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Sun H, Wang T, Xu ZX, Chen XF, Cao JB, Li H. [Effective dose and adverse reactions analysis of Remimazolam for sedation in elderly patients undergoing gastroscopy]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:332-335. [PMID: 35092973 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20211111-02509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the 50% effective dose (ED50) and 95% effective dose (ED95) of Remimazolam during gastroscopic sedation in elderly patients, and to observe the adverse reactions during anesthesia. Methods: From July to November 2020, 39 elderly patients, of which there were 18 males and 21 females, aged from 65 to 82 (72±5) years, were examined by gastroscopy in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, who American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) was grade Ⅰ or Ⅱ. Sufentanil 0.1 μg/kg and test dose Remimazolam were injected intravenously, and the initial dose of Remimazolam was 0.17 mg/kg. The dose of the next patient was determined according to the modified Dixon sequential method. If the former patient had a positive reaction during gastroscopy, such as cough, nausea, vomiting and/or body movement reaction occurred when the gastroscope was placed into the pharynx or in the 2 min, the next patient would increase the dose, otherwise, the dose would be reduced. The dose increase and decrease gradient of Remimazolam was 0.01 mg/kg, and the test was stopped after 12 times of return. At the same time, the occurrence of adverse reactions during anesthesia was observed. Results: A total of 39 elderly patients completed the trial, of which 21 were effective and 18 were ineffective. When the elderly patients were sedated by gastroscopy, the ED50 of single intravenous injection of Remimazolam was 0.153 mg/kg (95%CI:0.151-0.154 mg/kg) and the ED95 was 0.164 mg/kg (95%CI:0.160-0.166 mg/kg). The total dose of Remimazolam was (10.6±2.8) mg, the recovery time was (10.0±3.4) min, and the stay time in resuscitation room was (8.2±2.6) min. During anesthesia, nausea and vomiting occurred in 1 case, transient hypotension in 4 cases, and no other adverse reactions were found. Conclusion: The ED50 of Remimazolam during gastroscopic sedation in elderly patients is 0.153 mg/kg, ED95 is 0.162 mg/kg, and the incidence of adverse reactions is low.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University,Haikou 570311, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University,Haikou 570311, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University,Haikou 570311, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University,Haikou 570311, China
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- Anesthesia and Operation Center, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Anesthesia and Operation Center, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Luo Y, He WW, Cheng QF, Yang SM, Du ZP, Mei M, Xu ZX, Hu JB, Wang KR, He YF, Li QF, Song Y. [Re-evaluation of the diagnostic value and optimal cutoff point of captopril challenge test in diagnosis of primary aldosteronism]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2022; 61:60-65. [PMID: 34979771 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20210331-00254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to re-evaluate the diagnostic value and optimal cutoff point of captopril challenge test (CCT) in diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA). Methods: This is a retrospective study. All patients with a high risk for PA underwent screening test, and then proceeded to CCT and fludrocortisone suppression test (FST) on different days. The FST was used as a reference standard for PA. The plasma renin concentration (PRC) and plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) were measured with an automated chemiluminescence immunoassay. Random number method was performed in the patients with unilateral primary aldosteronism (UPA), in order to make the proportion of the analyzed UPA in PA was 35%. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses were performed to compare diagnostic accuracy. Results: A total of 543 patients with 400 PA patients and 143 essential hypertension (EH) patients were enrolled. The diagnostic value of post-CCT PAC was significantly higher than that of the post-CCT plasma aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR), and that of the PAC suppression percentage, respectively. The area under the ROC curve (AUCROC) was 0.86 (0.83, 0.89) for PAC, 0.78 (0.74, 0.82) for ARR, and 0.62 (0.56, 0.67) for the PAC suppression percentage (all P<0.01), respectively. The optimal cutoff point of post-CCT PAC for PA was 110 ng/L, in which the sensitivity and specificity were 73.25% and 79.02%, respectively. The diagnostic efficiency of post-CCT PAC was not improved either in combination with PAC suppression percentage or in combination with post-CCT ARR. Conclusions: CCT is a useful test for the confirmation of PA. PAC level of 110 ng/L at 2 h after 50 mg of captopril is recommended as an optimal cutoff point for the diagnosis of PA.
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Mei M, Feng ZP, Song Y, He WW, Cheng QF, Yang SM, Hu JB, Wang KR, Xu ZX, Du ZP, Li QF. [Prevalence and clinical characteristics of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with primary hyperaldosteronism]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2020; 59:866-871. [PMID: 33120490 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20191212-00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the proportion of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in primary aldosteronism (PA) in Chinese population and compare the clinical characteristics between PA patients with OSA and those without. Methods: A total of 96 patients diagnosed with PA from September 2015 to November 2018 were recruited in this study. OSA was screened by cardio-respiratory polygraphy. According to the apnea hypopnea index (AHI), the patients were divided into PA with OSA group (AHI ≥5 times) and PA without OSA group (AHI<5 times). Results: Among all patients (96), 69 (71.9%) were with OSA, among them 22 patients (22.9%) were with mild OSA, 17 patients (17.7%) were with moderate OSA and 30 patients (31.3%) were with severe OSA. Compared with the patients without OSA, the patients with OSA were elder, and had higher levels of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), creatinine (CR) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) (P<0.05), but lower concentrations of plasma aldosterone (PAC), supine aldosterone renin concentration ratio(ARR) and the PAC after the diagnosis test (P<0.05). Spearman correlation analyses showed that BMI, WC, HC, CR and HbA1c were positively correlated with AHI (P<0.05), while high-density lipoproteincholesterol (HDL-C), supine-PAC and saline infusion test(SIT)-post PAC were negatively correlated with AHI (P<0.05). Conclusions: The proportion of OSA in PA patients is relatively high (71.9%). Metabolic abnormalities are more common in PA patients with OSA, indicating that screening for OSA should be carried out routinely in PA patients.
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Xu S, Xu ZX, Yan S, Le J, Chen H, Ming L, Xu SG, Lin T. Curcumin suppresses intestinal microvascular endothelial cells invasion and angiogenesis induced by activated platelets. Exp Ther Med 2019; 18:1099-1106. [PMID: 31316605 PMCID: PMC6601414 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.7662] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The present study investigated the effects and mechanism by which curcumin suppresses intestinal microvascular endothelial cells (INMECs) invasion and angiogenesis induced by activated platelets. INMECs were obtained from healthy rats, and divided into five groups: Control, platelets, platelets +2.5 µM curcumin, platelets +5.0 µM curcumin and platelets +10.0 µM curcumin. Curcumin toxicity was determined and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentrations of the five groups were measured using ELISA. The branch point numbers were measured using a capillary tube formation experiment, invasion cell numbers were evaluated with the Transwell assay, relative protein expression levels were measured with western blot assay and immunofluorescence staining of the nucleus. The 2.5, 5 and 10 µM curcumin concentrations were found to be suitable for INMECs. Curcumin significantly downregulated VEGF concentration, suppressed vascular lumen formation and inhibited invasion cell numbers in a dose-dependent manner. The α-smooth muscle actin, collagen I, E-cadherin, phosphorylated (p-) phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), p-protein kinase B (AKT), p-mammalian target of rapamycin (m-TOR) and hypoxia inducible factor subunit alpha (HIF-1α) protein expression levels of the curcumin-treated groups were significantly downregulated in a dose-dependent manner compared with the platelet group. HIF-1α protein expression levels in the nucleus of the curcumin-treated groups were significantly suppressed in a dose-dependent manner compared with the platelet group. In conclusion, curcumin suppressed INMEC invasion and angiogenesis induced by activated platelets via inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.
