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BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitors had a great effect in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC); however, they benefited only a subset of patients, underscoring the need to co-target alternative pathways and select optimal patients. Herein, we investigated patient subpopulations more likely to benefit from immunotherapy and inform more effective combination regimens for TNBC patients. METHODS: We conducted exploratory analyses in the FUSCC cohort to characterize a novel patient selection method and actionable targets for TNBC immunotherapy. We investigated this in vivo and launched a phase 2 trial to assess the clinical value of such criteria and combination regimen. Furthermore, we collected clinicopathological and next-generation sequencing data to illustrate biomarkers for patient outcomes. RESULTS: CD8-positivity could identify an immunomodulatory subpopulation of TNBCs with higher possibilities to benefit from immunotherapy, and angiogenesis was an actionable target to facilitate checkpoint blockade. We conducted the phase II FUTURE-C-Plus trial to assess the feasibility of combining famitinib (an angiogenesis inhibitor), camrelizumab (a PD-1 monoclonal antibody) and chemotherapy in advanced immunomodulatory TNBC patients. Within 48 enrolled patients, the objective response rate was 81.3% (95% CI, 70.2-92.3), and the median progression-free survival was 13.6 months (95% CI, 8.4-18.8). No treatment-related deaths were reported. Patients with CD8- and/or PD-L1- positive tumors benefit more from this regimen. PKD1 somatic mutation indicates worse progression-free and overall survival. CONCLUSION: This study confirms the efficacy and safety of the triplet regimen in immunomodulatory TNBC and reveals the potential of combining CD8, PD-L1 and somatic mutations to guide clinical decision-making and treatments. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04129996 . Registered 11 October 2019.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas , Inibidores da Angiogênese/uso terapêutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Antígeno B7-H1/genética , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Humanos , Neovascularização Patológica/tratamento farmacológico , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/genética , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/genética , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/patologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of biliary tract external drainage (BTED) on severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in rats and the relationship with heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) pathway. METHODS: Thirty SD rats weighing 250-300 g were randomly assigned into five groups (n = 6): sham surgery (SS) group, SAP group, SAP + BTED group, SAP + zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPP) group, SAP + BTED + ZnPP group. The SAP model was induced via retrograde injection of 4% sodium taurocholate (1 mL/kg) into biliopancreatic duct through duodenal wall. BTED was performed by inserting a cannula into the bile duct of SAP rats. Tissue and blood samples were collected 24 h after surgery. Pathological changes in organs were scored. The level of amylase, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), diamine oxidase (DAO), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and ability to inhibit hydroxyl radical(·OH) in serum were measured. The expression of hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in tissues were analyzed by RT- PCR and western-blot. RESULTS: Organs damage in SAP rats was significantly alleviated by BTED (p < 0.05). Compared to the SAP group, the serum level of amylase, ALT, AST, DAO, MPO, and LPS were significantly lower in the SAP + BTED group, and the ability to inhibit ·OH was significantly higher (p < 0.05). The BETD treatment led to a significant reduction of TNF-α, IL-6 level and a significant increase of HO-1 level in tissues than in SAP rats (p < 0.05). ZnPP significantly inhibited all above mentioned changes. CONCLUSIONS: BTED protected multiple organs against SAP related injuries via HO-1 upregulation.
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Regulação Enzimológica da Expressão Gênica , Heme Oxigenase (Desciclizante)/metabolismo , Pancreatite/complicações , Pancreatite/cirurgia , Animais , Heme Oxigenase (Desciclizante)/genética , Interleucina-6/genética , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Insuficiência de Múltiplos Órgãos , Distribuição Aleatória , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/genética , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
A quantitative analysis method of multi-components with a single marker (QAMS) for simultaneous determination of six marker compounds (one from phenolic acids and five from phthalides) in Chuanxiong Rhizoma was established by applying HPLC and using butylidenephthalide as the internal reference substance. And also the feasibility and accuracy of the established method for quality evaluation and application of Chuanxiong Rhizoma were investigated and validated. The analysis was performed with the mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile - 0.2% aqueous formic acid. The flow rate was 1.0 mL . min-1 and the column temperature was maintained at 30 °C. The detection wavelengths were set at 252 nm (for ferulic acid, Z-ligustilide, and butylidenephthalide) and 266 nm (for senkyunolide I, senkyunolide A, and coniferyl ferulate), separately, and 20 µL was injected for analysis with gradient elution. The results showed that there were no significant differences observed between the HPLC-QAMS method and the external standard method (RSD <5%). The relative correction factors were credible (RSD < 5%) in changed chromatographic conditions. The established HPLC-QAMS method can be accurately used for simultaneously evaluating and controlling the quality of Chuanxiong Rhizoma with multi-components.
