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Huang W, Ding X, Li B, Fan M, Zhou T, Sun H, Yi Y, Zhang J. Serum biomarkers analyzed by LC-MS/MS as predictors for short outcome of non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. Neoplasma 2013; 60:11-8. [PMID: 23067211 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2013_002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PURPOSE To find potential serum biomakers that can predict clinical outcome upon treatment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by analyzing differential proteins in serum with different sensitivity of chemoradiotherapy (CRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Sera were collected from 37 NSCLC patients before they were treated with concurrent cisplatin-based CRT. According to the outcome of CRT, the patients were divided into sensitive group and resistant one. The proteins in sera were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis after the high abundance proteins were removed from sera. The significantly differentially expressed proteins between two groups were analyzed by liquid chromatography and tendem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Then, an additional 50 serum samples were used for ELISA analysis to validate the identified proteins that we got in the experiment. RESULTS Proteins in sera of each group were successfully separated on 2D gels. There were significant discrepancies in serum protein expression between NSCLC patients with different CRT sensitivity. Among eight differently expressed proteins, six proteins were successfully identified with five of which higher expressed and one lower expressed in resistant group. The increased Alpha-1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) level in resistant group comparing to sensitive one were validated by ELISA analysis (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Proteomic approach may serve as a useful method in detecting the potential biomarkers for predicting the outcome of treatment in NSCLC patients. NSCLC patients with high α1-AT level in serum before CRT may have a worse treatment outcome.
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Hill AA, Immermann FW, Zhang Y, Reddy PS, Zhou T, O’Toole M, Whitley MZ, Masferrer J, Wu PW, Paradis T, Sridharan S, Merrill JT, James JA. FRI0003 Determination of interferon (IFN) signatures for sle patients may be critical for optimal treatment selection but depends on the genes chosen: report from the bold (biomarkers of lupus disease) study. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Sridharan S, Zhou T, Immermann F, Thanou A, James JA, Merrill JT. FRI0318 Comparison of lupus trial endpoints to a physician-weighted definition of improvement in the biomarkers of lupus disease (BOLD) study suggests improved discrimination using bicla (bilag based composite lupus assessment) vs sri (sle responder index). Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Seyhan A, O'Toole M, Zhang Y, Immermann F, Hill A, Reddy P, Masferrer J, Zhou T, Mounts W, Whitley M, Walker T, Kamp S, James J, Sridharan S, Merrill J, Honczarenko M. OP0063 Impact of baseline interferon pathway activation on widespread gene expression changes with disease flare in lupus patients: Interim report from the bold (biomarkers of lupus disease) study:. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Georgiev IS, Doria-Rose NA, Zhou T, Do Kwon Y, Staupe RP, Moquin S, Chuang GY, Louder MK, Schmidt SD, Altae-Tran HR, Bailer RT, McKee K, Nason M, O'Dell S, Ofek G, Pancera M, Srivatsan S, Shapiro L, Connors M, Migueles SA, Morris L, Nishimura Y, Martin MA, Mascola JR, Kwong PD. Delineating Antibody Recognition in Polyclonal Sera from Patterns of HIV-1 Isolate Neutralization. Science 2013; 340:751-6. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1233989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Li G, Zhou T, Liu L, Chen J, Zhao Z, Peng Y, Li P, Gao N. Ezrin dephosphorylation/downregulation contributes to ursolic acid-mediated cell death in human leukemia cells. Blood Cancer J 2013; 3:e108. [PMID: 23584398 PMCID: PMC3641322 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2013.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ezrin links the actin filaments with the cell membrane and has a functional role in the apoptotic process. It appears clear that ezrin is directly associated with Fas, leading to activation of caspase cascade and cell death. However, the exact role of ezrin in ursolic acid (UA)-induced apoptosis remains unclear. In this study, we show for the first time that UA induces apoptosis in both transformed and primary leukemia cells through dephosphorylation/downregulation of ezrin, association and polarized colocalization of Fas and ezrin, as well as formation of death-inducing signaling complex. These events are dependent on Rho-ROCK1 signaling pathway. Knockdown of ezrin enhanced cell death mediated by UA, whereas overexpression of ezrin attenuated UA-induced apoptosis. Our in vivo study also showed that UA-mediated inhibition of tumor growth of mouse leukemia xenograft model is in association with the dephosphorylation/downregulation of ezrin. Such findings suggest that the cytoskeletal protein ezrin may represent an attractive target for UA-mediated lethality in human leukemia cells.
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Zhou T, Koutroulakis G, Lodico J, Ni N, Thompson JD, Cava RJ, Brown SE. Antiferromagnetic order in Ca10(Pt3As8)(Fe2As2)5 observed by 75As NMR. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2013; 25:122201. [PMID: 23420320 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/12/122201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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75As nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements carried out on underdoped, non-superconducting Ca10(Pt3As8)(Fe2As2)5 reveal physical properties that are similar but not identical to 122 superconductor parent compounds such as BaFeAs. Results from the single crystal study indicate a phase transition to an antiferromagnetic (AF) state on cooling through T ~ 100 K, albeit nonuniformly. Specifically, the NMR lineshape reflects the presence of staggered hyperfine fields on the As sites associated with a striped AF order. The variation of the internal hyperfine field with temperature suggests that the phase transition to the AF state is discontinuous, and therefore likely coincident with the structural transition inferred from transport experiments.
