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Zhan T, Song W, Jing G, Yuan Y, Kang N, Zhang Q. Zebrafish live imaging: a strong weapon in anticancer drug discovery and development. Clin Transl Oncol 2024:10.1007/s12094-024-03406-7. [PMID: 38514602 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-024-03406-7] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Developing anticancer drugs is a complex and time-consuming process. The inability of current laboratory models to reflect important aspects of the tumor in vivo limits anticancer medication research. Zebrafish is a rapid, semi-automated in vivo screening platform that enables the use of non-invasive imaging methods to monitor morphology, survival, developmental status, response to drugs, locomotion, or other behaviors. Zebrafish models are widely used in drug discovery and development for anticancer drugs, especially in conjunction with live imaging techniques. Herein, we concentrated on the use of zebrafish live imaging in anticancer therapeutic research, including drug screening, efficacy assessment, toxicity assessment, and mechanism studies. Zebrafish live imaging techniques have been used in numerous studies, but this is the first time that these techniques have been comprehensively summarized and compared side by side. Finally, we discuss the hypothesis of Zebrafish Composite Model, which may provide future directions for zebrafish imaging in the field of cancer research.
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- Tiancheng Zhan
- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China.
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Yuan M, Jiang L, Sun C, Lu W, Tapu SR, Zhang H, Jing G, Weng H, Peng J. Diagnostic and prognostic value of parameters of erector spinae in patients with uremic sarcopenia. Clin Radiol 2024:S0009-9260(24)00140-5. [PMID: 38599949 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2024.03.001] [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] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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AIM This study aimed to investigate whether computed tomography (CT)-measured erector spinae parameters (ESPs) have diagnostic, severity assessment, and prognostic predictive value in uremic sarcopenia (US). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 202 uremic patients were enrolled and divided into two groups: a control group and a sarcopenia group. Sarcopenia was classified into two types: severe and nonsevere. The area, volume, and density of the erector spinae (ES) were measured using chest CT images, and the relevant ESP, including the erector spinae index (ESI), total erector spinae volume (TESV), erector spinae density (ESD), and erector spinae gauge (ESG) were calculated. The occurrence of adverse events was followed-up for 36 months. The diagnostic value and severity of US were determined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Survival curves diagnosed using CT were plotted and compared with the curve drawn using the gold standard. Cox regression analysis was used to identify independent risk factors associated with survival in US. RESULTS With an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.840 and 0.739, the combined ESP has diagnostic value and the ability to assess the severity of US. There was no significant difference in the survival curve between the combined ESP for the diagnosis of US and the gold standard (P > 0.05). ESI is a standalone predictor of survival in patients with US. CONCLUSION ESP measured by CT has diagnostic values for US and its severity, as well as being a predictive value for the prognosis of US.
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- M Yuan
- Department of Radiology, Jiangdu People' s Hospital of Yangzhou, Dongfanghong Road 9, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou 225200, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Jiangdu People's Hospital of Yangzhou, Dongfanghong Road 9, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou 225200, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangdu People' s Hospital of Yangzhou, Dongfanghong Road 9, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou 225200, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangdu People' s Hospital of Yangzhou, Dongfanghong Road 9, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou 225200, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tongji University Affiliated East Hospital, Jimo Road 150, Pudong District, Shanghai 200120, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao 87, Gulou District, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangdu People' s Hospital of Yangzhou, Dongfanghong Road 9, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou 225200, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangdu People' s Hospital of Yangzhou, Dongfanghong Road 9, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou 225200, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangdu People' s Hospital of Yangzhou, Dongfanghong Road 9, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou 225200, PR China.
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Xiaoyue T, Qichuan Q, Jing G, Pengcuo S, Yu H, Tingxin L. Lipid levels in the Jiarong Tibetan's diet at high altitudes: a cross-sectional survey. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1207710. [PMID: 37435568 PMCID: PMC10330741 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1207710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Despite the ongoing debate on the inconsistent and controversial effects of Tibetan diet on blood lipid levels at high altitude, this cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze the relationship between dietary practices and blood lipid levels among Jiarong Tibetan population. A total of 476 Jiarong Tibetan residents were included, in which basic demographic data, physical activity records, simplified food frequency questionnaire, and biochemical data were collected. Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, the potential associations between the variables were examined, and it was found that fat energy supply ratio increased with the elevation of altitude, while the lipid level showed an inverted U-shaped variation. However, the findings suggested that a diet rich in unsaturated fatty acids might balance the effects of the Tibetan diet on the risk of lipid metabolism disorders. Therefore, it is crucial to concentrate on the fat composition rather than the amount of fat E% intake on the plateau. The results highlighted the importance of investigating the interaction between environment and genes in lipid levels among plateau Tibetan population. However, further large-scale prospective studies are required for better understanding of the complexities involved in dietary practices and their influences on blood lipid levels.
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- Tang Xiaoyue
- Department of Health Management and Physical Examination, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Yizheng Hospital of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group, Yizheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Health Management and Physical Examination, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Physical Examination, Aba Prefecture People’s Hospital, Maerkang, China
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- Physical Examination, Aba Prefecture People’s Hospital, Maerkang, China
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- Department of Health Management and Physical Examination, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Health Management and Physical Examination, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Mengzhu S, Yujie Z, Yafang S, Jing G, Yuhang W, Chen X, Dongmei GU, Jianhua S, Lixia P. Electroacupuncture alleviates water avoidance stress-induced irritable bowel syndrome in mice by improving intestinal barrier functions and suppressing the expression of inflammatory cytokines. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2023; 43:494-500. [PMID: 37147750 PMCID: PMC10133954 DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.03.001] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects and related mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly allocated into normal, model, and EA groups. Experimental IBS mice models were established by exposure to water avoidance stress (WAS). Mice in the EA group were treated with EA at bilateral Tianshu (ST 25) and Zusanli (ST 36) for 7 consecutive days, 15 min each day. Abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR) tests and intestinal motility tests were performed to evaluate visceral sensitivity and intestinal motility of mice. Expression levels of tight junction proteins (TJPs) and inflammatory cytokines in colon tissues were determined through immunofluorescence, real-time polymerase chain reactions (PCR) and Western blot assays. RESULTS EA alleviated visceral hypersensitivity and intestinal hypermotility in WAS-induced IBS mice. Moreover, EA promoted the expression of zonula occludens (ZO)-1, claudin-1, and occludin while suppressing the expression of interleukin (IL)-8, interferon (IFN)-γ, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-αin water avoidance stress (WAS)-induced irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) mice. CONCLUSION EA alleviated WAS-induced IBS in mice by promoting intestinal barrier functions and suppressing the expression of inflammatory cytokines.
