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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most economically devastating viral diseases in the global pork industry. To further clarify the epidemic characteristics of the virus, 365 clinical samples were collected from diseased pigs suffering from abortion and respiratory disease from 2018 to 2023 on 63 pig farms in Henan and Shanxi provinces, and screened for the presence of PRRSV using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). A total of 62 clinical samples (62/365, 16.99 %) were positive for PRRSV, and subsequently, full-length ORF5 gene sequences of 29 PRRSV strains and the complete genome sequence of one PRRSV HeN-HC isolate were obtained and analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis based on the ORF5 gene showed that 22 of the 29 PRRSV2 strains belonged to sublineage 1.8 (NADC30-like), 5 belonged to sublineage 8.5 (HP-PRRSV), and 2 belonged to sublineage 5.1 (VR-2332-like), indicating that both HP-PRRSV and NADC30-like strains were mainly circulating in Henan and Shanxi provinces. Compared to VR-2332 strain, different types of amino acid mutations were found in the GP5 protein of these 29 strains, and the amino acid deletions were displayed in the Nsp2 protein of the HeN-HC isolate, leading to the variation of protein structures. It is noteworthy that recombination events were identified in the HeN-Ping and HeN-B strains. In addition, a total of 60, 094 pig serum samples from Henan province were collected, and the positive rate of specific antibodies against PRRSV was 86.37 % from 2019 to 2022, and 86.66 %, 84.85 %, 87.54 % and 86.30 % in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the molecular epidemiology and evolution of PRRSV circulating in central China.
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A TMSOTf-catalyzed C2-sulfenylation of indole alkaloids with N-sulfenylsuccinimides has been developed. This straightforward, metal-free, and cost-effective catalytic system produces valuable 2-thioindole derivatives with yields ranging from moderate to excellent. The synthetic applicability demonstrated includes the total syntheses of isatindigotindolosides I-IV.
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We herein report the copper-catalyzed C-S bond coupling reaction of indoles with N-thiosuccinimides, resulting in moderate to excellent yields of mono- and bis-sulfenylated compounds such as arylthioindoles, alkylthioindoles, selenylated indoles, and cysteine-substituted indoles. Thioarylation and thioglycosylation at the C2 position of indole alkaloids in the Radix Isatidis were achieved via structural modification. The first total syntheses of isatindigotindolosides III and IV have been successfully carried out. The electrophilic sulfenyl bromides generated in situ can play an important role in the catalytic cycle.
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Porcine circoviruses (PCVs) are a significant cause of concern for swine health, with four genotypes currently recognized. Two of these, PCV3 and PCV4, have been detected in pigs across all age groups, in both healthy and diseased animals. These viruses have been associated with various clinical manifestations, including porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS) and respiratory and enteric signs. In this study, we detected PCV3 and PCV4 in central China between January 2022 and February 2023. We tested fecal swabs and tissue samples from growing-finishing and suckling pigs with or without respiratory and systemic manifestations and found the prevalence of PCV3 to be 15.15% (15/99) and that of PCV3/PCV4 coinfection to be 4.04% (4/99). This relatively low prevalence might be attributed to the fact that most of the clinical samples were collected from pigs exhibiting respiratory signs, with only a few samples having been obtained from pigs with diarrhea. In some cases, PCV2 was also detected, and the coinfection rates of PCV2/3, PCV2/4, and PCV2/3/4 were 6.06% (6/99), 5.05% (5/99), and 3.03% (3/99), respectively. The complete genomic sequences of four PCV3 and two PCV4 isolates were determined. All four of the PCV3 isolates were of subtype PCV3b, and the two PCV4 isolates were of subtype PCV4b. Two mutations (A24V and R27K) were found in antibody recognition domains of PCV3, suggesting that they might be associated with immune escape. This study provides valuable insights into the molecular epidemiology and evolution of PCV3 and PCV4 that will be useful in future investigations of genotyping, immunogenicity, and immune evasion strategies.
