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Zou Y, Mao Q, Zhao Z, Zhou X, Pan Y, Zuo Z, Zhang W. Intratumoural and peritumoural CT-based radiomics for diagnosing lepidic-predominant adenocarcinoma in patients with pure ground-glass nodules: a machine learning approach. Clin Radiol 2024; 79:e211-e218. [PMID: 38044199 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.11.003] [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] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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AIM To develop and validate a diagnostic model utilising machine-learning algorithms that differentiates lepidic predominant adenocarcinoma (LPA) from other pathological subtypes in patients with pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs). MATERIALS AND METHODS This bicentric study was conducted across two medical centres and included 151 patients diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma based on histopathological confirmation of pGGNs. The training cohort consisted of 99 patients from Institution 1, while the test cohort included 52 patients from Institution 2. Radiomics features were extracted from both tumours and the 2 mm peritumoural parenchyma. The tumoural and peritumoural radiomics were designated as Modeltumoural and Modelperitumoural, respectively. The diagnostic efficacy of various models was evaluated through the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Subsequently, a machine-learning-based prediction model that combined Modeltumoural, Modelperitumoural, and Modelclinical-radiological was developed to differentiate LPA from other pathological subtypes in patients with pGGNs. RESULTS Modeltumoural achieved area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.762 and 0.783 in the training and validation sets, respectively. Modelperitumoural attained AUCs of 0.742 and 0.667, and Modelclinical-radiological generated an AUC of 0.727 and 0.739 in the training and validation sets, respectively. Among the machine-learning models evaluated, gradient boosting machines demonstrated the best diagnostic efficacy, with accuracy, AUC, F1 score, and log loss values of 0.885, 0.956, 0.943, and 0.260, respectively. CONCLUSION The combined model based on machine learning that incorporated tumour and peritumoural parenchyma, as well as clinical and imaging characteristics, may offer benefits in assessing the pathological subtype of pGGNs.
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- Y Zou
- Department of Radiology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Guangxi Key Clinical Specialties of Medical Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China
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- Department of Radiology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Guangxi Key Clinical Specialties of Medical Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China
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- Department of Radiology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Guangxi Key Clinical Specialties of Medical Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, 411000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Guangxi Key Clinical Specialties of Medical Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, 411000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Guangxi Key Clinical Specialties of Medical Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China; Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Liuzhou, 545006, China.
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Wu W, Ye Z, Mao Q, Shan HW, Li JM, Chen JP. Combined Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis of the Protein Composition of the Brochosomes of the Leafhopper Nephotettix cincticeps. Insects 2023; 14:784. [PMID: 37887796 PMCID: PMC10607721 DOI: 10.3390/insects14100784] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Brochosomes, unique coatings on the integuments of Cicadellidae, are synthesized in specialized glandular sections of Malpighian tubules. However, limited knowledge exists regarding the protein composition of brochosomes. In this study, we conducted transcriptomic and proteomic profiling to characterize the brochosome protein composition in the rice green leafhopper Nephotettix cincticeps. Brochosomes were collected from the forewings of leafhoppers using ultrasonic treatment, allowing for more effective brochosome collection and shaking treatment, resulting in purer brochosomes. Transcriptome sequencing analysis identified 106 genes specifically expressed in the Malpighian tubules; combined with proteomic data, we identified 22 candidate brochosome proteins. These proteins were classified into 12 brochosomins (BSM) and 10 brochosome-associated proteins (BSAP) based on previous research. Conserved motif analysis and functional predictions unveiled unique motifs in each BSM, while BSAP appeared to play a crucial role in BSM folding and pathogen resistance. Comparative analysis of other Hemiptera species demonstrated that all BSM and some BSAP are specific to the Cicadellidae family. Our findings could contribute to understanding the mechanism of brochosome synthesis, its function, and evolutionary genesis.
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- Wei Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Thapa R, Garikipati A, Ciobanu M, Singh NP, Browning E, DeCurzio J, Barnes G, Dinenno FA, Mao Q, Das R. Machine Learning Differentiation of Autism Spectrum Sub-Classifications. J Autism Dev Disord 2023:10.1007/s10803-023-06121-4. [PMID: 37751097 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-06121-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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PURPOSE Disorders on the autism spectrum have characteristics that can manifest as difficulties with communication, executive functioning, daily living, and more. These challenges can be mitigated with early identification. However, diagnostic criteria has changed from DSM-IV to DSM-5, which can make diagnosing a disorder on the autism spectrum complex. We evaluated machine learning to classify individuals as having one of three disorders of the autism spectrum under DSM-IV, or as non-spectrum. METHODS We employed machine learning to analyze retrospective data from 38,560 individuals. Inputs encompassed clinical, demographic, and assessment data. RESULTS The algorithm achieved AUROCs ranging from 0.863 to 0.980. The model correctly classified 80.5% individuals; 12.6% of individuals from this dataset were misclassified with another disorder on the autism spectrum. CONCLUSION Machine learning can classify individuals as having a disorder on the autism spectrum or as non-spectrum using minimal data inputs.
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- R Thapa
- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Montera, Inc dba Forta, 548 Market St, PMB 89605, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Luo Z, Wang J, Zhou Y, Mao Q, Lang B, Xu S. Workplace bullying and suicidal ideation and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health 2023; 222:166-174. [PMID: 37544128 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Suicidal ideation and behaviour are potential outcomes of workplace bullying. This review aimed to determine the extent of the association between workplace bullying and suicidal ideation and behaviour. STUDY DESIGN The study incorporated a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement was followed to conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. A combination of subject terms and free words was used to search nine electronic databases. Two reviewers independently screened articles and extracted information according to the inclusion criteria. A meta-analysis was performed with averaged weighted correlations across samples using the STATA software (version 16.0) from pooled estimates of the main results from all studies. RESULTS In total, 25 articles of high or medium quality were included in the systematic review; 15 of these were included in the meta-analysis. The prevalence of suicidal ideation and behaviour was 18% and 4%, respectively. Individuals who experienced workplace bullying had 2.03-times and 2.67-times higher odds of reporting suicidal ideation and behaviour, respectively, after adjustment for confounding factors. Moderating and mediating factors may help reduce the risk of suicidal ideation and behaviour for individuals experiencing workplace bullying. CONCLUSION This study indicated that exposure to workplace bullying significantly increased the risk of suicidal ideation and behaviour.
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- Z Luo
- Hospital of Chengdu Office of People's Government of Tibetan Autonomous Region (West China Hospital Sichuan University Tibet Chengdu Branch Hospital), No. 20 Ximianqiao Hengjie, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- College of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39, Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu 6100752, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39, Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu 6100752, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39, Shierqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu 6100752, China
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Wu W, Lei JN, Mao Q, Tian YZ, Shan HW, Chen JP. Insights into Brochosome Distribution, Synthesis, and Novel Rapid-Release Mechanism in Maiestas dorsalis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Insects 2023; 14:734. [PMID: 37754701 PMCID: PMC10531587 DOI: 10.3390/insects14090734] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The leafhopper family Cicadellidae, comprising over 22,000 species, exhibits a unique behavior of anointing their bodies with excretions containing brochosomes. Brochosomes are synthesized in the distal segment of the Malpighian tubules and serve various functions, including hydrophobic protection and defense against pathogens and predators. In this study, we investigated the distribution, synthesis, and release mechanisms of brochosomes in the rice pest leafhopper Maiestas dorsalis. Using SEM and TEM, we observed brochosomes' consistent coverage on the integument throughout the insect's life cycle. Moreover, we identified four distinct developmental stages of brochosome synthesis within the distal segment of the Malpighian tubules, originating from the Golgi region. Most importantly, our research revealed a novel and highly efficient release mechanism involving the fusion of brochosome-containing vesicles, leading to a rapid and substantial release of brochosomes into the tubule lumen after molting. These findings shed light on the intricate processes of brochosome synthesis and release in leafhoppers, offering valuable insights into their functional significance and ecological role in these fascinating insects.
