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Xie Q, Zhu C, Ai L, Nie D, Wu Y, Wang C, He J, Tan W, Zhang L. Epidemiology and Genomic characteristics of arenavirus in rodents from the southeast coast of P.R. China. BMC Vet Res 2023; 19:253. [PMID: 38031051 PMCID: PMC10685642 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-023-03798-8] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Wenzhou virus (WENV), a member of the Mammarenavirus genus in the Arenaviridae family, has been detected in wild rodents from eight provinces in China, including Zhejiang, Shandong, Hainan, Xinjiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Yunnan, and Jiangxi provinces, and some countries from Southeast Asia. The IgG-antibodies of WENV have been detected in both healthy populations and patients with unknown fever and respiratory symptoms. However, the potential harmfulness of WENV to humans has been underestimated due to mild symptoms after infection, similar to respiratory diseases. Thus, it is imperative to enhance the surveillance of WENV in wild rodents, particularly Rattus norvegicus, and continuously monitor its prevalence. RESULTS From 2017 to 2021, a total of 390 wild rodents were collected from six provinces in the eastern and southern coastal areas, containing nine species of rats. Samples of each tissue were collected, and PCR amplified for identification. Four R. norvegicus samples were detected to be WENV-positive. No genomic sequence of WENV was detected in Rattus flavipectus, Rattus losea, Suncus murinus, Apodemus agrarius, Mus musculus, Microtus fortis, Micromys minutus, and Niviventer niviventer from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. Three genomic sequences were identified to be WENV by phylogenetic analysis. The full-length sequences of HAIKOU-40 were amplified in R. norvegicus from Hainan, which showed a close relationship to Wufeng/ WFS, sharing 84.5-89.4% homology at the nucleotide level and 91.6-98.9% homology at the amino acid level. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that HAIKOU-40 formed an Asia-specific cluster with all WENVs and Loie River mammarenavirus (LORV), provisionally named Asian ancestry. This cluster has diverged earlier from the remaining mammarenavirus. The sequences obtained in Xiamen, Fujian province showed more than 90% nucleotide identities with WENV, which may be a strain of WENV. Additionally, the sequence of Wuxi-87 which was a positive sequence detected in Wuxi, Jiangsu province exhibited 83% nucleotide identity with Lassa virus (LASV). Further efforts will be made to isolate and identify this virus strain, verify the relationship between Wuxi-87 and LASV, and confirm whether R. norvegicus is a new host of LASV. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we conducted a systematic examination of the prevalence of WENV among rodents on the southeast coast of China. Additionally, we characterized the genome of a newly discovered WENV strain, that confirmed the role of R. norvegicus in the transmission of WENV. This highlights the importance of investigating the prevalence of WENV in both wild rodents and humans.
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- Qinghua Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Hainan International Travel Healthcare Center, Haikou, 570311, China
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- Xiamen International Travel Healthcare Center, (Xiamen Customs Port Outpatient Department), Xiamen, Fujian, 361012, China.
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, 210002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Xu Y, Luo Y, Yue N, Nie D, Ai L, Zhu C, Lv H, Wang G, Hu D, Wu Y, Qian J, Li C, Wu J, Tan W. Impact of outdoor air pollution on the incidence of pertussis in China: a time-series study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2231. [PMID: 37957620 PMCID: PMC10642023 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16530-w] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The increasing number of pertussis cases worldwide over the past two decades has challenged healthcare workers, and the role of environmental factors and climate change cannot be ignored. The incidence of pertussis has increased dramatically in mainland China since 2015, developing into a serious public health problem. The association of meteorological factors on pertussis has attracted attention, but few studies have examined the impact of air pollutants on this respiratory disease. METHODS In this study, we analyzed the relationship between outdoor air pollution and the pertussis incidence. The study period was from January 2013 to December 2018, and monthly air pollutant data and the monthly incidence of patients in 31 provinces of China were collected. Distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) analysis was used to estimate the associations between six air pollutants and monthly pertussis incidence in China. RESULTS We found a correlation between elevated pertussis incidence and short-term high monthly CO2 and O3 exposure, with a 10 μg/m3 increase in NO2 and O3 being significantly associated with increased pertussis incidence, with RR values of 1.78 (95% CI: 1.29-2.46) and 1.51 (95% CI: 1.16-1.97) at a lag of 0 months, respectively. Moreover, PM2.5 and SO2 also played key roles in the risk of pertussis surged. These associations remain significant after adjusting for long-term trend, seasonality and collinearity. CONCLUSIONS Overall, these data reinforce the evidence of a link between incidence and climate identified in regional and local studies. These findings also further support the hypothesis that air pollution is responsible for the global resurgence of pertussis. Based on this we suggest that public health workers should be encouraged to consider the risks of the environment when focusing on pertussis prevention and control.
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- Yameng Xu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Hangzhou International Travel Healthcare Center, Hangzhou, 310061, P.R. China
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- Hangzhou International Travel Healthcare Center, Hangzhou, 310061, P.R. China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China
- School of Public Heath, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P.R. China
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- School of Public Heath, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P.R. China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing, China.
- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 101, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, P.R. China.
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Chen S, Guo X, Zhang B, Nie D, Rao W, Zhang D, Lü J, Guan X, Chen Z, Pan X. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Induce Intracellular Peroxidation Damage of Phytophthora infestans: A New Type of Green Fungicide for Late Blight Control. Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:3980-3989. [PMID: 36808949 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nanopesticides are considered to be a promising alternative strategy for enhancing bioactivity and delaying the development of pathogen resistance to pesticides. Here, a new type of nanosilica fungicide was proposed and demonstrated to control late blight by inducing intracellular peroxidation damage to Phytophthora infestans, the pathogen associated with potato late blight. Results indicated that the structural features of different silica nanoparticles were largely responsible for their antimicrobial activities. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity with a 98.02% inhibition rate of P. infestans, causing oxidative stress responses and cell structure damage in P. infestans. For the first time, MSNs were found to selectively induce spontaneous excess production of intracellular reactive oxygen species in pathogenic cells, including hydroxyl radicals (•OH), superoxide radicals (•O2-), and singlet oxygen (1O2), leading to peroxidation damage in P. infestans. The effectiveness of MSNs was further tested in the pot experiments as well as leaf and tuber infection, and successful control of potato late blight was achieved with high plant compatibility and safety. This work provides new insights into the antimicrobial mechanism of nanosilica and highlights the use of nanoparticles for controlling late blight with green and highly efficient nanofungicides.
