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Lin MH, Kuo YT, Danglad-Flores J, Sletten ET, Seeberger PH. Parametric Analysis of Donor Activation for Glycosylation Reactions. Chemistry 2024:e202400479. [PMID: 38545936 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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The chemical synthesis of complex oligosaccharides relies on efficient and highly reproducible glycosylation reactions. The outcome of a glycosylation is contingent upon several environmental factors, such as temperature, acidity, the presence of residual moisture, as well as the steric, electronic, and conformational aspects of the reactants. Each glycosylation proceeds rapidly and with a high yield within a rather narrow temperature range. For better control over glycosylations and to ensure fast and reliable reactions, a systematic analysis of 18 glycosyl donors revealed the effect of reagent concentration, water content, protecting groups, and structure of the glycosyl donors on the activation temperature. With these insights, we parametrize the first step of the glycosylation reaction to be executed reliably and efficiently.
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- Mei-Huei Lin
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- GlycoUniverseGmbH&Co.KGaA, Am Mühlenberg 11, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Chang CW, Lin MH, Chiang TY, Wu CH, Lin TC, Wang CC. Unraveling the promoter effect and the roles of counterion exchange in glycosylation reaction. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eadk0531. [PMID: 37851803 PMCID: PMC10584349 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk0531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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The stereoselectivity of glycosidic bond formation continues to pose a noteworthy hurdle in synthesizing carbohydrates, primarily due to the simultaneous occurrence of SN1 and SN2 processes during the glycosylation reaction. Here, we applied an in-depth analysis of the glycosylation mechanism by using low-temperature nuclear magnetic resonance and statistical approaches. A pathway driven by counterion exchanges and reaction byproducts was first discovered to outline the stereocontributions of intermediates. Moreover, the relative reactivity values, acceptor nucleophilic constants, and Hammett substituent constants (σ values) provided a general index to indicate the mechanistic pathways. These results could allow building block tailoring and reaction condition optimization in carbohydrate synthesis to be greatly facilitated and simplified.
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- Chun-Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Montalvo SK, Arbab M, Gonzalez Y, Lin MH, Parsons DDM, Zhuang T, Cai B, Pompos A, Hannan R, Westover KD, Zhang Y, Timmerman RD, Iyengar P. Predictive Factors for Response to Adaptive Therapy in Thoracic Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e43. [PMID: 37785405 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Online adaptive radiotherapy (ART) has been increasingly adopted for clinical use. However, ART for thoracic malignancies has lagged beyond its implementation for other primary cancers. Efforts are needed to identify optimal patients for ART by finding trends for changes in tumor position, shape, or proximity to OARs are needed. We hypothesized tumor size, histology, pre-RT SUV value, and intrathoracic location could influence how tumors change during cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)-based ART Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SAbR) for thoracic disease. MATERIALS/METHODS Data was collected from a prospective registry of patients who received CBCT-ART and SAbR for primary and secondary lung tumors. Dosimetry data was obtained from the simulation planning and the daily adaptive workflow. Central lung tumors were defined as those located within 2 cm of the bronchial tree. Plans were either delivered as per simulation or through the online adaptive workflow delivery (AD). Change in planning tumor volumes (PTV) were calculated between initial and final fractions (ΔPTV). RESULTS A total of 42 patients with a median age of 67 (range 17-90) and median 8.3 months follow up, treated between June 2021 and December 2022 were included. Most patients had NSCLC or presumed NSCLC (73.85%, 31/42), and most lesions were peripheral (61.9%, 26/42) versus central (31%, 13/42) or apical (7.1%, 3/42). Mean dose and median fractions were 52.5 Gy (SD 8.07) and 5 (range 3-5) while median initial (i) PTV was 31.75 cm3 (IQR 42.3 cm3). On average, ΔPTV decreased by 4.9% (SD 21) and volume shrunk by 5 cm3 (SD 14.5). AD improved per fraction PTV coverage and conformality while esophageal, cardiac, and spinal cord dose were significantly decreased (all p < 0.05), and most fractions were delivered with AD (73.4%, 138/188). AD was aborted most often for small iPTVs. ΔPTV grew >10% for two lesions though their iPTV were < 10 cm3. 12/42 ΔPTV were >10% smaller by the end of RT and corresponded to larger iPTVs. Age, lung primary, metastatic disease, smoking status, and tumor location were not predictive for >10% decrease in ΔPTV. Among 24 biopsy-proven NSCLC ΔPTV was >10% smaller in 6/12 patients (50%) with adenocarcinoma and only in 2/12 (16.7%) with SCC, although this was not significant on χ2 testing (p = 0.08). There were no differences in local, regional, distant failure or death comparing those with a ΔPTV of >10% vs <10% (all p > 0.1). Comparing pre-treatment PET SUV and tumor response, lower SUVs appear to be associated with more PTV shrinkage, with no significant PTV change plateauing at SUV 20. However, this analysis was limited by the number of patients with high SUV values. CONCLUSION CBCT-ART SAbR is associated with improved PTV coverage, target conformality, and reduced OAR dose. Large iPTV and adenocarcinomas were more likely to decrease >10%. High metabolic activity appeared predictive for a lack of significant ΔPTV. Further clinical and radiographic features should be explored to predict response to ART.
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- S K Montalvo
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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Gibbard G, Aguilera TA, Dan T, Zhuang T, Lin MH, Peng H, Jiang SB, Da Silva A, Kuduvalli G, Iyengar P, Sher DJ, Timmerman RD, Garant A, Cai B. Towards Biology-Guided Radiotherapy Planning and Delivery on a Novel O-Ring PET-Linac Platform: Extended Beyond Bone and Lung Lesions. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e647. [PMID: 37785924 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) with FDG signal collected via an on-board positron emission tomography (PET) system integrated in an O-ring gantry Linac was recently cleared by the FDA for lung and bone lesions. This study aims to determine if BgRT plans, guided via PET signal, are clinically acceptable for FDG-avid lesions in disease sites beyond bone and lung. MATERIALS/METHODS Ten patients previously treated for lesions in the liver, head and neck (HN), pancreas, renal and pelvic-abdominal lymph nodes were identified. Diagnostic PET/CT images of these treatment sites were first collected and processed/converted to mimic PET images that are acquired on PET-Linac and would be used to guide the delivery. For BgRT planning, the PTV was generated with 5 mm margin from GTV and a Biology Tracking Zone was generated including the anticipated full range of target motion. BgRT plans, guided by the emulated PET signal, were generated with 46Gy in 3 fractions for liver and 40Gy in 5 fractions for all other sites. BgRT plan deliverability was first assessed by evaluating the Activity Concentration (AC) and Normalized Target Signals (NTS) on converted PET images with the goal to meet NTS >2 (hard constraint) and AC >5kBq/ml (goal). BgRT plan quality was then evaluated with institutional guidelines on PTV coverage, OAR doses, conformity index (CI) and Heterogeneity index (HI). RESULTS BgRT plans were successfully generated for 11 target lesions among ten patients. The average diagnostic PET SUV, derived NTS and AC on converted PET images were 12.62, 9.33 and 12.10 kBq/ml, respectively. All images met the NTS constraints, and 8/11 plans met the AC goal for deliverability. All plans met the OAR hard constraints such as max dose on duodenum, small bowel, large bowel and spinal cord. Five of 11 plans had a limiting GI structure that resulted in an expected reduction in PTV coverage with an average PTV V100% = 77.9%, CI of 1.4, HI of 1.36 and max dose of 133.8%. The other 6 of 11 cases met the PTV V100% = 95%, had an average CI of 1.1, HI of 1.28 and Dmax of 127.67%. The estimated average time for BgRT delivery was 17 mins 25 secs. Although these plan parameters are deemed to be clinically acceptable, heterogeneity was detected inside the target region and suboptimal dose fall off was observed in some cases that may be caused by current implementation. CONCLUSION This preliminary study showed that BgRT plans were generated successfully with emulated PET images on 11 treatment sites covering HN, abdominal and pelvic regions. All plans met NTS constraints and 8 out of 11 met AC goals for deliverability. The plan quality of all BgRT plans were clinically acceptable based on institutional constraints. Further investigations are required to test more patients/sites for BgRT plan feasibility. Dosimetric benefit from margin reduction of BgRT target should also be investigated in future study.
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- G Gibbard
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Lin MH, Wu J, Jiang SB, Sher DJ, Godley AR. Simulation-Omitted Replan with Cone Beam Computed Tomography based Adaptive Online Radiotherapy System - Transferring Adapted Plan to Non-Adaptive Ring Gantry Linear Accelerator for Image Guided Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e687-e688. [PMID: 37786020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Artificial intelligence powered cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) based online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) system offers a streamlined and efficient process for daily ART as the default. In our prior work, we developed a workflow to utilize this oART system as simulation-omitted replan platform and treat the adapted plan on the oART system with image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) until next adaptation. However, the IGRT fractions will occupy the treatment slots of the machine. In this work, we aim to develop a semi-automatic workflow to allow the adapted plan to be treat on the non-adaptive ring gantry linear accelerator (non-ART Linac) and dedicate the oART system for adaptive treatments. MATERIALS/METHODS The oART system and the non-ART Linac were machine-matched to the same representative beam data. In the oART system, the initial plan is setup as 'adaptive' treatment and patients are only treated on the oART system for adaptive replan. The IGRT fractions are all treated on the non-ART Linac. An API script was developed to automatically (1) grab the adapted DICOM plan files from the secondary calculation system and write directly back to the database of the treatment management system (TMS), (2) change the DICOM tags to make the files compatible in the TMS system, (3) insert the kV-CBCT field to make the plan deliverable in the non-ART Linac. There are minimum remaining manual steps to setup the number of fractions to the intended number of IGRT fractions and to link plan to the prescription in TMS. We compare the required resources and the percentage of ART treatments on the oART system before and after the implementation of the proposed workflow to quantify the improvement of service. RESULTS The proposed workflow and automation eliminated the need to convert between IGRT/ART fractions in the Ethos system and reduced manual work by 25 minutes each adapted plan transfer. Table 1 summarizes the number of physics tasks and the percentage of ART fractions in oART system per month before and after the proposed workflow. This workflow reduced the physics IGRT/ART tasks from 107±31 to 65±21 tasks per month (p<0.05). Percentage of ART treatments on oART system increase from 30%±3% to 57%±13% (p<0.05). We also observed increased utilization of ART from 46% in the 1st month to 71% in the 6th month since it is easier to find a feasible time slot for the clinical team. The majority of the remaining IGRT on oART system are lung SBRT where the first fraction is not adapted due to being within a week of the simulation. CONCLUSION Leveraging CBCT based ART system as replan platform and non-ART Linac as IGRT platform is clinically feasible. This process significantly improved the turnaround time for replan, reduced the required resource and promotes the utilization of oART.
