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Wang X, Chen H, Song F, Zuo K, Chen X, Zhang X, Liang L, Ta Q, Zhang L, Li J. Resveratrol: a potential medication for the prevention and treatment of varicella zoster virus-induced ischemic stroke. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:400. [PMID: 37794518 PMCID: PMC10552394 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01291-4] [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: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Infection rate of varicella zoster virus (VZV) is 95% in humans, and VZV infection is strongly associated with ischemic stroke (IS). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of VZV-induced IS are still unclear, and there are no effective agents to treat and prevent VZV-induced IS. OBJECTIVE By integrating bioinformatics, this study explored the interactions between VZV and IS and potential medication to treat and prevent VZV-induced IS. METHODS In this study, the VZV and IS datasets from the GEO database were used to specify the common genes. Then, bioinformatics analysis including Gene Ontology, Kyoto Encyclopedia Genes Genomes and Protein-Protein Interaction network analysis was performed. Further, the hub genes, transcription factor (TF) gene interactions, TF-miRNA co-regulatory network and potential drug were obtained. Finally, validation was performed using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. RESULTS The potential molecular mechanisms of VZV-induced IS were studied using multiple bioinformatics tools. Ten hub genes were COL1A2, DCN, PDGFRB, ACTA2, etc. TF genes and miRNAs included JUN, FOS, CREB, BRCA1, PPARG, STAT3, miR-29, etc. A series of mechanism may be involved, such as inflammation, oxidative stress, blood-brain barrier disruption, foam cell generation and among others. Finally, we proposed resveratrol as a potential therapeutic medicine for the prevention and treatment of VZV-induced IS. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics results showed that resveratrol and hub genes exhibited strong binding score. CONCLUSIONS Resveratrol could be an alternative for the prevention and treatment of VZV-IS. More in vivo and in vitro studies are needed in the future to fully explore the molecular mechanisms between VZV and IS and for medication development.
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- Xu Wang
- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, Jilin, China
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- Department of Neurovascular Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Jilin Connell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, JilinJilin, 132013, China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, Jilin, China
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- China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
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Zuo K, Xu Q, Wang Y, Sui Y, Niu Y, Liu Z, Liu M, Liu X, Liu D, Sun W, Wang Z, Liu X, Liu J. L-Ascorbic Acid 2-Phosphate Attenuates Methylmercury-Induced Apoptosis by Inhibiting Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation and DNA Damage in Human SH-SY5Y Cells. Toxics 2023; 11:144. [PMID: 36851019 PMCID: PMC9967424 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11020144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Methylmercury (MeHg) is a toxin that causes severe neuronal oxidative damage. As vitamin C is an antioxidant well-known to protect neurons from oxidative damage, our goal was to elucidate its protective mechanism against MeHg-induced oxidative stress in human neuroblastomas (SHSY5Y). We treated cells with MeHg, L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (AA2P), or both, and used MTT, flow cytometry, and Western blot analyses to assess cell damage. We found that MeHg significantly decreased the survival rate of SH-SY5Y cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner, increased apoptosis, downregulated PAR and PARP1 expression, and upregulated AIF, Cyto C, and cleaved Caspase-3 expression. A time course study showed that MeHg increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation; enhanced apoptosis; increased DNA damage; upregulated expression ofγH2A.X, KU70, 67 and 57 kDa AIF, CytoC, and cleaved Caspase-3; and downregulated expression of 116 kDa PARP1, PAR, BRAC1, and Rad51. Supplementation with AA2P significantly increased cell viability and decreased intrinsic ROS accumulation. It also reduced ROS accumulation in cells treated with MeHg and decreased MeHg-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, AA2P conversely regulated gene expression compared to MeHg. Collectively, we demonstrate that AA2P attenuates MeHg-induced apoptosis by alleviating ROS-mediated DNA damage and is a potential treatment for MeHg neurotoxicity.
