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"Neurodegenerative disorder" is an umbrella term for a group of fatal progressive neurological illnesses characterized by neuronal loss and inflammation. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a pleiotropic cytokine, significantly affects the activities of nerve cells and plays a pivotal role in neuroinflammation. Furthermore, as high levels of IL-6 have been frequently observed in association with several neurodegenerative disorders, it may potentially be used as a biomarker for the progression and prognosis of these diseases. This review summarizes the production and function of IL-6 as well as its downstream signaling pathways. Moreover, we make a comprehensive review on the roles of IL-6 in neurodegenerative disorders and its potential clinical application.
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Interleucina-6 , Doenças Neurodegenerativas , Humanos , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/metabolismo , Neurônios/metabolismo , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To perform a meta-analysis comparing the MRI features of tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis, using histopathological results and/or blood culture as the standard reference. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched for English-language studies on the MRI features of tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis published between January 2010 and February 2023. Risk for bias and concerns regarding applicability were assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 tool. Pooled MRI features' proportions were calculated using a bivariate random-effects model. RESULTS: Thirty-two studies met the inclusion criteria: 21 for tuberculous spondylitis, three for pyogenic spondylitis, and eight for both. Of the nine informative MRI features comparing tuberculous spondylitis to pyogenic spondylitis, involvement of ≥ 2 vertebral bodies (92% vs. 88%, P = .004), epidural extension (77% vs. 25%, P < .001), paravertebral collection (91% vs. 84%, P < .001), subligamentous spread (93% vs. 24%, P < .001), thin and regular abscess wall (94% vs. 18%, P < .001), vertebral collapse (68% vs. 24%, P < .001), and kyphosis (39% vs. 3%, P < .01) were more suggestive of tuberculous spondylitis, while disc signal change (82% vs. 95%, P < .001) and disc height loss (22% vs. 59%, P < .001) were more suggestive of pyogenic spondylitis. CONCLUSION: Involvement of ≥ 2 vertebral vertebral bodies, soft tissue attribution, thin and regular abscess wall, vertebral collapse, and kyphosis were MRI features more common in tuberculous spondylitis, while disc signal change and height loss were more common in pyogenic spondylitis.
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Cifose , Espondilartrite , Espondilite , Tuberculose da Coluna Vertebral , Humanos , Abscesso , Estudos Retrospectivos , Espondilite/diagnóstico por imagem , Espondilite/patologia , Tuberculose da Coluna Vertebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Tuberculose da Coluna Vertebral/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodosRESUMO
RATIONALE: Unproven theories abound regarding the long-range uptake and endocrine activity of extracellular blood-borne microRNAs into tissue. In pulmonary hypertension (PH), microRNA-210 (miR-210) in pulmonary endothelial cells promotes disease, but its activity as an extracellular molecule is incompletely defined. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether chronic and endogenous endocrine delivery of extracellular miR-210 to pulmonary vascular endothelial cells promotes PH. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using miR-210 replete (wild-type [WT]) and knockout mice, we tracked blood-borne miR-210 using bone marrow transplantation and parabiosis (conjoining of circulatory systems). With bone marrow transplantation, circulating miR-210 was derived predominantly from bone marrow. Via parabiosis during chronic hypoxia to induce miR-210 production and PH, miR-210 was undetectable in knockout-knockout mice pairs. However, in plasma and lung endothelium, but not smooth muscle or adventitia, miR-210 was observed in knockout mice of WT-knockout pairs. This was accompanied by downregulation of miR-210 targets ISCU (iron-sulfur assembly proteins)1/2 and COX10 (cytochrome c oxidase assembly protein-10), indicating endothelial import of functional miR-210. Via hemodynamic and histological indices, knockout-knockout pairs were protected from PH, whereas knockout mice in WT-knockout pairs developed PH. In particular, pulmonary vascular engraftment of miR-210-positive interstitial lung macrophages was observed in knockout mice of WT-knockout pairs. To address whether engrafted miR-210-positive myeloid or lymphoid cells contribute to paracrine miR-210 delivery, we studied miR-210 knockout mice parabiosed with miR-210 WT; Cx3cr1 knockout mice (deficient in myeloid recruitment) or miR-210 WT; Rag1 knockout mice (deficient in lymphocytes). In both pairs, miR-210 knockout mice still displayed miR-210 delivery and PH, thus demonstrating a pathogenic endocrine delivery of extracellular miR-210. CONCLUSIONS: Endogenous blood-borne transport of miR-210 into pulmonary vascular endothelial cells promotes PH, offering fundamental insight into the systemic physiology of microRNA activity. These results also describe a platform for RNA-mediated crosstalk in PH, providing an impetus for developing blood-based miR-210 technologies for diagnosis and therapy in this disease.
