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Motiwala T, Kutay H, Zanesi N, Frissora FW, Mo X, Muthusamy N, Jacob ST. PTPROt-mediated regulation of p53/Foxm1 suppresses leukemic phenotype in a CLL mouse model. Leukemia 2014; 29:1350-9. [PMID: 25482129 PMCID: PMC4456291 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2014.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The gene encoding PTPROt is methylated and suppressed in Chronic Lymphocytc Leukemia. PTPROt exhibits in vitro tumor suppressor characteristics through the regulation of B-cell receptor signaling. Here, we generated transgenic (Tg) mice with B-cell specific expression of PTPROt. While lymphocyte development is normal in these mice, crossing them with TCL1 Tg mouse model of CLL results in a survival advantage compared to the TCL1 Tg mice. Gene expression profiling of splenic B-lymphocytes before detectable signs of CLL followed by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis revealed that the most prominently regulated functions in TCL1 Tg vs non-transgenic (NTg) and TCL1 Tg vs PTPROt/TCL1 double Tg are the same and also biologically relevant to this study. Further, enhanced expression of the chemokine Ccl3, the oncogenic transcription factor Foxm1 and its targets in TCL1 Tg mice were significantly suppressed in the double Tg mice suggesting a protective function of PTPROt against leukemogenesis. This study also showed that PTPROt mediated regulation of Foxm1 involves activation of p53, a transcriptional repressor of Foxm1, which is facilitated through suppression of B-cell receptor signaling. These results establish the in vivo tumor suppressive function of PTPROt, and identify p53/Foxm1 axis as a key downstream effect of PTPROt-mediated suppression of BCR signaling.
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- T Motiwala
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Mo X, Chen Y, Chen M, Parnell D, Key S, Lu W, Olivera G, Galmarini D. A Delivered Dose–Based Record and Verify System in the Era of IGRT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.2154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Olivera G, Mo X, Lu W, Parnell D, Key S, Chen M, Chen Y, Dosoretz D, Fernandez E, Galmarini D. Prospective Dosimetric Data Generation for Every Patient and Fraction to Analyze Results on Radiation Oncology Patient Registries. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Chen Y, Reeher M, Mo X, Chen M, Olivera G, Key S, Parnell D, Galmarini D, Lu W. Tomotherapy Patient-Specific Delivery QA Using Exit Detector Array. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.2153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mani R, Mao Y, Frissora FW, Chiang CL, Wang J, Zhao Y, Wu Y, Yu B, Yan R, Mo X, Yu L, Flynn J, Jones J, Andritsos L, Baskar S, Rader C, Phelps MA, Chen CS, Lee RJ, Byrd JC, Lee LJ, Muthusamy N. Tumor antigen ROR1 targeted drug delivery mediated selective leukemic but not normal B-cell cytotoxicity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia 2014; 29:346-55. [PMID: 24947019 PMCID: PMC4272672 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2014.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Selective cytotoxicity to cancer cells without compromising their normal counterparts pose a huge challenge for traditional drug design. Here we developed a tumor antigen targeted delivery of immunonanoparticle carrying a novel non-immunosuppressive FTY720 derivative OSU-2S with potent cytotoxicity against leukemic B cells. OSU-2S induces activation of protein phosphatase 2A, phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of SHP1S591 and deregulation of multiple cellular processes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) resulting in potent cytotoxicity. To preclude OSU-2S mediated effects on these ubiquitous phosphatases in unintended cells and avoid potential adverse effects we developed a OSU-2S targeted delivery immunonanoparticles (2A2-OSU-2S-ILP), that mediated selective cytotoxicity of CLL but not normal B cells through targeting receptor tyrosine kinase ROR1 expressed in leukemic but not normal B cells. Developing a novel spontaneous CLL mouse model expressing human ROR1 (hROR1) in all leukemic B cells, we demonstrate the therapeutic benefit of enhanced survival with 2A2-OSU-2S-ILP in-vivo. The newly developed non-immunosuppressive OSU-2S, its delivery using human CLL directed immunonanoparticles and the novel transgenic mouse model of CLL that expresses hROR1 exclusively in leukemic B cell surface are highly innovative and can be applied to CLL and other ROR1+ malignancies including mantle cell lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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- 1] Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [3] Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [3] Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- 1] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [3] Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [3] Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [3] Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [4] Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 1] Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [2] Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA [3] Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Chen M, Mo X, Chen Y, Parnell D, Key S, Olivera G, Galmarini W, Lu W. SU-E-T-08: A Convolution Model for Head Scatter Fluence in the Intensity Modulated Field. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4888337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Chen Y, Mo X, Chen M, Olivera G, Reeher M, Parnell D, Key S, Galmarini D, Lu W. SU-E-T-475: An Accurate Linear Model of Tomotherapy MLC-Detector System for Patient Specific Delivery QA. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4888808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Zhang M, Mo X, Yue N, Zou J. SU-C-16A-07: Sculpting Isodose Lines: Design of An Internally Shielded Tandem for Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4889699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Xie H, Fan X, Tang X, Wan Y, Chen F, Wang X, Wang Y, Li Y, Tang M, Liu D, Jiang Z, Liu X, Yuan W, Li G, Ye X, Zhou J, Mo X, Deng Y, Wu X. The LIM protein fhlA is essential for heart chamber development in zebrafish embryos. Curr Mol Med 2014; 13:979-92. [PMID: 23438903 DOI: 10.2174/1566524011313060010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Four-and-a-half LIM proteins FHL1-3 play important roles in cardiovascular pathophysiology. However, their roles in heart development remain unclear. Here, we report that fhlA, the zebrafish homolog of human FHL1, was found to be expressed around the 22-somite stage. After 24 hpf, expression was restricted to the heart. fhlA knockdown caused an enlarged cardiac chamber phenotype with up-regulated expression of the cardiac markers, but fhlA overexpression reduced the sizes of the cardiac chambers and down-regulated expression of the markers. The morphology associated with the cmlc2, amhc, and vmhc expression patterns at the 22 somite and 24 hpf stages included a broadened domain in embryos lacking fhlA and a smaller domain in embryos overexpressing fhlA. The changes in the sizes of the chambers were attributed to the changes in the number of ventricular and atrial cells. Loss of fhlA caused a longer heart period and pause between heartbeats in M-modes than in controls, but fhlA overexpression caused shorter systolic and diastolic intervals. Abnormal cardiac chambers and physiological function were found to be largely rescued. We also showed the expression of fhlA in the heart to be increased by retinoic acid (RA) and decreased by the RA synthase inhibitor DEAB. Both fhlA and RA signaling caused a phenotype characterized by the morphological alterations in the chamber sizes, suggesting that the role of fhlA in heart development is probably regulated by RA signaling. Taken together, these results showed that fhlA regulates the size of the heart chamber by reducing the number of cardiac cells.
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- H Xie
- Center for Heart Development, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China
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Westerly D, Plimpton S, Mo X, Miften M, Kavanagh B, Liu A. Proton Energy Requirements for a Dedicated Pediatric Treatment Machine. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.1596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lu W, Chen M, Mo X, Parnell D, Olivera G, Galmarini D. An Efficient Workflow for Volume Dose Reconstruction and In Vivo Treatment Verification. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ischemic brain injury is not uncommon after open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and seriously undermines the patients' life quality. Therefore, potential protective effects of limb ischemic preconditioning (LIP) on subsequent ischemic injury of the brain were investigated by evaluating anti-inflammatory effects and apoptosis of pyramidal neurons in the CA1 hippocampus. One hundred and eight Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) group (n=54) and the LIP group (n=54). A thread was used to occlude the middle cerebral artery in the MCAO group and the LIP group animals were pretreated with LIP followed by MCAO. In the two groups, nine samples were collected at each time-point of 0, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after MCAO to detect IL-6 and IL-17 and their mRNA levels. Neurological severity scores (NSS) were examined before the animals were sacrificed. Compared with the LIP group, cerebral histopathological changes in the MCAO group were most distinct and significantly more infiltrated inflammatory and apoptotic neuronal cells were observed at 24, 48 and 72 h post-surgery. IL-17 and IL-6 mRNA levels analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (qRT-PCR) were significantly reduced in the LIP group compared with the MCAO group at the 12, 24 and 48 h time-points. A significant reduction in IL-17 expression level was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the LIP group at 12, 24 and 48 h, while IL-6 was significantly reduced at the 24 and 48 h time-points. The NSSs were not significantly different between the groups. Therefore, in a MCAO rat model, we have proved that LIP pretreatment can protect the brain from infarction after ischemic injury and induce ischemic tolerance, potentially, by reducing IL-17 to provide anti-inflammatory effects and attenuate apoptosis of hippocampal neuronal cells.
