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2. Association between C-Reactive protein and periodontitis in an obese population from the NHANES 2009–2010
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Sun, Jiangling, Wang, Wang, Li, Dongdong, Song, Jukun, Chen, Zhu, Chen, Liming, Smeets, Ralf, Beikler, Thomas, Strenge, Jan, Yang, Zhe, and Friedrich, Reinhard E.
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- 2023
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3. Letter to the Editor: clinical utility of urine DNA for noninvasive detection and minimal residual disease monitoring in urothelial carcinoma
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Yang, Kaiwei, Hu, Hailong, Wu, Junlong, Wang, Huina, Guo, Zhaoxia, Yu, Wei, Yao, Lin, Ding, Feng, Zhou, Tao, Wang, Wang, Wang, Yunkai, Liu, Lei, Guo, Jing, Zhu, Shuaipeng, Zhang, Xinhao, Cao, Shanbo, Lou, Feng, Niu, Yuanjie, Ye, Dingwei, and He, Zhisong
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- 2023
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4. Targeting tumor-infiltrating CCR8+ regulatory T cells induces antitumor immunity through functional restoration of CD4+ Tconvs and CD8+ T cells in colorectal cancer
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Chen, Qian, Shen, Meiying, Yan, Min, Han, Xiaojian, Mu, Song, Li, Ya, Li, Luo, Wang, Yingming, Li, Shenglong, Li, Tingting, Wang, Yingying, Wang, Wang, Wei, Zhengqiang, Hu, Chao, and Jin, Aishun
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- 2024
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5. Spexin ameliorated obesity-related metabolic disorders through promoting white adipose browning mediated by JAK2-STAT3 pathway
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Zeng, Bihe, Shen, Qin, Wang, Bo, Tang, Xuan, Jiang, Jiaqi, Zheng, Yiming, Huang, Hongbiao, Zhuo, Wenyu, Wang, Wang, Gao, Yang, Li, Xuan, Wang, Shuhui, Li, Wenjie, Qian, Guanghui, Qin, Jie, Hou, Miao, and Lv, Haitao
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- 2024
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6. Ventral tegmental area dopaminergic circuits participates in stress-induced chronic postsurgical pain in male mice
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Liu, Weizhen, Wang, Wang, Wang, Ziliang, and Xing, Ying
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- 2024
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7. Single cell transcriptomic analysis of human amnion identifies cell-specific signatures associated with membrane rupture and parturition
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Wang, Wang-Sheng, Lin, Yi-Kai, Zhang, Fan, Lei, Wen-Jia, Pan, Fang, Zhu, Ya-Nan, Lu, Jiang-Wen, Zhang, Chu-Yue, Zhou, Qiong, Ying, Hao, and Sun, Kang
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- 2022
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8. Role of EZH2-mediated H3K27me3 in placental ADAM12-S expression: implications for fetoplacental growth
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Zhu, Ya-nan, Gan, Xiao-wen, Pan, Fan, Ni, Xiao-tian, Myatt, Leslie, Wang, Wang-sheng, and Sun, Kang
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- 2022
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9. Targeting tumor-infiltrating CCR8+ regulatory T cells induces antitumor immunity through functional restoration of CD4+ Tconvs and CD8+ T cells in colorectal cancer.
