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Xu X, Fan Y, Yang X, Liu Y, Wang Y, Zhang J, Hou X, Fan Y, Zhang M. Anji white tea relaxes precontracted arteries, represses voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels and voltage-gated K + channels in the arterial smooth muscle cells: Comparison with green tea main component (-)-epigallocatechin gallate. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 328:117855. [PMID: 38346524 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.117855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a favorite drink worldwide. Tea extracts and green tea main component (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) are recommended for various vascular diseases. Anji white tea is a very popular green tea. Its vascular effect profile, the mechanisms, and the contribution of EGCG to its integrated effect need elucidation. AIM To characterize the vasomotion effects of Anji white tea and EGCG, and to explore possible involvement of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs) and voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channels in their vasomotion effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Anji white tea water soaking solution (AJWT) was prepared as daily tea-making process and concentrated to a concentration amounting to 200 mg/ml of dry tea leaves. The tension of rat arteries including aorta, coronary artery (RCA), cerebral basilar artery (CBA), intrarenal artery (IRA), intrapulmonary artery (IPA) and mesenteric artery (MA) was recorded with myographs. In arterial smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) freshly isolated from RCA, the levels of intracellular Ca2+ were measured with Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent probe fluo 4-AM, and Kv currents were recorded with patch clamp. The expressions of VGCCs and Kv channels were assayed with RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS At 0.4-12.8 mg/ml of dry tea leaves, AJWT profoundly relaxed all tested arteries precontracted with various vasoconstrictors about half with a small transient potentiation on the precontractions before the relaxation. KCl-induced precontraction was less sensitive than precontractions induced by phenylephrine (PE), U46619 and serotonin (5-HT). IPA was less sensitive to the relaxation compared with other arteries. AJWT pretreatment for 1 h, 24 h and 72 h time-dependently inhibited the contractile responses of RCAs. In sharp contrast, at equivalent concentrations according to its content in AJWT, EGCG intensified the precontractions in most small arteries, except that it induced relaxation in PE-precontracted aorta and MA, U46619-precontracted aorta and CBA. EGCG pretreatment for 1 h and 24 h did not significantly affect RCA contractile responses. In RCA ASMCs, AJWT reduced, while EGCG enhanced, intracellular Ca2+ elevation induced by depolarization which activates VGCCs. Patch clamp study showed that both AJWT and EGCG reduced Kv currents. RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence staining demonstrated that both AJWT and EGCG reduced the expressions of VGCCs and Kv channels. CONCLUSION AJWT, but not EGCG, consistently induces vasorelaxation. The vasomotion effects of either AJWT or EGCG vary with arterial beds and vasoconstrictors. Modulation of VGCCs, but not Kv channels, contributes to AJWT-induced vasorelaxation. It is suggested that Anji white tea water extract instead of EGCG may be a promising food supplement for vasospastic diseases.
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- Xiaojia Xu
- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University, Xinjiannanlu 56, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
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Yang J, Li H, Zhang C, Zhou Y. Indoxyl sulfate reduces Ito,f by activating ROS/MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways. JCI Insight 2022; 7:145475. [PMID: 35132967 PMCID: PMC8855797 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.145475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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There is a high prevalence of ventricular arrhythmias related to sudden cardiac death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). To explored the possible mechanism of CKD-related ventricular arrhythmias, a CKD rat model was created, and indoxyl sulfate (IS) was further used in vivo and in vitro. This project used the following methods: patch clamp, electrocardiogram, and some molecular biology experimental techniques. IS was found to be significantly elevated in the serum of CKD rats. Interestingly, the expression levels of the fast transient outward potassium current-related (Ito,f-related) proteins (Kv4.2, Kv4.3, and KChIP2) in the heart of CKD rats and rats treated with IS decreased. IS dose-dependently reduced Ito,f density, accompanied by the decreases in Kv4.2, Kv4.3, and KChIP2 proteins in vitro. IS also prolonged the action potential duration and QT interval, and paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia could be induced by IS. In-depth studies have shown that ROS/p38MAPK, ROS-p44/42 MAPK, and NF-κB signaling pathways play key roles in the reduction of Ito,f density and Ito,f-related proteins caused by IS. These data suggest that IS reduces Ito,f-related proteins and Ito,f density by activating ROS/MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways, and the action potential duration and QT interval are subsequently prolonged, which contributes to increasing the susceptibility to arrhythmia in CKD.
