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Chemistry ; : e202402287, 2024 Aug 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39119858

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The fluorophores, the fluorescence of which can be switched between multi bright colors in the solid state, show promising applications not only in the sophisticated multicolor display but also in the advanced encryption and anti-counterfeiting systems. However, it is very challenging to obtain such fluorophores. Herein, we disclose such an example, g-BPhANMe2-Cp, which contains an electron-donating dimethylamino (NMe2) and an electron-accepting [(2-dimesitylboryl)phenyl]acetyl at the pseudo-gem position of [2.2]paracyclophane skeleton. This molecule can display tricolor mechanochromic luminescence (MCL) due to the different responses of the mechanically ground amorphous state to heating and solvent-fuming. Owing to the absence of intermolecular π-π interactions in the solid state, the fluorescence efficiency is very high irrespective of its morphological state (ΦF = 0.60-0.87). Moreover, this molecule also displays reversible acidochromic luminescence (ACL) by protonation and deprotonation of NMe2 with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and triethylamine (TEA), respectively. The protonated sample fluoresces (ΦF = 0.31) at much shorter wavelength due to the interruption of intramolecular charge transfer process. Therefore, with the combination of tricolor MCL and the ACL properties, the solid-state emission of g-BPhANMe2-Cp can be switched among four bright fluorescence colors of yellow, green, cyan and blue via treatment with appropriate stimulus.

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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 71(9): e31099, 2024 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38845144

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BACKGROUND: The clinical relevance of BRAF-V600E alleles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and the prognostic impact of the mutants in cell-free (cf) and PBMC DNAs of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) have not been fully clarified in pediatric LCH. METHODS: We retrospectively determined the levels of BRAF-V600E mutation in paired plasma and PBMC samples at the time of diagnosis of LCH. Subsequently, we performed a separate or combined analysis of the clinical and prognostic impact of the mutants. RESULTS: We assessed BRAF-V600E mutation in peripheral blood from 94 patients of childhood LCH. Our data showed that cfBRAF-V600E was related to young age, multiple-system (MS) disease, involvements of organs with high risk, increased risk of relapse, and worse progression-free survival (PFS) of patients. We also observed that the presence of BRAF-V600E in PBMCs at baseline was significantly associated with MS LCH with risk organ involvement, younger age, and disease progression or relapse. The coexisting of plasma(+)/PBMC(+) identified 36.2% of the patients with the worst outcome, and the hazard ratio was more significant than either of the two alone or neither, indicating that combined analysis of the mutation in plasma and PBMCs was more accurate to predict relapse than evaluation of either one. CONCLUSIONS: Concurrent assessment of BRAF-V600E mutation in plasma and PBMCs significantly impacted the prognosis of children with LCH. Further prospective studies with larger cohorts need to validate the results of this study.


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Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans , Leucócitos Mononucleares , Mutação , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas B-raf , Humanos , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/genética , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/mortalidade , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/patologia , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/terapia , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/tratamento farmacológico , Histiocitose de Células de Langerhans/sangue , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas B-raf/genética , Masculino , Feminino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Prognóstico , Leucócitos Mononucleares/patologia , Leucócitos Mononucleares/metabolismo , Lactente , Adolescente , Seguimentos , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Epilepsy Behav ; 152: 109641, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38286099

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of agomelatine for treating the sleep and mood disorders in epilepsy patients. METHODS: Retrospective data were derived from 113 epilepsy patients for at least 8 weeks. All the subjects were divided into two groups, one was treated with agomelatine, the other was treated with escitalopram. Their depression and anxiety states were assessed by Hamilton Depression (HAMD) and Hamilton Anxiety (HAMA) Scales. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). RESULTS: The HAMA, HAMD and PSQI scores in both groups significantly declined after the treatments with agomelatine and escitalopram. However, the agomelatine group exhibited greater improvement in terms of HAMA and PSQI scores compared to the escitalopram group. No severe adverse events were observed in agomelatine group. SIGNIFICANCE: Agomelatine performed better in HAMA and PSQI scores compared to escitalopram, where no significant increase in seizure frequency or side effects were observed. Possibly, agomelatine presents a promising therapeutic option for treating the sleep or mood disorders in epilepsy patients.


