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Lin J, Zhang J, Dai W, Li X, Mohsen M, Li X, Lu K, Song K, Wang L, Zhang C. Low phosphorus increases hepatic lipid deposition, oxidative stress and inflammatory response via Acetyl-CoA carboxylase-dependent manner in zebrafish liver cells. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2024; 146:109387. [PMID: 38272331 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) plays a regulatory role in both fatty acid synthesis and oxidation, controlling the process of lipid deposition in the liver. Given that existing studies have shown a close relationship between low phosphorus (P) and hepatic lipid deposition, this study was conducted to investigate whether ACC plays a crucial role in this relationship. Zebrafish liver cell line (ZFL) was incubated under low P medium (LP, P concentration: 0.77 mg/L) or adequate P medium (AP, P concentration: 35 mg/L) for 240 h. The results showed that, compared with AP-treated cells, LP-treated cells displayed elevated lipid accumulation, and reduced fatty acid β-oxidation, ATP content, and mitochondrial mass. Furthermore, transcriptomics analysis revealed that LP-treated cells significantly increased lipid synthesis (Acetyl-CoA carboxylases (acc), Stearyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase (scd)) but decreased fatty acid β-oxidation (Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (cptI)) and (AMP-activated protein kinase (ampk)) mRNA levels compared to AP-treated cells. The phosphorylation of AMPK and ACC, and the protein expression of CPTI were significantly decreased in LP-treated cells compared with those in AP-treated cells. After 240 h of LP treatment, PF-05175157 (an ACC inhibitor) was supplemented in the LP treatment for an additional 12 h. PF-05175157-treated cells showed higher phosphorylation of ACC, higher protein expression of CPTI, and lower protein expression of FASN, lower TG content, enhanced fatty acid β-oxidation, increased ATP content, and mitochondrial mass compared with LP-treated cells. PF-05175157 also relieved the LP-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory response. Overall, these findings suggest that ACC is a promising target for treating LP-induced elevation of lipid deposition in ZFL, and can alleviate oxidative stress and inflammatory response.
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- Jibin Lin
- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China.
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Lu K, Wu H, Jähnig SC, He F. The impacts of reduced connectivity on multiple facets of aquatic insect diversity in floodplain wetlands, Northeast China. Sci Total Environ 2024; 912:169207. [PMID: 38072277 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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River-floodplain ecosystems are highly complex and dynamic systems that are subjected to human disturbance, such as the construction of levees. Aquatic insects are among the most widely used indicators to assess human impacts on floodplain wetlands. Most studies are still based on taxonomic biodiversity. However, trait-based approaches remain limited, which could impede the development of effective management strategies. Here, we investigated aquatic insect assemblages in eleven pairs of wetlands along the Wusuli River in two seasons (Spring and Autumn) and assessed their responses to the impact of levee construction, considering taxonomic and functional diversity. We found that pooled species richness (73 taxa) in river-connected wetlands was almost twice of that in levee-blocked wetlands (37 taxa). Six and one indicator taxa for river-connected wetlands were identified in May and October, respectively, while no indicator taxon for the levee-blocked wetlands was identified. Moreover, taxonomic and functional alpha diversity in river-connected wetlands was much higher than in levee-blocked wetlands, but beta diversity showed a contrasting pattern. Additionally, multivariate dispersion analysis indicated a more evident difference in beta diversity between river-connected and levee-blocked wetlands in May than in October, likely due to the temporary lateral connection in summer (i.e., water flowed over levees during flood events). Our results revealed that anthropogenic impacts (e.g., levee construction and agricultural activity) weakened the connectivity of floodplain wetland ecosystems, leading to decreased taxonomic and functional diversity of aquatic insects in isolated wetlands. Our study highlights the importance of combining taxonomic and trait-based approaches in biomonitoring programs of floodplain wetland ecosystems. It also underscores the necessity of restoring habitat connectivity of wetland ecosystems (e.g., river-floodplain connectivity and connections between different wetlands) to facilitate biodiversity recovery and enhance ecological functions and services supported by these valuable ecosystems.
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- Kangle Lu
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130102 Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130102 Changchun, China; State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China.
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, 12587 Berlin, Germany; Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130102 Changchun, China; State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, 12587 Berlin, Germany; Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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Yang X, Weng Q, Li X, Lu K, Wang L, Song K, Zhang C, Rahimnejad S. High water temperature raised the requirements of methionine for spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus). Fish Physiol Biochem 2024; 50:23-40. [PMID: 36322361 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-022-01136-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study evaluated the effects of dietary methionine level and rearing water temperature on growth, antioxidant capacity, methionine metabolism, and hepatocyte autophagy in spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus). A factorial design was used with six methionine levels [0.64, 0.85, 1.11, 1.33, 1.58, and 1.76%] and two temperatures [moderate temperature (MT): 27 ℃, and high temperature (HT): 33 ℃]. The results revealed the significant effects of both dietary methionine level and water temperature on weight gain (WG) and feed efficiency (FE), and their interaction effect was found on WG (P < 0.05). In both water temperatures tested, fish WG increased with increasing methionine level up to 1.11% and decreased thereafter. The groups of fish reared at MT exhibited dramatically higher WG and FE than those kept at HT while an opposite trend was observed for feed intake. Liver antioxidant indices including reduced glutathione and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations, and catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities remarkably increased in the HT group compared to the MT group. Moreover, the lowest MDA concentration and the highest SOD activity were recorded at methionine levels between 1.11% and 0.85%, respectively, regardless of water temperatures. Expression of methionine metabolism-related key enzyme genes (mat2b, cbs, ms, and bhmt) in the liver was increased at moderate methionine levels, and higher expression levels were detected at MT compared to HT with the exception of ms gene relative expression. Relative expression of hepatocyte autophagy-related genes (pink1, atg5, mul1, foxo3) and hsp70 was upregulated by increasing methionine level up to a certain level and decreased thereafter and increasing water temperature led to significantly enhanced expression of hsp70. In summary, HT induced heat stress and reduced fish growth, and an appropriate dietary methionine level improved the antioxidant capacity and stress resistance of fish. A second-order polynomial regression analysis based on the WG suggested that the optimal dietary methionine level for maximum growth of spotted seabass is 1.22% of the diet at 27 ℃ and 1.26% of the diet at 33 ℃, then 1.37 g and 1.68 g dietary methionine intake is required for 100 g weight gain at 27 ℃ or 33 ℃, respectively.
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- Xin Yang
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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Wei P, Lamont B, He T, Xue W, Wang PC, Song W, Zhang R, Keyhani AB, Zhao S, Lu W, Dong F, Gao R, Yu J, Huang Y, Tang L, Lu K, Ma J, Xiong Z, Chen L, Wan N, Wang B, He W, Teng M, Dian Y, Wang Y, Zeng L, Lin C, Dai M, Zhou Z, Xiao W, Yan Z. Vegetation-fire feedbacks increase subtropical wildfire risk in scrubland and reduce it in forests. J Environ Manage 2024; 351:119726. [PMID: 38052142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Climate dictates wildfire activity around the world. But East and Southeast Asia are an apparent exception as fire-activity variation there is unrelated to climatic variables. In subtropical China, fire activity decreased by 80% between 2003 and 2020 amid increased fire risks globally. Here, we assessed the fire regime, vegetation structure, fuel flammability and their interactions across subtropical Hubei, China. We show that tree basal area (TBA) and fuel flammability explained 60% of fire-frequency variance. Fire frequency and fuel flammability, in turn, explained 90% of TBA variance. These results reveal a novel system of scrubland-forest stabilized by vegetation-fire feedbacks. Frequent fires promote the persistence of derelict scrubland through positive vegetation-fire feedbacks; in forest, vegetation-fire feedbacks are negative and suppress fire. Thus, we attribute the decrease in wildfire activity to reforestation programs that concurrently increase forest coverage and foster negative vegetation-fire feedbacks that suppress wildfire.
