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BMC Cancer ; 24(1): 334, 2024 Mar 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38475740

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Ribosomal RNA processing protein 15 (RRP15) has been found to regulate the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nevertheless, the extent to which it contributes to the spread of HCC cells remains uncertain. Thus, the objective of this research was to assess the biological function of RRP15 in the migration of HCC. METHODS: The expression of RRP15 in HCC tissue microarray (TMA), tumor tissues and cell lines were determined. In vitro, the effects of RRP15 knockdown on the migration, invasion and adhesion ability of HCC cells were assessed by wound healing assay, transwell and adhesion assay, respectively. The effect of RRP15 knockdown on HCC migration was also evaluated in vivo in a mouse model. RESULTS: Bioinformatics analysis showed that high expression of RRP15 was significantly associated with low survival rate of HCC. The expression level of RRP15 was strikingly upregulated in HCC tissues and cell lines compared with the corresponding controls, and TMA data also indicated that RRP15 was a pivotal prognostic factor for HCC. RRP15 knockdown in HCC cells reduced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and inhibited migration in vitro and in vivo, independent of P53 expression. Mechanistically, blockade of RRP15 reduced the protein level of the transcription factor POZ/BTB and AT hook containing zinc finger 1 (PATZ1), resulting in decreased expression of the downstream genes encoding laminin 5 subunits, LAMC2 and LAMB3, eventually suppressing the integrin ß4 (ITGB4)/focal adhesion kinase (FAK)/nuclear factor κB kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS: RRP15 promotes HCC migration by activating the LAMC2/ITGB4/FAK pathway, providing a new target for future HCC treatment.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Liver Neoplasms , RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional , Ribosomal Proteins , Animals , Mice , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Movement/genetics , Cell Proliferation , Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/genetics , Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/genetics , Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Liver Neoplasms/genetics , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , NF-kappa B/metabolism , Ribosomes/metabolism , Ribosomes/pathology , Transcription Factors/genetics , Ribosomal Proteins/genetics , Ribosomal Proteins/metabolism
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Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol ; 46(1): 40-48, 2024 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37671837

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms of Withaferin A (WA) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The gene and protein expression were analyzed using RT-qPCR and western blot, respectively. The proliferation of HCC cells was evaluated by CCK-8 assays. The migrative ability of HCC cells was measured by transwell assays. RESULTS: We revealed that WA suppressed the proliferation and migration of HCC cells and inhibited IGF2BP3 (insulin like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 3) expression. IGF2BP3 abundance reversed the reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and suppression of HCC cell proliferation and migration induced by WA. Besides, IGF2BP3 suppressed ROS production to promote the growth and migration of HCC cells. Furthermore, we found that IGF2BP3 exerted its tumor-promotive and ROS-suppressive effect on HCC cells by regulating the expression of FOXO1 (forkhead box O1). In addition, IGF2BP3-stimulated activation of JAK2 (Janus kinase 2)/STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) phosphorylation effectively decreased the transcription of FOXO1. FOXO1 abundance decreased the phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3 by increasing ROS level, forming a feedback loop for the inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 signaling activated by IGF2BP3. CONCLUSIONS: WA-induced ROS inhibited HCC cell growth and migration through the inhibition of IGF2BP3 to deactivate JAK2/STAT3 signaling, resulting in increased FOXO1 expression to further stimulate ROS production and inhibit JAK2/STAT3 signaling.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Liver Neoplasms , Withanolides , Humans , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Janus Kinase 2/metabolism , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Cell Proliferation , Cell Line, Tumor , Apoptosis , Forkhead Box Protein O1/genetics , Forkhead Box Protein O1/metabolism
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Anal Bioanal Chem ; 415(10): 1979-1989, 2023 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36864309

ABSTRACT

Using PEDOT as the conductive polymer, an innovative small-scale sensor for directly measuring salicylate ions in plants was developed, which avoided the complicated sample pretreatment of traditional analytical methods and realized the rapid detection of salicylic acid. The results demonstrate that this all-solid-state potentiometric salicylic acid sensor is easy to miniaturize, has a longer lifetime (≥1 month), is more robust, and can be directly used for the detection of salicylate ions in real samples without any additional pretreatment. The developed sensor has a good Nernst slope (63.6 ± 0.7 mV/decade), the linear range is 10-2 ~ 10-6 M, and the detection limit can reach (2.8 × 10-7 M). The selectivity, reproducibility, and stability of the sensor were evaluated. The sensor can perform stable, sensitive, and accurate in situ measurement of salicylic acid in plants, and it is an excellent tool for determining salicylic acid ions in plants in vivo.

