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Li D, Liang P, Ling S, Wu Y, Lv B. An optimized microRNA detection platform based on PAM formation-regulated CRISPR/Cas12a activation. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 266:130848. [PMID: 38521316 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases, such as cancer. Recent advancements in CRISPR/Cas12a-based biosensors in combination with hybridization chain reaction (HCR) make it a promising approach for miRNA detection. To increase the compatibility of HCR and CRISPR/Cas12a, we compared two design strategies of hairpin DNA in HCR. The results showed that different arrangements of the protospacer sequence and protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) in the hairpin DNA could affect the sensing performance. The "PAM Formation" strategy, by which the duplex PAM sites are absent in the hairpin DNA and present in the long duplex DNA after HCR, exhibited advantages in detection sensitivity. By optimizing the probe sequences and reaction conditions, we developed a miRNA detection platform. With the same crRNA, this platform enables the identification of different miRNAs by simply replacing the loop region of the target recognition probe. In addition, the proposed platform can detect single-stranded DNA and distinguishing single or multiple base mutations in the target strand. The application of discriminating the target miRNA expression levels from different cell lines validated the reliability and practicability of the sensor platform, indicating its potential applications in early clinical accurate diagnosis of cancers.
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- Dawei Li
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Key Lab of Innovative Applications of Bioresources and Functional Molecules of Jiangsu Province, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China.
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Li D, Ling S, Meng D, Zhou B, Liang P, Lv B. Corrigendum to "Sensitive fluorescent aptasensing of tobramycin on graphene oxide coupling strand displacement amplification and hybridization chain reaction" [Int. J. Biol. Macromol. Volume 220, 1 November 2022, pages 1287-1293]. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 265:131072. [PMID: 38522342 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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- Dawei Li
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China.
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Liang P, Lv B, Chen K, Qiao W, Li D. An ultrasensitive Cd 2+ detection biosensor based on DNAzyme and CRISPR/Cas12a coupled with hybridization chain reaction. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1283:341950. [PMID: 37977780 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The detection of cadmium is essential because it poses a significant threat to human health and the environment. Recent advancements in biosensors that detect nonnucleic-acid targets using CRISPR/Cas12a in combination with aptamers or DNAzymes show promising performance. Herein, we integrated DNAzyme, hybridization chain reaction (HCR) and CRISPR/Cas12a into a single biosensor for the first time and realized the ultrasensitive detection of Cd2+. A single phosphorothioate ribonucleobase (rA)-containing oligonucleotide (PS substrate) and a Cd2+-specific DNAzyme (Cdzyme) are used for Cd2+ recognition, releasing short single-stranded DNA. Then, the HCR is triggered by the cleavage products for signal transduction and amplification. Next, the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a is activated due to the presence of crRNA complementary strands and PAM sites in the HCR products. As a result, FQ-reporters are cleaved, and the fluorescence values can be easily read using a fluorometer, allowing Cd2+ quantification by measuring the fluorescent signal. The Cd2+ detection biosensor is ultrasensitive with a detection limit of 1.25 pM. Moreover, the biosensor shows great stability under different pH and various anion conditions. The proposed sensor was utilized for environmental water sample detection, demonstrating the dependability of the detection system. Considering the high sensitivity and reliable performance of the assay, it could be further used in environmental monitoring. In addition, the design strategy reported in this study could extend the application of CRISPR/Cas12a in heavy metal detection.
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- Pengda Liang
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, 210013, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, 210013, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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Xu Q, Hou K, Lv B, Xing Q, Chen R. Application of Foley balloon catheter in palliative surgery for pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septem, with additional cases of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:547. [PMID: 37940877 PMCID: PMC10634058 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03587-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary atresia and tetralogy of Fallot can require palliative surgery in the neonatal period due to severe hypoxia; however, limitations of established techniques include high failure rate and need for cardiopulmonary bypass. Herein, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction on a beating heart using a Foley balloon catheter is described. METHODS A retrospective review of patients who underwent right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction on a beating heart using a Foley balloon catheter at our institution between September 2018 and March 2022 was completed. During the procedure, a Foley balloon catheter was used to occlude the blood from the right ventricular inflow tract. RESULTS Eight patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum underwent an off-pump right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. One patient with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect, and two patients with tetralogy of Fallot underwent an on-pump right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction on a beating heart. The procedures were successful in all patients. Patent ductus arteriosus ligation without modified Blalock-Taussig shunt placement was performed in three patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and two patients with tetralogy of Fallot, ductus arteriosus was left open in four patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. All patients remained clinically well without serious complications. CONCLUSIONS Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction on a beating heart using a Foley balloon catheter for pulmonary atresia and tetralogy of Fallot is a feasible alternative to catheter-based interventions or traditional surgical treatment, especially in patients with muscular infundibular stenosis or hypoplastic pulmonary annulus. Further studies with more cases are needed to verify feasibility and superiority of this approach.
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- Qiteng Xu
- Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Heart Center, Qingdao Women and Children's hospital, 6 Tongfu Road , Qingdao, 266000, China
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- Heart Center, Qingdao Women and Children's hospital, 6 Tongfu Road , Qingdao, 266000, China
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- Heart Center, Qingdao Women and Children's hospital, 6 Tongfu Road , Qingdao, 266000, China
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- Heart Center, Qingdao Women and Children's hospital, 6 Tongfu Road , Qingdao, 266000, China.
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Bing Z, Chen R, Xing Q, Xing P, Lv B. Sutureless technique combined with vertical vein incision and pulmonary veins unroofed for correction of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1180040. [PMID: 37492604 PMCID: PMC10364447 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1180040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Objective We report a surgical method (sutureless technique), combined with vertical vein incision and pulmonary veins unroofed (semisutureless technique), to correct infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Materials and methods The clinical characteristics of 21 patients, who were diagnosed with infracardiac TAPVS between February 2017 and March 2022, were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were divided into three groups according to different surgical methods: conventional surgery group, sutureless technique group, and semisutureless technique group. The conventional surgery group enrolled five patients with a median age of 16 days (interquartile range, 9-27 days) and a median weight of 3.25 kg (interquartile range, 3.1-3.42 kg). In this group, no preoperative pulmonary vein obstruction (PVO), preoperative ventilator support, or emergency surgery were reported. The sutureless technique group enrolled seven patients with a median age of 12 days (interquartile range, 5-16 days) and a median weight of 3.04 kg (interquartile range, 2.76-3.20 kg). In this group, two patients with preoperative PVO, four patients with preoperative ventilator support, and seven patients requiring emergency operation were found. The semisutureless technique group enrolled nine patients with a median age of 14 days (interquartile range, 7-24 days) and a median weight of 3.22 kg (interquartile range, 3.15-3.50 kg). In this group, four patients with preoperative PVO, two patients with preoperative ventilator support, and seven patients requiring emergency operation were noted. Results In the conventional surgery group, two patients with postoperative supraventricular tachycardia, one patient with postoperative low cardiac output syndrome, one patient with PVO, and no case of postoperative death were reported. In the sutureless technique group, two patients with postoperative low cardiac output syndrome, one patient with postoperative supraventricular tachycardia, one patient with postoperative PVO, and no postoperative deaths were determined. In the semisutureless technique group, three patients had low cardiac output syndrome, two patients had supraventricular tachycardia after the operation, and one patient, who had been admitted to the hospital after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency room, died early after the operation. No case of death or PVO was noted after the operation. Conclusion The semisutureless technique has positive effects. This surgery method can enlarge the anastomotic stoma, increase the volume of the left atrium, reduce the tension of the anastomotic stoma, fix the pulmonary vein to avoid distortion, and prevent postoperative hemorrhage.