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- P Wei
- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Ecology Section, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
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- College of Science Engineering & Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Xianyang, 712100, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Hubei Forestry Survey and Design Institute, East Lake Science and Technology, District, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
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- Hubei Forestry Survey and Design Institute, East Lake Science and Technology, District, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China.
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- Hubei Forestry Survey and Design Institute, East Lake Science and Technology, District, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
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- Hubei Forestry Survey and Design Institute, East Lake Science and Technology, District, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China.
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- Department of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
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Guo J, Wang L, Song K, Lu K, Li X, Zhang C. Physiological Response of Spotted Seabass ( Lateolabrax maculatus) to Different Dietary Available Phosphorus Levels and Water Temperature: Changes in Growth, Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Status and Intestinal Microbiota. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:2128. [PMID: 38136247 PMCID: PMC10740591 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12122128] [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: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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A 10-week growth experiment was conducted to assess the physiological response of spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus) raised at moderate (27 °C) and high temperatures (33 °C) to different dietary available phosphorus (P) levels. Five diets with available P levels of 0.35, 0.55, 0.71, 0.82 and 0.92% were formulated, respectively. A water temperature of 33 °C significantly decreased growth performance and feed utilization, and increased oxidative stress and lipid deposition of spotted seabass compared with 27 °C. A second-order polynomial regression analysis based on weight gain (WG) showed that the available P requirement of spotted seabass raised at 27 °C and 33 °C was 0.72% and 0.78%, respectively. The addition of 0.71-0.82% P to the diet improved the growth performance, feed utilization, and antioxidant capacity of spotted seabass and alleviated the excessive lipid deposition compared with the low-P diet (0.35% P). Moreover, the addition of 0.71-0.92% P to diets increased the diversity of intestinal microbiota and the relative abundance of Lactococcus lactis and decreased the relative abundance of Plesiomonas compared with the low-P diet. Thus, dietary supplementation with 0.71-0.82% P improved the growth performance, antioxidant capacity and microbial composition of spotted seabass, and alleviated the disturbance of lipid metabolism caused by high temperature or low-P diet.
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- Jiarong Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (J.G.); (K.L.)
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (J.G.); (K.L.)
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (J.G.); (K.L.)
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (J.G.); (K.L.)
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (J.G.); (K.L.)
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (J.G.); (K.L.)
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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Zhao W, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Xu L, Guan Q, Lu K, Wu H, Wang W. Combination of mineral protection and molecular characteristics rather than alone to govern soil organic carbon stability in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau wetlands. J Environ Manage 2023; 344:118757. [PMID: 37573695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Wetlands in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin (YTR) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau provide immense soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, which is highly susceptible to climate warming and requires urgent deciphering SOC stabilization mechanisms of long-term protection of SOC against decomposition. Conflicting views exist regarding whether persistent SOC is controlled by molecular features or by mineral protection. As such, this study quantified SOC stability using two thermal indices (TG-T50, and DSC), described molecular features of SOC using pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and measured SOC protection by minerals using a chemical extraction method. Results indicated SOC of topsoils had higher thermal stability, with TG-T50 and DSC-T50 of 337.61 °C and 384.58 °C, than that of subsoils with TG-T50 and DSC-T50 of 337.32 and 382.67 °C, respectively. We found subsoils had significantly higher proportions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, while existed higher SOC associated with minerals. It seemed SOC stabilization differed with soil depths, in which mineral protection dictated SOC thermal stability in topsoils while molecular features posed a more important constraint on SOC stabilization in subsoils. Overall, our findings support the hypothesis of physical and chemical protection but emphasized that SOC thermal stability largely depended on to extent of the combination between molecular features and mineral protection, which explained 55% in topsoils and 73% in subsoils, respectively.
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- Wenwen Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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Lu K, Wu YM, Shi Q, Gong YQ, Zhang T, Li C. The impact of acute-phase reaction on mortality and re-fracture after zoledronic acid in hospitalized elderly osteoporotic fracture patients. Osteoporos Int 2023; 34:1613-1623. [PMID: 37247006 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-023-06803-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This study involving 674 elderly osteoporotic fracture (OPF) patients undergoing orthopedic surgery investigated the long-term outcomes of acute phase reaction (APR) after initial zoledronic acid (ZOL). Those who had an APR had a 97% higher risk of mortality and a 73% lower rate of re-fracture than patients who did not. INTRODUCTION Annual infusion of ZOL efficiently decreases the risk of fracture. A temporary APR, consisting of flu-like symptoms, myalgia, and fever, is frequently observed within 3 days after the first dose. This work aimed to identify whether the occurrence of APR after initial ZOL infusion is a reliable indicator of drug efficacy for mortality and re-fracture in elderly OPF patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. METHODS This retrospectively observed work was constructed on a database prospectively collected from the Osteoporotic Fracture Registry System of a tertiary level A hospital in China. Six hundred seventy-four patients 50 years old or older with newly identified hip/morphological vertebral OPF who received ZOL for the first time after orthopedic surgery were included in the final analysis. APR was identified as a maximum axillary body temperature greater than 37.3 °C for the first 3 days after ZOL infusion. We utilized models of multivariate Cox proportional hazards to compare the risk of all-cause mortality in OPF patients with APR (APR+) and without APR (APR-). Competing risks regression analysis was used to examine the association between the occurrence of APR and re-fracture when mortality was taken into account. RESULTS In a fully adjusted Cox proportional hazards model, APR+ patients had a significantly higher risk of death than APR- patients with a hazard ratio [HR] 1.97 (95% CI, 1.09-3.56; P-value = 0.02). Furthermore, in an adjusted competing risk regression analysis, APR+ patients had a significantly reduced risk of re-fracture compared with APR- patients with a sub-distribution HR, 0.27 (95% CI, 0.11-0.70; P-value = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggested a potential association between the occurrence of APR and increased mortality risk. An initial dose of ZOL following orthopedic surgery was found to be protective against re-fracture in older patients with OPFs.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 566 East of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 566 East of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Orthopedic Institute of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Information Department, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Chronic Disease Department, Kunshan Center For Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 566 East of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China.