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- Su Xu
- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Yancheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224001, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Kongjiang Hospital of Yangpu, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Suzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, P.R. China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Yancheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Yancheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Yancheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Yancheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224001, P.R. China
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Huang LJ, Yang JE, Xu ZX, Wang GL. [Association between IL28B gene polymorphisms and therapeutic effect of individualized pegylated interferon alpha therapy in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 25:766-768. [PMID: 29108206 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- L J Huang
- Liver Disease Center of Xiamen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, 361001 Xiamen, China
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Xu ZX, Zhu WG, Ma JY. [Risk factors, prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients complicating with atrial fibrillation]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2017; 45:734-737. [PMID: 29036969 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Zhu ZJ, Wei LP, Xu ZX, Xu HJ, Liu Q, Luo N. [Clinical study of aged patients with secondary benign paroxysmal positional vertigo]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 52:670-675. [PMID: 28910891 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical features and evaluate the efficacy of manual reduction in treatment of age patients with secondary benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (s-BPPV). Methods: Thirty-two cases of aged patients ( the s-BPPV group: including 19 cases of female and 13 males, age from 60 to 86 years old)with secondary benign paroxysmal positional vertigo from Jul. 2013 to Sep. 2015 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The results were compared with 121 patients( the primary group: including 82 cases of female and 39males, aged from 60 to 86 years old)with aged primary benign paroxysmal positional vertigo(p -BPPV). All the patients were followed up for 12 months. Statistical data analysis was carried out with SPSS 19.0. Results: 20.92%(32/153)of all the observed elderly patients with BPPV was the aged s-BPPV. The sex ratio and onset age had no significant difference between the two groups(χ(2)=0.79, P>0.05; t=0.37, P>0.05). The rate of two or more semicircular canal involvement in the secondary group(21.88%) was higher than that in primary group(6.61%)(χ(2)=6.67, P<0.05). Bilateral semicircular canals were involved in 5 of the 32 cases in secondary group(15.63%) and 4 of the 121 cases in aged primary group(3.31%), The difference was significant(χ(2)=6.94, P<0.05). The effective rate after first manual reduction was 57.50%(23/40)in secondary group and 82.31%(107/130)in primary group, the difference was significant(χ(2)=10.46, P<0.05). The total effective rate were 87.50%(35/40) after more than once manual reduction in secondary group and 91.54%(119/130) in primary group, the difference was not significant(χ(2)= 0.59, P>0.05). The numbers of circulation of the first successful manual reduction management were (3.9±1.3)times in secondary group and (2.1±1.1)times in primary group, the difference was significant(t=3.15, P<0.05). The recurrence rate was 37.50%(15/40) in the secondary group and 16.15%(21/130)in primary group after during follow-up for 12 months, the difference was statistically significant(χ(2)=8.35, P<0.05). Conclusions: It's shown that the aged patients with secondary BPPV is not rare in clinical practice, sudden deafness and head trauma are frequent more than other reasons. The aged patients with secondary BPPV are prone to injury in multi-semicircular and bilateral canal compared with the primary BPPV. The effective rate after first manual reduction of secondary BPPV is lower than primary BPPV, it's needed more circulation of first success in manual reduction management. The total effective rates are not significant in two groups and recurrence rate is relatively high in secondary group.
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- Z J Zhu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Jinan 250001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Jinan 250001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Jinan 250001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Jinan 250001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Jinan 250001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Jinan 250001, China
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Hang W, Xu ZX, Zhang Q, Lu X, Liu G. [Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in advanced head and neck cancer]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 52:67-70. [PMID: 28104022 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, which targets regulatory pathways in T cells to enhance antitumor immune responses, improves the life quality of cancer patients and has joined the ranks of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy to become a major choice for cancer therapy. Over the past few years, multiple exciting results have been obtained on checkpoint inhibitor therapy in advanced head and neck cancer. However, questions such as patient selection and biomarkers for assessing the therapy are largely unsolved. Herein, we briefly review recent findings in checkpoint inhibitor therapy for advanced head and neck cancer. We will also discuss possible mechanism, safety, combination therapy, and side effects for the therapy. Checkpoint inhibitor therapy has led to important clinical advances and will provide a new weapon against cancer.
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- W Hang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin HuanHu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin HuanHu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin HuanHu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin HuanHu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
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Xie YH, Li XP, Xu ZX, Qian P, Li XL, Wang YQ. Effect of compound Maqin decoction on TGF-β1/Smad proteins and IL-10 and IL-17 content in lung tissue of asthmatic rats. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7539. [PMID: 27706676 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15037539] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In this research, compound Maqin decoction (CMD) has been shown to positively affect in airway inflammation of asthma models. We evaluated the effects of CMD on the expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1/Smad proteins, interleukin (IL)-17, and IL-10 in lung tissue of asthmatic rats. Asthma was induced in a rat model using ovalbumin. After a 4-week treatment with CMD, rats were killed to evaluate the expression of TGF-β1 and Smad proteins in lung tissue. IL-10 and IL-17 levels in lung tissue homogenates were determined by ELISA. The expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 protein increased, whereas expression of Smad7 protein decreased upon high-dose or low-dose treatment with CMD or by intervention with dexamethasone, compared to the control. There was a significant difference between treatment with a high dose CMD and the control treatment, but no significant difference was found between high-dose CMD treatment and dexamethasone intervention. The expression of TGF-β1 and Smad7 protein increased, whereas the expression of Smad3 protein decreased in the model group compared to other groups. In the CMD high-dose group, low-dose group, and dexamethasone intervention group, the IL-17 concentrations in lung tissue homogenates were decreased, while IL-10 levels were increased. Again, there was a significant difference between CMD high-dose and control treatment, but not between CMD high-dose treatment and dexamethasone intervention. Thus, positive effects of CMD against asthmatic airway remodeling may be due to its regulatory effect on TGF-β1, Smad3, and Smad7 protein levels and on cytokines such as IL-10 and IL-17.
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- Y H Xie
- Staff Room of Diagnosis, Basic Medicine College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Staff Room of Diagnosis, Basic Medicine College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Staff Room of Diagnosis, Basic Medicine College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Staff Room of Diagnosis, Basic Medicine College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Staff Room of Diagnosis, Basic Medicine College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Staff Room of Diagnosis, Basic Medicine College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wang JQ, Xu ZH, Liang WZ, He JT, Cui Y, Liu HY, Xue LX, Shi W, Shao YK, Mang J, Xu ZX. Effects of c-Jun N-terminal kinase on Activin A/Smads signaling in PC12 cell suffered from oxygen-glucose deprivation. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:81-86. [PMID: 26950456] [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] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Activin A (Act A), a member of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily, is an early gene in response to cerebral ischemia. Growing evidences confirm the neuroprotective effect of Act A in ischemic injury through Act A/Smads signal activation. In this process, regulation networks are involved in modulating the outcomes of Smads signaling. Among these regulators, crosstalk between c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and Smads signaling has been found in the TGF-β induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition. However, in neural ischemia, the speculative regulation between JNK and Act A/Smads signaling pathways has not been clarified. To explore this issue, an Oxygen Glucose Deprivation (OGD) model was introduced to nerve-like PC12 cells. We found that JNK signal activation occurred at the early time of OGD injury (1 h). Act A administration suppressed JNK phosphorylation. In addition, JNK inhibition could elevate the strength of Smads signaling and attenuate neural apoptosis after OGD injury. Our results indicated a negative regulation effect of JNK on Smads signaling in ischemic injury. Taken together, JNK, as a critical site for neural apoptosis and negative regulator for Act A/Smads signaling, was presumed to be a molecular therapeutic target for ischemia.
