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Cheng F, Zhao L, Wu Y, Huang T, Yang G, Zhang Z, Wu Y, Jia F, Wu J, Chen C, Liu D. Serum vascular endothelial growth factor B is elevated in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and can be decreased with metformin treatment. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2016; 84:386-93. [PMID: 26387747 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine serum vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) levels in polycystic ovary syndrome, their association with insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction, and the effect of metformin on serum VEGF-B levels. DESIGN A cross-sectional, interventional study. PATIENTS We recruited 103 women with polycystic ovary syndrome and 96 age-matched healthy controls. Serum VEGF-B levels were determined in all participants, and 44 polycystic ovary syndrome patients randomly received metformin. MEASUREMENTS We measured VEGF-B levels in healthy controls and women with polycystic ovary syndrome before and after metformin treatment. RESULTS Women with polycystic ovary syndrome had higher serum VEGF-B levels, which decreased with metformin treatment. In the lean and overweight/obese groups, patients with polycystic ovary syndrome had higher plasma VEGF-B levels than did healthy controls (P < 0·05). VEGF-B levels were correlated with body mass index, body fat percentage, M values, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance and β-cell function indices. A multiple linear regression analysis showed that VEGF-B level was associated with M values after adjusting for age, body mass index, serum sex hormones and serum lipids in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Serum VEGF-B is significantly higher in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and is closely and positively related to insulin resistance. Metformin treatment reduces VEGF-B levels and ameliorates insulin resistance.
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Shi L, Lou W, Cheng F, Zou YL, Yang W, Chang K. Artificial Gauge Field and Topological Phase in a Conventional Two-dimensional Electron Gas with Antidot Lattices. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15266. [PMID: 26471126 PMCID: PMC4607943 DOI: 10.1038/srep15266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Based on the Born-Oppemheimer approximation, we divide the total electron Hamiltonian in a spin-orbit coupled system into the slow orbital motion and the fast interband transition processes. We find that the fast motion induces a gauge field on the slow orbital motion, perpendicular to the electron momentum, inducing a topological phase. From this general designing principle, we present a theory for generating artificial gauge field and topological phase in a conventional two-dimensional electron gas embedded in parabolically graded GaAs/InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum wells with antidot lattices. By tuning the etching depth and period of the antidot lattices, the band folding caused by the antidot potential leads to the formation of minibands and band inversions between neighboring subbands. The intersubband spin-orbit interaction opens considerably large nontrivial minigaps and leads to many pairs of helical edge states in these gaps.
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Nelson CH, Wang L, Fang L, Weng W, Cheng F, Hepner M, Lin J, Garnett C, Ramanathan S. A Quantitative Framework to Evaluate Proarrhythmic Risk in a First-in-Human Study to Support Waiver of a Thorough QT Study. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2015; 98:630-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cpt.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chen F, Chen P, Li D, Cheng F. Kernel-like impurity detection according to colour band spectral image using GA/SVM. THE IMAGING SCIENCE JOURNAL 2015. [DOI: 10.1179/1743131x15y.0000000022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Woan KV, Lienlaf M, Perez-Villaroel P, Lee C, Cheng F, Knox T, Woods DM, Barrios K, Powers J, Sahakian E, Wang HW, Canales J, Marante D, Smalley KSM, Bergman J, Seto E, Kozikowski A, Pinilla-Ibarz J, Sarnaik A, Celis E, Weber J, Sotomayor EM, Villagra A. Targeting histone deacetylase 6 mediates a dual anti-melanoma effect: Enhanced antitumor immunity and impaired cell proliferation. Mol Oncol 2015; 9:1447-1457. [PMID: 25957812 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The median survival for metastatic melanoma is in the realm of 8-16 months and there are few therapies that offer significant improvement in overall survival. One of the recent advances in cancer treatment focuses on epigenetic modifiers to alter the survivability and immunogenicity of cancer cells. Our group and others have previously demonstrated that pan-HDAC inhibitors induce apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and changes in the immunogenicity of melanoma cells. Here we interrogated specific HDACs which may be responsible for this effect. We found that both genetic abrogation and pharmacologic inhibition of HDAC6 decreases in vitro proliferation and induces G1 arrest of melanoma cell lines without inducing apoptosis. Moreover, targeting this molecule led to an important upregulation in the expression of tumor associated antigens and MHC class I, suggesting a potential improvement in the immunogenicity of these cells. Of note, this anti-melanoma activity was operative regardless of mutational status of the cells. These effects translated into a pronounced delay of in vivo melanoma tumor growth which was, at least in part, dependent on intact immunity as evidenced by the restoration of tumor growth after CD4+ and CD8+ depletion. Given our findings, we provide the initial rationale for the further development of selective HDAC6 inhibitors as potential therapeutic anti-melanoma agents.
