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Wang SY, Zhang SJ, Meng HF, Xu HQ, Guo ZX, Yan JF, Gao JL, Niu LN, Wang SL, Jiao K. DPSCs regulate epithelial-T cell interactions in oral submucous fibrosis. Stem Cell Res Ther 2024; 15:113. [PMID: 38650025 PMCID: PMC11036714 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-024-03720-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a precancerous lesion characterized by fibrous tissue deposition, the incidence of which correlates positively with the frequency of betel nut chewing. Prolonged betel nut chewing can damage the integrity of the oral mucosal epithelium, leading to chronic inflammation and local immunological derangement. However, currently, the underlying cellular events driving fibrogenesis and dysfunction are incompletely understood, such that OSF has few treatment options with limited therapeutic effectiveness. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) have been recognized for their anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrosis capabilities, making them promising candidates to treat a range of immune, inflammatory, and fibrotic diseases. However, the application of DPSCs in OSF is inconclusive. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the pathogenic mechanism of OSF and, based on this, to explore new treatment options. METHODS A human cell atlas of oral mucosal tissues was compiled using single-cell RNA sequencing to delve into the underlying mechanisms. Epithelial cells were reclustered to observe the heterogeneity of OSF epithelial cells and their communication with immune cells. The results were validated in vitro, in clinicopathological sections, and in animal models. In vivo, the therapeutic effect and mechanism of DPSCs were characterized by histological staining, immunohistochemical staining, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. RESULTS A unique epithelial cell population, Epi1.2, with proinflammatory and profibrotic functions, was predominantly found in OSF. Epi1.2 cells also induced the fibrotic process in fibroblasts by interacting with T cells through receptor-ligand crosstalk between macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)-CD74 and C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). Furthermore, we developed OSF animal models and simulated the clinical local injection process in the rat buccal mucosa using DPSCs to assess their therapeutic impact and mechanism. In the OSF rat model, DPSCs demonstrated superior therapeutic effects compared with the positive control (glucocorticoids), including reducing collagen deposition and promoting blood vessel regeneration. DPSCs mediated immune homeostasis primarily by regulating the numbers of KRT19 + MIF + epithelial cells and via epithelial-stromal crosstalk. CONCLUSIONS Given the current ambiguity surrounding the cause of OSF and the limited treatment options available, our study reveals that epithelial cells and their crosstalk with T cells play an important role in the mechanism of OSF and suggests the therapeutic promise of DPSCs.
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- S Y Wang
- Department of Stomatology, Tangdu Hospital & State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Beijing SH Bio-tech Co., 100071, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tangdu Hospital & State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
- The College of Life Science, Northwest University, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tangdu Hospital & State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tangdu Hospital & State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Capital Medical University, 10 Xitoutiao, Fengtai District, 100069, Beijing, P.R. China.
- Laboratory of Homeostatic Medicine, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, No. 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District, 518055, Shenzhen, P.R. China.
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- Department of Stomatology, Tangdu Hospital & State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration & School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 169 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
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Bashti M, Basil G, Ahmad HS, Singh S, Jiao K, Yang AI, Jamshidi A, Welch WC, Wang MY, Won Yoon J. 182 Comparison of Post-operative Functional Recovery Following Awake Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Lumbar Laminectomy Under General Anesthesia. Neurosurgery 2023. [DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002375_182] [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: 03/18/2023] Open
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Ahmad HS, Singh S, Jiao K, Basil GW, Yang AI, Wang MY, Welch WC, Yoon JW. Data-driven phenotyping of preoperative functional decline patterns in patients undergoing lumbar decompression and lumbar fusion using smartphone accelerometry. Neurosurg Focus 2022; 52:E4. [DOI: 10.3171/2022.1.focus21732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE
Treatment of degenerative lumbar spine pathologies typically escalates to surgical intervention when symptoms begin to significantly impair patients’ functional status. Currently, surgeons rely on subjective patient assessments through patient-reported outcome measures to estimate the decline in patient wellness and quality of life. In this analysis, the authors sought to use smartphone-based accelerometry data to provide an objective, continuous measurement of physical activity that might aid in effective characterization of preoperative functional decline in different lumbar spine surgical indications.
METHODS
Up to 1 year of preoperative activity data (steps taken per day) from 14 patients who underwent lumbar decompression and 15 patients who underwent endoscopic lumbar fusion were retrospectively extracted from patient smartphones. A data-driven algorithm was constructed based on 10,585 unique activity data points to identify and characterize the functional decline of patients preceding surgical intervention. Algorithmic estimation of functional decline onset was compared with reported symptom onset in clinical documentation across patients who presented acutely (≤ 5 months of symptoms) or chronically (> 5 months of symptoms).
RESULTS
The newly created algorithm identified a statistically significant decrease in physical activity during measured periods of functional decline (p = 0.0020). To account for the distinct clinical presentation phenotypes of patients requiring lumbar decompression (71.4% acute and 28.6% chronic) and those requiring lumbar fusion (6.7% acute and 93.3% chronic), a variable threshold for detecting clinically significant reduced physical activity was implemented. The algorithm characterized functional decline (i.e., acute or chronic presentation) in patients who underwent lumbar decompression with 100% accuracy (sensitivity 100% and specificity 100%), while characterization of patients who underwent lumbar fusion was less effective (accuracy 26.7%, sensitivity 21.4%, and specificity 100%). Adopting a less-permissive detection threshold in patients who underwent lumbar fusion, which rendered the algorithm robust to minor fluctuations above or below the chronically decreased level of preoperative activity in most of those patients, increased functional decline classification accuracy of patients who underwent lumbar fusion to 66.7% (sensitivity 64.3% and specificity 100%).
CONCLUSIONS
In this study, the authors found that smartphone-based accelerometer data successfully characterized functional decline in patients with degenerative lumbar spine pathologies. The accuracy and sensitivity of functional decline detection were much lower when using non–surgery-specific detection thresholds, indicating the effectiveness of smartphone-based mobility analysis in characterizing the unique physical activity fingerprints of different lumbar surgical indications. The results of this study highlight the potential of using activity data to detect symptom onset and functional decline in patients, enabling earlier diagnosis and improved prognostication.
