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Nat Prod Bioprospect ; 14(1): 57, 2024 Oct 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39404968

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Four new isoquinoline alkaloids, hypecotumines A-D (1-4), were isolated and identified from the whole herbs of Hypecoum erectum L. Their structures were determined by a combination of HRESIMS, NMR, and X-ray diffraction analysis methods. Compounds 1-4 were characterized by a terminal double bond at C-9 and their plausible biosynthetic pathway was hypothesized. Since PCSK9 plays a key role in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), exploration of PCSK inhibitors from natural products are beneficial for drug discovery of CVD treatment. SPR and Western blot assays showed compound 4 had PCSK9 inhibition activity with KD value of 59.9 µM and thus elevated the LDLR level. Further molecular docking studies demonstrated that 4 and PCSK9 could form stable interactions via key hydrogen bonds.

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Front Nutr ; 11: 1459480, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39464685

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Background: The association between obesity indicators and sleep quality remains unclear among elderly Chinese people. Therefore, we aimed to assess this association by utilizing data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Methods: A total of 10,505 participants aged 65 and above from the 2018 CLHLS were included. Calculate body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) based on measured weight, height, and waist circumference. Based on BMI values, individuals were classified as underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (18.5-23.9 kg/m2) and overweight or obesity (BMI ≥24 kg/m2). In the survey, sleep quality was rated in a 5-point format ("1 = very good," "2 = good," "3 = fair," "4 = poor," or "5 = very poor"), and we categorized "1" and "2" as good sleep quality and "3," "4," and "5" as poor sleep quality. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), with subgroup analysis and restricted-cubic-spline (RCS) conducted. Results: The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 47.06%. There are significant differences in obesity indicators and other factors between the two groups of people with good sleep and poor sleep. After adjusting for potential confounding factors (including demographics, socioeconomic status, lifestyle behaviors, health-related issues and activities of daily living), our analyses revealed significant negative associations of BMI [OR 0.96 (95% CI 0.95-0.98)], WC [OR 0.99 (95% CI 0.98-0.99)] and WHtR [OR 0.18 (95% CI 0.09-0.35)] with poor sleep quality. RCS regression also showed that BMI, WC, WHtR and WWI were all strongly negatively correlated with poor sleep quality. Conclusions: In elderly Chinese people, overweight/obese elderly people may have a better sleep quality compared to elderly people with normal weight, while underweight elderly people are unfavorable for sleep quality.

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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 23227, 2024 10 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39369089

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Frailty is a state that is closely associated with adverse health outcomes in the aging process. The frailty index (FI), which measures frailty in terms of cumulative deficits, has been widely used for frailty assessment in elderly people, and its advantage of self-reported information collection makes it applicable to a broader group of elderly people. Our study aims to simplify the Frailty Index Assessment Scale, while maintaining its reliability and accuracy, to easily and quickly assess frailty in elderly people. In this study, participants (age ≥ 65 years) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), which had 13,339, 372 and 1214 participants in 2008, 2011, and 2014, respectively, were used. The 2008 dataset was split into 80% for training and 20% for internal validation, and the data from 2011 to 2014 as external validation. In order to obtain effective predictors, we used Lasso regression, Boruta algorithm and random forest classifier score for feature selection. We used six models for predictive model construction and evaluated the models in the validation dataset. Model performance was measured by area under the curve (AUC), accuracy and F1 score. Logistic regression was found to be the best performing and most interpretable algorithm with AUC, accuracy and F1 of 0.974, 0.932 and 0.880 for the validation dataset, respectively. The AUCs for the external independent validation dataset were 0.963 and 0.977, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that the model had good predictive power in both males and females. The predictive power was stronger among the elderly people over 80 years old, with AUC, accuracy and F1 of 0.973,0.914, and 0.893, respectively. The model also obtained good predictive power in the case of FI measured by different indicators. The model showed good robustness in the follow-up assessment of frailty status in elderly people, with the AUC remaining above 0.95 and accuracy above 0.9 over the long-term follow-up. Using machine learning techniques, we have successfully developed a simple frailty assessment prediction model based on 10 key features to shorten the frailty assessment scale with near full-scale accuracy. A user-friendly website was created to facilitate the application of this prediction model ( https://healthy-aging.shinyapps.io/Frailty_Assessment/ ).


