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Wu W, Yang D, Sui D, Zhu M, Luo G, Yang Z, Wang Y, Luo H, Ling L, Zhang Z, Wu Y, Feng G, Li H. Efficacy and safety of Pien Tze Huang capsules in patients with herpes zoster: A multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled trial. Phytomedicine 2024; 127:155453. [PMID: 38452692 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155453] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Herpes zoster (HZ) is a common medical condition accompanied by several distressing symptoms, including acute pain. Pien Tze Huang (PZH) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with numerous pharmacological effects, including antiviral properties, neuroprotection, and immunity regulation. PURPOSE To investigate the efficacy and safety of PZH capsules in patients with HZ. STUDY DESIGN A multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, and placebo-controlled trial from 8 hospitals in 5 cities of China. METHODS Eligible participants were randomly assigned to the PZH capsule and placebo group at a 1:1 ratio. Treatment was conducted for 14 days with a window period of no more than 2 days. For the first 7 days, participants received antiviral drugs combined with PZH capsules (0.6 g/time, 3 times a day) or placebos. For the remaining 7 days, they were only treated with PZH capsules (0.6 g/time, 3 times a day) or placebos. RESULTS We included 222 patients in the full analysis set (FAS), and 187 patients in the per protocol set (PPS). The change of numeric rating scale pain scores from baseline to the seventh day (±1 day) after treatment in the PZH capsule group was statistically superior to the placebo group (FAS: 2.33 vs. 1.71, 97.5%CI: 0.03 ∼ 1.19; PPS: 2.29 vs. 1.51, 97.5%CI: 0.18 ∼ 1.38). In the PPS, there was a significant difference in the time (days) of pain relief between the placebo group and the PZH capsule group (Mean (SD): 5.71 (3.76) vs. 4.69 (3.57), p = 0.046). On the seventh day (±1 day) after treatment, the level of CD8+ cells in the PZH capsule group were higher than those of the placebo group (FAS: Mean (SD): 24.08 (6.81) vs. 21.93 (8.19), p = 0.007; PPS: Mean (SD): 24.26 (6.93) vs. 22.15 (8.51), p = 0.012). The level of cytotoxic lymphocyte cells found similar results on the seventh day (±1 day) (FAS: Mean (SD): 12.17 (4.65) vs. 10.55 (4.15), p = 0.018; PPS: Mean (SD): 12.25 (4.65) vs. 10.11 (3.93), p = 0.002). No serious adverse events were noted and PZH capsules were well tolerated. CONCLUSION PZH capsules confer therapeutic effects on HZ with the TCM symptom of stagnated heat of liver channel by substantially reducing the pain intensity, shortening the time of pain relief as well as regulating the immune function. On the basis of the efficacy and safety profiles, PZH capsules may be a promising complementary therapy for the treatment of HZ.
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- Wenfeng Wu
- The Second Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China; Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, CHINA-JAPAN Friendship Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Guangdong Second Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jiangmen Wuyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangmen, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, PR China; Department of Dermatology, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- The Second Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangzhou Evidence-Based Medicine Tech Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangzhou Evidence-Based Medicine Tech Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, PR China.
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Negrao M, Schmidt S, Sui D, Sharaf R, Kemp H, Lewis W, Bristow C, Frampton G, Lee J, Heymach J, Gibbons D, Albacker L, Skoulidis F. MA09.07 Genomic Landscape and Clinical Outcomes With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in NF1-Mutant NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Slater J, Liu L, Sui D, Weyman E, Chan A. Chemosensory Outcomes in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients Treated with Proton Beam Therapy: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.11.061] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Jones A, Sui D, Abdelsalam M, Bassett R, Wallace M. Complexity should be accounted for in dose assessment for transarterial chemoembolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.01.419] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Carozza SE, Elgethun K, Li B, Horel S, Sui D. Agricultural Pesticides and Risk of Childhood Cancers. Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s103-d] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Canada A, Neese L, Sui D, Schover L. Pilot Intervention to Enhance Sexual Rehabilitation for Couples After Treatment for Localized Prostate Carcinoma. J Urol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(06)00169-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- A.L. Canada
- Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Zhao J, Wang S, Sui D. [Treatment of intracranial anterior circulatory aneurysms via keyhole approach]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2001; 81:323-5. [PMID: 11798891] [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: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical effect of treatment of intracranial anterior circulatory aneurysm via the minimum invasive surgical technique keyhole approach. METHODS Fifty three patients with intracranial anterior circulatory aneurysms were operated upon via keyhole approach from February to November 2000, 37 cases with ICA or MCA being operated upon via pterional approach, and 16 cases with AcoA or ACA aneurysms via frontal unilateral interhemispheric keyhole approach. A bone flap, 25 approximately 30 mm wide and 15 approximately 20 mm high, was created with a high-speed drill in craniotomy. The aneurysm was exposed through the lateral cerebral fissure or intercerebral fissure. RESULTS The intracranial anterior circulatory aneurysms in 53 cases were successfully clipped via keyhole approach, of which 5 aneurysm bodies were resected and 12 cases underwent intraoperative accidental rupture. Postoperative angiography showed that all of the aneurysms were occluded. None of the cases died after operation. The morbidity of postoperative complication was 3.8%. No approach-related complication occurred. CONCLUSION Keyhole approach helps to obtain the best operative effect for treatment of intracranial anterior circulatory aneurysm.
