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Shie F, Hsu C, Chao P, Hsueh J, Hsu JT, Su I. Synergistic effects of an innovative combination therapy on treating Alzheimer's disease involving modulation of gut dysbiosis. Alzheimers Dement 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.045139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Merry Life Biomedical Company, Ltd. Tainan City Taiwan
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- National Health Research Institutes Zhunan Town Taiwan
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- Merry Life Biomedical Company, Ltd. Tainan City Taiwan
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Tanida K, Takeuchi S, Miyagawa S, Ikeda M, Katada N, Nagai T, Lee R, Phuphaibul R, Niles J, Li Y, Su I, Lee P. Comparison of daytime sleepiness among early adolescents in six Asia Pacific regions. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1048] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wu S, Lan S, Wu S, Chiu Y, Lin X, Su I, Tsai T, Yen C, Lu T, Liang F, Li C, Su H, Su C, Liu H. Hepatocellular carcinoma-related cyclin D1 is selectively regulated by autophagy degradation system. Hepatology 2018; 68:141-154. [PMID: 29328502 PMCID: PMC6055810 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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UNLABELLED Dysfunction of degradation machineries causes cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Overexpression of cyclin D1 in HCC has been reported. We previously reported that autophagy preferentially recruits and degrades the oncogenic microRNA (miR)-224 to prevent HCC. Therefore, in the present study, we attempted to clarify whether cyclin D1 is another oncogenic factor selectively regulated by autophagy in HCC tumorigenesis. Initially, we found an inverse correlation between low autophagic activity and high cyclin D1 expression in tumors of 147 HCC patients and three murine models, and these results taken together revealed a correlation with poor overall survival of HCC patients, indicating the importance of these two events in HCC development. We found that increased autophagic activity leads to cyclin D1 ubiquitination and selective recruitment to the autophagosome (AP) mediated by a specific receptor, sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1), followed by fusion with lysosome and degradation. Autophagy-selective degradation of ubiquitinated cyclin D1 through SQSTM1 was confirmed using cyclin D1/ubiquitin binding site (K33-238 R) and phosphorylation site (T286A) mutants, lentivirus-mediated silencing autophagy-related 5 (ATG5), autophagy-related 7 (ATG7), and Sqstm1 knockout cells. Functional studies revealed that autophagy-selective degradation of cyclin D1 plays suppressive roles in cell proliferation, colony, and liver tumor formation. Notably, an increase of autophagic activity by pharmacological inducers (amiodarone and rapamycin) significantly suppressed tumor growth in both the orthotopic liver tumor and subcutaneous tumor xenograft models. Our findings provide evidence of the underlying mechanism involved in the regulation of cyclin D1 by selective autophagy to prevent tumor formation. CONCLUSION Taken together, our data demonstrate that autophagic degradation machinery and the cell-cycle regulator, cyclin D1, are linked to HCC tumorigenesis. We believe these findings may be of value in the development of alternative therapeutics for HCC patients. (Hepatology 2018;68:141-154).
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- Shan‐Ying Wu
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Institute of Oral MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Department of Internal MedicineNational Cheng Kung University HospitalTainanTaiwan
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- Department of PathologyNational Cheng Kung University HospitalTainanTaiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome SciencesNational Yang‐Ming UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal MedicineNational Cheng Kung University hospital, College of MedicineTainanTaiwan
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- NCKU Research Center for Health Data and Department of Public HealthCollege of MedicineTainanTaiwan
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- NCKU Research Center for Health Data and Department of Public HealthCollege of MedicineTainanTaiwan
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- NCKU Research Center for Health Data and Department of Public HealthCollege of MedicineTainanTaiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- Department of Human Development and Family StudiesNational Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan,Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, College of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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Teng C, Chang H, Tsai H, Hsieh W, Kuo Y, Su I, Lin Y. Liver regeneration accelerates hepatitis B virus-related tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Mol Oncol 2018; 12:1175-1187. [PMID: 29729074 PMCID: PMC6026873 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Although partial hepatectomy (PH) to remove tumors provides a potential cure of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), long-term survival of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC patients after PH remains a big challenge. Early recurrence within 2 years post-PH is associated with the dissemination of primary HCC. However, late recurrence after 2 years post-PH is supposed due to the de novo or a secondary tumor. Since PH initiates liver regeneration (LR), we hypothesize that LR may accelerate tumorigenesis through activation of pre-existing precancerous lesions in the remaining liver. In this study, we explored the potential role of several LR-related factors in the de novo recurrence in a HBV X protein (HBx) transgenic mouse model receiving PH to mimic human HCC development. Following PH, we observed that tumor development was significantly accelerated from 16.9 to 10.4 months in HBx transgenic mice. The expression of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family proteins was remarkably suppressed in livers of HBx transgenic relative to non-transgenic mice from early to late stages after PH as compared with non-PH mice. The expression of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad pathway, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), Myc, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), and β-Catenin also showed a significant difference between livers of HBx transgenic and non-transgenic mice at variable time points after PH in comparison with non-PH mice. Taken together, our results provide an explanation for the high de novo recurrence of HBV-related HCC after PH, probably through induction of the sequential changes of LR-related SOCS family proteins, growth factors, and transcription factors, which may promote growth on the precancerous remnant liver.
