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Zhang X, Chu C, Huang Y. Inhibition of thioredoxin-interacting protein may enhance the therapeutic effect of dehydrocostus lactone in cardiomyocytes under doxorubicin stimulation via the inhibition of the inflammatory response. Exp Ther Med 2022; 23:226. [PMID: 35222703 PMCID: PMC8812107 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2022.11150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of death around the world, the mortality caused by HF is growing rapidly, and has become a great threaten to both public health and economic growth. Dehydrocostus lactone (DHE) is the active constituent of Saussurea lappa and is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for its multiple biological functions, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-cancer. To the best of our knowledge, DHE's effect on HF has not been clarified. Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) regulates the process of oxidative stress and inflammation and leads to an increase in oxidative stress via oxidization of thioredoxin, TXNIP promotes the activation of the immune response by its binding with the NOD-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome. An MTT assay revealed that the overexpression or inhibition of TXNIP markedly decreased or significantly increased the proliferation of H9c2 cells, respectively. Through reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and western blotting, it was determined that the expression of proinflammatory cytokines was significantly decreased with the increased expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines in a TXNIP knockout model. Further study utilizing RT-qPCR and western blotting demonstrated that these effects may be mediated by the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/heme oxygenase-1/NF-κB signaling pathway. In conclusion, TXNIP inhibition may promote the therapeutic effect of DHE on oxidative stress-induced damage.
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- Xuezhi Zhang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Anqiu People's Hospital, Anqiu, Shandong 262100, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Anqiu People's Hospital, Anqiu, Shandong 262100, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Anqiu People's Hospital, Anqiu, Shandong 262100, P.R. China
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Anticancer activities of TCM and their active components against tumor metastasis. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 133:111044. [PMID: 33378952 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has the characteristics of multiple targets, slight side effects and good therapeutic effects. Good anti-tumor effects are shown by Traditional Chinese Medicine prescription, Chinese patent medicine, single Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine monomer compound. Clinically, TCM prolonged the survival time of patients and improved the life quality of patients, due to less side effects. Cancer metastasis is a complex process involving numerous steps, multiple genes and their products. During the process of tumor metastasis, firstly, cancer cell increases its proliferative capacity by reducing autophagy and apoptosis, and then the cancer cell capacity is stimulated by increasing the ability of tumors to absorb nutrients from the outside through angiogenesis. Both of the two steps can increase tumor migration and invasion. Finally, the purpose of tumor metastasis is achieved. By inhibiting autophagy and apoptosis of tumor cells, angiogenesis and EMT outside the tumor can inhibit the invasion and migration of cancer, and consequently achieve the purpose of inhibiting tumor metastasis. This review explores the research achievements of Traditional Chinese Medicine on breast cancer, lung cancer, hepatic carcinoma, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and other cancer metastasis in the past five years, summarizes the development direction of TCM on cancer metastasis research in the past five years and makes a prospect for the future.
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Antitumor activity and mechanism of costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone: Two natural sesquiterpene lactones from the Asteraceae family. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 125:109955. [PMID: 32014691 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.109955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Costunolide (COS) and dehydrocostus lactone (DEH) are two natural sesquiterpene lactones with potential antitcancer activity against a range of cancer cell types both in vitro and in vivo, particularly for breast cancer and leukemia. There are many researches that have been taken to characterize these pathways and to reveal their anticancer mechanisms of action of COS and DEH. However, while there is a great deal of evidence detailing the effects of COS and DEH on considerable signaling pathways and cellular functions, a global view of their mechanism of action remains elusive. This review systematically summarizes the antitumor activity and mechanism of COS and DEH in the recent reports, and discusses the effect of the key active part (α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone) of COS and DEH against cancer. Moreover, we also discuss the antineoplastic activity of COS and DEH derivatives to improve the cytotoxicity and safety index. We believe this review can provide a systemic reference to develop COS and DEH as anticancer agents.
