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Wu TZ, Liang X, Li JQ, Li T, Yang LL, Li J, Xin JJ, Jiang J, Shi DY, Ren KK, Hao SR, Jin LF, Ye P, Huang JR, Xu XW, Gao ZL, Duan ZP, Han T, Wang YM, Wang BJ, Gan JH, Fen TT, Pan C, Chen YP, Huang Y, Xie Q, Lin SM, Chen X, Xin SJ, Li LJ, Li J. [Establishment of clinical features and prognostic scoring model in early-stage hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic liver failure]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2020; 28:441-445. [PMID: 32403883 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20200316-00116] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and establish a corresponding prognostic scoring model in patients with early-stage clinical features of hepatitis B-induced acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF). Methods: Clinical characteristics of 725 cases with hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic hepatic dysfunction (HBV-ACHD) were retrospectively analyzed using Chinese group on the study of severe hepatitis B (COSSH). The independent risk factors associated with 90-day prognosis to establish a prognostic scoring model was analyzed by multivariate Cox regression, and was validated by 500 internal and 390 external HBV-ACHD patients. Results: Among 725 cases with HBV-ACHD, 76.8% were male, 96.8% had cirrhosis base,66.5% had complications of ascites, 4.1% had coagulation failure in respect to organ failure, and 9.2% had 90-day mortality rate. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that TBil, WBC and ALP were the best predictors of 90-day mortality rate in HBV-ACHD patients. The established scoring model was COSS-HACHADs = 0.75 × ln(WBC) + 0.57 × ln(TBil)-0.94 × ln(ALP) +10. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of subjects was significantly higher than MELD, MELD-Na, CTP and CLIF-C ADs(P < 0.05). An analysis of 500 and 390 cases of internal random selection group and external group had similar verified results. Conclusion: HBV-ACHD patients are a group of people with decompensated cirrhosis combined with small number of organ failure, and the 90-day mortality rate is 9.2%. COSSH-ACHDs have a higher predictive effect on HBV-ACHD patients' 90-day prognosis, and thus provide evidence-based medicine for early clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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- T Z Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The First Hospital Affiliated To AMU, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The First Affilated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The First Affilated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, The First Affilated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, First Affilated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- Department of liver and Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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Xing F, Li S, Zhang JJ, Sun CY, Huang JR, Gao ZL, Zhu TT, Zhao Q, Zhang H, Liu CH. [Observation of the therapeutic and characteristic effects of terlipressin on refractory cirrhotic ascites]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2020; 27:982-988. [PMID: 31941260 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2019.12.010] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of terlipressin on refractory ascites (RA) in cirrhosis, and its role and impact on acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods: A non-randomized controlled clinical trial data of 111 hospitalized cases of liver cirrhosis accompanied with RA was collected from Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital of Hubei Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Zhejiang University, and People's Hospital of Pudong New Area of Shanghai between March 2015 and March 2017. 26 cases of conventional treatment group (control group) were divided into two subgroups: RA without AKI (RA-NAKI) and RA with AKI (RA-AKI), and each subgroup consisted 13 cases. Patients with bacterial infection were treated with diuretics, albumin supplementation and antibiotics. 85 cases were presented in terlipressin combined treatment group, of which 27 cases were of RA-NAKI and 58 cases were of RA-AKI. Control group was injected terlipressin 1mg of intravenous drip or static push (once q6 h ~ 12 h) for more than 5 days. The treatment duration lasted for 2 weeks with 4 weeks of follow-up. Body weight, 24-hour urine volume, abdominal circumference, mean arterial pressure (MAP), liver and kidney function, anterior hepatic ascites, deepest point of ascites, and ultrasonographic detection of ascites in supine position before treatment, one and two weeks after treatment and 4 weeks after follow-up were compared. Count data were tested by χ (2). Samples of four groups at baseline were compared. One-way analysis of variance was used for normal distribution data and Kruskal-Wallis H test for non-normal distribution data. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the difference in efficacy between different time points before and after treatment in the group. The LSD method of one-way ANOVA was used to compare the two groups. A t-test of independent samples was used to compare the efficacy of different time series between the two groups. Mann-Whitney rank- sum test was used to compare the data of non-normal distribution between the two groups. Results: (1) Baseline data were compared among 4 subgroups of terlipressin RA-NAKI and control RA-AKI. Control group age was higher than that of terlipressin group, and the serum creatinine (SCr) of the RA-AKI group was higher than RA-NAKI group, and there was no significant difference in the rest of the baseline data and the combined medication (P > 0.05). (2) An intra-group comparison between control and trelipressin before and after treatment showed that all patients had lower body mass, abdominal circumference and deepest ascites, and higher serum albumin (P < 0.05). 24-hour urine volume and MAP was significantly increased in the terlipressin group, while the pre-ascites, SCr and child Turcotte Pugh (CTP) scores were decreased. Body weight, abdominal circumference, pre-ascites, and deepest ascites of the terlipressin group were decreased, while MAP was increased during the treatment and follow-up periods. The differences were statistically significant when compared with the control group at the same time (P < 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the increase of 24-h urine volume in the terlipressin group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The decrease in SCr and CTP in the terlipressin group after 2 weeks of treatment and 4 weeks of follow-up was statistically significant compared with the control group (P < 0.05). (3) Among the two subgroups of RA-AKI and RA-NAKI in the terlipressin group, the baseline SCr value of the former was higher than that of the latter. After treatment, the body weight, abdominal circumference, pre-ascites, deepest ascites and CTP scores were decreased. In the RA-AKI group, 24-hour urine volume, MAP, SCr and serum albumin concentration were significantly increased. The difference between the two subgroups before and after treatment was compared, and the body weight of RA-AKI group at 1, 2 weeks of treatment and 4 weeks of follow-up was significantly lower than RA-NAKI group, which were (- 2.3 ± 0.2 vs. - 1.5 ± 0.2) kg, (- 4.1 ± 0.2 vs. - 2.6 ± 0.2) kg, (- 4.2 ± 0.3 vs. - 2.4 ± 0.3) kg, respectively. RA-NAKI group urine volume was significantly increased at 2 weeks of treatment and 4 weeks of follow-up, which was (468 ± 42 vs. 110 ± 131) ml, (272 ± 34 ml vs. 11 ± 112) ml, respectively. SCr reduction (18.3 ± 4.7 vs. 0.9 ± 2.4) µmol/l at 4 weeks of follow-up was apparent in RA-NAKI group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Addition of terlipressin to conventional treatment may significantly increase MAP, 24-h urine volume, improve renal function and promote ascites resolution in patients with refractory cirrhotic ascites. Moreover, its combination effect is more obvious in AKI patients, and adverse reactions are mild.
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- F Xing
- Second Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai 201900, China
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- Department of Integrated Liver Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430033, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pudong New Area Hospital, Shanghai 201299, China
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- Second Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Second Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Second Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Second Department of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai Innovation Center of TCM Health Service, Shanghai 201203, China
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Huang SH, Liu GW, Li JH, Xu JH, Xu DW, Zhang WQ, Huang JR. Expression of TREM-2 and its inhibitory effects on TNF-α induced inflammation in fibroblast-like synoviocytes via inhibiting p38 pathway activation. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2018; 36:185-194. [PMID: 28869414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES It is not clear whether TREM-2 (the "triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2") is expressed in fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLSs). In this study, we aimed to determine the expression of TREM-2 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-FLSs and explore whether and how TREM-2 modulates the function of RA-FLSs. METHODS Western blot and RT-PCR were used to detect the expression of TREM-2 in RA-FLSs, siRNA and lentivirus were used to down-regulate and up-regulate the expression of TREM-2 in RA-FLSs. Then mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and MMP-13 was determined by RT-qPCR. Protein secretion of IL-1β, IL-6, and MMP-13 in the supernatant was determined by ELISA assay; expression of cell signal transduction molecules was determined by western blot. RESULTS A: Relative to OA-FLSs, mRNA and protein expression levels of TREM-2 in RA-FLSs are significantly elevated. TREM-2 protein is mainly expressed in the cytoplasm of RA-FLSs; B: In RA, the expression of TREM-2 was reduced at first and then up-regulated after stimulation by TNF-α. TREM-2 also inhibited the activation of TNF-α induced of inflammation in RA-FLSs by the p38 pathway, which regulates the production of cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases. CONCLUSIONS TREM-2 expressed in RA-FLSs and TNF-α mediated reduction of inflammatory reactions. These phenomena indicated that TREM-2 may be a potential target in the treatment of RA.