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Dong Y, Wei Y, Wang L, Song K, Zhang C, Lu K, Rahimnejad S. Dietary n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio modulates growth performance in spotted seabass ( Lateolabrax maculatus) through regulating lipid metabolism, hepatic antioxidant capacity and intestinal health. Anim Nutr 2023; 14:20-31. [PMID: 37234947 PMCID: PMC10208799 DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2023.04.005] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An 8-week feeding experiment was carried out to explore the effects of dietary n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratio on growth performance, lipid metabolism, hepatic antioxidant status, and gut flora of spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus). Six experimental diets were formulated to contain different levels of two purified oil sources including docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids enriched oil (n-3) and linoleic acid-enriched oil (n-6) leading to n-3/n-6 PUFA ratios of 0.04, 0.35, 0.66, 1.35, 2.45 and 16.17. Each diet was fed to triplicate groups of juvenile L. maculatus (11.06 ± 0.20 g, 30 fish/tank). Final body weight (FBW), weight gain (WG), specific growth rates (SGR), protein efficiency ratio (PER) and feed utilization efficiency increased as n-3/n-6 PUFA ratio increased up to a certain level, and then decreased thereafter. Fish fed the diet with n-3/n-6 PUFA ratio of 0.66 exhibited the highest FBW, WG, SGR and PER and the lowest feed conversion ratio. Lower n-3/n-6 PUFA ratios induced up-regulated expression of lipid synthesis-related genes (fas, acc2 and srebp-1c) and down-regulated expression of lipolysis related genes (atgl, pparα, cpt-1 and aox). Higher expression of lipolysis-related genes (atgl, pparα and cpt-1) was recorded at moderate n-3/n-6 PUFA ratios (0.66 to 1.35). Moreover, inappropriate n-3/n-6 PUFA ratios triggered up-regulation of pro-inflammatory genes (il-6 and tnf-α) and down-regulation of anti-inflammatory genes (il-4 and il-10) in the intestine. The diet with n-3/n-6 PUFA ratio of 0.66 inhibited intestine inflammation, improved intestinal flora richness, increased the abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus, Alloprevotella and Ruminococcus, and reduced the abundance of harmful bacteria including Escherichia-Shigella and Enterococcus. In summary, it could be suggested that a dietary n-3/n-6 PUFA ratio of 0.66 can improve growth performance and feed utilization in L. maculatus, as is deemed to be mediated through regulation of lipid metabolism and intestinal flora.
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- Yanzou Dong
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Vodňany, Zátiší 728, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
- Fish Innate Immune System Group, Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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Wang H, He Q, Liu D, Deng XZ, Ma J, Xie LN, Sun ZL, Liu C, Zhao RR, Lu K, Chu XX, Gao N, Wei HC, Sun YH, Zhong YP, Xing LJ, Zhang HY, Zhang H, Xu WW, Li ZJ. [Efficacy and safety of bendamustine-rituximab combination therapy for newly diagnosed indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and elderly mantle cell lymphoma: a multi-center prospective phase II clinical trial in China]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:550-554. [PMID: 37749033 PMCID: PMC10509620 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.07.004] [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: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Objectives: This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of bendamustine in combination with rituximab (BR regimen) for the treatment of newly diagnosed indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-iNHL) and elderly mantle cell lymphoma (eMCL) . Methods: From December 1, 2020 to September 10, 2022, a multi-center prospective study was conducted across ten Grade A tertiary hospitals in Shandong Province, China. The BR regimen was administered to evaluate its efficacy and safety in newly diagnosed B-iNHL and eMCL patients, and all completed at least four cycles of induction therapy. Results: The 72 enrolled patients with B-iNHL or MCL were aged 24-74 years, with a median age of 55 years. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status scores of 0-1 were observed in 76.4% of patients, while 23.6% had scores of 2. Disease distribution included follicular lymphoma (FL) (51.4% ), marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) (33.3% ), eMCL (11.1% ), and the unknown subtype (4.2% ). According to the Ann Arbor staging system, 16.7% and 65.3% of patients were diagnosed with stage Ⅲ and stage Ⅳ lymphomas, respectively. Following four cycles of BR induction therapy, the overall response rate was 98.6%, with a complete response (CR) rate of 83.3% and a partial response (PR) rate of 15.3%. Only one eMCL patient experienced disease progression during treatment, and only one FL patient experienced a relapse. Even when evaluated using CT alone, the CR rate was 63.9%, considering the differences between PET/CT and CT assessments. The median follow-up duration was 11 months (range: 4-22), with a PFS rate of 96.8% and an OS rate of 100.0%. The main hematologic adverse reactions included grade 3-4 leukopenia (27.8%, with febrile neutropenia observed in 8.3% of patients), grade 3-4 lymphopenia (23.6% ), grade 3-4 anemia (5.6% ), and grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia (4.2% ). The main non-hematologic adverse reactions such as fatigue, nausea/vomiting, rash, and infections occurred in less than 20.0% of patients. Conclusion: Within the scope of this clinical trial conducted in China, the BR regimen demonstrated efficacy and safety in treating newly diagnosed B-iNHL and eMCL patients.
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- H Wang
- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai 264200, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining 272000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256600, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang 261000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi 276000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, China
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Xu W, Zhong Y, Li X, Lu K. Stabilizing Supersaturation with Extreme Grain Refinement in Spinodal Aluminum Alloys. Adv Mater 2023:e2303650. [PMID: 37276137 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Supersaturated solid solutions can be formed in alloys from various non-equilibrium processes, but stabilizing the metastable phases against decomposition is challenging, particularly the spinodal decomposition which occurs via chemical fluctuations without energy barriers to nucleation. Herein, we found that spinodal decomposition in supersaturated Al(Zn) solid solutions can be inhibited with straining-induced extreme grain refinement. For the refined supersaturated grains in the nano-scale, their spinodal decomposition is obviously resisted by the relaxed grain boundaries and reduced lattice defects. As grains are refined below 10 nm the decomposition is completely inhibited, in which atomic diffusion are blocked by the stable Schwarz crystal structure with vacancy-free grains. The extreme grain refinement offers a general approach to stabilize supersaturated phases with broadened compositional windows for property modulation of alloys. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Wei Xu
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Liaoning Academy of Materials, Shenyang, 110004, China
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Kang Y, Wu H, Zhang Y, Wu Q, Guan Q, Lu K, Lin Y. Differential distribution patterns and assembly processes of soil microbial communities under contrasting vegetation types at distinctive altitudes in the Changbai Mountain. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1152818. [PMID: 37333641 PMCID: PMC10272400 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1152818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Diversity patterns and community assembly of soil microorganisms are essential for understanding soil biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Investigating the impacts of environmental factors on microbial community assembly is crucial for comprehending the functions of microbial biodiversity and ecosystem processes. However, these issues remain insufficiently investigated in related studies despite their fundamental significance. The present study aimed to assess the diversity and assembly of soil bacterial and fungal communities to altitude and soil depth variations in mountain ecosystems by using 16S and ITS rRNA gene sequence analyses. In addition, the major roles of environmental factors in determining soil microbial communities and assembly processes were further investigated. The results showed a U-shaped pattern of the soil bacterial diversity at 0-10 cm soil depth along altitudes, reaching a minimum value at 1800 m, while the fungal diversity exhibited a monotonically decreasing trend with increasing altitude. At 10-20 cm soil depth, the soil bacterial diversity showed no apparent changes along altitudinal gradients, while the fungal Chao1 and phylogenetic diversity (PD) indices exhibited hump-shaped patterns with increasing altitude, reaching a maximum value at 1200 m. Soil bacterial and fungal communities were distinctively distributed with altitude at the same depth of soil, and the spatial turnover rates in fungi was greater than in bacteria. Mantel tests suggested soil physiochemical and climate variables significantly correlated with the β diversity of microbial community at two soil depths, suggesting both soil and climate heterogeneity contributed to the variation of bacterial and fungal community. Correspondingly, a novel phylogenetic null model analysis demonstrated that the community assembly of soil bacterial and fungal communities were dominated by deterministic and stochastic processes, respectively. The assembly processes of bacterial community were significantly related to the soil DOC and C:N ratio, while the fungal community assembly processes were significantly related to the soil C:N ratio. Our results provide a new perspective to assess the responses of soil microbial communities to variations with altitude and soil depth.