Assuntos
Transtorno Depressivo Maior , Epilepsia , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Escitalopram , Resultado do Tratamento , Sono , Transtornos do Humor/etiologia , Transtornos do Humor/induzido quimicamente , Acetamidas/efeitos adversos , Epilepsia/complicações , Epilepsia/tratamento farmacológico , Epilepsia/induzido quimicamente
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 264(Pt 1): 130417, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38417744

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Cellulose-rich straws of corn and rice were torrefied under carbon dioxide, and the fuel characteristics and combustion performance of the obtained biochar were investigated. A high severity resulted in surface collapse, greater pore volume, elimination of oxygen, elevated calorific value, and improved hydrophobicity in biochar. Following carbon dioxide torrefaction, the cellulose content in solid biochar experienced a slight decrease when the temperature was raised to 220 °C for longer residence durations. At 300 °C, the cellulose content in the biochar was nearly eliminated, while the relative proportion of non-sugar organic matter in corn stover and rice straw increased to 87.40 % and 77.27 %, respectively. The maximum calorific values for biochar from corn and rice straws were 22.38 ± 0.03 MJ/kg and 18.72 ± 0.05 MJ/kg. The comprehensive combustion indexes of rice and corn straw samples decreased to 1.06 × 10-7 and 1.31 × 10-7 after torrefaction at 300 °C, respectively. In addition, the initial decomposition temperatures increased by 38 °C and 45 °C, while the ultimate combustion temperatures rose by 13 °C and 16 °C for corn and rice straws, respectively. These results imply an extended combustion timeframe for the torrefied samples.


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Dióxido de Carbono , Celulose , Carvão Vegetal , Biomassa , Temperatura
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ACS Sens ; 9(6): 3444-3454, 2024 Jun 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38847105

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Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1)-expressing exosomes are considered a potential marker for diagnosis and classification of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). There is an urgent need to develop highly sensitive and accurate chemiluminescence (CL) immunosensors for the detection of PD-L1-expressing exosomes. Herein, N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisopropanol-functionalized nickel-cobalt hydroxide (NiCo-DH-AA) with a hollow nanoflower structure as a highly efficient CL nanoprobe was synthesized using gold nanoparticles as a "bridge". The resulting NiCo-DH-AA exhibited a strong and stable CL emission, which was ascribed to the exceptional catalytic capability and large specific surface area of NiCo-DH, along with the capacity of AuNPs to facilitate free radical generation. On this basis, an ultrasensitive sandwich CL immunosensor for the detection of PD-L1-expressing exosomes was constructed by using PD-L1 antibody-modified NiCo-DH-AA as an effective signal probe and rabbit anti-CD63 protein polyclonal antibody-modified carboxylated magnetic bead as a capture platform. The immunosensor demonstrated outstanding analytical performance with a wide detection range of 4.75 × 103-4.75 × 108 particles/mL and a low detection limit of 7.76 × 102 particles/mL, which was over 2 orders of magnitude lower than the reported CL method for detecting PD-L1-expressing exosomes. Importantly, it was able to differentiate well not only between healthy persons and LUAD patients (100% specificity and 87.5% sensitivity) but also between patients with minimally invasive adenocarcinoma and invasive adenocarcinoma (92.3% specificity and 52.6% sensitivity). Therefore, this study not only presents an ultrasensitive and accurate diagnostic method for LUAD but also offers a novel, simple, and noninvasive approach for the classification of LUAD.


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Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão , Antígeno B7-H1 , Cobalto , Exossomos , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Níquel , Humanos , Níquel/química , Cobalto/química , Antígeno B7-H1/análise , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/imunologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Exossomos/química , Imunoensaio/métodos , Hidróxidos/química , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Ouro/química , Medições Luminescentes/métodos , Limite de Detecção
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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc ; 322: 124855, 2024 Jul 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39053119