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- J Q Wang
- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Clinical Medicine of Norman Bethune Medical Department Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology & Engineering, The Ministry of Education Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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- Jilin University Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital Changchun China
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Xu ZX, Gao HJ, Zhang LM, Chen XQ, Qiao XG. The biomimetic immunoassay based on molecularly imprinted polymer: a comprehensive review of recent progress and future prospects. J Food Sci 2011; 76:R69-75. [PMID: 21535786 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.02020.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Immunoassay, based on a selective affinity of the biological antibody for its antigen, is one of the most usual analytical methods in food safety and environmental chemistry. However, it presents several drawbacks because of the nature of the antibody. Molecular imprinting technique, due to its high selectivity and stability, ease of preparation and low cost, has shown great potential in producing artificial antibodies in biomimetic immunoassays. This article focuses on the recent states, advantages, current problems and outlooks of molecularly imprinted radio, fluoro, enzyme-linked and chemiluminescent immunoassays, and biomimetic immunosensor, with special emphasis on the challenges in developing biomimetic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (BELISAs). The biomimetic immunoassay method will provide an important new analysis platform in food safety, although the sensitivity and specificity is relatively low. PRACTICAL APPLICATION As a new simple analysis method, the biomimetic immunoassay has attractive prospect, although some limitations were existed in real-sample assay. In this critical review, some promising solutions for overcoming its drawbacks were put forward, which may promote the more quick development and extensive application of this method in food safety.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural Univ, Taian 271018, China
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Hynynen K, Roemer R, Anhalt D, Johnson C, Xu ZX, Swindell W, Cetas T. A scanned, focused, multiple transducer ultrasonic system for localized hyperthermia treatments. 1987. Int J Hyperthermia 2010; 26:1-11. [PMID: 20100046 DOI: 10.3109/02656730903492916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A commercial diagnostic ultrasound scanner (Octoson) was modified for performing hyperthermia treatments. The temperature elevations were induced in tissues by four large, focused ultrasonic transducers whose common focal zone was scanned along a computer controlled path as determined from B-scan images. The system is described and the results of preliminary tests demonstrating some of its capabilities are given. Extensive tests with canine thighs and kidneys were performed. The blood flow to the kidneys was controllable, and thus tumours having different blood perfusion rates could be simulated. The results showed that the system is capable of inducing a local temperature maximum deep in tissues (up to 10 cm was tested) and that tissues with high perfusion rates could be heated.
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Xu ZX, Chen JZ, Yue YB, Zhang JQ, Li ZH, Feng DM, Ruan ZC, Tian L, Xue JL, Wang QJ, Jia W. A 16-bp RBE element mediated Rep-dependent site-specific integration in AAVS1 transgenic mice for expression of hFIX. Gene Ther 2009; 16:589-95. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2009.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zheng H, Wen H, Xu ZX, Zhang ZX, Yin JF. [Experimental observation on anaphylaxis induced by Echinococcus infection in Meriones unguiculatus]. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 2003; 18:109-12. [PMID: 12567730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the anaphylaxis induced by Echinococcus granulosus or E. multilocularis (E. g. and E. m.) infection in Meriones unguiculatus. METHODS 56 and 48 gerbils were intraperitoneally inoculated with E. g. protoscoleces and E. m. tissue homogenate. After three months, the anaphylactic responses initiated by intraperitoneal challenge injection with E. g. cystic fluids or partially purified antigen or E. m. metacestode homogenate antigen were observed. IgE antibody and direct eosinophilic leukocyte count (DELC) were detected at pre-postchallenge. RESULTS The infection rates for E. g and E. m. in 56 and 48 gerbils were 89.3% and 97.9%, respectively. Among these groups, the lowest rate of anaphylaxis was 62.5%, the highest was 100%. The lowest rate of anaphylactic shock was 12.5%, and the highest 16.7%. After the gerbis were infected with E. g. and E. m., both IgE antibody and DELC increased gradually. At 60 min post challenge, IgE antibody level were significantly decreased, while DELC showed a sharp increase. CONCLUSION Anaphylaxis could be induced in gerbils by Echinococcus infection followed by a challenge injection. Different antigens lead to different and degrees among the anaphylactic responses in the gerbils, however, there were no significant differences between E. g. and E. m. infections in gerbils.
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- H Zheng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hydatid Research Unit, First Teaching Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054
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Viens P, Chabannon C, Pouillard P, Janvier M, Brugger W, Blay JY, Oberling F, Capdeville R, Newman C, Méresse V, Xu ZX, Platzer E, Van der Auwera P, Maraninchi D. Randomized, controlled, dose-range study of Ro 25-8315 given before and after a high-dose combination chemotherapy regimen in patients with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer patients. J Clin Oncol 2002; 20:24-36. [PMID: 11773150 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2002.20.1.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of three different dose levels of pegylated granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (Ro 25-8315) on progenitor cell mobilization and hematologic recovery in cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Breast cancer patients (n = 36) were randomly assigned to receive before (part I) and after (part II) chemotherapy either a single-dose injection of Ro 25-8315 (20 microg/kg, n = 9; 60 microg/kg, n = 9; 100 microg/kg, n = 10) or a standard daily dose of filgrastim (part I, 10 microg/kg/d; part II, 5 microg/kg/d) (control group, n = 8). RESULTS Overall, Ro 25-8315 was well tolerated. In part I, more progenitor cell mobilization was observed with Ro 25-8315 100 microg/kg. The peak of circulating CD34(+) cells was obtained at day +5 in the four groups, and the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) returned to less than 20 x 10(9)/L by day +15. In part II, high levels of circulating CD34(+) cells (> 20 cells/microL) were obtained in all four groups. The chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (< 1 x 10(9)/L) was similar in the four groups. Ro 25-8315 100 microg/kg was more effective than filgrastim in reducing the number of patients with an ANC less than 0.5 x 10(9)/L on day +12 after chemotherapy. CONCLUSION A single injection of Ro 25-8315 100 microg/kg might be the optimal dose for steady-state peripheral-blood progenitor cell mobilization. A single injection of 20, 60, or 100 microg/kg could be as efficient as daily administration of filgrastim to correct chemotherapy-induced cytopenia. The optimal dose of Ro 25-8315 should be determined according to the planned chemotherapy regimen.
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- P Viens
- Department of Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Blvd Sainte Marguerite, 13273 Marseille Cedex 9, France.
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Xu ZX, Wei JH, Feng XJ, Sheng SJ, Wang LH, Chen JM, Ma XJ, Li BW, Sun C. [Systemic breeding of the new variety of Biantiao ginseng (Panax ginseng)]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 2001; 23:542-6. [PMID: 12901094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To breed new varieties of Biantiao ginseng for high yield and fine quality. METHODS Systemic breeding methods were applied. About 3,000 outstanding Biantiao ginseng roots were selected and planted in breeding field, and self-crossed for four generations. During the course, inferior lines or plants were rejected. Then strain comparison, identification of resistance to black-speck disease, and analysis of active compositions were carried out. RESULTS "Biantiao 1" (BT1), the first new variety of Biantiao ginseng, with green stems and thick, long, elegant roots and median resistance to black-speck disease, has been harvested since 20 years. The percentage of Biantiao ginseng roots and yield were 15% and 30% higher than the control's respectively. The content of total ginsenosides and the main monomers was 1.8%-2.5% higher than the control's. The characteristics of overground part and root of BT1 were uniform and stable. CONCLUSIONS BT1, a new excellent ginseng variety, has a good potential value to be generalized in ginseng production.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Cultivation, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100094, China
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Guan HX, Zhu YG, Lan SY, Xu ZX. [Ultrastructural localization of ATPase activity in fertile and sterile anther of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Marxie)]. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2001; 34:323-7. [PMID: 12549213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Pb3 (po4)2-precipitation was used to study the ATPase activities both in fertile and sterile anthers of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Marxie). At big-vacuole pollen stage, tapetum of the fertile anthers showed high ATPase activity in their nuclei. In fertile pollen, ATPase was localized on the outside surface of the exine and in the nucleus both at big-vacuole and at bi-nucleate pollen stage. At late bi-nucleate pollen stage, a large amount of Pb3 (PO4)2 precipitated in endintine of the fertile pollen. In sterile anthers, tapetum was fully degenerated at big-vacuole pollen stage. In sterile pollen, ATPase was localized both on the plasmamembrane and in intine. These phenomena lasted to the bi-nucleate pollen stage. In addition, most of the sterile pollen did not show well-developed endintine. Based on the above results, we suggested that abortive tapetum could not provide enough nutrition for pollen development, and the high ATPase activity both on plasma membrane and in intine would likely result in ATP shortage in sterile anthers.
