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Heart Lung ; 67: 46-52, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38657400

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BACKGROUND: Improving quality of life is vital for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) after radiofrequency ablation. Quality of life can be affected not only by personal mastery but also by health promoting behavior as previously studied. However, it remains unclear whether health promoting behavior mediates the relationship between personal mastery and quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To explore whether health promoting behavior mediates the relationship between personal mastery and quality of life in patients with AF after radiofrequency ablation. METHODS: A cross-sectional design and convenience sampling were conducted at a tertiary hospital in China. Self-reported questionnaires were used to assess personal mastery, health promoting behavior and quality of life. SPSS and AMOS software were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: A total of 202 patients with AF after radiofrequency ablation were enrolled (mean age 58.28 ± 12.70 years). The scores for personal mastery and quality of life were 22.52 ± 2.53 points and 62.58 ± 8.59 points, respectively, indicating a limited level. The health promoting behavior exhibited a moderate level, with scores averaging 103.82 ± 8.47 points. There was a positive correlation between the three variables (all P < 0.05). Health promoting behavior played a partial mediating role in the relationship between personal mastery and quality of life in patients with AF after radiofrequency ablation, accounting for 44.79 % of the total effect. CONCLUSIONS: In order to improve quality of life and prognosis, it is necessary to consider enhancing personal mastery and increasing patient compliance with health promoting behavior, which are important ways to improve their quality of life.


Assuntos
Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Qualidade de Vida , Humanos , Fibrilação Atrial/psicologia , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Transversais , Ablação por Cateter/métodos , Ablação por Cateter/psicologia , Inquéritos e Questionários , China/epidemiologia , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde , Ablação por Radiofrequência/métodos , Ablação por Radiofrequência/psicologia , Idoso , Promoção da Saúde/métodos , Autorrelato
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J Hazard Mater ; 466: 133437, 2024 Mar 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38246063

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A one-pot synthesis afforded a magnetic, crosslinked polymer adsorbent (m-P6) with a variety of functional groups to realize simultaneous adsorption of Cd2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, and As3+. The material was characterized by TEM-EDS, XRD, FT-IR, VSM, and XPS. Kinetic and isothermal analyses suggested mainly chemisorption processes of heavy metal ions that form multiple layers on heterogeneous surfaces. Theoretical adsorption capacities calculated by a pseudo-2nd-order kinetic model and the Sips isothermal model were 282.88 mg/g for Cd2+, 326.18 mg/g for Pb2+, 117.85 mg/g for Hg2+, and 320.29 mg/g for As3+. m-P6 not only can efficiently adsorb divalent heavy metals (Cd2+, Pb2+, Hg2+), but also demonstrate a process of adsorption-driven catalytic oxidation by single-electron transfer (SET) from As3+ to As5+. In application, in addition to adsorption in water, m-P6 is capable of minimizing matrix interference, and extracting trace heavy metals in a complex environment (cereal) through easy operations for improving the detection accuracy, as well as it is potential for application in detection of trace heavy metals in foodstuffs. m-P6 can be readily regenerated and efficiently recycled for 5 cycles using eluent E12 and dilute acid.

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Blood Press Monit ; 27(5): 349-352, 2022 10 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35687039

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of the KANG KC-2850 ambulatory blood pressure monitor (ABPM) for clinical blood pressure (BP) measurement according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization (AAMI/ESH/ISO) universal standard (ISO 81060-2:2018). METHODS: BP was sequentially measured and compared with a standard mercury sphygmomanometer in 85 eligible participants. A standard adult cuff (22-3232 cm) was used for test device measurements. A total of 255 comparison pairs were obtained and analyzed according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization (AAMI/ESH/ISO universal standard. RESULTS: The standard requirements were followed precisely. For the validation Criterion 1, the mean ± SD of the differences between the test device and reference BP readings was -1.12 ± 5.01 and -0.33 ± 4.52 mmHg for SBP and DBP, respectively. For Criterion 2, the SD of the averaged BP differences between the test device and reference BP per subject was 3.59 and 3.60 mmHg for SBP and DBP, respectively. CONCLUSION: The KANG KC-2850 ABPM met all the requirements for validation by the AAMI/ESH/ISO universal standard and can be recommended for clinical use in general population.