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- M H Lin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Bai T, Dohopolski M, Lu W, Lin MH, Nguyen D, Jiang SB. Intelligent Interactive Deformable Image Registration for Online Adaptive Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e457-e458. [PMID: 37785466 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The goal of this study is to streamline the time-consuming contouring process in online adaptive radiotherapy (ART) by utilizing a deep learning-based interactive deformable image registration (DIR) algorithm. The objective is to minimize manual review and editing of automatically generated initial contours of organs-at-risk (OARs) and targets, thereby improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the treatment process. MATERIALS/METHODS Our proposed method reforms the current DIR-based contour propagation method in clinical practice through the implementation of a deep learning-based interactive approach. The steps include: 1) generation of an initial deformable vector field (DVF) using a DL model, based on fixed and moving image pairs, resulting in the initial contours of OARs and targets; 2) clinician review/edit one the OAR/target contours as needed; 3) updated contour is sent to DL model to update the DVF and the remaining OARs/targets contours. Repeat this process until satisfactory contour qualities are achieved. We used the Open Access Series of Imaging Studies (OASIS) as the testbed, including 394 (train) and 20 (test) brain T1-weighted MRI scans, each containing 35 annotated organs. The U-Net architecture was employed to update the DVF from fixed/moving images, initial contours, and updated contours. We compared our approach to traditional manual editing without interaction and quantified the effort reduction using the added path length (APL) metric which is supposed to be proportional to the absolute time spent on the contour editing. We conducted paired t-test to show the significance. For comparison purpose, we assumed the clinicians edit the contours with the largest APL, i.e., the contours that require the most editing efforts. RESULTS The editing effort, as measured by APL, was reduced by 18.5% to 25.4% with a mean of 23.3%, median of 23.6%, and standard deviation of 1.9%. The significance of the results was confirmed with a p-value of 1.47e-24. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates a significant reduction in editing effort, as measured by APL, compared to traditional manual contour editing. These results demonstrate the potential of our deep learning-based interactive approach to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the contouring process in clinical practice.
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- T Bai
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Li R, Montalvo SK, Zhuang T, Parsons DDM, Zhong X, Chen L, Iqbal Z, Kim H, Hrycushko BA, Westover KD, Zhang Y, Cai B, Lin MH, Iyengar P. Dosimetric Analysis of CBCT-Based Weekly Online Adaptive Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e36-e37. [PMID: 37785239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Anatomic and geometric changes are common during a radiotherapy course amongst patients receiving conventional fractionated radiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). These changes may cause significant deviation from initial reference plan resulting in over-treatment of normal tissue or under-coverage of the target. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-based online adaptive radiotherapy (ART) platforms allow for response to these changes and is being increasingly used in the clinic though less so for intrathoracic disease. We hypothesized weekly CBCT-ART would improve target coverage and decrease dose to organs at risk (OAR) in patients with LA-NSCLC. MATERIALS/METHODS Data was collected from a prospective registry of 23 LA-NSCLC patients treated to 60 Gy in 30 fractions with CBCT-ART between June 2021 and December 2022. For weekly ART (Wk-ART), online plan adaptation started on week two. The adapted plan was then used to treat patients with image guidance until the next ART. For comparison, doses were recalculated with the initial reference plan on the SCT with updated contours to derive non-adapted (non-ART) dosimetry for each week. The final dosimetric parameters were obtained by averaging weekly coverage (ITV, PTV) and critical OAR (Lung, esophagus, heart, spinal cord) doses for non-ART and weekly ART treatments respectively for each patient. Paired student t-test was performed to compare the dosimetric parameters between non-ART and Wk-ART. RESULTS We observed an average 29% ± 19% (median: 26%) reduction in ITV volume through the radiotherapy course, with 48% (11/23) of patients showing >30% reduction. Most significant volume reductions (16%) were observed between the third and fourth adaptation. Weekly ART showed significant (p<1×10-3) improvements in ITV and PTV coverage, and showed improved clinically relevant lung, esophageal, cardiac, and lung dosimetry (Table 1), especially in the later stages of treatment when the tumor showed significant shrinkage. The average time from contour review to quality assurance completed is 8.5±1.2 min. CONCLUSION CBCT-ART provides robust ART plan quality and efficient workflow. There are significant improvements in target coverage and OAR sparing in LA-NSCLC treated with weekly CBCT-ART and these are driven by the significant volume reduction of the ITV throughout treatment course.
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- R Li
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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Keilty D, Visak J, Wang S, Chen L, Kim DN, Arbab M, Alluri PG, Zhong X, Iqbal Z, Zhuang T, Cai B, Kim H, Timmerman RD, Lin MH, Parsons DDM, Rahimi AS. Predicted Cardiac Toxicity in Daily Cone-Beam CT-Based Online Adaptive Stereotactic Partial Breast Irradiation with Decreased PTV Margins. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e184-e185. [PMID: 37784811 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Partial breast irradiation (PBI) targets a smaller volume over less time compared to whole breast radiation, but the organ-at-risk (OAR) sparing allowed by its large (up to 1 cm) PTV can be improved. The heart is sensitive to low doses with conventional fractionation and NTCP models have been created for heart substructures. We hypothesized that daily online adaptive stereotactic PBI (A-SPBI) IMRT with 3-mm PTV improves dosimetry and predicted cardiac toxicity risk. MATERIALS/METHODS Patients treated with daily CBCT-based online A-SPBI IMRT were excluded if the minimum heart dose was <1 Gy. IMRT radiation plans with 3-mm PTV margins were recreated with 1-cm margins per the Florence APBI IMRT trial planning guideline. Dose statistics were converted to the equivalent doses in 2-Gy fractions (EQD2) using α/β = 3 for use in NTCP models and for comparison using paired t tests, with differences considered significant if p≤0.05. RESULTS The table details heart, left anterior descending artery (LAD), and left (LV) and right ventricle (RV) EQD2 statistics for 4 left-sided and 4 right-sided 3-mm PTV plans and their 1-cm PTV replans. For 2 patients with non-zero LV V5, 9-year excess cumulative risk of acute coronary event was <0.001% for both margin sizes. No plan reached thresholds for increased risk of non-cardiac death, major adverse cardiac event, or >10% decrease in LV ejection fraction. CONCLUSION Given the established relationship between low MHD and cardiac events, the significant decrease in MHD revealed in comparisons of 3-mm and 1-cm PTV A-SPBI plans of our first 8 patients is promising; we expect the forthcoming larger sample size to show significant differences in substructure doses. NTCP models created for non-IMRT breast plans and targets with higher heart exposure did not predict clinically-relevant differences in cardiac risk. NTCP model development for the low heart dose achieved with A-SPBI would define expected benefit in these patients; in their absence, daily adaptation should be considered in patients with unfavorable anatomy or cardiac risk factors.
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- D Keilty
- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Kwon YS, Parsons DDM, Kim N, Lu W, Gu X, Stojadinovic S, Alluri PG, Arbab M, Lin MH, Chen L, Gonzalez Y, Chiu TD, Zhang Y, Timmerman RD, Rahimi AS. Assessment of Cardiac Radiation Dose in the Co-60 Prone Based Stereotactic Partial Breast Irradiation (CP-sPBI) Using the Distance from the Heart to the Planning Treatment Volume as a Surrogate Marker. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e682. [PMID: 37786008 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Irradiation of the breast has shown to provide sharp dose gradients using Co-60 prone based stereotactic partial breast irradiation (CP-sPBI), a contemporary device for stereotactic radiotherapy for breast cancer (BC) for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI). In addition, the precise setup of CP-sPBI permits a small planning treatment volume (PTV) margin of 3 mm creating a greater distance from PTV to organs at risk. However, to date the factors that influence dose gradients and subsequent cardiac doses of ionizing radiation using CP-sPBI have not been well-studied. Here we evaluate distance of the heart to the lumpectomy PTV cavity and how this effects cardiac dose. MATERIALS/METHODS A retrospective database of 113 consecutive patients treated by CP-sPBI for APBI from March 2019 to February 2023 who were treated with 30 Gy in 5 fractions were queried for analysis. The minimum distance from the heart to the PTV (hP) was measured in either the axial or sagittal view. A group of 28 patient cases were randomly selected to achieve an even distribution of 28 cases with hP < 2.75 cm and hP ≥ 2.75 cm to compare cardiac toxicities based on hP. Descriptive analyses were performed to evaluate various cardiac dosimetric parameters based on laterality of BC and hP, using the student's t test. RESULTS The mean (range) hP was 4.58 cm (0.80-12.23) for all cases. The subgroup analyses of 28 patient cases with cardiac parameters showed the heart mean (range) dose of 1.20 Gy (0.01-2.11). The mean and max heart dose to the left-sided BC were similar to those to the right-sided BC (mean dose: 1.20 vs. 1.19 Gy; P = 0.97 and max dose: 10.47 vs. 5.66 Gy; P = 0.06). An inverse correlation between hP and mean heart dose was shown with the correlation coefficient of -0.81. Using a cutoff of 2.75 cm hP, the differences between hP < 2.75 and hP ≥ 2.75 cm for all cardiac dosimetric evaluations were all statistically significant, including mean (1.67 vs. 0.79 Gy; p<0.01) and maximal heart dose (14.48 vs. 4.11 Gy; p<0.01) CONCLUSION: CP-sPBI treatment delivery system was able to achieve acceptable clinically relevant heart dosimetric parameters when delivering 5 fraction APBI with a mean heart dose of 1.20 Gy for all locations of PTV cavity volume in the breast. Due to CP-sPBIs excellent dose fall-off characteristics, APBI using CP-SPBI showed clinically acceptable cardiac dosimetric parameters, particularly for PTVs located > 2.75 cm from the heart.
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- Y S Kwon
- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Vanderbilt University Department of Radiation Oncology, Nashville, TN
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Stanford University Department of Radiation Oncology, Palo Alto, CA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Keilty D, Visak J, Wang S, Chen L, Kim DN, Arbab M, Alluri PG, Zhong X, Iqbal Z, Zhuang T, Cai B, Kim H, Timmerman RD, Lin MH, Parsons DDM, Rahimi AS. Observed and Predicted Toxicity in Daily Cone-Beam CT-Based Online Adaptive Stereotactic Partial Breast Irradiation with Decreased PTV Margins. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e184. [PMID: 37784810 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) delivers smaller radiation volumes over less time compared to whole breast irradiation (WBI), but the organ-at-risk (OAR) sparing allowed by its large (up to 1 cm) planning target volume (PTV) can be improved. PTV can be decreased with daily online adaptive planning, which we hypothesized yields low rates of adverse events observed and predicted by normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models. MATERIALS/METHODS Intensity-modulated (IMRT) cone-beam CT (CBCT)-based daily online adaptive stereotactic PBI (A-SPBI) plans with 3-mm PTV from 8 patients were recreated with 1-cm PTV per the Florence APBI IMRT trial planning guideline. Dose statistics with evidence for association with toxicity were compared. Documented toxicities were collected for patients treated with A-SPBI with a minimum follow-up of 3.5 months and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.5.0 grade was assigned. Using α/β = 3 for breast and lung, dose statistics were converted to equivalent doses in 2-Gy fractions (EQD2) for use in NTCP models and for comparison using paired t tests, with differences considered significant if p≤0.05. RESULTS The table details EQD2 dose statistics for breast, lung, and cosmetic toxicity for A-SPBI plans with 3-mm PTV and their 1-cm PTV re-plans in 8 patients. PTV volume, mean lung dose (MLD), and lung V5, V20, and V30 were significantly lower in 1-cm plans. Acute, subacute (3-6 months), and late toxicities were collected for 30 patients followed for a median of 8 months (range 4-13 months). Radiation dermatitis was the most common acute toxicity (n = 16, 53%), followed by hyperpigmentation (n = 12, 40%), fibrosis (n = 9, 30%), and fatigue (n = 9, 30%). One grade 3 radiation dermatitis was the only grade ≥3 toxicity. Six patients (20%) acutely developed breast or axillary edema: 4 (13.3%) resolved, and 2 (6.7%) developed acutely and persist at last follow-up, >6 months after RT. No patient had a lung V20, V30, or MLD meeting thresholds for radiation-induced lung injury, radiation pneumonitis, or symptomatic or imaging-based pneumonitis models, respectively. The breast V55 model predicted a median risk of unfavorable cosmesis of 33% (range 26-44%) for A-SBPI plans and 35% (range 28-51) for 1-cm PTV plans (p = 0.28). CONCLUSION Observed acute toxicities are tolerable and rarely persist in patients treated with A-SPBI with 3-mm PTV margins with daily CBCT-based online adaptation. NTCP modeling predicts similar cosmetic outcome to 1-cm margins. The significant reduction in ipsilateral lung dose with a 3-mm PTV in our first 8 patients especially supports daily adaptation in low-risk breast cancer patients with smoking history and/or lung comorbidity.
