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Painuli S, Semwal P, Zam W, Taheri Y, Ezzat SM, Zuo P, Li L, Kumar D, Sharifi-Rad J, Cruz-Martins N. NMDA Inhibitors: A Potential Contrivance to Assist in Management of Alzheimer’s Disease. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2022:CCHTS-EPUB-123008. [PMID: 36476432 DOI: 10.2174/1386207325666220428112541] [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: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an increasingly common neurodegenerative disease that attracts
the attention of researchers and medical community in order to develop new, safe and more
effective drugs. Currently available drugs could only slow the AD progression and relieve the
symptoms, in addition to being linked to moderate-to-severe side effects. N-methyl D-aspartate
(NMDA) receptors antagonists were reported to have the ability to block the glutamate-mediated
excitotoxic activity being good therapeutic targets for several neurodegenerative diseases, including
AD. Based on data obtained so far, this review provides an overview over the use of NMDA
antagonists for AD treatment, starting with a key emphasis on present features and future aspects
regarding the use of NMDA antagonists for AD, and lastly a key focus is also given on its use in
precision medicine.
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- Sakshi Painuli
- Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization (HESCO), Dehradun 248 006, Uttarakhand, India.,Department of Life Sciences, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun-248 002, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun-248 002, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Tartous, Syria
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- Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.,Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Science and Arts (MSA), Giza 12451, Egypt
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- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Guangdong, China
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- Poona college of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Erandawane, Pune- 411038, Maharashtra, India
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal,Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal,Institute of Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies (CESPU), Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra PRD, Portugal
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Zhang K, Qi J, Zuo P, Yin P, Liu Y, Liu J, Wang L, Li L. The mortality trends of falls among the elderly adults in the mainland of China, 2013-2020: A population-based study through the National Disease Surveillance Points system. Lancet Reg Health West Pac 2022; 19:100336. [PMID: 35257118 PMCID: PMC8897056 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fall in elderly is a major public health problem. Characterizing trends in fall mortality in different subpopulations could help identifying the needs and developing preventive program for target groups. Here we evaluated the trends of fall-related deaths in Chinese mainland among adults aged ≥60 years specific in sex, age, and provinces, to measure the change in this mortality rate between 2013 and 2020, and to explore the underlying factors influencing this change. METHODS Mortality data were retrieved from the National Disease Surveillance Points system(DSPs) of China, a national-level and provincial-level representative data source, to estimate the impact of elderly falls on mortality in the mainland of China and the specific provinces from 2013 to 2020. The joinpoint regression model was used to estimate the temporal trend of mortality in elderly fallen by calculating the annual percentage change (APC). FINDINGS The age-standardized falls mortality was 10·438 per 100 000 in 2020. The age-standardized mortality of elderly falls in total and female showed a steady increasing trend (APC=1·96%, p = 0·023 total; APC=3·42%, p = 0·003 female), with it was stable in males (APC=1.26%, p>0·05). Fall mortality among the elderly was more common in people over 70 years of age and increased sharply. The death rates and APCs were highest among the oldest age groups(aged≥85 years). The higher fall mortality was mainly focused in the southeast and central regions, and lower rates were in the northeast provinces and Tibet. INTERPRETATION Since 2013, the overall fall-related mortality trend among individuals aged ≥60 years has been consistently increasing in China, making it most critical public health challenge. Adherence interventions and increased social support for those at most risk should be considered. FUNDING None.
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- Kaiting Zhang
- Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
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Chen J, Hu J, Zuo P, Shi J, Yang M. Facile preparation of recombinant spider eggcase silk spheres via an HFIP-on-Oil approach. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 116:1146-1152. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen J, Hu J, Zuo P, Su X, Liu Z, Yang M. Tailor-made spider-eggcase-silk spheres for efficient lysosomal drug delivery. RSC Adv 2018; 8:9394-9401. [PMID: 35541844 PMCID: PMC9078666 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra00232k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Spider silks are attractive biopolymers due to their excellent mechanical properties and biomimetic potential. To optimize the electrostatic interaction for lysosomal drug delivery, a spider-eggcase-silk protein was genetically engineered using 5× His Tag with a tailor-made isoelectric point of 4.8. By a facile HFIP-on-oil method, silk spheres were assembled as rapidly as 10 s. After the post-treatment of ethanol, silk spheres were determined with an improved compressive modulus by AFM indentation. Under incubation of silk spheres in a Doxorubicin solution, a maximum of 35% loading and average of 30% loading efficiency were determined. In the cytotoxicity experiment, silk spheres exhibited intrinsic biocompatibility and showed good control of the loaded drug in the neutral PBS solution. Significantly, by 96 h, the accumulative drug release at pH 4.5 was approximately 4.5-fold higher than that at pH 7.4. By conducting the platelet adhesion and hemolysis assay, Doxorubicin-loaded silk spheres exhibited good hemocompatibility. To further demonstrate this release behavior, within 24 h, Doxorubicin-loaded silk spheres were efficiently delivered to lysosomes and then released the payload to the nuclei of Hela cells. Recombinant spider-eggcase-silk spheres are facilely prepared as drug carriers with a tailor-made isoelectric point specifically for lysosomal delivery.![]()
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- Jianming Chen
- Institute of Textiles and Clothing
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- Hong Kong
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- Institute of Textiles and Clothing
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- Hong Kong
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- Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- Hong Kong
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore
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- Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center
- Shenzhen
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- Hong Kong
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Zhang H, Wu Y, Xue W, Zuo P, Oesingmann N, Gan Q, Huang Z, Wu M, Hu F, Kuang M, Song B. Arterial spin labelling MRI for detecting pseudocapsule defects and predicting renal capsule invasion in renal cell carcinoma. Clin Radiol 2017; 72:936-943. [PMID: 28673449 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM To evaluate prospectively the performance of combining morphological and arterial spin labelling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting pseudocapsule defects in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and to predict renal capsule invasion confirmed histopathologically. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty consecutive patients with suspicious renal tumours underwent MRI. Renal ASL imaging was performed and renal blood flow was measured quantitatively. The diagnostic performance of T2-weighted images alone, and a combination of T2-weighted and ASL images for predicting renal capsule invasion were assessed. RESULTS Twenty renal lesions were evaluated in 20 patients. All lesions were clear cell RCCs (ccRCCs) confirmed at post-surgical histopathology. Fifteen ccRCCs showed pseudocapsule defects on T2-weighted images, of which 12 cases showed existing blood flow in defect areas on perfusion images. To predict renal capsule invasion, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 100%, 71.4%, 86.7%, 100%, respectively, for T2-weighted images alone, and 92.3%, 100%, 100%, 87.5%, respectively, for the combination of T2-weighted and ASL images. CONCLUSION ASL images can reflect the perfusion of pseudocapsule defects and as such, the combination of T2-weighted and ASL images produces promising diagnostic accuracy for predicting renal capsule invasion.
