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2. Integrated models of blood protein and metabolite enhance the diagnostic accuracy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Xu, Runhao, Wang, Jiongran, Zhu, Qingqing, Zou, Chen, Wei, Zehao, Wang, Hao, Ding, Zian, Meng, Minjie, Wei, Huimin, Xia, Shijin, Wei, Dongqing, Deng, Li, and Zhang, Shulin
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- 2023
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3. CircGSAP alleviates pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension via regulating miR-27a-3p/BMPR2 axis
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Sun, Yuanyuan, Jiang, Rong, Hu, Xiaoyi, Gong, Sugang, Wang, Lan, Wu, Wenhui, Li, Jinling, Kang, Xinyang, Xia, Shijin, Liu, Jinming, Zhao, Qinhua, and Yuan, Ping
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- 2022
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4. The circular RNA circTXNRD1 promoted ambient particulate matter-induced inflammation in human bronchial epithelial cells by regulating miR-892a/COX-2 axis
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Wang, Jian, Zhu, Mengchan, Song, Juan, Zeng, Yingying, Xia, Shijin, Chen, Cuicui, Jin, Meiling, and Song, Yuanlin
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- 2022
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5. The Impact of Abnormal Lipid Metabolism on the Occurrence Risk of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
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Wei, Yaqin, Zhao, Hui, Kalionis, Bill, Huai, Xu, Hu, Xiaoyi, Wu, Wenhui, Jiang, Rong, Gong, Sugang, Wang, Lan, Liu, Jinming, Xia, Shijin, Yuan, Ping, and Zhao, Qinhua
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PULMONARY arterial hypertension ,LIPID metabolism ,FREE fatty acids ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ENDOTHELIN receptors ,REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
The aim was to determine whether lipid molecules can be used as potential biomarkers for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), providing important reference value for early diagnosis and treatment. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry-based lipidomic assays allow for the simultaneous detection of a large number of lipids. In this study, lipid profiling was performed on plasma samples from 69 IPAH patients and 30 healthy controls to compare the levels of lipid molecules in the 2 groups of patients, and Cox regression analysis was used to identify meaningful metrics, along with receiver operator characteristic curves to assess the ability of the lipid molecules to predict the risk of disease in patients. Among the 14 lipid subclasses tested, 12 lipid levels were significantly higher in IPAH patients than in healthy controls. Free fatty acids (FFA) and monoacylglycerol (MAG) were significantly different between IPAH patients and healthy controls. Logistic regression analysis showed that FFA (OR: 1.239, 95%CI: 1.101, 1.394, p < 0.0001) and MAG (OR: 3.711, 95%CI: 2.214, 6.221, p < 0.001) were independent predictors of IPAH development. Among the lipid subclasses, FFA and MAG have potential as biomarkers for predicting the pathogenesis of IPAH, which may improve the early diagnosis of IPAH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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6. Characteristics of Long Noncoding RNAs in the Pancreas of Rats With Acute Pancreatitis
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Xia, Shijin, Lin, Jing, Wang, Ling, Shuang, Xiaoping, Li, Rui, Zhang, Wei, and Zheng, Songbai
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- 2020
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7. Dysfunctional Wnt/β-catenin signaling contributes to blood–brain barrier breakdown in Alzheimer’s disease
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Liu, Lumei, Wan, Wenbin, Xia, Shijin, Kalionis, Bill, and Li, Yaming
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- 2014
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8. Icaritin attenuates cigarette smoke-mediated oxidative stress in human lung epithelial cells via activation of PI3K-AKT and Nrf2 signaling
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Wu, Jinfeng, Xu, Hailin, Wong, Pok Fai, Xia, Shijin, Xu, Jinhua, and Dong, Jingcheng
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- 2014
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9. EGb761 protects against Aβ1-42 oligomer-induced cell damage via endoplasmic reticulum stress activation and Hsp70 protein expression increase in SH-SY5Y cells
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Liu, Lumei, Zhang, Chunyan, Kalionis, Bill, Wan, Wenbin, Murthi, Padma, Chen, Chuan, Li, Yaming, and Xia, Shijin
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- 2016
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10. Potential role of cellular senescence in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Liu, Lumei, Wei, Yaqin, Giunta, Sergio, He, Qinghu, and Xia, Shijin
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CELLULAR aging ,PULMONARY arterial hypertension ,PULMONARY artery diseases ,VASCULAR remodeling ,CHRONIC obstructive pulmonary disease ,PATHOLOGY - Abstract
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and chronic lung vasculature disease characterised by pulmonary vasculature remodelling, including abnormal proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and dysfunctional endothelial cells (ECs). Remodelling of the pulmonary vasculature occurs from maturity to senescence, and it has become apparent that cellular senescence plays a central role in the pathogenesis of various degenerative vascular diseases and pulmonary pathologies. Cellular senescence represents a state of stable proliferative arrest accompanied by the senescence‐associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which entails the copious secretion of proinflammatory signals in the tissue microenvironment. Evidence shows that in PAH patients, higher levels of cytokines, chemokines and inflammatory mediators can be detected and correlate with clinical outcome. Moreover, senescent cells accrue with age in epithelial, endothelial, fibroblastic and immunological compartments within human lungs, and evidence has shown that ECs and PASMCs in lungs from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were characterised by a higher number of senescent cells. However, there is little evidence uncovering the molecular pulmonary vasculature senescence in PAH. Herein, we review the cellular senescence in pulmonary vascular remodelling, and emphasise its importance in PAH. We further introduce some signalling pathways which might be involved in vasculature senescence and PAH, with the intent to discuss the possibility of the PAH therapy via targeting cellular senescence and reduce PAH progression and mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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11. Cold‐inflammaging: When a state of homeostatic‐imbalance associated with aging precedes the low‐grade pro‐inflammatory‐state (inflammaging): Meaning, evolution, inflammaging phenotypes.