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- J Zhao
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital Attached to Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China
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Sui D, Wilson JE. Interaction of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-4, Miz-1, leptin, lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase, and granulin precursor with the N-terminal half of type III hexokinase. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 382:262-74. [PMID: 11068878 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.2019] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-4, Miz-1, leptin, prostaglandin D synthase, and granulin precursor were identified as proteins interacting with the N-terminal half of mammalian Type III hexokinase (HKIII) in the yeast two-hybrid method. These interactions were confirmed by in vitro binding studies. All five of these proteins, and their mRNAs, were present in PC12 cells, as shown by immunoblotting and RT-PCR, respectively. All were coimmunoprecipitated from PC12 extracts with an antibody against HKIII, but not with anti-Type I hexokinase. Moreover, all of these proteins were coimmunoprecipitated using antileptin as precipitating antibody, indicating the existence of a macromolecular complex including these five proteins and HKIII. Transfection of M+R 42 cells with HKIII-green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter constructs gave a diffuse intracellular fluorescence. Cotransfection with leptin or Miz-1 resulted in distinctly different localization of the HKIII-GFP fusion protein, at intracellular sites coincident with localization of leptin-GFP or Miz-1-GFP reporter constructs.
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- D Sui
- Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA
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Lee LF, Wu P, Sui D, Ren D, Kamil J, Kung HJ, Witter RL. The complete unique long sequence and the overall genomic organization of the GA strain of Marek's disease virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:6091-6. [PMID: 10823954 PMCID: PMC18563 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.11.6091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We have determined the DNA sequence of the unique long (UL) region and the repeat long (RL) region in the genome of serotype 1 GA strain of Marek's disease virus (MDV), a member of the alpha-herpesvirus family. With this information, the complete nucleotide sequence of GA-MDV is now known. The entire GA-MDV genome is predicted to be about 174 kbp in size, with an organization of TRL-UL-IRL-IRS-US-TRS, typical of a alpha-herpesvirus. The UL sequence contains 113,508 bp and has a base composition of 41.7% G + C. A total of 67 ORFs were identified completely within the UL region, among which 55 are homologous to genes encoded by herpes simplex virus-1. Twelve of them are unique with presently unknown functions. The sequence of RL reported here together with those published earlier reveal the major structural features of the RL. Virtually all of the ORFs encoded by RL are specific to serotype I of MDV. These ORFs are likely to contribute to some of the unique biological properties of MDV. Among the proteins encoded by MDV-specific ORFs are Meq, a jun/fos family of transcriptional factor implicated in transformation and latency, virus-encoded interleukin-8, a CXC chemokine, and pp38 and pp24, two phosphoproteins with undefined functions. There is also a putative lipase gene (LORF2) that has homologies in HPRS-24 (serotype II) strain of MDV and in various avian adenoviruses. An additional unique feature of MDV is the presence of long terminal repeat remnant sequences of avian retrovirus reticuloendotheliosis virus. These remnant sequences are derived from the U3-enhancer region through ancestral insertions by reticuloendotheliosis virus proviruses.
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- L F Lee
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA.
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Travis AJ, Sui D, Riedel KD, Hofmann NR, Moss SB, Wilson JE, Kopf GS. A novel NH(2)-terminal, nonhydrophobic motif targets a male germ cell-specific hexokinase to the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:34467-75. [PMID: 10567428 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.48.34467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although three germ cell-specific transcripts of type 1 hexokinase exist in murine male germ cells, only one form, HK1-sc, is found at the protein level. This single isoform localizes to three distinct structures in mouse spermatozoa: the membranes of the head, the mitochondria in the midpiece, and the fibrous sheath in the flagellum (Travis, A. J., Foster, J. A., Rosenbaum, N. A., Visconti, P. E., Gerton, G. L., Kopf, G. S., and Moss, S. B. (1998) Mol. Biol. Cell 9, 263-276). The mechanism by which one protein is targeted to multiple sites within this highly polarized cell poses important questions of protein targeting. Because the study of protein targeting in germ cells is hampered by the lack of established cell lines in culture, constructs containing different domains of the germ cell-specific hexokinase transcripts were linked to a green fluorescent protein and transfected into hexokinase-deficient M+R42 cells. Constructs containing a nonhydrophobic, germ cell-specific domain, present at the amino terminus of the HK1-SC protein, were targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum and the plasma membrane. Mutational analysis of this domain demonstrated that a complex motif, PKIRPPLTE (with essential residues italicized), represented a novel endoplasmic reticulum-targeting motif. Constructs based on another germ cell-specific hexokinase transcript, HK1-sa, demonstrated the specific proteolytic removal of an amino-terminal domain, resulting in a protein product identical to HK1-SC. Such processing might constitute a regulatory mechanism governing the spatial and/or temporal expression of the protein.
