Group B, patients with a pulse <65 beat/min underwent a prospective ECG-gated volume scan using a 70-80% R-R phase window and 1-beat, whereas a 30-80% R-R phase window, 2-beat CT was performed in patients with a pulse >65 beat/min. RESULTS In Group A, 247 vessels and 920 segments were assessed; in Group B, 242 and 906. In 320-detector row CTA, the coronary stenosis diagnosis' specificities were 98%, 96%, and 95% at the segmental, vessel, and patient levels, respectively (98%, 94%, and 92% in 64-detector row CTA); the negative predictive values were 99%, 98%, and 100% (98%, 97%, and 95% in 64-detector row CTA). There was no significant difference in specificity or negative predictive values between the groups. The average effective radiation dose in Group B was lower than in Group A (P<0.001). In Group B, the dose for 48 patients with 70-80% R-R phase window, 1-beat scan, was lower than for the remaining 12 patients (30-80% R-R phase window, 2-beat) (P<0.001). CONCLUSION The 320-detector CT reduces the radiation exposure by approximately 80% compared with 64-detector CT, with similar diagnostic accuracy and image quality.
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- Department of Radiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Liu XJ, Luo Z, Li CH, Xiong BX, Zhao YH, Li XD. Antioxidant responses, hepatic intermediary metabolism, histology and ultrastructure in Synechogobius hasta exposed to waterborne cadmium. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2011; 74:1156-1163. [PMID: 21392825 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2010] [Revised: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The present study was conducted to determine antioxidant responses, hepatic intermediary metabolism, histology and ultrastructure in Synechogobius hasta after a 15-days of waterborne cadmium (Cd) exposure at the concentrations of 0 (control), 0.10, 0.17 and 0.29 mg Cd/l (corresponding to 0, 12.6%, 21.5% and 36.7% of 96 h LC₅₀), respectively. Growth performance and survival declined, but hepatosomatic index (HSI) increased with increasing waterborne Cd levels (P < 0.05). Waterborne Cd exposure also significantly increased lipid contents in whole body and liver (P < 0.05), and Cd accumulation in whole body, muscle and vertebrae. Waterborne Cd exposure changed hepatic enzymatic activities involved in intermediary metabolism, induced antioxidant responses and increased lipid peroxidation level in the gill, liver and spleen. Waterborne Cd exposure also caused considerable histological alterations of gill, liver and spleen, led ultrastructures damage of liver and spleen of fish, and induced fatty liver for this fish species.
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- Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang , China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang , China
- b College of Materials and Metallurgy , Guizhou University , Guiyang , China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang , China
- b College of Materials and Metallurgy , Guizhou University , Guiyang , China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang , China
- b College of Materials and Metallurgy , Guizhou University , Guiyang , China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang , China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang , China
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Liu S, Qin S, Luo Z, Yu J, Guo J, He M. Reactive Compatibilization of Poly(Butylene Terephthalate)/Acrylonitrile-Styrene-Acrylate Blends by Epoxy Resin: Morphology and Mechanical Properties. J MACROMOL SCI B 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2010.549073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Shan Liu
- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang, China
- b College of Materials Science and Metallugry Engineering , Guizhou University , Guiyang, China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang, China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang, China
- b College of Materials Science and Metallugry Engineering , Guizhou University , Guiyang, China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang, China
- b College of Materials Science and Metallugry Engineering , Guizhou University , Guiyang, China
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- a National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials , Guiyang, China
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- b College of Materials Science and Metallugry Engineering , Guizhou University , Guiyang, China
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Chen X, Yu J, Luo Z, Guo S, He M, Zhou Z. Study on mechanical properties and phase morphology of polypropylene/polyolefin elastomer/magnesium hydroxide ternary composites. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.1561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Zhang W, Wu K, He W, Gao Y, Huang W, Lin X, Cai L, Fang Z, Zhou Q, Luo Z, Chen ZK, Zhou H. Transforming growth factor beta 1 plays an important role in inducing CD4(+)CD25(+)forhead box P3(+) regulatory T cells by mast cells. Clin Exp Immunol 2011; 161:490-6. [PMID: 20550544 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04190.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The role of mast cells (MCs) in the generation of adaptive immune responses especially in the transplant immune responses is far from being resolved. It is reported that mast cells are essential intermediaries in regulatory T cell (T(reg)) transplant tolerance, but the mechanism has not been clarified. To investigate whether bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) can induce T(regs) by expressing transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) in vitro, bone marrow cells obtained from C57BL/6 (H-2(b) ) mice were cultured with interleukin (IL)-3 (10 ng/ml) and stem cell factor (SCF) (10 ng/ml) for 4 weeks. The purity of BMMCs was measured by flow cytometry. The BMMCs were then co-cultured with C57BL/6 T cells at ratios of 1:2, 1:1 and 2:1. Anti-CD3, anti-CD28 and IL-2 were administered into the co-culture system with (experiment groups) or without (control groups) TGF-β1 neutralizing antibody. The percentages of CD4(+)CD25(+)forkhead box P3 (FoxP3)(+) T(regs) in the co-cultured system were analysed by flow cytometry on day 5. The T(reg) percentages were significantly higher in all the experiment groups compared to the control groups. These changes were deduced by applying TGF-β1 neutralizing antibody into the co-culture system. Our results indicated that the CD4(+) T cells can be induced into CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) T cells by BMMCs via TGF-β1.
