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Zhang C, Li J, Shi H, Liu Y, Cui J, Luo XM, Zeng LT, Fan GQ, Chang XM, Zhang PJ, Shen J. Independent and combined associations of upper and lower limb strength with all-cause mortality in community-based older adults: findings from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Public Health 2023; 220:57-64. [PMID: 37270853 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE With the acceleration of aging progress, China is projected to have the largest older population globally. This study aimed to examine the association of upper limb strength (ULS) and lower limb strength (LLS) with all-cause mortality based on the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (2012-2018). STUDY DESIGN This is a prospective cohort study. METHODS Participants were 2442 older adults (aged 84.98 ± 11.94 years) recruited from eight longevity areas in China. Limb muscle strength was evaluated using handgrip strength and objective physical examinations. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to analyze the association of limb muscle strength with all-cause mortality. Demographic characteristics, health status, and biological markers were included as confounders. RESULTS Over a median follow-up period of 42.2 months, 993 older people died. After adjusting for all covariates, low ULS was associated with higher mortality risk (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.25-1.84), and the association of low LLS with all-cause mortality was only significant in women (HR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.04-1.79). Participants with combined low ULS and low LLS had the highest risk of mortality than those with normal limb muscle strength (hazard ratio = 2.06, 95% confidence interval = 1.61-2.63). The combined association of ULS and LLS with mortality was robust in subgroup and sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSION Low ULS and low LLS were independently and synergistically associated with higher all-cause mortality risk. Considering the high prevalence of limb muscle weakness among Chinese older adults, especially the oldest-old, limb strength could be considered as a potential doable mortality predictor for community health care.
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- C Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital Affiliated Capital Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Science Research, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Song J, Yang RR, Chang J, Liu YD, Lu CH, Chen LF, Guo H, Zhang YH, Fan ZS, Zhou JY, Zhou GZ, Zhang KK, Luo XM, Chen KX, Jiang HL, Zhang SL, Zheng MY. Discovery and characterization of a novel cGAS covalent inhibitor for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2023; 44:791-800. [PMID: 36229599 PMCID: PMC10043009 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-022-01002-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), a cytosolic DNA sensor, acts as a nucleotidyl transferase that catalyzes ATP and GTP to form cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) and plays a critical role in innate immunity. Hyperactivation of cGAS-STING signaling contributes to hyperinflammatory responses. Therefore, cGAS is considered a promising target for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Herein, we report the discovery and identification of several novel types of cGAS inhibitors by pyrophosphatase (PPiase)-coupled activity assays. Among these inhibitors, 1-(1-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl)prop-2-yn-1-one (compound 3) displayed the highest potency and selectivity at the cellular level. Compound 3 exhibited better inhibitory activity and pathway selectivity than RU.521, which is a selective cGAS inhibitor with anti-inflammatory effects in vitro and in vivo. Thermostability analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance and isothermal titration calorimetry assays confirmed that compound 3 directly binds to the cGAS protein. Mass spectrometry and mutation analysis revealed that compound 3 covalently binds to Cys419 of cGAS. Notably, compound 3 demonstrated promising therapeutic efficacy in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced mouse colitis model. These results collectively suggest that compound 3 will be useful for understanding the biological function of cGAS and has the potential to be further developed for inflammatory disease therapies.
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- Jia Song
- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, and School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China.
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, and School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, 200031, China.
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Jing P, Mei X, Zhang YY, Zheng FJ, Luo XM, Liu LJ, Yu HH, Zhang XB. Major depressive disorder is correlated with the mitochondrial ND1 T3394C mutation in two Han Chinese families: Two case reports. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13:75-83. [PMID: 36925947 PMCID: PMC10011944 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i2.75] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most frequent reason of disabled people in the world, as reported by the World Health Organization. However, the diagnosis of MDD is mainly based on clinical symptoms.
CASE SUMMARY The clinical, genetic, and molecular characteristics of two Chinese families with MDD are described in this study. There were variable ages of onset and severity in depression among the families. Both Chinese families had a very low pre-valence of MDD. The mitochondrial genomes of these pedigrees were sequenced and indicated a homoplasmic T3394C (Y30H) mutation, with the polymorphism located at a highly conserved tyrosine at position 30 of ND1. The analysis also revealed unique sets of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphisms orig-inating from haplogroups M9a3 and M9a.
CONCLUSION This finding of the T3394C mutation in two unrelated depressed patients provides strong evidence that this mutation may have a part in the etiology of MDD. However, In these two Chinese families having the T3394C mutation, no functional mtDNA mutation was observed. Therefore, T3394C mutations are related with MDD, and the phenotypic manifestation of these mutations may be affected by changes in nuclear genes or environmental factors.
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- Pan Jing
- Department of Psychiatric, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatric, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatric, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatric, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatric, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatric, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatric, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Suzhou Guangji Hospital, Suzhou 215003, Jiangsu Province, China
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Luo XM, Lam SM, Dong Y, Ma XJ, Yan C, Zhang YJ, Cao Y, Su L, Lu G, Yang JK, Shui G, Feng YM. The purine metabolite inosine monophosphate accelerates myelopoiesis and acute pancreatitis progression. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1088. [PMID: 36224248 PMCID: PMC9556615 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04041-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hyperglycemia-induced myelopoiesis and atherosclerotic progression occur in mice with type I diabetes. However, less is known about the effects of metabolites on myelopoesis in type 2 diabetes. Here, we use fluorescence-activated cell sorting to analyze the proliferation of granulocyte/monocyte progenitors (GMP) in db/db mice. Using targeted metabolomics, we identify an increase in inosine monophosphate (IMP) in GMP cells of 24-week-old mice. We show that IMP treatment stimulates cKit expression, ribosomal S6 activation, GMP proliferation, and Gr-1+ granulocyte production in vitro. IMP activates pAkt in non-GMP cells. In vivo, using an established murine acute pancreatitis (AP) model, administration of IMP-treated bone marrow cells enhances the severity of AP. This effect is abolished in the presence of a pAkt inhibitor. Targeted metabolomics show that plasma levels of guanosine monophosphate are significantly higher in diabetic patients with AP. These findings provid a potential therapeutic target for the control of vascular complications in diabetes. Metabolomics analysis reveals that inosine monophosphate, a purine metabolite, promotes myelopoiesis and contributes to severe acute pancreatitis in db/db mice.
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- Xiao-Min Luo
- Department of Science and Development, Beijing Youan hospital, Capital Medical University, 100069, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- Department of Science and Development, Beijing Youan hospital, Capital Medical University, 100069, Beijing, China
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- Center of Basic Medical Research, Institute of Medical Innovation and Research, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, 100191, Beijing, China
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- Department of Science and Development, Beijing Youan hospital, Capital Medical University, 100069, Beijing, China
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- Department of Science and Development, Beijing Youan hospital, Capital Medical University, 100069, Beijing, China
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- Department of Science and Development, Beijing Youan hospital, Capital Medical University, 100069, Beijing, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University Center of Medical and Health Analysis, Peking University, 100191, Beijing, China
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- Pancreatic Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, 225099, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Science and Development, Beijing Youan hospital, Capital Medical University, 100069, Beijing, China.
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Zhang BY, Luo XM, Ding Y, Yang B, Que HY, Tan R, Gong PY, Gu J. [Mechanism of Tibetan medicine Ershiwuwei Shanhu Pills on scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairment in mice based on Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2022; 47:2082-2089. [PMID: 35531724 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220207.701] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the mechanism of the Tibetan medicine Ershiwuwei Shanhu Pills(ESP) in improving scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairment in mice based on Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. ICR mice were randomized into blank group, model group, low-dose(200 mg·kg~(-1)), medium-dose(400 mg·kg~(-1)), and high-dose(800 mg·kg~(-1)) ESP groups, and donepezil hydrochloride group. The learning and memory impairment was induced in mice by intraperitoneal injection of scopola-mine. The learning and memory abilities of mice were detected by Morris water maze test, and the damage of hippocampal neurons and cortical neurons was detected based on Nissl staining. The expression of neuron specific nuclear protein(NeuN) in hippocampus and cortex of mice was determined by immunofluorescence assay, and the content of acetylcholine(Ach) and the activity of acetylcholines-terase(AchE) in hippocampus of mice by kits. Moreover, the content of superoxide dismutase(SOD), malondialdehyde(MDA), catalase(CAT), and total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC) in serum of mice was detected. The content of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1(Keap1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2), and heme oxygenase 1(HO-1) in hippocampus was determined by Western blot. The results showed that there were significant differences in the trajectory map of mice among different groups in the behavioral experiment. Moreover, the latency of ESP groups decreased significantly compared with that in the model group. The hippocampal neurons in the high-dose ESP group were significantly more than those in the model group and the cortical neurons in the high-dose and medium-dose ESP groups were significantly more than those in the model group. The expression of NeuN in the model group was significantly decreased compared with that in the blank group, and the expression in the ESP groups was significantly higher than that in the model group. The AchE activity and MDA level were significantly decreased, and Ach content and levels of SOD, CAT, and T-AOC in the ESP groups were significantly increased in the ESP groups compared with those in the model group. The expression of Keap1 in the model group was significantly increased compared with that in the blank group, and the Keap1 expression increased insignificantly in ESP groups compared with that in the model group. The expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 was significantly lower in the model group than in the blank group, and the expression was significantly higher in the medium-dose ESP group than in the model group. In conclusion, ESP protected mice against the scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairment by regulating the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
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- Bo-Yu Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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Luo XM, Zhang BY, Ding Y, Wang CP, Luo QL, Tan R, Gu J, Gong PY. [Ershiwuwei Shanhu Pills regulate Akt/mTOR/GSK-3β signaling pathway to alleviate Alzheimer's disease mice]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2022; 47:2074-2081. [PMID: 35531723 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220127.701] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The present study investigated the mechanism of the Tibetan patent medicine Ershiwuwei Shanhu Pills(ESP) in alleviating Alzheimer's disease in mice via Akt/mTOR/GSK-3β signaling pathway. BALB/c mice were randomly assigned into a blank control group, a model group, low(200 mg·kg~(-1)), medium(400 mg·kg~(-1)) and high(800 mg·kg~(-1)) dose groups of ESP, and donepezil hydrochloride group. Except the blank control group, the other groups were given 20 mg·kg~(-1) aluminum chloride by gavage and 120 mg·kg~(-1) D-galactose by intraperitoneal injection for 56 days to establish Alzheimer's disease model. Morris water maze was used to detect the learning and memory ability of mice. The level of p-tau protein in mouse hippocampus and the levels of superoxide dismutase(SOD), malondialdehyde(MDA), catalase(CAT), and total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC) in hippocampus and serum were detected. Hematoxylin-eosin staining and Nissl staining were performed for the pathological observation of whole brain in mice. TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling(TUNEL) staining was employed for the observation of apoptosis in mouse cortex. Western blot was adopted to detect the protein levels of p-mTOR, p-Akt, and GSK-3β in the hippocampus. Compared with the model group, the ESP groups showcased alleviated pathological damage of the whole brain, decreased TUNEL positive cells, reduced level of p-tau protein in hippocampus, and risen SOD, CAT, and T-AOC levels and declined MDA level in hippocampus and serum. Furthermore, the ESP groups had up-regulated protein levels of p-mTOR and p-Akt while down-regulated protein level of GSK-3β in hippocampus. Therefore, ESP can alleviate the learning and memory decline and oxidative damage in mice with Alzheimer's disease induced by D-galactose combined with aluminum chloride, which may be related to Akt/mTOR/GSK-3β signaling pathway.
