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Lian S, Chen Y, Zhou Y, Feng T, Chen J, Liang L, Qian Y, Huang T, Zhang C, Wu F, Zou W, Li Z, Meng L, Li M. Functional differentiation and genetic diversity of rice cation exchanger (CAX) genes and their potential use in rice improvement. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8642. [PMID: 38622172 PMCID: PMC11018787 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58224-2] [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: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Cation exchanger (CAX) genes play an important role in plant growth/development and response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, we tried to obtain important information on the functionalities and phenotypic effects of CAX gene family by systematic analyses of their expression patterns, genetic diversity (gene CDS haplotypes, structural variations, gene presence/absence variations) in 3010 rice genomes and nine parents of 496 Huanghuazhan introgression lines, the frequency shifts of the predominant gcHaps at these loci to artificial selection during modern breeding, and their association with tolerances to several abiotic stresses. Significant amounts of variation also exist in the cis-regulatory elements (CREs) of the OsCAX gene promoters in 50 high-quality rice genomes. The functional differentiation of OsCAX gene family were reflected primarily by their tissue and development specific expression patterns and in varied responses to different treatments, by unique sets of CREs in their promoters and their associations with specific agronomic traits/abiotic stress tolerances. Our results indicated that OsCAX1a and OsCAX2 as general signal transporters were in many processes of rice growth/development and responses to diverse environments, but they might be of less value in rice improvement. OsCAX1b, OsCAX1c, OsCAX3 and OsCAX4 was expected to be of potential value in rice improvement because of their associations with specific traits, responsiveness to specific abiotic stresses or phytohormones, and relatively high gcHap and CRE diversity. Our strategy was demonstrated to be highly efficient to obtain important genetic information on genes/alleles of specific gene family and can be used to systematically characterize the other rice gene families.
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- Shangshu Lian
- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China.
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
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Wang D, Ni Y, Xie K, Li Y, Wu W, Shan H, Cheng B, Li X. Aquaporin ZmTIP2;3 Promotes Drought Resistance of Maize through Symbiosis with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4205. [PMID: 38673792 PMCID: PMC11050007 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084205] [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: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis plays important roles in enhancing plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Aquaporins have also been linked to improved drought tolerance in plants and the regulation of water transport. However, the mechanisms that underlie this association remain to be further explored. In this study, we found that arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi symbiosis could induce the gene expression of the aquaporin ZmTIP2;3 in maize roots. Moreover, compared with the wild-type plants, the maize zmtip2;3 mutant also showed a lower total biomass, colonization rate, relative water content, and POD and SOD activities after arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi symbiosis under drought stress. qRT-PCR assays revealed reduced expression levels of stress genes including LEA3, P5CS4, and NECD1 in the maize zmtip2;3 mutant. Taken together, these data suggest that ZmTIP2;3 plays an important role in promoting maize tolerance to drought stress during arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi symbiosis.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Resistance and High Quality Biology of Anhui Province, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (D.W.); (Y.N.); (K.X.); (Y.L.); (W.W.); (H.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Resistance and High Quality Biology of Anhui Province, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (D.W.); (Y.N.); (K.X.); (Y.L.); (W.W.); (H.S.)
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Dong Q, Wang C, Shen D, Ma Y, Zhang B, Xu S, Tao T, Xiao J. Combination of prostate volume and apparent diffusion coefficient can stratify patients with a PI-RADS score of 3 to reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies. Prostate 2024. [PMID: 38558415 DOI: 10.1002/pros.24695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Nowadays, there are many patients who undergo unnecessary prostate biopsies after receiving a prostate imaging reporting and data system (PI-RADS) score of 3. Our purpose is to identify cutoff values of the prostate volume (PV) and minimum apparent diffusion coefficient (ADCmin) to stratify those patients to reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies. METHODS Data from 224 qualified patients who received prostate biopsies from January 2019 to June 2023 were collected. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare non-normal distributed continuous variables, which were recorded as median (interquartile ranges). The correlation coefficients were calculated using Spearman's rank correlation analysis. Categorical variables are recorded by numbers (percentages) and compared by χ2 test. Both univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to determine the independent predictors. The receiver-operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of clinical variables. RESULTS Out of a total of 224 patients, 36 patients (16.07%) were diagnosed with clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa), whereas 72 patients (32.14%) were diagnosed with any grade prostate cancer. The result of multivariate analysis demonstrated that the PV (p < 0.001, odds ratio [OR]: 0.952, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.927-0.978) and ADCmin (p < 0.01, OR: 0.993, 95% CI: 0.989-0.998) were the independent factors for predicting csPCa. The AUC values of the PV and ADCmin were 0.779 (95% CI: 0.718-0.831) and 0.799 (95% CI: 0.740-0.849), respectively, for diagnosing csPCa. After stratifying patients by PV and ADCmin, 24 patients (47.06%) with "PV < 55 mL and ADCmin < 685 μm2/s" were diagnosed with csPCa. However, only one patient (1.25%) with PV ≥ 55 mL and ADCmin ≥ 685 μm2/s were diagnosed with csPCa. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we found the combination of PV and ADCmin can stratify patients with a PI-RADS score of 3 to reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies. These patients with "PV ≥ 55 mL and ADCmin ≥ 685 μm2/s" may safely avoid prostate biopsies.