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- Wei Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Wu W, Lei JN, Mao Q, Tian YZ, Shan HW, Chen JP. Distribution, Vertical Transmission, and Cooperative Mechanisms of Obligate Symbiotic Bacteria in the Leafhopper Maiestas dorsalis (Hemiptera, Cicadellidea). Insects 2023; 14:710. [PMID: 37623420 PMCID: PMC10455556 DOI: 10.3390/insects14080710] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Many insects rely on ancient symbiotic bacterial associations for essential nutrition. Auchenorrhyncha commonly harbor two obligate symbionts: Sulcia (Bacteroidetes) and a proteobacterial partner that supplies essential amino acids lacking in their plant-sap diets. In this study focusing on Maiestas dorsalis, we investigated the distribution and vertical transmission of two obligate symbiotic bacteria, Sulcia and Nasuia, within the leafhopper. Sulcia primarily inhabits the external region of the bacteriome, while Nasuia is restricted to the internal region. Both symbionts progressively infiltrate the ovary through the epithelial plug, ultimately reaching the developing primary oocyte. Furthermore, co-phylogenetic analysis suggests a close correlation between the evolution of Auchenorrhyncha insects and the presence of their obligate symbiotic bacteria. Genomic analysis further unveiled the extreme genome reduction of the obligate symbiotic bacteria, with Sulcia retaining genes involved in basic cellular processes and limited energy synthesis, while Nasuia exhibited further gene loss in replication, transcription, translation, and energy synthesis. However, both symbionts retained the genes for synthesizing the essential amino acids required by the host insect. Our study highlights the coevolutionary dynamics between Sulcia, proteobacterial partners, and their insect hosts, shedding light on the intricate nutritional interactions and evolutionary adaptations in Auchenorrhyncha insects.
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- Wei Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Wang X, Du Z, Chen C, Guo S, Mao Q, Wu W, Wu R, Han W, Xie P, Zeng Y, Shan W, Wang Z, Yu X. Antifungal effects and biocontrol potential of lipopeptide-producing Streptomyces against banana Fusarium wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1177393. [PMID: 37180271 PMCID: PMC10172682 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1177393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), especially tropical race 4 (TR4), presents the foremost menace to the global banana production. Extensive efforts have been made to search for efficient biological control agents for disease management. Our previous study showed that Streptomyces sp. XY006 exhibited a strong inhibitory activity against several phytopathogenic fungi, including F. oxysporum. Here, the corresponding antifungal metabolites were purified and determined to be two cyclic lipopeptide homologs, lipopeptin A and lipopeptin B. Combined treatment with lipopeptin complex antagonized Foc TR4 by inhibiting mycelial growth and conidial sporulation, suppressing the synthesis of ergosterol and fatty acids and lowering the production of fusaric acid. Electron microscopy observation showed that lipopeptide treatment induced a severe disruption of the plasma membrane, leading to cell leakage. Lipopeptin A displayed a more pronounced antifungal activity against Foc TR4 than lipopeptin B. In pot experiments, strain XY006 successfully colonized banana plantlets and suppressed the incidence of FWB, with a biocontrol efficacy of up to 87.7%. Additionally, XY006 fermentation culture application improved plant growth parameters and induced peroxidase activity in treated plantlets, suggesting a possible role in induced resistance. Our findings highlight the potential of strain XY006 as a biological agent for FWB, and further research is needed to enhance its efficacy and mode of action in planta.
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- Xiaxia Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Universities Engineering Research Center of Marine Biology and Drugs, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zonghua Wang, ; Xiaomin Yu,
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- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zonghua Wang, ; Xiaomin Yu,
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Wu W, Shan HW, Li JM, Zhang CX, Chen JP, Mao Q. Roles of Bacterial Symbionts in Transmission of Plant Virus by Hemipteran Vectors. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:805352. [PMID: 35154053 PMCID: PMC8829006 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.805352] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The majority of plant viruses are transmitted by hemipteran insects. Bacterial symbionts in hemipteran hosts have a significant impact on the host life, physiology and ecology. Recently, the involvement of bacterial symbionts in hemipteran vector-virus and vector-plant interactions has been documented. Thus, the exploitation and manipulation of bacterial symbionts have great potential for plant viral disease control. Herein, we review the studies performed on the impact of symbiotic bacteria on plant virus transmission, including insect-bacterial symbiont associations, the role of these bacterial symbionts in viral acquisition, stability and release during viral circulation in insect bodies, and in viral vertical transmission. Besides, we prospect further studies aimed to understand tripartite interactions of the virus-symbiotic microorganisms-insect vector.
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Wang Y, Mao Q, Zhang C, Luo XL, Jin J. [A case of severe orthostatic hypotension induced by vitamin B12 deficiency]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:76-78. [PMID: 33429492 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20200223-00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- Y Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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Wei L, Liu Y, Liu Z, Mao Q, Shi N, Yang J. Inhibitory Effects of Astragalus Polysaccharide on Myocardial Apoptosis Induced by Hypoxia or Reoxygenation in Rats. Indian J Pharm Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.813] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mao Q, Yao DH, Li YS, Li JS. [Feasibility of near-infrared fluorescence imaging in assisting with the determination of the resection range of radiation intestinal injury]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 23:752-756. [PMID: 32810946 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200517-00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the feasibility of near-infrared fluorescence imaging (NIRFI) to assist in determining the resection range of radiation intestinal injury (RII). Methods: A descriptive cohort study was conducted. Clinical data of 10 RII patients who presented intestinal obstruction and received operation with more than 100 cm of small intestine had been resected atGeneral Department of Jinling Hospital from October 2014 to January 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The Novadaq SPY Intra-operative Imaging System was used in capturing and viewing fluorescent images. Firstly, the dense adhesion was mobilized and the obstructive intestine was fully freed under laparoscopy, then entering into abdomen from the corresponding incision. The surgeon determined the resection range according to the color of the intestinal serous layer of the diseased intestinal wall, the thickness of the intestinal wall, and the degree of swelling of the mesentery. Afterwards, intra-operative NIRFI was performed by intravenous injection of 2 ml indocyanine green (ICG) and the imaging results of the diseased intestinal arteriovenous phase were observed and recorded. The evaluation criteria for the final resection range were mainly based on the changes in mesenteric arterial phase imaging. In RII lesions, mesenteric vessels in mesenteric artery phase were disordered, and the comb-like distribution of normal mesenteric vessels completely disappeared. Only the clouded appearance in the intestinal wall was observed. Imaging results of the diseased intestinal tissue during the development phase and mesenteric vein phase were not significantly different from normal intestinal tissue. Intraoperative and postoperative conditions under NIRFI-assisted positioning, including the resection range, anastomosis site, operation-related complications, hospitalization time and cost were recorded. Data of abdominal contrast-enhanced CT and gastrointestinal angiography during 5 years of follow-up were collected to evaluate whether there was anastomotic stenosis or insufficient resection of diseased bowel. Results: Based on the imaging of mesenteric arterial phase of NIRFI, the median resection length of the small intestine was 185 (120-260) cm. After NIRFI imaging, only local lesion of ileum was excised in 6 patients, and jejunum-ileum anastomosis was performed to preserve ileocecal flap. No serious complications such as anastomotic leakage and anastomotic hemorrhage, or chronic intestinal failure such as short bowel syndrome occurred. The median hospitalization time was 32 (22-51) days, and the median hospitalization cost was 142 000 (90 000-175 000) RMB. The hospitalization time and cost were mainly used for the enteral and parenteral nutrition support treatment during the perioperative period. All the patients had normal oral diet and/or oral enteral nutrient. After 5 years of follow-up, no recurrence was found. Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT and gastrointestinal angiography showed no thickening of the intestinal wall or stenosis of the lumen. Conclusion: Mesenteric arterial phase imagingof NIRFI can help surgeons to determine the site and range of resection of RII lesions.
