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EMBO J ; 41(9): e109352, 2022 05 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35318705

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Neural circuit function requires mechanisms for controlling neurotransmitter release and the activity of neuronal networks, including modulation by synaptic contacts, synaptic plasticity, and homeostatic scaling. However, how neurons intrinsically monitor and feedback control presynaptic neurotransmitter release and synaptic vesicle (SV) recycling to restrict neuronal network activity remains poorly understood at the molecular level. Here, we investigated the reciprocal interplay between neuronal endosomes, organelles of central importance for the function of synapses, and synaptic activity. We show that elevated neuronal activity represses the synthesis of endosomal lipid phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate [PI(3)P] by the lipid kinase VPS34. Neuronal activity in turn is regulated by endosomal PI(3)P, the depletion of which reduces neurotransmission as a consequence of perturbed SV endocytosis. We find that this mechanism involves Calpain 2-mediated hyperactivation of Cdk5 downstream of receptor- and activity-dependent calcium influx. Our results unravel an unexpected function for PI(3)P-containing neuronal endosomes in the control of presynaptic vesicle cycling and neurotransmission, which may explain the involvement of the PI(3)P-producing VPS34 kinase in neurological disease and neurodegeneration.


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Transmissão Sináptica , Vesículas Sinápticas , Endocitose/fisiologia , Endossomos , Neurotransmissores , Fosfatos de Fosfatidilinositol , Sinapses/fisiologia , Transmissão Sináptica/fisiologia
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Curr Issues Mol Biol ; 46(3): 1921-1923, 2024 Feb 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38534741

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As a physiological defense mechanism, inflammation is a complex response to harmful stimuli [...].

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Opt Lett ; 49(4): 818-821, 2024 Feb 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38359190

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Artificial neural networks usually consist of successive linear multiply-accumulate operations and nonlinear activation functions. However, most optical neural networks only achieve the linear operation in the optical domain, while the optical implementation of activation function remains challenging. Here we present an optical ReLU-like activation function (with 180° rotation) based on a semiconductor laser subject to the optical injection in an experiment. The ReLU-like function is achieved in a broad regime above the Hopf bifurcation of the injection-locking diagram and is operated in the continuous-wave mode. In particular, the slope of the activation function is reconfigurable by tuning the frequency difference between the master laser and the slave laser.

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Curr Issues Mol Biol ; 45(7): 5824-5829, 2023 Jul 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37504284

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Inflammation is one of the body's most complex physiological defense mechanisms against harmful substances [...].

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Cellulose (Lond) ; 28(10): 6147-6158, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34025049

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Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted tremendous attention because of their excellent chemical and physical properties and due to their renewability and sustainability. This material can be extracted from agricultural by-products such as rice straw, banana tree, or bagasse. Rice straw was selected as the raw material in this study. Initially, a large amount of lignin must be removed by an alkaline process to obtain a slurry. Thereafter, a green bleaching process can be used to remove the remaining lignin in the slurry. An UV-emitting diode with 365 nm wavelength assisted the oxidation reaction of the H2O2 solution without the use of chlorine-containing chemical bleach. The reaction required only 2.5 h to obtain high-purity cellulose and successfully enhanced the yield. Transmission electron microscopy images showed that the CNCs from rice straw were ~ 100 nm long and 10-15 nm wide. The crystalline index and degradation temperature of CNCs were 83.8% and 257 °C, respectively.

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FASEB J ; 32(7): 3968-3983, 2018 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29481305

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Although a vesicular nucleocytoplasmic transport system is believed to exist in eukaryotic cells, the features of this pathway are mostly unknown. Here, we report that the BFRF1 protein of the Epstein-Barr virus improves vesicular transport of nuclear envelope (NE) to facilitate the translocation and clearance of nuclear components. BFRF1 expression induces vesicles that selectively transport nuclear components to the cytoplasm. With the use of aggregation-prone proteins as tools, we found that aggregated nuclear proteins are dispersed when these BFRF1-induced vesicles are formed. BFRF1-containing vesicles engulf the NE-associated aggregates, exit through from the NE, and putatively fuse with autophagic vacuoles. Chemical treatment and genetic ablation of autophagy-related factors indicate that autophagosome formation and autophagy-linked FYVE protein-mediated autophagic proteolysis are involved in this selective clearance of nuclear proteins. Remarkably, vesicular transport, elicited by BFRF1, also attenuated nuclear aggregates accumulated in neuroblastoma cells. Accordingly, induction of NE-derived vesicles by BFRF1 facilitates nuclear protein translocation and clearance, suggesting that autophagy-coupled transport of nucleus-derived vesicles can be elicited for nuclear component catabolism in mammalian cells.-Liu, G.-T., Kung, H.-N., Chen, C.-K., Huang, C., Wang, Y.-L., Yu, C.-P., Lee, C.-P. Improving nuclear envelope dynamics by EBV BFRF1 facilitates intranuclear component clearance through autophagy.