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- Cancer Biology Research Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zhou J, Yang Z, Tsuji T, Gong J, Xie J, Chen C, Li W, Amar S, Luo Z. LITAF and TNFSF15, two downstream targets of AMPK, exert inhibitory effects on tumor growth. Oncogene 2011; 30:1892-900. [PMID: 21217782 PMCID: PMC3431012 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α factor (LITAF) is a multiple functional molecule whose sequence is identical to the small integral membrane protein of the lysosome/late endosome. LITAF was initially identified as a transcription factor that activates transcription of proinflammatory cytokine in macrophages in response to LPS. Mutations of the LITAF gene are associated with a genetic disease, called Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome. Recently, we have reported that mRNA levels of LITAF and TNF superfamily member 15 (TNFSF15) are upregulated by 5' adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The present study further assesses their biological functions. Thus, we show that 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR), a pharmacological activator of AMPK, increases the abundance of LITAF and TNFSF15 in LNCaP and C4-2 prostate cancer cells, which is abrogated by small hairpin RNA (shRNA) or the dominant-negative mutant of AMPK α1 subunit. Our data further demonstrate that AMPK activation upregulates the transcription of LITAF. Intriguingly, silencing LITAF by shRNA enhances proliferation, anchorage-independent growth of these cancer cells and tumor growth in the xenograft model. In addition, our study reveals that LITAF mediates the effect of AMPK by binding to a specific sequence in the promoter region. Furthermore, we show that TNFSF15 remarkably inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells and bovine aortic endothelial cells in vitro, with a more potent effect toward the latter. In conjuncture, intratumoral injection of TNFSF15 significantly reduces the size of tumors and number of blood vessels and induces changes that are characteristic of tumor cell differentiation. Therefore, our studies for the first time establish the regulatory axis of AMPK-LITAF-TNFSF15 and also suggest that LITAF may function as a tumor suppressor.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Liu XJ, Luo Z, Xiong BX, Liu X, Zhao YH, Hu GF, Lv GJ. Effect of waterborne copper exposure on growth, hepatic enzymatic activities and histology in Synechogobius hasta. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2010; 73:1286-1291. [PMID: 20637506 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 06/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The present study was conducted to determine growth, hepatic enzymatic activities and histology in Synechogobius hasta exposed to waterborne copper concentrations of 0 (control), 0.15 and 0.3 mg Cu/l, respectively, for 15 days, and explore whether waterborne copper exposure could induce the fatty liver syndrome for the fish species. Growth (WG and SGR) declined, but HSI increased in S. hasta with increasing waterborne copper levels (P<0.05). Waterborne copper exposure also significantly increased lipid content and reduced protein content in both whole body and liver, and increased copper accumulation in whole body and vertebrae. Copper exposure changed hepatic enzymatic activities (SOD, CAT, SDH, PK, LDH, LPL and HL) and increased hepatic lipid peroxidation level, impaired the histological structure of the gill and liver in S. hasta. Thus, our study demonstrated for the first time that waterborne Cu exposure could induce fatty liver syndrome in fish.
