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2. Associations of systemic immune‐inflammation index with high risk for prostate cancer in middle‐aged and older US males: A population‐based study
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Wentao Yao, Jiacheng Wu, Ying Kong, Feng Xu, Yinyi Zhou, Qing Sun, Qingqing Gao, Zhenyu Cai, Chendi Yang, and Yuhua Huang
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middle‐aged and older males ,NHANES ,prostate cancer ,prostate‐specific antigen ,systemic immune‐inflammation index ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Abstract Background Systemic immune‐inflammation index (SII) provides convincing evaluation of systemic immune and inflammatory condition in human body. Its correlation with prostate cancer (PCa) risk remains uncharted. The principal objective of this investigation was to elucidate the association between SII and the risk for PCa in middle‐aged and elderly males. Materials and Methods Analysis entailed multivariate linear and logistic regression, generalized additive model, and smoothing curve fitting using resource from 2007 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). To ascertain robustness and consistency of this association across different demographic strata, we conducted rigorous subgroup analyses and interaction tests. Results Among 3359 participants, those with elevated SII displayed higher total prostate‐specific antigen (tPSA) levels, higher risk for PCa, and lower free/total PSA (f/t PSA) ratio. Specifically, each unit increase of log2 (SII) was associated with a 0.22 ng/mL increase in tPSA (β: 0.22, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.05–0.38), a 2.22% decline in f/t PSA ratio (β: −2.22, 95% CI −3.20 to −1.23), and a 52% increased odds of being at high risk for PCa (odds ratio [OR]: 1.52, 95% CI 1.13–2.04). People in the top quartile of log2 (SII) exhibited 0.55 ng/mL increased tPSA (β: 0.55, 95% CI 0.19–0.90), 4.39% reduced f/t PSA ratio (β: −4.39, 95% CI −6.50 to −2.27), and 168% increased odds of being at high risk for PCa (OR: 2.68, 95% CI 1.32–5.46) compared to those in the bottom quartile. Conclusion Systemic immune and inflammatory condition, as represented by SII, is independently and positively associated with tPSA levels and the risk for PCa, as well as independently and negatively associated with f/t PSA ratio among middle‐aged and older US males. These findings may enhance the effectiveness of PCa screening in predicting positive biopsy results.
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- 2024
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3. Multilayered regulation of secondary metabolism in medicinal plants
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Yan Zhao, Guanze Liu, Feng Yang, Yanli Liang, Qingqing Gao, Chunfan Xiang, Xia Li, Run Yang, Guanghui Zhang, Huifeng Jiang, Lei Yu, and Shengchao Yang
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Medicinal plants ,Secondary metabolism ,Multilayered regulation ,Transcription factors ,Epigenetic regulation ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 ,Botany ,QK1-989 - Abstract
Abstract Medicinal plants represent a huge reservoir of secondary metabolites (SMs), substances with significant pharmaceutical and industrial potential. However, obtaining secondary metabolites remains a challenge due to their low-yield accumulation in medicinal plants; moreover, these secondary metabolites are produced through tightly coordinated pathways involving many spatiotemporally and environmentally regulated steps. The first regulatory layer involves a complex network of transcription factors; a second, more recently discovered layer of complexity in the regulation of SMs is epigenetic modification, such as DNA methylation, histone modification and small RNA-based mechanisms, which can jointly or separately influence secondary metabolites by regulating gene expression. Here, we summarize the findings in the fields of genetic and epigenetic regulation with a special emphasis on SMs in medicinal plants, providing a new perspective on the multiple layers of regulation of gene expression. Graphical Abstract
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- 2023
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4. Study on extraction technology and antioxidant activity of total alkaloids from Hemsleya chinensis based on orthogonal design and BP neural network
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Weiwei Jiang, Shaoyu Zheng, Chengxiao Yuan, Qingqing Gao, Chunfan Xiang, Shunwei Tian, Jianmei Li, and Yan Zhao
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Hemsleya chinensis ,Alkaloids ,Orthogonal design ,BPNN ,Antioxidant activity ,Science (General) ,Q1-390 ,Social sciences (General) ,H1-99 - Abstract
In this study, total alkaloids from Hemsleya chinensis were extracted and tested for their antioxidant properties. To optimize extraction methods, a single factor experiment was conducted to determine the total alkaloid concentrations of H. chinensis using the L9 (34) orthogonal design test method and the BP neural network (BPNN), resulting in the optimum extraction conditions for total alkaloids. The optimal conditions for H. chinensis alkaloids extraction with acid water are: HCl concentration is 0.50 %, extraction temperature is 85 °C, material-liquid ratio is 1:64.5, and extraction rate of alkaloids is 0.2785 ± 0.0003 mg/mL. The alkaloid from H. chinensis exhibited antioxidant activity in a quantity-effect relationship with activity. These findings showed that the procedure to be reasonable, the alkaloid extraction efficiency to be high, and the method could be used to extract the alkaloids of H. chinensis, improving the development of natural and healthy medicinal resources for the pharmaceutical and food industries.
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- 2023
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5. Research Progress on the Species and Diversity of Ants and Their Three Tropisms
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Hejie Dong, Xinyi Huang, Qingqing Gao, Sihan Li, Shanglin Yang, and Fajun Chen
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ants ,species and diversity ,phototaxis ,chromotaxis ,chemotaxis ,green prevention and control ,Science - Abstract
Ants are one of the largest insect groups, with the most species and individuals in the world, and they have an important ecological function. Ants are not only an important part of the food chains but are also one of the main decomposers on the Earth; they can also improve soil fertility, etc. However, some species of ants are harmful to human beings, which leads to people’s panic or worry about coming into contact with these insects during their daily home life or in their tourism or leisure activities. The presence of ants in indoor living facilities and in outdoor green spaces, parks, gardens, and tourist attractions seriously interferes with the leisure life and entertainment activities of all people (especially children). How can we control ants in these environments? Do we kill them by spraying insecticides, or do we adopt green prevention and control technology for the ecological management of ants? This topic is related to healthy life for the public and the protection of the ecological environment. In this paper, the species and diversity of ants are introduced, and research progress regarding ant tropism is introduced according to the three aspects of phototaxis, chromotaxis, and chemotaxis (i.e., “3-tropisms”). The research on repellent substances from plants and insects and the related ant attractants are also summarized, analyzed, and discussed, in order to help the research and application of green prevention and control technology for ant diversity protection and conservation.
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- 2023
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6. Colibactin in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli contributes to the development of meningitis in a mouse model
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Peili Wang, Jiaxiang Zhang, Yanfei Chen, Haoran Zhong, Heng Wang, Jianji Li, Guoqiang Zhu, Pengpeng Xia, Luying Cui, Jun Li, Junsheng Dong, Qingqing Gao, and Xia Meng
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colibactin ,meningitis ,escherichia coli ,mouse model ,clbh ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Colibactin is synthesized by a 54-kb genomic island, leads to toxicity in eukaryotic cells, and plays a vital role in many diseases, including neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is speculated to be an armory of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli and can be a potential zoonotic bacterium that threatens human and animal health. In this study, the APEC XM meningitis mouse model was successfully established to investigate the effect of colibactin in in vivo infection. The clbH-deletion mutant strain induced lower γ-H2AX expression, no megalocytosis, and no cell cycle arrest in bEnd.3 cells, which showed that the deletion of clbH decreased the production of colibactin in the APEC XM strain. The deletion of clbH did not affect the APEC XM strain’s ability of adhering to and invading bEnd.3 cells. In vitro, the non-colibactin-producing strain displayed significantly lower serum resistance and it also induced a lower level of cytokine mRNA and few disruptions of tight junction proteins in infected bEnd.3 cells. Meningitis did not occur in APEC ΔclbH-infected mice in vivo, who showed fewer clinical symptoms and fewer lesions on radiological and histopathological analyses. Compared with the APEX XM strain, APEC ΔclbH induced lower bacterial colonization in tissues, lower mRNA expression of cytokines in brain tissues, and slight destruction of the brain blood barrier. These results indicate that clbH is a necessary component for the synthesis of genotoxic colibactin, and colibactin is related to the development of meningitis induced by APEC XM.
