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Jiao K, Cheng N, Huan X, Zhang J, Ding Y, Luan X, Liu L, Wang X, Zhu B, Du K, Fan J, Gao M, Xia X, Wang N, Wang T, Xi J, Luo S, Lu J, Zhao C, Yue D, Zhu W. Pseudoexon activation by deep intronic variation in GNE myopathy with thrombocytopenia. Muscle Nerve 2024. [PMID: 38558464 DOI: 10.1002/mus.28092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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INTRODUCTION/AIMS GNE myopathy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the GNE gene, which is essential for the sialic acid biosynthesis pathway. Although over 300 GNE variants have been reported, some patients remain undiagnosed with monoallelic pathogenic variants. This study aims to analyze the entire GNE genomic region to identify novel pathogenic variants. METHODS Patients with clinically compatible GNE myopathy and monoallelic pathogenic variants in the GNE gene were enrolled. The other GNE pathogenic variant was verified using comprehensive methods including exon 2 quantitative polymerase chain reaction and nanopore long-read single-molecule sequencing (LRS). RESULTS A deep intronic GNE variant, c.862+870C>T, was identified in nine patients from eight unrelated families. This variant generates a cryptic splice site, resulting in the activation of a novel pseudoexon between exons 5 and 6. It results in the insertion of an extra 146 nucleotides into the messengerRNA (mRNA), which is predicted to result in a truncated humanGNE1(hGNE1) protein. Peanut agglutinin(PNA) lectin staining of muscle tissues showed reduced sialylation of mucin O-glycans on sarcolemmal glycoproteins. Notably, a third of patients with the c.862+870C>T variant exhibited thrombocytopenia. A common core haplotype harboring the deep intronic GNE variant was found in all these patients. DISCUSSION The transcript with pseudoexon activation potentially affects sialic acid biosynthesis via nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or resulting in a truncated hGNE1 protein, which interferes with normal enzyme function. LRS is expected to be more frequently incorporated in genetic analysis given its efficacy in detecting hard-to-find pathogenic variants.
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- Kexin Jiao
- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Jinshan Hospital Center for Neurosurgery, Jinshan Hospital, Institute for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, The Institutes of Brain Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jing'an District Center Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Huashan Rare Disease Center, Shanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND), Shanghai, China
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Gu X, Yu J, Jiao K, Deng J, Xia X, Qiao K, Yue D, Gao M, Zhao C, Dong J, Huang G, Shan J, Yan C, Di L, Da Y, Zhu W, Xi J, Wang Z. Non-coding CGG repeat expansion in LOC642361/NUTM2B-AS1 is associated with a phenotype of oculopharyngodistal myopathy. J Med Genet 2024; 61:340-346. [PMID: 37923380 DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2023-109345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM) is a rare adult-onset neuromuscular disease, associated with CGG repeat expansions in the 5' untranslated region of LRP12, GIPC1, NOTCH2NLC and RILPL1. However, the genetic cause of a proportion of pathoclinically confirmed cases remains unknown. METHODS A total of 26 OPDM patients with unknown genetic cause(s) from 4 tertiary referral hospitals were included in this study. Clinical data and laboratory findings were collected. Muscle samples were observed by histological and immunofluorescent staining. Long-read sequencing was initially conducted in six patients with OPDM. Repeat-primed PCR was used to screen the CGG repeat expansions in LOC642361/NUTM2B-AS1 in all 26 patients. RESULTS We identified CGG repeat expansion in the non-coding transcripts of LOC642361/NUTM2B-AS1 in another two unrelated Chinese cases with typical pathoclinical features of OPDM. The repeat expansion was more than 70 times in the patients but less than 40 times in the normal controls. Both patients showed no leucoencephalopathy but one showed mild cognitive impairment detected by Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Rimmed vacuoles and p62-positive intranuclear inclusions (INIs) were identified in muscle pathology, and colocalisation of CGG RNA foci with p62 was also found in the INIs of patient-derived fibroblasts. CONCLUSIONS We identified another two unrelated cases with CGG repeat expansion in the long non-coding RNA of the LOC642361/NUTM2B-AS1 gene, presenting with a phenotype of OPDM. Our cases broadened the recognised phenotypic spectrum and pathogenesis in the disease associated with CGG repeat expansion in LOC642361/NUTM2B-AS1.
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- Xinyu Gu
- Department of Neurology, Huashan Rare Disease Center, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Rare Disease Center, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Rare Disease Center, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Rare Disease Center, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jing'an District Center Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Rare Disease Center, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First People's Hospital of Pinghu, Pinghu, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Rare Disease Center, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Rare Disease Center, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yang S, Yin Y, Sun Y, Ai D, Xia X, Xu X, Song J. AZGP1 Aggravates Macrophage M1 Polarization and Pyroptosis in Periodontitis. J Dent Res 2024:220345241235616. [PMID: 38491721 DOI: 10.1177/00220345241235616] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Periodontal tissue destruction in periodontitis is a consequence of the host inflammatory response to periodontal pathogens, which could be aggravated in the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Accumulating evidence highlights the intricate involvement of macrophage-mediated inflammation in the pathogenesis of periodontitis under both normal and T2DM conditions. However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 (AZGP1), a glycoprotein featuring an MHC-I domain, has been implicated in both inflammation and metabolic disorders. In this study, we found that AZGP1 was primarily colocalized with macrophages in periodontitis tissues. AZGP1 was increased in periodontitis compared with controls, which was further elevated when accompanied by T2DM. Adeno-associated virus-mediated overexpression of Azgp1 in the periodontium significantly enhanced periodontal inflammation and alveolar bone loss, accompanied by elevated M1 macrophages and pyroptosis in murine models of periodontitis and T2DM-associated periodontitis, while Azgp1-/- mice exhibited opposite effects. In primary bone marrow-derived macrophages stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or LPS and palmitic acid (PA), overexpression or knockout of Azgp1 markedly upregulated or suppressed, respectively, the expression of macrophage M1 markers and key components of the NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3)/caspase-1 signaling. Moreover, conditioned medium from Azgp1-overexpressed macrophages under LPS or LPS+PA stimulation induced higher inflammatory activation and lower osteogenic differentiation in human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs). Furthermore, elevated M1 polarization and pyroptosis in macrophages and associated detrimental effects on hPDLSCs induced by Azgp1 overexpression could be rescued by NLRP3 or caspase-1 inhibition. Collectively, our study elucidated that AZGP1 could aggravate periodontitis by promoting macrophage M1 polarization and pyroptosis through the NLRP3/casapse-1 pathway, which was accentuated in T2DM-associated periodontitis. This finding deepens the understanding of AZGP1 in the pathogenesis of periodontitis and suggests AZGP1 as a crucial link mediating the adverse effects of diabetes on periodontal inflammation.
