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Li S, Malkinson S, Veronneau J, Allison PJ. Testing responsiveness to change for the early childhood oral health impact scale (ECOHIS). Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2008; 36:542-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2008.00434.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Dirks NL, Li S, Huth B, Hochhaus G, Yates CR, Meibohm B. Transrepression and transactivation potencies of inhaled glucocorticoids. DIE PHARMAZIE 2008; 63:893-898. [PMID: 19177906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The anti-inflammatory activity of inhaled glucocorticoids is primarily mediated through transrepression of pro-inflammatory transcription factors such as AP-1 and NF-kappaB, while systemic side effects are largely attributed to transactivation via glucocorticoid response elements (GRE) in the promoter region of responsive genes. The objective of this study is to investigate whether inhaled corticosteroids exhibit differences in their transactivation and transrepression potencies. A549 human alveolar epithelial type II like cells, stably transfected with a reporter plasmid containing an AP-1, NF-kappaB or GRE induced secreted alkaline phosphatase reporter gene (SEAP), were exposed to a panel of concentrations of the six inhaled and three systemic glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoid-induced changes in SEAP expression were quantified by chemiluminescence. For eight glucocorticoids (budesonide, desisobutyryl-cicle-sonide, dexamethasone, flunisolide, fluocortolone, fluticasone propionate, mometasone furoate, prednisolone) the EC50 for NF-kappaB mediated transrepression was significantly larger than that for both transactivation and transrepression via AP-1. For the remaining glucocorticoid (triamcinolone acetonide), it was greater than that for transactivation. It is concluded that, within the studied cell system, inhaled corticosteroids did not exhibit preferential transrepression, but had higher potencies for transactivation than for transrepression via NF-kappaB and had differential potencies for the two transrepression pathways.
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Chen ZM, Jie CY, Li S, Wang HL, Wang CX, Xu JR, Hua W. Heterogeneous reactions of methacrolein and methyl vinyl ketone: Kinetics and mechanisms of uptake and ozonolysis on silicon dioxide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007jd009754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Aubert B, Bona M, Karyotakis Y, Lees JP, Poireau V, Prencipe E, Prudent X, Tisserand V, Garra Tico J, Grauges E, Lopez L, Palano A, Pappagallo M, Eigen G, Stugu B, Sun L, Abrams GS, Battaglia M, Brown DN, Cahn RN, Jacobsen RG, Kerth LT, Kolomensky YG, Lynch G, Osipenkov IL, Ronan MT, Tackmann K, Tanabe T, Hawkes CM, Soni N, Watson AT, Koch H, Schroeder T, Walker D, Asgeirsson DJ, Fulsom BG, Hearty C, Mattison TS, McKenna JA, Barrett M, Khan A, Blinov VE, Bukin AD, Buzykaev AR, Druzhinin VP, Golubev VB, Onuchin AP, Serednyakov SI, Skovpen YI, Solodov EP, Todyshev KY, Bondioli M, Curry S, Eschrich I, Kirkby D, Lankford AJ, Lund P, Mandelkern M, Martin EC, Stoker DP, Abachi S, Buchanan C, Gary JW, Liu F, Long O, Shen BC, Vitug GM, Yasin Z, Zhang L, Sharma V, Campagnari C, Hong TM, Kovalskyi D, Mazur MA, Richman JD, Beck TW, Eisner AM, Flacco CJ, Heusch CA, Kroseberg J, Lockman WS, Schalk T, Schumm BA, Seiden A, Wang L, Wilson MG, Winstrom LO, Cheng CH, Doll DA, Echenard B, Fang F, Hitlin DG, Narsky I, Piatenko T, Porter FC, Andreassen R, Mancinelli G, Meadows BT, Mishra K, Sokoloff MD, Bloom PC, Ford WT, Gaz A, Hirschauer JF, Nagel M, Nauenberg U, Smith JG, Ulmer KA, Wagner SR, Ayad R, Soffer A, Toki WH, Wilson RJ, Altenburg DD, Feltresi E, Hauke A, Jasper H, Karbach M, Merkel J, Petzold A, Spaan B, Wacker K, Kobel MJ, Mader WF, Nogowski R, Schubert KR, Schwierz R, Sundermann JE, Volk A, Bernard D, Bonneaud GR, Latour E, Thiebaux C, Verderi M, Clark PJ, Gradl W, Playfer S, Watson JE, Andreotti M, Bettoni D, Bozzi C, Calabrese R, Cecchi A, Cibinetto G, Franchini P, Luppi E, Negrini M, Petrella A, Piemontese L, Santoro V, Baldini-Ferroli R, Calcaterra A, de Sangro R, Finocchiaro G, Pacetti S, Patteri P, Peruzzi IM, Piccolo M, Rama M, Zallo A, Buzzo A, Contri R, Lo Vetere M, Macri MM, Monge MR, Passaggio S, Patrignani C, Robutti E, Santroni A, Tosi S, Chaisanguanthum KS, Morii M, Marks J, Schenk S, Uwer U, Klose V, Lacker HM, Bard DJ, Dauncey PD, Nash JA, Panduro Vazquez W, Tibbetts M, Behera PK, Chai X, Charles MJ, Mallik U, Cochran J, Crawley HB, Dong L, Meyer WT, Prell S, Rosenberg EI, Rubin AE, Gao YY, Gritsan AV, Guo ZJ, Lae CK, Denig