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Meng M, Zhong Z, Song L, Zhang Z, Yin X, Xie X, Tian L, Wu W, Yang Y, Deng Y, Peng H, Wu S, Ran G, Lin Y, Lai Q, Bi Q, Yan F, Ji Y, Wang Y, Li X, Yi P, Yu J, Deng Y. mTOR signaling promotes rapid m6A mRNA methylation to regulate NK-cell activation and effector functions. Cancer Immunol Res 2024:743151. [PMID: 38640466 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-23-0339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Natural killer (NK) cells can be rapidly activated in response to cytokines during host defense against malignant cells or viral infection. However, it remains unclear what mechanisms precisely and rapidly regulate the expression of the numerous genes involved in activating NK cells. In this study, we discovered that NK-cell N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation levels were rapidly upregulated upon short-term NK-cell activation and were repressed in the tumor microenvironment. Deficiency of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) or METTL14 moderately influenced NK-cell homeostasis, while double knockout of METTL3/14 significantly impacted NK-cell homeostasis, maturation, and antitumor immunity. This suggests a cooperative role of METTL3 and METTL14 in regulating NK-cell development and effector functions. Using methylated RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeRIP-seq), we demonstrated that genes involved in NK-cell effector functions, such as Prf1 and Gzmb, were directly modified by m6A methylation. Furthermore, inhibiting mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) activation prevented m6A methylation levels from increasing when NK cells were activated, and this could be restored by S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) supplementation. Collectively, we have unraveled crucial roles for rapid m6A mRNA methylation downstream of the mTORC1-SAM signal axis in regulating NK-cell activation and effector functions.
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, United States
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- Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, CHongqing, China
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- Third Miltary Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Army Medical University, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- City Of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States
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Chen Y, Li B, Li K, Lin Y. Superoxide dismutase nanozymes: current status and future perspectives on brain disease treatment and diagnosis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4140-4147. [PMID: 38566603 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc06288k] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an important metalloenzyme that catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide radicals (O2˙-) into hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and oxygen (O2). However, the clinical application of SOD is severely limited due to its structural instability and high cost. Compared with natural enzymes, nanomaterials with enzyme-like activity, nanoenzymes, are more stable, economical and easy to modify and their activity can be adjusted. Certain nanozymes that exhibit SOD-like activity have been created and shown to help prevent illnesses brought about by oxidative stress. These SOD-like nanozymes offer an important solution to the problems associated with the clinical application of SOD. In this review, we briefly introduce neurodegenerative diseases, present the research progress of SOD-like nanoenzymes in the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases, review their mechanism of action in the treatment and diagnosis of brain diseases, and discuss the shortcomings of the current research with a view to providing a reference for future research. We expect more highly active SOD-like nanoenzymes to be developed with a wide range of applications in the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases.
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- Ying Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Henan Open University, Henan, 450046, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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Liu L, Lu Y, Du M, Chen Q, Yan H, Lin Y. Nano La(OH) 3 modified lotus seedpod biochar: A novel solution for effective phosphorus removal from wastewater. J Environ Manage 2024; 356:120502. [PMID: 38479281 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Effective removal of phosphorus from water is crucial for controlling eutrophication. Meanwhile, the post-disposal of wetland plants is also an urgent problem that needs to be solved. In this study, seedpods of the common wetland plant lotus were used as a new raw material to prepare biochar, which were further modified by loading nano La(OH)3 particles (LBC-La). The adsorption performance of the modified biochar for phosphate was evaluated through batch adsorption and column adsorption experiments. Adsorption performance of lotus seedpod biochar was significantly improved by La(OH)3 modification, with adsorption equilibrium time shortened from 24 to 4 h and a theoretical maximum adsorption capacity increased from 19.43 to 52.23 mg/g. Moreover, LBC-La maintained a removal rate above 99% for phosphate solutions with concentrations below 20 mg/L. The LBC-La exhibited strong anti-interference ability in pH (3-9) and coexisting ion experiments, with the removal ratio remaining above 99%. The characterization analysis indicated that the main mechanism is the formation of monodentate or bidentate lanthanum phosphate complexes through inner sphere complexation. Electrostatic adsorption and ligand exchange are also the mechanisms of LBC-La adsorption of phosphate. In the dynamic adsorption experiment of simulated wastewater treatment plant effluent, the breakthrough point of the adsorption column was 1620 min, reaching exhaustion point at 6480 min, with a theoretical phosphorus saturation adsorption capacity of 6050 mg/kg. The process was well described by the Thomas and Yoon-Nelson models, which indicated that this is a surface adsorption process, without the internal participation of the adsorbent.
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- Lingyan Liu
- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environment Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- School of earth science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Nanjing, 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environment Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210098, China.
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- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Nanjing, 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environment Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Sneag DB, Queler SC, Campbell G, Colucci PG, Lin J, Lin Y, Wen Y, Li Q, Tan ET. Optimized 3D brachial plexus MR neurography using deep learning reconstruction. Skeletal Radiol 2024; 53:779-789. [PMID: 37914895 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-023-04484-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether 'fast,' unilateral, brachial plexus, 3D magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) acquisitions with deep learning reconstruction (DLR) provide similar image quality to longer, 'standard' scans without DLR. MATERIALS AND METHODS An IRB-approved prospective cohort of 30 subjects (13F; mean age = 50.3 ± 17.8y) underwent clinical brachial plexus 3.0 T MRN with 3D oblique-coronal STIR-T2-weighted-FSE. 'Standard' and 'fast' scans (time reduction = 23-48%, mean = 33%) were reconstructed without and with DLR. Evaluation of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and edge sharpness was performed for 4 image stacks: 'standard non-DLR,' 'standard DLR,' 'fast non-DLR,' and 'fast DLR.' Three raters qualitatively evaluated 'standard non-DLR' and 'fast DLR' for i) bulk motion (4-point scale), ii) nerve conspicuity of proximal and distal suprascapular and axillary nerves (5-point scale), and iii) nerve signal intensity, size, architecture, and presence of a mass (binary). ANOVA or Wilcoxon signed rank test compared differences. Gwet's agreement coefficient (AC2) assessed inter-rater agreement. RESULTS Quantitative SNR and edge sharpness were superior for DLR versus non-DLR (SNR by + 4.57 to + 6.56 [p < 0.001] for 'standard' and + 4.26 to + 4.37 [p < 0.001] for 'fast;' sharpness by + 0.23 to + 0.52/pixel for 'standard' [p < 0.018] and + 0.21 to + 0.25/pixel for 'fast' [p < 0.003]) and similar between 'standard non-DLR' and 'fast DLR' (SNR: p = 0.436-1, sharpness: p = 0.067-1). Qualitatively, 'standard non-DLR' and 'fast DLR' had similar motion artifact, as well as nerve conspicuity, signal intensity, size and morphology, with high inter-rater agreement (AC2: 'standard' = 0.70-0.98, 'fast DLR' = 0.69-0.97). CONCLUSION DLR applied to faster, 3D MRN acquisitions provides similar image quality to standard scans. A faster, DL-enabled protocol may replace currently optimized non-DL protocols.
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- D B Sneag
- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA.
- Weill Medical College of Cornell, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA
- College of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70Th St., New York, NY, 10021, USA
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Hu C, He G, Yang Y, Wang N, Zhang Y, Su Y, Zhao F, Wu J, Wang L, Lin Y, Shao L. Nanomaterials Regulate Bacterial Quorum Sensing: Applications, Mechanisms, and Optimization Strategies. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024; 11:e2306070. [PMID: 38350718 PMCID: PMC11022734 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Anti-virulence therapy that interferes with bacterial communication, known as "quorum sensing (QS)", is a promising strategy for circumventing bacterial resistance. Using nanomaterials to regulate bacterial QS in anti-virulence therapy has attracted much attention, which is mainly attributed to unique physicochemical properties and excellent designability of nanomaterials. However, bacterial QS is a dynamic and multistep process, and there are significant differences in the specific regulatory mechanisms and related influencing factors of nanomaterials in different steps of the QS process. An in-depth understanding of the specific regulatory mechanisms and related influencing factors of nanomaterials in each step can significantly optimize QS regulatory activity and enhance the development of novel nanomaterials with better comprehensive performance. Therefore, this review focuses on the mechanisms by which nanomaterials regulate bacterial QS in the signal supply (including signal synthesis, secretion, and accumulation) and signal transduction cascade (including signal perception and response) processes. Moreover, based on the two key influencing factors (i.e., the nanomaterial itself and the environment), optimization strategies to enhance the QS regulatory activity are comprehensively summarized. Collectively, applying nanomaterials to regulate bacterial QS is a promising strategy for anti-virulence therapy. This review provides reference and inspiration for further research on the anti-virulence application of nanomaterials.
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- Chen Hu
- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
- Stomatology CenterShunde HospitalSouthern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde)Foshan528399China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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- Hainan General Hospital·Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan medical UniversityHaikou570311China
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- Shenzhen Luohu People's HospitalShenzhen518000China
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- Stomatological Hospital, School of StomatologySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou510280China
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Chen Q, Chen Y, Lin Y, Zhang J, Ni J, Xia J, Xiao L, Feng T, Ma H. Does a hydropower reservoir cascade really harm downstream nutrient regimes. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2024; 69:661-670. [PMID: 38245450 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.01.007] [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: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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River damming is believed to largely intercept nutrients, particularly retain more phosphorus (P) than nitrogen (N), and thus harm primary productivity, fishery catches, and food security downstream, which seriously constrain global hydropower development and poverty relief in undeveloped regions and can drive geo-political disputes between nations along trans-boundary rivers. In this study, we investigated whether reservoirs can instead improve nutrient regimes downstream. We measured different species of N and P as well as microbial functions in water and sediment of cascade reservoirs in the upper Mekong River over 5 years and modelled the influx and outflux of N and P species in each reservoir. Despite partially retaining total N and total P, reservoirs increased the downstream flux of ammonium and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP). The increase in ammonium and SRP between outflux and influx showed positive linear relationships with the hydraulic residence time of the cascade reservoirs; and the ratio of SRP to dissolved inorganic nitrogen increased along the reservoir cascade. The lentic environment of reservoirs stimulated algae-mediated conversion of nitrate into ammonium in surface water; the hypoxic condition and the priming effect of algae-induced organic matter enhanced release of ammonium from sediment; the synergy of microbial phosphorylation, reductive condition and sediment geochemical properties increased release of SRP. This study is the first to provide solid evidence that hydropower reservoirs improve downstream nutrient bioavailability and N-P balance through a process of retention-transformation-transport, which may benefit primary productivity. These findings could advance our understanding of the eco-environmental impacts of river damming.
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- Qiuwen Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources & Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environment Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing 210024, China.