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- S Yang
- College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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Yue D, Jiao K, Xia X, Zhang J, Zhu B, Liu L, Du K, Gao M, Cheng N, Wang N, Luo S, Xi J, Lu J, Zhao C, Zhu W. Diagnostic delay in late-onset Pompe disease among Chinese patients: A retrospective study. JIMD Rep 2024; 65:39-46. [PMID: 38186848 PMCID: PMC10764198 DOI: 10.1002/jmd2.12404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Surveys and retrospective studies have revealed considerable delays in diagnosing late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) in China, where the contributing factors remain poorly represented. Our study analyzed the diagnostic journey of 34 LOPD patients seen at our neuromuscular clinic from 2005 to 2022. We defined diagnostic delay as the time from the onset of the first relevant symptoms and laboratory findings suggestive of LOPD to the eventual diagnosis, and we constructed a correlation matrix to assess relationships among these variables. The cohort consisted of 34 patients with an equal male-to-female ratio, and the mean age at diagnosis was 27.68 ± 10.03 years. We found the median diagnostic delay to be 5 years, with a range of 0.3 to 20 years, with 97.1% having been misdiagnosed previously, most commonly with "Type II Respiratory insufficiency" (36.7%). Notably, patients at earlier onset (mean age, 18.19 years vs. 31 years; p < 0.005) tended to have higher creatine kinase (CK) levels. Furthermore, 92.6% reported difficulty in sitting up from a supine position since childhood. Our research emphasizes the role of early indicators like dyspnea and difficulty performing sit-ups in adolescents for timely LOPD diagnosis and treatment initiation. The importance of early high-risk screening using dried blood spot testing cannot be overstated.
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- Dongyue Yue
- Department of NeurologyJing'an District Center Hospital of ShanghaiShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- The First People's Hospital of Yunnan ProvinceYunnanChina
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- Jinshan Hospital Center for Neurosurgery, Jinshan Hospital, Institute for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of PathologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHuashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- National Center for Neurological Disorders (NCND)ShanghaiChina
- Huashan Rare Disease CenterShanghai Medical College, Huashan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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Zhu YW, Xia X, Li ZP, Wu YF, Zhu FC, Li JX. [Application of bridging study design in preventive vaccine clinical trials]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:2201-2211. [PMID: 38186177 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230224-00156] [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: 01/09/2024]
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Bridging study in vaccine clinical trials means a series of small-scale additional tests on the basis that the original safety and effectiveness of a vaccine have been confirmed in clinical trials, to prove that the characteristics of safety, immunogenicity and effectiveness of a vaccine are similar or consistent after component, population and immunization procedure change to other types which can extrapolate data from existing clinical trials. Compared with traditional vaccine clinical trials, bridging trials can promote the approval of vaccines to the market, accelerate the expansion of vaccine application, and promote the use of vaccines across regions and populations. In recent years, the application of bridge study design in vaccine clinical research has become more and more common. In order to better guide and promote the application of bridging trial design in the field of vaccine clinical research, we reviewed the design characteristics and application examples of bridging study design in vaccine clinical trials, and systematically elaborated the design ideas, key points and statistical evaluation methods of bridging study.
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- Y W Zhu
- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Zhang N, Liu W, Xia X. Video Global Motion Compensation Based on Affine Inverse Transform Model. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:7750. [PMID: 37765806 PMCID: PMC10534421 DOI: 10.3390/s23187750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Global motion greatly increases the number of false alarms for object detection in video sequences against dynamic backgrounds. Therefore, before detecting the target in the dynamic background, it is necessary to estimate and compensate the global motion to eliminate the influence of the global motion. In this paper, we use the SURF (speeded up robust features) algorithm combined with the MSAC (M-Estimate Sample Consensus) algorithm to process the video. The global motion of a video sequence is estimated according to the feature point matching pairs of adjacent frames of the video sequence and the global motion parameters of the video sequence under the dynamic background. On this basis, we propose an inverse transformation model of affine transformation, which acts on each adjacent frame of the video sequence in turn. The model compensates the global motion, and outputs a video sequence after global motion compensation from a specific view for object detection. Experimental results show that the algorithm proposed in this paper can accurately perform motion compensation on video sequences containing complex global motion, and the compensated video sequences achieve higher peak signal-to-noise ratio and better visual effects.
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- Nan Zhang
- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China;
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- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China;
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- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China;
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Sun M, Li H, Hou Y, Huang N, Xia X, Zhu H, Xu Q, Lin Y, Xu L. Multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eade6973. [PMID: 36800416 PMCID: PMC9937573 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade6973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We report multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels constructed from anisotropic assembly of aramid nanofiber composites. The stiff nanofibers and soft polyvinyl alcohol in these anisotropic composite hydrogels (ACHs) mimic the structural interplay between aligned collagen fibers and proteoglycans in tendons. The ACHs exhibit a high modulus of ~1.1 GPa, strength of ~72 MPa, fracture toughness of 7333 J/m2, and many additional characteristics matching those of natural tendons, which was not achieved with previous synthetic hydrogels. The surfaces of ACHs were functionalized with bioactive molecules to present biophysical cues for the modulation of morphology, phenotypes, and other behaviors of attached cells. Moreover, soft bioelectronic components can be integrated on ACHs, enabling in situ sensing of various physiological parameters. The outstanding mechanics and functionality of these tendon mimetics suggest their further applications in advanced tissue engineering, implantable prosthetics, human-machine interactions, and other technologies.