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- Yujuan Kang
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- College of Tourism and Geography Sciences, Jilin Normal University, Siping, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- College of Tourism and Geography Sciences, Jilin Normal University, Siping, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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Li W, Yang N, Li K, Fan H, Yu Q, Wu H, Wang Y, Meng X, Wu J, Wang Z, Liu Y, Wang X, Qin X, Lu K, Zhuang W, He S, Janne P, Seto T, Ou SH, Zhou C. 14MO Updated efficacy and safety of taletrectinib in patients (pts) with ROS1+ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Thorac Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(23)00268-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Li C, Lu K. Comments on "Relatively low and moderate pre-fracture serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels associated with the highest survival in elderly hip fracture patients in Finland: a minimum 3-year follow-up". Osteoporos Int 2023; 34:413-414. [PMID: 36409360 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06417-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- C Li
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 91 West of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 91 West of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhang BB, Tang YG, Mei QS, Li XY, Lu K. Inhibiting creep in nanograined alloys with stable grain boundary networks. Science 2022; 378:659-663. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abq7739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Creep, the time-dependent deformation of materials stressed below the yield strength, is responsible for a great number of component failures at high temperatures. Because grain boundaries (GBs) in materials usually facilitate diffusional processes in creep, eliminating GBs is a primary approach to resisting high-temperature creep in metals, such as in single-crystal superalloy turbo blades. We report a different strategy to inhibiting creep by use of stable GB networks. Plastic deformation triggered structural relaxation of high-density GBs in nanograined single-phased nickel-cobalt-chromium alloys, forming networks of stable GBs interlocked with abundant twin boundaries. The stable GB networks effectively inhibit diffusional creep processes at high temperatures. We obtained an unprecedented creep resistance, with creep rates of ~10
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- Liaoning Academy of Materials, Shenyang 110004, China
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Gisbert E, Moreira DC, Mozanzadeh MT, Lu K. Editorial: Rising stars in aquatic physiology: 2022. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1081961. [DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1081961] [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] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Wang Z, Wang X, Li X, Lu K, Wang L, Ma X, Song K, Zhang C. Antioxidant effects of the aqueous extract of turmeric against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus). Aquaculture and Fisheries 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhu H, Liu Q, Xu H, Mo M, Wang Z, Lu K, Zhou J, Chen J, Zheng X, Ye J, Ge X, Luo H, Song S, Chen Y, Zhao K. 132TiP Dose escalation of chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma based on positron emission tomography response: A phase III, open-label, randomized, controlled trial (ESO-Shanghai 12). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.168] [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: 12/05/2022] Open
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Lu K, Rothe M, Floegel U, Kotzka J, Oehler D, Roden M, Kelm M, Szendroedi J, Westenfeld R. Chronic insulin resistance deteriorates cardiac mitochondrial quality control in a mouse model of SEC-NAFLD-IR. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) both relate to cardiovascular mortality. Using a mouse model of chronic lipid overload and secondary-NAFLD-induced insulin resistance (SEC-NAFLD-IR), we recently deciphered that SEC-NAFLD-IR already at young age provoked myocardial lipotoxicity with reduced mitochondrial efficiency and increased vulnerability to cardiac ischemia. However, long-term consequences of SEC-NAFLD-IR remain elusive.
Purpose
Here we aimed to elucidate the impact of long-term SEC-NAFLD-IR on multiple mitochondrial quality control (mQC) mechanisms in the heart and its consequences for cardiac function.
Methods
We studied 36 SEC-NAFLD-IR mice (72-week-old). For mechanistic experiments, we applied palmitate-induced insulin resistant murine HL-1 cells. Cardiac mitochondrial dynamics were measured via quantification of mitochondrial morphology and expression of mitochondrial fusion and fission factors (Opa1, Drp1, Fis1, Mfn 1 & 2). Mitophagy level was evaluated via immunofluorescence and protein expression of key mitophagy-related genes (Parkin, NIX, LC3). Mitochondrial biogenesis and mass were examined via quantitation of PGC-1α expression, mtDNA and citrate synthase activity.
Results
72-week-old SEC-NAFLD-IR mice exhibited 21% (p=0.001) and 32% (p<0.001) higher body weight and heart weight compared with controls. Along with elevated oxidative stress, hepatic lipid accumulation and inflammation, 6h-fasted SEC-NAFLD-IR mice were characterized by increased plasma glucose, insulin and cholesterol. SEC-NAFLD-IR mice displayed a cardiac phenotype with 21% higher left ventricular mass (normalized to body weight, p<0.001) and 6% lower ejection fraction compared to controls (73.5% SEM 0.90 vs 69.4% SEM 1.65, p=0.04). We found several advantageous mQC mechanisms suppressed in aged SEC-NAFLD-IR mice including long form OPA1-mediated mitochondrial fusion, Parkin- and NIX-mediated mitophagy. Likewise, mitochondrial biogenesis was suppressed in the aged insulin-resistant heart, which was connected to a 65% downregulation of PGC-1α1 expression (p=0.01). Interestingly, downregulation of cardiac PGC-1α1 in aged SEC-NAFLD-IR mice coincided with upregulation of PARIS, indicating the crucial participation of the Parkin/PARIS pathway in mQC of the insulin-resistant heart. In addition, induction of insulin resistance in murine HL-1 cardiomyocytes also led to increased mitochondrial fragmentation and decreased PGC-1α1 expression.
