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Liu M, Li J, Zhang D, Yuan K, Wu F, Yang F, Peng G, Tang B, Orlandini LC. Challenges of Treating Lung Cancer Patients at MR-Linac Using MR-Based Synthetic CT Calculation in the Adaptive Workflow. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e684. [PMID: 37786013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Magnetic Resonance guided adaptive radiotherapy (MRgART) allows plan adaptation according to the new patient anatomy; the contours of the structures are adjusted based on the patient's daily MRI, and in the adapt to shape (ATS) workflow, the adapted plan is recalculated on the MRI-based synthetic CT (sCT) generated by bulk density assignment. For sites where there is a high electronic density (ED) gradient between the target and surrounding tissues, such as in lung cancer treatments, the assignment of an average ED may not be able to reproduce an accurate dose calculation. This study evaluates the accuracy of the sCT adapted plan calculation for lung cancer patients and assesses whether the assignment of an optimized ED can reduce dosimetric differences should they arise MATERIALS/METHODS: Nine lung cancer patients treated at Unity 1.5 MR-Linac were selected for this retrospective study. The patient's target and organs at risk (OARs) were contoured, and a CT reference plan containing the ED bulk assignment information i.e., the contours to use in the ATS workflow, and their corresponding average ED was generated. To assess the accuracy of the dosimetry of the adapted plan calculated on the sCT, the plan was recalculated on an ideal sCT (sCTref) obtained from the reference CT by forcing the drawn contours to the average ED as defined on the CT reference plan. Targets and OARs dose-volume histogram (DVH) of the CT and sCTref plans and the dose distributions using gamma (γ) analysis with 2%-2mm criteria were compared. In the case of a discrepancy between the DVHs, the average Eds used for the recalculation on the sCTref were adjusted by several attempts to obtain a sCT optimized (sCTopt) for which a superposition of DVHs on CT and sCTopt was achieved. RESULTS For 7 of the 9 patients CT and sCTref target DVHs were not comparable, with a mean dosimetric difference of 5.55% (range 2.35%-7.46%) in the target volume receiving the prescription dose (VDpre), while OARs DVH dose differences remained below 1% for the nine patients. The adjustment of the ED of the homolateral lung in the sCTopt, reduced the mean target VDpre dosimetric difference between CT and sCTopt to 0.66% (range 0.17%-1.64%). In addition, the results of the gamma analysis increased from values ranging between 39.5%-70.3% to 88.5%-93.2%, as shown in the Table. CONCLUSION Dosimetric errors in the use of the sCT calculation for targets in high ED gradient areas may arise; the use of optimized ED for sCT calculation may be a promising strand to investigate in order to proceed with MR-based sCT plan adaptation for lung cancer treatment.
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- M Liu
- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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Zhang J, Peng G, Ding Q, Qin Y, Wu B, Zhang Z, Zou Z, Shi L, Hong X, Han J, Liang Z, Yang K, Huang J. Standard Therapy vs. Individualized Therapy in Elderly Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Real-World Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e589. [PMID: 37785782 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with/without induction chemotherapy has been the standard therapy (ST) for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC). However, most patients supporting these clinical trials were younger than 65 years of age. For the toxicity of CRT and the poor tolerance of elderly patients, it is still controversial whether ST could bring the most promising survival benefits for elderly NPC compared with individualized therapy (IT). Thus, in this real-world study we compared the survival and safety of ST with IT in elderly LA-NPC to explore an effective and tolerable treatment strategy for elderly LA-NPC. MATERIALS/METHODS A total of 109 newly diagnosed elderly LA-NPC (>65 years old) from Jan. 2013-Jul. 2020 were retrospectively enrolled and divided into the ST group and IT group according to the original treatment tendency. ST refers to CRT with/without induction chemotherapy. IT group included patients not suitable for CRT and were given individualized treatment fully discussed by at least two oncologists from our head and neck team. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) generated a matched cohort of ST and IT. The survivals and treatment related toxicities were compared between the two groups. RESULTS There were 46 cases in the ST group and 63 cases in the IT group. The 5-year overall survival (OS) rate, cancer-specific survival (CSS) rate, progression- free survival (PFS) rate, local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) rate and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rate were 68.64%, 76.42%, 73.69%, 85.67% and 86.82%, respectively. By 1:1PSM, 35 cases in each group were matched. No significant differences of OS, CSS, PFS, LRFS and DMFS were found between ST and IT groups in the PSM-matched cohorts (P = 0.87, P = 0.79, P = 0.51, P = 0.81 and P = 0.24, respectively). Compared with patients in the ST group, cases received IT were associated with less severe acute toxicities including anemia, leucopenia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia. CONCLUSION For elderly LA-NPC, IT had similar survivals while less severe toxicities compared with ST, which revolutionarily challenged the role of ST for elderly LA-NPC. In the future, more studies are need to explore a less toxic treatment modality with noninferior efficacy for elderly LA-NPC.
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- J Zhang
- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Gao H, Cao H, Li Z, Li L, Guo Y, Chen Y, Peng G, Zeng W, Du J, Dong W, Yang F. Exosome-derived Small RNAs in mouse Sertoli cells inhibit spermatogonial apoptosis. Theriogenology 2023; 200:155-167. [PMID: 36806925 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.02.011] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Spermatogenesis is a highly complicated biological process that occurs in the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules. It is regulated by a complex network of endocrine and paracrine factors. Sertoli cells (SCs) play a key role in spermatogenesis due to their production of trophic, differentiation, and immune-modulating factors. However, many of the molecular pathways of SC action remain controversial and unclear. Recently, many studies have focused on exosomes as an important mechanism of intercellular communication. We found that the exosomes derived from mouse SCs inhibited the apoptosis of primary spermatogonia. A total of 1016 miRNAs in SCs and 556 miRNAs in exosomes were detected using miRNA high-throughput sequencing. A total of 294 miRNAs were differentially expressed between SCs and exosomes. Furthermore, 19 tsRNA families appeared in SCs, while 6 tsRNA families appeared in exosomes. A total of 57 and 1 miRNAs (RPM >4) and 14 and 1 tsRNAs were exclusively expressed in SCs and exosomes, respectively. MiR-10b is one of the top ten exosomes with a relatively large enrichment of miRNA. Overexpression of miR-10b downregulates the expression of the target KLF4 to reduce spermatogonial apoptosis in primary spermatogonia or the C18-4 cell line.
