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Abstract
The worldwide epidemic of metabolic diseases, especially obesity and other diseases caused by it, has shown a dramatic increase in incidence. A great deal of attention has been focused on the underlying mechanisms of these pathological processes and potential strategies to solve these problems. Chronic inflammation initiated by abdominal adipose tissues and immune cell activation in obesity is the major cause of the consequent development of complications. In addition to adipocytes, macrophages and monocytes, natural killer (NK) cells have been verified to be vital components involved in shaping the inflammatory microenvironment, thereby leading to various obesity-related metabolic diseases. Here, we provide an overview of the roles of NK cells and the interactions of these cells with other immune and nonimmune cells in the pathological processes of metabolic diseases. Finally, we also discuss potential therapeutic strategies targeting NK cells to treat metabolic diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yi Li
- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Student Brigade, Preclinical School of Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Wound Infection and Drug, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Annweiler C, Sacco G, Salles N, Aquino JP, Gautier J, Berrut G, Guérin O, Gavazzi G. National French Survey of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Symptoms in People Aged 70 and Over. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 72:490-494. [PMID: 32556328 PMCID: PMC7337693 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The objective of this national French survey was to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) semiology in seniors (n = 353; mean, 84.7 ± 7.0 years). A total of 57.8% of patients exhibited ≤3 symptoms, including thermal dysregulation (83.6%), cough (58.9%), asthenia (52.7%), polypnea (39.9%), and gastrointestinal signs (24.4%). Patients ≥80 years exhibited falls (P = .002) and asthenia (P = .002). Patients with neurocognitive disorders exhibited delirium (P < .001) and altered consciousness (P = .001). Clinical peculiarities of COVID-19 were reported in seniors. Clinical Trials Registration NCT04343781.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cédric Annweiler
- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic, Research Center on Autonomy and Longevity, University Hospital, Angers, France.,UPRES EA 4638, Université d'Angers, Angers, France.,Robarts Research Institute, Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic, Research Center on Autonomy and Longevity, University Hospital, Angers, France.,UPRES EA 4638, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Clinical Gerontology, University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Délégation générale de la Société Française de Gériatrie et Gérontologie (SFGG), Paris, France
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic, Research Center on Autonomy and Longevity, University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Pôle hospitalo-universitaire de gérontologie clinique, CHU de Nantes, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Service de Médecine Gériatrique et Thérapeutique, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR 7284/INSERM U108, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging Nice (IRCAN), Faculté de médecine, Nice, France
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- Service Gériatrie Clinique, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Grenoble-Alpes, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
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Radu CD, Verestiuc L, Ulea E, Lipsa FD, Vulpe V, Munteanu C, Bulgariu L, Pașca S, Tamas C, Ciuntu BM, Ciocan M, Sîrbu I, Gavrilas E, Macarel CV, Istrate B. Evaluation of Keratin/Bacterial Cellulose Based Scaffolds as Potential Burned Wound Dressing. Applied Sciences 2021; 11:1995. [DOI: 10.3390/app11051995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The study presents the preparation and characterization of new scaffolds based on bacterial cellulose and keratin hydrogel which were seeded with adipose stem cells. The bacterial cellulose was obtained by developing an Acetobacter xylinum culture and was visualized using SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and elementally determined through EDAX (dispersive X-ray analysis) tests. Keratin species (β–keratose and γ-keratose) was extracted by hydrolytic degradation from non-dyed human hair. SEM, EDAX and conductometric titration tests were performed for physical–chemical and morphological evaluation. Cytocompatibility tests performed in vitro confirmed the material non-toxic effect on cells. The scaffolds, with and without stem cells, were grafted on the burned wounds on the rabbit’s dorsal region and the grafts were monitored for 21 days after the application on the wounds. The clinical monitoring of the grafts and the histopathological examination demonstrated the regenerative potential of the bacterial cellulose–keratin scaffolds, under the test conditions.
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Arce-Rodríguez ML, Martínez O, Ochoa-Alejo N. Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the MYB Transcription Factor Gene Family in Chili Pepper ( Capsicum spp.). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:2229. [PMID: 33668082 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The MYB transcription factor family is very large and functionally diverse in plants, however, only a few members of this family have been reported and characterized in chili pepper (Capsicum spp.). In the present study, we performed genome-wide analyses of the MYB family in Capsicum annuum, including phylogenetic relationships, conserved domain, gene structure organization, motif protein arrangement, chromosome distribution, chemical properties predictions, RNA-seq expression, and RT-qPCR expression assays. A total of 235 non-redundant MYB proteins were identified from C. annuum, including R2R3-MYB, 3R-MYB, atypical MYB, and MYB-related subclasses. The sequence analysis of CaMYBs compared with other plant MYB proteins revealed gene conservation, but also potential specialized genes. Tissue-specific expression profiles showed that CaMYB genes were differentially expressed, suggesting that they are functionally divergent. Furthermore, the integration of our data allowed us to propose strong CaMYBs candidates to be regulating phenylpropanoid, lignin, capsaicinoid, carotenoid, and vitamin C biosynthesis, providing new insights into the role of MYB transcription factors in secondary metabolism. This study adds valuable knowledge about the functions of CaMYB genes in various processes in the Capsicum genus.
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Salberg S, Yamakawa GR, Griep Y, Bain J, Beveridge JK, Sun M, McDonald SJ, Shultz SR, Brady RD, Wright DK, Noel M, Mychasiuk R. Pain in the Developing Brain: Early Life Factors Alter Nociception and Neurobiological Function in Adolescent Rats. Cereb Cortex Commun 2021; 2:tgab014. [PMID: 34296160 PMCID: PMC8152853 DOI: 10.1093/texcom/tgab014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Although adverse early experiences prime individuals to be at increased risk for chronic pain, little research has examined the trauma–pain relationship in early life or the underlying mechanisms that drive pathology over time. Given that early experiences can potentiate the nociceptive response, this study aimed to examine the effects of a high-fat, high-sugar (HFHS) diet and early life stress (maternal separation [MS]) on pain outcomes in male and female adolescent rats. Half of the rats also underwent a plantar-incision surgery to investigate how the pain system responded to a mildly painful stimuli in adolescence. Compared with controls, animals that were on the HFHS diet, experienced MS, or had exposure to both, exhibited increased anxiety-like behavior and altered thermal and mechanical nociception at baseline and following the surgery. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated that the HFHS diet and MS altered the maturation of the brain, leading to changes in brain volume and diffusivity within the anterior cingulate, amygdala, corpus callosum, nucleus accumbens, and thalamus, while also modifying the integrity of the corticospinal tracts. The effects of MS and HFHS diet were often cumulative, producing exacerbated pain sensitivity and increased neurobiological change. As early experiences are modifiable, understanding their role in pain may provide targets for early intervention/prevention.
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- Sabrina Salberg
- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen 6525 GD, the Netherlands.,Division of Epidemiology, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm 114 19, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia.,Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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Liu X, Li X, Sun T, Qin H, Zhou Y, Zou C, Cao J, Zhang H. East-West differences in clinical manifestations of COVID-19 patients: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. J Med Virol 2021; 93:2683-2693. [PMID: 33325107 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently not under control. We aimed to assess whether there are differences in clinical manifestations between COVID-19 patients from the East (East and South-East Asian countries including China, South Korea, and Thailand) and the West (North American, European, and Middle East countries, including the United States, Italy, France, and Iran). For this meta-analysis, we searched for eligible studies about COVID-19 in three databases: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. Studies were divided into two cohorts for analysis: the East and the West. Stata 13.1 software was used for the meta-analysis. Of the 1527 studies initially identified by the literature search, 169 full-text articles were retrieved and screened for eligibility. Fifty-seven of these, describing 19,353 patients, were deemed eligible for inclusion. Of these, 45 studies with 8416 patients were from the East while 12 studies with 10,937 patients were from the West. The results indicated that the incidences of cough, headache, dizziness, nasal congestion, and digestive symptoms in COVID-19 patients from the East were lower than those in the West. The laboratory data showed that there were no significant differences in the levels of lymphocytes, leukocytes, C-reactive protein, and platelet counts between the two groups. In addition, our results also showed that the incidence of cardiac and kidney injury, as well as increased levels of creatinine, alanine transaminase, and aspartate transaminase, were significantly higher in patients from the West than from the East. Our meta-analysis indicated that there are differences in the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 in patients from the East and the West. COVID-19 patients from the West appear to suffer more severe liver, kidney, and heart damage due to SARS-CoV-2.
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- Xiucheng Liu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affifiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affifiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affifiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Thoracic Surgery Laboratory, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affifiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Thoracic Surgery Laboratory, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affifiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Thoracic Surgery Laboratory, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Lu P, Deng X, Hu Y, Guo H. The genotype distribution and phylodynamic of measles viruses circulating in the east of China in postvaccine era, 2005-2017. J Med Virol 2021; 93:5141-5145. [PMID: 33527448 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
The increase of the evolutionary pressure will cause phylodynamics changes of viruses. In post-vaccine coverage era, measles viruses face more immune pressure than ever before. Vice versa, the phylodynamic changes may reflect herd immunity level provided by vaccination. In this study, we analyzed phylodynamic characteristics of measles viruses isolated from 2005 to 2017 in Jiangsu province of China using nucleoprotein gene sequences of measles viruses. The phylogenetic tree was constructed with Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm. The mean gene distance within each group was computed with MEGA7.0 software. Our results showed that a decline trend is observed in the gene distance of nucleoprotein gene with time as well as incidence of measles from epidemic surveillance system. Two clusters of H1a genotype show cocirculation of multiple variants in early years and the disappearance of most variants with time. We explore the phylodynamic of measles virus under high immune pressure. Our findings highlight that phylodynamic of measles viruses is a helpful tool to assess the effectiveness of epidemic control.
