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Liu L, Zhang HH, Zhang XN, Liu LL, Chen MT. [Screening and Identification of lncRNA Related to Adipocity of Bone Marrow Microenvironment in Aplastic Anemia]. Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2024; 32:610-616. [PMID: 38660874 DOI: 10.19746/j.cnki.issn.1009-2137.2024.02.043] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To systematically screen and identify long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) associated with bone marrow adiposity changes in aplastic anemia (AA). METHODS The PPARγ and C/EBPα ChIP-Seq data in ChIPBase was analyzed by bioinformatics and the potential lncRNA co-transcriptionally regulated by PPARγ and C/EBPα was screened. The expression of candidate lncRNA was verified by qRT-PCR in the in vitro adipogenic differentiation model of BM-MSC, BM-MSC infected with lenti-shPPARγ and lenti-shC/EBPα as well as clinical BM-MSC samples derived from AA and controls. RESULTS PPARγ and C/EBPα were significantly highly expressed in AA BM-MSC, and knock-down of PPARγ and C/EBPα impaired the adipogenic capacity of AA BM-MSC. PPARγ and C/EBPα cotranscriptionally activate LINC01230 promoter activity in binding sites dependant manner. The LINC01230 was also aberrantly highly expressed in AA BM-MSC compared with controls. CONCLUSION PPARγ and C/EBPα are aberrantly expressed in AA BM-MSC and may promote the adipogenic differentiation of AA BM-MSC, and to a certain extent mediate the bone marrow adiposity alteration by transcriptionally activating LINC01230 expression.
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- Leg Liu
- Department of Hematology,The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Operating Room,The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, Shandong Province, China
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- Medical Research Center,The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, Shandong Province, China
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- Medical Research Center,The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, Shandong Province, China
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- Medical Research Center,The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, Shandong Province, China
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Guo X, Yao YD, Kang JL, Luo FK, Mu XJ, Zhang YY, Chen MT, Liu MN, Lao CC, Tan ZH, Huang YF, Xie Y, Xu YH, Wu P, Zhou H. Iristectorigenin C suppresses LPS-induced macrophages activation by regulating mPGES-1 expression and p38/JNK pathway. J Ethnopharmacol 2023; 317:116706. [PMID: 37301305 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been used clinically to treat inflammatory diseases clinically. However, the adverse effects of NSAIDs cannot be ignored. Therefore, it is critical for us to find alternative anti-inflammatory drugs that can reduce adverse reactions to herbal medicine, such as Iris tectorum Maxim., which has therapeutic effects and can treat inflammatory diseases and liver-related diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY This study aimed to isolate active compounds from I. tectorum and investigate their anti-inflammatory effects and action mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourteen compounds were isolated from I. tectorum using silica gel column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20, ODS and high performance liquid chromatography, and their structures were identified by examining physicochemical properties, ultraviolet spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Classical inflammatory cell models were established using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells and rat primary peritoneal macrophages to examine the effect of these compounds. To examine the action mechanisms, the nitric oxide (NO) levels were measured by Griess reagent and the levels of inflammatory cytokines in the supernatant were measured by ELISA; The expressions of major proteins in prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis and the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways were examined by Western blotting, and the mRNA expression levels were measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction; and the nuclear translocation of p65 was examined by high content imaging. Molecular docking was used to predict the binding of active compound to target protein. RESULTS Our findings revealed that Iristectorigenin C (IT24) significantly inhibited the levels of NO and PGE2 without affecting cyclooxygenase (COX)-1/COX-2 expression in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells and rat peritoneal macrophages. Furthermore, IT24 was shown to decrease the expression of microsomal prostaglandin synthetase-1 (mPGES-1) in LPS-induced rat peritoneal macrophages. IT24 did not suppress the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of proteins in the NF-κB pathway, but it inhibited the phosphorylation of p38/JNK in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Additionally, molecular docking analysis indicated that IT24 may directly bind to the mPGES-1 protein. CONCLUSION IT24 might inhibit mPGES-1 and the p38/JNK pathway to exert its anti-inflammatory effects and could be also developed as an inhibitor of mPGES-1 to prevent and treat mPGES-1-related diseases, such as inflammatory diseases, and holds promise for further research and drug development.
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- Xin Guo
- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wailong, Taipa, Macao
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wailong, Taipa, Macao
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wailong, Taipa, Macao
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wailong, Taipa, Macao; Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518033, PR China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wailong, Taipa, Macao; National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Department of Cardiovascular, Hospital (T.C.M) Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wailong, Taipa, Macao
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wailong, Taipa, Macao.
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- Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, PR China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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Chen MT, Xiao XY, Yu HQ, Wang SX, Tian L, Yang H. [Efficacy of compound pholcodine syrup and compound codeine phosphate oral solution on lung cancer-related cough]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:975-980. [PMID: 36990712 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220802-01682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Objective: To assess the clinical efficacy of compound pholcodine syrup and compound codeine phosphate oral solution on lung cancer-related cough. Methods: A total of 60 patients diagnosed with middle-advanced stage lung cancer and had lung cancer-related cough in the Department of Geriatric Oncology of Chongqing University Cancer Hospital from January to May 2022 were prospectively enrolled. According to the random number table method, the patients were divided into two groups: observation group and control group. The observation group [n=30, with 21 males and 9 females, and aged (62.3±10.4) years] received compound pholcodine syrup treatment, while the control group [n=30, with 21 males and 9 females, and aged (62.0±8.1) years] received compound codeine phosphate oral solution treatment. The dosage of the two drugs was 15 ml each time, 3 times a day, and the treatment course was 5 days. The antitussive effectiveness, cough severity and quality of life (Leicester Cough Questionnaire in Mandarin-Chinese scale) were observed and compared between the two groups 3 days and 5 days after the treatment. Results: All 60 patients completed the study. Both regimens were effective in controlling lung cancer-related cough. After 3 days treatment, the antitussive effective rate of the observation group and the control group was 83.3% (25/30) and 73.3% (22/30), respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P=0.347). Likewise, after 5 days treatment, the antitussive effective rate of observation group and control group was 90.0% (27/30) and 86.6% (26/30), respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P=0.687). There was no statistically significant difference in the cough severity between observation group [moderate and severe cough: 56.7% (17/30)] and control group [moderate and severe cough: 67.7% (20/30)] (P=0.414). After 3 days treatment, cough symptoms were relieved in both groups. Patients with mild cough accounted for 73.3% (22/30) in the observation group and 56.7% (17/30) in the control group, and the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.331). Moreover, after 5 days treatment, there was also no significant difference in mild cough between observation group [86.7% (26/30)] and control group [66.7% (20/30)] (P=0.067). Meanwhile, there were no significant differences in the physiological score, psychological score, social score and total score of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in Mandarin-Chinese scale before the treatment, after 3 days and 5 days treatment between the two groups (all P>0.05). The incidence of both xerostomia and constipation in the observation group was 0, which was lower than those of the control group [20.0% (6/30) and 20.0% (6/30)] (both P<0.05). Conclusions: Both compound pholcodine syrup and compound codeine phosphate oral solution are effective in treating lung cancer-related cough with similar antitussive effectiveness. Compound pholcodine syrup has a lower incidence of xerostomia and constipation than control group, with a better safety profile.
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- M T Chen
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Geriatric Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Geriatric Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Geriatric Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Geriatric Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Geriatric Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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Zhou P, Kang JL, Cheng QQ, Chen MT, Xie Y, Zhou H. Therapeutic potential of traditional Chinese medicine against atherosclerosis: Targeting trimethylamine N-oxide. Phytomedicine 2022; 104:154305. [PMID: 35792446 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that plasma trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) level is highly correlated with the risk of atherosclerosis (AS), and the elevated level is significantly positively correlated with the incidence of AS. PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to offer a useful summary of the correlation between TMAO and AS, and the effect of herbal monomers, herbal extracts, and formulas on anti-atherosclerosis mediated by TMAO. METHOD The data contained in this article comes from PubMed, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. RESULTS This review discusses the main mechanism of AS induced by TMAO, including endothelial dysfunction, macrophage foaming, platelet reactivity, and cholesterol metabolism, and summarizes 6 herb monomers, 5 herb extracts, and 2 formulas that have been tested for their anti-TMAO activity. CONCLUSION The current understanding of possible ways to reduce TMAO generation is discussed, with the effect and potential of herb monomers, herb extracts, and formulas highlighted.
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- Peng Zhou
- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Anhui, PR China; Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao, PR China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao, PR China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao, PR China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao, PR China; Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese medicine, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangdong, PR China; Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangdong, PR China; Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao, PR China.