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- Saili Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education & Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Strait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education & Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Strait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education & Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Strait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education & Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Strait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education & Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Strait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education & Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Strait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops & Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education & Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross-Strait Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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Nie D, Li J, Xie Q, Ai L, Zhu C, Wu Y, Gui Q, Zhang L, Tan W. Nanoparticles: A Potential and Effective Method to Control Insect-Borne Diseases. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2023; 2023:5898160. [PMID: 37213220 PMCID: PMC10195175 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5898160] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Insects act as vectors to carry a wide range of bacteria and viruses that can cause multiple vector-borne diseases in humans. Diseases such as dengue fever, epidemic encephalitis B, and epidemic typhus, which pose serious risks to humans, can be transmitted by insects. Due to the absence of effective vaccines for most arbovirus, insect control was the main strategy for vector-borne diseases control. However, the rise of drug resistance in the vectors brings a great challenge to the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases. Therefore, finding an eco-friendly method for vector control is essential to combat vector-borne diseases. Nanomaterials with the ability to resist insects and deliver drugs offer new opportunities to increase agent efficacy compared with traditional agents, and the application of nanoagents has expanded the field of vector-borne disease control. Up to now, the reviews of nanomaterials mainly focus on biomedicines, and the control of insect-borne diseases has always been a neglected field. In this study, we analyzed 425 works of the literature about different nanoparticles applied on vectors in PubMed around keywords, such as"nanoparticles against insect," "NPs against insect," and "metal nanoparticles against insect." Through these articles, we focus on the application and development of nanoparticles (NPs) for vector control, discussing the lethal mechanism of NPs to vectors, which can explore the prospect of applying nanotechnology in the prevention and control of vectors.
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- Danyue Nie
- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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Pan X, Huang T, Fang Y, Rao W, Guo X, Nie D, Zhang D, Cao F, Guan X, Chen Z. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis biomass and insecticidal activity by cultivation with vegetable wastes. R Soc Open Sci 2021; 8:201564. [PMID: 33959326 PMCID: PMC8074981 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.201564] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been regarded as a biopesticide with high efficiency and safety, while it still cannot be popularized and mass-produced because of its high production costs. In the present study, we aimed to develop a cost-effective biopesticide via the secondary use of discharged vegetable wastes as the raw fermentation medium, and the insecticidal activity of Bt strain prepared by this cheap cultivation approach was evaluated. The suitable carbon source, nitrogen source additives and optimal metal ions were screened by the single-factor test, and the optimal combination of additives was determined by orthogonal test and ANOVA analysis. We found that soluble starch (6 g l-1), soya bean meal (6 g l-1), Al3+ (0.4 g l-1) and Fe2+ (0.4 g l-1) were the optimal exogenous additives, and the optimal fermentation conditions were as follows: pH 7.0, temperature of 35°C and aeration of 80 ml/250 ml. Meanwhile, the bioactivity test results showed that the Bt strain prepared by cheap cultivation still exhibited a good insecticidal effect on Helicoverpa armigera compared with the standard LB medium. Collectively, our findings provided a new strategy for vegetable waste utilization with less environmental impact and reduced production cost.
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- Xiaohong Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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Ming X, Li N, Nie D, Gou J, Xue L, Li Z. A prognostic index model for predicting long-term recurrence of uterine leiomyoma after initial myomectomy in women aged 18-44 years. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz426.026] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chen X, Wang F, Zhang Y, Teng W, Wang M, Nie D, Zhou X, Wang D, Zhao H, Zhu P, Liu H. Genetic variant spectrum in 265 Chinese patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Molecular analyses of PRF1, UNC13D, STX11, STXBP2, SH2D1A, and XIAP. Clin Genet 2018; 94:200-212. [PMID: 29665027 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening hyperinflammatory disease. This study aimed to investigate the frequencies and distributions of inherited variants in PRF1, UNC13D, STX11, STXBP2, SH2D1A, and XIAP genes in Chinese patients with HLH. A total of 265 patients diagnosed with HLH from January, 2010 to December, 2016 were recruited and analyzed for the 6 genes. Genetic variants were observed in 87 (32.83%) patients. 36 (13.58%) exhibited variants in UNC13D, 18 (6.79%) exhibited PRF1 variants, 10 (3.77%) had variants in XIAP, 9 (3.40%) exhibited variants in STXBP2, 6 (2.26%) carried variants in SH2D1A, 1 (0.38%) had STX11 variant, and 7 (2.64%) exhibited digenic variants. Monoallelic variants were the most common, which accounted for 49.43% of all cases with variants. All variants were confirmed to be germline-derived. The present study describes a distinct variant spectrum in Chinese patients with HLH, whereby UNC13D is the most frequently mutated gene with missense variants that are the most common molecular defects. The variant profile of Chinese HLH patients is quite different from that of Western cohorts but similar to that of Korean patients, yet showing its own uniqueness. This racial difference shows the role of genetic background in the occurrence of HLH.
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- X Chen
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Immunotherapy, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Immunotherapy, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang, China.,Translational Medicine Research Center, Beijing Lu Daopei Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
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Han Z, Shen Y, Di Mavungu JD, Zhang D, Nie D, Jiang K, De Saeger S, Zhao Z. Relationship between environmental conditions, TRI5 gene expression and deoxynivalenol production in stored Lentinula edodes infected with Fusarium graminearum. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2018. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2017.2245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study made the first attempt to relate the production of deoxynivalenol (DON) to the expression of TRI5 gene in Fusarium graminearum as a function of interacting environmental factors (water activity (aw) (0.95-0.98), temperature (20-30 °C) and incubation time (7 day-28 day)), so as to investigate its production mechanisms in Lentinula edodes. Changes in temperature, water activity and incubation time could significantly (P<0.01) affect DON production and TRI5 gene expression. The highest DON concentration (793.5±27.4 μg/kg) and TRI5 gene expression (2−ΔΔCt=38.8±4.8) were observed when the cultures were incubated at 20 °C and 0.98 aw for 21 days. Multi-regression analysis was performed and nonlinear models based on polynomial equations were established to uncover the individual effects of temperature, water activity and incubation time as well as their interactions on DON production and TRI5 gene expression. The established model was further used to develop contour maps to predict the DON production and TRI5 gene expression in relation to storage conditions in L. edodes. Highly significant positive correlation between DON production and fold TRI5 gene expression (R=0.5534, P<0.0001) was observed in this commodity. The production mechanisms of DON in L. edodes revealed in the present study will be beneficial for developing more effective targeted control strategies.
