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Kaewkot C, Cheng WL, Tan FJ. Physicochemical properties and structural changes of chicken breast meat subjected to radio frequency tempering combined with conventional thawing treatments. Anim Sci J 2023; 94:e13836. [PMID: 37102701 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13836] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Being able to thaw frozen meat in a reasonable time without impairing quality is crucial for industry and households. Radio frequency (RF) techniques have been used to defrost frozen foods. The influences of RF (50 kW, 27.12 MHz) tempering combined with water immersion (WI, 20°C) thawing (RFWI) or air convection (AC, 20°C) thawing (RFAC) on the physicochemical and structural changes of chicken breast meat were investigated, and the results were compared with those of the fresh meat (FM) and the meat samples subjected to WI and AC only. The thawing processes were terminated when the core temperatures of the samples reached 4°C. The results indicated that AC was the most time-consuming technique, whereas RFWI required the least amount of time. The moisture losses, contents of the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance, total volatile basic nitrogen, and total viable counts of the meat subjected to AC were higher. Relatively less changes in water-holding capacity, coloration, oxidation, microstructure, protein solubility, and high sensorial acceptance were observed for RFWI and RFAC. This study demonstrated that the meat thawed using RFWI and RFAC was of satisfactory quality. Therefore, the RF techniques can be effective alternatives to the time-consuming conventional thawing methods and benefit the meat industry.
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- Chonlathee Kaewkot
- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wu IC, Liu CS, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Chen HL, Chen PF, Wu RC, Huang CW, Hsiung CA, Hsu CC. Association of leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number with longitudinal C-reactive protein levels and survival in older adults: a cohort study. Immun Ageing 2022; 19:62. [PMID: 36494677 PMCID: PMC9733307 DOI: 10.1186/s12979-022-00322-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systemic chronic inflammation occurs with age. The association of the leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number, a measure of mitochondrial function in aging, with the temporal profile of serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and mortality risk remains uncertain. The objectives of this study were to examine the association of the leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number with longitudinal high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and the association of the longitudinal high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels with mortality risk. METHODS This prospective cohort study included 3928 adults aged ≥ 55 years without systemic inflammation in the baseline examination of the Healthy Aging Longitudinal Study in Taiwan, which started in 2009. Each participant received leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number measurement using a fluorescence-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction at baseline, serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein measurements at baseline and the follow-up examination five years later, and the ascertainment of all-cause death (until November 30, 2021). The relationships among the leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number, longitudinal serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, and time to all-cause mortality were examined using the joint longitudinal and survival modeling analysis. RESULTS Of the 3928 participants (mean age: 69 years; 2060 [52%] were women), 837 (21%) died during follow-up. In the adjusted analysis, one standard deviation lower natural log-transformed baseline leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number was associated with an increase of 0.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.02 to 0.08) standard deviation in serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in subsequent years. An increase of 1 standard deviation in instantaneous high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality of 1.22 (95% CI, 1.14 to 1.30). Similar results were obtained after further adjusting for baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels (HR [95% CI], 1.27 [1.16 to 1.38]) and after excluding those with serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein above 10 mg/L (HR [95% CI], 1.21[1.11 to 1.31]) or 3 mg/L (HR [95% CI], 1.19 [1.06 to 1.31]) during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS A lower leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number was associated with persistently higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels. Moreover, these higher time-varying high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were instantaneously associated with a higher risk of death.
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- I-Chien Wu
- grid.59784.370000000406229172Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053 Taiwan
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- grid.413814.b0000 0004 0572 7372Vascular and Genomic Center, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan ,grid.413814.b0000 0004 0572 7372Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan ,grid.254145.30000 0001 0083 6092Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ,grid.260542.70000 0004 0532 3749Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- grid.413814.b0000 0004 0572 7372Vascular and Genomic Center, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- grid.413814.b0000 0004 0572 7372Vascular and Genomic Center, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- grid.59784.370000000406229172Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053 Taiwan
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- grid.59784.370000000406229172Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053 Taiwan
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- grid.59784.370000000406229172Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053 Taiwan
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- grid.59784.370000000406229172Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053 Taiwan
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- grid.59784.370000000406229172Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053 Taiwan
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- grid.59784.370000000406229172Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053 Taiwan
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Chang JC, Chang HS, Yeh CY, Chang HJ, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Liu CS, Chen ST. Regulation of mitochondrial fusion and mitophagy by intra-tumoral delivery of membrane-fused mitochondria or Midiv-1 enhances sensitivity to doxorubicin in triple-negative breast cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113484. [PMID: 36076583 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Increasing mitochondrial fusion by intra-tumoral grafting of membrane-fused mitochondria created with Pep-1 conjugation (P-Mito) contributes to breast cancer treatment, but it needs to be validated. Using mitochondrial division inhibitor-1 (Mdivi-1, Mdi) to disturb mitochondrial dynamics, we showed that the antitumor action of P-Mito in a mouse model of triple-negative breast cancer depends upon mitochondrial fusion and that Mdi treatment alone is ineffective. P-Mito significantly enhanced Doxorubicin (Dox) sensitivity by inducing mitochondrial fusion and mitophagy, and the same efficiency was also achieved with Mdi by inhibiting mitophagy. Cell death was induced via the p53 pathway and AIF nuclear translocation in the case of P-Mito, versus the caspase-dependent pathway for Mdi. Notably, both mitochondrial treatments reduced oxidative stress and blood vessel density of xenograft tumors, especially P-Mito, which was accompanied by inhibition of nuclear factor kappa-B activation. Furthermore, through enrichment analysis, four microRNAs in serum microvesicles induced by P-Mito caused expression of predicted targets via the PI3K-Akt pathway, and significantly impacted regulation of nuclear processes and myeloid cell differentiation. Clustering of gene-sets implicated a major steroid catabolic network. This study showed diverse roles of mitochondria in breast cancer and revealed effective adjuvant therapy targeting mitochondrial fusion and mitophagy.
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- Jui-Chih Chang
- Center of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Department of Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Department of Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Department of Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan; Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.
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Wu YL, Chang JC, Sun HL, Cheng WL, Yen YP, Lin YS, Chao YC, Liu KH, Huang CS, Liu KL, Liu CS. Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation Increases Removal of the ATXN3 Polyglutamine Repeat, Reducing Cerebellar Degeneration and Improving Motor Dysfunction in Murine Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14173593. [PMID: 36079853 PMCID: PMC9459709 DOI: 10.3390/nu14173593] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a well-known antioxidant, has been explored as a treatment in several neurodegenerative diseases, but its utility in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) has not been explored. Herein, the protective effect of CoQ10 was examined using a transgenic mouse model of SCA3 onset. These results demonstrated that a diet supplemented with CoQ10 significantly improved murine locomotion, revealed by rotarod and open-field tests, compared with untreated controls. Additionally, a histological analysis showed the stratification of cerebellar layers indistinguishable from that of wild-type littermates. The increased survival of Purkinje cells was reflected by the reduced abundance of TUNEL-positive nuclei and apoptosis markers of activated p53, as well as lower levels of cleaved caspase 3 and cleaved poly-ADP-ribose polymerase. CoQ10 effects were related to the facilitation of the autophagy-mediated clearance of mutant ataxin-3 protein, as evidenced by the increased expression of heat shock protein 27 and autophagic markers p62, Beclin-1 and LC3II. The expression of antioxidant enzymes heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1) and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) and 2 (SOD2), but not of glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPx2), were restored in 84Q SCA3 mice treated with CoQ10 to levels even higher than those measured in wild-type control mice. Furthermore, CoQ10 treatment also prevented skeletal muscle weight loss and muscle atrophy in diseased mice, revealed by significantly increased muscle fiber area and upregulated muscle protein synthesis pathways. In summary, our results demonstrated biochemical and pharmacological bases for the possible use of CoQ10 in SCA3 therapy.
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- Yu-Ling Wu
- Vascular and Genomic Center, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
- General Research Laboratory of Research Department, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40203, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40203, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
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- Department of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40203, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
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- Inflammation Research & Drug Development Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
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- Inflammation Research & Drug Development Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
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- Department of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40203, Taiwan
- Department of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40203, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (K.-L.L.); (C.-S.L.); Tel.: +886-4-24730022 (ext. 12136) (K.-L.L.); +886-4-7238595 (ext. 4751) (C.-S.L.)
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Institute of ATP, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (K.-L.L.); (C.-S.L.); Tel.: +886-4-24730022 (ext. 12136) (K.-L.L.); +886-4-7238595 (ext. 4751) (C.-S.L.)