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Chen MT, Yu HJ, Yang LJ, Wang SX, Tian L, Liu SH, Yu HQ. [Efficacy of early interdisciplinary palliative care based on WARM model in non-small-cell lung cancer]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:3736-3741. [PMID: 34856702 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210607-01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To assess the therapeutic effect of the early interdisciplinary palliative care based on WARM model (whole, assessment, revaluation, management) on the quality of life, psychological state, pain and nutritional status in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: A total of 60 patients from Chongqing University Cancer Hospital with newly diagnosed advanced NSCLC from Oct 15, 2019 to Jun 12, 2020 were enrolled. According to the method of random number table, the patients were divided into two groups: standard oncologic care group (SC, n=30) and early palliative care group (EPC, n=30). SC group only received standard oncological care, while EPC group received standard oncological care and additional comprehensive treatment from a MDT consisted of medical oncologists, palliative care nurses, dietitians and psychologists. The quality of life [functional assessment of cancer therapy-lung (FACT-L) scale], psychological state [hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)], nutritional status [patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA)], and cancer pain status [numerical rating scale (NRS)] were observed and compared between the two groups before and after the 6 months treatment, respectively. Results: A total of 45 patients completed 6 months treatment, including 24 males and 21 females, aged 38-82 (60.5±1.7), with 23 patients in the EPC group and 22 patients in the SC group. Patients assigned to EPC group had a better quality of life than those assigned to SC group [FACT-L scale: (122.3±1.6) vs (111.8±2.1), P<0.001]. Fewer patients had anxiety and depressive symptoms in the EPC group than those in the SC group [HADS anxiety subscale: (1.1±0.3) vs (2.9±0.4), P<0.001; HADS depression subscale: (0.7±0.3) vs (3.6±0.4), P<0.001]. The PHQ-9 results showed that 100.0% (23/23) patients were free of depression in the EPC group, while 45.5% (10/22) patients were free of depression in SC group (P<0.001). Furthermore, patients in the EPC group had a better nutritional status [moderate malnutrition: 60.9% (14/23); no malnutrition: 39.1% (9/23)] than those in the SC group [severe malnutrition: 40.9% (9/22); moderate malnutrition: 50.0% (11/22); no malnutrition: 9.1% (2/22)] (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in NRS score between EPC group and SC group (P=0.140). Conclusion: Early interdisciplinary palliative care based on WARM model can improve the quality of life, psychological state and nutritional status in NSCLC patients.
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- M T Chen
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- College of Arts, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Palliative Care, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Palliative Care, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Palliative Care, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Palliative Care, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Palliative Care, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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Li MH, Li Y, Chen MT, Lin HD, Wu YH, Zhang Z. [Meta-analysis of Zhibitai Capsules combined with statin in reducing blood lipid levels in patients with coronary heart disease]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2020; 45:2966-2974. [PMID: 32627474 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20200211.502] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To systematically review the efficacy and safety of Zhibitai Capsules combined with chemical drugs versus chemical drugs alone in regulating blood lipid of patients of coronary heart disease, so as to provide evidence-based reference for clinical treatment. In this study, PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, China Knowledge Network Database(CNKI), Technology Journal Database(VIP) and WanFang Database(WanFang) were retrieved to find the randomized controlled trials(RCT) about therapeutic efficacy of Zhibitai Capsules combined with statins(experimental group)versus statins alone(control group)in the treatment of regulating blood lipid of patients with coronary heart disease. The retrieval time was restricted to be from the inception to October 2019. The data were extracted from the randomized controlled trials. Meta-analysis was conducted by RevMan 5.3 statistical software after quality evaluation by Cochrane 5.1.0 quality evaluation tool(blood lipid level, inflammation indicators, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score and adverse reactions). A total of 11 RCT were included, involving 1 538 patients. The results of Meta-analysis showed that in terms of decrease of total cholesterol(MD=-0.15,95%CI[-0.25,-0.05],P=0.004), decrease of triglycerides improvement(MD=-0.16,95%CI[-0.23,-0.10],P<0.000 01), decrease of low-density lipoprotein(MD=-0.08,95%CI[-0.15,-0.01],P=0.03), and increase of high-density lipoprotein(MD=0.06,95%CI[0.03,0.10],P=0.000 2), experimental group was better than control group. At the same time, the incidence of adverse reactions were low in the experimental group(OR=0.40,95%CI[0.18,0.85],P=0.02). As a result, in treatment of coronary heart disease, the therapeutic efficacy of Zhibitai Capsules combined with statins is better than statins alone in lowering total cholesterol level, triglyceride level, low-density lipoprotein level, and increasing high-density lipoprotein level. Patients in the experimental group had a low incidence of adverse events, but the heterogeneity was slightly higher, and the result had a poor stability. However, due to the small sample size of studies included, some experimental designs were not perfect, which reduces the recommendation level and evidence intensity of this system evaluation. Therefore, high-quality multi-center, large-sample, randomized, double-blind randomized controlled trials are needed for providing more reliable basis.
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- Mei-Huan Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Forth College of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Forth College of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Forth College of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Forth College of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Shenzhen 518000, China
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- People's Hospital of Yantian District Shenzhen 518085, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Forth College of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Shenzhen 518000, China
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Dou CY, Liu LL, Li F, Liu L, Wang CL, Wang LN, Wang HH, Zhang H, Chen MT. Cytotoxic effect of Artesunate on myeloid leukemia cell lines through up-regulating miR-29c expression. Transl Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.21037/tcr.2018.11.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Liu LL, Liu L, Liu HH, Ren SS, Dou CY, Cheng PP, Wang CL, Wang LN, Chen XL, Zhang H, Chen MT. Levamisole suppresses adipogenesis of aplastic anaemia-derived bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells through ZFP36L1-PPARGC1B axis. J Cell Mol Med 2018; 22:4496-4506. [PMID: 29993187 PMCID: PMC6111807 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Aplastic anaemia (AA) is a life‐threatening hematopoietic disorder characterized by hypoplasia and pancytopenia with increasing fat cells in the bone marrow (BM). The BM‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from AA are more susceptible to be induced into adipogenic differentiation compared with that from control, which may be causatively associated with the fatty BM and defective hematopoiesis of AA. Here in this study, we first demonstrated that levamisole displayed a significant suppressive effect on the in vitro adipogenic differentiation of AA BM‐MSCs. Mechanistic investigation revealed that levamisole could increase the expression of ZFP36L1 which was subsequently demonstrated to function as a negative regulator of adipogenic differentiation of AA BM‐MSCs through lentivirus‐mediated ZFP36L1 knock‐down and overexpression assay. Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 beta (PPARGC1B) whose 3′‐untranslated region bears adenine‐uridine‐rich elements was verified as a direct downstream target of ZFP36L1, and knock‐down of PPARGC1B impaired the adipogenesis of AA BM‐MSCs. Collectively, our work demonstrated that ZFP36L1‐mediated post‐transcriptional control of PPARGC1B expression underlies the suppressive effect of levamisole on the adipogenic differentiation of AA BM‐MSCs, which not only provides novel therapeutic targets for alleviating the BM fatty phenomenon of AA patients, but also lays the theoretical and experimental foundation for the clinical application of levamisole in AA therapy.
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- Lu-Lu Liu
- Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.,Department of Graduate School, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Graduate School, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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Zheng NC, Liu YH, Chen Q, Chen MT, Zheng CG, Yang ZW, Hu J, Liang JH, Xue MH, Chen AQ, Feng QW. [Clinical manifestations of 10 cases of imported human Zika virus disease in Jiangmen city of China]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 96:3666-3668. [PMID: 27978904 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.45.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the clinical manifestations and detection method for imported patients of Zika virus disease. Method: The records of symptoms, signs and laboratory results were collected and analyzed. The specimen of blood, saliva and urine from patients were collected. Results: Two of ten patients had mild fever. The visible cutaneous maculopapular rash of the trunk and extremities was observed in all patients. Seven patients were observed congestive conjunctivitis and only one patient gave an account of itching. No patient had symptoms of myalgia or arthralgia. The laboratory results of patients were normal except two patients had mild leucopenia and another one had thrombocytosis. The Zika virus RNA was detected in urine samples for a longest period. The detection rates of Zika virus RNA from the samples of blood, saliva and urine that collected in seventh day after disease onset were 0, 5, 8 cases, respectively. Conclosion: Epidemiology history, maculopapular rash, congestive conjunctivitis and Zika virus RNA being detected in urine can be considered as the important clinical criterion for making a definite diagnosis as Zika virus disease.