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- W Wang
- Department of Pediatric Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zhao Y, Sun H, Li X, Mo X, Zhang G. Anti-HIV Effect of Liposomes Bearing CXCR4 Receptor Antagonist N15P. TROP J PHARM RES 2013. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v12i4.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wang X, Liao P, Fan X, Wan Y, Wang Y, Li Y, Jiang Z, Ye X, Mo X, Ocorr K, Deng Y, Wu X, Yuan W. CXXC5 Associates with Smads to Mediate TNF-α Induced Apoptosis. Curr Mol Med 2013; 13:1385-96. [DOI: 10.2174/15665240113139990069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang Y, Nowicki MO, Wang X, Arnold WD, Fernandez SA, Mo X, Wechuk J, Krisky D, Goss J, Wolfe D, Popovich PG, Lawler S, Chiocca EA. Comparative effectiveness of antinociceptive gene therapies in animal models of diabetic neuropathic pain. Gene Ther 2013; 20:742-50. [PMID: 23235561 PMCID: PMC5771489 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Peripheral neuropathic pain is one of the most common and debilitating complications of diabetes. Several genes have been shown to be effective in reducing neuropathic pain in animal models of diabetes after transfer to the dorsal root ganglion using replication-defective herpes simplex virus (HSV)1-based vectors, yet there has never been a comparative analysis of their efficacy. We compared four different HSV1-based vectors engineered to produce one of two opioid receptor agonists (enkephalin or endomorphin), or one of two isoforms of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65 or GAD67), alone and in combination, in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat and mouse models. Our results indicate that a single subcutaneous hindpaw inoculation of vectors expressing GAD65 or GAD67 reduced diabetes-induced mechanical allodynia to a degree that was greater than daily injections of gabapentin in rats. Diabetic mice that developed thermal hyperalgesia also responded to GAD65 or endomorphin gene delivery. The results suggest that either GAD65 or GAD67 vectors are the most effective in the treatment of diabetic pain. The vector combinations, GAD67+endomorphin, GAD67+enkephalin or endomorphin+enkephalin also produced a significant antinociceptive effect but the combination did not appear to be superior to single gene treatment. These findings provide further justification for the clinical development of antinociceptive gene therapies for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathies.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Dardinger Laboratory for Neurooncology and Neurosciences, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Dardinger Laboratory for Neurooncology and Neurosciences, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Department of Neurology, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Dyamid, Inc., PA, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Dyamid, Inc., PA, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Dyamid, Inc., PA, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Dyamid, Inc., PA, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Dardinger Laboratory for Neurooncology and Neurosciences, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Dardinger Laboratory for Neurooncology and Neurosciences, Columbus, OH, USA
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Chen M, Olivera G, Lu W, Mo X, Frazier S, Finkelstein S, Parnell D, Galmarini D, McClain K. SU-E-T-109: Calypso RF Interference On Portal Images and a Physical Filter Solution. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4814544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Lu W, Chen M, Mo X, Parnell D, Olivera G, Galmarini D. MO-D-108-04: Validation of a Simple Portal Dose Calculation Model for Plan QA and In-Vivo Dosimetry. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4815238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mo X, Perumal K, Mackie R. SU-E-T-569: A Dosimetric Comparison of Helical Tomotherapy versus Intensity Modulated Proton for Lung Cancer. Med Phys 2012; 39:3836. [PMID: 28517103 DOI: 10.1118/1.4735658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the dosimetric difference between helical tomotherapy (HT) and intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) treatment for lung cancer patients. METHODS Five patients treated by HT at University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center were selected. HT plans were generated on TomoTherapy treatment planning station (TomoTherapy Inc., USA). The field widths were set to 2.5 cm for all patients in this study. The IMPT plans were generated using the same planning CT and contours with our in-house treatment planning system. Three to five field spot scanning IMPT were used to deliver uniform doses to the targets while minimizing the irradiated lung volume. The proton spots used has a Gaussian sigma of 6mm and are placed on a rectangular grid. The dose distribution of each proton spot is calculated using a pencil beam algorithm with tissue heterogeneity corrections. All the dosimetric analyses are performed using normalized total dose. Alpha/beta ratios were set to 3 for normal tissues and 10 for tumors. RESULTS IMPT plans showed improvement of critical structure avoidance and target dose uniformity for all patients. Reductions in mean lung doses of between 81% to 27% were observed in the IMPT plans relative to the HT. The equivalent uniform dose of the target improved from 49.2 Gy in HT plan to 60.04 Gy in IMPT for patient #2, and equivalent for other cases. The maximum doses to cord were reduced by 20.5 Gy on average using IMPT. In two patient cases, the normal tissue complication probabilities were reduced by 53% and 14% with IMPT. CONCLUSION IMPT provides improved dose homogeneity on the target and normal structure sparing compared with HT in the treatment of non-small cell carcinoma in lung. Significant reduction of mean lung dose was demonstrated, as well as toxicity to organs at risk adjacent to the target.
