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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38571344

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BACKGROUND: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is defined as a sudden loss of kidney function, which is often caused by drugs, toxins, and infections. The large spectrum of AKI implies diverse pathophysiological mechanisms. In many cases, AKI can be lethal, and kidney replacement therapy is frequently needed. However, current treatments are not satisfying. Developing novel therapies for AKI is essential. Adult stem cells possess regenerative ability and play an important role in medical research and disease treatment. METHODS: In this study, we isolated and characterized a distinct human urine-derived stem cell, which expressed both proximal tubular cell and mesenchymal stem cell genes as well as certain unique genes. RESULTS: It was found that these cells exhibited robust protective effects on tubular cells and anti- inflammatory effects on macrophages in vitro. In an ischemia-reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury NOD-SCID mouse model, transplantation of USCs significantly protected the kidney morphology and functions in vivo. CONCLUSION: In summary, our results highlighted the effectiveness of USCs in protecting from PTC injury and impeding macrophage polarization, as well as the secretion of pro-inflammatory interleukins, suggesting the potential of USCs as a novel cell therapy in AKI.

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Small ; : e2308283, 2024 Feb 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38412406

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Unsatisfactory performance of ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) catalysts hinders the application of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), while traditional alloy catalysts (like PdPt) is cursed by Sabatier principle due to countable active site types. However, bacterial soluble extracellular polymeric substances (s-EPS) owning abundent functional groups may help breacking through it by contrusting different active sites on PdPt and inducing them to play synergy effect, which is called interface engineering. Using s-EPS to engineer catalysts is more green and consumes lower energy compared to chemical reagents. Herein, PdPt alloy nanoparticles (≈2.1 nm) are successfully in situ synthesized by/on s-EPS of Bacillus megaterium, an ex-holotype. Tryptophan residuals are proved as the main reductant. In EOR, PdPt@s-EPS shows higher activity (3.89 mA cm-2 ) than Pd@s-EPS, Pt@s-EPS, Pt/C and most reported akin catalysts. Its stability and durability are excellent, too. DFT modelling further demonstrates that, interface engineering by s-EPS breaks through Sabatier principle, by the synergy of diverse sites owning different degrees of d-p orbital hybridization. This work not only makes DEFCs closer to practice, but provides a facile and green strategy to design more catalysts.

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Amino Acids ; 56(1): 11, 2024 Feb 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38319413

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The organic anion-transporting polypeptide 1B3 and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) provide efficient directional transport (OATP1B3-P-gp) from the blood to the bile that serves as a key determinant of hepatic disposition of the drug. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of effective means to evaluate the disposal ability mediated by transporters. The present study was designed to identify a suitable endogenous biomarker for the assessment of OATP1B3-P-gp function in the liver. We established stably transfected HEK293T-OATP1B3 and HEK293T-P-gp cell lines. Results showed that azelaic acid (AzA) was an endogenous substrate for OATP1B3 and P-gp using serum pharmacology combined with metabolomics. There is a good correlation between the serum concentration of AzA and probe drugs of rOATP1B3 and rP-gp when rats were treated with their inhibitors. Importantly, after 5-fluorouracil-induced rat liver injury, the relative mRNA level and expression of rOATP1B3 and rP-gp were markedly down-regulated in the liver, and the serum concentration of AzA was significantly increased. These observations suggest that AzA is an endogenous substrate of both OATP1B3 and P-gp, and may serve as a potential endogenous biomarker for the assessment of the function of OATP1B3-P-gp for the prediction of changes in the pharmacokinetics of drugs transported by OATP1B3-P-gp in liver disease states.


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Ácidos Dicarboxílicos , Hígado , Metabolómica , Animales , Humanos , Ratas , Miembro 1 de la Subfamilia B de Casetes de Unión a ATP , Biomarcadores , Células HEK293 , Miembro 1B3 de la Familia de los Transportadores de Solutos de Aniones Orgánicos
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 63(16): e202319907, 2024 Apr 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38391274

