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Pan HC, Yang CN, Lee WJ, Sheehan J, Wu SM, Chen HS, Lin MH, Shen LW, Lee SH, Shen CC, Pan LY, Liu SH, Sheu ML. Melatonin Enhanced Microglia M2 Polarization in Rat Model of Neuro-inflammation Via Regulating ER Stress/PPARδ/SIRT1 Signaling Axis. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2024; 19:11. [PMID: 38530514 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-024-10108-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Neuro-inflammation involves distinct alterations of microglial phenotypes, containing nocuous pro-inflammatory M1-phenotype and neuroprotective anti-inflammatory M-phenotype. Currently, there is no effective treatment for modulating such alterations. M1/M2 marker of primary microglia influenced by Melatonin were detected via qPCR. Functional activities were explored by western blotting, luciferase activity, EMSA, and ChIP assay. Structure interaction was assessed by molecular docking and LIGPLOT analysis. ER-stress detection was examined by ultrastructure TEM, calapin activity, and ERSE assay. The functional neurobehavioral evaluations were used for investigation of Melatonin on the neuroinflammation in vivo. Melatonin had targeted on Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Delta (PPARδ) activity, boosted LPS-stimulated alterations in polarization from the M1 to the M2 phenotype, and thereby inhibited NFκB-IKKβ activation in primary microglia. The PPARδ agonist L-165,041 or over-expression of PPARδ plasmid (ov-PPARδ) showed similar results. Molecular docking screening, dynamic simulation approaches, and biological studies of Melatonin showed that the activated site was located at PPARδ (phospho-Thr256-PPARδ). Activated microglia had lowered PPARδ activity as well as the downstream SIRT1 formation via enhancing ER-stress. Melatonin, PPARδ agonist and ov-PPARδ all effectively reversed the above-mentioned effects. Melatonin blocked ER-stress by regulating calapin activity and expression in LPS-activated microglia. Additionally, Melatonin or L-165,041 ameliorated the neurobehavioral deficits in LPS-aggravated neuroinflammatory mice through blocking microglia activities, and also promoted phenotype changes to M2-predominant microglia. Melatonin suppressed neuro-inflammation in vitro and in vivo by tuning microglial activation through the ER-stress-dependent PPARδ/SIRT1 signaling cascade. This treatment strategy is an encouraging pharmacological approach for the remedy of neuro-inflammation associated disorders.
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- Hung-Chuan Pan
- Neurological Institute, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Doctoral Program in Biotechnology Industrial Management and Innovation, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine and Life Science, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, 250, Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung, 402, Taiwan.
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Wu SM, Jan YJ, Tsai SC, Pan HC, Shen CC, Yang CN, Lee SH, Liu SH, Shen LW, Chiu CS, Arbiser JL, Meng M, Sheu ML. Targeting histone deacetylase-3 blocked epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity and metastatic dissemination in gastric cancer. Cell Biol Toxicol 2023; 39:1873-1896. [PMID: 34973135 PMCID: PMC10547655 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-021-09673-2] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors (HDIs) can modulate the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) progression and inhibit the migration and invasion of cancer cells. Emerging as a novel class of anti-cancer drugs, HDIs are attracted much attention in the field of drug discovery. This study aimed to discern the underlying mechanisms of Honokiol in preventing the metastatic dissemination of gastric cancer cells by inhibiting HDAC3 activity/expression. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Clinical pathological analysis was performed to determine the relationship between HDAC3 and tumor progression. The effects of Honokiol on pharmacological characterization, functional, transcriptional activities, organelle structure changes, and molecular signaling were analyzed using binding assays, differential scanning calorimetry, luciferase reporter assay, HDAC3 activity, ER stress response element activity, transmission electron microscopy, immune-blotting, and Wnt/β-catenin activity assays. The in vivo effects of Honokiol on peritoneal dissemination were determined by a mouse model and detected by PET/CT tomography. KEY RESULTS HDAC3 over-expression was correlated with poor prognosis. Honokiol significantly abolished HDAC3 activity (Y298) via inhibition of NFκBp65/CEBPβ signaling, which could be reversed by the over-expression of plasmids of NFκBp65/CEBPβ. Treatments with 4-phenylbutyric acid (a chemical chaperone) and calpain-2 gene silencing inhibited Honokiol-inhibited NFκBp65/CEBPβ activation. Honokiol increased ER stress markers and inhibited EMT-associated epithelial markers, but decreased Wnt/β-catenin activity. Suppression of HDAC3 by both Honokiol and HDAC3 gene silencing decreased cell migration and invasion in vitro and metastasis in vivo. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Honokiol acts by suppressing HDAC3-mediated EMT and metastatic signaling. By prohibiting HDAC3, metastatic dissemination of gastric cancer may be blocked. Conceptual model showing the working hypothesis on the interaction among Honokiol, HDAC3, and ER stress in the peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer. Honokiol targeting HDAC3 by ER stress cascade and mitigating the peritoneal spread of gastric cancer. Honokiol-induced ER stress-activated calpain activity targeted HDAC3 and blocked Tyr298 phosphorylation, subsequently blocked cooperating with EMT transcription factors and cancer progression. The present study provides evidence to demonstrate that HDAC3 is a positive regulator of EMT and metastatic growth of gastric cancer cells. The findings here imply that overexpressed HDAC3 is a potential therapeutic target for honokiol to reverse EMT and prevent gastric cancer migration, invasion, and metastatic dissemination. • Honokiol significantly abolished HDAC3 activity on catalytic tyrosine 298 residue site. In addition, Honokiol-induced ER stress markedly inhibited HDAC3 expression via inhibition of NFκBp65/CEBPβ signaling. • HDAC3, which is a positive regulator of metastatic gastric cancer cell growth, can be significantly inhibited by Honokiol. • Opportunities for HDAC3 inhibition may be a potential therapeutic target for preventing gastric cancer metastatic dissemination.
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- Sheng-Mao Wu
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Kuo Kuang Road, 250, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Kuo Kuang Road, 250, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Kuo Kuang Road, 250, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta Veterans Administration Health Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Kuo Kuang Road, 250, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Lee WJ, Lin KH, Wang JS, Sheu WHH, Shen CC, Yang CN, Wu SM, Shen LW, Lee SH, Lai DW, Lan KL, Tung CW, Liu SH, Sheu ML. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor deficiency augments dysregulated microangiogenesis and diabetic retinopathy. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 155:113725. [PMID: 36152407 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113725] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a pathophysiologic vasculopathic process with obscure mechanisms and limited effective therapeutic strategies. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is an important regulator of xenobiotic metabolism and an environmental sensor. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of AhR in the development of DR and elucidate the molecular mechanism of its downregulation. DR was evaluated in diabetes-induced retinal injury in wild type and AhR knockout (AhR-/-) mice. Retinal expression of AhR was determined in human donor and mice eyes by immunofluorescence since AhR activity was examined in diabetes. AhR knockout (AhRKO) mice were used to induce diabetes with streptozotocin, high-fat diet, or genetic double knockout with diabetes spontaneous mutation (Leprdb) (DKO; AhR-/-×Leprdb/db) for investigating structural, functional, and metabolic abnormalities in vascular and epithelial retina. Structural molecular docking simulation was used to survey the pharmacologic AhR agonists targeting phosphorylated AhR (Tyr245). Compared to diabetic control mice, diabetic AhRKO mice had aggravated alterations in retinal vasculature that amplified hallmark features of DR like vasopermeability, vascular leakage, inflammation, blood-retinal barrier breakdown, capillary degeneration, and neovascularization. AhR agonists effectively inhibited inflammasome formation and promoted AhR activity in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells and pigment epithelial cells. AhR activity and protein expression was downregulated, resulting in a decrease in DNA promoter binding site of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) by gene regulation in transcriptional cascade. This was reversed by AhR agonists. Our study identified a novel of DR model that target the protective AhR/PEDF axis can potentially maintain retinal vascular homeostasis, providing opportunities to delay the development of DR.
