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BACKGROUND Cancer-associated cachexia is a multi-organ disorder associated with progressive weight loss due to a variable combination of anorexia, systemic inflammation and excessive energy wasting. Considering the importance of immunoregulation in cachexia, it still lacks a complete understanding of the immunological mechanisms in cachectic progression. AIM OF REVIEW Our aim here is to describe the complex immunoregulatory system in cachexia. We summarize the effects and translational potential of the immune system on the development of cancer-associated cachexia and we attempt to conclude with thoughts on precise and integrated therapeutic strategies under the complex immunological context of cachexia. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW This review is focused on three main key concepts. First, we highlight the inflammatory factors and additional mediators that have been identified to modulate this syndrome. Second, we decipher the potential role of immune checkpoints in tissue wasting. Third, we discuss the multilayered insights in cachexia through the immunometabolic axis, immune-gut axis and immune-nerve axis.
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- Qi Wu
- Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University
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- Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University.
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He H, Zhao Z, Xiao C, Li L, Liu YE, Fu J, Liao H, Zhou T, Zhang J. Gut microbiome promotes mice recovery from stress-induced depression by rescuing hippocampal neurogenesis. Neurobiol Dis 2024; 191:106396. [PMID: 38176570 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106396] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Studies from rodents to primates and humans indicate that individuals vary in how resilient they are to stress, and understanding the basis of these variations may help improve treatments for depression. Here we explored the potential contribution of the gut microbiome to such variation. Mice were exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) for 4 weeks then allowed to recover for 3 weeks, after which they were subjected to behavioral tests and categorized as showing low or high stress resilience. The two types of mouse were compared in terms of hippocampal gene expression using RNA sequencing, fecal microbiomes using 16S RNA sequencing, and extent of neurogenesis in the hippocampus using immunostaining of brain sections. Fecal microbiota were transplanted from either type of mouse into previously stress-exposed and stress-naïve animals, and the effects of the transplantation on stress-induced behaviors and neurogenesis in the hippocampus were examined. Finally, we blocked neurogenesis using temozolomide to explore the role of neurogenesis promoted by fecal microbiota transplantation in enhancing resilience to stress. Results showed that highly stress-resilient mice, but not those with low resilience, improved significantly on measures of anhedonia, behavioral despair, and anxiety after 3-week recovery from CUMS. Their feces showed greater abundance of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Romboutsia than feces from mice with low stress resilience, as well as lower abundance of Staphylococcus, Psychrobacter and Corynebacterium. Similarly, highly stress-resilient mice showed greater neurogenesis in hippocampus than animals with low stress resilience. Transplanting fecal microbiota from mice with high stress resilience into previously CUMS-exposed recipients rescued neurogenesis in hippocampus, facilitating recovery from stress-induced depression and cognitive decline. Blockade of neurogenesis with temozolomide abolished recovery of recipients from CUMS-induced depression and cognitive decline in mice transplanted with fecal microbiota from mice with high stress resilience. In conclusion, our results suggested that remodeling of the gut microbiome after stress may reverse stress-induced impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis and thereby promote recovery from stress-induced depression.
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- Haili He
- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Zhu HD, Li HL, Huang MS, Yang WZ, Yin GW, Zhong BY, Sun JH, Jin ZC, Chen JJ, Ge NJ, Ding WB, Li WH, Huang JH, Mu W, Gu SZ, Li JP, Zhao H, Wen SW, Lei YM, Song YS, Yuan CW, Wang WD, Huang M, Zhao W, Wu JB, Wang S, Zhu X, Han JJ, Ren WX, Lu ZM, Xing WG, Fan Y, Lin HL, Zhang ZS, Xu GH, Hu WH, Tu Q, Su HY, Zheng CS, Chen Y, Zhao XY, Fang ZT, Wang Q, Zhao JW, Xu AB, Xu J, Wu QH, Niu HZ, Wang J, Dai F, Feng DP, Li QD, Shi RS, Li JR, Yang G, Shi HB, Ji JS, Liu YE, Cai Z, Yang P, Zhao Y, Zhu XL, Lu LG, Teng GJ. Transarterial chemoembolization with PD-(L)1 inhibitors plus molecular targeted therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma (CHANCE001). Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:58. [PMID: 36750721 PMCID: PMC9905571 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-022-01235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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There is considerable potential for integrating transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), programmed death-(ligand)1 (PD-[L]1) inhibitors, and molecular targeted treatments (MTT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is necessary to investigate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of TACE combined with PD-(L)1 inhibitors and MTT in real-world situations. In this nationwide, retrospective, cohort study, 826 HCC patients receiving either TACE plus PD-(L)1 blockades and MTT (combination group, n = 376) or TACE monotherapy (monotherapy group, n = 450) were included from January 2018 to May 2021. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) according to modified RECIST. The secondary outcomes included overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and safety. We performed propensity score matching approaches to reduce bias between two groups. After matching, 228 pairs were included with a predominantly advanced disease population. Median PFS in combination group was 9.5 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 8.4-11.0) versus 8.0 months (95% CI, 6.6-9.5) (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.70, P = 0.002). OS and ORR were also significantly higher in combination group (median OS, 19.2 [16.1-27.3] vs. 15.7 months [13.0-20.2]; adjusted HR, 0.63, P = 0.001; ORR, 60.1% vs. 32.0%; P < 0.001). Grade 3/4 adverse events were observed at a rate of 15.8% and 7.5% in combination and monotherapy groups, respectively. Our results suggest that TACE plus PD-(L)1 blockades and MTT could significantly improve PFS, OS, and ORR versus TACE monotherapy for Chinese patients with predominantly advanced HCC in real-world practice, with an acceptable safety profile.
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- Hai-Dong Zhu
- Center of Interventional Radiology & Vascular Surgery, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Minimally invasive Intervention, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350001, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Interventional Treatment Center, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Center of Interventional Radiology & Vascular Surgery, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Center of Interventional Radiology & Vascular Surgery, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Eastern Hospital of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Navy Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224008, China
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Interventional Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, 410031, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Lhasa, 850000, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- Center of Interventional Oncology and Liver Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, China
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Interventional Therapy, Yunnan Tumor Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650118, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250117, China
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- Interventional Therapy Center, The first Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 830011, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Department of Tumor Interventional Therapy, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, 350014, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology Surgery, Department of Interventional Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 110001, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, General hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 110001, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Guizhou Cancer Hospital, Guiyang, 550000, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350001, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou First Hospital, Changzhou, 213004, China
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- Department of Interventional and Vascular Surgery, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213003, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Nantong Tumor Hospital, Nantong, 226006, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing, 210000, China
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- Department of Oncology and Vascular Intervention, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Vascular and Interventional Department, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, 400000, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, 563000, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, School of Medicine, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, 323000, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, 030012, China
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- Department of Interventional Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
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- Department of Interventional & Vascular Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
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- Zhuhai Interventional Medical Center, Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519000, China.