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Giunta, Sergio, Wei, Yaqin, Xu, Kangqiao, and Xia, Shijin
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CELLULAR aging ,NATURAL immunity ,OLDER people ,AGING ,INFLAMMATION ,GUT microbiome - Abstract
The age‐related pro‐inflammatory state, discovered and called 'inflammaging' by Franceschi et al. (2000) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of age‐related chronic diseases. A substantial body of data established that inflammaging is accompanied by a '2‐fold to 4‐fold' increase in plasma levels of pro‐inflammatory mediators in healthy elderly people, when compared to the healthy adult population. This review focuses on the pre‐inflammaging phase, here we reported as 'cold‐inflammaging', a state where plasma levels of cytokines are slightly increased, but below the lower limit of 2‐fold increase established for inflammaging. Slightly altered cytokine levels by innate immunity are known to be associated with homeostasis imbalances, this functional pleiotropy of cytokines as signal transducers, have a physiological counterpart, representing an adaptive process aimed at restoring (or achieving a new) homeostatic stability. If a dyshomeostatic state persists, the cytokine response by innate immunity increases and becomes a driver of inflammaging. A scenario where cytokines are characterised as major players in homeostasis imbalances at the beginning (cold‐inflammaging) and then in chronic low‐grade pro‐inflammatory‐state (inflammaging). Other important drivers of inflammaging are cellular senescence with its senescence‐associated secretory phenotype, the altered gut microbiota, and the age‐related dysregulation in the production of endogenous molecular waste (Garb‐aging). The main purpose of this review being to thoroughly investigate each step of the pathway from cold‐inflammaging to overt‐inflammaging, because aging, cold‐inflammaging, overt‐inflammaging and the pathogenesis of age‐related diseases have been shown to share some established basic pillars of geroscience that largely converge on inflammaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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12. Aβ1–42 oligomer-induced leakage in an in vitro blood–brain barrier model is associated with up-regulation of RAGE and metalloproteinases, and down-regulation of tight junction scaffold proteins
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Wan, Wenbin, Cao, Lan, Liu, Lumei, Zhang, Chunyan, Kalionis, Bill, Tai, Xiantao, Li, Yaming, and Xia, Shijin
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- 2015
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13. Hypoxia in Aging and Aging-Related Diseases: Mechanism and Therapeutic Strategies.
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Wei, Yaqin, Giunta, Sergio, and Xia, Shijin
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AGE factors in disease ,CHRONIC obstructive pulmonary disease ,HYPOXEMIA ,OLDER people ,AGING - Abstract
As the global aging process continues to lengthen, aging-related diseases (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure) continue to plague the elderly population. Aging is a complex biological process involving multiple tissues and organs and is involved in the development and progression of multiple aging-related diseases. At the same time, some of these aging-related diseases are often accompanied by hypoxia, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and the increased secretion of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Hypoxia seems to play an important role in the process of inflammation and aging, but is often neglected in advanced clinical research studies. Therefore, we have attempted to elucidate the role played by different degrees and types of hypoxia in aging and aging-related diseases and their possible pathways, and propose rational treatment options based on such mechanisms for reference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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14. Icaritin opposes the development of social aversion after defeat stress via increases of GR mRNA and BDNF mRNA in mice
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Wu, Xiao, Wu, Jinfeng, Xia, Shijin, Li, Bei, and Dong, Jingcheng
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- 2013
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15. Involvement of Gax Gene in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension, Proliferation, and Apoptosis of Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells
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Xia, Shijin, Tai, Xiantao, Wang, Yaoli, An, Xiaojing, Qian, Guisheng, Dong, Jingcheng, Wang, Xun, Sha, Baokang, Wang, Diane, Murthi, Padma, Kalionis, Bill, Wang, Xiangdong, and Bai, Chunxue
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- 2011
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16. Exposure to particulate matter 2.5 and cigarette smoke induces the synthesis of lipid droplets by glycerol kinase 5.
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Yan, Mengnan, Wu, Yuanyuan, Peng, Wenjun, Fu, Cuiping, Giunta, Sergio, Chang, Meijia, Zhang, Ge, Dou, Maosen, Xia, Shijin, Li, Huayin, Zhou, Jian, and Shen, Yao
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CIGARETTE smoke ,SMOKING ,PARTICULATE matter ,LIPID synthesis ,GENE expression profiling ,GENE transfection ,MESSENGER RNA - Abstract
Particulate matter (PM2.5) and cigarette smoke exposure are leading factors contributing to various diseases, especially respiratory diseases. The purpose of this research was to study the effects of PM2.5 and cigarette smoke on glycerol kinase 5 (GK5) expression and the possible mechanisms by which GK5 participates in lipid droplet (LD) synthesis in alveolar epithelial A549 cells. Real‐time polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) and western blotting have been used for the detection of messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression respectively. GK5 overexpressing cells were established by lentivirus transfection, whereby lentiviral vectors deliver the gene into chromosomes, allowing stable expression. Affymetrix microarray analysis, a widely used tool for measuring genome‐wide gene expression, has been used to explore differential gene expression profiles. A549 cells stimulated with PM2.5 and cigarette smoke extract (CSE) showed elevated GK5 expression in a dose‐dependent manner. Transmission electron microscopy and oil red O staining were used to observe LDs in cells. Further, GK5 overexpressing cells showed increased LDs and upregulation of genes and proteins related to lipogenesis and lipid transportation. Affymetrix microarray analysis revealed that GK5 overexpression resulted in the differential expression of more than 109 genes, which were mainly involved in the regulation of cell death, cell survival, cellular movement and migration, and those involved in cellular growth and proliferation pathways. Overall, this study demonstrates that GK5 is upregulated during PM2.5 and cigarette smoke exposure and induces LD synthesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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17. Pyrroloquinoline quinone delays inflammaging induced by TNF‐α through the p16/p21 and Jagged1 signalling pathways.