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- Xiao-Min Luo
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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Luo XM, Ding Y, Zhang BY, Wang CP, Zhang E, Tan R, Gong PY, Gu J. [Research progress on precious Tibetan medicine formula in prevention and treatment of central nervous system diseases]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2022; 47:2028-2037. [PMID: 35531718 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220127.702] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Precious Tibetan medicine formula is a characteristic type of medicine commonly used in the clinical treatment of central nervous system diseases. Through the summary of modern research on the precious Tibetan medicine formulas such as Ratnasampil, Ershiwuwei Zhenzhu Pills, Ershiwewei Shanhu Pills, and Ruyi Zhenbao Pills, it is found that they have obvious advantages in the treatment of stroke, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, angioneurotic headache, and vascular dementia. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that the mechanisms of precious Tibetan medicine formulas in improving central nervous system diseases are that they promote microcirculation of brain tissue, regulate the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, alleviate inflammation, relieve oxidative stress damage, and inhibit nerve cell apoptosis. This review summarizes the clinical and pharmacological studies on precious Tibetan medicine formulas in prevention and treatment of central nervous system diseases, aiming to provide a reference for future in-depth research and innovative discovery of Tibetan medicine against central nervous diseases.
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- Xiao-Min Luo
- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Basic, Officers College of People's Armed Police Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041, China
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Sha YR, Luo XM, Ding Y, Yang B, Jian CF, Gong PY, Gu J, Tan R. [Mechanism of Tibetan medicine Ershiwuwei Songshi Pills against liver injury induced by acetaminophen in mice based on Keap1/Nrf2 and TLR4/NF-κB p65 signaling pathways]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2022; 47:2049-2055. [PMID: 35531720 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20211103.707] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The present study investigated the mechanism of the Tibetan medicine Ershiwuwei Songshi Pills(ESP) against the liver injury induced by acetaminophen(APAP) in mice based on the kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1(Keap1)/nuclear transcription factor E2 related factor 2(Nrf2) and Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)/nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB) p65 signaling pathways. Kunming mice were randomly divided into a blank control group, a model group, an N-acetyl-L-cysteine(NAC) group, and high-(400 mg·kg~(-1)), medium-(200 mg·kg~(-1)), and low-dose(100 mg·kg~(-1)) ESP groups. After 14 days of continuous administration, except for those in the control group, the mice were intraperitoneally injected with 200 mg·kg~(-1) APAP. After 12 h, the serum and liver tissues of mice were collected. Hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining was performed on pathological sections of the liver, and the levels of aspartate aminotransferase(AST) and alanine aminotransferase(ALT) in the serum and the levels of glutathione(GSH), malondialdehyde(MDA), superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase(CAT), myeloperoxidase(MPO), and total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC) in liver tissue homogenate were detected to observe and analyze the protective effect of ESP on APAP-induced liver injury in mice. The serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta(IL-1β), and interleukin-6(IL-6) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The protein expression of Nrf2, Keap1, TLR4, and NF-κB p65 in the liver was determined by Western blot. Quantitative real-time was used to determine the mRNA expression of glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit(GCLC), glutamate-cysteine ligase regulatory subunit(GCLM), heme oxygenase-1(HO-1), and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase quinone 1(NQO-1) in the liver to explore the mechanism of ESP in improving APAP-induced liver damage in mice. As revealed by results, compared with the model group, the ESP groups showed improved liver pathological damage, decreased ALT and AST levels in the serum and MDA and MPO content in the liver, increased GSH, SOD, CAT, and T-AOC in the liver, reduced TNF-α and IL-6 levels in the serum, down-regulated expression of Keap1 in the liver cytoplasm and NF-κB p65 in the liver nucleus, up-regulated expression of Nrf2 in the liver nucleus, insignificant change in TLR4 expression, and elevated relative mRNA expression levels of antioxidant genes GCLC, GCLM, HO-1, and NQO-1. ESP can reduce the oxidative damage and inflammation caused by APAP, and the mechanism may be related to the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway and the signal transduction factors on the TLR4/NF-κB p65 pathway.
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- Yu-Ru Sha
- College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China
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- College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China
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- College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China
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- College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China
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- College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China
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- College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China
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- College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031,China
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Li HX, Tang XK, Xu SY, Luo XM, Sun GY, Xu HT, Zhang PJ, Xiao F. [A retrospective safety study on screening of the samples in the clinical biobank of Beijing Hospital]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1149-1152. [PMID: 34619936 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210608-00557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To investigate whether the laboratory specimens preserved in Beijing Hospital Biobank during a specific period had been contaminated by SARS-Cov-2 through a cross-sectional study, and to establish a retrospective biobank safety screening system. Laboratory specimens were collected from the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and the Fever Clinic of Beijing Hospital from November 1, 2019 to January 22, 2020, nucleic acid and serological antibody testing were performed for SARS-CoV-2 in these specimens (including 79 serum, 20 urine, 42 feces and 21 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens). The safety of the stored samples during this period was defined by negative and positive results. Both the nucleic acid test and serological antibody test showed negative for SARS-CoV-2, indicating that these specimens were safely stored in the biobank. High-risk specimens collected in our hospital during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak are free of SARS-CoV-2, and a safety screening strategy for the clinical biobank is established to ensure the biosafety of these samples.
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- H X Li
- Clinical Biobank, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Clinical Biobank, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Clinical Biobank, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, the MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing 100730, China
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- Clinical Biobank, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Scientific Research Administration, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Clinical Biobank, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Yu MC, Yang F, Ding XY, Sun NN, Jiang ZY, Huang YF, Yan YR, Zhu C, Xie Q, Chen ZF, Guo SQ, Jiang HL, Chen KX, Luo C, Luo XM, Chen SJ, Wang YH. Crystallography-guided discovery of carbazole-based retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma-t (RORγt) modulators: insights into different protein behaviors with "short" and "long" inverse agonists. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2021; 42:1524-1534. [PMID: 33239687 PMCID: PMC8379218 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-020-00552-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A series of 6-substituted carbazole-based retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma-t (RORγt) modulators were discovered through 6-position modification guided by insights from the crystallographic profiles of the "short" inverse agonist 6. With the increase in the size of the 6-position substituents, the "short" inverse agonist 6 first reversed its function to agonists and then to "long" inverse agonists. The cocrystal structures of RORγt complexed with the representative "short" inverse agonist 6 (PDB: 6LOB), the agonist 7d (PDB: 6LOA) and the "long" inverse agonist 7h (PDB: 6LO9) were revealed by X-ray analysis. However, minor differences were found in the binding modes of "short" inverse agonist 6 and "long" inverse agonist 7h. To further reveal the molecular mechanisms of different RORγt inverse agonists, we performed molecular dynamics simulations and found that "short" or "long" inverse agonists led to different behaviors of helixes H11, H11', and H12 of RORγt. The "short" inverse agonist 6 destabilizes H11' and dislocates H12, while the "long" inverse agonist 7h separates H11 and unwinds H12. The results indicate that the two types of inverse agonists may behave differently in downstream signaling, which may help identify novel inverse agonists with different regulatory mechanisms.