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- Mingze Sun
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Limited, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Limited, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Lin Z, Wang H, Song J, Xu G, Lu F, Ma X, Xia X, Jiang J, Zou F. The role of mitochondrial fission in intervertebral disc degeneration. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2023; 31:158-166. [PMID: 36375758 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.10.020] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Low back pain (LBP) is an extremely common disorder and is a major cause of disability globally. Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is the main contributor to LBP. Nevertheless, the specific mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of IVDD remain unclear. Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that continuously undergo fusion and fission, known as mitochondrial dynamics. Accumulating evidence has revealed that aberrantly activated mitochondrial fission leads to mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction, which are involved in the development and progression of IVDD. To date, research into mitochondrial dynamics in IVDD is at an early stage. The present narrative review aims to summarize the most recent findings about the role of mitochondrial fission in the pathogenesis of IVDD.
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- Z Lin
- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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Wu Y, Lv K, Zheng B, Hao X, Lai W, Xia X, Yang G, Huang S, Luo Z, Yang G, Lv C, An Z, Peng W, Song T, Yuan Q. Development and validation of a clinical nomogram predicting detrusor underactivity via symptoms and noninvasive test parameters in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00080-5] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Rakesh M, Aris-Brosou S, Xia X. Testing alternative hypotheses on the origin and speciation of Hawaiian katydids. BMC Ecol Evol 2022; 22:83. [PMID: 35733091 PMCID: PMC9215005 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-022-02037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Hawaiian Islands offer a unique and dynamic evolutionary theatre for studying origin and speciation as the islands themselves sequentially formed by erupting undersea volcanos, which would subsequently become dormant and extinct. Such dynamics have not been used to resolve the controversy surrounding the origin and speciation of Hawaiian katydids in the genus Banza, whose ancestor could be from either the Old-World genera Ruspolia and Euconocephalus, or the New World Neoconocephalus. To address this question, we performed a chronophylogeographic analysis of Banza species together with close relatives from the Old and New Worlds. Results Based on extensive dated phylogeographic analyses of two mitochondrial genes (COX1 and CYTB), we show that our data are consistent with the interpretation that extant Banza species resulted from two colonization events, both by katydids from the Old World rather than from the New World. The first event was by an ancestral lineage of Euconocephalus about 6 million years ago (mya) after the formation of Nihoa about 7.3 mya, giving rise to B. nihoa. The second colonization event was by a sister lineage of Ruspolia dubia. The dating result suggests that this ancestral lineage first colonized an older island in the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain before the emergence of Hawaii Islands, but colonized Kauai after its emergence in 5.8 mya. This second colonization gave rise to the rest of the Banza species in two major lineages, one on the older northwestern islands, and the other on the newer southwestern islands. Conclusion Chronophylogeographic analyses with well-sampled taxa proved crucial for resolving phylogeographic controversies on the origin and evolution of species colonizing a new environment. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12862-022-02037-2.
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Xia X, Zhang G, Wang T, Ji M. The role and mechanisms of long non-coding RNA LINC00662 in promoting the proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis of BGC-823 and HGC-27 cells and the subsequent effect on the progression of gastric cancer. J Physiol Pharmacol 2022; 73. [PMID: 37087562 DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2022.6.03] [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] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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A large body of evidence indicates that long non-coding ribonucleic acid (lncRNA) is widely involved in various cellular processes and tumor progression. LINC00662, an lncRNA, has been reported to play a role in lung cancer. However, the biological function of LINC00662 in gastric cancer (GC) has not yet been explored. This study aimed to investigate the role and mechanisms of LINC00662 in promoting the proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis of BGC-823 and HGC-27 cells and the subsequent effect on the progression of GC. The expression level of LINC00662 in GC tissues and cells was detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Small interfering RNA was used to silence LINC00662 in BGC-823 and HGC-27 GC cells in vitro for an MTT assay, a colony formation assay, and a transwell assay to determine cell proliferation and invasion ability. LINC00662-silenced BGC-823 and HGC-27 cells were also injected into zebrafish to detect the proliferation and invasion ability of the cells. Co-cultures in vitro of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with silenced LINC00662 and in vivo experiments were also performed. The upregulation of LINC00662 was observed in GC tissues and cell lines. Functional studies in vitro showed that knocking down LINC00662 inhibited the proliferation and invasion of GC cells. In vivo experiments in zebrafish also confirmed that knocked-down LINC00662 inhibited the proliferation and invasion of GC cells, and in vitro angiogenesis experiments showed that the supernatant of GC with knocked-down LINC00662 inhibited the angiogenesis of HUVECs. LINC00662 promoted the proliferation, invasion, and migration of GC cells and promoted angiogenesis. These findings suggest that LINC00662 may be a potential therapeutic target for GC.