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Hao, Jingjing, Ni, Xiushi, Giunta, Sergio, Wu, Junzhen, Shuang, Xiaoping, Xu, Kangqiao, Li, Rui, Zhang, Wei, and Xia, Shijin
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PQQ (Biochemistry) ,OXIDANT status ,TUMOR necrosis factors ,QUINONE derivatives ,LONGEVITY ,FIBROBLASTS ,QUININE ,OLD age - Abstract
Previous studies on the longevity effect of pyrroloquinoline quinine (PQQ) on nematode worms have revealed that PQQ can enhance the antioxidant capacity of nematode worms, thus extending the lifespan of the worms. The induction and development of cellular senescence are closely connected with inflammatory reactions. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of PQQ and ageing factors on senescent cells. To this end, we cultivated human embryonic lung fibroblasts in nutrient solution with or without tumour necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α) to establish an inflammaging model in vitro. The cells were preincubated with or without PQQ to determine if PQQ had any anti‐inflammaging effect. More senescent cells were detected with the addition of TNF‐α than without (P < .01). The ratio of senescent cells to non‐senescent cells in the TNF‐α group was greater than that in the control group (P < .01). When cells were preincubated with PQQ prior to TNF‐α treatment, there were fewer senescent cells than those in the control group, which was not pretreated with PQQ (P < .05). The same tendency was noted with regard to p21, p16, and Jagged1. In summary, we used TNF‐α, a well‐known pro‐inflammatory cytokine associated with inflammaging, to establish an in vitro inflammaging model and provided evidence that PQQ delays TNF‐α –induced cellular senescence and has anti‐inflammaging properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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18. The Emerging Role of HMGB1 in Neuropathic Pain: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Neuroinflammation
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Wan, Wenbin, Cao, Lan, Khanabdali, Ramin, Kalionis, Bill, Tai, Xiantao, and Xia, Shijin
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Article Subject ,chemical and pharmacologic phenomena - Abstract
Neuropathic pain (NPP) is intolerable, persistent, and specific type of long-term pain. It is considered to be a direct consequence of pathological changes affecting the somatosensory system and can be debilitating for affected patients. Despite recent progress and growing interest in understanding the pathogenesis of the disease, NPP still presents a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) mediates inflammatory and immune reactions in nervous system and emerging evidence reveals that HMGB1 plays an essential role in neuroinflammation through receptors such as Toll-like receptors (TLR), receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), C-X-X motif chemokines receptor 4 (CXCR4), and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. In this review, we present evidence from studies that address the role of HMGB1 in NPP. First, we review studies aimed at determining the role of HMGB1 in NPP and discuss the possible mechanisms underlying HMGB1-mediated NPP progression where receptors for HMGB1 are involved. Then we review studies that address HMGB1 as a potential therapeutic target for NPP.
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- 2016
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19. An Update on Inflamm-Aging: Mechanisms, Prevention, and Treatment
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Xia, Shijin, Zhang, Xinyan, Zheng, Songbai, Khanabdali, Ramin, Kalionis, Bill, Wu, Junzhen, Wan, Wenbin, and Tai, Xiantao
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Inflamm-aging is a challenging and promising new branch of aging-related research fields that includes areas such as immunosenescence. Increasing evidence indicates that inflamm-aging is intensively associated with many aging diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, heart disease, type II diabetes, and cancer. Mounting studies have focused on the role of inflamm-aging in disease progression and many advances have been made in the last decade. However, the underlying mechanisms by which inflamm-aging affects pathological changes and disease development are still unclear. Here, we review studies of inflamm-aging that explore the concept, pathological features, mechanisms, intervention, and the therapeutic strategies of inflamm-aging in disease progression.
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- 2016
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20. Role of Exosomal Noncoding RNAs in Lung Carcinogenesis
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Sun, Tao, Kalionis, Bill, Lv, Guoying, Xia, Shijin, and Gao, Wen
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Lung cancer is the major cause of cancer death worldwide. Novel, recently discovered classes of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) have diverse functional and regulatory activities and increasing evidence suggests crucial roles for deregulated ncRNAs in the onset and progression of cancer, including lung cancer. Exosomes are small extracellular membrane vesicles of endocytic origin that are released by many cells and are found in most body fluids. Tumor-derived exosomes mediate tumorigenesis by facilitating tumor growth and metastasis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a subclass of ncRNAs that are present in exosomes. miRNAs are taken up by neighboring or distant cells and modulate various functions of recipient cells. Here, we review exosome-derived ncRNAs with a focus on miRNAs and their role in lung cancer biology.
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- 2015
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21. Iron Deposition Leads to Hyperphosphorylation of Tau and Disruption of Insulin Signaling.
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Wan, Wenbin, Cao, Lan, Kalionis, Bill, Murthi, Padma, Xia, Shijin, and Guan, Yangtai
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INSULIN ,INSULIN receptors ,ALZHEIMER'S disease ,INSULIN resistance - Abstract
Iron deposition in the brain is an early issue in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the pathogenesis of iron-induced pathological changes in AD remains elusive. Insulin resistance in brains is an essential feature of AD. Previous studies determined that insulin resistance is involved in the development of pathologies in AD. Tau pathology is one of most important hallmarks in AD and is associated with the impairment of cognition and clinical grades of the disease. In the present study, we observed that ferrous (Fe
2+ ) chloride led to aberrant phosphorylation of tau, and decreased tyrosine phosphorylation levels of insulin receptor β (IRβ), insulin signal substrate 1 (IRS-1) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase p85α (PI3K p85α), in primary cultured neurons. In the in vivo studies using mice with supplemented dietary iron, learning and memory was impaired. As well, hyperphosphorylation of tau and disrupted insulin signaling in the brain was induced in iron-overloaded mice. Furthermore, in our in vitro work we identified the activation of insulin signaling following exogenous supplementation of insulin. This was further attenuated by iron-induced hyperphosphorylation of tau in primary neurons. Together, these data suggest that dysfunctional insulin signaling participates in iron-induced abnormal phosphorylation of tau in AD. Our study highlights the promising role of insulin signaling in pathological lesions induced by iron overloading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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22. Genistein protects against acute pancreatitis via activation of an apoptotic pathway mediated through endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats.
