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Li J, Chen W, Xu K, Xie W, Qi H, Tang Y, Wang S, Deng T, Morel JL, Qiu R. Fe(III) transporter OsYSL15 may play a key role in the uptake of Cr(III) in rice (Oryza sativa L.). J Hazard Mater 2024; 469:133531. [PMID: 38447361 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Due to the widely discharge of chromium (Cr) by mining and smelting industries, etc., contamination of paddy soils and rice has become serious problems. Therefore it is crucial to explore how rice takes up Cr. Cr(III) is the most common Cr form in the long-term water flooding paddy soils. Here, we demonstrate that OsYSL15, a key gene for Fe(III) uptake, is equally applicable for Cr(III) uptake in rice. Firstly, the antagonistic effect of Cr(III) and Fe(III) in the uptake process was found. Rice could accumulate more Cr(III) under Fe-deficient conditions. And the Fe(III) content in the protoplasts of rice root cells gradually decreased with the increase exposure of Cr(III). Knockdown of OsYSL15 in rice significantly reduced the Cr(III) uptake rate. Compared with wild type rice, the accumulation of Cr(III) in OsYSL15 mutant was decreased by 40.7%- 70.6% after gene editing. These results indicate that OsYSL15 is a key gene responsible for Cr(III) uptake in rice, which can guide the screening or genetic modification for low-Cr-accumulation rice varieties.
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- Jingjing Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, INRAE-Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54518, France
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Ao M, Sun S, Deng T, Li J, Liu T, Tang Y, Wang S, Qiu R. Interaction between chromite and Mn(II/IV) under anoxic, oxic and anoxic-oxic conditions: Dissolution, oxidation and pH dependence. J Environ Manage 2024; 349:119475. [PMID: 37922821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Chromite oxidative dissolution has been recognized as an important process leading to elevated Cr(VI) in soil and groundwater. Under natural conditions, direct oxidation of Cr(III) by O2 is very unfavorable, and a critical determinant of Cr(VI) generation in soil and groundwater is the interaction between chromite and Mn(II) or Mn(III/IV) oxides. Here, the effects of Mn(II) or Mn(IV) on the oxidative dissolution of chromite were investigated at pH values of 5, 7 and 9 during anoxic, oxic and anoxic-oxic processes. The results showed that the direct oxidation of Cr(III) by O2 was slow in aqueous-phase system, while the Mn oxides in chromite could oxidize dissolved Cr(III). The added Mn(II) can be catalytically oxidized to MnOOH on the chromite surface only under alkaline oxidation conditions, and the catalytic efficiency is slow, which has less effect on chromite oxidative dissolution. Compared with the direct oxidation of O2 and catalytic oxidation of Mn(II), the synthesized biogenic Mn oxides drove the oxidative dissolution of chromite to release more Cr(VI) and were the main threat to the long-term stability of chromite in the environment. Overall, both acidic and alkaline environments are favorable to the catalytic oxidation of chromite by O2, Mn(II) and δ-MnO2, while neutral conditions are favorable to the long-term stability of chromite. These above processes may occur in soils and sediments with redox fluctuations (e.g., rice paddies, river floodplains, wetlands, and peatlands), and the presence of Mn(II) and Mn(III/IV) may play an important role in the oxidation and mobilization of Cr(III), leading to elevated Cr(VI) levels in soils and groundwater.
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- Ming Ao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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Sun S, Deng T, Ao M, Mo Y, Li J, Liu T, Yang W, Jin C, Qiu R, Tang Y. Release of chromium from Cr(III)- and Ni(II)-substituted goethite in presence of organic acids: Role of pH in the formation of colloids and complexes. Sci Total Environ 2023; 904:166979. [PMID: 37699483 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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High levels of Cr(III) are hosted in Fe (oxyhydr)oxides in soils derived on (ultra)mafic rocks, which can pose potential risks to the environment. Organic acids can cause the solubilization of Fe (oxyhydr)oxides and the release of Cr(III). However, the release behaviors of Cr(III) from Fe (oxyhydr)oxides by organic acids and its main factors remain unclear. This study investigates the speciation of Cr released from Cr(III)-substituted goethite in the presence of citrate and oxalate and the effects of pH (3-7). Batch experiments showed that Fe(III) and Cr(III) dissolution were significantly enhanced by citrate and oxalate, and the extent of dissolution was negatively correlated with pH. When at relatively high pH (5-7), AF4-ICP-MS results revealed that large proportions of dissolved Fe (>58 %) and Cr (18 %-73 %) were presented in the form of Cr(III)-citrate colloids in the sizes of 1-125 nm and 125-350 nm. Further, FTIR and cryogenic XPS characterization demonstrated that the formation of·Cr(III)-citrate colloids was attributed to the adsorption and complexation of citrate on the substituted goethite surface. However, Cr was mainly released as soluble Cr(III)-organic complexes when presented at pH 3. While low pH inhibited the formation of Cr(III)-organic colloids, it promoted the release of Cr by facilitating the dissociation of surface Cr(III)-organic complexes. In addition, the incorporation of Ni(II) in Cr(III)-substituted goethite weakened the adsorption of organic acid by shortening the crystal size of goethite, thus significantly inhibiting the formation of Cr(III)-organic complexes and colloids. This study confirms the formation of Cr(III)-organic acid colloids and highlights the importance of pH on Cr release behavior, which is essential for evaluating Cr transport and fate in soils with high background values.
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- Shengsheng Sun
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Zou Y, Yan XL, Flores RM, Zhang LY, Yang SP, Fan LY, Deng T, Deng XJ, Ye DQ. Source apportionment and ozone formation mechanism of VOCs considering photochemical loss in Guangzhou, China. Sci Total Environ 2023; 903:166191. [PMID: 37567293 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Understanding the sources and impact of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on ozone formation is challenging when the traditional method does not account for their photochemical loss. In this study, online monitoring of 56 VOCs was carried out in summer and autumn during high ozone pollution episodes. The photochemical age method was used to evaluate the atmospheric chemical loss of VOCs and to analyze the effects on characteristics, sources, and ozone formation of VOC components. The initial concentrations during daytime were 5.12 ppbv and 4.49 ppbv higher than the observed concentrations in the summer and autumn, respectively. The positive matrix factorization (PMF) model identified 5 major emission sources. However, the omission of the chemical loss of VOCs led to underestimating the contributions of sources associated with highly reactive VOC components, such as those produced by biogenic emissions and solvent usage. Conversely it resulted in overestimating the contributions from VOC components with lower chemical activity such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) usage, vehicle emissions, and gasoline evaporation. Furthermore, the estimation of ozone formation may be underestimated when the atmospheric photochemical loss is not taken into account. The ozone formation potential (OFP) method and propylene-equivalent concentration method both underestimated ozone formation by 53.24 ppbv and 47.25 ppbc, respectively, in the summer, and by 40.34 ppbv and 26.37 ppbc, respectively, in the autumn. The determination of the ozone formation regime based on VOC chemical loss was more acceptable. In the summer, the ozone formation regime changed from the VOC-limited regime to the VOC-NOx transition regime, while in the autumn, the ozone formation regime changed from the strong VOC-limited regime to the weak VOC-limited regime. To obtain more thorough and precise conclusions, further monitoring and analysis studies will be conducted in the near future on a wider variety of VOC species such as oxygenated VOCs (OVOCs).
