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Nguyen TTT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen HD, Nguyen TK, Pham PTV, Tran LTT, Pham HKT, Truong PCH, Tran LT, Tran MH. Anti- Staphylococcus aureus potential of compounds from Ganoderma sp.: A comprehensive molecular docking and simulation approaches. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28118. [PMID: 38596094 PMCID: PMC11002548 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
Abstract
In this study, a series of secondary metabolites from Ganoderma sp. were screened against Staphylococcus aureus protein targets, including as phosphotransacetylase, clumping factor A, and dihydrofolate reductase, using molecular docking simulations. The chemicals that showed the strongest binding energy with the targeted proteins were ganodermanontriol, lucidumol B, ganoderic acid J, ergosterol, ergosterol peroxide, 7-oxoganoderic acid Z, ganoderic acid AM1, ganosinoside A, ganoderic acid D, and 24R-ergosta-7,2E-diene-3β,5α,6β-triol. Interestingly, ganosinoside A showed the greatest affinity for the protein clumping factor A, a result validated by molecular dynamic simulation. Additionally, three natural Ganoderma sp. Strains as Ganoderma lingzhi VNKKK1903, Ganoderma lingzhi VNKK1905A2, and Amauroderma subresinosum VNKKK1904 were collected from Kon Ka Kinh National Park in central land of Vietnam and evaluated for their antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus using an agar well diffusion technique. These results suggest that the fungal extracts and secondary metabolites may serve as valuable sources of antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus. These findings provided an important scientific groundwork for further exploration of the antibacterial mechanisms of compounds derived from Ganoderma sp. in future research.
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- Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Linh Trung, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Linh Trung, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Linh Trung, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- Scientific Management Department, Dong A University, 33 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City, 550000, Viet Nam
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- VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education, The University of Danang, 158A Le Loi, Hai Chau District, Danang City, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue, 530000, Viet Nam
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Danang, Hoa Quy, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang City, 550000, Viet Nam
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Danang, Hoa Quy, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang City, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Linh Trung, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Danang, Hoa Quy, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang City, 550000, Viet Nam
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Vo TV, Tran NT, Nguyen PLM, Nguyen NN, Nguyen NT, Nguyen TTT, Tran TTV, Nguyen VP, Thai HT, Hoang D. Sustainable Lignin-Based Nano Hybrid Biomaterials with High-Performance Antifungal Activity. ACS Omega 2023; 8:37540-37548. [PMID: 37841154 PMCID: PMC10568684 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) and Aspergillus niger (A. niger) mainly spread through airborne fungal spores. An effective control to impede the dissemination of the spores of Aspergillus in the air affecting the environment and food was carried out. This study focuses on the sustainable rice husk-extracted lignin, nanolignin, lignin/n-lignin capped silver nanoparticles used for fungal growth inhibition. These biomaterials inhibit the growth of fungi by altering the permeability of cell membranes and influencing intracellular biosynthesis. The antifungal indexes for A. flavus and A. niger on day 5 at a concentration of 2000 μg/100 μL are 50.8 and 43.6%, respectively. The results demonstrate that the hybrid biomaterials effectively prevent the growth or generation of fungal spores. The findings of this research hold significant implications for future investigations focused on mitigating the dissemination of Aspergillus during the cultivation of agricultural products or in the process of assuring agricultural product management, such as peanuts and onions.
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- Tuan Vu Vo
- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University
of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Faculty
of Basic Sciences, University of Medicine
and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue
City 530000, Vietnam
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sciences, Hue
University, Hue City 530000, Vietnam
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- University
of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University, Ho Chi
Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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Nguyen TTT, Nguyen HD, Bui AT, Pham KHT, Van KTP, Tran LT, Tran MH. Phylogenetic analysis and morphology of Ganoderma multipileum, a Ganoderma species associated with dieback of the metropolitan woody plant Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf. in Vietnam. Sci Prog 2023; 106:368504231195503. [PMID: 37611190 PMCID: PMC10467396 DOI: 10.1177/00368504231195503] [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] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Ganoderma multipileum, a wood decay mushroom, was initially discovered and classified in Taiwan through the analysis of its morphology and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA. In this study, we identified a mushroom associated with the dieback of Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf., a woody ornamental street tree in Vietnam, as Ganoderma multipileum. This classification was based on phylogenetic analysis of ITS, RPB2, and TEF1 sequences, as well as morphology assessment and scanning electron microscope observation of basidiospores. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the specimens collected in Vietnam formed a monophyletic group of Ganoderma multipileum with a high bootstrap value and posterior probability (100%/1.00). Furthermore, the morphological features consistent with laccate Ganoderma, including a thin pileipellis composed of enlarged and bulbous hyphae, and the basidiomes exhibited two different phenotypes. Notably, scanning electron microscopy of the basidiospores revealed ovoid spores with numerous echinules, providing the first documented evidence of this characteristic for Ganoderma multipileum. This research represents the first recorded instance of Ganoderma multipileum in Vietnam associated with the dieback of Delonix regia.
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- Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- School of Pharmacy and Medicine, The University of Danang, Da Nang City, Vietnam
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- School of Pharmacy and Medicine, The University of Danang, Da Nang City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- School of Pharmacy and Medicine, The University of Danang, Da Nang City, Vietnam
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Shang E, Nguyen TTT, Westhoff MA, Karpel-Massler G, Siegelin MD. Targeting cellular respiration as a therapeutic strategy in glioblastoma. Oncotarget 2023; 14:419-425. [PMID: 37141415 PMCID: PMC10159369 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28424] [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] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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While glycolysis is abundant in malignancies, mitochondrial metabolism is significant as well. Mitochondria harbor the enzymes relevant for cellular respiration, which is a critical pathway for both regeneration of reduction equivalents and energy production in the form of ATP. The oxidation of NADH2 and FADH2 are fundamental since NAD and FAD are the key components of the TCA-cycle that is critical to entertain biosynthesis in cancer cells. The TCA-cycle itself is predominantly fueled through carbons from glucose, glutamine, fatty acids and lactate. Targeting mitochondrial energy metabolism appears feasible through several drug compounds that activate the CLPP protein or interfere with NADH-dehydrogenase, pyruvate-dehydrogenase, enzymes of the TCA-cycle and mitochondrial matrix chaperones. While these compounds have demonstrated anti-cancer effects in vivo, recent research suggests which patients most likely benefit from such treatments. Here, we provide a brief overview of the status quo of targeting mitochondrial energy metabolism in glioblastoma and highlight a novel combination therapy.
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- Enyuan Shang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, NY 10453, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Nguyen TTT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen HD, Nguyen TK, Pham PTV, Tran LT, Tran LTT, Tran MH. Integrating in Silico and In Vitro Studies to Screen Anti- Staphylococcus aureus Activity From Vietnamese Ganoderma multiplicatum and Ganoderma sinense. Nat Prod Commun 2023. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x231167289] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a nosocomial pathogen responsible for many serious infectious diseases in humans. Finding the anti- S. aureus agents is a time-consuming and costly process. Recently, computational methods have provided a better understanding of the interactions between herbal medicine drug targets to help clinical practitioners rationally design herbal formulae. Methods: In this study, molecular docking simulation was applied to screen a list of natural secondary metabolites from Ganoderma sp. on the protein target S. aureus sortase A. Molecular dynamics models were used to assess the stability of protein–ligand complexes during the first 100 ns. To validate the computational results, 2 Ganoderma species, G. multiplicatum VNKKK1901 and G. sinense VNKKK1902, were tested for antibacterial activity against S. aureus using the disk diffusion method. Results: The results showed that, among the selected compounds, ganosinensin B and ganosinoside A generated the highest binding energy on S. aureus sortase A, and demonstrated strong and stable binding capacity to proteins. In addition, the extracts of G. sinense VNKKK1902 and G. multiplicatum VNKKK1901 were bactericidal, with minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC)/minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ratios of 2. Conclusion: Our findings provide the first scientific report on the antibacterial activity of Ganoderma sp., which contain 2 promising compounds, ganosinensin B and ganosinoside A, as potential hits for developing novel drugs capable of supporting treatment of S. aureus infection.