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- A J Travis
- Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6142, USA
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Xu X, Shi YC, Wu X, Gambetti P, Sui D, Cui MZ. Identification of a novel PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 (PDZ)-like protein interacting with the C terminus of presenilin-1. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:32543-6. [PMID: 10551805 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.46.32543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Presenilin-1 (PS-1) is the most causative Alzheimer gene product, and its function is not well understood. In an attempt to elucidate the function of PS-1, we screened a human brain cDNA library for PS-1-interacting proteins using the yeast two-hybrid system and isolated a novel protein containing a PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 (PDZ)-like domain. This novel PS-1-associated protein (PSAP) shares a significant similarity with a Caenorhabditis elegans protein of unknown function. Northern blot analysis revealed that PSAP is predominantly expressed in the brain. Deletion of the first four C-terminal amino acid residues of PS-1, which contain the PDZ domain-binding motif (Gln-Phe-Tyr-Ile), reduced the binding activity of PS-1 toward PSAP 4-fold. These data suggest that PS-1 may associate with a PDZ-like domain-containing protein in vivo and thus may participate in receptor or channel clustering and intracellular signaling events in the brain.
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- X Xu
- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
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Wu P, Reed WM, Yoshida S, Sui D, Lee LF. Identification and characterization of glycoprotein H of MDV-1 GA strain. Acta Virol 1999; 43:152-8. [PMID: 10696437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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A 2439 bp open reading frame (ORF) was identified from the DNA sequence of BamHI-F and -K2 fragments of Marek's disease virus of serotype 1 (MDV-1) GA strain, which predicts an 813 amino acid polypeptide. This peptide is homologous to HSV-1 gH, and has typical glycoprotein features. There are nine potential N-linked glycosylation sites within the extracellular domain. A fragment of the gH ORF was cloned into pGEX vector in frame with glutathione S-transferase (GST) to produce a GST-gH fusion protein in Escherichia coli. The GST-gH fusion protein was used to develop gH monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. Expression of gH was detected in duck embryo fibroblasts (DEFs) infected with MDV-1 GA strain by immunofluorescence assay (IFA) with these antibodies. Virus neutralization and plaque-forming inhibition analyses were conducted with the gH antiserum. There were no neutralization and plaque-forming inhibition activities of gH antiserum. Comparison of the DNA sequence of gH gene between GA and RB1B strains of MDV-1 revealed major difference in the upstream control elements of gH ORF.
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- P Wu
- Department of Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Reddy SM, Sui D, Wu P, Lee L. Identification and structural analysis of a MDV gene encoding a protein kinase. Acta Virol 1999; 43:174-80. [PMID: 10696441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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DNA sequence analysis of the BamHI-C fragment of Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) reveals the presence of a 513 amino acid open reading frame (ORF). This ORF codes for a protein with an estimated M(r) of 58,901. Comparison of the amino acid sequence with those available in the Swiss-Prot database indicates extensive homology with a protein kinase (PK) of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV). In Northern blot hybridization, a transcript of 2.0 kb was detected in MDV (GA strain) infected duck embryo fibroblasts (DEFs). A portion of the ORF was expressed in Escherichia coli as a trpE-fusion protein and used to generate antiserum in New Zealand rabbits. This antiserum specifically detected a protein of 60 kDa in MDV serotype 1, 2 and 3 infected DEFs or chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs) by Western blot analysis. This ORF codes for a functional PK.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Catalytic Domain
- Cells, Cultured
- Chick Embryo
- Genes, Viral
- Herpesvirus 2, Gallid/enzymology
- Herpesvirus 2, Gallid/genetics
- Herpesvirus 2, Gallid/physiology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Protein Kinases/chemistry
- Protein Kinases/genetics
- Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Rabbits
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Analysis, Protein
- Transcription, Genetic
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- S M Reddy
- Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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Zhao J, Wang C, Wang S, Li J, Sui D, Zhao Y. Combination of intraoperative embolization with surgical resection for treatment of giant cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Chin Med J (Engl) 1999; 112:273-7. [PMID: 11593566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To reduce the risk of surgical resection of giant arteriovenous malformation (AVM) (> 6.0 cm) and prevent normal perfusion pressure breakthrough (NPPB) for lowering the postoperative mortality. METHODS During the operation under barbiturate anesthesia, the proximal end of the feeding arteries were ligated at first, and 0.5 ml isobutyl 12-cyanoacrylate (IBCA) with 0.5 ml 5% glucose was injected into the vessels towards the AVM, then the malformed vessels were resected totally. Postoperative digital subtraction angiography of the four vessels was performed in all patients. RESULTS 50 patients with giant AVM survived after operation, only 6 (12.0%) had transient neurological dysfunction and 44 (88.0%) recovered after a follow-up of 6-36 months. No patient suffered from normal perfusion pressure breakthrough (NPPB). CONCLUSIONS The embolization could block the arteriovenous shunts sufficiently to decrease the blood flow away from the normal areas of the brain so as to prevent the incidence of intra- and postoperative rebleeding, especially in NPPB. Therefore, the combination of intraoperative embolization with surgical resection is an effective strategy in the treatment of giant cerebral AVMs, which make it operable for those used to be regarded as inoperable cases.