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- Z. Han
- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China P.R
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China P.R
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Bio-analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China P.R
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China P.R
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China P.R
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Bio-analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China P.R
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Niu J, Nie D, Yu D, Wu Q, Yu L, Yao Z, Du X, Li J. Synthesis, fungicidal activity and phloem mobility of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid-alanine conjugates. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2017; 143:8-13. [PMID: 29183614 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) is a natural product that has been proven effective against a number of soil-borne fungal phytopathogens and registered for biofungicide against rice sheath blight in China. In order to improve the phloem mobility of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA), four PCA derivatives were designed and synthesized by conjugating PCA with l-alanine methyl ester, d-alanine methyl ester, l-alanine and d-alanine respectively. In vitro and planta bioassays results showed that conjugates L-PAM and D-PAM exhibited higher fungicidal activities against Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn than PCA while L-PA and D-PA were less active than PCA. The concentration of conjugates in Ricinus communis phloem sap was determined by HPLC. The results showed that only L-PA exhibited phloem mobility among these conjugates, and its concentration in Ricinus communis phloem sap increased with the increase of time (the maximum concentration was 12.69μM within 5h). However, the results of pot experiments showed that L-PA and other conjugates didn't exhibited the inhibition for the growth of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn in the lower leaves after treatment in the upper leaves of rice seedlings. This may be due to the poor plant absorbility for them or their too little amount of accumulation in the lower leaves.
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- Junfan Niu
- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China
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- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China
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- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China
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- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China
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- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China
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- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China
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- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China.
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- Agricultural School, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, PR China.
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Trullo R, Petitjean C, Ruan S, Dubray B, Nie D, Shen D. SEGMENTATION OF ORGANS AT RISK IN THORACIC CT IMAGES USING A SHARPMASK ARCHITECTURE AND CONDITIONAL RANDOM FIELDS. Proc IEEE Int Symp Biomed Imaging 2017; 2017:1003-1006. [PMID: 29062466 PMCID: PMC5649634 DOI: 10.1109/isbi.2017.7950685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Radiotherapy is a standard treatment for this condition and the first step of the radiotherapy process is to identify the target volumes to be targeted and the healthy organs at risk (OAR) to be protected. Unlike previous methods for automatic segmentation of OAR that typically use local information and individually segment each OAR, in this paper, we propose a deep learning framework for the joint segmentation of OAR in CT images of the thorax, specifically the heart, esophagus, trachea and the aorta. Making use of Fully Convolutional Networks (FCN), we present several extensions that improve the performance, including a new architecture that allows to use low level features with high level information, effectively combining local and global information for improving the localization accuracy. Finally, by using Conditional Random Fields (specifically the CRF as Recurrent Neural Network model), we are able to account for relationships between the organs to further improve the segmentation results. Experiments demonstrate competitive performance on a dataset of 30 CT scans.
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- R Trullo
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, UNIHAVRE, INSA Rouen, LITIS, 76000 Rouen, France
- Department of Radiology and BRIC, UNC-Chapel Hill, USA
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, UNIHAVRE, INSA Rouen, LITIS, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, UNIHAVRE, INSA Rouen, LITIS, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, UNIHAVRE, INSA Rouen, LITIS, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Radiology and BRIC, UNC-Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Radiology and BRIC, UNC-Chapel Hill, USA
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Han Z, Dong M, Han W, Shen Y, Nie D, Shi W, Zhao Z. Occurrence and exposure assessment of multiple mycotoxins in dried fruits based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2016. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2015.1983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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: 01/14/2023]
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A reliable analytical method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was developed for simultaneous determination of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), aflatoxin B2 (AFB2), aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2, ochratoxin A (OTA), deoxynivalenol, T-2 and HT-2 toxin, and zearalenone (ZEA) in various dried fruits. A simple one-step sample extraction without using clean-up cartridges made the established method less labour consuming and less expensive, while optimisation of the several important MS/MS parameters, i.e. the scan time and run segments, ensured its sensitivity and selectivity. After careful validation of the method by determining the linearity (R2>0.99), recovery (77.8-115.9%), precision (relative standard deviation ≤19.5%) and sensitivity (limits of quantification in the range of 0.1-10 μg/kg), a survey of 125 dried fruit samples including 25 pistachios, 28 dried longans, 32 raisins and 40 dried dates randomly collected from different markets in Shanghai, China, was performed. Results revealed that 32.0% of samples were contaminated with different mycotoxins, among which, OTA was the most frequent contaminant with the incidence of 29.6% attaining the concentration levels in the range of 0.4-212.6 μg/kg. ZEA was positively found in 2 pistachio samples with the concentrations of 84.9 μg/kg and 426.9 μg/kg. Trace amounts of AFB1 (0.8 μg/kg) and AFB2 (0.2 μg/kg) were also observed in one pistachio sample and one dried longan sample, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to reveal the real situations of mycotoxin contaminations in various dried fruits in China.
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- Z. Han
- Institute for Agri-food Standards & Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China, P.R
- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Institute for Agri-food Standards & Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China, P.R
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- Institute for Agri-food Standards & Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China, P.R
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- Institute for Agri-food Standards & Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China, P.R
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- Institute for Agri-food Standards & Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China, P.R
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- Institute for Agri-food Standards & Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China, P.R
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- Institute for Agri-food Standards & Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1000 Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China, P.R
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Dai J, Zhan C, Xu W, Wang Z, Nie D, Zhao X, Zhang D, Gu Y, Wang L, Chen Z, Qiao Z. Nicotine elevates sperm motility and inducesPfn1promoter hypomethylation in mouse testis. Andrology 2015; 3:967-78. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- J. Dai
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Urology; Shanghai 6th People's Hospital; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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Wang YJ, Xu CJ, Chen HY, Nie D, Liu YQ. Facile fabrication of porous flower-like α-Fe2O3 microspheres and their applications for water treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1179/1433075x14y.0000000245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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- Y. J. Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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Li Z, Lu L, Nie D, Wu J, Zhang H, Zhen J, Wang D. HLA-A*11:188: a new allele identified by sequence-based typing in a Chinese blood donor. Tissue Antigens 2014; 84:512-3. [PMID: 25209357 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Revised: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel allele HLA-A*11:188 differs from HLA-A*11:01:01 by a single mutation at position 439 in exon 3.
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- Z Li
- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Shenzhen Blood Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518035, China
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Wang D, Wu J, Nie D, Zhang H, Zhen J, Zou H. Identification of the novel HLA-C*03:240 allele. Tissue Antigens 2014; 83:432-3. [PMID: 24738691 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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HLA-C*03:240 differs from HLA-C*03:42 by a single nucleotide substitution that results in a missense mutation Tyr 99 Cys (TAT to TGT).
