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Ding Q, Liu Y, Ju H, Song H, Xiao Y, Liu X, Ren G, Wei D. Reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation predicted the efficacy of camrelizumab in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2023; 28:e525-e529. [PMID: 37330963 PMCID: PMC10635619 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.25919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (RCCEP), a special adverse event (AE) only observed in patients treated with camrelizumab, was reported to be correlated with the efficacy of camrelizumab in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. This study to analyze the possible correlation between the occurrence of RCCEP and efficacy of camrelizumab in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the efficacy and RCCEP occurrence of camrelizumab in 58 patients with R/M HNSCC in the Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine between January 2019 and June 2022. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to assess the correlation between the occurrence of RCCEP and the survival of enrolled patients, and COX multifactor analysis was adopted to evaluate associated factors that affected the efficacy of camrelizumab immunotherapy. RESULTS A significant correlation between the incidence of RCCEP and a higher objective response rate was observed in this study (p=0.008). The occurrence of RCCEP was associated with better median overall survival (17.0 months vs. 8.7 months, p<0.0001, HR=5.944, 95% CI:2.097-16.84) and better median progression-free survival (15.1 months vs. 4.0 months, p<0.0001, HR=4.329,95% CI:1.683-11.13). In COX multifactor analysis, RCCEP occurrence was also an independent prognostic factor affecting OS and PFS in patients with R/M HNSCC. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of RCCEP can show a better prognosis, it could be used as a clinical biomarker to predict the efficacy of camrelizumab treatment.
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- Q Ding
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Ninth People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Zip code: 200011, 639 Zhi-zao-ju Road, Shanghai, China
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Ren G, Wang Y, Wang Y, Chen Y, Chen Q, Wang S. Development and Validation of a Deep Learning-Based Auto-Delineation of Target Volume and Organs at Risk in Pancreatic Cancer Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e482-e483. [PMID: 37785527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The delineation of the clinical target volume (CTV), gross target volume (GTV) and organs at risk (OARs) is a crucial and laborious in pancreatic cancer radiotherapy. In this work, we propose and evaluate a three-dimensional (3D) novel convolutional neural network (CNN) for automatic and accurate CTV, GTV and OARs in pancreatic cancer. MATERIALS/METHODS A total of 120 computed tomography (CT) scans patients with pancreatic cancer were collected. A novel 3D CNN network, called ResUNet3D, was developed to achieve auto-delineation. 96 patients chosen randomly were used for training, 12 patients for validation, and 12 patients for testing. Meanwhile, the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and 95th percentile Hausdorff distance (HD95%) were used to assess the performance. RESULTS The DSC values for the test data were 80.9±8.6%, 77.5±5.6%, 94.5±1.3%, 66.2±13.4%, 73.6±7.6%, 79.0±8.7%, 94.1±1.9%, 94.6±1.4%, 87.3±5.8% for CTV, GTV, liver, duodenum, spinal cord, bowel, kidney left, kidney right, stomach. The corresponding HD95% values were 10.7±6.9mm, 7.8±5.7mm, 11.6±5.6mm, 18.6±5.6mm, 2.7±0.7mm, 17.7±8.6mm, 3.9±1.4mm, 3.7±1.9mm, 13.4±5.7mm, respectively. The average delineation time for one patient's CT images was within 5 seconds. CONCLUSION The experimental results demonstrate that the CTV, GTV and OARs delineated for pancreatic cancer by ResUNet3D achieved a close agreement with the ground truth. ResUNet3D could significantly reduce the radiation oncologists' contouring time.
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- G Ren
- Department of Radiotherapy, Air Force Medical Center, Beijing, China; Department of Radiotherapy, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Air Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Air Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- MedMind Technology Co, Ltd, Beijing, China
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- MedMind Technology Co, Ltd, Beijing, China
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- MedMind Technology Co, Ltd, Beijing, China
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Lam YL, Lam S, Cheung ALY, Ho WY, Kong FM, Cai J, Ren G. Exploration of AI-Assisted On-Board Perfusion Imaging Technique on Patients Undergoing Thoraxradiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e33. [PMID: 37785165 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Pulmonary function of lung cancer patients can significantly change along the radiation therapy (RT) course. Scholars have synthesized lung function maps from computed tomography (CT) images. Still, there is lack of study exploring the feasibility of generating lung perfusion information from cone-beam CT (CBCT). Our study aims to fill up this gap in the body of literatures. MATERIALS/METHODS One-hundred-and-six pairs of planning CT and CBCT images of thoracic cancer patients from XX hospital were collected retrospectively. All CT images were registered to CBCT with a deformable algorithm, and referred as deformed planning CT (dCT). A 2D convolutional neural network (CNN) model built with cycle generative adversarial network (cycle-GAN) was trained to correct CBCT image artifacts and HU value discrepancies. The corrected CBCT was named enhanced CBCT (eCBCT) in this study. All CBCT, eCBCT and dCT images were then input to a pre-trained CT-to-perfusion deep learning (DL) model to synthesize perfusion images (PI), namely PICBCT, PIeCBCT and PIdCT respectively. For model training, 80 image pairs were assigned to the training set while others to the testing set. dCT and PIdCT were respectively regarded as the ground truth in two consecutive models. One extra validation case acquired with SPECT perfusion scan was collected for model performance test. Quantitative evaluation was done between the ground truth and the synthesized images. Peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) and mean absolute error (MAE) were computed to assess efficacy of CBCT enhancement. Correlation (R) and Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) were used to evaluate voxel-wise and function-wise concurrence in CBCT-derived perfusion mapping. RESULTS In CBCT enhancement, [eCBCT-dCT] pairs demonstrated higher agreement than [CBCT-dCT] pairs. Quantitatively, PSNR and MAE were improved from 21.10±1.60 to 24.08±1.76, and 68.99±13.51 to 47.06±11.31 (p<0.01), respectively. For perfusion translation, higher correlation was demonstrated in both voxel-wise and function-wise evaluation within [PIeCBCT-PIdCT] than [PICBCT-PIdCT]. R correlation increased from 0.84±0.09 to 0.89±0.06 (p<0.01), whereas DSC in high-functional regions increased from 0.77±0.06 to 0.82±0.05 (p<0.01). In the validation case, strong correlation was observed between SPECT perfusion scan and PIeCBCT, with R increasing from 0.57 to 0.65 when compared to PICBCT. CONCLUSION We proposed a novel DL framework that synthesized perfusion images from fractionally acquired CBCT. Our framework met the clinical needs in providing real-time lung perfusion maps. It can be used to track the continuously changing pulmonary function status throughout the RT course using routinely scanned CBCT, without additional imaging modalities. The framework can facilitate functionally guided adaptive radiation therapy by providing immediate pulmonary function information.