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Appl Intell (Dordr) ; 53(5): 5126-5145, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35756086

ABSTRACT

Knowledge discovery combined with network structure is an emerging field of network data analysis and mining. Three-way concept analysis is a method that can fit the human mind in uncertain decisions and analysis. In reality, when three-way concept analysis is placed in the background of a network, not only the three-way rules need to be obtained, but also the network characteristic values of these rules should be obtained, which is of great significance for concept cognition in the network. This paper mainly combines complex network analysis with the formal context of three-way decision. Firstly, the network formal context of three-way decision (NFC3WD) is proposed to unify the two studies mentioned above into one data framework. Then, the network weaken-concepts of three-way decision (NWC3WD) and their corresponding sub-networks are studied. Therefore, we can not only find out the network weaken-concepts but also know the average influence of the sub-network, as well as the influence difference within the sub-network. Furthermore, the concept logic of network and the properties of its operators are put forward, which lays a foundation for designing the algorithm of rule extraction. Subsequently, the bidirectional rule extraction algorithm and reduction algorithm based on confidence degree are also explored. Meanwhile, these algorithms are applied to the diagnosis examples of COVID-19 from which we can not only get diagnostic rules, but also know the importance of the population corresponding to these diagnostic rules in the network through network eigenvalues. Finally, experimental analysis is made to show the superiority of the proposed method.

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Curr Issues Mol Biol ; 44(11): 5655-5665, 2022 Nov 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36421667

ABSTRACT

The pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI) is complex and involves various immune and inflammatory responses. Antigen-presenting cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) were recently reported to have diverse functions in AKI depending on the pathogenesis and disease phase. Herein, we intraperitoneally administered liposomal clodronate (LC) to lipopoly-saccharide (LPS)-induced AKI model mice in order to deplete antigen-presenting cells (e.g., macrophages and DCs). After the LPS injection, the mice were divided into LC-treated (LPS + LC) and saline-treated groups (LPS), and the immune responses of macrophages and DCs in the acute and recovery phases were evaluated. The LPS + LC-treated group exhibited significantly suppressed renal macrophages and DC infiltration at 18 h and improved survival at 120 h after LPS injection. Via the depletion of macrophages and DC infiltrations, the serum and renal tissue inflammatory cytokines/chemokines were suppressed at 18 h and reversed at 120 h. Tubular kidney injury molecule-1 expression was decreased at 18 h and increased at 120 h. These findings indicate that LC administration suppressed tubular and interstitial injury in the acute phase of AKI and affected delayed tissue repair in the recovery phase. They are important for understanding innate and acquired immune responses in the therapeutic strategy for LPS-induced AKI.

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Langmuir ; 38(11): 3607-3616, 2022 Mar 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35263106

ABSTRACT

Semicrystalline shape-memory elastomers are molded into deformable geometrical features to control adhesive interactions between elastomers and a glass substrate. By mechanically and thermally controlling the deformation and phase-behavior of molded features, we can control the interfacial contact area and the interfacial adhesive force. Results indicate that elastic energy is stored in the semicrystalline state of deformed features and can be released to break attractive interfacial forces, automatically separating the glass substrate from the elastomer. Our findings suggest that the shape-memory elastomers can be applied in various contact printing applications to control adhesive forces and delamination mechanics during ink pickup and transfer.