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Lin YT, Lin YS, Cheng WL, Chang JC, Chao YC, Liu CS, Wei AC. Transcriptomic and Metabolic Network Analysis of Metabolic Reprogramming and IGF-1 Modulation in SCA3 Transgenic Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22157974. [PMID: 34360740 PMCID: PMC8348158 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22157974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is a genetic neurodegenerative disease for which a cure is still needed. Growth hormone (GH) therapy has shown positive effects on the exercise behavior of mice with cerebellar atrophy, retains more Purkinje cells, and exhibits less DNA damage after GH intervention. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is the downstream mediator of GH that participates in signaling and metabolic regulation for cell growth and modulation pathways, including SCA3-affected pathways. However, the underlying therapeutic mechanisms of GH or IGF-1 in SCA3 are not fully understood. In the present study, tissue-specific genome-scale metabolic network models for SCA3 transgenic mice were proposed based on RNA-seq. An integrative transcriptomic and metabolic network analysis of a SCA3 transgenic mouse model revealed that metabolic signaling pathways were activated to compensate for the metabolic remodeling caused by SCA3 genetic modifications. The effect of IGF-1 intervention on the pathology and balance of SCA3 disease was also explored. IGF-1 has been shown to invoke signaling pathways and improve mitochondrial function and glycolysis pathways to restore cellular functions. As one of the downregulated factors in SCA3 transgenic mice, IGF-1 could be a potential biomarker and therapeutic target.
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- Yu-Te Lin
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan;
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- Institute of ATP, Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan; (Y.-S.L.); (W.-L.C.); (J.-C.C.)
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- Institute of ATP, Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan; (Y.-S.L.); (W.-L.C.); (J.-C.C.)
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- Institute of ATP, Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan; (Y.-S.L.); (W.-L.C.); (J.-C.C.)
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- Inflammation Research & Drug Development Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan;
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- Institute of ATP, Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan; (Y.-S.L.); (W.-L.C.); (J.-C.C.)
- Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50091, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-S.L.); (A.-C.W.); Tel.: +886-4-7238595 (C.-S.L.); +886-2-33668612 (A.-C.W.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan;
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-S.L.); (A.-C.W.); Tel.: +886-4-7238595 (C.-S.L.); +886-2-33668612 (A.-C.W.)
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Chang JC, Chao YC, Chang HS, Wu YL, Chang HJ, Lin YS, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Liu CS. Intranasal delivery of mitochondria for treatment of Parkinson's Disease model rats lesioned with 6-hydroxydopamine. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10597. [PMID: 34011937 PMCID: PMC8136477 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90094-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The feasibility of delivering mitochondria intranasally so as to bypass the blood-brain barrier in treating Parkinson's disease (PD), was evaluated in unilaterally 6-OHDA-lesioned rats. Intranasal infusion of allogeneic mitochondria conjugated with Pep-1 (P-Mito) or unconjugated (Mito) was performed once a week on the ipsilateral sides of lesioned brains for three months. A significant improvement of rotational and locomotor behaviors in PD rats was observed in both mitochondrial groups, compared to sham or Pep-1-only groups. Dopaminergic (DA) neuron survival and recovery > 60% occurred in lesions of the substantia nigra (SN) and striatum in Mito and P-Mito rats. The treatment effect was stronger in the P-Mito group than the Mito group, but the difference was insignificant. This recovery was associated with restoration of mitochondrial function and attenuation of oxidative damage in lesioned SN. Notably, P-Mito suppressed plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines. Mitochondria penetrated the accessory olfactory bulb and doublecortin-positive neurons of the rostral migratory stream (RMS) on the ipsilateral sides of lesions and were expressed in striatal, but not SN DA neurons, of both cerebral hemispheres, evidently via commissural fibers. This study shows promise for intranasal delivery of mitochondria, confirming mitochondrial internalization and migration via RMS neurons in the olfactory bulb for PD therapy.
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- Jui-Chih Chang
- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan.
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan.
- Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan.
- School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan.
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Cheng WL, Liu XR, Zuo Y, Zheng W, Wu SS, Jiang B. [Effect of levothyroxine treatment on pregnancy outcomes in euthyroid women with thyroid autoantibody positive: a Meta-analysis]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2021; 56:58-63. [PMID: 33486929 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20200312-00215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the association of levothyroxine treatment with pregnancy outcomes in euthyroid women who are thyroid autoantibody positive. Methods: Medline, Excerpta Medica (EMBASE), Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Biology Medicine (CBM), Wanfang data and VIP database were searched from inception until Jan. 28, 2020. All published randomized controlled trials assessing the association of levothyroxine treatment with pregnancy outcomes in euthyroid women with thyroid autoantibody-positive were included. STATA 11.0 and RevMan 5.3 softwares were used to perform this Meta-analysis. Results: A total of 6 studies met the inclusion criteria, with 2 188 women randomized. Meta-analysis showed that there was no significantly association between miscarriage (OR=0.85, 95%CI: 0.65-1.11, P=0.234) and preterm birth (OR=0.79, 95%CI: 0.54-1.16, P=0.224) with levothyroxine treatment. Conclusions: Levothyroxine therapy could not reduce the risk of miscarriage and preterm birth in euthyroid women with thyroid autoantibody-positive. Therefore, levothyroxine should be used with caution for these pregnant women.
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- W L Cheng
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Women and Children Diseases, West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Women and Children Diseases, West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Women and Children Diseases, West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Women and Children Diseases, West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Women and Children Diseases, West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Women and Children Diseases, West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Chang JC, Chang HS, Wu YC, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Chang HJ, Chen ST, Liu CS. Antitumor Actions of Intratumoral Delivery of Membrane-Fused Mitochondria in a Mouse Model of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:5241-5255. [PMID: 32606744 PMCID: PMC7294573 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s238143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background The transfer of whole mitochondria has been demonstrated to be beneficial for treating breast cancer because it induces apoptosis and drug sensitivity; however, in vivo evidence of this benefit remains scant. The present study compared the transplantation of mitochondria with instinctive (Mito) and membrane-fused morphologies induced by Pep-1 conjugation (P-Mito) using a mouse model of triple-negative breast cancers. Materials and Methods Mice with advanced severe immunodeficiency received orthotopic implantation of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells followed by transplants of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-labeled Mito or P-Mito (200 μg [10 μg/μL]) through intratumoral injection at multiple points once a week for 4 weeks. Results After 1 month of consecutive treatment, 8.2% and 14.2% of the BrdU-labeled mitochondria were preserved in tumors of the Mito and P-Mito groups, respectively. Both Pep-1 and P-Mito treatments reduced tumor weight (21.7% ± 2.43% vs 40.6% ± 2.28%) and led to marked inhibition of Ki67 staining and angiogenesis. However, only the P-Mito group exhibited obvious necrosis and DNA fragmentation accompanied by an altered tumor microenvironment, which included reduced oxidative stress and size of cancer-associated fibroblast populations and enhanced immune cell infiltration. Transmission electron microscopy images further revealed an elongated network of perinuclear mitochondria fused with a few peripheral mitochondria in the nonnecrotic area in the P-Mito group as well as increases in mitochondrial fusion proteins and parkin compared with mitochondrial fission proteins. Conclusion In this study, the results of mitochondrial transplantation emphasized that the facilitation of mitochondrial fusion is a critical regulator in breast cancer therapy.
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- Jui-Chih Chang
- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.,School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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Chuang CS, Chang JC, Soong BW, Chuang SF, Lin TT, Cheng WL, Orr HT, Liu CS. Treadmill training increases the motor activity and neuron survival of the cerebellum in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2019; 35:679-685. [PMID: 31271500 DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) type 1 (SCA1) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that is characterized by worsening of disordered coordination, ataxia of the trunk, and other neurological symptoms. Physical activity improves both mobility and the daily living activities of patients with SCA. Intervention with daily regular treadmill exercise may slow the deterioration of cerebellar neurons in SCA1. Therefore, the signal changes and performance of cerebellar neurons after exercise in SCA1 was investigated in this study. We employed a transgenic mouse model of SCA1, generated by amplifying the cytosine-adenine-guanine trinucleotide repeat expansions, and the mice underwent 1 month of moderate daily treadmill exercise for 1 hour. The rotarod test revealed that the motor function of the SCA1 mice that underwent training was superior to that of the control SCA1 mice, which did not undergo training. Moreover, the cerebellar pathology revealed preserved Purkinje neurons stained by carbindin with an increase of the neuronal Per Arnt Sim domain protein 4, a key regulation in the structural and functional plasticity of neurons, in the excised SCA1 mice relative to the controls. The mechanism was related to an increase of phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6, a downstream target of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway, but not to autophagy activation. This study determined that regular treadmill exercise may play a crucial role in the viable support of cerebellar neurons in SCA1.