Conclusion
This study demonstrated that regulation of mitochondrial network and turnover is hampered by SEC-NAFLD-IR in the hearts of aged mice, which may contribute to hypertrophy and cardiac dysfunction in insulin resistance.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Collaborative Research Centre 1116 (German Research Foundation)
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Department of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Faculty , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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- University Hospital of Heidelberg, Internal Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry , Heidelberg , Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine , Duesseldorf , Germany
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Lu K, Pedersen B, Rosa RL, Krogh-Johansen H, Conlon B, Muhlebach M. 503 Bacterial characteristics and metabolism of persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. J Cyst Fibros 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(22)01193-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hu X, Garcia E, Goossens A, Gozo M, Lee T, Liu X, Le B, Taylor Meadows K, Eto D, Yusuf I, Lu K, Michels T, Kasem M, Marby K, Rowbottom M, Osterhout R, Carter L. An orally bioavailable ENPP1-selective inhibitor demonstrates superior immune preservation effects over STING agonists and confers antitumor efficacy in combination with other therapies in syngeneic tumor models. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01133-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hinchcliff E, Mosely A, Hull S, Westin S, Sood A, Schmeler K, Taylor J, Huang S, Sheth R, Lu K, Jazaeri A. 567P Phase Ib study of Intraperitoneal (IP) administration of nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with recurrent gynaecologic malignancies with peritoneal involvement. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Dirr M, Christensen R, Anvery N, Merkel E, Worley B, Harikumar V, Lu K, Evans S, Poon E, Alam M. LB984 Intralesional sodium thiosulfate as a reversal agent for calcium hydroxylapatite soft tissue filler: An in vitro and ex vivo comparison. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.1008] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Techner J, Hooper M, Evans S, LeWitt T, Paller A, Lu K, Guitart J, Zhou X. 859 Skin tape strip proteomics in mycosis fungoides identifies tumor associated biomarkers. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Biyashev D, Siwicka Z, Demczuk M, Onay U, Evans S, Collins-McCallum N, Gianneschi N, Lu K. 577 Synthetic melanin nanoparticles improve wound healing. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ernst M, Evans S, Techner J, Rothbaum R, Christensen L, Onay U, Biyashev D, Demczuk M, Cooper K, Lu K. 839 Early biomarker identification for immune sensitization and prevention with oral vitamin D3. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.853] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Onay U, Xu D, Biyashev D, Demczuk M, Evans S, Podojil J, Miller S, Lu K. 793 The ”T” in cutaneous wound healing. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dong Y, Li L, Xia T, Wang L, Xiao L, Ding N, Wu Y, Lu K. Oxidative Stress Can Be Attenuated by 4-PBA Caused by High-Fat or Ammonia Nitrogen in Cultured Spotted Seabass: The Mechanism Is Related to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11071276. [PMID: 35883767 PMCID: PMC9312264 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11071276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is a common phenomenon in aquaculture, which can be induced by nutritional or environmental factors. Generally, oxidative stress causes poor growth performance, metabolic dysregulation, and even the death of aquatic animals. To identify a nutritional intervention strategy, high-fat diet (HFD) feeding (Experiment I) and acute ammonia nitrogen challenge (Experiment II) tests were carried out. In Experiment I, HFD feeding significantly decreased the growth performance concomitantly with excessive fat deposition in the liver and abdomen. The addition of 4-PBA in the diet improved the excessive fat accumulation. The activities of antioxidative enzymes were suppressed, and the levels of lipid and protein peroxidation were increased, indicating that HFD feeding induced oxidative stress. The endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERs) related genes were downregulated in the HFD group. Under a transmission electron microscope (TEM), more swollen and dilated ER lumen could be observed. These results indicated that the HFD induced ERs activation. Although 4-PBA acted as a potent ERs inhibitor, as evidenced by the alleviated alterations of ERs molecules and the ER ultrastructure, the oxidative stress was also attenuated by 4-PBA. In Experiment II, dietary 4-PBA improved the tolerance to the acute ammonia nitrogen challenge, as lower mortality and serum aminotransferase activity was found. Further results showed that 4-PBA decreased the peroxidation content and attenuated ERs, thus confirming the correlation between oxidative stress and ERs. Our findings showed that dietary 4-PBA supplementation can attenuate oxidative stress induced by a HFD or acute ammonia challenge; the mechanism is related to its potent inhibition effect for ERs.
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- Yanzou Dong
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (L.L.); (T.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (L.L.); (T.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (L.L.); (T.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Nutrition and Feed Science of Fujian Province, Fujian Aonong Biological Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou 363000, China; (L.W.); (L.X.); (N.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Nutrition and Feed Science of Fujian Province, Fujian Aonong Biological Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou 363000, China; (L.W.); (L.X.); (N.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Nutrition and Feed Science of Fujian Province, Fujian Aonong Biological Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou 363000, China; (L.W.); (L.X.); (N.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Nutrition and Feed Science of Fujian Province, Fujian Aonong Biological Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou 363000, China; (L.W.); (L.X.); (N.D.)
- Correspondence: (Y.W.); (K.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (L.L.); (T.X.)
- Correspondence: (Y.W.); (K.L.)
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Dong Y, Yu M, Wu Y, Xia T, Wang L, Song K, Zhang C, Lu K, Rahimnejad S. Hydroxytyrosol Promotes the Mitochondrial Function through Activating Mitophagy. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:893. [PMID: 35624756 PMCID: PMC9138034 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11050893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Emerging evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction mediates the pathogenesis for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Hydroxytyrosol (HT) is a key component of extra virgin olive oil which can exert beneficial effects on NAFLD through modulating mitochondria. However, the mechanism of the impacts of HT still remains elusive. Thus, an in vivo and a series of in vitro experiments were carried out to examine the impacts of hydroxytyrosol (HT) on lipid metabolism and mitochondrial function in fish. For the in vivo experiment, two diets were produced to contain 10% and 16% fat as normal-fat and high-fat diets (NFD and HFD) and two additional diets were prepared by supplementing 200 mg/kg of HT to the NFD and HFD. The test diets were fed to triplicate groups of spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus) juveniles for 8 weeks. The results showed that feeding HFD leads to increased fat deposition in the liver and induces oxidative stress, both of which were ameliorated by HT application. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy revealed that HFD destroyed mitochondrial cristae and matrix and induced severe hydropic phenotype, while HT administration relieved these alterations. The results of in vitro studies using zebrafish liver cell line (ZFL) showed that HT promotes mitochondrial function and activates PINK1-mediated mitophagy. These beneficial effects of HT disappeared when the cells were treated with cyclosporin A (Csa) as a mitophagy inhibitor. Moreover, the PINK1-mediated mitophagy activation by HT was blocked when compound C (CC) was used as an AMPK inhibitor. In conclusion, our findings demonstrated that HT alleviates fat accumulation, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction, and its effects are deemed to be mediated via activating mitophagy through the AMPK/PINK1 pathway.
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- Yanzou Dong
- Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (M.Y.); (T.X.); (L.W.); (K.S.); (C.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (M.Y.); (T.X.); (L.W.); (K.S.); (C.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Swine Nutrition and Feed Science of Fujian Province, Fujian Aonong Biological Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou 363000, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Nutrition and Feed Science of Fujian Province, Fujian Aonong Biological Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou 363000, China;
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (M.Y.); (T.X.); (L.W.); (K.S.); (C.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (M.Y.); (T.X.); (L.W.); (K.S.); (C.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (M.Y.); (T.X.); (L.W.); (K.S.); (C.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (M.Y.); (T.X.); (L.W.); (K.S.); (C.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; (Y.D.); (M.Y.); (T.X.); (L.W.); (K.S.); (C.Z.)
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic;
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Lu K, Han G, Wu H. Effects of
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invasion on the benthic invertebrate community in intertidal wetlands. Ecosphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3963] [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] Open
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- Kangle Lu
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Yantai China
- Yellow River Delta Field Observation and Research Station of Coastal Wetland Ecosystem, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dongying China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun China
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Li E, Zou XL, Xu LQ, Chu YQ, Feng X, Lian H, Liu HQ, Liu AD, Han MK, Dong JQ, Wang HH, Liu JW, Zang Q, Wang SX, Zhou TF, Huang YH, Hu LQ, Zhou C, Qu HX, Chen Y, Lin SY, Zhang B, Qian JP, Hu JS, Xu GS, Chen JL, Lu K, Liu FK, Song YT, Li JG, Gong XZ. Experimental Evidence of Intrinsic Current Generation by Turbulence in Stationary Tokamak Plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:085003. [PMID: 35275672 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.085003] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High-β_{θe} (a ratio of the electron thermal pressure to the poloidal magnetic pressure) steady-state long-pulse plasmas with steep central electron temperature gradient are achieved in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak. An intrinsic current is observed to be modulated by turbulence driven by the electron temperature gradient. This turbulent current is generated in the countercurrent direction and can reach a maximum ratio of 25% of the bootstrap current. Gyrokinetic simulations and experimental observations indicate that the turbulence is the electron temperature gradient mode (ETG). The dominant mechanism for the turbulent current generation is due to the divergence of ETG-driven residual flux of current. Good agreement has been found between experiments and theory for the critical value of the electron temperature gradient triggering ETG and for the level of the turbulent current. The maximum values of turbulent current and electron temperature gradient lead to the destabilization of an m/n=1/1 kink mode, which by counteraction reduces the turbulence level (m and n are the poloidal and toroidal mode number, respectively). These observations suggest that the self-regulation system including turbulence, turbulent current, and kink mode is a contributing mechanism for sustaining the steady-state long-pulse high-β_{θe} regime.