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Encapsulating individual mammalian cells with biomimetic materials holds potential in ex vivo cell culture and engineering. However, current methodologies often present tradeoffs between homogeneity, stability, and cell compatibility. Here, inspired by bacteria that use proteins stably anchored on their outer membranes to nucleate biofilm growth, we develop a single-cell encapsulation strategy by using a DNA framework structure as a nucleator (DFN) to initiate the growth of DNA hydrogels under cell-friendly conditions. We find that among the tested structures, the tetrahedral DFN can evenly and stably reside on cell membranes, effectively initiating hybridization chain reactions which generate homogeneously dense yet flexible single-cell encapsulation for diverse cell lines. The encapsulation persists for up to 72 hours in a serum-containing cell culture environment, representing a ~70-fold improvement compared to encapsulations mediated by single-stranded DNA nucleators. The metabolism and proliferation of the encapsulated cells are suppressed, but can be restored to the original efficiencies upon release, suggesting the superior cell compatibility of the encapsulation. We also find that compared to naked cells, the encapsulated cells exhibit a lower autophagy level after undergoing mechanical stress, suggesting the protective effect of the DNA encapsulation. This method may provide a new tool for ex vivo cell engineering.


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Materiales Biomiméticos , Hidrogeles , Animales , Hidrogeles/química , Línea Celular , ADN , Mamíferos
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Int J Mol Sci ; 24(21)2023 Oct 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37958653

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Aluminum (Al) toxicity and low pH are major factors limiting plant growth in acidic soils. Sensitive to Proton Rhizotoxicity 1 (STOP1) transcription factors respond to these stresses by regulating the expression of multiple Al- or low pH-responsive genes. ZmSTOP1-A, a STOP1-like protein from maize (Zea mays), was localized to the nucleus and showed transactivation activity. ZmSTOP1-A was expressed moderately in both roots and shoots of maize seedlings, but was not induced by Al stress or low pH. Overexpression of ZmSTOP1-A in Arabidopsis Atstop1 mutant partially restored Al tolerance and improved low pH tolerance with respect to root growth. Regarding Al tolerance, ZmSTOP1-A/Atstop1 plants showed clear upregulation of organic acid transporter genes, leading to increased organic acid secretion and reduced Al accumulation in roots. In addition, the antioxidant enzyme activity in roots and shoots of ZmSTOP1-A/Atstop1 plants was significantly enhanced, ultimately alleviating Al toxicity via scavenging reactive oxygen species. Similarly, ZmSTOP1-A could directly activate ZmMATE1 expression in maize, positively correlated with the number of Al-responsive GGNVS cis-elements in the ZmMATE1 promoter. Our results reveal that ZmSTOP1-A is an important transcription factor conferring Al tolerance by enhancing organic acid secretion and reactive oxygen species scavenging in Arabidopsis.


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Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Aluminio/toxicidad , Aluminio/metabolismo , Raíces de Plantas/genética , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas
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Environ Pollut ; 337: 122660, 2023 Nov 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37778189

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Upgrading and recycling Palladium (Pd) from spent catalysts may address Pd resource shortages and environmental problems. In this paper, Escherichia coli (E. coli) was used as an electron transfer intermediate to upcycle spent Pd-based catalysts into high-perform hexavalent chromium bio-catalysts. The results showed that Pd (0) nanoparticles (NPs) combined with the bacterial surface changed the electron transfer by enhancing the cell conductivity, thus promoting the removal rate of Pd(II). The recovery efficiency of Pd exceeded 98.6%. Notably, E. coli heightened the adsorption of H• and HCOO• via electron transfer of the Pd NPs electron-rich centre, resulting in a higher catalytic performance of the recycled spent catalysed the reduction of 20 ppm Cr(VI) under mild conditions within 18 min, in which maintained above 98% catalytic activity after recycling five times. This efficiency was found to be higher than that of the reported Pd-based catalysts. Hence, an electron transfer mechanism for E. coli recovery Pd-based catalyst under electron donor adjusting is proposed. These findings provide an important method for recovering Pd NPs from spent catalysts and are crucial to effectively reuse Pd resources.