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- Qifei Dong
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Department of Urology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Department of Urology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Li Y, Li S, Yin X, Liu S. Design, synthesis and insecticidal activity of novel Isoxazoline Acylhydrazone compounds. Pest Manag Sci 2024; 80:1654-1662. [PMID: 37985394 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nowadays, the diamondback moth has ascended to become one of the most formidable pests plaguing cruciferous vegetables. Consequently, the exigency for the development of efficacious pesticide candidates for crop protection has never been more paramount. In response to this pressing need, this study presents a compendium of novel isoxazoline derivatives, incorporating acylhydrazone moieties, synthesized with the express purpose of serving as potential insecticides. RESULTS The structures of these derivatives were confirmed using Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1 H NMR), Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (13 C NMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS). Most of these derivatives demonstrated effective insecticidal activities against Plutella xylostella. Notably, compound E3 exhibited exceptional insecticidal activity against Plutella xylostella (LC50 = 0.19 mg L-1 ), surpassing the effectiveness of ethiprole (LC50 = 3.28 mg L-1 ), and comparable to that of fluxametamide (LC50 = 0.22 mg L-1 ). Interestingly, compound E3 also displayed potent insecticidal activity against Pyrausta nubilalis (LC50 = 0.182 mg L-1 ) and Chilo suppressalis (LC50 = 0.64 mg L-1 ), and the LC50 values of fluxametamide were 0.23 mg L-1 (P. nubilalis) and 2.26 mg L-1 (C. suppressalis), respectively. The molecular docking results revealed that the compound E3 can form a hydrogen bond and two Pi-Pi bonds with the active sites of GABA receptors. In addition, the DFT calculations were also performed to study the relationship between insecticidal activities. The structure-activity relationships suggested that the identity of the R substituent was crucial for their pesticidal activities. CONCLUSION The results of the present study suggest that isoxazoline acylhydrazone derivatives could be promising candidates against P. xylostella and other Lepidopteran pests. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yahui Li
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Agri-Food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-Food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-Food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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Shen H, Zhou C, Xu S, Huang Y, Shi J, Liu G, Wu L, Dou C. Study on the solidification performance and mechanism of heavy metals by sludge/biomass ash ceramsites, biochar and biomass ash. Environ Geochem Health 2024; 46:78. [PMID: 38367092 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01846-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Industrial by-products are stored in large quantities in the open, leading to wasted resources and environmental pollution, and the natural environment is similarly faced with phosphate depletion and serious water and soil pollution. This study uses these by-products to produce a new sludge/biomass ash ceramsite that will be used to adsorb nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater, and solidify heavy metals in the soil while releasing Olsen P. The sludge/biomass ash ceramsites are made using sewage sludge and biomass ash in a certain ratio calcined at high temperatures and modified for the adsorption of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. Sludge/biomass ash ceramsites before and after phosphorus adsorption, biochar and biomass ash were compared to analyze their heavy metal adsorption capacity and potential as phosphate fertilizer. After phosphorus adsorption, the sludge/biomass ash ceramsites released effective phosphorus steadily and rapidly in the soil, with a greater initial release than biochar and biomass ash, and the ceramsites were in a granular form that could be easily recycled. Biochar and biomass residue, due to their surface functional groups, are better at solidifying heavy metals than sludge/biomass ash ceramsites. Biochar, biomass ash and sludge/biomass ash ceramsites significantly reduced the concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in the soil. Correlation analysis demonstrated that there was a synergistic relationship between the increase in soil Olsen P content and the change in pH, with the increase in soil Olsen P content and the increase in pH contributing to heavy metal solidification.
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- Hexin Shen
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, No. 193, Road Tunxi, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, No. 193, Road Tunxi, Hefei, 230009, China.
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, No. 193, Road Tunxi, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, No. 193, Road Tunxi, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, No. 193, Road Tunxi, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 96, Road Jinzhai, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Academy of Eco-Environmental Science Research, Hefei, 230061, China
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- Anhui Provincial Academy of Eco-Environmental Science Research, Hefei, 230061, China
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Yao L, Zhou Z, Yu T, Wang G, Fan Z, Tang Y. The predictive value of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist indexes for the prognosis of patients with severe cerebral hemorrhage. Eur J Med Res 2024; 29:7. [PMID: 38173023 PMCID: PMC10763000 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01601-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study assessed the predictive value of electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) and the EAdi-derived monitoring index in the prognosis of patients with severe cerebral hemorrhage. METHODS Ninety patients with severe cerebral hemorrhage were admitted to the Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit of Yijishan Hospital from April 2019 to June 2021 and were divided into the good prognosis group (Glasgow Outcome Scale [GOS] ≥ 4) and poor prognosis group (GOS ≤ 3). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate prediction accuracy. RESULTS EAdi, neuro-ventilatory efficiency (NVE), and neuro-muscular efficiency (NME) in patients with good prognosis were significantly higher than those in patients with poor prognosis (4.707 µV vs 2.80 µV, P < 0.001; 141.85 ml/µV vs 66.01 ml/µV, P = 0.000; 2.57 cm H2O/µV vs 1.37 cm H2O/µV, P = 0.000). The area under the ROC curve for the EAdi score was 0.719, with sensitivity of 69.70% and specificity of 68.42% when EAdi was 3.6 µV. The AUC for NVE score was 0.793, with sensitivity of 75.76% and specificity of 75.44% when the NVE value was 95.32 ml/µV. The AUC for NME score was 0.792, with sensitivity of 69.70% and specificity of 78.95% when the NME value was 2.06 H2O/µV. The 6-month survival time of patients with higher EAdi, NVE, and NME was significantly longer than that of patients with lower EAdi, NVE, and NME CONCLUSION: EAdi, NVE, and NME can be used as indices for predicting the prognosis of patients with severe cerebral hemorrhage. TRIAL REGISTRATION NO ChiCTR1900022861. Registered April 28, 2019, http://www.chictr.org.cn .
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- Lin Yao
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
- The Translational Research Institute for Neurological Disorders of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
- The Translational Research Institute for Neurological Disorders of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
- The Translational Research Institute for Neurological Disorders of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China.
- The Translational Research Institute for Neurological Disorders of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People's Republic of China.
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Huang J, Fan X, Hu B, Chen L. Screening and validation of plasma cell-derived, purinergic, and calcium signalling-related genetic signature to predict prognosis and PD-L1/PD-1 blockade responses in lung adenocarcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:12931-12945. [PMID: 37468608 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05153-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aims at screening and validation of prospective genetic signature for lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) prognosis and treatment. METHODS The immune-related genes (IRGs) were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset where a total of 535 LUAD and 59 control samples were included. A risk model was then developed for the risk stratification of LUAD patients. The immune cell infiltration, clinical outcomes, and the therapeutic efficacy of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) blockade were compared between high and low-risk groups. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and gene set variation analysis (GSVA) were used to explore the biological processes and signalling pathways associated with the IRGs. Finally, IRGs mRNA levels were assayed by reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) in LUAD and relevant cell lines. RESULTS Two IRGs, P2RX1 (purinergic receptor P2X 1) and PCP4 (Purkinje cell protein 4), were screened from a module that possesses the highest correlation with plasma cells. RT-qPCR verified the expression of the two IRGs in plasmacytoma cell RPMI 8226 but not in LUAD cells. A higher risk score is associated with a lower infiltration of immune cells. Kaplan-Meier and nomogram analysis showed that the high-risk group has a lower survival rate than the low-risk cohort. Furthermore, the high-risk group had a worse response rate to PD-L1/PD-1 blockade. GSVA and GSEA-GO results indicated that a lower risk score is linked to signalling pathways and biological functions promoting immune response and inflammation. In contrast, a higher risk score is associated with signalling cascades promoting tumour growth. CONCLUSION The immune-related prognostic model based on P2RX1 and PCP4 is conducive to predicting the therapeutic response of PD-L1/PD-1 blockade and clinical outcomes of LUAD.