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- Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Scientific Management Department, Dong A University, Da Nang city Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dong A University, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue City, Vietnam
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Danang, Da Nang City, Vietnam
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Tran NT, Ha D, Pham LH, Vo TV, Nguyen NN, Tran CK, Nguyen DM, Nguyen TTT, Van Tran TT, Nguyen PLM, Hoang D. Ag/SiO 2 nanoparticles stabilization with lignin derived from rice husk for antifungal and antibacterial activities. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 230:123124. [PMID: 36599386 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.123124] [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: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Antibacterial materials have been developed for a long time but bacteria adapt very quickly and become resistant to these materials. This study focuses on the synthesis of a hybrid material system from lignin and silver/silica nanoparticles (Lig@Ag/SiO2 NPs) which were used against bacteria including Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and inhibited the growth of the fungal Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus). The results showed that the spherical diameter of Lig@Ag/SiO2 NPs has narrow Gaussian distribution with a range from 15 nm to 40 nm in diameter. Moreover, there was no growth of E. coli in samples containing Lig@Ag/SiO2 NPs during 72-h incubation while colonies of S. aureus were only observed at high concentrations (106 CFU/mL) although both species of bacteria were able to thrive even at low bacterial concentration when they were exposed to Ag/SiO2 or lignin. For fungal resistance results, Lig@Ag/SiO2 NPs not only reduced mycelial growth but also inhibited sporulation in A. flavus, leading to decreasing the spreading of spores into the environment. This result represents a highly effective fungal growth inhibition of Lig@Ag/SiO2 NPs compared to lignin or Ag/SiO2, which could not inhibit the growth of sporulation.
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- Nhat Thong Tran
- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Laboratoire Innovation Matériau Bois Habitat (LIMBHA), Ecole supérieure du bois, 7 Rue Christian Pauc, 44306 Nantes, France.
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam.
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam.
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Torrini C, Nguyen TTT, Shu C, Mela A, Humala N, Mahajan A, Seeley EH, Zhang G, Westhoff MA, Karpel-Massler G, Bruce JN, Canoll P, Siegelin MD. Lactate is an epigenetic metabolite that drives survival in model systems of glioblastoma. Mol Cell 2022; 82:3061-3076.e6. [PMID: 35948010 PMCID: PMC9391294 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Lactate accumulates to a significant amount in glioblastomas (GBMs), the most common primary malignant brain tumor with an unfavorable prognosis. However, it remains unclear whether lactate is metabolized by GBMs. Here, we demonstrated that lactate rescued patient-derived xenograft (PDX) GBM cells from nutrient-deprivation-mediated cell death. Transcriptome analysis, ATAC-seq, and ChIP-seq showed that lactate entertained a signature of oxidative energy metabolism. LC/MS analysis demonstrated that U-13C-lactate elicited substantial labeling of TCA-cycle metabolites, acetyl-CoA, and histone protein acetyl-residues in GBM cells. Lactate enhanced chromatin accessibility and histone acetylation in a manner dependent on oxidative energy metabolism and the ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY). Utilizing orthotopic PDX models of GBM, a combined tracer experiment unraveled that lactate carbons were substantially labeling the TCA-cycle metabolites. Finally, pharmacological blockage of oxidative energy metabolism extended overall survival in two orthotopic PDX models in mice. These results establish lactate metabolism as a novel druggable pathway for GBM.
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- Consuelo Torrini
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Dang MHD, Nguyen TTT, Le BQG, Nguyen LHT, Mai NXD, Nguyen MV, Tran PH, Doan TLH. An effective combination of reusable Pd@MOF catalyst and deep eutectic solvents for high-performance C–C coupling reaction. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Nguyen LHT, Thi Dang Y, Nguyen TTT, Le BQG, Mai NXD, Nguyen HV, Le MT, Phan TB, Doan TLH. Pore engineering of biomolecule-based metal–organic framework nanocarriers for improving loading and release of paclitaxel. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00416j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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There has been growing interest in employing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) incorporated with biomolecules, known as b-MOFs, in biomedical applications.
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- Linh Ho Thuy Nguyen
- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- School of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- School of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Nguyen TTT, Kasemsup V, Tiraphat S, Srithamrongsawat S, Chuakhamfoo NN. Acceptability and Willingness to Pay for Influenza Vaccination among Healthcare Professionals in Vietnam. APJHM 2021. [DOI: 10.24083/apjhm.v16i4.1317] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: While Vietnam’s Expanded Program on Immunization does not cover influenza vaccines, people must pay out-of-pocket for influenza vaccination. Healthcare professionals have a high risk of contracting influenza, but their vaccination rate is low.
Objective: To examine the willingness to pay (WTP) for influenza vaccination among healthcare professionals in Vietnam. It also recommends financing sources for influenza vaccination among healthcare professionals and determines possible measures to expand vaccine coverage.
Method: We interviewed 130 healthcare professionals in a national hospital in Hanoi in July 2021. We used Andersen’s behavioral Model (ABM) as an initial approach. The double-bounded dichotomous-choice questions were used to determine WTP for influenza vaccination among the target group. Collected responses were coded and analysed through IBM SPSS version 20 for descriptive, chi-square analyses.
Results: Most of the healthcare professionals who responded to this study were female with 75.4 % of the total 130 respondents. The mean age of participants was 34.08 years old. The average maximum WTP for influenza vaccination services was 357.57 VND (USD 15.3). Most of the participants reported that individuals should pay a part of the cost, and four-fifths reported they believed that the government and medical insurance should subsidize the service (80.8 % and 85.4 %). The Chi-square test showed that there was a significant association between perceived severity and history of influenza vaccination with the WTP, X2(1, N=130) = 4.18, p = 0.04 and X2 (1, N=130) = 7.81, p = 0.005, respectively.
Conclusion: The WTP for influenza vaccination among healthcare professionals was found relatively high. Suggesting that price is not a primary barrier. The government and medical insurance were believed to be the potential agencies for improving vaccination uptake as these agencies were expected to be the subsidized actors. Other health interventions such as influenza literacy and communication methods are also needed to expand vaccine coverage.
(*The paper was presented at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) Conference “Post-pandemic health and long-term care: A new paradigm”. September 2021)
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Tran NT, Nguyen TTT, Ha D, Nguyen TH, Nguyen NN, Baek K, Nguyen NT, Tran CK, Tran TTV, Le HV, Nguyen DM, Hoang D. Highly Functional Materials Based on Nano-Lignin, Lignin, and Lignin/Silica Hybrid Capped Silver Nanoparticles with Antibacterial Activities. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:5327-5338. [PMID: 34807571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Rice husk is one of the most abundant biomass resources in the world, yet it is not effectively used. This study focuses on the sustainably rice-husk-extracted lignin, nano-lignin (n-Lignin), lignin-capped silver nanoparticles (LCSN), n-Lignin-capped silver nanoparticles (n-LCSN), and lignin-capped silica-silver nanoparticles (LCSSN), and using them for antibacterial activities. The final n-Lignin-based products had a sphere-like structure, of which the size varied between 50 and 80 nm. We found that while n-Lignin and lignin were less effective against Escherichia coli than against Staphylococcus aureus, n-Lignin/lignin-based hybrid materials, i.e., n-LCSN, LCSN, and LCSSN, were better against E. coli than against S. aureus. Interestingly, the antimicrobial behaviors of n-LCSNs could be further improved by decreasing the size of n-Lignin. Considering the facile, sustainable, and eco-friendly method that we have developed here, it is promising to use n-Lignin/lignin-based materials as highly efficient antimicrobials without environmental concerns.
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- Nhat Thong Tran
- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Laboratoire Innovation Matériau Bois Habitat Apprentissage (LIMBHA), Ecole Supérieure du Bois, 7 Rue Christian Pauc, 44306 Nantes, France
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.,Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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Dinh Dang MH, Ho Thuy Nguyen L, Thi Thu Nguyen T, Xuan Dat Mai N, Hoang Tran P, Le Hoang Doan T. Using sulfate-functionalized Hf-based metal–organic frameworks as a heterogeneous catalyst for solvent-free synthesis of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles via one-pot three-component reaction. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Nguyen TTT, Doanh T, Le Bot A, Dalmas D. Publisher Correction: High-temporal-resolution quasideterministic dynamics of granular stick-slip. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16226. [PMID: 34349201 PMCID: PMC8338985 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95571-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- T T T Nguyen
- Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de L'Etat, LGCB, LTDS (UMR 5513), Vaulx en Velin, France
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- Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de L'Etat, LGCB, LTDS (UMR 5513), Vaulx en Velin, France.