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- D Wang
- Shenzhen Blood Center, Immunogenetics Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518035, China
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Lin R, Xu X, Li Y, Sun J, Fan Z, Jiang Q, Huang F, Zhou H, Nie D, Guo Z, Mao Y, Xiao Y, Liu Q. Comparison of long-term and short-term administration of itraconazole for primary antifungal prophylaxis in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a multicenter, randomized, open-label trial. Transpl Infect Dis 2014; 16:286-94. [PMID: 24593273 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimal agents and duration of primary antifungal prophylaxis in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) remain a matter of discussion. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the efficacy and safety of long-term and short-term administration of itraconazole (ITCZ) for primary antifungal prophylaxis in allo-HSCT recipients. METHODS This multicenter, randomized, open-label pilot study was performed in 4 transplant centers in China. Recipients of allo-HSCT without a history of invasive fungal disease (IFD) were randomly assigned to the long-term or the short-term arm. Randomization was carried out by a center computer system. Intravenous ITCZ was given to the patients in both study arms with a loading dose of 400 mg/day for 2 days followed by 200 mg/day until day +14 or when the white blood cell count was >1.0 × 10(9) /L, and then switched to oral ITCZ solution; prophylaxis was continued until day +30 post transplantation in the short-term arm or until day +90 in the long-term arm. The trough serum concentrations of ITCZ also were measured. The primary study endpoint was the incidence of IFD (proven, probable, and possible) within day +90 post transplantation. RESULTS A total of 128 recipients were enrolled in this study; 59 of them were randomized to the long-term arm and 62 were randomized to the short-term arm, forming the modified intent-to-treat (mITT) set. The incidence of IFD within day +90, the primary endpoint, was not significantly different between the 2 arms for the mITT set (6.78% in the long-term arm vs. 6.45% in the short-term arm, P = 0.94), or for the per-protocol set (6.90% in the long-term arm vs. 6.67% in the short-term arm, P = 0.96). From day +30 to day +90, the incidence of IFD was 0% and 6.45%, respectively, in the patients with long-term and short-term prophylaxis for the mITT set (P = 0.11). The mean trough serum concentrations of ITCZ was maintained at >500 ng/mL throughout administration. The incidences of withdrawal because of drug-related adverse events in patients with long-term and short-term prophylaxis were 6.78% and 0%, respectively (P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Long-term and short-term administration of ITCZ both seemed effective in preventing IFD in recipients of allo-HSCT. Further study with large sample size should be performed to evaluate this result. ITCZ shows the same pharmacokinetics in recipients of allo-HSCT as in non-recipients.
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- R Lin
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Lövey J, Nie D, Tóvári J, Kenessey I, Tímár J, Kandouz M, Honn KV. Radiosensitivity of human prostate cancer cells can be modulated by inhibition of 12-lipoxygenase. Cancer Lett 2013; 335:495-501. [PMID: 23523613 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nearly 30% of prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with potentially curative doses relapse at the sites of irradiation. How some tumor cells acquire radioresistance is poorly understood. The platelet-type 12-lipoxygenases (12-LOX)-mediated arachidonic acid metabolism is important in PCa progression. Here we show that 12-LOX confers radioresistance upon PCa cells. Treatment with 12-LOX inhibitors baicalein or BMD122 sensitizes PCa cells to radiation, without radiosensitizing normal cells. 12-LOX inhibitors and radiation, when combined, have super additive or synergistic inhibitory effects on the colony formation of both androgen-dependent LNCaP and androgen-independent PC-3 PCa cells. In vivo, the combination therapy significantly reduced tumor growth.
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- J Lövey
- Departments of Radiotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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Tang Y, Chen Y, Jiang H, Nie D. Short-chain fatty acids induced autophagy serves as an adaptive strategy for retarding mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death. Cell Death Differ 2011; 18:602-18. [PMID: 20930850 PMCID: PMC3020988 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2010.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2009] [Revised: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are the major by-products of bacterial fermentation of undigested dietary fibers in the large intestine. SCFAs, mostly propionate and butyrate, inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in colon cancer cells, but clinical trials had mixed results regarding the anti-tumor activities of SCFAs. Herein we demonstrate that propionate and butyrate induced autophagy in human colon cancer cells to dampen apoptosis whereas inhibition of autophagy potentiated SCFA induced apoptosis. Colon cancer cells, after propionate treatment, exhibited extensive characteristics of autophagic proteolysis: increased LC3-I to LC3-II conversion, acidic vesicular organelle development, and reduced p62/SQSTM1 expression. Propionate-induced autophagy was associated with decreased mTOR activity and enhanced AMP kinase activity. The elevated AMPKα phosphorylation was associated with cellular ATP depletion and overproduction of reactive oxygen species due to mitochondrial dysfunction involving the induction of MPT and loss of Δψ. In this context, mitochondria biogenesis was initiated to recover cellular energy homeostasis. Importantly, when autophagy was prevented either pharmacologically (3-MA or chloroquine) or genetically (knockdown of ATG5 or ATG7), the colon cancer cells became sensitized toward propionate-induced apoptosis through activation of caspase-7 and caspase-3. The observations indicate that propionate-triggered autophagy serves as an adaptive strategy for retarding mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death, whereas application of an autophagy inhibitor (Chloroquine) is expected to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of SCFAs in inducing colon tumor cell apoptosis.
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- Y Tang
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Simmons Cancer Institute, Springfield, IL, USA
- Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry Graduate Program, Southern Illinois University Graduate School, Carbondale, IL, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Simmons Cancer Institute, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Simmons Cancer Institute, Springfield, IL, USA
- Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry Graduate Program, Southern Illinois University Graduate School, Carbondale, IL, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Simmons Cancer Institute, Springfield, IL, USA
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Metabolism of arachidonic acid through cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase, or P450 epoxygenase pathways leads to the formation of various bioactive eicosanoids. In this review, we discuss alterations in expression pattern of eicosanoid-generating enzymes found during prostate tumor progression and expound upon their involvement in tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, motility, and tumor angiogenesis. The expression of cyclooxygenase-2, 12-lipoxygenase, and 15-lipoxygenase-1 are up-regulated during prostate cancer progression. It has been demonstrated that inhibitors of cyclooxygenase-2, 5-lipoxygenase and 12-lipoxygenase cause tumor cell apoptosis, reduce tumor cell motility and invasiveness, or decrease tumor angiogenesis and growth. The eicosanoid product of 12-lipoxygenase, 12(S)-hydroeicosatetraenoic acid, is found to activate Erkl/2 kinases in LNCaP cells and PKCalpha in rat prostate AT2.1 tumor cells. Overexpression of 12-lipoxygenase and 15-lipoxygenase-1 in prostate cancer cells stimulate prostate tumor angiogenesis and growth, suggesting a facilitative role for 12-lipoxygenase and 15-lipoxygenase-1 in prostate tumor progression. The expression of 15-lipoxygenase-2 is found frequently to be lost during the initiation and progression of prostate tumors. 15(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, the product of 15-lipoxygenase-2, inhibits proliferation and causes apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells, suggesting an inhibitory role for 15-lipoxygenase-2 in prostate tumor progression. The regulation of prostate cancer progression by eicosanoids, in either positive or negative ways, provides an exciting possibility for management of this disease.
