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Gu L, Liu X, Wu S, Chu K, Bao JJ. A cross-sectional study on the tea consumption effects of ankle-brachial index. Vascular 2023; 31:341-349. [PMID: 34957865 DOI: 10.1177/17085381211064745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This thesis aims to explore the relationship between tea consumption and ankle-brachial index (ABI) and further studies the relationship between tea consumption and lower extremity atherosclerosis. METHODS This is a cross-sectional, epidemiological survey of 17,373 subjects selected from the staff of Kailuan Group who had come to Kailuan General Hospital for a health examination from January 2016 to December 2017. Tea consumption was obtained by questionnaires. ABI was measured using an automated analyzer. The other data, such as age, gender, body mass index (BMI), and so on, was collected on the same day of the health examination results. The relationship between tea drinking habits and ABI was studied using logistic regression and multivariate linear regression analysis. RESULTS Among the 17,373 analyzed subjects, the difference in age, gender, BMI, heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), uric acid (UA), C-reactive protein (CRP), fasting blood-glucose (Fbg), and ABI was statistically significant in the tea-drinking group and the nontea-drinking group (p < 0.05). Multiple logistic regression models revealed that tea consumption was a positive predictor for ABI (odds ratio (OR) = 0.782, confidence interval (CI), 0.615-0.994) (p < 0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis of the ABI value showed that frequent tea-drinking has a positive correlation with the ABI value (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The higher tea consumption is significantly associated with higher ABI which means less risk for lower extremity atherosclerosis.
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- Lishuang Gu
- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 546663Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 546663Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, 159361Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 546663Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 546663Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Meng J, Zhang H, Bao JJ, Chen ZD, Liu XY, Zhang YF, Jiang Y, Miao LY, Zhong DF. Metabolic disposition of the EGFR covalent inhibitor furmonertinib in humans. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2022; 43:494-503. [PMID: 33927359 PMCID: PMC8791928 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-021-00667-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Furmonertinib was designed for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR T790M mutation. In this study, we investigated the metabolic disposition and mass balance in humans and tissue distribution in rats. After a single oral administration of 97.9 μCi/81.5 mg [14C]-furmonertinib mesylate to six healthy male volunteers, the absorption process of furmonertinib was fast with a tmax of total plasma radioactivity at 0.75 h. Afterward, furmonertinib was extensively metabolized, with the parent drug and active metabolite AST5902 accounting for 1.68% and 0.97% of total radioactivity in plasma. The terminal t1/2 of total radioactivity in plasma was as long as 333 h, suggesting that the covalent binding of drug-related substances to plasma proteins was irreversible to a great extent. The most abundant metabolites identified in feces were desmethyl metabolite (AST5902), cysteine conjugate (M19), and parent drug (M0), which accounted for 6.28%, 5.52%, and 1.38% of the dose, respectively. After intragastric administration of 124 μCi/9.93 mg/kg [14C]-furmonertinib to rats, drug-related substances were widely and rapidly distributed in tissues within 4 h. The concentration of total radioactivity in the lung was 100-fold higher than that in rat plasma, which could be beneficial to the treatment of lung cancer. Mass balance in humans was achieved with 77.8% of the administered dose recovered in excretions within 35 days after administration, including 6.63% and 71.2% in urine and feces, respectively. In conclusion, [14C]-furmonertinib is completely absorbed and rapidly distributed into lung tissue, extensively metabolized in humans, presented mostly as covalent conjugates in plasma, and slowly eliminated mostly via fecal route.
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- Jian Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Inc., Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Inc., Shanghai, 201203, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China.
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Bao JJ, Li TZ, Yang ZM, Zhu Y, Lu JM, Shen P, Lin HB, Chen K, Wang JB. [Association of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with risk of cardiovascular disease mortality]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1461-1467. [PMID: 34963244 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20201217-01458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the association between high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. Methods: A total of 71 618 residents aged over 18 years with complete baseline data, who were filed on the health information big data platform of Yinzhou district, Ningbo city, Zhejiang Province from 2009 to 2014, were selected as the research population. The research population were divided into four groups according to the level of HDL-C: low-level group (HDL-C<1.0 mmol/L), intermediate-level group (1.0 mmol/L≤HDL-C<1.5 mmol/L), medium-high-level group (1.5 mmol/L≤HDL-C<2.0 mmol/L) and high-level group (HDL-C≥2.0 mmol/L). Cox proportional hazard model was used to calculate the risk ratio of cardiovascular diseases mortality in different groups. Results: The study population was followed up for a total of 427 989.4 person-years, follow-up time of (5.98±1.04)years. During the follow-up period, there were 799 deaths due to cardiovascular diseases. After adjusting for confounding factors, compared with the medium-high-level group as the reference group, the HR (95%CI) for cardiovascular diseases mortality was 1.43 (1.13-1.82) in the low-level group and 1.22 (1.02-1.46) in the high-level group. Conclusion: The low level of HDL-C (<1.5 mmol/L) is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease deaths. The level of HDL-C can be used as a biological indicator to monitor the development of cardiovascular diseases and guide treatment.