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- Huihui Gao
- Center for Wildlife Biology of Qin-Mountains, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- College of Forestry, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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- Center for Wildlife Biology of Qin-Mountains, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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- Center for Wildlife Biology of Qin-Mountains, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China; College of Forestry, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
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Cao H, Li L, Li Z, Gao H, Peng G, Zhu C, Chen Y, Yang F, Dong W. Denovo RNA-Seq analysis of ovary and testis reveals potential differentially expressed transcripts associated with gonadal unsynchronization development in Onychostoma macrolepis. Gene Expr Patterns 2023; 47:119303. [PMID: 36565945 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2022.119303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Onychostoma macrolepis (O. macrolepis) is a rare and endangered wild species. Their endangered extinction might be due to their low fertility. To further illustrate the molecular mechanism of gonad development of the male and female O. macrolepis, the present study carried out de novo testicular and ovarian transcriptome sequencing. By comparing ovary and testis, 30,869 differentially expressed unigenes (9870 in female, 20999 in male) were identified. In addition, KEGG and GO analysis suggested that the Hedgehog signaling pathway have important roles in testis maintenance and spermatogenesis, whereas the Hippo signaling pathway and Wnt signaling pathway are likely to participate in ovary maintenance. RT-qPCR analysis results were consistent with transcriptome sequencing that all of gender differentiation-related genes (FOXL2, GDF9, WNT4, CYP19A1, SOX9 and GATA4), temperature-enriched genes (NOVA1, CTGF and NR4A1), clock-related genes (PER2, PER3, CRY1, CRY2, BMAL1 and CIPC) were significantly differential expression in testis compared with ovaries. Taken together, these results revealed a potential molecular mechanism that low fertility of the O. macrolepis might strong correlate with the gonadal dyssynchrony development of the male and female, which might provide theoretical basis and technical support for artificial reproduction and germplasm resource protection of the O. macrolepis.
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- Heran Cao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Peng G, Tsukamoto S, Okumura K, Ogawa H, Ikeda S, Niyonsaba F. 192 Betacellulin alleviates Th2 cytokine-mediated impairment of skin tight junction barrier through epidermal growth factor receptor and protein kinase C pathway. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nguyen H, Peng G, Jujillo-paez J, Yue H, Okumura K, Ogawa H, Ikeda S, Niyonsaba F. 180 The antimicrobial peptide derived from insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 promotes skin barrier function and relieves dermatitis-like symptoms in a mouse model of atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cao H, Gao H, Li Z, Peng G, Chen Y, Jin T, Zhu C, Ji H, Dong W. Comparative transcriptome provides insights into differentially expressed genes between testis and ovary of Onychostoma macrolepis in reproduction period. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2022; 326:114066. [PMID: 35644279 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2022.114066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Onychostoma macrolepis (O. macrolepis) is a rare and endangered fishery species inhabiting the river of Qinling Mountains and some flowing freshwaters in China. The declining population of O. macrolepis caused by asynchrony of male and female development prompted us to focus on genetic regulation of its reproduction. In this study, high-throughput RNA-sequencing technology was applied to assemble and annotate the transcriptome of O. macrolepis testis and ovary. The results showed that a number of 338089335 (ovary:163216500, testis:174872835) raw sequences were obtained. After non-redundant analysis, a number of 207826065 (ovary:102334008, testis:105492057) high quality reads were obtained and predicted as unigenes, in which 201,038,682 unigenes were annotated with multiple databases. Taking the ovarian transcriptome as a control, comparative transcriptome analysis showed that 9918 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) up-regulated in the testis and 13,095 DEGs down-regulated. Many DEGs were involved with sex-related GO terms and KEGG pathways, such as oocyte maturation, gonadal development, steroid biosynthesis pathways, MAPK signaling pathway and Wnt signaling pathway. Finally, the expression patterns of 19 unigenes were validated by using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). This study illustrates a potential molecular mechanism on the unsynchronized male and female development of the O. macrolepis during the reproduction period in June and provides a theoretical basis for future artificial reproduction.
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- Heran Cao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
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Peng G, Yoshiba S, Tsukamoto S, Okumura K, Ogawa H, Ikeda S, Niyonsaba F. 813 Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 alleviates skin inflammation in psoriasis mice model. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peng G, Zhu C, Sun Q, Li J, Chen Y, Guo Y, Ji H, Yang F, Dong W. Testicular miRNAs and tsRNAs provide insight into gene regulation during overwintering and reproduction of Onychostoma macrolepis. Fish Physiol Biochem 2022; 48:481-499. [PMID: 35595880 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-022-01078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The late overwintering period and breeding period are two important developmental stages of testis in Onychostoma macrolepis. Small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) are well-known regulators of biological processes associated with numerous biological processes. This study aimed to elucidate the roles of four sncRNA classes (microRNAs [miRNAs], Piwi-interacting RNAs [piRNAs], tRNA-derived small RNAs [tsRNAs], and rRNA-derived small RNAs [rsRNAs]) across testes in the late overwintering period (in March) and breeding period (in June) by high-throughput sequencing. The testis of O. macrolepis displayed the highest levels of piRNAs and lowest levels of rsRNAs. Compared with miRNAs and tsRNAs in June, tsRNAs in March had a higher abundance, while miRNAs in March had a much lower abundance. Bioinformatics analysis identified 1,362 and 1,340 differentially expressed miRNAs and tsRNAs, respectively. Further analysis showed that miR-200-1, miR-143-1, tRFi-Lys-CTT-1, and tRFi-Glu-CTC-1 could play critical roles during the overwintering and breeding periods. Our findings provided an unprecedented insight to reveal the epigenetic mechanism underlying the overwintering and reproduction process of male O. macrolepis.
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- Guofan Peng
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
- Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
- Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
- Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Jain R, Peng G, Taylor-Cousar J, Lee M, Keller A, West N, Kazmerski T, Goralski J, Aitken M, Roe A, Hadjiliadis D, Uluer A, Foil K, Flume P, Mody S, Bray L. WS04.04 Impact of planned versus unplanned pregnancy in people with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(22)00174-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Peng G, Sun Q, Chen Y, Wu X, Guo Y, Ji H, Yang F, Dong W. A comprehensive overview of ovarian small non-coding RNAs in the late overwintering and breeding periods of Onychostoma macrolepis. Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics 2022; 42:100967. [PMID: 35168176 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2022.100967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of the ovary of Onychostoma macrolepis undergoes distinct annual cyclic changes in which small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) could play vital roles. In this study, four sncRNA classes in the ovary, including miRNA, piRNAs, tsRNA, and rsRNAs, were systematically profiled by high-throughput sequencing. In adult ovaries of O. macrolepis, 247 miRNAs and 235 tsRNAs were identified as differentially expressing in the late overwintering period (in March) and breeding period (in June). Some up-regulated sncRNAs in March, such as miR-125-1 and tRFi-Lys-CTT-1, could be involved in inhibiting biomolecule metabolism and enhancing stress tolerance during the overwintering period. Compared with the level expression of sncRNAs in March, some sncRNAs were up-regulated in June, such as miR-146-1 and tRFi-Gly-GCC-1, and could be involved in influencing molecular synthesis and metabolism, enhancing oocyte proliferation and maturation, accelerating ovarian development, and increasing fertilization of oocytes by regulating related target mRNAs. The results suggested that sncRNAs in the ovary of Onychostoma macrolepis not only reflect characteristics of the fish's physiology at different developmental periods, but also directly affect ovarian development and oocyte maturation during the breeding period. In conclusion, these results significantly advance our understanding of the roles of sncRNA during overwintering and reproduction periods, and provide a novel perspective for uncovering characteristics of the special overwintering ecology and reproductive physiology of an atypical cavefish.