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- Center for Eco-Environment Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Center for Eco-Environment Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing 210024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources & Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing 210024, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing 210024, China
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- Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing 210024, China
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Chen X, Yu J, Chen J, He S, Tao H, Lin Y, Zhang L, Zhou H, Wang Y. A cross-sectional study of the relationship between premenstrual syndrome and missed nursing care among female nursing staff. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27609. [PMID: 38486753 PMCID: PMC10937835 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27609] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Purpose Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a cyclical psychosomatic disorder prevalent among women of reproductive age. However, research on the potential impact of PMS on routine nursing schedules and activities is limited. This study aims to identify the prevalence of PMS among female nursing staff and to examine the relationship between PMS and missed nursing care (MNC). Method Between November 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023, this study was conducted among female nursing staff working in nine inpatient departments at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. This study used a cross-sectional design. The participants were recruited through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the standardized Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, the Oncology Missed Nursing Care self-rating scale, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. One-way analysis of variance, Fisher's least significant difference test for post-hoc comparisons, and Spearman's correlation coefficient were utilized for data analysis. A trend test was also performed to explore patterns in the severity of PMS and MNC over time. Results We collected a total of 224 questionnaires, with 154 (68.7%) female nursing staff reporting PMS. The most common symptoms were low back pain (91.1%), abdominal discomfort (90.6%), cold hands and feet (87.1%), and lethargy (87.1%). Moreover, 91.5% of the 224 female nursing staff reported at least one MNC activity. The nursing activities most frequently missed or left incomplete were liquid intake and output monitoring as ordered (43.3%), medication administration within 30 min before or after the scheduled time (43.3%), and electrocardiogram monitoring as ordered (42.9%). "Abdominal discomfort" from the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire was significantly correlated with the majority of MNC activities (p < 0.001). Conclusions This study provides evidence for a strong association between PMS and MNC among female nursing staff, suggesting that administrators should take the premenstrual conditions of female nursing staff into consideration. It is necessary to provide appropriate understanding and support to mitigate the impact on patient care and safety.
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- Xiaoxue Chen
- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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Zhang P, Chen S, Chen S, Zhu Y, Lin Y, Xu X, Liu Z, Zou S. Selection and Validation of qRT-PCR Internal Reference Genes to Study Flower Color Formation in Camellia impressinervis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3029. [PMID: 38474274 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25053029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) is a pivotal technique for gene expression analysis. To ensure reliable and accurate results, the internal reference genes must exhibit stable expression across varied experimental conditions. Currently, no internal reference genes for Camellia impressinervis have been established. This study aimed to identify stable internal reference genes from eight candidates derived from different developmental stages of C. impressinervis flowers. We employed geNorm, NormFinder, and BestKeeper to evaluate the expression stability of these candidates, which was followed by a comprehensive stability analysis. The results indicated that CiTUB, a tubulin gene, exhibited the most stable expression among the eight reference gene candidates in the petals. Subsequently, CiTUB was utilized as an internal reference for the qRT-PCR analysis of six genes implicated in the petal pigment synthesis pathway of C. impressinervis. The qRT-PCR results were corroborated by transcriptome sequencing data, affirming the stability and suitability of CiTUB as a reference gene. This study marks the first identification of stable internal reference genes within the entire genome of C. impressinervis, establishing a foundation for future gene expression and functional studies. Identifying such stable reference genes is crucial for advancing molecular research on C. impressinervis.
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- Peilan Zhang
- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Chen L, Tang Y, Lang JJ, Lin Y, Yu Z, Li X, Zheng X, Mi P, Lv Y, Lin YW. Design, synthesis and evaluation of C-5 substituted pyrrolopyridine derivatives as potent Janus Kinase 1 inhibitors with excellent selectivity. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 267:116210. [PMID: 38359535 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116210] [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: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The development of highly selective Janus Kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitors is crucial for improving efficacy and minimizing adverse effects in the clinical treatment of autoimmune diseases. In a prior study, we designed a series of C-5 4-pyrazol substituted pyrrolopyridine derivatives that demonstrated significant potency against JAK1, with a 10 ∼ 20-fold selectivity over Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2). Building on this foundation, we adopted orthogonal strategy by modifying the C-5 position with 3-pyrazol/4-pyrazol/3-pyrrol groups and tail with substituted benzyl groups on the pyrrolopyridine head to enhance both potency and selectivity. In this endeavor, we have identified several compounds that exhibit excellent potency and selectivity for JAK1. Notably, compounds 12b and 12e, which combined 4-pyrazol group at C-5 site and meta-substituted benzyl tails, displayed IC50 value with 2.4/2.2 nM and high 352-/253-fold selectivity for JAK1 over JAK2 in enzyme assays. Additionally, both compounds showed good JAK1-selective in Ba/F3-TEL-JAK1/2 cell-based assays. These findings mark a substantial improvement, as these compounds are 10-fold more potent and over 10-fold more selective than the best compound identified in our previous study. The noteworthy potency and selectivity properties of compounds 12b and 12e suggest their potential utility in furthering the development of drugs for autoimmune diseases.
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- Limei Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hunan, 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China; Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China; Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Vocational College of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China; Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China; Xi'an Amazinggene Co., Ltd, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710026, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China; Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
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He Y, Yi DY, Pan L, Ye WM, Xie L, Zheng XQ, Liu D, Yang TC, Lin Y. Treponema pallidum-induced prostaglandin E2 secretion in skin fibroblasts leads to neuronal hyperpolarization: A cause of painless ulcers. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024. [PMID: 38376245 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Primary syphilis is characterized by painless ulcerative lesions in the genitalia, the aetiology of painless remains elusive. OBJECTIVES To investigate the role of Treponema pallidum in painless ulcer of primary syphilis, and the mechanisms underlying painless ulcers caused by T. pallidum. METHODS An experimental rabbit model of primary syphilis was established to investigate its effects on peripheral nerve tissues. Human skin fibroblasts were used to examine the role of T. pallidum in modulating neurotransmitters associated with pain and to explore the signalling pathways related to neurotransmitter secretion by T. pallidum in vitro. RESULTS Treponema pallidum infection did not directly lead to neuronal damage or interfere with the neuronal resting potential. Instead, it facilitated the secretion of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) through endoplasmic reticulum stress in both rabbit and human skin fibroblasts, and upregulation of PGE2 induced the hyperpolarization of neurones. Moreover, the IRE1α/COX-2 signalling pathway was identified as the underlying mechanism by which T. pallidum induced the production of PGE2 in human skin fibroblasts. CONCLUSION Treponema pallidum promotes PGE2 secretion in skin fibroblasts, leading to the excitation of neuronal hyperpolarization and potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of painless ulcers in syphilis.
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- Y He
- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Lin Y, Shi L, Jiang H, Liu Y, Zhang HW, Deng YJ, Li YQ. [Two cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children complicated with third-degree atrioventricular block]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:175-177. [PMID: 38264819 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20231012-00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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- Y Lin
- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Li Z, Zhao Z, Chen S, Wu W, Jin Y, Mao J, Lin Y, Jiang Y. Chemically Tailored Single Atoms for Targeted and Light-Controlled Bactericidal Activity. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2302480. [PMID: 38063347 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Single-atom (SA) nanoparticles exhibit considerable potential in terms of photothermal properties for bactericidal applications. Nevertheless, the restricted efficacy of their targeted and controlled antibacterial activity has hindered their practical implementation. This study aims to overcome this obstacle by employing chemical modifications to tailor SAs, thereby achieving targeted and light-controlled antimicrobial effects. By conducting atomic-level modifications on palladium SAs using glutathione (GSH) and mercaptophenylboronic acid (MBA), their superior targeted binding capabilities toward Escherichia coli cells are demonstrated, surpassing those of SAs modified with cysteine (Cys). Moreover, these modified SAs effectively inhibit wound bacteria proliferation and promote wound healing in rats, without inducing noticeable toxicity to major organs under 808 nm laser irradiation. This study highlights the significance of chemical engineering in tailoring the antibacterial properties of SA nanoparticles, opening avenues for combating bacterial infections and advancing nanoparticle-based therapies.
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- Zaoming Li
- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, No. 105 West Third Ring North Road, Beijing, 100048, China
- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, No. 105 West Third Ring North Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, No. 105 West Third Ring North Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical, Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule Based Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, No. 1, Beijing East Road, Wuhu, Anhui Province, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, No. 105 West Third Ring North Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100875, China
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Olukosi OA, Lin Y. Growth, not digestibility, in chickens receiving reduced-protein diets is independent of non-specific amino-nitrogen sources when the essential-to-total-nitrogen ratio is constant and lower than 50. Br Poult Sci 2024; 65:62-70. [PMID: 37861269 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2023.2272973] [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: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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1. A 21 d experiment was conducted to investigate whether growth performance and coefficients of amino acids digestibility (cAID) in broilers receiving reduced-protein diets supplemented with different non-essential amino acids (NEAA) were dependent on supplemented NEAA in diets with the same essential-to-total N (eN-to-tN) ratio kept at <50%.2. The experiment used 240 male broiler chicks, allocated to eight treatments with six replicate pens per treatment, and five chicks per replicate. The diets were either adequate in protein diet (PC), reduced protein (NC) diet or the NC diet supplemented with Gly, Gln, Ser, Ala, Gly + Ser or Ala + Ser. Digesta from the distal half of the ileum were collected on d 21. Tissue samples were collected for analysis for gene expression of protein synthesis and degradation (pectoralis major and liver) and peptide and AA transporters (jejunum).3. The treatments had no effects on growth performance. Generally, cAID was greater (P < 0.05) in NC compared to the PC diet. Individual supplementation of the NC diet with Gly, Gln, Ser, Ala or Ala+Ser increased (P < 0.01) cAID of Cys compared to the PC diet. There were no treatment effects on mRNA levels for the AA or peptide transporters in the jejunum. Supplementation of the NC diet with Gln, Ser, Ala, or Gly + Ser produced an upward expression (P < 0.05) of S6 kinase in the liver compared to PC and NC. In addition, there was greater (P < 0.05) expression of TRIM36 in the pectoralis major of broiler chickens receiving the NC diet supplemented with Gly.4. When reduced-protein diets have an eN-to-tN ratio of <50% and the ratio is kept constant in all the diets, growth performance response was independent of the source of non-specific amino-N, but the treatments may influence ileal digestibility of individual AA.
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- O A Olukosi
- Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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He C, Li Y, Gan L, Lin Y, Zhang B, Ma L, Xue H. Notch signaling regulates Th17 cells differentiation through PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 pathway and involves in the thyroid injury of autoimmune thyroiditis. J Endocrinol Invest 2024:10.1007/s40618-023-02293-z. [PMID: 38285310 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02293-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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PURPOSE Autoimmune Thyroiditis (AIT) is the most common thyroid disease; however, there were no measures to prevent the progression of the disease. The present study attempts to identify that Notch signaling regulates the differentiation of T helper 17 (Th17) cells by activating downstream Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/protein kinase/mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (PI3K/AKT/mTORC1) pathway participating in the thyroid injury of the experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT). METHODS In vivo experiments, mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: a control group, an EAT group, and two groups with LY294002 treatment (pTg plus 25 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg LY294002, respectively). The degrees of thyroiditis were evaluated, and the percentage of Th17 cells, expression of interleukin-17A (IL-17A), and the main components of the Notch-PI3K signaling pathway were detected in different groups. In vitro experiments, two different dosages of LY294002 (25 and 50 μM) were used to intervene splenic mononuclear cells (SMCs) from EAT mice to further evaluate the regulatory effect of Notch-PI3K pathway on Th17 cells. RESULTS Our data demonstrate that the infiltration of Th17 cells and the expressions of IL-17A, Notch, hairy and split 1 (Hes1), p‑AKT (Ser473), p‑AKT (Thr308), p‑mTOR (Ser2448), S6K1, and S6K2 increased remarkably in EAT mice. After PI3K pathway was blocked, the degrees of thyroiditis were significantly alleviated, and the proportion of Th17 cells, the expression of IL-17A, and the above Notch-PI3K pathway-related molecules decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, the proportion of Th17 cells was positively correlated with the concentration of serum thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb), IL-17A, and Notch-PI3K pathway-related molecules mRNA levels. CONCLUSIONS Notch signal promotes the secretion of IL-17A from Th17 cells by regulating the downstream PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 pathway through Hes-Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) and participates in thyroid autoimmune damage, and the PI3K pathway inhibitor may play important effects on AIT by affecting Th17 cells differentiation.