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Escherichia coli , Nanopartículas , Paladio , Oxidación-Reducción , Cromo , Catálisis
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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 16134, 2023 09 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37752167

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Associated with high morbidity and mortality, lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is lacking in effective prognostic prediction and treatment. As chemotherapy drugs commonly used in clinics, microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are limited by high toxicity and drug resistance. This research aimed to analyze the expression profile of microtubule-associated genes (MAGs) in LUAD and explore their therapy efficiency and impact on prognosis. Key MAGs were identified as novel molecular targets for targeting microtubules. The LUAD project in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was used to identify differently expressed MAGs. On the one hand, a microtubule-related prognostic signature was constructed and validated, and its links with clinical characteristics and the immune microenvironment were analyzed. On the other hand, hub MAGs were obtained by a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Following the expression of hub MAGs, patients with LUAD were classified into two molecular subtypes. A comparison was made of the differences in half-maximal drug inhibitory concentration (IC50) and tumor mutational burden (TMB) between groups. In addition, the influence of MAGs on the anticancer efficacy of different therapies was explored. MAGs, which were included in both the prognosis signature and hub genes, were considered to have great value in prognosis and targeted therapy. They were identified by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). A total of 154 differently expressed MAGs were discovered. For one thing, a microtubule-related prognostic signature based on 14 MAGs was created and identified in an external validation cohort. The prognostic signature was used as an independent prognostic factor. For another, 45 hub MAGs were obtained. In accordance with the expression profile of 45 MAGs, patients with LUAD were divided into two subtypes. Distinct differences were observed in TMB and IC50 values of popular chemotherapy and targeted drugs between subtypes. Finally, five genes were included in both the prognosis signature and hub genes, and identified by qRT-PCR. A microtubule-related prognosis signature that can serve as an independent prognostic factor was constructed. Microtubule subtype influenced the efficacy of different treatments and could be used to guide therapy selection. In this research, five key MAGs, including MYB proto-oncogene like 2 (MYBL2), nucleolar and spindle-associated protein 1 (NUSAP1), kinesin family member 4A (KIF4A), KIF15 and KIF20A, were verified and identified. They are promising biomarkers and therapeutic targets in LUAD.


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Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Humanos , Genes cdc , Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón/tratamiento farmacológico , Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón/genética , Microtúbulos , Proteínas Asociadas a Microtúbulos/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Microambiente Tumoral , Cinesinas/genética
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Mol Ther Nucleic Acids ; 33: 890-897, 2023 Sep 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37680986

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Prime editor (PE) is a versatile genome editing tool that does not need extra DNA donors or inducing double-strand breaks. However, in vivo implementation of PE remains a challenge because of its oversized composition. In this study, we screened out the smallest truncated Moloney murine leukemia virus (MMLV) reverse transcriptase (RT) with the F155Y mutation to keep gene editing efficiency. We discovered the most efficient gene editing variants of MMLV RT with the smallest size. After optimization of the pegRNAs and incorporation with nick sgRNAs, the mini-PE delivered up to 10% precise editing at target sites in human and mouse cells. It also edited the mouse Hsf1 gene in the mouse retina precisely after delivery with adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), although the editing efficiency was lower than 1%. We will focus on improving the editing efficiency of mini-PE and exploiting its therapeutic potential against human genetic diseases.

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Front Med (Lausanne) ; 10: 1202309, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37547601

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Introduction: Benign airway stenosis (BAS), namely airway narrowing caused by a variety of benign lesions, can lead to varying degrees of breathing difficulties and even death due to asphyxia. This study aimed to elucidate the clinical characteristics of BAS, including etiology, treatment and pathology, by analyzing the clinical data of BAS patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using the clinical data of 617 BAS cases from January 2017 to December 2022. The pathological characteristics of the tissues were assessed by hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and Masson's staining. Besides, protein expression levels were determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results: A total of 617 patients were included (333 females [53.97%] and 284 males [46.03%]), with an average age of 48.93 ± 18.30 (range 14-87). Tuberculosis (n = 306, 49.59%) and trauma (n = 179, 29.02%) were the two leading etiologies of BAS, followed by airway foreign bodies (FB, n = 74, 11.99%), external compression (n = 25, 4.05%) and other etiologies (n = 33, 5.35%). Among 306 tuberculous tracheobronchial stenosis (TBTS) cases, most were females (n = 215, 70.26%), and TBTS mainly occurred in the left main bronchus (n = 97, 31.70%), followed by the right middle bronchus (n = 70 cases, 22.88%). The majority of TBTS patients (n = 259, 84.64%) were treated by interventional therapy. The condition of 179 BAS patients was ascribed to trauma, such as tracheal intubation (n = 92, 51.40%), tracheotomy (n = 69, 38.56%), injury (n = 15, 8.38%) and surgery (n = 3, 1.68%), which mostly took place in the trachea (n = 173, 96.65%). TAS patients mainly received interventional therapy (n = 168, 93.85%) and stent implantation (n = 47, 26.26%). The granulation tissues of BAS primarily featured inflammation, proliferation and fibrosis. IHC indicated the up-regulated expressions of transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1), α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), collagen type I protein (COL-I) and vimentin, and the down-regulated expression of E-cadherin, which indicated fibrosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Conclusion: Tuberculosis was the main etiology, and trauma was the secondary etiology. The granulation tissues of BAS were characterized by inflammation, fibrosis and probably EMT. Comprehensive interventional therapy is an effective method of treating BAS.