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Guo F, Yin X, Pammer F, Cheng F, Fernandez D, Lalancette RA, Jäkle F. Regioregular Organoborane-Functionalized Poly(3-alkynylthiophene)s. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma501969q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Cheng F, Yang Z, Qian C. [Progress in dedifferentiated fat cells]. SHENG WU GONG CHENG XUE BAO = CHINESE JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 30:1515-1521. [PMID: 25726576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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When mature adipocytes are subjected to an in vitro dedifferentiation strategy referred to as ceiling culture, these mature adipocytes can revert to dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells. DFAT cells have many advantages compared with adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). For example, DFAT cells are homogeneous and could be obtained from donors regardless of their age. Furthermore, DFAT cells also have the same multi-lineage potentials and low immunogenicity as ASCs. As an excellent source of seed cells for tissue engineering and stem cell transplantation, DFAT cells have better prospects in the treatment of many clinical diseases, such as bone defects, neurological diseases, ischemic heart disease and kidney disease. It is necessary to make more intensive studies of DFAT cells. This article summarizes progresses in the immunological characteristics, differentiation ability and potential clinical applications of DFAT cells.
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Wang J, Deng X, Du S, Cheng F, Li F, Lu L, Zhang H. Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Ceramic Composites: A Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03401072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bai Y, Gan M, Qiu W, Cheng F, Fu D, Li Z, Li S. Effect of temperature on the morphologies and electrochemical properties of polyaniline-gold fibrillar nanocomposites. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s1560090414030026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lam KW, Yeung KWA, Lai KY, Cheng F. Changes in the Attitude and Practice Toward End-of-Life Care: Perspective of Chinese Physicians in Medical Department. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2014; 32:549-54. [PMID: 24819729 DOI: 10.1177/1049909114531645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION End-of-life care is affected by the attitude and cultural influence of doctors. METHODS To investigate the attitudes and practices of doctors on end-of-life care by questionnaire survey in 2004 and 2008. RESULTS In 2004, 31.7% of the respondents agreed that they "do not attempt resuscitation" (DNAR) form was useful and it rose to 54.4% in 2008. A higher proportion of respondents in 2008 claimed that they signed the DNAR form for documentation and accepted withholding noninvasive life-sustaining treatment compared to 2004. In 2004, 50% of the respondents regarded their training and education on handling DNAR issue as inadequate. CONCLUSION Documentation by DNAR form is gaining wider acceptance. Many doctors are expected to have more training and coaching on communication for handling such sensitive issues.