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- J J Bao
- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Yuecheng District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315100, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Cancer Institute, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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Liu NJ, Hou LP, Bao JJ, Wang LJ, Chen XY. Sphingolipid metabolism, transport, and functions in plants: Recent progress and future perspectives. Plant Commun 2021; 2:100214. [PMID: 34746760 PMCID: PMC8553973 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2021.100214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Sphingolipids, which comprise membrane systems together with other lipids, are ubiquitous in cellular organisms. They show a high degree of diversity across plant species and vary in their structures, properties, and functions. Benefiting from the development of lipidomic techniques, over 300 plant sphingolipids have been identified. Generally divided into free long-chain bases (LCBs), ceramides, glycosylceramides (GlcCers) and glycosyl inositol phosphoceramides (GIPCs), plant sphingolipids exhibit organized aggregation within lipid membranes to form raft domains with sterols. Accumulating evidence has revealed that sphingolipids obey certain trafficking and distribution rules and confer unique properties to membranes. Functional studies using sphingolipid biosynthetic mutants demonstrate that sphingolipids participate in plant developmental regulation, stimulus sensing, and stress responses. Here, we present an updated metabolism/degradation map and summarize the structures of plant sphingolipids, review recent progress in understanding the functions of sphingolipids in plant development and stress responses, and review sphingolipid distribution and trafficking in plant cells. We also highlight some important challenges and issues that we may face during the process of studying sphingolipids.
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- Ning-Jing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China
- Corresponding author
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Liu CF, Song YM, He WC, Liu DX, He P, Bao JJ, Wang XY, Li YM, Zhao YL. Nontuberculous mycobacteria in China: incidence and antimicrobial resistance spectrum from a nationwide survey. Infect Dis Poverty 2021; 10:59. [PMID: 33926548 PMCID: PMC8082609 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-021-00844-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Information on the prevalence and resistance spectrum of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in China is mainly based on regional or local data. To estimate the proportion of NTM cases in China, a national survey of NTM pulmonary disease was carried out based on acid-fast positive sputum samples collected in 2013. Methods Sputum samples collected from enrolled presumptive cases in 72 nationwide tuberculosis surveillance sites from the 31 provinces in the mainland of China were cultured using L-J medium at the National tuberculosis reference laboratory (NTRL). MALDI-TOF MS identified the species of re-cultured strains, and minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined to evaluate the drug susceptibility of NTM isolates. Data analysis used statistical software SPSS version 22.0 for Windows statistical package. Results Of 4917 mycobacterial isolates cultured, 6.4% [317/4917, 95% confidence interval (CI) 5.8%–7.2%] were confirmed as NTM, among which 7.7% (287/3709, 95% CI 6.9%–8.6%) were from the southern region. In inland and coastal China, 87.7% (95% CI 78.7%–93.2%) and 50.0% (95% CI 43.7%–56.3%) of isolates, respectively, were slow-growing mycobacteria (SGM), with the remaining rapid growing mycobacteria (RGM). A total of 29 species were detected, Mycobacterium abscessus had higher clarithromycin-inducible resistance rates than M. massiliense (65.67% vs 2.22%). M. kansasii presented lower resistance rates in linezolid and moxifloxacin than M. avium-intracellulare complex (3.23% vs 66.67%, 0 vs 47.22%) and other SGM (3.23% vs 38%, 0 vs 26%). Conclusions More NTM pulmonary disease was observed in the south and coastal China (P < 0.01). SGM was widely distributed, and more RGM are present in southern and coastal China (P < 0.01). The antimicrobial resistance spectrum of different NTM species was significantly different and accurate species identification would be facilitated to NTM pulmonary disease treatment.![]()
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- Chun-Fa Liu
- National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changbai Road 155, Changping, Beijing102206, China
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- National Center of Gerontology, Beijing Hospital, Dongdandahua Road 1, Dongcheng, Beijing, 100730, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Guangdong, 518112, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.,Inner Mongolia Medical University, Inner Mongolia, 010110, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.,Department of Basic Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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- National Center of Gerontology, Beijing Hospital, Dongdandahua Road 1, Dongcheng, Beijing, 100730, China.