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- X J Liu
- Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Xiao Q, Wang G, Bai X, Yin X, Luo Z, Mayr M, Ye S, Xu Q. BAS/BSCR30 Crucial roles of Cbx3 identified by nuclear proteomics in smooth muscle differentiation from stem cells and vascular injury-induced neointima formation. Heart 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.205781.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zhang G, Luo Z, Fu B, Li B, Liao J, Fan X, Xi Z. A symmetry and bi-recursive algorithm of accurately computing Krawtchouk moments. Pattern Recognit Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xiao M, Qi F, Chen X, Luo Z, Zhang L, Zheng C, Hu S, Jiang X, Zhou M, Tang J. Functional polymorphism ofcytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4and nasopharyngeal carcinoma susceptibility in a Chinese population. Int J Immunogenet 2010; 37:27-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2009.00888.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang B, Li F, Xiang J, Gui L, Luo Z, Yan H. Three tetraspanins from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis, may play important roles in WSSV infection. J Fish Dis 2010; 33:15-29. [PMID: 19943839 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01079.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Three members of the tetraspanin/TM(4)SF superfamily were cloned from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis. The deduced amino acid sequences of the three proteins have typical motifs of the tetraspanin/TM(4)SF superfamily. Phylogenetic analysis of the proteins, together with the known tetraspanins of invertebrates and vertebrates, revealed that they belong to different tetraspanin subfamilies: CD9, CD63 and tetraspanin-3. The three cloned genes of CD9, CD63 and tetraspanin-3 showed apparently different tissue distributions. The CD9 gene (FcCD9) was specifically expressed in the hepatopancreas. While for the CD63 gene (FcCD63), the highest expression was detected in nerves, epidermis and heart, with low expression in haemocytes, ovary, gill, hepatopancreas and stomach and no expression in intestine, muscle and lymphoid organ. Compared with FcCD9 and FcCD63, the tetraspanin-3 gene (FcTetraspanin-3) was more broadly expressed and its highest expression was detected in the intestine. Its expression in nerves was lower than in the intestine, but was higher than in other tissues. Expression in haemocytes, ovary and muscle was much lower than in other tissues. The expression profiles of FcCD9, FcCD63 and FcTetraspanin-3 in different tissues, including haemocytes, lymphoid organ and hepatopancreas, were compared by real-time PCR when shrimp were challenged by live white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and heat-inactivated WSSV. All three tetraspanins were markedly up-regulated in the live WSSV-challenged shrimp tissues. The data suggested that the three cloned members of TM(4)SF superfamily in Chinese shrimp may play a key role in the route of WSSV infection.
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- B Wang
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Wang Q, Chen X, Luo Z, Fang R. Sequence analysis of leader and trailer regions of rice yellow stunt rhabdovirus and characterization of their in vivo transcripts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 42:50-6. [PMID: 18726497 DOI: 10.1007/bf02881747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/1998] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The 3' leader and the 5' trailer of the rice yellow stunt rhabdovirus (RYSV) genomic RNA have been cloned and sequenced. Sequence data indicate that the RYSV leader region is composed of 203 nucleotides (nt) and the trailer region 191 nt. The terminal 9 nt of the two regions are complementary and capable of forming a putative panhandle structure common to rhabdovirus genomes. In comparison with the leader or trailer sequences of other rhabdoviruses reported so far, both the leader and trailer of RYSV are the longest and there is no obvious sequence homology between the counterparts except for a few terminal nt and the UGUU motif in the leader sequences. Polyadenylated plus-strand leader RNA has been detected in RYSV-infected rice plants by 3' RACE. This is the second example in rhabdoviruses following the report for sonchus yellow net virus (SYNV) for existence of a polyadenylated leader RNA. No polyadenylated plus-strand transcripts of the RYSV trailer have been found using the similar method.
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- Q Wang
- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Potokina EK, Druka A, Luo Z, Waugh R, Kearsey MJ. The transcriptome analysis of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) using the Affymetrix Barley1 GeneChip. RUSS J GENET+ 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795409110064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Xiaolang Chen
- a Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu, China
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- b National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer Materials , Guiyang, China
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- b National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer Materials , Guiyang, China
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- c State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering , Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University , Chengdu, China
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- c State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering , Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University , Chengdu, China
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- b National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer Materials , Guiyang, China
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Gatehouse HS, Poulton J, Markwick NP, Gatehouse LN, Ward VK, Young VL, Luo Z, Schaffer R, Christeller JT. Changes in gene expression in the permissive larval host lightbrown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana, Tortricidae) in response to EppoNPV (Baculoviridae) infection. Insect Mol Biol 2009; 18:635-648. [PMID: 19754741 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00904.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Host cell and virus gene expression were measured five days after per os inoculation of 3rd instar lightbrown apple moth (LBAM) larvae with the Epiphyas postvittana nucleopolyhedrovirus (EppoNPV). Microarray analysis identified 84 insect genes that were up-regulated and 18 genes that were down-regulated in virus-infected larvae compared with uninfected larvae. From the 134 viral open reading frames represented on the microarray, 81 genes showed strong expression. Of the 38 functionally identifiable regulated insect genes, 23 coded for proteins that have roles in one of five processes; regulation of transcription and translation, induction of apoptosis, and maintenance of both juvenility and actin cytoskeletal integrity. Of the 34 functionally identifiable viral genes that were most strongly expressed, 12 had functions associated with these five processes, as did a further seven viral genes which were expressed at slightly lower levels. A survey of the LBAM-expressed sequence tag library identified further genes involved in these processes. In total, 135 insect genes and 38 viral genes were analysed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Twenty-one insect genes were strongly up-regulated and 31 genes strongly down-regulated. All 38 viral genes examined were highly expressed. These data suggest that induction of apoptosis and regulation of juvenility are the major 'battlegrounds' between virus and insect, with the majority of changes observed representing viral control of insect gene expression. Transcription and translational effects seem to be exerted largely through modulation of mRNA and protein degradation. Examples of attempts by the insect to repel the infection via changes in gene expression within these same processes were, however, also noted. The data also showed the extent to which viral transcription dominated in the infected insects at five days post inoculation.