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- Y Zou
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Institute of Tibetan Plateau Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Duan JJ, Ning T, Bai M, Zhang L, Li HL, Liu R, Ge SH, Wang X, Yang YC, Ji Z, Wang FX, Sun YS, Ba Y, Deng T. [The efficacy of chemotherapy re-challenge in third-line setting for metastatic colorectal cancer patients: a real-world study]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2023; 45:967-972. [PMID: 37968083 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20220901-00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Objective: To explore the efficacy of chemotherapy re-challenge in the third-line setting for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in the real world. Methods: The clinicopathological data, treatment information, recent treatment efficacy, adverse events and survival data of mCRC patients who had disease progression after treatment with oxaliplatin-based and/or irinotecan-based chemotherapy and received third-line chemotherapy re-challenge from January 2013 to December 2020 at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital were retrospectively collected. Survival curves were plotted with the Kaplan-Meier method, and the Cox proportional hazard model was used to analyze the prognostic factors. Results: A total of 95 mCRC patients were included. Among them, 32 patients (33.7%) received chemotherapy alone and 63 patients (66.3%) received chemotherapy combined with targeted drugs. Eighty-three patients were treated with dual-drug chemotherapy (87.4%), including oxaliplatin re-challenge in 35 patients and irinotecan re-challenge in 48 patients. The remaining 12 patients were treated with triplet chemotherapy regimens (12.6%). Among them, as 5 patients had sequential application of oxaliplatin and irinotecan in front-line treatments, their third-line therapy re-challenged both oxaliplatin and irinotecan; 7 patients only had oxaliplatin prescription before, and these patients re-challenged oxaliplatin in the third-line treatment. The overall response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) reached 8.6% (8/93) and 61.3% (57/93), respectively. The median progression free survival (mPFS) and median overall survival (mOS) were 4.9 months and 13.0 months, respectively. The most common adverse events were leukopenia (34.7%) and neutropenia (34.7%), followed by gastrointestinal adverse reactions such as nausea (32.6%) and vomiting (31.6%). Grade 3-4 adverse events were mostly hematological toxicity. Cox multivariate analysis showed that gender (HR=1.609, 95% CI: 1.016-2.548) and the PFS of front-line treatments (HR=0.598, 95% CI: 0.378-0.947) were independent prognostic factors. Conclusion: The results suggested that it is safe and effective for mCRC patients to choose third-line chemotherapy re-challenge, especially for patients with a PFS of more than one year in front-line treatments.
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- J J Duan
- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of GI Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China
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Liu T, Guan Z, Li J, Ao M, Sun S, Deng T, Wang S, Tang Y, Lin Q, Ni Z, Qiu R. Nano zero-valent iron enhances the absorption and transport of chromium in rice (Oryza sativa L.): Implication for Cr risks management in paddy fields. Sci Total Environ 2023; 891:164232. [PMID: 37225094 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) accumulating in soil caused serious pollution to cultivated land. At present, nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) is considered to be a promising remediation material for Cr-contaminated soil. However, the nZVI impact on the behavior of Cr in the soil-rice system under high natural geological background value remains unknown. We studied the effects of nZVI on the migration and transformation of Cr in paddy soil-rice by pot experiment. Three different doses of nZVI (0, 0.001 % and 0.1 % (w/w)) treatments and one dose of 0.1 % (w/w) nZVI treatment without plant rice were set up. Under continuous flooding conditions, nZVI significantly increased rice biomass compared with the control. At the same time, nZVI significantly promoted the reduction of Fe in the soil, increased the concentration of oxalate Fe and bioavailable Cr, then facilitated the absorption of Cr in rice roots and the transportation to the aboveground part. In addition, the enrichment of Fe(III)-reducing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria in soil provided electron donors for Cr oxidation, which helps to form bioavailable Cr that is easily absorbed by plants. The results of this study can provide scientific basis and technical support for the remediation of Cr -polluted paddy soil with high geological background.
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- Ting Liu
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Ye SW, Shen KF, Xiao M, Zhang PL, Zhang SY, Deng T, Huang L, Zhou XX. [A case of Hb M-Iwate combined with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:607. [PMID: 37749047 PMCID: PMC10509627 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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- S W Ye
- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400062, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Deng T, DU B, Xi X. [Colorectal cancer cells induce the formation of cancer-associated fibroblasts by activating the ERK signaling pathway in fibroblasts]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:943-951. [PMID: 37439166 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.06.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the mechanism by which conditioned medium of colorectal cancer cells promotes the formation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). METHODS Normal human colorectal fibroblasts (CCD-18Co cells) in logarithmic growth phase were treated with the conditioned media of colorectal cancer HCT116 cells (HCT116-CM) or Caco-2 cells (Caco-2-CM) alone or in combination with 300 nmol/L ERK inhibitor SCH772984. The expression levels of CAFs-related molecular markers were detected in the treated cells with real-time quantitative PCR (RT- qPCR) and immunofluorescence assay, and the changes in cell proliferation, colony formation and migration were assessed with RTCA, colony formation and wound healing assays; Western blotting was performed to detect the activated signaling pathways in the fibroblasts and the changes in CAFs formation after blocking of the signaling pathway. RESULTS HCT116-CM and Caco-2-CM significantly upregulated mRNA expression levels of CAFs markers (including α-SMA, FAP, FN and TGF-β) in CCD-18Co cells, and strongly promoted fibroblast transformation into CAFs (P < 0.05). The two conditioned media also promoted the proliferation, colony formation and migration of CCD-18Co cells (P < 0.05) and significantly increased the levels of α-SMA protein and ERK phosphorylation in the cells (P < 0.05). The ERK inhibitor SCH772984 obviously inhibited the expression of α-SMA and the transformation of CCD-18Co cells into CAFs induced by the conditioned medium of colorectal cancer cells (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Colorectal cancer cells may induce the formation of colorectal CAFs by activating the ERK pathway in the fibroblasts.
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- T Deng
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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Guan Z, Wei R, Liu T, Li J, Ao M, Sun S, Deng T, Wang S, Tang Y, Lin Q, Ni Z, Qiu R. Water Management Impacts on Chromium Behavior and Uptake by Rice in Paddy Soil with High Geological Background Values. Toxics 2023; 11:toxics11050433. [PMID: 37235248 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11050433] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is an expression toxic metal and is seriously released into the soil environment due to its extensive use and mining. Basalt is an important Cr reservoir in the terrestrial environment. Cr in paddy soil can be enriched by chemical weathering. Therefore, basalt-derived paddy soils contain extremely high concentrations of Cr and can enter the human body through the food chain. However, the water management conditions' effect on the transformation of Cr in basalt-derived paddy soil with high geological background values was less recognized. In this study, a pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different water management treatments on the migration and transformation of Cr in a soil-rice system at different rice growth stages. Two water management treatments of continuous flooding (CF) and alternative wet and dry (AWD) and four different rice growth stages were set up. The results showed that AWD treatment significantly reduced the biomass of rice and promoted the absorption of Cr in rice plants. During the four growth periods, the root, stem and leaf of rice increased from 11.24-16.11 mg kg-1, 0.66-1.56 mg kg-1 and 0.48-2.29 mg kg-1 to 12.43-22.60 mg kg-1, 0.98-3.31 mg kg-1 and 0.58-2.86 mg kg-1, respectively. The Cr concentration in roots, stems and leaves of AWD treatment was 40%, 89% and 25% higher than CF treatment in the filling stage, respectively. The AWD treatment also facilitated the potential bioactive fractions conversion to the bioavailable fraction, compared with the CF treatment. In addition, the enrichment of iron-reducing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria with AWD treatment also provided electron iron for the mobilization of Cr, thus affecting the migration and transformation of Cr in the soil. We speculated that the reason for this phenomenon may be the bioavailability of Cr was affected by the biogeochemical cycle of iron under the influence of alternating redox. This indicates that AWD treatment may bring certain environmental risks in contaminated paddy soil with high geological background, and it is necessary to be aware of this risk when using water-saving irrigation to plant rice.
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- Zeting Guan
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-Products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Ao M, Deng T, Sun S, Li M, Li J, Liu T, Yan B, Liu WS, Wang G, Jing D, Chao Y, Tang Y, Qiu R, Wang S. Increasing soil Mn abundance promotes the dissolution and oxidation of Cr(III) and increases the accumulation of Cr in rice grains. Environ Int 2023; 175:107939. [PMID: 37137179 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is more readily taken up by plants than trivalent chromium (Cr(III)) due to its similar chemical structure to phosphate and sulfate. In paddy soils, Cr(VI) of natural origin are mainly produced from Cr(III) oxidized by O2 and Mn(III/IV) oxides, which are affected by rice radial oxygen loss (ROL) and Mn(II)-oxidizing microorganisms (MOM). However, little is known about the effect of ROL and Mn abundance on rice Cr uptake. Here, we investigated the effects on Cr(VI) generation and the subsequent Cr uptake and accumulation with the involvement of two rice cultivars with distinct ROL capacities by increasing soil Mn abundance. Results showed that Mn(II) addition to the soil led to more Cr(III) being released into the pore water, and the dissolved Cr(III) was oxidized to Cr(VI) by ROL and biogenic Mn(III/IV) oxides. The concentration of Cr(VI) in soil and pore water increased linearly with the addition of Mn(II) doses. Mn(II) addition promoted the root-to-shoot translocation and grain accumulation of Cr derived mainly from newly generated Cr(VI) in the soil. These results emphasize that rice ROL and MOM promote the oxidative dissolution of Cr(III) at a high level of soil Mn, resulting in more Cr accumulation in rice grains and increasing dietary Cr exposure risks.
