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Park H, Lee S, Lee J, Moon H, Ro SW. Exploring the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Unraveling Signaling Complexity and Therapeutic Implications. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13764. [PMID: 37762066 PMCID: PMC10531214 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) continues to pose a substantial global health challenge due to its high incidence and limited therapeutic options. In recent years, the Janus Kinase (JAK) and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) pathway has emerged as a critical signaling cascade in HCC pathogenesis. The review commences with an overview of the JAK/STAT pathway, delving into the dynamic interplay between the JAK/STAT pathway and its numerous upstream activators, such as cytokines and growth factors enriched in pathogenic livers afflicted with chronic inflammation and cirrhosis. This paper also elucidates how the persistent activation of JAK/STAT signaling leads to diverse oncogenic processes during hepatocarcinogenesis, including uncontrolled cell proliferation, evasion of apoptosis, and immune escape. In the context of therapeutic implications, this review summarizes recent advancements in targeting the JAK/STAT pathway for HCC treatment. Preclinical and clinical studies investigating inhibitors and modulators of JAK/STAT signaling are discussed, highlighting their potential in suppressing the deadly disease. The insights presented herein underscore the necessity for continued research into targeting the JAK/STAT signaling pathway as a promising avenue for HCC therapy.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea; (H.P.); (S.L.); (J.L.); (H.M.)
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Bang J, Jun M, Lee S, Moon H, Ro SW. Targeting EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2130. [PMID: 37631344 PMCID: PMC10458925 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) poses a significant global health concern, with its incidence steadily increasing. The development of HCC is a multifaceted, multi-step process involving alterations in various signaling cascades. In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the molecular signaling pathways that play central roles in hepatocarcinogenesis. In particular, the EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in HCC has garnered renewed attention from both basic and clinical researchers. Preclinical studies in vitro and in vivo have shown the effectiveness of targeting the key components of this signaling pathway in human HCC cells. Thus, targeting these signaling pathways with small molecule inhibitors holds promise as a potential therapeutic option for patients with HCC. In this review, we explore recent advancements in understanding the role of the EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in HCC and assess the effectiveness of targeting this signaling cascade as a potential strategy for HCC therapy based on preclinical studies.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea; (J.B.); (M.J.); (S.L.); (H.M.)
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Abudinén F, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Ahn JK, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Babu V, Bae H, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Baudot J, Bauer M, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becker J, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertacchi V, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhardwaj V, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Biswas D, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Bonvicini G, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Briere RA, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheaib R, Cheema P, Chen C, Chen YQ, Chen YT, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Cunliffe S, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De La Motte SA, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, De Yta-Hernandez A, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dreyer S, Dujany G, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finocchiaro G, Flood K, Fodor A, Forti F, Frey A, Fulsom BG, Gabrielli A, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Ghevondyan G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Gradl W, Granderath S, Greenwald D, Gu T, Guan Y, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Halder S, Hara K, Hartbrich O, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hohmann M, Humair T, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Ji QP, Jin Y, Junkerkalefeld H, Kaleta M, Kandra J, Kang KH, Karl R, Karyan G, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kindo H, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Leboucher R, Lee SC, Leitl P, Levit D, Li LK, Li SX, Li YB, Libby J, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lueck T, Lyu C, Maggiora M, Maiti R, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martini A, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, McKenna JA, Meier F, Merola M, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moneta S, Moon H, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakao M, Nakayama H, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Niebuhr C, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nishimura K, Ono H, Oskin P, Oxford ER, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Parham K, Park H, Park SH, Passeri A, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Pham F, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat L, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raiz S, Reif M, Reiter S, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sfienti C, Shen CP, Shillington T, Shiu JG, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stroili R, Strube J, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Takahashi M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Taniguchi N, Tenchini F, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vobbilisetti V, Waheed E, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Warburton A, Watanuki S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Wiechczynski J, Windel H, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yang SB, Ye H, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yoshihara K, Yusa Y, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhukova VI, Žlebčík R. Measurement of the Λ_{c}^{+} Lifetime. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:071802. [PMID: 36867815 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.071802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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An absolute measurement of the Λ_{c}^{+} lifetime is reported using Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+} decays in events reconstructed from data collected by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy electron-positron collider. The total integrated luminosity of the data sample, which was collected at center-of-mass energies at or near the ϒ(4S) resonance, is 207.2 fb^{-1}. The result, τ(Λ_{c}^{+})=203.20±0.89±0.77 fs, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic, is the most precise measurement to date and is consistent with previous determinations.
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Abudinén F, Adachi I, Aggarwal L, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Babu V, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Baudot J, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Biswas D, Bobrov A, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Chekelian V, Chen C, Chen YQ, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cunliffe S, Dattola F, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finck C, Finocchiaro G, Flood K, Fodor A, Forti F, Frey A, Fulsom BG, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Giordano R, Giri A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Gradl W, Granderath S, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gu T, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Hadjivasiliou C, Hara K, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Hedges MT, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Ji QP, Jia S, Jin Y, Junkerkalefeld H, Kakuno H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Karl R, Karyan G, Kawasaki T, Ketter C, Kichimi H, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Konno T, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lai YT, Lam T, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Leboucher R, Lee SC, Li LK, Li YB, Libby J, Lieret K, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lozar A, Lueck T, Lyu C, Maggiora M, Maiti R, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martini A, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuoka K, McKenna JA, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moneta S, Moon H, Mrvar M, Nakamura I, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Nakayama H, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nishimura K, Ogawa S, Ono H, Oskin P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Pardi S, Parham K, Park H, Park SH, Passeri A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat L, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raiz S, Ramirez Morales A, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Sahoo D, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Santelj L, Sato Y, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shillington T, Shiu JG, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Singh JB, Skorupa J, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Tabata M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Tenchini F, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Ueda I, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vobbilisetti V, Waheed E, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Watanuki S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Windel H, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yin JH, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, Žlebčík R. Search for a Dark Photon and an Invisible Dark Higgs Boson in μ^{+}μ^{-} and Missing Energy Final States with the Belle II Experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:071804. [PMID: 36867830 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.071804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The dark photon A^{'} and the dark Higgs boson h^{'} are hypothetical particles predicted in many dark sector models. We search for the simultaneous production of A^{'} and h^{'} in the dark Higgsstrahlung process e^{+}e^{-}→A^{'}h^{'} with A^{'}→μ^{+}μ^{-} and h^{'} invisible in electron-positron collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV in data collected by the Belle II experiment in 2019. With an integrated luminosity of 8.34 fb^{-1}, we observe no evidence for signal. We obtain exclusion limits at 90% Bayesian credibility in the range of 1.7-5.0 fb on the cross section and in the range of 1.7×10^{-8}-200×10^{-8} on the effective coupling ϵ^{2}×α_{D} for the A^{'} mass in the range of 4.0 GeV/c^{2}<M_{A^{'}}<9.7 GeV/c^{2} and for the h^{'} mass M_{h^{'}}<M_{A^{'}}, where ϵ is the mixing strength between the standard model and the dark photon and α_{D} is the coupling of the dark photon to the dark Higgs boson. Our limits are the first in this mass range.
