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Siefert EM, Uppuluri S, Mu J, Tandoc MC, Antony JW, Schapiro AC. Memory reactivation during sleep does not act holistically on object memory. J Neurosci 2024:e0022242024. [PMID: 38604779 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0022-24.2024] [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: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Memory reactivation during sleep is thought to facilitate memory consolidation. Most sleep reactivation research has examined how reactivation of specific facts, objects, and associations benefits their overall retention. However, our memories are not unitary, and not all features of a memory persist in tandem over time. Instead, our memories are transformed, with some features strengthened and others weakened. Does sleep reactivation drive memory transformation? We leveraged the Targeted Memory Reactivation technique in an object category learning paradigm to examine this question. Participants (20 female, 14 male) learned three categories of novel objects, where each object had unique, distinguishing features as well as features shared with other members of its category. We used a real-time EEG protocol to cue the reactivation of these objects during sleep at moments optimized to generate reactivation events. We found that reactivation improved memory for distinguishing features while worsening memory for shared features, suggesting a differentiation process. The results indicate that sleep reactivation does not act holistically on object memories, instead supporting a transformation process where some features are enhanced over others.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This study addresses a critical gap in our understanding of memory consolidation by demonstrating a role for reactivation during sleep in memory transformation. Most research on sleep reactivation has examined how reactivation of specific items benefits retention; the assumption has been that memories are reactivated in whole during sleep and that the entirety of the memory benefits. However, we know that our memories are not unitary elements that improve holistically over time. Instead, they undergo transformation, with some features strengthened and others weakened. We demonstrate that memory reactivation during sleep is causally contributing to this transformation. Our findings provide several novel insights into the dynamics of memory reactivation, advancing our understanding of how sleep shapes memory representations.
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- E M Siefert
- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Child Development, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Wang Q, Mu J. Baking-inspired pore regulation strategy towards a hierarchically porous carbon for ultra-high efficiency cationic/anionic dyes adsorption. Bioresour Technol 2024; 395:130324. [PMID: 38228220 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Converting waste resource into porous carbon toward contaminant capturing is a crucial strategy for realizing "treating waste with waste". Inspired by bread baking process, the soybean meal activated carbon (SAC) with multimodal pore structures was developed via thermally remodeling the pores of waste soybean meal. The obtained SAC-3-800 has ultra-high specific surface area (3536.952 m2/g), as well as a hierarchically porous structure. SAC-3-800 exhibits extremely high adsorption capacity for methylene blue (MB) (3015.59 mg/g), methyl orange (MO) (6486.30 mg/g), and mixed dyes (8475.09 mg/g). The hierarchically porous structure enabled fast adsorption kinetics of SAC-3-800 for MB and MO (∼30 min). Additionally, SAC-3-800 shows excellent dynamic adsorption and regeneration performance, exhibiting great potential for industrial applications. This work showcases a feasible method for synthesizing hierarchically porous carbon with outstanding adsorption performance that can simultaneously achieve efficient treatment of dye-wastewater and value-added utilization of waste resources.
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- Qihang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Wood Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Center for Water and Ecology, Tsinghua University, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Wood Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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He D, Wang Q, Mu J. Conversion of waste cork to N-doped porous carbons by urea-assisted hydrothermal method for enhanced VOC capture. Waste Manag 2024; 175:191-203. [PMID: 38215582 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
Abstract
Converting waste resources into porous carbon for pollutants capture is an effective strategy to achieve the environmental goal of "treating waste with waste". Cork is an ideal precursor of porous carbons due to its ordered honeycomb-like cell structure and layered composition distribution. Herein, N-doped porous carbons (PCs) were prepared via two steps of urea-assisted hydrothermal carbonization and chemical activation to mitigate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollution. Results indicated that the obtained PC4-800 exhibited remarkable features for adsorption including high total pore volume (0.97 cm3/g) and specific surface area (1864.89 m2/g), as well as abundant N-containing functional groups. The excellent pore structure was primarily owing to the corrosion of the carbon matrix by the gas produced from the reaction of K2CO3 and N-containing functional groups. The adsorption results showed that the PC4-800 have an outstanding toluene adsorption capacity (867.03 mg/g) that outperforming majority of adsorbents previously reported. There are substantial pores in N-doped PCs with a pore width of 1.71-2.28 nm, which is 3 to 4 times the molecular dynamic diameter of toluene, and plays a crucial role in the absorption process. Moreover, the promotional influence of N-functional groups on the toluene adsorption process was verified through DFT calculation by Gaussian imitating, where N-6 generated π-electron enrichment sites on the surface of N-doped PCs, facilitating π-π dispersion with the benzene ring in toluene. This study provides a new strategy to convert waste cork into high-performance adsorbents for VOCs removal.
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- Danwei He
- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China.
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Mu J, Li J. Analysis of radiological features in patients with post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment. Rev Neurosci 2024; 0:revneuro-2023-0120. [PMID: 38417835 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2023-0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Post-stroke depression (PSD) and post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) are common complications following a stroke, significantly impacting the quality of life and survival time of survivors. Currently, the comorbidity of PSCI and PSD is receiving increasing attention, as they share some common clinical characteristics, mechanisms, risk factors, radiological features, and treatment strategies. They influence each other, with the clinical prevalence of PSD comorbid with PSCI reaching as high as 26.15 %. The prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of PSD and PSCI require collaboration across clinical, radiological, and neuropsychological evaluations. This paper aims to summarize the common radiological features of both conditions from a radiological perspective, which may aid in identifying early screening and predictive imaging biomarkers.
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- Jun Mu
- Department of Neurology, 544251 The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University , Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Neurology, 544251 The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University , Chongqing, 400016, China
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Chen Q, Li Z, Chen Y, Liu M, Yang Q, Zhu B, Mu J, Feng L, Chen Z. Effects of electron acceptors and donors on anaerobic biodegradation of PAHs in marine sediments. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 199:115925. [PMID: 38113802 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are typical organic pollutants accumulated in the environment. PAHs' bioremediation in sediments can be promoted by adding electron acceptor (EA) and electron donor (ED). Bicarbonate and sulfate were chosen as two EAs, and acetate and lactate were selected as two EDs. Six groups of amendments were added into the sediments to access their role in the anaerobic biodegradation of five PAHs, containing phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, and benzo[a]pyrene. The concentrations of PAHs, EAs and EDs, electron transport system activity, and microbial diversity were analyzed during 126-day biodegradation in serum bottles. The HA group (bicarbonate and acetate) achieved the maximum PAH degradation efficiency of 89.67 %, followed by the SL group (sulfate and lactate) with 87.10 %. As the main PAHs degrading bacteria, the abundance of Marinobacter in H group was 8.62 %, and the addition of acetate significantly increased the abundance of Marinobacter in the HA group by 75.65 %.
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- Qingguo Chen
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; National & local Joint Engineering Research Center of Harbor Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; National & local Joint Engineering Research Center of Harbor Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, PR China.
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; National & local Joint Engineering Research Center of Harbor Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Computer Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H3G1M8, Canada
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Zhu W, Wang F, Mu J, Yin D, Lu L, Chen Z. Numerical simulation of strength and failure analysis of heterogeneous sandstone under different loading rates. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22722. [PMID: 38123647 PMCID: PMC10733376 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50048-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Natural rock masses often contain heterogeneous structures with varying sizes, non-uniform distributions, and strengths, which influence the mechanical response characteristics and crack propagation modes under loading. Furthermore, heterogeneous structures can affect the stability of the rock mass, in serious cases, leading to geotechnical and mining engineering disasters. In the present work, a parallel-bond model (PBM)-based numerical simulation using Particle Flow Code (PFC) was carried out to study the strength and failure characteristics of sandstone specimens with heterogeneous structures under different loading rates. The results show that the peak strength increases with the increasing loading rate. In addition, all of the initial cracks occurred at the edges of the heterogeneous structures of specimens under different loading rates. The greater the loading rate, the greater the stress concentration degree at the edge of the heterogeneous structures, the greater the dissipated energy as the sandstone specimens with heterogeneous structures suffer damage, the more intense the acoustic emission activity, and the greater the damage degree of the specimens. The number of cracks generated in sandstone specimens with heterogeneous structures increases gradually with the increasing loading rate during the initial loading stage, and gradually decreases after the specimens are damaged. Cracks propagate and develop from the upper right region to the lower right region of the specimens, forming crack groups that rapidly penetrate the specimens, leading to failure. Under different loading rates, the final failure behavior of the sandstone specimens with heterogeneous structures changes from an inverted V-type to θ-type, then gradually evolves to O-type failure.
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- Weihao Zhu
- College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China
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- College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control Co-founded by Shandong Province and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China.
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- Jinneng Holding Lu'an Xinjiang Coal Chemical (Group) Co., Ltd, Hami, Xinjiang, 839000, China
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- College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control Co-founded by Shandong Province and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China
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- College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China
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- College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China
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Wang Y, Puerkaiti H, Mu J, Gao Y. Repair of peripheral corneal perforation by autologous scleral transplantation: Case report. J Fr Ophtalmol 2023; 46:e393-e395. [PMID: 37620192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2023.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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- Y Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 116, Huanghe Road, Shayibake District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 116, Huanghe Road, Shayibake District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 116, Huanghe Road, Shayibake District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 116, Huanghe Road, Shayibake District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China.