Assuntos
Monitores de Pressão Arterial , Hipertensão , Adulto , Pressão Sanguínea , Determinação da Pressão Arterial , Monitorização Ambulatorial da Pressão Arterial , Humanos , Hipertensão/diagnóstico , Padrões de Referência
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Plant J ; 106(3): 801-816, 2021 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33595139

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Elucidating the biochemical and molecular basis of premature abscission in fruit crops should help develop strategies to enhance fruit set and yield. Here, we report that LcERF2 contributes to differential abscission rates and responses to ethylene in Litchi chinensis (litchi). Reduced LcERF2 expression in litchi was observed to reduce fruit abscission, concurrent with enhanced pedicel growth and increased levels of hexoses, particularly galactose, as well as pectin abundance in the cell wall. Ecoptic expression of LcERF2 in Arabidopsis thaliana caused enhanced petal abscission, together with retarded plant growth and reduced pedicel galactose and pectin contents. Transcriptome analysis indicated that LcERF2 modulates the expression of genes involved in cell wall modification. Yeast one-hybrid, dual-luciferase reporter and electrophoretic mobility shift assays all demonstrated that a UDP-glucose-4-epimerase gene (LcUGE) was the direct downstream target of LcERF2. This result was further supported by a significant reduction in the expression of the A. thaliana homolog AtUGE2-4 in response to LcERF2 overexpression. Significantly reduced pedicel diameter and enhanced litchi fruit abscission were observed in response to LcUGE silencing. We conclude that LcERF2 mediates fruit abscission by orchestrating cell wall metabolism, and thus pedicel growth, in part by repressing the expression of LcUGE.


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Parede Celular/metabolismo , Frutas/metabolismo , Litchi/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , UDPglucose 4-Epimerase/metabolismo , Arabidopsis , Ensaio de Desvio de Mobilidade Eletroforética , Frutas/enzimologia , Frutas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Genes de Plantas/genética , Litchi/enzimologia , Litchi/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas , UDPglucose 4-Epimerase/genética
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Sci Rep ; 9(1): 7397, 2019 05 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31089197

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Supplying exogenous sulfur-rich compounds increases the content of glutathione(GSH) and phytochelatins(PCs) in plant tissues, enabling plants to enhance their cellular defense capacity and/or compartmentalize Cadmium(Cd) into vacuoles. However, the mechanism by which surplus S modulates tolerance to Cd stress in different tissues need further investigation. In the present study, we found that supplementing the tartary buckwheat(Fagopyrum tararicum) exposed to Cd with surplus S reversed Cd induced adverse effects, and increased Cd concentrations in roots, but decreased in leaves. Further analysis revealed that exogenous S significantly mitigated Cd-induced oxidative stress with the aids of antioxidant enzymes and agents both in leaves and roots, including peroxidase(POD), ascorbate peroxidase(APX), glutathione peroxidase(GPX), glutathione S-transferase(GST), ascorbic acid(AsA), and GSH, but not superoxide dismutase(SOD) and catalase(CAT). The increased Cd uptake in root vacuoles and decreased translocation in leaves of exogenous S treated plants could be ascribed to the increasing Cd binding on cell walls, chelation and vacuolar sequestration with helps of non-protein thiols(NPT), PCs and heavy metal ATPase 3(FtHMA3) in roots, and inhibiting expression of FtHMA2, a transporter that helps Cd translocation from roots to shoots. Results provide the fundamental information for the application of exogenous S in reversal of heavy metal stress.


Assuntos
Cádmio/metabolismo , Fagopyrum/efeitos dos fármacos , Fertilizantes , Poluentes do Solo/metabolismo , Enxofre/farmacologia , Cádmio/análise , Cádmio/toxicidade , Fagopyrum/química , Fagopyrum/fisiologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas/efeitos dos fármacos , Glutationa/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Peroxidases/metabolismo , Fitoquelatinas/metabolismo , Folhas de Planta/química , Folhas de Planta/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Raízes de Plantas/química , Raízes de Plantas/metabolismo , Brotos de Planta/química , Brotos de Planta/metabolismo , Poluentes do Solo/toxicidade , Vacúolos/química , Vacúolos/metabolismo
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Medicine (Baltimore) ; 98(1): e13966, 2019 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30608434