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A new Europium metal-organic framework (Eu-MOF), namely [Eu(dpa) (H2O)]·0.5(bpy)·4H2O}n (H4dpa = 5-(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy) isophenic acid, bpy = protonated 4,4'-bipyridine) was synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analyses. Eu-MOF shows a three-dimensional network structure based on EuIII ions and (dpa)4- ligands via µ4: η1, η2, η2, η2 coordination mode. Fluorescence analysis shows that Eu-MOF has excellent fluorescence sensing characteristics, which can efficiently and sensitively detect various pollutants in water: the limit of detection (LOD) of ratiometric fluorescence detection of ANI in water was 42.9 nM, which was better than the single-peak detection limit. In addition, the peak detection limits of Eu-MOF for Flu, ORN and NB were 120 nM, 27 nM and 94 nM, respectively. In addition, XPS, LUMO orbital energy level, fluorescence lifetime, ultraviolet absorption and other principles are used to explore the mechanism of fluorescence quenching. Surprisingly, Eu-MOF not only has excellent anti- counterfeiting ability and stability, can be used as anti-counterfeiting material in life, but also has good selectivity to Flu. Eu-MOF has obvious fluorescence quenching effect on Flu on paper under ultraviolet light, which can be used for rapid in situ imaging test paper of pesticide residues.

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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 9425, 2024 04 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38658618

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Liver fibrosis, as a consequence of chronic liver disease, involves the activation of hepatic stellate cell (HSC) caused by various chronic liver injuries. Emerging evidence suggests that activation of HSC during an inflammatory state can lead to abnormal accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). Investigating novel strategies to inhibit HSC activation and proliferation holds significant importance for the treatment of liver fibrosis. As a member of the doublecortin domain-containing family, doublecortin domain containing 2 (DCDC2) mutations can lead to neonatal sclerosing cholangitis, but its involvement in liver fibrosis remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to elucidate the role of DCDC2 in liver fibrosis. Our findings revealed a reduction in DCDC2 expression in both human fibrotic liver tissues and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced mouse liver fibrotic tissues. Furthermore, exposure to transforming growth factor beta-1(TGF-ß1) stimulation resulted in a dose- and time-dependent decrease in DCDC2 expression. The overexpression of DCDC2 inhibited the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and type I collagen alpha 1 (Col1α1), and reduced the activation of HSC stimulated with TGF-ß1. Additionally, we provided evidence that the Wnt/ß-catenin signaling pathway was involved in this process, wherein DCDC2 was observed to inhibit ß-catenin activation, thereby preventing its nuclear translocation. Furthermore, our findings demonstrated that DCDC2 could attenuate the proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like processes of HSC. In vivo, exogenous DCDC2 could ameliorate CCl4-induced liver fibrosis. In summary, DCDC2 was remarkably downregulated in liver fibrotic tissues of both humans and mice, as well as in TGF-ß1-activated HSC. DCDC2 inhibited the activation of HSC induced by TGF-ß1 in vitro and fibrogenic changes in vivo, suggesting that it is a promising therapeutic target for liver fibrosis and warrants further investigation in clinical practice.


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Tetracloreto de Carbono , Células Estreladas do Fígado , Cirrose Hepática , Via de Sinalização Wnt , Animais , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , beta Catenina/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células , Células Estreladas do Fígado/metabolismo , Células Estreladas do Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Cirrose Hepática/metabolismo , Cirrose Hepática/induzido quimicamente , Cirrose Hepática/patologia , Cirrose Hepática/tratamento farmacológico , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/metabolismo , Via de Sinalização Wnt/efeitos dos fármacos
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IEEE Trans Cybern ; 54(7): 4204-4215, 2024 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38687666

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This article investigates the problem of dynamic memory event-triggered (DMET) fixed-time tracking control within time-varying asymmetric constraints for nonaffine nonstrict-feedback uncertain nonlinear systems with unmodeled dynamics and unknown disturbances. The existing dynamic event-triggered control methods cannot handle the nonlinear systems with unmodeled dynamics and nonaffine inputs, which greatly limits the applicability of the strategy. To this end, a novel DMET adaptive fuzzy fixed-time control protocol is constructed based on the idea of command filtered backstepping, in which a new dynamic signal function is established to deal with the unmodeled dynamics and an improved DMET mechanism (DMETM) is designed to solve the problem of nonaffine inputs. It is proved that the newly DMET control strategy ensures the tracking error converges to an arbitrarily small compact set in a fixed time and all the signals of the closed-loop systems are bounded. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated by two simulation examples.

