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Hu M, Dai C, Sun X, Chen Y, Xu N, Lin Z, Xu S, Cheng C, Tan Z, Bian S, Zheng W. Ubiquitination-specific protease 7 enhances stemness of hepatocellular carcinoma by stabilizing basic transcription factor 3. Funct Integr Genomics 2024; 24:28. [PMID: 38340226 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-024-01310-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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This study aims to explore the molecular regulation mechanism of ubiquitination-specific protease 7 (USP7) in facilitating the stemness properties of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Gain-of-function and loss-of-function assays were conducted in SK-Hep1 and HepG2 cells transfected with USP7 overexpression/knockdown plasmids and USP7 inhibitor P22077. The proliferation, migration, invasion, and self-renewal capacity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells were detected by CCK-8, colony formation, Transwell, scratch, and tumor sphere formation, respectively. MS was performed to identify the potential substrate of USP7 following P22077 treatment. Co-IP assay was used to verify the interaction between USP7 and basic transcription factor 3 (BTF3) in HCC cells. The overexpression of USP7 could promote the proliferation, migration, invasion, and colony formation capacity of SK-Hep1 and HepG2 cells. Additionally, ectopic UPS7 enhanced the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stem-like characteristics of the HCC cells. In contrast, USP7 depletion by knockdown of USP7 or administrating inhibitor P22077 significantly inhibited these malignant phenotypes of SK-Hep1 and HepG2 cells. Following MS analysis, BTF3 was identified as a potential substrate for USP7. USP7 could interact with BTF3 and upregulate its protein level, while USP7 depletion significantly upregulated the ubiquitination levels. Overexpression of BTF3 partially rescue the inhibitory effects of USP7 depletion on the malignant phenotypes and stemness properties of SK-Hep1 and HepG2 cells. USP7 can promote the stemness and malignant phenotype of HCC by stabilizing BTF3.
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- Mingchao Hu
- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
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Sun X, Lin Z, Xu N, Chen Y, Bian S, Zheng W. Identifying Dental Pulp Stem Cell as A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Digestive Diseases. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2023; 19:CSCR-EPUB-136270. [PMID: 38018204 DOI: 10.2174/011574888x275737231120045815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been identified as potential therapeutics for various diseases. In contrast to other sources of MSCs, dental stem cells (DSCs) have received increased attention due to their high activity and easy accessibility. Among them, dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) exhibit superior self-renewal, multipotency, immunomodulatory, and regenerative capacities. Following their inspiring performance in animal models and clinical trials, DPSCs show pharmacological potential in regenerative medicine. In this review, we have generalized the sources, heterogeneity, and biological characteristics of DPSCs, as well as compared them with other types of dental stem cells. In addition, we summarized the application of DPSCs in digestive diseases (such as liver, esophageal, and intestinal diseases), highlighting their regenerative and pharmacological potential based on the existing preclinical and clinical evidence. Specifically, DPSCs can be> home to injured or inflamed tissues and exert repair and regeneration functions by> facilitating immune regulation, anti-inflammation, and directional differentiation. Although DPSCs have a rosy prospect, future studies should handle the underlying drawbacks and pave the way for the identification of DPSCs as novel regenerative medicine.
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- Xieyin Sun
- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Research Institute of Stem Cells, Center of Clinical Trials, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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Zheng W, Bian S, Qiu S, Bishop CE, Wan M, Xu N, Sun X, Sequeira RC, Atala A, Gu Z, Zhao W. Placenta mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles alleviate liver fibrosis by inactivating hepatic stellate cells through a miR-378c/SKP2 axis. Inflamm Regen 2023; 43:47. [PMID: 37798761 PMCID: PMC10557276 DOI: 10.1186/s41232-023-00297-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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have shown therapeutic effects on liver fibrosis. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of extracellular vesicles from placenta-derived MSCs (Pd-MSCs-EVs) on liver fibrosis at 3D/2D levels and explore the potential mechanisms. METHODS The multicellular liver organoids, consisting of hepatocytes, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), Kupffer cells, and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, were observed for growth status, morphological changes, and metabolism. Human transformation growth factor- beta 1 (TGF-β1) was used to induce fibrosis at optimal concentration. The anti-fibrosis effects of Pd-MSCs-EVs were evaluated in liver organoids and HSCs models. Anti-fibrotic content of Pd-MSCs-EVs was identified by multiple experimental validations. RESULTS TGF-β1 induced fibrosis in liver organoids, while Pd-MSCs-EVs significantly alleviated fibrotic phenotypes. Following serial verifications, miR-378c was identified as a potential key anti-fibrosis content. In contrast, miR-378c depletion decreased the anti-fibrotic effects of Pd-MSCs-EVs. Additionally, Pd-MSCs-EVs administration repressed TGF-β1-mediated HSCs activation at 2D or 3D levels. Mechanistically, exosomal miR-378c inactivated HSCs by inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through stabilizing E-cadherin via targeting its E3 ubiquitin ligase S-Phase Kinase Associated Protein 2 (SKP2). CONCLUSION Pd-MSCs-EVs ameliorated TGF-β1-induced fibrosis by deactivating HSCs in a miR-378c/SKP2-dependent manner, which may be an efficient therapeutic candidate for liver fibrosis.
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- Wenjie Zheng
- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
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Cheng K, Ragab O, Momin F, Bian S. Automation of Dosimetric Data Collection Using C# ESAPI for Intracavitary and Hybrid Intracavitary/Interstitial Brachytherapy Plans. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e506-e507. [PMID: 37785588 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1758] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Dosimetric data extraction for complex brachytherapy plans can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. The Eclipse Scripting API (ESAPI) Microsoft .NET framework and its ability to access the ARIA treatment planning database makes it a powerful tool for researchers to incorporate automation into data collection. This automation allows for more efficient and error-free collection of dosimetric data, and the program can be iterated over multiple patients at one time. The main objectives of this study were (i) to develop a C# ESAPI script capable of automated data collection for multiple brachytherapy plans and (ii) to apply the script and examine dosimetric characteristics of a patient cohort with locally advanced cervical cancer treated using tandem and ovoid (T/O) applicators or hybrid tandem and ovoid applicators with needles (T/O + N). MATERIALS/METHODS We developed a ESAPI script capable of receiving a list of patient IDs and creating a CSV dataset of dosimetric data of the requested patients. Eclipse commands were accessed to create a CSV dataset consisting of baseline demographic data, average V100, V125, D100, D90 as well as D0.1cc, D1cc, D2cc of organs at risk (bladder, rectum, sigmoid colon, small bowel) per fraction. We applied the ESAPI script to our single-institution retrospective cohort which included patients who underwent brachytherapy as part of definitive radiation treatment for cervical cancer between May 2017 and November 2022. Patients either received T/O or T/O + N brachytherapy boost. Statistical analysis was performed using two-sided t-tests to examine differences in descriptive dose metrics between the two techniques. RESULTS The developed ESAPI script automatically generated a CSV file of baseline demographic data as well as dosimetric data for patients who underwent T/O or T/O + N brachytherapy boost. We demonstrated that the ESAPI script could acquire and analyze the data quickly (<5 s per test case) compared to time required to generate data via manual review (5 min per test case). This is a 98% reduction in time required to review and collect data per patient. The analyzed cohort included 72 patients with cervical cancer: 40 with T/O technique and 32 with T/O + N technique. Larger clinical target volumes (CTV) were seen in the group that received treatment with T/O + N technique versus T/O alone (37.4 cc vs 25.2 cc, p < 0.0007). Dose metrics including V100, V125, D100, D90 of the high-risk CTV as well as D0.1cc, D1cc, D2cc of the bladder, rectum, small bowel were not significantly different between techniques. However, the D0.1cc, D1cc, D2cc of the sigmoid colon were higher for patients who received T/O + N technique by 95, 74, and 64 cGy respectively (p < 0.005, p < 0.003 and p < 0.007). CONCLUSION This study highlights the use of a newly developed ESAPI script specific to brachytherapy plans which allows for iteration over multiple patients at one time. We were able to quickly compare multiple dose metrics for two patient groups treated at our institution.