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The prevalence of low vision has increased in China especially among youth population, which is an important public health issue. The trend on the prevalence of subnormal visual acuity and updated information is essential to quantify health effects and to prompt decision makers to prioritize action and assess the effectiveness of measures. Therefore, the study aimed to analyze the prevalence and geographical distribution of visual acuity level among young men in China based on 3 national cross-sectional surveys from 1974 to 2012.The data on visual acuity of young men were collected from 3 national surveys among military recruit youth conducted in 1974, 2001, and 2012 by using a stratified cluster sampling method in China. The prevalence of visual acuity among military recruit youth during this period was analyzed by region, year, age, and economic level.A total of 139,929, 72,894, and 58,106 young men were included, covering all 31 provinces of mainland of China, from the 3 national surveys respectively. The prevalence of subnormal visual acuity had geographic diversity and increased significantly from 1974 to 2012 (P < .05). The visual acuity level was negatively correlated with the age (17-23 years) in 2012 (P < .05). Furthermore, the prevalence of subnormal visual acuity was positively correlated with the gross domestic product in 31 provinces of China (P ≤ .001).The prevalence of subnormal visual acuity increased with economic development among young men from 1974 to 2012, with distinct variation among geographic areas in China. Furthermore, subnormal visual acuity was increasingly prevalent with age and warrant public health attention.


Assuntos
Baixa Visão/diagnóstico , Baixa Visão/epidemiologia , Acuidade Visual/fisiologia , Adolescente , China/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Desenvolvimento Econômico/estatística & dados numéricos , Geografia , Produto Interno Bruto/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Humanos , Masculino , Militares/estatística & dados numéricos , Prevalência , Baixa Visão/etiologia , Adulto Jovem
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RSC Adv ; 9(35): 19965-19972, 2019 Jun 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35514682

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In China, the production has not realized intensive cultivation and the problem of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated rice is salient, so it is important to classify rice with different degrees of Cd pollution by rapid detection method in situ. This paper established a method with a combination of dilute acid extraction pretreatment and electrochemical devices. Cd was extracted from rice using 3% HCl for 5 min. A standard curve was obtained based on a certified reference material in the rice matrix with different concentrations of Cd, which was fitted with the Cd concentration (µg kg-1) against the stripping peak current value (µA), and the linear correlation coefficient was 0.9997. To analyze the applicability of the method, three factors including substrate diluents, particle diameter of the sample, and stability towards the method were evaluated. The limit of detection (LOD) was 2.02 µg kg-1, and the repeatability and accuracy were satisfactory. Cd was determined in 142 samples collected from three major grain-producing provinces of China, and the results have good consistence with the microwave digestion-ICP-MS method. The developed method combined dilute acid extraction with a matrix matching standard curve in ASV for the first time, and it was significantly satisfactory for the detection requirements in China.

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RSC Adv ; 9(56): 32839-32847, 2019 Oct 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35529762

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In order to achieve rapid on-site screening and solve the problem of rapid pretreatment for the determination of lead (Pb2+) and cadmium (Cd2+) in cereals by a portable electrochemical analyzer with disposable screen-printed electrodes (SPEs), a new reliable and simple extraction method for Pb2+ and Cd2+ in cereals was developed. The Pb2+ and Cd2+ in cereals were purified by a mixed solution of 1 mol L-1 potassium iodide (KI)/5% vitamin C (VC)/ethyl acetate after being extracted by 10% HNO3, which transfers the Pb2+ and Cd2+ into ethyl acetate after a reaction with KI-VC. Then, the Pb2+ and Cd2+ were eluted from ethyl acetate with 5% HNO3 and were determined by an electrochemical analyzer with screen printed electrodes. Under the optimized conditions, the matrix calibration curves of Pb2+ and Cd2+ in rice and wheat showed good linear relationships with R 2 > 0.996. The method shows a detection limit (LOD) for Cd2+ in rice and wheat of 6.7 µg kg-1 and 11.5 µg kg-1, and the corresponding values for Pb2+ were 34.9 and 31.1 µg kg-1, respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 8.7% for Cd2+ and Pb2+. In addition, the recoveries of the tested reference materials using this method were between 80% and 120%. From sample pretreatment to testing results, the whole process took no more than 25 min, and the operation was simple for operators, green to the environment, cheap in terms of instruments, and above all suitable for on-site detection. The results implied that this portable electrochemical method with new pretreatment may be a good choice for screening Pb2+ and Cd2+ in cereal samples on-site.