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Autofagia , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Membrana Nuclear/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Transporte Ativo do Núcleo Celular , Autofagossomos/metabolismo , Células HeLa , Humanos , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas Virais/genética
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J Virol ; 90(20): 8994-9007, 2016 10 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27466427

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UNLABELLED: The cellular endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) was recently found to mediate important morphogenesis processes at the nuclear envelope (NE). We previously showed that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) BFRF1 protein recruits the ESCRT-associated protein Alix to modulate NE structure and promote EBV nuclear egress. Here, we uncover new cellular factors and mechanisms involved in this process. BFRF1-induced NE vesicles are similar to those observed following EBV reactivation. BFRF1 is ubiquitinated, and elimination of possible ubiquitination by either lysine mutations or fusion of a deubiquitinase hampers NE-derived vesicle formation and virus maturation. While it interacts with multiple Nedd4-like ubiquitin ligases, BFRF1 preferentially binds Itch ligase. We show that Itch associates with Alix and BFRF1 and is required for BFRF1-induced NE vesicle formation. Our data demonstrate that Itch, ubiquitin, and Alix control the BFRF1-mediated modulation of the NE and EBV maturation, uncovering novel regulatory mechanisms of nuclear egress of viral nucleocapsids. IMPORTANCE: The nuclear envelope (NE) of eukaryotic cells not only serves as a transverse scaffold for cellular processes, but also as a natural barrier for most DNA viruses that assemble their nucleocapsids in the nucleus. Previously, we showed that the cellular endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery is required for the nuclear egress of EBV. Here, we further report the molecular interplay among viral BFRF1, the ESCRT adaptor Alix, and the ubiquitin ligase Itch. We found that BFRF1-induced NE vesicles are similar to those observed following EBV reactivation. The lysine residues and the ubiquitination of BFRF1 regulate the formation of BFRF1-induced NE-derived vesicles and EBV maturation. During the process, a ubiquitin ligase, Itch, preferably associates with BFRF1 and is required for BFRF1-induced NE vesicle formation. Therefore, our data indicate that Itch, ubiquitin, and Alix control the BFRF1-mediated modulation of the NE, suggesting novel regulatory mechanisms for ESCRT-mediated NE modulation.


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Herpesvirus Humano 4/fisiologia , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Membrana Nuclear/metabolismo , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Montagem de Vírus , Replicação Viral , Células HeLa , Humanos
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Environ Res ; 150: 1-7, 2016 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27232296

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BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide has become a public health issue. While many factors are involved in the development of obesity, stress during pregnancy has been linked to adiposity. However, research involving stressors that are independent of pregnant women's socioeconomic and psychological characteristics is rare. The present study made use of a natural disaster (1998 Quebec ice storm) to determine which aspect of the women's disaster experience (objective hardship, subjective stress, and/or cognitive appraisal) were associated with body mass index levels and/or waist to height ratio across childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Measure of objective hardship, subjective stress, and cognitive appraisal were obtained following the 1998 Quebec ice storm. We measured height, weight, and waist circumference in children at ages 5½, 8½, 11½, 13½, and 15½. RESULTS: Our results show that higher prenatal maternal stress was associated with higher body mass index levels and central adiposity in children of ages 5½, 8½, 13½, and 15½. The effects of prenatal maternal stress on anthropometric measurements tend to increase as the children grew older. DISCUSSION: The findings of this study highlight the long-lasting effect of prenatal stress on body composition, and are compatible with the current theory of fetal programming. Hopefully, our increased knowledge of the effects of prenatal stress on the fetus will lead to improved awareness and the creation of early intervention programs, ultimately improving women's and children's health in the future.