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J Environ Manage ; 232: 964-977, 2019 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33395765

ABSTRACT

In recent years, many research groups started to study the combination of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with nanocarbon materials, which showed the excellent improved performances than MOFs alone. The addition of carbon materials such as graphene oxides (GOs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into MOFs can improve the physico-chemical properties of parent MOFs with excellent chemical robustness, high mechanical and distinguished electronic thermal robustness. These advantages facilitate the wider applications of MOFs/carbon materials (MOFs-C) in more research fields. This paper is devoted to reviewing the recent studies about the preparation and applications of MOFs-C in environmental remediation. This paper discusses the efficient adsorptive removal of a wide range of pollutants by MOFs-C, including organic contaminants and heavy metals from water as well as VOCs and some other toxic gases from atmospheric environment. Additionally, the catalytic performance of these nanocomposites for photocatalysis and Fenton-like oxidation of water pollutants is discussed in details. Meanwhile, the significant roles of nanocarbons and in-depth mechanisms for improved adsorption or catalysis are summarized. Finally, future perspectives on the development and application of MOFs-C composites for pollution remediation are presented at the end of this paper.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 19(11)2018 Oct 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30384488

ABSTRACT

Fungal endophytes are the most ubiquitous plant symbionts on earth and are phylogenetically diverse. Studies on the fungal endophytes in tobacco have shown that they are widely distributed in the leaves, stems, and roots, and play important roles in the composition of the microbial ecosystem of tobacco. Herein, we analyzed and quantified the endophytic fungi of healthy tobacco leaves at the seedling stage (SS), resettling growth stage (RGS), fast-growing stage (FGS), and maturing stage (MS) at three altitudes (600, 1000, and 1300 m). We sequenced the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of fungal samples to delimit operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and phylogenetically characterize the communities. The results showed that the numbers of clustering OTUs at SS, RGS, FGS, and MS were 516, 709, 469, and 428, respectively. At the phylum level, species in Ascomycota and Basidiomycota had absolute predominance, representing 97.8% and 2.0% of the total number of species, respectively. We also found the number of fungi at the RGS and FGS stages was higher than those at the other two stages. Additionally, OTU richness was determined by calculating the Observed Species, Shannon, Simpson, Chao1, abundance-based coverage estimator (ACE), Good's coverage and phylogenetic distance (PD)_whole_tree indices based on the total number of species. Our results showed RGS samples had the highest diversity indices. Furthermore, we found that the diversity of fungal communities tended to decrease with increasing altitude. The results from this study indicated that tobacco harbors an abundant and diverse endophytic fungal community, which provides new opportunities for exploring their potential utilization.


Subject(s)
Ascomycota/genetics , Basidiomycota/genetics , Genetic Variation , Microbiota/physiology , Nicotiana/microbiology , Phylogeny , Plant Leaves/microbiology , Seedlings/microbiology
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Curr Microbiol ; 74(10): 1210-1215, 2017 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28721657

ABSTRACT

A novel strain Pseudomonas sp. YB2, which was isolated from activated sludge, was studied for biological decolorization and degradation of malachite green (MG). The results show that this aerobic strain is an aerobic bacterium, which has relatively high salt tolerance and high antibiotic resistance. The optimal performance condition for both bacterial growth and decolorization of MG was at 25-35 °C and pH 5.0-7.0. It could efficiently decolorize 90.40% MG at a high concentration up to 1500 mg/L in 24 h, and concentrations of MG lower than 1000 mg/L could be completely decolorized in 12 h. The intermediate products of MG were detected using gas chromatography-mass spectrometer, including leucomalachite green, 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino) benzophenone, 4-(dimethylamino) benzophenone, phenol, dimethylaniline. The possible degradation pathways of MG by strain YB2 were proposed. This strain might be potentially useful for biodegradation of MG in real environments.


Subject(s)
Biodegradation, Environmental , Coloring Agents/metabolism , Pseudomonas/metabolism , Rosaniline Dyes/metabolism , Fungicides, Industrial/metabolism , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , Phylogeny , Pseudomonas/chemistry , Pseudomonas/classification , Pseudomonas/genetics , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
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AIDS Behav ; 20(3): 655-66, 2016 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26696263

ABSTRACT

Eight consecutive annual cross-sectional surveys were conducted to examine the trend of the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, drug use and their correlates among female sex workers (FSWs) in Qingdao, China. Among sampled FSWs over the 8 years, a higher proportion of older, married or cohabited, higher education levels and more on-call FSWs were observed in recent years. The syphilis prevalence increased significantly from 1.0 % in 2006 to 13.5 % in 2013, with illicit drug use rate ranging from 21.8 % in 2007 to 55.5 % in 2010. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that drug use, syphilis and unprotected vaginal sex predicted each other. The dual epidemics of illicit drug use and syphilis among FSWs underscore the urgency to implement a tailored intervention to curb the dual epidemics while also preventing an HIV epidemic in the context of diversified commercial sex dynamic.


