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Zheng C, An T, Liang Z, Lv B, Liu Y, Hu X, Zhang Y, Liu N, Tao S, Deng R, Liu J, Jiang G. Revealing the mechanism of quinoa on type 2 diabetes based on intestinal flora and taste pathways. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:7930-7945. [PMID: 38107122 PMCID: PMC10724620 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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To investigate the antidiabetic effects and mechanisms of quinoa on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mice model. In this context, we induced the T2DM mice model with a high-fat diet (HFD) combined with streptozotocin (STZ), followed by treatment with a quinoa diet. To explore the impact of quinoa on the intestinal flora, we predicted and validated its potential mechanism of hypoglycemic effect through network pharmacology, molecular docking, western blot, and immunohistochemistry (IHC). We found that quinoa could significantly improve abnormal glucolipid metabolism in T2DM mice. Further analysis showed that quinoa contributed to the improvement of gut microbiota composition positively. Moreover, it could downregulate the expression of TAS1R3 and TRPM5 in the colon. A total of 72 active components were identified by network pharmacology. Among them, TAS1R3 and TRPM5 were successfully docked with the core components of quinoa. These findings confirm that quinoa may exert hypoglycemic effects through gut microbiota and the TAS1R3/TRPM5 taste signaling pathway.
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- Chun‐Yan Zheng
- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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- School of Traditional Chinese MedicineCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolXinjiang Medical UniversityXinjiangChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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- Gansu Pure High‐Land Agricultural Science and Technology Limited CompanyLanzhouChina
- Zhong Li Science and Technology Limited CompanyBeijingChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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- Gansu Pure High‐Land Agricultural Science and Technology Limited CompanyLanzhouChina
- Zhong Li Science and Technology Limited CompanyBeijingChina
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine SchoolBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina
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Liu L, Deng R, Zhou W, Lin M, Xia L, Gao H. [Mechanisms mediating the inhibitory effects of quercetin against phthalates-induced testicular oxidative damage in rats]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:577-584. [PMID: 37202193 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.04.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of quercetin against testicular oxidative damage induced by a mixture of 3 commonly used phthalates (MPEs) in rats. METHODS Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group, MPEs exposure group, and MPEs with low-, median- and high-dose quercetin treatment groups. For MPEs exposure, the rats were subjected to intragastric administration of MPEs at the daily dose of 900 mg/kg for 30 consecutive days; Quercetin treatments were administered in the same manner at the daily dose of 10, 30, and 90 mg/kg. After the treatments, serum levels of testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and testicular malondialdeyhde (MDA), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were detected, and testicular pathologies of the rats were observed with HE staining. The expressions of nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), Kelch-like ECH2 associated protein 1 (Keap1) and heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) in the testis were detected using immunofluorescence assay and Western blotting. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the rats with MPEs exposure showed significant reductions of the anogenital distance, weight of the testis and epididymis, and the coefficients of the testis and epididymis with lowered serum testosterone, LH and FSH levels (P < 0.05). Testicular histological examination revealed atrophy of the seminiferous tubules, spermatogenic arrest, and hyperplasia of the Leydig cells in MPEs-exposed rats. MPEs exposure also caused significant increments of testicular Nrf2, MDA, SOD, CAT and HO-1 expressions and lowered testicular Keap1 expression (P < 0.05). Treatment with quercetin at the median and high doses significantly ameliorated the pathological changes induced by MPEs exposure (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Quercetin treatment inhibits MPEs-induced oxidative testicular damage in rats possibly by direct scavenging of free radicals to lower testicular oxidative stress and restore the regulation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway.
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- L Liu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Xu WN, Deng R, Zhang LY. [Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a child: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:67-69. [PMID: 36617913 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20221027-00887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- W N Xu
- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Guangzhou LBP Medicine Science&Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou 510705, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Liu YN, Fan R, Yang RF, Liu S, Wang J, Liao H, Qiu C, Deng R, Huang HX, Hu P, Zheng SJ, Zhang WH, Chen XM, Chen H, Sun J, Lu F. [Expert consensus on measurement and clinical application of serum HBV RNA in patients with chronic HBV infection]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2022; 30:505-512. [PMID: 35764542 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20220420-00214] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Since the discovery of circulating hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA in the peripheral blood of patients with chronic hepatitis B in 1996, a growing number of studies have focused on clarifying the biological characteristics and clinical application value of serum HBV RNA. This consensus mainly summarizes the research progress of serum HBV RNA existing profiles, quantitative detection methods, and current clinical applications. In order to better apply this indicator for the clinical management of patients with chronic HBV infection, recommendations on quantitative detection target regions, detection results, and clinical applications are put forward.
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- Y N Liu
- Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Liver Disease, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing 100044, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Liver Disease, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen 518112, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Liver Disease, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Institute for Viral Hepatitis of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Liver Diseases Center, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing 100044, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Liver Disease, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing 100044, China Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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Deng R, Lou K, Zhou SL, Li XX, Zou ZY, Ma YH, Ma J, Dong B. [Relationship between parental reproductive age and the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:583-589. [PMID: 35644971 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220223-00171] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To explore the role of parental reproductive age on the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring. Methods: The participants were derived from physical examination data of students aged 6-18 years in seven provinces in China, and questionnaire survey was used to collect demographic characteristics and lifestyle information of the students and their parents. A total of 41 567 children with complete data were included. According to the restricted cubic spline curve, maternal reproductive age was divided into three categories, 14-23, 24-28, and 29-38 years, and paternal reproductive age was divided into 14-23, 24-30, and 31-42 years. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between parental reproductive age and parental nutritional status and the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring. Results: The mean age of 41 567 children was (10.6±3.2) years, and the mean paternal and maternal age were (27.9±4.4) years and (25.8±4.0) years, respectively. The detection rate of overweight and obesity was 23.4%. After adjusting factors of children diet and behaviors, the OR(95%CI)of offspring overweight and obesity in groups of fathers aged 24-30 years and mothers aged 24-28 years was 1.11 (1.04-1.18) and 1.16 (1.08-1.24), respectively. When none parents were overweight and obese, the difference of obesity risk was not statistically significant. When both parents were overweight and obese, the OR(95%CI)of offspring overweight and obesity in groups of fathers aged 24-30 years and mothers aged 14-28 years old was 1.27 (1.00-1.62) and 1.33 (1.07-1.65) respectively. Conclusion: Parental reproductive age and parental overweight and obesity status may both increase the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring, with a significant interaction effect.