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- J Zhao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing 100050, China
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Sui D, Wilson JE. Structural determinants for the intracellular localization of the isozymes of mammalian hexokinase: intracellular localization of fusion constructs incorporating structural elements from the hexokinase isozymes and the green fluorescent protein. Arch Biochem Biophys 1997; 345:111-25. [PMID: 9281318 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1997.0241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Fusion constructs incorporating structural elements from mammalian isozymes of hexokinase, Types I-IV, in frame with sequence encoding the green fluorescent protein (GFP) have been made and expressed in hexokinase-deficient M + R 42 cells. Fusion proteins incorporating catalytically active regions from the Type II isozyme, or the entire Type IV sequence, were expressed in catalytically active form. The intracellular localization of the fusion proteins was determined using confocal microscopy. Fusion proteins including the N-terminal halves of the Type I or Type II isozymes were targeted to mitochondria, while the N-terminal half of the Type III isozyme did not confer mitochondrial targeting. The mitochondrial targeting signal was represented by the hydrophobic sequence at the extreme N-termini ("binding domain") of the Type I and Type II isozymes. Inclusion of the binding domain from the Type I isozyme was sufficient to confer mitochondrial binding on GFP itself as well as on constructs including the N-terminal half of Type III hexokinase. However, the Type I hexokinase binding domain was not sufficient to cause mitochondrial targeting of a construct containing the Type IV sequence. These results suggest that, although the binding domain is critical for mitochondrial targeting, other interactions involving an adjacent structure might also play a role. Fusion proteins including the N-terminal half of Type I hexokinase became dissociated from mitochondria under conditions favorable for accumulation of intracellular Glc-6-P. The 2-deoxy analog was much less effective than Glc in causing mitochondrial dissociation of the fusion construct, in accord with previous studies showing 2-deoxy-Glc-6-P to be much less effective than Glc-6-P at promoting release of Type I hexokinase from mitochondria. Dissociation, induced by formation of Glc-6-P or 2-deoxy-Glc-6-P, did not occur with the fusion protein including only the binding domain of Type I hexokinase. This is consistent with previous studies indicating that Glc-6-P-dependent dissociation results from binding of this ligand to a site in the N-terminal half of the enzyme, but which is not likely to be present in the small segment represented by the binding domain. These studies demonstrate the usefulness of this approach in defining structural elements involved in targeting hexokinase isozymes to specific subcellular locations and modulation of that intracellular location by perturbations of metabolic status.
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- D Sui
- Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1319, USA
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DNA sequence analysis revealed a gene encoding the Marek's disease virus (MDV) DNA polymerase (pol) within the BamHI-E fragment of the long unique region of the virus genome. Identification is based on an extensive amino acid homology between the MDV open reading frame and the DNA pol (UL30) of the herpes simplex virus. We describe here a 3540-base-pair fragment of the MDV DNA encoding 1180 amino acids with a M(r) of 133,920 daltons as the viral DNA pol gene, with the analysis of transcription and translation. In Northern blot hybridization, a transcript of 4.0 kb was detected in GA-MDV-infected duck embryo fibroblast (DEF) cells. An antiserum was generated in rabbit using TryE-pol fusion protein expressed in E. coli. This antiserum specifically immunoprecipitated a protein of 135 kD from lysates of MDV-GA-infected DEF cells. MDV DNA pol showed extensive homology to five distantly related herpesviruses: equine herpesvirus (EHV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Comparison of amino acid sequences among the herpesviruses highlights nine highly conserved regions. Three of the conserved regions are in the N-terminus in the 3'-5' exonuclease domains and the remaining six are in the C-terminus in the catalytic domains. The predicted structural characters are in good agreement with the published data on a number of human herpesvirus DNA pol. The identification of MDV DNA pol gene may lead to a better understanding of MDV replication.
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- D Sui
- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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