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China; Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China
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Sun L, Zhang M, Liu X, Mao Q, Shi C, Kochian LV, Liao H. Aluminium is essential for root growth and development of tea plants (Camellia sinensis). J Integr Plant Biol 2020; 62:984-997. [PMID: 32320136 PMCID: PMC7383589 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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On acid soils, the trivalent aluminium ion (Al3+ ) predominates and is very rhizotoxic to most plant species. For some native plant species adapted to acid soils including tea (Camellia sinensis), Al3+ has been regarded as a beneficial mineral element. In this study, we discovered that Al3+ is actually essential for tea root growth and development in all the tested varieties. Aluminum ion promoted new root growth in five representative tea varieties with dose-dependent responses to Al3+ availability. In the absence of Al3+ , the tea plants failed to generate new roots, and the root tips were damaged within 1 d of Al deprivation. Structural analysis of root tips demonstrated that Al was required for root meristem development and activity. In situ morin staining of Al3+ in roots revealed that Al mainly localized to nuclei in root meristem cells, but then gradually moved to the cytosol when Al3+ was subsequently withdrawn. This movement of Al3+ from nuclei to cytosols was accompanied by exacerbated DNA damage, which suggests that the nuclear-targeted Al primarily acts to maintain DNA integrity. Taken together, these results provide novel evidence that Al3+ is essential for root growth in tea plants through maintenance of DNA integrity in meristematic cells.
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- Lili Sun
- Root Biology Center, College of Resources and EnvironmentFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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- Root Biology Center, College of Resources and EnvironmentFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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- Root Biology Center, College of Resources and EnvironmentFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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- Vector‐Borne Virus Research CenterFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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- Root Biology Center, College of Resources and EnvironmentFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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- Global Institute for Food SecurityUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatoonS7N 4J8Canada
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- Root Biology Center, College of Resources and EnvironmentFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou350002China
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Mao Q, Coutris N, Rack H, Fadel G, Gibert J. Investigating ultrasound-induced acoustic softening in aluminum and its alloys. Ultrasonics 2020; 102:106005. [PMID: 31756650 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2019.106005] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ultrasonic vibration has been observed to lower the flow stress necessary to initiate plastic deformation, a phenomenon known as "acoustic softening". This unique effect of ultrasound has been extensively applied in welding, machining, forming of metals, and ultrasonic additive manufacturing to lower the yield stress necessary to initiate plastic deformation, it nevertheless lacks fundamental investigation. Some prior studies showed experimental errors due to the design of experimental setups and the associated testing methods that have been introduced, leading to questions about their observations and conclusions. Therefore, an experimental setup described in this paper is designed to minimize the constraints identified from the setups in prior studies. Three types of aluminum are studied: Al 1100-O a commercially pure aluminum, Al 6061-O an aluminum alloy without precipitate strengthening, and Al 6061-T6 a precipitate-strengthened aluminum alloy. The acoustic softening and residual effect are compared based on the similarities and differences in microstructures of the three types of aluminum. In both acoustic softening and residual effect, linear relations are obtained between stress change and ultrasound intensities. The slope defined by the linear relations, i.e. the acoustic softening factor, depends on the microstructure of the specific material. The underlying mechanism of acoustic softening is associated with the activation of dislocations by ultrasonic energy and subsequently their interactions with other dislocations and precipitates, whereas the residual effects are attributed to the permanent changes in dislocation density due to dislocation annihilation, dynamic annealing, and dislocation-precipitate interaction.
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- Q Mao
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, SC 29634, United States.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Clemson University, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, IN 47907, United States
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Chen Y, Liu Y, Tian H, Chen Y, Lin S, Mao Q, Zheng N, Zhao J, Gu X, Wei H. Distribution of Pheromone Biosynthesis-Activating Neuropeptide in the Central Nervous System of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). J Econ Entomol 2019; 112:2638-2648. [PMID: 31310309 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Insect neuropeptides in the pyrokinin/pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN) family are actively involved in many essential endocrinal functions and serve as potential targets in the search for novel insect control agents. Here, we dissect the nervous system of larval, pupal, and adult Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and describe the ganglion morphology and localization of PBAN during different insect developmental stages. Our results show that the central nervous system (CNS) of this species consists of four types of ganglia: cerebral ganglia (brain), subesophageal ganglion (SEG), thoracic ganglia, and abdominal ganglia. A two-lobed brain is connected to the reniform SEG with a nerve cord in larvae and prepupae, whereas in the late pupae and adults, the brain and SEG are fused, forming a brain-SEG complex. The larvae and prepupae have eight abdominal ganglia each, whereas the late pupae and adults each have four abdominal ganglia. Furthermore, all life stages of P. xylostella had similar patterns of PBAN immunoreactivity in the CNS, and the accumulation of PBAN was similar during all life stages except in adult males. PBAN immunoreactive signals were observed in the brain and SEG, and fluorescence signals originating in the SEG extended the entire length of the ventral nerve cord, ending in the terminal abdominal ganglia. Our results provide morphological data that inform the development and evolution of the CNS. In addition, they indicate that the nervous system contains PBAN, which could be used to control P. xylostella populations.
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- Yong Chen
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian-Taiwan Joint Centre for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian-Taiwan Joint Centre for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian-Taiwan Joint Centre for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian-Taiwan Joint Centre for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, China
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Cui CH, Zhu Y, Jia Z, Mao Q, Lan L. Identification of two novel anti-HCV E2 412-423 epitope antibodies by screening a Chinese-specific phage library. Acta Virol 2019; 63:149-154. [PMID: 31230443 DOI: 10.4149/av_2019_203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 412-423 linear epitope has been found to be highly conserved across multiple HCV genotypes. The antibodies against this epitope have broadly neutralizing activity. Considering the poor immunogenicity of the epitope in humans and significant diversity in the global distribution of HCV genotypes, the aim of this study was to construct an anti-HCV phage library by using a series of optimal strategies to screen novel broadly neutralizing antibodies from Chinese donors. mRNA was isolated from peripheral blood samples of 39 patients who were anti-HCV positive. A phage library was constructed by inserting a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) gene repertoire into the T7Select10-3b vector. A synthetic peptide representing the HCV E2 N-terminal 412-423 region was used as "bait" for bio-panning. The binding affinities of phage clones to the synthetic peptide were evaluated through peptide-ELISA. Two scFv clones (R3-19 and R4-85) showing the strongest binding affinities were selected. The complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) of these clones were aligned with those of other previously reported broadly neutralizing anti-HCV antibodies, and multiple conserved amino acid sites were found. The optimized procedures ensured that two novel scFv antibodies were isolated from a constructed phage library and showed specific binding to the poorly immunogenic HCV E2 412-423 linear epitope. Keywords: phage antibody library; hepatitis C virus; broadly neutralizing antibody; synthetic peptide.
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Hou FQ, Yin YL, Zeng LY, Shang J, Gong GZ, Pan C, Zhang MX, Yin CB, Xie Q, Peng YZ, Chen SJ, Mao Q, Chen YP, Mao QG, Zhang DZ, Han T, Wang MR, Zhao W, Liu JJ, Han Y, Zhao LF, Luo GH, Zhang JM, Peng J, Tan DM, Li ZW, Tang H, Wang H, Zhang YX, Li J, Zhang LL, Chen L, Jia JD, Chen CW, Zhen Z, Li BS, Niu JQ, Meng QH, Yuan H, Sun YT, Li SC, Sheng JF, Cheng J, Sun L, Wang GQ. [Clinical effect and safety of pegylated interferon-α-2b injection (Y shape, 40 kD) in treatment of HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 25:589-596. [PMID: 29056008 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical effect and safety of long-acting pegylated interferon-α-2b (Peg-IFN-α-2b) (Y shape, 40 kD) injection (180 μg/week) in the treatment of HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients, with standard-dose Peg-IFN-α-2a as positive control. Methods: This study was a multicenter, randomized, open-label, and positive-controlled phase III clinical trial. Eligible HBeAg-positive CHB patients were screened out and randomized to Peg-IFN-α-2b (Y shape, 40 kD) trial group and Peg-IFN-α-2a control group at a ratio of 2:1. The course of treatment was 48 weeks and the patients were followed up for 24 weeks after drug withdrawal. Plasma samples were collected at screening, baseline, and 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 weeks for centralized detection. COBAS® Ampliprep/COBAS® TaqMan® HBV Test was used to measure HBV DNA level by quantitative real-time PCR. Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay with Elecsys kit was used to measure HBV markers (HBsAg, anti-HBs, HBeAg, anti-HBe). Adverse events were recorded in detail. The primary outcome measure was HBeAg seroconversion rate after the 24-week follow-up, and non-inferiority was also tested. The difference in HBeAg seroconversion rate after treatment between the trial group and the control group and two-sided confidence interval (CI) were calculated, and non-inferiority was demonstrated if the lower limit of 95% CI was > -10%. The t-test, chi-square test, or rank sum test was used according to the types and features of data. Results: A total of 855 HBeAg-positive CHB patients were enrolled and 820 of them received treatment (538 in the trial group and 282 in the control group). The data of the full analysis set showed that HBeAg seroconversion rate at week 72 was 27.32% in the trial group and 22.70% in the control group with a rate difference of 4.63% (95% CI -1.54% to 10.80%, P = 0.1493). The data of the per-protocol set showed that HBeAg seroconversion rate at week 72 was 30.75% in the trial group and 27.14% in the control group with a rate difference of 3.61% (95% CI -3.87% to 11.09%, P = 0.3436). 95% CI met the non-inferiority criteria, and the trial group was non-inferior to the control group. The two groups had similar incidence rates of adverse events, serious adverse events, and common adverse events. Conclusion: In Peg-IFN-α regimen for HBeAg-positive CHB patients, the new drug Peg-IFN-α-2b (Y shape, 40 kD) has comparable effect and safety to the control drug Peg-IFN-α-2a.