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- Junfeng Huang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Medicine Centre, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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Wang X, Xu T, Niu C. Vascularization ability of glioma stem cells in different three-dimensional microenvironments. Regen Biomater 2023; 11:rbad094. [PMID: 38173775 PMCID: PMC10761197 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbad094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is among the most common and aggressive adult central nervous system tumors. One prominent characteristic of GBM is the presence of abnormal microvessels. A significant correlation between angiogenesis and prognosis has been observed. Accurately reconstructing this neovascularization and tumor microenvironment through personalized in vitro disease models presents a significant challenge. However, it is crucial to develop new anti-angiogenic therapies for GBM. In this study, 3D bioprinted glioma stem cell (GSC)-laden hydrogel scaffolds, hybrid GSC hydrogels and cell-free hydrogel scaffolds were manufactured to investigate the vascularization ability of GSCs in varying 3D microenvironments. Our results demonstrated that the bioactivity of GSCs in the 3D bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffold was preferable and stable, and the amounts of vascular endothelial growth factor A and basic fibroblast growth factor were the highest in the microenvironment. When the three different models were co-cultured with human umbilical vein endothelial cells, the expression of angiogenesis-related markers was the most abundant in the bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffold. Additionally, xenograft tumors formed by bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffolds more closely resembled human gliomas regarding color, texture and vascularization. Notably, in xenograft tumors derived from 3D bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffolds, the number of human CD105+ cells was significantly higher, and human endothelial vascular lumen-like structures were observed. This indicates that the 3D bioprinted GSC-laden hydrogel scaffold is a suitable model for mimicking the glioma microenvironment and studying tumor angiogenesis.
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- Xuanzhi Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, People’s Republic of China
- Center for Bio-intelligent Manufacturing and Living Matter Bioprinting, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518057, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China
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Zhang L, Zhang Q, Teng D, Guo M, Tang K, Wang Z, Wei X, Lin L, Zhang X, Wang X, Huang D, Ren C, Yang Q, Zhang W, Gao Y, Chen W, Chang Y, Zhang H. FGF9 Recruits β-Catenin to Increase Hepatic ECM Synthesis and Promote NASH-Driven HCC. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023; 10:e2301166. [PMID: 37566761 PMCID: PMC10558677 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Most nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients develop severe fibrosis through extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation, which can lead to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) is involved in serial types of cancer; however, the specific role of FGF9 in NASH-driven HCC is not fully understood. This study finds that FGF9 is increased in patients with NASH-associated HCC. Furthermore, NASH-driven HCC mice models by feeding wildtype mice with high-fat/high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet and low dose carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ) treatment is established; and identified that hepatic FGF9 is increased; with severe fibrosis. Additionally, AAV-mediated knockdown of FGF9 reduced the hepatic tumor burden of NASH-driven HCC mice models. Hepatocyte-specific FGF9 transgenic mice (FGF9Alb ) fed with a HFHC diet without CCl4 treatment exhibited an increased hepatic ECM and tumor burden. However, XAV-939 treatment blocked ECM accumulation and NASH-driven HCC in FGF9Alb mice fed with HFHC diet. Molecular mechanism studies show that FGF9 stimulated the expression of ECM related genes in a β-catenin dependent manner; and FGF9 exerts its effect on β-catenin stability via the ERK1/2-GSK-3β signaling pathway. In summary, the data provides evidence for the critical role of FGF9 in NASH-driven HCC pathogenesis; wherein it promotes the tumors formation through the ECM pathway.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease (Ministry of Education)Tianjin Key of Cellular Homeostasis and DiseaseDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyTianjin Medical University300070TianjinChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary SurgeryAffifiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Chuzhou)Chuzhou239001China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University230022HefeiChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Synthetic Laboratory of School of Basic Medicine SciencesAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of Microbiology and ParasitologySchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary SurgeryAffifiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Chuzhou)Chuzhou239001China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary SurgeryAffifiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Chuzhou)Chuzhou239001China
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- Science and Technology Innovation CenterGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine510006GuangzhouChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University230022HefeiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease (Ministry of Education)Tianjin Key of Cellular Homeostasis and DiseaseDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyTianjin Medical University300070TianjinChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMetabolic Disease Research CenterSchool of Basic MedicineAnhui Medical University230032HefeiChina
- The Affiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Chuzhou)Chuzhou239001China
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Mei J, Xu D, Wang L, Kong L, Liu Q, Li Q, Zhang X, Su Z, Hu X, Zhu W, Ye M, Wang J, Zhu C. Biofilm Microenvironment-Responsive Self-Assembly Nanoreactors for All-Stage Biofilm Associated Infection through Bacterial Cuproptosis-like Death and Macrophage Re-Rousing. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2303432. [PMID: 37262064 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Bacterial biofilm-associated infections (BAIs) are the leading cause of prosthetic implant failure. The dense biofilm structure prevents antibiotic penetration, while the highly acidic and H2 O2 -rich biofilm microenvironment (BME) dampens the immunological response of antimicrobial macrophages. Conventional treatments that fail to consistently suppress escaping planktonic bacteria from biofilm result in refractory recolonization, allowing BAIs to persist. Herein, a BME-responsive copper-doped polyoxometalate clusters (Cu-POM) combination with mild photothermal therapy (PTT) and macrophage immune re-rousing for BAI eradication at all stages is proposed. The self-assembly of Cu-POM in BME converts endogenous H2 O2 to toxic ·OH through chemodynamic therapy (CDT) and generates a mild PTT effect to induce bacterial metabolic exuberance, resulting in loosening the membrane structure of the bacteria, enhancing copper transporter activity and increasing intracellular Cu-POM flux. Metabolomics reveals that intracellular Cu-POM overload restricts the TCA cycle and peroxide accumulation, promoting bacterial cuproptosis-like death. CDT re-rousing macrophages scavenge planktonic bacteria escaping biofilm disintegration through enhanced chemotaxis and phagocytosis. Overall, BME-responsive Cu-POM promotes bacterial cuproptosis-like death via metabolic interference, while also re-rousing macrophage immune response for further planktonic bacteria elimination, resulting in all-stage BAI clearance and providing a new reference for future clinical application.
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- Jiawei Mei
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200060, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, P. R. China
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Qiu M, Tang L, Wang J, Xu Q, Zheng S, Weng S. SERS with Flexible β-CD@AuNP/PTFE Substrates for In Situ Detection and Identification of PAH Residues on Fruit and Vegetable Surfaces Combined with Lightweight Network. Foods 2023; 12:3096. [PMID: 37628095 PMCID: PMC10453087 DOI: 10.3390/foods12163096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on fruit and vegetable surfaces is important for protecting human health and ensuring food safety. In this study, a method for the in situ detection and identification of PAH residues on fruit and vegetable surfaces was developed using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) based on a flexible substrate and lightweight deep learning network. The flexible SERS substrate was fabricated by assembling β-cyclodextrin-modified gold nanoparticles (β-CD@AuNPs) on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film coated with perfluorinated liquid (β-CD@AuNP/PTFE). The concentrations of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), naphthalene (Nap), and pyrene (Pyr) residues on fruit and vegetable surfaces could be detected at 0.25, 0.5, and 0.25 μg/cm2, respectively, and all the relative standard deviations (RSD) were less than 10%, indicating that the β-CD@AuNP/PTFE exhibited high sensitivity and stability. The lightweight network was then used to construct a classification model for identifying various PAH residues. ShuffleNet obtained the best results with accuracies of 100%, 96.61%, and 97.63% for the training, validation, and prediction datasets, respectively. The proposed method realised the in situ detection and identification of various PAH residues on fruit and vegetables with simplicity, celerity, and sensitivity, demonstrating great potential for the rapid, nondestructive analysis of surface contaminant residues in the food-safety field.