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- H X Guan
- Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004
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Xu ZX, Xu Y, Zhu JK, Li CX, Li Y, Zhang XG. Effects of dexamethasone on Flt3 receptor expression and proliferation induced by recombinant human Flt3 ligand in malignant hematopoietic cells. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2001; 22:534-40. [PMID: 11747761] [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: 02/22/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the effect of dexamethasone (DXM) on the expression of Flt3 receptor and the proliferation mediated by recombinant human Flt3 ligand (rhFL) in leukemia cells. METHODS Eighteen malignant hematopoietic cell lines and 10 leukemia blasts from leukemia patients were examined by flow cytometry for the expression of Flt3 receptor before and after incubation with DXM 0.1 micromol/L for 24 h. The effect of DXM on the proliferation of malignant hematopoietic cells was measured by MTT assay. RESULTS (1) Expression of the Flt3 receptor in malignant hematopoietic cell lines and leukemia blasts was widespread and extremely heterogeneous; (2) The presence of receptor on the surface of malignant hematopoietic cell didn't necessarily imply a significant ligand-induced response, at least in terms of proliferation. Conversely, some Flt3 receptor-negative malignant hematopoietic cells responded to rhFL; (3) DXM down-regulated the expression of Flt3 receptor and inhibited the proliferation induced by rhFL in some malignant hematopoietic cell lines and fresh leukemia cells. CONCLUSION DXM may down-regulate the expression of Flt3 receptor on the surface of malignant hematopoietic cells and inhibit the proliferation induced by rhFL. A combination of rhFL and DXM may serve to control hematopoietic defects in malignant hematopoietic diseases.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Immunology, Medical Biotechnology Institute, School of Life Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215007, China
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van Der Auwera P, Platzer E, Xu ZX, Schulz R, Feugeas O, Capdeville R, Edwards DJ. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of single doses of subcutaneous pegylated human G-CSF mutant (Ro 25-8315) in healthy volunteers: comparison with single and multiple daily doses of filgrastim. Am J Hematol 2001; 66:245-51. [PMID: 11279634 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ro 25-8315 is produced by conjugation of rhG-CSF mutant with polyethylene glycol (PEG). The purpose of this study was to examine the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of Ro 25-8315 in comparison with Filgrastim (rhG-CSF). Subjects received single subcutaneous doses of Ro 25-8315 ranging from 10 to 150 microg/kg using a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled design. Filgrastim was administered as a single dose (5 or 10 microg/kg) and, following a 14-day washout period, daily for 7 days. Ro 25-8315 increased absolute neutrophil count (ANC) by 6- to 8-fold and CD34+ cell count more than 30-fold at the highest doses tested. Single doses (60-150 microg/kg) of Ro 25-8315 and multiple doses of Filgrastim had similar effects on ANC and CD34+, although Ro 25-8315 had a greater effect on CFU-GM. The pharmacokinetics of Ro 25-8315 were dose-dependent, with peak concentrations and area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC) increasing 100-fold over the range of doses studied. Time to reach peak concentration (T(max)) and half-life of Ro 25-8315 averaged 20-30 hr at all doses, approximately three times longer than with Filgrastim. Adverse events were not serious and occurred with similar frequency with both products. Pegylation of rhG-CSF mutant results in more desirable pharmacokinetic properties and a longer duration of action with effective increases in ANC and measures of peripheral blood progenitor cell mobilization for at least 1 week.
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- P van Der Auwera
- Departments of PDC1 (Clinical Science) and PDP, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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Zhu JK, Xu ZX, Huang WD, Ming TS, Xie W, Xu Y, Zhang XG. [Expression and purification of recombinant human interleukin-11 in Pichia pastoris]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 2001; 23:127-31. [PMID: 12905887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To express recombinant human interleukin-11 (rhIL-11) in methylotropic yeast Pichia pastoris. METHODS By designing and synthesizing an artificial gene for IL-11, the expression vector pPICZ alpha-A-IL-11 was constructed and introduced into Pichia pastoris by linearized electroporation. The rhIL-11 protein was identified by ELISA and SDS-PAGE analysis. The bioactivity was analyzed by B9-11 cell line. A combination of liquid chromatography was developed to purify the rhIL-11 from ferment supernatant. RESULTS The nucleotide sequence analysis indicated that the sequence of cloned artificial IL-11 gene accorded with that of designed; the secreted yield of rhIL-11 by yeast Pichia pastoris KM71-2424 in flask reached 60 mg/L. The biological activity of IL-11 in yeast supernatant and E. coli standard determined by B9-11 was 5.5 x 10(7) U/mg and 2.2 x 10(7) U/mg respectively. The rhIL-11 was purified to electrophoretic purity by a combination of liquid chromatography. CONCLUSION The human IL-11 artificial gene was obtained and successfully expressed in the Pichia pastoris(KM71-2424). The biological activity of IL-11 in yeast supernatant was significantly higher than that of E. coli standard. The rhIL-11 was purified to electrophoretic purity.
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- J K Zhu
- Department of Immunology, Suzhou University, Suzhou 215007, China
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Bailon P, Palleroni A, Schaffer CA, Spence CL, Fung WJ, Porter JE, Ehrlich GK, Pan W, Xu ZX, Modi MW, Farid A, Berthold W, Graves M. Rational design of a potent, long-lasting form of interferon: a 40 kDa branched polyethylene glycol-conjugated interferon alpha-2a for the treatment of hepatitis C. Bioconjug Chem 2001; 12:195-202. [PMID: 11312680 DOI: 10.1021/bc000082g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 433] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A potent, long-lasting form of interferon alpha-2a mono-pegylated with a 40 kilodalton branched poly(ethylene glycol) was designed, synthesized, and characterized. Mono-pegylated interferon alpha-2a was comprised of four major positional isomers involving Lys31, Lys121, Lys131, and Lys134 of interferon. The in vitro anti-viral activity of pegylated interferon alpha-2a was found to be only 7% of the original activity. In contrast, the in vivo antitumor activity was severalfold enhanced compared to interferon alpha-2a. Pegylated interferon alpha-2a showed no immunogenicity in mice. After subcutaneous injection of pegylated interferon alpha-2a, a 70-fold increase in serum half-life and a 50-fold increase in mean plasma residence time concomitant with sustained serum concentrations were observed relative to interferon alpha-2a. These preclinical results suggest a significantly enhanced human pharmacological profile for pegylated interferon alpha-2a. Results of Phase II/III hepatitis C clinical trials in humans confirmed the superior efficacy of pegylated interferon alpha-2a compared to unmodified interferon alpha-2a.
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- P Bailon
- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, Nutley, New Jersey 07110, USA.
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Transglutaminase-3 (TGase-3) is an enzyme with the ability to catalyze the irreversible cross-linking of peptide-bound glutamine residues either with peptide-bound lysines or with primary amines. It has been implicated in the formation and assembly of the cornified cell envelope of the epidermis, hair follicle and perhaps other stratified squamous epithelia. We show here the involvement of TGase-3 in human esophageal cancer. In an initial study, mRNA differential display was performed with 3 pairs of esophageal cancer tissues and matched normal adjacent mucosa by a 10-mer arbitrary primer and mixed anchored primers (GT15N, N = A, C and G). Four differentially expressed cDNA bands were consistently observed in all 3 normal tissues but barely detected in their tumor counterparts. One of them was identified to be the 3; end of TGase-3. Northern blot and dot blot analyses of 14 samples confirmed the down-regulation of TGase-3 in malignant tissues compared with normal epithelia. RT-PCR revealed that TGase-3 expression was lost in 3 esophageal carcinoma cell lines and decreased in 35/38 tumors compared with adjacent normal mucosa. Taken together, 49/52 (94.2%) esophageal tumors presented down-regulation of the gene. Our data suggest that alteration of TGase-3 expression is a common event in the development of human esophageal cancer.