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Comb Chem High Throughput Screen ; 27(14): 2110-2124, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38213141

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BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a lethal malignancy due to its heterogeneity and aggressive behavior. Recently, somatic mutations and tumor cell interactions with the surrounding tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) have been reported to participate in HCC carcinogenesis and predict HCC progression. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between tumor mutational burden (TMB) and TIME in HCC. Additionally, we sought to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with HCC prognosis and progression. METHODS: The expression, clinical, and mutational data were downloaded from the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) database. The immune infiltration levels and TMB levels of the HCC samples were estimated and the samples were divided into immune cluster (ICR)-1 and 2 based on immune infiltration score and high and low TMB groups based on TMB score. Thereafter, differential gene expression analysis was conducted to identify the DEGs in the ICR1/2 and high/low TMB groups, and the intersecting DEGs were selected. Thereafter, Cox regression analysis was performed on 89 significant DEGs, among which 19 were associated with prognosis. These 19 DEGs were then used to construct a prognostic model based on their expression levels and regression coefficients. Thereafter, we analyzed the DEGs in mutant and wildtype TP53 HCC samples and identified high BCL10 and TRAF3 expression in the mutant TP53 samples. BCL10 and TRAF3 expression was detected by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR and immunohistochemistry, and their clinical correlation, biological function, and immune infiltration levels were analyzed by chi-square analyses, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), and "ssGSEA", respectively. RESULTS: The results of our study revealed that immune infiltration level was correlated with TMB and that they synergistically predicted poor prognosis of HCC patients. DEGs enriched in immune-related pathways could serve as indicators of immunotherapy response in HCC. Among these DEGs, BCL10 and TRAF3 were highly expressed in HCC tissues, especially in the mutant TP53 group, and they co-operatively exhibited immunological function, thereby affecting HCC progression and prognosis. CONCLUSION: In this study, we identified BCL10 and TRAF3 as potential prognostic indicators in HCC patients. Additionally, we found that BCL10 and TRAF3 influence TMB and TIME in HCC patients and can be used for the development of immune-based therapies for improving the long-term survival of HCC patients.


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Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Mutação , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/genética , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/imunologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/imunologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Humanos , Microambiente Tumoral/imunologia , Prognóstico , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética
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Sci Total Environ ; 948: 174649, 2024 Oct 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39025138

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BACKGROUND: Significant efforts have been devoted to assess the effects of the poly-gamma-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) on crop growth, yield and quality, soil water retention and fertilizer use efficiency. However, few studies have evaluated the effects of γ-PGA on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and grain yield from paddy fields with different rice varieties. METHODS: In the present study, a split-plot field experiment was performed to comprehensively evaluate the effects of γ-PGA concentrations (i.e., no application [P0] and 25.0 kg ha-1 of γ-PGA fermentation solution [P1]) and rice varieties (i.e., conventional rice [Huanghuazhan, H], red rice [Gangteyou 8024, R] and black rice [Black indica rice, B]) on the grain yield, GHG emissions, global warming potential (GWP), greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI), net ecosystem economic profit (NEEP) and carbon footprint (CF) during 2022 and 2023 rice-growing seasons in central China. RESULTS: Application of γ-PGA significantly affected the GHGs emissions, NEEP and CF. Compared with P0 treatments, P1 treatments significantly increased the NEEP by 1.2-11.2 %, and decreased the GWP by 12.9-35.4 %, the GHGI by 16.5-35.9 % and the CF by 13.8-26.2 % in 2022-2023. Application of γ-PGA showed a tendency to increase the yield. Under γ-PGA application condition, R treatment exhibited the lowest GWP, GHGI and CF, and the highest yield and NEEP compared with B and H treatments. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that γ-PGA application is an ecological agricultural management to increase rice yield, reduce greenhouse gas emission and increase economic benefit, and its advantage is more significant for red rice than for other rice varieties.


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Gases de Efeito Estufa , Oryza , Oryza/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Gases de Efeito Estufa/análise , China , Ácido Poliglutâmico/análogos & derivados , Agricultura/métodos , Fertilizantes , Grão Comestível/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Aquecimento Global
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Tissue Cell ; 86: 102298, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38181584

