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Ding Y, Li P, He Q, Wei H, Wu T, Xia D, Tan M, Shi Y, Su X. The CD4 + T-lymphocyte count is an important predictor for the prognosis of cryptococcosis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 36:897-904. [PMID: 28035481 PMCID: PMC5395594 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2880-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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There is great heterogeneity of immunity among patients with cryptococcosis, and severe immunodeficiency can lead to negative clinical outcomes. Underlying disease is a poor surrogate for immune status and inferior in predicting an individual’s prognosis. This study was intended to determine whether T-lymphocyte subgroups would be more suitable indicators regarding the severity of infection and clinical outcomes of such patients. We retrieved clinical data on 101 patients with cryptococcosis and compared the validity of multiple parameters (underlying disease and T-lymphocyte subgroups) in predicting the severity of infection and clinical outcome in these patients. For patients with CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts lower than 400/μL, the odds ratio of disseminated cryptococcosis was 23.3 (P = 0.005). There was a moderate negative correlation between CD4+ T-cell count and Apache II score (−0.609, P < 0.001). Mortality among patients with low levels of CD4+ T lymphocytes was significantly higher than among those with normal levels (23.8% vs 5.3%, P = 0.016). However, the difference was not significant if the patients were grouped by underlying disease (P = 0.067). The CD4+ T-lymphocyte count in peripheral blood is a simple and more accurate biomarker for predicting severity of infection and clinical outcome in patients with cryptococcosis.
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Li Y, Hu P, Han Y, Fan J, Dong X, Ren H, Yang C, Shi T, Xia D. Ex vivo comparative study on three sinus lift tools for transcrestal detaching maxillary sinus mucosa. Bioengineered 2016; 8:359-366. [PMID: 27791456 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2016.1228497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to comparatively evaluate 3 different sinus lift tools, namely umbrella-shaped sinus lift curette YSL-04, our recently designed probe-improved sinus lift curettes, and our newly invented elevator 014, using our previous developed goat ex vivo models for direct visualizing the effectiveness of detaching sinus mucosa in real time. Goat ex vivo models for direct visualizing the effectiveness of detaching sinus mucosa in real time were generated according to our previously developed protocol. The effectiveness for each tool was evaluated through the length of sinus mucosa detached in mesial and distal directions or buccal and palatal directions, and the space volume created by detaching maxillary sinus mucosa in mesial, distal, buccal and palatal directions. The results showed that all 3 sinus lift tools could transcrestally detach the maxillary sinus mucosa and create extra space under the elevated sinus floor on the goat ex vivo sinus models. Moreover, our newly invented elevator 014 had advantages over the other 2 in term of the capability to detach the sinus mucosa. Our newly invented elevator 014 might be a promising tool for detaching maxillary sinus mucosa in transcrestal maxillary sinus floor elevation.
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Wu X, Feng L, Liu Q, Xia D, Xu L. Partial response to imatinib treatment in a patient with unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report and mini literature review. Exp Ther Med 2016; 12:2297-2301. [PMID: 27698727 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of imatinib mesylate in unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and to discuss its therapeutic regimen. A patient with unresectable GIST is described, and several key clinical studies are reviewed, including the clinical trials B2222 and S0033, which contain recently reported results of the long-term clinical outcome of imatinib in patients with unresectable or metastatic GIST. The recent results of the two studies demonstrate the long-term efficacy and safety of imatinib for unresectable or metastatic GIST. A positive response to imatinib treatment was observed in the present patient, which is consistent with the data of the B2222 and S0033 trials. However, further long-term, large-scale, multicenter and controlled trials are required to determine the relative efficacy of combining imatinib agents with surgical procedures or administering imatinib alone.