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- R Deng
- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Cao D, Chu L, Xu Z, Gong J, Deng R, Wang B, Zhou S. Visfatin facilitates gastric cancer malignancy by targeting snai1 via the NF-κB signaling. Hum Exp Toxicol 2021; 40:1646-1655. [PMID: 33823623 DOI: 10.1177/09603271211006168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Visfatin acts as an oncogenic factor in numerous tumors through a variety of cellular processes. Visfatin has been revealed to promote cell migration and invasion in gastric cancer (GC). Snai1 is a well-known regulator of EMT process in cancers. However, the relationship between visfatin and snai1 in GC remains unclear. The current study aimed to explore the role of visfatin in GC. METHODS The RT-qPCR and western blot analysis were used to measure RNA and protein levels, respectively. The cell migration and invasion were tested by Trans-well assays and western blot analysis. RESULTS Visfatin showed upregulation in GC cells. Additionally, Visfatin with increasing concentration facilitated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process by increasing E-cadherin and reducing N-cadherin and Vimentin protein levels in GC cells. Moreover, endogenous overexpression and knockdown of visfatin promoted and inhibited migratory and invasive abilities of GC cells, respectively. Then, we found that snai1 protein level was positively regulated by visfatin in GC cells. In addition, visfatin activated the NF-κB signaling to modulate snai1 protein expression. Furthermore, the silencing of snai1 counteracted the promotive impact of visfatin on cell migration, invasion and EMT process in GC. CONCLUSION Visfatin facilitates cell migration, invasion and EMT process by targeting snai1 via the NF-κB signaling, which provides a potential insight for the treatment of GC.
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- D Cao
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of GI Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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Yao Y, Deng R, Liao D, Xie H, Zuo J, Jia Y, Kong F. Maintenance treatment in advanced HER2-negative gastric cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2020; 22:2206-2212. [PMID: 32562198 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02379-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Survival for patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC) remains poor. Systemic chemotherapy which has reached a plateau stays the standard first-line (1L) treatment for advanced human epidermal growth-factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative GC. To maximize the benefit of 1L treatment, the concept of maintenance treatment is constantly being explored. In advanced HER2-negative GC, current clinical guidelines do not recommend a standard maintenance therapy strategy. In addition to the monotherapy maintenance with fluorouracil after 4-6 cycles of 1L chemotherapy, some agents that are active against novel targets have been evaluated in clinical trials for maintenance treatment. Whereas most of these trials do not reach their primary endpoints, they open new horizons for the 1L treatment of advanced HER2-negative GC. Therefore, we reviewed the clinical trials in the field of maintenance treatment in advanced HER2-negative GC and discussed some of the problems in clinical trials.
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- Y Yao
- Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300193, China.
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Roca-Ayats M, Yeung K, Hernández-Caricol M, Chen W, Deng R, Fierro J, Lázaro M, Martínez-Huerta M. Titanium carbonitride–graphene composites assembled with organic linkers as electrocatalytic supports for methanol oxidation reaction. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.06.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Chen X, Liu L, Nie W, Deng R, Li J, Fu Q, Fei J, Wang C. Vacuum Sealing Drainage Therapy for Refractory Infectious Wound on 16 Renal Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2479-2484. [PMID: 30316382 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/25/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Refractory infectious wounds on renal transplantation (RT) recipients significantly prolong hospital stay, increase medical costs, and threaten allograft survival. Vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) therapy is a new technique for managing wounds based on the principle of application of controlled negative pressure. The aim of this study was to summarize the efficacy and safety of VSD therapy in the management of refractory infectious wounds following RT. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of a cohort of 661 consecutive patients who received renal transplants over a period of 3 years in which the data were collected and analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS Out of the 661 patients, 16 (2.4%) developed refractory wound infection following RT. Nineteen organisms were identified by culture from all patients, including 10 patients infected with 1 or more bacteria, 2 patients with fungal infection, and 4 patients with both. Specifically, mucormycosis was demonstrated in 4 patients, pan-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in 2 patients, and Acinetobacter baumannii in 2 patients. All 16 patients were treated with VSD therapy for a median of 37 days (range, 6-111 days). The number of VSD sets used ranged from 4 to 28 sets (mean, 11.1 sets). A combination of antibiotics, debridement, and VSD therapy lead to 100% (16 of 16) wound healing. No VSD-relevant adverse events were observed. CONCLUSIONS VSD therapy is an effective and safe adjunct to conventional treatment modalities for the management of refractory wound infection following RT.
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- X Chen
- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Xiong Y, Jiang J, Zhang H, Fu Q, Deng R, Li J, Liu L, Yuan X, He X, Wang C. Higher Renal Allograft Function in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation Rather Than in Living-Related Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2412-2415. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Zhang H, Wei Y, Liu L, Li J, Deng R, Xiong Y, Yuan X, He X, Fu Q, Wang C. Different Risk Factors for Graft Survival Between Living-Related and Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2416-2420. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang H, Fu Q, Zheng Y, Li J, Wang S, Deng R, Huang G, Deng W, Huang H, Liu L, Wang C. Effect of Early Immunosuppression Therapy on De Novo Anti-Human-Leukocyte-Antigen Antibody After Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2382-2387. [PMID: 30316362 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of immunosuppression therapy early after kidney transplantation, particularly exposure of mycophenolic acid (MPA) and calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), on posttransplantation de novo HLA antibody production. METHODS A single-center retrospective cohort study was performed at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, enrolling the kidney transplant or pancreas-kidney transplant recipients who had surgery between January 2010 and February 2016. RESULTS A total of 214 recipients were included in the study with a median follow-up period of 1.06 years. A total of 30 recipients (14.0%) were positive in HLA antibody detection posttransplant with a median follow-up period of 1.46 years. Ten recipients (4.7%) lost their allograft function during follow-up, and 6 of them (60%) developed de novo HLA antibody after graft failure. Multivariate analysis showed that acute rejection significantly increased the risk of de novo HLA antibody (hazard ratio [HR], 2.732). Intensified MPA dosing therapy reduced the risk by 59.8% (HR, 0.402); low-dose CNI therapy increased the risk by 33.3% (HR, 1.333), and the effect of extremely low-dose CNI therapy was even larger (HR, 2.242). CONCLUSION The risk of de novo HLA antibody can be decreased by reducing the risk of acute rejection. A tendency was seen in low-dose CNI therapy to increase the risk of de novo HLA antibody, but intensified MPA dosing therapy may provide an umbrella protection effect by reducing the risk. Prospective study was required to confirm the effects.
