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Kuang Y, Luo Y, Yi X, Wang Q, Wang C, Shen M, Fu Y, Shu G, Li R, Zhu L, Pang P, Zhang Y, Zhu W, Chen X, Chen BT. Prevalence and risk factors for cognitive impairment in patients with psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 36:e152-e155. [PMID: 34582578 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Zhang B, Xu N, Chen J, Zhang S, Huang X, Shen M, Zeng X. Treatment and outcome in deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2: a literature review. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021; 32:13-22. [PMID: 34489224 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is a rare disease with varying phenotypes and disease outcomes. We aimed to summarize the treatments of DADA2 and to explore the factors associated with disease outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS A systemic literature review of DADA2 was conducted. Cases were included if they had documented detailed genotypes, phenotypes, treatment protocols and outcomes. Patients were categorized into uncontrolled and controlled groups. Factors associated with disease outcome were analyzed with logistic regression models. RESULTS A total of 242 DADA2 patients with treatment protocols and responses were included, 17 of whom required no treatment. The general effective rate of TNFi was 78.6% (103/131). Hematological abnormalities and increased acute phase reactants are independently associated with TNFi effectiveness, OR=0.21 (95%CI 0.07-0.661, p=0.007) and 9.62 (95%CI 2.31-40.00, p=0.002), respectively. Among those 225 patients requiring active treatment, 157 (69.8%) patients were in the controlled group, and 68(30.2%) in the uncontrolled group. Neither age of disease onset nor genotype was associated with disease outcome. Increased acute phase reactants (APRs), constitutional symptoms, neurological symptoms, and treatment with TNF inhibitors (TNFi) were independently associated with disease control, while recurrent infections and severe vascular events were the main causes of mortality (10/21 and 6/21, respectively). CONCLUSIONS In patients requiring treatment, symptoms of systemic inflammation and vasculitis and TNFi treatment are associated with disease control; while recurrent infections and severe vascular events should be treated intensively as they are the main causes of death. Hematological abnormalities should be monitored as it would decrease TNFi effectiveness.
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Pan P, Shen M, Yu Z, Ge W, Chen K, Tian M, Xiao F, Wang Z, Wang J, Jia Y, Wang W, Wan P, Zhang J, Chen W, Lei Z, Chen X, Luo Z, Zhang Q, Xu M, Li G, Li Y, Wu J. Author Correction: SARS-CoV-2 N protein promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation to induce hyperinflammation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5306. [PMID: 34465791 PMCID: PMC8407132 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25629-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Gu X, Xiao Y, Li S, Su J, Li J, Shan S, Wang X, Wu B, Tao J, Kang X, Zou B, Chen X, Shen M. Air pollution and meteorological factors are associated with dermographism: a population-based study in college students. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e920-e921. [PMID: 34365686 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pan P, Shen M, Yu Z, Ge W, Chen K, Tian M, Xiao F, Wang Z, Wang J, Jia Y, Wang W, Wan P, Zhang J, Chen W, Lei Z, Chen X, Luo Z, Zhang Q, Xu M, Li G, Li Y, Wu J. SARS-CoV-2 N protein promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation to induce hyperinflammation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4664. [PMID: 34341353 PMCID: PMC8329225 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25015-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Excessive inflammatory responses induced upon SARS-CoV-2 infection are associated with severe symptoms of COVID-19. Inflammasomes activated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection are also associated with COVID-19 severity. Here, we show a distinct mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2 N protein promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation to induce hyperinflammation. N protein facilitates maturation of proinflammatory cytokines and induces proinflammatory responses in cultured cells and mice. Mechanistically, N protein interacts directly with NLRP3 protein, promotes the binding of NLRP3 with ASC, and facilitates NLRP3 inflammasome assembly. More importantly, N protein aggravates lung injury, accelerates death in sepsis and acute inflammation mouse models, and promotes IL-1β and IL-6 activation in mice. Notably, N-induced lung injury and cytokine production are blocked by MCC950 (a specific inhibitor of NLRP3) and Ac-YVAD-cmk (an inhibitor of caspase-1). Therefore, this study reveals a distinct mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2 N protein promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation and induces excessive inflammatory responses.