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- Ming-Cheng Yu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, The Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Fudan Zhangjiang Institute, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Luo XM, Yan C, Feng YM. Nanomedicine for the treatment of diabetes-associated cardiovascular diseases and fibrosis. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 172:234-248. [PMID: 33417981 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cardiomyopathy and fibrosis are the main causes of heart failure in diabetes patients. For therapeutic purposes, a delivery system is required to enhance antidiabetic drug efficacy and specifically target profibrotic pathways in cardiomyocytes. Nanoparticles (NPs) have distinct advantages, including biocompatibility, bioavailability, targeting efficiency, and minimal toxicity, which make them ideal for antidiabetic treatment. In this review, we overview the latest information on the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy and fibrosis in diabetes patients. We summarize how NP applications improve insulin and liraglutide efficacy and their sustained release upon oral administration. We provide a comprehensive review of the results of NP clinical trials in diabetes patients and of animal studies investigating the effects of NP-mediated anti-fibrotic treatments. Collectively, the application of advanced NP delivery systems in the treatment of cardiomyopathy and fibrosis in diabetes patients is a promising and innovative therapeutic strategy.
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to explore the association between periodontitis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS To identify eligible studies, the PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to 19 September 2019. Associations of periodontitis, and other periodontal parameters, with SLE were assessed. RESULTS Ten studies involving 80,633 subjects were included in this meta-analysis. Pooled data showed a significant association between periodontitis and SLE (odds ratio=5.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.69-16.78, p = 0.004). In addition, SLE patients had a higher prevalence of bleeding on probing (mean difference = 0.03, 95% CI 0.00-0.06, p = 0.02) and higher mean clinical attachment loss (mean difference = 0.69, 95% CI 0.39-1.00, p < 0.001). However, there were no significant differences between SLE and reference subjects in mean plaque index, gingival index, pocket depth or decayed, missing or filled teeth. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates a significant association between periodontitis and SLE, which indicates that avoidance of periodontitis by maintaining oral health may be a simple and economical way to prevent SLE.
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- Hao-Jie Zhong
- Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, PR China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Yan C, Li YZ, Luo XM, Quan XJ, Feng YM. Roles of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2020; 16:589-598. [PMID: 32000654 DOI: 10.2174/1574888x15666200130091858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Macrophage proliferation and skewed myelopoiesis-induced monocytosis, as well as neutrophils, enhance the generation of atherogenic inflammatory cells in a lesion area, leading to plaque formation and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Among all risk factors, accumulated data have shown that hyperlipidemia activates Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells (HSPCs) in the Bone Marrow (BM) niche. Recently, proliferation of Granulocyte-Monocyte Progenitors (GMPs) has been demonstrated to drive skewed myelopoiesis, while HSPCs remain quiescent. In this review, we discuss how HSPCs and GMPs participate in atherosclerosis of mice in terms of proliferation and cell mobilization from BM to peripheral blood and the lesion area. We also describe how the spleen, an extramedullary organ, is involved in skewed myelopoiesis and inflammation in atherosclerosis. We further summarize the clinical evidence of the relationship of HSPCs with coronary stenoses in patients with CVD. Ultimately, this review facilitates understanding the pathological roles of HSPCs and GMPs in atherosclerosis for future treatments.
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- Cen Yan
- Department of Science and Technology, Beijing You-An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Nutrition, Province Hospital, Ha-Er-Bin, Hei Long Jiang 150086, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, Beijing You-An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Lu-He Central Laboratory, Lu He Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, Beijing You-An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Zhang ZX, Feng K, Sui XJ, Wang WS, Wang L, Wang DH, Luo XM, Chen XF. New triterpenoids from Staphylea bumalda flower buds and their neuroprotective activity against H 2O 2-induced injury in vitro. Arch Pharm Res 2018; 41:1162-1169. [PMID: 30378038 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-018-1086-3] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Four new acylated triterpene glycosides with aliphatic chains (4-7) as well as five known triterpenoids were isolated from the flower buds of Staphylea bumalda with bioassay guidance. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectral techniques, including IR, 1D and 2D NMR, and HR-APCI-MS. Most compounds (except 8) were isolated from S. bumalda for the first time. Additionally, the neuroprotective effects of 1 and 4-9 on suckling rat primary cultured hippocampal neurons against H2O2-induced injury were evaluated in vitro. The four new triterpenoids (4-7) showed neuroprotective effects, which increased the cell viability to over 74% at different concentrations, which was higher than the negative control (59%), while compounds 1 and 8-9 exhibited cytotoxic activity.
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- Zheng-Xi Zhang
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China. .,Experimental Centre of Chemistry, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China. .,Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Food, Environment and Public Health, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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Zhou W, Wan YH, Chen Q, Qiu YR, Luo XM. Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 2018; 55:737-744. [PMID: 29122618 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 10/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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CONTEXT Tai Chi exercise has been shown to improve cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) balance in some cancer patients or survivors; however, such effects are yet to be verified in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy. OBJECTIVES To explore the effects of Tai Chi exercise on CRF in NPC patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy and then to evaluate ANS information indicated by heart rate variability parameters and their association with CRF. METHODS A randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi exercise was conducted from January 2014 to August 2015. Participants in the Tai Chi group practiced Tai Chi a one-hour session, five sessions/week during chemoradiotherapy. Participants in the control group received usual care. The primary end points were scores of the multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory-short form (MFSI-SF). Secondary end points were heart rate variability parameters, including normalized low-frequency (nLF) power, normalized high-frequency (nHF) power, and the nLF/nHF ratio, and their association with CRF. RESULTS One hundred fourteen patients were recruited in this study, and 83 patients completed the trial. The Tai Chi group and the control group had comparable baseline characteristics. After chemoradiotherapy, the Tai Chi group exhibited lower MFSI-SF total score and three negative subscale (general, physical, and emotional fatigue) scores and higher vigor score compared with the control group (P < 0.01 for all). The nLF/nHF ratio was significantly lower in the Tai Chi group compared to the control group after chemoradiotherapy. The MFSI-SF total score was markedly correlated with the nLF/nHF ratio. CONCLUSION Tai Chi exercise is conducive to alleviate CRF in NPC patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy. The improvement in ANS balance might fit into the process of Tai Chi for CRF management in this population.
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- Wei Zhou
- Cancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Cancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Cancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Cancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Emergency Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Ren J, Liao X, Vieson MD, Chen M, Scott R, Kazmierczak J, Luo XM, Reilly CM. Selective HDAC6 inhibition decreases early stage of lupus nephritis by down-regulating both innate and adaptive immune responses. Clin Exp Immunol 2017; 191:19-31. [PMID: 28876451 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We have demonstrated previously that histone deacetylase (HDAC6) expression is increased in animal models of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and that inhibition of HDAC6 decreased disease. In our current studies, we tested if an orally active selective HDAC6 inhibitor would decrease disease pathogenesis in a lupus mouse model with established early disease. Additionally, we sought to delineate the cellular and molecular mechanism(s) of action of a selective HDAC6 inhibitor in SLE. We treated 20-week-old (early-disease) New Zealand Black (NZB)/White F1 female mice with two different doses of the selective HDAC6 inhibitor (ACY-738) for 5 weeks. As the mice aged, we determined autoantibody production and cytokine levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and renal function by measuring proteinuria. At the termination of the study, we performed a comprehensive analysis on B cells, T cells and innate immune cells using flow cytometry and examined renal tissue for immune-mediated pathogenesis using immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. Our results showed a reduced germinal centre B cell response, decreased T follicular helper cells and diminished interferon (IFN)-γ production from T helper cells in splenic tissue. Additionally, we found the IFN-α-producing ability of plasmacytoid dendritic cells was decreased along with immunoglobulin isotype switching and the generation of pathogenic autoantibodies. Renal tissue showed decreased immunoglobulin deposition and reduced inflammation as judged by glomerular and interstitial inflammation. Taken together, these studies show selective HDAC6 inhibition decreased several parameters of disease pathogenesis in lupus-prone mice. The decrease was due in part to inhibition of B cell development and response.
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- J Ren
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.,Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Lu J, Zhang P, Zou XW, Zhao XQ, Cheng KG, Zhao YL, Bi Y, Zheng MY, Luo XM. In Silico Prediction of Chemical Toxicity Profile Using Local Lazy Learning. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2017; 20:346-353. [PMID: 28215144 DOI: 10.2174/1386207320666170217151826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chemical toxicity is an important reason for late-stage failure in drug R&D. However, it is time-consuming and expensive to identify the multiple toxicities of compounds using the traditional experiments. Thus, it is attractive to build an accurate prediction model for the toxicity profile of compounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we carried out a research on six types of toxicities: (I) Acute Toxicity; (II) Mutagenicity; (III) Tumorigenicity; (IV) Skin and Eye Irritation; (V) Reproductive Effects; (VI) Multiple Dose Effects, using local lazy learning (LLL) method for multi-label learning. 17,120 compounds were split into the training set and the test set as a ratio of 4:1 by using the Kennard-Stone algorithm. Four types of properties, including molecular fingerprints (ECFP_4 and FCFP_4), descriptors, and chemical-chemical-interactions, were adopted for model building. RESULTS The model 'ECFP_4+LLL' yielded the best performance for the test set, while balanced accuracy (BACC) reached 0.692, 0.691, 0.666, 0.680, 0.631, 0.599 for six types of toxicities, respectively. Furthermore, some essential toxicophores for six types of toxicities were identified by using the Laplacian-modified Bayesian model. CONCLUSION The accurate prediction model and the chemical toxicophores can provide some guidance for designing drugs with low toxicity.
