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Li WQ, Yang L, Wang SF, Zhang LW, Sheng C, Huang YB. [Application of multi-stage competing risk model to survival data]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1524-1529. [PMID: 34963255 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20211103-01019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The traditional proportional hazard model is commonly used to investigate the association between main outcome and predictor variables. However, the endpoints in medical studies are often not unique. The analyses of labeling other competing outcomes other than the main outcome as censored data will theoretically lead to a biased estimate of the risk of main outcome. Although the traditional competitive risk model can adjust the influence of other outcomes on the risk of the main outcome, it can not directly compare the differences on the risks of different outcomes. The multi-state competing risk model provides a relatively suitable solution for this problem. In this study, based on a previously published follow-up data set for prostate cancer patients, we developed traditional proportional hazard model, traditional competitive risk model, and multi-state competing risk model, respectively. By comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the three models with the same survival data, we clarified the clinical application value of the multi-state competitive risk model in survival data with multiple outcomes.
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- W Q Li
- Project Office, Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Beijing Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Epidemiology & Bio-statistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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Zhang Y, Lyu ZY, Yang L, Wang SF, Zhang LW, Sheng C, Wang ZP, Zhang YC, Wang H, Huang YB, Chen KX. [Potential pleiotropism of cancer-related single nucleotide polymorphisms among Chinese population]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1203-1208. [PMID: 34706505 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20201121-01390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the potential pleiotropism of cancer-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) among Chinese population. Methods: Based on the catalogue of GWAS jointly constructed by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the European Institute of Bioinformatics, according to population origin (Chinese population and non-Chinese population) and disease traits (cancer and non-cancer traits). All SNPs found by GWAS before August 2020 were divided into four categories: cancer in Chinese population, non-cancer in Chinese population, cancer in non-Chinese population and non-cancer in non-Chinese population. The number, correlation and linkage of the four categories of SNPs were described. Results: By August 2020, a total of 196 813 SNPs from 4 096 GWAS were included in the GWAS directory. The information that SNPs refer to unknown or were not related to the disease was excluded, and 117 441 independent SNPs were finally included. There were 619 SNPs related to cancer and 9 569 SNPs related to non-cancer disease in Chinese population, respectively. There were 4 624 SNPs related to cancer and 106 448 SNPs related to non-cancer disease (trait) in non-Chinese population, respectively. Three SNPs, rs2736100, rs6983267 and rs401681, were associated with two or more types of cancer in both Chinese and non-Chinese populations. Seven SNPs, rs7705526, rs2736100, rs10993994, rs2735839, rs4430796, rs174537 and rs9271588, were associated with cancer and non-cancer diseases in both Chinese and non-Chinese populations, respectively. Conclusion: There is a potential pleiotropism of cancer-related SNPs in Chinese population.
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- Y Zhang
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Beijing Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Epidemiology & Bio-statistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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Zhang M, Sheng C, You H, Cai M, Gao J, Cheng X, Sheng H, Qu S. Comparing the bone mineral density among male patients with latent autoimmune diabetes and classical type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and exploring risk factors for osteoporosis. J Endocrinol Invest 2021; 44:1659-1665. [PMID: 33387352 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01472-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIMS This study aimed to compare the bone mineral densities (BMDs) among male patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), classical type 1 diabetes (T1DM), and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and to examine the risk factors for developing low BMD in these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 2017 and October 2020, a total of 57, 67, and 223 male patients with LADA, classical T1DM, and T2DM, respectively, were recruited from the endocrinology department of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital. Hormonal markers of bone metabolism, lipid profiles, uric acid, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and beta-cell function were measured using blood samples. BMD was measured at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and right hip by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS The mean BMD values from all three skeletal sites in male patients with LADA were comparable to those with classical T1DM but were much lower than those with T2DM. After adjusting for confounding factors, multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that in all male patients with diabetes, body mass index (BMI), uric acid, and fasting C-peptide showed significant positive associations with BMD at all three skeletal sites; however, osteocalcin showed a negative association at all three sites. CONCLUSIONS Compared with male patients with T2DM, lower BMDs were observed in patients with LADA and T1DM. Low BMI, uric acid, C-peptide levels, and high osteocalcin levels are risk factors for developing low BMD in male patients with diabetes.
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- M Zhang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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Cao L, Luo G, Cao L, Sheng C, Ou J. Somatization disorder mediates the association of depression and anxiety with functional impairment in patients with heart failure. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2020; 26:911-916. [PMID: 32703019 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1799421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Previous studies have suggested that depression, anxiety, and somatization disorder are strongly associated with diminished functional status. However, research has not tested the mediational models of how depression and anxiety lead to functional impairment. The aim of this study was to examine whether somatization disorder mediates the association of depression and anxiety with functional impairment in heart failure (HF) patients. The self-reported questionnaires were applied to measure depression, anxiety, and somatization disorder. Functional status was evaluated by the NYHA Class. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the association of depression, anxiety, and somatization disorder with functional status. Mediation analysis was conducted to determine indirect effects. Functional impairment was both related to depression (OR = 2.257, 95% CI = 1.534-3.322, P < 0.001) and elevated somatization severity (OR = 1.042, 95% CI = 1.003-1.082, P = 0.032) in HF patients, whereas anxiety was not associated with functional impairment (OR = 0.659, 95% CI = 0.429-1.012, P > 0.05). Mediation analysis indicated that both depression and anxiety have indirect effects on functional impairment as mediated by somatization disorder in HF patients. Additionally, depression has direct effect on functional impairment of the patients.