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Mu J, Zhou X, Xing Y, Zhang M, Zhang J, Li F, Ge J, Zhao M, Liu L, Gong D, Geng T. Thyroid hormone-responsive protein mediates the response of chicken liver to fasting mainly through the cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway. Br Poult Sci 2023; 64:733-744. [PMID: 37565565 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2023.2246135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
1. The objective of this study was to explore the mediating role of thyroid hormone-responsive protein (THRSP) in the response of chicken liver to fasting.2. A batch of 7-d-old chicks with similar body weights were randomly divided into the control group and the fasting group (n = 10). The control group was fed ad libitum, while the test group fasted for 24 h. The liver and pectoral muscle tissues were collected. Chicken primary hepatocytes or myocytes were treated with different concentrations of thyroxine, glucose, insulin, oleic acid and palmitic acid, separately. Chicken primary hepatocytes were transfected with THRSP overexpression vector vs. empty vector, and the cells were used for transcriptome analysis. The mRNA expression of THRSP and other genes was determined by quantitative PCR.3. The expression of THRSP in chicken liver and pectoral muscle tissues was significantly inhibited by fasting (P < 0.05). In chicken primary hepatocytes, the expression of THRSP was significantly induced by thyroxine (0.25, 0.5, 1 mmol/l), glucose (50, 100 mmol/l), and insulin (20 nmol/l), and was significantly inhibited by palmitic acid (0.125, 0.25 mmol/l). In the myocytes, expression of THRSP was significantly induced by thyroxine (0.25, 0.5, 1 mmol/l), glucose (50 mmol/l) and oleic acid (0.125, 0.25 mmol/l), was significantly inhibited by insulin (5 nmol/l) and was not significantly affected by palmitic acid.4. Transcriptome analysis showed that overexpression of THRSP significantly affected the expression of 1411 DEGs, of which 1007 were up-regulated and 404 were down-regulated. The GO term and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses showed that these DEGs were mainly enriched in the interaction between cytokine and cytokine receptor and its regulation and signal transduction, cell growth and apoptosis and its regulation, immune response and retinol metabolism.5. In conclusion, the THRSP gene mediates biological effects of fasting by influencing the expressional regulation of the genes related to biological processes such as cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, cell growth and apoptosis, immune response, retinol metabolism, including TGM2, HSD17B2, RUNX3, IRF1, ANKRD6, UPP2, IKBKE, and PYCR1 genes, in chicken liver.
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- J Mu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Zeng Q, Liu J, Mu J, Yang J, Gao Q, Wu F, Zhou H. Optimal biopsy site for the diagnosis of oral pemphigus vulgaris and mucous membrane pemphigoid: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023; 52:1162-1172. [PMID: 37268547 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to critically evaluate the diagnostic yields of direct immunofluorescence (DIF) analysis on perilesional and normal-appearing mucosa biopsy samples, to determine the optimal biopsy site for patients presenting with oral pemphigus vulgaris (PV) or mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP). Electronic databases and article bibliographies were searched in December 2022. The primary outcome was the rate of DIF positivity. Of 374 records identified after the elimination of duplicates, 21 studies with 1027 samples were ultimately included. Meta-analysis revealed a pooled DIF positivity rate of 99.6% (95% confidence interval (CI) 97.4-100.0%, I2 = 0%) for PV and 92.6% (95% CI 87.9-96.5%, I2 = 44%) for MMP for biopsies from perilesional sites, and of 95.4% (95% CI 88.6-99.5%, I2 = 0%) for PV and 94.1% (95% CI 86.5-99.2%, I2 = 42%) for MMP for biopsies from normal-appearing sites. For MMP, there was no significant difference in the rate of DIF positivity between the two biopsy sites (odds ratio 1.91, 95% CI 0.91-4.01, I2 = 0%). The results suggest that the perilesional mucosa remains the optimal biopsy site for DIF diagnosis of oral PV, while the normal-appearing mucosa biopsy is optimal for oral MMP.
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- Q Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Mu J, Wu J, Duan L, Yang Q, Liu X, Bai H, Xie Y, Li J, Wang S. Exploring the effects and mechanism of peony pollen in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22212. [PMID: 38034660 PMCID: PMC10685364 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Paeonia suffruticosa is widely cultivated globally due to its medicinal and ornamental value. Peony pollen (PP) is commonly used in Chinese folk medicine to make tea to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but its molecular mechanism against BPH is yet to be comprehended. The objective of this research was to experimentally verify the effect of PP in the treatment of BPH and to preliminarily reveal its mechanism of action on BPH using network pharmacology methods. The results revealed that PP could decrease prostate volume and prostate index, serum testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and estradiol (E2) levels. Moreover, it could improve prostate tissue structure in BPH model animals as well. Additionally, database searches and disease target matching revealed 81 compounds in PP. Of these, 3, 7, 8, 2'-tetrahydroxyflavone, Chrysin, Wogonin, Limocitrin, and Sexangularetin were the top five compounds associated with the therapeutic effects of BPH. Furthermore, 177 therapeutic targets for BPH were retrieved from databases of Swiss Target, DisGeNET, Drugbank, Genecards, OMIM, TTD, and Uniprot. In contrast, core targets AKT1, EGFR, IL6, TNF, and VEGFA were obtained by PPI network diagram. Molecular docking also showed that the main efficacy components and potential core targets in PP had good binding capacity. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomics (KEGG) analysis established that the effect of PP in BPH therapy was mainly through regulating the expression levels of protein kinase B on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-protein kinase B pathways. Additionally, Western blot experiments also exhibited a significant elevation in the activated PI3K and AKT proteins in the model (Mod) group relative to the control (Con) group, and the expression of these activated proteins was significantly reduced after PP administration. In summary, this research provides a scientific basis for employing PP to treat BPH, preliminarily reveals its mechanism of action and potential targets, and lays the foundation for further research and development.
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- Jun Mu
- Biomedicine Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, 710032, Xi'an, China
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Department of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, 710032, Xi'an, China
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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Mu J, Ravindran AV, Cuijpers P, Shen Y, Yang W, Li Q, Zhou X, Xie P. Stroke depression: a concept with clinical applicability. Stroke Vasc Neurol 2023:svn-2022-002146. [PMID: 37793901 DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-002146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Stroke is a common neurological condition and among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Depression is both a risk factor for and complication of stroke, and the two conditions may have a complex reciprocal relationship over time. However, the secondary effects of depression on stroke are often overlooked, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. In the previous concept of 'poststroke depression', stroke and depression were considered as two independent diseases. It often delays the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The concept 'stroke depression' proposed in this article will emphasise more the necessity of aggressive treatment of depression in the overall management of stroke, thus to reduce the incidence of stroke and in the meantime, improve the prognosis of stroke. Hopefully, it will lead us into a new era of acute stroke intervention.
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- Jun Mu
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Campbell Family Mental Health Research Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Li J, Mu J, Li F, Ran L, Du Y, Mei F, Hu L, Tian X, Hong W, Mao W, Qin Y, Li M, Lu B. Silva Classification System for HPV-Related EAC of Stage I ∼ IIIc1p Cervical Adenocarcinoma and Its Effect on Prognosis and Survival. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e526. [PMID: 37785635 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1801] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The proportion of adenocarcinoma in cervical cancer gradually increased and presented a younger trend. The previous pathological classification of cervical adenocarcinoma is difficult to provide reference for clinical treatment. In recent years, Silva classification, a new pathologic system for cervical adenocarcinoma, has been confirmed to be suitable for HPV-associated adenocarcinoma (HPVA), and has shown certain clinical application value in subsequent studies. Therefore, this study will retrospectively analyze the distribution of Silva typing system in patients with HPVA under standard treatment mode and its relationship with prognosis and survival. MATERIALS/METHODS From January 2010 to September 2021, 124 cervical adenocarcinoma patients with HPVA were retrospectively included, who underwent radical resection of cervical cancer. The HE staining sections of the patients were divided into SilvaA, SilvaB, and SilvaC types according to the Silva typing system. Kaplan-Meier calculation was used for single-factor analysis, and COX stepwise regression model was used for multi-factor analysis. RESULTS Of the 124 patients with HPVA who could be graded according to the Silva system, 16 (12.9%, 16/124) were SilvaA, 27 (21.7%, 27/124) SilvaB, and 81 (65.4%, 81/124) SilvaC. In Silva classification, FIGO staging of Silva A and B was stage I. And FIGO staging of Silva C was more significantly later than the staging of Silva A and B. All lymph node metastases and paruterine infiltrates were found only in Silva C. In addition, the patients with Silva C large mass accounted for a higher proportion (41.7%). SilvaA type cervical adenocarcinoma patients were in a survival state by the end of follow-up. Among Silva B, 3 patients died due to tumor, and the 5-year OS rate were 91.3%. Among SilvaC, 15 patients died due to tumor, and the 5-year OS rate were 76.5%. FIGO stage and lymph node invasion were the influencing factors for survival and prognosis of Silva classification (P <0.05). FIGO stage, tumor size, lymph node invasion, and paralegal invasion were the influencing factors for survival and prognosis of SilvaC patients (P <0.05). CONCLUSION Silva model classification system combined with clinicopathological features has certain clinical value for the prognostic guidance of HPVA patients. Among Silva classification, SilvaC had the worst prognosis. Late FIGO stage, lymph node metastasis, and paralegal infiltration are the influencing factors for survival and prognosis of SilvaC type.