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- Jing Lu
- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005. China
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- Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education of China, Guilin 541004. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, MOE-LSB and MOE-LSC, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203. China
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Liao X, Ren J, Reihl A, Pirapakaran T, Sreekumar B, Cecere TE, Reilly CM, Luo XM. Renal-infiltrating CD11c + cells are pathogenic in murine lupus nephritis through promoting CD4 + T cell responses. Clin Exp Immunol 2017; 190:187-200. [PMID: 28722110 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), causing morbidity and mortality in 40-60% of SLE patients. The pathogenic mechanisms of LN are not completely understood. Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of various immune cell populations in lupus nephritic kidneys of both SLE patients and lupus-prone mice. These cells may play important pathogenic or regulatory roles in situ to promote or sustain LN. Here, using lupus-prone mouse models, we showed the pathogenic role of a kidney-infiltrating CD11c+ myeloid cell population in LN. These CD11c+ cells accumulated in the kidneys of lupus-prone mice as LN progressed. Surface markers of this population suggest their dendritic cell identity and differentiation from lymphocyte antigen 6 complex (Ly6C)low mature monocytes. The cytokine/chemokine profile of these renal-infiltrating CD11c+ cells suggests their roles in promoting LN, which was confirmed further in a loss-of-function in-vivo study by using an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) strategy targeting CX3 CR1, a chemokine receptor expressed highly on these CD11c+ cells. However, CX3 CR1 was dispensable for the homing of CD11c+ cells into lupus nephritic kidneys. Finally, we found that these CD11c+ cells co-localized with infiltrating T cells in the kidney. Using an ex- vivo co-culture system, we showed that renal-infiltrating CD11c+ cells promoted the survival, proliferation and interferon-γ production of renal-infiltrating CD4+ T cells, suggesting a T cell-dependent mechanism by which these CD11c+ cells promote LN. Together, our results identify a pathogenic kidney-infiltrating CD11c+ cell population promoting LN progression, which could be a new therapeutic target for the treatment of LN.
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- X Liao
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.,Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Di JL, Luo XM, Wu JL, Song B, Ma L. [Population-based study on infection and genotype distribution of high-risk human among women in rural areas of China, 2014]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 51:325-331. [PMID: 28395466 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2017.04.009] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Objective: To explore the epidemiologic characterization of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and genotype distribution of HR-HPV among women in rural areas of China. Methods: This study used multiple layers of stratified cluster random sampling method. During January to December in 2014, 117 counties of 27 provinces were selected as the HPV test screening pilot project counties. The women aged 35-64 years with rural areas Hukou in these project counties were selected as the study subjects. A total 457 799 women received HPV DNA test. Among them, 118 237 women from 32 counties in 11 provinces received qualified HPV DNA test by fluorescent PCR to detect HPV genotypes. Results: Among 118 237 rural women, the overall HR-HPV positive infection rate was 7.8% (9 249/118 237). The infection rate increased with age and reached an infection peak at the 60-64 age groups (9.9%, 831/8 394). The HR-HPV positive infection rate in western regions (6.9%, 2 144/31 130) was statistical significantly lower than in central regions (8.2%, 1 894/23 023) and eastern regions (8.1%, 5 211/64 084) (χ(2)=51.46, P<0.001). Among 9 249 women with specific genotypes of HR-HPV, 6 496 (97.6%) cases were infected with single HR-HPV type, and 163 cases (2.4% ) were infected with multiple types. HR-HPV type 52, 16 and 58 were the most common infection types in rural areas of China. The single infection rates were 20.9% (1 355/6 496), 18.7% (1 215/6 496), and 11.2% (725/6 496), respectively. The multiple infection rates were 47.2% (77/163), 17.8% (29/163), and 18.4% (30/163), respectively. Conclusion: The HR-HPV positive infection rate in rural areas of Chinese woman was 7.8%, western region has lower infection rate compared with central and eastern regions. HPV 52 was first of the most common genotypes in rural areas of China.
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- J L Di
- Department of Women Health Care, National Centre for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100081, China
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Ma GH, Ye Y, Zhang D, Xu X, Si P, Peng JL, Xiao YL, Cao RY, Yin YL, Chen J, Zhao LX, Zhou Y, Zhong W, Liu H, Luo XM, Chen LL, Shen X. Identification and biochemical characterization of DC07090 as a novel potent small molecule inhibitor against human enterovirus 71 3C protease by structure-based virtual screening. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 124:981-991. [PMID: 27776325 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a serious, highly contagious disease. HFMD caused by Enterovirus 71 (EV71), results in severe complications and even death. The pivotal role of EV71 3Cpro in the viral life cycle makes it an attractive target for drug discovery and development to treat HFMD. In this study, we identified novel EV71 3Cpro inhibitors by docking-based virtual screening. Totally 50 compounds were selected to test their inhibitory activity against EV71 3Cpro. The best inhibitor DC07090 exhibited the inhibition potency with an IC50 value of 21.72 ± 0.95 μM without apparent toxicity (CC50 > 200 μM). To explore structure-activity relationship of DC07090, 15 new derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated in vitro enzyme assay accordingly. Interestingly, four compounds showed inhibitory activities against EV71 3Cpro and only DC07090 inhibited EV71 replication with an EC50 value of 22.09 ± 1.07 μM. Enzyme inhibition kinetic experiments showed that the compound was a reversible and competitive inhibitor. The Ki value was determined to be 23.29 ± 12.08 μM. Further molecular docking, MD simulation and mutagenesis studies confirmed the binding mode of DC07090 and EV71 3Cpro. Besides, DC07090 could also inhibit coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) replication with an EC50 value of 27.76 ± 0.88 μM. Therefore, DC07090 represents a new non-peptidyl small molecule inhibitor for further development of antiviral therapy against EV71 or other picornaviruses.
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- Guang-Hui Ma
- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Rd, Pudong, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Rd, Beijing 100191, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China; Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Rd, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China; College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Rd., Beijing 100850, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Rd, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Rd., Beijing 100850, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Rd, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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Li CW, Han LZ, Luo XM, Liu QD, Gu JF. Fine structure characterization of martensite/austenite constituent in low-carbon low-alloy steel by transmission electron forward scatter diffraction. J Microsc 2016; 264:252-258. [PMID: 27571433 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Transmission electron forward scatter diffraction and other characterization techniques were used to investigate the fine structure and the variant relationship of the martensite/austenite (M/A) constituent of the granular bainite in low-carbon low-alloy steel. The results demonstrated that the M/A constituents were distributed in clusters throughout the bainitic ferrite. Lath martensite was the main component of the M/A constituent, where the relationship between the martensite variants was consistent with the Nishiyama-Wassermann orientation relationship and only three variants were found in the M/A constituent, suggesting that the variants had formed in the M/A constituent according to a specific mechanism. Furthermore, the Σ3 boundaries in the M/A constituent were much longer than their counterparts in the bainitic ferrite region. The results indicate that transmission electron forward scatter diffraction is an effective method of crystallographic analysis for nanolaths in M/A constituents.
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- C W Li
- Institute of Materials Modification and Modeling, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Institute of Materials Modification and Modeling, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Institute of Materials Modification and Modeling, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Institute of Materials Modification and Modeling, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Institute of Materials Modification and Modeling, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
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Zhao J, Liu JS, Meng FN, Zhang ZZ, Long H, Lin WH, Luo XM, Wang ZY, Zhu SW. ANAC005 is a membrane-associated transcription factor and regulates vascular development in Arabidopsis. J Integr Plant Biol 2016; 58:442-51. [PMID: 26178734 PMCID: PMC5054944 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Vascular tissues are very important for providing both mechanical strength and long-distance transport. The molecular mechanisms of regulation of vascular tissue development are still not fully understood. In this study we identified ANAC005 as a membrane-associated NAC family transcription factor that regulates vascular tissue development. Reporter gene assays showed that ANAC005 was expressed mainly in the vascular tissues. Increased expression of ANAC005 protein in transgenic Arabidopsis caused dwarf phenotype, reduced xylem differentiation, decreased lignin content, repression of a lignin biosynthetic gene and genes related to cambium and primary wall, but activation of genes related to the secondary wall. Expression of a dominant repressor fusion of ANAC005 had overall the opposite effects on vascular tissue differentiation and lignin synthetic gene expression. The ANAC005-GFP fusion protein was localized at the plasma membrane, whereas deletion of the last 20 amino acids, which are mostly basic, caused its nuclear localization. These results indicate that ANAC005 is a cell membrane-associated transcription factor that inhibits xylem tissue development in Arabidopsis.
