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Lu M, Zhao F, Ran C, Xu Y, Zhang J, Wang H. Ginsenoside Rg1 attenuates diabetic vascular endothelial dysfunction by inhibiting the calpain-1/ROS/PKC-β axis. Life Sci 2023; 329:121972. [PMID: 37482213 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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AIMS Vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) is the onset event of cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1) can improve the cardiovascular system, but its mechanism in diabetic vascular endothelial dysfunction has received little attention. MAIN METHODS Male calpain-1-knockout and wild-type C57BL/6 J mice were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin and treated with Rg1 (10 and 20 mg/kg) for 8 weeks. Human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) were incubated with high glucose (HG) and were pretreated with Rg1 (10, 20 μM), MDL-28170 (calpain-1 inhibitor), LY-333531 (PKC-β inhibitor), NAC (ROS inhibitor) and calpain-1 overexpression. Then, factors related to mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and VED were measured. KEY FINDINGS The administration of Rg1 and calpain-1 knockout ameliorated diabetic mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and VED and inhibited the calpain-1/ROS/PKC-β axis. LY-333531 and NAC treatment restored destructive endothelium-dependent vasodilation in mice with diabetes, while pyrogallol (ROS agonist), PMA (PKC-β agonist) or L-NAME (eNOS inhibitor) treatment abrogated the protective effect of Rg1 against diabetic endothelial dysfunction. The administration of Rg1, MDL-28170, LY-333531 and NAC improved mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and VED, whereas the overexpression of calpain-1 amplified mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and VED and further upregulated the expression of PKC-β in HAECs exposed to HG. Overexpression of calpain-1 abrogated the protective effect of Rg1 against HG-induced oxidative stress and VED. SIGNIFICANCE These findings reveal that Rg1 can protect against VED by suppressing the calpain-1/ROS/PKC-β axis and alleviating the development of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress.
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- Meili Lu
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
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Ran C, Zhang Y. Does green finance stimulate green innovation of heavy-polluting enterprises? Evidence from green finance pilot zones in China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:60678-60693. [PMID: 37039919 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26758-z] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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There is a relative dearth of empirical studies quantitatively analyzing the implementation effect of green finance reform and innovation pilot zones (GFRIs) on green innovation at the micro-enterprise level. Thus, this paper aims to construct the difference-in-difference-in-difference method to explore the influence of Chinese GFRIs on corporate green innovation of heavy-polluting enterprises based on green patent data. Results show that the pilot policy has significantly decreased green patents of heavy-polluting enterprises by approximately 42.64%, indicating that the policy has a significant innovation inhibition effect and fails to exert the Porter effect. Furthermore, establishing GFRIs has a more effective inhibition effect on the green invention patent than the green utility model patent. Moreover, although enterprises of different scales have different innovation capabilities, the negative impact of GFRIs on green innovation of heavy-polluting enterprises is widespread. Still, the negative impact is more pronounced for big-scale enterprises. The above empirical evidence is essential in formulating green finance development strategies and promoting green economic transformation.
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- Chenyang Ran
- School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266580, People's Republic of China
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Ran C, Xu X, Zhang S. Embodied carbon emissions transfers via inter-regional trade: evidence from value-added extended decomposition model in China. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10521. [PMID: 36110227 PMCID: PMC9468404 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10521] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The allocation of carbon emission reduction responsibility is severe issue in China for these years. In case to find a fairer and more effective way to divided the responsibility to each region of China, this paper examines embodied carbon emissions (ECEs) transfers in China's inter-regional trade by applying value-added extended decomposition model. This study allows policymakers to trace CO2 emissions at regional levels and provides three key findings. Firstly, using novel data on the physical consumption of energy by region, we observe a strong and robust negative association between the regional direct CO2 emission coefficient and the regional economic development level. Secondly, employing the latest inter-regional input-output table of China to calculate ECEs and uncover transfer characteristics via inter-regional trade, results show that central region, eastern region and northern region are the three highest ECEs regions. Thirdly, ECEs in value-added trade are generally transferred from inland China to coastal areas of China. Northeast region, north coastal region, central region and northwest region are net ECEs outflow regions, the rest regions are net ECEs inflow regions. This paper calculates embodied carbon emissions via inter-regional trade in China. An exogenous treatment of China's regional input-output table is carries out to make the intermediate input-output relationship between any two regions can be expressed by the square matrix of intermediate consumption coefficient. A value-added extended decomposition model is applied to avoid carbon leakage and double calculation in traditional methods. Carbon emission network analysis have been conducted not only to uncover embodied carbon emissions transfer characteristics at regional level, but also to identify the major carbon emitters and their complex relations.