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Xia, Shijin, Wang, Jian, Kalionis, Bill, Zhang, Wei, and Zhao, Yun
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GENISTEIN , *PANCREATITIS , *APOPTOSIS , *ENDOPLASMIC reticulum , *LABORATORY rats - Abstract
Abstract Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a severe and frequently lethal disorder, but the precise mechanisms are not well understood and there is lack of effective drugs. Therefore, our study examined the in vivo intervention effects of genistein and elucidated its mechanism in acute experimental pancreatitis models. We used cerulein or taurocholate to induce acute pancreatitis (AP) in Sprague-Dawley rats with prior genistein treatment. Histological examination of the pancreas was performed and the expression of unfolded protein response (UPR) components and apoptotic mediators like caspase 12 and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) were measured. The amount of apoptosis in pancreatic acinar cells was also determined. Our studies found that the severity of cerulein- or taurocholate-induced AP was rescued by prior genistein treatment. Genistein stimulated the activation of multiple endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-related regulators like GRP78, PERK, eIF2α, and upregulated the expression of the apoptotic genes, caspase 12 and CHOP. Moreover, TUNEL assays showed that genistein treatment promoted acinar cell apoptosis. Taken together, we speculated that ER stress-associated apoptotic pathways in AP are induced by genistein, which showed cytoprotective capacity in the exocrine pancreas. These data suggest novel therapeutic strategies that employ genistein in the prevention of AP. Highlights • Genistein attenuated cerulein- or taurocholate-induced AP in vivo. • Genistein induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in rat pancreas. • Genistein promoted apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cells to protect from AP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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23. The Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Cardiovascular Aging
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Wu, Junzhen, Xia, Shijin, Kalionis, Bill, Wan, Wenbin, and Sun, Tao
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Age is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease, even in the absence of other traditional factors. Emerging evidence in experimental animal and human models has emphasized a central role for two main mechanisms of age-related cardiovascular disease: oxidative stress and inflammation. Excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) and superoxide generated by oxidative stress and low-grade inflammation accompanying aging recapitulate age-related cardiovascular dysfunction, that is, left ventricular hypertrophy, fibrosis, and diastolic dysfunction in the heart as well as endothelial dysfunction, reduced vascular elasticity, and increased vascular stiffness. We describe the signaling involved in these two main mechanisms that include the factors NF-κB, JunD, p66Shc, and Nrf2. Potential therapeutic strategies to improve the cardiovascular function with aging are discussed, with a focus on calorie restriction, SIRT1, and resveratrol.
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- 2014
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24. The Role of Wnt Signaling in the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Potential Therapeutic Target?
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Wan, Wenbin, Xia, Shijin, Kalionis, Bill, Liu, Lumei, and Li, Yaming
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Accumulating evidence supports a key role for Wnt signaling in the development of the central nervous system (CNS) during embryonic development and in the regulation of the structure and function of the adult brain. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of senile dementia, which is characterized by β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition in specific brain regions. However, the molecular mechanism underlying AD pathology remains elusive. Dysfunctional Wnt signaling is associated with several diseases such as epilepsy, cancer, metabolic disease, and AD. Increasing evidence suggests that downregulation of Wnt signaling, induced by Aβ, is associated with disease progression of AD. More importantly, persistent activation of Wnt signaling through Wnt ligands, or inhibition of negative regulators of Wnt signaling, such as Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) that are hyperactive in the disease state, is able to protect against Aβ toxicity and ameliorate cognitive performance in AD. Together, these data suggest that Wnt signaling might be a potential therapeutic target of AD. Here, we review recent studies related to the progression of AD where Wnt signaling might be relevant and participate in the development of the disease. Then, we focus on the potential relevance of manipulating the Wnt signaling pathway for the treatment of AD.
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25. Circular RNAs: Isolation, characterization and their potential role in diseases.
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Liu, Lumei, Wang, Jian, Khanabdali, Ramin, Kalionis, Bill, Tai, Xiantao, and Xia, Shijin
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Circular RNA (circRNA) generated by alternative splicing represents a special class of non-coding RNA molecule. CircRNAs are abundant in the eukaryotic cell cytoplasm and have a characteristic organization, timing of action and disease specificity. In contrast to linear RNA, circRNAs are resistant to RNA exonuclease. Consequently, circRNA escapes normal RNA turnover and this improves circRNA stability. CircRNAs can be degraded by microRNA (miRNA) and this results in linearization of the circRNA, which can then act as competitor to endogenous RNA. Through interactions with disease-related miRNA, circRNA can play an important regulatory role in specific diseases. Furthermore, circRNAs have significant potential to become new clinical diagnostic markers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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26. Aβ1-42 oligomer-induced leakage in an in vitro blood-brain barrier model is associated with up-regulation of RAGE and metalloproteinases, and down-regulation of tight junction scaffold proteins.