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Idoso Fragilizado , Fragilidade , Avaliação Geriátrica , Aprendizado de Máquina , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Algoritmos , China , População do Leste Asiático , Fragilidade/diagnóstico , Avaliação Geriátrica/métodos , Estudos Longitudinais , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Phytochemistry ; 222: 114093, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38615927

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Nine 3-arylisoquinoline alkaloids including five undescribed ones, hypectumines A-E (1-5), were isolated from the whole herb of Hypecoum erectum L. with the guidance of 1H-NMR. Their structures were established by a combination of 1D, 2D NMR, and HRESIMS spectrometry. Among them, hypectumines A and B possessed rare urea moieties while hypectumines C and D were characterized by 3-(methylamino)propanoic acid scaffolds. Biological assay demonstrated that alkaloids hypectumine B and 2,3-dimethoxy-N-formylcorydamine had anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting NO production on LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells with IC50 values of 24.4 and 44.2 µM, respectively. Furthermore, hypectumine B could reduce the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6, suggesting it might be a potential candidate for treating inflammatory disease.


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Alcaloides , Lipopolissacarídeos , Animais , Camundongos , Alcaloides/farmacologia , Alcaloides/química , Alcaloides/isolamento & purificação , Células RAW 264.7 , Lipopolissacarídeos/farmacologia , Lipopolissacarídeos/antagonistas & inibidores , Estrutura Molecular , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Anti-Inflamatórios/química , Anti-Inflamatórios/isolamento & purificação , Isoquinolinas/farmacologia , Isoquinolinas/química , Isoquinolinas/isolamento & purificação , Óxido Nítrico/biossíntese , Óxido Nítrico/antagonistas & inibidores , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Espectroscopia de Prótons por Ressonância Magnética
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol ; 38(10): 1947-1953, 2024 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38483217

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The main purpose of this review was to examine the evidence of the relationship between active smoking or passive smoking during pregnancy and atopic dermatitis in offspring. The protocol was written following the PRISMA Checklist and was registered in the PROSPERO database (registration number CRD42022381136). We implemented a comprehensive search in PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases to identify all potentially related articles from inception through 1 December 2022. We assessed cohort studies and case-control studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS), and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies. Heterogeneity was investigated by using Cochrane Q tests and I2 statistics. In addition, according to the research design, population source and population size, the reasons for the heterogeneity were analysed. A total of 15 observational studies were included in this analysis. Our meta-analysis suggests that atopic dermatitis in offspring is not associated with active smoking during pregnancy (pooled OR, 0.96 [95% CI 0.86-1.07]); however, it is related to passive smoking (OR, 1.52 [95% CI 1.36-1.70]). Passive smoking during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of eczema development in offspring. More research is needed to explore the risk of active smoking and eczema development in offspring, especially the association between measurements of pregnancy cotinine levels in maternal body fluids and AD in offspring.


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Dermatite Atópica , Exposição Materna , Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal , Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco , Feminino , Humanos , Gravidez , Dermatite Atópica/etiologia , Exposição Materna/efeitos adversos , Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco/efeitos adversos
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Bioorg Chem ; 144: 107166, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38308998

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Twelve phthalideisoquinoline hemiacetal alkaloids including eight new ones (1-8) and one natural alkaloid characterized by an aziridine moiety with unassigned NMR data (9), were isolated and identified from the bulbs of Corydalis decumbens. Their structures were established by comprehensive analyses of HRESIMS, NMR, X-ray crystallography, and ECD analyses. The unambiguously established structures of the phthalideisoquinoline hemiacetal alkaloids indicated that the absolute configurations of C-1, C-9, and C-7' were confusable only relied on coupling constants. A summary of their ECD spectra was concluded and provided an insight for C-1, C-9, and C-7' absolute configuration assignment. These new compounds were evaluated to induce autophagy flux through flow cytometry analysis. Moreover, compounds 2 and 6 could significantly induce autophagy and inhibit Tau pathology by AMPK-ULK1 pathway activation, which provided an avenue for anti-AD lead compounds discovery.