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- C He
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256600, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256600, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256600, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256600, People's Republic of China
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- Nanchang University Queen Mary School, Nanchang, 330031, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256600, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256600, People's Republic of China.
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Yi DY, Xu QY, He Y, Zheng XQ, Yang TC, Lin Y. Treponema pallidum protein Tp47 induced prostaglandin E2 to inhibit the phagocytosis in human macrophages. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024. [PMID: 38258964 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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BACKGROUND During Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) infection, the host's immune system actively engages in pursuit and elimination of T. pallidum, while T. pallidum skillfully employs various mechanisms to evade immune recognition. Macrophages exhibit incomplete clearance of T. pallidum in vitro and the underlying mechanism of how T. pallidum resists the attack of macrophage remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of T. pallidum membrane protein Tp47 on the phagocytosis of macrophages. METHODS THP-1-derived macrophages were used to investigate the role of Tp47 in the secretion of Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in macrophages and the mechanism by which Tp47 induced the production of PGE2, as well as the impact of PGE2 on the macrophage's phagocytosis. RESULTS Tp47 (1-10 μg/mL) significantly inhibited the phagocytosis of latex beads and T. pallidum in macrophages (p ≤ 0.05). PGE2 production by macrophages could be induced by Tp47, and the phagocytic function of macrophages could be restored using PGE2 antibody. Tp47 produced PGE2 by activating the PERK/NF-κB/COX-2 pathway in macrophages. Inhibitors targeting PERK, NF-κB and COX-2, respectively, reduced the level of PGE2 and restored the phagocytic function of macrophages. CONCLUSION Tp47-induced PGE2 production via the PERK/NF-κB/COX-2 pathway contributed to macrophage phagocytosis inhibition, which potentially contributes to immune evasion during the T. pallidum infection.
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- D-Y Yi
- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Institute of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Chen C, Chen Q, Yao S, He M, Zhang J, Li G, Lin Y. Combining physical-based model and machine learning to forecast chlorophyll-a concentration in freshwater lakes. Sci Total Environ 2024; 907:168097. [PMID: 37879485 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Increasing algal blooms in freshwater lakes have become a serious challenge facing the world. Short-term forecast of chlorophyll-a concentration (Chla) is essential for providing early warnings and taking action to mitigate the risks of algal blooms in freshwater lakes. At present, a variety of data-driven models and physical-based models have been developed for Chla forecast, yet how to effectively combine multiple models for improving the forecast accuracy remains largely unknown. Here we developed an effective model by combining a physical-based model and machine learning algorithms (long short-term memory, LSTM; random forest, RF; support vector machine, SVM) to forecast the Chla in a freshwater lake, and a Bayesian model averaging (BMA) ensemble forecasting method was further proposed to improve the accuracy and reliability of the forecast results. We found that, with the increase of time steps of advance forecast from 1-day to 7-day, the forecast accuracy as measured by R2 of the machine learning algorithms is decreased from 0.95 to 0.68. The combination of physical-based modeling with LSTM had great capability in short-term forecast of Chla, owing to the fact that the physical-based model can provide high-frequency Chla data and LSTM is skilled at forecasting in the sequence. This is also evidenced by the weights in the BMA method. The proposed BMA short-term ensemble forecasting results had the robust performance when compared to each individual machine learning forecast model for the 7-day advance forecast, with the largest R2 (0.834) and the smallest RMSE (0.267 μg/L). In particular, the uncertainty of a single machine learning model can be effectively reduced by the BMA method.
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- Cheng Chen
- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; College of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- The National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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Mi P, Tan Y, Ye S, Lang JJ, Lv Y, Jiang J, Chen L, Luo J, Lin Y, Yuan Z, Zheng X, Lin YW. Discovery of C-3 isoxazole substituted thiochromone S,S-dioxide derivatives as potent and selective inhibitors for monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B). Eur J Med Chem 2024; 263:115956. [PMID: 37992521 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115956] [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: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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Developing new scaffolds for highly potent and selective inhibitors of human Monoamine Oxidase B (hMAO-B) is a crucial objective in enhancing the efficacy and safety in the clinical treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we have identified a series of C-3 isoxazole-substituted thiochromone S,S-dioxide derivatives that exhibit strong inhibitory activity against hMAO-B. The strategy of oxidizing thiochromone to thiochromone S,S-dioxide solves the key defect of extreme insolubility observed for thiochromone analogues. In addition, the sulfone group contributes extra hydrogen(H)-bonding interactions with Tyr435, which significantly increases the activity of thiochromone S,S-dioxide derivatives against hMAO-B. Furthermore, the presence of isoxazole group provides potential H-bonding interaction and electrostatic interaction with the residue of Tyr326, while the rigid aryl ring introduces a potential steric conflict with Phe208 of hMAO-A to improve both potency and selectivity. In our investigations, several compounds (9c, 10c, 10e, 10g, 10l and 10m) demonstrate remarkable single-digit nanomolar potency. These compounds exhibit favorable cytotoxicity profiles in both differentiated SH-SY5Y and HVSMC cells, without apparent cardiotoxic effects. Moreover, compounds 10e and 10h do not lead to an increase in ROS levels in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells, further demonstrating their potential as safe and effective hMAO-B inhibitors. These findings indicate that the C-3 isoxazole substituted thiochromone S,S-dioxide analogues are potential leading compounds for the development of selective inhibitors with high potency.
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- Pengbing Mi
- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China; Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China; Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China; Xi'an Amazinggene Co., Ltd, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710026, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medicinal School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China; Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Vocational College of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China; Key Lab of Protein Structure and Function of Universities in Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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Peng X, Zhou Q, Wang CQ, Zhang ZM, Luo Z, Xu SY, Feng B, Fang ZF, Lin Y, Zhuo Y, Jiang XM, Zhao H, Tang JY, Wu D, Che LQ. Dietary supplementation of proteases on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood characteristics and gut microbiota of growing pigs fed sorghum-based diets. Animal 2024; 18:101052. [PMID: 38181459 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.101052] [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: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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Low-tannin sorghum is an excellent energy source in pig diets. However, sorghum contains several anti-nutritional factors that may have negative effects on nutrient digestibility. The impacts of proteases on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood parameters, and gut microbiota of growing pigs fed sorghum-based diets were studied in this study. Ninety-six pigs (20.66 ± 0.65 kg BW) were allocated into three groups (eight pens/group, four pigs/pen): (1) CON (control diet, sorghum-based diet included 66.98% sorghum), (2) PRO1 (CON + 200 mg/kg proteases), (3) PRO2 (CON + 400 mg/kg proteases) for 28 d. No differences were observed in growth performance and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of nutrients between CON and PRO1 groups. Pigs fed PRO2 diet had increased (P < 0.05) BW on d 21 and 28, and increased (P < 0.05) average daily gain during d 14-21 and the overall period compared with pigs fed CON diet. In addition, pigs fed PRO2 diet had improved (P < 0.05) ATTD of gross energy, CP, and DM compared with pigs fed CON and PRO1 diets. Pigs fed PRO2 diet had lower (P < 0.05) plasma globulin (GLB) level and higher (P < 0.05) plasma glucose, albumin (ALB) and immunoglobulin G levels, and ALB/GLB ratio than pigs fed CON and PRO1 diets. Furthermore, pigs fed PRO2 diet had decreased (P < 0.05) the relative abundance of Acidobacteriota at the phylum level and increased (P < 0.05) the relative abundance of Prevotella_9 at the genus level. The linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis also showed that pigs fed PRO2 diet had significantly enriched short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, such as Subdoligranulum and Parabacteroides. In conclusion, protease supplementation at 400 mg/kg improved the growth performance of growing pigs fed sorghum-based diets, which may be attributed to the improvement of nutrient digestibility, host metabolism, immune status and associated with the altered gut microbiota profiles.
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- X Peng
- Laboratory for Bio-feed and Molecular Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Kemin (China) Technologies Co., Ltd., Sanzao, Zhuhai 519040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Yuan Z, Yang T, Xiong Q, Shi Y, Han X, Lin Y, Wambui NH, Liu Z, Wang Y, Liu H. PCAP-1a, an exopolysaccharide from Pectobacterium actinidiae, exerts the dual role of immunogenicity and virulence in plants. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 323:121390. [PMID: 37940244 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121390] [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: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Plant defense mechanisms begin with the recognition of microbe-associated molecular patterns or pathogen-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs/PAMPs). Several carbohydrates, such as chitin, were reported to induce plant defenses, acting as elicitors. Regrettably, the structures of polysaccharide elicitors have rarely been characterized, and their recognition receptors in plants remain unknown. In the present study, PCAP-1a, an exopolysaccharide (PCAP-1a) purified from Pectobacterium actinidiae, was characterized and found to induce rapid cell death of dicotyledons, acting as a polysaccharide elicitor to induce plant immunity. A series of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) responses were triggered, including reactive oxygen species production, phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and gene transcriptional reprogramming. Moreover, we confirmed that CERK1 is probably one of the immune coreceptors for plants to recognize PCAP-1a. Notably, PCAP-1a also promotes the infection caused by P. actinidiae. In conclusion, our study supports the potential of PCAP-1a as a toxin that plays a dual role of virulence and immune induction in pathogen-plant interactions.
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- Zhixiang Yuan
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Specialty Crops/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Specialty Commercial Crops in North Guangxi, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Construction Laboratory of Probiotics Preparation, College of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an 223003, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Construction Laboratory of Probiotics Preparation, College of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an 223003, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Nanjing Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, China.
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Lin Y, Wang J, He S, Yan H, Chen Q. Antioxidant response to ZnO nanoparticles in juvenile Takifugu obscurus: protective effects of salinity. Ecotoxicology 2024; 33:85-93. [PMID: 38193982 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-023-02726-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The extensive utilization of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) has garnered significant attention due to their detrimental impacts on ecosystem. Unfortunately, ecotoxicity of ZnO NPs in coastal waters with fluctuating salinity has been disregarded. This study mainly discussed the toxic effects of ZnO NPs on species inhabiting the transition zones between freshwater and brackish water, who are of great ecological and economic importance among fish. To serve as the model organism, Takifugu obscurus, a juvenile euryhaline fish, was exposed to different ZnO NPs concentrations (0-200 mg/L) and salinity levels (0 and 15 ppt). The results showed that a moderate increase in salinity (15 ppt) could alleviate the toxic effect of ZnO NPs, as evidenced by improved survival rates. The integrated biomarker response index on oxidative stress also revealed that the toxicity of ZnO NPs was higher in freshwater compared to brackish water. These outcomes can be attributed to higher salinity (15 ppt) reducing the bioavailability of ZnO NPs by facilitating their aggregation and inhibiting the release of metal ions. It is noteworthy that elevated salinity was found to alleviate ZnO NPs toxicity by means of osmotic adjustment via the activation of Na+/K+-ATPase activity. This study demonstrates the salinity-dependent effect of ZnO NPs on T. obscurus, suggesting the possibility for euryhaline fish like T. obscurus to adapt their habitat towards more saline environments, under constant exposure to ZnO NPs.