AG, Fritsch M, Schott G, Arnaud N, Béquilleux J, D'Orazio A, Davier M, Firmino da Costa J, Grosdidier G, Höcker A, Lepeltier V, Le Diberder F, Lutz AM, Pruvot S, Roudeau P, Schune MH, Serrano J, Sordini V, Stocchi A, Wormser G, Lange DJ, Wright DM, Bingham I, Burke JP, Chavez CA, Fry JR, Gabathuler E, Gamet R, Hutchcroft DE, Payne DJ, Touramanis C, Bevan AJ, Clarke CK, George KA, Di Lodovico F, Sacco R, Sigamani M, Cowan G, Flaecher HU, Hopkins DA, Paramesvaran S, Salvatore F, Wren AC, Brown DN, Davis CL, Alwyn KE, Bailey D, Barlow RJ, Chia YM, Edgar CL, Jackson G, Lafferty GD, West TJ, Yi JI, Anderson J, Chen C, Jawahery A, Roberts DA, Simi G, Tuggle JM, Dallapiccola C, Li X, Salvati E, Saremi S, Cowan R, Dujmic D, Fisher PH, Koeneke K, Sciolla G, Spitznagel M, Taylor F, Yamamoto RK, Zhao M, Patel PM, Robertson SH, Lazzaro A, Lombardo V, Palombo F, Bauer JM, Cremaldi L, Eschenburg V, Godang R, Kroeger R, Sanders DA, Summers DJ, Zhao HW, Simard M, Taras P, Viaud FB, Nicholson H, De Nardo G, Lista L, Monorchio D, Onorato G, Sciacca C, Raven G, Snoek HL, Jessop CP, Knoepfel KJ, Losecco JM, Wang WF, Benelli G, Corwin LA, Honscheid K, Kagan H, Kass R, Morris JP, Rahimi AM, Regensburger JJ, Sekula SJ, Wong QK, Blount NL, Brau J, Frey R, Igonkina O, Kolb JA, Lu M, Rahmat R, Sinev NB, Strom D, Strube J, Torrence E, Castelli G, Gagliardi N, Margoni M, Morandin M, Posocco M, Rotondo M, Simonetto F, Stroili R, Voci C, Del Amo Sanchez P, Ben-Haim E, Briand H, Calderini G, Chauveau J, David P, Del Buono L, Hamon O, Leruste P, Ocariz J, Perez A, Prendki J, Sitt S, Gladney L, Biasini M, Covarelli R, Manoni E, Angelini C, Batignani G, Bettarini S, Carpinelli M, Cervelli A, Forti F, Giorgi MA, Lusiani A, Marchiori G, Morganti M, Neri N, Paoloni E, Rizzo G, Walsh JJ, Lopes Pegna D, Lu C, Olsen J, Smith AJS, Telnov AV, Anulli F, Baracchini E, Cavoto G, Del Re D, Di Marco E, Faccini R, Ferrarotto F, Ferroni F, Gaspero M, Jackson PD, Li Gioi L, Mazzoni MA, Morganti S, Piredda G, Polci F, Renga F, Voena C, Ebert M, Hartmann T, Schröder H, Waldi R, Adye T, Franek B, Olaiya EO, Wilson FF, Emery S, Escalier M, Esteve L, Ganzhur SF, Hamel de Monchenault G, Kozanecki W, Vasseur G, Yèche C, Zito M, Chen XR, Liu H, Park W, Purohit MV, White RM, Wilson JR, Allen MT, Aston D, Bartoldus R, Bechtle P, Benitez JF, Cenci R, Coleman JP, Convery MR, Dingfelder JC, Dorfan J, Dubois-Felsmann GP, Dunwoodie W, Field RC, Gabareen AM, Gowdy SJ, Graham MT, Grenier P, Hast C, Innes WR, Kaminski J, Kelsey MH, Kim H, Kim P, Kocian ML, Leith DWGS, Li S, Lindquist B, Luitz S, Luth V, Lynch HL, Macfarlane DB, Marsiske H, Messner R, Muller DR, Neal H, Nelson S, O'Grady CP, Ofte I, Perazzo A, Perl M, Ratcliff BN, Roodman A, Salnikov AA, Schindler RH, Schwiening J, Snyder A, Su D, Sullivan MK, Suzuki K, Swain SK, Thompson JM, Va'vra J, Wagner AP, Weaver M, West CA, Wisniewski WJ, Wittgen M, Wright DH, Wulsin HW, Yarritu AK, Yi K, Young CC, Ziegler V, Burchat PR, Edwards AJ, Majewski SA, Miyashita TS, Petersen BA, Wilden L, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Ernst JA, Pan B, Saeed MA, Zain SB, Spanier SM, Wogsland BJ, Eckmann R, Ritchie JL, Ruland AM, Schilling CJ, Schwitters RF, Drummond BW, Izen JM, Lou XC, Bianchi F, Gamba D, Pelliccioni M, Bomben M, Bosisio L, Cartaro C, Della Ricca G, Lanceri L, Vitale L, Azzolini V, Lopez-March N, Martinez-Vidal F, Milanes DA, Oyanguren A, Albert J, Banerjee S, Bhuyan B, Choi HHF, Hamano K, Kowalewski R, Lewczuk MJ, Nugent IM, Roney JM, Sobie RJ, Gershon TJ, Harrison PF, Ilic J, Latham TE, Mohanty GB, Band HR, Chen X, Dasu S, Flood KT, Pan Y, Pierini M, Prepost R, Vuosalo CO, Wu SL. Searches for B meson decays to phiphi, phirho, phif_{0}(980), and f_{0}(980)f_{0}(980) final states. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:201801. [PMID: 19113328 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.201801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We present the results of searches for B decays to charmless final states involving varphi, f_{0}(980), and charged or neutral rho mesons. The data sample corresponds to 384x10;{6} BB[over ] pairs collected with the BABAR detector operating at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e;{+}e;{-} collider at SLAC. We find no significant signals and determine the following 90% confidence level upper limits on the branching fractions, including systematic uncertainties: B(B;{0}-->varphivarphi)<2.0x10;{-7}, B(B;{+}-->varphirho;{+})<30x10;{-7}, B(B;{0}-->varphirho;{0})<3.3x10;{-7}, B[B;{0}-->varphif_{0}(980)]xB[f_{0}(980)-->pi;{+}pi;{-}]<3.8x10;{-7}, and B[B;{0}-->f_{0}(980)f_{0}(980)]xB[f_{0}(980)-->pi;{+}pi;{-}]xB[f_{0}(980)-->K;{+}K;{-}]<2.3x10;{-7}.