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Rosenberg J, Milowsky M, Ramamurthy C, Mar N, McKay R, Friedlander T, Ferrario C, Bracarda S, George S, Moon H, Geynisman D, Petrylak D, Borchiellini D, Burgess E, Rey JM, Carret AS, Yu Y, Guseva M, Moreno BH, O'Donnell P. LBA73 Study EV-103 Cohort K: Antitumor activity of enfortumab vedotin (EV) monotherapy or in combination with pembrolizumab (P) in previously untreated cisplatin-ineligible patients (pts) with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.08.079] [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] Open
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Kim H, Yoon S, Yun Y, Hur M, Moon H. M222 Evaluation of commutability of external quality assessment material for accuracy based survey of lipid tests. Clin Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.410] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Kim H, Hur M, Kim S, Moon H, Yun Y. T248 Reference intervals for 10 platelet parameters on Mindray BC-6800 plus hematology analyzer. Clin Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.736] [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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Yoon S, Moon H, Yi A, Kim H, Chung H, Hur M, Yun Y, Yoo G. W071 Investigation of serial tests of quantiferon-tb gold in-tube and quantiferon-tb gold-plus in contacts to patients with active tuberculosis. Clin Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.809] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Kim K, Jeong I, Moon H. M291 A survey on antinuclear antibodies testing in Korea. Clin Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Moon H, Park H, Chae MJ, Choi HJ, Kim DY, Ro SW. Activated TAZ induces liver cancer in collaboration with EGFR/HER2 signaling pathways. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:423. [PMID: 35439973 PMCID: PMC9019950 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09516-1] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Liver cancer is a major global health concern due to the steady increases in its incidence and mortality. Transcription factors, yes-associated protein (YAP) and WW domain-containing transcription regulator protein 1 (WWTR1, also known as TAZ) have emerged as critical regulators in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC), the two major types of primary liver cancer. However, our study as well as other previous reports have shown that activation of YAP and TAZ (YAP/TAZ) in adult murine livers is insufficient for the development of liver cancer, suggesting a requirement for an additional oncogenic collaborator for liver carcinogenesis in adulthood. Therefore, we sought to identify the oncogenic partners of YAP/TAZ that promote hepatocarcinogenesis in adults. Methods Data analysis of the transcriptome of patients with liver cancer was performed using the national center for biotechnology information (NCBI) gene expression omnibus (GEO) database and the cancer genome atlas (TCGA). The cancer therapeutics response portal (CTRP) was used to investigate the correlation between sensitivity to chemicals and the copy number of TAZ in human cancer cell lines. Transposons encoding constitutively activated forms of TAZ (TAZS89A), BRAF (BRAFV600E), and PIK3CA (PI3KE545K) were used for hydrodynamic tail vein injection. Mice were monitored at least twice per week and sacrificed when moribund. Tumor-bearing livers were formalin fixed for hematoxylin–eosin staining and immunohistochemistry. Results Through database analyses, we identified EGFR/HER2 signaling to be essential in human cancers with high TAZ activity. Furthermore, immunohistochemical analyses showed that human HCC and CC tissues with high YAP/TAZ activities exhibited concomitant activation of EGFR/HER2 signaling pathways. To demonstrate that EGFR/HER2 signaling promotes YAP/TAZ-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis, TAZS89A was simultaneously expressed in murine adult livers with BRAFV600E or PI3KE545K, activated forms of effector molecules downstream of EGFR/HER2 signaling pathways. Expression of TAZS89A plus BRAFV600E induced HCC, whereas TAZS89A and PI3KE545K led to the development of CC-like cancer. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that TAZ collaborates with EGFR/HER2 signaling pathways to induce both HCC and CC. Supplementary information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-022-09516-1.
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- Hyuk Moon
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 17104, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 17104, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 17104, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 03722, Seoul, South Korea
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- Yonsei Liver Center, Severance Hospital, 03722, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 03722, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 17104, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
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Cho K, Moon H, Seo SH, Ro SW, Kim BK. Pharmacological Inhibition of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Suppresses Tumor Development in a Murine Model of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413214. [PMID: 34948011 PMCID: PMC8707521 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413214] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCC) is the second most primary liver cancer with an aggressive biological behavior, and its incidence increases steadily. An aberrant up-regulation of the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway has been reported in a variety of hepatic diseases including hepatic inflammation, fibrosis, as well as cancer. In this study, we determined the effect of a sonic hedgehog inhibitor, vismodegib, on the development of CCC. Through database analyses, we found sonic hedgehog signaling was up-regulated in human CCC, based on overexpression of its target genes, GLI1 and GLI2. Further, human CCC cells were highly sensitive to the treatment with vismodegib in vitro. Based on the data, we investigated the in vivo anti-cancer efficacy of vismodegib in CCC employing a murine model of CCC developed by hydrodynamic tail vein injection method. In the murine model, CCC induced by constitutively active forms of TAZ and PI3K exhibited up-regulated sonic hedgehog signaling. Treatment of vismodegib significantly suppressed tumor development in the murine CCC model, based on comparison of gross morphologies and liver weight/body weight. It is expected that pharmacological inhibition of sonic hedgehog signaling would be an effective molecular target therapy for CCC.
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- Kyungjoo Cho
- Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea; (K.C.); (S.H.S.)
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea;
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- Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea; (K.C.); (S.H.S.)
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea;
- Correspondence: (S.W.R.); (B.K.K.); Tel.: +82-31-201-8640 (S.W.R.); +82-2-2227-4184 (B.K.K.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Correspondence: (S.W.R.); (B.K.K.); Tel.: +82-31-201-8640 (S.W.R.); +82-2-2227-4184 (B.K.K.)