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Infecções por Circoviridae , Circovirus , Genótipo , Filogenia , Doenças dos Suínos , Circovirus/genética , Circovirus/isolamento & purificação , Circovirus/classificação , Animais , Suínos , China/epidemiologia , Doenças dos Suínos/virologia , Doenças dos Suínos/epidemiologia , Infecções por Circoviridae/veterinária , Infecções por Circoviridae/virologia , Infecções por Circoviridae/epidemiologia , Coinfecção/virologia , Coinfecção/veterinária , Coinfecção/epidemiologia , Genoma Viral/genética , Fezes/virologiaRESUMO
The cycloaddition reaction of N-hydroxysuccinimide ester and isocyanatoacetate catalyzed by copper was described. A series of 4,5-disubstituted oxazole compounds, including ones derived from natural fatty acids, drugs, amino acids, and peptides, were obtained in moderate to high yields. The derivatization reaction was explored. The reaction mechanism was discussed.
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Porcine circovirus 4 (PCV4) is a recently discovered circovirus that was first reported in 2019 in several pigs in Hunan province of China and has also been identified in pigs infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). To further investigate the coinfection and genetic diversity of these two viruses, 65 clinical samples (including feces and intestinal tissues) were collected from diseased piglets on 19 large-scale pig farms in Henan province of China, and a duplex SYBR Green I-based quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay was developed for detecting PEDV and PCV4 simultaneously. The results showed that the limit of detection was 55.2 copies/µL and 44.1 copies/µL for PEDV and PCV4, respectively. The detection rate for PEDV and PCV4 was 40% (26/65) and 38% (25/65), respectively, and the coinfection rate for the two viruses was 34% (22/65). Subsequently, the full-length spike (S) gene of eight PEDV strains and a portion of the genome containing the capsid (Cap) gene of three PCV4 strains were sequenced and analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all of the PEDV strains from the present study clustered in the G2a subgroup and were closely related to most of the PEDV reference strains from China from 2011 to 2021, but they differed genetically from a vaccine strain (CV777), a Korean strain (virulent DR1), and two Chinese strains (SD-M and LZC). It is noteworthy that two PEDV strains (HEXX-24 and HNXX-24XIA) were identified in one sample, and the HNXX-24XIA strain had a large deletion at amino acids 31-229 of the S protein. Moreover, a recombination event was observed in strain HEXX-24. Phylogenetic analysis based on the amino acid sequence of the PCV4 Cap protein revealed that PCV4 strains were divided into three genotypes: PCV4a1, PCV4a2, and PCV4b. Three strains in the present study belonged to PCV4a1, and they had a high degree of sequence similarity (>98% identity) to other PCV4 reference strains. This study not only provides technical support for field investigation of PEDV and PCV4 coinfection but also provides data for their prevention and control.
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Circovirus , Coinfecção , Infecções por Coronavirus , Vírus da Diarreia Epidêmica Suína , Doenças dos Suínos , Animais , Suínos , Filogenia , Circovirus/genética , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/veterinária , Infecções por Coronavirus/prevenção & controle , China/epidemiologiaRESUMO
The RNA-guided nuclease CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR associated nuclease 9) and its variants such as nickase Cas9, dead Cas9, guide RNA scaffolds and RNA-targeting Cas9 are convenient and versatile platforms for site-specific genome editing and epigenome modulation. They are easy-to-use, simple-to-design and capable of targeting multiple loci simultaneously. Given that cancer develops from cumulative genetic and epigenetic alterations, CRISPR-Cas9 and its variants (hereafter referred to as CRISPR-Cas9 systems) hold extensive application potentials in cancer modeling and therapy. To date, they have already been applied to model oncogenic mutations in cell lines (e.g., Choi and Meyerson, Nat Commun 2014;5:3728) and in adult animals (e.g., Xue et al., Nature 2014;514:380-4), as well as to combat cancer by disabling oncogenic viruses (e.g., Hu et al., Biomed Res Int 2014;2014:612823) or by manipulating cancer genome (e.g., Liu et al., Nat Commun 2014;5:5393). Given the importance of epigenome and transcriptome in tumourigenesis, manipulation of cancer epigenome and transcriptome for cancer modeling and therapy is a promising area in the future. Whereas (epi)genetic modifications of cancer microenvironment with CRISPR-Cas9 systems for therapeutic purposes represent another promising area in cancer research. Herein, we introduce the functions and mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas9 systems in genome editing and epigenome modulation, retrospect their applications in cancer modelling and therapy, discuss limitations and possible solutions and propose future directions, in hope of providing concise and enlightening information for readers interested in this area.