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- J Li
- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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Li W, Zhang Z, Li J, Mu J, Sun M, Wu X, Niu X, Yang Y, Yan H, Xu X, Xue C, Qian L, Tian Y. Silibinin exerts neuroprotective effects against cerebral hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by activating the GAS6/Axl pathway. Toxicology 2023; 495:153598. [PMID: 37544575 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2023.153598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Ischemic stroke is regarded one of the most common causes of brain vulnerability. Silibinin (SIL), extracted from the seeds of Silybinisus laborinum L., has been found to exhibit obvious therapeutic effects on neurodegenerative diseases. GAS6 has been proven to have significant neuroprotective effects; however, the role of SIL and GAS6 in ischemic stroke remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of SIL against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in neuroblastoma N2a cells, as well as the mechanisms involved. Firstly, the toxicity of SIL was evaluated, and safe concentrations were chosen for subsequent experiments. Then, SIL exerts significant neuroprotection against hypoxia/reoxygenation (HR) injury in N2a cells, as manifested by increased cell viability, decreased apoptotic rate, LDH, and ROS generation. Additionally, SIL was found to inhibit HR-induced apoptosis, mitochondria dysfunction, and oxidative stress. However, silencing of GAS6 inhibited the neuroprotective effects of SIL. To sum up, these results suggest that SIL may be a promising therapeutic agent for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
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- Weiping Li
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 85 Jiefang South Road, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, China; Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, 10 Fengcheng Three Road, Xi'an 710021, China.
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Liu J, Li X, Bai H, Yang X, Mu J, Yan R, Wang S. Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics of the root bark of Paeonia x suffruticosa andrews: A comprehensive review. J Ethnopharmacol 2023; 308:116279. [PMID: 36822345 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Moutan Cortex (MC), commonly known as "Mu dan pi", refers to the dried root bark of Paeonia x suffruticosa Andrews and is broadly used as a traditional herbal medication in China, Japan, and Korea. For thousands of years, it has been utilized to treat female genital, extravasated blood, cardiovascular, and stagnant blood disorders. AIM OF THE REVIEW The purpose of this review article was to summarize information on the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of MC, as well as to outline the further research directions for the development of new drugs and the associations between traditional uses and pharmacological effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The information involved in the study was gathered from a variety of electronic resources, including PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, SciFinder, China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database, and Google Scholar. The date was from 1992 to 2022. RESULTS Approximately 163 chemical compounds have been extracted and identified from MC, including monoterpenes, monoterpene glycosides, triterpenes, phenolics, flavonoids, volatile oils, alkaloids, and others. In these categories, the monoterpene glycosides and phenols being the most common. A wide variety of pharmacological effects have been described for MC crude extracts and active molecules, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral, antitumor, antidiabetic, organ protection, and neuroprotective activities, as well as treating cardiovascular diseases. Pharmacokinetics has been also used in the study of MC, including its crude extracts or chemical constituents, in order to explore the therapeutic mechanism, direct clinically appropriate application and provide new ideas for the exploitation of innovative medicines. CONCLUSION Modern pharmacological research has demonstrated that MC, as a significant therapeutic resource, has the ability to heal a wide range of diseases, particularly female genital and cardiovascular problems. These researches propose therapeutic ideas for the development of novel MC medicines. Furthermore, preclinical and clinical study have verified several observed pharmacological properties related with the traditional usages of MC.
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- Jincai Liu
- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China.
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Mu J, Xu Y, Zhu H. [AF4/FMR2 and IL-10 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms are correlated with disease susceptibility and immune infiltration in ankylosing spondylitis]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:741-748. [PMID: 37313815 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.05.09] [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: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the correlation of polymorphisms of AF4/FMR2 family genes and IL-10 gene with genetic susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and identify the high-risk factors of AS. METHODS This case-control study was conducted among 207 AS patients and 321 healthy individuals. The tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs340630, rs241084, rs10865035, rs1698105, and rs1800896 of the AF4/FMR2 family gene and IL-10 gene of the AS patients were genotyped, and the distribution frequencies of the genotypes and alleles were analyzed to explore the relationship between different genetic models and AS and the gene-gene and gene-environment interactions. RESULTS Gender ratio, smoking history, drinking history, hypertension, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein differed significantly between the case group and the control group (P < 0.05). The dominant model and recessive model of AFF1 rs340630, the recessive model of AFF3 rs10865035, and the recessive model of IL-10 rs1800896 were significantly different between the two groups (P=0.031, 0.010, 0.031, and 0.019, respectively). Gene-environment interaction analysis suggested that the interaction model incorporating AFF1 rs340630, AFF2 rs241084, AFF3 rs10865035, AFF4 rs1698105, IL-10 rs1800896, smoking history and drinking history was the best model. The genes related with AF4/FMR2 and IL-10 were enriched in the biological processes of AF4 super extension complex, interleukin family signal transduction, cytokine stimulation and apoptosis. The expression levels of AF4/FMR2 and IL-10 were positively correlated with immune infiltration (r > 0). CONCLUSION The SNPs of AF4/FMR2 and IL-10 genes are associated with the susceptibility to AS, and the interactions of AF4/FMR2 and IL-10 genes with the environmental factors contributes causes AS through immune infiltration.
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- J Mu
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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Che JL, Liu ZC, Li K, Du WL, Zhao D, Mu J, Dong YJ, Che NY. [Clinical value of the MeltPro MTB assays in detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis in paraffin-embedded tissues]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:466-471. [PMID: 37106288 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20230103-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the clinical value of the MeltPro MTB assays in the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to retrospectively collect all 4 551 patients with confirmed tuberculosis between January 2018 and December 2019 at Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University. Phenotypic drug sensitivity test and GeneXpert MTB/RIF (hereafter referred to as "Xpert") assay were used as gold standards to analyze the accuracy of the probe melting curve method. The clinical value of this technique was also evaluated as a complementary method to conventional assays of drug resistance to increase the detective rate of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Results: By taking the phenotypic drug susceptibility test as the gold standard, the sensitivity of the MeltPro MTB assays to detect resistance to rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and fluoroquinolone was 14/15, 95.7%(22/23), 2/4 and 8/9,respectively; and the specificity was 92.0%(115/125), 93.2%(109/117), 90.4%(123/136) and 93.9%(123/131),respectively; the overall concordance rate was 92.1%(95%CI:89.6%-94.1%),and the Kappa value of the consistency test was 0.63(95%CI:0.55-0.72).By taking the Xpert test results as the reference, the sensitivity of this technology to the detection of rifampicin resistance was 93.6%(44/47), the specificity was100%(310/310), the concordance rate was 99.2%(95%CI:97.6%-99.7%), and the Kappa value of the consistency test was 0.96(95%CI:0.93-0.99). The MeltPro MTB assays had been used in 4 551 confirmed patients; the proportion of patients who obtained effective drug resistance results increased from 83.3% to 87.8%(P<0.01); and detection rate of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, fluoroquinolone resistance, multidrug and pre-extensive drug resistance cases were increased by 3.2%, 14.7%, 22.2%, 13.7%, 11.2% and 12.5%, respectively. Conclusion: The MeltPro MTB assays show satisfactory accuracy in the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This molecular pathological test is an effective complementary method in improving test positivity of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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- J L Che
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149,China
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Liu M, Che WX, Zeng YX, Bian WJ, Lü SG, Mu J. [Effects of Microplastic Exposure on the Community Structure and Function of Symbiotic Bacteria in Sinularia microclavata]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2023; 44:2122-2135. [PMID: 37040962 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202203081] [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: 04/13/2023]
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Microplastics are widely distributed in the marine environment and are harmful to the health of marine organisms (including corals). However, studies on the impact of microplastics on coral have been very limited, and the specific mechanism of their impact is not clear. Therefore, in this study, microplastic PA, which is common in the marine environment, was selected to conduct a 7-day microplastic exposure experiment on Sinularia microclavata. The effects of microplastic exposure at different times on the diversity, community structure, and function of the symbiotic bacterial community of coral were analyzed using high-throughput sequencing technology. The α-diversity of the symbiotic bacterial community of coral first decreased and then increased with the exposure time of microplastics. The analysis of β-diversity and microbial community composition showed that microplastic exposure caused significant changes in the symbiotic bacterial community of coral, and the bacterial community composition also changed with the exposure time. A total of 49 phyla, 152 classes, 363 orders, 634 families, and 1390 genera were detected. At the phylum level, Proteobacteria was the dominant taxa in all samples, but the relative abundance varied among samples. Microplastic exposure increased the abundance of Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Firmicutes, Actinobacteriota, Bacteroidota, and Acidobacteriota. At the genus level, Ralstonia, Acinetobacter, and Delftia were the dominant taxa of symbiotic bacteria of coral after microplastic exposure. PICRUSt functional prediction indicated that functions of the coral symbiotic bacterial community, including signal transduction, cellular community prokaryotes, xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism, and cell motility, decreased after microplastic exposure on coral. BugBase phenotype predictions indicated that microplastic exposure altered three phenotypes (pathogenic, anaerobic, and oxidative stress-tolerant) of the coral symbiotic bacterial community. FAPROTAX functional predictions indicated that microplastic exposure caused significant changes in functions such as the symbiotic relationship between coral symbiotic bacteria and the host, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and photosynthesis. This study provided basic data on the mechanism of microplastic impacts on corals and microplastics ecotoxicology.
