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Zhao Y, Han M, Qie R, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Fu X, Zhang D, Kuang L, Qin P, Hu F, Li J, Lu X, Hu D, Zhang M. Associations of body mass index trajectory, waist circumference trajectory, or both with type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in Chinese adults: The China-PAR project. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:1919-1928. [PMID: 38418401 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15508] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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AIMS To identify the trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and assess the associations of BMI trajectory, WC trajectory, or the two combined, with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk in Chinese adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was based on a prospective project-the Prediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in China (China-PAR). A total of 54 434 participants (39.21% men) who were measured on at least two occasions were included. Three slowly increasing trajectory patterns were identified for BMI, and four for WC, by latent mixed modelling. A nine-category variable was derived by combining the WC trajectory (low, moderate, moderate-high/high) and the BMI trajectory (low, moderate, high). Logistic regression models were applied to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS The risk of developing T2DM increased with elevated BMI or WC trajectory levels (all ptrend <0.001). The risks were 2.85 (2.59-3.14) for high BMI trajectory and 4.34 (3.78-4.99) for high WC trajectory versus low trajectory groups, respectively. The association was more pronounced among younger individuals (pinteraction <0.001). In the joint analysis, compared to participants with low WC and BMI trajectory, those with moderate-high/high WC combined with high BMI trajectory had the highest risk of T2DM (OR 3.96, 95% CI 3.48-4.50); even those who maintained moderate-high/high WC but low BMI trajectory showed a higher T2DM risk (OR 3.00, 95% CI 2.31-3.91). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that simultaneous dynamic and continuous monitoring of BMI and WC may contribute more than single measurements to predicting T2DM risk and determining preventive strategies.
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- Yang Zhao
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Epidemiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Epidemiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
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Yuan H, Li Y, Wang J, Wang X, Lü G, Kuang L, Li J. Spinal infection after vertebral augmentation: a covert complication with serious havoc. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2024; 144:1461-1471. [PMID: 38273125 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-024-05205-9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Vertebral augmentation, including percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or kyphoplasty (PKP), is the current least invasive surgical option and has been widely used to treat the painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF). However, the postoperative infections could be life-threatening, even though they rarely occur. Our studies aim to clarify the causation and outcomes of spinal infections following augmentation and meanwhile to identify the risk factors. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on patients with OVCF who underwent PVP or PKP, and were subsequently admitted to our institution with postoperative spinal infection between January 2010 and December 2022. A total of 33 patients were finally included. RESULTS The rate of spinal infection after augmentation in our single institute was 0.05% (2/3893). In addition to these 2 patients, the remaining 31 were referred from other hospitals. All 33 patients exhibited elevated inflammatory parameters, 14 patients presented with fever, and 9 patients experienced neurological deficits. Additionally, 29 patients had comorbidity and risk factors. Pathogens were identified in 26 patients, while only 7 patients were examined as culture negative. 27 patients underwent revision surgery and 6 patients only received conservative therapy. Anterior surgery was performed in 2 patients, while posterior surgery was performed in 20 patients. A combined anterior-posterior surgery was performed in 5 patients. At the final follow-up, 18 patients had unrestricted mobility, 10 patients required assistance from crutches or a walker for ambulation, 4 patients needed a wheelchair, and 1 patients died after revision surgery. CONCLUSIONS Spinal infection after vertebral augmentation is rare, but it cannot be ignored. Surgeons should make every effort to detect the potential preoperative spondylitis or discitis. Once postoperative spinal infection is confirmed, a prompt intravenous antibiotic therapy is warranted. If medication therapy fails, revision surgery involving debridement and spinal reconstruction should be considered.
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- Hui Yuan
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, RenMin Middle Road, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, RenMin Middle Road, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, RenMin Middle Road, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, RenMin Middle Road, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, RenMin Middle Road, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, RenMin Middle Road, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, RenMin Middle Road, Changsha, 410001, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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Zhu T, Kuang L, Piao C, Zeng J, Li K, Georgiou P. Population-Specific Glucose Prediction in Diabetes Care With Transformer-Based Deep Learning on the Edge. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst 2024; 18:236-246. [PMID: 38163299 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2023.3348844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Leveraging continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems, real-time blood glucose (BG) forecasting is essential for proactive interventions, playing a crucial role in enhancing the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, developing a model generalized to a population and subsequently embedding it within a microchip of a wearable device presents significant technical challenges. Furthermore, the domain of BG prediction in T2D remains under-explored in the literature. In light of this, we propose a population-specific BG prediction model, leveraging the capabilities of the temporal fusion Transformer (TFT) to adjust predictions based on personal demographic data. Then the trained model is embedded within a system-on-chip, integral to our low-power and low-cost customized wearable device. This device seamlessly communicates with CGM systems through Bluetooth and provides timely BG predictions using edge computing. When evaluated on two publicly available clinical datasets with a total of 124 participants with T1D or T2D, the embedded TFT model consistently demonstrated superior performance, achieving the lowest prediction errors when compared with a range of machine learning baseline methods. Executing the TFT model on our wearable device requires minimal memory and power consumption, enabling continuous decision support for more than 51 days on a single Li-Poly battery charge. These findings demonstrate the significant potential of the proposed TFT model and wearable device in enhancing the quality of life for people with diabetes and effectively addressing real-world challenges.
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Kuang L, Zhang J, Li Y, Wang Q, Liu J, Zhang B. Association of tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in endometrioid adenocarcinoma and its clinical significance. BMC Womens Health 2024; 24:188. [PMID: 38515066 PMCID: PMC10956261 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03021-2] [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: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Aberrant DNA methylation is a vital molecular alteration commonly detected in type I endometrial cancers (EC), and tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) play significant roles in DNA demethylation. However, little is known about the function and correlation of TET2 and 5hmC co-expressed in EC. This study intended to investigate the clinical significance of TET2 and 5hmC in EC. METHODS The levels of TET2 and 5hmC were detected in 326 endometrial tissues by immumohistochemistry, and the correlation of their level was detected by Pearson analysis. The association between the levels of TET2 and 5hmC and clinicopathologic characteristics was analyzed. Prognostic value of TET2 and 5hmC was explored by Kaplan-Meier analysis. The Cox proportional hazard regression model was used for univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS Based on the analysis results, TET2 protein level was positively correlated with 5hmC level in EC tissues (r = 0.801, P < 0.001). TET2+5hmC+ (high TET2 and high 5hmC) association was significantly associated with well differentiation, myometrial invasion, negative lymph node metastasis, and tumor stage in EC. Association of TET2 and 5hmC was confirmed as a prognostic factor (HR = 2.843, 95%CI = 1.226-3.605, P = 0.007) for EC patients, and EC patients with TET2-5hmC- level had poor overall survival. CONCLUSIONS In summary, the association of TET2 and 5hmC was downregulated in EC tissues, and may be a potential poor prognostic indicator for EC patients. Combined detection of TET2 and 5hmC may be valuable for the diagnosis and prognosis of EC.
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- Lei Kuang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 199 South Jiefang Road, Xuzhou, 221009, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 199 South Jiefang Road, Xuzhou, 221009, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 199 South Jiefang Road, Xuzhou, 221009, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 199 South Jiefang Road, Xuzhou, 221009, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 199 South Jiefang Road, Xuzhou, 221009, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 199 South Jiefang Road, Xuzhou, 221009, China.
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Yuan H, Dong L, Zhang O, Wang X, Chen Z, Li Y, He H, Lü G, Li J, Kuang L. A comparison of interferential current efficacy in elderly intervertebral disc degeneration patients with or without sarcopenia: a retrospective study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2024; 25:214. [PMID: 38481194 PMCID: PMC10935844 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-024-07337-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Intervertebral disc degeneration and sarcopenia are both age-related diseases without effective treatments. Their comorbidities may worsen the prognosis, and further studies on interaction and therapy are needed. The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in intervertebral disc degeneration, and to compare the characteristics of intervertebral disc degeneration with and without sarcopenia and effects of interferential current. METHODS One hundred twenty disc degeneration patients were included from 2021 to 2022 in a single institute. Medical records, examination results and radiological reports were reviewed. Patients with sarcopenia were screened and grouped according to Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019. VAS, ODI, SARC-F, SMI, gait speed (GS), grip strength, disc Pfirrmann grading, standard cross-sectional area (SCSA), degree of fatty infiltration (DFF), and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) were assessed before and after treatment. RESULTS The prevalence of sarcopenia in intervertebral disc degeneration was 28.3%. The difference of VAS, ODI, disc Pfirrmann grading, SCSA, DFF and NCV between two groups were significant before intervention (P < 0.05), SCSA and DFF were related to the degree of disc degeneration. The improvement of SMI, GS, grip strength, VAS, SARC-F and ODI in intervertebral disc degeneration with sarcopenia group was significant after intervention, as well as SMI, GS, grip strength, VAS and ODI in those without sarcopenia (P < 0.05). The improvement of grip strength, GS, ODI and SARC-F in intervertebral disc degeneration with sarcopenia group were greater than the one without sarcopenia (P < 0.05), whereas there was no significance in improvement degree of other indicators between the two groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The prevalence of sarcopenia was high in intervertebral disc degeneration, and paravertebral muscles degeneration correlated with the degree of disc degeneration. Compared to those without sarcopenia, intervertebral disc degeneration patients with sarcopenia have more severe pain, poorer mobility and neurological function. Interferential current is effective in intervertebral disc degeneration patients and sarcopenia patients.
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- Hui Yuan
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China
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- Medical Education and Microbiology, California University of Science and Medicine, 1501 Violet Street, Colton, CA, 92324, USA
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China.
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410001, P.R. China.
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Pan C, Anouar B, Yang Y, Li L, Kuang L, Wang B, Lv G, Obeid I. Relationships between lumbar lordosis correction and the change in global tilt (GT) in adult spinal deformity. Eur Spine J 2024; 33:610-619. [PMID: 38104044 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-08066-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to explore the relationships between lumbar lordosis (LL) correction and improvement of postoperative global sagittal alignment and to establish corresponding linear regressions to predict the change in global tilt (GT) based on the corrected LL following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. METHODS A total of 240 ASD patients who underwent lumbar correction were enrolled in this multicentre study. The following sagittal parameters were measured pre- and postoperatively: thoracic kyphosis (TK), LL, upper and lower LL (ULL and LLL), pelvic tilt (PT), sagittal vertical axis (SVA) and GT. The correlations among the changes in GT (△GT), SVA (△SVA), PT (△PT), TK (△TK), LL (△LL), ULL (△ULL) and LLL (△LLL) were assessed, and linear regressions were conducted to predict △GT, △SVA, △PT and △TK from △LL, △ULL and △LLL. RESULTS △LL was statistically correlated with △GT (r = 0.798, P < 0.001), △SVA (r = 0.678, P < 0.001), △PT (r = 0.662, P < 0.001) and △TK (r = - 0.545, P < 0.001), and the outcomes of the linear regressions are: △GT = 3.18 + 0.69 × △LL (R2 = 0.636), △SVA = 4.78 + 2.57 × △LL (R2 = 0.459), △PT = 2.57 + 0.34 × △LL (R2 = 0.439), △TK = 7.06-0.43 × △LL (R2 = 0.297). In addition, △LLL had more correlations with △GT, △SVA and △PT, while △ULL had more correlations with △TK. CONCLUSION Surgical correction of LL could contribute to the restoration of global sagittal morphology following ASD surgery. These models were established to predict the changes in sagittal parameters, in particular △GT, determined by △LL, which has not been previously done and may help to customize a more precise correction plan for ASD patients.