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Cheng F, Li Y, Feng L, Li S. Effects of tetrandrine on ischemia/reperfusion injury in mouse liver. Transplant Proc 2008; 40:2163-6. [PMID: 18790181 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.07.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) may cause acute inflammatory damage, producing significant organ dysfunction, an important problem for liver transplantation. Previous studies have demonstrated that Tetrandrine (Tet), a component of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, shows protective effects to scavenge active oxygen radicals and inhibit lipid peroxidation. In this study, we examined whether Tet has a protective effect on mouse hepatic IRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into sham, ischemic, and Tet-treated groups; 90 minutes of warm ischemia was performed on the left liver lobe. Tet (20 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally at 1 hour before ischemia with a second intravenous dose was injected just before reperfusion. Blood and liver samples were collected at 6 hours after reperfusion. We analyzed the hepatocellular injury, oxidative stress, neutrophil recruitment, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) generation associated with hepatic IRI. RESULTS Undergoing 90 minutes of ischemia and 6 hours reperfusion caused dramatic injuries in mouse livers. Administration of Tet (20 mg/kg) reduced serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); decreased liver edema, TNF-alpha, myeloperoxidase (MPO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents; and ameliorated the down-regulation of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. CONCLUSION Tet showed protective effects on mouse hepatic IRI.
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Li M, Li S, Baur LA, Huxley RR. A systematic review of school-based intervention studies for the prevention or reduction of excess weight among Chinese children and adolescents. Obes Rev 2008; 9:548-59. [PMID: 18503504 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2008.00495.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review of intervention studies in China aimed at the prevention or control of excess weight gain among children and adolescents. Two Chinese databases (The China Full Text Database and Wanfang Database) and two English databases (Medline and Meditext) were searched with keywords for intervention studies published between 1990 and 2006. Data were extracted on aspects of study quality, methodology and effectiveness of interventions. Quality assessment was conducted using a previously established assessment tool. Twenty-two studies were included, of which 17 were conducted among overweight and/or obese children and/or adolescents. Interventions strategies varied across studies but the majority focused on improving the level of knowledge, physical activity levels and/or diet of overweight children and adolescents. Most studies reported a beneficial effect of the intervention with one or more of the study outcomes, but all of the studies had serious, or moderate, methodological weaknesses. None of the trials identified by this systematic review demonstrated convincing evidence of the efficacy of any single intervention for the prevention of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents from Mainland China. Future intervention trials should address the methodological weaknesses identified in this review.
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Han L, Zhang X, Qiu S, Li X, Xiong W, Zhang Y, Qu H, Chang R, Chen B, Wang W, Li S. Magnetic resonance imaging of primary cerebral gliosarcoma: a report of 15 cases. Acta Radiol 2008; 49:1058-67. [PMID: 18766496 DOI: 10.1080/02841850802314796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gliosarcomas are rare tumors with mixed glial and mesenchymal components. Many of their radiologic features resemble those of other primary brain malignancies. PURPOSE To investigate the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of gliosarcomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the MR images, pathology reports, and clinical information of 11 male and four female patients aged 15-71 years to evaluate the location, morphology, enhancement, and other features of their pathologically confirmed gliosarcomas. RESULTS Apart from one tumor in the right cerebellar hemisphere, all were supratentorial. Two tumors were intraventricular, and four involved the corpus callosum. The tumors were well demarcated, with an inhomogeneous or cystic appearance and moderate-to-extensive surrounding edema. Thick walls with strong rim and ring-like enhancement were observed in 13 (87%). Seven (47%) showed intratumoral paliform enhancement. CONCLUSION Gliosarcoma demonstrates certain characteristic MR features, such as supratentorial and peripheral location, well-demarcated, abutting a dural surface, uneven and thick-walled rim-like or ring enhancement, as well as intratumoral strip enhancement. These findings, combined with patient age, can aid the differential diagnosis of gliosarcomas from more common primary brain tumors.
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Liu Y, Yu L, Zhang D, Chen Z, Zhou DZ, Zhao T, Li S, Wang T, Hu X, Feng GY, Zhang ZF, He L, Xu H. Positive association between variations in CDKAL1 and type 2 diabetes in Han Chinese individuals. Diabetologia 2008; 51:2134-7. [PMID: 18766326 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1141-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2008] [Accepted: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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T-M W, Lu LC, Ye XL, Li S, Wang LX. Impact of postures on blood pressure in healthy subjects. Acta Clin Belg 2008; 63:376-80. [PMID: 19170353 DOI: 10.1179/acb.2008.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Controversies exist on the nature of influence of body position on the level of blood pressure. This study was designed to investigate the impact of postures on blood pressures in healthy subjects. METHODS Blood pressure was measured in 6,485 healthy subjects in both supine and sitting positions, using a standard mercury sphygmomanometer. RESULTS The average systolic and diastolic blood pressure in all age groups in the supine position was higher than in the sitting position (P < 0.001). There was a reduced systolic pressure increment but enhanced diastolic pressure increment with aging (P < 0.05). The levels of sitting blood pressure were inversely correlated to the pressure increments in supine positions (P < 0.001). Multivariate regression analysis showed that age is an independent factor for the systolic pressure increment in the supine position (P < 0.001), whereas sex, age, body height and body mass index are independent predictors for the increment in diastolic blood pressure (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In healthy subjects, blood pressure in the supine position is higher than in the sitting position and age plays an important part in this posture-related pressure increment.