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- Sun Mengzhu
- Department of acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Meidicne, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Meidicne, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Meidicne, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Meidicne, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Meidicne, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Meidicne, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Meidicne, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of acupuncture, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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Jing G, Wenjun G, Yi W, Kepan X, Wen L, Tingting H, Zhiqiang C. Enhancing Enzyme Activity and Thermostability of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Chitosanase BaCsn46A Through Saturation Mutagenesis at Ser196. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:180. [PMID: 37046080 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03281-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Chitosanase plays an important role in chitooligosaccharides (COS) production. We found that the chitosanase (BaCsn46A) of Bacillus amyloliquefacien was a good candidate for chitosan hydrolysis of COS. In order to further improve the enzyme properties of BaCsn46A, the S196 located near the active center was found to be a critical site impacts on enzyme properties by sequence alignment analysis. Herein, saturation mutation was carried out to study role of 196 site on BaCsn46A catalytic function. Compared with WT, the specific enzyme activity of S196A increased by 118.79%, and the thermostability of S196A was much higher than WT. In addition, we found that the enzyme activity of S196P was 2.41% of that of WT, indicating that the type of amino acid in 196 site could significant affect the catalytic activity and thermostability of BaCsn46A. After molecular docking analysis we found that the increase in hydrogen bonds and decrease in unfavorable bonds interacting with the substrate were the main reason for the change of enzyme properties which is valuable for future studies on Bacillus species chitosanase.
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- Guo Jing
- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu, 213164, China
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center and Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, Jiangsu, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu, 213164, China
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center and Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, Jiangsu, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu, 213164, China.
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center and Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, Jiangsu, China.
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Chen H, Hu Y, Fan Y, Wu G, Cang S, Yang Y, Yang N, Ma R, Jing G, Liu A, Xu X, Tang S, Cheng Y, Yu Y, Wu YL. 22P Adding anlotinib in gradual or local progression on first-line EGFR-TKIs for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A single-arm, multicenter, phase II trial. J Thorac Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(23)00276-9] [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: 04/03/2023]
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Ma X, Zhan C, Ma P, Jing G, Liyan S, Zhang Y, Jing Z, Liu H, Wang J, Lu W. PsA inhibits the development of bovine embryos through epigenetic and oxidative stress. Am J Vet Res 2023; 84:ajvr.22.09.0159. [PMID: 36795551 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.22.09.0159] [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] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are the key regulators involved in the process of embryo development and tumor progression and are often dysregulated in numerous disordered cells, including tumor cells and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos. Psammaplin A (PsA), a natural small-molecular therapeutic agent, is a potent histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) that alters the regulation of histone. SAMPLES Approximately 2,400 bovine parthenogenetic (PA) embryos. PROCEDURES To investigate the effect of PsA on bovine preimplanted embryos, we analyzed the preimplantation development of PA embryos treated with PsA in this study. RESULTS The blastocyst formation rate of bovine PA embryos decreased sharply with an increase in concentration and duration. Furthermore, the expression of the pluripotency-related gene Nanog was decreased, and the inhibitory effects on histone deacetylases 1 (HDAC1) and DNA methylation transferase 1 (DNMT1) were observed in bovine PA embryos. The acetylation level of histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) was enhanced by a PsA treatment of 10 μM for 6 h, while the DNA methylation appeared unchanged. Interestingly, we also found that PsA treatment enhanced the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and decreased the intracellular mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP)- and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)-induced oxidative stress. Our findings improve the understanding of HDAC in embryo development and provide a theoretical basis and reproduction toxicity evaluation for the application of PsA. CLINICAL RELEVANCE These results indicate that PsA inhibits the development of bovine preimplantation PA embryos, supplying data for the PsA clinical application concentration to avoid reproductive toxicity. In addition, the reproduction toxic effect of PsA may be modulated through increased oxidative stress on the bovine PA embryo, suggesting that PsA in combination with antioxidants, for example, melatonin, might be an effective clinical application strategy.
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- Xin Ma
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- JOINN Laboratories Co, Ltd, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Zheng X, Yu X, He C, Hongjing H, Jing G. O-057 The pregnant outcome after laparoscopy treatment for subtle distal fallopian tube abnormalities in infertile population: a prospective cohort study. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac104.067] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Study question
What is the the pregnancy outcome after laparoscopy treatment for subtle distal fallopian tube abnormalities and the factors related with natural pregnancy.
Summary answer
The natural pregnancy rate is 46.58% after laparoscopy and patients' age, duration time of infertility and concurrent number of abnormalities are related with natural pregnancy.
What is known already
Subtle distal fallopian tube abnormalities are a group of diseases that are characterized by subtle variations in tubal anatomy including fimbrial agglutination, tubal diverticula, accessory ostium, fimbrial phimosis, and accessory fallopian tube. The prevalence of subtle distal fallopian tube abnormalities is high in infertile women.This group of diseases is highly related to endometriosis, especially its early stage, and may indicate fimbrial abnormalities in endometriosis.
Study design, size, duration
This was a prospective cohort study conducted in the Reproductive Medicine Center of an university-affiliated teaching hospital from January 2017 to December 2018.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
234 patients with subtle distal fallopian tube abnormalities were included. Laparoscopies were performed by four senior reproductive surgeons who were familiar with the diagnostic criteria and surgery treatment for subtle abnormalities. The fallopian tube abnormalities were corrected and endometriosis was treated by either electrical ablation for peritoneal lesions or endometrioma excision.The participants were followed up by phone every 12 months for pregnancy outcome until 36 months after surgery.
Main results and the role of chance
167 patients conceived after surgery(clinical pregnancy rate 71.37%). 109 patients conceived naturally (natural pregnancy rate 46.58%) and 59 patients conceived after in IVF(One case conceived naturally after live birth after IVF, four cases conceived naturally twice) . The average time for natural conception after surgery is 8.36±7.47 months. 51.4% of natural pregnancy occurred within 6 months and 79.8% occurred within 12 months.Among the 109 naturally conceived patients, there were 94 cases of live birth, 13 cases of natural abortion (natural abortion rate 11.92%) and 2 cases of ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy rate 1.83%). No preterm birth, multiple pregnancy or birth defects were reported in this group.The patient age(HR = 0.917,95%CI 0.870-0.917,P=0.001), duration of infertility(HR = 0.846,95%CI 0.740-0.966,P=0.014) and concurrent number of subtle abnormalities (HR = 0.636,95%CI 0.416-0.970,P=0.036) are the factors associated with natural pregnancy. The type of subtle abnormalities, type of infertility, body mess index, concurrent endometriosis, uterine cavity abnormalities and myoma are not related with natural pregnancy.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Not all kinds of subtle distal abnormalities are included such as paratubal cyst is excluded from the study. Not all the patients had the test of ovarian reserve such as AMH, antral follicle count and FSH level, so we couldn’t evaluate the relationship between ovarian reserve and natural pregnancy.
Wider implications of the findings
This is the largest clinical study that investigated the pregnancy outcome of subtle fallopian tube abnormalities in the infertile population.Laparoscopy surgery is an effective treatment for infertility patients with subtle distal fallopian tube abnormalities, especially for the young, short duration time of infertility and ≤2 types of subtle abnormalities.