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Chen, Qian, Shen, Meiying, Yan, Min, Han, Xiaojian, Mu, Song, Li, Ya, Li, Luo, Wang, Yingming, Li, Shenglong, Li, Tingting, Wang, Yingying, Wang, Wang, Wei, Zhengqiang, Hu, Chao, and Jin, Aishun
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Background: Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 8 (CCR8) is a chemokine receptor selectively expressed on tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells (Tregs). Strong immunosuppression mediated by CCR8
+ Tregs observed in breast and lung malignancies suggest for their functional significance in cancer therapy. To date, detailed characterization of tumor-infiltrating CCR8+ Tregs cells in colorectal cancer (CRC) is limited. Methods: To study the presence and functional involvement of CCR8+ Tregs in CRC, we analyzed the proportions of CCR8-expressing T cells in different T cell subsets in tumor and adjacent normal tissues and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from CRC patients by Flow cytometry. Also, we compared the distribution of CCR8+ T cells in malignant tissues and peripheral lymphoid organs from a subcutaneous CRC murine model. Bioinformatic analysis was performed to address the significance of CCR8 expression levels in CRC prognosis, immune regulatory gene expression profiles and potential molecular mechanisms associated with CCR8+ Tregs in CRC tumors. Further, we administrated an anti-CCR8 monoclonal antibody to CT26 tumor-bearing mice and examined the antitumor activity of CCR8-targeted therapy both in vivo and in an ex vivo confirmative model. Results: Here, we showed that Tregs was predominantly presented in the tumors of CRC patients (13.4 ± 5.8, p < 0.0001) and the CRC subcutaneous murine model (35.0 ± 2.6, p < 0.0001). CCR8 was found to be preferentially expressed on these tumor-infiltrating Tregs (CRC patients: 63.6 ± 16.0, p < 0.0001; CRC murine model: 65.3 ± 9.5, p < 0.0001), which correlated with poor survival. We found that majority of the CCR8+ Tregs expressed activation markers and exhibited strong suppressive functions. Treatment with anti-CCR8 antibody hampered the growth of subcutaneous CRC tumor through effectively restoring the anti-tumor immunity of CD4+ conventional T cells (CD4+ Tconvs ) and CD8+ T cells, which was confirmed in the ex vivo examinations. Conclusions: Collectively, these findings illustrate the importance of CCR8+ Tregs for an immunosuppressive microenvironment in CRC tumors by functional inhibition of CD4+ Tconvs and CD8+ T cells, and suggest for the applicable value of CCR8-targeted therapy for CRC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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10. CHEK1 and circCHEK1_246aa evoke chromosomal instability and induce bone lesion formation in multiple myeloma
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Gu, Chunyan, Wang, Wang, Tang, Xiaozhu, Xu, Tingting, Zhang, Yanxin, Guo, Mengjie, Wei, Rongfang, Wang, Yajun, Jurczyszyn, Artur, Janz, Siegfried, Beksac, Meral, Zhan, Fenghuang, Seckinger, Anja, Hose, Dirk, Pan, Jingxuan, and Yang, Ye
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- 2021
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11. A highly efficient regeneration, genetic transformation system and induction of targeted mutations using CRISPR/Cas9 in Lycium ruthenicum
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Wang, Wang, Liu, Jiangmiao, Wang, Hai, Li, Tong, and Zhao, Huien
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- 2021
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12. Targeting the glucagon receptor improves cardiac function and enhances insulin sensitivity following a myocardial infarction
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Karwi, Qutuba G., Zhang, Liyan, Wagg, Cory S., Wang, Wang, Ghandi, Manoj, Thai, Dung, Yan, Hai, Ussher, John R., Oudit, Gavin Y., and Lopaschuk, Gary D.
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- 2019
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13. Primary bronchial myeloid sarcoma mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma: a case report
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Wang, Wang, He, Hesheng, Chen, Xingwu, and Zhang, Chenhong
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- 2019
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14. Aspartoacylase suppresses prostate cancer progression by blocking LYN activation.
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Weng, Hong, Xiong, Kang-Ping, Wang, Wang, Qian, Kai-Yu, Yuan, Shuai, Wang, Gang, Yu, Fang, Luo, Jun, Lu, Meng-Xin, Yang, Zhong-Hua, Liu, Tao, Huang, Xing, Zheng, Hang, and Wang, Xing-Huan
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PROSTATE cancer ,CANCER invasiveness ,ANDROGEN receptors ,ONE-way analysis of variance ,WESTERN immunoblotting ,MASS spectrometry ,LABORATORY mice - Abstract