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- Center of Interventional Radiology & Vascular Surgery, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
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Yu Y, Shen M, Niu L, Liu YE, Xiao S, Tebes JK. The relationship between clinical recovery and personal recovery among people living with schizophrenia: A serial mediation model and the role of disability and quality of life. Schizophr Res 2022; 239:168-175. [PMID: 34896871 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examine the relationship between two perspectives on recovery from schizophrenia: clinical recovery and personal recovery. Clinical recovery emphasizes an individual's psychiatric symptoms and functioning, whereas personal recovery emphasizes adaptation to one's illness that includes taking responsibility for one's recovery, establishing an identity apart from the illness, and finding meaning, purpose, and hope in life. METHODS Using serial mediation analysis, we examine the relationship between clinical and personal recovery in the context of two potential mediators, disability and quality of life. Study participants were 356 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and living with family in Changsha City of Hunan Province, China. RESULTS Although clinical recovery was modestly associated with personal recovery (r = 0.27, p < 0.001), subsequent serial mediation analysis showed that clinical recovery is not directly related to personal recovery when accounting for disability and quality of life. Clinical recovery was a significant predictor of disability, which predicted quality of life and personal recovery. Among the three mediation paths, quality of life accounted for most of the mediation effect (54%), followed by disability (24%), and disability and quality of life serially (22%). We discuss the implications of these findings for theory development, intervention, and future research.
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- Yu Yu
- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Upper Mayuanlin Road 238, Changsha, Hunan, China; Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, USA.
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Upper Mayuanlin Road 238, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Upper Mayuanlin Road 238, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Upper Mayuanlin Road 238, Changsha, Hunan, China; The Affiliated Hainan Hospital, Hainan Medical University, 31 Longhua Road, Longhua District, Haikou City, Hainan, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Upper Mayuanlin Road 238, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Wu DI, Kase S, Liu YE, Kanda A, Murata M, Ishida S. Downregulation of AlphaB-crystallin in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Exposed to Diabetes-related Stimuli In Vivo and In Vitro. In Vivo 2022; 36:132-139. [PMID: 34972708 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12684] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM AlphaB-crystallin plays a pivotal role in many diseases. However, the involvement of alphaB-crystallin in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells with diabetes stimuli remains unknown. The aim of this study is to examine the alterations of RPE cells and alphaB-crystallin expression in diabetic models in vivo and in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetic conditions in mice were induced by streptozotocin (STZ). The thickness of the RPE/choroid complex was measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT). Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining was used to investigate the choriocapillaris in histological sections of murine eyeballs and oxidative stress was evaluated using immunofluorescence with anti-4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) antibody. AlphaB-crystallin expression was examined in the RPE/choroid complex using ELISA. Real-Time PCR was performed to evaluate the alphaB-crystallin expression in cultured human RPE cells with high glucose or following advanced glycation end-products (AGE) stimulation. RESULTS In diabetic mice, OCT-based RPE/choroidal layers were thickened 2 months after STZ stimulation, where PAS-positive dilated choriocapillaris was noted. Immunoreactivity of 4-HNE was strongly observed in the RPE layer, from which a significant number of RPE cells was lost. Meanwhile, alphaB-crystallin expression in 2-month STZ mice was significantly lower compared to controls. In accordance with these results, in vitro data showed that the alphaB-crystallin expression was also significantly lower in RPE cells with high glucose or following AGE stimulation compared to untreated cells. CONCLUSION In both types of diabetic models the expression of alphaB-crystallin was found to be downregulated in RPE cells and was associated with increased levels of oxidative stress.
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- D I Wu
- Eye Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou, P.R. China.,Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Eye Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou, P.R. China.,Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Liu YE, Zhai ZC, Han YH, Liu YL, Liu FP, Hu DY. Experiences of front-line nurses combating coronavirus disease-2019 in China: A qualitative analysis. Public Health Nurs 2020; 37:757-763. [PMID: 32677072 PMCID: PMC7405388 DOI: 10.1111/phn.12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Objective To explore the experiences of front‐line nurses combating the coronavirus disease‐2019 epidemic. Design and Sample Fifteen front‐line nurses caring for COVID‐19 patients were recruited from two hospitals in Wuhan, China from January 26 to February 5, 2020. Data were collected through semi‐structured individual interviews and analyzed using standard qualitative methods. Results Four theme categories emerged from the data analysis: (a) “Facing tremendous new challenges and danger”; (b) “Strong pressure because of fear of infection, exhaustion by heavy workloads and stress of nursing seriously ill COVID‐19 patients”; (c) “Strong sense of duty and identity as a healthcare provider”; (d) “Rational understanding of the epidemic—the nurses believed that the epidemic would soon be overcome and would like to receive disaster rescue training.” Conclusions Although the intensive rescue work drained front‐line nurses, both physically and emotionally, they showed a spirit of dedication and felt a responsibility to overcome this epidemic. Their experiences provide useful insights into implementing a safer public health emergency rescue system in preparation for future outbreaks of infectious diseases. Specifically, psychological support and humanistic care should be provided to front‐line nurses to maintain their well‐being, and nationwide emergency rescue training and disaster education should be implemented.
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- Yu-E Liu
- Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Liu Y, Liu YE, Tong CC, Cong PF, Shi XY, Shi L, Jin XH, Wang Q. CD28 deficiency attenuates primary blast-induced renal injury in mice via the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway. BMJ Mil Health 2019; 166:e66-e69. [PMID: 31129646 DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2019-001181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Primary blast affects the kidneys due to direct shock wave damage and the production of proinflammatory cytokines without effective treatment. CD28 has been reported to be involved in regulating T cell activation and secretion of inflammatory cytokines. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of primary blast on the kidney and the effect of CD28 in mice. METHODS A mouse model of primary blast-induced kidney injury was established using a custom-made explosive device. The severity of kidney injury was investigated by H&E staining. ELISA was applied to study serum inflammation factors' expression. Western blot assays were used to analyse the primary blast-induced inflammatory factors' expression in the kidney. Immunofluorescence analysis was used to examine the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway. RESULTS Histological examination demonstrated that compared with the primary blast group, CD28 deficiency caused a significant decrease in the severity of the primary blast-induced renal injury. Moreover, ELISA and western blotting revealed that CD28 deficiency significantly reduced the levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-4 and IL-6, and increased the IL-10 level (p<0.05). Finally, immunofluorescence analysis indicated that PI3K/Akt expression also changed. CONCLUSIONS CD28 deficiency had protective effects on primary blast-induced kidney injury via the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway. These findings improve the knowledge on primary blast injury and provide theoretical basis for primary blast injury treatment.