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Li ZL, Jiang HW, Song M, Xu L, Xia D, Liu Q. Secondary sentinel lymph node tracing technique: a new method for tracing lymph nodes in radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2016; 16:897-903. [PMID: 26537207 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b1500053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the feasibility and clinical value of secondary sentinel lymph node (SSLN) tracing technique in radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer (AGC). METHODS From January 2009 to June 2011, 247 patients who suffered from gastric angle cancer with metastasis in No. 3 group lymph nodes were divided randomly into groups A and B. Methylthioninium chloride was injected into the peripheral tissue of the metastatic No. 3 group lymph nodes of 138 patients in group A before tumor resections. SSLNs were traced and individual lymphadenectomies were carried out based on the biopsy results of the SSLNs. Standard D2 radical gastrectomies were carried out directly on 109 patients in group B. Postoperative follow-up and survival analysis were carried out for patients in both groups. RESULTS SSLNs were found in 114 (82.6%) patients in group A. Ninety of those patients (78.9%) demonstrated existing metastasis in SSLNs. According to Kaplan-Meier's method, the postoperative 3-year cumulative survival rates were 63.5% and 47.5%, and the median survival time were 40 and 36 months for the patients of groups A and B, respectively (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The SSLN tracing technique is feasible in radical gastrectomy for AGC. It gives surgeons important information about the terminal status of lymph node metastasis and provides some scientific basis for individual lymphadenectomy.
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Cheng J, Mao L, Wen J, Li PY, Wang N, Tan XQ, Zhang XD, Zeng XR, Xu L, Xia XM, Xia D, He K, Su S, Yao H, Yang Y. Different Effects of Hypertension and Age on the Function of Large Conductance Calcium- and Voltage-Activated Potassium Channels in Human Mesentery Artery Smooth Muscle Cells. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:e003913. [PMID: 27628569 PMCID: PMC5079041 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Large-conductance calcium- and voltage-activated potassium channels (BKC a channels) play important roles in the maintenance of vascular tone, and their dysregulation is associated with abnormal vascular relaxation and contraction. We tested the changes in BKC a channel properties in patients at different ages to assess the effects of hypertension and aging on the functional changes of BKC a channels. METHODS AND RESULTS Patch clamp was performed to detect the activities of BKC a channels in freshly isolated human mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells from younger patients (aged ≤45 years) without hypertension, older patients (aged ≥65 years) without hypertension, and older patients with hypertension. The expression of mRNA and protein from BKC a channels was evaluated by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis, respectively. Results showed that the whole-cell current density, spontaneous transient outward current, and Ca(2+) sensitivity of the artery smooth muscle cells were significantly decreased in the older patients with hypertension; the decreases were insignificant in the older patients without hypertension, although a clear tendency to have spontaneous transient outward current was detected in these patients. The expression of both mRNA and protein of BKC a subunits α and β1 was significantly decreased in the older patients with hypertension but not in the older patients without hypertension compared with the younger patients without hypertension. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate for the first time that hypertension is an important factor for the pathological alteration of the properties of BKC a channels in human mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells, and aging itself may also be a factor in these changes in the cells.
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Dong S, Liu L, Wu W, Armstrong SD, Xia D, Nan H, Hiscox JA, Chen H. Determination of the interactome of non-structural protein12 from highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus with host cellular proteins using high throughput proteomics and identification of HSP70 as a cellular factor for virus replication. J Proteomics 2016; 146:58-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Li H, Zuo M, Zhao X, Zhang B, Gelb A, Yao D, Xia D, Li M, Wang K, Wu L, Huang Y. Abstract PR589. Anesth Analg 2016. [DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000492969.38623.3d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Armstrong SD, Xia D, Bah GS, Krishna R, Ngangyung HF, LaCourse EJ, McSorley HJ, Kengne-Ouafo JA, Chounna-Ndongmo PW, Wanji S, Enyong PA, Taylor DW, Blaxter ML, Wastling JM, Tanya VN, Makepeace BL. Stage-specific Proteomes from Onchocerca ochengi, Sister Species of the Human River Blindness Parasite, Uncover Adaptations to a Nodular Lifestyle. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 15:2554-75. [PMID: 27226403 PMCID: PMC4974336 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m115.055640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Despite 40 years of control efforts, onchocerciasis (river blindness) remains one of the most important neglected tropical diseases, with 17 million people affected. The etiological agent, Onchocerca volvulus, is a filarial nematode with a complex lifecycle involving several distinct stages in the definitive host and blackfly vector. The challenges of obtaining sufficient material have prevented high-throughput studies and the development of novel strategies for disease control and diagnosis. Here, we utilize the closest relative of O. volvulus, the bovine parasite Onchocerca ochengi, to compare stage-specific proteomes and host-parasite interactions within the secretome. We identified a total of 4260 unique O. ochengi proteins from adult males and females, infective larvae, intrauterine microfilariae, and fluid from intradermal nodules. In addition, 135 proteins were detected from the obligate Wolbachia symbiont. Observed protein families that were enriched in all whole body extracts relative to the complete search database included immunoglobulin-domain proteins, whereas redox and detoxification enzymes and proteins involved in intracellular transport displayed stage-specific overrepresentation. Unexpectedly, the larval stages exhibited enrichment for several mitochondrial-related protein families, including members of peptidase family M16 and proteins which mediate mitochondrial fission and fusion. Quantification of proteins across the lifecycle using the Hi-3 approach supported these qualitative analyses. In nodule fluid, we identified 94 O. ochengi secreted proteins, including homologs of transforming growth factor-β and a second member of a novel 6-ShK toxin domain family, which was originally described from a model filarial nematode (Litomosoides sigmodontis). Strikingly, the 498 bovine proteins identified in nodule fluid were strongly dominated by antimicrobial proteins, especially cathelicidins. This first high-throughput analysis of an Onchocerca spp. proteome across the lifecycle highlights its profound complexity and emphasizes the extremely close relationship between O. ochengi and O. volvulus The insights presented here provide new candidates for vaccine development, drug targeting and diagnostic biomarkers.