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- Chieh-Sen Chuang
- Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.,Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Neuroscience, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.,Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.,School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chang JC, Chang HS, Wu YC, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Chang HJ, Kuo SJ, Chen ST, Liu CS. Mitochondrial transplantation regulates antitumour activity, chemoresistance and mitochondrial dynamics in breast cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2019; 38:30. [PMID: 30674338 PMCID: PMC6343292 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-019-1028-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background The transfer of whole mitochondria that occurs during cell contact has been found to support cancer progression. However, the regulatory role of mitochondria alone is difficult to elucidate due to the complex microenvironment. Currently, mitochondrial transplantation is an available approach for restoring mitochondrial function in mitochondrial diseases but remains unclear in breast cancer. Herein, effects of mitochondrial transplantation via different approaches in breast cancer were investigated. Methods Whole mitochondria (approximately 10.5 μg/ml) were transported into MCF-7 breast cancer cells via passive uptake or Pep-1-mediated delivery. Fresh mitochondria isolated from homeoplasmic 143B osteosarcoma cybrids containing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) derived from health individuals (Mito) or mtDNA with the A8344G mutation (Mito8344) were conjugated with cell-penetrating peptide Pep-1 (P-Mito) or not conjugated prior to cell co-culture. Before isolation, mitochondria were stained with MitoTracker dye as the tracking label. After 3 days of treatment, cell viability, proliferation, oxidative stress, drug sensitivity to Doxorubicin/Paclitaxel and mitochondrial function were assessed. Results Compared with P-Mito, a small portion of Mito adhered to the cell membrane, and this was accompanied by a slightly lower fluorescent signal by foreign mitochondria in MCF-7 cells. Both transplantations induced cell apoptosis by increasing the nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor; inhibited cell growth and decreased oxidative stress in MCF-7 cells; and increased the cellular susceptibility of both the MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines to Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel. Mitochondrial transplantation also consistently decreased Drp-1, which resulted in an enhancement of the tubular mitochondrial network, but a distinct machinery through the increase of parkin and mitochondrial fusion proteins was observed in the Mito and P-Mito groups, respectively. Furthermore, although there were no differences in energy metabolism after transplantation of normal mitochondria, metabolism was switched to the energetic and glycolytic phenotypes when the mitochondria were replaced with dysfunctional mitochondria, namely, Mito8344 and P-Mito8344, due to dramatically induced glycolysis and reduced mitochondrial respiration, respectively. Consequently, transplant-induced growth inhibition was abolished, and cell growth in the Mito8344 group was even higher than that in the control group. Conclusion This study reveals the antitumour potential of mitochondrial transplantation in breast cancer via distinct regulation of mitochondrial function. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13046-019-1028-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jui-Chih Chang
- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan.,Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Endoscopy & Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan. .,School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan.
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Ou YH, Chen AWG, Fan JY, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Chen MK, Liu CS. Aminoglycoside-associated nonsyndromic deafness and speech disorder in mitochondrial A1555G mutation in a family: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e12878. [PMID: 30335006 PMCID: PMC6211905 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Mitochondrial DNA mutations have been associated with many maternal inherited diseases. A1555G mutation in mtDNA effects the gene code for rRNA, resulting in the structural change of human ribosome rending it susceptible to binding of the common antibiotic, aminoglycosides. Such mutation has linked with non-syndromic hearing loss and is one of the most common mtDNA mutations in Asian populations. PATIENT CONCERNS A 50-year-old Taiwanese female visited our neurology department with concern for multiple members with hearing loss in her family, including herself. DIAGNOSES Physical examination findings were not significant besides hearing loss and brain MRI did not reveal any lesions. BAEP confirmed bilateral peripheral sensory deficit. Given the multiple cases of hearing loss in the family, a genetic cause was suspected. Using PCR and sequences chromatogram technique we have identified A1555G mutation on her mtDNA affecting region codes for 12S rRNA. Additionally, we observed severe speech disorder in two young family members with the onset of hearing loss began in their early childhood. INTERVENTIONS The patient declined any form of intervention at the time for personal reasons. OUTCOMES The patient was satisfied with the diagnosis, her and her families are continuously followed by our neurology department. LESSONS We report on a family with mtDNA mutation hearing loss that is related to exposure to aminoglycosides. Children with such mutation are at high risk for impaired linguistic function. Early identification and intervention with cochlear implant should be considered.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
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- Institute of ATP, Vascular and Genomics Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua
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- Institute of ATP, Vascular and Genomics Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
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- Department of Neurology
- Institute of ATP, Vascular and Genomics Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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RATIONALE Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is an autosomal dominant late-onset progressive muscle disorder typically characterized by ptosis, difficulty in swallowing, and proximal limb weakness. Underdiagnosis of OPMD is common in Asian countries and results in delayed diagnoses and fatal events. PATIENT CONCERNS Here, we report the case of a 53-year-old female who suffered from progressive dysphagia and experienced several choking events involving solid material. An extensive family history of dysphagia was noted, and 2 family members had died as a result of aspiration. DIAGNOSES PABPN1 genotyping and DNA sequence analysis revealed a heterozygous (GCG)10(GCA)3GCG mutation that led to the diagnosis of OPMD. INTERVENTIONS Rehabilitation exercises, namely, the Shaker exercise and the Masako maneuver, were suggested. OUTCOMES Improved swallowing ability with safe food intake was noted after 2 months of training. Surgical intervention will be considered when progression of the disease is noted. LESSONS Underdiagnosis and a lack of awareness of OPMD may lead to choking, aspiration pneumonia, and death in multiple members of affected families. Currently, there is no definitive treatment for OPMD, but rehabilitation exercises and surgical intervention are helpful in relieving dysphagia.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
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- Department of Neurology
- Vascular and Genomics Center
- Institution of ATP, International Medical Industry Alliance, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua
- Graduate Institute of Integrative Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Liu SW, Chang JC, Chuang SF, Liu KH, Cheng WL, Chang HJ, Chang HS, Lin TT, Hsieh CL, Lin WY, Hsieh M, Kuo SJ, Liu CS. Far-infrared Radiation Improves Motor Dysfunction and Neuropathology in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 Mice. Cerebellum 2018; 18:22-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s12311-018-0936-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wong JYY, Hu W, Downward GS, Seow WJ, Bassig BA, Ji BT, Wei F, Wu G, Li J, He J, Liu CS, Cheng WL, Huang Y, Yang K, Chen Y, Rothman N, Vermeulen RC, Lan Q. Personal exposure to fine particulate matter and benzo[a]pyrene from indoor air pollution and leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number in rural China. Carcinogenesis 2017; 38:893-899. [PMID: 28911003 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgx068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Households in Xuanwei and Fuyuan, China, possess hazardous levels of fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter <2.5 microns (PM2.5) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from coal combustion. Previous studies found that increased exposure to PM2.5 and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP; a PAH) were associated with decreased mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn), a marker of oxidative stress. We further evaluated these associations in a cross-sectional study of 148 healthy non-smoking women from Xuanwei and Fuyuan. Personal exposure to PM2.5 and BaP was measured using portable devices. MtDNAcn was measured using qPCR amplification of leukocyte DNA that was collected after air measurements. Linear regression models were used to estimate the associations between personal exposure to PM2.5 and BaP, and mtDNAcn adjusted for age, body mass index (BMI) and fuel type. We found inverse associations between exposure to PM2.5 and BaP, and mtDNAcn. Each incremental log-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 was associated with a significant decrease in mtDNAcn of -10.3 copies per cell [95% confidence interval (95% CI): -18.6, -2.0; P = 0.02]. Additionally, each log-ng/m3 increase in BaP was associated with a significant decrease in mtDNAcn of -5.4 copies per cell (95% CI: -9.9, -0.8, P = 0.02). Age, BMI, fuel type and coal mine type were not significantly associated with mtDNAcn. Exposure to PM2.5 and BaP may alter mitochondrial dynamics in non-smoking Chinese women. MtDNAcn may be a potential mediator of indoor air pollution on chronic disease development.
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- Jason Y Y Wong
- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508 TD, the Netherlands
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System.,Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, 117549, Singapore
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- China National Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing 100012, People's Republic of China
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- China National Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing 100012, People's Republic of China
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- Qujing Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Sanjiangdadao, Qujing, Yunnan 655099, People's Republic of China
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- Qujing Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Sanjiangdadao, Qujing, Yunnan 655099, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology and Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 500, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Medicine, Chunghua Christian Hospital, Taipei 500, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Tumor Hospital), Kunming 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Tumor Hospital), Kunming 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Tumor Hospital), Kunming 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508 TD, the Netherlands
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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He LB, Wang YL, Xie X, Han M, Song FQ, Wang BJ, Cheng WL, Xu HX, Sun LT. Correction: Systematic investigation of the SERS efficiency and SERS hotspots in gas-phase deposited Ag nanoparticle assemblies. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:17469. [PMID: 28653071 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp90136d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Correction for 'Systematic investigation of the SERS efficiency and SERS hotspots in gas-phase deposited Ag nanoparticle assemblies' by L. B. He et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 5091-5101.