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- Changyu Pan
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Spine Surgery Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Orthopedic Spinal Surgery Unit 1, Pellegrin Hospital, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France.
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He H, Fan L, Lü G, Li X, Li Y, Zhang O, Chen Z, Yuan H, Pan C, Wang X, Kuang L. Myth or fact: 3D-printed off-the-shelf prosthesis is superior to titanium mesh cage in anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion? BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2024; 25:96. [PMID: 38279132 PMCID: PMC10811816 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-024-07213-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To find out if three-dimensional printing (3DP) off-the-shelf (OTS) prosthesis is superior to titanium mesh cages in anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) when treating single-segment degenerative cervical spondylotic myelopathy (DCSM). METHODS DCSM patients underwent ACCF from January 2016 to January 2019 in a single center were included. Patients were divided into the 3DP group (28) and the TMC group (23). The hospital stays, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, and the cost of hospitalization were compared. The Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores and Neck Disability Index (NDI) were recorded pre-operatively, 1 day, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-operatively. Radiological data was measured to evaluate fusion, subsidence, and cervical lordosis. Patients were sent with SF-36 to assess their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). RESULTS The differences in operative time, intraoperative blood loss, and hospital stay were not statistically significant between groups (p > 0.05). Postoperative dysphagia occurred in 2 cases in the 3DP group and 3 cases in the TMC group, which all relieved one week later. The difference in improvement of JOA and NDI between the two groups was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). No hardware failure was found and bony fusion was achieved in all cases except one in the 3DP group. The difference in cervical lordosis (CL), fused segmental angle (FSA), mean vertebral height (MVH), and subsidence rates between groups at each follow-up time point was not statistically significant and the results of the SF-36 were similar (p > 0.05). The total cost was higher in the 3DP group with its higher graft cost (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION In treating single-segment DCSM with ACCF, both 3DP OTS prosthesis and TMC achieved satisfactory outcomes. However, the more costly 3DP OTS prosthesis was not able to reduce subsidence as it claimed.
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- Haoyu He
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Third Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Medical Education, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, CA, USA
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
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Chen Z, Lv G, Zhang O, Li Y, Wang X, He H, Yuan H, Pan C, Kuang L. Risk factors of instrumentation failure after laminectomy and posterior cervical fusions (PCF). BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2024; 25:1. [PMID: 38166792 PMCID: PMC10759594 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-07116-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND For patients with multilevel degenerative cervical myelopathy, laminectomy and posterior cervical fusions (PCF) with instrumentation are widely accepted techniques for symptom relief. However, hardware failure is not rare and results in neck pain or even permanent neurological lesions. There are no in-depth studies of hardware-related complications following laminectomy and PCF with instrumentation. METHODS The present study was a retrospective, single centre, observational study. Patients who underwent laminectomy and PCF with instrumentation in a single institution between January 2019 and January 2021 were included. Patients were divided into hardware failure and no hardware failure group according to whether there was a hardware failure. Data, including sex, age, screw density, end vertebra (C7 or T1), cervical sagittal alignment parameters (C2-C7 cervical lordosis, C2-C7 sagittal vertical axis, T1 slope, Cervical lordosis correction), regional Hounsfield units (HU) of the screw trajectory and osteoporosis status, were collected and compared between the two groups. RESULTS We analysed the clinical data of 56 patients in total. The mean overall follow-up duration was 20.6 months (range, 12-30 months). Patients were divided into the hardware failure group (n = 14) and no hardware failure group (n = 42). There were no significant differences in the general information (age, sex, follow-up period) of patients between the two groups. The differences in fusion rate, fixation levels, and screw density between the two groups were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The failure rate of fixation ending at T1 was lower than that at C7 (9% vs. 36.3%) (p = 0.019). The regional HU values of the pedicle screw (PS) and lateral mass screw (LMS) in the failure group were lower than those in the no failure group (PS: 267 ± 45 vs. 368 ± 43, p = 0.001; LMS: 308 ± 53 vs. 412 ± 41, p = 0.001). The sagittal alignment parameters did not show significant differences between the two groups before surgery or at the final follow-up (p > 0.05). The hardware failure rate in patients without osteoporosis was lower than that in patients with osteoporosis (14.3% vs. 57.1%) (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Osteoporosis, fixation ending at C7, and low regional HU value of the screw trajectory were the independent risk factors of hardware failure after laminectomy and PCF. Future studies should illuminate if preventive measures targeting these factors can help reduce hardware failure and identified more risk factors, and perform long-term follow-up.
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- Zejun Chen
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, CA, USA
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
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Duan C, Liu R, Kuang L, Zhang Z, Hou D, Zheng D, Xiang X, Huang H, Liu L, Li T. Activated Drp1 Initiates the Formation of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondrial Contacts via Shrm4-Mediated Actin Bundling. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023; 10:e2304885. [PMID: 37909346 PMCID: PMC10754141 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Excessive mitochondrial fission following ischemia and hypoxia relies on the formation of contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria (ER-Mito); however, the specific mechanisms behind this process remain unclear. Confocal microscopy and time course recording are used to investigate how ischemia and hypoxia affect the activation of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), a protein central to mitochondrial dynamics, ER-Mito interactions, and the consequences of modifying the expression of Drp1, shroom (Shrm) 4, and inverted formin (INF) 2 on ER-Mito contact establishment. Both Drp1 activation and ER-Mito contact initiation cause excessive mitochondrial fission and dysfunction under ischemic-hypoxic conditions. The activated form of Drp1 aids in ER-Mito contact initiation by recruiting Shrm4 and promoting actin bundling between the ER and mitochondria. This process relies on the structural interplay between INF2 and scattered F-actin on the ER. This study uncovers new roles of cytoplasmic Drp1, providing valuable insights for devising strategies to manage mitochondrial imbalances in the context of ischemic-hypoxic injury.
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- Chenyang Duan
- Department of Shock and TransfusionState Key Laboratory of TraumaBurns and Combined InjuryDaping HospitalArmy Medical UniversityChongqing400042P. R. China
- Department of AnesthesiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010P. R. China
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- Department of AnesthesiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010P. R. China
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- Department of Shock and TransfusionState Key Laboratory of TraumaBurns and Combined InjuryDaping HospitalArmy Medical UniversityChongqing400042P. R. China
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- Department of Shock and TransfusionState Key Laboratory of TraumaBurns and Combined InjuryDaping HospitalArmy Medical UniversityChongqing400042P. R. China
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- Department of AnesthesiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010P. R. China
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- Department of Shock and TransfusionState Key Laboratory of TraumaBurns and Combined InjuryDaping HospitalArmy Medical UniversityChongqing400042P. R. China
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- Department of Shock and TransfusionState Key Laboratory of TraumaBurns and Combined InjuryDaping HospitalArmy Medical UniversityChongqing400042P. R. China
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- Department of AnesthesiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010P. R. China
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- Department of Shock and TransfusionState Key Laboratory of TraumaBurns and Combined InjuryDaping HospitalArmy Medical UniversityChongqing400042P. R. China
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- Department of Shock and TransfusionState Key Laboratory of TraumaBurns and Combined InjuryDaping HospitalArmy Medical UniversityChongqing400042P. R. China
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Pan C, Anouar B, Li Y, Li L, Kuang L, Wang B, Sun J, Lv G, Obeid I. Predicting thoracic kyphosis morphology and the thoracolumbar inflection point determined by individual lumbar lordosis in asymptomatic adults. Eur Spine J 2023:10.1007/s00586-023-07983-z. [PMID: 37851162 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-07983-z] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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PURPOSE The aims of this study were to explore the correlations between thoracic kyphosis (TK) and lumbar lordosis (LL) parameters and to build corresponding linear regressions to predict TK morphology and the thoracolumbar inflection point (IP) determined by individual LL parameters in asymptomatic adults. METHODS A total of 280 adult healthy volunteers were recruited, and full-spine X-rays were performed for each subject in a standing posture. The following sagittal parameters were measured: cumulative TK, LL, proximal LL (PLL), the apices of TK (TKA) and LL (LLA), the IP and the distance from the plumb line of the thoracic apex (TAPL) and the lumbar apex (LAPL) to the gravity line. The correlations between TK and LL parameters were analyzed, and the corresponding linear regressions were conducted. RESULTS Extensive variations existed in TK alignment, including angular and morphological parameters. In addition, there were statistical correlations of all cumulative TK angles with LL (r values from - 0.173 to - 0.708) and PLL (r values from - 0.206 to - 0.803), TKA and IP with LLA (rs = 0.359 and 0.582, respectively) and TAPL with LAPL (rs = 0.335). The common predictive formulas employed in ASD surgery could include T10-L1 = - 3.6-0.2*LL (R2 = 0.201), T4-L1 = 3.4-0.5*LL (R2 = 0.457), TKA = - 10.3 + 1.1*LLA (R2 = 0.180) and IP = - 12.7 + 1.6*LLA (R2 = 0.330). CONCLUSION There were intimate associations between TK and LL parameters in asymptomatic adults. Moreover, predictive models for thoracic alignment, particularly cumulative TK, based on LL parameters were proposed, which could better delineate anatomical relationships, guide thoracic construction during adult spinal deformity surgery and may help preventing proximal junctional failure.