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- National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changbai Road 155, Changping, Beijing102206, China.
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Zhu YT, Zhang YF, Jiang JF, Yang Y, Guo LX, Bao JJ, Zhong DF. Effects of rifampicin on the pharmacokinetics of alflutinib, a selective third-generation EGFR kinase inhibitor, and its metabolite AST5902 in healthy volunteers. Invest New Drugs 2021; 39:1011-1018. [PMID: 33506323 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-021-01071-z] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background Alflutinib is a novel irreversible and highly selective third-generation EGFR inhibitor currently being developed for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer patients with activating EGFR mutations and EGFR T790M drug-resistant mutation. Alflutinib is mainly metabolized via CYP3A4 to form its active metabolite AST5902. Both alflutinib and AST5902 contribute to the in vivo pharmacological activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of rifampicin (a strong CYP3A4 inducer) on the pharmacokinetics of alflutinib and AST5902 in healthy volunteers, thus providing important information for drug-drug interaction evaluation and guiding clinical usage. Methods This study was designed as a single-center, open-label, and single-sequence trial over two periods. The volunteers received a single dose of 80 mg alflutinib on Day 1/22 and continuous doses of 0.6 g rifampicin on Day 15-30. Blood sampling was conducted on Day 1-10 and Day 22-31. The pharmacokinetics of alflutinib, AST5902, and the total active ingredients (alflutinib and AST5902) with or without rifampicin co-administration were respectively analyzed. Results Co-administration with rifampicin led to 86% and 60% decreases in alflutinib AUC0-∞ and Cmax, respectively, as well as 17% decrease in AST5902 AUC0-∞ and 1.09-fold increase in AST5902 Cmax. The total active ingredients (alflutinib and AST5902) exhibited 62% and 39% decreases in AUC0-∞ and Cmax, respectively. Conclusions As a strong CYP3A4 inducer, rifampicin exerted significant effects on the pharmacokinetics of alflutinib and the total active ingredients (alflutinib and AST5902). The results suggested that concomitant strong CYP3A4 inducers should be avoided during alflutinib treatment. This trial was registered at http://www.chinadrugtrials.org.cn . The registration No. is CTR20191562, and the date of registration is 2019-09-12.
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- Yun-Ting Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China.
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- HQ Bioscience Co., LTD, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- HQ Bioscience Co., LTD, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China.
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Liu NJ, Bao JJ, Wang LJ, Chen XY. Arabidopsis leaf extracellular vesicles in wound-induced jasmonate accumulation. Plant Signal Behav 2020; 15:1833142. [PMID: 33043777 PMCID: PMC7671027 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1833142] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The plant extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid-enveloped nano-particles containing proteins, nucleic acids and metabolites and function in plant development and response. The Arabidopsis four transmembrane protein TETRASPANIN 8 (TET8) knock-out mutant tet8 secreted less EVs than the wild-type (WT). In this report, we show that the tet8 mutant was attenuated in the plant hormone jasmonate (JA) accumulation in response to mechanical wounding treatment. We also noticed that the EVs contained a high level of phospholipids phosphatidic acids (PAs) which may serve as precursors of JA biosynthesis during wound-triggered-self-healing processes. Thus, we propose an open question about a potential role of EVs or TET8 or both in damage-associated JA response.
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- Ning-Jing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Liu NJ, Wang N, Bao JJ, Zhu HX, Wang LJ, Chen XY. Lipidomic Analysis Reveals the Importance of GIPCs in Arabidopsis Leaf Extracellular Vesicles. Mol Plant 2020; 13:1523-1532. [PMID: 32717349 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [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: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Plant extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed nanoparticles that play diverse roles in plant development and response. Recently, impressive progress has been made in the isolation and identification of the proteins and RNAs carried in plant EVs; however, the analysis of EV lipid compositions remains rudimentary. Here, we performed lipidomic analysis of Arabidopsis rosette leaf EVs, revealing a high abundance of certain groups of lipids, in particular sphingolipids, in the EVs. Remarkably, the EV sphingolipids are composed of nearly pure glycosylinositolphosphoceramides (GIPCs), which are green lineage abundant and negatively charged. We further showed that the Arabidopsis TETRASPANIN 8 (TET8) knockout mutant has a lower amount of cellular GIPCs and secrets fewer EVs, companied with impaired reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst toward stresses. Exogenous application of GIPCs promoted the secretion of EVs and ROS burst in both the WT and tet8 mutant. The characteristic enrichment of sphingolipid GIPCs provides valuable insights into the biogenesis and function of plant EVs.