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Wan, Wenbin, Cao, Lan, Liu, Lumei, Zhang, Chunyan, Kalionis, Bill, Tai, Xiantao, Li, Yaming, and Xia, Shijin
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ALZHEIMER'S disease research ,RECEPTOR for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) ,METALLOPROTEINASES ,TIGHT junctions ,SCAFFOLD proteins ,AMYLOID beta-protein ,BLOOD-brain barrier ,OLIGOMERS - Abstract
Accumulating evidence indicates that abnormal deposition of amyloid-β (Ab) peptide in the brain is responsible for endothelial cell damage and consequently leads to blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage. However, the mechanisms underlying BBB disruption are not well described. We employed an monolayer BBB model comprising bEnd.3 cell and found that BBB leakage was induced by treatment with Aβ
1-42 , and the levels of tight junction (TJ) scaffold proteins (ZO-1, Claudin-5, and Occludin) were decreased. Through comparisons of the effects of the different components of Aβ1-42 , including monomer (Aβ1-42 -Mono), oligomer (Aβ1-42 -Oligo), and fibril (Aβ1-42 -Fibril), our data confirmed that Aβ1-42 -Oligo is likely to be the most important damage factor that results in TJ damage and BBB leakage in Alzheimer's disease. We found that the incubation of bEnd.3 cells with Aβ1-42 significantly up-regulated the level of receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE). Co-incubation of a polyclonal antibody to RAGE and Aβ1-42 -Oligo in bEnd.3 cells blocked RAGE suppression of Aβ1-42 -Oligo-induced alterations in TJ scaffold proteins and reversed Aβ1-42 -Oligoinduced up-regulation of RAGE, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, and MMP-9. Furthermore, we found that these effects induced by Aβ1-42 -Oligo treatment were effectively suppressed by knockdown of RAGE using small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection. We also found that GM 6001, a broad-spectrum MMP inhibitor, partially reversed the Aβ1-42 -Oligo-induced inhibitor effects in bEnd.3 cells. Thus, these results suggested that RAGE played an important role in Abinduced BBB leakage and alterations of TJ scaffold proteins, through a mechanism that involved up-regulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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27. Oleanolic Acid Induces Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells to Neurons: An Involvement of Transcription Factor Nkx-2.5.
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Ning, You, Huang, Jianhua, Kalionis, Bill, Bian, Qin, Dong, Jingcheng, Wu, Junzhen, Tai, Xiantao, Xia, Shijin, and Shen, Ziyin
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CENTRAL nervous system injuries ,NEURAL stem cells ,CELL differentiation ,TRITERPENOIDS ,TRANSCRIPTION factors ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Neural stem cells (NSCs) harbor the potential to differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes under normal conditions and/or in response to tissue damage. NSCs open a new way of treatment of the injured central nervous system and neurodegenerative disorders. Thus far, few drugs have been developed for controlling NSC functions. Here, the effect as well as mechanism of oleanolic acid (OA), a pentacyclic triterpenoid, on NSC function was investigated. We found OA significantly inhibited neurosphere formation in a dose-dependent manner and achieved a maximum effect at 10 nM. OA also reduced 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation into NSCs, which was indicative of inhibited NSC proliferation. Western blotting analysis revealed the protein levels of neuron-specific marker tubulin-βIII (TuJ1) and Mash1 were increased whilst the astrocyte-specific marker glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) decreased. Immunofluorescence analysis showed OA significantly elevated the percentage of TuJ1-positive cells and reduced GFAP-positive cells. Using DNA microarray analysis, 183 genes were differentially regulated by OA. Through transcription factor binding site analyses of the upstream regulatory sequences of these genes, 87 genes were predicted to share a common motif for Nkx-2.5 binding. Finally, small interfering RNA (siRNA) methodology was used to silence Nkx-2.5 expression and found silence of Nkx-2.5 alone did not change the expression of TuJ-1 and the percentage of TuJ-1-positive cells. But in combination of OA treatment and silence of Nkx-2.5, most effects of OA on NSCs were abolished. These results indicated that OA is an effective inducer for NSCs differentiation into neurons at least partially by Nkx-2.5-dependent mechanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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28. Applications of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Studying the Neurodegenerative Diseases.
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Wan, Wenbin, Cao, Lan, Kalionis, Bill, Xia, Shijin, and Tai, Xiantao
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NEURODEGENERATION ,TREATMENT of neurodegeneration ,PLURIPOTENT stem cells ,BIOMARKERS ,LABORATORY mice ,DIAGNOSIS ,PATIENTS - Abstract
Neurodegeneration is the umbrella term for the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons. Incurable neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) show dramatic rising trends particularly in the advanced age groups. However, the underlying mechanisms are not yet fully elucidated, and to date there are no biomarkers for early detection or effective treatments for the underlying causes of these diseases. Furthermore, due to species variation and differences between animal models (e.g., mouse transgenic and knockout models) of neurodegenerative diseases, substantial debate focuses on whether animal and cell culture disease models can correctly model the condition in human patients. In 2006, Yamanaka of Kyoto University first demonstrated a novel approach for the preparation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which displayed similar pluripotency potential to embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Currently, iPSCs studies are permeating many sectors of disease research. Patient sample-derived iPSCs can be used to construct patient-specific disease models to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms of disease development and to test new therapeutic strategies. Accordingly, the present review will focus on recent progress in iPSC research in the modeling of neurodegenerative disorders and in the development of novel therapeutic options. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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29. Icariin Intervenes in Cardiac Inflammaging through Upregulation of SIRT6 Enzyme Activity and Inhibition of the NF-Kappa B Pathway.
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Chen, Yang, Sun, Tao, Wu, Junzhen, Kalionis, Bill, Zhang, Changcheng, Yuan, Ding, Huang, Jianhua, Cai, Waijiao, Fang, Hong, and Xia, Shijin
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AGING ,ANIMAL experimentation ,ENZYMES ,FLAVONOIDS ,HEART ,HERBAL medicine ,IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ,INFLAMMATION ,CHINESE medicine ,MICE ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICS ,T-test (Statistics) ,TRANSFERASES ,WESTERN immunoblotting ,DATA analysis software ,ONE-way analysis of variance - Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of icariin (ICA) on cardiac aging through its effects on the SIRT6 enzyme and on the NF-κB pathway. Investigating the effect of ICA on the enzymatic activity of histone deacetylase SIRT6 revealed a concentration of 10
−8 mol/L ICA had a maximum activating effect on histone deacetylase SIRT6 enzymatic activity. Western analysis showed that ICA upregulated SIRT6 protein expression and downregulated NF-κB (p65) protein expression in animal tissues and cell models. ICA upregulated the expression of SIRT6 and had an inhibitory effect on NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathways as shown by decreasing mRNA levels of the NF-κB downstream target genes TNF-α, ICAM-1, IL-2, and IL-6. Those effects were mediated directly or indirectly by SIRT6. We provided evidence that inflammaging may involve a novel link between the effects of ICA on SIRT6 (a regulator of aging) and NF-κB (a regulator of inflammation). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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30. Circular RNAs: a rising star in respiratory diseases.