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- Min Liu
- Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute/Key Laboratory for Coastal Marine Eco-environment Process and Carbon Sink of Hainan Province/Modern Marine Ranching Engineering Research Center of Hainan/College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, China
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- Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute/Key Laboratory for Coastal Marine Eco-environment Process and Carbon Sink of Hainan Province/Modern Marine Ranching Engineering Research Center of Hainan/College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, China
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- Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute/Key Laboratory for Coastal Marine Eco-environment Process and Carbon Sink of Hainan Province/Modern Marine Ranching Engineering Research Center of Hainan/College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, China
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- Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute/Key Laboratory for Coastal Marine Eco-environment Process and Carbon Sink of Hainan Province/Modern Marine Ranching Engineering Research Center of Hainan/College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, China
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- Hainan Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences, Haikou 571126, China
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- Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute/Key Laboratory for Coastal Marine Eco-environment Process and Carbon Sink of Hainan Province/Modern Marine Ranching Engineering Research Center of Hainan/College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, China
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Jiang W, Chen J, Gong L, Liu F, Zhao H, Yan Z, Li Y, Zhang J, Xiao M, Mu J. Microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids may participate in post-stroke depression by regulating host's lipid metabolism. J Psychiatr Res 2023; 161:426-434. [PMID: 37031497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common mental disorder of stroke survivors, its pathogenesis remains elusive. Previous studies suggested a role of the microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis in stroke and depression. In this study, we characterized microbial composition and function, and gut-brain metabolic signatures, in PSD rats. We aim to explore how disordered gut microbes participate in the pathogenesis of PSD through the MGB axis. MATERIALS AND METHODS 16S rRNA gene sequence and fecal metabolome analysis were performed to identify the gut microbiome and their functional metabolites in PSD rats. Then, the lipid metabolic signatures in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of PSD were conducted by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Finally, the potential pathway between gut and brain in the onset of PSD were explored. RESULTS Compared to control and stroke rats, there were 10 genera (most of them belonged to phylum Firmicutes) significantly changed and 3 short chain fatty acids (SCFAs: butyric acid, acetic acid and pentanoic acid) significantly decreased in PSD rats. Meanwhile, altered gut microbial in PSD rats was significantly associated with these SCFAs. Compared with control and stroke rats, 57 lipid metabolites in the PFC of PSD rats were significantly changed. In addition, the altered SCFAs in PSD rats were also significantly correlated with most of disordered lipid metabolites in PFC. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the SCFAs may be a bridge of gut-brain communication. The Firmicutes-SCFAs-lipid metabolism might be a potential pathway to further investigate the MGB axis and pathogenesis of PSD.
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- Wenxia Jiang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, China.
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Feng L, Qian T, Yang G, Mu J. Characteristics of exopolysaccharides produced by isolates from natural bioflocculant of Ruditapes philippinarum conglutination mud. Front Microbiol 2023; 13:1068922. [PMID: 36713164 PMCID: PMC9874098 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1068922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Three novel types of exopolysaccharides (EPS) EPS-S8, EPS-S5, and EPS-F10 were extracted and purified from bacterial isolates Bacillus sp. GHS8, Pseudoalteromonas sp. GHS5 and Psychrobacter sp. GHF10, which were originated from natural bioflocculant of Ruditapes philippinarum conglutination mud (RPM), respectively. The EPS had similar function groups C-H, N-H, C-O, and C = O. The EPS were composed of different monosaccharides (EPS-F10, Man: GlcN: GlcUA: GalUA = 1:0.66:5.75:0.51; EPS-S5, Man: Gal: GlcN: Rib = 1: 0.50: 2.94: 0.26; EPS-S8, Man: Gal: GlcN = 1:1.54:7.69). The molecular weights (Mw) of EPS were ordered as 51.4 kDa (EPS-S5) > 9.15 kDa (EPS-S8) > 4.41 kDa (EPS-F10). Three types of EPS all showed higher peak flocculation activities than the reported crude EPS from the RPM. Besides, the EPS also exhibited efficient decoloration and antioxidation activities, especially for EPS-S8, which might be due to the low Mw and specific monosaccharide composition.
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- Lijuan Feng
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, Hainan, China,*Correspondence: Jun Mu, ✉
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JieHui L, Qin Y, Li F, Hong W, Xu C, Mei F, Du Y, Hu L, Tian X, Mao W, Mu J, Yin S, Li M, Lu B. Application of 3D Printed Multi-Channel Vaginal Cylinder for Vaginal Brachytherapy in the Cervical Cancer Invading the Middle and Lower Thirds of Vagina. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1240] [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: 10/31/2022]
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JieHui L, Yin S, Li F, Zhou Y, Mao W, Mei F, Hu L, Du Y, Tian X, Hong W, Mu J, Qin Y, Li M, Lu B. Comparison of Hematotoxicity of Pegylated Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (PEG-rhG-CSF) Combined with Dual-Agent Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy and Cisplatin Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1239] [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: 10/31/2022]
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Mu J, Chen Y, Song Z, Liu M, Zhu B, Tao H, Bao M, Chen Q. Effect of terminal electron acceptors on the anaerobic biodegradation of PAHs in marine sediments. J Hazard Mater 2022; 438:129569. [PMID: 35999753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The existing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine sediment has become a critical threat to biological security. Terminal electron acceptor (TEA) amendment has been applied as a potential strategy to accelerate bioremediation in sediment. HCO3-, NO3-, and SO42- were separately added to anaerobic sediment system containing five kinds of PAH, namely, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene and benzo(a)pyrene. PAH concentration, PAH metabolites, TEA concentration, and electron transport system (ETS) activity were investigated. The HCO3- amendment group achieved the max PAH degradation efficiency of 84.98 %. SO42- group led to the highest benzo(a)pyrene removal rate of 69.26 %. NO3- had the lowest PAH degradation rate of 76.16 %. ETS activity test showed that NO3- significantly inhibited electron transport activity in the sediment. The identified PAH metabolites were the same in each group, including 4,5-dimethylphenanthrene, 3-acetylphenanthrene, 9,10-anthracenedione, pyrene-7-hydroxy-8-carboxylic acid, anthrone, and dibenzothiophene. After 126 d's anaerobic degradation at 25 °C, the utilization of HCO3- and SO42- as selected TEAs promoted the PAH biodegradation performance better than the utilization of NO3-.
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- Jun Mu
- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, PR China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China.
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Mu J, Sun Z. Trajectory Design for Multi-UAV-Aided Wireless Power Transfer toward Future Wireless Systems. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:6859. [PMID: 36146206 PMCID: PMC9505418 DOI: 10.3390/s22186859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this paper, we investigate an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted wireless power transfer (WPT) system, in which a set of UAV-mounted mobile energy transmitters (ETs) are dispatched to broadcast wireless energy to an energy receiver (ER) on the ground. In particular, we aim to maximize the amount of energy transferred to the ER during a finite UAV's flight period, subject to the UAV's maximum speed and collision avoidance constraints. First, the basic one/two-UAV scenarios are researched in detail, which show that UAVs should hover at fixed locations during the whole charging period. Specifically, the Lagrange multiplier method is employed to solve the proposed optimization problem for the case of two UAV situation. Specifically, the general conclusions based on the theoretical analysis of one/two-UAV scenarios are drawn contribute to deducing the trajectory design of UAVs when the number of UAVs increases from three to seven. The obtained trajectory solution implies that UAVs should be evenly distributed on the circumference with point (0,0,H) as the center and UAVs' safe distance as the radius. Finally, numerical results are provided to validate the trajectory design algorithm for the multiple UAVs-enabled single-user WPT system.
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- Jun Mu
- Space Star Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100086, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Communications, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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Wu Z, Zuo Y, Zhang Z, Wang X, Mu J, Wang XD, Hu B, Su J, Li Z, Wei X, Zeng X. Self-compression of stimulated Raman backscattering by a flying focus. Phys Rev E 2022; 106:035209. [PMID: 36266811 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.035209] [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: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The regime of self-compression has been proposed for plasma-based backward Raman amplification upon a flying focus. By using a pumping focus moving with a speed equal to the group velocity of stimulated Raman backscattering (SRBS), only a short part of SRBS which always synchronizes with the flying focus can be amplified. Therefore, instead of a short pulse, plasma noise or a long pulse can seed the BRA amplifiers. Here we demonstrate the regime by 2D particle-in-cell simulations, showing that the pump pulse is compressed from 26 ps to 116 fs, with an output amplitude comparable with the case of a well-synchronized short seed. As only one laser pulse is used in the simulation, the results present a significant path to simplify the Raman amplifiers.