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathogeny Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Qi Y, Xia X, Wei S, Shao L, Tian J. 1077P An updated network meta-analysis of EGFR-TKIs and combination therapy in the first-line treatment of the advanced EGFR mutation positive non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Oh J, Xia X, Wong WKR, Wong SHD, Yuan W, Wang H, Lai CHN, Tian Y, Ho YP, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Li G, Lin Y, Bian L. The Effect of the Nanoparticle Shape on T Cell Activation. Small 2022; 18:e2107373. [PMID: 35297179 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The mechanism of extracellular ligand nano-geometry in ex vivo T cell activation for immunotherapy remains elusive. Herein, the authors demonstrate large aspect ratio (AR) of gold nanorods (AuNRs) conjugated on cell culture substrate enhancing both murine and human T cell activation through the nanoscale anisotropic presentation of stimulatory ligands (anti-CD3(αCD3) and anti-CD28(αCD28) antibodies). AuNRs with large AR bearing αCD3 and αCD28 antibodies significantly promote T cell expansion and key cytokine secretion including interleukin-2 (IL-2), interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). High membrane tension observed in large AR AuNRs regulates actin filament and focal adhesion assembly and develops maturation-related morphological features in T cells such as membrane ruffle formation, cell spreading, and large T cell receptor (TCR) cluster formation. Anisotropic stimulatory ligand presentation promotes differentiation of naïve CD8+ T cells toward the effector phenotype inducing CD137 expression upon co-culture with human cervical carcinoma. The findings suggest the importance of manipulating extracellular ligand nano-geometry in optimizing T cell behaviors to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P.R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P.R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New territories, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- HKU-Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-SIRI), Shenzhen, Guang Dong, 518000, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442, P.R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Cai D, Wang W, Xia X, Chen M, Yang H. EP16.04-028 PHLPP2 Regulates Ferroptosis Through Nrf2 Pathway to Affected Cell Cycle and Apoptosisin Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.1136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Zhang L, Miao S, Yang Z, Li Z, Fan Y, Yu K, Huang K, Huang Q, Xia X. [Suppression of HMGB1 inhibits neuronal autophagy and apoptosis to improve neurological deficits in rats following intracerebral hemorrhage]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2022; 42:1050-1056. [PMID: 35869769 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2022.07.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of suppressing high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) on neuronal autophagy and apoptosis in rats after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in rats. METHODS Rat models of ICH induced by intracerebral striatum injection of 0.2 U/mL collagenase Ⅳ were treated with 1 mg/kg anti-HMGB1 mAb or a control anti-IgG mAb injected via the tail immediately and at 6 h after the operation (n=5). The rats in the sham-operated group (with intracranial injection of 2 μL normal saline) and ICH model group (n=5) were treated with PBS in the same manner after the operation. The neurological deficits of the rats were evaluated using modified neurological severity score (mNSS). TUNEL staining was used to detect apoptosis of the striatal neurons, and the expressions of HMGB1, autophagy-related proteins (Beclin-1, LC3-Ⅱ and LC3-Ⅰ) and apoptosis-related proteins (Bcl-2, Bax and cleaved caspase-3) in the brain tissues surrounding the hematoma were detected using Western blotting. The expression of HMGB1 in the striatum was detected by immunohistochemistry, and serum level of HMGB1 was detected with ELISA. RESULTS The rat models of ICH showed significantly increased mNSS (P < 0.05), which was markedly lowered after treatment with anti- HMGB1 mAb (P < 0.05). ICH caused a significant increase of apoptosis of the striatal neurons (P < 0.05), enhanced the expressions of beclin-1, LC3-Ⅱ, Bax and cleaved caspase-3 (P < 0.05), lowered the expressions of LC3-Ⅰ and Bcl-2 (P < 0.05), and increased the content of HMGB1 (P < 0.05). Treatment with anti-HMGB1 mAb obviously lowered the apoptosis rate of the striatal neurons (P < 0.05), decreased the expressions of Beclin-1, LC3-Ⅱ, Bax and cleaved caspase-3 (P < 0.05), increased the expressions of LC3-Ⅰ and Bcl-2 (P < 0.05), and reduced the content of HMGB1 in ICH rats (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Down- regulation of HMGB1 by anti-HMGB1 improves neurological functions of rats after ICH possibly by inhibiting autophagy and apoptosis of the neurons.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sichuan for Elderly Care and Health, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Information, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, China
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Cao C, Ruidi Y, Ye W, Ping Z, Wendi P, Xia X, Yang Y. P-380 Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveales that expression changes of the endometrium in repeated implantation failure are altered by HPV-mediated CXCL chemokine secretion. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.358] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Study question
What are the mechanisms and molecular expression patterns of reduced endometrial receptivity in repeated implantation failure (RIF) after human papillomavirus (HPV) infection?
Summary answer
The single-cell transcriptomic analysis identifies the expression changes of endometrium in RIF via HPV-mediated CXCL chemokines secretion in single-cell resolution.
What is known already
Regardless of the advance of in vitro fertilization (IVF), RIF is still a formidable challenge for couples and physicians in clinical treatment. In infertile couples, a reduction in natural and assisted cumulative pregnancy rate and an increase in miscarriage rate are related to the HPV infection.
Study design, size, duration
Cross-sectional clinical studies with 322 infertile couples undergoing IVF were integrated to demonstrate the associations between HPV infection and reproductive outcomes (pregnancy rate and miscarriage). Descriptive analysis of single-cell transcriptome data of uteruses, and transcriptome profiles of mid-secretory endometrium from 16 healthy fertile women and 38 repeated IVF failure women were analyzed to identify the expression patterns of endometrium in RIF. In vitro assays were used to validate the expression patterns in endometrium.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
322 infertile couples, single-cell transcriptome data of uteruses (human and mouse), and transcriptome profiles of endometrium (16 normal vs. 38 RIF) were used to analyze the association between HPV infection and reduced endometrial receptivity. HPV genes (E1, E2, E4, and E5) were transfected into a human normal endometrial epithelial cell line (hEM3), and immunohistochemistry, Westerns, quantitative PCR were used to validate the changes of CXCL chemokines in the endometrium in vitro.
Main results and the role of chance
Integrated cross-sectional studies demonstrate that HPV+ women exhibit a decreased pregnancy rate (83.09%) as compared with HPV- women (55.17%, P <0.001), and a higher miscarriage rate (62.5% vs. 16.7%, P <0.001) and the relative risk of spontaneous abortion (odd ratio=2.84, P <0.0001) were observed in HPV+ women. Transcriptome profiling analysis identified the enrichment of the processes related to viral protein interaction with cytokine and cytokine receptor and cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, especially in the CXCL chemokine family. Further analysis of single-cell transcriptome demonstrated that the changed expression patterns were associated with endometrial epithelial cells and immune cells, including macrophage dendritic cells, monocytes, and granulocytes. Moreover, in vitro assays validated the HPV-mediated CXCL chemokines secretion, which played the role in recruiting immune cells.