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Abudinén F, Adachi I, Adamczyk K, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev V, Babu V, Bacher S, Bae H, Baehr S, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Barrett M, Baudot J, Bauer M, Baur A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhardwaj V, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Bilokin S, Biswas D, Bobrov A, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Braun N, Briere RA, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Červenkov D, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheaib R, Chekelian V, Chen C, Chen YT, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Cunliffe S, Czank T, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dubey S, Duell S, Dujany G, Ecker P, Epifanov D, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Finocchiaro G, Flood K, Fodor A, Forti F, Fulsom BG, Gabrielli A, Gabyshev N, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Giakoustidis G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Gradl W, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gu T, Guan Y, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Hadjivasiliou C, Halder S, Hara K, Hara T, Hartbrich O, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hirata H, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Humair T, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Jia S, Jin Y, Junkerkalefeld H, Kakuno H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Karl R, Karyan G, Kato Y, Kawasaki T, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim YK, Kim Y, Kimmel TD, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Konno T, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Krinner F, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kurz S, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lalwani K, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Lautenbach K, Le Diberder FR, Lee SC, Leitl P, Levit D, Li C, Li LK, Libby J, Lieret K, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lueck T, Lyu C, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marinas C, Martini A, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, McKenna JA, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moon H, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Murphy C, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nazaryan G, Niebuhr C, Niiyama M, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nishimura K, Ogawa S, Onishchuk Y, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Oxford ER, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Paladino A, Pang T, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Pathak A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Pham F, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat G, Popov V, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purohit MV, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raiz S, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Rizzuto LB, Robertson SH, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Rozanska M, Sahoo D, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sfienti C, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Strube J, Sumihama M, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Tabata M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Taniguchi N, Tenchini F, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Ueda I, Uehara S, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov YV, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vossen A, Waheed E, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Welsch M, Wessel C, Wiechczynski J, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yoshihara K, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, Žlebčík R. Precise Measurement of the D^{0} and D^{+} Lifetimes at Belle II. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:211801. [PMID: 34860075 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.211801] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
We report a measurement of the D^{0} and D^{+} lifetimes using D^{0}→K^{-}π^{+} and D^{+}→K^{-}π^{+}π^{+} decays reconstructed in e^{+}e^{-}→cc[over ¯] data recorded by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy e^{+}e^{-} collider. The data, collected at center-of-mass energies at or near the ϒ(4S) resonance, correspond to an integrated luminosity of 72 fb^{-1}. The results, τ(D^{0})=410.5±1.1(stat)±0.8(syst) fs and τ(D^{+})=1030.4±4.7(stat)±3.1(syst) fs, are the most precise to date and are consistent with previous determinations.
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- F Abudinén
- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - K Adamczyk
- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
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- Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, Yerevan 0036, Armenia
| | - A Aloisio
- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research (ITAR), Duy Tan University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
- Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
| | - H Atmacan
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - V Aushev
- Taras Shevchenko National Univ. of Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Satya Nagar 751007, India
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
| | - M Barrett
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7178, 67037 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna 1050, Austria
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, SAS Nagar, 140306, India
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow 101000, Russian Federation
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei 24205, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, South Korea
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana 502285, India
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- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8583, Japan
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City 07360, Mexico
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City 07360, Mexico
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | | | - Z Doležal
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
| | | | - T V Dong
- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research (ITAR), Duy Tan University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7178, 67037 Strasbourg, France
| | - P Ecker
- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - D Epifanov
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - T Ferber
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
| | - D Ferlewicz
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - G Finocchiaro
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - A Fodor
- McGill University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2T8, Canada
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - N Gabyshev
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana 502285, India
| | - A Glazov
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
| | - B Gobbo
- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Institute of Particle Physics (Canada), Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City 07360, Mexico
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8583, Japan
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
- Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna 1050, Austria
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE) and Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200443, China
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, Yerevan 0036, Armenia
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
- Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, South Korea
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- Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3P6, Canada
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3P6, Canada
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City 07360, Mexico
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- Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna 1050, Austria
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- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8583, Japan
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, Yerevan 0036, Armenia
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Toho University, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan
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- Taras Shevchenko National Univ. of Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, Moscow 115409, Russian Federation
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, SAS Nagar, 140306, India
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- Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Luther College, Decorah, Iowa 52101, USA
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, 13288 Marseille, France
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- National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow 101000, Russian Federation
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna 1050, Austria
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7178, 67037 Strasbourg, France
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Particle Physics (Canada), Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada
- McGill University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Institute of Particle Physics (Canada), Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3P6, Canada
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
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- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana 502285, India
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- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna 1050, Austria
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- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- ENEA Casaccia, I-00123 Roma, Italy
- INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Physics (Canada), Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3P6, Canada
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino 142281, Russian Federation
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- J-PARC Branch, KEK Theory Center, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Meson Science Laboratory, Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow 101000, Russian Federation
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- INFN Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- McGill University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2T8, Canada
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE) and Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200443, China
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- McGill University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
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- Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
- Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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Cho K, Ro SW, Lee HW, Moon H, Han S, Kim HR, Ahn SH, Park JY, Kim DY. YAP/TAZ Suppress Drug Penetration Into Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Stromal Activation. Hepatology 2021; 74:2605-2621. [PMID: 34101869 DOI: 10.1002/hep.32000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS HCC is the most predominant type of liver cancer affecting 800,000 people globally each year. Various small-molecule compounds targeting diverse oncogenic signaling pathways have been tested for patients with HCC, and clinical outcomes were not satisfactory. In this study, we investigated molecular signaling that determines the efficiency of drug delivery into HCC. APPROACH AND RESULTS Hydrodynamics-based transfection (HT) was performed to develop mouse models for HCC induced by various oncogenes. Mice bearing liver cancer were treated with verteporfin at 5 weeks after HT. Multicellular HCC organoid (MCHO) models were established that contained various types of stromal cells, such as hepatic stellate cells, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells together with HCC cells. Tumor organoids were treated with verteporfin, and distributions of the drug in the organoids were assessed using fluorescence microscopy. Murine HCC models developed by HT methods showed that a high Yes-associated protein/Transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif (YAP/TAZ) activity in HCC cells impaired verteporfin penetration into the cancer. Activation of tumor stroma was observed in HCC with a high YAP/TAZ activity. Consistent with the findings in the in vivo models of HCC, MCHOs with activated YAP/TAZ signaling showed stromal activation and impaired penetration of verteporfin into the tumor organoids. Inhibition of YAP/TAZ transcriptional activity in HCC cells significantly increased drug penetration into the MCHO. CONCLUSIONS Drug delivery into liver cancer is impaired by YAP/TAZ signaling in tumor cells and subsequent activation of stroma by the signaling. Disrupting or targeting activated tumor stroma might improve drug delivery into HCC with an elevated YAP/TAZ activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kyungjoo Cho
- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Yonsei Liver Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Yonsei Liver Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Yonsei Liver Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Yonsei Liver Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Yonsei Liver Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Yonsei Liver Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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BACKGROUND/AIM Dysregulation of the c-Myc gene is frequently found in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), often accompanied by genetic and epigenetic alterations in other cancer-related genes. Here, we investigated the tumorigenic potential of c-Myc in diverse genetic environments in which the Ras, Wnt/β-catenin, Sonic hedgehog, or P53 pathways were either activated or inactivated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hydrodynamic tail vein injection was employed to administer expression transposons and generate transgenic livers expressing c-Myc together with a constitutively active form of RAS (HRASG12V), β-catenin (β-cateninS33Y), Smo (SmoM2), or short hairpin RNA targeting P53 (shp53). RESULTS c-Myc was most tumorigenic when the RAS signaling pathway was activated, whereas no tumors were found in mice when either β-cateninS33Y or SmoM2 was co-expressed with c-Myc. Approximately 40% of mice had HCC when c-Myc was over-expressed under P53 inactivation. Furthermore, we investigated the effect of mutation in c-Myc on hepatocarcinogenesis. CONCLUSION No significant differences in tumorigenic potential were found between wild type c-Myc and c-MycT58A, minimizing the role of the mutation in hepatocarcinogenesis.