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- Z Wu
- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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- Zhongshan Photon Science, ZhongShan, Guangdong 517465, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China and Zhongshan Photon Science, ZhongShan, Guangdong 517465, China
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Wang Q, Luo C, Lai Z, Chen S, He D, Mu J. Honeycomb-like cork activated carbon with ultra-high adsorption capacity for anionic, cationic and mixed dye: Preparation, performance and mechanism. Bioresour Technol 2022; 357:127363. [PMID: 35618189 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Herein, the cork activated carbon (CAC) with excellent adsorption performance for cationic dye, anionic dye, and mixed dye was obtained by a two-step pyrolysis method. The CAC exhibits a fluffy honeycomb structure consisted of porous carbon nanosheets (100-200 nm), ultra-high specific surface area (3402.68 m2/g), and well-developed hierarchical porous structure, which offers a great deal of adsorption sites and transport channels to dye molecules. The adsorption process of all the dyes onto CAC is better described by Langmuir isotherm model and pseudo-2nd-order kinetic model. The CAC shows ultra-high adsorption capacity for methylene blue (1283.99 mg/g), rhodamine B (4067.57 mg/g), methyl orange (2666.2 mg/g), and congo red (8920.61 mg/g), with an extremely low equilibrium adsorption time (∼10 min). Collectively, this study demonstrated the potential of converting waste cork into high value-added adsorbent for the efficient purification of dye wastewater.
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- Qihang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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Mu C, Chen J, Guo T, Jiang W, Gong L, Liu F, Mu J. Potential markers for predicting delayed encephalopathy in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning. J Clin Neurosci 2021; 95:129-133. [PMID: 34929636 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute carbon monoxide poisoning (ACOP) commonly results in delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae (DNS). Currently, there are no reliable predictors. The aim of this article is to establish a practical model for predicting the development of delayed encephalopathy clinically. METHODS Retrospective analysis of clinical data were performed at a single institution for the past 6 years. 107 patients with ACOP were recruited, of who 67 developed DNS and 40 did not. Clinical characteristics of the patients were analyzed between the two groups. The risk factors associated with DNS development were screened to identify the potential markers for predicting DNS. A predictive model was then built, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to assess its predictive ability. RESULTS There were significant differences in 13 clinical features between the two groups. Four potential markers were identified. They were age, source of CO, Glasgow Coma Scale score and the initiation of HBOT. The potential predictive model showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.93 in the training set and 0.97 in the testing set. CONCLUSIONS Our model could calculate the probability of DNS after acute CO poisoning.
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- Chundi Mu
- Department of Neurology, Qijiang Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Qijiang, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing,China
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- Department of Neurology, Suining Central Hospital, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Luo J, Mu J, Liu L. [Effects of SPAG6 silencing and decitabine treatment on apoptosis and phosphatase and tensin homolog methylation in SKM-1 cells]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1005-1010. [PMID: 35045671 PMCID: PMC8770872 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2021.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effects of SPAG6 silencing and decitabine on apoptosis and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) methylation in SKM-1 cells in vitro and in vivo. Methods: SKM-1 cells were transfected with a lentiviral vector to silence the expression of SPAG6. Cell survival rate was detected by CCK8 after treatment with decitabine, and cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. Protein expression and methylation of PTEN were detected using Western blot and merozoite surface protein (MSP) . An non-obese diabetic/severe combined inmunodeficiency disease (NOD/SCID) mice xenograft tumor model was established, and the apoptosis and PTEN expression of tumor tissue were observed through terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) , respectively. Results: After lentivirus transfection, SPAG6 in the interference group was silenced successfully. CCK8 results indicated that the cell survival rate of SKM-1 cells treated with decitabine decreased. Flow cytometry showed that the apoptosis rate of cells treated with decitabine [ (17.35±3.37) %] was higher than that of the untreated group (5.09%±2.06%) and the apoptosis rate of the SPAG6 silencing combined with the decitabine treatment group was the highest [ (36.34±4.00) %]. After treatment with decitabine, the expression of DNMT1 decreased, while the expression of PTEN increased, and the promoter methylation degree of PTEN also decreased. Moreover, the increased protein level caused by PTEN demethylation was the most obvious in the SPAG6 in the interference shRNA group treated with decitabine. In NOD/SCID mice, the tumor volume of the decitabine group was significantly smaller than that of the placebo group, and the tumor volume of the SPAG6 silencing combined with the decitabine treatment group was the smallest. Additionally, the apoptosis rate was the highest (the positive ratio was 3.57±0.48) . Conclusion: SPAG6 silencing may enhance the apoptosis level and the effect of PTEN demethylation in SKM-1 cells and enhance the antitumor effect of decitabine in the NOD/SCID xenograft mouse model.
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- J Luo
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China Experimental Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China Experimental Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Zhang D, Mu J, Mao YR, Wang Y, Xin XJ. [Application value of superb microvascular imaging for diagnosis of different size renal solid tumors]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2021; 43:1215-1221. [PMID: 34794227 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20191220-00832] [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 discuss the diagnostic value of superb microvacular imaging (SMI) in renal solid tumors of different sizes. Methods: A total of 142 patients with 146 renal tumors detected by ultrasound in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital from September 2017 to March 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The maximum diameter of lesions was 0.8-7.3 cm, and patients were divided into the maximum diameter ≤3.0 cm group (61 patients, 64 lesions) and the maximum diameter >3.0 cm group (61 patients, 82 lesions). All of the tumors were separately evaluated by SMI and color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) with Adler grade, vascular morphology and peripheral blood flow. Results: In the group with maximum diameter ≤3.0 cm, 50 lesions were malignant and 14 were benign. In the group with maximum diameter >3.0 cm, 62 lesions were malignant and 20 were benign. In the group with maximum diameter ≤3.0 cm, there were no significant differences in location, boundary, echo, homogeneity and small cystic area between malignant tumors and benign tumors (P>0.05). In the group with maximum diameter >3.0 cm, there were significant differences in echo, homogeneity and small cystic area between malignant tumors and benign tumors (P<0.05). For all of the benign tumors, there were no significant difference between CDFI and SMI in evaluating Adler grade, vascular morphology and peripheral blood flow (P>0.05). For malignant tumors with maximum diameter ≤3.0 cm, 43 lesions with Adler grade 2-3 were detected by SMI, which was higher than CDFI (32, P<0.05). There were 38 lesions with dendritic and irregular vascular morphology detected by SMI, which was higher than CDFI (7, P<0.05). The detected rate of peripheral annular or semi-annular blood flow in lesions was 80.0% (40/50), higher than CDFI (18/50, P<0.05). While in malignant tumors with maximum diameter >3 cm, the lesion with peripheral annular or semi-annular blood flow detected by SMI was 38, higher than 22 of CDFI (P<0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for CDFI and SMI diagnosis of renal solid tumors with the maximum diameter ≤3.0 cm was 0.627 (sensitivity: 54.0%, specificity: 71.4%) and 0.791 (sensitivity: 94.0%, specificity: 64.3%), respectively, with statistically significant difference (P=0.039). The area under the ROC curve for CDFI and SMI diagnosis of renal solid tumors with the maximum diameter>3.0 cm was 0.852 (sensitivity: 85.5%, specificity: 85.0%) and 0.860 (sensitivity: 91.9%, specificity: 80.0%), respectively, without statistically significance (P=0.858). Conclusions: SMI is superior to CDFI in detecting low-velocity blood flow and microvessels in both malignant and benign renal tumors, and can effectively improve the display rate of peripheral blood flow in malignant tumors. Otherwise, SMI can provide better diagnostic efficiency for renal tumors with the maximum diameter ≤3.0 cm.
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- D Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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Mu J, Wang Y, Cui X, Yang Q. Ubiquitous flocculation activity and flocculation production basis of the conglutination mud from Ruditapes philippinarum along the coast of China. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256013. [PMID: 34793464 PMCID: PMC8601509 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ruditapes philippinarum conglutination mud (RPM) is a typical waste by-product from manila clam R. philippinarum aquaculture. However, RPM from the clam at an aquaculture farm in Zhoushan, China, has been newly reported as a promising natural bioflocculant resource that contains effective flocculating polysaccharides from the clam associated bacteria. With an intent to figure out whether RPM flocculation activity is ubiquitous to the manila clam across a wide geographical range or only the Zhoushan location, and to explore the flocculation production basis and ultimately widen its exploitation scope, in this study, an extensive survey of RPMs from four representative locations along the coast of China was performed to determine their flocculation activity, polysaccharide constitution and bacterial community composition. Frozen preserved RPM samples from Zhoushan, Dalian, Weihai and Zhanjiang exhibited comparable flocculation activities (FRs) ranging from 61.9±2.4% to 73.2±0.9% at dosage of 8 g·L-1; while fresh RPMs from Zhoushan exhibited a much higher flocculation activity of 91.34±1.18% than its frozen counterpart. Polysaccharide extracts from the four locations showed similar monosaccharide constitutions to some extent. The geographical distribution led to certain variation in bacterial community structures. The similarity clustering of the polysaccharide compositions coincided with that of bacterial community structures from RPMs, suggesting that polysaccharides and respective bacterial communities might be the foundation of the flocculation activity for all RPMs. The overlapping OTUs across all the RPMs accounted for 44.6-62.22% of the overall sequences in each sample and contained the vast majority of the most abundant OTUs (Operational Taxonomic Units), forming a common "core microbiome" that is probably responsible for polysaccharide production and flocculation activity development.