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- Ming Ao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Zhenjiang Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Hilly Region of Jiangsu, Jurong 212400, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Shen L, Gong J, Niu Z, Zhao R, L. Chen, L. Liu, Deng T, L. Lu, Zhang Y, Z. Li, X. Li, B. Xia. 1210P The preliminary efficacy and safety of KN026 combined with KN046 treatment in HER2-positive locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer without prior systemic treatment in a phase II study. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1328] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Huang Y, Chen Y, Wen D, Zhao P, Li F, Li L, Du R, Shi H, Deng T, Du Y. Biochar-based molybdenum slow-release fertilizer enhances nitrogen assimilation in Chinese flowering cabbage (Brassica parachinensis). Chemosphere 2022; 303:134663. [PMID: 35447204 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Low molybdenum (Mo) bioavailability in acidic soil obstructs vegetable nitrogen assimilation and thus increases the health risk of vegetable ingestion due to nitrate accumulation. Constantly providing available Mo in acidic soil is a challenge for decreasing nitrate accumulation in vegetables. In this study, three Mo application methods, including biochar-based Mo slow-release fertilizer (Mo-biochar), seed dressing, and basal application, were investigated to enhance Mo bioavailability in acidic soil and nitrogen assimilation in Chinese flowering cabbage (Brassica parachinensis). The results showed that Mo-biochar constantly and sufficiently supplied Mo nutrients throughout the growing period of Brassica parachinensis, as evidenced by the soil available Mo, plant Mo uptake, and Mo values. The improved Mo supply was attributed to the alleviation of acidic soil (pH from 5.10 to 6.99) and the slow release of Mo adsorbed on biochar. Mo-biochar increased the nitrate reductase (NR) activity by 238.6% and glutamate dehydrogenase activity by 27.5%, indicating an enhancement of the rate-limiting steps of nitrogen assimilation, especially for nitrate reduction and amino acid synthesis. The increase in Mo-containing NR could be directly ascribed to the high level of Mo in Brassica parachinensis. Compared with the control, the nitrate content of Brassica parachinensis decreased by 42.9% due to the nitrate reduction induced by increased NR. Additionally, Mo-biochar was beneficial to vegetable growth and quality. In contrast, the transformation from NO3- to NH4+ was blocked with Mo seed dressing and basal application because of low Mo bioavailability in the soil, resulting in a high nitrate content in Brassica parachinensis. Conclusively, Mo-biochar can slowly release Mo and improve the neutral environment for Mo bioavailability, which is an effective strategy to mitigate the high nitrate accumulation of vegetables planted in acidic soil.
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- Yongdong Huang
- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Guangdong Agricultural Science Monitoring Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Guangdong Agricultural Science Monitoring Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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Ao M, Sun S, Deng T, Zhang F, Liu T, Tang Y, Li J, Wang S, Qiu R. Natural source of Cr(VI) in soil: The anoxic oxidation of Cr(III) by Mn oxides. J Hazard Mater 2022; 433:128805. [PMID: 35381512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cr(VI) from oxidation of geogenic Cr(III) minerals is gradually becoming the primary source of Cr(VI) in soils and groundwater instead of direct emissions. Thermodynamically, natural oxidants of Cr(III) are limited to O2 and Mn oxides. The oxidation of Cr(III) occurs commonly in oxic soils but the difference in the oxidative dissolution of Cr(III) by Mn oxides in different redox soils (especially under anoxic conditions) is not fully understood and field evidence is lacking. Here, the relationship between Cr(VI) and Mn oxides in basalt-origin soil profiles under three different redox conditions (anoxic, suboxic and oxic) was studied. The oxidative dissolution of chromite was validated by synthesising δ-MnO2 that was close to biogenic Mn oxides under anoxic and oxic conditions. In anoxic soils, high levels of Cr(VI) were detected in the same horizons as those where Cr(III)-minerals co-existed with Mn(III/IV) oxides, suggesting an exclusive pathway for Cr(VI) generation through oxidation by Mn oxides where there was a deficiency of other oxidants, such as O2. In oxic soils, the highly abundant Fe oxides combined with Cr(III) to form Cr(III)-Fe(III) oxyhydroxides and Cr(VI) was generated mainly via slow oxidation by O2. The chromite oxidation experiment results also indicated that a high abundance of Mn oxides could promote chromite oxidative dissolution to generate Cr(VI), even under anoxic conditions. Additionally, the form of Cr and the reactivity and abundance of Mn oxides and reducing agents controlled the net content of Cr(VI) in the soil. This study showed that, even under reducing conditions, Cr(III) is readily oxidised by Mn oxides to generate Cr(VI) in reductant-deficient and Mn-rich soils, which may lead to the continuous introduction of Cr(VI) into groundwater and agricultural soils.
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- Ming Ao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Ao M, Chen X, Deng T, Sun S, Tang Y, Morel JL, Qiu R, Wang S. Chromium biogeochemical behaviour in soil-plant systems and remediation strategies: A critical review. J Hazard Mater 2022; 424:127233. [PMID: 34592592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is a toxic heavy metal that is heavily discharged into the soil environment due to its widespread use and mining. High Cr levels may pose toxic hazards to plants, animals and humans, and thus have attracted global attention. Recently, much progress has been made in elucidating the mechanisms of Cr uptake, transport and accumulation in soil-plant systems, aiming to reduce the toxicity and ecological risk of Cr in soil; however, these topics have not been critically reviewed and summarised to date. Accordingly, based on available data-especially from the last five years (2017-2021)-this review traces a plausible link among Cr sources, levels, chemical forms, and phytoavailability in soil; Cr accumulation and translocation in plants; and Cr phytotoxicity and detoxification in plants. Additionally, given the toxicity and hazard posed by Cr(VI) in soils and the application of reductant materials to reduce Cr(VI) to Cr(III) for the remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soils, the reduction and immobilisation mechanisms by organic and inorganic reductants are summarised. Finally, some priority research challenges concerning the biogeochemical behaviour of Cr in soil-plant systems are highlighted, as well as the environmental impacts resulting from the application of reductive materials and potential research prospects.
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- Ming Ao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, UMR 1120, Université de Lorraine, INRAE, 54518 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Deng T, Zhang JY, Yang XM. [Research and development technology platform and research progress of universal influenza vaccine]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1500-1506. [PMID: 34963251 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210125-00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent influenza. However, due to the existence of antigen drift and/or antigen shift of influenza virus, the vaccine strains often do not match the epidemic strains, so that the protection provided by influenza vaccine is still limited. With the rapid development of new vaccine technology, a kind of influenza vaccine with extensive protection or universal has attracted great attention. It can effectively induce humoral and cellular immunity against the conserved epitopes of influenza virus, provide good protection against various types/subtypes of influenza virus, and has a rapid production platform, which is the ideal goal for the development of a new generation of universal influenza vaccine. This article reviews the latest research progress of influenza universal vaccine.