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- D Keilty
- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Wang B, Dohopolski M, Lin MH, Wu J, Bai T, Nguyen D, Wang X, Jiang SB. Deep Learning-Based Quality Assurance for Auto-Segmentation Masks in Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e489-e490. [PMID: 37785543 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Deep learning-based auto-contouring has shown great promise in several disease sites including GU and head and neck. However, quality assurance (QA) is key to identify poor auto-contours which is time consuming. We hypothesis that training a deep learning model to predict contour quality metrics, such as Dice coefficients (DSC) and associated uncertainties for QA. MATERIALS/METHODS We trained a 3D U-Net-based DL model for segmenting the target and three clinical-relevant OARs (bladder and rectum). To mimic the slice-by-slice review process in clinical practice, we then trained a 2D ResNet-based DL model to predict the 2D DSC for each 2D slice's contour, generated by the 3D segmentation model. Using the Monte Carlo dropout technique, we made 20 independent predictions per slice, with the final DSC calculated as their average and uncertainty estimated as 95% prediction intervals (PI). The study cohort consisted of 912 prostate cancer patients who received definitive radiotherapy. The 3D auto-segmentation model was trained on 129 patients and validated on 20, before being tested on 763 patients. The 2D DSC prediction model was trained on 293 patients with 11116 slices, validated on 73 patients with 2804 slices, and tested on 366 patients with 14117 slices. Rectum was chosen to test the 2D contour QA model as it is the most challenging OAR. We categorized 2D slices into three groups based on the lower and upper bounds of the prediction intervals. "no/minor edits" (lower bound > = 0.9), "major edits" (lower bound < 0.9 and upper bound > = 0.8), and "not acceptable" (upper bound < 0.8). The model performance was quantified by calculating correlation coefficients between predicted and ground truth DSC and the fraction of cases that were correctly identified in each category. RESULTS The results of the study showed that the overall correlation coefficient between predicted, and ground truth DSC was 0.842. The model was able to correctly identify 78.3%, 60.7%, and 53.4% of the "no/minor edits", "major edits", and "not acceptable" cases, respectively. CONCLUSION This study provides a valuable tool for clinicians in making quick decisions on the acceptance, rejection, or revision of auto-segmented masks during the radiation therapy planning process by providing quantitative results on predicted DSC and associated uncertainties.
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- B Wang
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Gonzalez Y, Chen L, Lee H, Kim N, Arbab M, Alluri PG, Zhang Y, Chiu TD, Iqbal Z, Zhuang T, Cai B, Kim H, Pompos A, Jiang SB, Godley AR, Timmerman RD, Lin MH, Rahimi AS, Parsons DDM. Dosimetric Comparison of Adaptive Radiotherapy Modalities for Stereotactic Partial Breast Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S163-S164. [PMID: 37784408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) An increase in the availability of adaptive radiotherapy (ART) platforms have proven to be effective in the treatment of a variety of sites. In this study, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of non-adaptive RT and 3 different ART platforms: (1) CBCT-based, (2) CT-based, and (3) MRI-based for stereotactic partial breast irradiation (SPBI). MATERIALS/METHODS Data were collected from 32 patients (16 left and 16 right breast) treated at a single institution. 16 patients (8 left and 8 right) treated using the non-ART platform were re-planned onto two different ART platforms, CBCT- and MRI-based. The remaining 16 patients treated using CT-based adaptive platform were not re-planned due to the prone patient treatment position (others systems supine). All cases were planned to 30 Gy in 5 fractions. Plan quality was evaluated based on pre-defined planning goals to the OARS: ipsilateral and contralateral lungs (Dmean, Dmax, V20 Gy, V9 Gy), ipsilateral (V15 Gy, V30 Gy) and contralateral breasts (Dmax), heart (Dmean, Dmax, V3 Gy, V1.5 Gy), skin (Dmax, V36.5 Gy), and rib (Dmax, V30 Gy). Target goals were defined by Dmax, Dmin, gradient index, and paddock conformality index. Re-planned cases were compared within the cohort using a paired t-test and a 2-sided t-test was used comparing to the CT-based platform. RESULTS Comparing the left and right breast cohort across all platforms, the CT-based ART system showed a signification dose reduction in Dmean (p<0.001 for all platforms), Dmax (p<0.001 for left breast, p<0.03 for right breast) and V9 Gy (p<0.004 for left breast, p<0.001 for right breast) to the ipsilateral lung, V15 Gy (p<0.004 for left breast cohort) to the ipsilateral breast, and Dmax to the contralateral breast (p<0.001) and ribs (p = 0.01, p<0.001, p = 0.01 for CBCT-ART, MRI-ART, and non-ART for left breast cohort only). On average, the MR-Linac platform showed the least degree of OAR sparing across nearly all dosimetric parameters evaluated when compared to all modalities, especially for contralateral lung Dmean and Dmax (p<0.05 for all dosimetric parameters for all platforms) and contralateral breast Dmax (p<0.003 for all platforms). The CBCT-based platform showed superior dose reduction in contralateral lung mean (p<0.03 for all platforms) and heart Dmean (p = 0.065, p<0.001, p = 0.045 for non-adaptive, MRI-ART, and CT-ART for left breast and p<0.008 for right breast). PTV coverage was comparable across all platforms, averaging at approximately 95%. The CT-based ART platform showed a significantly reduced gradient index relative to the CBCT- and MRI-based platforms (p<0.001). CONCLUSION For SPBI treatments, the CT-based ART platforms displayed a higher degree of OAR sparing for many of the dosimetric parameters recorded relative to the other ART and non-ART platforms presented. The MRI-based system typically showed less reduced OAR sparing; however, the advantage of the system is shown if soft tissue contrast is needed. PTV coverage remained comparable across all platforms.
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- Y Gonzalez
- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Vanderbilt University Department of Radiation Oncology, Nashville, TN
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Wang S, Choi B, Bai T, Zhong X, Avkshtol V, Moon DH, Parsons DDM, Sher DJ, Lin MH. Balancing Quality and Efficiency of Head and Neck Contour Revision for Online Adaptive Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e734-e735. [PMID: 37786135 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The number of target and organs-at-risk (OAR) structures requiring contours is a barrier to online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) implementation for head and neck (H&N) cancer. In sharing our experience utilizing a cone beam CT-based oART system featuring automatic contours, we analyzed the system's clinical performance and the dosimetric benefits of human supervision to investigate the optimal balance between contour editing and plan quality. MATERIALS/METHODS We analyzed 44 H&N patients and 349 adaptive fractions treated on the oART system. The unsupervised (automatically generated) and supervised (edited by clinicians) target and OAR contours as well as the corresponding adaptive plans were acquired. Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) and Hausdorff Distance (HD) used to assess the geometric extent of contour supervision. We mapped the clinically treated adaptive plan to the unsupervised contours to quantify the dosimetric effect of the contour edits, and the adaptive plan optimized from the unsupervised contours to the supervised contours to simulate an unsupervised workflow. RESULTS The targets were edited in >80.7% of the sessions, with the most changes seen in the primary GTV (DSC = 0.86 ± 0.09 and HD = 2.77 ± 1.58 mm) and the least in the nodal CTV (DSC = 0.92 ± 0.06, HD = 2.29 ± 1.49 mm). Among OARs, oral cavity was the most frequently edited (49.0%) and brainstem the least (2.2%). In general, OAR edits were minor (mean DSC > 0.95 with std Dosimetric quantification of the edits (Table 1) showed that while the unsupervised targets resulted in significant coverage loss, the change in unsupervised OAR dose was not as pronounced, with 81.5-96.8% still meeting the preplan constraints. Edits corresponding to major dose changes were mostly adjacent to or inside targets. The unsupervised workflow underdosed the targets and overdosed the OARs, and therefore is not recommended. CONCLUSION While target contours needed physician supervision in H&N oART, edits to automatic OAR contours were minor. An alternative contour workflow could be adopted to focus on the targets and reduce time spent on the OARs. For OAR close to or overlapping with the targets, strategic cropping could potentially minimize time for editing and improve the robustness of the adapted plan quality.
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- S Wang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Yen A, Zhong X, Lin MH, Nwachukwu CR, Albuquerque KV, Hrycushko BA. Enough and Some to Spare: Improved OAR Sparing with Daily Online Cone Beam Adaptive Radiation Therapy (OnC-ART) of the Cervix. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e742-e743. [PMID: 37786154 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The standard of care treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer involves pelvic chemoradiation. During treatment planning, the cervix and uterus contours are expanded by 1.5 to 2 cm margins to account for inter- and intrafractional motion per the consensus guidelines. Daily online cone-beam adaptive radiation therapy (OnC-ART) accounts for interfractional motion, thus significantly reducing CTV to PTV margins. In this study, we compared the dosimetry of standard larger margin plans (IGRT) to 0.5 cm margins for patients treated with daily OnC-ART and hypothesized that daily OnC-ART with reduced margins will have improved dosimetry. MATERIALS/METHODS A retrospective cohort of 10 patients with cervical cancer (stage IIB - IIIC2) treated with 260 definitive daily fractions of OnC-ART chemoradiation between April 2021 and December 2022 was included. Initial plans were generated with OnC-ART and IGRT CTV to PTV margins as follows: combined cervix, uterus, and GTV (0.5 cm vs. 1.5 cm), combined parametria and vagina (0.5 cm vs. 1 cm), nodal chains (0.5 cm vs. 0.5 cm), and gross nodes (0.5 cm vs. 0.5 cm). The initial IGRT plan was copied to synthetic CTs generated for each fraction in the adaptive workflow containing the daily contours of all targets and OARs. The dosimetry of each IGRT fraction was compared to the dose delivered from each daily OnC-ART fraction. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. RESULTS When compared with dosimetry from daily IGRT, the daily OnC-ART plans had significantly improved CTV coverage and less hotspots with improvements in D95% (+1.6%), D99% (+2.9%), and Dmax (-0.9%). Bowel bag and bowel loops showed significant improvements in Dmax (-1.4% and - 2.6%), V40 (-6.2% and -5.3%), and V45 (-6.1% and 5.5%). The daily OnC-ART plans had a mean bowel bag V40 of 177.4 cm3. Contrastingly, the mean bowel bag V40 for the large margin IGRT plans was 268.7 cm3. The bladder and rectum also showed significant improvements in Dmax (-1.7% and -1.6%), V40 (-25.2% and -36.0%), and V30 (-9.7% and -17.1%). The daily OnC-ART plans had a mean bladder and rectum V40 of 41.6 cm3 and 18.4 cm3, and the large margin IGRT plans had a mean bladder and rectum V40 of 65.1 cm3 and 40.8 cm3. Bone marrow had a significantly reduced dose with improvements in Dmean (-3.2%), V10 (-2.7%), and V20 (-3.3%). CONCLUSION Reduced CTV to PTV margins achievable with daily OnC-ART is shown to not only improve sparing of critical OARs, especially the bladder and rectum, but also improves target coverage compared to larger margins from daily IGRT. The clinical impact of these dosimetric improvements is currently undergoing investigation.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Lin MH, Wolf JB, Sletten ET, Cambié D, Danglad-Flores J, Seeberger PH. Enabling Technologies in Carbohydrate Chemistry: Automated Glycan Assembly, Flow Chemistry and Data Science. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200607. [PMID: 36382494 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The synthesis of defined oligosaccharides is a complex task. Several enabling technologies have been introduced in the last two decades to facilitate synthetic access to these valuable biomolecules. In this concept, we describe the technological solutions that have advanced glycochemistry using automated glycan assembly, flow chemistry and data science as examples. We highlight how the synergies between these different technologies can further advance the field, with progress toward the realization of a self-driving lab for glycan synthesis.