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- Wen-Jane Lee
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Experimental Animal Center, Department of Molecular Biology and Cell Research, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Sheu WHH, Lin KH, Wang JS, Lai DW, Lee WJ, Lin FY, Chen PH, Chen CH, Yeh HY, Wu SM, Shen CC, Lee MR, Liu SH, Sheu ML. Therapeutic Potential of Tpl2 (Tumor Progression Locus 2) Inhibition on Diabetic Vasculopathy Through the Blockage of the Inflammasome Complex. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:e46-e62. [PMID: 33176446 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.120.315176] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Diabetic retinopathy, one of retinal vasculopathy, is characterized by retinal inflammation, vascular leakage, blood-retinal barrier breakdown, and neovascularization. However, the molecular mechanisms that contribute to diabetic retinopathy progression remain unclear. Approach and Results: Tpl2 (tumor progression locus 2) is a protein kinase implicated in inflammation and pathological vascular angiogenesis. Nε-carboxymethyllysine (CML) and inflammatory cytokines levels in human sera and in several diabetic murine models were detected by ELISA, whereas liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis was used for whole eye tissues. The CML and p-Tpl2 expressions on the human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells were determined by immunofluorescence. Intravitreal injection of pharmacological inhibitor or NA (neutralizing antibody) was used in a diabetic rat model. Retinal leukostasis, optical coherence tomography, and H&E staining were used to observe pathological features. Sera of diabetic retinopathy patients had significantly increased CML levels that positively correlated with diabetic retinopathy severity and foveal thickness. CML and p-Tpl2 expressions also significantly increased in the RPE of both T1DM and T2DM diabetes animal models. Mechanistic studies on RPE revealed that CML-induced Tpl2 activation and NADPH oxidase, and inflammasome complex activation were all effectively attenuated by Tpl2 inhibition. Tpl2 inhibition by NA also effectively reduced inflammatory/angiogenic factors, retinal leukostasis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, and RPE secretion of inflammatory cytokines. The attenuated release of angiogenic factors led to inhibited vascular abnormalities in the diabetic animal model. CONCLUSIONS The inhibition of Tpl2 can block the inflammasome signaling pathway in RPE and has potential clinical and therapeutic implications in diabetes-associated retinal microvascular dysfunction.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Databases, Factual
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/enzymology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/enzymology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/enzymology
- Diabetic Retinopathy/enzymology
- Diabetic Retinopathy/etiology
- Diabetic Retinopathy/pathology
- Diabetic Retinopathy/prevention & control
- Female
- Humans
- Inflammasomes/antagonists & inhibitors
- Inflammasomes/metabolism
- MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases/metabolism
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Middle Aged
- Pregnancy
- Prospective Studies
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Retinal Neovascularization/enzymology
- Retinal Neovascularization/etiology
- Retinal Neovascularization/pathology
- Retinal Neovascularization/prevention & control
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium/drug effects
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium/enzymology
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium/pathology
- Signal Transduction
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine (W.H.-H.S., J.-S.W.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences (W.H.-H.S., J.-S.W., D.-W.L., S.-M.W., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine (W.H.-H.S., J.-S.W.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences (W.H.-H.S., J.-S.W., D.-W.L., S.-M.W., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences (W.H.-H.S., J.-S.W., D.-W.L., S.-M.W., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chiayi Branch Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan (F.-Y.L.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine (C.-H.C.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Nutrition and Institute of Biomedical Nutrition, Hung-Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan (H.-Y.Y.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences (W.H.-H.S., J.-S.W., D.-W.L., S.-M.W., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.)
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- Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences (W.H.-H.S., J.-S.W., D.-W.L., S.-M.W., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Suen NT, Kong ZR, Hsu CS, Chen HC, Tung CW, Lu YR, Dong CL, Shen CC, Chung JC, Chen HM. Morphology Manipulation of Copper Nanocrystals and Product Selectivity in the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nian-Tzu Suen
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Tamsui 25137, Taiwan
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- Chemical Engineering Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan 32546, Taiwan
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- Chemical Engineering Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan 32546, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Lian X, Shen CC, Sun HJ, Zeng YJ. Cytological mechanism of astragaloside IV in promoting repair of bone defects. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:511-516. [PMID: 30915828] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To explore the possible cytological mechanism underlying the role of Astragaloside IV in promoting the repair of bone defects, osteoblasts were cultured in vitro and identified using inverted phase contrast microscopy, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining and alizarin red staining.
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- X Lian
- Department of Orthopedics, Hangzhou Normal University Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hangzhou Normal University Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hangzhou Normal University Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hangzhou Normal University Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Sheu ML, Shen CC, Chen YS, Chiang CK. Ochratoxin A induces ER stress and apoptosis in mesangial cells via a NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species-mediated calpain activation pathway. Oncotarget 2017; 8:19376-19388. [PMID: 28038445 PMCID: PMC5386691 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Ochratoxin A (OTA) contaminated food increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in glomerulus and causes glomerulopathy. The molecular mechanisms still remain uncertain. In this study, we used mouse and rat glomerular mesangial cells and delineate the signaling pathway behind the OTA-triggered cell apoptosis. OTA dose-dependently induced expression of ER stress markers including phospho-PERK, phospho-eIF2α, GRP78, GRP94, and CHOP. Apoptosis events including cleavage of caspase-12, caspase-7, and PARP are also observed. OTA activated oxidative stress and increased NADPH oxidase activity. NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin, significantly attenuated OTA-induced cell apoptosis. Moreover, OTA markedly increased the calpain activity which significantly inhibited by apocynin. Transfection of calpain-siRNA effectively inhibited the OTA-increased ER stress-related protein expression. These findings suggest that OTA activated NADPH oxidase and calpain, induced ER stress and ROS production, and caused glomerular mesangial cells apoptosis which leads to glomerulopathy.
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- Meei-Ling Sheu
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Chemical Engineering Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Longtan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Integrated Diagnostics & Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Sheu ML, Shen CC, Jheng JR, Chiang CK. Activation of PI3K in response to high glucose leads to regulation of SOCS-3 and STAT1/3 signals and induction of glomerular mesangial extracellular matrix formation. Oncotarget 2017; 8:16925-16938. [PMID: 28129651 PMCID: PMC5370011 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the glomerulus contributed by mesangial cells is the hallmark of diabetic nephropathy, eventually leading to glomerulosclerosis. In this study, we examined the regulatory signals involved in the high glucose (HG)-induced overproduction of ECM in rat mesangial cells (RMCs). We disclosed excessive fibronectin and collagen IV production, tyrosine phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 and 3 (STAT1/3), and up-regulation of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3) expression in HG-treated RMCs. STAT1/STAT3 binding element was essential for SOCS-3 promoter activity stimulated by HG. HG was capable of promoting the specific DNA binding activities to an oligonucleotide probe containing the SOCS-3 sequence. The selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 and dominant negative p85 vector (DNΔp85) transfection effectively abolished these HG-induced responses. Moreover, HG markedly increased the cyclin kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 protein expression, which could be inhibited by LY294002 or transfection of DNΔp85. Taken together, these results suggest that HG-induced SOCS-3 upregulation depends upon the presence of STAT-binding element in the SOCS-3 promoter, which is specifically activated by STAT1/3. The PI3K/STAT1/3 signaling pathway mediated HG-triggered ECM accumulation and SOCS-3 upregulation in RMCs.
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- Meei-Ling Sheu
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Chemical Engineering Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Integrated Diagnostics & Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lai DW, Lin KH, Sheu WHH, Lee MR, Chen CY, Lee WJ, Hung YW, Shen CC, Chung TJ, Liu SH, Sheu ML. TPL2 (Therapeutic Targeting Tumor Progression Locus-2)/ATF4 (Activating Transcription Factor-4)/SDF1α (Chemokine Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-α) Axis Suppresses Diabetic Retinopathy. Circ Res 2017; 121:e37-e52. [PMID: 28724746 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.311066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE Diabetic retinopathy is characterized by vasopermeability, vascular leakage, inflammation, blood-retinal barrier breakdown, capillary degeneration, and neovascularization. However, the mechanisms underlying the association between diabetes mellitus and progression retinopathy remain unclear. OBJECTIVE TPL2 (tumor progression locus 2), a serine-threonine protein kinase, exerts a pathological effect on vascular angiogenesis. This study investigated the role of Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine, a major advanced glycation end products, and the involved TPL2-related molecular signals in diabetic retinopathy using models of in vitro and in vivo and human samples. METHODS AND RESULTS Serum Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine levels and TPL2 kinase activity were significantly increased in clinical patients and experimental animals with diabetic retinopathy. Intravitreal administration of pharmacological blocker or neutralizing antibody inhibited TPL2 and effectively suppressed the pathological characteristics of retinopathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic animal models. Intravitreal VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) neutralization also suppressed the diabetic retinopathy in diabetic animal models. Mechanistic studies in primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells and primary retinal microvascular endothelial cells from streptozotocin-diabetic rats, db/db mice, and samples from patients with diabetic retinopathy revealed a positive parallel correlation between Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine and the TPL2/chemokine SDF1α (stromal cell-derived factor-α) axis that is dependent on endoplasmic reticulum stress-related molecules, especially ATF4 (activating transcription factor-4). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that inhibiting the Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine-induced TPL2/ATF4/SDF1α axis can effectively prevent diabetes mellitus-mediated retinal microvascular dysfunction. This signaling axis may include the therapeutic potential for other diseases involving pathological neovascularization or macular edema.
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- De-Wei Lai
- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.)
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- From the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (D.-W.L., M.-L.S.), Department of Chemistry (M.-R.L., C.-Y.C.), Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (K.-H.L., W.H.-H.S., M.-L.S.), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology (K.-H.L.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (W.H.-H.S.), and Department of Medical Research (W.-J.L., Y.-W.H., M.-L.S.), Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.-C.S.); Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiwan (T.-J.C.); Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (S.-H.L.); and Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-H.L.).