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- F Q Hou
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen 361028, China
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- Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen 361028, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Fuzhou Infectious Disease Hospital, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- The Sixth People's Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang 110006, China
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- Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China
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- Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Jinan 250021, China
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- Southeast Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Xiamen Hospital of T.C.M, Xiamen 361001, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- 81th Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Nanjing 210002, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of the Southeast University, Nanjing 210003, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical Universtiy, Nanning 530021, China
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- Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Nangfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510510, China
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- Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 360102, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- 85th Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Shanghai 200052, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- 302 Military Hospital of China, Beijing 100039, China
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- The First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Chanchun 130062, China
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- Beijing Youan Hospital, Captial Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China
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- The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Beijing Ditan Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen 361028, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Wu W, Huang L, Mao Q, Wei J, Li J, Zhao Y, Zhang Q, Jia D, Wei T. Interaction of viral pathogen with porin channels on the outer membrane of insect bacterial symbionts mediates their joint transovarial transmission. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2019; 374:20180320. [PMID: 30967020 PMCID: PMC6367154 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Many hemipteran insects that can transmit plant viruses in a persistent and transovarial manner are generally associated with a common obligate bacterial symbiont Sulcia and its β-proteobacterial partner. Rice dwarf virus (RDV), a plant reovirus, can bind to the envelope of Sulcia through direct interaction of the viral minor outer capsid protein P2 with the bacterial outer membrane protein, allowing the virus to exploit the ancient oocyte entry path of Sulcia in rice leafhopper vectors. Here, we show that RDV can hitchhike with both Sulcia and its β-proteobacterial partner Nasuia to ensure their simultaneous transovarial transmission. Interestingly, RDV can move through the outer envelope of Nasuia and reside in the periplasmic space, which is mediated by the specific interaction of the viral major outer capsid protein P8 and the porin channel on the bacterial outer envelope. Nasuia porin-specific antibody efficiently interferes with the binding between RDV and the Nasuia envelope, thus strongly preventing viral transmission to insect offspring. Thus, RDV has evolved different strategies to exploit the ancient oocyte entry paths used by two obligate bacterial symbionts in rice leafhoppers. Our results thus reveal that RDV has formed complex, cooperative interactions with both Sulcia and Nasuia during their joint transovarial transmission. This article is part of the theme issue 'Biotic signalling sheds light on smart pest management'.
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- Wei Wu
- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops and College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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Mao Q, Wu W, Liao Z, Li J, Jia D, Zhang X, Chen Q, Chen H, Wei J, Wei T. Viral pathogens hitchhike with insect sperm for paternal transmission. Nat Commun 2019; 10:955. [PMID: 30814506 PMCID: PMC6393494 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08860-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) can be maternally transmitted by female insects to their offspring, however, it is unknown whether male sperm can directly interact with the arbovirus and mediate its paternal transmission. Here we report that an important rice arbovirus is paternally transmitted by the male leafhoppers by hitchhiking with the sperm. The virus-sperm binding is mediated by the interaction of viral capsid protein and heparan sulfate proteoglycan on the sperm head surfaces. Mating experiments reveal that paternal virus transmission is more efficient than maternal transmission. Such paternal virus transmission scarcely affects the fitness of adult males or their offspring, and plays a pivotal role in maintenance of viral population during seasons unfavorable for rice hosts in the field. Our findings reveal that a preferred mode of vertical arbovirus transmission has been evolved by hitchhiking with insect sperm without disturbing sperm functioning, facilitating the long-term viral epidemic and persistence in nature.
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- Qianzhuo Mao
- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China.,State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops and College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China.,State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops and College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China.
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China. .,State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops and College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Fan SB, Wang ZJ, Mao Q, Tong CF, Zhai WT, Zheng YZ, Sun CX, Shi J. [Outcomes of splenectomy in relapsed/refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:132-136. [PMID: 30831628 PMCID: PMC7342661 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of splenectomy in the treatment of relapsed/refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed in 30 cases with relapsed/refractory AIHA who were treated with splenectomy in our hospital. The pre- and post-operative blood routine indexes and responses were followed up. Results: Among the 30 relapsed/refractory AIHA patients, 20 were pure AIHA (including 13 patients with warm antibody AIHA, 2 with warm-cold double antibody AIHA and 5 with Coombs negative AIHA) and 10 were Evans syndrome. The short-term response was evaluated 10-14 days after operation, and the overall response rate (ORR) of short-term response was 90% [12 cases in complete response (CR), 6 cases in partial response (PR)] in 20 therapeutic evaluable cases. Among 13 patients with long-term follow-up data, except 3 patients with Evans syndrome died (2 cases were refractory to splenectomy, 1 case relapsed after surgery), the ORR of 10 patients with relapsed/refractory pure AIHA at 6 months and 12 months were 90% (9/10) and 70% (7/10), respectively, with a median follow-up of 14 (4-156) months. At the end of follow-up, 3 cases had maintained CR for more than 3 years. Conclusion: The short-term response of splenectomy as a second-line treatment for relapsed/refractory AIHA is satisfactory, and long-term outcome of splenectomy is up to 70% at 1 year. Approximately one-third of patients could maintain sustained remission.
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- S B Fan
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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Zuo MR, Liang RF, Li M, Xiang YF, Zhang SX, Yang Y, Wang X, Mao Q, Liu YH. A comprehensive study of risk factors for post-operative pneumonia following resection of meningioma. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:100. [PMID: 30674295 PMCID: PMC6345042 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5271-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Post-operative pneumonia (Pop) following meningioma surgery is the dominant systemic complication which could cause serious threats to patients. It is unclear whether hematological biochemical markers are independently associated with the Pop. This study attempted to perform a more comprehensive study of taking both clinical factors and hematological biomarkers into account to promote the management of patients after meningioma surgery. METHODS We collected clinical and hematological parameters of 1156 patients undergoing meningioma resection from January 2009 to January 2013. According to whether the symptoms of pneumonia had manifested,patients were divided into the Pop group and the Non-Pop group. We analyzed the distinctions of clinical factors between the two groups. We successively performed univariate and multivariate regression analysis to identify risk factors independently associated with the Pop. RESULTS 4.4% patients infected with the Pop (51 of 1156). The median age at diagnosis of the Pop patients was significantly older than the Non-Pop group (p = 0.002). There were strike distinctions of post-operative hospital stays between two groups, with 21 days and 7 days each (p < 0.001). On multivariate analysis, tumor relapse (p < 0.001), skull base lesions (p = 0.001), intra-operative blood transfusion (p = 0.018) and cardiovascular diseases (p = 0.001) were linked with increased risk of the Pop following meningioma resection. For hematological biochemical markers, it was the factor of Red blood cell distribution width-standard deviation (RDW-SD) (OR 5.267, 95%CI 1.316, 21.078; p = 0.019) and Neutrophils lymphocytes ratio (NLR) (OR 2.081, 95%CI 1.063, 4.067; p = 0.033) that could appreciably predict the Pop. CONCLUSIONS Apart from tumor recurrence, localizations, intra-operative blood transfusion and cardiovascular diseases are independent risk factors for the Pop. We initially found hematological RDW-SD and NLR are also important predictors.
