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Ge C, Liang X, Wu X, Wang J, Wang H, Qin Y, Xue M. Yellow mealworm (Tenebrio Molitor) enhances intestinal immunity in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) via the NFκB/survivin signaling pathway. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 136:108736. [PMID: 37054764 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108736] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms of yellow mealworm (Tenebrio Molitor, YM) in intestinal immunity and health. Largemouth bass, as an enteritis modeling animal, were fed 3 diets containing YM at 0% (YM0), 24% (YM24) and 48% (YM48). The YM24 group had reduced levels of proinflammatory cytokines, while the YM48 group experienced a negative impact on intestinal health. Next, the Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) challenge test consisted of 4 YM diets, 0% (EYM0), 12% (EYM12), 24% (EYM24), and 36% (EYM36). The EYM0 and EYM12 groups exhibited intestinal damage and immunosuppression by the pathogenic bacteria. However, the above adverse phenotypes were attenuated in the EYM24 and EYM36 groups. Mechanistically, the EYM24 and EYM36 groups enhanced intestinal immunity in largemouth bass via activating NFκBp65 and further upregulating survivin expression to inhibit apoptosis. The results identify a protective mechanism of YM as a novel food or feed source by improving intestinal health.
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- Chunyu Ge
- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Chen H, Xiong Z, Zhang A, Ge C, Chang F. Improving the Production of Antitumor Calicheamicin by the Micromonospora echinospora Mutant Coupled with in situ Resin Adsorption in Fermentation Process. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683822100040] [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: 03/01/2023]
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Ge HJ, Yao JJ, Li L, Li BW, Ge C, Liu H, Li Y, Yin HF. [Clinicopathological features of spinal solitary fibrous tumor]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:875-880. [PMID: 36097905 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20220128-00069] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological, molecular genetic, immunohistochemical and prognostic features of spinal solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). Methods: The clinical data of 12 cases of spinal SFT in Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Affiliated to Tsinghua University, diagnosed from January 2015 to December 2021 were collected and reclassified. The clinical data, histopathology, immunohistochemistry and molecular genetics were analyzed. Follow-up and related literature reviews were conducted. Results: Among the 12 patients, there were 5 males and 7 females; the age ranged from 31 to 73 years, with a median age of 50.5 years. All 12 cases were primary tumors, including 4 cases diagnosed at the first time and 8 recurrent cases. Among the 12 cases, 8 were WHO grade 1, 3 were WHO grade 2, and 1 was WHO grade 3. Microscopically, the spinal SFT appeared as a spindle cell tumor, the stroma was rich in many thin-walled blood vessels with various histological features such as cell morphology and necrosis according to the different tumor grade. All (12/12) of the cases expressed vimentin and STAT6 (diffuse and strong nuclear stain), 11 cases (11/12) expressed both CD34 and bcl-2, and 7 cases (7/12) expressed CD99. Next-generation sequencing showed that 12 (12/12) of the patients had NAB2-STAT6 gene fusion. The 12 patients were followed up for 6 to 80 months. There were no recurrences or metastases in the 4 first cases after operation. Among the 8 recurrent cases, 2 of the patients relapsed and 2 died. Conclusions: Spinal SFT is rare and has a high recurrence tendency. Many aspects need to be considered in the diagnosis process. STAT6 is a relatively specific marker for the diagnosis of this tumor. Complete surgical resection is the preferred treatment while postoperative radiotherapy is recommended to reduce tumor recurrence.
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- H J Ge
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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Wu X, Gu X, Xue M, Ge C, Liang X. Proteomic analysis of hepatic fibrosis induced by a high starch diet in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics 2022; 43:101007. [PMID: 35714397 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2022.101007] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Largemouth bass is sensitive to the dietary starch level and excess starch can induce metabolic liver diseases (MLD). Hepatic fibrosis is a typical pathological phenotype of MLD in largemouth bass, but the molecular basis underlying is largely unclear. This study fed fish with a low or high starch diet for 4 weeks. Liver tissues with or without fibrotic symptoms were recognized through histopathological and molecular markers analysis of hepatic fibrosis, following TMT Quantitative proteomics and conducted Parallel Reaction Monitoring (PRM) analyses. 2455 differentially expressed proteins with 1618 up-regulated and 837 down-regulated were identified in this study. In GO terms, up-regulated proteins were correlated with cytoskeleton organization, supramolecular fiber, cytoskeleton protein binding, and actin-binding, while down-regulated proteins were involved in mainly metabolism-related processes, and molecular binding activity. Down-regulated proteins were enriched in 63 KEGG pathways and concentrated in metabolism-related pathways, especially glucose, lipid, and amino acid metabolism. 70 KEGG pathways of up-regulated proteins mainly included immunity and inflammation-related pathways. The expression trends of 11 differentially expressed proteins were consistent with proteome results by PRM analysis. In conclusion, the development of hepatic fibrosis induced by high starch may be related to multi-signaling pathways, metabolism processes, and targets, which provides important data for further study on revealing the molecular mechanism of hepatic fibrosis.
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- Xiaoliang Wu
- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Guo B, He X, Ge C, Xue M, Wang J, Longshaw M, Wang J, Liang X. A Natural Gas Fermentation Bacterial Meal (FeedKind®) as a Functional Alternative Ingredient for Fishmeal in Diet of Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11081479. [PMID: 36009198 PMCID: PMC9405052 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11081479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A 10-week growth study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a natural gas fermentation bacterial meal (FeedKind®, FK) as a fishmeal (FM) alternative in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) (48.0 ± 0.03 g). Four isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets were formulated including one commercial control (C, 42% FM) and three experimental diets with gradient FK of 3% (FK3, 29%FM), 6% (FK6, 26%FM) and 9% (FK9, 23%FM), respectively. FK-fed groups showed significantly higher SR than that of C group. The WGR and SGR of fish fed FK3 and FK6 were significantly higher than those of FK9, but not statistical different from the C group. FK-fed groups showed higher apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter and nutrients. Further, FK-fed groups increased the ratio of SOD/MDA in the plasma and liver, and the upregulation of intestinal Keap1 and downregulation of HIF1α was found in FK3. Furthermore, FK-fed groups showed higher microbial richness and diversity. Pearson correlation analysis found that antioxidant relevant biomarkers were negatively correlated with the relative abundance of certain potential beneficial bacteria. In conclusion, supplemented up to 3–6% FK replacing FM in a low FM diet of largemouth bass could increase growth, survival rate, antioxidant capacity, and improve gut microbiota.
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- Boyuan Guo
- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (B.G.); (X.H.); (C.G.); (M.X.)
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (B.G.); (X.H.); (C.G.); (M.X.)
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (B.G.); (X.H.); (C.G.); (M.X.)
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (B.G.); (X.H.); (C.G.); (M.X.)
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- Calysta (China) Company Limited, Shanghai 200041, China;
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- Calysta (UK) Company Limited, Redcar TS10 4RF, Cleveland, UK;
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- Feed Processing and Quality Control Innovation Team, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Correspondence: (J.W.); (X.L.)
