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Liu S, Qin Y, Wang Q, Zhang J, Zhou J, He B, Liang X, Xian L, Wu J. A novel pectate lyase with high specific activity from Bacillus sp. B58-2: Gene cloning, heterologous expression and use in ramie degumming. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 175:110395. [PMID: 38237242 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110395] [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: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Pectinase plays a crucial role in ramie degumming. A gene encoding a putative pectate lyase from Bacillus sp. strain B58-2 was cloned and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. The amplified gene BvelPL1 encoded a mature protein of 400 amino acids. BvelPL1 shared the highest amino acid sequence identity (78.75%) with the enzymatically characterized pectate lyase Pel from Bacillus subtilis strain RCK (GenBank: AFH66771.1). The purified recombinant enzyme rBvelPL1-Ec exhibited a maximum specific activity of 2433.26 U/mg at pH 8.5 and 50 °C towards polygalacturonic acid. This specific activity was higher than that of most reported pectate lyases. Remarkably, the enzymatic activity of rBvelPL1-Ec increased by 23.28 times in the presence of 0.4 mM calcium ion. The effect of calcium ion on promoting the enzymatic activity of rBvelPL1-Ec was greater than that for all reported pectate lyases. After degumming with rBvelPL1-Ec, a weight loss of 21.27 ± 1.17% of circled ramie fibers was obtained, and the surfaces of the ramie fibers became smoother. Moreover, a weight loss of 30.47 ± 0.46% was obtained through enzymatic treated and subsequent NaOH treated circled ramie fibers. The excellent performance in degumming suggests that rBvelPL1-Ec may serve as a promising biocatalyst in the textile industry.
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- Sijia Liu
- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, PR China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, PR China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, PR China.
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Mu S, Li Z, Lin L, Wang D, Yang F, Chen L, Xian L, Lin K, Lin Y, Ye D, Yang Y, Wei L, Xu Y, Wang S. SIRT1-Mediated HMGB1 Deacetylation Suppresses Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Related to Blood-Brain Barrier Impairment After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Mol Neurobiol 2024:10.1007/s12035-024-03959-2. [PMID: 38267754 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-024-03959-2] [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: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a neurovascular disease with recently increasing incidence. Aseptic inflammatory responses play an important role in the pathology of CVT. Recent studies report that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are major triggers of thrombosis and inflammation in stroke, but their effect on brain injury in CVT requires further validation. In this study, two CVT animal models were used to simulate superior sagittal sinus thrombosis and cortical vein thrombosis. The effects of brain tissue infiltration of NETs and the molecular mechanisms associated with NET formation were deeply explored in combination with proteomics, histology, and serology. The results showed that the cortical vein thrombosis model could be combined with more severe blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and showed more severe cerebral hemorrhage. Decreased Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) expression promotes high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) acetylation, causing increased cytosolic translocation and extracellular release, and HMGB1 can promote NET formation and recruitment. In addition, corticocerebral accumulation of NETs contributes to BBB damage. This establishes a vicious cycle between BBB damage and NET accumulation. SIRT1 mediated-HMGB1 deacetylation may play a critical role in attenuating BBB damage following CVT. This study employed a combined validation using models of venous sinus thrombosis and cortical vein thrombosis to investigate the deacetylation role of SIRT1, aiming to offer new insights into the pathological mechanisms of brain injury following CVT.
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- Shuwen Mu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Dongfang Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, 350014, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China
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- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China
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- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Laboratory of Basic Medicine, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
- Laboratory of Basic Medicine, 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
- Department of Neurosurgery, 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
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Zhang J, Qin Y, Wang Q, Liu S, Zhou J, He B, Liang X, Xian L, Wu J. Gene cloning, expression, and characterization of two endo-xylanases from Bacillus velezensis and Streptomyces rochei, and their application in xylooligosaccharide production. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1292726. [PMID: 38173671 PMCID: PMC10762781 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1292726] [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: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Endo-xylanase hydrolyzing xylan in cellulosic residues releasing xylobiose as the major product at neutral pH are desirable in the substitute sweeteners industry. In this study, two endo-xylanases were obtained from Streptomyces rochei and Bacillus velezensis. SrocXyn10 showed the highest identity of 77.22%, with a reported endo-xylanase. The optimum reaction temperature and pH of rSrocXyn10-Ec were pH 7.0 and 60°C, with remarkable stability at 45°C or pHs ranging from 4.5 to 11.0. rBvelXyn11-Ec was most active at pH 6.0 and 50°C, and was stable at 35°C or pH 3.5 to 10.5. Both rSrocXyn10-Ec and rBvelXyn11-Ec showed specific enzyme activities on wheat arabinoxylan (685.83 ± 13.82 and 2809.89 ± 21.26 U/mg, respectively), with no enzyme activity on non-xylan substrates. The Vmax of rSrocXyn10-Ec and rBvelXyn11-Ec were 467.86 U mg-1 and 3067.68 U mg-1, respectively. The determined Km values of rSrocXyn10-Ec and rBvelXyn11-Ec were 3.08 g L-1 and 1.45 g L-1, respectively. The predominant product of the hydrolysis of alkaline extracts from bagasse, corncob, and bamboo by rSrocXyn10-Ec and rBvelXyn11-Ec were xylooligosaccharides. Interestingly, the xylobiose content in hydrolysates by rSrocXyn10-Ec was approximately 80%, which is higher than most reported endo-xylanases. rSrocXyn10-Ec and rBvelXyn11-Ec could be excellent candidates to produce xylooligosaccharides at neutral/near-neutral pHs. rSrocXyn10-Ec also has potential value in the production of xylobiose as a substitute sweetener.
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- Jing Zhang
- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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Wang C, Xian L, Zheng S, Li J, Chen X, Wang S. Cranial venous-outflow obstruction promotes neuroinflammation via ADAM17/solTNF-α/NF-κB pathway following experimental TBI. Brain Res Bull 2023; 204:110804. [PMID: 37918697 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.110804] [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: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global public health problem. As an important cause of secondary injury, cerebrovascular reaction can cause secondary bleeding, venous sinus thrombosis, and malignant brain swelling. Recent clinical studies have confirmed that intracranial venous return disorder is closely related to the prognosis of patients, yet the specific molecular mechanism involved in this process is still unclear. This study used an acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) model with cranial venous outflow obstruction (CVO) to explore how CVO aggravates the pathological process after TBI, especially for inflammation and tissue damage. The results suggest that intracranial venous return disorder exacerbates neurological deficits and brain edema in rats with ASDH by aggravating the destruction of endothelial cell tight junctions (TJs) proteins and promoting the expression of inflammatory factors, the activation of microglia and expression of recombinant A disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 (ADAM17) as well as the secretion of solTNF-α, a soluble form of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα), which in turn increase IκB-α ((inhibitor of the transcription factor nuclear factor-κB) and NF-κB p65. Our study revealed a molecular basis of how CVO aggravates inflammation and tissue damage.
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- Cheng Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, PR China; Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900th Hospital, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, PR China.
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China; Department of Neurosurgery, 900th Hospital, Fuzhou, PR China.