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- H Zhang
- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166, Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611137, China
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- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Siemens Healthcare, MR Collaborations NE Asia, No. 7, Wangjing Zhonghuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102, China
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- Siemens HC, No. 511, Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591-5097, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Clinical Medicine School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 15, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
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Zuo P, Dobbins RL, O'Connor-Semmes RL, Young MA. A Systems Model for Ursodeoxycholic Acid Metabolism in Healthy and Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol 2016; 5:418-26. [PMID: 27537780 PMCID: PMC4999605 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.12100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A systems model was developed to describe the metabolism and disposition of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and its conjugates in healthy subjects based on pharmacokinetic (PK) data from published studies in order to study the distribution of oral UDCA and potential interactions influencing therapeutic effects upon interruption of its enterohepatic recirculation. The base model was empirically adapted to patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) based on current understanding of disease pathophysiology and clinical measurements. Simulations were performed for patients with PBC under two competing hypotheses: one for inhibition of ileal absorption of both UDCA and conjugates and the other only of conjugates. The simulations predicted distinctly different bile acid distribution patterns in plasma and bile. The UDCA model adapted to patients with PBC provides a platform to investigate a complex therapeutic drug interaction among UDCA, UDCA conjugates, and inhibition of ileal bile acid transport in this rare disease population.
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- P Zuo
- PAREXEL International, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- PAREXEL International, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Nunez DJ, Yao X, Lin J, Walker A, Zuo P, Webster L, Krug-Gourley S, Zamek-Gliszczynski MJ, Gillmor DS, Johnson SL. Glucose and lipid effects of the ileal apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter inhibitor GSK2330672: double-blind randomized trials with type 2 diabetes subjects taking metformin. Diabetes Obes Metab 2016; 18:654-62. [PMID: 26939572 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2015] [Revised: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and safety/tolerability of blocking reuptake of bile acids using the inhibitor GSK2330672 (GSK672) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS Subjects with T2D taking metformin were enrolled in two studies in which they took metformin 850 mg twice daily for 2 weeks prior to and during the randomized treatment periods. In the first crossover study (n = 15), subjects received GSK672 45 mg, escalating to 90 mg, twice daily, or placebo for 7 days. The second parallel-group study (n = 75) investigated GSK672 10-90 mg twice daily, placebo or sitagliptin for 14 days. RESULTS In both studies, GSK672 reduced circulating bile acids and increased serum 7-α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (C4), an intermediate in the hepatic synthesis of bile acids. Compared with placebo, in the parallel-group study 90 mg GSK672 twice daily reduced fasting plasma glucose [FPG; -1.21 mmol/l; 95% confidence interval (CI) -2.14, -0.28] and weighted-mean glucose area under the curve (AUC)0-24 h (-1.33 mmol/l; 95% CI -2.30, -0.36), as well as fasting and weighted-mean insulin AUC0 -24 h . GSK672 also reduced cholesterol (LDL, non-HDL and total cholesterol) and apolipoprotein B concentrations; the maximum LDL cholesterol reduction was ∼40%. There was no change in HDL cholesterol but there was a trend towards increased fasting triglyceride levels in the GSK672 groups compared with placebo. In both studies, the most common adverse events associated with GSK672 were gastrointestinal, mostly diarrhoea (22-100%), which appeared to be independent of dose. CONCLUSIONS In subjects with T2D on metformin, GSK672 improved glucose and lipids, but there was a high incidence of gastrointestinal adverse events.
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- D J Nunez
- GlaxoSmithKline plc, Research Triangle Park, NC and Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Grifols Therapeutics Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- GlaxoSmithKline plc, Research Triangle Park, NC and Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Parexel International, Durham, NC, USA
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- GlaxoSmithKline plc, Research Triangle Park, NC and Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, Morrisville, NC, USA
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Zhang H, Yang N, Sun B, Jiang Y, Hou C, Ji C, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Zuo P. CD133 positive cells isolated from A549 cell line exhibited high liver metastatic potential. Neoplasma 2014; 61:153-60. [DOI: 10.4149/neo_2014_021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Rabie AB, Wong R, Zuo P, John Yau K. BMP7 transfection induces in-vitro osteogenic differentiation of dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells. APOS Trends Orthod 2013. [DOI: 10.4103/2321-1407.112543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ji C, Song C, Zuo P. The mechanism of memory impairment induced by Aβ chronic administration involves imbalance between cytokines and neurotrophins in the rat hippocampus. Curr Alzheimer Res 2011; 8:410-20. [PMID: 21244354 DOI: 10.2174/156720511795745366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 11/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It has been demonstrated that the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are associated with inflammatory disorders in the brain. Although the interactions of inflammatory cytokines with neurotrophins have been reported in vitro, the balance change between inflammatory cytokines and neurotrophic factors (NTFs), such as nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), due to amyloid β (Aβ) chronic administration in vivo is still unclear. The hypothesis of the present study was that the accumulation of Aβ activated glial cells to produce inflammatory mediators and NTFs to maintain the neurons survival, however the failure of crosstalk between NTFs and inflammatory cytokines might occur in the brain and the NTFs expressions would decrease after Aβ chronic treatment, which, therefore, would contribute to the neuronal death and memory impairments. Thus, the present study measured the learning and memory behavior, glial cells activities, cytokines (IL-1α, IL-1β and TNF-α) concentrations and NTFs (NGF, BDNF and GDNF) gene and protein levels in rats after i.c.v injection of Aβ(25-35) for 14 days. The results showed that Aβ (25-35)-treated animals exhibited failure of balance between inflammatory cytokines and NTFs system (increased cytokines levels, decreased NGF protein expression and reduced NTFs gene transcriptions), which might contribute to the cognitive impairments. The findings from this study provide valuable evidence that correct regulation of the crosstalk between inflammatory cytokines and NTFs could be a direction for AD therapy in the future.
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- C Ji
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, AVC, University of Prince Edward Island and Canada National Research Institute for Nutrisciences and Health, Charlottetown, PE. C1A4P3, Canada
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Cersosimo E, Gastaldelli A, Cervera A, Wajcberg E, Sriwijilkamol A, Fernandez M, Zuo P, Petz R, Triplitt C, Musi N, DeFronzo RA. Effect of exenatide on splanchnic and peripheral glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetic subjects. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011; 96:1763-70. [PMID: 21411546 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-2146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine the mechanisms via which exenatide attenuates postprandial hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). STUDY DESIGN Seventeen T2DM patients (44 yr; seven females, 10 males; body mass index = 33.6 kg/m(2); glycosylated hemoglobin = 7.9%) received a mixed meal followed for 6 h with double-tracer technique ([1-(14)C]glucose orally; [3-(3)H]glucose i.v.) before and after 2 wk of exenatide. In protocol II (n = 5), but not in protocol I (n = 12), exenatide was given in the morning of the repeat meal. Total and oral glucose appearance rates (RaT and RaO, respectively), endogenous glucose production (EGP), splanchnic glucose uptake (75 g - RaO), and hepatic insulin resistance (basal EGP × fasting plasma insulin) were determined. RESULTS After 2 wk of exenatide (protocol I), fasting plasma glucose decreased (from 10.2 to 7.6 mm) and mean postmeal plasma glucose decreased (from 13.2 to 11.3 mm) (P < 0.05); fasting and meal-stimulated plasma insulin and glucagon did not change significantly. After exenatide, basal EGP decreased (from 13.9 to 10.8 μmol/kg · min, P < 0.05), and hepatic insulin resistance declined (both P < 0.05). RaO, gastric emptying (acetaminophen area under the curve), and splanchnic glucose uptake did not change. In protocol II (exenatide given before repeat meal), fasting plasma glucose decreased (from 11.1 to 8.9 mm) and mean postmeal plasma glucose decreased (from 14.2 to 10.1 mm) (P < 0.05); fasting and meal-stimulated plasma insulin and glucagon did not change significantly. After exenatide, basal EGP decreased (from 13.4 to 10.7 μmol/kg · min, P = 0.05). RaT and RaO decreased markedly from 0-180 min after meal ingestion, consistent with exenatide's action to delay gastric emptying. CONCLUSIONS Exenatide improves 1) fasting hyperglycemia by reducing basal EGP and 2) postmeal hyperglycemia by reducing the appearance of oral glucose in the systemic circulation.