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Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/análise , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/normas , 4-Butirolactona/análogos & derivados , Acetonitrilas , Benzofuranos , Ácidos Cumáricos , Hidroxibenzoatos , Controle de Qualidade , Rizoma/químicaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sulfur-fumigation effects on the chemical constituents of Chuanxiong Rhizoma. METHODS: Alcoholic and aqueous extracts of sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Chuanxiong Rhizoma samples were analyzed by FIIR. FTIR spectra were acquired and disposed by software Omnic 8. 0, second derivative IR spectra were analyzed by software OPUS 6. 5 through smoothing and differentiation treatment to FTIR spectra, and the absorption frequencies of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Chuanxiong Rhizoma samples were assessed by using principal component analysis with software SPSS. RESULTS: There were significant differences between sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Chuanxiong Rhizoma samples in the region ranging from 2 000 cm-1 to 750 cm-1. Some absorption peaks weakened or disappeared, and some newly emerged after the processing of sulfur-fumigation. CONCLUSION: The processing of sulfur-fumigation can influence the effective constituents of Chuanxiong Rhizoma. The established method of FTIR combined with second derivative and principal component analysis has been proved to be an effective, intuitional and rapid approach to distinguish sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Chuanxiong Rhizoma.
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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/análise , Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier , Fumigação , Ligusticum/química , Análise de Componente Principal , Rizoma/química , EnxofreRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of sulfur-fumigated Paeoniae Radix Alba on the contents of main constituents in Guizhi Decoction. METHODS: HPLC was applied to the simultaneous determination and comparative analysis of ten main indicative components in Guizhi Decoction contained sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Paeoniae Radix Alba. The analysis was performed on a Kromasil C18 column (250 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 µm) with the mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile-0.1% aqueous formic acid. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and the column temperature was 30 °C. The detection wavelengths were set at 254 nm and 280 nm, respectively. 20 µL was injected for analysis with gradient elution. RESULTS: There were obvious differences existed between the concentrations of ten main indicative components in Guizhi Decoction contained sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Paeoniae Radix Alba. CONCLUSION: Sulfur-fumigated Paeoniae Radix Alba can influence the main effective constituents contained in Guizhi Decoction in quantity. The absence in the study of prescriptions affected by sulfur-fumigation is filled up through the investigation of the chemical basis of Guizhi Decoction influenced by sulfur-fumigated Paeoniae Radix Alba, and also strong evidences are offered to the further regulation and supervision of sulfur-fumigation in herbal medicines.
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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/química , Fumigação , Paeonia/química , Enxofre , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Plantas Medicinais/químicaRESUMO
Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a type of breast cancer, lacks immune-related markers that can be used for prognosis or prediction. Therefore, we created a predictive framework for TNBC using a risk assessment. Methods: Our previous study group consisted of 360 individuals who were diagnosed with TNBC through pathology using RNA sequencing and had clinical data from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (FUSCC). A risk scoring model was constructed using the Cox regression method with the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO). A multivariate Cox regression analysis was utilized to develop the prediction model, which was then assessed using the consistency index and calibration plots. The validation cohort of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) TNBC confirmed the strength of the signatures' predictive value. Results: The prognostic risk score model included 12 genes: TDO2, CHIT1, CARML2, HLA-C, ADIRF, C19orf33, CA8, AHNAK2, RHOV, OPLAH, THEM6, and NEBL. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves for survivability values at 1, 3, and 5 years in the FUSCC TNBC cohort demonstrated area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.78, 0.83, and 0.75, respectively. These results indicated a high level of accuracy in predicting outcomes, which was further confirmed through validation using TCGA database. The patients in the high-risk group showed worse prognoses and lower levels of immune cell infiltration, specifically CD8+ T cells, than those in the low-risk group. Furthermore, the low-risk group exhibited a significant upregulation of genes that encode immune checkpoints, including CD274 and CTLA4, suggesting that immunotherapy may yield enhanced efficacy within this particular group. Conclusions: In conclusion, the prognostic signature consisting of 12 genes can assist in the choice of immunotherapy for TNBC.