Background: Globally, despite prostate cancer (PCa) representing second most prevalent malignancy in male, the precise molecular mechanisms implicated in its pathogenesis remain unclear. Consequently, elucidating the key molecular regulators that govern disease progression could substantially contribute to the establishment of novel therapeutic strategies, ultimately advancing the management of PCa. Methods: A total of 49 PCa tissues and 43 adjacent normal tissues were collected from January 2017 to December 2021 at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University. The advanced transcriptomic methodologies were employed to identify differentially expressed mRNAs in PCa. The expression of aspartoacylase (ASPA) in PCa was thoroughly evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR and Western blotting techniques. To elucidate the inhibitory role of ASPA in PCa cell proliferation and metastasis, a comprehensive set of in vitro and in vivo assays were conducted, including orthotopic and tumor-bearing mouse models (n = 8 for each group). A combination of experimental approaches, such as Western blotting, luciferase assays, immunoprecipitation assays, mass spectrometry, glutathione S-transferase pull-down experiments, and rescue studies, were employed to investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms of ASPA's action in PCa. The Student's t-test was employed to assess the statistical significance between two distinct groups, while one-way analysis of variance was utilized for comparisons involving more than two groups. A two-sided P value of less than 0.05 was deemed to indicate statistical significance. Results: ASPA was identified as a novel inhibitor of PCa progression. The expression of ASPA was found to be significantly down-regulated in PCa tissue samples, and its decreased expression was independently associated with patients' prognosis (HR = 0.60, 95% CI 0.40–0.92, P = 0.018). Our experiments demonstrated that modulation of ASPA activity, either through gain- or loss-of-function, led to the suppression or enhancement of PCa cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, respectively. The inhibitory role of ASPA in PCa was further confirmed using orthotopic and tumor-bearing mouse models. Mechanistically, ASPA was shown to directly interact with the LYN and inhibit the phosphorylation of LYN as well as its downstream targets, JNK1/2 and C-Jun, in both PCa cells and mouse models, in an enzyme-independent manner. Importantly, the inhibition of LYN activation by bafetinib abrogated the promoting effect of ASPA knockdown on PCa progression in both in vitro and in vivo models. Moreover, we observed an inverse relationship between ASPA expression and LYN activity in clinical PCa samples, suggesting a potential regulatory role of ASPA in modulating LYN signaling. Conclusion: Our findings provide novel insights into the tumor-suppressive function of ASPA in PCa and highlight its potential as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for the management of this malignancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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15. Transcriptome profiling provides insights into dormancy release during cold storage of Lilium pumilum
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Wang, Wang, Su, Xiaoxia, Tian, Zhongping, Liu, Yu, Zhou, Yunwei, and He, Miao
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- 2018
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16. Association of menopausal status with COVID-19 outcomes: a propensity score matching analysis
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Qing-Hua Yu, Xing-Wang Wang, Ji-Hua Zheng, Zhi-Yong Xu, Hui-Lan Yang, Hao Hu, and Gong-Kai Zhang
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,lcsh:Medicine ,Comorbidity ,Severity of Illness Index ,lcsh:Physiology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Risk Factors ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Aged, 80 and over ,lcsh:QP1-981 ,Medical record ,Age Factors ,Middle Aged ,Hospitalization ,Postmenopause ,Treatment Outcome ,Female ,medicine.medical_specialty ,China ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Gender Studies ,03 medical and health sciences ,Sex Factors ,Disease severity ,Internal medicine ,Propensity score matching ,Severity of illness ,Humans ,Mortality ,Propensity Score ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Postmenopausal women ,Menopause status ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Research ,lcsh:R ,COVID-19 ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,030104 developmental biology ,Premenopause ,business - Abstract
Background Despite the growing number of studies on the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), little is known about the association of menopausal status with COVID-19 outcomes. Materials and methods In this retrospective study, we included 336 COVID-19 inpatients between February 15, 2020 and April 30, 2020 at the Taikang Tongji Hospital (Wuhan), China. Electronic medical records including patient demographics, laboratory results, and chest computed tomography (CT) images were reviewed. Results In total, 300 patients with complete clinical outcomes were included for analysis. The mean age was 65.3 years, and most patients were women (n = 167, 55.7%). Over 50% of patients presented with comorbidities, with hypertension (63.5%) being the most common comorbidity. After propensity score matching, results showed that men had significantly higher odds than premenopausal women for developing severe disease type (23.7% vs. 0%, OR 17.12, 95% CI 1.00–293.60; p = 0.003) and bilateral lung infiltration (86.1% vs. 64.7%, OR 3.39, 95% CI 1.08–10.64; p = 0.04), but not for mortality (2.0% vs. 0%, OR 0.88, 95% CI 0.04–19.12, p = 1.00). However, non-significant difference was observed among men and postmenopausal women in the percentage of severe disease type (32.7% vs. 41.7%, OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.37–1.24, p = 0.21), bilateral lung infiltration (86.1% vs. 91.7%, OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.22–1.47, p = 0.24), and mortality (2.0% vs. 6.0%, OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.06–1.69, p = 0.25). Conclusions Men had higher disease severity than premenopausal women, while the differences disappeared between postmenopausal women and men. These findings support aggressive treatment for the poor prognosis of postmenopausal women in clinical practice.