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Alcaloides , Corydalis , Corydalis/química , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por AMP/metabolismo , Alcaloides/química , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Autofagia
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Nat Commun ; 14(1): 7886, 2023 Nov 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38036514

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The genome of an organism is inherited from its ancestor and continues to evolve over time, however, the extent to which the current version could be altered remains unknown. To probe the genome plasticity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, here we replace the native left arm of chromosome XII (chrXIIL) with a linear artificial chromosome harboring small sets of reconstructed genes. We find that as few as 12 genes are sufficient for cell viability, whereas 25 genes are required to recover the partial fitness defects observed in the 12-gene strain. Next, we demonstrate that these genes can be reconstructed individually using synthetic regulatory sequences and recoded open-reading frames with a "one-amino-acid-one-codon" strategy to remain functional. Finally, a synthetic neochromsome with the reconstructed genes is assembled which could substitute chrXIIL for viability. Together, our work not only highlights the high plasticity of yeast genome, but also illustrates the possibility of making functional eukaryotic chromosomes from entirely artificial sequences.


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Cromossomos , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Códon , Fases de Leitura Aberta , Cromossomos Fúngicos/genética , Genes Fúngicos
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Cell Genom ; 3(11): 100435, 2023 Nov 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38020970

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Chromosome-level design-build-test-learn cycles (chrDBTLs) allow systematic combinatorial reconfiguration of chromosomes with ease. Here, we established chrDBTL with a redesigned synthetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome XV, synXV. We designed and built synXV to harbor strategically inserted features, modified elements, and synonymously recoded genes throughout the chromosome. Based on the recoded chromosome, we developed a method to enable chrDBTL: CRISPR-Cas9-mediated mitotic recombination with endoreduplication (CRIMiRE). CRIMiRE allowed the creation of customized wild-type/synthetic combinations, accelerating genotype-phenotype mapping and synthetic chromosome redesign. We also leveraged synXV as a "build-to-learn" model organism for translation studies by ribosome profiling. We conducted a locus-to-locus comparison of ribosome occupancy between synXV and the wild-type chromosome, providing insight into the effects of codon changes and redesigned features on translation dynamics in vivo. Overall, we established synXV as a versatile reconfigurable system that advances chrDBTL for understanding biological mechanisms and engineering strains.

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Expert Rev Vaccines ; 22(1): 1079-1090, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37877219

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BACKGROUND: Because SARS-CoV-2 mutations and immunity wane over time, a third dose of heterologous COVID-19 vaccine is proposed for individuals primed with inactivated COVID-19 vaccine. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a single-center, open-label trial to assess the safety, immunogenicity, and immune-persistence of a heterologous BBIBP-CorV/ZF2001 prime-boost vaccination in Chinese adults. 480 participants who had been primed with two doses of BBIBP-CorV, received a third dose of ZF2001 after an interval of 3-4, 5-6, or 7-9 months. RESULTS: The overall incidence of adverse reactions within 30 days after vaccination was 5.83%. No serious adverse reactions were reported. The respective geometric mean titers (GMTs) of neutralizing antibodies for 3-4, 5-6, and 7-9 months groups at baseline were 2.06, 2.02, and 2.10; which increased to 55.42, 63.45, and 62.06 on day 14; then decreased to 17.53, 23.79, and 26.73 on day 30; before finally waning to 8.29, 9.24, and 9.51 on day 180. After the booster, the three groups showed no significant differences in GMTs. GMTs were lower in older participants than younger participants. CONCLUSIONS: A heterologous BBIBP-CorV/ZF2001 prime-boost vaccination was safe and immunogenic. Prime-boost intervals did not affect the immune response. The immune response was weaker in older adults than younger adults. CLINICAL TRIAL IDENTIFIER: NCT05205083.