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- E Cersosimo
- Division of Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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Xu G, Xiong W, Hu Q, Zuo P, Shao B, Lan F, Lu X, Xu Y, Xiong S. Lactoferrin-derived peptides and Lactoferricin chimera inhibit virulence factor production and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 109:1311-8. [PMID: 20477900 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04751.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the bactericidal activity of lactoferrin-derived peptides and a new LF-derived peptides chimera (LFchimera) against P. aeruginosa and the influence on virulence factors of P. aeruginosa. METHODS AND RESULTS Lactoferricin (LFcin) and lactoferrampin (LFampin) are highly bioactive peptides isolated from the N-terminal region of lactoferrin (LF) by pepsin digestion. In this study, we designed LFchimera containing LFcin amino acids 17-30 and LFampin amino acids 268-284. Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells were incubated in medium with peptides at different concentrations, and then the assays of viability, pyocyanin, elastase activity and biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa were performed. We found that the concentration-dependent antibactericidal activity and down-regulating pyocyanin, elastase and biofilm formation of LFchimera were significantly stronger than those of LF, LFcin, LFampin or LFcin plus LFampin. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that LF, LFcin, LFampin and LFchimera were potential candidates to combat P. aeruginosa, and LFchimera was the most effective in them. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The new LFchimera has better activity against P. aeruginosa than LF, LFcin and LFampin and may be a promising new compound for treatment of P. aeruginosa infection.
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- G Xu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Transfer of spectral phase from near infrared ultrashort pulses to deep ultraviolet (UV) sub-30-fs pulses through four-wave mixing process is demonstrated. Micro joule UV pulses at 237 nm were generated by nonlinear mixing of second harmonic pulses of Ti:sapphire laser output and near infrared pulses from a noncollinear optical parametric amplifier. Chirp of the near infrared pulse was transferred to the UV pulse with the opposite sign. A positively chirped near infrared pulse was used for generating a negatively chirped UV pulse, which was compressed down to 25 fs by a magnesium fluoride window.
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- P Zuo
- Chemical Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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Zuo P, Qu W, Cooper RN, Goyer RA, Diwan BA, Waalkes MP. Potential role of alpha-synuclein and metallothionein in lead-induced inclusion body formation. Toxicol Sci 2009; 111:100-8. [PMID: 19542206 PMCID: PMC2726298 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lead (Pb) produces aggresome-like inclusion bodies (IBs) in target cells as a toxic response. Our prior work shows metallothionein (MT) is required for this process. We used MT-I/II double knockout (MT-null) and parental wild-type (WT) cell lines to further explore the formation process of Pb-induced IBs. Unlike WT cells, MT-null cells did not form IBs after Pb exposure. Western blot of cytosol showed soluble MT protein in WT cells was lost during Pb exposure as IBs formed. Transfection of MT-I into MT-null cells allowed IBs formation after Pb exposure. Considering Pb-induced IBs may be like disease-related aggresomes, which often contain alpha-synuclein (Scna), we investigated Scna expression in cells capable (WT) and incapable (MT-null) of producing IBs after Pb exposure. Scna protein showed poor basal expression in MT-null cells. Pb exposure increased Scna expression only in WT cells. MT transfection increased Scna transcript to WT levels. In WT or MT-transfected MT-null cells, Pb-induced Scna expression rapidly increased and then decreased over 48 h as Pb-induced IBs were formed. A direct interaction between Scna and MT was confirmed ex vivo by antibody pulldown assay where the proteins coprecipitated with an antibody to MT. Pb exposure caused increased colocalization of MT and Scna proteins with time only in WT cells. In WT mice after chronic Pb exposure Scna was localized in renal cells containing forming IBs, whereas MT-null mice did not form IBs. Thus, Scna could be component of Pb-induced IBs and, with MT, may play a role in IBs formation.
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- Peijun Zuo
- Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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Zuo P, Rabie BM. One-step DNA fragment assembly and circularization for gene cloning. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2009; 12:11-16. [PMID: 19494420] [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: 05/27/2023] Open
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This article describes a one-step procedure based on Taq polymerase for the precise assembly of DNA fragments into circular constructs as long as 6 kb. The only prior step needed was the amplification of the gene to be cloned and the linear vector backbone, and the whole process up to assembly and circularization lasted only 2 days, compared with the conventional method's 2 weeks. Furthermore, the final DNA construct was used to transform Escherichia coli directly without any further treatment. By circumventing the need for DNA ligase, our "Quick Assemble" method offers an improvement over the combination of long PCR and overlap extension PCR, and is expected to facilitate various kinds of complex genetic engineering projects that require precise in-frame assembly of multiple fragments, such as multiple site-directed mutagenesis and whole-DNA library gene shuffling, as well as the construction of new plasmids with any promoter, resistance gene marker, restriction site, or any DNA tag.
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- Peijun Zuo
- Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
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Zhang Q, Liu Y, Yang N, Wan X, Zuo P. Nasal administration of cholera toxin B subunit–nerve growth factor improves the space learning and memory abilities in β-amyloid protein25-35-induced amnesic mice. Neuroscience 2008; 155:234-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Revised: 04/22/2008] [Accepted: 05/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Reza F, Zuo P, Tian J. Protein interfacial pocket engineering via coupled computational filtering and biological focusing criterion. Ann Biomed Eng 2007; 35:1026-36. [PMID: 17453346 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9316-8] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To engineer bio-macromolecular systems, protein-substrate interactions and their configurations need to be understood, harnessed, and utilized. Due to the inherent large numbers of combinatorial configurations and conformational complexity, methods that rely on heuristics or stochastics, such as practical computational filtering (CF) or biological focusing (BF) criterions, when used alone rarely yield insights into these complexes or successes in (re)designing them. Here we use a coupled CF-BF criterion upon an amenable interfacial pocket (IP) of a protein scaffold complexed with its substrate to undergo residue replacement and R-group refinement (R4) to filter out energetically unfavorable residues and R-group conformations, and focus in on those that are evolutionarily favorable. We show that this coupled filtering and focusing can efficiently provide a putative engineered IP candidate and validate it computationally and empirically. The CF-BF criterion may permit holistic understanding of the nuances of existing protein IPs and their scaffolds and facilitate bioengineering efforts to alter substrate specificity. Such approach may contribute to accelerated elucidation of engineering principles of bio-macromolecular systems.