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Pan P, Li G, Shen M, Yu Z, Ge W, Lao Z, Fan Y, Chen K, Ding Z, Wang W, Wan P, Shereen MA, Luo Z, Chen X, Zhang Q, Lin L, Wu J. DENV NS1 and MMP-9 cooperate to induce vascular leakage by altering endothelial cell adhesion and tight junction. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1008603. [PMID: 34310658 PMCID: PMC8341711 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that causes a spectrum of diseases including life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Vascular leakage is a common clinical crisis in DHF/DSS patients and highly associated with increased endothelial permeability. The presence of vascular leakage causes hypotension, circulatory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation as the disease progresses of DHF/DSS patients, which can lead to the death of patients. However, the mechanisms by which DENV infection caused the vascular leakage are not fully understood. This study reveals a distinct mechanism by which DENV induces endothelial permeability and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mice tissues. We initially show that DENV2 promotes the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression and secretion in DHF patients’ sera, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and macrophages. This study further reveals that DENV non-structural protein 1 (NS1) induces MMP-9 expression through activating the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway. Additionally, NS1 facilitates the MMP-9 enzymatic activity, which alters the adhesion and tight junction and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mouse tissues. Moreover, NS1 recruits MMP-9 to interact with β-catenin and Zona occludens protein-1/2 (ZO-1 and ZO-2) and to degrade the important adhesion and tight junction proteins, thereby inducing endothelial hyperpermeability and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mouse tissues. Thus, we reveal that DENV NS1 and MMP-9 cooperatively induce vascular leakage by impairing endothelial cell adhesion and tight junction, and suggest that MMP-9 may serve as a potential target for the treatment of hypovolemia in DSS/DHF patients. DENV is the most common mosquito-transmitted viral pathogen in humans. In general, DENV-infected patients are asymptomatic or have flu-like symptoms with fever and rash. However, in severe cases of DENV infection, the diseases may progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS), the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in school-age children in tropical and subtropical regions. DENV-induced vascular leakage is characterized by enhanced vascular permeability without morphological damage to the capillary endothelium. This study reveals a possible mechanism by which DENV NS1 and MMP-9 cooperatively induce vascular leakage. NS1 also recruits MMP-9 to degrade β-catenin, ZO-1, and ZO-2 that leads to intervene endothelial hyperpermeability in human endothelial cells and mouse vascular. Moreover, the authors further reveal that DENV activates NF-κB signaling pathway to induce MMP-9 expression in patients, mice, PBMC, and macrophages though NS1 protein. This study would provide new in signs into the pathogenesis of DENV infection, and suggest that MMP-9 may act as a drug target for the prevention and treatment of DENV-associated diseases.
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He RX, Dong H, Zhang HW, Zhang Y, Kang LL, Li H, Shen M, Mo R, Song JQ, Liu YP, Chen ZH, Liu Y, Jin Y, Li MQ, Zheng H, Li DX, Qin J, Zhang HF, Huang M, Zheng RX, Liang DS, Tian YP, Yao HX, Yang YL. [Clinical and genetic studies on 76 patients with hydrocephalus caused by methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria]. ZHONGHUA ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2021; 59:459-465. [PMID: 34102818 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210311-00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the clinical features, genetic characteristics, treatment and follow-up results of patients with hydrocephalus caused by methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria, and to discuss the optimal strategies for assessing and treating such patients. Methods: From January 1998 to December 2020, 76 patients with hydrocephalus due to methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria in the Department of Pediatrics in 11 hospitals including Peking University First Hospital were diagnosed by biochemical, genetic analysis and brain imaging examination. The patients were divided into operation-group and non-operation-group according to whether they underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The clinical features, laboratory examinations, genotype, and follow-up data were retrospectively analyzed. Data were compared between the two groups using rank sum test, and categorical data were compared using χ2 test. Results: Among the 76 patients (51 male, 25 female), 5 were detected by newborn screening, while 71 were diagnosed after clinical onset, 68 cases (96%) had early-onset, 3 cases (4%) had late-onset. The most common clinical manifestations of 74 cases with complete data were psychomotor retardation in 74 cases (100%), visual impairment in 74 cases (100%), epilepsy in 44 cases (59%), anemia in 31 cases (42%), hypotonia or hypertonia in 21 cases (28%), feeding difficulties in 19 cases (26%) and disturbance of consciousness in 17 cases (23%). Genetic analysis was performed in 76 cases, all of whom had MMACHC gene variations, including 30 homozygous variations of MMACHC c.609G>A. The most common variations were c.609G>A (94, 62.7%), followed by c.658_660del (18, 12.0%), c.567dupT (9, 6.0%) and c.217C>T (8, 5.3%). Therapy including cobalamin intramuscular injection, L-carnitine and betaine were initiated immediately after diagnosis. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation was performed in 41 cases (operation group), and 31 patients improved after metabolic intervention (non-operation group). There was no significant difference in the age of onset, the age of diagnosis, the blood total homocysteine, methionine, and urinary methylmalonic acid concentration between the two groups (all P>0.05). The symptoms of psychomotor development, epilepsy, and visual impairments improved gradually after a long-term follow-up in the operation group. Conclusions: Hydrocephalus is a severe complication of methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria. The most common clinical manifestations are psychomotor retardation, visual impairment, and epilepsy. It usually occurs in early-onset patients. Early diagnosis and etiological treatment are very important. Hydrocephalus may improve after metabolic intervention in some patients. For patients with severe ventricular dilatation, prompt surgical intervention can improve the prognosis.