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- Yuqing Lin
- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China
- Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, China.
- Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Green Development, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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Li CY, Lin Y, Ding X, Zhang P, Liao LZ, Yue X. [Correlation analysis of dynamic enhanced energy spectrum CT parameters with Ki-67 high expression in hepatocellular carcinoma]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:3835-3841. [PMID: 38123225 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20231009-00684] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the correlation between dynamic enhanced energy spectral CT parameters and Ki-67 high expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: A cross-sectional study. This retrospective case-control study analyzed the clinical data of 101 patients with pathologically confirmed HCC in Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University from December 2017 to March 2023. These 101 patients included 84 males and 17 females, and the age[M(Q1, Q3)] was 59.0(49.0,66.0)years. These patients were divided into two groups according to the immunohistochemical Ki-67 expression levels in tumor tissues: the high expression group (Ki-67%>20%, n=59) and the low expression group (Ki-67%≤20%, n=42).CT values on 70 keV and 140 keV monochromatic energy images (HU70 keV-a, HU140 keV-a, HU70 keV-p, HU140 keV-p) and water density (Dwater-a, Dwater-p) were measured in arterial phase and portal vein phase, and the difference of HU70 keV, HU140 keV, Dwater values between portal vein and arterial phase (ΔHU70 keV, ΔHU140 keV, ΔDwater), as well as ratio of HU70 keV, HU140 keV, Dwatervalues between portal vein and arterial phase (HU70 keVratio, HU140 keVratio, Dwaterratio) were calculated. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the CT spectral parameters and Ki-67%. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine the factors associated with high expression of Ki-67. The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves were used to indicate the efficacy of dynamic enhanced spectral CT in evaluating Ki-67 high expression in HCC. Results: The high Ki-67 expression group revealed higher alpha fetal protein levels, larger tumor diameter and more irregular tumor shape compared with the low Ki-67 expression group,and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that the HU140 keV-p, Dwater-p, HU70 keV ratio, HU140 keV ratio, Dwater ratio, ΔHU70 keV, ΔHU140 keV, ΔDwater were positively correlated with Ki-67 positivity rate (r:0.31-0.50, all P<0.05). The spectral CT parameters (HU70 keV-p, HU140 keV-p, Dwater-p, HU70 keV ratio, HU140 keV ratio, Dwater ratio, ΔHU70 keV, ΔHU140 keV, ΔDwater) in high Ki-67 expression group were significantly higher than those in low Ki-67 expression group (all P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression model shows that Dwater-p(OR=1.16, 95%CI: 1.05-1.29, P=0.005), ΔHU140 keV(OR=1.39, 95%CI: 1.20-1.62, P<0.001) and irregular tumor morphology (OR=5.25, 95%CI: 1.61-17.12, P=0.006) were correlative factors for high Ki-67 expression. The HU140 keV ratio and ΔHU140 keV alone evaluated the highest AUC of high Ki-67 high expression in HCC, which were 0.82 (95%CI: 0.74-0.90), the sensitivity were 61.0%, and the specificity were 88.1% and 85.7%. The combined analysis of Dwater-p, ΔHU140 keV and irregular tumor morphology had an increased AUC of 0.88 (95%CI: 0.81-0.95) in assessment high Ki-67 expression, with the sensitivity of 84.7% and the specificity of 78.6%. Conclusions: Dynamic enhanced spectral CT parameters were positively correlated with the Ki-67 expression in HCC. Spectral CT provides a non-invasive method to evaluate the proliferation status of HCC cells, and the efficiency could be improved by multi-parameter analysis combining spectral CT parameters and morphologic features.
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- Department of Radiology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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Chen YX, Wu LL, Wu XX, Yang LY, Xu JQ, Wang L, Jiang ZY, Yao JN, Yang DN, Sun N, Zhang J, Zhang YW, Hu RW, Lin Y, Huang K, Li B, Niu JM. [Overview of design and construction of hypertensive disorders of a pregnancy-cohort in Shenzhen]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:1858-1863. [PMID: 38129139 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230518-00308] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) involves two major public health issues: mother-infant safety and prevention and controlling major chronic disease. HDP poses a serious threat to maternal and neonatal safety, and it is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, as well as an important risk factor for long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD). In order to explore effective strategies to prevent and control the source of CVD and reduce its risk, we have established a cohort of HDPs in Shenzhen for the primordial prevention of CVD. The construction of the HDP cohort has already achieved preliminary progress till now. A total of 2 239 HDP women have been recruited in the HDP cohort. We have established a cohort data management platform and Biobank. The follow-up and assessment of postpartum cardiovascular metabolic risk in this cohort has also been launched. Our efforts will help explore the pathophysiological mechanism of HDP, especially the pathogenesis and precision phenotyping, prediction, and prevention of pre-eclampsia, which, therefore, may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, and provide a bridge to linking HDP and maternal-neonatal cardiovascular, metabolic risk to promote the cardiovascular health of mothers and their infants.
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- Y X Chen
- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518033, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518033, China
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Lin Y, Postma DF, Steeneken LS, Melo dos Santos LS, Kirkland JL, Espindola‐Netto JM, Tchkonia T, Borghesan M, Bouma HR, Demaria M. Circulating monocytes expressing senescence-associated features are enriched in COVID-19 patients with severe disease. Aging Cell 2023; 22:e14011. [PMID: 37969056 PMCID: PMC10726854 DOI: 10.1111/acel.14011] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Accurate biomarkers for predicting COVID-19 severity have remained an unmet need due to an incomplete understanding of virus pathogenesis and heterogeneity among patients. Cellular senescence and its pro-inflammatory phenotype are suggested to be a consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and potentially drive infection-dependent pathological sequelae. Senescence-associated markers in infected individuals have been identified primarily in the lower respiratory tract, while little is known about their presence in more easily accessible bio-specimens. Here, we measured the abundance of senescence-associated signatures in whole blood, plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of COVID-19 patients and patients without an infection. Bulk transcriptomic and targeted proteomic assays revealed that the level of senescence-associated markers, including the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), is predictive of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Single-cell RNA-sequencing data demonstrated that a senescence signature is particularly enriched in monocytes of COVID-19 patients, partially correlating with disease severity. Our findings suggest that monocytes are prematurely induced to senescence by SARS-CoV-2 infection, might contribute to exacerbating a SASP-like inflammatory response and can serve as markers and predictors for COVID-19 and its sequelae.
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- Y. Lin
- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA)University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen (RUG)GroningenNetherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious DiseasesUniversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)GroningenThe Netherlands
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA)University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen (RUG)GroningenNetherlands
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA)University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen (RUG)GroningenNetherlands
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- Clinical Pharmacy & PharmacologyUniversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)GroningenThe Netherlands
- Department of Physiology and Biomedical EngineeringMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical EngineeringMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on AgingMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical EngineeringMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on AgingMayo ClinicRochesterMinnesotaUSA
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA)University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen (RUG)GroningenNetherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious DiseasesUniversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)GroningenThe Netherlands
- Clinical Pharmacy & PharmacologyUniversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)GroningenThe Netherlands
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA)University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen (RUG)GroningenNetherlands
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Liu X, Yan Z, Ye L, Wang K, Li J, Lin Y, Liao C, Liu Y, Li P, Du M. Genomic epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens neurosurgical site infections associated with contaminated haircutting toolkits in a hospital barber shop. J Hosp Infect 2023; 142:58-66. [PMID: 37774927 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.09.013] [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: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nine surgical site infections caused by Serratia marcescens were diagnosed in neurosurgical patients in a 3500-bed hospital between 2nd February and 6th April 2022. OBJECTIVE To trace the source of infections caused by S. marcescens to expedite termination of the outbreak and prevent future epidemics. METHODS A review of all surgical procedures and cultures yielding S. marcescens since February 2022 was conducted. Samples were collected from patients and environmental sources. S. marcescens isolates were characterized by antibiotic susceptibility testing. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used to investigate genetic relationships. Resistance genes, virulence genes and plasmid replicons were identified. RESULTS S. marcescens was isolated from patients' puncture fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and other secretions, and was also cultured from the barbers' haircutting tools, including leather knives, slicker scrapers and razors. In total, 15 isolates were obtained from patients and eight isolates were obtained from haircutting tools. All isolates exhibited identical antibiotic resistance patterns. WGS revealed close clustering among the 23 isolates which differed significantly from previous strains. Three resistance genes and nine virulence-associated genes were detected in all isolates, and 19 of 23 isolates harboured an MOBP-type plasmid. The results confirmed an outbreak of S. marcescens, which was traced to contaminated haircutting tools in the hospital barber shop. The outbreak ended after extensive reinforcement of infection control procedures and re-education of the barbers. CONCLUSIONS These results highlight the risk of postoperative infections related to pre-operative skin preparation, and demonstrate the value of next-generation sequencing tools to expedite outbreak investigations.
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- X Liu
- Chinese PLA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Disease Prevention and Control, The Second Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Disease Prevention and Control, The First Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Disease Prevention and Control, The First Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Liang Y, Wei F, Qin S, Li M, Hu Y, Lin Y, Wei G, Wei K, Miao J, Zhang Z. Sophora tonkinensis: response and adaptation of physiological characteristics, functional traits, and secondary metabolites to drought stress. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2023; 25:1109-1120. [PMID: 37815250 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13578] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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The medicinal plant Sophora tonkinensis is a characteristic Chinese shrub of karst areas. The arid climate in karst areas produces high-quality S. tonkinensis; however, the mechanisms of drought tolerance are not clear, which restricts sustainable plantings of S. tonkinensis. This study involved a 20-day drought stress experiment with potted S. tonkinensis and threee soil water regimes: control (CK), mild drought (MDT), and severe drought (SDT). Plant morphology, biomass, physiological indicators, alkaloid content, and other changes under drought stress were monitored. The content of soluble sugars and proteins, and activity of antioxidant enzymes in leaves and roots were higher under drought than CK, indicating that S. tonkinensis is tolerant to osmotic stress in early drought stages. Content of matrine and oxymatrine increased gradually with increasing drought duration in the short term. The epidermis of S. tonkinensis leaves have characteristics of desert plants, including upper epidermal waxy layer, lower epidermal villi, and relatively sunken stomata, suggesting that S. tonkinensis has strong drought tolerance. In conclusion, drought stress changed the cell structure of S. tonkinensis, induced antioxidant enzyme activity and increased its resistance to drought.
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
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- National Center for TCM Inheritance and Innovation, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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He H, Zeng B, Wu X, Hou J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Lin Y, Wu P, Zheng C, Yin H, Wang N. Higher matrix stiffness promotes VSMC senescence by affecting mitochondria-ER contact sites and mitochondria/ER dysfunction. FASEB J 2023; 37:e23318. [PMID: 37997545 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202301198rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a prevalent condition characterized by the weakening and bulging of the abdominal aorta. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a stiff matrix on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in AAA development. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in VSMCs of an AAA mouse model were enriched in cellular senescence and related pathways. To simulate aging-related changes, VSMCs were cultured on stiff matrices, and compared to those on soft matrices, the VSMCs cultured on stiff matrices exhibited cellular senescence. Furthermore, the mutual distance between mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in VSMCs was increased, indicating altered mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contacts (MERCs). The observed upregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, antioxidant gene expression, and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential suggested the presence of mitochondrial dysfunction in VSMCs cultured on a stiff matrix. Additionally, the induction of ER stress-related genes indicated ER dysfunction. These findings collectively indicated impaired functionality of both mitochondria and ER in VSMCs cultured on a stiff matrix. Moreover, our data revealed that high lipid levels exacerbated the effects of high matrix stiffness on VSMCs senescence, MERC sites, and mitochondria/ER dysfunction. Importantly, treatment with the antilipemic agent CI-981 effectively reversed these detrimental effects. These findings provide insights into the role of matrix stiffness, mitochondrial dysfunction, ER stress, and lipid metabolism in AAA development, suggesting potential therapeutic targets for intervention.