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- Peishan Lu
- Department of Expand Program on Immunization, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Expand Program on Immunization, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Expand Program on Immunization, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Expand Program on Immunization, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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Awan UA, Khattak AA, Afzal MS, Khan HI, Saqib MAN, Ahmed H. COVID-19 and Tuberculosis overlapping epidemics: A holistic review from Pakistan. J Med Virol 2021; 93:2573-2575. [PMID: 33295641 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Usman Ayub Awan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Elshazli RM, Kline A, Elgaml A, Aboutaleb MH, Salim MM, Omar M, Munshi R, Mankowski N, Hussein MH, Attia AS, Toraih EA, Settin A, Killackey M, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Gastroenterology manifestations and COVID-19 outcomes: A meta-analysis of 25,252 cohorts among the first and second waves. J Med Virol 2021; 93:2740-2768. [PMID: 33527440 PMCID: PMC8014082 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
A meta-analysis was performed to identify patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms during the first and second pandemic waves and investigate their association with the disease outcomes. A systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and EMBASE was performed up to July 25, 2020. The pooled prevalence of the GI presentations was estimated using the random-effects model. Pairwise comparison for the outcomes was performed according to the GI manifestations' presentation and the pandemic wave of infection. Data were reported as relative risk (RR), or odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. Of 125 articles with 25,252 patients, 20.3% presented with GI manifestations. Anorexia (19.9%), dysgeusia/ageusia (15.4%), diarrhea (13.2%), nausea (10.3%), and hematemesis (9.1%) were the most common. About 26.7% had confirmed positive fecal RNA, with persistent viral shedding for an average time of 19.2 days before being negative. Patients presenting with GI symptoms on admission showed a higher risk of complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (RR = 8.16), acute cardiac injury (RR = 5.36), and acute kidney injury (RR = 5.52), intensive care unit (ICU) admission (RR = 2.56), and mortality (RR = 2.01). Although not reach significant levels, subgroup-analysis revealed that affected cohorts in the first wave had a higher risk of being hospitalized, ventilated, ICU admitted, and expired. This meta-analysis suggests an association between GI symptoms in COVID-19 patients and unfavorable outcomes. The analysis also showed improved overall outcomes for COVID-19 patients during the second wave compared to the first wave of the outbreak.
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- Rami M Elshazli
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Horus University - Egypt, New Damietta, Egypt
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- School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University - Egypt, New Damietta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University - Egypt, New Damietta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University - Egypt, New Damietta, Egypt.,Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.,Genetics Unit, Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Pediatrics and Genetics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.,Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Aviani JK, Halim D, Soeroto AY, Achmad TH, Djuwantono T. Current views on the potentials of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on recent studies and previous respiratory pandemics. Rev Med Virol 2021; 31:e2225. [PMID: 33621405 PMCID: PMC8014133 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) has been investigated as a treatment for COVID-19. This review evaluates CPT in COVID-19 and other viral respiratory diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and influenza. PubMed and Google scholar databases were used to collect eligible publications until 8 December 2020. Meta-analysis used Mantel-Haenszel risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and pooled analysis for individual patient data with inverse variance weighted average. The study is registered at PROSPERO with the number of CRD4200270579. Forty-four studies with 36,716 participants were included in the pooled analysis and 20 studies in the meta-analysis. Meta-analysis showed reduction of mortality (RR 0.57, 95% CI [0.43, 0.76], z = 3.86 [p < 0.001], I2 = 44% [p = 0.03]) and higher number of discharged patients (RR 2.53, 95% CI [1.72, 3.72], z = 4.70 [p < 0.001], I2 = 3% [p = 0.39]) in patients receiving CPT compared to standard care alone. A possible mechanism of action is prompt reduction in viral titre. Serious transfusion-related adverse events were reported to be less than 1% of cases, suggesting the overall safety of CPT; nevertheless, the number of patients participating in the studies was still limited. It is also important to notice that in all the studies, the majority of patients were also given other medications, such as antivirals, antibiotics and corticosteroid; furthermore, randomized controlled studies involving more patients and in combination with other treatment modalities are urgently needed.
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- Jenifer Kiem Aviani
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.,Bandung Fertility Center, Limijati Mother and Child Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University / Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.,Department of Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.,Bandung Fertility Center, Limijati Mother and Child Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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Deng TA, Tsui BCH. An Untested and Uncooperative Pediatric Patient Undergoing a Dental Procedure Using a Negative Airflow Tent During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Case Report. A A Pract 2021; 15:e01398. [PMID: 33625120 DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic prompted the creation of novel techniques to protect patients and health care providers. Simulations showed that disposable oxygen face tents act as a physical barrier and can be repurposed as a negative airflow tent. This case study presents a pediatric patient requiring dental surgery, ineligible for preoperative testing for COVID-19 due to developmental delay and aggression. Precautionary measures were taken by means of full personal protective equipment (PPE) and negative airflow tent. The tent added additional protection and is a promising new technique that is disposable, widely available, and offers full access to proceduralists.
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- Taylor A Deng
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Stanford, California
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Enko D, Stelzer I, Böckl M, Schnedl WJ, Meinitzer A, Herrmann M, Tötsch M, Gehrer M. Comparison of the reliability of Gram-negative and Gram-positive flags of the Sysmex UF-5000 with manual Gram stain and urine culture results. Clin Chem Lab Med 2021; 59:619-624. [PMID: 33068381 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2020-1263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Recently, the fully automated flow cytometry-based UF-5000 (Sysmex Corboration, Kobe, Japan) urine sediment analyzer was developed providing bacteria (BACT) info flags for more accurate bacterial discrimination of urinary tract infections (UTIs). This study aimed to compare the reliability of the UF-5000 BACT-info flags with manual Gram stain and urine culture as the gold standard method. METHODS A total of 344 urine samples were analyzed on the UF-5000 and compared with manual microscopic Gram stain and urine cultures. Agreement was assessed by Cohen's kappa (κ) analysis. The Youden index was used to determine the optimal BACT and white blood cell (WBC) cut-off points for discriminating positive and negative urine cultures. RESULTS Overall 98/344 (28.5%) samples were urine culture positive at a cut-off of ≥105 CFU/mL. "Gram-negative?" UF-5000 BACT-Info flags showed a better concordance of 25/40 (62.5%) with urine culture compared to Gram stain with 30/50 (60%). The results for UF-5000 discrimination of Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms demonstrated a substantial (κ = 0.78) and fair (κ = 0.40) agreement with urine culture. Optimal cut-off points detecting positive urine cultures were 135 BACT/µL (sensitivity [SE]: 92.1%, specificity [SP]: 85.4%, positive predictive value [PPV]: 71%, negative predictive value [NPV]: 96%) and 23 WBC/µL (SE: 73.5%, SP: 84.1%, PPV: 65%, NPV: 89%). CONCLUSIONS The UF-5000 analyzer (Sysmex) is a reliable diagnostic tool for UTI screening. The displayed BACT-Info flags allow a quick diagnostic orientation for the clinician. However, the authors suggest verifying the automated Gram categories with urine culture.
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- Dietmar Enko
- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital Hochsteiermark, Leoben, Austria
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital Hochsteiermark, Leoben, Austria
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital Hochsteiermark, Leoben, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, General Hospital Hochsteiermark, Leoben, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, General Hospital Hochsteiermark, Leoben, Austria
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Algahtany M, McFaull S, Chen L, Zhang S, Saarela O, Alqahtani F, Cusimano MD. The Changing Etiology and Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Injury: A Population-Based Study. World Neurosurg 2021; 149:e116-27. [PMID: 33631390 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE No previous large population-based studies of traumatic spinal injury (TSI) rates, trends, and patterns exist. We aimed to fill this knowledge gap on TSI epidemiology using a population-based study of 13 million people. METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional cohort study that analyzes a national, mandatory reporting database for all emergency departments and ambulatory care centers in Ontario over 15 years. Demographics of TSI, trends in the TSI rate, etiology, transfer, disposition, comorbidities, and associated traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury were analyzed. RESULTS There were 167,357 TSI-related emergency department visits resulting in 70,684 hospitalizations and 376 deaths. The overall rate of TSI significantly increased from 66.94 to 118.61 per 100,000. Female patients had greater rates of TSI. Older patients had greater rates of TSI, especially related to falls. Fall was found to be the commonest mechanism of TSI, whereas motor vehicle collisions scaled down to the third commonest mechanism of TSI. Sport-related TSI had the greatest percentage of increase in the rate over all mechanisms (221%, P < 0.001). TSI with associated traumatic brain injury comprised 6% of the cohort but had the greatest percentage increase (91%) in the rate compared to all other TSI forms. CONCLUSIONS The rate of TSI continues to rise in Ontario as the population ages. The rise is primarily attributed to a shift in the epidemiology and etiology of TSI from a younger male population toward an older female population, with falls as the primary injury mechanism. Establishing preventive measures to address this shift is essential.
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Chávez-Castillo M, Nuñez V, Rojas M, Ortega Á, Durán P, Pirela D, Marquina M, Cano C, Chacín M, Velasco M, Rojas-Quintero J, Bermúdez V. Exploring Phytotherapeutic Alternatives for Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Mellitus. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 26:4430-4443. [PMID: 32611293 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200701205132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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At present, the pathologic spectrum of obesity-insulin resistance (IR)-diabetes mellitus (DM) represents not only a pressing matter in public health but also a paramount object of study in biomedical research, as they constitute major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and other chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD). Phytotherapy, the use of medicinal herbs (MH) with treatment purposes, offers a wide array of opportunities for innovation in the management of these disorders; mainly as pharmacological research on small molecules accumulates. Several MH has displayed varied mechanisms of action relevant to the pathogenesis of obesity, IR and DM, including immunological and endocrine modulation, reduction of inflammation and oxidative stress (OS), regulation of appetite, thermogenesis and energy homeostasis, sensitisation to insulin function and potentiation of insulin release, among many others. However, the clinical correlates of these molecular phenomena remain relatively uncertain, with only a handful of MH boasting convincing clinical evidence in this regard. This review comprises an exploration of currently available preclinical and clinical research on the role of MH in the management of obesity, IR, and DM.