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- B S Chen
- National Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Transglutaminase-3 (TGase-3) is an enzyme with the ability to catalyze the irreversible cross-linking of peptide-bound glutamine residues either with peptide-bound lysines or with primary amines. It has been implicated in the formation and assembly of the cornified cell envelope of the epidermis, hair follicle and perhaps other stratified squamous epithelia. We show here the involvement of TGase-3 in human esophageal cancer. In an initial study, mRNA differential display was performed with 3 pairs of esophageal cancer tissues and matched normal adjacent mucosa by a 10-mer arbitrary primer and mixed anchored primers (GT15N, N = A, C and G). Four differentially expressed cDNA bands were consistently observed in all 3 normal tissues but barely detected in their tumor counterparts. One of them was identified to be the 3; end of TGase-3. Northern blot and dot blot analyses of 14 samples confirmed the down-regulation of TGase-3 in malignant tissues compared with normal epithelia. RT-PCR revealed that TGase-3 expression was lost in 3 esophageal carcinoma cell lines and decreased in 35/38 tumors compared with adjacent normal mucosa. Taken together, 49/52 (94.2%) esophageal tumors presented down-regulation of the gene. Our data suggest that alteration of TGase-3 expression is a common event in the development of human esophageal cancer.
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- B S Chen
- National Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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cDNA fragments that were differentially expressed between human oesophageal carcinomas and matched normal adjacent mucosa were isolated using an improved mRNA differential display technique. One of them was identified as the 3'-untranslated region of SPRR3 and was homologous to the esophagin cDNA. Northern blot, dot blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses revealed that SPRR3 expression was lost in three cell lines of oesophageal carcinoma and was dramatically decreased in 54 out of 57 primary oesophageal carcinomas compared with adjacent normal mucosa. Esophagin has been shown to be down-regulated in western oesophageal carcinomas. The data suggest that esophagin is probably the protein product of the gene SPRR3 and that altered mRNA expression of SPRR3/esophagin is a frequent event in the development of Chinese oesophageal cancer.
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- B S Chen
- National Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100021, China
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Li FS, Xu ZX, Xiao HB, Liang XM. [Simultaneous determination of sulbactam sodium and cefoperazone sodium in sulperazon by high performance liquid chromatography]. Se Pu 2000; 18:525-6. [PMID: 12541740] [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: 02/28/2023] Open
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A reversed-phase, isocratic high performance liquid chromatographic method with acid mobile phase can separate sulbactam and cafoperazone within 12 minutes. Column packed with Hypersil ODS2(250 mm x 4.6 mm i.d., 5 microns) was manufactured by Dalian Elite Company. Mobile phase is composed of water (adjusted to pH 4.0 with 1% phosphoric acid) and acetonitrile (80:20, V/V). The detection was performed at 210 nm and the injection volume was 2 microL. Cefoperazone and sulbactam have good linearity in the ranges of 100 mg/L to 800 mg/L and 100 mg/L to 1,000 mg/L with the correlation coefficients of 0.9991 and 0.9997 respectively. This method is easily to be operated and can be applied for manufacturing and medicinal study.
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- F S Li
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Dalian Medicinal University, Dalian 116027, China
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Guo WS, Guo F, Xu ZX, Zheng QT, Lu Y. [Selective isolation of isopsoralen from crude extract of Psoralea corylifolia. L by using inclusion method of host-guest molecules]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2000; 35:864-7. [PMID: 11218868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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AIM To isolate the chemical components from extracted crude of Psoralea corylifolia L. METHODS Applicate the function of molecular recognition in supramolecular chemistry, use 1,1,6,6-tetraphenylhexa-2,4-diyne-1,6-diol as the host molecule and chemical components in extracted crude of Psoralea corylifolia L. as guest molecules, which represent different from either in sort, quantity and sites of function groups or in structural topological character, 1,1,6,6-tetraphenylhexa-2,4-diyne-1,6-diol could selectively form inclusion compound with component endowed with interactional complementarity and isolate as crystalline from the extracted crude of Psoralea corylifolia L. RESULTS The isopsoralen as guest molecule is selectively included by 1,1,6,6-tetraphenylhexa-2,4-diyne-1,6-diol in inclusion crystal and removed by acetone from the inclusion compound and total yield is 0.18%. Isopsoralen is determined by UV, IR, 1HNMR and MS and its inclusion compound is determined by means of IR, powder XRD and single crystal XRD. The isolation effect is analyzed by GC/MS. CONCLUSION The method is simple and selective for isolation isopsoralen from extracted crude of Psoralea corylifolia L.
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- W S Guo
- Institute of Chemical Science and Engineering, Liaoning, University, Shenyang 110036, China.
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We previously reported that there is a developmental increase in surfactant secretion in response to P2Y2 purinoceptor agonists. UTP does not stimulate secretion in type II cells from 1- or 2-day-old rats; there is a small response to UTP in cells from 4-day-old animals, and the response increases with increasing age thereafter. Second messenger formation in response to P2Y2 agonists has a similar developmental pattern. We have investigated whether the failure to respond to P2Y2 agonists is due to a deficiency in the P2Y2 receptor or in downstream signaling factors. We compared type II cells from adult and 1- to 2-day-old rats with respect to expression of the P2Y2 receptor gene and the levels of phospholipase C-beta (PLC-beta) and protein kinase C (PKC) isomers and of the alpha-subunit of the GTP-binding protein Gq. We measured gene expression by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and protein levels by immunoblotting. We identified PKC-alpha, -betaI, -betaII, -delta, -eta, -zeta, -theta, and -mu, PLC-beta3, and Gqalpha in adult and newborn type II cells. PKC-epsilon, -gamma, and -lambda and PLC-beta1, -beta2, and -beta4 were not present in adult or newborn type II cells. Expression of the P2Y2 receptor gene was essentially the same in newborn and adult cells. However, the levels of PKC-alpha, -betaI, -betaII, and -zeta in newborn type II cells were only 43-57% those of adult cells. The level of PKC-theta also tended to be lower in the newborn cells. There was little difference between newborn and adult type II cells in the levels of PKC-delta, -eta, and -mu, PLC-beta3, and Gqalpha. These data suggest that the lack of response of early newborn type II cells to P2Y2 agonists is not due to a lack of expression of the receptor gene but possibly to insufficient amounts of one or more of the alpha, betaI, betaII, or zeta PKC isoforms.
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- L I Gobran
- Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Fatty-acid synthase (FAS) is a critical enzyme in surfactant biosynthesis. In fetal lung, glucocorticoids increase synthesis of phosphatidylcholine, the principal lipid component of surfactant, and there is evidence that this effect is mediated by increased expression of the FAS gene. Dexamethasone increases FAS activity, mass, mRNA content, and rate of transcription in cultured explants of fetal rat lung. As previous experiments with actinomycin D suggested that dexamethasone may also increase FAS mRNA content by a posttranscriptional mechanism, we examined the effect of the hormone on FAS mRNA stability. Explants of 19-day fetal rat lungs were cultured for 44 h with and without 100 nM dexamethasone. Some explants were harvested at that point, and others were cultured further with 60 microM 5,6-dichlororibofuranosylbenzimidazole (DRB), an inhibitor of transcription. RNA was then extracted, and FAS mRNA levels were measured by Northern analysis, mRNA stability was assessed by comparing the amount remaining after culture with DRB with the initial level before addition of the inhibitor. The apparent half-life of FAS mRNA was 4 h in control explants cultured without hormone. FAS mRNA stability was increased 84% in the explants cultured with dexamethasone for 44 h and by 40% in those cultured with the hormone for 5 h. We conclude that glucocorticoids enhance expression of the FAS gene in fetal lung by increasing mRNA stability in addition to stimulating transcription.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Sanderson IR, Ezzell RM, Kedinger M, Erlanger M, Xu ZX, Pringault E, Leon-Robine S, Louvard D, Walker WA. Human fetal enterocytes in vitro: modulation of the phenotype by extracellular matrix. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:7717-22. [PMID: 8755542 PMCID: PMC38813 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.15.7717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The differentiation of small intestinal epithelial cells may require stimulation by microenvironmental factors in vivo. In this study, the effects of mesenchymal and luminal elements in nonmalignant epithelia] cells isolated from the human fetus were studied in vitro. Enterocytes from the human fetus were cultured and microenvironmental factors were added in stages, each stage more closely approximating the microenvironment in vivo. Four stages were examined: epithelial cells derived on plastic from intestinal culture and grown as a cell clone, the same cells grown on connective tissue support, primary epithelial explants grown on fibroblasts with a laminin base, and primary epithelial explants grown on fibroblasts and laminin with n-butyrate added to the incubation medium. The epithelial cell clone dedifferentiated when grown on plastic; however, the cells expressed cytokeratins and villin as evidence of their epithelial cell origin. Human connective tissue matrix from Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm sarcoma cells (Matrigel) modulated their phenotype: alkaline phosphatase activity increased, microvilli developed on their apical surface, and the profile of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins resembled that secreted by differentiated enterocytes. Epithelial cells taken directly from the human fetus as primary cultures and grown as explants on fibroblasts and laminin expressed greater specific enzyme activities in brush border membrane fractions than the cell clone. These activities were enhanced by the luminal molecule sodium butyrate. Thus the sequential addition of connective tissue and luminal molecules to nonmalignant epithelia] cells in vitro induces a spectrum of changes in the epithelial cell phenotype toward full differentiation.