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- 2021
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7. EbbHLH80 Enhances Salt Responses by Up-Regulating Flavonoid Accumulation and Modulating ROS Levels
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Qingqing Gao, Xia Li, Chunfan Xiang, Ruolan Li, Hongchun Xie, Jia Liu, Xiaoning Li, Guanghui Zhang, Shengchao Yang, Yanli Liang, Chenxi Zhai, and Yan Zhao
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EbbHLH80 ,salt tolerance ,flavonoids ,ROS ,stress-responsive genes ,Erigeron breviscapus ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
bHLH transcription factors are involved in multiple aspects of plant biology, such as the response to abiotic stress. Erigeron breviscapus is a composite plant, and its rich flavonoids have strong preventive and therapeutic effects on cardio cerebral vascular disease. EbbHLH80, a gene from E. breviscapus that positively regulates flavonoid synthesis, was previously characterized. However, it is unclear whether EbbHLH80 increases flavonoid accumulation, which affects salt tolerance. The function of EbbHLH80 in transgenic tobacco seeds was identified by phylogenetic analysis and metabolome-transcriptome analysis. We investigated the role of EbbHLH80 in salt stress response. Our results showed that the expression of EbbHLH80 increased following salt treatment. Integrating the metabolome and transcriptome analysis of EbbHLH80-OE and Yunyan 87 (WT) seeds, we identified several genes and metabolites related to flavonoid biosynthesis and salt stress. Moreover, EbbHLH80-OE plants displayed higher salt tolerance than wild-type plants during seed germination and seedling growth. After salt treatment, transgenic tobacco had significantly lower levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) than WT, with enhanced levels of antioxidant enzyme expression. Altogether, our results demonstrated that EbbHLH80 might be a positive regulator, promoting salt tolerance by modulating ROS scavenging and increasing stress-responsive genes.
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- 2023
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8. Negative corona discharge mechanism in C4F7N–CO2 and C4F7N–N2 mixtures
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Qingqing Gao, Xiaohua Wang, Kazimierz Adamiak, Xiangcheng Qi, Aijun Yang, Dingxin Liu, Chunping Niu, and Jiawei Zhang
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
Due to their good dielectric properties and low global warming potential, C4F7N–CO2 and C4F7N–N2 mixtures have shown promising potential to replace SF6 in high voltage gas insulated equipment. However, during manufacturing, installation, and transportation of power equipment, burs and metal particles can be inevitably left inside, and they can cause corona discharge. Fundamental investigation of the corona discharge mechanism is essential to monitor partial discharge signals in environmentally friendly power equipment. This paper applies the fluid model to investigate the discharge mechanism of C4F7N–CO2 and C4F7N–N2 mixtures in negative point-plane corona discharge. A 2D axisymmetric model combines the drift-diffusion equations for electrons, positive ions, and negative ions and Poisson’s equation to study the process of dynamics. The gas is a mixture of C4F7N (5%, 7%, or 13%) and CO2 or N2 (95%, 93%, or 87%). The rise time of the first discharge pulse in C4F7N–CO2 and C4F7N–N2 mixtures is about 0.1 ns. The interval time between the first and the second pulse in the 5% C4F7N–95%CO2 mixture is about 1.5 times longer than that in the 5% C4F7N–95% N2 mixture. When the C4F7N content is 7% and 13%, the interval time between the first and second pulses in C4F7N–CO2 mixtures is about 2 and 3 times longer than those in C4F7N–N2 mixtures, respectively. The suppression regions in C4F7N–CO2 mixtures are larger than those in corresponding C4F7N–N2 mixtures. The total number of electrons, positive ions, and negative ions in C4F7N–CO2 mixtures is higher than that in C4F7N–N2 mixtures, while the reduced electric field in C4F7N–CO2 mixtures is smaller than that in C4F7N–N2 mixtures.
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- 2022
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9. Glycerol Monolaurate to Ameliorate Efficacy of Inactivated Pseudorabies Vaccine
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Qinghai Ren, Xiaobo Wang, Qingqing Gao, Gaiqin Wang, Xiaochen Chen, Chunxue Liu, Song Gao, and Yubao Li
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glycerol monolaurate ,pseudorabies virus ,inactivated vaccine ,immune enhancement ,weaned piglets ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
The present study is aimed to evaluate the effect of glycerol monolaurate (GML) on the growth performance and immune enhancement of pseudorabies virus (PRV)-inactivated vaccine in the early-weaned piglets. One hundred and twenty-five 28-day-old weaned piglets were randomly assigned to a control group (CON, no vaccine and no challenge), challenge control group (C-CON), inactivated PRV vaccine group (IPV), IPV + 500 mg/kg GML group (L-GML), and IPV + 1,000 mg/kg GML group (H-GML) during the entire 28-day experimental period. All the data analyses were performed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple comparisons. Our results showed that the final weight, average daily gain (ADG), and average daily feed intake (ADFI) of H-GML were the highest in each group, and F/G of H-GML was increased but there was no significant difference with CON (p > 0.05). Levels of PRV glycoprotein B (gB) antibody and immunoglobulin in serum of L-GML and H-GML were higher than those of IPV, but only gB antibody levels and immunoglobulin G (IgG) in H-GML were significantly increased (p < 0.05). Compared with IPV, the contents of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in serum of L-GML (TNF-α and IL-1β: p > 0.05, IL-6: p < 0.05, respectively) and H-GML (p < 0.01, both) were all decreased, and the content of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in H-GML was increased (p > 0.05). Furthermore, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) experiments proved that L-GML and H-GML were both superior to IPV in inhibiting the expression of TNF-α (p < 0.01), IL-6 (p > 0.05), and IL-1β (p < 0.01) mRNAs and promoting the expression of IL-10 mRNA (L-GML: p > 0.05, H-GML: p < 0.05, respectively) in the superficial inguinal lymph nodes. Histopathological examination found mild congestion in the lung and inguinal lymph nodes of IPV, while the tissues (brain, lung, and inguinal lymph nodes) of L-GML and H-GML were the same as CON with no obvious lesions. The above results indicate that GML may improve the growth performance of weaned piglets and enhance the immunity of PRV-inactivated vaccine by increasing the levels of PRV gB antibody and immunoglobulin and regulating cytokine levels.
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- 2022
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10. Genome-wide identification of bHLH transcription factors: Discovery of a candidate regulator related to flavonoid biosynthesis in Erigeron breviscapus
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Qingqing Gao, Wanling Song, Xia Li, Chunfan Xiang, Geng Chen, Guisheng Xiang, Xiangyu Liu, Guanghui Zhang, Xiaoning Li, Shengchao Yang, Chenxi Zhai, and Yan Zhao
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EbbHLH80 ,flavonoids ,bHLH transcription factors ,anthocyanins ,Erigeron breviscapus ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
Erigeron breviscapus is a Compositae plant, and its rich flavonoids have shown strong preventative and curative effects in the treatment of cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases. bHLH genes play a crucial role in plant growth and development. There are 116 EbbHLH genes in E. breviscapus, and each gene has been named based on its chromosome location. Our phylogenetic analysis divided these genes into 18 subfamilies. To further investigate its function, EbbHLH80 was isolated from E. breviscapus leaves. Next, transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of tobacco leaves were performed. Among 421 differentially accumulated compounds, 98 flavonoids were identified. In addition, differentially expressed genes were identified using RNA-seq, and further analysis suggested that EbbHLH80-OE could not only regulate the expression of some structural genes in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway to achieve flavonoid accumulation but also be involved in the regulation of a series of downstream pathways, such as stress response, ABA and ethylene signal transduction, to affect plant growth and development. The results of our analysis provide new insights into the function of EbbHLH80 and lay the foundation for future functional studies on E. breviscapus.
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- 2022
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11. Same Dosages of rPRV/XJ5-gI−/gE−/TK− Prototype Vaccine or Bartha-K61 Vaccine Similarly Protects Growing Pigs Against Lethal Challenge of Emerging vPRV/XJ-5 Strain
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Qinghai Ren, Lin Li, Haochun Pan, Xiaobo Wang, Qingqing Gao, Changchao Huan, Jin Wang, Wei Zhang, Luyao Jiang, Song Gao, Yan Kai, and Changhai Chen
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pseudorabies ,variant pseudorabies virus ,Bartha-K61 vaccine ,rPRV/XJ5-gI−/gE−/TK− prototype vaccine ,efficacy ,growing pigs ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Variant pseudorabies viruses (vPRV) have constantly emerged in China since late 2011. In the present study, a 1 × 106.0 TCID50 per-animal dosage of a commercially available Bartha-K61 vaccine and an rPRV/XJ5-gI−/gE−/TK− prototype vaccine freshly extracted from the vPRV/XJ-5 at the same dose were administered to evaluate the immune effectiveness thereof on growing pigs to prevent lethal strikes caused by vPRV/XJ-5. The results suggest that the Bartha-K61 vaccine at a dose of 1 × 106.0 TCID50 per animal and the same dosage of the rPRV/XJ5-gI−/gE−/TK− prototype vaccine protected growing pigs against the lethal challenge of vPRV/XJ-5 strain with 100% survive rate. Furthermore, the outcome of the clinical score, virus shedding, weight gain, and viral loads in different pig tissues in these two groups demonstrates that either the Bartha-K61 vaccine or the rPRV/XJ5-gI−/gE−/TK− prototype vaccine at the same dose exhibited parallel efficacy in pigs against the lethal challenge with the XJ-5 strain of vPRV.