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- Jing Yang
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Dushu Public Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Bae H, Kim T, Lim I. Carbon monoxide activation of delayed rectifier potassium currents of human cardiac fibroblasts through diverse pathways. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 26:25-36. [PMID: 34965993 PMCID: PMC8723981 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2022.26.1.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To identify the effect and mechanism of carbon monoxide (CO) on delayed rectifier K+ currents (IK) of human cardiac fibroblasts (HCFs), we used the wholecell mode patch-clamp technique. Application of CO delivered by carbon monoxidereleasing molecule-3 (CORM3) increased the amplitude of outward K+ currents, and diphenyl phosphine oxide-1 (a specific IK blocker) inhibited the currents. CORM3- induced augmentation was blocked by pretreatment with nitric oxide synthase blockers (L-NG-monomethyl arginine citrate and L-NG-nitro arginine methyl ester). Pretreatment with KT5823 (a protein kinas G blocker), 1H-[1,-2,-4] oxadiazolo-[4,-3-a] quinoxalin-1-on (ODQ, a soluble guanylate cyclase blocker), KT5720 (a protein kinase A blocker), and SQ22536 (an adenylate cyclase blocker) blocked the CORM3 stimulating effect on IK. In addition, pretreatment with SB239063 (a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase [MAPK] blocker) and PD98059 (a p44/42 MAPK blocker) also blocked the CORM3's effect on the currents. When testing the involvement of S-nitrosylation, pretreatment of N-ethylmaleimide (a thiol-alkylating reagent) blocked CO-induced IK activation and DL-dithiothreitol (a reducing agent) reversed this effect. Pretreatment with 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)-21H,23H porphyrin manganese (III) pentachloride and manganese (III) tetrakis (4-benzoic acid) porphyrin chloride (superoxide dismutase mimetics), diphenyleneiodonium chloride (an NADPH oxidase blocker), or allopurinol (a xanthine oxidase blocker) also inhibited CO-induced IK activation. These results suggest that CO enhances IK in HCFs through the nitric oxide, phosphorylation by protein kinase G, protein kinase A, and MAPK, S-nitrosylation and reduction/oxidation (redox) signaling pathways.
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- Hyemi Bae
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul 06973, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
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Alleyne J, Dopico AM. Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Harmful Effects on the Contractility of Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth Muscles. ADVANCES IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL RESEARCH 2021; 1:10011. [PMID: 35169771 PMCID: PMC8843239 DOI: 10.3389/adar.2021.10011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Alcohol misuse has deleterious effects on personal health, family, societal units, and global economies. Moreover, alcohol misuse usually leads to several diseases and conditions, including alcoholism, which is a chronic condition and a form of addiction. Alcohol misuse, whether as acute intoxication or alcoholism, adversely affects skeletal, cardiac and/or smooth muscle contraction. Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is the main effector of alcohol-induced dysregulation of muscle contractility, regardless of alcoholic beverage type or the ethanol metabolite (with acetaldehyde being a notable exception). Ethanol, however, is a simple and "promiscuous" ligand that affects many targets to mediate a single biological effect. In this review, we firstly summarize the processes of excitation-contraction coupling and calcium homeostasis which are critical for the regulation of contractility in all muscle types. Secondly, we present the effects of acute and chronic alcohol exposure on the contractility of skeletal, cardiac, and vascular/ nonvascular smooth muscles. Distinctions are made between in vivo and in vitro experiments, intoxicating vs. sub-intoxicating ethanol levels, and human subjects vs. animal models. The differential effects of alcohol on biological sexes are also examined. Lastly, we show that alcohol-mediated disruption of muscle contractility, involves a wide variety of molecular players, including contractile proteins, their regulatory factors, membrane ion channels and pumps, and several signaling molecules. Clear identification of these molecular players constitutes a first step for a rationale design of pharmacotherapeutics to prevent, ameliorate and/or reverse the negative effects of alcohol on muscle contractility.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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Wu BW, Wu MS, Liu Y, Lu M, Guo JD, Meng YH, Zhou YH. SIRT1-mediated deacetylation of NF-κB inhibits the MLCK/MLC2 pathway and the expression of ET-1, thus alleviating the development of coronary artery spasm. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2021; 320:H458-H468. [PMID: 33095054 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00366.