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Front Pharmacol ; 14: 1197856, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37397498

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Cholestasis is a common clinical disease caused by a disorder in bile acids (BAs) homeostasis, which promotes its development. The Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) plays a critical role in regulating BAs homeostasis, making it an essential target for cholestasis treatment. Although several active FXR agonists have been identified, effective drugs for cholestasis are still lacking. To address this, a molecular docking-based virtual screening method was used to identify potential FXR agonists. A hierarchical screening strategy was employed to improve the screening accuracy, and six compounds were selected for further evaluation. Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay was used to demonstrate FXR activation by the screened compounds, and their cytotoxicity was then evaluated. Among the compounds, licraside showed the best performance and was selected for in vivo evaluation using an ANIT-induced cholestasis animal model. Results demonstrated that licraside significantly reduced biliary TBA, serum ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, TBIL, and TBA levels. Liver histopathological analysis showed that licraside also had a therapeutic effect on ANIT-induced liver injury. Overall, these findings suggest that licraside is an FXR agonist with potential therapeutic effects on cholestasis. This study provides valuable insights into the development of novel lead compounds from traditional Chinese medicine for cholestasis treatment.

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Cell Stem Cell ; 30(4): 378-395.e8, 2023 04 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37028404

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Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal and aging are tightly regulated by paracrine factors from the bone marrow niche. However, whether HSC rejuvenation could be achieved by engineering a bone marrow niche ex vivo remains unknown. Here, we show that matrix stiffness fine-tunes HSC niche factor expression by bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). Increased stiffness activates Yap/Taz signaling to promote BMSC expansion upon 2D culture, which is largely reversed by 3D culture in soft gelatin methacrylate hydrogels. Notably, 3D co-culture with BMSCs promotes HSC maintenance and lymphopoiesis, reverses aging hallmarks of HSCs, and restores their long-term multilineage reconstitution capacity. In situ atomic force microscopy analysis reveals that mouse bone marrow stiffens with age, which correlates with a compromised HSC niche. Taken together, this study highlights the biomechanical regulation of the HSC niche by BMSCs, which could be harnessed to engineer a soft bone marrow niche for HSC rejuvenation.


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Médula Ósea , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas , Animales , Ratones , Médula Ósea/metabolismo , Rejuvenecimiento , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/metabolismo , Técnicas de Cocultivo , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas/metabolismo , Nicho de Células Madre
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Chemotherapy ; 68(1): 48-54, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35810737

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Fusidic acid (FA) had excellent antimicrobial effects due to its unique mechanism of action. Since 1962, FA has been widely used in the systemic and topical treatment of staphylococcal infections and exhibits a well-characterized potency against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci. In view of the spectrum of activity, no cross-resistance with other clinically used antibiotics, and potential penetration into brain tissue, FA was used to treat possible gra-positive bacteria in 3 patients with intracranial infections in the present report. FA and its active metabolite (3-keto FA) were measured in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to assess the treatment of FA, and the results indicated that 1,500 mg per day of FA was sufficient to achieve therapeutic concentrations in both plasma and CSF in intracranial infection patients, while the dosage did not experience unexpected regimen-related toxicity.