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Han B, Zhang Q, Li G, Zhang R, Li H. Clinical Significance of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E (eIF4E) Level among Cases Suffering Basal Cell Carcinoma of Skin. Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:7936-7941. [PMID: 31641096 PMCID: PMC6822333 DOI: 10.12659/msm.917679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) has been reported to act as a prognostic biomarker in various cancers, but its actual effect on basal cell cancer (BCC) of the skin is rarely reported. Our research measured eIF4E levels and discussed its consequence in BCC of the skin. MATERIAL AND METHODS Semi-quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blotting analysis were used to detect relative expression level of eIF4E in specimens at both mRNA and protein levels. The relationship of eIF4E level with clinical profiles was analyzed via chi-square test. Additionally, prognostic value of eIF4E was analyzed via Kaplan-Meier and cox regression analysis. RESULTS We found that eIF4E was over-expressed in tumor tissues, in comparison to bordering cancer-free tissue samples. Besides, elevated eIF4E level exhibited a strong relation to metastasis, TNM stage, and differentiation. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed cases harboring high eIF4E levels faced shortened overall survival compared to cases of low levels (log rank test, P=0.018). Moreover, eIF4E could act as an independent biomarker for the prognosis of BCC of the skin, according to Cox regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS The level of eIF4E was upregulated and significantly correlated with the development of BCC of the skin. Thus, it might be a promising prognostic biomarker and therapy target for BCC of the skin.
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- Baiyu Han
- Department of Dermatology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland).,Department of Dermatology, The 985 Hospital of People's Liberation Army (PLA), Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).,Department of Dermatology, Ruisheng Dermatology Clinic, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China (mainland)
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Dermatology, Ordos City Center Hospital, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China (mainland)
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland)
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Wang X, Saud SM, Zhang X, Li W, Hua B. Protective effect of Shaoyao Decoction against colorectal cancer via the Keap1-Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 241:111981. [PMID: 31146002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.111981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Ulcerative colitis is one of the three high risk factors for colorectal cancer. Studies have found that about 20% of cancers are caused by repeated chronic inflammatory stimuli over a long period of time. Ulcer-related colorectal cancer is one of the main causes of death in patients with ulcerative colitis. At present, surgery is the first choice for the treatment of colorectal cancer, combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which have serious side effects. However, reportedly, a compound prescription of Chinese traditional medicine Shaoyao Decoction (SYD) commonly used to treat damp-heat dysentery has anti-colorectal cancer effect. Thus this study described the effect of SYD to AOM/DSS-induced colon cancer model. AIM OF THE STUDY In this study, modern biomedical approaches were employed for investigating the protective/preventive effects of SYD in mice with azoxymethane (AOM)/DSS-induced CRC. MATERIALS AND METHODS The mice pretreated with AOM/DSS were randomly allocated to SYDL, SYDM, SYDH group and SASP (sulfasalazine) group. Mice without AOM/DSS treatment were randomly divided into PBS control group and SYD control group. RESULTS It was found that SYD inhibited the production of inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α, IL-1β, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malonaldehyde (MDA), and increased the antioxidant indices, as measured by the mRNA expression of GR, TR, HO-1, γ-GCSc, γ-GCSm, NQO-1, UGT1A1, and UGT1A10 in AOM-treated mice. Particularly, the expressions rates of NF-κB and Ki-67 in the SYD-treated experimental groups were significantly lower than those in the model group, indicating that the proliferative ability of the CRC tissues was weaker in the SYD-treated experimental groups. Moreover, the positive levels of Nrf2 in the SYD-treated experimental groups were slightly higher than those in the model group, suggesting that SYD exhibited antioxidant activity. CONCLUSIONS To sum up, our results suggest that SYD inhibits the development of acute/chronic colitis and prevents colitis-associated CRC by suppressing inflammation and preventing oxidative stress-induced cellular damage.
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- Xiaoyan Wang
- Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No.5, Beixiange Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Martinez, CA, 94553, USA.
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- Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No.5, Beixiange Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Department of Scientific Research Management, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No.5, Beixiange Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No.5, Beixiange Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China.