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- Haipeng He
- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Joint and Trauma Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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Peng M, Jiang J, Chen S, Li K, Lin Y. Cu single-atom catalyst-based flexible hydrogen peroxide electrochemical sensor with oxygen resistance for monitoring ROS bursts. Analyst 2023; 148:5667-5672. [PMID: 37812430 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01464a] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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The study of cellular responses linked to oxidative stress mechanisms is crucial in comprehending diverse physiological and pathological life processes, including mitochondrial dysfunction. Nonetheless, despite the interference of O2, the monitoring of ROS released from cells poses a challenging task. In this study, carbon-based copper single-atom catalysts (Cu SACs) were synthesized that exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance for H2O2 reduction with an initial potential at 0.23 V and effectively avoids interference from O2. Based on this catalyst, a flexible and stretchable oxygen-tolerant sensor was constructed and applied to monitor the calcium ion-induced ROS burst in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in a simulated physiological condition. This study effectively eradicates interference that may arise from the reduction of O2 and presents a dependable platform for real-time in situ monitoring of physiologically active molecules by utilizing H2O2 detection.
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- Meihong Peng
- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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Liu Y, Shi L, Lin Y, Li YQ, Liu YY, Zhang HW. [Clinical features and risk factors of left ventricular hypertrophy in children with primary hypertension]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:1031-1037. [PMID: 37899343 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20230907-00166] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Objective: To assess the clinical features and relative factors of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in children with primary hypertension. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 430 children diagnosed with primary hypertension in Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics from January 2019 to September 2022 were enrolled. Their clinical data was analyzed and LVH was assessed by echocardiography. According to left ventricular geometry, these children were assigned to the LVH group and normal geometry group. General conditions, laboratory indicators and ambulatory blood pressure parameters between two groups were compared by independent sample t-test or Mann-Whitney U test. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to analyze the correlation between LVH and clinical indicators including blood pressure, biochemical and metabolic indicators. The independent risk factors of LVH were analyzed by multivariable logistic regression. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to explore the value of risk factors in the diagnosis of LVH. Results: Among the 430 children with primary hypertension, 342 (79.5%) were males and 88 (20.5%) females. Their age was (12.6±2.3) years, and 123 children (28.6%) of them had LVH. Body mass index (BMI) ((30.0±5.2) vs. (26.2±4.3) kg/m2), ratio of stage 2 hypertension (75.6% (93/123) vs. 59.6% (183/307)), 24-hour systolic blood pressure (24 h SBP)((131±10) vs. (128±10) mmHg,1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), daytime systolic blood pressure (SBP) ((135±11) vs. (131±11) mmHg), nighttime SBP ((128±11) vs. (123±10) mmHg), cholesterol level ((4.0±0.7) vs. (3.9±0.7) mmol/L), serum uric acid level ((447±81) vs. (426±91) μmol/L) and incidence of hyperinsulinemia (69.9% (86/123) vs.59.0% (181/307)) were significantly elevated in the LVH group compared with those in the normal geometry group (all P<0.05). There were more patients with a disease course over 5 years in the LVH group than in the normal geometry group, with a statistically significant difference (χ2=8.90,P=0.031). Spearman correlation analysis showed that BMI, 24 h SBP, daytime SBP, nighttime SBP, triglyceride, uric acid, and serum sodium level were positively correlated with LVMI (r=0.43, 0.20, 0.18, 0.18, 0.18, 0.16, and 0.12, all P<0.05). BMI, hyperinsulinemia, and cholesterol level were positively correlated with relative wall thickness (RWT) (r=0.22, 0.12, and 0.16, all P<0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that BMI (OR=1.17, 95%CI 1.10-1.25) and 24 h SBP (OR=1.04, 95%CI 1.01-1.08) were the independent risk factors for LVH (both P<0.05). The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve, combined with BMI and 24 h SBP, was 0.72 (95%CI 0.67-0.77, P<0.05), with a sensitivity and specificity of 71.5% and 64.8%, respectively. Conclusions: BMI and 24 h SBP are the independent risk factors for LVH in children with primary hypertension, and the combination of BMI and 24 h SBP has an acceptable diagnostic value for LVH. Early monitoring of these indexes is necessary to predict preclinical cardiac damage.
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Liu M, Wang P, Xie P, Xu X, He L, Chen X, Zhang S, Lin Y, Huang Y, Xia W, Wang L, Liao X, Guo Y, Zhuang X. Expression of ICAM-1 and E-selectin in different metabolic obesity phenotypes: discrepancy for endothelial dysfunction. J Endocrinol Invest 2023; 46:2379-2389. [PMID: 37071373 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02094-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Endothelial dysfunction, the earliest vascular alteration, is a consequence of metabolic disorders associated with obesity. However, it is still unclear whether a proportion of obese individuals without metabolic alterations associated with obesity, defined as "metabolically healthy obesity (MHO)", exhibit better endothelial function. We therefore aimed to investigate the association of different metabolic obesity phenotypes with endothelial dysfunction. METHODS The obese participants without clinical cardiovascular disease from the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) were allocated to the different metabolic obesity phenotypes based on their metabolic status, including MHO and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO). Associations of metabolic obesity phenotypes with the biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, including soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin), were evaluated using multiple linear regression models. RESULTS Plasma levels of sICAM-1 and sE-selectin were respectively measured in 2371 and 968 participants. Compared to the non-obese participants, those with MUO were associated with higher concentrations of sICAM-1 (β 22.04, 95% CI 14.33-29.75, P < 0.001) and sE-selectin (β 9.87, 95% CI 6.00-13.75, P < 0.001) after adjusting for confounders. However, no differences were found for the concentrations of sICAM-1 (β 0.70, 95% CI - 8.91 to 10.32, P = 0.886) and sE-selectin (β 3.69, 95% CI - 1.13 to 8.51, P = 0.133) in the participants with MHO compared to the non-obese participants. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with MUO were associated with elevated biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, but the association with endothelial dysfunction was not found in those with MHO, indicating that the individuals with MHO might exhibit better endothelial function.
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- M Liu
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, China.
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Lin Y. Are two-week wait clinics appropriate? Br Dent J 2023; 235:670. [PMID: 37945839 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-023-6506-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Yuan PQ, Lin S, Peng JY, Li YX, Liu YH, Wang P, Zhong HJ, Yang XM, Che LQ, Feng B, Batonon-Alavo DI, Mercier Y, Zhang XL, Lin Y, Xu SY, Li J, Zhuo Y, Wu D, Fang ZF. Effects of dietary methionine supplementation from different sources on growth performance and meat quality of barrows and gilts. Animal 2023; 17:100986. [PMID: 37820406 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100986] [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: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Methionine is indispensable for growth and meat formation in pigs. However, it is still unclear that increasing dietary sulphur-containing amino acid (SAA) levels using different methionine sources affects the growth performance and meat quality of barrows and gilts. To investigate this, 144 pigs (half barrows and half gilts) were fed the control (100% SAA, CON), DL-Methionine (125% SAA, DL-Met)-supplemented, or OH-Methionine (125% SAA, OH-Met)-supplemented diets during the 11-110 kg period. The results showed that plasma methionine levels varied among treatments during the experimental phase, with increased plasma methionine levels observed following increased SAA consumption during the 25-45 kg period. In contrast, pigs fed the DL-Met diet had lower plasma methionine levels than those fed the CON diet (95-110 kg). Additionally, gilts fed the DL-Met or OH-Met diets showed decreased drip loss in longissimus lumborum muscle (LM) compared to CON-fed gilts. OH-Met-fed gilts had higher pH45min values than those fed the CON or DL-Met diets, whereas OH-Met-fed barrows had higher L45min values than those fed the CON or DL-Met diets. Moreover, increased consumption of SAA, regardless of the methionine source, tended to decrease the shear force of the LM in pigs. In conclusion, this study indicates that increasing dietary levels of SAA (+25%) appeared to improve the meat quality of gilts by decreasing drip loss and increasing meat tenderness.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Processing and Nutrition Health (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairsand, College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in South China, Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Adisseo France S.A.S, CERN, Commentry, France
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Processing and Nutrition Health (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairsand, College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, People's Republic of China.
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Lin Y, Sun CJ, Wei C, Lin Y, Liu MY, Liu JQ, Shi Q. [Clinical analysis of adult oculomoclonus-myoclonus syndrome with vertigo]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:1341-1345. [PMID: 37935502 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20230129-00040] [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: 11/09/2023]
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The clinical manifestation, physical and laboratory examination, electrophysiological, and imaging data of 2 female adult OMS patients with vertigo were analyzed at the Department of Neurology of the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from February 2021 to March 2022. The treatment strategy and clinical outcome were followed up. The two female patients were aged 42 and 66 years. Anti-NMDA receptor antibody and anti-GABAB receptor antibody were detected in serological screening, respectively. The two patients met the diagnostic criteria for OMS, and one was screened for breast tumor. The clinical symptoms of the two patients were relieved after immunomodulation therapy. OMS is a group of rare clinical syndromes; its clinical evaluation process should be standardized and the etiology should be actively searched for.
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- Department of Neurology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100089, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijng 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijng 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijng 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Tian Y, Yang XL, Li JH, Zhang Y, Luo J, Lin Y, Di P. [A follow-up study of the severe occlusal surface wear of implant-supported full-arch prostheses]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 58:1166-1172. [PMID: 37885190 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20230812-00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the severe occlusal surface wear of implant-supported full-arch prostheses, and to explore the risk factors affecting the severe occlusal surface wear of implant-supported full-arch prostheses. Methods: Five hundred and thirty-five patients who received implant-supported fixed complete dental prostheses or implant-overdentures and completed at least one follow-up 3 months after the delivery of definitive prostheses were enrolled from October 1994 to October 2021 in this retrospective cohort study. The information on demographics, implants, definitive prostheses, and related outcomes was collected. Cox proportional hazard regression model was adopted to analyze the risk factors of the severe wear of occlusal surfaces in implant-supported full-arch prostheses. Univariate analysis was performed on the factors that may affect the severe wear of occlusal surfaces, and the parameters of P<0.10 in univariate analysis were included in multivariate analysis to explore the risk factors affecting the severe wear of occlusal surfaces in implant-supported full-arch prostheses. Results: Severe wear of the posterior occlusal surfaces was detected in 114 prostheses with a duration of 61.4 (33.3, 89.4) months. 13 cases occurred≤2 years after the delivery of definitive prostheses, 44 cases>2 years and≤5 years, 44 cases>5 years and≤10 years, and the other 13 cases>10 years. There was no significant difference in the average time of severe occlusal surface wear between implant-supported fixed complete dental prostheses and implant-overdentures in the maxilla (Z=-1.03, P=0.303). However, in the mandible, it was 48.2 (31.2, 80.2) and 79.2 (51.3, 119.1) months respectively, which was statistically significant (Z=-2.93, P=0.003). Cox proportional hazard regression model showed opposed fixed dentition, bruxism, and posterior resin occlusal surfaces were risk factors (P<0.05) affecting the severe wear of the occlusal surfaces. Conclusions: Severe occlusal surface wear was clinically common with the prolonged application of implant-supported full-arch prostheses. Prostheses opposed to fixed dentition, in patients with bruxism, and made of posterior resin materials were at higher risk of severe occlusal surface wear on the posterior artificial teeth. Regular follow-up, patients' behavior guidance, and clinicians' appropriate intervention were necessary to manage this complication.