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The specific mechanisms underlying the inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) proliferation and metastasis by mitochondrial apoptosis are not yet fully understood. However, it plays a vital role in suppressing HCC's ability to proliferate and spread. The involvement of MRPL21, a member within the family of mitochondrial ribosomal proteins (MRPs), is well-documented in both cellular apoptosis and energy metabolism. This study aims to explore and unravel the underlying mechanisms through which MRPL21 contributes to mitochondrial apoptosis and resistance against apoptosis in HCC. METHODS: To evaluate the level of MRPL21 expression at the gene and protein expression levels, analysis was performed on human liver samples and blood using techniques for quantification. A knockdown plasmid targeting MRPL21 was constructed to investigate its impact on the growth and apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To evaluate the impact of MRPL21 knockdown on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell proliferation and apoptosis, various assays were performed including CCK-8 assays, flow cytometry analysis, detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and assessment of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). Furthermore, the role of MRPL21 in TP53 mutation was examined using Nutlin-3. RESULTS: In HCC tissues and blood samples, an upregulation of MRPL21 expression was observed when compared to samples obtained from healthy individuals, and it is correlated with a poor prognosis for HCC. Silencing MRPL21 can effectively suppress Hep3B and HCCLM3 cells proliferation by modulating the mitochondrial membrane potential, it triggers the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby leading to G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and initiation of early apoptosis. Furthermore, by inhibiting P53 activity, Nutlin-3 treatment can enhance MRPL21-deficiency-mediated apoptosis in Hep3B and HCCLM3 cells. CONCLUSION: Through its influence on TP53 mutation, MRPL21 promotes HCC proliferation and progression while conferring resistance to apoptosis. These findings suggest that MRPL21 holds promise as a valuable biomarker for the treatment of HCC.


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Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Humanos , Apoptose/genética , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/genética , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/genética , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Mutação , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismo
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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 2974, 2024 Apr 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38582895

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Linear ubiquitination catalyzed by HOIL-1-interacting protein (HOIP), the key component of the linear ubiquitination assembly complex, plays fundamental roles in tissue homeostasis by executing domain-specific regulatory functions. However, a proteome-wide analysis of the domain-specific interactome of HOIP across tissues is lacking. Here, we present a comprehensive mass spectrometry-based interactome profiling of four HOIP domains in nine mouse tissues. The interaction dataset provides a high-quality HOIP interactome resource with an average of approximately 90 interactors for each bait per tissue. HOIP tissue interactome presents a systematic understanding of linear ubiquitination functions in each tissue and also shows associations of tissue functions to genetic diseases. HOIP domain interactome characterizes a set of previously undefined linear ubiquitinated substrates and elucidates the cross-talk among HOIP domains in physiological and pathological processes. Moreover, we show that linear ubiquitination of Integrin-linked protein kinase (ILK) decreases focal adhesion formation and promotes the detachment of Shigella flexneri-infected cells. Meanwhile, Hoip deficiency decreases the linear ubiquitination of Smad ubiquitination regulatory factor 1 (SMURF1) and enhances its E3 activity, finally causing a reduced bone mass phenotype in mice. Overall, our work expands the knowledge of HOIP-interacting proteins and provides a platform for further discovery of linear ubiquitination functions in tissue homeostasis.


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Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases , Ubiquitina , Animais , Camundongos , Homeostase , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Ubiquitina/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Ubiquitinação
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Autophagy ; 20(7): 1483-1504, 2024 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38390831

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Infectious diseases, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-caused tuberculosis (TB), remain a global threat exacerbated by increasing drug resistance. Host-directed therapy (HDT) is a promising strategy for infection treatment through targeting host immunity. However, the limited understanding of the function and regulatory mechanism of host factors involved in immune defense against infections has impeded HDT development. Here, we identify the ubiquitin ligase (E3) TRIM27 (tripartite motif-containing 27) as a host protective factor against Mtb by enhancing host macroautophagy/autophagy flux in an E3 ligase activity-independent manner. Mechanistically, upon Mtb infection, nuclear-localized TRIM27 increases and functions as a transcription activator of TFEB (transcription factor EB). Specifically, TRIM27 binds to the TFEB promoter and the TFEB transcription factor CREB1 (cAMP responsive element binding protein 1), thus enhancing CREB1-TFEB promoter binding affinity and promoting CREB1 transcription activity toward TFEB, eventually inducing autophagy-related gene expression as well as autophagy flux activation to clear the pathogen. Furthermore, TFEB activator 1 can rescue TRIM27 deficiency-caused decreased autophagy-related gene transcription and attenuated autophagy flux, and accordingly suppressed the intracellular survival of Mtb in cell and mouse models. Taken together, our data reveal that TRIM27 is a host defense factor against Mtb, and the TRIM27-CREB1-TFEB axis is a potential HDT-based TB target that can enhance host autophagy flux.Abbreviations: ATG5: autophagy related 5; BMDMs: bone marrow-derived macrophages; CFU: colony-forming unit; ChIP-seq: chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing; CREB1: cAMP responsive element binding protein 1; CTSB: cathepsin B; E3: ubiquitin ligase; EMSA: electrophoretic mobility shift assay; HC: healthy control; HDT: host-directed therapy; LAMP: lysosomal associated membrane protein; MAP1LC3/LC3: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; MCOLN1: mucolipin TPR cation channel 1; Mtb: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NLS: nuclear localization signal; PBMCs: peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PRKA/PKA: protein kinase cAMP-activated; qRT-PCR: quantitative real-time PCR; RFP: RET finger protein; TB: tuberculosis; TBK1: TANK binding kinase 1; TFEB: transcription factor EB; TRIM: tripartite motif; TSS: transcription start site; ULK1: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1.


