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105. Investigating the Role of KLF6in the Growth of Bovine Preadipocytes: Using Transcriptomic Analyses to Understand Beef Quality

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Abbas Raza, Sayed Haidar, Zhong, Ruimin, Wei, Xiaoqun, Zhao, Gang, Zan, Linsen, Pant, Sameer D., Schreurs, Nicola M., and Lei, Hongtao

Abstract

Intramuscular fat is a crucial determinant of carcass quality traits like tenderness and taste, which in turn is influenced by the proliferation of intramuscular preadipocytes. This study aimed to investigate the Kru¨ppel-like factor 6 (KLF6)-mediated proliferation of bovine preadipocytes and identify underlying molecular mechanisms. Down-regulation of KLF6 by siKLF6 resulted in a significant (p< 0.01) suppression of cell cycle-related genes including CDK1, MCM6, ZNF4, PCNA, CDK2, CCNB1, and CDK6. Conversely, the expression level of p27 was significantly (p< 0.01) increased. Moreover, EdU (5-ethynyl-20-deoxyuridine) staining revealed a significant decrease in EdU-labeled cells due to KLF6 down-regulation. Collectively, these findings indicate that KLF6 down-regulation inhibits adipocyte proliferation. Furthermore, RNA sequencing of preadipocytes transfected with siKLF6 and NC, followed by differential gene expression analysis, identified 100 up-regulated and 70 down-regulated genes. Additionally, the differentially expressed genes also significantly influenced various Gene Ontology (GO) terms related to cell cycle, nuclear chromosomes, and catalytic activity on DNA. Furthermore, the top 20 pathways enriched in these DEGs included cell cycle, DNA replication, cellular senescence, and homologous recombination. These GO terms and KEGG pathways play key roles in bovine preadipocyte proliferation. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that KLF6 positively regulates the proliferation of bovine preadipocytes.

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2024
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115. Aflatoxin B1 Induces Inflammatory Liver Injury via Gut Microbiota in Mice

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Ye, Lin, Chen, Huodai, Tsim, Karl Wah Keung, Shen, Xing, Li, Xiangmei, Li, Xueling, Lei, Hongtao, Liu, Yunle, Ye, Lin, Chen, Huodai, Tsim, Karl Wah Keung, Shen, Xing, Li, Xiangmei, Li, Xueling, Lei, Hongtao, and Liu, Yunle

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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a potent food-borne hepatocarcinogen, is the most toxic aflatoxin that induces liver injury in humans and animals. Species-specific sensitivities of aflatoxins cannot be fully explained by differences in the metabolism of AFB1 between animal species. The gut microbiota are critical in inflammatory liver injury, but it remains to reveal the role of gut microbiota in AFB1-induced liver injury. Here, mice were gavaged with AFB1 for 28 days. Then, the modulation of gut microbiota, colonic barrier, and liver pyroptosis and inflammation were analyzed. To further verify the direct role of gut microbiota in AFB1-induced liver injury, mice were treated with antibiotic mixtures (ABXs) to deplete the microbiota, and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was conducted. The treatment of AFB1 in mice altered gut microbiota composition, such as increasing the relative abundance of Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, and Lactobacillus, inducing colonic barrier dysfunction and promoting liver pyroptosis. In ABX-treated mice, AFB1 had little effect on the colonic barrier and liver pyroptosis. Notably, after FMT, in which the mice were colonized with gut microbiota from AFB1-treated mice, colonic barrier dysfunction, and liver pyroptosis and inflammation were obliviously identified. We proposed that the gut microbiota directly participated in AFB1-induced liver pyroptosis and inflammation. These results provide new insights into the mechanisms of AFB1 hepatotoxicity and pave a window for new targeted interventions to prevent or reduce AFB1 hepatotoxicity.

Published
2023

120. Label-free multidimensional bacterial characterization with an ultrawide detectable concentration range by microfluidic impedance cytometry.

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Chen, Jiahong, Zhong, Jianwei, Lei, Hongtao, and Ai, Ye

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CYTOMETRY, BACTERIAL colonies, BACTERIAL typing, ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring, COMPLEX matrices, ESCHERICHIA coli
Abstract

Rapid and accurate identification of bacteria is of great importance to public health in various fields, including medical diagnostics, food safety, and environmental monitoring. However, most existing bacterial detection methods have very narrow detectable concentration ranges and limited detection information, which easily leads to wrong diagnosis and treatment. This work presents a novel high-throughput microfluidic electrical impedance-based multidimensional single-bacterium profiling system for ultrawide concentration range detection and accurate differentiation of viability and Gram types of bacteria. The electrical impedance-based microfluidic cytometry is capable of multi-frequency impedance quantification, which allows profiling of the bacteria size, concentration, and membrane impedance as an indicator of bacterial viability and Gram properties in a single flow-through interrogation. It has been demonstrated that this novel impedance cytometry has an ultrawide bacterial counting range (102–108 cells per mL), and exhibits a rapid and accurate discrimination of viability and Gram types of bacteria in a label-free manner. Escherichia coli (E. coli) has been used as an analog species for the accuracy assessment of the electrical impedance-based bacterial detection system in an authentic complex beverage matrix within 24 hours. The impedance-based quantifications of viable bacteria are consistent with those obtained by the classical bacterial colony counting method (R2 = 0.996). This work could pave the way for providing a novel microfluidic cytometry system for rapid and multidimensional bacterial detection in diverse areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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139. High Bioaffinity Controllable Assembly Nanocarrier UiO-66-NH2@Quantum Dot-Based Immunochromatographic Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Five Mycotoxins in Cereals and Feed

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Chen, Jiayi, Yang, Zehao, Zhang, Jianpeng, Shen, Xing, Xu, Zhenlin, Li, Xiangmei, and Lei, Hongtao

Abstract

Herein, the UiO-66-NH2@quantum dot (NU66@QD) was synthesized with excellent fluorescence intensity and biocompatibility, which was used to develop a multiple immunochromatographic assay (ICA) for the detection of aflatoxin B1(AFB1), fumonisin B1(FB1), deoxynivalenol (DON), T-2 toxins (T-2), and zearalenone (ZEN) in cereals and feed. Five monoclonal antibodies and NU66@QD were efficiently labeled by a one-step mixed method to form a multiple detection probe. The limits of detection of the proposed NU66@QD-ICA for AFB1/FB1/DON/T-2/ZEN were 0.04/0.28/0.25/0.09/0.08 μg/kg. The recoveries ranged from 82.83–117.44%, with the coefficient of variation from 2.88–11.80%. A parallel analysis in 35 naturally contaminated cereal and feed samples was confirmed by LC-MS/MS, and the results showed a good correlation (R2> 0.9), indicating the practical reliability of the multiple NU66@QD-ICA. Overall, the introduction of the novel nanomaterial NU66@QD provides a highly sensitive and efficient multiplex detection strategy for the development of ICA.

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2023
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141. Decentralized Grid Resource Locating Protocol Based on Grid Resource Space Model

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Guo, Deke, Chen, Honghui, Xie, Chenggang, Lei, Hongtao, Chen, Tao, Luo, Xueshan, Hutchison, David, editor, Kanade, Takeo, editor, Kittler, Josef, editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., editor, Mattern, Friedemann, editor, Mitchell, John C., editor, Naor, Moni, editor, Nierstrasz, Oscar, editor, Pandu Rangan, C., editor, Steffen, Bernhard, editor, Sudan, Madhu, editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, editor, Tygar, Dough, editor, Vardi, Moshe Y., editor, Weikum, Gerhard, editor, Zhuge, Hai, editor, and Fox, Geoffrey C., editor

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2005
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