Limitations, reasons for caution
The current findings are based on the single-cell profiling analysis in normal endometrium. In addition, the in vivo response of the HPV infection may differ from the in vitro assay, which should be validated in the HPV infection couples.
Wider implications of the findings
Our study demonstrated the expression changes of endometrium in RIF via HPV-mediated CXCL chemokines secretion, which provided insight into the mechanisms of HPV-induced reduced endometrial receptivity in single-cell resolution.
Trial registration number
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- Peking University Third Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Beijing, China
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- Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Wuhan, China
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- Peking University Third Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Beijing, China
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- Peking University Third Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Beijing, China
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- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Shenzhen, China
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- Peking University Third Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Beijing, China
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Wang C, Honiball JR, Lin J, Xia X, Lau DSA, Chen B, Deng L, Lu WW. Infiltration from Suspension Systems Enables Effective Modulation of 3D Scaffold Properties in Suspension Bioprinting. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:27575-27588. [PMID: 35674114 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bioprinting is a biofabrication technology which allows efficient and large-scale manufacture of 3D cell culture systems. However, the available biomaterials for bioinks used in bioprinting are limited by their printability and biological functionality. Fabricated constructs are often homogeneous and have limited complexity in terms of current 3D cell culture systems comprising multiple cell types. Inspired by the phenomenon that hydrogels can exchange liquids under the infiltration action, infiltration-induced suspension bioprinting (IISBP), a novel printing technique based on a hyaluronic acid (HA) suspension system to modulate the properties of the printed scaffolds by infiltration action, was described in this study. HA served as a suspension system due to its shear-thinning and self-healing rheological properties, simplicity of preparation, reusability, and ease of adjustment to osmotic pressure. Changes in osmotic pressure were able to direct the swelling or shrinkage of 3D printed gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)-based bioinks, enabling the regulation of physical properties such as fiber diameter, micromorphology, mechanical strength, and water absorption of 3D printed scaffolds. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were applied as a cell culture model and printed within cell-laden scaffolds at high resolution and cell viability with the IISBP technique. Herein, the IISBP technique had been realized as a reliable hydrogel-based bioprinting technique, which enabled facile modulation of 3D printed hydrogel scaffolds properties, being expected to meet the scaffolds requirements of a wide range of cell culture conditions to be utilized in bioprinting applications.
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- Chenmin Wang
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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- .Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin second Road, Shanghai 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin second Road, Shanghai 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin second Road, Shanghai 200025, P. R. China
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Xia X, Yan Z, Cho WC, Lin Y. Abstract 6002: Invasiveness-dependent mechanical plasticity of cancer cells. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-6002] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: The capability of living cells to undergo deformations is critical for them to perform different biological functions, such as migration, spreading and endocytosis. Interestingly, recent evidence has also suggested that the mechanical response of cancer cells is intimately related to their pathological state. Physically, a reduced modulus will make it easier for cancer cells to change their morphology when squeezing through tight endothelial cell-cell junctions or pores in the extracellular matrix. However, the deformed cell will fully restore to its original shape if the response is purely elastic or viscoelastic. In this regard, the capability of cells to retain irreversible deformations, and hence effectively “memorize” the characteristics of the physical confinement that they have encountered, could greatly facilitate their subsequent passage through similar barriers, which is a common scenario in tumor cell invasion and metastasis. Here, we developed a method, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, to quantitatively measure the apparent plastic response of tumor cells and examine its correlation with their invasiveness.
Materials and Methods: A microfluidic device was designed to deform the cell and then extract its viscoelastic and plastic characteristics from its shape recovery. The chip was casted by molding of silicon wafer which was fabricated using photo etching method. During the test, cells were pushed to squeeze through the deformation channel of the chip. Deformations of the cell and its nucleus were monitored under a fluorescent microscope. Two breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7), one nasopharyngeal cell line (NP69), and one carcinoma counterpart (HONE-1) were used. To verify the correlation of plastic response with cytoskeleton damage, Latrunculin A was added to block F-actin formation. SYTO fluorescent dye was used for live imaging of the cell nucleus.
Results: After being deformed in the narrow channel for a few seconds, cells were released free and recovered the deformation. Interestingly, the highly invasive MDA-MB-231 and HONE-1 cells underwent irreversible deformation even after 10 minutes. However, NP69 and the poorly invasive MCF-7 cells fully recovered to the original round shape in a few minutes. But after blocking the F-actin formation with Latrunculin A, MCF-7 cells retained partial plastic strain. The nucleus elongated when the cell deformed, but fully recovered in 5 minutes. The results indicated the irreversible deformation of cells originated from cytoskeleton damage, but not the nucleus deformation.
Conclusions: No apparent irreversible deformation was observed in the less invasive cell lines, suggesting that the plastic response of tumor cells might be correlated with their invasiveness. In addition, it was found that the plastic deformation of highly invasive cancer cells is caused by their cytoskeleton damage rather than plasticity of the nucleus.
Citation Format: Xingyu Xia, Zishen Yan, William C. Cho, Yuan Lin. Invasiveness-dependent mechanical plasticity of cancer cells [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 6002.
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- Xingyu Xia
- 1The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- 1The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- 1The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Hou Y, Jing J, Luo Y, Xu F, Xie W, Ma L, Xia X, Wei Q, Lin Y, Li KH, Chu Z. A Versatile, Incubator-Compatible, Monolithic GaN Photonic Chipscope for Label-Free Monitoring of Live Cell Activities. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2200910. [PMID: 35404518 PMCID: PMC9189681 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The ability to quantitatively monitor various cellular activities is critical for understanding their biological functions and the therapeutic response of cells to drugs. Unfortunately, existing approaches such as fluorescent staining and impedance-based methods are often hindered by their multiple time-consuming preparation steps, sophisticated labeling procedures, and complicated apparatus. The cost-effective, monolithic gallium nitride (GaN) photonic chip has been demonstrated as an ultrasensitive and ultracompact optical refractometer in a previous work, but it has never been applied to cell studies. Here, for the first time, the so-called GaN chipscope is proposed to quantitatively monitor the progression of different intracellular processes in a label-free manner. Specifically, the GaN-based monolithic chip enables not only a photoelectric readout of cellular/subcellular refractive index changes but also the direct imaging of cellular/subcellular ultrastructural features using a customized differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope. The miniaturized chipscope adopts an ultracompact design, which can be readily mounted with conventional cell culture dishes and placed inside standard cell incubators for real-time observation of cell activities. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, its applications are explored in 1) cell adhesion dynamics monitoring, 2) drug screening, and 3) cell differentiation studies, highlighting its potential in broad fundamental cell biology studies as well as in clinical applications.