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer with poor prognosis. TNBCs with high homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) scores benefit from DNA-damaging agents, including platinum drugs and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, whereas those with low HRD scores still lack therapeutic options. Therefore, we sought to exploit metabolic alterations to induce HRD and sensitize DNA-damaging agents in TNBCs with low HRD scores. We systematically analyzed TNBC metabolomics and identified a metabolite, guanosine diphosphate (GDP)-mannose (GDP-M), that impeded homologous recombination repair (HRR). Mechanistically, the low expression of the upstream enzyme GDP-mannose-pyrophosphorylase-A (GMPPA) led to the endogenous up-regulation of GDP-M in TNBC. The accumulation of GDP-M in tumor cells further reduced the interaction between breast cancer susceptibility gene 2 (BRCA2) and ubiquitin-specific peptidase 21 (USP21), which promoted the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of BRCA2 to inhibit HRR. Therapeutically, we illustrated that the supplementation of GDP-M sensitized DNA-damaging agents to impair tumor growth in both in vitro (cancer cell line and patient-derived organoid) and in vivo (xenograft in immunodeficient mouse) models. Moreover, the combination of GDP-M with DNA-damaging agents activated STING-dependent antitumor immunity in immunocompetent syngeneic mouse models. Therefore, GDP-M supplementation combined with PARP inhibition augmented the efficacy of anti-PD-1 antibodies. Together, these findings suggest that GDP-M is a crucial HRD-related metabolite and propose a promising therapeutic strategy for TNBCs with low HRD scores using the combination of GDP-M, PARP inhibitors, and anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.
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Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas , Animais , Camundongos , Humanos , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/tratamento farmacológico , Reparo de DNA por Recombinação , Manose/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Poli(ADP-Ribose) Polimerases/farmacologia , Inibidores de Poli(ADP-Ribose) Polimerases/uso terapêutico , Recombinação Homóloga , Guanosina Difosfato Manose , Proteína BRCA1/genética , DNA , Ubiquitina Tiolesterase/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a new puncture needle with multiple holes (National Invention Patent of China: ZL 2010202466554) in testicular sperm extraction for infertile males. METHODS: This study included 215 azoospermia patients, who underwent testicular sperm extraction with a new puncture needle with multiple holes (group A, n = 133), by open biopsy (group B, n = 37), or with a fine needle (group C, n = 45). RESULTS: The first-time success rate was 100% in group A, 19% in B and 100% in C. The average operation time was obviously shorter in group A ([3 +/- 1] min) than in B ([15 +/- 3] min) and C ([7 +/- 2] min). The rate of postoperative complications was 3.0% in group A, significantly lower than in B (21.6%) and C (11.1%). CONCLUSION: The new puncture needle with multiple holes, with its advantages of accuracy, high first-time success rate, minimal invasiveness and low rate of complications, deserves to be generally applied in testicular sperm extraction.
