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Li F, Lu ZY, Xue YT, Liu Y, Cao J, Sun ZT, Zhang Q, Xu MD, Wang XY, Xu KL, Wu QY. Molecular basis of JAK2 H608Y and H608N mutations in the pathology of acute myeloid leukemia. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 229:247-259. [PMID: 36529225 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.121] [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: 08/28/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Risk-stratification of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on (cyto)genetic aberrations, including hotspot mutations, deletions and point mutations have evolved substantially in recent years. With the development of next-generation sequence technology, more and more novel mutations in the AML were identified. Thus, to unravel roles and mechanism of novel mutations would improve prognostic and predictive abilities. In this study, two novel germline JAK2 His608Tyr (H608Y) and His608Asn (H608N) mutations were identified and the molecular basis of these mutations in the leukemiagenesis of AML was elucidated. Our results indicated that JAK2 H608Y and H608N mutations disrupted the hydrogen bond between Q656 and H608 which reduced the JH2 domain's activity and abolished interactions between JH1 and JH2 domains, forced JAK2 into the active conformation, facilitated the entrance of substrates and thus caused JAK2 hyperactivation. Further studies suggested that JAK2 H608Y and H608N mutations enhanced the cell proliferation and inhibited the differentiation of Ba/F3 and MV4-11 cells via activating the JAK2-STAT5 signaling pathway. Moreover, rescue experiments demonstrated that mutations repaired the hydrogen bond between Q656 and H608 displayed opposite results. Thus, this study revealed the molecular basis of JAK2 H608Y and H608N mutations in the pathology of AML.
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- Feng Li
- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong 271018, China.
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Fan XC, Lu ZY, Ren H, Xu FX, Fu LJ, Bu CX, Liu QY, Xing N, Bu HL. [Correlation between balloon volume and Meckel's cave size and its influence of percutaneous microballoon compression for trigeminal neuralgia]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:494-499. [PMID: 36800772 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220808-01709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the correlation between balloon volume and Meckel's cave size during percutaneous puncture microballoon compression (PMC) for trigeminal neuralgia and the influence of the compression coefficient (the ratio of balloon volume/Meckel's cave size) on the prognosis. Methods: Seventy-two patients (28 males and 44 females) aged (62±11) years who underwent PMC under general anesthesia for trigeminal neuralgia in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from February 2018 to October 2020 were retrospectively collected. All patients underwent preoperative cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure Meckel's cave size, intraoperative balloon volume was recorded, and the compression coefficient was calculated. Follow-up visits were performed preoperatively (T0) and 1 d (T1), 1 month (T2), 3 months (T3), and 6 months (T4) postoperatively, either in the outpatient clinic or by telephone, and the Barrow Neurological Institute pain scale (BNI-P) score, the Barrow Neurological Institute facial numbness (BNI-N) score and the occurrence of complications were recorded and compared at each time point. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to different prognoses: patients in group A (n=48) were with no recurrence of pain and mild facial numbness, patients in group B (n=19) were with no recurrence of pain but severe facial numbness, while those in group C (n=5) had recurrence of pain. The differences in balloon volume, Meckel's cave size, and compression coefficient were compared among the three groups, and the correlation between balloon volume and Meckel's cave size in each group was analyzed by Pearson correlation. Results: The effective rate of PMC for trigeminal neuralgia was 93.1% (67/72). At time points from T0 to T4, patients had BNI-P scores [M (Q1, Q3)] of 4.5 (4.0, 5.0), 1.0 (1.0, 1.0), 1.0 (1.0, 1.0), 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) and 1.0 (1.0, 1.0), and BNI-N scores [M (Q1, Q3)] of 1.0 (1.0, 1.0), 4.0 (3.0, 4.0), 3.0 (3.0, 4.0), 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) and 2.0 (2.0, 3.0), respectively. Compared with those at T0, patients had lower BNI-P scores and higher BNI-N scores from T1 to T4 (all P<0.05). In all patients, group A, group B, and group C, the balloon volume was (0.65±0.15), (0.67±0.15), (0.59±0.15) and (0.67±0.17) cm3, respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P>0.05), while the Meckel's cave size was (0.42±0.12), (0.44±0.11), (0.32±0.07), and (0.57±0.11) cm3, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.001). The balloon volumes and Meckel's cave sizes were all linearly and positively correlated (r=0.852, 0.924, 0.937 and 0.969, all P<0.05). The compression coefficient in group A, B and C was (1.54±0.14), (1.84±0.18) and (1.18±0.10), respectively, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.001). There were no serious intraoperative complications such as death, diplopia, arteriovenous fistula, cerebrospinal fluid leak, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Conclusions: Intraoperative balloon volume during PMC for trigeminal neuralgia is linearly and positively correlated with the volume of the patient's Meckel's cave. The compression coefficient varies among patients with different prognoses and the compression coefficient may be a factor affecting the patient's prognosis.
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- Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China International Joint Laboratory of Pain Cognition and Emotion Research in Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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Hu CH, Bie HQ, Lu ZY, Ding Y, Guan HH, Geng LH, Ma S, Hu YX, Fan QX, Shen ZG. Out-of-season spawning of largemouth bass in a controllable recirculating system. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1175075. [PMID: 37168230 PMCID: PMC10164978 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1175075] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Largemouth bass (LMB) production exceeded 0.7 million tons in 2021 and has become one of the most important freshwater aquaculture species in China. The stable and fixed culture cycle led to regular and drastic price fluctuation during the past decade. Strong price fluctuation provides opportunities and challenges for the LMB industry, and out-of-season spawning (OSS) and culture will provide technical support for the opportunities. To induce OSS at a low cost, we established a controllable recirculating system that allows precise thermo-photoperiod manipulation. In the system, four experimental groups were assigned, 18NP (18°C overwintering water temperature, natural photoperiod), 18CP (18°C overwintering water temperature, controlled photoperiod), 16CP (16°C overwintering water temperature, controlled photoperiod), and NTNP (natural water temperature and natural photoperiod), to determine the effects of chilling temperature and photoperiod on spawning performance. OSS was observed in all the experimental groups without significant differences, except NTNP. The manipulated broodstock can re-spawn 3 months later in the next spring in advance. Further analysis of the volume percentage of different stages of oocytes provides a base for excellent regression between the volume percentage of the primary growth stage, cortical alveoli stage, vitellogenesis/maturation stage, and gonadal development/maturation. The results suggest that the volume percentage of oocytes is a better indicator of gonadal development and maturation than the gonadosomatic index. We also found that LMB prefers palm fiber as a spawning nest over gravel. The findings of this work provide important technique guidance for practical OSS of the LMB aquaculture industry and standardization of ovary development and maturation in fish with asynchronous developmental oocytes.
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- Chen-Hao Hu
- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- HuBei HuangYouYuan Fishery Development Limited Company, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education/Engineering Technology Research Center for Fish Breeding and Culture in Hubei Province/Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Bu JY, Lu ZY, Zhang J, Wang Z, Chen G. [Efficacy of surgical treatment for pontine hemorrhage via infratemporal-prepetrosal approach]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:3786-3789. [PMID: 36517430 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220419-00847] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Herein, the clinical data of 20 patients with pontine hemorrhage were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients underwent surgery via infratemporal-prepetrosal approach between January 2013 and June 2021 in the Department of Neurosurgery from the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. There were 15 males and 5 females. The age ranged from 32 to 69 years, with an average age of 47.9 years. The course of disease was 3.5-16.0 h, with an average of 6.7 h. All the patients underwent surgery successfully. The hematomas of 17 patients were completely removed while the hematomas of the other 3 patients were partially removed. One patient died of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome during 30 days follow-up after surgery. The other patients were evaluated by Glasgow outcome scale (GOS), and the results showed that 1 patient was in Grade 5, 7 patients were in Grade 4, 6 patients were in Grade 3, 4 patients were in Grade 2, and 2 patients were in Grade 1. The surgery via infratemporal-prepetrosal approach is a safe, reasonable and feasible treatment for pontine hemorrhage. Especially for the patients who were younger than 50 years old, with high preoperative Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) grade and surgical indications. This surgical technique can effectively reduce the mortality and improve the prognosis of patients with pontine hemorrhage. Moreover, patients should be operated within 6 hours after pontine hemorrhage as soon as possible.
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- Ward 11, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Ward 11, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Ward 11, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Ward 11, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Ward 11, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Wang DD, Zhang B, Lu ZY, Guan WC, Zhao YE. Morphological changes in the iridocorneal angle and their relationship with intraocular pressure after infantile cataract surgery. Int J Ophthalmol 2022; 15:1453-1459. [DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2022.09.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM: To evaluate morphological changes in the iridocorneal angle after pediatric cataract surgery.
METHODS: Children who underwent primary infantile cataract surgery were included and 64 eyes from 41 children, including 18 with unilateral cataracts (18 eyes) and 23 with bilateral cataracts (46 eyes) were examined. All patients underwent two gonioscopic examinations to evaluate the iridocorneal angle, before the primary lens removal and before the secondary intraocular lens implantation. The anatomical changes in the iridocorneal angle and the relationship between intraocular pressure (IOP) and iridocorneal angle changes were also analyzed.