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- Hyuk Moon
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.,Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; .,Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Moon H, Ro SW. Ras Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Signaling and Kinase Suppressor of Ras as Therapeutic Targets for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Liver Cancer 2021; 21:1-11. [PMID: 37384270 PMCID: PMC10035721 DOI: 10.17998/jlc.21.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a high incidence cancer and a major health concern worldwide. Among the many molecular signaling pathways that are dysregulated in HCC, the Ras mitogen-activated protein kinase (Ras/Raf/MAPK) signaling pathway has gained renewed attention from basic and clinical researchers. Mutations in Ras and Raf genes which are known to activate the Ras/Raf/MAPK signaling pathway have been infrequently detected in human HCC; however, the Ras/Raf/MAPK signaling pathway is activated in more than 50% of HCC cases, suggesting an alternative mechanism for the activation of the signaling pathway. Kinase suppressor of Ras acts as a molecular scaffold for facilitating the assembly of Ras/Raf/MAPK signaling pathway components and has been implicated in the regulation of this signaling pathway. In this review, we provide important insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of the Ras/Raf/MAPK signaling pathway and discuss potential therapeutic strategies for HCC.
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- Hyuk Moon
- Department of Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University College of Life Sciences, Yongin, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University College of Life Sciences, Yongin, Korea
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Kockert M, Mitdank R, Moon H, Kim J, Mogilatenko A, Moosavi SH, Kroener M, Woias P, Lee W, Fischer SF. Semimetal to semiconductor transition in Bi/TiO 2 core/shell nanowires. Nanoscale Adv 2021; 3:263-271. [PMID: 36131884 PMCID: PMC9419100 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00658k] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We demonstrate the full thermoelectric and structural characterization of individual bismuth-based (Bi-based) core/shell nanowires. The influence of strain on the temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity, the absolute Seebeck coefficient and the thermal conductivity of bismuth/titanium dioxide (Bi/TiO2) nanowires with different diameters is investigated and compared to bismuth (Bi) and bismuth/tellurium (Bi/Te) nanowires and bismuth bulk. Scattering at surfaces, crystal defects and interfaces between the core and the shell reduces the electrical conductivity to less than 5% and the thermal conductivity to less than 25% to 50% of the bulk value at room temperature. On behalf of a compressive strain, Bi/TiO2 core/shell nanowires show a decreasing electrical conductivity with decreasing temperature opposed to that of Bi and Bi/Te nanowires. We find that the compressive strain induced by the TiO2 shell can lead to a band opening of bismuth increasing the absolute Seebeck coefficient by 10% to 30% compared to bulk at room temperature. In the semiconducting state, the activation energy is determined to |41.3 ± 0.2| meV. We show that if the strain exceeds the elastic limit the semimetallic state is recovered due to the lattice relaxation.
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- M Kockert
- Novel Materials Group, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 10099 Berlin Germany
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- Novel Materials Group, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 10099 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University 03722 Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nanotechnology, DGIST 42988 Daegu Republic of Korea
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- Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Laboratory for Design of Microsystems, University of Freiburg - IMTEK 79110 Freiburg Germany
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- Laboratory for Design of Microsystems, University of Freiburg - IMTEK 79110 Freiburg Germany
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- Laboratory for Design of Microsystems, University of Freiburg - IMTEK 79110 Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University 03722 Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Novel Materials Group, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 10099 Berlin Germany
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Moon H, Lennon DT, Kirkpatrick J, van Esbroeck NM, Camenzind LC, Yu L, Vigneau F, Zumbühl DM, Briggs GAD, Osborne MA, Sejdinovic D, Laird EA, Ares N. Machine learning enables completely automatic tuning of a quantum device faster than human experts. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4161. [PMID: 32814777 PMCID: PMC7438325 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17835-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Variability is a problem for the scalability of semiconductor quantum devices. The parameter space is large, and the operating range is small. Our statistical tuning algorithm searches for specific electron transport features in gate-defined quantum dot devices with a gate voltage space of up to eight dimensions. Starting from the full range of each gate voltage, our machine learning algorithm can tune each device to optimal performance in a median time of under 70 minutes. This performance surpassed our best human benchmark (although both human and machine performance can be improved). The algorithm is approximately 180 times faster than an automated random search of the parameter space, and is suitable for different material systems and device architectures. Our results yield a quantitative measurement of device variability, from one device to another and after thermal cycling. Our machine learning algorithm can be extended to higher dimensions and other technologies.
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- H Moon
- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, MB, 5600, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Oxford, Walton Well Road, Oxford, OX2 6ED, UK
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- Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 24-29 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LB, UK
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- Department of Physics, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK.