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- Y L Lam
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; St Paul Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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Ren G, Wang Y, Feng L, Zhang J, Wang Y. Expression of Ki67 and p53 and their Relationship with the Survival Time of High-Dose Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1118] [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: 10/31/2022]
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Zhang H, Ren G, Qiao A. Editorial: Hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1009566. [PMID: 36187782 PMCID: PMC9523916 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1009566] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Huabing Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Metabolic Disease Research Center, School of Basic Medicine, Hefei, China
- The Affiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Chuzhou), Chuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Huabing Zhang, , Guang Ren, Aijun Qiao,
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
- *Correspondence: Huabing Zhang, , Guang Ren, Aijun Qiao,
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine and School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
- *Correspondence: Huabing Zhang, , Guang Ren, Aijun Qiao,
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Zamboni F, Ren G, Culebras M, O'Driscoll J, O'Dwyer J, Ryan EJ, Collins MN. Curcumin encapsulated polylactic acid nanoparticles embedded in alginate/gelatin bioinks for in situ immunoregulation: Characterization and biological assessment. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 221:1218-1227. [PMID: 36087752 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Curcumin is a known naturally occurring anti-inflammatory agent derived from turmeric, and it is commonly used as a herbal food supplement. Here, in order to overcome the inherent hydrophobicity of curcumin (Cur), polylactic acid (PLA) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesised using a solvent evaporation, and an oil-in-water emulsion method used to encapsulate curcumin. Polymeric NPs also offer the ability to control rate of drug release. The newly synthesised NPs were analysed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), where results show the NPs range from 50 to 250 nm. NPs containing graded amounts of curcumin (0 %, 0.5 %, and 2 %) were added to cultures of NIH3T3 fibroblast cells for cytotoxicity evaluation using the Alamar Blue assay. Then, the curcumin NPs were incorporated into an alginate/gelatin solution, prior to crosslinking using a calcium chloride solution (200 nM). These hydrogels were then characterised with respect to their chemical, mechanical and rheological properties. Following hydrogel optimization, hydrogels loaded with NP containing 2 % curcumin were selected as a candidate as a bioink for three-dimensional (3D) printing. The biological assessment for these bioinks/hydrogels were conducted using THP-1 cells, a human monocytic cell line. Cell viability and immunomodulation were evaluated using lactate dehydrogenase (LHD) and a tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay, respectively. Results show that the hydrogels were cytocompatible and supressed the production of TNF-α. These bioactive hydrogels are printable, supress immune cell activation and inflammation showing immense potential for the fabrication of tissue engineering constructs.
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- Fernanda Zamboni
- Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland; Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
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- Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
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- Institute of Material Science, University of Valencia, Spain
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- School of Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland
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- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland
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- Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland; Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland; SFI AMBER, University of Limerick, Ireland.
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Shi C, Houyu J, Zhou R, Wu Y, Li H, Wang Y, Xu S, Gu Z, Li J, Zhang Z, Ren G. 880P Phase II trial of the cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor SHR6390 in patients with advanced head and neck mucosal melanoma harboring CDK4 amplification. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1006] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Ren G, Hwang PTJ, Millican R, Shin J, Brott BC, van Groen T, Powell CM, Bhatnagar S, Young ME, Jun HW, Kim JA. Subcutaneous Administration of a Nitric Oxide-Releasing Nanomatrix Gel Ameliorates Obesity and Insulin Resistance in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:19104-19115. [PMID: 35467831 PMCID: PMC9233978 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous signaling molecule, which plays crucial roles in various biological processes, including inflammatory responses, metabolism, cardiovascular functions, and cognitive function. NO bioavailability is reduced with aging and cardiometabolic disorders in humans and rodents. NO stimulates the metabolic rate by increasing the mitochondrial biogenesis and brown fat activation. Therefore, we propose a novel technology of providing exogenous NO to improve the metabolic rate and cognitive function by promoting the development of brown adipose tissue. In the present study, we demonstrate the effects of the peptide amphiphiles-NO-releasing nanomatrix gel (PANO gel) on high-fat diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and cognitive functions. Eight-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were subcutaneously injected in the brown fat area with the PANO gel or vehicle (PA gel) every 2 weeks for 12 weeks. The PANO gel-injected mice gained less body weight, improved glucose tolerance, and decreased fasting serum insulin and leptin levels compared with the PA gel-injected mice. Insulin signaling in the muscle, liver, and epididymal white adipose tissue was improved by the PANO gel injection. The PANO gel reduced inflammation, increased lipolysis in the epididymal white adipose tissue, and decreased serum lipids and liver triglycerides. Interestingly, the PANO gel stimulated uncoupled protein 1 gene expression in the brown and beige fat tissues. Furthermore, the PANO gel increased the cerebral blood flow and improved learning and memory abilities. Our results suggest that using the PANO gel to supply exogenous NO is a novel technology to treat metabolic disorders and cognitive dysfunctions.
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- Guang Ren
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Biomedical engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Endomimetics, LLC, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Endomimetics, LLC, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Department of Biomedical engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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Li L, Zou L, Yue W, Liu C, Wang H, Wen Z, Xiang Q, Ren G, Guo S, Fang J. MicroRNA-29a-3p regulates chemosensitivity in hypopharyngeal carcinoma via targeting Cdc42. Malays J Pathol 2022; 44:53-60. [PMID: 35484886] [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: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hypopharyngeal carcinoma is one kind of high malignant tumour followed by poor prognosis in head and neck carcinomas. This study aimed to detect miR-29a-3p and Cdc42 in patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The expression of miR-29a-3p and Cdc42 mRNA were detected, and the correlation between miR-29a-3p/Cdc42 and clinical stages was investigated. RESULTS The relative expression of miR-29a-3p in stage II, III and IV hypopharyngeal carcinoma tissues was significantly lower than that of stage I (P< 0.05). The relative expression of Cdc42 mRNA in stage I, III and IV tissues was significantly higher than that of stage I (P< 0.05). The expression of miR-29a-3p in hypopharyngeal carcinoma with lymph node metastasis was significantly lower than that without lymph node metastasis (P = 0.045). CONCLUSION MiR-29a-3p and Cdc42 mRNA could be potential diagnostic biomarkers of hypopharyngeal carcinoma.
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- L Li
- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Central Hospital of Chaoyang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaoning, China
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China.