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- Ning-Jing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fenglin Road 300, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Gao W, Su R, Sun W, Wang QZ, Lv XY, Bao JJ, Yu JR, Wang LH, Musa HH, Chen L. Temporal and spatial expression of Smads and their correlation with YAP1 expression in sheep. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7715. [PMID: 27706608 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15037715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The temporal and spatial patterns of Smad and Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) expression were investigated in skeletal muscle (gastrocnemius muscle and extensor digitorum longus) at different growth stages (2 days old, 2 and 6 months old) in Hu sheep. Smads were differentially expressed in sheep skeletal muscle, with high expression in the gastrocnemius muscle and lower expression in the extensor digitorum longus. Expression of Smad2, Smad3, and Smad4 at the 2-day-old stage was significantly higher than at other stages (P < 0.05). The expression of Smad7 in 2-day-old sheep was lower than in 6-month-old sheep, with the lowest levels at 2 months. Smad expression was higher in males than in females at the 2-day-old stage, and expression in 2- and 6-month-old males was lower than that in 2-day-old females. Smad3 expression was higher in the 2-day- and 2-month-old males than in the females. There was a positive correlation (P < 0.01) between YAP1 and Smad2 expression in gastrocnemius muscle at the 2-month-old stage. YAP1 and Smad4/7 expression were positively correlated (P < 0.01) in extensor digitorum longus at the 2-day-old stage. YAP1 expression was negatively correlated with Smad7 in the extensor digitorum longus at 6 months. A significant difference between Smad2 and Smad3 (P < 0.01) expression in muscle was observed, consistent with Smad3 and Smad4 expression, indicating that these inhibit transforming growth factor-β signaling in the same way. There was a positive correlation (P < 0.01) between YAP1 and MSTN expression, suggesting that YAP1 participates in muscle growth in sheep.
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- W Gao
- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Bureau of Suzhou City, Suzhou, China
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Wang QZ, Su R, Lv XY, Gao W, Chen L, Bao JJ, Yu JR, Wang LH, Sun W. Analysis of the spatiotemporal expression of major genes in the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway and correlation analysis using Hu sheep muscle tissue. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8133. [PMID: 27323083 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15028133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The mRNA expression levels of key genes (Smads, MSTN, and MyoG) in the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway in Hu sheep at different growth stages (2 days, 2 months, and 6 months of age) and in different skeletal muscles (longissimus dorsi muscle and soleus muscle) and different genders were detected; and correlation of the Smad family (Smad2, Smad3, Smad4, and Smad7), MSTN, MyoG expressions was analyzed in Hu sheep. The results showed that the expression of Smads was higher in the soleus muscle than in the longissimus dorsi muscle; the expressions of Smad2, Smad3, and Smad4 were significantly higher in 2-day-old sheep than in sheep belonging to the other age groups (P < 0.05); the expressions of Smad2, Smad4, and Smad7 were higher in rams than in 2-day-old ewes, but lower in rams than in 2-month-old and 6-month-old ewes; and the expression of Smad3 was higher in rams than in 2-day-old and 2-month-old ewes, but lower in rams than in 6-month-old ewes. In the 2 different muscle tissues, expression of Smad2 was significantly positively correlated (P < 0.01) with that of Smad3. The expression of Smad3 was significantly positively correlated (P < 0.01) with that of Smad4, which showed that the Smad family genes could have an inhibitory effect on the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.
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- Q Z Wang
- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine Bureau of Suzhou, Suzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Animal Science and Technology College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Zeng JC, Zhang Z, Li TY, Liang YF, Wang HM, Bao JJ, Zhang JA, Wang WD, Xiang WY, Kong B, Wang ZY, Wu BH, Chen XD, He L, Zhang S, Wang CY, Xu JF. Assessing the role of IL-35 in colorectal cancer progression and prognosis. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2013; 6:1806-1816. [PMID: 24040445 PMCID: PMC3759487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Despite the recent realization of Interleukin (IL)-35 in tumorigenesis, its exact impact on colorectal cancer (CRC) progression and prognosis, however, is yet to be elucidated clearly. We thus in the present report conducted comparative analysis of IL-35 levels between CRC patients and matched control subjects. IL-35 is highly expressed in all CRC tissues, which can be detected in vast majority of colorectal cancer cells. IL-35 levels in CRC lysates and serum samples are highly correlated to the severity of malignancy and the clinical stage of tumor. Particularly, a significant reduction for serum IL-35 was noted in patients after surgical resection, indicating that IL-35 promotes CRC progression associated with poor prognosis. Mechanistic study demonstrated a significant correlation between serum IL-35 levels and the number of peripheral regulatory T (Treg) cells in CRC patients, suggesting that IL-35 implicates in CRC pathogenesis probably by inducing Treg cells, while cancer cell-derived IL-35 may also recruit Treg cells into the tumor microenvironment in favor of tumor growth. Together, our data support that IL-35 could be a valuable biomarker for assessing CRC progression and prognosis in clinical settings.