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Li B, Wu Z, Wang Z, Wang Q, Yu S, Xiao B, Zhou T. OC-0138: Phase III study of concurrent cisplatin with pemtrexed or vinorelbine and RT for unresectable stage III NSCLC. Radiother Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)32444-0] [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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Zhou T, Li G, Cao B, Liu L, Cheng Q, Kong H, Shan C, Huang X, Chen J, Gao N. Downregulation of Mcl-1 through inhibition of translation contributes to benzyl isothiocyanate-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human leukemia cells. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e515. [PMID: 23449451 PMCID: PMC3734843 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) is one of the compounds of ITCs' family that has attracted a great deal of interest because of its ability to exhibit anticancer activity. In this study, we investigated the effects of BITC on cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human leukemia cell lines, primary leukemia cells, and nude mice Jurkat xenograft. Exposure of Jurkat cells to BITC resulted in dose- and time-dependent increase in apoptosis, caspase activation, cytochrome c release, nuclear apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) accumulation, Bcl2-associated X protein (Bax) translocation, and myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) downregulation. Treatment with these cells also resulted in cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase. The G2/M-arrested cells are more sensitive to undergoing Mcl-1 downregulation and apoptosis mediated by BITC. BITC downregulates Mcl-1 expression through inhibition of translation, rather than through a transcriptional, post-translational, or caspase-dependent mechanism. Dephosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 4G could contribute to the inhibition of Mcl-1 translation mediated by BITC. Furthermore, ectopic expression of Mcl-1 substantially attenuates BITC-mediated lethality in these cells, whereas knockdown of Mcl-1 through small interfering RNA significantly enhances BITC-mediated lethality. Finally, administration of BITC markedly inhibited tumor growth and induced apoptosis in Jurkat xenograft model in association with the downregulation of Mcl-1. Taken together, these findings represent a novel mechanism by which agents targeting Mcl-1 potentiate BITC lethality in transformed and primary human leukemia cells and inhibitory activity of tumor growth of Jurkat xenograft model.
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Stanislavchuk TN, Kang TD, Rogers PD, Standard EC, Basistyy R, Kotelyanskii AM, Nita G, Zhou T, Carr GL, Kotelyanskii M, Sirenko AA. Synchrotron radiation-based far-infrared spectroscopic ellipsometer with full Mueller-matrix capability. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2013; 84:023901. [PMID: 23464221 DOI: 10.1063/1.4789495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We developed far-IR spectroscopic ellipsometer at the U4IR beamline of the National Synchrotron Light Source in Brookhaven National Laboratory. This ellipsometer is able to measure both, rotating analyzer and full-Mueller matrix spectra using rotating retarders, and wire-grid linear polarizers. We utilize exceptional brightness of synchrotron radiation in the broad spectral range between about 20 and 4000 cm(-1). Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer is used for multi-wavelength data acquisition. The sample stage has temperature variation between 4.2 and 450 K, wide range of θ-2θ angular rotation, χ tilt angle adjustment, and X-Y-Z translation. A LabVIEW-based software controls the motors, sample temperature, and FT-IR spectrometer and also allows to run fully automated experiments with pre-programmed measurement schedules. Data analysis is based on Berreman's 4 × 4 propagation matrix formalism to calculate the Mueller matrix parameters of anisotropic samples with magnetic permeability μ ≠ 1. A nonlinear regression of the rotating analyzer ellipsometry and∕or Mueller matrix (MM) spectra, which are usually acquired at variable angles of incidence and sample crystallographic orientations, allows extraction of dielectric constant and magnetic permeability tensors for bulk and thin-film samples. Applications of this ellipsometer setup for multiferroic and ferrimagnetic materials with μ ≠ 1 are illustrated with experimental results and simulations for TbMnO3 and Dy3Fe5O12 single crystals. We demonstrate how magnetic and electric dipoles, such as magnons and phonons, can be distinguished from a single MM measurement without adducing any modeling arguments. The parameters of magnetoelectric components of electromagnon excitations are determined using MM spectra of TbMnO3.
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Zhang J, Jiao K, Zhang M, Zhou T, Liu XD, Yu SB, Lu L, Jing L, Yang T, Zhang Y, Chen D, Wang MQ. Occlusal effects on longitudinal bone alterations of the temporomandibular joint. J Dent Res 2013; 92:253-9. [PMID: 23340211 DOI: 10.1177/0022034512473482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The pathological changes of subchondral bone during osteoarthritis (OA) development in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the longitudinal alterations of subchondral bone using a rat TMJ-OA model developed in our laboratory. Changes in bone mass were examined by micro-CT, and changes in osteoblast and osteoclast activities were analyzed by real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, and TRAP staining. Subchondral bone loss was detected from 8 weeks after dental occlusion alteration and reached the maximum at 12 weeks, followed by a repair phase until 32 weeks. Although bone mass increased at late stages, poor mechanical structure and lower bone mineral density (BMD) were found in these rats. The numbers of TRAP-positive cells were increased at 12 weeks, while the numbers of osteocalcin-expressing cells were increased at both 12 and 32 weeks. Levels of mRNA expression of TRAP and cathepsin K were increased at 12 weeks, while levels of ALP and osteocalcin were increased at both 12 and 32 weeks. These findings demonstrated that there is an active bone remodeling in subchondral bone in TMJs in response to alteration in occlusion, although new bone was formed with lower BMD and poor mechanical properties.
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Zhou T, Wang X, Cheng P, Wang T, Xiong D, Wang X. Improving the thermal conductivity of epoxy resin by the addition of a mixture of graphite nanoplatelets and silicon carbide microparticles. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Zhou T, Chen D, Jiu J, Nge TT, Sugahara T, Nagao S, Koga H, Nogi M, Suganuma K, Wang X, Liu X, Cheng P, Wang T, Xiong D. Electrically conductive bacterial cellulose composite membranes produced by the incorporation of graphite nanoplatelets in pristine bacterial cellulose membranes. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ma QG, Gao X, Zhou T, Zhao LH, Fan Y, Li XY, Lei YP, Ji C, Zhang JY. Protective effect of Bacillus subtilis ANSB060 on egg quality, biochemical and histopathological changes in layers exposed to aflatoxin B1. Poult Sci 2012; 91:2852-7. [PMID: 23091142 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis ANSB060 from the fish gut had strong ability to detoxify aflatoxins. The aim of this research was to investigate the protective effect of B. subtilis ANSB060 (ANSB060) on egg quality and biochemical and histopathological changes of liver and kidney in laying hens when exposed to aflatoxin B(1). Treatments (C20, C40, and C60) were prepared by substituting corn contaminated by aflatoxin B(1) (AFB1) at different proportions (20, 40, and 60%) for normal corn in basic diets. The aflatoxin degradation enzyme (E) treatments (E20, E40, and E60) were mixed with the fermentation liquor of ANSB060 with C20, C40, and C60, respectively. The results showed that ANSB060 can improve the eggshell strength in E60 compared with C60 (P ≤ 0.05), and toxin reduced the content of total protein (in groups C20, C40, and C60) and albumin (in C20 and C40; P < 0.05) and heightened the activities of GPT (in C60) and GOT (in C40 and C60) in serum (P < 0.05). In the liver, AFB1 inhibited the activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase (C40 and C60; P < 0.05) and increased the content of malonaldehyde (in C40 and C60), which induced the damage in the liver and kidney as shown in the photomicrographs of hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections. The addition of ANSB060 can enhance the activity of antioxidant enzymes, and it recovered the protein synthesis in liver. Moreover, ANSB060 also ameliorated the damage of liver and kidney tissue and restored them to normal. Hence, ANSB060 had the ability to inhibit the damage induced by AFB1; it will have a great potential in industrial applications.