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- Chenyang Ran
- School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Zhao F, Meng Y, Wang Y, Fan S, Liu Y, Zhang X, Ran C, Wang H, Lu M. Protective effect of Astragaloside IV on chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction through the calpain-1/SIRT1/AMPK signaling pathway. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:920977. [PMID: 35983375 PMCID: PMC9381017 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.920977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) is linked with the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease. Astragaloside IV (As-IV) has exhibited significant improvement for endothelial dysfunction. Nonetheless, the protective mechanism is not clear. Therefore, the present study investigated the potential mechanism of As-IV on VED. Calpain-1 knockout and wild-type C57BL/6 mice exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) were established and treated with As-IV (40, 80 mg/kg) for 4 weeks. Human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) subjected to CIH exposure were pretreated with As-IV, MDL-28170 (calpain-1 inhibitor) and SRT1720 (SIRT1 activator) for 48 h in vitro. The endothelial function, inflammation, oxidative stress and mitochondrial function were measured to evaluate VED. Our data revealed that As-IV treatment ameliorated CIH-induced endothelial-dependent vasomotion and augmented nitric oxide (NO) production. As-IV administration suppressed the secretion of inflammation, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. As-IV treatment reduced the expression of calpain-1 and restored the downregulated expression of SIRT1 and Thr172 AMPK and Ser1177 eNOS phosphorylation. The effects of calpain-1 knockout and SRT1720 were similar to the effect of As-IV on VED. These findings demonstrated that As-IV ameliorated VED induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia via the calpain-1/SIRT1/AMPK signaling pathway.
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- *Correspondence: Hongxin Wang, ; Meili Lu,
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Long N, Ran C, Sun J, Hao CJ, Sui YB, Li J, Shi YX, Zou ZX, Qu YH. Correlation study between the magnetic resonance imaging features of breast cancer and expression of immune molecular subtypes. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 24:11518-11527. [PMID: 33275218 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202011_23793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation between breast cancer magnetic resonance imaging features and immune molecular subtypes. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 129 breast cancer patients were selected as the research object. All the patients were diagnosed by histopathology. All of them had breast magnetic resonance imaging and examination data of immunohistochemical (IHC) ER, PR, HER-2, and Ki-67. The correlation of breast cancer magnetic resonance imaging features with different immune molecular subtypes was retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Breast cancer is divided into different molecular subtypes. There were 72 cases with Luminal A type (55.81%), 20 cases with Luminal B type (15.50%), 14 cases with HER-2+ type (HER-2 type for over-expression) (10.85%), 23 cases with TNBC type (ER, PR and HER-2 were negative) (17.84%). The magnetic resonance imaging features of breast cancer were included, the post-enhanced morphology, margins, internal enhancement features, time-signal intensity curve (TIC) and molecular subtype expression of lesions were significantly correlated with the immune molecular subtypes (C=0.602, 0.439, 0.350 and 0.407, p=0.000, 0.000, 0.006 and 0.000). Lesion morphology: Luminal A type was mainly oval, accounting for 76.39% (55/76). Luminal B type and HER-2+ type was mainly irregular, accounting for 75.00% (15/20) and 64.29% (9/14) respectively. TNBC type was mainly shown as lobulation, accounting for 60.87% (14/23). Margin of the lesion: Luminal A type was mainly smooth margin, accounting for 73.61% (53/72). Luminal B type and TNBC type were mainly irregular margin, accounting for 70.00% (14/20) and 56.52% (13/23) respectively. The margin of HER-2+ type was mainly spiculation, accounting for 64.29% (9/14). The internal enhancement features: Luminal A type was mainly even enhancement, accounting for 62.50% (45/72). Luminal B type and HER-2+ type were mainly heterogeneous enhancement, accounting for 65.00% (13/20) and 64.29% (9/14) respectively. TNBC type was mainly annular enhancement, accounting for 73.91% (17/23). TIC type: Luminal A type was