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Qiu M, Guo Y, Guo W, Nian W, Liao W, Xu Z, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Wei X, Xue L, Tang W, Wu Y, Ren G, Wang L, Xi J, Wang Y, Li M, Hausheer F, Hu C, Xu R. 905P FIH phase I dose escalation and dose expansion study of anti-EGFR ADC MRG003 in patients with advanced solid tumors. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1315] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Li Y, Xing L, Yin X, Li H, Ren G. 68P A meta-analysis of the efficacy of adding immune checkpoint inhibitors to neoadjuvant chemotherapy against triple-negative breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.03.082] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Ren G, Bowers RL, Kim T, Mahurin AJ, Grandjean PW, Mathews ST. Serum fetuin-A and Ser312 phosphorylated fetuin-A responses and markers of insulin sensitivity after a single bout of moderate intensity exercise. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14773. [PMID: 33650781 PMCID: PMC7923554 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Fetuin‐A (Fet‐A), secreted by the liver and adipose tissue, inhibits insulin receptor tyrosine kinase activity and modulates insulin action. Numerous studies have shown association of elevated serum Fet‐A concentrations with obesity, non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes. Both moderate body weight loss (5%–10%) and significant body weight loss have been shown to decrease serum Fet‐A and improve insulin sensitivity. Currently, there are no studies examining the effects of a single bout of exercise on serum Fet‐A or Ser312‐pFet‐A (pFet‐A) responses. We hypothesized that a single bout of moderate‐intensity exercise will lower serum Fet‐A and that these changes will be associated with an improvement in insulin sensitivity. Thirty‐one individuals with obesity and 11 individuals with normal body weight were recruited. Participants underwent a single bout of treadmill walking, expending 500 kcal at 60%–70% VO2max. Oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) were administered before the single bout of exercise (Pre Ex) and 24 h after exercise (24h Post Ex). In individuals with obesity, we observed a transient elevation of serum Fet‐A concentrations, but not pFet‐A, immediately after exercise (Post Ex). Further, a single bout of exercise decreased glucoseAUC, insulinAUC, and insulin resistance index in individuals with obesity. Consistent with this improvement in insulin sensitivity, we observed that Fet‐AAUC, pFet‐AAUC, 2 h pFet‐A, and 2 h pFet‐A/Fet‐A were significantly lower following a single bout of exercise. Further, reductions in serum Fet‐AAUC 24h Post Ex were correlated with a reduction in insulin resistance index. Together, this suggests that alterations in serum Fet‐A following a single bout of moderate‐intensity endurance exercise may play a role in the improvement of insulin sensitivity. Clinical Trial Registration NCT03478046; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03478046.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Ren G, Wang Y, Xia T, Wang Y, Li X. Clinical Efficacy of High-dose Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Oligometastases From Pancreatic Cancer after Radiochemotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1936] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Ren G, Wang Y, Xia T, Li X, Wang Y. Prognostic Significance of Circulating Tumor Cells for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer with High-dose Hypofractionated Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1820] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Ren G, Bhatnagar S, Hahn DJ, Kim JA. Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase-1 mediates the palmitic acid-induced inflammatory response in human aortic endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2020; 319:E893-E903. [PMID: 32954825 PMCID: PMC7790120 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00117.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Saturated fatty acid (SFA) induces proinflammatory response through a Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated mechanism, which is associated with cardiometabolic diseases such as obesity, insulin resistance, and endothelial dysfunction. Consistent with this notion, TLR2 or TLR4 knockout mice are protected from obesity-induced proinflammatory response and endothelial dysfunction. Although SFA causes endothelial dysfunction through TLR-mediated signaling pathways, the mechanisms underlying SFA-stimulated inflammatory response are not completely understood. To understand the proinflammatory response in vascular endothelial cells in high-lipid conditions, we compared the proinflammatory responses stimulated by palmitic acid (PA) and other canonical TLR agonists [lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Pam3-Cys-Ser-Lys4 (Pam3CSK4), or macrophage-activating lipopeptide-2)] in human aortic endothelial cells. The expression profiles of E-selectin and the signal transduction pathways stimulated by PA were distinct from those stimulated by canonical TLR agonists. Inhibition of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (ACSL) by a pharmacological inhibitor or knockdown of ACSL1 blunted the PA-stimulated, but not the LPS- or Pam3CSK4-stimulated proinflammatory responses. Furthermore, triacsin C restored the insulin-stimulated vasodilation, which was impaired by PA. From the results, we concluded that PA stimulates the proinflammatory response in the vascular endothelium through an ACSL1-mediated mechanism, which is distinct from LPS- or Pam3CSK4-stimulated responses. The results suggest that endothelial dysfunction caused by PA may require to undergo intracellular metabolism. This expands the understanding of the mechanisms by which TLRs mediate inflammatory responses in endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease.
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- Guang Ren
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
- Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
- Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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Ren G, Wang Y, Xia T, Wang Y. High-dose Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer with Oligometastases Using Helical Tomotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1930] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Ren G, Kim T, Kim HS, Young ME, Muccio DD, Atigadda VR, Blum SI, Tse HM, Habegger KM, Bhatnagar S, Coric T, Bjornsti MA, Shalev A, Frank SJ, Kim JA. A Small Molecule, UAB126, Reverses Diet-Induced Obesity and its Associated Metabolic Disorders. Diabetes 2020; 69:2003-2016. [PMID: 32611548 PMCID: PMC7458036 DOI: 10.2337/db19-1001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Targeting retinoid X receptor (RXR) has been proposed as one of the therapeutic strategies to treat individuals with metabolic syndrome, as RXR heterodimerizes with multiple nuclear receptors that regulate genes involved in metabolism. Despite numerous efforts, RXR ligands (rexinoids) have not been approved for clinical trials to treat metabolic syndrome due to the serious side effects such as hypertriglyceridemia and altered thyroid hormone axis. In this study, we demonstrate a novel rexinoid-like small molecule, UAB126, which has positive effects on metabolic syndrome without the known side effects of potent rexinoids. Oral administration of UAB126 ameliorated obesity, insulin resistance, hepatic steatosis, and hyperlipidemia without changes in food intake, physical activity, and thyroid hormone levels. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that UAB126 regulates the expression of genes in the liver that are modulated by several nuclear receptors, including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and/or liver X receptor in conjunction with RXR. Furthermore, UAB126 not only prevented but also reversed obesity-associated metabolic disorders. The results suggest that optimized modulation of RXR may be a promising strategy to treat metabolic disorders without side effects. Thus, the current study reveals that UAB126 could be an attractive therapy to treat individuals with obesity and its comorbidities.