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- I R Sanderson
- Developmental Gastroenterology Laboratory, Harvard Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02129-2060, USA
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Liu GP, Du JY, Wang H, Chen RQ, Xu ZX. Biomechanical study on osteotomized tibias fixed with unilateral adjustable external fixator. J Tongji Med Univ 1995; 15:242-5, 248. [PMID: 8731934 DOI: 10.1007/bf02887955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Five fresh tibias removed from 30-40 years old dead males were osteotomized at one-third supra-medium segment and then fixed by an unilateral adjustable external fixator (UAEF) to be used as a model of external fixation of tibial fracture. For each loading test under different configurations of UAEF, the ratio of the force-displacement was used to determine its stiffness value. The weakest mode of the UAEF device is in AP bending. Under each mode of compression, distraction, anteroposterial and lateral bending and torsion loading, increasing the pin number or pin diameter or pin separation, and/or reduction of pin group separation can significantly increase the stiffness values of UAEF (P < 0.01). These data revealed that UAEF is suitable for the external fixation of tibial fracture.
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- G P Liu
- Orthopaedic Department, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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DuBois DC, Xu ZX, McKay L, Almon RR, Pyszcznski N, Jusko WJ. Differential dynamics of receptor down-regulation and tyrosine aminotransferase induction following glucocorticoid treatment. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1995; 54:237-43. [PMID: 7577705 DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(95)00139-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Autoregulation of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) concentration in vivo may be an important determinant of steroid sensitivity. The dynamics of GR regulation were assessed and compared to regulation of tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) expression in liver tissue taken from rats treated with a single 50 mg/kg i.v. dose of methylprednisolone. Plasma methylprednisolone concentrations were determined by HPLC analysis. Receptor and TAT message levels were determined by quantitative Northern hybridization. Methylprednisolone plasma kinetics showed a half-life of 0.6 h. Receptor occupancy occurred rapidly and cytosolic GR reappeared over 2-12 h. TAT activity rose between 2 and 6 h and then dissipated. Reduction in receptor mRNA levels occurred very rapidly, being detectable by 30 min following steroid administration. A down-regulated steady-state in GR message expression was reached by 2 h post-injection, and was maintained throughout the 18 h examined in this study. Comparison of methylprednisolone kinetics demonstrated that down-regulation was maintained long after drug was eliminated. In contrast, TAT message induction occurred with a sharp peak; maximal induction occurred between 5-6 h and return to baseline at approx. 8-10 h post-induction. This study shows that unlike TAT induction, GR message repression in vivo does not require continual presence of hormone.
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- D C DuBois
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo 14260, USA
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Xu ZX, Viviano CJ, Rooney SA. Glucocorticoid stimulation of fatty-acid synthase gene transcription in fetal lung: antagonism by retinoic acid. Am J Physiol 1995; 268:L683-90. [PMID: 7537465 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1995.268.4.l683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glucocorticoid hormones are known to stimulate the rate of fatty acid biosynthesis and to increase the activity and mRNA level of fatty-acid synthase (FAS) in late gestation fetal lung. We have now examined the effect of dexamethasone on FAS transcription in fetal rat lung. Explants of 19-day fetal rat lung cultured for 48 h in serum-free medium were exposed to dexamethasone (10(-7) M) for various time periods. Nuclei were isolated, and the rate of [32P]UTP incorporation into FAS and gamma-actin RNA transcripts was measured by transcription-elongation assay. Dexamethasone increased FAS transcription but had no effect on that of actin. The maximum effect of the hormone, approximately threefold increase, was observed 1-2 h after addition of the hormone but was still apparent up to 48 h. FAS transcription but not that of actin was inhibited by cycloheximide and puromycin in both control and dexamethasone-treated cultures. However, the stimulatory effect of the hormone was not significantly reduced by the inhibitors. Retinoic acid antagonized the stimulatory effects of dexamethasone on FAS activity, mRNA content as measured by Northern analysis, mass as measured by Western blotting, and rate of transcription. The effect of retinoic acid was dependent on concentration in the relatively narrow range of 5 x 10(-6) to 5 x 10(-4) M. These data show that glucocorticoids stimulate transcription of the FAS gene in late gestation fetal rat lung, that normal transcription of the FAS gene is dependent on ongoing protein synthesis, and that glucocorticoid stimulation of FAS gene expression is antagonized by retinoic acid.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Xu ZX, Sun YN, DuBois DC, Almon RR, Jusko WJ. Third-generation model for corticosteroid pharmacodynamics: roles of glucocorticoid receptor mRNA and tyrosine aminotransferase mRNA in rat liver. J Pharmacokinet Biopharm 1995; 23:163-81. [PMID: 8719235 DOI: 10.1007/bf02354270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A third-generation pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model was proposed for receptor/gene-mediated corticosteroid effects. The roles of the messenger RNA (mRNA) for the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in hepatic GR down-regulation and the mRNA for hepatic tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) induction by methylprednisolone (MPL) were examined. Male adrenalectomized Wistar rats received 50 mg/kg MPL iv. Blood and liver samples were collected at various time points for a period of 18 hr. Plasma concentrations of MPL, free hepatic cytosolic GR densities, GR mRNA, TAT mRNA, and TAT activities in liver were determined. Plasma MPL profile was biexponential with a terminal t1/2 of 0.57 hr. Free hepatic GR density rapidly disappeared from cytoplasm after the MPL dose and then slowly returned to about 60% of starting level after 16 hr. Meanwhile, GR mRNA level fell to 45% of baseline within 2 hr postdosing, and remained at that level for at least 18 hr. The GR down-regulation of GR mRNA and protein turnover rate were modeled. The TAT mRNA began to increase at about 2 hr, reached a maximum at about 5 hr, and declined to baseline by 14 hr. TAT induction followed a similar pattern, except the induction was delayed about 0.5 hr. Pharmacodynamic parameters were obtained by fitting seven differential equations in a piecewise fashion. The cascade of corticosteroid steps were modeled by a series of inductions for steroid-receptor-DNA complex, two intermediate transit compartments, TAT mRNA, and TAT activity. Results indicate that GR mRNA and TAT mRNA are major controlling factors for the receptor/gene-mediated effects of corticosteroids.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, State University of New York at Buffalo 14260, USA
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo 14260, USA
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Gobran LI, Xu ZX, Lu Z, Rooney SA. P2u purinoceptor stimulation of surfactant secretion coupled to phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis in type II cells. Am J Physiol 1994; 267:L625-33. [PMID: 7977773 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1994.267.5.l625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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ATP is known to stimulate surfactant phospholipid secretion in type II cells, and there is evidence that this effect is mediated by a P2 purinoceptor. At least five subtypes of the P2 receptor have been reported, but it is not clear which one exists on the type II cell. To determine whether it is the P2u subtype, at which UTP is equipotent with ATP, we have compared the effects of ATP and UTP on phosphatidylcholine secretion and second messenger formation in primary cultures of rat type II cells. ATP and UTP were equally potent in stimulating phosphatidylcholine secretion and phospholipase D activation. The potency order, UTP = ATP > ADP > 2-methylthio-ATP, was the same as that reported for the P2u receptor. UTP stimulated diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid formation to the same extent as ATP. ATP also increased choline formation. Formation of diacylglycerol was biphasic, and the first peak in response to ATP was previously shown to be associated with inositol trisphosphate formation. Northern analysis showed that the P2u receptor gene was expressed to a greater extent in type II cells than in whole lung. These data suggest that ATP and UTP act via a P2u receptor that is coupled to phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C with subsequent activation of phospholipase D acting on phosphatidylcholine. ATP has also been reported to act at an additional type II cell receptor coupled to adenylate cyclase. In contrast, UTP did not promote adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate formation and therefore does not act at that receptor.
