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Yaghoubi S, Heselmeyer-Haddad K, Archilla I, Parra C, Wangsa D, Castellano G, Lahoz S, Pablo-Fontecha V, Hirsch D, Chen WD, Ried T, Cuatrecasas M, Meltzer PS, Camps J. Abstract 314: Intratumor genetic heterogeneity dictates metastatic subclones in stage II colon cancer. Cancer Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-314] [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: 04/07/2023]
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The high incidence of colon cancer (CC) worldwide is a major health concern. Although surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy are effective to a high extent in lymph-node negative colon cancers, there are still some 10-15% of patients that show disease relapse within the next 5-year period after intended curative surgery. We hypothesize that genomic instability and intratumor heterogeneity fuel the formation of subclonal populations in the primary tumor that might promote metastasis. In the current study, we assessed the presence of intratumor heterogeneity in CC using multiplex interphase FISH (miFISH) and whole-exome sequencing (WES) to evaluate samples obtained from primary stage II colon tumors and their patient-matched associated liver metastases using multi-region sampling (N=9). In combination with genome-wide copy-number changes obtained from WES analysis, miFISH allowed the simultaneous quantification of copy-numbers for nine CC relevant genes and a centromeric ploidy control probe in intact tumor nuclei derived from archival patient material. Our preliminary data on the four cases analyzed so far, revealed high similarities regarding copy-number changes and ploidy between primary tumor and metastatic samples for three of the cases. While two of these cases showed either triploid or highly aneuploid genomes with different degrees of genomic instability and subclonality among them, the third case displayed a diploid content for both matched lesions. Intriguingly, as seen by miFISH and WES, loss of CDX2 in the primary tumor might have originated the main clonal population giving rise to metastasis in this latter case. Conversely, the fourth case analyzed exhibited a triploid baseline for the primary tumor while the metastasis revealed a diploid population. Interestingly, despite higher absolute copy numbers in the primary tumor, there was an overlap of five of the gains and losses observed for the major clone populations of the tumor and metastasis by miFISH. However, two of the highly clonal gains observed in the tumor, namely the EGFR and MYC gain, were not present in the metastasis. Altogether, in addition to the ploidy change, results indicated major discrete copy-number changes from primary tumor to metastasis in this patient. In summary, we show here that the combined analysis of WES and miFISH is able to describe the subclonal composition of copy-number alterations in primary tumors and their patientmatched liver metastases. Future perspectives also include the assessment of subclonality affecting single-nucleotide variants to complete the genomic landscape of tumor evolution and clonal development in this patient cohort with the goal to better understand the nature of these early metastases.
Citation Format: Sanam Yaghoubi, Kerstin Heselmeyer-Haddad, Ivan Archilla, Carolina Parra, Darawalee Wangsa, Giancarlo Castellano, Sara Lahoz, Veronica Pablo-Fontecha, Daniela Hirsch, Wei-Dong Chen, Thomas Ried, Miriam Cuatrecasas, Paul S. Meltzer, Jordi Camps. Intratumor genetic heterogeneity dictates metastatic subclones in stage II colon cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 314.
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- Sanam Yaghoubi
- 1Genetics Branch, CCR, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- 2Pathology Department, Centro de Diagnóstico Biomédico, Molecular Biology CORE, Hospital Clínic, Tumour Bank-Biobank, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 3Translational Colorectal Cancer Genomics, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology Team, Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Genetics Branch, CCR, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- 3Translational Colorectal Cancer Genomics, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology Team, Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 3Translational Colorectal Cancer Genomics, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology Team, Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 3Translational Colorectal Cancer Genomics, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology Team, Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Genetics Branch, CCR, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- 1Genetics Branch, CCR, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- 1Genetics Branch, CCR, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- 2Pathology Department, Centro de Diagnóstico Biomédico, Molecular Biology CORE, Hospital Clínic, Tumour Bank-Biobank, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Genetics Branch, CCR, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- 3Translational Colorectal Cancer Genomics, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology Team, Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Yaghoobi V, Moutafi M, Aung TN, Pelekanou V, Yaghoubi S, Blenman K, Ibrahim E, Vathiotis IA, Shafi S, Sharma A, O'Meara T, Fernandez AI, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case-control study. Breast Cancer Res 2021; 23:113. [PMID: 34906209 PMCID: PMC8670126 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-021-01493-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is more common in African American (AA) than Non-AA (NAA) population. We hypothesize that tumor microenvironment (TME) contributes to this disparity. Here, we use