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Li D, Chen X, Yan R, Jiang Z, Zhou B, Lv B. G-quadruplex-containing oligodeoxynucleotides as DNA topoisomerase I inhibitors. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 223:281-289. [PMID: 36356864 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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DNA topoisomerase I was found to be highly abundant in fast-proliferating tumor cells and is a potential target for anticancer therapy. A series of G-quadruplex-containing oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) were designed and used as inhibitors of DNA topoisomerase I. It was demonstrated that ODNs with G-quadruplexes can efficiently inhibit the supercoiled DNA relaxation reaction catalyzed by DNA topoisomerase I. Compared with the other conformations, the parallel propeller-type G-quadruplex was the most efficient DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor. Further studies revealed that integrating G-quadruplexes with duplexes to form quadruplex-duplex hybrids could significantly improve the inhibition efficiency. In addition, a circular ODN that consists of a G-quadruplex motif and DNA topoisomerase I binding site was synthesized and used as a DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor. The results showed that the particularly designed circular ODN displayed high inhibitory efficiency on the activity of DNA topoisomerase I with an IC50 value of 54.8 nM. Moreover, the circular ODN exhibited excellent thermal stability and nuclease resistance. Considering the low cytotoxicity of DNA-based biopharmaceuticals, the design strategy and results reported in this study may shed new light on nucleic acid-based DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor construction for potential anticancer drugs.
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- Dawei Li
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China.
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Li D, Ling S, Meng D, Zhou B, Liang P, Lv B. Sensitive fluorescent aptasensing of tobramycin on graphene oxide coupling strand displacement amplification and hybridization chain reaction. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 220:1287-1293. [PMID: 36037911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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An ultrasensitive biosensor was designed and constructed for tobramycin detection. As a target recognition component, the DNA probe consists of an aptamer region for tobramycin binding and a template for amplification. In the absence of tobramycin, the probe was locked to form a stem-loop structure. In the presence of the target, the binding of tobramycin led to a conformational change in the probe. The released 3' end was used as a primer for the strand displacement amplification (SDA) to produce a large amount of single-stranded trigger DNA, which then efficiently initiated the following hybridization chain reaction (HCR) to produce a long duplex DNA with many fluorophores. The signals were detected after the addition of graphene oxide (GO) to quench the fluorescence from excess hairpin DNA. Through sequence and reaction condition optimization, the biosensor exhibited high selectivity for tobramycin. The linearity range and limit of detection (LOD) were 0.5-30 nM and 0.06 nM, respectively. Moreover, the application of detecting tobramycin in milk and lake water samples showed that this method is reliable and could be further used in food safety control and environmental monitoring.
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- Dawei Li
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China.
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Huang A, Lv B, Zhang Y, Yang J, Li J, Li C, Yu Z, Xia J. Construction of a tumor immune infiltration macrophage signature for predicting prognosis and immunotherapy response in liver cancer. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:983840. [PMID: 36120553 PMCID: PMC9479109 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.983840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Liver cancer is an extraordinarily heterogeneous malignant disease. The tumor microenvironment (TME) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the major drivers of liver cancer initiation and progression. It is critical to have a better understanding of the complicated interactions between liver cancer and the immune system for the development of cancer immunotherapy. Based on the gene expression profiles of tumor immune infiltration cells (TIICs), upregulated genes in TAMs and downregulated genes in other types of immune cells were identified as macrophage-specific genes (MSG). In this study, we combined MSG, immune subtypes, and clinical information on liver cancer to develop a tumor immune infiltration macrophage signature (TIMSig). A four-gene signature (S100A9, SLC22A15, TRIM54, and PPARGC1A) was identified as the TAM-related prognostic genes for liver cancer, independent of multiple clinicopathological parameters. Survival analyses showed that patients with low TIMSig had a superior survival rate than those with high TIMSig. Additionally, clinical immunotherapy response and TIMSig was observed as highly relevant. In addition, TIMSig could predict the response to chemotherapy. Collectively, the TIMSig could be a potential tool for risk-stratification, clinical decision making, treatment planning, and oncology immunotherapeutic drug development.
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- Anmin Huang
- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Translational Medicine Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Translational Medicine Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Translational Medicine Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Translational Medicine Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Translational Medicine Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zhijie Yu, ; Jinglin Xia,
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Department of Intervention, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Zhijie Yu, ; Jinglin Xia,
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He M, Hu J, Fang T, Tang W, Lv B, Yang B, Xia J. Protein convertase subtilisin/Kexin type 9 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth by interacting with GSTP1 and suppressing the JNK signaling pathway. Cancer Biol Med 2021; 19:j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0313. [PMID: 33893729 PMCID: PMC8763006 DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Protein convertase subtilisin/Kexin type 9 (PCSK9) has been found to be closely associated with the occurrence and development of numerous tumors. However, the precise role of PCSK9 and its relationship to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain largely unknown. This study aimed to clarify these issues. METHODS The expression levels of PCSK9 in HCC tissues and HCC cell lines were determined by the quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and immunohistochemical analyses, and the effects of PCSK9 expression on HCC cell biological traits were investigated by overexpressing and downregulating PCSK9 expression in vivo and in vitro. Additionally, the mechanism by which PCSK9 mediated dissociation of glutathione S-transferase Pi 1 (GSTP1) dimers and phosphorylation of the Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway components were investigated. RESULTS PCSK9 expression levels were significantly lower in HCC tissues than in adjacent non-tumor samples. In vivo and in vitro experiments suggested that PCSK9 inhibited HCC cell proliferation and metastasis. Further analysis showed that PCSK9 interacted with GSTP1 and promoted GSTP1 dimer dissociation and JNK signaling pathway inactivation in HCC cells. Moreover, the relationships between PCSK9 protein expressions and clinical outcomes were investigated. The PCSK9-lo group displayed a significantly shorter overall survival (OS; median OS: 64.2 months vs. 83.2 months; log-rank statistic: 4.237; P = 0.04) and recurrence-free survival (RFS; median RFS: 26.5 months vs. 46.6 months; log-rank statistic: 10.498; P = 0.001) time than the PCSK9-hi group. CONCLUSIONS PCSK9 inhibited HCC cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, and apoptosis by interacting with GSTP1 and suppressing JNK signaling, suggesting that PCSK9 might act as a tumor suppressor and be a therapeutic target in HCC patients.
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- Mingyan He
- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Kong QF, Lv B, Wang B, Zhang XP, Sun HJ, Liu J. Association of von Willebrand factor (vWF) expression with lymph node metastasis and hemodynamics in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:2564-2571. [PMID: 32196607 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202003_20525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between von Willebrand factor (vWF) expression and lymph node metastasis or hemodynamics parameters in PTC. This work will provide a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 156 PTC patients were divided into metastatic and non-metastatic groups based on the presence or absence of lymph node metastasis. The Adler blood flow grading, color doppler flow imaging (CDFI), and blood flow index (PSV, PI, RI, AT) were measured and analyzed between the two groups. The expression of vWF was examined by immunocytochemical assay and quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). The function of vWF was investigated by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) and the transwell assays. RESULTS Both metastatic and non-metastatic groups with the major Adler grades as 0-1 had abundant blood flows. There was a significant difference in the rate of lymph node metastasis between Adler 2-3 and Adler 0-1. Moreover, the expression of vWF was found to be associated with lymph node metastasis or Adler blood flow grade in PTC. Significant differences in peak systolic velocity (PSV), systolic acceleration time (AT), and resistance index (RI) were detected in metastatic and non-metastatic groups. In addition, the upregulation of vWF was positively correlated with PSV, RI, and PI in PTC. Functionally, the knockdown of vWF inhibited the development of PTC by suppressing cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. CONCLUSIONS Abnormal expression of vWF is closely related to lymph node metastasis and hemodynamics parameters in PTC patients. Furthermore, vWF plays an oncogene role in PTC progression.