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- Jun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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Zou RM, Wang C, Wu LJ, Luo XM, Lin P, Li F, Xie ZW. [Clinical characteristics of orthostatic hypertension with hemodynamic response of vasovagal syncope and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in children and adolescents]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2016; 54:264-8. [PMID: 27055424 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2016.04.007] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical characteristics of orthostatic hypertension (OHT) with hemodynamic response of vasovagal syncope (VVS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in children and adolescents. METHOD Children and adolescents admitted to the Second Xiangya Hospital from July 2008 to April 2015 were included, and divided into three groups according to the results of head-up tilt test (HUTT): OHT group, OHT+ VVS group, OHT+ POTS group. The clinical characteristics were analyzed. RESULT Totally 629 cases were included, 300 cases in OHT group, 264 cases in OHT+ VVS group and 65 cases in OHT+ POTS group. Syncope and dizziness were the main symptoms of the three groups, and the proportion of patients complaining syncope in OHT+ VVS group was higher than that in OHT group (49.6% vs. 35.7%, χ(2)=11.211, P<0.05) and in OHT+ POTS group (49.6% vs. 27.7%, χ(2)=10.123, P<0.05). Baseline heart rate (HR)((78±14) beat/min vs. (77±12) beat/min, t=2.570, P<0.05), HUTT 3 min HR ((100±14) beat/min vs. (94±13) beat/min, t=17.464, P<0.05) and ΔHR ((22±12) beat/min vs. (17±9) beat/min, t=19.303, P<0.05) were higher in OHT+ VVS group than in OHT group. When compared with OHT group, baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) ((105±10) mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) vs. (103±10) mmHg, t=4.918, P<0.05), HUTT 3 min SBP((114±10) mmHg vs. (113±11) mmHg, t=4.046, P<0.05), baseline diastolic blood pressure (DBP)((64±6) mmHg vs. (63±7) mmHg, t=2.618, P<0.05), HUTT 3 min DBP((78±8) mmHg vs. (77±8) mmHg, t=3.302, P<0.05), HUTT 3 min HR ((107±14) beat/min vs. (94±13) beat/min, t=24.229, P<0.05) and ΔHR ((32±11) beat/min vs. (17±9) beat/min, t=39.146, P<0.05) in OHT+ POTS group were significantly higher, and baseline HR((75±14) beat/min vs. (77±12) beat/min, t=-4.221, P<0.05)in OHT+ POTS group was lower. CONCLUSION OHT with higher supine HR, upright HR and HR change is more susceptible to being complicated with VVS, while OHT with higher supine and upright SBP, higher supine and upright DBP and lower supine HR is more susceptible to being accompanied by POTS.
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- R M Zou
- Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases, Children's Medical Center, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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Yuan HJ, Luo XM, Nyima TS, Wang YL, Xu QJ, Zeng XQ. Cloning and characterization of up-regulated HbSINA4 gene induced by drought stress in Tibetan hulless barley. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:15312-9. [PMID: 26634495 DOI: 10.4238/2015.november.30.7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hulless barley is an important crop cereal in Tibetan, China. Drought is a major abiotic stress in barley production. In this study, we cloned the drought-related HbSINA4 gene from the variety 'Himalaya 10' and analyzed its expression patterns under different drought and rehydration conditions. The cDNA of HbSINA4 was 1052 bp long, including an open reading frame of 771 bp that encoded a protein of 256 amino acids. The molecular weight of HbSINA4 protein was predicted to be 29.53 kDa and the theoretical pI was 8.32. Bioinformatic analysis showed that the HbSINA4 gene contained a protein kinase domain profile family signature motif, with high similarity to that of Oryza sativa and Brachypodium distachyon. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays revealed that gene expression declined rapidly with increasing drought stress; in contrast, its expression increased after rehydration treatment. Therefore, the HbSINA4 gene responds to the drought stress and plays an important role in barely drought resistance. Furthermore, our results provide information which may be useful in other temperate crop studies and in aiding resistance to drought.
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- H J Yuan
- Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
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- Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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Guo XN, Zhong L, Tan JZ, Li J, Luo XM, Jiang HL, Nan FJ, Lin LP, Zhang XW, Ding J. In vitro pharmacological characterization of TKI-28, a broad-spectrum tyrosine kinase inhibitor with anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic effects. Cancer Biol Ther 2014; 4:1125-32. [PMID: 16096368 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.4.10.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Tyrosine kinases are used as important biomarkers in many tumor types. Preclinical and clinical anti-tumor studies have shown that broadly acting tyrosine kinase inhibitors may be more useful than specific inhibitors, since the former might overcome redundancies and crosstalk in tumor cell growth signaling pathways. Here, we aim to identify a novel potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Computer modeling of the pyrido-pyrimidine class compound, TKI-28(6-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-8-methyl-2-phenylamino-8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-one), predicted that the compound would dock well in the ATP pocket of the ErbB-2 tyrosine kinase, yielding a high binding affinity for ErbB receptors. Biochemical studies revealed that TKI-28 potently inhibited the activities of tyrosine kinases such as ErbB-2, EGFR, KDR, PDGFRbeta, c-kit and c-Src, but had little effect on Flt-1 in cell-free system. TKI-28 also efficiently blocked autophosphorylation of the listed receptor tyrosine kinases, and subsequently downregulated phosphorylation of many downstream signaling proteins at the cellular level. TKI-28 exhibited a more potent anti-proliferative activity against EGF- and neuregulin-stimulated SK-OV-3 cells versus serum-stimulated cells, accompanied by apparent induction of apoptosis. Finally, TKI-28 was found to possess anti-angiogenic effects, characterized by inhibition of cell proliferation driven by EGF, VEGF and PDGF, as well as decreased cell migration and tube formation in HMECs. These results collectively highlight the pharmacological characteristics of TKI-28 as a broad-spectrum tyrosine kinase inhibitor, suggesting that it has great potential as an anti-cancer and anti-angiogenesis agent.
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- Xiao-Ning Guo
- Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, Institute of Materia Medica, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhangjiang, Pu Dong, Shanghai, PR China
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Liang XY, Zhang XQ, Bai SQ, Huang LK, Luo XM, Ji Y, Jiang LF. Genetic diversity and relationship of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) using sequence-related amplified polymorphism markers. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:7736-46. [PMID: 25299087 DOI: 10.4238/2014.september.26.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chicory is a crop with economically important roles and is cultivated worldwide. The genetic diversity and relationship of 80 accessions of chicories and endives were evaluated by sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers to provide a theoretical basis for future breeding programs in China. The polymorphic rate was 96.83%, and the average polymorphic information content was 0.323, suggesting the rich genetic diversity of chicory. The genetic diversity degree of chicory was higher (GS = 0.677) than that of endive (GS = 0.701). The accessions with the highest genetic diversity (effective number of alleles, NE = 1.609; Nei's genetic diversity, H = 0.372; Shannon information index, I = 0.556) were from Italy. The richest genetic diversity was revealed in a chicory line (NE = 1.478, H = 0.289, I = 0.443) among the 3 types (line, wild, and cultivar). The chicory genetic structure of 8 geographical groups showed that the genetic differentiation coefficient (GST) was 14.20% and the number of immigrants per generation (Nm) was 3.020. A GST of 6.80% and an Nm of 6.853 were obtained from different types. This observation suggests that these chicory lines, especially those from the Mediterranean region, have potential for providing rich genetic resources for further breeding programs, that the chicory genetic structure among different countries obviously differs with a certain amount of gene flow, and that SRAP markers could be applied to analyze genetic relationships and classifications of Cichorium intybus and C. endivia.
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- X Y Liang
- Sichuan Animal Science Academy, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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- Sichuan Animal Science Academy, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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Luo XM, Yuan SN, Guan XT, Xie X, Shao F, Wang WW. Juvenile stress affects anxiety-like behavior and limbic monoamines in adult rats. Physiol Behav 2014; 135:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lu L, Chan RLY, Luo XM, Wu WKK, Shin VY, Cho CH. Animal models of gastrointestinal inflammation and cancer. Life Sci 2014; 108:1-6. [PMID: 24825611 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inflammation and cancer are the two major disorders in the gastrointestinal tract. They are causally related in their pathogenesis. It is important to study animal models' causal relationship and, in particular, to discover new therapeutic agents for such diseases. There are several criteria for these models in order to make them useful in better understanding the etiology and treatment of the said diseases in humans. In this regard, animal models should be similar as possible to human diseases and also be easy to produce and reproducible and also economic to allow a continuous replication in different laboratories. In this review, we summarize the various animal models for inflammatory and cancerous disorders in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Experimental approaches are as simple as by giving a single oral dose of alcohol or other noxious agents or by injections of multiple dosages of ulcer inducing agents or by parenteral administration or in drinking water of carcinogens or by modifying the genetic makeups of animals to produce relatively long-term pathological changes in particular organs. With these methods they could induce consistent inflammatory responses or tumorigenesis in the gastrointestinal mucosa. These animal models are widely used in laboratories in understanding the pathogenesis as well as the mechanisms of action for therapeutic agents in the treatment of gastrointestinal inflammation and cancer.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Luo XM, Tang JL, Hu YH, Li LM, Wang YL, Wang WZ, Yang L, Ouyang XH, Duan GC. How often are ineffective interventions still used in clinical practice? A cross-sectional survey of 6,272 clinicians in China. PLoS One 2013; 8:e52159. [PMID: 23533565 PMCID: PMC3606390 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background The World Health Organization reported in 2011that irrational use of medicines was a serious global problem that is wasteful and harmful. The worst is use of ineffective or harmful interventions which should not be used at all. However, little is known about the changes that 20 years of evidence-based medicine has made particularly in reducing use of ineffective interventions. We surveyed clinicians in China to show how often ineffective interventions were still used in practice. Methods 3,246 clinicians from 24 tertiary hospitals were surveyed in person and another 3,063 through an online survey between 2006–2007. The main outcomes are prescription by a clinician, and use in a patient of, an ineffective intervention and of a matched effective intervention in patients with the same disease. 129 ineffective interventions for 68 diseases were identified from the BMJ Clinical Evidence and included in the survey. One effective intervention was identified for each disease and a total of 68 effective interventions were thus also included. The frequency of use of effective interventions was used as a reference for that of ineffective intervention. Results The mean prescription rate by clinicians is 59.0% (95% confidence interval (95% CI): 58.6% to 59.4%) and 81.0% (95% CI: 80.6% to 81.4%) respectively for ineffective and effective interventions. The mean frequency of use in patients is 31.2% (95% CI: 30.8% to 31.6%) and 56.4% (95% CI: 56.0% to 56.8%) for ineffective and effective interventions respectively. The relative reduction in use of ineffective interventions as compared with that of matched effective interventions is 27.2% (95% CI: 27.0% to 27.4%) and 44.7% (95% CI: 44.3% to 45.1%) for clinician's prescription and use in patients respectively. 8.6% ineffective interventions were still routinely used in practice. Conclusions Ineffective interventions were still commonly used. Efforts are necessary to further reduce and eventually eliminate ineffective interventions from practice.