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- Sheng Hui Huang
- Department of Orthopaedics, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou; Department of Orthopaedics, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Qingyuan People's Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zengcheng District People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zengcheng District People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou; Department of Orthopaedics, Zengcheng District People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
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Huang JR. [Current status and perspectives of artificial liver for treatment of acute-on-chronic liver failure]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 24:935-939. [PMID: 28073418 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2016.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This article briefly introduces the mechanisms and characteristics of several new artificial liver therapies, the advantages and disadvantages of different sites for placement of the drainage tube, and commonly used anticoagulation methods, as well as the prevention and treatment of common complications of the artificial liver support system. The future direction of development of artificial liver includes new regimens for "individualized treatment" based on patients' conditions, combination of non-biological artificial liver and biological active ingredients, and development of efficient and perfected hybrid bioartificial liver, which can further improve the therapeutic outcome of liver failure.
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- J R Huang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Yang FJ, Peng L, Liu YY, Gao ZL, Han T, Huang JR. [Research advances in diagnosis and treatment of liver failure in 2016]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 25:94-99. [PMID: 28297793 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.02.003] [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] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Liver failure has various clinical types, a complex pathogenesis, and rapid disease progression, as well as a high mortality rate. Liver failure caused by hepatitis B virus infection is the most common type in China with severe conditions, various complications, and a mortality rate as high as 40%-90%. Invasive fungal disease secondary to acute-on-chronic liver failure can affect patients' prognosis and increase mortality rate. This article introduces the research advances in hepatitis B-related liver failure, artificial liver, and invasive fungal disease secondary to acute-on-chronic liver failure in 2016.
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- F J Yang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Liu HL, Huang JR. A new species of Paracleistostoma De Man, 1895 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Camptandriidae) from Haikou, Hainan Province, China. Zootaxa 2016; 4121:346-50. [PMID: 27395229 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.9] [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] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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A new species of Paracleistostoma De Man, 1895, P. meilanense n. sp. is reported from mangroves forests in Haikou, Hainan Province, China. The new species inhabits mud burrows in the upper intertidal zone and is sympatric with P. tomentosa Yang & Sun, 1993, and P. depressum De Man, 1895. The slender chelipeds as well as the characteristic morphology of the male first pleopod easily distinguishes the species from congeners.
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- Han Lun Liu
- School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.;
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- School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.;
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Xu J, Han C, Huang JR. The complete mitogenome of the Sheatfish Pterocryptis cochinchinensis (Siluriformes: Siluridae) and phylogenetic implications. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2015; 27:2785-6. [PMID: 26094986 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1053066] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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To better understand the phylogenetic status of the Sheatfish, Pterocryptis cochinchinensis, we determined its complete mitogenome sequence using polymerase chain reaction and the direct sequencing method. The complete mitogenome sequence was 16,501bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 control region (D-loop), the gene was identical to typical vertebrate. This was the first report of the complete mitogenome sequence in genus Pterocryptis. Phylogenetic based on mitogenome sequences and cytb gene suggested that the Sheatfish formed the most basal branch having sister relationship with the clade containing all other analyzed genus Silurus fishes.
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- JunQiu Xu
- a School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China
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Severe viral hepatitis with high mortality is the most common cause of liver failure in China. Treatment of severe viral hepatitis by hemoperfusion was initially adopted in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Following 10 years of development in China, a plasma exchange (PE)-centered artificial liver support system (ALSS), principally dependent on PE technology was developed. Based on the condition and symptoms of each patient, PE was given alone, or combined with hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration, hemoperfusion, or plasma perfusion. In the late 1990s, training courses for ALSS were developed, and ALSS began to be carried out across China. Guidelines for artificial liver therapy were formulated and published by the Artificial Liver and Liver Failure Group of the Chinese Society of Infection. In recent years, new methods have been attempted, including small pore-size plasma separators, a molecular adsorbent-based recirculating system (MARS), and a continuous albumin purification system (CAPS). According to a retrospective analysis published in 2004, ALSS therapy significantly (P < 0.001) improved the survival rate of patients with severe hepatitis compared with patients who received only medicines (43.4%, 157/362 vs. 15.4%, 55/358 in chronic patients and 78.9%, 30/38 vs. 11.9%, 5/42 in acute and subacute patients). Furthermore, ALSS has also proved valuable as a bridge to liver transplantation in the treatment of patients with end-stage severe hepatitis in China. More recently, ALSS has been used in the treatment of drug-induced liver failure, acute fatty liver during pregnancy, and other difficult-to-treat disorders in China.