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- Guang Ren
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Huang J, Ren G. 271P MAPK pathway inhibition as a rational therapeutic strategy for MiR-138-5p/PAQR3 dysregulation-mediated epirubicin resistance in triple-negative breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.080] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Wei D, Ren G, Jv H, Song H, Wu Y, Guo W. 1146P Rh-endostatin combined with chemotherapy and interferon in the treatment of oral mucosal melanoma without clinical cervical lymph node metastasis: A retrospective study in Chinese population. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1269] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Allison DB, Ren G, Peliciari-Garcia RA, Mia S, McGinnis GR, Davis J, Gamble KL, Kim JA, Young ME. Diurnal, metabolic and thermogenic alterations in a murine model of accelerated aging. Chronobiol Int 2020; 37:1119-1139. [PMID: 32819176 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1796699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Senescence-Accelerated Mouse-Prone 8 (SAMP8) mice exhibit characteristics of premature aging, including hair loss, cognitive dysfunction, reduced physical activity, impaired metabolic homeostasis, cardiac dysfunction and reduced lifespan. Interestingly, circadian disruption can induce or augment many of these same pathologies. Moreover, previous studies have reported that SAMP8 mice exhibit abnormalities in circadian wheel-running behavior, indicating possible alterations in circadian clock function. These observations led to the hypothesis that 24 h rhythms in behavior and/or circadian clock function are altered in SAMP8 mice and that these alterations may contribute to perturbations in whole-body metabolism. Here, we report that 6-month-old SAMP8 mice exhibit a more prominent biphasic pattern in daily behaviors (food intake and physical activity) and whole-body metabolism (energy expenditure, respiratory exchange ratio), relative to SAMR1 control mice. Consistent with a delayed onset of food intake at the end of the light phase, SAMP8 mice exhibit a phase delay (1.3-1.9 h) in 24 h gene expression rhythms of major circadian clock components (bmal1, rev-erbα, per2, dbp) in peripheral tissues (liver, skeletal muscle, white adipose tissue [WAT], brown adipose tissue [BAT]). Forcing mice to consume food only during the dark period improved alignment of both whole-body metabolism and oscillations in expression of clock genes in peripheral tissues between SAMP8 and SAMR1 mice. Next, interrogation of metabolic genes revealed altered expression of thermogenesis mediators (ucp1, pgc1α, dio2) in WAT and/or BAT in SAMP8 mice. Interestingly, SAMP8 mice exhibit a decreased tolerance to an acute (5 h) cold challenge. Moreover, SAMP8 and SAMR1 mice exhibited differential responses to a chronic (1 week) decrease in ambient temperature; the greatest response in whole-body substrate selection was observed in SAMR1 mice. Collectively, these observations reveal differential behaviors (e.g. 24 h food intake patterns) in SAMP8 mice that are associated with perturbations in peripheral circadian clocks, metabolism and thermogenesis.
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- David B Allison
- School of Public Health, Indiana University , Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Morphophysiology & Pathology Sector, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo , Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Kim HS, Ren G, Kim T, Bhatnagar S, Yang Q, Bahk YY, Kim JA. Metformin reduces saturated fatty acid-induced lipid accumulation and inflammatory response by restoration of autophagic flux in endothelial cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13523. [PMID: 32782332 PMCID: PMC7419289 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70347-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Autophagy, an integral part of the waste recycling process, plays an important role in cellular physiology and pathophysiology. Impaired autophagic flux causes ectopic lipid deposition, which is defined as the accumulation of lipids in non-adipose tissue. Ectopic lipid accumulation is observed in patients with cardiometabolic syndrome, including obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular complications. Metformin is the first line of treatment for type 2 diabetes, and one of the underlying mechanisms for the anti-diabetic effect of metformin is mediated by the stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Because the activation of AMPK is crucial for the initiation of autophagy, we hypothesize that metformin reduces the accumulation of lipid droplets by increasing autophagic flux in vascular endothelial cells. Incubation of vascular endothelial cells with saturated fatty acid (SFA) increased the accumulation of lipid droplets and impaired autophagic flux. We observed that the accumulation of lipid droplets was reduced, and the autophagic flux was enhanced by treatment with metformin. The knock-down of AMPKα by using siRNA blunted the effect of metformin. Furthermore, treatment with SFA or inhibition of autophagy increased leukocyte adhesion, whereas treatment with metformin decreased the SFA-induced leukocyte adhesion. The results suggest a novel mechanism by which metformin protects vascular endothelium from SFA-induced ectopic lipid accumulation and pro-inflammatory responses. In conclusion, improving autophagic flux may be a therapeutic strategy to protect endothelial function from dyslipidemia and diabetic complications.
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- Hae-Suk Kim
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1825 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1825 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1825 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1825 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, 27478, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1825 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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Lin L, Dai F, Ren G, Wei J, Chen Z, Tang X. Corrigendum to "Efficacy of lianhuaqingwen granules in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps" [Am. J. Otolaryngol. 2020 Jan - Feb;41(1):102311]. Am J Otolaryngol 2020; 41:102510. [PMID: 32386740 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102510] [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: 02/07/2023]
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- L Lin
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital North of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital North of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Huashan Hospital North of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital North of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital North of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital North of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Wang K, Franch-Expósito S, Li L, Xiang T, Wu J, Ren G. 34P Comprehensive clinical and molecular portraits of grade 3 ER+ HER- breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.03.168] [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] Open
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Ren G, Bowers RL, Kim T, Araya-Ramirez F, Mahurin AJ, Dean DM, Grandjean PW, Mathews ST. Alterations of Serum Ser312-Phosphorylated Fetuin-A from Exercise-Induced Moderate Body Weight Loss in Individuals with Obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020; 28:544-551. [PMID: 32012464 DOI: 10.1002/oby.22730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Phosphorylated fetuin-A (pFet-A) inhibits insulin action and has been shown to be associated with obesity and insulin resistance. The objective of this cohort study was to assess the effect of incremental body weight loss on alterations in serum pFet-A and indexes of insulin sensitivity. METHODS A total of 16 men with obesity attained a targeted weight loss of 8% to 10% of their initial body weight by achieving an energy expenditure/deficit of 2,000 to 2,500 kcal/wk. Anthropometric assessments and blood samples were obtained every 4 weeks. Weight loss was calculated and partitioned as 2% to 4%, 4% to 6%, 6% to 8%, and 8% to 10% compared with initial body weight. RESULTS Targeted body weight loss of 8% to 10% decreased serum pFet-A, pFet-A:Fet-A ratio, fasting insulin, log(homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance), quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, adipose insulin resistance, and insulin resistance index significantly. Percent changes in serum pFet-A were associated with percent changes in indexes of insulin sensitivity. Unlike insulin sensitivity indexes, which were altered starting with 6% to 8% weight loss, serum pFet-A levels were significantly decreased by 19.6% starting with 2% to 4% weight loss and decreased by 25.6%, 36.8%, and 42.3% with 4% to 6%, 6% to 8%, and 8% to 10% weight loss, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study reports for the first time that the insulin-sensitizing effects of moderate weight loss are associated with a reduction in serum pFet-A levels.
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- Guang Ren
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Cheng H, Sun M, Wang ZL, Wu Q, Yao J, Ren G, Sun XL. LncRNA RMST-mediated miR-107 transcription promotes OGD-induced neuronal apoptosis via interacting with hnRNPK. Neurochem Int 2019; 133:104644. [PMID: 31852624 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) rhabdomyosarcoma 2-associated transcript (RMST) silencing has been demonstrated to protect against ischemic brain injury in vivo and neuron injury in vitro. However, its underlying mechanisms in the progression of ischemic stroke have not been well explored. The expression of RMST in oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-treated HT-22 hippocampal neuron cell line was examined using quantitative Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR). CCK-8 cell viability and apoptotic cell detection using Annexin V-FITC and PI staining coupled with flow cytometry were performed to determine the pro-apoptotic role of RMST in HT-22 hippocampal neuron cell line. Furthermore, RNA pull-down, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and dual-Luciferase reporter assays were performed to determine the mechanism of RMST in OGD-induced HT-22 cell apoptosis. In the results, RMST was highly expressed in OGD-treated HT-22 cells. Altered RMST expression led to marked changes in HT-22 cell proliferation and apoptosis. Mechanistically, RMST indirectly activated p53/miR-107 signaling pathway via interacting with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNPK) and fulfilled its pro-apoptotic function in HT-22 cells. In conclusion, our data indicated that the RMST/hnRNPK/p53/miR-107/Bcl2l2 axis plays an important role in regulating neuronal apoptosis.