Trial registration number
ChiCTR2000029095
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- X Zheng
- Peking University People”s Hospital, Reproductive Medicine Center, Beijing , China
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- Peking University People”s Hospital, Reproductive Medicine Center, Beijing , China
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- Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Xian Jiaotong University, Reproductive Medicine Center, Xian , China
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- Peking University People”s Hospital, Reproductive Medicine Center, Beijing , China
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- Peking University People”s Hospital, Reproductive Medicine Center, Beijing , China
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Jing G, Bin W, Ying ZZ. Rapid response to secukinumab in a 5-year-old with deficiency of the interleukin-36 receptor antagonist (DITRA) with severe scalp and nail involvement. Pediatr Dermatol 2021; 38:1258-1263. [PMID: 34339530 DOI: 10.1111/pde.14737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Deficiency of the interleukin-36 receptor antagonist (DITRA) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations of the IL36RN gene. DITRA is characterized by acute generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), fever, systemic inflammation, and leukocytosis. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl with severe scalp and nail involvement with a rapid response to secukinumab.
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- Guo Jing
- Department of Dermatology, University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Hongyan X, Zhanling X, Hongchen J, Jing G, Qing M, Yuan Z, Xiaofang W. Transcriptome Analysis and Expression Profiling of Molecular Responses to Cd Toxicity in Morchella spongiola. Mycobiology 2021; 49:421-433. [PMID: 34512085 PMCID: PMC8409932 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2021.1937882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Morchella is a genus of fungi with the ability to concentrate Cd both in the fruit-body and mycelium. However, the molecular mechanisms conferring resistance to Cd stress in Morchella are unknown. Here, RNA-based transcriptomic sequencing was used to identify the genes and pathways involved in Cd tolerance in Morchella spongiola. 7444 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified by cultivating M. spongiola in media containing 0.15, 0.90, or 1.50 mg/L Cd2+. The DEGs were divided into six sub-clusters based on their global expression profiles. GO enrichment analysis indicated that numerous DEGs were associated with catalytic activity, cell cycle control, and the ribosome. KEGG enrichment analysis showed that the main pathways under Cd stress were MAPK signaling, oxidative phosphorylation, pyruvate metabolism, and propanoate metabolism. In addition, several DEGs encoding ion transporters, enzymatic/non-enzymatic antioxidants, and transcription factors were identified. Based on these results, a preliminary gene regulatory network was firstly proposed to illustrate the molecular mechanisms of Cd detoxification in M. spongiola. These results provide valuable insights into the Cd tolerance mechanism of M. spongiola and constitute a robust foundation for further studies on detoxification mechanisms in macrofungi that could potentially lead to the development of new and improved fungal bioremediation strategies.
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- Xu Hongyan
- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
- Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
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Lei C, Jing G, Jichao W, Xiaohui L, Fang Q, Hua G, Yazhou M, Zhang Y. MiR-137's Tumor Suppression on Prolactinomas by Targeting MITF and Modulating Wnt Signaling Pathway. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019; 104:6391-6402. [PMID: 31162548 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-02544] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Prolactinomas are the most common functional pituitary adenomas; the aggressive tumors still present challenge to clinicians. Aberrant expression of miRNAs has been functionally associated with prolactinomas. OBJECTIVE Here we explored the role of miR-137 on the proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis of prolactinomas and its possible mechanism. RESULTS Low expression of miR-137 was correlated with the invasive behavior of human prolactinomas and predicted high recurrence. MiR-137 inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, and survivals of MMQ and GH3 cells and reduced tumor volume in F344 rat prolactinomas. The luciferase reporter assay confirmed that microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) was the direct target of miR-137. In addition, miR-137 mimics could inhibit MITF expression in vivo and in vitro. Upregulation of MITF expression promoted cell proliferation, invasion, and survivals and reversed the antitumor effect of miR-137 in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, miR-137 could also upregulate wnt-inhibitory factor-1 and inhibit nuclear translocation of β-catenin. Upregulation of wnt-inhibitory factor-1 with decitabine can enhance the inhibition on cell proliferation of miR-137. A glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitor, SB 216763, promoted cell proliferation by upregulation of total/cytoplasmic/nuclear β-catenin and reversed tumor suppression of miR-137 mimics. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that miR-137 possesses a tumor invasive suppressor function with a prognostic value in prolactinomas by targeting MITF and modulating Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathway.
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- Cao Lei
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Tianshan District, Urumqi, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Brain Tumor Center, Fengtai District, Beijing, China
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AbstractProlactinomas are the most frequently observed pituitary adenomas (PAs), and 5%–18% tumors were resistant to the dopamine agonists (DAs). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) dysfunction play a key role in tumorigenesis. Agilent miRNA and an expression chip were used for six prolactinomas and three normal pituitary specimens. Differentially expressed genes were confirmed by RT-qPCR. The level of DDR1 and SAT1 was determined with tissue micro-array (TMA) and western blot. A MMQ cell line was used for functional experiments. We have identified 5-miRNA and 12 target gene signatures of prolactinomas through gene ontology analysis. miRNA-199a-5p was selected for experiments that integrated the results from prolactinomas specimens and a rat prolactinoma model induced by 17-b-estradiol. Tumors with low miRNA-199a-5p had a significantly invasive behavior and a higher tumor volume (p<0.05). DDR1 and SAT1, target genes of miRNA-199a-5p, had higher H-scores in the invasive group than those of the non-invasive group through TMA. An overexpression of miRNA-119a-5p suppressed the PRL secretion and the cell viability through upregulated the apoptosis level in MMQ cells (p<0.01). Furthermore, we found the target genes expression of DDR1 and SAT1 were affected by miRNA-199a-5p regardless of mRNA levels or protein levels. This study provided evidence that downregulation of miRNA-199a-5p may contribute to prolactinoma tumorigenesis.
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- Wang Jichao
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Xinjiang, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Song Xiuli
- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin Heilongjiang, China
- Qiqihar Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin Heilongjiang, China
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- Qiqihar Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin Heilongjiang, China
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Yin ZX, Ren ZP, Jing G, Liu D, Zhang J, Wang ZQ, Zhang M, Zhai Y, Song PK, Zhao YF, Pang SJ, Mi SQ, Zhao WH. [A cohort study on the association between dietary patterns which benefit for normal kidney function and the cognitive performance in the Chinese elderly]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:427-432. [PMID: 31006203 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.04.011] [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 explore the association between dietary pattern which benefit for normal kidney function and the risk of cognitive decline or impairment in the elderly. Methods: In 2015, subjects aged 60 and over from four counties in the Nutrition and Chronic Disease Family Cohort project, were followed up in 2017. Cognitive function was repeatedly assessed, using the Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) scale. Dietary pattern that benefit for normal kidney function was extracted, using the reduced rank regression method and followed by logistic regression models to explore the associations between scores that showing the kidney function on dietary patterns and the risk of cognitive deterioration and impairment in two years among those who were with normal cognition in 2015. Results: Dietary pattern that benefit for normal kidney function, was characterized by high consumption of cereal, vegetables, legume and fruits but with less meat and soy products. Comparing with the group with lowest score quartile on this dietary pattern, the risk of cognitive deterioration in the highest quartile group was significantly low (P<0.01) in two years, with an odds ratio as 0.57 (95%CI: 0.37-0.85). Linear trend was also obviously visible (P=0.007) in this group. The ones at the highest quartile group among the normal cognition ones in 2015, the risk of cognitive impairment also significantly reduced (P<0.05) in two years time, with an odds ratio as 0.52 (95%CI: 0.29-0.93). Also, linear trend could obviously be seen (P=0.01). Conclusion: Dietary pattern that benefit for normal kidney function was both inversely associated with cognitive deterioration and impairment, in two years.