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- T Deng
- The 2nd Research Department of Viral Vaccine, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan 430207, China National Engineering Technology Research Center for Combined Vaccines, Wuhan 430207, China
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- The 2nd Research Department of Viral Vaccine, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan 430207, China National Engineering Technology Research Center for Combined Vaccines, Wuhan 430207, China
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- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Combined Vaccines, Wuhan 430207, China China Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100029, China
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Zhang D, Deng T, Luo Z, Zhu A, Yang B, Zhong H, Li S, Yang X. [Surface modification of titanium implant with hBMP-2/hIGF-1 for promoting biocompatibility and osteogenesis]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:1277-1282. [PMID: 34549722 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.08.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To prepare the human bone morphogenetic protein-2(hBMP-2)/human insulin-like growth factor-1(hIGF-1)coating titanium(Ti)and assess its performance as a dental implant material. METHODS hBMP-2 and hIGF-1 were coated to the smooth surface of a Ti plate, and its efficacy for promoting bone formation and bone integration was compared with a pristine Ti plate.The surface characteristics of the metal samples were evaluated using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and by contact angle measurement.MG63 cells were seeded on the surface of the Ti plates, and MTT assay and alizarin red staining was used to examine the cell proliferation and formation of calcified nodules, respectively.Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)secretion of the cells was examined with ELISA, and cellular expressions of osteocalcin and osteopontin were detected with Western blotting for assessing osteogenesis. RESULTS SEM examination showed that the surface of Ti with hBMP-2 and hIGF-1 coating presented with a radial pattern resembling snowflakes.The contact angles of non-coated Ti, hBMP-2-coated Ti, hIGF-1-coated, and hBMP-2/-hIGF-1-coated Ti samples were 83.2°, 54°, 56° and 54°, respectively.Compared with the non-coated Ti plate, the surface-modified Ti samples showed a significantly smaller contact angle (P=0.032, 0.029, and 0.028), indicating a good hydrophilicity of the samples.MTT assay showed that MG63 cells grew well on the surface of the coated Ti plates.The hBMP-2/IGF-1 coating significantly induced cellular secretion of ALP(P=0.021, 0.014)and obviously promoted osteogenesis of MG63 cells (P < 0.05).Western blotting results showed that hBMP-2/IGF-1 coating significantly enhanced the expressions of osteocalcin and osteopontin in the seeded cells (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION hBMP-2 and hIGF-1 coating of Ti material can promote osteogenesis of the cells seeded on its surface to improve the performance of such Ti material as dental implants.
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- D Zhang
- Department of Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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Zheng YM, Peng C, Lu Y, Deng T, Li RR, Zhou YF. [Incidence of deeply infiltrating endometriosis among 240 cases of pelvic endometriosis and analysis of its clinical and pathological characteristics]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2020; 55:384-389. [PMID: 32842244 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20191202-00654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the incidence of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) among patients of pelvic endometriosis confirmed by pathology and to make analysis of its clinical and pathological characteristics. Methods: From January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, clinical data of 240 cases of pelvic endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy and pathology hospitalized in Peking University First Hospital were analyzed retrospectively for the characteristics of symptoms, pelvic examination and anatomic distribution of endometriosis foci. Results: (1) Among 240 cases of pelvic endometriosis, 94 were diagnosed with DIE with an incidence of 39.2% (94/240); of them the diagnosis were made preoperatively in 44 cases (46.8%, 44/94). (2) Compared with those without DIE, patients with DIE had higher rates of secondary dysmenorrhea [53.2% (50/94) versus 38.4% (56/146), P=0.033], anal pain [43.6% (41/94) versus 28.1% (41/146), P=0.013], dyspareunea [39.4% (37/94) versus 18.5% (27/146), P=0.001] and frequent bowel movement [33.0% (31/94) versus 15.8%(23/146), P=0.002]. (3) Patients with DIE had higher rates of bad movement of uterus [21.3% (20/94) versus 6.8% (10/146), P=0.001], painful nodularity on uterosacral ligaments [26.6% (25/94) versus 6.2% (9/146), P<0.01], painful nodularity of posterior fornix [19.1% (18/94) versus 4.8% (7/146), P<0.01], blue nodule in vaginal wall [6.4% (6/94) versus 0 (0/146), P=0.003] by pelvic examination compared with those without DIE. (4) Ninety-four patients with DIE had a total of 162 nodules, of those 88 (54.3%, 88/162) located in uterosacral ligaments, 14 (8.6%, 14/162) in the rectum, 7 (4.3%, 7/162) in vaginal wall, 6 (3.7%, 6/162) in ureter, 4 in bladder (2.5%, 4/162), 2 (1.2%, 2/162) in Douglas pouch. Forty-three DIE patients (45.7%, 43/94) had more than one nodules. Patients with DIE had concomitant ovarian endometriosis in 69 cases (73.4%, 69/94), with a total of 103 endometrial cysts. (5) Patients with DIE had a higher rate of obliterated Douglas pouch [76.6% (72/94) versus 19.2% (28/146), P<0.01]. Conclusions: More than one third of patients with pelvic endometriosis have concomitant DIE with a lower rate of preoperative diagnosis. Pelvic pains, bad movement of uterus and painful nodulirity around cervix suggest the presence of DIE.
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- Y M Zheng
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, ChinaZheng Yumei is working on the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qian Xi Nan People's Hospital, Xingyi 562400, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, ChinaZheng Yumei is working on the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qian Xi Nan People's Hospital, Xingyi 562400, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, ChinaZheng Yumei is working on the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qian Xi Nan People's Hospital, Xingyi 562400, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, ChinaZheng Yumei is working on the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qian Xi Nan People's Hospital, Xingyi 562400, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, ChinaZheng Yumei is working on the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qian Xi Nan People's Hospital, Xingyi 562400, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, ChinaZheng Yumei is working on the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qian Xi Nan People's Hospital, Xingyi 562400, China
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Geng K, Sun S, Huang Z, Huang C, Wu C, Deng T, Tang Y, Ruan J, He C, Morel JL, Qiu R. [Key processes and progress in phytomining of nickel contaminated soils: a review]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2020; 36:436-449. [PMID: 32237538 DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.200023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Phytomining technology cultivates hyperaccumulator plants on heavy metal contaminated soils, followed by biomass harvesting and incineration to recover valuable metals, offering an opportunity for resource recycling and soil remediation. Large areas of ultramafic soils, naturally rich in nickel (Ni), are present in numerous places around the world. As an environmentally friendly and cost-effective soil remediation technology, phytomining has a broad application prospect in such areas and thus has attracted great attention from global researchers. The key processes of phytomining include: (1) high-selectivity response of hyperaccumulator plants to Ni the underlying mechanisms involved in the rhizosphere; (2) underlying mechanisms of high-efficiency uptake and translocation of Ni in hyperaccumulators; and (3) resource recycling of high-added value Ni products from the Ni-rich bio-ore of hyperaccumulators. In recent 30 years, phytomining practices have successfully carried out in United States, Albania and Malaysia. However, the research and application of this technology in China are still in the fledging stage. This paper reviews the key processes and research progress of phytomining, and points out the bottleneck, to provide theoretical basis and technical guidance for phytomining.
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- Kerui Geng
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-product of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, INRAE-Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedéx F-54518, France
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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Yin CQ, Solmon F, Deng XJ, Zou Y, Deng T, Wang N, Li F, Mai BR, Liu L. Geographical distribution of ozone seasonality over China. Sci Total Environ 2019; 689:625-633. [PMID: 31279208 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Up to now, a nation-wide scale study of surface ozone (O3) concentrations in China was limited due to scarce observation. Thanks to the establishment of national air quality monitoring network in 2013, surface O3 data from 1402 stations during 2014-2017 were collected to investigate O3 seasonality. Our analysis reveals that the variations of monthly O3 averaged from daily mean concentration during a year show different temporal profiles depending on latitude. A unimodal structure (UMS) is generally found for latitudes over 35°N, whereas a bimodal structure (BMS) is in most of the cases identified south of 35°N. The peak of UMS is found in the period of May to July, whereas the first and second peaks of BMS are found from April to June, and from July to October, respectively. In addition, the seasonality of O3 presents a strong dependence on pseudo-equivalent potential temperature and monsoonal clouds. The onset and retreat of warm and wet air are correlated to the summer minimum in BMS cases and to the sharp decrease of UMS in July. As far as the relationships between O3 and carbon monoxide are concerned, the effects of clean maritime air masses on the summer trough of O3 are not significant for inland sites. Overall, summer monsoon bringing warm and moist air and subsequent clouds leads to the suppression of photochemical production, thereby contributing directly to the geographical distribution of O3 seasonality.
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- C Q Yin
- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China.