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Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Hipertensão Pulmonar/metabolismo , Pulmão/irrigação sanguínea , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Animais , Transplante de Medula Óssea , Receptor 1 de Quimiocina CX3C/genética , Receptor 1 de Quimiocina CX3C/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Endotélio Vascular/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Hipertensão Pulmonar/etiologia , Hipertensão Pulmonar/genética , Hipertensão Pulmonar/fisiopatologia , Hipóxia/complicações , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , MicroRNAs/sangue , MicroRNAs/genética , Parabiose , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
Introduction: The diagnosis of pulmonary infection and the identification of pathogens are still clinical challenges in immunocompromised patients. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has emerged as a promising infection diagnostic technique. However, its diagnostic value in immunocompromised patients needs further exploration. Purposes: This study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of mNGS compared with comprehensive conventional pathogen tests (CTs) in the etiology of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients and immunocompetent patients. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 53 patients who were diagnosed with pneumonia from May 2019 to June 2021. There were 32 immunocompromised patients and 21 immunocompetent patients with pneumonia who received both mNGS and CTs. The diagnostic performance was compared between mNGS and CTs in immunocompromised patients, using the composite diagnosis as the reference standard. And, the diagnostic value of mNGS for mixed infections was further analyzed. Results: Compared to immunocompetent patients, the most commonly pathogens, followed by Cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis jirovecii and Klebsiella pneumoniae in immunocompromised patients. Furthermore, more mixed infections were diagnosed, and bacterial-fungal-virus coinfection was the most frequent combination (43.8%). mNGS can detect more types of pathogenic microorganisms than CTs in both groups (78.1% vs. 62.5%, P = 0.016and 57.1% vs. 42.9%, P = 0.048). The overall diagnostic positive rate of mNGS for pathogens was higher in immunocompromised patients (P = 0.002). In immunocompromised patients, a comparable diagnostic accuracy of mNGS and CTs was found for bacterial, fungal, and viral infections and coinfection. mNGS had a much higher sensitivity for bacterial infections (92.9% vs. 50%, P < 0.001) and coinfections (68.8% vs. 48.3%, P < 0.05), and it had no significant advantage in the detection of fungal infections, mainly due to the high sensitivity for Pneumocystis jirovecii in both groups. Conclusion: mNGS is more valuable in immunocompromised patients and exhibits apparent advantages in detecting bacterial and mixed infections. It may be an alternative or complementary diagnostic method for the diagnosis of complicated infections in immunocompromised patients.
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) refers to a set of heterogeneous vascular diseases defined by elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), leading to right ventricular (RV) remodeling and often death. Early increases in pulmonary artery stiffness in PAH drive pathogenic alterations of pulmonary arterial endothelial cells (PAECs), leading to vascular remodeling. Dysregulation of microRNAs can drive PAEC dysfunction. However, the role of vascular stiffness in regulating pathogenic microRNAs in PAH is incompletely understood. Here, we demonstrated that extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffening downregulated miR-7 levels in PAECs. The RNA-binding protein quaking (QKI) has been implicated in the biogenesis of miR-7. Correspondingly, we found that ECM stiffness upregulated QKI, and QKI knockdown led to increased miR-7. Downstream of the QKI-miR-7 axis, the serine and arginine-rich splicing factor 1 (SRSF1) was identified as a direct target of miR-7. Correspondingly, SRSF1 was reciprocally upregulated in PAECs exposed to stiff ECM and was negatively correlated with miR-7. Decreased miR-7 and increased QKI and SRSF1 were observed in lungs from patients with PAH and PAH rats exposed to SU5416/hypoxia. Lastly, miR-7 upregulation inhibited human PAEC migration, whereas forced SRSF1 expression reversed this phenotype, proving that miR-7 depended upon SRSF1 to control migration. In aggregate, these results define the QKI-miR-7-SRSF1 axis as a mechanosensitive mechanism linking pulmonary arterial vascular stiffness to pathogenic endothelial function. These findings emphasize implications relevant to PAH and suggest the potential benefit of developing therapies that target this miRNA-dependent axis in PAH.