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Zhang S, Chen Q, Xian L, Chen Y, Wei L, Wang S. Acute subdural haematoma exacerbates cerebral blood flow disorder and promotes the development of intraoperative brain bulge in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:138. [PMID: 36973830 PMCID: PMC10041776 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01100-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a routine procedure used for the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) with concomitant acute subdural haematoma (SDH). However, certain patients are prone to developing malignant brain bulge during DC, which prolongs the operative time and worsens patient outcomes. Previous studies have shown that malignant intraoperative brain bulge (IOBB) may be associated with excessive arterial hyperaemia caused by cerebrovascular system disorders. Through a clinical retrospective analysis and prospective observations, we found that the cerebral blood flow of patients who possessed risk factors manifested high resistance and low flow velocity, which severely affected brain tissue perfusion and resulted in the occurrence of malignant IOBB. In the current literature, rat models of severe brain injury-associated brain bulge have rarely been reported. METHODS To gain an in-depth understanding of cerebrovascular changes and the cascade of responses related to brain bulge, we introduced acute SDH into the Marmarou model for the preparation of a rat model of high intracranial pressure (ICP) to simulate the pathological conditions experienced by patients with severe brain injury. RESULTS With the introduction of a 400-µL haematoma, significant dynamic changes occurred in ICP, mean arterial pressure, and relative blood perfusion rate of the cerebral cortical vessels. ICP increased to 56.9 ± 2.3 mmHg, mean arterial pressure showed reactive decrease, and the blood flow of cerebral cortical arteries and veins on the non-SDH-affected side decreased to < 10%. These changes could not fully recover even after DC. This resulted in generalised damage to the neurovascular unit and a lag effect to the venous blood reflux, which triggered malignant IOBB formation during DC. CONCLUSION An excessive increase in ICP causes cerebrovascular dysfunction and brings about a cascade of damage to brain tissue, which forms the basis for the development of diffuse brain swelling. The subsequent heterogeneous responses of the cerebral arteries and veins during craniotomy may be the main cause of primary IOBB. Clinicians should pay particular attention to the redistribution of CBF to various vessels when performing DC in patients with severe TBI.
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- Shangming Zhang
- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
- Department of Neurosurgery, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
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Ju Y, Liu K, Ma G, Zhu B, Wang H, Hu Z, Zhao J, Zhang L, Cui K, He XR, Huang M, Li Y, Xu S, Gao Y, Liu K, Liu H, Zhuo Z, Zhang G, Guo Z, Ye Y, Zhang L, Zhou X, Ma S, Qiu Y, Zhang M, Tao Y, Zhang M, Xian L, Xie W, Wang G, Wang Y, Wang C, Wang DH, Yu K. Bacterial antibiotic resistance among cancer inpatients in China: 2016-20. QJM 2023; 116:213-220. [PMID: 36269193 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac244] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of infections among cancer patients is as high as 23.2-33.2% in China. However, the lack of information and data on the number of antibiotics used by cancer patients is an obstacle to implementing antibiotic management plans. AIM This study aimed to investigate bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance in Chinese cancer patients to provide a reference for the rational use of antibiotics. DESIGN This was a 5-year retrospective study on the antibiotic resistance of cancer patients. METHODS In this 5-year surveillance study, we collected bacterial and antibiotic resistance data from 20 provincial cancer diagnosis and treatment centers and three specialized cancer hospitals in China. We analyzed the resistance of common bacteria to antibiotics, compared to common clinical drug-resistant bacteria, evaluated the evolution of critical drug-resistant bacteria and conducted data analysis. FINDINGS Between 2016 and 2020, 216 219 bacterial strains were clinically isolated. The resistance trend of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, piperacillin/tazobactam and imipenem was relatively stable and did not significantly increase over time. The resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains to all antibiotics tested, including imipenem and meropenem, decreased over time. In contrast, the resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii strains to carbapenems increased from 4.7% to 14.7%. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) significantly decreased from 65.2% in 2016 to 48.9% in 2020. CONCLUSIONS The bacterial prevalence and antibiotic resistance rates of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii, S. aureus and MRSA were significantly lower than the national average.
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- Y Ju
- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jilin Tumor Hospital, Changchun, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nantong Tumor Hospital, Nantong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Baotou Cancer Hospital, Baotou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Xian L, Ma J, Li W, Yang Y, Gao X, Xi B, Tian X. Synthesis of Ultrafine Platinum Nanocatalysts by Ice‐photochemical Method and Their Application in Catalytic Degradation of 4‐nitrophenol. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202204071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Liang Xian
- Department of Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composites of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composites and Biomass in Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, Institution of Chemical Engineering Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou 730124 China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composites of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composites and Biomass in Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, Institution of Chemical Engineering Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou 730124 China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composites of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composites and Biomass in Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, Institution of Chemical Engineering Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou 730124 China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composites of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composites and Biomass in Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, Institution of Chemical Engineering Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou 730124 China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composites of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composites and Biomass in Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, Institution of Chemical Engineering Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou 730124 China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composites of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composites and Biomass in Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, Institution of Chemical Engineering Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou 730124 China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Composites of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composites and Biomass in Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Biomass Function Composites Engineering Research Center, Institution of Chemical Engineering Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou 730124 China
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Kim JH, Li L, Zhang Z, Hayer K, Xian L, Luo L, Cope L, Tikhonenko A, Resar L. OP04 High Mobility Group A1 (HMGA1) epigenetic regulators induce ETV5 networks in relapsed B-cell leukemia and provide novel therapeutic targets. ESMO Open 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100680] [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: 12/31/2022] Open
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Liu S, Zeng Y, Liu J, Li J, Peng H, Xie H, Zou H, Xiao C, Hua X, Bao J, Xian L, Li Y, Chi F. Efficient capture and stable storage of radioactive iodine by bismuth-based ZIF-8 derived carbon materials as adsorbents. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122151] [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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Lu B, Xian L, Zhu J, Wei Y, Yang C, Cheng Z. A Novel Endo-Polygalacturonase from Penicillium oxalicum: Gene Cloning, Heterologous Expression and Its Use in Acidic Fruit Juice Extraction. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 32:464-472. [PMID: 35001012 PMCID: PMC9628815 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2112.12023] [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: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
An endo-polygalacturonase (endo-PGase) exhibiting excellent performance during acidic fruit juice production would be highly attractive to the fruit juice industry. However, candidate endo-PGases for this purpose have rarely been reported. In this study, we expressed a gene from Penicillium oxalicum in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant enzyme PoxaEnPG28C had an optimal enzyme activity at pH 4.5 and 45°C and was stable at pH 3.0-6.5 and < 45°C. The enzyme had a specific activity of 4,377.65 ± 55.37 U/mg towards polygalacturonic acid, and the Km and Vmax values of PoxaEnPG28C were calculated as 1.64 g/l and 6127.45 U/mg, respectively. PoxaEnPG28C increased the light transmittance of orange, lemon, strawberry and hawthorn juice by 13.9 ± 0.3%, 29.4 ± 3.8%, 95.7 ± 10.2% and 79.8 ± 1.7%, respectively; it reduced the viscosity of the same juices by 25.7 ± 1.6%, 52.0 ± 4.5%, 48.2 ± 0.7% and 80.5 ± 2.3%, respectively, and it increased the yield of the juices by 24.5 ± 0.7%, 12.7 ± 2.2%, 48.5 ± 4.2% and 104.5 ± 6.4%, respectively. Thus, PoxaEnPG28C could be considered an excellent candidate enzyme for acidic fruit juice production. Remarkably, fruit juice production using hawthorn as an material was reported for the first time.