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- N C Zheng
- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangmen, Jiangmen 529000, China
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Song L, Lin HS, Gong JN, Han H, Wang XS, Su R, Chen MT, Shen C, Ma YN, Yu J, Zhang JW. microRNA-451-modulated hnRNP A1 takes a part in granulocytic differentiation regulation and acute myeloid leukemia. Oncotarget 2017; 8:55453-55466. [PMID: 28903433 PMCID: PMC5589672 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Myelopoiesis is under the control of a complex network containing various regulation factors. Deregulation of any important regulation factors may result in serious consequences including acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In order to find out the genes that may take a part in AML development, we analyzed data from AML cDNA microarray (GSE2191) in the NCBI data pool and noticed that heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) is abnormally over-expressed in AML patients. Then we investigated the function and mechanisms of hnRNP A1 in myeloid development. A gradually decreased hnRNP A1 expression was detected during granulocytic differentiation in ATRA-induced-NB4 and HL-60 cells and cytokines-induced hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. By function-loss and winning experiments we demonstrated hnRNP A1's inhibition role via inhibiting expression of C/EBPα, a key regulator of granulocytic differentiation, in the granulocytic differentiation. During granulocytic differentiation the decrease of hnRNP A1 reduces inhibition on C/EBPα expression, and the increased C/EBPα promotes the differentiation. We also demonstrated that miR-451 promotes granulocytic differentiation via targeting to and down-regulating hnRNP A1, and hnRNP A1 positively regulates c-Myc expression. Summarily, our results revealed new function and mechanisms of hnRNP A1 in normal granulocytiesis and the involvement of a feed-back loop comprising c-Myc, miR-451 and hnRNP A1 in AML development.
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- Li Song
- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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Su R, Gong JN, Chen MT, Song L, Shen C, Zhang XH, Yin XL, Ning HM, Liu B, Wang F, Ma YN, Zhao HL, Yu J, Zhang JW. c-Myc suppresses miR-451⊣YWTAZ/AKT axis via recruiting HDAC3 in acute myeloid leukemia. Oncotarget 2016; 7:77430-77443. [PMID: 27764807 PMCID: PMC5363596 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Aberrant activation of c-Myc plays an important oncogenic role via regulating a series of coding and non-coding genes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Histone deacetylases (HDACs) can remove acetyl group from histone and regulate gene expression via changing chromatin structure. Here, we found miR-451 is abnormally down-regulated in AML patient samples; c-Myc recruits HDAC3 to form a transcriptional suppressor complex, co-localizes on the miR-451 promoter, epigenetically inhibits its transcription and finally induces its downregulation in AML. Furthermore, our in vitro and in vivo results suggest that miR-451 functions as a tumor suppressor via promoting apoptosis and suppressing malignant cell proliferation. The mechanistic study demonstrated that miR-451 directly targets YWHAZ mRNA and suppresses YWHAZ/AKT signaling in AML. Knockdown of c-Myc results in restoration of miR-451 and inhibition of YWHAZ/AKT signaling. In AML patients, low level of miR-451 is negatively correlated with high levels of c-Myc and YWHAZ, while c-Myc level is positively related to YWHAZ expression. These results suggested that c-Myc⊣miR-451⊣YWHAZ/AKT cascade might play a crucial role during leukemogenesis, and reintroduction of miR-451 could be as a potential strategy for AML therapy.
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- Rui Su
- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, The 303 Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Hematology, The 303 Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences, The 307 Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Translational Medicine Center of Stem Cells, 307-lvy Translational Medicine Center, Laboratory of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Shen C, Chen MT, Zhang XH, Yin XL, Ning HM, Su R, Lin HS, Song L, Wang F, Ma YN, Zhao HL, Yu J, Zhang JW. The PU.1-Modulated MicroRNA-22 Is a Regulator of Monocyte/Macrophage Differentiation and Acute Myeloid Leukemia. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006259. [PMID: 27617961 PMCID: PMC5019412 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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MicroRNA-22 (miR-22) is emerging as a critical regulator in organ development and various cancers. However, its role in normal hematopoiesis and leukaemogenesis remains unclear. Here, we detected its increased expression during monocyte/macrophage differentiation of HL-60, THP1 cells and CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, and confirmed that PU.1, a key transcriptional factor for monocyte/macrophage differentiation, is responsible for transcriptional activation of miR-22 during the differentiation. By gain- and loss-of-function experiments, we demonstrated that miR-22 promoted monocyte/macrophage differentiation, and MECOM (EVI1) mRNA is a direct target of miR-22 and MECOM (EVI1) functions as a negative regulator in the differentiation. The miR-22-mediated MECOM degradation increased c-Jun but decreased GATA2 expression, which results in increased interaction between c-Jun and PU.1 via increasing c-Jun levels and relief of MECOM- and GATA2-mediated interference in the interaction, and thus promoting monocyte/macrophage differentiation. We also observed significantly down-regulation of PU.1 and miR-22 as well as significantly up-regulation of MECOM in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Reintroduction of miR-22 relieved the differentiation blockage and inhibited the growth of bone marrow blasts of AML patients. Our results revealed new function and mechanism of miR-22 in normal hematopoiesis and AML development and demonstrated its potential value in AML diagnosis and therapy. We found that miR-22 is transcriptionally activated by PU.1 during monocyte/macrophage differentiation and miR-22 promotes the differentiation via targeting MECOM (EVI1) mRNA and further increasing interaction between c-Jun and PU.1. We also show that miR-22 is a tumor repressor and that PU.1-miR-22-MECOM regulation is involved in AML development; moreover, we demonstrate that reintroduction of miR-22 relieves the differentiation blockage and inhibits the growth of AML bone marrow blasts.
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- Chao Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Haematology Department, the 303 Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Haematology Department, the 303 Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences (the 307 Hospital), Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Chen MT, Dong L, Zhang XH, Yin XL, Ning HM, Shen C, Su R, Li F, Song L, Ma YN, Wang F, Zhao HL, Yu J, Zhang JW. ZFP36L1 promotes monocyte/macrophage differentiation by repressing CDK6. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16229. [PMID: 26542173 PMCID: PMC4635361 DOI: 10.1038/srep16229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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RNA binding proteins (RBPs)-mediated post-transcriptional control has been implicated in influencing various aspects of RNA metabolism and playing important roles in mammalian development and pathological diseases. However, the functions of specific RBPs and the molecular mechanisms through which they act in monocyte/macrophage differentiation remain to be determined. In this study, through bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation, we identify that ZFP36L1, a member of ZFP36 zinc finger protein family, exhibits significant decrease in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients compared with normal controls and remarkable time-course increase during monocyte/macrophage differentiation of PMA-induced THP-1 and HL-60 cells as well as induction culture of CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs). Lentivirus-mediated gain and loss of function assays demonstrate that ZFP36L1 acts as a positive regulator to participate in monocyte/macrophage differentiation. Mechanistic investigation further reveals that ZFP36L1 binds to the CDK6 mRNA 3′untranslated region bearing adenine-uridine rich elements and negatively regulates the expression of CDK6 which is subsequently demonstrated to impede the in vitro monocyte/macrophage differentiation of CD34+ HSPCs. Collectively, our work unravels a ZFP36L1-mediated regulatory circuit through repressing CDK6 expression during monocyte/macrophage differentiation, which may also provide a therapeutic target for AML therapy.
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- Ming-Tai Chen
- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Haematology Department, the 303 Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Haematology Department, the 303 Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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Lin HS, Gong JN, Su R, Chen MT, Song L, Shen C, Wang F, Ma YN, Zhao HL, Yu J, Li WW, Huang LX, Xu XH, Zhang JW. miR-199a-5p inhibits monocyte/macrophage differentiation by targeting the activin A type 1B receptor gene and finally reducing C/EBPα expression. J Leukoc Biol 2014; 96:1023-35. [PMID: 25258381 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1a0514-240r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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miRNAs are short, noncoding RNAs that regulate expression of target genes at post-transcriptional levels and function in many important cellular processes, including differentiation, proliferation, etc. In this study, we observed down-regulation of miR-199a-5p during monocyte/macrophage differentiation of HL-60 and THP-1 cells, as well as human CD34(+) HSPCs. This down-regulation of miR-199a-5p resulted from the up-regulation of PU.1 that was demonstrated to regulate transcription of the miR-199a-2 gene negatively. Overexpression of miR-199a-5p by miR-199a-5p mimic transfection or lentivirus-mediated gene transfer significantly inhibited monocyte/macrophage differentiation of the cell lines or HSPCs. The mRNA encoding an ACVR1B was identified as a direct target of miR-199a-5p. Gradually increased ACVR1B expression level was detected during monocyte/macrophage differentiation of the leukemic cell lines and HSPCs, and knockdown of ACVR1B resulted in inhibition of monocyte/macrophage differentiation of HL-60 and THP-1 cells, which suggested that ACVR1B functions as a positive regulator of monocyte/macrophage differentiation. We demonstrated that miR-199a-5p overexpression or ACVR1B knockdown promoted proliferation of THP-1 cells through increasing phosphorylation of Rb. We also demonstrated that the down-regulation of ACVR1B reduced p-Smad2/3, which resulted in decreased expression of C/EBPα, a key regulator of monocyte/macrophage differentiation, and finally, inhibited monocyte/macrophage differentiation.