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- Kuiyang Zuo
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, China
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Wang Y, Sui Y, Niu Y, Liu D, Xu Q, Liu F, Zuo K, Liu M, Sun W, Wang Z, Liu Z, Zou F, Shi J, Liu X, Liu J. PBX1-SIRT1 Positive Feedback Loop Attenuates ROS-Mediated HF-MSC Senescence and Apoptosis. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2023; 19:443-454. [PMID: 35962175 PMCID: PMC9902417 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-022-10425-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Stem cell senescence and depletion are major causes of aging and aging-related diseases. The NAD (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) - SIRT1 (Silent Information Regulator 1) - PARP1 (Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1) axis has gained interest owing to its significant role in regulating stem cell senescence and organismal aging. A recent study from our lab showed that pre-B-cell leukemia transcription factor1 (PBX1) overexpression attenuates hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HF-MSCs) senescence and apoptosis by regulating ROS-mediated DNA damage via PARP1 downregulation; thus, suggesting that PARP1 downregulation is a common manifestation of the roles of both PBX1 and SIRT1 in HF-MSCs senescence attenuation, and implying a potential link between PBX1 and SIRT1. To this end, HF-MSCs overexpressing PBX1, overexpressing both PBX1 and PARP1, downregulating SIRT1, and overexpressing PBX1 as well as downregulating SIRT1 were generated, and senescence, apoptosis, DNA damage, and repair biomarkers were analyzed. Our results showed that (1) PBX1 overexpression alleviated HF-MSCs senescence and apoptosis accompanied by SIRT1 upregulation, PARP1 downregulation, and increased intracellular NAD and ATP levels. (2) SIRT1 knockdown enhanced cellular senescence and apoptosis, accompanied by increased ROS accumulation, DNA damage aggravation, and decreased intracellular NAD and ATP levels. (3) PBX1 overexpression rescued HF-MSCs senescence and apoptosis induced by SIRT1 knockdown. (4) PBX1 rescued PARP1 overexpression-mediated ATP and NAD depletion, accompanied by increased SIRT1 expression. Collectively, our results revealed that a positive interaction feedback loop exists between PBX1 and SIRT1. To the best of our knowledge we are the first to report that there is a PBX1-SIRT1-PARP1 axis that plays a critical role in alleviating HF-MSCs senescence and apoptosis. We provide a new perspective on the mechanisms underlying stem cell senescence as well as age-related disease prevention and treatment.
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- Yuan Wang
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Eye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.,Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
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- Yutong Sui
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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Ren F, Ping B, Chen Y, Zhang H, Cai X, Zuo K, Wang YL. [Application value of rapid immunocytochemistry for intraoperative touch imprint cytology diagnosis of axillary sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:444-446. [PMID: 35511641 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210904-00648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- F Ren
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Zuo K, Zhang J, Fang C, Wang YX, Liu LF, Liu Y, Liu Z, Wang YJ, Shi L, Tian Y, Yin XD, Liu XP, Liu XQ, Zhong JC, Li KB, Li J, Yang XC. [Metagenomic data-analysis reveals enrichment of lipopolysaccharide synthesis in the gut microbiota of atrial fibrillation patients]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2022; 50:249-256. [PMID: 35340143 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210106-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the functional changes of key gut microbiota (GM) that produce lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and to explore their potential role in the pathogenesis of AF. Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study. Patients with AF admitted to Beijing Chaoyang Hospital of Capital Medical University were enrolled from March 2016 to December 2018. Subjects with matched genetic backgrounds undergoing physical examination during the same period were selected as controls. Clinical baseline data and fecal samples were collected. Bacterial DNA was extracted and metagenomic sequencing was performed by using Illumina Novaseq. Based on metagenomic data, the relative abundances of KEGG Orthology (KO), enzymatic genes and species that harbored enzymatic genes were acquired. The key features were selected via the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analysis. The role of GM-derived LPS biosynthetic feature in the development of AF was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and logistic regression analysis. Results: Fifty nonvalvular AF patients (mean age: 66.0 (57.0, 71.3), 32 males(64%)) were enrolled as AF group. Fifty individuals (mean age 55.0 (50.5, 57.5), 41 males(82%)) were recruited as controls. Compared with the controls, AF patients showed a marked difference in the GM genes underlying LPS-biosynthesis, including 20 potential LPS-synthesis KO, 7 LPS-biosynthesis enzymatic genes and 89 species that were assigned as taxa harbored nine LPS-enzymatic genes. LASSO regression analysis showed that 5 KO, 3 enzymatic genes and 9 species could be selected to construct the KO, enzyme and species scoring system. Genes enriched in AF group included 2 KO (K02851 and K00972), 3 enzymatic genes (LpxH, LpxC and LpxK) and 7 species (Intestinibacter bartlettii、Ruminococcus sp. JC304、Coprococcus catus、uncultured Eubacterium sp.、Eubacterium sp. CAG:251、Anaerostipes hadrus、Dorea longicatena). ROC curve analysis revealed the predictive capacity of differential GM-derived LPS signatures to distinguish AF patients in terms of above KO, enzymatic and species scores: area under curve (AUC)=0.957, 95%CI: 0.918-0.995, AUC=0.940, 95%CI 0.889-0.991, AUC=0.972, 95%CI 0.948-0.997. PLS-SEM showed that changes in lipopolysaccharide-producing bacteria could be involved in the pathogenesis of AF. The key KO mediated 35.17% of the total effect of key bacteria on AF. After incorporating the clinical factors of AF, the KO score was positively associated with the significantly increased risk of AF (OR<0.001, 95%CI:<0.001-0.021, P<0.001). Conclusion: Microbes involved in LPS synthesis are enriched in the gut of AF patients, accompanied with up-regulated LPS synthesis function by encoding the LPS-enzymatic biosynthesis gene.
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- K Zuo
- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Heart Center & Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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Wang Y, Sui Y, Lian A, Han X, Liu F, Zuo K, Liu M, Sun W, Wang Z, Liu Z, Zou F, Lu R, Jin M, Du H, Xu K, Liu X, Liu J. PBX1 Attenuates Hair Follicle-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Senescence and Apoptosis by Alleviating Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated DNA Damage Instead of Enhancing DNA Damage Repair. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:739868. [PMID: 34869323 PMCID: PMC8634257 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.739868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tissues and organs undergo structural deterioration and functional decline during aging. DNA damage is considered a major cause of stem cell senescence. Although stem cells develop sophisticated DNA repair systems, when the intrinsic and extrinsic insults exceed the DNA repair capacity, cellular senescence, and age-related diseases inevitably occur. Therefore, the prevention and alleviation of DNA damage is an alternative to DNA repair in attenuating stem cell senescence and preventing age-related diseases. Pre-B-cell leukaemia homeobox 1 (PBX1) participates in maintaining the pluripotency of human embryonic and haematopoietic stem cells. Our recent studies showed that PBX1 promotes hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cell (HF-MSC) proliferation, decreases cellular senescence and apoptosis, and enhances induced pluripotent stem cell generation. Whether PBX1 attenuates HF-MSC senescence and apoptosis by alleviating DNA damage or by enhancing DNA repair remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of PBX1 on the intrinsic ROS or extrinsic H2O2-induced cellular senescence of HF-MSCs. To this end, we generated HF-MSCs overexpressing either PBX1, or poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1, or both. Our results showed that PBX1 overexpression attenuates HF-MSC senescence and apoptosis by alleviating reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated DNA damage instead of enhancing DNA repair. This is the first study to report that PBX1 attenuates stem cell senescence and apoptosis by alleviating DNA damage. It provides new insight into the mechanism of stem cell senescence and lays the foundation for the development of strategies for age-related disease prevention and treatment, and in particular, hair follicle repair and regeneration.