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Wang Y, Guan X, Fok KL, Li S, Zhang X, Miao S, Zong S, Koide SS, Chan HC, Wang L. A novel member of the Rhomboid family, RHBDD1, regulates BIK-mediated apoptosis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2008; 65:3822-9. [PMID: 18953687 PMCID: PMC11131811 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8452-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rhomboid family members are widely conserved and found in all three kingdoms of life. They are serine proteases and serve important regulatory functions. In the present study, a novel gene highly expressed in the testis, RHBDD1, is shown to be a new member of the Rhomboid family, participating in the cleavage of BIK, a proapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. The RHBDD1-involved proteolytic modification is upstream of the BIK protein degradation pathway. Mutagenesis studies show that the amino acid residues glycine142 and serine144 of RHBDD1 are crucial for its activity in cleaving BIK at a site located in the transmembrane region. Overexpression or knock-down of RHBDD1 in HEK 293T cells can reduce or enhance BIK-mediated apoptosis, respectively. The present findings suggest that, by acting as a serine protease, RHBDD1 modulates BIK-mediated apoptotic activity.
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Li S, Szymborski A, Miron MJ, Marcellus R, Binda O, Lavoie JN, Branton PE. The adenovirus E4orf4 protein induces growth arrest and mitotic catastrophe in H1299 human lung carcinoma cells. Oncogene 2008; 28:390-400. [PMID: 18955965 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The human adenovirus E4orf4 protein, when expressed alone, induces p53-independent death in a wide range of cancer cells. Earlier studies by our groups suggested that although in some cases cell death can be associated with some hallmarks of apoptosis, it is not always affected by caspase inhibitors. Thus it is unlikely that E4orf4-induced cell death occurs uniquely through apoptosis. In the present studies using H1299 human lung carcinoma cells as a model system we found that death is induced in the absence of activation of any of the caspases tested, accumulation of reactive oxygen species, or release of cytochrome c from mitochondria. E4orf4 caused a substantial change in cell morphology, including vigorous membrane blebbing, multiple nuclei in many cells and increased cell volume. Most of these characteristics are not typical of apoptosis, but they are of necrosis. FACS analysis and western blotting for cell cycle markers showed that E4orf4-expressing cells became arrested in G(2)/M and also accumulated high levels of cyclin E. The presence of significant numbers of tetraploid and polyploid cells and some cells with micronuclei suggested that E4orf4 appears to induce death in these cells through a process resulting from mitotic catastrophe.
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Aubert B, Bona M, Karyotakis Y, Lees JP, Poireau V, Prudent X, Tisserand V, Zghiche A, Tico JG, Grauges E, Lopez L, Palano A, Pappagallo M, Eigen G, Stugu B, Sun L, Abrams GS, Battaglia M, Brown DN, Button-Shafer J, Cahn RN, Jacobsen RG, Kadyk JA, Kerth LT, Kolomensky YG, Kukartsev G, Lynch G, Osipenkov IL, Ronan MT, Tackmann K, Tanabe T, Wenzel WA, Hawkes CM, Soni N, Watson AT, Koch H, Schroeder T, Walker D, Asgeirsson DJ, Cuhadar-Donszelmann T, Fulsom BG, Hearty C, Mattison TS, McKenna JA, Barrett M, Khan A, Saleem M, Teodorescu L, Blinov VE, Bukin AD, Buzykaev AR, Druzhinin VP, Golubev VB, Onuchin AP, Serednyakov SI, Skovpen YI, Solodov EP, Todyshev KY, Bondioli M, Curry S, Eschrich I, Kirkby D, Lankford AJ, Lund P, Mandelkern M, Martin EC, Stoker DP, Abachi S, Buchanan C, Gary JW, Liu F, Long O, Shen BC, Vitug GM, Yasin Z, Zhang L, Paar HP, Rahatlou S, Sharma V, Campagnari C, Hong TM, Kovalskyi D, Mazur MA, Richman JD, Beck TW, Eisner AM, Flacco CJ, Heusch CA, Kroseberg J, Lockman WS, Schalk T, Schumm BA, Seiden A, Wilson MG, Winstrom LO, Chen E, Cheng CH, Doll DA, Echenard B, Fang F, Hitlin DG, Narsky I, Piatenko T, Porter FC, Andreassen R, Mancinelli G, Meadows BT, Mishra K, Sokoloff MD, Blanc F, Bloom PC, Ford WT, Hirschauer JF, Kreisel A, Nagel M, Nauenberg U, Olivas A, Smith JG, Ulmer KA, Wagner SR, Ayad R, Gabareen AM, Soffer A, Toki WH, Wilson RJ, Altenburg DD, Feltresi E, Hauke A, Jasper H, Karbach M, Merkel J, Petzold A, Spaan B, Wacker K, Klose V, Kobel MJ, Lacker HM, Mader WF, Nogowski R, Schubert J, Schubert KR, Schwierz R, Sundermann JE, Volk A, Bernard D, Bonneaud GR, Latour E, Thiebaux C, Verderi M, Clark PJ, Gradl W, Playfer S, Robertson AI, Watson JE, Andreotti M, Bettoni D, Bozzi C, Calabrese R, Cecchi A, Cibinetto G, Franchini P, Luppi E, Negrini M, Petrella A, Piemontese L, Prencipe E, Santoro V, Anulli F, Baldini-Ferroli R, Calcaterra A, de Sangro