Subject(s)
Drug Users/statistics & numerical data , Sex Work , Sex Workers/statistics & numerical data , Substance-Related Disorders/ethnology , Syphilis/ethnology , Unsafe Sex/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Adult , China/epidemiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Epidemics , Female , HIV Infections/epidemiology , Humans , Illicit Drugs , Prevalence , Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology , Surveys and Questionnaires , Unsafe Sex/ethnology
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Inf Sci (N Y) ; 298: 447-467, 2015 Mar 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32226109

ABSTRACT

Concepts are the most fundamental units of cognition in philosophy and how to learn concepts from various aspects in the real world is the main concern within the domain of conceptual knowledge presentation and processing. In order to improve efficiency and flexibility of concept learning, in this paper we discuss concept learning via granular computing from the point of view of cognitive computing. More precisely, cognitive mechanism of forming concepts is analyzed based on the principles from philosophy and cognitive psychology, including how to model concept-forming cognitive operators, define cognitive concepts and establish cognitive concept structure. Granular computing is then combined with the cognitive concept structure to improve efficiency of concept learning. Furthermore, we put forward a cognitive computing system which is the initial environment to learn composite concepts and can integrate past experiences into itself for enhancing flexibility of concept learning. Also, we investigate cognitive processes whose aims are to deal with the problem of learning one exact or two approximate cognitive concepts from a given object set, attribute set or pair of object and attribute sets.

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Mol Cancer ; 13: 92, 2014 Apr 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24775712

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence indicates that the long non-coding RNA HOTAIR plays a critical role in cancer progression and metastasis. However, the overall biological role and clinical significance of HOTAIR in gastric carcinogenesis remains largely unknown. METHODS: HOTAIR expression was measured in 78 paired cancerous and noncancerous tissue samples by real-time PCR. The effects of HOTAIR on gastric cancer cells were studied by overexpression and RNA interference approaches in vitro and in vivo. Insights of the mechanism of competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) were gained from bioinformatic analysis, luciferase assays and RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP). The positive HOTAIR/HER2 interaction was identified and verified by immunohistochemistry assay and bivariate correlation analysis. RESULTS: HOTAIR upregulation was associated with larger tumor size, advanced pathological stage and extensive metastasis, and also correlated with shorter overall survival of gastric cancer patients. Furthermore, HOTAIR overexpression promoted the proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric carcinoma cells, while HOTAIR depletion inhibited both cell invasion and cell viability, and induced growth arrest in vitro and in vivo. In particular, HOTAIR may act as a ceRNA, effectively becoming a sink for miR-331-3p, thereby modulating the derepression of HER2 and imposing an additional level of post-transcriptional regulation. Finally, the positive HOTAIR/HER2 correlation was significantly associated with advanced gastric cancers. CONCLUSIONS: HOTAIR overexpression represents a biomarker of poor prognosis in gastric cancer, and may confer malignant phenotype to tumor cells. The ceRNA regulatory network involving HOTAIR and the positive interaction between HOTAIR and HER2 may contribute to a better understanding of gastric cancer pathogenesis and facilitate the development of lncRNA-directed diagnostics and therapeutics against this disease.


