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Iimura S, Rosenbusch M, Takamine A, Tsunoda Y, Wada M, Chen S, Hou DS, Xian W, Ishiyama H, Yan S, Schury P, Crawford H, Doornenbal P, Hirayama Y, Ito Y, Kimura S, Koiwai T, Kojima TM, Koura H, Lee J, Liu J, Michimasa S, Miyatake H, Moon JY, Naimi S, Nishimura S, Niwase T, Odahara A, Otsuka T, Paschalis S, Petri M, Shimizu N, Sonoda T, Suzuki D, Watanabe YX, Wimmer K, Wollnik H. Study of the N=32 and N=34 Shell Gap for Ti and V by the First High-Precision Multireflection Time-of-Flight Mass Measurements at BigRIPS-SLOWRI. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:012501. [PMID: 36669221 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.012501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The atomic masses of ^{55}Sc, ^{56,58}Ti, and ^{56-59}V have been determined using the high-precision multireflection time-of-flight technique. The radioisotopes have been produced at RIKEN's Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF) and delivered to the novel designed gas cell and multireflection system, which has been recently commissioned downstream of the ZeroDegree spectrometer following the BigRIPS separator. For ^{56,58}Ti and ^{56-59}V, the mass uncertainties have been reduced down to the order of 10 keV, shedding new light on the N=34 shell effect in Ti and V isotopes by the first high-precision mass measurements of the critical species ^{58}Ti and ^{59}V. With the new precision achieved, we reveal the nonexistence of the N=34 empirical two-neutron shell gaps for Ti and V, and the enhanced energy gap above the occupied νp_{3/2} orbit is identified as a feature unique to Ca. We perform new Monte Carlo shell model calculations including the νd_{5/2} and νg_{9/2} orbits and compare the results with conventional shell model calculations, which exclude the νg_{9/2} and the νd_{5/2} orbits. The comparison indicates that the shell gap reduction in Ti is related to a partial occupation of the higher orbitals for the outer two valence neutrons at N=34.
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- S Iimura
- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94523, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Center of Nuclear Study (CNS), The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute for Basic Science, 70, Yuseong-daero 1689-gil, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-811, Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001, USA
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Chen Y, Li X, Lai W, Zhu F, Tan X, Xian W, Kang P, Wang H. [RIP1/RIP3-MLKL signaling pathway correlates with occurrence, progression and prognosis of chronic heart failure]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:1534-1539. [PMID: 34755669 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.10.12] [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 detect plasma levels of receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIP1), RIP3 and mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) in patients with chronic heart failure and explore the expression pattern of programmed necrosis signaling pathway RIP1/RIP3-MLKL in the progression of heart failure. METHODS The patients with chronic heart failure (NYHA class Ⅱ-Ⅳ) admitted in our hospital between February, 2020 and March, 2021 were prospectively enrolled in this study, with 21 healthy volunteers as the control group. The enrolled patients included 20 with grade Ⅱ, 33 with grade Ⅲ, and 43 with grade Ⅳ cardiac function. Fasting venous blood was collected from all the participants for detecting plasma levels of RIP1, RIP3, and MLKL and protein expressions of RIP1/RIP3-MLKL pathway using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting. The patients with grade Ⅳ cardiac function were followed up for 5 months to evaluate the clinical prognostic indicators. RESULTS Compared with the healthy volunteers, the patients with grade Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ cardiac function had significantly increased plasma levels of RIP1, RIP3, and MLKL (P < 0.01), and their levels were significantly higher in grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ patients than in those with grade Ⅱ cardiac function (P < 0.01); the plasma levels of RIP1 and MLKL were significantly higher in grade Ⅳ patients than in grade Ⅲ patients (P < 0.05). The results of Western blotting also showed increased expressions of the proteins in the RIP1/RIP3-MLKL pathway in patients with heart failure. Pearson correlation analysis suggested that in patients with heart failure, the expression levels of RIP1, RIP3, and MLKL were positively correlated with SCR, AST, LVEDD and NT-proBNP (P < 0.05). Follow-up study of the patients with grade Ⅳ cardiac function showed that higher expression levels of RIP1/RIP3-MLKL were associated with a poorer prognosis of the patients. CONCLUSION The expressions of RIP1, RIP3 and MLKL are significantly upregulated in patients with heart failure in positive correlation with the severity of the disease condition, and the activation of the RIP1/RIP3-MLKL signaling pathway may contribute to the occurrence, development and prognosis of chronic heart failure.