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- Yong Hou
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- School of Microelectronics Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Biotherapy State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610065 China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Hong Kong Science Park Shatin New Territories Hong Kong
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- School of Microelectronics Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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Yan Z, Xia X, Cho WC, Au DW, Shao X, Fang C, Tian Y, Lin Y. Rapid Plastic Deformation of Cancer Cells Correlates with High Metastatic Potential (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 8/2022). Adv Healthc Mater 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202270040] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Yan Z, Xia X, Cho WC, Au DW, Shao X, Fang C, Tian Y, Lin Y. Rapid Plastic Deformation of Cancer Cells Correlates with High Metastatic Potential. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2101657. [PMID: 35014196 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Metastasis plays a crucial role in tumor development, however, lack of quantitative methods to characterize the capability of cells to undergo plastic deformations has hindered the understanding of this important process. Here, a microfluidic system capable of imposing precisely controlled cyclic deformation on cells and therefore probing their viscoelastic and plastic characteristics is developed. Interestingly, it is found that significant plastic strain can accumulate rapidly in highly invasive cancer cell lines and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from late-stage lung cancer patients with a characteristic time of a few seconds. In constrast, very little irreversible deformation is observed in the less invasive cell lines and CTCs from early-stage lung cancer patients, highlighting the potential of using the plastic response of cells as a novel marker in future cancer study. Furthermore, author showed that the observed irreversible deformation should originate mainly from cytoskeleton damage, rather than plasticity of the cell nucleus.
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- Zishen Yan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- HKU‐Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU‐SIRI) Shenzhen Guangdong China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- HKU‐Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU‐SIRI) Shenzhen Guangdong China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- HKU‐Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU‐SIRI) Shenzhen Guangdong China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- HKU‐Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU‐SIRI) Shenzhen Guangdong China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- HKU‐Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU‐SIRI) Shenzhen Guangdong China
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Hong Kong Science Park Shatin, New Territories Hong Kong
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Ren Q, Zhou Y, Yan M, Zheng C, Zhou G, Xia X. Imaging-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy of nodules in the lung base: fluoroscopy CT versus cone-beam CT. Clin Radiol 2022; 77:e394-e399. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Pi W, Lan Y, Xia X, Wang W, Meng Y, Yang H, Kong F. P12.07 Radiation Mediated Down-Regulation of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) Expression in Lung Cancer Cells is Associated with iNOS-NO Pathway. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhou C, Ai X, Gu D, Chen R, Xia X. P53.07 Clinical and Genomic Insights Into of Chinese Lung Cancer Patients with HER2 Amplification. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhou C, Lin X, Yuan M, Xia X. P48.04 EGFR Germline Mutations in Chinese Lung Cancer Patients: A Single Institutional, Retrospective Study. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang S, Jiang H, Chen X, Zhu X, Bai J, Wu Q, Hu R, Zheng J, Xia X, Xun Y, Zhang J, Ma S. MA08.05 Integrating Genomic and Transcriptomic Features Predict the Recurrence Risk of Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhao J, Gu W, Xia X. FP07.02 Next Generation Sequencing Portrays Mutation Profilings of Malignant Pleural and Peritoneal Mesotheliomas. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.227] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Fan Z, Mao Z, Yuan M, Chen R, Xia X. P59.13 The Prediction Performance of TP53 / RB1 Co-Mutation on Small-Cell Lung Cancer Transformation in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang X, Xia X, Meng Y, Wang W, Pi W, Zhou S, Yang H. MA11.07 Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Prognosis Based on Ferroptosis DNA Methylation Status. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhang Y, Zeng L, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhang B, Guo L, Guan Y, Gao X, Wang H, Xia X, Zhou C, Yang N. 1160P Efficacy and biomarker identification of neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy in potentially resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Guo H, Xia X, Zhong Y, Peng J, Hu W, Wang J, Zhang Z. PO-1651 The dosimetric impact of deep learning-based organs at risk auto-segmentation. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)08102-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yuan W, Wang H, Fang C, Yang Y, Xia X, Yang B, Lin Y, Li G, Bian L. Microscopic local stiffening in a supramolecular hydrogel network expedites stem cell mechanosensing in 3D and bone regeneration. Mater Horiz 2021; 8:1722-1734. [PMID: 34846502 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh00244a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Dynamic hydrogels cross-linked by weak and reversible physical interactions enhance the 3-dimensional (3D) spreading and mechanosensing abilities of encapsulated cells in a matrix. However, the highly dynamic nature of these physical cross-links also results in low mechanical stiffness in the hydrogel network and high tether compliance of the cell adhesion motifs attached to the network. The resulting low force feedback of the soft hydrogel network impedes the efficient activation of mechanotransduction signalling in the encapsulated cells. Herein, we demonstrate that the chemical incorporation of acryloyl nanoparticle-based cross-linkers creates regionally stiff network structures in the dynamic supramolecular hydrogels without compromising the dynamic properties of the cell-adaptable inter-nanoparticle hydrogel network. The obtained dynamic hydrogels with a heterogeneous hydrogel network topology expedite the development of adhesion structures, 3D spreading, and mechanosensing of the encapsulated stem cells, as evidenced by the upregulated expression of key biomarkers such as vinculin, FAK, and YAP. This enhanced spreading and mechanotransduction promotes the osteogenic differentiation of the encapsulated stem cells. In contrast, doping with physically entrapped nanoparticles or molecular cross-linkers (PEGDA) cannot locally reinforce the dynamic hydrogel network and therefore fails to facilitate cell mechanosensing or differentiation in the 3D hydrogels. We further show that the dynamic hydrogels with a locally stiffened network promote the in situ regeneration of bone defects in an animal model. Our findings provide valuable insights into the design of the supramolecular dynamic hydrogels with biomimetic hierarchical biomechanical structures as the optimized carrier material for stem cell-based therapies.