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- Chiao‐Fang Teng
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical SciencesChina Medical UniversityTaichungTaiwan
- Organ Transplantation CenterChina Medical University HospitalTaichungTaiwan
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- Department of BiotechnologySouthern Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTainanTaiwan
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- Department of PathologyNational Cheng Kung University HospitalTainanTaiwan
- Institute of Clinical MedicineCollege of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and VaccinologyNational Health Research InstitutesTainanTaiwan
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- Organ Transplantation CenterChina Medical University HospitalTaichungTaiwan
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- Department of BiotechnologySouthern Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTainanTaiwan
- Department of PathologyNational Cheng Kung University HospitalTainanTaiwan
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and VaccinologyNational Health Research InstitutesTainanTaiwan
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- Division of General and Transplant SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryNational Cheng Kung University HospitalTainanTaiwan
- Department of SurgeryCollege of MedicineNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainanTaiwan
- Liver Cancer Collaborative Oncology GroupNational Cheng Kung University HospitalTainanTaiwan
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Hadnott T, Stark S, Medica A, Whitcomb B, Su I. Contraceptive choice among young cancer survivors: what do patients value? Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.373] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Hadnott T, Medica A, Stark S, Whitcomb B, Su I. Perception of fertility potential is associated with contraceptive behavior in female young adult cancer survivors. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.212] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Ho J, Gorman J, Whitcomb B, Bouknight J, Su I, Chung K. Factors associated with family building in cancer survivors. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.199] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Toloubeydokhti T, Lederhandler S, Su I. Fertility concerns are associated with lower contraception rates in breast cancer survivors. Fertil Steril 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.028] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Garzo V, Yeo A, Su I, Cook-Andersen H, Meldrum D, Duleba A. High pregnancy rates can be achieved with elective single embryo transfer offered to all patients. Fertil Steril 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Homer M, Charo L, Natarajan L, Haunschild C, DeMichele A, Su I. Predicting menopause in breast cancer survivors: an analysis of 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.328] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Charo L, Homer M, Natarajan L, Haunschild C, DeMichele A, Su I. Drug metabolizing enzme polymorphisms are associated with chemotherapy related amenorrhea in young breast cancer survivors. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chung K, Stanczyk F, Ma L, Sammel M, Haunschild C, Su I. Can ultrasensitive AMH assays detect ovarian function in older reproductive-aged women with breast cancer? Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Price SG, Chen H, Silvius AA, Birch J, Su I, Izaguirre EW. TU-C-BRB-01: Commissioning and Characterization of a Dual Gantry Image Guided Orthovoltage Micro Irradiator for Preclinical Small Animal Radiobiological Experiments. Med Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4735913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Izaguirre EW, Chen H, Su I, Silvius AA, Birch J, Price S, Low DA. TH-C-204B-10: Implementation of a Small Animal Image Guided Microirradiator: The MicroIGRT. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3469502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mao J, Su I, Feng R, Desai K, Horn M, Chan D, DeMichele A. Genetic variation in CYP19A1 and interleukin-6 and aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgia in breast cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mao J, Gehrman P, Su I, Bruner D, Xie S, El Sehamy A, DeMichele A. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-1062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: Insomnia is increasingly recognized as a major symptom outcome in oncology; however, its prevalence and risk factors have not been previously defined in women receiving aromatase inhibitors (AI) for breast cancer.Patients and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort of postmenopausal women with stage 0-III breast cancer receiving adjuvant AI therapy at an outpatient breast oncology clinic at a large university hospital. The validated Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) was the primary outcome (Cronbach's alpha of 0.91 in this population). According to ISI, Insomnia was categorized as: no clinically significant insomnia, 0-7; sub-threshold insomnia 8-14; clinical insomnia (moderate severity), 15-12; clinical insomnia (severe), 22-28. We defined anyone who had clinical insomnia with a score of 15 or above. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to assess risk factor(s).Results: 367 patients have been analyzed, with a mean age of 61.6 +/- 10 years. 83.6% were White and 12.9% Black. While 124 (34.1%) had sub-threshold insomnia, 67 (18.4%) met criteria for clinical insomnia based on ISI: 58 (15.9%) for clinically moderate insomnia and 9 (2.5%) clinically severe insomnia. Of the entire sample, 31% considered seeking treatment for insomnia over the previous month. In a multivariate logistic regression model, clinical insomnia was independently associated with current joint pain (odds ratio [OR], 4.41, 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.17-8.96, p<0.001) and hot flashes (OR, 3.00, 95% CI, 1.58-5.71, p=0.001). While education level (college only vs. graduate or professional degree) was also associated with increased risk for clinical insomnia (OR, 2.46, 95% CI, 1.18-5.14, p=0.016), no other demographic, clinical or treatment variable was related to clinical insomnia.Conclusions: Insomnia is a substantial problem among breast cancer survivors receiving aromatase inhibitors and is highly associated with joint pain and hot flashes. Thus, effective treatment of joint pain and hot flashes may help improve insomnia in this population.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 1062.