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- Y Tian
- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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Lin S, Hu LH, Zhang WB, Lin Y, Di P, Peng X. Single-stage computer-assisted approach for tumour resection and functional restoration of Brown class III maxillary defects-titanium mesh and zygomatic implants combined with vascularized anterolateral thigh flap. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023:S0901-5027(23)00220-5. [PMID: 37872055 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.09.008] [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: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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The functional restoration of Brown class III maxillary defects is a challenging endeavour in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Conventional reconstruction techniques with osseous free flaps have certain limitations, such as the need for multiple operations and greater patient morbidity. This study introduces a single-stage computer-assisted approach for tumour resection and functional restoration of these defects using titanium mesh, zygomatic implants, and a vascularized anterolateral thigh flap (ALTF). Virtual surgical planning was used to simulate tumour resection, titanium mesh placement, and zygomatic implant insertion. Surgery was performed under the guidance of mixed reality and surgical navigation. The tumour was resected by total hemimaxillectomy, and the reconstruction was performed using a pre-bent patient-specific titanium mesh for the orbital floor and two zygomatic implants placed and exposed through tunnels in an ALTF. The ALTF survived without any perioperative complications. A fixed prosthesis with built-in titanium frame was delivered 4 months postoperatively. At the 1-year follow-up, there was no tumour recurrence, the implants were osseointegrated, and aesthetics and masticatory function were satisfactory. An occlusal force of 155 N was attained on the reconstructed side, compared to 127 N on the non-surgical side.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China.
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Lin Y, Zhang W, Prezado Y, Traneus E, Johnson D, Li W, Gan GN, Chen RC, Gao H. Towards Clinical Proton Minibeam Radiation Therapy (pMBRT): Development of Clinical pMBRT System Prototype and pMBRT-Specific Treatment Planning Method. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S38. [PMID: 37784487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Proton minibeam radiation therapy (pMBRT) is an emerging spatially fractionated RT (SFRT) modality that can provide very high therapeutic index compared to conventional radiotherapy methods and clinically-available SFRT methods (GRID and LATTICE). The biological data collected thus far encourage the preparation of clinical trials in pMBRT. This work is to facilitate the clinical translation of pMBRT by developing (1) the first clinical pMBRT system prototype worldwide, readily available for both small-animal biology studies and large-animal pMBRT trials; (2) pMBRT-specific treatment planning method with peak-valley dose ratio (PVDR) optimization capability for large animal and patient pMBRT trials, which is currently unavailable. MATERIALS/METHODS The pMBRT system is based on clinically-used pencil-beam-scanning proton machine equipped with large-field clinical-size pMBRT collimator, pMBRT-dedicated treatment planning system, and KV/CBCT imaging guidance. The multi-slit brass collimator has 10 × 10 cm field size, 0.4mm width per slit and 4 mm center-to-center distance. The divergence of slits is tailed to the divergence of the proton beam. A unique universal collimator design is implemented, so that we can keep the outer fitting to the snout and conveniently inter-change collimators as needed. The pMBRT-specific treatment planning method jointly optimizes PVDR and dose objectives, to meet a minimal PVDR threshold and maximize PVDR, to avoid the situations where meeting dose objectives can compromise PVDR when PVDR were not optimized. In addition, the survival fraction for organs at risk is also optimized. The dose calculation engine is based on the Monte Carlo method using TOPAS. The optimization algorithm utilizes total variation and L1 sparsity regularization to maximize PVDR and iterative convex relaxation method to solve the optimization problem. RESULTS Monte Carlo simulations via TOPAS were performed to design this large-field multi-slit collimator, using the beam structure and the beam data specific to our proton system, with mean dose rate of 8 Gy/min under clinical condition with the collimator in place. The feasibility of using this pMBRT system for small-animal studies has been demonstrated, with customized 3D printed holder for immobilizing small animals, on-board KV imaging system for accurate small-animal positioning, and the GAFchromic film for verifying radiation dose and PVDR. On the other hand, the efficacy of pMBRT-specific treatment planning method (with PVDR optimization capability) to improve PVDR has been demonstrated using retrospective patient planning studies in comparison with standard proton treatment planning method (without PVDR optimization capability). CONCLUSION The initial development of a clinical pMBRT system prototype and pMBRT-specific treatment planning method of PVDR optimization capability has been completed with ongoing efforts to make this system ready for large-animal pMBRT studies.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- RaySearch Laboratories AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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Saifi O, Lester SC, Rule WG, Breen W, Stish BJ, Rosenthal A, Munoz J, Lin Y, Johnston P, Ansell SM, Paludo J, Khurana A, Bisneto JV, Wang Y, Iqbal M, Moustafa MA, Murthy HS, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Peterson JL, Hoppe BS. Consolidative Radiotherapy for Residual PET-Avid Disease on Day +30 Post CAR T-Cell Therapy in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S52. [PMID: 37784518 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Up to30% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients achieve a partial response (PR) to anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy (CART) on day +30. Most PR patients relapse and only 30% achieve spontaneous complete response (CR) without additional therapies. This study is the first to report on the role of consolidative radiotherapy (cRT) for PR PET-avid disease on day +30 post-CART in NHL. MATERIALS/METHODS Aretrospective review across 3 institutions from 2018 to 2022 identified 60 patients with B-cell NHL who received CART and achieved PR (Deauville 4-5) with <5 PET-avid disease sites on day +30. Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined from CART infusion to any disease progression. Overall survival (OS) was defined from CART infusion to death. Local relapse-free survival (LRFS), calculated based on the total number of PR sites, was defined from CART infusion to local relapse (LR) in the PR site identified on day +30. cRT was defined as comprehensive (compRT) - treated all PR PET-avid sites - or focal (focRT). RESULTS Followingday +30 PET scan, 45 PR patients were observed and 15 received cRT. Only one patient received consolidative systemic therapy and belonged to the cRT group. Prior to CART, bridging RT was given to 13 patients (9 in observation group and 4 in cRT group). There were no significant differences in the pre-CART and day +30 baseline characteristics, including the median size and SUVmax of the PR sites, between the two groups. However, the median number of PR sites on day +30 was higher in the cRT group (2 [range 1-3] vs 1 [range 1-3], p = 0.003). The median equivalent 2 Gy dose was 39.1 (Interquartile range 36.8-41) Gy, and the most common cRT regimen was 37.5 Gy in 15 fractions. The median follow-up was 21 months. Among the observed patients, 15 (33%) achieved spontaneous CR, and 27 (60%) experienced disease progression with all relapses involving the initial PR sites. Among patients who received cRT, 10 (67%) achieved CR, and 3 (20%) had disease progression with no relapses in the radiated PR sites. None of the 10 cRT patients achieving CR relapsed or required subsequent therapies. The 2-year PFS was 80% and 37% (p = 0.012) and the 2-year OS was 78% and 43% (p = 0.12) in the cRT and observation groups, respectively. Patients consolidated with compRT (n = 12) had superior 2-year PFS (92% vs 37%, p = 0.003) and 2-year OS (86% vs 43%, p = 0.048) compared to observed or focRT patients (n = 48). There were no grade 3+ RT-related toxicities. A total of 90 PR sites were identified; 64 were observed and 26 received cRT. Fourteen (22%) observed PR sites achieved spontaneous sustained CR and 42 (66%) experienced LR. Twenty-four (92%) PR sites consolidated with cRT achieved sustained CR and none experienced LR. The 2-year LRFS was 100% in the cRT sites and 31% in the observed sites (p<0.001). CONCLUSION NHL patients who achieve PR by PET to CART are at high risk of local progression. cRT for residual PET-avid disease on day +30 post-CART appears to alter the pattern of relapse and improve LRFS and PFS.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Li W, Lin Y, Li H, Rotondo R, Gao H. Proton LET Optimization Via Iterative Convex Relaxation Method. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S142-S143. [PMID: 37784364 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) If not optimized, the LET distribution can greatly impact normal tissue toxicity near tumor targets, because the LET often peaks at the distal edge of Bragg peak. LET optimization can account for biological effectiveness of protons during treatment planning, for minimizing biological proton dose and hot spots to normal tissues. However, the LET optimization is nonlinear and nonconvex to solve, which poses a great challenge in optimization. This work will develop an effective LET optimization method via iterative convex relaxation (ICR). MATERIALS/METHODS In contrast to the generic nonlinear optimization method, such as Quasi-Newton (QN) method, that does not account for specific characteristics of LET optimization, ICR is tailored to LET modeling and optimization in order to effectively and efficiently solve the LET problem. Specifically, nonlinear dose-averaged LET term is iteratively linearized and becomes convex during ICR, while nonconvex dose-volume constraint and minimum-monitor-unit constraint are also handled by ICR, so that the solution for LET optimization is obtained by solving a sequence of convex and linearized convex subproblems. Since the high LET mostly occurs near the target, a 1cm normal-tissue expansion of clinical target volume (CTV) (excluding CTV), i.e., CTV1cm, is defined to as an auxiliary structure during treatment planning, where LET is minimized. RESULTS ICR was validated in comparison with QN for abdomen, lung, and head-and-neck (HN) cases. ICR was effective for LET optimization, as ICR substantially reduced the LET and biological dose in CTV1cm the ring, with preserved dose conformality to CTV. Compared to QN, ICR had smaller LET, physical and biological dose in CTV1cm, and higher conformity index values; ICR was also computationally more efficient, which was about 3 times faster than QN. A lung case is presented in the table, where the quantities from top to bottom are computational time T (unit: second); total objective F, dose objective Fd and LET objective FL (unit: 10-3); conformity index for physical dose CId and biological dose CIb; mean LET L (unit: keV/μm), mean physical dose d and mean biological dose b (in ratio to prescription dose) for CTV1cm; mean LET L (unit: keV/μm), mean physical dose d and mean biological dose b (in ratio to prescription dose; unit: 10-1) for the heart. CONCLUSION A LET-specific optimization method based on ICR has been developed for solving proton LET optimization, which has been shown to be more computationally efficient than generic nonlinear optimizer via QN, with better plan quality in terms of LET, biological and physical dose conformality.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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Zhang W, Traneus E, Lin Y, Gan GN, Chen RC, Gao H. Virtual-Collimator Based Spatial Dose Modulation for Proton GRID Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e747. [PMID: 37786164 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Compared to conventional proton therapy, the proton GRID therapy can substantially improve normal tissue protection (with the delivery of spatially-modulated peak-valley dose pattern to normal tissues) while maintaining the tumor control efficacy (with the delivery of uniform dose pattern to tumor targets). The realization of proton GRID often relies on the use of physical collimators to shape the spatial dose distribution. However, the physical collimator may increase neutron dose, decrease delivery efficiency, and limit the freedom for patient positioning. Here we propose a virtual-collimator (VC) method for proton GRID. This new approach can generate peak-to-valley pattern with high peak-to-valley dose ratio (PVDR), without using a physical collimator. MATERIALS/METHODS The principle behind the VC method to modulate the spatial dose distribution consists of two major steps: (1) the primary beam is essentially halved, i.e., the beamlets are interleaved, so that the organ-at-risk (OAR) plane has the peak-valley dose pattern, while the target plane also has the valley dose; (2) the complementary beam is added with half complementary beamlets to fill in the previously valley-dose positions at the target plane, so that the target dose is uniform, while on the other hand, the complementary beam is angled slightly from the primary beam, so that the OAR still has the peak-valley dose pattern. Moreover, on top of VC, we also utilize sparsity regularization method using total variation and L1 sparsity (TVL1) to further jointly optimize PVDR and dose objectives, namely VC-TVL1. RESULTS VC and VC-TVL1 were validated in comparison with conventional proton GRID treatment planning method via IMPT ("CONV") and TVL1-based proton GRID treatment planning method without VC ("TVL1"), for a prostate case with single-beam (270° only) or two-beam (90° and 270°) scenarios. As shown in the table, the results show that VC can indeed modulate spatial dose with higher PVDR than CONV or even TVL1. VC had higher spatial modulation frequency with smaller peak-to-peak distance than TVL1. Moreover, VC+TVL1, as the synergy of VC and TVL1, further improved PVDR from VC or TVL1 alone. CONCLUSION A new way to deliver proton GRID therapy without a physical collimator is developed using the VC method. The VC method can be synergized with TVL1 optimization algorithm to further jointly optimize PVDR and dose objectives.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- RaySearch Laboratories AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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Chen T, Zheng B, Yang P, Zhang Z, Su Y, Chen Y, Luo L, Luo D, Lin Y, Xie R, Zeng L. The Incidence and Prognosis Value of Perineural Invasion in Rectal Carcinoma: From Meta-Analyses and Real-World Clinical Pathological Features. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2023; 35:e611-e621. [PMID: 37263883 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.05.008] [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: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIMS Perineural invasion (PNI) is a special type of metastasis of several cancers and has been reported as being a factor for poor prognosis in colorectal carcinoma. However, investigations of PNI in only rectal cancer and a comprehensive analysis combining meta-analyses with real-world case studies remain lacking. MATERIALS AND METHODS First, articles from 2000 to 2020 concerning the relationship between PNI and rectal cancer prognoses and clinical features were meta-analysed. Subsequently, we carried out a retrospective analysis of 312 rectal cancer cases that underwent radical surgery in the real world. The incidence of PNI and the relationship between PNI and prognosis, as well as clinicopathological factors, were investigated. RESULTS The incidence of PNI was 23.09% and 33.01% in the meta-analysis and clinical cases, respectively. PNI occurred as early as stage I (2.94%). Moreover, neoadjuvant therapy significantly reduced the PNI-positive rate (20.34% versus 26.54%). Both meta-analysis and real-world clinical case studies suggested that PNI-positive patients had poorer prognoses than PNI-negative patients. We established an effective risk model consisting of T stage, differentiation and lymphovascular invasion to predict PNI in rectal cancer. CONCLUSION PNI is a poor prognostic factor for rectal cancer and could occur even in stage I. Additionally, neoadjuvant therapy could sufficiently reduce the PNI-positive rate. T stage, lymphovascular invasion and differentiation grade were independent risk factors for PNI and the risk model that included these factors could predict the probability of PNI.