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- Bo Lu
- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, 98 Daling Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, 98 Daling Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, P.R. China
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- Nanning University, 8 Longting Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530200, P.R. China
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- Nanning University, 8 Longting Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530200, P.R. China
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- Nanning University, 8 Longting Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530200, P.R. China
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- Nanning University, 8 Longting Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530200, P.R. China,Corresponding author Phone: +86-771-5900891 Fax: +86-771-5900885 E-mail:
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Xian L, Wang C, Wei L, Wang S. Cerebral Blood Flow Disorder in Acute Subdural Hematoma and Acute Intraoperative Brain Bulge. Front Neurol 2022; 13:815226. [PMID: 35463136 PMCID: PMC9022537 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.815226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Context Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) has a high incidence and high mortality. During surgery for ASDH, brain tissue sometimes rapidly swells and protrudes into the bone window during or after removal of the hematoma. This phenomenon, known as acute intraoperative brain bulge, progresses rapidly and can cause ischemic necrosis of brain tissue or even mortality. The mechanism of this phenomenon remains unclear. Objective To investigate the changes in cerebral surface blood flow during ASDH and acute intraoperative brain bulge in rats. Methods Adult male Sprague–Dawley rats were selected to establish an ASDH model, and acute intraoperative brain bulge was induced by late-onset intracranial hematoma. The changes in cerebral surface blood flow during ASDH and acute intraoperative brain bulge were observed with a laser speckle imaging system, and intracranial pressure (ICP) was monitored. Results ICP in rats increased significantly after ASDH (P < 0.05). The blood perfusion rate (BPR) values of the superior sagittal sinus, collateral vein and artery decreased significantly in rats with subdural hematomas (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the preoperative and 90-min postoperative BPR values of rats. ICP was significantly increased in rats with acute intraoperative brain bulge (P < 0.05) and decreased significantly after the removal of delayed hematomas (P < 0.05). The BPR of the superior sagittal sinus, collateral vein and artery decreased significantly during brain bulge (P < 0.05). After the removal of delayed hematomas, BPR increased significantly, but it remained significantly different from the values measured before brain bulge (P < 0.05). Conclusion ASDH may cause not only high intracranial pressure but also cerebral blood circulation disorders. Brain bulge resulting from late-onset intracranial hematoma may aggravate these circulation disorders. If the cause of brain bulge in a given patient is late-onset intracranial hematoma, clinicians should promptly perform surgery to remove the hematoma and relieve circulation disorders, thus preventing more serious complications.
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- Liang Xian
- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou, China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Shousen Wang
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Zhang L, Zheng Y, Zeng L, Zhang F, Che D, Cao Z, Huang C, Xian L, Zhang X, Zhang H, Guo Z. 3-Epipachysamine B suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of breast cancer cell via PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Life Sci 2021; 285:119995. [PMID: 34592228 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119995] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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3-Epipachysamine B is a natural steroidal alkaloid isolated from Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. (known locally as Kunxianqi). Kunxianqi contains numerous compounds with demonstrated activity against breast cancer (BRCA). However, it is unknown whether 3-epipachysamine B also has anti-BRCA efficacy. In the present study, we employed network pharmacology technology to search and find potential molecular targets of 3-epipachysamine B. We applied cell proliferation, apoptosis, and western blotting assays to test the predicted key targets and the effects of 3-epipachysamine B against BRCA. Network pharmacology disclosed 80 potential BRCA-related targets of 3-epipachysamine B and assigned them to 75 signaling pathways. Of these, the most highly enriched was the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. PIK3R1, AKT1, and mTOR had high degrees and betweenness centrality in protein-protein interaction network and are associated with PI3K/AKT signaling. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation indicated strong binding between 3-epipachysamine B and PIK3R1, AKT1, and mTOR. 3-Epipachysamine B repressed the proliferation and induced the apoptosis of BRCA cells, as well as downregulated P-AKT/AKT, P-mTOR/mTOR, and P-PI3K/PI3K in the cells. The PI3K inhibitor LY294002 augmented these changes. Hence, 3-epipachysamine could also prove effective as an anticancer agent in future animal tumor model and human clinical breast cancer trials. Successful validation results could lead to a safe and effective new breast cancer treatment that improves patient prognosis and quality of life.
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- Lei Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of "Qiyao" Resources and Anti-tumor Acitivities/Shaanxi Plant Extract Engineering Technology Research Center, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Liu HB, Xu WM, Wang SS, Wei LF, Hong JF, Wang C, Xian L. Analysis of changes in the volume of edema around brain contusions and the influencing factors: A single-center, retrospective, observational study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e27246. [PMID: 34559127 PMCID: PMC8462588 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027246] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a common neurosurgical condition, has well-known treatment guidelines. However, the mechanisms underlying the varying severity of brain edema secondary to TBI are largely unknown, leading to controversial treatments.This study seeks to measure edema volumes around brain contusions in different regions, analyze factors related to differences in edema volume and provide a theoretical basis for brain edema treatment.Data from 113 brain contusion patients treated at the Department of Neurosurgery of Fuzhou General Hospital from January 2017 to November 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. Based on computed tomography (CT) data, the patients were divided into the venous group (brain contusion in regions with large cortical veins, n = 47) and the nonvenous group (brain contusions in other regions, n = 66). Here, 3D Slicer software was used to calculate the brain contusion volume on the first CT obtained after injury and the brain contusion volume and its surrounding edema on the 5th day after injury. The brain contusion volume to surrounding edema volume ratio was calculated, and the number of patients who showed brain contusion progression requiring surgery was determined. Hematocrit (Hct), fibrinogen (Fg), and d-dimer levels within 6 hours and on the 5th day after admission were also compared.Patients in the venous group had a significantly increased percentage of area with edema around the brain contusion compared with patients in the nonvenous group (P < .05), and the 2 groups showed no significant difference in the number of patients with brain contusion progression or surgical treatment (P > .05) or Hct, Fg, or d-dimer (D-D) levels. For all patients, Hct, Fg, and D-D levels within 6 hours after admission were significantly different from those on the 5th day (P < .05 for all).Cortical venous obstruction may be the most important factor influencing edema around brain contusions. The Fg level decreased slightly, and the D-D level increased to its peak rapidly after mild-moderate TBI. This change was followed by a gradual increase in the former and a gradual decrease in the latter.