Subject(s)
Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics , Carcinoma/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , MicroRNAs/genetics , RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics , Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics , Stomach Neoplasms/genetics , Animals , Base Sequence , Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism , Carcinoma/metabolism , Carcinoma/mortality , Carcinoma/pathology , Cell Proliferation , Cell Survival , Female , Humans , Lymphatic Metastasis , Male , Mice , Mice, Nude , MicroRNAs/metabolism , Molecular Sequence Data , Neoplasm Transplantation , RNA, Long Noncoding/metabolism , Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism , Stomach Neoplasms/mortality , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology , Survival Analysis , Tumor Microenvironment
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BMC Cancer ; 14: 319, 2014 May 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24884417

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death and remains a major clinical challenge due to poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged recently as major players in tumor biology and may be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and potential therapeutic targets. Although downregulation of lncRNA GAS5 (Growth Arrest-Specific Transcript) in several cancers has been studied, its role in gastric cancer remains unknown. Our studies were designed to investigate the expression, biological role and clinical significance of GAS5 in gastric cancer. METHODS: Expression of GAS5 was analyzed in 89 gastric cancer tissues and five gastric cancer cell lines by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Over-expression and RNA interference (RNAi) approaches were used to investigate the biological functions of GAS5. The effect of GAS5 on proliferation was evaluated by MTT and colony formation assays, and cell apoptosis was evaluated by hochest stainning. Gastric cancer cells transfected with pCDNA3.1 -GAS5 were injected into nude mice to study the effect of GAS5 on tumorigenesis in vivo. Protein levels of GAS5 targets were determined by western blot analysis. Differences between groups were tested for significance using Student's t-test (two-tailed). RESULTS: We found that GAS5 expression was markedly downregulated in gastric cancer tissues, and associated with larger tumor size and advanced pathologic stage. Patients with low GAS5 expression level had poorer disease-free survival (DFS; P = 0.001) and overall survival (OS; P < 0.001) than those with high GAS5 expression. Further multivariable Cox regression analysis suggested that decreased GAS5 was an independent prognostic indicator for this disease (P = 0.006, HR = 0.412; 95%CI = 2.218-0.766). Moreover, ectopic expression of GAS5 was demonstrated to decrease gastric cancer cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in vitro and in vivo, while downregulation of endogenous GAS5 could promote cell proliferation. Finally, we found that GAS5 could influence gastric cancer cells proliferation, partly via regulating E2F1 and P21 expression. CONCLUSION: Our study presents that GAS5 is significantly downregulated in gastric cancer tissues and may represent a new marker of poor prognosis and a potential therapeutic target for gastric cancer intervention.


Subject(s)
Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism , Cell Proliferation , RNA, Long Noncoding/metabolism , Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism , Animals , Apoptosis , Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics , Cell Line, Tumor , Chi-Square Distribution , Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21/metabolism , Disease-Free Survival , Down-Regulation , E2F1 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Female , Humans , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Male , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Nude , Middle Aged , Multivariate Analysis , Neoplasm Staging , Proportional Hazards Models , RNA Interference , RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics , Stomach Neoplasms/genetics , Stomach Neoplasms/mortality , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology , Time Factors , Transfection , Tumor Burden
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ScientificWorldJournal ; 2014: 685362, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25165744

ABSTRACT

Rule acquisition is one of the main purposes in the analysis of formal decision contexts. Up to now, there have been several types of rules in formal decision contexts such as decision rules, decision implications, and granular rules, which can be viewed as ∧-rules since all of them have the following form: "if conditions 1,2,…, and m hold, then decisions hold." In order to enrich the existing rule acquisition theory in formal decision contexts, this study puts forward two new types of rules which are called ∨-rules and ∨-∧ mixed rules based on formal, object-oriented, and property-oriented concept lattices. Moreover, a comparison of ∨-rules, ∨-∧ mixed rules, and ∧-rules is made from the perspectives of inclusion and inference relationships. Finally, some real examples and numerical experiments are conducted to compare the proposed rule acquisition algorithms with the existing one in terms of the running efficiency.


Subject(s)
Algorithms , Decision Making, Computer-Assisted , Models, Theoretical , Computer Simulation , Mathematics
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ScientificWorldJournal ; 2014: 697107, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25152922

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to investigate the general approximation structure, weak approximation operators, and Pawlak algebra in the framework of fuzzy lattice, lattice topology, and auxiliary ordering. First, we prove that the weak approximation operator space forms a complete distributive lattice. Then we study the properties of transitive closure of approximation operators and apply them to rough set theory. We also investigate molecule Pawlak algebra and obtain some related properties.