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- K Cheng
- LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC, DC
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- LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA
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- LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA
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Zhang X, Bian S, Ni Y, Zhou L, Yang C, Zhang C, Sun X, Xu N, Xu S, Wang Y, Gu S, Zheng W. Minichromosome maintenance protein family member 6 mediates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by recruiting UBE3A to induce P53 ubiquitination. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 248:125854. [PMID: 37460074 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125854] [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: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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With limited therapeutic options for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it is of great significance to investigate the underlying mechanisms and identifying tumor drivers. MCM6, a member of minichromosome maintenance proteins (MCMs), was significantly elevated in HCC progression and associated with poor prognosis. Knockdown of MCM6 significantly inhibited the proliferation and migration of HCC cells with the increased apoptosis ratio and cell cycle arrest, whereas overexpression of MCM6 induced adverse effects. Mechanistically, MCM6 could decrease the P53 activity by inducing the degradation of P53 protein. In addition, MCM6 enhanced the ubiquitination of P53 by recruiting UBE3A to form a triple complex. Furthermore, overexpression of UBE3A significantly rescued the P53 activation and suppression of malignant behaviors mediated by MCM6 inhibition. In conclusion, MCM6 facilitated aggressive phenotypes of HCC cells by UBE3A/P53 signaling, providing potential biomarkers and targets for HCC.
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- Xue Zhang
- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
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Zhu M, Zhang J, Bian S, Zhang X, Shen Y, Ni Z, Xu S, Cheng C, Zheng W. Circadian gene CSNK1D promoted the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway via stabilizing Dishevelled Segment Polarity Protein 3. Biol Proced Online 2022; 24:21. [PMID: 36460966 PMCID: PMC9717411 DOI: 10.1186/s12575-022-00183-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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PURPOSE A variety of studies have connected circadian rhythm to the initiation and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to figure out about the circadian genes' profile characteristics, prognostic significance, and targeted values in HCC. METHODS The expression profiles and prognostic significance of circadian genes in the cancer genome atlas liver hepatocellular carcinoma (TCGA-LIHC) database were investigated using bioinformatics analysis. The expression features of Casein Kinase 1 Delta (CSNK1D), a robust signature gene, was further detected by immunohistochemistry, western blotting and Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) in a local HCC cohort. The effect of CSNK1D on corresponding phenotypes of HCC cells was evaluated using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8), flowcytometry, clone assay, Transwell assay, and xenograft assay. In addition, the underlying mechanisms of CSNK1D in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling were validated by multiple molecular experiments. RESULTS Abnormal expression of the Circadian genome was associated with the malignant clinicopathological characteristics of HCC patients. A 10 circadian gene-based signature with substantial prognostic significance was developed using Cox regression and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analysis. Of them, CSNK1D, significantly elevated in a local HCC cohort, was chosen for further investigation. Silencing or overexpression of CSNK1D significantly reduced or increased proliferation, invasion, sorafenib resistance, xenograft development, and epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) of HCC cells, respectively. Mechanically, CSNK1D exacerbated the aggressiveness of HCC cells by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling through interacting with Dishevelled Segment Polarity Protein 3 (DVL3). CONCLUSIONS The Circadian gene CSNK1D was found to contribute to HCC progression by boosting the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, hinting that it could be a prospective therapeutic target for HCC.
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- Mengqi Zhu
- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China ,grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Oncology, Medical School of Nantong University, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China ,grid.459521.eThe First People’s Hospital of Xuzhou, Xuzhou, 221000 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China ,grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Oncology, Medical School of Nantong University, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Oncology, Medical School of Nantong University, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China ,grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Oncology, Medical School of Nantong University, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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Jin Y, Bian S, Wang H, Mo J, Fei H, Li L, Chen T, Jiang H. CRMP2 derived from cancer associated fibroblasts facilitates progression of ovarian cancer via HIF-1α-glycolysis signaling pathway. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:675. [PMID: 35927239 PMCID: PMC9352901 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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As the predominant stroma cells of tumor microenvironment (TME), cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are robust tumor player of different malignancies. However, less is known about the regulatory mechanism of CAFs on promoting progression of ovarian cancer (OvCA). In the present study, the conditioned medium of primary CAFs (CAF-CM) from OvCA was used to culture cell lines of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and showed a potent role in promoting proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cells. Mass spectrum (MS) analysis identified that Collapsin response mediator protein-2 (CRMP2), a microtubule-associated protein involved in diverse malignancies, derived from CAFs was a key regulator responsible for mediating these cell events of OvCA. In vitro study using recombinant CRMP2 (r-CRMP2) revealed that the protein promoted proliferation, invasion, and migration of OvCA cells through activation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α-glycolysis signaling pathway. The CRMP2 was abundantly expressed in OvCA, with a well correlation with metastasis and poor prognosis, as analyzed from 118 patients' samples. Inhibition of the CRMP2 derived from CAFs by neutralizing antibodies significantly attenuated the tumor size, weights, and metastatic foci numbers of mice in vivo. Our finding has provided a novel therapeutic clue for OvCA based on TME.
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- Yunfeng Jin
- grid.412312.70000 0004 1755 1415Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China ,grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001 China
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- grid.412312.70000 0004 1755 1415Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China
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- grid.412312.70000 0004 1755 1415Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China
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- grid.412312.70000 0004 1755 1415Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001 China
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- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.412312.70000 0004 1755 1415Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China
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Bian S, Ni W, Zhu M, Zhang X, Qiang Y, Zhang J, Ni Z, Shen Y, Qiu S, Song Q, Xiao M, Zheng W. Flap endonuclease 1 Facilitated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression by Enhancing USP7/MDM2-mediated P53 Inactivation. Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18:1022-1038. [PMID: 35173534 PMCID: PMC8771828 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.68179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Overexpression of Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) has been previously implicated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), while its expression features and mechanisms remain unclear. In the current study, differential expression genes (DEGs) were screened in HCC tissues and normal liver tissues in 4 Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets. FEN1, one of the hub co-overexpressed genes, was further determined overexpressed in HCC tissues in TCGA, local HCC cohorts, and hepatocarcinogenesis model. In addition, high expression of FEN1 indicated poor prognosis of HCC patients. Loss-of-function and gain-of-function assays demonstrated that FEN1 enhanced the proliferation, cell cycle phage transition, migration/ invasion, therapy resistance, xenograft growth, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process of HCC cells. Mechanically, FEN1 could inactivate P53 signaling by preventing the ubiquitination and degradation of mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) via recruiting ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7). Interfering USP7 with P22077 significantly reversed the malignant phenotypes activated by FEN1. In conclusion, this study suggests FEN1 as a robust prognostic biomarker and potential target for HCC.
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Luo D, Tong JB, Xiao XC, Bian S, Zhang X, Wang J, Xu HY. Theoretically exploring selective-binding mechanisms of BRD4 through integrative computational approaches. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2021; 32:985-1011. [PMID: 34845959 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2021.1999317] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The origin of cancer is related to the dysregulation of multiple signal pathways and of physiological processes. Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) has become an attractive target for the development of anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents since it can epigenetically regulate the transcription of growth-promoting genes. The synthesized BRD4 inhibitors with new chemical structures can reduce the drug resistance, but their binding modes and the inhibitory mechanism remain unclear. Here, we initially constructed robust QSAR models based on 68 reported tetrahydropteridin analogues using topomer CoMFA and HQSAR. On the basis of QSAR results, we designed 16 novel tetrahydropteridin analogues with modified structures and carried out docking studies. Instead of significant hydrogen bondings with amino acid residue Asn140 as reported in previous research, the molecular docking modelling suggested a novel docking pose that involves the amino acid residues (Trp81, Pro82, Val87, Leu92, Leu94, Cys136, Asp144, and Ile146) at the active site of BRD4. The MD simulations, free energy calculations, and residual energy contributions all indicate that hydrophobic interactions are decisive factors affecting bindings between inhibitors and BRD4. The current study provides new insights that can aid the discovery of BRD4 inhibitors with enhanced anti-cancer ability.
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- D Luo
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China
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Zhu M, Huang Y, Bian S, Song Q, Zhang J, Zheng W, Cheng C. Organoids: Current Implications and Pharmaceutical Applications in Liver Diseases. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2021; 14:498-508. [PMID: 33334301 DOI: 10.2174/1874467213666201217115854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Understanding organogenesis, disorders, and repairing processes is particularly important for understanding the disease occurrence and developing treatment approaches. At present, liver- related studies are mainly conducted using in vivo models and cell lines, making it difficult to generalize the full picture of the structural characteristics and functions of human organs. Organoid is a three-dimensional (3D) culture system in vitro, which holds the promise to establish various disease models and conduct in-depth research by generating organ-like tissues in a dish. Recent advances in human liver organoids have provided a deeper understanding of this complex organ. In this review, we provide a systematic overview of the construction methods of organoids, focusing on their applications in the hepatic organogenesis and various liver disease models, as well as the limitations of current models. The development of organoid models is proving to be crucial in future liver research.