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Crous P, Hernández-Restrepo M, Schumacher R, Cowan D, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Wingfield M, Yilmaz N, Adan O, Akulov A, Duarte EÁ, Berraf-Tebbal A, Bulgakov T, Carnegie A, de Beer Z, Decock C, Dijksterhuis J, Duong T, Eichmeier A, Hien L, Houbraken J, Khanh T, Liem N, Lombard L, Lutzoni F, Miadlikowska J, Nel W, Pascoe I, Roets F, Roux J, Samson R, Shen M, Spetik M, Thangavel R, Thanh H, Thao L, van Nieuwenhuijzen E, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Groenewald J. New and Interesting Fungi. 4. Fungal Syst Evol 2021; 7:255-343. [PMID: 34124627 PMCID: PMC8165967 DOI: 10.3114/fuse.2021.07.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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An order, family and genus are validated, seven new genera, 35 new species, two new combinations, two epitypes, two lectotypes, and 17 interesting new host and / or geographical records are introduced in this study. Validated order, family and genus: Superstratomycetales and Superstratomycetaceae (based on Superstratomyces ). New genera: Haudseptoria (based on Haudseptoria typhae); Hogelandia (based on Hogelandia lambearum); Neoscirrhia (based on Neoscirrhia osmundae); Nothoanungitopsis (based on Nothoanungitopsis urophyllae); Nothomicrosphaeropsis (based on Nothomicrosphaeropsis welwitschiae); Populomyces (based on Populomyces zwinianus); Pseudoacrospermum (based on Pseudoacrospermum goniomae). New species: Apiospora sasae on dead culms of Sasa veitchii (Netherlands); Apiospora stipae on dead culms of Stipa gigantea (Spain); Bagadiella eucalyptorum on leaves of Eucalyptus sp. (Australia); Calonectria singaporensis from submerged leaf litter (Singapore); Castanediella neomalaysiana on leaves of Eucalyptus sp. (Malaysia); Colletotrichum pleopeltidis on leaves of Pleopeltis sp. (South Africa); Coniochaeta deborreae from soil (Netherlands); Diaporthe durionigena on branches of Durio zibethinus (Vietnam); Floricola juncicola on dead culm of Juncus sp. (France); Haudseptoria typhae on leaf sheath of Typha sp. (Germany); Hogelandia lambearum from soil (Netherlands); Lomentospora valparaisensis from soil (Chile); Neofusicoccum mystacidii on dead stems of Mystacidium capense (South Africa); Neomycosphaerella guibourtiae on leaves of Guibourtia sp. (Angola); Niesslia neoexosporioides on dead leaves of Carex paniculata (Germany); Nothoanungitopsis urophyllae on seed capsules of Eucalyptus urophylla (South Africa); Nothomicrosphaeropsis welwitschiae on dead leaves of Welwitschia mirabilis (Namibia); Paracremonium bendijkiorum from soil (Netherlands); Paraphoma ledniceana on dead wood of Buxus sempervirens (Czech Republic); Paraphoma salicis on leaves of Salix cf. alba (Ukraine); Parasarocladium wereldwijsianum from soil (Netherlands); Peziza ligni on masonry and plastering (France); Phyllosticta phoenicis on leaves of Phoenix reclinata (South Africa); Plectosphaerella slobbergiarum from soil (Netherlands); Populomyces zwinianus from soil (Netherlands); Pseudoacrospermum goniomae on leaves of Gonioma kamassi (South Africa); Pseudopyricularia festucae on leaves of Festuca californica (USA); Sarocladium sasijaorum from soil (Netherlands); Sporothrix hypoxyli in sporocarp of Hypoxylon petriniae on Fraxinus wood (Netherlands); Superstratomyces albomucosus on Pycnanthus angolensis (Netherlands); Superstratomyces atroviridis on Pinus sylvestris (Netherlands); Superstratomyces flavomucosus on leaf of Hakea multilinearis (Australia); Superstratomyces tardicrescens from human eye specimen (USA); Taeniolella platani on twig of Platanus