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- Hasan S. Ahmad
- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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Abnormal subchondral bone remodeling plays important roles during osteoarthritis (OA) pathology. Recent studies show that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in osteoarthritic subchondral bones exhibit a prominent pro-osteoclastic effect that contributes to abnormal subchondral bone remodeling; however, the pathologic mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we used a mouse model with OA-like change in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) induced by an experimentally unilateral anterior crossbite (UAC) and found that the level of microRNA-29b (miR-29b), but not miR-29a or miR-29c, was markedly lower in BMSCs from subchondral bones of UAC mice as compared with that from the sham control mice. With an intra-articular aptamer delivery system, BMSC-specific overexpression of miR-29b by aptamer-agomiR-29b rescued subchondral bone loss and osteoclast hyperfunction in UAC mice, as demonstrated by a significant increase in bone mineral density, bone volume fraction, trabecular thickness, and the gene expression of osteocalcin and Runx2 but decreased trabecular separation, osteoclast number and osteoclast surface/bone surface, and the gene expression of cathepsin K, Trap, Wnt5a, Rankl, and Rank as compared with those in the UAC mice treated by aptamer-NC (all P < 0.05). In addition, BMSC-specific inhibition of miR-29b by aptamer-antagomiR-29b exacerbated those responses in UAC mice. Notably, although it primarily affected miR-29b levels in the subchondral bone (but not in cartilage and synovium), BMSC-specific overexpression of miR-29b in UAC mice largely rescued OA-like cartilage degradation, including decreased chondrocyte density, cartilage thickness, and the percentage areas of proteoglycans and type II collagen, while BMSC-specific inhibition of miR-29b aggravated these characteristics of cartilage degradation in UAC mice. Moreover, we identified Wnt5a, but not Rankl or Sdf-1, as the direct target of miR-29b. The results of the present study indicate that miR-29b is a key regulator of the pro-osteoclastic effects of BMSCs in TMJ-OA subchondral bones and plays important roles in the TMJ-OA progression.
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- J L Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Stomatology, Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Cui Z, Liu QL, Sun SQ, Jiao K, Liu DR, Zhou XC, Huang L. MiR-378a-5p inhibits angiogenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma by targeting KLK4. Neoplasma 2019; 67:85-92. [PMID: 31829025 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2019_190306n191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is still a leading cause of cancer death owing to distant metastasis, which is largely facilitated by tumor angiogenesis. MicroRNA (miR)-378a-5p and Kallikrein-related peptidase 4 (KLK4) participate in tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis according to previous studies, yet the exact role they play in tumor angiogenesis remains poorly understood. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of miR-378a-5p and KLK4 on angiogenesis of OSCC. MTT assay showed that the expression level of miR-378a-5p was negatively correlated with the proliferation of OSCC cells. ELISA and Western blot assay showed that down-regulation of miR-378a-5p promotes VEGF expression. Tube formation and in vivo chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay showed that inhibition of miR-378a-5p reduced tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and newly formed microvessel. On the contrary, over-expression of KLK4 enhanced angiogenesis of OSCC cells with increased VEGF expression, tube formation activity of HUVECs and newly formed microvessel. Moreover, the dual-luciferase assay validated that KLK4 was a target gene of miR-378a-5p. MiR-378a-5p silencing induced tube formation was suppressed by the downregulation of KLK4. Besides, the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in miR-378a-5p antagomir transfected cells was also blocked by the KLK4 shRNA. To sum up, our study suggests that miR-378a-5p suppressed angiogenesis of OSCC at least partly by the regulation of KLK4.
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- Z Cui
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Song Q, Jiao K, Tonggu L, Wang LG, Zhang SL, Yang YD, Zhang L, Bian JH, Hao DX, Wang CY, Ma YX, Arola DD, Breschi L, Chen JH, Tay FR, Niu LN. Contribution of biomimetic collagen-ligand interaction to intrafibrillar mineralization. Sci Adv 2019; 5:eaav9075. [PMID: 30989106 PMCID: PMC6459768 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav9075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Contemporary models of intrafibrillar mineralization mechanisms are established using collagen fibrils as templates without considering the contribution from collagen-bound apatite nucleation inhibitors. However, collagen matrices destined for mineralization in vertebrates contain bound matrix proteins for intrafibrillar mineralization. Negatively charged, high-molecular weight polycarboxylic acid is cross-linked to reconstituted collagen to create a model for examining the contribution of collagen-ligand interaction to intrafibrillar mineralization. Cryogenic electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulation show that, after cross-linking to collagen, the bound polyelectrolyte caches prenucleation cluster singlets into chain-like aggregates along the fibrillar surface to increase the pool of mineralization precursors available for intrafibrillar mineralization. Higher-quality mineralized scaffolds with better biomechanical properties are achieved compared with mineralization of unmodified scaffolds in polyelectrolyte-stabilized mineralization solution. Collagen-ligand interaction provides insights on the genesis of heterogeneously mineralized tissues and the potential causes of ectopic calcification in nonmineralized body tissues.
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- Q. Song
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Biological Structure, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biological Structure, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
- College of Dental Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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Jiao K, Peng Y, Wang L, Liu R. Abstract 2403: A novel mechanism for regulation of breast cancer metastasis. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-2403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Our major goal is to determine the role of Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 7 during breast cancer (BC) metastasis. This protein is an ATP-dependent nucleosome remodeling factor and is critical for embryonic development in both animal models and human patients. Our most recent studies provide direct evidence suggesting its novel role in repressing BC metastasis. We found that this protein, but not the mRNA, is highly expressed in a low-metastatic breast cancer cell line (Mcf-7), while its expression is much reduced in metastatic cell lines (MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231). Furthermore, this protein is predominantly localized in the cytoplasm of 468 and 231 cells, in contrast to its nuclear localization in Mcf-7 cells. In the cytoplasm of 468 and 231 cells, this protein is colocalized with a lysosome marker, suggesting that in high metastatic BC cells, this protein is exported to the cytoplasm to be degraded in lysosomes. Blocking the activity of lysosomes increased expression of this protein in high metastatic BC cell lines. This result suggests a mechanism accounting for the reduced expression of this protein in high metastatic BC cell lines. To further support the potential clinic relevance of our results, this protein is localized in the nucleus of almost all duct epithelial cells in normal breast tissues; however, in a large portion of epithelial cells of breast tumors, this protein is localized in the cytoplasm. Through reporter and mutagenesis analysis, we identified the nuclear exporting signal (NES) sequence responsible for exporting this protein into cytoplasm. In the next set of experiments, we attempted to determine the function of this gene in BC metastasis. We found that knocking down expression of this gene in 468 cell significantly increased their migration and invasion. We next applied the CRISPR genome editing technique to mutate the critical amino acids within the NES region in the endogenous gene locus and found that the amount of protein in the nucleus is significantly increased compared to wild type cells. Migration/invasion of these cells was also dramatically decreased. At the molecular level, we found that forced expression of this protein in nucleus reduced expression of epithelial markers and increased expression of epithelial-mesenchymal-transition markers. We are now applying ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq approaches to determine direct regulatory network of this protein in 231 cells. We will further test whether this protein acts through modulating the epigenetic status of the enhancers/promoters to regulate expression of its target genes to repress BC metastasis. In summary, our data collectively suggest that Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 7 is a novel epigenetic regulator to repress BC metastasis. To the best of our knowledge, our study represents the first to address the activity of this protein in BC.