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Zhou T, Kim Y, Monia B, Yamamoto Y, Eliana B, Gleave M, MacLeod A. 196 Characterization of Generation 2.5 Androgen Receptor Antisense Oligonucleotides Targeting Full Length AR and AR Splice Variants. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71994-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zhou T, Lu ZH, Sun X. The Correlation between Recombination Rate and Codon Bias in Yeast Mainly Results from Mutational Bias Associated with Recombination Rather than Hill-Robertson Interference. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS : ... ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012; 2005:4787-90. [PMID: 17281312 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1615542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Codon usage has been reported to be correlated with local recombination rate, which can be explained by two proposed models. In the present study, correspondence analysis was used to investigate the major trends in codon usage variation among S. cerevisiae genes. It was found that the first principle source of codon usage variation in yeast is due to the variance of expressional levels, which is consistent with the previous translational selection model. Moreover, recombination rate is also correlated with the codon pattern, which might be a byproduct of mutational bias associated with recombination rather than the consequence of Hill-Robertson interference. A recent study has analysed the genome sequence, but reached opposite conclusions: the positive correlation between recombination rate and codon bias in yeast mainly results from Hill-Robertson interference. In light of this conflicting result, we have discussed the possible reason and found that the previous analysis was undermined by mistaken assumptions that weak selection acting at expression level led to the correlation between recombination and codon bias.
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A dynamic method for free and total cholesterol assay based on the oxidation of cholesterol by cholesterol oxidase, and conversion of cholesteryl oleate to cholesterol by cholesterol esterase is discussed in this article. The reaction conditions for total cholesterol assay were a temperature of 310 K and pH of 7.4. For conversion of cholesteryl oleate to cholesterol, the samples were incubated with 0.6 unit/mL of cholesterol esterase and 0.02 g/mL of taurocholate. The determination of initial reaction rates in the oxidation of free cholesterol, which is directly related to the cholesterol concentration, was found to be rapid, reliable, and inexpensive. (c) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 53: 391-396, 1997.
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Xu F, Zhou T, Duan J. Predictive Factors Associated with Gefitinib Response in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32050-0] [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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Packer RJ, Rood BR, Onar-Thomas A, Goldman S, Fisher MJ, Smith C, Boyett J, Kun L, Nelson MB, Compton P, Macey P, Patel S, Jacob E, O'Neil S, Finlay J, Harper R, Legault G, Chhabra A, Allen JC, Si SJ, Flores N, Haley K, Malvar J, Fangusaro J, Dhall G, Sposto R, Davidson TB, Finlay JL, Krieger M, Finlay JL, Zhou T, Miller DC, Geyer JR, Pollack IF, Gajjar A, Cohen BH, Nellan A, Murray JC, Honeycutt J, Gomez A, Head H, Braly E, Puccetti DM, Patel N, Kennedy T, Bradley K, Howard S, Salamat S, Iskandar B, Slavc I, Peyrl A, Chocholous M, Kieran M, Azizi A, Czech T, Dieckmann K, Haberler C, Sadighi ZS, Ellezam B, Khatua S, Ater J, Biswas A, Kakkar A, Goyal S, Mallick S, Sarkar C, Sharma MC, Julka PK, Rath GK, Glass T, Cochrane DD, Rassekh SR, Goddard K, Hukin J, Deopujari CE, Khakoo Y, Hanmantgad S, Forester K, McDonald SA, De Braganca K, Yohay K, Wolff JE, Kwiecien R, Rutkowski S, Pietsch T, Faldum A, Kortmann RD, Kramm C, Fouladi M, Olson J, Stewart C, Kocak M, Onar-Thomas A, Wagner L, Packer R, Goldman S, Gururangan S, Blaney S, Pollack I, Smith C, Demuth T, Kun L, Boyett J, Gilbertson R, Powell MK, Klement GL, Roffidal T, Fonkem E, Wolff JE. CLIN-PEDIATRICS CLINICAL RESEARCH. Neuro Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Georgiev I, Acharya P, Schmidt SD, Li Y, Wycuff D, Ofek G, Doria-Rose N, Luongo TS, Yang Y, Zhou T, Donald BR, Mascola JR, Kwong PD. Design of epitope-specific probes for sera analysis and antibody isolation. Retrovirology 2012. [PMCID: PMC3442034 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-9-s2-p50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gorman J, McLellan J, Yang Y, Zhou T, Zhu J, Bangaru S, Bayless N, Alff P, Marshall CP, Kwong PD. Recombinant Env proteins that bind the quaternary-specific, V1/V2-directed PGT antibodies. Retrovirology 2012. [PMCID: PMC3442054 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-9-s2-p84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Zhou T, Moquin S, Lynch R, Wu X, Zhu J, Yang Y, Zhang B, Mascola JR, Kwong PD. Structural definition for a new modality of broad and potent antibody neutralization at the CD4-binding site on HIV-1 gp120. Retrovirology 2012. [PMCID: PMC3442089 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-9-s2-p57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Joyce M, Zhang B, Zhou T, Moquin S, Wu X, Louder M, Zhang Z, Georgiev I, Zhu J, Shapiro L, Mascola JR, Nabel GJ, Kwong PD. Characteristics of HIV-1 gp120 molecules that bind ancestor, intermediate and mature forms of VRC01-like antibodies. Retrovirology 2012. [PMCID: PMC3442057 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-9-s2-p68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Zhen C, Chen L, Zhao Q, Liang B, Gu YX, Bai ZF, Wang K, Xu X, Han QY, Fang DF, Wang SX, Zhou T, Xia Q, Gong WL, Wang N, Li HY, Jin BF, Man JH. Gankyrin promotes breast cancer cell metastasis by regulating Rac1 activity. Oncogene 2012; 32:3452-60. [PMID: 22890318 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tumor metastasis is responsible for most cancer patients' deaths. Understanding the mechanism of metastasis is crucial for improving the cure rate for cancer. Here, we report that Gankyrin, a chaperone of ubiquitin-proteasome, has an essential role in breast cancer metastasis. We find that Gankyrin is highly overexpressed in human breast cancers and the expression correlates strongly with lymph node metastasis. Knocking down Gankyrin expression in highly metastatic human breast cancer cells significantly decreases cancer cell migration and invasion. Furthermore, we demonstrate that depletion of Gankyrin inhibits intrinsic Rac1 activity and induces large focal adhesions. Overexpression of Gankyrin accelerates focal adhesion turnover and increases cell migration. Notably, reduction of Gankyrin expression in mouse mammary tumor cell significantly decreases tumor metastasis to lung in animal models. Therefore, our findings suggest that Gankyrin is crucial for breast cancer metastasis and highlight the potential of Gankyrin as a therapeutic target for tumor metastasis.