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- Mei-Huei Lin
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Greis K, Leichnitz S, Kirschbaum C, Chang CW, Lin MH, Meijer G, von Helden G, Seeberger PH, Pagel K. The Influence of the Electron Density in Acyl Protecting Groups on the Selectivity of Galactose Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:20258-20266. [PMID: 36289569 PMCID: PMC9650713 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c05859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The stereoselective formation of 1,2-cis-glycosidic
bonds is a major bottleneck in the synthesis of carbohydrates. We
here investigate how the electron density in acyl protecting groups
influences the stereoselectivity by fine-tuning the efficiency of
remote participation. Electron-rich C4-pivaloylated galactose building
blocks show an unprecedented α-selectivity. The trifluoroacetylated
counterpart with electron-withdrawing groups, on the other hand, exhibits
a lower selectivity. Cryogenic infrared spectroscopy in helium nanodroplets
and density functional theory calculations revealed the existence
of dioxolenium-type intermediates for this reaction, which suggests
that remote participation of the pivaloyl protecting group is the
origin of the high α-selectivity of the pivaloylated building
blocks. According to these findings, an α-selective galactose
building block for glycosynthesis is developed based on rational considerations
and is subsequently employed in automated glycan assembly exhibiting
complete stereoselectivity. Based on the obtained selectivities in
the glycosylation reactions and the results from infrared spectroscopy
and density functional theory, we suggest a mechanism by which these
reactions could proceed.
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- Kim Greis
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Lin MH, Chang CW, Chiang TY, Dhurandhare VM, Wang CC. Thiocarbonyl as a Switchable Relay-Auxiliary Group in Carbohydrate Synthesis. Org Lett 2021; 23:7313-7318. [PMID: 34269593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A multifunctional O-phenyl thiocarbonyl (O(C═S)OPh) group was introduced in glycosylation reactions. This auxiliary group exhibits three features (1) C6-long-range participation effect, (2) relay activation, and (3) switchable promoter-controlled carbonylation, which enables the facile synthesis of both 6-deoxy glucoside and 6-alcohol glucoside. In addition, we successfully quantified the extent of the C6-acyl participation effect and developed its application toward the α-trisaccharide motif.
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Lin SL, Lin MH, Wang XM, Chen XM, Ye HH, Ma HX, Zhang DQ, Wu WJ, Lin JH, Liao ZY, Zheng RD, Gao HB. [Energy metabolism characteristic with risk of secondary bacterial infection in patients with hepatitis B virus-related chronic liver disease]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2021; 29:558-564. [PMID: 34225431 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20210130-00052] [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 and analyze the energy metabolism characteristics and the correlation between energy metabolism and the risk of secondary bacterial infection in patients with hepatitis B virus-related chronic liver disease (HBV-CLD). Methods: Data of 183 cases admitted to the Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University from November 2017 to November 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. 79 cases of chronic hepatitis B, 51 cases of hepatitis B-related liver cirrhosis, and 53 cases of hepatitis B-related liver failure were collected. Among them patients with liver failure and decompensated liver cirrhosis were defined as severe liver disease group. The Quark RMR indirect calorimetry (COSMED Corporation, Italy) was used to exam the patients' energy metabolism condition, and the incidences of secondary bacterial infection of the patients during hospitalization were recorded. Shapiro-Wilk test and normal QQ plot were used to analyze the normal distribution of continuous variable data, which was consistent with the normal distribution and was described by mean ± standard deviation. In addition, if it did not conform to the normal distribution, the median and interquartile distance were used to describe it. Levene's test was used to test the homogeneity of variance of the data, which was consistent with the normal distribution. The t-test was used to compare the means of the two groups of samples. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare the mean values of the three groups of samples, and then the Tukey's test was used to compare the two groups. If the variance was uneven or did not conform to the normal distribution, the Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to compare the differences between the two groups. Kruskal-Wallis test (H test) was used to compare the differences between the three groups of samples, and then the Dunnett's test (Z test) was used for comparison between the two groups. Categorical variable data were analyzed using chi-square test. Logistic regression analysis was used to screen independent risk factors, and the criteria for variable inclusion (P < 0.05). Results: The respiratory entropy (RQ) and non-protein respiratory entropy (npRQ) of the three groups had statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Among them, the RQ and npRQ of the chronic hepatitis B group were higher than hepatitis B-related liver cirrhosis group and hepatitis B-related liver failure group. There were statistically significant differences in fat oxidation rate (FAT%) and carbohydrate oxidation rate (CHO%) between the three groups (P < 0.05). Compared with hepatitis B-related liver cirrhosis group and hepatitis B-related liver failure group, chronic hepatitis B group (P < 0.05) had lower FAT% and higher CHO%. There were no statistically significant differences in the measured and predicted resting energy expenditure and protein oxidation rate (PRO%) between the three groups. The incidence of secondary bacterial infection in patients with severe liver disease was 48.39% (45/93). Compared with the non-infected group, the RQ and npRQ values of the infected group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05), while FAT% was significantly increased (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that glutamyltransferase, cholesterol, and npRQ were independent risk factors for secondary bacterial infections in patients with severe liver disease. Glutamyltransferase elevation, and cholesterol and npRQ depletion had suggested an increased risk of secondary bacterial infection. Subgroup analysis of patients with hepatitis B-related liver failure also showed that compared with non-infected group, RQ value and npRQ value of secondary bacterial infection group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05), while FAT% was significantly increased (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Patients with hepatitis B virus-related chronic liver disease generally have abnormal energy metabolism. Low RQ, npRQ, CHO% and high FAT% are related to the severity of the disease; while npRQ reduction is related to the risk of secondary bacterial infection in patients with severe liver disease, and thus can be used as a clinical prognostic indicator.
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- S L Lin
- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Zhengxing Hosptial, Zhangzhou 363000, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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Chang CW, Lin MH, Chan CK, Su KY, Wu CH, Lo WC, Lam S, Cheng YT, Liao PH, Wong CH, Wang CC. Automated Quantification of Hydroxyl Reactivities: Prediction of Glycosylation Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12413-12423. [PMID: 33634934 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The stereoselectivity and yield in glycosylation reactions are paramount but unpredictable. We have developed a database of acceptor nucleophilic constants (Aka) to quantify the nucleophilicity of hydroxyl groups in glycosylation influenced by the steric, electronic and structural effects, providing a connection between experiments and computer algorithms. The subtle reactivity differences among the hydroxyl groups on various carbohydrate molecules can be defined by Aka, which is easily accessible by a simple and convenient automation system to assure high reproducibility and accuracy. A diverse range of glycosylation donors and acceptors with well-defined reactivity and promoters were organized and processed by the designed software program "GlycoComputer" for prediction of glycosylation reactions without involving sophisticated computational processing. The importance of Aka was further verified by random forest algorithm, and the applicability was tested by the synthesis of a Lewis A skeleton to show that the stereoselectivity and yield can be accurately estimated.
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- Chun-Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- The Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.,Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, 92037, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.,Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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Chemical synthesis is one of the practical approaches to access carbohydrate-based natural products and their derivatives with high quality and in a large quantity. However, stereoselectivity during the glycosylation reaction is the main challenge because the reaction can generate both α- and β-glycosides. The main focus of the present article is the concept of recent mechanistic studies that have applied statistical analysis and quantitation for defining stereoselective changes during the reaction process. Based on experimental evidence, a detailed discussion associated with the mechanism and degree of influence affecting the stereoselective outcome of glycosylation is included.
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- Chun-Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.,Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program (Taiwan), International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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Chang CW, Lin MH, Wu CH, Chiang TY, Wang CC. Mapping Mechanisms in Glycosylation Reactions with Donor Reactivity: Avoiding Generation of Side Products. J Org Chem 2020; 85:15945-15963. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Chun-Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Chiu CT, Lin CY, Yen CY, Tsai MT, Chang HC, Liu YC, Lin MH. Mechanistic and compositional studies of the autophagy-inducing areca nut ingredient. J Dent Sci 2020; 15:526-535. [PMID: 33505626 PMCID: PMC7816039 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2020.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background/purpose We previously found that the partially purified 30–100 kDa fraction of areca-nut-extract (ANE 30–100K) induces autophagy in different types of cells including oral carcinoma OECM-1 cells. This study was to analyze the composition and possible mechanisms of ANE 30-100K-induced autophagy (AIA). Materials and methods Phenol-sulfuric acid method and high performance anion exchange chromatography were utilized to analyze the composition of ANE 30–100K. OECM-1 and esophageal CE81T/VGH cells were taken as the experimental models. Microscope and transmission electron microscope were used to observe morphological changes. Cell viability and specific proteins were respectively measured by XTT and Western bot assay. shRNA and chemical inhibitors were applied to assess the involvement of Atg5, caveolin, and proteasome in AIA. Results ANE 30–100K contains ∼67% carbohydrate, which is composed of fucose (5.938%), arabinose (24.631%), glucosamine (8.066%), galactose (26.820%), glucose (21.388%), and mannose (13.157%). After ANE 30–100K stimulation, CE81T/VGH cells showed intracellular vacuoles, acidic vesicles, double-membrane vacuoles, and elevated LC3-II level. ANE 30-100K-induced cytotoxicity and LC3-II accumulation were significantly inhibited by Atg5 knockdown. Furthermore, the endocytosis inhibitor (methyl-β-cyclodextrin) and two caveolin shRNAs, as well as two proteasome inhibitors (lactacystin and epoxomicin), were shown to significantly attenuate ANE 30-100K-induced cytotoxicity and LC3-II accumulation in both OECM-1 and CE81T/VGH cells. Conclusion The major components of ANE 30–100K are carbohydrates. CE81T/VGH also exhibited autophagic responses to ANE 30–100K. Caveolin-mediated endocytosis and proteasome are involved in AIA. This study may have provided new knowledges of the action mechanisms and compositions of ANE 30–100K.