Note: This abstract was not presented at the meeting.
Citation Format: Kenneth Jiao, Yin Peng, Lizhong Wang, Runhua Liu. A novel mechanism for regulation of breast cancer metastasis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2403. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-2403
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- Kenneth Jiao
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham,, AL
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham,, AL
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham,, AL
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham,, AL
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Zhang G, Zhang W, Li B, Stringer-Reasor E, Chu C, Sun L, Bae S, Chen D, Wei S, Jiao K, Yang WH, Cui R, Liu R, Wang L. MicroRNA-200c and microRNA- 141 are regulated by a FOXP3-KAT2B axis and associated with tumor metastasis in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2017. [PMID: 28637482 PMCID: PMC5480201 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-017-0858-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [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] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Members of the microRNA (miR)-200 family, which are involved in tumor metastasis, have potential as cancer biomarkers, but their regulatory mechanisms remain elusive. Methods We investigated FOXP3-inducible breast cancer cells, Foxp3 heterozygous Scurfy mutant (Foxp3sf/+) female mice, and patients with breast cancer for characterization of the formation and regulation of the miR-200 family in breast cancer cells and circulation. Participants (259), including patients with breast cancer or benign breast tumors, members of breast cancer families, and healthy controls, were assessed for tumor and circulating levels of the miR-200 family. Results First, we identified a FOXP3-KAT2B-miR-200c/141 axis in breast cancer cells. Second, aging Foxp3sf/+ female mice developed spontaneous breast cancers and lung metastases. Levels of miR-200c and miR-141 were lower in Foxp3sf/+ tumor cells than in normal breast epithelial cells, but plasma levels of miR-200c and miR-141 in the Foxp3sf/+ mice increased during tumor progression and metastasis. Third, in patients with breast cancer, the levels of miR-200c and 141 were lower in FOXP3low relative to those with FOXP3high breast cancer cells, especially in late-stage and metastatic cancer cells. The levels of miR-200c and miR-141 were higher in plasma from patients with metastatic breast cancer than in plasma from those with localized breast cancer, with benign breast tumors, with a family history of breast cancer, or from healthy controls. Finally, in Foxp3sf/+ mice, plasma miR-200c and miR-141 appeared to be released from tumor cells. Conclusions miR-200c and miR-141 are regulated by a FOXP3-KAT2B axis in breast cancer cells, and circulating levels of miR-200c and miR-141 are potential biomarkers for early detection of breast cancer metastases. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13058-017-0858-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Guangxin Zhang
- Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People's Republic of China.,Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Chinese Center for Endemic Disease Control, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, People's Republic of China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People's Republic of China
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- Hematology/Oncology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Applied Psychology, Humanities and Management Colleges, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, People's Republic of China
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- Chinese Center for Endemic Disease Control, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University, Savannah, GA, 31404, USA
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- Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. .,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. .,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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Zhang Y, Li B, Zhang X, Sonpavde GP, Jiao K, Zhang A, Zhang G, Sun M, Chu C, Li F, Wang L, Cui R, Liu R. CD24 is a genetic modifier for risk and progression of prostate cancer. Mol Carcinog 2016; 56:641-650. [PMID: 27377469 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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CD24 plays an oncogenic role in the onset and progression of various human cancers, including prostate cancer. In the present study, we identified two linkage disequilibrium blocks with four recombination hotspot motifs in human CD24 locus. To elucidate whether genetic variants of CD24 are associated with susceptibility to prostate cancer and its disease status, we conducted a case-control association study with two P170 C/T and P-534 A/C polymorphisms of CD24 in 590 patients with prostate cancer and 590 healthy controls. A significant increased risk of prostate cancer was found in men with the P170T/T genotype over the P170C/C genotype (odd ratio = 1.74, 95% confidence interval = 1.16-2.63, P = 0.008), and in men with the P-534C/C genotype over the P-534A/A genotype (odd ratio = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.18-2.26, P = 0.003). Cochran-Armitage trend analysis showed that the P170T allele was significantly correlated with an increased risk of prostate cancer progression (P = 0.029, trend between genotypes and stages) and this observation was also validated in an independent sample cohort. Next, we found that tumors with P170T or P-534C alleles had more twofold increased protein expressions of CD24 as compared to those with P170C or P-534A alleles, respectively. Likewise, tumors with a combination of P170T/T and P-534C/C genotypes were associated with a high mRNA level of CD24. Our data suggest a significant association of CD24 genetic variants with prostate cancer onset and progression, which provides new insight into molecular genetics of prostate cancer; however, these findings need to be validated in multiple independent cohorts. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Yifan Zhang
- Departmentof Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China.,Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Departmentof Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China.,Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Departmentof Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China.,Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Department of Health and Social Science, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, P.R. China
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- Anshan Normal University Affiliated Health School, Anshan, P.R. China
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Jiao K, Sahaboglu A, Zrenner E, Ueffing M, Ekström PAR, Paquet-Durand F. Efficacy of PARP inhibition in Pde6a mutant mouse models for retinitis pigmentosa depends on the quality and composition of individual human mutations. Cell Death Discov 2016; 2:16040. [PMID: 27551530 PMCID: PMC4979439 DOI: 10.1038/cddiscovery.2016.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited blinding disease, is caused by a variety of different mutations that affect retinal photoreceptor function and survival. So far there is neither effective treatment nor cure. We have previously shown that poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) acts as a common and critical denominator of cell death in photoreceptors, qualifying it as a potential target for future therapeutic intervention. A significant fraction of RP-causing mutations affect the genes for the rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase 6A (PDE6A) subunit, but it is not known whether they all engage the same death pathway. Analysing three homozygous point mutations (Pde6a R562W, D670G, and V685M) and one compound heterozygous Pde6aV685M/R562W mutation in mouse models that match human RP patients, we demonstrate excessive activation of PARP, which correlated in time with the progression of photoreceptor degeneration. The causal involvement of PARP activity in the neurodegenerative process was confirmed in organotypic retinal explant cultures treated with the PARP-selective inhibitor PJ34, using different treatment time-points and durations. Remarkably, the neuroprotective efficacy of PARP inhibition correlated inversely with the strength of the genetically induced insult, with the D670G mutant showing the best treatment effects. Our results highlight PARP as a target for neuroprotective interventions in RP caused by PDE6A mutations and are a first attempt towards personalized, genotype-matched therapy development for RP. In addition, for each of the different mutant situations, our work identifies windows of opportunity for an optimal treatment regimen for further in vivo experimentation and possibly clinical studies.
