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Purpose: Exosomes play important roles in intercellular communication through signaling pathways affecting tumor microenvironment modulation and tumor proliferation, including those in glioblastoma (GBM). As yet, however, limited studies have been conducted on the inhibitory effect of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (hBMSC)-derived exosomes on GBM development. Therefore, we set out to assess the role of hBMSC secreted exosomes, in particular those carrying microRNA-34a (miR-34a), in the development of GBM. Methods: Microarray-based expression analysis was employed to identify differentially expressed genes and to predict miRNAs regulating MYCN expression. Next, hBMSCs were transfected with a miR-34a mimic or inhibitor after which exosomes were isolated. Proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion and temozolomide (TMZ) chemosensitivity of exosome-exposed GBM cells (T-98G, LN229 and A-172) were measured in vitro. The mechanism underlying MYCN regulation was investigated using lentiviral transfections. The in vivo inhibitory effect of exosomal miR-34a was measured in nude mice xenografted with GBM cells through subcutaneous injection of hBMSCs with an upregulated miR34a content. Results: We found that poorly-expressed miR-34a specifically targeted and negatively regulated the expression of MYCN in GBM cells. In addition we found that miR-34a was delivered to T-98G, LN229 and A-172 GBM cells via hBMSC-derived exosomes. Exogenous overexpression of miR-34a in hBMSC-derived exosomes resulted in inhibition of GBM cell proliferation, invasion, migration and tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo, while promoting the chemosensitivity of GBM cells to TMZ by silencing MYCN. Conclusions: From our data we conclude that hBMSC-derived exosomes overexpressing miR-34a may be instrumental for the therapeutic targeting and clinical management of GBM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document is a correction notice for an article titled "Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell-secreted exosomes overexpressing microRNA-34a ameliorate glioblastoma development via down-regulating MYCN." The notice states that Dr. Jianfang Ning was not involved in the study and publication of the retracted article, as confirmed by the University of Minnesota. The original article can be found online at the provided link. Springer Nature, the publisher, remains neutral regarding jurisdictional claims and institutional affiliations. The authors of the article are Bin Wang, Zhong-Hua Wu, Ping-Yang Lou, Chang Chai, Shuang-Yin Han, Jian-Fang Ning, and Ming Li. [Extracted from the article]

To achieve high efficiency utilization of Panzhihua vanadium titano-magnetite, a new process of metalizing reduction and magnetic separation based on hot briquetting is proposed, and factors that affect the cold strength of the hot-briquetting products and the efficiency of reduction and magnetic separation are successively investigated through laboratory experiments. The relevant mechanisms are elucidated on the basis of microstructural observations. Experimental results show that the optimal process parameters for hot briquetting include a hot briquetting temperature of 475°C, a carbon ratio of 1.2, ore and coal particle sizes of less than 74 μm. Additionally, with respect to metalizing reduction and magnetic separation, the rational parameters include a magnetic field intensity of 50 mT, a reduction temperature of 1350°C, a reduction time of 60 min, and a carbon ratio of 1.2. Under these above conditions, the crushing strength of the hot-briquetting agglomerates is 1480 N, and the recovery ratios of iron, vanadium, and titanium are as high as 91.19%, 61.82%, and 85.31%, respectively. The new process of metalizing reduction and magnetic separation based on hot briquetting demonstrates the evident technological advantages of high efficiency separation of iron from other valuable elements in the vanadium titano-magnetite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