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- X Mo
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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Liu H, Sun H, Li L, Mo X, Li X, Zhang G. Screening and Mechanism of Trapping Ligand Antagonist Peptide for Chemokine Receptor US28 of Human Cytomegalovirus. TROP J PHARM RES 2012. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i2.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Rafiq S, Cheney C, Mo X, Jarjoura D, Muthusamy N, Byrd JC. XmAb-5574 antibody demonstrates superior antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity as compared with CD52- and CD20-targeted antibodies in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Leukemia 2012; 26:1720-2. [PMID: 22333878 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2012.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mo X, Xu L, Yang Q, Feng H, Peng J, Zhang Y, Yuan W, Wang Y, Li Y, Deng Y, Wan Y, Chen Z, Li F, Wu X. Microarray profiling analysis uncovers common molecular mechanisms of rubella virus, human cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in ECV304 cells. Curr Mol Med 2012; 11:481-8. [PMID: 21663589 DOI: 10.2174/156652411796268696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To study the common molecular mechanisms of various viruses infections that might result in congential cardiovascular diseases in perinatal period, changes in mRNA expression levels of ECV304 cells infected by rubella virus (RUBV), human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) were analyzed using a microarray system representing 18,716 human genes. 99 genes were found to exhibit differential expression (80 up-regulated and 19 down-regulated). Biological process analysis showed that 33 signaling pathways including 22 genes were relevant significantly to RV, HCMV and HSV-II infections. Of these 33 biological processes, 28 belong to one-gene biological processes and 5 belong to multiple-gene biological processes. Gene annotation indicated that the 5 multiple-gene biological processes including regulation of cell growth, collagen fibril organization, mRNA transport, cell adhesion and regulation of cell shape, and seven down- or up-regulated genes [CRIM1 (cysteine rich transmembrane BMP regulator 1), WISP2 (WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 2), COL12A1 (collagen, type XII, alpha 1), COL11A2 (collagen, type XI, alpha 2), CNTN5 (contactin 5), DDR1 (discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 1), VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor precursor)], are significantly correlated to RUBV, HCMV and HSV-2 infections in ECV304 cells. The results obtained in this study suggested the common molecular mechanisms of viruses infections that might result in congential cardiovascular diseases.
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- X Mo
- The Center for Heart Development, Key Lab of National Education Ministry, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan China.
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Zhang M, Mo X, Levinson L, Goyal S, Yue N. SU-E-T-691: On the Use of Multiple Beam Angles to Minimize the Impact of High Density Fiducial Markers in the Prostate Proton Radiotherapy. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3612653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Zhang S, Fu Y, Mersha Z, Mo X, Palmateer AJ. First Report of a Leaf Spot on Basella alba Caused by a Bipolaris sp. in Florida. Plant Dis 2011; 95:880. [PMID: 30731706 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-11-0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Malabar spinach (Basella alba L.) is a fast-growing, perennial vegetable crop grown largely in the tropics of Asia and Africa. This crop is widely used in the cuisine of different regions for its thick, semisucculent leaves, mild flavor, and mucilaginous texture. Leaf spots were observed on both surfaces of symptomatic leaf samples received from a home garden in Homestead, FL in November 2009. The necrotic lesions (up to 2 mm in diameter) were round, semicircular, or irregular-shaped with grayish centers surrounded by dark brown borders. A fungus was consistently isolated from symptomatic tissues on clarified V8 (CV8) agar. Fungal colonies on CV8 agar were black and velvet-like with minimal mycelial growth and conidiophores were dark brown, simple, borne singly or in groups upon the substrate. Conidia were straight, pale to medium golden brown, rounded at the ends with three to six septa, and on average measured 75 × 15 μm (48 to 97 × 9 to 18 μm). Cultural and conidial characteristics of the isolates were closely similar to those of a Bipolaris sp. (1). The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (~570 bp) of rDNA was amplified using the primers ITS1/ITS4 and sequenced bidirectionally (GenBank Accession No. JF506092). Subsequent database searches by the BLASTN program indicated that the resulting sequence had a 95% identity over 531 bp with the corresponding gene sequence of Bipolaris portulacae (GenBank Accession No. AY004778.1), a fungal pathogen reported to cause leaf spot on purslane (Portulaca oleracea) (2,3). However, our isolate has consistently smaller conidia and does not match descriptions of B. portulacae (BPI 871173, U.S. National Fungus Collections). The pathogenicity was confirmed through inoculation of healthy Malabar spinach plants with conidia of the isolate reproduced on CV8. Six Malabar spinach plants were inoculated with a suspension containing 1 × 106 conidia per ml and sprayed until runoff (approximately 15 ml per plant) with a handheld pressurized canister. Another six noninoculated plants served as a control. Immediately after inoculation, plants were covered with plastic bags for 24 h to maintain high relative humidity and maintained in a greenhouse under ambient conditions. Ten days after inoculation, the symptoms described above were observed on leaves of all inoculated plants, whereas symptoms did not develop on the control plants. A Bipolaris sp. was reisolated and identified by the above methods, fulfilling Koch's postulates. This pathogenicity test was carried out three times. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a Bipolaris sp. affecting Malabar spinach in Florida. Further work should be conducted to confirm identity of these isolates. Because of limited plantings of Malabar spinach, the economic importance of this disease in Florida is currently not known. Nevertheless, this pathogen poses a threat to the growing market of continuously produced oriental vegetables in Florida. References: (1) J. L. Alcorn. Mycotaxon 39:361, 1990. (2) S. A. Alfieri, Jr. et al. Bull. 14. Index of Plant Diseases in Florida (Revised). Florida Dep. Agric. Consumer Serv., Div. Plant Ind., 1984. (3) D. F. Farr and A. Y. Rossman. Fungal Databases. Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory. ARS, USDA. Retrieved from http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases/ , 25 January 2010.
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Homestead 33031
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Homestead 33031
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Homestead 33031
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Homestead 33031
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Homestead 33031
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Mo X, Westerly D, Zhang M, Mackie T. TH-C-BRB-07: Treatment Planning with Multiple Spot Sizes to Improve Delivery Efficiency in Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3613512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Kissick M, Flynn R, Mackie T, Mo X, Zhao D, Campos D, Yan Y. SU-E-T-841: The Potential of Probablistic Optimization for Tumor Motion with IMRT. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3612805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mao Q, Zhang Y, Fu X, Xue J, Wang L, Chen T, Guo W, Mo X, Lu Y. A hypoxic niche to protect human colon carcinoma stem cells from chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e14096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ma Z, Mo X, Yang Z, Chen F, He X. Genetic suppression of Akt1 activity aggravates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury after deep hypothermic low flow in transgenic mice. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2011; 21:171-7. [PMID: 21351045 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1271773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the genetic role of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in Akt1 (+/-) mice after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury following post-surgery deep hypothermic low flow. METHODS 3-week-old Akt1 (+/-) and wild-type C57/B6 mice were randomly and equally divided into sham-surgery and surgery groups. Surgery group mice were subjected to gradual body temperature reduction and bilateral common carotid artery occlusion for 120 min at 18.5 ± 0.5 °C, followed by artery reopening and rewarming. Occlusion was not performed in sham-surgery group animals. Regional cerebral blood flow was determined by laser Doppler flowmetry. Using reverse transcriptase-PCR, apoptotic assays, immunohistology, and Western blot analyses, we determined the apoptotic level of cerebral cells and the expression of Akt signaling pathway components. RESULTS Regional cerebral blood flow was decreased by ≥ 86% during bilateral common carotid artery occlusion. Akt1 (+/-) mice experienced showed mortality after 24 h of cerebral I/R, and displayed increased numbers of apoptotic cerebral cells and apoptotic protein expression levels. Western analysis revealed Akt1 hypoactivity, which led to less efficient apoptotic signaling pathway inhibition. CONCLUSION Akt1 suppresses the mitochondrial apoptosis signaling pathway, and Akt1 haplo-insufficiency exacerbates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion after deep hypothermic low flow conditions in mice. Akt may be a potential molecular therapeutic target for brain protection during surgery in congenital heart disease patients.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Huja SS, Kaya B, Mo X, D'Atri AM, Fernandez SA. Effect of zoledronic acid on bone healing subsequent to mini-implant insertion. Angle Orthod 2011; 81:363-9. [DOI: 10.2319/070710-384.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIMS To assess the effect of mobile phone intervention on glycaemic control in diabetes self-management. METHODS We searched three electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library) using the following terms: diabetes or diabetes mellitus and mobile phone or cellular phone, or text message. We also manually searched reference lists of relevant papers to identify additional studies. Clinical studies that used mobile phone intervention and reported changes in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA(1c) ) values in patients with diabetes were reviewed. The study design, intervention methods, sample size and clinical outcomes were extracted from each trial. The results of the HbA(1c) change in the trials were pooled using meta-analysis methods. RESULTS A total of 22 trials were selected for the review. Meta-analysis among 1657 participants showed that mobile phone interventions for diabetes self-management reduced HbA(1c) values by a mean of 0.5% [6 mmol/mol; 95% confidence interval, 0.3-0.7% (4-8 mmol/mol)] over a median of 6 months follow-up duration. In subgroup analysis, 11 studies among Type 2 diabetes patients reported significantly greater reduction in HbA(1c) than studies among Type 1 diabetes patients [0.8 (9 mmol/mol) vs. 0.3% (3 mmol/mol); P=0.02]. The effect of mobile phone intervention did not significantly differ by other participant characteristics or intervention strategies. CONCLUSIONS Results pooled from the included trials provided strong evidence that mobile phone intervention led to statistically significant improvement in glycaemic control and self-management in diabetes care, especially for Type 2 diabetes patients.