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- K Jiao
- Cell Death Mechanisms Group, Division of Experimental Ophthalmology, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Roentgenweg 11, Tuebingen 72076, Germany; Centre for Ophthalmology, The Second People's Hospital of Yunnan Province and The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Qingnian 176, Kunming 650021, China
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany; Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, University of Lund , Lund 22184, Sweden
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- Cell Death Mechanisms Group, Division of Experimental Ophthalmology, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen , Roentgenweg 11, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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Ji Q, Xu S, Sun F, Xu W, Jiao K, Shi B, Xie X, Wang Y, Zhu M. Simultaneous control of blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipid among drug-treated Type 2 diabetes patients from Shaanxi province, North-Western China: A multicenter study. Niger J Clin Pract 2016; 19:784-792. [DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.181359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Liu YD, Yang HX, Liao LF, Jiao K, Zhang HY, Lu L, Zhang M, Zhang J, He JJ, Wu YP, Chen D, Wang MQ. Systemic administration of strontium or NBD peptide ameliorates early stage cartilage degradation of mouse mandibular condyles. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2016; 24:178-187. [PMID: 26256766 PMCID: PMC4695290 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether mandibular condylar cartilage degradation induced by experimentally abnormal occlusion could be ameliorated via systemic administration of strontium or NBD peptide. METHODS Six-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were used. From the seventh day after mock operation or unilateral anterior crossbite (UAC) treatment, the control and UAC mice were further respectively pharmacologically treated for 2 weeks or 4 weeks of saline (CON + Saline and UAC + Saline groups), SrCl2 (CON + SrCl2 and UAC + SrCl2 groups) or NBD peptide (CON + NBD peptide and UAC + NBD peptide groups). Changes in condylar cartilage and subchondral bone were assessed 21 and 35 days after mock operation or UAC procedure by histology and micro-CT. Real-time PCR and/or immunohistochemistry (IHC) were performed to evaluate changes in expression levels of col2a1, aggrecan, ADAMTS-5, tnf-α, il-1β, nfkbia, nuclear factor-kappaB phospho-p65 in condylar cartilage, and rankl/rank/opg in both condylar cartilage and subchondral bone. RESULTS Cartilage degradation with decreased col2a1 and aggrecan expression, and increased ADAMTS-5, tnf-α/il1-β, nfkbia and NF-κB phospho-p65 was observed in UAC + Saline groups. Subchondral bone loss with increased osteoclast numbers and decreased opg/rankl ratio was found in UAC + Saline groups compared to age-match CON + Saline groups. Cartilage degradation and subchondral bone loss were reversed by treatment of SrCl2 or NBD peptide while the same dosage in control mice induced few changes in condylar cartilage and subchondral bone. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate reverse effect of systemic administration of strontium or NBD peptide on UAC-induced condylar cartilage degradation and subchondral bone loss.
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- Y.-D. Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
- Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha 410008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to: M.-Q. Wang, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China. (M.-Q. Wang)
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Sun JY, Sun DJ, Li XJ, Jiao K, Zhai ZW. Laparoscopic treatment experience of severe acute pancreatitis complicated by peptic ulcer perforation. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:285-290. [PMID: 26875897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical effect of emergency laparoscopic repair of perforation and conventional open surgery in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) complicated with peptic ulcer perforation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 34 patients diagnosed as severe acute pancreatitis complicated by peptic ulcer perforation were selected as experimental group and a total of 38 patients diagnosed as severe acute pancreatitis complicated by peptic ulcer perforation were selected as control group. The experimental group was treated with emergency laparoscopic perforation repair and the control group was treated with conventional open operation, comparing the difference between the results and the prognosis of the patients. RESULTS The success rate of the experimental group and the control group are compared was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). While the operation time, postoperative intestinal function recovery time, the time of drainage tube pulled out and the occurrence of complications in experimental group was significantly lower than those in control group. The survival rate of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group, the recurrence rate was significantly lower than that of the control group (p < 0.05). The high sensitive C reactive protein (hs CRP) and tumor necrosis factor TNF-α levels of the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Emergency laparoscopic repair of peptic ulcer perforation in the treatment of SAP complicated with perforation is safe and effective, which can reduce the systemic inflammatory response and better than conventional open surgery.
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- Vascular Surgery, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jinlin, China.
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Sun JY, Sun DJ, Li XJ, Jiao K, Zhai ZW. Clinical analysis on argon plasma coagulation (APC) under painless colonoscopy for treatment of patients with colorectal polyp canceration. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:264-268. [PMID: 26875894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effects of argon plasma coagulation combined high frequency electric knife in treating patients with colorectal polyp canceration. PATIENTS AND METHODS 56 patients diagnosed with colorectal polyp canceration were divided into control group (n=23) and observation group (n=33). Patients in the control group were treated with high frequency electric band ligation electroexcision while patients in observation group were treated with argon coagulation combined high frequency electric knife therapy. The patients were followed up for 6 months and, then, compared for their clinical effects and prognosis. RESULTS The average diameter of the polyp, the ratios of sessile and flat polyps in observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group with p<0.05. While the differences in the ratio of adenomatous polyp, middle and high differentiated as well as leafless polyps between the two groups had no statistical significance with p>0.05. Further, the differences in operation completion rate and polyp resection rate at one time in observation group was significantly higher than those of control group while operative complication rate and operation time was significantly lower than those in the control group with p<0.05. Also, the differences in recurrence in situ and recurrence time did not differ significantly between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Treating colorectal polyps by argon plasma coagulation combined high frequency electric knife could extend polyp resection indication, along with improvement in the operation effect and reduction of complications.
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- J-Y Sun
- Vascular Surgery, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jinlin, China.