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Biópsia/instrumentação , Infertilidade Masculina/terapia , Agulhas , Recuperação Espermática , Testículo , Adulto , Biópsia/métodos , Humanos , Masculino , Punções , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To develop a method for quick identification of sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Cimicifugae Rhizoma by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). METHODS: The alcoholic and aqueous extracts of sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Cimicifugae Rhizoma were analyzed and compared by FTIR combined with second derivative infrared spectroscopy. RESULTS: FTIR spectra showed that there were some differences in the positions of infrared absorption peaks and the relative intensities in the alcoholic and aqueous extracts of sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Cimicifugae Rhizoma, and the second derivative IR spectra clearly enhanced the spectral resolution of their differences. FTIR spectra showed that the new absorption peaks of Cimicifugae Rhizoma appeared and a part of original absorption peaks disappeared after sulfur-fumigation in aqueous extracts, while a lot of new absorption peaks appeared and the intensities of almost all absorption peaks significantly decreased after sulfur-fumigation in alcoholic extracts. Second derivative IR spectra showed that both sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Cimicifugae Rhizoma extracted by water differed significantly from each other ranging from about 3 950 to 3 940 cm(-1), 3 850 to 3 800 cm(-1), 1 800 to 1 750 cm(-1), as well as from 1 400 to 1 350 cm(-1); Differences also existed between sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Cimicifugae Rhizoma extracted by ethanol ranging from about 3 980 to 3 960 cm(-1), 3 850 to 3 800 cm(-1), and 1 500 to 1 460 cm(-1). CONCLUSION: The FTIR method combined with the second derivative IR spectrum can be used to analyze and distinguish sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated Cimicifugae Rhizoma quickly and accurately. The developed method provides an efficient approach for the quality control of Chinese herbal medicines with its simplicity and strong specificity.
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Cimicifuga/química , Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier/métodos , Enxofre/química , Luz Solar , Cimicifuga/classificação , Dessecação , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/química , Etanol/química , Controle de Qualidade , Rizoma/química , Água/químicaRESUMO
A copper-catalyzed [3+2] annulation of O-acyl ketoximes with 2-aryl malonates for the concise synthesis of 3-aryl-4-pyrrolin-2-ones has been developed. The advantage of this method lies in the use of O-acyl oximes as an internal oxidant to generate the nucleophilic enamines and electrophilic p-quinone methides concurrently. The subsequent nucleophilic addition undergoes selectively on the α-C of malonates.
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A copper-catalyzed annulation of O-acyl oximes with cyclic 1,3-diones has been developed for the concise synthesis of 7,8-dihydroindolizin-5(6H)-ones and cyclohexanone-fused furans through the substituent-controlled selective radical coupling process. 2-Alkyl cyclic 1,3-diones undergo C-C radical coupling, while 2-unsubstituted cyclic 1,3-diones undergo C-O radical coupling.
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BACKGROUND: The extensive involvement of dendritic cells (DCs) in immune contexture indicates their potent value in cancer immunotherapy. Understanding DC diversity in patient cohorts may strengthen the clinical benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). METHODS: Single-cell profiling of breast tumors from two clinical trials was performed to investigate DC heterogeneity. Multiomics, tissue characterization, and pre-clinical experiments were used to evaluate the role of the identified DCs in the tumor microenvironment. Four independent clinical trials were leveraged to explore biomarkers to predict ICI and chemotherapy outcomes. FINDINGS: We identified a distinct CCL19-expressing functional state of DCs associated with favorable responses to anti-programmed death (ligand)-1 (PD-(L)1), which displayed migratory and immunomodulatory phenotypes. These cells were correlated with antitumor T cell immunity and the presence of tertiary lymphoid structures and lymphoid aggregates, defining immunogenic microenvironments in triple-negative breast cancer. In vivo, CCL19+ DC deletion by Ccl19 gene ablation dampened CCR7+CD8+ T cells and tumor elimination in response to anti-PD-1. Notably, high circulating and intratumoral CCL19 levels were associated with superior response and survival in patients receiving anti-PD-1 but not chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: We uncovered a critical role of DC subsets in immunotherapy, which has implications for designing novel therapies and patient stratification strategies. FUNDING: This study was funded by the National Key Research and Development Project of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader, the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer, the Shanghai Hospital Development Center (SHDC), and the Shanghai Health Commission.