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Chen Z, Wang Y, Xia D, Jiang X, Fu D, Shen L, Wang H, Li QB. Enhanced bioreduction of iron and arsenic in sediment by biochar amendment influencing microbial community composition and dissolved organic matter content and composition. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 311:20-29. [PMID: 26954472 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Biochar derived from the pyrolysis at 500 °C with fresh biogas slurry and residue, was conducted to investigate its potential role in mediating the speciation and mobilization of As(V) and Fe(III) from arsenic-contaminated tailing mine sediment, with consideration of the changes in microbial populations and dissolved organic matter (DOM). The reduction of As(V) (10-13%) and Fe(III) (12-17%) were partly in response to biochar abiotically causing desorption and reduction effect, but were predominantly (87-90% and 83-88% for As(V) and Fe(III)) attributed to biochar stimulating biological reduction. The level of As(III) released from sediment upon biochar amendment (656.35±89.25 μg L(-1)) was significantly higher than the level released without biochar amendment (98.06±19.38 μg L(-1)) after 49 days incubation. Although a low level of Fe(II) (0.81±0.07 mg L(-1)) was determined in the solution when amending with biochar, most of released Fe(II) (166.25±40.25 mg L(-1)) was formed as biochar-Fe(II)minerals composite. More importantly, biochar stimulated the DOM bioavailability in association with bacterial activities mediating As(V) and Fe(III) reduction. High-throughput sequencing results indicated biochar application shifted the soil microbial community and increased the relative abundance of As(V)-/Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, mostly Geobacter, Anaeromyxobacter, Desulfosporosinus and Pedobacter. The discovery of biochar-bacteria-DOM consortium may broaden new understanding into speciation and mobilization of metals, which arouses attention to exploit feasible bioremediation for metal-contaminated sediment.
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Dent SD, Xia D, Wastling JM, Neuman BW, Britton P, Maier HJ. The proteome of the infectious bronchitis virus Beau-R virion. J Gen Virol 2016; 96:3499-3506. [PMID: 27257648 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Infectious bronchitis is a highly contagious respiratory disease of poultry caused by the coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). It was thought that coronavirus virions were composed of three major viral structural proteins until investigations of other coronaviruses showed that the virions also include viral non-structural and genus-specific accessory proteins as well as host-cell proteins. To study the proteome of IBV virions, virus was grown in embryonated chicken eggs, purified by sucrose-gradient ultracentrifugation and analysed by mass spectrometry. Analysis of three preparations of purified IBV yielded the three expected structural proteins plus 35 additional virion-associated host proteins. The virion-associated host proteins had a diverse range of functional attributions, being involved in cytoskeleton formation, RNA binding and protein folding pathways. Some of these proteins were unique to this study, while others were found to be orthologous to proteins identified in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus virions and also virions from a number of other RNA and DNA viruses.
