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Wang K, Teng W, Wu N, Gu S, Zhou T, Zhang Y. Preparation and evaluation of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide-modified chitosan sponge for acute liver injury protection. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127126. [PMID: 37778573 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
In this study, a porous sponge material was formed by physically mixing chitosan (CS) and Angelica sinensis polysaccharide (ASP). After removing the water by freeze-drying, the CS/ASP sponge was obtained. The prepared sponges exhibited excellent swelling properties, thermal stability and biocompatibility as well as improvements over the insufficient mechanical properties of pure chitosan sponges. Notably, the ASP released from the CS/ASP sponge could be effectively absorbed by the liver, which endowed the CS/ASP sponge with effective liver-protective effects against CCl4-induced acute liver injury; these protective effects surpassed those of both blank CS and CS/Dextran sponges. The underlying protective mechanism may involve the activation of the Nrf2-mediated antioxidant signaling pathway and the inhibition of hepatocyte apoptosis. Understanding CS/ASP sponges may provide new insights and inspire new methods for the clinical application of ASP. At the same time, we hope to suggest future directions for the development of polysaccharide preparations.
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- Kaiping Wang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Nature Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Nature Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Nature Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China; Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, 430030 Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China; Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, 430030 Wuhan, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, China; Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, 430030 Wuhan, PR China.
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Ashrafizadeh M, Zarrabi A, Bigham A, Taheriazam A, Saghari Y, Mirzaei S, Hashemi M, Hushmandi K, Karimi-Maleh H, Nazarzadeh Zare E, Sharifi E, Ertas YN, Rabiee N, Sethi G, Shen M. (Nano)platforms in breast cancer therapy: Drug/gene delivery, advanced nanocarriers and immunotherapy. Med Res Rev 2023; 43:2115-2176. [PMID: 37165896 DOI: 10.1002/med.21971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most malignant tumor in women, and there is no absolute cure for it. Although treatment modalities including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are utilized for breast cancer, it is still a life-threatening disease for humans. Nanomedicine has provided a new opportunity in breast cancer treatment, which is the focus of the current study. The nanocarriers deliver chemotherapeutic agents and natural products, both of which increase cytotoxicity against breast tumor cells and prevent the development of drug resistance. The efficacy of gene therapy is boosted by nanoparticles and the delivery of CRISPR/Cas9, Noncoding RNAs, and RNAi, promoting their potential for gene expression regulation. The drug and gene codelivery by nanoparticles can exert a synergistic impact on breast tumors and enhance cellular uptake via endocytosis. Nanostructures are able to induce photothermal and photodynamic therapy for breast tumor ablation via cell death induction. The nanoparticles can provide tumor microenvironment remodeling and repolarization of macrophages for antitumor immunity. The stimuli-responsive nanocarriers, including pH-, redox-, and light-sensitive, can mediate targeted suppression of breast tumors. Besides, nanoparticles can provide a diagnosis of breast cancer and detect biomarkers. Various kinds of nanoparticles have been employed for breast cancer therapy, including carbon-, lipid-, polymeric- and metal-based nanostructures, which are different in terms of biocompatibility and delivery efficiency.
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- Milad Ashrafizadeh
- Department of General Surgery and Institute of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Digestive System Tumors, Carson International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials - National Research Council (IPCB-CNR), Naples, Italy
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- Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
- Department of Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- ERNAM-Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Sanya, China
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Mahmudi H, Adili-Aghdam MA, Shahpouri M, Jaymand M, Amoozgar Z, Jahanban-Esfahlan R. Tumor microenvironment penetrating chitosan nanoparticles for elimination of cancer relapse and minimal residual disease. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1054029. [PMID: 36531004 PMCID: PMC9751059 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1054029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Chitosan and its derivatives are among biomaterials with numerous medical applications, especially in cancer. Chitosan is amenable to forming innumerable shapes such as micelles, niosomes, hydrogels, nanoparticles, and scaffolds, among others. Chitosan derivatives can also bring unprecedented potential to cross numerous biological barriers. Combined with other biomaterials, hybrid and multitasking chitosan-based systems can be realized for many applications. These include controlled drug release, targeted drug delivery, post-surgery implants (immunovaccines), theranostics, biosensing of tumor-derived circulating materials, multimodal systems, and combination therapy platforms with the potential to eliminate bulk tumors as well as lingering tumor cells to treat minimal residual disease (MRD) and recurrent cancer. We first introduce different formats, derivatives, and properties of chitosan. Next, given the barriers to therapeutic efficacy in solid tumors, we review advanced formulations of chitosan modules as efficient drug delivery systems to overcome tumor heterogeneity, multi-drug resistance, MRD, and metastasis. Finally, we discuss chitosan NPs for clinical translation and treatment of recurrent cancer and their future perspective.