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- Hong Cheng
- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Neuroprotective Drug Discovery Key Laboratory of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
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Ren G, Clancy C, Tamer TM, Schaller B, Walker GM, Collins MN. Cinnamyl O-amine functionalized chitosan as a new excipient in direct compressed tablets with improved drug delivery. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 141:936-946. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Song Z, Hu L, Han Q, Wang X, Huo Y, Jiao T, Ren G, Wang K, Yin B, Jia Y, Song J, Cheng H, Wang H, Lou F, Cao S, Zang A. P2.01-45 Clinico-Molecular Characteristics and Prognostic Outcomes of TP53 Mutated Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1388] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Ren G, Kim T, Papizan JB, Okerberg CK, Kothari VM, Zaid H, Bilan PJ, Araya-Ramirez F, Littlefield LA, Bowers RL, Mahurin AJ, Nickles MM, Ludvigsen R, He X, Grandjean PW, Mathews ST. Phosphorylation status of fetuin-A is critical for inhibition of insulin action and is correlated with obesity and insulin resistance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2019; 317:E250-E260. [PMID: 31084489 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00089.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Fetuin-A (Fet-A), a hepatokine associated with insulin resistance, obesity, and incident type 2 diabetes, is shown to exist in both phosphorylated and dephosphorylated forms in circulation. However, studies on fetuin-A phosphorylation status in insulin-resistant conditions and its functional significance are limited. We demonstrate that serum phosphofetuin-A (Ser312) levels were significantly elevated in high-fat diet-induced obese mice, insulin-resistant Zucker diabetic fatty rats, and in individuals with obesity who are insulin resistant. Unlike serum total fetuin-A, serum phosphofetuin-A was associated with body weight, insulin, and markers of insulin resistance. To characterize potential mechanisms, fetuin-A was purified from Hep3B human hepatoma cells. Hep3B Fet-A was phosphorylated (Ser312) and inhibited insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in L6GLUT4 myoblasts. Furthermore, single (Ser312Ala) and double (Ser312Ala + Ser120Ala) phosphorylation-defective Fet-A mutants were without effect on glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in L6GLUT4 myoblasts. Together, our studies demonstrate that phosphorylation status of Fet-A (Ser312) is associated with obesity and insulin resistance and raise the possibility that Fet-A phosphorylation may play a role in regulation of insulin action.
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- Guang Ren
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto , Canada
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- Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto , Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Samford University , Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Samford University , Birmingham, Alabama
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Li Y, Wu Y, Yang D, Li H, Ren G. Are single hormone receptor-positive phenotypes biologically and clinically distinct breast cancer? A population-based study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz095.016] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Qiao R, Li X, Han X, Wang K, Lv G, Ren G, Li X. Population structure and genetic diversity of four Henan pig populations. Anim Genet 2019; 50:262-265. [PMID: 30883844 DOI: 10.1111/age.12775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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To investigate the population structure and genetic diversity of Henan indigenous pig breeds, samples from a total of 78 pigs of 11 breeds were collected, including four pig populations from Henan Province, three Western commercial breeds, three Chinese native pig breeds from other provinces and one Asian wild boar. The genotyping datasets were obtained by genotyping-by-sequencing technology. We found a high degree of polymorphism and rapid linkage disequilibrium decay in Henan pigs. A neighbor-joining tree, principal component analysis and structure analysis revealed that the Huainan and Erhualian pigs were clustered together and that the Queshan black pigs were clearly grouped together but that the Nanyang and Yuxi pigs were extensively admixed with Western pigs. In addition, heterozygosity values might indicate that Henan indigenous pigs, especially the Queshan black and Huainan pigs, were subjected to little selection during domestication. The results presented here indicate that Henan pig breeds were admixed from Western breeds, especially Nanyang and Yuxi pigs. Therefore, establishment of purification and rejuvenation systems to implement conservation strategies is urgent. In addition, it is also necessary to accelerate genetic resources improvement and utilization using modern breeding technologies, such as genomic selection and genome-wide association studies.
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes in serum miR-124 levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI) and elucidate the underlying mechanism by a dynamic monitor. METHODS Fifty-four patients with ACI and 51 healthy controls were included in our study. Baseline characteristics and blood samples were collected for further analysis. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to measure the serum miR-124 levels. The dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to evaluate the effect of miR-124 on iASPP, a protein that inhibits apoptosis stimulating proteins in the p53 family. RESULTS Compared with normal controls, the miR-124 levels in the ACI group rapidly decreased at phase 1 (within 24 h after ischemia) (p < 0.001) and then gradually increased at phase 2 (48 ∼ 72 h after ischemia) (p < 0.001) and phase 3 (the 7th day after ischemia) (p < 0.001). The dual-luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-124 down-regulates iASPP expression in 293T cells. CONCLUSION The miR-124 levels are down-regulated in ACI patients. The dynamic changes of miR-124 might provide a possible method for the detection of ischemic stroke. Highlights The difference in miR-124 expression levels between ACI patients and normal controls. Dynamic changes of miR-124 expression levels in ACI patients. The down-regulation of miR-124 upon iASPP expression.
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- Mei Sun
- a Department of Neurology , the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Neurology , the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China.,b Department of Neurology , Suzhou Municipal Hospital , Suzhou , China
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- c Department of Radiology , the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China
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- d Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital , Tongji University School of Medicine , Wuhan , China
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- a Department of Neurology , the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China
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Laudon J, Whittaker JL, Ren G, Jaremko JL, Emery CA, Krawetz RJ. Serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) expression in individuals who sustained a youth sport-related intra-articular knee injury 3-10 years previously and uninjured matched controls. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:286-293. [PMID: 30317002 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigates the relationship between a youth sport-related intra-articular knee injury and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), a biomarker of cartilage turnover. DESIGN Participants included a sub-sample (n = 170) of the Alberta Youth Prevention of Early Osteoarthritis (PrE-OA) study group. Specifically, 85 individuals with a 3-10 year history of sport-related intra-articular knee injury and 85 age, sex and sport-matched controls. COMP levels were investigated in serum. Between group differences in COMP levels, COMP fragmentation patterns and, the relationship between serum COMP and clinical outcomes (i.e., Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Osteoarthritis Knee Score; MOAKS, Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; KOOS, Fat mass index; FMI) were examined. RESULTS Participant median age was 22.3 years (range 16-26) and 63% were female. Although there was no difference in COMP levels between previously injured and uninjured females, previously injured males demonstrated an ∼15% greater (171.5 ng/ml, 95% CI 11.0-428.0, P = 0.04) serum COMP level than uninjured males. However after controlling for FMI, this difference was absent. Within the injured participants, COMP levels were associated with MOAKSSYNOVITIS and FMI. Furthermore, COMP fragmentation patterns were distinct between injured and uninjured individuals. CONCLUSIONS In this study group, serum COMP levels were greater in injured males, but not females, compared to matched controls. However, after controlling for FMI, no differences in COMP were observed. A unique COMP fragmentation pattern was observed in injured vs uninjured participants. These results further the hypothesis that COMP levels and/or degradation of the protein may be a marker of cartilage injury which could predispose to later OA.