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- Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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Deng T, Duan X, Liu B, Lan Y, Cai C, Zhang T, Zhu W, Mai Z, Wu W, Zeng G. Association between phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors use and risk of melanoma: a meta-analysis. Neoplasma 2019. [PMID: 29534582 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2018_170111n23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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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This meta-analysis aimed to clarify the actual association between the phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is) use and the risk of melanoma in erectile dysfunction (ED) patients. A systematic literature search was conducted in online databases in October, 2016 to identify studies focusing on the association between PDE5-Is use and the risk of melanoma. Summarized multivariate adjusted risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the strength of associations. A total of six clinical trials containing more than one million participants were included. ED patients using PDE5-Is shared a significant high risk of melanoma (RR=1.12, 95% CI=1.03-1.21, p=0.006). Positive associations were observed in all kinds of prescriptions: single prescription (RR=1.20, 95% CI=1.06-1.35, p=0.003), medium number of prescription (RR=1.15, 95% CI=1.01-1.30, p=0.03), and high number of prescription (RR=1.18, 95% CI=1.05-1.34, P=0.006). Additionally, PDE5-Is were also found to be significantly associated with increased risk of basal cell carcinoma (RR=1.14, 95% CI=1.09-1.19, p<0.00001). Our study indicates that PDE5-Is use could significantly increase the risk of melanoma and basal cell carcinoma. However, the risk of melanoma did not rise significantly with the increased number of prescriptions. Consequently, owing to the lack of information about other potential synergistic factors, it is difficult for us to make a solid conclusion that application of PDE5-Is is the direct cause of increased risk of melanoma. Their relationship needs to be validated by further evidences.
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Du C, Deng T, Zhou Y, Ye T, Zhou Z, Zhang S, Shao B, Wei P, Sun H, Khan FA, Yang L, Hua G. Systematic analyses for candidate genes of milk production traits in water buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis). Anim Genet 2019; 50:207-216. [PMID: 30937948 DOI: 10.1111/age.12739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is of great economic importance as a provider of milk and meat in many countries. However, the milk yield of buffalo is much lower than that of Holstein cows. Selection of candidate genes related to milk production traits can be applied to improve buffalo milk performance. A systematic review of studies of these candidate genes will be greatly beneficial for researchers to timely and efficiently understand the research development of molecular markers for buffalo milk production traits. Here, we identified and classified the candidate genes associated with buffalo milk production traits. A total of 517 candidate genes have been identified as being associated with milk performance in different buffalo breeds. Nineteen candidate genes containing 47 mutation sites have been identified using the candidate gene approach. In addition, 499 candidate genes have been identified in six genome-wide association studies (GWASes) including two studies performed with the bovine SNP chip and four studies with the buffalo SNP chip. Genes CTNND2 (catenin delta 2), APOB (apolipoprotein B), FHIT (fragile histidine triad) and ESRRG (estrogen related receptor gamma) were identified in at least two GWASes. These four genes, especially APOB, deserve further study to explore regulatory roles in buffalo milk production. With growth in the number of buffalo genomic studies, more candidate genes associated with buffalo milk production traits will be identified. Therefore, future studies, such as those investigating gene location and functional analyses, are necessary to facilitate the exploitation of genetic potential and the improvement of buffalo milk performance.
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- C Du
- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.,Guangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530001, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.,Hubei Province's Engineering Research Center in Buffalo Breeding and Products, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, 430070, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.,Hubei Province's Engineering Research Center in Buffalo Breeding and Products, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Su T, Farnsworth A, Spicer RA, Huang J, Wu FX, Liu J, Li SF, Xing YW, Huang YJ, Deng WYD, Tang H, Xu CL, Zhao F, Srivastava G, Valdes PJ, Deng T, Zhou ZK. No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene. Sci Adv 2019; 5:eaav2189. [PMID: 30854430 PMCID: PMC6402856 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav2189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The Late Paleogene surface height and paleoenvironment for the core area of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) remain critically unresolved. Here, we report the discovery of the youngest well-preserved fossil palm leaves from Tibet. They were recovered from the Late Paleogene (Chattian), ca. 25.5 ± 0.5 million years, paleolake sediments within the Lunpola Basin (32.033°N, 89.767°E), central QTP at a present elevation of 4655 m. The anatomy of palms renders them intrinsically susceptible to freezing, imposing upper bounds on their latitudinal and altitudinal distribution. Combined with model-determined paleoterrestrial lapse rates, this shows that a high plateau cannot have existed in the core of Tibet in the Paleogene. Instead, a deep paleovalley, whose floor was <2.3 km above mean sea level bounded by (>4 km) high mountain systems, formed a topographically highly varied landscape. This finding challenges prevailing views on tectonic processes, monsoon dynamics, and the evolution of Asian biodiversity.
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- T. Su
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS81SS, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
- School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK76AA, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226 007, India
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- School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS81SS, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China
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Xu C, Qu P, Deng T, Bell K, Chen J. Does simultaneous bilateral total joint arthroplasty increase deep infection risk compared to staged surgeries? A meta-analysis. J Hosp Infect 2019; 101:214-221. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wu Z, Xu S, Shi H, Zhao P, Liu X, Li F, Deng T, Du R, Wang X, Wang F. Comparison of foliar silicon and selenium on cadmium absorption, compartmentation, translocation and the antioxidant system in Chinese flowering cabbage. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 166:157-164. [PMID: 30267988 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.09.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 09/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Silicon (Si) and selenium (Se) are beneficial for many higher plants when grown on stress conditions. However, the mechanisms underlying the differential effects between foliar Si and Se in alleviation of plant toxicity exposed to cadmium (Cd) stress are remained unclear. In this study, we investigated the discrepant mechanisms of foliar Si and Se on Cd absorption and compartmentation by roots, its translocation in xylem, and the antioxidant system within Chinese flowering cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis var. utilis) under low and high Cd stress. Results showed that plant growth was significantly enhanced by foliar additions of Si or/and Se according to an increased plant tissue biomass at high Cd exposure. In addition, the foliar coupled addition of Si and Se showed little effects on the concentrations of Si or Se in plant tissues in comparison with the single addition of foliar Si or Se respectively. The foliar Si alone or combined with Se markedly reduced the Cd concentrations in plant shoots under two Cd treatments. This might be explained by the lower Cd concentrations in symplast and apoplast and the higher Cd concentrations in cell walls of plant roots, and the lower Cd concentrations in xylem sap. However, no great changes in these values were observed under the treatments of foliar Se alone. Moreover, the foliar additions of Si or/and Se all increased the antioxidant enzyme activities of SOD, CAT and APX in plant tissues, especially at high Cd dosage. No significant differences in the increasing degrees of these three antioxidant enzymes were found between the foliar Si and Se treatments. However, only the foliar Se alone or combined with Si markedly promoted the antioxidant enzyme activities of GR and DHAR in plant tissues. Our findings demonstrate that the alleviation of Cd toxicity by foliar Si maybe mainly responsible for inhibition of Cd absorption and its translocation to plant shoots, reinforcing its compartmentation into root cell walls, whilst enhancing the antioxidant enzyme system may be employed by foliar Se.
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- Zhichao Wu
- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New Fertilizers/Research Center of Trace Elements College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New Fertilizers/Research Center of Trace Elements College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Public Monitoring Center for Agro-Product, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640, China; Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-product (Guangzhou), Ministry, Guangzhou 510640, China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New Fertilizers/Research Center of Trace Elements College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Zhang P, Yang W, Deng T, Chao Y, Wang S, Qiu R, Tang Y. Stable isotope fractionation of zinc and cadmium in soil-plant system: A review. Chin Sci Bull 2018. [DOI: 10.1360/n972018-00417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Feng Y, Liu J, Huang H, Zhang C, Wan T, Tong C, Deng T, Tu H, Huang Y, Liu G, Huang Q, Liu Z. Comparison of PARPi with angiogenesis inhibitors and chemotherapy for maintenance in ovarian cancer: A network meta-analysis. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy285.183] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Xiao Y, Deng T, Shang Z, Wang D. Adiponectin inhibits oxidization-induced differentiation of T helper cells through inhibiting costimulatory CD40 and CD80. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e6227. [PMID: 28513775 PMCID: PMC5479391 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20176227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Adiponectin is a multifunctional adipokine that has several oligomeric forms in the blood stream, which broadly regulates innate and acquired immunity. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to observe the differentiation of T helper (Th) cells and expression of costimulatory signaling molecules affected by adiponectin. The mRNA and protein expression levels of adiponectin and its receptors in oxidized low density lipoprotein cholesterol-treated endothelial cells were assayed by real time PCR and immunofluorescence. The endothelial cells were then treated with adiponectin with or without adipoR1 or adipoR2 siRNA and co-cultured with T lymphocytes. The distribution of Th1, Th2 and Th17 subsets were assayed by flow cytometry. The effects of adiponectin on costimulatory signaling molecules HLA-DR, CD80, CD86 and CD 40 was also assayed by flow cytometry. The results showed that endothelial cells expressed adiponectin and its receptor adipoR1 and adipoR2, but not T-cadherin. Adiponectin suppressed Th1 and Th17 differentiation through adipoR1 receptor, contributed to the inhibition of CD80 and CD40, and inhibited differentiation of Th1 and Th17 by inhibiting antigen presenting action.