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17. Transmembrane protein 63A is a partner protein of Haemonchus contortus galectin in the regulation of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
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Cheng Yuan, Hui Zhang, Wang Wang, Yan Li, RuoFeng Yan, LiXin Xu, XiaoKai Song, and XiangRui Li
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MEMBRANE proteins ,HAEMONCHUS contortus ,GALECTINS ,IMMUNOPRECIPITATION ,PRECIPITIN reaction ,FLOW cytometry ,NITRIC oxide ,PHAGOCYTOSIS - Abstract
Background: Hco-gal-m and -f were two isoforms of galectin cloned from male and female Haemonchus contortus, respectively, and it was demonstrated that recombinant Hco-gal-m and -f could act as immune suppressors. However, little is known about the receptors or binding partners of these galectins in the host. The research of the molecular mechanisms that govern the interactions between these galectins and host molecules will fill a gap in our understanding how parasite galectins interact with host cells. Methods: A yeast two-hybrid system was used to identify the binding partners of Hco-gal-m and -f in this research. The interaction between rHco-gal-m and candidate binding protein was validated by co-immunoprecipitation. The localization of transmembrane protein 63A (TMEM63A) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was detected by immunofluorescence. The distribution of TMEM63A in T cells, B cells and monocytes in PBMCs was detected by flow cytometry. The immunomodulatory effects of Hco-gal-m and TMEM63A on cell proliferation, migration, apoptosis, nitric oxide production and cytokine secretion were observed by co-incubation of rHco-gal-m and TMEM63A-siRNA with goat PBMCs and monocytes. Results: We found that TMEM63A, a functionally unknown protein, from goat PBMCs could bind to Hco-gal-m and -f. Immunofluorescence showed that TMEM63A was localized to the cell membrane. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that TMEM63A was expressed in the majority of goat PBMCs. After using RNA interference to knockdown expression of TMEM63A, the PBMC proliferation and migration were significantly increased, while the influence of rHco-gal-m on monocyte phagocytosis, PBMC nitric oxide production and migration were potently blocked. In addition, the production of IL-10, IFN-γ and TGF-β induced by rHco-gal-m were also altered. Conclusions: Our results show that TMEM63A is a binding partner of Hco-gal-m/f, and involved in the immune responses of host PBMCs induced by Hco-gal-m for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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18. Galectin Hco-gal-m from Haemonchus contortus modulates goat monocytes and T cell function in different patterns.
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Wang Wang, Shuai Wang, Hui Zhang, Cheng Yuan, RuoFeng Yan, XiaoKai Song, LiXin Xu, and XiangRui Li
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Background: Monocytes and T cells are two major subpopulations of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and play an essential role in the innate and adaptive immune systems. Different members of the galectin family show multiple and distinct regulatory effects on different cell types. Previous studies have demonstrated that the galectin from Haemonchus contortus (Hco-gal-m) performed immunomodulatory effects on goat PBMC, however, which subpopulation of PBMC is the primary target of Hco-gal-m and whether the immune modulations share the same mechanism remain unclear. Methods: In this study, the developmental expression of Hco-gal-m was analyzed by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. The distribution of Hco-gal-m in adult worm was detected by an immunohistochemical test. The binding activity of the recombinant Hco-gal-m (rHco-gal-m) on goat monocytes and T cells were assessed by flow cytometry. The immunomodulatory effects of Hco-gal-m on cytokine secretion, cell activation and apoptosis were observed by co-incubation of rHco-gal-m with goat monocytes and T cells. Results: Hco-gal-m was expressed in L4 as well as adult worms and predominantly localized at the internal surface of the worm guts. rHco-gal-m could bind to both monocytes and T cells. The engagement of rHco-gal-m decreased the production of IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in T cells, however, it significantly increased the secretion of IL-10 in monocytes. After rHco-gal-m exposure, the expression of MHC-II on monocytes and that of CD25 on T cells were restricted. Consequently, T cell proliferations were potently inhibited by rHco-gal-m. In addition, rHco-gal-m induced apoptosis in T cells, but not significantly in monocytes. Conclusions: Our results indicated that rHco-gal-m modulated goat monocytes and T cell function in different patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. Inhibition of calpain reduces oxidative stress and attenuates endothelial dysfunction in diabetes.