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Endotélio Vascular/patologia , Matriz Extracelular/patologia , MicroRNAs/genética , Hipertensão Arterial Pulmonar/patologia , Artéria Pulmonar/patologia , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Fatores de Processamento de Serina-Arginina/metabolismo , Animais , Proliferação de Células , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Hipertensão Arterial Pulmonar/genética , Hipertensão Arterial Pulmonar/metabolismo , Artéria Pulmonar/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Fatores de Processamento de Serina-Arginina/genética , Transdução de Sinais , Remodelação VascularRESUMO
Glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) regulates S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), a methyl donor in methylation. Over-expressed SAMe may cause neurogenic capacity reduction and memory impairment. GNMT knockout mice (GNMT-KO) was applied as an experimental model to evaluate its effect on neurons. In this study, proteins from brain tissues were studied using proteomic approaches, Haemotoxylin and Eosin staining, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, and ingenuity pathway analysis. The expression of Receptor-interacting protein 1(RIPK1) and Caspase 3 were up-regulated and activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) was down-regulated in GNMT-KO mice regardless of the age. Besides, proteins related to neuropathology, such as excitatory amino acid transporter 2, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha, and Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase were found only in the group of aged wild-type mice; 4-aminobutyrate amino transferase, limbic system-associated membrane protein, sodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 3 and ProSAAS were found only in the group of young GNMT-KO mice and are related to function of neurons; serum albumin and Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor 1 were found only in the group of aged GNMT-KO mice and are connected to neurodegenerative disorders. With proteomic analyses, a pathway involving Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) signal was found to be associated with aging. The GnRH pathway could provide additional information on the mechanism of aging and non-aging related neurodegeneration, and these protein markers may be served in developing future therapeutic treatments to ameliorate aging and prevent diseases.
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Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Biomarcadores , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/metabolismo , Animais , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Encéfalo , Senescência Celular , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Imuno-Histoquímica , Camundongos , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/diagnóstico , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/etiologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Prognóstico , Proteoma , Proteômica/métodos , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
The effects of Chloriti Lapis on metal elements in plasma and lung tissue of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease( AECOPD) rats were studied. The rat AECOPD model with phlegm heat syndrome was established by smoking combined with Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. After the rats were treated by Chloriti Lapis,the contents of metal elements in plasma and lung tissue were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy( ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry( ICP-MS). The changes in the contents of metal elements were analyzed by SPSS 18. 0. Further,the correlations of differential metal elements( including Cu/Zn ratio) with differential metabolites in plasma,lung tissue and urine of AECOPD rats treated with Chloriti Lapis were analyzed. The results showed that Chloriti Lapis significantly up-regulated the contents of Fe,Al,Mn,Cu,Zn,Sn( P<0. 05),V,Co( P< 0. 01) and Cu/Zn ratio( P< 0. 05),and significantly down-regulated the contents of Ti( P< 0. 05)and Pb( P<0. 05) in the model rat plasma. It significantly increased the content of Be( P<0. 05) and decreased the contents of Mg,Ti and Al( P<0. 01) in model rat lung tissue. The element profiles of normal group,model group and Chloriti Lapis group can be well separated. Chloriti Lapis group and other groups were clustered into two categories. The taurine in plasma and phytosphingosine in lung tissue had the strongest correlations with differential metal elements. The Fe,Al,Mg,Be,Ti,V,Mn,Cu,Zn,Sn,and Co in Chloriti Lapis may directly or indirectly participate in the intervention of AECOPD rats. This group of metal elements may be the material basis of Chloriti Lapis acting on AECOPD rats,and reduce the Cu/Zn value in vivo. It was further confirmed that Chloriti Lapis could interfere with the metabolic pathways of taurine and hypotaurine in plasma and urine as well as the sphingolipid metabolism pathway in lung tissue of AECOPD rats. In addition,this study confirmed that long-term smoking can cause high-concentration Cd accumulation in the lung and damage the lung tissue.