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- Faisal Reza
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0281, USA
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Kwok WM, Ma C, Matousek P, Parker AW, Phillips D, Toner WT, Towrie M, Zuo P, Phillips DL. Time-resolved spectroscopy study of the triplet state of 4-diethylaminobenzonitrile (DEABN). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1039/b304896a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Müller-Tidow C, Bornemann C, Diederichs S, Westermann A, Klümpen S, Zuo P, Wang W, Berdel WE, Serve H. Analyses of the genomic methylation status of the human cyclin A1 promoter by a novel real-time PCR-based methodology. FEBS Lett 2001; 490:75-8. [PMID: 11172814 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02128-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The role of CpG methylation in the regulation of tissue-specific gene expression is highly controversial. Cyclin A1 is a tissue-specifically expressed gene that is strongly methylated in non-expressing tumor cell lines. We have established a novel real-time PCR method to quantitate genomic CpG methylation of the cyclin A1 promoter. Genomic DNA samples from different human organs were treated with bisulfite and amplified with methylation-specific primers and with primers amplifying methylated as well as non-methylated DNA. PCR product quantitation was obtained by using a fluorogenic probe labeled with FAM and TAMRA. These analyses demonstrated that the human cyclin A1 promoter was methylated in kidney, colon, spleen, testis, and small intestine, but not in brain, liver, pancreas, or heart. Expression of cyclin A1 was predominantly found in testis. Low level expression of cyclin A1 was present in spleen, prostate, leukocytes, colon, and thymus. Taken together, our data provide evidence that CpG methylation patterns of the human cyclin A1 promoter in human organs do not generally correlate with cyclin A1 gene expression in vivo.
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- C Müller-Tidow
- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University of Münster, Domagkstr. 3, 48129 Münster, Germany.
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Zuo P, Izawa H, Ishiki R, Noda A, Nishizawa T, Shigemura K, Nagata K, Iwase M, Yokota M. Different beta-adrenergic regulation of myocardial contraction and relaxation between apical and nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J 2000; 140:329-37. [PMID: 10925351 DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.107999] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impaired adrenergic control of both inotropic and lusitropic reserves has been evaluated in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) but not in those with apical HCM (APH). OBJECTIVES We examined the influence of increases in heart rate and adrenergic stimulation on inotropic and lusitropic reserves in HCM and APH with normal resting left ventricular (LV) systolic function. METHODS We evaluated LV isovolumic contraction and relaxation during atrial pacing and during supine leg exercise in 7 patients with APH and in 8 patients with HCM. RESULTS Heart rate was significantly correlated with LV isovolumic contraction and relaxation during pacing and exercise in all patients. In all patients with APH, the increase in LV isovolumic contraction was greater during exercise (101%) than pacing alone (27%) for similar increase in heart rate. In 5 patients with HCM, the increase in LV isovolumic contraction was greater during exercise (83%) than pacing alone (24%), whereas in 3 patients with HCM the increase in LV isovolumic contraction was similar between during exercise (25%) and during pacing alone (22%). In all patients with APH, relaxation was shorter during exercise (39%) than pacing alone (16%). Conversely, in patients with HCM relaxation was similarly shortened between during pacing alone (20%) and during exercise (19%). CONCLUSIONS The force-frequency and the relaxation-frequency relations were well-preserved in all patients. In patients with HCM, the adrenergic enhancement of force-frequency relation and/or relaxation-frequency relation was impaired. In patients with APH, however, adrenergic control of both force-frequency and relaxation-frequency relations was well-preserved, which may indicate a preserved beta-adrenergic signaling pathway.
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- P Zuo
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, and the First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Kakehi A, Ito S, Hirata K, Zuo P. Preparation of new nitrogen-bridged heterocycles. 49. A new access to thieno[3,4-b]indolizine derivatives. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2000; 48:865-9. [PMID: 10866150 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.48.865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The title compounds, together with 3-vinylindolizine-1-carbonitriles (4-56%), were prepared in 1-18% yields from the S-alkylation of pyridinium 1-[3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-[cyanomethylthio(thiocarbonyl)]]all ylides with alkyl halides, followed by treatment of the resulting pyridinium salts with a base and then a dehydrogenating agent. In several reactions of pyridinium salts obtained from reaction of the allylides with benzylic halides, trace amounts of bis[1-cyano-9-(ethoxycarbonyl)thieno[3,4-b]indolizin-3-yl] disulfides with an interesting superimposed structure were also isolated. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by X-ray analyses.
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- A Kakehi
- Department of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Wakasato, Nagano, Japan.
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Qiang W, Sun L, Hu W, Zuo P, Ren M, Liu J. [Effects of high dose of dynorphin on NMDA receptor and NOS activities in spinal cord of rats]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 2000; 22:134-8. [PMID: 12903514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA) receptor and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity in dynorphin (Dyn)-induced spinal cord injury. METHODS The NMDA receptor activity was measured by radio-ligand of 3H-MK801. The constitutive and inducible NOS (cNOS and iNOS) activities were assayed by 3H-arginine conversion. RESULTS In ventral samples, both 3H-MK801 binding and cNOS activity increased at 0.5 h and persisted for 48 h while iNOS activity enhanced at 4 h after intratheacal injection (i.t.) Dyn A(1-17) at dose of 20 nmol/L. However, the 3H-MK801 binding activity reduced significantly from 4 h to 24 h and cNOS activity did not change at the same time in dorsal samples. 7-nitroindozol (7-NI) and aminoguanidine (AG) inhibited the effects of Dyn A(1-17) (20 nmol/L) on 3H-MK801 binding and NOS activities in ventral samples. N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) did not affect the elevation of Dyn A(1-17) on NOS activities but caused 3H-MK801 binding activity reduction in ventral samples. CONCLUSIONS NMDA-NOS pathway might play important role in Dyn spinal neurotoxicity. NOS inhibitors and Dyn might produce cooperative down-regulation on the function of NMDA-NOS pathway in dorsal cord.