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- H Zhang
- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Organ Donation and Transplant Immunology, Guangzhou, China.
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Deng R, Dai Y, Zhang H, Liu L, Li J, Xiong Y, Deng S, Fu Q, Wang C. Higher Incidence of Renal Allograft Glomerulonephritis in Living-Related Donor Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2421-2425. [PMID: 30316370 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Glomerulonephritis recurrence has emerged as one of the leading causes of allograft loss. We aimed to investigate the effect of living-related and deceased donation on the incidence of renal allograft glomerulonephritis and its effect on renal allograft survival. METHODS Adult renal allograft recipients with primary glomerulonephritis were enrolled. Transplantation date was from Feb 2004 to Dec 2015. Exclusion criteria included combined organ transplantation, structural abnormality, diabetic nephropathy, hypertension nephropathy, obstructive nephropathy, and primary uric acid nephropathy. The incidence of biopsy-proven allograft glomerulonephritis was compared between the living-related donor group and the deceased donor group. Graft survival was assessed with Kaplan-Meier method, and Cox proportional hazard model was used to evaluate the effect of posttransplant glomerulonephritis on graft outcome. RESULTS There were 525 living-related donor kidney transplant recipients (LRKTx) and 456 deceased donor kidney transplant recipients (DDKTx) enrolled. The incidence of IgA nephropathy was 8.8% in the LRKTx group and 1.3% in the DDKTx group (P < .001); the incidence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) was 3.8% in the LRKTx group and 1.5% in the DDKTx group (P = .03). FSGS increased the risk of graft failure compared with non-FSGS (hazard ratio [HR], 3.703 [1.459-9.397]; P = .006). IgA nephropathy increased the risk of graft failure by over 5 times 5 years after kidney transplantation compared with non-IgA nephropathy, but it did not affect early allograft survival (HR for ≥5 years, 6.139; 95% CI, 1.766-21.345; P = .004; HR for <5 years, 0.385 [0.053-2.814]; P = .35). CONCLUSIONS Higher incidence of IgA nephropathy and FSGS in renal allograft was observed in living-related donor kidney transplantation compared with deceased donor kidney transplantation. De novo or recurrent IgA nephropathy and FSGS impaired long-term renal allograft survival.
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Organ Donation and Transplant Immunology, Guangzhou, China.
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Yang L, Cai Y, Zhang J, Hu H, Wu Z, Deng R, Deng Y. The frequency of RAS mutation in circulating tumor DNA predicts worse survival in patients with mCRC. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx393.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shi X, Zhang X, Wang L, Li W, Jiang B, Deng R, Wang A, Zhang G. Recombinant beta interferon could clear the low-dose infected porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in MARC-145 cells. Acta Virol 2017; 60:290-7. [PMID: 27640439 DOI: 10.4149/av_2016_03_290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes one of the most economically devastating and pandemic porcine diseases. Previous study has shown that MARC-145 cells pretreated with recombinant IFN-β (rIFN-β) couldn't develop cytopathic effect (CPE) of PRRSV. However, up to date, it is not clear whether MARC-145 cells post-treated with rIFN-β could develop CPE of PRRSV. The present work showed that the MARC-145 cells didn't develop the CPE at 120 hr post-infection (p.i.) with low-dose of PRRSV when the cells were pre-treated with rIFN-β (Group 1), post-treated with rIFN-β at 4 hr p.i. (Group 2), or post-treated with rIFN-β at 8 hr p.i. (Group 3), while the MARC-145 cells could develop CPE when the cells were infected with high-dose PRRSV and then treated with rIFN-β at 24 hr p.i.. Furthermore, the indirect immunofluorescence assay confirmed that there were a few N protein-positive cells in the high-dose infected cells in Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3, while there were no N protein-positive cells in the low-dose infected cells in all rIFN-β treatment groups. In addition, the numbers of N protein-positive cells in high-dose infected cells (MOI = 10) in Group 1 were lower than that in Group 2 and Group 3. The results above demonstrated that both pre-treatment with rIFN-β and an earlier post-treatment with rIFN-β could inhibit the PRRSV replication and could clear the low-dose infected PRRSV, which indicated that the rIFN-β had efficient antiviral activities when the cells have been infected with PRRSV.
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Chen P, Li J, Li J, Deng R, Fu Q, Chen J, Huang M, Chen X, Wang C. Dynamic effects of CYP3A5 polymorphism on dose requirement and trough concentration of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients. J Clin Pharm Ther 2016; 42:93-97. [PMID: 27885697 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Tacrolimus is a widely used immunosuppressive drug with marked pharmacokinetic variability partly due to CYP3A5 polymorphism. Our study aimed to investigate the dynamic effects of CYP3A5 genotypes on dose requirement and trough concentration (C0 ) of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients. METHODS A total of 194 Chinese renal transplant recipients received oral tacrolimus twice daily. Whole-blood C0 of tacrolimus were measured on the 3rd day, 7th day, 14th day, 1st month, 3rd month and 6th month post-transplantation. CYP3A5 genotypes were determined and the recipients were categorized as CYP3A5 expressers (CYP3A5*1 allele carriers) and non-expressers (homozygous CYP3A5*3). The correlated serum creatinine, haematocrit and albumin were also detected. RESULTS The allele frequencies for CYP3A5*1/*1, *1/*3 and *3/*3 were 7·7%, 44·8% and 47·4%, respectively. There were no significant variability in serum creatinine, haematocrit and albumin values between CYP3A5 expressers and non-expressers. Larger doses were administered to CYP3A5 expressers than to non-expressers after surgery except the initial dose. C0 were much lower in CYP3A5 expressers than in non-expressers on the 3rd day, 7th day, 14th day and 1st month post-transplantation (P < 0·01); however, no significant differences were found on the 3rd and 6th months post-transplantation. All of the dose-adjusted C0 in CYP3A5 expressers were significantly lower than non-expressers (P < 0·01). Less of the recipients achieving target C0 (4-8 ng/mL) were found in CYP3A5 expressers than in non-expressers after initial dose (35·7% vs. 50%). Meanwhile, CYP3A5 non-expressers were detected having higher C0 (>8 ng/mL) during 3 months post-transplantation. Besides, the proportions in the two groups both increased gradually over time and up to 91·8% and 94% on the 6th month, respectively. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION There are no significant differences in serum creatinine, haematocrit and albumin values between CYP3A5 expressers and non-expressers. CYP3A5 expressers have decreased dose-adjusted tacrolimus C0 when compared to non-expressers. Dose-adjusted C0 of tacrolimus increases in a time-dependent manner in both groups.