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Moon H, Kim D, Donahue L, White A. 785 Phenotypic plasticity of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma mediated by cyclooxygenase-2. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Moon H, Lee H, Jeong H. P-60 Tolerability of adjuvant chemotherapy with TS-1 or XELOX regimen in elderly patients with stage II or III gastric cancer after D2 gastrectomy. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.04.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Lee J, Seo M, Moon H, Kim D, Lee H, Chung J, Kim H. 3:18 PM Abstract No. 229 Antitumor effect of transarterial chemoembolization using doxorubicin-albumin nanoparticle loaded lipid microbubbles combined with ultrasound-targeted activation on VX2 rabbit liver tumors. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.272] [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] Open
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Moon H, Jeong H. Self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) for esophageal-gastric junction versus pyloric area obstruction in advanced gastric cancer patients: a retrospective, comparative, single-center study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lee H, Kim J, Kang S, Moon H, Sung J, Jeong H. Treatment efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for papillary adenocarcinoma-type early gastric cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fishman M, Dutcher JP, Clark JI, Alva A, Miletello GP, Curti B, Agarwal N, Hauke R, Mahoney KM, Moon H, Treisman J, Tykodi SS, Daniels G, Morse MA, Wong MKK, Kaufman H, Gregory N, McDermott DF. Overall survival by clinical risk category for high dose interleukin-2 (HD IL-2) treated patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC): data from the PROCLAIM SM registry. J Immunother Cancer 2019; 7:84. [PMID: 30917871 PMCID: PMC6437874 DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0567-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prognostic scoring systems are used to estimate the risk of mortality from metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Outcomes from different therapies may vary within each risk group. These survival algorithms have been applied to assess outcomes in patients receiving T-cell checkpoint inhibitory immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy, but have not been applied extensively to patients receiving high dose interleukin-2 (HD IL-2) immunotherapy. METHODS Survival of 810 mRCC patients treated from 2006 to 2017 with high dose IL-2 (aldesleukin) and enrolled in the PROCLAIMSM registry data base was assessed utilizing the International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk criteria. Median follow-up is 23.4 months (mo.) (range 0.2-124 mo.). Subgroup evaluations were performed by separating patients by prior or no prior therapy, IL-2 alone, or therapy subsequent to IL-2. Some patients were in two groups. We will focus on the 356 patients who received IL-2 alone, and evaluate outcome by risk factor categories. RESULTS Among the 810 patients, 721 were treatment-naïve (89%) and 59% were intermediate risk. Overall, of the 249 patients with favorable risk, the median overall survival (OS) is 63.3 mo. and the 2-year OS is 77.6%. Of 480 patients with intermediate risk, median OS is 42.4 mo., 2-year OS 68.2%, and of 81 patients with poor risk, median OS 14 mo., 2-year OS 40.4%. Among those who received IL-2 alone (356 patients), median OS is 64.5, 57.6, and 14 months for favorable, intermediate and poor risk categories respectively. Two year survival among those treated only with HD IL-2 is 73.4, 63.7 and 39.8%, for favorable, intermediate and poor risk categories respectively. CONCLUSIONS Among mRCC patients treated with HD IL-2, all risk groups have median and 2-year survival consistent with recent reports of checkpoint or targeted therapies for mRCC. Favorable and intermediate risk (by IMDC) patients treated with HD IL-2 have longer OS compared with poor risk patients, with most durable OS observed in favorable risk patients. Favorable risk patients treated with HD IL-2 alone have a 2-year OS of 74%. These data continue to support a recommendation for HD IL-2 for patients with mRCC who meet eligibility criteria. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROCLAIM, NCT01415167 was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov on August 11, 2011, and initiated for retrospective data collection until 2006, and prospective data collection ongoing since 2011.
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- Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Institute, Portland, OR USA
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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- Nebraska Cancer Specialist, Omaha, NE USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA USA
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- Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena, CA USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI USA
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- University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA USA
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- University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Prometheus Laboratories, San Diego, CA USA
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B N, Shim WG, Balathanigaimani MS, Moon H. Retraction notice: Influence of compressing pressure on macro void formation carbon monolith for methane adsorption. Mong J Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.5564/mjc.v19i45.1089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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RETRACTION NOTICEOn 21rd February 2019, the Editorial Board of the Mongolian Journal of Chemistry decided to retract this article entitled "Influence of compressing pressure on macro void formation of carbon monolith for methane adsorption" because of an authorship dispute. The article was originally published in Vol.18 No.44 2017 pp.24-35. doi: https://doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v18i44.934
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Moon H, Sears J, Rote S, Haley WE. THE ROLE OF CARE RECIPIENT NATIVITY STATUS IN THEIR CAREGIVERS’ QUALITY OF LIFE. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- H Moon
- University of Louisville, louisville, Kentucky, United States
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Park Y, Woo, M C, Moon H, Moon B, You S. P05.33 Extra-articular tenosynovial giant cell tumor of diffuse type in the temporal area with brain parenchymal invasion. Neuro Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy139.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Y Park
- Chungbuk National university, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
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- Chungbuk National university, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
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- Chungbuk National university, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
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- Chungbuk National university, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
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- Chungbuk National university, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
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Moon H, Han KH, Ro SW. Pro-tumorigenic roles of TGF-β signaling during the early stages of liver tumorigenesis through upregulation of Snail. BMB Rep 2018; 50:599-600. [PMID: 29065973 PMCID: PMC5749904 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2017.50.12.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many studies have focused on the tumor suppressive role of TGF-β signaling during the early stages of tumorigenesis by activating the target genes involved in cytostasis and apoptosis. We investigated the effects of TGF-β inhibition on early tumorigenesis in the liver, by employing diverse inhibitory methods. Strikingly, TGF-β inhibition consistently suppressed hepatic tumorigenesis that was induced either by activated RAS plus p53 downregulation or by the co-activation of RAS and TAZ signaling; this demonstrates the requirements for canonical TGF-β signaling in tumorigenesis. Moreover, we found that Snail is the target gene of the TGF-β signaling pathway that promotes hepatic carcinogenesis. The knockdown of Snail suppressed the early tumorigenesis in the liver, as did the TGF-β inhibition, while the ectopic expression of Snail restored tumorigenesis that was suppressed by the TGF-β inhibition. Our findings establish the oncogenic TGF-β-Smad- Snail signaling axis during the early tumorigenesis in the liver. [BMB Reports 2017; 50(12): 599-600].
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- Hyuk Moon
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Park J, Moon H, Kwon I, Kim J, Kang S, Lee E, Kim S, Sung J, Lee B, Jeong H. Usefulness of colonic tattooing using ICG in patients with colorectal tumors. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy150.012] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Moon H, Kang S, Sung J, Jeong H. Endoscopic prediction of tumor invasion depth in early gastric signet ring cell carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Moon H, Gudmundsson L, Seneviratne SI. Drought Persistence Errors in Global Climate Models. J Geophys Res Atmos 2018; 123:3483-3496. [PMID: 29938145 PMCID: PMC5993269 DOI: 10.1002/2017jd027577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The persistence of drought events largely determines the severity of socioeconomic and ecological impacts, but the capability of current global climate models (GCMs) to simulate such events is subject to large uncertainties. In this study, the representation of drought persistence in GCMs is assessed by comparing state-of-the-art GCM model simulations to observation-based data sets. For doing so, we consider dry-to-dry transition probabilities at monthly and annual scales as estimates for drought persistence, where a dry status is defined as negative precipitation anomaly. Though there is a substantial spread in the drought persistence bias, most of the simulations show systematic underestimation of drought persistence at global scale. Subsequently, we analyzed to which degree (i) inaccurate observations, (ii) differences among models, (iii) internal climate variability, and (iv) uncertainty of the employed statistical methods contribute to the spread in drought persistence errors using an analysis of variance approach. The results show that at monthly scale, model uncertainty and observational uncertainty dominate, while the contribution from internal variability is small in most cases. At annual scale, the spread of the drought persistence error is dominated by the statistical estimation error of drought persistence, indicating that the partitioning of the error is impaired by the limited number of considered time steps. These findings reveal systematic errors in the representation of drought persistence in current GCMs and suggest directions for further model improvement.