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- W Qiang
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100005, China
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Pizza M, Scarlato V, Masignani V, Giuliani MM, Aricò B, Comanducci M, Jennings GT, Baldi L, Bartolini E, Capecchi B, Galeotti CL, Luzzi E, Manetti R, Marchetti E, Mora M, Nuti S, Ratti G, Santini L, Savino S, Scarselli M, Storni E, Zuo P, Broeker M, Hundt E, Knapp B, Blair E, Mason T, Tettelin H, Hood DW, Jeffries AC, Saunders NJ, Granoff DM, Venter JC, Moxon ER, Grandi G, Rappuoli R. Identification of vaccine candidates against serogroup B meningococcus by whole-genome sequencing. Science 2000; 287:1816-20. [PMID: 10710308 DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5459.1816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 916] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial septicemia and meningitis. Sequence variation of surface-exposed proteins and cross-reactivity of the serogroup B capsular polysaccharide with human tissues have hampered efforts to develop a successful vaccine. To overcome these obstacles, the entire genome sequence of a virulent serogroup B strain (MC58) was used to identify vaccine candidates. A total of 350 candidate antigens were expressed in Escherichia coli, purified, and used to immunize mice. The sera allowed the identification of proteins that are surface exposed, that are conserved in sequence across a range of strains, and that induce a bactericidal antibody response, a property known to correlate with vaccine efficacy in humans.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Bacterial/blood
- Antigens, Bacterial/chemistry
- Antigens, Bacterial/genetics
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Antigens, Surface/chemistry
- Antigens, Surface/genetics
- Antigens, Surface/immunology
- Bacterial Capsules
- Bacterial Proteins/chemistry
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- Bacterial Proteins/immunology
- Bacterial Vaccines/genetics
- Bacterial Vaccines/immunology
- Conserved Sequence
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Genome, Bacterial
- Humans
- Immune Sera/immunology
- Mice
- Neisseria meningitidis/classification
- Neisseria meningitidis/genetics
- Neisseria meningitidis/immunology
- Neisseria meningitidis/pathogenicity
- Open Reading Frames
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/isolation & purification
- Recombination, Genetic
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Serotyping
- Vaccination
- Virulence
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- M Pizza
- IRIS, Chiron S.p.A., Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Qiang W, Zuo P, Liu J. [Role of N-methyl-D-aspartat receptor-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosin monophosphate pathway in ischemic brain injury]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 1999; 21:175-9. [PMID: 12569649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the role of NMDA receptor-Nitric Oxide(NOS)-cGMP pathway in ischemic brain injury. METHODS The common cervical arteries of the rats were transient blocked bilaterally, in association with bleeding from their tails and followed by reperfusion. The procedures were repeated once again as above to establish a stable ischemic brain injury model. 3H-MK801 binding, cNOS activity, iNOS activity, and the cGMP content were measured at different time intervals after ischemic injury. RESULTS The results indicated that the change of 3H-MK801 binding varied among the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. cNOS activity began to rise in all parts of the brain 24 hours after operation and reached its peak in 3 days. The regions where iNOS and cNOS activity and cGMP content all increased significantly include the hippocamus, striatum and cortex, especially in hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS The tendency and degree of increase of those four indixes were cosistent during ischemic injury, indicating an important role of NMDA receptor-NO-cGMP in ischemic injury of the hippocampus.
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- W Qiang
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100005
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The changes of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and nitrite level in rat brain regions after spatial learning were investigated. NOS activity was assayed by conversion of [3H]L-arginine to [3H]L-citrulline, and a sensitive fluorometric assay for quantification of nitrite was used. Compared with sham-trained rats, NOS activity and nitrite level in hippocampus and cortex, and also the nitrite level in cerebellum, was elevated significantly one day after rats had learnt a water-rewarded spatial alteration task. These results suggest a spatial memory-related changes of endogenous NO in rat brain, and support the idea that NO participates in learning and memory processes.
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- J Chen
- Department of Physiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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The relationship between salivary lysozyme concentration and oral candida load was examined in 595 adults. Unstimulated whole saliva, and citrate-stimulated parotid and submandibular/sublingual saliva were collected from each participant. Candida colony-forming units (c.f.u.) in unstimulated whole saliva were determined. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for lysozyme using commercially available antibodies was developed. This assay showed a linear relation of salivary lysozyme concentrations from 0.5 to 4.0 ng/ml. Significant negative relations were observed between lysozyme concentration and flow rate: r = -0.16 (p < 0.001) for stimulated parotid and r = -0.22 (p < 0.0001) for stimulated submandibular/sublingual saliva. The lysozyme concentration in stimulated submandibular/sublingual saliva was higher in males than in female, but no sex difference was observed for stimulated parotid saliva. The lysozyme concentration of stimulated parotid saliva was positively correlated with candida counts (r = 0.18: p < 0.005). Further study of groups according to their levels of candida in whole saliva revealed that lysozyme concentrations were higher in the high candida (> or = 1000 c.f.u./ml) group than in the zero and moderate candida categories in stimulated parotid saliva (p < 0.001): there were no concentration differences in stimulated submandibular/sublingual saliva. These results suggest that parotid lysozyme concentration increases as candida load increases.
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- C K Yeh
- Department of Dental Diagnostic Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284, USA
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Lipid peroxy radicals (ROO.) were detected by electron spin resonance (ESR) at low temperature after formation by addition of H2O2 into a suspension of mice lymphocytes. If lymphocytes were treated with selenomethionine (Se-Met) prior to addition of H2O2, ROO. formation was inhibited in a fashion that was dependent on Se-Met concentration. Formation of ROO. in the spleen of mice was induced by 60Co irradiation. Animals that were supplemented with Na2SeO3 prior to irradiation exhibited a lower ROO. concentration than that of nontreated animals. Based on our experiments, we have concluded that Se has an oxygen-free radical scavenging effect. This should be a protective effect against lipid peroxy radical cellular attack.
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- E Sun
- Chemistry Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Tao Y, Kuang P, Zuo P. Inhibitory effect of 764-3 on Ca2+ uptake in rat brain synaptosomes. J TRADIT CHIN MED 1996; 16:288-92. [PMID: 9389106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In an attempt to examine the effect of 764-3, a purified component extracted from Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (RSM), on calcium channel, Ca2+ uptake in rat brain synaptosome stimulated by high-K+ and Glutamate (Glu) was investigated by using radioisotope labeled 45CaCl2. It was found that 764-3 could decrease the uptake of Ca2+ induced by high-K+ (60 mM) and 0.1 mM glutamate in a concentration-dependent manner. The maximum inhibiting rates were 45.22 +/- 4.88% and 37.58 +/- 4.52%, respectively. The results indicated that neuroprotective effect of RSM on cerebral ischemic injury may be related to its blocking effects on calcium channel.
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- Y Tao
- Neurotransmitter Research Laboratory, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Postgraduate Military Medical School, Beijing, China
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Wei W, Xie X, Guo S, Wan C, Zuo P. [A legionella pneumophila strain serologically cross-reacting with thirteen serogroups of this species]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1996; 36:460-7. [PMID: 9639820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A bacterial strain, designated as Jin-1, was isolated from a water sample taken from the Jinyang Lake located in the suburbs of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Its morphologic and tinctorial properties, nutritional requirements, growth characteristics, biochemical reactions, as well as results of DNA and peptide analysis overall met the criteria for identification of Legionella pneumophila. In serogrouping, extensive cross-reactions between Jin-1 and the type strains of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 through 14 were observed in both slide and tube agglutination tests mediated by the IgM antibodies. However, Jin-1 revealed the L. pneumophila serogroup 5 specificity in IFA, ELISA and dot-ELISA, all mediated by the IgG antibodies. Jin-1 was finally identified as a strain of L. pneumophila serogroup 5 with the more complex antigenic composition than the ATCC type strain of this serogroup. The taxonomic conclusion has been confirmed by CDC. A Legionella pneumophila strain which serologically cross-reacting with so many serogroups of this species has never been reported in the published articles. It is presumed that the cross-reacting antigen of Jin-1 belongs to the thymus-independent antigen by nature.