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Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica , Oligoelementos , Animais , Pulmão , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , Minerais , Ratos , Análise Espectral , Oligoelementos/análiseRESUMO
To study the effect of mineral Chloriti Lapis on pulmonary metabolites and metabolic pathways in lung tissues of rats with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD). The AECOPD rat model of phlegm heat syndrome was replicated by the method of smoking combined with Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Except for using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS analysis, SPSS 18.0, SIMCA 13.0 and other software were also used for statistical analysis. Through literature search and online database comparison, the differential metabolites were identified, and the possible metabolic pathways were analyzed. After 15 days of administration, PLS-DA analysis was carried out on lung tissue samples of rats in each group. The results showed that the metabolic profiles of lung tissues of rats in each group could be well separated, which indicated that Chloriti Lapis and aminophylline had significant intervention effect on the lung metabolic profile of rats with AECOPD. Moreover, the metabolic profile of Chloriti Lapis group was closer to that of control group, and the intervention effect was better than that of aminophylline group. As a result, 15 potential differential metabolites were identified: phytosphingosine, sphinganine, tetradecanoylcarnitine, L-palmitoylcarnitine, elaidic carnitine, lysoPC[18â¶2(9Z,12Z)], lysoPC(16â¶0), lysoPC[18â¶1(9Z)], lysoPC(18â¶0), stearic acid, lysoPC(15â¶0), arachidonic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, linoleic acid and palmitic acid. Among them, Chloriti Lapis could significantly improve the levels of 10 differential metabolites of phytosphingosine, tetradecanoylcarnitine, L-palmitoylcarnitine, elaidic carnitine, lysoPC[18â¶2(9Z,12Z)], lysoPC(16â¶0), lysoPC[18â¶1(9Z)], stearic acid, lysoPC(15â¶0), and palmitic acid(P<0.05). The intervention effect of Chloriti Lapis group was better than that of aminophylline group. Analysis of metabolic pathways showed that there were 8 possible metabolic pathways that could be affected, and three of the most important metabolic pathways(pathway impact>0.1) were involved: linoleic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and sphingolipid metabolism. Chloriti Lapis had obvious intervention effects on lung tissue-related metabolites and metabolic pathways in rats with AECOPD, and the effect was better than that of aminophyllinne.
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Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica , Animais , Pulmão , Metabolômica , Minerais , RatosRESUMO
Homologous recombination (HR)-directed DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair enables template-directed DNA repair to maintain genomic stability. RAD51 recombinase (RAD51) is a critical component of HR and facilitates DNA strand exchange in DSB repair. We report here that treating triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells with the fatty acid nitroalkene 10-nitro-octadec-9-enoic acid (OA-NO2) in combination with the antineoplastic DNA-damaging agents doxorubicin, cisplatin, olaparib, and γ-irradiation (IR) enhances the antiproliferative effects of these agents. OA-NO2 inhibited IR-induced RAD51 foci formation and enhanced H2A histone family member X (H2AX) phosphorylation in TNBC cells. Analyses of fluorescent DSB reporter activity with both static-flow cytometry and kinetic live-cell studies enabling temporal resolution of recombination revealed that OA-NO2 inhibits HR and not nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). OA-NO2 alkylated Cys-319 in RAD51, and this alkylation depended on the Michael acceptor properties of OA-NO2 because nonnitrated and saturated nonelectrophilic analogs of OA-NO2, octadecanoic acid and 10-nitro-octadecanoic acid, did not react with Cys-319. Of note, OA-NO2 alkylation of RAD51 inhibited its binding to ssDNA. RAD51 Cys-319 resides within the SH3-binding site of ABL proto-oncogene 1, nonreceptor tyrosine kinase (ABL1), so we investigated the effect of OA-NO2-mediated Cys-319 alkylation on ABL1 binding and found that OA-NO2 inhibits RAD51-ABL1 complex formation both in vitro and in cell-based immunoprecipitation assays. The inhibition of the RAD51-ABL1 complex also suppressed downstream RAD51 Tyr-315 phosphorylation. In conclusion, RAD51 Cys-319 is a functionally significant site for adduction of soft electrophiles such as OA-NO2 and suggests further investigation of lipid electrophile-based combinational therapies for TNBC.
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Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Dano ao DNA/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácidos Graxos/administração & dosagem , Rad51 Recombinase/metabolismo , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/enzimologia , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/fisiopatologia , Alquilação , Antineoplásicos/química , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Cisplatino/administração & dosagem , Reparo do DNA , Doxorrubicina/administração & dosagem , Quimioterapia Combinada , Ácidos Graxos/química , Humanos , Ligação Proteica/efeitos dos fármacos , Proto-Oncogene Mas , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-abl/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-abl/metabolismo , Rad51 Recombinase/química , Rad51 Recombinase/genética , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/genética , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/metabolismoRESUMO
SIGNIFICANCE: This review summarizes the main factors of refractive error after silicone oil removal combined with cataract surgery.The post-operative refractive results of silicone oil removal combined with cataract surgery are closely related to the patient's future vision quality. This report summarizes the factors that influence the difference between the actual post-operative refractive power and the pre-operatively predicted refractive power after silicone oil removal combined with cataract surgery, including axial length, anterior chamber depth, silicone oil, commonly used tools for measuring intraocular lens power, and intraocular lens power calculation formulas, among others. The aim of the report is to assist clinical and scientific research on the elimination of refractive error after silicone oil removal combined with cataract surgery.