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Lee HI, Lee J, Hwang D, Lee G, Kim N, Kwon M, Lee H, Piao D, Kim HJ, Kim NY, Kim HS, Seo EK, Kang D, Jeong W. Dehydrocostus lactone suppresses osteoclast differentiation by regulating NFATc1 and inhibits osteoclast activation through modulating migration and lysosome function. FASEB J 2019; 33:9685-9694. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201900862r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Hye In Lee
- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Yonsei University Wonju Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Yonsei University Wonju Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Yonsei University Wonju Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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Sheng W, Mao H, Wang C, Yang N, Zhang Z, Han J. Dehydrocostus Lactone Enhances Chemotherapeutic Potential of Doxorubicin in Lung Cancer by Inducing Cell Death and Limiting Metastasis. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:7850-7861. [PMID: 30388099 PMCID: PMC6228117 DOI: 10.12659/msm.911410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Natural compounds have been utilized in inhibiting metastasis alone or in combination with other anti-tumor agents. Dehydrocostus lactone (DHC), a natural sesquiterpene lactone, was used to investigate its effect on proliferation of lung cancer cells and on the anti-angiogenic efficacy of doxorubicin. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay and clonogenic assay. Apoptosis and migration were assessed by flow cytometry and wound-healing assay, respectively. Western blotting and qPCR were performed for gene and protein expression analysis. Matrigel plug assay was performed for angiogenesis assessment. RESULTS Results of the study show that DHC inhibited the survival and proliferation of lung cancer cells (A549 and H460) and enhanced the growth-inhibitory properties of DOX. Cotreatment of DHC enhanced the apoptosis-inducing effects of DOX by activating caspase-9 and caspase-3 followed by cleavage of PARP. Treatment of A549 and H460 cells with DHC caused suppression of HIF-1α, Akt and pAkt, GSK-3β and pGSK-3β, as well as ERK, pERK, mTOR, and p-mTOR. DHC enhanced the effect of DOX by inhibiting migration of A549 cells as observed by wound-healing assay. DHC caused synergistic inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 genes when treated in combination with DOX. DHC further enhanced the anti-angiogenic properties of DOX in mice implanted with Matrigel plugs. DHC suppressed the proliferation of lung cancer cells and enhanced the anti-angiogenic properties of DOX. CONCLUSIONS The putative mechanism behind the metastasis-limiting effects of DHC may involve the suppression of Akt/GSK-3β and inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in lung cancer cells.
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- Wei Sheng
- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Li W, Ma YB, Mao YQ, Lin T. Dehydrocostus lactone suppresses cell growth and induces apoptosis in recombinant human papilloma virus‑18 HaCaT cells via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:7925-7930. [PMID: 29620208 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dehydrocostus lactone is considered to be the major cholagogic ingredient of the Costus genus of plants. It exhibits strong cholagogic effects, and also exerts antimicrobial and antineoplastic activity. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of dehydrocostus lactone on the cell growth and apoptosis of recombinant human papilloma virus (HPV)‑18 HaCaT cells. The HPV‑18 genome was transfected into HaCaT cells, which were subsequently used for analysis. The results demonstrated that dehydrocostus lactone reduced the cell proliferation and induced apoptosis of HPV‑18 HaCaT cells, as determined by MTT and N‑acetyl‑Asp‑Glu‑Val‑Asp p‑nitroanilide assays, respectively. Furthermore, caspase‑3/9 activity was determined using a caspase‑3/9 activity kit and western blotting was performed to investigate the expression of certain proteins. The results demonstrated that caspase‑3/9 activities, and the protein expression of Bcl‑2‑associated X and p53, in HPV‑18 HaCaT cells were significantly increased, while cyclin D1 protein expression was suppressed by dehydrocostus lactone. Additionally, dehydrocostus lactone significantly upregulated the protein expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog and inhibited the phosphatidylinositol 3‑kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway in HPV‑18 HaCaT cells. Therefore, the results of the present study indicate that dehydrocostus lactone may suppress cell growth and induce apoptosis in recombinant HPV‑18 HaCaT cells via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, and may be a represent a novel potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of condyloma acuminatum.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Dermatology, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
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Dabbah M, Attar-Schneider O, Zismanov V, Tartakover Matalon S, Lishner M, Drucker L. Multiple myeloma cells promote migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by altering their translation initiation. J Leukoc Biol 2016; 100:761-770. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3a1115-510rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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