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Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Animais , Epigênese Genética , Humanos , Mutação , Neoplasias/terapia , Edição de RNA , RNA Guia de Cinetoplastídeos/genéticaRESUMO
In this study, we constructed an expression cassette containing the inducible lac promoter and the secretion signal from an S-layer protein of Lactobacillus brevis for the expression of porcine interferon-alpha (IFN-α) in Lactobacillus casei (Lb. casei). Reverse-transcriptase PCR verified the presence of porcine IFN-α mRNA in the recombinant Lb. casei. The porcine IFN-α protein expressed in the recombinant Lb. casei was identified by both Western blot analysis and ELISA. We used various pH values and induction times to optimize the yield of IFN-α, and found that induction with 0.8% lactose for 16 h under anaerobic conditions produced the highest concentrations of IFN-α. Furthermore, the activity of porcine IFN-α in the cultural supernatant was evaluated on ST cells infected with pseudorabies virus. The results revealed that porcine IFN-α inhibited virus replication in vitro. The findings of our study indicate that recombinant Lb. casei producing porcine IFN-α has great potential for use as a novel oral antiviral agent in animal healthcare.
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Expressão Gênica , Interferon-alfa/biossíntese , Lacticaseibacillus casei/metabolismo , Animais , Antivirais/farmacologia , Western Blotting , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1/efeitos dos fármacos , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1/fisiologia , Interferon-alfa/genética , Interferon-alfa/farmacologia , Lacticaseibacillus casei/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/biossíntese , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Suínos , Ativação Transcricional , Replicação Viral/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection causes severe diarrhea and high mortality in neonatal piglets. Pseudorabies causes acute and often fatal infections in young piglets, respiratory disorders in growing pigs, and reproductive failure in sows. In late 2011, pseudorabies virus (PRV) variants occurred in Bartha-K61-vaccine-immunized swine herds, resulting in economic losses to the global pig industry. Therefore, it is essential to develop a safe and effective vaccine against both PEDV and PRV infections. In this study, we constructed a recombinant virus rPRV-PEDV S1 expressing the major neutralizing epitope region (COE, SS2, and SS6) of the PEDV S1 protein by homologous recombination technology and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology, and then evaluated its biological characteristics in vitro and immunogenicity in pigs. The recombinant virus rPRV-PEDV S1 had similar growth kinetics in vitro to the parental rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK- strain, and was proven genetically stable in swine testicle (ST) cells and safe for piglets. PEDV S1-specific antibodies were detected in piglets immunized with rPRV-PEDV S1 on the 7th day post-immunization (dpi), and the antibody level increased rapidly at 14-21 dpi. Moreover, the immunized piglets receiving the recombinant virus exhibited alleviated clinical signs and reduced viral load compared to the unvaccinated group following a virulent PEDV HN2021 strain challenge. Also, piglets immunized with rPRV-PEDV S1 developed a PRV-specific humoral immune response and elicited complete protection against a lethal PRV NY challenge. These data indicate that the recombinant rPRV-PEDV S1 is a promising vaccine candidate strain for the prevention and control of PEDV and PRV infections.