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- J Laudon
- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; McCaig Institute for Bone & Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; McCaig Institute for Bone & Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; The D-BOARD European Consortium for Biomarker Discovery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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Ren G, Whittaker JL, Leonard C, De Rantere D, Pang DSJ, Salo P, Fritzler M, Kapoor M, de Koning APJ, Jaremko JL, Emery CA, Krawetz RJ. CCL22 is a biomarker of cartilage injury and plays a functional role in chondrocyte apoptosis. Cytokine 2019; 115:32-44. [PMID: 30623804 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Previous history of knee injury is a significant risk factor for OA. It has been established that low-level chronic inflammation plays a pivotal role in the onset and pathogenesis of OA. The primary aim of this research was to determine if a history of knee joint injury is associated with systemic inflammation. A secondary aim was to determine if systemic inflammation is related to knee pain and joint structure. METHODS Differences in serum cytokine association networks, knee joint structural changes (MRI), and self-reported pain (i.e., Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Pain subscale, KOOSPAIN and Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain score, ICOAP) between individuals who had sustained a youth (aged 15-26 years) sport-related knee injury 3-10 years previously and age- and sex-matched controls were examined. Proteins of interest were also examined in an OA rat model. RESULTS Cytokine association networks were found to differ significantly between study groups, yet no significant associations were found between networks and KOOSPAIN or MRI-defined OA. A group of cytokines (MCP1/CCL2, CCL22 and TNFα) were differentially associated with other cytokines between study groups. In a pre-clinical rat OA model, serum CCL22 levels were associated with pain (r = 0.255, p = 0.045) and structural changes to the cartilage. CCL22 expression was also observed in human OA cartilage and furthermore, CCL22 induced apoptosis of isolated human chondrocytes. DISCUSSION These results suggest that CCL22 may be an early factor in the onset/pathogenic process of cartilage degeneration and/or related to pain OA.
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- McCaig Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- McCaig Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- McCaig Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Eve Technologies, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Surgery and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- The Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- McCaig Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Surgery and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- McCaig Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Ren G, Juan YH, Fei H, Lin Q, Paul S, Wang J, Chen R, Liu H. Congenital absence of the pericardium and tricuspid regurgitation. QJM 2018; 111:895-897. [PMID: 30239954 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcy213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Case Western University Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Ren G, Feng Z, Zhu F, Wang Y, Xia T. A Phase I Trial of High-Dose SBRT Followed by the Gastrointestinal Shunt Procedure for Local Pancreatic Head and Neck Carcinoma: To Approach a New Mode of Cooperation of Radiation Therapy and Surgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.431] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Ren G, Zhu F, Wang Y, Xia T. Effect of High-Dose and Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Immunological Parameters in Pancreatic Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.435] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Chen W, Su Y, Jiang M, Liu G, Tian F, Ren G. Status epilepticus associated with acute encephalitis: long‐term follow‐up of functional and cognitive outcomes in 72 patients. Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:1228-1234. [PMID: 29751371 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Neurology Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Department of Neurology Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Department of Neurology Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Department of Neurology Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Department of Neurology Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Department of Neurology Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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Tang XM, Zhu Z, Ren G, Ye XF, Zhang L. [Genetic characterization of rubella virus isolated in Guizhou Province from 2012 to 2015]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 51:1108-1112. [PMID: 29262493 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2017.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the genetic characteristics of rubella virus isolated from 2012 to 2015 in Guizhou province. Methods: A total of 390 cases of suspected measles were collected from Guizhou measles network laboratory from 2012 to 2015 and 25 cases of rubella cases were diagnosed. Rubella virus isolation was performed using Vero/SLAM cells. The presence of rubella viral RNA was detected using Real-time RT-PCR after RNA extraction from infected tissue culture cells. Fragments of 480 bp and 633 bp nucleotides of E1 genes of the isolates were amplified by RT-PCR and the PCR products were sequenced and spliced. The phylogenetic tree was conducted based on the 739 bp nucleotide sequences of E1 genes and gene characteristic analysis was performed. Results: There were 19 cases of rubella outbreaks and 6 cases of rubella sporadic cases in 25 cases of suspected rubella cases. There were 11 males (44.0%) and 14 females (56.0%). The mean age and standard deviation were (12.3±3.9) years. A total of 10 rubella strains were isolated. The results of phylogenetic analysis showed that 7 strains of rubella virus isolates belonged to genotype 1E and the other belonged to genotype 2B. The nucleotide acid and amino acid homology among 7 strains 1E genotype were 99.0%-100% and 100% respectively. 2B genotype of 3 strains of nucleotide and amino acid homology were 99.4%-100% and 99.5%-100% respectively. Ten strains of rubella virus were not mutated in the E1 glycoprotein gene, Asn 177 and Asn 209 N-type glycosylation sites and E1 antigen epitopes between 213 and 285aa.Among them, 7 strains of 1E genotype had a mutation from leucine to phenylalanine in 338 amino acid, 2 strains of 2B genotype at 377 amino acids from valine to alanine. Conclusion: Rubella virus epidemic was caused by 1E and 2B genotypes in Guizhou from 2012 to 2015.Ten strains of rubella virus were highly conserved in nucleotide and amino acid sequences and there was no variation of important functional sites.
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- Department of Immunization Programs, Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang 550004, China
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Ren G, Rimando AM, Mathews ST. AMPK activation by pterostilbene contributes to suppression of hepatic gluconeogenic gene expression and glucose production in H4IIE cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018. [PMID: 29524400 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Pterostilbene, a bioactive component of blueberries and grapes, shows structural similarity to resveratrol, and exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hypoglycemic, and cholesterol lowering effects. Recent evidence indicates that pterostilbene is an agonist of the nuclear receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α). Since PPAR-α agonists induce peroxisomal proliferation and fatty acid oxidation, we examined gene expression of acyl CoA oxidase (ACO) and carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1 (CPT-1). Pterostilbene treatment, at concentrations that demonstrated over 75% cell viability (20 μM, 50 μM), significantly increased gene expression of ACO, CPT-1, and PPAR-α. Pterostilbene treatment (50 μM) also demonstrated potent activation of AMP-activated kinase (AMPK), compared to AICAR (0.5 mM) or metformin (2 mM), consistent with upregulation in fatty acid oxidation gene expression. Since AMPK activators mimic the actions of insulin by repressing hepatic gluconeogenesis, we examined pterostilbene's effects on hepatic gluconeogenic gene expression. Pterostilbene treatment significantly repressed dexamethasone-induced phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and glucose6-phosphatase (G6Pase) gene expression, and decreased glucose production in H4IIE cells. Taken together, our studies demonstrate that pterostilbene, a natural compound and PPAR-α agonist, modulate several AMPK-dependent metabolic functions. The results of the present study suggest that pterostilbene may have beneficial effects in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes and related disorders. In this study, we found that pterostilbene activated AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) and increased the expression of fatty acid oxidation genes, including acyl CoA oxidase and carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, P.O. Box 8048, University, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA.