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- Q-F Kong
- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
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Hui YY, Bai C, Hu HM, Lv B, Wang X. The effects of the coordination orientation and steric hindrance of ligands on the structural diversity of Pb(II) coordination polymers. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Xu CX, Liu LY, Lv B, Zhao HY, Cao Q, Zhai T, Mao ZW. Two novel fan-shaped trinuclear Pt(ii) complexes act as G-quadruplex binders and telomerase inhibitors. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:9322-9329. [PMID: 32579629 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01767a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Two new trinuclear Pt(ii) complexes {[Pt(dien)]3(tib)}(NO3)6 (1) and {[Pt(dpa)]3(tib)}(NO3)6 (2) (dien: diethylenetriamine, dpa: bis-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, tib: 1,3,5-tris(1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene) have been designed, synthesized, characterized and applied to a series of biochemical studies. We found that both of the Pt(ii) complexes exhibited much better selectivity for human telomeric G-quadruplex sequence than promoter G-quadruplexes (c-kit, c-myc, and bcl2) or duplex DNA. Both complexes displayed comparative stability and affinity towards human telomeric G-quadruplex by the studies from surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence resonance energy transfer and polymerase chain reaction stop assays. The circular dichroism indicated that both complexes could induce and stabilize anti-parallel G-quadruplex structures. Molecule docking presented that Pt(ii) complex intercalated into the large groove of human telomeric G-quadruplex (PDB ID: 143D). Furthermore, telomeric repeat amplification protocol assays quantitatively evaluated the inhibition of telomerase activity caused by the Pt(ii) complexes. The obtained IC50 values of 6.41 ± 0.042 μM and 2.67 ± 0.035 μM for 1 and 2, respectively, exhibited strong telomerase inhibitions. All results suggest that such fan-shaped trinuclear Pt(ii) complexes are effective and selective G-quadruplex binders, as well as strong telomerase inhibitors. This study provides insight into the development of human telomeric G-quadruplex targeted anticancer drugs based on the metal complex.
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- Cui-Xia Xu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211222, China and MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211222, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211222, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Mo J, Xu X, Shen H, Huang F, Wang Q, Lv B, Chen B. Study on the cleaning effect of medical protective positive pressure air supply respirator during COVID-19. Panminerva Med 2020; 63:566-567. [PMID: 32506885 DOI: 10.23736/s0031-0808.20.03971-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Junjun Mo
- Department of Central Sterile Supply, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Central Sterile Supply, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China -
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- Department of Central Sterile Supply, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Central Sterile Supply, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Central Sterile Supply, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Central Sterile Supply, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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Bacterial topoisomerase I is a potential target during the course of antibacterial drug therapy. In our studies, specifically designed small DNA circles with high bending stress were synthesized. It is demonstrated that small DNA circles showed high inhibitory effect on the activity of bacterial topoisomerase I and the single-stranded regions associated with bending deformation in DNA circles are believed to be the crucial factor for trapping the enzymes and decreasing the effective concentration of the topoisomerases in the reaction solution. In addition, the DNA circles showed high thermal stability and excellent nuclease resistance. In consideration of the low cytotoxicity of DNA-based biopharmaceuticals, our results may provide a new idea for the future design and optimization of DNA-based therapeutic agents for antibacterial therapy.
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- Dawei Li
- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University 159 Longpan Road Nanjing 210037 China
- The Southern Modern Forestry Collaborative Innovation Center, Nanjing Forestry University 159 Longpan Road Nanjing 210037 China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University 159 Longpan Road Nanjing 210037 China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University 159 Longpan Road Nanjing 210037 China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University 159 Longpan Road Nanjing 210037 China
- The Southern Modern Forestry Collaborative Innovation Center, Nanjing Forestry University 159 Longpan Road Nanjing 210037 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University Nanjing 210013 China
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Huyan S, Deng LZ, Wu Z, Zhao K, Sun JY, Wu LJ, Zhao YY, Yuan HM, Gooch M, Lv B, Zhu Y, Chen S, Chu CW. Low-temperature microstructural studies on superconducting CaFe 2As 2. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6393. [PMID: 31015499 PMCID: PMC6478709 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42660-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Undoped CaFe2As2 (Ca122) can be stabilized in two slightly different non-superconducting tetragonal phases, PI and PII, through thermal treatments. Upon proper annealing, superconductivity with a Tc up to 25 K emerges in the samples with an admixture of PI and PII phases. Systematic low-temperature X-ray diffraction studies were conducted on undoped Ca122 samples annealed at 350 °C over different time periods. In addition to the diffraction peaks associated with the single-phase aggregation of PI and PII, a broad intermediate peak that shifts with annealing time was observed in the superconducting samples only. Our simulation of phase distribution suggests that the extra peak is associated with the admixture of PI and PII on the nanometer scale. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirms the existence of these nano-scale phase admixtures in the superconducting samples. These experimental results and simulation analyses lend further support for our conclusion that interfacial inducement is the most reasonable explanation for the emergence of superconductivity in undoped Ca122 single crystals.
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- S Huyan
- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-5005, USA. .,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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Yang H, Hu C, Lv B, Tang R, Xu C. Synthesis, Characterization and Optical Properties of Two Metal Borates Containing Two Types of Oxoboron Clusters. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hui Yang
- College of Life Science and ChemistryJiangsu Second Normal University Nanjing 210013 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural ChemistryFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and ChemistryJiangsu Second Normal University Nanjing 210013 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural ChemistryFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and ChemistryJiangsu Second Normal University Nanjing 210013 P. R. China
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Li D, Peng P, Yang Z, Lv B. Formation of G-quadruplex structure in supercoiled DNA under molecularly crowded conditions. RSC Adv 2019; 9:26248-26251. [PMID: 35531037 PMCID: PMC9070399 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06370f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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G-quadruplex is a secondary structure of nucleic acids that plays crucial roles in many significant biological processes. Potential G-quadruplex-forming sequences exist widely in various regions of the genome such as telomeres and gene promoters. In spite of the fact that G-quadruplex can be readily assembled from a single-stranded segment of DNA, its formation from duplex DNA is very difficult under physiological conditions because Watson–Crick interactions in guanine rich segments need to be weakened first. It is demonstrated in our studies that intrastrand G-quadruplex generated from a perfectly matched guanine-rich duplex in a circular DNA as a result of significant quadruplex stabilization and duplex destabilization created by the combined actions of negative DNA supercoiling and molecular crowding conditions. It is demonstrated that G-quadruplex generated from G-rich duplex in a circular DNA as a result of quadruplex stabilization and duplex destabilization created by the combined actions of negative DNA supercoiling and molecular crowding condition.![]()
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- Dawei Li
- The Southern Modern Forestry Collaborative Innovation Center
- College of Biology and the Environment
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing
- China
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- The Southern Modern Forestry Collaborative Innovation Center
- College of Biology and the Environment
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi
- China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules
- College of Life Science and Chemistry
- Jiangsu Second Normal University
- Nanjing
- China
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Lv B, Ma L, Tang W, Huang P, Yang B, Wang L, Chen S, Gao Q, Zhang S, Xia J. FXR Acts as a Metastasis Suppressor in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Inhibiting IL-6-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 48:158-172. [DOI: 10.1159/000491715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background/Aims: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a complicated condition, with difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis. The expression and clinical significance of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR), an endogenous receptor of bile acids, in ICC is not well understood. Methods: Western blotting and immunochemical analyses were used to determine the levels of FXR in 4 cholangiocarcinoma cell lines, a human intrahepatic biliary epithelial cell line (HIBEpic) and 322 ICC specimens, respectively, while quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the mRNA levels of FXR in cholangiocarcinoma cell lines. We evaluated the prognostic value of FXR expression and its association with clinical parameters. We determined the biological significance of FXR in ICC cell lines by agonist-mediated activation and lentivirus-mediated silence. IL-6 expression was tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and flow cytometry. In vitro, cell proliferation was examined by Cell Counting Kit-8, migration and invasion were examined by wound healing and transwell assays; in vivo, tumor migration and invasion were explored in NOD-SCID mice. Results: FXR was downregulated in ICC cell lines and clinical ICC specimens. Loss of FXR was markedly correlated with aggressive tumor phenotypes and poor prognosis in patients with ICC. Moreover, FXR expression also had significant prognostic value in carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) negative patients. The expression of FXR was negatively correlated with IL-6 levels in clinical ICC tissues. FXR inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion and epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) of ICC cells via suppression of IL-6 in vitro. Obeticholic acid, an agonist of FXR, inhibited IL-6 production, tumor growth and lung metastasis of ICC in vivo. Conclusions: FXR could be a promising ICC prognostic biomarker, especially in CA19-9 negative patients with ICC. FXR inhibits the tumor growth and metastasis of ICC via IL-6 suppression.