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- Changyu Pan
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
- Orthopedic Spinal Surgery Unit 1, Pellegrin Hospital, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France
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- Spine Surgery Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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- Orthopedic Spinal Surgery Unit 1, Pellegrin Hospital, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France
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Li X, Zhang D, Zhao Y, Kuang L, Huang H, Chen W, Fu X, Wu Y, Li T, Zhang J, Yuan L, Hu H, Liu Y, Hu F, Zhang M, Sun X, Hu D. Correlation of heavy metals' exposure with the prevalence of coronary heart disease among US adults: findings of the US NHANES from 2003 to 2018. Environ Geochem Health 2023; 45:6745-6759. [PMID: 37378736 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01670-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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We sought to explore the association between heavy metal exposure and coronary heart disease (CHD) based on data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2003-2018). In the analyses, participants were all aged > 20 and had participated in heavy metal sub-tests with valid CHD status. The Mann-Kendall test was employed to assess the trends in heavy metals' exposure and the trends in CHD prevalence over 16 years. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and a logistics regression (LR) model were used to estimate the association between heavy metals and CHD prevalence. 42,749 participants were included in our analyses, 1802 of whom had a CHD diagnosis. Total arsenic, dimethylarsonic acid, monomethylarsonic acid, barium, cadmium, lead, and antimony in urine, and cadmium, lead, and total mercury in blood all showed a substantial decreasing exposure level tendency over the 16 years (all Pfor trend < 0.05). CHD prevalence varied from 3.53 to 5.23% between 2003 and 2018. The correlation between 15 heavy metals and CHD ranges from - 0.238 to 0.910. There was also a significant positive correlation between total arsenic, monomethylarsonic acid, and thallium in urine and CHD by data release cycles (all P < 0.05). The cesium in urine showed a negative correlation with CHD (P < 0.05). We found that exposure trends of total arsenic, dimethylarsonic acid, monomethylarsonic acid, barium, cadmium, lead, and antimony in urine and blood decreased. CHD prevalence fluctuated, however. Moreover, total arsenic, monomethylarsonic acid, and thallium in urine all showed positive relationships with CHD, while cesium in urine showed a negative relationship with CHD.
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- Xi Li
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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Sun F, Zhou J, Hao Y, Kuang L, Zhang B. MET Inhibits the Proliferation of EC Cells by Increasing MPA Sensitivity. Altern Ther Health Med 2023:AT8052. [PMID: 37171945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Context The high resistance rate and high recurrence rate of progesterone only as a treatment for endometrial cancer (EC) limit its clinical application. Metformin (MET) may have antitumor ability. Combining MET and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) may strengthen their inhibitory effects on proliferation of EC cells, but MET's mechanisms remain unclear. Objective The study intended to identify the specific molecular mechanism that MET combined with MPA uses against EC progression. Design The research team performed a controlled animal study. Setting The study took place at Xuzhou Medical University in Xuzhou, China. Animals The animals were16 female non-obese diabetic-severe combined immunodeficient (NOD-SCID) nude mice, about 12 to 16 g in weight. Interventions The research team divided randomly, the mice into four groups and induced EC in all groups, four in each group: (1) The control group which received received normal saline, (2) the MPA group, which received 100 mg/kg of MPA; (3) the MET group, which received metformin at the rate of 200 mg/kg, each gavage volume was 0.1ml; (4) the MET+MPA group, which received 100 mg/kg of MPA and 200 mg/kg of MET. Outcome measures The research team: (1) used a CCK-8 kit, an EdU assay, and a flow-cytometry assay to measure cancer-cell proliferation, count, and viability; determine the cell cycle; and measure apoptosis; (2) performed a Western blot analysis to determine the expression of the PR, CD133, pAkt, totalAkt, p-mTOR, and totalTOR antibodies; and (3) determined the size and volume of tumors in vivo and used immunohistochemical staining to determine expression of the Ki67 protein. Results The MET+MPA group had a significantly lower number of cancer cells than the MET or MDA groups (both P < .001). That group also had significantly more stagnated cancer cells in the G0/G1 phase and significantly fewer cancer cells in the S phase or G2/M phase control, MET, or MPA groups (all P < .01). The MET+MPA group's PCNA and Ki-67 protein expression was significantly lower than that of the MET and MPA group. The EDU assay yielded similar results. Additionally, the MET+MPA group had significantly higher PR expression than that of to MET or MPA group (both P < .001). The MET and MPA groups' expression of CD133, p-Akt, and p-mTOR were significantly lower than those of the control group, while the MET+MPA group's levels were significantly lower than those of the MET and MPA groups. In-vivo experiments revealed that the MET and MPA groups did show decreased tumor size and volume. The MET+MPA group had tumor weights that were significantly lower and tumor volumes were significantly smaller than those of the MET and MPA groups (all P < .001). Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the MET+MPA group's levels of the Ki-67 antigen were significantly lower than those of the MET and MPA groups. Conclusions MET inhibited the proliferation of EC cells by increasing MPA-sensitivity, which was dependent on the inhibition of the CD133 expression and the Akt/mTOR pathway. In addition, if MET acts as an effective progestin sensitizer, it certainly offers promising therapeutic prospects for patients with early-stage EC or overgrown endometrium who have fertility requirements.
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Lü G, Wu R, Wang B, Li L, Li Y, Li X, He H, Wang X, Kuang L. SPTLC2 ameliorates chondrocyte dysfunction and extracellular matrix metabolism disturbance in vitro and in vivo in osteoarthritis. Exp Cell Res 2023; 425:113524. [PMID: 36828166 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Disturbances in chondrocyte extracellular matrix (ECM) metabolism in osteoarthritis (OA) are a major cause of OA and potentially lead to personal disability, placing a huge burden on society. Chondrocyte apoptosis and ECM catabolism have a major role in the OA process. Firstly, bioinformatics analysis was performed to screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in OA, and serine palmitoyltransferase subunit 2 (SPTLC2) was chosen, which had high-level expression in the OA cartilage tissues and OA chondrocytes. Overexpression and knockdown of SPTLC2 were achieved in OA chondrocytes and normal chondrocytes respectively to study the effect of SPTLC2 upon ECM metabolism of chondrocytes. Cell viability and apoptosis were measured using MTT and flow cytometry analyses; SPTLC2 overexpression enhanced the OA chondrocyte viability and decreased apoptotic rate. In addition, Western blot detection of ECM-related factors (Collagen I, Collage II, MMP-1, MMP-3, and MMP-13) revealed that SPTLC2 overexpression promoted the expression of collagens (Collagen I and Collage II) and suppressed matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-1, MMP-3, and MMP-13) level. In contrast, SPTLC2 knockdown in normal chondrocytes showed opposite effects on cell viability, apoptosis, and ECM degeneration. The articular cartilage of OA rats was transfected with lentivirus overexpressing SPTLC2; HE and Safranin-O fast green demonstrated that SPTLC2 overexpression could alleviate chondrocyte injuries and slow down the development of OA. In conclusion, SPTLC2 plays a role in OA and may be a potential target gene for the treatment of OA.
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- Guohua Lü
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China.
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Ma X, Kuang L, Yin Y, Tang L, Zhang Y, Fan Q, Wang B, Dong Z, Wang W, Yin T, Wang Y. Tumor-Antigen Activated Dendritic Cell Membrane-Coated Biomimetic Nanoparticles with Orchestrating Immune Responses Promote Therapeutic Efficacy against Glioma. ACS Nano 2023; 17:2341-2355. [PMID: 36688797 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Immunotherapy has had a profound positive effect on certain types of cancer but has not improved the outcomes of glioma because of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. In this study, we developed an activated mature dendritic cell membrane (aDCM)-coated nanoplatform, rapamycin (RAPA)-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), named aDCM@PLGA/RAPA, which is a simple, efficient, and individualized strategy to cross the BBB and improve the immune microenvironment precisely. In vitro cells uptake and the transwell BBB model revealed that the aDCM@PLGA/RAPA can enhance homotypic-targeting and BBB-crossing efficiently. According to the in vitro and in vivo immune response efficacy of aDCM@PLGA/RAPA, the immature dendritic cells (DCs) could be stimulated into the matured status, which leads to further activation of immune cells, such as tumor-infiltrating T cells and natural killer cells, and can induce the subsequent immune responses through direct and indirect way. The aDCM@PLGA/RAPA treatment can not only inhibit glioma growth significantly but also has favorable potential ability to induce glial differentiation in the orthotopic glioma. Moreover, the aDCM@PLGA could induce a robust CD8+ effector and therefore suppress orthotopic glioma growth in a prophylactic setup, which indicates certain tumor immunity. Overall, our work provides an effective antiglioma drug delivery system which has great potential for tumor combination immunotherapy.
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- Xiaoyue Ma
- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Huang H, Cao W, Long Z, Kuang L, Li X, Feng Y, Wu Y, Zhao Y, Chen Y, Sun P, Peng P, Zhang J, Yuan L, Li T, Hu H, Li G, Yang L, Zhang X, Hu F, Sun X, Hu D. DNA methylation-based patterns for early diagnostic prediction and prognostic evaluation in colorectal cancer patients with high tumor mutation burden. Front Oncol 2023; 12:1030335. [PMID: 36713578 PMCID: PMC9880489 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1030335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has proven to be a promising treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC). We aim to investigate the relationship between DNA methylation and tumor mutation burden (TMB) by integrating genomic and epigenetic profiles to precisely identify clinical benefit populations and to evaluate the effect of ICI therapy. Methods A total of 536 CRC tissues from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) with mutation data were collected and subjected to calculate TMB. 80 CRC patients with high TMB and paired normal tissues were selected as training sets and developed the diagnostic and prognostic methylation models, respectively. In the validation set, the diagnostic model was validated in our in-house 47 CRC tissues and 122 CRC tissues from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets, respectively. And a total of 38 CRC tissues with high TMB from the COLONOMICS dataset verified the prognostic model. Results A positive correlation between differential methylation positions and TMB level was observed in TCGA CRC cohort (r=0.45). The diagnostic score that consisted of methylation levels of four genes (ADHFE1, DOK6, GPR75, and MAP3K14-AS1) showed high diagnostic performance in the discovery (AUC=1.000) and two independent validation (AUC=0.946, AUC=0.857) datasets. Additionally, these four genes showed significant positive correlations with NK cells. The prognostic score containing three genes (POU3F3, SYN2, and TMEM178A) had significantly poorer survival in the high-risk TMB samples than those in the low-risk TMB samples (P=0.016). CRC patients with low-risk scores combined with TMB levels represent a favorable survival. Conclusions By integrating analyses of methylation and mutation data, it is suggested that DNA methylation patterns combined with TMB serve as a novel potential biomarker for early screening in more high-TMB populations and for evaluating the prognostic effect of CRC patients with ICI therapy.