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- Z X Yin
- Division of Non-communicable Disease Control and Community Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Division for Non-communicable Disease Control, Shanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taiyuan 030012, China
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- Linyi County Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Shanxi Province, Linyi 044100, China
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- Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China
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- Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Grain Quality and Nutrition, Academy of State Administration of Grain, Beijing 100037, China
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- College of Health and Environment, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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Yuchen S, Jizhao W, Shupei P, Tian Y, Xuanzi S, Ya W, Xiaobo S, Xu Z, Jing G, Xiaozhi Z. Corrigendum to "LINC00657 played oncogenic roles in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by targeting miR-615-3p and JunB" [Biomed. Pharmacother. 108 (2018) 316-324]. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 111:1507. [PMID: 30600121 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Sun Yuchen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Sanchez-Mejias A, Kwon J, Chew XH, Siemens A, Sohn HS, Jing G, Zhang B, Yang H, Tay Y. A novel SOCS5/miR-18/miR-25 axis promotes tumorigenesis in liver cancer. Int J Cancer 2018; 144:311-321. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Avencia Sanchez-Mejias
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117599 Singapore
- Department of Biochemistry; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; Singapore 117597 Singapore
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Song W, Qian L, Jing G, Jie F, Xiaosong S, Chunhui L, Yangfang L, Guilin L, Gao H, Yazhuo Z. Aberrant expression of the sFRP and WIF1 genes in invasive non-functioning pituitary adenomas. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018; 474:168-175. [PMID: 29555596 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the most common pituitary tumors and mainly invade the sphenoid, cavernous sinus or dura mate. Aberrant regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway plays an important role in tumorigenesis. This study was designed to investigate the relationships between secreted frizzled-related proteins (sFRPs), WIF1 genes and the invasion of NFPAs by tissue microassays (TMAs) of samples from 163 patients. Significantly weaker staining of WIF1 and sFRP4 were detected in the invasive group compared with the non-invasive group by TMAs (p = 0.002, p < 0.001). Univariate analysis showed a significant correlation between tumor invasion and low expression of WIF1 and sFRP4 (p = 0.002, p < 0.001). A similar trend was observed when analyzing the mRNA and protein levels through RT-PCR and western blot experiments. Methylation of the WIF1 promoter was significantly increased in invasive NFPAs compared with the noninvasive group (p = 0.004). The average progression free survival time in the high WIF1 group was longer than that in the low WIF1 group (p = 0.025). Furthermore, RT-PCR measured the levels of 11 miRNAs targeting WIF1 according to the Targetscan database and PubMed. The levels of miRNA-137, miRNA-374a-5p and miRNA-374b-5p in the invasive group were 0.037-fold, 0.577-fold and 0.44-fold that of the noninvasive group (p = 0.003, p = 0.049 and p = 0.047). Overexpression of miRNA-137 could inhibit the proliferation and invasion of GH3 cells through cell viability and Transwell experiments (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the WIF1 level was upregulated after overexpression of miRNA-137 compared with miRNA-137-NC (control miRNA) in GH3 cells. Our data suggest that WIF1 may be potential biomarker for the aggressiveness of NFPAs. miRNA-137 plays an important role in the Wnt signaling pathway by affecting promoter methylation of WIF1.
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- Wang Song
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Neurosurgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Injury Research, Center of Brain Tumor of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Jingyuan W, Wei L, Jing G, Baocai X, Lin S. Mouse Avatar Models of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis: The Molecularly Annotated Platforms for Preclinical Evaluation of Novel Therapeutics. J Glob Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jgo.18.81900] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Liver is the most common metastatic site in advanced colorectal cancer. Most patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) could not benefit from the current treatment. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models with definite molecular signature are attractive preclinical models and essential for development of novel drugs. Aim: This study was designed to focus on the establishment, characterization of pathologic and molecular features of PDX models. Furthermore, we also validate potential therapeutic targets and explore novel drug therapies guided by genotyping or expression profiling, leading to potential implications for precision medicine. Methods: CRLM PDX models were established and elucidated their possible implications for preclinical research and personalized treatment from their fidelity of clinicopathologic characteristics, genomic landscape, and antitumor activities of novel targeted drugs. Response biomarkers were also explored. Results: A total of 56 PDX models from CRLM were successfully established (transplantation success 76.7%, 56/73). The transplantation rate was higher than that of primary specimens (61.5%, 16/26). No differences were observed between latency period and characteristics except the level of CEA. Along with the passaging, latency period became shorter and shorter. PDXs from CRLM recapitulated the pathologic, genetic, and protein properties of corresponding parental tumors. Frequent altered genes showed high consistency compared with patients' genomic alterations, and were enriched in MAPK, ErbB, cell cycle, focal adhesion, adherence junction pathways. Several potential drug targets, such as KRAS, HER2 and FGFR2, were selected and validated by corresponding inhibitors. In addition, PDX models could also used for patients with no druggable alterations identified to screen the efficient regimen. Conclusion: In this study, we have successfully established and validated a large panel of molecularly annotated CRLM platforms for preclinical evaluation of novel therapeutics and biomarker discovery.
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- W. Jingyuan
- Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking, China
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- Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery I, Peking, China
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- Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking, China
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- Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery I, Peking, China
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- Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking, China
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Yuting S, Jing G, Ling D, Yongzhen K. Blind Detection of Partial-Color-Manipulation Based on Self-PRNU Estimation. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics 2018. [DOI: 10.4018/ijdcf.2018070101] [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: 11/09/2022]
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This article describes how to detect color manipulation which is a commonly used method in the field of digital image forgery. The difficulty that hue forgery does not change the image edges, shapes and gradations brings certain challenge to authenticity detection. Current methods utilize the PRNU from multiple un-tampered images, requiring the camera type to be known. However, the increasing varieties of digital devices greatly complicates the preparation of prior knowledge. This article proposes a blind detection method for partial color manipulation based on self-PRNU of suspicious image, eliminating the necessity of acquiring camera information. The authors estimate the PRNU of suspicious image by removing the regions due to its texture complexity. The tamper region is detected by calculating the correlation between estimated PRNU and residual noise. As to partial manipulation detection, an introduced threshold of connected components is used to reduce the false positive. The experimental results show that the method can effectively detect and locate the partial color manipulation.