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- Yuan Wang
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Eye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurovascular Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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He ZY, Wang Y, Zhang PH, Zuo K, Liang PF, Zeng JZ, Zhou ST, Guo L, Huang MT, Cui X. [Establishment and test results of an artificial intelligence burn depth recognition model based on convolutional neural network]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2020; 36:1070-1074. [PMID: 33238691 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20190926-00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Objective: To establish an artificial intelligence burn depth recognition model based on convolutional neural network, and to test its effectiveness. Methods: In this evaluation study on diagnostic test, 484 wound photos of 221 burn patients in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (hereinafter referred to as the author's unit) from January 2010 to December 2019 taken within 48 hours after injury which met the inclusion criteria were collected and numbered randomly. The target wounds were delineated by image viewing software, and the burn depth was judged by 3 attending doctors with more than 5-year professional experience in Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of the author's unit. After marking the superficial partial-thickness burn, deep partial-thickness burn, or full-thickness burn in different colors, the burn wounds were cut according to 224×224 pixels to obtain 5 637 complete wound images. The image data generator was used to expand images of each burn depth to 10 000 images, after which, images of each burn depth were divided into training set, verification set, and test set according to the ratio of 7.0∶1.5∶1.5. Under Keras 2.2.4 Python 2.8.0 version, the residual network ResNet-50 of convolutional neural network was used to establish the artificial intelligence burn depth recognition model. The training set was input for training, and the verification set was used to adjust and optimize the model. The judging accuracy rate of various burn depths by the established model was tested by the test set, and precision, recall, and F1_score were calculated. The test results were visualized to generate two-dimensional tSNE cloud chart through the dimensionality reduction tool tSNE, and the distribution of various burn depths was observed. According to the sensitivity and specificity of the model for the recognition of 3 kinds of burn depths, the corresponding receiver operator characteristics (ROC) curve was drawn, and the area under the ROC curve was calculated. Results: (1) After the testing of the test set, the precisions of the artificial intelligence burn depth recognition model for the recognition of superficial partial-thickness burn, deep partial-thickness burn, or full-thickness burn were 84% (1 095/1 301), 81% (1 215/1 499) and 82% (1 395/1 700) respectively, the recall were 73% (1 095/1 500), 81% (1 215/1 500) and 93% (1 395/1 500) respectively, and the F1_scores were 0.78, 0.81, and 0.87 respectively. (2) tSNE cloud chart showed that there was small overlapping among different burn depths in the test results for the test set of artificial intelligence burn depth recognition model, among which the overlapping between superficial partial-thickness burn and deep partial-thickness burn and that between deep partial-thickness burn and full-thickness burn were relatively more, while the overlapping between superficial partial-thickness burn and full-thickness burn was relatively less. (3) The area under the ROC curve for 3 kinds of burn depths recognized by the artificial intelligence burn depth recognition model was ≥0.94. Conclusions: The artificial intelligence burn depth recognition model established by ResNet-50 network can rather accurately identify the burn depth in the early wound photos of burn patients, especially superficial partial-thickness burn and full-thickness burn. It is expected to be used clinically to assist the diagnosis of burn depth and improve the diagnostic accuracy.
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- Z Y He
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- College of Computer Science, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- College of Computer Science, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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Wang B, Liu F, Liu Z, Han X, Lian A, Zhang Y, Zuo K, Wang Y, Liu M, Zou F, Jiang Y, Jin M, Liu X, Liu J. Internalization of the TAT-PBX1 fusion protein significantly enhances the proliferation of human hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells and delays their senescence. Biotechnol Lett 2020; 42:1877-1885. [PMID: 32436118 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-020-02909-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To express a TAT-PBX1 fusion protein using a prokaryotic expression system and to explore potential effects of TAT-PBX1 in the proliferation and senescence of human hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells. RESULTS The TAT-PBX1 fusion was produced in inclusion bodies and heterogenously expressed in Rosetta (DE3) cells. Immunofluorescence staining showed that TAT-PBX1 fusion proteins were internalized by human hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells. The growth rate of cells was increased after treatment with more than 5.0 μg/mL of TAT-PBX1. The rate of senescence-associated β-galactosidase positive cells was reduced in the 10.0 μg/mL TAT-PBX1 group (28%) than the 0 μg/mL control group (60%). Cells treated with the TAT-PBX1 fusion protein showed higher expression of p-AKT (1.22-fold that of the control), which indicates that TAT-PBX1 activated AKT pathway after cellular uptake. CONCLUSIONS The TAT-PBX1 fusion protein increased the proliferation of hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells and delayed their senescence by activating the AKT pathway following internalization by cells.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 218 Ziqiang Street, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, 130021, China.