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J Exp Bot ; 69(7): 1649-1661, 2018 03 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29281092

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Although methylated cyclitols constitute a major proportion of the carbohydrates in many plant species, their physiological roles and biosynthetic pathway are largely unknown. Quebrachitol (2-O-methyl-chiro-inositol) is one of the major methylated cyclitols in some plant species. In litchi, quebrachitol represents approximately 50% of soluble sugars in mature leaves and 40% of the total sugars in phloem exudate. In the present study, we identified bornesitol as a transient methylated intermediate of quebrachitol and measured the concentrations of methyl-inositols in different tissues and in tissues subjected to different treatments. 14CO2 feeding and phloem exudate experiments demonstrated that quebrachitol is one of the transportable photosynthates. In contrast to other plant species, the biosynthesis of quebrachitol in litchi is not associated with osmotic stress. High quebrachitol concentrations in tissues of the woody plant litchi might represent a unique carbon metabolic strategy that maintains osmolality under reduced-sucrose conditions. The presence of bornesitol but not ononitol in the leaves indicates a different biosynthetic pathway with pinitol. The biosynthesis of quebrachitol involves the methylation of myo-inositol and the subsequent epimerization of bornesitol. An inositol methyltransferase gene (LcIMT1) responsible for bornesitol biosynthesis was isolated and characterized for the first time, and the biosynthesis pathways of methyl-inositols are discussed.


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Inositol/análogos & derivados , Litchi/metabolismo , Floema/fisiologia , Transporte Biológico , Inositol/biossíntese , Litchi/química , Metilação , Metiltransferases/genética , Metiltransferases/metabolismo , Pressão Osmótica , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo
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Acta Pharmacol Sin ; 38(11): 1501-1511, 2017 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29022575

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M2-like polarized tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play a pivotal role in promoting cancer cell growth, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis. The identification of M2-like TAMs during tumor progression is an attractive approach for cancer therapy. In this study, we investigated the relevance of macrophage polarization and the antitumor effect of gefitinib in Lewis Lung cancer (LLC) in vitro and in vivo. Gefitinib at a concentration below 2.5 µmol/L did not cause significant growth inhibition on LLC and RAW 264.7 cell lines and bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDMs). However, a small concentration of gefitinib (0.62 µmol/L) significantly inhibited IL-13-induced M2-like polarization of macrophages, evidenced by the decreased expression of the M2 surface markers CD206 and CD163, down-regulation of specific M2-marker genes (Mrc1, Ym1, Fizz1, Arg1, IL-10 and CCL2) as well as inhibition of M2-like macrophage-mediated invasion and migration of LLC cells. In RAW 264.7 cells, gefitinib inhibits IL-13-induced phosphorylation of STAT6, which was a crucial signaling pathway in macrophage M2-like polarization. In LLC mice metastasis model, oral administration of gefitinib (75 mg·kg-1·d-1, for 21 d) significantly reduced the number of lung metastasis nodules, down-regulated the expression of M2 marker genes and the percentages CD206+ and CD68+ macrophages in tumor tissues. These results demonstrated that gefitinib effectively inhibits M2-like polarization both in vitro and in vivo, revealing a novel potential mechanism for the chemopreventative effect of gefitinib.


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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Lewis/tratamento farmacológico , Plasticidade Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Quinazolinas/farmacologia , Fator de Transcrição STAT6/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Lewis/metabolismo , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Lewis/patologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Gefitinibe , Interleucina-13/farmacologia , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Invasividade Neoplásica , Fenótipo , Células RAW 264.7
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Yao Xue Xue Bao ; 51(10): 1513-9, 2016 10.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29924574

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As extremely important inflammatory cells in the tumor microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) can secrete a variety of chemokines and cytokines, which play an important role in the occurrence of tumor growth and metastasis. Recent years, increasing studies have shown that macrophages are associated with tumor chemotherapy sensitivity. The chemical substances produced by macrophages affect the efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents. In addition, some chemotherapeutic agents have an effect on the recruitment and bioactivity of macrophages in the tumor issue, which influences the anti-tumor efficacy of chemotherapy drugs. In this review, we summarize the roles of macrophages in the chemotherapy resistance, including the regulatory mechanism and the strategy of targeting macrophages.