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- Mengqi Zhu
- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical school of Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, 27157 NC, United States
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, 226001 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical school of Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, China
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Ni W, Bian S, Zhu M, Song Q, Zhang J, Xiao M, Zheng W. Identification and Validation of Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases as a Novel Prognostic Signature for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:629327. [PMID: 33718205 PMCID: PMC7949004 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.629327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Purpose Ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs), as a sub-family of deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), are responsible for the elimination of ubiquitin-triggered modification. USPs are recently correlated with various malignancies. However, the expression features and clinical significance of USPs have not been systematically investigated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Genomic alterations and expression profiles of USPs were investigated in CbioPortal and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) dataset. Cox regression and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analyses were conducted to establish a risk signature for HCC prognosis in TCGA LIHC cohort. Subsequently, Kaplan-Meier analysis, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and univariate/multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the risk signature in TCGA LIHC and international cancer genome consortium (ICGC) cohorts. Furthermore, we explored the alterations of the signature genes during hepatocarcinogenesis and HCC progression in GSE89377. In addition, the expression feature of USP39 was further explored in HCC tissues by performing western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Results Genomic alterations and overexpression of USPs were observed in HCC tissues. The consensus analysis indicated that the USPs-overexpressed sub-Cluster was correlated with aggressive characteristics and poor prognosis. Cox regression with LASSO algorithm identified a risk signature formed by eight USPs for HCC prognosis. High-risk group stratified by the signature score was correlated with advanced tumor stage and poor survival HCC patients in TCGA LIHC cohort. In addition, the 8-USPs based signature could also robustly predict overall survival of HCC patients in ICGC(LIRI-JP) cohort. Furthermore, gene sets enrichment analysis (GSEA) showed that the high-risk score was associated with tumor-related pathways. According to the observation in GSE89377, USP39 expression was dynamically increased with hepatocarcinogenesis and HCC progression. The overexpression of USP39 was further determined in a local HCC cohort and correlated with poor prognosis. The co-concurrence analysis suggested that USP39 might promote HCC by regulating cell-cycle- and proliferation- related genes. Conclusion The current study provided a USPs-based signature, highlighting its robust prognostic significance and targeted value for HCC treatment.
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- Wenkai Ni
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.,Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Zhu M, Wu M, Bian S, Song Q, Xiao M, Huang H, You L, Zhang J, Zhang J, Cheng C, Ni W, Zheng W. DNA primase subunit 1 deteriorated progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by activating AKT/mTOR signaling and UBE2C-mediated P53 ubiquitination. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:42. [PMID: 33622397 PMCID: PMC7903777 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00555-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background DNA primase subunit 1 (PRIM1) has been reported as a novel oncogene in several cancer types. However, its roles in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate underlying mechanisms of PRIM1 and identify it as a potential molecular target for HCC. Methods Hub genes were screened between HCC tissues and normal liver tissues in 3 gene expression omnibus (GEO) datasets and the cancer genome atlas (TCGA). The expression features and prognostic value of one of the hub genes PRIM1 were analyzed by bioinformatic analyses and immunohistochemistry. Loss-of-function and gain-of-function studies were used to investigate the regulatory role of PRIM1 in HCC cells. Real-time (RT)-qPCR, western blotting, and ubiquitin immunoprecipitation assays were performed to explore the underlying mechanisms. The xenograft model was employed to detect the roles of PRIM1 in tumor growth in vivo. Finally, the 3D spheroid model was conducted to validate the role of PRIM1 in tumor growth and sorafenib resistance. Results The hub genes of HCC were screened in multiple bioinformatic datasets. PRIM1, as one of the hub genes, was significantly overexpressed in HCC tissues in mRNA and protein levels. In addition, high expression of PRIM1 indicated poor prognosis of HCC patients in TCGA, ICGC, and Nantong cohorts. Overexpression of PRIM1 promoted the proliferation, migration/invasion, and sorafenib resistance of HCC cells, with the decrease in apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Mechanically, PRIM1 facilitated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and the activity of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling of HCC cells. Additionally, PRIM1 could cause the ubiquitination and degradation of P53 by upregulating Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme E2 C (UBE2C). Furthermore, knockdown of PRIM1 significantly inhibited the growth of xenograft tumors and HCC cells-derived spheroids with enhanced sorafenib resistance. Conclusion This study implies that PRIM1 may play a key role in the progression of HCC and may serve as a potential target for HCC treatment.
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- Mengqi Zhu
- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.,School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.,School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, 27157 NC, USA
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
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Ni W, Lin S, Bian S, Xiao M, Wang Y, Yang Y, Lu C, Zheng W, Zhou P. Biological testing of chitosan-collagen-based porous scaffolds loaded with PLGA/Triamcinolone microspheres for ameliorating endoscopic dissection-related stenosis in oesophagus. Cell Prolif 2021; 54:e13004. [PMID: 33543561 PMCID: PMC7941226 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13004] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objectives Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), a preferential approach for early oesophageal neoplasms, inevitably results in oesophageal strictures in patients. Clinical use of glucocorticoids through submucosal injection is beneficial for inhibiting oesophageal stricture following injury; however, it also has limitations, such as dose loss and perforation. Hence, alternatives to glucocorticoid therapy should be developed. Methods A novel porous composite scaffold, ChCo‐TAMS, composed of chitosan, collagen‐I and triamcinolone acetonide (TA) loaded into poly (lactic‐co‐glycolic) acid (PLGA) microspheres (TAMS), was successfully constructed and subjected to biological testing to ameliorate oesophageal ESD‐related stenosis. Results The synthesized biomaterials displayed unique properties in inhibiting the activation of macrophages, chemokine‐mediated cell recruitment and fibrogenesis of fibroblasts. Further application of the scaffolds in the rat dermal defect and porcine oesophageal ESD model showed that these novel scaffolds played a robust role in inhibiting wound contracture and oesophageal ESD strictures. Conclusions The developed composite scaffolds provide a promising clinical medical device for the prevention of post‐operative oesophageal stricture.
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- Wenkai Ni
- Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.,Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Bian S, Ni W, Zhu M, Song Q, Zhang J, Ni R, Zheng W. Identification and Validation of the N6-Methyladenosine RNA Methylation Regulator YTHDF1 as a Novel Prognostic Marker and Potential Target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:604766. [PMID: 33363211 PMCID: PMC7758441 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.604766] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Purpose: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation has been implicated in various malignancies. This study aimed to identify the m6A methylation regulator-based prognostic signature for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as provide candidate targets for HCC treatment. Methods: The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analyses were performed to identify a risk signature in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasets. The risk signature was further validated in International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) and Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) datasets. Following transfection of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting YTHDF1, the biological activities of HCC cells were evaluated by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), wound-healing, Transwell, flow cytometry, and xenograft tumor assays, respectively. The potential mechanisms mediated by YTHDF1 were predicted by overrepresentation enrichment analysis (ORA)/gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and validated by Western blotting. Results: Overexpression of m6A RNA methylation regulators was correlated with malignant clinicopathological characteristics of HCC patients. The Cox regression and LASSO analyses identified a risk signature with five m6A methylation regulators (KIAA1429, ZC3H13, YTHDF1, YTHDF2, and METTL3). In accordance with HCC cases in TCGA, the prognostic value of risk signature was also determined in ICGC and PCAWG datasets. Following analyzing the expression and clinical implications in TCGA and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), YTHDF1 was chosen for further experimental validation. Knockdown of YTHDF1 significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCC cells, as well as enhanced the apoptosis in vitro. Moreover, silencing YTHDF1 repressed the growth of xenograft tumors in vivo. Mechanism investigation indicated that YTHDF1 might promote the aggressive phenotypes by facilitating epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and activating AKT/glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β/β-catenin signaling. Conclusion: The current study identified a robust risk signature consisting of m6A RNA methylation regulators for HCC prognosis. In addition, YTHDF1 was a potential molecular target for HCC treatment.