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is an intense vasoconstriction of coronary arteries that causes total or subtotal vessel occlusion. The cardioprotective effect of sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) has been extensively highlighted in coronary artery diseases. The aims within this study include the investigation of the molecular mechanism by which SIRT1 alleviates CAS. SIRT1 expression was first determined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot analysis in an endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced rat CAS model. Interaction among SIRT1, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB), myosin light chain kinase/myosin light chain-2 (MLCK/MLC2), and ET-1 was analyzed using luciferase reporter assay, RT-qPCR, and Western blot analysis. After ectopic expression and depletion experiments in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), contraction and proliferation of VSMCs and expression of contraction-related proteins (α-SMA, calponin, and SM22α) were measured by collagen gel contraction, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay, RT-qPCR, and Western blot analysis. The obtained results showed that SIRT1 expression was reduced in rat CAS models. However, overexpression of SIRT1 inhibited the contraction and proliferation of VSMCs in vitro. Mechanistic investigation indicated that SIRT1 inhibited NF-κB expression through deacetylation. Moreover, NF-κB could activate the MLCK/MLC2 pathway and upregulate ET-1 expression by binding to their promoter regions, thus inducing VSMC contraction and proliferation in vitro. In vivo experimental results also revealed that SIRT1 alleviated CAS through regulation of the NF-κB/MLCK/MLC2/ET-1 signaling axis. Collectively, our data suggested that SIRT1 could mediate the deacetylation of NF-κB, disrupt the MLCK/MLC2 pathway, and inhibit the expression of ET-1 to relieve CAS, providing a theoretical basis for the prospect of CAS treatment and prevention.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Rat coronary artery spasm models exhibit reduced expression of SIRT1. Overexpression of SIRT1 inhibits contraction and proliferation of VSMCs. SIRT1 inhibits NF-κB through deacetylation to modulate VSMC contraction and proliferation. NF-κB activates the MLCK/MLC2 pathway. NF-κB upregulates ET-1 to modulate VSMC contraction and proliferation.
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- Bo-Wen Wu
- Department of Biochemistry, Basic Medicine College, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Department of Formulaology, Basic Medicine College, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Basic Medicine College, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Department of Formulaology, Basic Medicine College, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Department of Formulaology, Basic Medicine College, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Department of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Department of Formulaology, Basic Medicine College, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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Plasma endothelin-1 levels are increased in atrial fibrillation patients with hyperthyroidism. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208206. [PMID: 30513109 PMCID: PMC6279224 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor, mitogen and inflammatory factor that may contribute to development of atrial fibrillation (AF). Plasma ET-1 levels are increased in hyperthyroid patients, but studies evaluating its relation to AF development in hyperthyroid patients are lacking. OBJECTIVE The present study seeks to evaluate the relation of plasma ET-1 to AF development as a function of thyroid status. METHODS Blood samples from euthyroid patients (n = 41), hypothyroid (n = 61), hyperthyroid (n = 41), AF with hyperthyroidism (n = 9), and euthyroid AF (n = 10) patients were collected. Plasma ET-1, CRP, and thyroid hormone levels were measured and compared between groups. RESULTS Plasma ET-1 levels were higher in hyperthyroid and euthyroid AF patients> hyperthyroid-non-AF > hypo and euthyroid non-AF patients. Plasma ET-1 levels positively correlated with free T3 and T4 levels, and negatively with TSH levels. By multivariate analysis, plasma ET-1 was positively associated with AF, hyperthyroidism, and age. Plasma CRP did not vary by study group in either univariate or multivariate analyses. CONCLUSION Plasma ET-1 is associated with AF, elevated in hyperthyroid patients and positively correlated with thyroid hormone levels, suggesting that hyperthyroidism may increase ET-1 expression and release. This study may guide development of novel predictors of AF associated with hyperthyroidism, and may help to personalize therapy in hyperthyroid patients.
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Fu Y, Li C, Dong S, Wu Y, Zhangsun D, Luo S. Discovery Methodology of Novel Conotoxins from Conus Species. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:md16110417. [PMID: 30380764 PMCID: PMC6266589 DOI: 10.3390/md16110417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Revised: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cone snail venoms provide an ideal resource for neuropharmacological tools and drug candidates discovery, which have become a research hotspot in neuroscience and new drug development. More than 1,000,000 natural peptides are produced by cone snails, but less than 0.1% of the estimated conotoxins has been characterized to date. Hence, the discovery of novel conotoxins from the huge conotoxin resources with high-throughput and sensitive methods becomes a crucial key for the conotoxin-based drug development. In this review, we introduce the discovery methodology of new conotoxins from various Conus species. It focuses on obtaining full N- to C-terminal sequences, regardless of disulfide bond connectivity through crude venom purification, conotoxin precusor gene cloning, venom duct transcriptomics, venom proteomics and multi-omic methods. The protocols, advantages, disadvantages, and developments of different approaches during the last decade are summarized and the promising prospects are discussed as well.
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- Ying Fu
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Marine Drugs of Haikou, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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