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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Macrófagos/citologia , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Microambiente Tumoral , Quimiocinas/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Humanos , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias/patologia
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Physiol Plant ; 156(2): 139-149, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26419221

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Anthocyanins generate the red color in the pericarp of Litchi chinensis. UDP-glucose: flavonoid 3-O-glycosyltransferase (UFGT, EC. 2.4.1.91) stabilizes anthocyanidin by attaching sugar moieties to the anthocyanin aglycone. In this study, the function of an UFGT gene involved in the biosynthesis of anthocyanin was verified through heterologous expression and virus-induced gene silencing assays. A strong positive correlation between UFGT activity and anthocyanin accumulation capacity was observed in the pericarp of 15 cultivars. Four putative flavonoid 3-O-glycosyltransferase-like genes, designated as LcUFGT1 to LcUFGT4, were identified in the pericarp of litchi. Among the four UFGT gene members, only LcUFGT1 can use cyanidin as its substrate. The expression of LcUFGT1 was parallel with developmental anthocyanin accumulation, and the heterologously expressed protein of LcUFGT1 displayed catalytic activities in the formation of anthocyanin. The LcUFGT1 over-expression tobacco had darker petals and pigmented filaments and calyxes resulting from higher anthocyanin accumulations compared with non-transformed tobacco. In the pericarp with LcUFGT1 suppressed by virus-induced gene silencing, pigmentation was retarded, which was well correlated with the reduced-LcUFGT1 transcriptional activity. These results suggested that the glycosylation-related gene LcUFGT1 plays a critical role in red color formation in the pericarp of litchi.

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Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban ; 44(5): 493-9, 2015 09.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26713522

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of the combination of lapatinib with chlorogenic acid on metastasis of breast cancer in mouse model. METHODS: The classical macrophage M2 polarization model induced by interlukin13in vitro was adopted in the study. Flow cytometric analysis was performed to detect the expression of M2 marker CD206. The transcription of M2-associated genes was measured by RT-PCR. HE staining was used to analyze the metastatic nodes of breast cancer in lungs of MMTV-PyVT mice. Immunostaining analysis was used to detect the expression of related proteins in breast cancer. RESULTS: The combination of lapatinib and chlorogenic acid inhibited the expression of CD206 induced by IL-13[(42.17%±2.59%) vs (61.15%±7.58%), P<0.05]. The combination more markedly suppressed expression of M2-associated gene Ym1 than lapatinib alone[(0.9±0.1) vs (1.8±0.0), P<0.05]. The combination of lapatinib and chlorogenic acid significantly reduced metastatic nodes in lung[P<0.05], and also significantly decreased the percentage of CD206(+) cells in breast cancer compared to controls[(6.08%±2.60%) vs(29.04%±5.86%), P<0.05]. CONCLUSION: The combination of lapatinib and chlorogenic acid can effectively inhibit macrophage M2 polarization and metastasis of breast cancer.


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Ácido Clorogênico/farmacologia , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias Mamárias Experimentais/tratamento farmacológico , Metástase Neoplásica/tratamento farmacológico , Quinazolinas/farmacologia , Animais , Feminino , Lapatinib , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundário , Camundongos
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Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban ; 44(5): 500-5, 2015 09.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26713523

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the anti-tumor effect of the combination of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid(SAHA) with statins(lovastatin or simvastatin) on non-small cell lung carcinoma(NSCLC) cells. METHODS: Human NSCLC A549 cells were treated with SAHA in combination of lovastatin or simvastatin. The cell growth was analyzed by SRB method, and the apoptosis of A549 cells was assessed by flow cytometer. The expression of cleaved poly-ADP-ribose polymerase(cleaved-PARP) and p21 protein was analyzed by Western-blotting when A549 cells were challenged with 2.5µmol/L SAHA and 5µmol/L lovastatin. RESULTS: Lovastatin and simvastatin synergized SAHA in the inhibition of A549 cells. SAHA induced apoptosis was also enhanced by lovastatin. Treatment with 2.5µmol/L SAHA significantly up-regulated the expression of p21 protein in 48 h, while the protein expression was reduced in combined treatment with 5µmol/L lovastatin. CONCLUSION: Statins can synergize the anti-tumor effect of SAHA in human NSCLC cells through a p21-dependent way.