RESULTS: The iridocorneal angle was wide in 64 eyes before and after surgery. The trabecular meshwork pigmentation, number of iris processes in every quadrant of the iridocorneal angle, and the width of the ciliary body band in the superior and inferior quadrants at the second gonioscopic examination were significantly increased compared to those at the first examination (P<0.001, P<0.05, P<0.05, and P<0.05, respectively). IOP gradually increased at 1mo after operation, and returned to the preoperative level at 3mo. However, IOP still increased significantly at 6 and 12mo.
CONCLUSION: The main changes after pediatric cataract surgery include an increase in trabecular meshwork pigmentation and number of iris processes, IOP gradually increase and has positive correlation with trabecular meshwork pigmentation and anterior insertion of iris process.
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Zhang S, Liu J, Lu ZY, Xue YT, Mu XR, Liu Y, Cao J, Li ZY, Li F, Xu KL, Wu QY. Combination of RSK inhibitor LJH-685 and FLT3 inhibitor FF-10101 promoted apoptosis and proliferation inhibition of AML cell lines. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2022; 45:1005-1018. [PMID: 36036884 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-022-00703-7] [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] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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PURPOSE FLT3 mutations occurred in approximately one third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). FLT3-ITD mutations caused the constitutive activation of the RAS/MAPK signaling pathway. Ribosomal S6 Kinases (RSKs) were serine/threonine kinases that function downstream of the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway. However, roles and mechanisms of RSKs inhibitor LJH-685, and combinational effects of LJH-685 and FLT3 inhibitor FF-10101 on AML cells were till unclear. METHODS Cell viability assay, CFSE assay, RT-qPCR, Colony formation assay, PI stain, Annexin-V/7-AAD double stain, Western blot, and Xenogeneic transplantation methods were used to used to investigate roles and mechanisms of LJH-685 in the leukemogenesis of AML. RESULTS LJH-685 inhibited the proliferation and clone formation of AML cells, caused cell cycle arrest and induced the apoptosis of AML cells via inhibiting the RSK-YB-1 signaling pathway. MV4-11 and MOLM-13 cells carrying FLT3-ITD mutations were more sensitive to LJH-685 than that of other AML cell lines. Further studies suggested that LJH-685 combined with Daunorubicin or FF- 10101 synergistically inhibited the cell viability, promoted the apoptosis and caused cycle arrest of AML cells carrying FLT3-ITD mutations. Moreover, in vivo experiments also indicated that LJH-685 combined with FF-10101 or Daunorubicin prolonged the survival time of NSG mice and reduced the leukemogenesis of AML. CONCLUSION Thus, these observations demonstrated combination of RSK inhibitor LJH-685 and FLT3 inhibitor FF-10101 showed synergism anti-leukemia effects in AML cell lines with FLT3-ITD mutations via inhibiting MAPK-RSKs-YB-1 pathway and provided new targets for therapeutic intervention especially for AML with FLT3-ITD mutations and Daunorubicin-resistant AML.
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- Sen Zhang
- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221002, People's Republic of China.
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Mu XR, Ma MM, Lu ZY, Liu J, Xue YT, Cao J, Zeng LY, Li F, Xu KL, Wu QY. Effects of the PLK4 inhibitor Centrinone on the biological behaviors of acute myeloid leukemia cell lines. Front Genet 2022; 13:898474. [PMID: 36051696 PMCID: PMC9424683 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.898474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4), a key regulator of centriole biogenesis, is frequently overexpressed in cancer cells. However, roles and the mechanism of PLK4 in the leukemiagenesis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain unclear. In this study, the PLK4 inhibitor Centrinone and the shRNA knockdown were used to investigate roles and the mechanism of PLK4 in the leukemiagenesis of AML. Our results indicated that Centrinone inhibited the proliferation of AML cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner via reduced the expression of PLK4 both in the protein and mRNA levels. Moreover, colony formation assay revealed that Centrinone reduced the number and the size of the AML colonies. Centrinone induced AML cell apoptosis by increasing the activation of Caspase-3/poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP). Notably, Centrinone caused the G2/M phase cell cycle arrest by decreasing the expression of cell cycle-related proteins such as Cyclin A2, Cyclin B1, and Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1). Consistent with above results, knockdown the expression of PLK4 also inhibited cell proliferation and colony formation, induced cell apoptosis, and caused G2/M phase cell cycle arrest without affecting cell differentiation. All in all, this study suggested that PLK4 inhibited the progression of AML in vitro, and these results herein may provide clues in roles of PLK4 in the leukemiagenesis of AML.
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- Xing-Ru Mu
- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Li, ; Kai-Lin Xu, ; Qing-Yun Wu,
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Li, ; Kai-Lin Xu, ; Qing-Yun Wu,
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- Blood Diseases Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Li, ; Kai-Lin Xu, ; Qing-Yun Wu,
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Yu Y, Chen M, Lu ZY, Liu Y, Li B, Gao ZX, Shen ZG. High-temperature stress will put the thermo-sensitive teleost yellow catfish (Tachysurus fulvidraco) in danger through reducing reproductivity. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2022; 239:113638. [PMID: 35597142 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recently, concerns for species that sex differentiation is influenced by temperature in the context of global warming have increased because disrupted operational sex ratios could threaten population maintenance. In contrast, little attention has been given to the reproductive ability of populations that experienced elevated temperatures. In this study, we demonstrated that high temperature (HT) would decrease population size via three different aspects of reproductive ability for the first time. We show that, in a thermo-sensitive teleost yellow catfish, a short period of HT (+3 °C) exposure during the critical period of sex differentiation leads to a different percentage of masculinization of XX genotypic females (1-23%) in wet-lab and natural water bodies. Combining the results of gonadal appearance, histology, sperm parameters, and fertilization rate, we found that XX pseudo-males induced by HT display significantly discounted fertility and reproductive performance compared to XY normal males. We demonstrate that the survival of the XY genotype is lower than XX genotype under environmental stress, including HT, hypoxia, and parasite infection, and the differential survival seems unrelated to male-biased sexual size dimorphism. The mathematical model predicts that the phenotypic female percent will be stabilized at 50% and the population will be sustainably maintained when masculinizing force is less than 0.5, while HT will put the population in danger when the masculinizing force exceeds 0.5. However, when we combine the real-world data of reproductive ability and mathematic model, our results suggest the population size decreases and the long-term survival of the studied species are threatened under the projected pace of increasing temperature. These findings will be useful for understanding the long-term effects of increasing temperature on sex ratio, reproduction and population maintenance in teleost.
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- Yue Yu
- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Institute of Fisheries, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China.
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Chen DQ, Jiang YW, Huang F, Wu XL, Ye ZJ, Wu Y, Lu ZY, Tan J, Feng TJ, Xie X. [Effectiveness of influenza vaccination for school-age children in preventing school absenteeism in Shenzhen: an empirical study]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1900-1906. [PMID: 34814631 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210723-00580] [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: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To assess the impact of vaccination at school and influenza vaccination rates among school-age children on school absenteeism in Shenzhen. Methods: The study subjects were primary school students in Shenzhen. School absenteeism panel database from December 2017 to June 2020 of 286 primary schools in Shenzhen was merged with vaccination rates and organizational patterns (i.e., vaccination at school vs. non-school) data of 9 districts in Shenzhen after influenza vaccination for children. The outcome was the number of school absenteeism. The treatment and control groups were distinguished by organizational patterns and district vaccination rates. Difference-in-Difference (DiD) Poisson regressions were used to analyze the effectiveness of vaccination at school and higher vaccination rates. Besides, a robustness test was performed on the regression results. Results: Poisson regression analysis and robustness test of regression results showed that vaccination at school and higher vaccination rates effectively reduced the risk of school absenteeism, with effectiveness against absenteeism of 32.6% (95%CI: 17.0%-45.3%, P<0.01) and 53.0% (95%CI: 42.1%-61.8%, P<0.01), respectively. Conclusion: A free influenza vaccination program for school-age children in Shenzhen and prioritizing school-based vaccination may be an effective measure to reduce the risk of school absenteeism.
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- D Q Chen
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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Cao JS, Lu ZY, Chen MY, Zhang B, Juengpanich S, Hu JH, Li SJ, Topatana W, Zhou XY, Feng X, Shen JL, Liu Y, Cai XJ. Artificial intelligence in gastroenterology and hepatology: Status and challenges. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:1664-1690. [PMID: 33967550 PMCID: PMC8072192 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i16.1664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Originally proposed by John McCarthy in 1955, artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved a breakthrough and revolutionized the processing methods of clinical medicine with the increasing workloads of medical records and digital images. Doctors are paying attention to AI technologies for various diseases in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. This review will illustrate AI technology procedures for medical image analysis, including data processing, model establishment, and model validation. Furthermore, we will summarize AI applications in endoscopy, radiology, and pathology, such as detecting and evaluating lesions, facilitating treatment, and predicting treatment response and prognosis with excellent model performance. The current challenges for AI in clinical application include potential inherent bias in retrospective studies that requires larger samples for validation, ethics and legal concerns, and the incomprehensibility of the output results. Therefore, doctors and researchers should cooperate to address the current challenges and carry out further investigations to develop more accurate AI tools for improved clinical applications.