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- National Aquafeed Safety Assessment Center, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (B.G.); (X.H.); (C.G.); (M.X.)
- Correspondence: (J.W.); (X.L.)
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Liu P, Zhang B, Zeng Q, Chen SW, Ge C, Wang WH, Wang CZ, Yue W, Wan J. [Induction of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to hepatocyte-like cells and preliminary study of cell response to injury under the effect of acetaminophen]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2022; 30:87-93. [PMID: 35152675 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20211118-00558] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To establish a method for the induction of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to hepatocyte-like cells, and preliminarily investigate cell response to injury under the effect of acetaminophen (APAP). Methods: The surface marker CD45 of peripheral blood mononuclear cells wase detected cells by using flow cytometry and immunofluorescence methods. The cellular morphology of induced hepatocyte-like cells was observed under an inverted microscope. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) was used to detect the expression level of hepatocyte-specific genes, such as cytochrome (CY) P1A2, CYP3A4, CYP2C9, albumin (ALB), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)4α mRNA. Immunofluorescence method was used to detect intracellular hepatocyte markers AFP, HNF4α, and ALB expression at the protein level. Biochemical analyzer was used to detect hepatocyte-specific secretory functions of AFP, ALB, and urea. Luciferase chemiluminescence method was used to detect the activity of key drug metabolizing enzyme CYP3A4. Colorimetric assay was used to detect the effect of the drug acetaminophen on hepatocyte-like cells, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was used as an indicator of liver cell injury. The statistical differences between the data were compared with t-test and rank-sum test. Results: The positive expression rate of CD45 cell surface markers isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells was about 98%, and hepatocyte-like cell morphology changes appeared on 15th day of induction. Compared with isolated mononuclear cells, CYP1A2, CYP3A4, CYP2C9, ALB, AFP and HNF4α mRNA was markedly elevated. The expression level of AFP, ALB and HNF4α protein were equally increased, and the secretory function of AFP, ALB and urea were enhanced. Compared with primary hepatocytes, CYP1A2, CYP2C9, AFP, HNF4α mRNA, and CYP3A4 mRNA did not decrease. The expression levels of AFP, ALB, and HNF4α proteins in the cells did not decrease, and the secretory function of AFP, ALB, and urea did not decrease. In addition, the CYP3A4 enzyme activity produced by hepatocyte-like cells was similar to that of primary hepatocytes. Compared with hepatocyte-like cells incubated without APAP, hepatocyte-like cells incubated with APAP had higher ALT level. Under the effect of APAP, the ALT level of hepatocyte-like cells was higher than isolated mononuclear cells. Conclusion: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells can be induced into hepatocyte-like cells with partial characteristics of hepatocytes, including the activity of CYP3A4, a key enzyme of hepatocyte drug metabolism. Additionally, preliminarily ALT secretory features reflect the hepatocytes injury under the effect of acetaminophen.
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- P Liu
- Chinese LPA Medical School, Beijing 100853, China Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatic Diseases, Beijing 100853, China
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Institute of Health Service and Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Institute of Health Service and Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatic Diseases, Beijing 100853, China
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- Beijing University of Technoloby, Beijing 100124, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatic Diseases, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatic Diseases, Beijing 100853, China
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Institute of Health Service and Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatic Diseases, Beijing 100853, China
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Wu M, Zhang H, Ge C, Wu J, Ma S, Yuan Y, Zhao L, Yao T, Zhang X, Yang Q. A stable lanthanum-based metal-organic framework as fluorescent sensor for detecting TNP and Fe 3+ with hyper-sensitivity and ultra-selectivity. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2022; 264:120276. [PMID: 34455379 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A new Lanthanum-based luminescent metal-organic framework, {[La(H2O)4(HL)]·H2O} (1), has been successfully synthesized by employing 3,3',5,5'-azodioxybenzenetetracarboxylic acid (H4L) as a rigid organic linker through the solvothermal reactions. 1 exhibits a two-dimensional (2D) layered structure and a three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular structure is formed by hydrogen bonds between the layers. Stability studies indicate that 1 has good chemical stability and thermostability. Meanwhile, the Ksv values for TNP is 4.61 × 104 M-1 with the LOD of 4.13 × 10-6 M and the Ksv value for Fe3+ is 1.22 × 104 M-1 with the LOD of 1.72 × 10-5 M, respectively, which demonstrated that 1 exhibits high sensitivity and excellent selectivity for the detection of TNP and Fe3+via fluorescence quenching. Significantly, 1 shows high regenerability after five recycling progress for sensing Fe3+. The possible mechanisms associated with the luminescent quenching are discussed in detail through some relevant experiments and tests, as well as the DFT calculations. Based on the above excellent properties of 1, it will have extremely potential to be used as a dual functional sensor for both detecting TNP and Fe3+ in aqueous solution, simultaneously.
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- Maoquan Wu
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Analysis, Measurement and Computing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, People's Republic of China.
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Bone loss caused by trauma, neoplasia, congenital defects, or periodontal disease is a major cause of disability and human suffering. Skeletal progenitor cell-extracellular matrix interactions are critical for bone regeneration. Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2), an understudied collagen receptor, plays an important role in skeletal development. Ddr2 loss-of-function mutations in humans and mice cause severe craniofacial and skeletal defects, including altered cranial shape, dwarfing, reduced trabecular and cortical bone, alveolar bone/periodontal defects, and altered dentition. However, the role of this collagen receptor in craniofacial regeneration has not been examined. To address this, calvarial subcritical-size defects were generated in wild-type (WT) and Ddr2-deficient mice. The complete bridging seen in WT controls at 4 wk postsurgery was not observed in Ddr2-deficient mice even after 12 wk. Quantitation of defect bone area by micro-computed tomography also revealed a 50% reduction in new bone volume in Ddr2-deficient mice. Ddr2 expression during calvarial bone regeneration was measured using Ddr2-LacZ knock-in mice. Expression was restricted to periosteal surfaces of uninjured calvarial bone and, after injury, was detected in select regions of the defect site by 3 d postsurgery and expanded during the healing process. The impaired bone healing associated with Ddr2 deficiency may be related to reduced osteoprogenitor or osteoblast cell proliferation and differentiation since knockdown/knockout of Ddr2 in a mesenchymal cell line and primary calvarial osteoblast cultures reduced osteoblast differentiation while Ddr2 overexpression was stimulatory. In conclusion, Ddr2 is required for cranial bone regeneration and may be a novel target for therapy.
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- A Binrayes
- Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Qian F, Gong J, Hu M, Ge C, Padture NP, Zhou Y, Feng J. p-p orbital interaction via magnesium isovalent doping enhances optoelectronic properties of halide perovskites. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:15639-15642. [PMID: 33283795 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02150d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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p-p orbital interaction through Mg(ii) isovalent doping in methylammonium lead chloride perovskite significantly enhances the electronic properties while not affecting the optical bandgap. This chemical behaviour shows promising applications to optoelectronic devices.
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- Feng Qian
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China.