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Liu L, Huang X, Cai Y, Feng K, DU J, Lu H, Cheng F. [Correlation between endothelin receptor type A gene polymorphism and sporadic intracranial aneurysms]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2014; 34:60-64. [PMID: 24463118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the 3 polymorphic loci of endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) gene and intracranial aneurysms. METHODS Three EDNRA gene polymorphisms (rs5335, rs6842241, and rs6841581) were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. The genotype and allele frequencies were calculated in the patients and the control group to analyze the association between the gene and the size of aneurysms. RESULTS No significant difference was found in the distribution of the EDNRA gene genotypes or allele frequencies between the patients and the control subjects. Only GG genotype of rs6841581 was found to significantly correlate with the size of aneurysms. CONCLUSION EDNRA gene rs6841581 has significant associations with the size of intracranial aneurysms, indicating a possible role of EDNRA in the genetic mechanisms of intracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Chen FN, Cheng F. Defective kernel detection using a linear colour CCD. THE IMAGING SCIENCE JOURNAL 2013. [DOI: 10.1179/1743131x11y.0000000052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Zheng K, Lou HH, Wang J, Cheng F. A Method for Flexible Heat Exchanger Network Design under Severe Operation Uncertainty. Chem Eng Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201200547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tong J, Chen Y, Liu S, Xu X, Cheng F. Estimation and prediction of 13C NMR chemical shifts of carbon atoms in both alcohols and thiols. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s002247661206008x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jones BJ, Zöllner J, Haynes S, Cheng F, Dornhorst A. In vitro fertilization treatment influences glucose tolerance in multiple pregnancy. Diabet Med 2013; 30:252-4. [PMID: 22827740 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03761.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang Y, Liu ZD, Zhao LM, Du CX, Xi XM, Mi YL, Peng Y, Li WG, Cheng F, Zhang XR, Zheng YQ, Tang KK, Yang HY, Chu DT. Individualized treatment of NSCLC: From research to clinical practice. Neoplasma 2013; 60:538-45. [DOI: 10.4149/neo_2013_070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Huang H, Tsai M, Lin Y, Chen W, Chen J, Kuo L, Hsu C, Chen B, Tsai H, Cheng F. Exercise behavior and physical activity in patients after open heart surgery. J Sci Med Sport 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cheng F, Wang X, Zhong X, Zhao Y, Lu Y, Wang X, Wang Q. P01.04. Attenuation of neurological dysfunction and brain infarction with a chinese herbal formula in ischemia-reperfusion induced brain injury of mice. Altern Ther Health Med 2012. [PMCID: PMC3373917 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-s1-p4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yu S, Cheng F, Li X, Li Y, Liu G, Baskys A, Ueda K, Chan P. 3.120 ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN PROMOTES CLATHRIN-MEDIATED NMDA RECEPTOR ENDOCYTOSIS AND ATTENUATES NMDA-INDUCED DOPAMINERGIC CELL DEATH. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70836-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Ruan Y, Yu W, Cheng F, Zhang X, Rao T, Xia Y, Larré S. Comparison of quantum-dots- and fluorescein-isothiocyanate-based technology for detecting prostate-specific antigen expression in human prostate cancer. IET Nanobiotechnol 2011; 5:47. [PMID: 21495780 DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2010.0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Quantum dots (QDs) are a new class of fluorescent labelling for biological and biomedical applications. In this study, the authors evaluated the sensitivity and stability of quantum-dots-based immunolabelling, in comparison with the conventional fluorescein-isothiocyanate-based immunolabelling (FITC), for detecting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) expression in human prostate cancer. The authors' data revealed that the two methods had similar sensitivity in differential display of the PSA expression correlated with tumour stage and grade (=0.88, p<0.001). Moreover, the intensity of QDs fluorescence remain stable for 10 days after conjugation to the PSA protein in 97% of the cases and more than 1 month in 92% of the cases, although the FITC fluorescence became undetectable after 6 min for all cases.