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- Lihuan Cao
- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Li Y, Zhang M, Liu X, Cui W, Rampersad S, Li F, Lin Z, Yang P, Li H, Sheng C, Cheng X, Qu S. Correlates and prevalence of hypogonadism in patients with early- and late-onset type 2 diabetes. Andrology 2017; 5:739-743. [PMID: 28470687 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Y. Li
- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
- Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Urology; Putuo District People's Hospital; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism; Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
- Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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Wang SY, Wang M, Wang XX, Chen W, Sheng C, Gong ZK. Study on the clinical application of the MRS in the cognitive assessment after stroke. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:2437-2442. [PMID: 28617543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the value of the application of the magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in the assessment of cognitive function impairment and the observation of therapeutic effect. PATIENTS AND METHODS 30 patients with cognitive impairment after stroke (cognitive impairment group) and 30 patients with no apparent cognitive impairment (control group of the stroke) were selected through the screening of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scale, and another 30 healthy volunteers were selected (control group of the health). The general information of gender, age, education degree, disease duration and so on was matched among the 3 groups. MRS examined all the patients of the 3 groups at the time of enrollment, and the patients of both cognitive impairment and control groups received another assessment 2 months after treatment. RESULTS The NAA/Cr (N-acetyl aspartate/creatine) of the bilateral hippocampus of the cognitive impairment group was lower than those of both control group of stroke and health (p < 0.05), while the Cho/Cr was higher (p < 0.05). After treatment, both patients of the cognitive impairment group and the control group of the stroke experienced an increase of NAA/Cr and a decrease of Cho/Cr (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS MRS is applicative in the assessment of the cognitive impairment degree of the stroke patients and can also effectively identify the existence of the cognitive impairment, which makes it preferably valuable in the clinical application.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Xuzhou Center Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, China.
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Zhong N, Xu B, Cui R, Xu M, Su J, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Li L, Sheng C, Sheng H, Qu S. Positive Correlation between Serum Osteocalcin and Testosterone in Male Hyperthyroidism Patients with High Bone Turnover. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2016; 124:452-6. [PMID: 27219888 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-107944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- N. Zhong
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China
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Li C, Li W, Xiao J, Jiao S, Teng F, Xue S, Zhang C, Sheng C, Leng Q, Rudd CE, Wei B, Wang H. ADAP and SKAP55 deficiency suppresses PD-1 expression in CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes for enhanced anti-tumor immunotherapy. EMBO Mol Med 2016; 7:754-69. [PMID: 25851535 PMCID: PMC4459816 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201404578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
PD-1 negatively regulates CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) cytotoxicity and anti-tumor immunity. However, it is not fully understood how PD-1 expression on CD8(+) CTL is regulated during anti-tumor immunotherapy. In this study, we have identified that the ADAP-SKAP55 signaling module reduced CD8(+) CTL cytotoxicity and enhanced PD-1 expression in a Fyn-, Ca(2+)-, and NFATc1-dependent manner. In DC vaccine-based tumor prevention and therapeutic models, knockout of SKAP55 or ADAP showed a heightened protection from tumor formation or metastases in mice and reduced PD-1 expression in CD8(+) effector cells. Interestingly, CTLA-4 levels and the percentages of tumor infiltrating CD4(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs remained unchanged. Furthermore, adoptive transfer of SKAP55-deficient or ADAP-deficient CD8(+) CTLs significantly blocked tumor growth and increased anti-tumor immunity. Pretreatment of wild-type CD8(+) CTLs with the NFATc1 inhibitor CsA could also downregulate PD-1 expression and enhance anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy. Together, we propose that targeting the unrecognized ADAP-SKAP55-NFATc1-PD-1 pathway might increase efficacy of anti-tumor immunotherapy.
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- Chunyang Li
- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute Pasteur of Shanghai Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Fu X, Xiao J, Wei Y, Li S, Liu Y, Yin J, Sun K, Sun H, Wang H, Zhang Z, Zhang BT, Sheng C, Wang H, Hu P. Combination of inflammation-related cytokines promotes long-term muscle stem cell expansion. Cell Res 2015; 25:1082-3. [PMID: 26323492 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Xin Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shanghai Normal University, Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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Fu X, Xiao J, Wei Y, Li S, Liu Y, Yin J, Sun K, Sun H, Wang H, Zhang Z, Zhang BT, Sheng C, Wang H, Hu P. Combination of inflammation-related cytokines promotes long-term muscle stem cell expansion. Cell Res 2015; 25:655-73. [PMID: 25976405 PMCID: PMC4456625 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Muscle stem cells (MuSCs, satellite cells) are the major contributor to muscle regeneration. Like most adult stem cells, long-term expansion of MuSCs in vitro is difficult. The in vivo muscle regeneration abilities of MuSCs are quickly lost after culturing in vitro, which prevents the potential applications of MuSCs in cell-based therapies. Here, we establish a system to serially expand MuSCs in vitro for over 20 passages by mimicking the endogenous microenvironment. We identified that the combination of four pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-1α, IL-13, TNF-α, and IFN-γ, secreted by T cells was able to stimulate MuSC proliferation in vivo upon injury and promote serial expansion of MuSCs in vitro. The expanded MuSCs can replenish the endogenous stem cell pool and are capable of repairing multiple rounds of muscle injuries in vivo after a single transplantation. The establishment of the in vitro system provides us a powerful method to expand functional MuSCs to repair muscle injuries.