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- Chang-Ta Chiu
- Department of Dentistry, Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital China Medical University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Division of Natural Science, College of Liberal Education, Shu-Te University, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chiu CT, Liu SY, Yen CY, Liu BY, Sun ZY, Wu CY, Deng JL, Liu YC, Lin MH. Chronic Stimulation of the Autophagy-inducing Ingredient of Areca Nut Promotes Tumor Growth In Vivo Through Up-regulation of Tumoral Autophagy. Anticancer Res 2020; 40:221-227. [PMID: 31892570 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Autophagy can be either tumor promotive or suppressive. We previously identified an autophagy-inducing activity in the 30-100 kDa fraction of areca-nut-extract (ANE 30-100K) and showed that several tumor cells subjected to chronic ANE 30-100K stimulation (CAS) exhibited higher resistance against stressed environments including serum-free (SF) conditions in vitro. Herein, we aimed to assess whether CAS can also provide growth advantages for tumor cells in vivo and the therapeutic effect of autophagy inhibition on CAS-treated tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Esophageal CE81T/VGH cells and nude mice were used as experimental models. Autophagy inhibitors 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and chloroquine (CQ), as well as another anticancer drug cisplatin (DDP), were chosen to challenge CAS-treated CE81T/VGH cells in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS CAS-treated CE81T/VGH cells expressed higher levels of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3A/B-II (LC3-II) and beclin 1 proteins, and showed stronger resistance to SF and hypoxia conditions, that were mitigated by CQ or 3-MA in vitro. Furthermore, CAS-treated CE81T/VGH cells induced significantly larger tumors in mice, which were also attenuated by single 3-MA or CQ treatment. Finally, the combined treatment of 3-MA or CQ with DDP further up-regulated DDP-induced caspase-3 activity in vitro and exhibited synergistic anti-tumor effects on mice. CONCLUSION CAS may up-regulate tumoral autophagy and provide growth advantage for tumors both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, autophagy inhibition alone or in combination with DDP may achieve positive therapy for tumors encountered with CAS.
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- Chang-Ta Chiu
- Department of Dentistry, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. .,Division of Natural Science, College of Liberal Education, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. .,Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Lin MH, Guo XH, Qiao LX, Xie F, Shi Y. [Effect of overexpression of apoptosis-stimulating protein 2 of p53 on activation and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells induced by transforming growth factor-β1 and its mechanism]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 27:890-895. [PMID: 31941245 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2019.11.013] [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 study the effect of apoptosis-stimulating protein 2 of p53 (ASPP2) on the activation and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells induced by transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF - β1), and to explore the role of autophagy in this process. Methods: Mouse hepatic stellate cells were primarily isolated and cultured with green fluorescent protein (GFP) expressing empty vector adenovirus (Ad-GFP) and ASPP2 expressing adenovirus (Ad-ASPP2) for 12 h by transfection kit, and then treated with TGF-β1 (10ng/ml) for 24 h. The experiments were grouped as follows: control group: green fluorescent protein (GFP) expressing empty vector adeno (Ad-GFP); experimental group 1: transfected with Ad-GFP and added with TGF-β1; experimental group 2: transfected with Ad-ASPP2 and induced by TGF-β1. Western blot and quantitative fluorescence PCR were used to detect the expression of ASPP2, α-smooth muscle actin (SMA). At the same time, autophagy was determined by microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-β (LC3). Autophagy and apoptosis of MHSc were observed by immunocytochemistry and RNA interference (RNAi). Multiple pairwise-comparisons between the mean of groups was performed by one-way ANOVA. Results: The relative expression of α-SMA mRNA in mHSC of TGF-β1 + Ad-GFP group (16.83 ± 2.41) was significantly higher than Ad-GFP group (3.62 ± 0.56) (P < 0.05), while the relative expression of α-SMA mRNA (4.22 ± 0.48) in TGF-β1 + Ad-GFP group was significantly lower than TGF-β1 + Ad-GFP group (P < 0.05). The expression of α-SMA protein in each group was consistent with mRNA expression. The proportion of mHSC autophagy in TGF-β1 + Ad-GFP group (80%) was significantly higher than Ad-GFP group (35%); however, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. The proportion of mHSC autophagy in TGF-β1 + Ad-ASPP2 group was 42%, which was significantly lower than TGF-β1 + Ad-GFP group, but the apoptotic rate was significantly increased. Cells were simultaneously treated with autophagy inhibitors 3-MA and TGF-β1. The level of autophagy was not statistically significantly different from that of TGF-β1 + Ad-ASPP2 group, but the apoptotic rate was increased. In addition, the RNAi group added with ASPP2 had increased autophagy (LC3-II/LC3-I) than control RNAi group, and the rate of apoptosis was significantly decreased. Conclusion: Overexpression of ASPP2 can alleviate the activation of mHSC and promote the apoptosis of HSC by inhibiting autophagy, so as to alleviate liver fibrosis.
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- M H Lin
- Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Liu C, Chang OQ, Zhang DF, Li KB, Wang F, Lin MH, Shi CB, Jiang L, Wang Q, Bergmann SM. Aeromonas shuberti as a cause of multi-organ necrosis in internal organs of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. J Fish Dis 2018; 41:1529-1538. [PMID: 30039866 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A disease with white spots in internal organs of Nile tilapia occurred in Zhanjiang, southern China. Multiple, white nodules, 0.8-2.2 mm in diameter, were scattered throughout the liver, spleen and kidney of diseased fish. Signs of nodules reproduced after artificial infection with the isolated strain. Isolated bacteria were Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, motile, short rod-shaped, with a length of 1.2-2.2 μm. Morphological and biochemical tests, as well as phylogenetic analysis, all strongly indicated that the isolate from tilapia is identical to Aeromonas schubertii (A. schubertii) which temporary named LF1708 strain. Antibiotic sensitivity assays showed the LF1708 is sensitive to 24 of 27 tested antibiotics. Pathogenicity test revealed that the isolate at the dose of 3.75 × 106 CFU/g killed 100% of experimental tilapia within 2 days and the dose of 1 × 107 CFU/g killed 100% of experimental zebrafish within 1 day. Histopathology of diseased tilapia infected with A. schubertii showed numerous necrotic lesions widely distributed in spleen, liver and kidney, and infiltration with a large number of bacteria. To our knowledge, this was the first report that associated A. schubertii with mortality in tilapia.
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- C Liu
- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Infectology, Friedrich-Loffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Lin MH, Liu YC, Liu SY, Chen FC, Yang PJ, Li GH, Liu PY, Yen CY. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is required for ANE 30-100K-induced autophagy. J Oral Pathol Med 2017; 47:25-31. [PMID: 28520088 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND We identified an autophagy-inducing areca nut (AN) ingredient (AIAI) in the 30-100 kDa fraction of AN extract (ANE 30-100K). This study was to analyze the role of endocytosis in ANE 30-100K-induced autophagy. METHODS We used benzyl alcohol, dynasore, and shRNA of clathrin and dynamin to assess whether ANE 30-100K-induced cytotoxicity and accumulation of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-II were affected in oral (OECM-1) and esophageal (CE81T/VGH) carcinoma cells. RESULTS Both benzyl alcohol and dynasore effectively reduced ANE 30-100K-induced cytotoxicity and LC3-II accumulation in OECM-1 and CE81T/VGH cells. Downregulated protein expression of both clathrin and dynamin by their shRNA also significantly attenuated ANE 30-100K-induced elevation of LC3-II levels in CE81T/VGH cells. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that AIAI may be engulfed by cells through clathrin-mediated endocytosis, which promotes the execution of the following autophagy program.
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- Mei-Huei Lin
- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.,Division of Natural Science, College of Liberal Education, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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Yen CY, Chiang WF, Liu SY, Lin CC, Liao KA, Lin CY, Hsieh WF, Cheng YC, Hsu KC, Lin PY, Chen TC, Lee IL, Lin MH, Liu YC. Impacts of autophagy-inducing ingredient of areca nut on tumor cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128011. [PMID: 26017803 PMCID: PMC4445909 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Areca nut (AN) is a popular carcinogen used by about 0.6-1.2 billion people worldwide. Although AN contains apoptosis-inducing ingredients, we previously demonstrated that both AN extract (ANE) and its 30-100 kDa fraction (ANE 30-100K) predominantly induce autophagic cell death in both normal and malignant cells. In this study, we further explored the action mechanism of ANE 30-100K-induced autophagy (AIA) in Jurkat T lymphocytes and carcinoma cell lines including OECM-1 (mouth), CE81T/VGH (esophagus), SCC25 (tongue), and SCC-15 (tongue). The results showed that chemical- and small hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated inhibition of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) resulted in the attenuation of AIA in Jurkat T but not in OECM-1 cells. Knockdown of Atg5 and Beclin 1 expressions ameliorated AIA in OECM-1/CE81T/VGH/Jurkat T and OECM-1/SCC25/SCC-15, respectively. Furthermore, ANE 30-100K could activate caspase-3 after inhibition of Beclin 1 expression in OECM-1/SCC25/SCC15 cells. Meanwhile, AMPK was demonstrated to be the upstream activator of the extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) in Jurkat T cells, and inhibition of MEK attenuated AIA in Jurkat T/OECM-1/CE81T/VGH cells. Finally, we also found that multiple myeloma RPMI8226, lymphoma U937, and SCC15 cells survived from long-term non-cytotoxic ANE 30-100K treatment exhibited stronger resistance against serum deprivation through upregulated autophagy. Collectively, our studies indicate that Beclin-1 and Atg5 but not AMPK are commonly required for AIA, and MEK/ERK pathway is involved in AIA. Meanwhile, it is also suggested that long-term AN usage might increase the resistance of survived tumor cells against serum-limited conditions.
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- Ching-Yu Yen
- Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Hospital, Liouying, Taiwan
- School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Hospital, Liouying, Taiwan
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Hospital, Liouying, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Hospital, Liouying, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Division of Natural Science, College of Liberal Education, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (MHL); (YCL)
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Weng LC, Chiang YJ, Lin MH, Hsieh CY, Lin SC, Wei TY, Chou HF. Association between use of FK506 and prevalence of post-transplantation diabetes mellitus in kidney transplant patients. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:529-31. [PMID: 24656004 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.11.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tacrolimus (FK506) use has been suggested as a risk factor for post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) because it can impair insulin secretion. This association warrants further investigation. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of PTDM and its association with FK506 use in kidney transplant recipients. The study also aimed to examine the relationship of FK506 use and diabetes-related biologic markers. METHODS A retrospective chart review was used to collect data at a medical center in northern Taiwan from September 2003 to February 2012. PTDM was defined with the use of the criteria of the American Diabetes Association. RESULTS Among 166 patients included in the analysis, PTDM was reported in 49 patients (29.5%). A total of 93 patients used the FK506 regimen, of whom 34 (36.6%) were PTDM cases. Logistic regression showed that FK506 use (odds ratio [OR], 2.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20-6.11; P = .016) and older age (OR,1.08; 95% CI, 1.03-1.13; P = .001) were significant risk factors for PTDM. In addition, FK506 use in PTDM cases was associated with a significantly higher hemoglobin A1c level (7.55 vs 5.81; P = .01) and a borderline significantly higher insulin resistance index (3.24 vs 1.92; P = .053) than was FK506 use without the presence of PTDM. CONCLUSIONS Older age and an FK506 regimen were important predictors of the prevalence of PTDM. Greater early detection and prevention efforts for PTDM are needed for older transplant recipients. PTDM patients with an FK506 regimen had higher hemoglobin A1c levels and insulin resistance index than did patients who did not use FK506. The association of serum indicators with FK506 use in the prevalence of PTDM warrants further investigation.