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- 2022
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12. EbMYBP1, a R2R3-MYB transcription factor, promotes flavonoid biosynthesis in Erigeron breviscapus
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Yan Zhao, Guanghui Zhang, Qingyan Tang, Wanling Song, Qingqing Gao, Guisheng Xiang, Xia Li, Guanze Liu, Wei Fan, Xiaoning Li, Shengchao Yang, and Chenxi Zhai
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Erigeron breviscapus ,MYB transcription factor ,flavonoid biosynthesis ,secondary metabolism ,scutellarin ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
Erigeron breviscapus, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, is enriched in flavonoids that are beneficial to human health. While we know that R2R3-MYB transcription factors (TFs) are crucial to flavonoid pathway, the transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in E. breviscapus has not been fully elucidated. Here, EbMYBP1, a R2R3-MYB transcription factor, was uncovered as a regulator involved in the regulation of flavonoid accumulation. Transcriptome and metabolome analysis revealed that a large group of genes related to flavonoid biosynthesis were significantly changed, accompanied by significantly increased concentrations of the flavonoid in EbMYBP1-OE transgenic tobacco compared with the wild-type (WT). In vitro and in vivo investigations showed that EbMYBP1 participated in flavonoid biosynthesis, acting as a nucleus-localized transcriptional activator and activating the transcription of flavonoid-associated genes like FLS, F3H, CHS, and CHI by directly binding to their promoters. Collectively, these new findings are advancing our understanding of the transcriptional regulation that modulates the flavonoid biosynthesis.
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- 2022
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13. Association and Effectiveness of PAX1 Methylation and HPV Viral Load for the Detection of Cervical High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
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Mingzhu Li, Chao Zhao, Yun Zhao, Jingran Li, Xiaobo Zhang, Wei Zhang, Qingqing Gao, and Lihui Wei
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high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion ,PAX1 ,methylation ,high risk human papillomavirus ,viral load ,Medicine - Abstract
Background: PAX1 methylation (PAX1m) and HPV viral load (VL) have been reported to detect cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), but the relationship between them is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between HPV VL and PAX1m and its effectiveness in predicting cervical lesions. (2) Methods: A total of 476 women referred to colposcopy for abnormal cervical screening at the Peking University People’s Hospital between November 2020 and November 2021 were enrolled. PAX1m and HPV VL were determined by QMSP and BMRT-HPV reports type-specific VL/10,000 cells, respectively. (3) Results: PAX1m was significantly increased in HSIL, especially in cervical cancer, but there was no significant difference between cervical intraepithelial neoplasms 1(CIN1) and CIN2. However, HPV VL significantly differed between CIN1 and CIN2 but not between CIN3 and cervical cancer. In general, PAX1m positively correlated with all hrHPV VL, mainly in the HPV16/18 VL (p < 0.001), but had no relationship with the other 12 types of hrHPV VL. PAX1m had the highest specificity in diagnosing CIN2+, followed by HPV16/18 VL, which are higher than cytology ≥ASCUS. (4) Conclusions: Hypermethylation of PAX1 is associated with high HPV VL, especially HPV16/18, and both present advantageous specificity in detecting CIN2+.
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- 2022
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14. An Inter‐Supplementary Biohybrid System Based on Natural Killer Cells for the Combinational Immunotherapy and Virotherapy of Cancer
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Li Ding, Qingqing Gao, Zhuobin Xu, Liangliang Cai, Sujuan Chen, Xinyue Zhang, Peng Cao, and Gang Chen
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anticancer immunity ,cell carriers ,natural killer cells ,oncolytic adenovirus ,tumor‐targeted delivery ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Oncolytic adenoviruses (Ads) have gained great attention in cancer therapy because they cause direct cytolytic infection and indirectly induce antitumor immunity. However, their efficacy is compromised by host antiviral immune response, poor tumor delivery, and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, a natural killer (NK) cell‐mediated Ad delivery system (Ad@NK) is generated by harnessing the merits of the two components for combinational immunotherapy and virotherapy of cancer. In this biohybrid system, NK cells with a tumor‐homing tropism act as bioreactors and shelters for the loading, protection, replication, amplification, and release of Ads, thereby leading to a highly efficient systemic tumor‐targeted delivery. As feedback, Ad infection offers NK cells an enhanced antitumor immunity by activating type I interferon signaling in a STAT4‐granzyme B‐dependent manner. Moreover, it is found that the Ad@NK system can relieve immunosuppression in the TME by promoting the maturation of dendritic cells and the polarization of macrophages to M1 phenotype. Both in vitro and in vivo data indicate the excellent antitumor and antimetastatic functions of Ad@NKs by destroying tumor cells, inducing immunogenic cell death, and immunomodulating TME. This work provides a clinical basis for improved oncolytic virotherapy in combination with NK cell therapy based on the inter‐supplementary biohybrid system.
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- 2022
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15. Deletion of the c2515 and c2516 Genes Affects Iron Uptake and Virulence of APEC O1 Strain E516
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Qingqing Gao, Xi Li, Senyan Su, Lei Yang, and Song Gao
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avian pathogenic Escherichia coli ,iron transport genes ,mutant ,iron uptake ,virulence ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), widely spread among poultry, is well-known to cause colibacillosis in chickens, which results in significant losses in poultry industry. The ability to uptake iron in the extra-intestinal environment is prerequisite for APEC survival. For adaptation to the low-iron environments, the bacteria have evolved multiple iron acquisition systems to ensure optimal iron uptake. However, many components of these iron acquisition pathways are still not clearly known. An in silico analysis of the genome of a septicemic APEC O1 strain E516 identified two putative iron transport genes homologous to the c2515 and c2516 genes from uropathogenic E. coli CFT073. In this study, we constructed the single and double gene deletion mutants, and studied their biological characteristic and pathogenic traits through in vitro and in vivo assays. Reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) analyses demonstrated that the mutations destroying the reading frame of the target genes abolished their transcription. Deletion of the single or double genes of c2515 and c2516 in APEC E516 weakened its ability to produce siderophore. Consistently, the mutants exhibited growth defect under iron-depleted conditions and the intracellular iron levels in the mutants were decreased in comparison with that of the wild-type (WT). Cell infection assays showed that the iron uptake defective mutants were more easily eliminated by the macrophage. Inactivation of the c2515 and c2516 genes affected bacterial colonization of chicken tissues, as well as the 50% lethal dose levels compared with the WT strain. Moreover, the expression levels of several iron uptake-related genes were significantly decreased in the double-deletion mutant. In total, the c2515 and c2516 may involve in siderophore-mediated iron uptake and participate in the pathogenesis of APEC O1 strain E516.
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- 2021
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16. Oncogenic State and Cell Identity Combinatorially Dictate the Susceptibility of Cells within Glioma Development Hierarchy to IGF1R Targeting
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Anhao Tian, Bo Kang, Baizhou Li, Biying Qiu, Wenhong Jiang, Fangjie Shao, Qingqing Gao, Rui Liu, Chengwei Cai, Rui Jing, Wei Wang, Pengxiang Chen, Qinghui Liang, Lili Bao, Jianghong Man, Yan Wang, Yu Shi, Jin Li, Minmin Yang, Lisha Wang, Jianmin Zhang, Simon Hippenmeyer, Junming Zhu, Xiuwu Bian, Ying‐Jie Wang, and Chong Liu
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cancer cell of origin ,glioma ,IGF1R ,lineage tracing ,mosaic analysis with double markers (MADM) ,neural stem cells (NSCs) ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Glioblastoma is the most malignant cancer in the brain and currently incurable. It is urgent to identify effective targets for this lethal disease. Inhibition of such targets should suppress the growth of cancer cells and, ideally also precancerous cells for early prevention, but minimally affect their normal counterparts. Using genetic mouse models with neural stem cells (NSCs) or oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) as the cells‐of‐origin/mutation, it is shown that the susceptibility of cells within the development hierarchy of glioma to the knockout of insulin‐like growth factor I receptor (IGF1R) is determined not only by their oncogenic states, but also by their cell identities/states. Knockout of IGF1R selectively disrupts the growth of mutant and transformed, but not normal OPCs, or NSCs. The desirable outcome of IGF1R knockout on cell growth requires the mutant cells to commit to the OPC identity regardless of its development hierarchical status. At the molecular level, oncogenic mutations reprogram the cellular network of OPCs and force them to depend more on IGF1R for their growth. A new‐generation brain‐penetrable, orally available IGF1R inhibitor harnessing tumor OPCs in the brain is also developed. The findings reveal the cellular window of IGF1R targeting and establish IGF1R as an effective target for the prevention and treatment of glioblastoma.
