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Li HY, Chen YL, Deng XN, Li HH, Tan J, Liu GJ, Zheng YJ, Pei M, Peng KT, Yue LL, Chen XJ, Liu Y, Zhao YS, Wang CH. Bispecific antibody targeting both B7-H3 and PD-L1 exhibits superior antitumor activities. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2023; 44:2322-2330. [PMID: 37328649 PMCID: PMC10618207 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-023-01118-2] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical application of PD-1 and PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is hindered by their relatively low response rates and the occurrence of drug resistance. Co-expression of B7-H3 with PD-L1 has been found in various solid tumors, and combination therapies that target both PD-1/PD-L1 and B7-H3 pathways may provide additional therapeutic benefits. Up to today, however, no bispecific antibodies targeting both PD-1 and B7-H3 have reached the clinical development stage. In this study, we generated a stable B7-H3×PD-L1 bispecific antibody (BsAb) in IgG1-VHH format by coupling a humanized IgG1 mAb against PD-L1 with a humanized camelus variable domain of the heavy-chain of heavy-chain antibody (VHH) against human B7-H3. The BsAb exhibited favorable thermostability, efficient T cell activation, IFN-γ production, and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC). In a PBMC humanized A375 xenogeneic tumor model, treatment with BsAb (10 mg/kg, i.p., twice a week for 6 weeks) showed enhanced antitumor activities compared to monotherapies and, to some degree, combination therapies. Our results suggest that targeting both PD-1 and B7-H3 with BsAbs increases their specificities to B7-H3 and PD-L1 double-positive tumors and induces a synergetic effect. We conclude that B7-H3×PD-L1 BsAb is favored over mAbs and possibly combination therapies in treating B7-H3 and PD-L1 double-positive tumors.
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- Hua-Ying Li
- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnologies, Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Life Science and Bio-Pharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnologies, Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnologies, Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnologies, Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Zhongshan, 528400, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnologies, Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China
- Institute of Biomedicine & Department of Cell Biology, Jinan University, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine & Department of Cell Biology, Jinan University, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Life Science and Bio-Pharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
- Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Zhongshan, 528400, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Institute of Biomedicine & Department of Cell Biology, Jinan University, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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Liu R, Guo Y, Pei M, Chen Y, Zhang L, Li L, Chen Q, Tian Y, Xie H. Cellulose levulinate ester as a robust building block for the synthesis of fully biobased functional cellulose esters. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 246:125654. [PMID: 37399870 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Facile modification of cellulose or cellulosic derivatives is one of the important strategies to prepare materials with targeted properties, multifunctionality, thus extending their applications in various fields. Cellulose levulinate ester (CLE) has the structural advantage of acetyl propyl ketone moiety pendant, on which fully biobased cellulose levulinate ester derivatives (CLEDs) have been successfully designed and prepared via aldol condensation reaction of CLE with lignin-derived phenolic aldehydes catalyzed by DL-proline. The structure of CLEDs are featured by a phenolic α,β-unsaturated ketone structure, thus endowing them with good UV absorption properties, excellent antioxidant activity, fluorescence properties and satisfactory biocompatibility. The utility of this aldol reaction strategy, together with the facile tunable substitution degree of cellulose levulinate ester and the diversity of aldehydes, can provide potentially a large spectrum of structurally diverse functionalized cellulosic polymers and create new avenues to advanced polymeric architectures.
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- Ran Liu
- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of polymer materials and engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Cui Y, Pei M, Huang J, Hou W, Liu Z. The Damage Performance of Uncarbonated Limestone Cement Pastes Partially Exposed to Na 2SO 4 Solution. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:8351. [PMID: 36499847 PMCID: PMC9736541 DOI: 10.3390/ma15238351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Pore structure and composition of cement paste are the main two factors in controlling the sulfate attack on concrete, but the influence of carbonization on pore structure and composition is often ignored in sulfate attack. Therefore, will the damage performance of concrete partially exposed to sulfate solution be different avoiding the alterations of pore structure and composition due to carbonation? In this paper, the cement pastes were partially immersed in 5 wt. % sodium sulfate solution, with N2 as protective gas to avoid carbonation (20 ± 1°C, RH 65 ± 5%). Pore structures of cements were changed by introducing different contents of limestone powders (0 wt. %, 10 wt. %, 20 wt. %, and 30 wt. %) into cement pastes. The damage performance of the specimens was studied by 1H NMR, XRD and SEM. The results showed that the immersion zone of pure cement paste under N2 atmosphere remained intact while serious damage occurred in the evaporation zone. However, the damage of cement + limestone powders pastes appeared in the immersion zone rather than in the evaporation zone and cement pastes containing more limestone were more severely damaged. Compositional analysis suggested that the damage of the evaporation zone or the immersion zone was solely caused by chemical attack where substantial amount of gypsums and ettringites were filled in the pore volumes. Introduction of limestone powders led to the increase of the pore sizes and porosity of cement pastes, causing the damage occurred in the immersion zone not in the evaporation zone.