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- Pharmacy Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Pharmacy Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Pharmacy Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Pharmacy Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Wang JQ, Li G, Han R, Li XP, Mo TT, Deng R, Zhao YT. [Salvage surgical treatment for local recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1823-1826. [PMID: 29798496 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.22.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The salvage radiation or surgery is the main choice for recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer now. However the recurrent tumor becomes radiation insensitive and meanwhile,morbidity and mortality become higher.Recently the endoscopic salvage surgery has been developed;the collective evidence from a number of such studies suggests that endoscopic nasopharyngectomy is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of rNPC.This article reviewed related researches about the feasibility,methods, and current situation of endoscopic salvage surgery.
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Tang J, Shi Y, Deng R, Zhang J, An Y, Li Y, Wang L. Cytokine Profile in Calcineurin Inhibitor–Induced Chronic Nephrotoxicity in Chinese Liver Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:2756-2762. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ma R, Li T, Cao M, Si Y, Wu X, Zhao L, Yao Z, Zhang Y, Fang S, Deng R, Novakovic VA, Bi Y, Kou J, Yu B, Yang S, Wang J, Zhou J, Shi J. Extracellular DNA traps released by acute promyelocytic leukemia cells through autophagy. Cell Death Dis 2016; 7:e2283. [PMID: 27362801 PMCID: PMC5108337 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.186] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells exhibit disrupted regulation of cell death and differentiation, and therefore the fate of these leukemic cells is unclear. Here, we provide the first evidence that a small percentage of APL cells undergo a novel cell death pathway by releasing extracellular DNA traps (ETs) in untreated patients. Both APL and NB4 cells stimulated with APL serum had nuclear budding of vesicles filled with chromatin that leaked to the extracellular space when nuclear and cell membranes ruptured. Using immunofluorescence, we found that NB4 cells undergoing ETosis extruded lattice-like structures with a DNA-histone backbone. During all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced cell differentiation, a subset of NB4 cells underwent ETosis at days 1 and 3 of treatment. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were significantly elevated at 3 days, and combined treatment with TNF-α and IL-6 stimulated NB4 cells to release ETs. Furthermore, inhibition of autophagy by pharmacological inhibitors or by small interfering RNA against Atg7 attenuated LC3 autophagy formation and significantly decreased ET generation. Our results identify a previously unrecognized mechanism for death in promyelocytes and suggest that ATRA may accelerate ET release through increased cytokines and autophagosome formation. Targeting this cellular death pathway in addition to conventional chemotherapy may provide new therapeutic modalities for APL.
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology of the Second Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the Second Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology of the First Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Zhang H, Liu L, Li J, Fu Q, Wan J, Deng R, Wang H, Liao J, Deng W, Deng S, Chen L, Wang C. The efficacy and safety of intensified enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium with low exposure of calcineurin inhibitors in Chinese de novo kidney transplant recipients: a prospective study. Int J Clin Pract 2016; 70 Suppl 185:22-30. [PMID: 27198001 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a transient intensified enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) dosing regimen with low exposure of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) in Chinese de novo kidney transplantation. METHODS In a 6-month prospective study, a total of 97 recipients were enrolled and assigned to either an intensified EC-MPS dosing (IS) regimen or a standard EC-MPS dosing (SD) regimen. The area under the curve (AUC) of MPA was assessed at week 1 post transplant. The incidences of acute rejection, patient and graft survival, renal allograft function and adverse events were analysed. RESULTS The IS regimen displayed a trend of acute rejection risk reduction (IS 2.7% vs. SD 13.3%, p = 0.061) and allograft function improvement (IS 62.8 ± 14.0 ml/min per 1.73 m(2) vs. SD 56.6 ± 18.3 ml/min per 1.73 m(2) , p = 0.084) after 6-month follow-up. MPA-AUC0-12 h was substantially higher in the intensified EC-MPS group than the standard EC-MPS group, though without a significant difference (71.4 ± 41.7 vs. 53.0 ± 27.0 mg·h/l, p = 0.107). The IS regimen did not increase the incidence of adverse effects (IS 54.1% vs. 45.0%, p = 0.39), including diarrhoea or leucopenia. CONCLUSIONS The intensified EC-MPS dosing regimen maintaining low-dose CNIs in this study may be beneficial for Chinese adult de novo kidney transplant recipients in terms of acute rejection and allograft function and is safe within 6 months post transplant.
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Huang G, Zhang L, Liang X, Qiu J, Deng R, Li J, Chen G, Dong Y, Chen L. Risk factors for BK virus infection and BK virus-associated nephropathy under the impact of intensive monitoring and pre-emptive immunosuppression reduction. Transplant Proc 2015; 46:3448-54. [PMID: 25498070 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND BK virus (BKV) nephropathy (BKVN) is an increasingly recognized cause of kidney allograft loss and is thought to be related to the newer, more potent immunosuppressive agents. However, the risk factors for different types of BKV infection under the impact of intensive monitoring and reduction of maintenance immunosuppression are not well understood. METHODS Quantitative BKV DNA surveillance in plasma/urine and cytological testing in urine were performed regularly within the first year post-transplantation in 229 kidney recipients. Patients with BK viremia and BKVAN treated with immunosuppression reduction were monitored for BKV every 3-6 months. All the patients were followed up for a minimum of 5 years to exclude later development of BKVAN. Potential variables were compared and analyzed using logistic regression model multivariate analysis to assess and rank the BKV infection-related factors. RESULTS Seventy-eight (34.1%) patients had decoy cells, 99 (43.2%) BK viruria, 38 (16.6%) BK viremia, and 7 (3.1%) BKVAN. Risk for decoy cells, BK viruria, and viremia, and BKVAN in univariate analyses were higher with tacrolimus (Tac) and deceased kidney donation. Multivariate analysis showed that Tac ([HR, 2.7; P = .008], [HR, 2.3; P = .016], [HR, 2.9; P = .032]) and deceased kidney donation ([HR, 2.5; P = .004], [HR, 2.6; P = .002], [HR, 2.1; P = .071]) were risk factors for BK decoy cells, BK viruria, and viremia, respectively. BKVAN was inclined to the patients with the combination of Tac and mycophenolate mofetil and longer BKV clearance time. CONCLUSIONS Tac and deceased kidney donation are independent risk factors for BKV infection under the impact of therapeutic drug monitoring.