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Duan J, Deng T, Ying G, Zhang H, Zhou L, Bai M, Li H, Ba Y. Prognostic significance of the T2 substage in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Dis Esophagus 2017; 30:1-7. [PMID: 28375473 DOI: 10.1093/dote/dow027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The invasion of the muscularis propria is defined as T2 stage in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Evidence is lacking regarding whether the T2 substage based on anatomy may serve as a prognostic indicator. This study aims to confirm the prognostic value of the T2 substage. The clinicopathological characteristics of 120 patients who had pathologically verified T2 tumors between 2006 and 2011 at the Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital were retrospectively studied. Based on the invasion depth, tumors that had penetrated the circular muscle layer were defined as T2a, while T2b disease referred to those that had invaded the longitudinal muscle layer. Factors potentially related to survival were analyzed with univariate and multivariate analyses. The logistic regression model was used to examine the factors associated with lymph node metastasis. To verify the prognostic value of the T2 substage further, patients with T1b and T3 stage disease during the same period were selected for comparisons. The univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that the T2 substage and N stage were independent prognostic factors. The T2 substage was highly relevant to lymph node metastasis in the logistic regression model (P = 0.044). When T1b and T3 was considered, the survival of T2a patients was closer to that of T1b patients, while the survival of T2b patients was closer to that of T3 disease (P = 0.000). The T2 substage was an independent prognostic factor. Patients with T2a tumors displayed a favorable survival, while the prognosis of T2b patients was closer to that of T3 patients.
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Liu JM, Cheng SH, Xia C, Deng T, Zhu YC, Wei X, Huang ZL, Liao BH, Luo DY, Zhang YG, Jin T, Wang KJ, Huang J, Li H. Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in AKT1 and the risk of prostate cancer in the Chinese Han population. Genet Mol Res 2017; 16:gmr-16-01-gmr.16019469. [PMID: 28363000 DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019469] [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] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AKT1, also known as v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1, is involved in the regulation of cell-survival and anti-apoptotic activities, which may affect the pathogenesis of various cancers. However, the association between genetic variants of AKT1 and the risk of developing prostate cancer has not been investigated before. This study investigated the associations between three polymorphisms (rs1130214, rs3730358, and rs2494732) in AKT1 and the risk of development of prostate cancer in the Chinese Han population. Sequenom MassARRAY & iPLEX technology were used to genotype these polymorphisms in 493 Chinese Han patients with prostate cancer and 309 age-matched healthy individuals. Compared to the CC genotype of the rs3730358 polymorphism, the CT genotype of the same polymorphism was strongly associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer (OR = 0.617, 95%CI = 0.390-0.976, P = 0.037). However, there was no significant difference between the allele frequency of the rs3730358 polymorphism and those of the other two polymorphisms (P > 0.05). Moreover, no significant difference was found in the haplotype analysis (P > 0.05). Our study found that the variant genotype CT of rs3730358 of AKT1 was associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer, which suggested that this polymorphism could play an important role in the development of the disease.
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- The Periodical Press of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology) West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Wang N, Lyu XP, Deng XJ, Guo H, Deng T, Li Y, Yin CQ, Li F, Wang SQ. Assessment of regional air quality resulting from emission control in the Pearl River Delta region, southern China. Sci Total Environ 2016; 573:1554-1565. [PMID: 27642074 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.013] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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To evaluate the impact of emission control measures on the air quality in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of South China, statistic data including atmospheric observations, emissions and energy consumptions during 2006-2014 were analyzed, and a Weather Research and Forecasting - Community Multi-scale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ) model was used for various scenario simulations. Although energy consumption doubled from 2004 to 2014 and vehicle number significantly increased from 2006 to 2014, ambient SO2, NO2 and PM10 were reduced by 66%, 20% and 24%, respectively, mainly due to emissions control efforts. In contrast, O3 increased by 19%. Model simulations of three emission control scenarios, including a baseline (a case in 2010), a CAP (a case in 2020 assuming control strength followed past control tendency) and a REF (a case in 2020 referring to the strict control measures based on recent policy/plans) were conducted to investigate the variations of air pollutants to the changes in NOx, VOCs and NH3 emissions. Although the area mean concentrations of NOx, nitrate and PM2.5 decreased under both NOx CAP (reduced by 1.8%, 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively) and NOx REF (reduced by 7.2%, 1.8% and 0.3%, respectively), a rising of PM2.5 was found in certain areas as reducing NOx emissions elevated the atmospheric oxidizability. Furthermore, scenarios with NH3 emission reductions showed that nitrate was sensitive to NH3 emissions, with decreasing percentages of 0-10.6% and 0-48% under CAP and REF, respectively. Controlling emissions of VOCs reduced PM2.5 in the southwestern PRD where severe photochemical pollution frequently occurred. It was also found that O3 formation in PRD was generally VOCs-limited while turned to be NOx-limited in the afternoon (13:00-17:00), suggesting that cutting VOCs emissions would reduce the overall O3 concentrations while mitigating NOx emissions in the afternoon could reduce the peak O3 levels.
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Meteorological Bureau, Zuhai, China
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Hu H, Liu H, Peng C, Deng T, Fu X, Chung C, Zhang E, Lu C, Zhang K, Liang Z, Yang Y. Clinical Experience of Non-Invasive Prenatal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Testing in 190,277 Patient Samples. Curr Mol Med 2016; 16:759-766. [DOI: 10.2174/1566524016666161013142335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jin ZL, Pei H, Xu YH, Yu J, Deng T. The SUMO-specific protease SENP5 controls DNA damage response and promotes tumorigenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:3566-3573. [PMID: 27649656] [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: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE SUMOylation plays critical roles in a variety of physiological and pathological processes including tumorigenesis. SUMOylation is a reversible process which is mediated by the SENP (Sentrin/SUMO-specific protease) family to remove SUMO from conjugated substrates. SENP5 has been reported to play critical roles in the control of several cancers including breast cancer, osteosarcoma and oral squamous cell carcinoma. In this study, we uncovered a role of SENP5 in promoting tumorigenesis process in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) via regulating DNA damage response. MATERIALS AND METHODS The mRNA and protein levels of SENP5 in 10 pairs of HCC samples were determined by Realtime PCR and Western blot, respectively. SiRNAs were used to silence the expression of SENP5 in HepG2 cells. Male BALB/c nude mice were used to determine the roles of SENP5 on tumorigenesis. In vivo SUMOylation assay was used to detect the SUMOylation of ATRIP. Immunoprecipitation (IP) was used to detect the interaction between SENP5 and ATRIP. RESULTS We found that SENP5 was over-expressed in HCC samples and required for HCC cells proliferation both in vitro and in vivo. SENP5-depleted HepG2 cells exhibited hypersensitivity to IR and etoposide treatment with defective checkpoint activation including decreased activation of ATR and phosphorylation of ATR targets. At the molecular level, we found that SENP5 interacted with ATRIP and promoted ATRIP deSUMOylation. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our data suggest that SENP5 is required for HCC cell growth and might be a promising drug target for HCC.
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Clinical Medical College, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, P.R. China.