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- Yu Cui
- School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
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- Hunan CJS Technologies Co., Ltd., Changsha 410000, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421000, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
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Pei M, Wang Y, Tang L, Wu W, Wang C, Chen YL. Dual-target Bridging ELISA for Bispecific Antibodies. Bio Protoc 2022; 12:e4522. [PMID: 36313202 PMCID: PMC9548515 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) are typically monoclonal antibody (mAb)-derived molecular entities engineered to bind to two distinct targets, including two antigens or two epitopes on the same antigen. When compared to parental monoclonal antibodies or combinational therapies, the generated BsAbs have the ability to bridge the two targets and thus may offer additional clinical benefits. Characterizing BsAbs' ability to bind to both targets simultaneously is critical for their biotherapeutic development. A range of bi-functional quantitative bridging assays to enable target-specific capture and detection of binding properties include enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and cell-based flow cytometry. Developing suitable and robust cell-based bioassays is more challenging than non-cell-based binding assays because cell-based assays with complex matrices can be inherently variable and often lack precision. Compared to SPR, ELISA has a rapid setup and readily available method, being widely and extensively applied in almost every laboratory. Here, we describe a dual-target bridging ELISA assay that characterizes the ability of a HER2(human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)/PD-L1(programmed cell death ligand 1) BsAb in binding to both HER2 and PD-L1 simultaneously, a prerequisite for its envisioned mode of action. Graphical abstract.
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- Min Pei
- Department of Antibody Discovery, Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Antibody Discovery, Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Antibody Discovery, Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Antibody Discovery, Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Antibody Discovery, Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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Department of Research and Development Center, Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Antibody Discovery, Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology, Ltd, Shanghai, China
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Liu X, Zhou T, Wang Y, Pei M, Wang G, Chu W, Wang Q, Du S, Wang H, Wang C. TROP2 as Patient-Tailoring but Not Prognostic Biomarker for Breast Cancer. Onco Targets Ther 2022; 15:509-520. [PMID: 35535168 PMCID: PMC9078428 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s354048] [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: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Purpose Methods Results Conclusion
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- Xiaoyue Liu
- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Oncology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Oncology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Oncology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Hongxia Wang, Shanghai General Hospital, 650 Xinsongjiang Road, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Research and Development Center, Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals, Zhongshan, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Chunhe Wang, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lane 720 Cai Lun Road, Bldg 1, Room 342, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email
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Dong X, Li H, Pei M, Tan J, Chen G, Li S, Xie Z, Wang Q, Wang G, Chen Y, Wang C. Analgesic effects of nerve growth factor-directed monoclonal antibody on diabetic neuralgia in an animal model. FEBS Open Bio 2022; 12:1325-1335. [PMID: 35417079 PMCID: PMC9249326 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Current treatment options for diabetic neuralgia are limited and unsatisfactory. Tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that blocks nerve growth factor (NGF) signaling, has been shown to be effective in relieving the clinical symptoms of osteoarthritis pain, chronic low back pain, cancer pain induced by bone metastasis, and diabetic neuralgia. However, the clinical development of tanezumab has been terminated due to the risk of induction of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis (RPOA), and no other NGF antibodies have been examined for their ability to treat diabetic neuralgia in either animal models or clinical trials. In this study, a humanized high‐affinity NGF monoclonal antibody (mAb), huAb45 that could neutralize the interaction between NGF and its high‐affinity receptor TrkA. In a mouse diabetic neuralgia model, it effectively relieved neuropathic pain. This study may serve as the necessary foundation for future studies of huAb45 to potentially treat diabetic neuralgia.