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- Jin-Cheng Zeng
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan, China, 523808
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical CollegeZhangjiang 523001, China
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- Department of Surgery, Second Clinical Medical School of Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Pathology, Taiping people’s Hospital of DongguanDongguan 523905, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan, China, 523808
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan, China, 523808
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan, China, 523808
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan, China, 523808
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical CollegeZhangjiang 523001, China
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology1095 Jiefang Ave. Wuhan 430030, China
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology1095 Jiefang Ave. Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan, China, 523808
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
- The Center for Biomedical Research, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology1095 Jiefang Ave. Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical CollegeDongguan, China, 523808
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular DiagnosticsDongguan 523808, China
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Cao RB, Zhou GD, Zhou HX, Bao JJ, Chen PY. [Secreted expression of porcine interferon beta in Pichia pastoris and its inhibition effect on the replication of Pseudorabies virus]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2006; 46:412-7. [PMID: 16933611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In order to develop recombinant porcine interferon beta with high bioactivity, the rare codes that encoded 3th, 7th and 164th amino acids of porcine interferon beta mature protein were mutant into bias codes of Pichia pastoris and then the modified gene was introduced to yeast secreted expression vector pPICZ alphaA which resulted in pPICZalphaA-PIB. The SacI linearized plasmid pPICZalphaA-PIB was transformed into Pichia pastoris X-33 by electroporation. The transformants were identified by PCR using PoIFN-beta and AOX1 specific primers. The expression of PoIFN-beta was induced with methanol. Several positive clones were obtained and the one namely B1 produced the highest level of PoIFN-beta. The B1 was further fermented in shake-flask in larger volume. The concentration of the secreted PoIFN-beta was about 60 microg/mL and its antiviral activity is about 2.5 x 10(5) U/mL, so the specific activity of porcine interferon beta produced by the Pichia pastoris is approximately 4.17 x 10(6) U/mg. The expressed supernatant was concentrated and identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blot. There are two major proteins with respective molecular mass of approximately 25 kDa and 28 kDa in the supernatant. The results of Western blot indicated that the two proteins were positively reacted and manifested well PoIFN-beta antigenicity. In contrast with the deduced theoretical molecular mass value of PoIFN-beta, the expressed two major proteins were larger which maybe due to the difference of glycosylation. The antiviral effect of recombinant porcine interferon beta (rPoIFN-beta) on Pseudorabies virus (PrV) was studied in the present experiment. The result indicated that rPoIFN-beta could effectively inhibit the replication of PrV in MDBK cells, especially during the early phage of the virus replication.
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- Rui-Bing Cao
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Diagnostic and Immunology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Starkey DE, Han A, Bao JJ, Ahn CH, Wehmeyer KR, Prenger MC, Halsall HB, Heineman WR. Fluorogenic assay for beta-glucuronidase using microchip-based capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 2001; 762:33-41. [PMID: 11589456 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00313-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Microchip capillary electrophoresis (CE) was used with a model enzyme assay to demonstrate its potential application to combinatorial drug screening. Hydrolysis with beta-glucuronidase of the conjugated glucuronide, fluorescein mono-beta-D-glucuronide (FMG), liberated the fluorescent product, fluorescein. FMG and fluorescein were detected by fluorescence, with excitation and emission at 480 and 520 nm, respectively. Microchip CE was used to separate FMG and fluorescein. Fluorescein production was monitored to assess beta-glucuronidase activity. Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics analysis yielded the Km value. The results were compared with those from experiments done by conventional CE. The Km value for beta-glucuronidase with FMG is being reported for the first time as 18 microM. The inhibition of beta-glucuronidase by the competitive inhibitor D-saccharic acid-1,4-lactone (SL) was also determined using microchip CE. Reactions were done with various concentrations of inhibitor and constant beta-glucuronidase and FMG concentrations. A dose-response plot was acquired and the IC50 value for SL was determined to be 3 microM.
