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Halimani N, Nesterchuk M, Tsitrina AA, Sabirov M, Andreichenko IN, Dashenkova NO, Petrova E, Kulikov AM, Zatsepin TS, Romanov RA, Mikaelyan AS, Kotelevtsev YV. Knockdown of Hyaluronan synthase 2 suppresses liver fibrosis in mice via induction of transcriptomic changes similar to 4MU treatment. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2797. [PMID: 38307876 PMCID: PMC10837461 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53089-x] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Hepatic fibrosis remains a significant clinical challenge due to ineffective treatments. 4-methylumbelliferone (4MU), a hyaluronic acid (HA) synthesis inhibitor, has proven safe in phase one clinical trials. In this study, we aimed to ameliorate liver fibrosis by inhibiting HA synthesis. We compared two groups of mice with CCl4-induced fibrosis, treated with 4-methylumbelliferone (4MU) and hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) targeting siRNA (siHAS2). The administration of 4MU and siHAS2 significantly reduced collagen and HA deposition, as well as biochemical markers of hepatic damage induced by repeated CCl4 injections. The transcriptomic analysis revealed converging pathways associated with downstream HA signalling. 4MU- and siHAS2-treated fibrotic livers shared 405 upregulated and 628 downregulated genes. These genes were associated with xenobiotic and cholesterol metabolism, mitosis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, RNA processing, and myeloid cell migration. The functional annotation of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in siHAS2-treated mice revealed attenuation of extracellular matrix-associated pathways. In comparison, in the 4MU-treated group, DEGs were related to lipid and bile metabolism pathways and cell cycle. These findings confirm that HAS2 is an important pharmacological target for suppressing hepatic fibrosis using siRNA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Noreen Halimani
- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 143025, Russia.
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 143025, Russia
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- IKI-Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Nem Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- AO Reproduction Head Centre of Agricultural Animals, Tsentralnaya Street, 3., Podolsk, Moscow Region, 142143, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 143025, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Neurosciences, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 143025, Russia
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Shashkovskaya VS, Vetosheva PI, Shokhina AG, Aparin IO, Prikazchikova TA, Mikaelyan AS, Kotelevtsev YV, Belousov VV, Zatsepin TS, Abakumova TO. Delivery of Lipid Nanoparticles with ROS Probes for Improved Visualization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1783. [PMID: 37509423 PMCID: PMC10376883 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive products of the cell metabolism derived from oxygen molecules, and their abundant level is observed in many diseases, particularly tumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In vivo imaging of ROS is a necessary tool in preclinical research to evaluate the efficacy of drugs with antioxidant activity and for diagnosis and monitoring of diseases. However, most known sensors cannot be used for in vivo experiments due to low stability in the blood and rapid elimination from the body. In this work, we focused on the development of an effective delivery system of fluorescent probes for intravital ROS visualization using the HCC model. We have synthesized various lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) loaded with ROS-inducible hydrocyanine pro-fluorescent dye or plasmid DNA (pDNA) with genetically encoded protein sensors of hydrogen peroxide (HyPer7). LNP with an average diameter of 110 ± 12 nm, characterized by increased stability and pDNA loading efficiency (64 ± 7%), demonstrated preferable accumulation in the liver compared to 170 nm LNPs. We evaluated cytotoxicity and demonstrated the efficacy of hydrocyanine-5 and HyPer7 formulated in LNP for ROS visualization in mouse hepatocytes (AML12 cells) and in the mouse xenograft model of HCC. Our results demonstrate that obtained LNP could be a valuable tool in preclinical research for visualization ROS in liver diseases.
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- Vera S Shashkovskaya
- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Federal Medical Biological Agency, 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 152742 Moscow, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Federal Medical Biological Agency, 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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Sapach AY, Sindeeva OA, Nesterchuk MV, Tsitrina AA, Mayorova OA, Prikhozhdenko ES, Verkhovskii RA, Mikaelyan AS, Kotelevtsev YV, Sukhorukov GB. Macrophage In Vitro and In Vivo Tracking via Anchored Microcapsules. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:51579-51592. [PMID: 36367877 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
A new promising trend in personalized medicine is the use of autologous cells (macrophages or stem cells) for cell-based therapy and also as a "Trojan horse" for targeted delivery of a drug carrier. The natural ability of macrophages for chemotaxis allows them to deliver cargo to the damaged area, significantly reducing side effects on healthy organ tissues. Therefore, it is important to develop tools to track their behavior in the organism. While labeled containers can serve as anchored tags for imaging macrophages in vivo, they can affect the properties and functions of macrophages. This work demonstrates that 3 μm sized capsules based on biocompatible polyelectrolytes and fluorescently labeled with both Cy7 and RITC dyes do not affect cell functionalization in vitro, such as viability, proliferation, and movement of transformed monocyte/macrophage-like cells (RAW 264.7) and primary bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM) at maximal loading of five capsules per cell. In addition, capsules allowed fluorescent detection of ex vivo loaded cells 24 h after the tail vein injection in vivo and visualization of microcapsule-laden macrophages ex vivo using confocal microscopy. We have delivered about 62.5% of injected BMDM containing 12.5 million capsules with 3.75 μg of high-molecular-weight cargo (0.3 pg/capsule) to the liver. Our results demonstrate that 3 μm polyelectrolyte fluorescently labeled microcapsules can be used for safe macrophage loading, allowing cell tracking and drug delivery, which will facilitate development of macrophage-based cell therapy protocols.