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- Xingchen Dong
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China.,Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528400, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528400, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China.,Shanghai Mabstone Biotechnology Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528400, China.,Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Dai X, Wang Y, Li Y, Zhong Y, Pei M, Long J, Dong X, Chen YL, Wang Q, Wang G, Gold BG, Vandenbark AA, Neve KA, Offner H, Wang C. Tyrphostin A9 protects axons in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through activation of ERKs. Life Sci 2022; 294:120383. [PMID: 35143827 PMCID: PMC8920308 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120383] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Small molecule compound tyrphostin A9 (A9), an inhibitor of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor, was previously reported by our group to stimulate extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and 2 (ERK2) in neuronal cells in a PDGF receptor-irrelevant manner. The study aimed to investigate whether A9 could protect axons in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through activation of ERKs. MAIN METHODS A9 treatment on the protection on neurite outgrowth in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and primary substantia nigra neuron cultures from the neurotoxin MPP+ were analyzed. Then, clinical symptoms as well as ERK1/2 activation, axonal protection induction, and the abundance increases of the regeneration biomarker GAP-43 in the CNS in the relapsing-remitting experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model were verified. KEY FINDINGS A9 treatment could stimulate neurite outgrowth in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and protect primary substantia nigra neuron cultures from the neurotoxin MPP+. In the relapsing-remitting EAE model, oral administration of A9 successfully ameliorated clinical symptoms, activated ERK1/2, induced axonal protection, and increased the abundance of the regeneration biomarker GAP-43 in the CNS. Interestingly, gene deficiency of ERK1 or ERK2 disrupted the beneficial effects of A9 in MOG-35-55-induced EAE. SIGNIFICANCE These results demonstrated that small molecule compounds that stimulate persistent ERK activation in vitro and in vivo may be useful in protective or restorative treatment for neurodegenerative diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Axons/drug effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/etiology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/metabolism
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/prevention & control
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/genetics
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Neuroblastoma/drug therapy
- Neuroblastoma/metabolism
- Neuroblastoma/pathology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Tyrphostins/pharmacology
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- Xiaodong Dai
- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America; Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America; Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America; Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America; Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America; Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America; Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200126, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America; Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, United States of America.
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Pei M, Liu T, Ouyang L, Sun J, Deng X, Sun X, Wu W, Huang P, Chen YL, Tan X, Liu X, Zhu P, Liu Y, Wang D, Wu J, Wang Q, Wang G, Gong L, Qin Q, Wang C. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for quantification of MMAE-Conjugated ADCs and total antibodies in cynomolgus monkey sera. J Pharm Anal 2021; 12:645-652. [PMID: 36105165 PMCID: PMC9463470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2021.11.005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are commonly heterogeneous and require extensive assessment of exposure-efficacy and exposure-safety relationships in preclinical and clinical studies. In this study, we report the generation of a monoclonal antibody against monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) and the development, validation, and application of sensitive and high-throughput enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) to measure the concentrations of MMAE-conjugated ADCs and total antibodies (tAb, antibodies in ADC plus unconjugated antibodies) in cynomolgus monkey sera. These assays were successfully applied to in vitro plasma stability and pharmacokinetic (PK) studies of SMADC001, an MMAE-conjugated ADC against trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP-2). The plasma stability of SMADC001 was better than that of similar ADCs coupled with PEG4-Val-Cit, Lys (m-dPEG24)-Cit, and Val-Cit linkers. The developed ELISA methods for the calibration standards of ADC and tAb revealed a correlation between serum concentrations and the OD450 values, with R2 at 1.000, and the dynamic range was 0.3–35.0 ng/mL and 0.2–22.0 ng/mL, respectively; the intra- and inter-assay accuracy bias% ranged from −12.2% to −5.2%, precision ranged from −12.4% to −1.4%, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 6.6% and 8.7%, respectively. The total error was less than 20.4%. The development and validation steps of these two assays met the acceptance criteria for all addressed validation parameters, which suggested that these can be applied to quantify MMAE-conjugated ADCs, as well as in PK studies. Furthermore, these assays can be easily adopted for development of other similar immunoassays. A specific monoclonal antibody against MMAE was generated via hybridoma technology. ELISA was used to quantify MMAE-ADCs with a calibration range of 0.5–35 ng/mL. ELISA was used to quantify total antibodies with a calibration range of 0.6–22 ng/mL. Pharmacokinetic profiles of SMADC001 in cynomolgus monkeys were investigated.
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- Min Pei
- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Research and Development Center, Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528400, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528400, China
- Corresponding author. Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Corresponding author.