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Anticorpos Neutralizantes , Anticorpos Antivirais , Infecções por Coronavirus , Epitopos , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1 , Vírus da Diarreia Epidêmica Suína , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus , Doenças dos Suínos , Vacinas Virais , Animais , Vírus da Diarreia Epidêmica Suína/imunologia , Vírus da Diarreia Epidêmica Suína/genética , Suínos , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1/imunologia , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1/genética , Doenças dos Suínos/prevenção & controle , Doenças dos Suínos/virologia , Doenças dos Suínos/imunologia , Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Vacinas Virais/imunologia , Vacinas Virais/genética , Epitopos/imunologia , Epitopos/genética , Infecções por Coronavirus/prevenção & controle , Infecções por Coronavirus/veterinária , Infecções por Coronavirus/imunologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/virologia , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/sangue , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/imunologia , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus/imunologia , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus/genética , Pseudorraiva/prevenção & controle , Pseudorraiva/imunologia , Vacinas Sintéticas/imunologia , Vacinas Sintéticas/genética , Vacinas Sintéticas/administração & dosagemRESUMO
We report the complete nucleotide sequence of a reassortant infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus (IBDV) HN isolate from commercial broiler flocks in central China. The genome consisted of 3,232 and 2,652 nucleotides in the coding regions of segments A and B, respectively. Alignment of both nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the genome segments A and B of HN were derived from the attenuated strain B87 and the VV strain OKYM. This is a new reassortant IBDV strain that has emerged in nature, involving segment A of a cell-culture-adapted attenuated vaccine strain B87.
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Infecções por Birnaviridae/veterinária , Galinhas/virologia , Genoma Viral/genética , Vírus da Doença Infecciosa da Bursa/genética , Doenças das Aves Domésticas/virologia , Vírus Reordenados/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Vacinas Atenuadas/genética , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Infecções por Birnaviridae/virologia , China , Vírus da Doença Infecciosa da Bursa/classificação , Vírus da Doença Infecciosa da Bursa/imunologia , Vírus da Doença Infecciosa da Bursa/isolamento & purificação , Vírus da Doença Infecciosa da Bursa/patogenicidade , Fases de Leitura Aberta , Filogenia , RNA Viral/genética , Vacinas Atenuadas/imunologiaRESUMO
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) plays a key role in the etiology of PCV2-associated disease (PCVAD), and its predominant strain is PCV2d which is not completely controlled by most commercially available vaccines against PCV2a strains. Pseudorabies (PR) caused by pseudorabies virus (PRV) variants re-emerged in Bartha-K61 vaccine-immunized swine herds in late 2011, which brought considerable losses to the global pig husbandry. Therefore, it is significantly important to develop a safe and effective vaccine against both PCV2d and PRV infection. In the present study, the PCV2d ORF2 gene was amplified by PCR, and cloned into the BamHI site of PRV transfer plasmid pG vector to obtain the recombinant transfer plasmid pG-PCV2dCap-EGFP. Subsequently, it was transfected into ST cells infected with the three gene deleted PRV variant strain NY-gE-/gI-/TK- to generate a recombinant virus rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK-/PCV2dCap+/EGFP+, and then the EGFP gene was knocked out to harvest the rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK-/PCV2dCap+ using gene-editing technology termed CRISPR/Cas9 system. The recombinant virus rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK-/PCV2dCap+ had similar genetic stability and proliferation characteristics to the parental PRV as indicated by PCR and one-step growth curve test, and the expression of Cap was validated by Western blot. In animal experiment, higher PCV2-specific ELISA antibodies and detectable PCV2-specific neutralizing antibodies could be elicited in mice immunized with rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK-/PCV2dCap+ compared to commercial PCV2 inactivated vaccine. Moreover, the recombinant virus rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK-/PCV2dCap+ significantly reduced the viral loads in the hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys in mice following a virulent PCV2d challenge. Mice immunized with rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK-/PCV2dCap+ developed comparable PRV-specific humoral immune responses and provided complete protection against a lethal PRV challenge. Together, the rPRV NY-gE-/gI-/TK-/PCV2dCap+ recombinant strain has strong immunogenicity.