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- Jia-Sheng Cao
- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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Lu ZY, Cheng MH, Yu CY, Lin YS, Yeh TM, Chen CL, Chen CC, Wan SW, Chang CP. Dengue Nonstructural Protein 1 Maintains Autophagy through Retarding Caspase-Mediated Cleavage of Beclin-1. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E9702. [PMID: 33352639 PMCID: PMC7766445 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a significant public health threat in tropical and subtropical regions; however, there is no specific antiviral drug. Accumulated studies have revealed that DENV infection induces several cellular responses, including autophagy and apoptosis. The crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis is associated with the interactions among components of these two pathways, such as apoptotic caspase-mediated cleavage of autophagy-related proteins. Here, we show that DENV-induced autophagy inhibits early cell apoptosis and hence enhances DENV replication. Later, the apoptotic activities are elevated to suppress autophagy through cleavage of Beclin-1, an essential autophagy-related protein. Inhibition of cleavage of Beclin-1 by a pan-caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD, increases both autophagy and viral replication. Regarding the mechanism, we further found that DENV nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) is able to interact with Beclin-1 during DENV infection. The interaction between Beclin-1 and NS1 attenuates Beclin-1 cleavage and facilitates autophagy to prevent cell apoptosis. Our study suggests a novel mechanism whereby NS1 preserves Beclin-1 for maintaining autophagy to antagonize early cell apoptosis; however, elevated caspases trigger apoptosis by degrading Beclin-1 in the late stage of infection. These findings suggest implications for anti-DENV drug design.
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- Zi-Yi Lu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (Z.-Y.L.); (Y.-S.L.)
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- School of Medicine for International Students, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan;
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli 350, Taiwan;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (Z.-Y.L.); (Y.-S.L.)
- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
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- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan;
- Pulmonary Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 600, Taiwan;
- Department of Cosmetic Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 717, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine for International Students, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan;
- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (Z.-Y.L.); (Y.-S.L.)
- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
- The Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Yu LF, Zhang YQ, Duan J, Ni Y, Gong XY, Lu ZY, Liao JX, Lu XP, Shi ZN, Lei MF, Zhong JM, Zha J, Zhou SZ. [Clinical characteristics and ketogenic diet therapy of glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome in children: a multicenter clinical study]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:881-886. [PMID: 33120458 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20200822-00819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics of pediatric glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1 DS), evaluate the efficacy and safety of ketogenic diet therapy (KDT). Methods: Clinical data of 19 children with GLUT1 DS admitted to Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital between 2015 and 2019 were collected retrospectively. The first onset symptom, main clinical manifestations, cerebrospinal fluid features and genetic testing results of patients were summarized, the efficacy and safety of ketogenic diet treatment were analyzed. Results: Among the 19 cases, 13 were males and 6 females. The age of onset was 11.0 (1.5-45.0) months,the age of diagnosis was 54.0 (2.8-132.0) months. Epilepsy was the first onset symptom of 13 cases. Different forms of tonic-clonic seizures were the most common types of epilepsy (7 cases with generalized tonic-clonic seizures, 5 cases with focal tonic or clonic seizures, 4 cases with generalized tonic seizures). Antiepileptic drugs were effective in 4 cases. Paroxysmal motor dysfunction was present in 12 cases and ataxia was the most common one. All patients had different degrees of psychomotor retardation. Among 17 patients received cerebrospinal fluid examination, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose level was lower than 2.2 mmol/L and CSF glucose/glycemic index was<0.45 in 16 cases, only 1 case presented normal CSF glucose level (2.3 mmol/L) and normal CSF glucose/glycemic index(0.47). SLC2A1 gene mutations were found in 16 patients, missense, frameshift and nonsense mutations were the common types with 5 cases, 5 cases and 3 cases respectively. All 19 patients were treated with ketogenic diet, which was effective in 18 cases in seizure control, 11 cases in dyskinesia improvement and 18 cases in cognitive function improvement. No serious side effects were reported in any stage of KDT. Conclusions: The diagnosis of GLUT1 DS is often late. It is necessary to improve the early recognition of the disease and perform CSF glucose detection and genetic testing as early as possible. The KDT is an effective and safe treatment for GLUT1 DS, but a small number of patients have not response to diet therapy.
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- L F Yu
- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300400, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Nutrition, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Nutrition, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300400, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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Jin JQ, Li W, Mu YL, Jiang Y, Zhang YX, Lu ZY. [Study on the oral mucosal diseases in patients with cerebrovascular diseases]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:1003-1005. [PMID: 31484269 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of oral mucosal diseases (OMD) in patients with cerebrovascular disease. Methods: A total of 182 patients with cerebrovascular disease and 166 controls were examined for OMD to compare the differences of prevalence rates. Results: The prevalence of OMD in patients with cerebrovascular disease appeared higher than that in the control group. Oral candidiasis was most commonly seen (11.1%, 20/182), followed by fissured tongue (5.0%, 9/182), traumatic ulcer (2.8%, 5/182), herpes labialis (2.2%, 4/182), recurrent oral ulcer (1.6%, 3/182), chronic cheilitis (1.6%, 3/182) and oral leukokeratosis (1.6%, 3/182). Conclusion: Patients with cerebrovascular diseases were susceptible to OMDs, especially to oral candidiasis that called for more attention.
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- J Q Jin
- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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Wang XM, Li H, Chen DS, Lu ZY, Zhang MJ, Zhou LZ, Han YF, Wang WZ, Ma SY. [The surgical management of upper parapharyngeal regions]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 32:1804-1809. [PMID: 30550214 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.23.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective: To find proper the surgical approval and evaluate clinical efficacy to treat the tumor of upper parapharyngeal space involving the base of skull and intracranial skull. Method: The data of 9 cases from June 2013 and June 2018 were analyzed retrospectively including schwannoma in 6 cases, pleomorphic adenoma in 2 cases and hemangioma in 1 case. All cases received preoperative high resolution CT and MRI, some cases also did the DSA examination. Tumor invaded top of nasopharyngeal in 4 cases, the base of skull in 3 cases, and intraskull in 2 cases. 9 cases were treated with surgery alone. Surgical approach: transcervical approach (n=1), transcervical approach and mandibular fracture surgery(n=2), transoral approach(n=3), transnasal transpterygoid approach(n=2), transparotid gland approach(n=1). Result: Tumors in 8 cases were completely removed, and 1 case was performed by partial excision. Hemorrhage(>500 ml) occurred in 2 cases, tongue deflection and cerebrospinal fluid leakage occurred in 1 case. No death, tumor recurrence and wound infection was found. Conclusion: The position of benign upper parapharyngeal space tumors is deep and tumor often invade in the base of the skull and brain tissue. It is close to the important nerve, vessels of the skull base and meninges. The appropriate surgical approach should be selected according to the individual situation. The main point of the operation is complete the tumor resection with preserving or reconstructing the important function of the blood vessel and nerve.
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- X M Wang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China
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Su Q, Bu F, Chen C, Shi Y, Lu ZY, Liu YC. [Microdeletion and Mutation of Y Chromosome in Full Sibling Identification]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 32:438-440. [PMID: 29205972 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2016.06.011] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the identification method of full sibling between two males with microdeletion and mutation of Y chromosome. METHODS DNA were extracted from two samples. The type testing of Y-STR and autosomal STR were performed. Full sibling between two individuals was calculated by IBS, ITO and discriminant functions methods. RESULTS There were 2 loci mutations existed in 33 Y-STR loci and one of the two samples had 19 loci deletions. The IBS of two samples was 53 and greater than the threshold which was 42; FSI was 1.36×10¹⁶ and far greater than 19. The discriminant function of full sibling-unrelated individual DFS2 was greater than DR2, which meant the two individuals tend to be full sibling. CONCLUSIONS The methods of IBS, ITO and discriminant functions of full sibling-unrelated individual can be used comprehensively to provide more reliable expert opinion in microdeletion and mutation of Y chromosome in full sibling identification.