multiplex quantitative immunofluorescence to characterize the expression of immunologic biomarkers in the TME in both populations. PATIENTS AND METHODS TNBC tumor resection specimen tissues from a 100-patient case: control cohort including 49 AA and 51 NAA were collected. TME markers including CD45, CD14, CD68, CD206, CD4, CD8, CD20, CD3, Ki67, GzB, Thy1, FAP, aSMA, CD34, Col4, VWF and PD-L1 we quantitatively assessed in every field of view. Mean expression levels were compared between cases and controls. RESULTS Although no significant differences were detected in individual lymphoid and myeloid markers, we found that infiltration with CD45+ immune cells (p = 0.0102) was higher in TNBC in AA population. AA TNBC tumors also had significantly higher level of lymphocytic infiltration defined as CD45+ CD14- cells (p = 0.0081). CD3+ T-cells in AA tumors expressed significantly higher levels of Ki67 (0.0066) compared to NAAs, indicating that a higher percentage of AA tumors contained activated T-cells. All other biomarkers showed no significant differences between the AA and NAA group. CONCLUSIONS While the TME in TNBC is rich in immune cells in both racial groups, there is a numerical increase in lymphoid infiltration in AA compared to NAA TNBC. Significantly, higher activated T cells seen in AA patients raises the possibility that there may be a subset of AA patients with improved response to immunotherapy.
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- Vesal Yaghoobi
- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA
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- Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, BML 116, P.O. Box 208023, New Haven, CT, 06520-8023, USA.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Baseri Z, Dehghan A, Yaghoubi S, Razavi S. Prevalence of resistance genes and antibiotic resistance profile among Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from hospitalized patients in Iran. New Microbes New Infect 2021; 44:100943. [PMID: 34631110 PMCID: PMC8488590 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen. Treatment of S. maltophilia infections is difficult due to increasing resistance to multiple antibacterial agents. In this 12-month cross-sectional study, from 2017 to 2018, 117 isolates were obtained from different clinical sources and identified by conventional biochemical methods. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed according to CLSI 2018. Minocycline disk (30 μg) and E-test strips for ceftazidime, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and chloramphenicol were used. PCR confirmed isolates. The frequency of different classes of integrons (I, II) and resistance gene cassettes (sul1, sul2, dfrA1, dfrA5 and aadB) were determined by PCR. The results showed the highest frequency of resistance to chloramphenicol and ceftazidime with 32 cases (27.11%). Among strains, 12 cases (10.25%) were resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (the lowest frequency of resistance), while 19 (16.1%) isolates were resistant to minocycline. Frequency of sul1, int1, aadB, sul2, dfrA5 genes were 64 (55.08%), 26 (22.3 %), 18 (15.25%) and 17 (14.4%), 14 (11.86%), respectively. int2 and dfrA1 were not detected. Although we have not yet reached a high level of resistance to effective antibiotics such as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, as these resistances can be carried by a plasmid, greater precision should be given to the administration of these antibiotics.
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- Z Baseri
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Babaki D, Khoshsimaybargard M, Yaghoubi S, Gholami M. Comparison of Vestibular Depth Relapse and Wound Healing After Reconstructive Preprosthetic Surgery Using Cryopreserved Amniotic Membrane and Acellular Dermal Matrix - A Comparative Study. Ann Maxillofac Surg 2021; 11:12-16. [PMID: 34522647 PMCID: PMC8407648 DOI: 10.4103/ams.ams_322_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction: The significance of membranes as wound dressing in oral surgeries has been reported by previous studies. The aim of the present split-mouth randomized clinical study was to assess and compare the wound dressing properties of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) and cryopreserved human amniotic membrane (AM) after reconstructive preprosthetic oral surgery. Materials and Methods: Twenty-eight patients with complete mandibular edentulism and resorbed alveolar bone were included. After taking mandibular impression, a clear acrylic splint with increased labial flange height was created. In each participant, labial vestibular depth was elevated using the Clark's technique. Subsequently, half of the exposed periosteum was covered with ADM while the other half was covered with cryopreserved human AM. Vestibule depth and relapse in the two sides were measured immediately after vestibuloplasty and at the end of the 1st week, 2nd week, 1st month, and 3rd months with graduations of 0.1 mm. Furthermore, after 3 and 7 days, samples were collected from graft material, and the macrophage population was analyzed by flow cytometry. Results: There was no significant difference in the relapse of vestibule depth between the two grafts at different time intervals. However, the frequency of wound-infiltrating macrophages (CD68+ cells) was significantly higher in areas covered by ADM after 3 and 7 days. Discussion: ADM is as effective as cryopreserved AM in terms of maintaining the postoperative vestibular depth. On the other hand, our results suggested that the onset of healing phase in ADM-covered areas occurs faster compared to the periosteum covered with cryopreserved human AM. This clinical trial showed significantly faster postoperative healing onset when ADM was used than when cryopreserved human AM was applied on the periosteum.