mainly Type II, accounting for 66.67% (48/72). Luminal B, HER-2+ type and TNBC type was mainly Type III, accounting for 70.00% (14/20), 64.29% (9/14) and 60.87% (14/23) respectively. The clinical signs include painless breast lumps, bloody breast discharge, and orange peel-like skin changes, nipple retraction and nipple elevation. There is no significant correlation between the above signs and the expression of molecular subtypes (C=0.014, 0.129, 0.154, 0.097 and 0.057, p=0.999, 0.533, 0.447, 0.747 and 0.935 respectively), the difference is not statistically significant (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS The characteristics of breast cancer magnetic resonance imaging was certainly correlated with the expression of immune molecular subtypes. The breast cancer molecular subtypes can be predicted by the imaging signs, which can provide valuable information for preoperative neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer.
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- N Long
- Department of Medical Image, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China.
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Qu YH, Long N, Ran C, Sun J. The correlation of 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters, clinicopathological factors, and prognosis in breast cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2020; 23:620-627. [PMID: 32683540 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02457-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the imaging parameters of 18F-fluorodeoxy glucose (18F-FDG) in breast cancer on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)-the correlation of clinical pathological factors and prognosis among the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) of lesions for patients. METHODS From January 2012 to December 2014, a total of 125 female patients were treated in our hospital for the first time and were diagnosed as breast cancer by histopathology. They were selected as the research subjects. All of them had complete 18F-FDG PET/CT examination data before surgery, the postoperative clinicopathological information, and follow-up data. They were divided into the event group (38 cases) and the event-free group (87 cases) according to whether local recurrence or distant metastasis occurred after the follow-up, with the follow-up time 4-60 months. The correlation on 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters of breast cancer with clinicopathological factors and prognosis was retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS The primary lesions of 125 cases with breast cancers all had higher 18F-FDG uptake, and the SUVmax, MTV, and TLG of the primary tumors in the event group were significantly higher than those in the event-free group (t = 2.645, 2.782, 15.263, p = 0.011, 0.008, 0.000), p < 0.05; SUVmax, MTV, and TLG of primary breast cancer have no correlation with age and tumor site of patient (p > 0.05); there were statistically significant differences in the SUVmax, MTV, and TLG of primary tumor in the comparison of different tumor size, T stage, N stage, and histological grades (p < 0.05); all of SUVmax, MTV, and TLG in the estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PR) positive groups were lower than those in the negative group, with statistically significant difference (p < 0.05); the SUVmax, MTV, and TLG of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive group, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (Ki-67) high expression group were higher than those in the negative group and low expression group, with statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). There were 38 recurrence and metastasis cases within 125 cases with breast cancer in 5 years after operation, with the total recurrence and metastasis rate as 30.40% (38/125). The event-free survival rate in the SUVmax ≥ 8.64 group was significantly lower than that in the SUVmax < 8.64 group (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The metabolic parameters of 18F-FDG PET/CT in breast cancer can reflect the biological behavior of the tumor indirectly; therefore, it was studied on the related correlation to provide the guidance of clinical individualized comprehensive treatment and prognostic judgment.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qindao University, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qindao University, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qindao University, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qindao University, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, China.