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- Guofan Peng
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Yang K, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Wu B, Peng G, Huang J, Ding Q, Xiao G, Ma H, Yang C, Xiong X, Shi L, Yang J, Hong X, Wei J, Qin Y, Zhong Y, Zhou Y, Zhao X, Leng Y. 145P Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with camrelizumab for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A phase II trial. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.10.164] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Liu X, Wu B, Huang J, Ding Q, Qin Y, Hong X, Shi L, Zhang Z, Peng G, Yang K. Patterns of Local-Regional Relapse Following Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Qian D, Ulrich B, Peng G, Zhao H, Conneely K, Miller A, Bruner D, Eldridge R, Wommack E, Higgins K, Shin D, Saba N, Smith A, Burtness B, Park H, Stokes W, Beitler J, Xiao C. Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-Treatment DNA Methylation in Peripheral Blood. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Peng G, Umehara Y, Komatsu M, Okumura K, Ogawa H, Ikeda S, Niyonsaba F. 103 Autophagy activation is required for the maintenance of skin tight junction barrier. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.08.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yang J, Peng G, Shu F, Dong D, Zheng X, Zhu C, Li X, Ma J, Pan C, Yang F, Dong W. Characteristics of steroidogenesis-related factors in the musk gland of Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii). J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 212:105916. [PMID: 34010686 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Musk secreted by Chinese forest musk deer (FMD; Moschus berezovskii) is a highly valuable ingredient in the fields of perfumery and medicine, and the main factor affecting the production of musk is the androgen level of male FMD. To clarify whether the musk gland of FMD can synthesize androgen, we compared and analyzed the expression patterns of steroid hormone biosynthesis-related genes in the musk gland and testis of FMD by RNA-seq and RT-qPCR. We obtained 33,308 and 38,602 unigenes from the musk gland and testis, respectively, and 26,780 co-expressed unigenes. Analysis of co-expressed genes revealed that 12,647 genes were annotated to 11,484 Gene Ontology terms and 10,941 genes were annotated to 6120 pathways, including several pathways important in metabolic and synthetic activity. Next, 21 steroid hormone synthesis-related genes were screened from the transcriptome of the musk gland of 4-month-old FMD. The expression levels of three key genes of steroid hormone biosynthesis (CYP11A1, CYP17A1, and HSD3B) in the musk gland differed from their expression levels in the testis based on RT-qPCR. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry indicated that CYP11A1, CYP17A1, and HSD3B were localized in the glandular tubular columnar cells of the musk gland. These results suggested that the musk gland of male FMD has the potential to locally synthesize steroid hormone and thus plays a critically important role in musk secretion.
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- Jinmeng Yang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Shaanxi Reed Musk Deer Industry Co., Ltd., Meixian, Shaanxi, 722307, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Shen L, Qian B, Xiao J, Zhu Y, Hussain S, Deng J, Peng G, Zuo Z, Zou L, Yu S, Ma X, Zhong Z, Ren Z, Wang Y, Liu H, Zhou Z, Cai D, Hu Y, Zong X, Cao S. Characterization of serum adiponectin and leptin in healthy perinatal dairy cows or cows with ketosis, and their effectson ketosis involved indices. Pol J Vet Sci 2021; 23:373-381. [PMID: 33006850 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2020.134681] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
We investigated changes in concentrations of ADP (adiponectin), LEP (leptin), BHBA (beta-hydroxybutyric acid), NEFA (non-esterified fatty acid), Glucose (Glu) and INS (insulin) in serum of healthy perinatal dairy cows and cows with ketosis. Twenty-one healthy cows and seventeen cows with ketosis from a herd of a total 60 Holstein cows (near dry period i.e. 56 days antepartum) were selected. Blood was collected through the tail vein every 7 days, from 56 day antepartum to 56 day postpartum. Serum ADP, LEP, BHBA, NEFA, Glu, and INS concentrations were determined, and ketosis was diagnosed through serum BHBA (≥1.2 mmol/L). We showed the concentration of serum adipokines and energy balancing indices were stable during antepar- tum period. However, ADP concentration increased while LEP decreased, and there were a significant increase in cows with ketosis compared to that of in healthy cows. Serum BHBA and NEFA concentrations increased significantly at first, and then gradually decreased in both healthy cows and cows with ketosis. However, cows with ketosis showed higher concentrations of BHBA and NEFA which restored later. The serum concentration of Glu in both healthy dairy cows and cows with ketosis showed a decreasing trend. INS concentration in healthy cows was decreased while it was increased in cows with ketosis. The results reflect the extent of hypo- glycemia and lipid mobilization postpartum, suggest IR exists in cows with ketosis while serum ADP and LEP might play roles in the development of ketosis.
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- L Shen
- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, Academic Affairs Office, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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Yue H, Umehara Y, Nguyen H, Takahashi M, Peng G, Ikutama R, Okumura K, Ogawa H, Ikeda S, Niyonsaba F. 617 AMP-IBP5 improves diabetic wound healing via activation of EGFR/STAT/MAPK pathways. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nguyen H, Trujillo J, Peng G, Yue H, Takahashi M, Ikutama R, Umehara Y, Ogawa H, Ikeda S, Niyonsaba F. 117 Effect of the antimicrobial peptide derived from insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 on skin barrier regulation. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chieosilapatham P, Kiatsurayanon C, Umehara Y, Trujillo-Paez JV, Peng G, Yue H, Nguyen LTH, Niyonsaba F. Keratinocytes: innate immune cells in atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2021; 204:296-309. [PMID: 33460469 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The skin is a unique immune organ that constitutes a complex network of physical, chemical and microbiological barriers against external insults. Keratinocytes are the most abundant cell type in the epidermis. These cells form the physical skin barrier and represent the first line of the host defense system by sensing pathogens via innate immune receptors, initiating anti-microbial responses and producing various cytokines, chemokines and anti-microbial peptides, which are important events in immunity. A damaged epidermal barrier in atopic dermatitis allows the penetration of potential allergens and pathogens to activate keratinocytes. Among the dysregulation of immune responses in atopic dermatitis, activated keratinocytes play a role in several biological processes that contribute to the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the innate immune functions of keratinocytes in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis, with a special emphasis on skin-derived anti-microbial peptides and atopic dermatitis-related cytokines and chemokines in keratinocytes. An improved understanding of the innate immunity mediated by keratinocytes can provide helpful insight into the pathophysiological processes of atopic dermatitis and support new therapeutic efforts.