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1. Egg-laying performance reflects the overall reproductive performance of breeding hens. The genetic traits for egg-laying performance have low or medium heritability, and, depending on the period involved, usually ranges from 0.16 to 0.64. Egg-laying in chickens is regulated by a combination of environmental, endocrine and genetic factors. 2. The main endocrine factors that regulate egg-laying are gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), prolactin (PRL), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH). 3. In the last three decades, many studies have explored this aspect at a molecular genetic level. Recent studies identified 31 reproductive hormone-based candidate genes that were significantly associated with egg-laying performance. With the development of genome-sequencing technology, 64 new candidate genes and 108 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to egg-laying performance have been found using genome-wide association studies (GWAS), providing novel insights into the molecular genetic mechanisms governing egg production. At the same time, microRNAs that regulate genes responsible for egg-laying in chickens were reviewed. 4. Research on endocrinological and genetic factors affecting egg-laying performance will greatly improve the reproductive performance of chickens and promote the protection, development, and utilisation of poultry. This review summarises studies on the endocrine and genetic factors of egg-laying performance in chickens from 1972 to 2019.
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- Y Du
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University , Kunming, Yunnan, The People's Republic of China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Kunming Medical University , Kunming, Yunnan, The People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University , Kunming, Yunnan, The People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University , Kunming, Yunnan, The People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University , Kunming, Yunnan, The People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University , Kunming, Yunnan, The People's Republic of China
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Collagen signaling is critical for proper bone and tooth formation. Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2) is a collagen-activated tyrosine kinase receptor shown to be essential for skeletal development. Patients with loss of function mutations in DDR2 develop spondylo-meta-epiphyseal dysplasia (SMED), a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by short stature, short limbs, and craniofacial anomalies. A similar phenotype was observed in Ddr2-deficient mice, which exhibit dwarfism and defective bone formation in the axial, appendicular, and cranial skeletons. However, it is not known if Ddr2 has a role in tooth formation. We first defined the expression pattern of Ddr2 during tooth formation using Ddr2-LacZ knock-in mice. Ddr2 expression was detected in the dental follicle/sac and dental papilla mesenchyme of developing teeth and in odontoblasts and the periodontal ligament (PDL) of adults. No LacZ staining was detected in wild-type littermates. This Ddr2 expression pattern suggests a potential role in the tooth and surrounding periodontium. To uncover the function of Ddr2, we used Ddr2slie/slie mice, which contain a spontaneous 150-kb deletion in the Ddr2 locus to produce an effective null. In comparison with wild-type littermates, Ddr2slie/slie mice displayed disproportional tooth size (decreased root/crown ratio), delayed tooth root development, widened PDL space, and interradicular alveolar bone defects. Ddr2slie/slie mice also had abnormal collagen content associated with upregulation of periostin levels within the PDL. The delayed root formation and periodontal abnormalities may be related to defects in RUNX2-dependent differentiation of odontoblasts and osteoblasts; RUNX2-S319-P was reduced in PDLs from Ddr2slie/slie mice, and deletion of Ddr2 in primary cell cultures from dental pulp and PDL inhibited differentiation of cells to odontoblasts or osteoblasts, respectively. Together, our studies demonstrate odontoblast- and PDL-specific expression of Ddr2 in mature and immature teeth, as well as indicate that DDR2 signaling is important for normal tooth formation and maintenance of the surrounding periodontium.
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- F.F. Mohamed
- Departments of Periodontics and
Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA
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- Departments of Periodontics and
Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA
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- Departments of Periodontics and
Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA,Department of Prosthetic Dental
Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
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- Departments of Periodontics and
Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA,Department of Biological
Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA,Department of Biomedical
Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA,R.T. Franceschi, Department of
Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of
Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1078 USA.
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Zhou X, Zhu Y, Gao Q, Zhang S, Ge C, Yang S, Zhong X, Fang Y. Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ChemSusChem 2019; 12:4996-5006. [PMID: 31529775 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Considerable research efforts have been devoted to develop noble-metal-free cocatalysts coupled with semiconductors for highly efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution as part of the challenge toward solar-to-fuel conversion. Herein, a new cocatalyst with excellent activity in the electrocatalytic H2 evolution reaction (HER) that is based on Co sheathed in N-doped graphitic carbon nanosheets (Co@NC) was fabricated by a surfactant-assisted pyrolysis approach and then coupled with g-C3 N4 nanosheets to construct a 2 D-2 D g-C3 N4 /Co@NC composite photocatalyst by a simple grinding method. As a result of advantages in effective electrocatalytic HER activity, suitable electronic band structure, and rapid interfacial charge transfer brought about by the 2 D-2 D spatial configuration, the g-C3 N4 /Co@NC photocatalyst that contained 4 wt % Co@NC presented a high photocatalytic H2 generation rate of 15.67 μmol h-1 under visible-light irradiation (λ≥400 nm), which was 104.5 times higher than that of pristine g-C3 N4 . The optimum g-C3 N4 /Co@NC photocatalyst showed a high apparent quantum efficiency of 10.82 % at λ=400 nm.
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- Xunfu Zhou
- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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Liu Y, Liu C, Zhang X, Liu L, Ge C, Zhuang X, Zhang N, Yang Q, Huang YQ, Zhang Z. Highly selective and sensitive detection of Fe3+, Al3+ and picric acid by a water-stable luminescent MOF. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhang X, Zhuang X, Zhang N, Ge C, Luo X, Li J, Wu J, Yang Q, Liu R. A luminescent sensor based on a Zn(ii) coordination polymer for selective and sensitive detection of NACs and Fe3+ ions. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ce00068b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To design an effective fluorescence probe for sensing nitroaromatic compounds and metal ions, a novel two-dimensional coordination polymer, {Zn2(NO3)2(4,4′-bpy)2(TBA)}, was synthesized via a hydrothermal method.
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- Xiao Zhang
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- People's Republic of China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin 150080
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical, Engineering
- Ningxia University
- Yinchuan
- China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- People's Republic of China
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Yue X, Ge C, Zhuge S, He H, Yang H, Xu H, Huang A, Zhao Y. Changes and analysis of anti-HBs titres after primary immunization in 1- to 16-year-old Chinese children: A hospital-based study. J Viral Hepat 2018; 25:373-380. [PMID: 29091317 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Immunization with the hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective measure to prevent Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the change in antibody levels induced by administration of the hepatitis B vaccine in children aged 1-16 year old in a large sample sized investigation. HBV markers were determined in 93 326 1- to 16-year-old hospitalized children who completed primary immunization as infants from south-west China, Chongqing. Analyses were performed on anti-HBs titre changes with increasing age, and the revaccination effect was evaluated in children aged 7-14. The percentage of protective antibody was between 45.29% and 63.33% in all age groups, but was higher in the 1-, 2- and 3-year-old groups (90.31%, 83.95% and 71.82%, respectively), and the rate of high-responder was 5.03%-10.56%, except in the 1-year-old group (23.33%). Additionally, 3.33%-25.79% of subjects had not seroconverted. There was no significant difference in antibody levels between girls and boys (P > .05). The Geometric Mean Titers in children with confirmed revaccination history were significantly higher than those with unknown or no revaccination history (P < .0001). In conclusion, the overall rate of protective anti-HBs was 67.10% with consecutive age groups from 1 to 16, it decreased from 90.31% to 45.29% for 1- to 8-year-old individuals, and interestingly, the rate increased from 45.46% to 63.33% for subjects aged 9-15. Anti-HBs titres were significantly improved after revaccination. Booster doses are recommended for those without seroconversion, especially children who live in school with other students or have family members with positive HBsAg.