2,5-Bis(2-thienyl)-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole (2-TAT) and 2,5-bis(3-thienyl)-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-TAT) have been studied as inhibitors for the corrosion of copper in 0.5 M H2SO4 using potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The inhibition efficiency of the triazole compounds increases with increasing concentration, and the effect of 3-TAT is better than that of 2-TAT with the same concentration. Potentiodynamic polarization measurements indicate the triazole compounds act as mixed type inhibitors in 0.5 M H2SO4. The adsorption of the triazole compounds is found to obey the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. High significant correlations for the triazole compounds are obtained between inhibition efficiency and quantum chemical parameters ( R = 0.975) using the quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In virtue of reference Cartesian coordinates, geometrical relations of spatial curved structure are presented in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. Dynamic equations for helical girder are derived by Hamilton principle. These equations indicate that four generalized displacements are coupled with each other. When spatial structure degenerates into planar curvilinear structure, two generalized displacements in two perpendicular planes are coupled with each other. Dynamic equations for arbitrary curvilinear structure may be obtained by the method used in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to (a) determine if DNA methylation is a mechanism of WWOX (WW domain containing oxidoreductase) and FHIT (fragile histidine triad) inactivation in lung, breast and bladder cancers; (b) examine distinct methylation patterns in neoplastic and adjacent tissues and (c) seek correlation of methylation patterns with disease status. Protein expression was detected by immunohistochemistry, and methylation status by methylation-specific PCR (MSP) and sequencing, in lung squamous cell carcinomas and adjacent tissues, invasive breast carcinomas, adjacent tissues and normal mammary tissues and bladder transitional cell carcinomas. Wwox and Fhit expression was reduced in cancers in association with hypermethylation. Differential patterns of WWOX and FHIT methylation were observed in neoplastic vs adjacent non-neoplastic tissues, suggesting that targeted MSP amplification could be useful in following treatment or prevention protocols. WWOX promoter MSP differentiates DNA of lung cancer from DNA of adjacent lung tissue. WWOX and FHIT promoter methylation is detected in tissue adjacent to breast cancer and WWOX exon 1 MSP distinguishes breast cancer DNA from DNA of adjacent and normal tissue. Differential methylation in cancerous vs adjacent tissues suggests that WWOX and FHIT hypermethylation analyses could enrich a panel of DNA methylation markers.Oncogene (2005) 24, 1625-1633. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1208398 Published online 17 January 2005 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To determine if: (1) 5' CpG island methylation is related to Fhit inactivation; (2) there are tumor or carcinogen-specific methylation patterns, we examined 35 CpG sites in the promoter, exon and intron 1 of the mouse Fhit gene. In primary tumors of lung, urinary bladder and tongue, induced by different carcinogens, 15-35% of sites were methylated, with specific methylation patterns associated with each cancer type, suggesting cancer- or tissue-specific methylation patterns. The methylation patterns were associated with reduced Fhit expression, as determined by immunohistochemical analyses. Methylation of rat Fhit 5' CpGs in mammary adenocarcinomas, detected by methylation specific PCR amplification, also correlated with reduced gene expression. Thus, there was an overall association between promoter/exon 1 methylation and decreased Fhit expression. In contrast, in cancer-derived cell lines 70-95% of the CpG sites were methylated. This is the first detailed study of the relationship between Fhit 5' CpG island methylation and Fhit expression in murine tumors, our main models for preclinical cancer studies, and provides evidence that loss of Fhit expression and methylation are correlated in these mouse models and these models will be useful to examine the complex relationships among gene expression, methylation patterns and organ specificity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A preliminary analysis on crack evolution in viscoelastic materials was presented. Based on the equivalent inclusion concept of micro-mechanics theory, the explicit expressions of crack opening displacement δ and energy release rate G were derived, indicating that both δ and G are increasing with time. The equivalent modulus of the viscoelastic solid comprising cracks was evaluated. It is proved that the decrease of the modulus comes from two mechanisms: one is the viscoelasticity of the material; the other is the crack opening which is getting larger with time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sufficient and necessary conditions of the Bochner-Orlicz sequence spaces equipped with the Luxemburg norm, which have λ property, are given. The result shows, which is not as usual, that the λ property of the Bochner-Orlicz sequence spaces can not be lift from X. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

2,5-Bis(2-thienyl)-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole (2-TAT) and 2,5-bis(3-thienyl)-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-TAT) have been studied as inhibitors for the corrosion of copper in 0.5 M H2SO4 using potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The inhibition efficiency of the triazole compounds increases with increasing concentration, and the effect of 3-TAT is better than that of 2-TAT with the same concentration. Potentiodynamic polarization measurements indicate the triazole compounds act as mixed type inhibitors in 0.5 M H2SO4. The adsorption of the triazole compounds is found to obey the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. High significant correlations for the triazole compounds are obtained between inhibition efficiency and quantum chemical parameters ( R = 0.975) using the quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]