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Zhao G, Liu F, Liu Z, Zuo K, Wang B, Zhang Y, Han X, Lian A, Wang Y, Liu M, Zou F, Li P, Liu X, Jin M, Liu JY. MSC-derived exosomes attenuate cell death through suppressing AIF nucleus translocation and enhance cutaneous wound healing. Stem Cell Res Ther 2020; 11:174. [PMID: 32393338 PMCID: PMC7212595 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-01616-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Skin wounding is very common and may be slow to heal. Increasing evidence shows that exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) dramatically enhance skin wound healing in a paracrine manner. However, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon has not yet been elucidated. Thus, the objective of the present study was to identify the signaling pathways and paracrine factors by which MSC-derived exosomes promote de novo skin tissue regeneration in response to wound healing. Methods In vitro and in vivo skin wound healing models were created by treating immortalized human keratinocytes (HaCaT) with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and excising full-thickness mouse skin, respectively. Exosomes were extracted from human umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly MSCs (hucMSC-Ex) by ultracentrifugation of cell culture supernatant. Results The hucMSC-Ex treatment significantly increased HaCaT cell proliferation and migration in a time- and dose-dependent manner, suppressed HaCaT apoptosis induced with H2O2 by inhibiting nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and upregulating poly ADP ribose polymerase 1 (PARP-1) and poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR). The animal experiments showed that relative to hucMSCs, hucMSC-Ex attenuated full-thickness skin wounding by enhancing epidermal re-epithelialization and dermal angiogenesis. Conclusions These findings indicated that direct administration of hucMSC-Ex may effectively treat cutaneous wounding and could be of great value in clinical settings.
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- Guifang Zhao
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.,Department of Pathology, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
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Chen W, Liang S, Zuo K, Yang L, Zeng C, Liu Z, Hu W. SAT-385 RENAL INJURY IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS CHARACTERIZED BY THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY. Kidney Int Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Liu F, Shi J, Zhang Y, Lian A, Han X, Zuo K, Liu M, Zheng T, Zou F, Liu X, Jin M, Mu Y, Li G, Su G, Liu J. NANOG Attenuates Hair Follicle-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Senescence by Upregulating PBX1 and Activating AKT Signaling. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2019; 2019:4286213. [PMID: 31885790 PMCID: PMC6914946 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4286213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Stem cells derived from elderly donors or harvested by repeated subculture exhibit a marked decrease in proliferative capacity and multipotency, which not only compromises their therapeutic potential but also raises safety concerns for regenerative medicine. NANOG-a well-known core transcription factor-plays an important role in maintaining the self-renewal and pluripotency of stem cells. Unfortunately, the mechanism that NANOG delays mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) senescence is not well-known until now. In our study, we showed that both ectopic NANOG expression and PBX1 overexpression (i) significantly upregulated phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT) and PARP1; (ii) promoted cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, and osteogenesis; (iii) reduced the number of senescence-associated-β-galactosidase- (SA-β-gal-) positive cells; and (iv) downregulated the expression of p16, p53, and p21. Western blotting and dual-luciferase activity assays showed that ectopic NANOG expression significantly upregulated PBX1 expression and increased PBX1 promoter activity. In contrast, PBX1 knockdown by RNA interference in hair follicle- (HF-) derived MSCs that were ectopically expressing NANOG resulted in the significant downregulation of p-AKT and the upregulation of p16 and p21. Moreover, blocking AKT with the PI3K/AKT inhibitor LY294002 or knocking down AKT via RNA interference significantly decreased PBX1 expression, while increasing p16 and p21 expression and the number of SA-β-gal-positive cells. In conclusion, our findings show that NANOG delays HF-MSC senescence by upregulating PBX1 and activating AKT signaling and that a feedback loop likely exists between PBX1 and AKT signaling.