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- Hai-Shuang Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China; and
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- Taizhou Cancer Hospital, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China;
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Zhao YZ, Liu XL, Shen GM, Ma YN, Zhang FL, Chen MT, Zhao HL, Yu J, Zhang JW. Hypoxia induces peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ expression via HIF-1-dependent mechanisms in HepG2 cell line. Arch Biochem Biophys 2013; 543:40-7. [PMID: 24374034 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) can activate expression of a broad range of genes in response to hypoxia. It has been shown that the levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) are influenced by changes in oxygen tension, and PPARγ plays a critical role in metabolism regulation and cancers. In this research, we observed an increased PPARγ mRNA and protein levels in company with increased HIF-1 protein levels in HepG2 cells in hypoxia as compared with in normoxia. Enforced expression of HIF-1α induced PPARγ1 and PPARγ2 expression, while knockdown of HIF-1α by small interference RNA deduced PPARγ1 and PPARγ2 expression in HepG2 cells under hypoxic conditions. By dual-luciferase reporter assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay we confirmed a functional hypoxic response element (HRE) localized at 684bp upstream of the transcriptional start site (TSS) of PPARγ1 and a functional HRE localized at 204bp downstream of the TSS of PPARγ2 in HepG2 cells. Additionally we observed an increase and co-presence of PPARγ and HIF-1α, and a highly positive correlation between PPARγ expression and HIF-1α expression (r=0.553, p<0.0001), in the same tumor tissue areas of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Our data suggested a new mechanism of hepatocellular carcinoma cells response to hypoxia.
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- Ying-Ze Zhao
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Yang BZ, Yang CY, Li RC, Qin GS, Zhang XF, Pang CY, Chen MT, Huang FX, Li Z, Zheng HY, Huang YJ, Liang XW. An inter-subspecies cloned buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) obtained by transferring of cryopreserved embryos via somatic cell nuclear transfer. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 45:e21-5. [PMID: 19788521 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01510.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of cryopreservation of inter-subspecies cloned embryos in buffalo. In our experiment, river buffalo ear fibroblast nucleus was fused into swamp buffalo oocyte cytoplasm. The blastocyst formation rate for nuclear transfer of freshly thawed cells was not different from those of growing cells, confluent or serum-starved cells. A total of 122 cloned blastocysts derived from cryopreserved fibroblasts were cryopreserved and thawed, 37 were survived, the cryosurvival rate was 30.3%. The survived blastocysts were transferred into 15 recipient buffalos. Five of the recipients established pregnancy, but four of them aborted on day 53, 59, 145 and 179 of gestation respectively. One cross-bred buffalo (Murrah × Swamp buffalo (2n = 49) received three embryos delivered a 40.5 kg female calf by natural delivery on day 320 of gestation. Up to now (13-month old), the cloned calf has been growing well with no abnormity observed. These results demonstrated that cryopreservation of inter-subspecies cloned embryos is feasible to produce buffalo offspring.
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- B Z Yang
- Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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Yang CY, Li RC, Pang CY, Yang BZ, Qin GS, Chen MT, Zhang XF, Huang FX, Zheng HY, Huang YJ, Liang XW. Study on the inter-subspecies nuclear transfer of river buffalo somatic cell nuclei into swamp buffalo oocyte cytoplasm. Anim Reprod Sci 2010; 121:78-83. [PMID: 20621244 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2009] [Revised: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The objective of this study was to explore the feasibility of inter-subspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) of river buffalo (50 chromosomes) somatic cell nuclei into swamp buffalo (48 chromosomes) oocyte cytoplasm. The enucleated swamp buffalo oocytes were fused with four different types of river buffalo cells: freshly thawed ear fibroblasts, serum-starved ear fibroblasts, cumulus cells and ear fibroblasts from a cloned buffalo calf. As a result, the developmental competence of embryos reconstructed with freshly thawed ear fibroblasts was the poorest (P<0.01), while those of the other three types were not different from each other. Furthermore, the efficiency of swamp-swamp buffalo, swamp-river buffalo and bovine-buffalo SCNT were also compared. The results showed that the blastocyst rate of swamp-river reconstructed embryos was not different from swamp-swamp embryos, while significantly higher than that of bovine-buffalo embryos (P<0.01). A total of thirty cloned blastocysts derived from freshly thawed ear fibroblasts were transferred into thirteen recipient buffaloes, four recipients established pregnancy, while three of them aborted on Days 65, 75 and 90 of gestation, respectively. One cross-bred buffalo (Murrah x swamp, 49 chromosomes) receiving three embryos delivered a 39 kg female calf on Day 335 of gestation. These results indicate that the inter-subspecies SCNT is feasible to produce swamp-river buffalo embryos, and these can develop to full term and result in live buffalo calves.
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- Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 24-1 Yongwu Road, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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Chen MT, Gomez LM, Ishikawa FN, Vernier PT, Zhou C, Gundersen MA. pH-sensitive intracellular photoluminescence of carbon nanotube-fluorescein conjugates in human ovarian cancer cells. Nanotechnology 2009; 20:295101. [PMID: 19567963 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/29/295101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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To add to the understanding of the properties of functionalized carbon nanotubes in biological applications, we report a monotonic pH sensitivity of the intracellular fluorescence emission of single-walled carbon nanotube-fluorescein carbazide (SWCNT-FC) conjugates in human ovarian cancer cells. Light-stimulated intracellular hydrolysis of the amide linkage and localized intracellular pH changes are proposed as mechanisms. SWCNT-FC conjugates may serve as intracellular pH sensors.
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- M T Chen
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Lin CS, Chen MT, Liu JH. Structural evolution and adhesion of titanium oxide film containing phosphorus and calcium on titanium by anodic oxidation. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008; 85:378-87. [PMID: 17688247 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This study investigated the microstructure evolution and defects of the titanium oxide layer containing calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) formed by anodic oxidation in a solution containing Ca and P compounds. Results show that the anodic film exhibited a two-layer structure: a pore-containing amorphous titanium oxide layer dispersed with nano-sized crystallites formed prior to sparking, and a porous overlay dotted with craters formed after sparking. Ca and P were predominantly incorporated in the porous overlay, in which the amorphous region contained more Ca and P than the crystalline region regardless of the anodizing voltages. Moreover, the ratio of amorphous to crystalline regions in the porous overlay changed insignificantly with anodizing voltage. Increasing anodizing voltage enhanced the incorporation of Ca and P in the anodic film, but deteriorated the adhesion of the anodic film to the substrate. This deterioration was related to two inherent adhesive weaknesses: the aligned pores in the titanium oxide layer and the craters in the major overlay, signifying that a new anodic oxidation process that can produce high Ca- and P-containing oxide film at relatively-low anodizing voltages, i.e. approximately 200 V, is a necessity.
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- C S Lin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Weng MH, Chang CJ, Chen WY, Chou WK, Peh HC, Huang MC, Chen MT, Nagahata H. Contribution of somatic cell-associated activation of plasminogen to caseinolysis within the goat mammary gland. J Dairy Sci 2006; 89:2025-37. [PMID: 16702266 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(06)72270-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Functional regression of the mammary gland is partly reflected by proteolysis of milk protein and tissue protein. The involvement of the plasminogen activation system in degradation of milk protein and mammary tissue damage has been demonstrated under inflammatory conditions. In this study, mammary secretion from 23 dairy goats primarily grouped as lactation (milking twice daily) or involution (milking once daily or less) was used to determine the ratio of gravity-precipitated casein to total milk protein (casein ratio) as an index of caseinolysis, and activities of components of plasminogen activation system as well as their expressions on somatic cells. Based on the casein ratio, lactation goats were subcategorized as very active (71.8 +/- 1.0%) or less active (29.9 +/- 1.0%) in mammary function; involution goats were subcategorized as gradual (21.7 +/- 1.0%) or acute (5.9 +/- 0.2%) involution. This result suggests that caseinolysis occurred during regular lactation as well as during involution. On the other hand, activities of components of the plasminogen activation system in mammary secretion were increased along with the decreasing casein ratio, in contrast to the similar activities of their counterparts in circulation throughout various mammary statuses. Correlation analysis between casein ratio and activities of plasminogen activation system of goat milk indicated a significant negative relationship for plasmin (r = -0.64), plasminogen (r = -0.69), and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA; r = -0.78) during involution but not during lactation. As for the cellular components of plasminogen activation system, there was an increase in immunoreactivity on somatic cells toward both monoclonal antibodies of human uPA and human uPA receptor under involution conditions suggesting their upregulation relative to lactation condition. Collectively, these results suggest that plasminogen activation system within the mammary gland differentially contribute to milk caseinolysis along the various stages of goat lactation. Meanwhile, a somatic cell-mediated local elevation of plasmin activity may be committed to extensive caseinolysis during involution.