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- W Wei
- Department of Microbiology, Shanxi Medical College, Taiyuan
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The splicing factor U2AF (U2 snRNP auxiliary factor) is a heterodimer with subunits of 65 and 35 kD (U2AF65 and U2AF35). U2AF65 binds specifically to 3' splice sites, but previous studies failed to demonstrate a function for U2AF35. Here, we report that U2AF35 is required for constitutive splicing and also functions as a mediator of enhancer-dependent splicing. Nuclear extracts deficient in U2AF35 were inactive; however, both constitutive and enhancer-dependent splicing could be restored by the addition of purified recombinant U2AF35. In vitro protein-RNA interaction studies with pre-mRNAs containing either a constitutive or regulated splicing enhancer revealed that U2AF35 directly mediates interactions between U2AF65 and proteins bound to the enhancers. Thus, U2AF35 functions as a bridge between U2AF65 and the enhancer complex to recruit U2AF65 to the adjacent intron.
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- P Zuo
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Con A stimulated lymphocytes proliferation was measured as [3H]thymidine incorporation and IgG was quantified by single radial immunodiffusion to study recovering or protecting effect of selenium (Se) on immunity attacked by exogenous active oxygen species, H2O2 and 60Co-radiation, respectively. Lipid peroxidation was also determined to observe the relation between antioxidation ability and protecting ability of Se. It was found that H2O2 injured lymphocytes immunocompetence deeply and 60Co-radiation decreased immune response capacity greatly, but that administration of Se counteracts this damage. The antioxidative ability of Se was correlated with its protecting ability.
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- E Sun
- Department of Chemistry, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Lipid peroxide (LPO) in lymphocytes from mice was evaluated by measuring substances reactive to thiobarbituric acid (TBA). The product resulting from the reaction of TBA with lymphocytes was extracted with n-butyl and fluorescence intensity was determined. The degree of lipid peroxidation, expressed as fluorescence intensity f547, was assessed for stimulation of lymphocytes with concanavalin A (Con A), and was related to lymphocyte proliferation in response to Con A if Se was administered. The lymphocyte proliferation was determined by [3H]thymidine incorporation, expressed as cpm. The effect of superoxide dismutase (SOD), added to cell culture on lymphocyte proliferation was also evaluated. It was found that LPO in lymphocytes before Con A stimulation was significantly less than that after stimulation (p < 0.001), and that SOD promoted lymphocyte proliferation dose dependently. The addition of Na2Seo3 to lymphocyte culture or supplementation in drinking water to mice decreased the produced LPO in lymphocyte in response to Con A. In the presence of Se, there is an inverse correlation between the levels of LPO in lymphocyte and the stimulated proliferation (r = -0.8902, r = -0.9439). In conclusion, active oxygen species scavenging was proposed as one of the mechanisms for Se to promote immunity.
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- E Sun
- Department of Chemistry, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Peoples Republic of China
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ASF/SF2 is a human protein previously shown to function in in vitro pre-mRNA splicing as an essential factor necessary for all splices and also as an alternative splicing factor, capable of switching selection of 5' splice sites. To begin to study the protein's mechanism of action, we have investigated the RNA binding properties of purified recombinant ASF/SF2. Using UV crosslinking and gel shift assays, we demonstrate that the RNA binding region of ASF/SF2 can interact with RNA in a sequence-specific manner, recognizing the 5' splice site in each of two different pre-mRNAs. Point mutations in the 5' splice site consensus can reduce binding by as much as a factor of 100, with the largest effects observed in competition assays. These findings support a model in which ASF/SF2 aids in the recognition of pre-mRNA 5' splice sites.
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- P Zuo
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
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Kohtz JD, Jamison SF, Will CL, Zuo P, Lührmann R, Garcia-Blanco MA, Manley JL. Protein-protein interactions and 5'-splice-site recognition in mammalian mRNA precursors. Nature 1994; 368:119-24. [PMID: 8139654 DOI: 10.1038/368119a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 520] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Exactly how specific splice sites are recognized during the processing of complex precursor messenger RNAs is not clear. Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles (snRNPs) are involved, but are not sufficient by themselves to define splice sites. Now a human protein essential for splicing in vitro, called alternative splicing factor/splicing factor 2, is shown to cooperate with the U1 snRNP particle in binding pre-mRNA. This cooperation is probably achieved by specific interactions between the arginine/serine-rich domain of the splicing factor and a similar region in a U1 snRNP-specific protein.
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- J D Kohtz
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
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The human splicing factor ASF/SF2 displays two predominant activities in in vitro splicing assays: (i) it is an essential factor apparently required for all splices and (ii) it is able to switch utilization of alternative 5' splice sites in a concentration-dependent manner. ASF/SF2 is the prototype of a family of proteins typified by the presence of one or two RNP-type RNA binding domains (RBDs) and a region highly enriched in repeating arginine-serine dipeptides (RS regions). Here we describe a functional analysis of ASF/SF2, which defines several regions essential for one, or both, of its two principal activities, and provides insights into how this type of protein functions in splicing. Two isoforms of the protein, which arise from alternative splicing, are by themselves inactive, but each can block the activity of ASF/SF2, thereby functioning as splicing repressors. Some, but not all, mutations in the RS region prevent ASF/SF2 from functioning as an essential splicing factor. However, the entire RS region can be deleted without reducing splice site switching activity, indicating that it is not absolutely required for interaction with other splicing factors. Experiments with deletion and substitution mutants reveal that the protein contains two related, but highly diverged, RBDs, and that both are essential for activity. Each RBD by itself retains the ability to bind RNA, although optimal binding requires both domains.