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- Danial Babaki
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT, USA
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- Genetics Department, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Babaki D, Amoako K, Bahrami AR, Yaghoubi S, Mirahmadi M, Matin MM. MTA Enhances the Potential of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Dentin-Pulp Complex Regeneration. Materials (Basel) 2020; 13:E5712. [PMID: 33333801 PMCID: PMC7765251 DOI: 10.3390/ma13245712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) on the proliferation and differentiation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Ad-MSCs) as a surrogate cell source in futuristic stem-cell-based endodontic therapies. Human Ad-MSCs and mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) were isolated from liposuction waste adipose tissue and femur, respectively, and the effects of MTA-conditioned media on their viability, mineralization potential, and osteo/odontogenic differentiation capacity were subsequently evaluated. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, quantitative alizarin red S staining, and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses were performed to investigate and compare the osteo/odontogenic induction potential of MTA on the Ad/BM-MSCs. The results of cytotoxicity assay revealed that at different concentrations, MTA-conditioned medium was not only biocompatible toward both cell types, but also capable of promoting cell proliferation. ALP activity assay showed that 0.2 mg/mL was the optimal concentration of MTA-conditioned medium for osteo/odontogenic induction in Ad/BM-MSCs. The expression of osteo/odontogenic gene markers was increased in Ad/BM-MSCs treated with 0.2 mg/mL MTA-conditioned media. Our results indicated that MTA can efficiently enhance the osteo/odontogenic potential of Ad-MSCs, and thus they can be considered as a better cell source for dentin-pulp complex regeneration. However, further investigations are required to test these potentials in animal models.
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- Danial Babaki
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT 06516, USA; (D.B.); (K.A.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT 06516, USA; (D.B.); (K.A.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran;
- Industrial Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA;
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Research Department, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran;
- Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran
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Babaki D, Yaghoubi S, Matin MM. The effects of mineral trioxide aggregate on osteo/odontogenic potential of mesenchymal stem cells: a comprehensive and systematic literature review. Biomater Investig Dent 2020; 7:175-185. [PMID: 33313519 PMCID: PMC7717865 DOI: 10.1080/26415275.2020.1848432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The significance of dental materials in dentin-pulp complex tissue engineering is undeniable. The mechanical properties and bioactivity of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) make it a promising biomaterial for future stem cell-based endodontic therapies. There are numerous in vitro studies suggesting the low cytotoxicity of MTA towards various types of cells. Moreover, it has been shown that MTA can enhance mesenchymal stem cells' (MSCs) osteo/odontogenic ability. According to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA), a literature review was conducted in the Medline, PubMed, and Scopus databases. Among the identified records, the cytotoxicity and osteo/odontoblastic potential of MTA or its extract on stem cells were investigated. Previous studies have discovered the differentiation-inducing potential of MTA on MSCs, providing a background for dentin-pulp complex cell therapies using the MTA, however, animal trials are needed before moving into clinical trials. In conclusion, MTA can be a promising candidate dental biomaterial for futuristic stem cell-based endodontic therapies.
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- Danial Babaki
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Visiting Scholar at Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Khodamoradi Z, Hosseini SA, Gholampoor Saadi MH, Mehrabi Z, Sasani MR, Yaghoubi S. COVID‐19 meningitis without pulmonary involvement with positive cerebrospinal fluid PCR. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:2668-2669. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.14536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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Hajati S, Ghaedi M, Yaghoubi S. Local, cheep and nontoxic activated carbon as efficient adsorbent for the simultaneous removal of cadmium ions and malachite green: Optimization by surface response methodology. J IND ENG CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2014.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dietary titanium as TiO2+ improved animal growth during infancy while inhibiting the metabolism of intestinal bacteria. TiO2+ was also found capable of inhibiting human cytomegalovirus in tissue culture. These and other findings indicate TiO2+ improves infant growth by acting as an antibacterial and antiviral agent. The behavior of TiO2+ stands in contrast to that of TiO2, which is inert.