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- L B He
- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Centre, Key Lab of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China.
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Moore A, Lan Q, Hofmann JN, Liu CS, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Berndt SI. A prospective study of mitochondrial DNA copy number and the risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Causes Control 2017; 28:529-538. [PMID: 28357528 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-017-0879-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Evidence suggests that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number increases in response to DNA damage. Increased mtDNA copy number has been observed in prostate cancer (PCa) cells, suggesting a role in PCa development, but this association has not yet been investigated prospectively. METHODS We conducted a nested case-control study (793 cases and 790 controls) of men randomized to the screening arm of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) to evaluate the association between pre-diagnosis mtDNA copy number, measured in peripheral blood leukocytes, and the risk of PCa. We used logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) and polytomous logistic regression to analyze differences in associations by non-aggressive (Stage I/II AND Gleason grade < 8) or aggressive (Stage III/IV OR Gleason grade ≥ 8) PCa. RESULTS Although mtDNA copy number was not significantly associated with PCa risk overall (OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.97-1.55, p = 0.089), increasing mtDNA copy number was associated with an increased risk of non-aggressive PCa (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.01-1.65, p = 0.044) compared to controls. No association was observed with aggressive PCa (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.64-1.63, p = 0.933). Higher mtDNA copy number was also associated with increased PSA levels among controls (p = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that alterations in mtDNA copy number may reflect disruption of the normal prostate glandular architecture seen in early-stage disease, as opposed to reflecting the large number of tumor cells seen with advanced PCa.
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- Amy Moore
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 7F No. 235, Syuguang Rd., Changhua, 500, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 7F No. 235, Syuguang Rd., Changhua, 500, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 7F No. 235, Syuguang Rd., Changhua, 500, Taiwan
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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INTRODUCTION Hepatic haemangiomas are the most common benign liver tumours. They can be treated with surgical resection such as enucleation or hepatectomy if necessary. However, controversy remains over the clinical outcome and safety of these two methods. In this study, we performed a comprehensive meta-analysis to compare the efficacy of liver resection with enucleation for giant haemangiomas. METHODS The online databases PubMed, Embase and CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) were searched for relevant original articles. We compared operation time, blood loss, transfusion requirements, inflow occlusion time and postoperative complications between enucleation and hepatectomy. RESULTS Seven controlled clinical trials met the predefined inclusion criteria. Analysis indicated that the enucleation group had significantly shorter operation time (weighted mean difference, WMD -28.22, 95% confidence interval, CI, -54.82 to -1.62), less blood loss (WMD -395.92, 95% CI -521.25 to -270.58) and fewer complications (odds ratio, OR, 0.47, 95 % CI 0.34 to 0.65). There were no significant differences between enucleation and hepatectomy with regard to transfusion requirements (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.22 to 1.68) and inflow occlusion time (WMD 7.91, 95% CI -5.62 to 21.44). CONCLUSIONS Enucleation has advantages over hepatectomy in relation to operation time, blood loss and complications. Enucleation is a safe and effective treatment for giant hepatic haemangioma.
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- W L Cheng
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Wuxi, Jiangsu Province , China.,Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province , China
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Chen YJ, Xiong XF, Wen SQ, Tian L, Cheng WL, Qi YQ. Expression and clinical significance of PIWIL2 in hilar cholangiocarcinoma tissues and cell lines. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:7053-61. [PMID: 26125915 DOI: 10.4238/2015.june.26.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 12/20/2022]
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The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between PIWI-like protein 2 (PIWIL2) and clinicopathological charac-teristics and prognosis after radical resection. To accomplish this, we analyzed PIWIL2 expression in hilar cholangiocarcinoma tissues and cell lines. PIWIL2 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry in 41 hilar cholangiocarcinoma samples and 10 control tissues. Western blotting and immunocytofluorescence were used to investigate PIWIL2 expression in the cholangiocarcinoma cell line QBC939 and the bile duct epithelial cell line HIBEpic. Univariate and multivariate surviv-al analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier method for hilar cholangiocarcinoma patients who underwent radical resection. PIWIL2 expression was significantly higher in the hilar cholangiocarcinoma tissues and QBC939 cells than in control tissues and HIBEpic cells, respectively (P < 0.05). Poorly and moderately differentiated cholan-giocarcinoma tissues had significantly higher PIWIL2 expression than well-differentiated tissues (P < 0.05). Univariate analysis demonstrated that high PIWIL2 expression was associated with shorter survival time after radical resection (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that PI-WIL2 expression was an independent prognostic factor after radical re-section of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (P < 0.05). PIWIL2 expression was also associated with tumor-node-metastasis stage and differentiation. PIWIL2 was an independent prognostic factor after radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
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- Y J Chen
- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Abdominal Surgery, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Kim C, Bassig BA, Seow WJ, Hu W, Purdue MP, Shu XO, Huang WY, Liu CS, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Xiang YB, Ji BT, Gao YT, Chow WH, Männistö S, Weinstein SJ, Albanes D, Zheng W, Hosgood HD, Lim U, Rothman N, Lan Q. Pooled analysis of mitochondrial DNA copy number and lung cancer risk in three prospective studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014; 23:2977-80. [PMID: 25293879 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-1070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We previously reported that higher levels of mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA CN) were associated with lung cancer risk among male heavy smokers (i.e., ≥20 cigarettes per day) in the Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene (ATBC) study. Here, we present two additional prospective investigations nested in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial and the Shanghai Women's Health Study (SWHS), and pooled with previously published data from ATBC. MATERIALS All DNA were extracted from peripheral whole blood samples using the phenol-chloroform method, and mtDNA CN was assayed by fluorescence-based qPCR. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression models were used to estimate ORs and 95% confidence intervals for the association of mtDNA CN and lung cancer risk. RESULTS Overall, mtDNA CN was not associated with lung cancer risk in the PLCO, SWHS, or pooled populations (all P trends > 0.42, P heterogeneity = 0.0001), and mtDNA CN was inversely associated with lung cancer risk among male smokers in PLCO, the opposite direction observed in ATBC. In addition, the mtDNA CN association observed among male heavy smokers in ATBC was the opposite direction in PLCO. CONCLUSIONS mtDNA CN was not consistently associated with lung cancer risk across three prospective study populations from Europe, Asia, and the United States. IMPACT This pooled study suggests no consistent association between prediagnostic mtDNA CN levels and lung cancer risk across several populations. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 23(12); 2977-80. ©2014 AACR.
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- Christopher Kim
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Neurology and Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Neurology and Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Neurology and Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York
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- Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Kim C, Bassig BA, Seow WJ, Hu W, Purdue MP, Huang WY, Liu CS, Cheng WL, Männistö S, Vermeulen R, Weinstein SJ, Lim U, Hosgood HD, Bonner MR, Caporaso NE, Albanes D, Lan Q, Rothman N. Mitochondrial DNA copy number and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma risk in two prospective studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014; 24:148-53. [PMID: 25293880 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA CN) may be modified by mitochondria in response to oxidative stress. Previously, mtDNA CN was associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) risk, particularly chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). We conducted a replication study in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) study and pooled with published ATBC (Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene) data. METHODS In PLCO, 292 NHL cases (95 CLL/SLL cases) and 301 controls were pooled with 142 NHL cases (47 CLL/SLL cases) and 142 controls from ATBC. Subjects answered a questionnaire and provided blood. DNA was extracted from prediagnostic peripheral white blood, and mtDNA CN assayed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Unconditional logistic regression estimated mtDNA CN and NHL risk by odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS Greater mtDNA CN was associated with increased risk of CLL/SLL among males in PLCO (3rd vs. 1st tertile: OR, 2.21; 95% CI, 1.03-4.72; Ptrend: 0.049) and pooled (T3 vs. T1: OR, 3.12; 95% CI, 1.72-5.68; Ptrend: 0.0002). Association was stronger among male smokers (Ptrend: <0.0001) and essentially identical for cases diagnosed <6, >6-8, and >8 years from blood draw (pooled: Pinteraction: 0.65). mtDNA CN and risk of other NHL subtypes and multiple myeloma showed no association. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPACT Mitochondrial DNA CN was associated with risk of CLL/SLL in males/male smokers. The risk was observed among cases diagnosed as long as 8 years after blood draw. These results suggest that higher mtDNA CN may reflect a process involved in CLL/SLL development.