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- Ying Liu
- Emergency Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Laboratory of Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Emergency Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Laboratory of Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Emergency Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Laboratory of Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Emergency Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Laboratory of Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Emergency Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Laboratory of Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Emergency Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Laboratory of Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Emergency Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Laboratory of Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Nuclear Medicine Department of General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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Wang JB, Ma DL, Li JY, Sun QD, Liu YE. Association between expression of DNA mismatch repair genes and clinical features and prognosis of patients with radical resection of colon cancer. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8388. [PMID: 27706583 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of the expression of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes in patients subjected to radical surgical removal of colon cancer, as well as their correlation with disease prognosis. Ninety stage II and III colon cancer patients who received laparoscopic radical resection of colon cancer at our hospital were recruited in this study. The expression of hMLH1, hMSH2, hMSH6, and hPMS2 in the resected tumor tissues was examined by SP immunohistochemistry, in order to analyze the relationship between defective DNA MMR (dMMR) and the clinico-pathological features and prognosis of colon cancer. Patients were followed up over a period of 5-35 months, and the Kaplan-Meier survival curve was plotted. dMMR was confirmed in 27 subjects (30.0%), among whom recurrence with metastasis and death was reported in 5 (18.5%) and 2 (7.4%) patients, respectively. The remaining 63 subjects displayed proficient DNA MMR (pMMR); among these, 19 (30.2%) and 7 (11.1%) recurrences with metastasis and death were reported, respectively. dMMR showed no significant correlation with gender, age, or therapeutic modality (P > 0.05), but was significantly correlated with the degree of differentiation, tumor location, number of resected lymph nodes, presence of ileus, and TNM stage (P < 0.05). The prognosis of patients with dMMR was better than that of patients with pMMR. dMMR serves as a biomarker for the prognosis of stage II/III colon cancers.
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- J B Wang
- Department of General Surgery, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, Shandong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, Shandong, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, Shandong, China
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Zhou H, Jiang C, Gu L, Liu YE, Sun L, Xu Q. Influence of melatonin on IL-1Ra gene and IL-1 expression in rats with liver ischemia reperfusion injury. Biomed Rep 2016; 4:667-672. [PMID: 27284404 PMCID: PMC4887919 DOI: 10.3892/br.2016.645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to explore the influence of melatonin (MT) on rats with liver ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) and its mechanism. A total of 66 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: i) Normal control group, ii) ischemia reperfusion group (IR group) and iii) melatonin treatment group (MT group). Rats in the MT group were administered an intraperitoneal injection of MT (10 mg/kg, 1 ml) at 70 and 35 min before ischemia, early reperfusion, and 1 and 2 h after reperfusion, respectively. Blood was removed at the normal time-point (prior to any processes), 35 min before ischemia, 2, 4, 8 and 24 h after reperfusion. Subsequently the rats were sacrificed. The pathological changes of liver tissues, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene and IL-1 expression levels were detected. There were no evident differences between the immediate reperfusion and 2 h IR group and MT group. The liver structure injury of the 4, 8 and 24 h MT groups were improved to various differences compared to the corresponding IR group; liver IL-1β of the MT group at 35 min after ischemia, and 2, 4, 8 and 24 h after reperfusion was evidently lower than that of the IR group (P<0.05); IL-1Ra mRNA expression in the 2 h MT group was higher compared to the 2 h IR group by 4.85-fold; and IL-1Ra mRNA expression in the 4 h MT group was higher compared to the 4 h IR group by 9.34-fold. Differences between two groups at other time-points were <2-fold. In conclusion, MT can upregulate IL-1Ra gene expression by reducing generation of IL-1 thus reducing IRI.
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- Hong Zhou
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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Deng WS, Xu Q, Liu YE, Jiang CH, Zhou H, Gu L. Effects of melatonin on liver function and lipid peroxidation in a rat model of hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. Exp Ther Med 2016; 11:1955-1960. [PMID: 27168834 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the effects of melatonin (MT) on liver function and lipid peroxidation following hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). A total of 66 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into three groups: Normal control (N) group, ischemia-reperfusion (IR) group and the MT-treated group. A hepatic IRI model was developed by blocking the first porta hepatis, and subsequently restoring hepatic blood inflow after 35 min. Following reperfusion, changes in the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) were detected by a chemical method at various time points. In the MT group, the MDA levels were significantly reduced (P<0.05) at all time points, as compared with the IR group. Furthermore, SOD activity was significantly increased (P<0.05) in the MT group, as compared with the IR group at all time points; and the levels of GSH in the MT group were significantly higher (P<0.05) than those of the IR group at 2, 4, and 8 h post-reperfusion. The levels of ALT, AST and LDH were significantly reduced in the MT group at each time point, as compared with that of the IR group (P<0.05). In conclusion, MT exhibits potent antioxidant properties that may create favorable conditions for the recovery of liver function following IRI.
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- Wen-Sheng Deng
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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Ma DL, Li JY, Liu YE, Liu CM, Li J, Lin GZ, Yan J. Influence of continuous intervention on growth and metastasis of human cervical cancer cells and expression of RNAmiR-574-5p. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:91-102. [PMID: 27049079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study was carried out to acquire solid evidence that some common treatments could affect micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) by revealing the regulatory effect of genes, so as to provide a reference for further exploration of the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer. Nude mouse tumorigenicity assay was used to study the effect of inhibiting miR-574-5p on development and tumorigenic ability of Henrietta Lacks (HeLa) tumor. Cell wound scratch assay, flow cytometry and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) were adopted to study the effects of anoxia and temperature, etc., on expression of miR-574-5p and QKI in HeLa as well as on the clone and migration ability of cells, to provide prevention and treatment of cervical cancer with new ideas and evidence. The results demonstrated that cervical cancer tissues had a significantly increased miR-574-5p expression compared with para-carcinoma tissues; conversely, Gomafu, overall QKI (pan-QKI) and QKI-5 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expression all decreased. Part of the common nursing methods had a certain influence on miR-574-5p expression, HeLa reproduction and metastasis, and even cell cycle. For example, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation was effective in decreasing miR-574-5p expression of HeLa and inhibiting cell migration; severe hypoxia significantly decreased the survival rate of HeLa, leading to the increase of programmed death percentage and cell ratio in G2/M phase as well as the decrease of cell ratio in G1 phase. Incubation at different temperatures also affected miR-574-5p expression and cell proliferation. Thus, it can be known that miR-574-5p, Gomafu and QKI expression in cervical cancer tissues and para-carcinoma tissues are significantly up-regulated or down-regulated. Some treatments, such as UV irradiation, hypoxia, incubation temperatures, etc., can affect miR-574-5p expression and HeLa proliferation as well as metastases in different degrees. These findings provide a reference and basis for further study.