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Ding X, Zhang J, Li B, Wang Z, Huang W, Zhou T, Wei Y, Li H. A meta-analysis of lymph node metastasis rate for patients with thoracic oesophageal cancer and its implication in delineation of clinical target volume for radiation therapy. Br J Radiol 2012; 85:e1110-9. [PMID: 22700258 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/12500248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to pool the lymph node metastasis rate (LNMR) in patients with thoracic oesophageal cancer (TOC) and to determine which node level should be included when undergoing radiation therapy. METHODS Qualified studies were identified on Medline, Embase, CBM and the Cochrane Library through to the end of April 2011. Pooled estimates of LNMR were obtained through a random-effect model. Possible effect modifiers which might lead to the statistical heterogeneity were identified through meta-regression, and further subgroup analyses of factors influencing LNMR were performed. RESULTS 45 observational studies with a total of 18 415 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled estimates of LNMR in upper, middle and lower TOC were 30.7%, 16.8% and 11.0% cervical, 42.0%, 21.1% and 10.5% upper mediastinal, 12.9%, 28.1% and 19.6% middle mediastinal, 2.6%, 7.8% and 23.0% lower mediastinal, and 9%, 21.4% and 39.9% abdominal, respectively. Lymph node metastasis most frequently happened to paratracheal, paraoesophageal, perigastric 106recR and station 7. The most obvious difference (≥15%) of LNMR between two-field and three-field lymphatic dissection occurred in cervical, paratracheal, 106recR and 108. CONCLUSIONS Through the meta-analysis, more useful information was obtained about clinical target volume (CTV) delineation of TOC patients treated with radiotherapy. However, our study is predominantly a description of squamous carcinoma and the results may not be valid for adenocarcinoma.
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Li X, Xiong Y, Fan X, Feng P, Tang H, Zhou T. The role of femA regulating gene on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. Med Mal Infect 2012; 42:218-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2008.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2007] [Revised: 11/28/2007] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Meca G, Luciano F, Zhou T, Tsao R, Mañes J. Chemical reduction of the mycotoxin beauvericin using allyl isothiocyanate. Food Chem Toxicol 2012; 50:1755-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.02.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ma Y, Zhou T, Kong X, C. Hider R. Chelating Agents for the Treatment of Systemic Iron Overload. Curr Med Chem 2012; 19:2816-27. [DOI: 10.2174/092986712800609724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Revised: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Duan JJ, Zhou T, Chen X, Wang Y, Wen YG, Xu F. Pharmacokinetics of 5-fluorouracil and cyclophosphamide in depression rats. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2012; 16:427-436. [PMID: 22696869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Efficacy and toxicity of the drug are mainly determined by physicochemical properties and pharmacological effects of its own. In addition, they are also affected by other factors, such as gender, age, genetic character, pathophysiological status, mood states and so on. The paper aims to study whether mood disorder alters drug metabolism process through the pharmacokinetic research on some clinically important anticancer drugs in depression model rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The depression model rats were built by exposing to chronic unpredicted mild stresses (CUMS) for 8 weeks. 36 female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomized into model group and control group. In each group, 18 rats were randomized into 2 subgroups: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) subgroup and cyclophosphamide (CP) subgroup which were given a certain doses of 5-FU and CP. The blood samples were collected at different time points and plasma drug concentration were respectively assayed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for 5-FU and high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) for CP. Pharmacokinetic parameters were processed with DAS software. RESULTS There were significant differences in the pharmacokinetic parameters of 5-FU and CP between in depression model rats group and in the normal control group (p < 0.05), except t1/2alpha (p > 0.05) for CP pharmacokinetics in depression model rats group and in the normal control rats group, with the value of those was 0.07 and 0.09 h. CONCLUSIONS Depression mood disorder might alter drug metabolism process.
