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Ambruso DR, Briones NJ, Baroffio AF, Murphy JR, Tran AD, Gowan K, Sanford B, Ellison M, Jones KL. In vivo interferon-gamma induced changes in gene expression dramatically alter neutrophil phenotype. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263370. [PMID: 35113934 PMCID: PMC8812922 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The cytokine Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) exerts powerful immunoregulatory effects on the adaptive immune system and also enhances functions of the neutrophil (PMN). The clinical use of IFN-γ has been driven by the finding that its administration to patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) results in decreased incidence and severity of infections. However, IFN-γ has no effect on the characteristic defect of CGD, the inability to convert oxygen to microbicidal metabolites including superoxide anion (O2-) during the phagocytosis associated oxidative burst. We administered varying doses of IFN-γ to adult volunteers and studied the effects on plasma drug levels and response molecules and PMNs isolated from blood drawn at intervals over a 96- hour period. Plasma concentrations of IFN-γ, IP-10 and neopterin, and stimulated release of O2- from PMNs exhibited dose- and time-dependent increases after IFN-γ administration. Gene expression in PMNs was altered for 2775 genes; changes occurred rapidly after administration and returned to baseline in 24-36 hours. Several genes involved with neutrophil host defense were upregulated including those for components of the O2- generating NADPH oxidase; innate-immune and Fc receptors; proteins involved in MHCI and II; a regulator of circulating PMN number; guanylate binding proteins; and a key enzyme in synthesis of an essential NOS cofactor. Coordinate changes were detected in protein levels of representative products from several of these genes. Lysates from isolated neutrophils also demonstrated a spike in NO following IFN-γ administration. IFN-γ appears to increase non-oxygen dependent microbicidal functions of PMNs which could provide strategies to compensate for deficiencies, explain its clinical benefit for CGD patients and expand therapeutic applications of IFN-γ to other disorders. Trial registration: Protocol registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02609932, Effect of IFN-γ on Innate Immune Cells.
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- Daniel R. Ambruso
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Tran AD, Nguyen XQ. Three new species of the water strider genus Rhyacobates Esaki, 1923 (Hemiptera: Gerridae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 2016; 4121:501-16. [PMID: 27395239 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.5.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Three new species: Rhyacobates zetteli sp.n., R. angustus sp.n., and R. constrictus sp.n., all from mountainous areas of northern Vietnam, are described. With these new taxa, a total of six species of Rhyacobates has been recorded from Vietnam. A key to species of Rhyacobates occurring in Vietnam is provided.
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- A D Tran
- Tran Anh Duc & Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.;
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- Tran Anh Duc & Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.; unknown
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Tran AD, Nguyen XQ. A study of the genus Aphelocheirus (Hemiptera: Nepomorpha: Aphelocheiridae) from northern Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 2016; 4083:587-600. [PMID: 27394248 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.4.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Three new species, Aphelocheirus (s.str.) apicalis sp.n., A. (s.str.) flavinotatus sp.n., and A. (s.str.) sapa, sp.n. are described from northern Vietnam. Aphelocheirus (s.str.) lahu Polhemus & Polhemus, 1988 is reported from Vietnam for the first time. Additional distribution records of A. (s.str.) gularis Horváth, 1918 and A. (s.str.) inops Horváth, 1918 are provided.
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- A D Tran
- Tran Anh Duc & Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.;
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- Tran Anh Duc & Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.;
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Tran AD, Aalborg J, Asdigian NL, Morelli JG, Mokrohisky ST, Dellavalle RP, Berwick M, Box NF, Crane LA. Parents' perceptions of skin cancer threat and children's physical activity. Prev Chronic Dis 2012; 9:E143. [PMID: 22935145 PMCID: PMC3475504 DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Introduction Sun exposure is a major risk factor for skin cancer, but without physical activity, children are at risk of childhood obesity. The objective of this study was to explore relationships between parental perceptions of skin cancer threat, sun protection behaviors, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) in children. Methods This is a cross-sectional analysis nested within the Colorado Kids Sun Care Program sun safety intervention trial. In summer 2007, parent telephone interviews provided data on demographics, perceptions of skin cancer threat, sun protection behaviors, and physical activity. Physical examinations provided data on phenotype, freckling, and BMI. Data from 999 Colorado children born in 1998 were included in analysis. We used analysis of variance, Spearman’s rho (ρ) correlation, and multivariable linear regression analysis to evaluate relationships with total amount of outdoor physical activity. Results After controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, skin color, and sun protection, regression analysis showed that each unit increase in perceived severity of nonmelanoma skin cancer was associated with a 30% increase in hours of outdoor physical activity (P = .005). Hours of outdoor physical activity were not related to perceived severity of melanoma or perceived susceptibility to skin cancer. BMI-for-age was not significantly correlated with perceptions of skin cancer threat, use of sun protection, or level of physical activity. Conclusion The promotion of sun safety is not likely to inhibit physical activity. Skin cancer prevention programs should continue to promote midday sun avoidance and sun protection during outdoor activities.