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- Saiyan Bian
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.,Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Wang F, Tao L, Wang J, Zhang X, Li J, Zhen B, Bian S. PBI6 Research on CAR-T’S Market Access and Reimbursement Strategy in China. Value Health Reg Issues 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2020.07.014] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Zhang W, Zhang J, Xu C, Zhang S, Bian S, Jiang F, Ni W, Qu L, Lu C, Ni R, Fan Y, Xiao M, Liu J. Ubiquitin-specific protease 7 is a drug-able target that promotes hepatocellular carcinoma and chemoresistance. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:28. [PMID: 32002017 PMCID: PMC6986148 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-1109-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) is a de-ubiquitin enzyme that plays an essential role in multiple cancers and becomes a target for treatment. However, the role of USP7 and its therapeutic value for HCC remains unclear. Methods USP7 expression was examined in HCC tissues by western blot and immunohistochemistry. The correlation of USP7 and HCC prognosis was analyzed by Kaplan–Meier survival method. Mass spectrometry was determined and cell proliferation and tumorigenicity assays were conducted in vitro and in vivo treated by P22077 and sgRNA-USP7. Results USP7 expression was significantly increased in HCC and associated with its progression. Interestingly, many HCC cells are sensitive to USP7 inhibition by using P22077. P22077 treatment not only induced cell death but also inhibited cell proliferation and migration in Huh7 and SK-Hep1 cells. In a xenograft model, P22077 efficiently inhibited tumor growth. In chemo-resistant HCC cells, P22077 decreased cell sensitivity to chemotherapy. In addition, mass spectrometry reveals 224 of significantly changed proteins upon P22077 treatment. Conclusions We demonstrate a critical role of USP7 in HCC devolvement and chemoresistance. Disruption of USP7 function results in dis-regulated several key biological processes and subsequently activates BAX. USP7 might be a novel and drug-able target in HCC.
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- Wei Zhang
- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China.,2Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China.,2Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China.,2Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China.,2Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China.,2Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China
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- 3Laboratory of Medical Science, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Jiangsu, 226001 China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China.,4Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu People's Republic of China
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Almenas KK, Marchello JM, Kadambi NP, Tilbrook RW, Cheng HS, Lu MS, Diamond DJ, Bohachevsky IO, Hafer JF, Shih TA, Temme MI, Madic C, Koehly G, Bromley WD, Olszewski JS, Bandyopadhyay G, Bauer AA, Lowry LM, Rankin WN, Kelle JA, Cohen BL, Sow HN, Conn RW, Okula K, Johnson AW, Bian S, Zimmermann H. Authors. NUCL TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nt78-a32111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- S. Bian
- Babcock and Wilcox Company Nuclear Power Generation Division, P.O. Box 1260, Lynchburg, Virginia 24505
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Van Steenbergen S, Bian S, Vermeire S, Van Assche G, Gils A, Ferrante M. Dose de-escalation to adalimumab 40 mg every 3 weeks in patients with Crohn's disease - a nested case-control study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017; 45:923-932. [PMID: 28164321 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data on dose de-escalation in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are limited. AIM To evaluate outcomes of dose de-escalation from adalimumab (ADM) every other week (EOW) to every three weeks (ETW). METHODS We selected patients with CD receiving maintenance therapy with ADM 40 mg ETW with serum levels (SL) available before and after dose de-escalation. Sex- and age-matched controls continuing ADM 40 mg EOW were identified. Patient reported outcome, C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum albumin were collected. RESULTS Out of 898 patients, we identified 40 (11 male, median 37 years) who de-escalated to ADM 40 mg ETW for ADM-related adverse events (AE, n = 1), ADM SL >7 μg/mL (n = 8), or both (n = 31). Compared to controls, ADM SL dropped significantly within 4 months, without associated clinical or biochemical changes. In 53% of patients, dose de-escalation was associated with disappearance of AE (8/16 skin manifestation, 3/6 arthralgia, 5/7 frequent infectious episodes). During a median follow-up of 24 months, 65% of patients maintained clinical response, but 35% needed dose escalation back to ADM 40 mg EOW because of clinical relapse (n = 8), ADM SL <4 μg/mL (n = 2), or both (n = 4). CRP <3.5 mg/L at dose de-escalation was independently associated with dose escalation-free survival [odds ratio 6.28 (95% CI 1.83-21.59), P = 0.004]. We could not define a minimal ADM SL to consider or maintain dose de-escalation. CONCLUSIONS Overall, 65% of patients who de-escalated to adalimumab 40 mg every 3 weeks remained in clinical remission for a median of 24 months. In 53% of patients, adalimumab-related adverse events disappeared after dose de-escalation. Regardless of adalimumab SL, disease remission should be assessed objectively prior to dose de-escalation.
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- S Van Steenbergen
- Department of General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Yang H, Bian S, Xu D, Zhang F, Zhang X. Acute acalculous cholecystitis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A unique form of disease flare. Lupus 2017; 26:1101-1105. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203317699288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Objective We aimed to investigate the clinical features of acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods SLE patients with AAC hospitalized in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) from January 2001 to September 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Their medical records were systematically reviewed. The diagnosis of AAC was based on clinical manifestations and confirmed by radiologic findings including a distended gallbladder with thickened wall, pericholecystic fluid and absence of gallstones. Results Among the 8411 hospitalized SLE patients in PUMCH, 13 (0.15%) were identified to have SLE-AAC. Eleven (84.6%) of them were female, with a mean age of 30.1 ± 8.6 years. AAC was the initial manifestation of SLE in four (30.8%) cases. Eleven (84.6%) patients complained of fever and abdominal pain, four (30.8%) had positive Murphy’s sign and six (46.2%) had elevated liver enzymes. The median SLE Disease Activity Index was 8.0 (range 0–20.0) at the time of AAC. Other affected organs in SLE-AAC included kidney (11, 84.6%) and hematologic system (11, 84.6%), followed by mucocutaneous (seven, 53.8%), musculoskeletal (seven, 53.8%) and neuropsychiatric (two, 15.4%) systems. All patients received treatment of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants but none underwent surgical intervention. During a median follow-up of 28 months (range, 2–320 months), 12 cases (92.4%) responded to treatment with no relapse and one patient (7.6%) died of septic shock. Conclusion Our study suggests that AAC is a relatively uncommon and underestimated gastrointestinal involvement of SLE that is often associated with active disease. For patients with AAC in SLE, treatment with aggressive glucocorticoids could result in a good prognosis.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinical Immunology Center, The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinical Immunology Center, The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinical Immunology Center, The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinical Immunology Center, The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinical Immunology Center, The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Liu GY, Bian S, Li F, Li XF, Fan K, An HZ, Jia XX. [Effect of allogenic mesenchymal stem cells transplantation on the expression of interleukin-22 and matrix metalloproteinase-3 in rats with collagen induced arthritis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 97:698-702. [PMID: 28297833 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the effect of allogeneic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplantation on the expression of interleukin -22 (IL-22), matrix metalloproteinase -3 (MMP-3) in serum and synovial of rats with collagen induced arthritis. Methods: Type Ⅱ collagen were injected twice to establish the collagen induced arthritis (CIA) rat model. Forty-eight rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group, CIA control group, CIA experiment group. Rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were cultured by bone marrow method combined with adherent culture method. After identify, the remaining cells were injected in the CIA experimental group. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of IL-22 and MMP-3 in serum and anklebone joint's synovium of rats, respectively. Synovial cells were isolated and cultured, and were treated with different concentrations of IL-22. MMP-3 protein and mRNA were detected before and after stimulation by Western blot and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Results: After MSC transplantation, arthritis index, X-ray, HE staining of CIA rat showed that joint damage significantly reduced compared with the control group. The ELISA results showed that the expression of MMP-3 and IL-22 in CIA control group was higher than those in the control group (125.79±9.12 vs 102.00±7.63 ng/ml, P<0.05), (292.35±31.23 vs 257.27±13.99 ng/ml, P<0.05) and CIA experiment group (125.79±9.12 vs 97.94±9.50 ng/ml, P<0.05), (292.35±31.23 vs 262.16±22.02 ng/ml, P<0.05) with statistically significant difference (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the control group and CIA experimental group. Immunohistochemical showed similar results with ELISA. Western blotting and RT-qPCR showed that MMP-3 protein and mRNA expression was increased after IL-22 stimulation in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: IL-22 and MMP-3 play an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. IL-22 could regulate the expression of MMP-3, and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells could reduce the expression of MMP-3 in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis by reducing the expression of IL-22.