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Índice de Massa Corporal , Gelo/efeitos adversos , Exposição Materna , Estresse Fisiológico , Razão Cintura-Estatura , Adolescente , Fatores Etários , Antropometria , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Desastres , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Gravidez , Trimestres da Gravidez , Quebeque , Fatores Sexuais , Tempo (Meteorologia)
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Neurobiol Dis ; 58: 13-8, 2013 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23639787

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complicate and progressive onset devastating neurodegenerative disease. Its pathogenic mechanisms remain unclear and there is no specific test for diagnosis. For years, researchers have been vigorously searching for biomarkers associated with ALS to assist clinical diagnosis and monitor disease progression. Some specific inflammatory processes in the central nervous system have been reported to participate in the pathogenesis of ALS. As high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is elevated in spinal cord tissues of patients with ALS, we hypothesized, therefore, that serum autoantibody against HMGB1 (HMGB1 autoAb) might represent an effective biomarker for ALS. Patients with ALS, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and healthy age-matched control subjects were recruited for this study. ALS group consisted of 61 subjects, the other groups each consisted of forty subjects. We generated a polyclonal antibody against HMGB1 and developed an ELISA-based methodology for screening serum samples of these subjects. All samples were coded for masked comparison. For statistic analyses, two-tailed Student's t-test, ANOVA, Bonferroni multiple comparison test, Spearman correlation, and receiver operating characteristic curve were applied. We discovered that the level of HMGB1 autoAb significantly increased in patients with ALS as compared with that of patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and healthy control subjects. The differences between all groups were robust even at the early stages of ALS progression. More importantly, higher HMGB1 autoAb level was found in more severe disease status with significant correlation. Our study demonstrates that serum HMGB1 autoAb may serve as a biomarker for the diagnosis of ALS and can be used to monitor disease progression.


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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/sangue , Autoanticorpos/sangue , Biomarcadores/sangue , Proteína HMGB1/imunologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença de Alzheimer/sangue , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/classificação , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/cirurgia , Análise de Variância , Chaperonina 60/imunologia , Estudos de Coortes , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/imunologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Proteínas Mitocondriais/imunologia , Doença de Parkinson/sangue , Curva ROC , Traqueotomia/métodos
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Mediators Inflamm ; 2013: 421389, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23533305

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of motor neurons in the brainstem, motor cortex, and spinal cord. Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation have been implicated in the pathophysiology of ALS. Members of the family of damage-associated molecular patterns, including reactive oxygen species, high-mobility group box 1, and eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN), may participate in pathological conditions. In this study, we aim to discover new biomarker for detecting ALS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined 44 patients with ALS, 41 patients with Alzheimer's disease, 41 patients with Parkinson's disease, and 44 healthy controls. The concentration of serum EDN was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: EDN levels were significantly increased 2.17-fold in the serum of patients with ALS as compared with healthy controls (P < 0.05). No correlation between the levels of serum EDN and various clinical parameters of ALS was found. Moreover, the levels of serum EDN in patients with Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease and healthy controls were similar. CONCLUSION: A higher level of serum EDN was found specifically in patients with ALS, indicating that EDN may participate in the pathophysiology of ALS.


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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/sangue , Neurotoxina Derivada de Eosinófilo/sangue , Adulto , Idoso , Doença de Alzheimer/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doença de Parkinson/sangue
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Front Immunol ; 13: 916102, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35812413

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Background: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) induces endoplasmic reticulum stress, unfolded protein response (UPR), apoptosis, and inflammation. Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1)-α is important for adaptive and apoptotic UPR determination during ER stress. The aqueous extract of Descuraniae Semen (AEDS) is reported to be a safe and effective herb for the treatment of pulmonary edema as it shows anti-inflammatory activities. Methods: We investigated the effects of AEDS on LPS-induced ALI in A549 cells with respect to the regulation of IRE1α-dependent UPR, proteasomal degradation, mitochondrial membrane potential (MtMP), inflammation, and apoptosis. Results: AEDS attenuated ER stress by regulating the proteasomal degradation. LPS induced ER stress [binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP), phosphorylated IRE1α, sliced X-box binding protein 1 [XBP1s], phosphorylated cJUN NH2-terminal kinase (pJNK), B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2-associated X (Bax), Bcl-2], inflammation (nucleus factor-kappa B (NF-κB) p65 nuclear translocation, nucleus NF-κB, pro-inflammatory cytokines] and apoptosis [C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), cytochrome c, caspase-8, and caspase-6, and TUNEL] were significantly attenuated by AEDS treatment in A549 cells. AEDS prevents LPS-induced decreased expression of MtMP in A549 cells. Conclusions: AEDS attenuated LPS-induced inflammation and apoptosis by regulating proteasomal degradation, promoting IRE1α-dependent adaptive UPR, and inhibiting IRE1α-dependent apoptotic UPR. Moreover, IRE1α-dependent UPR plays a pivotal role in the mechanisms of LPS-induced ALI. Based on these findings, AEDS is suggested as a potential therapeutic option for treating patients with ALI.