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Transplantation Center and Urology Surgery, Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkuo Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkuo Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkuo Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkuo Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkuo Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Chiang WY, Wu MH, Wu KL, Lin MH, Teng HH, Tsai YF, Ko CC, Yang EC, Jiang JA, Barnett LR, Chu KR. A microwave applicator for uniform irradiation by circularly polarized waves in an anechoic chamber. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:084703. [PMID: 25173291 DOI: 10.1063/1.4891616] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Microwave applicators are widely employed for materials heating in scientific research and industrial applications, such as food processing, wood drying, ceramic sintering, chemical synthesis, waste treatment, and insect control. For the majority of microwave applicators, materials are heated in the standing waves of a resonant cavity, which can be highly efficient in energy consumption, but often lacks the field uniformity and controllability required for a scientific study. Here, we report a microwave applicator for rapid heating of small samples by highly uniform irradiation. It features an anechoic chamber, a 24-GHz microwave source, and a linear-to-circular polarization converter. With a rather low energy efficiency, such an applicator functions mainly as a research tool. This paper discusses the significance of its special features and describes the structure, in situ diagnostic tools, calculated and measured field patterns, and a preliminary heating test of the overall system.
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yen CY, Chiang WF, Liu SY, Cheng PC, Lee SY, Hong WZ, Lin PY, Lin MH, Liu YC. Long-term stimulation of areca nut components results in increased chemoresistance through elevated autophagic activity. J Oral Pathol Med 2013; 43:91-6. [PMID: 23795940 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND We previously demonstrated the autophagy-inducing activity in the crude extract of areca nut (ANE) and its 30-100 kDa fraction (ANE 30-100 K). This study aimed to analyze whether chronic ANE and ANE 30-100 K stimulations lead to higher stress resistance and autophagic activity in oral cells, and whether the resulting autophagic status in stimulated cells correlates with stress resistance. MATERIALS AND METHODS Malignant cells from the mouth oral epidermoid carcinoma Meng-1 (OECM-1) and blood (Jurkat T) origins were stimulated with non-cytotoxic ANE and ANE 30-100 K for 3 months. Sensitivity to anticancer drugs of and autophagy status in stimulated cells, analyzed respectively by XTT assay and calculating microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-II LC3-II/β-actin ratios from Western blot, were compared to non-treated cells. Autophagy inhibitors, 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and chloroquine (CQ), were used to assess whether autophagy inhibition interferes the altered chemoresistance. RESULTS Areca nut extract-stimulated (ANE-s) and ANE 30-100 K-stimulated (30-100 K-s) OECM-1 and Jurkat T cells generally exhibited higher cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resistances, compared to non-stimulated cells. Most stimulated cells expressed significantly higher levels of LC3-II and Atg4B proteins. Interestingly, these cells also showed stronger tolerances against hypoxia environment and expressed higher LC3-II levels under glucose-deprived and hypoxia conditions. Finally, both 3-MA and CQ alleviated, albeit to different degrees, the increased chemoresistance in ANE-s and/or 30-100 K-s cells. CONCLUSIONS Chronic stimulations of ANE or ANE 30-100 K may increase tolerance of oral cancer and leukemia T cells to anticancer drugs, as well as to glucose deprivation and hypoxia conditions, and cause an elevation of autophagy activity responsible for increased drug resistance.
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- Ching-Yu Yen
- Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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Ma CM, Lin MH, Dai XF, Koren S, Klayton T, Wang L, Li JS, Chen L, Price RA. Investigation of pulsed low dose rate radiotherapy using dynamic arc delivery techniques. Phys Med Biol 2012; 57:4613-26. [PMID: 22750648 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/14/4613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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There has been no consensus standard of care to treat recurrent cancer patients who have previously been irradiated. Pulsed low dose rate (PLDR) external beam radiotherapy has the potential to reduce normal tissue toxicities while still providing significant tumor control for recurrent cancers. This work investigates the dosimetry feasibility of PLDR treatment using dynamic arc delivery techniques. Five treatment sites were investigated in this study including breast, pancreas, prostate, head and neck, and lung. Dynamic arc plans were generated using the Varian Eclipse system and the RapidArc delivery technique with 6 and 10 MV photon beams. Each RapidArc plan consisted of two full arcs and the plan was delivered five times to achieve a daily dose of 200 cGy. The dosimetry requirement was to deliver approximately 20 cGy/arc with a 3 min interval to achieve an effective dose rate of 6.7 cGy min⁻¹. Monte Carlo simulations were performed to calculate the actual dose delivered to the planning target volume (PTV) per arc taking into account beam attenuation/scattering and intensity modulation. The maximum, minimum and mean doses to the PTV were analyzed together with the dose volume histograms and isodose distributions. The dose delivery for the five plans was validated using solid water phantoms inserted with an ionization chamber and film, and a cylindrical detector array. Two intensity-modulated arcs were used to efficiently deliver the PLDR plans that provided conformal dose distributions for treating complex recurrent cancers. For the five treatment sites, the mean PTV dose ranged from 18.9 to 22.6 cGy/arc. For breast, the minimum and maximum PTV dose was 8.3 and 35.2 cGy/arc, respectively. The PTV dose varied between 12.9 and 27.5 cGy/arc for pancreas, 12.6 and 28.3 cGy/arc for prostate, 12.1 and 30.4 cGy/arc for H&N, and 16.2 and 27.6 cGy/arc for lung. Advanced radiation therapy can provide superior target coverage and normal tissue sparing for PLDR reirradiation of recurrent cancers, which can be delivered using dynamic arc delivery techniques with ten full arcs and an effective dose rate of 6.7 ± 4.0 cGy min⁻¹.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
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Li JS, Lin MH, Wang L, Ma CM. SU-E-T-431: Dosimetric Uncertainties in RapidArc Treatment. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3612385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Fang CK, Li PY, Lai ML, Lin MH, Bridge DT, Chen HW. Establishing a 'Physician's Spiritual Well-being Scale' and testing its reliability and validity. J Med Ethics 2011; 37:6-12. [PMID: 21059633 DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.037200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to develop a Physician's Spiritual Well-Being Scale (PSpWBS). The significance of a physician's spiritual well-being was explored through in-depth interviews with and qualitative data collection from focus groups. Based on the results of qualitative analysis and related literature, the PSpWBS consisting of 25 questions was established. Reliability and validity tests were performed on 177 subjects. Four domains of the PSpWBS were devised: physician's characteristics; medical practice challenges; response to changes; and overall well-being. The explainable total variance was 65.65%. Cronbach α was 0.864 when the internal consistency of the whole scale was calculated. Factor analysis showed that the internal consistency Cronbach α value for each factor was between 0.625 and 0.794 and the split-half reliability was 0.865. The scale has satisfactory reliability and validity and could serve as the basis for assessment of the spiritual well-being of a physician.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lin MH, Hsieh WF, Chiang WF, Hong WZ, Hsu YR, Cheng YC, Chen TC, Hsu KC, Lina PY, Liu SY, Liu YC. Autophagy induction by the 30–100kDa fraction of areca nut in both normal and malignant cells through reactive oxygen species. Oral Oncol 2010; 46:822-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Revised: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chen CF, Lee JF, Wang D, Shen CY, Shen KL, Lin MH. Water extract of Zizyphus Jujube attenuates ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats (PP106). Transplant Proc 2010; 42:741-3. [PMID: 20430161 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AIMS Ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injuries in the liver remain important clinical problems. Free oxygen radicals and nitrosative stress have been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis I/R-related liver injury. The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects of an extract of Zizyphus Jujube (ZJ), which has strong antioxidant effects, on I/R-induced liver injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ischemia (I) was induced in rat livers by clamping the common hepatic artery and portal vein for 40 minutes, after which flow was restored, and the liver was reperfused for 90 minutes. Blood samples were collected prior to I and after reperfusion to assay blood levels of alanine transaminase (ALT), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), oxygen radical (OH), and nitric oxide (NO). In the pharmacologic intervention group a water extract of the fruit of ZJ was administered orally to rats (100 mg/mL for 7 days) that were subsequently exposed to the I/R liver injury. RESULTS The data showed that reperfusion (R) of the liver produced increases in blood concentrations of ALT (41.9+/-8.2 vs 338.0+/-89.6; P<.01; N=7) and LDH (317+/-129 vs 4073+/-950; P<.001; N=7). Oxygen radicals (55.1+/-14.3 vs 262.4+/-60.3; P<.001; N=7) and NO (69.3+/-14.9 vs 121.6+/-27.1; P<.01; N=7) also increased significantly in this R group. In the ZJ intervention group the liver injury, oxidative stress, and nitrosative stress were all significantly attenuated. CONCLUSION These results suggested that I/R-induced liver injury with white blood cell activation, oxidative stress, and nitrosative stress. Pretreatment with an extract of ZJ, which shows high antioxidant effects, significantly attenuated the I/R-induced liver injury.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital and Department of Healthcare Information, School of Health, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lin MH, Tasi MK, Lin HY, Lee CH, Chen SC, Lee PH. Analysis of the factors influencing living kidney donation: the experience in National Taiwan University Hospital. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:689-91. [PMID: 20430146 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.02.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Kidney transplantation provides a choice of active treatment for patients with chronic renal failure. However, the sources of organs are limited; therefore, living kidney donation is an alternative source. The regulation of organ donation in Taiwan stipulates that living organ donation is restricted to living related recipients. We sought to investigate factors that influenced or prevented individuals from living kidney donation in our center. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 2005 to December 2008, there were 266 potential candidates who underwent evaluation for living kidney donation in our center. RESULTS Among the potential candidates, most were spouses (n=85, 31.9%), followed by parents (n=67, 25.1%), siblings (n=62, 23.3%), and children (n=40, 15%). Eventually, 124 candidates (47%) completed organ donation, most of whom were siblings (n=39, 31.5%), then parents (n=38, 30.6%), spouses (n=26), and children (n=18). Most donors were females, including mothers and sisters. The most frequent reason to not donate was unwillingness, due to potential influences on their health, economic stress due to suspension of their job, and objection of family members. In 34 candidates (23.9%), adverse health factors of potential candidates prohibited them from donating, including age, chronic medical illness, hepatitis carrier status, severe depression, or mental retardation. Among 59 potential donor-recipient pairs with incompatible ABO blood types or highly sensitized to potential donors, 22 candidates completed living kidney donation. CONCLUSION Although laparoscopic nephrectomy for living kidney donation decreases the discomfort and hospital stay after donation, we can only promote living kidney donation if we can deal with the possible factors that prohibit candidates from living kidney donation, such as morbidity after organ donation, anxiety, or other factors. After analyzing those factors, we must also develop a protocol to closely follow the living kidney donors to ensure their health status and relieve their anxiety.