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Research Center, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Research Center, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Class 1, Grade 2017, School of Medical Imaging, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Research Center, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Research Center, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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Tan X, Xian W, Chen Y, Li X, Wang Q, Kang P, Wang H. [Exploring the therapeutic mechanism of quercetin for heart failure based on network pharmacology and molecular docking]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:1198-1206. [PMID: 34549711 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.08.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the molecular mechanism of quercetin in the treatment of heart failure (HF) based on network pharmacology and molecular docking. METHODS Quercetin and HF-related targets were obtained using TCMSP, PharmMapper, CTD and GeneCards databases, and quercetin-HF intersection targets were obtained through the online website Venn; the protein interaction network was constructed and imported into Cytoscape 3.7.2 to identify the core targets of quercetin in the treatment of HF.GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses were performed using R package, and molecular docking was performed using Auto Dock Vina.The protein levels of AKT1, phospho-AKT(Ser473), eNOS, MMP9, and caspase-3 in quercetin-treated HF cell models were detected using protein immunoblotting. RESULTS We identified 80 quercetin-HF intersectional targets (AKT1, CASP3, MAPK1, MMP9, and MAPK8) and 5 core targets of quercetin for treatment of HF.GO analysis suggested that the therapeutic effect of quercetin for HF was mediated mainly by such biological processes as responses to peptide hormones, phosphatidylinositol-mediated signalling, responses to lipopolysaccharides, responses to molecules of bacterial origin and regulation of inflammatory responses.KEGG pathway enrichment analysis identified lipid and atherosclerosis pathway, proteoglycans in cancer, PI3K-AKT signaling pathway, diabetic cardiomyopathy and MAPK signaling pathway as the most significantly enriched signaling pathways.Molecular docking showed a good binding activity of quercetin to the 5 core targets.The results of protein immunoblotting showed that 100 μmol/L quercetin significantly reduced AKT1, phospho-AKT (Ser473), eNOS, MMP9 and caspase-3 levels in the cell models of HF (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Quercetin improves the pathological changes in HF possibly by regulating the AKT1-eNOS-MMP9 pathway to inhibit cell apoptosis.
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- X Tan
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Research Center of Cardio Cerebrovascular Diseases, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Research Center of Cardio Cerebrovascular Diseases, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Research Center of Cardio Cerebrovascular Diseases, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Research Center of Cardio Cerebrovascular Diseases, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Physiology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Research Center of Cardio Cerebrovascular Diseases, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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Zhu Y, Xiaoan L, Qi L, Xian W, Tiansong X, Junzhe Y, Xingmeng W, Chaoran Y, Ruyu C, Kai Z, Tingyu X, Bin W, Jordee S V, Xiaoqiang Z. Effects of chemotherapy on serum lipids in Chinese postoperative breast cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(20)30678-x] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Zhou H, Shen J, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Fang W, Yang Y, Hong S, Chen G, Zhao S, Chen X, Zhang Z, Liu J, Xian W, Zhao Y, Hou X, Ma Y, Zhou T, Zhao H, Zhang L. P1.11-09 Risk of Second Primary Malignancy After Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Competing Risk Nomogram Based on the SEER Database. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1082] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Liu J, Zhou H, Zhang Y, Fang W, Yang Y, Hong S, Chen G, Zhao S, Zhang Z, Shen J, Xian W, Huang Y, Zhao H, Zhang L. P2.04-13 Interleukin-18 and Lung Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Liu J, Zhou H, Zhang Y, Fang W, Yang Y, Hong S, Chen G, Zhao S, Shen J, Xian W, Huang Y, Zhao H, Zhang L. A Mendelian randomization study of the effects of Crohn’s disease on lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz070.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Liu J, Zhou H, Zhang Y, Fang W, Yang Y, Hong S, Chen G, Zhao S, Chen X, Zhang Z, Xian W, Shen J, Huang Y, Zhao H, Zhang L. Nomogram for patients with stage I small cell lung cancer: A competing risk analysis. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Zhou H, Zhang Y, Liu J, Yang Y, Fang W, Hong S, Chen G, Zhao S, Zhang Z, Shen J, Xian W, Huang Y, Zhao H, Zhang L. Education and lung cancer: A Mendelian randomisation study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz070.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Xian W, Yang F, Li DM, Sun TT, Shang PP, Zheng JJ, Peng YH. [A study of bacterial distribution and drug resistance in skin and soft tissue infection]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:829-833. [PMID: 30893725 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.011.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate pathogenic bacteria and drug resistance in the patients with skin and soft tissue infection in order to provide the scientific evidences for clinical reasonable use of antibiotics. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with skin and soft tissue infections in Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital from January 2012 to December 2017. Pus, secretions, skin lesions, urine, throat swabs, and alveolar lavage fluid were collected for bacterial culture, bacterial species were identified by VITEK2 Compact system and BD-Bruker MALDI Biotyper system. Drug resistance was detected by K-B agar diffusion method recommended by CLSI. Results: A total of 392 strains of bacteria were isolated from 327 patients distributed in 21 genus and 56 species, of which 225 were gram-positive cocci (57.40%), 114 were gram-negative rods (29.08%), 46 were gram-positive rods (11.73%), and 7 were gram-negative cocci (1.79%). The top 3 bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus 91(23.21%), Staphylococcus epidermidis 42 (10.71%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 24 (6.12%). Staphylococcus had a high rate of resistance to penicillin and erythromycin (>50%). Gram-negative rods were resistant to ampicillin (86.1%), and also had certain resistance to most second-generation and some third-generation cephalosporin (about 50%). There was no significant change in the drug resistance rate of MRSA compared to MSSA. Only the resistance rate to tetracycline was statistically different (P<0.05). Conclusion: The emergence of drug-resistant strains is an important factor leading to refractory infections. There are a wide range of pathogenic bacteria species among the skin and soft tissue infection patients, and antimicrobial drugs should be chosen wisely according to drug sensitivity.
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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Sharma N, Srivastava S, Kern F, Xian W, Yeoh KG, Ming T, McKeon F, Ho KY. CEACAM 6, a novel marker for the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus. Dis Esophagus 2017; 30:1-5. [PMID: 28475729 DOI: 10.1093/dote/dox026] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition associated with the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Despite the low risk of progression to EAC, evidence highlights the notably poor survival rates of this malignancy. The mainstay form of diagnosis of BE is endoscopy and biopsy sampling. However, research emphasizes limitations with regards to the histological detection of BE and associated dysplasia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical significance of CEACAM6 as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of BE and beyond. Retrospective tissue samples were obtained from columnar lined esophagus without goblet cells (n = 27), BE (n = 18), BE associated dysplasia (n = 16), and EAC (n = 24). Standardized immunohistochemistry for CEACAM6 was performed followed by quantitative staining analysis. Statistical analysis across the BE spectrum for CEACAM6 was undertaken and a P value <0.05 was considered significant. CEACAM6 expression increased from columnar lined epithelium (CLE) to BE with a subsequent decrease to dysplasia and adenocarcinoma. The expression of CEACAM6 was significant from CLE to BE at p 0.001, CLE to dysplasia at p 0.001, BE to dysplasia at p 0.006, CLE to adenocarcinoma at p 0.001 and BE to adenocarcinoma at p 0.001. There was no significant difference in expression between dysplasia and adenocarcinoma (P = 0.15). Our findings highlight the increasing expression of CEACAM6 from CLE to BE with a subsequent decrease to dysplasia and adenocarcinoma. In view of this, we advocate the utilization of this marker for the enhanced diagnosis of BE and for the distinction of BE and dysplasia.
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- N Sharma
- Departments of Medicine and Pathology, National University Health System
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- Departments of Cancer Science Institute, National University of Singapore
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- Departments of Genome Institute of Singapore, A-STAR, Singapore
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- Departments of Somatic Stem Cell Centre, University of Houston, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Pathology, National University Health System
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- Departments of Pathology, National University Health System
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- Departments of Somatic Stem Cell Centre, University of Houston, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Pathology, National University Health System
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We conducted a case-control study in a Chinese population to assess whether 5 common single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the vascular endothelial growth factor gene (VEGF) affect the risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The study population included 266 RCC patients who were newly diagnosed and histologically confirmed to have RCC as well as 532 cancer-free controls. Genotyping of VEGF -2578C/A, -1156G/A, +1612G/A, +936C/T, and -634G/C was conducted by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. RCC patients were more likely to have higher body mass index, and have a habit of tobacco smoking as well as suffer from diabetes. Conditional logistic regression analyses showed that individuals with the AA genotype and A allele of -2578C/A significantly increased the risk of RCC when compared with the CC genotype. Individuals carrying the CT and TT geno-types of +936C/T were correlated with an increased risk of RCC compared to the CC genotype. The T allele of +936C/T was associated with an increased risk of RCC. The -2578C/A and +936C/T polymorphisms in the VEGF gene may play a role in the etiology of RCC.