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- Mengqing Qiu
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; (M.Q.); (Q.X.)
- Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Agro-Ecological Big Data Analysis & Application, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (L.T.); (J.W.)
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- National Engineering Research Center for Agro-Ecological Big Data Analysis & Application, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (L.T.); (J.W.)
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- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; (M.Q.); (Q.X.)
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- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; (M.Q.); (Q.X.)
- Anhui Institute of Innovation for Industrial Technology, Hefei 230088, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Agro-Ecological Big Data Analysis & Application, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (L.T.); (J.W.)
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Wei Y, Zhang Z, Wang W, Song Z, Cai M, Sun S. Photocatalytic Z-scheme Overall Water Splitting: Insight into Different Optimization Strategies for Powder Suspension and Particulate Sheet Systems. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300216. [PMID: 37232190 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Achieving solar light-driven photocatalytic overall water splitting is the ideal and ultimate goal for solving energy and environment issues. Photocatalytic Z-scheme overall water splitting has undergone considerable development in recent years; specific approaches include a powder suspension Z-scheme system with a redox shuttle and a particulate sheet Z-scheme system. Of these, a particulate sheet has achieved a benchmark solar-to-hydrogen efficiency exceeding 1.1 %. Nevertheless, owing to intrinsic differences in the components, structure, operating environment, and charge transfer mechanism, there are several differences between the optimization strategies for a powder suspension and particulate sheet Z-scheme. Unlike a powder suspension Z-scheme with a redox shuttle, the particulate sheet Z-scheme system is more like a miniaturized and parallel p/n photoelectrochemical cell. In this review, we summarize the optimization strategies for a powder suspension Z-scheme with a redox shuttle and particulate sheet Z-scheme. In particular, attention has been focused on choosing appropriate redox shuttle and electron mediator, facilitating the redox shuttle cycle, avoiding redox mediator-induced side reactions, and constructing a particulate sheet. Challenges and prospects in the development of efficient Z-scheme overall water splitting are also briefly discussed.
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- Yuxue Wei
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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Yang Q, Lyu J, Gui Y, Yu S, Chen J, Zhang H, Liu S. Prurigo Nodularis onset during secukinumab treatment of psoriasis: a case report. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2023; 19:59. [PMID: 37408052 DOI: 10.1186/s13223-023-00811-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secukinumab has been approved by the U.S. FDA and the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis with the documented adverse effects. Here we reported in one case that a new symptom, Prurigo Nodularis (PN), developed during the programmed dosing of secukinumab. CASE INTRODUCTION A 22-years-old male with a 6-month history of severe plaque psoriasis vulgaris was presented to the dermatology clinic two weeks after the fifth serial weekly doses of secukinumab, for the reason of the outbreaks of multiple erythematous papules and pruritus nodules on the trunk and extremities. Physical examination showed that psoriatic rash were under effective control with the previous targeted therapy of secukinumab for plaque psoriasis vulgaris, but new dermatologic condition was spotted with multiple edematous red firm papules on the trunk and extremities, in the form of soy or hemispherical nodules, red in color, firm to touch, with some ulcerated crusts visible at tops, but negative Auspitz sign. Pathological examination confirmed these papules as PN. CONCLUSION This case report is shared to inform clinicians about an unannounced adverse effect of the secukinumab in the treatment of psoriasis, and it is recommended that patients be carefully informed of the possible risk of PN before starting treatment.
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- Qingqing Yang
- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Anhui, Hefei, 230032, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Anhui, 230032, Hefei, China
- Inflammation and Immune-Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Anhui, Hefei, 230032, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Anhui, 230032, Hefei, China
- Inflammation and Immune-Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Anhui, Hefei, 230032, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Anhui, 230032, Hefei, China
- Inflammation and Immune-Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Anhui, Hefei, 230032, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Anhui, 230032, Hefei, China
- Inflammation and Immune-Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Anhui, Hefei, 230032, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Anhui, 230032, Hefei, China
- Inflammation and Immune-Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Anhui, Hefei, 230032, China
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Anhui, 230032, Hefei, China
- Inflammation and Immune-Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Anhui, Hefei, 230032, China.
- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Anhui, 230032, Hefei, China.
- Inflammation and Immune-Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, China.
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Guo Z, Yu X, Hu C, Jiang C, Tan H, Zhu M, Xie S. The Extraction and Characterization of Pseudorange Multipath Based on BDS-3 Multi-Frequency Observations. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:6151. [PMID: 37447999 DOI: 10.3390/s23136151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observations are subject to various errors during their propagation process. A reasonable correction of these errors can improve the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service capability. The impact of multipaths on pseudorange observations can reach a decimeters or even meters level. However, their mechanism is complex and there is currently no universally accepted high-precision correction model. The correlation between the pseudorange multipaths (MP) of BDS-2 satellites and satellite elevation has been confirmed, while there have been fewer analyses of the MP characteristics for different frequencies of BDS-3 satellites. The broadcasting of multi-frequency observations in BDS-3 should theoretically make the extracted MP more accurate compared to traditional methods. Based on this, in this contribution, a multi-frequency MP extraction algorithm based on the least squares principle is proposed, which can simultaneously eliminate the influence of higher-order ionospheric delay. The analytical expression for only eliminating first-order ionospheric delay is successfully derived. Subsequently, the characteristics of the MPs extracted from different frequency combinations and the impact of combination noise on the extraction accuracy are discussed. The influence of second-order ionospheric delay on the MPs for each frequency under different combination noises, as well as the periodic behavior exhibited in long-term observations of the BDS-3 medium earth orbit (MEO) and inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) satellites, are also analyzed. Finally, the correlations between the MPs of each frequency of BDS satellite and elevation are quantitatively analyzed based on observations from 35 stations. Overall, this work has positive implications for the study of the MP characteristics of BDS-3 and subsequent modeling efforts.
