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Zou C, Zou C, Cheng W, Li Q, Han Z, Wang X, Jin J, Zou J, Liu Z, Zhou Z, Zhao W, Du Z. Heme oxygenase-1 retards hepatocellular carcinoma progression through the microRNA pathway. Oncol Rep 2016; 36:2715-2722. [PMID: 27571925 DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.5056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Heme metabolism system is involved in microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis. The complicated interplay between heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and miRNA has been observed in various tissues and diseases, including human malignancy. In the present study, our data showed that stable HO-1 overexpression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells downregulated several oncomiRs. The most stably downregulated are miR-30d and miR-107. Iron, one of HO-1 catalytic products, was an important mediator in this regulation. Cell function analysis demonstrated that HO-1 inhibited the proliferation and metastasis of HepG2 cells, whereas miR-30d/miR-107 improved the proliferative and migratory ability of HepG2 cells. The beneficial effect of HO-1 in HCC inhibition could be reversed by upregulating miR-30d and miR-107. Akt and ERK pathways may be involved in the regulation of HO-1/miR-30d/miR-107 in HCC. These data indicate that HO-1 significantly suppresses HCC progression by regulating the miR-30d/miR-107 level, suggesting miR-30d/miR-107 regulation as a new molecular mechanism of HO-1 anticancer effect.
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- Chaoxia Zou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hemopathology, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China
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Tang D, Tang WJ, Shi XL, Li WP, Zhou H, Lu LM, Tao L. Association of the microsatellite (GT)n repeat polymorphisms of the HO-1 gene promoter and corresponding serum levels with the risk of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Acta Otolaryngol 2016; 136:806-11. [PMID: 27400252 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2016.1157265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSION Long (GT)n repeat polymorphisms in the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) gene promoter and decreased serum HO-1 levels are associated with a higher susceptibility to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). OBJECTIVE In this case-control study, the association of HO-1 microsatellite (GT)n repeat polymorphisms and serum levels with the risk of LSCC was investigated. METHODS A total of 142 LSCC patients, 54 vocal leukoplakia patients and 98 healthy controls, were examined for (GT)n polymorphisms by sequencing, and the serum HO-1 levels were detected in a sub-set from participants above by ELISA. RESULTS Compared with the controls, the LSCC group had significantly higher frequencies of L-allele (> 29 repeats) and L-allele carriers (p < 0.001, OR = 2.037 and p = 0.005, OR = 2.152, respectively). The frequencies of lymph node metastasis and of moderate or poor differentiation were significantly higher in L-allele carriers compared to non-L-allele carriers (p < 0.05). Significantly lower serum HO-1 levels were detected in LSCC patients (p < 0.001), and patients with lower serum HO-1 levels had more advanced cancer stage and a higher lymph node metastasis rate (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the L-allele carriers had lower serum HO-1 concentrations compared with the non-L-allele carriers (p = 0.019).
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- Di Tang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of otorhinolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
- Department of Otolaryngology, Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, PR China
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Ghadban T, Miro JT, Trump F, Tsui TY, Uzunoglu FG, Reeh M, Gebauer F, Bachmann K, Wellner U, Kalinin V, Pantel K, Izbicki JR, Vashist YK. Diverse prognostic value of the GTn promoter polymorphism in squamous cell and adeno carcinoma of the oesophagus. Clin Genet 2016; 90:343-50. [PMID: 26916598 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The basal transcription of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) regulation is dependent upon a GT repeat germ line polymorphism (GTn) in the promoter of the HO-1 gene. We determined the prognostic value of HO-1 promoter polymorphism on the natural postoperative course of complete resected oesophageal cancer. Genomic DNA from 297 patients was amplified by polymerase chain reaction and sequenced. The results were correlated with clinicopathological parameters, disseminated tumour cells in bone marrow (DTC) and clinical outcome. Depending on short allele with <25 and long allele with ≥25, GTn repeats three genotypes (SS, SL and LL) were defined. A diverse role of GTn was evident in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma (AC). In SCC, the SS genotype presented less advanced tumours with lower rate DTC in bone marrow and relapse compared with L-allele carriers. In contrast, AC patients with the SS genotype displayed a complete opposing tumour characteristic. The disease-free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in SCC patients was markedly reduced in LL genotypes (p < 0.001). In AC contrarily the SS genotype patients displayed the worst DFS and OS (p < 0.001). GTn is a strong prognostic factor with diverse prognostic value for recurrence and survival in AC and SCC.