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Arachidonic acid metabolism through cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways generates various biologically active lipids that play important roles in inflammation, thrombosis and tumor progression. Angiogenesis, the formation of new capillary vessels from preexisting ones, underpins a number of physiological processes and participates in the development of several pathological conditions such as arthritis, cancer and various eye diseases. The formation of new capillary vessels is a multistep process that involves endothelial cell proliferation, migration and tube formation. In the present review, we survey the literature on the regulation of angiogenesis by arachidonate metabolites, especially those from the COX and 12-LOX pathways in the context of tumor growth, and put forward some unanswered but important questions for future studies.
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Li Z, Yin S, Xie S, Ma L, Nie D, Xsu L. Treatment of severe aplastic anemia using high-dose cyclophosphamide alone in China. Haematologica 2001; 85:E06. [PMID: 11114821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Kou W, Yin S, Nie D, Ma L, Xie S, Li Z, Feng J, Xu L. [Changes in the activity of platelet L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway in hypercholesterolemia patients]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2001; 22:132-4. [PMID: 11877063] [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: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes of the platelet L-arginine (L-Arg)/nitric oxide (NO) pathway in hypercholesterolemia patients. METHODS The platelet NO production in 21 hypercholesterolemia (HC) patients and 26 normal individuals was assayed by spectrum, the NOS activity and the transportation of L-Arg were determined by (3)H-labelled L-Arg. RESULTS The NO production in hypercholesterolemic platelets [(24.06 +/- 3.70) nmol/10(8) platelets] was decreased significantly as compared with normal controls [(28.39 +/- 4.45) nmol/10(8) platelets] (P < 0.01), and so did the NOS activity [(1.46 +/- 0.47) pmol/10(8) platelets] vs (1.81 +/- 0.50) pmol/10(8) platelets]. The transportation of L-Arg by hypercholesterolemia platelets also decreased significantly than that by normal controls. The Vmax in the former [(46.84 +/- 3.39) pmol x (10(7) platelets)(-1) x min(-1)] was significantly lower than that in the latter [(53.89 +/- 3.45) pmol x (10(7) platelets)(-1) x min(-1)]. There was no difference between the two groups in K(d) (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The activity of the L-arg/NO pathway in hypercholesterolemia platelets is decreased significantly as compared with normal controls, implying that it is probably one of the reasons for the hyperactivity of hypercholesterolemia platelets.
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- W Kou
- Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Ma L, Xu L, Yin S, Yang Y, Nie D, Li Z, Xie S, Feng J. [Influence of pravastatin on expression of platelet CD(62P) and CD(41) in patients with hypercholesterolemia in vitro and in vivo]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2000; 21:460-2. [PMID: 11877018] [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: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study in vitro and in vivo effect of hypercholesterolemia (HC) on expression of platelet CD(62P) and CD(41) and their changes after treatment with pravastatin. METHODS Twenty patients with HC were given 10 - 20 mg/d pravastatin orally for 4 - 8 weeks. Changes of blood cholesterol and expression of platelet CD(62P) and CD(41) were detected by flow cytometry. RESULTS After 4 and 8 weeks' treatment, blood cholesterol level and platelet aggregation function decreased. The expression of CD(62P) average fluorescence intensity decreased from 31.8 +/- 7.8 to 27.2 +/- 6.9 and 26.8 +/- 4.9; CD(62P) (%) from (31.3 +/- 9.3)% to (26.4 +/- 7.4)% and (25.3 +/- 9.1)% (P < 0.05); CD(41) from 483.2 +/- 263.9 to 348.1 +/- 192.4 and 306.8 +/- 128.0 (P < 0.05), respectively. Similar results were obtained in vitro study. CONCLUSION Improvement of platelet function and expressions of CD(62P) and CD(41) in HC patients after prevastatin treatment may be resulted from enhancing arteriosclerosis regression. It suggested from the in vitro result that pravastatin might play a direct effect on platelet function.
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- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Zhong Shan Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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The arachidonic acid metabolite of 12 lipoxygenase, 12(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12(S)-HETE) promotes metastatic behavior of tumor cells. In this study we set out to identify 12(S)-HETE signaling pathways, and their contribution to cellular functions in A431 epidermoid carcinoma. (1) 12(S)-HETE stimulated phosphotyrosine associated PI3 kinase activity. (2) 12(S)-HETE stimulated ERK1/2 in a PI3 kinase dependent manner. (3) PI3 kinase affected the 12(S)-HETE stimulated Raf/MEK/ERK cascade at the level of MEK. (4) 12(S)-HETE stimulated ERK1/2 via PKCzeta. (5) 12(S)-HETE stimulated cell migration on laminin, which was eliminated by PI3 kinase and cPKC inhibitors, but it was unaffected by inhibition of ERK1/2.
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- C K Szekeres
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Timár J, Rásó E, Döme B, Li L, Grignon D, Nie D, Honn KV, Hagmann W. Expression, subcellular localization and putative function of platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase in human prostate cancer cell lines of different metastatic potential. Int J Cancer 2000. [PMID: 10861450 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20000701)87:1<37::aid-ijc6>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The involvement of 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) expression and function in tumor metastasis has been demonstrated in several murine tumor cell lines. In addition, 12-LOX expression was detected in human prostatic tumors and correlated to the clinical stage of disease. Here we provide data that human prostate cancer cell lines express the platelet-type isoform of 12-LOX at both the mRNA and protein levels, and immunohistochemistry revealed 12-LOX expression in human prostate tumors. The enzyme was localized to the plasma membrane, cytoplasmic organelles and nucleus in non-metastatic cells (PC-3 nm) and to the cytoskeleton and nucleus in metastatic cells (DU-145). After orthotopic/intraprostatic injection of tumor cells into SCID mice, the metastatic prostate carcinoma cells (DU-145) expressed 12-LOX at a significantly higher level compared with the non-metastatic counterparts, PC-3nm. The functional involvement of 12-LOX in the metastatic process was demonstrated when DU-145 cells were pretreated in vitro with the 12-LOX inhibitors N-benzyl-N-hydroxy-5-phenylpentamide (BHPP) or baicalein, the use of which significantly inhibited lung colonization. These data suggest a potential involvement of 12-LOX in the progression of human prostate cancer.
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- J Timár
- Department of Tumor Progression, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.