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- Sun Yuting
- Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China
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Jing G. Summary of curative effect of scalp acupuncture exercise therapy on spastic cerebral palsy. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.752] [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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Jing G. Clinical effect evaluation and experience of MOTOmed virtual scene training combined with electromyographic biofeedback therapy in the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Jing G, Hongdong C, Xiyan Z, Linhua Z, Xiaolin T. Diabetic kidney disease treated with a modified Shenzhuo formula derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine: a case report. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(18)30051-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Yang P, Chen N, Yang D, Crane J, Yang S, Wang H, Dong R, Yi X, Xie L, Jing G, Cai J, Wang Z. The ratio of serum Angiopoietin-1 to Angiopoietin-2 in patients with cervical cancer is a valuable diagnostic and prognostic biomarker. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3387. [PMID: 28584715 PMCID: PMC5452943 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Objectives Angiopoietins have been found to play essential roles in tumor angiogenesis. The present study was aimed at investigating the diagnostic and prognostic values of serum angiopoietin 1 and 2 (sAng-1 and sAng-2) in cervical cancer. Methods The sAng-1 and sAng-2 concentrations were analyzed in 77 women with cervical cancer, 44 women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and 43 women without cervical lesions by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The diagnostic values of sAng-1, sAng-2 and sAng-1/sAng-2 were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. The Ang-1 and Ang-2 expression in cervical cancer tissues as well as microvessel density (MVD), were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Results The concentration of sAng-2 gradually increased and the sAng-1/Ang-2 ratio was gradually decreased from normal control to CIN, then to squamous cell cancer, and the sAng-1/sAng-2 ratio was also significantly decreased in adenocarcinoma. The area under ROC curves of sAng-2 and sAng-1/sAng-2 ratio for discriminating cervical cancer from normal were 0.744 and 0.705, respectively. Decreased sAng-1/sAng-2 was significantly associated with advanced tumor stage, poor differentiation, lymph-vascular space invasion and high MVD. sAng-2 was positively correlated with the Ang-2 expression in cervix epithelia. A high sAng-1/sAng-2 ratio was associated with a longer progression-free survival and a longer overall survival in cervical cancer patients. Conclusions These findings suggest that sAng-2 and the sAng-1/sAng-2 ratio may be valuable diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for cervical cancer.
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- Ping Yang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.,Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianyou Hospital attended to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Ying X, Qinglong R, Fengfeng Z, Weiming Z, Jing G, Sen Z. Study on the toughening mechanism of PP/EVA dynamically crosslinked blend. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2016.1189286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wang XR, Zhou C, Zhong ZD, Duan Q, Du AY, Jing G. [Effect of Modified Danggui Yinzi on Delayed Allergy in Model Mice with Qi-Blood Deficiency Syndrome]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 2016; 36:345-347. [PMID: 27236894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of Danggui Yinzi (DY) on delayed allergy in model mice with qi-blood deficiency syndrome (QBDS). METHODS QBDS model was established in 48 Kuming mice of SPF grade by using reserpine and acetophenone hydrazine. Forty of them were then randomly divided into the model group, the loratadine group, the high dose DY group, the middle dose DY group, and the low dose DY group, 8 in each group. Another 8 in line with the same standard were recruited as a blank group. Mice in high, middle, and low dose DY groups were administered with DY concentrated solution at 60, 30, 15 g/kg by gastrogavage. Mice in the loratadine group were administered with loratadine solution at 1.66 mg/kg by gastrogavage. Equal volume of normal saline was administered to mice in the model group and the blank group by gastrogavage. All medication was given once per day for 1 successive week. Except those in the blank group, the rest mice were evenly smeared with 1% DNCB solution on the abdomen. Five days after skin allergy, 1% DNCB solution was smeared to right ear of all mice to stimulate allergic reaction. Mice in the blank group were smeared in the same way without allergenic reaction. The auricle swelling and the inhibition ratio were determined at 24 h after attack. Blood was collected from orbit and serum IgE level detected using double-antibody sandwich ELISA. RESULTS Compared with the blank group, auricle swelling obviously increased and serum IgE level was obviously elevated in the model group (P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, auricle swelling obviously decreased and serum IgE level was obviously reduced in the 3 dose DY groups (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Meanwhile, the auricle swelling degree was superior in high and middle dose DY groups to that in the loratadine group (P < 0.05). The inhibition ratio of auricle swelling was sequenced from high to low as 67.3% in the high dose DY group, 56.0% in the middle dose DY group, 48.1% in the low dose DY group, 47.3% in the loratadine group. CONCLUSIONS DY could inhibit auricle swelling and lower serum IgE level. It also could inhibit delayed allergic reaction in model mice with QBDS to some extent.
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Wang R, Jing G, Lv J, Song H, Li C, Wang X, Xia W, Wu Y, Ren G, Guo W. Interferon-α-2b as an adjuvant therapy prolongs survival of patients with previously resected oral muscosal melanoma. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:11944-54. [PMID: 26505342 DOI: 10.4238/2015.october.5.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Two major subtypes of melanoma include cutaneous melanoma and mucosal melanoma. The latter type is rare and usually occurs in the head and neck region. High-dose interferon-α-2b (IFN-α-2b) has proven effective in the treatment of cutaneous melanoma. Recently, a regimen of temozolomide plus cisplatin was reported more likely to improve relapse-free survival and overall survival than high-dose IFN-α-2b for mucosal melanoma. We conducted this study to analyze the therapeutic effect of high-dose IFN-α-2b for patients with oral mucosal melanoma who had received prior chemotherapy. One hundred and seventeen patients with stage III-IVa oral mucosal melanoma who had received chemotherapy were analyzed. The overall survival and relapse-free survival were compared between the patients with/without high-dose IFN-α-2b. The results indicate that the IFN-α-2b treatment group had a longer relapse-free survival rate (P = 0.0169) as compared to the control group. However, the overall survival was not significant between the two groups (P = 0.096), except in patients in stage IVa, whose overall survival increased by 20 months (P = 0.0146). The adverse reactions included a drug-induced influenza-like syndrome, gastrointestinal responses, myelosuppression, and hepatoxicity, which were predominantly of grade 1-2 and reversible. Thus, patients with resected oral mucosal melanoma, even those who have received chemotherapy, could benefit from the treatment of high-dose IFN-α-2b.