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Extração de Catarata/efeitos adversos , Erros de Refração/etiologia , Óleos de Silicone , Sucção/efeitos adversos , Câmara Anterior/patologia , Comprimento Axial do Olho/patologia , Tamponamento Interno , Humanos , Implante de Lente Intraocular , Erros de Refração/prevenção & controle , Testes VisuaisRESUMO
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) comprises â¼20% of all breast cancers and is the most aggressive mammary cancer subtype. Devoid of the estrogen and progesterone receptors, along with the receptor tyrosine kinase ERB2 (HER2), that define most mammary cancers, there are no targeted therapies for patients with TNBC. This, combined with a high metastatic rate and a lower 5-year survival rate than for other breast cancer phenotypes, means there is significant unmet need for new therapeutic strategies. Herein, the anti-neoplastic effects of the electrophilic fatty acid nitroalkene derivative, 10-nitro-octadec-9-enoic acid (nitro-oleic acid, NO2-OA), were investigated in multiple preclinical models of TNBC. NO2-OA reduced TNBC cell growth and viability in vitro, attenuated TNFα-induced TNBC cell migration and invasion, and inhibited the tumor growth of MDA-MB-231 TNBC cell xenografts in the mammary fat pads of female nude mice. The up-regulation of these aggressive tumor cell growth, migration, and invasion phenotypes is mediated in part by the constitutive activation of pro-inflammatory nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling in TNBC. NO2-OA inhibited TNFα-induced NF-κB transcriptional activity in human TNBC cells and suppressed downstream NF-κB target gene expression, including the metastasis-related proteins intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator. The mechanisms accounting for NF-κB signaling inhibition by NO2-OA in TNBC cells were multifaceted, as NO2-OA (a) inhibited the inhibitor of NF-κB subunit kinase ß phosphorylation and downstream inhibitor of NF-κB degradation, (b) alkylated the NF-κB RelA protein to prevent DNA binding, and (c) promoted RelA polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Comparisons with non-tumorigenic human breast epithelial MCF-10A and MCF7 cells revealed that NO2-OA more selectively inhibited TNBC function. This was attributed to more facile mechanisms for maintaining redox homeostasis in normal breast epithelium, including a more favorable thiol/disulfide balance, greater extents of multidrug resistance protein-1 (MRP1) expression, and greater MRP1-mediated efflux of NO2-OA-glutathione conjugates. These observations reveal that electrophilic fatty acid nitroalkenes react with more alkylation-sensitive targets in TNBC cells to inhibit growth and viability.
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Movimento Celular , Ácidos Graxos/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/metabolismo , Animais , Sobrevivência Celular , Ácidos Graxos/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Camundongos , Camundongos Nus , Invasividade Neoplásica , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/genética , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/patologiaRESUMO
The currently utilized ligand fishing for bioactive molecular screening from complex matrixes cannot perform imaging screening. Here, we developed a new solid-phase ligand fishing coupled with an in situ imaging protocol for the specific enrichment and identification of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp 90) inhibitors from Tripterygium wilfordii, utilizing a multiple-layer and microkernel-based mesoporous nanostructure composed of a protective silica coating CdTe quantum dot (QD) core and a mesoporous silica shell, i.e., microkernel-based mesoporous (SiO2-CdTe-SiO2)@SiO2 fluorescent nanoparticles (MMFNPs) as extracting carries and fluorescent probes. The prepared MMFNPs showed a highly uniform spherical morphology, retention of fluorescence emission, and great chemical stability. The fished ligands by Hsp 90α-MMFNPs were evaluated via the preliminary bioactivity based on real-time cellular morphology imaging by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and then identified by mass spectrometry (MS). Celastrol was successfully isolated as an Hsp 90 inhibitor, and two other specific components screened by Hsp 90α-MMFNPs, i.e., demecolcine and wilforine, were preliminarily identified as potential Hsp 90 inhibitors through the verification of strong affinity to Hsp 90 and antitumor bioactivity. The approach based on the MMFNPs provides a strong platform for imaging screening and discovery of plant-derived biologically active molecules with high efficiency and selectivity.