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Li H, Lv B, Kong L, Xia J, Zhu M, Hu L, Zhen D, Wu Y, Jia X, Zhu S, Cui H. Nova1 mediates resistance of rat pheochromocytoma cells to hypoxia-induced apoptosis via the Bax/Bcl-2/caspase-3 pathway. Int J Mol Med 2017; 40:1125-1133. [PMID: 28791345 PMCID: PMC5593465 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neuro-oncological ventral antigen 1 (Nova1) is a well known brain-specific splicing factor. Several studies have identified Nova1 as a regulatory protein at the top of a hierarchical network. However, the function of Nova1 during hypoxia remains poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of Nova1 against cell hypoxia and to further explore the Bax/Bcl-2/caspase-3 pathway as a potential mechanism. During hypoxia, the survival rate of pheochromocytoma PC12 cells was gradually decreased and the apoptosis rate was gradually increased, peaking at 48 h of hypoxia. At 48 h after transfection of PC12 cells with pCMV-Myc-Nova1, the expression of Nova1 was significantly increased, with wide distribution in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Moreover, the survival rate was significantly increased and the apoptosis rate was significantly decreased. Additionally, the mRNA and protein expression levels of Bax and caspase-3 were significantly increased in the pCMV-Myc group and significantly decreased in the pCMV-Myc-Nova1 group, whereas that of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased in the pCMV-Myc group and significantly increased in the pCMV-Myc-Nova1 group. This study indicated that Nova1 could be linked to resistance to the hypoxia-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells via the Bax/Bcl-2/caspase-3 pathway, and this finding may be of significance for exploring novel mechanisms of hypoxia and the treatment of hypoxia-associated diseases.
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- Hualing Li
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biosciences and Biotechnology College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
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Li D, Lv B, Wang Q, Liu Y, Zhuge Q. Direct observation of positive supercoils introduced by reverse gyrase through atomic force microscopy. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:4086-4090. [PMID: 28756025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Reverse gyrase is a hyperthermophilic enzyme that can introduce positive supercoiling in substrate DNA. It is showed in our studies that positive DNA supercoils were induced in both pBR322 vector and an artificially synthesized mini-plasmid DNA by reverse gyrase. The left-handed structures adopted by positively supercoiled DNA molecules could be identified from their right-handed topoisomers through atomic force microscopic examination. Additional structural comparisons revealed that positively supercoiled DNA molecule AFM images exhibited increased contour lengths. Moreover, enzymatic assays showed that the positively supercoiled DNA could not be cleaved by T7 endonuclease. Together, this suggests that the overwound structure of positive supercoils could prevent genomic duplex DNA from randomly forming single-stranded DNA regions and intra-stranded secondary structures.
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- Dawei Li
- Key Lab of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Key Lab of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Key Lab of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Key Lab of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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Jiang XH, Zhou WM, He YZ, Wang Y, Lv B, Wang XM. Effects of lipopeptide carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:737-743. [PMID: 28956426] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study aims to evaluate the effect of lipopeptide carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm as part of the development of a new anti-biofilm material. The study had three stages. Firstly, we assessed the Staphylococcus aureus capability to form biofilm and enumerated the number of attached bacteria and free bacteria; secondly, we determined the inhibitory effect of different concentrations of Bacillus natto antimicrobial lipopeptid- carboxymethyl chitosan (BNAP-CMCS) nanoparticles added at different times on biofilm formation capability and the numbers of free bacteria and attached bacteria. Lastly, we tested the scavenging effect of BNAP-CMCS nanoparticles on biofilm formation and number of attached bacteria. The results showed that the amount of attached bacteria quickly increased over time and reached the maximum after 24 h of culture. The BNAP-CMCS nanoparticles had the greatest effect on biofilm inhibition at the concentration of 1 MIC, after 8 h of culture, and the effect was dose-dependent. The BNAP-CMCS nanoparticles had decreased also the numbers of free and attached bacteria in a dose-dependent fashion, after 8 hours of culture. The scavenging effect of BNAP-CMCS nanoparticles on free and attached bacteria was maximum at 6 MIC. In conclusion, lipopeptide carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles had a good inhibition and scavenging effect on the formation of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm and the growth of surface-attached bacteria.
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- X H Jiang
- Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Clinical microbiology Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang-California International Nano Systems Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Pan M, Chai L, Xue F, Ding L, Tang G, Lv B. Comparisons of external fixator combined with limited internal fixation and open reduction and internal fixation for Sanders type 2 calcaneal fractures: Finite element analysis and clinical outcome. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:433-438. [PMID: 28747337 PMCID: PMC5539306 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.67.2000640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical stability and clinical outcome of external fixator combined with limited internal fixation (EFLIF) and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in treating Sanders type 2 calcaneal fractures. METHODS Two types of fixation systems were selected for finite element analysis and a dual cohort study. Two fixation systems were simulated to fix the fracture in a finite element model. The relative displacement and stress distribution were analysed and compared. A total of 71 consecutive patients with closed Sanders type 2 calcaneal fractures were enrolled and divided into two groups according to the treatment to which they chose: the EFLIF group and the ORIF group. The radiological and clinical outcomes were evaluated and compared. RESULTS The relative displacement of the EFLIF was less than that of the plate (0.1363 mm to 0.1808 mm). The highest von Mises stress value on the plate was 33% higher than that on the EFLIF. A normal restoration of the Böhler angle was achieved in both groups. No significant difference was found in the clinical outcome on the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle Hindfoot Scale, or on the Visual Analogue Scale between the two groups (p > 0.05). Wound complications were more common in those who were treated with ORIF (p = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS Both EFLIF and ORIF systems were tested to 160 N without failure, showing the new construct to be mechanically safe to use. Both EFLIF and ORIF could be effective in treating Sanders type 2 calcaneal fractures. The EFLIF may be superior to ORIF in achieving biomechanical stability and less blood loss, shorter surgical time and hospital stay, and fewer wound complications.Cite this article: M. Pan, L. Chai, F. Xue, L. Ding, G. Tang, B. Lv. Comparisons of external fixator combined with limited internal fixation and open reduction and internal fixation for Sanders type 2 calcaneal fractures: Finite element analysis and clinical outcome. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:433-438. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.67.2000640.