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17. ClbG in Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Contributes to Meningitis Development in a Mouse Model
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Peili Wang, Jiaxiang Zhang, Yanfei Chen, Haoran Zhong, Heng Wang, Jianji Li, Guoqiang Zhu, Pengpeng Xia, Luying Cui, Jun Li, Junsheng Dong, Qingqing Gao, and Xia Meng
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colibactin ,clbG ,Escherichia coli meningitis ,APEC ,Medicine - Abstract
Colibactin is a complex secondary metabolite that leads to genotoxicity that interferes with the eukaryotic cell cycle. It plays an important role in many diseases, including neonatal mouse sepsis and meningitis. Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is responsible for several diseases in the poultry industry and may threaten human health due to its potential zoonosis. In this study, we confirmed that clbG was necessary for the APEC XM strain to produce colibactin. The deletion of clbG on APEC XM contributed to lowered γH2AX expression, no megalocytosis, and no cell cycle arrest in vitro. None of the 4-week Institute of Cancer Research mice infected with the APEC XM ΔclbG contracted meningitis or displayed weakened clinical symptoms. Fewer histopathological lesions were observed in the APEC XM ΔclbG group. The bacterial colonization of tissues and the relative expression of cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α) in the brains decreased significantly in the APEC XM ΔclbG group compared to those in the APEC XM group. The tight junction proteins (claudin-5, occludin, and ZO-1) were not significantly destroyed in APEC XM ΔclbG group in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, clbG is necessary for the synthesis of the genotoxin colibactin and affects the development of APEC meningitis in mice.
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- 2021
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18. Evaluation of the Efficacy and Cross-Protective Immunity of Live-Attenuated Chimeric PCV1-2b Vaccine Against PCV2b and PCV2d Subtype Challenge in Pigs
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Changchao Huan, Mingyu Fan, Qingru Cheng, Xiaobo Wang, Qingqing Gao, Wanbin Wang, Song Gao, and Xiufan Liu
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live-attenuated chimeric porcine circovirus 1-2b ,porcine circovirus 2b ,porcine circovirus 2d ,cross-protective immunity ,vaccine ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) commercial vaccines are either inactivated PCV2 isolates or subunit vaccine based on the Cap protein of PCV2. Currently, no live-attenuated vaccines are yet available. Although the predominant circulating subtype worldwide is PCV2b, the emerging PCV2d subtype is also increasingly associated with PCV disease. In this study, piglets were inoculated with a live-attenuated chimeric PCV1-2b vaccine before challenged with PCV2b and PCV2d isolates. Thirty-two piglets were randomly divided into seven groups: negative (sham-vaccinated, sham-challenged), VAC+PCV2b (PCV1-2b vaccinated, PCV2b-challenged), VAC+PCV2d (PCV1-2b vaccinated, PCV2d-challenged), CHAL+PCV2b (sham-vaccinated, PCV2b-challenged), CHAL+PCV2d (sham-vaccinated, PCV2d-challenged), CV+PCV2b (commercial-vaccinated, PCV2b-challenged), and CV+PCV2d (commercial-vaccinated, PCV2d-challenged). The results showed that vaccinated challenged groups demonstrated high levels of anti-PCV2 antibody and reduced PCV2b and PCV2d loads both in serum and nasal swabs compared with the challenge-only groups. PCV2 DNA was detected in the superficial inguinal lymph nodes of only one pig in each of the VAC+PCV2b and VAC+PCV2d groups (group mean values, 101.81 and 101.77 genomic copies/g, respectively), which was significantly lower than those in CHAL+PCV2b and CHAL+PCV2d animals (group mean values, 1011.65 and 1010.60 genomic copies/g, respectively; P < 0.01). In addition, PCV2 DNA in each of the VAC+PCV2b and VAC+PCV2d groups was significantly lower than those in CV+PCV2b and CV+PCV2d animals (group mean values, 108.47 and 108.34 genomic copies/g, respectively; P < 0.01), indicating that the live-attenuated PCV1-2b vaccine was more effective than commercial vaccine. The live-attenuated PCV1-2b vaccine was effective in reducing PCV2b/PCV2d viremia, shedding, and tissue viral loads in vaccinated challenged pigs compared with challenge-only piglets, indicating that the PCV1-2b prototype vaccine is a good candidate for a live-attenuated vaccine against both PCV2b and PCV2d subtypes. And we first revealed that the live-attenuated PCV1-2b vaccine could protect piglets from challenge with either PCV2b or PCV2d equivalently.
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19. Aerobactin synthesis genes iucA and iucC contribute to the pathogenicity of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli O2 strain E058.
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Jielu Ling, Haizhu Pan, Qingqing Gao, Liping Xiong, Yefei Zhou, Debao Zhang, Song Gao, and Xiufan Liu
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Aerobactin genes are known to be present in virulent strains and absent from avirulent strains, but contributions of iucC and iucA, which are involved in aerobactin synthesis, to the pathogenicity of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) have not been clarified. In this study, effects of double mutants (iucA/iutA or iucC/iutA) compared to those of single mutants (iucA, iucC or iutA) of aerobactin genes on the virulence of APEC strain E058 were examined both in vitro (aerobactin production, ingestion into HD-11 cells, survival in chicken serum) and in vivo (competitive growth against parental strain, colonization and persistence). In competitive co-infection assays, compared to the E058 parental strain, the E058ΔiucA mutant was significantly reduced in the liver, kidney, spleen (all P
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20. EbbHLH80 Enhances Salt Responses by Up-Regulating Flavonoid Accumulation and Modulating ROS Levels
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Zhao, Qingqing Gao, Xia Li, Chunfan Xiang, Ruolan Li, Hongchun Xie, Jia Liu, Xiaoning Li, Guanghui Zhang, Shengchao Yang, Yanli Liang, Chenxi Zhai, and Yan
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EbbHLH80 ,salt tolerance ,flavonoids ,ROS ,stress-responsive genes ,Erigeron breviscapus - Abstract
bHLH transcription factors are involved in multiple aspects of plant biology, such as the response to abiotic stress. Erigeron breviscapus is a composite plant, and its rich flavonoids have strong preventive and therapeutic effects on cardio cerebral vascular disease. EbbHLH80, a gene from E. breviscapus that positively regulates flavonoid synthesis, was previously characterized. However, it is unclear whether EbbHLH80 increases flavonoid accumulation, which affects salt tolerance. The function of EbbHLH80 in transgenic tobacco seeds was identified by phylogenetic analysis and metabolome-transcriptome analysis. We investigated the role of EbbHLH80 in salt stress response. Our results showed that the expression of EbbHLH80 increased following salt treatment. Integrating the metabolome and transcriptome analysis of EbbHLH80-OE and Yunyan 87 (WT) seeds, we identified several genes and metabolites related to flavonoid biosynthesis and salt stress. Moreover, EbbHLH80-OE plants displayed higher salt tolerance than wild-type plants during seed germination and seedling growth. After salt treatment, transgenic tobacco had significantly lower levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) than WT, with enhanced levels of antioxidant enzyme expression. Altogether, our results demonstrated that EbbHLH80 might be a positive regulator, promoting salt tolerance by modulating ROS scavenging and increasing stress-responsive genes.
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21. Study on the effect of licochalcone A on intestinal flora in type 2 diabetes mellitus mice based on 16S rRNA technology.
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Zhonghua Luo, Jing Xu, Qingqing Gao, Zhifang Wang, Mingxiao Hou, and Yunen Liu
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22. Colibactin in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli contributes to the development of meningitis in a mouse model
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Heng Wang, Junsheng Dong, Jianji Li, Jiaxiang Zhang, Qingqing Gao, Xia Meng, Guoqiang Zhu, Pengpeng Xia, Luying Cui, Peili Wang, Yanfei Chen, Haoran Zhong, and Jun Li
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Microbiology (medical) ,animal structures ,mouse model ,Immunology ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Microbiology ,Mice ,In vivo ,Pathogenic Escherichia coli ,Genomic island ,medicine ,Escherichia coli ,clbH ,Animals ,RNA, Messenger ,Escherichia coli Infections ,Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli ,Escherichia coli Proteins ,meningitis ,Colibactin ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,In vitro ,Disease Models, Animal ,Infectious Diseases ,Polyketides ,Parasitology ,Peptides ,Meningitis ,Bacteria ,Research Article ,Research Paper - Abstract
Colibactin is synthesized by a 54-kb genomic island, leads to toxicity in eukaryotic cells, and plays a vital role in many diseases, including neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is speculated to be an armory of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli and can be a potential zoonotic bacterium that threatens human and animal health. In this study, the APEC XM meningitis mouse model was successfully established to investigate the effect of colibactin in in vivo infection. The clbH-deletion mutant strain induced lower γ-H2AX expression, no megalocytosis, and no cell cycle arrest in bEnd.3 cells, which showed that the deletion of clbH decreased the production of colibactin in the APEC XM strain. The deletion of clbH did not affect the APEC XM strain’s ability of adhering to and invading bEnd.3 cells. In vitro, the non-colibactin-producing strain displayed significantly lower serum resistance and it also induced a lower level of cytokine mRNA and few disruptions of tight junction proteins in infected bEnd.3 cells. Meningitis did not occur in APEC ΔclbH-infected mice in vivo, who showed fewer clinical symptoms and fewer lesions on radiological and histopathological analyses. Compared with the APEX XM strain, APEC ΔclbH induced lower bacterial colonization in tissues, lower mRNA expression of cytokines in brain tissues, and slight destruction of the brain blood barrier. These results indicate that clbH is a necessary component for the synthesis of genotoxic colibactin, and colibactin is related to the development of meningitis induced by APEC XM.