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- The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Nanjing Medical University Affiliated with Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi City, China
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- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Bing Y, Jing G, Chang-You W, Xue-Ming W, Chun-Xiu L, Yuan-Yuan T, Nai-Yao C, Zhen-Yu Y. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting as Endocrine Disorders in an Adult Patient: A Case Report. AACE Clin Case Rep 2015. [DOI: 10.4158/ep14392.cr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Su X, Wang X, Jing G, Ning K. GPU-Meta-Storms: computing the structure similarities among massive amount of microbial community samples using GPU. Bioinformatics 2013; 30:1031-3. [DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btt736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Wang Z, Zhou N, Jing G. Performance analysis of ORC power generation system with low-temperature waste heat of aluminum reduction cell. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2012.02.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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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Jing G, Bodiguel H, Doumenc F, Sultan E, Guerrier B. Drying of colloidal suspensions and polymer solutions near the contact line: deposit thickness at low capillary number. Langmuir 2010; 26:2288-2293. [PMID: 19839602 DOI: 10.1021/la9027223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Drying experiments with a receding contact line have been performed with silica colloidal suspensions and polyacrylamide (PAAm) polymer solutions. The experimental setup allows to control the receding movement of the contact line and the evaporation flux separately. Deposit thickness as a function of these two control parameters has been investigated. The different systems exhibit a similar behavior: in the regime of very low capillary numbers the deposit thickness scaled by the solute volume concentration and the evaporation rate is proportional to the inverse of the contact line velocity. Both the scaling exponent and the constant (which has the dimension of a length) do not depend on the system under study. The observation of this evaporative regime confirms some recent results obtained by Le Berre et al. on a very different system (phospholipidic molecules) and fully supports their interpretation. Following their approach, a simple model based on mass balance accounts for these results. This implies that this regime is dominated by the evaporation and that the deformation of the meniscus induced by viscous forces does not play any significant role. When increasing the velocity, another regime is observed where the thickness does not depend significantly on the velocity.
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6,CNRS, lab. FAST, Bat 502, Campus Univ., Orsay F-91405, France
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Jing G, Jin C. The innovative university library: strategic choice, construction practices and development ideas. Library Management 2009. [DOI: 10.1108/01435120910957959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Yukui R, Wenya W, Hongxing Z, Fusuo Z, Yinhua J, Jing G. Composition and safety analysis of Chinese traditional fermented soybean paste made by transgenic soybean. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2009; 60:89-92. [PMID: 18608534 DOI: 10.1080/09637480701603173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The traditional Chinese soybean paste was produced by cooked transgenic soybean fermentation with the composition of moisture 53%, amino acid 0.84% (calculated by nitrogen), votive sugar 6.21% and total acid 1.66%. A number of microorganism species were isolated and identified, including fungi and bacteria, and the bacterium species Rhizopus oryzae Went and Prinsen Geerligs were dominant in transgenic soybean paste. The results showed that the transgenic soybean paste contain abundant amino acids and vitamins (vitamin A, 42.87 IU; vitamin B, 10.31 mg; vitamin B, 20.64 mg; nicotinamide, 2.54 mg; pantothenic acid, 0.63 mg; vitamin B, 6,847 microg; folic acid, 105 microg; vitamin B, 123.85 microg; and biotin, 56.34 microg). Pathogenic microorganisms were not be detected in the transgenic fermented soybean paste.
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- Rui Yukui
- College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Xuelian L, Xiufang B, Jing G, Yan Z, Yuqin W, Bao'an S. Effects of Microalloying on Glass Forming Ability and Thermodynamic Fragility of Cu-Pr-Based Amorphous Alloys. J RARE EARTH 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0721(07)60573-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Left atrial myxoma was diagnosed in a 42-year-old woman who had cutaneous and neurological manifestations without cardiac symptoms or signs. A two-dimensional echocardiogram revealed an orange-sized mobile mass in the left atrium. Magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple cerebral infarctions. Cardiac surgery for removal of the left atrial myxoma was successful and histopathology confirmed myxoma. Cutaneous and neurological manifestations were improved after the operation. Early surgical intervention may prevent the onset of severe neurological deficits in such patients.
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China.
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The effect of mutation proline 17 on the multiple conformations and catalytic function in chicken muscle adenylate kinase (AK) has been studied. The substitution of proline 17 with glycine or valine altered the distribution of multiple conformations. Compared with the wild-type enzyme, the P17G and P17V mutants contained decreased fraction of minor conformer from 18% to 9% and 11%, respectively. Due to the mutation, the enzyme showed lower secondary structural content, poorer affinity to substrates or substrate analogues, and reduced catalytic efficiency. The results revealed the significance of proline 17 in the conformation and function of AK.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, PR China.
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Yang F, Cheng Y, Peng J, Zhou J, Jing G. Probing the conformational state of a truncated staphylococcal nuclease R using time of flight mass spectrometry with limited proteolysis. Eur J Biochem 2001; 268:4227-32. [PMID: 11488916 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02337.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The conformational state of C-terminally truncated staphylococcal nuclease R (SNR135), with and without bound ligands, has been studied by performing limited proteolysis with a specific endoproteinase Glu-C followed by electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Comparison of the accessibility of the cleavage sites shows that the C-terminal truncation of 14 amino-acid residues causes significant unfolding of the C-terminal part of alpha helix 1 and the center of alpha helix 2, but there is little effect on other regions of the nuclease, in particular the N-terminal subdomain, which includes the active site of the nuclease. The truncation also makes the overall conformation of the nuclease more loose and flexible. Binding of ligands makes helices 1 and 2 more resistant to protease Glu-C attack and converts the partially unfolded state to a native-like state, although the conformational stability of the SNR135 complex is still much lower than that of the full-length enzyme. The results suggest that the amino-acid residues around the active site in the truncated nuclease are arranged in a similar topology to those in the full-length nuclease. The study shows that there is a clear-cut correlation between protease susceptibility and conformational stability of the protein, and the initial proteolytic events are the most critical for evaluating the conformational features of the protein. This study demonstrates how mass spectrometry can be combined with limited proteolysis to observe conformational changes induced by ligand binding.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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Jiang Q, Gu Z, Zhang G, Jing G. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation results in regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases by protein kinases and phosphatases in glutamate-induced neuronal apototic-like death. Brain Res 2000; 887:285-92. [PMID: 11134617 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/ERK2) have been shown transiently activated and involved in excitotoxicity. We searched for upstream molecules responsible for the regulation of glutamate-induced ERK1/ERK2 activation and ERK1/ERK2-mediated apototic-like death in cultured rat cortical neurons. ERK1/ERK2 activation (monitored by anti-active ERK1/ERK2 antibody) was almost completely prevented by blockage of NMDA receptor (NMDA-R) or elimination of extracellular Ca(2+), but not any other glutamate receptor or L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel. It was prevented largely by inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC), protein-tyrosine kinases (PTK), respectively, but mildly by that of CaM kinase II. Combined inhibition of CaM kinase II (but not PTK) and PKC had an additive effect. Reversion of ERK1/ERK2 activation was largely prevented by inhibition of protein phosphatase (PP) 1 or protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP). Combined inhibition of PP 1 and PTP had no additive effect. Glutamate-induced apoptotic-like death (determined by DAPI staining) was largely prevented by inhibition of NMDA-R, PKC, CaM kinase II, PTK and MEK1/MEK2 (ERK1/ERK2 kinase), respectively. Combined inhibition of CaM kinase II (but not PKC or PTK) and MEK1/MEK2 had an additive effect. Glutamate-induced apoptotic-like death was promoted by inhibition of PP1 and PTP, respectively. The above results suggested that in glutamate-induced cortical neurotoxicity ERK1/ERK2 activation be mainly mediated by NMDA-R. Subsequently, a pathway dependent on both PKC and PTK was mainly involved, which was also mainly responsible for ERK1/ERK2-mediated apoptotic-like death, and a CaM kinase II-dependent pathway was relatively mildly involved. Reversion of ERK1/ERK2 activation was mainly mediated by a pathway dependent on both PP1 and PTP, which might be involved in the restrain of glutamate-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Q Jiang