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- P Chieosilapatham
- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Institute of Dermatology, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Dong D, Yang J, Chen Y, Peng G, Cao H, Gao H, Jin T, Yang F, Dong W. Palmitoylated GLB1L4 transfers via exosomes to maintain sperm function in rat epididymis. Reproduction 2021; 161:159-172. [PMID: 33434156 DOI: 10.1530/rep-20-0423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Epididymal specific proteins play a crucial role in sperm maturation. Some of the post-translational modified proteins are transported from the caput to the cauda of the epididymis through exosomes which regulate the function of sperm in cauda epididymis. Rat beta-galactosidase-1-like protein 4 (GLB1L4) expressed specifically in the caput epididymis, localizes on the sperm; however, the regulatory ways in which GLB1L4 protein interacts with sperm to maintain sperm function are unclear. In this study, knockdown of rat GLB1L4 could inhibit in vitro capacitation of sperm in cauda epididymis and reduce the fertility of the male rats by injection of special lentivirus-shRNA into caput epididymis. Moreover, a considerable proportion of GLB1L4 proteins from rat caput epididymis were loaded on exosomes. The exosomes loaded GLB1L4 from in vitro primary rat caput epididymal epithelial cells could bind with spermatozoa in cauda epididymis. Further, the palmitoylation status of cysteine residues at the 12th and 15th sites of the protein molecule could significantly affect cellular localization of GLB1L4 protein. It was identified that most of GLB1L4 was palmitoylated in the presence of exosomes from primary caput epididymal cells and the level of palmitoylated GLB1L4 in the exosomes could be inhibited by 2-bromopalmitate (2-BP). These results suggested that the palmitoylated GLB1L4 from rat caput epididymis could be transported to the cauda epididymis to regulate the sperm function by exosomes.
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- Daqian Dong
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Shaanxi Stem Cell Engineering Research Center, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Shaanxi Stem Cell Engineering Research Center, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Shaanxi Stem Cell Engineering Research Center, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Zeng C, Zhai T, Chen J, Guo L, Huang B, Liu G, Zhuang T, Liu W, Luo T, Wu Y, Peng G, Chen C. PO-1560: Contrast-enhanced CT-based radiomics nomogram predicts esophageal cancer survival after radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)01578-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yang J, Dong D, Peng G, Sun Q, Yang C, Gao Y, Ji H, Dong W. Melatonin regulates ATP content and fertilising capacity of Onychostoma macrolepis spermatozoa by inhibiting ROS accumulation during semen storage in vitro. Reprod Fertil Dev 2020; 32:1212-1222. [PMID: 33019961 DOI: 10.1071/rd20153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Melatonin (MLT) is an efficient antioxidant that protects spermatozoa against damages caused by oxidative stress. In this study, to maintain good function of Onychostoma macrolepis spermatozoa during semen preservation invitro at 4°C, different concentrations of MLT (0.5, 1 and 2μM) were added to the semen. After storage (0, 24, 48 and 72h), 1μM MLT in semen markedly improved sperm quality, as reflected by better plasma membrane integrity, the relative steady level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and slower rate of decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. Activated spermatozoa in semen with 1μM MLT had higher kinematic performance (i.e. percentage of motile and progressive spermatozoa and the beat cross frequency; P<0.05) and longer duration of sperm motility (P<0.05) compared with spermatozoa in semen withother MLT concentrations. Furthermore, 1μM MLT maintained higher ATP concentrations in spermatozoa during semen storage and significantly improved the fertilising capacity of spermatozoa after 72h semen storage compared with the other MLT concentrations. To expand wild resources of O. macrolepis, 1μM MLT can be used as a semen additive to maintain better sperm function and enhance sperm fertilising capacity in artificial insemination (AI).
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- Jinmeng Yang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Nutrigenomics and Growth Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; and Corresponding author.
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Peng G, Zhang Y, Miao Z. Incidence and Risk Factors of In-Stent Restenosis for Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:1447-1452. [PMID: 32732271 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND In-stent restenosis affects long-term outcome in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. PURPOSE The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of in-stent restenosis. DATA SOURCES All literature that reported in-stent restenosis was searched on PubMed, Ovid EMBASE and Ovid MEDLINE data bases. STUDY SELECTION Original articles about stents for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis were selected. DATA ANALYSIS Meta-analysis was conducted to derive the pooled in-stent restenosis using a random-effects model. Meta-regression was performed to explore the risk factors predisposing to in-stent restenosis. DATA SYNTHESIS In total, 51 studies with 5043 patients were included. The pooled incidence rate of in-stent restenosis was 14.8% (95% CI, 11.9%-17.9%). Among the lesions with in-stent restenosis, 28.8% of them led to (95% CI, 22.0%-36.0%) related neurologic symptoms. The series in the United States had a higher in-stent restenosis rate (27.0%; 95% CI, 20.6%-33.9%) compared with those from Asia (13.6%; 95% CI, 10.3%-17.2%) and other regions as a whole (7.6%; 95% CI, 1.1%-18.1%) (P < .01). Multiregression analysis revealed that younger patient age was related to high in-stent restenosis rates (P = .019), and vertebrobasilar junction location (P = .010) and low residual stenosis (P = .018) were 2 independent risk factors for symptomatic in-stent restenosis rate. LIMITATIONS The heterogeneity of most outcomes was high. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed promising results of in-stent restenosis for symptomatic atherosclerotic stenosis. Studies are needed to further expatiate on the mechanisms by which younger patient age, vertebrobasilar junction location, and low residual stenosis could increase in-stent restenosis and symptomatic in-stent restenosis, respectively.