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- Ecole Centrale de Lyon, LTDS (UMR 5513), Ecully, France
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- Ecole Centrale de Lyon, LTDS (UMR 5513), Ecully, France
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Vo AT, Nakajima T, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen NTH, Le NB, Cao TH, Nguyen DH. Aortic prosthetic size predictor in aortic valve replacement. J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 16:221. [PMID: 34348752 PMCID: PMC8336273 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01601-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) is a major concern in aortic valve replacement (AVR) and leads to perioperative morbidity and rehospitalization. Predicting aortic annulus diameter pre-procedurally is crucial to managing patients with high-risk of PPM. Objectives To compare preoperative measurements of aortic annulus from echocardiography and CT scan with surgical sizing and develop an imaging-based algorithm to predict PPM.
Methods From January 2017 to December 2020, patients underwent AVR at a teaching hospital were examined. The relationship between imaging measurements with operative values was assesed using scatter plots and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Univariable linear regression was then used to build the predictive model. Results A total of 144 patients underwent AVR during the study period. Suture types and surgical approaches were not significantly associated with prosthesis size. CT scan-based measurements showed strong correlation with prosthesis size: mean diameter (R = 0.79), perimeter-derived diameter (R = 0.76), and area-derived diameter (R = 0.75). Mechanical valve and tissue valve shared similar correlation coefficients. Prosthesis size predictive models based on CT scan were 12.89 + 0.335 × d for mean diameter, 13.275 + 0.315 × d for perimeter-derived diameter and 13.626 + 0.309 × d for area-derived diameter. Conclusions Preoperative CT scan measurements are a reliable predictor of aortic prosthesis size. Transthoracic echocardiography is a possible alternative, though it is highly performer-dependent and unable to represent the aortic annulus fully. Together, these two imaging modalities can be used to quantitatively anticipate PPM preoperatively.
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- Anh Tuan Vo
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, 215 Hong Bang Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, 215 Hong Bang Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Surgery, Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, 215 Hong Bang Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. .,Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Mai NXD, Nguyen THT, Vong LB, Dang MHD, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen LHT, Ta HKT, Nguyen TH, Phan TB, Doan TLH. Tailoring chemical compositions of biodegradable mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for controlled slow release of chemotherapeutic drug. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2021; 127:112232. [PMID: 34225873 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Biodegradable periodic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (B-PMO) are an outstanding nanocarrier due to their biodegradability and high drug load capacities. The present study describes a synthesis of a phenylene-containing tetrasulfide based B-PMO, named P4S. The incorporation of aromatic phenylene groups into the framework creates a strong interaction between nanoparticles (NPs) with aromatic rings in the cordycepin molecules. This results in the low release profile under various conditions. In addition, the replacement of this linker slowed the degradation of nanoparticles. The physicochemical properties of the nanoparticles are evaluated and compared with a biodegradable ethane-containing tetrasulfide based PMO and a non-degradable MCM-41. The biodegradability of P4S is also demonstrated in a reducing environment and the 100 nm spherical nanoparticles completely decomposed within 14 days. The porous structure of P4S has a high loading of hydrophilic cordycepin (approximately 731.52 mg g-1) with a slow releasing speed. The release rates of P4S NPs are significantly lower than other materials, such as liposomes, gelatin nanoparticles, and photo-crosslinked hyaluronic acid methacrylate hydrogels, in the same solution. This specific release behavior could guarantee drug therapeutic effects with minimum side-effects and optimized drug dosages. Most importantly, according to the in vitro cytotoxicity study, cordycepin-loaded P4S NPs could retain the toxicity against liver cancer cell (HepG2) while suppressed the cytotoxicity against normal cells (BAEC).
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- Ngoc Xuan Dat Mai
- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Faculty of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; School of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; School of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; School of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Lee JH, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen LHT, Phan TB, Kim SS, Doan TLH. Functionalization of zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks for gas sensing applications. J Hazard Mater 2021; 403:124104. [PMID: 33265070 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The functionalization and incorporation of noble metals in metal-organic frameworks have been widely used as efficient methods to enhance their applicability. Herein, a sulfone-functionalized Zr-MOF framework labeled Zr-BPDC-SO2 (BPDC-SO2 =dibenzo[b,d]-thiophene-3,7-dicarboxylate 5,5-dioxide) and its Pd-embedded composite were efficiently synthesized by adjusting their functional groups. The obtained compounds were characterized to assess their potential for gas sensing applications. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, specific surface area measurements, and thermogravimetric analysis were employed to characterize the new sensor materials. The gas sensing properties of the novel functionalized sensor materials were systematically investigated under various temperature, concentration, and gas type conditions. Owing to the strong hydrogen bonds of the sulfonyl groups and Zr6 clusters in the framework with the hydroxyl groups of ethanol, Zr-BPDC-SO2 emerged as an effective sensor for ethanol detection. In addition, Pd@Zr-BPDC-SO2 exhibited efficient hydrogen sensing performance, in terms of sensor dynamics and response. More importantly, the material showed a higher sensing response to hydrogen than to other gases, highlighting the important role of Pd in the Zr-MOF-based hydrogen sensor. The results of the sensing tests carried out in this study highlight the promising potential of the present materials for practical gas monitoring applications.
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- Jae-Hyoung Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam; Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea.
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 721337, Viet Nam.
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Nguyen TTT, Nguyen LHT, Mai NXD, Ta HKT, Nguyen TLT, Le UCN, Phan BT, Doan NN, Doan TLH. Mild and large-scale synthesis of nanoscale metal-organic framework used as a potential adenine-based drug nanocarrier. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.102135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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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Richardson CM, Nguyen TTT, Abdelsayed M, Moate PJ, Williams SRO, Chud TCS, Schenkel FS, Goddard ME, van den Berg I, Cocks BG, Marett LC, Wales WJ, Pryce JE. Genetic parameters for methane emission traits in Australian dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2020; 104:539-549. [PMID: 33131823 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Methane is a greenhouse gas of high interest to the dairy industry, with 57% of Australia's dairy emissions attributed to enteric methane. Enteric methane emissions also constitute a loss of approximately 6.5% of ingested energy. Genetic selection offers a unique mitigation strategy to decrease the methane emissions of dairy cattle, while simultaneously improving their energy efficiency. Breeding objectives should focus on improving the overall sustainability of dairy cattle by reducing methane emissions without negatively affecting important economic traits. Common definitions for methane production, methane yield, and methane intensity are widely accepted, but there is not yet consensus for the most appropriate method to calculate residual methane production, as the different methods have not been compared. In this study, we examined 9 definitions of residual methane production. Records of individual cow methane, dry matter intake (DMI), and energy corrected milk (ECM) were obtained from 379 animals and measured over a 5-d period from 12 batches across 5 yr using the SF6 tracer method and an electronic feed recording system, respectively. The 9 methods of calculating residual methane involved genetic and phenotypic regression of methane production on a combination of DMI and ECM corrected for days in milk, parity, and experimental batch using phenotypes or direct genomic values. As direct genomic values (DGV) for DMI are not routinely evaluated in Australia at this time, DGV for FeedSaved, which is derived from DGV for residual feed intake and estimated breeding value for bodyweight, were used. Heritability estimates were calculated using univariate models, and correlations were estimated using bivariate models corrected for the fixed effects of year-batch, days in milk, and lactation number, and fitted using a genomic relationship matrix. Residual methane production candidate traits had low to moderate heritability (0.10 ± 0.09 to 0.21 ± 0.10), with residual methane production corrected for ECM being the highest. All definitions of residual methane were highly correlated phenotypically (>0.87) and genetically (>0.79) with one another and moderately to highly with other methane candidate traits (>0.59), with high standard errors. The results suggest that direct selection for a residual methane production trait would result in indirect, favorable improvement in all other methane traits. The high standard errors highlight the importance of expanding data sets by measuring more animals for their methane emissions and DMI, or through exploration of proxy traits and combining data via international collaboration.