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- T Ghadban
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical College Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Surgery, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Zou C, Zhang H, Li Q, Xiao H, Yu L, Ke S, Zhou L, Liu W, Wang W, Huang H, Ma N, Liu Q, Wang X, Zhao W, Zhou H, Gao X. Heme oxygenase-1: a molecular brake on hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration. Carcinogenesis 2011; 32:1840-8. [PMID: 22016469 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgr225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a fatal disease with great public health impact worldwide. Heme oxygenase (HO)-1 has recently been reported as an important player in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. However, the role of HO-1 in liver cancer metastasis is unclear. In this study, we explored genetic differences and downstream signal transduction pathways of HO-1 in liver cancer cell lines. HO-1 wild-type and mutant cell lines were generated from human liver cancer cell line HepG2. The overexpression of wild-type HO-1 decreased the migration of HepG2 cells. In contrast, the overexpression of mutant HO-1G143H increased the migration of the cancer cells. Interleukin (IL)-6 is one of the major downstream molecules that mediated this process because IL-6 expression and migration are suppressed by HO-1 and increased when HO-1 is knocked down by shRNA. In addition, we demonstrated carbon monoxide (CO) and p38MAPK are the cofactors in this signal pathway. In vivo animal model demonstrated HO-1 inhibited the tumor growth. In conclusion, in vitro and in vivo data show HO-1 inhibits the human HCC cells migration and tumor growth by suppressing the expression of IL-6. The heme degradation product CO is a cofactor in this process and inhibits p38MAPK phosphorylation.
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- C Zou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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Study of GT-repeat expansion in Heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter as genetic cause of male infertility. J Assist Reprod Genet 2011; 28:737-41. [PMID: 21556890 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-011-9574-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The length of GT-repeats polymorphic region in the promoter of human Heme oxygenase-1 gene (HO-1) alters the level of its transcriptional activity in response to oxidative stresses. Decreased level of HO-1 protein in the seminal plasma has been reported to be associated with oligospermia and azoospermia in male infertility. This is the first study to investigate the association between GT-repeats expansion in the promoter of the HO-1 gene and male infertility. METHODS The frequencies of different GT-repeats alleles in the promoter of HO-1 gene were determined in 100 cases and 100 normal controls using PCR-PAGE, ABI fragment analysis genotyping and sequencing analysis. RESULTS All alleles were classified into S and L alleles. S alleles were specified as number 0 to 3 with <27 GT-repeats and L alleles were specified as number 4 to 6 with >27 repeats. The L allele frequency was significantly higher among case group (54.5%) than that was obtained in the normal control group (37.5%). Statistical analysis provided a significant relationship between L allele and male infertility (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This study shows for the first time that GT-repeats expansion in promoter of the HO-1 gene is associated with oligospermia and azoospermia among Iranian infertile cases.
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Siasi E, Aleyasin A, Mowla SJ, Sahebkashaf H. Study of GT-repeat expansion in Heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter as genetic cause of male infertility. J Assist Reprod Genet 2011. [PMID: 21556890 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-011-9574-03170113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The length of GT-repeats polymorphic region in the promoter of human Heme oxygenase-1 gene (HO-1) alters the level of its transcriptional activity in response to oxidative stresses. Decreased level of HO-1 protein in the seminal plasma has been reported to be associated with oligospermia and azoospermia in male infertility. This is the first study to investigate the association between GT-repeats expansion in the promoter of the HO-1 gene and male infertility. METHODS The frequencies of different GT-repeats alleles in the promoter of HO-1 gene were determined in 100 cases and 100 normal controls using PCR-PAGE, ABI fragment analysis genotyping and sequencing analysis. RESULTS All alleles were classified into S and L alleles. S alleles were specified as number 0 to 3 with <27 GT-repeats and L alleles were specified as number 4 to 6 with >27 repeats. The L allele frequency was significantly higher among case group (54.5%) than that was obtained in the normal control group (37.5%). Statistical analysis provided a significant relationship between L allele and male infertility (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This study shows for the first time that GT-repeats expansion in promoter of the HO-1 gene is associated with oligospermia and azoospermia among Iranian infertile cases.