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23. An Inter‐Supplementary Biohybrid System Based on Natural Killer Cells for the Combinational Immunotherapy and Virotherapy of Cancer
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Gang Chen, Peng Cao, Li Ding, Sujuan Chen, Liangliang Cai, Xinyue Zhang, Zhuobin Xu, and Qingqing Gao
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Oncolytic adenovirus ,General Chemical Engineering ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Science ,cell carriers ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Breast Neoplasms ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) ,Cell therapy ,Mice ,Immune system ,medicine ,Tumor Microenvironment ,Animals ,Humans ,Immunologic Factors ,General Materials Science ,Virotherapy ,Research Articles ,Oncolytic Virotherapy ,Tumor microenvironment ,Mice, Inbred BALB C ,natural killer cells ,tumor‐targeted delivery ,business.industry ,General Engineering ,Immunotherapy ,Oncolytic virus ,oncolytic adenovirus ,Killer Cells, Natural ,anticancer immunity ,Disease Models, Animal ,Cancer research ,Immunogenic cell death ,Drug Therapy, Combination ,Female ,business ,Research Article - Abstract
Oncolytic adenoviruses (Ads) have gained great attention in cancer therapy because they cause direct cytolytic infection and indirectly induce antitumor immunity. However, their efficacy is compromised by host antiviral immune response, poor tumor delivery, and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, a natural killer (NK) cell‐mediated Ad delivery system (Ad@NK) is generated by harnessing the merits of the two components for combinational immunotherapy and virotherapy of cancer. In this biohybrid system, NK cells with a tumor‐homing tropism act as bioreactors and shelters for the loading, protection, replication, amplification, and release of Ads, thereby leading to a highly efficient systemic tumor‐targeted delivery. As feedback, Ad infection offers NK cells an enhanced antitumor immunity by activating type I interferon signaling in a STAT4‐granzyme B‐dependent manner. Moreover, it is found that the Ad@NK system can relieve immunosuppression in the TME by promoting the maturation of dendritic cells and the polarization of macrophages to M1 phenotype. Both in vitro and in vivo data indicate the excellent antitumor and antimetastatic functions of Ad@NKs by destroying tumor cells, inducing immunogenic cell death, and immunomodulating TME. This work provides a clinical basis for improved oncolytic virotherapy in combination with NK cell therapy based on the inter‐supplementary biohybrid system., A natural killer cell‐based oncolytic adenovirus delivery system is developed by harnessing the merits of the two components for combinational immunotherapy and virotherapy of triple‐negative breast cancer. The powerful therapeutic efficacy of this system against the development and metastasis of tumors demonstrates the great translational potential of this combinational strategy.
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24. ClbG in Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Contributes to Meningitis Development in a Mouse Model
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Jiaxiang Zhang, Pengpeng Xia, Peili Wang, Yanfei Chen, Junsheng Dong, Guoqiang Zhu, Jun Li, Xia Meng, Luying Cui, Haoran Zhong, Qingqing Gao, Jianji Li, and Heng Wang
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Cell cycle checkpoint ,animal structures ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,APEC ,clbG ,Biology ,Cell cycle ,Toxicology ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Occludin ,Article ,In vitro ,Microbiology ,Sepsis ,Escherichia coli meningitis ,In vivo ,Pathogenic Escherichia coli ,medicine ,Medicine ,colibactin ,Meningitis - Abstract
Colibactin is a complex secondary metabolite that leads to genotoxicity that interferes with the eukaryotic cell cycle. It plays an important role in many diseases, including neonatal mouse sepsis and meningitis. Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is responsible for several diseases in the poultry industry and may threaten human health due to its potential zoonosis. In this study, we confirmed that clbG was necessary for the APEC XM strain to produce colibactin. The deletion of clbG on APEC XM contributed to lowered γH2AX expression, no megalocytosis, and no cell cycle arrest in vitro. None of the 4-week Institute of Cancer Research mice infected with the APEC XM ΔclbG contracted meningitis or displayed weakened clinical symptoms. Fewer histopathological lesions were observed in the APEC XM ΔclbG group. The bacterial colonization of tissues and the relative expression of cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α) in the brains decreased significantly in the APEC XM ΔclbG group compared to those in the APEC XM group. The tight junction proteins (claudin-5, occludin, and ZO-1) were not significantly destroyed in APEC XM ΔclbG group in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, clbG is necessary for the synthesis of the genotoxin colibactin and affects the development of APEC meningitis in mice.
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25. Oncogenic State and Cell Identity Combinatorially Dictate the Susceptibility of Cells within Glioma Development Hierarchy to IGF1R Targeting
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Chong Liu, Jin Li, Simon Hippenmeyer, Baizhou Li, Wenhong Jiang, Yan Wang, Wei Wang, Jianmin Zhang, Qingqing Gao, Pengxiang Chen, Minmin Yang, Qinghui Liang, Rui Liu, Lisha Wang, Rui Jing, Lili Bao, Biying Qiu, Yu Shi, Chengwei Cai, Xiu-Wu Bian, Ying-Jie Wang, Junming Zhu, Jianghong Man, Fangjie Shao, Bo Kang, and Anhao Tian
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neural stem cells (NSCs) ,General Chemical Engineering ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cell ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,02 engineering and technology ,Biology ,010402 general chemistry ,medicine.disease_cause ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) ,cancer cell of origin ,lineage tracing ,IGF1R ,Glioma ,glioma ,medicine ,General Materials Science ,lcsh:Science ,Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor ,Mutation ,Full Paper ,Cell growth ,Growth factor ,mosaic analysis with double markers (MADM) ,General Engineering ,Full Papers ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,medicine.disease ,Neural stem cell ,0104 chemical sciences ,3. Good health ,body regions ,stomatognathic diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,nervous system ,Cancer cell ,oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) ,Cancer research ,lcsh:Q ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Glioblastoma is the most malignant cancer in the brain and currently incurable. It is urgent to identify effective targets for this lethal disease. Inhibition of such targets should suppress the growth of cancer cells and, ideally also precancerous cells for early prevention, but minimally affect their normal counterparts. Using genetic mouse models with neural stem cells (NSCs) or oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) as the cells‐of‐origin/mutation, it is shown that the susceptibility of cells within the development hierarchy of glioma to the knockout of insulin‐like growth factor I receptor (IGF1R) is determined not only by their oncogenic states, but also by their cell identities/states. Knockout of IGF1R selectively disrupts the growth of mutant and transformed, but not normal OPCs, or NSCs. The desirable outcome of IGF1R knockout on cell growth requires the mutant cells to commit to the OPC identity regardless of its development hierarchical status. At the molecular level, oncogenic mutations reprogram the cellular network of OPCs and force them to depend more on IGF1R for their growth. A new‐generation brain‐penetrable, orally available IGF1R inhibitor harnessing tumor OPCs in the brain is also developed. The findings reveal the cellular window of IGF1R targeting and establish IGF1R as an effective target for the prevention and treatment of glioblastoma., Using genetic mouse models with NSCs or OPCs as the glioma cells‐of‐origin/mutation, it is shown that desirable outcomes of IGF1R knockout on cell growth require mutant cells with the development hierarchy to commit to the OPC identity. The findings herein identify the cellular window of IGF1R targeting, and firmly establish IGF1R as an effective target for glioma prevention and treatment.