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- Hai-Bing Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery of the 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Fuzhou Changle District, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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Xian L, Su BQ, Feng YX, Xi B, Duan ZY. The photochemical effects of visible light on K 2[PtCl 4] hydrolysis and the synthesis of Pt nano catalysts. INORG NANO-MET CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2020.1812646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Liang Xian
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-friendly Composite Materials and Biomass, Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu, China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-friendly Composite Materials and Biomass, Universities of Gansu Province, Gansu, China
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Xian L, Tian G, Beavers CM, Teat SJ, Shuh DK. Corrigendum: Glutarimidedioxime: A Complexing and Reducing Reagent for Plutonium Recovery from Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:7472. [PMID: 33751782 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202605305] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Xian L, Tian G, Beavers CM, Teat SJ, Shuh DK. Zurückziehung: Glutarimidedioxime: A Complexing and Reducing Reagent for Plutonium Recovery from Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202605305] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Xian L, Wang C, Wang W, Wei L, Zhang Y, Chen W, Wang S. The construction of an improved model of acute subdural hematoma in rats. J Neurosci Methods 2021; 351:109075. [PMID: 33450332 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109075] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND To construct a new and improved model of acute subdural hematoma in rats. NEW METHOD 30 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats(SD rats) were selected and randomly divided into two groups. The traditional model group was based on Miller's model construction method, and the improved model group was based on improved needle, injection site and operation method. The improved model was evaluated by comparing the physiological indicators, behavioral scores, magnetic resonance performance and HE staining results of the two groups of rats. RESULTS The physical signs of the rats in the two groups were similar. The survival rate of the improved group was higher than that of the traditional group. The hematoma in the improved model was thicker and concentrated in the ipsilateral side, as revealed by HE staining and MRI. The improved method has less intrusions on the cortex around the injection site and is more stable than the traditional model. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD(S) The operation difficulty of the improved model is reduced and easier. The survival rate of the improved group was higher than that of the traditional group. And the improved model will have more research possibilities. CONCLUSION The improved model is based on the traditional model. Although it has some shortcomings, it can also be used in different research fields of the traditional model. The operation for the improved model is easier to perform. And the improved model has more applications in research.
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- Liang Xian
- Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, PR China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, PR China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou 350025, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, PR China
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- Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, PR China; Department of Neurosurgery, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou 350025, PR China.
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Wang C, Xian L, Chen X, Li Z, Fang Y, Xu W, Wei L, Chen W, Wang S. Visualization of cortical cerebral blood flow dynamics during craniotomy in acute subdural hematoma using laser speckle imaging in a rat model. Brain Res 2020; 1742:146901. [PMID: 32445715 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Mass evacuation with decompressive craniotomy is considered a standard intervention for acute subdural hematoma (ASDH). However, hemispheric swelling complicates the intraoperative and postoperative management of ASDH patients, and previous studies have revealed that this approach can damage ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Few studies have focused on the cerebrovascular response following traumatic brain injury (TBI). To characterize the relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF) before and after removal of the hematoma, rats were injured by a subdural infusion of 400 μL of venous blood or paraffin oil. MRI scans were performed. Then, we monitored cortical rCBF during hematoma removal in real time using laser speckle imaging (LSCI) in ASDH rats. The CBF of arteriovenous and capillary regions were quantified and normalized to their own baseline values via a custom algorithm. In the sham group, the cortical CBF was higher post-craniotomy than pre-craniotomy. However, in the hematoma injection group, the CBF of arteries and capillaries was higher while the venous CBF was lower post-craniotomy than pre-craniotomy. The difference in the changes in vein CBF that occurred between the two groups was statistically significant. The three components of the vascular system showed heterogeneous responses to craniotomy, which may be the basis for secondary brain injury.
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- Cheng Wang
- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, PR China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Hospital of Changle, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 900th Hospital, Fuzhou, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, PR China
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- Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China; Department of Neurosurgery, 900th Hospital, Fuzhou, PR China.
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Gatti G, Crepaldi A, Puppin M, Tancogne-Dejean N, Xian L, De Giovannini U, Roth S, Polishchuk S, Bugnon P, Magrez A, Berger H, Frassetto F, Poletto L, Moreschini L, Moser S, Bostwick A, Rotenberg E, Rubio A, Chergui M, Grioni M. Light-Induced Renormalization of the Dirac Quasiparticles in the Nodal-Line Semimetal ZrSiSe. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:076401. [PMID: 32857568 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.076401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In nodal-line semimetals, linearly dispersing states form Dirac loops in the reciprocal space with a high degree of electron-hole symmetry and a reduced density of states near the Fermi level. The result is reduced electronic screening and enhanced correlations between Dirac quasiparticles. Here we investigate the electronic structure of ZrSiSe, by combining time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy with ab initio density functional theory (DFT) complemented by an extended Hubbard model (DFT+U+V) and by time-dependent DFT+U+V. We show that electronic correlations are reduced on an ultrashort timescale by optical excitation of high-energy electrons-hole pairs, which transiently screen the Coulomb interaction. Our findings demonstrate an all-optical method for engineering the band structure of a quantum material.
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- G Gatti
- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy, ISIC, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy, ISIC, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- National Research Council-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies (CNR-IFN), via Trasea 7, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies (CNR-IFN), via Trasea 7, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Physikalisches Institut and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg 97074, Germany
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany
- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group, Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian 20018, Spain
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, USA
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- Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy, ISIC, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Xian L, Ma C, Ouyang Y, Di J, Zhang Z. Synthesis of pyrimidine derivatives via multicomponent reaction catalyzed by ferric chloride. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Liang Xian
- Department of Radiochemistry China Institute of Atomic Energy Beijing 102413 China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, College of Chemistry and Material Science Hebei Normal University Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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- Department of Radiochemistry China Institute of Atomic Energy Beijing 102413 China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, College of Chemistry and Material Science Hebei Normal University Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, College of Chemistry and Material Science Hebei Normal University Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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Cheng Z, Xian L, Chen D, Lu J, Wei Y, Du L, Wang Q, Chen Y, Lu B, Bi D, Zhang Z, Huang R. Development of an Innovative Process for High-Temperature Fruit Juice Extraction Using a Novel Thermophilic Endo-Polygalacturonase From Penicillium oxalicum. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1200. [PMID: 32595621 PMCID: PMC7303257 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Efficient and cost-effective production of thermophilic endo-polygalacturonase is desirable for industrial fruit juice production, because its application could shorten the processing time and lower the production cost, by eliminating the separate step of pectin degradation. However, no endo-polygalacturonase that both functions well at sufficiently high temperature and can be manufactured economically, has been reported previously. In this study, the cDNA encoding a thermophilic endo-polygalacturonase from Penicillium oxalicum CZ1028, was cloned and over-expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115 and Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The recombinant proteins PoxaEnPG28B-Pp (from P. pastoris) and PoxaEnPG28B-Ec (from E. coli) were isolated and purified. PoxaEnPG28B-Pp was sufficiently thermostable for potential industrial use, but PoxaEnPG28B-Ec was not. The optimal pH and temperature of PoxaEnPG28B-Pp were pH 5.0 and 65°C, respectively. The enzyme had a low Km of 1.82 g/L and a high Vmax of 77882.2 U/mg, with polygalacturonic acid (PGA) as substrate. The performance of PoxaEnPG28B-Pp in depectinization of papaya, plantain and banana juices at 65°C for 15 min was superior to that of a reported mesophilic endo-polygalacturonase. PoxaEnPG28B-Pp is the first endo-polygalacturonase reported to show excellent performance at high temperature. An innovative process, including a step of simultaneous heat-treatment and depectinization of fruit pulps with PoxaEnPG28B-Pp, is reported for the first time.