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- Feilin Liu
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Department of Ultrasound, The China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Instrumentation, Institute of Cyber-Systems and Control, State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Li F, Chen X, Zhao S, Zuo K, Xie P, Liu J, Yang C, Lu K, Yin M. 828 Dermatopathologist-level classification of skin cancer with deep neural networks at multi-magnification. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Li H, Han X, Zuo K, Li L, Liu J, Yuan X, Shen Y, Shao M, Pang D, Chu Y, Zhao B. miR-23b promotes cutaneous wound healing through inhibition of the inflammatory responses by targeting ASK1. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2018; 50:1104-1113. [PMID: 30188966 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmy109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Wound healing is a complicated event that develops in three overlapping phases: inflammatory, proliferative, and remodeling. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been proved to play an important role in the healing process of skin trauma, and alteration of specific miRNA expression during different phases may be associated with abnormal wound healing. In this study, we determined the variation of miR-23b expression after trauma in normal mice and in cultured cells exposed to lipopolysaccharide. We further demonstrated that excessive miR-23b could significantly accelerate wound healing in vivo. Up-regulation of miR-23b decreases infiltration of inflammatory cells, as evidenced by pathologic staining. Meanwhile, miR-23b could significantly inhibit the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and Ccl2, and significantly increase anti-inflammatory factor IL-10. Furthermore, miR-23b could also promote α-SMA expression in a fiber pattern and increase the expression of Col1a1 and Col3a1. Importantly, we also showed that miR-23b could inhibit inflammation to promote wound healing by targeting apoptotic signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1). Notably, knockdown of ASK1 could reduce inflammation factor expression in vitro. Together, our data reveal that miR-23b is a potent therapeutic agent for cutaneous wound healing that shortens the period of inflammatory responses and promotes keratinocyte migration for the re-epithelialization of wound sites.
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- Hongzhi Li
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- School of Medicine, Beihua University, Jilin, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Henan Mental Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Beihua University, Jilin, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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Liu H, Wang X, Han R, Zuo K, Yuan X, Li Y, Zhou J, Yan L, Chu Y. Isolation and molecular cloning of hepatocyte growth factor from guinea pig (gHGF), and expression of truncated variant of gHGF with improved anti-fibrotic activity in Escherichia coli. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 106:908-916. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 08/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zuo K, Yang WT. [Hereditary cancer syndromes in female reproductive system: an overview]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2017; 46:655-658. [PMID: 28910883 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sun XJ, Zuo K, Tang SX, Lu HF, Shui RH, Yu BH, Xu XL, Cheng YF, Tu XY, Bi R, Yang WT. [Correlation between androgen receptor expression and surrogate molecular subtypes in invasive breast carcinoma]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2017; 46:476-480. [PMID: 28728221 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate androgen receptor(AR)expression in invasive breast carcinoma and the correlation with surrogate molecular breast carcinoma subtypes. Methods: Immunohistochemical staining of AR and other biomarkers was performed in a cohort of 870 cases of primary invasive breast carcinomas collected from August to December, 2016. The association of AR expression with different histological and surrogate molecular subtypes was analyzed. Results: The positive expression rate of AR in the immunohistochemistry-based surrogate subtypes was 96.3%(207/215) for Luminal A, 89.8%(378/421) for Luminal B, 82.4%(75/91) for HER2 overexpression and 37.1%(53/143) for triple negative breast carcinoma, with significant differences among the four groups (P<0.01). AR correlated positively with the expression of ER(P<0.01), PR(P<0.01), HER2(P=0.007), GATA3(P<0.01), GCDFP15(P<0.01)and mammaglobin(P<0.01), while negatively with the expression of Ki-67(P<0.01), CK5/6(P<0.01)and CK14(P<0.01). Conclusions: AR exhibits a high expression in invasive breast carcinoma, which is mainly correlated with ER-positive breast carcinoma. Regardless of the relatively low expression rate, AR is a potential therapeutic target in triple negative breast carcinoma.