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- Xin Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shanghai Normal University, Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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Sheng C, Liu X, Jiang Q, Xu B, Zhou C, Wang Y, Chen J, Xiao M. Annexin A2 is involved in the production of classical swine fever virus infectious particles. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:1027-1032. [PMID: 25593157 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Annexin A2 (ANXA2) is an important host factor regulating several key processes in many viruses. To evaluate the potential involvement of ANXA2 in the life cycle of classical swine fever virus (CSFV), an RNA interference (RNAi) approach was utilized. Knockdown of ANXA2 did not impair CSFV RNA replication but significantly reduced CSFV production. A comparable reduction of extracellular and intracellular infectivity levels was detected, indicating that ANXA2 might play a role in CSFV assembly rather than in genome replication and virion release. Furthermore, ANXA2 was found to bind CSFV NS5A, an essential replicase component. Amino acids R338, N359, G378 of NS5A were revealed to be pivotal for the ANXA2-NS5A interaction. Substitutions of these amino acids had no effect on viral RNA replication but substantially reduced CSFV production, which might partly be due to these mutations destroying the ANXA2-NS5A interaction. These results suggested that ANXA2 might participate in CSFV production process by binding NS5A.
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- Chun Sheng
- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China
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Sheng C, Kou S, Jiang Q, Zhou C, Xiao J, Li J, Chen B, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Xiao M. Characterization of the C-terminal sequence of NS5A necessary for the assembly and production of classical swine fever virus infectious particles. Res Vet Sci 2014; 97:449-54. [PMID: 25218811 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2014.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recent studies show that classical swine fever virus (CSFV) NS5A is an essential replicase component, but it is not known how NS5A participates in viral particle production. In this study, deletion and substitution mutations were introduced into the C-terminus of CSFV NS5A. The efficiency of Core protein release and extracellular and intracellular infectivity levels were assessed and NS5A-Core interaction was investigated. These results suggested that CSFV NS5A was a key factor for the assembly of infectious CSFV particles. The C-terminal sequence from amino acids 478 to 487 and amino acids S481 and T482 were necessary for CSFV assembly and production. The effect of NS5A on CSFV assembly and production might be related to NS5A-Core interaction. T482 was found to be conserved in the C-terminus of NS5A proteins of pestiviruses and hepatitis C virus (HCV), therefore suggesting that it might be important for these virus assembly and production.
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- Chun Sheng
- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China.
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Gao F, Liu H, Sheng C, Zhu C, Zhu SN. Refractive index sensor based on the leaky radiation of a microfiber. Opt Express 2014; 22:12645-12652. [PMID: 24921381 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.012645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this work we present a refractive index sensor based on the leaky radiation of a microfiber. The 5.3um diameter microfiber is fabricated by drawing a commercial optical fiber. When the microfiber is immersed into a liquid with larger refractive index than the effective index of fiber mode, the light will leak out through the leaky radiation process. The variation of refractive index of liquid can be monitored by measuring radiation angle of light. The refractive index sensitivity can be over 400 degree/RIU in theory. In the experiment, the variation value 0.001 of refractive index of liquid around this microfiber can be detected through this technique. This work provides a simple and sensitive method for refractive index sensing application.
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Sheng C, Zhang Y, Wang L, Jia N. Immobilization and Bioelectrochemistry of Hemoglobin Based on Carrageenan and Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Composite Film. CHINESE J CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201200113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chun Sheng
- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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Chen Y, Xiao J, Xiao J, Sheng C, Wang J, Jia L, Zhi Y, Li G, Chen J, Xiao M. Classical swine fever virus NS5A regulates viral RNA replication through binding to NS5B and 3'UTR. Virology 2012; 432:376-88. [PMID: 22795973 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In this report, classical swine fever virus (CSFV) NS5A inhibit viral RNA replication when its concentration reached and surpassed the level of NS5B. Three amino acid fragments of CSFV NS5A, 137-172, 224-268 and 390-414 individually were shown to be essential to NS5B binding. The former two fragments were independently necessary for regulation of viral RNA replication and correlated with NS5B and 3'UTR binding activity. We also found that amino acids W143, V145, P227, T246, P257, K399, T401, E406 and L413 of CSFV NS5A were essential to NS5B binding activity. Furthermore, these amino acids were shown to be necessary for viral RNA replication and infection and conserved in NS5A proteins of CSFV, BDV, BVDV and HCV. These results indicated that NS5A may regulate viral RNA replication by binding to NS5B and 3'UTR. NS5A can still regulate viral RNA synthesis through binding to 3'UTR when binding to NS5B is not available.
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- Yan Chen
- Biology Department, College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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Wang Y, Sheng C, Liu H, Zheng YJ, Zhu C, Wang SM, Zhu SN. Transformation bending device emulated by graded-index waveguide. Opt Express 2012; 20:13006-13013. [PMID: 22714328 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.013006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We demonstrate that a transformation device can be emulated using a gradient-index waveguide. The effective index of the waveguide is spatially varied by tailoring a gradient thickness dielectric waveguide. Based on this technology, we demonstrate a transformation device guiding visible light around a sharp corner, with low scattering loss and reflection loss. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical results.