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- C M Richardson
- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia; School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- DataGene Ltd., AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Ellinbank, Victoria 3820, Australia; Centre for Agricultural Innovation, School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Ellinbank, Victoria 3820, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Centre for Agricultural Innovation, School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia; School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Ellinbank, Victoria 3820, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Ellinbank, Victoria 3820, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia; School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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Nguyen TTT, Zhang Y, Shang E, Shu C, Torrini C, Zhao J, Bianchetti E, Mela A, Humala N, Mahajan A, Harmanci AO, Lei Z, Maienschein-Cline M, Quinzii CM, Westhoff MA, Karpel-Massler G, Bruce JN, Canoll P, Siegelin MD. HDAC inhibitors elicit metabolic reprogramming by targeting super-enhancers in glioblastoma models. J Clin Invest 2020; 130:3699-3716. [PMID: 32315286 PMCID: PMC7324177 DOI: 10.1172/jci129049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Warburg effect is a tumor-related phenomenon that could potentially be targeted therapeutically. Here, we showed that glioblastoma (GBM) cultures and patients' tumors harbored super-enhancers in several genes related to the Warburg effect. By conducting a transcriptome analysis followed by ChIP-Seq coupled with a comprehensive metabolite analysis in GBM models, we found that FDA-approved global (panobinostat, vorinostat) and selective (romidepsin) histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors elicited metabolic reprogramming in concert with disruption of several Warburg effect-related super-enhancers. Extracellular flux and carbon-tracing analyses revealed that HDAC inhibitors blunted glycolysis in a c-Myc-dependent manner and lowered ATP levels. This resulted in the engagement of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) driven by elevated fatty acid oxidation (FAO), rendering GBM cells dependent on these pathways. Mechanistically, interference with HDAC1/-2 elicited a suppression of c-Myc protein levels and a concomitant increase in 2 transcriptional drivers of oxidative metabolism, PGC1α and PPARD, suggesting an inverse relationship. Rescue and ChIP experiments indicated that c-Myc bound to the promoter regions of PGC1α and PPARD to counteract their upregulation driven by HDAC1/-2 inhibition. Finally, we demonstrated that combination treatment with HDAC and FAO inhibitors extended animal survival in patient-derived xenograft model systems in vivo more potently than single treatments in the absence of toxicity.
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- Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Core for Research Informatics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Core for Research Informatics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Thu Nguyen TT, Kim Y, Bae S, Bari M, Jung HR, Jo W, Kim YH, Ye ZG, Yoon S. Raman Scattering Studies of the Structural Phase Transitions in Single-Crystalline CH 3NH 3PbCl 3. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:3773-3781. [PMID: 32330388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Methylammonium lead trihalide perovskites CH3NH3PbX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) have recently attracted huge attention as a promising candidate for highly efficient solar cell absorber materials. To understand the physical properties of halide perovskites, we investigated the CH3NH3PbCl3 single crystal by Raman scattering spectroscopy from 80 K to room temperature. Benchmarking the phonon modes and their Raman activities obtained by density functional calculations, we successfully assign the molecular vibrations of methylammonium in the frequency range from 400 to 3300 cm-1. In the temperature-dependent Raman scattering spectra, the internal vibrational modes of the CH3NH3+ cation are observed in the frequency range above 400 cm-1 and a number of peaks among them show characteristic changes that reflect the phase transition occurring at about 160 K in CH3NH3PbCl3. A noticeable Raman peak at 2900 cm-1 persists in a wide range of temperature, suggesting the existence of microcrystalline methylammonium chloride possibly left on the crystal surface from the growth process or spontaneously formed after synthesis.
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and 4D LABS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and 4D LABS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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Tran TH, Nguyen BT, Nguyen TA, Pham TTP, Nguyen TTT, Mai HTB, Pham HB, Nguyen TM, Phan HTT, Do NT, Ait-Ahmed M, Taieb F, Madec Y. Dried blood spots perform well to identify patients with active HCV infection in Vietnam. J Viral Hepat 2020; 27:514-519. [PMID: 31981287 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Recently, treatment advances in direct-acting antivirals have radically changed the management of HCV patients. However, in resource-limited countries, identification of patients with active HCV infection is still challenging in remote settings due to the limited access to laboratories able to measure HCV viral load. This study evaluated whether dried blood spots (DBS) transferred to a central laboratory could overcome this challenge. A total of 315 HCV-infected patients, naïve to anti-HCV treatment, provided each three type of samples: plasma, DBS with calibrated quantities of venous blood and DBS with uncalibrated quantities of capillary blood. Qualitative comparison was conducted in terms of detection of HCV viral load on DBS as opposed to plasma to estimate sensitivity and specificity. Quantitative comparisons were conducted by means of correlation estimation. Of the 250 patients with detected plasma HCV viral load, 245 also had detectable DBS HCV viral load (capillary or venous) leading to a sensitivity of 98.0% (95% confidence interval (CI): 95.4%-99.3%); importantly, all measurements with a plasma HCV viral load >118 IU/mL were also detected in DBS. When HCV was not detected in plasma, it was also not detected in DBS resulting in 100% specificity (95% CI: 94.5%-100%). Quantitative HCV viral load results were very similar when utilizing plasma or DBS sample types as illustrated by correlations >0.99. In conclusion, DBS sample types, with either uncalibrated capillary blood or calibrated venous blood, performed well to distinguish patients with active HCV infection, and who therefore need treatment, from other patients.
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- Tram Hong Tran
- National Reference Laboratory of HIV Molecular Biology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Reference Laboratory of HIV Molecular Biology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Reference Laboratory of HIV Molecular Biology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Reference Laboratory of HIV Molecular Biology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Kim J, Kim GY, Nguyen TTT, Yoon S, Kim YK, Lee SY, Kim M, Cho DH, Chung YD, Lee JH, Seong MJ, Jo W. Sodium-assisted passivation of grain boundaries and defects in Cu 2ZnSnSe 4 thin films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:7597-7605. [PMID: 32226986 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06537g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The long stagnation of the photo-conversion efficiency of kesterites below 13% is a source of frustration in the scientific community. In this study, we investigated the effects of sodium on the passivation of grain boundaries and defects in Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) grown on a soda-lime glass (SLG) and borosilicate (BS) glass. Because BS glass does not inherently contain sodium, we placed a thin layer of NaF between CZTSe and Mo. The composition of the samples is Cu-poor and Zn-rich. The distribution of sodium and its contributions to phase formation and defects were examined by cross-sectional energy-dispersive X-ray profiling, Raman scattering spectroscopy and imaging, surface potential and photoluminescence. From the experimental results, it can be strongly claimed that sodium ions segregate predominantly near the grain boundaries and reduce CuZn-related defects. These local surface imaging analyses provided the exact locations of the secondary phases. In particular, the photo-assisted scanning probe method enabled us to observe the changes in the optoelectrical properties of the thin films and the carrier behavior within the materials. Further studies with distinct alkali ions and optimal processing conditions will pave a way to improve the performance of kesterite solar cells.
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- Juran Kim
- Department of Physics, and New & Renewable Energy Research Center (NREC), Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Thi Thu Nguyen T, Shang E, Karpel-Massler G, Siegelin MD. Metabolic Reprogramming by c-MET Inhibition as a Targetable Vulnerability in Glioblastoma. Oncoscience 2020; 7:14-16. [PMID: 32258244 PMCID: PMC7105157 DOI: 10.18632/oncoscience.498] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The elucidation of better treatments for solid tumors and especially malignant glial tumors is a priority. Better understanding of the molecular underpinnings of treatment response and resistance are critical determinants in the success for this endeavor. Recently, a battery of novel tools have surfaced that allow to interrogate tumor cell metabolism to more precise extent than this was possible in the earlier days. At the forefront of these developments are the extracellular flux and carbon tracing analyses. Through utilization of these techniques our group made the recent observation that acute and chronic c-MET inhibition drives fatty acid oxidation that in turn can be therapeutically targeted for drug combination therapies. Herein, we summarize and comment on some of our key findings related to this study.