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- H. Moon
- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate ScienceETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate ScienceETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate ScienceETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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Shen Q, Eun JW, Lee K, Kim HS, Yang HD, Kim SY, Lee EK, Kim T, Kang K, Kim S, Min DH, Oh SN, Lee YJ, Moon H, Ro SW, Park WS, Lee JY, Nam SW. Barrier to autointegration factor 1, procollagen-lysine, 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 3, and splicing factor 3b subunit 4 as early-stage cancer decision markers and drivers of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2018; 67:1360-1377. [PMID: 29059470 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED An accurate tool enabling early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is clinically important, given that early detection of HCC markedly improves survival. We aimed to investigate the molecular markers underlying early progression of HCC that can be detected in precancerous lesions. We designed a gene selection strategy to identify potential driver genes by integrative analysis of transcriptome and clinicopathological data of human multistage HCC tissues, including precancerous lesions, low- and high-grade dysplastic nodules. The gene selection process was guided by detecting the selected molecules in both HCC and precancerous lesion. Using various computational approaches, we selected 10 gene elements as a candidate and, through immunohistochemical staining, showed that barrier to autointegration factor 1 (BANF1), procollagen-lysine, 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 3 (PLOD3), and splicing factor 3b subunit 4 (SF3B4) are HCC decision markers with superior capability to diagnose early-stage HCC in a large cohort of HCC patients, as compared to the currently popular trio of HCC diagnostic markers: glypican 3, glutamine synthetase, and heat-shock protein 70. Targeted inactivation of BANF1, PLOD3, and SF3B4 inhibits in vitro and in vivo liver tumorigenesis by selectively modulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cell-cycle proteins. Treatment of nanoparticles containing small-interfering RNAs of the three genes suppressed liver tumor incidence as well as tumor growth rates in a spontaneous mouse HCC model. We also demonstrated that SF3B4 overexpression triggers SF3b complex to splice tumor suppressor KLF4 transcript to nonfunctional skipped exon transcripts. This contributes to malignant transformation and growth of hepatocyte through transcriptional inactivation of p27Kip1 and simultaneously activation of Slug genes. CONCLUSION The findings suggest molecular markers of BANF1, PLOD3, and SF3B4 indicating early-stage HCC in precancerous lesion, and also suggest drivers for understanding the development of hepatocarcinogenesis. (Hepatology 2018;67:1360-1377).
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- Qingyu Shen
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Functional RNomics Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Functional RNomics Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Functional RNomics Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Functional RNomics Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Functional RNomics Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Functional RNomics Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Cancer Evolution Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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B N, Shim WG, Balathanigaimani MS, Moon H. Influence of compressing pressure on macro void formation of carbon monolith for methane adsorption. Mong J Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.5564/mjc.v18i44.934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Carbon monoliths for adsorbed natural gas (ANG) storage were prepared from Mongolian anthracite-based activated carbons using carboxy-methyl cellulose as a binder under different compressing pressures. Nitrogen adsorption/desorption experiments were carried out to obtain the specific surface area, pore volume, and pore size distribution of the monoliths. Methane adsorption experiments on the carbon monoliths were conducted at different temperatures and pressures up to around 3.5 MPa in a high pressure volumetric adsorption apparatus. As expected, adsorption results indicated that the methane adsorption capacity of the carbon monoliths increased with increasing specific surface area and packing density. The maximum volumetric adsorption of methane was observed as 163 V/V at 293 K and 3.5 MPa on a carbon monolith sample, PMAC1/2-3-65, that does not have the highest specific surface area but relatively high packing density comparing with other monoliths, which implies that two physical properties contribute contradictorily to the methane adsorption capacity. Based on experimental results, the carbon monoliths prepared from Mongolian anthracite-based activated carbons can be promising media for ANG storage application.
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Moon H, Ju HL, Chung SI, Cho KJ, Eun JW, Nam SW, Han KH, Calvisi DF, Ro SW. Transforming Growth Factor-β Promotes Liver Tumorigenesis in Mice via Up-regulation of Snail. Gastroenterology 2017; 153:1378-1391.e6. [PMID: 28734833 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) suppresses early stages of tumorigenesis, but also contributes to migration and metastasis of cancer cells. A large number of human tumors contain mutations that inactivate its receptors, or downstream proteins such as Smad transcription factors, indicating that the TGF-β signaling pathway prevents tumor growth. We investigated the effects of TGF-β inhibition on liver tumorigenesis in mice. METHODS C57BL/6 mice received hydrodynamic tail-vein injections of transposons encoding HRASG12V and a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to down-regulate p53, or those encoding HRASG12V and MYC, or those encoding HRASG12V and TAZS89A, to induce liver tumor formation; mice were also given injections of transposons encoding SMAD7 or shRNA against SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD4, or SNAI1 (Snail), with or without ectopic expression of Snail. Survival times were compared, and livers were weighted and examined for tumors. Liver tumor tissues were analyzed by quantitative reverse-transcription PCR, RNA sequencing, immunoblots, and immunohistochemistry. We analyzed gene expression levels in human hepatocellular carcinoma samples deposited in The Cancer Genome Atlas. A cell proliferation assay was performed using human liver cancer cell lines (HepG2 and Huh7) stably expressing Snail or shRNA against Snail. RESULTS TGF-β inhibition via overexpression of SMAD7 (or knockdown of SMAD2, SMAD3, or SMAD4) consistently reduced formation and growth of liver tumors in mice that expressed activated RAS plus shRNA against p53, or in mice that expressed activated RAS and TAZ. TGF-β signaling activated transcription of the Snail gene in liver tumors induced by HRASG12V and shRNA against p53, and by activated RAS and TAZ. Knockdown of Snail reduced liver tumor formation in both tumor models. Ectopic expression of Snail restored liver tumorigenesis suppressed by disruption of TGF-β signaling. In human hepatocellular carcinoma, Snail expression correlated with TGF-β activation. Ectopic expression of Snail increased cellular proliferation, whereas Snail knockdown led to reduced proliferation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. CONCLUSIONS In analyses of transgenic mice, we found TGF-β signaling to be required for formation of liver tumors upon expression of activated RAS and shRNA down-regulating p53, and upon expression of activated RAS and TAZ. Snail is the TGF-β target that is required for hepatic tumorigenesis in these models.