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- Mervin Chávez-Castillo
- Psychiatric Hospital of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela,Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Universidad Simón Bolívar, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, José María Vargas School of Medicine, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas-Venezuela
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Universidad Simón Bolívar, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Barranquilla, Colombia
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Wang T, Yan M, Tang D, Dong Y, Zhu L, Du Q, Sun D, Xing J, Dong Y. Using Child-Pugh Class to Optimize Voriconazole Dosage Regimens and Improve Safety in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Insights from a Population Pharmacokinetic Model-based Analysis. Pharmacotherapy 2021; 41:172-183. [PMID: 33064889 DOI: 10.1002/phar.2474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cirrhotic patients are at a high risk of fungal infections. Voriconazole is widely used as prophylaxis and in the treatment of invasive fungal disease. However, the safety, pharmacokinetics, and optimal regimens of voriconazole are currently not well defined in cirrhotic patients. DESIGN Retrospective pharmacokinetics study. SETTING Two large, academic, tertiary-care medical center. PATIENTS Two hundred nineteen plasma trough concentrations (Cmin ) from 120 cirrhotic patients and 83 plasma concentrations from 11 non-cirrhotic patients were included. METHODS Data pertaining to voriconazole were collected retrospectively. A population pharmacokinetics analysis was performed and model-based simulation was used to optimize voriconazole dosage regimens. RESULTS Voriconazole-related adverse events (AEs) developed in 29 cirrhotic patients, and the threshold Cmin for AE was 5.12 mg/L. A two-compartment model with first-order elimination adequately described the data. The Child-Pugh class and body weight were the significant covariates in the final model. Voriconazole clearance in non-cirrhotic, Child-Pugh class A and B cirrhotic (CP-A/B) and Child-Pugh class C cirrhotic (CP-C) patients was 7.59, 1.86, and 0.93 L/hour, respectively. The central distribution volume and peripheral distribution volume was 100.8 and 55.2 L, respectively. The oral bioavailability was 91.6%. Model-based simulations showed that a loading dose regimen of 200 mg/12 hours intravenously or orally led to 65.0-75.7% of voriconazole Cmin in therapeutic range on day 1, and the appropriate maintenance dosage regimens were 75 mg/12 hours and 150 mg/24 hours intravenously or orally for CP-A/B patients, and 50 mg/12 hours and 100 mg/24 hours intravenously or orally for CP-C patients. The predicted probability of achieving the therapeutic target concentration for optimized regimens at steady-state was 66.8-72.3% for CP-A/B patients and 70.3-74.0% for CP-C patients. CONCLUSIONS These results recommended that the halved loading dose regimens should be used, and voriconazole maintenance doses in cirrhotic patients should be reduced to one-fourth for CP-C patients and to one-third for CP-A/B patients compared to that for patients with normal liver function.
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- Taotao Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacy, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 401120, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Pandey P, Karupiah G. Targeting tumour necrosis factor to ameliorate viral pneumonia. FEBS J 2021; 289:883-900. [PMID: 33624419 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pneumonia is a serious complication associated with inflammation of the lungs due to infection with viral pathogens. Seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses, variola virus (agent of smallpox) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; agent of COVID-19) are some leading examples. Viral pneumonia is triggered by excessive inflammation associated with dysregulated cytokine production, termed 'cytokine storm'. Several cytokines have been implicated but tumour necrosis factor (TNF) plays a critical role in driving lung inflammation, severe lung pathology and death. Despite this, the exact role TNF plays in the aetiology and pathogenesis of virus infection-induced respiratory complications is not well understood. In this review, we discuss the pathological and immunomodulatory roles of TNF in contributing to immunopathology and resolution of lung inflammation, respectively, in mouse models of influenza- and smallpox (mousepox)-induced pneumonia. We review studies that have investigated dampening of inflammation on the outcome of severe influenza and orthopoxvirus infections. Most studies on the influenza model have evaluated the efficacy of treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs, including anti-TNF agents, in animal models on the day of viral infection. We question the merits of those studies as they are not transferable to the clinic given that individuals generally present at a hospital only after the onset of disease symptoms and not on the day of infection. We propose that research should be directed at determining whether dampening lung inflammation after the onset of disease symptoms will reduce morbidity and mortality. Such a treatment strategy will be more relevant clinically.
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- Pratikshya Pandey
- Viral Immunology and Immunopathology Group, Tasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Viral Immunology and Immunopathology Group, Tasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Schuss P, Bode C, Borger V, Coch C, Güresir Á, Hadjiathanasiou A, Hamed M, Kuchelmeister K, Lehmann F, Müller M, Schneider M, Solymosi L, Vatter H, Velten M, Güresir E. MR-Imaging and Histopathological Diagnostic Work-Up of Patients with Spontaneous Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Results of an Institutional Prospective Registry Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11020368. [PMID: 33671532 PMCID: PMC7926429 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a frequently disabling or fatal disease. The localization of ICH often allows an etiological association. However, in atypical/lobar ICH, the cause of bleeding is less obvious. Therefore, we present prospective histopathological and radiological studies which were conducted within the diagnostic workup to identify causes for lobar ICH other than hypertension. From 2016 to 2018, 198 patients with spontaneous, non-traumatic ICH requiring neurosurgical monitoring were enrolled in an institutional prospective patient registry. Patients with deep-seated ICH and/or hemorrhagically transformed cerebral infarcts were excluded from further analysis. Data to evaluate the source of bleeding based on histopathological and/or radiological workup were prospectively evaluated and analyzed. After applying the inclusion criteria and excluding patients with incomplete diagnostic workup, a total of 52 consecutive patients with lobar ICH were further analyzed. Macrovascular disease was detected in 14 patients with lobar ICH (27%). In 11 patients, diagnostic workup identified cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related ICH (21%). In addition, five patients with tumor-related ICH (10%) and six patients with ICH based on infectious pathologies (11%) were identified. In four patients, the cause of bleeding remained unknown despite extensive diagnostic workup (8%). The present prospective registry study demonstrates a higher probability to identify a cause of bleeding other than hypertension in patients with lobar ICH. Therefore, a thorough diagnostic work-up in patients with ICH is essential to accelerate treatment and further improve outcome or prevent rebleeding.
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- Patrick Schuss
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (C.B.); (F.L.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
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- Study Center Bonn (SZB), Clinical Study Core Unit, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (C.B.); (F.L.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (C.B.); (F.L.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (V.B.); (Á.G.); (A.H.); (M.H.); (M.S.); (H.V.); (E.G.)
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Zhang J, Liang C, Shang X, Li H. Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Disease or Symptom? Current Perspectives on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis. Am J Mens Health 2021; 14:1557988320903200. [PMID: 32005088 PMCID: PMC7256330 DOI: 10.1177/1557988320903200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Definitive diagnosis and selection of effective treatment for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) are frustrations encountered frequently by urology care providers in their practice. Knowledge of etiology and pathophysiology is not sufficient and therapeutic guidelines have not yielded acceptable outcomes and prognoses for both patients and care providers. The authors present updated perspectives on CP/CPPS, including definition, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, based on literature review and clinical experience. A key point is to shift the diagnostic and therapeutic focus from a single entity of disease toward associated symptoms of CP/CPPS. An individualized multimodal treatment approach to cope with the course of the disorder is proposed. Communications and personal/family/community supports are emphasized as an important component in the therapeutic regime and rehabilitation of patients with CP/CPPS. The purpose is to improve comprehension on CP/CPPS and to help care providers and patients to achieve the goal of medical intervention-relieving associated symptoms of CP/CPPS and improving the quality of life.
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- Jianzhong Zhang
- Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Reproductive and Genetic Laboratory, Jinling Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yin T, Li Y, Ying Y, Luo Z. Prevalence of comorbidity in Chinese patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:200. [PMID: 33618678 PMCID: PMC7897883 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-05915-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease characterized by cough, fever, and fatigue and 20% of cases will develop into severe conditions resulting from acute lung injury with the manifestation of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that accounts for more than 50% of mortality. Currently, it has been reported that some comorbidities are linked with an increased rate of severity and mortality among COVID-19 patients. To assess the role of comorbidity in COVID-19 progression, we performed a systematic review with a meta-analysis on the relationship of COVID-19 severity with 8 different underlying diseases. METHODS PubMed, Web of Science, and CNKI were searched for articles investigating the prevalence of comorbidities in severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients. A total of 41 studies comprising 12,526 patients were included. RESULTS Prevalence of some commodities was lower than that in general population such as hypertension (19% vs 23.2%), diabetes (9% vs 10.9%), chronic kidney disease (CKD) (2% vs 9.5%), chronic liver diseases (CLD) (3% vs 24.8%) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (3% vs 8.6%), while some others including cancer (1% vs 0.6%), cardiovascular disease (6% vs 1.8%) and cerebrovascular disease (2% vs 0.9%) exhibited greater percentage in COVID-19. Cerebrovascular disease (OR = 3.70, 95%CI 2.51-5.45) was found to be the strongest risk factor in disease exacerbation, followed by CKD (OR = 3.60, 95%CI 2.18-5.94), COPD (OR = 3.14, 95% CI 2.35-4.19), cardiovascular disease (OR = 2.76, 95% CI 2.18-3.49), malignancy (OR = 2.63, 95% CI 1.75-3.95), diabetes (OR = 2.49, 95% CI 2.10-2.96) and hypertension (OR = 2.13, 95% CI 1.81-2.51). We found no correlation between CLD and increased disease severity (OR = 1.32, 95% CI 0.96-1.82). CONCLUSION The impact of all eight underlying diseases on COVID-19 deterioration seemed to be higher in patients outside Hubei. Based on different comorbidities, COVID-19 patients tend to be at risk of developing poor outcomes to a varying degree. Thus, tailored infection prevention and monitoring and treatment strategies targeting these high-risk subgroups might improve prognosis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Tingxuan Yin
- Queen Mary School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Pathogenesis and Molecular Pathology and Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Pathogenesis and Molecular Pathology and Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Queen Mary School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. .,Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Pathogenesis and Molecular Pathology and Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
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Zang K, Hui L, Wang M, Huang Y, Zhu X, Yao B. TIM-3 as a Prognostic Marker and a Potential Immunotherapy Target in Human Malignant Tumors: A Meta-Analysis and Bioinformatics Validation. Front Oncol 2021; 11:579351. [PMID: 33692946 PMCID: PMC7938756 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.579351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background As a novel immune checkpoint molecular, T-cell immunoglobulin mucin 3 (TIM-3) is emerging as a therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy. However, the predictive role of TIM-3 in cancer remains largely undetermined. This study was designed to investigate the role of TIM-3 in cancer. Methods Publications were searched using multiple databases. The hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. To further confirm the prognostic effect of TIM-3, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data were applied. Functional analysis of TIM-3 was also investigated. Results 28 studies with 7284 patients with malignant tumors were identified. Based on multivariate Cox regression analysis, TIM-3 was an independent prognostic indicator for poor overall survival (OS) (HR= 1.54, 95% CI = 1.19-1.98, P = 0.001). However, TIM-3 was not correlated with cancer-specific survival and disease-free survival (DFS). Particularly, TIM-3 showed a worse prognosis in non-small cell lung carcinoma and gastric cancer; but it showed a favorable prognosis in breast cancer. Functional analysis showed that TIM-3 was closely correlated with immune responses such as T-cell activation and natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Moreover, TIM-3 expression was found to be related to worse OS in 9491 TCGA patients (HR = 1.2, P < 0.001), but was not associated with DFS. Conclusions TIM-3 was an independent prognostic factor. Meanwhile, TIM-3 played a crucial role in tumor immune responses. This supports TIM-3 as a promising target for cancer immunotherapy.
