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Shao CW, Liao X, Chen SL. PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA loci from the southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma. Mol Ecol Resour 2013; 8:381-3. [PMID: 21585798 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01965.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Paucity of polymorphic molecular markers in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) has been a major limitation in genetic improvement of this important economic fish. Hence, we constructed a repeat-enriched genomic library from P. lethostigma. A total of 39 new microsatellites were identified, for which 33 primer pairs were designed. After validating and scoring, 10 of these loci were polymorphic in a test population with the range of alleles from two to nine per locus. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.2500 to 0.9000 and from 0.4469 to 0.8514, respectively. These polymorphic microsatellites will be useful for genetic diversity analysis and linkage map construction for P. lethostigma.
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Chen Y, Liao X, Doxsee K, Yang C. SU-E-T-719: Dosimetric Differences of Post HDR Prostate IMRT Plans Generated From RayStation Multi-Criteria Optimization (MCO) and Pinnacle Direct Machine Parameter Optimization (DMPO). Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4815146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Xue FS, Liao X, Li RP. The intubation performance of InnoScope in simulated difficult airway. Anaesthesia 2013; 68:543-5. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.12239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alejo DM, Moraes MP, Liao X, Dias CC, Tulman ER, Diaz-San Segundo F, Rood D, Grubman MJ, Silbart LK. An adenovirus vectored mucosal adjuvant augments protection of mice immunized intranasally with an adenovirus-vectored foot-and-mouth disease virus subunit vaccine. Vaccine 2013; 31:2302-9. [PMID: 23499593 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.02.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a highly contagious pathogen that causes severe morbidity and economic losses to the livestock industry in many countries. The oral and respiratory mucosae are the main ports of entry of FMDV, so the stimulation of local immunity in these tissues may help prevent initial infection and viral spread. E. coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) has been described as one of the few molecules that have adjuvant activity at mucosal surfaces. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of replication-defective adenovirus 5 (Ad5) vectors encoding either of two LT-based mucosal adjuvants, LTB or LTR72. These vectored adjuvants were delivered intranasally to mice concurrent with an Ad5-FMDV vaccine (Ad5-A24) to assess their ability to augment mucosal and systemic humoral immune responses to Ad5-A24 and protection against FMDV. Mice receiving Ad5-A24 plus Ad5-LTR72 had higher levels of mucosal and systemic neutralizing antibodies than those receiving Ad5-A24 alone or Ad5-A24 plus Ad5-LTB. The vaccine plus Ad5-LTR72 group also demonstrated 100% survival after intradermal challenge with a lethal dose of homologous FMDV serotype A24. These results suggest that Ad5-LTR72 could be used as an important tool to enhance mucosal and systemic immunity against FMDV and potentially other pathogens with a common route of entry.
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Li RP, Xue FS, Cheng Y, Liao X. Comparative performance of GlideScope(®) videolaryngoscope and Fastrach™ intubation laryngeal mask airway in the morbidly obese patients. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2013; 57:262-3. [PMID: 22998074 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02770.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Guo P, Liao X, Leng J, Tong M. Synthesis, Structures and Single-Molecule Magnet Behaviour of Octanuclear and Decanuclear Dysprosium Clusters Based on [Dy4(μ4-O)] Tetrahedral Subunits. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2013. [DOI: 10.6023/a12110865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Xue FS, Liao X, Li RP. Comparing intubation performance of indirect laryngoscopes: study design is crucial. Anaesthesia 2012; 67:1276-7; author reply 1277. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.12009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xue FS, Cheng Y, Liao X, Yuan YJ. Preventing oropharyngeal injury during videolaryngoscopy and intubation. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2012; 56:1069-70; author reply 1070-1. [PMID: 22471671 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02690.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen Y, Shelth N, Liao X, Yang C. SU-E-T-633: To Evaluate Dosemetric Differences of IMRT Lung Plans Generated from RayStation Multi-Criteria Optimization (MCO) and Pinnacle Direct Machine Parameters Optimization (DMPO). Med Phys 2012; 39:3851. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4735722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Tulman ER, Liao X, Szczepanek SM, Ley DH, Kutish GF, Geary SJ. Extensive variation in surface lipoprotein gene content and genomic changes associated with virulence during evolution of a novel North American house finch epizootic strain of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2012; 158:2073-2088. [PMID: 22628486 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.058560-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum, a significant respiratory and reproductive pathogen of domestic poultry, has since 1994 been recognized as an emergent pathogen of the American house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Epizootic spread and pathognomonic characteristics of house finch-associated Mycoplasma gallisepticum (HFMG) have been studied as a model of an emergent to endemic pathogen in a novel host. Here we present comparative analysis of eight HFMG genomes, including one from an index isolate and seven isolates separated spatially and temporally (1994-2008) across the epizootic, and notably having differences in virulence. HFMG represented a monophyletic clade relative to sequenced poultry isolates, with genomic changes indicating a novel M. gallisepticum lineage and including unique deletions of coding sequence. Though most of the HFMG genome was highly conserved among isolates, genetic distances correlated with temporal-spatial distance from the index. The most dramatic genomic differences among HFMG involved phase-variable and immunodominant VlhA lipoprotein genes, including those variable in presence and genomic location. Other genomic differences included tandem copy number variation of a 5 kbp repeat, changes in and adjacent to the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, and small-scale changes affecting coding potential and association of genes with virulence. Divergence of monophyletic isolates from similar time/space in the epizootic indicated local diversification of distinct HFMG sublineages. Overall, these data identify candidate virulence genes and reveal the importance of phase-variable lipoproteins during the evolution of M. gallisepticum during its emergence and dissemination in a novel host in nature, likely mediating an important role at the interface between pathogen virulence and host immunity.
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Cheng Y, Xue FS, Li RP, Liao X. Comparison of forces applied to the maxillary incisors by direct and indirect laryngoscopes. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2012; 56:663-4; author reply 664-5. [PMID: 22313543 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02649.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xue FS, Cheng Y, Li RP, Liao X. Comparative performance of direct and indirect laryngoscopes for emergency intubation under cervical stabilization. Resuscitation 2012; 83:e169; author reply e170-1. [PMID: 22513350 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Xue FS, Liao X, Cheng Y. It is time to establish an international manufacturing standard for paediatric tracheal tubes? Anaesthesia 2012; 67:547-548. [PMID: 22493965 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xue FS, Wang Q, Liao X, Yuan YJ. Cardiovascular intubation responses with Airway Scope and Macintosh laryngoscope. Anaesthesia 2012; 67:434-5; author reply 435-6. [PMID: 22409804 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07071_1.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zhao X, Zhang J, Tong N, Liao X, Wang E, Li Z, Luo Y, Zuo H. Berberine attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice. J Int Med Res 2012; 39:1720-7. [PMID: 22117972 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effects of berberine, a natural alkaloid, on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice. Mice were injected intraperitoneally with saline 10 ml/kg (n = 10), doxorubicin 2.5 mg/kg (n = 10), 60 mg/kg berberine 1 h before doxorubicin 2.5 mg/kg (n = 10), or 60 mg/kg berberine alone (n = 10) every other day for 14 days. Body weight, general condition and mortality were recorded over the 14-day study period. Electro cardiography was performed before the start of treatment and after 14 days and plasma lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was measured after 14 days. At the end of the study period the heart was excised and examined histologically. An increase in mortality, an initial decrease in body weight, increased LDH activity, prolongation of QRS duration and increased myocardial injury were seen in the doxorubicin-treated group compared with the saline control group. These changes were significantly attenuated by pretreatment with berberine. The study suggests that berberine may have a potential protective role against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice.