hispanica (Germany), and Tympanis pini on twigs of Pinus sylvestris (Spain). Citation: Crous PW, Hernández-Restrepo M, Schumacher RK, Cowan DA, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Wingfield MJ, Yilmaz N, Adan OCG, Akulov A, Álvarez Duarte E, Berraf-Tebbal A, Bulgakov TS, Carnegie AJ, de Beer ZW, Decock C, Dijksterhuis J, Duong TA, Eichmeier A, Hien LT, Houbraken JAMP, Khanh TN, Liem NV, Lombard L, Lutzoni FM, Miadlikowska JM, Nel WJ, Pascoe IG, Roets F, Roux J, Samson RA, Shen M, Spetik M, Thangavel R, Thanh HM, Thao LD, van Nieuwenhuijzen EJ, Zhang JQ, Zhang Y, Zhao LL, Groenewald JZ (2021). New and Interesting Fungi. 4. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 7: 255-343. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2021.07.13.
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Shen M, Dhingra N, Wang Q, Gong X, Xu X, Niu H, Zhao X, Xiang S. Structure of Rad5 provides insights into its role in tolerance to replication stress. Mol Cell Oncol 2021; 8:1889348. [PMID: 33860087 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2021.1889348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The Rad5 family of proteins are critical genome maintenance factors, with helicase-like transcription factor (HLTF) and SNF2 histone linker PHD RING helicase (SHRPH) in humans implicated in several types of cancer. How their multiple activities coordinate has been unclear. Our recent study on Rad5 shed light on this question.
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Shen M, Yeoh XLA, Wang DY, Tey HL, Ren EC, Oon HH. Genetic variations in gamma-secretase and PSTPIP1 in hidradenitis suppurativa in Singaporean Chinese. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e348-e350. [PMID: 33460495 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Shen M, Dhingra N, Wang Q, Cheng C, Zhu S, Tian X, Yu J, Gong X, Li X, Zhang H, Xu X, Zhai L, Xie M, Gao Y, Deng H, He Y, Niu H, Zhao X, Xiang S. Structural basis for the multi-activity factor Rad5 in replication stress tolerance. Nat Commun 2021; 12:321. [PMID: 33436623 PMCID: PMC7804152 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20538-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The yeast protein Rad5 and its orthologs in other eukaryotes promote replication stress tolerance and cell survival using their multiple activities, including ubiquitin ligase, replication fork remodeling and DNA lesion targeting activities. Here, we present the crystal structure of a nearly full-length Rad5 protein. The structure shows three distinct, but well-connected, domains required for Rad5’s activities. The spatial arrangement of these domains suggest that different domains can have autonomous activities but also undergo intrinsic coordination. Moreover, our structural, biochemical and cellular studies demonstrate that Rad5’s HIRAN domain mediates interactions with the DNA metabolism maestro factor PCNA and contributes to its poly-ubiquitination, binds to DNA and contributes to the Rad5-catalyzed replication fork regression, defining a new type of HIRAN domains with multiple activities. Our work provides a framework to understand how Rad5 integrates its various activities in replication stress tolerance. Rad5 is a hub connecting three replication stress tolerance pathways. Here, the authors present the 3.3 Å crystal structure of a N-terminal truncated K.lactis Rad5 construct that reveals the spatial arrangement of the HIRAN, Snf2 and RING domains and structure-guided in vitro and in vivo experiments reveal multiple activities of the yeast Rad5 HIRAN domain among them a role in binding PCNA and supporting its ubiquitination.