Subject(s)
Algorithms , Models, Theoretical
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Cell Signal ; 120: 111243, 2024 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38830562

ABSTRACT

Studies have shown that the abnormal expression of circular RNA (circRNA) is inextricably linked to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, hsa_circ_0000518 (circ_0000518) was discovered in many cancer progressions. However, its function in HCC is still unclear. Through GEO database analysis combined with gene expression detection of HCC related clinical samples and cell lines, we identified that circ_0000518 was abnormally overexpressed in HCC. Cell and animal model experiments jointly indicated that circ_0000518 can stimulate HCC cell proliferation, migration, invasion and suppress apoptosis. Furthermore, we also found that knocking down the circ_0000518 could inhibit the Warburg effect in HCC cells. Mechanistically, circ_0000518 was found to be primarily localized in the cytoplasm, and sponge hsa-miR-326 (miR-326) promoted integrin alpha 5 (ITGA5) expression. In addition, circ_0000518 could enhance the stability of HuR-mediated ITGA5 mRNA, thereby activating the Warburg effect. In conclusion, this study elucidated that circ_0000518 was a cancer-promoting circRNA, which could enhance ITGA5 expression through competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNA) and RNA Binding Protein (RBP) mechanisms, thus facilitating the development of HCC. It provides a meaningful diagnostic and therapeutic target for HCC.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Cell Proliferation , Liver Neoplasms , MicroRNAs , RNA, Circular , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism , Humans , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Liver Neoplasms/genetics , Liver Neoplasms/metabolism , RNA, Circular/genetics , RNA, Circular/metabolism , MicroRNAs/metabolism , MicroRNAs/genetics , Animals , Cell Line, Tumor , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Warburg Effect, Oncologic , Integrin alpha5/metabolism , Integrin alpha5/genetics , Cell Movement , Mice, Nude , Mice , Apoptosis , Disease Progression , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Male , Integrins
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J Agric Food Chem ; 72(18): 10391-10405, 2024 May 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38669300

ABSTRACT

Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is witnessing a global surge; however, it still lacks effective pharmacological interventions. Fucoxanthin, a natural bioactive metabolite derived from marine brown algae, exhibits promising pharmacological functions, particularly in ameliorating metabolic disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying its therapeutic efficacy in addressing MAFLD remain elusive. Our present findings indicated that fucoxanthin significantly alleviated palmitic acid (PA)-induced hepatic lipid deposition in vitro and obesity-induced hepatic steatosis in ob/ob mice. Moreover, at both the protein and transcriptional levels, fucoxanthin effectively increased the expression of PPARα and CPT1 (involved in fatty acid oxidation) and suppressed FASN and SREBP1c (associated with lipogenesis) in both PA-induced HepG2 cells and hepatic tissues in ob/ob mice. This modulation was accompanied by the activation of AMPK. The capacity of fucoxanthin to improve hepatic lipid deposition was significantly attenuated when utilizing the AMPK inhibitor or siRNA-mediated AMPK silencing. Mechanistically, fucoxanthin activates AMPK, subsequently regulating the KEAP1/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway to exert antioxidative effects and stimulating the PGC1α/NRF1 axis to enhance mitochondrial biogenesis. These collective actions contribute to fucoxanthin's amelioration of hepatic steatosis induced by metabolic perturbations. These findings offer valuable insights into the prospective utilization of fucoxanthin as a therapeutic strategy for managing MAFLD.


Subject(s)
Liver , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Xanthophylls , Xanthophylls/pharmacology , Animals , Humans , Mice , Male , Liver/metabolism , Liver/drug effects , Hep G2 Cells , Lipid Metabolism/drug effects , PPAR alpha/metabolism , PPAR alpha/genetics , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics , AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism , AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics , Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/metabolism , Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/genetics , Fatty Liver/metabolism , Fatty Liver/drug therapy , Fatty Liver/genetics , Obesity/metabolism , Obesity/drug therapy , Obesity/genetics , Lipogenesis/drug effects , Mice, Obese
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Commun Biol ; 7(1): 18, 2024 01 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38177713