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Autofagia , Fatores de Transcrição de Zíper de Leucina e Hélice-Alça-Hélix Básicos , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Tuberculose , Autofagia/fisiologia , Fatores de Transcrição de Zíper de Leucina e Hélice-Alça-Hélix Básicos/metabolismo , Animais , Tuberculose/imunologia , Tuberculose/microbiologia , Tuberculose/metabolismo , Humanos , Camundongos , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Proteínas com Motivo Tripartido/metabolismo , Proteínas com Motivo Tripartido/genética , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/microbiologia , Células HEK293 , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Proteínas Nucleares
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EMBO Mol Med ; 16(8): 1755-1790, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39030302

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Chronic infections, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-caused tuberculosis (TB), can induce host immune exhaustion. However, the key checkpoint molecules involved in this process and the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain largely undefined, which impede the application of checkpoint-based immunotherapy in infectious diseases. Here, through adopting time-of-flight mass cytometry and transcriptional profiling to systematically analyze natural killer (NK) cell surface receptors, we identify leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor B1 (LILRB1) as a critical checkpoint receptor that defines a TB-associated cell subset (LILRB1+ NK cells) and drives NK cell exhaustion in TB. Mechanistically, Mtb-infected macrophages display high expression of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G), which upregulates and activates LILRB1 on NK cells to impair their functions by inhibiting mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling via tyrosine phosphatases SHP1/2. Furthermore, LILRB1 blockade restores NK cell-dependent anti-Mtb immunity in immuno-humanized mice. Thus, LILRB1-HLA-G axis constitutes a NK cell immune checkpoint in TB and serves as a promising immunotherapy target.


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Antígenos HLA-G , Células Matadoras Naturais , Receptor B1 de Leucócitos Semelhante a Imunoglobulina , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Tuberculose , Receptor B1 de Leucócitos Semelhante a Imunoglobulina/metabolismo , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Células Matadoras Naturais/metabolismo , Antígenos HLA-G/metabolismo , Antígenos HLA-G/genética , Antígenos HLA-G/imunologia , Humanos , Animais , Tuberculose/imunologia , Tuberculose/microbiologia , Camundongos , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/imunologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Receptores Imunológicos/metabolismo , Receptores Imunológicos/genética , Antígenos CD
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Cell Host Microbe ; 32(2): 276-289.e7, 2024 Feb 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38215741

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Bacterial persisters, a subpopulation of genetically susceptible cells that are normally dormant and tolerant to bactericides, have been studied extensively because of their clinical importance. In comparison, much less is known about the determinants underlying fungicide-tolerant fungal persister formation in vivo. Here, we report that during mouse lung infection, Cryptococcus neoformans forms persisters that are highly tolerant to amphotericin B (AmB), the standard of care for treating cryptococcosis. By exploring stationary-phase indicator molecules and developing single-cell tracking strategies, we show that in the lung, AmB persisters are enriched in cryptococcal cells that abundantly produce stationary-phase molecules. The antioxidant ergothioneine plays a specific and key role in AmB persistence, which is conserved in phylogenetically distant fungi. Furthermore, the antidepressant sertraline (SRT) shows potent activity specifically against cryptococcal AmB persisters. Our results provide evidence for and the determinant of AmB-tolerant persister formation in pulmonary cryptococcosis, which has potential clinical significance.