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Zheng Y, Ke L, Xia D, Zheng Y, Wang Y, Li H, Li Q. Enhancement of digestates dewaterability by CTAB combined with CFA pretreatment. Sep Purif Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Xiao Y, Wu W, Gao J, Smith N, Burkard C, Xia D, Zhang M, Wang C, Archibald A, Digard P, Zhou EM, Hiscox JA. Characterization of the Interactome of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Nonstructural Protein 2 Reveals the Hyper Variable Region as a Binding Platform for Association with 14–3–3 Proteins. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:1388-401. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Feng LB, Xia D, Yan LN. Liver transplantation for hepatolithiasis: Is terminal hepatolithiasis suitable for liver transplantation? Clin Transplant 2016; 30:651-8. [PMID: 26947018 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hepatolithiasis, originally as oriental cholangiohepatitis, especially prevails in Asia, but globalization and intercontinental migration have also converted the endemic disease dynamics around the world. Characterized by its high incidence of ineffective treatment and recurrence, hepatolithiasis, always, poses a therapeutic challenge to global doctors. Although the improved surgical and non-surgical techniques have evolved over the past decade, incomplete clearance and recurrence of calculi are always so common and disease-related mortality from liver failure and concurrent cholangiocarcinoma still exists in the treatment of hepatolithiasis. In the late stage of hepatolithiasis, is it suitable for liver transplantation (LT)? Herein, we propose a comprehensive review and analysis of the LTx currently in potential use to treat hepatolithiasis. In our subjective opinion, and as is objective from the literatures so far, also given the strict indications, LT remains one of the definitive treatments for terminal hepatolithiasis.
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Borgdorff H, Armstrong SD, Tytgat HLP, Xia D, Ndayisaba GF, Wastling JM, van de Wijgert JHHM. Unique Insights in the Cervicovaginal Lactobacillus iners and L. crispatus Proteomes and Their Associations with Microbiota Dysbiosis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150767. [PMID: 26963809 PMCID: PMC4786256 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background A Lactobacillus-dominated cervicovaginal microbiota (VMB) protects women from adverse reproductive health outcomes, but the role of L. iners in the VMB is poorly understood. Our aim was to explore the association between the cervicovaginal L. iners and L. crispatus proteomes and VMB composition. Methods The vaginal proteomes of 50 Rwandan women at high HIV risk, grouped into four VMB groups (based on 16S rDNA microarray results), were investigated by mass spectrometry using cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) samples. Only samples with positive 16S results for L. iners and/or L. crispatus within each group were included in subsequent comparative protein analyses: Lactobacillus crispatus-dominated VMB cluster (with 16S-proven L. iners (ni) = 0, and with 16S-proven L. crispatus (nc) = 5), L. iners-dominated VMB cluster (ni = 11, nc = 4), moderate dysbiosis (ni = 12, nc = 2); and severe dysbiosis (ni = 8, nc = 2). The relative abundances of proteins that were considered specific for L. iners and L. crispatus were compared among VMB groups. Results Forty Lactobacillus proteins were identified of which 7 were specific for L. iners and 11 for L. crispatus. The relative abundances of L. iners DNA starvation/stationary phase protection protein (DPS), and the glycolysis enzymes glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI), were significantly decreased in women with L. iners-containing dysbiosis compared to women with a L. iners-dominated VMB, independent of vaginal pH and L. iners abundance. Furthermore, L. iners DPS, GAPDH, GPI, and fructose-bisphosphate aldolase (ALDO) were significantly negatively associated with vaginal pH. Glycolysis enzymes of L. crispatus showed a similar negative, but nonsignificant, trend related to dysbiosis. Conclusions Most identified Lactobacillus proteins had conserved intracellular functions, but their high abundance in CVL supernatant might imply an additional extracellular (moonlighting) role. Our findings suggest that these proteins can be important in maintaining a Lactobacillus-dominated VMB. Functional studies are needed to investigate their roles in vaginal bacterial communities and whether they can be used to prevent vaginal dysbiosis.
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Wang K, Peng ED, Huang AS, Xia D, Vermont SJ, Lentini G, Lebrun M, Wastling JM, Bradley PJ. Identification of Novel O-Linked Glycosylated Toxoplasma Proteins by Vicia villosa Lectin Chromatography. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150561. [PMID: 26950937 PMCID: PMC4780768 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Toxoplasma gondii maintains its intracellular life cycle using an extraordinary arsenal of parasite-specific organelles including the inner membrane complex (IMC), rhoptries, micronemes, and dense granules. While these unique compartments play critical roles in pathogenesis, many of their protein constituents have yet to be identified. We exploited the Vicia villosa lectin (VVL) to identify new glycosylated proteins that are present in these organelles. Purification of VVL-binding proteins by lectin affinity chromatography yielded a number of novel proteins that were subjected to further study, resulting in the identification of proteins from the dense granules, micronemes, rhoptries and IMC. We then chose to focus on three proteins identified by this approach, the SAG1 repeat containing protein SRS44, the rhoptry neck protein RON11 as well as a novel IMC protein we named IMC25. To assess function, we disrupted their genes by homologous recombination or CRISPR/Cas9. The knockouts were all successful, demonstrating that these proteins are not essential for invasion or intracellular survival. We also show that IMC25 undergoes substantial proteolytic processing that separates the C-terminal domain from the predicted glycosylation site. Together, we have demonstrated that lectin affinity chromatography is an efficient method of identifying new glycosylated parasite-specific proteins.