R, Finocchiaro G, Pacetti S, Patteri P, Peruzzi IM, Piccolo M, Rama M, Zallo A, Buzzo A, Contri R, Lo Vetere M, Macri MM, Monge MR, Passaggio S, Patrignani C, Robutti E, Santroni A, Tosi S, Chaisanguanthum KS, Morii M, Dubitzky RS, Marks J, Schenk S, Uwer U, Bard DJ, Dauncey PD, Nash JA, Panduro Vazquez W, Tibbetts M, Behera PK, Chai X, Charles MJ, Mallik U, Cochran J, Crawley HB, Dong L, Eyges V, Meyer WT, Prell S, Rosenberg EI, Rubin AE, Gao YY, Gritsan AV, Guo ZJ, Lae CK, Denig AG, Fritsch M, Schott G, Arnaud N, Béquilleux J, D'Orazio A, Davier M, Firmino da Costa J, Grosdidier G, Höcker A, Lepeltier V, Le Diberder F, Lutz AM, Pruvot S, Roudeau P, Schune MH, Serrano J, Sordini V, Stocchi A, Wang WF, Wormser G, Lange DJ, Wright DM, Bingham I, Burke JP, Chavez CA, Fry JR, Gabathuler E, Gamet R, Hutchcroft DE, Payne DJ, Touramanis C, Bevan AJ, George KA, Di Lodovico F, Sacco R, Sigamani M, Cowan G, Flaecher HU, Hopkins DA, Paramesvaran S, Salvatore F, Wren AC, Brown DN, Davis CL, Alwyn KE, Barlow NR, Barlow RJ, Chia YM, Edgar CL, Lafferty GD, West TJ, Yi JI, Anderson J, Chen C, Jawahery A, Roberts DA, Simi G, Tuggle JM, Dallapiccola C, Hertzbach SS, Li X, Salvati E, Saremi S, Cowan R, Dujmic D, Fisher PH, Koeneke K, Sciolla G, Spitznagel M, Taylor F, Yamamoto RK, Zhao M, Mclachlin SE, Patel PM, Robertson SH, Lazzaro A, Lombardo V, Palombo F, Bauer JM, Cremaldi L, Eschenburg V, Godang R, Kroeger R, Sanders DA, Summers DJ, Zhao HW, Brunet S, Côté D, Simard M, Taras P, Viaud FB, Nicholson H, De Nardo G, Lista L, Monorchio D, Sciacca C, Baak MA, Raven G, Snoek HL, Jessop CP, Knoepfel KJ, LoSecco JM, Benelli G, Corwin LA, Honscheid K, Kagan H, Kass R, Morris JP, Rahimi AM, Regensburger JJ, Sekula SJ, Wong QK, Blount NL, Brau J, Frey R, Igonkina O, Kolb JA, Lu M, Rahmat R, Sinev NB, Strom D, Strube J, Torrence E, Castelli G, Gagliardi N, Gaz A, Margoni M, Morandin M, Posocco M, Rotondo M, Simonetto F, Stroili R, Voci C, del Amo Sanchez P, Ben-Haim E, Briand H, Calderini G, Chauveau J, David P, Del Buono L, Hamon O, Leruste P, Malclès J, Ocariz J, Perez A, Prendki J, Gladney L, Biasini M, Covarelli R, Manoni E, Angelini C, Batignani G, Bettarini S, Carpinelli M, Cervelli A, Forti F, Giorgi MA, Lusiani A, Marchiori G, Morganti M, Neri N, Paoloni E, Rizzo G, Walsh JJ, Biesiada J, Lau YP, Lopes Pegna D, Lu C, Olsen J, Smith AJS, Telnov AV, Baracchini E, Cavoto G, del Re D, Di Marco E, Faccini R, Ferrarotto F, Ferroni F, Gaspero M, Jackson PD, Mazzoni MA, Morganti S, Piredda G, Polci F, Renga F, Voena C, Ebert M, Hartmann T, Schröder H, Waldi R, Adye T, Franek B, Olaiya EO, Roethel W, Wilson FF, Emery S, Escalier M, Gaidot A, Ganzhur SF, Hamel de Monchenault G, Kozanecki W, Vasseur G, Yèche C, Zito M, Chen XR, Liu H, Park W, Purohit MV, White RM, Wilson JR, Allen MT, Aston D, Bartoldus R, Bechtle P, Benitez JF, Cenci R, Coleman JP, Convery MR, Dingfelder JC, Dorfan J, Dubois-Felsmann GP, Dunwoodie W, Field RC, Glanzman T, Gowdy SJ, Graham MT, Grenier P, Hast C, Innes WR, Kaminski J, Kelsey MH, Kim H, Kim P, Kocian ML, Leith DWGS, Li S, Lindquist B, Luitz S, Luth V, Lynch HL, MacFarlane DB, Marsiske H, Messner R, Muller DR, Neal H, Nelson S, O'Grady CP, Ofte I, Perazzo A, Perl M, Ratcliff BN, Roodman A, Salnikov AA, Schindler RH, Schwiening J, Snyder A, Su D, Sullivan MK, Suzuki K, Swain SK, Thompson JM, Va'vra J, Wagner AP, Weaver M, Wisniewski WJ, Wittgen M, Wright DH, Wulsin HW, Yarritu AK, Yi K, Young CC, Ziegler V, Burchat PR, Edwards AJ, Majewski SA, Miyashita TS, Petersen BA, Wilden L, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Bula R, Ernst JA, Pan B, Saeed MA, Zain SB, Spanier SM, Wogsland BJ, Eckmann R, Ritchie JL, Ruland AM, Schilling CJ, Schwitters RF, Izen JM, Lou XC, Ye S, Bianchi F, Gamba D, Pelliccioni M, Bomben M, Bosisio L, Cartaro C, Cossutti F, Della Ricca G, Lanceri L, Vitale L, Azzolini V, Lopez-March N, Martinez-Vidal F, Milanes DA, Oyanguren A, Albert J, Banerjee S, Bhuyan B, Hamano K, Kowalewski R, Nugent IM, Roney JM, Sobie RJ, Gershon TJ, Harrison PF, Ilic J, Latham TE, Mohanty GB, Band HR, Chen X, Dasu S, Flood KT, Kutter PE, Pan Y, Pierini M, Prepost R, Vuosalo CO, Wu SL. Measurement of the CP asymmetry in b-->sgamma using a sum of exclusive final states. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:171804. [PMID: 18999741 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.171804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We perform a measurement of the CP asymmetry in b-->sgamma decays using a sample of 383 x 10(6) B[over] B events collected by the BABAR detector at the SLAC PEP-II asymmetric B factory. We reconstruct 16 flavor-specific B decay modes containing a high-energy photon and a hadronic system X_(s) containing an s quark. We measure the CP asymmetry to be -0.011+/-0.030(stat)+/-0.014(syst) for a hadronic system mass between 0.6 and 2.8 GeV/c(2).