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Bainian Chen, Qing Zhao, Ni, Rui, Tang, Futian, Shan, Limei, Cepinskas, Inga, Cepinskas, Gediminas, Wang Wang, Schiller, Peter W., and Tianqing Peng
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CALPAIN ,OXIDATIVE stress ,ENDOTHELIAL growth factors ,DIABETES ,NITRIC oxide - Abstract
Aims The present study was to investigate the role of calpain in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in endothelial cells and endothelium-dependent vascular dysfunction under experimental conditions of diabetes. Methods and results Exposure to high glucose activated calpain, induced apoptosis and reduced nitric oxide (NO) production without changing eNOS protein expression, its phosphorylation and dimers formation in primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). These effects of high glucose correlated with intracellular ROS production and mitochondrial superoxide generation. Selectively scavenging mitochondrial superoxide increased NO production in high glucose-stimulated HUVECs. Inhibition of calpain using over-expression of calpastatin or pharmacological calpain inhibitor prevented high glucose-induced ROS production, mitochondrial superoxide generation and apoptosis, which were concurrent with an elevation of NO production in HUVECs. In mouse models of streptozotocin-induced type-1 diabetes and OVE26 type-1 diabetic mice, calpain activation correlated with an increase in ROS production and peroxynitrite formation in aortas. Transgenic over-expression of calpastatin reduced ROS production and peroxynitrite formation in diabetic mice. In parallel, diabetesinduced reduction of endothelium-dependent relaxation in aortic ring was reversed by overexpression of calpastatin in mouse models of diabetes. However, the protective effect of calpastatin on endothelium-dependent relaxation was abrogated by eNOS deletion in diabetic mice. Conclusions This study suggests that calpain may play a role in vascular endothelial cell ROS production and endothelium-dependent dysfunction in diabetes. Thus, calpain may be an important therapeutic target to overcome diabetes-induced vascular dysfunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Plasmid-encoded NP73-102 modulates atrial natriuretic peptide receptor signaling and plays a critical role in inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells.
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Weidong Zhang, Xueqin Cao, Dongqing Chen, Jia-wang Wang, Hong Yang, Wenshi Wang, Mohapatra, Subhra, Hellermann, Gary, Xiaoyuan Kong, Lockey, Richard F., and Mohapatra, Shyam S.
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ATRIAL natriuretic peptides ,DENDRITIC cells ,PLASMIDS ,ANTISENSE peptides ,T cells - Abstract
Background: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is an important endogenous hormone that controls inflammation and immunity by acting on dendritic cells (DCs); however, the mechanism remains unclear. Objective: We analyzed the downstream signaling events resulting from the binding of ANP to its receptor, NPRA, and sought to determine what aspects of this signaling modulate DC function. Methods: We utilized the inhibitory peptide, NP73-102, to block NPRA signaling in human monocyte-derived DCs (hmDCs) and examined the effect on DC maturation and induced immune responses. The potential downstream molecules and interactions among these molecules involved in NPRA signaling were identified by immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting. Changes in T cell phenotype and function were determined by flow cytometry and BrdU proliferation ELISA. To determine if adoptively transferred DCs could alter the in vivo immune response, bone marrow-derived DCs from wild-type C57BL/6 mice were incubated with ovalbumin (OVA) and injected i.v. into C57BL/6 NPRA-/- knockout mice sensitized and challenged with OVA. Lung sections were stained and examined for inflammation and cytokines were measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid collected from parallel groups of mice. Results: Inhibition of NPRA signaling in DCs primes them to induce regulatory T cells. Adoptive transfer of wild type DCs into NPRA-/- mice reverses the attenuation of lung inflammation seen in the NPRA-knockout model. NPRA is associated with TLR-2, SOCS3 and STAT3, and inhibiting NPRA alters expression of IL-6, IL-10 and TGF-β, but not IL-12. Conclusions: Modulation of NPRA signaling in DCs leads to immune tolerance and TLR2 and SOCS3 are involved in this induction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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21. Development of a real-time clinical decision support system upon the web mvc-based architecture for prostate cancer treatment.