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Vacinas contra COVID-19 , COVID-19 , Idoso , Humanos , Anticorpos Neutralizantes , Anticorpos Antivirais , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra COVID-19/efeitos adversos , Imunização , Imunogenicidade da Vacina , SARS-CoV-2 , Vacinação
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Int J Mol Sci ; 24(6)2023 Mar 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36982347

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Despite the wide application of radiotherapy in HCC, radiotherapy efficacy is sometimes limited due to radioresistance. Although radioresistance is reported with high glycolysis, the underlying mechanism between radioresistance and cancer metabolism, as well as the role of cathepsin H (CTSH) within it, remain unclear. In this study, tumor-bearing models and HCC cell lines were used to observe the effect of CTSH on radioresistance. Proteome mass spectrometry, followed by enrichment analysis, were used to investigate the cascades and targets regulated by CTSH. Technologies such as immunofluorescence co-localization flow cytometry and Western blot were used for further detection and verification. Through these methods, we originally found CTSH knockdown (KD) perturbed aerobic glycolysis and enhanced aerobic respiration, and thus promoted apoptosis through up-regulation and the release of proapoptotic factors such as AIFM1, HTRA2, and DIABLO, consequently reducing radioresistance. We also found that CTSH, together with its regulatory targets (such as PFKL, HK2, LDH, and AIFM1), was correlated with tumorigenesis and poor prognosis. In summary, our study found that the cancer metabolic switch and apoptosis were regulated by CTSH signaling, leading to the occurrence of radioresistance in HCC cells and suggesting the potential value of HCC diagnosis and therapy.


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Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Humanos , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/genética , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/radioterapia , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/metabolismo , Catepsina H/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Apoptose/genética , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Glicólise , Proliferação de Células , Linhagem Celular Tumoral
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Mol Med Rep ; 27(3)2023 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36799170

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A series of physiological and pathological changes occur after radiotherapy and accidental exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). These changes cause serious damage to human tissues and can lead to death. Radioprotective countermeasures are radioprotective agents that prevent and reduce IR injury or have therapeutic effects. Based on a good understanding of radiobiology, a number of protective agents have achieved positive results in early clinical trials. The present review grouped known radioprotective agents according to biochemical categories and potential clinical use, and reviewed radiation countermeasures, i.e., radioprotectors, radiation mitigators and radiotherapeutic agents, with an emphasis on their current status and research progress. The aim of the present review is to facilitate the selection and application of suitable radioprotectors for clinicians and researchers, to prevent or reduce IR injury.


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Lesões por Radiação , Proteção Radiológica , Protetores contra Radiação , Humanos , Lesões por Radiação/tratamento farmacológico , Lesões por Radiação/prevenção & controle , Proteção Radiológica/métodos , Protetores contra Radiação/farmacologia , Protetores contra Radiação/uso terapêutico , Radiação Ionizante
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(23)2022 Nov 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36499164

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Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is an epigenetic regulator which has been proven to be a potential target for cancer therapy. We observed that PRMT5 underwent alternative splicing (AS) and generated a spliced isoform PRMT5-ISO5 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after radiotherapy. However, the regulatory mechanism and the clinical implications of IR-induced PRMT5 AS are unclear. This work revealed that serine and arginine rich splicing factor 3 (SRSF3) silencing increased PRMT5-ISO5 level, whereas heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H 1 (HNRNPH1) silencing reduced it. Then, we found that SRSF3 and HNRNPH1 competitively combined with PRMT5 pre-mRNA located at the region around the 3'- splicing site on intron 2 and the alternative 3'- splicing site on exon 4. IR-induced SRSF3 downregulation led to an elevated level of PRMT5-ISO5, and exogenous expression of PRMT5-ISO5 enhanced cell radiosensitivity. Finally, we confirmed in vivo that IR induced the increased level of PRMT5-ISO5 which in turn enhanced tumor killing and regression, and liver-specific Prmt5 depletion reduced hepatic steatosis and delayed tumor progression of spontaneous HCC. In conclusion, our data uncover the competitive antagonistic interaction of SRSF3 and HNRNPH1 in regulating PRMT5 splicing induced by IR, providing potentially effective radiotherapy by modulating PRMT5 splicing against HCC.