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Aubert B, Bona M, Karyotakis Y, Lees JP, Poireau V, Prencipe E, Prudent X, Tisserand V, Garra Tico J, Grauges E, Lopez L, Palano A, Pappagallo M, Eigen G, Stugu B, Sun L, Abrams GS, Battaglia M, Brown DN, Cahn RN, Jacobsen RG, Kerth LT, Kolomensky YG, Kukartsev G, Lynch G, Osipenkov IL, Ronan MT, Tackmann K, Tanabe T, Hawkes CM, Soni N, Watson AT, Koch H, Schroeder T, Walker D, Asgeirsson DJ, Fulsom BG, Hearty C, Mattison TS, McKenna JA, Barrett M, Khan A, Teodorescu L, Blinov VE, Bukin AD, Buzykaev AR, Druzhinin VP, Golubev VB, Onuchin AP, Serednyakov SI, Skovpen YI, Solodov EP, Todyshev KY, Bondioli M, Curry S, Eschrich I, Kirkby D, Lankford AJ, Lund P, Mandelkern M, Martin EC, Stoker DP, Abachi S, Buchanan C, Gary JW, Liu F, Long O, Shen BC, Vitug GM, Yasin Z, Zhang L, Sharma V, Campagnari C, Hong TM, Kovalskyi D, Mazur MA, Richman JD, Beck TW, Eisner AM, Flacco CJ, Heusch CA, Kroseberg J, Lockman WS, Schalk T, Schumm BA, Seiden A, Wang L, Wilson MG, Winstrom LO, Cheng CH, Doll DA, Echenard B, Fang F, Hitlin DG, Narsky I, Piatenko T, Porter FC, Andreassen R, Mancinelli G, Meadows BT, Mishra K, Sokoloff MD, Bloom PC, Ford WT, Gaz A, Hirschauer JF, Kreisel A, Nagel M, Nauenberg U, Smith JG, Ulmer KA, Wagner SR, Ayad R, Soffer A, Toki WH, Wilson RJ, Altenburg DD, Feltresi E, Hauke A, Jasper H, Karbach M, Merkel J, Petzold A, Spaan B, Wacker K, Kobel MJ, Mader WF, Nogowski R, Schubert KR, Schwierz R, Sundermann JE, Volk A, Bernard D, Bonneaud GR, Latour E, Thiebaux C, Verderi M, Clark PJ, Gradl W, Playfer S, Watson JE, Andreotti M, Bettoni D, Bozzi C, Calabrese R, Cecchi A, Cibinetto G, Franchini P, Luppi E, Negrini M, Petrella A, Piemontese L, Santoro V, Baldini-Ferroli R, Calcaterra A, de Sangro R, Finocchiaro G, Pacetti S, Patteri P, Peruzzi IM, Piccolo M, Rama M, Zallo A, Buzzo A, Contri R, Lo Vetere M, Macri MM, Monge MR, Passaggio S, Patrignani C, Robutti E, Santroni A, Tosi S, Chaisanguanthum KS, Morii M, Marks J, Schenk S, Uwer U, Klose V, Lacker HM, Bard DJ, Dauncey PD, Nash JA, Panduro Vazquez W, Tibbetts M, Behera PK, Chai X, Charles MJ, Mallik U, Cochran J, Crawley HB, Dong L, Meyer WT, Prell S, Rosenberg EI, Rubin AE, Gao YY, Gritsan AV, Guo ZJ, Lae CK, Denig AG, Fritsch M, Schott G, Arnaud N, Béquilleux J, D'Orazio A, Davier M, Firmino da Costa J, Grosdidier G, Höcker A, Lepeltier V, Le Diberder F, Lutz AM, Pruvot S, Roudeau P, Schune MH, Serrano J, Sordini V, Stocchi A, Wormser G, Lange DJ, Wright DM, Bingham I, Burke JP, Chavez CA, Fry JR, Gabathuler E, Gamet R, Hutchcroft DE, Payne DJ, Touramanis C, Bevan AJ, Clarke CK, George KA, Di Lodovico F, Sacco R, Sigamani M, Cowan G, Flaecher HU, Hopkins DA, Paramesvaran S, Salvatore F, Wren AC, Brown DN, Davis CL, Alwyn KE, Bailey DS, Barlow RJ, Barlow RJ, Chia YM, Edgar CL, Lafferty GD, West TJ, Yi JI, Anderson J, Chen C, Jawahery A, Roberts DA, Simi G, Tuggle JM, Dallapiccola C, Li X, Salvati E, Saremi S, Cowan R, Dujmic D, Fisher PH, Koeneke K, Sciolla G, Spitznagel M, Taylor F, Yamamoto RK, Zhao M, Patel PM, Robertson SH, Lazzaro A, Lombardo V, Palombo F, Bauer JM, Cremaldi L, Eschenburg V, Godang R, Kroeger R, Sanders DA, Summers DJ, Zhao HW, Simard M, Taras P, Viaud FB, Nicholson H, De Nardo G, Lista L, Monorchio D, Onorato G, Sciacca C, Raven G, Snoek HL, Jessop CP, Knoepfel KJ, LoSecco JM, Wang WF, Benelli G, Corwin LA, Honscheid K, Kagan H, Kass R, Morris JP, Rahimi AM, Regensburger JJ, Sekula SJ, Wong QK, Blount NL, Brau J, Frey R, Igonkina O, Kolb JA, Lu M, Rahmat R, Sinev NB, Strom D, Strube J, Torrence E, Castelli G, Gagliardi N, Margoni M, Morandin M, Posocco M, Rotondo M, Simonetto F, Stroili R, Voci C, del Amo Sanchez P, Ben-Haim E, Briand H, Calderini G, Chauveau J, David P, Del Buono L, Hamon O, Leruste P, Ocariz J, Perez A, Prendki J, Gladney L, Biasini M, Covarelli R, Manoni E, Angelini C, Batignani G, Bettarini S, Carpinelli M, Cervelli A, Forti F, Giorgi MA, Lusiani A, Marchiori G, Morganti M, Neri N, Paoloni E, Rizzo G, Walsh JJ, Biesiada J, Lopes Pegna D, Lu C, Olsen J, Smith AJS, Telnov AV, Anulli F, Baracchini E, Cavoto G, del Re D, Di Marco E, Faccini R, Ferrarotto F, Ferroni F, Gaspero M, Jackson PD, Li Gioi L, Mazzoni MA, Morganti S, Piredda G, Polci F, Renga F, Voena C, Ebert M, Hartmann T, Schröder H, Waldi R, Adye T, Franek B, Olaiya EO, Roethel W, Wilson FF, Emery S, Escalier M, Esteve L, Gaidot A, Ganzhur SF, Hamel de Monchenault G, Kozanecki W, Vasseur G, Yèche C, Zito M, Chen XR, Liu H, Park W, Purohit MV, White RM, Wilson JR, Allen MT, Aston D, Bartoldus R, Bechtle P, Benitez JF, Cenci R, Coleman JP, Convery MR, Dingfelder JC, Dorfan J, Dubois-Felsmann GP, Dunwoodie W, Field RC, Gabareen AM, Gowdy SJ, Graham MT, Grenier P, Hast C, Innes WR, Kaminski J, Kelsey MH, Kim H, Kim P, Kocian ML, Leith DWGS, Li S, Lindquist B, Luitz S, Luth V, Lynch HL, MacFarlane DB, Marsiske H, Messner R, Muller DR, Neal H, Nelson S, O'Grady CP, Ofte I, Perazzo A, Perl M, Ratcliff BN, Roodman A, Salnikov AA, Schindler RH, Schwiening J, Snyder A, Su D, Sullivan MK, Suzuki K, Swain SK, Thompson JM, Va'vra J, Wagner AP, Weaver M, West