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Hung TF, Cheng WJ, Chang WS, Yang CC, Shen CC, Kuo YL. Ascorbic Acid-Assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous Sodium Vanadium Phosphate Nanoparticles with Highly sp(2) -Coordinated Carbon Coatings as Efficient Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries. Chemistry 2016; 22:10620-6. [PMID: 27346677 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Herein, mesoporous sodium vanadium phosphate nanoparticles with highly sp(2) -coordinated carbon coatings (meso-Na3 V2 (PO4 )3 /C) were successfully synthesized as efficient cathode material for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries by using ascorbic acid as both the reductant and carbon source, followed by calcination at 750 °C in an argon atmosphere. Their crystalline structure, morphology, surface area, chemical composition, carbon nature and amount were systematically explored. Following electrochemical measurements, the resultant meso-Na3 V2 (PO4 )3 /C not only delivered good reversible capacity (98 mAh g(-1) at 0.1 A g(-1) ) and superior rate capability (63 mAh g(-1) at 1 A g(-1) ) but also exhibited comparable cycling performance (capacity retention: ≈74 % at 450 cycles at 0.4 A g(-1) ). Moreover, the symmetrical sodium-ion full cell with excellent reversibility and cycling stability was also achieved (capacity retention: 92.2 % at 0.1 A g(-1) with 99.5 % coulombic efficiency after 100 cycles). These attributes are ascribed to the distinctive mesostructure for facile sodium-ion insertion/extraction and their continuous sp(2) -coordinated carbon coatings, which facilitate electronic conduction.
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- Tai-Feng Hung
- New Energy Technology Division, Energy and Environment Research Laboratories (GEL), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), No. 195, Sec. 4, Chung Hsing Rd., Chutung, Hsinchu, 31040, Taiwan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Da'an District, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan
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- New Energy Technology Division, Energy and Environment Research Laboratories (GEL), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), No. 195, Sec. 4, Chung Hsing Rd., Chutung, Hsinchu, 31040, Taiwan
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- New Energy Technology Division, Energy and Environment Research Laboratories (GEL), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), No. 195, Sec. 4, Chung Hsing Rd., Chutung, Hsinchu, 31040, Taiwan
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- Chemical Engineering Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), No. 1000, Wenhua Rd. Jiaan Village, Longtan District, Taoyuan, 32546, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Da'an District, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan
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Wu SM, Lin WY, Shen CC, Pan HC, Keh-Bin W, Chen YC, Jan YJ, Lai DW, Tang SC, Tien HR, Chiu CS, Tsai TC, Lai YL, Sheu ML. Melatonin set out to ER stress signaling thwarts epithelial mesenchymal transition and peritoneal dissemination via calpain-mediated C/EBPβ and NFκB cleavage. J Pineal Res 2016; 60:142-54. [PMID: 26514342 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Peritoneal dissemination of tumor has high mortality and is associated with the loss of epithelial features, acquisition of motile mesenchymal morphology characteristics, and invasive properties by tumor cells. Melatonin is an endogenously produced molecule in all plant species that is known to exert antitumor activity, but to date, its underlying mechanisms and antiperitoneal metastasis efficacy is not well defined. This study determined the antiperitoneal dissemination potential of melatonin in vivo and assessed its association with the inhibition of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) signaling mechanism by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, which may be a major molecular mechanism of melatonin against cancer. The results demonstrate that melatonin inhibited peritoneal metastasis in vivo and activated ER stress in Cignal ERSE Reporter Assay, organelle structure in transmission electron microscopy images, calpain activity, and protein biomarkers like p-elf2α. Moreover, the overexpression of transcription factor C/EBPβ in gastric cancer interacted with NFκB and further regulates COX-2 expression. These were dissociated and downregulated by melatonin, as proven by immunofluorescence imaging, immunoprecipitation, EMSA, and ChIP assay. Melatonin or gene silencing of C/EBPβ decreased the EMT protein markers (E-cadherin, Snail, and Slug) and Wnt/beta-catenin activity by Topflash activity, and increased ER stress markers. In an animal study, the results of melatonin therapy were consistent with those of in vitro findings and attenuated systemic proangiogenesis factor production. In conclusion, C/EBPβ and NFκB inhibition by melatonin may impede both gastric tumor growth and peritoneal dissemination by inducing ER stress and inhibiting EMT.
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- Sheng-Mao Wu
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taiping, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lai DW, Liu SH, Karlsson AI, Lee WJ, Wang KB, Chen YC, Shen CC, Wu SM, Liu CY, Tien HR, Peng YC, Jan YJ, Chao TH, Lan KH, Arbiser JL, Sheu ML. The novel Aryl hydrocarbon receptor inhibitor biseugenol inhibits gastric tumor growth and peritoneal dissemination. Oncotarget 2015; 5:7788-804. [PMID: 25226618 PMCID: PMC4202161 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Biseugenol (Eug) is known to antiproliferative of cancer cells; however, to date, the antiperitoneal dissemination effects have not been studied in any mouse cancer model. In this study, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) expression was associated with lymph node and distant metastasis in patients with gastric cancer and was correlated with clinicolpathological pattern. We evaluated the antiperitoneal dissemination potential of knockdown AhR and Biseugenol in cancer mouse model and assessed mesenchymal characteristics. Our results demonstrate that tumor growth, peritoneal dissemination and peritoneum or organ metastasis implanted MKN45 cells were significantly decreased in shAhR and Biseugenol-treated mice and that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was caused. Biseugenol-exposure tumors showed acquired epithelial features such as phosphorylation of E-cadherin, cytokeratin-18 and loss mesenchymal signature Snail, but not vimentin regulation. Snail expression, through AhR activation, is an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) determinant. Moreover, Biseugenol enhanced Calpain-10 (Calp-10) and AhR interaction resulted in Snail downregulation. The effect of shCalpain-10 in cancer cells was associated with inactivation of AhR/Snail promoter binding activity. Inhibition of Calpain-10 in gastric cancer cells by short hairpin RNA or pharmacological inhibitor was found to effectively reduced growth ability and vessel density in vivo. Importantly, knockdown of AhR completed abrogated peritoneal dissemination. Herein, Biseugenol targeting ER stress provokes Calpain-10 activity, sequentially induces reversal of EMT and apoptosis via AhR may involve the paralleling processes. Taken together, these data suggest that Calpain-10 activation and AhR inhibition by Biseugenol impedes both gastric tumor growth and peritoneal dissemination by inducing ER stress and inhibiting EMT.
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- De-Wei Lai
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Contributed equally to first author
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- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta Veterans Administration Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. Contributed equally to first author
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Longtan, Taoyua, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta Veterans Administration Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Zhao Q, Yang ST, Wang JJ, Zhou J, Xing SS, Shen CC, Wang XX, Yue YX, Song J, Chen M, Wei YY, Zhou QP, Dai T, Song YH. TNF alpha inhibits myogenic differentiation of C2C12 cells through NF-κB activation and impairment of IGF-1 signaling pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 458:790-5. [PMID: 25686491 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cachexia or muscle wasting is a common condition that occurs in many chronic diseases. The wasting conditions are characterized by increased levels of TNF-α which was also known as cachectin in the past. But how TNF-α exerts its cachetic effects remains controversial. To clarify this issue, we investigated the impact of TNF-α on C2C12 cell myogenic differentiation. Our results demonstrate that myotube formation was completely inhibited by TNF-α when added to differentiating C2C12 myoblasts. The inhibitory effect of TNF-α on differentiation was accompanied by activation of NF-κB and down regulation of myogenin and Akt. Importantly, TNF-α's effect on differentiation was abolished when IGF-1 was added to the culture. IGF-1 treatment also inhibited NF-κB reporter activity and restored Akt levels. Our data suggest that TNF-α inhibits myogenic differentiation through NF-κB activation and impairment of IGF-1 signaling pathway. The reversal of TNF-α induced inhibition of myogenesis by IGF-1 may have significant therapeutic potential.