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- C W Schwietert
- The Gibson Institute for Medical Research, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
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Yaghoubi S, Barrio JR, Dahlbom M, Iyer M, Namavari M, Satyamurthy N, Goldman R, Herschman HR, Phelps ME, Gambhir SS. Human pharmacokinetic and dosimetry studies of [(18)F]FHBG: a reporter probe for imaging herpes simplex virus type-1 thymidine kinase reporter gene expression. J Nucl Med 2001; 42:1225-34. [PMID: 11483684] [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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UNLABELLED 9-[4-[(18)F]fluoro-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine ([(18)F]FHBG) has been used as a reporter probe to image expression of herpes simplex virus type-1 thymidine kinase (HSV1-tk) reporter gene in living animals. Our aim was to study the kinetics, biodistribution, stability, dosimetry, and safety of [(18)F]FHBG in healthy human volunteers, preparatory to imaging patients undergoing HSV1-tk gene therapy. METHODS [(18)F]FHBG was synthesized with a specific activity of 37,000--444,000 GBq/mmol and a radiochemical purity > 99%. Ten healthy volunteers consented to participate in the study. A transmission scan was obtained before bolus injection of 70.3--229.4 MBq [(18)F]FHBG into a hand vein, followed by dynamic PET imaging with 4 consecutive emission scans. Warmed hand-vein blood was withdrawn at various times after injection for blood time--activity measurements. Electrocardiography, blood pressure, and blood and urine pharmacologic parameters were measured before and after injection of the [(18)F]FHBG tracer (n = 5). The stability of [(18)F]FHBG in the urine was analyzed. Attenuation-corrected images were reconstructed using the ordered-subsets expectation maximization algorithm. Image region-of-interest time-activity data were used with the MIRD program to estimate absorbed radiation dosages. RESULTS [(18)F]FHBG had rapid blood clearance; only 8.42% +/- 4.76% (mean +/- SD) of the peak blood activity remained at approximately 30 min. The average ratio of plasma activity to whole-blood activity during the study was 0.91 +/- 0.04. Penetration of [(18)F]FHBG across the blood-brain barrier was not observed. The primary routes of clearance were renal and hepatobiliary. High activities were observed in the bladder, gut, liver, and kidneys, but <0.0002% of the injected dose per gram was observed in other tissues. In the urine, 83% of activity 180 min after injection was stable [(18)F]FHBG. Blood and urine pharmacologic parameters did not change significantly after injection of the [(18)F]FHBG tracer. The bladder absorbed the highest radiation dose. CONCLUSION [(18)F]FHBG has the desirable in vivo characteristics of stability, rapid blood clearance, low background signal, biosafety, and acceptable radiation dosimetry in humans. This study forms the foundation for using [(18)F]FHBG in applications to monitor HSV1-tk reporter gene expression.
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- S Yaghoubi
- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, UCLA--DOE Laboratory of Structural Biology and Molecular Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 90095-1770, USA
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Ti4+ in soil is a natural antibiotic mobilized by bacteria-generated H+. When added to the diet of young mice, Ti4+ enhanced their growth. These and observations of others indicate that Ti4+ has a variety of biological roles.