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- W Xian
- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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Chen L, Zhang N, Wang Y, Xian W, Hu W, Wei G. [Value of FDG PET-CT associated with pathology in diagnosing residual tumor in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2015; 37:213-215. [PMID: 25975792] [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: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To find a rational way in early detecting the residual tumor in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after radiotherapy. METHODS A total of 47 NPC patients who were diagnosed residual tumor after radiotherapy and treated in our hospital from Dec 2009 to Aug 2012 were included in this study and their clinicopathological and follow-up data were reviewed and analyzed. The patients were checked by nasopharynx MRI, FDG PET-CT and were examined by biopsy of the residual tumors within two weeks after radiotherapy. The diagnosis of relapses was determined by pathological re-examination. RESULTS All the 47 patients were followed up for 10-42 months. Three of them had nasopharynx relapse. The others had not tumor relapse and their residual tumors disappeared completely. The specificity of MRI, FDG PET-CT and pathological tumor response in diagnosing residual tumors were 9.1%, 77.3%, and 95.5% (P<0.001). Their accuracy rates were 14.9%, 78.9%, and 95.7%, respectively (P<0.001). The M of SUVmax in the team who had moderate and severe pathologic tumor response (team A) was 3.05 and that in the team who had mild pathologic tumor response (team B) was 4.68 (P=0.012). None of patients in the team A had nasopharynx relapse. Three patients in the team B who had SUVmax ≥4 had nasopharynx relapses, and in other 2 patients who had SUVmax <4, the residual tumors disappeared during the following-up. The specificity and accuracy in diagnosing residual tumors were increased when mild pathologic tumor response combined with SUVmax4 were used. CONCLUSION PET-CT combined with pathologic tumor response is beneficial for early diagnosis of residual nasopharyngeal tumors after radiotherapy.
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- Lusi Chen
- Department of Radiotherapy, Canaer Center, the Frist People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, China;
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Xian T, Yang H, Xian W, Chen X, Dai J. Photocatalytic mechanism of Bi2Fe4O9 nanoparticles in the degradation of methylene blue. Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism 2013. [DOI: 10.3184/146867813x13744829848161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have investigated the effects of O2, ethanol, and KI on the photocatalytic efficiency of Bi2Fe4O9 nanoparticles towards the degradation of methylene blue (MB). It is observed that O2 has a negligible effect on the photocatalytic degradation rate of the dye, whereas ethanol and KI exhibit a strong suppression of the dye degradation, with a stronger effect observed for the latter. Hydroxyl radicals are shown, by the photoluminescence technique using coumarin as a probe molecule, to be produced on the irradiated Bi2Fe4O9, and are scavenged on addition of ethanol and KI. The mechanisms involved are discussed in detail. Based on the experimental results, hydroxyl radicals and photogenerated holes are suggested to be the two main active species in the photocatalytic degradation of MB by Bi2Fe4O9 nanoparticles.