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Timár J, Rásó E, Döme B, Li L, Grignon D, Nie D, Honn KV, Hagmann W. Expression, subcellular localization and putative function of platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase in human prostate cancer cell lines of different metastatic potential. Int J Cancer 2000; 87:37-43. [PMID: 10861450 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20000701)87:1<37::aid-ijc6>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The involvement of 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) expression and function in tumor metastasis has been demonstrated in several murine tumor cell lines. In addition, 12-LOX expression was detected in human prostatic tumors and correlated to the clinical stage of disease. Here we provide data that human prostate cancer cell lines express the platelet-type isoform of 12-LOX at both the mRNA and protein levels, and immunohistochemistry revealed 12-LOX expression in human prostate tumors. The enzyme was localized to the plasma membrane, cytoplasmic organelles and nucleus in non-metastatic cells (PC-3 nm) and to the cytoskeleton and nucleus in metastatic cells (DU-145). After orthotopic/intraprostatic injection of tumor cells into SCID mice, the metastatic prostate carcinoma cells (DU-145) expressed 12-LOX at a significantly higher level compared with the non-metastatic counterparts, PC-3nm. The functional involvement of 12-LOX in the metastatic process was demonstrated when DU-145 cells were pretreated in vitro with the 12-LOX inhibitors N-benzyl-N-hydroxy-5-phenylpentamide (BHPP) or baicalein, the use of which significantly inhibited lung colonization. These data suggest a potential involvement of 12-LOX in the progression of human prostate cancer.
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- J Timár
- Department of Tumor Progression, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.
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Cancer of the prostate is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in America. There are several lines of evidence implicating the involvement of arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, an enzyme metabolizing arachidonic acid to form 12(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE), in prostate cancer progression. First, as prostate cancer reaches a more advanced stage, the level of 12-lipoxygenase expression is increased. Second, overexpression of 12-lipoxygenase in human prostate cancer cells stimulates angiogenesis and tumor growth. Third, an inhibitor of 12-lipoxygenase has been found effective against metastatic prostate tumor growth, and the inhibition of 12-lipoxygenase is related with the reduction of tumor angiogenesis. Collectively, these studies suggest that 12-lipoxygenase regulates tumor angiogenesis in prostate cancer and that inhibition of 12-lipoxygenase is a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of prostate cancers.
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Nie D, Tang K, Diglio C, Honn KV. Eicosanoid regulation of angiogenesis: role of endothelial arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase. Blood 2000; 95:2304-11. [PMID: 10733500] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Angiogenesis, the formation of new capillaries from preexisting blood vessels, is a multistep, highly orchestrated process involving vessel sprouting, endothelial cell migration, proliferation, tube differentiation, and survival. Eicosanoids, arachidonic acid (AA)-derived metabolites, have potent biologic activities on vascular endothelial cells. Endothelial cells can synthesize various eicosanoids, including the 12-lipoxygenase (LOX) product 12(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE). Here we demonstrate that endogenous 12-LOX is involved in endothelial cell angiogenic responses. First, the 12-LOX inhibitor, N-benzyl-N-hydroxy-5-phenylpentanamide (BHPP), reduced endothelial cell proliferation stimulated either by basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) or by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Second, 12-LOX inhibitors blocked VEGF-induced endothelial cell migration, and this blockage could be partially reversed by the addition of 12(S)-HETE. Third, pretreatment of an angiogenic endothelial cell line, RV-ECT, with BHPP significantly inhibited the formation of tubelike/cordlike structures within Matrigel. Fourth, overexpression of 12-LOX in the CD4 endothelial cell line significantly stimulated cell migration and tube differentiation. In agreement with the critical role of 12-LOX in endothelial cell angiogenic responses in vitro, the 12-LOX inhibitor BHPP significantly reduced bFGF-induced angiogenesis in vivo using a Matrigel implantation bioassay. These findings demonstrate that AA metabolism in endothelial cells, especially the 12-LOX pathway, plays a critical role in angiogenesis.
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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The platelet isoform of 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) is expressed in a variety of human tumors. 12-LOX metabolizes arachidonic acid to 12(S)-hydroxyeicosateraenoic acid (12(S)-HETE), which induces a number of cellular responses associated with tumor progression and metastasis. Little is known about 12-LOX regulation and no direct regulators of 12-LOX activity have been identified. To identify potential regulators of 12-LOX, we isolated cDNAs encoding 12-LOX interacting proteins using the yeast two-hybrid system. We screened a yeast two-hybrid interaction library from human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells and identified four cellular proteins that interact specifically with 12-LOX. We identified type II keratin 5, lamin A, the cytoplasmic domain of integrin beta4 subunit and a phosphoprotein C8FW as 12-LOX interacting proteins. Here, we demonstrated that keratin 5, a 58 kD protein required for formation of 8 nm intermediate filaments, binds to 12-LOX in human tumor cells and may contribute to the regulated trafficking of 12-LOX. We also showed that lamin A binds 12-LOX in human tumor cells. These proteins provide the first candidate regulators of 12-LOX.
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- K Tang
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Pathology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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- K Tang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Nie D, Hillman GG, Geddes T, Tang K, Pierson C, Grignon DJ, Honn KV. Platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase regulates angiogenesis in human prostate carcinoma. Adv Exp Med Biol 2000; 469:623-30. [PMID: 10667391 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4793-8_90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Nie D, Lamberti M, Zacharek A, Li L, Szekeres K, Tang K, Chen Y, Honn KV. Thromboxane A(2) regulation of endothelial cell migration, angiogenesis, and tumor metastasis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 267:245-51. [PMID: 10623605 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases and their arachidonate products have been implicated in modulating angiogenesis during tumor growth and chronic inflammation. Here we report the involvement of thromboxane A(2), a downstream metabolite of prostaglandin H synthase, in angiogenesis. A TXA(2) mimetic, U46619, stimulated endothelial cell migration. Angiogenic basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) increased TXA(2) synthesis in endothelial cells three- to fivefold. Inhibition of TXA(2) synthesis with furegrelate or CI reduced HUVEC migration stimulated by VEGF or bFGF. A TXA(2) receptor antagonist, SQ29,548, inhibited VEGF- or bFGF-stimulated endothelial cell migration. In vivo, CI inhibited bFGF-induced angiogenesis. Finally, development of lung metastasis in C57Bl/6J mice intravenously injected with Lewis lung carcinoma or B16a cells was significantly inhibited by thromboxane synthase inhibitors, CI or furegrelate sodium. Our data demonstrate the involvement of TXA(2) in angiogenesis and development of tumor metastasis.