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- Kui Zang
- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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Lipcsey M, Persson B, Eriksson O, Blom AM, Fromell K, Hultström M, Huber-Lang M, Ekdahl KN, Frithiof R, Nilsson B. The Outcome of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Is Linked to Thromboinflammation Dominated by the Kallikrein/Kinin System. Front Immunol 2021; 12:627579. [PMID: 33692801 PMCID: PMC7937878 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.627579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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An important manifestation of severe COVID-19 is the ARDS-like lung injury that is associated with vascular endothelialitis, thrombosis, and angiogenesis. The intravascular innate immune system (IIIS), including the complement, contact, coagulation, and fibrinolysis systems, which is crucial for recognizing and eliminating microorganisms and debris in the body, is likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 ARDS. Biomarkers for IIIS activation were studied in the first 66 patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU in Uppsala University Hospital, both cross-sectionally on day 1 and in 19 patients longitudinally for up to a month, in a prospective study. IIIS analyses were compared with biochemical parameters and clinical outcome and survival. Blood cascade systems activation leading to an overreactive conjunct thromboinflammation was demonstrated, reflected in consumption of individual cascade system components, e.g., FXII, prekallikrein, and high molecular weight kininogen and in increased levels of activation products, e.g., C4d, C3a, C3d,g, sC5b-9, TAT, and D-dimer. Strong associations were found between the blood cascade systems and organ damage, illness severity scores, and survival. We show that critically ill COVID-19 patients display a conjunct activation of the IIIS that is linked to organ damage of the lung, heart, kidneys, and death. We present evidence that the complement and in particular the kallikrein/kinin system is strongly activated and that both systems are prognostic markers of the outcome of the patients suggesting their role in driving the inflammation. Already licensed kallikrein/kinin inhibitors are potential drugs for treatment of critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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- Miklós Lipcsey
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Hedenstierna Laboratory, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Unit for Integrative Physiology, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Linnaeus Centre for Biomaterials Chemistry, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Hu E, Ding R, Li T, Li P, Feng D, Hu W, Cui H, Zhu X, Sun P, Wang Y, Tang T. Temporal metabolomic alteration in rat brains of experimental intracerebral hemorrhage. Brain Res Bull 2021; 170:234-245. [PMID: 33631271 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2021.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the top lethal and disabling form of stroke. The pathophysiology of ICH is not fully understood yet. Metabolites are indicators and regulators of cellular processes. However, the overall brain metabolic pattern and the temporal alterations after ICH remain unknown. METHODS A total of 40 male rats were randomly assigned to sham group and ICH group. ICH was induced by collagenase Ⅶ. Body weight was assessed. Neurological deficits were evaluated by modified neurological severity score. Then, the perihematomal brain tissues were collected for metabolites detection using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The metabolic profiles were displayed by principal component analysis (PCA), partial least-squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and cluster analysis. The significant differential metabolites were screened by fold change > 2.0, the false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05 and Variable Importance of Projection (VIP) > 1. Next, the relevant metabolic pathways were discerned by MetaboAnalyst website. A metabolite-protein interaction network was subsequentially constructed to further annotate the function of differential metabolites. RESULTS Rats suffered from compromised body weight increasement and impaired neurological function. The metabolomics profiles of brain tissues in the post-ICH rats were markedly different from those in the sham group on days 3 and 14. Thirty-four metabolites (bilirubin, uric acid, 6-Methylnicotinamide et al.) were abnormally upregulated in the acute stage, while 27 metabolites were disturbed in the recovery stage, including bilirubin, uric acid, and histamine et al. Seven and three metabolic pathways altered in the acute and recovery stage, respectively. Metabolite-protein interaction analysis revealed that the disturbed metabolites may participate in ICH pathophysiology by altering amino acid metabolism, peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor signaling pathway, fatty acid metabolism and urea cycle in the acute stage, while influencing amino acid metabolism, urea cycle and peroxisome in the recovery stage. CONCLUSIONS Our study mapped the pathological metabolomics profiles of the post-ICH rat brains in the acute and recovery phases. This work will assist in discovering novel therapeutic targets and treatments for ICH.
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- En Hu
- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China.
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Eissa M, Awad S, Barakat S, Saleh A, Rozaik S. Serum Golgi protein 73 as a sensitive biomarker for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma among Egyptian patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis. Med J Armed Forces India 2021; 77:331-6. [PMID: 34305287 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary hepatic malignancy. Early detection of HCC is always a challenging task for physicians. Serum Golgi protein 73 (GP73) is considered a potential tumor marker for the detection of HCC. However, the diagnostic value of GP73 for the HCC diagnosis is still controversial. This research was designed to assess the diagnostic efficacy of GP73 as a diagnostic tool for HCC in cases with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis. Methods Eighty-seven subjects were allocated into four different groups in this prospective research (HCC, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis C, and healthy control group). Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and GP73 were tested for all subjects in the study. Detection of focal hepatic lesions was based on imaging by abdominal ultrasonography and triphasic computed tomography. Results The cut-off values for GP73 and AFP were 534.5 ng/L and 32 ng/mL, respectively. The specificity of GP73 was 87%, and the sensitivity was 88%, while the specificity and sensitivity of AFP levels were 80% and 72%, respectively. The negative predictive value of GP73 was 87.5%, and the positive predictive value of GP73 was 84.6%, while the same parameters of AFP were 73.1% and 75%, respectively. Conclusion Serum Golgi protein 73 could be a valuable biomarker and a useful diagnostic tool for the early diagnosis of HCC in cases of hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.
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Zheng Y, Jin D, Lin J, Zhang Y, Tian J, Lian F, Tong X. Understanding COVID-19 in Wuhan From the Perspective of Cold-Dampness: Clinical Evidences and Mechanisms. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:617659. [PMID: 33693014 PMCID: PMC7939017 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.617659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played a significant role in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan City. During the epidemic, Academician Tong Xiaolin suggested a close association of COVID-19 with cold-dampness, an etiological factor in TCM, by summarizing the characteristics of the COVID-19 patients in Wuhan. and the theory of Cold-dampness Plague was proposed. Based on the Cold-dampness Plague theory, a series of TCM drugs, such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Dropping Pills, Lianhua Qingwen Granules Hanshiyi Formula, and Tongzhi Granule were developed for the different stages, namely mild, moderate, severe, recovery, of the COVID-19. In addition, clinical evidences were obtained through randomized clinical trials or retrospective cohort studies. The Anti-SARS-CoV-2 mechanism of the TCM prescriptions were then summarized from the four aspects: targeting the ACE2 and 3CLPro, targeting cytokines, targeting acute immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, and targeting pulmonary fibrosis. Despite the clinical efficacy and therapeutic pharmacology speculation, more studies such as large-scale randomized clinical trials, cell and animal experiments are needed to further verify the theory of the Cold-dampness Plague in COVID-19 patients.
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- Yujiao Zheng
- Department of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zheng K, Han X, Su Y, Wang Q, Ma Q, Zheng K. Effects of targeted Notch1 silencing on the biological processes of the T24 and 5637 cells in vitro. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:305. [PMID: 33732381 PMCID: PMC7905604 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the roles of Notch1 in the biological processes of bladder cancer cells (BCCs) in vitro. Short hairpin (sh)RNA targeting Notch1 was designed and constructed, and the T24 and 5637 BCCs were selected for transfection. The cells were classified into two groups: shRNA negative control (NC) and Notch1 shRNA. MTT and Transwell assays, and flow cytometry were performed to examine the changes in cell proliferation, invasiveness, and apoptosis, respectively. In addition, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR and western blot analysis was used to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins (Bax, Bid and Bcl2) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition factors (vimentin and E- and N-cadherin). Compared with that in the shRNA NC group, the Notch1 shRNA group showed significantly decreased cell proliferation rate and invasiveness; increased apoptotic rate; elevated mRNA expression levels of Bad, Bid and E-cadherin; and reduced mRNA expression levels of Bcl2, N-cadherin and vimentin. The trends for protein expression levels were the same as those for mRNA levels. Notch1 silencing inhibited invasion and promoted apoptosis of BCCs.
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- Kewen Zheng
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, The First Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Blood Conservation Institute, School of Basic and Forensic Medicine, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 014040, P.R. China
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- Blood Conservation Institute, School of Basic and Forensic Medicine, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 014040, P.R. China
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- Department of Kidney Transplantation, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China
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- Blood Conservation Institute, School of Basic and Forensic Medicine, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 014040, P.R. China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Wenzhou People's Hospital, The Third Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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This review considers the data on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), which have been accumulated over 40 years since its description as an etiological factor in gastrointestinal diseases. The majority of modern publications are devoted to the study of the pathogenic properties of the microorganism in the development of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, as well as methods for its eradication. However, in recent years, there have been more and more studies which have suggested that H. pylori has a beneficial, or potentially positive, effect on the human body. The authors have attempted to objectively analyze the information accumulated in the literature on H. pylori. Some studies consider it as one of the recently identified human bacterial pathogens, and special attention is paid to the evidence suggesting that it is probably part of the composition of the human microbiome as a commensal (commensal from French to English is a table companion) or even a symbiont. The presented data discussing the presence or absence of the effect of H. pylori on human health suggest that there is an apparent ambiguity of the problem. The re-assessment of the data available on H. pylori infection is important in order to answer the question of whether it is necessary to create a program of mass H. pylori eradication or to apply a more personalized approach to treating patients with H. pylori-associated gastrointestinal diseases and to perform eradication therapy.