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- Lan Juan Li
- Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Du WB, Li LJ, Huang JR, Yang Q, Liu XL, Li J, Chen YM, Cao HC, Xu W, Fu SZ, Chen YG. Effects of artificial liver support system on patients with acute or chronic liver failure. Transplant Proc 2006; 37:4359-64. [PMID: 16387120 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIMS Acute on chronic liver failure (AoCLF) is associated with a high mortality rate. Artificial liver support system (ALSS) is useful to bridge patients with liver failure to liver transplantation or to regenerate their own livers. The aims of this prospective study were to investigate the effects of ALSS on clinical manifestations, liver function, and 30-day survival to probe the factors related to mortality in patients with AoCLF. METHODS In this study, 338 enrolled patients with AoCLF who received ALSS treatment for 1 to 8 sessions, were compared with 312 patients treated with conventional medications. RESULTS Clinical manifestations and liver functions were significantly improved, namely, decreased levels of serum transaminases, total bilirubin, and bile acid, as well as increased levels of serum albumin following ALSS treatment. The 30-day survival rates of the patients who received ALSS versus controls were 47.9% versus 34.6%, respectively (P = .01). The MELD score and the stage of hepatic encephalopathy were highly associated with mortality (P < .001), but the sessions of ALSS showed a positive relation to the 30-day survival (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS ALSS appears to be efficacious and safe for the treatment of patients with AoCLF. Both model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and hepatic encephalopathy are useful to predict the mortality of patients.
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- W B Du
- Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Public Health of China, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Li LJ, Liu XL, Xu XW, Sheng GP, Chen Y, Chen YM, Huang JR, Yang Q. Comparison of Plasma Exchange With Different Membrane Pore Sizes in the Treatment of Severe Viral Hepatitis. Ther Apher Dial 2005; 9:396-401. [PMID: 16202014 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2005.00277.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Plasma exchange has become an effective mode of blood purification in patients suffering from liver failure. To assist in patient recovery, we compared two plasma separators to identify a plasma separator with suitable pore sizes to remove toxic substances effectively, and retain important plasma components. The study focused on severe viral hepatitis patients. Of 206 rounds of plasma exchange, 137 were completed with the PS-06 plasma separator (membrane pore size=0.2 microm) and 69 with the EC-4A plasma separator (membrane pore size=0.03 microm). The efficacy of different plasma separators was compared using survival rate, changes in liver biochemistry, immunoglobulin, and complement parameters. The survival rate of patients treated with PS-06 was 43.3% (13 of 30 patients). For patients treated with EC-4A, two patients were bridged to liver transplantation successfully, and 57.9% (11 of 19 patients) survived. In both groups, the levels of total bilirubin, prothrombin time, and bile acid declined significantly. Compared to PS-06, EC-4A could retain significantly larger amounts of immunoglobulin and complements. Our study revealed that plasma exchange implementation with membrane pore size 0.03 microm could remove adequate bilirubin and bile acid, a class of toxins bound to plasma protein in severe viral hepatitis patients, and reduce the loss of essential plasma macromolecules.
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- Lan Juan Li
- Department of Infectious Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Huang JR, Gao YQ, Elie N. [A study of artemether combined with primaquine in the treatment of falciparum malaria]. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 2003; 19:308-9. [PMID: 12572052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and side effects of artemether combined with primaquine in the treatment of falciparum malaria. METHODS Randomization and comparison methods were used in 121 falciparum malaria cases in the Republic of Central Africa. Sixty-one cases were treated with artemether combined with primaquine (Group A used artemether orally, Group B used artemether intramuscularly). And 60 cases received single artemether (Group C used artemether orally, Group D used artemether intramuscularly) were taken as control. RESULTS In Group A and B the mean fever clearance time were 47.6 +/- 15.7 and 36.9 +/- 10.7 hours, clinical cure rates 84.4% and 100%, relapse rates 6.3% and 3.4%, respectively. In Group C and D the mean fever clearance time were 48.2 +/- 18.4 and 42.2 +/- 9.5 hours, clinical cure rates 90.1% and 96.3%, relapse rates 21.2% and 18.5%, respectively. Side effects in cases of all groups were mild. CONCLUSION Artemether combined with primaquine and single artemether(via both routes) showed good therapeutic effects in falciparum malaria cases, while artemether combined with primaquine was more effective than single artemether in reducing relapes rate of malaria.