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- Orthopaedics Department, Southern Medical University Fengxian District Central Hospital, No. 6600, Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
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- Orthopaedics Department, The People's Hospital of Bozhou, Anhui Province, No. 3, Xuejia Alley, Qiaocheng District, Bozhou city, Anhui Province, China
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- Orthopaedics Department, Southern Medical University Fengxian District Central Hospital, No. 6600, Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
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- Orthopaedics Department, Southern Medical University Fengxian District Central Hospital, No. 6600, Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
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- Orthopaedics Department, Southern Medical University Fengxian District Central Hospital, No. 6600, Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
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- Orthopaedics Department, Southern Medical University Fengxian District Central Hospital, No. 6600, Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
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Lv B, Zhou S, Peng H, Ma H, Wu Y, Zhao X. Successful management of primary splenic pregnancy: a case report and review of literature. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2017. [DOI: 10.12891/ceog3568.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Du Y, Wang H, Lv B. New Concept of X-Ray Repair Cross-Complementing Groups 1 Polymorphisms and Gynecologic Cancer Risk. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2017; 83:15-22. [PMID: 28391259 DOI: 10.1159/000464352] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several meta-analyses have been conducted to examine the possible link between X-ray repair cross-complementing groups 1 (XRCC1) Arg399Gln polymorphism and cervical cancer risk. However, the results are controversial. Therefore, we carried out a more comprehensive meta-analysis to examine whether XRCC1 polymorphisms are associated with general gynecologic cancer risk. METHODS Twenty studies, comprising 4,230 cases and 5,458 controls that included analyses of XRCC1 polymorphisms (Arg194Trp, Arg280His, or Arg399Gln) were included in our study. RESULTS Overall, no significant association between any of the studied XRCC1 polymorphisms and gynecologic cancer risk was observed. However, in further stratified analyses, the Arg399Gln was definitely associated with increased gynecologic cancer risk in Asians (A vs. G: OR 1.24; 95% CI 1.02-1.53), which was also associated with increased cervical cancer risk (A vs. G: OR 1.20; 95% CI 1.00-1.44). Similarly, the Arg194Trp was significantly associated with increased gynecologic cancer risk in Asians (TT vs. CC: OR 1.87; 95% CI 1.02-3.42) and endometrial cancer (T vs. C: OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.05-2.02). CONCLUSIONS These findings provided evidence that XRCC1 Arg399Gln and Arg194Trp variants may modify the susceptibility to gynecologic cancers based on ethnicity and type. Further studies with large sample size are warranted to extend our findings.
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- Yali Du
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
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He M, Zhang W, Dong Y, Wang L, Fang T, Tang W, Lv B, Chen G, Yang B, Huang P, Xia J. Pro-inflammation NF-κB signaling triggers a positive feedback via enhancing cholesterol accumulation in liver cancer cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2017; 36:15. [PMID: 28100270 PMCID: PMC5242086 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-017-0490-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops in a complex microenvironment characterized by chronic inflammation. In recent years, cholesterol metabolic abnormalities have been implicated the importance in cancer cell physiology. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between inflammation and cholesterol accumulation in HCC cells. Methods Human HCC cells HepG2 and Huh7 were cultured and stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 24 h. The changes of HCC cells related to cholesterol metabolism including intracellular cholesterol concentrations, cholesterol uptake, and the expression of cholesterol-related genes 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR), LDL receptor (LDLR), sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 2 (SREBF2), and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) were comparatively analyzed. Simultaneously, the effects of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway on cholesterol metabolism were clarified by knocking-down of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit alpha (IKKα) and TGF-beta-activated kinase 1 and MAP3K7-binding protein 3 (TAB3) via RNAi and microRNA (miR)-195. Subsequently, the roles of cholesterol accumulation in LPS induced pro-inflammatory effects were further investigated. Results Pro-inflammatory factor LPS significantly increased intracellular cholesterol accumulation by upregulating the expression of HMGCR, LDLR, and SREBF2, while downregulating the expression of PCSK9. These effects were revealed to depend on NF-κB signaling pathway by knocking-down and overexpression of IKKα and TAB3. Additionally, miR-195, a regulator directly targeting IKKα and TAB3, blocked the effects of cholesterol accumulation, further supporting the critical role of pro-inflammation NF-κB signaling in regulating cholesterol accumulation. Intriguingly, the accumulation of cholesterol conversely exerted an augmented pro-inflammation effects by further activating NF-κB signaling pathway. Conclusions These results indicated that pro-inflammation effects of NF-κB signaling could be augmented by a positive feedback via enhancing the cholesterol accumulation in liver cancer cells.
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- Mingyan He
- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Cancer Hospital of Baotou City, Inner Monggolia, 014030, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201100, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201100, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201100, China.
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Lv B, Zhou ST, Peng HL, Ma HW, Wu Y, Zhao X. Successful management of primary splenic pregnancy: a case report and review of literature. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2017; 44:487-488. [PMID: 29949303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ectopic pregnancy is defined as dislocation of a fertilized ovum anywhere other than in the cavity of uterus. Generally, the common site for dislocation is within fallopian tube, accounting for 95.5% of all ectopic gestations. Abdominal pregnancy is rare with a potentially life-threatening variation that resides within peritoneal cavity and the primary splenic pregnancy is even rarer. This report describes a patient with primary splenic pregnancy, who was successfully managed after splenectomy.
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Zhou J, Ling J, Song H, Lv B, Wang L, Shang J, Wang Y, Chang C, Ping F, Qian J. Neurokinin-1 receptor is a novel positive regulator of Wnt/ β-catenin signaling in melanogenesis. Oncotarget 2016; 7:81268-81280. [PMID: 27835606 PMCID: PMC5348391 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Wnt/β-catenin signaling is essential for melanogenesis in melanocytes. Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) has recently been demonstrated to be involved in melanin production. However, the cross talk between NK-1R and Wnt/β-catenin is poorly understood. Here, [Sar9, Met(O2)11] substance P (SMSP) was used to activate NK-1R, while L-733060 was used to inhibit it. The effects of NK-1R activation and inhibition on Wnt and its inhibitors were analyzed using western blot and real-time quantitative PCR. The results showed that SMSP positively regulated Wnt/β-catenin signaling by increasing the expression of β-catenin and p-GSK3β protein, which resulted from the weakened expression of the Wnt inhibitor Dickkopf-1 (DKK1). On the contrary, L-733060 lowered the expression of β-catenin and p-GSK3β protein through the up-regulation of DKK1 expression. Furthermore, in L-733060-treated mice, it was found that the pigmentation level as well as the melanogenic proteins and β-catenin protein expression were down-regulated, while the expression of DKK1 was up-regulated. These results showed the interaction between NK-1R and Wnt in human melanocytes in vitro and C57BL/6J mice in vivo, indicating that NK-1R may positively regulate melanogenesis through Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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- Jia Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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- Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, P.R. China
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Lv B, Wang X, Hu HM, Zhao YF, Yang ML, Xue G. Synthesis, structure and luminescent sensor of zinc coordination polymers based on a new functionalized bipyridyl carboxylate ligand. Inorganica Chim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.09.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lv B, Cheng X, Gao J, Zhao H, Chen L, Wang L, Huang S, Fan Z, Zhang R, Shen Y, Li L, Liu B, Qi T, Wang J, Cheng J. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is highly associated with giant idiopathic esophageal ulcers in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. Am J Transl Res 2016; 8:4464-4471. [PMID: 27830031 PMCID: PMC5095340] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine whether the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exists in giant idiopathic esophageal ulcers in the patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). METHODS 16 AIDS patients with a primary complaint of epigastric discomfort were examined by gastroscopy. Multiple and giant esophageal ulcers were biopsied and analyzed with pathology staining and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to determine the potential pathogenic microorganisms, including HIV, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex viruses (HSV). RESULTS HIV was detected in ulcer samples from 12 out of these 16 patients. Ulcers in 2 patients were infected with CMV and ulcers in another 2 patients were found HSV positive. No obvious cancerous pathological changes were found in these multiple giant esophageal ulcer specimens. CONCLUSION HIV may be one of the major causative agents of multiple benign giant esophageal ulcers in AIDS patients.