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- X Yue
- Pediatric Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Infection Department of the Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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Ge C, Mohamed F, Binrayes A, Kapila S, Franceschi RT. Selective Role of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 in Murine Temporomandibular Joint Development and Aging. J Dent Res 2017; 97:321-328. [PMID: 29073363 DOI: 10.1177/0022034517738190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are often associated with development of osteoarthritis-like changes in the mandibular condyle. Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2), a collagen receptor preferentially activated by type I and III collagen found in the TMJ and other fibrocartilages, has been associated with TMJ degeneration, but its role in normal joint development has not been previously examined. Using Ddr2 LacZ-tagged mice and immunohistochemistry, we found that DDR2 is preferentially expressed and activated in the articular zone of TMJs but not knee joints. To assess the requirement for Ddr2 in TMJ development, studies were undertaken to compare wild-type and smallie ( slie) mice, which contain a spontaneous deletion in Ddr2 to produce an effective null allele. Analysis of TMJs from newborn Ddr2slie/slie mice revealed a developmental delay in condyle mineralization, as measured by micro-computed tomography and histologic analysis. In marked contrast, knee joints of Ddr2slie/slie mice were normal. Analysis of older Ddr2slie/slie mice (3 and 10 mo) revealed that the early developmental delay led to a dramatic and progressive loss of TMJ articular integrity and osteoarthritis-like changes. Mutant condyles had a rough and flattened bone surface, accompanied by a dramatic loss of bone mineral density. Mankin scores showed significantly greater degenerative changes in the TMJs of 3- and 10-mo-old Ddr2slie/slie mice as compared with wild-type controls. No DDR2-dependent degenerative changes were seen in knees. Analysis of primary cultures of TMJ articular chondrocytes from wild-type and Ddr2slie/slie mice showed defects in chondrocyte maturation and mineralization in the absence of Ddr2. These studies demonstrate that DDR2 is necessary for normal TMJ condyle development and homeostasis and that these DDR2 functions are restricted to TMJ fibrocartilage and not seen in the hyaline cartilage of the knee.
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- C Ge
- 1 Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- 1 Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- 1 Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,2 Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 3 Orthodontics and Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- 1 Departments of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,4 Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,5 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Liu M, Wang H, Liu B, Chen K, Shi Y, Ge C, Dong L. Dosimetric Analysis of Radiation Therapy Plans With or Without Flattening Filter in Superficial Tumors of Head and Neck. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2268] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Dokainish H, Teo K, Zhu J, Roy A, AlHabib KF, ElSayed A, Palileo-Villaneuva L, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Karaye K, Yusoff K, Orlandini A, Sliwa K, Mondo C, Lanas F, Prabhakaran D, Badr A, Elmaghawry M, Damasceno A, Tibazarwa K, Belley-Cote E, Balasubramanian K, Islam S, Yacoub MH, Huffman MD, Harkness K, Grinvalds A, McKelvie R, Bangdiwala SI, Yusuf S, Campos R, Chacón C, Cursack G, Diez F, Escobar C, Garcia C, Vilamajo OG, Hominal M, Ingaramo A, Kucharczuk G, Pelliza M, Rojas A, Villani A, Zapata G, Bourke P, Lanas F, Nahuelpan L, Olivares C, Riquelme R, Ai F, Bai X, Chen X, Chen Y, Gao M, Ge C, He Y, Huang W, Jiang H, Liang T, Liang X, Liao Y, Liu S, Luo Y, Lu L, Qin S, Tan G, Tan H, Wang T, Wang X, Wei F, Xiao F, Zhang B, Zheng T, Mendoza JA, Anaya MB, Gomez E, de Salazar DM, Quiroz F, Rodríguez M, Sotomayor MS, Navas AT, León MB, Montalvo LF, Jaramillo ML, Patiño EP, Perugachi C, Trujillo Cruz F, Elmaghawry M, Wagdy K, Bhardwaj A, Chaturvedi V, Gokhale GK, Gupta R, Honnutagi R, Joshi P, Ladhani S, Negi P, Roy A, Reddy N, Abdullah A, Hassan MA, Balasinga M, Kasim S, Tan W, Yusoff K, Damasceno A, Banze R, Calua E, Novela C, Chemane J, Akintunde A, Ansa V, Gbadamosi H, Karaye K, Mbakwem A, Mohammed S, Nwafor E, Ojji D, Olunuga T, Sa'idu BOH, Umuerri E, Alcaraz J, Palileo-Villanueva L, Palomares E, Timonera MR, Badr A, Alghamdi S, Alhabib K, Almasood A, Alsaif S, Elasfar A, Ghabashi A, Mimish L, Bester F, Kelbe D, Klug E, Sliwa K, Tibarzawa K, Abdalla O, Dimitri M, Mustafa H, Osman O, Saad A, Mondo C. Global mortality variations in patients with heart failure: results from the International Congestive Heart Failure (INTER-CHF) prospective cohort study. The Lancet Global Health 2017; 5:e665-e672. [DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30196-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zhang J, Wang Y, Guo H, Mao Z, Ge C. Identification and characterization of a phospholipase A1 activity type three secreted protein, PP_ExoU from Pseudomonas plecoglossicida NB2011, the causative agent of visceral granulomas disease in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). J Fish Dis 2017; 40:831-840. [PMID: 27734506 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Pseudomonas plecoglossicida NB2011, the causative agent of visceral granulomas disease in farmed Larimichthys crocea in China, encodes a predicted type three effector PP_ExoU, a homolog of the cytotoxin ExoU of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In this study, secretion of PP_ExoU was tested in various broth, the protein was expressed with the pET30a prokaryotic system, the phospholipase A (PLA) activity of the recombinant protein was determined with fluorogenic phospholipid substrates, fusion expression with green fluorescent protein in transfected HeLa cells was investigated, and the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level was measured. The results showed the protein was type three secreted in several media; the recombinant protein displayed significant PLA1 activity with ubiquitin. Fluorescence was observed on the cell membrane and scattered in the cytoplasm of HeLa cells expressing catalytic wild-type PP_ExoU, blebbing and stretching developed in the cell membranes indicating of membrane damage. Fluorescence scattered in the cytoplasm of cells expressing the catalytic inactive protein. A significant LDH level was detected in HeLa cells expressing wild-type PP_exoU, but not in the Ser/Asp-mutated protein, suggestion mutation of predicted catalytic residues abolished the PLA activity. This is the first report on the function of a secreted type three protein from P. plecoglossicida.