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- D L Ma
- Department of Oncology, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, China
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- Department of Oncology, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Yishui Central Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, China
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- Department of Oncology, Binzhou Medical College Affiliated Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical support, Dongming Peoples Hospital, Shandong, China
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- Department of Health Materials Management, Dongming Peoples Hospital, Shandong, China
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- Medical Social Work section, Dongming Peoples Hospital, Shandong, China
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Lu ZB, Liu YE, Han NS, Tian JC, Peng YF, Hu C, Guo YY, Ye GY. Transgenic cry1C or cry2A rice has no adverse impacts on the life-table parameters and population dynamics of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). Pest Manag Sci 2015; 71:937-945. [PMID: 25067834 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transgenic rice producing the insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) is protected from damage by lepidopteran insect pests. However, one of the main concerns about Bt rice is the potential impact on non-target herbivores. In the present study, the ecological impacts of two Bt rice lines, T1C-19 expressing Cry1C protein and T2A-1 expressing Cry2A protein, on the non-target herbivore brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), were evaluated under laboratory and field conditions. The purpose was to verify whether these Bt rice lines could affect the performance of BPH at individual and population scales. RESULTS Laboratory results showed that most of the fitness parameters (development duration, survival rate, fecundity, fertility, amount of honeydew excreted) of BPH were not significantly affected by the two tested Bt rice lines, although the development duration of fourth-instar nymphs fed on T1C-19 was distinctly longer compared with that on T2A-1 and non-Bt rice plants. Five life-table parameters did not significantly differ among rice types. Two-year field trials also revealed no significant difference in population dynamics of BPH among rice types. CONCLUSION It is inferred that the tested Bt rice lines are unlikely to affect the population growth of BPH.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Liu YE, Pu W, Jiang Y, Shi D, Dackour R, Shi YE. Chaperoning of estrogen receptor and induction of mammary gland proliferation by neuronal protein synuclein gamma. Oncogene 2006; 26:2115-25. [PMID: 17016445 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Synucleins are emerging as central players in the formation of pathologically insoluble deposits characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. However, synuclein gamma (SNCG), previously identified as a breast cancer specific gene (BCSG1), is also highly associated with breast cancer progression. Using transgenic mouse model, we demonstrated a role of SNCG in induction of highly proliferative pregnancy-like phenotype of mammary epithelial cells and branching morphology. SNCG participated in the heat shock protein-based multiprotein chaperone complex for steroid receptor signaling. Expression of SNCG in mammary epithelium resulted in a significant stimulation of ERalpha transcriptional activity. SNCG-induced mammary gland proliferation can be effectively blocked by antiestrogen and ovariectomy, indicating that the induced proliferation is mediated by ERalpha signaling and requires estrogen stimulation. These data indicate the chaperone activity of SNCG on stimulation of steroid receptor signaling in mammary gland and, thus induces extensive mammary gland proliferation and contributes to the hormonal impact on mammary tumorigenesis.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA
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Celiker MY, Wang M, Atsidaftos E, Liu X, Liu YE, Jiang Y, Valderrama E, Goldberg ID, Shi YE. Inhibition of Wilms' tumor growth by intramuscular administration of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-4 plasmid DNA. Oncogene 2001; 20:4337-43. [PMID: 11466614 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2000] [Revised: 03/29/2001] [Accepted: 04/04/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) degrading matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) lead to ECM turnover, a key event in cancer growth and progression. The tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) limit the activity of MMPs, which suggests their use for cancer gene therapy. Here we report that systemic administration of naked TIMP-4 DNA significantly inhibited Wilms' tumor growth in nude mice. TIMP-4, whose expression was lost in Wilms' tumor, inhibited the growth of G401 Wilms' tumor cells at a concentration lower than those required for MMP inhibition. This inhibition was associated with internalization of exogenous recombinant TIMP-4. Electroporation-mediated intramuscular injection of TIMP-4 expression plasmid resulted in sustained plasma TIMP-4 levels and significant tumor suppression. Our data demonstrate a tumor suppressive effect of TIMP-4 against Wilms' tumor and the potential utility of intramuscular delivery of TIMP gene for treatment of kidney derived cancers.
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, NY 11040, USA
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Jiang Y, Wang M, Celiker MY, Liu YE, Sang QX, Goldberg ID, Shi YE. Stimulation of mammary tumorigenesis by systemic tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 4 gene delivery. Cancer Res 2001; 61:2365-70. [PMID: 11289097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMPs) are multifunctional proteins with both matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitory effects and growth-regulatory activity. TIMPs inhibit MMP activity, suggesting a use for cancer gene therapy. However, here we report that systemic administration of human TIMP-4 by electroporation-mediated i.m. injection of naked TIMP-4 DNA stimulates tumorigenesis of human breast cancer cells in nude mice. Consistent with tumor stimulation, TIMP-4 up-regulates Bcl-2 and Bcl-X(L) protein. TIMP-4 also inhibits apoptosis in human breast cancer cells in vitro and mammary tumors in vivo. A synthetic MMP inhibitor BB-94 did not have such antiapoptotic effect. Analysis of TIMP-4 expression in human mammary specimens indicates that TIMP-4 protein is increased in mammary carcinoma cells compared with normal mammary epithelial cells. These data indicate an antiapoptotic activity in breast cancer cells and a tumor-stimulating effect of TIMP-4 when administrated systemically.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Long Island Campus for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
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OBJECTIVE This study examined social anxiety and measures of psychosocial adjustment in Chinese adults with oral-facial clefts, their unaffected siblings, and age-matched controls. DESIGN This cross-sectional study utilized a matched case-control study design. PARTICIPANTS Eighty-five adult cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) subjects and 85 unaffected siblings (one adult sibling of each CL/CP subject) were recruited in Shanghai, China, from a larger CL/CP study. Eighty-five unaffected controls, gender- and age-matched to the CL/CP subjects, were recruited from Shanghai work units including factories, universities, and other institutions. OUTCOME MEASURES Social Avoidance and Distress Scale, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. RESULTS Affected adults reported significantly more social anxiety than unaffected siblings and controls. Affected adults also scored significantly lower on measures of self-esteem and social support than unaffected siblings and controls. Unaffected siblings and controls were not found to differ on any of these measures. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that individuals with oral-facial clefts may be more disadvantaged with respect to social affiliation and adaptation than unaffected adults. Cross-cultural research is essential in enabling us to determine whether similar trends exist across cultures.