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- P Zuo
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
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Zuo P, Ogita K, Suzuki T, Han D, Yoneda Y. Further evidence for multiple forms of an N-methyl-D-aspartate recognition domain in rat brain using membrane binding techniques. J Neurochem 1993; 61:1865-73. [PMID: 7901335 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1993.tb09828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Pretreatment with sulfhydryl-reactive agents, such as N-ethylmaleimide and p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid, invariably resulted in marked inhibition of the binding of DL-(E)-2-amino-4-[3H]propyl-5-phosphono-3-pentenoic acid ([3H]CGP 39653), a competitive antagonist at an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-sensitive subclass of central excitatory amino acid receptors, in brain synaptic membranes extensively washed and treated with Triton X-100, but did not significantly affect the binding of L-[3H]-glutamic acid ([3H]Glu), an endogenous agonist. The pretreatment was effective in reducing the binding of [3H]-CGP 39653 at equilibrium, without altering the initial association rate, and decreased the affinity for the ligand. Pretreatment with sulfhydryl-reactive agents also enhanced the potencies of NMDA agonists to displace [3H]-CGP 39653 binding and attenuated those of NMDA antagonists, but had little effect on the potencies of the agonists and antagonists to displace [3H]Glu binding. The binding of both [3H]CGP 39653 and [3H]Glu was similarly sensitive to pretreatment with four different proteases in Triton-treated membranes, whereas pretreatment with phospholipase A2 or C markedly inhibited [3H]CGP 39653 binding without altering [3H]Glu binding. Moreover, both phospholipases not only induced enhancement of the abilities of NMDA agonists to displace the binding of [3H]CGP 39653 and [3H]Glu, but also caused diminution of those of NMDA antagonists. These results suggest that both sulfhydryl-reactive agents and phospholipases may predominantly interfere with radiolabeling of the NMDA recognition domain in a state favorable to an antagonist by [3H]CGP 39653, with concomitant facilitation of that in an antagonist-preferring form by [3H]Glu. The possible presence of multiple forms of the NMDA recognition domain is further supported by these data.
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- P Zuo
- Department of Pharmacology, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan
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Woppmann A, Will CL, Kornstädt U, Zuo P, Manley JL, Lührmann R. Identification of an snRNP-associated kinase activity that phosphorylates arginine/serine rich domains typical of splicing factors. Nucleic Acids Res 1993; 21:2815-22. [PMID: 8332490 PMCID: PMC309659 DOI: 10.1093/nar/21.12.2815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The U1 snRNP-specific 70K protein is one of the few snRNP proteins from higher eukaryotic cells that is phosphorylated in vivo (1,2). Immunoaffinity purified spliceosomal snRNPs (U1, U2, U5, and U4/U6) were tested for their ability to phosphorylate in vitro the U1-specific 70K protein. An snRNP-associated kinase activity which phosphorylates all U1-70K isoelectric variants was identified. Like its in vivo counterpart, this snRNP-associated enzyme phosphorylates solely serine residues of the 70K protein, preferentially utilizing ATP as a phosphodonor. Tryptic phosphopeptide analysis revealed an overlapping set of at least four radiolabeled peptides in the in vivo and in vitro phosphorylated protein, suggesting that the snRNP-associated serine kinase is responsible, at least in part, for the 70K protein phosphorylation observed in vivo. Chymotryptic digestion of in vitro, 32P-labeled 70K protein and in vitro phosphorylation studies with a synthetic peptide, indicated that the multiple 70K phosphorylation sites are limited to a highly charged, C-terminal domain of the protein. In vitro phosphorylation studies with the splicing factor ASF/SF2 and several deletion mutants demonstrated that, similar to the U1-70K protein, the snRNP-associated serine kinase phosphorylates the carboxy terminal RS-rich domain of ASF/SF2. A potential general role for this enzyme in the phosphorylation of splicing factors and its consequences for pre-mRNA splicing regulation are discussed.
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- A Woppmann
- Institut für Molekularbiologie und Tumorforschung, Marburg, Germany
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Zuo P, Ogita K, Han D, Yoneda Y. Comparative studies on binding of 3 different ligands to the N-methyl-D-aspartate recognition domain in brain synaptic membranes treated with Triton X-100. Brain Res 1993; 609:253-61. [PMID: 8099522 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(93)90880-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Treatment with a low concentration of Triton X-100 almost tripled the binding of [3H]D,L-(E)-2-amino-4-propyl-5-phosphono-3-pentenoic acid (CGP 39653), a novel competitive antagonist at an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-sensitive subclass of brain excitatory amino acid receptors, in synaptic membranes of the rat brain. The binding linearly increased with increasing protein concentrations of up to 0.4 mg/ml and also increased in proportion to incubation time with a plateau within 60 min after the initiation of incubation at 2 degrees C in Triton-treated membranes. Elevation of incubation temperature from 2 degrees C to 30 degrees C resulted in a marked decrease in the binding at equilibrium by 80%, and a maximal level was obtained within 1 min after the initiation of incubation at 30 degrees C with a gradual decline of up to 10 min. Bound [3H]CGP 39653 was rapidly dissociated by the addition of excess unlabeled L-glutamic acid (Glu), and the time required to attain complete dissociation was 60 min at 2 degrees C and 1 min at 30 degrees C, respectively. Among several agonists and antagonists tested, Glu was the most potent displacer of [3H]CGP 39653 binding with progressively less potent displacement by D-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric, (+-)-3-(2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphonic (CPP), D-2-amino-7-phosphonoheptanoic, N-methyl-D-aspartic and N-methyl-L-aspartic acids.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- P Zuo
- Department of Pharmacology, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan
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Kim YJ, Zuo P, Manley JL, Baker BS. The Drosophila RNA-binding protein RBP1 is localized to transcriptionally active sites of chromosomes and shows a functional similarity to human splicing factor ASF/SF2. Genes Dev 1992; 6:2569-79. [PMID: 1340470 DOI: 10.1101/gad.6.12b.2569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An RNA-binding protein gene (rbp1) from Drosophila melanogaster, encoding an RNA recognition motif and an Arg-Ser rich (RS) domain, has been characterized. The predicted amino acid sequence of rbp1 is similar to those of the human splicing factor ASF/SF2, the Drosophila nuclear phosphoprotein SRp55, and the Drosophila puff-associated protein B52. Northern and immunohistochemical analyses showed that rbp1 is expressed at all stages in all tissues and that the RBP1 protein is localized to the nucleus. Consistent with a role in mRNA metabolism, indirect immunofluorescence reveals that the RBP1 protein colocalizes with RNA polymerase II on larval salivary gland polytene chromosomes. RBP1 protein made in Escherichia coli was tested for splicing activity using human cell extracts in which ASF has been shown previously both to activate splicing and to affect the choice of splice sites in alternatively spliced pre-mRNAs. In these assays, RBP1 protein, like ASF, is capable of both activating splicing and switching splice site selection. However, in each case, clear differences in the behavior of the two proteins were detected, suggesting that they have related but not identical functions. The general nuclear expression pattern, colocalization on chromosomes with RNA polymerase II, the similarity to ASF/SF2, SRp55, and B52, along with the effect on alternative splicing shown in vitro, suggest that rbp1 is involved in the processing of precursor mRNAs.
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- Y J Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, California 94305
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Yu C, Zuo P, Song C. Study of experimental hypoparathyroidism in rats. III. Fluidity changes in brain synaptolemma. Chin Med Sci J 1992; 7:213-5. [PMID: 1307496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The changes of brain synaptolemma fluidity in experimental parathyroidectomized (PTX) rats were studied by using fluorescence polarization and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques. The results showed that microviscosity (eta) of the rat brain synaptolemma in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, midbrain and striatum were decreased after a 2-month period of continuous hypocalcemia, and in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex it was decreased significantly as compared with control. These results suggest that the fluidity of the synaptolemma in the brains of hypocalcemic rats is increased. In addition, hypocalcemia also lowered the Tc of hippocampus synaptolemma lipid, which indicates that both fluidity and permeability had increased in these rats.