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- Q Zhao
- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; The Affiliated Wuxi Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care of Medical University of Nanjing, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Lee WJ, Sheu WHH, Liu SH, Yi YC, Chen WC, Lin SY, Liang KW, Shen CC, Yeh HY, Lin LY, Tsai YC, Tien HR, Lee MR, Yang TJ, Sheu ML. Nε-carboxymethyllysine-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress promotes endothelial cell injury through Nox4/MKP-3 interaction. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 74:294-306. [PMID: 25014566 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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N(ε)-carboxymethyllysine (CML) is an important driver of diabetic vascular complications and endothelial cell dysfunction. However, how CML dictates specific cellular responses and the roles of protein tyrosine phosphatases and ERK phosphorylation remain unclear. We examined whether endoplasmic reticulum (ER) localization of MAPK phosphatase-3 (MKP-3) is critical in regulating ERK inactivation and promoting NADPH oxidase-4 (Nox4) activation in CML-induced endothelial cell injury. We demonstrated that serum CML levels were significantly increased in type 2 diabetes patients and diabetic animals. CML induced ER stress and apoptosis, reduced ERK activation, and increased MKP-3 protein activity in HUVECs and SVECs. MKP-3 siRNA transfection, but not that of MKP-1 or MKP-2, abolished the effects of CML on HUVECs. Nox4-mediated activation of MKP-3 regulated the switch to ERK dephosphorylation. CML also increased the integration of MKP-3 with ERK, which was blocked by silencing MKP-3. Exposure of antioxidants abolished CML-increased MKP-3 activity and protein expression. Furthermore, immunohistochemical staining of both MKP-3 and CML was increased, but phospho-ERK staining was decreased in the aortic endothelium of streptozotocin-induced and high-fat diet-induced diabetic mice. Our results indicate that an MKP-3 pathway might regulate ERK dephosphorylation through Nox4 during CML-triggered endothelial cell dysfunction/injury, suggesting that therapeutic strategies targeting the Nox4/MKP-3 interaction or MKP-3 activation may have clinical implications for diabetic vascular complications.
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- Wen-Jane Lee
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Social Work, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan; Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, and National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Longtan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nutrition and Institute of Biomedical Nutrition and Hung-Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Hung-Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan; Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, and National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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Xing SS, Shen CC, Godard MP, Wang JJ, Yue YY, Yang ST, Zhao Q, Zhang SB, Wang TX, Yang XL, Delafontaine P, He Y, Song YH. Bortezomib inhibits C2C12 growth by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 445:375-80. [PMID: 24525132 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Proteosome inhibitors such as bortezomib (BTZ) have been used to treat muscle wasting in animal models. However, direct effect of BTZ on skeletal muscle cells has not been reported. In the present study, our data showed that C2C12 cells exhibited a dose-dependent decrease in cell viability in response to increasing concentrations of BTZ. Consistent with the results of cell viability, Annexin V/PI analysis showed a significant increase in apoptosis after exposing the cells to BTZ for 24h. The detection of cleaved caspase-3 further confirmed apoptosis. The apoptosis induced by BTZ was associated with reduced expression of p-ERK. Cell cycle analysis revealed that C2C12 cells underwent G2/M cell cycle arrest when incubated with BTZ for 24h. Furthermore, BTZ inhibited formation of multinucleated myotubes. The inhibition of myotube formation was accompanied by decreased expression of Myogenin. Our data suggest that BTZ induces cell death and inhibits differentiation of C2C12 cells at clinically relevant doses.
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- S S Xing
- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Kinesiology, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Thrombosis and Hemostasis Key Lab, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Hung TF, Mohamed SG, Shen CC, Tsai YQ, Chang WS, Liu RS. Mesoporous ZnCo2O4 nanoflakes with bifunctional electrocatalytic activities toward efficiencies of rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries in aprotic media. Nanoscale 2013; 5:12115-12119. [PMID: 24150659 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr04271e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This study reports the successful synthesis of ternary spinel-based ZnCo2O4 nanoflakes (NFs) with mesoporous architectures via the combination of a urea-assisted hydrothermal reaction with calcination in an air atmosphere. Owing to their favorable mesostructures and desirable bifunctional oxygen reduction and evolution activities, the resulting mesoporous ZnCo2O4 NFs yielded stable cyclability at a cut-off capacity of 500 mA h gcarbon(-1) in the case of aprotic Li-O2 batteries.
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- Tai-Feng Hung
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Lin CC, Shen CC, Liu RS. Spiral-type heteropolyhedral coordination network based on single-crystal LiSrPO4: implications for luminescent materials. Chemistry 2013; 19:15358-65. [PMID: 24115190 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Novel structures of luminescent materials, which are used as light sources for next-generation illumination, are continuously being improved for use in white-light-emitting diodes. Activator-doped known structures are reported as habitual down-conversion phosphors in solid-state lightings and displays. Consequently, the intrinsic qualities of the existent compounds produce deficiencies that limit their applications. Herein we report a spiral-network single-crystal orthophosphate (LiSrPO4) prepared in a platinum crucible with LiCl flux through crystal-growth reactions of SrCl2 and Li3PO4 in air. It crystallizes in a hexagonal system with a=5.0040(2) and c=24.6320(16) Å, V=534.15(5) Å(3), and Z=6 in the space group P6(5). The unit cell is comprised of LiO4 and PO4 tetrahedrons that form a three-dimensional LiPO4(2-) anionic framework with a helical channel structure along the c axis in which the Sr(2+) cation is accommodated. The optical band gap of this composition is about 3.65 eV, as determined by using UV/Vis absorption and diffuse reflection spectra. We used the crystal-growth method to synthesize blue- and red-emitting crystals that exhibited pure color, low reabsorption, a large Stokes shift, and efficient conversion of ultraviolet excitation light into visible light. Emphasis was placed on the development of gratifying structure-related properties of rare-earth luminescent materials and their applications.
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- Chun Che Lin
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan (R.O.C), Fax: (+886) 2-33668671
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Pan HC, Lai DW, Lan KH, Shen CC, Wu SM, Chiu CS, Wang KB, Sheu ML. Honokiol thwarts gastric tumor growth and peritoneal dissemination by inhibiting Tpl2 in an orthotopic model. Carcinogenesis 2013; 34:2568-79. [PMID: 23828905 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgt243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Honokiol is known to suppress the growth of cancer cells; however, to date, its antiperitoneal dissemination effects have not been studied in an orthotopic mouse model. In the present study, we evaluated the antiperitoneal dissemination potential of Honokiol in an orthotopic mouse model and assessed associations with tumor growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1) and cells stimulated by a carcinogen, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Our results demonstrate that tumor growth, peritoneal dissemination and peritoneum or organ metastasis of orthotopically implanted MKN45 cells were significantly decreased in Honokiol-treated mice and that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was induced. Honokiol-treated tumors showed increased epithelial signatures such as E-cadherin, cytokeratin-18 and ER stress marker. In contrast, decreased expression of vimentin, Snail and tumor progression locus 2 (Tpl2) was also noted. TGFβ1 and MNNG-induced downregulation of E-cadherin and upregulation of Tpl2 were abrogated by Honokiol treatment. The effect of Tpl2 inhibition in cancer cells or endothelial cells was associated with inactivation of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein B, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell and activator protein-1 and suppression of vascular endothelial growth factor. Inhibition of Tpl2 in gastric cancer cells by small interfering RNA or pharmacological inhibitor was found to effectively reduce growth ability and vessel density in vivo. Honokiol-induced reversal of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and ER stress-induced apoptosis via Tp12 may involve the paralleling processes. Taken together, our results suggest that the therapeutic inhibition of Tpl2 by Honokiol thwarts both gastric tumor growth and peritoneal dissemination by inducing ER stress and inhibiting EMT.
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- Hung-Chuan Pan
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Sacral giant cell tumour of bone has an insidious onset and slow growth rate, making early diagnosis difficult. The tumour has a high recurrence rate and is often fatal. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography (CT), including CT-guided fine-needle biopsy, are useful for early diagnosis. Although therapy for sacral giant cell tumour often involves surgical resection and reconstruction challenges, improvements in various treatment modalities, including arterial embolization and radiotherapy, have widened the effective treatment options. The current surgical and adjuvant treatment modalities available for the management of sacral giant cell tumour are systematically reviewed and a suggested treatment algorithm is provided. En bloc excision remains the surgical procedure of choice, with functional reconstruction important in cases where the lesion is high in the sacrum. The use of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy remains controversial and should be studied further. Determination of the optimum treatment for sacral giant cell tumour will require randomized controlled trials. Early diagnosis, complete surgical resection with tumour-free margins and comprehensive treatment are important for local tumour control and improved outcome.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Orthopaedics, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Hung TF, Wong HC, Tu YC, Shen CC, Liu RS, Chen JM, Hu SF. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Approaches to Electronic State and Coordination Type of Lithium Phosphorus Oxynitride Thin Films. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201200141] [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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Shen CC, Chung HT, Huang YL, Yeh KW, Huang JL. Coronary artery dilation among patients with paediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Scand J Rheumatol 2012; 41:458-65. [PMID: 22827323 DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2012.694470] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate increased coronary artery dimensions in patients with paediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in comparison with healthy controls, and to identify risk factors associated with increased coronary artery dimensions in the SLE patients. METHODS As part of a longitudinal cohort study of coronary artery disease (CAD) in paediatric-onset SLE, 83 children with SLE and 36 healthy controls were enrolled for a cross-sectional analysis. Their coronary artery diameters were measured by echocardiography while their body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and other cardiovascular factors were recorded. The age at diagnosis, serum uric acid (UA) and creatinine levels, and other lupus-related factors were further evaluated in SLE patients. Data were analysed using linear regression. RESULTS Mean body surface area (BSA)-adjusted dimensions of the left coronary artery (LCA) and right coronary artery (RCA) were significantly larger in SLE patients than in controls (both p < 0.001). The age at diagnosis, BMI, and serum UA and creatinine levels were associated with LCA and RCA diameters. There were no correlations between the coronary artery diameters and blood pressure, SLE duration, SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI), C-reactive protein (CRP), C3, C4, anti-double-stranded-DNA (anti-dsDNA), or lipid profile. In multivariate analysis, serum UA level, age at diagnosis, and BMI were consistently associated with coronary artery dimensions (p < 0.001, p = 0.008, and p = 0.006 for LCA; p = 0.020, 0.013, and 0.008 for RCA). CONCLUSIONS Increased coronary artery diameters were found in children with SLE and were associated with higher serum UA levels. The pathogenic mechanisms warrant further investigation.