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- G Y Liu
- Department of Rheumatism, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Bian S, Kuban D, Levy L, Oh J, Choi S, McGuire S, Pugh T, Nguyen P, Lee A, Hoffman K. The Influence of Age and Comorbidity on the Benefit of Adding Androgen Deprivation to Dose-escalated Radiation in Men With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zheng Y, Fujioka H, Bian S, Torisawa Y, Huh D, Takayama S, Grotberg JB. Liquid plug propagation in flexible microchannels: A small airway model. Phys Fluids (1994) 2009; 21:71903. [PMID: 19704915 PMCID: PMC2730709 DOI: 10.1063/1.3183777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Accepted: 06/23/2009] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In the present study, we investigate the effect of wall flexibility on the plug propagation and the resulting wall stresses in small airway models with experimental measurements and numerical simulations. Experimentally, a flexible microchannel was fabricated to mimic the flexible small airways using soft lithography. Liquid plugs were generated and propagated through the microchannels. The local wall deformation is observed instantaneously during plug propagation with the maximum increasing with plug speed. The pressure drop across the plug is measured and observed to increase with plug speed, and is slightly smaller in a flexible channel compared to that in a rigid channel. A computational model is then presented to model the steady plug propagation through a flexible channel corresponding to the middle plane in the experimental device. The results show qualitative agreements with experiments on wall shapes and pressure drops and the discrepancies bring up interesting questions on current field of modeling. The flexible wall deforms inward near the plug core region, the deformation and pressure drop across the plug increase with the plug speed. The wall deformation and resulting stresses vary with different longitudinal tensions, i.e., for large wall longitudinal tension, the wall deforms slightly, which causes decreased fluid stress and stress gradients on the flexible wall comparing to that on rigid walls; however, the wall stress gradients are found to be much larger on highly deformable walls with small longitudinal tensions. Therefore, in diseases such as emphysema, with more deformable airways, there is a high possibility of induced injuries on lining cells along the airways because of larger wall stresses and stress gradients.
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- Y Zheng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2099, USA
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Bian S, Elliott R, Immig I, Sun D. The influence of β-carotene supplementation on
post-partum disease and subsequent reproductive
performance of dairy cows in China. J Anim Feed Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/74563/2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Shin EH, Bian S, Shim YB, Rahman MA, Chung KT, Kim JY, Wang JQ, Choe ES. Cocaine increases endoplasmic reticulum stress protein expression in striatal neurons. Neuroscience 2007; 145:621-30. [PMID: 17303341 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2005] [Revised: 12/04/2006] [Accepted: 12/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cocaine administration upregulates the levels of extracellular glutamate and dopamine in the striatum. Activation of the receptors alters calcium homeostasis in striatal neurons leading to the expression of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress proteins. It was therefore hypothesized that cocaine upregulates the expression of the ER stress proteins, immunoglobulin heavy chain binding protein (BiP), Ire1alpha and perk via glutamate and dopamine receptor activation. A novel glutamate microbiosensor and Western immunoblot analyses were mainly performed to test the hypothesis in the rat dorsal striatum. The results showed that i.p. injection of repeated cocaine (20 mg/kg) for nine consecutive days significantly increased extracellular glutamate levels while acute cocaine injection did not. However, the immunoreactivities (IR) of the ER stress proteins in the dorsal striatum were significantly increased by either acute or repeated cocaine injections as compared with saline controls. Intrastriatal injection (i.s.) of the selective group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) antagonist N-phenyl-7-(hydroxyimino)cyclopropa[b]chromen-1a-carboxamide (PHCCC; 25 nmol) or the mGluR5 subtype antagonist 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine hydrochloride (MPEP; 2 and 25 nmol) significantly decreased repeated cocaine-induced increases in the IR of the ER stress proteins in the injected dorsal striatum. Similarly, the selective D1 antagonist (R)-(+)-7-chloro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine hydrochloride (SCH23390; 0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) or the N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist dizocilpine/(5S,10R)-(+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-ibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine maleate (MK801; 2 nmol, i.s.) decreased acute or repeated cocaine-induced the IR of the ER stress proteins in the dorsal striatum. These data suggest that cocaine upregulates expression of the ER stress proteins in striatal neurons via a mechanism involving activation of glutamate and dopamine receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cocaine/pharmacology
- Cocaine-Related Disorders/metabolism
- Cocaine-Related Disorders/physiopathology
- Corpus Striatum/drug effects
- Corpus Striatum/metabolism
- Dopamine Antagonists/pharmacology
- Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Endoplasmic Reticulum/drug effects
- Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
- Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology
- Heat-Shock Proteins/drug effects
- Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism
- Male
- Membrane Proteins/drug effects
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Molecular Chaperones/drug effects
- Molecular Chaperones/metabolism
- Neurons/drug effects
- Neurons/metabolism
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/drug effects
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/drug effects
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate/drug effects
- Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate/metabolism
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/drug effects
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism
- Stress, Physiological/chemically induced
- Stress, Physiological/metabolism
- Stress, Physiological/physiopathology
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/physiology
- eIF-2 Kinase/drug effects
- eIF-2 Kinase/metabolism
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- E H Shin
- Department of Biology and Center for Innovative BioPhysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-dong, Kumjeong-gu, C6-311, Pusan 609-735, Korea
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Douglas RM, Lai JCK, Bian S, Cummins L, Moczydlowski E, Haddad GG. The calcium-sensitive large-conductance potassium channel (BK/MAXI K) is present in the inner mitochondrial membrane of rat brain. Neuroscience 2006; 139:1249-61. [PMID: 16567053 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.01.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2005] [Revised: 01/24/2006] [Accepted: 01/26/2006] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channels are known to be expressed in the plasmalemma of central neurons; however, recent data suggest that large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channels may also be present in mitochondrial membranes. To determine the subcellular localization and distribution of large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channels, rat brain fractions obtained by Ficoll-sucrose density gradient centrifugation were examined by Western blotting, immunocytochemistry and immuno-gold electron microscopy. Immunoblotting studies demonstrated the presence of a consistent signal for the alpha subunit of the large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channel in the mitochondrial fraction. Double-labeling immunofluorescence also demonstrated that large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channels are present in mitochondria and co-localize with mitochondrial-specific proteins such as the translocase of the inner membrane 23, adenine nucleotide translocator, cytochrome c oxidase or complex IV-subunit 1 and the inner mitochondrial membrane protein but do not co-localize with calnexin, an endoplasmic reticulum marker. Western blotting of discrete subcellular fractions demonstrated that cytochrome c oxidase or complex IV-subunit 1 was only expressed in the mitochondrial fraction whereas actin, acetylcholinesterase, cadherins, calnexin, 58 kDa Golgi protein, lactate dehydrogenase and microtubule-associated protein 1 were not, demonstrating the purity of the mitochondrial fraction. Electron microscopic examination of the mitochondrial pellet demonstrated gold particle labeling within mitochondria, indicative of the presence of large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channels in the inner mitochondrial membrane. These studies provide concrete morphological evidence for the existence of large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channels in mitochondria: our findings corroborate the recent electrophysiological evidence of mitochondrial large-conductance voltage- and calcium-sensitive channels in glioma and cardiac cells.
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- R M Douglas
- Department of Pediatrics (Division of Respiratory Medicine), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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He X, You S, Bian S. [T-cell immunity against autologous leukemic cell mediated by in vitro bone marrow-derived dendritic cell from patients with acute myeloid leukemia in complete remission]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2001; 22:629-32. [PMID: 16200709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore if a specific cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL) response could be in vitro generated by using autogenous-leukemic cells lysates (ACL) pulsed dendritic cells ( DCs ) from AML-CR patients. METHODS T-cell depleted bone marrow mononuclear cells (TD-BMNC) were isolated from AML-CR patients with E-rosetting procedure, and then were cultured in vitro in the presence of combined cytokines ( GM-CSF, IL-4, SCF/TNF-alpha) for generation of mature DCs, and pulsed with ACL on day 5. After 7-day culture, the cells were harvested and the expression of mature DC marker was determined by FACS. For generation of a specific CTL to the respective AML cells, the cells were co-cultured with pre-activated auto-T lymphocytes by McAb anti-CD3 in the presence of low concentration of IL-2 for 7 days. Cytotoxicity was determined with LDH release. RESULTS Cultured TD-BMNCs from 12 AML-CR patients developed morphologic and phenotypic characteristics of mature DCs. CTL assay was performed in 6 out of the 12 samples. At effector/target ratio of 20:1, auto-T lymphocytes primed with ACL pulsed DC exhibited significant killing activity to auto-AML cells but not to K562 cells as compared with that stimulated by IL-2 alone or primed by non-pulsed DC (P = 0.001). CONCLUSION AML cell associated antigen specific CTL responses can be in vitro generated by priming auto-T lymphocytes with ACL pulsed DCs. These findings might prove useful for immunotherapy of AML.