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- M H Weng
- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China, 402
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Huang YY, Zuo Z, Yuan HB, Tsou MY, Chen MT, Tsai SK. A paraspinal abscess following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section and patient-controlled epidural analgesia for postoperative pain. Int J Obstet Anesth 2005; 14:252-5. [PMID: 15935643 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2005] [Revised: 03/01/2005] [Accepted: 03/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We present a rare case in which a healthy parturient developed a paraspinal abscess after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section and epidural analgesia for postoperative pain management. The catheter was in situ for 58 h. Backache was the initial and major symptom. A concealed course with no neurological deficit resulted in a delayed diagnosis and treatment in this case. The infection was not diagnosed until 20 days after the removal of the epidural catheter when there was a purulent discharge from the epidural puncture site. Surgical drainage was required. Anaesthesiologists should be aware that serious epidural analgesia-related infections can happen in extra spinal-epidural spaces. Vigilance for these infections, especially in postpartum patients with backache, is needed.
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- Y Y Huang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- P C Ding
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd., Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, ROC
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Chen MT, Morales M, Woodward DJ, Hoffer BJ, Janak PH. In vivo extracellular recording of striatal neurons in the awake rat following unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine lesions. Exp Neurol 2001; 171:72-83. [PMID: 11520122 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to further understand the functional effects of dopaminergic input to the dorsal striatum and to compare the effects of dopaminergic lesions in awake and anesthetized animals. We examined the effects of unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesions of the ascending dopaminergic bundle on the firing properties of dorsal striatal neurons in the awake freely moving rat using chronically implanted microwire electrode arrays. We recorded extracellular activity of striatal neurons under baseline conditions and following the systemic injection of apomorphine in awake and anesthetized subjects. Firing rates were higher in the hemisphere ipsilateral to the 6-OHDA lesion compared to rates of neurons from the contralateral unlesioned hemisphere. Striatal firing rates from sham and no-surgery control rats were, in general, higher than those from the contralateral unlesioned striatum of experimental subjects. Apomorphine (0.05 mg/kg, sc) normalized the differences in firing rates in lesioned animals by increasing firing of neurons within the contralateral unlesioned side, while simultaneously decreasing firing of neurons within the ipsilateral lesioned side. Mean firing rates were substantially higher in awake animals than in subjects anesthetized with chloral hydrate, perhaps reflecting anesthesia-induced decreases in excitatory input to striatal neurons. Chloral hydrate anesthesia decreased firing rates of neurons in the lesioned, unlesioned, and control striata to a similar degree, although absolute firing rates of neurons from the 6-OHDA-lesioned striata remained elevated over all other groups. Unilateral 6-OHDA lesions also altered the pattern of spike output in the awake animal as indicated by an increase in the number of bursts per minute following dopaminergic deafferentation. This and other burst parameters were altered by apomorphine. Our findings show that effects of dopaminergic deafferentation can be measured in the awake behaving animal; this model should prove useful for testing the behavioral and functional effects of experimental manipulations designed to reduce or reverse the effects of dopaminergic cell loss. In addition, these results suggest that the contralateral changes in striatal function which occur in the unilateral dopaminergic lesion model should be considered when evaluating experimental results.
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- M T Chen
- Intramural Research Program, Cellular Neurobiology Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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McDonald LC, Chen MT, Lauderdale TL, Ho M. The use of antibiotics critical to human medicine in food-producing animals in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2001; 34:97-102. [PMID: 11456367] [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: 02/20/2023]
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There are increasing public health concerns about antibiotics used in food-producing animals that may contribute to the development of resistance in human pathogens. Such resistance may be critical to human medicine when resistance develops to drugs that treat certain pathogens of which there is no good alternative therapy. We surveyed 10 farms, eight feed mills, and one animal drug distributor in Taiwan to determine the major antibiotics used in food-producing animals, and the extent of use of five drugs that may select for resistance to antibiotics that are critical for human medicine. The five animal drugs, and the resistance of human drug/class they may select for, included avoparcin (vancomycin/glycopeptides), avilomycin (ziracin/envirninomycins), enrofloxacin (ciprofloxacin/fluoroquinolones), virginiamycin (quinupristin and dalfopristin combination/streptogramins), and kanamycin (gentamicin/aminoglycosides). Tetracyclines were the class of antibiotic that was most widely used in the greatest amounts. Over the past 12 months, the number of farms, chicken feed mills, and pig feed mills, that have respectively reported the use of avoparcin was 1 (10%), 5 (63%), 0; avilomycin 0, 0, 3 (50%); enrofloxacin 4 (40%), 1 (13%), 3 (50%); virginiamycin 2 (20%), 5 (63%), 0; and kanamycin 3 (30%), 1 (13%), 1 (17%). We conclude that although the most commonly used antibiotics (ie tetracyclines) have little effect on human medicine, there is a widespread use of antibiotics that may select for critical forms of resistance in human pathogens in food-producing animals.
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- L C McDonald
- Division of Clinical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Chen MT, Wu HJ. Acute leukemia presenting as diabetes insipidus and bilateral exudative retinal detachment--a case report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2001; 17:150-5. [PMID: 11486647] [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: 02/21/2023] Open
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To report an unusual case of leukemia presenting as both bilateral exudative retinal detachment (ERD) and central diabetes insipidus (DI), we evaluate the clinical hematological records including bone marrow aspirations and CSF tapping, both osmolarity and electrolytes concentration of the serum and urine, brain MRI, fundus photographs and fluorescein angiographs in this 25-year-old female patient. Examinations of peripheral blood and bone marrow aspiration confirmed the diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML-M0). Fluorescein angiography (FA) revealed bilateral ERD, dense choroidal leukemia cell infiltration with overlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction and focal areas of choroidal infarction. Changes in both osmolarity and electrolytes concentration of the serum and urine from vasopressin test supported the diagnosis of central DI. Central DI and ERD may be presenting signs of acute leukemia and both may represent CNS involvement. In our case, dense choroidal leukemic cell infiltration results in devitalization of RPE and choroidal infarction. Leukemic disruption of hypothalamic pituitary area may lead to complete or partial deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). Rapid improvement in visual acuity and partial symptom relief of DI may ensue from appropriate chemotherapy and nasal DDAVP (1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin) supply.
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- M T Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Lin SS, Chang DJ, Chen MT, Chen CC. Wet air oxidation of a direct dye solution catalyzed by CoAlPO4 -5. Performance assessment and kinetic study. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2001; 36:2055-2068. [PMID: 11759915 DOI: 10.1081/ese-100107448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Wet air oxidation (WAO) of a prepared direct dye solution was tested by using the CoAIPO4 -5 catalyst. Addition of CoAIPO4 -5 could effectively improve rate of color removal and the activation energy of color removal could decrease from about 110 kJ/mole to about 75 kJ/mole as the catalyst loading was increased from 0.0 g/L to 3.0 g/L. Performance of WAO on color removal would somewhat increase with catalyst loading at 145 degrees C whereas the effect of catalyst loading was not significant at 135 degrees C. With no addition of CoAlPO4 -5, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) value was low. This was due to difficulty of exactly measuring the true COD value of dye solution if the dye was not degraded. Via CoAIPO4 -5, COD of dye solution could be effectively decreased. The rate of COD removal would increase with catalyst loading, oxygen pressure and reaction temperature. Furthermore, a maximum COD value observed, which was due to catalyzed degradation of dye molecule via CoAlPO4 -5, could be characterized by a consecutive reaction scheme. Kinetic study of color removal is expressed as follows: rate = k x [dye](0.8) x W(0.5) x P(n) (145 degrees C) or rate = k x [dye](0.8) x W(0) x P(n) (135 degrees C); where k means rate constant, [] means concentration, W means catalyst loading, P means oxygen pressure and n means uncertain number.
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- S S Lin
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Health, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Visibility data from over the past four decades accumulated from urban areas of central Taiwan indicated that air pollutants have significantly degraded visibility in recent years. Currently, the annual average visibility in urban areas of the same region is approximately 8-10 km, while the visibility in remote areas is approximately 25-30 km. To understand how aerosols affect the visibility in this region, here we selected three sites in central Taiwan to measure the soluble ionic and carbonaceous species of PM(2.5) and PM(2.5-10) during 1997-1998. A MOUDI cascade impactor was used to measure the size distributions of atmospheric sulfate, nitrate, and carbonaceous particles. The aerosol data were then analyzed together with meteorological and air quality data. Comparing the results obtained from urban, coastal suburban and remote sites revealed that sulfate, carbonaceous species and local wind speed significantly affected the visibility in the urban area. However, sulfate concentration and humidity influenced visibility in the coastal area of central Taiwan. The particulate concentration at the remote station was roughly one-fifth of that in the city. Regression analysis results indicated that humidity is a dominant factor affecting remote visibility.
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- M T Chen
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic, daily, 30-d administration of manganese chloride (MnCl2) to male Sprague-Dawley rats on lipid peroxidation in various tissues. Rats were intraperitoneally injected with MnCl2 (20 mg/kg) once daily for 30 consecutive days. The Mn accumulated in liver, spleen, adrenal glands, heart, kidneys, lung, and testes. This was associated with decreased lipid peroxidation in liver, spleen, and adrenal glands and a decrease in the levels of Fe in these tissues. In a second group of animals, Mn (20 mg/kg/d) and glutathione (GSH, 15 mg/kg/d) were administered ip for 30 d. GSH counteracted the Mn-induced protective fall in lipid peroxidation, but Fe levels remained lower in liver and spleen. Mn decreases lipid peroxidation in certain tissues, which may involve lowering Fe content, but interaction with Fe is not the sole mechanism.