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- Alexander D Tran
- Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Rice KG, Takahashi N, Namiki Y, Tran AD, Lisi PJ, Lee YC. Quantitative mapping of the N-linked sialyloligosaccharides of recombinant erythropoietin: combination of direct high-performance anion-exchange chromatography and 2-aminopyridine derivatization. Anal Biochem 1992; 206:278-87. [PMID: 1443598 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(92)90367-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A rapid quantitative analysis of the sialylated N-linked oligosaccharides of recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells has been developed. The procedure utilizes a glycoamidase (glycopeptidase F) to release all of the N-linked oligosaccharides from the native glycoprotein, followed by direct chromatographic analysis using high-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC) with pulsed amperometric detection. The eight sialyloligosaccharides isolated from HPAEC were characterized by derivatizing with 2-aminopyridine followed by two-dimensional HPLC mapping of the pyridylaminated asialooligosaccharides (Tomiya et al., 1988, Anal. Biochem. 171, 73-90). Seven kinds of complex-type asialooligosaccharides were identified ranging from a biantennary structure to N-acetyllactosamine-extended tetraantennary structure. Approximately 3% of the terminal galactose residues of the oligosaccharides released from EPO were not sialylated whereas 97% contained an alpha(2-->3)-linked sialic acid. Quantitative oligosaccharide mapping of four different lots of EPO from CHO cells was performed to quantify the molar balance and distribution of the N-linked oligosaccharides. The sialyloligosaccharides were distributed with approximately 5% disialylated (single type), 20% trisialylated (six types), and 75% tetrasialylated (four types) oligosaccharides with an average molar recovery of 85% starting from 750 pmol of EPO.
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- K G Rice
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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Ponder SW, McCormick DP, Fawcett HD, Tran AD, Ogelsby GW, Brouhard BH, Travis LB. Bone mineral density of the lumbar vertebrae in children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J Pediatr 1992; 120:541-5. [PMID: 1552391 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)82479-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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To test the hypothesis that bone mineral density (BMD) is lower in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), we measured BMD of the lumbar vertebrae (L-2 to L-4) by dual-photon absorptiometry in 31 boys and 25 girls, mean age 12.3 years, with IDDM of varying clinical duration (range 0.1 to 14.8 years). Mean standard deviation scores (z scores) were determined for L-2-L-4 BMD, weight, height, weight percentile, and weight-adjusted L-2-L-4 BMD index (L-2-L-4 BMD/weight), with reference data from a previously described white, nondiabetic, age-matched control group (n = 221). Compared with nondiabetic control subjects, male patients with short-term IDDM and all female patients with IDDM did not have significantly different L-2-L-4 BMD, weight, weight percentile, height, or BMD index. Boys with IDDM longer than 1 year had significantly lower weight, weight percentile, and height than did age-matched control subjects. When L-2-L-4 BMD of boys with long-term diabetes was corrected for weight, the L-2-L-4 BMD index was significantly greater than that of control subjects, indicating that weight was disproportionately lower than BMD. There were no significant linear correlations between metabolic control and L-2-L-4 BMD. When L-2-L-4 BMD was adjusted for differences in body weight, spinal BMD values in children with IDDM were not lower than in control subjects. These findings indicate that in children with IDDM, as in previously studied nondiabetic youths, body weight and spinal BMD are highly correlated; although BMD is reduced in some children with diabetes, the reduction parallels reductions in growth, and may simply reflect a normal response of the skeleton to a lower weight-bearing load.
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- S W Ponder
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550
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Tran AD, Park S, Lisi PJ, Huynh OT, Ryall RR, Lane PA. Separation of carbohydrate-mediated microheterogeneity of recombinant human erythropoietin by free solution capillary electrophoresis. Effects of pH, buffer type and organic additives. J Chromatogr A 1991; 542:459-71. [PMID: 1880188 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)88781-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 12/29/2022]
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Free solution capillary electrophoresis has been investigated as an alternative to isoelectric focusing for the separation of the glycoforms of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO), a primary regulator of erythropoiesis. A systematic approach was used to study the effect of pH, buffer type and organic modifiers on the resolution of the microheterogeneity of erythropoietin. The main factors for improving the resolution were the regulation of the electroosmotic flow of the running buffer and the reduction of solute-wall interaction. The best resolution of the glycoforms of r-HuEPO was obtained with a mixed buffer pH 4.0 (100 mM acetate-phosphate, 10 h preequilibration time).
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- A D Tran
- BioAnalytical Research Department, R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Raritan, NJ 08869
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Tran AD, Blanc T, Leopold EJ. Free solution capillary electrophoresis and micellar electrokinetic resolution of amino acid enantiomers and peptide isomers with L- and D-Marfey's reagents. J Chromatogr A 1990; 516:241-9. [PMID: 2286623 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)90222-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 12/31/2022]
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Separation of amino acid enantiomers and peptide isomers has been made possible through the use of Marfey's reagent and high-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE). Samples of amino acids and peptides were first derivatized with Marfey's reagent and subsequently analyzed by HPCE. Different modes of separation were investigated including free solution and micellar electrokinetic chromatography. The use of micellar electrokinetic chromatography in combination with L- and D-Marfey's reagent offered unequivocal means to confirm the presence of D-amino acid in an unknown sample. This method is also particularly useful for the analysis of peptide isomers.
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- A D Tran
- R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Bioanalytical R&D, Biotech Division, Raritan, NJ 08869
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Factors controlling the performance of peptide mapping on reversed-phase columns were systematically evaluated. Performance criteria included resolution (peak capacity and selectivity), system reproducibility, sensitivity and analysis speed. Column configuration, characteristics of packing materials, mobile phase composition, operating variables and instrumental designs were found to influence the performance of peptide mapping. Considerations for peptide identification techniques are discussed.
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- M W Dong
- Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, CT 06859-0250
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