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- X Liang
- Department of Evidence Based Medicine and Division of Population Genetics, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Huja SS, Mason A, Fenell CE, Mo X, Hueni S, D'Atri AM, Fernandez SA. Effects of Short-Term Zoledronic Acid Treatment on Bone Remodeling and Healing at Surgical Sites in the Maxilla and Mandible of Aged Dogs. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011; 69:418-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mo X, Westerly D, Mackie T. TU-C-BRA-09: High-Performance Dose Calculation for Proton Radiotherapy Using GPU. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3469221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Kissick M, Mo X, McCall K, Schubert L, Westerly D, Mackie T. SU-GG-T-108: Optimal Management of Respiratory Motion without Motion Management: A Tomotherapy Phantom Demonstration. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mo X, Mackie T. MO-FF-A3-01: Optimization of Spot Position in Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3469149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Xue J, Lu Y, Li X, Zhang Y, Ao R, Wang Y, Liu H, Wu Y, Mo X. Alleviation of radiation lung damage by administration of gene-modified mesenchymal stem cells. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e13568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mo X, Nguyen NX, McEwan PA, Zheng X, López JA, Emsley J, Li R. Binding of platelet glycoprotein Ibbeta through the convex surface of leucine-rich repeats domain of glycoprotein IX. J Thromb Haemost 2009; 7:1533-40. [PMID: 19566547 PMCID: PMC3046765 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03536.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The mechanism of assembly of the platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX complex from GPIbalpha, GPIbbeta and GPIX subunits is not entirely clear. In this complex, ectodomains of both GPIbbeta and GPIX subunits contain two leucine-rich repeats (LRR) and share high sequence similarity. However, they differ noticeably in stability, hampering further analysis of their interaction. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS Guided by analysis of the LRR structure, we report a well-folded Ibbeta/IX chimera and its usage in dissecting GPIX function. RESULTS In this chimera, three non-contiguous sequences that may constitute the putative convex surface of the GPIbbeta ectodomain are replaced by their GPIX counterparts. Like GPIbbeta but unlike GPIX ectodomain, it can secrete from transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells and fold into a stable conformation. Furthermore, replacing the ectodomain in GPIX with the Ibbeta/IX chimera, but not the GPIbbeta ectodomain, preserved its interaction with GPIbbeta as demonstrated by its native-like GPIbbeta-induced increase in surface expression and coimmunoprecipitation. CONCLUSIONS The putative convex surface of the LRR domain in GPIX is sufficient, in the context of full-length subunit, to mediate its association with GPIbbeta.