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Hsueh-Chun Lin, Hsi-Chin Wu, Chih-Hung Chang, Tsai-Chung Li, Wen-Miin Liang, and Jong-Yi Wang Wang
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PROSTATE cancer ,CANCER treatment ,CANCER patients ,DECISION support systems ,MEDICAL records - Abstract
Background: A real-time clinical decision support system (RTCDSS) with interactive diagrams enables clinicians to instantly and efficiently track patients' clinical records (PCRs) and improve their quality of clinical care. We propose a RTCDSS to process online clinical informatics from multiple databases for clinical decision making in the treatment of prostate cancer based on Web Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture, by which the system can easily be adapted to different diseases and applications. Methods: We designed a framework upon the Web MVC-based architecture in which the reusable and extractable models can be conveniently adapted to other hospital information systems and which allows for efficient database integration. Then, we determined the clinical variables of the prostate cancer treatment based on participating clinicians' opinions and developed a computational model to determine the pretreatment parameters. Furthermore, the components of the RTCDSS integrated PCRs and decision factors for real-time analysis to provide evidence-based diagrams upon the clinician-oriented interface for visualization of treatment guidance and health risk assessment. Results: The resulting system can improve quality of clinical treatment by allowing clinicians to concurrently analyze and evaluate the clinical markers of prostate cancer patients with instantaneous clinical data and evidence-based diagrams which can automatically identify pretreatment parameters. Moreover, the proposed RTCDSS can aid interactions between patients and clinicians. Conclusions: Our proposed framework supports online clinical informatics, evaluates treatment risks, offers interactive guidance, and provides real-time reference for decision making in the treatment of prostate cancer. The developed clinician-oriented interface can assist clinicians in conveniently presenting evidence-based information to patients and can be readily adapted to an existing hospital information system and be easily applied in other chronic diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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22. Transcriptome profiling provides insights into dormancy release during cold storage of <italic>Lilium pumilum</italic>.
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Wang, Wang, Su, Xiaoxia, Tian, Zhongping, Liu, Yu, Zhou, Yunwei, and He, Miao
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LILIES ,PHYSIOLOGY ,COLD storage ,ULTRASTRUCTURE (Biology) ,GENE expression - Abstract
Background: Bulbs of the ornamental flower
Lilium pumilum enter a period of dormancy after flowering in spring, and require exposure to cold for a period of time in order to release dormancy. Previous studies focused mainly on anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes during dormancy release. There are no dormancy studies of the northern cold-hardy wild species ofLilium at the molecular level. This study observed bulb cell and starch granule ultrastructures during cold storage; and analysed the transcriptome using sequencing. The combination of morphological and transcriptomic methods provides valuable insights into dormancy release during cold storage ofLilium pumilum. Results: Ultrastructural changes reflected dormancy release during cold storage of the bulbs. We compared gene expression levels among samples at 0 (S1 stage), 30 (S2 stage), 60 (S3 stage) and 90 (S4 stage) d of cold storage, with 0 d as the control. The data showed that some regulatory pathways such as carbohydrate metabolism and plant hormone signal transduction were activated to break dormancy. Some differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to antioxidant activity, epigenetic modification and transcription factors were induced to respond to low temperature conditions. These genes constituted a complex regulatory mechanism of dormancy release. Conclusions: Cytological data related to dormancy regulation was obtained through histomorphological observation; transcriptome sequencing provided comprehensive sequences and digital gene expression tag profiling (DGE) data, and bulb cell ultrastructural changes were closely related to DEGs. The novelLilium pumilum genetic information from this study provides a reference for the regulation of dormancy by genetic engineering using molecular biology tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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23. IL-33/ST2 axis of human amnion fibroblasts participates in inflammatory reactions at parturition.