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- Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Thai H, Thuy Nguyen C, Thi Thach L, Thi Tran M, Duc Mai H, Thi Thu Nguyen T, Duc Le G, Van Can M, Dai Tran L, Long Bach G, Ramadass K, Sathish CI, Van Le Q. Characterization of chitosan/alginate/lovastatin nanoparticles and investigation of their toxic effects in vitro and in vivo. Sci Rep 2020; 10:909. [PMID: 31969608 PMCID: PMC6976711 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57666-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In this study, chitosan and alginate were selected to prepare alginate/chitosan nanoparticles to load the drug lovastatin by the ionic gelation method. The synthesized nanoparticles loaded with drug were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), laser scattering and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods. The FTIR spectrum of the alginate/chitosan/lovastatin nanoparticles showed that chitosan and alginate interacted with lovastatin through hydrogen bonding and dipolar-dipolar interactions between the C-O, C=O, and OH groups in lovastatin, the C-O, NH, and OH groups in chitosan and the C-O, C=O, and OH groups in alginate. The laser scattering results and SEM images indicated that the alginate/chitosan/lovastatin nanoparticles have a spherical shape with a particle size in the range of 50-80 nm. The DSC diagrams displayed that the melting temperature of the alginate/chitosan/lovastatin nanoparticles was higher than that of chitosan and lower than that of alginate. This result means that the alginate and chitosan interact together, so that the nanoparticles have a larger crystal degree when compared with alginate and chitosan individually. Investigations of the in vitro lovastatin release from the alginate/chitosan/lovastatin nanoparticles under different conditions, including different alginate/chitosan ratios, different solution pH values and different lovastatin contents, were carried out by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. The rate of drug release from the nanoparticles is proportional to the increase in the solution pH and inversely proportional to the content of the loaded lovastatin. The drug release process is divided into two stages: a rapid stage over the first 10 hr, then the release becomes gradual and stable. The Korsmeyer-Peppas model is most suitable for the lovastatin release process from the alginate/chitosan/lovastatin nanoparticles in the first stage, and then the drug release complies with other models depending on solution pH in the slow release stage. In addition, the toxicity of alginate/chitosan/lovastatin (abbreviated ACL) nanoparticles was sufficiently low in mice in the acute toxicity test. The LD50 of the drug was higher than 5000 mg/kg, while in the subchronic toxicity test with treatments of 100 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg ACL nanoparticles, there were no abnormal signs, mortality, or toxicity in general to the function or structure of the crucial organs. The results show that the ACL nanoparticles are safe in mice and that these composite nanoparticles might be useful as a new drug carrier.
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- Hoang Thai
- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam. .,Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Vinh, University, 182 Le Duan, Vinh, Nghe An, 460000, Vietnam
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Vinh, University, 182 Le Duan, Vinh, Nghe An, 460000, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, 160 Phung Hung, Phuc La, Ha Dong, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.,Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- NTT Institute of High Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308, NSW, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Functional Exploration, Military Hospital 103, 261 Phung Hung, Phuc La, Ha Dong, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
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Dang MHD, Nguyen TTM, Nguyen LHT, Nguyen TTT, Phan TB, Tran PH, Doan TLH. Effect of Fe(iii)-based MOFs on the catalytic efficiency of the tandem cyclooxidative reaction between 2-aminobenzamide and alcohols. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj03136d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fe-MOFs were used as efficient heterogeneous catalysts in the tandem cyclooxidative reaction under microwave irradiation.
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- Minh-Huy Dinh Dang
- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City
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- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City
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Cheruiyot EK, Nguyen TTT, Haile-Mariam M, Cocks BG, Abdelsayed M, Pryce JE. Genotype-by-environment (temperature-humidity) interaction of milk production traits in Australian Holstein cattle. J Dairy Sci 2019; 103:2460-2476. [PMID: 31864748 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dairying in Australia is practiced in highly diverse climatic conditions and production systems, which means that re-ranking of genotypes could occur across environments that vary in temperature and humidity-that is, genotype-by-environment interactions (G × E) may exist. The objective of this study was to investigate G × E for heat tolerance with respect to milk production traits in Australian Holsteins. A total of 6.7 million test-day milk yield records for first, second, and third lactations from 491,562 cows and 6,410 sires that had progeny in different climatic environments were included in the analysis. The environmental gradient used was the temperature-humidity index (THI) calculated from climate data from 163 Australian public weather stations between 2003 and 2017. Data were analyzed using univariate reaction norm (RM) sire model, and the results were compared with multi-trait model (MT). The MT analysis treated test-day yields at 5th percentile (THI = 61; i.e., thermoneutral conditions), 50th percentile (THI = 67; i.e., moderate heat stress conditions), and 95th percentile (THI = 73; i.e., high heat stress conditions) of the trajectory of THI as correlated traits. A THI series of 61, 67, and 73, for example, is equivalent to average temperature and relative humidity of approximately 20°C and 45%, 25°C and 45%, and 31°C and 50%, respectively. We observed some degree of heterogeneity of additive (AG) and permanent environmental (PE) variance over the trajectory THI from RM analysis, with estimates decreasing at higher THI values more steeply for PE than for AG variance. The genetic correlations of the tests between the 5th and 95th percentiles of THI for milk, protein, and fat yield from RM were 0.88 ± 0.01 (standard error), 0.79 ± 0.01, and 0.86 ± 0.01, respectively, whereas the corresponding estimates from MT were 0.86 ± 0.02, 0.84 ± 0.03, and 0.87 ± 0.03. We observed lower genetic correlations between the 5th and 95th percentiles of THI for milk tests from recent years (i.e., 2009 and 2017) compared with earlier years (i.e., 2003 and 2008), which suggests that the level of G × E is increasing in the studied population and should be monitored especially in anticipation of future expected increase in daily average temperature and frequency of heat events. Overall, our results indicate presence of G × E at the upper extreme of the trajectory of THI, but the current extent of sire re-ranking may not justify providing separate genetic evaluations for different levels of heat stress. However, variations observed in the sire sensitivity to heat stress suggest that dairy herds in high heat load conditions could benefit more from using heat-tolerant or resilient sires.
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- E K Cheruiyot
- Agriculture Victoria Research, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia; School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia.
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia; School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Datagene Ltd., AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia; School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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Nguyen LHT, Nguyen TTT, Dang YT, Tran PH, Le Hoang Doan T. Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis as an Efficient Method to Enhance the Catalytic Activity of Zr‐Based Metal Organic Framework UiO‐66 in a Heterocyclization Reaction. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201900556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Linh Ho Thuy Nguyen
- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry University of ScienceVietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry University of ScienceVietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry University of ScienceVietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry University of ScienceVietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 721337 Vietnam
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Behnia-Willison F, Nguyen TTT, Lam AM, Šeman EI. 1395 Treatment of Vaginal Mesh Exposure with Platelet Rich Plasma and CO2 Laser. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.444] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Nguyen HTT, Afriyie DO, Tran CH, Dang AD, Tran DN, Dang TQ, Otsu S, Urabe MI, Pham TN, Nguyen HT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen TN, Padungtod P, Nguyen HT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen HV, Le HT, Nguyen HT. Progress towards rabies control and elimination in Vietnam. REV SCI TECH OIE 2019; 38:199-212. [PMID: 31564730 DOI: 10.20506/rst.38.1.2953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rabies is a fatal viral disease that causes an estimated 59,000 human deaths each year. The majority of these deaths occur in developing countries in Asia. Canine rabies is endemic to Vietnam, which is, however, moving towards the disease's elimination. Many countries, such as Vietnam, have invested tremendous resources in controlling rabies, highlighting the goal of regional and global elimination of this neglected disease. In Vietnam, rabies is recognised as one of five high-priority, zoonotic diseases by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Investment by the government and by international partners for rabies prevention and control has played a substantial role in reducing human rabies deaths from 404 cases in 1992 to 74 cases in 2017. The catalyst for this effort was the Prime Minister's creation of the National Rabies Program in 1996, which led to increased support and resources for rabies prevention and control. Interventions carried out since then include the expansion of post-exposure prophylaxis centres throughout the country, the introduction or revision of key legislation and guidelines, and improved multisectoral One Health collaboration. In addition, support from international partners, such as the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has helped to increase awareness, manage dog populations more effectively, and improve Vietnam's surveillance and diagnostic capabilities. To pursue the goal of eliminating dog-mediated rabies in Vietnam, political commitment is crucial. Resources must be made available to enforce the regulations and guidelines that will enable Vietnam to achieve greater canine rabies vaccination coverage. In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the animal and human health systems in Vietnam, as well as past, current and future directions of rabies prevention and control.