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- X He
- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital , CAMS and PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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Lee SH, Balasubramanian S, Kim DY, Viswanathan NK, Bian S, Kumar J, Tripathy SK. Azo Polymer Multilayer Films by Electrostatic Self-Assembly and Layer-by-Layer Post Azo Functionalization. Macromolecules 2001. [DOI: 10.1021/ma012487h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mi Y, Bian S, Xue Y. [Preliminary study on postremission therapy courses in acute myeloid leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2001; 22:520-3. [PMID: 11769676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the optimum postremission therapy courses in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). METHODS Data from medical records of AML patients in our hospital in 7 year were analyzed with SPSS 8.0 system software. RESULTS One hundred and ninety one untreated de novo AML patients received different induction chemotherapy regimens: HA, DA, AA and HAD. The complete remission (CR) rate was 81.4%, 89.9% for one to two courses. The median disease free survival (DFS) in 144 CR patients whose survival time could be analyzed was 9.6 months. The probability of survival was 21.6% at 3 year and 12.9% at 5 year. For the patients received less than 6 courses of post-remission therapy, the median DFS was 7.1 months and the probability of survival was 11.4% at 3 year and 6.3% at 5 years, Whereas for patients received 6 or more courses of post-remission therapy, they were 35.3 months, 43.2% and 27.0%, respectively. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant. For patients received 8 or more courses of post-remission therapy, the median DFS was 48.8 months and the probability of survival was 57.9% at 3 year and 31.6% at 5 year. CONCLUSION AML patients should at least receive 6 courses of post-remission therapy, and 8 courses therapy seems better.
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- Y Mi
- Institute of Hematology, CAMS, PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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Bian S, Favre I, Moczydlowski E. Ca2+-binding activity of a COOH-terminal fragment of the Drosophila BK channel involved in Ca2+-dependent activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:4776-81. [PMID: 11274367 PMCID: PMC31910 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.081072398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mutational and biophysical analysis suggests that an intracellular COOH-terminal domain of the large conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel (BK channel) contains Ca(2+)-binding site(s) that are allosterically coupled to channel opening. However the structural basis of Ca(2+) binding to BK channels is unknown. To pursue this question, we overexpressed the COOH-terminal 280 residues of the Drosophila slowpoke BK channel (Dslo-C280) as a FLAG- and His(6)-tagged protein in Escherichia coli. We purified Dslo-C280 in soluble form and used a (45)Ca(2+)-overlay protein blot assay to detect Ca(2+) binding. Dslo-C280 exhibits specific binding of (45)Ca(2+) in comparison with various control proteins and known EF-hand Ca(2+)-binding proteins. A mutation (D5N5) of Dslo-C280, in which five consecutive Asp residues of the "Ca-bowl" motif are changed to Asn, reduces (45)Ca(2+)-binding activity by 56%. By electrophysiological assay, the corresponding D5N5 mutant of the Drosophila BK channel expressed in HEK293 cells exhibits lower Ca(2+) sensitivity for activation and a shift of approximately +80 mV in the midpoint voltage for activation. This effect is associated with a decrease in the Hill coefficient (N) for activation by Ca(2+) and a reduction in apparent Ca(2+) affinity, suggesting the loss of one Ca(2+)-binding site per monomer. These results demonstrate a functional correlation between Ca(2+) binding to a specific region of the BK protein and Ca(2+)-dependent activation, thus providing a biochemical approach to study this process.
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- S Bian
- Departments of Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8066, USA
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Foster MW, Bian S, Surerus KK, Cowan JA. Elucidation of a [4Fe-4S] cluster degradation pathway: rapid kinetic studies of the degradation of Chromatium vinosum HiPIP. J Biol Inorg Chem 2001; 6:266-74. [PMID: 11315562 DOI: 10.1007/s007750000196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Irreversible disassembly of the 4Fe-4S cluster in Chromatium vinosum high-potential iron protein (HiPIP) has been investigated in the presence of a low concentration of guanidinium hydrochloride. From the dependence of degradation rate on [H+], it is deduced that at least three protons are required to trigger efficient cluster degradation. Under these conditions the protonated cluster shows broadened Mössbauer signals, but delta EQ (1.1 mm/s) and delta (0.44 mm/s) are similar to the native form. Collapse of the protonated transition state complex, revealed by rapid-quench Mössbauer experiments, occurs with a measured rate constant kobs approximately 0.72 +/- 0.35 s-1 that is consistent with results from time-resolved electronic absorption and fluorescence (kobs approximately 0.4 +/- 0.1 s-1) and EPR (kobs approximately 0.62 +/- 0.18 s-1) measurements. Apparently, guanidinium hydrochloride serves to perturb the tertiary structure of the protein, facilitating protonation of the cluster, but not degradation per se. Release of iron ions occurs even more slowly with kobs approximately 0.07 +/- 0.02 s-1, as determined by the appearance of the g = 4.3 EPR signal. Proton-mediated cluster degradation is sensitive to the oxidation state of the cluster, with the oxidized state showing a two-fold slower rate in acidic solutions as a result of increased electrostatic repulsion with the cluster. Consistent results are obtained from absorption, fluorescence, Mössbauer and EPR measurements.
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- M W Foster
- Evans Laboratory of Chemistry, Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Peng Y, Ma S, Zhang S, Li Y, Yang L, Bian S. Clinical significance of changes in beta-adrenoreceptors in peripheral lymphocytes in patients with essential hypertension. Chin Med J (Engl) 2000; 113:1064-7. [PMID: 11776136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship of beta-adrenoreceptor density and function with the condition of patients with essential hypertension. METHODS In the present study, 69 male patients with essential hypertension at different stages were compared with a group of age-matched normotensive controls. beta-adrenoreceptor maximum bound volume (Bmax) in peripheral lymphocytes was measured by 3H-dihydroalprenolol (3 H-DHA) radio ligand binding. beta-adrenoreceptor responsiveness was determined by Salbutamol (injection). RESULTS In patients with essential hypertension at stages I and II, Bmax was significantly higher (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001, respectively) and the chronotropic doses of Salbutamol required to increase the heart rate by 30 beats/min (CD30) were significantly lower (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001, respectively) than in age-matched normotensive control subjects. In patients with essential hypertension at stage III, Bmax was significantly lower and CD30 was significantly higher (both P < 0.01) than those in the age-matched normotensive control subjects. Bmax was significantly higher and CD30 was significantly lower (both P < 0.001) in patients with essential hypertension and with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) than that in patients with essential hypertension but without LVH. In patients with essential hypertension and heart failure, Bmax was significantly lower and CD30 was significantly higher (both P < 0.001) than those in patients with essential hypertension without heart failure. CONCLUSIONS The changes of beta-adrenoreceptor density and function were related to hypertension, hypertension complicated with ventricular hypertrophy, and heart failure. They may be viewed as indexes of the condition in the patients with essential hypertension.