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Chen C, Niu LN, Xie H, Zhang ZY, Zhou LQ, Jiao K, Chen JH, Pashley D, Tay F. Bonding of universal adhesives to dentine – Old wine in new bottles? J Dent 2015; 43:525-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2015.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Degenerative changes of condylar subchondral bone occur frequently in temporomandibular disorders. Although psychologic stresses and occlusal abnormalities have been implicated in temporomandibular disorder, it is not known if these risks represent synergistic comorbid factors that are involved in condylar subchondral bone degradation that is regulated by the sympathetic nervous system. In the present study, chronic immobilization stress (CIS), chemical sympathectomy, and unilateral anterior crossbite (UAC) were sequentially applied in a murine model. Norepinephrine contents in the subjects' serum and condylar subchondral bone were detected by ELISA; bone and cartilage remodeling parameters and related gene expression in the subchondral bone were examined. Subchondral bone loss and increased subchondral bone norepinephrine level were observed in the CIS and UAC groups. These groups exhibited decreased bone mineral density, volume fraction, and bone formation rate; decreased expressions of osterix, collagen I, and osteocalcin; but increased trabecular separation, osteoclast number and surface, and RANKL expression. Combined CIS + UAC produced more severe subchondral bone loss, higher bone norepinephrine level, and decreased chondrocyte density and cartilage thickness when compared to CIS or UAC alone. Sympathectomy simultaneously prevented subchondral bone loss and decreased bone norepinephrine level in all experimental subgroups when compared to the vehicle-treated counterparts. Norepinephrine also decreased mRNA expression of osterix, collagen I, and osteocalcin by mesenchymal stem cells at 7 and 14 d of stimulation and increased the expression of RANKL and RANKL/OPG ratio by mesenchymal stem cells at 2 h. In conclusion, CIS and UAC synergistically promote condylar subchondral bone loss and cartilage degradation; such processes are partially regulated by norepinephrine within subchondral bone.
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- K Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Undergraduate Department of Oral Science, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Undergraduate Department of Oral Science, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Reagents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Yang T, Zhang J, Cao Y, Zhang M, Jing L, Jiao K, Yu S, Chang W, Chen D, Wang M. Wnt5a/Ror2 mediates temporomandibular joint subchondral bone remodeling. J Dent Res 2015; 94:803-12. [PMID: 25749876 DOI: 10.1177/0022034515576051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Increased subchondral trabecular bone turnover due to imbalanced bone-resorbing and bone-forming activities is a hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA). Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling, which can derive from bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), takes a role in modulating osteoblast and osteoclast formation. We showed previously that experimentally unilateral anterior crossbites (UACs) elicited OA-like lesions in mice temporomandibular joints (TMJs), displaying as subchondral trabecular bone loss. Herein, we tested the role of BMSC-derived Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling in regulating osteoclast precursor migration and differentiation in this process. The data confirmed the decreased bone mass, increased tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive cell number, and enhanced osteoclast activity in TMJ subchondral trabecular bone of UAC-treated rats. Interestingly, the osteoblast activity in the tissue of TMJ subchondral trabecular bone of these UAC-treated rats was also enhanced, displaying as upregulated expressions of osteoblast markers and increased proliferation, migration, and differentiation capabilities of the locally isolated BMSCs. These BMSCs showed an increased CXCL12 protein expression level and upregulated messenger RNA expressions of Rankl, Wnt5a, and Ror2. Ex vivo data showed that their capacities of inducing migration and differentiation of osteoclast precursors were enhanced, and these enhanced capabilities were restrained after blocking their Ror2 signaling using small interfering RNA (siRNA) assays. Reducing Ror2 expression in the BMSC cell line by siRNA or blocking the downstream signalings with specific inhibitors also demonstrated a suppression of the capacity of the BMSC cell line to promote Wnt5a-dependent migration (including SP600125 and cyclosporine A) and differentiation (cyclosporine A only) of osteoclast precursors. These findings support the idea that Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling in TMJ subchondral BMSCs enhanced by UAC promoted BMSCs to increase Cxcl12 and Rankl expression, in which JNK and/or Ca(2+)/NFAT pathways were involved and therefore were engaged in enhancing the migration and differentiation of osteoclast precursors, leading to increased osteoclast activity and an overall TMJ subchondral trabecular bone loss in the UAC-treated rats.
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- T Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Department of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Air Force General Hospital, PLA, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Liu YD, Liao LF, Zhang HY, Lu L, Jiao K, Zhang M, Zhang J, He JJ, Wu YP, Chen D, Wang MQ. Reducing dietary loading decreases mouse temporomandibular joint degradation induced by anterior crossbite prosthesis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:302-12. [PMID: 24316289 PMCID: PMC4111231 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Dietary loading has been reported to have an effect on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) remodeling via periodontal-muscular reflex. We therefore examined whether reducing dietary loading decreased TMJ degradation induced by the unilateral anterior crossbite prosthesis as we recently reported. METHODS Forty 6-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into two experimental and two control groups. One experimental and one control group received small-size diet and the other two groups received large-size diet. Unilateral anterior crossbite prosthesis was created in the two experimental groups. The TMJ samples were collected 3 weeks after experimental operation. Histological changes in condylar cartilage and subchondral bone were assessed by Hematoxylin & Eosin, toluidine blue, Safranin O and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or immunohistochemistry were performed to evaluate the expression levels of Collagen II, Aggrecan, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS-5) and RANKL/RANK/OPG in TMJ condylar cartilage and/or subchondral bone. RESULTS Thinner and degraded cartilage, reduced cartilage cellular density, decreased expression levels of Collagen II and Aggrecan, loss of subchondral bone and enhanced osteoclast activity were observed in TMJs of both experimental groups. However, the cartilage degradation phenotype was less severe and cartilage ADAMTS-5 mRNA was lower while OPG/RANKL ratio in cartilage and subchondral bone was higher in the small-size than large-size diet experimental group. No differences of histomorphology and the tested molecules were found between the two control groups. CONCLUSIONS The current findings suggest that a lower level of functional loading by providing small-size diet could reduce TMJ degradation induced by the biomechanical stimulation from abnormal occlusion.