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- North Campus, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Yang X, Zhang X, Teixeira da Silva JA, Liang K, Deng R, Ma G. Ontogenesis of the collapsed layer during haustorium development in the root hemi-parasite Santalum album Linn. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2014; 16:282-290. [PMID: 23590414 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The structure and development of collapsed layers of the haustorium were studied in Santalum album Linn. Through light and transmission electron microscopy, it was shown that the collapsed layers originated from starch-containing cells when the haustorium developed an internal gland, thickened gradually and ultimately developed into the mantle, which, combined with the sucker, buckled the host root. We report on the presence of inter-collapsed layers for the first time. These layers develop after penetration into the host and are located between the intrusive tissues and the vascular meristematic region, gradually linking the collapsed layers and remains around the sucker. The proliferation of cells in the meristematic region and the 'host tropism' of cortical layers contribute to pressure within the haustorium and result in development of the collapsed layers. Besides, starch-containing cells that turn into collapsed layers are vulnerable to pressure as they lack a large vacuole, have uneven cell wall thickness and a loose cell arrangement. We proposed that the functions of collapsed layers are to efficiently assure that cell inclusion and energy concentrate at the inner meristematic region and are recycled to affect penetration, reinforce the physical connection between the sandalwood haustorium and host root, and supply space for haustorial development.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa-ken, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Lü H, Zou Y, Deng R, Shan H. Extraction, Purification and Antiradical Activities of Alpinetin and Cardamomin from Alpinia katsumadai Hayata. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.14233/ajchem.2013.15046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tang N, Deng R, Wang Y, Lin M, Li H, Qiu Y, Hong M, Zhou G. GSTM1 and GSTT1 null polymorphisms and susceptibility to anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury: a meta-analysis [Review article]. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013; 17:17-25. [DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Deng R, Yang T, Wang Y, Tang N. CYP2E1 RsaI/PstI polymorphism and risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury: a meta-analysis [Review article]. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2012; 16:1574-81. [DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Miyahara Y, Khattar M, Schroder PM, Mierzejewska B, Deng R, Han R, Hancock W, Chen W, Stepkowski SM. Anti-TCRβ mAb induces long-term allograft survival by reducing antigen-reactive T cells and sparing regulatory T cells. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:1409-18. [PMID: 22420295 PMCID: PMC3365620 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04006.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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TCR specific antibodies may modulate the TCR engagement with antigen-MHC complexes, and in turn regulate in vivo T cell responses to alloantigens. Herein, we found that in vivo administration of mAbs specific for mouse TCRβ (H57-597), TCRα or CD3 promptly reduced the number of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in normal mice, but H57-597 mAb most potently increased the frequency of CD4(+) Foxp3(+) Treg cells. When mice were injected with staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) superantigen and H57-597 mAb, the expansion of SEB-reactive Vβ8(+) T cells was completely abrogated while SEB-nonreactive Vβ2(+) T cells remained unaffected. More importantly, transient H57-597 mAb treatment exerted long-lasting effect in preventing T cell responses to alloantigens, and produced long-term cardiac allograft survival (>100 days) in 10 out of 11 recipients. While Treg cells were involved in maintaining donor-specific long-term graft survival, T cell homeostasis recovered over time and immunity was retained against third party allografts. Moreover, transient H57-597 mAb treatment significantly prolonged survival of skin allografts in naïve recipients as well as heart allografts in skin-sensitized recipients. Thus, transient modulation of the TCRβ chain by H57-597 mAb exhibits potent, long-lasting therapeutic effects to control alloimmune responses.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical College, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical College, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical College, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical College, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical College, Toledo, OH 43614, United States,Organ Transplantation Center, 1 Affiliated Hospital, Sun-Yat Sen University, Guangzhou, China 510080
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical College, Toledo, OH 43614, United States,Correspondence: Wenhao Chen, PhD and Stanislaw M. Stepkowski, PhD. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo-Health Science Campus, 3000 Arlington Avenue, HEB 263A, Toledo, OH 43614. Telephone 419-383-6681, Fax 419-383-3002, ;
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical College, Toledo, OH 43614, United States,Correspondence: Wenhao Chen, PhD and Stanislaw M. Stepkowski, PhD. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo-Health Science Campus, 3000 Arlington Avenue, HEB 263A, Toledo, OH 43614. Telephone 419-383-6681, Fax 419-383-3002, ;
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Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the probable origin of new genes. Identification of HGT-introduced genes would be helpful to the understanding of the genome evolution and the function prediction of new genes. In this study, a method using support vector machine (SVM) was used to distinguish horizontally transferred genes and non-horizontally transferred genes of mammalian herpesviruses based on the atypical composition identification, with accuracy higher than 95% within a reasonable length of time by using just a common PC. This identified 302 putative horizontally transferred genes, 171 genes being identified for the first time. Although most putative transferred genes are of unknown function, many genes have been discovered or predicted to encode glycoproteins or membrane proteins.
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- M Fu
- Bioengineering and Food Science Department, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Qin W, Lin ZM, Deng R, Li DD, Song Z, Tian YG, Wang RF, Ling JQ, Zhu XF. p38a MAPK is involved in BMP-2-induced odontoblastic differentiation of human dental pulp cells. Int Endod J 2011; 45:224-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2011.01965.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Li X, Zhang G, Deng R, Yang Y, Liu Q, Xiao Z, Yang J, Xing G, Zhao D, Cai S. Development of rapid immunoassays for the detection of ractopamine in swine urine. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2010; 27:1096-103. [PMID: 20496250 DOI: 10.1080/19440041003754985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against ractopamine (Rac) were prepared and their properties identified by indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunoabsorbant assay (ELISA). The IC(50) of mAbs was 2.7 ng ml(-1) towards Rac or 9.3 ng ml(-1) towards Rac-glucuronides and no cross-reactivity (CR) towards other competitors except dobutamine (CR: 3.76%). Based on the mAbs, the Rac-kit (kit) and Rac-strip (strip) were developed to detect Rac residues in swine urine. The strip and kit assay could be performed within 5-10 min and 2 h, respectively, allowing the analysis of urine samples without the need for sample clean-up. The detection limits were 1 ng ml(-1) for kit and 3 ng ml(-1) with the unaided eye, and 0.2 ng ml(-1) with the Strip Reader for strip. The correlation coefficients (R(2)) were 0.988 for kit in the range 0-128.0 ng ml(-1), and 0.987 for strip in the range 0-10.8 ng ml(-1). Comparing the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with the kit or strip in swine urine spiked with Rac standards, the differences ranged from 1.4% to 4.5% for kit and 1.0% to 4.7% for strip. However, the differences were greater than 54% for the kit and 55% for the strip test for the analysis of urine from swine treated with Rac. The results obtained from GC-MS using hydrolysed urine samples were generally in good agreement with those obtained from strip or kit using non-hydrolysed urine samples.