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- J R Huang
- First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University of Medical College, Hangzhou 310003
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Huang JR, Li H. [Comparison of three approaches to prevent falciparum malaria in Chinese who worked in an African country with high endemicity of malaria]. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 2003; 19:255. [PMID: 12571981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Huang JR, Ford HD, Tatam RP. Phase-stepped speckle shearing interferometer by source wavelength modulation. Opt Lett 1996; 21:1421-1423. [PMID: 19881678 DOI: 10.1364/ol.21.001421] [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: 05/28/2023]
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Phase stepping by wavelength modulation of the optical source is demonstrated in a path-length unbalanced shearing interferometer. A magnification difference, which accompanies the path-length imbalance in the interferometer, introduces an unwanted radial shear, which is shown to be compensated by inclusion of a block of high-refractive-index material in the longer interferometer arm. The block also increases the phase shift obtained for a given wavelength change. The phase-stepping technique is demonstrated with a three-step algorithm to measure out-of-plane strain on a f lat metal plate.
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Zhu HH, Huang JR, Mazela J, Elias J, Tseng L. Progestin stimulates the biosynthesis of fibronectin and accumulation of fibronectin mRNA in human endometrial stromal cells. Hum Reprod 1992; 7:141-6. [PMID: 1533646 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 12/27/2022] Open
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Fibronectin is a major component of decidual basement membrane. In the present study, we have investigated the effect of progestin on the synthesis and secretion of fibronectin in human endometrial stromal cells. Stromal cells were isolated during the menstrual cycle and cultured in RPMI-1640 with 2% fetal calf serum supplemented with progesterone or medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in a long-term culture system. Indirect immunofluorescent staining showed that fibronectin was uniformly distributed in the intracellular and extracellular regions of stromal cells treated with MPA for 14 days. The biosynthesis and secretion of this protein and the accumulation of cellular fibronectin mRNA were studied after various culture periods. Cells were pulse-labelled with [35S]methionine to determine the amount of newly synthesized fibronectin secreted into the culture medium. A monoclonal antibody (Mab) identified human fibronectin on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), showing a predominant band (Mr 230-250 kDa) which migrated with authentic fibronectin run in parallel. In six endometrial specimens, the amount of radioactivity incorporated as [35S]fibronectin was increased by progestin. Maximal stimulation occurred after 6 days treatment with MPA. Culture beyond 16 days reduced the rate of synthesis and secretion to 40% of the maximum. The effect of progestin was dose dependent with 0.02, 0.2 and 1 microM progesterone, producing 2.0, 3.8 and 11-fold increases respectively, over the control. Medroxyprogesterone acetate was more effective than progesterone, the maximal response (10-fold increase) being achieved at 0.02 microM MPA.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- H H Zhu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794
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Bailin G, Huang JR. Fluorescence changes of 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole bound to thiol groups of gizzard myosin. Biochem Int 1991; 23:895-904. [PMID: 1883398] [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: 12/29/2022]
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The fluorescence intensity of gizzard myosin that incorporated about 2 mol of 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-C1) at 0.6 M KC1 was quenched at low concentrations of MgATP or in the presence of F-actin. The observed quenching was reduced at high MgATP concentrations. The half maximal change in quenched fluorescence was shifted from 7.5 microM to 25 microM MgATP for NBD-myosin at 0.15 M KC1. The fluorescent label NBD-C1 can be used to detect changes in the conformation of gizzard myosin.