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- Jun Mu
- School of Ecology & Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, Hainan, China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
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Li J, Mao W, Li F, Ran L, Chang J, Mei F, Hu L, Du Y, Tian X, Liu M, Chen Y, Shan L, Mu J, Yin S, Qin Y, Liang N. A Phase II, Single-Arm, Prospective Clinical Trial for the Efficacy and Safety of Apatinib Combined With Capecitabine in Therapy for Recurrent/Metastatic and Persistent Cervical Cancer After Radiochemotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li F, Li J, Yin S, Mei F, Du Y, Hu L, Tian X, Hong W, Shan L, Liu M, Chen Y, Mao W, Mu J, Lu B. A Phase III Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial for the Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Combined With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy and Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (Lump ≥4 cm). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Leng Q, Mu J, Yang G. Efficient anaerobic bioremediation of high-concentration benzo[a]pyrene in marine environments. Environ Pollut 2021; 284:117210. [PMID: 33932831 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a persistent organic pollutant that may accumulate in sea sediments after oil spill or BaP chemical leakage accidents, considerably harms marine ecosystems and human health. Previous studies have been predominantly focused on its degradation at low concentrations, while the remediation of BaP pollution with high concentrations was neglected. Additionally, the metabolic pathways associated with its anaerobic degradation remain unclear. As a first attempt, super-efficient systems for BaP anaerobic degradation were established, and the corresponding metabolic pathways were elucidated in this study. The results showed that the BaP removal rate in BaP-only system with initial concentrations of 200 mg/L reached 3.09 mg/(L·d) within 45 days. Co-solvent, acetone promoted anaerobic BaP degradation (4.252 mg/(L·d)), while dichloromethane showed a newly-discovered co-metabolic effect. In the system with 500 mg/L of BaP and dichloromethane addition, the removal rate increased drastically (14.64 mg/(L·d)) at 400 mg/L turn point of BaP. Additionally, the corresponding microbial community-level metabolic network was firstly proposed.
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- Qingxue Leng
- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316022, China
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- School of Ecological & Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, Hainan, 572022, China.
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316022, China
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Cui R, Li P, Li Q, Mu J, Jiang YL, Jiang YY, Deng Q. [Humanized BCMA CAR-T cell salvage therapy in two refractory multiple myeloma patients who progressed after their murine BCMA CAR-T cell therapy]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:502-507. [PMID: 34384157 PMCID: PMC8295619 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To observe the efficacy and safety of humanized anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptor modified (BCMA CAR) -T cell therapy after disease progression with their murine BCMA CAR-T cell therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) . Methods: Study participants underwent leukapheresis to collect T cells for BCMA CAR-T manufacturing. Patients were pretreated with intensive chemotherapy (fludarabine combined with cytarabine) before CAR-T therapy. Adverse events (AEs) , CAR DNA expansion, and cytokine were monitored. In vitro, transfection efficacy, specific cytotoxicity, and inflammatory response were detected when co-cultured with effector and target cells. Results: Patient (PT) 1 and 2 achieved complete remission (CR) and disease stability at 3 months post murine CAR-T therapy. However, 16 and 18 months later, they experienced progression of disease (PD) , and patient 1 presented with extramedullary disease at PD. Both of the patients received humanized CAR-T therapy and achieved partial remission (PR) and very good partial remission (VGPR) post humanized CAR-T therapy. PT1 achieved CR of the soft tissue masses at 4 months post humanized CAR-T therapy. Notably, the median peak of the BCMA CAR-T cells, copy of BCMA CAR gene, persistence of BCMA CAR-T, and the peak levels of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α were higher in humanized CAR-T therapy than those in the murine CAR-T therapy. During the murine CAR-T therapy, both of the patients experienced grade 1 CRS and no ICANS. PT1 experienced grade 3 CRS and grade 2 ICANS during humanized CAR-T therapy, which were relieved by supportive care. Grade 2 CRS was observed for patient 2 during humanized CAR-T therapy. Humanized BCMA CAR-T cells showed a higher inflammatory response and in vitro cytotoxicity than that of murine BCMA CAR-T cells with effector/targets cells at 1∶1 over 48 hours (P<0.001) . The proportions of residual cells in humanized BCMA CAR-T and murine CAR-T were (17.38±5.18) % vs (28.27±4.58) %, (13.25±1.62) % vs (22.77±1.77) % for PT1 and PT2, respectively. Conclusions: The humanized BCMA CAR-T cell therapy was efficient and safe for patients who experienced progression of disease after the murine CAR-T therapy, especially for patients with extramedullary disease.
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- R Cui
- Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Hematology, Dezhou People's Hospital, Shandong 253000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300192, China
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Wang Q, Lai Z, Luo C, Zhang J, Cao X, Liu J, Mu J. Honeycomb-like activated carbon with microporous nanosheets structure prepared from waste biomass cork for highly efficient dye wastewater treatment. J Hazard Mater 2021; 416:125896. [PMID: 34492834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cork, a porous biomass material, is consist of thin-walled hollow prismatic cells arranged into a compact and orderly honeycomb-like structure and could be applied as an adsorption material. Here, cork-activated carbons (CACs) with a fluffy honeycomb-like structure were synthesized by two-step pyrolysis with solid KOH chemical activation to rapidly and efficiently adsorb methylene blue (MB) (maximum wavelength: 664 nm). The structure, morphology and surface functional groups of the CACs were characterized using BET, SEM, and FTIR analysis. The results show that the CACs have a well-developed hierarchical porous structure and an ultra-high specific surface area of 2864.9 m2/g, which would facilitate the efficient diffusion and adsorption of MB molecules onto CACs. MB adsorption performance results show that the CACs have an outstanding maximum MB adsorption capacity (1103.68 mg/g) and fast adsorption kinetics (800 mg/L, 99.8% in 10 min), indicating that CACs possess significant advantages compared with most other adsorbents previously reported. The adsorption mechanism was studied by various kinetic models, isothermal models and thermodynamic models. Langmuir model is the most adapted to describe the adsorption process, indicating that the MB molecules are uniformly adsorbed on CAC's surface in a single layer. Moreover, MB adsorption by the CACs was an endothermic, spontaneous and randomly increasing adsorption. The regeneration test showed that the uptake of MB onto CACs can still reached 580 mg/g after three adsorption-desorption cycles, demonstrating the excellent reusability of CACs. The continuous adsorption performance of MB onto CACs was evaluated by a packed column test, which further confirmed its potential as an adsorbent for dye wastewater purification.
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- Qihang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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Li J, Mao W, Li F, Ran L, Chang J, Mei F, Hu L, Du Y, Tian X, Shan L, Liu M, Chen Y, Mu J, Qin Y, Yin S, Liang N. PO-1306 apatinib plus capecitabine in patients of recurrent/metastatic and persistent cervical cancer. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07757-4] [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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Mu J, Xie X, Xiong S, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhao Q, Zhu H, Huang W, He G. Discovery of spirooxindole–ferrocene hybrids as novel MDM2 inhibitors. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mu J, Leng Q, Yang G, Zhu B. Anaerobic degradation of high-concentration polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in seawater sediments. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 167:112294. [PMID: 33799153 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recurring oil spill accidents have been a global challenge and contribute to PAHs' heavy accumulation in marine sediments. The rapid bioremediation of PAHs with high concentrations in marine sediments has rarely been studied. In this study, four representative PAHs in crude oil were tested for fast anaerobic biodegradation. An efficient system for the anaerobic degradation of high-concentration PAHs was obtained using petroleum-acclimated marine sediments as inoculants in the treatment system. The degradation efficiencies of benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, pyrene, and phenanthrene reached 0.21, 1.71, 3.89, and 4.10 mg/(L·d), respectively, which are 16, 2.8, 1.8, and 1.0 times higher than the reported values. Nitrate was preferred to sulfate as an electron acceptor. The acclimated sediment contains a high abundance of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. The number and diversity of species in the treatment system supplemented with PAHs decreased, but the abundance of some hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria and hydrocarbon-intermediate utilising bacteria increased, and ecological succession was observed.
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- Jun Mu
- School of Ecological & Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, Hainan 572022, China.