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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas , Humanos , Quimiocina CCL19/metabolismo , China , Células Dendríticas , Imunoterapia , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/tratamento farmacológico , Microambiente TumoralRESUMO
AIM: To establish a population pharmacokinetics (PPK) model for lamotrigine (LTG) in Chinese children with epilepsy in order to formulate an individualized dosage guideline. METHODS: LTG steady-state plasma concentration data from therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) were collected retrospectively from 284 patients, with a total of 404 plasma drug concentrations. LTG concentrations were determined using a HPLC method. The patients were divided into 2 groups: PPK model group (n=116) and PPK valid group (n=168). A PPK model of LTG was established with NONMEM based on the data from PPK model group according to a one-compartment model with first order absorption and elimination. To validate the basic and final model, the plasma drug concentrations of the patients in PPK model group and PPK valid group were predicted by the two models. RESULTS: The final regression model for LTG was as follows: CL (L/h)=1.01*(TBW/27.87)(0.635)*e(-0.753*VPA)*e(0.868*CBZ)*e(0.633*PB), Vd (L)= 16.7*(TBW/27.87). The final PPK model was demonstrated to be stable and effective in the prediction of serum LTG concentrations by an internal and external approach validation. CONCLUSION: A PPK model of LTG in Chinese children with epilepsy was successfully established with NONMEM. LTG concentrations can be predicted accurately by this model. The model may be very useful for establishing initial LTG dosage guidelines.
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Anticonvulsivantes/farmacocinética , Epilepsia/tratamento farmacológico , Modelos Biológicos , Triazinas/farmacocinética , Adolescente , Anticonvulsivantes/administração & dosagem , Anticonvulsivantes/uso terapêutico , Povo Asiático , Criança , Pré-Escolar , China , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Monitoramento de Medicamentos/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Lamotrigina , Masculino , Dinâmica não Linear , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Análise de Regressão , Estudos Retrospectivos , Triazinas/administração & dosagem , Triazinas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Populations exposed to bioaerosols over time in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) will be infected. Then, the reverse quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) provides a quantitative framework for the estimation of acceptable exposure time to protect people from excessive exposure and then manage their health risk. In this study, the acceptable exposure time for staffs and visiting researchers exposed to S. aureus or E. coli bioaerosols emitted from aeration ponds in WWTPs was estimated and analyzed by Monte Carlo simulation-based reverse QMRA (using the 1E-4 pppy suggested by the US EPA or 1E-6 DALYs pppy suggested by the WHO as benchmarks). The 1E-3 and 1E-2 pppy were selected as a series of loose annual infection risk benchmarks to calculate a practical acceptable exposure time. The results showed that for the acceptable exposure time in each specific exposure scenario, the exposure of females was consistently 0.3-0.4 times longer than that of males; the exposure of staffs was 3.6-3.9 times shorter than that of visiting researchers; the exposures of populations in the rotating-disc aeration mode were consistently 6.3-6.6 and 2.8-3.1 times longer than those in the microporous aeration mode for S. aureus and E. coli bioaerosols, respectively. The acceptable exposure time with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was 33.4-35.0 times as long as that without PPE. The US EPA benchmark is stricter than the WHO benchmark with regard to the estimation of the acceptable exposure time of S. aureus or E. coli bioaerosols. The 1E-3 pppy is more appropriate and practical than the US EPA benchmark, but the 1E-2 pppy is notably too loose for health risk management. This research can assist managers of WWTPs to formulate a justified exposure time and develop applicable administrative and personal intervention strategies. The results can enrich the knowledge bases of reverse QMRA to elect a series of loose health-based target risk benchmarks for health risk management.
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Benchmarking , Purificação da Água , Escherichia coli , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Medição de Risco , Staphylococcus aureus , Águas ResiduáriasRESUMO
A copper-catalyzed annulation of α,ß-unsaturated O-acyl ketoximes with isoquinolinium N-ylides has been developed for the concise synthesis of stable N-H imines with a benzo[7,8]indolizine core. When ß-(2-bromoaryl)-α,ß-unsaturated O-acyl ketoximes are used as the starting materials, a cascade cyclization occurs to afford the benzo[7,8]indolizino[1,2-c]quinolines.
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Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides are ubiquitous in the surface water as mixtures. To examine the mixture toxicity in the multi-component space, the uniform design (UD) which can explore the concentration changes with few experimental efforts was employed to design the mixtures. On the other hand, the fixed concentration ratio ray was applied into six UD mixtures and two equivalent-effect concentration mixtures to build the whole concentration-response curves to overcome the demerit of the classical "point-to-point" method. The experimental toxicities of six pesticides and their mixtures to the luminescent bacterium Q67 were determined. The mixture toxicities were predicted by two models, concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA). The results showed that all the mixture toxicities observed had no significant differences from the ones predicted by CA. However, the mixture toxicities were also well predicted by IA especially at the low-concentration section.