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MESH Headings
- 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Benzofurans/pharmacology
- Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
- Chemotaxis/drug effects
- Chemotaxis/physiology
- Dinoprost/pharmacology
- Dinoprostone/pharmacology
- Endothelial Growth Factors/pharmacology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/pathology
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Epoprostenol/analogs & derivatives
- Epoprostenol/pharmacology
- Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/pharmacology
- Humans
- Hydrazines/pharmacology
- Lung Neoplasms/blood supply
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Lung Neoplasms/secondary
- Lymphokines/pharmacology
- Male
- Melanoma, Experimental/blood supply
- Melanoma, Experimental/pathology
- Melanoma, Experimental/secondary
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/physiopathology
- Rats
- Receptors, Thromboxane/antagonists & inhibitors
- Thromboxane A2/physiology
- Thromboxane-A Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Umbilical Veins
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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Tang K, Nie D, Cai Y, Honn KV. The beta4 integrin subunit rescues A431 cells from apoptosis through a PI3K/Akt kinase signaling pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 264:127-32. [PMID: 10527852 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To study whether alpha6beta4 integrin regulates apoptosis, human A431 cells were plated on bacteria plates in the presence or absence of mAb beta4. In the absence of mAb beta4, A431 cells demonstrated morphological characteristics of apoptosis by 24 h and most cells died by 48 h. In contrast, in the presence of mAb beta4, cells remained viable, and at the end of 48 h, 70-80% of cells survived. Treatment of A431 cells with mAb beta4 resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of the p85 subunit of PI3 kinase; PI3 kinase activity increased within 15 min and peaked at 60 min. Stimulation of beta4 in A431 cells resulted in a time-dependent phosphorylation of Akt with a concomitant and parallel phosphorylation of Bad. Inactivation of PI3 kinase with inhibitors blocked the anti-apoptotic effect induced by mAb beta4. These are the first results to suggest that ligation of alpha6beta4 integrin protects cells from apoptosis through a PI3K/Akt kinase signaling pathway.
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- K Tang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Nie D, Hillman GG, Geddes T, Tang K, Pierson C, Grignon DJ, Honn KV. Platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase in a human prostate carcinoma stimulates angiogenesis and tumor growth. Cancer Res 1998; 58:4047-51. [PMID: 9751607] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Previously, we found a positive correlation between the expression of platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) and the progression of human prostate adenocarcinoma (PCa; Gao et al., Urology, 46: 227-237, 1995). To determine the role of 12-LOX in PCa progression, we generated stable 12-LOX-transfected PC3 cells, which synthesize high levels of 12-LOX protein and 12(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid metabolite. In vitro, 12-LOX-transfected PC3 cells demonstrated a proliferation rate similar to neo controls. However, following s.c. injection into athymic nude mice, 12-LOX-transfected PC3 cells formed larger tumors than did the controls. Decreased necrosis and increased vascularization were observed in the tumors from 12-LOX-transfected PC3 cells. Both endothelial cell migration and Matrigel implantation assays indicate that 12-LOX-transfected PC3 cells were more angiogenic than their neo controls. These data indicate that 12-LOX stimulates human PCa tumor growth by a novel angiogenic mechanism.
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- D Nie
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Nie D, Ishikawa Y, Guo Y, Wu LN, Genge BR, Wuthier RE, Sauer GR. Inhibition of terminal differentiation and matrix calcification in cultured avian growth plate chondrocytes by Rous sarcoma virus transformation. J Cell Biochem 1998; 69:453-62. [PMID: 9620171 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(19980615)69:4<453::aid-jcb6>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Endochondral bone formation involves the progression of epiphyseal growth plate chondrocytes through a sequence of developmental stages which include proliferation, differentiation, hypertrophy, and matrix calcification. To study this highly coordinated process, we infected growth plate chondrocytes with Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) and studied the effects of RSV transformation on cell proliferation, differentiation, matrix synthesis, and mineralization. The RSV-transformed chondrocytes exhibited a distinct bipolar, fibroblast-like morphology, while the mock-infected chondrocytes had a typical polygonal morphology. The RSV-transformed chondrocytes actively synthesized extracellular matrix proteins consisting mainly of type I collagen and fibronectin. RSV-transformed cells produced much less type X collagen than was produced by mock-transformed cells. There also was a significant reduction of proteoglycan levels secreted in both the cell-matrix layer and culture media from RSV-transformed chondrocytes. RSV-transformed chondrocytes expressed two- to- threefold more matrix metalloproteinase, while expressing only one-half to one-third of the alkaline phosphatase activity of mock infected cells. Finally, RSV-transformed chondrocytes failed to calcify the extracellular matrix, while mock-transformed cells deposited high levels of calcium and phosphate into their extracellular matrix. These results collectively indicate that RSV transformation disrupts the preprogrammed differentiation pattern of growth plate chondrocytes and inhibit chondrocyte terminal differentiation and mineralization. They also suggest that the expression of extracellular matrix proteins, type II and type X collagens, and the cartilage proteoglycans are important for chondrocyte terminal differentiation and matrix calcification.
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- D Nie
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
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Following exposure to cadmium or zinc, chickens were sacrificed and the liver, kidney, and bone epiphyseal growth plates harvested. When cytosolic extracts of the growth plate cartilage were fractionated by gel filtration chromatography, a protein with high metal-binding capacity and low ultraviolet (UV) absorbance eluted in the same position as liver metallothionein (MT) and a MT standard. Cd or Zn treatment resulted in a 25-fold or 5-fold induction in growth plate MT, respectively. In liver the greatest level of MT induction was seen with short-term Cd exposures. In contrast, MT levels in the growth plate increased as the duration of Cd exposure increased. Induction of MT in growth plate chondrocyte cell cultures was observed for media Cd concentrations of > or = 0.1 microM and Zn concentrations of > or = 100 microM. Basal and inducible levels of MT declined through the culture period and were lowest in the terminally differentiated mineralized late stages of the culture. Alkaline phosphatase activity was also lowest in the late-stage cultures, while total cellular protein increased throughout the culture period. Treatment of chondrocytes with Zn prior to Cd exposure resulted in a protective induction of MT. Pre-treatment of chondrocytes with dexamethasone resulted in suppressed synthesis of MT upon Cd exposure and greater Cd toxicity. Both Cd and Zn resulted in significantly increased levels of MT mRNA in chondrocyte cell cultures. Dexamethasone treatment resulted in an approximate 2- to 3-fold increase in MT mRNA. This is contrary to the finding that MT protein levels were decreased by dexamethasone. The findings suggest that an increased rate of MT degradation in dexamethasone-treated and late-stage chondrocyte cultures may be associated with the terminally differentiated phenotype.