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- D E Starkey
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172, USA
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Bao JJ, Lee BP, Stephens LC, Sahin AA, Van NT, Johnston DA, Ou CN, Kuo MT. Elevated expression of hepatic proliferative markers during early hepatocarcinogenesis in hepatitis-B virus transgenic mice lacking mdr1a-encoded P-glycoprotein. Mol Carcinog 2000; 29:103-11. [PMID: 11074607 DOI: 10.1002/1098-2744(200010)29:2<103::aid-mc7>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Recent studies have shown that expression levels of the multidrug resistance gene MDR1, which encodes the drug transporter P-glycoprotein, correlate with prognostic outcomes of certain tumor types. These findings suggest that expression of MDR1 may affect tumor behaviors. To address this issue further, we investigated the expression of mdr1a, a human MDR1 homolog, on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in a transgenic mouse model carrying the liver-targeted expression of human hepatitis-B virus (HBV) surface antigen. The pathogenetic program was compared in HBV mice carrying either mdr1a(+/+) or mdr1a(-/-). We found that the expressions of proliferative activity markers, Ki67 nuclear antigen, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen were elevated in mdr1a(-/-) mice younger than 10 wk in comparison with those in the same age group of wild-type animals. Replication in the hepatic population as determined by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation tended to support observation that mdr1a(-/-) mice exhibited elevated labeling indices in this age group. Moreover, histologic staining and flow-cytometric analysis showed that the mdr1a(-/-) animals exhibited a higher cell population with polyploidy than did the mdr1a(+/+) counterparts of the same age. However, no significant differences in the expression of the liver-injury markers serum alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase were observed. Although our results showed that absence of mdr1a expression is correlated with modest enhanced proliferative characteristics in the livers at stage before the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, the overall life spans between these two strains of mice were not significantly different. The implication of these findings to the role of P-glycoprotein in tumor development and cancer chemotherapy is discussed.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/biosynthesis
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/genetics
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/biosynthesis
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics
- Alanine Transaminase/metabolism
- Animals
- Aspartate Aminotransferases/metabolism
- Cell Division/genetics
- Crosses, Genetic
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Resistance, Multiple/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/genetics
- Hepatitis B virus/genetics
- Hepatitis B virus/immunology
- Ki-67 Antigen/biosynthesis
- Ki-67 Antigen/genetics
- Liver/enzymology
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/metabolism
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/virology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Ploidies
- Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/biosynthesis
- Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/genetics
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- J J Bao
- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Bao JJ, Parekh NJ, Shuja A. Separation and quantitation of azimilide and its putative metabolites by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 1998; 720:129-40. [PMID: 9892075 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(98)00416-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Reliable methods based on capillary electrophoresis (CE) have been developed for the separation and quantitation of azimilide, an antiarrhythmic drug under development at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals (P&GP). Both capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) were employed in the separation of azimilide from its impurities, degradants and/or metabolites. Separation of azimilide from NE-11178, F-410, F-1054 and F-1292 was obtained by MECC at pH 9 with 50 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The separation of azimilide and NE-10171, a key metabolite of azimilide, was difficult because their structures differ by only a single methyl group. The best separation was achieved under acidic pH conditions with cetyltriethyl ammonium chloride (CTAC) additive in the buffer. All of the CE separations were completed within a substantially shorter time and with better resolution than the corresponding high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separations. Quantitation was done with azimilide and NE-10171. Calibration curves ranging from 10 to 1000 microg/ml were obtained with R2 greater than 0.997 for both azimilide and NE-10171. The back-calculated concentrations of the calibration standards and the recoveries of the quality control (QC) samples were within the acceptance range currently used for HPLC methods. These results demonstrated the viability of CE as an alternative technique for drug metabolism studies in support of pharmaceutical development.
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- J J Bao
- P&G Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Research Center, Mason, OH 45040-9462, USA.
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Bao JJ, Fujima JM, Danielson ND. Determination of minute enzymatic activities by means of capillary electrophoretic techniques. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 1997; 699:481-97. [PMID: 9392389 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(96)00244-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Capillary electrophoretic analysis of enzymes, co-enzymes, substrates and other chemical species that can be linked to an enzymatic reaction is reviewed with 80 references. Both off-line and on-line assays of minute enzymatic activities are discussed. In addition to heterogeneous on-line enzyme assays, a special emphasis is given to a newly established on-line technique called electrophoretically mediated microanalysis (EMMA). The basic principle, procedure, and various detection modes of EMMA are discussed. The recent developments in on-line determination of various enzyme substrates as well as on-line enzyme kinetic studies are also summarized. Some potential future developments in the determination of enzymatic activities by means of CE are also presented.