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Nguyen TTT, Ishida CT, Shang E, Shu C, Torrini C, Zhang Y, Bianchetti E, Sanchez‐Quintero MJ, Kleiner G, Quinzii CM, Westhoff M, Karpel‐Massler G, Canoll P, Siegelin MD. Activation of LXRβ inhibits tumor respiration and is synthetically lethal with Bcl-xL inhibition. EMBO Mol Med 2019; 11:e10769. [PMID: 31468706 PMCID: PMC6783693 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201910769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Liver-X-receptor (LXR) agonists are known to bear anti-tumor activity. However, their efficacy is limited and additional insights regarding the underlying mechanism are necessary. By performing transcriptome analysis coupled with global polar metabolite screening, we show that LXR agonists, LXR623 and GW3965, enhance synergistically the anti-proliferative effect of BH3 mimetics in solid tumor malignancies, which is predominantly mediated by cell death with features of apoptosis and is rescued by exogenous cholesterol. Extracellular flux analysis and carbon tracing experiments (U-13 C-glucose and U-13 C-glutamine) reveal that within 5 h, activation of LXRβ results in reprogramming of tumor cell metabolism, leading to suppression of mitochondrial respiration, a phenomenon not observed in normal human astrocytes. LXR activation elicits a suppression of respiratory complexes at the protein level by reducing their stability. In turn, energy starvation drives an integrated stress response (ISR) that up-regulates pro-apoptotic Noxa in an ATF4-dependent manner. Cholesterol and nucleotides rescue from the ISR elicited by LXR agonists and from cell death induced by LXR agonists and BH3 mimetics. In conventional and patient-derived xenograft models of colon carcinoma, melanoma, and glioblastoma, the combination treatment of ABT263 and LXR agonists reduces tumor sizes significantly stronger than single treatments. Therefore, the combination treatment of LXR agonists and BH3 mimetics might be a viable efficacious treatment approach for solid malignancies.
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- Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesBronx Community CollegeCity University of New YorkBronxNYUSA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of NeurologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineUlm University Medical CenterUlmGermany
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- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell BiologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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Nguyen TTT, Ishida CT, Shang E, Shu C, Bianchetti E, Karpel-Massler G, Siegelin MD. Activation of LXR Receptors and Inhibition of TRAP1 Causes Synthetic Lethality in Solid Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11060788. [PMID: 31181660 PMCID: PMC6627953 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11060788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cholesterol is a pivotal factor for cancer cells to entertain their relentless growth. In this case, we provide a novel strategy to inhibit tumor growth by simultaneous activation of liver-X-receptors and interference with Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-associated Protein 1 (TRAP1). Informed by a transcriptomic and subsequent gene set enrichment analysis, we demonstrate that inhibition of TRAP1 results in suppression of the cholesterol synthesis pathway in stem-like and established glioblastoma (GBM) cells by destabilizing the transcription factor SREBP2. Notably, TRAP1 inhibition induced cell death, which was rescued by cholesterol and mevalonate. Activation of liver X receptor (LXR) by a clinically validated LXR agonist, LXR623, along with the TRAP1 inhibitor, gamitrinib (GTPP), results in synergistic reduction of tumor growth and cell death induction in a broad range of solid tumors, which is rescued by exogenous cholesterol. The LXR agonist and TRAP1 inhibitor mediated cell death is regulated at the level of Bcl-2 family proteins with an elevation of pro-apoptotic Noxa. Silencing of Noxa and its effector BAK attenuates cell death mediated by the combination treatment of LXR agonists and TRAP1 inhibition. Combined inhibition of TRAP1 and LXR agonists elicits a synergistic activation of the integrated stress response with an increase in activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) driven by protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK). Silencing of ATF4 attenuates the increase of Noxa by using the combination treatment. Lastly, we demonstrate in patient-derived xenografts that the combination treatment of LXR623 and gamitrinib reduces tumor growth more potent than each compound. Taken together, these results suggest that TRAP1 inhibition and simultaneous activation of LXR might be a potent novel treatment strategy for solid malignancies.
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- Trang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY 10453, USA.
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- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Since the Expanded Program on Immunization was proposed by the World Health Organization in 1981, it has been promptly adopted by Vietnam as one of the country's national priority programs. In 1986, Vietnam achieved some remarkable goals, including polio-free status and the elimination of neonatal tetanus. At the same time, however, barriers and difficulties have also emerged. This article aims to provide an overview of both achievements and barriers to the implementation of the program and proposes some solutions.
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- C T T Nguyen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Administration and Economics, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi City, Vietnam
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- School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Marche, Italy
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- School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Marche, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Administration and Economics, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi City, Vietnam
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- Department of Organization and Drug Administration, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Marche, Italy
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Hoa-Tran TN, Nakagomi T, Vu HM, Kataoka C, Nguyen TTT, Dao ATH, Nguyen AT, Takemura T, Hasebe F, Dang AD, Nakagomi O. Whole genome characterization of feline-like G3P[8] reassortant rotavirus A strains bearing the DS-1-like backbone genes detected in Vietnam, 2016. Infect Genet Evol 2019; 73:1-6. [PMID: 30978460 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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While conducting rotavirus gastroenteritis surveillance in Vietnam, two G3P[8] rotavirus A specimens possessing an identical short RNA electropherotype were detected. They were RVA/Human-wt/VNM/0232/2016/G3P[8] and RVA/Human-wt/VNM/0248/2016/G3P[8], and recovered from 9 and 23 months old boys, respectively. The patients developed diarrhoea within one-week interval in March 2016 but in places >100 km apart in northern Vietnam. Whole genome sequencing of the two G3P[8] rotavirus A strains revealed that their genomic RNA sequences were identical across the 11 genome segments, suggesting that they derived from a single clone. The backbone gene constellation was I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2. The backbone genes and the VP4 gene had a virtually identical nucleotide sequences with identities ranging from 99.2 to 100% to the corresponding genes of RVA/Human-wt/VNM/1149/2014/G8P[8]; the prototype of recently-emerging bovine-like G8P[8] reassortant strains in Vietnam. On the other hand, the VP7 gene was 98.8% identical with that of RVA/Human-wt/CHN/E2451/2011/G3P[9], and they were clustered together in the lineage represented by RVA/Cat-tc/JPN/FRV-1/1986/G3P[9]. The observations led us to hypothesise that one of the bovine-like G8P[8] strains bearing the DS-1-like backbone genes reassorted with a locally circulating FRV-1-like strain to gain the G3 VP7 gene and to emerge as a thus-far undescribed feline-like G3P[8] reassortant strain. The identification of feline-like G3P[8] strains bearing the DS-1-like backbone genes exemplifies the strength and necessity of the whole genome sequencing approach in monitoring, describing and understanding the evolutionary changes that are occurring in emerging strains and their interactions with co-circulating strains.
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- Thi Nguyen Hoa-Tran
- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Vietnam Research Station, National Institute of Hygiene and Epideimmiology-Nagasaki University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Vietnam Research Station, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Kim E, Cho JW, Nguyen TK, Nguyen TTT, Yoon S, Choi JH, Park YC, Kim SK, Kim YS, Kim DW. MoS 2 monolayers on Si and SiO 2 nanocone arrays: influences of 3D dielectric material refractive index on 2D MoS 2 optical absorption. Nanoscale 2018; 10:18920-18925. [PMID: 30288523 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr06597g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Heterostructures enable the control of transport and recombination of charge carriers, which are either injected through electrodes, or created by light illumination. Instead of full 2D-material-heterostructures in device applications, using hybrid heterostructures consisting of 2D and 3D materials is an alternative approach to take advantage of the unique physical properties of 2D materials. In addition, 3D dielectric nanostructures exhibit useful optical properties such as broadband omnidirectional antireflection effects and strongly concentrated light near the surface. In this work, the optical properties of 2D MoS2 monolayers conformally coated on 3D Si-based nanocone (NC) arrays are investigated. Numerical calculations show that the absorption in MoS2 monolayers on SiO2 NC is significantly enhanced, compared with that for MoS2 monolayers on Si NC. The weak light confinement in low refractive index SiO2 NC leads to greater absorption in the MoS2 monolayers. The measured photoluminescence and Raman intensities of the MoS2 monolayers on SiO2 NC are much greater than those on Si NC, which supports the calculation results. This work demonstrates that 2D MoS2-3D Si nano-heterostructures are promising candidates for use in high-performance integrated optoelectronic device applications.