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Lesão Pulmonar Aguda , Lipopolissacarídeos , Células A549 , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Apoptose , Endorribonucleases/metabolismo , Humanos , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Lipopolissacarídeos/farmacologia , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases , Sêmen/metabolismo , Resposta a Proteínas não Dobradas
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Front Neurosci ; 16: 851333, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35368268

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Background: Stroke leads to tremendous impacts on patients and the healthcare system. It is crucial to explore the potential management of rehabilitation. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) integrated with conventional rehabilitation benefit post-stroke functional recovery. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients included in the Integrated Traditional Chinese-Western Medicine care program for stroke (ITCWM-stroke care program) in 2019 in Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital to investigate the effects of acupuncture and TCHM integrated with conventional rehabilitation on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Barthel Index (BI) scores before and after the program. Results: A total of 255 stroke inpatients were retrieved and divided into acupuncture and acupuncture + TCHM group by hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke types, respectively. All the patients were recruited in the program at the early subacute phase after stroke onset. Of the hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke subjects, the NIHSS and BI total scores were significantly improved in the acupuncture and acupuncture + TCHM groups. The subgroup analysis results showed that in subjects with a baseline BI score ≤ 40, the acupuncture + TCHM group significantly improved BI total score better than the acupuncture group in both hemorrhagic (p < 0.05) and ischemic (p < 0.05) stroke subjects. Conclusion: Acupuncture and TCHM integrated with conventional rehabilitation significantly improve stroke patients' functional recovery at the early subacute phase. Acupuncture + TCHM contributes to better activities of daily living (ADL) improvements in stroke patients with a baseline BI score ≤ 40. We suggest integrating acupuncture and TCHM into the post-stroke rehabilitation strategy, especially for stroke patients with poor ADL function.

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Photochem Photobiol ; 98(1): 262-271, 2022 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34342370

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Lycium barbarum have received an increasing popularity due to its powerful biological activity and medicinal use. However, the effect of Lycium barbarum on skin remains largely uncharacterized. The general purpose of this paper was to characterize the phenolic compounds in Lycium barbarum extract (LBE) using LC-HRMS/QTOF method and to investigate whether topical administration of LBE can repair skin barrier dysfunction in mice. Our data demonstrated that LBE could not only decrease ROS level and matrix metalloproteinase expression, but also strengthen intrinsic antioxidant defense system including SOD, GSH-Px and CAT, thereby resulting in increased skin collagen content and an improvement of UV-induced skin erythema, thickness and wrinkles. Improved skin barrier functions were highly correlated with increased expression of filaggrin, involucrin and loricrin as well as antioxidant proteins such as Nrf2 and HO-1 in UV-irradiated mice, suggesting that LBE may be promising natural products at a lower cost for the topical application in the treatment of skin diseases with defective barrier function.


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Lycium , Animais , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Lycium/metabolismo , Camundongos , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Fenóis/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia
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Front Neurosci ; 16: 956854, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35992903

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Background: Post-stroke hemiparesis strongly affects stroke patients' activities of daily living and health-related quality of life. Scalp acupuncture (SA) is reportedly beneficial for post-stroke hemiparesis. However, there is still no standard of SA for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis. Apriori algorithm-based association rule analysis is a kind of "if-then" rule-based machine learning method suitable for investigating the underlying rules of acupuncture point/location selections. This study aimed to investigate the core SA combinations for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis by using a systematic review and Apriori algorithm-based association rule analysis. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to include relevant randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies investigating the effects of SA treatment in treating patients with post-stroke hemiparesis, assessed by the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) score. We excluded studies using herbal medicine or manual acupuncture. Results: We extracted 33 SA locations from the 35 included RCT studies. The following SA styles were noted: International Standard Scalp Acupuncture (ISSA), WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations (SAPL), Zhu's style SA, Jiao's style SA, and Lin's style SA. Sixty-one association rules were investigated based on the integrated SA location data. Conclusions: SAPL_GV20 (Baihui), SAPL_GV24 (Shenting), ISSA_MS6_i (ISSA Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal, lesion-ipsilateral), ISSA_MS7_i (ISSA Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal, lesion-ipsilateral), ISSA_PR (ISSA Parietal region, comprised of ISSA_MS5, ISSA_MS6, ISSA_MS7, ISSA_MS8, and ISSA_MS9), and SAPL_Ex.HN3 (Yintang) can be considered the core SA location combination for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis. We recommend a core SA combination for further animal studies, clinical trials, and treatment strategies.