ABSTRACT

Mitochondrial transcription termination factor 3 (MTERF3) negatively regulates mitochondrial DNA transcription. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression remains elusive. Here, we investigate the expression and function of MTERF3 in HCC. MTERF3 is overexpressed in HCC tumor tissues and higher expression of MTERF3 positively correlates with poor overall survival of HCC patients. Knockdown of MTERF3 induces mitochondrial dysfunction, S-G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, resulting in cell proliferation inhibition. In contrast, overexpression of MTERF3 promotes cell cycle progression and cell proliferation. Mechanistically, mitochondrial dysfunction induced by MTERF3 knockdown promotes ROS accumulation, activating p38 MAPK signaling pathway to suppress HCC cell proliferation. In conclusion, ROS accumulation induced by MTERF3 knockdown inhibits HCC cell proliferation via p38 MAPK signaling pathway suggesting a promising target in HCC patients.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Liver Neoplasms , Mitochondrial Diseases , Mitochondrial Proteins , Transcription Factors , Humans , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Transcription Factors/genetics , Mitochondrial Proteins/genetics
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J Food Sci ; 89(1): 566-580, 2024 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38126118

ABSTRACT

Histamine (HIS) is primarily formed from decarboxylated histidine by certain bacteria with histidine decarboxylase (hdc) activity and is the most toxic biogenic amine. Hdc, which is encoded by the hdc gene, serves as a key enzyme that controls HIS production in bacteria. In this paper, we characterized the changes in microbial and biogenic amines content of traditional Sichuan-style sausage before and after storage and demonstrated that Enterobacteriaceae play an important role in the formation of HIS. To screen for Enterobacteriaceae with high levels of HIS production, we isolated strain RH3 which has a HIS production of 2.27 mg/mL from sausages stored at 37°C for 180 days, using selective media and high-performance liquid chromatography. The strain RH3 can produce a high level of HIS after 28 h of fermentation with a significant hysteresis. Analysis of the physicochemical factors revealed that RH3 still retained its ability to partially produce HIS in extreme environments with pH 3.5 and 10.0. In addition, RH3 exhibited excellent salt tolerance (6.0% NaCl and 1.0% NaNO2 ). Subsequently, RH3 was confirmed as Enterobacter hormaechei with hdc gene deletion by PCR, western blot, and whole-genome sequencing analysis. Furthermore, RH3 exhibited pathogenicity rate of 75.60% toward the organism, indicating that it was not a food-grade safe strain, and demonstrated a high level of conservation in intraspecific evolution. The results of this experiment provide a new reference for studying the mechanism of HIS formation in microorganisms. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: This study provides a new direction for investigating the mechanism of histamine (HIS) formation by microorganisms and provides new insights for further controlling HIS levels in meat products. Further research can control the key enzymes that form HIS to control HIS levels in food.


Subject(s)
Histamine , Meat Products , Histamine/analysis , Histidine Decarboxylase/genetics , Meat Products/analysis , Gene Deletion , Biogenic Amines , Enterobacteriaceae/genetics , Enterobacter/genetics
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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37999965

ABSTRACT

Concept-cognitive learning is an emerging area of cognitive computing, which refers to continuously learning new knowledge by imitating the human cognition process. However, the existing research on concept-cognitive learning is still at the level of complete cognition as well as cognitive operators, which is far from the real cognition process. Meanwhile, the current classification algorithms based on concept-cognitive learning models (CCLMs) are not mature enough yet since their cognitive results highly depend on the cognition order of attributes. To address the above problems, this article presents a novel concept-cognitive learning method, namely, stochastic incremental incomplete concept-cognitive learning method (SI2CCLM), whose cognition process adopts a stochastic strategy that is independent of the order of attributes. Moreover, a new classification algorithm based on SI2CCLM is developed, and the analysis of the parameters and convergence of the algorithm is made. Finally, we show the cognitive effectiveness of SI2CCLM by comparing it with other concept-cognitive learning methods. In addition, the average accuracy of our model on 24 datasets is 82.02%, which is higher than the compared 20 classification algorithms, and the elapsed time of our model also has advantages.

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