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- Erzhong Li
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- CEA, IRFM, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China
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- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Advanced Energy Research Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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Hua G, Zhang X, Zhang M, Wang Q, Chen X, Yu R, Bao H, Liu J, Wu X, Shao Y, Liang B, Lu K. Real-world circulating tumor DNA analysis depicts resistance mechanism and clonal evolution in ALK inhibitor-treated lung adenocarcinoma patients. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100337. [PMID: 35123209 PMCID: PMC8818928 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Sequential treatment with different generations of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors have been widely applied to ALK-positive lung cancer; however, resistance mutations inevitably developed. Further characterization of ALK resistance mutations may provide key guidance to subsequent therapies. Here we explored the emergence of secondary ALK mutations during sequential ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment in a real-world study of Chinese lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) patients. Methods A clinical-genomic database was queried for lung ADC patients with at least one ALK inhibitor treatment and at least one plasma sample collected following ALK inhibitor treatment. Targeted genome profiling was performed with a 139-gene panel in baseline tumor tissue and serial plasma samples of patients. Results A total of 116 patients met inclusion criteria. ALK G1202R was more common in patients with echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4)-ALK v3 fusion, whereas ALK L1196M was more common in v1. TP53 mutant patients were significantly associated with harboring multiple ALK resistance mutations (P = 0.03) and v3+/TP53 mutant patients had the highest rate of multiple ALK resistance mutations. The sequential use of ALK TKI led to an increased incidence of concurrent ALK mutations along the lines of therapies. Alectinib had a lower rate (9%) harboring ALK resistance mutation as first-line ALK TKI compared with crizotinib (36%). ALK compound mutations identified included ALK D1203N/L1196M, ALK G1202R/L1196M, and ALK G1202R/F1174C, which may be lorlatinib resistant. Using paired pretreatment and post-treatment samples, we identified several ALK-independent resistance-related genetic alterations, including PTPRD and CNKN2A/B loss, MYC, MYCN and KRAS amplification, and EGFR19del. Conclusions Sequential postprogression plasma profiling revealed that increased lines of ALK inhibitors can accelerate the accumulation of ALK resistance mutations and may lead to treatment-refractory compound ALK mutations. The selection for optimal first-line TKI is very important to achieve a more efficacious long-term strategy and prevent the emergence of on-target resistance, which may provide guidance for clinical decision making. ALK resistance mutations were differentially enriched in the setting of EML4-ALK v1/v3 and TP53 status. Serial liquid biopsies NGS depicted accumulation of multiple ALK secondary mutations during sequential ALK treatments. Several lorlatinib-resistant ALK compound mutations and ALK-independent resistance genetic alterations were identified.
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- G Hua
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China; Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China; School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Doumtsis N, Patel S, Ramchand J, Lu K, Srivastava P, Patel S, Burrell L. Circulating Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Activity in Hospitalised Patients With Acute Heart Failure. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang Z, Zhang C, Lu K, Song K, Li X, Wang L, Rahimnejad S. Effects of Supplementing Intestinal Autochthonous Bacteria in Plant-Based Diets on Growth, Nutrient Digestibility, and Gut Health of Bullfrogs ( Lithobates catesbeianus). Front Microbiol 2021; 12:739572. [PMID: 34675904 PMCID: PMC8524044 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.739572] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Poor utilization efficiency of plant protein diets always leads to intestinal barrier dysfunction and growth inhibition in animals. Probiotics have shown promise in improving growth performance and gut health of the host. However, obtaining the host-beneficial probiotic from thousands of bacterial phylotypes is challenging. Here, four intestinal autochthonous bacteria were isolated from fast-growing bullfrog after a 60-day feeding on a soybean meal (SM)-based diet. Another feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplementing these strains in an SM-based diet on growth, nutrient digestibility, immunity, and gut health of bullfrog. A high-SM basal diet was used as a non-supplemented control group (NC), and four other diets were prepared by supplementing the basal diet with 1 × 107 CFU/g of Bacillus siamensis, Bacillus tequilensis (BT), Bacillus velezensis, and Lactococcus lactis (LL). Results showed that weight gain, feed efficiency, nitrogen retention, and apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter and protein were significantly higher in the LL group compared with the NC group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, compared with the NC group, both BT and LL groups showed markedly higher jejunal protease and amylase activities, serum complement 4 and immunoglobulin M levels, jejunal muscularis thickness (p < 0.05), and up-regulated expression of il-10 and zo-1 genes (p < 0.05). High-throughput sequencing revealed higher abundances of Bacillus and Cetobacterium in BT and LL groups, respectively, accompanied with decreased abundances of Enterobacter and Escherichia-Shigella. Besides, KEGG pathways related to metabolisms were significantly enhanced by the LL diet relative to the NC diet (p < 0.05). Overall, the beneficial effects of two frog-derived probiotics were determined: supplementation of L. lactis in SM-based diet promoted growth and nutrient digestibility; both B. tequilensis and L. lactis supplementation improved immune response and intestinal barrier function of bullfrogs.
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- Zhe Wang
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czechia
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Jin Z, Li X, Lu K. Formation of Stable Schwarz Crystals in Polycrystalline Copper at the Grain Size Limit. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:136101. [PMID: 34623842 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.136101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A prototype Schwarz crystal (SC) structure of dividing-space minimal grain boundaries (GBs) constrained by coherent twin boundaries (CTBs) was recently discovered in extremely fine-grained polycrystalline Cu. In this Letter, constraining effects of 3D CTB network on the formation and thermostability of SC are addressed via atomistic simulations. GB migration and evolution of CTB network trigger formation of SC diamond. CTB constraints are critical to generate GBs of zero mean curvature underlying vanishing capillary pressure, and to counterbalance the elastic driving forces of lattice. GB motion can be suppressed at temperatures close to the melting point with GB aperture down to 3 nm.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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Liu D, Yu H, Lu K, Guan Q, Wu H. Freshwater Releases Into Estuarine Wetlands Change the Determinants of Benthic Invertebrate Metacommunity Structure. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.721628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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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In recent years, the relative importance of the processes driving metacommunity composition has aroused extensive attention and become a powerful approach to identify community patterns and their regulatory mechanisms. We investigated variations in the composition of benthic community in restored wetlands and natural wetlands in the Yellow River Delta (Shandong Province, China). First, spatial structures within each wetland were modeled with Moran eigenvector maps. Next, the variation in community structure among local environmental and spatial variables was partitioned using constrained ordination, and the “elements of metacommunity structure” analysis was used to determine the patterns of best fit for species distributions within metacommunities. Finally, the null model was used to analyze non-random patterns of species co-occurrence. The community structure of benthic invertebrates in restored wetlands and natural wetlands differed significantly. The benthic invertebrate metacommunity structure showed a nested distribution in restored wetlands and a quasi-Clementsian structure in natural wetlands. Pure environmental fractions and pure spatial fractions were critical in regulating benthic invertebrate metacommunities of restored wetlands. In natural wetlands, pure spatial fractions and the interaction between environmental and spatial factors (shared fractions) played a major role in the metacommunity. A species co-occurrence analysis showed that species co-occurred more frequently than expected by chance, demonstrating that biotic interactions were not the main driver of metacommunity structures in both wetland types. Accordingly, the benthic invertebrate metacommunity in estuarine wetlands following freshwater releases was mostly determined by environmental and spatial effects, which resulted in a metacommunity with nested distribution. These results are important for biodiversity protection and ecosystem management of estuarine wetlands in the Yellow River Delta.