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- Q Su
- Forensic Science Service of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing 100192, China
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- Criminal Investigation Detachment, Xicheng Branch of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing 100055, China
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- Beijing Tongda Shoucheng Institute of Forensic Science, Beijing 100192, China
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- Beijing Tongda Shoucheng Institute of Forensic Science, Beijing 100192, China
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- Forensic Science Service of Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing 100192, China
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- Beijing Tongda Shoucheng Institute of Forensic Science, Beijing 100192, China
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Chen Y, Lu ZY, Jin Y, Han L, Huang LY. [Progress of research on azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2017; 37:1687-1692. [PMID: 27998422 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Being an important clinical fungal pathogen, Aspergillus (A.) fumigatus can cause fatal invasive fungal infections. Azoles are the first line drugs in treating various Aspergillus-caused diseases. Worldwidely, reports related to azole resistance in A. fumigatus have been increasing which posing a threat on the effectiveness of clinically used azole and agricultural fungicides. Currently, it has become an important public health issue. In this review, we summarize findings from literature regarding the following areas: the occurrence of azole resistance in A. fumigatus, the molecular mechanisms of resistance, contributing factors for the emergence of azole resistance, evolution of resistant strains and related control and prevention measures.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Hospital Infection Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Hospital Infection Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Hospital Infection Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Institute of Disease Prevention and Control, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing 100071, China
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Gao YN, Ge FJ, Zhang LP, He Y, Lu ZY, Zhang YY, Liu BY, Zhou QH, Wu ZB. Enhanced toxicity to the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa by low-dosage repeated exposure to the allelochemical N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine. Chemosphere 2017; 174:732-738. [PMID: 28213307 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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It has been puzzling whether and how a plant could exert a strong allelopathic inhibition to the target organisms by releasing low concentrations of allelochemicals. Plant allelochemicals have been proposed to be released continuously, however, direct evidence from specific allelochemicals is urgently required. In the present study, the toxicity of allelochemical N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine (NPN) towards the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa by two different exposure patterns was compared. One was low-dosage repeated exposure (LRE), in which 50 μg L-1 NPN was repeatedly dosed to simulate the continual release of allelochemicals, and the other one was high-dosage single exposure (HSE) as per the routine toxicity assay. The results showed a significant growth inhibition to M. aeruginosa in the LRE group, where the inhibition rate reached above 90% from day 6 to day 9. The cell-membrane damage ratio increased from 64.05% on day 5 up to 96.60% on day 9. PSII photosynthesis activity expressed as Fv/Fm, ΦPSII, NPQ and ETRmax was also thoroughly inhibited in this group. Whereas the growth and PSII photosynthesis activity of M. aeruginosa in the HSE group were inhibited initially, but recovered gradually from day 4 or 5, which was accompanied by a continuous reduction of NPN content in culture solutions. Although NPN content in the LRE group was relatively lower, it remained at a more stable level throughout the experiment. These results indicate that continual release of low-dosage allelochemicals by aquatic plants plays crucial roles in their potent inhibition against cyanobacteria. Low-dosage continual exposure pattern needs to be investigated further.
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- Y N Gao
- College of Fisheries, Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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He BL, Xu N, Li YL, Pan CY, Cao R, Liao LB, Yin CX, Lan YQ, Lu ZY, Huang JX, Zhou HS, Liu QF, Liu XL. [Clinical analysis of adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia with p16 gene deletion]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:204-209. [PMID: 28395443 PMCID: PMC7348375 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2017.03.006] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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目的 探讨p16基因缺失在成人Ph染色体阳性急性淋巴细胞白血病(Ph+ ALL)中的临床意义。 方法 回顾性分析80例Ph+ALL伴p16基因缺失患者的临床特征、免疫表型、细胞遗传学、分子生物学改变及其预后。 结果 31.3% Ph+ALL患者合并p16基因缺失;p16基因缺失组与非缺失组相比,初诊时高白细胞计数(WBC≥30×109/L)更常见,高表达CD20,更易出现附加染色体异常,其中以累及7、8、19号染色体以及der(22)较为常见;两组诱导缓解率比较差异无统计学意义(P=0.033),p16基因缺失组患者治疗3个疗程后获BCR-ABL融合基因主要分子学反应(MMR)率和完全分子学反应(CMR)率均明显低于非缺失组(P值分别为0.034和0.036),且复发率明显高于非缺失组(P=0.033);p16基因缺失组使用伊马替尼联合化疗者和使用达沙替尼联合化疗者的MMR、CMR率及复发率差异均无统计学意义(P值均>0.05);p16基因缺失组患者3年总体生存(OS)率及无病生存(DFS)率分别为37.1%和12.4%,显著低于非缺失组的54.1%和45.9%(P值分别为0.037和0.026);25例p16基因缺失患者中14例行异基因造血干细胞移植(allo-HSCT),其中位OS时间为21个月,明显长于非移植组患者的12个月(P=0.030)。 结论 成人Ph+ALL伴p16基因缺失患者预后相对较差,二代酪氨酸激酶抑制剂不能明显改善其疗效,但allo-HSCT能够改善部分患者的生存,明确p16基因缺失状态对于评估预后和指导临床治疗有重要意义。
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- B L He
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Pan CY, Xu N, He BL, Cao R, Liao LB, Yin CX, Lan YQ, Lu ZY, Huang JX, Sun J, Feng R, Liu QF, Liu XL. [Clinical significance of cytogenetic monitoring in chronic myeloid leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:112-117. [PMID: 28279034 PMCID: PMC7354167 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the association of cytogenetic abnormalities with the prognosis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients in tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) era. Methods: Karyotype analysis of chromosome G-banding was carried out in 387 newly diagnosed CML patients by short-term culture of bone marrow cells. The correlation of cytogenetic abnormalities and CML progression was explored in combination with ABL tyrosine point mutations. Result: Of 387 patients with positive BCR-ABL fusion gene assayed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique, 94.1% (364/387) patients were Ph positive and 5.9% (23/387) Ph negative; 320 patients (87.9%) had a translocation t (9;22) (q34;q11) and 5 (1.4%) a variant translocation t (v;22) . Additional cytogenetic aberrations (ACA) at diagnosis were found in 10.7% (39/387) Ph(+) patients, major route ACA in 22 (56.4%) cases and minor route ACA in 15 (38.5%) cases and 2 patients (5.1%) lacked the Y chromosome (-Y) ; 23.4% (71/303) patients occurred ACA during TKI treatment and the most frequent abnormalities were abnormal chromosome numbersd, which were likely associated with high proportion of disease progression (χ(2)=168.21, P<0.001) and ABL tyrosine point mutations (χ(2)=29.04, P<0.001) . Newly diagnosed CML-CP patients with t (9;22) (q34;q11) had a longer event-free survival (EFS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates than that of patients with ACA (P=0.037; P=0.003) , while the overall survival (OS) had no significant differences (P=0.209) . As for CML-CP patients that occurred ACA during TKI therapy would have a marked low OS, EFS and DFS (all P<0.001) compared with no ACA occurred patients. Survival of advanced patients that occurred ACA were dramatically reduced. Conclusion: ACA often emerged during the disease progress in CML patients, regular and timely detection of chromosomes karyotype and ABL tyrosine point mutations during TKI treatment was important for therapeutic evaluation, progress and prognosis of CML.
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- C Y Pan
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Lu QS, Xu N, Zhou X, Cai GX, Li L, Li YL, Lu ZY, Huang JX, Liu QF, Liu XL. [Clinical characteristics and prognosis of 35 patients with therapy-related hematological neoplasms]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2017; 37:221-6. [PMID: 27033760 PMCID: PMC7342953 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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目的 探讨治疗相关血液肿瘤的临床特征及预后。 方法 采用细胞形态学、流式细胞术、间期荧光原位杂交技术(I-FISH)、染色体核型分析对35例治疗相关血液肿瘤患者进行诊断和分型并回顾性分析其临床特征及预后。 结果 35例患者中,治疗相关急性髓系白血病(t-AML)20例,治疗相关急性淋巴细胞白血病(t-ALL)4例,治疗相关急性混合细胞白血病1例,治疗相关非霍奇金淋巴瘤(t-NHL) 8例,治疗相关骨髓增生异常综合征(t-MDS)2例。第一肿瘤至治疗相关恶性血液肿瘤的中位发病间隔期为29(16~90)个月,中位生存时间14(1~60)个月,3年累积生存率为17.1%。在25例治疗相关性急性白血病患者中,40.0%(10/25)合并复杂核型,36.0%(9/25)合并MLL断裂基因重排,12.0%(3/25)合并AML-ETO融合基因阳性,1例合并NPM1点突变,1例合并P16基因缺失。 结论 治疗相关血液肿瘤患者的预后差。
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- Q S Lu
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 510515 Guangzhou, China
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Wu LC, Liu C, Jiang MR, Jiang YM, Wang QH, Lu ZY, Wang SJ, Yang WL, Shao YX. Defective eyelid leading edge cell migration in C57BL/6-corneal opacity mice with an "eye open at birth" phenotype. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr6741. [PMID: 27706598 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15036741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Development of the eyelid requires coordination of the cellular processes involved in proliferation, cell size alteration, migration, and cell death. C57BL/6J-corneal opacity (B6-Co) mice are mutant mice generated by the administration of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (100 mg/kg). They exhibit the eyelids open at birth phenotype, abnormal round cell shape from tightened F-actin bundles in leading edge keratinocytes at E16.5, and gradual corneal opacity with neovessels. The tip of the leading edge in B6-Co mice did not move forward, and demonstrated a sharp peak shape without obvious directionality. Analysis of the biological characteristics of B6-Co mice demonstrated that abnormal migration of keratinocytes could affect eyelid development, but proliferation and apoptosis in B6-Co mice had no effect. Mutant gene mapping and sequence analysis demonstrated that in B6-Co mice, adenosine was inserted into the untranslated regions, between 3030 and 3031, in the mRNA 3'-terminal of Fgf10. In addition, guanine 7112 was substituted by adenine in the Mtap1B mRNA, and an A2333T mutation was identified in Mtap1B. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that expression of the Hbegf gene was significantly down-regulated in the eyelids of B6- Co mice at E16.5, compared to B6 mice. However, the expression of Rock1, Map3k1, and Jnk1 genes did not show any significant changes. Abnormal keratinocyte migration and down-regulated expression of the Hbegf gene might be associated with impaired eyelid development in B6-Co mice.