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- G Peng
- From the Interventional Neuroradiology Center (G.P., Y.Z., Z.M.), Beijing Tiantan Hospital
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- From the Interventional Neuroradiology Center (G.P., Y.Z., Z.M.), Beijing Tiantan Hospital.,Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (Y.Z.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- From the Interventional Neuroradiology Center (G.P., Y.Z., Z.M.), Beijing Tiantan Hospital .,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases (Z.M.), Beijing, China
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Shen L, Zhu Y, Xiao J, Deng J, Peng G, Zuo Z, Yu S, Ma X, Zhong Z, Ren Z, Zhou Z, Liu H, Zong X, Cao S. Relationship of adiponectin, leptin, visfatin and IGF-1 in cow's venous blood and venous cord blood with calf birth weight. Pol J Vet Sci 2020; 22:541-548. [PMID: 31560471 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2019.129962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The Intrauterine fetal development process is complicated and affected by many regulating factors such as maternal nutritional status, transcription factors and adipokines. Adipokines are kinds of active substances secreted by adipose tissue, including more than 50 kinds of molecules. To explore the correlation between calf birth weights and adipokines including adiponectin, leptin, visfatin, and IGF-1 in cows venous and venous cord blood. Fifty-four healthy multiparous Chinese Holstein cows were used; in which, cows with a calf weight less than 40 kg were included in group A (n=9); those with a calf weight between 40 kg~45 kg were included in group B (n=25) and ≥45 kg were included in group C (n=20), venous blood and cord venous blood was collected. An ELISA kit was used to evaluate the concentration of adiponectin, leptin, visfatin, and IGF-1, correlations between index-index and index-calf birth weight were analysed. In both cows venous and cord venous blood, adiponectin, leptin, visfatin, and IGF-1 levels were significantly correlated with each other (p⟨0.01), and levels of these adipokines in venous blood were significantly higher than cord venous blood (p⟨0.01). Adiponectin, leptin, visfatin, and IGF-1 in venous cord blood were positively correlated with calf birth weights, and significantly correlated with calf birth weights respectively (p⟨0.01). Our study showed that adiponectin, leptin, and IGF-1 were found in venous blood and cord venous blood, and adiponectin, leptin, and IGF-1 in venous and cord venous blood potentially inter-regulated each other; adiponectin, leptin, and IGF-1 in venous blood were not significantly correlated with calf birth weights, while adiponectin, leptin, visfatin, and IGF-1 in venous cord blood were significantly correlated with calf birth weights, respectively.
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- L Shen
- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, Academic Affairs Office, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu Campus, The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China
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Cheng R, Zhang H, Zong W, Tang J, Han X, Zhang L, Zhang X, Gu H, Shu Y, Peng G, Huang L, Liu Q, Gao X, Guo Y, Yao Z. Development and validation of new diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis in children of China. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 34:542-548. [PMID: 31568595 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- R. Cheng
- Department of Dermatology Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
- Institute of Dermatology Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
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- Department of Dermatology Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
- Institute of Dermatology Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
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- Institute of Dermatology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Nanjing Jiangsu China
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- Department of Dermatology Hunan Children's Hospital Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of Dermatology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang Liaoning China
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- Department of Dermatology China Medical University First Hospital Shenyang Liaoning China
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- Department of Dermatology Children's Hospital of Shanxi Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- Institute of Dermatology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Nanjing Jiangsu China
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- Department of Dermatology Hunan Children's Hospital Changsha Hunan China
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- Department of Dermatology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang Liaoning China
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- Clinical Research Center Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
- Department of Pediatrics Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
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- Department of Dermatology Children's Hospital of Shanxi Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- Department of Dermatology China Medical University First Hospital Shenyang Liaoning China
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- Department of Dermatology Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
- Institute of Dermatology Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
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- Department of Dermatology Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
- Institute of Dermatology Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China
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Zhang Z, Yang K, Huang J, Wu B, Qin Y, Peng G, Wu G, Sun R, Wang W. Association of Plasma Epstein–Barr Virus DNA with Morphology of Primary Tumor and Lymph Node in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and its Prognostic Value. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.1581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Peng G, Li L, Han X. 140 The clinical efficacy and safety of biologic agents for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis: a meta- analysis. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Huang J, Wu G, Yang K, Peng G, Ding Q, Qin Y, Wang T, Yin Z. Long-Term Therapeutic Outcome and Prognostic Factors for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Receiving Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: An Analysis of 608 Patients from Low-Endemic Regions of China. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.843] [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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Gao H, Gao Y, Yang C, Dong D, Yang J, Peng G, Peng J, Wang Y, Pan C, Dong W. Influence of outer membrane vesicles of Proteus mirabilis isolated from boar semen on sperm function. Vet Microbiol 2018; 224:34-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhao W, Peng Y, Mills GB, Peng G. Abstract PD8-11: APOBEC3 contributes to mutational load in breast cancer. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-pd8-11] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Breast cancer results in large part from the accumulation of multiple mutations in premalignant cells, which provide a molecular basis for genetic diversity. This genetic diversity in premalignant cells allows selection for increased proliferation and survival and ultimately leads to invasion, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. Recent genome-wide sequencing data showed that APOBEC3B (A3B) contributes to mutational load in breast cancer. A3B, a DNA cytosine deaminase, is overexpressed in more than 50% of breast tumors and more than 75% of breast cancer cell lines. Its overexpression and aberrant activation lead to unexpected clusters of mutations in the majority of breast cancers. This phenomenon of clustered mutations, termed kataegis (shower in Greek) forms a unique mutation signature in breast cancer. On the basis of the finding that A3B is a key molecular determinant of the mutator phenotype in breast cancer, the goal of our research is to utilize informatics tools to systematically characterize genetic alterations of APOBEC3 family proteins in breast cancer genomic data and define the molecular impact of altered APOBEC3 family proteins on mutability and anti-tumor immunity.
Our data showed that the mutation rate and copy number amplification/deletion of APOBEC3 genes are low. The levels of APOBEC3A (A3A) and A3B are highly correlated and are highest in Basal subtype and lowest in Luminal A tumors, in concordance with the proliferation of subtypes. Additionally, A3A and A3B are significantly correlated with total mutational load as well as with TP53 mutation, and with somatic copy number alterations (SCNA), especially focal SCNA. Among APOBEC3 genes, A3B is significantly associated DNA replication, DNA damage repair, cell cycle and proteasome signatures, and shows predictive and prognostic capacity in ER-positive patients. Interestingly, A3G expression is strongly associated with immune response signature genes in all breast tumors. Consequently, A3G is highly associated with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in breast and several other disease types.
In summary, our data demonstrate distinct expression pattern of APOBEC3 genes in different breast cancer subpopulations. Overexpression of different APOBEC3 family members leads to distinct molecular consequences. These data provide new molecular insights into pathophysiological functions of APOBEC3 genes in breast cancer and provide therapeutic opportunities for the breast cancer patients whose tumors have altered APOBEC3 expression levels and potentially are driven by APOBEC3 genes. Importantly, APOBEC3G is associated with evidence of immune activation that may signal responsiveness to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Citation Format: Zhao W, Peng Y, Mills GB, Peng G. APOBEC3 contributes to mutational load in breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD8-11.