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- Xiao-Min Luo
- Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Peking University Health Science Centre, Peking University, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Peking University Health Science Centre, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Peking University Health Science Centre, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Pathogen Biology, The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Inner Mongolia Medical College, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, China
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Fan XY, Sun Y, Cao DM, Bai MY, Luo XM, Yang HJ, Wei CQ, Zhu SW, Sun Y, Chong K, Wang ZY. BZS1, a B-box protein, promotes photomorphogenesis downstream of both brassinosteroid and light signaling pathways. Mol Plant 2012; 5:591-600. [PMID: 22535582 PMCID: PMC3709415 DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Photomorphogenesis is controlled by multiple signaling pathways, including the light and brassinosteroid (BR) pathways. BR signaling activates the BZR1 transcription factor, which is required for suppressing photomorphogenesis in the dark. We identified a suppressor of the BR hypersensitive mutant bzr1-1D and named it bzr1-1D suppressor1-Dominant (bzs1-D). The bzs1-D mutation was caused by overexpression of a B-box zinc finger protein BZS1, which is transcriptionally repressed by BZR1. Overexpression of BZS1 causes de-etiolation in the dark, short hypocotyls in the light, reduced sensitivity to BR treatment, and repression of many BR-activated genes. Knockdown of BZS1 by co-suppression partly suppressed the short hypocotyl phenotypes of BR-deficient or insensitive mutants. These results support that BZS1 is a negative regulator of BR response. BZS1 overexpressors are hypersensitive to different wavelengths of light and loss of function of BZS1 reduces plant sensitivity to light and partly suppresses the constitutive photomorphogenesis 1 (cop1) mutant in the dark, suggesting a positive role in light response. BZS1 protein accumulates at an increased level after light treatment of dark-grown BZS1-OX plants and in the cop1 mutants, and BZS1 interacts with COP1 in vitro, suggesting that light regulates BZS1 through COP1-mediated ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. These results demonstrate that BZS1 mediates the crosstalk between BR and light pathways.
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- Xi-Ying Fan
- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
100093, China
- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Life
Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050016, China
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Life
Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050016, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
100093, China
- Institute of Horticulture, Shanxi Academy of Agriculture
Sciences, Shanxi 030031, China
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for
Science, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
100093, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
100093, China
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Life
Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050016, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
100093, China
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Life
Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050016, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for
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- Bin Xu
- Corresponding author: Bin Xu, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zi Road, Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China. Tel: O21-54920515 (o), 13501793936 (mobile), Fax: 021-54920568, e-mail:
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Luo XM, Zhang C, Qian HJ, Song C, Yang SX. Characteristics of patients with fluid extravasation during retrograde ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for renal calculi. Saudi Med J 2011; 32:1251-1255. [PMID: 22159379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the risk factors of fluid extravasation during retrograde ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for renal calculi. METHODS Three hundred and twenty-seven patients with renal calculi ranging 10 to 20 mm received retrograde ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China from January 2004 to December 2010. The clinical records were reviewed, and the correlation was studied between various clinical factors and fluid extravasation complications during operation. The clinical factors to be tested included patients' gender and age (<30, 30-50, and >50 years), hydronephrosis degree, previous intervention for renal calculi (none, shock-wave lithotripsy, and open surgery), upper urinary tract infection, ureteral access sheath placement, and procedure duration (<60, 60-120, and >120 mins). The data were processed by SPSS Version 16.0 statistical software, x2 test, and binary logistic regression were used for analysis. RESULTS Fluid extravasation complications appeared in 35 patients. Patients` gender, age, and hydronephrosis degree were irrelevant to the occurrence of fluid extravasation, while having previous open surgery for renal calculi, without ureteral access sheath placement, upper urinary tract infection, and long procedure duration were all responsible for higher incidence of the complications. CONCLUSION Reasonable selection of patients, effective control of upper urinary tract infection, routine ureteral access sheath placement, and controlling procedure duration help to decrease the incidence of fluid extravasation complications in retrograde ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for renal calculi.
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- Xiao-Min Luo
- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospitalof Wuhan University, Wuhan City, Post Code 430060, Hubei Province, China.
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Luo XM, Lin WH, Zhu S, Zhu JY, Sun Y, Fan XY, Cheng M, Hao Y, Oh E, Tian M, Liu L, Zhang M, Xie Q, Chong K, Wang ZY. Integration of light- and brassinosteroid-signaling pathways by a GATA transcription factor in Arabidopsis. Dev Cell 2011; 19:872-83. [PMID: 21145502 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2010.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Light and brassinosteroid (BR) antagonistically regulate the developmental switch from etiolation in the dark to photomorphogenesis in the light in plants. Here, we identify GATA2 as a key transcriptional regulator that mediates the crosstalk between BR- and light-signaling pathways. Overexpression of GATA2 causes constitutive photomorphogenesis in the dark, whereas suppression of GATA2 reduces photomorphogenesis caused by light, BR deficiency, or the constitutive photomorphogenesis mutant cop1. Genome profiling and chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments show that GATA2 directly regulates genes that respond to both light and BR. BR represses GATA2 transcription through the BR-activated transcription factor BZR1, whereas light causes accumulation of GATA2 protein and feedback inhibition of GATA2 transcription. Dark-induced proteasomal degradation of GATA2 is dependent on the COP1 E3 ubiquitin ligase, and COP1 can ubiquitinate GATA2 in vitro. This study illustrates a molecular framework for antagonistic regulation of gene expression and seedling photomorphogenesis by BR and light.
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- Xiao-Min Luo
- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Mao YJ, Luo XM, Zhou SH, Zheng ZJ. Calponin expression in laryngeal myoepithelial carcinoma and its prognostic implications: a case report and literature review. J Int Med Res 2010; 38:711-9. [PMID: 20515587 DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A case report of laryngeal myoepithelial carcinoma (MEC) is presented and the literature concerning prognostic factors in MEC is reviewed. A 61-year old man was admitted to hospital with hoarseness and progressive dyspnoea. On examination, both vocal cords were fixed in the midline with a glottic fissure of only 3 mm. No tumour was seen, but the subglottis was not completely visible. A computed tomography scan showed a soft mass below the right vocal cord obstructing two-thirds of the larynx. On suspension laryngoscopy, a dull mass (1.5 x 1.5 cm) was seen below the right vocal cord, which was malignant on frozen biopsy. A total laryngectomy was performed and the patient received radiotherapy. He died of recurrence 25 months later. The tumour was positive for cytokeratin 14, S-100 protein and calponin. MEC of the larynx is extremely rare. The clinical behaviour of MEC is variable and prognostic factors have been poorly analysed. Calponin expression may be a prognostic factor, but other factors also affect the outcome in MEC.
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- Y J Mao
- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Liu HY, Luo XM, Zhou SH, Zheng ZJ. Prognosis and Expression of Lambda Light Chains in Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Head and Neck: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review. J Int Med Res 2010; 38:282-8. [PMID: 20233540 DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Two cases of extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the head and neck, an uncommon plasma cell neoplasm, were studied. Both patients had good outcomes and have been followed for 17 and 12 years without recurrence or systemic disease. In these two cases, the tumours measured were 4 cm and 0.3 cm, and both cases were positive for lambda light chain restriction on immunohistochemistry. Prognostic factors were considered, based on a review of EMP of the head and neck, including published reports and the authors' clinical experience. Of all plasma cell tumours, EMP has the best prognosis, especially when located in the head and neck region. Variation in the biological behaviour of EMP and the limited number of documented cases make it difficult to determine prognostic factors. Some series have found that age, tumour size, site of origin (extramedullary versus bone), grade, M-protein, light chains and radiotherapy dose all influence the outcome in EMP patients.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Zhu W, An YR, Luo XM, Wang F, Zheng JH, Tang LL, Wang QJ, Zhang ZH, Zhang W, Jin LT. Study on acetylcholinesterase inhibition induced by endogenous neurotoxin with an enzyme–semiconductor photoelectrochemical system. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:2682-4. [DOI: 10.1039/b900623k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhang XH, Guo XN, Zhong L, Luo XM, Jiang HL, Lin LP, Ding J. Establishment of the active catalytic domain of human PDGFRβ tyrosine kinase-based ELISA assay for inhibitor screening. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2007; 1770:1490-7. [PMID: 17719179 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2007] [Revised: 06/26/2007] [Accepted: 06/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tyrosine kinases are emerging as frequent targets of primary oncogenic events and therefore represent an optimal focus of therapeutic intervention. In an effort towards therapeutic PDGFR inactivation, we expressed the catalytic domain of PDGFRbeta as a soluble active kinase using Bac-to-Bac expression system, and studied the correlations between PDGFRbeta activity and enzyme concentration, ATP concentration, substrate concentration and divalent cation type. And a convenient, effective and non-radioactive ELISA screening model is then established for identification of the potential inhibitors targeting PDGFRbeta kinase. Of 500 RTK target-based compounds, TKI-30 was identified as a small molecule potential inhibitor of PDGFRbeta (IC(50)=0.34 microM). Further studies indicated that TKI-30 blocked PDGF-BB-induced autophosphorylation of PDGFRbeta in a dose-dependent manner in Swiss 3T3 cells and human umbilical vein smooth muscle cells (HUVSMCs). Moreover, it dose-dependently suppressed the PDGF-BB-induced proliferation in HUVSMCs and tube formation of HUVEC. Our data collectively indicated that PDGFRbeta-based ELISA assay is a new method available for screening inhibitors targeting PDGFRbeta kinase and TKI-30 is a potential novel anti-cancer agent worthy of being further investigated.