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- X J Sun
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Zuo K, Zhu J, Bellanger JJ, Le Bouquin Jeannès R. Adaptive kernels and transfer entropy for neural connectivity analysis in EEG signals. Ing Rech Biomed 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.irbm.2013.07.011] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zuo K, Bellanger JJ, Yang C, Shu H, Le Bouquin Jeannés R. Exploring neural directed interactions with transfer entropy based on an adaptive kernel density estimator. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2013; 2013:4342-5. [PMID: 24110694 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2013.6610507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This paper aims at estimating causal relationships between signals to detect flow propagation in autoregressive and physiological models. The main challenge of the ongoing work is to discover whether neural activity in a given structure of the brain influences activity in another area during epileptic seizures. This question refers to the concept of effective connectivity in neuroscience, i.e. to the identification of information flows and oriented propagation graphs. Past efforts to determine effective connectivity rooted to Wiener causality definition adapted in a practical form by Granger with autoregressive models. A number of studies argue against such a linear approach when nonlinear dynamics are suspected in the relationship between signals. Consequently, nonlinear nonparametric approaches, such as transfer entropy (TE), have been introduced to overcome linear methods limitations and promoted in many studies dealing with electrophysiological signals. Until now, even though many TE estimators have been developed, further improvement can be expected. In this paper, we investigate a new strategy by introducing an adaptive kernel density estimator to improve TE estimation.
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Frolov SM, Danon J, Nadj-Perge S, Zuo K, van Tilburg JWW, Pribiag VS, van den Berg JWG, Bakkers EPAM, Kouwenhoven LP. Suppression of Zeeman gradients by nuclear polarization in double quantum dots. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 109:236805. [PMID: 23368241 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.236805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We use electric dipole spin resonance to measure dynamic nuclear polarization in InAs nanowire quantum dots. The resonance shifts in frequency when the system transitions between metastable high and low current states, indicating the presence of nuclear polarization. We propose that the low and the high current states correspond to different total Zeeman energy gradients between the two quantum dots. In the low current state, dynamic nuclear polarization efficiently compensates the Zeeman gradient due to the g-factor mismatch, resulting in a suppressed total Zeeman gradient. We present a theoretical model of electron-nuclear feedback that demonstrates a fixed point in nuclear polarization for nearly equal Zeeman splittings in the two dots and predicts a narrowed hyperfine gradient distribution.
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- S M Frolov
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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Nadj-Perge S, Pribiag VS, van den Berg JWG, Zuo K, Plissard SR, Bakkers EPAM, Frolov SM, Kouwenhoven LP. Spectroscopy of spin-orbit quantum bits in indium antimonide nanowires. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:166801. [PMID: 22680747 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.166801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A double quantum dot in the few-electron regime is achieved using local gating in an InSb nanowire. The spectrum of two-electron eigenstates is investigated using electric dipole spin resonance. Singlet-triplet level repulsion caused by spin-orbit interaction is observed. The size and the anisotropy of singlet-triplet repulsion are used to determine the magnitude and the orientation of the spin-orbit effective field in an InSb nanowire double dot. The obtained results are confirmed using spin blockade leakage current anisotropy and transport spectroscopy of individual quantum dots.
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- S Nadj-Perge
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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Mourik V, Zuo K, Frolov SM, Plissard SR, Bakkers EPAM, Kouwenhoven LP. Signatures of Majorana fermions in hybrid superconductor-semiconductor nanowire devices. Science 2012; 336:1003-7. [PMID: 22499805 DOI: 10.1126/science.1222360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 902] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Majorana fermions are particles identical to their own antiparticles. They have been theoretically predicted to exist in topological superconductors. Here, we report electrical measurements on indium antimonide nanowires contacted with one normal (gold) and one superconducting (niobium titanium nitride) electrode. Gate voltages vary electron density and define a tunnel barrier between normal and superconducting contacts. In the presence of magnetic fields on the order of 100 millitesla, we observe bound, midgap states at zero bias voltage. These bound states remain fixed to zero bias, even when magnetic fields and gate voltages are changed over considerable ranges. Our observations support the hypothesis of Majorana fermions in nanowires coupled to superconductors.