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Feng YG, Zhao JF, Xiao L, Rao WY, Ran C, Xiao YH. MicroRNA-19a-3p suppresses invasion and metastasis of prostate cancer via inhibiting SOX4. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 22:6245-6251. [PMID: 30338791 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201810_16031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the role of microRNA-19a-3p in regulating invasion, metastasis and EMT (epithelial mesenchymal transition) of prostate cancer (PCa) cells, as well as its underlying mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS MicroRNA-19a-3p mimic and negative control plasmid were first constructed. After transfection of microRNA-19a-3p mimic or negative control in DU145 cells, expression levels of microRNA-19a-3p and SOX4 were detected by quantitative Real-time-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot. The regulatory effects of microRNA-19a-3p on migration and invasion of DU145 cells were detected by wound healing assay and transwell assay, respectively. Protein levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9), N-cadherin, Vimentin, alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and E-cadherin in DU145 cells transfected with microRNA-19a-3p mimic or negative control were detected by Western blot. RESULTS Overexpression of microRNA-19a-3p inhibited protein level of SOX4 in DU145 cells. The migration and invasion of DU145 cells were inhibited after transfection of microRNA-19a-3p mimic. Protein levels of MMP2, MMP9, N-cadherin, Vimentin and α-SMA were downregulated, whereas E-cadherin was upregulated after microRNA-19a-3p overexpression. CONCLUSIONS MicroRNA-19a-3p inhibits migration, invasion and EMT of PCa cells via inhibiting SOX4.
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- Department of Urology, Suining Central Hospital, Suining, China.
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Wang C, Yang J, Pan Q, Yu S, Luo R, Liu H, Li H, Cong L, Ran C. Screening of reference genes using real-time quantitative PCR for gene expression studies in Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Bull Entomol Res 2019; 109:443-452. [PMID: 30370873 DOI: 10.1017/s000748531800072x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 06/08/2023]
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A stable reference gene is a key prerequisite for accurate assessment of gene expression. At present, the real-time reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction has been widely used in the analysis of gene expression in a variety of organisms. Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a major predator of mites on many important economically crops. Until now, however, there are no reports evaluating the stability of reference genes in this species. In view of this, we used GeNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper, and RefFinder software tools to evaluate the expression stability of 11 candidate reference genes in developmental stages and under various abiotic stresses. According to our results, β-ACT and Hsp40 were the top two stable reference genes in developmental stages. The Hsp60 and Hsp90 were the most stable reference genes in various acaricides stress. For alterations in temperature, Hsp40 and α-TUB were the most suitable reference genes. About UV stress, EF1α and α-TUB were the best choice, and for the different prey stress, β-ACT and α-TUB were best suited. In normal conditions, the β-ACT and α-TUB were the two of the highest stable reference genes to respond to all kinds of stresses. The current study provided a valuable foundation for the further analysis of gene expression in N. barkeri.
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- C Wang
- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China
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Ding L, Chen F, Luo R, Pan Q, Wang C, Yu S, Cong L, Liu H, Li H, Ran C. Gene cloning and difference analysis of vitellogenin in Neoseiulus barkeri (Hughes). Bull Entomol Res 2018; 108:141-149. [PMID: 28693644 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485317000591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 06/07/2023]
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Neoseiulus barkeri (HUGHES) is the natural enemy of spider mites, whiteflies and thrips. Screening for chemically-resistant predatory mites is a practical way to balance the contradiction between the pesticide using and biological control. In this study, the number of eggs laid by fenpropathrin-susceptible and resistant strains of N. barkeri was compared. Additionally, we cloned three N. barkeri vitellogenin (Vg) genes and used quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction to quantify Vg expression in susceptible and resistant strains. The total number of eggs significantly increased in the fenpropathrin-resistant strain. The full-length cDNA cloning of three N. barkeri Vg genes (NbVg1, NbVg2 and NbVg3) revealed that the open reading frames of NbVg1, NbVg2 and NbVg3 were 5571, 5532 and 4728 bp, encoding 1856, 1843 and 1575 amino acids, respectively. The three N. barkeri Vg possessed the Vitellogenin-N domain (or lipoprotein N-terminal domain (LPD_N)), von Willebrand factor type D domain (VWD) and the domain with unknown function 1943 (DUF1943). The NbVg1 and NbVg2 expression levels were significantly higher in the resistant strain than in the susceptible strain, while the NbVg3 expression level was lower in the resistant strain. Thus, we speculate that the increased number of eggs laid by the fenpropathrin-resistant strain of N. barkeri may be a consequence of changes in Vg gene expression.