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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Apoptose , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/patologia , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/farmacologia , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células , Inibidor de Quinase Dependente de Ciclina p21/metabolismo , Humanos , Poli(ADP-Ribose) Polimerases/metabolismo , Vorinostat
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Toxicol Lett ; 239(2): 97-107, 2015 Dec 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26386401

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Proper proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells or progenitors in hippocampus is critical to learn and memory functions, which might be disturbed by lead toxicity particularly in young individuals. While astroglial and microglial cells are known to play an important role in regulating neurogenesis of hippocampus, their abnormal response and influence on hippocampal neurogenesis remains unclear. In this study, therefore, glial response including microgliosis, astrogliogenesis and mediating involvement of TLR4-MyD88-NFκB signaling cascades were observed in hippocampus of young mice by animal model with lead (plumbum, Pb) exposure. It revealed that (1) significant microglial activation occurred in hippocampus soon following Pb exposure; (2) increased levels of TLR4, MyD88, NFκB expression were concomitantly detected; (3) BrdU-incorporated progenitor cells were observed in dentate gyrus with significantly-increased numbers at d28 in Pb insult group; (4) obvious astrogliogenesis was observed while these doublecortin-labeled differentiated neurons were not significantly changed in hippocampus; (5) administration of MyD88 inhibitory peptide attenuated or relieved above effects; (6) enhanced expression levels of IL-1ß, TNFα, p38MAPK and ERK1/2 were also detected in hippocampus, indicating potential implication of inflammatory response and MAPK signaling activation in lead-induced microgliosis and astrogliosis. Data of this study overall have indicated that lead exposure could trigger or induce abnormal microgliosis and astrogliogenesis in the hippocampus of young mice through triggering TLR4-MyD88-NFκB signaling cascades, which might possibly thereafter disturb hippocampal neurogenesis and functional plasticity.


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Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Chumbo/toxicidade , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/metabolismo , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/metabolismo , Envelhecimento , Animais , Astrócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Bromodesoxiuridina , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Hipocampo/citologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Microglia/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/genética , NF-kappa B/genética , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/fisiologia , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/genética
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Pharm Biol ; 51(10): 1219-27, 2013 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23767690

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CONTEXT: Sheng-Mai-San (SMS) has been used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease for many years in China. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the protective effects and active ingredients of SMS on myocardial injury (MI) in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: SMS and n-butanol extraction of SMS (SMS-Bu) were prepared and administered to ISO-treated mice once a day for 7 consecutive days. The doses were equivalent to the raw medicinal herbs of SMS 5.72, 2.86 and 1.43 g/kg/d, respectively. Propranolol was used as positive control. Serum biomarkers, histopathological and electrocardiographic were evaluated. RESULTS: Serum lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase and myeloperoxidase increased to 4473.6 ± 322.5, 950.0 ± 35.0 and 90.4 ± 12.2 U/L in the model group. SMS and SMS-Bu groups showed a decrease from 10 to 29% for lactate dehydrogenase and from 17 to 42% for creatine kinase, respectively. Both SMS and SMS-Bu significantly attenuated the myeloperoxidase activities (from 42 to 56%) and malondialdehyde levels (from 25 to 45%) compared with the model group. Decreased superoxide dismutase activities in ISO-treated mice were elevated from 19 to 59% when treated with SMS and SMS-Bu. These biochemical results were supported by electrocardiogram (ECG) and histopathological observations. Furthermore, 8 ginsenosides and 16 lignans were identified in SMS-Bu. CONCLUSION: These findings suggested that SMS-Bu was the mainly active fraction of SMS which exerted its beneficial effects on MI mainly through protecting myocardial tissue and reducing oxidative damage, and the ginsenosides and lignans may serve as active ingredients of SMS for the treatment of MI.