CA, Wisniewski WJ, Wittgen M, Wright DH, Wulsin HW, Yarritu AK, Yi K, Young CC, Ziegler V, Burchat PR, Edwards AJ, Majewski SA, Miyashita TS, Petersen BA, Wilden L, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Ernst JA, Pan B, Saeed MA, Zain SB, Spanier SM, Wogsland BJ, Eckmann R, Ritchie JL, Ruland AM, Schilling CJ, Schwitters RF, Drummond BW, Izen JM, Lou XC, Bianchi F, Gamba D, Pelliccioni M, Bomben M, Bosisio L, Cartaro C, Della Ricca G, Lanceri L, Vitale L, Azzolini V, Lopez-March N, Martinez-Vidal F, Milanes DA, Oyanguren A, Albert J, Banerjee S, Bhuyan B, Choi HHF, Hamano K, Kowalewski R, Lewczuk MJ, Nugent IM, Roney JM, Sobie RJ, Gershon TJ, Harrison PF, Ilic J, Latham TE, Mohanty GB, Band HR, Chen X, Dasu S, Flood KT, Pan Y, Pierini M, Prepost R, Vuosalo CO, Wu SL. Observation and polarization measurements of B+/- -->phiK1 +/- and B +/- -->phiK2 *+/-. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:161801. [PMID: 18999657 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.161801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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With the full BABAR data sample of 465 x 10(6) B(over)B pairs, we observe the decays B+/- -->phiK_(1)(1270) +/- and B +/- -->phiK*_(2)(1430)+/-. We measure the branching fractions (6.1+/-1.6+/-1.1) x 10(-6) and (8.4+/-1.8+/-1.0) x 10(-6) and the fractions of longitudinal polarization 0.46 (+0.12+0.06) _(-0.13-0.07) and 0.80(+0.09)_(-0.10)+/-0.03, respectively. We also report on the B+/- -->phiK*_(0)(1430)+/- decay branching fraction of (7.0+/-1.3+/-0.9) x 10(-6) and several parameters sensitive to CP violation and interference in the above three decays. Upper limits are placed on the B+/- decay rates to final states with phi and K_1(1400)+/-, K*(1410)+/-, K2(1770)+/-, or K_2(1820)+/-. Understanding the observed polarization pattern requires amplitude contributions from an uncertain source.
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Yang CC, Li S. Size-Dependent Raman Red Shifts of Semiconductor Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:14193-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp804621v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li J, Zhou K, Meng X, Wu Q, Li S, Liu Y, Wang J. Increased ROS generation and SOD activity in heteroplasmic tissues of transmitochondrial mice with A3243G mitochondrial DNA mutation. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2008; 7:1054-62. [PMID: 19048484 DOI: 10.4238/vol7-4gmr480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The mitochondrial A3243G tRNALeu(UUR) mutation associated with a variety of mitochondrial disorders results in a severe respiratory deficiency, an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and activities of anti-oxidative enzyme in vitro. However, the phenotypic implications of this mutation have not been described in vivo. Here, mitochondria carrying A3243G transition from the peripheral blood of diabetes mellitus patients were microinjected into zygotes. Influence of this mutation on mitochondrial respiratory enzyme activities, ROS generation, and anti-oxidative enzyme activities in the heteroplasmic tissues of transmitochondrial mice was evaluated. The chimeric mice exhibited a subtle impaired oxidative phosphorylation, reduced activity of complex I/IV, increased activity of superoxide dismutase, and in turn, enhanced ROS generation. Our results suggest that mitochondrial A3243G mutation may be responsible for the high ROS production in vivo. Increased generation of ROS caused by mtDNA mutation may also play a role in the pathogenesis of the A3243G mutation-associated diseases.
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Ng A, Li S, Neuberg D, Chi R, Fisher D, Silver B, Mauch P. A prospective study of pulmonary function in Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients. Ann Oncol 2008; 19:1754-8. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Tang XY, Pan Y, Li S, He BF. Screening and isolation of an organic solvent-tolerant bacterium for high-yield production of organic solvent-stable protease. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2008; 99:7388-7392. [PMID: 18346890 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Revised: 01/12/2008] [Accepted: 01/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Forty-three strains were screened from crude oil-contaminated samples by toluene and cyclohexane enrichment in medium. Ten of these strains demonstrated high protease activity on skim-milk agar. Among them, the PT121 isolate, identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was selected based on its extracellular protease stability in the presence of hydrophilic organic solvents. The crude protease also retained most of its activity up to at least 14 days in the presence of various organic solvents at 50% concentration, and the protease activity in production medium was 10,876U/ml after 72h incubation. This protease showed high activity as a catalyst for aspartame precursor Cbz-Asp-Phe-NH2 synthesis in the presence of 50% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO).