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- M. R. Zuo
- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, 610000 China
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Gao Y, Zhu H, Mao Q. Effects of neuroblastoma breakpoint family member 1 (NBPF1) gene on Akt-p53-Cyclin D pathway and growth of cutaneous squamous carcinoma cells. Neoplasma 2019; 66:584-592. [DOI: 10.4149/neo_2018_181123n888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chen Q, Zheng L, Mao Q, Liu J, Wang H, Jia D, Chen H, Wu W, Wei T. Fibrillar structures induced by a plant reovirus target mitochondria to activate typical apoptotic response and promote viral infection in insect vectors. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007510. [PMID: 30653614 PMCID: PMC6353215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Numerous plant viruses that cause significant agricultural problems are persistently transmitted by insect vectors. We wanted to see if apoptosis was involved in viral infection process in the vector. We found that a plant reovirus (rice gall dwarf virus, RGDV) induced typical apoptotic response during viral replication in the leafhopper vector and cultured vector cells, as demonstrated by mitochondrial degeneration and membrane potential decrease. Fibrillar structures formed by nonstructural protein Pns11 of RGDV targeted the outer membrane of mitochondria, likely by interaction with an apoptosis-related mitochondrial protein in virus-infected leafhopper cells or nonvector insect cells. Such association of virus-induced fibrillar structures with mitochondria clearly led to mitochondrial degeneration and membrane potential decrease, suggesting that RGDV Pns11 was the inducer of apoptotic response in insect vectors. A caspase inhibitor treatment and knockdown of caspase gene expression using RNA interference each reduced apoptosis and viral accumulation, while the knockdown of gene expression for the inhibitor of apoptosis protein improved apoptosis and viral accumulation. Thus, RGDV exploited caspase-dependent apoptotic response to promote viral infection in insect vectors. For the first time, we directly confirmed that a nonstructural protein encoded by a persistent plant virus can induce the typical apoptotic response to benefit viral transmission by insect vectors.
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- Qian Chen
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Pest Management of Horticultural Crop of Hunan Province, Hunan Plant Protection Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Science, Changsha, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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Mao Q, Xu L. P2.16-06 Development and Validation of a Gene Expression-Based Nomogram to Predict Relapse in Stage I NSCLC: A Retrospective, Multi-Cohort Study. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wei J, Jia D, Mao Q, Zhang X, Chen Q, Wu W, Chen H, Wei T. Complex interactions between insect-borne rice viruses and their vectors. Curr Opin Virol 2018; 33:18-23. [PMID: 30031984 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Insect-borne rice viral diseases are widespread and economically important in many rice-growing countries. Long-term associations between rice viruses and their insect vectors result in evolutionary trade-offs that maintain a balance between the fitness cost of the viral infection of insects and the persistent transmission of the virus by the insect. To promote optimal replication, rice viruses activate innate immune responses, such as autophagy, apoptosis, and stress-regulated signaling pathways in the vector; meanwhile, a conserved insect small interfering RNA antiviral pathway is activated to control excessive viral replication, guaranteeing persistent virus transmission. Furthermore, growing evidence has shown that rice viruses can manipulate their vectors either directly or by inducing changes in host plants to promote the spread of viral pathogens. Thus, understanding the plant-virus-insect relationships offers important insights into how disease epidemics occur and facilitates the design of powerful new strategies for disease control.
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- Jing Wei
- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops and College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops and College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops and College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Mao Q, Jiang F, Xu L. 43P A network-based signature to predict the survival of non-smoking lung adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(18)30323-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Liu Y, Mao Q, Lan H, Wang H, Wei T, Chen Q. Investigation of alimentary canal ultrastructure following knockdown of the Dicer-2 gene in planthoppers reveals the potential pathogenicity of southern rice black streaked dwarf virus to its insect vector. Virus Res 2018; 244:117-127. [PMID: 29141205 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An increasing number of studies are suggesting that plant viruses, including southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV), can adversely affect biological characteristics of insect vectors by unknown mechanisms. To study the adverse effect of SRBSDV at cellular level on the insect vector, we promoted viral infection by the disruption of the small interfering RNA (siRNA) pathway. The transmission electron microscopy was utilized to describe the ultrastructural changes that occurred in insects when the core component of the siRNA pathway, Dicer-2, was knocked down. The increasing accumulation of SRBSDV in virus-infected vector, the white-backed planthoppers, caused severe cytopathology in the alimentary canal. Similar cytopathology changes in the midgut ultrastructure were characterized in the virus-infected incompetent vector, the small brown planthopper. These results not only add support to the existing evidence suggesting that the siRNA pathway has an antiviral effect, but also reveal the universal and potential ability of SRBSDV to cause damage to the insect tissues of both the vector and non-vector.
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- Yuyan Liu
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China.
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Jia D, Chen Q, Mao Q, Zhang X, Wu W, Chen H, Yu X, Wang Z, Wei T. Vector mediated transmission of persistently transmitted plant viruses. Curr Opin Virol 2018; 28:127-132. [PMID: 29306179 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Many vector-borne plant viruses of agricultural importance are persistently transmitted from plant to plant by sap-sucking insects. So far, the mechanisms for vector-mediated horizontal transmission of the viruses to plant hosts and for vertical transmission to insect offspring have been poorly understood. During horizontal transmission, intact virions or virus-induced inclusions are exploited by persistently transmitted viruses to overcome the midgut and salivary gland barriers. The existing oocyte entry paths used by vitellogenin or symbiont bacteria can mediate the vertical transmission of viruses by female insects. We hypothesize that the viruses may also be vertically transmitted by male insects via attachment to the surface of sperm. Inhibiting vertical transmission of the viruses by insect vectors in the overwintering season unfavorable for horizontal transmission may open new perspectives for viral control.
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- Dongsheng Jia
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Vector-borne Viruses Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
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Feng B, Shang J, Wu SH, Chen H, Han Y, Li YQ, Zhang DZ, Zhao LF, Wei SF, Mao Q, Yin CB, Han T, Wang MR, Chen SJ, Li J, Xie Q, Zhen Z, Gao ZL, Zhang YX, Gong GZ, Yang DL, Pan C, Sheng JF, Tang H, Ning Q, Shi GF, Niu JQ, Luo GH, Sun YT, You H, Wang GQ, Zhang LL, Peng J, Zhang Q, Liu JJ, Chen CW, Chen XY, Zhao W, Wang RH, Sun L, Wei L. [Efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon α-2b injection (Y shape, 40 kD) in treatment of patients with genotype 1/6 chronic hepatitis C]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 25:187-194. [PMID: 28482405 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.03.006] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of the new investigational drug pegylated interferon α-2b (Peg-IFN-α-2b) (Y shape, 40 kD) injection (180 µg/week) combined with ribavirin in the treatment of patients with genotype 1/6 chronic hepatitis C (CHC), with standard-dose Peg-IFN-α-2a combined with ribavirin as a positive control. Methods: A multicenter, randomized, open-label, and positive-controlled phase III clinical trial was performed. Eligible patients with genotype 1/6 CHC were screened out and randomly divided into Peg-IFN-α-2b(Y shape, 40kD) group and Peg-IFN-α-2a group at a ratio of 2:1. The patients in both groups were given oral ribavirin for 48 weeks in addition and then followed up for 24 weeks after drug withdrawal. Abbott Real Time HCV Genotype II was used to determine HCV genotype, and Cobas TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR was used to measure HCV RNA level at 0, 4, 12, 24, 48, and 72 weeks. Adverse events were recorded in detail. The primary efficacy endpoint was sustained virological response (SVR), and a non-inferiority test was also performed. Results: A total of 561 patients with genotype 1/6 CHC were enrolled, among whom 529 received treatment; 90.9% of these patients had genotype 1 CHC. The data of the full analysis set showed that SVR rate was 69.80% (95% CI 65.00%-74.60%) in the trial group and 74.16% (95% CI 67.73%-80.59%) in the control group (P = 0.297 0). The data of the per protocol set (PPS) showed that SVR rate was 80.63% (95% CI 76.04%-85.23%) in the trial group and 81.33% (95% CI 75.10%-87.57%) in the control group (P = 0.849 8), and the 95% CI of rate difference conformed to the non-inferiority standard. The analysis of the PPS population showed that of all subjects, 47.9% achieved rapid virologic response, with a positive predictive value of 93.8%. The incidence rate of adverse events was 96.30% in the trial group and 94.94% in the control group, and the incidence rate of serious adverse events was 5.13% in the trail group and 5.06% in the control group. Conclusion: In the regimen of Peg-IFN-α combined with ribavirin for the treatment of genotype 1/6 CHC, the new investigational drug Peg-IFN-α-2b(Y shape, 40 kD) has comparable clinical effect and safety to the control drug Peg-IFN-α-2a.