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- J. Mao
- 1University of Pennsylvania Health System, PA,
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- 2University of Pennsylvania Health System, PA,
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- 2University of Pennsylvania Health System, PA,
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- 2University of Pennsylvania Health System, PA,
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- 2University of Pennsylvania Health System, PA,
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Schreiber C, Su I, Fay C, Barnhart K. The inflammatory effects of two vaginal gels on the reproductive tract. Contraception 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.05.107] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Izaguirre EW, Kassebaum BL, Birch J, Su I, Mutic S, Parikh P, Grigsby P, Low D. TU-C-BRD-06: Preclinical Image Guided Microirradiators: Concepts, Design and Implementation. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3182324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Tseng F, Ting K, Wang J, Chang W, Chang Y, Su I. Epidemiology of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic in Taiwan: Investigations Based on Historical Demographic Records. Int J Infect Dis 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Wang S, Lei H, Yu C, Wang J, Su I, Liu C. Acute Chemokine Response in the Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Children with Enterovirus 71–Associated Brainstem Encephalitis. J Infect Dis 2008; 198:1002-6. [DOI: 10.1086/591462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Matro J, Stankiewicz C, Horn M, Hwang W, Green J, Su I, Velders L, Sherman L, DeMichele A. Clinical and genetic risk factors for bone loss in breast cancer survivors after adjuvant chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.578] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lu C, Ni Y, Chiang B, Chen P, Chang M, Chang L, Su I, Kuo H, Huang L, Chen D, Lee C. Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to a Hepatitis B Vaccine Booster 15–18 Years after Neonatal Immunization. J Infect Dis 2008; 197:1419-26. [DOI: 10.1086/587695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Rudick B, Su I, Sammel M, Kovalevsky G, Shaunick A, Barnhart K. Is Factor V Leiden mutation a cause of implantation failure? Fertil Steril 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Su I, Alton J, Sherman L, Stankiewicz C, Ratcliffe S, DeMichele A. Relationships between clinical and biochemical predictors of chemotherapy-related amenorrhea in premenopausal adjuvant breast cancer patients. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.11011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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11011 Background: Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a major side effect of breast cancer adjuvant therapy. Predicting post- chemotherapy POF and reproductive status impacts decisions about fertility, contraception, menopausal issues and breast cancer treatment. We examined clinical and biochemical predictors of chemotherapy related amenorrhea (CRA) in premenopausal adjuvant breast cancer patients. Methods: We conducted a cohort study of 121 breast cancer patients with stages I-III disease, premenopausal at diagnosis, enrolled 1 to 4 years from chemotherapy. All patients received 4 cycles of doxorubicin and cyclophosphomide with or without 4 cycles of paclitaxel or docetaxel, at q2 (dose-dense) or q3 week intervals. The primary endpoint was CRA (amenorrhea > 12 months from chemotherapy start). Pretreatment menstrual status and clinical factors were collected prospectively; subjects were recontacted for additional information and venipuncture. Regression models were used to examine risk factors for CRA and log FSH. Results: Mean age was 43.2 years (range 26.7–57.8). Mean follow up from chemotherapy start to enrollment was 2.1 years (range 1.0–4.1). 68 subjects developed CRA, while 53 continued menstruating. In a model including age, tamoxifen use, dose density, chemotherapy regimen, ovarian suppression during chemotherapy, smoking, body mass index and race, only age (OR 1.57[CI 1.29–1.89], p<0.001), tamoxifen use (OR 7.25 [CI 5.89–34.87], p=0.01), and dose density (OR 3.38 [CI 1.16–16.50], p=0.03) had independent associations with CRA. Serum FSH at enrollment (n=112) was higher in CRA than in non-CRA (11.8 vs 45.8, p< 0.001). However, 39% (25/65) of CRA subjects had FSH < 40 mIU/mL, the biochemical threshold for menopause (mean 26.4, range 10.1–39.9). FSH was not associated with chemotherapy regimen (p=0.51) or schedule (p=0.21). Conclusions: Age, tamoxifen use, dose density and subsequent FSH were independently associated with CRA. Clinically, amenorrhea for more than 12 months did not always represent biochemical menopause. Better methods are needed to characterize ovarian function in patients after adjuvant chemotherapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- I. Su