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- Christopher Kim
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Neurology and Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Neurology and Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Hosnijeh FS, Lan Q, Rothman N, San Liu C, Cheng WL, Nieters A, Guldberg P, Tjønneland A, Campa D, Martino A, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Trichopoulos D, Krogh V, Tumino R, Panico S, Masala G, Weiderpass E, Huerta Castaño JM, Ardanaz E, Sala N, Dorronsoro M, Quirós JR, Sánchez MJ, Melin B, Johansson AS, Malm J, Borgquist S, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Wareham N, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Brennan P, Siddiq A, Riboli E, Vineis P, Vermeulen R. Mitochondrial DNA copy number and future risk of B-cell lymphoma in a nested case-control study in the prospective EPIC cohort. Blood 2014; 124:530-5. [PMID: 24899624 PMCID: PMC4110659 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-10-532085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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It has been suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage are involved in lymphomagenesis. Increased copy number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as a compensatory mechanism of mitochondrial dysfunction previously has been associated with B-cell lymphomas, in particular chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, current evidence is limited and based on a relatively small number of cases. Using a nested case-control study, we extended these findings with a focus on subtype-specific analyses. Relative mtDNA copy number was measured in the buffy coat of prospectively collected blood of 469 lymphoma cases and 469 matched controls. The association between mtDNA copy number and the risk of developing lymphoma and histologic subtypes was examined using logistic regression models. We found no overall association between mtDNA and risk of lymphoma. Subtype analyses revealed significant increased risks of CLL (n = 102) with increasing mtDNA copy number (odds ratio = 1.34, 1.44, and 1.80 for quartiles 2-4, respectively; P trend = .001). mtDNA copy number was not associated with follow-up time, suggesting that this observation is not strongly influenced by indolent disease status. This study substantially strengthens the evidence that mtDNA copy number is related to risk of CLL and supports the importance of mitochondrial dysfunction as a possible mechanistic pathway in CLL ontogenesis.
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- Fatemeh Saberi Hosnijeh
- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Division Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Department of Neurology and Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Medicine, Chunghua Christian Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Genomic Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Genomic Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; WHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, "Civic - M.P. Arezzo" Hospital, ASP Ragusa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, ISPO Cancer Research and Prevention Institute, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway; Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Samfundet Folkhälsan, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, Murcia, Spain; CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Spain; Navarre Public Health Institute, Pamplona, Spain
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- Translational Research Laboratory and Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer Research Program in Cancer Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Public Health Direction and Biodonostia Research Institute Ciberesp, Basque Regional Health Department, Vitoria, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Spain; Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitario de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Genetics Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Department of Genomics of Common Disease, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Division Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht
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Liu CS, Chang JC, Kuo SJ, Liu KH, Lin TT, Cheng WL, Chuang SF. Delivering healthy mitochondria for the therapy of mitochondrial diseases and beyond. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2014; 53:141-6. [PMID: 24842105 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Mitochondrial transfer has been demonstrated to a play a physiological role in the rescuing of mitochondrial DNA deficient cells by co-culture with human mesenchymal stem cells. The successful replacement of mitochondria using microinjection into the embryo has been revealed to improve embryo maturation. Evidence of mitochondrial transfer has been shown to minimize injury of the ischemic-reperfusion rabbit heart model. In this mini review, the therapeutic strategies of mitochondrial diseases based on the concept of mitochondrial transfer are illustrated, as well as a novel approach to peptide-mediated mitochondrial delivery. The possible mechanism of peptide-mediated mitochondrial delivery in the treatment of the myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fiber disease is summarized. Understanding the feasibility of mitochondrial manipulation in cells facilitates novel therapeutic skills in the future clinical practice of mitochondrial disorder.
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- Chin-San Liu
- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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Lee YL, Liu CE, Cho WL, Kuo CL, Cheng WL, Huang CS, Liu CS. Presence of cytomegalovirus DNA in leucocytes is associated with increased oxidative stress and subclinical atherosclerosis in healthy adults. Biomarkers 2014; 19:109-13. [PMID: 24446591 DOI: 10.3109/1354750x.2013.877967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Investigate the latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as a biomarker of oxidative stress and atherosclerosis. METHODS Latent CMV infection was diagnosed in healthy individuals with PCR-evidence of CMV DNA in peripheral leucocytes. Oxidative stress and atherosclerosis were measured by mitochondrial DNA oxidative damage index (mtDNA(ΔCT)) and intima media thickness (IMT). RESULTS The CMV DNA positive subjects had a higher mean mtDNA(ΔCT) and greater IMT than subjects in the control group. CONCLUSIONS Presence of CMV DNA in leucocytes, as a marker of latent CMV infection, was associated with increased levels of oxidative stress and subclinical atherosclerosis in healthy adults.
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- Yu-Lin Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Changhua Christian Hospital , Changhua , Taiwan
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Hofmann JN, Hosgood HD, Liu CS, Chow WH, Shuch B, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Moore LE, Lan Q, Rothman N, Purdue MP. A nested case-control study of leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number and renal cell carcinoma in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Carcinogenesis 2014; 35:1028-31. [PMID: 24398668 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgt495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is vulnerable to mutations, and the number of copies of mtDNA per cell may increase to compensate for DNA damage. Case-control studies have reported associations between altered mtDNA copy number and risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC); however, this association has not been investigated prospectively. We conducted a nested case-control study (252 cases and 504 controls) of RCC risk in relation to pre-diagnostic leukocyte mtDNA copy number in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. mtDNA copy number was measured in triplicate using a fluorescence-based quantitative PCR assay; samples from 22 cases and 36 controls could not be assayed, leaving 230 cases and 468 controls for analysis. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using unconditional logistic regression. High mtDNA copy number was associated with an increased risk of RCC, both overall (highest quartile versus lowest: OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.2-3.2; P trend = 0.002) and among cases diagnosed ≥6 years after blood collection (OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.4-5.0; P trend = 0.003). These findings did not differ significantly by sex, body mass index, history of hypertension or smoking status (P interaction ≥ 0.3). Results of this study suggest that high pre-diagnostic leukocyte mtDNA copy number, a suspected marker of oxidative DNA damage and mitochondrial dysfunction, is associated with increased future RCC risk.
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- Jonathan N Hofmann
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is an enzyme controlling cholesterol esterification in cells. Large amounts of cholesterol esters accumulate in macrophages and smooth muscle cells of blood vessel walls resulting in the initial stages of atherosclerosis. Thus, atherosclerosis might be inhibited through inhibition of the activity of ACAT. In the present study, we identified by spectral analysis and chromatographic quantification that ferruginol was the most abundant component of exudates secreted from the wounding site of Calocedrus macrolepis Kurz var. formosana. Results obtained from the cholesterol absorption assay revealed that ferruginol exhibited a significant inhibitory activity on cholesterol absorption in mice macrophages (RAW 264.7 cell). Based on the results from analyzing the ratio of cholesterol esterification, ferruginol dose-dependently suppressed cholesterol esterification and the IC50 value was 2.0 μg/mL. In conclusion, ferruginol revealed strong inhibitory activities that retarded the absorption and esterification of cholesterol in cells. Our finding indicates that ferruginol might possess a potential for development as a pharmaceutical product for preventing arteriosclerosis.
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- Yu-Hsin Hsieh
- Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, National Chung-Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Forestry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Experimental Forest Management Office, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Forestry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, National Chung-Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taiwan
- Department of Forestry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Experimental Forest Management Office, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Hsieh YH, Chen KJ, Chien SC, Cheng WL, Xiao JH, Wang SY. ACAT inhibitory activity of exudates from Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana. Nat Prod Commun 2012; 7:1573-1574. [PMID: 23413553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is an enzyme controlling cholesterol esterification in cells. Large amounts of cholesterol esters accumulate in macrophages and smooth muscle cells of blood vessel walls resulting in the initial stages of atherosclerosis. Thus, atherosclerosis might be inhibited through inhibition of the activity of ACAT. In the present study, we identified by spectral analysis and chromatographic quantification that ferruginol was the most abundant component of exudates secreted from the wounding site of Calocedrus macrolepis Kurz var. formosana. Results obtained from the cholesterol absorption assay revealed that ferruginol exhibited a significant inhibitory activity on cholesterol absorption in mice macrophages (RAW 264.7 cell). Based on the results from analyzing the ratio of cholesterol esterification, ferruginol dose-dependently suppressed cholesterol esterification and the IC50 value was 2.0 microg/mL. In conclusion, ferruginol revealed strong inhibitory activities that retarded the absorption and esterification of cholesterol in cells. Our finding indicates that ferruginol might possess a potential for development as a pharmaceutical product for preventing arteriosclerosis.