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Maldonado AM, Marqués M, Martín S, Hoffman T, Tejedor JR, Shen M, Valcárcel J, Real FX. RBM10: The role of a splicing factor in urothelial homeostasis and tumorigenesis. Urol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Shahrabani E, Shen M, Potters L, Parashar B. Artificial Neural Networks: Predicting Mortality in Geriatric Cancer Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Racine H, Guzzetti E, Tastet L, Shen M, É Larose, Clavel M, Pibarot P, Beaudoin J. ACCURACY OF STROKE VOLUME BY PHASE CONTRAST CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN AORTIC STENOSIS: A COMPARISON OF MEASURE IN LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT VS. ASCENDING AORTA. Can J Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.07.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Shen M, Xiao Y, Li Y, Chen X. 453 Association of processed meat and sodium intake with atopic dermatitis in adults: A pooled analysis of three cross-sectional studies in China and validation in NHANES 2005-2006. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li X, Shen M. Circular RNA hsa_circ_103809 suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation and invasion by sponging miR-620. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2020; 23:555-566. [PMID: 30720163 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201902_16868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide, particularly in China. In recent years, numerous studies have investigated the roles of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in tumour development because circRNAs generally act as microRNA (miRNA) sponges to regulate gene expression. However, whether circRNAs are also involved in HCC progression remains largely unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, we identified a novel circRNA (hsa_circ_103809) and determined its expression in HCC tissues and cell lines by qRT-PCR assays. CCK8, colony formation, wound-healing and transwell assays were performed to assess the effects of hsa_circ_103809 and miR-620 on HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assays were used to explore the correlation between hsa_circ_103809 and miR-620 in HCC cells. RESULTS The results showed that hsa_circ_103809 expression was significantly down- regulated in HCC tissues and cell lines. The ectopic expression of hsa_circ_103809 inhibited HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion. In addition, we found that miR-620 expression was significantly up-regulated in HCC tissues and was negatively correlated with hsa_circ_103809 expression in HCC tissues. Furthermore, we found that hsa_circ_103809 could bind to miR-620 and that hsa_circ_103809 negatively regulates miR-620 expression. We also showed that hsa_circ_103809 inhibited the proliferation and invasion abilities of HCC cells by sponging miR-620. CONCLUSIONS Hsa_circ_103809 acts by binding to miR-620 and inhibiting the tumourigenicity of HCC. Thus, this circRNA may serve as a potential biomarker and novel therapeutic target of HCC.
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Chen Q, Tang Y, Shi X, Yang X, Shan S, Wang X, Xiao Y, Chen X, Shen M, Li J. Prevalence, clinical characteristics and health‐related quality of life of rosacea in Chinese adolescents: a population‐based study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e737-e739. [PMID: 32362044 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kang LL, Liu YP, Shen M, Chen ZH, Song JQ, He RX, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Dong H, Li MQ, Jin Y, Zheng H, Wang Q, Ding Y, Li XY, Li DX, Li HX, Liu XQ, Xiao HJ, Jiang YW, Xiong H, Zhang CY, Wang ZX, Yuan Y, Liang DS, Tian YP, Yang YL. [The phenotypes and genotypes in 314 patients with isolated methylmalonic acidemia]. ZHONGHUA ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2020; 58:468-475. [PMID: 32521958 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20200401-00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objectives: To summarize the clinical and genetic characteristics of the patients with isolated methylmalonic acidemia and investigate the strategies for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Methods: Three hundred and fourteen patients (180 males, 134 females) with isolated methylmalonic acidemia were ascertained from 26 provinces or cities across the mainland of China during January 1998 to March 2020. Genetic analysis was performed by Sanger sequencing, gene panel sequencing, whole exome sequencing, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification or quantitative PCR. According to the age of onset, the patients were divided to early-onset group (≤12 months of age) and the late-onset group (>12 months of age). They were treated by cobalamin, L-carnitine and (or) special diet and symptomatic treatment. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test. Results: Fifty-eight of 314 (18.5%) patients were detected by Newborn screening using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Five cases (1.6%) had a postmortem diagnosis. Two hundred and fifty-one patients (79.9%) were clinically diagnosed with an age of onset ranged from 3 hours after birth to 18 years. One hundred and fifty-nine patients (71.0%) belonged to early-onset groups, 65 patients (29.0%) belonged to the late-onset group. The most common symptoms were metabolic crises, psychomotor retardation, epilepsy, anemia and multiple organ damage. Metabolic acidosis and anemia were more common in early-onset patients than that in late-onset patients (20.8%(33/159) vs. 9.2% (6/65), 34.6% (55/159) vs. 16.9% (11/165), χ(2)=4.261, 6.930, P=0.039, 0.008). Genetic tests were performed for 236 patients (75.2%), 96.2%(227/236) had molecular confirmation. One hundred and twenty-seven variants were identified in seven genes (MMUT, MMAA, MMAB, MMADHC, SUCLG1, SUCLA2, and MCEE), of which 49 were novel. The mut type, caused by the deficiency of methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, was the most common (n=211, 93%) cause of this condition. c.729_730insTT, c.1106G>A and c.914T>C were the three most frequent mutations in MMUT gene. The frequency of c.914T>C in early-onset patients was significantly higher than that in late-onset patients (8.3% (18/216) vs. 1.6% (1/64), χ(2)=3.859, P=0.037). Metabolic crisis was more frequent in mut type than the other types (72.6% (114/157) vs. 3/13, χ(2)=13.729, P=0.001),developmental delay and hypotonia were less frequent in mut type (38.2% (60/157) vs. 9/13, 25.5% (40/157) vs. 8/13, χ(2)=4.789, 7.705, P=0.030, 0.006). Of the 58 patients identified by newborn screening, 44 patients (75.9%) who were treated from asymptomatic phase developed normally whereas 14 patients (24.1%) who received treatment after developing symptoms exhibited varying degrees of psychomotor retardation. Conclusions: The characteristics of phenotypes and genotypes among Chinese patients with isolated methylmalonic acidemia were analyzed. Expanded the mutation spectrum of the associated genes. Because of the complex clinical manifestations and severe early onset of isolated methylmalonic acidemia, Newborn screening is crucial for early diagnosis and improvement of prognosis. MMUT gene is recommended for carrier screening as an effort to move the test earlier as a part of the primary prevention of birth defects.
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Zhang L, Sun Y, Li Y, Yu W, Wang Y, Wu D, Zhang W, Shen M, Wang R. AB1277 AUTOANTIBODIES IN NLRP3-ASSOCIATED AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:We present the first report of high-titer autoantibodies inNLRP3-associated autoinflammatory disease(NLRP3-AID).Because systemic autoinflammatory disease(SAID) is characterised by the lack of autoreactive T-cells or autoantibodies,we made a systemic review on the theme of autoantibody in SAID to clarify this phenomenon.Objectives:We present the first report of high-titer autoantibodiesNLRP3-AID, and discuss autoantibody in classical SAID.Methods:We collected the clinical data of the patient withNLRP3-AID who had high-titer autoantibodies,and made a systemic review about autoantibody in SAID.Results:A 38-year-old Chinese Han patient was definitely diagnosed asNLRP3-AID because of cold-triggered urticaria-like rash and fever,arthralgia,binaural sensorineural deafness,chronic meningitis,high inflammatory marker and de novoNLRP3T348M variant. Figure 1 shows pedigree of the patient.Meanwhile,she had positive antinuclear antibody(ANA) with a nucleolar pattern of 1:160, positive anti-β2GPI antibody 54-68 AU/ml (normal range < 20 AU/ml) and positive lupus anticoagulant 1.24-1.29 (normal range ≤ 1.2). Literature review found that 13 articles reported autoantibodies in Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), and there was no autoantibody reported in hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS),TNF receptor–associated periodic syndrome(TRAPS) andNLRP3-AID. The prevalence of ANA,anti-dsDNA,RF and anti-CCP in patients with FMF was similar to healthy controls.Fig. 1.Pedigree of the patient. The black arrow indicates the proband. The asterisks indicate the individuals who had clinical manifestations and carry the NLRP3 T348M variant.Conclusion:Patients withNLRP3-AID can have high-titer ANA and APLs by accident. If patients with high-titer autoantibodies have characteristic manifestations of SAIDs instead of typical features of autoimmune diseases, we should make the final diagnosis through detailed investigation and genetic testing.References:[1]Ben-Chetrit E, Gattorno M, Gul A, et al. Consensus proposal for taxonomy and definition of the autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs): a Delphi study. Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2018; 77(11): 1558-65.[2]Kuemmerle-Deschner JB, Ozen S, Tyrrell PN, et al. Diagnostic criteria for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS). Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2017; 76(6): 942-7.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Members of Venturiales (Dothideomycetes) are widely distributed, and comprise saprobes, as well as plant, human and animal pathogens. In spite of their economic importance, the general lack of cultures and DNA data has resulted in taxa being poorly resolved. In the present study five loci, ITS, LSU rDNA, tef1, tub2 and rpb2 are used for analysing 115 venturialean taxa representing 30 genera in three families in the current classification of Venturiales. Based on the multigene phylogenetic analysis, morphological and ecological characteristics, one new family, Cylindrosympodiaceae, and eight new genera are described, namely Bellamyces, Fagicola, Fraxinicola, Fuscohilum,Neofusicladium, Parafusicladium, Pinaceicola and Sterila. In addition, 12 species are described as new to science, and 41 new combinations are proposed. The taxonomic status of 153 species have been re-evaluated with 20 species excluded from Venturiales. Based on this revision of Venturiales, morphological characteristics such as conidial arrangement (solitary or in chains) or conidiogenesis (blastic-solitary, sympodial or annellidic), proved to be significant at generic level. Venturia as currently defined represents a generic complex. Furthermore, plant pathogens appear more terminal in phylogenetic analyses within Venturiaceae and Sympoventuriaceae, suggesting that the ancestral state of Venturiales is most likely saprobic.