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- Y.-D. Liu
- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 15 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China,Address correspondence and reprint requests to: M.-Q. Wang, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, China. Tel: 86-29-84776144; Fax: 86-29-83286858. , (M.-Q. Wang)
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Jiao K, Zhang M, Niu L, Yu S, Zhen G, Xian L, Yu B, Yang K, Liu P, Cao X, Wang M. Overexpressed TGF-β in subchondral bone leads to mandibular condyle degradation. J Dent Res 2013; 93:140-7. [PMID: 24309371 DOI: 10.1177/0022034513513034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence has implied that subchondral bone plays an important role during osteoarthritis (OA) pathology. This study was undertaken to investigate whether abnormalities of the condylar subchondral bone lead to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) OA. We used an osteoblast-specific mutant TGF-β1 transgenic mouse, the CED mouse, in which high levels of active TGF-β1 occur in bone marrow, leading to abnormal bone remodeling. Subchondral bone changes in the mandibular condyles were investigated by micro-CT, and alterations in TMJ condyles were confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis. Abnormalities in the condylar subchondral bone, characterized as fluctuant bone mineral density and microstructure and increased but uncoupled activity of osteoclasts and osteoblasts, were apparent in the 1- and 4-month CED mouse groups, while obvious cartilage degradation, in the form of cell-free regions and proteoglycan loss, was observed in the 4-month CED group. In addition, increased numbers of apoptotic chondrocytes and MMP9- and VEGF-positive chondrocytes were observed in the condylar cartilage in the 4-month CED group, but not in the 1-month CED group, compared with their respective age-matched controls. This study demonstrated that progressive degradation of mandibular condylar cartilage could be induced by the abnormal remodeling of the underlying subchondral bone during TMJOA progression.
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- K Jiao
- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
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Zhang J, Jiao K, Zhang M, Zhou T, Liu XD, Yu SB, Lu L, Jing L, Yang T, Zhang Y, Chen D, Wang MQ. Occlusal effects on longitudinal bone alterations of the temporomandibular joint. J Dent Res 2013; 92:253-9. [PMID: 23340211 DOI: 10.1177/0022034512473482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The pathological changes of subchondral bone during osteoarthritis (OA) development in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the longitudinal alterations of subchondral bone using a rat TMJ-OA model developed in our laboratory. Changes in bone mass were examined by micro-CT, and changes in osteoblast and osteoclast activities were analyzed by real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, and TRAP staining. Subchondral bone loss was detected from 8 weeks after dental occlusion alteration and reached the maximum at 12 weeks, followed by a repair phase until 32 weeks. Although bone mass increased at late stages, poor mechanical structure and lower bone mineral density (BMD) were found in these rats. The numbers of TRAP-positive cells were increased at 12 weeks, while the numbers of osteocalcin-expressing cells were increased at both 12 and 32 weeks. Levels of mRNA expression of TRAP and cathepsin K were increased at 12 weeks, while levels of ALP and osteocalcin were increased at both 12 and 32 weeks. These findings demonstrated that there is an active bone remodeling in subchondral bone in TMJs in response to alteration in occlusion, although new bone was formed with lower BMD and poor mechanical properties.
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- J Zhang
- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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Yu S, Sun L, Liu L, Jiao K, Wang M. Differential expression of IGF1, IGFR1 and IGFBP3 in mandibular condylar cartilage between male and female rats applied with malocclusion. J Oral Rehabil 2012; 39:727-36. [PMID: 22758598 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2012.02332.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This study was designed to investigate the expression differences of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1), IGF type 1 receptor (IGFR1) and IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP3) in mandibular condylar cartilage between male and female rats with experimentally created malocclusion. A total of 40 male and 40 female rats were used, and malocclusion was created by moving the first molars mesially and the third molars distally in the experimental group. Animals were killed at the end of the second and fourth weeks. Haematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining was performed to monitor the changes in cartilage morphology and thickness. Immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR were used to detect the expression of IGF1, IGFR1 and IGFBP3. Osteoarthritis (OA)-like changes were observed in the experimental groups, with 2-week females showing larger OA-like regions than 2-week males (P < 0·05). Compared to their age- and sex-matched controls, both 2- and 4-week males in the experimental groups displayed increased cartilage thickness in the posterior regions (P < 0·05). Compared to their age- and sex-matched controls, the expression of IGF1 was lower in 2-week female group (P < 0·05), but higher in 4-week female, 2- and 4-week male experimental groups (P < 0.05). Similarly, the expression of IGFR1 was lower in 2-week female experimental group (P < 0.05), but higher in 2-week male experimental group (P < 0.05). The higher expression of IGFBP3 was observed in 2-week female, 2- and 4-week male experimental groups (P < 0·05). These results indicate that condylar cartilage from male and female rats respond differently to the malocclusion in early stage of OA, with more serious degeneration in females.
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- S Yu
- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Niu LN, Zhang L, Jiao K, Li F, Ding YX, Wang DY, Wang MQ, Tay FR, Chen JH. Localization of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 in human coronal dentine. J Dent 2011; 39:536-42. [PMID: 21641958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors (TIMPs) play important roles in dentine formation, caries progression and hybrid layer degradation. This study tested the hypothesis that the distribution and concentrations of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 are different at different depths of human coronal dentine, including odontoblasts. METHODS Protein localization was performed using immunohistochemistry. Co-localization of the MMPs and their inhibitors was conducted using immunofluorescence double labelling. Protein concentrations were measured by ELISA and gelatinolytic potential was assessed with gelatine zymography. RESULTS MMP-2 was the main gelatinase in dentine and was concentrated in the odontoblasts, deep dentine and the dentinoenamel junction. TIMP-2 was co-localized with MMP-2 mainly in the odontoblasts but its concentration was low. Both MMP-9 and TIMP-1 showed a decreasing distribution from the deep to the superficial dentine layers; however, the concentration of TIMP-1 was much higher than that of MMP-9. The gelatinolytic potential of dentine protein extracts decreased gradually from deep to superficial dentine. CONCLUSIONS The concentrations and distribution patterns of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2, and the gelatinolytic potential of dentine matrix are variable along different dentine depths. Thus, differential collagen degradation potentials may be expected depending upon the depth in which dentine is exposed.
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- L N Niu
- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an, China
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Sun W, You J, Zhao N, Jiao K. Application of linear-sweep voltammetry to the determination of nucleic acids using crystal violet as an electrochemical probe. J Anal Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934808030131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sun W, Gao RF, Zhao RJ, Zhu HT, Jiao K. Direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin in a nafion and CuS microsphere modified carbon ionic liquid electrode and its electrocatalytic behavior. JICS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03246034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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There is an increasing demand for composite resins with both strong antibacterial activity and satisfactory mechanical properties. This study tested the hypothesis that the new antibacterial agent tetrapod-like zinc oxide whisker (T-ZnOw) could simultaneously enhance the antibacterial activity and mechanical properties of a two-component composite resin. The antibacterial activities of the materials were assessed by the broth dilution test and direct contact test. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and measurements of the flexural strength, compressive strength, and diametral tensile strength were carried out for mechanical characterization. The results revealed that T-ZnOw provided the resin with strong antibacterial activity and improved mechanical properties in all tested groups. However, the antibacterial activity of the resin with 10% T-ZnOw in the powder component significantly decreased after aging treatment. The incorporation of 5% T-ZnOw into the resin powder was optimal to give appropriate antibacterial activity, long-term antibacterial effectiveness, and mechanical properties.