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- Zhong Cheng
- College of Mechatronic and Quality Technology Engineering, Nanning University, Nanning, China.,State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- School of Environment and Life Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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Feng Y, Su B, Xian L, Ma Y, Sheng L, Cao N. In situ synthesis of surfactant-free Pt nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes under visible light. Chem Pap 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-019-00955-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Experimental advances in the fabrication and characterization of few-layer materials stacked at a relative twist of small angle have recently shown the emergence of flat energy bands. As a consequence electron interactions become relevant, providing inroads into the physics of strongly correlated two-dimensional systems. Here, we demonstrate by combining large scale ab initio simulations with numerically exact strong correlation approaches that an effective one-dimensional system emerges upon stacking two twisted sheets of GeSe, in marked contrast to all moiré systems studied so far. This not only allows to study the necessarily collective nature of excitations in one dimension, but can also serve as a promising platform to scrutinize the crossover from two to one dimension in a controlled setup by varying the twist angle, which provides an intriguing benchmark with respect to theory. We thus establish twisted bilayer GeSe as an intriguing inroad into the strongly correlated physics of lowdimensional systems.
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- D M Kennes
- Institut für Theorie der Statistischen Physik, RWTH Aachen University and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, 52056, Aachen, Germany.
- Center for Free Electron Laser Science, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, 22761, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Center for Free Electron Laser Science, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Simons Foundation Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, 10010, USA
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- Center for Free Electron Laser Science, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, 22761, Hamburg, Germany.
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Simons Foundation Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, 10010, USA.
- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group, Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco, UPV/EHU-20018, San Sebastián, Spain.
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Xian L, Li Z, Tang AX, Qin YM, Li QY, Liu HB, Liu YY. A novel neutral and thermophilic endoxylanase from Streptomyces ipomoeae efficiently produced xylobiose from agricultural and forestry residues. Bioresour Technol 2019; 285:121293. [PMID: 30999191 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 01/12/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Endoxylanases capable of producing high ratios of xylobiose from agricultural and forestry residues in neutral and high temperature conditions are attractive for the prebiotic and alternative sweetener industries. In this study, a putative glycosyl hydrolase gene from Streptomyces ipomoeae was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme, named as SipoEnXyn10A, hydrolyzed beechwood xylan in endo-action mode releasing xylobiose as its main end product. It was most active at pH 6.5 and 75-80 °C and showed remarkable stability at 65 °C. The xylobiose yield from 10 g corncob and moso bamboo reached 1.123 ± 0.021 and 0.229 ± 0.005 g, respectively, at pH 6.5 and 70 °C, whichwas higher than other reports using the same material. Moreover, high ratios of xylobiose in the xylose-based product of about 85% were obtained from corncob, moso bamboo sawdust, cassava stem and Chinese fir sawdust. These results demonstrated that SipoEnXyn10A has potential for industrial application.
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- Liang Xian
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Nanning 530003, Guangxi, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Nanning 530003, Guangxi, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Nanning 530003, Guangxi, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Nanning 530003, Guangxi, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Nanning 530003, Guangxi, PR China.
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Su BQ, Xian L, Zhang B, Song HB. Synthesis and characterisation of a hexanuclear copper (I) cluster coordination compound. Journal of Chemical Research 2019. [DOI: 10.3184/0308234054497047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A novel hexanuclear copper (I) cluster coordination compound has been synthesised by the reaction of N-ethoxy-carbonyl-N'-o-chlorophenylthiourea with cupric chloride in ethanol solution.
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- Bi-Quan Su
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minorities University, Lanzhou, 730030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Zhang X, Jin M, Tadesse N, Xian L, Zhang H, Wang S, Dang J, Zhang Y, Guo Z, Ito Y. Safety investigation on total steroid saponins extracts from Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H. Wright: Sub-acute and chronic toxicity studies on dogs. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 91:58-67. [PMID: 29066336 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 04/23/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Sub-acute and chronic toxic effects of total steroidal saponins (TSSN) extracts from Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H. Wright on various internal organs and biochemical indicators have never been studied before and this study is the first of its kind to demonstrate sub-acute and chronic toxicities of TSSN on dogs. Administration of TSSN extracts at doses up to 3000 mg/Kg daily for 14 days, no biochemical and organ changes were observed on the experimental groups of dogs. Further, chronic toxicity study through oral administration of TSSN extracts at the gradual doses of 50, 250 and 500 mg/Kg for 90 days followed by a 2-week recovery assay revealed absence of significant architectural and morphological changes in internal organs which were confirmed through histopathological examination and merely no significant alteration in the biochemical indicators including hematologic and urine analysis and electrocardiogram compared to the control dogs. This toxicological evaluation came across with the finding that the herbal preparation can be considered as nontoxic and animals could tolerate the extracts at doses up to 500 mg/Kg with LD50 greater than 3000 mg/Kg. It may serve as a preliminary scientific evidence for further therapeutic investigations.
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- Xinxin Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of International Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Laboratory of Bioseparation Technology, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Xian L, Feng JX. Purification and biochemical characterization of a novel mesophilic glucoamylase from Aspergillus tritici WZ99. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 107:1122-1130. [PMID: 28951303 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Glucoamylase, cleaving the nonreducing end of starch releasing glucose, is an important enzyme in starch processing. The optimal temperature for industrial glucoamylase activity is 60-70°C, which is not compatible with the optimal growth temperature for Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, 26 fungal strains producing amylolytic activities that were more active at 30°C than at 60°C were isolated from 151 environmental samples. Fungal strain WZ99, producing extracellular amylolytic activities with the lowest optimal temperature at 40°C, was identified as Aspergillus tritici by analysis of morphological and molecular data. An extracellular glucoamylase was purified from A. tritici WZ99. The optimal pH of the enzyme was 4.0-5.0 and optimal temperature was 45°C. The glucoamylase was stable at pH 4.5-10.0 and below 40°C. Metal ions at four concentrations did not inhibit the enzyme activity. The glucoamylase contained a catalytic domain belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 15 and thus was named as AtriGA15A. The enzyme shared the highest identity of 54% with a glucoamylase from Rasamsonia emersonii. This glucoamylase showing excellent comprehensive enzymatic characteristics might have potential applications in starch-based bioethanol production and starch processing.
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- Liang Xian
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, China.