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Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Humanos , Processamento Alternativo/genética , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/genética , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/radioterapia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/radioterapia , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/genética , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases/metabolismo , Precursores de RNA/genética , Fatores de Processamento de Serina-Arginina/genética , Fatores de Processamento de Serina-Arginina/metabolismo , Ribonucleoproteínas Nucleares Heterogêneas/metabolismo
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Front Immunol ; 13: 1017590, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36426361

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Background: In response to SARS-CoV-2 mutations and waning antibody levels after two-dose inactivated vaccines, we assessed whether a third dose of recombinant protein subunit vaccine (ZF2001) boosts immune responses. Methods: An open-label single-center non-random trial was conducted on people aged 18 years and above at five sites in China. All participants received a two-dose inactivated vaccine (CoronaVac) as their prime doses within 3-9 months of the trial. Primary outcomes were safety and immunogenicity, primarily the geometric mean titers (GMTs) of neutralizing antibodies to live wildtype SARS-CoV-2. Results: A total of 480 participants (median age, 51; range 21-84 years) previously vaccinated with two-dose CoronaVac received a third booster dose of ZF2001 3-4, 5-6, or 7-9-months later. The overall incidence of adverse reactions within 30 days after vaccination was 5.83% (28/480). No serious adverse reactions were reported after the third dose of ZF2001. GMTs in the 3-4-, 5-6-, and 7-9-month groups before vaccination were 3.96, 4.60, and 3.78, respectively. On Day 14, GMTs increased to 33.06, 47.51, and 44.12, respectively. After the booster, GMTs showed no significant difference among the three prime-boost interval groups (all P>0.05). Additionally, GMTs in older adults were lower than those in younger adults on Day 14 for the three groups (P=0.0005, P<0.0001, and P<0.0001). Conclusion: Heterologous boosting with ZF2001 was safe and immunogenic, and prime-boost intervals did not affect the immune response. The immune response was weaker in older than younger adults.


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Vacinas contra COVID-19 , COVID-19 , Idoso , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra COVID-19/efeitos adversos , Subunidades Proteicas , SARS-CoV-2 , Vacinas de Produtos Inativados/administração & dosagem , Vacinas de Subunidades Antigênicas/efeitos adversos , Vacinas Sintéticas/efeitos adversos , Adulto Jovem , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Biology (Basel) ; 11(10)2022 Oct 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36290388

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Tolerance breeding through genetic engineering, sequence and omics analyses, and gene identification processes are widely used to synthesize biofuels. The majority of related mechanisms have been shown to yield endogenous genes with high expression. However, the process was time-consuming and labor-intensive, meaning there is a need to address the problems associated with the low-throughput screening method and significant time and money consumption. In this study, a combination of the limit screening method (LMS method) and product-tolerance engineering was proposed and applied. The Escherichia coli MG1655 genomic DNA library was constructed using the shotgun method. Then, the cultures were incubated at concentrations of 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1.0% of pinene with different inhibitory effects. Finally, the genes acrB, flgFG, motB and ndk were found to be associated with the enhanced tolerance of E. coli to pinene. Using the I-SceI cleavage system, the promoters of acrB, flgFG and ndk genes were replaced with P37. The final strain increased the production of pinene from glucose by 2.1 times.

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Molecules ; 27(20)2022 Oct 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36296549

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The present study is to explore the anticancer effect of loonamycin (LM) in vitro and in vivo, and investigate the underlying mechanism with combined multi-omics. LM exhibited anticancer activity in human triple negative breast cancer cells by promoting cell apoptosis. LM administration inhibited the growth of MDA-MB-468 tumors in a murine xenograft model of breast cancer. Mechanistic studies suggested that LM could inhibit the topoisomerase I in a dose-dependent manner in vitro experiments. Combined with the transcriptomics and proteomic analysis, LM has a significant effect on O-glycan, p53-related signal pathway and EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway in enrichment of the KEGG pathway. The GSEA data also suggests that the TNBC cells treated with LM may be regulated by p53, O-glycan and EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Taken together, our findings predicted that LM may target p53 and EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, inhibiting topoisomerase to exhibit its anticancer effect.