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MESH Headings
- Affect
- Animals
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/administration & dosage
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/blood
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/pharmacokinetics
- Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/blood
- Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/pharmacokinetics
- Behavior, Animal
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage
- Cyclophosphamide/blood
- Cyclophosphamide/pharmacokinetics
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism
- Depression/blood
- Depression/etiology
- Depression/metabolism
- Depression/psychology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Fluorouracil/administration & dosage
- Fluorouracil/blood
- Fluorouracil/pharmacokinetics
- Liver/enzymology
- Motor Activity
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Serotonin/blood
- Stress, Physiological
- Stress, Psychological/complications
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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Wang Z, Pang X, Lv Y, Xu F, Zhou T, Li X, Feng S, Li J, Li Z, Wu R. A dynamic framework for quantifying the genetic architecture of phenotypic plasticity. Brief Bioinform 2012; 14:82-95. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbs009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chen FP, Fan JR, Zhou T, Liu XL, Liu JL, Schnabel G. Baseline Sensitivity of Monilinia fructicola from China to the DMI Fungicide SYP-Z048 and Analysis of DMI-Resistant Mutants. PLANT DISEASE 2012; 96:416-422. [PMID: 30727143 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-11-0495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sterol 14α-demethylase inhibitors (DMIs) continue to be important in the management of brown rot of Monilinia spp. worldwide. In this study, the sensitivity of 100 Monilinia fructicola isolates from four unsprayed orchards and two packinghouses in Beijing, China, to the new DMI fungicide SYP-Z048 was evaluated and ranged from 0.003 to 0.039 and 0.016 to 0.047 μg/ml, respectively. Laboratory mutants resistant to SYP-Z048 were generated using UV irradiation but no mutants occurred spontaneously. Resistance was stable after 10 weekly consecutive transfers on fungicide-free medium. Three parameters, including growth rate, sporulation in vitro, and lesion area, were significantly different when sensitive isolates and resistant mutants were analyzed as groups. Mutants grew more slowly and developed significantly smaller lesions on detached fruit, and their sporulation ability in vitro was reduced. Cross resistance was found between SYP-Z048 and propiconazole (ρ = 0.82, P < 0.0001) but not between SYPZ048 and tridemorph, carbendazim, procymidone, azoxystrobin, or pyrimethanil. SYP-Z048 resistance in mutants exhibiting 50% mycelial growth inhibition values greater than 0.3 μg/ml was correlated with the presence of a mutation in the CYP51 gene that encodes the target protein for DMI fungicides. The mutation caused an amino acid change from tyrosine to phenylalanine at position 136 (Y136F). To our knowledge, this is the first baseline sensitivity of M. fructicola collected from China to a DMI fungicide. The inability of M. fructicola to generate spontaneous DMI-resistant mutants coupled with reduced fitness of Y136F mutants can explain why this target site mutation has not yet emerged as a DMI fungicide resistance determinant in M. fructicola field populations worldwide.
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Patel P, Mahmud D, Zhan W, Zhou T, Weichselbaum R, Garcia J, Rondelli D. Preclinical Model to Predict Anti-Leukemic Activity of Busulfan and Irradiation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.12.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Zhou T, He X, Cheng R, Zhang B, Zhang RR, Chen Y, Takahashi Y, Murray AR, Lee K, Gao G, Ma JX. Implication of dysregulation of the canonical wingless-type MMTV integration site (WNT) pathway in diabetic nephropathy. Diabetologia 2012; 55:255-66. [PMID: 22016045 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2314-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The wingless-type MMTV integration site (WNT) pathway mediates multiple physiological and pathological processes, such as inflammation, angiogenesis and fibrosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether canonical WNT signalling plays a role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. METHODS Expression of WNT ligands and frizzled receptors in the canonical WNT pathway in the kidney was compared at the mRNA level using real-time RT-PCR between Akita mice, streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and db/db mice and their respective non-diabetic controls. Renal function was evaluated by measuring the urine albumin excretion. Human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells were treated with high-glucose medium and 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE). Levels of β-catenin, connective tissue growth factor and fibronectin were determined by western blot analysis. RESULTS Some of the WNT ligands and frizzled receptors showed increased mRNA levels in the kidneys of Akita mice, streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and db/db mice compared with their non-diabetic controls. Renal levels of β-catenin and WNT proteins were upregulated in these diabetic models. Lowering the blood glucose levels by insulin attenuated the activation of WNT signalling in the kidneys of Akita mice. In cultured human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells, both high glucose and HNE activated WNT signalling. Inhibition of WNT signalling with a monoclonal antibody blocking LDL-receptor-related protein 6 ameliorated renal inflammation and fibrosis and reduced proteinuria in Akita mice. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The WNT pathway is activated in the kidneys of models of both type 1 and 2 diabetes. Dysregulation of the WNT pathway in diabetes represents a new pathogenic mechanism of diabetic nephropathy and renders a new therapeutic target.