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- Hao Huang
- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Public Health School of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shenzhen Hospital, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shenzhen Hospital, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shenzhen Hospital, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China,*Correspondence: Dongsheng Hu, ; Xizhuo Sun, ; Fulan Hu,
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China,*Correspondence: Dongsheng Hu, ; Xizhuo Sun, ; Fulan Hu,
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China,Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China,*Correspondence: Dongsheng Hu, ; Xizhuo Sun, ; Fulan Hu,
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Li X, Zhao Y, Zhang D, Kuang L, Huang H, Chen W, Fu X, Wu Y, Li T, Zhang J, Yuan L, Hu H, Liu Y, Zhang M, Hu F, Sun X, Hu D. Development of an interpretable machine learning model associated with heavy metals' exposure to identify coronary heart disease among US adults via SHAP: Findings of the US NHANES from 2003 to 2018. Chemosphere 2023; 311:137039. [PMID: 36342026 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Limited information is available on the links between heavy metals' exposure and coronary heart disease (CHD). We aim to establish an efficient and explainable machine learning (ML) model that associates heavy metals' exposure with CHD identification. Our datasets for investigating the associations between heavy metals and CHD were sourced from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (US NHANES, 2003-2018). Five ML models were established to identify CHD by heavy metals' exposure. Further, 11 discrimination characteristics were used to test the strength of the models. The optimally performing model was selected for identification. Finally, the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) tool was used for interpreting the features to visualize the selected model's decision-making capacity. In total, 12,554 participants were eligible for this study. The best performing random forest classifier (RF) based on 13 heavy metals to identify CHD was chosen (AUC: 0.827; 95%CI: 0.777-0.877; accuracy: 95.9%). SHAP values indicated that cesium (1.62), thallium (1.17), antimony (1.63), dimethylarsonic acid (0.91), barium (0.76), arsenous acid (0.79), total arsenic (0.01) in urine, and lead (3.58) and cadmium (4.66) in blood positively contributed to the model, while cobalt (-0.15), cadmium (-2.93), and uranium (-0.13) in urine negatively contributed to the model. The RF model was efficient, accurate, and robust in identifying an association between heavy metals' exposure and CHD among US NHANES 2003-2018 participants. Cesium, thallium, antimony, dimethylarsonic acid, barium, arsenous acid, and total arsenic in urine, and lead and cadmium in blood show positive relationships with CHD, while cobalt, cadmium, and uranium in urine show negative relationships with CHD.
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- Xi Li
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respirology and Allergy, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China; Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respirology and Allergy, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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Chen Z, Lü G, Wang X, He H, Yuan H, Pan C, Kuang L. Is 3D-printed prosthesis stable and economic enough for anterior spinal column reconstruction after spinal tumor resection? A retrospective comparative study between 3D-printed off-the-shelf prosthesis and titanium mesh cage. Eur Spine J 2023; 32:261-270. [PMID: 36477893 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-022-07480-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECT To investigate the stability and cost-effectiveness of the three-dimensional-printed (3DP) off-the-shelf (OTS) prosthesis in the reconstruction of the anterior column of the thoracic/lumbar spine after tumor resection. METHODS Thirty-five patients (26 with primary malignant tumors and nine with metastatic malignant tumors) who underwent tumor resection and anterior column reconstruction between January 2014 and January 2019 were included in a single institute. Patients were divided into the 3DP OTS prosthesis (3DP) group (n = 14) and the titanium mesh cage (TMC) group (n = 21) by the type of implant. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, history of radiotherapy, surgical level and total cost were collected and compared between the two groups. Mechanical complications and radiological parameters including mean vertebral height, subsidence, fixation failure(nonunion, migration, screw loosening, rod breakage) rate were recorded at preoperation, 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months after surgery then at 1 year interval or stop until the end of survival. The follow-up patients were also sent with short form-36 to assess their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and questions about the current condition of their disease. RESULTS The mean overall follow-up was 24.6 months. Of the 35 patients involved, six patients died and six were lost to follow-up. The differences between the two groups in operative time, intraoperative blood loss, and hospital stay were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The differences in fixation failure and the subsidence rate between the two groups were not statistical significant (p > 0.05). The difference of subsidence rate between the cases with and without osteoporosis, cases with and without radiotherapy was statistically significant within each group (p < 0.05). However, the difference of subsidence rate between the surgical level above or below T10 was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The response rate of the questionnaire among the survived patients was 100% (23/23 patients). The results of the Short Form- (SF-)36 between the two groups were similar (p > 0.05). The total cost was higher in the 3DP group (p < 0.05) with its higher graft cost (p < 0.05), but the differences in internal fixation cost and other cost were not statistically significant between groups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Compared to TMC, the 3DP OTS prosthesis achieved similar clinical and radiological results in spinal anterior spinal column reconstruction of thoracic/lumbar spinal tumor resection. However, the 3DP OTS prosthesis was more expansive than TMC.
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- Zejun Chen
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
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Lv G, Wang B, Li L, Li Y, Li X, He H, Kuang L. Exosomes from dysfunctional chondrocytes affect osteoarthritis in Sprague-Dawley rats through FTO-dependent regulation of PIK3R5 mRNA stability. Bone Joint Res 2022; 11:652-668. [PMID: 36066338 PMCID: PMC9533253 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.119.bjr-2021-0443.r2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aims Exosomes (exo) are involved in the progression of osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to investigate the function of dysfunctional chondrocyte-derived exo (DC-exo) on OA in rats and rat macrophages. Methods Rat-derived chondrocytes were isolated, and DCs induced with interleukin (IL)-1β were used for exo isolation. Rats with OA (n = 36) or macrophages were treated with DC-exo or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Macrophage polarization and autophagy, and degradation and chondrocyte activity of cartilage tissues, were examined. RNA sequencing was used to detect genes differentially expressed in DC-exo, followed by RNA pull-down and ribonucleoprotein immunoprecipitation (RIP). Long non-coding RNA osteoarthritis non-coding transcript (OANCT) and phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 5 (PIK3R5) were depleted in DC-exo-treated macrophages and OA rats, in order to observe macrophage polarization and cartilage degradation. The PI3K/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway activity in cells and tissues was measured using western blot. Results DC-exo inhibited macrophage autophagy (p = 0.002) and promoted M1 macrophage polarization (p = 0.002). DC-exo at 20 μg/ml induced collagen degradation (p < 0.001) and inflammatory cell infiltration (p = 0.023) in rats. OANCT was elevated in DC (p < 0.001) and in cartilage tissues of OA patients (p < 0.001), and positively correlated with patients’ Kellgren-Lawrence grade (p < 0.001). PIK3R5 was increased in DC-exo-treated cartilage tissues (p < 0.001), and OANCT bound to fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) (p < 0.001). FTO bound to PIK3R5 (p < 0.001) to inhibit the stability of PIK3R5 messenger RNA (mRNA) (p < 0.001) and disrupt the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway (p < 0.001). Conclusion Exosomal OANCT from DC could bind to FTO protein, thereby maintaining the mRNA stability of PIK3R5, further activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway to exacerbate OA. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2022;11(9):652–668.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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Yin T, Fan Q, Hu F, Ma X, Yin Y, Wang B, Kuang L, Hu X, Xu B, Wang Y. Engineered Macrophage-Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles with Enhanced PD-1 Expression Induce Immunomodulation for a Synergistic and Targeted Antiglioblastoma Activity. Nano Lett 2022; 22:6606-6614. [PMID: 35948420 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glioblastoma (GBM), the most common subtype of malignant gliomas, is characterized by aggressive infiltration, high malignancy, and poor prognosis. The frustrating anti-GBM outcome of conventional therapeutics is due to the immunosuppressive milieu, in addition to the formidable obstacle of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Combination therapy with an immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has emerged as a critical component in the treatment of GBM. Here, we report an engineered macrophage-membrane-coated nanoplatform with enhanced programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) expression (PD-1-MM@PLGA/RAPA). Using both in vitro and in vivo GBM models, we demonstrate that PD-1-MM@PLGA/RAPA can efficiently traverse across the BBB in response to the tumor microenvironment (TME) recruitment with nanoparticles accumulating at the tumor site. Furthermore, we show a boosted immune response as a result of enhancing CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) infiltration. Together we provide a new nanoplatform for enhancing ICB in combination with conventional chemotherapy for GBM and many other cancers.
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- Tieying Yin
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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Zeng J, Kuang L, Cicatiello C, Sinha A, Moser N, Boutelle M, Georgiou P. A LoC Ion Imaging Platform for Spatio-Temporal Characterisation of Ion-Selective Membranes. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst 2022; 16:545-556. [PMID: 35763475 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2022.3186742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this paper, a complete Lab-on-Chip (LoC) ion imaging platform for analysing Ion-Selective Membranes (ISM) using CMOS ISFET arrays is presented. An array of 128 × 128 ISFET pixels is employed with each pixel featuring 4 transistors to bias the ISFET to a common drain amplifier. Column-level 2-step readout circuits are designed to compensate for array offset variations in a range of up to ±1 V. The chemical signal associated with a change in ionic concentration is stored and fed back to a programmable gain instrumentation amplifier for compensation and signal amplification through a global system feedback loop. This column-parallel signal pipeline also integrates an 8-bit single slope ADC and an 8-bit R-2R DAC to quantise the processed pixel output. Designed and fabricated in the TSMC 180 nm BCD process, the System-on-Chip (SoC) operates in real time with a maximum frame rate of 1000 fps, whilst occupying a silicon area of 2.3 mm × 4.5 mm. The readout platform features a high-speed digital system to perform system-level feedback compensation with a USB 3.0 interface for data streaming. With this platform we show the first reported analysis and characterisation of ISMs using an ISFETs array through capturing real-time high-speed spatio-temporal information at a resolution of 16 μm in 1000 fps, extracting time-response and sensitivity. This work paves the way of understanding the electrochemical response of ISMs, which are widely used in various biomedical applications.
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Wang Y, Cheng Y, Yang Q, Kuang L, Liu G. Overexpression of FOXD2-AS1 enhances proliferation and impairs differentiation of glioma stem cells by activating the NOTCH pathway via TAF-1. J Cell Mol Med 2022; 26:2620-2632. [PMID: 35419917 PMCID: PMC9077300 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Emerging data have highlighted the importance of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in exerting critical biological functions and roles in different forms of brain cancer, including gliomas. In this study, we sought to investigate the role of lncRNA FOXD2 adjacent opposite strand RNA 1 (FOXD2-AS1) in glioma cells. First, we used sphere formation assay and flow cytometry to select U251 glioma stem cells (GSCs). Then, we quantified the expression of lncRNA FOXD2-AS1, TATA-box binding protein associated factor 1 (TAF-1) and NOTCH1 in glioma tissues and GSCs, as well as the expression of GSC stem markers, OCT4, SOX2, Nanog, Nestin and CD133 in GSCs. Colony formation assay, sphere formation assay, and flow cytometry were used to evaluate GSC stemness. Next, the correlations among lncRNA FOXD2-AS1, TAF-1 and NOTCH1 were investigated. LncRNA FOXD2-AS1, TAF-1 and NOTCH1 were found to be elevated in glioma tissues and GSCs, and silencing lncRNA FOXD2-AS1 inhibited stemness and proliferation, while promoting apoptosis and differentiation of GSCs. LncRNA FOXD2-AS1 overexpression also led to increased NOTCH1 by recruiting TAF-1 to the NOTCH1 promoter region, thereby promoting stemness and proliferation, while impairing cell apoptosis and differentiation. Mechanistically, lncRNA FOXD2-AS1 elevation promoted glioma in vivo by activating the NOTCH signalling pathway via TAF-1 upregulation. Taken together, the key findings of our investigation support the proposition that downregulation of lncRNA FOXD2-AS1 presents a viable and novel molecular candidate for improving glioma treatment.