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- L Ding
- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Sinofert Holdings Limited,Henan Branch,Zhengzhou 450000,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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- Citrus Research Institute,Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 400712,China
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Chen L, Shang QX, Chen XY, Xing DM, Yang R, Han CG, Ran C, Wei YM, Zhao XY, Liu ZP. First Report on the Occurrence of Cucumber mosaic virus on Fragaria ananassa in China. Plant Dis 2014; 98:1015. [PMID: 30708922 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-13-1173-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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More than 20 viruses are known to infect strawberry (Fragaria ananassa), and a substantial number of these include new viruses identified since 2000 that can contribute to disease complexes (2). The most serious virus related losses in commercial strawberries are caused by aphid transmitted viruses (3,4,5). A survey was undertaken from 2012 to 2013 to investigate virus prevalence in commercial strawberries in rural areas of Hebei Province around Beijing, China, that were exhibiting virus symptoms. Visual observations revealed that the incidence of virus-like symptoms ranged from 30 to 50% of the plants and these symptoms included yellowing, leaf malformation, sometimes combined with severe stunting and deformed flowers or fruits. Leaf samples were tested for Strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV), Strawberry mottle virus (SMoV), Strawberry mild yellow edge virus (SMYEV), and Strawberry crinkle virus (SCV), which are the four most prevalent aphid-transmitted viruses in single or mixed infections (2). Testing was conducted by RT-PCR using total RNA extracted from fresh symptomatic strawberry leaves (3). SVBV was detected in 58 of 190 samples, but all of the samples tested negative for SMoV, SMYEV, and SCV. Aphids were present on many of the plants, so the samples were tested for Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) because CMV is prevalent in Beijing gardens and farms, and recently had been shown to infect maize in China (5). This RT-PCR was carried out with the CMV primer pair CM420-F (5'-TGATTCTACCGTGTGGGTGA-3') and CM420-R (5'-CCGTAAGCTGGATGGACAAC-3') to amplify a portion of the capsid protein coding region and the conserved 3'non-translated regions of the genomic RNAs. This test revealed the presence of 43 CMV-positives out of 190 samples, and only 16 of these samples were co-infected with both SVBV and CMV. Samples infected with CMV only had leaf malformations and yellowing, while no CMV was found in symptomless samples. One of the amplified, CMV-specific DNA fragments was sequenced directly from the PCR product and showed 93.8% nucleotide sequence identity and 100% amino acid sequence identity to the CMV subgroup I (GenBank Accession No. D10538) (1). Subsequent ELISA tests for the CMV presence verified the RT-PCR results (Agdia, Elkhart, IN), and transmission electron microscopy observations revealed 28 nm spherical particles characteristic of CMV in strawberry samples tested positive for CMV. However, we were unable to detect either CMV or SVBV in 89 of the 169 samples from symptomatic plants, which suggested possible presence of the other pathogen(s). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of natural infections of CMV in strawberry plants. These data suggests that CMV is a potential threat to strawberry production. References: (1) M. Q. K. Andrew et al. Virus taxonomy: IXth Report of the ICTV, 970, Elsevier, 2012. (2) R. R. Martin and I. E. Tzanetakis. Plant Dis. 97:1358, 2013. (3) J. R. Thompson et al. J. Virol. Methods 111:85, 2003. (4) I. E. Tzanetakis et al. Plant Dis. 90:1343, 2006. (5) R. Wang et al. J. Phytopathol. 161: 880, 2013.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Technology in Agricultural Application, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Technology in Agricultural Application, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- Beijing Plant Protection Station, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- Changping Plant Protection and Quarantine Station, Beijing 102200, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Technology in Agricultural Application, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Technology in Agricultural Application, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. Supported by Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Higher Learning Institutions of Beijing (KM201210020003)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Technology