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- L C Wu
- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Institute of Comparative Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Laboratory Animals Center, Nantong University, Nantong, China .,Institute of Comparative Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Xie LF, Zhu L, Lu ZY, Liu C, Xu CY, Nian FH. [Efficacy analysis of endoscopic stage Ⅰ reconstruction of nasal contour and function]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1275-1279. [PMID: 29797969 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.16.004] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of endoscopic stage Ⅰ reconstruction of nasal contour and function.Method:Twenty subjects with severe nasal trauma,nasal bone fracture and deviation of nasal septum were selected.The surgeries of stage Ⅰ reconstruction of nasal contour and function were proceeded on 7 to 30 days after trauma.Result:The VAS scores of deformity of nasal contour and severity of nasal blockage assessed by patients decreased significantly after operation.Deflection distance of nasal dorsum measured by 3D imaging decreased significantly.In patients with abnormal nasal ventilation,the volume and the minimal cross-section area of abnormal nasal cavity increased significantly(P<0.05).Conclusion:The effectiveness of endoscopic stage Ⅰ reconstruction of nasal contour and function was excellent.The patients were satisfied with improvement of nasal contour and ventilation.
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- L F Xie
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing,100191,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing,100191,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing,100191,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing,100191,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing,100191,China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery,Peking University Third Hospital
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Poplar-cotton agro-ecosystems are the main agricultural planting modes of plain cotton fields in China. Here, we performed a systematic survey of the diversity and population of arthropod communities in four different combination of poplar-cotton eco-systems, including I) non-transgenic poplar and non-transgenic cotton fields; II) non-transgenic poplar and transgenic cotton fields [Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton]; III) Bt transgenic poplar (high insect resistant strain Pb29) and non-transgenic cotton; and IV) transgenic poplar and transgenic cotton fields, over a period of 3 years. Based on the statistical methods used to investigate community ecology, the effects of transgenic ecosystems on the whole structure of the arthropod community, on the structure of arthropods in the nutritive layer, and on the similarity of arthropod communities were evaluated. The main results were as follows: the transgenic poplar-cotton ecosystem has a stronger inhibitory effect on insect pests and has no impact on the structure of the arthropod community, and therefore, maintains the diversity of the arthropod community. The character index of the community indicated that the structure of the arthropod community of the transgenic poplar-cotton ecosystem was better than that of the poplar-cotton ecosystem, and that system IV had the best structure. As for the abundance of nutritional classes, the transgenic poplar-cotton ecosystem was also better than that of the non-transgenic poplar-cotton ecosystem. The cluster analysis and similarity of arthropod communities between the four different transgenic poplar-cotton ecosystems illustrated that the structure of the arthropod community excelled in the small sample of the transgenic poplar-cotton ecosystems.
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- D J Zhang
- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Sciences, Huhhot, China
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- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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Guo XJ, Lu ZY, Wang P, Li H, Huang ZZ, Lin KF, Liu YD. Diversity and degradation mechanism of an anaerobic bacterial community treating phenolic wastewater with sulfate as an electron acceptor. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:16121-16132. [PMID: 26070736 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4833-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Petrochemical wastewater often contains high concentrations of phenol and sulfate that must be properly treated to meet discharge standards. This study acclimated anaerobic-activated sludge to treat saline phenolic wastewater with sulfate reduction and clarified the diversity and degradation mechanism of the microbial community. The active sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor could remove 90 % of phenol and maintain the effluent concentration of SO4 (2-) below 400 mg/L. Cloning and sequencing showed that Clostridium spp. and Desulfotomaculum spp. were major phenol-degrading bacteria. Phenol was probably degraded through the carboxylation pathway and sulfate reduction catalyzed by adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase and dissimilatory sulfite reductase (DSR). A real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) showed that as phenol concentration increased, the quantities of 16S rRNA gene, dsrB, and mcrA in the sludge all decreased. The relative abundance of dsrB dropped to 12.46 %, while that of mcrA increased to 56.18 %. The change in the electron flow ratio suggested that the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was removed mainly by sulfate-reducing bacteria under a phenol concentration of 420 mg/L, whereas it was removed mainly by methanogens above 630 mg/L.
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- X J Guo
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- School of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
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Vincent L, Ceballos P, Plassot C, Méniane JC, Quittet P, Navarro R, Cyteval C, Szablewski V, Lu ZY, Kanouni T, Moreaux J, Cartron G, Klein B, Fegueux N. Factors influencing extramedullary relapse after allogeneic transplantation for multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2015; 5:e341. [PMID: 26295611 PMCID: PMC4558584 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2015.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- L Vincent
- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Université MONTPELLIER 1, UFR de Médecine, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire de Biostatistiques, IURC, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Université MONTPELLIER 1, UFR de Médecine, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire de Biostatistiques, IURC, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Imagerie Médicale CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Anatomopathologie, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Unité de Thérapie Cellulaire, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM, U1040, Montpellier, France.,Laboratory for Innovative Biology, Department of Biological Hematology, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Université MONTPELLIER 1, UFR de Médecine, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire de Biostatistiques, IURC, Montpellier, France
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- Université MONTPELLIER 1, UFR de Médecine, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire de Biostatistiques, IURC, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1040, Montpellier, France.,Laboratory for Innovative Biology, Department of Biological Hematology, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Zhang DJ, Liu JX, Lu ZY, Li CL, Comada E, Yang MS. Impacts of transgenic poplar-cotton agro-ecosystems upon target pests and non-target insects under field conditions. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:8125-36. [PMID: 26345739 DOI: 10.4238/2015.july.27.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Poplar-cotton agro-ecosystems are the main agricultural planting modes of cotton fields in China. With increasing acres devoted to transgenic insect-resistant poplar and transgenic insect-resistant cotton, studies examining the effects of transgenic plants on target and non-target insects become increasingly important. We systematically surveyed populations of both target pests and non-target insects for 4 different combinations of poplar-cotton eco-systems over 3 years. Transgenic Bt cotton strongly resisted the target insects Fall webworm moth [Hyphantria cunea (Drury)], Sylepta derogata Fabrieius, and American bollworm (Heliothis armigera), but no clear impact on non-target insect cotton aphids (Aphis gossypii). Importantly, intercrops containing transgenic Pb29 poplar significantly increased the inhibitory effects of Bt cotton on Fall webworm moth in ecosystem IV. Highly resistant Pb29 poplar reduced populations of the target pests Grnsonoma minutara Hubner and non-target insect poplar leaf aphid (Chaitophorus po-pulialbae), while Fall webworm moth populations were unaffected. We determined the effects of Bt toxin from transgenic poplar and cotton on target and non-target pests in different ecosystems of cotton-poplar intercrops and identified the synergistic effects of such combinations toward both target and non-target insects.
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- D J Zhang
- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Sciences, Huhhot, China
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- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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- Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Hebei, China
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Yang LX, Zhang Y, Ou HW, Zhao JF, Shen DW, Zhou B, Wei J, Chen F, Xu M, He C, Chen Y, Wang ZD, Wang XF, Wu T, Wu G, Chen XH, Arita M, Shimada K, Taniguchi M, Lu ZY, Xiang T, Feng DL. Electronic structure and unusual exchange splitting in the spin-density-wave state of the BaFe2As2 parent compound of iron-based superconductors. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:107002. [PMID: 19392146 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.107002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The magnetic properties in the parent compounds are often intimately related to the microscopic mechanism of superconductivity. Here we report the first direct measurements on the electronic structure of a parent compound of the newly discovered iron-based superconductor, BaFe2As2, which provides a foundation for further studies. We show that the energy of the spin density wave in BaFe2As2 is mainly lowered through exotic exchange splitting of the band structure.