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- S Yaghoubi
- The Gibson Institute for Medical Research, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
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Auerbach MA, Schöder H, Hoh C, Gambhir SS, Yaghoubi S, Sayre JW, Silverman D, Phelps ME, Schelbert HR, Czernin J. Prevalence of myocardial viability as detected by positron emission tomography in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Circulation 1999; 99:2921-6. [PMID: 10359737 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.99.22.2921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Detection of myocardial viability is important in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Restoration of blood flow to viable myocardium is associated with improved left ventricular function and improved patient prognosis. However, the prevalence of viable myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS To determine the prevalence of myocardial viability, clinical [13N]ammonia/18F-deoxyglucose PET studies performed in 283 patients (age, 63+/-10 years) with ischemic heart disease (mean ejection fraction, 26+/-8%) were visually analyzed for the presence and extent of viable and nonviable myocardium. The myocardium was divided into 19 segments. The extent of viable myocardium was considered "functionally" significant if >/=5 segments ( approximately 25% of the left ventricular myocardium) exhibited a blood flow/metabolism mismatch and "prognostically" significant if 1 to 4 left ventricular segments did so. Of all patients, 41% had no evidence of viable myocardium, 55% had viable myocardium, and 4% had normal blood flow and metabolism within an enlarged left ventricle. Functionally significant viability was found in 27% and prognostically significant viability in 28% of the patients. Multivariate analysis revealed the presence of angina to be the only clinical parameter associated with the presence of functionally significant viability. CONCLUSIONS Revascularization might improve patient prognosis in 55% and result in improved left ventricular function in 27% of all patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
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- M A Auerbach
- Ahmanson Biological Imaging Clinic/Nuclear Medicine, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA School of Medicine and Long Beach Community Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
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Nitric oxide (NO) has been proposed to trigger long-term potentiation (LTP) at CA3 to CA1 synapses. We previously reported that NO synthesis inhibitors and blockers reduce an electrophysiological index of NMDA receptor activation in acute hippocampal slices. We now show that the NOS inhibitor, NG-methyl-L-arginine (MLA), also reversibly prevents LTP induction in organotypic hippocampal slices and significantly reduces a biochemical index of NMDA receptor function. These results results further indicate that MLA inhibits LTP induction by interfering with NMDA receptor functions.
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- W Musleh
- Neuroscience Program, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA
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Musleh W, Bi X, Tocco G, Yaghoubi S, Baudry M. Glycine-induced long-term potentiation is associated with structural and functional modifications of alpha-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997; 94:9451-6. [PMID: 9256503 PMCID: PMC23219 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.17.9451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Global long-term potentiation (LTP) was induced in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures by a brief application of 10 mM glycine. Glycine-induced LTP was occluded by previous theta burst stimulation-induced potentiation, indicating that both phenomena share similar cellular processes. Glycine-induced LTP was associated with increased [3H]alpha-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) binding in membrane fractions as well as increased amount of a selective spectrin breakdown product generated by calpain-mediated spectrin proteolysis. Antibodies against the C-terminal (C-Ab) and N-terminal (N-Ab) domains of GluR1 subunits were used to evaluate structural changes in AMPA receptor properties resulting from glycine-induced LTP. No quantitative or qualitative changes were observed in Western blots from membrane fractions prepared from glycine-treated slices with C-Ab. In contrast, Western blots stained with N-Ab revealed the formation of a 98-kDa species of GluR1 subunits as well as an increased amount of immunoreactivity after glycine-induced LTP. The amount of spectrin breakdown product was positively correlated with the amount of the 98-kDa species of GluR1 after glycine treatment. Functional modifications of AMPA receptors were evaluated by determining changes in the effect of pressure-applied AMPA on synaptic responses before and after glycine-induced LTP. Glycine treatment produced a significant increase in AMPA receptor function after potentiation that correlated with the degree of potentiation. The results indicate that LTP induction produces calpain activation, truncation of the C-Ab domain of GluR1 subunits of AMPA receptors, and increased AMPA receptor function. They also suggest that insertion of new receptors takes place after LTP induction.
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- W Musleh
- Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA
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Yaghoubi S, Tang W, Wang S, Reed J, Hsiai J, Detrano R, Brundage B. Offline assessment of atherosclerotic coronary calcium from electron beam tomograms. Am J Card Imaging 1995; 9:231-6. [PMID: 8680138] [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: 02/01/2023]
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Coronary calcium screening using electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) is being applied clinically and for research purposes. We compared the accuracy of a specialized image analysis system with the standard proprietary software in the scanner's host computer. Sixty-seven symptomatic patients underwent coronary angiography and EBCT. Tomograms were analyzed using the proprietary software included in the scanner and with a specialized coronary calcium scoring work station. Sensitivities, specificities, and receiver operating characteristic curve areas were calculated for the proprietary software and the specialized system using the angiographic definition of disease of at least one stenosis causing greater than 50% luminal narrowing. There were no significant differences between the proprietary and the specialized software's accuracy. Receiver operating characteristic curve areas were 0.84 and 0.82 for proprietary software, respectively. During a 50 minute analysis session, the average number of studies analyzed were 12.6 +/- 1.7 using the proprietary software and 23.2 +/- 5.7 using the specialized software (P = .02).Image analysis was thus found to be more rapid using the specialized software. The specialized coronary calcium analysis system is as accurate as the proprietary software for scoring EBCT for coronary calcium. The reduction in analysis time makes the specialized system the preferable method.
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- S Yaghoubi
- Saint John's Cardiovascular Research Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
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