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- N W Berk
- Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
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Wang M, Liu YE, Ni J, Aygun B, Goldberg ID, Shi YE. Induction of mammary differentiation by mammary-derived growth inhibitor-related gene that interacts with an omega-3 fatty acid on growth inhibition of breast cancer cells. Cancer Res 2000; 60:6482-7. [PMID: 11103817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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We previously identified and characterized a novel tumor growth inhibitor and a fatty acid-binding protein in human mammary gland and named it the mammary-derived growth inhibitor-related gene (MRG). Here, the effects of MRG on mammary gland differentiation and its interaction with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) on growth inhibition were investigated. MRG protein expression was associated with human mammary gland differentiation, with the highest expression observed in the differentiated alveolar mammary epithelial cells from the lactating gland. Overexpression of MRG in human breast cancer cells induced differentiation with changes in cellular morphology and a significant increase in the production of lipid droplets. Treatment of mouse mammary gland in organ culture with MRG protein resulted in a differentiated morphology and stimulation of beta-casein expression. Treatment of human breast cancer cells with the omega-3 PUFA docosahexaenoic acid resulted in a differential growth inhibition proportional to their MRG expression. MRG-transfected cells or MRG protein treated cells were much more sensitive to docosahexaenoic acid-induced growth inhibition than MRG-negative or untreated control cells. Our results suggest that MRG is a candidate mediator of the differentiating effect of pregnancy on breast epithelial cells and may play a major role in omega-3 PUFA-mediated tumor suppression.
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- M Wang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
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Lee KT, Wong SR, Cheng JS, Ker CG, Sheen PC, Liu YE. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cholecystostomy as an initial treatment for acute cholecystitis in elderly patients. Dig Surg 2000; 15:328-32. [PMID: 9845608 DOI: 10.1159/000018647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Acute cholecystitis may atypically present itself in the elderly, thus causing diagnostic and therapeutic problems, and it is well recognized as a high-risk condition for morbidity. The outcome has been attributed to the presence of severe co-morbid disease. In an attempt to minimize the postoperative morbidity and mortality, we performed ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy (PC) on elderly patients with acute cholecystitis for both initial treatment and subsequent diagnosis of their biliary tract disorders. METHODS Those being more than 70 years old, had acute episode of cholecystitis for more than 48 h and still had positive Murphy's signs and distended gallbladders were candidates for ultrasound-guided PC. RESULTS Forty-two elderly patients underwent ultrasound-guided PC. Once the condition of each patient showed signs of improvement and stability, cholangiography was performed via PC tube. The results of the cholangiography showed 20 patients with gallbladder stones, 16 with common bile duct stones and 6 with acalculous cholecystitis. Once stable enough, 32 patients underwent definite surgery, 18 having cholecystectomies, 14 having cholecystectomies and choledocholithotomies. The 6 patients with acalculous cholecystitis had the PC tube removed 3 weeks later, without further surgery. Two patients had gallbladder stones removed by choledochofiberscope. Two patients had common bile duct stone removed by endoscopic sphincteroplasty. Although postoperative complications occurred in 5 patients (11.9%), no instance of operative mortality was found. CONCLUSION Our findings lead us to conclude that the use of PC in the early treatment of acute cholecystitis in elderly patients can decrease postoperative morbidity and mortality.
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- K T Lee
- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan/ROC
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Liu J, Spence MJ, Zhang YL, Jiang Y, Liu YE, Shi YE. Transcriptional suppression of synuclein gamma (SNCG) expression in human breast cancer cells by the growth inhibitory cytokine oncostatin M. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2000; 62:99-107. [PMID: 11016747 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006418219012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Previously, we have shown that synuclein gamma (SNCG), a member of the brain protein synuclein family, is highly expressed in human infiltrating breast carcinomas but not expressed in normal or benign breast tissues. The SNCG mRNA was also detected in several human breast cancer cell lines with the highest expression found in H3922, a cell line derived from an infiltrating ductal carcinoma. In this study, we show that expression of SNCG mRNA in H3922 cells is significantly decreased by treating cells with the cytokine oncostatin M (OM) who has a growth-inhibitory effect on these cells. A decrease in SNCG mRNA level can be detected as early as 30 min after OM addition. By 4 h OM treatment, the level of SNCG mRNA was decreased to 70% of control, and by 24 h the mRNA was below detectable level. Western blot analysis further demonstrated the suppression of SNCG protein expression by OM. The level of SNCG protein in H3922 cells was reduced more than 90% by OM after 2 days. Since OM-induced growth inhibition occurs after 3-4 days, the down-regulation of SNCG expression appears to proceed the effect of OM on cell growth. Additional experiments to measure the transcriptional rates of SNCG indicate that the observed OM-induced down-regulation of SNCG mRNA occurs mainly at the transcriptional level. In an attempt to examine the role of SNCG gene in the proliferation of breast cancer cells, SNCG cDNA was stably transfected into MCF-7 cells that do not express endogenous SNCG gene. Examination of cell growth under anchorage-dependent and anchorage-independent conditions demonstrates that over expression of SNCG gene significantly stimulated the growth of MCF-7 cells both in monolayer culture and in soft agar. These data together suggest that SNCG may play a role in cell proliferation.
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- J Liu
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System, CA 94304, USA.
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- C M Dollery
- Hatter Institute, University College London Hospitals, UK.