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Wang, Jian, Zhu, Mengchan, Pan, Jue, Chen, Cuicui, Xia, Shijin, and Song, Yuanlin
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CIRCULAR RNA ,RESPIRATORY diseases ,EXONS (Genetics) ,INTRONS ,LUNG cancer ,ADULT respiratory distress syndrome ,PULMONARY hypertension ,TUBERCULOSIS ,RESPIRATORY disease diagnosis ,RNA metabolism ,RNA physiology ,RNA - Abstract
Circular RNAs (CircRNAs), as a new class of non-coding RNA molecules that, unlike linear RNAs, have covalently closed loop structures from the ligation of exons, introns, or both. CircRNAs are widely expressed in various organisms in a specie-, tissue-, disease- and developmental stage-specific manner, and have been demonstrated to play a vital role in the pathogenesis and progression of human diseases. An increasing number of recent studies has revealed that circRNAs are intensively associated with different respiratory diseases, including lung cancer, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary tuberculosis, and silicosis. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no systematic review of studies on the role of circRNAs in respiratory diseases. In this review, we elaborate on the biogenesis, functions, and identification of circRNAs and focus particularly on the potential implications of circRNAs in respiratory diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Balanced basal-levels of ROS (redox-biology), and very-low-levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (cold-inflammaging), as signaling molecules can prevent or slow-down overt-inflammaging, and the aging-associated decline of adaptive-homeostasis.
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Wei, Yaqin, Jia, Shuang, Ding, Yuanyuan, Xia, Shijin, and Giunta, Sergio
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HOMEOSTASIS , *REACTIVE oxygen species , *CYTOKINES , *DISEASE risk factors , *PUBLIC health - Abstract
Both reactive oxygen species (ROS) from redox-biology and pro-inflammatory cytokines from innate immunity/and other sources, in addition to their role in redox-biology, and in defense and repair, have long been regarded as potentially harmful factors associated with oxidative stress and inflammatory states. However, their important physiological functions as signaling molecules have been demonstrated to be of importance, also in Geroscience, particularly when ROS are at balanced basal levels (redox-biology) and pro-inflammatory cytokines are at very low levels (cold-inflammaging). Under these conditions, both of these components (alone or in combination) may act as signaling/response molecules involved in regulating/maintaining or restoring adaptive homeostasis during aging, particularly in the early phases of even very-mild non-damaging internal or external environmental stimuli that could nevertheless elicit low-grade warnings-signals for homeostatic stability. If signals potentially perturbing homeostasis persist, the levels of ROS and pro-inflammatory mediators increase resulting in a switch from adaptive to maladaptive responses which may lead to oxidative stress and overt-inflammaging (or even to an overt inflammatory state), thus paving the way to the risks of aging-related diseases (ARDs). Conversely, upon adaptive-responses, low-levels of ROS and very-low-levels of pro-inflammatory-cytokines, alone or in combination, can result in an amplified capacity to prevent or slow-down overt-inflammaging (2-fold to 4-fold increase of pro-inflammatory cytokines) thus maintaining or restoring homeostasis. Therefore, these signaling molecules may also have the sequential incremental potential to prevent or slow the subsequent decline of adaptive homeostasis that will occur later in the lifespan. These scenarios may lead us to conceive of, and conceptualize, both these molecules and their basal-low levels, as well as their dynamics and the time-course of responses, as 'potential important pillars of adaptive-homeostasis in aging' since the earliest phases of the occurrence of any even very- mild environmental potential imbalance. • ROS and pro-inflammatory cytokines as molecules that cause damage (e.g., oxidative stress and inflammaging), but to appreciate their role in regulating signaling pathways that affect normal physiological and biological responses. • The effects of these two pathways: (a) basal-low levels ROS and (b) very low levels of pro-inflammatory mediators, can, working alone or in concert, prevent and/or intervene on even minor homeostatic imbalances since the very early phases, thus initiating signal transductions for the regulation maintenance or restoration of adaptive homeostasis in aging. • "Basic Pillars of adaptive-homeostasis in ageing", whose combination can also prevent or slow-down the transition from cold-inflammaging tot overt-inflammaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. EGb761 protects against Aβ1-42 oligomer-induced cell damage via endoplasmic reticulum stress activation andHsp70 protein expression increase in SH-SY5Y cells.
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Liu, Lumei, Zhang, Chunyan, Kalionis, Bill, Wan, Wenbin, Murthi, Padma, Chen, Chuan, Li, Yaming, and Xia, Shijin
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Studies have shown that misfolded proteins and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress play pivotal roles in the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has also been reported that ER stress is considered to be a common mediator of apoptosis in neurodegenerative disorders like AD. However, the precise mechanisms leading to neuronal cell death caused by ER stress in AD remain unclear. Hsp70, the major inducible form of the heat shock protein family, functions at the level of chaperone-mediated protein folding. Enhanced expression of Hsp70 suppresses the neurotoxicity caused by protein misfolding. EGb761, an accepted traditional Chinese medicine used to treat AD, was used here to examine the molecular mechanism underlying its protective effect on ER stress and Hsp70. Our study shows that pretreatment with EGb761 overcomes the neurotoxicity of the Aβ 1-42 oligomer by increasing Hsp70, Grp78, IRE1α and pAkt expression in a dose-dependent manner and significantly decreases cell apoptosis-related protein expression. Our findings suggest that the neuroprotective effect of EGb761 is related to ER stress activation and increased Hsp70 expression, and subsequent activation of Akt. However, the effect of EGb761 on these processes is not direct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. HMGB1 plays an important role in pyroptosis induced blood brain barrier breakdown in diabetes-associated cognitive decline.