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- C C Shen
- Division of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Cheng WY, Shen CC. Minimally invasive approaches to treat simultaneous occurrence of glioblastoma multiforme and intracranial aneurysm -- case report. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 47:181-5. [PMID: 15343437 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-818378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Primary brain tumors associated with intracranial aneurysm are rare. A combination of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with cerebral aneurysm is even more rare. We present a 67-year-old female, who suffered from progressive weakness of the right limbs and dysphasia for 2 days. She was referred from another hospital with impression of having a brain tumor. The non-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain showed a mass lesion over the left parietal region, and another tiny lesion with relatively high density over the left suprasellar region. After admission, the carotid angiogram revealed a 13 x 12 x 14 mm aneurysm with a base about 8 mm from the anterior wall of the left supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) between the left ophthalmic artery and the left anterior choroid artery. We first clipped the aneurysm by a basal pterion keyhole approach. One week later, the tumor was en bloc removed by a small left parietal craniotomy under the guidance of a navigator. The final diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological examination as GBM. After the surgeries, the patient received palliative radiotherapy with a dose of 4000 cGy. She recovered well with no evidence of recurrence of the tumor one year after the operations. In this report, the careful diagnosis and the possible mechanisms of concurring GBM and cerebral aneurysm, as well as the strategies of surgical treatment involving minimally invasive approaches are discussed.
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- W Y Cheng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Wang YJ, Cheng H, Edwards RL, An ZS, Wu JY, Shen CC, Dorale JA. A high-resolution absolute-dated late Pleistocene Monsoon record from Hulu Cave, China. Science 2001; 294:2345-8. [PMID: 11743199 DOI: 10.1126/science.1064618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Oxygen isotope records of five stalagmites from Hulu Cave near Nanjing bear a remarkable resemblance to oxygen isotope records from Greenland ice cores, suggesting that East Asian Monsoon intensity changed in concert with Greenland temperature between 11,000 and 75,000 years before the present (yr. B.P.). Between 11,000 and 30,000 yr. B.P., the timing of changes in the monsoon, as established with 230Th dates, generally agrees with the timing of temperature changes from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2) core, which supports GISP2's chronology in this interval. Our record links North Atlantic climate with the meridional transport of heat and moisture from the warmest part of the ocean where the summer East Asian Monsoon originates.
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- Y J Wang
- College of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
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The van Cittert-Zernike theorem has been widely used to describe spatial covariance of the pressure field backscattered from a speckle object. Spatial covariance contains important information in the context of correlation-based correction of sound velocity inhomogeneities. Previous work was primarily based on spatial covariance analysis for linear imaging. In this paper, we extend the analysis to tissue harmonic imaging. Specifically, we investigate effects of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and sound velocity inhomogeneities on spatial covariance. Results from tissue harmonic imaging are also compared with those from linear imaging. Both simulations and experiments are performed. At high SNRs, although both linear imaging and tissue harmonic imaging have spatial covariance functions close to theory, the spatial covariance of tissue harmonic imaging is consistently lower than that of linear imaging regardless of the presence of sound velocity inhomogeneities. At low SNRs, on the other hand, spatial covariance of tissue harmonic imaging is significantly affected. Because the tissue harmonic signal is much weaker than the linear counterpart, the low SNR reduces the accuracy of correlation-based estimation. It is concluded that the linear signal is more suitable for correlation-based correction of sound velocity inhomogeneities, despite the fact that tissue harmonic imaging generally has improved image quality over linear imaging.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC
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Maynard KI, Ayoub IA, Shen CC. Delayed multidose treatment with nicotinamide extends the degree and duration of neuroprotection by reducing infarction and improving behavioral scores up to two weeks following transient focal cerebral ischemia in Wistar rats. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2001; 939:416-24. [PMID: 11462797 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03653.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/29/2022]
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A single, delayed dose of nicotinamide (NAm) was shown to be protective against focal cerebral ischemia in rats, but the protection was limited to three to seven days following stroke. The investigation reported here was conducted to examine if the use of multiple doses of NAm, administered after the onset of focal cerebral ischemia, would extend the duration of neuroprotection compared with a single dose treatment regimen. Male Wistar rats were subjected to transient focal cerebral ischemia by occluding the right middle cerebral artery (MCAo) for two hours. Following MCAo, motor and sensory behavioral tests were performed daily and the cerebral infarct volumes were measured at two weeks after sacrifice. Each animal was placed into one of four groups that received either normal saline alone (Group S), one (Group A), two (Group B), or three (Group C) doses of NAm (500 mg/kg). Each animal, therefore, received three treatments over two weeks, with the first dose administered intravenously two hours after the onset of MCAo. Single and multiple doses of NAm reduced the infarction (p < 0.01) and improved (p < 0.05) the neurologic sensory and motor behavior when compared with the saline-treated animals up to two weeks after stroke. Moreover, animals that received multiple doses of NAm recuperated full motor function not different from normal, preoperative motor behavior. Delayed treatment with NAm given as multiple doses, therefore, further enhances the extent and duration of neuroprotection by significantly reducing cerebral infarct volumes, improving neurologic behavioral scores, and confers a complete motor recovery up to two weeks from the onset of focal cerebral ischemia in Wistar rats.
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- K I Maynard
- Neurophysiology Laboratory, Neurosurgical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Cheng WY, Chang CS, Shen CC, Wang YC, Sun MH, Hsieh PP. Endoscope-assisted microsurgery for treatment of a suprasellar craniopharyngioma presenting precocious puberty. Pediatr Neurosurg 2001; 34:247-51. [PMID: 11423776 DOI: 10.1159/000056032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Being the most common childhood tumor to involve the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, craniopharyngioma, a histologically benign tumor, is usually related to growth retardation and hypogonadism. The presentation of precocious puberty is very rare for a hypothalamic craniopharyngioma. Here, we report such a case. The female patient had presented with symptoms of menarche and breast development since she was 6 years old. Hormonal therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue was instituted to cease precocious puberty but was unsuccessful. Magnetic resonance imaging of the sella showed a 1-cm tumor in the hypothalamic area. Through a pterional approach, the tumor was removed en bloc with endoscope-assisted microsurgery. After the operation, our patient's symptoms improved, so the hormone therapy was discontinued. This extremely unique association of craniopharyngioma and precocious puberty, the causes and mechanisms involved along with the advantages of endoscope-assisted microsurgery are discussed.
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- W Y Cheng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Image quality degradation caused by harmonic leakage was studied for finite amplitude distortion-based harmonic imaging. Various sources of harmonic leakage, including transmit waveform, signal bandwidth, and system nonlinearity, were investigated using both simulations and hydrophone measurements. Effects of harmonic leakage in the presence of sound velocity inhomogeneities were also considered. Results indicated that sidelobe levels of the harmonic beam pattern were directly affected by harmonic leakage when the harmonic signal was obtained by filtering out the fundamental signal. Because sidelobe levels also increase with the bandwidth of the transmitted signal, a trade-off exists between axial resolution and contrast resolution. It is concluded that accurate control of the frequency content of the waveform prior to propagation is necessary to optimize imaging performance of tissue harmonic imaging. The filtering technique was also compared with the pulse inversion technique. It was shown that the pulse inversion technique effectively suppresses harmonic leakage at the cost of imaging frame rate and potential motion artifacts.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Wang YC, Lee SD, Chen NF, Shen CC. Cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage caused by a large cerebral arteriovenous malformation at 31 years after diagnosis. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 2001; 64:121-8. [PMID: 11355329] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) has an overall 2% to 4% annual risk of hemorrhage. The annual risk of hemorrhage does not decrease with age. However, the natural history of non-operative AVM is difficult to follow up consistently for more than 30 years. In this report, we present a case with a large cerebral AVM which developed a major bleeding causing intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) 31 years after the diagnosis. A male patient was proved to have a cerebral AVM in the right corpus callosum by cerebral angiography at ages 20 and 28. He was found losing consciousness due to rupture of AVM with IVH at age 51. A small cerebral aneurysm and a dilated vein (aneurysm) of Galen were noted also. A craniotomy with removal of the hematoma and microsurgical resection of the AVM was performed immediately, and the patient regained normal respiration and consciousness about 2 months and 7 months after craniotomy, respectively. We recommend that neurosurgeons should play active roles in encouraging young patients with large AVMs to receive microsurgical resection.