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, PR China
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Polson AG, Williams M, Gray AM, Fuji RN, Poon KA, McBride J, Raab H, Januario T, Go M, Lau J, Yu SF, Du C, Fuh F, Tan C, Wu Y, Liang WC, Prabhu S, Stephan JP, Hongo JA, Dere RC, Deng R, Cullen M, de Tute R, Bennett F, Rawstron A, Jack A, Ebens A. Anti-CD22-MCC-DM1: an antibody-drug conjugate with a stable linker for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Leukemia 2010; 24:1566-73. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2010.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Deng R, Lu M, Korteweg C, Gao Z, McNutt MA, Ye J, Zhang T, Gu J. Distinctly different expression of cytokines and chemokines in the lungs of two H5N1 avian influenza patients. J Pathol 2008; 216:328-36. [PMID: 18788084 DOI: 10.1002/path.2417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The pathogenesis of human H5N1 influenza remains poorly understood and controversial. 'Cytokine storm' has been hypothesized to be the main cause of the severity of this disease. However, the significance of this hypothesis has been called into question by a recent report, which demonstrates that inhibition of the cytokine response did not protect against lethal H5N1 influenza infection in mice. Here we showed discrepant findings in two adult H5N1 autopsies and a fetus obtained at autopsy which also raise doubt about this hypothesis. Antigens of 10 cytokines/chemokines which were found to be significantly elevated in previous H5N1-infected patients and in vitro experiments, and mRNA of eight of these, were absent from the lungs of a pregnant woman and her fetus. In contrast, antigens of seven cytokines/chemokines and mRNA of six of these were found to be increased in the lungs of a male autopsy. The cells expressing these cytokines and chemokines were identified as type II pneumocytes, bronchial epithelial cells, macrophages and vascular endothelial cells. Levels of cytokines and chemokines in the serum of the male case were also significantly higher than those of infectious (infection other than by H5N1) and non-infectious controls. In comparison with results from our previous study, it appeared that the male case had increased cytokine/chemokine expression but reduced viral load, while the pregnant female had diminished cytokine/chemokine expression but a significantly increased viral load in the lungs. These disparate findings in these two cases suggest that 'cytokine storm' alone could not be a sufficient explanation for the severe lung injury of this newly emerging disease.
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- R Deng
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Fu M, Deng R, Wang J, Wang X. Whole-genome phylogenetic analysis of herpesviruses. Acta Virol 2008; 52:31-40. [PMID: 18459833] [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: 05/26/2023]
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A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of 45 herpesviruses was performed based on whole-genome sequences. We used 4 methods, namely the alignment of conserved gene sequences (excluding 5 herpesviruses), compositional vector tree (CVTree) method, local homology analysis, and gene content analysis. The obtained results showed good consistency between the phylogenetic trees prepared by these methods and likewise, the obtained classification of the herpesviruses was consistent with their current taxonomic designation. The herpesviruses with the ambiguous classification or not assigned in the family or with the newly published genomes were also phylogenetically classified.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, PR China
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OBJECTIVE Yunnan Province, located in southwest China, is one of the poorest province in China. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is about twice the national average (56.2/100,000 live births), and in remote mountainous regions, the rate is five times higher. This study aimed to examine the progress in reduction of maternal mortality in the 1990s and early 2000s and the factors associated with this reduction in Yunnan. DESIGN A population-based, longitudinal, ecological correlation study. SETTING A remote province of China with a proportionately large indigenous population. POPULATION Populations at county, prefecture and provincial level. METHODS Using maternal mortality data collected at the province, prefecture/region and county levels, trend and time series analyses and multivariate linear regression analyses were performed using SPSS (Version 13). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE MMR and its change over time. RESULTS MMR declined substantially in the 1990s at a rate of 3.0% per year. Utilisation of prenatal and obstetric care increased and was significantly correlated with the declining trend in MMR. Hospital delivery was a strong predictor of MMR, independent of social and economic development. Both low income and illiteracy were significantly associated with increased MMR. CONCLUSIONS Declines in maternal mortality in Yunnan over the past 14 years appear to reflect health, social and economic interventions implemented in the 1990s. The association of hospital delivery with maternal mortality may be due to the effective management of severe pregnancy and birth complications. Low income and illiteracy were associated with MMR but primarily through their impact on the use of prenatal and obstetric care.