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- Vasiliy Ivanovich Reshetnyak
- Department of Propaedeutic of Internal Diseases and Gastroenterology, A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow 127473, Russia
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- Department of Propaedeutic of Internal Diseases and Gastroenterology, A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow 127473, Russia
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- Department of Propaedeutic of Internal Diseases and Gastroenterology, A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow 127473, Russia
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Baidoo PK, Odei JB, Ansu V, Segbefia M, Holdbrook-Smith H. Predictors of hip fracture mortality in Ghana: a single-center prospective study. Arch Osteoporos 2021; 16:35. [PMID: 33609199 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-00883-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED To determine risk factors influencing mortality in patients with proximal femur fractures in a Ghanaian hospital over a 4-year period. METHODS Incidence of mortality was assessed among 76 participants with proximal femur fractures from January to December 2014 and followed up for 4 years. Outcomes of interest were mortality at 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and 4 years. Hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazards regression, adjusting for mortality risk factors. RESULTS Among the 76 participants (mean age 75.8 years [SD = 12.02], 36 (47.4%) males), there were 21 death cases. The mean time of injury to surgery was 16.4 (SD = 16.2) days. Hip fractures comprised of 38 (50%) intertrochanteric, 35 (46.05%) transcervical, and 3 (3.95%) basicervical. Mortality at 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and 4 years were 6.6%, 13.2%, 19.7%, and 27.6%, respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed a yearly increase in age that was associated with a 1.03-fold increase in the risk of death (p = 0.17). Comparing males to females, there was a significant difference in mortality (HR = 5.24, p = 0.03). Participants with basicervical hip fracture versus those with transcervical hip fracture were at higher risk of dying (HR = 28.88, p = 0.01). Patients with abnormal/low creatinine as compared to those with normal creatinine were at higher risk of dying (HR = 5.64, p = 0.005). Also, participants with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of III or IV were 2.73 times more likely to experience death than those with an ASA score of I or II (95% CI: 0.93-8.89, p = 0.08). Additionally, a higher risk of death was associated with patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (HR = 53.45, p = 0.001) and osteoporosis (HR = 8.75, p = 0.006). CONCLUSION Being male, having basicervical hip fracture, abnormal/low creatinine, and a history of COPD and osteoporosis were the main predictors of mortality in the study population. These findings could serve as a guide when managing patients with proximal femur fractures to improve the outcome.
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- Paa Kwesi Baidoo
- Directorate of Orthopedics and Trauma, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana. .,Orthopedics Unit, Department of Surgery University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
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- Division of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Orthopedics Unit, Department of Surgery University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
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- Orthopedics Unit, Department of Surgery University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
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Baig MT, Ghufran H, Mehmood A, Azam M, Humayun S, Riazuddin S. Vitamin E pretreated Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells attenuate CCl 4-induced hepatocyte injury in vitro and liver fibrosis in vivo. Biochem Pharmacol 2021; 186:114480. [PMID: 33617844 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Oxidative microenvironment in fibrotic liver alleviates the efficacious outcome of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based cell therapy. Recent evidence suggests that pharmacological pretreatment is a rational approach to harness the MSCs with higher therapeutic potential. Here, we investigated whether Vitamin E pretreatment can boost the antifibrotic effects of Wharton's jelly-derived MSCs (WJMSCs). We used rat liver-derived hepatocytes injured by CCl4 treatment in co-culture system with Vitamin E pretreated-WJMSCs (Vit E-WJMSCs) to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of Vit E-WJMSCs. After 24 h of co-culturing, we found that Vit E-WJMSCs rescued injured hepatocytes as hepatocyte injury-associated medium (AST, ALT, and ALP) and mRNA (Cyp2e1, Hif1-α, and Il-1β) markers reduced to normal levels. Subsequently, CCl4-induced liver fibrosis rat models were employed to examine the antifibrotic potential of Vit E-WJMSCs. After 1 month of cell transplantation, it was revealed that Vit E-WJMSCs transplantation ceased fibrotic progression, as evident by improved hepatic architecture and functions, more significantly in comparison to naïve WJMSCs. In addition, Vit E-WJMSCs transplantation decreased the expressions of fibrosis-associated gene (Tgf-β1, α-Sma, and Col1α1) markers in the liver parenchyma. Intriguingly, the results of tracing experiments discovered that more WJMSCs engrafted in the Vit E-WJMSCs treated rat livers compared to naïve WJMSCs treated livers. These findings implicate that pretreatment of WJMSCs with Vitamin E improves their tolerance to hostile niche of fibrotic liver; thereby further enhancing their efficacy for hepatic fibrosis.
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- Maria Tayyab Baig
- National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of Punjab, 87-West Canal Bank Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of Punjab, 87-West Canal Bank Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of Punjab, 87-West Canal Bank Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of Punjab, 87-West Canal Bank Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of Punjab, 87-West Canal Bank Road, Lahore, Pakistan; Allama Iqbal Medical Research Centre, Jinnah Burn and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Root-Bernstein R. Innate Receptor Activation Patterns Involving TLR and NLR Synergisms in COVID-19, ALI/ARDS and Sepsis Cytokine Storms: A Review and Model Making Novel Predictions and Therapeutic Suggestions. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22042108. [PMID: 33672738 PMCID: PMC7924650 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Severe COVID-19 is characterized by a “cytokine storm”, the mechanism of which is not yet understood. I propose that cytokine storms result from synergistic interactions among Toll-like receptors (TLR) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLR) due to combined infections of SARS-CoV-2 with other microbes, mainly bacterial and fungal. This proposition is based on eight linked types of evidence and their logical connections. (1) Severe cases of COVID-19 differ from healthy controls and mild COVID-19 patients in exhibiting increased TLR4, TLR7, TLR9 and NLRP3 activity. (2) SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses activate TLR3, TLR7, RIG1 and NLRP3. (3) SARS-CoV-2 cannot, therefore, account for the innate receptor activation pattern (IRAP) found in severe COVID-19 patients. (4) Severe COVID-19 also differs from its mild form in being characterized by bacterial and fungal infections. (5) Respiratory bacterial and fungal infections activate TLR2, TLR4, TLR9 and NLRP3. (6) A combination of SARS-CoV-2 with bacterial/fungal coinfections accounts for the IRAP found in severe COVID-19 and why it differs from mild cases. (7) Notably, TLR7 (viral) and TLR4 (bacterial/fungal) synergize, TLR9 and TLR4 (both bacterial/fungal) synergize and TLR2 and TLR4 (both bacterial/fungal) synergize with NLRP3 (viral and bacterial). (8) Thus, a SARS-CoV-2-bacterium/fungus coinfection produces synergistic innate activation, resulting in the hyperinflammation characteristic of a cytokine storm. Unique clinical, experimental and therapeutic predictions (such as why melatonin is effective in treating COVID-19) are discussed, and broader implications are outlined for understanding why other syndromes such as acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis display varied cytokine storm symptoms.
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Phang CW, Abd Malek SN, Karsani SA. Flavokawain C exhibits anti-tumor effects on in vivo HCT 116 xenograft and identification of its apoptosis-linked serum biomarkers via proteomic analysis. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 137:110846. [PMID: 33761587 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chalcones and their derivatives belong to the flavonoid family. They have been extensively studied for their anticancer properties and some have been approved for clinical use. In this study, the in vivo anti-tumor activity of flavokawain C (FKC), a naturally occurring chalcone found in Kava (Piper methysticum Forst) was evaluated in HCT 116 cells (colon carcinoma). We also attempted to identify potential biomarkers and/or molecular targets in serum with applicability in predicting treatment outcome. The anti-tumor effects and toxicity of FKC were assessed using the xenograft nude mice model. Cisplatin was used as positive control. The anti-proliferative and apoptotic activities were then evaluated in tumor tissues treated with FKC. Furthermore, two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) followed by protein identification using MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS/MS was performed to compare the serum proteome profiles between healthy nude mice and nude mice bearing HCT 116 tumor treated with vehicle solution and FKC, respectively. Our results showed that FKC treatment significantly inhibited HCT 116 tumor growth. In vivo toxicity studies showed that administration of FKC did not cause damage to major organs and had no significant effect on body weight. FKC was found to induce apoptosis in tumor, and this was associated with increased expression of cleaved caspase-3 and decreased expression of Ki67 in tumor tissues. Our proteomic analysis identified five proteins that changed in abundance - Ig mu chain C region (secreted form), GRP78, hemopexin, kininogen-1 and apolipoprotein E. Overall, our findings demonstrated the potential of FKC as an anti-cancer agent for the treatment of colon carcinoma.
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- Chung-Weng Phang
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Universiti Malaya Centre for Proteomics Research (UMCPR), Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Alam NA, Ahsan M, Based MA, Haider J, Kowalski M. COVID-19 Detection from Chest X-ray Images Using Feature Fusion and Deep Learning. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:1480. [PMID: 33672585 DOI: 10.3390/s21041480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Currently, COVID-19 is considered to be the most dangerous and deadly disease for the human body caused by the novel coronavirus. In December 2019, the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world, thought to be originated from Wuhan in China and is responsible for a large number of deaths. Earlier detection of the COVID-19 through accurate diagnosis, particularly for the cases with no obvious symptoms, may decrease the patient's death rate. Chest X-ray images are primarily used for the diagnosis of this disease. This research has proposed a machine vision approach to detect COVID-19 from the chest X-ray images. The features extracted by the histogram-oriented gradient (HOG) and convolutional neural network (CNN) from X-ray images were fused to develop the classification model through training by CNN (VGGNet). Modified anisotropic diffusion filtering (MADF) technique was employed for better edge preservation and reduced noise from the images. A watershed segmentation algorithm was used in order to mark the significant fracture region in the input X-ray images. The testing stage considered generalized data for performance evaluation of the model. Cross-validation analysis revealed that a 5-fold strategy could successfully impair the overfitting problem. This proposed feature fusion using the deep learning technique assured a satisfactory performance in terms of identifying COVID-19 compared to the immediate, relevant works with a testing accuracy of 99.49%, specificity of 95.7% and sensitivity of 93.65%. When compared to other classification techniques, such as ANN, KNN, and SVM, the CNN technique used in this study showed better classification performance. K-fold cross-validation demonstrated that the proposed feature fusion technique (98.36%) provided higher accuracy than the individual feature extraction methods, such as HOG (87.34%) or CNN (93.64%).