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- Bei Lv
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical SchoolShanghai, China
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- Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin UniversityJilin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjing Second People’s HospitalTianjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Lv B, Duan H. A Comparison Study of Quetiapine and Risperidone's Effectiveness and Safety on Treating Alcohol-induced Mental Disorder. Shanghai Arch Psychiatry 2016. [PMID: 28638193 PMCID: PMC5434271 DOI: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.216037] [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: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Compared with Risperidone, Quetiapine's effectiveness and safety on treating alcohol-induced mental disorder is still unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effectiveness and safety of Quetiapine on treating alcohol-induced mental disorder. METHODS One hundred and forty-eight patients with alcohol-induced mental disorder were divided into the experimental group (75 patients) and the control group (73 patients) by the treatments they received. The patients in the experimental group were treated with Quetiapine by taking it three times per day orally. The mean (sd) maintenance dose was 151.2(27.3) mg/d, and the treatment cycle was 6 weeks. Patients in the control group received Risperidone once per day orally with a mean (sd) maintenance dose being 2.3(0.9) mg/d, and the treatment cycle was 6 weeks as well. The PANSS scale was used to assess patients' before and after treatment. The researchers also observed any adverse reactions in both treatment strategies and evaluated the effectiveness and safety of both treatment strategies. RESULTS The mean (sd) PANSS scale score of the experimental group after two weeks of treatment was 71.9 (10.2), which was clearly better than the mean (sd) score before treatment (82.6 [11.4]), and was significantly better than the control group's mean (sd) score after two weeks (76.5[12.8]). Also, the experimental group's scores after 4 weeks of treatment and 6 weeks of treatment were significantly better than the control group. The experimental group's efficacy rate (94.7%) was higher than the control group's (90.4%); the cure rate of the experimental group (33.3%) was higher than that of the control group (24.7%), and the difference was statistically significant. The rates of adverse reactions in the experimental and control groups were 13.3% and 19.2% respectively, and they were significantly different from each other. CONCLUSION Treating alcohol-induced mental disorder with Quetiapine is more effective than treating it with Risperidone. Quetiapine can improve patients' symptoms quickly, and lower the chance of adverse reactions. It is effective and safe.
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- Bei Lv
- Elderly Mental Health Department, Chongqing San Xia Central Hospital Pinghu Brunch, Sichuan Province
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- Elderly Mental Health Department, Chongqing San Xia Central Hospital Pinghu Brunch, Sichuan Province
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Zhang Y, Xiao F, Lu S, Song J, Zhang C, Li J, Gu K, Lan A, Lv B, Zhang R, Mo F, Jiang G, Zhang X, Yang X. Research trends and perspectives of male infertility: a bibliometric analysis of 20 years of scientific literature. Andrology 2016; 4:990-1001. [PMID: 27389996 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Y. Zhang
- Medical Scientific Research Center; Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Medical Scientific Research Center; Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine; Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University; Jinan China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University; Guilin Guangxi China
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- Medical Scientific Research Center; Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Medical Scientific Research Center; Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Department of Urology; The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Medical Scientific Research Center; Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Department of Urology; The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Medical Scientific Research Center; Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; Beijing China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; Beijing China
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- Department of Urology; Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University; Wuhan Hubei China
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- Medical Scientific Research Center; Guangxi Medical University; Nanning Guangxi China
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Li H, Lv B, Kong L, Chen X, Zhu S. [Eukaryotic expression of human NOVA1 protein and identification of its anti-hypoxia activity]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2016; 32:507-517. [PMID: 28853272 DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.150345] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this study was to construct the eukaryotic expression vector of pCMV-Myc-NOVA1 based on NOVA1 gene, and to screen the optimum expression condition after transfecting to PC12 cells, and further to explore the distribution of NOVA1 protein in PC12 cells using cell immunohistochemistry, and to identifyits anti-hypoxia activity. According to the NOVA1 gene sequence of NCBI database, we designed the upstream and downstream primers, and performed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify the full length cDNA coding sequence using pCR4-TOPO-NOVA1 as a template. The products were digested by restriction endonuclease SalⅠand XhoⅠ, and conjugated to the eukaryotic expression vector ofpCMV-Myc followed by validating by digestion and direct sequencing. Subsequently, the validated pCMV-Myc-NOVA1 was transfected to PC12 cells followed by optimizing of transfection ratio and transfection time, and identified by qPCR, Western blotting and cell immunohistochemistry respectively. After validation by digestion and direct sequencing, the eukaryotic expression vector of pCMV-Myc-NOVA1 was correctly constructed. The optimum transfection ratio of plasmid to Lipo 2000 was 1:2.5, and the optimum transfection time was 72 h. At the optimum transfection condition, the expression level of NOVA1 mRNA and protein significantly increased, and after transfection of pCMV-Myc-NOVA1, NOVA1 protein mainly distributed in cell nucleus and cytoplasm. After 6 h hypoxia, the cell proliferation activity was significantly increased compared to that of the control and pCMV-Myc group. Our findings provided a reference for exploring the mechanism of NOVA1, and also a technical support for potential drug development of NOVA1.
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- Hualing Li
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Life Science College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu, China
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Yi M, Liu ZK, Zhang Y, Yu R, Zhu JX, Lee JJ, Moore RG, Schmitt FT, Li W, Riggs SC, Chu JH, Lv B, Hu J, Hashimoto M, Mo SK, Hussain Z, Mao ZQ, Chu CW, Fisher IR, Si Q, Shen ZX, Lu DH. Observation of universal strong orbital-dependent correlation effects in iron chalcogenides. Nat Commun 2015. [PMID: 26204461 PMCID: PMC4525196 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Establishing the appropriate theoretical framework for unconventional superconductivity in the iron-based materials requires correct understanding of both the electron correlation strength and the role of Fermi surfaces. This fundamental issue becomes especially relevant with the discovery of the iron chalcogenide superconductors. Here, we use angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to measure three representative iron chalcogenides, FeTe0.56Se0.44, monolayer FeSe grown on SrTiO3 and K0.76Fe1.72Se2. We show that these superconductors are all strongly correlated, with an orbital-selective strong renormalization in the dxy bands despite having drastically different Fermi surface topologies. Furthermore, raising temperature brings all three compounds from a metallic state to a phase where the dxy orbital loses all spectral weight while other orbitals remain itinerant. These observations establish that iron chalcogenides display universal orbital-selective strong correlations that are insensitive to the Fermi surface topology, and are close to an orbital-selective Mott phase, hence placing strong constraints for theoretical understanding of iron-based superconductors. A proper theoretical description for unconventional superconductivity in iron-based compounds remains elusive. Here, the authors, to capture the electron correlation strength and the role of Fermi surfaces, report ARPES measurements of three iron chalcogenide superconductors to establish universal features.
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- M Yi
- 1] Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA [2] Departments of Physics and Applied Physics, and Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- 1] Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA [2] Departments of Physics and Applied Physics, and Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- 1] Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA [2] Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- 1] Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China [2] Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- 1] Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA [2] Departments of Physics and Applied Physics, and Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- 1] Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA [2] Departments of Physics and Applied Physics, and Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA
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- 1] Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA [2] Departments of Physics and Applied Physics, and Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- 1] Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA [2] Departments of Physics and Applied Physics, and Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Zhang B, Luo Z, Zhao Y, Lv B, Song S, Duan C, Chen Z. Effect of a high-density coarse-particle layer on the stability of a gas–solid fluidized bed for dry coal beneficiation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2014.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lv B, Zhao H, Bai X, Huang S, Fan Z, Lu J, Tang R, Yin K, Gao P, Liu B, Cheng J. Entecavir promotes CD34⁺ stem cell proliferation in the peripheral blood and liver of chronic hepatitis B and liver cirrhosis patients. Discov Med 2014; 18:227-236. [PMID: 25425463] [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: 06/04/2023]
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Entecavir (ETV) has been used for more than 2 decades in treating hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections. It has shown significant anti-HBV effect and has led to histological improvement in the liver of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. In patients treated with ETV for over two years, reversal of cirrhosis to normal tissue has also been observed. However, the mechanisms of these tissue repairing or recovery processes are not yet clear. In order to determine the roles that bone marrow and liver stem/progenitor cells play in these processes, we evaluated the CD34⁺ and CD133⁺ stem/progenitor cells in peripheral blood from 292 patients and liver tissues from 43 patients who had received therapies with and without ETV. A significant increase in both CD34⁺ and CD133⁺ cells was found in CHB and cirrhosis patients compared to the healthy controls. In patients treated with ETV, CD34⁺ cells increased 2 and 4 fold in peripheral blood and liver tissues, respectively, while their CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ cells remained the same. On the other hand, CD133⁺ cells did not change or even slightly decreased with ETV treatment. Results from immunohistochemistry staining, real time RT-PCR, and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay also revealed the same level of CD34⁺ cell increase and CD133⁺ cell decrease (or no change) in ETV treated patients, compared to patients without ETV therapies. Liver functions in patients with ETV treatment improved in general, but one liver cirrhosis patient with high expression of CD133 in liver tissue developed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In summary, ETV may have differential effects on various stem cell subtypes. ETV-activated stem cells in bone marrow and liver tissues may contribute to the recovery from injuries caused by HBV infection. They also contribute to the regeneration of normal tissue and the recovery of normal liver function. Meanwhile, ETV does not activate stem cells that may participate in the initiation of HCC.