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- J Zhang
- Biological and Environmental College, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China
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- Biological and Environmental College, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Biological and Environmental College, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China
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- Biological and Environmental College, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China
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Kleer CG, Martin EE, Anwar T, Arellano-Garcia C, Lama A, Medhora N, Chen YC, Yoon E, Ge C, Franceschi R, Gonzalez ME. Abstract P4-03-03: Microenvironment induced DDR2 mediates stromal-cancer interactions and metastasis growth in breast cancer. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p4-03-03] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This abstract was not presented at the symposium.
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- CG Kleer
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Yu Y, Wang X, Ge C, Wang B, Cheng C, Gan YH. Effects of rinsing with arginine bicarbonate and urea solutions on initial enamel lesionsin situ. Oral Dis 2017; 23:353-359. [PMID: 27917567 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Y Yu
- Central Laboratory; Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; Beijing Haidian District China
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- Central Laboratory; Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; Beijing Haidian District China
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; Beijing Haidian District China
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; Beijing Haidian District China
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- Central Laboratory; Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; Beijing Haidian District China
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- Central Laboratory; Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; Beijing Haidian District China
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Liu YY, Guo X, Zhu L, Wang XJ, Ge C, Zhao L, Chen J, Zhang Y, Wang ZM, Sun LT. ZnO nanosheet-assisted immobilization of Ag nanoparticles on graphene/Ni foam for highly efficient reduction of 4-nitrophenol. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra01296a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ZnO nanosheet-assisted immobilization of Ag nanoparticles on graphene/Ni foam forming a novel hybrid structure for catalysis.
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Marrow stromal cells (MSCs) include stem cells capable of forming all mesenchymal tissues, including bone. However, before MSCs can be successfully used in regeneration procedures, methods must be developed to stimulate their differentiation selectively to osteoblasts. Runx2, a bone-specific transcription factor, is known to stimulate osteoblast differentiation. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that Runx2 gene therapy can be used to heal a critical-sized defect in mouse calvaria. Runx2-engineered MSCs displayed enhanced osteogenic potential and osteoblast-specific gene expression in vitro and in vivo. Runx2-expressing cells also dramatically enhanced the healing of critical-sized calvarial defects and increased both bone volume fraction and bone mineral density. These studies provide a novel route for enhancing osteogenesis that may have future therapeutic applications for craniofacial bone regeneration.
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- Z. Zhao
- Program in Oral Health Sciences,
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, and
- Department of Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA; and
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Program in Oral Health Sciences,
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, and
- Department of Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA; and
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Program in Oral Health Sciences,
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, and
- Department of Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA; and
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Program in Oral Health Sciences,
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, and
- Department of Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA; and
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Program in Oral Health Sciences,
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, and
- Department of Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA; and
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Oikawa PY, Ge C, Wang J, Eberwein JR, Liang LL, Allsman LA, Grantz DA, Jenerette GD. Unusually high soil nitrogen oxide emissions influence air quality in a high-temperature agricultural region. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8753. [PMID: 26556236 PMCID: PMC4659929 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Fertilized soils have large potential for production of soil nitrogen oxide (NOx=NO+NO2), however these emissions are difficult to predict in high-temperature environments. Understanding these emissions may improve air quality modelling as NOx contributes to formation of tropospheric ozone (O3), a powerful air pollutant. Here we identify the environmental and management factors that regulate soil NOx emissions in a high-temperature agricultural region of California. We also investigate whether soil NOx emissions are capable of influencing regional air quality. We report some of the highest soil NOx emissions ever observed. Emissions vary nonlinearly with fertilization, temperature and soil moisture. We find that a regional air chemistry model often underestimates soil NOx emissions and NOx at the surface and in the troposphere. Adjusting the model to match NOx observations leads to elevated tropospheric O3. Our results suggest management can greatly reduce soil NOx emissions, thereby improving air quality. Soil NOx emissions can significantly impact air quality in agricultural regions, particularly high temperature fertilized systems. Here, the authors investigate NOx emissions in one such system in California and suggest that the NOx emissions are the highest ever observed, with implications for air quality.
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- P Y Oikawa
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Li Z, Li B, Liu Z, Li D, Ge C, Fang Y. Controlled synthesis of ZnGa2O4 nanorod arrays from hexagonal ZnO microdishes and their photocatalytic activity on the degradation of RhB. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05863a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Novel ZnGa2O4 nanorod arrays have been controllably synthesized from hexagonal ZnO microdishes; high photocatalytic activity was demonstrated for the degradation of RhB under UV light radiation.
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- Zesheng Li
- Development Center of Technology for Petrochemical Pollution Control and Cleaner Production of Guangdong Universities
- College of Chemical Engineering
- Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology
- Maoming, China
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- Development Center of Technology for Petrochemical Pollution Control and Cleaner Production of Guangdong Universities
- College of Chemical Engineering
- Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology
- Maoming, China
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- Development Center of Technology for Petrochemical Pollution Control and Cleaner Production of Guangdong Universities
- College of Chemical Engineering
- Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology
- Maoming, China
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- Development Center of Technology for Petrochemical Pollution Control and Cleaner Production of Guangdong Universities
- College of Chemical Engineering
- Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology
- Maoming, China
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- Institute of Biomaterial
- College of Science
- South China Agricultural University
- Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biomaterial
- College of Science
- South China Agricultural University
- Guangzhou, China
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Ge C, Bohrerova Z, Lee J. Inactivation of internalized Salmonella Typhimurium in lettuce and green onion using ultraviolet C irradiation and chemical sanitizers. J Appl Microbiol 2013; 114:1415-24. [PMID: 23351161 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 10/17/2012] [Revised: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS The internalized human pathogens in fresh produce are not effectively removed during conventional washing, and therefore, it may cause foodborne illness when the produce is consumed raw. Thus, effective nonthermal processes are needed to prevent this risk. METHODS AND RESULTS Green fluorescence protein-tagged Salmonella Typhimurium was either sprayed on the surface of iceberg lettuce or injected into the bottom part (bulb) of green onions to induce bacterial internalization. The contaminated vegetables were collected after 2 days and subjected to surface disinfection. Different fluencies of UV-C radiation (75-900 mJ cm(-2)) and two fluencies of UV-C (450, 900 mJ cm(-2)) combined with chlorine and peracetic acid (PAA) were applied to the produce to examine the inactivation efficiency of internalized bacteria. A range of 1·96-2·52 log reduction in the internalized Salmonella was achieved when the lettuce was treated with higher UV-C fluency (150, 450, 900 mJ cm(-2)) or UV-C combined with chemical disinfectants. Significant reduction (1·00-1·49 log CFU g(-1)) in internalized Salmonella was observed in green onion treated with UV-C with the fluency of 150 or 900 mJ cm(-2) or UV-C-chlorine/PAA. No significant reduction was observed in either lettuce or green onion treatments when chlorine or PAA was used alone. The food quality measured with firmness was not changed during any treatments. However, a slight colour change was observed in lettuce only when UV-C was used at 900 mJ cm(-2). CONCLUSION High fluency UV-C can significantly inactivate the internalized Salmonella in lettuce and green onion while maintaining the food quality. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This research provides applicable research outcomes for developing nonthermal methods to inactivate internalized pathogens in fresh produce.