in Agricultural Application, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. Supported by Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Higher Learning Institutions of Beijing (KM201210020003)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Technology in Agricultural Application, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. Supported by Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Higher Learning Institutions of Beijing (KM201210020003)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Technology in Agricultural Application, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. Supported by Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Higher Learning Institutions of Beijing (KM201210020003)
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Zhang D, Ran C, Yang Y, Ran Y. Biosorption of phenanthrene by pure algae and field-collected planktons and their fractions. Chemosphere 2013; 93:61-68. [PMID: 23714149 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The biosorption isotherms for phenanthrene (Phen) by cultured algae, field-collected plankton, and market algae samples (OSs) and their fractions (lipid-LP, lipid free carbon-LF, alkaline nonhydrolyzable carbon-ANHC, and acid nonhydrolyzable carbon-NHC) were established. All the biosorption isotherms are well fitted by the Freundlich model. The biosorption isotherms for the ANHC and NHC fractions are nonlinear and for the other fractions are linear. It was found that the NHC fractions are chemically and structurally different from other fractions by using elemental analysis and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), consisting mainly of aliphatic polymethylene carbon. The average KOC values for Phen at Ce=0.005Sw are 10706±2768mLg(-1) and 95843±55817mLg(-1) for the bulk market algal samples and their NHC isolates, respectively. As the NHC fraction for Porphyra contains higher polymethylene carbon than that for Seaweed or Spirulina, it exhibits higher biosorption capacity. Moreover, the logKOC values are significantly higher for the field-collected samples than for the market algae and cultured algae samples. The multivariate correlation shows that the logKOC values are positively related to the LP contents, and negatively to the C/N ratios for the original algal samples. Furthermore, the logKOC values are negatively related to the polarity indices (O/C and O+N/C) for the original samples and their fractions excluding LP fractions. These observations help to understand the role of polarity, LP and NHC fractions, and aliphatic structures in the biosorption of Phen, which requires more attention in the examination of sorption processes in the natural environment.
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- Dainan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Ran C, Lavrentieva A, Kasper C, Scheper T. Biologic Activity, Lyophilization and Long-Term Stability of a Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Produced in Escherichia coli. CHEM-ING-TECH 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.201050214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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John J, Ran C, Hitzmann B. Optimierung der Produktion von Polysia basierend auf einer FIA-basierten Prozessregelung. CHEM-ING-TECH 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.200950349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tang S, Huang D, Wang J, Wei X, Ran C, Peng Y, Lu S, Zhang J. Application of autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in children with malignant tumor. Chin Med J (Engl) 2001; 114:1098-101. [PMID: 11677775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate if low dose total body irradiation (TBI, 6.0-9.0 Gy) combined with intensified chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation results in better survival in children with refractory leukemia or solid tumors. METHODS Twenty-one children with malignant tumors were included in this study. There were 14 males and 7 females aged 3.5-12 years. Underlying disease included high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL, CR1 in 3 children and CR2 in 5 children), acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML, 9 children), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma stage IV (2 children), and neuroblastoma stage IV (2 children). The peripheral hematopoietic stem cells were collected six to eleven months after complete response, mobilized with high dose chemotherapy alone or combined with GM-CSF or G-CSF. The conditioning regimen consisted of chemotherapy with two to three combinations of the following drugs: cyclophosphamide, arabinosylcytosine, McNU, etopside, and ldarubicin on the