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Lei, Wen-jia, Zhang, Fan, Lin, Yi-kai, Li, Meng-die, Pan, Fan, Sun, Kang, and Wang, Wang-sheng
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AMNION , *CHORIOAMNIONITIS , *PARTURITION , *FETAL membranes , *FIBROBLASTS , *INFLAMMATORY mediators - Abstract
Background: Inflammation of the fetal membranes is an indispensable event of labor onset at both term and preterm birth. Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is known to participate in inflammation via ST2 (suppression of tumorigenicity 2) receptor as an inflammatory cytokine. However, it remains unknown whether IL-33/ST2 axis exists in human fetal membranes to promote inflammatory reactions in parturition. Methods: The presence of IL-33 and ST2 and their changes at parturition were examined with transcriptomic sequencing, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting or immunohistochemistry in human amnion obtained from term and preterm birth with or without labor. Cultured primary human amnion fibroblasts were utilized to investigate the regulation and the role of IL-33/ST2 axis in the inflammation reactions. A mouse model was used to further study the role of IL-33 in parturition. Results: Although IL-33 and ST2 expression were detected in both epithelial and fibroblast cells of human amnion, they are more abundant in amnion fibroblasts. Their abundance increased significantly in the amnion at both term and preterm birth with labor. Lipopolysaccharide, serum amyloid A1 and IL-1β, the inflammatory mediators pertinent to labor onset, could all induce IL-33 expression through NF-κB activation in human amnion fibroblasts. In turn, via ST2 receptor, IL-33 induced the production of IL-1β, IL-6 and PGE2 in human amnion fibroblasts via the MAPKs-NF-κB pathway. Moreover, IL-33 administration induced preterm birth in mice. Conclusion: IL-33/ST2 axis is present in human amnion fibroblasts, which is activated in both term and preterm labor. Activation of this axis leads to increased production of inflammatory factors pertinent to parturition, and results in preterm birth. Targeting the IL-33/ST2 axis may have potential value in the treatment of preterm birth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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24. miR-27a and miR-27b regulate autophagic clearance of damaged mitochondria by targeting PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1).
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Kim J, Fiesel FC, Belmonte KC, Hudec R, Wang WX, Kim C, Nelson PT, Springer W, and Kim J
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- Blotting, Western, Cell Line, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Humans, Immunoprecipitation, Parkinson Disease genetics, Parkinson Disease metabolism, Parkinson Disease pathology, Protein Kinases genetics, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Autophagy physiology, Gene Expression Regulation physiology, MicroRNAs metabolism, Mitochondria pathology, Protein Kinases metabolism
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Background: Loss-of-function mutations in PINK1 and PARKIN are the most common causes of autosomal recessive Parkinson's disease (PD). PINK1 is a mitochondrial serine/threonine kinase that plays a critical role in mitophagy, a selective autophagic clearance of damaged mitochondria. Accumulating evidence suggests mitochondrial dysfunction is one of central mechanisms underlying PD pathogenesis. Therefore, identifying regulatory mechanisms of PINK1 expression may provide novel therapeutic opportunities for PD. Although post-translational stabilization of PINK1 upon mitochondrial damage has been extensively studied, little is known about the regulation mechanism of PINK1 at the transcriptional or translational levels., Results: Here, we demonstrated that microRNA-27a (miR-27a) and miR-27b suppress PINK1 expression at the translational level through directly binding to the 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR) of its mRNA. Importantly, our data demonstrated that translation of PINK1 is critical for its accumulation upon mitochondrial damage. The accumulation of PINK1 upon mitochondrial damage was strongly regulated by expression levels of miR-27a and miR-27b. miR-27a and miR-27b prevent mitophagic influx by suppressing PINK1 expression, as evidenced by the decrease of ubiquitin phosphorylation, Parkin translocation, and LC3-II accumulation in damaged mitochondria. Consequently, miR-27a and miR-27b inhibit lysosomal degradation of the damaged mitochondria, as shown by the decrease of the delivery of damaged mitochondria to lysosome and the degradation of cytochrome c oxidase 2 (COX2), a mitochondrial marker. Furthermore, our data demonstrated that the expression of miR-27a and miR-27b is significantly induced under chronic mitophagic flux, suggesting a negative feedback regulation between PINK1-mediated mitophagy and miR-27a and miR-27b., Conclusions: We demonstrated that miR-27a and miR-27b regulate PINK1 expression and autophagic clearance of damaged mitochondria. Our data further support a novel negative regulatory mechanism of PINK1-mediated mitophagy by miR-27a and miR-27b. Therefore, our results considerably advance our understanding of PINK1 expression and mitophagy regulation and suggest that miR-27a and miR-27b may represent potential therapeutic targets for PD.