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- T. Xian
- State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, P.R. China
- School of Science, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, P.R. China
- School of Science, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, P.R. China
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- Lanzhou Petrochemical College of Vocational Technology, Lanzhou 730060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, P.R. China
- School of Science, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, P.R. China
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Crum C, Ning G, Herfs M, Yamamoto Y, McKeon F, Xian W. Serous cancer precursor evolution in the fallopian tube. Gynecol Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.04.119] [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: 11/16/2022]
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May T, Virtanen C, Crum C, Xian W, Vathipadiekal V, Birrer M, Rosen B, Murphy K, Tone A. Multi-center gene expression analysis of Mullerian low-grade and high-grade serous carcinoma highlights genes potentially involved in chemotherapy resistance. Gynecol Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zheng Y, Wu Q, Fang Y, He Y, Zhou H, Liu Y, Chen J, Xian W, Fu X, Shen C, Guo C, Chen L, Pei Z. 3.050 THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LRRK2 S1647T POLYMORPHISM AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70786-6] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xian W, Fu X, Chen J, Liu Y, Zheng Y, Liu J, Zhou X, Li J, Liu Z, Pei Z, Chen L. 2.309 BILATERAL SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS STIMULATION VERSUS PREOPERATIVE MEDICAL THERAPY IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF STUDIES WITH ONE YEAR FOLLOW-UP. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70632-0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fu X, Liu J, Liu Y, Xian W, Chen J, Zheng Y, Zhou H, He Y, Li J, Liu Z, Pei Z, Chen L. 2.324 THE BILATERAL STN-DBS CAN IMPROVE MOTOR AND NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS IN MODERATE AND ADVANCED PD PATIENTS: A TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70647-2] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu Y, Fu X, Xian W, Zheng Y, Chen J, Zhou H, Pei Z, Chen L. 2.325 THE BILATERAL STN-DBS CAN IMPROVE MOTOR AND NONMOTOR SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE: A ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70648-4] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zheng Y, Liu Y, Wu Q, Hong H, Zhou H, Chen J, Wang H, Xian W, Li J, Liu Z, Pei Z, Chen L. Confirmation of LRRK2 S1647T variant as a risk factor for Parkinson's disease in southern China. Eur J Neurol 2011; 18:538-40. [PMID: 20629711 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03164.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) S1647T has been identified as a risk variant for Parkinson's disease (PD) in Han Chinese. METHODS To replicate the association of LRRK2 S1647T with risk of PD, we conducted a case-control study of this variant involving 406 PD subjects and 412 controls from southern mainland China. RESULTS The results showed that the frequency of A allele was higher in patients with PD (OR=1.238, 95% CI: 1.015-1.510, P=0.035) compared to controls. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis with the disease group (patients with PD vs. controls) as the dependent variable and genotype as an independent factor adjusting for the effect of age and gender, the homozygous S1647T genotype (AA) was associated with an increased risk of PD (OR=1.815, 95% CI:1.270-2.594, P=0.001). The pooled analysis of present data and the data from the previous work demonstrated that the frequency of A allele was higher in patients with PD (OR=1.2, 95% CI: 1.09-1.32, P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS LRRK2 S1647T increases the risk of Parkinson's disease in southern China.
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- Y Zheng
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Janmey PA, Xian W, Flanagan LA. Controlling cytoskeleton structure by phosphoinositide-protein interactions: phosphoinositide binding protein domains and effects of lipid packing. Chem Phys Lipids 1999; 101:93-107. [PMID: 10810928 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(99)00058-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cell movement and resistance to mechanical forces are largely governed by the cytoskeleton, a three-dimensional network of protein filaments that form viscoelastic networks within the cytoplasm. The cytoskeleton underlying the plasma membrane of most cells is rich in actin filaments whose assembly and disassembly are regulated by actin binding proteins that are stimulated or inhibited by signals received and transmitted at the membrane/cytoplasm interface. Inositol phospholipids, or phosphoinositides, are potent regulators of many actin binding proteins, and changes in the phosphorylation of specific phosphoinositide species or in their spatial localization are associated with cytoskeletal remodeling in vitro. This review will focus on recent studies directed at defining the structural features of phosphoinositide binding sites in actin binding proteins and on the influence of the physical state of phosphoinositides on their ability to interact with their target proteins.
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- P A Janmey
- Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Under physiological conditions, filamentous actin (F-actin) is a polyanionic protein filament. Key features of the behavior of F-actin are shared with other well-characterized polyelectrolytes, in particular, duplex DNA. For example, the bundle formation of F-actin by polyvalent cations, including divalent metal ions such as Mg2+, has been proposed to be a natural consequence of the polyelectrolyte nature of actin filaments [Tang and Janmey (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 8556-8563]. This recently proposed model also suggests that weak interactions between F-actin and Mg2+ ions reflect a nonspecific trapping of counterions in the electric field surrounding F-actin due to its polyelectrolyte nature. To test this hypothesis, we have performed 25Mg NMR measurements in F-actin solutions. Based on the NMR data, we estimate that the rotational correlation times of Mg2+ are independent of the overall rotational dynamics of the actin filaments. Moreover, competitive binding experiments demonstrate a facile displacement of F-actin-bound Mg2+ by Co(NH3)63+. At higher Co(NH3)63+ concentrations, a fraction of the magnesium ions are trapped as actin filaments aggregate. ATP also competes effectively with actin filaments for binding to Mg2+. These results support the hypothesis that magnesium ions bind loosely and nonspecifically to actin filaments, and thus show a behavior typical of counterions in polyelectrolyte solutions. The observed features mimic to some extent the well-documented behavior of counterions in DNA solutions.