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Criptococose , Cryptococcus neoformans , Fungicidas Industriais , Pneumonia , Animais , Camundongos , Anfotericina B/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Criptococose/tratamento farmacológico , Criptococose/microbiologia , Fungicidas Industriais/farmacologia , Pneumonia/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia/microbiologia
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Clinics ; 78: 100181, 2023. tab, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1439899

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Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to explore the effects of bone marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium (MSC-CM) treating diabetic foot ulcers in rats. Methods: Models of T2DM rats were induced by a high-fat diet and intraperitoneal injection of STZ in SD rats. Models of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) were made by operation on hind limbs in diabetic rats. Rats were divided into four groups (n = 6 for each group), i.e., Normal Control group (NC), Diabetes Control group (DM-C), MSC-CM group and Mesenchymal Stem Cells group (MSCs). MSC-CM group was treated with an injection of conditioned medium derived from preconditioned rats' bone marrow MSCs around ulcers. MSCs group were treated with an injection of rats' bone marrow MSCs. The other two groups were treated with an injection of PBS. After the treatment, wound closure, re-epithelialization (thickness of the stratum granulosums of the skin, by H&E staining), cell proliferation (Ki67, by IHC), angiogenesis (CD31, by IFC), autophagy (LC3B, by IFC and WB; autoly-sosome, by EM) and pyroptosis (IL-1β, NLRP3, Caspase-1, GSDMD and GSDMD-N, by WB) in ulcers were evaluated. Results: After the treatment wound area rate, IL-1β by ELISA, and IL-1β, Caspase-1, GSDMD and GSDMD-N by WB of MSC-CM group were less than those of DM group. The thickness of the stratum granulosums of the skin, proliferation index of Ki67, mean optic density of CD31 and LC3B by IFC, and LC3B by WB of MSC-CM group were more than those of DM group. The present analysis demonstrated that the injection of MSC-CM into rats with DFUs enhanced the wound-healing process by accelerating wound closure, promoting cell proliferation and angiogenesis, enhancing cell autophagy, and reducing cell pyroptosis in ulcers. Conclusions: Studies conducted indicate that MSC-CM administration could be a novel cell-free therapeutic approach to treat DFUs accelerating the wound healing process and avoiding the risk of living cells therapy.

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Ann. hepatol ; 16(3): 412-420, May.-Jun. 2017. tab, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: biblio-887253

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ABSTRACT Background. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate the effect of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) level on prognosis in low viral load (< 2000 lU/mL) patients with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative resection. Material and methods. A total of 192 patients with low viral load who had received curative resection of pathologically confirmed HCC were analyzed to determine the factors affecting prognosis. The risk factors for survival, early and late recurrence (2 years as a cut-off) were studied. Results. The median follow-up time was 38.5 months. The overall survival rates at 1-, 3-, and 5-year after curative resection were 94.2%, 64.0%, and 45.2%, respectively. The cumulative recurrence rates at 1-, 3-, and 5-year after curative resection were 22.4%, 46.5%, and 67.0%, respectively. Patients with high serum HBsAg levels (> 250 lU/mL) had significantly lower survival rates than those with low HBsAg levels (HR: 1.517,95% Cl: 1.005-2.292, P = 0.047). Stratified analysis showed that patients with high HBsAg levels had a significantly higher late recurrence incidence than those with low HBsAg levels (HR: 2.155, 95% Cl: 1.094-4.248, P = 0.026), but did not have a significantly higher risk of early recurrence postoperatively (HR: 1.320,95% Cl: 0. 837-2.082, P = 0.233). Multivariate analysis revealed that HBsAg > 250 lU/mL was an independent risk factor associated with late recurrence (HR: 2.109, 95% Cl: 1.068-4.165, P = 0.032). Conclusions. HBsAg > 250 lU/mL at the time of tumor resection was an independent risk factor for late recurrence in low viral load HCC patients.


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Humanos , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/cirurgia , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/diagnóstico , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/virologia , Hepatectomia/efeitos adversos , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B/sangue , Fatores de Tempo , Biomarcadores/sangue , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Vírus da Hepatite B/imunologia , Análise Multivariada , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Progressão da Doença , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Hepatite B/complicações , Hepatite B/diagnóstico , Hepatite B/virologia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia
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