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Hunt VL, Tsai IJ, Coghlan A, Reid AJ, Holroyd N, Foth BJ, Tracey A, Cotton JA, Stanley EJ, Beasley H, Bennett HM, Brooks K, Harsha B, Kajitani R, Kulkarni A, Harbecke D, Nagayasu E, Nichol S, Ogura Y, Quail MA, Randle N, Xia D, Brattig NW, Soblik H, Ribeiro DM, Sanchez-Flores A, Hayashi T, Itoh T, Denver DR, Grant W, Stoltzfus JD, Lok JB, Murayama H, Wastling J, Streit A, Kikuchi T, Viney M, Berriman M. The genomic basis of parasitism in the Strongyloides clade of nematodes. Nat Genet 2016; 48:299-307. [PMID: 26829753 PMCID: PMC4948059 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Soil-transmitted nematodes, including the Strongyloides genus, cause one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases. Here we compare the genomes of four Strongyloides species, including the human pathogen Strongyloides stercoralis, and their close relatives that are facultatively parasitic (Parastrongyloides trichosuri) and free-living (Rhabditophanes sp. KR3021). A significant paralogous expansion of key gene families--families encoding astacin-like and SCP/TAPS proteins--is associated with the evolution of parasitism in this clade. Exploiting the unique Strongyloides life cycle, we compare the transcriptomes of the parasitic and free-living stages and find that these same gene families are upregulated in the parasitic stages, underscoring their role in nematode parasitism.
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Miao T, Xia D, Li Y, Li P, Wang L. Direct difunctionalization of activated alkynes via domino oxidative benzylation/1,4-aryl migration/decarboxylation reactions under metal-free conditions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:3175-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc10084d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The oxidative difunctionalization of aryl alkynoatesviaa tandem oxidative benzylation/1,4-aryl migration/decarboxylation to trisubstituted alkenes was developed under metal-free conditions.
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Yu Q, Xia D, Li H, Ke L, Wang Y, Wang H, Zheng Y, Li Q. Effectiveness and mechanisms of ammonium adsorption on biochars derived from biogas residues. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra16913a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The irreplaceable role of ash in biochars for ammonium adsorption was revealed.
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Xia D, Koltchinskii V. Estimation of low rank density matrices: Bounds in Schatten norms and other distances. Electron J Stat 2016. [DOI: 10.1214/16-ejs1192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Xia D, Li Y, Miao T, Li P, Wang L. Direct synthesis of sulfonated dihydroisoquinolinones from N-allylbenzamide and arylsulfinic acids via TBHP-promoted cascade radical addition and cyclization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:11559-62. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc04983d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A novel tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP)-promoted cascade radical addition and cyclization of N-allylbenzamides and arylsulfinic acids to sulfonated dihydroisoquinolinones was developed.
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Xia S, Yao W, Zou B, Lu Y, Lu N, Lei H, Xia D. Effects of potassium diformate on the gastric function of weaning piglets. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1071/an14507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Potassium diformate (KDF), as an acidifier, has been shown to improve growth performance in pigs, but it is not yet known whether KDF regulates gastric function. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary KDF on gastric function in weaning piglets. One hundred and eighty Landrace × Large White piglets (bodyweight = 5.80 ± 0.15 kg) were weaned at 28 days old and randomly allocated into two groups, with six pens in each group and 15 piglets in each pen. Piglets in the control group were fed the basal diet, whereas the KDF-treated group was fed the basal diet supplemented with 10 g/kg KDF. After 35 days of feeding, the KDF treatment improved the bodyweight (P = 0.034) and reduced the relative weight of stomach (P = 0.050), decreased the hydrochloric acid concentration (P = 0.016) in the gastric digesta and the pepsin activity in the gastric oxyntic mucosa (P = 0.001) and increased the lactic acid concentration (P = 0.001) in the gastric digesta. Furthermore, KDF treatment increased the level of somatostatin (SS) (P = 0.009), but did not change the concentration of gastrin (P = 0.497) and the activity of H+-K+-ATPase (P = 0.575) in the gastric oxyntic mucosa. However, KDF treatment downregulated the expression of SS mRNA in the gastric oxyntic mucosa (P = 0.031) and upregulated the mRNA expression of gastrin (P < 0.001) and H+-K+-ATPase (P < 0.001) in the gastric oxyntic mucosa. These results suggest that the effects of KDF on weaning piglets may be related to the regulation of gastric function gene expression.