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- Yu-Hsin Hsieh
- Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, National Chung-Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taiwan
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Su SL, Wang WF, Wu SL, Wu HM, Chang JC, Huang CS, Cheng WL, Soong BW, Lee YC, Li JY, Kuo SJ, Chen M, Huang CN, Liu CS. FGF21 in ataxia patients with spinocerebellar atrophy and mitochondrial disease. Clin Chim Acta 2012; 414:225-7. [PMID: 23031666 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serum fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) was proven to be a useful biomarker for the presence of mitochondrial neuromuscular disease. METHODS In the present study, we used the difference in the serum FGF21 level to differentiate between ataxia patients with hereditary spinocerebellar atrophy (SCA-ataxia) and those with mitochondrial syndrome (Mito-ataxia). Patients with SCA-ataxia (SCA2, SCA3) and Mito-ataxia (MELAS, MERRF, LHON, maternal inherited hearing impairment mtDNA A1555G mutation) were recruited in this study. All SCA-ataxia patients revealed a consistent pattern of cerebellar atrophy. On the contrary, some of the Mito-ataxia patients exhibited a vascular lesion with cerebellar infarction. RESULTS Extremely higher levels of serum FGF21 were found in the Mito-ataxia patients with MERRF and MELAS diseases, but not in patients with SCA-ataxia or LHON/mtDNA A1555G mutation. The positive trend between the mtDNA heteroplasmy and serum FGF21 was indicated in either MERRF (P=0.003, r=0.923) or MELAS (P=0.070, r=0.566) patients. CONCLUSION Serum FGF21 can be applied as the first molecular screening among patients suspected to be victims of hereditary ataxia with neuromuscular degeneration prior to mass genetic screening.
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- Shih-Li Su
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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Hyland PL, Pfeiffer RM, Rotunno M, Hofmann JN, Liu CS, Cheng WL, Yuenger J, Lan Q, Tucker MA, Goldstein AM, Yang XR. Constitutive mitochondrial DNA copy number in peripheral blood of melanoma families with and without CDKN2A mutations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 2014. [PMID: 25685612 DOI: 10.4172/2157-2518.s4-006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Quantitative changes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been associated with the risk of a number of human cancers; however, the relationship between constitutive mtDNA copy number in blood and the risk of familial cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) has not been reported. We measured mtDNA copy number using quantitative PCR in blood-derived DNA from 136 CMM cases and 302 controls in 53 melanoma-prone families (23 segregating CDKN2A germline mutations). MtDNA copy number did not vary by age, sex, pigmentation characteristics, or CMM status. However, germline CDKN2A mutation carriers had significantly higher mean mtDNA copy number compared to non-carriers, particularly among CMM cases (geometric mean mtDNA copy number of 144 and 111 for carrier versus non-carrier, respectively; P= 0.02). When adjusting for age, sex, and familial correlation, having increasing mtDNA copy number was significantly associated with CDKN2A mutation status among CMM cases (OR=1.47, Ptrend=0.024). In particular, individuals with specific CDKN2A mutations with the potential to inactivate or reduce the level of the p16-INK4 reactive oxygen species (ROS) protective function had significantly increased mtDNA copy number levels (P=0.035). Future research in prospective studies is required to validate these findings and to further investigate mtDNA copy number in both blood and melanoma tissues in relation to CMM risk and CDKN2A mutation status.
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- Paula L Hyland
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Lynch SM, Weinstein SJ, Virtamo J, Lan Q, Liu CS, Cheng WL, Rothman N, Albanes D, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Mitochondrial DNA copy number and pancreatic cancer in the alpha-tocopherol beta-carotene cancer prevention study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2011; 4:1912-9. [PMID: 21859925 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-11-0002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Diabetes, obesity, and cigarette smoke, consistent risk factors for pancreatic cancer, are sources of oxidative stress in humans that could cause mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage and increase mtDNA copy number. To test whether higher mtDNA copy number is associated with increased incident pancreatic cancer, we conducted a nested case-control study in the Alpha-Tocopherol Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study cohort of male smokers, aged 50 to 69 years at baseline. Between 1992 and 2004, 203 incident cases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma occurred (follow-up: 12 years) among participants, with whole blood samples used for mtDNA extraction. For these cases and 656 controls, we calculated ORs and 95% CIs using unconditional logistic regression, adjusting for age, smoking, and diabetes history. All statistical tests were two sided. Higher mtDNA copy number was significantly associated with increased pancreatic cancer risk (highest vs. lowest mtDNA copy number quintile, OR = 1.64, 95% CI = 1.01-2.67, continuous OR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.06-1.23), particularly for cases diagnosed during the first 7 years of follow-up (OR = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.16-3.96, P(trend) = 0.01, continuous OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.10-1.33), but not for cases occurring during follow-up of 7 years or greater (OR = 1.14, 95% CI = 0.53-2.45, continuous OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.93-1.18). Our results support the hypothesis that mtDNA copy number is associated with pancreatic cancer and could possibly serve as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer development.
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- Shannon M Lynch
- Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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Huang CH, Su SL, Hsieh MC, Cheng WL, Chang CC, Wu HL, Kuo CL, Lin TT, Liu CS. Depleted Leukocyte Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Metabolic Syndrome. J Atheroscler Thromb 2011; 18:867-73. [DOI: 10.5551/jat.8698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Cheng WL, Lin TY, Tseng YH, Chu FH, Chueh PJ, Kuo YH, Wang SY. Inhibitory effect of human breast cancer cell proliferation via p21-mediated G1 cell cycle arrest by araliadiol isolated from Aralia cordata Thunb. Planta Med 2011; 77:164-168. [PMID: 20717878 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A new polyacetylenic compound, araliadiol, was isolated from the leaves of Aralia cordata Thunb. (Araliaceae). The structure of araliadiol was determined to be 3( S),8( R)-pentadeca-1,9( Z)-diene-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol by MS, NMR, IR, and UV spectroscopic analysis as well as Mosher ester reaction. Araliadiol displayed a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of a human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7), with an IC (50) value for cytotoxicity of 6.41 µg/mL. Cell cycle analysis revealed that the proportion of cells in the G (1) phase of the cell cycle increased in a dose-dependent manner (from 54.7 % to 72.0 %) after 48 h exposure to araliadiol at dosages ranging from 0 to 80 µM. The results suggest that araliadiol inhibits cell cycle progression of MCF-7 at the G (1)-S transition. After treatment with araliadiol, phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (Rb) in MCF-7 cells was inhibited, accompanied by a decrease in the levels of cyclin D (3) and cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (cdk4) and an increase in the expression of p21 (WAF-1/Cip1). However, the expression of phosphorylated p53 (Ser15) and Chk2 was not altered in MCF-7 cells. These findings indicate that araliadiol exhibits its growth-inhibitory effects on MCF-7 cells through downregulation of cdk4 and cyclin D (3), and upregulation of p21 (WAF-1/Cip1) by a p53-independent mechanism.
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- Wen-Ling Cheng
- Department of Forestry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Liu CS, Soong BW, Lee YC, Chen WL, Kuo CL, Cheng WL, Huang CS, Lin WT. Gluten sensitivity: associated sporadic cerebellar ataxia in Taiwan. Acta Neurol Taiwan 2010; 19:263-269. [PMID: 21210327] [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] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Gluten sensitivity (GS) is related to the pathogenesis of sporadic or hereditary ataxia. METHODS Total of 194 healthy controls and patients with either hereditary ataxia (n=207) or sporadic ataxia (n=361) were tested for the circulating gluten-related autoantibodies which serve as biomarkers to interpret the existence of GS. RESULTS The incidences of GS in each population were 1% in normal subjects, 2% in hereditary ataxia patients and 9% in sporadic ataxia patients. High serum level of anti-gliadin IgG/IgA and t-transglutaminase IgA were disclosed at the sporadic ataxia patients compared with normal subjects. However, the anti-gliadin IgG is more specific to the disease of sporadic ataxia. CONCLUSION Relatively higher incidence of GS was found in the population of sporadic ataxia patients but not in either normal subjects or hereditary ataxia patients in Taiwan. Anti-gliadin IgG still is a very powerful indicator to implicate the immune-related sporadic ataxia and we conclude that GS-related sporadic ataxia exists in Taiwan with linkage to autoimmune events.
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- Chin-San Liu
- Department of Neurology, Vascular and Genomics Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, No. 135, Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 500, Taiwan.