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- M T Chen
- Graduate Institute of Medicine and School of Technology for Medicine Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the release of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) within the subretinal fluid in eyes with retinal detachment. Subretinal fluid was collected from patients with retinal detachment undergoing surgery for scleral buckling. Serum samples were also collected. The concentration of VEGF in the subretinal fluid and serum was investigated by enzyme-linked immunospecific assay. The average concentration of VEGF in serum samples was 168 +/- 153 pg/ml (mean +/- standard deviation). It was lower than the VEGF concentration in the subretinal fluid (485 +/- 570 pg/ml) in the same 18 patients with retinal detachment (p < 0.05). The average concentration of VEGF was 355 +/- 373 pg/ml in 31 samples of the subretinal fluid collected from simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. It was lower than the average concentration of 901 +/- 385 pg/ml in 8 samples of the subretinal fluid from retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (p < 0.05). The results suggest that the relative retinal ischemia in detached retina increases the release of VEGF into the subretinal space. Also, the concentration of VEGF within the subretinal fluid in proliferative vitreoretinopathy was higher than in simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
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- C Y Su
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Tseng IJ, Chen YT, Chen MT, Kou HY, Tseng SF. Prevalence of urinary incontinence and intention to seek treatment in the elderly. J Formos Med Assoc 2000; 99:753-8. [PMID: 11061069] [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: 02/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common, distressing, and often disabling condition in the elderly. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of UI among elderly individuals living at home and to explore their perceptions of UI and intention to seek medical care. METHODS A total of 504 elderly subjects aged 65 and older residing in Tungkang town (located in the southwestern part of Taiwan) were randomly sampled and surveyed face to face by registered nurses. The prevalence, clinical types, and perceptions of UI, and intention to seek treatment, were compared with chi-square statistics across various sociodemographic characteristics. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with UI experience and intention to seek treatment. RESULTS About 22% of respondents reported that they had experienced involuntary loss of urine in daily life. Women, people who were overweight, and those who were aged 70 years or older were at higher risk of UI. While women were more likely to suffer from stress incontinence, men were at higher risk of urge incontinence. Women, illiterate individuals, and those who perceived UI as a normal part of the aging process showed low intention to seek treatment for UI. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that public awareness programs about UI and promotion of available treatment options are necessary to increase the intention to seek treatment among the elderly. Culturally sensitive programs should be designed, particularly for female and illiterate elderly, to provide incentives to seek medical care. The increasing availability of various treatment modalities coupled with education to correct commonly held misconceptions about UI might enable more elderly individuals to receive treatment for this common condition.
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- I J Tseng
- Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Foo-Yin Institute of Technology, Tungkang, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Wu HJ, Chen MT. Peripheral retinal angioma presenting as macular pucker--case report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2000; 16:437-40. [PMID: 11221549] [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: 02/19/2023] Open
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A 36-year-old Taiwanese male, who denied any history of ocular trauma, intraocular inflammation or surgery, had a macular pucker associated with a peripheral retinal angioma. The yellow-white macular pucker, which extended from the temporal disc to the macular area, was thicker and with more prominent retinal striaes than found among the elderly. Regression of the macular pucker did not occur with incomplete laser photocoagulation of the angioma. Retinal angioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of macular pucker without posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in healthy young patients. Management of this association is primarily complete obliteration of the angioma.
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- H J Wu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Kaiser UB, Halvorson LM, Chen MT. Sp1, steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1), and early growth response protein 1 (egr-1) binding sites form a tripartite gonadotropin-releasing hormone response element in the rat luteinizing hormone-beta gene promoter: an integral role for SF-1. Mol Endocrinol 2000; 14:1235-45. [PMID: 10935547 DOI: 10.1210/mend.14.8.0507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recently, several cis-regulatory elements that play roles in LHbeta gene expression, and their cognate DNA-binding transcription factors, have been identified. These factors include Sp1, steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1), and early growth response protein 1 (Egr-1). Using the GH3 pituitary cell line (which lacks SF-1) as a model, we demonstrate that expression of SF-1 or Egr-1 increases rat LHbeta gene promoter activity but has little effect on the fold response to GnRH. However, expression of both SF-1 and Egr-1 synergistically enhances LHbeta gene promoter activity and prevents further stimulation of activity by GnRH. Mutations in the Sp1 binding sites of the rat LHbeta gene promoter decrease GnRH responsiveness, whereas mutations in the SF-1 and/or Egr-1 binding sites alone have little effect on the GnRH response. Combinatorial mutations in both the Sp1 and Egr-1 binding elements result in almost complete loss of the GnRH response. In contrast, in GH3 cells cotransfected with SF-1, mutations in the Sp1, SF-1, or Egr-1 binding elements independently decrease GnRH responsiveness. In LbetaT2 cells, a gonadotrope-derived cell line that expresses SF-1 endogenously, mutations in either the Sp1 or Egr-1 binding elements decrease GnRH responsiveness. These data suggest that the Sp1, SF-1, and Egr-1 binding sites form a tripartite GnRH response element in the rat LHbeta gene promoter. Changes in the spacing between the upstream Sp1 binding sites and the downstream SF-1/Egr-1 binding elements reduce the response to GnRH. SF-1, while having little direct effect on GnRH responsiveness, has a critical role in integrating the effects of Sp1 and Egr-1.
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- U B Kaiser
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Ding PC, Chen MT. Retinal arteriolar tortuosity with recurrent retinal hemorrhages--case report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2000; 16:380-2. [PMID: 11079298] [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: 02/18/2023] Open
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Retinal arteriolar tortuosity with retinal hemorrhage was first described in 1958. A 45 year-old Taiwanese man had experienced recurrent retinal hemorrhages in each eye in the previous 20 years. The hemorrhages resolved spontaneously without any subjectively obvious sequelae. He has no history of hypertension or any vascular occlusive diseases. There were also no similar cases in his family. The medical examination and laboratory tests did not reveal any significant etiologic factors. Ophthalmologically, the retinal vein was normal but all retinal arterioles were tortuous from the posterior pole to the periphery. Fluorescein angiography revealed the same findings. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in Taiwan.
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- P C Ding
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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Ding PC, Chen MT, Tseng SC. Choroidal retinal anastomosis in age-related macular degeneration as demonstrated by fluorescein angiography--a case report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2000; 16:266-8. [PMID: 10969523] [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: 02/17/2023] Open
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Pathological choroidal retinal anastomosis is relatively rare. It has been described in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with fibrous scarring or occult pigment epithelial detachment or actively proliferating classic choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV). We report a case of disciform macular scar with the occurrence of a choroidal retinal anastomosis, which directed blood flow from an occult choroidal neovascular membrane into a retinal vein through the fovea in a 52-year-old female with unilateral AMD. Fluorescein angiography (FA) clearly demonstrated the anastomosis.
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- P C Ding
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to review the effect of intralesional corticosteroid therapy in the treatment of 155 head and neck hemangiomas. METHODS In the past 10 years, we have treated 155 proliferating head and neck hemangiomas with intralesional corticosteroid injections. Three to 6 injections of triamcinolone acetonide (10 mg/mL) in monthly intervals were given. Using slides and chart review, the results were assessed 1 month after completion of the treatment. RESULTS Eighty-five percent of the lesions showed greater than 50% reduction in volume. Varied treatment response was noted in different classes of hemangioma. Eighty percent of the superficial, 75% of the deep, and 60% of the combined hemangiomas show more than 50% reduction in volume. Further growth was not found after treatment. The postinjection complication rate was 6.4% in this series. There were 2 patients with cushingoid appearance, 5 with cutaneous atrophy, and 3 suffered from anaphylactic shock. We found that lesions showing less than 50% reduction in volume were located mostly in the perioral area. CONCLUSIONS Intralesional corticosteroid injections are safe and effective in arresting hemangioma proliferation. Superficial hemangiomas yield the best results.