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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina , Infecciones Estafilocócicas , Humanos , Ácido Fusídico/uso terapéutico , Ácido Fusídico/farmacología , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/microbiología , Staphylococcus aureus , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana
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J Muscle Res Cell Motil ; 44(1): 11-23, 2023 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36512272

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Nonsense mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a highly conserved RNA quality control system, which can specifically clear abnormal mRNA and play an important role in tumorigenesis. Myoblast proliferation plays an important role in the repair of skeletal muscle injury and the development of myosarcoma, and is controlled by a variety of transcription factors and signals. The molecular mechanism by which NMD regulates the proliferation of myoblast cells is not completely clear. In this study, we found that the NMD activity of skeletal muscle is high in 1-week-old mice but decreases gradually with age, corresponding to a weakening capacity for muscle growth and regeneration. Here, we provide evidence that NMD plays an important role in myoblast proliferation and apoptosis. In addition, we found that PIK3R5 is an NMD substrate gene which can inhibit AKT activity and C2C12 cell proliferation. Therefore, NMD can target PIK3R5 to enhance AKT activity, which in turn promotes C2C12 cell proliferation. This study provides new insights into NMD regulatory mechanisms in muscular development and into potential novel therapeutic strategies for muscle atrophy.


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Degradación de ARNm Mediada por Codón sin Sentido , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt , Animales , Ratones , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Proliferación Celular
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Nutr Neurosci ; 26(5): 414-428, 2023 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35311613

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Brain disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric diseases have become serious threatens to human health and quality of life. Oleanolic acid (OA) and ursolic acid (UA) are pentacyclic triterpenoid isomers widely distributed in various plant foods and Chinese herbal medicines. Accumulating evidence indicates that OA and UA exhibit neuroprotective effects on multiple brain disorders. Therefore, this paper reviews researches of OA and UA on neurodegenerative diseases, neuropsychiatric diseases and other brain disorders including ischemic stroke, epilepsy, etc, as well as the potential underlying molecular mechanisms.


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Encefalopatías , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas , Ácido Oleanólico , Triterpenos , Humanos , Ácido Oleanólico/uso terapéutico , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/tratamiento farmacológico , Calidad de Vida , Triterpenos/uso terapéutico , Ácido Ursólico
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Front Genet ; 14: 1291488, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38259609

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Introduction: Traumatic tracheal stenosis (TTS) is a major cause of complex difficult airways, without clinically definitive efficacious drugs available. The aim of this study was to provide a general view of interactions between micro and messenger ribonucleic acids (miRNAs and mRNAs) and many potential mechanisms in TTS via small RNA sequencing. Methods: In this study, the identification of miRNAs was completed using small RNA sequencing and samples from four TTS patients and four normal control cases. By using bioinformatics tools, such as miRanda and RNAhybrid, for identifying the candidate target genes of miRNAs with differential expression in each sample, Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes were employed for enriching the predicted target genes of miRNAs with differential expression based on the correspondence between miRNAs and their target genes. We detected the expression of the candidate miRNAs using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Results: Twenty-four miRNAs with significant differential expression were identified, including 13 upregulated and 11 downregulated ones. Bioinformation technology was adopted to predict 2,496 target genes. These miRNA-target genes were shown to be primarily enriched in cells and organelles with catalytic activity and binding function, such as binding proteins, small molecules, and nucleotides. Finally, they were observed to process into TTS through the intercellular and signal regulation of related inflammatory signaling and fibrosis signaling pathways. QRT-PCR confirmed the upregulation of miR21-5p and miR214-3p and the downregulation of miR141-3p and miR29b-3p, which was expected to become a high-specific miRNA for TTS. Conclusion: Among all the miRNAs detected, 24 miRNAs demonstrated differential expression between the TTS and normal control groups. A total of 2,496 target genes were predicted by bioinformation technology and enriched in inflammatory and fibrotic signaling pathways. These results provide new ideas for further studies and the selection of targets for TTS in the future.

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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 635: 114-119, 2022 12 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36265284

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Microvilli are membrane protrusions involved in many membrane-associated physiological processes. Previous studies have focused on the dynamics of individual microvilli, however, the morphological classification of microvilli and the dynamics of microvillar clusters as the basic functional domain remain largely unknown. Here we used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to achieve nanoscale resolution 3D microvilli images of living HeLa cells. We found that there were mainly two subtypes of microvilli with different morphologies and lifecycle that were unequally present on the cell membrane. Employing a strategy to track microvillar cluster movement at nanometer resolution, we further revealed the polymorphic movement of microvillar clusters in 3D. Overall, these data strengthened the morphology and dynamics of cell membranes and associated structures, which provided a new perspective for microvillar function research.