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
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Liu JN, Deng R, Guo JF, Zhou JM, Feng GK, Huang ZS, Gu LQ, Zeng YX, Zhu XF. Inhibition of myc promoter and telomerase activity and induction of delayed apoptosis by SYUIQ-5, a novel G-quadruplex interactive agent in leukemia cells. Leukemia 2007; 21:1300-2. [PMID: 17392822 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Deng R, Li W, Guan Z, Zhou JM, Wang Y, Mei YP, Li MT, Feng GK, Huang W, Liu ZC, Han Y, Zeng YX, Zhu XF. Acetylcholinesterase expression mediated by c-Jun-NH2-terminal kinase pathway during anticancer drug-induced apoptosis. Oncogene 2006; 25:7070-7. [PMID: 16715131 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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It has been shown that acetylcholinesterase (AChE) expression was induced during apoptosis and the anti-sense oligonucleotides and siRNA of AChE may prevent apoptosis in various cell types. However, the mechanisms underlying AChE upregulation remain elusive. We demonstrated here that c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) could mediate AChE expression. In this study, both etoposide and excisanin A, two anticancer agents, induced apoptosis in colon cancer cell line SW620 as determined by Annexin V staining, the cleavage of caspase-3 and the proteolytic degradation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). The results showed that both the agents upregulated AChE in SW620 cells. In the meantime, JNK was also activated and the expression and phosphorylation of c-Jun increased in SW620 cells exposed to the two agents. The induced AChE mRNA and protein expression could be blocked by SP600125, a specific inhibitor of SAPK/JNK, and small interfering RNA directed against JNK1/2. Transfection with adenovirus-mediated dominant negative c-Jun also blocked the upregulation of AChE expression. Together, these results suggest that AChE expression may be mediated by the activation of JNK pathway during apoptosis through a c-Jun-dependent mechanism.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhou JM, Zhu XF, Lu YJ, Deng R, Huang ZS, Mei YP, Wang Y, Huang WL, Liu ZC, Gu LQ, Zeng YX. Senescence and telomere shortening induced by novel potent G-quadruplex interactive agents, quindoline derivatives, in human cancer cell lines. Oncogene 2006; 25:503-11. [PMID: 16170347 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Agents stabilizing G-quadruplexes have the potential to interfere with telomere replication by blocking the elongation step catalysed by telomerase or telomerase-independent mechanism and could therefore act as antitumor agents. In this study, we found that quindoline derivatives interacted preferentially with intramolecular G-quadruplex structures and were novel potent telomerase inhibitors. Treatment with quindoline derivatives reproducibly inhibited telomerase activity in human leukemia K562 cells and colon cancer SW620 cells. N'-(10H-Indolo [3,2-b] quinolin-11-yl)-N, N-dimethyl-propane-1,3-diamine (SYUIQ-5), (one of quindoline derivatives), when added to K562 and SW620 cell culture at nonacute cytotoxic concentrations, increased time of population doublings of K562 and SW620 cells, induced a marked cessation in cell growth and cellular senescence phenotype after 35 and 18 days, respectively. Growth cessation was accompanied by a shortening of telomere length, and induction of p16, p21 and p27 protein expression. However, another compound SYUIQ-7 with greater IC(50) for telomerase had no obvious cellular effect in nonacute cytotoxic concentrations. These results indicate that quindoline derivatives as novel potent G-quadruplex interactive agents induce senescence and telomere shortening in cancer cells and therefore are promising agents for cancer treatment.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
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Li Y, Xie M, Yang J, Yang D, Deng R, Wan Y, Yan B. The expression of antiapoptotic protein survivin is transcriptionally upregulated by DEC1 primarily through multiple sp1 binding sites in the proximal promoter. Oncogene 2006; 25:3296-306. [PMID: 16462771 PMCID: PMC4114758 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Human differentially expressed in chondrocytes (DEC), mouse stimulated with retinoic acid and rat split and hairy related proteins constitute a structurally distinct class of the basic helix-loop-helix proteins. DEC1 is abundantly expressed in tumors and protects against apoptosis induced by serum starvation. In this study, we report that DEC1 antiapoptosis is achieved by inducing survivin, an antiapoptotic protein. In paired tumor-normal tissues, survivin and DEC1 exhibited a paralleled expression pattern. Tetracycline-induced expression of DEC1 in stable lines proportionally increased the expression of survivin. In reporter assays, DEC1 transactivated the survivin promoter but repressed the DEC2 promoter. In contrast to the repression, the activation was delayed and varied depending on serum concentrations and cycle blockers. Studies with reporter mutants located, in the survivin promoter, two Sp1 sites that supported DEC1 transactivation. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation detected the presence of DEC1 in the survivin promoter. These findings establish that the survivin gene is a transcription target of DEC1, and induction of survivin is at least in part responsible for DEC1 antiapoptosis.
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, RI 02908, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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Głuch K, Matt-Leubner S, Echt O, Deng R, Andersen J, Scheier P, Märk T. On the kinetic energy release distribution for C2 evaporation from fullerene ions. Chem Phys Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2003.12.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yu L, Li JR, Huang YW, Dikki J, Deng R. Molecular Characteristics of Full-Length Genomic Segment A of Three Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses in China: Two Attenuated Strains and One Virulent Field Strain. Avian Dis 2001. [DOI: 10.2307/1592866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yu L, Li JR, Huang YW, Dikki J, Deng R. Molecular characteristics of full-length genomic segment A of three infectious bursal disease viruses in China: two attenuated strains and one virulent field strain. Avian Dis 2001; 45:862-74. [PMID: 11785891] [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: 02/23/2023]
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The full-length cDNA of genomic segment A of three infectious bursal disease viruses, two attenuated strains (HZ2 and JD1) and one virulent field strain (ZJ2000), was amplified in a single step by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, cloned into pGEM-T Easy Vector, and sequenced. The full length of cloned segment A contains 3259 nucleotides, which includes two partially overlapping open reading fragments (ORFs) ORF1 and ORF2, flanked by 5' and 3' noncoding regions. These strains shared high sequence identity with each other either at the nucleotide or deduced amino acid level. Strains HZ2 and JD1 were highly related to two attenuated strains, CEF94 and P2, whereas ZJ2000 was closely related to two other virulent strains, Cu-1 and Harbin. Substitutions of four amino acids at positions 253, 279, 284, and 330, a common feature of attenuated and most virulent strains, were also observed in these three strains. Two major hydrophilic peaks were conserved in the three strains; however, there are two amino acid substitutions at positions 280 (N to S) and 290 (M to L) in the second minor hydrophilic peak for all three strains, which might have a critical influence on antigenicity. Two amino acid substitutions near the VP2-VP4 cleavage site were identified in virulent strain JZ2000, which might be involved in increasing the virulence of the virus. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that these three Chinese strains are most closely related to some European virulent strains but are distinct from very virulent infectious bursal disease virus and variant strains.
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zhong X, Yuan M, Zhang P, Deng R, Long Q, Pang Y, Wang X. [Identification and location of the toxin protein genes in 56 Bacillus thuringiensis isolates]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2001; 41:293-7. [PMID: 12549082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Polymerase chain reaction was performed to screen Bacillus thuringiensis isolates for cryI, cryIII, and cryV genes with cryI-, cryIII-, and cryV-specific primers respectively. The results indicated that, in the 56 Bt isolates examined, 7 isolates contain cryI gene, 2 isolates contain cryIII gene, and 21 isolates contain both cryI and cryV genes. The cryV gene was located by Southern hybridization in the large plasmid of about 150 MD molecular mass.