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Ru YF, Xue HM, Ni ZM, Xia D, Zhou YC, Zhang YL. An epididymis-specific carboxyl esterase CES5A is required for sperm capacitation and male fertility in the rat. Asian J Androl 2015; 17:292-7. [PMID: 25475668 PMCID: PMC4650488 DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.143314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Despite the fact that the phenomenon of capacitation was discovered over half century ago and much progress has been made in identifying sperm events involved in capacitation, few specific molecules of epididymal origin have been identified as being directly involved in this process in vivo. Previously, our group cloned and characterized a carboxyl esterase gene Ces5a in the rat epididymis. The CES5A protein is mainly expressed in the corpus and cauda epididymidis and secreted into the corresponding lumens. Here, we report the function of CES5A in sperm maturation. By local injection of Lentivirus-mediated siRNA in the CES5A-expressing region of the rat epididymis, Ces5a-knockdown animal models were created. These animals exhibited an inhibited sperm capacitation and a reduction in male fertility. These results suggest that CES5A plays an important role in sperm maturation and male fertility.
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Feng L, Liu Y, Wu X, Liu Q, Xia D, Xu L. [Safety evaluation of intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy with Lobaplatin for advanced colorectal cancers]. ZHONGHUA WEI CHANG WAI KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 2015; 18:1006-1010. [PMID: 26499146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the impact of intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy with Lobaplatin on the safety of postoperative bowel function and complications in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. METHODS A total of 103 colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgical operations in our department between October 2013 and October 2014 were prospectively enrolled in this study and were randomly divided into peritoneal chemotherapy group(55 cases) and control group(48 cases) according to the random table. In therapy group, patients were treated with peritoneal implantation of 40 mg Lobaplatin intraoperatively and followed by intravenous chemotherapy using FOLFOX regimen with Oxaliplatin, Fluorouracil and Leucovorin. In control group, only FOLFOX regimen was fulfilled. Then the recovery time of bowel function, the incidence of adverse reactions and complications, and the pre- and post-chemotherapy routine blood tests and hepatorenal functions were compared. RESULTS The recovery time of bowel function in peritoneal chemotherapy group and control group was(72.1±11.8) h and(68.7±13.4) h respectively without significant difference(P>0.05). Each group had 6 cases with incisional fat liquefaction(10.9% vs. 12.5%, P>0.05). There was no serious infection in both groups. During intravenous chemotherapy, in peritoneal chemotherapy group and control group, the incidence of nausea and vomit(42 cases, 76.4% vs. 40 cases, 83.3%), constipation(38 cases, 69.1% vs. 29 cases, 60.4%), and diarrhea(4 cases, 7.3% vs. 5 cases, 10.4%) were observed and there were no significant differences(all P>0.05). It was noted that all these side effects vanished after chemotherapy or cured by symptomatic treatment. There were no significant differences between two groups in indexes of white blood cell, platelet, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate transaminase, and creatinine(all P>0.05), neither after operation nor after chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Peritoneal implantation of Lobaplatin as intraoperative chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer is safe and tolerable.
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Li GN, He LR, Xia D, Li L, Cheng WF, Li KX, Cui F, Niu ZG. New Cu(I) Coordination Complexes Based on Tetrathiafulvalene Substituted Triazol-pyridine Ligand: Synthesis, Properties and Theoretical Studies. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201500251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Borgdorff H, Gautam R, Armstrong SD, Xia D, Ndayisaba GF, van Teijlingen NH, Geijtenbeek TBH, Wastling JM, van de Wijgert JHHM. O13.4 Cervicovaginal microbiome dysbiosis is associated with proteome changes related to alterations of the cervicovaginal mucosal barrier. Br J Vener Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.150] [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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