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316022, China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316022, China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316022, China
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Jiang W, Gong L, Liu F, Ren Y, Mu J. Alteration of Gut Microbiome and Correlated Lipid Metabolism in Post-Stroke Depression. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:663967. [PMID: 33968807 PMCID: PMC8100602 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.663967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background The pathogenesis of post-stroke depression (PSD) remains largely unknown. There is growing evidence indicating that gut microbiota participates in the development of brain diseases through the gut-brain axis. Here, we aim to determine whether and how microbial composition and function altered among control, stroke and PSD rats. Materials and Methods After the PSD rat model was successfully established, gut microbiome combined with fecal metabolome approach were performed to identify potentially PSD-related gut microbes and their functional metabolites. Then, correlations between behavior indices and altered gut microbes, as well as correlations between altered gut microbial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) with differential metabolites in PSD rats were explored. Enrichment analysis was also conducted to uncover the crucial metabolic pathways related to PSD. Results Although there were some alterations in the microbiome and metabolism of the control and stroke rats, we found that the microbial and metabolic phenotypes of PSD rats were significantly different. The microbial composition of PSD showed a decreased species richness indices, characterized by 22 depleted OTUs mainly belonging to phylum Firmicutes, genus Blautia and Streptococcus. In addition, PSD was associated with disturbances of fecal metabolomics, among them Glutamate, Maleic acid, 5-Methyluridine, Gallocatechin, 1,5-Anhydroglucitol, L-Kynurenine, Daidzein, Cyanoalanine, Acetyl Alanine and 5-Methoxytryptamine were significantly related to disturbed gut microbiome (P ≤ 0.01). Disordered fecal metabolomics in PSD rats mainly assigned to lipid, amino acid, carbohydrate and nucleotide metabolism. The steroid biosynthesis was particularly enriched in PSD. Conclusions Our findings suggest that gut microbiome may participate in the development of PSD, the mechanism may be related to the regulation of lipid metabolism.
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- Wenxia Jiang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Liu MJ, Mu J, Yuan T, Cui R, Meng JX, Jiang YY, Li YM, Deng Q. [In vitro studies on the transfer of CAR into leukemia cells due to their residue in the autologous CAR-T cell preparation system for acute B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:140-145. [PMID: 33858045 PMCID: PMC8071665 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2021.02.009] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the characteristics and cytotoxicity in vitro of the residual leukemia cells in the culture system that caused the accidental transfer of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) into leukemia cells during the preparation of autologous CD19 CAR-T cells of relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Methods: ①Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of 30 patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic anemia (R/R B-ALL) who accepted CD19 CAR-T cell therapy and six healthy volunteers were collected. ②The residual leukemia cells were analyzed by flow cytometry in the system after the PBMCs of R/R B-ALL patients were sorted by CD3 magnetic beads. ③ CD3(+) T cells from patients and healthy volunteers were transfected with CD19 CAR and CD22 CAR lentivirus to prepare CD19 CAR-T and CD22 CAR-T cells. ④The Nalm-6 cell line was resuscitated and the Nalm-6 cells with CD19 CAR lentivirus were transfected to prepare CD19 CAR-Nalm-6 cells. The patient's primary ALL cells were transfected with CD19 CAR lentivirus at the same time. ⑤The transfection rates were analyzed by flow cytometer, the cell proliferation was analyzed by the CCK-8 method, and the cell-killing activities were detected by the lactate dehydrogenase method. Results: ① Among the 30 R/R B-ALL patients who received CD19 CAR-T cell therapy, two patients had 2.04% and 3.32% residual leukemia cells in CD3(+) T cells. After 4 days in culture, the residual leukemia cells disappeared and could not be detected by a flow cytometer with prolonged cultivation in vitro. ② The proliferation of CD19 CAR-Nalm-6 cells was higher than that of the Nalm-6 cells. ③ The killing activity of the CD19 CAR-T cells on Nalm-6 cells was higher than that of the CD19 CAR-Nalm6 cells at a target ratio of 1∶1 on 24, 48, 72 h, respectively. The cytotoxicity of CD22 CAR-T cells on CD19 CAR-Nalm-6 cells was significantly higher than that of CD19 CAR-T cells. ④ The cytotoxicity of CD22 CAR-T alone on CD19 CAR-Nalm-6 cells was higher than that of CD19 CAR-T combined with CD22 CAR-T at the same target ratio. Conclusion: The residual leukemia cells in the culture system in the preparation of CD19 CAR-T cells may lead to the introduction of CD19 CAR into leukemia cells and results in the failure of the CD19 CAR-T cell therapy. Detecting the residual leukemia cells in the culture system via flow cytometry before transfection with CD19 CAR lentivirus is needed. Thus, CD22 CAR-T cell therapy could be used as one of the salvage treatments.
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- M J Liu
- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- The First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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Lin S, Mu J, Guo X, Gao Y, Wang L, Yang C, Wang Z. P06.04 Single-Stage Bilateral Pulmonary Resections by Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Multiple Small Nodules. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.411] [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]
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Luo Y, Feng L, Yang G, Mu J. The role of Ulva fasciata in the evolution of the microbial community and antibiotic resistance genes in maricultural sediments. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 163:111940. [PMID: 33360612 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study explored changes in the microbial community and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in maricultural clam sediment after 3-month co-culture with different densities (0, 5 and 12 g L-1) of seaweed Ulva fasciata (U. fasciata). The maximum removal rates of NO3--N, PO43--P, and inhibition of Vibrio culturability occurred at presence of 12 g L-1U. fasciata. A significant decrease by 14.0% of the total ARGs was found in control sediment without U. fasciata after separation from the original niches, while the total ARGs further increased by 5.58%and 4.65% at presence of 5 and 12 g L-1 of U. fasciata in compared with control sediment, respectively, strongly related with Chloroflexi, Spirochaetes, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes hosts. In addition, U. fasciata favored the decline of absolute gene numbers of some tetracycline resistance genes (tetPB, tetW, otrA, tetT, tetO) and class 1 integron-integrase gene.
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- Yuqin Luo
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya City, Hainan Province, People's Republic of China
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Zhao D, Che NY, Song ZG, Liu CC, Wang L, Shi HY, Dong YJ, Lin HF, Mu J, Ying L, Yang QC, Gao YN, Chen WS, Wang SH, Xu W, Jin ML. [Pathological diagnosis of lung cancer based on deep transfer learning]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2020; 49:1120-1125. [PMID: 33152815 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200615-00471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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 establish an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnostic system for lung cancer via deep transfer learning. Methods: The researchers collected 519 lung pathologic slides from 2016 to 2019, covering various lung tissues, including normal tissues, adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma, from the Beijing Chest Hospital, the Capital Medical University. The slides were digitized by scanner, and 316 slides were used as training set and 203 as the internal test set. The researchers labeled all the training slides by pathologists and establish a semantic segmentation model based on DeepLab v3 with ResNet-50 to detect lung cancers at the pixel level. To perform transfer learning, the researchers utilized the gastric cancer detection model to initialize the deep neural network parameters. The lung cancer detection convolutional neural network was further trained by fine-tuning of the labeled data. The deep learning model was tested by 203 slides in the internal test set and 1 081 slides obtained from TCIA database, named as the external test set. Results: The model trained with transfer learning showed substantial accuracy advantage against the one trained from scratch for the internal test set [area under curve (AUC) 0.988 vs. 0.971, Kappa 0.852 vs. 0.832]. For the external test set, the transferred model achieved an AUC of 0.968 and Kappa of 0.828, indicating superior generalization ability. By studying the predictions made by the model, the researchers obtained deeper understandings of the deep learning model. Conclusions: The lung cancer histopathological diagnostic system achieves higher accuracy and superior generalization ability. With the development of histopathological AI, the transfer learning can effectively train diagnosis models and shorten the learning period, and improve the model performance.
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- D Zhao
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Thorough Images Co. LTD, Beijing 100083, China
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- Thorough Images Co. LTD, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Fourth Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Huhhot 010080, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Pathology, Changchun Infectious Diseases/Tuberculosis Hospital, Changchun 132000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Quanzhou First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province,China
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- Thorough Images Co. LTD, Beijing 100083, China
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- Tsinghua University Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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Luo Y, Feng L, Jia R, Yang G, Yang Q, Mu J. Variation in microbial populations and antibiotic resistance genes in mariculture sediments in the present of the seaweed Ulva fasciata and under selective pressure of oxytetracycline. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 204:111114. [PMID: 32798752 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The widely distributed seaweed Ulva fasciata has nutrient absorption abilities and can be used in the bioremediation of polluted maricultural environments. This study explored microbial community and antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) variation in mariculture sediments in response to different trace levels (10, 100, and 500 μg L-1) of oxytetracycline (OTC) and the presence of Ulva fasciata. The increase in OTC level promoted nutrient (NO3_-N and PO43--P) removal mainly due to Ulva fasciata adsorption. The abundances of the Euryarchaeota and Planctomycetes phyla in sediments were positively related to the increase in OTC stress, while a negative correlation occurred for the Proteobacteria phylum via metagenomic analysis. Compared with the control system, the increase rates of total ARGs were 3.90%, 7.36% and 13.42% at the OTC levels of 10, 100 and 500 μg L-1, respectively. OTC stress mainly favoured the collateral enrichment of non-corresponding polypeptide and MLS ARGs, mainly due to the enrichment of the phyla Planctomycetes and Euryarchaeota by the synergistic effect of OTC and nutrients. The results of quantitative PCR with tetracycline resistance genes (TRGs) (tetO, tetT, tetPB, tetW and otrA) and a horizontal transfer gene (intl1) demonstrated that all of genes had much higher gene numbers in sediments after 3 months of OTC stress than in those without OTC stress, which was strongly related to the variation in the phyla Bacteroidetes, Gemmatimonadetes and Acidobacteria. The significant correlation between intl1 and the target TRGs is indicative of the important role of the horizontal transfer of integron-resistant genes in the spread of TRGs.