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- Xiu-Hua Zhang
- Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hitec Park, Shanghai, 201203 PR China
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Peng SP, Li XL, Wang L, Ou-Yang J, Ma J, Wang LL, Liu HY, Zhou M, Tang YL, Li WS, Luo XM, Cao L, Tang K, Shen SR, Li GY. The Role of NGX6 and Its Deletion Mutants in the Proliferation, Adhesion and Migration of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma 5-8F Cells. Oncology 2007; 71:273-81. [PMID: 17641538 DOI: 10.1159/000106073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2006] [Accepted: 08/05/2006] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the subcellular localization of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)-associated gene 6 (NGX6) and its basic structure and function. METHODS The deletion mutants of NGX6 were constructed by one-step PCR and transfected into NPC cell line 5-8F. The subcellular location of NGX6 or its mutants was detected by immunofluorescence staining of cytoplasm (CYTO) and nuclear protein, and immunoelectron-microscopic analysis. The role of NGX6 and its mutants in the proliferation, adhesion and migration of NPC 5-8F cells was detected using the following assays: growth curve, colony formation in soft agar, cell adhesion, in vitro Matrigel invasion, and in vitro scratch wound healing. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS NGX6 and its mutants were distributed on the plasma membrane, nuclear membrane, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, and other membrane structures in the cytosol. The deleted domains did not affect its distribution in 5-8F cells. NGX6 could increase the adhesion but inhibited the proliferation, growth and migration of 5-8F cells. The epidermal growth factor-like domain and CYTO region were found to be important for NGX6 to modulate cell adhesion, and CYTO was found to be essential for NGX6 involved in the regulation of growth, proliferation, and migration of 5-8F cells.
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- Shu-Ping Peng
- Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Li HH, Zheng XH, Tan JZ, Chen LL, Liu H, Luo XM, Shen X, Lin LP, Chen KX, Ding J, Jiang HL. Design, synthesis, antitumor evaluations and molecular modeling studies of novel 3,5-substituted indolin-2-one derivatives. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2007; 28:140-52. [PMID: 17184594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00473.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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AIM To design and synthesize a novel class of antitumor agents, featuring the 3, 5-substituted indolin-2-one framework. METHODS Based on enzyme binding features of (Z)-SU5402, introducing a beta-pyrrole group at the 3-position of the indolin- 2-one core, a series of novel 3,5-substituted indolin-2-ones were designed and synthesized. Four human carcinoma cell lines of A-431, A-549, MDA-MB-468, and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney disease were chosen for the cell proliferation assay. RESULTS Twenty new compounds (1a-t) with E configuration have been designed, synthesized and bioassayed. Their structural features were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, low- and high-resolution mass spectra, and confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Although the enzyme assay showed a weak inhibition effect against the epidermal growth factor receptor, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, fibroblast growth factor receptor and platelet-derived growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases, the cell-based antitumor activity was promising. Compounds 1 g and 1 h showed higher inhibitory activity toward the A-549 and MDA-MB-468 cell lines with IC(50 ) of 0.065-9.4 micromol/L. CONCLUSION This study provides a new template for further development of potent antitumor drugs.
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- Hai-Hong Li
- Center for Drug Discovery and Design, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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Zeng ZY, Zhou YH, Zhang WL, Xiong W, Fan SQ, Li XL, Luo XM, Wu MH, Yang YX, Huang C, Cao L, Tang K, Qian J, Shen SR, Li GY. Gene expression profiling of nasopharyngeal carcinoma reveals the abnormally regulated Wnt signaling pathway. Hum Pathol 2006; 38:120-33. [PMID: 16996564 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2006.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2006] [Revised: 06/16/2006] [Accepted: 06/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a particularly common malignant disease in areas of south China and Southeast Asia. To characterize the gene expression profiling of NPC, we detected the gene expression profiles in 22 NPC and 10 nontumor nasopharyngeal epithelial tissues by complementary DNA microarray. We identified 503 genes that were significantly (P < .001) differentially regulated between NPC and nontumor nasopharyngeal epithelial tissues. The differentially expressed genes are involved in many signaling pathways, such as the Wnt, transforming growth factor-beta, and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways. The aberrant expression of the Wnt signaling pathway components, such as wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 5A, Frizzled homolog 7, casein kinase IIbeta, beta-catenin, CREB-binding protein, and Dishevelled-associated activator of morphogenesis 2 was validated on the NPC tissue microarrays. The data suggest that the Wnt signaling pathway may be abnormally regulated in NPC, which provides insight into the molecular mechanisms of NPC.
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- Zhao-Yang Zeng
- Cancer Research Institute, Xiang-Ya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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Song YL, Tan J, Luo XM, Long YQ. Utilization of 3′-carboxy-containing tyrosine derivatives as a new class of phosphotyrosyl mimetics in the preparation of novel non-phosphorylated cyclic peptide inhibitors of the Grb2–SH2 domain. Org Biomol Chem 2006; 4:659-66. [PMID: 16467940 DOI: 10.1039/b515432d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new class of phosphotyrosyl (pTyr) mimetics, distinct from the conventional pTyr mimetic design of adding non-hydrolyzable acidic functionalities to the 4'-position of phenylalanine, was created by introducing carboxy-containing groups to the 3'-position of tyrosine. The effect of the chain length of the carboxy substituent was examined. Reported herein is the chiral pool synthesis of the new pTyr mimetics, and their first use in a novel non-phosphorylated Grb2-SH2 domain binding motif with the 5-amino-acid sequence Xx1-Leu-(3'-substituted-Tyr)-Ac6c-Asn. The highest affinity was exhibited by the 3-L-(2-carboxyethyl)tyrosine-containing sulfoxide-cyclized peptide , with an IC50 = 1.1 microM, providing a promising new template for further development of potent Grb2-SH2 domain inhibitors with reduced charge and peptidic nature, but improved selectivity and bioavailability.
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- Yan-Li Song
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Zhong L, Guo XN, Zhang XH, Wu ZX, Luo XM, Jiang HL, Lin LP, Zhang XW, Ding J. Expression and purification of the catalytic domain of human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 for inhibitor screening. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1722:254-61. [PMID: 15715968 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2004.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2004] [Revised: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 12/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an endothelial cell-specific mitogen, can act in tumor-induced angiogenesis by binding to specific receptors on the surface of endothelial cells. One such receptor, VEGFR-2/KDR, plays a key role in VEGF-induced angiogenesis. Here, we expressed the catalytic domain of VEGFR-2 as a soluble active kinase using Bac-to-Bac expression system, and investigated correlations between VEGFR-2 activity and enzyme concentration, ATP concentration, substrate concentration and divalent cation type. We used these data to establish a convenient, effective and non-radioactive ELISA screening technique for the identification and evaluation of potential inhibitors for VEGFR-2 kinase. We screened 200 RTK target-based compounds and identified one (TKI-31) that potently inhibited VEGFR-2 kinase activity (IC50=0.596 microM). Treatment of NIH3T3/KDR cells with TKI-31 blocked VEGF-induced phosphorylation of KDR in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, TKI-31 dose-dependently suppressed HUVEC tube formation. Thus, we herein report a novel, efficient method for identifying VEGFR-2 kinase inhibitors and introduce one, TKI-31, that may prove to be a useful new angiogenesis inhibitor.
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- Li Zhong
- Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang, Pu Dong, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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Xiong B, Huang XQ, Shen LL, Shen JH, Luo XM, Shen X, Jiang HL, Chen KX. Conformational flexibility of beta-secretase: molecular dynamics simulation and essential dynamics analysis. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2004; 25:705-13. [PMID: 15169620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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AIM Based on the structural analysis to reveal the mechanism of ligand binding to beta-secretase and the specificity of each binding sub-site. METHODS Molecular dynamics was used to simulate on the ligand free beta-secretase and ligand bound beta-secretase. The trajectories were analyzed using the essential dynamics, and the significant conformational change was illustrated employing the DynDom program. RESULTS The essential dynamics and DynDom analyses clearly showed that the beta-secretase experienced a large conformational change upon the substrate or inhibitor binding. The flap structure adopted a swing motion, gradually covering the active site to facilitate the ligand binding process. Residues Ser86 and Ile87 served as the hinge point. Inhibitor-enzyme interaction analysis revealed that residues at P2, P1, and P1' positions of the inhibitor were very important for the binding, and residues at P2' and P3' positions may be modified to improve the binding specificity. S3 subsite of the enzyme still had space to modify the inhibitors in increasing the binding affinity. CONCLUSION The information presented here is valuable and could be used to identify small molecular inhibitors of beta-secretase.