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Compostos de Cádmio/química , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Nanopartículas/química , Imagem Óptica , Dióxido de Silício/química , Telúrio/química , Tripterygium/química , Compostos de Cádmio/síntese química , Compostos de Cádmio/farmacologia , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Corantes Fluorescentes/síntese química , Corantes Fluorescentes/farmacologia , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP90/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP90/metabolismo , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Tamanho da Partícula , Porosidade , Dióxido de Silício/síntese química , Dióxido de Silício/farmacologia , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Propriedades de Superfície , Telúrio/farmacologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Although huge fetal hepatic hemangiomas are rare, they can cause fatal complications. The purpose of this study is to describe the imaging features and prognosis of these tumors. METHODS: Imaging data were collected for 6 patients with huge fetal hepatic hemangiomas treated at our hospital. Imaging modalities included prenatal magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound and postnatal color Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT). RESULTS: Among the 93,562 fetuses of 92,126 pregnant women examined at our hospital, 6 had huge hepatic hemangiomas (incidence rate, 0.64/10,000), as confirmed via postnatal color Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced CT. Five fetuses had solitary lesions, whereas 1 (fetus 2) had multiple lesions. Four fetuses had lesions in the right liver lobe and 1 had a lesion in the left liver lobe, and 1 (fetus 2) had lesions in both lobes. All lesions showed centripetal enhancement on postnatal contrast-enhanced CT, which was more intense peripherally. Following postnatal treatment with oral propranolol, with or without dexamethasone or interventional therapy with the medical sclerosant pingyangmycin, all lesions decreased in size, with calcification plaques appearing 6 months after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Huge hepatic hemangiomas have typical ultrasonographic features and can be diagnosed prenatally. Treatment with propranolol, with or without dexamethasone, may result in a favorable prognosis.
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Hemangioma/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagem , Imagem Multimodal/métodos , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal/métodos , Adulto , Meios de Contraste , Dexametasona/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Hemangioma/tratamento farmacológico , Hemangioma/embriologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Fígado/diagnóstico por imagem , Fígado/embriologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/embriologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Gravidez , Prognóstico , Propranolol/uso terapêutico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Ultrassonografia Doppler em Cores/métodos , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal/métodos , Vasodilatadores/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is recommended as standard care for intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We analyse the rationality and effectiveness of TACE with BCLC B stage HBV-related HCC in a large cohort. METHODS: A total of 1516 patients with BCLC B stage from 7724 HBV-related HCCs who received TACE as initial treatment were retrospectively studied. The treatment response was assessed by the mRECIST criteria. The overall survival was calculated with life-table method and compared with the Mantel-Cox test. The prognostic factors were assessed using Cox proportional hazards. RESULTS: The 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival rates were 84%, 29% and 19% respectively for all patients. Alpha-foetoprotein, Child-Pugh classification, tumour size and number were independent prognostic factors. The 5-year survival for patients with CR, PR, SD and PD were 39%, 19%, 2% and 0%, respectively (P < 0.0001). Child-Pugh A liver function (P = 0.002) and smaller tumour (P < 0.0001) were associated with CR/PR response. After TACE, the 5-year survival rates for patients who received surgical resection, local ablation, repeated TACE and other therapies were 52%, 29%, 12%, 10% respectively (P < 0.0001). In 328 CR patients, the prognosis of 151 patients received surgical resection is better than 177 patients not undergo liver resection (5-year survival: 52% & 27%, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Transarterial chemoembolization is a safe and efficacious treatment for BCLC B stage HBV-related HCC. A low AFP level, small tumour, low tumour number and good liver function predicted good survival. Tumour response after initial TACE, an independent prognostic factor of overall survival, was associated with tumour extent and influenced subsequent treatment.
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular/terapia , Quimioembolização Terapêutica/métodos , Hepatite B/complicações , Neoplasias Hepáticas/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/etiologia , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/mortalidade , China , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Humanos , Tábuas de Vida , Testes de Função Hepática , Neoplasias Hepáticas/etiologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/mortalidade , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estadiamento de Neoplasias/métodos , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Taxa de Sobrevida , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: We developed a stereotactic device to guide the puncture for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, which uses the distance from the target calyx to its perpendicular point on skin (SCD) to calculate the needle´s entry angle. This study seeks to validate the use of measurements obtained by ultrasound (US) and computerized tomography (CT) for needle´s entry angle calculation and to study factors that may interfere in this procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Height, weight, abdominal circumference, CT of the urinary tract in dorsal decubitus (DD) and ventral decubitus (VD), and US of the kidneys in VD were obtained from thirty-five renal calculi patients. SCD obtained were compared and correlated with body-mass index (BMI). RESULTS: BMI was 28.66 ± 4.6 Kg/m2. SCD on CT in DD was 8.40 ± 2.06cm, in VD was 8.32 ± 1.95cm, in US was 6.74 ± 1.68cm. SCD measured by US and CT were statistically different (p < 0.001), whereas between CT in DD and VD were not. SCD of the lower calyx presented moderate correlation with BMI. CONCLUSION: SCD obtained by CT in ventral and dorsal decubitus may be used for calculation of the needle´s entry angle. SCD obtained by US cannot be used. A rule for the correlation between BMI and the SCD could not be determined.