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Circovirus , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1 , Pseudorraiva , Doenças dos Suínos , Vacinas Virais , Suínos , Animais , Camundongos , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1/genética , Circovirus/genética , Pseudorraiva/prevenção & controle , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/genética , Vacinas Virais/genética , Anticorpos AntiviraisRESUMO
Porcine circovirus 4 (PCV4) is a recently discovered circovirus that was first reported in 2019 in several pigs with severe clinical disease in Hunan province of China, and also identified in pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). To further investigate the epidemic profile and genetic characteristics of the two viruses, 150 clinical samples were collected from 9 swine farms in Shaanxi and Henan provinces of China, and a SYBR Green I-based duplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was developed for detecting PCV4 and PRRSV simultaneously. The results showed the limits of detection were 41.1 copies/µL and 81.5 copies/µL for PCV4 and PRRSV, respectively. The detection rates of PCV4 and PRRSV were 8.00% (12/150) and 12.00% (18/150) respectively, and a case of co-infection with PCV4 and PRRSV was found in the lung tissue of a suckling pig with respiratory symptom. Subsequently, the complete genomic sequences of five PCV4 strains were obtained, of which one PCV4 strain (SX-ZX) was from Shaanxi province, and these strains were 1770 nucleotides in length and had 97.7%-99.4% genomic identity with 59 PCV4 reference strains. The genome characteristic of the SX-ZX strain was evaluated from three aspects, a "stem-loop" structure, ORF1 and ORF2. As essential elements for the replication, the 17-bp iterative sequence was predicted as the stem structure, in which three non-tandem hexamers were found at downstream with H1/H2 (12-CGGCACACTTCGGCAC-27) as the minimal binding site. Three of the five PCV4 strains were clustered into PCV4b, which was composed of Suidae, fox, dairy cow, dog and raccoon dog. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that seven PRRSV strains from the present study were clustered into the PRRSV-2 genotype. Collectively, these data extend our understanding of the genome characteristic of PCV4 as well as the molecular epidemiology and the genetic profile of PCV4 and PRRSV.
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Doenças dos Bovinos , Circovirus , Vírus da Síndrome Respiratória e Reprodutiva Suína , Doenças dos Suínos , Feminino , Bovinos , Suínos , Animais , Vírus da Síndrome Respiratória e Reprodutiva Suína/genética , Circovirus/genética , Filogenia , Doenças dos Suínos/diagnóstico , China/epidemiologiaRESUMO
A novel circovirus species was identified in farmed pigs and designated porcine circovirus 4 (PCV4); it has recently been proved to be pathogenic to piglets. However, little is known about its cross-species transmission, and there is no evidence of PCV4 in dogs. A total of 217 fecal samples were collected from diarrheal dogs in Henan Province, China, and tested for the presence of PCV4 using a real-time PCR assay. Among the 217 samples, the total positivity rate for PCV4 was 5.99% (13/217 samples), with rates of 7.44% and 4.17% in 2020 and 2021, respectively. PCV4 was detected in dogs in 6 of 10 cities, demonstrating that PCV4 could be detected in dogs in Henan Province, China. One PCV4 strain (HN-Dog) was sequenced in this study and shared high levels of identity (97.9% to 99.6%) with reference strains at the genome level. Phylogenetic analysis based on complete genome sequences of HN-Dog and 42 reference strains showed that the HN-Dog strain was closely related to 3 PCV4 reference strains (from pig, raccoon dog, and fox) but differed genetically from other viruses in the genus Circovirus. Three genotypes, i.e., PCV4a, PCV4b, and PCV4c, were confirmed by phylogenetic analysis of complete genome sequences of 42 PCV4 strains, and one amino acid variation in Rep protein (V239L) and three amino acid variations in Cap protein (N27S, R28G, and M212L) were considered conserved genotype-specific molecular markers. In conclusion, the present study is the first to report the discovery of the PCV4 genome in dogs, and the association between PCV4 infection and diarrhea warrants further study. IMPORTANCE This study is the first to report the presence of PCV4 in dogs worldwide, and the first complete genome sequence was obtained from a dog affected with diarrhea. Three genotypes of PCV4 strains (PCV4a, PCV4b, and PCV4c) were determined, as supported by specific amino acid markers (V239L for open reading frame 1 [ORF1] and N27S R28G and M212L for ORF2). These findings help us understand the current status of intestinal infections in pet dogs in Henan Province, China, and also prompted us to accelerate research on the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and cross-species transmission of PCV4.