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- 2016
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25. Transmembrane protein 63A is a partner protein of Haemonchus contortus galectin in the regulation of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
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Yuan C, Zhang H, Wang W, Li Y, Yan R, Xu L, Song X, and Li X
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- Animals, Female, Galectins classification, Galectins genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Goats physiology, Haemonchus genetics, Immunoprecipitation, Male, Membrane Proteins genetics, Protein Binding, Galectins metabolism, Goats blood, Haemonchus metabolism, Leukocytes, Mononuclear metabolism, Membrane Proteins metabolism
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Background: Hco-gal-m and -f were two isoforms of galectin cloned from male and female Haemonchus contortus, respectively, and it was demonstrated that recombinant Hco-gal-m and -f could act as immune suppressors. However, little is known about the receptors or binding partners of these galectins in the host. The research of the molecular mechanisms that govern the interactions between these galectins and host molecules will fill a gap in our understanding how parasite galectins interact with host cells., Methods: A yeast two-hybrid system was used to identify the binding partners of Hco-gal-m and -f in this research. The interaction between rHco-gal-m and candidate binding protein was validated by co-immunoprecipitation. The localization of transmembrane protein 63A (TMEM63A) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was detected by immunofluorescence. The distribution of TMEM63A in T cells, B cells and monocytes in PBMCs was detected by flow cytometry. The immunomodulatory effects of Hco-gal-m and TMEM63A on cell proliferation, migration, apoptosis, nitric oxide production and cytokine secretion were observed by co-incubation of rHco-gal-m and TMEM63A-siRNA with goat PBMCs and monocytes., Results: We found that TMEM63A, a functionally unknown protein, from goat PBMCs could bind to Hco-gal-m and -f. Immunofluorescence showed that TMEM63A was localized to the cell membrane. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that TMEM63A was expressed in the majority of goat PBMCs. After using RNA interference to knockdown expression of TMEM63A, the PBMC proliferation and migration were significantly increased, while the influence of rHco-gal-m on monocyte phagocytosis, PBMC nitric oxide production and migration were potently blocked. In addition, the production of IL-10, IFN-γ and TGF-β induced by rHco-gal-m were also altered., Conclusions: Our results show that TMEM63A is a binding partner of Hco-gal-m/f, and involved in the immune responses of host PBMCs induced by Hco-gal-m for the first time.
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- 2015
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26. Inhibition of calpain reduces oxidative stress and attenuates endothelial dysfunction in diabetes.
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Chen B, Zhao Q, Ni R, Tang F, Shan L, Cepinskas I, Cepinskas G, Wang W, Schiller PW, and Peng T
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- Animals, Calpain physiology, Diabetes Mellitus prevention & control, Endothelium, Vascular drug effects, Glycoproteins pharmacology, Glycoproteins therapeutic use, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells drug effects, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells metabolism, Humans, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Organ Culture Techniques, Oxidative Stress drug effects, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Calpain antagonists & inhibitors, Diabetes Mellitus metabolism, Endothelium, Vascular metabolism, Oxidative Stress physiology
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Aims: The present study was to investigate the role of calpain in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in endothelial cells and endothelium-dependent vascular dysfunction under experimental conditions of diabetes., Methods and Results: Exposure to high glucose activated calpain, induced apoptosis and reduced nitric oxide (NO) production without changing eNOS protein expression, its phosphorylation and dimers formation in primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). These effects of high glucose correlated with intracellular ROS production and mitochondrial superoxide generation. Selectively scavenging mitochondrial superoxide increased NO production in high glucose-stimulated HUVECs. Inhibition of calpain using over-expression of calpastatin or pharmacological calpain inhibitor prevented high glucose-induced ROS production, mitochondrial superoxide generation and apoptosis, which were concurrent with an elevation of NO production in HUVECs. In mouse models of streptozotocin-induced type-1 diabetes and OVE26 type-1 diabetic mice, calpain activation correlated with an increase in ROS production and peroxynitrite formation in aortas. Transgenic over-expression of calpastatin reduced ROS production and peroxynitrite formation in diabetic mice. In parallel, diabetes-induced reduction of endothelium-dependent relaxation in aortic ring was reversed by over-expression of calpastatin in mouse models of diabetes. However, the protective effect of calpastatin on endothelium-dependent relaxation was abrogated by eNOS deletion in diabetic mice., Conclusions: This study suggests that calpain may play a role in vascular endothelial cell ROS production and endothelium-dependent dysfunction in diabetes. Thus, calpain may be an important therapeutic target to overcome diabetes-induced vascular dysfunction.
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- 2014
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