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- Y Wang
- Department of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Sheng C, Wang J, Xiao J, Xiao J, Chen Y, Jia L, Zhi Y, Li G, Xiao M. Classical swine fever virus NS5B protein suppresses the inhibitory effect of NS5A on viral translation by binding to NS5A. J Gen Virol 2012; 93:939-950. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.039495-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In order to investigate molecular mechanisms of internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-mediated translation in classical swine fever virus (CSFV), an important pathogen of pigs, the expression level of NS3 was evaluated in the context of genomic RNAs and reporter RNA fragments. All data showed that the NS5A protein has an inhibitory effect on IRES-mediated translation and that NS5B proteins suppress the inhibitory effect of NS5A on viral translation, but CSFV NS5B GDD mutants do not. Furthermore, glutathione S-transferase pull-down assay and immunoprecipitation analysis, associated with deletion and alanine-scanning mutations, were performed. Results showed that NS5B interacts with NS5A and that the region aa 390–414, located in the C-terminal half of NS5A, is important for binding of NS5B to NS5A. Furthermore, amino acids K399, T401, E406 and L413 in the region were found to be essential for NS5A–NS5B interaction, virus rescue and infection. The above-mentioned region and four amino acids were observed to overlap with the site responsible for inhibition of IRES-mediated translation by the NS5A protein. We also found that aa 63–72, aa 637–653 and the GDD motif of NS5B were necessary for the interaction between NS5A and NS5B. These findings suggest that the repression activity of the NS5B protein toward the role of NS5A in translation might be achieved by NS5A–NS5B interaction, for which aa 390–414 of NS5A and aa 63–72, aa 637–653 and the GDD motif of NS5B are indispensable. This is important for understanding the role of NS5A–NS5B interaction in the virus life cycle.
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- Chun Sheng
- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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Sheng C, Chen Y, Xiao J, Xiao J, Wang J, Li G, Chen J, Xiao M. Classical swine fever virus NS5A protein interacts with 3'-untranslated region and regulates viral RNA synthesis. Virus Res 2012; 163:636-43. [PMID: 22261205 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2011] [Revised: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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To investigate the function of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) NS5A protein, the experiments for viral RNA synthesis and viral replication were performed in the co-presence of NS5A and NS5B. Results showed that small concentrations of NS5A stimulated, large concentrations of NS5A inhibited, viral RNA synthesis and viral replication. Affinity chromatography experiments and UV-crosslinking assays revealed that CSFV NS5A and NS5B bound its cognate 3'UTR and that NS5A had higher affinity than NS5B protein in binding to 3'UTR. 200 ng of NS5A inhibited NS5B-3'UTR complex formation by about 95%. CSFV 3'UTR was found to contain two NS5A-binding sites, located in 3'UTRSL-1 (nt 161-231) and 3'UTRSL-2 (nt 90-160), respectively, a NS5B-binding site, also located in 3'UTRSL-1. The 3'UTRSL-1 is the common binding site for NS5A and NS5B. Furthermore, competitive electrophoretic mobility shift assays indicated that binding of CSFV NS5A to 3'UTRSL-1 is more efficiently than to 3'UTRSL-2. These results suggested that the different concentrations of NS5A, the different binding activities of NS5A and NS5B to 3'UTR and binding of NS5A to different regions of 3'UTR might contribute at least partially to modulation of CSFV replication.
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- Chun Sheng
- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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Sheng C, Chen Q, Norwood RA, Wang J, Thomas J, Peyghambarian N. Simple way for achieving passive all-optical switching of continuous waves lasers using pure nematic liquid crystal. Appl Opt 2011; 50:5788-5790. [PMID: 22015405 DOI: 10.1364/ao.50.005788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We have examined pure nematic liquid crystal (LC), 4'-pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (5-CB), with a 90° twisted alignment within a cell made of two cross-polarized absorptive plastic polarizers, and investigated the nonlinear transmission properties using cw (532 nm) lasers. We observed optically self-activated polarization switching with a factor of three lower switching power than a dye-doped LC cell with similar linear transmittance using glass substrates. We also studied the dynamics of the switching processes and observed millisecond switching time. These studies have demonstrated a simpler but more efficient way for fabricating broadband, low switching power, millisecond time scale switching, and optical limiting devices.
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- C Sheng
- School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Zhang J, Sheng C, Tang L, Ni B, Gu F. The ultrastructure of the extrusomes in Pseudourostyla cristata, a hypotrichous ciliated protozoan. Protoplasma 2011; 248:475-481. [PMID: 20676704 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-010-0187-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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By using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, the present study demonstrates a great number of trichocyst-like extrusomes distributed in the cortical cytoplasm of the protozoan Pseudourostyla cristata, a hypotrichous ciliate. Of these, the mature organelles are rod-shaped with a cap consisting of tubular structures, a tip located at the apex of the cap, a body consisting of strateform structures of uneven electron density and an elongated shaft located along the longitudinal central axis of the body. The electron microscopic observations suggest that the extrusive organelles in P. cristata might undergo a morphogenetic process including the following sequential events: the occurrence of the vesicles in the cytoplasm, the condensation of the fibrous substances within the vesicles, the appearance of the electron-dense shaft, and the formation of the cap. In contrast with a large quantity of extrusomes in trophozoit P. cristata, there are no such extrusive organelles in the encysted cells of the ciliate. The phenomena that P. cristata ciliates can readily enter physiological reorganization or encysting phases and discharge a great number of their extrusomes when prepared for SEM and TEM observation suggest that the extrusive process of the extrusomes in P. cristata might have an important influence on the life activity of the ciliate and could be one of the causes leading to the physiological reorganization and the encysting of the ciliate. These reactions of P. cristata might be a protective or defensive response to the environmental changes.
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- Jun Zhang
- College of Life and Environment Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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During the past two decades, the incidence of invasive fungal infections has been increasing dramatically. Clinical available antifungal agents have several drawbacks such as limited potency and spectrum, drug related toxicity, non-optimal pharmacokinetics, and severe resistance. There is an emergent need to develop new antifungal drugs with novel chemical structures and novel mechanism of action. This review will focus on the most significant achievements in the discovery of antifungal lead structures within last few years. In particular, we pay more attention on the structure-activity relationship of antifungal leads and provide perspectives for future antifungal drug discovery.