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Xiao G, Liu YE, Gentz R, Sang QA, Ni J, Goldberg ID, Shi YE. Suppression of breast cancer growth and metastasis by a serpin myoepithelium-derived serine proteinase inhibitor expressed in the mammary myoepithelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:3700-5. [PMID: 10097100 PMCID: PMC22357 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.7.3700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A serpin was identified in normal mammary gland by differential cDNA sequencing. In situ hybridization has detected this serpin exclusively in the myoepithelial cells on the normal and noninvasive mammary epithelial side of the basement membrane and thus was named myoepithelium-derived serine proteinase inhibitor (MEPI). No MEPI expression was detected in the malignant breast carcinomas. MEPI encodes a 405-aa precursor, including an 18-residue secretion signal with a calculated molecular mass of 46 kDa. The predicted sequence of the new protein shares 33% sequence identity and 58% sequence similarity to plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 and PAI-2. To determine whether MEPI can modulate the in vivo growth and progression of human breast cancers, we transfected a full-length MEPI cDNA into human breast cancer cells and studied the orthotopic growth of MEPI-transfected vs. control clones in the mammary fat pad of athymic nude mice. Overexpression of MEPI inhibited the invasion of the cells in the in vitro invasion assay. When injected orthotopically into nude mice, the primary tumor volumes, axillary lymph node metastasis, and lung metastasis were significantly inhibited in MEPI-transfected clones as compared with controls. The expression of MEPI in myoepithelial cells may prevent breast cancer malignant progression leading to metastasis.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA
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The role of basement membrane-degrading matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in enabling vascular smooth muscle cell migration after vascular injury has been established in several animal models. In contrast, the role of their native inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs), has remained unproven despite frequent coregulation of MMPs and TIMPs in other disease states. We have investigated the time course of expression and localization of TIMP-4 in rat carotid arteries 6 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, and 14 days after balloon injury by in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot analysis. TIMP-4 protein was present in the adventitia of injured carotid arteries from 24 hours after injury. At 7 and 14 days after injury, widespread immunostaining for TIMP-4 was observed throughout the neointima, media, and adventitia of injured arteries. Western blot analysis confirmed the quantitative increase in TIMP-4 protein at 7 and 14 days. In situ hybridization detected increased expression of TIMP-4 as early as 24 hours after injury and a marked induction in neointimal cells 7 days after injury. We then studied the effect of TIMP-4 protein on the migration of smooth muscle cells through a matrix-coated membrane in vitro and demonstrated a 53% reduction in invasion of rat vascular smooth muscle cells. These data and the temporal relationship between the upregulation of TIMP-4, its accumulation, and the onset of collagen deposition suggest an important role for TIMP-4 in the proteolytic balance of the vasculature controlling both smooth muscle migration and collagen accumulation in the injured arterial wall.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Carotid Artery Injuries
- Carotid Artery, Common/metabolism
- Catheterization
- Cell Movement
- Cells, Cultured
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/injuries
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Time Factors
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases/biosynthesis
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases/genetics
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-4
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- C M Dollery
- Hatter Institute, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
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Jia T, Liu YE, Liu J, Shi YE. Stimulation of breast cancer invasion and metastasis by synuclein gamma. Cancer Res 1999; 59:742-7. [PMID: 9973226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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We recently identified and cloned novel breast cancer-specific gene BCSG1 by direct differential cDNA sequencing. BCSG1 has a great sequence homology with the Alzheimer's disease related neural protein synuclein (SNC); thus, it was also named SNC-gamma. Overexpression of SNC-gamma in breast cancer cells leads to a significant increase in motility and invasiveness in vitro and a profound augmentation of metastasis in vivo. Our data suggest that this member of the neural protein SNCs might have important functions outside the central nervous system and may play a role in breast cancer progression.
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- T Jia
- Department of Pediatrics, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
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Lee KT, Sheen PC, Liu YE. Histomorphometric evaluation of mucin content in stone-containing intrahepatic bile ducts. J Formos Med Assoc 1998; 97:788-90. [PMID: 9872038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Although histologic studies of mucin distribution in the peribiliary glands have been conducted, a quantitative study of mucin content in intrahepatic bile ducts has yet to be reported. In an attempt to evaluate the mucin content in stone-containing intrahepatic bile ducts, we conducted a study on 25 surgically resected livers with hepatolithiasis. Specimens from 10 livers without stones served as controls. All specimens were fixed in 10% formalin and sectioned for periodic acid Schiffalcian blue double-stain (PAS-AB; pH 2.5) to evaluate the epithelial mucin content of the intrahepatic bile ducts. The PAS-AB positive area and the total epithelial area were measured with a computerized image analyzer and the PAS-AB index was calculated as the proportion of the PAS-AB positive to the total epithelial area. The histochemical study showed that epithelial cells in both the intramural glands and extramural glands of stone-containing intrahepatic bile ducts stained heavily and homogeneously with PAS-AB, while those of controls stained weakly. The PAS-AB indexes in stone-containing intrahepatic bile ducts were 51.8 +/- 15.88% for mucous cells of intramural glands, 52.86 +/- 9.85% for mucous cells of extramural glands, and 77.29 +/- 21.59% for serous cells of extramural glands. These values were all significantly higher than those of control specimens. However, the PAS-AB index of the epithelial lining in both hepatolithiasis and control specimens were similarly low, indicating the epithelial lining does not secrete much mucous glycoprotein. The results of this study led us to conclude that stone-containing intrahepatic bile ducts contain an abundant amount of mucous glycoprotein, and mucin is secreted from the peribiliary glands, not from the epithelial lining of the bile ducts.
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- K T Lee
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Taiwan
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Gallbladder mucus itself has been recognized to play an important role in gallstone development. Despite the diverse mechanisms of stone induction and the differences in stone composition, there is a quantitative increase in the epithelial mucus production period before stone formation. As brown pigment stones are found frequently in gallstone disease, we conducted a study on gallbladders with brown pigment stones or combination stones with a brown periphery to evaluate the mucin content in the gallbladder epithelium in comparison to gallbladders with cholesterol stones and those without stones. METHODS Gallbladder specimens were fixed in 10% formalin immediately after cholecystectomy and then embedded in paraffin. The specimens were sectioned for periodic acid-Schiff-alcian blue (PAS-AB, pH 2.5) double stain to evaluate the intra-epithelial mucin content. The PAS-AB index was calculated as a proportion of the PAS-AB-positive mucin area to the total epithelial area, using a computerized image analyzer. RESULTS Evaluation of the PAS-AB index on the lining epithelia of gallbladders showed that it was 32.43 +/- 9.96% in gallbladders with brown stones, which is significantly (p < 0.001) higher than in gallbladders with cholesterol stones (15.63 +/- 6. 75%) and gallbladders without stones (9.55 +/- 4.77%). CONCLUSION The results show that gallbladders with brown stones contain more abundant mucin than gallbladders with cholesterol stones or those without stones. They also suggest that the gallbladder epithelium per se might play a more important role in stone formation in those with brown stones than in those with cholesterol stones.
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- P C Sheen
- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Liu YE, Wang M, Greene J, Su J, Ullrich S, Li H, Sheng S, Alexander P, Sang QA, Shi YE. Preparation and characterization of recombinant tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 4 (TIMP-4). J Biol Chem 1997; 272:20479-83. [PMID: 9252358 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.33.20479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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TIMP-4, a novel human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase, was identified and cloned (Greene, J., Wang, M., Raymond, L. A., Liu, Y. E., Rosen, C., and Shi, Y. E. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 30375-30380). In this report, the production and characterization of recombinant TIMP-4 (rTIMP4p) are described. rTIMP4p, expressed in baculovirus-infected insect cells, was purified to homogeneity by a combination of cation exchange, hydrophobic, and size-exclusion chromatographies. The purified protein migrated as a single 23-kDa band in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and in Western blot using a specific anti-TIMP-4 antibody. Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activities by rTIMP4p was demonstrated in five MMPs. Enzymatic kinetic studies revealed IC50 values (concentration at 50% inhibition) of 19, 3, 45, 8, and 83 nM for MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-7, and MMP-9, respectively. Purified rTIMP4p demonstrated a strong inhibitory effect on the invasion of human breast cancer cells across reconstituted basement membranes. Thus, TIMP-4 is a new enzymatic inhibitor in MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degradation and may have therapeutic potential in treating cancer malignant progression.