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Li Y, Rong Y, Bao L, Nie B, Ren G, Zheng C, Amin R, Arnold RD, Jeganathan RB, Huggins KW. Suppression of adipocyte differentiation and lipid accumulation by stearidonic acid (SDA) in 3T3-L1 cells. Lipids Health Dis 2017; 16:181. [PMID: 28946872 PMCID: PMC5613458 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-017-0574-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [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: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Increased consumption of omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acids found in cold-water fish and fish oil has been reported to protect against obesity. A potential mechanism may be through reduction in adipocyte differentiation. Stearidonic acid (SDA), a plant-based ω-3 fatty acid, has been targeted as a potential surrogate for fish-based fatty acids; however, its role in adipocyte differentiation is unknown. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of SDA on adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells. Methods 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were differentiated in the presence of SDA or vehicle-control. Cell viability assay was conducted to determine potential toxicity of SDA. Lipid accumulation was measured by Oil Red O staining and triglyceride (TG) quantification in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Adipocyte differentiation was evaluated by adipogenic transcription factors and lipid accumulation gene expression by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Fatty acid analysis was conducted by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Results 3T3-L1 cells treated with SDA were viable at concentrations used for all studies. SDA treatment reduced lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. This anti-adipogenic effect by SDA was a result of down-regulation of mRNA levels of the adipogenic transcription factors CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins alpha and beta (C/EBPα, C/EBPβ), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), and sterol-regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c). SDA treatment resulted in decreased expression of the lipid accumulation genes adipocyte fatty-acid binding protein (AP2), fatty acid synthase (FAS), stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD-1), lipoprotein lipase (LPL), glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK). The transcriptional activity of PPARγ was found to be decreased with SDA treatment. SDA treatment led to significant EPA enrichment in 3T3-L1 adipocytes compared to vehicle-control. Conclusion These results demonstrated that SDA can suppress adipocyte differentiation and lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells through down-regulation of adipogenic transcription factors and genes associated with lipid accumulation. This study suggests the use of SDA as a dietary treatment for obesity. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12944-017-0574-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yueru Li
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.,Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.,Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.,Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA. .,Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
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Murray KA, Collins MN, O'Sullivan RP, Ren G, Devine DM, Murphy A, Sadło J, O'Sullivan C, McEvoy B, Vrain O, O'Neill C, Insley G. Influence of gamma and electron beam sterilization on the stability of a premixed injectable calcium phosphate cement for trauma indications. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 77:116-124. [PMID: 28898722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Premixed calcium phosphate cements (CPC's) are becoming the material of choice for injectable cements as a result of their effective delivery to the target implantation site. For orthopaedic use, it is of vital importance that the attributes of these CPC's are not compromised by irradiation sterilization. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the influence of irradiation sterilization on a range of premixed CPC's, with an emphasis on improving product shelf life through the use of optimal packaging configurations and annealing steps. Electron spin resonance (ESR) confirmed the presence of free radicals in the inorganic phase of the CPC paste following irradiation. The inclusion of a 24-h annealing step was the only successful method in reducing the degree of free radical formation. Based on the results of injectability force testing, it was revealed that an annealing step greater than 24-h significantly altered the viscosity, however; at 24-h the key attributes of the CPC paste were minimally effected. Overall, it was established that vacuum packing the CPC paste, placing the contents into a foil pouch, gamma irradiating at the minimal dose required and using an annealing step of ≤ 24-h, has the potential to extend the shelf life of the cement.
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- Kieran A Murray
- CelgenTek Limited (part of the Zimmer Biomet group), Unit 4D, Western Business Park, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland.
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- Stokes Laboratories, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland.
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- Stokes Laboratories, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland.
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- Materials Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.
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- Materials Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.
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- Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland.
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- CelgenTek Limited (part of the Zimmer Biomet group), Unit 4D, Western Business Park, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland.
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- STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies, IDA Business & Technology Park, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland.
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- STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies, IDA Business & Technology Park, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland.
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- Bemis Healthcare Packaging, Kilbeggan Road, Clara, Co. Offaly, Ireland.
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- CelgenTek Limited (part of the Zimmer Biomet group), Unit 4D, Western Business Park, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland.
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Ren G, Jv H, Tian Z, Gvetadze SR, Hu J, Zhao M, Zhou G, Zhang C, Zhang Z. Ultrasound hyperthermia induces apoptosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: An in vitro study. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2017; 22:e289-e296. [PMID: 28390119 PMCID: PMC5432077 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.21245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Hyperthermia is considered an efficient complement in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Hyperthermia induces cell apoptosis in a temperature- and time-dependent manner. However, the molecular mechanism of hyperthermia remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of apoptosis induced by ultrasound hyperthermia in HNSCC cell lines HN-30 and HN-13. Material and Methods We examined the dynamic changes of early apoptosis and secondary necrosis in HN-30 and HN-13 cells treated by hyperthermia at 42°C for 10 min. We further examined mitochondrial membrane potential in vitro by ultrasound hyperthermia for different heating temperatures (38-44°C, 10 min) and heating times (42°C, 10-50 min). After heating by ultrasound at 42°C for 10 min, the apoptosis index achieved its highest level at 8 h after treatment, decreased rapidly and remained constant at a reduced level at 12 h. Results The level of secondary necrosis increased with the level of early apoptosis but remained at a higher level until 14 h. The level of secondary necrosis correlated with the level of early apoptosis (HN-13: r=0.7523, P=0.0030; HN-30: r=0.6510, P=0.016). The fractions of cells with low mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψ) in the heating-temperature grads group and heating-time grads group decreased significantly over time. Therefore, HN-30 and HN-13 cells developed apoptosis after ultrasound hyperthermia treatment with decreases in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential level. Conclusions Ultrasound hyperthermia induces apoptosis in HN-30 and HN-13 cells, possibly via the mitochondrial caspase pathway. Key words:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential, ultrasound hyperthermia.