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- Zhongchen Guo
- Key Laboratory of Aviation-Aerospace-Ground Cooperative Monitoring and Early Warning of Coal Mining-Induced Disasters of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
- School of Environment and Surveying Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
- School of Geomatics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aviation-Aerospace-Ground Cooperative Monitoring and Early Warning of Coal Mining-Induced Disasters of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
- School of Geomatics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Geomatics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Geomatics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Geomatics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
- School of Geomatics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
- School of Geomatics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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Wang R, Zhou Z, Xiong M, Du M, Lin X, Liu C, Lu M, Liu Z, Chang Y, Liu E. Mining Salt Tolerance SNP Loci and Prediction of Candidate Genes in the Rice Bud Stage by Genome-Wide Association Analysis. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:plants12112163. [PMID: 37299141 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mining salt tolerance genes is significant for breeding high-quality salt-tolerant rice varieties in order to improve the utilization of saline-alkaline land. In this study, 173 rice accessions were measured for their germination potential (GP), germination rate (GR), seedling length (SL), root length (RL), germination potential relative to salt damage rate (GPR), germination rate relative to salt damage rate (GRR), seedling length relative to salt damage rate (SLR), relative salt damage rate at the germination stage (RSD) and comprehensive relative salt damage rate in the early seedling stage (CRS) under normal and salt stress conditions. Genome-wide association analysis was performed with 1,322,884 high-quality SNPs obtained by resequencing. Eight quantitative trait loci (QTLs) related to salt tolerance traits at the germination stage were detected in 2020 and 2021. They were related to the GPR (qGPR2) and SLR (qSLR9), which were newly discovered in this study. Three genes were predicted as salt tolerance candidate genes: LOC_Os02g40664, LOC_Os02g40810, and LOC_Os09g28310. At present, marker-assisted selection (MAS) and gene-edited breeding are becoming more widespread. Our discovery of candidate genes provides a reference for research in this field. The elite alleles identified in this study may provide a molecular basis for cultivating salt-tolerant rice varieties.
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- Rui Wang
- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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He S, Zhang B, Dong X, Wei Y, Li H, Tang B. Differentiation of Goat Meat Freshness Using Gas Chromatography with Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093874. [PMID: 37175284 PMCID: PMC10179894 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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To investigate the flavor changes in goat meat upon storage, the volatile components observed in goat meat after different storage periods were determined using gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS). A total of 38 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were determined from the goat meat samples, including alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, esters, hydrocarbons, ethers, and amine compounds. 1-Hexanol, 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone, and Ethyl Acetate were the main volatile substances in fresh goat meat, and they rapidly decreased with increasing storage time and can be used as biomarkers for identifying fresh meat. When combined with the contents of total volatile basic-nitrogen (TVB-N) and the total numbers of bacterial colonies observed in physical and chemical experiments, the characteristic volatile components of fresh, sub-fresh, and spoiled meat were determined by principal component analysis (PCA). This method will help with the detection of fraudulent production dates in goat meat sales.
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- Shan He
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233000, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233000, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233000, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233000, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233000, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233000, China
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Fan X, Huang J, Hu B, Zhou J, Chen L. Tumor-expressed B7-H3 promotes vasculogenic mimicry formation rather than angiogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023:10.1007/s00432-023-04790-3. [PMID: 37129607 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04790-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), an alternative microvascular circulation independent of angiogenesis, is formed by aggressive cancer cells. Tumor-expressed B7-H3 has been reported to promote VM formation in hepatocellular carcinoma and modulate angiogenesis in breast cancer and colorectal cancer. However, its effects on VM generation and angiogenesis in non-small cell Lung cancer (NSCLC) remained to be elucidated. METHODS CRISPR/Cas9-mediated B7-H3 knockout (KO) was conducted in NSCLC A549 and H3255 cells. The expression of VM-related proteins, including vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin and matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MMP14), and the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were measured by western blotting and chemiluminescence assay in both B7-H3 KO and mock-edited A549 and H3255 cells. To examine VM formation, a three-dimensional (3D) culture model was used for B7-H3 KO and mock A549 and H3255 cells. For in vivo analysis, xenograft mice models were established using B7-H3 KO and mock-edited A549 cells, and immunohistochemical (CD31) and histochemical (periodic acid-Schiff, PAS) double staining were performed to identify VM and endothelial vessels in tumor tissues. Finally, specific signaling inhibitors were used to analyze B7-H3-induced signaling pathway responsible for VE-cadherin and MMP14 expression and VM generation. RESULTS Higher expression of B7-H3 was associated with a worse prognosis and more advanced T-category in NSCLC. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated B7-H3 KO in A549 and H3255 cells led to decreased expression of VE-cadherin and MMP14; however, the secretion of VEGF by the two cell lines remained unchanged. In the 3D cell culture model, both B7-H3 KO A549 and H3255 cells showed a significant reduction in the formation of capillary-like tubular structures compared to mock-edited cells. In the in vivo xenograft model, mock-edited A549 cells formed excessive PAS+ CD31- VM channels, while B7-H3 KO restrained VM formation in the xenograft tumors. However, no significant differences were found in CD31+ endothelial vessels between xenografts formed by B7-H3 KO and mock-edited A549 cells. Finally, we analyzed the signaling pathway responsible for B7-H3-induced VM formation and found that selective inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) hyperactivation by LY294002 was associated with decreased expression of MMP14 and VE-cadherin, and in vitro VM formation by both A549 and H3255 cells. CONCLUSIONS Tumor-expressed B7-H3 acts via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway to promote VM formation by NSCLC cells while bears no effects on angiogenesis in NSCLC.
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- Xingyu Fan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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Sun C, Yao GF, Li LX, Li TT, Zhao YQ, Hu KD, Zhang C, Zhang H. E3 ligase BRG3 persulfidation delays tomato ripening by reducing ubiquitination of the repressor WRKY71. Plant Physiol 2023; 192:616-632. [PMID: 36732924 PMCID: PMC10152667 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous signaling molecule reported to play multiple roles in fruit ripening. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying H2S-mediated delay in fruit ripening remain to be established. Here, the gene encoding a WRKY transcription factor, WRKY71, was identified as substantially upregulated in H2S-treated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) via transcriptome profiling. The expression of WRKY71 was negatively associated with that of CYANOALANINE SYNTHASE1 (CAS1). Transient and stable genetic modification experiments disclosed that WRKY71 acts as a repressor of the tomato ripening process. CAS1 appears to play an opposite role, based on the finding that the ripening process was delayed in the cas1 mutant and accelerated in CAS1-OE tomatoes. Dual-luciferase reporter assay, yeast one-hybrid, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, and transient transformation experiments showed that WRKY71 bound to the CAS1 promoter and suppressed its activation. Moreover, the persulfidation of WRKY71 enhanced its binding ability to the CAS1 promoter. Data from luciferase complementation and Y2H assays confirmed that WRKY71 interacts with a BOI-related E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase 3 (BRG3) and is ubiquitinated in vitro. Further experiments showed that modification of BRG3 via persulfidation at Cys206 and Cys212 led to reduced ubiquitination activity. Our findings support a model whereby BRG3 undergoes persulfidation at Cys206 and Cys212, leading to reduced ubiquitination activity and decreased interactions with the WRKY71 transcript, with a subsequent increase in binding activity of the persulfidated WRKY71 to the CAS1 promoter, resulting in its transcriptional inhibition and thereby delayed ripening of tomatoes. Our collective findings provide insights into a mechanism of H2S-mediated regulation of tomato fruit ripening.