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Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , DNA Topoisomerases Tipo I/metabolismo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismo , Transcriptoma , Proteômica , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/metabolismo , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/metabolismo , Apoptose , Receptores ErbB/genética , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células
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iScience ; 25(9): 104982, 2022 Sep 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36093046

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The relationship between gene sequence and function matters for fundamental and practical reasons. Here, yeast essential genes were systematically refactored to identify invariable sequences in the coding and regulatory regions. The coding sequences were synonymously recoded with all optimal codons to explore the importance of codon choice. The promoters and terminators were swapped with well-characterized CYC1 promoter and terminator to examine whether a specialized expression is required for the function of a specific gene. Among the 10 essential genes from Chr.XIIL, this scheme successfully generated 7 refactored genes that can effectively support wild-type-like fitness under various conditions, thereby revealing amazing sequence plasticity of yeast genes. Moreover, different invariable elements were identified from the remaining 3 genes, exampling the logics for genetic information encoding and regulation. Further refactoring of all essential genes using this strategy will generate comprehensive understanding of gene sequence choice, thereby guiding its design in various applications.

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Virol Sin ; 37(5): 724-730, 2022 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35926726

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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial was conducted in healthy Chinese infants to assess the efficacy and safety of a hexavalent live human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine (HRV) against rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE). A total of 6400 participants aged 6-12 weeks were enrolled and randomly assigned to either HRV (n â€‹= â€‹3200) or placebo (n â€‹= â€‹3200) group. All the subjects received three oral doses of vaccine four weeks apart. The vaccine efficacy (VE) against RVGE caused by rotavirus serotypes contained in HRV was evaluated from 14 days after three doses of administration up until the end of the second rotavirus season. VE against severe RVGE, VE against RVGE hospitalization caused by serotypes contained in HRV, and VE against RVGE, severe RVGE, and RVGE hospitalization caused by natural infection of any serotype of rotavirus were also investigated. All adverse events (AEs) were collected for 30 days after each dose. Serious AEs (SAEs) and intussusception cases were collected during the entire study. Our data showed that VE against RVGE caused by serotypes contained in HRV was 69.21% (95%CI: 53.31-79.69). VE against severe RVGE and RVGE hospitalization caused by serotypes contained in HRV were 91.36% (95%CI: 78.45-96.53) and 89.21% (95%CI: 64.51-96.72) respectively. VE against RVGE, severe RVGE, and RVGE hospitalization caused by natural infection of any serotype of rotavirus were 62.88% (95%CI: 49.11-72.92), 85.51% (95%CI: 72.74-92.30) and 83.68% (95%CI: 61.34-93.11). Incidences of AEs from the first dose to one month post the third dose in HRV and placebo groups were comparable. There was no significant difference in incidences of SAEs in HRV and placebo groups. This study shows that this hexavalent reassortant rotavirus vaccine is an effective, well-tolerated, and safe vaccine for Chinese infants.


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Infecções por Enterovirus , Gastroenterite , Infecções por Rotavirus , Vacinas contra Rotavirus , Rotavirus , Administração Oral , Animais , Bovinos , China , Gastroenterite/epidemiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Infecções por Rotavirus/epidemiologia , Infecções por Rotavirus/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra Rotavirus/efeitos adversos , Vacinação , Vacinas Atenuadas , Vacinas Combinadas
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Oxid Med Cell Longev ; 2022: 8091464, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35733794

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Radiotherapy has been used for decades in the treatment of liver cancer. We previously found that adiponectin receptor (AdipoR1) is a prognostic biomarker for hepatoma carcinoma (HCC) after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and blocking AdipoR1 enhances radiation sensitivity in hepatoma carcinoma cells. In the current study, we aimed to elucidate the roles of AdipoR1 in ionizing radiation- (IR-) induced radiosensitivity by activating ferroptosis pathway in HCC cells. We found that IR upregulated the expression of AdipoR1 and furthermore promoted the protein stability of transcription factor Nrf2, Nrf2 binded to the xCT promoter and increased xCT transcription and expression, and this directly contributed to the protective function in the early stage of radiation in HCC cells. AdipoR1 knockdown significantly inhibited expression of Nrf2 and xCT and, furthermore, increased both IR- and erastin-induced ferroptosis, which could be abolished by the rescue of Nrf2 and xCT. For the first time, we found that radiation-induced ferroptosis was mediated by AdipoR1-Nrf2-xCT pathway in HCC cells. These results provide new insights to the development and application of novel therapeutic strategies for hepatoma carcinoma.