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Li CX, Zhao S, Zhang T, Xian L, Liao LS, Liu JL, Feng JX. Genome sequencing and analysis of Talaromyces pinophilus provide insights into biotechnological applications. Sci Rep 2017; 7:490. [PMID: 28352091 PMCID: PMC5428652 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00567-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Species from the genus Talaromyces produce useful biomass-degrading enzymes and secondary metabolites. However, these enzymes and secondary metabolites are still poorly understood and have not been explored in depth because of a lack of comprehensive genetic information. Here, we report a 36.51-megabase genome assembly of Talaromyces pinophilus strain 1-95, with coverage of nine scaffolds of eight chromosomes with telomeric repeats at their ends and circular mitochondrial DNA. In total, 13,472 protein-coding genes were predicted. Of these, 803 were annotated to encode enzymes that act on carbohydrates, including 39 cellulose-degrading and 24 starch-degrading enzymes. In addition, 68 secondary metabolism gene clusters were identified, mainly including T1 polyketide synthase genes and nonribosomal peptide synthase genes. Comparative genomic analyses revealed that T. pinophilus 1-95 harbors more biomass-degrading enzymes and secondary metabolites than other related filamentous fungi. The prediction of the T. pinophilus 1-95 secretome indicated that approximately 50% of the biomass-degrading enzymes are secreted into the extracellular environment. These results expanded our genetic knowledge of the biomass-degrading enzyme system of T. pinophilus and its biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, facilitating the cultivation of T. pinophilus for high production of useful products.
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- Cheng-Xi Li
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China.
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Cheng Z, Chen D, Lu B, Wei Y, Xian L, Li Y, Luo Z, Huang R. A Novel Acid-Stable Endo-Polygalacturonase from Penicillium oxalicum CZ1028: Purification, Characterization, and Application in the Beverage Industry. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 26:989-98. [PMID: 26907758 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1511.11045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Acidic endo-polygalacturonases are the major part of pectinase preparations and extensively applied in the clarification of fruits juice, vegetables extracts, and wines. However, most of the reported fungal endo-polygalacturonases are active and stable under narrow pH range and low temperatures. In this study, an acidic endo-polygalacturonase (EPG4) was purified and characterized from a mutant strain of Penicillium oxalicum. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of EPG4 (ATTCTFSGSNGAASASKSQT) was different from those of reported endopolygalacturonases. EPG4 displayed optimal pH and temperature at 5.0 and 60-70°C towards polygalacturonic acid (PGA), respectively, and was notably stable at pH 2.2-7.0. When tested against pectins, EPG4 showed enzyme activity over a broad acidic pH range (>15.0% activity at pH 2.2-6.0 towards citrus pectin; and >26.6% activity at pH 2.2-7.0 towards apple pectin). The Km and Vmax values were determined as 1.27 mg/ml and 5,504.6 U/mg, respectively. The enzyme hydrolyzed PGA in endo-manner, releasing oligo-galacturonates from PGA, as determined by TLC. Addition of EPG4 (3.6 U/ml) significantly reduced the viscosity (by 42.4%) and increased the light transmittance (by 29.5%) of the papaya pulp, and increased the recovery (by 24.4%) of the papaya extraction. All of these properties make the enzyme a potential application in the beverage industry.
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- Zhong Cheng
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, P.R. China
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- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Institute of Supervision and Testing on Product Quality, Nanning 530007, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China.,National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, P.R. China
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Sumter TF, Xian L, Huso T, Koo M, Chang YT, Almasri TN, Chia L, Inglis C, Reid D, Resar LMS. The High Mobility Group A1 (HMGA1) Transcriptome in Cancer and Development. Curr Mol Med 2016; 16:353-93. [PMID: 26980699 DOI: 10.2174/1566524016666160316152147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Chromatin structure is the single most important feature that distinguishes a cancer cell from a normal cell histologically. Chromatin remodeling proteins regulate chromatin structure and high mobility group A (HMGA1) proteins are among the most abundant, nonhistone chromatin remodeling proteins found in cancer cells. These proteins include HMGA1a/HMGA1b isoforms, which result from alternatively spliced mRNA. The HMGA1 gene is overexpressed in cancer and high levels portend a poor prognosis in diverse tumors. HMGA1 is also highly expressed during embryogenesis and postnatally in adult stem cells. Overexpression of HMGA1 drives neoplastic transformation in cultured cells, while inhibiting HMGA1 blocks oncogenic and cancer stem cell properties. Hmga1 transgenic mice succumb to aggressive tumors, demonstrating that dysregulated expression of HMGA1 causes cancer in vivo. HMGA1 is also required for reprogramming somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells. HMGA1 proteins function as ancillary transcription factors that bend chromatin and recruit other transcription factors to DNA. They induce oncogenic transformation by activating or repressing specific genes involved in this process and an HMGA1 "transcriptome" is emerging. Although prior studies reveal potent oncogenic properties of HMGA1, we are only beginning to understand the molecular mechanisms through which HMGA1 functions. In this review, we summarize the list of putative downstream transcriptional targets regulated by HMGA1. We also briefly discuss studies linking HMGA1 to Alzheimer's disease and type-2 diabetes. CONCLUSION Further elucidation of HMGA1 function should lead to novel therapeutic strategies for cancer and possibly for other diseases associated with aberrant HMGA1 expression.
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross Research Building, Room 1025, Baltimore, MD 21205-2109, USA.
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Zhang X, Xue X, Xian L, Guo Z, Ito Y, Sun W. Potential neuroprotection of protodioscin against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats through intervening inflammation and apoptosis. Steroids 2016; 113:52-63. [PMID: 27343977 PMCID: PMC8725987 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2016.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of the current research is to investigate the cerebral-protection of protodioscin on a transient cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model and to explore its possible underlying mechanisms. The rats were preconditioned with protodioscin at the doses of 25 and 50mgkg(-1) prior to surgery. Then the animals were subjected to right middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) using an intraluminal method by inserting a thread (90min surgery). After the blood flow was restored in 24h via withdrawing the thread, some representative indicators for the cerebral injury were evaluated by various methods including TTC-staining, TUNEL, immunohistochemistry, and Western blotting. As compared with the operated rats without drug intervening, treatment with protodioscin apparently lowered the death rate and improved motor coordination abilities through reducing the deficit scores and cerebral infarct volume. What's more, an apparent decrease in neuron apoptosis detected in hippocampus CA1 and cortex of the ipsilateral hemisphere might attribute to alleviate the increase in Caspase-3 and Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Meanwhile, concentrations of several main pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6) in the serum were also significantly suppressed. Finally, the NF-κB and IκBa protein expressions in the cytoplasm of right injured brain were remarkably up-regulated, while NF-κB in nucleus was down-regulated. Therefore, these observed findings demonstrated that protodioscin appeared to reveal potential neuroprotection against the I/R injury due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptosis properties. This therapeutic effect was probably mediated by the inactivation of NF-κB signal pathways.