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- Yuqin Luo
- Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China.
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- Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China; School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya City, 572022, PR China
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Cheng H, Li R, Wang F, Yu X, Wang F, Gao Y, Mu J, He J. 1980MO SENP1 knockdown suppresses tumour progression in lung adenocarcinoma by regulating AAT genes expression. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1286] [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] Open
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Li C, Xin H, Shi Y, Mu J. Knockdown of TRIM24 suppresses growth and induces apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia through downregulation of Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling. Hum Exp Toxicol 2020; 39:1725-1736. [PMID: 32672070 DOI: 10.1177/0960327120938845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 12/13/2022]
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Tripartite motif-containing protein 24 (TRIM24) has currently emerged as a crucial cancer-related gene present in a wide range of human cancer types. However, the involvement of TRIM24 in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has not been well investigated. The present study aims to investigate the significance, cellular function, and potential regulatory mechanism of TRIM24 in AML. We found that TRIM24 expression was significantly upregulated in AML compared with normal tissues. AML patients with low expression of TRIM24 had higher survival rates than those expressing TRIM24 at higher levels. High expression of TRIM24 was also detected in AML cells and its knockdown markedly restricted proliferation and promoted apoptosis in AML cells. Further investigation revealed that TRIM24 contributed to the regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, which was associated with modulating the phosphorylation status of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). Inactivation of GSK-3β partially reversed the TRIM24 knockdown-mediated antitumor effects observed in AML cells. Furthermore, knockdown of TRIM24 retarded the growth of AML-derived xenograft tumors in nude mice in vivo. Overall, these findings demonstrate that knockdown of TRIM24 impedes the AML tumor growth through the modulation of Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling. These findings highlight the potential TRIM24 as an attractive anticancer target to treat AML.
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- C Li
- Department of General Practice, 162798The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Cardiology, 162798The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, 162798The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Practice, 162798The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, 162798The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Tang SM, Xu ZH, Liu YL, Yang GF, Mu J, Jin RC, Yang Q, Zhang XL. Performance, kinetics characteristics and enhancement mechanisms in anammox process under Fe(II) enhanced conditions. Biodegradation 2020; 31:223-234. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-020-09905-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Mu J, Liu ZC, Zhang C, Wang CL, Zhang HQ. [Pathological characteristics and molecular diagnosis of non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium lung disease]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2020; 49:562-567. [PMID: 32486533 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20191028-00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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 investigate the clinicopathological features of non-tuberculosis mycobacterial lung disease and the role of molecular pathology in diagnosis. Methods: Forty-five formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) specimens were collected from the Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital from February 2016 to August 2019. The clinical, imaging and histopathologic features, bacteriologic data and morphologic characteristics of acid fast bacilli (AFB) were analyzed retrospectively. Specific gene sequence IS6110 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) was detected by fluorescence PCR. Identification of Mycobacteria was by melting curve method. Fifty cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were selected in the same period as control. Results: The NTM lung cases included 18 cases (40.0%, 18/45) of M. intracellulare, eight cases (17.8%, 8/45) of M. xenopi, six cases (13.3%, 6/45) of M. avium, six cases (13.3%, 6/45) of M. kansasii, six cases (13.3%, 6/45) of M. chelonae and one case (2.2%, 1/45) of M. simiae. Histopathologically, there were necrotizing granulomas in 34 cases (75.6%, 34/45), non-necrotizing granuloma in one case (2.2%, 1/45) and non-granulomatous lesions in 10 cases (22.2%, 10/45). The necrosis was pink necrosis, basophilic necrosis rich in nuclear fragments and suppurative necrosis. Pulmonary TB showed more pink necrosis and basophilic necrosis, the difference was statistically significant (χ(2)=10.270, P=0.001; χ(2)=7.449, P=0.006). Seventeen cases (37.8%, 17/45) of NTM lung disease showed giant multinucleated giant cells, which were significantly different from those in pulmonary tuberculosis group (χ(2)=13.446, P<0.01). The number and morphology of AFB were also different. More AFB were found in M. intracellular cases and significant AFB were easily seen in M. kansasii infection. Conclusions: M. tuberculosis and NTM cannot be reliably differentiated by histologic features or by AFB morphology. Molecular assays are important to distinguish tuberculosis from NTM lung disease.
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- J Mu
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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Zou J, Zhu J, Yang Z, Li L, Fan W, He L, Tang W, Deng L, Mu J, Ma Y, Cheng Y, Huang W, Dong X, Chen X. A Phototheranostic Strategy to Continuously Deliver Singlet Oxygen in the Dark and Hypoxic Tumor Microenvironment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8833-8838. [PMID: 31943602 PMCID: PMC7250713 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Continuous irradiation during photodynamic therapy (PDT) inevitably induces tumor hypoxia, thereby weakening the PDT effect. In PDT-induced hypoxia, providing singlet oxygen from stored chemical energy may enhance the cell-killing effect and boost the therapeutic effect. Herein, we present a phototheranostic (DPPTPE@PEG-Py NPs) prepared by using a 2-pyridone-based diblock polymer (PEG-Py) to encapsulate a semiconducting, heavy-atom-free pyrrolopyrrolidone-tetraphenylethylene (DPPTPE) with high singlet-oxygen-generation ability both in dichloromethane and water. The PEG-Py can trap the 1 O2 generated from DPPTPE under laser irradiation and form a stable intermediate of endoperoxide, which can then release 1 O2 in the dark, hypoxic tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, fluorescence-imaging-guided phototherapy demonstrates that this phototheranostic could completely inhibit tumor growth with the help of laser irradiation.
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- J Zou
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Sun J, Liu M, Wang P, Gao Z, Mu J, Chen Q. Novel High-Selectivity Fluorescent Probe for Detecting Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in Marine Environment. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2020; 20:3348-3355. [PMID: 31748026 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2020.17402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In marine environment, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a nonspecific phosphatase with metal ions as its active site. Metal ions have different effects on ALP activity. Therefore, a probe that specifically detects ALP needs to be developed. In this paper, to eliminate the interference of acid phosphatase, we designed and synthesized a highly selective fluorescent probe CyP based on pH to detect ALP activity. The response mechanism of detecting ALP was explained. The photophysical properties, enzyme kinetics, stability, selectivity, and potential quantitative ability of the probe under different pH values were investigated. The effects of metal ions on the ALP activity of marine Chlorella vulgaris and Escherichia coli were also analyzed. Excessive metal ions such as Zn2+, Cu2+, Hg2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+ inhibit while Mn2+, Co2+, and alkaline-earth metal ions promote the ALP activity of Chlorella and E. coli.
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- Jingya Sun
- College of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- College of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- College of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- College of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- College of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- College of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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Wang Q, Lai Z, Mu J, Chu D, Zang X. Converting industrial waste cork to biochar as Cu (II) adsorbent via slow pyrolysis. Waste Manag 2020; 105:102-109. [PMID: 32044548 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cork is light, porous, carbon-rich, and renewable, which leads to competitive advantages in the preparation of biochar, as compared to other biomass material. In this work, we propose to convert cork powder into cork-based biochar as Cu (II) adsorbent via slow pyrolysis, thereby providing a reliable and simple method for recycling cork industrial waste. The physicochemical properties of cork-based biochar prepared under different pyrolysis temperatures (450, 550, 650, and 750 °C) and pyrolysis time (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 h) were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, XRD, N2 adsorption and SEM. The adsorption capacity of cork-based biochar on heavy metal ions was further evaluated by Cu ion adsorption testing. Results showed that the cork-based biochar produced under conditions of higher pyrolysis temperature and time, has higher aromaticity and lower polarity, larger specific surface area, and enhanced Cu ion adsorption capacity. The maximum specific surface area of cork-based biochar prepared at 750 °C for 0.5 h was 392.5 m2/g, which surpasses most other biochars reported in previous studies, which are beneficial to the application of wastewater management. The SEM image demonstrated that the biochar retains the special hollow polyhedral cell structure of raw material cork. Furthermore, a large number of pores formed on the cell wall after high temperature pyrolysis, and the cells are connected with each other through these open pores. Finally, cork-based biochar exhibits superior Cu ion adsorption capacity (18.5 mg/g) with a shorter equilibrium time (4 h), which gives it a competitive advantage to similar adsorbents.
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- Qihang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.
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- School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Utilization (Beijing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China
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