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- C Ge
- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Yang S, Zhou W, Ge C, Liu X, Fang Y, Li Z. Mesoporous polymeric semiconductor materials of graphitic-C3N4: general and efficient synthesis and their integration with synergistic AgBr NPs for enhanced photocatalytic performances. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra22493g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Rosenblum J, Ge C, Bohrerova Z, Yousef A, Lee J. Ozonation as a clean technology for fresh produce industry and environment: sanitizer efficiency and wastewater quality. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 113:837-45. [PMID: 22788957 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05393.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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AIMS Inactivating microbial contaminants in fresh produce commonly uses chlorine washing. The effectiveness of ozone was explored as an alternative to chlorine in produce washing for ensuring microbial safety while maximizing water reusability. METHODS AND RESULTS An ozone washing system was designed to permit continuous addition of contaminated produce and the reuse of washing water. The effectiveness of ozonation (<2 mg l(-1) ) was determined using Bacillus subtilis spores as a stricter measure of efficiency with processing time of 10 min. As a comparison, chlorine (c. 100 mg l(-1) ) was tested in parallel. Water quality characteristics, including chemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, disinfectants concentration and microbial reduction were measured. Ozonation showed an average of 1·56 log reduction of B. subtilis spores on lettuce, while chlorination achieved a 1·30 log reduction. The effluents after ozonation demonstrated improved water quality, both in physicochemical quality and microbial quality compared to chlorination. CONCLUSION Aqueous ozone treatment is effective against microbial contaminants on fresh produce and enables extended use of washing water. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The results provide significant data about ozone disinfection efficacy and its impact on the water reusability, which can facilitate the ozone utilization in the fresh produce production as an environmental friendly alternative.
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- J Rosenblum
- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Yang S, Zhang B, Ge C, Dong X, Liu X, Fang Y, Wang H, Li Z. Close-packed mesoporous carbon polyhedrons derived from colloidal carbon microspheres for electrochemical energy storage applications. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra21515b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Yang S, Zhao C, Ge C, Dong X, Liu X, Liu Y, Fang Y, Wang H, Li Z. Ternary Pt–Ru–SnO2 hybrid architectures: unique carbon-mediated 1-D configuration and their electrocatalytic activity to methanol oxidation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm00144f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chen C, Ge C. Toxicity of carbon nanotubes. Toxicol Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.05.057] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Ge C, Zhang X, Guo Y, Zhang R, Bian H, Zhang S. Structural and quantum chemical analysis on 4,4′-di(2-hydroxybenzylamino)diphenylmethane. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476611030218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ge C, Yang X, Fan Y, Kamara A, Zhang X, Fu J, Wang L. Quality of life among Chinese college teachers: A cross-sectional survey. Public Health 2011; 125:308-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 10/31/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yang X, Wang L, Ge C, Hu B, Chi T. Factors associated with occupational strain among Chinese teachers: a cross-sectional study. Public Health 2011; 125:106-13. [PMID: 21288545 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 03/19/2010] [Revised: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES With the reform of the education system in China, teachers are suffering from more occupational strain, which is believed to impair their working state indirectly and affect their health. This study assessed occupational strain and explored the related factors among Chinese teachers. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional with cluster sampling. METHODS The study population was composed of 3570 school teachers working in 64 primary and middle schools in Heping District in Shenyang, China. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire (the Chinese version of the Occupational Stress Inventory scale). Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to study the factors related to occupational strain. RESULTS The average score on the Personal Strain Questionnaire (PSQ) for the whole study population was 106.5 (107.5 in men and 106.3 in women). Teachers with chronic disease, a greater number of days of sick leave, recent experience of a stressful life event and divorced/separated/widowed status tended to suffer greater strain than their peers. Regression analyses showed that the PSQ score was significantly associated with role overload, role boundary, responsibility and physical environment, and inversely associated with recreation and rational coping. The most crucial predictors of occupational strain were chronic disease, days of sick leave, recent experience of a stressful life event and marital status. Being a class teacher was the strongest indicator of interpersonal strain. Self-care was associated with vocational strain and psychological strain, and inversely associated with physical strain. CONCLUSIONS Most teachers in this study experienced a high degree of occupational strain. Chronic disease, days of sick leave, recent experience of a stressful life event and divorced/separated/widowed status played prominent roles in occupational strain. In addition, role overload, role boundary, responsibility and physical environment induce occupational strain, while recreation and rational coping have a positive effect on occupational strain. Interventions such as proper management of chronic diseases and establishment of a balanced work-family life are crucial to reduce occupational strain. Recreation and training in coping abilities are needed to enhance positive working environments and attenuate the occupational strain imposed on teachers.
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 92th Second Road, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, China
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Yang S, Ge C, Liu Z, Fang Y, Li Z, Kuang D, Su C. Novel Ga-doped, self-supported, independent aligned ZnO nanorods: one-pot hydrothermal synthesis and structurally enhanced photocatalytic performance. RSC Adv 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1ra00555c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Zhang B, Yu X, Ge C, Dong X, Fang Y, Li Z, Wang H. Novel 3-D superstructures made up of SnO2@C core-shell nanochains for energy storage applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:9188-90. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cc03811c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yang X, Ge C, Hu B, Chi T, Wang L. Relationship between quality of life and occupational stress among teachers. Public Health 2009; 123:750-5. [PMID: 19883926 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Revised: 09/18/2009] [Accepted: 09/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES With major changes in the education system and limited resources supplied by the Government, Chinese teachers have been suffering from greater occupational stress in recent years, which is believed to affect their physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between quality of life and occupational stress in primary and middle school teachers. STUDY DESIGN Originals. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using cluster sampling. The study population was composed of 3570 school teachers working in 64 primary and middle schools in Heping District in Shenyang, China. A demographic questionnaire, the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Edition were employed to collect demographic variables and assess quality of life and occupational stress. Multivariate stepwise linear regression analyses were performed to study the relationship between quality of life and occupational stress. RESULTS The mean scores for both male and female teachers in this study were significantly lower than those for the Chinese general population for all dimensions of quality of life, except mental health and vitality (P<0.05). Male teachers scored significantly higher than female teachers for physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality and physical health (P<0.05). Age, role overload, role insufficiency, vocational strain, psychological strain, physical strain, recreation and rational coping were significantly associated with both the physical and mental component summaries of the SF-36 (P<0.05). Gender, physical environment and self-care appeared to be robust indicators of physical health (P<0.05), while role insufficiency, interpersonal strain and social support were strong indicators of mental health (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS In China, teachers have a lower health status than the general population. The quality of life of female teachers is worse than that of male teachers, and deteriorates with age. Occupational stress and strain induce worsening physical and mental conditions for teachers, while coping resources could promote their health. This study suggests that having adequate coping resources, especially social support, in workplaces may be an important factor for improving teachers' quality of life. Moreover, psychological interventions should be set up for teachers, and psychological counselling should be provided to relieve stress and enhance quality of life.