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- Y Peng
- Department of Cardiology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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Lee SH, Balasubramanian S, Kim DY, Viswanathan NK, Bian S, Kumar J, Tripathy SK. Azo Polymer Multilayer Films by Electrostatic Self-Assembly and Layer-by-Layer Post Azo Functionalization. Macromolecules 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/ma9921495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Soo-Hyoung Lee
- Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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Mi Y, Bian S, Meng Q, Xue Y, Yu M, Chen G, Li D, Chen Y, Qian L. [Study on the clinical characteristics of biphenotypic acute leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2000; 21:352-4. [PMID: 11877003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the biological characteristics and the treatment outcome of adult biphenotypic acute leukemia. METHODS Immunophenotypes were examined using indirect immunofluorescence method. Biphenotypic acute leukemia (BAL) was diagnosed according to EGIL scoring system. RESULTS (1) The incidence of BAL in acute leukemia was 3.4%. Percentage for coexpression of B lymphoid and myeloid antigens was 68.4%, for T lymphoid and myeloid antigens 21.1%, for B, T lymphoid and myeloid antigens 10.5%. (2) CD(34) was expressed in 43.75% of the BAL cases. (3) Cytogenetic analysis revealed normal and abnormal karyotypes in 41.7% and 58.3% of the BAL cases, respectively. (4) Six of 19 patients achieved completed remission (CR), but the disease free survivals were all less than 6 months. Treatment outcomes were negatively related to the expression of CD(34) antigen and cytogenetic findings. The BAL patients were poorly responded to therapeutic regimens directed to AML. CONCLUSION Coexpression of B/M antigens is the commonest subtype in BAL. BAL had a poor prognosis, especially treated with induction regimen directed to AML.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antigens, CD34/analysis
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Female
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Karyotyping
- Leukemia/drug therapy
- Leukemia/genetics
- Leukemia/pathology
- Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/drug therapy
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/genetics
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Treatment Outcome
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- Y Mi
- Institute of Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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He X, You S, Bian S, Liao X, Li M, Ma S, Ge W, Qian L. [In vitro induction of autologous T cell killing by heat treated human chronic myelogenous leukemia cells]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2000; 21:287-90. [PMID: 11876993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the potential of autologous T cell killing of heat treated chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cells (autologous tumor killing, ATK). METHODS (51)Cr release assay was used to measure the ATK activity of autologous T cells against CML cells treated with 42 degrees C for 30 minutes (heat) or 37 degrees C for 30 minutes (non-heat). The phenotypes of T cells and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression of CML cells were measured by flow cytometry (FCM). T cells from the CML patients were stimulated and expanded by autologous mixed lymphocyte/tumor cell cultures (MLTC). RESULTS ATK activity of autologous T cells to the non-heated and heated CML cells were found in 4 (19.05%) and 10 (47.62%) of the 21 cases, respectively. The ATK activity of interleukin-2 (IL-2) stimulated autologous T cells against heated CML cells was markedly higher than that of unstimulated autologous T cells against non-heated CML cells (P < 0.001). FCM analysis showed that no HSP70 was expressed on the CML cell membranes whether heated or non-heated, but intracellular HSP70 expressions were (83.42 +/- 5.65)% and (78.34 +/- 6.32)% pre- and post-heated, respectively. The phenotypes of T cells stimulated and expanded in MLTC were TCRgammadelta - CD(3)(+), mostly CD(8)(+), with some activation markers (CD(25) and HLA-DR) expression. The ATK activities of these T cells against the heated and non-heated CML cells and K562 cells were (51.25 +/- 4.26)%, (36.52 +/- 3.83)% and (2.92 +/- 1.19)%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS ATK activity of autologous T cells against CML cells could be induced or enhanced by heat treatment of the CML cells particularly of T cells stimulated with IL-2. This ATK activity was not associated with gammadelta T cells or HSP70 expression of CML cells.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Female
- HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/biosynthesis
- Hot Temperature
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Immunotherapy
- Interleukin-2/pharmacology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/immunology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/analysis
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
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- X He
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS and PUMC., Tianjin 300020, China
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Mi Y, Wang L, Bian S, Meng Q, Chen G, Wang J. Effect of WT1 gene expression on cell growth and proliferation in myeloid leukemia cell lines. Chin Med J (Engl) 1999; 112:705-8. [PMID: 11601276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects and mechanism of Wilms' tumor (WT1) antisense oligonucleotides (AS-oligomers) on proliferation and apoptosis in myeloid leukemia cell lines. METHODS K562 and HL-60 cells were cultured in presence of WT1 oligomers. Both cell lines express WT1 gene with no p53 protein expression. Cells growth, apoptosis and expression of WT1, bcl-2 genes were analysed using 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenylmetrazolium bromide (MTT) colorimetric assay, flow cytometry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) methods. RESULTS WT1 antisense oligonucleotides inhibited cellular proliferation of K562 cells and the effect was concentration-dependent. When cultured at concentration of 200 micrograms/ml oligomers, growth inhibition was 46.2% for antisense oligonucleotide cultivated group and 28.1% for sense oligonucleotide cultured group (P = 0.008) respectively. WT1 antisense oligonucleotide can induce apoptosis of K562 and HL-60 cells. Percentages of apoptotic cells in antisense oligonucleotide and sense oligonucleotide treated groups were 30.88% versus 13.62% for K562 cells and 40.15% versus 4.23% for HL-60 cells. However the growth of HL-60 cells and expression of bcl-2 gene were unaffected. CONCLUSIONS The WT1 gene is related with proliferation and apoptosis of leukemic cells. Effect of anti-apoptosis may be independent of the cellular p53 status and bcl-2 expression. WT1 gene may play an important role in leukemogenesis.
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- Y Mi
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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Guo Y, Bian S, Luo M. [Study of thrombopoietin and its receptor C-mpl in acute leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1999; 20:120-3. [PMID: 11601235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the expression of C-mpl gene in acute leukemia (AL) and its implication and investigate the effect of recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTpo) on acute leukemic cells as well as its relation to C-mpl expression. METHODS C-mpl expression was detected in 43 AL patients by using semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and the effect of rhTpo on acute leukemia cells by MTT assay. RESULTS C-mpl was expressed in 22 of 35 patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), but did not in 8 patients with ALL. The percentage of C-mpl expression (16/22, 72.7%) was significantly higher in CD34 positive AML patients than in CD34 negative group (4/12, 33.3%, P = 0.031), and was higher in patients with M2b, M3 and M4EO than in those with other AML subtypes (40.0% vs 80.0%, P = 0.019). The complete remission rate in C-mpl positive AML patients was lower than that in negative patients (70.0% vs 81.8%, P = 0.394), although the difference was not significant. In 9 of 28 cases of AML, the in vitro treatment with rhTpo induced proliferation of leukemia cells. Among these 28 patients, leukemic cells from 8 of 17 (47.0%) patients expressing C-mpl responded to rhTpo, but only the cells from one of 11 (9.1%) non-expressing patients did. The rhTpo induced proliferation of AML cells was enhanced when combined with IL-3, GM-CSF or SCF. CONCLUSIONS C-mpl was expressed in some AML, but did not in ALL. Tpo could induce AML cells to proliferate and the effect was augmented when combined with other hematopoietic growth factors.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, CD34/metabolism
- Cell Division
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytokine
- Receptors, Thrombopoietin
- Thrombopoietin/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Y Guo
- Blood Diseases Hospital, Institute of Hematology, CAMS and PUMC, Tianjin 300020
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Mi Y, Bian S, Chen G. [Study on the expression of myeloid markers and CD34 antigen in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1999; 20:76-8. [PMID: 11601203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the expression of myeloid markers and CD34 antigen on lymphoblasts in adult ALL and its relationship with prognosis. METHOD Immunophenotypes were examined using indirect immunofluorescence method in 102 de novo ALL. RESULTS The incidence of myeloid antigen expression in adult ALL was 21.6% and the commonest one was CD33 (15.7%). There was a higher incidence of myeloid antigens expression in ALL-L2 than in ALL-L1 (25.6% vs 5.3%, P = 0.05). CD34 was expressed in lymphoblasts from 30 of 56 patients (53.6%). Incidence of CD34 expression in B-ALL was higher than that in T-ALL (61.7% vs 11.1%, P < 0.01). No relationship between CD34, myeloid antigens and cell maturity was found within B-ALL. There was no relation between expression of myeloid antigens and CD34. The CR rate in My(+)-ALL was lower than that in My(-)-ALL (52.6% vs 80.0%, P < 0.025), and was no relation with CD34 expression. In addition, Ph chromosome and/or bcr/abl fusion gene was positive in 35.9% of the patients, and CR rate of Ph positive patients was higher than that in Ph negative patients. CONCLUSION Expression of myeloid antigens was related to FAB subtype and cell maturity in adult ALL. There was no relationship between myeloid antigen expression and CR rate. A higher incidence of CD34 expression was found in Pro-B-ALL than in common-ALL and Pre-B-ALL. Expression of CD34 had no relation with CR rate.
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- Y Mi
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Tianjin 300020
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Bian S, Bi Y. [Progress in the study of hematologic diseases in China]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 1998; 78:890-2. [PMID: 11038843] [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: 02/18/2023]
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Mi Y, Wang L, Bian S. [Effect of WT1 gene expression on cell growth and proliferation in myeloid leukemia cell lines]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1998; 19:627-30. [PMID: 11263329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of WT1 antisense oligonucleotide(AS-oligo) on cell proliferation and apoptosis in myeloid leukemia cell lines. METHODS K562 and HL-60 cells were cultivated with WT1 AS-oligo. The cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle and gene expression were examined by MTT colorimetry, FACS and RT-PCR. RESULTS WT1 AS-oligo could inhibit the proliferation of K562 cell and induce apoptosis of K562 and HL-60 cells. On the contrary, the growth of HL-60 cells and the expression of WT1, mdm2 and bcl-2 genes were unaffected. CONCLUSION WT1 gene is related to the proliferation and apoptosis of leukemic cells. WT1 gene could suppress cell apoptosis independent of status of p53 and bcl-2 genes. It might play an role in leukemogenesis.
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- Y Mi
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Tianjin 300020
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Luo M, Bian S, Xue Y. [Study on combined chemosensitivity test in acute non-lymphocytic leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1998; 19:59-62. [PMID: 10921102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the methods of combined chemosensitivity test in vitro. METHODS The chemosensitivity of leukemia cells to 7 kinds of combined chemotherapy regimens, including DA, HA, AA, MA, HAD, HAA and HAM, was estimated in 79 patients with ANLL by MTT assay in vitro. The ratios of drug combinations at which synergistic interactions between drugs are to the highest levels were determined by using Chou's "median effect analysis". RESULTS There were 67 S(sensitive)/S, 9 R(resistant)/R, 2 R/S, 1 S/R(in vitro/in vivo) in 79 patients. The general, positive and negative coincident rates of in vitro with in vivo, specificity and sensitivity were 96.2%, 98.5%, 81.8%, 88.9% and 97.1%, respectively. CONCLUSION This method is better than the single drug test, and it is more useful to find drug resistant patients.