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- X Mo
- Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Kissick M, Mo X, Westerly D, Flynn R, Bowen S, Schubert L, Jeraj R, Mackie T. SU-FF-T-180: Tomotherapy Dose Painting Delivery Robust to Respiratory Motion. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3181655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mo X, Mackie T. SU-GG-T-111: A Simulation Study of An Online Adaptive Treatment Technique for Tomotherapy to Reduce Intra-Fraction Motion Effects. Med Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2961863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Kissick M, Flynn R, Westerly D, Hoban P, Mo X, Soisson E, McCall K, Mackie T, Jeraj R. SU-GG-T-115: The Impact of Longitudinal Breathing Randomness for Tomotherapy Delivery. Med Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2961867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Wang J, Geng S, Su Z, Xu J, Xu S, Wang F, Mo X, Feng Z. Rearranged T-cell receptor gene and positive Epstein–Barr virus-encoded nuclear RNA in an extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma with cutaneous manifestation only: case study. Clin Exp Dermatol 2007; 32:744-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02465.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hung I, Wong A, Howes AP, Anupõld T, Past J, Samoson A, Mo X, Wu G, Smith ME, Brown SP, Dupree R. Determination of NMR interaction parameters from double rotation NMR. J Magn Reson 2007; 188:246-59. [PMID: 17707665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Revised: 07/18/2007] [Accepted: 07/19/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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It is shown that the anisotropic NMR parameters for half-integer quadrupolar nuclei can be determined using double rotation (DOR) NMR at a single magnetic field with comparable accuracy to multi-field static and MAS experiments. The (17)O nuclei in isotopically enriched l-alanine and OPPh(3) are used as illustrations. The anisotropic NMR parameters are obtained from spectral simulation of the DOR spinning sideband intensities using a computer program written with the GAMMA spin-simulation libraries. Contributions due to the quadrupolar interaction, chemical shift anisotropy, dipolar coupling and J coupling are included in the simulations. In l-alanine the oxygen chemical shift span is 455 +/- 20 ppm and 350 +/- 20 ppm for the O1 and O2 sites, respectively, and the Euler angles are determined to an accuracy of +/- 5-10 degrees . For cases where effects due to heteronuclear J and dipolar coupling are observed, it is possible to determine the angle between the internuclear vector and the principal axis of the electric field gradient (EFG). Thus, the orientation of the major components of both the EFG and chemical shift tensors (i.e., V(33) and delta(33)) in the molecular frame may be obtained from the relative intensity of the split DOR peaks. For OPPh(3) the principal axis of the (17)O EFG is found to be close to the O-P bond, and the (17)O-(31)P one-bond J coupling ((1)J(OP)=161 +/- 2 Hz) is determined to a much higher accuracy than previously.
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- I Hung
- Physics Department, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Mo X, Mackie T, Kissick M. SU-FF-T-45: A Simulation Study of Intra-Fraction Motion Effects On the Proton Discrete Scanning Treatment. Med Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2760693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mo X, Liu S, Lin Z, Xu Y, Xiang Y, McVicar T. Prediction of crop yield, water consumption and water use efficiency with a SVAT-crop growth model using remotely sensed data on the North China Plain. Ecol Modell 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Duan X, Jiang Y, Mo X. [Long-term follow-up study on Hunan aqueous drainage implantation for refractory glaucoma]. Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2002; 24:139-42. [PMID: 11938772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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One hundred and three cases(106 eyes) of refractory glaucoma underwent Hunan aqueous drainage (HAD) implantation from July 1993 to January 1998. The mean period of postoperative follow-up was 32.8 months. The intraocular pressure(IOP) was decreased from preoperative 6.6 +/- 1.8 kPa to postoperative 2.2 +/- 1.4 kPa at the 1st year after surgery. The success rates were 83.8% at the 1st year, 80.4% at the 2nd year, 77.1% at the 3rd year, 71.0% at the 4th year, and 64.3% at the 5th year using Kaplan-Meier lifetable analysis. The neovascular glaucoma had lower success rate. The success rate in 38 patients who were used adjunctively with mitomycin C in the operation was 89.5% at the 1st year. The common complications included early continuous flat anterior chamber, local choroidal detachment, increased IOP, and so on. This study suggests that HAD implantation is an effective method in the treatment of refractory glaucoma in spite of its complications.
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- X Duan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410011
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Moritz J, Wilson K, Cramer K, Beyer R, McKinney L, Cavalcanti W, Mo X. Effect of Formulation Density, Moisture, and Surfactant on Feed Manufacturing, Pellet Quality, and Broiler Performance. J APPL POULTRY RES 2002. [DOI: 10.1093/japr/11.2.