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No.92 North Second Road, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, China
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Tang JY, Zhang W, Sun J, Xu N, Ge C, Wu JD. Spectroscopic study on the enhanced excitation of an electron cyclotron resonance nitrogen plasma by pulsed laser ablation of an aluminum target. Appl Spectrosc 2008; 62:1256-1261. [PMID: 19007469 DOI: 10.1366/000370208786401671] [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: 05/27/2023]
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The influence of pulsed laser ablation of an aluminum target on the nitrogen plasma produced by electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) microwave discharge has been studied by optical emission spectroscopy (OES) with time and space resolution. The continuous wave (CW) feature of the optical emissions from the ECR nitrogen plasma turns to vary with time and space due to pulsed laser ablation and the expansion of the ablation-induced aluminum plume in the nitrogen plasma. The optical emissions from the nitrogen plasma increase significantly and the emission intensity of nitrogen molecular ions is observed to be more than 20 times higher with the target being ablated in comparison to the case without target ablation. The comparison of the optical emissions from the nitrogen plasma with those from the aluminum plume indicates that the excitation enhancement of the nitrogen plasma occurs in the region where the aluminum plume is expanding, revealing that the expansion of the aluminum plume leads to the excitation enhancement of the nitrogen plasma. Relevant mechanisms responsible for the excitation enhancement of the nitrogen plasma through hybrid processes of ECR microwave discharge and pulsed laser ablation are also discussed.
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- J Y Tang
- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Jia J, Cao Z, Wang J, Rao H, Li F, Ge C. Effect of crossbreed on the physical meat indicators
in Yun-ling Black goats. J Anim Feed Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/74589/2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ge C, Jia J, Gao S, Huang Q, Li F, Jois M. Feeding a natural plant extract affects growth
performance in beef cattle. J Anim Feed Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/74612/2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hu S, Ge C. M.536 Effect of atorvastatin on aortic remodeling of spontaneously hypertensive rats. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(04)90534-5] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Li G, Shi Z, Jia H, Ju J, Wang X, Xia Z, Qin L, Ge C, Xu Y, Cheng L, Chen P, Yuan G. A clinical investigation on garlicin injectio for treatment of unstable angina pectoris and its actions on plasma endothelin and blood sugar levels. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2000; 20:243-6. [PMID: 11263272] [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: 02/19/2023]
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To investigate the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of garlicin for treatment of unstable angina pectoris (UAP), garlicin injectio was intravenously dripped 60 mg/day in 34 cases for 10 days. Nitroglycerine was used in 21 cases of the control group. The results showed that the total effective rates in improving symptoms and electrocardiogram after garlicin treatment were respectively 82% and 62%, and that the plasma endothelin and blood sugar levels were markedly lowered in cases with hyperglycemia.
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- TCM Department of Cardio-renal Diseases, Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029
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Oncogenic Src proteins have been extensively studied to gain insight into the signaling mechanisms of Src. To better understand signaling through wild-type Src, we used an approach that involves activation of Src signaling through the binding of physiologic ligands to the Src SH3 domain. To this end, we used full-length and truncated versions of the multiadapter molecules Cas and Sin to activate c-Src, and we examined the intracellular pathways that mediate Src signaling under these conditions. We show that although all proteins bind to and are phosphorylated by c-Src, quantitative differences exist in the ability of the different ligands to activate c-Src signaling. In addition, we show that Sin- and Cas-induced Src signaling, as assayed by transcriptional activation, is exclusively mediated through a pathway that involves the adapter Crk and the GTP-binding protein Rap1. These data are in contrast to previous observations showing Ras to mediate signaling downstream of transforming Src alleles. In our system, we found that signaling through the oncogenic SrcY527 mutant is indeed mediated by Ras. In addition, we found that Rap1 also mediates oncogenic Src signaling. Our results show for the first time that Rap1 mediates c-Src kinase signaling and reveal mechanistic differences in the signaling properties of wild-type and transforming Src proteins.
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- L Xing
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Ge C, Garcia R, Anand-Srivastava MB. Altered expression of Gi-protein and adenylyl cyclase activity in hearts from one kidney one clip hypertensive rats: effect of captopril. J Hypertens 1999; 17:1617-26. [PMID: 10608476 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917110-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether one kidney one clip (1K-1C) hypertensive rats associated with high levels of angiotensin II (Ang II) exhibit enhanced expression and functions of G proteins in the heart and whether the enhanced expression can be attributed to Ang II. METHODS The levels of G protein and G protein mRNA in hearts from 1K-1C hypertensive rats were determined by immunoblotting and Northern blotting techniques using specific antibodies and cDNA probes, respectively, for different isoforms of G proteins. Adenylyl cyclase activity, stimulated or inhibited by agonists, was determined to examine the function of G proteins. RESULTS The levels of Gialpha-2 and Gialpha-3 proteins and mRNA were significantly increased in hearts from 1K-1C hypertensive rats compared with control rats, whereas the levels of Gsalpha were unchanged. Guanosine 5'-[3'-thio] triphosphate (GTPgammaS), isoproterenol, glucagon, sodium fluoride (NaF) and forskolin (FSK) stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity in hearts from control and hypertensive rats to varying degrees; however, the stimulations were significantly less in hypertensive rats compared with control rats. On the other hand, the inhibitory effect of low concentrations of GTPgammaS on FSK-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity (an index of Gi function) was significantly enhanced in hearts from 1K-1C hypertensive rats, whereas the inhibitory effect of C-ANF4-23 on adenylyl cyclase was increased and that of Ang II was decreased in hearts from 1K-1C hypertensive rats. Captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, restored the augmented levels of Gi proteins and also the altered stimulation and inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by GTPgammaS, stimulatory and inhibitory hormones, respectively, in hearts from hypertensive rats. CONCLUSION These data suggest that 1K-1C hypertensive rats exhibit enhanced expression of Gialpha proteins and associated functions that may be attributable to the enhanced levels of Ang II in this model of hypertension.
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- C Ge
- Department of Physiology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Liu N, Jin C, Zhu ZM, Zhang J, Tao H, Ge C, Yang S, Zhang S. Stage-specific expression of alpha1,2-fucosyltransferase and alpha1, 3-fucosyltransferase (FT) during mouse embryogenesis. Eur J Biochem 1999; 265:258-63. [PMID: 10491181 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00728.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lex [Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAc] and Ley [Fucalpha1-2Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAc] are both stage-specific embryonic antigens. Lex is first detected on the blastomeres of the 8-cell stage embryo, which correlates with the onset of blastomere compaction. Ley is highly expressed on the surface of the blastocyst, which has been shown to be involved in blastocyst attachment in the mouse. In the present study, mouse alpha1,2-FT (also known as FUT1) and alpha1,3-FT (also known as Fuc-TIV), which were responsible for Lex and Ley formation, were examined in preimplantation stage embryos by reverse transcription-PCR and in situ hybridization. alpha1,3-FT mRNA was detected in all embryos of preimplantation stage, while alpha1,2-FT mRNA emerged in the later stage embryos from 8-cell to 16-cell to the blastocyst. These results indicated the expression of Ley was regulated by alpha1,2-FT. In situ hybridization showed that these two enzyme mRNAs were detected only in morula and blastocyst stage embryos. The alpha1,2-FT and alpha1, 3-FT mRNAs were located in both the inner cell mass and the trophoblast cells. 2-Cell and 4-cell embryos were isolated from the oviduct and cultured in vitro to the 8-cell, morula and blastocyst stage. The expression of alpha1,2-FT and alpha1,3-FT were observed in these embryos developed in vitro; immunohistochemical analysis also showed that Ley expression was positive. These results suggested the stage-specific expression of Ley on the embryos was synthesized by endogenous alpha1,2-FT and alpha1,3-FT rather than transfer from other sources. In addition, the expression of alpha1, 2-FT was differentially regulated and the uterine factor was not prerequisite of the expression of Ley.