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- Eunah Kim
- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
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Nguyen TTT, Seki N, Morio I. Stress predictors in two Asian dental schools with an integrated curriculum and traditional curriculum. Eur J Dent Educ 2018; 22:e594-e601. [PMID: 29717531 DOI: 10.1111/eje.12358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study explored stress predictors and the role of instructional methods and institutional differences in perceived stress levels amongst students at two Asian dental schools. MATERIALS AND METHODS An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to undergraduate dental students at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP), Hochiminh City, Vietnam in 2016. Data concerning the students' demographic information and grades, and responses to the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Dental Environment Stress questionnaire (DES) were collected. The questionnaires were prepared in English and translated into Japanese and Vietnamese following a forward-backward translation process. RESULTS Altogether 684 students answered the questionnaire with a response rate of 97% for TMDU and 89% for UMP. The mean DES score of UMP students was significantly higher than TMDU (P < .001). TMDU students with dentistry as their first programme choice had significantly lower PSS and DES scores in several categories than other TMDU students, whilst UMP clinical students reported higher stress scores in several areas than UMP preclinical students. CONCLUSION Having dentistry as their first choice of educational programme was a significant stress predictor for Japanese students whilst the clinical practicum was a significant stress predictor for Vietnamese students. Previous academic performance was not a significant stress predictor for students at either dental school. Dental students of an integrated, active-learning curriculum reported lower stress levels than students of a traditional, discipline-based curriculum.
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- T T T Nguyen
- Department of Dental Education Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Dental Education Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
- Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Dental Education Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
- Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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Pryce JE, Nguyen TTT, Axford M, Nieuwhof G, Shaffer M. Symposium review: Building a better cow-The Australian experience and future perspectives. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:3702-3713. [PMID: 29454697 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Genomic selection has led to opportunities for developing new breeding values that rely on phenotypes in dedicated reference populations of genotyped cows. In Australia, it has been applied to 2 novel traits: feed efficiency, which was released in 2015 as feed saved breeding values, and heat tolerance genomic breeding values, released for the first time in 2017. Feed saved is already included in the national breeding objective, which is focused on profitability and designed to be in line with farmer preferences. Our future focus is on traits associated with animal health, either directly or in combination with predictor traits, such as mid-infrared spectral data and, into the future, automated data capture. Although it is common for many evaluated traits to have genomic reliabilities ranging between 60 and 75%, many new, genomic information-only traits are likely to have reliabilities of less than 50%. Pooling of phenotype data internationally and investing in maintenance of reference populations is one option to increase the reliability of these traits; the other is to apply improved genomic prediction methods. For example, advances in the use of sequence data, in addition to gene expression studies, can lead to improved persistence of genomic breeding values across breeds and generations and potentially lead to greater reliabilities. Lower genomic reliabilities of novel traits could reduce the overall index reliability. However, provided these traits contribute to the overall breeding objective (e.g., profit), they are worth including. Bull selection tools and personalized genetic trends are already available, but increased access to economic and automatic capture farm data may see even better use of data to improve farm management and selection decisions.
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- J E Pryce
- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia; School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- DataGene Ltd., Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia; DataGene Ltd., Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- DataGene Ltd., Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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Jung HR, Nguyen BP, Jin HJ, Nguyen TTT, Yoon S, Woo WS, Ahn CW, Cho S, Kim IW, Jo W. Surface potential mapping and n-type conductivity in organic–inorganic lead iodide crystals. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce01229f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrated the electronic structure of CH3NH3PbI3 and its variation on the surface via surface potential and work function distribution.
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- Hye Ri Jung
- Department of Physics
- Ewha Womans University
- Seoul
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- Ewha Womans University
- Seoul
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- Ewha Womans University
- Seoul
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- Ewha Womans University
- Seoul
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Meyer A, Dinh TX, Han TA, Do DV, Nhu TV, Pham LT, Nguyen TTT, Newman S, Häsler B, Pfeiffer DU, Vergne T. Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:408-419. [PMID: 28815990 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses continue to threaten smallholder poultry producers in several South-east Asian countries, including Vietnam. In particular, the free-grazing duck system has been repeatedly highlighted as a major risk factor for HPAI outbreaks. Free-grazing ducks, which scavenge on rice paddies after the harvest, account for a large proportion of the duck population in Vietnam and the wider South-east Asian region. However, the structure and dynamics of the free-grazing duck production from farm to consumption has not been described for Vietnam. In this study, we used a value chain approach to provide a complete picture of the actors involved in the production and marketing of free-grazing duck eggs and spent layer ducks, as well as to investigate the governance structure of this food system. Group interviews and key informant interviews were conducted in two provinces located in the Mekong River Delta (MRD) and the Red River Delta (RRD). The results presented here highlight similarities and differences in farming and trade practices between the two provinces. The trade of spent layer ducks involved large volumes of live ducks being sent to China and Cambodia for consumption, generating a substantial risk of transboundary spread of pathogens, including HPAI viruses. We describe the major role of "duck yards", which act as hubs in the northbound trade of spent layer ducks. These yards should be considered as essential links in the value chain of spent layer ducks when considering HPAI surveillance and control. The veterinary authorities are only marginally involved in the value chain activities, and their influence could be strengthened by increasing surveillance activities for instance in duck yards. Last, we discuss the dynamics of the duck value chain and further implications for future HPAI management policies.
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- A Meyer
- Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health Group, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- National Institute for Animal Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute for Animal Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute for Animal Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute for Animal Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health Group, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health Group, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.,School of Veterinary Medicine, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health Group, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.,MIVEGEC Group (UMR CNRS/IRD/UM2), Montpellier, France
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Cho Y, Cho B, Kim Y, Lee J, Kim E, Nguyen TTT, Lee JH, Yoon S, Kim DH, Choi JH, Kim DW. Broad-Band Photocurrent Enhancement in MoS 2 Layers Directly Grown on Light-Trapping Si Nanocone Arrays. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:6314-6319. [PMID: 28133960 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15418] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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There has been growing research interest in realizing optoelectronic devices based on the two-dimensional atomically thin semiconductor MoS2 owing to its distinct physical properties that set it apart from conventional semiconductors. However, there is little optical absorption in these extremely thin MoS2 layers, which presents an obstacle toward applying them for use in high-efficiency light-absorbing devices. We synthesized trilayers of MoS2 directly on SiO2/Si nanocone (NC) arrays using chemical vapor deposition and investigated their photodetection characteristics. The photoresponsivity of the MoS2/NC structure was much higher than that of the flat counterpart across the whole visible wavelength range (for example, it was almost an order of magnitude higher at λ = 532 nm). Strongly concentrated light near the surface that originated from a Fabry-Perot interference in the SiO2 thin layers and a Mie-like resonance caused by the Si NCs boosted the optical absorption in MoS2. Our work demonstrates that MoS2/NC structures could provide a useful means to realize high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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- Yunae Cho
- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University , Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Functional Thin Films Department, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon 51508, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Functional Thin Films Department, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon 51508, Korea
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- Department of Nanomanufacturing Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) , Daejeon 34103, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University , Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University , Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University , Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Functional Thin Films Department, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) , Changwon 51508, Korea
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- Department of Nanomanufacturing Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) , Daejeon 34103, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University , Seoul 03760, Korea
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Garner JB, Douglas ML, Williams SRO, Wales WJ, Marett LC, Nguyen TTT, Reich CM, Hayes BJ. Corrigendum: Genomic Selection Improves Heat Tolerance in Dairy Cattle. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39896. [PMID: 28102230 PMCID: PMC5244622 DOI: 10.1038/srep39896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hung V, Nguyen ST, Tieu VTT, Nguyen TTT, Duong TH, Lyss S, Oeltmann JE. Evaluation of the integrated clinic model for HIV/AIDS services in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 2013-2014. Public Health Action 2016; 6:255-260. [PMID: 28123964 DOI: 10.5588/pha.16.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Setting: Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Viet Nam. Objective: To evaluate a new integrated service model for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) care. Design: In HCMC, co-located services, including voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT), HIV treatment at out-patient clinics (OPC), and methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) for persons who inject drugs, have operated under different administrative structures. In the context of decreasing international financial support, integration of these services into one administrative structure with reduced staff occurred in seven districts in HCMC between October 2013 and June 2014. We used a pre-post study design to compare service-related outcomes from routinely collected data at health facilities 6 months before and 6 months after integration. Results: The proportion of HIV-infected persons linked from VCT to OPCs was unchanged or increased following integration. A higher percentage of patients eligible for antiretroviral therapy (ART) were started on ART. The proportion of ART patients lost to follow-up remained unchanged. The proportions of MMT patients who tested positive for heroin or other substances decreased or were unchanged. Conclusions: VCT, OPC and MMT service delivery quality remained the same or improved during the 6 months following the integration. Expansion of the integrated model should be considered for HIV-related services.