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- Bin Xiong
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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Xiong B, Gui CS, Xu XY, Luo C, Chen J, Luo HB, Chen LL, Li GW, Sun T, Yu CY, Yue LD, Duan WH, Shen JK, Qin L, Shi TL, Li YX, Chen KX, Luo XM, Shen X, Shen JH, Jiang HL. A 3D model of SARS_CoV 3CL proteinase and its inhibitors design by virtual screening. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2003; 24:497-504. [PMID: 12791174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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AIM To constructed a three-dimensional (3D) model for the 3C like (3CL) proteinase of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), and to design inhibitors of the 3CL proteinase based on the 3D model. METHODS Bioinformatics analyses were performed to search the homologous proteins of the SARS-CoV 3CL proteinase from the GenBank and PDB database. A 3D model of the proteinase was constructed by using homology modeling technique. Targeting to the 3D model and its X-ray crystal structure of the main proteinase (Mpro) of transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), virtual screening was performed employing molecular docking method to identify possible 3CL proteinase inhibitors from small molecular databases. RESULTS Sequence alignment indicated that the SARS-CoV 3CL proteinase was extremely homologous to TGEV Mpro, especially the substrate-binding pocket (active site). Accordingly, a 3D model for the SARS-CoV 3CL proteinase was constructed based on the crystal structure of TGEV Mpro. The 3D model adopts a similar fold of the TGEV Mpro, its structure and binding pocket feature are almost as same as that of TGEV Mpro. The tested virtual screening indicated that 73 available proteinase inhibitors in the MDDR database might dock into both the binding pockets of the TGEV Mpro and the SARS-CoV 3CL proteinase. CONCLUSIONS Either the 3D model of the SARS-CoV 3CL proteinase or the X-ray crystal structure of the TGEV Mpro may be used as a starting point for design anti-SARS drugs. Screening the known proteinase inhibitors may be an appreciated shortcut to discover anti-SARS drugs.
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- Bin Xiong
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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Yu XJ, Luo C, Lin JC, Hao P, He YY, Guo ZM, Qin L, Su J, Liu BS, Huang Y, Nan P, Li CS, Xiong B, Luo XM, Zhao GP, Pei G, Chen KX, Shen X, Shen JH, Zou JP, He WZ, Shi TL, Zhong Y, Jiang HL, Li YX. Putative hAPN receptor binding sites in SARS_CoV spike protein. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2003; 24:481-8. [PMID: 12791172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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AIM To obtain the information of ligand-receptor binding between the S protein of SARS-CoV and CD13, identify the possible interacting domains or motifs related to binding sites, and provide clues for studying the functions of SARS proteins and designing anti-SARS drugs and vaccines. METHODS On the basis of comparative genomics, the homology search, phylogenetic analyses, and multi-sequence alignment were used to predict CD13 related interacting domains and binding sites in the S protein of SARS-CoV. Molecular modeling and docking simulation methods were employed to address the interaction feature between CD13 and S protein of SARS-CoV in validating the bioinformatics predictions. RESULTS Possible binding sites in the SARS-CoV S protein to CD13 have been mapped out by using bioinformatics analysis tools. The binding for one protein-protein interaction pair (D757-R761 motif of the SARS-CoV S protein to P585-A653 domain of CD13) has been simulated by molecular modeling and docking simulation methods. CONCLUSION CD13 may be a possible receptor of the SARS-CoV S protein, which may be associated with the SARS infection. This study also provides a possible strategy for mapping the possible binding receptors of the proteins in a genome.
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- Xiao-Jing Yu
- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Qin L, Xiong B, Luo C, Guo ZM, Hao P, Su J, Nan P, Feng Y, Shi YX, Yu XJ, Luo XM, Chen KX, Shen X, Shen JH, Zou JP, Zhao GP, Shi TL, He WZ, Zhong Y, Jiang HL, Li YX. Identification of probable genomic packaging signal sequence from SARS-CoV genome by bioinformatics analysis. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2003; 24:489-96. [PMID: 12791173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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AIM To predict the probable genomic packaging signal of SARS-CoV by bioinformatics analysis. The derived packaging signal may be used to design antisense RNA and RNA interfere (RNAi) drugs treating SARS. METHODS Based on the studies about the genomic packaging signals of MHV and BCoV, especially the information about primary and secondary structures, the putative genomic packaging signal of SARS-CoV were analyzed by using bioinformatic tools. Multi-alignment for the genomic sequences was performed among SARS-CoV, MHV, BCoV, PEDV and HCoV 229E. Secondary structures of RNA sequences were also predicted for the identification of the possible genomic packaging signals. Meanwhile, the N and M proteins of all five viruses were analyzed to study the evolutionary relationship with genomic packaging signals. RESULTS The putative genomic packaging signal of SARS-CoV locates at the 3' end of ORF1b near that of MHV and BCoV, where is the most variable region of this gene. The RNA secondary structure of SARS-CoV genomic packaging signal is very similar to that of MHV and BCoV. The same result was also obtained in studying the genomic packaging signals of PEDV and HCoV 229E. Further more, the genomic sequence multi-alignment indicated that the locations of packaging signals of SARS-CoV, PEDV, and HCoV overlaped each other. It seems that the mutation rate of packaging signal sequences is much higher than the N protein, while only subtle variations for the M protein. CONCLUSIONS The probable genomic packaging signal of SARS-CoV is analogous to that of MHV and BCoV, with the corresponding secondary RNA structure locating at the similar region of ORF1b. The positions where genomic packaging signals exist have suffered rounds of mutations, which may influence the primary structures of the N and M proteins consequently.
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- Lei Qin
- Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology, Shanghai 201203, China
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Shen X, Xue JH, Yu CY, Luo HB, Qin L, Yu XJ, Chen J, Chen LL, Xiong B, Yue LD, Cai JH, Shen JH, Luo XM, Chen KX, Shi TL, Li YX, Hu GX, Jiang HL. Small envelope protein E of SARS: cloning, expression, purification, CD determination, and bioinformatics analysis. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2003; 24:505-11. [PMID: 12791175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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AIM To obtain the pure sample of SARS small envelope E protein (SARS E protein), study its properties and analyze its possible functions. METHODS The plasmid of SARS E protein was constructed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the protein was expressed in the E coli strain. The secondary structure feature of the protein was determined by circular dichroism (CD) technique. The possible functions of this protein were annotated by bioinformatics methods, and its possible three-dimensional model was constructed by molecular modeling. RESULTS The pure sample of SARS E protein was obtained. The secondary structure feature derived from CD determination is similar to that from the secondary structure prediction. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that the key residues of SARS E protein were much conserved compared to the E proteins of other coronaviruses. In particular, the primary amino acid sequence of SARS E protein is much more similar to that of murine hepatitis virus (MHV) and other mammal coronaviruses. The transmembrane (TM) segment of the SARS E protein is relatively more conserved in the whole protein than other regions. CONCLUSION The success of expressing the SARS E protein is a good starting point for investigating the structure and functions of this protein and SARS coronavirus itself as well. The SARS E protein may fold in water solution in a similar way as it in membrane-water mixed environment. It is possible that beta-sheet I of the SARS E protein interacts with the membrane surface via hydrogen bonding, this beta-sheet may uncoil to a random structure in water solution.
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- Xu Shen
- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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Chondroitin sulfate is used extensively as a treatment for osteoarthritis. This study was conducted to evaluate whether chondroitin sulfate could be isolated from chicken keel cartilage in sufficient quantities and of requisite quality to make it a feasible source of chondroitin sulfate. Proteoglycans were extracted from chicken keel cartilage obtained immediately after slaughter by using 3 M MgCl2 at room temperature. The extract was then dialyzed and digested with papain to remove proteins. Glycosaminoglycans were obtained by ethanol precipitation, lyophilized, and characterized by using gel filtration on Sepharose CL-6B columns. Guanidine-HCI extraction was also used as a control to investigate the efficiency of extraction using MgCl2. Results showed that, from every gram of wet or non-lyophilized keel cartilage, 32.9 +/- 4.8 mg (dry weight) of glycosaminoglycans could be obtained following MgCl2 extraction. Analyses revealed that 75.5 +/- 4.2% of these glycosaminoglycans were chondroitin sulfate. Chromatographic analyses showed a single symmetrical peak, which could be almost entirely removed by prior digestion with chondroitinase ABC, indicating that the material in the peak was in fact chondroitin sulfate. The average molecular weight (also called relative molecular mass, Mr) of the glycosaminoglycans was also estimated (Mr 48,500). Characterization using polyacrylamide or agarose gel electrophoresis showed diffuse bands containing chondroitin sulfate, which could be entirely removed by prior digestion with chondroitinase ABC. This study shows that chicken keel cartilage is a readily available source of chondroitin sulfate.
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- X M Luo
- Department of Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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Luo XM, Zhu HC, Ye B, Wan W. [In vitro culture of modified neonatal pig islets]. Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2001; 26:508-10. [PMID: 12536524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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A cell-isolation-and-cell-culture-in-vitro method which can produce a mass of new-born pig islet-like clusters was introduced. The new-born pig pancreas were incubated in V-type collagenase (0.5-1.0 mg.ml-1) for 8-12 minutes, and then cultured in vitro for 7 days before large amount of highly purified porcine islets were produced. The neonatal pig islets had good insulin secretion and normal sub-cell structure. The results suggest that the neonatal pig islets are probably a fine donor source for clinical xenotransplantation of islets.
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- Department of Radiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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