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Research and Development Center, Dartsbio Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528400, China
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Corresponding author. Biotherapeutics Discovery Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Xu J, Zhao C, Jia Y, Wang S, Ma X, Wang T, Huang S, Pei M, Wang X, Zhou P. 539P Interim results of a phase I study of M701, a recombinant anti-EpCAM and anti-CD3 bispecific antibody in EpCAM-positive cancer patients with malignant ascites. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Liu Z, Pei M, Li Y, Yuan Q. Sulfate Attacks on Uncarbonated Fly Ash + Cement Pastes Partially Immersed in Na 2SO 4 Solution. Materials (Basel) 2020; 13:ma13214920. [PMID: 33147739 PMCID: PMC7663433 DOI: 10.3390/ma13214920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In this study, the sulfate attack on uncarbonated cement paste partially exposed to Na2SO4 solution was experimentally investigated and compared with that on carbonated specimens with the same exposure regime and uncarbonated specimens without exposure. N2 was used to protect specimens from carbonation throughout the sulfate exposure period. The effects of the water-to-cement (w/c) ratio and the fly ash as cement replacement on the sulfate attack were evaluated. Portland cement paste specimens with different w/c ratios of 0.35, 0.45, and 0.55 or fly ash replacement rates of 10%, 20%, and 30% were prepared. These specimens were partially immersed in 5% Na2SO4 solution for 50 d and 100 d exposure periods. The micro-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of the partial sulfate attack on the uncarbonated cement paste using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermo-gravimetric (TG) techniques. The results confirmed that, for uncarbonated cement paste, the chemical attack rather than the physical attack is the deterioration mechanism and is responsible for more severe damage in the evaporation zone (dry part) compared with the immersed zone (immersed part). When the effect of carbonation is well excluded, there is an optimal w/c ratio of 0.45 for minimizing the sulfate attack, while incorporating fly ash tends to reduce the sulfate attack resistance.
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- School of Civil Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for High Speed Railway Construction, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China; (Z.L.); (M.P.)
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- School of Civil Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for High Speed Railway Construction, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China; (Z.L.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Campus Bruges, 8200 Bruges, Belgium
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (Q.Y.); Tel.: +32-(0)489-402454 (Y.L.); +86-1354-895-5591 (Q.Y.)
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- School of Civil Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for High Speed Railway Construction, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China; (Z.L.); (M.P.)
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (Q.Y.); Tel.: +32-(0)489-402454 (Y.L.); +86-1354-895-5591 (Q.Y.)
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Kamousi B, Bachelder B, Grant A, Pei M, Woo R. T13. ICU nurses are able to acquire clinical grade stat EEG within minutes using a novel EEG system. Clin Neurophysiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Dong TN, Pei M, Li N, Zhu XY, Sun JH. [Relationship between Wound Age and the Expression of Fzd2 in Rats Skeletal Muscle after Contusion]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 33:344-347. [PMID: 29219261 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between wound age and the expressions of frizzled-2 (Fzd2) mRNA and its protein in rats skeletal muscle after contusion, and to explore its possibility of being an index for wound age estimation. METHODS The mRNA and protein expressions of Fzd2 in rats skeletal muscle of the control group and the experimental group within 4-48 h after contusion were detected per 4 h by RT-qPCR and Western blotting. RESULTS AThe relative expression of Fzd2 mRNA increased at 24 h, 36 h and 40 h after contusion, and the expression at 24 h was twice as the control group ( P<0.05). The relative expression of Fzd2 protein changed inconspicuously after contusion (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS The changes of Fzd2 mRNA expression after contusion in a certain time can be a basis to estimate wound age by combined multi-indicators.
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- Forensic Medicine of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Criminal Police Branch, Xuzhou Public Security Bureau, Xuzhou 221000, China
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- Forensic Medicine of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Forensic Medicine of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Forensic Medicine of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Zhou L, Chen X, Yan J, Li M, Liu T, Zhu C, Pan G, Guo Q, Yang H, Pei M, He F. Melatonin at pharmacological concentrations suppresses osteoclastogenesis via the attenuation of intracellular ROS. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:3325-3337. [PMID: 28956094 PMCID: PMC9841502 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [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: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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UNLABELLED Osteoporosis is linked to age-related decline of melatonin production; however, the direct effects of melatonin on osteoclastogenesis remain unknown. Our study demonstrates that melatonin at pharmacological concentrations, rather than at physiological concentrations, significantly inhibits osteoclastogenesis. Melatonin-mediated anti-osteoclastogenesis involves a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated but not a silent information regulator type 1 (SIRT1)-independent pathway. INTRODUCTION Osteoporosis is a bone disorder linked to impaired bone formation and excessive bone resorption. Melatonin has been suggested to treat osteoporosis due to its beneficial actions on osteoblast differentiation. However, the direct effects of melatonin on osteoclastogenesis in bone marrow monocytes (BMMs) remain unknown. This study was to investigate whether melatonin at either physiological or pharmacological concentrations could affect osteoclast differentiation. METHODS Primary BMMs were isolated from the femurs and tibias of C57BL/6 mice and were induced toward multinucleated osteoclasts, in the presence of melatonin at either physiological (0.01 to 10 nM) or pharmacological (1 to 100 μM) concentrations. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining was used to label multinucleated osteoclasts and the levels of osteoclast-specific genes were evaluated. To further explore the underlying mechanisms, the roles of silent information regulator type 1 (SIRT1) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were evaluated. RESULTS We found that melatonin at pharmacological concentrations, rather than at physiological concentrations, significantly inhibited osteoclast formation in a dose-dependent manner. The number of TRAP-positive cells and the gene expression of osteoclast-specific markers were significantly downregulated in melatonin-treated BMMs. The melatonin-mediated repression of osteoclast differentiation involved the inhibition of the nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) signaling pathway. The treatment with SIRT1 inhibitors did not affect osteoclast differentiation but, when supplemented with exogenous hydrogen peroxide, a partial rescue of melatonin-suppressed osteoclastogenesis was observed. CONCLUSION Melatonin at pharmacological doses directly inhibited osteoclastogenesis of BMMs by a ROS-mediated but not a SIRT1-independent pathway.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital, Suzhou, 215153, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China
- School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China
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- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China
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- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China.
- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China.
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China.
- Orthopaedic Institute, Medical College, Soochow University, No.708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215007, China.
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As a key molecule of the extracellular matrix, laminin provides a delicate microenvironment for cell functions. Recent findings suggest that laminins expressed by cartilage-forming cells (chondrocytes, progenitor cells and stem cells) could promote chondrogenesis. However, few papers outline the effect of laminins on providing a favorable matrix microenvironment for cartilage regeneration. In this review, we delineated the expression of laminins in hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage and cartilage-like tissue (nucleus pulposus) throughout several developmental stages. We also examined the effect of laminins on the biological activities of chondrocytes, including adhesion, migration and survival. Furthermore, we scrutinized the potential influence of various laminin isoforms on cartilage-forming cells' proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation. With this information, we hope to facilitate the understanding of the spatial and temporal interactions between cartilage-forming cells and laminin microenvironment to eventually advance cell-based cartilage engineering and regeneration.
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA,Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics Institute, Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, China
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA,Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA,Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA,Corresponding author: Ming Pei MD, PhD, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, PO Box 9196, One Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506-9196, USA, Telephone: 304-293-1072; Fax: 304-293-7070;
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In vivo cartilage is in a state of constant mechanical stimulation. It is therefore reasonable to deduce that mechanical forces play an important role in cartilage formation. Mechanical forces, such as compression, tension, and shear force, have been widely applied for cartilage engineering; however, relatively few review papers have summarized the influence of biomechanical signals on stem cell-based neo-cartilage formation and cartilage engineering in both molecular adaption and tissue functionality. In this review, we will discuss recent progress related to the influences of substrate elasticity on stem cell chondrogenic differentiation and elucidate the potential underlying mechanisms. Aside from active sensing and responding to the extracellular environment, stem cells also could respond to various external mechanical forces, which also influence their chondrogenic capacity; this topic will be updated along with associated signaling pathways. We expect that these different regimens of biomechanical signals can be utilized to boost stem cell-based cartilage engineering and regeneration.
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, PO Box 9196, One Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506-9196,
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As a cell source, multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are promising candidates for chondrogenic differentiation and subsequent cartilage regeneration. From previous literature, it is known that chondrogenic differentiation of MSCs inevitably leads to hypertrophy and subsequent endochondral ossification. In this review, we examine the history of currently established protocols of chondrogenic differentiation and elaborate on the roles of individual components of chondrogenic differentiation medium. We also summarise the effects of physical, chemical and biological factors involved, and propose potential strategies to differentiate MSCs into articular chondrocytes with homogenous mature phenotypes through spatial-temporal incorporation of cell differentiation and chondrogenesis.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, P.R China,
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Zhao L, Grob S, Avery R, Kimura A, Pieramici D, Lee J, Rabena M, Ortiz S, Quach J, Cao G, Luo H, Zhang M, Pei M, Song Y, Tornambe P, Goldbaum M, Ferreyra H, Kozak I, Zhang K. Common variant in VEGFA and response to anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Curr Mol Med 2014; 13:929-34. [PMID: 23745581 DOI: 10.2174/15665240113139990048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 04/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment in aging populations in industrialized countries. Here we investigated whether the genotype of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) gene is associated with response to anti-VEGF therapy. 223 eyes with neovascular AMD were treated with intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy. Responders were defined as patients who had an improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of at least 5 letters or one line on the EDTRS visual acuity chart along with resolution of intraretinal or subretinal fluid over 12 months. Patients who did not meet the definition of responders were classified as poor-responders. The vision of responders (n = 148) improved while the vision of poor-responders (n = 75) worsened (P<0.001). Responders on average had a decrease in central foveal thickness (CFT), while poor-responders had an increase in CFT (P <0.001). Compared with the responder group, the poor-responder group had a higher frequency of the risk (T) allele (Allelic P = 0.019) and TT genotype (P = 0.002 under a recessive model) for the VEGFA-rs943080 polymorphism. VEGFA expression was 1.8-fold higher in cells with the VEGFA rs943080 TT genotype than in cells with the VEGFA rs943080 CC genotype (P = 0.012). Age, gender, smoking, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension did not play a significant role in treatment response, but BMI was found to be significantly different between responders and poorresponders (P = 0.033). In conclusion, we demonstrated a potential pharmacogenetic relationship between the VEGFA gene and treatment response to anti-VEGF therapy.The studies are registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the identifiers NCT00474695 (http://clinicaltrials. gov/ct2/show/NCT00474695) and NCT01464723 (http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01464723).