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Scotto R, Pinchera B, Perna F, Atripaldi L, Giaccone A, Sequino D, Zappulo E, Sardanelli A, Schiano Moriello N, Stanziola A, Bocchino M, Gentile I, Sanduzzi A. Serum KL-6 Could Represent a Reliable Indicator of Unfavourable Outcome in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18042078. [PMID: 33672761 PMCID: PMC7924557 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18042078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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KL-6 is a sialoglycoprotein antigen which proved elevated in the serum of patients with different interstitial lung diseases, especially in those with a poorer outcome. Given that interstitial pneumonia is the most common presentation of SARS-CoV2 infection, we evaluated the prognostic role of KL-6 in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia were prospectively enrolled. Blood samples were collected at the time of enrolment (TOE) and on day 7 (T1). Serum KL-6 concentrations were measured by chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay using a KL-6 antibody kit (LUMIPULSE G1200, Fujirebio) and the cut-off value was set at >1000 U/mL. Fifteen out of 34 enrolled patients (44.1%) died. Patients with unfavourable outcome showed significantly lower P/F ratio and higher IL-6 values and plasmatic concentrations of KL-6 at TOE compared with those who survived (median KL-6: 1188 U/mL vs. 260 U/mL, p < 0.001). KL-6 > 1000 U/mL resulted independently associated with death (aOR: 11.29, p < 0.05) with a positive predictive value of 83.3%. Our results suggest that KL-6 is a reliable indicator of pulmonary function and unfavourable outcome in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. A KL-6 value > 1000 U/mL resulted independently associated with death and showed good accuracy in predicting a poorer outcome. KL-6 may thus represent a quick, inexpensive, and sensitive parameter to stratify the risk of severe respiratory failure and death.
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- Riccardo Scotto
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.); (E.Z.); (A.S.); (N.S.M.); (I.G.)
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.); (E.Z.); (A.S.); (N.S.M.); (I.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Monaldi Hospital, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (F.P.); (D.S.); (A.S.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.); (E.Z.); (A.S.); (N.S.M.); (I.G.)
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- Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Monaldi Hospital, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (F.P.); (D.S.); (A.S.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.); (E.Z.); (A.S.); (N.S.M.); (I.G.)
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.); (E.Z.); (A.S.); (N.S.M.); (I.G.)
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.); (E.Z.); (A.S.); (N.S.M.); (I.G.)
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- Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Monaldi Hospital, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (F.P.); (D.S.); (A.S.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Monaldi Hospital, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (F.P.); (D.S.); (A.S.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.); (E.Z.); (A.S.); (N.S.M.); (I.G.)
- Staff of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Health Education and Sustainable Development, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Monaldi Hospital, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (F.P.); (D.S.); (A.S.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
- Staff of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Health Education and Sustainable Development, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Drews HJ, Klein R, Lourhmati A, Buadze M, Schaeffeler E, Lang T, Seferyan T, Hanson LR, Frey Ii WH, de Vries TCGM, Thijssen-van Loosdregt IAEW, Gleiter CH, Schwab M, Danielyan L. Losartan Improves Memory, Neurogenesis and Cell Motility in Transgenic Alzheimer's Mice. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:166. [PMID: 33672482 DOI: 10.3390/ph14020166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have demonstrated multiple neuroprotective benefits in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) models. However, their beneficial effects on memory deficits, cholinergic activity, neurogenesis and Amyloid beta (Aβ) clearance reveal significant interstudy variability. The delivery route can impact not only delivery but also targeting and therapeutic efficacy of ARBs. Our previous findings on the beneficial effects of intranasally delivered losartan in the APP/PS1 model of AD prompted us to explore the influence of the delivery route by employing here the systemic administration of losartan. Consistent with our previous results with intranasal losartan, repeated intraperitoneal administration (10 mg/kg) resulted in a remarkable decrease in Aβ plaques and soluble Aβ42, as well as inflammatory cytokines (IL-2, IL-6 and TNFα). The Aβ reduction can be ascribed to its facilitated degradation by neprilysin and diminished generation by BACE1. Losartan increased neurogenesis in vivo and in vitro and improved migratory properties of astrocytes isolated from adult transgenic AD mice. In summary, this data together with our previous results suggest therapeutic features of losartan which are independent of delivery route. The improvement of cell motility of Aβ-affected astrocytes by losartan deserves further in vivo investigation, which may lead to new strategies for AD treatment.
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Murphy-Schafer AR, Paust S. Divergent Mast Cell Responses Modulate Antiviral Immunity During Influenza Virus Infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:580679. [PMID: 33680987 PMCID: PMC7935524 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.580679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Influenza A virus (IAV) is a respiratory pathogen that infects millions of people each year. Both seasonal and pandemic strains of IAV are capable of causing severe respiratory disease with a high risk of respiratory failure and opportunistic secondary infection. A strong inflammatory cytokine response is a hallmark of severe IAV infection. The widespread tissue damage and edema in the lung during severe influenza is largely attributed to an overexuberant production of inflammatory cytokines and cell killing by resident and infiltrating leukocytes. Mast cells (MCs) are a sentinel hematopoietic cell type situated at mucosal sites, including the lung. Poised to react immediately upon detecting infection, MCs produce a vast array of immune modulating molecules, including inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and proteases. As such, MCs have been implicated as a source of the immunopathology observed in severe influenza. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that MCs play an essential role not only in inducing an inflammatory response but in suppressing inflammation as well. MC-derived immune suppressive cytokines are essential to the resolution of a number of viral infections and other immune insults. Absence of MCs prolongs infection, exacerbates tissue damage, and contributes to dissemination of the pathogen to other tissues. Production of cytokines such as IL-10 and IL-6 by MCs is essential for mitigating the inflammation and tissue damage caused by innate and adaptive immune cells alike. The two opposing functions of MCs—one pro-inflammatory and one anti-inflammatory—distinguish MCs as master regulators of immunity at the site of infection. Amongst the first cells to respond to infection or injury, MCs persist for the duration of the infection, modulating the recruitment, activation, and eventual suppression of other immune cells. In this review, we will discuss the immune modulatory roles of MCs over the course of viral infection and propose that the immune suppressive mediators produced by MCs are vital to minimizing immunopathology during influenza infection.
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- Ashleigh R Murphy-Schafer
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Cartmill T, Skvarc D, Bittar R, McGillivray J, Berk M, Byrne LK. Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Mood Effects. Neuropsychol Rev 2021; 31:385-401. [PMID: 33606174 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-020-09467-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This meta-analysis examines mood changes after bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Deep brain stimulation improves motor outcomes in Parkinson's disease but there appears to be conflicting reports as to subsequent mood outcomes. Pubmed, PsychINFO and SCOPUS were searched for studies assessing mood outcomes in PD patients who had undergone STN-DBS published between January 2003 and the end of January 2019. Random effects meta-analyses were conducted for all outcome groups with at least two studies homogenous in design and measure. Forty-eight studies, providing data on negative moods (such as depression, anxiety, apathy, and anger) and positive moods (pleasure and euphoria) were assessed. Results of the meta-analysis suggest that post-DBS, depression and anxiety symptoms improve and there is a reduction in negative affect, an increase in apathy, and in energy level. Although there have been reported cases of mania post-DBS surgery, the meta-analysis suggested no significant changes in symptoms of mania in the broader DBS population. Considerable heterogeneity was found and partially addressed through meta-regression and qualitative assessment of the included STN-DBS controlled studies. The major strengths of this meta-analysis, include attention to outcome validity, heterogeneity, independence of samples, and clinical utility, with the potential to improve post-operative safety through comprehensive consideration of mood and psychological adjustment. It appears that STN-DBS is a relatively safe and, in the case of mood symptomatology, an advantageous treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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Yang Y, Cai Z, Zhang J. Hyperglycemia at admission is a strong predictor of mortality and severe/critical complications in COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis. Biosci Rep 2021; 41:BSR20203584. [PMID: 33480978 DOI: 10.1042/BSR20203584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia at admission has been demonstrated to exacerbate the outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but a meta-analysis is lacking to further confirm this hypothesis. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize the evidence on the association between hyperglycemia at admission and the development of COVID-19. METHOD Four databases namely, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library, were screened for eligible studies. STATA software was utilized to pool data for this meta-analysis. The primary outcomes included mortality and severity. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated with random-effects models, and the quality of evidence was appraised by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). This meta-analysis was prospectively registered online on PROSPERO, CRD42020191763. RESULTS Sixteen observational studies with 6386 COVID-19 patients relating hyperglycemia at admission to COVID-19 outcomes were included. The overall data demonstrated that, compared with the control, the hyperglycemia at admission group was more likely to have increased mortality (OR = 3.45, 95% CI, 2.26-5.26) and severe/critical complications (OR = 2.08, 95% CI, 1.45-2.99) of COVID-19. CONCLUSION Hyperglycemia at admission in COVID-19 patients may be a strong predictor of mortality and complications.
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Zhao X, Shi X, Lv M, Yuan B, Wu J. Prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B virus infection among household members: a cross-sectional study in Beijing. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:1818-1824. [PMID: 33606606 PMCID: PMC8115595 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1847951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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HBV prevention and control presents a global public health priority because of the tremendous economic and healthcare burdens involved. This study was designed to investigate the status of HBV epidemics among household members, and to analyze the risk factors of HBV infection in couples and their offspring. A total of 1,035 couples and 541 offspring were included. We sourced the data from a population-based serological survey conducted by the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control in 2014. Chi-square test and multiple logistic were used to assess differences in the prevalence of categorical variables, and identify risk factors for HBV infection and exposure in couples and offspring after controlling for confounding factors. In couples, the prevalence of chronic HBV infection was 4.3% and the prevalence of exposure 32.7%. The prevalence of chronic HBV infection in offspring was 0.9%, and the prevalence of exposure 8.7%. Sharing syringes with others and living with a spouse who was infected or exposed to HBV were associated with a significantly higher risk for transmission of HBV for couples. In offspring, maternal HBV infection was a significant risk factor for HBV exposure. This study provides evidence that having household members infected or exposed to HBV increases the risk of HBV transmission, and in order to achieve better control of HBV infection effective strategies must be established to prevent intra-familial transmission.
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- Xuan Zhao
- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China
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Queirós EC, Pinheiro SP, Pereira JE, Prada J, Pires I, Dourado F, Parpot P, Gama M. Hemostatic Dressings Made of Oxidized Bacterial Nanocellulose Membranes. Polysaccharides 2021; 2:80-99. [DOI: 10.3390/polysaccharides2010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Surgicel® (regenerated oxidized cellulose) is a bio-absorbable hemostatic material widely applied to prevent surgery-derived adhesions. Some critical issues have been reported associated with this biomaterial, which we aimed to overcome by producing bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) membranes with hemostatic activity, through electrochemical oxidation using the tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) radical. Samples were characterized by FTIR, NMR, SEM, XRD and their degree of polymerization. The oxidation degree was evaluated by titration of the carboxyl groups and the hemostatic behavior by whole-blood-clotting assays. In vitro and in vivo biodegradability of oxidized BNC membranes were evaluated and compared with that of Surgicel®. The oxidation degree increased from 4% to 7% and up to 15%, corresponding to an applied charge of 400, 700 and 1200 Coulombs, respectively. The oxidized BNC preserved the crystallinity and the 3D nano-fibrillar network, and demonstrated hemostatic activity, although not as effective as that of Surgicel®. In vivo assays demonstrated that the oxidized membranes did not induce an inflammatory response, revealing a good biocompatibility. However, non-degraded oxidized BNC was still detected at the implantation site after 56 days.