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
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Zhang G, Shen H, Long Y, Lin Y, Chen RC, Gao H. A New Treatment Planning Method for Efficient Proton ARC Therapy with Direct Minimization of Number of Energy Jumps. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e716. [PMID: 37786092 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The optimization of energy layer distributions is crucial for efficient proton ARC therapy: on one hand, a sufficient number of energy layers is needed to ensure the plan quality; on the other hand, an excess number of energy jumps can substantially slow down the treatment delivery. This work will develop a new treatment plan optimization method with direct minimization of number of energy jumps (NEJ), which will be shown to outperform state-of-the-art methods in both plan quality and delivery efficiency. MATERIALS/METHODS The proposed method jointly optimizes the plan quality and minimizes the NEJ. To minimize NEJ, (1) the proton spots x is summed per energy layer to form the energy vector y; (2) y is binarized via sigmoid transform into y1; (3) y1 is multiplied with a predefined energy order vector via dot product into y2; (4) y2 is filtered through the finite-differencing kernel into y3 in order to identify NEJ; (5) only the NEJ of y3 is penalized, while x is optimized for plan quality. The solution algorithm to this new method is based on iterative convex relaxation. RESULTS The new method is validated in comparison with state-of-the-art methods called energy sequencing (ES) method and energy matrix (EM) method. In terms of delivery efficiency, the new method had fewer NEJ, less energy switching time, and generally less total delivery time. In terms of plan quality, the new method had smaller optimization objective values, lower normal tissue dose, and generally better target coverage. A head-and-neck case is provided in the table with the following dosimetric parameters: planning objective value F; conformity index CI; homogeneity index HI; mean dose of larynx DOAR; mean body dose Dbody; the unit of dose is Gy. CONCLUSION We have developed a new treatment plan optimization method with direct minimization of NEJ, and demonstrated that this new method outperformed state-of-the-art methods (ES and EM) in both plan quality and delivery efficiency.
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- G Zhang
- University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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Zhang W, Lin Y, Wang F, Badkul RK, Chen RC, Gao H. Vertex Position Optimization for LATTICE Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e747. [PMID: 37786165 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) LATTICE radiation therapy (RT) aims to deliver 3D heterogenous dose of high peak-to-valley dose ratio (PVDR) to the tumor target, with peak dose at lattice vertices inside the target and valley dose for the rest of the target. In current clinical practice the lattice vertex positions are constant during treatment planning. This work proposes a new LATTICE plan optimization method that can optimize lattice vertex positions as plan variables, which is the first lattice vertex position optimization study to the best of our knowledge. MATERIALS/METHODS The new LATTICE treatment planning method optimizes lattice vertex positions as well as other plan variables (e.g., photon fluences or proton spot weights), with optimization objectives for target PVDR and organs-at-risk (OAR) sparing. To satisfy mathematical differentiability, the lattice vertices are approximated in sigmoid functions. For geometric feasibility, proper geometry constraints are enforced onto the lattice vertex positions. The lattice vertex position optimization problem is solved by iterative convex relaxation method, where lattice vertex positions and photon/proton plan variables are jointly updated via the Quasi-Newton method. RESULTS Both photon and proton LATTICE RT were considered, and the optimal lattice vertex positions in terms of plan objectives were found by solving all possible combinations on given discrete positions via heuristic searching based on standard IMRT/IMPT, which served as the ground truth for validating the new LATTICE method ("NEW"). That is, the plan with the smallest optimization objective ("BEST"), the plan with the median optimization objective ("MID"), and the plan with the largest optimization objective ("WORST") were selected as the reference plans to be compared with NEW. The table was for an abdomen case with the large bowel as the OAR, where the parameters are total optimization objective f, the mean valley dose of target Dvalley, the mean peak dose of target Dpeak, PVDR = Dpeak/Dvalley, and the mean dose of large bowel Dbowel. The unit of doses is Gy. The results in the table show that the new method indeed provided the optimal lattice vertex positions with the smallest optimization objective, the largest target PVDR, and the best OAR sparing. CONCLUSION A new LATTICE treatment planning method is proposed and validated that can optimize lattice vertex positions as well as other photon or proton plan variables for improving target PVDR and OAR sparing.
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- W Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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Zhao R, Shao H, Shi G, Qiu Y, Tang T, Lin Y, Chen S, Huang C, Liao S, Chen J, Fu H, Liu J, Shen J, Liu T, Xu B, Zhang Y, Yang Y. The Role of Radiotherapy in Patients with Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma after Brentuximab Vedotin and -/or Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e499. [PMID: 37785568 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Brentuximab vedotin (BV) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) had important roles in the treatment of relapse or refractory (R/R) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Treatment of refractory disease after BV and -/or ICIs remains a challenge. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiotherapy for R/R HL after failure to BV or ICIs. MATERIALS/METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patients in two institutions with R/R HL who had failed after first-line therapy, and were refractory to BV or ICIs, and received radiotherapy (RT) thereafter. The overall response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 19 patients were enrolled. First-line systemic therapy consisted of ABVD (84.2%), AVD + ICIs (10.5%) and BEACOPP (5.3%), respectively. After first-line therapy, 15 patients (78.9%) were refractory, and 4 patients (21.1%) relapsed. After diagnosis of R/R HL, 8 patients (42.1%) received BV, and 17 patients (89.5%) received ICIs. RT was delivered in all 19 patients who failed after BV or ICIs. In 16 efficacy-evaluable patients, the ORR and CR rate were 100% and 100%. The median DOR was 17.2 months (range, 7.9 to 46.7 months). 3 patients progressed at outside of the radiation field. The in-field-response rate was 100%. The 12-month PFS and OS were 84.4% and 100%, respectively. No patients were reported with sever adverse events. CONCLUSION This study concluded that radiotherapy was effective and safe for refractory HL after BV or ICIs. Further prospective studies were warranted.
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- R Zhao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors (Fujian Medical University), Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guang Zhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors (Fujian Medical University), Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory on Hematology, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors (Fujian Medical University), Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors (Fujian Medical University), Fuzhou, China
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- Department of PET/CT Center, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Follow-Up Center, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated People's Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third People's Hospital of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory on Hematology, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory on Hematology, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors (Fujian Medical University), Fuzhou, China
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- Sun Yat Sen University Cancer Hospital, Guandzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors (Fujian Medical University), Fuzhou, China
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Zhu YN, Zhang X, Lin Y, Lominska C, Gao H. An Effective Dose Rate Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Conventional-Dose-Rate Proton Therapy and Ultra-High-Dose-Rate FLASH Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S37-S38. [PMID: 37784486 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The treatment delivery with high dose rate is desirable for efficient conventional-dose-rate proton therapy (IMPT and proton ARC) and essential for achieving biological sparing effect to normal tissues for ultra-high-dose-rate FLASH proton therapy. The minimum-monitor-unit (MMU) problem is mathematically fundamental to these high-dose-rate proton therapy problems, since the dose rate is proportionally associated with the MMU threshold. However, the MMU problem is nonconvex and larger MMU threshold that leads to higher dose rate makes the nonconvex problem more difficult to solve, for which the conventional optimization methods (e.g., alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) or proximal gradient descent (PGD) usually cannot satisfactorily solve. This work will develop an effective dose rate optimization algorithm for the MMU problem. MATERIALS/METHODS The new method is based on orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP), and consists of two essential components. First, the iterative convex relaxation method is used to determine the active sets for dose-volume planning constraints and decouple the MMU constraint from the rest. Second, a modified OMP optimization algorithm is used to handle the MMU constraint: the non-zero spots are greedily selected via OMP to form the solution set to be optimized, and then a convex constrained subproblem is formed and can be conveniently solved to optimize the spot weights restricted to this solution set via OMP. During this iterative process, the new non-zero spots localized via OMP will be adaptively added to or removed from the optimization objective. RESULTS The new method via OMP is validated in comparison with conventional methods (ADMM and PGD) and a recently proposed new method (called stochastic coordinate descent (SCD) method) for high-dose-rate IMPT, ARC, and FLASH problems of large MMU thresholds, and the results suggest that OMP substantially improved the plan quality from PGD, ADMM and SCD in terms of both target dose conformality (e.g., quantified by max target dose and conformity index) and normal tissue sparing (e.g., mean and max dose). A brain case is provided in the table: compared to PGD/ADMM/SCD, OMP improved the conformity index from 0.42/0.52/0.33 to 0.65 for IMPT and 0.46/0.60/0.61 to 0.83 for ARC. CONCLUSION A new dose rate optimization algorithm via OMP is developed to solve the MMU problem with large MMU thresholds, and validated using examples of IMPT, ARC, and FLASH with substantially improved plan quality from conventional methods (ADMM and PGD) and a recently proposed new method SCD.