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- Department of Prosthodontics
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD
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- Department of Dental Materials, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 145 West Changle Road, Xi’an, 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
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Lu R, Chen Y, Cottingham C, Peng N, Jiao K, Limbird LE, Wyss JM, Wang Q. Enhanced hypotensive, bradycardic, and hypnotic responses to alpha2-adrenergic agonists in spinophilin-null mice are accompanied by increased G protein coupling to the alpha2A-adrenergic receptor. Mol Pharmacol 2010; 78:279-86. [PMID: 20430865 DOI: 10.1124/mol.110.065300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We previously identified spinophilin as a regulator of alpha(2) adrenergic receptor (alpha(2)AR) trafficking and signaling in vitro and in vivo (Science 304:1940-1944, 2004). To assess the generalized role of spinophilin in regulating alpha(2)AR functions in vivo, the present study examined the impact of eliminating spinophilin on alpha(2)AR-evoked cardiovascular and hypnotic responses, previously demonstrated to be mediated by the alpha(2A)AR subtype, after systemic administration of the alpha(2)-agonists 5-bromo-N-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-6-quinoxalinamine (UK14,304) and clonidine in spinophilin-null mice. Mice lacking spinophilin expression display dramatically enhanced and prolonged hypotensive, bradycardic, and sedative-hypnotic responses to alpha(2)AR stimulation. Whereas these changes in sensitivity to alpha(2)AR agonists occur independent of any changes in alpha(2A)AR density or intrinsic affinity for agonist in the brains of spinophilin-null mice compared with wild-type control mice, the coupling of the alpha(2A)AR to cognate G proteins is enhanced in spinophilin-null mice. Thus, brain preparations from spinophilin-null mice demonstrate enhanced guanine nucleotide regulation of UK14,304 binding and evidence of a larger fraction of alpha(2A)AR in the guanine-nucleotide-sensitive higher affinity state compared with those from wild-type mice. These findings suggest that eliminating spinophilin expression in native tissues leads to an enhanced receptor/G protein coupling efficiency that contributes to sensitization of receptor mediated responses in vivo.
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- R Lu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Sun W, Wang D, Zhai Z, Gao R, Jiao K. Direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin immobilized in the sodium alginate and SiO2 nanoparticles bionanocomposite film on a carbon ionic liquid electrode. JICS 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03245852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhao C, Li M, Jiao K. Determination of formaldehyde by staircase voltammetry based on its electrocatalytic oxidation at a nickel electrode. J Anal Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934806120148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Peroxynitrite, which is formed in biological systems by the reaction of nitric oxide with superoxide anion, is a highly reactive molecule that can lead to cell injury or cell death. Reactions of peroxynitrite under physiological conditions include nitration of tyrosine-containing proteins or peptides, and we have been investigating the behavior of human serum albumin following exposure to peroxynitrite. Peroxynitrite, at relative concentrations ranging from 0.2 to 50 with respect to protein, was added to human serum albumin in buffer at pH 7.2. The resulting mixtures were dialyzed to remove small molecules, dried under vacuum, and then digested with trypsin. The digests were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection at 230 and 354 nm, the latter wavelength being selective for nitrotyrosine. At the higher relative concentrations of peroxynitrite, the 354-nm chromatograms contained a large number of peaks, including at least nine with molecular weights corresponding to nitration of nominal tryptic peptides. Following treatment with the lower relative concentrations of peroxynitrite, however, the 354-nm chromatograms were dominated by only two nitrated peptides; these were identified by comparison of LC retention times and collision-induced decomposition mass spectra as nitro-Y(411)TK(413) and nitro-Y(138)LYEIAR(144). Each of these tyrosines resides in a known reactive site within the protein, i.e., subdomains IIIA and IB, respectively.
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- K Jiao
- Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Zhang S, Wang Z, Li M, Jiao K, Razak IA, Shanmuga Sundara Raj S, Fun HK. O-Ethyl andO-methylN-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)thiocarbamate. Acta Crystallogr C 2001; 57:566-8. [PMID: 11353253 DOI: 10.1107/s0108270101000609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2000] [Accepted: 01/08/2001] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In both the title structures, O-ethyl N-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)thiocarbamate, C(17)H(25)NO(10)S, and O-methyl N-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)thiocarbamate, C(16)H(23)NO(10)S, the hexopyranosyl ring adopts the (4)C(1) conformation. All the ring substituents are in equatorial positions. The acetoxymethyl group is in a gauche-gauche conformation. The S atom is in a synperiplanar conformation, while the C-N-C-O linkage is antiperiplanar. N-H.O intermolecular hydrogen bonds link the molecules into infinite chains and these are connected by C-H.O interactions.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Qingdao Institute of Chemical Technology, Qingdao 266042, People's Republic of China
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The electrochemical enzyme-linked immunoassay increases the sensitivity of the detection of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) by 5-fold compared with the spectrophotometric o-phenylenediamine (OPD) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The detection limit for the purified CMV is 1.0 ng/mL and the highest dilution ratio of the infected leaf sap is 1:5.0 x 10(4). The method is based on coupling the oxidation reaction of o-aminophenol (OAP)-H2O2 catalyzed by HRP-IgG conjugate with the electro-reduction of the enzymatic product. The enzymatic product 2-aminophenoxazine-3-one exhibits a sensitive second order derivative linear-sweep voltammetric response at the potential of -0.65 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) in pH 8.0 Britton-Robinson (B-R) buffer solution. So it can be applied to the detection of the plant virus with highly improved sensitivity.
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- K Jiao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Qingdao Institute of Chemical Technology, Shandong, PR China.
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Jiao K, Bullard SA, Salem L, Malone RE. Coordination of the initiation of recombination and the reductional division in meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 1999; 152:117-28. [PMID: 10224247 PMCID: PMC1460611 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/152.1.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Early exchange (EE) genes are required for the initiation of meiotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cells with mutations in several EE genes undergo an earlier reductional division (MI), which suggests that the initiation of meiotic recombination is involved in determining proper timing of the division. The different effects of null mutations on the timing of reductional division allow EE genes to be assorted into three classes: mutations in RAD50 or REC102 that confer a very early reductional division; mutations in REC104 or REC114 that confer a division earlier than that of wild-type (WT) cells, but later than that of mutants of the first class; and mutations in MEI4 that do not significantly alter the timing of MI. The very early mutations are epistatic to mutations in the other two classes. We propose a model that accounts for the epistatic relationships and the communication between recombination initiation and the first division. Data in this article indicate that double-strand breaks (DSBs) are not the signal for the normal delay of reductional division; these experiments also confirm that MEI4 is required for the formation of meiotic DSBs. Finally, if a DSB is provided by the HO endonuclease, recombination can occur in the absence of MEI4 and REC104.