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- Y E Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
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Shi YE, Ni J, Xiao G, Liu YE, Fuchs A, Yu G, Su J, Cosgrove JM, Xing L, Zhang M, Li J, Aggarwal BB, Meager A, Gentz R. Antitumor activity of the novel human breast cancer growth inhibitor, mammary-derived growth inhibitor-related gene, MRG. Cancer Res 1997; 57:3084-91. [PMID: 9242429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A novel human tumor growth inhibitor was identified by differential cDNA sequencing. The predicted amino acid sequence of this tumor-suppressing factor has a significant sequence homology to mouse mammary-derived growth inhibitor and thus was named mammary-derived growth inhibitor-related gene (MRG). MRG was found to be expressed in normal and benign human breast tissues but not in breast carcinomas. In situ hybridization analysis demonstrated a stage-specific MRG expression as follows. MRG was barely detectable in breast carcinomas, showed partial and weak expression in benign hyperplasia, but was expressed at a high level in normal breast epithelial cells. To determine if MRG can modulate in vivo growth of human breast cancers, we transfected a full-length MRG cDNA into MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells and studied the orthotopic growth of MRG transfectants versus control transfectants in the mammary fat pad of athymic nude mice. Overexpression of MRG in human breast cancer cells significantly suppressed cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in an orthotopic nude mouse model. These results suggest that MRG has tumor-suppressing activity, and the loss of MRG expression may be involved in the development and progression of breast cancer.
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- Y E Shi
- Department of Pediatrics, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.
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Wentzlaff KA, Cooper ME, Yang P, Aston CP, Liu YE, Melnick M, Marazita ML. Association between non-right-handedness and cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a Chinese population. J Craniofac Genet Dev Biol 1997; 17:141-147. [PMID: 9338857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The etiology of non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL +/- P) is unclear, although both familial and environmental factors are implicated. Because CL +/- P occurs at approximately the time of brain lateralization and is most often unilateral, developmental asymmetry effects have been postulated in CL +/- P etiology. Handedness is frequently used as an indicator of brain lateralization; therefore, several studies have examined the relationship between cleft laterality and handedness. However, these studies have had conflicting results. The present study investigated handedness in a Chinese sample of 211 non-syndromic CL +/- P surgical probands (ascertained in Shanghai for family studies of CL +/- P), 221 population-based but unmatched controls, and 272 first-degree relatives of the probands. Handedness was assessed by means of laterality quotients (LQ) calculated from questionnaire data. Mean LQ's were compared, as were various arbitrary definitions of handedness based on the LQ, for cases versus controls, males versus females, right-sided versus left-sided clefts, and cleft lip alone versus cleft lip plus cleft palate. CL +/- P cases had a significantly higher proportion of non-right-handedness (NRH) than controls, regardless of the definition of NRH (P values < or = .001). There were no statistically significant differences for any of the other comparisons. Familiarity of NRH was tested by comparing first-degree relatives of cases to controls; first-degree relatives were found to have a significantly higher proportion of NRH than controls, supporting familial effects in NRH. These results support the concept of a common etiology and/or developmental pathway for CL +/- P and handedness.
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- K A Wentzlaff
- Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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Bigg HF, Shi YE, Liu YE, Steffensen B, Overall CM. Specific, high affinity binding of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-4 (TIMP-4) to the COOH-terminal hemopexin-like domain of human gelatinase A. TIMP-4 binds progelatinase A and the COOH-terminal domain in a similar manner to TIMP-2. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:15496-500. [PMID: 9182583 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.24.15496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The binding properties of the newly described tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-4 (TIMP-4) to progelatinase A and to the COOH-terminal hemopexin-like domain (C domain) of the enzyme were examined. We present evidence for the first time of a specific, high affinity interaction between TIMP-4 and the C domain of human gelatinase A and show that TIMP-4 binds both progelatinase A and the C domain in a similar manner to that of TIMP-2. Saturable binding of recombinant C domain to TIMP-4 and to TIMP-2 but not to TIMP-1 was demonstrated using a microwell protein binding assay. The recombinant collagen binding domain of gelatinase A, comprised of the three fibronectin type II-like repeats, did not bind to TIMP-4, indicating that binding is mediated selectively by the C domain. Binding to TIMP-4 was of high affinity with an apparent Kd of 1.7 x 10(-7) M but slightly weaker than that to TIMP-2 (apparent Kd of 0.66 x 10(-7) M). Affinity chromatography confirmed the TIMP-4-C domain interaction and also showed that the complex could not be disrupted by 1 M NaCl or 10% dimethyl sulfoxide, thereby further demonstrating the tight binding. To verify the biological significance of this interaction, binding of full-length progelatinase A to TIMP-4 was investigated. TIMP-4 and TIMP-2 but not TIMP-1 bound specifically to purified TIMP-2-free human recombinant full-length progelatinase A and to full-length rat proenzyme from the conditioned culture medium of ROS 17/2.8 cells. Preincubation of the C domain with TIMP-2 was found to reduce subsequent binding to TIMP-4 in a concentration-dependent manner. Competition between TIMP-2 and TIMP-4 for a common or overlapping binding sites on the gelatinase A C domain may occur; alternatively TIMP-2 may prevent the binding of TIMP-4 by steric hindrance or induction of a conformational change in the C domain. We propose that the binding of progelatinase A to TIMP-4 represents a third TIMP-progelatinase interaction in addition to that of progelatinase A with TIMP-2 and progelatinase B with TIMP-1 described previously. This new phenomenon may be of important physiological significance in modulating the cell surface activation of progelatinase A.
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- H F Bigg
- Faculty of Dentistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Wang M, Liu YE, Greene J, Sheng S, Fuchs A, Rosen EM, Shi YE. Inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis of human breast cancer cells transfected with tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 4. Oncogene 1997; 14:2767-74. [PMID: 9190892 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We recently identified, cloned, and characterized a novel human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-4, TIMP-4 (Greene et al., 1996). To determine if TIMP-4 can modulate the in vivo growth of human breast cancers, we transfected a full-length TIMP-4 cDNA into MDA-MB-435 human breast cancer cells and studied the orthotopic growth of TIMP-4-transfected (TIMP4-435) versus control (neo-435) clones in the mammary fat pad of athymic nude mice. TIMP4-435 clones expressed TIMP-4 mRNA and produced anti-metalloproteinase (MMP) activity, while neo-435 clones did not express TIMP-4 mRNA or produce detectable anti-MMP activity. Overexpression of TIMP-4 inhibited the invasion potential of the cells in the in vitro invasion assay. When injected orthotopically into nude mice, TIMP-4 transfectants were significantly inhibited in tumor growth by 4-10-fold in primary tumor volumes; and in an axillary lymph node and lung metastasis as compared with controls. These results suggest the therapeutic potential of TIMP-4 in treating cancer malignant progression.