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Fourteen cytokines or chemokines were analyzed on 88 RT-PCR-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. IFN-gamma, IL-18, TGF-beta, IL-6, IP-10, MCP-1, MIG, and IL-8, but not of TNF-alpha, IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, IL-13, or TNFRI, were highly elevated in the acute phase sera of Taiwan SARS patients. IFN-gamma was significantly higher in the Ab(+) group than in the Ab(-) group. IFN-gamma, IL-18, MCP-1, MIG, and IP-10 were already elevated at early days post fever onset. Furthermore, levels of IL-18, IP-10, MIG, and MCP-1 were significantly higher in the death group than in the survival group. For the survival group, IFN-gamma and MCP-1 were inversely associated with circulating lymphocytes count and monocytes count, but positively associated with circulating neutrophils count. It is concluded that an interferon-gamma-related cytokine storm was induced post SARS coronavirus infection, and this cytokine storm might be involved in the immunopathological damage in SARS patients.
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- Kao‐Jean Huang
- Departments of Basic Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Center for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Clinical Research, National Health of Research Institute, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Basic Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Center for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Basic Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Basic Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Huang L, Chiu C, Yeh S, Huang W, Hsueh P, Yang W, Yang J, Su I, Chang S, Chen P. Evaluation of antibody responses against SARS coronaviral nucleocapsid or spike proteins by immunoblotting or ELISA. J Med Virol 2004; 73:338-46. [PMID: 15170626 PMCID: PMC7167198 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV is a newly emerging virus that causes SARS with high mortality rate in infected people. To study the humoral responses against SARS-CoV, we evaluated nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) proteins-specific antibodies in patients' sera by Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Recombinant N and S proteins of SARS-CoV were purified from transformed E. coli. Serum specimens from 40 SARS-CoV-infected patients in the convalescent phase were analyzed by Western blotting using the purified antigens. Serial serum specimens from 12 RT-PCR-confirmed SARS patients were assayed by ELISA using the recombinant N protein as coated antigen. By Western blotting, 97.5% of the SARS patients were positive for N protein-specific antibodies whereas only 47.5% of the samples were positive for S protein-specific antibodies. Using N protein-based ELISA, 10 out of the 12 patients were positive for N protein-specific antibodies and 6 of them showed seroconversion at mean of 16 days after onset of fever. Immunoblotting was useful for detecting the humoral immune response after SARS-CoV infection. Antibodies against SARS-CoV N protein appear at the early stage of infection, therefore, N protein-based ELISA could serve as a simple, sensitive, and specific test for diagnosing SARS-CoV infection.
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- Li‐Rung Huang
- Graduate Institute of Microbiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Microbiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Abstract
B-1 cells differ from conventional peripheral B cells (B-2) by anatomical location, surface marker expression, antibody repertoire and growth properties. The lineage hypothesis of B-1 cell development attributes the properties of B-1 cells to their unique origin. The induced differentiation hypothesis suggests the surface-immunoglobulin-driven development of B-1 cells from common B-1/B-2 cell progenitors. In both models self-antigen-induced signalling plays the central role in positive selection of B-1 cells. The ability of B-1 cells to be positively selected by self-antigens raises questions about the mechanism of this phenomenon.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- Autoantigens/immunology
- Autoimmunity
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/drug effects
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- CD5 Antigens/immunology
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Lineage
- Clonal Deletion
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Models, Immunological
- Phorbol Esters/pharmacology
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/immunology
- Signal Transduction
- Thy-1 Antigens/genetics
- Thy-1 Antigens/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- I Su
- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling, Institute for Genetics, University of Köln, Köln, D-50931, Germany
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Chan VW, Mecklenbräuker I, Su I, Texido G, Leitges M, Carsetti R, Lowell CA, Rajewsky K, Miyake K, Tarakhovsky A. The molecular mechanism of B cell activation by toll-like receptor protein RP-105. J Exp Med 1998; 188:93-101. [PMID: 9653087 PMCID: PMC2525555 DOI: 10.1084/jem.188.1.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/1998] [Revised: 04/17/1998] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The B cell-specific transmembrane protein RP-105 belongs to the family of Drosophila toll-like proteins which are likely to trigger innate immune responses in mice and man. Here we demonstrate that the Src-family protein tyrosine kinase Lyn, protein kinase C beta I/II (PKCbetaI/II), and Erk2-specific mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase (MEK) are essential and probably functionally connected elements of the RP-105-mediated signaling cascade in B cells. We also find that negative regulation of RP-105-mediated activation of MAP kinases by membrane immunoglobulin may account for the phenomenon of antigen receptor-mediated arrest of RP-105-mediated B cell proliferation.