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- C Sheng
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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Li Z, Xu L, Peng C, Kuang H, Xu C, Wang L, Xue F, Ding T, Sheng C, Gong Y. Simultaneous Determination of Nine Types of Phthalate Residues in Commercial Milk Products Using HPLC-ESI-MS-MS. J Chromatogr Sci 2011; 49:338-43. [DOI: 10.1093/chrsci/49.4.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ferreira M, Austerlitz C, Sheng C, Benhabib S, Allison R, Sibata C. SU-GG-T-304: Spreadsheet for Determination of Irradiance Delivered by Cylindrical Diffusers for Intracavitary PDT Treatments. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Sheng C, Zhu Z, Yu J, Wan L, Wang Y, Chen J, Gu F, Xiao M. Characterization of NS3, NS5A and NS5B of classical swine fever virus through mutation and complementation analysis. Vet Microbiol 2010; 140:72-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2009] [Revised: 07/04/2009] [Accepted: 07/31/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lee T, Wang W, O'Brien K, Sheng C, Wang T, Johnke R, Allison R. Post-exposure Radioprotection of American Ginseng on Lymphocytes: A Study of 40 Human Cases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.1261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sheng C, Bonnerup C, Austerlitz C, Allison R, Sibata C. WE-E-304A-04: Local Determination of Tissue Optical Properties: Reconstruction Based On Fiber-Array Reflectance Profiles. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3182574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Ferreira M, Austerlitz C, Sheng C, Benhabib S, Allison R, Sibata C. MO-FF-A1-06: Quantitative Light Dosimetry in Air Using Spherical Optical Fiber Detector. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3182282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Sheng C, Xiao M, Geng X, Liu J, Wang Y, Gu F. Characterization of interaction of classical swine fever virus NS3 helicase with 3' untranslated region. Virus Res 2007; 129:43-53. [PMID: 17566586 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2007] [Revised: 05/03/2007] [Accepted: 05/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The classical swine fever virus (CSFV) full-length NS3 protein (NS3F) and the truncated NS3 protein (NS3H) with postulated helicase domain were expressed and demonstrated to have helicase activity. Further, the electrophoretic mobility shift assays containing NS3H and the viral 3' terminal sequences showed that NS3H specifically bound to the plus- and minus-strand 3'UTR. The minus-strand 3'UTR had higher binding activity. The 21-nt fragments at the 3'-most terminal sequences of both 3'UTRs were essential to NS3H binding. A 12-nt insertion, CUUUUUUCUUUU, present in the 3'UTR of a CSFV live attenuated vaccine strain, was also found to be deleterious to helicase binding. Intact secondary structure of 3' terminal sequence of 3'UTR might be important in helicase binding. Our results show that interaction between the helicase and the viral 3'UTR is similar to that between the replicase and the 3'UTR, suggesting that NS3 helicase is important for CSFV genomic replication.
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- Chun Sheng
- College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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Kong MM, Yu QB, Zhang HQ, Sheng C, Zhou GY, Yang ZN. [Genetic mapping of rice gene OsALB23 regulating chloroplast development]. Zhi Wu Sheng Li Yu Fen Zi Sheng Wu Xue Xue Bao 2006; 32:433-7. [PMID: 16957394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The biogenesis of chloroplast from proplastid is the prerequisite of photosynthesis. Using electron microscope, we found that rice albino mutant Osalb23 had no thylakoid inside the chloroplast, only some empty vesicles could be observed (Fig. 2). Genetics analysis showed that albino phenotype was controlled by a single recessive locus. Using map-based cloning technique, OsALB23 has been mapped to a region of 280 kb between molecular markers R2M501 and R2M502 on chromosome 2 (Fig. 4). Homologous analysis indicated that this region contained six chloroplast protein genes.
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- Meng-Meng Kong
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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Luo YT, Sheng C, Qian ZY, Zhang HQ. [The ultrastructure of compound eye in the Portunus tritubereulatus under different wavelength lights adaptation]. Fen Zi Xi Bao Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2006; 39:177-84. [PMID: 16944590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The fine structure of compound eye in Portunus tritubereulatus under different wavelength lights adaptation was studied with electron microscopy. The Portunus tritubereulatus were trained in a darkroom for 30 minutes and they were given the lights of different wavelength (red 750 nm, yellow 580 nm, green 560 nm, blue 400 nm). The result showed that fine structures varied with different wavelength lights. Under red light, the diameter of rhabdom was biggest, the microsvilli was orderly. There were more endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in the cell. The pigment granules were distributed everywhere in the cytoplasm. The dimension of perirhabdomal vacuoles was small. Under blue light, the diameter of rhabdom was smallest, the microsvilli was messy. There were more lamellar bodies, lysosomes and perirhabdomal vacuoles in the cell. The pigment granules were distributed around nucleolus.
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- Yong Ting Luo
- Department of Biology, Shanghai Normal University, China.