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Chambless LB, Parker SL, Hassam-Malani L, McGirt MJ, Thompson RC, Zhou T, Meng X, Xu B, Wei S, Chen X, De Witt Hamer PC, Robles SG, Zwinderman AH, Duffau H, Berger MS, Gonzalez JDSR, Alberto OV, Patricia HM, Chaichana K, Pendleton C, Chambless L, Nathan J, Camara-Quintana J, Li G, Harsh G, Thompson R, Lim M, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Oppenlander ME, Wolf A, Porter R, Nakaji P, Smith KA, Spetzler RF, Sanai N, Kim JH, Clark AJ, Jahangiri A, Sughrue ME, McDermott MW, Aghi MK, Chen C, Kasper E, Warnke P, Park CK, Lee SH, Song SW, Kim JW, Kim TM, Yamaguchi F, Omura T, Ten H, Ishii Y, Kojima T, Takahashi H, Teramoto A, Pereira EA, Livermore J, Ansorge O, Bojanic S, Meng X, Xu B, Chen X, Wei S, Zhou T, Tong H, Yu X, Zhou D, Hou Y, Zhou Z, Zhang J, Fabiano AJ, Rigual N, Munich S, Fenstermaker RA, Chen X, Meng X, Zhang J, Wang F, Zhao Y, Xu BN, Kim EH, Oh MC, Lee EJ, Kim SH, Kim YH, Kim CY, Kim YH, Han JH, Park CK, Kim SK, Paek SH, Wang KC, Kim DG, Jung HW, Chen X, Meng X, Wang F, Zhao Y, Xu BN, Krex D, Lindner C, Juratli T, Raue C, Schackert G, Valdes PA, Kim A, Leblond F, Conde OM, Harris BT, Paulsen KD, Wilson BC, Roberts DW, Krex D, Juratli T, Lindner C, Raue C, Schackert G, Occhiogrosso G, Cascardi P, Blagia M, De Tommasi A, Gelinas-Phaneuf N, Choudhury N, Al-Habib A, Cabral A, Nadeau E, Vincent M, Pazos V, Debergue P, DiRaddo R, Del Maestro RF, Guha-Thakurta N, Prabhu SS, Schulder M, Zavarella S, Nardi D, Schaffer S, Ruge MI, Grau S, Fuetsch M, Kickingereder P, Hamisch C, Treuer H, Voges J, Sturm V, Choy W, Yew A, Spasic M, Nagasawa D, Kim W, Yang I, Quigley MR, Hobbs J, Bhatia S, Cohen ZR, Shimon I, Hadani M, Carapella CM, Oppido PA, Vidiri A, Telera S, Pompili A, Villani V, Fabi A, Pace A, Cahill D, Wang M, Won M, Aldape K, Maywald R, Hegi M, Mehta M, Gilbert M, Sulman E, Vogelbaum M, Narayana A, Kunnakkat SD, Parker E, Gruber D, Gruber M, Knopp E, Zagzag D, Golfinos J, Dziurzynski K, Blas-Boria D, Suki D, Cahill D, Prabhu S, Puduvalli V, Levine N, Bloch O, Han SJ, Kaur G, Aghi MK, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Parsa AT, Quigley MR, Fukui O, Chew B, Bhatia S, DePowell JJ, Sanders-Taylor C, Guarnaschelli J, McPherson C, Sheth SA, Snuderl M, Kwon CS, Wirth D, Yaroslavsky A, Curry WT, Vogelbaum MA, Wang M, Hadjipanayis CG, Won M, Mehta MP, Gilbert MR, Megyesi JF, Macdonald D, Wang B, Pierre GHS, Hoover JM, Goerss SJ, Kaufmann TJ, Meyer FB, Parney IF, Guthikonda B, Thakur J, Khan I, Ahmed O, Shorter C, Wilson J, Welsh J, Cuellar H, Jeroudi M. SURGICAL THERAPIES. Neuro Oncol 2011; 13:iii154-iii163. [PMCID: PMC3222965 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2023] Open
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Moriera F, So K, Gould P, Kamnasaran D, Jensen RL, Hussain I, Gutmann DH, Gorovets D, Kastenhuber ER, Pentsova E, Nayak L, Huse JT, van den Bent MJ, Gravendeel LA, Gorlia T, Kros JM, Wesseling P, Teepen J, Idbaih A, Sanson M, Smitt PAS, French PJ, Zhang W, Zhang J, Hoadley K, Carter B, Li S, Kang C, You Y, Jiang C, Song S, Jiang T, Chen C, Grimm C, Weiler M, Claus R, Weichenhan D, Hartmann C, Plass C, Weller M, Wick W, Jenkins RB, Sicotte H, Xiao Y, Fridley BL, Decker PA, Kosel ML, Kollmeyer TM, Fink SR, Rynearson AL, Rice T, McCoy LS, Smirnov I, Tehan T, Hansen HM, Patoka JS, Prados MD, Chang SM, Berger MS, Lachance DH, Wiencke JK, Wiemels JL, Wrensch MR, Gephart MH, Lee E, Kyriazopoulou-Panagiotopoulou S, Milenkovic L, Xun X, Hou Y, Kui W, Edwards M, Batzoglou S, Jun W, Scott M, Hobbs JE, Tipton J, Zhou T, Kelleher NL, Chandler JP, Schwarzenberg J, Czernin J, Cloughesy T, Ellingson B, Geist C, Phelps M, Chen W, Nakada M, Hayashi Y, Obuchi W, Ohtsuki S, Watanabe T, Ikeda C, Misaki K, Kita D, Hayashi Y, Uchiyama N, Terasaki T, Hamada JI, Hiddingh L, Tops B, Hulleman E, Kaspers GJL, Vandertop WP, Wesseling P, Noske DP, Wurdinger T, Jeuken JW, See AP, Hwang T, Shin D, Shin JH, Gao Y, Lim M, Hutterer M, Michael M, Gerold U, Karin S, Ingrid G, Florian D, Armin M, Eugen T, Eberhard G, Gunther S, Cook RW, Oelschlager K, Sevim H, Chung L, Wheeler HT, Baxter RC, McDonald KL, Chaturbedi A, Yu L, Zhou YH, Chaturbedi A, Wong A, Fatuyi R, Linskey ME, Zhou YH, Lavon I, Shahar T, Zrihan D, Granit A, Ram Z, Siegal T, Brat DJ, Cooper LA, Gutman DA, Chisolm CS, Appin C, Kong J, Kurc T, Van Meir EG, Saltz JH, Moreno CS, Abuhusain HJ, McDonald KL, Don AS, Nagarajan RP, Johnson BE, Olshen AB, Smirnov I, Xie M, Wang J, Sundaram V, Paris P, Wang T, Costello JF, Sijben AE, Boots-Sprenger SH, Boogaarts J, Rijntjes J, Geitenbeek JM, van der Palen J, Bernsen HJ, Wesseling P, Jeuken JW, Schnell O, Adam SA, Eigenbrod S, Kretzschmar HA, Tonn JC, Schuller U, Schwarzenberg J, Cloughesy T, Czernin J, Geist C, Phelps M, Chen W, Sperduto PW, Kased N, Roberge D, Xu Z, Shanley R, Luo X, Sneed PK, Chao ST, Weil RJ, Suh J, Bhatt A, Jensen AW, Brown PD, Shih HA, Kirkpatrick J, Gaspar LE, Fiveash JB, Chiang V, Knisely JP, Sperduto CM, Lin N, Mehta MP, Kwatra MM, Porter TM, Brown KE, Herndon JE, Bigner DD, Dahlrot RH, Kristensen BW, Hansen S, Sulman EP, Cahill DP, Wang M, Won M, Hegi ME, Mehta MP, Aldape KD, Gilbert MR, Sadr ES, Tessier A, Sadr MS, Alshami J, Sabau C, Del Maestro R, Neal ML, Rockne R, Trister AD, Swanson KR, Maleki S, Back M, Buckland M, Brazier D, McDonald K, Cook R, Parker N, Wheeler H, Jalbert L, Elkhaled A, Phillips JJ, Yoshihara HA, Parvataneni R, Srinivasan R, Bourne G, Chang SM, Cha S, Nelson SJ, Aldape KD, Gilbert M, Cahill D, Wang M, Won M, Hegi M, Colman H, Mehta M, Sulman E, Elkhaled A, Jalbert L, Constantin A, Phillips J, Yoshihara H, Srinivasan R, Bourne G, Chang SM, Cha S, Nelson S, Gunn S, Reveles XT, Tirtorahardjo B, Strecker MN, Fichtel L. -OMICS AND PROGNOSTIC MARKERS. Neuro Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Morton M, Rothman R, Mundangepfupfu T, Zhou T, Mohareb A, Korley F. 90 EMFProvider Adherence to Head CT Utilization Guidelines for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Ann Emerg Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.06.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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He L, Zhou T, Zhang J, Zhuo Y, Chen L. The Number Sense Follows the Object Sense. J Vis 2011. [DOI: 10.1167/11.11.895] [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] Open