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- L X Yang
- Surface Physics Laboratory (National key laboratory), Physics Department, and Advanced Materials Laboratory, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Tan EK, Lu ZY, Fook-Chong SMC, Tan E, Shen H, Chua E, Yih Y, Teo YY, Zhao Y. Exploring an interaction of adenosine A2A receptor variability with coffee and tea intake in Parkinson's disease. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2006; 141B:634-6. [PMID: 16823803 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Caffeine is an adenosine receptor A1 and A2A receptor antagonist and a putative functional genetic variant of the A2A receptor (2592C > Tins) mediates caffeine-induced anxiety. Here we investigated the potential interaction of this A2A genetic variant with the quantity of coffee and tea intake and their relationship with the risk of PD. A total of 441 subjects consisting of 222 PD and 219 race, gender and age matched controls were included. A multivariate analysis of the variables including the 2592C > Tins A2A genotypes, age of onset, gender, and the quantity of tea and coffee intake, interaction of the A2A genotypes with coffee intake, interaction of A2A genotypes with tea intake demonstrated the quantity of coffee intake to be significantly associated with PD (P < 0.0005, OR = 0.922, 95% CI: 0.881, 0.964). However, there was no significant interaction of the A2A genotypes with the quantity of coffee and tea intake in modulating the risk of PD. The dose dependent protective effect of coffee intake in PD was independent of the 2592C > Tins A2A genotype suggesting that the pharmacogenetic action of caffeine in PD may be mediated differently from other caffeine-induced neurologic syndromes.
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- E K Tan
- Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Rossi JF, Fegueux N, Lu ZY, Legouffe E, Exbrayat C, Bozonnat MC, Navarro R, Lopez E, Quittet P, Daures JP, Rouillé V, Kanouni T, Widjenes J, Klein B. Optimizing the use of anti-interleukin-6 monoclonal antibody with dexamethasone and 140 mg/m2 of melphalan in multiple myeloma: results of a pilot study including biological aspects. Bone Marrow Transplant 2006; 36:771-9. [PMID: 16113665 PMCID: PMC2034604 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a major survival factor for multiple myeloma (MM) cells preventing apoptosis induced by dexamethasone (DEX) or chemotherapy. In all, 24 consecutive patients with MM in first-line therapy received DEX for 4 days, followed by melphalan (HDM: 140 mg/m2) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). The anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody (mAb) (B-E8) was given till haematological recovery, starting 1 day before DEX. Results were historically compared to MM patients treated with HDM 140 and 200 mg/m2. Our results show (1) that B-E8 was able to fully neutralize IL-6 activity in vivo before and after HDM as shown by inhibition of C reactive protein (CRP) production; (2) no haematological toxicity; (3) a significant reduction of mucositis and fever; (4) a median event-free survival of 35 months and an overall survival of 68.2% at 5 years with a median follow-up of 72 months; and (5) the overall daily IL-6 production progressively increased on and after 7 days post-HDM, with the increased serum CRP levels. In the 5/24 patients with uncontrolled CRP production, a large IL-6 production was detected (320 microg/day) that could not possibly be neutralized by B-E8. These data show the feasibility to neutralize IL-6 in vivo with anti-IL-6 mAb in the context of HDM.
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- J-F Rossi
- Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Médicale, CHU Montpellier, avenue du Doyen Giraud, Montpellier Cédex, France.
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Wu J, Lu ZY, Hu JC, Feng L, Huang JD, Gu XS. Disruption of granules by hydrodynamic force in internal circulation anaerobic reactor. Water Sci Technol 2006; 54:9-16. [PMID: 17163037 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A process of granule disruption by hydrodynamic force is discussed in this paper. Shear force and attrition among granules originated from hydrodynamic force are the main causes of the disruption. Since it is positively correlated to the attrition force, the shear force is utilized to describe the effect of hydrodynamic force on granule disruption. In the experiment, when increase rate of average shear rate (IRgamma) of the 1st stage is about 0.2 s(-1) x d(-1), the granules are disrupted; while re-granulation could develop when IRgamma is about 0.07 s(-1) x d(-1); even when the shear rate is as high as about 30s(-1), the granulation rate keeps stably at a relatively high level, which shows that granules could bear the high hydrodynamic force only if it increases by low increase rate. The experimental results would be valuable for the operation and controlling of the upflow reactors.
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- J Wu
- Dept of Envirronmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Zhu JR, Bai J, Cai NS, Tang B, Fan WH, Guo JZ, Ke YN, Guo JX, Sheng LH, Lu ZY, Cheng NN. Efficacy and safety of telmisartan vs. losartan in control of mild-to-moderate hypertension: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind study. Int J Clin Pract 2005:46-9. [PMID: 15617459 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00410.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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This multicentre, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study compared the efficacy and safety of telmisartan with those of losartan after 8 weeks' treatment. In total, 330 patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] <180 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure [DBP] 95-109 mmHg) were randomly assigned to receive once-daily treatment with telmisartan 40 mg (n = 164) or losartan 50 mg (n = 166). After 4 weeks' treatment, if a patient's DBP was > or = 90 mmHg, the dose was increased to telmisartan 80 mg or losartan 100 mg, respectively. The results show that mean trough seated blood pressure was reduced significantly more in the telmisartan group than that in the losartan group (SBP 12.5 mmHg vs. 9.4 mmHg, p = 0.037; DBP 10.9 mmHg vs. 9.3 mmHg, p = 0.030). The overall DBP response rate (reduction from baseline in mean seated DBP > or = 10 mmHg and/or a mean seated DBP <90 mmHg) at the end of the study in the telmisartan group was higher than that in losartan group (70.1% vs. 58.7%, p = 0.020). At both the low and high doses, the DBP response rates for telmisartan were significantly higher than those for losartan (telmisartan 40 mg vs. losartan 50 mg: 46.3% vs. 32.5%, p = 0.010; telmisartan 80 mg vs. losartan 100 mg: 79.3% vs. 65.3%, p = 0.008). Adverse events with the two treatments were comparable (telmisartan vs. losartan 23.2% vs. 22.9%, p = 0.952). Most events were mild in intensity and abated within 72 h. Thus, telmisartan 40 mg or 80 mg administered once daily can reduce SBP and DBP effectively and safely.
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- J R Zhu
- Zhongshan Hospital, Fu Dan University, Shanghai, China.
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Mohty M, Fegueux N, Exbrayat C, Lu ZY, Legouffe E, Quittet P, Lopez-Martinez E, Latry P, Avinens O, Hertog C, Klein B, Eliaou JF, Rossi JF. Reduced intensity conditioning: enhanced graft-versus-tumor effect following dose-reduced conditioning and allogeneic transplantation for refractory lymphoid malignancies after high-dose therapy. Bone Marrow Transplant 2001; 28:335-9. [PMID: 11571504 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2000] [Accepted: 05/11/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Non-myeloablative regimens have been proven to allow engraftment following allogeneic stem cells transplantation (allo-SCT) with minimal procedure-related toxicity. Conventional allo-SCT may produce remissions in patients with relapsed and refractory lymphoid malignancies (LM) but these good results may be achieved at the cost of high treatment-related morbidity and mortality. Application of allo-SCT using less intensive regimens may temper the frequency of these complications, allowing a potent graft-versus-tumor effect (GVT). We present our data on 11 patients with LM receiving allo-SCT with a reduced regimen. Ten patients had received previous high-dose therapy, and were at high risk for toxicity, thus precluding the use of allo-SCT. A fludarabine and low-dose busulfan combination facilitated engraftment while exerting GVT. Hematological recovery was quick, and full donor T cell chimerism preceded acute GVHD. GVHD and infections were the major problems. Spontaneous acute GVHD occurred in eight patients (72%). Five patients (45%) achieved complete remission, and the GVT effect was closely associated with GVHD. These results support the concept that GVT is effective against LM in patients who have been heavily pretreated. Further studies are needed to investigate strategies to generate more specific alloreactive effects providing optimal GVT and an acceptable risk of GVHD and infections.
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- M Mohty
- Hématologie et Oncologie Médicale, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Lu ZY, Le FY. [A research on the correlation of oral mucosal patches stria diseases and epithelial dysplasia]. Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue 2001; 10:102-4. [PMID: 14994028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to elucidate the relationship between oral mucosal patches-stria diseases and epithelial dysplasia. METHODS Three hundred and six cases were studied, including one hundred and forty cases of leukoplakia, one hundred and twenty cases of lichen planus,forty four cases of discoid lupus erythematosus and two cases of erythroplakia. The incidence of epithelial dysplasia in each kind of mucosal patches stria diseases were analyzed and compared. The developing tendency of 30 cases which underwent biopsy more than two times were analyzed and observed. RESULTS In the common mucosal patches-stria diseases,the incidence of epithelial dysplasia in leukoplakia was 56.43%,lichen planus was 20.83%, discoid lupus erythematosus was 13.64%, erythroplakia was 100%. The incidence of epithelial dysplasia were detected significantly more often in leukoplakia and erythroplakia than in lichen planus and discoid lupus erythematosus (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Leukoplakia and erythroplakia belong to premalignant lesion,whether lichen planus belongs to premalignant lesion or not is controversial.