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Cálices Renais/anatomia & histologia , Pele/anatomia & histologia , Técnicas Estereotáxicas/instrumentação , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/instrumentação , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Análise de Variância , Índice de Massa Corporal , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , Cálices Renais/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valores de Referência , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Pele/diagnóstico por imagem , Decúbito Dorsal , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Ultrassonografia , Circunferência da Cintura , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a glycoprotein that has many important physiological functions, including transportation, immunosuppression, and induction of apoptosis by T lymphocytes. AFP is closely related to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma and many kinds of tumors, all of which can show high concentrations, so it is used as a positive test indicator for many kinds of tumors. This paper reviews recent advances in the detection of the tumor marker AFP based on three immuno-biosensors: electrochemical (EC), photoelectrochemical (PEC), and electrochemical luminescence (ECL). The electrodes are modified by different materials or homemade composites, different signaling molecules are selected as single probes or dual probes for the detection of AFP. The detection limit was as low as 3 fg/mL, which indicated that the AFP immunosensor had achieved highly sensitive detection. In addition, we also reviewed and summarized the current development status and application prospect of AFP immunoelectrochemical sensors. There are not too many researches on immunosensors based on dual-signal ratios, and the commonly used probes are methylene blue (MB) and ferrocene (Fc). It would be more innovative to have more novel signaling molecules as probes to prepare dual-signal ratio sensors.
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Técnicas Biossensoriais , Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Humanos , alfa-Fetoproteínas , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Imunoensaio/métodos , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/diagnósticoRESUMO
Potassium fertilizer is indispensable for ensuring crop production, which in turn supports global food supply and safe farming practices. Potassium resources are primarily located in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to a current shortage of affordable potash and severe soil deficiencies in certain regions of the Southern Hemisphere. There is a shift away from mined salts in favor of locally available potassium resources. Utilizing potassium-rich silicates, for instance, could be a viable option to address this situation. The imperative of enhancing crop productivity and quality necessitates either increasing potassium availability or utilizing potassium more efficiently. Geneticists may find the development of plants that use potassium more effectively to be a valuable pursuit. Nanomaterials are increasingly becoming part of people's professional lives as a novel material category. This technology is gradually finding applications in agriculture to boost crop yields while reducing environmental pollution. This paper reviews the applications of common potassium-containing materials, explores the effects and mechanisms of nano-fertilizers on plants, and offers insights into future applications of nano-potassium fertilizers in agriculture. All in all, the application of nanotechnology in the production and utilization of potassium fertilizers is both necessary and effective. However, there are still many gaps in the current field of nano-potassium fertilizer application that require further research. It is hoped that this review can serve as a valuable reference for researchers working in this field.
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Fertilizantes , Potássio , Humanos , Fertilizantes/análise , Agricultura , Solo , Nanotecnologia , PlantasRESUMO
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), a vital protein for pregnancy determination and a marker for trophoblastic diseases, finds application in monitoring early pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy. This study presents an innovative approach employing electrochemical immunosensors for enhanced HCG detection, utilizing Anti-HCG antibodies and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in the sensor platform. Two sensor configurations were optimized: BSA/Anti-HCG/c-AuNPs/MEL/e-AuNPs/SPCE with [Fe(CN)6]3-/4- as a redox probe (1) and BSA/Anti-HCG/PPy/e-AuNPs/SPCE using polypyrrole (PPy) as a redox probe (2). The first sensor offers linear correlation in the 0.10-500.00 pgâmL-1 HCG range, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.06 pgâmL-1, sensitivity of 32.25 µAâpg-1âmLâcm-2, RSD <2.47 %, and a recovery rate of 101.03-104.81 %. The second sensor widens the HCG detection range (40.00 fgâmL-1-5.00 pgâmL-1) with a LOD of 16.53 fgâmL-1, ensuring precision (RSD <1.04 %) and a recovery range of 94.61-106.07 % in serum samples. These electrochemical immunosensors have transformative potential in biomarker detection, offering enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, and stability for advanced healthcare diagnostics.