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- G R Sauer
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
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Nie D, Ishikawa Y, Yoshimori T, Wuthier RE, Wu LN. Retinoic acid treatment elevates matrix metalloproteinase-2 protein and mRNA levels in avian growth plate chondrocyte cultures. J Cell Biochem 1998; 68:90-9. [PMID: 9407317] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a crucial role in tissue remodeling. In growth plate (GP) cartilage, extensive remodeling occurs at the calcification front. To study the potential involvement of MMPs in retinoic acid (RA) regulation of skeletal development, we studied the effect of all-trans-RA on MMPs levels in mineralizing chicken epiphyseal chondrocyte primary cultures. When treated for 4 day periods on days 10 and 17, RA increased levels of an approximately 70 kDa gelatinase activity. The N-terminal sequence of the first 20 amino acid residues of the purified enzyme was identical to that deduced from chicken MMP-2 cDNA. Time-course studies indicated that RA elevated MMP-2 activity levels in the cultures within 16 h. This increase was inhibited by cycloheximide and was enhanced by forskolin. The increase in MMP-2 activity induced by RA was accompanied by an increase in MMP-2 mRNA levels and was abolished by treatment with cycloheximide. This upregulation of MMP levels by RA in GP chondrocytes is consistent with its effects on osteoblasts and osteosarcoma cells and opposite its inhibitory effects on fibroblasts and endothelial cells. It may well be related to the breakdown of the extracellular matrix in the GP and would be governed by the availability of RA at the calcification front where extensive vascularization also occurs.
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- D Nie
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
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Wu LN, Ishikawa Y, Nie D, Genge BR, Wuthier RE. Retinoic acid stimulates matrix calcification and initiates type I collagen synthesis in primary cultures of avian weight-bearing growth plate chondrocytes. J Cell Biochem 1997; 65:209-30. [PMID: 9136079 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(199705)65:2<209::aid-jcb7>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The effect of retinoic acid (RA) on primary cultures of growth plate chondrocytes obtained from weight-bearing joints was examined, Chondrocytes were isolated from the tibial epiphysis of 6- to 8-week-old broiler-strain chickens and cultured in either serum-containing or serum-free media. RA was administered at low levels either transiently or continuously after the cells had become established in culture. Effects of RA on cellular protein levels, alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity, synthesis of proteoglycan (PG), matrix calcification, cellular morphology, synthesis of tissue-specific types of collagen, and level of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity were explored. RA treatment generally increased AP activity and stimulated mineral deposition, especially if present continuously. RA also caused a shift in cell morphology from spherical/polygonal to spindle-like. This occurred in conjunction with a change in the type of collagen synthesized: type X and II collagens were decreased, while synthesis of type I collagen was increased. There was also a marked increase in the activity of MMP. Contrasting effects of continuous RA treatment on cellular protein levels were seen: they were enhanced in serum-containing media, but decreased in serum-free HL-1 media. Levels of RA as low as 10 nM significantly inhibited PG synthesis and caused depletion in the levels of PG in the medium and cell-matrix layer. Thus, in these appendicular chondrocytes, RA suppressed chondrocytic (PG, cartilage-specific collagens) and enhanced osteoblastic phenotype (cell morphology, type I collagen, alkaline phosphatase, and mineralization).
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
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Nie D, Genge BR, Wu LN, Wuthier RE. Defect in formation of functional matrix vesicles by growth plate chondrocytes in avian tibial dyschondroplasia: evidence of defective tissue vascularization. J Bone Miner Res 1995; 10:1625-34. [PMID: 8592938 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650101104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Avian tibial dyschondroplasia (ATD), a disease characterized by an almost total lack of mineralization in affected areas of growth plate cartilage, may involve defective matrix vesicle (MV) mineralization. To explore the biochemical defect in ATD, both normal and diseased tissue were analyzed for the amount of isolatable MVs, their chemical composition, and their ability to induce mineral formation. We found significantly fewer MVs in ATD tissue, and in contrast to normal MVs, which rapidly mineralized when incubated in synthetic cartilage lymph, those isolated from ATD lesions induced only limited mineralization even after prolonged incubation. Analysis by detergent extraction revealed a nearly dysfunctional nucleational core in ATD MVs. Thus, in ATD tissue, there is a defect in the formation of MVs, and those that form are nearly inactive. There were also alterations in the lipid-dependent Ca2+(-)binding proteins (annexins) in ATD MVs. There were lower levels of annexins II and VI in endogenously produced collagenase-released matrix vesicles (CRMVs), but not in matrix vesicle-enriched microsomes (MVEMs) produced by tissue homogenization. These findings indicate that there is insufficient Ca2+ in ATD cells to enable incorporation of the annexins into MVs. Finally, there was evidence of phospholipid breakdown in ATD MVs, as well as in ATD tissue generally. This indicated that the ATD lesions were becoming necrotic. Taken together, these findings indicate that there is a defect in tissue vascularization such that the supply of mineral ions and nutrients to ATD cartilage is inadequate to support normal MV formation and subsequent mineralization.
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- D Nie
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
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Wang C, Zhao Z, Feng P, Zhou Z, Nie D. [Research on the different blood types umbilical cord blood hematopoietic progenitors mixed culture in vitro]. Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 1995; 26:351-3. [PMID: 8586409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Using single layer agar culture method, we make a study on culture of human hematopoietic progenitor cell from umbilical cord blood. The result showed the mean value of the granulocyte macrophage progenitor cells (CFU-GM) from twenty neonates cord blood was 95.6 +/- 36.5/10(6) MNC. We compared the mixed culture of two different blood types neonates cord blood hematopoietic progenitors with single sample and found little difference between them in number and growth characteristics. This may provide a theoretical basis for clinical transplantation of mixed human cord progenitor cells.
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Simpson IJ, Thurtell GW, Kidd GE, Lin M, Demetriades-Shah TH, Flitcroft ID, Kanemasu ET, Nie D, Bronson KF, Neue HU. Tunable diode laser measurements of methane fluxes from an irrigated rice paddy field in the Philippines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1029/94jd03326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zhong L, Xia X, Mao Z, Nie D. Optoelectronic implementation of a compression-attraction-sphere associative memory using an optical spatial pattern-encoding method. Appl Opt 1993; 32:1473-1476. [PMID: 20820279 DOI: 10.1364/ao.32.001473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A compression-attraction-sphere associative-memory model is proposed. An optoelectronic implementation of its inner-product architecture using an optical spatial pattern-encoding method is demonstrated bycomputer simulations and preliminary experiments.
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Fritschen LJ, Qian P, Kanemasu ET, Nie D, Smith EA, Stewart JB, Verma SB, Wesely ML. Comparisons of surface flux measurement systems used in FIFE 1989. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1029/91jd03042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nie D, Kanemasu ET, Fritschen LJ, Weaver HL, Smith EA, Verma SB, Field RT, Kustas WP, Stewart JB. An intercomparison of surface energy flux measurement systems used during FIFE 1987. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1029/91jd03044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Smith EA, Hsu AY, Crosson WL, Field RT, Fritschen LJ, Gurney RJ, Kanemasu ET, Kustas WP, Nie D, Shuttleworth WJ, Stewart JB, Verma SB, Weaver HL, Wesely ML. Area-averaged surface fluxes and their time-space variability over the FIFE experimental domain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1029/91jd03060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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