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Liu, Lumei, Wang, Neng, Kalionis, Bill, Xia, Shijin, and He, Qinghu
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Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of dementia, and evidence suggests hyperglycemia is a key contributor to neurodegeneration. However, our understanding of diabetes-associated cognitive decline, an important complication of diabetes mellitus, is lacking and the underlying mechanism is unclear. Blood brain barrier (BBB) breakdown is a possible cause of dementia in diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease. Accumulating evidence shows BBB dysfunction caused by hyperglycemia contributes to cognitive decline. A specific type of inflammatory programmed cell death, called pyroptosis, has potential as a therapeutic target for BBB-associated diseases. Potential inducers of pyroptosis include inflammasomes such as NLRP3, whose activation relies on damage-associated molecular patterns. High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a highly conserved, ubiquitous protein found in most cell types, and acts as a damage-associated molecular pattern when released from the nucleus. We propose that HMGB1 influences vascular inflammation by activating the NLRP3 inflammasome and thereby initiating pyroptosis in vascular cells. Moreover, HMGB1 plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications. Here, we review the role of HMGB1 in BBB dysfunction induced by hyperglycemia and propose that HMGB1 is a promising therapeutic target for countering diabetes-associated cognitive decline. [Display omitted] • Diabetes mellitus makes a contribution to blood brain barrier breakdown. • Blood brain barrier disturbances in diabetes could be the possible link between dementia and diabetes. • Pyroptosis contributes to hyperglycemia induced BBB breakdown. • HMGB1 plays an important role in pyroptosis of injured blood brain barrier via activating NLRP3 inflammasome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Do inflammaging and coagul-aging play a role as conditions contributing to the co-occurrence of the severe hyper-inflammatory state and deadly coagulopathy during COVID-19 in older people?
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Xu, Kangqiao, Wei, Yaqin, Giunta, Sergio, Zhou, Min, and Xia, Shijin
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new infectious respiratory disease, which has caused a pandemic that has become the world's leading public health emergency, threatening people of all ages worldwide, especially the elderly. Complications of COVID-19 are closely related to an upregulation of the inflammatory response revealed by the pro-inflammatory profile of plasma cytokines (to the point of causing a cytokine storm), which is also a contributing cause of the associated coagulation disorders with venous and arterial thromboembolisms, causing multiple organ dysfunction and failure. In severe fulminant cases of COVID-19, there is an activation of coagulation and consumption of clotting factors leading to a deadly disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). It is well established that human immune response changes with age, and also that the pro-inflammatory profile of plasma cytokines is upregulated in both healthy and diseased elderly people. In fact, normal aging is known to be associated with a subclinical, sterile, low-grade, systemic pro-inflammatory state linked to the chronic activation of the innate immune system, a phenomenon known as "inflammaging". Inflammaging may play a role as a condition contributing to the co-occurrence of the severe hyper-inflammatory state (cytokine storm) during COVID-19, and also in other severe infections (sepsis) in older people. Moreover, we must consider the impact of inflammation on coagulation due to the crosstalk between inflammation and coagulation. The systemic inflammatory state and coagulation disorders are closely related, a phenomenon that here we call "coagul-aging" (Giunta S.). In this review, we discuss the various degrees of inflammation in older adults after being infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the adverse effects of aging on the inflammatory response and coagulation system. It is important to note that although there is no gender difference in susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, however, due to differences in angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) expression, innate immunity, and comorbidities, older men exhibit more severe disease and higher mortality than older women. There are currently no FDA-approved specific antiviral drugs that can be used against the virus. Therapies used in patients with COVID-19 consist of remdesivir, dexamethasone, low-molecular-weight heparin, in addition to monoclonal antibodies against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 in the early phase of the disease. Future pharmacological research should also consider targeting the possible role of the underlying scenario of inflammaging in healthy older people to prevent or mitigate disease complications. It is worth mentioning that some specific cytokine antagonists and traditional Chinese medicine preparations can reduce the elderly's inflammatory state. • The elderly have seriously been threatened in this COVID-19 epidemic, especially older men. • Inflammaging and coagul-aging are important factors for the poor prognosis of the elderly. • Some specific cytokine antagonists and traditional Chinese medicine preparations can alleviate the inflammatory state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Association between serum manganese and serum klotho in a 40-80-year-old American population from NHANES 2011-2016.
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Guan G, Cai J, Zheng S, Xiang Y, Xia S, Zhang Y, Shi J, and Wang J
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Objectives: Manganese is one of the essential trace elements that are required by the human body. Klotho protein is a classic anti-aging marker. The association between the levels of serum manganese and serum klotho in individuals between the ages of 40-80 in the United States remains unclear. Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study was obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2011-2016) in the United States. We performed multiple linear regression analyses to investigate the association between the levels of serum manganese and serum klotho. Furthermore, we performed a fitted smoothing curve according to a restricted cubic spline (RCS). Stratification and subgroup analyses were performed for further verification of the results. Results : Weighted multivariate linear regression analysis showed that serum manganese levels were independently and positively associated with serum klotho levels ( β = 6.30, 95% confidence interval: 3.30-9.40). Kruskal-Wallis test showed that participants with higher manganese quartiles had higher serum klotho levels (Q1: 808.54 ± 256.39 pg/mL; Q2: 854.56 ± 266.13 pg/mL; Q3: 865.13 ± 300.60 pg/mL; and Q4: 871.72 ± 338.85 pg/mL, p < 0.001). The RCS curve indicated that the association between the levels of serum manganese and serum klotho was non-linear. Furthermore, a significantly positive association was found between serum manganese and serum klotho levels in the majority of subgroups. Conclusion: A non-linear and positive association was found between the levels of serum manganese and serum klotho in individuals aged 40-80 in the United States according to the NHANES (2011-2016)., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Guan, Cai, Zheng, Xiang, Xia, Zhang, Shi and Wang.)
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36. CircGSAP regulates the cell cycle of pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells via the miR-942-5p sponge in pulmonary hypertension.