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- B Feng
- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, 302 Military Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Southeast Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Institute of Liver Disease, Nanjing 81 Hospital, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Jinan 250021, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Wulumuqi 830054, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Institute of Infectious Disease, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Fuzhou Infectious Disease Hospital, Fuzhou, 350025, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengjiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Institute of Infectious Disease, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical Universtiy, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 360102, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nangfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510510, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Nanjing Military Command Liver Disease Research Center, Shanghai 200000, China
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- Hepatology Department, Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of the Southeast University, Nanjing 210003, China
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- Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen, 361022, China
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- Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen, 361022, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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Chen Y, Chen Q, Li M, Mao Q, Chen H, Wu W, Jia D, Wei T. Autophagy pathway induced by a plant virus facilitates viral spread and transmission by its insect vector. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006727. [PMID: 29125860 PMCID: PMC5708841 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Many viral pathogens are persistently transmitted by insect vectors and cause agricultural or health problems. Generally, an insect vector can use autophagy as an intrinsic antiviral defense mechanism against viral infection. Whether viruses can evolve to exploit autophagy to promote their transmission by insect vectors is still unknown. Here, we show that the autophagic process is triggered by the persistent replication of a plant reovirus, rice gall dwarf virus (RGDV) in cultured leafhopper vector cells and in intact insects, as demonstrated by the appearance of obvious virus-containing double-membrane autophagosomes, conversion of ATG8-I to ATG8-II and increased level of autophagic flux. Such virus-containing autophagosomes seem able to mediate nonlytic viral release from cultured cells or facilitate viral spread in the leafhopper intestine. Applying the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine or silencing the expression of Atg5 significantly decrease viral spread in vitro and in vivo, whereas applying the autophagy inducer rapamycin or silencing the expression of Torc1 facilitate such viral spread. Furthermore, we find that activation of autophagy facilitates efficient viral transmission, whereas inhibiting autophagy blocks viral transmission by its insect vector. Together, these results indicate a plant virus can induce the formation of autophagosomes for carrying virions, thus facilitating viral spread and transmission by its insect vector. We believe that such a role for virus-induced autophagy is common for vector-borne persistent viruses during their transmission by insect vectors.
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- Yong Chen
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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Mao Q, Xu L, Jiang F, Yin R. PUB030 A Nomogram to Predict the Survival of Stage IIIA-N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Surgery. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Xu JH, Wang S, Xu ZN, Yu YY, Si CW, Zeng Z, Li J, Mao Q, Zhang DZ, Tang H, Sheng JF, Chen XY, Ning Q, Shi GF, Xie Q, Zhang XQ, Dai J. Entecavir maleate versus entecavir in Chinese chronic hepatitis B predominantly genotype B or C: Results at week 144. J Viral Hepat 2017; 24:877-884. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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- J.-H. Xu
- Department of Infectious Diseases; Center for Liver Diseases; Peking University First Hospital; Beijing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Center for Liver Diseases; Peking University First Hospital; Beijing China
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- Jiangsu Chia-tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; Nanjing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Center for Liver Diseases; Peking University First Hospital; Beijing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Center for Liver Diseases; Peking University First Hospital; Beijing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Center for Liver Diseases; Peking University First Hospital; Beijing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Southwest China Hospital; Chongqing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; The Second Affiliated Hospital with Chongqing Medical University; Chongqing China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; West China Hospital; Chengdu China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; The First Affiliated Hospital; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
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- Department of International Medicine; Beijing Youan Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department and Institute of Infectious Diseases; Tongji Hospital; Tongji Medical College; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Huashan Hospital; Fudan University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Ruijin Hospital; Jiaotong University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Jiangsu Chia-tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Chia-tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; Nanjing China
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Xu JH, Wang S, Xu ZN, Yu YY, Si CW, Zeng Z, Li J, Mao Q, Zhang DZ, Tang H, Sheng JF, Chen XY, Ning Q, Shi GF, Xie Q, Zhang XQ, Dai J. Entecavir maleate versus entecavir in Chinese chronic hepatitis B predominantly genotype B or C: Results at week 144. J Viral Hepat 2017; 24:877-884. [PMID: 28345157 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Reports on the efficacy and safety of long-term entecavir treatment in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) predominantly genotype B or C are insufficient. This study presents the efficacy and safety of entecavir maleate in Chinese CHB patients. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 48-week treatment with either 0.5 mg/day entecavir (group A) or 0.5 mg/day entecavir maleate (group B), and then all patients received treatment with 0.5 mg/day entecavir maleate from week 49. Two hundred and seventy-five patients with CHB (HBeAg-positive: 218) were analysed, predominantly (98.5%) with genotype B or C. Baseline characteristics were balanced. For the HBeAg-positive CHB patients, the mean HBV DNA level decreased similarly (A: by 6.36 log10 IU/mL vs B: by 6.31 log10 IU/mL) between groups at week 144. The percentages of patients who achieved undetectable HBV DNA were similar (A: 70.59% vs B: 66.67%) between groups. Similar HBeAg loss rates (A: 43.53% vs B: 40.23%; P>.05) and HBeAg seroconversion rates (A: 21.52% vs B: 21.18%) were achieved. For the HBeAg-negative CHB patients, similar reductions in HBV DNA levels from baseline (A: by 6.13 log10 IU/mL vs B: by 5.65 log10 IU/mL) and percentages of patients who achieved undetectable HBV DNA (A: 100% vs B: 100%) were achieved. The overall incidence of adverse events was comparable between groups. In conclusions, 48-week administration of entecavir maleate and entecavir showed similar efficacy and safety in Chinese patients with CHB. Long-term entecavir maleate treatment was effective and safe in CHB patients.
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- J-H Xu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Jiangsu Chia-tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Southwest China Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital with Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of International Medicine, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department and Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Jiangsu Chia-tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Chia-tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China
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Sun AX, Yi XL, Mao Q. [Diagnostic analysis of glanzmann thrombasthenia caused by two novel ITGA2B gene mutations]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:708-709. [PMID: 28881521 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mao Q, Yang Y. P08.38 A 3D-Engineered Conformal Implant Releases DNA Nanocomplexs for Eradicating the Post-Surgery Residual Glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox036.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mao Q, Yuan Y. P01.19 Activation of the mTOR signaling pathway in peritumoral tissues can cause glioma-associated seizures. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox036.095] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mao Q, Yuan X. P08.37 Analyzing the interactions of mRNAs, miRNAs, lncRNAs and circRNAs to predict competing endogenous RNA networks in glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox036.226] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Liao Z, Mao Q, Li J, Lu C, Wu W, Chen H, Chen Q, Jia D, Wei T. Virus-Induced Tubules: A Vehicle for Spread of Virions into Ovary Oocyte Cells of an Insect Vector. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:475. [PMID: 28382031 PMCID: PMC5360704 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many arthropod-borne viruses are persistently propagated and transovarially transmitted by female insect vectors through eggs, but the mechanism remains poorly understood. Insect oocytes are surrounded by a layer of follicular cells, which are connected to the oocyte through actin-based microvilli. Here, we demonstrate that a plant reovirus, rice gall dwarf virus (RGDV), exploits virus-containing tubules composed of viral non-structural protein Pns11 to pass through actin-based junctions between follicular cells or through actin-based microvilli from follicular cells into oocyte of its leafhopper vector Recilia dorsalis, thus overcoming transovarial transmission barriers. We further determine that the association of Pns11 tubules with actin-based cellular junctions or microvilli of the ovary is mediated by a specific interaction between Pns11 and actin. Interestingly, RGDV can replicate and assemble progeny virions in the oocyte cytoplasm. The destruction of the tubule assembly by RNA interference with synthesized double-stranded RNA targeting the Pns11 gene strongly inhibits transovarial transmission of RGDV by its vectors. For the first time, we show that a virus can exploit virus-induced tubule as a vehicle to overcome the transovarial transmission barrier by insect vectors.