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- Y C Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Taichung-Kang Road, Sec. 3, Taichung 407, Taiwan.
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Kuo JS, Cheng FC, Shen CC, Ou HC, Wu TF, Huang HM. Differential alteration of catecholamine release during chemical hypoxia is correlated with cell toxicity and is blocked by protein kinase C inhibitors in PC12 cells. J Cell Biochem 2000; 79:191-201. [PMID: 10967547 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4644(20001101)79:2<191::aid-jcb30>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Release of neurotransmitters, including dopamine and glutamate, has been implicated in hypoxia/ischemia-induced alterations in neuronal function and in subsequent tissue damage. Although extensive studies have been done on the mechanism underlying the changes in glutamate release, few have examined the mechanism that is responsible for the changes in catecholamines. Rat pheochromocytoma-12 (PC12) cells synthesize, store, and release catecholamines including DA and NE. Therefore, we used HPLC and ED to evaluate extracellular DA and NE concentrations in a medium during chemical hypoxia in PC12 cells. Chemical hypoxia produced by KCN induced differential release of DA and NE. Under normal glucose conditions, KCN induced release of NE, but not DA. Under glucose-free conditions, KCN-induced release of DA was elevated transiently, whereas the release of NE increased progressively. Under parallel conditions, KCN biphasically elevated the level of cytosolic free calcium ([CA(2+)](i)) in glucose-free DMEM, peaking at 95 +/- 18 nM at 1,107 +/- 151 s, followed by a new plateau level at 249 +/- 24 nM sustained from 4,243 +/- 466 to 5,263 +/- 440 s. Cell toxicity, as measured by LDH release, was increased significantly by KCN in glucose-free DMEM but was diminished in the presence of glucose, and was correlated with DA release by chemical hypoxia. The protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor GO6976 or staurosporine inhibited KCN-induced LDH release as well as the release of NE and DA. Taken together, selective activation of DA but not NE was correlated with the LDH release by chemical hypoxia, and was diminished with GO6976 or staurosporine. These results suggest that selective activation of PKC isoforms is involved in the chemical hypoxia-induced DA release, which may lead to neuronal cell toxicity.
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- J S Kuo
- Department of Education and Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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A novel agarofuran sesquiterpene polyol ester, 1beta,2beta,6alpha,15beta-tetracetoxy-8 beta,9alpha-dibenzoyloxy-beta- dihydroagarofuran (celahin D) (1), two known analogues of 1,1beta-acetoxy-8beta,9alpha-dibenzoyloxy-4al pha6alpha-dihydroxy-2beta(alphamethylbutanoyloxy)-beta-++ +dihydroagarofuran (2) and beta-acetoxy-8beta,9alpha-dibenzoyloxy-6alpha-hy droxy-2beta(alpha -methylbutanoyloxy)-beta-dihydroagarofuran (3), and a known cytotoxic sesquiterpene pyridine alkaloid, emarginatine E (4) were isolated from the stems of Celastrus hindsii Benth. Three known triterpenes, loranthol (5), lupenone (6) and friedelinol (7) were also obtained from the titled plant. Structural elucidation of compound 1 was established by 2D NMR spectra.
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- H C Huang
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, ROC
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Shen CC, Wang YC, Hua WS, Chang CS, Sun MH. Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 2000; 63:301-10. [PMID: 10820909] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The traditional transsphenoidal approach for pituitary surgery can be performed via transnasal, transseptal, or sublabial routes through unilateral or bilateral nostrils. It requires wide mucosal and septal dissection and postoperative nasal packing. Endoscopic surgery has been widely used because it allows excellent visualization with minimal invasion. Recently, it has also been applied to pituitary surgery. METHODS From January, 1997 to February, 1999, 40 patients with pituitary adenomas underwent the transsphenoidal approach using a rigid endoscope via one nostril. Among the 40 cases, 18 were prolactinomas, seven were growth hormone-secreting adenomas and 15 were nonfunctional adenomas. RESULTS After surgery, complete resolution or improvement of symptoms and restoration of normal hormone levels were achieved in 16 patients with prolactinomas, five with growth hormone-secreting adenomas and 12 with nonfunctional macroadenomas. One patient with a recurrent microprolactinoma needed a second operation to remove the cavernous portion of the tumor. Another male patient with a macroprolactinoma who experienced galactorrhea and gynecomastia showed improvement of clinical symptoms after the operation. Two patients with residual growth hormone-secreting macroadenomas in the cavernous sinus needed Sandostatin treatment. Three patients with nonfunctional macroadenomas underwent nearly total resection leaving residual tumor in the cavernous sinus, which then required adjuvant radiotherapy. No complications related to this approach were encountered in the patients during the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS Endonasal transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery can be employed for treating pituitary tumors without septal or sublabial complications. Postoperative suffering was reduced and hospitalization was shortened by this mini-invasive procedure. This surgical procedure can be used for both microadenomas and macroadenomas.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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Chen HY, Shiao MS, Huang YL, Shen CC, Lin YL, Kuo YH, Chen CC. Antioxidant Principles from Ephemerantha lonchophylla. J Nat Prod 2000; 63:586. [PMID: 27518907 DOI: 10.1021/np000044l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Conventional Doppler techniques can only detect the axial component of blood flow. To obtain the transverse flow component, an approach based on the dependence of Doppler bandwidth on Doppler angle has been widely investigated. To compute the bandwidth, a full Doppler spectrum is often required. Therefore, this approach has not been applied to real-time, two-dimensional Doppler imaging because of the long data acquisition time. To overcome this problem, a correlation-based method is proposed. Specifically, variance of the Doppler spectrum is used to approximate the square of the Doppler bandwidth. Because variance is computed efficiently and routinely in correlation-based color Doppler imaging systems, implementation of this method is straightforward. In addition, the two-dimensional velocity vector can be calculated and mapped to different colors using the color mapping function of current systems. Simulations were performed, and experimental data were also collected using a string phantom with the Doppler angle varying from 23 degrees to 82 degrees . Results indicate that the correlation-based method may produce significant errors if only a limited number of flow samples are available. With averaging, however, the Doppler angles estimated by the correlation-based method can achieve good agreement with the true angles by using only four flow samples with proper variance averaging.
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- P C Li
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Generation of the second harmonic signal was studied for finite amplitude distortion based harmonic imaging. Acoustic field amplitudes along the range axis of a fixed focus transducer were measured using a PVDF needle hydrophone. Results indicated that on-axis amplitudes strongly depended on the f-number at both the fundamental and the second harmonic frequencies. Differences of the on-axis amplitudes between the two frequencies were also investigated. To explore the possibility of increasing harmonic generation by extending the depth of focus, a two-focus transducer was employed. Hydrophone measurements, pulse-echo imaging and simulations were performed. Although the increase in harmonic generation depended on specific imaging parameters, the effectiveness of improving the harmonic signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by increasing the depth of field was clearly demonstrated. Degradation in contrast resolution associated with the two-focus transducer was also evaluated. It was found that the contrast resolution was still significantly better than that of the fundamental image at the same frequency. Results of the study using the two-focus transducers can be generalized to imaging systems with full dynamic transmit focusing capabilities. In other words, it is expected that dynamic transmit focusing can improve the SNR of finite amplitude distortion based second harmonic imaging while improving the contrast resolution over fundamental imaging.
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- P C Li
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC.
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One dihydrostilbene and three phenanthrene antioxidants were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the Chinese herbal Ephemerantha lonchophylla. One of these compounds, ephemeranthone (4) is a new natural product. Denbinobin (1) and 3-methylgigantol (3) have been previously isolated from this plant, and 3-ethoxy-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-phenanthraquinone (2) is an artifact. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic analysis. The antioxidative activities for inhibiting human low density lipoprotein oxidation in vitro of compounds 1-4 were determined, and only 4 was active (5.3 times that of probucol).
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- H Y Chen
- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, No. 155-1, Sec 2, Li Nung St., Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Syu WJ, Shen CC, Don MJ, Ou JC, Lee GH, Sun CM. Cytotoxicity of curcuminoids and some novel compounds from Curcuma zedoaria. J Nat Prod 1998; 61:1531-1534. [PMID: 9868158 DOI: 10.1021/np980269k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Bioassay-directed fractionation of an EtOH extract of Curcuma zedoaria led to isolation of an active curcuminoid, which was identified as demethoxycurcumin (2) by comparison of its 1H and 13C NMR spectra with literature data and by direct comparison with synthetic material. Curcumin (1) and bisdemethoxycurcumin (3) were also obtained. Curcuminoids (1-3) were synthesized and demonstrated to be cytotoxic against human ovarian cancer OVCAR-3 cells. The observed CD50 values of 1, 2, and 3 were 4.4, 3.8, and 3.1 microg/mL, respectively. Three additional novel compounds, 3, 7-dimethylindan-5-carboxylic acid (4), curcolonol (5), and guaidiol (6), were also isolated from the EtOH extract. The structures and relative stereochemistry of 4-6 were determined by spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallographic analysis.