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- Department of Ophthalmology at Shiley Eye Center and Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California-San Diego, 9415 Campus Point Drive #0946, La Jolla, CA 92093-0838, USA
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Pei M, Lv Q. GW24-e0649 Assessment of left ventricular regional systolic function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. Heart 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304613.735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pei M, Li JT, Shoukry M, Zhang Y. A review of decellularized stem cell matrix: a novel cell expansion system for cartilage tissue engineering. Eur Cell Mater 2011; 22:333-43; discussion 343. [PMID: 22116651 DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v022a25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Cell-based therapy is a promising biological approach for the treatment of cartilage defects. Due to the small size of autologous cartilage samples available for cell transplantation in patients, cells need to be expanded to yield a sufficient cell number for cartilage repair. However, chondrocytes and adult stem cells tend to become replicatively senescent once they are expanded on conventional plastic flasks. Many studies demonstrate that the loss of cell properties is concomitant with the decreased cell proliferation capacity. This is a significant challenge for cartilage tissue engineering and regeneration. Despite much progress having been made in cell expansion, there are still concerns over expanded cell size and quality for cell transplantation applications. Recently, in vivo investigations in stem cell niches have suggested the importance of developing an in vitro stem cell microenvironment for cell expansion and tissue-specific differentiation. Our and other investigators' work indicates that a decellularized stem cell matrix (DSCM) may provide such an expansion system to yield large-quantity and high-quality cells for cartilage tissue engineering and regeneration. This review briefly introduces key parameters in an in vivo stem cell niche and focuses on our recent work on DSCM for its rejuvenating or reprograming effect on various adult stem cells and chondrocytes. Since research in DSCM is still in its infancy, we are only able to discuss some potential mechanisms of DSCM on cell proliferation and chondrogenic potential. Further investigations of the underlying mechanism and in vivo regeneration capacity will allow this approach to be used in clinics.
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, One Medical Center Drive, P.O.Box 9196, Morgantown, WV 26506-9196, USA. mpei@ hsc.wvu.edu
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Pei M, He F, Wei L. Three-Dimensional Cell Expansion Substrate for Cartilage Tissue Engineering and Regeneration: A Comparison in Decellularized Matrix Deposited by Synovium-Derived Stem Cells and Chondrocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.4172/2157-7552.1000104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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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Li Y, Sikes RA, Malaeb BS, Yeung F, Law A, Graham SE, Pei M, Kao C, Nelson J, Koeneman KS, Chung LWK. Osteoblasts can stimulate prostate cancer growth and transcriptionally down-regulate PSA expression in cell line models. Urol Oncol 2010; 29:802-8. [PMID: 20451417 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Received: 08/17/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To investigate the effect of bone environment on cellular proliferation, mature prostate-specific antigen (PSA) production and secretion, and PSA transcriptional regulation of prostate cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Androgen-independent C4-2 prostate cancer cells were co-cultured with various osteoblastic cells in a transwell system. Proliferation was measured via cell counting and MTT assay. Lactate and PSA were determined in the conditioned media (CM). Transcriptional activity of the full-length PSA promoter (6.1 kilobases) and of 3 deletion constructs was determined via luciferase reporter assay upon exposure to CM from various osteoblastic cell lines. RESULTS Osteoblastic bone cells and CM, but not control cells (fibroblast) or CM, reproducibly stimulated the proliferation of C4-2 cells. The co-culture system, PSA production by C4-2 cells transiently decreased when in co-culture with osteoblastic, but not with control cells. After abundant prostate cell proliferation, the secreted PSA levels rose exponentially. Addition of CM from osteoblastic cells, but not control cells, consistently decreased (about 3-fold) the transcriptional activity of the PSA promoter in C4-2 cells. Deletion construct analysis of the PSA promoter revealed that the transcriptional down-regulation is dually controlled by elements close to the TATA and upstream androgen responsive (ARE(III)) components. CONCLUSIONS The osteoblastic environment stimulates prostate cancer cell proliferation but reduces PSA production initially. The mechanism of PSA down-regulation is transcriptional, most likely in response to soluble factors present in the osteoblastic bone stromal cell CM. Transcriptional down-regulation appears to be mediated by elements near both the TATA box and the ARE(III) component.