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- Yang Wang
- Department of Neurotumor Disease Treatment Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, South China Hospital, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Zhang J, Kuang L, Li Y, Wang Q, Xu H, Liu J, Zhou X, Li Y, Zhang B. Metformin Regulates TET2 Expression to Inhibit Endometrial Carcinoma Proliferation: A New Mechanism. Front Oncol 2022; 12:856707. [PMID: 35480097 PMCID: PMC9035737 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.856707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives To investigate the relationship between TET2 expression and endometrial cancer’s clinicopathological features and prognosis, and the effect of metformin on TET2 and 5hmC levels in endometrial cancer cells. Methods The clinical significance of TET2 expression in endometrial carcinoma was analyzed from TCGA public database. Eighty-eight patients with endometrial cancer and 20 patients with normal proliferative endometrium were enrolled in this study. TET2 and 5hmC were respectively detected by Immunohistochemistry and ELISA in endometrial tissues. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to analyze relationships between TET2 and 5hmC and the overall survival of EC patients. Endometrial cell proliferation was assessed after TET2 gene knockdown. Western blotting and real-time PCR were used to detect the effect of metformin on TET2 expression and to explore whether AMPK is involved in metformin-mediated TET2 regulation. Results The clinical significance of expression of TET2 in endometrial cancer from TCGA public database confirmed that TET2 expression was significantly down-regulated in cancer samples and TET2 expression was also significantly different among different histopathological samples and TET2 is down-regulated in advanced, high-grade, and relapsed endometrial carcinoma tissues(P<0.05). Immunohistochemical analysis showed that TET2 and 5hmC levels were significantly lower in endometrial adenocarcinoma(P<0.05). TET2 expression was correlated with the degree of EC differentiation (P < 0.05). 5hmC levels were associated with clinical stage, differentiation, the depth of myometrial invasion, and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). The mean survival time of patients with negative staining for TET2 and 5hmC was shorter than that of patients with positive staining for both markers (P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that TET2 expression was an independent risk factor for prognosis in patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma (HR = 14.520, 95% CI was 1.From 060 to 198.843, P = 0.045). siRNA-mediated TET2 knockdown increased the proliferation of EC cells. Metformin increased the levels of TET2 and 5hmC in EC cells. AMPK was involved in the regulation of TET2 by metformin. Conclusions TET2 may play an important role in EC development and may be a prognostic marker. Moreover, TET2 may be involved in a novel mechanism by which metformin inhibits EC cell proliferation.
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- Jingbo Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Xuzhou Institute of Medical Science, Xuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Bei Zhang, ; Yang Li,
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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Kuang L, Zhang B, Sun F, Zhang JB. [The characteristics of vaginal microbiota and its correlation with cervical cancer]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:156-160. [PMID: 35184476 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20211112-00664] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Wang C, Kuang L, Han L. Retraction notice to "MiR-374b increases the CIK expression and mediates biological function changes in cervical cancer cells by targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway" [J. Reprod. Immunol. 143C (2021) 103265]. J Reprod Immunol 2022; 150:103498. [PMID: 35217239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2022.103498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Chunyan Wang
- Department of Gynecology, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital of Lianyungang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang 222000, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital of Lianyungang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang 222000, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital of Lianyungang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang 222000, China
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Kuang L, Zhang Q, Li J, Tian H. An Electrospun Sandwich-Type Lipase-Membrane Bioreactor for Hydrolysis at Macroscopic Oil-Water Interfaces. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:584-591. [PMID: 34788030 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c04042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The core task for lipase catalytic system design is to construct a suitable oil-water interface for lipase distribution. In comparison to the micro-oil-water interface, the macro-oil-water interface (top oil-bottom water) served as a simplified lipase catalytic system that is more in line with industrial applications but limited in catalytic efficiency. Based on the assumption that one potential carrier can help lipase reach to the macro-oil-water interface, in the current work, sandwich-type lipase-membrane bioreactors (SLMBs) fabricated by a facile layer-by-layer electrospinning process were reported. These SLMBs were composed of a hydrophilic polyamide 6 nanofibrous membrane (NFM) as the bottom layer, a blended electrospun lipase/PVA NFM as the middle layer, and a hydrophobic EC/PU NFM as the top layer. The lipase loading can be controlled by altering the electrospinning time of the middle layer. Under the optimized conditions, the catalytic efficiency of the SLMBs was 2.05 times higher than that of free lipase. In addition, the SLMBs exhibit much better pH (high activity over a broad pH range of 5-10), temperature (retained 62% at 80 °C), storage stability (no loss of activity after being stored at 4 °C for 11 days), and reusability (retained 23% after five cycles) than free lipase.
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- Lei Kuang
- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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Kuang L, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Peng X, Tian K, Liu L, Li T. Synergetic Effect of 4-Phenylbutyric Acid in Combination with Cyclosporine A on Cardiovascular Function in Sepsis Rats via Inhibition of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Opening. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:770558. [PMID: 34916944 PMCID: PMC8670008 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.770558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: Sepsis/septic shock is a common complication in the intensive care unit, and the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), as well as the endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), play important roles in this situation. Whether the combination of anti-ERS and anti-mPTP by 4-phenylbutyric acid (PBA) and Cyclosporine A (CsA) could benefit sepsis is unclear. Methods: The cecal ligation and puncture-induced septic shock models were replicated in rats, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged primary vascular smooth muscle cells and H9C2 cardiomyocytes in vitro models were also used. The therapeutic effects of CsA, PBA, and combined administration on oxygen delivery, cardiac and vascular function, vital organ injury, and the underlying mechanisms were observed. Results: Septic shock significantly induced cardiovascular dysfunction, hypoperfusion, and organ injury and resulted in high mortality in rats. Conventional treatment including fluid resuscitation, vasoactive agents, and antibiotics slightly restored tissue perfusion and organ function in septic rats. Supplementation of CsA or PBA improved the tissue perfusion, organ function, and survival of septic shock rats. The combined application of PBA and CsA could significantly enhance the beneficial effects, compared with using PBA or CsA alone. Further study showed that PBA enhanced CsA-induced cardiovascular protection, which contributed to better therapeutic effects. Conclusion: Anti-ERS and anti-mPTP-opening by the combination of PBA and CsA was beneficial to septic shock. PBA enforced the CsA-associated cardiovascular protection and contributed to the synergetic effect.
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- Lei Kuang
- Department of Shock and Transfusion, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Shock and Transfusion, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Shock and Transfusion, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Shock and Transfusion, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Shock and Transfusion, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Shock and Transfusion, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Shock and Transfusion, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Duan C, Kuang L, Hong C, Xiang X, Liu J, Li Q, Peng X, Zhou Y, Wang H, Liu L, Li T. Mitochondrial Drp1 recognizes and induces excessive mPTP opening after hypoxia through BAX-PiC and LRRK2-HK2. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:1050. [PMID: 34741026 PMCID: PMC8571301 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04343-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Mitochondrial mass imbalance is one of the key causes of cardiovascular dysfunction after hypoxia. The activation of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), as well as its mitochondrial translocation, play important roles in the changes of both mitochondrial morphology and mitochondrial functions after hypoxia. However, in addition to mediating mitochondrial fission, whether Drp1 has other regulatory roles in mitochondrial homeostasis after mitochondrial translocation is unknown. In this study, we performed a series of interaction and colocalization assays and found that, after mitochondrial translocation, Drp1 may promote the excessive opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) after hypoxia. Firstly, mitochondrial Drp1 maximumly recognizes mPTP channels by binding Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) and a phosphate carrier protein (PiC) in the mPTP. Then, leucine-rich repeat serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 (LRRK2) is recruited, whose kinase activity is inhibited by direct binding with mitochondrial Drp1 after hypoxia. Subsequently, the mPTP-related protein hexokinase 2 (HK2) is inactivated at Thr-473 and dissociates from the mitochondrial membrane, ultimately causing structural disruption and overopening of mPTP, which aggravates mitochondrial and cellular dysfunction after hypoxia. Thus, our study interprets the dual direct regulation of mitochondrial Drp1 on mitochondrial morphology and functions after hypoxia and proposes a new mitochondrial fission-independent mechanism for the role of Drp1 after its translocation in hypoxic injury.
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- Chenyang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 400010, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P.R. China.
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Huang M, Han M, Song Z, Kuang L. Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Adult Patients with Sepsis at Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Intern Med J 2021; 53:389-396. [PMID: 34697866 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines recommend stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) for patients with sepsis who have gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding risks, however, the effect of SUP has not been specially studied in these patients. AIMS The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of SUP versus no prophylaxis on patient-important outcomes in critically ill adult patients with sepsis who have risk factors for GI bleeding. METHODS This retrospective cohort study utilized data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III database. We compared those who received SUP with proton pump inhibitors or histamine-2 receptor antagonists for ≥3 days with those who received no prophylaxis. Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted to make comparisons between groups with similar distributions of study variables. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. RESULTS A total of 7,744 patients were included in the analysis, with 1,088 (14.0%) in the non-SUP group and 6,656 (86.0%) in the SUP group. A 1:1 PSM created 866 patients in each cohort. No significant differences were noted between the two groups with regard to in-hospital mortality (22.3%vs.20.4%, p=0.379), GI bleeding (4.7%vs.6.4%, p=0.172), pneumonia(38.9%vs.36.6%,p=0.346), Clostridium difficile infection(6.4% vs. 8.9%, p=0.0.057), or ICU length of stay (LOS) (4.2 d vs. 4.6 d, p=0.394). CONCLUSIONS Among critically ill, septic, adult patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding, stress ulcer prophylaxis showed no effect on hospital mortality, the rate of GI bleeding, pneumonia, CDI, and ICU LOS. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Minqiang Huang
- Department of Emergency intensive care unit, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Emergency department, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Intensive Care Unit, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Research and Teaching, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Wang J, Yi T, Dong Y, Ran R, Cao F, Li Y, Luo Z, Xu Y, Fu Y, Kuang L, Chen G, Qu G, Yin Y, Li J, Xu X, Chen Y, Song Q, Chu Q. P40.06 A Real-World Study: Efficacy and Safety of Anlotinib for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.443] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Zhu Y, Kuang L, Wu Y, Deng H, She H, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Liu L, Li T. Protective Effects of Inhibition of Mitochondrial Fission on Organ Function After Sepsis. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:712489. [PMID: 34566637 PMCID: PMC8457550 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.712489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Sepsis-associated organ dysfunction plays a critical role in its high mortality, mainly in connection with mitochondrial dysfunction. Whether the inhibition of mitochondrial fission is beneficial to sepsis-related organ dysfunction and underlying mechanisms are unknown. Cecal ligation and puncture induced sepsis in rats and dynamic related protein 1 knockout mice, lipopolysaccharide-treated vascular smooth muscle cells and cardiomyocytes, were used to explore the effects of inhibition of mitochondrial fission and specific mechanisms. Our study showed that mitochondrial fission inhibitor Mdivi-1 could antagonize sepsis-induced organ dysfunction including heart, vascular smooth muscle, liver, kidney, and intestinal functions, and prolonged animal survival. The further study showed that mitochondrial functions such as mitochondrial membrane potential, adenosine-triphosphate contents, reactive oxygen species, superoxide dismutase and malonaldehyde were recovered after Mdivi-1 administration via improving mitochondrial morphology. And sepsis-induced inflammation and apoptosis in heart and vascular smooth muscle were alleviated through inhibition of mitochondrial fission and mitochondrial function improvement. The parameter trends in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cardiomyocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells were similar in vivo. Dynamic related protein 1 knockout preserved sepsis-induced organ dysfunction, and the animal survival was prolonged. Taken together, this finding provides a novel effective candidate therapy for severe sepsis/septic shock and other critical clinical diseases.