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- M T Chen
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, ROC
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Tseng YY, Chen MT, Lin CF. Growth, pigment production and protease activity of Monascus purpureus as affected by salt, sodium nitrite, polyphosphate and various sugars. J Appl Microbiol 2000; 88:31-7. [PMID: 10735240 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00821.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The effect of different levels of salt, sodium nitrite, polyphosphate and various sugars on growth, pigment production, protease activity and culture pH caused by Monascus purpureus was studied in broth medium and ground meat. The addition of sodium chloride (> 50.0 g l(-1)) and polyphosphate (> 3.0g l(-1)) to broth medium decreased mycelial growth, pigment production and protease activity of M. purpureus, whereas low concentrations of sodium nitrite (< 0.2 g l(-1)) promoted mycelial growth and pigment production. When the basal medium and ground meat contained salt, 150.0 g l(-1), the mould growth was stopped. The medium with fructose as carbon source proved to be the most suitable for mycelium growth and pigment production, with maltose and glucose being the second most productive. When sucrose and lactose were used as carbon sources, mycelium growth and pigment production were inhibited but the protease activity increased significantly. The mould showed more tolerance to salt and polyphosphate in ground meat than in broth medium and used sucrose as a carbon source as well as glucose for growth and pigment production in the meat mixture.
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- Y Y Tseng
- Department of Animal Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Loa-pi, Nei-pu, Taiwan
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Pan HC, Huang CI, Chen MT, Lee LS. Anterior cervical stabilization with the synthes cervical spine locking plate system. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1999; 62:852-8. [PMID: 10633998] [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: 04/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Synthes cervical spine locking plate (CSLP) was originally designed by Mörscher and colleagues, who refined it to prevent the migration and loosening of a locking screw by using a cross-split screw head that could be locked into the plate. This eliminated the requirement of the posterior cortex purchase and thereby decreased the risk of spinal cord injury. The purpose of this report is to review our experience using the cervical spine locking plate system and to evaluate its ability to stabilize the cervical spine. METHODS Twenty patients with cervical trauma, cervical spondylosis of failed anterior interbody fusion underwent anterior cervical fusion with the Synthes CSLP system between August, 1993, and April, 1996. All patients were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively by plain radiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). RESULTS All 20 patients achieved solid bone fusion and 19 of them had neurologic improvement, by a mean follow-up period of 36 months. No patients suffered from neurologic injury as a result of the locking device. No patient demonstrated radiologic evidence of implant failure. The postoperative MRI examination disclosed minimal implant artifacts and adequate spinal cord decompression. CONCLUSIONS The Synthes CSLP system for anterior stabilization provides efficacy, safety and ease of use. It also caused less distortion and minimal artifacts on postoperative MRI.
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- H C Pan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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- P C Ding
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ding PC, Chen MT. Peripapillary arterial loop--case report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 1999; 15:510-2. [PMID: 10518369] [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: 02/14/2023] Open
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Peripapillary arterial loops are uncommon congenital retinal arterial anomalies, which are characterized by retinal arterial loops that originate and terminate on the retina beyond the optic disc borders. We report a case of peripapillary arterial loop associated with preretinal and vitreous hemorrhage. The fluorescein angiography demonstrates the arterial loop and leakage from the loop and its capillaries. The origin of hemorrhage of peripapillary arterial loop might result from the loop and its adjacent capillaries.
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- P C Ding
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chen MT, Chen KS, Chen MJ, Lee N, Tsai CJ, Yang RS, Cherng WJ. Lupus profundus (panniculitis) in a chronic haemodialysis patient. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1999; 14:966-8. [PMID: 10328482 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.4.966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M T Chen
- Division of Nephrology, Chang Gang Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Kuo YT, Chen MT, Liu GC, Huang CN, Huang CL, Huang CH. Emphysematous pyelonephritis: imaging diagnosis and follow-up. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 1999; 15:159-70. [PMID: 10224840] [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: 02/12/2023] Open
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We conducted the study to evaluate the efficacy and roles of different imaging modalities in the diagnosis and follow-up of emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) and to correlate imaging findings with clinical outcome. Retrospective analysis of the imaging studies and clinical outcome were performed in 28 consecutive patients with EPN. They were all initially treated with CT-guided percutaneous drainage (PCD). The imaging studies performed included plain abdominal radiography (KUB) (n = 28), sonography (US)(n = 24), intravenous urography (IVU)(n = 5), retrograde pyelography (RP)(n = 20) and computed tomography (CT)(n = 28). Follow-up imaging studies included CT(n = 23) and renal scintigraphy (n = 15). The sensitivities of detecting abnormal gas in EPN on KUB and US were 66% and 88%. The mortality rate was 11%, not associated with different types, stages or renal involvement. On the follow-up CT performed within one month of PCD, type I EPN evolved into type II in 86% of the cases. On the long-term follow-up CT, renal atrophy and focal scarring were revealed in the diffuse and focal renal involvement of EPN. The mean split renal function shown on the follow-up scintigraphy was 30%. We concluded KUB and US were valuable for screening EPN, although CT was the most specific and sensitive. Follow-up CT studies not only demonstrate the response of treatment but also depict the different courses and the results of different types and renal involvement of EPN, although not associated with mortality rate.
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- Y T Kuo
- Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chou YH, Chen MT, Huang CH. [Changing trends of ureteral injuries]. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 1998; 14:751-3. [PMID: 9887643] [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: 02/09/2023] Open
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Ureteral injury is a potential complication of any abdominal or pelvic surgery. Gynecological surgery has traditionally accounted for most injuries. In the last decade, there have been major advances in endoscopic surgery including ureteroscopy and laparoscopy, both of which may cause ureteral injury. Increased use of these procedures change the nature of ureteral injuries. From 1988 to 1997, 22 patients with 24 ureteral injuries were identified. The causes, diagnostic methods and treatments were reviewed. Ureteral injury was defined as any laceration, transection or ligation of the ureter that required an unexpected procedure for repair, stent or drainage. In 24 ureteral injuries, there were 20 unilateral cases and 2 bilateral cases eight men (33%) were 15 to 43 years old (mean age 30), and 14 women including 2 case of bilateral lesion (67%) were 30 to 75 years old (mean age of 46). The injuries were on the right side in 11 cases (46%), left side 13 cases (54%), and in the upper, and lower third of the ureter in 7 (29%) and 17 cases (71%), respectively. Bilateral injuries were all in the lower ureter and another 2 cases of lower ureteral injuries were combined with bladder injuries. In the cases of ureteral injuries, iatrogenic injuries accounted for 19 cases (79%). Of these, urological surgery, laparoscopic surgery, ureteroscopic procedures and gynecological surgery accounted for 1 (4%), 2(8%), 5(21%) and 11 cases (46%) respectively. Between 1988 and 1992, there were 7 cases, and after 1993, there were 17 cases of ureteral injuries. The injuries caused by trauma and gynecological surgery remained stable in the 2 period. The recent increases were caused by endoscopic procedures including ureteroscopy and laparoscopy. Of the 24 cases, 13 cases (54%) were managed by ureteroneocystostomy, 5 cases (21%) by nephrectomy, 4 cases (17%) by ureteroureterotomy, 1 case by PCN and 1 case by double-J catheter stenting only. The early recognition and repair at injury allow for better results with fewer complications. Delayed finding or commitant infection may lead to failure of reconstructive procedure and lead to nephrectomy.
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- Y H Chou
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Huang CN, Tsai JL, Chen MT, Wu WJ, Kuo KW, Huang CH. Changes in the activities of mitochondrial enzymes in the progress of tumorigenesis of bladder cancer. Biochem Mol Biol Int 1998; 46:375-83. [PMID: 9801805 DOI: 10.1080/15216549800203882] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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To investigate changes in the activities of mitochondrial enzymes in the progress of tumorigenesis of bladder cancer, N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BBN) carcinogen was administered orally to male Sprague-Dawley rats for eight weeks. The urinary bladders were harvested periodically for the evaluation of tumorigenesis. The activities of NADH cytochrome c reductase (NCCR), succinate cytochrone c reductase (SCCR) and cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) were measured. The NCCR and SCCR activities elevated significantly by the exposure of BBN and decreased rapidly when BBN was withdrawn. However, the CCO activity increased and reached plateau at 18 weeks in spite of the discontinuance of BBN. The results indicated that the NCCR, SCCR and CCO activities were significantly elevated in the tumorigenesis. However, the CCO enzyme may be more related to the progress of tumorigenesis of bladder cancer.
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- C N Huang
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan
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Kaiser UB, Sabbagh E, Chen MT, Chin WW, Saunders BD. Sp1 binds to the rat luteinizing hormone beta (LHbeta) gene promoter and mediates gonadotropin-releasing hormone-stimulated expression of the LHbeta subunit gene. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:12943-51. [PMID: 9582327 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.21.12943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The hypothalamic hormone gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays a critical role in reproductive function by regulating the biosynthesis and secretion of the pituitary gonadotropins. Although it is known that GnRH induces luteinizing hormone beta (LHbeta) gene transcription, the mechanisms by which this occurs remain to be elucidated. We have shown previously that GH3 cells transfected with the rat GnRH receptor cDNA (GGH3-1' cells) support the expression of a cotransfected fusion gene composed of 797 base pairs of rat LHbeta gene 5'-flanking sequence and the first 5 base pairs of the 5'-untranslated region fused to a luciferase reporter (-797/+5LHbetaLUC) and respond to a GnRH agonist with a 10-fold stimulation of activity. Furthermore, we have shown that DNA sequences at -490/-352 confer GnRH responsiveness to the rat LHbeta gene. We have now identified two putative binding sites for Sp1, a three-zinc-finger transcription factor, within this region. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assay, DNase I footprinting, and methylation interference assays, we demonstrate that Sp1 can bind to these sites and that Sp1 is responsible for DNA-protein complexes formed using GGH3-1' and alphaT3-1 nuclear extracts. Mutations of the Sp1 binding sites, which block binding of Sp1, blunt the stimulation of the LHbeta gene promoter by GnRH. These data define GnRH-responsive elements in the LHbeta 5'-flanking sequence and suggest that Sp1 plays an important role in conferring GnRH responsiveness to the LHbeta subunit gene.