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Cheng F, Kirkbride JB, Lennox BR, Perez J, Masson K, Lawrence K, Hill K, Feeley L, Painter M, Murray GK, Gallagher O, Bullmore ET, Jones PB. Administrative incidence of psychosis assessed in an early intervention service in England: first epidemiological evidence from a diverse, rural and urban setting. Psychol Med 2011; 41:949-958. [PMID: 21205440 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291710002461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIS) for young people in England experiencing first-episode psychosis (FEP) were commissioned in 2002, based on an expected incidence of 15 cases per 100 000 person-years, as reported by schizophrenia epidemiology in highly urban settings. Unconfirmed reports from EIS thereafter have suggested higher than anticipated rates. The aim of this study was to compare the observed with the expected incidence and delineate the clinical epidemiology of FEP using epidemiologically complete data from the CAMEO EIS, over a 6-year period in Cambridgeshire, for a mixed rural-urban population. METHOD A population-based study of FEP (ICD-10, F10-39) in people aged 17-35 years referred between 2002 and 2007; the denominator was estimated from mid-year census statistics. Sociodemographic variation was explored by Poisson regression. Crude and directly standardized rates (for age, sex and ethnicity) were compared with pre-EIS rates from two major epidemiological FEP studies conducted in urban English settings. RESULTS A total of 285 cases met FEP diagnoses in CAMEO, yielding a crude incidence of 50 per 100 000 person-years [95% confidence interval (CI) 44.5-56.2]. Age- and sex-adjusted rates were raised for people from black ethnic groups compared with the white British [incidence rate ratio (IRR) 2.1, 95% CI 1.1-3.8]. Rates in our EIS were comparable with pre-EIS rates observed in more urban areas after age, sex and ethnicity standardization. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the incidence observed in EIS is far higher than originally anticipated and is comparable to rates observed in more urban settings prior to the advent of EIS. Sociodemographic variation due to ethnicity and other factors extend beyond urban populations. Our results have implications for psychosis aetiology and service planning.
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Cheng F, Tang N, Chen J, Wang F, Chen L. Preparation, Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Ion-Binding Properties of Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Containing a Crown Ether Unit. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES 2011. [DOI: 10.5560/znb.2011.66b0923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhao S, Wei K, Yu Q, Li Y, Cheng F, Wang Y, Yang P, Fan J, Liu E. General topic: applications of transgenic rabbits in biomedical research - based on literature search. WORLD RABBIT SCIENCE 2010. [DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2010.7279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Feng L, Guo Y, Cheng F, Li S, Wei L, Long D, Li Q, Li Y. Effects of pretreatment with Yisheng injection on renal warm ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:1545-9. [PMID: 20620472 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Revised: 10/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Due to the organ supply shortage, the donor pool has been expanded to include non-heart-beating donors, where renal warm ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is inevitable. This study was undertaken to determine whether Yisheng injection (YM) could attenuate renal warm I/R injury in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into sham, ischemic, and YM-treated groups using 50 minutes of left kidney ischemia. Mice were humanely killed at 4 or 24 hours postreperfusion. We assayed the effects of YM on liver functional injury, neutrophil recruitment, and proinflammatory mediators after renal I/R injury. RESULTS Renal I/R produced dramatic injuries in mouse kidneys. Administration of YM reduced liver function (urea nitrogen of untreated vs treated, 4.7 +/- 0.6 vs 26.6 +/- 1.5 mmol/L; P < .01) and histological injury (histological scores of untreated vs treated, 4.12 +/- 0.14 vs 0.98 +/- 0.07; P < .01). YM at doses of 5, 15, or 25 mg/kg reduced the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) by about 32.9%, 55.1%, and 74.5%, respectively. Moreover, YM also suppressed the increase in messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expressions of TNF-alpha and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), as well as abrogated neutrophil recruitment in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION YM protects murine kidneys from warm I/R injury, probably via decreasing functional injury, reducing neutrophil infiltration, and suppressing the overexpression of proinflammatory mediators and adhesion molecules.
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Cheng F, Torzewski M, Degreif A, Almering J, Haeuser F, Rossmann H, Lackner K. P388 EXPRESSION OF VARIOUS ISOFORMS OF GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE IN THE AORTA OF GPX-1−/− ApoE−/− MICE DURING ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESION DEVELOPMENT. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(10)70455-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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