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- K Jiao
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Wang J, Xu Q, Jiao K, Cheng G. [Supercritical fluid extraction and gas chromatographic analysis of four organochlorine pesticides in vegetable]. Se Pu 1998; 16:506-7. [PMID: 11938914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Supercritical fluid extraction(SFE) of pesticide residues of chlorothalonil, aldrin, dieldrin, and endrin from chives was evaluated. A mixture of vegetable sample: anhydrous magnesium sulfate(2:3) was used for extraction. The extract was analyzed by GC/ECD. The optimum SFE conditions for the pesticides in spiked samples were studied by orthogonal experiment. The chosen conditions were 30.40 MPa, 40 degrees C, 1 min static time, dynamic extraction with 15 mL of CO2, and collection in 3 mL of ethyl acetate. All the pesticides were extracted satisfactorily from their matrix.
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- Shadong Import & Export Commodity Inspection Bureau, Qingdao, 266002
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An approach using supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) followed by clean-up with a AgNO3-loaded Florisil column was utilized for the analysis of four organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in garlic. The organic sulfur extracted by SFE from garlic was removed by AgNO3 allowing OCPs to be determined by GC-electron-capture detection without interferences. All OCPs recoveries ranged from 85.0% to 110.0% and relative standard deviations were in the range of 3.9-7.2% for spiked samples. The described method may be used to analyze OCPs in garlic on a routine basis.
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- J H Wang
- Laboratory of Food Inspection, Shandong Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bureau, Qingdao, China
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Jiao K, Lafleur AL. Improved detection of polycyclic aromatic compounds in complex mixtures by liquid chromatographic fractionation on poly(divinylbenzene) prior to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Application to the analysis of diesel particulates. J Chromatogr A 1997; 791:203-11. [PMID: 9463900 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)00844-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are preferentially retained over other compound classes during high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on poly(divinylbenzene) (PDVB) columns with a dichloromethane mobile phase. PAC retention during HPLC with PDVB/CH2Cl2 is governed by a multi-mode mechanism that has been previously described. This enhanced retention of PACs makes PDVB columns useful for isolating a PAC fraction from highly complex mixtures such as the emissions from fossil-fuels combustion. The cleaned-up PAC fraction yields a simple chromatogram with easily identified and quantified peaks without significant compound loss or danger of contamination. We illustrate the use of this clean-up method for the isolation of the PAC fraction from a standard reference diesel particulate sample.
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- K Jiao
- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Core Laboratory in Analytical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA
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Jiao K, Zhu Y, Zhang W, Wang F. [Bicuculline stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) from rat anterior pituitary quarters]. Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi 1997; 13:349-51. [PMID: 10322969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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The effect of gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on release of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) from anterior pituitary quarters of male SD rats adrenalectomized for 96 hrs was investigated using the perfusion technique in vitro. Application of bicuculline (10(-6)mol/L), a specific GABA-A antagonist, resulted in a significant release of ACTH from perfused anterior pituitary quarters. But the same concentration of bicuculline had no effect on the release of ACTH from dispersed anterior cells of ADX rats in vitro. Taken together, these results suggest that GABA may play an important inhibitory role on ACTH secretion from pituitary in adrenalectomized rats.
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- K Jiao
- Department of Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian
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Recombination is an essential part of meiosis: in almost all organisms, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae, proper chromosome segregation and the viability of meiotic products is dependent upon normal levels of recombination. In this article we examine the kinetics of the meiotic divisions in four mutants defective in the initiation of recombination. We find that mutations in any of three Early Exchange genes (REC104, REC114 or REC102) confer a phenotype in which the reductional division occurs earlier than in an isogenic wild-type diploid. We also present data confirming previous reports that strains with a mutation in the Early Exchange gene. MEI4 undergo the first division at about the same time as wild-type cells. The rec104 mutation is epistatic to the mei4 mutation for the timing of the first division. These observations suggest a possible relationship between the initiation of recombination and the timing of the reductional division. These data also allow these four Early Exchange genes examined to be distinguished in terms of their role in coordinating recombination with the reductional division.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Jiao K, Jia HT. [Structural and functional analysis of nuclear receptor superfamily]. Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan 1994; 25:27-30. [PMID: 8073250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Jiao K, Zhu YL, Mei Q, Zhang WH, Wang FZ. [Effects of electrical lesioning of hippocampal CA3 region and anterior commissura hippocampi fornix on plasma insulin level and islet cells in the rat]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 1992; 44:310-5. [PMID: 1360707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Bilateral electrical lesioning of the hippocampal CA3 region (HCA3-EL) or anterior commissura hippocampi (ACHF-EL) caused marked elevations in plasma basal levels of insulin. 2 weeks later, fasting blood glucose levels were also augmented with decreased glucose tolerance. In contrast, the secretory response of pancreatic B cells to glucose stimulation was markedly enhanced. Following intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT), the relative amounts of glucagon-like and insulin-like immunoreactants were reduced in the pancreatic islets of both HCA3-EL and ACHF-EL rats in comparison with the controls. In the HCA3-EL group, the relative amounts of somatostatin-like immunoreactants and gross numbers of such immunostained cells in islets were also decreased as compared with the control. No difference was seen in pancreatic-polypeptide-like immunoreactivities as assessed by immunohistochemistry plus microphotometry method. The above results suggest strongly that HCA3 and ACHF exert a tonic inhibitory action on the insulin secretion in the rat.
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- K Jiao
- Department of Physiology, 4th Military Medical University, Xi'an
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Liu CF, Chen LQ, Jiao K. [Determination of methotrexate by higher derivative convolution polarography]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1988; 23:42-8. [PMID: 3400475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Lin ZB, Qin ZL, Xia HL, Guan HC, Jiao K. [Effects of Tremella polysaccharides on immunological status and content of cytochrome P-450 in mouse liver homogenates]. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1985; 6:201-4. [PMID: 2943128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Liu XL, Jiao K, Zhang HR. [Analysis of the main foreign steroids in prednisone acetate by HPLC]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1983; 18:51-6. [PMID: 6858695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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