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Da J, Ali K, Lu K, Lou H, Qiu Y, Shan J, Wu L. Off-label use of dupilumab for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in children aged below 6 years of age: a case series. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 47:423-425. [PMID: 34482550 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- J Da
- Department of, Dermatology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of, Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of, Dermatology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Xu W, Zhang B, Li XY, Lu K. Suppressing atomic diffusion with the Schwarz crystal structure in supersaturated Al-Mg alloys. Science 2021; 373:683-687. [PMID: 34353952 DOI: 10.1126/science.abh0700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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High atomic diffusivity in metals enables substantial tuneability of their structure and properties by tailoring the diffusional processes, but this causes their customized properties to be unstable at elevated temperatures. Eliminating diffusive interfaces by fabricating single crystals or heavily alloying helps to address this issue but does not inhibit atomic diffusion at high homologous temperatures. We discovered that the Schwarz crystal structure was effective at suppressing atomic diffusion in a supersaturated aluminum-magnesium alloy with extremely fine grains. By forming these stable structures, diffusion-controlled intermetallic precipitation from the nanosized grains and their coarsening were inhibited up to the equilibrium melting temperature, around which the apparent across-boundary diffusivity was reduced by about seven orders of magnitude. Developing advanced engineering alloys using the Schwarz crystal structure may lead to useful properties for high-temperature applications.
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- W Xu
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Lu K, Yin Y, Li C, Jin Y, Shan HQ. Efficacy of annual zoledronic acid in initial percutaneous kyphoplasty patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a 3-year follow-up study. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:1429-1439. [PMID: 33462653 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05816-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED This study investigated the efficacy of annual zoledronic acid (ZOL) administration against previously treated recompression vertebral fractures (RVF) and new vertebral fractures (NVF) in initial percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) over a 3-year follow-up period. INTRODUCTION Although PKP achieves a satisfactory outcome, previously treated RVF and NVF can limit its effectiveness. The annual infusion of ZOL over 3 years can improve fracture protection, particularly in the vertebrae. We hypothesized that ZOL can reduce the incidence of RVFs and/or NVFs, and improve the clinical outcomes of PKP. METHODS This was a placebo-controlled, double-blind prospective trial of 154 PKP patients (mean age: 70 years) with OVCFs. Patients were randomly assigned to receive a single infusion of ZOL (5 mg) or placebo (78 ZOL vs. 76 placebo) at 1 week, 12 months, and 24 months after surgery. Patients were followed-up for 36 months. RESULTS ZOL treatment lowered the risk of RVF by ~ 65% over the 36-month period when compared to placebo controls (6.41% in ZOL vs. 18.42% in placebo groups; relative risk, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.13 to 0.92). ZOL also reduced the risk of NVF by ~ 73% (3.85% in ZOL vs. 14.47% in placebo groups; relative risk, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.08 to 0.92). ZOL also significantly reduced the vertebral height lost rate (HLR) at 12, 24, and 36 months. ZOL also improved the visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores, and bone mineral density (BMD). CONCLUSION Annual ZOL administration significantly lowers the risk of RVFs and NVFs, improving the clinical outcome of initial PKP in patients with OVCFs over a 3-year follow-up period. TRIAL REGISTRATION ChiCTR2000029307.
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- K Lu
- Department of Joint Surgery, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 91 West of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 91 West of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 91 West of Qianjin Road, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, China.
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Wang YQ, Wang R, Shi D, Lu K, Jin D, Xu L, Fan GH, Shen JK, Gong JP, Qian MH. [Primary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in left orbit: a case report]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2021; 43:509-510. [PMID: 33902216 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20200428-00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y Q Wang
- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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Techner J, Rothbaum R, Christensen L, Evans S, Onay U, Biyashev D, Demczuk M, Cooper K, Lu K. 439 Oral 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 reduces chemical-induced skin inflammation in humans. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Onay U, Biyashev D, Xu D, Demczuk M, Evans S, Techner J, Miller S, Lu K. 629 PLGA-immune modifying particles as a potential therapy for treating injured skin. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wu YF, Lu K, Girgis C, Preda M, Preda V. Postpartum bilateral sacral stress fracture without osteoporosis-a case report and literature review. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:623-631. [PMID: 33439310 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05788-0] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Sacral stress fractures are rare complications which can arise during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period. We report a case and discuss the findings of a confirmed postpartum sacral stress fracture in a 39-year-old multiparous woman and review previous case reports in the literature of sacral stress fracture related to pregnancy. METHODS A review of the literature was conducted to examine the main characteristics of sacral stress fractures related to pregnancy. The Ovid/Medline, Embase and Google Scholar databases were searched with the inclusion criteria: human studies, English language, intrapartum, postpartum (within 6 months of parturition), sacrum and stress fracture. Our exclusion criteria included pubic fractures, vertebral fractures and non-English articles. The search terms included "stress fracture", "postpartum", "pregnancy", "atraumatic" and the wildcard "sacr*". Thirty-four cases were found and summarised in Table 2. RESULTS A total of 65% of patients had onset of symptoms postpartum. Most patients did not have risk factors for sacral stress fractures including macrosomia, excessive pregnancy weight gain, heparin exposure, rapid vaginal delivery or predisposition to accelerated osteoporosis. Lumbar radiculopathy can be a feature of sacral stress fracture and it is more common (17.6%) than reported in the literature (2%). MRI is the preferred imaging modality for its safety profile in pregnancy and high sensitivity. A total of 70% reported normal bone mineral density (BMD). The mainstay treatment for sacral stress fractures includes relative bed rest, analgesia and modified weight-bearing exercises. Most patients have favourable outcome with complete symptom resolution. CONCLUSION Sacral stress fractures in the absence of osteoporosis are rare complications of pregnancy that can present with lumbar radiculopathy. Conservative management often produces good clinical outcomes.
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- Y F Wu
- Department of Endocrinology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Doctors-In-Training, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- I-MED Radiology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Tang B, Cheng Y, Li Y, Li W, Ma Y, Zhou Q, Lu K. Adipokinetic hormone enhances CarE-mediated chlorpyrifos resistance in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. Insect Mol Biol 2020; 29:511-522. [PMID: 32686884 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Adipokinetic hormone (AKH), the principal stress-responsive neurohormone in insects, has been implicated in insect responses to insecticides. However, the functionality of AKH and its mode of signalling in insecticide resistance are unknown. Herein, we demonstrated that the enhanced activity of carboxylesterases (CarEs) is involved in the chlorpyrifos resistance in Nilaparvata lugens [brown planthopper (BPH)]. Chlorpyrifos exposure significantly induced the expression of AKH and its receptor AKHR in the susceptible BPH (Sus), and these two AKH signalling genes were over-expressed in the chlorpyrifos-resistant strain (Res) compared to Sus. RNA interference (RNAi) against AKH or AKHR decreased the CarE activity and suppressed the BPH's resistance to chlorpyrifos in Res. Conversely, AKH peptide injection elevated the CarE activity and enhanced the BPH's survival against chlorpyrifos in Sus. Furthermore, five CarE genes were identified to be positively affected by the AKH pathway using RNAi and AKH injection. Among these CarE genes, CarE and Esterase E4-1 were found to be over-expressed in Res compared to Sus, and knockdown of either gene decreased the BPH's resistance to chlorpyrifos. In conclusion, AKH plays a role in enhancing chlorpyrifos resistance in the BPH through positive influence on the expression of CarE genes and CarE enzyme activity.