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Song H, Yuan Z, Zhang J, Zhou T. Molecular level dynamics of genetic oscillator--the effect of protein-protein interaction. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2011; 34:77. [PMID: 21822815 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2011-11077-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Uncovering how interactions of a set of molecular components influence the system's dynamic behavior is important for understanding intracellular processes and elucidating design principles, but unfortunately, there are limited efforts for studying this issue. Here, we study the effect of distinct post-translational dynamics controlled by protein dimerization on oscillations in the repressilator. For this, we propose three biologically motivated model scenarios of the repressilator with monomer or dimer being the active form of repressor, and with protein-protein interactions. It is found that the dimer dissociation constant can tune oscillatory regions, frequency and amplitude. Introducing a modified linear noise approximation to evaluate fluctuations of amplitude and period in the oscillatory systems, we show that different dimerization leads to a different effect on period and amplitude in reducing noise. The manipulation of the circuit's biochemical properties provides a practical strategy for designing a robust and tunable oscillator.
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Zhou T, Zeng H, Qiu D, Yang X, Wang B, Chen M, Guo L, Wang S. Global transcriptional responses of Bacillus subtilis to xenocoumacin 1. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:652-62. [PMID: 21699632 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To determine the global transcriptional response of Bacillus subtilis to an antimicrobial agent, xenocoumacin 1 (Xcn1). METHODS AND RESULTS Subinhibitory concentration of Xcn1 applied to B. subtilis was measured according to Hutter's method for determining optimal concentrations. cDNA microarray technology was used to study the global transcriptional response of B. subtilis to Xcn1. Real-time RT-PCR was employed to verify alterations in the transcript levels of six genes. The subinhibitory concentration was determined to be 1 μg ml(-1). The microarray data demonstrated that Xcn1 treatment of B. subtilis led to more than a 2.0-fold up-regulation of 480 genes and more than a 2.0-fold down-regulation of 479 genes (q ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The transcriptional responses of B. subtilis to Xcn1 were determined, and several processes were affected by Xcn1. Additionally, cluster analysis of gene expression profiles after treatment with Xcn1 or 37 previously studied antibiotics indicated that Xcn1 has similar mechanisms of action to protein synthesis inhibitors. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY These microarray data showed alterations of gene expression in B. subtilis after exposure to Xcn1. From the results, we identified various processes affected by Xcn1. This study provides a whole-genome perspective to elucidate the action of Xcn1 as a potential antimicrobial agent.
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Gowrinathan Y, Pacan J, Hawke A, Zhou T, Sabour P. Toxicity assay for deoxynivalenol usingCaenorhabditis elegans. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2011; 28:1235-41. [PMID: 21749231 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.587836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Li XZ, Zhu C, de Lange CFM, Zhou T, He J, Yu H, Gong J, Young JC. Efficacy of detoxification of deoxynivalenol-contaminated corn by Bacillus sp. LS100 in reducing the adverse effects of the mycotoxin on swine growth performance. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2011; 28:894-901. [PMID: 21614709 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.576402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Biodetoxification of mycotoxins is a novel strategy to control mycotoxicoses in animals. Bacillus sp. LS100, which transforms deoxynivalenol (DON) to a less toxic chemical de-epoxy DON (DOM-1), was evaluated for its efficacy in reducing the adverse effects of DON on swine growth performance. A feeding trial was conducted in growing pigs with four treatments: (1) corn meal without detectable DON served as control (Non-toxic Corn); (2) Fusarium-infected corn giving a toxic diet containing 5 µg DON g(-1) (Toxic Corn); (3) Toxic Corn detoxified with Bacillus sp. LS100 giving a detoxified diet containing 5 µg DOM-1 g(-1) (LS100-De-toxic Corn); (4) Non-toxic Corn treated with Bacillus sp. LS100 serving as bacterial control (LS100-Non-toxic Corn). During 9 days of exposure to the treatments, pigs on Toxic Corn showed a significant reduction in daily feed consumption, daily weight gain and feed efficiency by 29, 48 and 29%, respectively, compared to pigs on Non-toxic Corn. These parameters of the pigs fed LS100-De-toxic Corn diet were 45, 82 and 32% greater, respectively, than those of pigs fed Toxic Corn diet, and were similar to those pigs fed Non-toxic Corn and LS100-Non-toxic Corn diets. There were no significant differences between the treatments of LS100-Non-toxic Corn and Non-toxic Corn diets, implying that the bacterial isolate might not have significantly affected nutrition and palatability of the feed or had negative effects on the pig's feeding performance. The results have proved that microbial detoxification of DON in contaminated feed can eliminate negative effects of the mycotoxin, and the pre-feeding detoxification approach may be applied in the livestock industry.