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- J J Bao
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Cincinnati, OH 45241, USA
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Capillary electrophoretic immunoassay (CEIA) has recently emerged as a new analytical technique. CEIA, when combined with sensitive detection methods such as laser induced fluorescence (LIF), offers several advantages over conventional immunoassays. CEIA can perform rapid separations with high mass sensitivity, simultaneously determine multiple analytes and is compatible with automation. The objective of this review is to describe the applications of CE in antibody related studies, focussing especially on recent developments of CEIA technique. The principles for competitive and non-competitive CEIA are described with examples. Several detection methods and various applications are summarized and future developments in CEIA are speculated. CEIA has many potential applications, especially if the throughput is improved by using either multicapillary array or microchips with multiple channels.
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- J J Bao
- Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Research Center, Mason, OH 45040-8006, USA
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Kuo MT, Bao JJ, Curley SA, Ikeguchi M, Johnston DA, Ishikawa T. Frequent coordinated overexpression of the MRP/GS-X pump and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase genes in human colorectal cancers. Cancer Res 1996; 56:3642-4. [PMID: 8705999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We have recently shown that multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gamma-GCS) heavy subunit genes are coordinately overexpressed in cisplatin-resistant human leukemia cells (T. Ishikawa et al. J. Biol. Chem., 271: 14981-14988, 1996). Using the RNase protection assay, we examined expression levels of these genes in colon tumor and nontumorous biopsy specimens from 32 cancer patients who had not been treated with chemotherapy. Increased mRNA levels (P < 0.001) of MRP and gamma-GCS genes were observed in 16 (50%) and 20 (62%) tumor samples, respectively. More importantly, all of the 16 (100%) MRP-overexpressing tumor specimens also exhibited higher levels of gamma-GCS mRNA than those in the matched nontumorous specimens. The correlation coefficient between MRP and gamma-GCS mRNA levels was r = 0.78 for all of the tumor samples studied. These results strongly suggest that MRP and gamma-GCS genes are coordinately up-regulated during colorectal carcinogenesis.
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- M T Kuo
- Department of Molecular Pathology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
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Ishikawa T, Bao JJ, Yamane Y, Akimaru K, Frindrich K, Wright CD, Kuo MT. Coordinated induction of MRP/GS-X pump and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase by heavy metals in human leukemia cells. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:14981-8. [PMID: 8663001 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.25.14981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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We recently reported that GS-X pump activity, as assessed by ATP-dependent transport of the glutathione-platinum complex and leukotriene C4, and intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels were remarkably enhanced in cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cisplatin)-resistant human leukemia HL-60 cells (Ishikawa, T., Wright, C. D., and Ishizuka, H. (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 29085-29093). Now, using Northern hybridization and RNase protection assay, we provide evidence that the multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) gene, which encodes a human GS-X pump, is expressed at higher levels in cisplatin-resistant (HL-60/R-CP) cells than in sensitive cells, whereas amplification of the MRP gene is not detected by Southern hybridization. Culturing HL-60/R-CP cells in cisplatin-free medium resulted in reduced MRP mRNA levels, but these levels could be induced to rise within 30 h by cisplatin and heavy metals such as arsenite, cadmium, and zinc. The increased levels of MRP mRNA were closely related with enhanced activities of ATP-dependent transport of leukotriene C4 (LTC4) in plasma membrane vesicles. The glutathione-platinum (GS-Pt) complex, but not cisplatin, inhibited ATP-dependent LTC4 transport, suggesting that the MRP/GS-X pump transports both LTC4 and the GS-Pt complex. Expression of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase in the cisplatin-resistant cells was also co-induced within 24 h in response to cisplatin exposure, resulting in a significant increase in cellular GSH level. The resistant cells exposed to cisplatin were cross-resistant to melphalan, chlorambucil, arsenite, and cadmium. These observations suggest that elevated expression of the MRP/GS-X pump and increased GSH biosynthesis together may be important factors in the cellular metabolism and disposition of cisplatin, alkylating agents, and heavy metals.