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Imbalances in the gut microbiota mediate the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is currently being explored as a potential therapy for PD. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of FMT on PD. Fifteen PD patients were included, 10 of them received FMT via colonoscopy (colonic FMT group) and 5 received FMT via nasal-jejunal tube (nasointestinal FMT group). The score of PSQI, HAMD, HAMA, PDQ-39, NMSQ and UPDRS-III significantly decreased after FMT treatment (all Pâ<â.05). Colonic FMT group showed significant improvement and longer maintenance of efficacy compared with nasointestinal FMT (Pâ=â.002). Two patients achieved self-satisfying outcomes that last for more than 24 months. However, nasointestinal FMT group had no significant therapeutic effect, although UPDRS-III score slightly reduced. There were no patients were satisfied with nasointestinal FMT for more than 3 months. Among 15 PD patients, there were 5 cases had adverse events (AEs), including diarrhea (2 cases), abdominal pain (2 cases) and flatulence (1 case). These AEs were mild and self-limiting. We conclude that FMT can relieve the motor and non-motor symptoms with acceptable safety in PD. Compared with nasointestinal FMT, colonic FMT seems better and preferable.
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Transplante de Microbiota Fecal/estatística & dados numéricos , Doença de Parkinson/terapia , Idoso , Colonoscopia , Transplante de Microbiota Fecal/efeitos adversos , Transplante de Microbiota Fecal/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Intubação Gastrointestinal , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Satisfação do Paciente , Projetos Piloto , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Nidogen-2 (NID2) is a ubiquitous component in the basement membrane and plays an important role in the development of malignant tumors. However, the specific function and mechanism of the NID2 gene in gastric cancer remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of NID2 in gastric cancer(GC). METHODS: Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of NID2 in 67 GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues. The relationship between NID2 expression and clinicopathological features was further analyzed. In addition, we evaluated the expression of NID2 in GC based on data from the GEPIA and Kaplan-Meier Plotter database and compared the database results with our own experimental results. Invasion and wound healing assays were used to detect the function of NID2 in MKN45 and SGC7901 cells. Finally, the NID2 network and its possible related genes are constructed by the bioinformatics framework. RESULTS: The expression level of NID2 was found to be significantly over-expressed in gastric cancer cells and tissues compared with normal controls and positively associated with TNM stage, showing a poor prognosis of GC patients. In vitro experiments indicated that NID2 was able to promote the ability of invasion and migration in GC cells. Bioinformatics prediction showed NID2 might regulate the progression of GC via protein digestion and absorption, amoebiasis, PI3K-AKt-signaling pathway, focal adhesion and ECM-receptor interaction pathways. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates that up-regulated NID2 plays an important role in promoting the invasion and migration of GC cells and has a potential of being a novel biomarker for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of GC in the future.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio/metabolismo , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/metabolismo , Movimento Celular/fisiologia , Invasividade Neoplásica/patologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologia , Estômago/patologia , Proliferação de Células , Bases de Dados Factuais , Progressão da Doença , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Mucosa Gástrica/metabolismo , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Gástricas/mortalidade , Taxa de Sobrevida , Regulação para Cima , Cicatrização/fisiologiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: Gastric cancer (GC) is a major tumor throughout the world with remaining high morbidity and mortality. The aim is to generate a gene model to assess the prognoses risk of patients with GC. METHODS: Gene expression profiling of gastric cancer patients, GSE62254 (300 samples) and GSE26253 (432 samples), was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Univariate survival analysis and LASSO (Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selectionator operator) (1000 iterations) of differentially expressed genes in GSE62254 was assessed using survival and glmnet in R package, respectively. Kaplan-Meier analysis on the clustering algorithm from each regression model was performed to calculate the influence to the prognosis. Random samples in GSE26253 were analyzed in multivariate and univariate survival analysis for one thousand times to calculate statistical stability of each regression model. RESULTS: A total of 854 Genes were identified differentially expressed in GSE62254, among which 367 Genes were found influencing the prognoses. Six gene clusters were selected with good stability. Hereinto, five or more genes in 11-Gene model, TRPC1, SGCE, TNFRSF11A, LRRN1, HLF, CYS1, PPP1R14A, NOV, NBEA, CES1 and RGN, was available to evaluate the prognostic risk of GC patients in GSE26253 (P = 0.00445). The validity and reliability was validated. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, we successfully generated a stable 5-Gene model, which could be utilized to predict prognosis of GC patients and would contribute to postoperational treatment and follow-up strategies.