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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Xu JH, Song LW, Li N, Wang S, Zeng Z, Si CW, Li J, Mao Q, Zhang DZ, Tang H, Sheng JF, Chen XY, Ning Q, Shi GF, Xie Q, Yuan Q, Yu YY, Xia NS. Baseline hepatitis B core antibody predicts treatment response in chronic hepatitis B patients receiving long-term entecavir. J Viral Hepat 2017; 24:148-154. [PMID: 27891715 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Studies regarding the clinical significance of quantitative hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) in patients with chronic hepatitis B receiving first-line nucleos(t)ide analogues is limited. The aim of this study was to determine the performance of anti-HBc as a predictor for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion in HBeAg-positive CHB patients treated with entecavir. This was a retrospective cohort study consisting of 139 Chinese patients enrolled in a multicenter clinical trial treated with entecavir or entecavir maleate for up to 240 weeks. Anti-HBc evaluation was conducted for all the available samples using a newly developed double-sandwich anti-HBc immunoassay. At week 240, 35 (25.2%) patients achieved a serological response (HBeAg seroconversion) and these patients at week 240 had significantly higher levels of anti-HBc (P<.01). We defined 4.65 log10 IU·mL-1 , with a maximum sum of sensitivity and specificity, as the optimal cut-off value of baseline anti-HBc level to predict seroconversion. Patients with baseline anti-HBc ≥4.65 log10 IU·mL-1 had 28.0% (26/93) and 35.5% (33/93) chance of seroconversion at weeks 144 and 240, respectively. The baseline anti-HBc level was the strongest predictor for seroconversion at week 144 (OR: 5.78, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.05-16.34, P=.001). The baseline anti-HBc level was a strong predictor for seroconversion at week 240 (OR: 5.36, 95% CI: 2.17-13.25, P<.001). Hence, baseline anti-HBc titre is a useful predictor of long-term entecavir therapy efficacy in HBeAg-positive CHB patients, which could be used to optimize antiviral therapy.
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- J-H Xu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.,Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co., Ltd., Xiamen, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Southwest China Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of International Medicine, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department and Institute of Infectious Disease, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Chen Q, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Mao Q, Wei T. Tubules of plant reoviruses exploit tropomodulin to regulate actin-based tubule motility in insect vector. Sci Rep 2017; 7:38563. [PMID: 28067229 PMCID: PMC5220352 DOI: 10.1038/srep38563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Plant reoviruses are known to exploit virion-packaging tubules formed by virus-encoding non-structural proteins for viral spread in insect vectors. Tubules are propelled by actin-based tubule motility (ABTM) to overcome membrane or tissue barriers in insect vectors. To further understand which insect factors mediate ABTM, we utilized yeast two-hybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays to test interactions between tubule protein Pns10 of rice dwarf virus (RDV), a plant reovirus, and proteins of its insect vector, the leafhopper Nephotettix cincticeps. Tropomodulin (Tmod), vitellogenin, and lipophorin precursor of N. cincticep displayed positive and strong interaction with Pns10, and actin-associated protein Tmod interacted with Pns10 in pull-down assay and the co-immunoprecipitation system. Further, we determined Pns10 tubules associated with Tmod in cultured cells and midgut of N. cincticep. The expression dynamic of Tmod was consistent with that of Pns10 and the fluctuation of RDV accumulation. Knockdown of Tmod inhibited the Pns10 expression and viral accumulation, thus decreasing the viruliferous rates of leafhopper. These results suggested that Tmod was involved in viral spread by directly interacting with Pns10 tubules, finally promoting RDV infection. This study provided direct evidence of plant reoviruses utilizing an actin-associated protein to manipulate ABTM in insect vectors, thus facilitating viral spread.
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- Qian Chen
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P.R. China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P.R. China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P.R. China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P.R. China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P.R. China
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Li Z, Chen P, Guo Y, Xiang H, Mao Q, Zeng G, Xiao H, Xu D, Zhang X. 165 The Impact of Surgical Treatments for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia on Male Erectile Function: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.11.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mao Q, Li Z, Chen P, Guo Y, Xiang H, Zeng G, Xu D, Cao B, Zhao K, Xiao H, Zhang X. 391 Upregulation of Phosphodiesterase Type 4 in the Hyperplastic Prostate. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.11.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li Z, Chen P, Guo Y, Xiang H, Mao Q, Zeng G, Xiao H, Xu D, Zhang X, Cao B, Zhao K. 393 Upregulation of Oxytocin Receptor in the Hyperplastic Prostate. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.11.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Xu Y, Qiu M, Chen Y, Wang J, Xia W, Mao Q, Yang L, Li M, Jiang F, Xu L, Yin R. Long noncoding RNA, tissue differentiation-inducing nonprotein coding RNA is upregulated and promotes development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Dis Esophagus 2016; 29:950-958. [PMID: 26833746 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the major causes of cancer death worldwide, especially in Eastern Asia. Due to the poor prognosis, it is necessary to further dissect the underlying mechanisms and explore therapeutic targets of ESCC. Recently, studies show that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have critical roles in diverse biological processes, including tumorigenesis. Increasing evidence indicates that some lncRNAs are widely involved in the development and progression of ESCC, such as HOTAIR, SPRY4-IT1 and POU3F3. An emerging lncRNA, tissue differentiation-inducing nonprotein coding RNA (TINCR), has been studied in human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and has critical biological function, but its role in ESCC remains unknown. Here, we evaluated the expression profile of TINCR and its biological function in ESCC. In a cohort of 56 patients, TINCR was significantly overexpressed in ESCC tissues compared with paired adjacent normal tissues. Further, in vitro silencing TINCR via small interfering RNA (siRNA) inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of ESCC cells. Meantime, siRNA treatment induced apoptosis and blocked the progression of cell cycle. Taken together, our study suggests that TINCR promotes proliferation, migration and invasion of ESCC cells, acting as a potential oncogene of ESCC.
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- Y Xu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The First Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Fourth Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Scientific Research, Nanjing Medical University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Fourth Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Fourth Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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Lin CH, Wang YL, Anggelia MR, Chuang WY, Cheng HY, Mao Q, Zelken JA, Lin CH, Zheng XX, Lee WPA, Brandacher G. Combined Anti-CD154/CTLA4Ig Costimulation Blockade-Based Therapy Induces Donor-Specific Tolerance to Vascularized Osteomyocutaneous Allografts. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:2030-41. [PMID: 26914847 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Tolerance induction by means of costimulation blockade has been successfully applied in solid organ transplantation; however, its efficacy in vascularized composite allotransplantation, containing a vascularized bone marrow component and thus a constant source of donor-derived stem cells, remains poorly explored. In this study, osteomyocutaneous allografts (alloOMCs) from Balb/c (H2(d) ) mice were transplanted into C57BL/6 (H2(b) ) recipients. Immunosuppression consisted of 1 mg anti-CD154 on day 0, 0.5 mg CTLA4Ig on day 2 and rapamycin (RPM; 3 mg/kg per day from days 0-7, then every other day for 3 weeks). Long-term allograft survival, donor-specific tolerance and donor-recipient cell trafficking were evaluated. Treatment with costimulation blockade plus RPM resulted in long-term graft survival (>120 days) of alloOMC in 12 of 15 recipients compared with untreated controls (median survival time [MST] ≈10.2 ± 0.8 days), RPM alone (MST ≈33 ± 5.5 days) and costimulation blockade alone (MST ≈45.8 ± 7.1 days). Donor-specific hyporesponsiveness in recipients with viable grafts was demonstrated in vitro. Evidence of donor-specific tolerance was further assessed in vivo by secondary donor-specific skin graft survival and third-party graft rejection. A significant increase of Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells was evident in tolerant animals. Donor cells populated peripheral blood, thymus, and both donor and recipient bone marrow. Consequently, combined anti-CD154/CTLA4Ig costimulation blockade-based therapy induces donor-specific tolerance in a stringent murine alloOMC transplant model.