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Sun Y, Wu W, Zhao Q, Jiang R, Li J, Wang L, Xia S, Liu M, Gong S, Liu J, and Yuan P
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Background We recently demonstrated that circGSAP was diminished in lung tissues from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and in hypoxia-induced pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMECs). However, the underlying role of circGSAP in PMECs remains unknown. The study aimed to investigate the contribution of circGSAP to proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of PMECs in hypoxic environment and explore the mechanism. Methods The expression of circGSAP was quantified by real-time PCR or immunofluorescence in human lung tissue and PMECs. CircGSAP plasmid, circGSAP small interfering RNA (siRNA), miRNA inhibitor and target gene siRNA were synthesized to verify the role of circGSAP on regulating the proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle of PMECs. Results CircGSAP levels were decreased in lungs and plasma of patients with pulmonary hypertension second to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-PH) and were associated with poor outcomes of COPD-PH patients. Upregulation of circGSAP inhibited proliferation, apoptosis resistance and G1/S transition of PMECs. Dual luciferase reporter assays showed that circGSAP acted as a competitive endogenous RNA regulating miR-942-5p, and identified SMAD4 as a target gene of miR-942-5p, Then, we verified the functions of miR-942-5p and SMAD4 in PMECs. In addition, the effect of circGSAP siRNA on PMECs was mitigated by transfection of miR-942-5p inhibitor, and the effect of miR-942-5p inhibitor on PMECs was inhibited by SMAD4 siRNA. Conclusion Our findings demonstrated that diminished circGSAP accelerated cell cycle to facilitate cell proliferation and apoptosis resistance through competitively binding miR-942-5p to modulate SMAD4 expressions in hypoxia-induced PMECs, indicating potential therapeutic strategies for PH., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Sun, Wu, Zhao, Jiang, Li, Wang, Xia, Liu, Gong, Liu and Yuan.)
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37. Chinese Tuina Protects against Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia through Inhibiting the Neuroinflammatory Reaction.
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Zhang P, Zhang Q, Zhu B, Xia S, Tai X, Tai X, and Li B
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Female, Male, Pregnancy, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain metabolism, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain therapy, Inflammation Mediators antagonists & inhibitors, Inflammation Mediators metabolism, Massage methods
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Aim . Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a significant cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Chinese Tuina is an effective treatment for HIE, but the molecular mechanisms are yet unknown. This study investigated the effect and mechanisms of Chinese Tuina on the inflammatory response in neonatal HIE rats. Main Methods . 30 male neonatal rats were divided randomly into 3 groups: sham, HIE, and HIE with Chinese Tuina (CHT) groups. The HIE and CHT groups were subjected to left common carotid occlusion and hypoxia at 3 days postnatal (P3). The pups in the CHT group received Chinese Tuina treatment on the next day for 28 days. The weight was measured at P4, P9, P13, P21, and P31. The behavioral functions were determined at P21. The protein expression and the methylation level in promoter regions of TNF- α and IL-10 were determined by Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and pyrosequencing, respectively, at P33. Key Findings . The weight gain in the HIE group was slow compared with that of the CHT group. The rats in the CHT group performed better both in the balance beam and hang plate experiment. Chinese Tuina inhibited the expression of TNF- α and upregulated the expression of IL-10. Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury downregulated the methylation level in promoter regions of TNF- α at all CpG points but not IL-10. However, Chinese Tuina did not change the methylation level in promoter regions of TNF- α and IL-10. Significance . Chinese Tuina protected against HIE through inhibiting the neuroinflammatory reaction. While HIE markedly downregulated the methylation level of TNF- α , the protective effects of Chinese Tuina were independent of the regulation of the methylation level of TNF- α and IL-10., Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2020 Pengyue Zhang et al.)
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38. Combined Antioxidant, Anti-inflammaging and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment: A Possible Therapeutic Direction in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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Xia S, Zhou C, Kalionis B, Shuang X, Ge H, and Gao W
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a worldwide health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially in elderly patients. Aging functions include mitochondrial dysfunction, cell-to-cell information exchange, protein homeostasis and extracellular matrix dysregulation, which are closely related to chronic inflammatory response and oxidation-antioxidant imbalance in the pathogenesis of COPD. COPD displays distinct inflammaging features, including increased cellular senescence and oxidative stress, stem cell exhaustion, alterations in the extracellular matrix, reduced levels of endogenous anti-inflammaging molecules, and reduced autophagy. Given that COPD and inflammaging share similar general features, it is very important to identify the specific mechanisms of inflammaging, which involve oxidative stress, inflammation and lung mesenchymal stem cell function in the development of COPD, especially in elderly COPD patients. In this review, we highlight the studies relevant to COPD progression, and focus on mechanisms associated with inflammaging., Competing Interests: Conflict of interests The authors have no competing interests to declare., (Copyright: © 2019 Xia et al.)
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39. Epimedium flavonoids counteract the side effects of glucocorticoids on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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Huang J, Li J, Zheng S, Wu J, Zhang W, Sun T, Dewan SK, Kalionis B, Shen Z, Tai X, and Xia S
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Our previous studies demonstrated that the epimedium herb, when simultaneously used with GCs, counteracted suppressive effects of GCs on the HPA axis without adverse influence on the therapeutic action of GCs. Here, total flavones were extracted from the epimedium flavonoids (EFs) and then used to investigate whether EFs provide protective effects on the HPA axis. We found that GCs induced a significant decrease in body weight gain, adrenal gland weight gain, and plasma adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and corticosterone levels. After treatment with EFs, body weight gain, adrenal gland weight gain, and plasma corticosterone level were significantly restored, whilst plasma ACTH level was partially elevated. EFs were also shown to promote cell proliferation in the outer layer of adrenal cortex and to enhance the migration of newly divided cells toward the inner layer. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, the mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) was measured, and EFs significantly upregulated IGF-II expression. Our results indicated that EFs counteract the suppression of the HPA axis induced by GCs. This may involve both the ACTH and IGF-II pathways and thereby promote regeneration of the adrenal cortex suggesting a potential clinical application of EFs against the suppressive effects of GCs on the HPA axis.
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