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- Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Pei M, He F, Boyce BM, Kish VL. Repair of full-thickness femoral condyle cartilage defects using allogeneic synovial cell-engineered tissue constructs. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2009; 17:714-22. [PMID: 19128988 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Synovium-derived stem cells (SDSCs) have proven to be superior in cartilage regeneration compared with other sources of mesenchymal stem cells. We hypothesized that conventionally passaged SDSCs can be engineered in vitro into cartilage tissue constructs and the engineered premature tissue can be implanted to repair allogeneic full-thickness femoral condyle cartilage defects without immune rejection. METHODS Synovial tissue was harvested from rabbit knee joints. Passage 3 SDSCs were mixed with fibrin glue and seeded into non-woven polyglycolic acid (PGA) mesh. After 1-month incubation with growth factor cocktails, the premature tissue was implanted into rabbit knees to repair osteochondral defects with Collagraft as a bone substitute in the Construct group. Fibrin glue-saturated PGA/Collagraft composites were used as a Scaffold group. The defect was left untreated as an Empty group. RESULTS SDSCs were engineered in rotating bioreactor systems into premature cartilage, which displayed the expression of sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG), collagen II, collagen I, and macrophages. Six months after implantation with premature tissue, cartilage defects were full of smooth hyaline-like cartilage with no detectable collagen I and macrophages but a high expression of collagen II and GAG, which were also integrated with the surrounding native cartilage. The Scaffold and Empty groups were resurfaced with fibrous-like and fibrocartilage tissue, respectively. CONCLUSION Allogeneic SDSC-based premature tissue constructs are a promising stem cell-based approach for cartilage defects. Although in vitro data suggest that contaminated macrophages affected the quality of SDSC-based premature cartilage, effects of macrophages on in vivo tissue regeneration and integration necessitate further investigation.
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- M Pei
- Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
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Yang XY, Li JG, Pei M, Gu H, Chen ZL, Qu LJ. Over-expression of a flower-specific transcription factor gene AtMYB24 causes aberrant anther development. Plant Cell Rep 2007; 26:219-28. [PMID: 16972096 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0229-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2006] [Revised: 06/03/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In plants, MYB transcription factors play important roles in many developmental processes and various defense responses. AtMYB24, as a member of R2R3-MYB gene family in Arabidopsis, was found mainly expressed in flowers, especially in microspores and ovules using Northern blots and in situ hybridization. It was further found that the expression of AtMYB24 was tightly regulated during anther development. Over-expression of AtMYB24 in transgenic plants resulted in pleiotropic phenotypes, including dwarfism and flower development defects, in particular, producing abnormal pollen grains and non-dehiscence anthers. Further analysis showed that the anther development of the AtMYB24-ox lines was retarded starting from the anther developmental stages 10-11. At stages 12 and 13, the septum and stomium cells of anthers would not break, and fewer or no fibrous bands were found in the endothecium and connective cells in the AtMYB24-ox plants. Similar aberrant anther phenotype was also observed in the AtMYB24-GR-ox lines treated with dexamethasone (DEX). Quantitative real-time PCR showed expression of genes involved in phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway, such as CHS and DFR, and AtGTP2 were altered in AtMYB24-ox lines. These results suggest an important role of AtMYB24 in the normal development of anthers in Arabidopsis.