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- Bellamyces Crous, Coppins & U. Braun
- Bellamyces quercus Crous, Coppins & U. Braun
- Cylindrosympodiaceae Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fagicola Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fagicola fagi (Crous & de Hoog) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fraxinicola Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fraxinicola europaea Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fraxinicola fraxini (Aderh.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fraxinicola italica Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fraxinicola orni (M. Ibrahim et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fuscohil`um Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fuscohilum Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Fuscohilum rhodensis (Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter, Fuscohilum siciliana (Koukol) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Multigene analysis
- Neocoleroa cameroonensis Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Neofusicladium Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Neofusicladium eucalypti (Crous & R.G. Shivas) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Neofusicladium eucalypticola (Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Neofusicladium regnans (Crous) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- New taxa
- Niesslia iridicola (M.E. Barr) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Niesslia parasitica (Ellis & Everh.) M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Niesslia vaccinii (Ellis & Everh.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Parafusicladium Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Parafusicladium amoenum (R.F. Castañeda & Dugan) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Parafusicladium intermedium (Crous & W.B. Kendr.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Parafusicladium paraamoenum (Crous et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Pinaceicola Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Pinaceicola cordae (Koukol) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Pinaceicola pini(Crous & de Hoog) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Pseudosigmoidea excentrica (R.F. Castañeda et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scab disease
- Scolecobasidium aquaticum (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium atlanticuum (A.M. Wellman) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium bacilliforme (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium capsici (Crous & Cheew.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium cordanae (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium dracaenae (Crous) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium globale (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium icarus (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium macrozamiae (Crous & R.G. Shivas) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium minimum (Fassat.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium musicola (Crous) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium olivaceum (A. Giraldo et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium pandanicola (Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium phaeophorum (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium podocarpi (Crous) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium ramosum (A. Giraldo et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium robustum (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium sexuale (Samerp. et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Scolecobasidium verrucosum (Zachariah et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Sterila Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Sterila eucalypti Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Sympoventuria africana (Crous) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Systematics
- Tyrannosorus hanlinianus (U. Braun & Feiler) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Tyrannosorus hystrioides (Dugan et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Tyrannosorus lichenicola Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Tyrannosorus pini-sylvestris Crous & R.K. Schumach.
- Venturia
- Venturia albae Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Venturia australiana Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Venturia caesiae Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Venturia finlandica Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Venturia peltigericola (Crous & Diederich) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Venturia quebecensis Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
- Verruconis terricola (J. Ren et al.) Crous, M. Shen & Y. Zhang ter
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Yan H, Shi GF, Shen M. Bibliometrics Analysis of Forensic Toxicology Literature of Mainland Chinese Scholars in SCIE Journals. FA YI XUE ZA ZHI 2020; 35:667-666. [PMID: 31970952 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract Objective To conduct bibliometrics analysis of forensic toxicology literature of mainland Chinese scholars published in SCIE journals between 1998 and 2018. Methods Gephi 0.9.2 software was used for bibliometrics analysis. The status of forensic toxicology research in mainland China was network visualized through data analysis of institutional cooperation, author collaboration, fund support, keywords co-occurrence as well as literature interpretation. Results The total number of papers published in SCIE journals in the past twenty years by mainland Chinese scholars was 242, and increased year by year. Thematic studies, such as analysis and evaluation of toxins in hair, identification of new psychoactive substances, optical enantiomer analysis of amphetamines, analysis of toxic animal and plant components, etc, reached the international advanced level. Conclusion The forensic toxicology discipline in our country has developed rapidly in recent years. The opening and development of forensic science in colleges and universities, the constant emerging of new research teams, especially the funding of major special projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Ministry of Science and Technology, have promoted high level research output and academic status of Chinese forensic toxicology on the international stage.