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- Yu Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zeng J, Kuang L, Cacho-Soblechero M, Georgiou P. An Ultra-High Frame Rate Ion Imaging Platform Using ISFET Arrays With Real-Time Compression. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst 2021; 15:820-833. [PMID: 34406947 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2021.3105328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, a Lab-on-Chip platform with ultra-high throughput and real-time image compression for high speed ion imaging is presented. The sensing front-end comprises of a CMOS ISFET array with sensors biased in velocity saturation for a linear pH-to-current conversion and high spatial and temporal resolution. An array of 128 × 128 pixels is designed with a pixel size of 13.5 μm × 10.5 μm. In-pixel reset switches are applied for offset compensation, by asynchronously resetting the floating gate of the ISFET to a known fixed potential. Additionally, each row of pixels is processed by a current mode signal pipeline with auto zeroing functionality to remove fixed pattern noise, followed by an on-chip 1 MS/s 8-bit row-parallel single slope ADC. Fabricated in standard TSMC 180 nm BCD process, the entire system-on-chip occupies a silicon area of 2 mm × 2 mm, and achieves a frame rate of 6100 fps (7800 fps from simulation). A high speed 25 ms-latency readout platform based on a USB 3.0 interface and standard JPEG is presented for real-time ion imaging and image compression respectively, while an optimised JPEG algorithm is also designed and verified for a higher compression ratio without sacrificing image quality. We demonstrate real-time ion image visualisation by sensing high speed ion diffusion at 6100 fps, which is more than two times faster than the current state-of-the-art.
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Pan C, Wang G, Li Y, Kuang L, Sun J, Lv G. Predictive model of global tilt (GT) determined by individual thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis and pelvic incidence in the human degenerative spine. Eur Spine J 2021; 30:3191-3199. [PMID: 34331586 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06947-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Previous studies only investigated the simple linear relationships of global tilt (GT) with thoracic kyphosis (TK), lumbar lordosis (LL) and pelvic incidence (PI). This study aimed to establish multiple linear regressions of GT based on individual TK, LL and PI in patients with degenerative spines. METHODS Four hundred sixty-nine adult patients aged older than 35 years with various degenerative spinal diseases were enrolled in this two-centre study between January 2017 and December 2020. Full-spine X-rays were performed for all the subjects in a standing position. The following regional and global parameters were measured in the sagittal plane: TK, LL, PI, pelvic tilt (PT), sagittal vertical axis (SVA) and GT. The correlations of the GT, PT and SVA with the TK, LL and PI were analysed, and then multiple linear regressions were constructed. RESULTS GT was statistically correlated with TK, LL and PI. Additionally, TK, LL and PI were significant predictors for the GT, PT and SVA models. The relevant predictive formulae were as follows: GT = -9.60 + 1.09*PI + 0.89*LL + 0.42*TK (R2 = 0.935), PT = -4.49 + 0.81*PI + 0.56*LL + 0.24*TK (R2 = 0.792) and SVA = -25.68 + 2.98*LL + 2.37*PI + 1.67*TK (R2 = 0.416). CONCLUSION The specific sagittal spinopelvic morphology, evaluated by GT parameters, should be determined by individual TK, LL and PI values in the degenerative spine. Surgeons can utilize such predictive models to better understand the degenerative evolution of sagittal alignment and recognize the relationships between regional parameters and global sagittal alignment to customize a precise correction strategy.
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- Changyu Pan
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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Huang M, Han M, Han W, Kuang L. Proton pump inhibitors versus histamine-2 receptor blockers for stress ulcer prophylaxis in patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study. J Int Med Res 2021; 49:3000605211025130. [PMID: 34182815 PMCID: PMC8246504 DOI: 10.1177/03000605211025130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to compare the efficacy and risks of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) versus histamine-2 receptor blocker (H2B) use for stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in critically ill patients with sepsis and risk factors for gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we used the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III Clinical Database to identify critically ill adult patients with sepsis who had at least one risk factor for GIB and received either an H2B or PPI for ≥48 hours. Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted to balance baseline characteristics. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. RESULTS After 1:1 PSM, 1056 patients were included in the H2B and PPI groups. The PPI group had higher in-hospital mortality (23.8% vs. 17.5%), GIB (8.9% vs. 1.6%), and pneumonia (49.6% vs. 41.6%) rates than the H2B group. After adjusting for risk factors of GIB and pneumonia, PPI use was associated with a 1.28-times increased risk of in-hospital mortality, 5.89-times increased risk of GIB, and 1.32-times increased risk of pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS Among critically ill adult patients with sepsis at risk for GIB, SUP with PPIs was associated with higher in-hospital mortality and higher risk of GIB and pneumonia than H2Bs.
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- Minqiang Huang
- Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Emergency Department, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Emergency Department, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Research and Teaching, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Kuang L, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Tian K, Peng X, Xue M, Xiang X, Lau B, Tzang FC, Liu L, Li T. A Novel Cross-Linked Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier, YQ23, Extended the Golden Hour for Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats and Miniature Pigs. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:652716. [PMID: 34054533 PMCID: PMC8149754 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.652716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Hypotensive resuscitation is widely applied for trauma and war injury to reduce bleeding during damage-control resuscitation, but the treatment time window is limited in order to avoid hypoxia-associated organ injury. Whether a novel hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC), YQ23 in this study, could protect organ function, and extend the Golden Hour for treatment is unclear. Method: Uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock rats and miniature pigs were infused with 0.5, 2, and 5% YQ23 before bleeding was controlled, while Lactate Ringer's solution (LR) and fresh whole blood plus LR (WB + LR) were set as controls. During hypotensive resuscitation the mean blood pressure was maintained at 50-60 mmHg for 60 min. Hemodynamics, oxygen delivery and utilization, blood loss, fluid demand, organ function, animal survival as well as side effects were observed. Besides, in order to observe whether YQ23 could extend the Golden Hour, the hypotensive resuscitation duration was extended to 180 min and animal survival was observed. Results: Compared with LR, infusion of YQ23 in the 60 min pre-hospital hypotensive resuscitation significantly reduced blood loss and the fluid demand in both rats and pigs. Besides, YQ23 could effectively stabilize hemodynamics, and increase tissue oxygen consumption, increase the cardiac output, reduce liver and kidney injury, which helped to reduce the early death and improve animal survival. In addition, the hypotensive resuscitation duration could be extended to 180 min using YQ23. Side effects such as vasoconstriction and renal injury were not observed. The beneficial effects of 5% YQ23 are equivalent to similar volume of WB + LR. Conclusion: HBOC, such as YQ23, played vital roles in damage-control resuscitation for emergency care and benefited the uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock in the pre-hospital treatment by increasing oxygen delivery, reducing organ injury. Besides, HBOC could benefit the injured and trauma patients by extending the Golden Hour.
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- Lei Kuang
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- New Beta Innovation Limited, Chevalier Commercial Center, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- New Beta Innovation Limited, Chevalier Commercial Center, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Shock and Transfusion, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Kuang L, Li L. E74-like factor 3 suppresses microRNA-485-5p transcription to trigger growth and metastasis of ovarian cancer cells with the involvement of CLDN4/Wnt/β-catenin axis. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:4137-4146. [PMID: 34354393 PMCID: PMC8324996 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.04.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most prevailing gynecological malignancies with high mortality rate, while E74 like ETS transcription factor 3 (ELF3) is reported to be associated with tumorigenesis. This work aims to analyze the role of ELF3 on the suppression of miR-485-5p transcription in OC. Expression of ELF3 in OC and its correlation with overall survival were predicted on a bioinformation system GEPIA. Then, the level of ELF3 in OC tissues and cells and in normal ones was evaluated. Binding relationships between ELF3 and microRNA (miR)-485-5p, and between miR-485-5p and claudin-4 (CLND4) were predicted through Bioinformatics tools. Altered expression of ELF3, miR-485-5p and CLND4 was introduced alone or jointly to probe their influences on OC cell growth. ELF3 was suggested to be highly expressed in OC, which was linked to poor prognosis in patients. Abundant expression of ELF3 was identified in OC tissues and cell lines as relative to the normal ones. ELF3 inhibition suppressed growth and metastasis of OC cells. ELF3 transcriptionally suppressed miR-485-5p expression to further enhance CLDN4 expression. Overexpression of miR-485-5p led to similar trends as ELF3 inhibition did. Importantly, upregulation of CLDN4 was found to block the roles of ELF3 inhibition in OC cells. In addition, the Wnt/signaling pathway suppressed by miR-485-5p mimic was reactivated following CLDN4 overexpression. This study evidenced that ELF3 suppresses miR-485-5p transcription to enhance CLDN4 expression, leading to Wnt/β-catenin activation and promoting OC cell growth and metastasis. This work may provide new ideas for gene-based therapies for OC.