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MESH Headings
- AC133 Antigen
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Antigens, CD34/blood
- Antigens, CD34/genetics
- Antigens, CD34/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cell Count
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Guanine/analogs & derivatives
- Guanine/pharmacology
- Hepatitis B, Chronic/blood
- Hepatitis B, Chronic/immunology
- Hepatitis B, Chronic/pathology
- Hepatitis B, Chronic/physiopathology
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Liver/drug effects
- Liver/pathology
- Liver/physiopathology
- Liver Cirrhosis/blood
- Liver Cirrhosis/immunology
- Liver Cirrhosis/pathology
- Liver Cirrhosis/physiopathology
- Liver Function Tests
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptides/metabolism
- Stem Cells/cytology
- Stem Cells/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Young Adult
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- Bei Lv
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Jiamusi Medical College, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Metabolism and Health Effects, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Li J, Shi W, Li M, Wang Z, He H, Xian J, Lv B, Yan F. Time-dependent diffusion tensor changes of optic nerve in patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy. Acta Radiol 2014; 55:855-63. [PMID: 24097827 DOI: 10.1177/0284185113506900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Indirect traumatic optic neuropathy (ITON) is a devastating cause of permanent visual loss. Axonal degeneration, the characteristic pathological change of ITON, cannot be assessed by conventional imaging. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been widely used as a sensitive non-invasive imaging technique to obtain information on axonal integrity. PURPOSE To study time-dependent changes in ITON patients with DTI and to provide imaging evidence for clinical diagnosis and therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS We enrolled 28 subjects with unilateral ITON who underwent detailed ocular examinations and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. The differences between injured optic nerve (ON) and contralateral ON were tested. The patients were divided into three groups based on time (from injury to examination). Groups 1, 2, and 3 corresponded to the time taken from injury to examination: <7 days, 7-30 days, and >30 days, respectively. DT magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) differences among the groups were compared, including the relationship between diffusion parameters and mean thicknesses of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell complex (GCC) in the macular area. RESULTS Compared with contralateral ON, we observed reduced fractional anisotropy (FA) of injured nerves in group 2. Reduced FA and decreased axial diffusivity (λ//) and increased radial diffusivity (λ┴) and mean diffusivity (MD) of injured nerves were observed in group 3. The mean FA value of injured nerves showed a progressive decreasing trend, and mean λ┴ value exhibited a progressive increasing trend. For injured eyes, the MD and λ┴ increases strongly correlated with the decreased mean thicknesses of RNFL and GCC. Conversely, FA was significantly associated with mean RNFL thickness. CONCLUSION DT-MRI parameters could be useful biomarkers in detecting ON changes in ITON patients.
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Complex Systems and Intelligence Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Complex Systems and Intelligence Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Complex Systems and Intelligence Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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Zhang DZ, Zhu XY, Lv B, Cui CS, Han XM, Sheng XT, Wang QG, Zhang P. Trial Occlusion to Assess the Risk of Persistent Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension After Closure of a Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Adolescents and Adults With Elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressure. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2014; 7:473-81. [PMID: 25097200 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.113.001135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Duan-zhen Zhang
- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- From the Department of Congenital Heart Disease, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Li D, Lv B, Zhang H, Lee JY, Li T. Positive supercoiling affiliated with nucleosome formation repairs non-B DNA structures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:10641-4. [PMID: 25075997 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc04789c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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It is demonstrated that positive supercoiling affiliated with nucleosome formation can act as the driving force to repair the G-quadruplex, cruciform as well as a stable non-B DNA structure caused by peptide nucleic acid.
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- Dawei Li
- The Southern Modern Forestry Collaborative Innovation Center, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing, 210037, China
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Wang Q, Zhu X, Lv B, Li X, Zhang J. The association between c.1333C > T genetic polymorphism of MTHFR gene and the risk of congenital heart diseases. Biomarkers 2014; 19:77-80. [PMID: 24387084 DOI: 10.3109/1354750x.2013.876099] [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: 11/13/2022]
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This study aims to evaluate the influence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms on congenital heart diseases (CHD) risk. The frequencies of allelic and genotypic in CHD patients were significantly different from non-CHD controls. Our data suggested that the c.1333C > T genetic polymorphism of MTHFR gene was statistically associated with the increased risk of CHD [TT versus CC: odds ratio (OR) = 2.70, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.34-5.45, p = 0.005; T versus C: OR = 1.38, 95% CI 1.03-1.86, p = 0.032]. Our findings indicate that the c.1333C > T genetic polymorphism influences CHD risk in the studied population.
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- Qiguang Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, Shanxi Province , People's Republic of China and
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Zhang BC, Hou L, Lv B, Xu YW. Post-marketing surveillance study with iodixanol in 20 185 Chinese patients from routine clinical practices. Br J Radiol 2013; 87:20130325. [PMID: 24357597 PMCID: PMC4064546 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20130325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Objective: To determine the incidence of immediate and delayed adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and to assess patient discomfort following administration of iodixanol during imaging examinations in routine clinical practice. Methods: A total of 20 185 patients across 95 clinical centres were enrolled in a prospective post-marketing surveillance registry with iodixanol. Patients were monitored for occurrence of ADRs immediately following iodixanol administration and for up to 7 days after administration. Results: The overall rate of ADRs was 1.52%, of which 0.58% was immediate and 0.97% was delayed onset. Two patients had non-fatal serious ADRs (0.01%). The ADRs were significantly more common in patients who underwent contrast-enhanced CT/coronary CT angiography vs others (p < 0.001), in those receiving pre-heated iodixanol vs non-heating (p < 0.001), in those aged 70 years or younger (p < 0.001), in those in whom a power injector was used for contrast delivery (p < 0.001) and in those with a history of an allergic reaction to contrast (p = 0.024). Multivariate analysis showed that female gender, intravenous route of contrast injection, body weight ≥80 kg, age less than 65 years, contrast flow rate ≥4 ml s−1 and prior reaction to iodinated contrast medium were all significant and independent contributors to ADRs. Pre-treatment contrast volume and history of cardiac disease, gout, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or asthma did not affect the rate of ADRs. Discomfort was generally mild, with 94.8% of patients reporting a composite score of 0–3. Conclusion: The safety of iodixanol in routine clinical practice was shown to be similar to the published safety profiles of other non-ionic iodinated contrast agents. Patient discomfort during administration was mild or absent in most patients. Advances in knowledge: The major strength of this study is that it included 20 185 patients enrolled in various types of imaging examinations. The safety profile of iodixanol was comparable to previously published work.
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- B-C Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Zhang H, Guo J, Li D, Ng MTT, Lee JY, Lv B, Ng CW, Lee S, Shao F, Li T. Confirmation of quinolone-induced formation of gyrase–DNA conjugates using AFM. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:4622-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Liang Y, Gong XZ, Gan KF, Gauthier E, Wang L, Rack M, Wang YM, Zeng L, Denner P, Wingen A, Lv B, Ding BJ, Chen R, Hu LQ, Hu JS, Liu FK, Jie YX, Pearson J, Qian JP, Shan JF, Shen B, Shi TH, Sun Y, Wang FD, Wang HQ, Wang M, Wu ZW, Zhang SB, Zhang T, Zhang XJ, Yan N, Xu GS, Guo HY, Wan BN, Li JG. Magnetic topology changes induced by lower hybrid waves and their profound effect on edge-localized modes in the EAST tokamak. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:235002. [PMID: 25167503 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.235002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Strong mitigation of edge-localized modes has been observed on Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, when lower hybrid waves (LHWs) are applied to H-mode plasmas with ion cyclotron resonant heating. This has been demonstrated to be due to the formation of helical current filaments flowing along field lines in the scrape-off layer induced by LHW. This leads to the splitting of the outer divertor strike points during LHWs similar to previous observations with resonant magnetic perturbations. The change in the magnetic topology has been qualitatively modeled by considering helical current filaments in a field-line-tracing code.