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- L I Gobran
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Zhao L, Zhang Y, Xu ZX. [Clinical effect and experimental study of xijian tongshuan pill]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1994; 14:71-3, 67. [PMID: 8044010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Xijian Tongshuan pill (XJTS), consisted of Siegesbeckia orientalis, Moschus moschiferus, Hirudo nipponica, Prunus Persicae, Carthamus tinctoruis, Ligusticum wallichi, Panax notoginseng, Angelica Sinensis, Borneolum, etc, were used in treating 70 patients with cerebral thrombosis. The marked effective rate was 82.9%, total effective rate was 96.7%. In control group A, Dextranum and Venoruton were used, in control group B cyclandelate capsule were used. The marked effective rate was 61.7% and 61.1% respectively, the total effective rate was 81.7% and 83.3%. The differences were significant (P < 0.01). The improvement of blood rheology and CT of brain were also significant (P < 0.01). The experiment proved that XJTS pill could inhibit and delay the thrombosis of rabbit, inhibit the platelet aggregation. Acute and subacute toxicity tests proved that XJTS pill was safe and effective.
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- L Zhao
- 3rd Teaching Hospital of Norman Bethune Univ. of Med. Sci, Changchun
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There are developmental and glucocorticoid-induced increases in the rate of fatty acid biosynthesis and in the activity of fatty acid synthase in late gestation fetal lung. We have now measured mRNA levels of fatty acid synthase and of two other enzymes of fatty acid biosynthesis, ATP citrate lyase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase, in developing fetal and postnatal rat lung and in fetal lung explants cultured with and without dexamethasone. There was a developmental increase in the mRNA for fatty acid synthase with the maximum level being reached on fetal day 21 (term is fetal day 22). This profile was similar to that reported for de novo fatty acid synthesis and fatty acid synthase activity. There was a similar but less pronounced developmental increase in the mRNA for ATP citrate lyase and a corresponding increase in its activity. There was no developmental change in the mRNA for acetyl-CoA carboxylase. Dexamethasone increased the level of fatty acid synthase mRNA approximately threefold but had no effect on those for ATP citrate lyase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase. The effect of dexamethasone on fatty acid synthase mRNA was rapid, biphasic, and partly inhibited by actinomycin D and cycloheximide. We conclude that glucocorticoids increase expression of the gene for fatty acid synthase in fetal lung. The effect of the hormone appears to be due to increased transcription and post-transcriptional events and is dependent on protein synthesis.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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Aluminum causes central nervous system (CNS) toxicities in both humans and various animal species. Although blood aluminum concentrations are monitored in the clinic, very little is known regarding the relationship between such concentrations and corresponding CNS aluminum content. As a first step in that direction, this study was undertaken to simultaneously determine blood and CSF kinetics of this element. Following intravenous injection of aluminum (1 mg/kg), there was a rapid (within 30 min, post injection) increase in CSF aluminum; peak concentrations (38-45 ng/ml) were achieved between 2-3 h. While peak blood aluminum concentrations increased about 58-fold from the pre-dose value (from 256 +/- 120 to 14,730 +/- 388 ng/ml), corresponding increases in CSF aluminum were only about 20-fold. Blood and CSF aluminum concentrations declined monoexponentially with half-lives of 2.77 and 3.45 h, respectively (P < 0.05). Results from these showed that blood and CSF compartments achieve equilibrium and indicated the feasibility of determining brain aluminum content using blood concentrations.
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- Z C Xu
- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City 64108
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Peng JH, Xu ZC, Xu ZX, Parker JC, Friedlander ER, Tang JP, Melethil S. Aluminum-induced acute cholinergic neurotoxicity in rat. Mol Chem Neuropathol 1992; 17:79-89. [PMID: 1388451 DOI: 10.1007/bf03159983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In the present study the acute effect of intravenous aluminum chloride (1 mg/kg) on choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities of rats was investigated. Aluminum was found to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) as indicated by the detection of aluminum in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 30 min after femoral vein injection. Two hours following aluminum injection, ChAT activity in the basal forebrain and hippocampus was significantly reduced by 30% and 22%, respectively, whereas no change was observed in the caudate nuclei. On the other hand, AChE activity was significantly increased by 45% in the caudate nuclei, whereas little change was observed in other brain areas. This report demonstrates that rapid transport of Al across the BBB, and the acute nature of Al neurotoxicity in rats.
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- J H Peng
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City
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Male Fischer rats received 0.1 mg/kg (bolus) of elemental aluminum as the sulfate salt via the portal (n = 4) or systemic (n = 4) route of administration. Blood and bile were serially sampled over an 8-h period, postadministration. Aluminum was determined by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Blood aluminum concentrations declined in a monoexponential fashion, with half-lives of 0.7 h (portal) and 1.08 h (systemic) (p less than 0.05). The corresponding systemic clearances were 48.9 +/- 10.6 and 35.1 +/- 3.64 mL/(h.kg) (p less than 0.05). The systemic availability following portal administration was 0.66, indicating a significant "first-pass" effect. Biliary aluminum recovery (% dose) was negligible following both routes [0.83 +/- 0.062% (portal) versus 1.3 +/- 0.22% (systemic), p less than 0.05]. Bile flow decreased approximately 40% (p less than 0.05) immediately upon injection of aluminum via the portal route only; flow remained suppressed throughout the study. This decrease in bile flow was most likely responsible for the lower biliary recovery with this route. In contrast, liver recovery of aluminum at 8-h postadministration was higher with the portal route (65.4 +/- 4.1 versus 39.4 +/- 2.52%). These results show that reported values for oral "bioavailability" of aluminum, often calculated by the standard AUC ratio method, underestimate the true extent of absorption. One mechanism of aluminum-related jaundice observed clinically may be due to cholestasis.
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- Z X Xu
- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City 64108
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Previous iv studies from our laboratories have shown that the disappearance half-life of blood aluminum increased with dose. Experiments were initiated to determine if saturation of biliary and/or urinary excretion could be responsible for this dose-dependent behavior. Biliary aluminum excretion (0-12 h) accounted for less than 1% of the injected amount at 0.1- and 1.0-mg/kg doses. During the same interval, urinary excretion accounted for 16.7 +/- 2.66 and 8.85 +/- 2.2% of administered dose at the low and high doses, respectively (p less than 0.05); corresponding long term (0 to 13 or 22 days) urinary recoveries were 37.6 +/- 3.67 and 28.4 +/- 1.88% of the injected dose (p less than 0.05), with most (66-70%) of the excretion occurring in the first 24 h. This is consistent with many previous reports showing that urinary excretion is one major elimination pathway for aluminum. Both biliary and urinary clearances decreased with increasing blood aluminum concentration; the biliary and urinary clearance values at low concentrations (500-900 ng/mL) were approximately four- and threefold higher than the corresponding values at higher concentrations (10,000-12,000 ng/mL), respectively. It appears that this apparent saturability of biliary clearance may be due to concentration-dependent of transfer from blood to liver, rather than from liver to bile. In vitro ultrafiltration studies support the hypothesis that decreases in urinary clearance were due to decreased filterability of aluminum at the glomerulus as its blood concentration was increased.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Z X Xu
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Pharmacy 64108-2792
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Contents of Cu and Zn of into-pulmonary blood (IPB), out-pulmonary blood (OPB), Lung tissue, and supernatant and macrophages of Lung Lavage were determined in superior mesenteric artery occlusion (SMAO) shock of rabbits. Zn of pulmonary tissue was 11.42 +/- 0.60 and 14.52 +/- 1.78 (micrograms/g wet wt) in SMAO shock and control groups, respectively. Content of Zn was found to be lower, Cu was not changed, and Cu/Zn ratio increased in lung tissue in SMAO shock. Contents of Cu and Zn in other samples were not changed. The results suggest that lower Zn in lung tissue related to acute lung injury.