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- Lei Kuang
- Department of Gynecology, Lianyungang First People's Hospital, Lianyungang 222000, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, PR China
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Hu G, Wu H, Kuang L, Zee BCY, Huang Y, Huang Z, He L, Zeng Y, Gao Y, Wang H. Clinical study of diabetic peripheral neuropathy screening by retinal vascular geometric parameters. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6784. [PMID: 33762602 PMCID: PMC7990935 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85831-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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To investigate the relationship between geometrical changes of retinal vessels and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), and to determine the effectiveness of retinal vascular geometry analysis and vibration perception threshold (VPT) for DPN assessment. Type 2 diabetes patients (n = 242) were categorized by stage of DPN. VPT and fundus photography was performed to obtain retinal vascular geometry parameters. The risk factors for DPN and the correlation between DPN stages were analyzed. The efficiency of the retinal vascular geometric parameters obtained with VPT as a diagnostic tool for DPN was examined. Stages of DPN showed a linear correlation with VPT (r = 0.818), central retinal vein equivalent (CRVE) (r = 0.716), and fractal dimension arterioles (DFa) (r = - 0.769). VPT, CRVE, DFa, and fractal dimension veins (DFv) showed high sensitivity (80%, 55%, 82%, and 67%, respectively) and specificity (92%, 93%, 82%, and 80%, respectively) for DPN diagnosis. Good agreement was observed between combined use of geometric parameters (CRVE, DFa and DFv) and VPT (Kappa value 0.430). The detection rate of DPN with combined use of geometric parameters of retinal vessels (64.88%) was significantly higher than that with use of VPT (47.52%). Retinal vascular geometry changes demonstrated significant correlation with DPN severity. VPT, CRVE, DFa, and DFv may provide insights for understanding DPN.
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- Guotao Hu
- Department of Endocrinology, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen 1228 Longgang Road, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen 1228 Longgang Road, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen 1228 Longgang Road, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Nursing, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Longgang Central Hospital, Shenzhen 1228 Longgang Road, Shenzhen, 518116, Guangdong, China.
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She H, Zhu Y, Deng H, Kuang L, Fang H, Zhang Z, Duan C, Ye J, Zhang J, Liu L, Hu Y, Li T. Protective Effects of Dexmedetomidine on the Vascular Endothelial Barrier Function by Inhibiting Mitochondrial Fission via ER/Mitochondria Contact. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:636327. [PMID: 33777946 PMCID: PMC7991806 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.636327] [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: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The damage of vascular endothelial barrier function induced by sepsis is critical in causing multiple organ dysfunctions. Previous studies showed that dexmedetomidine (Dex) played a vital role in protecting organ functions. However, whether Dex participates in protecting vascular leakage of sepsis and the associated underlying mechanism remains unknown yet. We used cecal ligation and puncture induced septic rats and lipopolysaccharide stimulated vascular endothelial cells (VECs) to establish models in vivo and in vitro, then the protective effects of Dex on the vascular endothelial barrier function of sepsis were observed, meanwhile, related mechanisms on regulating mitochondrial fission were further studied. The results showed that Dex could significantly reduce the permeability of pulmonary veins and mesenteric vessels, increase the expression of intercellular junction proteins, enhance the transendothelial electrical resistance and decrease the transmittance of VECs, accordingly protected organ functions and prolonged survival time in septic rats. Besides, the mitochondria of VECs were excessive division after sepsis, while Dex could significantly inhibit the mitochondrial fission and protect mitochondrial function by restoring mitochondrial morphology of VECs. Furthermore, the results showed that ER-MITO contact sites of VECs were notably increased after sepsis. Nevertheless, Dex reduced ER-MITO contact sites by regulating the polymerization of actin via α2 receptors. The results also found that Dex could induce the phosphorylation of the dynamin-related protein 1 through down-regulating extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2, thus playing a role in the regulation of mitochondrial division. In conclusion, Dex has a protective effect on the vascular endothelial barrier function of septic rats. The mechanism is mainly related to the regulation of Drp1 phosphorylation of VECs, inhibition of mitochondrial division by ER-MITO contacts, and protection of mitochondrial function.
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- Han She
- Department of Anesthesiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Lou Y, Rao X, Zhao J, Chen J, Li B, Kuang L, Wang Q, Zhong S, Wang H, Wu L. Graphite-like structure of disordered polynaphthalene hard carbon anode derived from the carbonization of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj02986j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The graphite-like PTCDA-1100 hard carbon is prepared, which exhibits mixed porous structure with wider layer spacing, larger specific surface area and more exposed active points. As a result, superior rate cycle behaviors for both PTCDA-1100/Li half-batteries and PTCDA-1100/NCM-811 full batteries are observed.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Batteries and Materials, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Guangdong Jiana Energy Technology Co Ltd, Qingyuan Jiazhi New Material Research Institute Co. Ltd., Qingyuan 511500, China
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- Guangdong Jiana Energy Technology Co Ltd, Qingyuan Jiazhi New Material Research Institute Co. Ltd., Qingyuan 511500, China
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Luo K, Tang J, Qu Y, Yang X, Zhang L, Chen Z, Kuang L, Su M, Mu D. Nosocomial infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae among neonates: a molecular epidemiological study. J Hosp Infect 2020; 108:174-180. [PMID: 33290814 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nosocomial infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) and drug resistance of Kp among neonates is a major concern. Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) infections are gradually increasing worldwide. Carbapenem-resistant hvKp infection has brought challenges to clinical treatment. AIM To evaluate the changes in drug resistance trends of Kp strains in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nosocomial infections, to analyse drug resistance genes and virulence genes of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) and to identify whether these CRKP strains are hvKp. METHODS A total of 80 neonates with Kp nosocomial infections from 2013 to 2018 were retrospectively studied. Drug susceptibility testing was performed on 80 Kp strains, among which the 12 CRKP strains were further studied. FINDINGS Kp accounted for 26.9% of nosocomial infections in the NICU. CRKP strains accounted for 15.0%. Among the 80 nosocomial infection Kp strains, CRKP strains accounted for 33.3% and 53.3% in 2017 and 2018 respectively. One of the 12 CRKP strains was positive in the drawing test. The 12 CRKP strains were divided into four complete genome sequence types: cgST1 (N = 2), cgST2 (N = 1), cgST3 (N = 1), and cgST4 (N = 8). Among genes that mediated carbapenem resistance, strains of cgST4 carried NDM-5, strains of cgST2 and cgST3 carried NDM-1, and strains of cgST1 carried IMP-4. None of the 12 CRKP strains carried rmpA/rmpA2 (highly related with hvKp). CONCLUSION Nosocomial infections of CRKP among neonates are becoming common, but no hvKp was found among the CRKP strains in this study.
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- Department of Neonatology, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Neonatology, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Sichuan University, West China Second Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Xiao A, Wu C, Kuang L, Lu W, Zhao X, Kuang Z, Hao N. Effect of Zhongyi paste on inflammatory pain in mice by regulation of the extracellular regulated protein kinases 1/2-cyclooxygenase-2-prostaglandin E 2 pathway. Korean J Pain 2020; 33:335-343. [PMID: 32989198 PMCID: PMC7532292 DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2020.33.4.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Zhongyi paste is a traditional Chinese medicine herbal paste that is externally applied to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Methods An acute foot swelling inflammation model in C57BL/6J mice was established by carrageenan-induced pathogenesis. Zhongyi paste raised the pain threshold and also reduced the degree of swelling in mice with carrageenan-induced foot swelling. Results Analysis indicated that serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1 beta, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) cytokine levels and PGE2 levels in the paw tissue of the mice were decreased by Zhongyi paste treatment. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot results showed that Zhongyi paste downregulated the mRNA and protein expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and also downregulated the mRNA expression of PGE2. At the same time, the Zhongyi paste exerted a stronger effect as an external drug than that of indomethacin, which is an oral drug, and voltaren, which is an externally applied drug. Conclusions Our results indicated that Zhongyi paste is a very effective drug to reduce inflammatory swelling of the foot, and its mechanism of action is related to regulation of the ERK1/2–COX-2–PGE2 pathway.
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- Ailan Xiao
- The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Office of Academic Research, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Collaborative Innovation Center for Functional Food, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing, China
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- The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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Zhu T, Li K, Kuang L, Herrero P, Georgiou P. An Insulin Bolus Advisor for Type 1 Diabetes Using Deep Reinforcement Learning. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:E5058. [PMID: 32899979 PMCID: PMC7570884 DOI: 10.3390/s20185058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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(1) Background: People living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) require self-management to maintain blood glucose (BG) levels in a therapeutic range through the delivery of exogenous insulin. However, due to the various variability, uncertainty and complex glucose dynamics, optimizing the doses of insulin delivery to minimize the risk of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is still an open problem. (2) Methods: In this work, we propose a novel insulin bolus advisor which uses deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and continuous glucose monitoring to optimize insulin dosing at mealtime. In particular, an actor-critic model based on deep deterministic policy gradient is designed to compute mealtime insulin doses. The proposed system architecture uses a two-step learning framework, in which a population model is first obtained and then personalized by subject-specific data. Prioritized memory replay is adopted to accelerate the training process in clinical practice. To validate the algorithm, we employ a customized version of the FDA-accepted UVA/Padova T1D simulator to perform in silico trials on 10 adult subjects and 10 adolescent subjects. (3) Results: Compared to a standard bolus calculator as the baseline, the DRL insulin bolus advisor significantly improved the average percentage time in target range (70-180 mg/dL) from 74.1%±8.4% to 80.9%±6.9% (p<0.01) and 54.9%±12.4% to 61.6%±14.1% (p<0.01) in the the adult and adolescent cohorts, respectively, while reducing hypoglycemia. (4) Conclusions: The proposed algorithm has the potential to improve mealtime bolus insulin delivery in people with T1D and is a feasible candidate for future clinical validation.
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- Taiyu Zhu
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (T.Z.); (L.K.); (P.H.); (P.G.)
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (T.Z.); (L.K.); (P.H.); (P.G.)
- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London NW1 2DA, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (T.Z.); (L.K.); (P.H.); (P.G.)
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (T.Z.); (L.K.); (P.H.); (P.G.)
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (T.Z.); (L.K.); (P.H.); (P.G.)
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Duan C, Kuang L, Xiang X, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Yan Q, Liu L, Li T. Correction: Drp1 regulates mitochondrial dysfunction and dysregulated metabolism in ischemic injury via Clec16a-, BAX-, and GSH- pathways. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:700. [PMID: 32839443 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2624-8] [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: 11/09/2022]
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The original version of this Article omitted the following from the Acknowledgements: "This work was supported by the National Natural Science foundation of China (No. 81700429) and the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81730059)." This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
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- Chenyang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China.