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huai-hai Road, Xuzhou, Jiang 221002, PR China
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Li Y, Jing G. Double point mutant F34W/W140F of staphylococcal nuclease is in a molten globule state but highly competent to fold into a functional conformation. J Biochem 2000; 128:739-44. [PMID: 11056385 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The double point mutant F34W/W140F of staphylococcal nuclease was created and then characterized by far and near-UV CD, size-exclusion chromatography, ANS-binding fluorescence. The results show that this mutant has properties consistent with the classical definition of a molten globule, i.e., substantial secondary structure but no unique tight packing of tertiary structure, a relatively compact size and a larger exposed hydrophobic surface area as compared with the wild type enzyme, indicating that a molten globule can occur under physiological conditions. However, the activity assay showed that the mutant still maintains wild-type levels of activity. To further clarify the mechanism of the substrate-induced reactivation, enzymatic parameters such as K(M)(DNA), K(S)(DNA), K(M)(Ca), K(A)(Ca), K(d)(pdTp), and V(max) were determined, showing that all the parameters of this mutant are similar to those of the wild type enzyme. The results indicate that the F34W/W140F mutant has a similar substrate affinity to the wild type enzyme, and the functional conformation can be restored by substrate binding, which corresponds to the conformational adjustment capability of the mutant upon binding to ligands pdTp and Ca(2+). The severely disrupted tertiary structure and high activity of the mutant indicate that it is highly competent to fold to its functional conformation. The results suggest that the primary structure can only guide the mutant to a molten globule state and that ligand-binding causes the mutant to fold further into its functionally active conformation, indicating that ligand-binding plays an important role in protein folding and catalysis.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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A series of N-terminal fragments of staphylococcal nuclease with different chain lengths has been taken as an in vitro nascent peptide folding model. Previous studies have shown that nascent peptide folding of the nuclease may begin early in the synthetic process with the content of ordered secondary structure increases with increasing peptide chain length, and that conformational adjustments are observed at certain stages during nascent peptide folding. Here, we focus attention on the conformational changes in the later stage of nascent peptide folding of the nuclease when the N-terminal fragment elongates nearly to the C-terminus of the nuclease in order to determine the role of the C-terminal region of the nuclease in the formation of the integrated conformation of the nuclease. We compared the conformational features of SNase R and its larger N-terminal fragments SNR135, SNR139, SNR140, and SNR141 using circular dichroism spectra, ANS-binding fluorescence and intrinsic fluorescence spectra. The results show that Trp140 is important for the enrichment of ordered secondary structure and for producing a greater ability to fold into a native-like conformation, but Ser141 is essential for the formation of the integrated conformation of the nuclease with a tightly packed tertiary structure. Note that the addition of only one residue to the C-terminus of elongating peptide chain can cause a dramatic change in conformation. The data also show the occurrence of continuous adjustments in conformation during peptide elongation, even after a rigid tertiary structure has formed, suggesting that the last eight residues (residues 142-149), which are disordered at the C-terminus of the nuclease, also possess a structural role, forming the native tertiary structure to provide a framework for the active site, even though they are remote from the active site in both sequence and spatial structure.
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- J Yin
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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Staphylococcal nuclease can be roughly divided into a beta-subdomain in N-terminal and an alpha-subdomain in C-terminal. They fold sequentially under certain conditions, causing a partially folded intermediate state in which the native-like beta-barrel persists while alpha-helix regions largely disorder. To investigate the possible long-range interactions between the two subdomains in the intermediate, N-terminal fragments have been used as intermediate analogues, with polypeptide ending at positions 102, 110, 121 and 135 and with a tryptophan substitution at position 66 or 88 to facilitate the observation of the beta-barrel. Segment-resolved interactions between beta-barrel and residues 103-135 were identified by comparing their spectroscopic properties of fluorescence, circular dichroism and NMR and by their stability. Except for unstable V66W102, the guanidine and thermal denaturation of fragments are cooperative and well approximated by the two-state transition. Minimal stable structure units of both tryptophan-containing fragments comprise residues 1-110. With the main interaction in segment 103-135, residues 103-110 contribute approximate 2 kcal/mol to the stability. Elongation of C-terminal from 110 residue neither increases the stability nor alters the structure core of the G88W fragments. However, residues 111-121 influence the tertiary structure of the V66W fragments suggesting its minor interactions with beta-barrel.
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- K Ye
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, 100101, Beijing, China
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Jiang Q, Gu Z, Zhang G, Jing G. Diphosphorylation and involvement of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) in glutamate-induced apoptotic-like death in cultured rat cortical neurons. Brain Res 2000; 857:71-7. [PMID: 10700554 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02364-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity, with certain characteristics of apoptosis, has been implicated in a variety of neuronal degenerative disorders. In some physiological cases, extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) are activated by stimulation of glutamate receptors. In the present study, the activation (diphosphorylation) and role of ERK1/2 in glutamate-induced apoptotic-like death in cultured cortical neurons were investigated. Protein levels and activation (diphosphorylation) levels of ERK1/2 were examined by Western immunoblot, probed with anti-ERK1/2 and anti-active (diphosphorylated) ERK1/2 antibodies, respectively. Apoptotic-like death was determined by DAPI staining. Before a remarkable increase of apoptotic-like cell death was observed at 9-18 h after 15 min exposure to 50 microM glutamate, diphosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 were rapidly increased, peaked at 5-15 min of the exposure, and reverted to sham control level 3 h after the exposure, while the protein levels of ERK1/2 were unaffected. The glutamate concentration effective for inducing apoptotic-like cell death was correlated with that for inducing ERK1/2 diphosphorylation. Both ERK1/2 diphosphorylation and the apoptotic-like cell death were largely prevented by MK-801, a specific NMDA receptor (a subtype receptor of glutamate) antagonist, or the elimination of extracellular Ca(2+) with EGTA. PD98059, a specific inhibitor of ERK1/2 kinase, completely inhibited ERK1/2 diphosphorylation and partially inhibited the apoptotic-like cell death. These results suggest that largely via NMDA receptor-mediated influx of extracellular Ca(2+), ERK1/2 were rapidly and transiently activated and were involved in glutamate-induced apoptotic-like death in cultured rat cortical neurons.
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- Q Jiang
- Research Center of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huai-hai Road, Xuzhou, China
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Zhou B, Tian K, Jing G. An in vitro peptide folding model suggests the presence of the molten globule state during nascent peptide folding. Protein Eng 2000; 13:35-9. [PMID: 10679528 DOI: 10.1093/protein/13.1.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Although molten globules have been widely accepted as a general intermediate in protein folding, there is no clear evidence to show their presence during nascent peptide folding. This paper concentrates on whether the molten globule state occurs, and if it does, when does it form during nascent peptide folding, by comparing the changes in conformation during peptide chain extension of staphylococcal nuclease R. The results show that a large N-terminal fragment of staphylococcal nuclease, SNR121, which already contains more than 80% amino acid sequence of the nuclease, is found to fulfill all the criteria for the molten globule state, suggesting that the molten globule should occur at a later stage of peptide elongation. At this stage the hydrophobic collapse of the polypeptide chain occurs driven by the hydrophobic force, which leads to the formation of a solvent-accessible non-polar core, characterized by the high ANS-binding fluorescence. The nascent peptide folding of the nuclease is a hierarchical process that at the very least includes the following steps: secondary structure accumulation, pre-molten globule state, molten globule state, post-molten globule state and finally the native state. Constant conformation adjustment is necessary for correct folding and active expression of the protein.