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Nassar FJ, Msheik ZS, Itani MM, Helou RE, Hadla R, Kreidieh F, Bejjany R, Mukherji D, Shamseddine A, Nasr RR, Temraz SN. Circulating miRNA as Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Liver Metastasis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11020341. [PMID: 33669508 PMCID: PMC7921943 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Stage IV CRC patients have poor prognosis with a five-year survival rate of 14%. Liver metastasis is the main cause of mortality in CRC patients. Since current screening tests have several drawbacks, effective stable non-invasive biomarkers such as microRNA (miRNA) are needed. We aim to investigate the expression of miRNA (miR-21, miR-19a, miR-23a, miR-29a, miR-145, miR-203, miR-155, miR-210, miR-31, and miR-345) in the plasma of 62 Lebanese Stage IV CRC patients and 44 healthy subjects using RT-qPCR, as well as to evaluate their potential for diagnosis of advanced CRC and its liver metastasis using the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve. miR-21, miR-145, miR-203, miR-155, miR-210, miR-31, and miR-345 were significantly upregulated in the plasma of surgery naïve CRC patients when compared to healthy individuals. We identified two panels of miRNA that could be used for diagnosis of Stage IV CRC (miR-21 and miR-210) with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.731 and diagnostic accuracy of 69% and liver metastasis (miR-210 and miR-203) with an AUC = 0.833 and diagnostic accuracy of 72%. Panels of specific circulating miRNA, which require further validation, could be potential non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for CRC and liver metastasis.
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- Farah J. Nassar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (Z.S.M.); (M.M.I.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (Z.S.M.); (M.M.I.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (Z.S.M.); (M.M.I.)
- Correspondence: (R.R.N.); (S.N.T.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; (F.J.N.); (R.E.H.); (R.H.); (F.K.); (R.B.); (D.M.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: (R.R.N.); (S.N.T.)
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Liu Y, Shen X, Pang M, Sun Z, Qian Y, Xue W, Wang Z, Li L. Role of histone deacetylase Sirt3 in the development and regression of atherosclerosis. Life Sci 2021; 272:119178. [PMID: 33610576 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Atherosclerosis (AS) is the most common cause of death in cardiovascular diseases and poses severe challenges to human life and safety. Epigenetics plays a vital role in every single link of AS. Whereas, how epigenetics regulates its development and regression is still unknown. Sirt3, a recognized histone deacetylase, having been reported to be involved in other acylation processes in recent years, is broadening its role in epigenetic modifications. Sirt3 is an important factor in the normal physiology of blood vessels through deacetylation of mitochondrial proteins and participates in various metabolic activities. Besides, medical research targeting Sirt3 is in full swing as well. This review combining histone deacetylase Sirt3 with AS, aims to clarify the latest progress in the significant role of Sirt3 in the development and regression of AS and to provide a novel prospect for a new regulatory factor and potential intervention target for AS.
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- Yu Liu
- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
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Rocha IRC, Perez-Reyes E, Chacur M. Effect of photobiomodulation on mitochondrial dynamics in peripheral nervous system in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes in rats. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2021; 20:293-301. [PMID: 33721255 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00018-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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There is no effective treatment to halt peripheral nervous system damage in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Mitochondria have been at the center of discussions as important factors in the development of neuropathy in diabetes. Photobiomodulation has been gaining clinical acceptance as it shows beneficial effects on a variety of nervous system disorders. In this study, the effects of photobiomodulation (904 nm, 45 mW, 6.23 J/cm2, 0.13 cm2, 60 ns pulsed time) on mitochondrial dynamics were evaluated in an adult male rat experimental model of streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes. Results presented here indicate that photobiomodulation could have an important role in preventing or reversing mitochondrial dynamics dysfunction in the course of peripheral nervous system damage in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Photobiomodulation showed its effects on modulating the protein expression of mitofusin 2 and dynamin-related protein 1 in the sciatic nerve and in the dorsal root ganglia neurons of streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes in rats.
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Zhang H, Ma S, Han T, Qu G, Cheng C, Uy JP, Shaikh MB, Zhou Q, Song EJ, Sun C. Association of smoking history with severe and critical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A systemic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Integr Med 2021; 43:101313. [PMID: 33619437 PMCID: PMC7889467 DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2021.101313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Introduction The highly infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has now rapidly spread around the world. This meta-analysis was strictly focused on the influence of smoking history on the severe and critical outcomes on people with COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in eight online databases before 1 February 2021. All studies meeting our selection criteria were included and evaluated. Stata 14.0 software was used to analyze the data. Results A total of 109 articles involving 517,020 patients were included in this meta-analysis. A statistically significant association was discovered between smoking history and COVID-19 severity, the pooled OR was 1.55 (95%CI: 1.41-1.71). Smoking was significantly associated with the risk of admission to intensive care unit (ICU) (OR=1.73, 95%CI: 1.36-2.19), increased mortality (OR=1.58, 95%CI: 1.38-1.81), and critical diseases composite endpoints (OR=1.61, 95%CI: 1.35-1.93), whereas there was no relationship with mechanical ventilation. The pooled prevalence of smoking using the random effects model (REM) was 15% (95%CI: 14%-16%). Meta-regression analysis showed that age (P=0.004), hypertension (P=0.007), diabetes (P=0.029), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (P=0.001) were covariates that affect the association. Conclusions Smoking was associated with severe or critical outcomes and increased the risk of admission to ICU and mortality in COVID-19 patients, but not associated with mechanical ventilation. This association was more significant for former smokers than in current smokers. Current smokers also had a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 compared with non-smokers. More detailed data, which are representative of more countries, are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
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- Huimei Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui, PR China
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- The University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus, 2800 E Ajo Way, Tucson AZ, 85713, USA
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- AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago, 2900 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60657, Illinois, USA
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- AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago, 2900 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60657, Illinois, USA
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago, 2900 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60657, Illinois, USA
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Li H, Yang L, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Chai J, Liu B, Ye Y. Silencing of CD147 inhibits hepatic stellate cells activation related to suppressing aerobic glycolysis via hedgehog signaling. Cytotechnology 2021; 73:233-42. [PMID: 33927478 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-021-00460-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activation is a key step that promotes hepatic fibrosis. Emerging evidence suggests that aerobic glycolysis is one of its important metabolic characteristics. Our previous study has reported that CD147, a glycosylated transmembrane protein, contributes significantly to the activation of HSCs. However, whether and how it is involved in the aerobic glycolysis of HSCs activation is unknown. The objective of the present study was to validate the effect of CD147 in HSCs activation and the underlying molecular mechanism. Our results showed that the silencing of CD147 decreased the expression of α-smooth muscle-actin (α-SMA) and collagen I at both mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, CD147 silencing decreased the glucose uptake, lactate production in HSCs, and repressed the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, the expression of hexokinase 2 (HK2), glucose transporter 1 (Glut1). The effect of galloflavin, a well-defined glycolysis inhibitor, was similar to CD147 siRNA. Mechanistically, CD147 silencing suppressed glycolysis-associated HSCs activation through inhibiting the hedgehog signaling. Moreover, the hedgehog signaling agonist SAG could rescue the above effect of CD147 silencing. In conclusion, CD147 silencing blockade of aerobic glycolysis via suppression of hedgehog signaling inhibited HSCs activation, suggesting CD147 as a novel therapeutic target for hepatic fibrosis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10616-021-00460-9.
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Hao Y, Ye M, Chen X, Zhao H, Hasim A, Guo X. Discovery and validation of FBLN1 and ANT3 as potential biomarkers for early detection of cervical cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:125. [PMID: 33602229 PMCID: PMC7893763 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-01802-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To validate markers for cervical carcinoma (CC) and precancerous lesions related with HPV infections. METHODS Three different cervical cancer cell lines C-33A, SiHa and Caski were used for secretome profiling by label-free quantitative proteomics. Cervical exfoliated cells and matching serum samples were collected from 284 patients with normal control (n = 75, 26.41 %), precancerous lesions (n = 88, 30.99 %) and early stage cervical squamous carcinoma (n = 121, 42.61 %). HPV subtyping and quantification was performed by PCR and hybridization. 20 candidate proteins identified in previous screening studies (tissue, plasma, cells) were quantified by ELISA. Finally, highly quantitative parallel reaction monitoring mass spectrometry was used to assess the specificities and sensitivities of candidate serum markers. RESULTS While CC was found to be associated with high-risk HPV subtypes, serum antibodies for high risk HPV were not significantly related to the progression of cervical cancer. Significant differences between patient groups were detected for the four proteins CLU, APOA4, APOE and MLH3, but none would allow clinical application due to insufficient sensitivity and specificity and large variability. Subsequent proteomic secretome analysis of cervical cancer cell lines identified a set of 729 common proteins. Cross referencing this dataset with ELISA measurements revealed six candidate proteins of which two, FBLN1 and ANT3, showed co-occurrence with HPV infection (75.7 % and 85 %, respectively) and had promising diagnostic ability in terms of sensitivity and specificity. After the loss of E6/E7 by using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, the content of ANT3 and FBLN1 in KoE6/E7 SiHa were downregulated, which indicated the expression of ANT3 and FBLN1 in cervical cancer may be affected by HPV infection. CONCLUSIONS FBLN1 and ANT3 might be potential tumor- and HPV-associated serum markers.
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- Yi Hao
- Department of Ultrasound, Shenzhen University Pinghu Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, PR China
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- Center for Clinical Research and Innovation (CCRI), Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Center for Clinical Research and Innovation (CCRI), Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, PR China.
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- Center for Clinical Research and Innovation (CCRI), Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, PR China.