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- G Bailin
- Department of Molecular Biology UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford 08084
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Zhu HH, Huang JR, Mazella J, Rosenberg M, Tseng L. Differential effects of progestin and relaxin on the synthesis and secretion of immunoreactive prolactin in long term culture of human endometrial stromal cells. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1990; 71:889-99. [PMID: 2144857 DOI: 10.1210/jcem-71-4-889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 12/30/2022]
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PRL secretion from human endometrium is a continuous process extending from the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle throughout the entire gestational stage. We have developed a long term primary cell culture system to elucidate the hormonal requirements for this sustained production of PRL. The effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), progesterone, and relaxin (RLX) on the production of immunoreactive PRL were investigated. MPA stimulated cell growth and PRL production rate during days 5-20 of culture. Progesterone was 20-40% less effective in stimulating PRL than MPA. Stimulation of PRL was continued 1-2 weeks after MPA withdrawal. Relaxin did not promote cell growth. However, it induced the PRL production which fluctuated during the long term culture. The maximal response to RLX was 2- to 3-fold higher or similar to that of MPA. Only five of nine endometrial specimens examined responded to RLX alone. The effect of MPA plus RLX was significantly greater than that of MPA or RLX alone. The highest production rate was shown in cells treated with MPA and then RLX in sequence. After a month of culture, the production rates (micrograms of PRL per 0.1 mg cell DNA/day) under various culture conditions (A, control; B, MPA; C, MPA for 10-15 days and no hormone afterward; D, both MPA and RLX; and E, MPA and RLX in sequence) were: A, about 0-0.01 (n = 12); B, 2.5 +/- 0.9 (n = 8); C, 4.8 +/- 2.5 (n = 8); D, 5.7 +/- 3.0 (n = 5); and E, 11 +/- 3.7 (n = 7); mean +/- SD; n, number of specimens). Endometrial stromal cells were incubated with [35S]methionine, and [35S]immunoreactive PRL and other secretory proteins were analyzed on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to characterize the size and isoforms of immunoreactive PRL. PRL was one of the five major secretory proteins (23-25K, 32K, 42K, 78K, and 150K daltons, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing condition) induced by MPA and RLX in endometrial stromal cells. More than 90% of immunoreactive PRL was secreted into the medium. The apparent mol wt of immunoreactive PRL were 21K, 23K (the predominant size), and 25K daltons. Results obtained from the incorporation of [14C]glucosamine into immunoreactive PRL indicated that both 23K and 25K PRL contained glycosylated PRL. A 45K-dalton glycosylated immunoreactive PRL was also present in the culture medium.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- H H Zhu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794
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Chicken gizzard myosin treated with 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) resulted in a 65% inhibition of the K(+)-ATPase (myosin ATP phosphohydrolase (actin translocating), EC 3.6.1.32) activity and 3.5 mol of the reagent was bound per 4.7 x 10(5) g protein. The labeling was limited to the heavy chain region and none of the light chains were lost. MgATP had no effect on the inactivation or labeling pattern. Thiolysis of NBD-myosin with dithiothreitol restored the K(+)-ATPase activity and concurrently, 1 mol of the NBD group was removed from the heavy chain region. Cysteine residues were modified in NBD-myosin at sites other than the active site when the enzyme activity was inhibited. There was a difference in the extent of NBD-Cl modification of gizzard myosin at 0.6 M KCl (6 S elongated state) when compared to that at 0.15 M KCl (10 S folded state). This was also seen in the heavy meromyosin-like chymotryptic fragments and tryptic fragments of NBD-myosin. The reagent NBD-Cl can detect changes in the conformation of gizzard myosin by way of its reaction with thiol groups of the heavy chain region.
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- G Bailin
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Piscataway 08854-5635
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Bailin G, Huang JR. Fluorescence properties of the Ca2+,Mg2(+)-ATPase protein of sarcoplasmic reticulum labeled with 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole. FEBS Lett 1990; 259:254-6. [PMID: 2136730 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)80021-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 12/30/2022]
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The fluorescence intensity of the Ca2+,Mg2(+)-ATPase protein of rabbit skeletal sarcoplasmic reticulum that incorporated about 2 mol of 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) was enhanced at high MgATP concentrations with or without 50 microM calcium. The observed enhancement indicates that the fluorophore, NBD-Cl, can detect conformational changes in the ATPase protein.
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- G Bailin
- Department of Biochemistry, UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, Piscataway 08854-5635
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Confluent human endometrial stromal cells were cultured in medium with no hormone or supplemented with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), estradiol (E2), and porcine relaxin (RLX) for 5 days. These stromal cells were then labeled with [35S]methionine for 3 h. The radioactive proteins in the particulate fraction of cell homogenate were extracted by detergent and incubated with antisera to purified placental aromatase cytochrome P-450 (P-450arom) and NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase to isolate the radio-labeled aromatase enzyme components. Analysis of the radio-labeled protein, isolated by antibody to the cytochrome P-450arom from different preparations (P45FBIII or R-8-2) showed a major band at molecular weight 54k on SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The intensity of 54k band was stronger in hormone treated stromal cells than that of control in parallel with the increase of aromatase activity. The radio-labeled protein isolated by anti-NADPH cytochrome P-450 reductase, REDFBIV, showed a major band at the molecular weight 73k on SDS-PAGE with comparable intensity in control and hormone treated samples. Thus, the apparent molecular weights of endometrial cytochrome P-450arom and cytochrome P-450 reductase were identical to placental aromatase enzyme system. When a secretory endometrium and a decidua were labeled with [35S]methionine, the cytochrome P-450arom was detected only in the decidua. NADPH cytochrome P-450 reductase was detected both in the endometrium and the decidua. These results show that antisera to placental aromatase enzyme system cross reacts with the endometrial aromatase enzyme components. The synthesis of cytochrome P-450arom was stimulated by MPA, E2 and RLX while the synthesis of the NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase aromatase component was not affected by the hormone.