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Zhou T, Duan JJ, Zhou GP, Cai JY, Huang ZH, Zeng YT, Xu F. Impact of depression mood disorder on the adverse drug reaction incidence rate of anticancer drugs in cancer patients. J Int Med Res 2011; 38:2153-9. [PMID: 21227021 DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to explore the impact of depression mood disorder on the incidence of adverse drug reactions of anticancer drugs in cancer patients. The Hamilton Depression Scale 17 was used to evaluate the depression mood disorder level in 73 cancer patients before chemotherapy. Pharmacists monitored adverse drug reactions during the chemotherapy period. The relationship between depression mood disorder level and the incidence of adverse drug reactions was analysed. The frequency and extent of total adverse drug reactions were not related to depression mood disorder level. The frequency and extent of subjectively experienced adverse drug reactions such as anorexia, nausea and fatigue were related to depression mood disorder level. In conclusion, psychological support and intervention should be provided to cancer patients in order to improve patient adherence and cancer chemotherapy effectiveness, and to decrease the incidence of adverse drug reactions.
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Zhou T, Zhou KK, Lee K, Gao G, Lyons TJ, Kowluru R, Ma JX. The role of lipid peroxidation products and oxidative stress in activation of the canonical wingless-type MMTV integration site (WNT) pathway in a rat model of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetologia 2011; 54:459-68. [PMID: 20978740 PMCID: PMC3017315 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1943-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Our recent studies suggest that activation of the wingless-type MMTV integration site (WNT) pathway plays pathogenic roles in diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Here we investigated the causative role of oxidative stress in retinal WNT pathway activation in an experimental model of diabetes. METHODS Cultured retinal pigment epithelial cells and retinal capillary endothelial cells were treated with a lipid peroxidation product, 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), and an antioxidant, N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC). In vivo, rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes were treated by NAC for 8 weeks. Activation of the canonical WNT pathway was measured by TOPFLASH assay and by western blot analysis of WNT pathway components and a WNT target gene, Ctgf. Oxidative stress in the retina was evaluated by immunostaining of HNE and 3-nitrotyrosine. RESULTS Levels of phosphorylated and total LDL receptor-related protein (LRP)6, and cytosolic β-catenin, as well as transcriptional activity of T cell factor (TCF)/β-catenin were significantly increased by HNE. The production of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) was also upregulated by HNE. NAC blocked the WNT pathway activation induced by HNE. Furthermore, LRP6 stability was increased by HNE and decreased by NAC. Retinal levels of HNE and 3-nitrotyrosine were significantly increased in diabetic rats, compared with those in non-diabetic rats. In the same diabetic rat retinas, levels of LRP6, cytosolic β-catenin and CTGF were significantly increased. NAC treatment reduced HNE and 3-nitrotyrosine levels and attenuated the upregulation of LRP6, β-catenin and CTGF in diabetic rat retina. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Lipid peroxidation products activate the canonical WNT pathway through oxidative stress, which plays an important role in the development of retinal diseases.
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Guan S, Zhou T, Yin Y, Xie M, Ruan Z, Young J. Microbial strategies to control aflatoxins in food and feed. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2011. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2011.1290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Aflatoxins are a group of toxic and carcinogenic fungal metabolites. They are commonly found in cereals, nuts and animal feeds and create a significant threat to the food industry and animal production. Several strategies have been developed to avoid or reduce harmful effects of aflatoxins since the 1960s. However, prevention of aflatoxin contamination pre/post harvest or during storage has not been satisfactory and control strategies such as physical removing and chemical inactivating used in food commodities have their deficiencies, which limit their large scale application. It is expected that progress in the control of aflatoxin contamination will depend on the introduction of technologies for specific, efficient and environmentally sound detoxification. The utilisation of biological detoxification agents, such as microorganisms and/or their enzymatic products to detoxify aflatoxins in contaminated food and feed can be a choice of such technology. To date, many of the microbial strategies have only showed reduced concentration of aflatoxins and the structure and toxicity of the detoxified products are unclear. More attention should be paid to the detoxification reactions, the structure of biotransformed products and the enzymes responsible for the detoxification. In this article, microbial strategies for aflatoxin control such as microbial binding and microbial biotransformation are reviewed.
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Li B, Wang Q, Wu Z, Zhou T, Yi Y, Gong H, Li H, Wang Z. Hypofractionated Integrated Boost Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Based on Internal Target Volume for Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer- An Analysis of Clinical Outcome. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aberrant gene functions usually contribute to the pathology or diseases. Avoiding undesirable cellular phenotypes as many as possible is a major purpose of external control for gene regulatory networks. An interesting question is how to control a gene network subjected to the condition that the genes reach some undesirable states with minimal probability during a cell cycle. In this paper, we make use of the theory of the first passage model for discrete-time Markov decision processes to determine the optimal control for a gene intervention model. Specifically, we first use a control model for a probabilistic Boolean network to model interactions among genes and then solve an optimal control problem for maximising the probability of the first arrival time to desirable gene states. In order to illustrate the validity of our approach, examples are also displayed.
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Chintagumpala MM, Adesina A, Morriss MC, Zhou T, Holmes E, Lau CC, Gajjar AJ. A pilot study using carboplatin, vincristine, and temozolomide for children with progressive/symptomatic low-grade glioma: A Children's Oncology Group (COG) study. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.9539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yan ZL, Song LM, Zhou T, Zhang YJ, Li MF, Li HF, Fan ZF. Identification and molecular characterization of a new potyvirus from Panax notoginseng. Arch Virol 2010; 155:949-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-010-0672-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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He L, Zhou T, Zhang J, Chen L, Zhuo Y. Connectedness and inside/outside relation affect dot numerical judgment: implications for perceptual objects defined by topological attributes. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.654] [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] Open
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Wang H, Zhou T, Yang JS, Wang JJ, Kage H, Mawatari Y. Model for Calculation of Agglomerate Sizes of Nanoparticles in a Vibro-fluidized Bed. Chem Eng Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200900453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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