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- Chen Sun
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Agriculture Sciences, Winall Hi-Tech Seed Co., Ltd, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Min JT, Zhang L, Long CR, Fan HL, Li ZZ. [Study on construction of c-Met specific CAR-T cells and its killing effect on non-small cell lung carcinoma]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2023; 45:322-329. [PMID: 37078213 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20211008-00745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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Objective: To produce chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) targeting human hepatocyte growth factor/c-Met (HGF/c-Met) protein and detect its cytotoxicity against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells H1975 in vitro. Methods: The whole gene sequence of c-Met CAR containing c-Met single-chain fragment variable was synthesized and linked to lentiviral vector plasmid, plasmid electrophoresis was used to detect the correctness of target gene. HEK293 cells were transfected with plasmid and the concentrated solution of the virus particles was collected. c-Met CAR lentivirus was transfected into T cells to obtain second-generation c-Met CAR-T and the expression of CAR sequences was verified by reverse transcription-quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blot, and the positive rate and cell subtypes of c-Met CAR-T cells were detected by flow cytometry. The positive expression of c-Met protein in NSCLC cell line H1975 was verified by flow cytometry, and the negative expression of c-Met protein in ovarian cancer cell line A2780 was selected as the control. The cytotoxicity of c-Met CAR-T to H1975 was detected by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) cytotoxicity assay at 1∶1, 5∶1, 10∶1 and 20∶1 of effector: target cell ratio (E∶T). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the release of cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-2 and IFN-γ from c-Met CAR-T co-cultured with H1975. Results: The size of band was consistent with that of designed c-Met CAR, suggesting that the c-Met CAR plasmid was successfully constructed. The results of gene sequencing were consistent with the original design sequence and lentivirus was successfully constructed. CAR molecules expression in T cells infected with lentivirus was detected by western blot and RT-qPCR, which showed c-Met CAR-T were successfully constructed. Flow cytometry results showed that the infection efficiency of c-Met CAR in T cells was over 38.4%, and the proportion of CD8(+) T cells was increased after lentivirus infection. The NSCLC cell line H1975 highly expressed c-Met while ovarian cancer cell line A2780 negatively expressed c-Met. LDH cytotoxicity assay indicated that the killing efficiency was positively correlated with the E∶T, and higher than that of control group, and the killing rate reached 51.12% when the E∶T was 20∶1. ELISA results showed that c-Met CAR-T cells released more IL-2, TNF-α and IFN-γ in target cell stimulation, but there was no statistical difference between c-Met CAR-T and T cells in the non-target group. Conclusions: Human NSCLC cell H1975 expresses high level of c-Met which can be used as a target for immunotherapy. CAR-T cells targeting c-Met have been successfully produced and have high killing effect on c-Met positive NSCLC cells in vitro.
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- J T Min
- Department of Basic Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233017, China
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- Department of Life Science, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233017, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233017, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233017, China
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- Department of Life Science, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233017, China
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Sha W, Hu K, Weng S. Statistic and Network Features of RGB and Hyperspectral Imaging for Determination of Black Root Mold Infection in Apples. Foods 2023; 12:foods12081608. [PMID: 37107403 PMCID: PMC10137991 DOI: 10.3390/foods12081608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Apples damaged by black root mold (BRM) lose moisture, vitamins, and minerals as well as carry dangerous toxins. Determination of the infection degree can allow for customized use of apples, reduce financial losses, and ensure food safety. In this study, red-green-blue (RGB) imaging and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) are combined to detect the infection degree of BRM in apple fruits. First, RGB and HSI images of healthy, mildly, moderately, and severely infected fruits are measured, and those with effective wavelengths (EWs) are screened from HSI by random frog. Second, the statistic and network features of images are extracted by using color moment and convolutional neural network. Meanwhile, random forest (RF), K-nearest neighbor, and support vector machine are used to construct classification models with the above two features of RGB and HSI images of EWs. Optimal results with the 100% accuracy of training set and 96% accuracy of prediction set are obtained by RF with the statistic and network features of the two images, outperforming the other cases. The proposed method furnishes an accurate and effective solution for determining the BRM infection degree in apples.
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- Wen Sha
- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road Hefei, Hefei 230601, China
- Engineering Research Center of Autonomous Unmanned System Technology, Ministry of Education, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road Hefei, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road Hefei, Hefei 230601, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Agro-Ecological Big Data Analysis & Application, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road Hefei, Hefei 230601, China
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Zhang W, Peng W, Cai J, Jiang Y, Zhou C, Zha Z, Mi J. Residential surrounding greenness is associated with improved lung function in adults: a cross-sectional study in eastern China. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:632. [PMID: 37013488 PMCID: PMC10069091 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15473-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND While benefits of greenness exposure to health have been reported, findings specific to lung function are inconsistent. The purpose of this study is to assess the correlations of greenness exposure with multiple lung function indicators based on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) monitoring database from multiple cities of Anhui province in China. METHODS We assessed the greenness using the annual average of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) with a distance of 1000-meter buffer around each local community or village. Three types of lung function indicators were considered, namely indicators of obstructive ventilatory dysfunction (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and FEV1/FEV3); an indicator of large-airway dysfunction (PEF); indicators of small-airway dysfunction (FEF25%, FEF50%, FEF75%, MMEF, FEV3, FEV6, and FEV3/FVC). Linear mixed effects model was used to analyze associations of greenness exposure with lung function through adjusting age, sex, educational level, occupation, residence, smoking status, history of tuberculosis, family history of lung disease, indoor air pollution, occupational exposure, PM2.5, and body mass index. RESULTS A total of 2768 participants were recruited for the investigations. An interquartile range (IQR) increase in NDVI was associated with better FVC (153.33mL, 95%CI: 44.07mL, 262.59mL), FEV1 (109.09mL, 95%CI: 30.31mL, 187.88mL), FEV3 (138.04mL, 95%CI: 39.43mL, 236.65mL), FEV6 (145.42mL, 95%CI: 42.36mL, 248.47mL). However, there were no significant associations with PEF, FEF25%, FEF50%, FEF75%, MMEF, FEV1/FVC, FEV1/FEV6, FEV3/FVC. The stratified analysis displayed that an IQR increase in NDVI was related with improved lung function in less than 60 years, females, urban populations, nonsmokers, areas with medium concentrations of PM2.5 and individuals with BMI of less than 28 kg/m2. Sensitivity analyses based on another greenness indice (enhanced vegetation index, EVI) and annual maximum of NDVI remained consistent with the main analysis. CONCLUSIONS Our findings supported that exposure to greenness was strongly related with improved lung function.
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- Wenhao Zhang
- Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China
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- Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China
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- Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China.
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- Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China.