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- M Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
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Ji H, Liu YE, Jia T, Wang M, Liu J, Xiao G, Joseph BK, Rosen C, Shi YE. Identification of a breast cancer-specific gene, BCSG1, by direct differential cDNA sequencing. Cancer Res 1997; 57:759-64. [PMID: 9044857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A high-throughput direct-differential cDNA sequencing approach was employed to identify genes differentially expressed in normal breast as compared with breast cancer. Approximately 6000 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from cDNA libraries of normal breast and breast carcinoma were selected randomly and subjected to EST-sequencing analysis. The relative expression levels of more than 2000 unique EST groups were quantitatively compared in normal versus cancerous breast. Of many putative differentially expressed genes, a breast cancer-specific gene, BCSGC1, which was expressed in high abundance in a breast cancer cDNA library but scarcely in a normal breast cDNA library, was identified as a putative breast cancer marker. In situ hybridization analysis demonstrated stage-specific BCSG1 expression as follows: BCSG1 was undetectable in normal or benign breast lesions, showed partial expression in ductal carcinoma in situ, but was expressed at an extremely high level in advanced infiltrating breast cancer. The predicted amino acid sequence of BCSG1 gene has a significant sequence homology to the non-amyloid beta protein fragment of the Alzheimer's disease amyloid protein. BCSG1 overexpression may indicate breast cancer malignant progression from benign breast or in situ carcinoma to the highly infiltrating carcinoma.
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- H Ji
- Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, Maryland 20850-3338, USA
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The tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) constitute a family of proteins, of which three members have so far been described. Using the expressed sequence tag sequencing approach, we have identified a novel TIMP-related cDNA fragment and subsequently cloned a fourth human TIMP (TIMP-4) from a human heart cDNA library. The open reading frame encodes a 224-amino acid precursor including a 29-residue secretion signal. The predicted structure of the new protein shares 37% sequence identity with TIMP-1 and 51% identity with TIMP-2 and -3. The protein has a predicted isoelectric point of 7.34. The open reading frame-directed expression of TIMP-4 protein in MDA-MB-435 human breast cancer cells showed metalloproteinase inhibitory activity on reverse zymography. By Northern analysis, only the adult heart showed abundant TIMP-4 transcripts with a 1. 4-kilobase predominant transcript band; very low levels of the transcripts were detected in the kidney, placenta, colon, and testes, and no transcripts were detected in the liver, brain, lung, thymus, and spleen. This unique expression pattern suggests that TIMP-4 may function in a tissue-specific fashion in extracellular matrix homeostasis.
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- J Greene
- Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, Maryland 20850-3338, USA. aecom.yu.edu
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Growth of the normal mammary gland involves proliferation, differentiation, programmed cell death and remodelling of the basement membrane throughout the cyclic ovarian stimulation of the menstrual cycle and the pregnancy/lactation cycle. The regulation of these processes involves a balance between the actions of oestrogen and progesterone. Although it is generally accepted that oestrogens are the major adverse hormonal factor in onset and progression of human breast cancer, recent studies suggest that progesterone and its synthetic progestins may be more important than oestrogen as an ovarian stimulus in driving proliferation of normal human and rodent mammary epithelium. One might expect that some aspects of these complex progestin-regulated events might be retained in breast cancer. This review focuses on evidence that progesterone has proliferative actions in breast cancers; on the role of progestins in regulation of metastasis-related adhesion molecules on breast cancer cells and on the preliminary data showing that progesterone antagonists may be powerful new tools for the management of metastastic breast cancer. This evidence suggests that progesterone is a stimulus for onset and progression of breast tumours and that antiprogestins can interrupt these processes.
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- Y E Shi
- Department of Pediatrics, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
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Marazita ML, Hu DN, Spence MA, Liu YE, Melnick M. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Shanghai, China: evidence for an autosomal major locus. Am J Hum Genet 1992; 51:648-53. [PMID: 1307687 PMCID: PMC1682698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Orientals are at higher risk for cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL +/- P) than Caucasians or blacks. We collected demographic and family data to study factors contributing to the etiology of CL +/- P in Shanghai. The birth incidence of nonsyndromic CL +/- P (Shanghai 1980-87) was 1.11/1,000, with a male/female ratio of 1.42. Almost 2,000 nonsyndromic CL +/- P probands were ascertained from individuals operated on during the years 1956-83 at surgical hospitals in Shanghai. Detailed family histories and medical examinations were obtained for the probands and all available family members. Genetic analyses of the probands' families were performed under the mixed model with major locus (ML) and multifactorial (MFT) components. The hypotheses of no familial transmission and of MFT alone could be rejected. Of the ML models, the autosomal recessive was significantly most likely and was assumed for testing three complex hypotheses: (1) ML and sporadics; (2) ML and MFT; (3) ML, MFT, and sporadics. None of the complex models were more likely than the ML alone model. In conclusion, the best-fitting, most parsimonious model for CL +/- P in Shanghai was that of an autosomal recessive major locus.
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- M L Marazita
- Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0003
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Hou MF, Wu SC, Chiu HM, Liu YE, Chen SF, Liu WJ. Enterotoxin effect on hepatocytes in experimental intestinal obstruction in the rat. Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi 1989; 5:535-9. [PMID: 2625711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Thirty-two Wistar rats were studied for liver injury caused by enterotoxemia due to experimental intestinal obstruction. In the experimental group, enterotoxin titers were measured 1.83 +/- 0.38, 2.40 +/- 0.39, 10.80 +/- 2.97 (M +/- SE) in the group of the duration of intestional obstruction for 2-, 4-, and 7-day respectively. The distribution of E. coli endotoxin in the liver cell was started from Zone 3 and then extended into Zone 1 with prolonged obstruction. The experimental group which experienced the longest period of obstruction also exhibited elevated serum GPT and GOT levels. The severity of damage increased with time of obstruction. The disturbance of liver cells in enterotoxemia induced by intestional obstruction was clear and needed our attention in the management of intestional obstruction from this animal model.
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Lee KT, Sheen PC, Ker CG, Huang TJ, Liu YE. [Experimental and clinical study of ultrasonic diagnosis of pneumobilia]. Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi 1985; 1:284-8. [PMID: 3916756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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