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26. SodA Contributes to the Virulence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O2 Strain E058 in Experimentally Infected Chickens
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Xiaobo Wang, Zhengqin Ye, Qingqing Gao, Song Gao, Jinbiao Liu, and Le Xia
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animal structures ,040301 veterinary sciences ,Virulence Factors ,Mutant ,Virulence ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Biology ,Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Microbiology ,Virulence factor ,0403 veterinary science ,03 medical and health sciences ,Bacterial Proteins ,Phagocytosis ,Pathogenic Escherichia coli ,Stress, Physiological ,Escherichia coli ,Animals ,Molecular Biology ,Pathogen ,Escherichia coli Infections ,Poultry Diseases ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,Bacterial disease ,Microbial Viability ,Superoxide Dismutase ,Gene Expression Profiling ,Genetic Complementation Test ,Wild type ,food and beverages ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Hydrogen Peroxide ,biology.organism_classification ,Complementation ,Oxidative Stress ,Biofilms ,bacteria ,Chickens ,Gene Deletion ,Research Article - Abstract
Strains of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), the common pathogen of avian colibacillosis, encounter reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the infection process. Superoxide dismutases (SODs), acting as antioxidant factors, can protect against ROS-mediated host defenses. Our previous reports showed that the sodA gene (encoding a Mn-cofactor-containing SOD [MnSOD]) is highly expressed during the septicemic infection process of APEC. sodA has been proven to be a virulence factor of certain pathogens, but its role in the pathogenicity of APEC has not been fully identified. In this study, we deleted the sodA gene from the virulent APEC O2 strain E058 and examined the in vitro and in vivo phenotypes of the mutant. The sodA mutant was more sensitive to hydrogen peroxide in terms of both its growth and viability than was the wild type. The ability to form a biofilm was weakened in the sodA mutant. The sodA mutant was significantly more easily phagocytosed by chicken macrophages than was the wild-type strain. Chicken infection assays revealed significantly attenuated virulence of the sodA mutant compared with the wild type at 24 h postinfection. The virulence phenotype was restored by complementation of the sodA gene. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR revealed that the inactivation of sodA reduced the expression of oxidative stress response genes katE, perR, and osmC but did not affect the expression of sodB and sodC. Taken together, our studies indicate that SodA is important for oxidative resistance and virulence of APEC E058. IMPORTANCE Avian colibacillosis, caused by strains of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli, is a major bacterial disease of severe economic significance to the poultry industry worldwide. The virulence mechanisms of APEC are not completely understood. This study investigated the influence of an antioxidant protein, SodA, on the phenotype and pathogenicity of APEC O2 strain E058. This is the first report demonstrating that SodA plays an important role in protecting a specific APEC strain against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress and contributes to the virulence of this pathotype strain. Identification of this virulence factor will enhance our knowledge of APEC pathogenic mechanisms, which is crucial for designing successful strategies against associated infections and transmission.
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27. Numerical simulation of the Trichel pulse characteristics in SF6/N2 gas mixtures.
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Qingqing Gao, Xiaohua Wang, Kazimierz Adamiak, Aijun Yang, Dingxin Liu, Mingzhe Rong, and Jiawei Zhang
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POISSON'S equation , *GAS mixtures , *ELECTRIC discharges , *COMPUTER simulation , *ELECTRIC fields , *ELECTRON diffusion - Abstract
The paper presents the results of a numerical simulation of the effects of N2 on the characteristics of Trichel pulses in SF6 at 0.4 MPa. The simulation was performed in a 2D axisymmetric geometry assuming a three species discharge model for the applied voltage on the discharge electrode to be −25 kV. Three drift-diffusion equations coupled with Poisson's equation are considered to determine the dynamic behavior of Trichel pulses and the temporal and spatial distributions of charged species. The reduced ionization coefficient, the reduced attachment coefficient, the electron mobility, and the electron diffusion coefficient of SF6/N2 mixtures are obtained by solving the two-term Boltzmann equations. The content of N2 varies from 20% to 80%. The distribution of three charged species and the reduced electric field at the discharge tip are presented at different instants of time to explain the formation mechanism of the Trichel pulses in SF6/N2 mixtures. The time-dependent current, the total number of electrons, the positive ions, and the negative ions as well as the reduced electric field at the discharge tip under different SF6/N2 mixtures are analyzed to investigate the sensitivities of these properties to the N2 content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Regio- and Stereoselective Polymerization of Diynes with Inorganic Comonomer: A Facile Strategy to Conjugated Poly(p-arylene dihalodiene)s with Processability and Postfunctionalizability.
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Qingqing Gao, Zijie Qiu, Elsegood, Mark R. J., Ming Chen, Jianguo Wang, Kwok, Ryan T. K., Lam, Jacky W. Y., and Ben Zhong Tang
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STEREOSELECTIVE reactions , *POLYMERIZATION , *CONJUGATED polymers , *HEATING , *SOLUBILITY - Abstract
Development of new methodologies for synthesizing polymers with novel structures and unique properties is a fundamentally important area in polymer science. Herein, a novel synthetic strategy to conjugated poly(p-arylene dihalodiene)s (PADs) with high regio- and stereoselectivity was developed. In the presence of PdBr2 and CuBr2, the polymerizations of terminal alkynes proceeded smoothly in air without heating to generate PADs in high yields (up to 95.3%) with high molecular weights (Mw up to 915 900). Low-cost inorganic CuBr2 played dual roles as cocatalyst and comonomer. The PADs possessed good solubility and film-forming ability. Their thin films exhibited high refractive indices (1.7149-1.7245) and would be fabricated into well-resolved fluorescent photopatterns by photolithography. Thanks to the vinyl bromine functionality, the PADs could undergo efficient postmodification to afford polymers with more sophisticated structures and applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Research on modeling and fault analysis of permanent magnet operating mechanism of vacuum circuit breaker.
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Xi Li, Xiaohua Wang, Mingzhe Rong, Qingqing Gao, Yuwei Fu, Nan Yin, and Sha Liu
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30. Optimization design on step-shape cushioning for hydraulic operating mechanism of high voltage circuit breakers.
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Qingqing Gao, Xiaohua Wang, Mingzhe Rong, Yuwei Fu, and Xi Li
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31. Relationship between time-frequency representation of PD-induced UHF signal and PD current pulse.
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Xi Li, Xiaohua Wang, Mingzhe Rong, Dingli Xie, Yuwei Fu, Qingqing Gao, and Nan Yin
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32. Fault simulation and diagnosis of high speed hydraulic operating mechanism of high voltage circuit breakers.
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Qingqing Gao, Xiaohua Wang, Mingzhe Rong, Kang Yang, Yuwei Fu, and Xi Li
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33. Mechanisms of learning and memory about multi-model perception information.
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Yuqing Peng, Qingqing Gao, Shi Qiao, and Tiejun Li
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34. Super-stretchable, Transparent Carbon Nanotube-Based Capacitive Strain Sensors for Human Motion Detection.
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Le Cai, Li Song, Pingshan Luan, Qiang Zhang, Nan Zhang, Qingqing Gao, Duan Zhao, Xiao Zhang, Min Tu, Feng Yang, Wenbin Zhou, Qingxia Fan, Jun Luo, Weiya Zhou, Ajayan, Pulickel M., and Sishen Xie
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CARBON nanotubes ,STRAIN sensors ,DETECTORS ,RESPIRATION ,ELECTRONIC equipment - Abstract
Realization of advanced bio-interactive electronic devices requires mechanically compliant sensors with the ability to detect extremely large strain. Here, we design a new multifunctional carbon nanotube (CNT) based capacitive strain sensors which can detect strains up to 300% with excellent durability even after thousands of cycles. The CNT-based strain gauge devices exhibit deterministic and linear capacitive response throughout the whole strain range with a gauge factor very close to the predicted value (strictly 1), representing the highest sensitivity value. The strain tests reveal the presented strain gauge with excellent dynamic sensing ability without overshoot or relaxation, and ultrafast response at sub-second scale. Coupling these superior sensing capabilities to the high transparency, physical robustness and flexibility, we believe the designed stretchable multifunctional CNT-based strain gauge may have various potential applications in human friendly and wearable smart electronics, subsequently demonstrated by our prototypical data glove and respiration monitor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. RfaH Promotes the Ability of the Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O2 Strain E058 To Cause Avian Colibacillosis.
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Qingqing Gao, Huiqing Xu, Xiaobo Wang, Debao Zhang, Zhengqin Ye, Song Gao, and Xiufan Liu
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ESCHERICHIA coli , *ESCHERICHIA coli diseases , *SEPSIS , *PERICARDITIS , *PHENOTYPES , *BACTERICIDAL action - Abstract
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) infection causes avian colibacillosis, which refers to any localized or systemic infection, such as acute fatal septicemia or subacute pericarditis and airsacculitis. The RfaH transcriptional regulator in E. coli is known to regulate a number of phenotypic traits. The direct effect of RfaH on the virulence of APEC has not been investigated yet. Our results showed that the inactivation of rfaH significantly decreased the virulence of APEC E058. The attenuation was assessed by in vivo and in vitro assays, including chicken infection assays, an ingestion and intracellular survival assay, and a bactericidal assay with serum complement. The virulence phenotype was restored to resemble that of the wild type by complementation of the rfaH gene in trans. The results of the quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis and animal system infection experiments indicated that the deletion of rfaH correlated with decreased virulence of the APEC E058 strain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Roles of iron acquisition systems in virulence of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli: salmochelin and aerobactin contribute more to virulence than heme in a chicken infection model.