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- J R Huang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794
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Previous studies have shown that the production of prolactin (PRL) is increased in human endometrial stromal cells cultured with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) for 3-5 days. In the present study, we have investigated the effect of prolonged treatment of progestin and anti-progestin, RU 486, on the production and synthesis of PRL. Stromal cells were isolated from human endometrium obtained from non-pregnant women and cultured for 20-30 days in medium RPMI 1640 with 2% fetal calf serum or supplemented with MPA, RU 486, alone or in sequence. The PRL content in medium was measured by radioimmunoassay. The production rate was estimated from the PRL content in medium accumulated in 24 h. The PRL production rate was progressively increased in stromal cells continuously treated with MPA for 30 days (greater than 100-fold over the control value, i.e. 0-0.01 microgram/0.1 mg cell DNA/day). RU 486 alone had no effect on the production of PRL. However, the production of PRL was increased by MPA in stromal cells pretreated with RU 486 indicating that the effect of RU 486 is reversible. When stromal cells were treated with MPA and RU 486 sequentially, RU 486 stimulated the PRL production (approximately 2-fold over the MPA-treated cells) for 2-3 days and then reduced to basal levels over a 5-day period. The stimulatory and inhibitory effects of RU 486 on PRL production in stromal cells pretreated with progestin was also observed in the rate of synthesis of PRL estimated by incubating the stromal cells with [35S]methionine and immuno-isolating the [35S]PRL with anti-PRL.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794
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Bailin G, Huang JR. Modification of the (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase protein of sarcoplasmic reticulum with 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole. Biochim Biophys Acta 1989; 995:122-32. [PMID: 2522798 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(89)90070-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase (ATP phosphohydrolase (Ca2+-transporting), EC 3.6.1.38) protein of rabbit skeletal sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) rapidly incorporated 2 mol of 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) per 10(5) g of protein with little change in the Ca2+-dependent ATPase activity. When 2 additional mol of the reagent were bound the Ca2+-ATPase, activity was inhibited. The same pattern was found for modified intact SR and the Ca2+ uptake ability was inhibited. MgATP, CaATP and MgADP protected the Ca2+-ATPase activity concurrent with a decrease of about 1 mol of the NBD group per 10(5) g protein, but the Ca2+ uptake ability was not protected. Calcium alone had no effect on the modification. The modified ATPase protein or SR formed non-serial oligomers or aggregates, but the ATPase protein remained the predominant species present. In the presence of MgATP, oligomer formation was reduced partially but the major changes in the Ca2+-ATPase activity were due to the modification of the ATPase monomer. Thiolysis of the NBD-ATPase protein with dithiothreitol did not restore the Ca2+-ATPase activity, although more than 1 mol of the NBD group was removed from cysteine residues. Cysteine residues were modified in the NBD-ATPase protein or SR when the enzyme activity was inhibited. Trypsin digestion of NBD-SR or its ATPase protein released the A, B, A1, and A2 fragments. The A fragment and its subfragment A2 contained most of the label. Substrate MgATP protection studies showed that the A1 and A2 fragments were involved in maintaining the Ca2+-ATPase activity. Reagent-induced conformational changes of these fragments rather than direct active site group labeling accounted for the loss of ATPase activity.