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- Weihao Yuan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong 999077, China.
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Zhang J, Dong S, Zhu Q, Zhao G, Li P, Zhou Q, Yang J, Zhang X, Guan Y, Xia X, Yang X, Zhong W, Wu Y. P59.03 Intratumoral Heterogeneity and Clonal Evolution in Large Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (>7cm) Delineated by Multiregion Sequencing. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.954] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Gu K, Bi M, Zhao D, Cheng H, Qian H, Wang F, Wang G, Song W, Xia X, Xu L, Zhu Y, Cao Q, Li X, Fang P. P78.16 Real-World Outcomes of Camrelizumab (SHR-1210) in Treating Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Prospective Study. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang W, Xia X, Chen M, Meng Y, Zhou S, Yang H. P62.03 Increased GPX4 Drives Ferroptosis Resistance by Suppressing Radiation-Induced Lipid Peroxidation Confers Acquired Radioresistance in NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.977] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Cui J, Ai X, Guo R, Gu D, Chen R, Xia X. P76.35 Genomic Characteristics and Prognosis of Concomitant with EGFR Copy Numbers Variations in EGFR Mutated Lung Cancer Patients. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wang W, Meng Y, Chen M, Xia X, Zhou S, Kong F, Yang H. P14.02 Expression and Significance of Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase on Tumor Cell and Tumor Stroma Compartments of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.508] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Dong X, Zhao J, Gu D, Chen R, Xia X. P85.06 Clinical and Genomic Features of Middle Intensity cMET Stain of Chinese Lung Cancer Patients. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Liang N, Wu H, Gu D, Chen R, Xia X. P92.01 Genetic Landscape and Potential Therapy Regimen of Thymic Tumor. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1662] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Liu X, Wang F, Chen X, Hou X, Li Q, Xie Z, Liu Y, Li P, Chang L, Guan Y, Zhang X, Wang S, Xu C, Wang H, Yi X, Zhang J, Xia X, Moran C, Chen L. P35.01 Genomic Origin and Immune-related Status of Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhou H, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Ji L, Song M, Li P, Guan Y, Xia X, Zhou N. FP10.03 Multi-Region Exome Sequencing Reveals the Intratumoral Heterogeneity of Surgically Resected Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang J, Zhang M, Fu R, Chu X, Wen Z, Gong Y, Jiang B, Liao R, Dong S, Nie Q, Chen R, Xia X, Yang X, Zhong W, Wu Y. P56.01 Postoperative ctDNA Positive Presents the High-risk of Recurrence in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.944] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Hu X, Yuan M, Feng Y, Zhang T, Zhang L, Dong G, Zhu H, Liu Y, Xing P, Wang H, Li B, Shi Y, Chen R, Xia X. P47.08 Blood-Based Tumor Mutation Burden as a Predictive Biomarker for Clinical Benefit of Immunotherapy in Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang X, Wang W, Chen M, Xia X, Meng Y, Zhou S, Yang H. P14.06 Dysregulation of m6a Reader IGF2BP1 in Lung Adenocarcinoma Affects the Immune Microenvironment and Indicates a Poor Recovery. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhu K, Zhang J, Zhang C, Zhao Z, Gao J, Li X, Xia X, Xu X, Zhang T, Guan J. Therapeutic efficacy of zoledronic acid combined with calcitriol in elderly patients receiving total hip arthroplasty or hemiarthroplasty for osteoporotic femoral neck fracture. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:559-564. [PMID: 32989470 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05637-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED Zoledronic acid could improve the clinical outcome in elderly patients receiving total hip arthroplasty or hemiarthroplasty for osteoporotic femoral neck fracture in the 1-year prospective study. INTRODUCTION To validate the therapeutic efficacy of zoledronic acid (ZOL) in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture who received total hip arthroplasty (THA) or hemiarthroplasty (HA). METHODS Included in this study were 95 elderly patients with femoral neck fractures who received THA/HA between August 2015 and June 2018. They were randomized into a ZOL group and a control group. Patients in ZOL group received a yearly single dose of 5 mg ZOL intravenous injection plus 0.5 μg/day calcitriol and 1000 mg/day calcium carbonate 2 days before THA or HA. Patients in the control group were treated with the same dose of calcitriol and calcium carbonate only without ZOL. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Bone metabolism markers including the total extension of the peptide type I collagen amino end (P1NP) and beta collagen degradation product (β-CTX) were obtained by serum examination. The postoperative functional outcome was assessed using Harris Hip Score (HHS). RESULTS During the follow-up period, BMD in the ZOL group was improved and significantly higher than that in the control group at 6 and 12 months post-operation. Bone metabolism markers P1NP and β-CTX in ZOL group remained at a relatively low level as compared with that in the control group at 6 months after treatment. No significant difference in the mean HHS and the excellent/good rate of joint function was observed during the follow-up period between the two groups. The occurrence of adverse events in the ZOL group was significantly higher than that in the control group. CONCLUSIONS A single infusion of ZOL shows promise in improving BMD of the healthy side of the femoral neck, lumbar spine, and total hip and decreasing the level of bone markers, which may improve the clinical outcome of patients with osteoporotic femoral neck fractures receiving THA/HA.
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- K Zhu
- Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China.