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Biomark Med ; 10(1): 73-9, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26673967

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AIM: LG72 can increase mitochondrial ROSs and oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The serum level of LG72 or LG72-related molecules might therefore be associated with ALS. Here, we aim to determine the serum autoantibody against LG72 has potential as a biomarker for the diagnosis of ALS. MATERIALS: Seventy-eighty patients with ALS, 45 patients with AD, 43 patients with PD and 88 healthy adults were enrolled. RESULTS: The concentration of serum autoantibody against LG72 was more than fourfold lower in ALS than other control groups (p < 0.001). The AUC was 0.9627 when the cut-off value for autoantibody concentration was 0.167 µg/ml. CONCLUSION: This finding suggests that the autoantibody against LG72 might serve as a surrogate biomarker for ALS.


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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/sangue , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/imunologia , Autoanticorpos/sangue , Autoanticorpos/imunologia , Proteínas de Transporte/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/diagnóstico , Biomarcadores/sangue , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Neurol Genet ; 2(3): e68, 2016 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27123487

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OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the genetic and clinical characteristics of the GGCCTG hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the nucleolar protein 56 gene (NOP56) in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), sporadic ataxia, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Taiwan. METHODS: We conducted clinical and molecular genetic studies of 109 probands with molecularly unassigned SCA from 512 SCA pedigrees, 323 healthy controls, 502 patients with sporadic ataxia syndromes, and 144 patients with ALS. Repeat-primed PCR assays and PCR-fragment analysis for the number of short hexanucleotide repeats (<40 units) were performed to ascertain NOP56 hexanucleotide repeat expansion. Genotyping included 8 microsatellite markers and 17 single nucleotide polymorphisms flanking NOP56 and covering a region of 1.8 Mb to assess a possible founder effect. RESULTS: Eleven individuals from 3 SCA pedigrees have the NOP56 repeat expansions. The 3 pedigrees share a common haplotype spanning 5.3 kb flanking the NOP56 repeat expansions, suggesting a founder effect of spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 (SCA36) in the Han Chinese. The average age at symptom onset was 44.8 ± 3.8 years with truncal ataxia as the initial manifestation. Common features included slowly progressive truncal/limb ataxia, dysarthria, generalized hyperreflexia, and hearing impairment. Evidence of lower motor neuron involvement, including atrophy and fasciculation in the limb muscles and tongue, was mostly found in patients with prolonged disease duration. NOP56 repeat expansion was not detected in controls or patients with sporadic ataxic syndromes or ALS. CONCLUSIONS: SCA36 is an uncommon subtype, which accounted for 0.6% (3/512) of SCA cases in the Han Chinese population.

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Oncotarget ; 7(24): 36896-36908, 2016 Jun 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27166194

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Chondrosarcoma is the second most frequently occurring type of bone malignancy that is characterized by the distant metastasis propensity. Vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) is the major lymphangiogenic factor, and makes crucial contributions to tumor lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis. Chemokine CCL5 has been reported to facilitate angiogenesis and metastasis in chondrosarcoma. However, the effect of chemokine CCL5 on VEGF-C regulation and lymphangiogenesis in chondrosarcoma has largely remained a mystery. In this study, we showed a clinical correlation between CCL5 and VEGF-C as well as tumor stage in human chondrosarcoma tissues. We further demonstrated that CCL5 promoted VEGF-C expression and secretion in human chondrosarcoma cells. The conditioned medium (CM) from CCL5-overexpressed cells significantly induced tube formation of human lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs). Mechanistic investigations showed that CCL5 activated VEGF-C-dependent lymphangiogenesis by down-regulating miR-507. Moreover, inhibiting CCL5 dramatically reduced VEGF-C and lymphangiogenesis in the chondrosarcoma xenograft animal model. Collectively, we document for the first time that CCL5 induces tumor lymphangiogenesis by the induction of VEGF-C in human cancer cells. Our present study reveals miR-507/VEGF-C signaling as a novel mechanism in CCL5-mediated tumor lymphangiogenesis. Targeting both CCL5 and VEGF-C pathways might serve as the potential therapeutic strategy to block cancer progression and metastasis in chondrosarcoma.