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Qingqing Gao, Xiaobo Wang, Huiqing Xu, Yaya Xu, Jielu Ling, Debao Zhang, Song Gao, and Xiufan Liu
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Background: Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) and uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) are the two main subsets of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). Both types have multiple iron acquisition systems, including heme and siderophores. Although iron transport systems involved in the pathogenesis of APEC or UPEC have been documented individually in corresponding animal models, the contribution of these systems during simultaneous APEC and UPEC infection is not well described. To determine the contribution of each individual iron acquisition system to the virulence of APEC and UPEC, isogenic mutants affecting iron uptake in APEC E058 and UPEC U17 were constructed and compared in a chicken challenge model. Results: Salmochelin-defective mutants E058δiroD and U17δiroD showed significantly decreased pathogenicity compared to the wild-type strains. Aerobactin defective mutants E058δiucD and U17δiucD demonstrated reduced colonization in several internal organs, whereas the heme defective mutants E058δchuT and U17δchuT colonized internal organs to the same extent as their wild-type strains. The triple mutant δchuTδiroDδiucD in both E058 and U17 showed decreased pathogenicity compared to each of the single mutants. The histopathological lesions in visceral organs of birds challenged with the wild-type strains were more severe than those from birds challenged with δiroD, δiucD or the triple mutants. Conversely, chickens inoculated with the δchuT mutants had lesions comparable to those in chickens inoculated with the wild-type strains. However, no significant differences were observed between the mutants and the wild-type strains in resistance to serum, cellular invasion and intracellular survival in HD-11, and growth in iron-rich or iron-restricted medium. Conclusions: Results indicated that APEC and UPEC utilize similar iron acquisition mechanisms in chickens. Both salmochelin and aerobactin systems appeared to be important in APEC and UPEC virulence, while salmochelin contributed more to the virulence. Heme bounded by ChuT in the periplasm appeared to be redundant in this model, indicating that other periplasmic binding proteins likely contributed to the observed no phenotype for the heme uptake mutant. No differences were observed between the mutants and their wild-type parents in other phenotypic traits, suggesting that other virulence mechanisms compensate for the effect of the mutations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. SodA Contributes to the Virulence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O2 Strain E058 in Experimentally Infected Chickens.
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Qingqing Gao, Le Xia, Xiaobo Wang, Zhengqin Ye, Jinbiao Liu, and Song Gao
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Strains of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), the common pathogen of avian colibacillosis, encounter reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the infection process. Superoxide dismutases (SODs), acting as antioxidant factors, can protect against ROS-mediated host defenses. Our previous reports showed that the sodA gene (encoding a Mn-cofactor-containing SOD [MnSOD]) is highly expressed during the septicemic infection process of APEC. sodA has been proven to be a virulence factor of certain pathogens, but its role in the pathogenicity of APEC has not been fully identified. In this study, we deleted the sodA gene from the virulent APEC O2 strain E058 and examined the in vitro and in vivo phenotypes of the mutant. The sodA mutant was more sensitive to hydrogen peroxide in terms of both its growth and viability than was the wild type. The ability to form a biofilm was weakened in the sodA mutant. The sodA mutant was significantly more easily phagocytosed by chicken macrophages than was the wild-type strain. Chicken infection assays revealed significantly attenuated virulence of the sodA mutant compared with the wild type at 24 h postinfection. The virulence phenotype was restored by complementation of the sodA gene. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR revealed that the inactivation of sodA reduced the expression of oxidative stress response genes katE, perR, and osmC but did not affect the expression of sodB and sodC. Taken together, our studies indicate that SodA is important for oxidative resistance and virulence of APEC E058. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Numerical simulation of negative point-plane corona discharge mechanism in SF6 gas.
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Qingqing Gao, Chunping Niu, Kazimierz Adamiak, Aijun Yang, Mingzhe Rong, and Xiaohua Wang
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MATHEMATICAL models , *CORONA discharge , *AXIAL flow , *HEAT equation , *POISSON processes - Abstract
This paper presents the results of the numerical simulation of negative corona discharge in SF6 at 0.4 Mpa for a point-plane configuration. A 2D axisymmetric model considering three charged species has been investigated with an applied voltage equal to −25 kV. Three drift-diffusion equations coupled with Poisson’s equation were solved simultaneously to obtain the temporal and spatial properties of Trichel pulses. The distributions of charged species at different instants of time and the time-dependent total number of charged species have been determined. The characteristics of current pulses with voltages varying from −24 kV to −27 kV were compared and it has been found that the characteristics of the current magnitude and frequency are similar to those in air. The effects of the model coefficients—the ionization coefficient, the attachment coefficient, the mobility of charged species and the secondary emission coefficient—on the characteristics of current pulses have also been studied to investigate the sensitivities of the pulse parameters to these coefficients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Chemical kinetic modeling and experimental study of SF6 decomposition byproducts in 50 Hz ac point-plane corona discharges.
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Qingqing Gao, Chunping Niu, Xiaohua Wang, Aijun Yang, Yi Wu, Anthony B Murphy, Mingzhe Rong, Xiongxiong Fu, Jialin Liu, and Yubin Xu
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ELECTRIC equipment , *CHEMICAL kinetics - Abstract
Corona (partial) discharges are generated in electrical equipment before faults occur due to insulation defects. The SF6-decomposition byproducts induced by the partial discharge are closely related to the insulation state of electrical equipment, so understanding the decomposition mechanisms of the byproducts is very important. In order to analyze the chemical processes and the generation mechanisms of the products of decomposition, two coupled 0D chemical kinetic models were developed and an experiment platform was established to verify the simulation results. The measured and predicted concentrations of SOF2, SO2F2 and SO2 were compared and found to have a reasonable agreement. The time-dependent generation mechanisms of SOF4 and HF were also predicted by the simulation model. The influence of moisture and oxygen impurities was examined; their presence increased the concentration of most of the decomposition products, with moisture generally having a stronger effect; the main exception is SOF4, whose production is predicted to be inhibited by the presence of moisture. Finally, the dominant pathways involving these five species in the plasma region and the gas region were analyzed to determine the dominant chemical processes for the generation and loss of these decomposition products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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40. Enhanced effect of dimension of receptor-ligand complex and depletion effect on receptor-mediated endocytosis of nanoparticles.
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Ye Liu, Qingqing Gao, Yijun Liu, Chuang Zhao, Zongliang Mao, Lin Hu, and Yanhui Liu
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NANOPARTICLES , *ENDOCYTOSIS , *LIGANDS (Chemistry) , *PHASE diagrams , *DIFFUSION - Abstract
We present an extended analytical model including the depletion effect and the dimension of ligand-receptor complex, aiming to elucidate their influences on endocytosis of spherocylindrical nanoparticles (NPs). It is found that the dimension of ligand-receptor complex (δ) and the depletion effect interrelatedly govern the optimal conditions of NP endocytosis. The endocytosis phase diagram constructed in the space of NP radius and relative aspect ratio indicates that the endocytosis of NP is enhanced evidently by reducing the optimal radius and the threshold radius of endocytosed NP. Meanwhile, through thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of the diffusion of receptors, the dependence of diffusion length on depletion effect and the dimension of ligand-receptor complex can be identified in great detail. For small aspect ratio, diffusion length decreases with increasing concentration c of small bioparticles in cellular environment. Endocytosis speed corresponding to large radius R and high concentration c of small bioparticles strongly depends on the increasing . These results may show some highlights into the conscious design of NPs for diagnostic agents and therapeutic drug delivery applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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41. Roles of iron acquisition systems in virulence of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli: salmochelin and aerobactin contribute more to virulence than heme in a chicken infection model
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Debao Zhang, Xiaobo Wang, Huiqing Xu, Song Gao, Xiufan Liu, Qingqing Gao, Jielu Ling, and Yaya Xu
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APEC, Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli ,Microbiology (medical) ,Siderophore ,animal structures ,Virulence Factors ,Iron ,Mutant ,UPEC, Uropathogenic Escherichia coli ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,Virulence ,Heme ,Biology ,Hydroxamic Acids ,medicine.disease_cause ,Microbiology ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Enterobactin ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chicken challenge model ,Glucosides ,Pathogenic Escherichia coli ,Iron acquisition system ,Escherichia coli ,medicine ,Animals ,Pathogenicity ,Escherichia coli Infections ,Microscopy ,Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli ,Histocytochemistry ,Aerobactin ,Animal Structures ,biology.organism_classification ,Disease Models, Animal ,chemistry ,Salmochelin ,Chickens ,Gene Deletion ,Research Article - Abstract
Background Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) and uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) are the two main subsets of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). Both types have multiple iron acquisition systems, including heme and siderophores. Although iron transport systems involved in the pathogenesis of APEC or UPEC have been documented individually in corresponding animal models, the contribution of these systems during simultaneous APEC and UPEC infection is not well described. To determine the contribution of each individual iron acquisition system to the virulence of APEC and UPEC, isogenic mutants affecting iron uptake in APEC E058 and UPEC U17 were constructed and compared in a chicken challenge model. Results Salmochelin-defective mutants E058ΔiroD and U17ΔiroD showed significantly decreased pathogenicity compared to the wild-type strains. Aerobactin defective mutants E058ΔiucD and U17ΔiucD demonstrated reduced colonization in several internal organs, whereas the heme defective mutants E058ΔchuT and U17ΔchuT colonized internal organs to the same extent as their wild-type strains. The triple mutant ΔchuTΔiroDΔiucD in both E058 and U17 showed decreased pathogenicity compared to each of the single mutants. The histopathological lesions in visceral organs of birds challenged with the wild-type strains were more severe than those from birds challenged with ΔiroD, ΔiucD or the triple mutants. Conversely, chickens inoculated with the ΔchuT mutants had lesions comparable to those in chickens inoculated with the wild-type strains. However, no significant differences were observed between the mutants and the wild-type strains in resistance to serum, cellular invasion and intracellular survival in HD-11, and growth in iron-rich or iron-restricted medium. Conclusions Results indicated that APEC and UPEC utilize similar iron acquisition mechanisms in chickens. Both salmochelin and aerobactin systems appeared to be important in APEC and UPEC virulence, while salmochelin contributed more to the virulence. Heme bounded by ChuT in the periplasm appeared to be redundant in this model, indicating that other periplasmic binding proteins likely contributed to the observed no phenotype for the heme uptake mutant. No differences were observed between the mutants and their wild-type parents in other phenotypic traits, suggesting that other virulence mechanisms compensate for the effect of the mutations.