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Huang J, Zhang M, Mou Y, Chen R, Xia X. P07.04 Using ctDNA to Detect Minimal Residual Disease after Surgery in Resectable Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhou C, Zhao J, Gu D, Chen R, Xia X. P89.01 Clinical and Genomic Features of EGFR-KDD/EGFR Rearrangements of Chinese Lung Cancer Patients. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1266] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Ji S, Li J, Chang L, Zhao C, Jia R, Tan Z, Liu R, Zhang Y, Li Y, Yin G, Guan Y, Xia X, Yi X, Xu J. Peripheral blood T-cell receptor repertoire as a predictor of clinical outcomes in gastrointestinal cancer patients treated with PD-1 inhibitor. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:1646-1656. [PMID: 33583004 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02562-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Identifying valid biomarkers for patient selection impressively promotes the success of anti-PD-1 therapy. However, the unmet need for biomarkers in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers remains significant. We aimed to explore the predictive value of the circulating T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire for clinical outcomes in GI cancers who received anti-PD-1 therapy. METHODS 137 pre- and 79 post-treated peripheral blood samples were included. The TCR repertoire was evaluated by sequencing of complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3) in the TRB gene. The Shannon index was used to measure the diversity of the TCR repertoire, and Morisita's overlap index was used to determine TCR repertoire similarities between pre- and post-treated samples. RESULTS Among all enrolled patients, 76 received anti-PD-1 monotherapy and 61 received anti-PD-1 combination therapy. In the anti-PD-1 monotherapy cohort, patients with higher baseline TCR diversity exhibited a significantly higher disease control rate (77.8% vs. 47.2%; hazard ratio [HR] 3.92; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-13.48; P = 0.030) and a longer progression-free survival (PFS) (median: 6.47 months vs. 2.77 months; HR 2.10; 95% CI 1.16-3.79; P = 0.014) and overall survival (OS) (median: NA vs. 8.97 months; HR 3.53; 95% CI 1.49-8.38; P = 0.004) than those with lower diversity. Moreover, patients with a higher TCR repertoire similarity still showed a superior PFS (4.43 months vs. 1.84 months; HR 13.98; 95% CI 4.37-44.68; P < 0.001) and OS (13.40 months vs. 6.12 months; HR 2.93; 95% CI 1.22-7.03; P = 0.016) even in the cohort with lower baseline diversity. However, neither biomarker showed predictive value in the anti-PD-1 combination therapy cohort. Interestingly, the combination of TCR diversity and PD-L1 expression can facilitate patient stratification in a pooled cohort. CONCLUSION The circulating TCR repertoire can serve as a predictor of clinical outcomes in anti-PD-1 therapy in GI cancers.
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- Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Geneplus-Beijing Institute, Beijing, China
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- Geneplus-Beijing Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Geneplus-Beijing Institute, Beijing, China
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- Geneplus-Beijing Institute, Beijing, China
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- Geneplus-Beijing Institute, Beijing, China
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- Geneplus-Beijing Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 8 East Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China.
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Xia X, Peng CW, Cui JR, Jin PY, Yang K, Hong XY. Wolbachia affects reproduction in the spider mite Tetranychus truncatus (Acari: Tetranychidae) by regulating chorion protein S38-like and Rop. Insect Mol Biol 2021; 30:18-29. [PMID: 32945029 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Wolbachia-induced reproductive regulation in hosts has been used to control pest populations, but little is known about the molecular mechanism underlying Wolbachia regulation of host genes. Here, reproductive regulation by Wolbachia in the spider mite Tetranychus truncatus was studied at the molecular level. Infection with Wolbachia resulted in decreasing oviposition and cytoplasmic incompatibility in T. truncatus. Further RNA-seq revealed genes regulated by Wolbachia in T. truncatus. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) showed that genes, including chorion protein S38-like and Rop were down-regulated by Wolbachia. RNA interference (RNAi) of chorion protein S38-like and Rop in Wolbachia-uninfected T. truncatus decreased oviposition, which was consistent with Wolbachia-induced oviposition decrease. Interestingly, suppressing Rop in Wolbachia-infected T. truncatus led to increased Wolbachia titres in eggs; however, this did not occur after RNAi of chorion protein S38-like. This is the first study to show that chorion protein S38-like and Rop facilitate Wolbachia-mediated changes in T. truncatus fertility. In addition, RNAi of Rop turned the body colour of Wolbachia-uninfected T. truncatus black, which indicates that the role of Rop is not limited to the reproductive regulation of T. truncatus.
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- X Xia
- Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Xia X, Liu Z, Cai B, Di X, Sun X, Ge X. A comparison between raltitrexed plus cisplatin and docetaxel plus cisplatin in concurrent chemoradiation for non-surgical esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Radiother 2021; 25:39-44. [PMID: 33419607 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2020.06.029] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is considered as a standard treatment for unresectable and inoperable esophageal cancer (EC) patients. However, no consensus has been reached regarding the optimal synchronous chemotherapy regimen and the best combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of raltitrexed plus cisplatin and docetaxel plus cisplatin to find a safe and effective concurrent chemotherapy schedule. PATIENTS AND METHODS Our retrospective study included 151 EC patients treated with raltitrexed and cisplatin (RP) (n=90) or docetaxel and cisplatin (DP) (n=61) from 2011 till 2018. Survival outcomes and treatment related toxicity were analyzed between the two groups. RESULTS PFS and OS were 18 and 34 months in the RP group, while 13 and 20 months in the DP group (P=0.118 and P=0.270). The 1-, 2-, 3-year survival rates of the RP group were 71.1, 55.4 and 46.4%. For the DP group, these were 63.9, 44.3 and 37.6%, respectively. Compared with DP group, RP group received a superior CR rate (68.9% versus 52.5%, P=0.041). There was a trend that the total number of toxic reactions in RP group was lower than that in DP group (P=0.058). CONCLUSIONS Even RP and DP groups have the similar survival outcomes and toxicity, raltitrexed/cisplatin get a higher complete response rate. Our study suggests that raltitrexed combined with cisplatin is a safe and effective concurrent chemotherapy regimen and it might be used as an alternative for cisplatin/5-FU and cisplatin/docetaxel in CCRT for EC patients.
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- X Xia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, school of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medicine Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital of Skin Diseases and Institute of Dermatology, 12, Jiangwang Temple Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, school of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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