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Affiliation(s)
- V W Chan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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Su I, Lay Z, Cheng A, Chang Y. Modulation of retinoic Acid receptor-alpha, growth-factors and protooncogenes in retinoic Acid-induced apoptosis of ki-1 lymphoma cell-line. Int J Oncol 1994; 4:1089-95. [PMID: 21567024 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.4.5.1089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We have previously reported the successful salvage by retinoid acid (RA) of patients with refractory Ki-1 lymphoma. In this study, we have further investigated the effect of all-trans RA on a Ki-1 lymphoma cell line SR786. Similar to the clinical observation, SR786 cells were sensitive to RA treatment (ID50=0.6 mu m). RA-treated SR786 cells were transformed to a more differentiated morphology at 24 h, and subsequently died via apoptosis at 48-72 h. This process was associated with a decreased expression of the proliferation markers and c-myc proto-oncogene. The RA receptor alpha (RAR-alpha), however, showed an immediate enhanced expression at 1/2 h, and followed by an increase of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) gene expression. The apoptosis and increased expression of TGF-beta 1 could be completely blocked;by the addition of cycloheximide given within 12 h of RA treatment. It appears that the RA-induced apoptosis of SR-786 is the result of an RA-induced upregulation of RAR-alpha and a subsequent activation of TGF-beta 1, which in turn leads to a cascade of the suppression of growth-related genes. Our observations strongly support the use of retinoids in Ki-1 lymphoma and invite further studies to test the potential of RA in other specific type T-cell lymphomas.
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Affiliation(s)
- I Su
- NATL TAIWAN UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT PATHOL,TAIPEI 10764,TAIWAN. NATL TAIWAN UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,TAIPEI 10764,TAIWAN
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Polin D, Bursian SJ, Underwood MS, Wiggers PA, Biondo N, Su I, Braselton WE, Render JA. Elimination of PBBs in rats. Effect of mineral oil and/or feed restriction. J Toxicol Environ Health 1991; 33:197-212. [PMID: 1646894 DOI: 10.1080/15287399109531518] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rats were fed polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) at 0.1 to 100.0 ppm for 14 d and then treated to hasten the removal of PBBs with 0, 5, or 10% mineral oil (MO) and/or 0, 15, 30, or 45% feed restriction (FR) for 21 d. PBB body burdens were determined at d 14 and expressed on a log-log basis by Y = 0.91X + 2.179 (r2 = 0.974), where X = log of PBB concentration in diet (ppm) and Y = log of PBB body burden (micrograms). After 21 d withdrawal, body burdens were expressed by the equation Y = 0.787X + 2.218 (r2 = 0.95). The most effective withdrawal treatment was 10% MO + 45% FR producing a reduction of body burdens inversely related to prior body burdens (69% at 0.1 ppm to 23% at 100 ppm). Body weights and fat content were significantly (p less than or equal to .05) reduced by feed restriction, with fat content only 39% of controls at 21 d off. Mortality averaged 0, 13.6, and 35.8% for rats fed 0, 5, or 10% MO, and 25, 15, 8.6, and 3.7% for rats feed restricted at 0, 15, 30, and 45%, respectively. Histopathology of the dead and moribund rats indicated that the clinical signs were not characteristic of PBB toxicity. In a second experiment, safflower oil at 3.5% or excess vitamins prevented the mortality and clinical signs associated with MO during withdrawal from 100 ppm PBBs. Based on these data and those in the literature, PBBs interfere with vitamin utilization.
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Affiliation(s)
- D Polin
- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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