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- Z Y Lu
- Department of Oral Medicine, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200011, China
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Lu ZY, Hentschke R. Swelling of a model polymer network by a one-site solvent: computer simulation and Flory-Huggins-like theory. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2001; 63:051801. [PMID: 11414924 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.63.051801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A molecular-dynamics-Widom test particle-simulation was used to investigate the swelling of a model polymer network in contact with a one-site solvent under subcritical and supercritical conditions. Particle motion is computed via molecular dynamics. Simultaneously, the solvent particle concentration is controlled by direct comparison of the chemical potentials in two reference systems (pure solvent and network including solvent), which are calculated using Widom's test particle method. The simulated swelling isotherms exhibit complex behavior: at the subcritical conditions considered here, the swelling ratio decreases with increasing pressure. At the intermediate supercritical temperatures the isotherms exhibit a peak, which disappears with the elevation of temperature. At high temperatures, the swelling ratio of the network increases monotonically with increasing pressure. The corresponding isobars also exhibit a maximum, which broadens and shifts to higher temperatures with increasing supercritical pressure. These results are in qualitative agreement with the prediction of a modified Flory-Huggins theory and with the results of known experiments. Furthermore, the self-diffusion coefficients of the solvent in the network and in its pure state are simulated. The solvent mobility in the network is significantly decreased because of the hindrance of network beads, but exhibits different behavior at subcritical in comparison to supercritical temperatures.
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- Z Y Lu
- FB Physik, Bergische Universität-Gesamthochschule, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
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Lu ZY, Liu F, Wang CZ, Qin XR, Swartzentruber BS, Lagally MG, Ho KM. Unique dynamic appearance of a Ge-Si ad-dimer on Si(001). Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:5603-5606. [PMID: 11136057 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.5603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We carry out a comparative study of the energetics and dynamics of Si-Si, Ge-Ge, and Ge-Si ad-dimers on top of a dimer row in the Si(001) surface, using first-principles calculations. The dynamic appearance of a Ge-Si dimer is distinctively different from that of a Si-Si or Ge-Ge dimer, providing a unique way for its identification by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Its "rocking" motion, observed in STM, actually reflects a 180 degrees rotation of the dimer, involving a piecewise-rotation mechanism. The calculated energy barrier of 0.74 eV is in good agreement with the experimental value of 0.82 eV.
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- Z Y Lu
- Ames Laboratory-U.S. DOE, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Manuelidis L, Zaitsev I, Koni P, Lu ZY, Flavell RA, Fritch W. Follicular dendritic cells and dissemination of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. J Virol 2000; 74:8614-22. [PMID: 10954563 PMCID: PMC116374 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.18.8614-8622.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2000] [Accepted: 06/12/2000] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The contribution of immune system cells to the propagation of transmissible encephalopathies is not well understood. To determine how follicular dendritic cells (FDC) may act, we challenged lymphotoxin beta null and wild-type (wt) controls with a Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) agent. There was only a small difference in incubation time to clinical disease even after peripheral challenge with low infectious doses (31 in a total of 410 days). Brain pathology with extensive microglial infiltration, identified by keratan sulfate, as well as astrocytic hypertrophy, was also equivalent in all groups despite the fact that null mice had neither FDC nor splenic metallophilic macrophages that filter particulate antigen. Because FDC accumulate pathologic prion protein (PrP) in infected but not wt mice, we studied the cellular distribution of PrP by confocal microscopy. The majority of pathologic PrP collected on the plasma membrane of FDC, as identified by the Ca(+2)-binding protein S100A. This surface distribution suggested that agent aggregated with pathologic PrP might spread by cell-to-cell contacts. While several types of leukocytes may be involved in agent dissemination, cells of myeloid lineage were found to be infectious. Moreover, perivascular tracks of microglia and abnormal PrP after intraperitoneal inoculation were consistent with hematogenous spread. In summary, FDC are not required for CJD agent spread from the periphery, although FDC may enhance spread through surface accumulation of pathologic PrP. While it is still not clear where the infectious agent replicates, macrophages can sequester appreciable levels of infectivity and hence act as reservoirs for prolonged latent infection.
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- L Manuelidis
- Section of Neuropathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
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Zhan YA, Yan ZZ, Wan W, Lu ZY, Zhu ZQ. [Localization and characterization of partial immunodominant antigen epitopes of Trichinella spiralis]. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 2000; 18:216-9. [PMID: 12567663] [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: 04/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To screen and characterize immunodominant antigen epitopes on the soluble antigens of Trichinella spiralis (T.s.). METHODS 15 monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) against T.s. muscle larva(ML) soluble antigens were obtained by using hybridoma technique. The reactivity of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies were tested by ELISA, Western blotting and indirect immunofluorescence assay(IFA). RESULTS The Western blotting result showed that of the 15 McAbs, 6 could bind to the T.s. ML antigens displaying molecular weights of 40-70 kDa. Polyclonal sera could react with more than 10 bands having molecular weights of 20-200 kDa. Among the 6 McAbs, 4 could recognize epitopes on the cuticle surface and the other two could recognize epitopes on both the cuticle surface and the stichosome. CONCLUSION The antigen epitopes of T.s. recognized by 6 McAbs had been characterized.
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- Y A Zhan
- Department of Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062
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Klein B, Li XY, Lu ZY, Jourdan M, Tarte K, Brochier J, Claret E, Wijdenes J, Rossi JF. Activation molecules on human myeloma cells. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1999; 246:335-41. [PMID: 10396073 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-60162-0_41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- B Klein
- INSERM U475, Montpellier, France.
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Progressive changes in host mRNA expression can illuminate crucial pathogenetic pathways in infectious disease. We examined general and specific approaches to mRNA expression in three rodent models of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Each of these models displays distinctive neuropathology. Although mRNAs for the chemokine receptor CCR5, the lysosomal protease cathepsin S, and the pleiotropic cytokine transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) were progressively upregulated in rodent CJD, the temporal patterns and peak magnitudes of each of these transcripts varied substantially among models. Cathepsin S and TGF-beta1 were elevated more than 15-fold in mice and rats infected with two different CJD strains, but not in CJD-infected hamsters. In rats, an early activation of microglial transcripts preceded obvious deposits of prion protein (PrP) amyloid. However, in each of the three CJD models, the upregulation of CCR5, cathepsin S, and TGF-beta1 was variable with respect to the onset of PrP pathology. These results show glial cell involvement varies as a consequence of the agent strain and species infected. Although neurons are generally assumed to be the primary sites for agent replication and abnormal PrP formation, microglia may be targeted by some agent strains. In such instances, microglia can both process PrP to become amyloid and can enhance neuronal destruction. Because microglia can participate in agent clearance, they may also act as chronic reservoirs of infectivity. Finally, the results here strongly suggest that TGF-beta1 can be an essential signal for amyloid deposition.
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- C A Baker
- Section of Neuropathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Interleukin (IL)-10 is a critical cytokine involved in the terminal differentiation of B cells into plasma cells. IL-10 is also involved in multiple myeloma, a malignant plasma cell disorder. IL-6 and, more generally the cytokines activating the gp130 IL-6 transducer, are major survival and proliferation factors of myeloma cells. IL-10 is also a growth factor of malignant plasma cells, produced by myeloma cells from about half the patients and is detected in the plasma of patients with plasma cell leukemia or solitary plasmacytoma. The myeloma cell growth activity of IL-10 is mediated through a gp130 cytokine, oncostatin M (OSM), that is frequently produced by myeloma cells. Myeloma cells fail to express OSM receptors but IL-10, by inducing it, confers on them the sensitivity to OSM.
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- B Klein
- INSERM U475, Montpellier, France.
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Costes V, Portier M, Lu ZY, Rossi JF, Bataille R, Klein B. Interleukin-1 in multiple myeloma: producer cells and their role in the control of IL-6 production. Br J Haematol 1998; 103:1152-60. [PMID: 9886334 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.01101.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We studied the role of interleukin (IL)-1beta in patients with multiple myeloma. By in situ hybridization and immunochemistry, myeloid and megakaryocytic cells expressed high levels of the IL-1beta gene and produced IL-1beta. Myeloma cells less potently expressed the IL-1beta gene and IL-1beta protein. IL-1beta gene expression was not constitutive since it was detected in the bone marrow myeloma cells of two patients, unlike circulating tumoural cells. In addition, nine myeloma cell lines failed to express the IL-1beta gene and this expression could not be induced by 12 different cytokines. We demonstrated that IL-1 was mainly responsible for IL-6 production in the tumoural environment through a PGE2 loop. In fact, an IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) blocked PGE2 synthesis and IL-6 production by 80%; this blockage could be reversed by adding synthetic PGE2. Similar findings were found with indomethacin, an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase that blocks PGE2 synthesis. Taken together, these data emphasize the possibility of blocking IL-1 by using IL-1RA or other antagonists in order to block IL-6 production, which is a major tumoural survival and proliferation factor.