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Vashist YK, Uzungolu G, Kutup A, Gebauer F, Koenig A, Deutsch L, Zehler O, Busch P, Kalinin V, Izbicki JR, Yekebas EF. Heme oxygenase-1 germ line GTn promoter polymorphism is an independent prognosticator of tumor recurrence and survival in pancreatic cancer. J Surg Oncol 2011; 104:305-11. [PMID: 21495030 DOI: 10.1002/jso.21926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) correlates with aggressive tumor behavior and chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer (PC). We evaluated the prognostic value of the basal transcription controlling germ line GTn repeat polymorphism (GTn) in the promoter region of the HO-1 gene in PC. PATIENTS AND METHODS We determined the GTn in 100 controls and 150 PC patients. DNA was extracted from blood leukocytes and GTn determined by PCR, electrophoresis, and sequencing. Clinicopathological parameters, disease-free, and overall survival (DFS, OS) were correlated with GTn. RESULTS Three genotypes were defined based on short (S) <25 and long (L) ≥25 GTn repeat alleles. In PC patients, a steadily increasing risk was evident between LL, SL, and SS genotype patients for larger tumor size, presence of lymph node metastasis, poor tumor differentiation and higher recurrence rate (P < 0.001 each). The SS genotype displayed the most aggressive tumor biology. The LL genotype had the best and the SS genotype the worst DFS and OS (P < 0.001 each). The GTn genotype was the strongest prognostic factor for recurrence and survival (P < 0.001 each). CONCLUSION The GTn repeat polymorphism is a strong prognostic marker for recurrence and survival in PC patients.
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- Yogesh K Vashist
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Heme Oxygenase-1 Promoter Polymorphism is a Predictor of Disease Relapse in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. J Surg Res 2011; 166:e121-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2010] [Revised: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Oral Diseases (2011) 17, 252-257 Heme oxygenase (HO) system catabolizes heme into three products: carbon monoxide (CO), biliverdin/bilirubin and free iron, which consists of three forms identified to date: the oxidative stress-inducible protein HO-1 and the constitutive isozymes HO-2 and HO-3. HO has been involved in many physiological and pathophysiological processes, ranging from Alzheimer's disease to cancer. The interest in HO system by scientists and clinicians involved with the oral and maxillofacial region is fairly recent, and few papers currently cited on HO relate to diseases in this anatomical area. This review will focus on the current understanding of the physiological significance of HO-1 induction and its possible roles in the oral diseases studied to date. The implications for possible therapeutic manipulation of HO are also discussed.
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- W Fan
- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Sawa T, Mounawar M, Tatemichi M, Gilibert I, Katoh T, Ohshima H. Increased risk of gastric cancer in Japanese subjects is associated with microsatellite polymorphisms in the heme oxygenase-1 and the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene promoters. Cancer Lett 2008; 269:78-84. [PMID: 18502573 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2008] [Revised: 04/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Microsatellite polymorphism in the promoter region of the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) gene was analyzed jointly with that of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene among Japanese subjects (control and gastric cancer patients). A higher promoter activity genotype of the HO-1 gene was associated with increased risk for gastric cancer in women. Gastric cancer risk was notably increased in subjects carrying a higher promoter activity genotype for both HO-1 and iNOS compared to those with a lower promoter activity genotype for both genes. Our data suggest that genetic polymorphisms of HO-1 and iNOS modulate individual susceptibility to gastric cancer risk.
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- Tomohiro Sawa
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France.
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