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- T Ishikawa
- Department of Experimental Pediatrics and Section of Eucaryotic Cell Research, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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To evaluate the applicability of recombinant adenoviral vectors in gene transfer to liver cancers, we infused the recombinant adenoviruses AD5CMV-LacZ and Ad5CMV-p53 through the portal veins into two lines of transgenic mice, one bearing the SV40 T antigen and the other the human hepatitis B viral envelope protein. These transgenic animals develop hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) with predictable pathological manifestations. The levels of expression of the transgenes were dependent upon the viral doses. In all cases, high levels of expression were detected within 2 or 3 days after infusion, but were drastically reduced 7 days after infusion. Significant toxicities were found in the infused animals: > 80% of them died within 7 days after infusion with 10(10) pfu, and transgenic animals bearing HCC apparently were more sensitive to viral toxicity. Although a lower dose (10(9) pfu/animal) produced less toxicity, the levels of expression were substantially reduced (only about 10% of that in animals infused with 10(10) pfu). When Ad5CMV-p53 was infused into animals with nodular hyperplastic stage, the expression of the reporter gene seemed to distribute preferentially at the peripheries of the tumor nodules, and low levels of transgene expression were seen inside the nodules. In tumors in which necrotic lesions were evident, p53 was also expressed at the perpheries of the lesions. These distribution patterns were seen in both tumor models. There was no apparent suppression of tumor growth in the Ad5CMV-p53-infused animals. Our results suggest that alternative methods for gene therapy for HCC need to be explored.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviruses, Human/genetics
- Adenoviruses, Human/pathogenicity
- Animals
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/genetics
- DNA, Recombinant/administration & dosage
- Defective Viruses/genetics
- Defective Viruses/pathogenicity
- Female
- Genes, Reporter
- Genes, p53
- Genetic Therapy
- Genetic Vectors/administration & dosage
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- Genetic Vectors/toxicity
- Humans
- Injections, Intravenous
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/therapy
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Mice, Transgenic
- Portal Vein
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/therapeutic use
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/biosynthesis
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/therapeutic use
- Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
- Viral Envelope Proteins/toxicity
- beta-Galactosidase/biosynthesis
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- J J Bao
- Department of Molecular Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
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Bao JJ. [Studies on human cervical carcinoma cell line. I. Establishment of cloned human cervical carcinoma cell line and biological characteristics of CC-801]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 1988; 10:258-61. [PMID: 2976312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A 7.7-kb EcoRI genomic DNA fragment highly homologous to the human alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) gene has been cloned. This antitrypsin-related sequence is physically linked to the authentic AAT gene and both are present in a single cosmid clone. Nucleotide sequencing of the AAT-related genomic fragment demonstrated extensive homology with the authentic AAT gene in the introns as well as in the exons. The conservation of all RNA splice sites and lack of internal termination codons in the exonic regions suggest that it may not be a classical pseudogene. If expressed, it could result in a protein of 420 amino acid residues exhibiting a 70% overall homology with human alpha 1-antitrypsin. The signal peptide sequence is well conserved in the related gene, but the active site for protease inhibition of Met-Ser in alpha 1-antitrypsin has been changed to Trp-Ser. These data suggest that the putative protein encoded by the AAT-related gene is a secretory serine protease inhibitor with an altered substrate specificity. Interestingly, even the intronic regions in the related gene exhibit a 65% overall nucleotide sequence homology with those of the authentic AAT gene. These results suggest that the AAT-related gene is derived from a recent duplication of the authentic AAT gene and represents a new member of the serine protease inhibitor superfamily.
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- J J Bao
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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Bao JJ, Sifers RN, Kidd VJ, Ledley FD, Woo SL. Molecular evolution of serpins: homologous structure of the human alpha 1-antichymotrypsin and alpha 1-antitrypsin genes. Biochemistry 1987; 26:7755-9. [PMID: 3501319 DOI: 10.1021/bi00398a033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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alpha 1-Antichymotrypsin belongs to a supergene family that includes alpha 1-antitrypsin, antithrombin III, ovalbumin, and angiotensinogen. The human chromosomal alpha 1-antichymotrypsin gene has been cloned and its molecular structure established. The gene is approximately 12 kb in length and contains five exons and four introns. The locations of the introns within the alpha 1-antichymotrypsin gene are identical with those of the human alpha 1-antitrypsin and angiotensinogen genes. Other members of this supergene family contain introns located at nonhomologous positions of the genes. The homologous organization of the alpha 1-antichymotrypsin and alpha 1-antitrypsin genes corresponds with the high degree of homology between their protein sequences and suggests that these loci arose by recent gene duplication. A model is presented for the evolution of both the genomic structure and the protein sequences of the serine protease inhibitor superfamily.
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- J J Bao
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Houston, Texas
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Si JY, Jang TN, Chao WM, Li K, Bao JJ, Zhang W, Shang Q, Han R, Xu CX, Zhan HS. [Ultrastructural studies on the effect of HpD on a carcinoma cell line]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 1985; 7:244-7. [PMID: 2939984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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