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Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Ferroptose , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Receptores de Adiponectina , Sistema y+ de Transporte de Aminoácidos/metabolismo , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/genética , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/radioterapia , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/radioterapia , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Radiação Ionizante , Receptores de Adiponectina/genética
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Arch Biochem Biophys ; 725: 109299, 2022 08 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35613689

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Ferroptosis is the name given to the type of non-apoptotic cell death that is caused by iron accumulation and subsequent lipid peroxidation. However, how ionizing radiation (IR)-induced ferroptosis is regulated in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cells remains unclear. To attempt to resolve this issue, bioinformatics analysis was performed to evaluate the prognostic value of estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) in breast cancer tissues. A total of four breast cancer cell lines and an MCF10A non-malignant counterpart were used. Western blotting was used to analyze the levels of protein expression, whereas immunoprecipitation (IP) and ubiquitination experiments were used to test protein binding and ubiquitination levels, respectively. Flow cytometry was subsequently used to analyze cell death and lipid peroxidation levels. The results showed that a high expression level of ESR1 was significantly correlated with poor overall survival in breast cancer. ESR1 knockdown significantly enhanced IR-induced ferroptosis and increased the CD71 protein level. The IP results showed that ESR1 enhanced the binding of the E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4L to CD71, promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of CD71, suggesting that CD71 expression was regulated by both ESR1 and NEDD4L. Taken together, the findings in the present study have demonstrated a regulatory relationship between ESR1 and NEDD4L/CD71 in IR-induced ferroptosis. In addition, the ESR1/NEDD4L/CD71 axis may be a potential target for the radiotherapy of breast cancer.


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Neoplasias da Mama , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Ferroptose , Antígenos CD/metabolismo , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/metabolismo , Neoplasias da Mama/radioterapia , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases Nedd4/metabolismo , Radiação Ionizante , Receptores da Transferrina/metabolismo
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Dose Response ; 20(2): 15593258221097589, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35547468

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Objective: So far there are still no effective immediate-early markers for assessing the efficacy of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). To find effective biomarkers for accurate assessment of the efficacy of SBRT in patients with primary liver cancer, we conducted this study including retrospective part and prospective part. Material and Methods: 589 patients with primary liver cancer were included at Ruikang Hospital affiliated to Guangxi Medical University from January 2012 to December 2018. Follow-up was conducted, clinical information and a total of 17 patients with 51 blood samples (before SBRT, before discharge and 2 months after SBRT) were collected. mRNAs profiles on 2 patients with 6 blood samples were detected by high-throughput sequencing, followed by qPCR verification on 15 patients with 45 blood samples. Results: The commonly used serum biomarkers such as AFP, CEA, and CA125 shown low prognostic value in distinguishing survival group and death group, indicated by low AUC (less than .7) and Youden indexes (less than .5). Based on high-throughput sequencing of test group and qPCR detection of another verification group, we found 16 up-regulated and 12 downregulated genes after SBRT. Among them, ADIPOR1 and EPB42 showed significantly different between effective and ineffective group after SBRT, ROC suggested that based on the optimal threshold of .5838, ADIPOR1 shown a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 83.33% to distinguish effective from ineffective group. And EPB42 had a sensitivity of 75% and a specificity of 100% at the optimal threshold of 1.3817. In addition, GSEA showed that high expression of ADIPOR1 was mainly related to Mismatch repair, Circadian rhythm, Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, DNA replication, and Fanconi anemia pathways. Conclusion: ADIPOR1 in whole blood is a promising candidate to act as prognostic biomarker for predication of SBRT outcomes in primary liver cancer patients.

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