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- Hossein Mahmudi
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Biomedicine Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Edwin L. Steele Laboratories, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Ma Z, Dong L, Zhang B, Liang B, Wang L, Ma G, Wang L. Lentinan stabilized bimetallic PdPt 3 dendritic nanoparticles with enhanced oxidase-like property for L-cysteine detection. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 216:779-788. [PMID: 35902021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The development of nanozymes with enhanced catalytic activity has been drawing great interest. Lentinan with special structure may be used to prepare bimetallic nanomaterials to enhance their catalytic activity. Herein, lentinan stabilized PdPt3 dendritic nanoparticles (PdPt3-LNT NDs) were prepared through reduction of Na2PdCl4 and K2PtCl4 with a molar ratio of 1:3 using lentinan as a biological template. PdPt3-LNT NDs had dendritic shape with size of 10.76 ± 1.82 nm. PdPt3-LNT NDs had the hydrodynamic size about 25.7 nm and the zeta potential between -1.4 mV and - 4.9 mV at different pH. Furthermore, PdPt3-LNT NDs catalyzed 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to produce oxidized TMB, suggesting their oxidase-like property. The catalytic activity of PdPt3-LNT NDs was the highest when pH was 4 and the temperature was 40 °C. The catalytic mechanism was the generation of ·O2- and 1O2 from O2 catalyzed by PdPt3-LNT NDs. More importantly, L-cysteine detection method was set up based on the oxidase-like property of PdPt3-LNT NDs. This method had wide linear range for 0-200 μM and low detection limit for 3.099 μM. Taken together, PdPt3-LNT NDs have good potential applications in bio-related detection in the future.
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- Ziyi Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Nano-biotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Nano-biotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Nano-biotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Centre for Cancer Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO166YD, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Nano-biotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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Huo X, Pei Z, Wang W, Liu Y, Sun J, Wang H, Ai N. Lentinan Enhances the Function of Oxaliplatin on the Esophageal Tumors by Persuading Immunogenic Cell Death. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:2296574. [PMID: 35844448 PMCID: PMC9286936 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2296574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Objective The focus of this research was to look at the effects of the combination of the lentinan (LNT) and oxaliplatin (Oxa) on the apoptosis of human esophageal cancer cells, as well as the underlying mechanism. Methods LNT and Oxa were used to treat EC-109 human esophageal cancerous cells at various doses, and the cell survival rate was measured using the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. In addition, 24 h after treatment of EC-109 cells with a combination of LNT and Oxa, flow cytometry was used to analyze their apoptotic effect on these cells. Additionally, LNT on EC-109 cell apoptotic upshot was assessed via measuring the consequence of LNT on the mRNA and protein expression levels pertaining to immunogenic cell death factors CALR, HSP90, and HSP70 by qPCR (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction) and western blot analysis, correspondingly. Results Cell proliferation was inhibited only when EC-109 cells were added with LNT at 1,200 μg/mL to the maximum concentrations, but the combination of LNT and Oxa at a low dose (800 μg/mL and 20 μM, respectively) significantly increased their sensitivity to Oxa and reduced their proliferation (P < 0.05), and their apoptosis was significantly increased by LNT (P < 0.05). The immunogenic cell death-related genes CALR, HSP90, and HSP70 had dramatically enhanced mRNA and protein expression levels after therapy with a combination of LNT and Oxa (P < 0.05). Conclusion These data imply that LNT increases the susceptibility of esophageal cancerous cells to Oxa by driving EC-109 cells to display immunogenic death. Therefore, LNT combined with Oxa may be an effective method in esophageal cancer management.
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- Xiaolei Huo
- Department of Basic Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China
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- Changzhi Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China
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Cui H, Zhang C, Zhang C, Cai Z, Chen L, Chen Z, Zhao K, Qiao S, Wang Y, Meng L, Dong S, Liu J, Guo Z. Anti-Influenza Effect and Mechanisms of Lentinan in an ICR Mouse Model. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:892864. [PMID: 35669119 PMCID: PMC9163413 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.892864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Influenza virus is a serious threat to global human health and public health security. There is an urgent need to develop new anti-influenza drugs. Lentinan (LNT) has attracted increasing attention in recent years. As potential protective agent, LNT has been shown to have anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. However, there has been no further research into the anti-influenza action of lentinan in vivo, and the mechanism is still not fully understood. In this study, the anti-influenza effect and mechanism of Lentinan were studied in the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mouse model. The results showed that Lentinan had a high degree of protection in mice against infection with influenza A virus, delayed the emergence of clinical manifestations, improved the survival rate of mice, significantly prolonged the middle survival days, attenuated the weight loss, and reduced the lung coefficient of mice. It alleviated the pathological damage of mice infected with the influenza virus and improved blood indices. Lentinan treatment considerably inhibited inflammatory cytokine (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6) levels in the serum and lung and improved IFN-γ cytokine levels, which reduced cytokine storms caused by influenza virus infection. The underlying mechanisms of action involved Lentinan inhibiting the inflammatory response by regulating the TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway. This study provides a foundation for the clinical application of Lentinan, and provides new insight into the development of novel immunomodulators.
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- Huan Cui
- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
- College of Animal Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Animal Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- *Correspondence: Shishan Dong, ; Juxiang Liu, ; Zhendong Guo,
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- *Correspondence: Shishan Dong, ; Juxiang Liu, ; Zhendong Guo,
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Shishan Dong, ; Juxiang Liu, ; Zhendong Guo,
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