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- Institute of Entomology and State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Iorio RM, Field GM, Sauvron JM, Mirza AM, Deng R, Mahon PJ, Langedijk JP. Structural and functional relationship between the receptor recognition and neuraminidase activities of the Newcastle disease virus hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein: receptor recognition is dependent on neuraminidase activity. J Virol 2001; 75:1918-27. [PMID: 11160691 PMCID: PMC115138 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.4.1918-1927.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The terminal globular domain of the paramyxovirus hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) glycoprotein spike has a number of conserved residues that are predicted to form its neuraminidase (NA) active site, by analogy to the influenza virus neuraminidase protein. We have performed a site-directed mutational analysis of the role of these residues in the functional activity of the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) HN protein. Substitutions for several of these residues result in a protein lacking both detectable NA and receptor recognition activity. Contribution of NA activity, either exogenously or by coexpression with another HN protein, partially rescues the receptor recognition activity of these proteins, indicating that the receptor recognition deficiencies of the mutated HN proteins result from their lack of detectable NA activity. In addition to providing support for the homology-based predictions for the structure of HN, these findings argue that (i) the HN residues that mediate its NA activity are not critical to its attachment function and (ii) NA activity is required for the protein to mediate binding to receptors.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655-0122, USA.
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Zeng F, An Y, Ren L, Deng R, Zhang M. Effects of lanthanum and calcium on photoelectron transport activity and the related protein complexes in chloroplast of cucumber leaves. Biol Trace Elem Res 2000; 77:83-91. [PMID: 11097473 DOI: 10.1385/bter:77:1:83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/13/1998] [Revised: 10/22/1999] [Accepted: 11/20/1999] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The effects of lanthanum and calcium ions on electron transport, dichlorephenol indophenol (DCIP) photoreduction, and oxygen evolution activities in chloroplast from cucumber (Cucumis satives L.) were determined. The lanthanum inhibited the whole electron chain-transport activity of chloroplast. DCIP photoreduction and oxygen evolution activities of the photosystem I (PSII) also decrease after treatment with La3+. But the diminished activities of PSII and chloroplast caused by La3+ could be reversed by Ca2+ and even became higher than the control level. The concentration analysis of related protein complexes to photoelectron transport in chloroplast included that La3+ induced the concentration of chlorophyll protein complexes increasing but caused some nonchlorophyll protein complexes to decompose partially. This increasing effect of La3+ on chlorophyll protein complexes results in the improvement of chlorophyll content, which will improve the absorption of photoelectron and energy transport in the process of photosynthesis.
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- F Zeng
- Department of Biology, Lanzhou University, China
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Lü HT, Deng R, Mou SF. [Study on the analysis of NO2-, Br- and NO3- by ion chromatography in the presence of high mass concentration of chloride]. Se Pu 2000; 18:448-51. [PMID: 12541710] [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: 02/28/2023] Open
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The effects of high mass concentration chloride on the determination of NO2-, Br- and NO3- were studied on three different analytical columns by ion chromatography. The variations of retention behavior of these anions were caused by self-elution effect and on-column eluent change in the presence of high concentration chloride. When their peaks overlapped with chloride, the deviations of the quantity of weak acid anions were caused by anion-proton interactions within the suppressor. However, the strong acid anions and the other weak acid anions, not overlapped by chloride, were not affected. The linear ranges of these anions in different concentrations of chloride and the maximum chloride concentration allowed to be measured by peak height quantitative method were examined.
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- Department of Basic Courses, Laiyang Agricultural College, Laiyang 265200, China.
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Wu W, Deng R, Ou Y. [Therapeutic efficacy of microsphere-entrapped curcuma aromatica oil infused via hepatic artery against transplanted hepatoma in rats]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2000; 8:24-6. [PMID: 10712779] [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: 02/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the therapeutic efficacy of microsphere-entrapped Curcuma aromatica oil (MS-CAO) infused via hepatic artery against transplanted hepatoma in rats. METHODS One hundred duplicated rats bearing transplanted hepatoma were randomly divided into control group, CAO group, blank microsphere (B-MS) group, high-dose and low-dose MS-CAO groups. Each group included twenty rats. Normal saline (0.2-0.3 ml), CAO (10mg/kg), B-MS (10mg/kg) and MS-CAO (10mg/kg, 5mg/kg) were infused from gastroduodenal artery into hepatic artery, in five groups of rats respectively. The survival periods and the tumor growth rates and necrosis grades were compared in rats among five groups. RESULTS Compared with the control group of rats, the tumor growth rates were significantly inhibited (1.23% +/- 0.66%, 4.86% +/- 1.47% vs 22.44% +/- 17.81%, F=10.21, P<0.01), the tumor necrosis grades were more extensive (Hc=23.63, P<0.01) and the survival periods were also prolonged (25.50 d +/- 3.89 d, 22.70 d +/- 3.92 d vs 11.70 d +/- 1.89 d, F=36.53, P<0.01) in either high-dose or low-dose MS-CAO group. The therapeutic effects of MS-CAO were superior to either CAO or B-MS. CONCLUSION The therapeutic efficacy of MS-CAO infused via hepatic artery against hepatoma was much better than that of CAO or B-MS in the rats bearing transplanted hepatoma.
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- W Wu
- Department of Cancer, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Yu L, Song AK, Zhang AB, Deng R. Cloning and expression of the VP2 gene of an infectious bursal disease virus. Avian Dis 2000; 44:170-8. [PMID: 10737658] [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: 02/16/2023]
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A serotype I infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) strain HZ96 was isolated in Hangzhou, China, in 1996 and attenuated by adaptation to chicken embryo fibroblast cells. The VP2 gene of strain HZ96 was amplified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, cloned, and sequenced. Compared with the VP2 sequences of other IBDV strains, HZ96 is most related to two attenuated strains, CU-1 and PBG98, and two attenuated Chinese strains, Harbin and CJ801bkf. HZ96 shares nucleotide sequence homology 98.9% with CU-1 and PBG98, 98.5% with Harbin, and 98.6% with CJ801bkf. Most of the sequence variations observed between HZ96 and other strains are located in the middle variable region from nucleotides 637 to 996. Similar to other attenuated IBDVs, HZ96 has unique substitutions at residues 279 (Asp to Asn) and 284 (Ala to Thr), suggesting that these two substitutions may be directly related to adaptation of the virus to cell culture and attenuation of its virulence. As part of our effort to develop a submit vaccine for IBDV, the VP2 gene of HZ96 was cloned into a heat-inducible expression vector and expressed in Escherichia coli system. A protein band with expected molecular weight of 52 kD was detected by direct protein staining and western blotting.
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- L Yu
- Institute of Animal Immunology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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