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Liao X, Fu Y, Zhang S, Duan YP. First Report of Damping-Off on Basella rubra Caused by Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 4 in Florida. PLANT DISEASE 2012; 96:288. [PMID: 30731824 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-11-0639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Indian spinach (Basella rubra L.) is a red stem species of Basella that is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental and the aerial parts are also consumed as a vegetable. In May of 2011, symptoms of damping-off were observed on approximately 10% of the plants at the stem base around the soil line of seedlings in a greenhouse in Homestead, FL. Lesions were initially water soaked, grayish to dark brown, irregular in shape, and sunken in appearance on large plants, causing the infected seedlings to collapse and eventually die. Symptomatic stem tissue was surface sterilized with 0.6% sodium hypochlorite, rinsed in sterile distilled water, air dried, and plated on potato dextrose agar (PDA). Plates were incubated at 25°C in darkness for 3 to 5 days. A fungus was isolated in all six isolations from symptomatic tissues on PDA. Fungal colonies on PDA were light gray to brown with abundant growth of mycelia, and the hyphae tended to branch at right angles when examined under a microscope. A septum was always present in the branch of hyphae near the originating point and a slight constriction at the branch was observed. Neither conidia nor conidiophores were found from the cultures on PDA. The characteristics of hyphae, especially the right angle branching of mycelia, indicate close similarity to those of Rhizoctonia solani (2,3). The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA was amplified with the primers ITS1/ITS4 and sequenced (GenBank Accession No. JN545836). Subsequent database searches by the BLASTN program indicated that the resulting sequence had a 100% identity over 472 bp with the corresponding gene sequence of R. solani anastomosis group (AG) 4 (GenBank Accession No. JF701752.1), a fungal pathogen reported to cause damping-off on many crops. Pathogenicity was confirmed through inoculation of healthy India spinach plants with the hyphae of isolates. Four 4-week-old plants were inoculated with the isolates by placing a 5-mm PDA plug of mycelia at the stem base and covering with a thin layer of the soil. Another four plants treated with sterile PDA served as a control. After inoculation, the plants were covered with plastic bags for 24 h and maintained in a greenhouse with ambient conditions. Four days after inoculation, water-soaked, brown lesions, identical to the symptoms described above, were observed on the stem base of all inoculated plants, whereas no symptoms developed on the control plants. The fungus was isolated from affected stem samples, and the identity was confirmed by microscopic appearance of the hyphae and sequencing the ITS1/ITS4 intergenic spacer region, fulfilling Koch's postulates. This pathogenicity test was conducted twice. R. solani has been reported to cause damping-off of B. rubra in Ghana (1) and Malaysia (4). To our knowledge, this is the first report of damping-off caused by R. solani AG-4 on Indian spinach in Florida and the United States. With the increased interest in producing Asian vegetables for food and ornamental purposes, the occurrence of damping-off on Indian spinach needs to be taken into account when designing programs for disease management in Florida. References: (1) H. A. Dade. XXIX. Bull. Misc. Inform. 6:205, 1940. (2) J. R. Parmeter et al. Phytopathology 57:218, 1967. (3) B. Sneh et al. Identification of Rhizoctonia species. The American Phytopathological Society, St Paul, MN, 1991. (4) T. H. Williams and P. S. W. Liu. Phytopathol. Pap. 19:1, 1976.
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Schumacher VL, Hinckley L, Liao X, Tulman E, Geary SJ, Smyth JA. Meningitis caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri in a goat. J Vet Diagn Invest 2012; 23:565-9. [PMID: 21908292 DOI: 10.1177/1040638711403413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A 2-year-old, female goat from Connecticut was submitted for necropsy with a 5-day history of pyrexia and intermittent neurologic signs, including nystagmus, seizures, and circling. Postmortem examination revealed suppurative meningitis. Histologic examination of the brain revealed that the meninges were diffusely infiltrated by moderate numbers of lymphocytes, macrophages, and fibrin, with scattered foci of dense neutrophilic infiltrate. Culture of pus and brainstem yielded typical mycoplasma colonies. DNA sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene revealed 99% sequence homology with Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri and Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides Large Colony biotype, which are genetically indistinguishable and likely to be combined as a single subspecies labeled M. mycoides subsp. capri. The present case is unusual in that not only are mycoplasma an uncommon cause of meningitis in animals, but additionally, in that all other reported cases of mycoplasma meningitis in goats, systemic lesions were also present. In the present case, meningitis was the only lesion, thus illustrating the need to consider mycoplasma as a differential diagnosis for meningitis in goats.