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- N Liu
- Department of Biochemistry, Dalian Medical University, China
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Qin L, Chen J, Ge C, Ma H, Zhang W, Xiao Y, Bao A. [Analysis of bone mineral density and relevant factors in 781 healthy people aged 15 to 50]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 1999; 33:282-5. [PMID: 11864492] [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: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine further the age to form peak bone mass (PBM) and the factor influencing it and bone mineral density (BMD) and to find an effective way to prevent from osteoporosis in the elderly. METHODS BMD was measured in 781 people aged 15 to 50 years and relevant factors in lifestyle were investigated. Multivariate regression was used to analyze the relationship between BMD and lifestyles and to identify both risk and benefit factors for osteoporosis. RESULTS For every ten-kilogram increase in body weight, BMD at varied sites increased by an amount of 0.028 - 0.056 g/cm(2) for males and 0.050 - 0.086 g/cm(2) for females, respectively. During their adolescence for males, for every increase of one grade in physical exercise, BMD at varied sites increased by an amount of 0.034 - 0.078 g/cm(2) in males and BMD at lumbar vertebra in males aged 15 - 24 correlated negatively with their total amount of alcohol drinking, and that at lumbar vertebra and of the whole body increased by about 0.035 g/cm(2) in females, which correlated negatively with their total amount of cigarette smoking. Female BMD at lumbar vertebra correlated reversely with their age of menarche and correlated positively with their average time of breast feeding. CONCLUSION Increase in physical exercise during puberty could increase PBM for the adolescents and keeping adequate body weight and reducing cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking would benefit for the prevention from age-related osteoporosis.
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- L Qin
- Department of Isotope Research, Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029
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Li J, Xu L, Fan H, Li L, Ge C, Yang S. [Genetic diversity among Chinese peanut rhizobia by rep-PCR analysis]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1999; 39:296-304. [PMID: 12555567] [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: 02/28/2023]
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Repetitive sequences(repetitive extragenic palindromic[REP], and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus [ERIC]) with the polymerase chain reaction(PCR) were used to fingerprint pure DNA extracted from 79 bradyrhizobial strains. These strains included 59 peanut rhizobia [Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis)] isolated from root nodules of 24 peanut (Arachis hypogaea L) cultivars from 23 sites in 11 provinces in China, 6 peanut rhizobial strains from other nations, and 14 reference strains of other bradyrhizobia. All the strains were clustered at the level of 11%, 2%, and 11, 24 clusters were obtained at the similarity of 50% with REP-PCR and ERIC-PCR fingerprints, respectively. The results showed that significant genomic diversity exists within the peanut rhizobia from China. Also they suggested that there are different distributions of REP and ERIC in genomic DNA of the peanut rhizobia. The combined results, REP plus ERIC data, were found between the both above. The genomic diversity seems not to correlate with their host and geographic origins. Our results supported this technique is a useful tool for genotypic characterization and identification of rhizobia as well as ecological studies.
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- J Li
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Soil and Fertilizers Institute, CAAS, Beijing 100081
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Chen S, Zhu H, Lu R, Gu H, Ge C, Zhang Z. [Origin and progress of myelodysplastic syndrome with hypoplasia]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1999; 38:370-2. [PMID: 11798668] [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: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the origin and progress of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with hypoplasia. METHODS The data of twenty-five cases of hypomyeloplastic MDS diagnosed by our department in the last ten years were analyzed. 17 of the 25 cases were followed up for a long time. RESULTS (1) The percentage of hypomyeloplastic MDS was 11.4% of the total 219 MDS patients. The median age of the 25 cases was (44.8 +/- 14.7) years. (2) FAB subtype: There were 11 cases of RA and 14 of RAEB. (3) Hypomyeloplastic MDS seems to be a developmental phase in the clinical course in some of the patients and not a special type of MDS. Hyper- and hypo-myeloplasia could be transformed from one to another. The transformation of myelodysplasia could occur either in the same or and different FAB subtype. (4) Seven of the seventeen cases transformed to acute leukemia (41.2%), 6 cases were AML and 1 was ALL. 3 of the 7 cases transformed to hypomyeloplastic leukemia and the remaining 4 transformed to hypermyeloplastic leukemia. (5) The median time from the diagnosis of RAEB to leukemia transformation, was 27 months in 7 cases with hypoplastic RAEB. (6) No relationship was found between therapeutic medicines and development of hypomyeloplastic MDS. CONCLUSION It is suggested that hypomyeloplastic MDS is probably a developmental phase in the clinical course of MDS, but not a special type.
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- S Chen
- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730
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Palaparti A, Ge C, Anand-Srivastava MB. Angiotensin II enhances the expression of Gialpha in A10 cells (smooth muscle): relationship with adenylyl cyclase activity. Arch Biochem Biophys 1999; 365:113-22. [PMID: 10222045 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1999.1153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/22/2022]
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In the present studies, we have investigated the effect of angiotensin II (AII) on guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (G protein) expression and functions in A10 smooth muscle cells. AII treatment of A10 cells enhanced the levels of inhibitory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (Gi) as well as Gi mRNA and not of stimulatory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (Gs) in a concentration-dependent manner as determined by immunoblot and Northern blot analysis, respectively. AII-evoked increased expression of Gialpha-2 and Gialpha-3 was inhibited by actinomycin D treatment (RNA synthesis inhibitor). The increased expression of Gialpha-2 and Gialpha-3 by AII was not reflected in functions, because the GTPgammaS-mediated inhibition of forskolin-stimulated adenylyl cyclase and the receptor-mediated inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by AII and C-ANP4-23 [des(Gln18, Ser19, Gln20, Leu21, Gly22) ANP4-23-NH2] were not augmented but attenuated in AII-treated A10 cells. The attenuation was prevented by staurosporine (a protein kinase C inhibitor) treatment. On the other hand, AII treatment did not affect the expression and functions of stimulatory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (Gs), however, the stimulatory effects of 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate), isoproterenol, and N-ethylcarboxamide adenosine (NECA) on adenylyl cyclase activity were inhibited to various degrees by AII treatment. Staurosporine reversed the AII-evoked attenuation of isoproterenol- and NECA-stimulated enzyme activity. From these results, it can be suggested that AII, whose levels are increased in hypertension, may be one of the possible contributing factors responsible for exhibiting an enhanced expression of Gi protein in hypertension.
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- A Palaparti
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada
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