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- Ho Chi Minh City Provincial AIDS Committee, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Viet Nam Office, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Ho Chi Minh City Provincial AIDS Committee, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Ho Chi Minh City Provincial AIDS Committee, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Partnership for Health Advancement in Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam
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- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Viet Nam Office, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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Garner JB, Douglas ML, Williams SRO, Wales WJ, Marett LC, Nguyen TTT, Reich CM, Hayes BJ. Genomic Selection Improves Heat Tolerance in Dairy Cattle. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34114. [PMID: 27682591 PMCID: PMC5040955 DOI: 10.1038/srep34114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Dairy products are a key source of valuable proteins and fats for many millions of people worldwide. Dairy cattle are highly susceptible to heat-stress induced decline in milk production, and as the frequency and duration of heat-stress events increases, the long term security of nutrition from dairy products is threatened. Identification of dairy cattle more tolerant of heat stress conditions would be an important progression towards breeding better adapted dairy herds to future climates. Breeding for heat tolerance could be accelerated with genomic selection, using genome wide DNA markers that predict tolerance to heat stress. Here we demonstrate the value of genomic predictions for heat tolerance in cohorts of Holstein cows predicted to be heat tolerant and heat susceptible using controlled-climate chambers simulating a moderate heatwave event. Not only was the heat challenge stimulated decline in milk production less in cows genomically predicted to be heat-tolerant, physiological indicators such as rectal and intra-vaginal temperatures had reduced increases over the 4 day heat challenge. This demonstrates that genomic selection for heat tolerance in dairy cattle is a step towards securing a valuable source of nutrition and improving animal welfare facing a future with predicted increases in heat stress events.
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- J B Garner
- Agriculture Victoria, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, 1301 Hazeldean Road, Ellinbank, Victoria 3821, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, 1301 Hazeldean Road, Ellinbank, Victoria 3821, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, 1301 Hazeldean Road, Ellinbank, Victoria 3821, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, 1301 Hazeldean Road, Ellinbank, Victoria 3821, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, 1301 Hazeldean Road, Ellinbank, Victoria 3821, Australia
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- BioSciences Research, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, AgriBio, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- BioSciences Research, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, AgriBio, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- BioSciences Research, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, AgriBio, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.,Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Animal Science, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Hoa-Tran TN, Nakagomi T, Vu HM, Do LP, Gauchan P, Agbemabiese CA, Nguyen TTT, Nakagomi O, Thanh NTH. Abrupt emergence and predominance in Vietnam of rotavirus A strains possessing a bovine-like G8 on a DS-1-like background. Arch Virol 2015; 161:479-82. [PMID: 26586330 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2682-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An apparently single rotavirus A strain possessing a genotype constellation of G8-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2 abruptly emerged, caused diarrhoea in children requiring hospitalisation, and increased to reach 27 % of strains detected during the first half of 2015 in Vietnam.
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- T N Hoa-Tran
- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.
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- Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- N B T Nguyen
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, HCMC, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Nguyen TTC, Nguyen TTT. Cost-Utility Analysis of Trastuzumab in Treatment Of Metastatic Her2-Positive Breast Cancer in Vietnam. Value Health 2014; 17:A643. [PMID: 27202309 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- T T C Nguyen
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Dinh HT, Nguyen TTT. Cost of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer by Vietnamese and European Treatment Standards in Vietnam. Value Health 2014; 17:A625. [PMID: 27202207 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- H T Dinh
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, HCMC, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- T T T Nguyen
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, HCMC, Vietnam
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Tran TTH, Nguyen TTT. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Bevacizumab- Paclitaxel-Carboplatin (PC) Versus PC in First-Line Therapy of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer from Patients' Perspective in Vietnam. Value Health 2014; 17:A634-A635. [PMID: 27202258 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- T T H Tran
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Lee EM, Trinh TTB, Shim HJ, Park SY, Nguyen TTT, Kim MJ, Song YH. Drosophila Claspin is required for the G2 arrest that is induced by DNA replication stress but not by DNA double-strand breaks. DNA Repair (Amst) 2012; 11:741-52. [PMID: 22796626 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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ATR and Chk1 are protein kinases that perform major roles in the DNA replication checkpoint that delays entry into mitosis in response to DNA replication stress by hydroxyurea (HU) treatment. They are also activated by ionizing radiation (IR) that induces DNA double-strand breaks. Studies in human tissue culture and Xenopus egg extracts identified Claspin as a mediator that increased the activity of ATR toward Chk1. Because the in vivo functions of Claspin are not known, we generated Drosophila lines that each contained a mutated Claspin gene. Similar to the Drosophila mei-41/ATR and grp/Chk1 mutants, embryos of the Claspin mutant showed defects in checkpoint activation, which normally occurs in early embryogenesis in response to incomplete DNA replication. Additionally, Claspin mutant larvae were defective in G2 arrest after HU treatment; however, the defects were less severe than those of the mei-41/ATR and grp/Chk1 mutants. In contrast, IR-induced G2 arrest, which was severely defective in mei-41/ATR and grp/Chk1 mutants, occurred normally in the Claspin mutant. We also found that Claspin was phosphorylated in response to HU and IR treatment and a hyperphosphorylated form of Claspin was generated only after HU treatment in mei-41/ATR-dependent and tefu/ATM-independent way. In summary, our data suggest that Drosophila Claspin is required for the G2 arrest that is induced by DNA replication stress but not by DNA double-strand breaks, and this difference is probably due to distinct phosphorylation statuses.
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- Eun-Mi Lee
- Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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Nguyen TTT, Sunnucks P. Strong population genetic structure and its management implications in the mud carp Cirrhinus molitorella, an indigenous freshwater species subject to an aquaculture and culture-based fishery. J Fish Biol 2012; 80:651-668. [PMID: 22380559 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03204.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study investigated population genetic structure and diversity of mud carp Cirrhinus molitorella, a species widely used in aquaculture and culture-based fisheries in China and Mekong River riparian countries. Seven newly developed and one published microsatellite DNA markers were used to analyse samples from six wild locations, four hatchery broodstocks and one farmed site from the Mekong, Red and Pearl Rivers. Significant genetic structure was detected in C. molitorella, with isolation-by-distance being a strong force in the Mekong. Pair-wise F(ST) , Fisher's exact tests for population differentiation, permutation tests and individual-based structure analysis all support the recognition of a sample originating from Toul Krasaing Lake (Cambodia) and one between Kratie and Stung Treng (Cambodia) as distinct from the remainder of the sampled range. Samples from the main upper Mekong and the Nam Khan River were significantly differentiated, but on a time scale inferred to be short (i.e. by genetic drift, not sufficient for evolution of new microsatellite alleles). The Mekong stock of C. molitorella was strongly differentiated from those from the Red and Pearl Rivers, inferred to be on an evolutionary time scale. Finer-scale sampling is warranted to further improve the understanding of genetic interactions among fish from the Mekong and its tributaries. Detailed studies on the ecology of C. molitorella (e.g. migration pathways and preferred spawning habitats) would provide useful information to explain the patterns of genetic structure detected here, and deepen insights about evolutionary distinctiveness of the population units.
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- T T T Nguyen
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong, Vic 3217, Australia.
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