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Sheng C, Zhang W, Zhang M, Song Y, Ji H, Zhu J, Yao J, Yu J, Yang S, Zhou Y, Zhu J, Lu J. Homology Modeling of Lanosterol 14α-Demethylase ofCandida albicansandAspergillus fumigatusand Insights into the Enzyme-Substrate Interactions. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2004; 22:91-9. [PMID: 15214809 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2004.10506984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The crystal structure of 14alpha-sterol demethylase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT_14DM) provides a good template for modeling the three dimensional structure of lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase, which is the target of azole antifungal agents. Homologous 3D models of lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase from Candida albicans (CA_14DM) and Aspergillus fumigatus (AF_14DM) were built on the basis of the crystal coordinates of MT_14DM in complex with 4-phenylimidazole and fluconazole. The reliability of the two models was assessed by Ramachandran plots, Profile-3D analysis, and by analyzing the consistency of the two models with the experimental data on the P450(14DM). The overall structures of the resulting CA_14DM model and AF_14DM model are similar to those of the template structures. The two models remain the core structure characteristic for cytochrome P450s and most of the insertions and deletions expose the molecular surface. The structurally and functionally important residues such as the heme binding residues, the residues lining the substrate access channel, and residues in active site were identified from the model. To explore the binding mode of the substrate with the two models, 24(28)-methylene-24,25-dihydrolanosterol was docked into the active site of the two models and hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen-bonding were found to play an important role in substrate recognition and orientation. These results provided a basis for experiments to probe structure-function relationships in the P450(14DM). Although CA_14DM and AF_14DM shared similar core structural character, the active site of the two models were quite different, thus allowing the rational design of specific inhibitors to the target enzyme and the discovery of novel antifungal agents with broad spectrum.
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- C Sheng
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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A method for the direct measurement of intracellular nitric oxide (NO) production stimulated by penicillin G (PG) in cultured hippocampal neurons with diaminoanthraquinone (DAA) using laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) was developed. Intracellular DAA fluorescence could specifically represent NO production based on two facts: (1) 3-morpholinosydnonimine, a NO donor, could dose-dependently increase DAA fluorescence; and (2) haemoglobin, a NO scavenger, could inhibit the increase of DAA fluorescence. The PG dose-dependently increased the intercellular level of glutamate (Glu, 5 min after stimulation) and the intracellular NO production (30 min throughout stimulation). The increase of NO production could be reversed by N(w)-nitro- l -arginine (a NO synthase inhibitor), and also by d (-)2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid, a subtype of Glu receptor antagonist. These results revealed that DAA could be used to indicate real-time and kinetic intracellular NO production of hippocampal neurons with higher sensitivity, specificity and accuracy.
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- X Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, The People's Republic of China
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Thipse SS, Sheng C, Booty MR, Magee RS, Dreizin EL. Synthetic fuel for imitation of municipal solid waste in experimental studies of waste incineration. Chemosphere 2001; 44:1071-1077. [PMID: 11513393 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00470-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Synthetic fuel is prepared to imitate municipal solid waste (MSW) in experimental studies of incineration processes. The fuel is composed based on the Environmental Protection Agency reports on the materials contained in MSW. Uniform synthetic fuel pellets are prepared using available and inexpensive components including newsprint, hardwood mulch, low density polyethylene, iron, animal feed, sand, and water to imitate paperbound, wood, yard trimming, plastic, metal, food wastes, and other materials in MSW. The synthetic fuel preparation procedure enables one to reproduce and modify the fuel for a wide range of experiments in which the mechanisms of waste incineration are addressed. The fuel is characterized using standard ASTM tests and it is shown that its parameters, such as combustion enthalpy, density, as well as moisture, ash and fixed carbon contents are adequate for the representation of municipal solid waste. In addition, chlorine, nitrogen, and sulfur contents of the fuel are shown to be similar to those of MSW. Experiments are conducted in which the synthetic fuel is used for operation of a pilot-scale incinerator research facility. Steady-state temperature operation regimes are achieved and reproduced in these experiments. Thermodynamic equilibrium flame conditions are computed using an isentropic one-dimensional equilibrium code for a wide range of fuel/air ratios. The molecular species used to represent the fuel composition included cellulose, water, iron, polyethylene, methanamine, and silica. The predicted concentrations of carbon monoxide, nitric oxides, and oxygen in the combustion products are compared with the respective experimental concentrations in the pilot-scale incinerator exhaust.
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- S S Thipse
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark 07102-1982, USA
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A quantitative theory of plate number N in capillary electrophoresis was developed for buffers containing neutral cyclodextrins (CDs) capable of forming inclusion complexes. In the theory, N was modeled by longitudinal diffusion, injection extent, width of the detection window, and the detector time constant. The apparent mobility was modeled as a weighted sum of the mobilities of the free-solution analyte and the inclusion complex. The apparent diffusion coefficient was modeled as a similarly weighted sum. Both the apparent mobility and diffusion coefficient were corrected by functions that compensated for increases of buffer temperature caused by Joule heat. The experimental N's and apparent mobilities of neutral thiourea and of the anions, dansyl D- and L-leucine, dansyl D- and L-aspartic acid, benzoate, and 4-nitrophenolate, were determined in buffers containing from 0 to 15 mM beta-CD. The binding constants, and mobilities and diffusion coefficients of the free-solution analyte and inclusion complex, were calculated as regression coefficients by fitting theory to these determinations. The regression coefficients were shown to have physicochemical meaning, as assessed by literature values, independent measurements, and theoretical predictions. The assessment showed the Nernst-Einstein equation does not relate mobilities and diffusion coefficients at the electrolyte concentration used. The interdependence of mobilities, diffusion coefficients, binding constants, and other dispersion sources was interpreted to evaluate the factors affecting the variation of N with CD concentration. From the interpretation, an approximate equation for N in low-concentration CD buffers was derived. The equation depends on free-solution and inclusion-complex mobilities and diffusion coefficients, the binding constant, the potential difference over the effective capillary length, and the number of plates in a CD-free buffer.