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- Anastasiia Yu Sapach
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143005, Russia
- Sechenov First State Medical University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143005, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143005, Russia
- Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk 634050, Russia
- Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, U.K
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Halimani N, Nesterchuk M, Andreichenko IN, Tsitrina AA, Elchaninov A, Lokhonina A, Fatkhudinov T, Dashenkova NO, Brezgina V, Zatsepin TS, Mikaelyan AS, Kotelevtsev YV. Phenotypic Alteration of BMDM In Vitro Using Small Interfering RNA. Cells 2022; 11:cells11162498. [PMID: 36010574 PMCID: PMC9406732 DOI: 10.3390/cells11162498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Autologous macrophage transfer is an emerging platform for cell therapy. It is anticipated that conventional macrophage reprogramming based on ex vivo polarization using cytokines and ligands of TLRs may enhance the therapeutic effect. We describe an alternative approach based on small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of selected molecular cues of macrophage polarization, namely EGR2, IRF3, IRF5, and TLR4 in Raw264.7 monocyte/macrophage cell line and mouse-bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). The impact of IRF5 knockdown was most pronounced, curtailing the expression of other inflammatory mediators such as IL-6 and NOS2, especially in M1-polarized macrophages. Contrary to IRF5, EGR2 knockdown potentiated M1-associated markers while altogether abolishing M2 marker expression, which is indicative of the principal role of EGR2 in the maintenance of alternative phenotypes. IRF3 knockdown suppressed M1 polarization but upregulated Arg 1, a canonical marker of alternative polarization in M1 macrophages. As anticipated, the knockdown of TLR4 also attenuated the M1 phenotype but, akin to IRF3, significantly induced Arginase 1 in M0 and M1, driving the phenotype towards M2. This study validates RNAi as a viable option for the alteration and maintenance of macrophage phenotypes.
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- Noreen Halimani
- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143025, Russia
- Correspondence: (N.H.); (Y.V.K.)
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143025, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143025, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov, Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Street, Moscow 117997, Russia
- Department of Histology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of The Russian Federation, 1 Ostrovitianov Street, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov, Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Street, Moscow 117997, Russia
- Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Department of Histology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of The Russian Federation, 1 Ostrovitianov Street, Moscow 117997, Russia
- Scientific Research Institute of Human Morphology, 3 Tsurupa Street, Moscow 117418, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143025, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143025, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation and Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 143025, Russia
- Correspondence: (N.H.); (Y.V.K.)
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Shiganova TA, Mikaelyan AS, Moncheva S, Stefanova K, Chasovnikov VK, Mosharov SA, Mosharova IN, Slabakova N, Mavrodieva R, Stefanova E, Zasko DN, Dzhurova B. Effect of invasive ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe ovata on low trophic webs of the Black Sea ecosystem. Mar Pollut Bull 2019; 141:434-447. [PMID: 30955754 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The study focuses on the impact of life excretion and mucus released by the "biological pollutants" invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and its predator Beroe ovata on the marine environment and lower trophic levels of the Black Sea ecosystem (bacteria, pico-phytoplankton, nano-autotrophic/heterotrophic flagellates, micro-phytoplankton, chlorophyll a, primary production (PP), micro-zooplankton). The chemical and biological variables were analysed in two sets of lab experiments with natural communities from mesotrophic (Gelendzhik) and eutrophic (Varna) coastal waters. While both species altered the chemical properties of experimental media, exerting structural and functional changes in the low food-web biological compartments, the results showed a stronger effect of B. ovata, most likely related to the measured higher rate of excretion and amount of released mucus. In addition the alterations in the Gelendzhik experiment were more pronounced, indicating that environmental implications on lower food-web are more conspicuous in mesotrophic than in eutrophic coastal waters.
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- T A Shiganova
- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nahimovskiy prospekt, Moscow 117997, Russia.
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- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nahimovskiy prospekt, Moscow 117997, Russia.
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- Institute of Oceanology BAS, 40 Parvi Mai street, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Oceanology BAS, 40 Parvi Mai street, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
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- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nahimovskiy prospekt, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nahimovskiy prospekt, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nahimovskiy prospekt, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Institute of Oceanology BAS, 40 Parvi Mai street, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Oceanology BAS, 40 Parvi Mai street, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Oceanology BAS, 40 Parvi Mai street, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
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- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nahimovskiy prospekt, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Institute of Oceanology BAS, 40 Parvi Mai street, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
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- L S Zinevich
- Kol'tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 26, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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Kozhevnikova MN, Mikaelyan AS, Starostin VI. Comparative immune-phenotypic and functional characteristics of mesenchymal stromal cells from definitive and transitory hematopoietic organs. Dokl Biol Sci 2008; 422:363-5. [PMID: 19024697 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496608050268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- M N Kozhevnikova
- Kol'tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 26, Moscow 117334, Russia
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