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zhou B, Mo X, Liu X, Qiu W, Yen Y. Human ribonucleotide reductase M2 subunit gene amplification and transcriptional regulation in a homogeneous staining chromosome region responsible for the mechanism of drug resistance. Cytogenet Genome Res 2002; 95:34-42. [PMID: 11978967 DOI: 10.1159/000057014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In our previous publication it was shown that a Gemcitabine-resistant KBGem clone derived from step-wise exposure to Gemcitabine resulted in overexpression of the human Ribonucleotide Reductase M2 subunit (hRRM2) mRNA and protein (Goan et al., 1999). In this study we confirm these results and show that the hRRM2 gene amplification arises in a homogeneous staining region (hsr) derived from chromosome translocation. The hydroxyurea-resistant clone (KBHURs) was studied as a comparison. PCR analysis of the hRRM2 gene promoter confirmed the amplification. Northern and Western blots were further employed to confirm the gene amplification and hRRM2 mRNA and protein expression were compatible with the level of drug resistance. Cells synchronized by serum starvation and then returned to serum-containing growth conditions showed a rapid induction of high levels of transcription of the hRRM2 gene. To clarify whether expression of hRRM2 mRNA was regulated at a transcriptional level, several transcription factors, including AP-1, Sp1, AP-2, CREB, NF-kappa B, and OCT1, were examined by gel-shift assay. Interestingly, the KBGem clone was regulated by different transcription factors than the KBHURs clone. Compared to the wild-type KB cells (KBwt), the KBGem clone exhibited a different binding pattern for Sp1 and NF-kappa B. The KBHURs clone, however, demonstrated a unique binding pattern with AP-1 and CREB, different from the KBwt control as well as the KBGem clone. Therefore, we conclude that the drug-resistant phenotype is associated with human RRM2 gene amplification from a homogeneous staining chromosome region and altered transcription regulation. Each clone demonstrated a unique pattern of transcription factor binding that may play a vital role in the mechanism of drug resistance.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosome Banding
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2/genetics
- DNA/genetics
- DNA/metabolism
- Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives
- Deoxycytidine/pharmacology
- Drug Resistance/genetics
- Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
- Gene Amplification/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Humans
- Hydroxyurea/pharmacology
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Karyotyping
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Protein Subunits
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase/genetics
- Staining and Labeling
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic/genetics
- Translocation, Genetic/genetics
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Gemcitabine
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- B Zhou
- Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte CA 91010-3000, USA
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We developed a new in vivo electroporation method to deliver genes into retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Efficiency and degree of tissue damage were evaluated using green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene and TUNEL. Soon after the intravitreous injection of the GFP gene, electroporation (five electric pulses of 99 ms duration each and 12V/cm delivered twice 5 min apart) was carried out on the adult rat eyeball with the aid of tweezer-type disc electrodes attached to corneal (cathode) and scleral (anode) surfaces. GFP expression, exhibiting a maximum on day 7, was detectable for up to 21 days. DiI retrograde labeling of RGCs showed that 41.5% of the total ganglion cells in the electroinjected area were GFP-positive. Therefore, this new method may be a useful tool for the delivery of genes into RGCs.
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- M Dezawa
- Department of Anatomy, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan.
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Chen W, Yan H, Mo X. [Effect of tetrandrine on expression of bFGF in lung tissue of rat with chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension]. Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2001; 32:12-4, 58. [PMID: 12733343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate effect of tetrandrine (Tet) on chronic hypoxic pulmonary by observing expression of bFGF in lung tissue of rat with chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. METHODS 30 rats were divided into 3 groups: hypoxia group, hypoxia + Tet group and control group. On the 21st day of hypoxia, the hemodynamic parameters were measured and the intra acinar pulmonary arteries (IAPA) changes were studied under light microscopes. Immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal antibody against human recombinant bFGF was performed in the paraffin section of rat lung. RESULTS Tetrandrine could reduce pulmonary artery mean pressure (mPAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), (P < 0.01), decrease the expression of bFGF in wall of IAPA, and inhibit hypoxic structural remodeling of IAPA. CONCLUSION Tetrandrine could decrease the expression of bFGF in wall of IAPA and in that connection to inhibit remodeling of IAPA and pulmonary hypertension.
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- W Chen
- Department of Internal Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, WCUMS, Chengdu 610041, China
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The site-specific DNA rearrangement process, called V(D)J recombination, creates much of the diversity of immune receptor molecules in the adaptive immune system. Central to this reaction is the organization of the protein-DNA complex containing the proteins RAG1 and RAG2 and their DNA targets. A long-term goal is to appreciate the three-dimensional relationships between the proteins and DNA that allow the assembly of the appropriate reaction intermediates, resulting in concerted cleavage and directed rejoining of the DNA ends. Previous cross-linking approaches have mapped RAG1 contacts on the DNA. RAG1 protein contacts the DNA at the conserved heptamer and nonamer sequences as well as at the coding DNA adjacent to the heptamer. Here we subject RAG1, covalently cross-linked to DNA substrates, to partial cyanogen bromide degradation or trypsin proteolysis in order to map contacts on the protein. We find that coding-sequence contacts occur near the C terminus of RAG1, while contacts made within the recombination signal sequence occur nearer the N terminus of the core region of RAG1. A deletion protein lacking the C-terminal DNA-contacting region is still capable of making the N-terminal contacts. This suggests that the two binding interactions may exist on two separate domains of the protein. A trypsin cleavage pattern of the native protein supports this conclusion. A two-domain model for RAG1 is evaluated with respect to the larger recombination complex.
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- X Mo
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
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