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- M Yan
- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical College, Shijiazhuang, PRC
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A method for simultaneous serial sampling of blood, bile, and urine from rats is described. Techniques for cannulation of jugular and femoral veins, bile duct, and bladder are described that make serial sampling of these three fluids possible. A saline infusion regimen was developed that prevents dehydration and maintains constant hematocrit values throughout the experiment. Accuracy of timed-samples can be easily controlled along with complete collection of voided urine. This method also allows for economy in terms of cost (number of animals used) and time in pharmacokinetic investigations involving the rat where extensive sampling of blood, bile, and urine are needed. In addition, interanimal variability, which can be quite high in such studies, is avoided by sampling all these three fluids in a single rat. While the kinetic parameters of blood aluminum obtained from this anesthetized animal model compare well with those in unanesthetized rats reported from this laboratory, this method is most useful for comparative studies.
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- Z X Xu
- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City 64108-2792
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Xu ZX, Fox L, Melethil S, Winberg L, Badr M. Mechanism of aluminum-induced inhibition of hepatic glycolysis: inactivation of phosphofructokinase. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1990; 254:301-5. [PMID: 2142221] [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: 12/30/2022] Open
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Aluminum, an abundant element in the earth's crust, has been implicated in various pathological disorders and low concentrations of this element have recently been shown to inhibit brain glycolysis. However, despite the fact that aluminum accumulates in high concentrations in the liver, potential effects of this metal on hepatic intermediary metabolism have not been explored. In perfused livers from untreated rats, maximal rates of production of lactate plus pyruvate (glycolysis) were 93 +/- 15 mumols/g/hr. Glycolysis was severely inhibited in livers from aluminum-treated rats (0.5 mg/kg, 6 hr before experiment) with maximal rates of only 23 +/- 4 mumols/g/hr. In contrast, glucose production (glycogenolysis) and hepatic oxygen uptake were not altered significantly by prior treatment with aluminum. In livers from fasted rats, pretreatment with aluminum did not influence gluconeogenesis or production of lactate and pyruvate from fructose (5 mM). This finding indicates that pyruvate kinase is not inhibited by aluminum and implicates phosphofructokinase, hexokinase and/or glucokinase as sites for the inhibitory effect of aluminum on glycolysis. In liver homogenates from untreated rats, increasing concentrations of aluminum did not show any appreciable effect on hexokinase or glucokinase activity but did cause progressive decreases in phosphofructokinase activity. Therefore, aluminum-induced inhibition of liver phosphofructokinase, an important control site in the glycolytic pathway, is most likely responsible for aluminum-induced inhibition of hepatic glycolysis.
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- Z X Xu
- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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Xu ZX, Smart DA, Rooney SA. Glucocorticoid induction of fatty-acid synthase mediates the stimulatory effect of the hormone on choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase activity in fetal rat lung. Biochim Biophys Acta 1990; 1044:70-6. [PMID: 2160286 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(90)90220-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fetal lung fatty-acid synthase and choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase activities are increased by glucocorticoids. There is evidence that the hormone increases synthesis of fatty-acid synthase but only increases the catalytic activity of the cytidylyltransferase. Free fatty acids and a number of phospholipids have been reported to stimulate cytidylyltransferase activity in several organs, including the lung. We have addressed the question of whether glucocorticoid induction of fatty-acid synthase mediates the stimulatory effect of the hormone on choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase activity. Explants of 18-day fetal rat lung were cultured for 48 h with dexamethasone and inhibitors of de novo fatty acid biosynthesis (agaric acid and hydroxycitric acid) being included in the medium for the final 20 h. Dexamethasone increased the activities of fatty acid synthase and choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase by 84% and 60%, respectively. Agaric acid and hydroxycitric acid completely abolished the stimulatory effect of the hormone on cytidylyltransferase but not on fatty-acid synthase. The inhibitors had no effect on cytidylyltransferase activity in control cultures. Fetal lung choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase can be maximally stimulated by inclusion of phosphatidylglycerol in the assay mixture and under this condition, cytidylyltransferase activity in control and dexamethasone-treated cultures in the presence and absence of the inhibitors were all increased to the same level. Therefore, the inhibitors did not diminish the capacity of cytidylyltransferase to be fully activated. We suggest that the glucocorticoid induction of fatty-acid synthase in fetal lung results in increased synthesis of fatty acids which in turn, either as free acids or after incorporation into phospholipids, activate choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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There is a developmental increase in fatty acid biosynthesis and surfactant production in late-gestation fetal lung and both are accelerated by glucocorticoids. We have examined the distribution of the newly synthesized fatty acids to determine whether they are preferentially incorporated into surfactant. Explants of 18 day fetal rat lung were cultured with and without dexamethasone for 48 h and then with [3H]acetate for 4 h after which labeled fatty acids were measured. Incorporation of radioactivity from acetate was considered a measure of newly synthesized fatty acids. Phospholipids contained 86% of the newly synthesized fatty acids of which approx. 80% were in phosphatidylcholine. Phosphatidylcholine and disaturated phosphatidylcholine contained a much greater percentage of the labeled fatty acids than of the phospholipid mass determined by phosphorus assay while phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine and sphingomyelin contained less. Dexamethasone increased the rate of acetate incorporation into total lipid fatty acids but it had little effect on fatty acid distribution, except that it increased the percentages in phosphatidylglycerol and disaturated phosphatidylcholine. The hormone also increased the mass of these two phospholipids to a greater extent than that of the total. These data suggested that the newly synthesized fatty acids are preferentially incorporated into surfactant phospholipids and that this process is accelerated by dexamethasone. However, since phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylglycerol are not exclusive to surfactant, we compared isolated lamellar bodies with a residual fraction not enriched in surfactant. The rate of acetate incorporation into fatty acids in lamellar body phosphatidylcholine as well as its specific activity (radioactivity per unit phosphorus) were both increased by dexamethasone. Specific activity, however, was no greater in the lamellar bodies than in the residual fraction in both control and dexamethasone-treated cultures. Therefore, there is no preferential incorporation of newly synthesized fatty acids into phospholipids in surfactant as opposed to those in other components of the lung.
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- Z X Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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Lu MH, Jiang HM, Xu BQ, Cui X, Xu ZX. Relationship between viral hepatitis and four trace elements in sera. Chin Med J (Engl) 1989; 102:600-1. [PMID: 2517616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Xu ZX, Li ZL, Lin YX, Cui JS, Zhou CD. [Role of auxin in increasing the output of Fritillaria thunbergii Miq]. Zhong Yao Tong Bao 1988; 13:15-7, 57-8. [PMID: 3255524] [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: 01/04/2023]
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Xu ZX, Li LQ, Qu FZ. [Antiviral effects of extracts of the Luffa cylindrica vine. In vivo and in vitro studies]. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1987; 7:421-2, 390. [PMID: 2446788] [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: 01/01/2023]
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Hynynen K, Roemer R, Anhalt D, Johnson C, Xu ZX, Swindell W, Cetas T. A scanned, focused, multiple transducer ultrasonic system for localized hyperthermia treatments. Int J Hyperthermia 1987; 3:21-35. [PMID: 3559296 DOI: 10.3109/02656738709140370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A commercial diagnostic ultrasound scanner (Octoson) was modified for performing hyperthermia treatments. The temperature elevations were induced in tissues by four large, focused ultrasonic transducers whose common focal zone was scanned along a computer controlled path as determined from B-scan images. The system is described and the results of preliminary tests demonstrating some of its capabilities are given. Extensive tests with canine thighs and kidneys were performed. The blood flow to the kidneys was controllable, and thus tumours having different blood perfusion rates could be simulated. The results showed that the system is capable of inducing a local temperature maximum deep in tissues (up to 10 cm was tested) and that tissues with high perfusion rates could be heated.
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