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- U B Kaiser
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Chen JY, Wu WC, Chen MT, Wang HZ. Balanced fluid exchange by volume homeostatic fluid-fluid exchanger--a new solution to postvitrectomy vitreous hemorrhage. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 1997; 13:700-3. [PMID: 9425871] [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: 02/05/2023] Open
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We introduce a new device and a new technique that facilitate the clearance of postvitrectomy vitreous hemorrhage. We have developed a volume homeostatic fluid-fluid exchanger--Chen's Infusion/Aspiration (Chen's I/A) device. Due to reciprocal synchronized hydraulic action, Chen's I/A provides simultaneous infusion and aspiration of fluid of equal amounts. Therefore, it can be used to perform vitreous cavity lavage through smaller caliber needles and at the same time maintain a constant intraocular pressure. This improved vitreous cavity lavage technique is named Balanced Fluid Exchange. Performing Balanced Fluid Exchange with Chen's I/A can reduce trauma to the eyeball and decrease complications resulting from unstable intraocular pressure. Thus, it increases both the intra-operative and post-operative clearance rates of postvitrectomy vitreous hemorrhage, and is a promising method for the management of postvitrectomy vitreous hemorrhage.
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- J Y Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chuang YC, Lin AT, Chen KK, Chang YH, Chen MT, Chang LS. Paraneoplastic elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase in renal cell carcinoma: incidence and implication on prognosis. J Urol 1997; 158:1684-7. [PMID: 9334578 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)64095-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE We investigated the incidence and prognostic significance of paraneoplastic elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase in patients with renal cell carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical data of 365 pathologically proved renal cell carcinoma cases were reviewed. Serum alkaline phosphatase level greater than 100 units per 1., but without obvious conditions that may cause phosphatase elevation, including metastasis to or disease of liver or bone and pregnancy, was regarded as paraneoplastic serum alkaline phosphatase elevation. Survival was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Of 365 patients 77 (21.1%) had paraneoplastic serum alkaline phosphatase elevation. The respective incidence from stage I to IV cases was 9.9% (16 of 161), 31.9% (15 of 47), 34.3% (23 of 67) and 25.6% (23 of 90). Patients with stage I disease had the lowest incidence but there were no statistically significant differences among stages II, III and IV disease. Of 77 patients with elevated serum alkaline phosphatase 48 had additional paraneoplastic manifestations. The disease specific 5-year survival rate in patients with normal serum alkaline phosphatase was significantly better than in patients with isolated phosphatase elevation, which in turn was better than in patients with multiple paraneoplastic syndromes (70.7 versus 50.5 versus 30.8%). Patients with persistent or recurrent elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase after radical nephrectomy had metastatic lesion or local recurrence. In some patients serum alkaline phosphatase returned to normal after nephrectomy but metastasis developed later without recurrent phosphatase elevation. CONCLUSIONS Paraneoplastic serum alkaline phosphatase elevation in renal cell carcinoma patients implies an unfavorable prognosis, and additional paraneoplastic syndromes further worsen the prognosis. Recurrent or persistent serum alkaline phosphatase elevation after radical nephrectomy suggests distant metastasis or residual tumor. However, the return of serum alkaline phosphatase to normal does not guarantee cure of the disease. Identification of paraneoplastic serum alkaline phosphatase elevation is valuable in the prediction of outcome and postoperative followup of renal cell carcinoma patients.
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- Y C Chuang
- Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chou YH, Chen MT, Huang CH. The correlation between ultrasound-detected renal parenchymal thickness and isotope-detected individual renal function. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 1997; 13:682-4. [PMID: 9425867] [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: 02/05/2023] Open
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Ultrasound has been used as a convenient examination method to obtain an estimate of the kidney size and parenchymal thickness. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the renal parenchymal thickness and individual renal function. Renal ultrasonography to determine parenchymal thickness and 99mTc-DTPA renal scan to detect individual renal function were carried out on 30 patients. The statistic analysis showed poor correlation between these two factors. The correlation coefficients is 0.1 only. However, the correlation coefficients of the difference of bilateral renal parenchymal thickness and the difference of bilateral renal function in the same patient is much higher (r = 0.67). So, it is unreliable to predict the random single renal function based on parenchymal thickness only. However, in the same patient, it is sometimes worthwhile to differentiate bilateral renal function based on the difference of renal parenchymal thickness between the two kidneys.
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- Y H Chou
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Shih JY, Hsueh PR, Chang YL, Chen MT, Yang PC, Luh KT. Osteomyelitis and tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium marinum in a fish dealer. J Formos Med Assoc 1997; 96:913-6. [PMID: 9409126] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Osteomyelitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria is rarely reported. We describe a case of tenosynovitis and osteomyelitis of the right middle finger and metacarpal bone caused by Mycobacterium marinum in a fish dealer. This 52-year-old woman suffered progressive pain, numbness, tenderness, and erythematous swelling of the right middle finger over a 2-month period. A radiograph of the right hand disclosed osteolytic lesions at the third metacarpal bone and the third proximal phalanx. She was treated successfully with repeated surgical debridement and antimicrobial agents, including clarithromycin, ethambutol, rifampin, and doxycycline for 1 month, followed by ethambutol and clarithromycin. Pathologic examination of the debrided tissue disclosed epithelioid granuloma, caseous necrosis, and numerous acid-fast bacilli, which were later identified as M. marinum using conventional biochemical tests and by the characteristic gas-liquid chromatogram of esterified cellular fatty acid. The wound healed completely after 7 months of treatment. The patient is still under treatment, and clarithromycin and ethambutol will be given for a total of 18 months.
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- J Y Shih
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, ROC
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Facial mutilation after an assault with chemicals is rarely discussed in the literature even though it is a devastating injury that occurs worldwide and is not prohibited or punished by special laws. It is our purpose to describe the devastating outcome of facial mutilation after an assault with chemicals and to draw attention to this injury as a worldwide problem. We studied fifteen patients who sustained facial mutilation with chemicals. The common story was that the patient's spouse was the perpetrator, that sulfuric acid was used, and that the deed occurred after marital or financial discord. All victims were disfigured severely and most became reclusive and rarely left their homes. Six patients (40%) had total bilateral blindness and one suffered partial loss of vision. Lower eyelid ectropion (14), microstomia (12), cervical flexion contracture (10), ear deformity (8), and nostril stenosis (6) were common. Few of the perpetrators were prosecuted. We reviewed the literature and found that the problem has been described all over the world, and that the outcome is similar to that which we described. The problem deserves worldwide recognition and attention.
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- E K Yeong
- Burn Center, and the Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Chen MT, Huang CN, Chou YH, Huang CH, Chiang CP, Liu GC. Percutaneous drainage in the treatment of emphysematous pyelonephritis: 10-year experience. J Urol 1997; 157:1569-73. [PMID: 9112478] [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: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE We investigated the effect of percutaneous drainage for the treatment of emphysematous pyelonephritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was done of 25 patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis who were treated initially with computerized tomography (CT) guided percutaneous drainage during a 10-year period. The patients were concomitantly treated with antibiotics, fluids, and correcting blood glucose and/or ureteral obstruction. We also compared our results of percutaneous drainage to CT findings. RESULTS CT identified 12 patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis who had gas with little fluid and 13 who had gas with renal or perirenal fluid collections. In 20 of 25 patients (80%) antibiotic therapy combined with percutaneous drainage constituted the only treatment required. Three patients (12%) whose clinical status improved after percutaneous drainage subsequently underwent elective nephrectomy without further complications. Two patients (8%) died of multiple organ failure. There was no correlation between the gas patterns of emphysematous pyelonephritis and initial success with the antibiotics and percutaneous drainage. There were no recurrences and no complications during a followup of 1 to 10 years (mean 5). Mean duration of treatment was 5.54 weeks (range 1 to 12.6). CONCLUSIONS CT is an efficient imaging method for diagnosis, guiding the drainage procedures and monitoring response to percutaneous drainage of emphysematous pyelonephritis. Antibiotic therapy combined with CT guided percutaneous drainage of emphysematous pyelonephritis is an acceptable alternative to antibiotic therapy with surgical intervention.
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- M T Chen
- Department of Urology, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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