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- C H Lin
- Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Zhuang J, Coates CJ, Mao Q, Wu Z, Xie L. The antagonistic effect of Banana bunchy top virus multifunctional protein B4 against Fusarium oxysporum. Mol Plant Pathol 2016; 17:669-679. [PMID: 26369403 PMCID: PMC6638366 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The viral-induced banana bunchy top disease and the fungal-induced banana blight are two major causes of concern for industrial scale production of bananas. Banana blight is particularly troublesome, affecting ∼80% of crops worldwide. Strict guidelines and protocols are in place in order to ameliorate the effects of this devastating disease, yet little success has been achieved. From the data presented here, we have found that Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV)-infected bananas are more resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). BBTV appears to be antagonistic towards Foc, thus improving the survivability of plants against blight. The BBTV suppressor of RNA silencing, namely protein B4, displays fungicidal properties in vitro. Furthermore, transgenic tomatoes expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged protein B4 demonstrate enhanced resistance to F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol). Differential gene expression analysis indicates that increased numbers of photogenesis-related gene transcripts are present in dark-green leaves of B4-GFP-modified tomato plants relative to those found in WT plants. Conversely, the transcript abundance of immunity-related genes is substantially lower in transgenic tomatoes compared with WT plants, suggesting that plant defences may be influenced by protein B4. This viral-fungal interaction provides new insights into microbial community dynamics within a single host and has potential commercial value for the breeding of transgenic resistance to Fusarium-related blight/wilt.
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- Jun Zhuang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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Lan H, Chen H, Liu Y, Jiang C, Mao Q, Jia D, Chen Q, Wei T. Small Interfering RNA Pathway Modulates Initial Viral Infection in Midgut Epithelium of Insect after Ingestion of Virus. J Virol 2016; 90:917-29. [PMID: 26537672 PMCID: PMC4702677 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01835-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Numerous viruses are transmitted in a persistent manner by insect vectors. Persistent viruses establish their initial infection in the midgut epithelium, from where they disseminate to the midgut visceral muscles. Although propagation of viruses in insect vectors can be controlled by the small interfering RNA (siRNA) antiviral pathway, whether the siRNA pathway can control viral dissemination from the midgut epithelium is unknown. Infection by a rice virus (Southern rice black streaked dwarf virus [SRBSDV]) of its incompetent vector (the small brown planthopper [SBPH]) is restricted to the midgut epithelium. Here, we show that the siRNA pathway is triggered by SRBSDV infection in continuously cultured cells derived from the SBPH and in the midgut of the intact insect. Knockdown of the expression of the core component Dicer-2 of the siRNA pathway by RNA interference strongly increased the ability of SRBSDV to propagate in continuously cultured SBPH cells and in the midgut epithelium, allowing viral titers in the midgut epithelium to reach the threshold (1.99 × 10(9) copies of the SRBSDV P10 gene/μg of midgut RNA) needed for viral dissemination into the SBPH midgut muscles. Our results thus represent the first elucidation of the threshold for viral dissemination from the insect midgut epithelium. Silencing of Dicer-2 further facilitated the transmission of SRBSDV into rice plants by SBPHs. Taken together, our results reveal the new finding that the siRNA pathway can control the initial infection of the insect midgut epithelium by a virus, which finally affects the competence of the virus's vector. IMPORTANCE Many viral pathogens that cause significant global health and agricultural problems are transmitted via insect vectors. The first bottleneck in viral infection, the midgut epithelium, is a principal determinant of the ability of an insect species to transmit a virus. Southern rice black streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV) is restricted exclusively to the midgut epithelium of an incompetent vector, the small brown planthopper (SBPH). Here, we show that silencing of the core component Dicer-2 of the small interfering RNA (siRNA) pathway increases viral titers in the midgut epithelium past the threshold (1.99 × 10(9) copies of the SRBSDV P10 gene/μg of midgut RNA) for viral dissemination into the midgut muscles and then into the salivary glands, allowing the SBPH to become a competent vector of SRBSDV. This result is the first evidence that the siRNA antiviral pathway has a direct role in the control of viral dissemination from the midgut epithelium and that it affects the competence of the virus's vector.
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- Hanhong Lan
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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Wei L, Zhou S, Dong H, Mao Q, Lin J, Chen R. The plant virus microscope image registration method based on mismatches removing. Micron 2016; 80:90-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Zheng L, Du Z, Lin C, Mao Q, Wu K, Wu J, Wei T, Wu Z, Xie L. Rice stripe tenuivirus p2 may recruit or manipulate nucleolar functions through an interaction with fibrillarin to promote virus systemic movement. Mol Plant Pathol 2015; 16:921-30. [PMID: 25431002 PMCID: PMC6638460 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Rice stripe virus (RSV) is the type species of the genus Tenuivirus and represents a major viral pathogen affecting rice production in East Asia. In this study, RSV p2 was fused to yellow fluorescent protein (p2-YFP) and expressed in epidermal cells of Nicotiana benthamiana. p2-YFP fluorescence was found to move to the nucleolus initially, but to leave the nucleolus for the cytoplasm forming numerous distinct bright spots there at later time points. A bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay showed that p2 interacted with fibrillarin and that the interaction occurred in the nucleus. Both the nucleolar localization and cytoplasmic distribution of p2-YFP fluorescence were affected in fibrillarin-silenced N. benthamiana. Fibrillarin depletion abolished the systemic movement of RSV, but not that of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and Potato virus X (PVX). A Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-based virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) method was used to diminish RSV NS2 (encoding p2) or NS3 (encoding p3) during RSV infection. Silencing of NS3 alleviated symptom severity and reduced RSV accumulation, but had no obvious effects on virus movement and the timing of symptom development. However, silencing of NS2 abolished the systemic movement of RSV. The possibility that RSV p2 may recruit or manipulate nucleolar functions to promote virus systemic infection is discussed.
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- Luping Zheng
- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Plant Protection Research Institute, GAAS, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Bayuquan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Yingkou, 115007, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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Yin Y, Mao Q, Chen S, Li N, Li X, Li Y. A quantitative study about thyroid stunning after diagnostic whole-body scanning with 74 MBq 131I in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2015; 59:455-461. [PMID: 26416037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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AIM The aim of this paper was to explore by a quantitative method whether a 74 MBq 131I scanning activity produces a stunning effect in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). METHODS We included 70 patients with DTC who had their first radioiodine treatment for ablation of thyroid remnants and/or metastases. All the patients received 1850~7400 MBq 131I. Before ablation, 34 patients (group A) performed a diagnostic scan (Dscan) 24 hours after the administration of 74 MBq 131I; 36 patients (group B) received 131I therapy without a previous Dscan. A therapeutic scan (Tscan) was performed after the ablation. The fractional concentrations of 131I in remnants or functional metastases were quantified on Dscan and Tscan, and were expressed as Dx and Tx respectively. The level of significance was set at 0.05. RESULTS For group A, 67 foci were found both on Dscan and Tscan, the mean Dx and Tx was 26.13±37.98 and 7.46±10.63 (P=0.000), respectively. For group B, 70 foci were found on Tscan, the mean Tx was 15.23±17.23, which was higher than group A significantly (P=0.002). CONCLUSION 74 MBq 131I for diagnostic scan can decrease the uptake of 131I by thyroid remnants or metastases, the thyroid stunning exists.
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- Y Yin
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, China Medical University, Shenyang, China -
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