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- T H Seals
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 62901-4409, USA
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Cho P, Sheng C, Chan C, Lee R, Tam J. Baseline blink rates and the effect of visual task difficulty and position of gaze. Curr Eye Res 2000; 20:64-70. [PMID: 10611717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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PURPOSE To compare the baseline blink rates (BBR) measured under different (baseline) conditions, and to compare the blink rates measured when performing two visual tasks of different levels of difficulty at two positions of gaze. METHODS In the first single masked experiment, BBR were measured under three different conditions - (i) conversation with the subjects (ii) taking the visual acuity and (iii) keeping the subjects waiting in an empty examination room. In the second single masked experiment, the subjects were required to perform an easy task (reading normal English words) and a difficult task (reading mirror-image English words) at primary gaze and down gaze. The orders of the tasks performed were randomly allocated. RESULTS BBR taken under the three different conditions were significantly different from each other. No significant difference was found between the blink rates measured when performing the two reading tasks if they were performed at the same position of gaze. The mean blink rates were significantly lower when performing the tasks at down gaze than when performing the tasks at primary gaze. No significant differences were found between BBR-waiting and blink rate measured when the subject was doing the easy task at primary gaze, and between BBR-VA and blink rate measured when the subject was performing the difficult task at primary gaze. CONCLUSIONS BBR measured under different (baseline) conditions produced different results so it is important for investigators to describe the baseline condition very clearly in studies where BBR are measured. Our results also indicated that mean blink rate was affected by the position of gaze and not the level of task difficulty.
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- P Cho
- Department of Optometry & Radiography, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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Brooks J, Sheng C, Tortonese DJ, McNeilly AS. Pituitary Receptors for GnRH, Oestradiol and Prolactin and the Control of Gonadotrophin Secretion in the Ewe. Reprod Domest Anim 1999. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1999.tb01230.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang L, Sheng C. [Separation of dicarboxylic acid by thin-layer chromatography]. Se Pu 1999; 17:413-4. [PMID: 12552870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
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Dicarboxylic acids (C2-C6) were detected on thin-layer chromatography of silica gel G after developing with V(benzene):V(acetic acid):V(water) = 50:40:10 for an hour by dipping the plate in a very short time. The chromogenic reagent was 0.1% bromocresol green alcohol solution adjusted to pH 7. The acid appeared as yellow spots on a blue background.
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- L Zhang
- Shanghai Institute of Animal Parasitology CAAS, Shanghai, 200232
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Hays DB, Wilen RW, Sheng C, Moloney MM, Pharis RP. Embryo-specific gene expression in microspore-derived embryos of brassica napus. An interaction between abscisic acid and jasmonic acid1,2. Plant Physiol 1999; 119:1065-72. [PMID: 10069845 PMCID: PMC32088 DOI: 10.1104/pp.119.3.1065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/1998] [Accepted: 12/11/1998] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The induction of napin and oleosin gene expression in Brassica napus microspore-derived embryos (MDEs) was studied to assess the possible interaction between abscisic acid (ABA) and jasmonic acid (JA). Napin and oleosin transcripts were detected sooner following treatment with ABA than JA. Treatment of MDEs with ABA plus JA gave an additive accumulation of both napin and oleosin mRNA, the absolute amount being dependent on the concentration of each hormone. Endogenous ABA levels were reduced by 10-fold after treatment with JA, negating the possibility that the observed additive interaction was due to JA-induced ABA biosynthesis. Also, JA did not significantly increase the uptake of [3H-ABA] from the medium into MDEs. This suggests that the additive interaction was not due to an enhanced carrier-mediated ABA uptake by JA. Finally, when JA was added to MDEs that had been treated with the ABA biosynthesis inhibitor fluridone, napin mRNA did not increase. Based on these results with the MDE system, it is possible that embryos of B. napus use endogenous JA to modulate ABA effects on expression of both napin and oleosin. In addition, JA could play a causal role in the reduction of ABA that occurs during late stages of seed development.
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- DB Hays
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N IN4 (D.B.H., C.S., M.M.M., R.P.P.)
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Sheng C. Family planning survey of floating population in Zhejiang. China Popul Today 1998; 15:11-2. [PMID: 12321922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Sheng C, McNeilly AS, Brooks AN. Immunohistochemical distribution of oestrogen receptor and luteinizing hormone B subunit in the ovine pituitary gland during foetal development. J Neuroendocrinol 1998; 10:713-8. [PMID: 9744489 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00255.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The presence of oestrogen receptor in the developing hypothalamo-hypophyseal system is an essential prerequisite for the development of sex-steroid feedback on gonadotrophin secretion. We have used dual immunocytochemistry to examine the ontogeny and regional distribution of oestrogen receptor and LHbeta subunit in the ovine pituitary gland during foetal development. At day 65 gestation (term= 145 days) oestrogen receptor and LH/ immunopositive cells are found in a small region at the base of the anterior pituitary gland, and also in a band immediately adjacent to the neurointermediate lobe. By day 100 gestation there was a significant increase in the number of immunopositive LHbeta cells accounting for around 12% of the total cell population, and these were widely distributed throughout the anterior pituitary gland. There was also a significant increase in the proportion of gonadotrophs which contain oestrogen receptor compared with day 65. By day 130 gestation the percentage of LH containing cells had declined to around 7% of the total population, but the proportion which also contained oestrogen receptor remained the same. There were no differences in the numbers or distribution of cells containing LH or oestrogen receptors between male and female foetuses, at any age. These data describing a parallel change in the number of oestrogen receptors and LHbeta containing cells in the pituitary gland throughout gestation suggest that the development of pituitary sex-steroid feedback is not solely dependent on changes in the numbers of oestrogen receptor containing cells alone.