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- W J Syu
- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei
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Tsou HK, Shen CC, Wang YC. Os odontoideum: a case report and review. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1998; 61:741-7. [PMID: 9884449] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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There are five types of odontoid anomalies: os odontoideum, ossiculum terminale, hypoplasia of the odontoid, aplasia of the odontoid base and aplasia of the odontoid. All five anomalies may lead to atlantoaxial instability. Their clinical signs, symptoms and treatments are identical. Only radiographic findings are distinctive. The incidence of odontoid anomalies is uncertain. A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized with progressive numbness of his limbs on the right side for one month. Os odontoideum was confirmed by cervical radiography and magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion was stabilized with autogenous iliac bone fusion and Halifax interlaminar clamp fixation. Treatment with posterior fusion of the C1-C2 vertebrae proved successful. The clinical variations, etiology, diagnosis and surgical management of odontoid anomalies are discussed.
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- H K Tsou
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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Ledoux SP, Shen CC, Grishko VI, Fields PA, Gard AL, Wilson GL. Glial cell-specific differences in response to alkylation damage. Glia 1998; 24:304-12. [PMID: 9775981] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Oligodendrocytes are preferentially sensitive to the toxic, carcinogenic, and teratogenic effects of methylnitrosourea (MNU). The mechanisms responsible for this enhanced sensitivity have not been fully elucidated. One of the most vulnerable cellular targets for this chemical is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). To determine if differences in mtDNA damage and repair capacity exist among the different CNS glial cell types, the effects of MNU exposure on oligodendroglia, astroglia, and microglia cultured separately from neonatal rat brain were compared. Quantitative determinations of mtDNA initial break frequencies and repair efficiencies showed that whereas no cell type-specific differences in initial mtDNA damage were detected, mtDNA repair in oligodendrocytes, oligodendrocyte progenitors, and microglia was significantly reduced compared to that of astrocytes. In astrocytes, and all other cell types previously evaluated in our laboratory, >60% of N-methylpurines were removed from the mtDNA by 24 hr. In contrast, only 35% of lesions were removed from mtDNA of oligodendrocytes, oligodendrocyte progenitors, and microglia during the same time period. Mitochondrial perturbations by a variety of xenobiotics have been linked to apoptosis. In the present study, apoptosis, as determined by DNA laddering and ultrastructural analysis, was clearly induced by MNU treatment of cultured oligodendrocyte progenitors and microglia, but not in astroglia. These data demonstrate a correlation between diminished mtDNA repair capacity and the induction of apoptosis. However, further experimentation is necessary to determine if a causal relationship exists and contributes to the vulnerability of oligodendroglia following exposure to N-nitroso compounds in the environment or in chemotherapeutic regimen.
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- S P Ledoux
- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688, USA
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Shen CC, Wang YC, Wei SH, Chang CS, Chan YC, Leu CH. Microsurgical management of intracranial epidermoid cysts. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1998; 61:313-323. [PMID: 9684507] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intracranial epidermoid cysts are slow-growing congenital neoplasms that usually spread and adhere to critical neurovascular structures along the basal cistern, particularly the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) and parasellar region. Clinical symptoms include trigeminal neuralgia, headache and dizziness, progressive hemiparesis, unstable gait and hemifacial spasm. With the aid of modern imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an effective microsurgical approach can be planned preoperatively to completely remove tumors and avoid complications. METHODS Twenty-six patients with intracranial epidermoid cysts were microsurgically treated between July 1984 and June 1997. Diagnostic procedures included enhanced CT and/or CT cisternography and MRI. All patients underwent microsurgical treatment for tumor removal. RESULTS Total tumor removal was achieved in 12 patients (46.2%), near-total removal in seven (26.9%), partial removal in six (23.1%) and stereotactic biopsy in one patient (3.8%). Postoperative deterioration of the neurologic condition was found in three patients who required further surgery, aseptic meningitis in four patients and communicating hydrocephalus requiring shunting in three patients. The functional prognoses were excellent in 23 patients (88.5%), good in two patients (7.7%) and fair in one patient (3.8%). Among the 26 patients, three died of pneumonia three, six and nine months after surgery, respectively. CONCLUSIONS MRI is particularly useful for defining the anatomic limits of tumor tissue and surgical planning. The surgical results were excellent in patients with near-total tumor removal, as well as in patients with total removal. Aggressive surgical tumor removal may result in transient, but significant, cranial nerve palsy and should be avoided. Perioperative administration of steroids and wound protection may be beneficial for preventing the development of postoperative aseptic meningitis and hydrocephalus.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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Shen CC, Wang YC. Surgical management of intracranial arteriovenous malformation associated with aneurysms. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1998; 61:8-16. [PMID: 9509686] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The association of intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with aneurysm(s) is hazardous, and various forms of treatment have been suggested. Most authors agree that surgery for these combined lesions should be directed toward the symptomatic lesion first. This may be difficult, however, especially when the source of the hemorrhage is unclear. METHODS Between 1985 and 1996, 12 patients with combined AVM and aneurysm(s) were treated at this institution. Clinical presentations included headache and hemorrhage in all patients, limb weakness in three patients, and seizure in one patient. Hemorrhage types included subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). To avoid the intraoperative rupture of aneurysms during resection of the AVM, these were routinely clipped first, followed by total extirpation of the AVM. RESULTS SAH, ICH and/or IVH simultaneously presented in seven patients (58.3%). According to the surgical findings, bleeding resulted from the aneurysm in 10 patients and AVM in two patients. There was a high incidence of combined lesions in the posterior circulation (67%) in our series. Among the patients with combined lesions in the posterior circulation, half had multiple aneurysms. A total of 21 aneurysms were found in the 12 patients, with five patients harboring multiple aneurysms. Among the 12 patients, 10 had good results. Eight patients received one-stage operations and two received two-stage operations. Two patients died, one of massive rebleeding from multiple giant aneurysms with SAH, IVH and ICH after ventricular drainage, and the other died of massive bleeding during resection of a large AVM. CONCLUSIONS It is difficult to predict bleeding sources preoperatively by radiologic images. Our experience has led to the belief that the safest approach is to treat the aneurysm before microsurgical resection of the AVM. Most of our patients were surgically treated in one approach and showed good results.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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Leu CH, Hu TL, Shen CC, Wang YC. Tuberculum sellae meningiomas: clinical manifestation, radiologic diagnosis, surgery and visual outcome. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1998; 61:1-7. [PMID: 9509685] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most patients with tuberculum sellae meningioma (TSM) present with visual symptoms mimicking a pituitary macroadenoma. Accurate preoperative differentiation is important because TSM requires a craniotomy, whereas the transsphenoidal route is preferred for removal of most pituitary macroadenomas. METHODS From 1989 to 1994, five patients with TSM were treated at Taichung Veterans General Hospital. All were female, ranging in age from 20 to 60 years. This paper is a retrospective review of clinical features, diagnostic methods, treatment and postoperative visual recovery. RESULTS The most common symptom, with a duration of one month to two years, was asymmetrical visual loss. Abnormal endocrine levels were found in one patient (prolactin: 47.91 ng/ml). Another patient was misdiagnosed as having a pituitary adenoma by coronal view computed tomography (CT) and underwent a transsphenoidal operation. Later, an accurate diagnosis was made using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She then underwent another operation--unilateral subfrontal craniotomy with total removal of the tumor. The other patients were preoperatively diagnosed as having meningioma by MRI. They also underwent unilateral subfrontal craniotomy with total removal of tumor. All patients showed good visual improvement after their operation. The extent of visual improvement was closely related to the duration of preoperative visual loss. There was no tumor recurrence after a follow-up period of six months to five years (mean, two years and six months). CONCLUSIONS It should be emphasized that the diagnosis of TSM must first be based on clinical symptoms and signs, or "chiasma-syndrome". It can be accurately diagnosed preoperatively by sagittal view MRI. Early diagnosis will increase the chances of a good postoperative visual outcome.
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- C H Leu
- Department of Surgery, Army 802 General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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The human adult alpha-globin locus consists of three pairs of homology blocks (X, Y, and Z) interspersed with three nonhomology blocks (I, II, and III), and three Alu family repeats, Alu1, Alu2, and Alu3. It has been suggested that an ancient primate alpha-globin-containing unit was ancestral to the X, Y, and Z and the Alu1/Alu2 repeats. However, the evolutionary origin of the three nonhomologous blocks has remained obscure. We have now analyzed the sequence organization of the entire adult alpha-globin locus of gibbon (Hylobates lar). DNA segments homologous to human block I occur in both duplication units of the gibbon alpha-globin locus. Detailed interspecies sequence comparisons suggest that nonhomologous blocks I and II, as well as another sequence, IV, were all part of the ancestral alpha-globin-containing unit prior to its tandem duplication. However, sometime thereafter, block I was deleted from the human alpha1-globin-containing unit, and block II was also deleted from the alpha2-globin-containing unit in both human and gibbon. These were probably independent events both mediated by independent illegitimate recombination processes. Interestingly, the end points of these deletions coincide with potential insertion sites of Alu family repeats. These results suggest that the shaping of DNA segments in eukaryotic genomes involved the retroposition of repetitive DNA elements in conjunction with simple DNA recombination processes.