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Wu G, Yu F, Yuan M, Wang J, Liu C, He W, Ge Z, Sun Y, Liu Y. Responses of Rhizosphere Bacterial and Fungal Communities to the Long-Term Continuous Monoculture of Water Oat. Microorganisms 2022; 10:2174. [PMID: 36363766 PMCID: PMC9695572 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10112174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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As an cultivated aquatic vegetable, the long-term continuous monocropping of water oat results in the frequent occurrence of diseases, the deterioration of ecological system and decreased quality of water oat. In this study, real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) and Illumina high-throughput sequencing were used to determine the dynamic changes in bacterial and fungal communities in rhizosphere soil under continuous cropping of water oat for 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years (Y1, Y5, Y10, Y15 and Y20), and soil properties and enzyme activities were also determined. Results showed that the contents of soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen (AN), available phosphorus (AP) and the activities of four soil enzymes increased in Y5 and Y10 and then decreased in Y15 and Y20. Spearman correlation analysis identified SOC, TN, AP and AN as the main factors that affect the four enzyme activities. The qPCR results showed that there was no significant difference in bacterial abundance between the different planting years, while the fungal abundance first increased and then decreased. The long-term continuous planting of water oat (Y15 and Y20) significantly reduced the operational taxonomic unit numbers and the Shannon, Chao1, and ACE indices of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi. The bacterial and fungal community compositions were markedly affected by the continuous planting year. The relative abundances of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes decreased significantly in Y10 and Bacteroidetes increased significantly in Y15. Relative abundances of dominated Mortierellomycota and Ascomycota phyla increased with the continuous cropping years, while Rozellomycota presented the opposite trend. The AK, AN, and SOC were the main factors that changed the bacterial community, while AK and AP significantly shifted the fungal community. Thus, long-term continuous planting of water oat resulted in the deterioration of soil nutrients and microbial communities. The results provided a reference for the remediation of soil under continuous water oat planting and sustainable development of water oat industry.
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- Gang Wu
- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cyclling and Resources Environment of Anhui Province, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cyclling and Resources Environment of Anhui Province, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cyclling and Resources Environment of Anhui Province, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cyclling and Resources Environment of Anhui Province, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cyclling and Resources Environment of Anhui Province, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cyclling and Resources Environment of Anhui Province, Hefei 230031, China
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- College of Life Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China
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Ji G, Chen Z, Li H, Awuye DE, Guan M, Zhu Y. Electrospinning-Based Biosensors for Health Monitoring. Biosensors (Basel) 2022; 12:876. [PMID: 36291013 PMCID: PMC9599869 DOI: 10.3390/bios12100876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In recent years, many different biosensors are being used to monitor physical health. Electrospun nanofiber materials have the advantages of high specific surface area, large porosity and simple operation. These properties play a vital role in biosensors. However, the mechanical properties of electrospun nanofibers are poor relative to other techniques of nanofiber production. At the same time, the organic solvents used in electrospinning are generally toxic and expensive. Meanwhile, the excellent performance of electrospun nanofibers brings about higher levels of sensitivity and detection range of biosensors. This paper summarizes the principle and application of electrospinning technology in biosensors and its comparison with other technologies.
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- Guojing Ji
- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
- Wuhu Innovation New Materials Co., Ltd., Wuhu 241080, China
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- Department of Minerals and Materials Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa 03123, Ghana
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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Xu H, Ahmad F, Hu B, Sun G, Liu H, Ding H, Zhang M, Fang H. Methodology for Lost Gas Determination from Exploratory Coal Cores and Comparative Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Direct Method. ACS Omega 2021; 6:19695-19704. [PMID: 34368557 PMCID: PMC8340391 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In the coal exploration of China, the commonly used direct method within 120 min has potential errors in lost gas calculation of deep coal seam for its complex geological conditions. The exploration of deep coal resources by drilling holes in Huainan of Eastern China offered an opportunity to starting research into developing a new method. A developed method with error analysis was constructed to estimate the lost gas using the total desorption process obtained from exploratory coal cores. The accuracy of the direct method was also evaluated comparatively. The result shows that the desorption curve of tested coal samples matches the fitted curve equation. Desorption temperature and the tectonic coal with associated pore characteristics significantly affect the variation of the adsorption characteristics and the estimation of lost gas. The direct method obviously underestimates the lost gas, and methodology using a new lost gas estimation procedure with additional residual gas allows for achieving relatively accurate results of the determination of gas content in coal seams. The calculated result of the new method is about 1.00-1.41 times that of the direct method. The error analysis of desorption results allowed us to determine the dependence between the time (retrieval time and desorption time) and determination method. The time used for desorption in the tank is allowed to extend to less than 400 min or more than 1000 min, which is very potentially important to accurately get the coalbed gas content for coring samples, especially deep exploratory cores for field application.
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- Hongjie Xu
- School
of Earth and Environment, Anhui University
of Science & Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, China
- Institute
of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National
Science Center, Anhui, Hefei 230031, China
- , . Tel: +86 05546631022
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- School
of Earth and Environment, Anhui University
of Science & Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, China
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- School
of Earth and Environment, Anhui University
of Science & Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, China
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- Research
Institute of Geological Exploration, Anhui
Provincial Coalfield Geological Bureau, Hefei 230088, China
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- School
of Earth and Environment, Anhui University
of Science & Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, China
- Institute
of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National
Science Center, Anhui, Hefei 230031, China
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- Research
Institute of Geological Exploration, Anhui
Provincial Coalfield Geological Bureau, Hefei 230088, China
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- School
of Earth and Environment, Anhui University
of Science & Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, China
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- School
of Earth and Environment, Anhui University
of Science & Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, China
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Wu T, Xie D, Zhao X, Xu M, Luo L, Deng D, Chen M. Enhanced Expression of miR-34c in Peripheral Plasma Associated with Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Type 2 Diabetes Patients. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2021; 14:4263-4273. [PMID: 34703259 PMCID: PMC8526515 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s326066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the correlation between the expression of miR-34c in peripheral blood of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the onset of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO). METHODS Sixty newly diagnosed patients with T2DM without DFU (T2DM group), 112 T2DM patients with DFU (DFU group) and 60 controls with normal glucose tolerance (NC group). The DFU group patients were subdivided into DFO (n=64) and NDFO (n=48) groups. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) method was used to determine miR-34c expression levels in the peripheral blood of subjects to analyze the clinical characteristics of DFU and DFO risk factors. RESULTS MiR-34c expression level in the T2DM group was marked higher than the NC group [2.99 (1.45-6.22) vs 1.01 (0.89-1.52)] (P < 0.05). However, the expression level of miR-34c in the DFU group was significantly higher than the T2DM group [9.65 (6.15-18.63) vs 2.99 (1.45-6.22)] (P < 0.01). Compared with the NDFO group, the expression level of miR-34c in the DFO group was also obviously increased [13.46 (8.89-19.11) vs 6.02 (5.93-14.72)] (P < 0.01). The expression level of miR-34c in DFU patients was positively correlated with the amputation rate of foot ulcers (P=0.030) and was negatively correlated with the healing rate of foot ulcers after eight weeks (P=0.025). Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that increased expression of miR-34c was an independent risk factor for DFU and DFO (ORDFU=3.47, ORDFO=4.25, P < 0.01). Meanwhile, the ROC curve analysis indicated that the AUC of miR-34c for the diagnosis of DFU and DFO was 0.803 and 0.904, the optimum sensitivity being was 100% and 98.7%, the optimum specificity was 98.4% and 98.4%, respectively. CONCLUSION The increased expression of miR-34c in peripheral blood of T2DM patients is closely related to the occurrence, development and prognosis of DFU and DFO.