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Bactérias/efeitos dos fármacos , Compostos Organofosforados/toxicidade , Praguicidas/toxicidade , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Interações Medicamentosas , Fenitrotion/química , Fenitrotion/toxicidade , Luminescência , Malation/química , Malation/toxicidade , Metil Paration/química , Metil Paration/toxicidade , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos dos fármacos , Compostos Organofosforados/química , Organotiofosfatos/química , Organotiofosfatos/toxicidade , Praguicidas/química , Poluentes Químicos da Água/toxicidadeRESUMO
In the title compound, C(14)H(11)FO(3), the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 69.11â (8)°. An intra-molecular O-Hâ¯O hydrogen bond is present. Inter-molecular O-Hâ¯O inter-actions help to establish the packing.
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Stimuli-responsive systems for controlled drug release have been extensively explored in recent years. In this work, we developed a reduction-responsive camptothecin (CPT) nanocapsule (CPT-NC) by combining nanoprecipitation and in situ polymerization using a polymerized surface ligand and a disulfide bond-containing crosslinker. Dissolution rate studies proved that the CPT-NCs have robust drug-release profiles in the presence of glutathione (GSH) owing to the division of the disulfide bond crosslinker which triggers the collapse of the polymer layer. Furthermore, the in vitro investigations demonstrated that the CPT-NCs exhibited a high-cellular uptake efficiency and cytotoxicity for cancer cells of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC-15). Our approach thus presents an effective intracellular drug delivery strategy for anticancer therapy.
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Axon regeneration is crucial for recovery from neurological diseases. Numerous studies have identified several genes, microRNAs (miRNAs), and transcription factors (TFs) that influence axon regeneration. However, the regulatory networks involved have not been fully elucidated. In the present study, we analyzed a regulatory network of 51 miRNAs, 27 TFs, and 59 target genes, which is involved in axon regeneration. We identified 359 pairs of feed-forward loops (FFLs), seven important genes (Nap1l1, Arhgef12, Sema6d, Akt3, Trim2, Rab11fip2, and Rps6ka3), six important miRNAs (hsa-miR-204-5p, hsa-miR-124-3p, hsa-miR-26a-5p, hsa-miR-16-5p, hsa-miR-17-5p, and hsa-miR-15b-5p), and eight important TFs (Smada2, Fli1, Wt1, Sp6, Sp3, Smad4, Smad5, and Creb1), which appear to play an important role in axon regeneration. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that axon-associated genes are involved mainly in the regulation of cellular component organization, axonogenesis, and cell morphogenesis during neuronal differentiation. However, these findings need to be validated by further studies.
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Axônios/fisiologia , Redes Reguladoras de Genes , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Regeneração Nervosa , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular , Análise por Conglomerados , Células-Tronco Embrionárias/citologia , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Neurônios/metabolismo , SoftwareRESUMO
Bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) differentiated into neurons have been widely proposed for use in cell therapy of many neurological disorders. It is therefore important to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying this differentiation. We screened differentially expressed genes between immature neural tissues and untreated BMSCs to identify the genes responsible for neuronal differentiation from BMSCs. GSE68243 gene microarray data of rat BMSCs and GSE18860 gene microarray data of rat neurons were received from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Transcriptome Analysis Console software showed that 1248 genes were up-regulated and 1273 were down-regulated in neurons compared with BMSCs. Gene Ontology functional enrichment, protein-protein interaction networks, functional modules, and hub genes were analyzed using DAVID, STRING 10, BiNGO tool, and Network Analyzer software, revealing that nine hub genes, Nrcam, Sema3a, Mapk8, Dlg4, Slit1, Creb1, Ntrk2, Cntn2, and Pax6, may play a pivotal role in neuronal differentiation from BMSCs. Seven genes, Dcx, Nrcam, sema3a, Cntn2, Slit1, Ephb1, and Pax6, were shown to be hub nodes within the neuronal development network, while six genes, Fgf2, Tgfß1, Vegfa, Serpine1, Il6, and Stat1, appeared to play an important role in suppressing neuronal differentiation. However, additional studies are required to confirm these results.