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- V Costes
- INSERM U475, Montpellier, France
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Tarte K, Olsen SJ, Rossi JF, Legouffe E, Lu ZY, Jourdan M, Chang Y, Klein B. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus is not detected with immunosuppression in multiple myeloma. Blood 1998; 92:2186-8. [PMID: 9731082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Tarte K, Lu ZY, Fiol G, Legouffe E, Rossi JF, Klein B. Generation of virtually pure and potentially proliferating dendritic cells from non-CD34 apheresis cells from patients with multiple myeloma. Blood 1997; 90:3482-95. [PMID: 9345032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Defects in immune response are often reported in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Because dendritic cells (DCs) are key effectors in promoting cellular immunity and are potential vectors for immunotherapy, we have evaluated the ability of MM patients' apheresis cells to generate DCs in short-term cultures. We report here the obtaining of a virtually pure population of DCs (89.7% +/- 6%, n = 18) after culturing adherent apheresis cells for 7 days with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF ) and interleukin-4 (IL-4). These cells exhibited all the phenotypic characteristics (CD1a+, HLA-DR+, CD80+, CD40+, CD14-) and the MLR stimulating capacity of mature DCs. The number of DCs reached 12. 1% of the initial apheresis cell number put into culture. As DC precursors involved in this model were CD34(-) cells, the unabsorbed cells resulting from clinical-grade CD34 purification were a reliable source of DCs, even after freezing. The proliferation of DC precursors could be increased 10-fold by adding IL-3 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha together with GM-CSF and IL-4. Thus, CD34- apheresis cells from patients with MM offer an interesting source for generating pure, functional, and potentially proliferating DCs.
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- K Tarte
- Institute for Molecular Genetics, Montpellier, France
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Sun RX, Lu ZY, Wijdenes J, Brochier J, Hertog C, Rossi JF, Klein B. Large scale and clinical grade purification of syndecan-1+ malignant plasma cells. J Immunol Methods 1997; 205:73-9. [PMID: 9236917 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(97)00056-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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For cancer immunotherapy, it is usually necessary to obtain a large number of tumor cells from patients. We have previously reported that syndecan-I is present only on malignant plasma cells in samples from patients with multiple myelomatosis. We report here that this antigen is cleaved by chymopapain. This makes it possible to develop a rapid and clinical grade procedure to purify large numbers of myeloma cells using anti-syndecan-1 mAb, magnetic beads and chymopapain.
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- R X Sun
- Unit for Cellular Therapy, 3 Hôpital St. Eloi, Montpellier, France
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Zhang WP, Lu ZY, Wei EQ. [Effects of tachykinin receptor antagonists on allergic asthma in guinea pigs]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1997; 32:326-30. [PMID: 11498865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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In conscious sensitized guinea pigs, CP-96345 (2.06 mumol.kg-1, i.p.), a specific antagonist for tachykinin NK-1 receptors, SR-48968 (1.66 mumol.kg-1, i.p.), an NK-2 receptor antagonist, and the combination of both agents decreased the wheezing percentage and the mortality from anaphylactic shock induced by 0.25% ovalbumin (OA, for 0.5 or 2 min) aerosol inhalation. In the anesthetized guinea pigs, SR-48968 attenuated OA (5 mg.kg-1, i.v.)-induced bronchoconstriction, while CP-96345 inhibited OA-induced Evans blue extravasation in bronchi and intrapulmonary airways. In the isolated tracheal and bronchial smooth muscle preparations of guinea pigs, SR-48968 concentration-dependently inhibited OA (10 micrograms.ml-1)-induced contraction both in trachea and in bronchi, while CP-96345 only attenuated the contraction of bronchi. Pretreatment with capsaicin, a depleting agent of sensory neuropeptides from sensory nerve C-fibers, attenuated the OA-induced contractions both in trachea and in bronchi. The results indicate that (1) tachykinins in the airways are involved in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma; (2) tachykinin receptor antagonists have inhibitory effects on the allergic asthmatic responses, which is at least partly through the inhibition of antigen-induced contraction of airway smooth muscles (NK-2 receptor effect) and airway microvascular leakage (NK-1 receptor effect).
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- W P Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Neurobiology, Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou 310031
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Chiang HH, Lu ZY. [Cultural perspectives of health and illness in the context of nursing]. Hu Li Za Zhi 1996; 43:42-8. [PMID: 9379225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Gu ZJ, Costes V, Lu ZY, Zhang XG, Pitard V, Moreau JF, Bataille R, Wijdenes J, Rossi JF, Klein B. Interleukin-10 is a growth factor for human myeloma cells by induction of an oncostatin M autocrine loop. Blood 1996; 88:3972-86. [PMID: 8916964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We have a previously reported that interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent but IL-6-unrelated growth factor for freshly explanted myeloma cells (Lu et al, Blood 85:2521, 1995). We have also shown that exogenous IL-10 supported the growth of XG-1 and XG-2 human myeloma cell lines (HMCL) through an IL-6-independent mechanism. (Lu et al, Blood 85:2521, 1995). Because the IL-10 receptor does not involve the gp 130 IL-6 transducer, we have attempted to elucidate the mechanisms of IL-10 action on myeloma cells. Our results indicate that the myeloma cell growth factor activity of IL-10 was abrogated by an antibody to the gp 130 IL-6 transducer, indicating that it was mediated through one of the gp 130-activating cytokines. We found that myeloma cells from XG-1 and XG-2 HMCL and from 5 of 6 patients' tumoral samples produced oncostatin M (OM) constitutively but failed to produce IL-6, IL-11 and leukemia-inhibitory factor (LIF). The autocrine OM was inactive in the absence of IL-10 due to lack of a functional OM receptor on myeloma cells. IL-10, by inducing the receptor for LIF (LIFR), produced a functional autocrine OM loop in XG-1 and XG-2 cells and in primary myeloma cells from 2 patients. We also found that some myeloma cell lines (XG-4, XG-6, and XG-7) an fresh myeloma cells from 3 of 6 patients produced an autocrine IL-10 and that these cells constitutively expressed LIFR. One HMCL (XG-7) produced IL-10, OM, and IL-6 an expressed LIFR. The XG-7 cells used OM and IL-6 as autocrine growth factors. We have previously shown that IL-10 could induce IL-11 receptor in myeloma cells and confer on them sensitivity to IL-11 (Lu et al, FEBS Lett 377:515, 1995). Taken together, these results show that IL-10 is a key cytokine for inducing the expression of LIFR and IL-11R and possibly another uncharacterized OM coreceptor on myeloma cells and that OM and IL-10 might be produced by myeloma cells. They also emphasize that all myeloma cell growth factors reported to data involve an activation of the gp130 IL-6 transducer.
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- Z J Gu
- Institute for Molecular Genetics, Montpellier, France
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Lu ZY, Chiarotti GL, Scandolo S, Tosatti E. Atomic and electronic structure of ideal and reconstructed alpha -Sn (111) surface. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 54:11769-11776. [PMID: 9984968 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.11769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Gu ZJ, Zhang XG, Hallet MM, Lu ZY, Wijdenes J, Rossi JF, Klein B. A ciliary neurotrophic factor-sensitive human myeloma cell line. Exp Hematol 1996; 24:1195-200. [PMID: 8765494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We obtained a human myeloma cell line (XG4-CNTF) whose growth was completely dependent on addition of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF). Half-maximal proliferation was induced by adding 20 pg/mL CNTF. Response to CNTF correlated with expression of membrane CNTF receptor alpha-chain (CNTFR alpha), as shown by PCR analysis and immunostaining with anti-CNTFR alpha antibodies. CNTF-induced proliferation was completely inhibited by antibodies to gp130 interleukin-6 (IL-6) transducer, unlike antibodies to IL-6 or IL-6 receptor (IL-6R). Growth of XG4-CNTF cells using the gp130 IL-6 transducer was also supported by other cytokines: IL-6, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and oncostatin M (OM). This cell line should be very useful for studying the interactions of IL-6-related cytokines with their receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies/pharmacology
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- Antigens, CD/physiology
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Line
- Cell Membrane/drug effects
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Growth Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Humans
- Interleukin-6/immunology
- Interleukin-6/pharmacology
- Interleukin-6/physiology
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit
- Lymphokines/pharmacology
- Multiple Myeloma
- Nerve Growth Factors/pharmacology
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/pharmacology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptor, Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
- Receptors, Cytokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin/immunology
- Receptors, Interleukin/physiology
- Receptors, Interleukin-6
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/biosynthesis
- Receptors, OSM-LIF
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Z J Gu
- Institute for Molecular Genetics, Montpellier, France
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Zhou XM, Lu ZY, Wang DW. [Experimental study of Salvia miltiorrhiza on prevention of restenosis after angioplasty]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1996; 16:480-2. [PMID: 9387749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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For evaluating the possibility of Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) on the prevention of arterial restenosis after angioplasty, we investigated the effect of SM on the intimal thickening of air-injured carotid artery of rats. The results showed that the maximal intimal thickness of the injured arteries was much thinner in the treatment group than that in the control group, indicated that SM could prevent experimental restenosis in rat model. Furthermore, we examined the effect of SM on the proliferation of the isolated rabbit arterial smooth muscle cells (SMC) cultivated in vitro. The results showed that SM inhibited the 3H-TdR take-up and proliferation of SMC in a dose-dependent manner. The study raised the possibility that SM could be used to prevent arterial restenosis after angioplasty.
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- X M Zhou
- Cardiology Department, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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