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- Xinxin Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Laboratory of Bioseparation Technology, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Biomedicine Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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Xian L, Wang F, Yin X, Feng JX. Identification and characterization of an acidic and acid-stable endoxyloglucanase from Penicillium oxalicum. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 86:512-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.01.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Xian L, Tian G, Beavers CM, Teat SJ, Shuh DK. Zurückgezogen: Glutarimidedioxime: A Complexing and Reducing Reagent for Plutonium Recovery from Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201510712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Liang Xian
- Radiochemistry Department China Institute of Atomic Energy P. O. Box 275-26 Beijing 102413 China
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- Radiochemistry Department China Institute of Atomic Energy P. O. Box 275-26 Beijing 102413 China
- Chemical Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Advanced Light Source Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Advanced Light Source Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Xian L, Tian G, Beavers CM, Teat SJ, Shuh DK. Glutarimidedioxime: A Complexing and Reducing Reagent for Plutonium Recovery from Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:4671-3. [PMID: 26970221 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Efficient separation processes for recovering uranium and plutonium from spent nuclear fuel are essential to the development of advanced nuclear fuel cycles. The performance characteristics of a new salt-free complexing and reducing reagent, glutarimidedioxime (H2A), are reported for recovering plutonium in a PUREX process. With a phase ratio of organic to aqueous of up to 10:1, plutonium can be effectively stripped from 30% tributyl phosphate (TBP) in kerosene into 1 M HNO3 with H2A. The complexation-reduction mechanism is illustrated with the combination of UV/Vis absorption spectra and the crystal structure of a Pu(IV) complex with the reagent. The fast stripping rate and the high efficiency for stripping Pu(IV), through the complexation-reduction mechanism, is suitable for use in centrifugal contactors with very short contact/resident times, thereby offering significant advantages over conventional processes.
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- Liang Xian
- Radiochemistry Department, China Institute of Atomic Energy, P. O. Box 275-26, Beijing, 102413, China
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- Radiochemistry Department, China Institute of Atomic Energy, P. O. Box 275-26, Beijing, 102413, China. .,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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Xian L, Engelbrecht L, Barkhuysen S, Koch KR. Room temperature photo-induced deposition of platinum mirrors and nano-layers from simple Pt(ii) precursor complexes in water–methanol solutions. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra03318k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Mirror-like nano-layers of variable thicknesses can be deposited directly onto FTO glass at room temperature under continuous irradiation with polychromatic light from water/methanol solutions containing low concentrations of [PtCl4]2−.
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- Liang Xian
- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science
- Stellenbosch University
- South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science
- Stellenbosch University
- South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science
- Stellenbosch University
- South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science
- Stellenbosch University
- South Africa
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Lu L, Zhang X, Zhang M, Zhang H, Liao L, Yang T, Zhang J, Xian L, Chen D, Wang M. RANTES and SDF-1 Are Keys in Cell-based Therapy of TMJ Osteoarthritis. J Dent Res 2015; 94:1601-9. [PMID: 26377571 DOI: 10.1177/0022034515604621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of injections of local bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on osteoarthritis (OA) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and to explore the role of stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) and regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) in this effect. Fundamentally, OA of the TMJ was induced by unilateral anterior crossbite in mice. Exogenous green fluorescent protein-labeled BMSCs (GFP-BMSCs) were weekly injected into the TMJ region for 4, 8, and 12 wk. The reparative effects of exogenous GFP-BMSCs were investigated by morphological observation and micro-computed tomography. The differentiation of GFP-BMSCs in the cartilage was examined by double immunofluorescence of GFPs with type II collagen, and the expression of related factors in the condylar cartilage was quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The role of RANTES and SDF-1 in the therapeutic effect of exogenous BMSCs was examined by both in vitro and in vivo studies. The OA cartilage of the TMJ displays a synchronous increase in SDF-1 and RANTES expression and a higher capability of attracting the migration of GFP-BMSCs. The implanted GFP-BMSCs differentiated into type II collagen-positive cells and reversed cartilage degradation and subchondral bone loss in mice with OA of the TMJ. The migration of GFP-BMSCs towards OA cartilage and the rescuing effect of GFP-BMSC injections were impaired by the inhibitors of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) and C-C chemokine receptor type 1 (CCR1), which are the receptors of SDF-1 and RANTES, respectively. Our data indicated that SDF-1/CXCR4 and RANTES/CCR1 signals are pivotal and function synergistically in the recruitment of GFP-BMSCs towards degraded cartilage in mice OA of the TMJ.
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Hematology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Xian L, Wang F, Luo X, Feng YL, Feng JX. Purification and characterization of a highly efficient calcium-independent α-amylase from Talaromyces pinophilus 1-95. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121531. [PMID: 25811759 PMCID: PMC4374950 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Alpha-amylase is a very important enzyme in the starch conversion process. Most of the α-amylases are calcium-dependent and exhibit poor performance in the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process of industrial bioethanol production that uses starch as feedstock. In this study, an extracellular amylolytic enzyme was purified from the culture broth of newly isolated Talaromyces pinophilus strain 1-95. The purified amylolytic enzyme, with an apparent molecular weight of 58 kDa on SDS-PAGE, hydrolyzed maltopentaose, maltohexaose, and maltoheptaose into mainly maltose and maltotriose and minor amount of glucose, confirming the endo-acting mode of the enzyme, and hence, was named Talaromyces pinophilus α-amylase (TpAA). TpAA was most active at pH 4.0-5.0 (with the temperature held at 37°C) and 55°C (at pH 5.0), and stable within the pH range of 5.0-9.5 (at 4°C) and below 45°C (at pH 5.0). Interestingly, the Ca2+ did not improve its enzymatic activity, optimal temperature, or thermostability of the enzyme, indicating that the TpAA was Ca2+-independent. TpAA displayed higher enzyme activity toward malto-oligosaccharides and dextrin than other previously reported α-amylases. This highly active Ca2+-independent α-amylase may have potential applications in starch-to-ethanol conversion process.
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- Liang Xian
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Tan X, Wang YY, Chen XY, Xian L, Guo JJ, Liang GB, Chen MW. Quantitative assessment of the effects of the EPHX1 Tyr113His polymorphism on lung and breast cancer. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:7437-46. [PMID: 25222243 DOI: 10.4238/2014.september.12.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The association between the microsomal epoxide hydrolase 1 gene (EPHX1) Tyr113His polymorphism and lung cancer and breast cancer risk has been reported in many recent studies, but there is no consensus among the results. Thus, we examined the association between the EPHX1 Tyr113His polymorphism and lung cancer through a meta-analysis. A comprehensive literature search was performed using the Pubmed and Embase databases. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to assess the strength of associations. Our meta-analysis suggested that the Tyr113His polymorphism was associated with lung cancer risk in Asians under 3 genetic models, including a C vs T, CC vs TT, and recessive model. However, the risk was decreased in Caucasians under the genetic models, including a C vs T, CC vs TT, or CT vs TT, dominant, and recessive model. In contrast, there was no association with breast cancer risk for any of the genetic models. Our meta-analysis suggested that the EPHX1 Tyr113His polymorphism may be a risk factor for lung cancer in Asians, whereas it may be a decreased risk factor among Caucasians. However, this polymorphism was not found to be associated with breast cancer.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Jiao K, Zhang M, Niu L, Yu S, Zhen G, Xian L, Yu B, Yang K, Liu P, Cao X, Wang M. Overexpressed TGF-β in subchondral bone leads to mandibular condyle degradation. J Dent Res 2013; 93:140-7. [PMID: 24309371 DOI: 10.1177/0022034513513034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence has implied that subchondral bone plays an important role during osteoarthritis (OA) pathology. This study was undertaken to investigate whether abnormalities of the condylar subchondral bone lead to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) OA. We used an osteoblast-specific mutant TGF-β1 transgenic mouse, the CED mouse, in which high levels of active TGF-β1 occur in bone marrow, leading to abnormal bone remodeling. Subchondral bone changes in the mandibular condyles were investigated by micro-CT, and alterations in TMJ condyles were confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis. Abnormalities in the condylar subchondral bone, characterized as fluctuant bone mineral density and microstructure and increased but uncoupled activity of osteoclasts and osteoblasts, were apparent in the 1- and 4-month CED mouse groups, while obvious cartilage degradation, in the form of cell-free regions and proteoglycan loss, was observed in the 4-month CED group. In addition, increased numbers of apoptotic chondrocytes and MMP9- and VEGF-positive chondrocytes were observed in the condylar cartilage in the 4-month CED group, but not in the 1-month CED group, compared with their respective age-matched controls. This study demonstrated that progressive degradation of mandibular condylar cartilage could be induced by the abnormal remodeling of the underlying subchondral bone during TMJOA progression.