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Sun J, Guan F, Zhu X, Ning Z, Ma T, Liu J, Deng T. Micro-fabricated packed gas chromatography column based on laser etching technology. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1429:311-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang X, Zuo D, Chen Y, Li W, Liu R, He Y, Ren L, Zhou L, Deng T, Wang X, Ying G, Ba Y. Shed Syndecan-1 is involved in chemotherapy resistance via the EGFR pathway in colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer 2014; 111:1965-76. [PMID: 25321193 PMCID: PMC4229635 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background: Syndecan-1 (Sdc-1) shedding induced by matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) and additional proteases has an important role in cancer development. However, the impact of Sdc-1 shedding on chemotherapeutic resistance has not been reported. Methods: We examined Sdc-1 shedding in colorectal cancer by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Dot blot, reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), immunohistochemistry and so on, its impact on chemotherapeutic sensitivity by collagen gel droplet embedded culture-drug sensitivity test (CD-DST) and MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide), and potential mechanisms of action by Dot blot, western blot and immunofluorescence. Results: Sdc-1 shedding was increased in colorectal cancer patients, Sdc-1 serum levels in postoperative patients were lower than in preoperative patients, but still higher than those observed in healthy adults. Patients with high preoperative Sdc-1 serum levels were less responsive to 5-Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, Irintecan, Cisplatin or Paclitaxel chemotherapy. Moreover, the disease-free survival of patients with high preoperative Sdc-1 serum levels was significantly poorer. The possible mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer can be attributed to Sdc-1 shedding, which enhances EGFR phosphorylation and downstream signalling. Conclusions: Shed Sdc-1 is involved in chemotherapy resistance via the EGFR pathway in colorectal cancer, and Sdc-1 serum levels could be a new prognostic marker in colorectal cancer.
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Digestive Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin 300000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Infectious Disease, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Digestive Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Laboratory of Cancer Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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Zhang ML, Cao Z, He JL, Xue L, Zhou Y, Long S, Deng T, Zhang L. A simple gold plate electrode modified with Gd-doped TiO2nanoparticles used for determination of trace nitrite in cured food. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2012; 29:1938-46. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2012.715762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Pawlowski TL, Spetzler D, Tinder T, Kimbrough J, Deng T, Kim J, Ellis P, Tyrell A, Kennedy P, Kuslich C. Circulating exosomes may provide a more sensitive platform to monitor disease progression compared to circulating tumor cells. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.10580] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Kuslich C, Pawlowski TL, Deng T, Tinder T, Kim J, Kimbrough J, Spetzler D. A sensitive exosome-based biosignature for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.4636] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Spetzler D, Pawlowski TL, Tinder T, Kimbrough J, Deng T, Kim J, Moran B, Conrad A, Esmay P, Kuslich C. The molecular evolution of prostate cancer cell line exosomes with passage number. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e21071] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Liao X, Deng T, Zhu Y, Du G, Chen J. Enhancement of glutathione production by altering adenosine metabolism of Escherichia coli in a coupled ATP regeneration system with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 104:345-52. [PMID: 18194260 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03415.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during the enzymatic production of glutathione is necessary. In this study, our aims were to investigate the reason for low glutathione production in Escherichia coli coupled with an ATP regeneration system and to develop a new strategy to improve the system. METHODS AND RESULTS Glutathione can be synthesized by enzymatic methods in the presence of ATP and three precursor amino acids (L-glutamic acid, L-cysteine and glycine). In this study, glutathione was produced from E. coli JM109 (pBV03) coupled with an ATP regeneration system, by using glycolytic pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae WSH2 as ATP regenerator from adenosine and glucose. In the coupled system, adenosine used for ATP regeneration by S. cerevisiae WSH2 was transformed into hypoxanthine irreversibly by E. coli JM109 (pBV03). As a consequence, S. cerevisiae WSH2 could not obtain enough adenosine for ATP regeneration in the glycolytic pathway in spite of consuming 400 mmol l(-1) glucose within 1 h. By adding adenosine deaminase inhibitor to block the metabolism from adenosine to hypoxanthine, glutathione production (8.92 mmol l(-1)) enhanced 2.74-fold in the coupled system. CONCLUSIONS This unusual phenomenon that adenosine was transformed into hypoxanthine irreversibly by E. coli JM109 (pBV03) revealed that less glutathione production in the coupled ATP regeneration system was because of the poor efficiency of ATP generation. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The results presented here provide a strategy to improve the efficiency of the coupled ATP regeneration system for enhancing glutathione production. The application potential can be microbial processes where ATP is needed.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Wang BL, Li XX, Zheng F, Liu R, Quan JX, Jia HW, Liang H, Deng T, Guo SY, Guo G, Zhang JY, Qiu MC. Construction of T-vectors for the direct, unidirectional cloning, and analysis of PCR-amplified promoters. Mol Biol 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s002689330704019x] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Wang BL, Li XX, Zheng F, Liu R, Quan JX, Jia HW, Liang H, Deng T, Guo SY, Guo G, Zhang JY, Qiu MC. [Construction of T-vectors for the direct, unidirectional cloning and analysis of PCR-amplified promoters]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2007; 41:719-724. [PMID: 17936994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The amplification and cloning of promoters are regularly employed procedures to study the mechanism of gene regulation. In the present study we developed a method to construct T-vectors used for the direct and unidirectional cloning and analysis of promoters. These so-called T-vectors pEGFP-T and pGL3-T were derived from their parent promoterless vectors pEGFP-1 and pGL3-basic, respectively. To construct the T-vectors, an AhdI recognition site within the Ampr gene in pGL3-basic was silent mutated using overlap extension PCR. Then, a specially designed AhdI cassette was cloned into the respective parent vectors. The procedures of the T-vector construction involved a strategy to minimize the background of nonrecombinant transformants and to eliminate reverse orientation of the PCR products into the T-vectors. The cloning efficiencies of the two T-vectors were both above 85% when tested with a PCR product amplified from a sequence that was pre-confirmed to be able to initiate transcription, and moreover, the constructs harbored the inserts in a desired orientation at a >90% rate. In transient transfection assays, we demonstrated these T-vectors are functional. Thus, the present study provides an easy method to construct a series of T-vectors used for promoter characterization.
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Takayama TK, Carter CA, Deng T. Activation of prostate-specific antigen precursor (pro-PSA) by prostin, a novel human prostatic serine protease identified by degenerate PCR. Biochemistry 2001; 40:1679-87. [PMID: 11327827 DOI: 10.1021/bi002129r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 11/30/2022]
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A novel serine protease was found in human prostate by degenerate oligonucleotide PCR amplification and cloned. The zymogen form of this enzyme, named prostinogen, is composed of 240 amino acid residues with an amino-terminal propiece of 5 residues and a 235-residue mature enzyme. The transcript has a signal peptide of 15 amino acid residues. The mature enzyme has 41% sequence identity with prostate specific antigen (PSA). Prostinogen was expressed in Escherichia coli and refolded from inclusion bodies. The zymogen, with a molecular mass of 28 kDa, was readily activated by agarose-immobilized trypsin to generate prostin, a serine protease, which cleaves the chromogenic substrate (N-benzoyl-L-Ile-L-Glu-L-Gly-L-Arg-p-nitroaniline hydrochloride) (S-2222). Recombinant prostin readily activates the precursor of PSA (pro-PSA) by cleavage of the amino terminal Arg(7)-Ile(8) peptide bond. These results indicate that prostin may be a physiological activator of pro-PSA following its own proteolytic activation, as part of a cascade system involving a series of serine protease precursor proteins in the prostate.
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- T K Takayama
- Departments of Biochemistry and Urology, University of Washington, Box 357350, Seattle, WA 98195-7350, USA.
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Chen N, Deng T, Chen P, Li L. [The regulation of apoptosis by Bcl-2, bcl-X(L), Bcl-2alpha and Bax in chronic liver disease]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2000; 39:808-10. [PMID: 11798540] [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: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the expression of Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) in patients of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and to study the regulation of apotosis by Bax and Bcl-2 subfamilies. METHODS The subfamily of Bcl-2 in the liver tissue was studied by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In 156 cases of chronic liver disease the expression levels of Fas and FasL in the chronic hepatitis group were significantly higher than that in hepatocellular carcinoma group(P < 0.01). The expression level of Bax subfamily in the chronic hepatitis group was significantly higher than that of Bcl-2 subfamily. CONCLUSION It is suggested that Bcl-2 family is involved in the regulation of apoptosis in the chronic liver diseases.