basis of TBI (6.0-9.0 Gy). A mean of (1.8 +/- 0.5) x 10(8)/kg autologous mononuclear cells were transplanted. The patients were followed up after transplantation. RESULTS Severe bone marrow suppression occurred in all patients around day +7. Peripheral white blood cell count decreased to 0 in all patients at day +4.8 +/- 2.9, and platelet count decreased to less than 20 x 10(9)/L at day +9.0 +/- 2.6. Successful engraftment was achieved in 21 patients, but four died of infection at day +17, +20, +31 and +67, respectively. Recovery of white blood cell (WBC) to 10 x 10(9)/L, absolute neutrophil count to 0.5 x 10(9)/L, platelet count to 20 x 10(9)/L occurred on 21 +/- 12, 26 +/- 13, and 27 +/- 10 days, respectively. During the follow up period, three patients relapsed at months, +1.5 years, and +2 years 10 months, respectively. One patient died of intracranial hemorrhage at +8 months. Thirteen patients had event-free survival for 2-12 years, with a mean of 6.7 +/- 3.4 years. CONCLUSION Our preliminary data suggest that myeloablative therapy with low dose TBI (6.0-9.0 Gy) combined with intensified chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation might be associated with favorable results in children with refractory leukemia or solid tumors.
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- S Tang
- Department of Pediatrics, 301 Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
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Tang S, Lu S, Zhang X, Ran C, Huang D, Wei X. [Detection of minimal residual disease in childhood hematological malignancies and its clinical significance]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2000; 21:27-9. [PMID: 11876957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Exploring the detection of minimal residual malignant cells in bone marrow from children with hematological malignancies to predict the prognosis. METHODS Seventy-five patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or stage IV neuroblastoma were studied. Complete remission was maintained for over 3 months before the detection. Minimal residual disease was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for IgH and TcRgamma rearrangements in lymphoid tumors by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for neuroblastoma patients. RESULTS Thirty five patients were positive for minimal residual disease, and 21 of them (60%) relapsed 3 - 40 months later, while only 7 (17%) negative patients relapsed (chi(2) = 12.59, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Minimal residual disease detection in bone marrow by PCR might predict prognosis in some childhood hematological malignancies.
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As in other developing countries, community-based rehabilitation (CBR) in China is very important. However, because of differences in the social system, economy, and cultural level, it is impossible to implement a uniform model of CBR. This paper introduces material to show how CBR in China tends to be spontaneous. Experience of CBR stations in Shenyang has initiated a new approach to CBR within the cultural characteristics of China.
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- C Ran
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing
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Ran C. [Further rise in the level of research on thrombus and hemostasis in China]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 1991; 71:603-4. [PMID: 1666970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ran C, Aoki K. [Study of serological diagnosis in ocular chlamydial infection with IPAZYME]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 1990; 64:1317-22. [PMID: 2258647 DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.64.1317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We employed a indirect immunoperoxidase assay (IPAZYME in the evaluation of IgG and IgA antibody for Chlamydia trachomatis in serum samples from 218 patients such as cicatricial trachoma 55 cases, culture-positive adult inclusion conjunctivitis 48 cases and culture-negative conjunctivitis 47 cases, aged people, 68 cases as controls respectively. Frequency of positive IgG antibody showed a significant difference between adult inclusion conjunctivitis or cicatricial trachoma and controls. IgA antibody was positive in 25/48 (52%) in adult inclusion conjunctivitis and in 7/55 (12%) in cicatricial trachoma cases. Serum IgA antibody against Chlamydia trachomatis is of value to be an index of active ocular chlamydial inflammation. The correlation between severity of conjunctival cicatrix or corneal punnus and titers of IgG antibody was also significant.
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