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- A D Bailey
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Shyu WC, Lin JC, Shen CC, Hsu YD, Lee CC, Shiah IS, Tsao WL. Vascular dementia of Binswanger's type: clinical, neuroradiological and 99mTc-HMPAO SPET study. Eur J Nucl Med 1996; 23:1338-44. [PMID: 8781138 DOI: 10.1007/bf01367589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In 24 patients with vascular dementia of Binswanger's type (VDBT) and 14 age-matched neurologically normal volunteers, we investigated the relationship between clinical features, white matter lesions (leuco-araiosis) and cerebral atrophy on computed tomographic (CT) scan, and regional cerebral blood flow. All subjects underwent the Mini-Mental State Examination of Taiwan, version 1 (MMSE-T1), for assessing the severity of cognitive impairment. The patients were subdivided into two groups, one with mild to moderate (group I, MMSE-T1 scores: 11-24, n=11), and the other with severe dementia (group II, MMSE-T1 scores: below 10, n=13). White matter degeneration was evaluated with densitometric methods. Loss of brain parenchyma was estimated with seven linear measurements (Evan's ratio, third ventricle ratio, width of temporal horn tip, anterior-posterior length of temporal horn, anterior-posterior length of Sylvian fissure and width of frontal interhemispheric fissure) by CT scans. Regional cerebral blood flow was determined with technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission tomography (SPET). In neuroimaging studies, subcortical leuco-araiosis was localized at the frontal region in group I patients and scattered diffusely in group II patients. 99mTc-HMPAO SPET analysis revealed reduction of regional cerebral blood flow in the frontal lobe in group I patients and widespread reduction of regional cerebral blood flow in group II patients. A correlation between frontal leuco-araiosis and perfusion defect of the frontal pole was demonstrated in group I patients, showing findings typical of subcortical dementia. There was no difference in frontal atrophic measurements between group I patients and controls. Ratios of volumes of lost brain parenchyma and leuco-araiosis were significantly higher in group II patients than in the age-matched controls, corresponding to a diffuse cerebral perfusion defect. These results suggest that patients with VDBT have early frontal lobe involvement with posterior progression. Patients with mild VDBT are more likely to show reduction of frontal cerebral blood flow and leuco-araiosis, while those with severe VDBT are more likely to have diffuse leuco-araiosis, cerebral hypoperfusion and brain atrophy.
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- W C Shyu
- Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Five new prenylflavones, yinyanghuo A (1), yinyanghuo B (2), yinyanghuo C (3), yinyanghuo D (4), and yinyanghuo E (5), along with six known flavonoids, chrysoeriol, quercetin, apigenin, apigenin 7,4'-dimethyl ether, kaempferol, and luteolin, were isolated from the leaves of Epimedium sagittatum. Their structures were determined from spectral analysis. Compounds 1 and 2 showed significant antiplatelet induced by arachidonic acid.
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- C C Chen
- Pharmacological Institute, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China
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Damage to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has recently been associated with a variety of human diseases including cancer, diabetes mellitus, and aging. The mechanisms by which the mitochondria respond to DNA damage are of prime importance in understanding how damage can persist and cause disease. Here we demonstrate the repair of mitochondrial DNA damage induced by the naturally occurring, radiomimetic drug bleomycin. WI-38 cells were first permeabilized using 20 micrograms/ml lysophosphatidylcholine in order to increase the intracellular concentration of bleomycin. Dose response studies with the permeabilized cells showed that a concentration of 5 micrograms/ml bleomycin given for 30 min caused sufficient DNA damage for repair studies. Following treatment with this concentration of bleomycin, repair of mtDNA damage was found to be about 80% by 2 h. However, after 4 h no additional repair was observed. The results indicate that there is an efficient DNA repair system in human mitochondria for some types of damage caused by bleomycin. However, there is a component of damage caused by this agent that either is not repaired or is removed at a much slower rate.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688, USA
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Tuck-Muller CM, Chen H, Martínez JE, Shen CC, Li S, Kusyk C, Batista DA, Bhatnagar YM, Dowling E, Wertelecki W. Isodicentric Y chromosome: cytogenetic, molecular and clinical studies and review of the literature. Hum Genet 1995; 96:119-29. [PMID: 7607645 DOI: 10.1007/bf00214200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 01/26/2023]
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Dicentrics are among the most common structural abnormalities of the human Y chromosome. Predicting the phenotypic consequences of different duplications and deletions of dicentric Y chromosomes is usually complicated by varying degrees of mosaicism (45,X cell lines), which may, in some cases, remain undetected. Molecular studies in patients with dicentric Y chromosomes have been few, and only two studies have attempted to determine the presence of SRY (the putative testis-determining factor gene). We report an 18-year-old female with short stature, amenorrhea, hirsutism, hypoplastic labia minora, and clitoromegaly who has a 45,X/46,X,idic(Y)(p11.32)/47,X,idic(Y)(p11.32),idic(Y) (p11.32) karyotype. Southern analysis using Y-specific probes (Y97, 2D6, 1F5, pY3.4) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis using primers for ZFY and SRY were positive for all loci tested, indicating that almost all of the Y chromosome was present. Our findings and an extensive review of the literature emphasize the importance of molecular analyses of abnormal Y chromosomes before any general conclusions can be reached concerning the relative effects of the Y-chromosome abnormality and mosaicism on sexual differentiation.
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- C M Tuck-Muller
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688, USA
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STUDY DESIGN This report analyzed the likely locations of lesions that cause a combination of Horner's and Brown-Séquard syndromes. One must know the anatomic structure of spinal cord and the sympathetic nerve chain. OBJECTIVES A hypertensive patient had Brown-Séquard and Horner's syndromes after neck trauma. The magnetic resonance imaging and surgical findings showed the correlation between the clinical symptoms and the likely lesion. METHODS The patient underwent right hemilaminectomy from C2 to C6 with total removal of hematoma. CONCLUSION The spinal epidural hematoma rarely is a surgical emergency. The patient presented with Brown-Séquard and Horner's syndromes. Magnetic resonance imaging made a rapid and correct diagnosis. The patient received an emergent right hemilaminectomy from C2 to C6 with removal of hematoma and subsequently made a complete recovery.
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- C C Shen
- Department of Surgery and Ophthalmology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Cho DY, Chang CG, Wang YC, Wang FH, Shen CC, Yang DY. Repeat operations in failed microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgery 1994; 35:665-9; discussion 669-70. [PMID: 7808609 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199410000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [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: 01/27/2023] Open
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For the study of pathogenesis and treatment of recurrent trigeminal neuralgia, we performed 31 repeat operations from among 400 patients with trigeminal neuralgia in the past 10 years. Initially, of these 400 patients, 376 underwent microvascular decompression only, and 24 underwent partial sensory rhizotomy with or without microvascular decompression. Fifty-three patients (14%) had recurrences after microvascular decompression, of which 31 patients underwent repeat operations. Among the repeat operations, there was negative exploration in 16 patients (52%), arterial loop compression in 7 (22%), venous compression in 4 (13%), and Teflon compression or adhesion in 4 (13%). Twenty-one patients had early recurrences within 1 year, and 10 patients had late recurrences. Negative exploration and arterial compression were more likely in early recurrence (P = 0.01). Continuing demyelination might occur in patients with negative exploration, even when adequate decompression had been initially performed. Seventy percent of the patients had no recurring pain by way of partial sensory rhizotomy for negative explorations, redecompression of arterial loops, division of offending veins, or lysis and reposition of Teflon. About half of the patients had positive findings that were amenable without rhizotomy in the repeat operations. A repeat operation for failed microvascular decompression is a good choice if the condition of the patient is tolerant.
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- D Y Cho
- Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Duplication within Xp21 causes female or intersexual development in human embryos with an XY chromosome complement. We have mapped the responsible gene, SRVX (sex reversal X), in XY-sex-reversed maternal half siblings who had inherited the duplication from their mother. The limited size of the duplication in our cases, relative to its extent in other similar cases, allows assignment of the SRVX locus to Xp21.2-->p22.11. We infer that SRVX is part of a pathway of sex-determining genes that includes SRY and SRA1, the latter recently assigned to chromosome 17q. If mutation of SRA1 or SRVX can reverse the sex of the XY fetus, this would explain why mutation within SRY is found only sporadically in women with XY gonadal dysgenesis.
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- P Arn
- Nemours Children's Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32247
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