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Neoplasias Ósseas/patologia , Quimiocina CCL5/metabolismo , Condrossarcoma/patologia , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Fator C de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Animais , Neoplasias Ósseas/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Condrossarcoma/metabolismo , Regulação para Baixo , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/genética , Xenoenxertos , Humanos , Linfangiogênese/fisiologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Nus
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Cancer Lett ; 357(2): 476-87, 2015 Feb 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25444917

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Chondrosarcoma is a primary malignant bone cancer, with a potent capacity to invade locally and cause distant metastasis. Angiogenesis is a critical step in tumor growth and metastasis. Chemokine CCL5 (previously called RANTES) has been shown to facilitate tumor progression and metastasis. However, the relationship of CCL5 with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and angiogenesis in human chondrosarcoma is mostly unknown. In this study, CCL5 increased VEGF expression and also promoted chondrosarcoma medium-mediated angiogenesis in vitro as well as angiogenesis effects in the chick chorioallantoic membrane and Matrigel plug nude mice model in vivo. MicroRNA analysis was performed in CCL5-treated chondrosarcoma cells versus control cells to investigate the mechanism of CCL5-mediated promotion of chondrosarcoma angiogenesis. Among the miRNAs regulated by CCL5, miR-199a was the most downregulated miRNA after CCL5 treatment. In addition, co-transfection with miR-199a mimic reversed the CCL5-mediated VEGF expression and angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, overexpression of CCL5 increased tumor-associated angiogenesis and tumor growth by downregulating miR-199a in the xenograft tumor angiogenesis model. Taken together, these results demonstrated that CCL5 promotes VEGF-dependent angiogenesis in human chondrosarcoma cells by downregulating miR-199a.


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Neoplasias Ósseas/tratamento farmacológico , Quimiocina CCL5/farmacologia , Condrossarcoma/tratamento farmacológico , MicroRNAs/genética , Neovascularização Patológica/genética , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas/genética , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Western Blotting , Neoplasias Ósseas/irrigação sanguínea , Neoplasias Ósseas/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Células Cultivadas , Quimiocina CCL5/genética , Quimiocina CCL5/metabolismo , Embrião de Galinha , Condrossarcoma/irrigação sanguínea , Condrossarcoma/genética , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Regulação para Baixo/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação para Baixo/genética , Células Progenitoras Endoteliais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Progenitoras Endoteliais/metabolismo , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos SCID , Neovascularização Patológica/metabolismo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Homologia de Sequência do Ácido Nucleico , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto
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Oncotarget ; 5(21): 10718-31, 2014 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25301739

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Chondrosarcoma is the second most common primary malignant bone cancer, with potential for local invasion and distant metastasis. Chemokine CCL5 (formerly RANTES) of the CC-chemokine family plays a crucial role in metastasis. Angiogenesis is essential for the cancer metastasis. However, correlation of CCL5 with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and angiogenesis in human chondrosarcoma is still unknown. CCL5-mediated VEGF expression was assessed by qPCR, ELISA, and Western blotting. CCL5-induced angiogenesis was examined by migration and tube formation in endothelial progenitor cells in vitro. CCL5 increased VEGF expression and also promoted chondrosarcoma conditional medium-mediated angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Stimulation of chondrosarcoma with CCL5 augmented PI3K and Akt phosphorylation, while PI3K and Akt inhibitor or siRNA abolished CCL5-induced VEGF expression and angiogenesis. We also demonstrated CCL5 inhibiting miR-200b expression and miR-200b mimic reversing the CCL5-enhanced VEGF expression and angiogenesis. Moreover, in chondrosarcoma patients showed the positive correlation between CCL5 and VEGF; negative correlation between CCL5 and miR-200b. Taken together, results demonstrate CCL5 promoting VEGF-dependent angiogenesis in human chondrosarcoma cells by down-regulating miR-200b through PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Ósseas/irrigação sanguínea , Quimiocina CCL5/metabolismo , Condrossarcoma/irrigação sanguínea , MicroRNAs/genética , Neovascularização Patológica , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Animais , Apoptose , Western Blotting , Neoplasias Ósseas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Ósseas/patologia , Movimento Celular , Proliferação de Células , Células Cultivadas , Quimiocina CCL5/genética , Embrião de Galinha , Condrossarcoma/metabolismo , Condrossarcoma/patologia , Membrana Corioalantoide , Regulação para Baixo , Células Progenitoras Endoteliais/metabolismo , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Nus , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Fosforilação , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Transdução de Sinais , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto
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