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- V Mourik
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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Wang B, Zuo K, Wu Y, Huang Q, Qin WS, Zeng CH, Li LS, Liu ZH. Correlation between B Lymphocyte Abnormality and Disease Activity in Patients with Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy. J Int Med Res 2011; 39:86-95. [PMID: 21672311 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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This study investigated the relationship between peripheral blood B lymphocytes, regulatory T-cells and T lymphocyte subsets, the distribution of B lymphocytes in the kidney, and the pathogenesis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). Lymphocyte subsets were measured using flow cytometry in 66 patients with clinically-confirmed IMN and in 40 healthy control subjects. Compared with healthy subjects, the number of peripheral blood B lymphocytes was significantly increased in IMN patients and that of regulatory T-cells was significantly decreased, accompanied by an increased CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio. There was no relationship between the number of peripheral blood B lymphocytes and markers of kidney function. Although the number of infiltrating B lymphocytes in the kidney of IMN patients was higher, there was no relationship with the number of peripheral blood B lymphocytes. In conclusion, there was no relationship between peripheral blood B lymphocytes and disease activity, suggesting that peripheral blood B lymphocytes are not a biomarker of disease activity and therapeutic efficacy in IMN.
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- B Wang
- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Kidney Disease of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Shi J, Fan Y, Xu R, Zuo K, Cheng L, Xu G, Li H. Characterizing T-cell phenotypes in nasal polyposis in Chinese patients. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2009; 19:276-282. [PMID: 19639723] [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: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nasal polyposis has different etiologies in Western and Eastern countries. Furthermore, its pathogenesis is still poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To determine the T-cell phenotypes involved in nasal polyposis in Chinese patients. METHODS Twenty-four Chinese patients with nasal polyps were studied. CD4, CD8, Foxp3, and interleukin (IL) 17 were analyzed by immunohistochemical staining. Expression of T-bet, GATA-3, Foxp3, and RORgammat mRNA was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The levels of T-cell cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, interferon [IFN] gamma, IL-10, IL-17, and transforming growth factor [TGF] beta) were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and serum immunoglobulin (Ig) E levels were measured using the UNICAP system. RESULTS Increased expression of CD4+ and CD8+ and decreased expression of Foxp3 and IL-17 were detected in nasal polyps compared with control tissue. Furthermore, expression of T-bet and GATA-3 mRNA was upregulated, whereas Foxp3 mRNA expression was markedly downregulated. Furthermore, increased levels of IFN-gamma, IL-4 and IL-5 and decreased levels of IL-10 and TGF-beta were found in nasal polyps. There was no association between Staphylococcus aureus exotoxin (SAE)-specific IgE and T regulatory cell (Treg) insufficiency in nasal polyps. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate that excessive infiltration of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in nasal polyps may be associated with expression of Foxp3+ by Tregs but not with SAEs in Chinese patients.
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- J Shi
- Allergy and Cancer Center, Otorhinolarygology Hospital of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, and Otorhinolaryngology Institute of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Zuo K, Wang J, Wu W, Chai Y, Sun X, Tang K. [Identification and characterization of differentially expressed ESTs of Gossypium barbadense infected by Verticillium dahliae with suppression subtractive hybridization]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2005; 39:214-23. [PMID: 15856944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cotton wilt defense reaction is a complicated continuous process and involves a battery of genes. In this study, we adopted suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique to isolate differentially expressed ESTs from Gossypium barbadense variety 7124 during Verticillium wilt defense process. An array of 1165 clones from the subtractive library has been screened with reverse northern blotting, of which 131 ESTs were considered as over-expressed and 16 ESTs were down-regulated. Sequence analysis and blast search showed that 83 ESTs were homologous to 45 unique sequences in the databases. Among all these differentially expressed ESTs, at least three kinds of genes were characterized. The majority of ESTs with deduced identity to aerobic metabolism enzymes strongly expressed in the infection process. Likewise, ESTs similar to those reported for pathogen-related protein genes were also picked out in this study. These ESTs in combination with other kinase-like genes and a defensin-like EST constituted an assembly of genes responded during pathogens' infection. These results imply that sea-island cotton undergoes strong oxidative stress and results in a series of defense responses when attacked by V. dahliae. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the isolation of global ESTs during sea-island cotton defense reaction.
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