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- X Y Yang
- Peking-Yale Joint Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Agro-Biotechnology, National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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Seidel JO, Pei M, Gray ML, Langer R, Freed LE, Vunjak-Novakovic G. Long-term culture of tissue engineered cartilage in a perfused chamber with mechanical stimulation. Biorheology 2004; 41:445-58. [PMID: 15299276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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One approach to functional tissue engineering of cartilage is to utilize bioreactors to provide environmental conditions that stimulate chondrogenesis in cells cultured on biomaterial scaffolds. We report the combined use of a three-dimensional in vitro model and a novel bioreactor with perfusion of culture medium and mechanical stimulation in long-term studies of cartilage development and function. To engineer cartilage, scaffolds made of a non-woven mesh of polyglycolic acid (PGA) were seeded with bovine calf articular chondrocytes, cultured for an initial 30-day period under free swelling conditions, and cultured for an additional 37 day period in one of the three groups: (1) free-swelling, (2) static compression (on 24 h/day, strain control, static offset 10%), and (3) dynamic compression (on 1 h/day; off 23 h/day; strain control, static offset 2%, dynamic strain amplitude 5%; frequency 0.3 Hz). Constructs were sampled at timed intervals and assessed with respect to structure, biochemical composition, and mechanical function. Mechanical simulation had little effect on the compositions, morphologies and on mechanical properties of construct interiors discs, but it resulted in distincly different properties of the peripheral rings and face sides. Contructs cultured with mechanical loading maintained their cylindrical shape with flat and parallel top and bottom surfaces, and retained larger amounts of GAG. The modular bioreactor system with medium perfusion and mechanical loading can be utilized to define the conditions of cultivation for functional tissue engineering of cartilage.
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- J O Seidel
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Yang J, Han Z, Pei M, Xiao N. [Fatal side-effects of all-trans retinoic acid in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia]. Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2002; 24:293-5. [PMID: 12016812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Of 82 patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) who were treated with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), 35 developed leukocytosis and 22 fatal side-effects(15 with retinoic acid syndrome and 7 intracranial bleeding). There was a high mortality in the patient with fatal side-effects. The relationship between leukocytosis and fatal side-effects was analyzed and the effect of therapeutic interventions on the development and prognosis of the fatal side-effects was investigated. The results showed that leukocytosis was a risk factor of the development of fatal side-effects in APL treated with ATRA. ATRA combined with small dose of harringtonin in treating APL can reduce the incidence of intracranial bleeding resulted from leukocytosis and corticosteroid can decrease the mortality of retinoic acid syndrome.
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- J Yang
- Department of Hematology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410011
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A model system for the in vitro generation of cartilaginous constructs was used to study a tissue engineering paradigm whereby sequentially applied growth factors promoted chondrocytes to first de-differentiate into a proliferative state and then re-differentiate and undergo chondrogenesis. Early cultivation in medium with supplemental TGF-beta1/FGF-2 doubled cell fractions in 2-week constructs compared to unsupplemented controls. Subsequent culture with supplemental IGF-I yielded large 4-week constructs with high fractions of cartilaginous extracellular matrix (ECM) and high compressive moduli, whereas prolonged culture with supplemental FGF-2 yielded small 4-week constructs with low ECM fractions and moduli. Sequential supplementation with TGF-beta1/FGF-2 and then IGF-I yielded 4-week constructs with type-specific mRNA expression and protein levels that were high for type II and negligible for type I collagen, in contrast to other growth factor regimens studied. The data demonstrate that structural, functional, and molecular properties of engineered cartilage can be modulated by sequential application of growth factors.
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- M Pei
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
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The expression of collagen type I, II, and III was investigated to evaluate phenotypic change in chondrocytes in loose bodies related to osteoarthritis. We assessed collagen type I, II, and III production in loose bodies from knee joints of ten osteoarthritic patients, using an immunohistochemical method with monoclonal antibodies. Collagen type III expression was identified in all ten loose bodies and was mainly located in cartilage, including chondrocytes and matrices, as well as in a layer of fibroid tissue on the surface. No positive signal for collagen type III was observed in necrotic osteocytes. There was weakly positive staining for collagen type I in chondrocytes. No positive staining for collagen type II could be seen in the cartilage of loose bodies. Cartilage from the non-osteoarthritic knee joints of four people was negative for the expression of collagen type I and III, and positive for the expression of collagen type II. Collagen type I and III expression suggested the dedifferentiation status of chondrocytes in loose bodies.
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- M Pei
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E25-342, 45 Carleton Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Han Z, Lu H, Huang Y, Liu A, Pei M. [Clinical uses of plasma exchange therapy in some diseases]. Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 1999; 22:553-4. [PMID: 10073008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- P G Owen
- IACR-Long Ashton Research Station, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
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Pei M, Wang S, Li J. [Correlativity analysis of detoxicating effect of radix Glycyrrhizae on radix Aconiti preparata in sini decoction]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 1996; 21:50-2, inside back cover. [PMID: 8703356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Based on fixed dosages of Radix Aconiti Preparata and Rhizoma Zingiberis and six different dosages of Radix Glycyrrhizae, six different Sini Decoctions were prepared. The aconitine in these decoctions was determined by TLC-scanning. Statistical analysis was used in the experiment. It has been confirmed that the quantity of aconitine reduces with the increase of the quantity of Radix Glycyrrhizae, assuming a significant negative correlativity, r = -0.9945.
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- M Pei
- Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan
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