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Tsai HD, Hsieh YY, Hsieh JN, Chang CC, Yang CY, Yang JG, Cheng WL, Tsai FJ, Liu CS. Mitochondria DNA deletion and copy numbers of cumulus cells associated with in vitro fertilization outcomes. J Reprod Med 2010; 55:491-497. [PMID: 21291035] [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: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mitochondria are important organelles in cell biology. We aimed to study the effects of mitochondrial DNA variations in cumulus cells (CCs) upon in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) outcomes. STUDY DESIGN A total of 51 women undergoing IVF-ET were recruited for the study. The CCs were collected during oocyte retrievals. Mitochondria DNA 4977-bp deletion (dmtDNA-delta5Kb) and copy numbers (MCN) of CCs were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction. The relationships of dmtDNA-delta5Kb and MCN with patients' age, embryo qualities and pregnancy rates (PRs) were detected and compared. RESULTS PRs were positively correlated with younger age, better transferred embryo qualities and lower dmtDNA-delta5Kb ratios in CCs. The dmtDNA-delta5Kb status was positively associated with older age and higher MCN but was not associated with embryo morphologic scoring. The dmtDNA-delta5Kb ratios of transferred embryos in pregnancy and nonpregnancy groups were 0% and 10.4%, respectively. The dmtDNA-delta5Kb in > or = 34-year-old and <34-year-old groups were 6.9% and 3.2%, respectively. CONCLUSION The dmtDNA-delta5Kb and MCN statuses of CCs are negatively associated with PRs, which might be potential tools for oocyte evaluation and embryo selections during IVF-ET.
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- Horng-Der Tsai
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lee YC, Tseng SC, Chen HL, Yu CC, Cheng WL, Du CH, Lin CH. Using autocloning effects to develop broad-bandwidth, omnidirectional antireflection structures for silicon solar cells. Opt Express 2010; 18 Suppl 3:A421-A431. [PMID: 21165072 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.00a421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this study, we used the autocloning effect on pyramid structures to develop broad-bandwidth, omnidirectional antireflection structures for silicon solar cells. The angular dependence of reflectance on several pyramid structures was systematically investigated. The deposition of three-layer autocloned films reduced the refractive index gap between air and silicon, resulting in an increase in the amount of transmitted light and a decrease in the total light escaping. The average reflectance decreased dramatically to ca. 2-3% at incident angles from 0 to 60° for both sub-wavelength- and micrometer-scale pyramid structures. The measured reflectance of the autocloned structure was less than 4% in the wavelength range from 400 to 1000 nm for incident angles from 0 to 60°. Therefore, the autocloning technique, combined with optical thin films and optical gradient structures, is a practical and compatible method for the fabrication of broad-bandwidth, omnidirectional antireflection structures on silicon solar cells.
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- Y C Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu CS, Lii CK, Chang LL, Kuo CL, Cheng WL, Su SL, Tsai CW, Chen HW. Atorvastatin increases blood ratios of vitamin E/low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and coenzyme Q10/low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients. Nutr Res 2010; 30:118-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2010.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Revised: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Yu YC, Kuo CL, Cheng WL, Liu CS, Hsieh M. Decreased antioxidant enzyme activity and increased mitochondrial DNA damage in cellular models of Machado-Joseph disease. J Neurosci Res 2009; 87:1884-91. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sun MJ, Cheng WL, Wei YH, Kuo CL, Sun S, Tsai HD, Lin HM, Liu CS. Low copy number and high 4977 deletion of mitochondrial DNA in uterosacral ligaments are associated with pelvic organ prolapse progression. Int Urogynecol J 2009; 20:867-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-0871-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 03/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cheng WL, Kuo NJ, Lin DT, Liu CS. 51. Mitochondrial DNA mutation in maternal or sporadic mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke (myopathy, hearing impairment, stroke). Mitochondrion 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2008.12.045] [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 CS, Cheng WL, Kuo SJ, Li JY, Soong BW, Wei YH. Depletion of mitochondrial DNA in leukocytes of patients with poly-Q diseases. J Neurol Sci 2007; 264:18-21. [PMID: 17720200 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2007] [Revised: 07/04/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Polyglutamine (poly-Q) diseases are late-onset neurodegenerative disorders arising from the expansion of an unstable CAG repeat in the affected gene, which is translated to a tract of glutamine residues. This kind of mutant proteins may be aggregated and accumulated, and thereby enhance cellular oxidative stress. In one of our previous studies (Free Radic. Res. 2003;37:1307-17), we found that alteration in the leukocyte mtDNA content is very sensitive to the level of oxidative stress in blood. Thus, we proposed that leukocyte mtDNA content may be used as a biomarker to predict the severity of clinical manifestation of poly-Q diseases. We recruited 50 healthy subjects and 114 patients with poly-Q diseases, including spinal cerebellar atrophy 2/3, spinal bulbar muscular atrophy, and Huntington chorea. We found that mtDNA in leukocytes was depleted in patients with poly-Q diseases (P<0.05). Moreover, the results showed that patients with lower mtDNA content more frequently manifested multiple-symptom disorders and had high CAG repeat numbers in the mutant genes. In conclusion, we suggest that leukocyte mtDNA content correlates with the length of GAG repeat and may serve as an index of the severity of poly-Q diseases.
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- Chin-San Liu
- Department of Neurology, Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.
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Liu CS, Chen CH, Chiang HC, Kuo CL, Huang CS, Cheng WL, Wei YH, Chen HW. B-group vitamins, MTHFR C677T polymorphism and carotid intima-media thickness in clinically healthy subjects. Eur J Clin Nutr 2007; 61:996-1003. [PMID: 17228344 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Plasma B-group vitamins and age may affect the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in subjects with different 677TT genotype of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. DESIGN A hospital-based cross-study. SETTING Genomic and Vascular Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. SUBJECTS Five hundred and forty-one clinically healthy subjects. INTERVENTION Fasting plasma, homocysteine (Hcy), vitamin B(6), vitamin B(12), folate and B-mode carotid ultrasound. RESULTS MTHFR genotype, plasma concentrations of folate, vitamin B(6) and vitamin B(12) and age were significantly correlated to the plasma Hcy concentration. MTHFR 677TT carriers had higher concentrations of Hcy than did subjects with the CC and CT genotypes. Age, sex, body mass index and plasma Hcy were independent contributors to increase carotid IMT. However, with stratification by mean value of age and B-group vitamins concentrations, we found that at advanced age, lower plasma folate and vitamin B(12) were three risk factors involved in the enhancing effect of the MTHFR 677TT genotype on the increase of plasma Hcy and carotid IMT. CONCLUSION MTHFR 677TT-related carotid atherosclerosis was only identified in healthy elderly subjects with lower level of plasma folate and vitamin B(12). SPONSORSHIP Changhua Christian Hospital.
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- Department of Neurology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Liu CS, Kuo CL, Cheng WL, Huang CS, Lee CF, Wei YH. Alteration of the copy number of mitochondrial DNA in leukocytes of patients with hyperlipidemia. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1042:70-5. [PMID: 15965047 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1338.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lipid metabolism in leukocytes may be disturbed by mitochondrial dysfunction caused by depletion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in response to an increase of oxidative stress in blood circulation. It is possible that alteration in mtDNA copy number of the leukocyte is involved in the impairment of the scavenging of oxidatively modified plasma proteins such as oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL). To test this hypothesis, we recruited 91 healthy subjects and 63 patients with hyperlipidemia (LDL >130 mg/dL) for this study. The copy number of mtDNA in the leukocyte and the titer of oxLDL IgG autoantibody (oLAB) were determined as indices of the oxidative stress response of immune cells. The results revealed a significant higher level of plasma oxLDL, lower titer of oLAB, and decreased copy number of mtDNA in patients with hyperlipidemia (P <0.05). In the analysis of partial correlations under age control, we found that an increase in the copy number of mtDNA was positively correlated with an increase in the level of oLAB (P <0.005, r = 0.3002) and a decrease in the oxLDL level (P <0.05, r = -0.2654) in healthy subjects but not in patients. Based on the results obtained from this case-control study, we conclude that the increase of mtDNA copy number might provide the leukocyte an increased capability of scavenging oxLDL, possibly by enhanced generation of oLAB in healthy subjects, but not in hyperlipidemic patients who had lower mtDNA copy numbers in their leukocytes. Taken together, these findings suggest that an alteration of mtDNA copy number in the leukocyte may be one of the risk factors for hyperlipidemia.