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- M Luo
- Institute of Hematology, CAMS, Tianjin
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Luo M, Bian S, Feng M. [Synergistic reversal effect of quinine in combination with modulators on multidrug resistant cell line K562/HHT]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1998; 19:20-2. [PMID: 10921097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop effective combination of drug resistance modulators. METHODS The reversal effects of quinine (Quin) in combination with cyclosporin A (CsA), dipyridamole (DPM) or tamoxifen (Tam), respectively on the drug resistance of K562/HHT were studied by MTT, flow cytometry and median-effect principle. RESULTS The reversal effectiveness of the modulator combinations was 2-3 times as much as that of each modulator alone. Synergistic interaction between Quin and DPM or Tam was greater than that between Quin and CsA. Quin combined with CsA increased intracellular DNR accumulation significantly as compared with either of them alone. CONCLUSION There was synergistic interactions between Quin and CSA, DPM or Tam, and combination of modulators with different operating mechanisms had a greater synergistic interaction.
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- M Luo
- Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS, Tianjin
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Han M, Wan S, Qian L, Han J, Li X, Zhao Y, Peng Q, He Y, Bian S, Yan W. [Studies on expansion ex vivo of murine bone marrow cells and its hematopoietic reconstitution capacity]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1997; 18:413-6. [PMID: 15625847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of stem cell factor (SCF) in combination with interleukin-1 (IL-1) or/and interleukin-3 (IL-3) on ex vivo expansion of 5FU treated bone marrow cells and hematopoietic recovery in lethally irradiated mice transplanted with the expanded cells. METHODS 5FU treated bone marrow cells (d3-5FU-BMC) were cultured in a cytokines-containing medium, and the net increments of CFU-GM and high proliferative potential colony forming cell (HPP-CFC) were evaluated. RESULTS CFU-GM increased by 33.7 +/- 18.1- or 18.1 +/- 6.3- fold, and HPP-CFC by 17.8 +/- 10.5- or 12.7 +/- 9.1- fold, respectively, in cultures containing SCF with IL- or IL-3, as compared with that in control; while SCF alone had little effect. Compared with fresh d3-5FU-BMC, transplantation of the expanded bone marrow cells accelerated the recovery of recipients' peripheral blood cell counts by 1 approximately 3 days and increased the survival rate of the transplanted animals (d3-5FU-BMC group 50% vs expansion group 8U approximately 100%). CONCLUSION SCF in combination with IL-1 or IL-3 synergetically ex vivo expands hematopoietic cells. Transplantation of the expanded bone marrow cells accelerates the recipient's hematopoietic reconstitution.
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Mi Y, Bian S, Xue Y, Zhao Y, Meng Q, Guo Y, Li R, Qin T. [The prognostic significance of regular bone marrow aspirations during induction chemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1997; 18:305-7. [PMID: 15622625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prognostic significance of regular aspirations during induction chemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia. METHODS Regular bone marrow aspirations were performed during the first course of induction chemotherapy in 96 cases of de novo AML. RESULTS Complete remission (CR) rate after the first course in patients with < or = 0.10 bone marrow blasts at the 7th day on chemotherapy was higher than that in patients with > 0.10 blasts (64.6% vs 40.0%, P < 0.05). Prolonged the chemotherapy course for a few more days in the latter group of patients increased CR rate from 25.0% to 50.0%. CR rate in patients with < or = 0.10 bone marrow blasts at the nadir of white blood cell count after chemotherapy was higher than that in patients with > 0.10 blasts (66.0% vs 25.8%, P < 0.005), and the refractory cases were significantly fewer in the former group of patients (7.5% vs 45.2%, P < 0.005). CONCLUSION Regular bone marrow aspirations during induction chemotherapy were helpful in predicting the prognosis and guiding the treatment in AML.
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- Y Mi
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Tianjin 300020
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Li K, Wang L, Hao Y, Chao H, Meng Q, Feng B, Tang K, Bian S. [Clonal analysis of blood cells using X-linked HUMARA gene polymorphism]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 1997; 18:247-50. [PMID: 15622756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the method for clonal analysis of blood cells. METHODS Thirty female AML patients and 20 normal female subjects were analysed by the analysis of X-linked HUMARA gene polymorphism and methylation pattern. RESULTS The heterozygote rate of HUMARA gene in Chinese women was 88% and the gene had a stable methylation pattern. Out of 20 control females, 17 were heterozygotes and among them 15 were polyclonal, 2 (11.8%) showed skewed X-inactivation. All heterozygote AML were clonal hematopoiesis. CONCLUSION HUMARA gene polymorphism is a good marker for clonality analysis of blood cells.
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- K Li
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Tianjin 300020
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Bian S, Hemann CF, Hille R, Cowan JA. Characterization of an autoreduction pathway for the [Fe4S4]3+ cluster of mutant Chromatium vinosum high-potential iron proteins. Site-directed mutagenesis studies to probe the role of phenylalanine 66 in defining the stability of the [Fe4S4] center provide evidence for oxidative degradation via a [Fe3S4] cluster. Biochemistry 1996; 35:14544-52. [PMID: 8931551 DOI: 10.1021/bi961658l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A number of point mutations of the conserved aromatic residue phenylalanine 66 (Phe66Tyr, -Asn, -Cys, -Ser) in Chromatium vinosum high-potential iron sulfur protein have been examined with the aim of understanding the functional role of this residue. Nonconservative replacements with polar residues have a minimal effect on the midpoint potential of the [Fe4S4]3+/2+ cluster, typically < +25 mV, with a maximum change of +40 mV for Phe66Asn. With the exception of the Phe66Tyr mutant, the oxidized state was found to be unstable relative to the recombinant native, with regeneration of the reduced state. The pathway for this transformation involves degradation of the cluster in a fraction of the sample, which provides the reducing equivalents required to bring about reduction of the remainder of the sample. This degradative reaction proceeds through a transient [Fe3S4]+ intermediate that is characterized by typical g values and power saturation behavior and is prompted by the increased solvent accessibility of the cluster core in the nonconservative Phe66 mutants as evidenced by 1H-15N HMQC NMR experiments. These results are consistent with a model where the critical role of the aromatic residues in the high-potential iron proteins is to protect the cluster from hydrolytic degradation in the oxidized state.
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- S Bian
- Evans Laboratory of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Soriano A, Li D, Bian S, Agarwal A, Cowan JA. Factors influencing redox thermodynamics and electron self-exchange for the [Fe4S4] cluster in Chromatium vinosum high potential iron protein: the role of core aromatic residues in defining cluster redox chemistry. Biochemistry 1996; 35:12479-86. [PMID: 8823183 DOI: 10.1021/bi960974x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The roles of aromatic core residues in regulating the reduction potential, the enthalpy and entropy of reduction, and the self-exchange rate constants for electron-transfer reactions for the prosthetic [Fe4S4]3+/2+ cluster of Chromatium vinosum high potential iron protein (HiPIP) have been addressed by a combination of site-directed mutagenesis, high field NMR (EXSY) experiments, and variable temperature spectrochemical redox titration measurements. Minimal changes are observed following nonconservative mutation of residues Tyr19, Phe48, and Phe66. Apparently these hydrophobic residues play only a minor role in defining the electronic properties of the cluster. These data support a model, first defined from results obtained on Tyr19 mutant HiPIP's [Agarwal, A., Li, D., & Cowan, J.A. (1995) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92, 9440-9444], in which the aromatic core restricts solvent accessibility and thereby stabilizes the oxidized [Fe4S4]3+ cluster.
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- A Soriano
- Evans Laboratory of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Bian S, Frejlich J. Photorefractive response time measurement in GaAs crystals by phase modulation in two-wave mixing. Opt Lett 1994; 19:1702-1704. [PMID: 19855627 DOI: 10.1364/ol.19.001702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We describe a new method for photorefractive response time measurement in fast photorefractive crystals based on continuous phase modulation in two-wave mixing. We report experimental results for undoped semi-insulating GaAs that are in good agreement with theory. Values obtained for the response time and photoelectron generation quantum efficiency are consistent with previously published data.
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Zhang J, Sun W, Zhao H, Bian S, Xu K, Li M, Xu Y. Enhancement of the exponential gain coefficient as a result of the light-fanning effect in thin doped LiNbO(3) crystals. Opt Lett 1993; 18:1391-1393. [PMID: 19823391 DOI: 10.1364/ol.18.001391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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