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- W Xian
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68588-0304, USA
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Fezoui Y, Braswell EH, Xian W, Osterhout JJ. Dissection of the de novo designed peptide alpha t alpha: stability and properties of the intact molecule and its constituent helices. Biochemistry 1999; 38:2796-804. [PMID: 10052951 DOI: 10.1021/bi9823838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Alpha t alpha is a de novo designed 38-residue peptide [Fezoui et al. (1995) Protein Sci. 4, 286-295] that adopts a helical hairpin conformation in solution [Fezoui et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91, 3675-3679; Fezoui et al. (1997) Protein Sci. 6, 1869-1877]. Since alpha t alpha was developed as a model system for protein folding at the stage where secondary structures interact and become mutually stabilizing, it is of interest to investigate the increase in stability that occurs with helix association. alpha t alpha was dissected into its component helices and the relative stabilities of the individual helices and the parent molecule were assessed. The Delta G0 of unfolding of alpha t alpha measured by guanidine hydrochloride denaturation was determined to be 3.4 kcal/mol. The equilibrium constant for folding of alpha t alpha was estimated from the Delta G0 as 338 and from hydrogen exchange measurements as 259. The stability of the helices in intact alpha t alpha over the individual helices increased by a factor of at least 37 based on amide proton exchange measurements. Sedimentation equilibrium studies showed very little association of the peptides to form either homo- or heterodimers, suggesting that helix association is stabilized by the high effective concentration of the helices caused by the presence of the connecting turn. The effects of salt and pH on the helicity of the component peptides are largely reflected in the intact molecule, implying that short-range interactions still make important contributions to the conformation of the intact molecule even though significant stabilization is caused by helix association.
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- Y Fezoui
- The Rowland Institute for Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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Lim CS, Baumann CT, Htun H, Xian W, Irie M, Smith CL, Hager GL. Differential localization and activity of the A- and B-forms of the human progesterone receptor using green fluorescent protein chimeras. Mol Endocrinol 1999; 13:366-75. [PMID: 10076994 DOI: 10.1210/mend.13.3.0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Subcellular localization and transcriptional activity of green fluorescent protein-progesterone receptor A and B chimeras (GFP-PRA and GFP-PRB) were examined in living mammalian cells. Both GFP-PRA and B chimeras were found to be similar in transcriptional activity compared with their non-GFP counterparts. GFP-PRA and PRA were both weakly active, while GFP-PRB and PRB gave a 20- to 40-fold induction using a reporter gene containing the full-length mouse mammary tumor virus long-terminal repeat linked to the luciferase gene (pLTRluc). Using fluorescence microscopy, nuclear/cytoplasmic distributions for the unliganded and hormone activated forms of GFP-PRA and GFP-PRB were characterized. The two forms of the receptor were found to have distinct intracellular distributions; GFP-PRA was found to be more nuclear than GFP-PRB in four cell lines examined. The causes for and implications of this differential localization of the A and B forms of the human PR are discussed.
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- C S Lim
- Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5055, USA
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Xian W, Rosenberg MP, DiGiovanni J. Activation of erbB2 and c-src in phorbol ester-treated mouse epidermis: possible role in mouse skin tumor promotion. Oncogene 1997; 14:1435-44. [PMID: 9136987 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1200980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 02/04/2023]
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In recent work we showed that the EGF receptor (EGFr) was activated in tumor promoter treated mouse epidermis (Cell Growth & Differentiation, 6: 1447-1455, 1995). In the present study, we have investigated the possible role of other erbB family members in the process of tumor promotion. Both erbB2 and erbB3, but not erbB4, were expressed in cultured mouse keratinocytes and in mouse epidermis in vivo. In cultured mouse keratinocytes, EGF stimulated rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of erbB2 followed by a time-dependent degradation of erbB2 protein. Furthermore, an increase in erbB2:EGFr heterodimer formation was also induced by EGF. In contrast to the results with erbB2, EGF did not induce tyrosine phosphorylation, the degradation of erbB3, or erbB3:EGFr heterodimer formation in cultured keratinocytes. Further analyses revealed that c-src kinase activity was dramatically elevated in cultured mouse keratinocytes exposed to EGF. In mouse epidermis following multiple treatments with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), the phosphotyrosine content of erbB2 was significantly elevated in a dose-dependent manner. Concomittantly, erbB2:EGFr heterodimer formation and c-src kinase activity were also elevated in TPA-treated epidermis. Structure-activity relationships with several phorbol ester analogs showed that the elevated phosphorylation of erbB2 in mouse epidermis followed closely with tumor promoting ability. Activation of erbB2 and c-src kinase were also observed in the epidermis of TGF alpha transgenic mice where expression of human TGF alpha was targeted to basal keratinocytes with the human K14 promoter. Collectively, the current data suggest that the activation of erbB2 in phorbol ester treated skin can be explained solely by a mechanism involving elevation of EGFr ligands and activation of the EGFr. In addition, activation of c-src may be an important downstream effector in mouse keratinocytes both in vivo and in vitro, following activation of the EGFr, erbB2, or both.