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Zhong LQ, Wang W, Wang L, Jiang JJ, Shen M, Song HM. [A report of clinical characteristics of 2 Chinese pedigrees with haploinsufficiency of A20 and literature review]. ZHONGHUA ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2019; 57:922-927. [PMID: 31795558 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Objective: To summarize the clinical characteristics of patients with haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20). Methods: The clinical manifestations, laboratory examinations, treatment, outcome and genetic analysis of 4 cases with HA20 hospitalized in Peking Union Medical College Hospital were analysed.Further literature review was done after searching articles in PubMed and Wangfang databases with the key words "HA20" "A20 haploinsufficiency" "TNFAIP3" up to the date of September 2019. Results: The 4 patients were a father and a daughter, as well as a mother and a daughter. Their phenotypes were quite variable, but all of them have been suffering from recurrent oral ulcer since childhood. Elevation of C-reactive protein (13-33 mg/L) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (21-60 mm/1h) were found in these 4 patients, and there was positive antinuclear antibody in proband 1.The father in pedigree 1 and the 2 patients in pedigrees 2 have been diagnosed with Behçet disease and the proband 1 with undifferentiated connective tissue disease. The 2 patients in pedigree 1 have developed Hashimoto's thyroiditis. After gene sequencing analysis, it was found that all the 4 patients have heterozygous nonsense mutations in TNFAIP3 gene, that is, c.811C>T, p.R271X in pedigree 1 and c.133C>T, p.R45X in pedigree 2.The diagnosis of HA20 was eventually established when sequencing results and their clinical manifestations were both compatible with this disease.A total of 21 articles were retrieved, all in English, with a total of 91 cases from 39 families (including the 4 cases reported in this paper). HA20 was reported more often in female (57, 64.8%). Most patients develop symptoms from childhood, but as many as 53.4% (47 cases) are not correctly diagnosed until adulthood. Oral ulcers, genital ulcers, periodic fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, rashes, and arthritis are the primary manifestations.Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common autoimmune diseases that HA20 patients coexist with. Laboratory tests were characterized by significantly elevated inflammatory markers and low to moderate titers of autoantibodies in some patients.Most HA20 patients were reported to have nonsense mutations or shift mutations of TNFAIP3 gene, which leads to truncation of A20 protein, and only a small number of patients have missense mutation. In terms of treatment, anti-TNF treatment and anti-interleukin 1 is believed to be an effective and the most optimal therapy. The treatment effect is variable and requires long term observations. Conclusions: The clinical phenotypes of HA20 are complex. For patients with both autoinflammatory and autoimmune characteristics, family history should be inquired in detail and gene sequencing should be performed if necessary.
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Pan P, Zhang Q, Liu W, Wang W, Yu Z, Lao Z, Zhang W, Shen M, Wan P, Xiao F, Shereen MA, Zhang W, Tan Q, Liu Y, Liu X, Wu K, Liu Y, Li G, Wu J. Dengue Virus Infection Activates Interleukin-1β to Induce Tissue Injury and Vascular Leakage. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2637. [PMID: 31824450 PMCID: PMC6883832 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV) infection causes several diseases ranging from dengue fever to life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome characterized by endothelial dysfunction, vascular leakage, and shock. Here, we identify a potential mechanism by which DENV induces tissue injury and vascular leakage by promoting the activation of interleukin (IL)-1β. DENV facilitates IL-1β secretion in infected patients, mice, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), and monocyte-differentiated macrophages (THP-1) via activating the NLRP3 inflammasome. The accumulated data suggest that IL-1β probably induces vascular leakage and tissue injury in interferon-alpha/beta receptor 1 deficient C57BL/6 mice (IFNAR–/– C57BL/6), whereas IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) alleviates these effects of IL-1β. Finally, administration of recombinant IL-1β protein results in vascular leakage and tissue injury in C57BL/6 mice. Together, the accumulated results demonstrate that IL-1β contributes to DENV-associated pathology and suggest that IL-1RA acts as a potential agent for the treatment of DENV-associated diseases.
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Tastet L, Shen M, Capoulade R, Arsenault M, Bédard É, Clavel M, Pibarot P. BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND PROGRESSION RATE OF CALCIFIC AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS - RESULTS FROM THE PROGRESSA STUDY. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Brunet L, Fortin M, Shen M, Clavel M, É Bédard, Chetaille P. EFFECT OF PREGNANCY ON THE PROGRESSION OF AORTIC DILATION AND AORTIC VALVE DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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