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Fármacos Cardiovasculares/farmacologia , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Infarto do Miocárdio/prevenção & controle , Miocárdio/patologia , Animais , Biomarcadores/sangue , Fármacos Cardiovasculares/análise , Cromatografia Líquida , Creatina Quinase/sangue , Citoproteção , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Combinação de Medicamentos , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/análise , Isoproterenol , L-Lactato Desidrogenase/sangue , Malondialdeído/sangue , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Infarto do Miocárdio/sangue , Infarto do Miocárdio/induzido quimicamente , Infarto do Miocárdio/patologia , Miocárdio/metabolismo , Peroxidase/sangue , Fitoterapia , Plantas Medicinais , Superóxido Dismutase/sangue , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem
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J Pharmacol Sci ; 122(1): 17-27, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23685804

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This study aims to evaluate the protective effects of Yi-Qi-Fu-Mai sterile powder (YQFM) on myocardial oxidative damage and tries to identify the active components responsible for its pharmacological benefits. YQFM and the n-butanol extract of YQFM (YQFM-Bu) were administered to ISO-induced myocardial injury mice. Left ventricle weight index and histopathological analyses were conducted. Serum enzymatic activities of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) were also measured. Our results demonstrated that both YQFM and YQFM-Bu significantly restored the abnormal activities of CK, LDH, MPO, SOD, and the levels of MDA in ISO-induced myocardial injury mice, and these biochemical results were further supported by histopathological data. Our in vitro findings also confirmed that both YQFM and YQFM-Bu exhibit significant radical scavenging activity. Furthermore, the major active fractions of YQFM were identified by UPLC-MS/MS. Twenty-five ginsenosides and three lignans were identified from YQFM-Bu. These findings suggested YQFM-Bu is the major active fraction of YQFM with the ginsenosides and lignans as potential active components responsible for its protective effect against myocardial injury, and YQFM exerted its beneficial effects on myocardial injury mainly through inhibiting oxidative damage and maintaining the functional integrity of myocardial tissue.


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Cardiomegalia/tratamento farmacológico , Cardiotônicos/uso terapêutico , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/uso terapêutico , Animais , Cardiomegalia/induzido quimicamente , Cardiomegalia/metabolismo , Cardiomegalia/patologia , Cardiotônicos/análise , Cardiotônicos/farmacologia , Creatina Quinase/metabolismo , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/análise , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Isoproterenol , L-Lactato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , Malondialdeído/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Peroxidase/metabolismo , Pós , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismo
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BMC Genomics ; 12: 87, 2011 Jan 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21276262

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BACKGROUND: Small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) are regarded as important regulators in prokaryotes and play essential roles in diverse cellular processes. Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae (Xoo) is an important plant pathogenic bacterium which causes serious bacterial blight of rice. However, little is known about the number, genomic distribution and biological functions of sRNAs in Xoo. RESULTS: Here, we performed a systematic screen to identify sRNAs in the Xoo strain PXO99. A total of 850 putative non-coding RNA sequences originated from intergenic and gene antisense regions were identified by cloning, of which 63 were also identified as sRNA candidates by computational prediction, thus were considered as Xoo sRNA candidates. Northern blot hybridization confirmed the size and expression of 6 sRNA candidates and other 2 cloned small RNA sequences, which were then added to the sRNA candidate list. We further examined the expression profiles of the eight sRNAs in an hfq deletion mutant and found that two of them showed drastically decreased expression levels, and another exhibited an Hfq-dependent transcript processing pattern. Deletion mutants were obtained for seven of the Northern confirmed sRNAs, but none of them exhibited obvious phenotypes. Comparison of the proteomic differences between three of the ΔsRNA mutants and the wild-type strain by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) analysis showed that these sRNAs are involved in multiple physiological and biochemical processes. CONCLUSIONS: We experimentally verified eight sRNAs in a genome-wide screen and uncovered three Hfq-dependent sRNAs in Xoo. Proteomics analysis revealed Xoo sRNAs may take part in various metabolic processes. Taken together, this work represents the first comprehensive screen and functional analysis of sRNAs in rice pathogenic bacteria and facilitates future studies on sRNA-mediated regulatory networks in this important phytopathogen.


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RNA Bacteriano/genética , Pequeno RNA não Traduzido/genética , Xanthomonas/genética , Biblioteca Gênica
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