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- Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, No 639, Zhi Zao Ju Road, Shanghai 200011 PR China,
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Ren G, Yan J, Liu J, Lan K, Chen YH, Huo WY, Fan Z, Zhang X, Zheng J, Chen Z, Jiang W, Chen L, Tang Q, Yuan Z, Wang F, Jiang S, Ding Y, Zhang W, He XT. Neutron Generation by Laser-Driven Spherically Convergent Plasma Fusion. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 118:165001. [PMID: 28474938 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.165001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We investigate a new laser-driven spherically convergent plasma fusion scheme (SCPF) that can produce thermonuclear neutrons stably and efficiently. In the SCPF scheme, laser beams of nanosecond pulse duration and 10^{14}-10^{15} W/cm^{2} intensity uniformly irradiate the fuel layer lined inside a spherical hohlraum. The fuel layer is ablated and heated to expand inwards. Eventually, the hot fuel plasmas converge, collide, merge, and stagnate at the central region, converting most of their kinetic energy to internal energy, forming a thermonuclear fusion fireball. With the assumptions of steady ablation and adiabatic expansion, we theoretically predict the neutron yield Y_{n} to be related to the laser energy E_{L}, the hohlraum radius R_{h}, and the pulse duration τ through a scaling law of Y_{n}∝(E_{L}/R_{h}^{1.2}τ^{0.2})^{2.5}. We have done experiments at the ShengGuangIII-prototype facility to demonstrate the principle of the SCPF scheme. Some important implications are discussed.
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Hou X, He C, Jin Q, Niu Q, Ren G, Cheng H. Novel Mutation of the NOTCH3 Gene in a Chinese Pedigree with CADASIL. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2016; 16:30-35. [PMID: 27781952 DOI: 10.2174/1871527315666161024125952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) results from NOTCH3 gene mutations, which lead to the degeneration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The clinical presentation of CADASIL patients is dependent on the impact of other vascular risk factors and the type of NOTCH3 mutation present. METHODS Here, we report a rare pathogenic mutation on exon 14 of the NOTCH3 gene in a Chinese family affected by CADASIL with phenotypic peculiarities. We performed genetic testing, clinical and neuropsychological examination, brain magnetic resonance images (MRI), and electron microscopy (EM) in skin biopsies. RESULTS NOTCH3 gene analysis revealed a c.2182CT substitution on exon 14, which is the first example of this mutation in a Chinese individual from the Han ancestry. Granular osmiophilic material (GOM) was found in the proband, and all patients had migraine, subcortical ischemic events, and mood disturbances, without progressive cognitive impairment. Cranial MRI further showed white matter hyperintensity, involving bilateral basal ganglia and multiple microbleeds (MBs), in the thalamus and brain stem. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that different missense mutations in NOTCH3 might contribute to atypical clinical features of CADASIL. This report also indicates that for individuals with a positive family history having clinical and neuroradiological findings suggestive of CADASIL, genetic testing and GOM detection should be performed.
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, P.O. Box: No. 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province,. China
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Ren G, Xia T, Wang Y, Zhu F, Wu W. Elevated Serum Ferritin Levels Predict Poor Prognosis in Pancreatic Cancer With Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1056] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Ren G, Liu X, Xia T, Wu W, Wang Y, Zhu F. Predictive Dosimetric Parameters for Gastrointestinal Toxicity in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma With Hypofractioned Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1053] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Liu H, Zhang S, Shen Z, Ren G, Liu L, Ma Y, Zhang Y, Wang W. Development of a vaccine against Streptococcus agalactiae in fish based on truncated cell wall surface anchor proteins. Vet Rec 2016; 179:359. [PMID: 27660279 DOI: 10.1136/vr.103692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Streptococcus agalactiae is an important fish pathogen and a leading cause of major economic losses to the aquaculture industry worldwide. In the present study, the two truncated recombinant proteins of cell wall surface anchor family of S agalactiae, CWSAP465 and CWSAP1035, were expressed in Escherichia coli, and their immunogenicity and efficacy against the bacterium were evaluated in tilapia and turbot. The results showed that the prokaryotic expression of the two constructs, p32a-CWSAP465 and p32a-CWSAP1035, gave rise to a high yield of soluble proteins with good immunogenicity. The immunisation-challenge study revealed that tilapia and turbot immunised with recombinant truncated proteins produced high levels of antibodies with a peak at four weeks after immunisation and were protected from a challenge by a virulent S agalactiae at a dose of 1×109 colony forming units/ml. The recombinant truncated proteins had higher efficacy than the whole-cell inactivated vaccine. Therefore, the study demonstrated that CWSAP465 and CWSAP1035 are two viable vaccine candidates against S agalactiae in fish.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy, Shandong Lvdu Bio-technology Company Limited, Binzhou, Shandong 256600, China
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- Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy, Shandong Lvdu Bio-technology Company Limited, Binzhou, Shandong 256600, China
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- Binzhou Marine Environmental Monitoring Station, Binzhou, Shandong 256600, China
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- Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy, Shandong Lvdu Bio-technology Company Limited, Binzhou, Shandong 256600, China
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- Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy, Shandong Lvdu Bio-technology Company Limited, Binzhou, Shandong 256600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Xiao H, Yang H, Lv D, Ren G, Zheng YT. [Head and neck alveolar soft-part sarcoma: a review in diagnosis and treatment]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1499-1502. [PMID: 29871127 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.18.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Head and neck alveolar soft part sarcoma(ASPS) is a rare, distinctive sarcoma, typically occurring in infants and children.It displays a relatively fast clinical course, and the ultimate prognosis is poor and is often characterised by late metastases. It is now clear that they are caused by the formation of an ASPL TFE3 fusion gene,and the new molecular target therapies under study may change the possible approach to primary disease.The diagnosis and treatment of head and neck ASPS are reviewed in this article.
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Li Z, Zhang Y, Zhao W, Zhuang D, Li W, Ren G, Jiang W, Xu L, Wu B. Classification of insular-basal ganglia gliomas based on the displacement of corticospinal tracts evaluated by diffusion tensor imaging. J Neurosurg Sci 2016; 60:320-328. [PMID: 24866895] [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: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Resection of insula-basal ganglia (IBG) gliomas is challenging because of their deep location and vicinity to critical structures, whereas diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) can noninvasively delineate the tracks of white matter fibers. This study aims to evaluate the role of cortico-spinal tract (CST) positions in prediction of the prognosis of patients with IBG gliomas. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 34 patients with IBG gliomas. DTT was used to reconstruct the CSTs for all patients, and the IBG gliomas were classified into three types (type I-III) based on the shifted patterns of the CSTs. RESULTS The number of patients with type I IBG gliomas was 12 (35.3%), which was equal to the number of patients with type II IBG gliomas, and 10 cases (29.4%) presented with type III IBG gliomas. The six-month KPS score was significantly lower in the type III IBG group than that in the type I group (t=-11.43, P=0.013) and the type II group (t=-9.97, P=0.033). Postoperative MRI demonstrated that gross total or near total resection was achieved in 76.5% (26 cases) of all of the patients. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that the proposed classification of IBG gliomas can be used for predicting the long-term postoperative outcome profiles of IBG glioma patients.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China -
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