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- W Zhao
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Kumar S, Peng X, Daley J, Yang L, Shen J, Nguyen N, Bae G, Niu H, Peng Y, Hsieh HJ, Wang L, Rao C, Stephan CC, Sung P, Ira G, Peng G. Inhibition of DNA2 nuclease as a therapeutic strategy targeting replication stress in cancer cells. Oncogenesis 2017; 6:e319. [PMID: 28414320 PMCID: PMC5520492 DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2017.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Replication stress is a characteristic feature of cancer cells, which is resulted from sustained proliferative signaling induced by activation of oncogenes or loss of tumor suppressors. In cancer cells, oncogene-induced replication stress manifests as replication-associated lesions, predominantly double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs). An essential mechanism utilized by cells to repair replication-associated DSBs is homologous recombination (HR). In order to overcome replication stress and survive, cancer cells often require enhanced HR repair capacity. Therefore, the key link between HR repair and cellular tolerance to replication-associated DSBs provides us with a mechanistic rationale for exploiting synthetic lethality between HR repair inhibition and replication stress. DNA2 nuclease is an evolutionarily conserved essential enzyme in replication and HR repair. Here we demonstrate that DNA2 is overexpressed in pancreatic cancers, one of the deadliest and more aggressive forms of human cancers, where mutations in the KRAS are present in 90–95% of cases. In addition, depletion of DNA2 significantly reduces pancreatic cancer cell survival and xenograft tumor growth, suggesting the therapeutic potential of DNA2 inhibition. Finally, we develop a robust high-throughput biochemistry assay to screen for inhibitors of the DNA2 nuclease activity. The top inhibitors were shown to be efficacious against both yeast Dna2 and human DNA2. Treatment of cancer cells with DNA2 inhibitors recapitulates phenotypes observed upon DNA2 depletion, including decreased DNA double strand break end resection and attenuation of HR repair. Similar to genetic ablation of DNA2, chemical inhibition of DNA2 selectively attenuates the growth of various cancer cells with oncogene-induced replication stress. Taken together, our findings open a new avenue to develop a new class of anticancer drugs by targeting druggable nuclease DNA2. We propose DNA2 inhibition as new strategy in cancer therapy by targeting replication stress, a molecular property of cancer cells that is acquired as a result of oncogene activation instead of targeting currently undruggable oncoprotein itself such as KRAS.
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- S Kumar
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Pharmacy, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Ion channels represent the molecular entities that give rise to the cardiac action potential, the fundamental cellular electrical event in the heart. The concerted function of these channels leads to normal cyclical excitation and resultant contraction of cardiac muscle. Research into cardiac ion channel regulation and mutations that underlie disease pathogenesis has greatly enhanced our knowledge of the causes and clinical management of cardiac arrhythmia. Here we review the molecular determinants, pathogenesis, and pharmacology of congenital Long QT Syndrome. We examine mechanisms of dysfunction associated with three critical cardiac currents that comprise the majority of congenital Long QT Syndrome cases: 1) IKs, the slow delayed rectifier current; 2) IKr, the rapid delayed rectifier current; and 3) INa, the voltage-dependent sodium current. Less common subtypes of congenital Long QT Syndrome affect other cardiac ionic currents that contribute to the dynamic nature of cardiac electrophysiology. Through the study of mutations that cause congenital Long QT Syndrome, the scientific community has advanced understanding of ion channel structure-function relationships, physiology, and pharmacological response to clinically employed and experimental pharmacological agents. Our understanding of congenital Long QT Syndrome continues to evolve rapidly and with great benefits: genotype-driven clinical management of the disease has improved patient care as precision medicine becomes even more a reality.
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- M S Bohnen
- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, New York, New York
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Reimer J, Peng G, Viereck S, De Boni E, Breinl J, Vogel F. A novel salt separator for the supercritical water gasification of biomass. J Supercrit Fluids 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2016.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhu C, Peng G, Yi W, Song H, Liu F, Liu X. The Influenza A Virus Non-structural Protein NS1 Upregulates The Expression of Collagen Triple Helix Repeat Containing 1 Protein. Scand J Immunol 2016; 84:365-369. [PMID: 27718266 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12496] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Influenza A virus (IAV) infection induces a strong immune response and regulates the expression of many host proteins. The collagen triple helix repeat containing 1 (CTHRC1) protein is a secreted protein that exhibits increased expression during the viral infection process. However, the regulatory function of IAV on CTHRC1 expression is obscure. In this study, we investigated the effect of IAV on CTHRC1 expression and its regulatory mechanism. A total of 106 serum specimens from healthy people and 80 serum specimens from patients infected with IAV were collected. The CTHRC1 levels in the sera from the IVA patients and healthy individuals were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the differences were statistically analysed. A549 cells were infected with the IAV or delNS1 virus. Additionally, A549 cells were cotransfected with a eukaryotic non-structural NS1 protein gene expression plasmid and the CTHRC1 gene promoter reporter plasmid (pCTHRC1-Luc), and, the luciferase activities were assessed. The CTHRC1 mRNA and protein expression were detected using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting, respectively. The serum CTHRC1 level was significantly higher in the IAV patients than in the healthy individuals. IAV upregulated the CTHRC1 mRNA and protein expression. The non-structural NS1 protein specifically activated CTHRC1 gene promoter activity and upregulated CTHRC1 mRNA and protein expression. The activation function had a dose-dependent effect, indicating that influenza virus upregulated CTHRC1 expression through its NS1 protein.
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- C Zhu
- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Gongli Hospital, Second Military Medicine University, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Gongli Hospital, Second Military Medicine University, Shanghai, China
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Truong D, Peng G, Chien L, Lin A. Increased risk of hepatotoxicity and hyperuricemia in elderly Taiwanese
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients taking pyrazinamide. Ann Glob Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Wei R, Wang J, Xu Y, Yin B, He F, Du Y, Peng G, Luo B. Probenecid protects against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting lysosomal and inflammatory damage in rats. Neuroscience 2015; 301:168-77. [PMID: 26047730 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.05.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Probenecid has been used for decades to treat gout, and recent studies have revealed it is also a specific inhibitor of the pannexin-1 channel. It has been reported that the pannexin-1 channel is involved in ischemic injury. Here, we investigated the neuroprotective effect and the possible mechanisms of action of probenecid in global cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. Twenty minutes of transient global cerebral I/R injury was induced using the four-vessel occlusion (4-VO) method in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Different doses of probenecid were administered intravenously, intraperitoneally, or by gavage before or after reperfusion. Probenecid via all three routes protected against CA1 neuronal death when given before reperfusion. This protective effect continued when probenecid was given at 2h after reperfusion, but not at 6h. Interestingly, the protective effect regained if probenecid was given continuously for 7days after reperfusion. The release of cathepsin B and overexpression of calpain-1 after reperfusion were inhibited, while the upregulation of Hsp70 was strengthened by probenecid pre-treatment. Furthermore, the activation and proliferation of microglia and astrocytes after I/R injury were suppressed by continuous given for 7days, but only partly by a single dose at 6h of reperfusion. Thus, our data indicate that probenecid protects against transient global cerebral I/R injury probably by inhibiting calpain-cathepsin pathway and the inflammatory reaction.