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- Chin-San Liu
- Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
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Liu CS, Cheng WL, Chen YY, Ma YS, Pang CY, Wei YH. High prevalence of the COII/tRNA(Lys) intergenic 9-bp deletion in mitochondrial DNA of Taiwanese patients with MELAS or MERRF syndrome. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1042:82-7. [PMID: 15965049 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1338.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The COII/tRNA(Lys) intergenic 9-bp deletion (MIC9D) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been established as a genetic polymorphism for Asian-Pacific populations. We investigated whether this small mtDNA deletion is co-transmitted with human diseases such as mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) syndromes. Forty unrelated Taiwanese families, including 12 families with MERRF and A8344G mtDNA mutation and 28 families with MELAS and A3243G mutation of mtDNA, respectively, were recruited in this study. In addition, 199 healthy subjects were recruited as control. We found that the frequency of occurrence of mtDNA with the MIC9D polymorphism in healthy subjects was 21% (41/199). However, the incidence of the MIC9D polymorphism was 67% (8/12) among the probands of all the families with MERRF syndrome (P = 0.001; OR = 8) and 39% (11/28) among the probands of the families with MELAS syndrome (P = 0.038; OR = 2). This finding indicates that the frequency of occurrence of mtDNA with the MIC9D polymorphism in patients with MERRF or MELAS syndrome is higher than that of healthy subjects. The prevalence of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies in relation to the MIC9D polymorphism of mtDNA in Taiwanese population is discussed.
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- Chin-San Liu
- Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
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BACKGROUND The effects of electrical stimulation on the regeneration of transected nerves through silicone rubber conduits may depend on the stimulation protocol. METHODS Rat sciatic nerve was transected and reconnected using a silicone rubber conduit with a 7-mm gap. The subjects were divided into nine groups. Each group received one protocol of electrical stimulation 30 minutes each day for 3 weeks. The effects of electrical stimulation were evaluated through morphologic methods. RESULTS Direct current stimulation increased nerve fiber bundle area without significantly affecting the number of myelinated fibers, resulting in decreased nerve fiber density. All the pulse current stimulation protocols as a group decreased the nerve fiber bundle area without affecting the number of myelinated fibers, resulting in increased nerve fiber density. Within the pulse current stimulation protocols, stimulation frequency affected nerve fiber density, whereas current strength did not. CONCLUSIONS Stimulation protocols had significant influences on the benefit of electrical stimulation in nerve regeneration.
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- Wen-Ling Cheng
- Allied Neurophysiological Laboratory, Department of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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Cheng WL, Lii CK, Chen HW, Lin TH, Liu KL. Contribution of conjugated linoleic acid to the suppression of inflammatory responses through the regulation of the NF-kappaB pathway. J Agric Food Chem 2004; 52:71-78. [PMID: 14709015 DOI: 10.1021/jf0348626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Data from a number of researchers have shown that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has some beneficial health activities in animal models. Because inflammatory responses are associated with pathophysiology of many diseases, the aim of this study is to explore the effect and mechanism of CLA in the regulation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in RAW 264.7 macrophages. The addition of increasing levels of CLA proportionally augmented the incorporation of CLA in cultures. CLA diminished LPS-induced mRNA and protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) as well as subsequent production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E(2), respectively. We further examined the effect of CLA on LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation by Western blot and the electrophoretic mobility shift assay. The addition of CLA at 200 microM significantly diminished LPS-induced protein expression of the cytoplasmic phosphorylated inhibitor kappaBalpha and nuclear p65 as well as NF-kappaB nuclear protein-DNA binding affinity. In conclusion, our data suggest that CLA may inhibit LPS-induced inflammatory events in RAW 264.7 macrophages and this inhibitory activity of CLA, at least in part, occurs through CLA modulating the NF-kappaB activation and therefore negatively regulating expression of inflammatory mediators.
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- Wen-Ling Cheng
- Departments of Nutrition and Life Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Number 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo North Road, Taichung 40203, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Lin CCK, Cheng WL, Hsu SH, Chang CMJ. The effects of Ginkgo biloba extracts on the memory and motor functions of rats with chronic cerebral insufficiency. Neuropsychobiology 2003; 47:47-51. [PMID: 12606845 DOI: 10.1159/000068875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The main goal of the current study was to investigate the effects of two Ginkgo leaf extracts, EGb 761 and an extract of local Ginkgo leaf (LGb), on the memory and motor functions of rats with chronic cerebral insufficiency (produced by bilateral common carotid artery ligation). After the operation, spatial memory and motor functions were tested for over 80 days. Tests included (1) radial-arm maze test for testing spatial memory and locomotor activity and (2) muscle force and hind limbs for escape. The results indicate that both EGb 761 and LGb improved spatial memory from the second week after operation, but only EGb 761 delayed deterioration of motor functions from the fifth week after operation.
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- Chou-Ching K Lin
- Department of Neurology, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC.
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Huang SL, Cheng WL, Lee CT, Huang HC, Chan CC. Contribution of endotoxin in macrophage cytokine response to ambient particles in vitro. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2002; 65:1261-1272. [PMID: 12167209 DOI: 10.1080/152873902760125741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ambient particles may cause pulmonary inflammation with ensuing morbidity. Particle-induced production of proinflammatory cytokines in vitro has been used as an indicator of particle toxicity. To identify particle components that were related to particle toxicity, Andersen dichotomous impactors were used to collect ambient fine (PM(2.5)) and coarse (PM(2.5-10)) particles in central Taiwan with extraction in endotoxin-free water. Mouse monocyte-macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 cells were exposed to particle extracts at 40 micro g/ml for 16 h, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was measured in the medium by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Cell viabilities were all greater than 82%. Coarse particles stimulated higher TNF-alphaproduction than fine particles, and this was associated with greater particulate endotoxin content. Polymyxin B inhibited 42% of TNF-alpha production elicited by coarse particles and 32% of TNF-alpha production elicited by fine particles. In fine particles, TNF-alpha production was negatively correlated with Zn content, while no element in coarse particles correlated with TNF-alpha production. Results suggest that endotoxin and other components may be important factors for TNF-alpha production by macrophages in vitro.
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- Song-Lih Huang
- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Type II collagen extracted from porcine costal cartilage was evaluated as scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering. Chemical crosslinkers were employed to improve the mechanical properties and the resistance toward degradation. Films and porous scaffolds were prepared from collagen solutions dissolved in 3% acetic acid (designated A) or in deionized water (designated W) and crosslinked by an epoxy (designated E) or by a carbodiimide (designated C). Immortalized rat chondrocytes and rabbit chondrocytes were used to assess cytocompatibility of crosslinked collagen matrices. Cell adhesion rate onto the films made by different preparations ranked in the order of WE > or = WC > AC > or = AE. Cell proliferation ranked in the order of AC > WC > AE > or = WE. Cells maintained round morphology only on AC and WC films. In 3-D seeding, AC scaffolds also were found to be the most cytocompatible. WC scaffolds, however, had better dimensional stability. It was concluded that Type II collagen scaffolds, when prepared by using deionized water as the solvent and carbodiimide as the crosslinker, could promote chondrocyte growth and matrix production.
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- Ching-Lin Tsai
- Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is one of the main atmospheric pollutants in central Taiwan. This article analyses the SO2 concentration seasonal variations and spatial distribution using data obtained from ten air quality monitoring stations and the Taiwan Weather Bureau. It reveals that SO2 concentration is high in winter and low in summer and that high concentration centers are located south of the Taichung coal-fired power plant, the main source of SO2 emissions in the region. The location of high concentration centers changes with different prevailing winds. SO2 variations due to wind direction are not unique. During short periods, when meteorological conditions are constant, variation in the pollution sources cause variations in the spatial distribution. This has been deduced by appreciation of 'Intervention analysis' to time series of hourly data.
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- W L Cheng
- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan ROC
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Siu LK, Lo JY, Cheng WL, Ho PL, Ng WS, Chau PY. An evaluation of susceptibility testing methods for ampicillin-sulbactam using a panel of beta-lactamase-producing bacteria. APMIS 1999; 107:703-8. [PMID: 10440070 DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01464.x] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Bacteria possessing TEM-1-like beta-lactamases are generally regarded as susceptible to ampicillin-sulbactam (SAM), while those harboring OXA-1 enzymes are considered resistant. The current study was undertaken to compare susceptibility testing using various combinations of ampicillin and sulbactam to improve clinical correlation. Members of the Enterobacteriaceae family harboring TEM-1, SHV-1 or OXA-1-like beta-lactamases were tested using the agar dilution method. A substantial proportion of strains harboring OXA-1-like beta-lactamases showed false susceptibility to SAM at the 1:1 ratio or fixed sulbactam concentration of 8 microg/ml. At a fixed sulbactam concentration of 4 microg/ml, the activity of ampicillin-sulbactam appeared to be reduced, with large numbers of TEM-1 producers becoming frankly resistant. Results obtained with the 2:1 ratio exhibited the closest correlation with that obtained by the currently recommended disk diffusion test. However, very major errors were still found between the disk diffusion test and agar dilution test, suggesting the necessity for consideration of a change in criteria for interpretation of disk diffusion test results. In conclusion, SAM susceptibility testing by agar dilution using other than a 2:1 ratio is not recommended and results should be interpreted with caution.
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Affiliation(s)
- L K Siu
- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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