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- M H Lin
- Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lee CH, Liu SY, Lin MH, Chiang WF, Chen TC, Huang WT, Chou DS, Chiu CT, Liu YC. Upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) expression in oral carcinomas of betel quid (BQ) users: roles of BQ ingredients in the acceleration of tumour cell motility through MMP-1. Arch Oral Biol 2008; 53:810-8. [PMID: 18571622 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2008.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2007] [Revised: 03/04/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are commonly expressed in carcinomas including oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). On the other hand, some evidences suggested that ingredients of betel quid (BQ) inhibit the activity and/or expression of some MMPs thought to be the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis. This study was to analyse whether MMP-1 expression is inhibited in OSCC specimens from BQ users and in cell lines survived from the challenge of BQ ingredients. We found that MMP-1 mRNA was expressed in all the tested 27 OSCC. Levels of MMP-1 mRNA and protein were significantly elevated in the tested five OSCC specimens than in their adjacent tissues (P<0.001 and 0.05, respectively). Esophageal carcinoma (CE81T/VGH) and OSCC (OECM-1) cell lines survived from the cytotoxic BQ extract (BQE) and arecoline selection process were found to express higher MMP-1 mRNA and protein levels, or to exhibit a significant acceleration of two-dimensional (2D) motility than their non-selected parental cells. The enhanced motility was further demonstrated to be specifically and significantly inhibited by the MMP-1 neutralizing antibody and/or by the transfection of an MMP-1 specific antisense oligodeoxynucleotide. These results suggest that in some carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract, BQ usage may upregulate MMP-1 expression in the survived tumour cells, and increase their mobility in an MMP-1-dependent manner.
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- Department of Dentistry, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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BACKGROUND Matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) is expressed in various carcinomas; however, its function is not clearly established. This study was to assess its possible role in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Specimens of seven oral pre-malignant lesions (OPMLs) and 92 OSCCs were subjected to MMP-3 detection by RT-PCR and Western blot. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AODNs) of MMP-3 were used to transfect OSCC (OECM-1 and SCC-9) and esophageal carcinoma (CE81T/VGH) cell lines, and their growth was subsequently analyzed by XTT and soft-agar colony assay. RESULTS MMP-3 transcript was preferentially expressed in OSCCs (71 of 92, 77%) than in OPMLs (two of seven, 29%; P = 0.012). Both MMP-3 transcript and protein levels were significantly higher in OSCC masses than in neighboring tissues (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.04, respectively). Growth of the three cell lines was not affected, while the colony numbers of OECM-1 and CE81T/VGH were significantly reduced by the transfection of MMP-3 AODNs (P = 0.002 and P = 0.004, respectively). SCC-9 did not form colonies in soft-agar/medium. CONCLUSIONS MMP-3 function may be required in most OSCCs, and it may support the anchorage-independent growth of both OSCC and esophageal carcinoma.
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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Liu SY, Liu YC, Huang WT, Huang GC, Chen TC, Lin MH. Up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-8 by betel quid extract and arecoline and its role in 2D motility. Oral Oncol 2007; 43:1026-33. [PMID: 17306610 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2006.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Revised: 11/23/2006] [Accepted: 11/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Betel quid (BQ) and matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) play roles in oral diseases. Here, we analyzed the regulation of MMP-8 by BQ and its effect on cell migration. We found that BQ extract (BQE) increased the secretion of an 85kDa caseinolytic proteinase, specifically precipitated by an anti-MMP-8 antibody, in the culture medium of OECM-1, an oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell line. BQE also stimulated MMP-8 secretion in an esophageal carcinoma cell line, CE81T/VGH, in a dose-dependent manner, and MMP-8 protein was maximally expressed at 24h after BQE treatment in OECM-1. The BQE-induced MMP-8 expression was dose-dependently inhibited by PD98059. Arecoline, the major alkaloid of areca nut, was tested to dose-dependently up-regulate MMP-8 protein level. Moreover, both arecoline- (4.7-fold) and BQE-selected (5.5-fold) CE81T/VGH cells expressed higher MMP-8 protein level and exhibited enhanced two-dimensional (2D) motility (p=0.009 in both cells) than parental cells. The enhanced motility of arecoline- (p=0.006) and BQE-selected (p=0.002) cells was both specifically blocked by an anti-MMP-8 antibody. We conclude that BQ may accelerate tumor migration by stimulating MMP-8 expression through MEK pathway in at least some carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract. Furthermore, arecoline may be one of the positive MMP-8 regulators among BQ ingredients.
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- Shyun-Yeu Liu
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Wu RM, Lin MH, Lin HY, Hsu RY. 3D simulations of hydrodynamic drag forces on two porous spheres moving along their centerline. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 301:227-35. [PMID: 16730016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2005] [Revised: 03/28/2006] [Accepted: 04/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This paper numerically evaluates the hydrodynamic drag force exerted on two highly porous spheres moving steadily along their centerline through a quiescent Newtonian fluid over a Reynolds number ranging from 0.1 to 40. At creeping-flow limit, the drag forces exerted on both spheres were approximately identical. At higher Reynolds numbers the drag force on the leading sphere (sphere #1) was higher than the following sphere (sphere #2), revealing the shading effects produced by sphere #1 on sphere #2. At dimensionless diameter beta<2 (beta=d(f)/2k(0.5), d(f) and k are sphere diameter and interior permeability, respectively), the spheres can be regarded as "no-spheres" limit. At increasing beta for both spheres, the drag force on sphere #2 was increased because of the more difficult advective flow through its interior, and at the same time the drag was reduced owing to the stronger wake flow produced by the denser sphere #1. The competition between these two effects leads to complicated dependence of drag force on sphere #2 on beta value. These effects were minimal when beta became low.
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- R M Wu
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei County, 251 Taiwan.
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Lin MH, Liu SY, Su HJ, Liu YC. Functional role of matrix metalloproteinase-28 in the oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 2006; 42:907-13. [PMID: 16730219 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Revised: 12/07/2005] [Accepted: 12/07/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The newly identified MMP-28 has been shown to be expressed in several types of carcinomas, however, its functional role in transformation events is unknown. This study was to assess whether this proteinase plays a role in oral tumor malignancy. By using RT-PCR, we found that expression of MMP-28 was significantly higher in 92 oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) (52/92, 56.5%) than in seven oral premalignant lesions (OPMLs) (0/7, 0%) (P=0.004). No statistically significant correlation was found between MMP-28 expression and tumor stage, thickness, size, and metastasis. Both mRNA and protein of MMP-28 were preferentially concentrated in OSCC specimens than in neighboring tissues as analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR (P=0.015) and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Transfection of OSCC and esophageal carcinoma cell lines with MMP-28 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (AODN) resulted in the reduced secretion of MMP-28 protein and the ability of colony formation in soft agar without affecting cell growth. Our findings show the close correlation between MMP-28 and OSCC, and support a role for MMP-28 in the anchorage-independent growth of both OSCC and esophageal carcinomas.
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- Mei-Huei Lin
- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Hwu YM, Lin SY, Huang WY, Lin MH, Lee RKK. Ultra-short metformin pretreatment for clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2005; 90:39-43. [PMID: 15921686 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2005] [Accepted: 04/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of ultra-short (12 days) metformin pretreatment in clomiphene-citrate (CC) resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHOD Eighty women with CC-resistant PCOS were randomly allocated to metformin pretreatment or usual treatment. Forty women received 1500 mg metformin daily for 12 days, followed by clomiphene 150 mg daily for 5 days along with metformin. Forty women (control group) received the same dose of clomiphene but no metformin pretreatment. RESULTS In the metformin group, 17 (42.5%) women ovulated, and 6 (15%) conceived. In the control group, 5 (12.5%) women ovulated but none conceived. Compared with the control group, the metformin group had significantly higher ovulation (P = 0.03) and pregnancy rates (P = 0.026). CONCLUSION Twelve days of metformin pretreatment improves ovulation and pregnancy rates in women with CC-resistant PCOS.
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- Y M Hwu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, No.92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Lin MH, Lu SC, Huang PC, Liu YC, Liu SY. A high-cholesterol, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid diet causes different responses in rats and hamsters. Ann Nutr Metab 2005; 49:386-91. [PMID: 16219990 DOI: 10.1159/000088891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2005] [Accepted: 05/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study was designed to investigate the response to a high-cholesterol, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) or n-6 PUFA diet in rats and hamsters. Animals were fed n-3 or n-6 PUFA with a cholesterol-free diet, or with a diet enriched with cholesterol (0.5%, w/w) for 2 weeks. In rats and hamsters fed a cholesterol-free diet, plasma cholesterol, triglycerides and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-triglyceride levels in n-3 PUFA group were significantly lower than those in n-6 PUFA group. In contrast, when diets were supplemented with 0.5% cholesterol, the plasma cholesterol- and triglyceride-lowering effect of dietary n-3 PUFA disappeared. In hamsters fed with the atherogenic diet (0.5% dietary cholesterol) for 2 weeks, n-3 PUFA induced hypercholesterolemia more than n-6 PUFA, the increase being in the VLDL and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) fractions. Our data thus indicate that elevation of VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol in hamsters by n-3 PUFA, compared with n-6 PUFA, is dependent on 0.5% dietary cholesterol supplementation. In rats, on the other hand, dietary n-3 PUFA did not induce hypercholesterolemia more than n-6 PUFA when 0.5% cholesterol was supplemented. Although the effects of n-3 PUFA on plasma cholesterol, triglycerides and VLDL-triglycerides were similar in hamsters and rats, the interactive effects of n-3 PUFA and cholesterol on plasma and lipoprotein cholesterol levels differed in the two species. It was also found that plasma triglycerides, cholesterol and lipoprotein cholesterol levels in hamsters are higher than in rats in the presence and absence of dietary cholesterol. In addition, cholesterol feeding induces hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia only in hamsters. Moreover, liver triglyceride concentrations increased in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet and hepatic triglyceride levels of the n-3 PUFA-fed rats were significantly lower than those in the n-6 PUFA-fed rats in the presence and absence of dietary cholesterol. However, triglycerides did not accumulate in the liver in hamsters fed a cholesterol-rich diet and hepatic triglyceride levels of the n-3 PUFA-fed hamsters were not significantly different from those in the n-6 PUFA-fed hamsters in the presence and absence of dietary cholesterol. Therefore, these studies confirm marked species differences in response to the interactive effects of dietary n-3 PUFA and cholesterol.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cholesterol/blood
- Cholesterol, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Cholesterol, Dietary/metabolism
- Cholesterol, HDL/blood
- Cholesterol, LDL/blood
- Cholesterol, VLDL/blood
- Cricetinae
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3/administration & dosage
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3/metabolism
- Fatty Acids, Omega-6/administration & dosage
- Fatty Acids, Omega-6/metabolism
- Hypercholesterolemia/blood
- Hypercholesterolemia/etiology
- Hypercholesterolemia/metabolism
- Male
- Mesocricetus
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Species Specificity
- Triglycerides/blood
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- Mei-Huei Lin
- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Liu SY, Lin MH, Yang SC, Huang GC, Chang L, Chang S, Yen CY, Chiang WF, Kuo YY, Chen LL, Lee CH, Liu YC. Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in oral cells after short-term stimulation and long-term usage of areca quid. J Formos Med Assoc 2005; 104:390-7. [PMID: 16037826] [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: 05/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Arecoline, an areca quid (AQ) component, has been shown to inhibit the secretion and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in fibroblast cultures. This study assessed whether MMP-2 expression was inhibited in the saliva samples and tumor specimens of oral tumor patients with a long-term history of AQ consumption. The net effect of crude AQ extract (AQE) on MMP-2 expression by oral cells was also investigated. METHODS Western blot analysis, zymography, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction were used to detect MMP-2 protein and mRNA in saliva and tumor samples, as well as in the conditioned media (CM) of oral cell cultures. RESULTS The level of MMP-2 protein was significantly higher in the saliva samples of 12 oral tumor patients who had a minimum 10-year AQ-consuming history than in those of 12 non-AQ-using healthy controls (p < 0.05). MMP-2 mRNA was expressed in 26 of 28 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) specimens. MMP-2 protein was also detectable in the tested OSCC homogenates. Short-term stimulation with 10% AQE increased the secretion of MMP-2 protein in the CM of oral epidermoid carcinoma cell Meng-1 (an OSCC cell line) and oral fibroblasts. CONCLUSIONS MMP-2 expression is elevated rather than inhibited in most oral tumor patients with long-term AQ usage. Short-term AQE stimulation also increases the secretion of MMP-2 by oral epithelial cells and fibroblasts. Our results suggest that AQ consumption may promote oral tumor progression through the induction of MMP-2 secretion.