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- Y Liang
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Association EURATOM-FZ Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung Plasmaphysik, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- CEA, IRFM, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Association EURATOM-FZ Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung Plasmaphysik, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Association EURATOM-FZ Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung Plasmaphysik, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, D-52425 Jülich, Germany and Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Association EURATOM-FZ Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung Plasmaphysik, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6169, USA
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Association EURATOM-FZ Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung Plasmaphysik, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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Yi M, Lu DH, Yu R, Riggs SC, Chu JH, Lv B, Liu ZK, Lu M, Cui YT, Hashimoto M, Mo SK, Hussain Z, Chu CW, Fisher IR, Si Q, Shen ZX. Observation of temperature-induced crossover to an orbital-selective Mott phase in A(x)Fe(2-y)Se2 (A=K, Rb) superconductors. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:067003. [PMID: 23432294 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.067003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we observe the low-temperature state of the A(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) (A=K, Rb) superconductors to exhibit an orbital-dependent renormalization of the bands near the Fermi level-the d(xy) bands heavily renormalized compared to the d(xz)/d(yz) bands. Upon raising the temperature to above 150 K, the system evolves into a state in which the d(xy) bands have depleted spectral weight while the d(xz)/d(yz) bands remain metallic. Combined with theoretical calculations, our observations can be consistently understood as a temperature-induced crossover from a metallic state at low temperatures to an orbital-selective Mott phase at high temperatures. Moreover, the fact that the superconducting state of A(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) is near the boundary of such an orbital-selective Mott phase constrains the system to have sufficiently strong on-site Coulomb interactions and Hund's coupling, highlighting the nontrivial role of electron correlation in this family of iron-based superconductors.
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- M Yi
- Stanford Institute of Materials and Energy Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Huang H, Wang F, Lv B, Xue FH, Guo DY, Park WJ, Lee WJ, Dong XL. Microwave absorption of gamma'-Fe2.6 Ni1.4N nanoparticles derived from nitriding counterpart precursor. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2012; 12:3040-3047. [PMID: 22849063 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.5842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Gamma-Fe2.6Ni1.4 nanoparticles were prepared by the arc-discharge method as the precursor and its nitride counterpart of gamma'-Fe2.6Ni14N nanoparticles was synthesized directly through a thermal ammonolysis reaction at the temperature of 673 K for two hours. The resultant product was identified as a homogeneous ternary nitride with nearly spherical shape and average size of about 60.0 nm. The electromagnetic characteristics of gamma'-Fe2.6Ni1.4N derivant and gamma-Fe2.6Ni1.4 precursor have been studied in the frequency range of 2-18 GHz. Compared with the precursor, gamma'-Fe2.6Ni1.4N nanoparticles exhibits an enhanced electromagnetic absorption property resulted from the increased dielectric loss by nitriding process. The optimal reflection loss (RL) of gamma'-Fe2.6Ni1.4N nanoparticles/paraffin composite can reach -39.9 dB at 5.2 GHz in a thickness of 2.29 mm, and the frequency band corresponding RL < -10 dB is over 2.6-18 GHz in the thickness range of 0.78-4.20 mm.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, People's Republic of China
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Li M, He HG, Shi W, Li J, Lv B, Wang CH, Miao QW, Wang ZC, Wang NL, Walter M, Sabel BA. Quantification of the human lateral geniculate nucleus in vivo using MR imaging based on morphometry: volume loss with age. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 33:915-21. [PMID: 22245591 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Because it is a small subcortical structure, the precise measurement of the human LGN is still a technical challenge. In this article, we identify the LGN in vivo, measure its volume based on high-resolution MR imaging, and then relate its volume to subject age to evaluate the potential clinical application. MATERIALS AND METHODS A semiautomatic LGN isolation method was developed on scans obtained with 1.5T MR imaging, which involves highlighting the surrounding landmarks, obtaining candidate LGN voxels with a region-growing algorithm, and isolating the LGN from the ventral diencephalon. The method was accessed with a test-retest reliability on the results from 55 healthy subjects at different ages. RESULTS This method showed high test-retest within-subject reliability (ICC, 0.950 and 0.948 in left and right hemispheres, respectively) among 3 independent measurements in each subject. The unilateral volume was highly variable, ranging from 52 to 102 mm(3) in the left and 66 to 105 mm(3) in the right hemisphere, with significantly larger volumes on the right (86 mm(3)) than on the left (77 mm(3)). The combined bilateral volumes (controlled for ICV) significantly decreased in size with progressing age from 20 to 65 years (r = -0.512, P = .000). There was no sex difference in bilateral LGN volumes (male/female: 163.1 ± 18.2/162.2 ± 21.4 mm(3)). CONCLUSIONS Using our new technique, we were able to reliably determine the human LGN volume in vivo, which was found to decline with age. The volumes obtained by our method corresponded well with previously reported postmortem values, so our method may be considered to be superior for investigating the pathology of LGN.
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- M Li
- State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ma M, Hui J, Lv B, Meng Y. Therapeutic value of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration administration in treating fulminant myocarditis. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lv B, Zhu XY, Zhang DZ. Estimation of haemodynamics parameters to transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus complicated severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Li D, Yang Z, Long Y, Zhao G, Lv B, Hiew S, Ng MTT, Guo J, Tan H, Zhang H, Yuan W, Su H, Li T. Precise engineering and visualization of signs and magnitudes of DNA writhe on the basis of PNA invasion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:10695-7. [PMID: 21892494 DOI: 10.1039/c1cc13158c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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It is demonstrated that the right and left handedness of DNA supercoils can be engineered precisely and readily at the molecular level in vitro through utilization of the invading property of peptide nucleic acid.
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- Dawei Li
- RecDivision of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore
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Li M, Li J, He H, Wang Z, Lv B, Li W, Hailla N, Yan F, Xian J, Ai L. Directional diffusivity changes in the optic nerve and optic radiation in optic neuritis. Br J Radiol 2011; 84:304-14. [PMID: 21415301 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/93494520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Optic neuritis (ON) is defined as an inflammation of the optic nerve and provides a useful model for studying the effects of inflammatory demyelination of white matter. The aim of this study was to assess the diffusion changes in both the optic nerve and optic radiation in patients with acute and chronic ON using diffusion tensor (DT) MRI. METHODS 33 patients with idiopathic demyelinating optic neuritis (IDON) and 33 gender- and age-matched healthy controls were examined with DT-MRI and with T(1) and T(2) weighted MRI. RESULTS Compared with controls, both first-episode and recurrent patients with IDON in the acute stage showed significantly increased radial diffusivity (λ(⊥)) and decreased mean fractional anisotropy (FA) in the affected nerves. Reduced FA, increased λ(⊥), mean diffusivity (MD) and axial diffusivity (λ(∥)) were determined in patients with subacute IDON. We found no significant difference in the directional diffusivity of optic radiation in patients whose disease had lasted less than 1 year compared with healthy controls. However, significant changes in the FA and λ(⊥) of the optic radiation were detected in patients with disease duration of more than 1 year. CONCLUSION These results show the great potential and capacity of DT-MRI measures as useful biomarkers and indicators for the evaluation of myelin injury in the visual pathway.
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- M Li
- Key Laboratory of Complex Systems and Intelligence Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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