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- B Zhou
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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Tian K, Zhou B, Geng F, Jing G. Folding of SNase R begins early during synthesis: the conformational feature of two short N-terminal fragments of staphylococcal nuclease R. Int J Biol Macromol 1998; 23:199-206. [PMID: 9777707 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-8130(98)00049-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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To further understand the folding of nascent peptide during the early course of peptide synthesis, two short N-terminal fragments of staphylococcal nuclease R (SNase R), SNR52 and SNR79, were made by deleting 97 and 70 amino acid residues from the C-terminus. The conformations of SNR52 and SNR79 were studied by FTIR and far-ultraviolet CD. The results demonstrate that even the short N-terminal fragments of SNase R still have a certain amount of residual ordered secondary structure in the physiological condition. The ordered secondary structures were mainly assigned as beta-strands and turns, which corresponds well to the structures of the N-terminal part in the native protein. The conformational changes during unfolding and refolding in different concentrations of guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl), monitored by far-ultraviolet CD and intrinsic fluorescence, show that the interaction between amino acid residues, which governs the formation of their conformation are not random. Considered together with earlier studies (Jing et al., Biochim Biophys Acta 1995;1250:189-196; Zhou et al., J Biochem 1996:120: 881-888), the results suggest that the folding of nascent peptide chains begins early in the synthesis process and that the amount of ordered structure increases with increasing peptide chain length until the conformation of the biologically active protein is generated.
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- K Tian
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Cheng P, Wang X, Jing G, Zhao K, Zhou J, Guo Z. Monoclonal antibody, a novel probe for protein folding. Sci China C Life Sci 1998; 41:163-168. [PMID: 18726201 DOI: 10.1007/bf02882722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/1997] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Two monoclonal antibodies (McAb2C9, McAb1E5) against Staphylococcal nuclease R (SNase R) and its N-terminal peptide fragments were prepared, purified and characterized. Further studies show that the intact enzyme SNase R and its seven N-terminal peptide fragments differ in their interaction with McAb2C9. SNase R, SNR121, SNR102, SNR79 and SNR52 can bind to McAb2C9 readily, while fragments of SNR141, SNR135, SNR110 react with the antibody poorly. If this difference is due to diverse extent of exposure of the specific epitope in the fragments, it is suggested that the conformation of the peptide is subjected to continuous adjustments through chain elongation until the biologically active protein is formed. This result supports Tsou's hypothesis of nascent peptide folding experimentally.
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- P Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Bioraacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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Jing G, Zhou B, Liu L, Zhou J, Liu Z. Resolution of proteins on a phenyl-Superose HR5/5 column and its application to examining the conformation homogeneity of refolded recombinant staphylococcal nuclease. J Chromatogr A 1994; 685:31-7. [PMID: 7842144 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9673(94)00687-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In order to examine the effect of amino acid substitutions on protein retention in hydrophobic interaction chromatography and the resolution of a phenyl-Superose HR5/5 column, two groups of staphylococcal nucleases, named Y113/W140 (wild-type), Y113W/W140 and Y113/W140F, Y113W/W140F, were produced by substituting tryptophan (W) for tyrosine (Y) at residue 113 and phenylalanine (F) for tryptophan (W) at residue 140. For each group, the proteins have the same amino acid at residue 140, but a different amino acid at residue 113. The solvent perturbation of nuclease fluorescence and 1,8-anilinoaphthalene-8-sulfonate binding studies showed that the substitutions do not change the side-chain positions of amino acids at residues 113 and 140. Chromatography of the proteins on the Phenyl-Superose HR5/5 column showed that the proteins with tryptophan at residue 113 have longer retention times than the proteins having tyrosine at residue 113; the proteins with the same amino acid at residue 113 have almost the same retention time regardless of substituting phenylalanine for tryptophan at residue 140. The studies clearly indicate that not all amino acid substitutions have an effect on protein retention; the contribution to retention of a given amino acid substitution depends on its position in a protein. Single amino acid substitutions at the exterior surface of a protein, which change the strength of hydrophobic interaction, can affect the protein retention in hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Staphylococcal nuclease and its mutants with only one amino acid difference on their surfaces can be discriminated by the phenyl-Superose column.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G Jing
- Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China
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Canonica GW, Pesce G, Ruffoni S, Buscaglia S, Boero F, Jing G, Rihoux JP, Ciprandi G. Cetirizine does not influence the immune response. Ann Allergy 1992; 68:251-4. [PMID: 1347675] [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: 03/25/2023]
Abstract
Antihistamines are frequently employed in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and urticaria-angioedema syndrome. We analyzed the in vitro effects of cetirizine on the immune response. To this end the proliferation of peripheral mononuclear cells induced by mitogen and by -CD3, -CD2, or -CD28 monoclonal antibodies has been studied. Since the plasma peak of cetirizine following ingestion of 10 mg is about 1 microgram/mL, the drug was tested in the cultures at the concentration of 0.1, 1, or 10 micrograms/mL. No influence of cetirizine on T cell proliferation was detected. We also evaluated the effect of cetirizine on the expression of the following markers expressed by T cells upon activation: lymphocyte markers ICAM-1, HLA-DR, and CD25 surface expression, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein has been also studied. There was no effect of cetirizine on the investigated immunologic parameters; these data acquire clinical relevance when related to previous reports showing a depression of the immunologic response exerted by other compounds such as ketotifen and theophylline and when related to the recent data about the modulation of ICAM-1 expression on eosinophils by cetirizine. Cetirizine does not affect ICAM-1 expression of lymphocyte membrane.
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- G W Canonica
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Service, Department of Internal Medicine Genoa, Italy
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Staphylococcal nuclease R, an analogue of nuclease A, was overproduced under the transcriptional control of the bacteriophage lambda PRPL promoters regulated by temperature sensitive repressors. The expression level reached 200-300 mg l-1 and showed little host dependence in different strains. The investigations of the recombinant nuclease R have revealed that the amino terminal formyl methionine residue of the nuclease is precisely processed, the protein consists of 155 amino acid residues. The experiment shows that the pBV221-DH5 alpha is a quite suitable vector-host system for high-level expression and precise processing of heterologous genes in Escherichia coli. The comparative studies between the codons used in the staphylococcal nuclease R gene and the optimal codon usage in E. coli indicate that high level expression of heterologous genes in E. coli may not always require a high degree of codon usage bias.
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- G Jing
- Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China
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