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Endocitosis , Humanos , Microvellosidades/metabolismo , Células HeLa , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Microscopía de Fuerza Atómica/métodos
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Cell Prolif ; 55(11): e13319, 2022 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35943218

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OBJECTIVES: Transplantation of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) is one of the promising treatment strategies for motor neuron diseases (MNDs). However, the inefficiency in committed differentiation of NPCs in vivo limits its application. Here, we tried to establish a potential therapeutic strategy for MNDs by in vivo directional differentiation of hiPSCs engineered with motor neuron (MN) specific transcription factors and Tet-On system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We engineered hiPSCs with three MN-specific transcription factors and Tet-On system. The engineered cells were directly transplanted into immunodeficient mice through subcutaneous, intra-spinal cord and intracerebroventricular injections. Following doxycycline (Dox) induction, teratoma formation, and motor MN differentiation were evaluated. RESULTS: We generated genetically engineered hiPSCs, in which the expression of Ngn2, Isl1, and Lhx3 was controlled by a drug-inducible transgenic system. These cells showed normal pluripotency and proliferative capacity, and were able to directionally differentiate into mature motor neurons (MNs) and NPCs with high efficiency in spinal cords and cerebral lateral ventricles under the induction of Dox. The grafts showed long-term survival in the recipient mice without formation of teratoma. CONCLUSIONS: The induced mature MNs and NPCs were expected to replace the damaged endogenous MNs directly, and play a role of de novo stem cell stock for long-term neuron damage repair, respectively. Therefore, in vivo directional differentiation of the hiPSCs engineered with MN-specific transcription factors and Tet-On system via Dox induction could be a potential therapeutic strategy for MNDs with high efficacy and safety.


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Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas , Teratoma , Humanos , Ratones , Animales , Neuronas Motoras/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Teratoma/metabolismo
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Nano Lett ; 22(17): 7173-7179, 2022 09 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35977401

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A myriad of DNA origami nanostructures have been demonstrated in various intriguing applications. In pursuit of facile yet high-yield synthesis, the mechanisms underlying DNA origami folding need to be resolved. Here, we visualize the folding processes of several multidomain DNA origami structures under ambient annealing conditions in solution using atomic force microscopy with submolecular resolution. We reveal the coexistence of diverse transitional structures that might result in the same prescribed products. Based on the experimental observations and the simulation of the energy landscapes, we propose the heterogeneity of the folding pathways of multidomain DNA origami structures. Our findings may contribute to understanding the high-yield folding mechanism of DNA origami.


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ADN , Nanoestructuras , ADN/química , Microscopía de Fuerza Atómica , Nanoestructuras/química , Nanotecnología , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico
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J Immunol Res ; 2022: 6567916, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35571564

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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the main pathological subtype of non-small-cell lung cancer. Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) has been found to be involved in multiple tumor-related biological processes. At present, a comprehensive analysis of ERS-related genes in LUAD is still lacking. A total of 1034 samples from TCGA and GEO were used to screen differentially expressed genes. Further, Random Forest algorithm was utilized to screen characteristic genes related to prognosis. Then, LASSO Cox regression was used to construct a prognostic signature. Taking the median of signature score as the threshold, patients were separated into high-risk (HR) group and low-risk (LR) group. Tumor mutation burden (TMB), immune cell infiltration, cancer stem cell infiltration, expression of HLA, and immune checkpoints of the two risk groups were analyzed. TIDE score was used to evaluate the response of the two risk groups to immunotherapy. Finally, the gene expression was verified in clinical tissues with RT-qPCR. An eight-gene signature (ADRB2, AGER, CDKN3, GJB2, SFTPC, SLC2A1, SLC6A4, and SSR4) was constructed. TMB and cancer stem cell infiltration were higher in the HR group than the LR group. TIDE score and expression level of HLA were higher in the LR group than the HR group. Expression level of immune checkpoints, including CD28, CD27, IDO2, and others, were higher in the LR group. Multiple drugs approved by FAD, targeting ERS-related genes, were available for the treatment of LUAD. In summary, we established a stable prognostic model based on ERS-related genes to help the classification of LUAD patients and looked for new treatment strategies from aspects of immunity, tumor mutation, and tumor stem cell infiltration.


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Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón/genética , Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón/patología , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Estrés del Retículo Endoplásmico/genética , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Pronóstico , Proteínas de Transporte de Serotonina en la Membrana Plasmática
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