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Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Neoplasias Gástricas/genética , Humanos , Prognóstico , Fatores de Risco , Análise de SobrevidaRESUMO
The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process, which can simultaneously remove ammonium and nitrite, both toxic to aquatic animals, can be very important to the aquaculture industry. Here, the presence and activity of anammox bacteria in the sediments of four different freshwater aquaculture ponds were investigated by using Illumina-based 16S rRNA gene sequencing, quantitative PCR assays and (15)N stable isotope measurements. Different genera of anammox bacteria were detected in the examined pond sediments, including Candidatus Brocadia, Candidatus Kuenenia and Candidatus Anammoxoglobus, with Candidatus Brocadia being the dominant anammox genus. Quantitative PCR of hydrazine synthase genes showed that the abundance of anammox bacteria ranged from 5.6 × 10(4) to 2.1 × 10(5) copies g(-1) sediment in the examined ponds. The potential anammox rates ranged between 3.7 and 19.4 nmol N2 g(-1) sediment day(-1), and the potential denitrification rates varied from 107.1 to 300.3 nmol N2 g(-1) sediment day(-1). The anammox process contributed 1.2-15.3% to sediment dinitrogen gas production, while the remainder would be due to denitrification. It is estimated that a total loss of 2.1-10.9 g N m(-2) per year could be attributed to the anammox process in the examined ponds, suggesting that this process could contribute to nitrogen removal in freshwater aquaculture ponds.
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Compostos de Amônio/metabolismo , Bactérias/metabolismo , Sedimentos Geológicos/microbiologia , Lagoas/microbiologia , Anaerobiose , Aquicultura , Bactérias/classificação , Bactérias/genética , Bactérias/isolamento & purificação , Desnitrificação , Nitritos/metabolismo , Nitrogênio/metabolismo , Oxirredução , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genéticaRESUMO
Phosphogypsum is a phosphorus chemical waste which has not been managed and reused well, resultantly, causing environmental pollution and land-occupation. Phosphogypsum wastes were used as a soil amendment to assess the effect on wheat growth, yield and CO2 emissions from winter wheat fields. Its economic and environmental benefits were analyzed at the same time. The results showed that wheat yield was increased by 37.71% in the treatment of phosphogypsum of 2 100 kg x hm(-2). Compared with the control treatment, throughout the wheat growing season, CO2 emission was accumulatively reduced by 3% in the treatment of phosphogypsum waste of 1050 kg x hm(-2), while reduced by 8% , 10% , and 6% during the jointing stage, heading date and filling period of wheat, respectively; while CO2 emission was accumulatively reduced by 7% in the treatment of phosphogypsum waste of 2 100 kg x hm(-2) throughout the wheat growing season, as reduced by 11% , 4% , and 12% during the reviving wintering stage, heading date and filling period of wheat, respectively. It was better for CO2 emission reduction in the treatment of a larger amount of phosphogypsum waste. In the case of application of phosphogypsum waste residue within a certain range, the emission intensity of CO2 ( CO2 emissions of per unit of fresh weight or CO2 emissions of per unit of yield) , spike length, fresh weight and yield showed a significantly negative correlation--the longer the ear length, the greater fresh weight and yield and the lower the CO2 emissions intensity. As to the carbon trading, phosphogypsum utilization was of high economic and environmental benefits. Compared with the control, the ratio of input to output changed from 1: 8.3 to 1: 10.7, which in the same situation of investment the output could be increased by 28.92% ; phosphogypsum as a greenhouse gas reducing agent in the wheat field, it could decrease the cost and increase the environmental benefit totally about 290 yuan per unit of ton. The results demonstrated phosphogypsum wastes could obviously decrease the CO2 emission from field soil and had a great potential to control agricultural greenhouse gases. Hopefully it has an important application perspective for the low-carbon, ecological and sustainable agricultural development.