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- Y N Zhu
- Institute of Natural Sciences and School of Mathematics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Institute of Natural Sciences and School of Mathematics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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Li Y, Kim M, Pial TH, Lin Y, Cui H, Olvera de la Cruz M. Aggregation-Induced Asymmetric Charge States of Amino Acids in Supramolecular Nanofibers. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:8176-8184. [PMID: 37721979 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c05598] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Electrostatic interactions contribute critically to the kinetic pathways and thermodynamic outcomes of peptide self-assembly involving one or more than one charged amino acids. While it is well understood in protein folding that those amino acids with acidic/basic side chains could shift their pKas when placed in a hydrophobic microenvironment, to what extent aggregation of monomeric peptide units from the bulk solution could alter their charged status and how this change in pKa values would reciprocally impact their assembly outcomes. Here, we design and analyze two solution systems containing peptide amphiphiles with hydrocarbon chains of different lengths to determine the factor of deprotonation on assembly. Our results suggest that models of supramolecular nanofibers with uniformly distributed, fully charged amino acids are oversimplified. We demonstrate, with molecular dynamics simulations, and validate with experimental results that asymmetric, different protonation states of the peptides lead to distinct nanostructures after self-assembly. The results give estimates on the electrostatic interactions in peptide amphiphiles required for their self-assembly and shed light on modeling molecular assembly systems containing charged amino acids.
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- Y Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center of Computation and Theory of Soft Materials, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for NanoBiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Center of Computation and Theory of Soft Materials, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center of Computation and Theory of Soft Materials, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for NanoBiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Department of Oncology and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center of Computation and Theory of Soft Materials, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Li M, Wang G, Dai J, Zhao Z, Zhe Y, Yang H, Lin Y. Bioinspired CuZn-N/C Single-Atom Nanozyme with High Substrate Specificity for Selective Online Monitoring of Epinephrine in Living Brain. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14365-14374. [PMID: 37712586 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02739] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Though many elegant laccase mimics have emerged, these mimics generally have no substrate selectivity as well as low activity, making it difficult to fulfill the demand for monitoring in physiological conditions. Herein, inspired by the Cu-N ligand structure in the active site of natural laccase, we revealed that a carbon nanomaterial with atomically dispersed Cu and Zn atoms (CuZn-N/C) and a well-defined ligand structure could function as an effective laccase mimic for selectively catalyzing epinephrine (EP) oxidation. Catalytic activity of the CuZn-N/C nanozyme was superior to those of Cu-N/C and Zn-N/C and featured a Km value nearly 3-fold lower than that of natural laccase, which indicated that CuZn-N/C has a better affinity for EP. Density functional theory (DFT) revealed the mechanism of the superior catalytic ability of dual-metal CuZn-N/C as follows: (1) the exact distance of the two metal atoms in the CuZn-N/C catalyst makes it suitable for adsorption of the EP molecule, and the CuZn-N/C catalyst can offer the second hydrogen bond that stabilizes the adsorption; (2) molecular orbitals and density of states indicate that the strong interaction between the EP molecule and CuZn-N/C is important for EP catalytic oxidization. Furthermore, a sensitive and selective online optical detection platform (OODP) is constructed for determining EP with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 0.235 μM and a linear range of 0.2-20 μM. The system allows real-time measurement of EP release in the rat brain in vivo following ischemia with dexmedetomidine administration. This work not only provides an idea of designing efficient laccase mimics but also builds a promising chemical platform for better understanding EP-related drug action for ischemic cerebrovascular illnesses and opens up possibilities to explore brain function.
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- Mengying Li
- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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Wang XJ, Lin Y, Liu XL, Cheng XA, Yuan HX, Bao J, He HY. [Primary mesothelioma of spermatic cord: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:955-957. [PMID: 37670631 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20230117-00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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- X J Wang
- Department of Pathology, Weifang Heart Hospital, Shandong Province, Weifang 261201, China
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- Department of Pathology, Weifang Heart Hospital, Shandong Province, Weifang 261201, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Weifang Heart Hospital, Shandong Province, Weifang 261201, China
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- Department of Pathology, Weifang Heart Hospital, Shandong Province, Weifang 261201, China
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- Department of Pathology, Weifang Heart Hospital, Shandong Province, Weifang 261201, China
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- Department of Pathology, Weifang Heart Hospital, Shandong Province, Weifang 261201, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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Huang Z, Liu S, Wang Y, Yao Z, Feng L, Lin Y, Ye J, Zhou T, Wang Z. Comparison of prevalence, resistance, biofilm-forming ability and virulence between carbapenem-non-susceptible and carbepenem-susceptible Enterobacter cloacae complex in clusters. J Hosp Infect 2023; 139:168-174. [PMID: 37348563 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.06.017] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore differences in prevalence, resistance, biofilm-forming ability and virulence between carbapenem-non-susceptible and carbapenem-susceptible Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) in different clusters. METHODS Ninety-one carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates and an equal number of carbapenem-susceptible isolates and their clinical information were collected from a university teaching hospital in China. The strains were divided into different clusters based on hsp60 analysis. The agar dilution method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations of common antibiotics. The crystal violet assay was used to measure biofilm-forming ability. The Galleria mellonella infection model and polymerase chain reaction of virulence genes were used to evaluate virulence. RESULTS The isolates were divided into 12 clusters based on hsp60 analysis. Cluster VIII accounted for a greater proportion of carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates than the other clusters. The same clusters exhibited different resistance rates in carbapenem-non-susceptible and carbapenem-susceptible isolates. Moreover, carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates carried fewer virulence genes than carbapenem-susceptible isolates, and carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates in cluster II in did not carry the detected virulence genes. Virulence of carbapenem-non-susceptible and carbapenem-susceptible isolates differed significantly in clusters I, III, VIII and IX, as evaluated using the G. mellonella infection model. Carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates in cluster VIII showed higher prevalence, resistance, biofilm-forming ability and pathogenicity compared with the other clusters. CONCLUSIONS The study findings indicate the need to identify subgroups of ECC, and provide better advice and guidance for the use of carbapenems.
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- Z Huang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Young KS, Purves KL, Hübel C, Davies MR, Thompson KN, Bristow S, Krebs G, Danese A, Hirsch C, Parsons CE, Vassos E, Adey BN, Bright S, Hegemann L, Lee YT, Kalsi G, Monssen D, Mundy J, Peel AJ, Rayner C, Rogers HC, ter Kuile A, Ward C, York K, Lin Y, Palmos AB, Schmidt U, Veale D, Nicholson TR, Pollak TA, Stevelink SAM, Moukhtarian T, Martineau AR, Holt H, Maughan B, Al-Chalabi A, Chaudhuri KR, Richardson MP, Bradley JR, Chinnery PF, Kingston N, Papadia S, Stirrups KE, Linger R, Hotopf M, Eley TC, Breen G. Depression, anxiety and PTSD symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Psychol Med 2023; 53:5428-5441. [PMID: 35879886 PMCID: PMC10482709 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722002501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health is still being unravelled. It is important to identify which individuals are at greatest risk of worsening symptoms. This study aimed to examine changes in depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms using prospective and retrospective symptom change assessments, and to find and examine the effect of key risk factors. METHOD Online questionnaires were administered to 34 465 individuals (aged 16 years or above) in April/May 2020 in the UK, recruited from existing cohorts or via social media. Around one-third (n = 12 718) of included participants had prior diagnoses of depression or anxiety and had completed pre-pandemic mental health assessments (between September 2018 and February 2020), allowing prospective investigation of symptom change. RESULTS Prospective symptom analyses showed small decreases in depression (PHQ-9: -0.43 points) and anxiety [generalised anxiety disorder scale - 7 items (GAD)-7: -0.33 points] and increases in PTSD (PCL-6: 0.22 points). Conversely, retrospective symptom analyses demonstrated significant large increases (PHQ-9: 2.40; GAD-7 = 1.97), with 55% reported worsening mental health since the beginning of the pandemic on a global change rating. Across both prospective and retrospective measures of symptom change, worsening depression, anxiety and PTSD symptoms were associated with prior mental health diagnoses, female gender, young age and unemployed/student status. CONCLUSIONS We highlight the effect of prior mental health diagnoses on worsening mental health during the pandemic and confirm previously reported sociodemographic risk factors. Discrepancies between prospective and retrospective measures of changes in mental health may be related to recall bias-related underestimation of prior symptom severity.
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- K. S. Young
- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Economics and Business Economics, National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- National and Specialist CAMHS Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Clinic, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Interacting Minds Center, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Section of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Section of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College and King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- NIHR BioResource and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- NIHR BioResource and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- NIHR BioResource and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- NIHR BioResource and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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Zhao Q, Su S, Lin Y, Li X, Dan L, Yang C, Geng C, Regazzi R, Li X, Dong Y, Sun C, Chu X, Lu H. Overexpression of miR-297b-5p in Mouse Insulin-Secreting Cells Promotes Metformin-Mediated Protection Against Stearic Acid-Induced Senescence by Targeting Igf1r. FRONT BIOSCI-LANDMRK 2023; 28:181. [PMID: 37664932 DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2808181] [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: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND A long-term consumption of saturated fat significantly increases the concentration of saturated fatty acids in serum, which accelerates the appearance of senescence markers in β-cells and leads to their dysfunction. An understanding of the mechanisms underlying β-cell senescence induced by stearic acid and the exploration of effective agents preventing it remains largely unclear. Here, we aimed to investigate the protective effect of metformin against stearic acid-treated β-cell senescence and to assess the involvement of miR-297b-5p in this process. METHODS To identify senescence, we measured senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity and the expression of senescence-related genes. Gain and loss of function approaches were applied to explore the role of miR-297b-5p in stearic acid-induced β-cell senescence. Bioinformatics analysis and a luciferase activity assay were used to predict the downstream targets of miR-297b-5p. RESULTS Stearic acid markedly induced senescence and suppressed miR-297b-5p expression in mouse β-TC6 cells, which were significantly alleviated by metformin. After transfection of miR-297b-5p mimics, stearic acid-evoked β-cell senescence was remarkably prevented. Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor was identified as a direct target of miR-297b-5p. Inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor prevented stearic acid-induced β-cell senescence and dysfunction. Moreover, metformin alleviates the impairment of the miR-297b-5p inhibitor in β-TC6 cells. Additionally, long-term consumption of a high-stearic-acid diet significantly increased senescence and reduced miR-297b-5p expression in mouse islets. CONCLUSIONS These findings imply that metformin alleviates β-cell senescence by stearic acid through upregulating miR-297b-5p to suppress insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor expression, thereby providing a potential target to not only prevent high fat-diet-induced β-cell dysfunction but also for metformin therapy in type 2 diabetes.
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- Qingrui Zhao
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (National Key Discipline), Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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