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- H S Gatehouse
- Plant and Food Research Institute, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Luo Z, Chen Y, Chen S, Welch WJ, Andresen BT, Jose PA, Wilcox CS. Comparison of inhibitors of superoxide generation in vascular smooth muscle cells. Br J Pharmacol 2009; 157:935-43. [PMID: 19466991 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00259.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We compared the dose-dependent reductions in cellular superoxide anion (O(2)(-)) by catalytic agents: superoxide dismutase (SOD), polyethylene glycol (PEG)-SOD and the nitroxide 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6,-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (tempol) with uncharacterized antioxidants: 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-sulphonatophenyl) porphyrinate iron (III)(Fe-TTPS), (-)-cis-3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxyflavane (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol (-epicatechin), 2-phenyl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-one (ebselen) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) with the spin trap nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) and with the vitamins or their analogues: ascorbate, alpha-tocopherol and 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylkroman-2-carboxy acid (trolox). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH O(2)(-) was generated in primary cultures of angiotensin II-stimulated preglomerular vascular smooth muscle cells from spontaneously hypertensive rats and detected by lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence. KEY RESULTS SOD, PEG-SOD, NAC and tempol produced a similar maximum inhibition of O(2)(-) of 80-90%. -Epicatechin, NBT, ebselen and Fe-TTPS were significantly (P < 0.0125) less effective (50-70%), whereas trolox, alpha-tocopherol and ascorbate had little action even over 24 h of incubation (<31%). Effectiveness in disrupted and intact cells was similar for the permeable agents, PEG-SOD and tempol, but was enhanced for SOD. Generation of O(2)(-) was increased by NAC and NBT at low concentrations but reduced at high concentrations. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Maximum effectiveness against cellular production of O(2)(-) requires cell membrane permeability and catalytic action as exemplified by PEG-SOD or tempol. NAC and NBT have biphasic effects on O(2)(-) production. Vitamins C and E or analogues have low efficacy.
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- Hypertension, Kidney and Vascular Centre, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Zhou J, Huang W, Tao R, Ibaragi S, Lan F, Ido Y, Wu X, Alekseyev YO, Lenburg ME, Hu GF, Luo Z. Inactivation of AMPK alters gene expression and promotes growth of prostate cancer cells. Oncogene 2009; 28:1993-2002. [PMID: 19347029 PMCID: PMC2679420 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) serves as a fuel-sensing enzyme that is activated by binding of AMP and subsequent phophorylation by upstream kinases such as the tumor suppressor LKB1, when cells sense an increase in the ratio of AMP to ATP. Acute activation of AMPK stimulates fatty acid oxidation to generate more ATP and simultaneously inhibits ATP-consuming processes including fatty acid and protein syntheses, thereby preserving energy for acute cell surviving program, while the chronic activation leads to inhibition of cell growth. The goal of the present study is to explore the mechanisms by which AMPK regulates cell growth. Toward this end, we established stable cell lines by introducing a dominant negative mutant of AMPK α1 subunit or its shRNA into the prostate cancer C4-2 cells and other cells, or wild type LKB1 into the lung adenocarcinoma A549 and breast MB-MDA-231 cancer cells, both of which lack functional LKB1. Our results showed that the inhibition of AMPK accelerated cell proliferation and promoted malignant behavior such as increased cell migration and anchorage-independent growth. This was associated with decreased G1 population, downregulation of p53 and p21, and upregulation of S6K, IGF-1 and IGF1R. Conversely, treatment of the C4-2 cells with 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 1-Dribonucleoside (AICAR), a prototypical AMPK activator, caused opposite changes. In addition, our study using microarray and RT-PCR revealed that AMPK regulated gene expression involved in tumor cell growth and survival. Thus, our study provides novel insights into the mechanisms of AMPK action in cancer cells and presents AMPK as an ideal drug target for cancer therapy.
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- J Zhou
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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