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- B Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Agriculture, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Zhang C, Lu K, Wang J, Qian Q, Yuan X, Pu C. Molecular cloning, expression HSP70 and its response to bacterial challenge and heat stress in Microptenus salmoides. Fish Physiol Biochem 2020; 46:2389-2402. [PMID: 33029752 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-020-00883-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The gene encoding HSP70 was isolated from Microptenus salmoides by homologous cloning and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The HSP70 transcripts were 2116 bp long and contained 1953 open reading frames encoding proteins of 650 amino acids with a molecular mass of 71.2 kDa and theoretical isoelectric point of 5.22. The qRT-PCR analysis showed that the HSP70 gene was differentially expressed in various tissues under normal conditions, and the highest HSP70 level was observed in the spleen and the lowest levels in the muscle and heart. The clear time-dependent expression level of HSP70 was observed after bacterial challenge and heat stress. A significant increase in HSP70 expression level was detected and reached a maximum at 3 h and 6 h in liver, spleens and gill tissues after Aeromonas hydrophila infection and heat stress, respectively (P < 0.05). As time progressed, the expression of HSP70 transcript was downregulated and mostly dropped back to the original level at 48 h. The concentration of cortisol, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) increased as the time of stress progressed, with the highest level found on 3 h and later declined rapidly and reached to the control levels at the 48 h. Those results suggested that HSP70 was involved in the immune response to bacterial challenge and heat stress. The cloning and expression analysis of the HSP70 provide theoretical basis to further study the mechanism of anti-adverseness in Microptenus salmoides.
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- Chunnuan Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, People's Republic of China.
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, People's Republic of China
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Lu K, Wu H, Guan Q, Lu X. Aquatic invertebrate assemblages as potential indicators of restoration conditions in wetlands of Northeastern China. Restor Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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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- Kangle Lu
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130102 China
- College of Resources and Environment University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130102 China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130102 China
- College of Resources and Environment University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130102 China
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Li XY, Jin ZH, Zhou X, Lu K. Constrained minimal-interface structures in polycrystalline copper with extremely fine grains. Science 2020; 370:831-836. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abe1267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Metals usually exist in the form of polycrystalline solids, which are thermodynamically unstable because of the presence of disordered grain boundaries. Grain boundaries tend to be eliminated through coarsening when heated or by transforming into metastable amorphous states when the grains are small enough. Through experiments and molecular dynamics simulations, we discovered a different type of metastable state for extremely fine-grained polycrystalline pure copper. After we reduced grain sizes to a few nanometers with straining, the grain boundaries in the polycrystals evolved into three-dimensional minimal-interface structures constrained by twin boundary networks. This polycrystalline structure that underlies what we call a Schwarz crystal is stable against grain coarsening, even when close to the equilibrium melting point. The polycrystalline samples also exhibit a strength in the vicinity of the theoretical value.
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- X. Y. Li
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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Oehler D, Goedecke A, Spychala A, Lu K, Gerdes N, Ruas J, Kelm M, Szendroedi J, Westenfeld R. Full-length-transcriptomic analysis in mice and human heart using Single-Molecule Real-time Sequencing (SMRT) identified 15 novel isoforms and a novel promoter region of PGC1-alpha. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Alternative splicing is a process by which exons within a pre-mRNA are joined or skipped, resulting in isoforms being encoded by a single gene. Alternative Splicing affecting transcription factors may have substantial impact on cellular dynamics. The PPARG Coactivator 1 Alpha (PGC1-α), is a major modulator in energy metabolism. Data from murine skeletal muscle revealed distinctive isoform patterns giving rise to different phenotypes, i.e. mitogenesis and hypertrophy. Here, we aimed to establish a complete dataset of isoforms in murine and human heart applying single-molecule real-time (SMRT)-sequencing as novel approach to identify transcripts without need for assembly, resulting in true full-length sequences. Moreover, we aimed to unravel functional relevance of the various isoforms during experimental ischemia reperfusion (I/R).
Methods
RNA-Isolation was performed in murine (C57Bl/6J) or human heart tissue (obtained during LVAD-surgery), followed by library preparation and SMRT-Sequencing. Bioinformatic analysis was done using a modified IsoSeq3-Pipeline and OS-tools. Identification of PGC1-α isoforms was fulfilled by similarity search against exonic sequences within the full-length, non-concatemere (FLNC) reads. Isoforms with Open-Reading-Frame (ORF) were manually curated and validated by PCR and Sanger-Sequencing. I/R was induced by ligature of the LAD for 45 min in mice on standard chow as well as on high-fat-high-sucrose diet. Area At Risk (AAR) and remote tissue were collected three and 16 days after I/R or sham-surgery (n=4 per time point). Promotor patterns were analyzed by qPCR.
Results
Deciphering the full-length transcriptome of murine and human heart resulted in ∼60000 Isoforms with 99% accuracy on mRNA-sequence. Focusing on murine PGC1-α-isoforms we discovered and verified 15 novel transcripts generated by hitherto unknown splicing events. Additionally, we identified a novel Exon 1 originating between the known promoters followed by a valid ORF, suggesting the discovery of a novel promoter. Remarkably, we found a homologous novel Exon1 in human heart, suggesting conservation of the postulated promoter.
In I/R the AAR exhibited a significant lower expression of established and novel promoters compared to remote under standard chow 3d post I/R. 16d post I/R, the difference between AAR & Remote equalized in standard chow while remaining under High-Fat-Diet.
Conclusion
Applying SMRT-technique, we generated the first time a complete full-length-transcriptome of the murine and human heart, identifying 15 novel potentially coding transcripts of PGC1-α and a novel exon 1. These transcripts are differentially regulated in experimental I/R in AAR and remote myocardium, suggesting transcriptional regulation and alternative splicing modulating PGC1-α function in heart. Differences between standard chow and high fat diet suggest impact of impaired glucose metabolism on regulatory processes after myocardial infarction.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Collaborative Research Centre 1116 (German Research Foundation)
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- D Oehler
- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Karolinska Institutet, Molecular and Cellular Exercise Physiology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Xie P, Li F, Zhao S, Li Q, Liu J, Lu K, Zhang Y, Li T, Zhou J, Ke Z, Chen X. LB959 Lesion location for melanoma pathology analysis. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.05.054] [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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Biyashev D, Onay U, Evans S, Demczuk M, Lu K. 614 A novel treatment for skin repair using a combination of a MR antagonist + Vitamin D3. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.624] [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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Inherent thermal and mechanical instability of nanograined materials bottlenecks their processing and technological applications. In addition to the traditional stabilization strategy, which is based on alloying, grain boundary relaxation was recently found to be effective in stabilizing nanograined pure metals. Grain boundary relaxation can be induced by deforming very fine nanograins below a critical size, typically several tens of nanometers. Here, we found that rapid heating may trigger intensive boundary relaxation of pure Cu nanograins with sizes up to submicrometers, a length scale with notable instability in metals. The rapidly heated Cu nanograins remain stable at temperatures as high as 0.6 T m (melting point), even higher than the recrystallization temperature of deformed coarse-grained Cu. The thermally induced grain boundary relaxation originating from the generation of high-density nanotwins offers an alternative approach to stabilizing nanostructured materials.
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- X.Y. Li
- Corresponding author. (X.Y.L.); (K.L.)
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- Corresponding author. (X.Y.L.); (K.L.)
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