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Shen L, Zhan Z, Liao X, Hu Z, Wang J, Du J, Tang B. 3.069 EXOME SEQUENCING IDENTIFIES NOVEL SACSIN GENE MUTATIONS IN A CHINESE FAMILY. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70805-7] [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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Xue FS, Wang Q, Liao X, Yuan YJ. Cardiovascular intubation responses with the Airway Scope® and the Macintosh laryngoscope. Anaesthesia 2012; 67:81-82. [PMID: 22150496 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06976.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yang Q, Tu S, Wang G, Liao X, Yan X. Effectiveness of applying arsenate reducing bacteria to enhance arsenic removal from polluted soils by Pteris vittata L. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2012; 14:89-99. [PMID: 22567697 DOI: 10.1080/15226510903567471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Arsenic is a common contaminant in soils and water. It is well established that the fern Pteris vittata L. is an As hyperaccumulator and therefore has potential to phyroremediate As-polluted soils. Also, it is accepted that rhizosphere microflora play an enhancing role in plant uptake of metallic elements from soils. Studies showed that hydroponiclly grown P. Vittata accumulated arsenite more than the arsenate form of As apparently because arsenate and phosphate are analogues and therefore its absorption is inhibited by phosphate. The objective of this study was to determine whether addition of five different arsenate-reducing bacteria would enhance arsenic uptake by P. vittata grown in arsenic polluted soils in afield experiment. Results showed that addition of the As reducing bacteria promoted the growth of P. vittata, increased As accumulation, activated soil insoluble As, and reduced As leaching compared to the untreated control. Plant biomass increased by 53% and As uptake by 44%. As leaching was reduced by 29% to 71% depending on the As reducing bacterium. The results in their entirety permitted some insight into the mechanisms by which the arsenate reducing bacteria enhanced the effectiveness of P. vittata to remove As from the polluted soil.
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Xue F, Liao X, Wang Q, Yuan Y. Tracheal intubation with the direct and indirect laryngoscopes in patients with cervical spine immobilization. Br J Anaesth 2011; 107:640-1; author reply 641-2. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Xue FS, Liao X, Liu JH, Yuan YJ, Wang Q. A hollow bite block to keep mouth opening during facemask ventilation in anesthetized children. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2011; 55:1032-3. [PMID: 21770900 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02485.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xue F, Liu J, Liao X, Yuan Y, Wang Q. Is Airtraq® optical laryngoscope a high-efficiency device for emergent tracheal intubation during infant chest compression? Resuscitation 2011; 82:1246-7; author reply 1247. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Xue FS, Liu JH, Liao X, Yuan YJ. Use of cuff inflation to facilitate nasotracheal intubation with the Airway Scope. Anaesthesia 2011; 66:754. [PMID: 21749357 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06807.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang WL, Yuan YJ, Xue FS, Liao X, Wang Q, Xiong J, Liu JH. Extracellular cyclophilin A may be a potential target to protect against myocardial reperfusion injury. Med Hypotheses 2011; 77:734-8. [PMID: 21824732 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2011] [Revised: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Myocardial reperfusion injury is increasingly recognized as an inflammatory process, characterized by neutrophil recruitment and subsequently excessive release of pro-inflammatory factors. Recently, the extracellular cyclophilin A (CypA) has been showed to play an important role in initiation and development of inflammation by chemo trafficking of leukocytes into inflamed tissues, eliciting massive release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and inducing production of matrix metalloproteinases. Also, the agents targeting CypA have been demonstrated to promise anti-inflammatory effects in the different experimental models of inflammatory diseases including acute lung injury, rheumatoid arthritis, and atherosclerosis. Therefore, we hypothesize that the extracellular CypA may in some way implicated in the pathogenesis of reperfusion-induced inflammatory process, and the specific inhibitors of the extracellular CypA can provide a protection against the myocardial reperfusion injury.
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