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- Tingting Wu
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Mingwei Chen Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China Email
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Wei ZZ, Hu KD, Zhao DL, Tang J, Huang ZQ, Jin P, Li YH, Han Z, Hu LY, Yao GF, Zhang H. MYB44 competitively inhibits the formation of the MYB340-bHLH2-NAC56 complex to regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in purple-fleshed sweet potato. BMC Plant Biol 2020; 20:258. [PMID: 32503504 PMCID: PMC7275474 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02451-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anthocyanins, which have important biological functions and have a beneficial effect on human health, notably account for pigmentation in purple-fleshed sweet potato tuberous roots. Individual regulatory factors of anthocyanin biosynthesis have been identified; however, the regulatory network of anthocyanin biosynthesis in purple-fleshed sweet potato is unclear. RESULTS We functionally determined that IbMYB340 cotransformed with IbbHLH2 in tobacco and strawberry receptacles induced anthocyanin accumulation, and the addition of IbNAC56a or IbNAC56b caused increased pigmentation. Furthermore, we confirmed the interaction of IbMYB340 with IbbHLH2 and IbNAC56a or IbNAC56b via yeast two-hybrid and firefly luciferase complementation assays; these proteins could form a MYB340-bHLH2-NAC56a or MYB340-bHLH2-NAC56b transcriptional complex to regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis by binding to the IbANS promoter rather than the IbUFGT promoter. Furthermore, it was found by a transient expression system in tobacco leaves that IbMYB44 could decrease anthocyanin accumulation. Moreover, the interaction of IbMYB44 with IbMYB340 and IbNAC56a or IbNAC56b was verified. This result suggested that IbMYB44 acts as a repressor of anthocyanin in sweet potato. CONCLUSIONS The repressor IbMYB44 affected anthocyanin biosynthesis by competitively inhibiting the IbMYB340-IbbHLH2-IbNAC56a or IbMYB340-IbbHLH2-IbNAC56b regulatory complex formation. Overall, the present study proposed a novel regulatory network whereby several vital TFs play key roles in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis, and it provides strong insight into the potential mechanism underlying anthocyanin biosynthesis in sweet potato tuberous roots with purple color.
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- Zeng-Zheng Wei
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009 China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009 China
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- Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the Xuhuai District of Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou, 221131 China
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- Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the Xuhuai District of Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou, 221131 China
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- Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the Xuhuai District of Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou, 221131 China
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- Department of Ecology and Environment of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230061 China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009 China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009 China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009 China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009 China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009 China
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Li W, Wu J, Zhang Z, Wu L, Lu Y. Investigation on the Synthesis Process of Bromoisobutyryl Esterified Starch and Its Sizing Properties: Viscosity Stability, Adhesion and Film Properties. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1936. [PMID: 31775278 PMCID: PMC6960898 DOI: 10.3390/polym11121936] [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] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
To confirm the suitable synthesis process parameters of preparing bromoisobutyryl esterified starch (BBES), the influences of the synthesis process parameters-amount of 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide (BIBB), amount of catalyst (DMAP), reaction temperature and reaction time-upon the degree of substitution (DS) were investigated. Then, to produce a positive effect on the properties of graft copolymers of BBES prepared in the near future, a series of BBES samples were successfully prepared, and their sizing properties, such as apparent viscosity and viscosity stability, adhesion, and film properties, were examined. The BBES granules were characterized by Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The adhesion was examined by determining the bonding forces of the sized polylactic acid (PLA) and polyester roving. The film properties were investigated in terms of tensile strength, breaking elongation, degree of crystallinity, and cross-section analysis. The results showed that a suitable synthesis process of BBES was: reaction time of 24 h, reaction temperature of 40 °C, and 0.23 in the molar ratio of 4-dimethylaminopyridine to 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide. The bromoisobutyryl esterification played the important roles in the properties of the starch, such as paste stabilities of above 85% for satisfying the requirement in the stability for sizing, improvement of the adhesion to polylactic acid and polyester fibers, and reduction of film brittleness. With rising DS, bonding forces of BBES to the fibers increased and then decreased. BBES (DS = 0.016) had the highest force and breaking elongation of the film. Considering the experimental results, BBES (DS = 0.016) showed potential in the PLA and polyester sizing, and will not lead to a negative influence on the properties of graft copolymers of BBES.
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- Wei Li
- College of Textiles and Garments, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- College of Textiles and Garments, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- College of Textiles and Garments, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- College of Textiles and Garments, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Hefei Safood Starch Co. Ltd., Hefei 230000, China
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Ji G, Ren C, Li Y, Sun J, Liu T, Gao Y, Xue D, Shen L, Cheng W, Zhu C, Tian Y, Hu P, Chen X, Wang K. Regional and network properties of white matter function in Parkinson's disease. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:1253-1263. [PMID: 30414340 PMCID: PMC6865582 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with dysfunction in cortices as well as white matter (WM) tracts. While the changes to WM structure have been extensively investigated in PD, the nature of the functional changes to WM remains unknown. In this study, the regional activity and functional connectivity of WM were compared between PD patients (n = 57) and matched healthy controls (n = 52), based on multimodel magnetic resonance imaging data sets. By tract-based spatial statistical analyses of regional activity, patients showed decreased structural-functional coupling in the left corticospinal tract compared to controls. This tract also displayed abnormally increased functional connectivity within the left post-central gyrus and left putamen in PD patients. At the network level, the WM functional network showed small-worldness in both controls and PD patients, yet it was abnormally increased in the latter group. Based on the features of the WM functional connectome, previously un-evaluated individuals could be classified with fair accuracy (73%) and area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristics (75%). These neuroimaging findings provide direct evidence for WM functional changes in PD, which is crucial to understand the functional role of fiber tracts in the pathology of neural circuits.
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- Gong‐Jun Ji
- Department of Medical Psychology, Chaohu Clinical Medical CollegeAnhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe 123 Hospital of People's Liberation ArmyBengbuChina
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- Department of ImagingThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical CollegeBengbuChina
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- College of Literature and EducationBengbu CollegeBengbuChina
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Chaohu Clinical Medical CollegeAnhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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