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Kuang L, Zhang Q, Li J, Tian H. Preparation of Lipase-Electrospun SiO 2 Nanofiber Membrane Bioreactors and Their Targeted Catalytic Ability at the Macroscopic Oil-Water Interface. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:8362-8369. [PMID: 32649192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lipase is one of the most widely used enzymes in biocatalysis. Because of the special structure of the catalytic active center, lipases show high catalytic activity at oil-water interfaces. Hence, the interface plays a key role in activating and modulating lipase biocatalysis. Compared with traditional catalytic systems that offer interfaces, such as emulsions, a lipase-membrane bioreactor exhibits many obvious advantages when at the macroscopic oil-water system. In our current research, a series of new Burkholderia cepacia lipase (BCL)-SiO2 nanofiber membrane (NFM) bioreactors prepared via combined electrospinning and immobilization strategies were reported. These SiO2 NFMs assisted BCL in reaching the oil-water interface for efficient catalysis. The enzyme loading capacity and catalytic efficiency of BCL-SiO2 NFMs varied with the surface hydrophobicity of the electrospun NFMs. As the hydrophobicity increased, the activity decreased from 2.43-fold to 0.74-fold that of free BCL. However, the lipase-loading capacity increased obviously when the hydrophobicity of the SiO2 NFMs increased from 0 to 143°, and no significant change was observed when the hydrophobicity of the SiO2 NFMs increased from 143 to 153°. The gel trapping technique proved that the hydrolytic activity of the different BCL-SiO2 NFM bioreactors depends on the contact area of the membrane at the oil-water interface. BCL-SiO2 NFM, BCL-SiO2 NFM-C12, and BCL-SiO2 NFM-C18 retained 32, 83, and 42% of activity, respectively, after five cycles of reuse. The current work was a useful exploration of the construction and modification of lipase-membrane reactors based on electrospun inorganic silicon.
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- Lei Kuang
- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, P. R. China
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Zheng D, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Kuang L, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Xue M, Zhao H, Duan C, Liu L, Li T. Endothelial Microvesicles Induce Pulmonary Vascular Leakage and Lung Injury During Sepsis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:643. [PMID: 32766250 PMCID: PMC7379030 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a prevalent severe syndrome in clinic. Vascular leakage and lung injury are important pathophysiological processes during sepsis, but the mechanism remains obscure. Microvesicles (MVs) play an essential role in many diseases, while whether MVs participate in vascular leakage and lung injury during sepsis is unknown. Using cecal ligation and puncture induced sepsis rats and lipopolysaccharide stimulated vascular endothelial cells (VECs), the role and the underlying mechanism of endothelial microvesicles (EMVs) in pulmonary vascular leakage and lung injury were observed. The role of MVs from sepsis patients was verified. The results showed that the concentration of MVs in blood was significantly increased after sepsis. MVs from sepsis rats and patients induced apparent pulmonary vascular leakage and lung injury, among which EMVs played the dominant role, in which miR-23b was the key inducing factor in vascular leakage. Furthermore, downregulation and upregulation of miR-23b in EMVs showed that miR-23b mainly targeted on ZO-1 to induce vascular leakage. MVs from sepsis patients induced pulmonary vascular leakage and lung injury in normal rats. Application of classic antidepressants amitriptyline reduced the secretion of EMVs, and alleviated vascular leakage and lung injury. The study suggests that EMVs play an important role in pulmonary vascular leakage and lung injury during sepsis by transferring functional miR-23b. Antagonizing the secretion of EMVs and the miR-23b might be a potential target for the treatment of severe sepsis.
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- Danyang Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Shock and Transfusion Department, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Kuang L, Liu M, Lin Z, Zhu Y, Li J. The effect of single CNTs/GNPs and complexes on promoting the interfacial catalytic activity of lipase in conventional emulsions. J Sci Food Agric 2020; 100:3192-3203. [PMID: 32105343 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The interfacial activation mechanism of lipase enables it to exhibit high catalytic activity in water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsions. However, W/O microemulsions have obvious defects such as a small water pool and a large demand for surfactants. The present study investigated the substitutability of conventional oil-in-water (O/W) and W/O emulsions as lipase catalytic systems. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/gold nanoparticles (GNPs) or CNT-GNP electrostatically bonded complexes were added into the conventional emulsion system. RESULTS The simulated biphasic system and fluorescence study showed different and even contradictory results for the interfacial behavior of CNTs and CNT-GNP complexes due to the variation of the dispersibility of CNTs in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Results also showed that conventional O/W emulsions were more suitable for lipase catalysis than conventional W/O emulsions. When CNTs or CNTCATB -GNP complexes were added in a conventional O/W emulsion system, the catalytic activity of lipase was significantly promoted (up to 4.8-fold using CNTs and 3.5-fold using CNTCATB -GNP complexes compared with free lipase). CONCLUSIONS The possible reason for this promotion may be due to the increase in the interface area. The current study was not only the latest exploration of lipase activity promotion via nanomaterials, but also explored a new lipase catalytic system and provides further insight into improving the catalytic performance of lipase in conventional emulsions. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Lei Kuang
- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, P.R. China
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Duan C, Kuang L, Xiang X, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Yan Q, Liu L, Li T. Drp1 regulates mitochondrial dysfunction and dysregulated metabolism in ischemic injury via Clec16a-, BAX-, and GSH- pathways. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:251. [PMID: 32312970 PMCID: PMC7170874 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2461-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The adaptation of mitochondrial homeostasis to ischemic injury is not fully understood. Here, we studied the role of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) in this process. We found that mitochondrial morphology was altered in the early stage of ischemic injury while mitochondrial dysfunction occurred in the late stage of ischemia. Drp1 appeared to inhibit mitophagy by upregulating mito-Clec16a, which suppressed mito-Parkin recruitment and subsequently impaired the formation of autophagosomes in vascular tissues after ischemic injury. Moreover, ischemia-induced Drp1 activation enhanced apoptosis through inducing mitochondrial translocation of BAX and thereby increasing release of Cytochrome C to activate caspase-3/-9 signalling. Furthermore, Drp1 mediated metabolic disorders and inhibited the levels of mitochondrial glutathione to impair free radical scavenging, leading to further increases in ROS and the exacerbation of mitochondrial dysfunction after ischemic injury. Together, our data suggest a critical role for Drp1 in ischemic injury.
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- Chenyang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 400042, Chongqing, P. R. China.
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Zeng J, Kuang L, Miscourides N, Georgiou P. A 128 × 128 Current-Mode Ultra-High Frame Rate ISFET Array With In-Pixel Calibration for Real-Time Ion Imaging. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst 2020; 14:359-372. [PMID: 32070997 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2020.2973508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An ultra-high frame rate and high spatial resolution ion-sensing Lab-on-Chip platform using a 128 × 128 CMOS ISFET array is presented. Current mode operation is employed to facilitate high-speed operation, with the ISFET sensors biased in the triode region to provide a linear response. Sensing pixels include a reset switch to allow in-pixel calibration for non-idealities such as offset, trapped charge and drift by periodically resetting the floating gate of the ISFET sensor. Current mode row-parallel signal processing is applied throughout the readout pipeline including auto-zeroing circuits for the removal of fixed pattern noise. The 128 readout signals are multiplexed to eight high-sample-rate on-chip current mode ADCs followed by an off-chip PCIe-based readout system on a FPGA with a latency of 0.15 s. Designed in a 0.35 μm CMOS process, the complete system-on-chip occupies an area of 2.6 × 2.2 [Formula: see text] with a pixel size of 18 × 12.5 μ[Formula: see text] and the whole system achieves a frame rate of 3000 fps which is the highest reported in the literature for ISFET arrays. The platform is demonstrated in the application of real-time ion-imaging through the high-speed visualization of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) diffusion in water at 60 fps on screen in addition to slow-motion playback of ion-dynamics recorded at 3000 fps.
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Li L, Lv G, Wang B, Kuang L. Corrigendum. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:4979. [PMID: 32048738 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lei Li
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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Lü G, Li L, Wang B, Kuang L. LINC00623/miR-101/HRAS axis modulates IL-1β-mediated ECM degradation, apoptosis and senescence of osteoarthritis chondrocytes. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:3218-3237. [PMID: 32062610 PMCID: PMC7066905 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Chondrocyte apoptosis and extracellular matrix (ECM) degeneration have been implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Based on previously reported microarray analysis, HRAS (Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog), a member of the RAS protein family, was chosen as a potential regulator of OA chondrocyte apoptosis and ECM degradation. HRAS expression was downregulated in OA tissues, particularly in mild-OA tissues. HRAS overexpression partially attenuated IL-1β-induced OA chondrocyte apoptosis and ECM degradation. Similar to HRAS, the long non-coding RNA LINC00623 was downregulated in OA tissues. LINC00623 knockdown enhanced IL-1β-induced OA chondrocyte apoptosis and ECM degradation, which could be partially reversed by HRAS overexpression. It has been reported that lncRNAs act as ceRNAs of miRNAs to exert their function. Herein, miR-101 was predicted to bind to both LINC00623 and HRAS, which was further confirmed by luciferase reporter and RIP assays. LINC00623 competed with HRAS for miR-101 binding, therefore reducing the inhibitory effect of miR-101 on HRAS expression. More importantly, the effect of LINC00623 was partially eliminated by miR-101 inhibition. Overall, the LINC00623/miR-101/HRAS axis modulates OA chondrocyte apoptosis, senescence and ECM degradation through MAPK signaling, which might play a critical role in OA development.
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- Guohua Lü
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China
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Duan C, Kuang L, Xiang X, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Yan Q, Liu L, Li T. Activated Drp1-mediated mitochondrial ROS influence the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier after hemorrhagic shock. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:1397-1416. [PMID: 31954373 PMCID: PMC7053642 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A role of the mitochondrial dynamin-related protein (Drp1) on gut microbiome composition and intestinal barrier function after hemorrhagic shock has not been identified previously and thus addressed in this study. Here, we used a combination of 16S rRNA gene sequencing and mass spectrometry-based metabolomics profiling in WT and Drp1 KO mouse models to examine the functional impact of activated Drp1 on the gut microbiome as well as mitochondrial metabolic regulation after hemorrhagic shock. Our data showed that changes in mitochondrial Drp1 activity participated in the regulation of intestinal barrier function after hemorrhagic shock. Activated Drp1 significantly perturbed gut microbiome composition in the Bacteroidetes phylum. The abundance of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) producing microbes, such as Bacteroides, Butyricimonas and Odoribacter, was markedly decreased in mice after shock, and was inversely correlated with both the distribution of the tight junction protein ZO1 and intestinal permeability. Together, these data suggest that Drp1 activation perturbs the gut microbiome community and SCFA production in a ROS-specific manner and thereby substantially disturbs tight junctions and intestinal barrier function after hemorrhagic shock. Our findings provide novel insights for targeting Drp1-mediated mitochondrial function as well as the microbiome in the treatment of intestinal barrier dysfunction after shock.
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- Chenyang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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