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- Hyuk Moon
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Moon H, Sim S. A retrospective study on peritoneal fluid analysis profiles to predict bacterascites associated with malignant ascites. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx676.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Moon H, Rote S. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO REMAINING IN THE COMMUNITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- H. Moon
- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Eom H, Jung J, Lee H, Yun T, Lee E, Moon H, Joo J, Park W, Choi M, Lee J, Lee J. Prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2439_69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- H. Eom
- Center for Hematologic Malignancy; National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Cancer Biomedical Science; Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Center for Hematologic Malignancy; National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Center for Hematologic Malignancy; National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- 5Biometrics Research Branch; Research Institute, National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Pathology; National Cancer Center; Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul South Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Seoul National University Bundang Hospital; Seongnam South Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Seoul National University Bundang Hospital; Seongnam South Korea
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Chung SI, Moon H, Ju HL, Kim DY, Cho KJ, Ribback S, Dombrowski F, Calvisi DF, Ro SW. Comparison of liver oncogenic potential among human RAS isoforms. Oncotarget 2016; 7:7354-66. [PMID: 26799184 PMCID: PMC4872791 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mutation in one of three RAS genes (i.e., HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS) leading to constitutive activation of RAS signaling pathways is considered a key oncogenic event in human carcinogenesis. Whether activated RAS isoforms possess different oncogenic potentials remains an unresolved question. Here, we compared oncogenic properties among RAS isoforms using liver-specific transgenesis in mice. Hydrodynamic transfection was performed using transposons expressing short hairpin RNA downregulating p53 and an activated RAS isoform, and livers were harvested at 23 days after gene delivery. No differences were found in the hepatocarcinogenic potential among RAS isoforms, as determined by both gross examination of livers and liver weight per body weight ratio (LW/BW) of mice expressing HRASQ61L, KRAS4BG12V and NRASQ61K. However, the tumorigenic potential differed significantly between KRAS splicing variants. The LW/BW ratio in KRAS4AG12V mice was significantly lower than in KRAS4BG12V mice (p < 0.001), and KRAS4AG12V mice lived significantly longer than KRRAS4BG12V mice (p < 0.0001). Notably, tumors from KRAS4AG12V mice displayed higher expression of the p16INK4A tumor suppressor when compared with KRAS4BG12V tumors. Forced overexpression of p16INK4A significantly reduced tumor growth in KRAS4BG12V mice, suggesting that upregulation of p16INK4A by KRAS4AG12V presumably delays tumor development driven by the latter oncogene.
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- Sook In Chung
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Javier F, Thinh D, Sriraj W, Mansor M, Irawan C, Yusak S, Kurnianda J, Nguyen Y, Ong-Cornel A, Hadjiat Y, Moon H. 522O_PR Analgesia for cancer pain in Southeast Asia (SEA): Prescription patterns, pain control, treatment satisfaction and quality of life (QoL). Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw599.001] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Moon H, Kim S, Park G, Koo J. Profuse Vaginal Discharge May Equally Suggest Adenoma Malignum and Lobular Endocervical Glandular Hyperplasia (LEGH), But Same Cover, Different Story. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016; 22:S147. [PMID: 27678817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- H Moon
- Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Good Moonhwa Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Good Moonhwa Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Good Moonhwa Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Good Moonhwa Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Algorithms based on principal component analysis (PCA) form the basis of numerous studies in the psychological and algorithmic face-recognition literature. PCA is a statistical technique and its incorporation into a face-recognition algorithm requires numerous design decisions. We explicitly state the design decisions by introducing a generic modular PCA-algorithm. This allows us to investigate these decisions, including those not documented in the literature. We experimented with different implementations of each module, and evaluated the different implementations using the September 1996 FERET evaluation protocol (the de facto standard for evaluating face-recognition algorithms). We experimented with (i) changing the illumination normalization procedure; (ii) studying effects on algorithm performance of compressing images with JPEG and wavelet compression algorithms; (iii) varying the number of eigenvectors in the representation; and (iv) changing the similarity measure in the classification process. We performed two experiments. In the first experiment, we obtained performance results on the standard September 1996 FERET large-gallery image sets. In the second experiment, we examined the variability in algorithm performance on different sets of facial images. The study was performed on 100 randomly generated image sets (galleries) of the same size. Our two most significant results are (i) changing the similarity measure produced the greatest change in performance, and (ii) that difference in performance of ±10% is needed to distinguish between algorithms.
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- H Moon
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14260, USA.
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Moon H, Cong M. Predictive models of cytotoxicity as mediated by exposure to chemicals or drugs. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2016; 27:455-468. [PMID: 27442234 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2016.1208272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Predicting cytotoxicity is a challenging task because of the complex biological mechanisms behind it. Cytotoxicity due to toxin - biologically produced poison - is known to play a substantial role in a disease process. Two objectives in this research are to derive robust general predictive cytotoxicity models to minimize unnecessary toxicity. The first objective is to build accurate predictive statistical models for cytotoxicity data based on lymphoblastoid cell lines obtained from in vitro studies. This could be an important step for accomplishing a goal in biomedecial/biophamarceutical research, by obtaining the best medical outcomes by minimizing toxicity in regard to a person's genetic profile. The second objective is to build predictive models to predict population-level cytotoxicity for unknown compounds based on chemical structural features. These two objectives were accomplished by a proposed variable selection process, the random forests, and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator method. We achieved an excellent prediction result with the random forests algorithm using SNP markers from the proposed approach, having the smallest root mean squared error among the teams which participated in the DREAM Toxicogenetics Challenge. Since chemical compounds for drugs have great influence on human health, the predictive statistical models for these objectives could be helpful to government agencies in relevant decision-making.
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- H Moon
- a Department of Mathematics and Statistics , California State University , Long Beach , CA , USA
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- a Department of Mathematics and Statistics , California State University , Long Beach , CA , USA
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Chung SI, Moon H, Ju HL, Cho KJ, Kim DY, Han KH, Eun JW, Nam SW, Ribback S, Dombrowski F, Calvisi DF, Ro SW. Hepatic expression of Sonic Hedgehog induces liver fibrosis and promotes hepatocarcinogenesis in a transgenic mouse model. J Hepatol 2016; 64:618-27. [PMID: 26471504 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Liver fibrosis is an increasing health concern worldwide and a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although the involvement of Hedgehog signaling in hepatic fibrosis has been known for some time, the causative role of activated Hedgehog signaling in liver fibrosis has not been verified in vivo. METHODS Using hydrodynamics-based transfection, a transgenic mouse model has been developed that expresses Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), a ligand for Hedgehog signaling, in the liver. Levels of hepatic fibrosis and fibrosis-related gene expression were assessed in the model. Hepatic expression of SHH was induced in a murine model for hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) and tumor development was subsequently investigated. RESULTS The transgenic mice revealed SHH expression in 2-5% of hepatocytes. Secreted SHH activated Hedgehog signaling in numerous cells of various types in the tissues. Hepatic expression of SHH led to fibrosis, activation of hepatic stellate cells, and an upregulation of various fibrogenic genes. Liver injury and hepatocyte apoptosis were observed in SHH mice. Persistent expression of SHH for up to 13months failed to induce tumors in the liver; however, it promoted liver tumor development induced by other oncogenes. By employing a HCA model induced by P53(R172H) and KRAS(G12D), we found that the SHH expression promoted the transition from HCA to HCC. CONCLUSIONS SHH expression in the liver induces liver fibrosis with concurrent activation of hepatic stellate cells and fibrogenic genes. It can also enhance hepatocarcinogenesis induced by other oncogenes.