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Chen Z, Zhang C, Yin J, Xin X, Li H, Wang Y, Tsang BK, Zhang Q. Challenges and opportunities for ovarian cancer management in the epidemic of Covid-19: lessons learned from Wuhan, China. J Ovarian Res 2021; 14:35. [PMID: 33602258 PMCID: PMC7891806 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-021-00784-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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China and the rest of the world are experiencing an outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Patients with cancer are more susceptible to viral infection and are more likely to develop severe complications, as compared to healthy individuals. The growing spread of COVID-19 presents challenges for the clinical care of patients with gynecological malignancies. Ovarian debulking surgery combined with the frequent need for chemotherapy is most likely why ovarian cancer was rated as the gynecologic cancer most affected by COVID-19. Therefore, ovarian cancer presents a particular challenging task. Concerning the ovarian cancer studies with confirmed COVID-19 reported from large-scale general hospitals in Wuhan, we hold that the treatment plan was adjusted appropriately and an individualized remedy was implemented. The recommendations discussed here were developed mainly based on the experience from Wuhan. We advise that the management strategy for ovarian cancer patients should be adjusted in the light of the local epidemic situation and formulated according to the pathological type, tumor stage and the current treatment phase. Online medical service is an effective and convenient communication platform during the pandemic.
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- Zhilan Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, 430014, China.
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Mousavi SN, Hosseini E, Seyed Dorraji MS, Sheikh Mohammadi S, Pourmansouri Z, Rasoulifard MH, Doosti M, Chiti H. Synthesis of a green bigel using cottonseed oil/cannabis oil/alginate/ferula gum for quercetin release: Synergistic effects for treating infertility in rats. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 177:157-65. [PMID: 33609576 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Although therapeutic effect of quercetin (Quer) was reported on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), destructive effects have been shown on male fertility due to its pro-oxidative properties. On the other hand, NAFLD impairs germ cells to produce sperm and leads to male infertility. Herein, a biocompatible and green bigel was designed for Quer delivery to prevent infertility induced by NAFLD as the increasing complications. Bigels were prepared using cottonseed oil/cannabis oil/alginate/ferula gum and optimized by the mixture design method. NAFLD was induced by 58% of dietary calorie as lard and 42 g/l fructose for 16 weeks in Sprague-Dawley rats. So on animals received 2 mg/kg Quer loaded on bigels, free bigels, or free Quer for 45 days as daily gavage. Semen was analyzed, followed by the assessment of DNA integrity. Count, motility, and normal morphology reached the healthy control group at the bigel-Quer-treated one. Moreover, all of these parameters were significantly higher in the bigel-Quer group than the Quer and bigel, alone. The percent of sperms with head and tail abnormality decreased considerably in the bigel-Quer group compared with the Quer, free bigel, and NAFLD groups. Serum testosterone levels significantly increased and reached the healthy control group in the bigel-Quer group. DNA fragmentation of sperm significantly decreased in the bigel-Quer group (p < 0.05). The bigel showed synergistic effects with Quer for treating infertility in rats with NAFLD.
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Bogie RMM, Winkens B, Retra SJJ, le Clercq CMC, Bouwens MW, Rondagh EJA, Chang LC, de Ridder R, Hoge C, Straathof JW, Goudkade D, Sanduleanu-Dascalescu S, Masclee AAM. Metachronous neoplasms in patients with laterally spreading tumours during surveillance. United European Gastroenterol J 2021; 9:378-387. [PMID: 33245025 PMCID: PMC8259420 DOI: 10.1177/2050640620965317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Laterally spreading tumours represent a major challenge for endoscopic detection and resection. Objective To examine synchronous and metachronous neoplasms in patients with laterally spreading tumours. Methods We prospectively collected colonoscopy and histopathology data from patients who underwent colonoscopy in our centre at up to 6 years' follow‐up. Post‐resection surveillance outcomes between laterally spreading tumours, flat colorectal neoplasms 10 mm or greater, and large polypoid colorectal neoplasms, polypoid colorectal neoplasms 10 mm or greater, were compared. Results Between 2008 and 2012, 8120 patients underwent colonoscopy for symptoms (84.6%), screening (6.7%) or surveillance (8.7%). At baseline, 151 patients had adenomatous laterally spreading tumours and 566 patients had adenomatous large polypoid colorectal neoplasms. Laterally spreading tumour patients had more synchronous colorectal neoplasms than large polypoid colorectal neoplasm patients (mean 3.34 vs. 2.34, p < 0.001). Laterally spreading tumour patients significantly more often developed metachronous colorectal neoplasms (71.6% vs. 54.2%, p = 0.0498) and colorectal neoplasms with high grade dysplasia/submucosal invasion than large polypoid colorectal neoplasm patients (36.4% vs. 15.8%, p < 0.001). After correction for age and gender, laterally spreading tumour patients were more likely than large polypoid colorectal neoplasm patients to develop a colorectal neoplasm with high grade dysplasia or submucosal invasion (hazard ratio 2.9, 95% confidence interval 1.8–4.6). The risk of metachronous colorectal cancer was not significantly different in laterally spreading tumours compared to large polypoid colorectal neoplasm patients. Conclusion Patients with laterally spreading tumours developed more metachronous colorectal neoplasms with high grade dysplasia/submucosal invasion than large polypoid colorectal neoplasm patients. Based on these findings endoscopic treatment and surveillance recommendations for patients with laterally spreading tumours should be optimised.
Summarize the established knowledge on this subject
Laterally spreading tumours (LSTs) are a heterogeneous group of large, predominantly benign flat neoplasms that can be endoscopically treated, requiring additional time and expertise LSTs consist of different endoscopic subtypes which are predictive of the risk of submucosal invasion (SMI) Patients with LSTs harbour more synchronous neoplasms than patients with large polypoid colorectal neoplasms (LP‐CRNs)
What are the significant and/or new findings of this study?
Patients with LSTs more frequently have metachronous neoplasms than patients with LP‐CRNs, justifying strict surveillance LSTs can be effectively managed by conventional endoscopic resections in most cases
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- Roel M M Bogie
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,GROW, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,CAPHRI, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,GROW, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,GROW, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Liu W, Tian J, Hui W, Kong W, Feng Y, Si J, Gao F. A retrospective study assessing the acceleration effect of type I Helicobacter pylori infection on the progress of atrophic gastritis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4143. [PMID: 33603125 PMCID: PMC7892840 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83647-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Based on the antibody typing classification, Helicobacter pylori infection can be divided into type I H. pylori infection and type II H. pylori infection. To observe the effects of different H. pylori infection types on the distribution of histopathological characteristics and the levels of three items of serum gastric function (PG I, PG II, G-17). 1175 cases from October 2018 to February 2020 were collected with ratio 1:2. All patients were performed with 14C-Urea breath test (14C-UBT), H. pylori antibody typing classification, three items of serum gastric function detection, painless gastroscopy, pathological examination, etc. According to H. pylori antibody typing classification, patients were divided into three groups: type I H. pylori infection group, type II H. pylori infection group and control group. Significant difference existed among type I H. pylori infection group, type II H. pylori infection group and control group in inflammation and activity (χ2 = 165.43, 354.88, P all < 0.01). The proportion of three groups in OLGA staging had statistic difference (χ2 = 67.99, P all < 0.01); Compared with type II H. pylori infection group and control group, the level of pepsinogen I, pepsinogen II, gastrin17 in type I H. pylori infection group increased, and PG I/PG II ratio (PG I/PG II ratio, PGR) decreased, which was statistically significant (χ2 = 35.08, 166.24, 134.21, 141.19; P all < 0.01). Type I H. pylori infection worsened the severity of gastric mucosal inflammation and activity. H. pylori infection was prone to induce atrophy of gastric mucosa, while type I H. pylori infection played a key role in promoting the progress of atrophic gastritis and affected the level of serum gastric function. The study indicated that the eradication of H. pylori should be treated individually.
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- Weidong Liu
- Department of Gastroenterology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, No. 91 Tianchi Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, 83000, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University of Medicine, Shihezi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, No. 91 Tianchi Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, 83000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, No. 91 Tianchi Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, 83000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, No. 91 Tianchi Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, 83000, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University of Medicine, Shihezi, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, No. 91 Tianchi Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, 83000, China.
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Mitochondria play a pivotal role in bioenergetics and respiratory functions, which are essential for the numerous biochemical processes underpinning cell viability. Mitochondrial morphology changes rapidly in response to external insults and changes in metabolic status via fission and fusion processes (so-called mitochondrial dynamics) that maintain mitochondrial quality and homeostasis. Damaged mitochondria are removed by a process known as mitophagy, which involves their degradation by a specific autophagosomal pathway. Over the last few years, remarkable efforts have been made to investigate the impact on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) of various forms of mitochondrial dysfunction, such as excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mitochondrial Ca2+ dyshomeostasis, loss of ATP, and defects in mitochondrial dynamics and transport, and mitophagy. Recent research suggests that restoration of mitochondrial function by physical exercise, an antioxidant diet, or therapeutic approaches can delay the onset and slow the progression of AD. In this review, we focus on recent progress that highlights the crucial role of alterations in mitochondrial function and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of AD, emphasizing a framework of existing and potential therapeutic approaches.
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- Afzal Misrani
- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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Suzuki H, Kohjima M, Tanaka M, Goya T, Itoh S, Yoshizumi T, Mori M, Tsuda M, Takahashi M, Kurokawa M, Imoto K, Tashiro S, Kuwano A, Kato M, Okada S, Nakamuta M, Ogawa Y. Metabolic Alteration in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanism of Lipid Accumulation in Well-Differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 2021:8813410. [PMID: 33681091 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8813410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Metabolic alteration is widely considered as one of the hallmarks of cancer. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) presents a unique pathological feature in which lipid accumulation is common in well-differentiated HCC and rare in poorly differentiated HCC; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. METHODS Tissue samples were obtained from 103 HCC patients who had undergone hepatic resection and 12 living donors of liver transplantation. We evaluated metabolic gene expressions in cancer tissues as well as background noncancer tissues and compared the expressions by the degree of cancer differentiation and by liver disease states. Besides, the metabolomics was evaluated and integrated to gene expressions in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-HCC model mice. RESULTS In cancer tissues, the expression levels of enzymes related to glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), and fatty acid (FA) synthesis were increased and that of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and β-oxidation were suppressed. Same metabolic alterations were observed in noncancer tissue as the liver disease progresses from healthy liver to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and HCC. Similar alterations of metabolic genes were detected in NASH-HCC mice, which were consistent with the results of metabolomics. As the degree of cancer differentiation decreased, glycolysis and PPP were accelerated; however, FA synthesis and uptake were diminished. CONCLUSIONS The metabolic alterations including glycolysis, PPP, TCA cycle, and β-oxidation became more prominent as liver disease progresses from normal, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, well-, moderately, and poorly differentiated HCC. FA synthesis and uptake were highest in well-differentiated HCC, which could explain the lipid accumulation.
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