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- C Yu
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS, Beijing
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Zuo P, Yu C, Wu R, Sui J. Metabolism in and function of the central dopamine system after transplanting adrenal medullary tissue into the rat brain. Chin Med Sci J 1992; 7:79-81. [PMID: 1450396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The unilateral nigrostriatal pathway of rats was destroyed by microinjecting 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OH-DA), and isogenous rat adrenal medullary tissue was then transplanted into the lesioned lateral caudate nucleus. After 2 months, rotational movement was almost abolished in 40% of the transplanted rats, and it was significantly reduced in the remaining 60%. Dopamine (DA) and its metabolites contents were significantly decreased in the lesioned side of the forebrain, while no changes of NA were found. After transplanting adrenal medullary tissue, the DA contents increased by 9% only, whereas the NA contents increased significantly. In addition, by examining synaptosomes in the brains of these rats, we found that on the lesioned side of nontransplanted rats, DA uptake and DA receptor binding were increased significantly, while no such changes were seen in the transplanted group.
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- P Zuo
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS, Beijing
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The binding of [3H]L-glutamic (Glu), [3H](+/-)-3-(2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphonic and [3H]D,L-(E)-2-amino-4-propyl-5-phosphono-3-pentenoic acids was detected in rat retinal membranes extensively washed and treated with a low concentration of Triton X-100, in addition to the binding of both [3H]glycine (Gly) and [3H]5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid. Furthermore, retinal membranes exhibited the binding of [3H](+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imi ne in the presence of Glu, Gly and spermidine irrespective of the incubation period employed. Rat retina also contained the binding of [3H]kainic acid as well as the binding of [3H]alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid which was sensitive to potentiation by potassium thiocyanate. In addition, the binding of both [3H](+)-3-(hydroxyphenyl)-N-(l-propyl)piperidine and [3H]1,3-di-o-tolyl-guanidine was found in rat retinal membranes extensively washed but not treated with Triton X-100. These results give support for the proposal that the rodent retina contains subclasses of ionotropic brain excitatory amino acid receptors including the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor ionophore complex as well as sigma sites.
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- P Zuo
- Department of Pharmacology, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan
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Lang S, Kuang P, Zuo P, Yu C, Zhang X. The investigation of antiepiletic action of qingyangshen (QYS)--the modulatary action of QYS on the functions of GABAergic system in mice brain. J TRADIT CHIN MED 1991; 11:201-8. [PMID: 1684218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- S Lang
- Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital
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We described previously the purification of a human protein, called alternative splicing factor (ASF), that can switch utilization of alternative 5' splice sites in an SV40 early pre-mRNA. We now report the isolation of a cDNA, designated ASF-1, that encodes this protein. ASF-1 consists of 248 amino acid residues, including an 80 residue RNA-binding domain at its N-terminus and a 50 residue C-terminal region that is 80% serine plus arginine. ASF-1 produced in E. coli can activate splicing in vitro and switch 5' splice-site utilization, establishing that the recombinant protein is sufficient to supply these activities. Analysis of additional cDNAs revealed that ASF pre-mRNA can itself be alternatively spliced, surprisingly, by utilization of a shared 5' splice site and two closely spaced 3' splice sites. Use of the upstream site results in a second mRNA (ASF-2) in which translation of the downstream exon occurs extensively in an alternative reading frame distinct from ASF-1.
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- H Ge
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
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Zuo P. [Changes in neurotransmitters uptake and their receptors binding after transplanting adrenal medullary tissue into central striatum in rats]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 1991; 13:115-9. [PMID: 1678993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Unilateral nigrostriatal pathway of rats was destroyed by using injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), presenting the rotative movement model and transplanting isogenous rat adrenal medullary tissues into their lesioned lateral caudate nucleus. After 2 months, the rotative movement almost abolished by 34% out of the total transplanted rats, and it was significantly reduced by 57% of the same rats. Taking the above rats brain synaptosome, we found the lesioned side, the uptake of tyrosine, dopamine and choline increased significantly, nevertheless, in another group which transplanted with adrenal medullary tissue, the uptake of same neurotransmitters recover to the normal level. In addition, we also found that dopamine (DA2) receptor binding increased remarkably but muscarinic and GABAA receptors binding decreased significantly in lesioned side brain synaptic membrane, while the transplanted group didn't shown such changes.
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- P Zuo
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing
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Zuo P, Stanojević D, Colgan J, Han K, Levine M, Manley JL. Activation and repression of transcription by the gap proteins hunchback and Krüppel in cultured Drosophila cells. Genes Dev 1991; 5:254-64. [PMID: 1671661 DOI: 10.1101/gad.5.2.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We have studied the ability of the Drosophila gap proteins Krüppel and hunchback to function as transcriptional regulators in cultured cells. Both proteins bind to specific sites in a 100-bp DNA fragment located upstream of the segment polarity gene engrailed, which also contains functional binding sites for a number of homeo box proteins. The hunchback protein is a strikingly concentration-dependent activator of transcription, capable of functioning both by itself and also synergistically with the pair-rule proteins fushi tarazu and paired. In contrast, Krüppel is a transcriptional repressor that can block transcription induced either by hunchback or by several different homeo box proteins. While repression of the homeo box protein activators requires a Krüppel-binding site on the DNA, repression of hunchback can occur efficiently in the absence of a Krüppel-binding site. We discuss the possible molecular mechanisms underlying these activities, as well as the potential significance of these results with respect to segmentation in Drosophila.
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- P Zuo
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
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Ma XK, Ding GZ, Shi CH, Zuo P, Lu HY, Lu XG, Huang CF. Structure in the precore region of hepatitis B core gene affecting its expression in E. coli. Sci Sin B 1987; 30:1190-8. [PMID: 3330877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Restriction fragments of HBV-DNA, cleaved by endonuclease HhaI, containing HBcAg gene were trimmed by BAL-31 exonuclease to remove different lengths of the precore sequence. They were inserted into plasmid pUR222 at EcoRI site through synthetic linker ligation. Transformants in E. coli BMH7118 showing different levels of HBcAg gene expression were screened and analyzed for their nucleotide sequences in the junction region both by Maxam and Gilbert's chemical degradation method and by M13 chain termination method. Results of sequence analysis of different transformants revealed a partial palindromic (loop and stem) structure, at -7 to -35 nucleotide with regard to ATG of the HBcAg gene as position +1, which has dramatic effect on the level of expression of the inserted gene using the same promoter, SD sequence and identical N-terminus. The amount of HBcAg synthesized differed from 9% in the high expressing plasmid to less than 0.01% of the total cell proteins in the low expressing transformants. The findings were compared to results obtained by other workers in studies of HBcAg expression in procaryotes and their significance in the expression of eucaryotic genes in procaryotic cells were discussed.
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- X K Ma
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing
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