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- N Chen
- Institute of Liver Disease, Beijing Military General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are important proline-directed Ser/Thr kinases that play distinct roles in cell differentiation and proliferation. hPRP4 (pre-mRNA processing gene), a human homologue of S. pombe Prp4, is a recently isolated CDK-like kinase with homology to MAPKs. Little is known about the mRNA processing function of hPRP4 or about the signaling pathways with which it is associated. hPRP4 is expressed in a variety of human tissues with the highest expression in the brain, lung and liver. In this paper, we characterize the activation of hPRP4 in COS-7 cells and show that hPRP4 also possesses a transcription factor activation function. hPRP4 is activated by epidermal growth factor (EGF) or forskolin treatment, but not tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA) nor ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Activated hPRP4 phosphorylates residue Thr-417 on Elk-1 resulting in Elk-1 activation. This site of Elk-1 phosphorylation is distinct from that of other MAPKs. Coexpression of hPRP4 with an Elk-1 reporter construct causes trans activation of the reporter. These findings suggest that hPRP4, a CDK-like kinase related to MAPKs, may play a distinct role in signal transduction in addition to its role in mRNA processing.
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- Y Huang
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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Yang P, Wirnsberger G, Huang HC, Cordero SR, McGehee MD, Scott B, Deng T, Whitesides GM, Chmelka BF, Buratto SK, Stucky GD. Mirrorless lasing from mesostructured waveguides patterned by soft lithography. Science 2000; 287:465-8. [PMID: 10642543 DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5452.465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 417] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mesostructured silica waveguide arrays were fabricated with a combination of acidic sol-gel block copolymer templating chemistry and soft lithography. Waveguiding was enabled by the use of a low-refractive index (1.15) mesoporous silica thin film support. When the mesostructure was doped with the laser dye rhodamine 6G, amplified spontaneous emission was observed with a low pumping threshold of 10 kilowatts per square centimeter, attributed to the mesostructure's ability to prevent aggregation of the dye molecules even at relatively high loadings within the organized high-surface area mesochannels of the waveguides. These highly processible, self-assembling mesostructured host media and claddings may have potential for the fabrication of integrated optical circuits.
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- P Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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To identify potential roles of cytokines in retroviral pathogenesis, we used reverse transcription-quantitative competitive polymerase chain reaction (RT-qcPCR) assays to characterize mRNA levels of 19 different lymphokines, chemokines, monokines and hematopoietic growth factors in three feline cell lines productively infected with subgroup A feline leukemia virus (FeLV-A) or various feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) strains. Infection of a CD8+, CD5- large granular lymphocyte (LGL) cell line with FeLV-A activated expression of interleukin-7 (IL-7), induced modest (4-fold) increases in granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) transcripts, and decreased transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) mRNA (4-fold). The LGL cells were not susceptible to infection by FIV. Infection of MYA-1 cells, a CD4+ T-lymphoblastoid cell line, with FeLV-A activated expression of macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha), increased transcript levels of GM-CSF (8-fold), macrophage CSF (M-CSF) (16-fold) and stem cell factor (SCF) (250-fold), and decreased (4-fold) expression of IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Productive infection with four different FIV molecular clones caused progressive MYA-1 cell death; however, the mRNA expression profiles were unchanged except for 2- to 4-fold increases in M-CSF and 16- to 500-fold increases in SCF. Thus, FIV-induced MYA-1 cytopathicity was not associated with dysregulation of pro-apoptotic or survival factor transcript levels. Lastly, productive infection of PNI cells, a marrow-derived fibroendothelial cell line, with FeLV-A or any of three FIV strains induced 4-fold higher levels of IL-12p40 transcripts and variably higher levels (4- to 64-fold) of GM-CSF. Two viral strains, the FIV-14 molecular clone and the clinical isolate FIV-5122, caused syncytia formation and unique activation of IL-1beta and stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) expression, suggesting a potential role for those factors in viral spread and/or cytopathicity. In addition, infection with FIV-5122, but not the other FIV strains or FeLV-A, induced significant increases in mRNA levels of the hematopoietic inhibitors TNF-alpha and MIP-1alpha, along with increased concentrations of soluble proteins in culture supernatants. Consistent with this, supernatant from FIV-5122 infected PNI cells suppressed hematopoietic progenitor growth in colony assays, compared to supportive activities in supernatants from other infected or uninfected PNI cell cultures. Together, these data demonstrate that feline retroviruses alter cytokine mRNA levels in general and strain-specific patterns. These changes may result in specific alterations in cell function and contribute to retroviral pathogenesis. Our observations provide a basis for directed studies of candidate factors within the hematopoietic, thymic and lymphoid microenvironments.
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- M L Linenberger
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
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Linenberger ML, Rohn JL, Deng T, Ellis-Smith S, Ingber R, Overbaugh J. Lymphokines modulate the growth and survival of thymic tumor cells containing a novel feline leukemia virus/Notch2 variant. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1999; 70:223-43. [PMID: 10507363 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(99)00075-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Tumorigenesis occurs through a multistep process initiated by genetic lesions and facilitated by endogenous and external growth/survival signals. In many malignancies, specific oncogenic mutations correlate with phenotypic characteristics, inferring lineage-specific pathogenic mechanisms. To characterize these relationships in a unique feline tumor, we studied primary cells and two-cell lines independently-derived from a thymic lymphoma that contained and actively expressed a novel feline leukemia virus (FeLV) recombinant with transduced host Notch2 sequences. All three tumor cell populations contained similar FeLV/Notch2 proviral variants and phenotypically resembled mature thymocytes. Multiple Notch2 transcripts were expressed in the cell lines, including species that correspond to viral genomes and spliced subgenomic viral mRNA. Tumor cell line FeLV/Notch2 virus was packaged into virions; however, the variant was not efficiently transmitted to feline cells in vitro. Primary tumor cells constitutively expressed mRNA for interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-6 and the p40 subunit of IL-12. Lymphokine mRNA was not detected in established tumor cell lines nor was T-cell growth-promoting activity found in culture supernatants. Exogenous IL-4 enhanced primary tumor cell survival, but inhibited proliferation of the cell lines. Interleukin-4 abrogated hydrocortisone-induced apoptosis in all three populations and had divergent effects on cell line clonogenic colony formation. Exogenous IL-7 and, to a lesser degree, IL-6 also had variable positive effects on the growth and viability of the tumor cell populations. Collectively, these data suggest that thymocytes are susceptible to the transforming potential of dysregulated Notch2 and that thymopoietic factors could, through overlapping and distinct mechanisms, promote the survival and outgrowth of FeLV/Notch2-containing neoplastic cells.
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- M L Linenberger
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
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Porous silica, niobia, and titania with three-dimensional structures patterned over multiple length scales were prepared by combining micromolding, polystyrene sphere templating, and cooperative assembly of inorganic sol-gel species with amphiphilic triblock copolymers. The resulting materials show hierarchical ordering over several discrete and tunable length scales ranging from 10 nanometers to several micrometers. The respective ordered structures can be independently modified by choosing different mold patterns, latex spheres, and block copolymers. The examples presented demonstrate the compositional and structural diversities that are possible with this simple approach.
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- P Yang
- P. Yang, D. Zhao, G. D. Stucky, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. T. Deng and G. M. Whitesides, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. P. Feng
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Deng T. Continental ecosystematic variations in the carbon isotopic composition of the early pleistocene equid enamel. Chin Sci Bull 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02891409] [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: 11/28/2022]
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c-Fos/c-Jun dimers (activating protein-1 transcription factor) are involved in the modulatory actions of angiotensin II (Ang II) on brain norepinephrine neurons, effects mediated via Ang II type 1 (AT1) receptors. The transcriptional activities of c-Fos and c-Jun can be augmented by Fos-regulating kinase (FRK) and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), respectively. In this study, we investigated the effects of Ang II on FRK and JNK activities in neurons cultured from newborn rat hypothalamus and brain stem, which include a population of catecholaminergic cells containing AT1 receptors. Ang II caused time-dependent increases in the activation of FRK and JNK, effects completely inhibited by the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan but not by the Ang II type 2 (AT2) receptor blocker PD123,319. The stimulation of FRK activity by Ang II was abolished by the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor GF109203X or the calcium chelator BAPTA, but not by inhibition of calmodulin or calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. However, the activation of JNK by Ang II was not dependent on PKC or another calcium-dependent mechanism. These data demonstrate that Ang II stimulates activation of FRK and JNK in neuronal cells, actions that may contribute to the neuromodulatory effects of this peptide.
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- X C Huang
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA
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