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42. Calculated rate constants of the chemical reactions involving the main byproducts SO2F, SOF2, SO2F2 of SF6 decomposition in power equipment.
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Yuwei Fu, Mingzhe Rong, Kang Yang, Aijun Yang, Xiaohua Wang, Qingqing Gao, Dingxin Liu, and Anthony B Murphy
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CHEMICAL decomposition ,WASTE products ,ELECTRICAL insulation gases ,QUANTUM chemistry ,CHEMICAL kinetics ,DENSITY functional theory - Abstract
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6 is widely used in electrical equipment as an insulating gas. In the presence of an electric arc, partial discharge (PD) or spark, SF6 dissociation products (such as SF2 , SF3 and SF4 ) react with the unavoidable gas impurities (such as water vapor and oxygen), electrodes and surrounding solid insulation materials, forming several toxic and corrosive byproducts. The main stable decomposition products are SO2 F, SO2 F2 and SOF2 , which have been confirmed experimentally to have a direct relationship with discharge faults, and are thus expected to be useful in the fault diagnosis of power equipment. Various studies have been performed of the main SF6 decomposition species and their concentrations under different types of faults. However, most of the experiments focused on the qualitative analysis of the relationship between the stable products and discharge faults. Although some theoretical research on the formation of main SF6 derivatives have been carried out using chemical kinetics models, the basic data (chemical reactions and their rate constants) adopted in the model are inaccurate and incomplete. The complex chemical reactions of SF6 with the impurities are ignored in most cases. The rate constants of some reactions obtained at ambient temperature or in a narrow temperature range are adopted in the models over a far greater range, for example up to 12 000 K, due to the difficulty in the experimental measurement and theoretical estimation of rate coefficients, particularly at high temperatures. Therefore, improved theoretical models require not only the consideration of additional SF6 decomposition reactions in the presence of impurities but also on improved values of rate constants. This paper is devoted to determining the rate constants of the chemical reactions relating to the main byproducts of SF6 decomposition in SF6 gas-insulated power equipment: SO2 F, SOF2 and SO2 F2 . Quantum chemistry calculations with density functional theory, conventional transition state theory and Wigner’s tunneling effect correction are employed to estimate the rate constants of four important chemical reactions: F + SO2 F → SO2 F2 , F2 + SO2 → SO2 F2 , SO2 F + SF5 → SF6 + SO2 and SOF3 + SF3 → SF4 + SOF2 . The results are derived for a large temperature range, from 300 to 12 000 K, and finally fitted by a three-parameter Arrhenius equation. This work lays a basis for the further study of the SF6 decomposition mechanism by means of chemical kinetics modelling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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43. Dominant particles and reactions in a two-temperature chemical kinetic model of a decaying SF6 arc.
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Xiaohua Wang, Qingqing Gao, Yuwei Fu, Aijun Yang, Mingzhe Rong, Yi Wu, Chunping Niu, and Anthony B Murphy
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CHEMICAL kinetics , *TEMPERATURE effect , *CHEMICAL reactions , *PLASMA gases , *ELECTRIC circuit breakers - Abstract
This paper is devoted to the computation of the non-equilibrium composition of an SF6 plasma, and determination of the dominant particles and reactions, at conditions relevant to high-voltage circuit breakers after current zero (temperatures from 12 000 K to 1000 K and a pressure of 4 atm). The non-equilibrium composition is characterized by departures from both thermal and chemical equilibrium. In thermal non-equilibrium process, the electron temperature (Te) is not equal to the heavy-particle temperature (Th), while for chemical non-equilibrium, a chemical kinetic model is adopted. In order to evaluate the reasonableness and reliability of the non-equilibrium composition, calculation methods for equilibrium composition based on Gibbs free energy minimization and kinetic composition in a one-temperature kinetic model are first considered. Based on the one-temperature kinetic model, a two-temperature kinetic model with the ratio Te/Th varying as a function of the logarithm of electron density ratio (ne/) was established. In this model, T* is introduced to allow a smooth transition between Th and Te and to determine the temperatures for the rate constants. The initial composition in the kinetic models is obtained from the asymptotic composition as infinite time is approached at 12 000 K. The molar fractions of neutral particles and ions in the two-temperature kinetic model are consistent with the equilibrium composition and the composition obtained from the one-temperature kinetic model above 10 000 K, while significant differences appear below 10 000 K. Based on the dependence of the particle distributions on temperature in the two-temperature kinetic model, three temperature ranges, and the dominant particles and reactions in the respective ranges, are determined. The full model is then simplified into three models and the accuracy of the simplified models is assessed. The simplified models reduce the number of species and reactions by a factor of about 2, while providing results that agree closely with the full model. Thus, the physicochemical processes of SF6 arc can be characterized by relatively few species and reactions in each temperature range. It is noted that the simplified models can also be applied to a wide range of pressures, 1–16 atm, conditions which cover most circuit breaker applications. The simplified species and reactions will allow the computing time of multi-dimensional models, taking into account departures from both thermal and chemical equilibrium, to be decreased dramatically while capturing the main physicochemical processes in SF6 arcs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. The Transfer-Messenger RNA-Small Protein B System Plays a Role in Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Pathogenicity.
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Xiaohui Mu, Haixia Huan, Huiqing Xu, Qingqing Gao, Liping Xiong, Ruxia Gao, Song Gao, and Xiufan Liu
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BACTERIAL genetics , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *ESCHERICHIA coli diseases , *RIBOSOMES , *PROTEIN research , *MACROPHAGES - Abstract
Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is capable of colonizing outside of the intestinal tract and evolving into a systemic infection. Avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) is a member of the ExPEC group and causes avian colibacillosis. Transfer-mRNA-small protein B (tmRNA-SmpB)-mediated trans-translation is a bacterial translational control system that directs the modification and degradation of proteins, the biosynthesis of which has stalled or has been interrupted, facilitating the rescue of ribosomes stalled at the 3' ends of defective mRNAs that lack a stop codon. We found that disruption of one, or both, of the smpB or ssrA genes significantly decreased the virulence of the APEC strain E058, as assessed by chicken infection assays. Furthermore, the mutants were obviously attenuated in colonization and persistence assays. The results of quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis indicated that the transcription levels of the transcriptional regulation gene rfaH and the virulence genes kpsM, chuA, and iss were significantly decreased compared to those of the wild-type strain. Macrophage infection assays showed that the mutant strains reduced the replication and/or survival ability in the macrophage HD11 cell line compared to that of the parent strain, E058. However, no significant differences were observed in ingestion by macrophages and in chicken serum resistance between the mutant and the wild-type strains. These data indicate that the tmRNA-SmpB system is important in the pathogenesis of APEC O2 strain E058. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Comparison of virulence factors and expression of specific genes between uropathogenic Escherichia coli and avian pathogenic E. coil in a murine urinary tract infection model and a chicken challenge model.
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Lixiang Zhao, Song Gao, Haixia Huan, Xiaojing Xu, Xiaoping Zhu, Weixia Yang, Qingqing Gao, and Xiufan Liu
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MICROBIAL virulence , *GENE expression , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *URINARY tract infections , *CHICKENS , *ANIMAL models in research , *IRON , *URINARY organ diseases , *ANIMAL diseases , *MICROBIOLOGY - Abstract
The article discusses the study on the difference of virulence factors and gene expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) and avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) in murine urinary tract infection (UTI) and chicken model. The study reveals that UTIs are among the most common diseases worldwide which are acquired through UPEC infections. The capababilities of UPEC to reproduce in the intestine may appear to be the source of other diseases. Some iron-related genes are determined in both UTI and chicken model, showing that iron acquisition is significant for E. coli to survive in the urinary tract. The study also compares the transcriptional event of virulence genes in APEC and UPEC in vivo.
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