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- The Brain Medical Center and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- The Brain Medical Center and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, China
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- The Brain Medical Center and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- The Brain Medical Center and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- The Brain Medical Center and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- The Brain Medical Center and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
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Bagnoud-Velásquez M, Schmid-Staiger U, Peng G, Vogel F, Ludwig C. First developments towards closing the nutrient cycle in a biofuel production process. ALGAL RES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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MacArthur RD, Chen L, Peng G, Novak RM, van den Berg-Wolf M, Kozal M, Besch L, Yurik T, Schmetter B, Henley C, Dehlinger M. Efficacy and Safety of Abacavir Plus Lamivudine Versus Didanosine Plus Stavudine When Combined with a Protease Inhibitor, a Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, or Both in HIV-1 Positive Antiretroviral-Naive Persons. HIV Clinical Trials 2015; 5:361-70. [PMID: 15682349 DOI: 10.1310/weqg-qthl-dl3x-ftxc] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE The combination of abacavir + lamivudine (ABC+3TC) versus didanosine + stavudine (ddI+d4T), each combined with other classes of antiretrovirals (ARVs) in ARV-naive patients, was compared for the combined endpoint of time to plasma HIV RNA >50 copies/mL (at or after the 8-month visit) or death (primary endpoint) in a nested substudy of an ongoing multicenter randomized trial. METHOD The substudy enrolled 182 patients; mean HIV RNA and CD4+ cell counts at baseline were 5.1 log10 copies/mL and 212 cells/mm3, respectively. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 28 months, rates of primary endpoint were 57.2 and 67.8 per 100 person-years for the ABC+3TC and ddI+d4T groups (hazard ratio [HR]=0.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.58-1.14, p=.23). CONCLUSION There was a trend for treatments containing ABC+3TC to be better than treatments containing ddI+d4T with respect to HIV RNA decreases, CD4+ cell count increases, and tolerability.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
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Chen Y, Hsieh F, Hsieh Y, Jeng J, Lien L, Lin H, Hu C, Peng G, Chern C, Chen C, Tang S, Chi N, Sung Y, Chiou H. Significant association between genetic polymorphisms of gckr and glut1, and ischemic stroke. Atherosclerosis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.203] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhang W, Liu N, Wang X, Jin X, Du H, Peng G, Xue J. Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide induced p53-independent necrosis via the mitochondria-associated pathway involving Bax and Bak activation. Hum Exp Toxicol 2014; 34:179-90. [PMID: 24837741 DOI: 10.1177/0960327114533358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide (BPDE) is a highly reactive DNA damage agent and can induce cell death through both p53-independent and -dependent pathways. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of p53-independent pathways in BPDE-induced cell death. To understand the p53-independent mechanisms, we have now examined BPDE-induced cytotoxicity in p53-deficient baby mouse kidney (BMK) cells. The results showed that BPDE could induce Bax and Bak activation, cytochrome c release, caspases activation, and necrotic cell death in the BMK cells. Bax and Bak, two key molecules of mitochondrial permeability transition pore, were interdependently activated by BPDE, with Bax and Bak translocation to and Bax/Bak homo-oligomerization in mitochondria, release of cytochrome c was induced. Importantly, cytochrome c release and necrotic cell death were diminished in BMK cells (Bax−/−), BMK cells (Bak−/−), and BMK cells (Bax−/−/Bak−/−). Furthermore, overexpression of Bcl-2 could ameliorate BPDE-induced cytochrome c release and necrosis. Together the findings suggested that BPDE-induced necrosis was modulated by the p53-independent pathway, which was related to the translocation of Bax and Bak to mitochondria, release of cytochrome c, and activation of caspases.
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Hainan Provincial People Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Peng G, Steib M, Gramm F, Ludwig C, Vogel F. Synthesis factors affecting the catalytic performance and stability of Ru/C catalysts for supercritical water gasification. Catal Sci Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cy00586d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Improvement of the catalytic performance of Ru/C catalysts by selecting acetone as a solvent during the catalyst preparation.
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- G. Peng
- General Energy Research Department
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
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- General Energy Research Department
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETHZ)
- 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- General Energy Research Department
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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- General Energy Research Department
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
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- University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
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Peng G, Lahlali R, Hynes R, Gossen B, Falk F, Yu F, Boyetchko S, McGregor L, Pageau D, Anderson K, Hwang S, Strelkov S, McDonald M, Turkington T. ASSESSMENT OF CROP ROTATION, CULTIVAR RESISTANCE AND BACILLUS SUBTILIS BIOFUNGICIDE FOR CONTROL OF CLUBROOT ON CANOLA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2013.1005.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Lahlali R, Peng G, Gossen BD, McGregor L, Yu FQ, Hynes RK, Hwang SF, McDonald MR, Boyetchko SM. Evidence that the biofungicide Serenade (Bacillus subtilis) suppresses clubroot on canola via antibiosis and induced host resistance. Phytopathology 2013; 103:245-254. [PMID: 23113546 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-06-12-0123-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study investigated how the timing of application of the biofungicide Serenade (Bacillus subtilis QST713) or it components (product filtrate and bacterial cell suspension) influenced infection of canola by Plasmodiophora brassicae under controlled conditions. The biofungicide and its components were applied as a soil drench at 5% concentration (vol/vol or equivalent CFU) to a planting mix infested with P. brassicae at seeding or at transplanting 7 or 14 days after seeding (DAS) to target primary and secondary zoospores of P. brassicae. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to assess root colonization by B. subtilis as well as P. brassicae. The biofungicide was consistently more effective than the individual components in reducing infection by P. brassicae. Two applications were more effective than one, with the biofungicide suppressing infection completely and the individual components reducing clubroot severity by 62 to 83%. The biofungicide also reduced genomic DNA of P. brassicae in canola roots by 26 to 99% at 7 and 14 DAS, and the qPCR results were strongly correlated with root hair infection (%) assessed at the same time (r = 0.84 to 0.95). qPCR was also used to quantify the transcript activity of nine host-defense-related genes in inoculated plants treated with Serenade at 14 DAS for potential induced resistance. Genes encoding the jasmonic acid (BnOPR2), ethylene (BnACO), and phenylpropanoid (BnOPCL and BnCCR) pathways were upregulated by 2.2- to 23-fold in plants treated with the biofungicide relative to control plants. This induced defense response was translocated to the foliage (determined based on the inhibition of infection by Leptosphaeria maculans). It is possible that antibiosis and induced resistance are involved in clubroot suppression by Serenade. Activity against the infection from both primary and secondary zoospores of P. brassicae may be required for maximum efficacy against clubroot.