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi'an, 710032, China
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Yuan Z, Yan T, Zheng W, Shuang H, Xian L, Bian X, Zuo C, Li C, Cao Z. Efficient uranous nitrate production using membrane electrolysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-013-2463-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Yuan Z, Yan T, Zheng W, Zuo C, Li H, Bian X, Zhang B, Li C, Cao Z, Xian L, Di Y, Liu F. Electrolytic partitioning of uranium and plutonium based on a new type of electrolytic mixer-settler. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2013. [DOI: 10.1524/ract.2013.2061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The design of a new type of electroreduction mixer-settler for the partitioning of uranium and plutonium during the Purex process, which is featured with E-shaped cathodes and U-shaped anodes in settling chamber, is described and the operational results achieved using this equipment are presented. The results show that this new type of mixer-settler has excellent separation performances. The flow rate of organic feed solution is 3 mL/min and the flow ratio of feed solution (1BF) to aqueous back extraction stream (1BX) and to organic wash stream (1BS) is 4/1/1. For an organic feed of 84 g/L uranium and 1.40 ⁓ 2.64 g/L plutonium, both the separation factor of plutonium from uranium and that of uranium from plutonium are apparently higher than 104
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-26, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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Xian L, Tian G, Zheng W, Rao L. Cation-cation interactions between NpO2(+) and UO2(2+) at different temperatures and ionic strengths. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:8532-8. [PMID: 22692197 DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30736g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cation-cation interactions between NpO(2)(+) and UO(2)(2+) were studied at different temperatures (283.15 K to 358.15 K) and different ionic strengths (3-4.5 mol dm(-3)) by spectrophotometry and microcalorimetry. The cation-cation complex between NpO(2)(+) and UO(2)(2+) was weak and became stronger as the temperature was increased from 283.15 K to 358.15 K. The molar enthalpy of complexation was directly determined for the first time by microcalorimetry to be (4.2 ± 1.6) kJ mol(-1) at 298.15 K, in good agreement with the trend in the stability constant at different temperatures. The small and positive enthalpy and entropy of complexation support the argument that the cation-cation complex between NpO(2)(+) and UO(2)(2+) is of inner-sphere type. At each temperature, the stability constants of the cation-cation complex were found to increase as the ionic strength was increased. The specific ion interaction theory (SIT) was used to obtain the stability constants at infinite dilution and variable temperatures.
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Lin HJ, Xian L, Zhang QJ, Luo XM, Xu QS, Yang Q, Duan CJ, Liu JL, Tang JL, Feng JX. Production of raw cassava starch-degrading enzyme by Penicillium and its use in conversion of raw cassava flour to ethanol. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 38:733-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0910-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang YM, Wei TB, Xian L, Gao LM. AN EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF POLYMETHYLENE-BIS-AROYL THIOUREA DERIVATIVES UNDER THE CONDITION OF PHASE-TRANSFER CATALYSIS. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/10426500490473456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- You-Ming Zhang
- a Department of Chemistry, Northwest Normal University , Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. China
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- a Department of Chemistry, Northwest Normal University , Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. China
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- a Department of Chemistry, Northwest Normal University , Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. China
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- a Department of Chemistry, Northwest Normal University , Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. China
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Yan TH, Zheng WF, Zuo C, Xian L, Zhang Y, Bian XY, Li RX, Di Y. The reduction of Np(VI) and Np(V) by tit dihydroxyurea and its application to the U/Np separation in the PUREX process. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2010. [DOI: 10.1524/ract.2010.1677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Duan CJ, Xian L, Zhao GC, Feng Y, Pang H, Bai XL, Tang JL, Ma QS, Feng JX. Isolation and partial characterization of novel genes encoding acidic cellulases from metagenomes of buffalo rumens. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 107:245-56. [PMID: 19302301 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To clone and characterize genes encoding novel cellulases from metagenomes of buffalo rumens. METHODS AND RESULTS A ruminal metagenomic library was constructed and functionally screened for cellulase activities and 61 independent clones expressing cellulase activities were isolated. Subcloning and sequencing of 13 positive clones expressing endoglucanase and MUCase activities identified 14 cellulase genes. Two clones carried two gene clusters that may be involved in the degradation of polysaccharide nutrients. Thirteen recombinant cellulases were partially characterized. They showed diverse optimal pH from 4 to 7. Seven cellulases were most active under acidic conditions with optimal pH of 5.5 or lower. Furthermore, one novel cellulase gene, C67-1, was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, and the purified recombinant enzyme showed optimal activity at pH 4.5 and stability in a broad pH range from pH 3.5 to 10.5. Its enzyme activity was stimulated by dl-dithiothreitol. CONCLUSIONS The cellulases cloned in this work may play important roles in the degradation of celluloses in the variable and low pH environment in buffalo rumen. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provided evidence for the diversity and function of cellulases in the rumen. The cloned cellulases may at one point of time offer potential industrial applications.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, The Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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Xian L. N, N-Diethyl- N′-phenylacetylthiourea. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2008; 64:o2256. [PMID: 21581237 PMCID: PMC2959839 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536808035290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The title thiourea molecule, C13H18N2OS, adopts a folded conformation due to the steric hindrance of the two ethyl groups and the acetyl group. In the crystal structure, the acetyl O atom is not involved in hydrogen bonding, but intermolecular N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds link the molecules into centrosymmetric dimers.
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Xian L, Cui L, Cheng M. 1-(4-Nitro-benzo-yl)-3-(4-nitro-phen-yl)-thio-urea acetone hemisolvate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2008; 64:o2138. [PMID: 21580998 PMCID: PMC2959497 DOI: 10.1107/s160053680803359x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2008] [Accepted: 10/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the title compound, C14H10N4O5S·0.5C3H6O, the nitrobenzoyl and nitrophenyl groups have trans and cis configurations, respectively, with respect to the thiourea S atom. The molecular conformation is stabilized by intramolecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds. The acetone solvent molecule possesses a crystallographically imposed twofold axis. In the crystal packing, thiourea molecules are linked by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen-bond interactions to form chains running parallel to the c axis. The chains are further bridged via N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the acetone molecules.
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- Liang Xian
- Chemical Engineering Institute, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou 730124, People's Republic of China
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