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- G Bailin
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Piscataway 08854-5635
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Huang JR, Chen CL, Lin CT, Chen CY, Wang PY, Shin TP. [Pulmonary teratoma]. Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi 1988; 4:700-6. [PMID: 3075000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Chen GA, Huang JR, Tseng L. The effect of relaxin on cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate concentrations in human endometrial glandular epithelial cells. Biol Reprod 1988; 39:519-25. [PMID: 2848594 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod39.3.519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/02/2023] Open
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The effects of relaxin (RLX), forskolin (Fk), and 4-(3-butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone (Ro, a phophodeisterase inhibitor) on the accumulation of cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) in human endometrial glandular epithelial cells were studied. Epithelial glands were isolated from the endometrium by digesting the viable tissue fragments with collagenase. The epithelial glands were incubated with Ro, RLX, and Fk separately or in combination. The amount of cAMP was determined at the end of incubation. A moderate increase in cAMP content was observed in epithelial glands incubated with Ro alone. Accumulation of cAMP after incubation with RLX was observed only in the presence of Ro. Increase of cAMP content in response to RLX and Ro was time- and dose-dependent. The accumulation of cAMP was apparent in 5 min, reached the maximum after 15 min, and remained elevated for 17 h incubation. One nanogram per millileter RLX was effective to increase the cAMP content, with a maximal response at 100 ng/ml. The effect of Ro and the combined effect of Ro and RLX on cAMP accumulation were studied in epithelial glands of 20 endometrial specimens obtained during different stages of the menstrual cycle. When epithelial glands were incubated with Ro alone, the cAMP concentration in glands from proliferative endometria was 120 +/- 67 pmol/mg protein (n = 6, means +/- SD), significantly higher than that of secretory endometria, 42 +/- 37 (n = 14, p = 0.007). RLX and Ro caused an additional increase of cAMP accumulation, 2- to greater than 10-fold increase over the sample incubated with Ro alone. There was no significant difference between proliferative and secretory phases (500 +/- 410, n = 6, and 470 +/- 300, n = 14, respectively).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G A Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794
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Human decidua synthesizes and secretes PRL. We identified the PRL synthesized in endometrial stromal cells and investigated the effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), estradiol (E2), porcine relaxin (RLX), and RU486, an antiprogestin, on PRL production by stromal cells from non-pregnant endometrium in primary culture. Stromal cells were isolated from proliferative and secretory endometria and individually cultured in nutrient medium or medium supplemented with different hormone(s). The immunoreactive PRL isolated from culture medium of hormone-stimulated stromal cells was identified and compared to pituitary PRL. Bio-Gel elution pattern and mol wt analysis on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by immunoblotting showed that PRL produced by stromal cells had properties identical to those of pituitary PRL. In addition, PRL mRNA was identified in hormone-stimulated stromal cells using human pituitary PRL cDNA as a hybridization probe. Analysis of mRNA by Northern blotting showed that the size of PRL mRNA isolated from stromal cells was indistinguishable from that of PRL mRNA in human decidua and pituitary tissue. These results indicated that PRL measured in culture medium was synthesized de novo by stromal cells. The PRL content in culture medium was quantitated by RIA. The PRL production rate in stromal cells cultured without hormones ranged from 6-10 ng/day.mg cell protein. After 4-5 days of incubation with RLX or MPA alone, the PRL production rate increased about 2- to 3-fold over the control value. E2 alone had either no effect or slightly decreased the stromal cell PRL production rate. Stromal cells responded to 0.02 microM MPA, and the maximal response was at 0.1-1 microM MPA. A further increase in PRL production was found when stromal cells were treated with a combination of MPA and E2 and MPA, E2 and RLX. In the presence of MPA or MPA and E2, 0.1 ng/ml relaxin increased the PRL production rate. A potent progestin antagonist, RU486, inhibited PRL production in stromal cells treated with MPA, MPA and E2, or MPA and RLX. These results indicate that endometrial PRL production is regulated by the combined effects of steroid hormones (progestin and estrogen) and a peptide hormone (relaxin).
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- J R Huang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794
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Bailin G, Huang JR, Weingarten DS. Dinitrophenylated thiols in tryptic fragments of the heavy chain from chicken gizzard myosin. Biochem Int 1986; 13:455-65. [PMID: 3790140] [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: 01/07/2023]
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Trypsin digestion of phosphorylated and 3H-labeled dinitrophenylated chicken gizzard myosin released major fragments of Mr 29,000, 50,000 and 66,000 in a ratio of close to one to one. They contained 58% of the label bound to thiols of the heavy chains; 28% of the label was bound to the light chains. The heavy chain fragments of Mr 29,000 and Mr 66,000 were dinitrophenylated when the enzyme activity was inhibited. The 3H-labeled dinitrophenylated myosin alone followed a somewhat different pattern in that the label was bound to the light chains predominantly. Thiolysis of the phosphorylated and dinitrophenylated myosin with 2-mercaptoethanol restored the K+ -ATPase (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.32) activity and the dinitrophenyl group was removed from the N-terminal fragment of Mr 29,000 of the heavy chain, predominantly. In contrast, restoration of the enzymic activity occurred in thiolyzed dinitrophenylated myosin alone when the label was removed from the light chains rather than the tryptic fragments of the heavy chain. Phosphorylation induced conformational changes in gizzard myosin that altered the reactivity of the thiols in fragments of the globular heavy chain region.
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