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Kamlah F, Eul BG, Li S, Lang N, Marsh LM, Seeger W, Grimminger F, Rose F, Hänze J. Intravenous injection of siRNA directed against hypoxia-inducible factors prolongs survival in a Lewis lung carcinoma cancer model. Cancer Gene Ther 2008; 16:195-205. [PMID: 18818708 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2008.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Different routes for the in vivo administration of synthetic siRNA complexes targeting lung tumors were compared, and siRNA complexes were administered for the inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha). Intravenous jugular vein injection of siRNA proved to be the most effective means of targeting lung tumor tissue in the Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC1) model. In comparison, intraperitoneal injection of siRNA was not suitable for targeting of lung tumor and intratracheal administration of siRNA exclusively targeted macrophages. Inhibition of HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha by siRNA injected intravenously was validated by immunohistofluorescent analysis for glucose-transporter-1 (GLUT-1), a well-established HIF target protein. The GLUT-1 signal was strongly attenuated in the lung tumors of mice treated with siRNA-targeting HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha, compared with mice treated with control siRNA. Interestingly, injection of siRNA directed against HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha into LLC1 lung tumor-bearing mice resulted in prolonged survival. Immunohistological analysis of the lung tumors from mice treated with siRNA directed against HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha displayed reduced proliferation, angiogenesis and apoptosis, cellular responses, which are known to be affected by HIF. In conclusion, intravenous jugular vein injection of siRNA strongly targets the lung tumor and is effective in gene inhibition as demonstrated for HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha.
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Li S, Ren J, Yang G, Guo Y, Huang L. Characterization of the porcine Kisspeptins receptor gene and evaluation as candidate for timing of puberty in sows. J Anim Breed Genet 2008; 125:219-27. [PMID: 18727208 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00732.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kisspeptins receptor (KISS1R), also called GPR54, is a key regulator of puberty in many species. KISS1R and its genetics in pigs remain unexplored. The objective of this study was to characterize the porcine KISS1R gene and evaluate the association of KISS1R mutations with age at puberty in sows. KISS1R was assigned to pig chromosome 2q21-24 by radiation hybrid mapping. It has a 1438 bp full-length cDNA and spans 3349 bp genomic sequence consisting of five exons and four introns. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR showed that KISS1R transcripts was particularly abundant in the adrenal, prostate, testis, thymus, pituary and hypothalamus. KISS1R mRNA content in the hypothalamus was determined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR, and it fluctuated during the oestrous cycle with the highest level in the luteal phase. Anoestrus sows had markedly lower hypothalamic KISS1R mRNA content than cyclic animals. Seven KISS1R SNPs were identified in the founder animals of a White Duroc x Erhualian intercross. One missense mutation (T/C(245)) showed quite different allele distribution in Chinese and Western breeds. All F(0), F(1) animals and 367 detailed phenotyped cyclic F(2) sows in the White Duroc x Erhualian intercross were genotyped for three KISS1R polymorphisms. No significant association of KISS1R haplotypes and haplotype pairs with age at puberty was observed in the resource population, indicating that mutations in KISS1R are not responsible for divergent age at puberty in White Duroc and Erhualian pigs.
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Sun J, Yang D, Li S, Xu Z, Wang X, Bai C. Effects of curcumin or dexamethasone on lung ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Eur Respir J 2008; 33:398-404. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00142407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hu W, Tang L, Wang J, Wang B, Li S, Yu H, Tang W, Li H, Tan S, Shou W, Xiao C. Polymorphism of HLA-DRB1, -DQB1 and -DPB1 genes in Bai ethnic group in southwestern China. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 72:474-7. [PMID: 18778327 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01120.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this work, polymorphism of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1, -DQB1 and -DPB1 genes was detected using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing method in 128 healthy unrelated volunteers from the Bai ethnic group of Yunnan province of southwest China. Among all the 28 alleles detected for the DRB1 gene, the most common allele was DRB1*120201 with a frequency of 16.41%, followed by DRB1*090102, DRB1*080302, DRB1*1404, DRB1*150101, DRB1*140101 and DRB1*160201, with frequencies of 10.16%, 9.77%, 9.38%, 8.98%, 8.59% and 8.21%, respectively. Among 19 DQB1 alleles detected, the most frequent allele was DQB1*030101/0309 (35.94%), followed by DQB1*050201 (11.33%), DQB1*060101/060103 (10.54%) and DQB1*0401 (10.16%). For the DPB1 locus, the most common alleles were DPB1*0501 (42.19%), DPB1*1301 (13.28%), DPB1*020102 (10.93%) and DPB1*040101 (9.77%). The comparison of HLA class II allele frequencies of Bais with those of other Chinese populations suggested that the Bai ethnic group belonged to the southern group of Chinese.
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Kuritzky N, Morgan P, Li S, Miyamoto C. Dosimetric Consequences of Interobserver Target Delineation for Head and Neck IMRT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Martin R, Li S, Zhou J, Morrison C, Hutson S. Blocking of branch chain amino acid metabolism decreases hypothalamic POMC and increases AgRP expression in mice on a low fat diet. Appetite 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.04.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Morgan P, Kuritzky N, Price R, Nicolaou N, Ross E, Li S, Miyamoto C, Micaily B, Feigenberg S. A Simple Method to Significantly Reduce Treatment Time for Head and Neck IMRT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Feldman S, Gottlieb A, Bala M, Wu Y, Eisenberg D, Guzzo C, Li S, Dooley L, Menter A. Infliximab improves health-related quality of life in the presence of comorbidities among patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2008; 159:704-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08727.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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