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- Sook In Chung
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Chung SI, Moon H, Kim DY, Cho KJ, Ju HL, Kim DY, Ahn SH, Han KH, Ro SW. Development of a transgenic mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma with a liver fibrosis background. BMC Gastroenterol 2016; 16:13. [PMID: 26821924 PMCID: PMC4731926 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-016-0423-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background Liver fibrosis and its end-stage disease, cirrhosis, are major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and present in 80 to 90 % of patients with HCC. Current genetically engineered mouse models for HCC, however, generally do not feature liver fibrosis, which is a critical discrepancy between human HCC and murine models thereof. In this study, we developed a simple transgenic mouse model of HCC within the context of a fibrotic liver. Methods Employing hydrodynamic transfection (HT), coupled with the Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system, liver was stably transfected with transposons expressing cMyc and a short hairpin RNA down-regulating p53 (shp53). A chronic liver injury model, induced by hepatotoxic carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), was applied to the transgenic mice, allowing cells expressing cMyc plus shp53 to become malignant in the background of liver fibrosis. Results Livers harvested about 3 months after HT had excessive collagen deposition and activated hepatic stellate cells surrounding the tumors. Hepatocarcinogenesis was significantly accelerated in the fibrotic livers compared to those of the control, significantly decreasing the life span of the mice. The tumor incidence and average number of tumors per mouse were significantly higher in the group treated with CCl4 compared to the vehicle-treated control mice, following HT (p < 0.01). Conclusions Considering the simplicity and efficiency in generating HCC for fibrotic livers, the transgenic HCC model has the potential to be effectively used in preclinical testing of HCC anticancer therapy and in studies of hepatocarcinogenesis in fibrotic livers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12876-016-0423-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sook In Chung
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea. .,Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea. .,Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea. .,Room 407, ABMRC, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei-ro 50-1, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
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Moon H, Kim Y, Wi JM, Chi M. Morphological characteristics and clinical manifestations of orbital emphysema caused by isolated medial orbital wall fractures. Eye (Lond) 2016; 30:582-7. [PMID: 26795415 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2015.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the morphological characteristics and clinical manifestations of orbital emphysema in patients with isolated medial orbital wall fractures. METHODS This was a retrospective observational case series of 348 orbits of 348 patients with isolated medial orbital wall fractures. Medical charts were reviewed, and computed tomographic (CT) images were examined to determine the morphological characteristics of orbital emphysema. RESULTS Orbital emphysema was detected in 70 orbits (20.1%). Large and communited type fracture was related with the presence of orbital emphysema (P<0.05). Orbital air pockets were detected in medial or superior extraconal orbital segment in all cases with orbital emphysema. Swollen eyelid with crepitus (90.0%) and supraduction limitation (31.4%) were developed with orbital emphysema. All cases with supraduction limitation accompanied with superior extraconal orbital emphysema and superior rectus muscle deviation, and these eyes were fully recovered with conservative management without surgery. CONCLUSIONS Orbital emphysema can be a cause of ocular motility restriction following orbital wall fracture. If supraduction limitation is noted with isolated medial wall fracture and superior orbital emphysema with superior rectus muscle deviation is detected by CT scan, conservative management can be a good choice for spontaneous recovery delaying the surgery.
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- H Moon
- Yeonsu Ever Bright Eye Clinic, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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Baek S, Cho KJ, Ju HL, Moon H, Choi SH, Chung SI, Park JY, Choi KH, Kim DY, Ahn SH, Han KH, Ro SW. Analysis of miRNA expression patterns in human and mouse hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Hepatol Res 2015; 45:1331-40. [PMID: 25704452 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most common malignancies in adults displays aberrant miRNA expression during its pathogenesis. We assessed expression of miRNA in surgically resected human HCC of an early stage and murine HCC with a high malignancy in order to find miRNA overexpressed in HCC regardless of tumor stage and underlying etiology. Further, the role of the deregulated miRNA in HCC pathogenesis was investigated. METHODS miRNA were isolated from HCC tissues and surrounding non-tumorous tissues from HCC patients and a murine transgenic model of HCC. A quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was performed to determine expression levels of miRNA. Human HCC cell lines stably expressing individual miRNA were generated to investigate the biological function of overexpressed miRNA. RESULTS We found that levels of miR-221, -181b-1, -155-5p, -25 and -17-5p were significantly upregulated in both human and murine HCC regardless of tumor stage, underlying etiology or the presence of fibrosis. Using HCC cell lines stably expressing respective miRNA, we found that miR-221 increased the proliferation of hepatoma cells, while miR-17-5p induced cell migration. CONCLUSION We identified miRNA that are consistently upregulated in HCC. The overexpressed miRNA could potentially be used as a bona fide biomarker for HCC.
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- Sinhwa Baek
- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kim Y, Park K, Chung P, Moon H, Suh B, Yoon W. Right-side propensity of cardiogenic emboli in acute ischemic stroke with atrial fibrillation. J Neurol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1374] [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]
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Kim SA, Moon H, Lee K, Rhee MS. Bactericidal effects of triclosan in soap both in vitro and in vivo. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:3345-52. [PMID: 26374612 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES On December 2013, the US FDA proposed a rule stating that manufacturers must provide data to demonstrate that antibacterial soap is more effective than plain soap or water. The objective of the present study was to examine the in vitro and in vivo bactericidal effect of triclosan (the most widely used antiseptic agent in soap) in soap. METHODS Twenty bacterial strains (proposed by the FDA) were exposed to plain and antibacterial soaps (the same formulation as plain soap, but containing 0.3% triclosan) for 20 s at 22°C (room temperature) and 40°C (warm temperature). The temperature and time were selected to simulate the hand washing conditions and procedures used by consumers. The triclosan concentration of 0.3% is the maximum allowed by law. The decontamination efficacy of plain soap and antibacterial soap was also examined in vivo: the hands of volunteers were artificially inoculated with Serratia marcescens. RESULTS There was no significant difference (P > 0.05) in bactericidal activity between plain soap and antibacterial soap at either test temperature. However, antibacterial soap showed significantly greater bactericidal effects after 9 h. These results suggest that although triclosan-containing soap does have antibacterial activity, the effects are not apparent during the short time required for hand washing. CONCLUSIONS Antibacterial soap containing triclosan (0.3%) was no more effective than plain soap at reducing bacterial contamination when used under 'real-life' conditions. The present study provides practical information that may prove useful for both industry and governments.
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Affiliation(s)
- S A Kim
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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Seong Y, Moon H, Park S. V-068THORACOSCOPIC THYMECTOMY IN A PATIENT WITH RIGHT AORTIC ARCH. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv204.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cho S, Park K, Moon H. EHMTI-0300. Clinical application of korean version of the international classification of headache disorders, 3rd edition, beta version in university hospitals. J Headache Pain 2014. [PMCID: PMC4180939 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-s1-d6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Yang Y, Im S, Keam B, Lee K, Kim T, Oh D, Han S, Kim T, Han W, Moon H, Park I, Noh D. Clinical Usefulness of Ajcc Response Criteria in Stage Ii/Iii Breast Cancer Patients Who Treated with Long Course Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu328.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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