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- W Xian
- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville 78957, USA
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Xian W, Vegners R, Janmey PA, Braunlin WH. Spectroscopic studies of a phosphoinositide-binding peptide from gelsolin: behavior in solutions of mixed solvent and anionic micelles. Biophys J 1995; 69:2695-702. [PMID: 8599675 PMCID: PMC1236506 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(95)80140-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 01/31/2023] Open
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The peptide G(150-169) corresponds to a phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) and filamentous actin (F-actin) binding site on gelsolin (residues 150-169, with the sequence KHVVPNEVVVQRLFQVKGRR). The conformation of this peptide in trifluoroethanol (TFE) aqueous solution was determined by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance as the first step toward understanding the structural aspects of the interaction of G(150-169) and PIP2. The circular dichroism experiments show that G(150-169) adopts a predominantly alpha-helical form in both 50% TFE aqueous solution and in the presence of PIP2 micelles, therefore establishing a connection between the two conformations. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance experiments of G(150-169) in TFE co-solvent show that the helical region extends from Pro-154 to Lys-166. The amphiphilic nature of this helical structure may be the key to understanding the binding of the peptide to lipids. Sodium dodecyl sulfate micelle solution is used as a model for anionic lipid environments. Preliminary studies of the conformation of G(150-169) in sodium dodecyl sulfate micelle solution show that the peptide forms an alpha-helix similar to but with some structural differences from that in TFE co-solvent. Fluorescence experiments provide evidence of peptide clustering over a narrow range of peptide/PIP2 ratios, which is potentially relevant to the biological function of PIP2.
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- W Xian
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68588-0304, USA
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Xian W, Kiguchi K, Imamoto A, Rupp T, Zilberstein A, DiGiovanni J. Activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor by skin tumor promoters and in skin tumors from SENCAR mice. Cell Growth Differ 1995; 6:1447-55. [PMID: 8562483] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The present study was designed to further investigate the role of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr) in mouse skin tumor promotion by evaluating the status of the EGFr in tumor promoter-treated mouse epidermis and in mouse skin tumors. Female SENCAR mice received three topical treatments of either the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) or the nonphorbol esters okadaic acid and chrysarobin. Membrane proteins from SENCAR mouse epidermis were isolated 6 h after the last treatment, and the phosphotyrosine content of the EGFr and several potential substrates were examined by Western blot analysis. The results indicated that multiple applications of all three tumor promoters led to an increase in the phosphotyrosine content of the EGFr and also of several lower molecular weight proteins (M(r) approximately 80,000-85,000). Phosphorylation of PLC gamma 1 on tyrosine residues could not be detected in tumor promoter-treated mouse epidermis when the phosphotyrosine content of the EGFr was elevated or in cultured keratinocytes exposed to exogenous EGF. When two tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tyrphostins RG50864 and RG13022) were incorporated into the treatment regimens, the TPA-induced epidermal hyperplasia and cell proliferation were effectively blocked, and the TPA-stimulated EGFr tyrosine phosphorylation was significantly reduced. Examination of the phosphotyrosine content of epidermal membrane proteins isolated from skin papillomas revealed that the EGFr also had elevated phosphotyrosine levels. These results demonstrate that multiple topical treatments with both phorbol ester and nonphorbol ester tumor promoters lead to activation of the EGFr tyrosine kinase in mouse epidermis. In addition, these data suggest that signaling through the EGFr pathway plays an important role in the tumor promotion stage of multistage carcinogenesis in mouse skin.
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- W Xian
- Department of Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, Texas 78957, USA
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