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- C Sheng
- MRC Reproductive Biology Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Edinburgh, UK
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Sheng C, Harper JE. Shoot versus Root Signal Involvement in Nodulation and Vegetative Growth in Wild-Type and Hypernodulating Soybean Genotypes. Plant Physiol 1997; 113:825-831. [PMID: 12223646 PMCID: PMC158202 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.3.825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Grafting studies involving Williams 82 (normally nodulating) and NOD1-3 (hypernodulating) soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) lines and Lablab purpureus were used to evaluate the effect of shoot and root on nodulation control and plant growth. A single- or double-wedge graft technique, with superimposed partial defoliation, was used to separate signal control from a photosynthate supply effect. Grafting of hypernodulated soybean shoots to roots of Williams 82 or L. purpureus resulted in increased nodule numbers. Grafting of two shoots to one root enhanced root growth in both soybean genotypes, whereas the nodule number was a function of shoot genotype but not of the photosynthetic area. In double-shoot, single-root-grafted plants, removing trifoliolate leaves from either Williams 82 or NOD1-3 shoots decreased root and shoot dry matter, attributable to decreased photosynthetic source. Concurrently, Williams 82 shoot defoliation increased the nodule number, whereas NOD1-3 shoot defoliation decreased the nodule number on both soybean and L. purpureus roots. It was concluded that (a) soybean leaves are the dominant site of autoregulatory signal production, which controls the nodule number; (b) soybean and L. purpureus have a common, translocatable, autoregulatory control signal; (c) seedling vegetative growth and nodule number are independently controlled; and (d) two signals, inhibitor and promoter, may be involved in controlling legume nodule numbers.
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- C. Sheng
- Plant Physiology and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, University of Illinois, 1201 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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Mander LN, Owen DJ, Croker SJ, Gaskin P, Hedden P, Lewis MJ, Talon M, Gage DA, Zeevaart JA, Brenner ML, Sheng C. Identification of three C20-gibberellins: GA97 (2 beta-hydroxy-GA53), GA98 (2 beta-hydroxy-GA44) and GA99 (2 beta-hydroxy-GA19). Phytochemistry 1996; 43:23-28. [PMID: 8987503 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(96)00251-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Three new C20-gibberellins, GA97 (2 beta-hydroxy-GA53), GA98 (2 beta-hydroxy-GA44) and GA99 (2 beta-hydroxy-GA19), have all been isolated from spinach, GA97 also from tomato root cultures and pea pods, and GA98 from maize pollen. The structures of these compounds were established by GC-mass spectrometric comparisons of the trimethylsilylated methyl esters with authentic samples prepared from gibberellic acid (GA3).
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- L N Mander
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Si F, Ouyang M, Sheng C. [Effects of different lowdoses of aspirin on platelet activation and the number of platelets in the patients with coronary heart disease]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1996; 35:524-6. [PMID: 9594142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The number of alpha-granule membrane protein 140 (GMP-140) molecules was detected by using specific monoclonal antibodies (125I-SZ-51) against GMP-140 in three groups of patients with unstable angina treated with aspirin 50 mg (n = 27), 150 mg (n = 26) and 300 mg (n = 30) a day before and 7 days after treatment. The number of platelets was counted by using the routine method. The results indicated that the number of GMP-140 molecules decreased significantly and the number of platelets increased significantly after treatment with aspirin. With the increase of aspirin dosage the degree of these two changes increased (P < 0.01, both) too. When 300 mg of aspirin was used, the number of GMP-140 molecules was lower than that in a control group of healthy subjects (P < 0.005) and the number of platelets reached that of the control group (P > 0.05). There was no difference on the immediate side effects when these three dosages of aspirin were used. The authors of the opinion are that it is rational to use 300 mg of aspirin to treat patients with unstable angina at the beginning.
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- F Si
- Tengzhou People's Central Hospital, Shangdong
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Zhu J, Gong D, Zhang B, Lu F, Sheng C, Sun H, Wang X. Hole confinement in boron delta -doped silicon quantum wells studied by deep-level transient spectroscopy. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 54:2662-2666. [PMID: 9986115 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.2662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Sheng C, Zhou T, Cai Q, Yu M, Zhang X, Wang X. Suppression of Si-Ge interfacial vibration mode in the Raman spectrum of a Si6Ge4 superlattice. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 53:10771-10774. [PMID: 9982644 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.10771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Noel TC, Sheng C, Yost CK, Pharis RP, Hynes MF. Rhizobium leguminosarum as a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium: direct growth promotion of canola and lettuce. Can J Microbiol 1996; 42:279-83. [PMID: 8868235 DOI: 10.1139/m96-040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Early seedling root growth of the nonlegumes canola (Brassica campestris cv. Tobin, Brassica napus cv. Westar) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa cv. Grand Rapids) was significantly promoted by inoculation of seeds with certain strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum, including nitrogen- and nonnitrogen-fixing derivatives under gnotobiotic conditions. The growth-promotive effect appears to be direct, with possible involvement of the plant growth regulators indole-3-acetic acid and cytokinin. Auxotrophic Rhizobium mutants requiring tryptophan or adenosine (precursors for indole-3-acetic acid and demonstrate a new facet of the Rhizobium-plant relationship and that Rhizobium leguminosarum can be considered a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR).
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- T C Noel
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
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