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Técnicas Biossensoriais , Gonadotropina Coriônica , Técnicas Eletroquímicas , Ouro , Limite de Detecção , Nanopartículas Metálicas , Polímeros , Pirróis , Gonadotropina Coriônica/sangue , Gonadotropina Coriônica/análise , Gonadotropina Coriônica/imunologia , Ouro/química , Humanos , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Técnicas Eletroquímicas/métodos , Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Polímeros/química , Pirróis/química , Imunoensaio/métodos , Imunoensaio/instrumentação , Ferricianetos/química , FemininoRESUMO
Triterpenoid saponins, a major bioactive component of liquorice, possess high hydrophilicity and often co-occur with other impurities of similar polarity. Additionally, subtle structural differences of some triterpenoid saponins bring challenges to comprehensive characterisation. In this study, triterpenoid saponins of three Glycyrrhiza species were systematically analysed using rapid resolution liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (RRLC-Q-TOF-MS) coupled with mass defect filtering (MDF). Firstly, comprehensive date acquisition was achieved using RRLC-Q-TOF-MS. Secondly, a polygonal MDF method was established by summarizing known and speculated substituents and modifications based on the core structure to rapidly screen potential triterpenoid saponins. Thirdly, based on the fragmentation patterns of reference compounds, an identification strategy for characterisation of triterpenoid saponins was proposed. The strategy divided triterpenoid saponins into three distinct classes. By this strategy, 98 triterpenoid saponins including 10 potential new ones were tentatively characterised. Finally, triterpenoid saponins of three Glycyrrhiza species were further analysed using principle component analysis (PCA) and orthogonality partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). Among these, 18 compounds with variable importance in projections (VIP) > 1.0 and P values < 0.05 were selected to distinguish three Glycyrrhiza species. Overall, our study provided a reference for quality control and rational use of the three species.
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Glycyrrhiza , Saponinas , Triterpenos , Saponinas/química , Saponinas/análise , Glycyrrhiza/química , Triterpenos/química , Triterpenos/análise , Espectrometria de Massas/métodos , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Extratos Vegetais/químicaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the molecular mechanism of proteolytic cleavage of unusually large von Willebrand Factor(ULVWF) on endothelial cells by ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 repeats-13) in the absence of fluid shear stress, so as to provide a theoretical basis for the pathogenesis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and other thrombotic disorders. METHODS: The ADAMTS13-mediated proteolysis of ULVWF on the surface of endothelial cells in the absence of fluid shear stress was observed through immunofluorescence microscopy. The variation in VWF antigen levels in the conditioned media were determined by ELISA assay. The levels of VWF and the proteolytic fragments released into the conditioned media were determined by ELISA assay and Western blot in the absence and presence of fluid shear stress or FVIII. The effect of ADAMTS13-mediated ULVWF cleavage on the normal distribution of plasma VWF multimers was evaluated by multimer analysis. Histamine stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were incubated with ADAMTS13 and various N- and C-terminally truncated mutants. Then the ULVWF that maintained binding to the cells were observed through immunofluorescence microscopy and the soluble ULVWF released from endothelial cells was determined by ELISA, so as to demonstrate the domains of ADAMTS13 required for proteolysis of ULVWF on endothelial cells. RESULTS: The ULVWF strings on the endothelial cell surface were rapidly proteolyzed by recombinant and plasma ADAMTS13 in the absence of fluid shear stress. This proteolytic processing of ULVWF depended on incubation time and ADAMTS13 concentration, but not shear stress and FVIII. The distribution of VWF releaseded by ADAMTS13-mediated proteolysis was quite similar to that secreted by endothelial cells under histamine stimulation, suggesting the ULVWF cleavage occured at the cell surface. The proteolysis of the ULVWF on endothelial cells required the Cys-rich(CysR) and spacer domains, but not the TSP1 2-8 and CUB domains of ADAMTS13. CONCLUSION: The ULVWF polymers on endothelial cells are sensitive to ADAMTS13-mediated cleavage even in the absence of fluid shear stress. The findings provide novel insight into the molecular mechanism of ADAMTS13-mediated ULVWF cleavage at the cellular level and may contribute to understanding of the pathogenesis of TTP and other thrombotic disorders.