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- R Lahlali
- Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Jiang X, Li T, Peng G, Zhong R, Jiang Q, Zhuang L, Bai S. SU-E-T-539: The Effect of the Scattering Volume of Phantom on Dose Calculation Accuracy Using Elekta's Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) for Head-Neck Radiotherapy. Med Phys 2012; 39:3829. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4735628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Wei X, Peng G, Zheng S, Wu X. Differentiation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells into steroidogenic cells in comparison to bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Cell Prolif 2012; 45:101-10. [PMID: 22324479 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00809.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 12/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Human umbilical cord can be obtained easily and it represents a non-controversial source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and umbilical cord Wharton's jelly-derived MSCs (UC-MSCs) have low immunogenicity. In this study, UC-MSCs were induced to become steroidogenic cells and compared to bone marrow-derived MSCs (BM-MSCs). MATERIAL AND METHODS UC-MSCs and BM-MSCs were induced to differentiate into steroidogenic cells by infection with adenovirus containing SF-1. Expression of steroidogenic mRNA was analysed by real-time RT-PCR and steroid secretion was detected by ELISA testing. Viability of differentiated cells was examined using cell counting kit-8 assay. RESULTS Both UC-MSCs and BM-MSCs expressed typical MSC markers and could differentiate into adipocytes, osteocytes and chondrocytes and both cell types had the potential to differentiate into steroidogenic cells after being infected with adenovirus containing SF-1 cDNA. However, UC-MSCs had significantly higher proliferative potential than BM-MSCs and differentiated UC-MSCs had significantly higher expression of all steroidogenic mRNAs tested over those of differentiated BM-MSCs; this included P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme, 3β-HSD, 17β-HSD type 3, LH-R, ACTH-R, P450c21 and CYP17. In addition, differentiated UC-MSCs secreted significantly more steroidogenic hormones than differentiated BM-MSCs, including testosterone and cortisol. Furthermore, differentiated UC-MSCs had significantly higher cell viability than differentiated BM-MSCs. CONCLUSIONS UC-MSCs had significantly higher potential of steroidogenic differentiation than BM-MSCs; thus, UC-MSCs could be favourable cells of choice for cell-based therapy for steroidogenic insufficiency compared to BM-MSCs.
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- Key Lab for Genetic Medicine of Guangdong Province, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Peng G, Yang Y. 3.304 THE STUDY ON SAFETY AND IMMUNIZATION EFFECT AFTER INOCULATION WITH OPTIMIZED HUMAN α-SYNUCLEIN DNA VACCINE. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70938-5] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Hong B, Peng G, Berry L, Gottschalk S, Jung JU, Chen SY, Huang XF. Generating CTLs against the subdominant EBV LMP antigens by transient expression of an A20 inhibitor with EBV LMP proteins in human DCs. Gene Ther 2011; 19:818-27. [PMID: 22052242 PMCID: PMC3288357 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection leads to Hodgkin’s disease (HD) in some immunocompetent hosts. The malignant Reed-Sternberg cells of HD only express a limited array of subdominant EBV antigens to evade preexisting immune responses to EBV. The EBV-encoded latent membrane proteins (LMP1 and LMP2), which are expressed by HD and various EBV-associated malignancies, have been proposed as a potential target for CTL-based therapy. However, the precursor frequency for LMP-specific CTL is generally low in healthy EBV-infected hosts, and immunotherapy based on these antigens is often compromised by the poor immunogenicity and the oncogenic potential. In the present study, we report that transitively expressing an inhibitor of A20, a key negative regulator of inflammatory signaling pathways, together with the LMP antigens (truncated LMP1 and full-length LMP2) greatly enhances maturation and cytokine production of human (h) monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs). As a consequence, LMP1/2-expressed, A20-silenced hDCs have an enhanced potency to prime LMP-specific T cell response. When the in vitro primed T cells are adoptively transferred into tumor-xenografted, severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice, some of the xenografted tumors approach complete regression. Thus, the study may provide an available resource of LMP-specific T cells for T cell immunotherapy.
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- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Treat J, Scagliotti G, Peng G, Monberg MJ, Obasaju CK. Comparison of pemetrexed plus cisplatin with other first-line doublets in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A combined analysis of three phase III trials. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e18004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hakim M, Billan S, Tisch U, Peng G, Dvrokind I, Marom O, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Kuten A, Haick H. Diagnosis of head-and-neck cancer from exhaled breath. Br J Cancer 2011; 104:1649-55. [PMID: 21505455 PMCID: PMC3101906 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Head-and-neck cancer (HNC) is the eighth most common malignancy worldwide. It is often diagnosed late due to a lack of screening methods and overall cure is achieved in <50% of patients. Head-and-neck cancer sufferers often develop a second primary tumour that can affect the entire aero-digestive tract, mostly HNC or lung cancer (LC), making lifelong follow-up necessary. Methods: Alveolar breath was collected from 87 volunteers (HNC and LC patients and healthy controls) in a cross-sectional clinical trial. The discriminative power of a tailor-made Nanoscale Artificial Nose (NA-NOSE) based on an array of five gold nanoparticle sensors was tested, using 62 breath samples. The NA-NOSE signals were analysed to detect statistically significant differences between the sub-populations using (i) principal component analysis with ANOVA and Student's t-test and (ii) support vector machines and cross-validation. The identification of NA-NOSE patterns was supported by comparative analysis of the chemical composition of the breath through gas chromatography in conjunction with mass spectrometry (GC–MS), using 40 breath samples. Results: The NA-NOSE could clearly distinguish between (i) HNC patients and healthy controls, (ii) LC patients and healthy controls, and (iii) HNC and LC patients. The GC–MS analysis showed statistically significant differences in the chemical composition of the breath of the three groups. Conclusion: The presented results could lead to the development of a cost-effective, fast, and reliable method for the differential diagnosis of HNC that is based on breath testing with an NA-NOSE, with a future potential as screening tool.
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- The Department of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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