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- Shyun-Yeu Liu
- Oral and Maxillofacial Section, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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Liu SY, Lin MH, Yang SC, Huang GC, Chang L, Chang S, Yen CY, Chiang WF, Lee CH, Kuo YY, Liu YC. Areca quid chewing enhances the expression of salivary matrix metalloproteinase-9. J Formos Med Assoc 2005; 104:113-9. [PMID: 15765166] [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: 05/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The effects of areca quid (AQ) consumption on salivary matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) which may participate in tumor invasion and metastasis remains unclear. This study assessed the change in salivary MMP-9 protein levels 2 hours after 5-minute AQ chewing stimulation (AQCS) in non-AQ users and the expression profile of this proteinase in saliva and tumor specimens of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients with a history of AQ use. METHODS MMP-9 transcript was analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. MMP-9 protein level was measured by both Western blot and gelatin zymography. RESULTS The protein level of salivary MMP-9 was 3.1- to 8.9-fold enhanced 2 h after AQCS in 3 healthy volunteers as revealed by Western blot and zymography. As a control, gum chewing did not significantly change salivary MMP-9 protein level. Expression of MMP-9 transcript was found in 25 of 28 OSCC specimens and significantly correlated with cervical lymph node metastasis (p = 0.037). All of the 8 tested OSCC tissue homogenate samples available and all 12 saliva samples from 12 oral tumor outpatients were positive for MMP-9 protein. CONCLUSIONS Elevation of MMP-9 may be one of the net effects of AQCS in vivo, which may play a role in the pathogenesis of oral mucosal lesions. Furthermore, the association of MMP-9 expression with neck-lymph-node metastasis may imply a significant role of MMP-9 in the progression of OSCC among patients with a history of AQ use in Taiwan.
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- Shyun-Yeu Liu
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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Tsao CI, Lin HY, Lin MH, Ko WJ, Hsu RB, Hwang SL, Chen SC, Chou NK, Tu HT, Chen YS, Wang SS. Influence of UNOS status on chance of heart transplantation and posttransplant survival. Transplant Proc 2004; 36:2369-70. [PMID: 15561251 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.08.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED This study was designed to compare the chance of heart transplantation (HTx) and survival among patients in different UNOS statuses in Taiwan. METHODS AND RESULTS From 1996 to 2002, among 203 patients on the heart transplant waiting list, 127 patients had undergone HTx up to December 2002 with 71 dead while waiting, and 5 still alive without transplantation. This study included those 198 patients who had either undergone HTx or who died. At the time of registry, 40 patients were at status IA, 57 at IB, and 101 at II. Nineteen (47.5%) of 40 status IA patients underwent HTx with a mean waiting time of 92 +/- 116 days and median waiting time of 35 days. The 1-month survival was 84%, and 1-year survival was 58%. Seven (64.9%) of 57 status IB patients underwent HTx with a mean waiting time of 85 +/- 100 days and a median waiting time of 40 days. Both 1-month and 1-year survivals were 92%. Seventy-one (70.3%) patients among 101 status II patients underwent HTx. Their mean waiting time was 134 +/- 135 days and median waiting time was 86 days. Their 1-month survival was 95%, and 1-year survival was 85%. CONCLUSION Although UNOS status IA patients had a shorter waiting time, their chance to undergo HTx was lower than those in either status IB or status II. The UNOS status IA heart-waiting patients showed lower posttransplant 1-month and 1-year survival rates.
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- C I Tsao
- Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu YC, Liu SY, Lin MH. Effects of Psyllium on Plasma Total and Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Hepatic Cholesterol in Hamsters Fed n–3 PUFA or n–6 PUFA with High Cholesterol Levels. Ann Nutr Metab 2004; 48:374-80. [PMID: 15564767 DOI: 10.1159/000082250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2004] [Accepted: 09/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study was conducted to determine whether psyllium is known to alter cholesterol metabolism modulate the hypercholesterolemic effect of a high cholesterol, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) diet in hamsters. Concentrations of plasma, hepatic total cholesterol and lipoprotein cholesterol were measured in male hamsters fed an n-3 PUFA plus psyllium (8%, wt/wt) diet combined with variable levels of cholesterol (0, 0.05, 0.1%, wt/wt) or a cholesterol-enriched (0.2%, wt/wt) n-3 PUFA or n-6 PUFA diet that contained either 8% methyl cellulose or psyllium for 4 weeks. In the n-3 PUFA-fed hamsters, we have found that psyllium was able to reduce plasma total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol significantly when 0.1% cholesterol was added to the diet. In contrast, the effects of psyllium were not seen in the n-3 PUFA-fed hamsters without dietary cholesterol or with 0.05% dietary cholesterol. However, no matter in the presence of psyllium or not, the increase of plasma total cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels was depend on the content of dietary cholesterol. Although the cholesterol diet increased the liver total cholesterol level, 80 g psyllium/kg diet resulted in a significantly lower concentration of liver total cholesterol in the cholesterol-fed hamsters. In the second experiment, we have also found that psyllium feeding lowered significantly plasma total cholesterol and VLDL-cholesterol concentrations in hamsters fed n-3 PUFA but not in those fed n-6 PUFA. However, the levels of plasma total cholesterol, VLDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels of the (n-6) PUFA-fed hamsters were significantly lower than those in the (n-3) PUFA-fed hamsters in the absence or presence of dietary psyllium. Our data also showed that hamsters fed both high-cholesterol n-3 PUFA and n-6 PUFA diets had a significant decrease in hepatic cholesterol with intake of psyllium. Liver total cholesterol concentrations were significantly lower in n-3 PUFA-fed hamsters compared with the n-6 PUFA-fed groups. Therefore, these data may contribute to understanding the interactive effect of psyllium and cholesterol or the type of fat on plasma and liver cholesterol in hamsters.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cathartics/administration & dosage
- Cathartics/pharmacology
- Cholesterol/blood
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Cholesterol, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Cholesterol, HDL/blood
- Cholesterol, HDL/metabolism
- Cholesterol, LDL/blood
- Cholesterol, LDL/metabolism
- Cholesterol, VLDL/blood
- Cholesterol, VLDL/metabolism
- Cricetinae
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3/administration & dosage
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3/metabolism
- Fatty Acids, Omega-6/administration & dosage
- Fatty Acids, Omega-6/metabolism
- Lipoproteins/blood
- Lipoproteins/metabolism
- Liver/metabolism
- Male
- Mesocricetus
- Psyllium/administration & dosage
- Psyllium/pharmacology
- Random Allocation
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- Young-Chau Liu
- College of Liberal Education, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung County, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Huang GC, Liu SY, Lin MH, Kuo YY, Liu YC. The synergistic cytotoxicity of cisplatin and taxol in killing oral squamous cell carcinoma. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2004; 34:499-504. [PMID: 15466821 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyh091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Platinum, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and taxanes are commonly used in chemotherapeutic modalities of various carcinomas. However, taxanes are rarely used in patients suffering from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in Taiwan. The purpose of this study was to assess whether there is a synergistic effect produced by incorporating Taxol (paclitaxel) with cisplatin, carboplatin or 5-FU in the combined treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). METHODS OSCC cells were surgically excised from a Taiwanese patient and cultured into a cell line, OECM-1. The viability of OECM-1 after drug treatment was determined by an XTT labeling reagent. RESULTS The dose-dependent cytotoxicity of each drug was determined. The order of chemosensitivity of OECM-1 toward these drugs was Taxol, cisplatin, carboplatin and 5-FU, with 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC(50)s) of 10, 68, 332 and 3000 microM, respectively. In the combined drug treatment, low concentrations of platinum (10 microM) or 5-FU (500 microM) were included in the culture media with low cytotoxic concentrations of Taxol (0.025, 0.05 and 0.1 microM). When combined with 0.025 microM of Taxol, only cisplatin, rather than carboplatin and 5-FU, showed synergistic cytotoxicity with OECM-1. Cisplatin also acted synergistically with 0.05 and 0.1 microM of Taxol. On the other hand, carboplatin and 5-FU acted additively with low cytotoxic concentrations of Taxol (0.025, 0.05 and 0.1 microM). CONCLUSIONS Our preliminary results suggest that there may be a beneficial outcome in incorporating Taxol into the chemotherapeutic modalities of HNSCC patients in Taiwan. Furthermore, at least some of the OSCC cells may be more sensitive to Taxol/cisplatin than to Taxol/carboplatin or Taxol/5-FU treatment.
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- Guan-Cheng Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Republic of China
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Lin MH, Lu SC, Huang PC, Liu YC, Liu SY. The amount of dietary cholesterol changes the mode of effects of (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid on lipoprotein cholesterol in hamsters. Ann Nutr Metab 2004; 48:321-8. [PMID: 15467282 DOI: 10.1159/000081199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2003] [Accepted: 01/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study was designed to investigate the effects of the interaction between dietary (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and different dietary cholesterol content on plasma and liver cholesterol in hamsters. Male Syrian hamsters consumed diets containing an incremental increase in dietary cholesterol content (0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2%, w/w) with either (n-3) PUFA (21 g/100 g fatty acids) or (n-6) PUFA (37.4 g/100 g fatty acids) fat for 6 weeks. In hamsters fed the nonatherogenic diet (0 or 0.025% dietary cholesterol), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)-cholesterol levels in the (n-3) PUFA group were not significantly different from those in the (n-6) PUFA group, and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels in the (n-3) PUFA group were significantly lower than those in the (n-6) PUFA group. In contrast, in hamsters fed the atherogenic diet (0.1 or 0.2% dietary cholesterol), VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol levels in the (n-3) PUFA group were significantly higher than those in the (n-6) PUFA group, in a dose-dependent manner. When the hamsters were fed with 0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1 or 0.2% (w/w) dietary cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration was significantly lower in the (n-3) PUFA group than those in the (n-6) PUFA group. Hepatic cholesteryl esters were significantly lower, while hepatic microsomal acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase activity and VLDL-cholesteryl esters were significantly higher in hamsters fed (n-3) PUFA with the atherogenic diet (0.1 or 0.2% dietary cholesterol) than in those fed (n-6) PUFA with the atherogenic diet. Our results demonstrate that the amount of dietary cholesterol is an important factor in determining the mode and extent of effects of dietary (n-3) PUFA, especially on VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol levels. When dietary cholesterol intake was above 0.1% (w/w), the plasma cholesterol-lowering effect of (n-3) PUFA disappeared, and instead, it showed a cholesterol-increasing effect. However, the effects of dietary (n-3) PUFA on HDL-cholesterol are independent of dietary cholesterol content.
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- Mei-Huei Lin
- Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan/ROC.
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