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Plant Physiol Biochem ; 214: 108944, 2024 Jul 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39033651

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Anoplophora glabripennis (ALB) is one of the most devastating wood boring insects of poplars. Populus deltoides 'Shalinyang (PdS), a new poplar variety, shows strong resistance to ALB infestation. However, the molecular mechanism of insect resistance in PdS is unclear. Here, we found that lignan content was much higher in PdS phloem after ALB infestation than in healthy trees, and that adding lignan to artificial diet significantly reduced: larval weight; digestive enzyme activity (cellulase [CL], polygalacturonase [PG]); detoxification enzyme activity (carboxylesterase [CarE], glutathione S-transferase [GSH-ST]); and defense enzyme activity (Catalase [CAT]). We further identified the lignan biosynthesis-related PdPLR1 gene (Pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductase, PLR) based on transcriptome analysis, and it was significantly up-regulated in the PdS phloem attacked by ALB. Overexpression of PdPLR1 in Arabidopsis increased th lignan content. In contrast, silencing PdPLR1 in PdS significantly decreased expression levels of PdPLR1 and lignan content by 82.45% and 56.85%. However, silencing PdPLR1 increased the number of adults ovipositions and eggs hatching. The activity of CL, PG, CarE, GSH-ST and CAT and the biomass of larvae fed on phloem of PdS with silenced PdPLR1 were significantly higher than in the control. Taken together, up regulation of PdPLR1 enhanced PdS resistance to ALB by regulating lignan synthesis. Our findings provide in-depth insights into the molecular mechanisms of PdS-ALB interactions, which lay the foundation for understanding of defense in poplars to pest infection.

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Chem Biol Interact ; 399: 111123, 2024 Jul 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38964638

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Pharmacokinetic changes induced by radiation following radiotherapy ("RT-PK" phenomenon) are of great significance to the effectiveness and safety of chemotherapeutic agents in clinical settings. The aims of this study were to clarify the organic anion transporters (Oats) involved in the "RT-PK" phenomenon of bestatin in rats following X-ray irradiation and to elucidate its potential mechanism via vitamin D signalling. Pharmacokinetic studies, uptake assays using rat kidney slices and primary proximal tubule cells, and molecular biological studies were performed. Significantly increased plasma concentrations and systemic exposure to bestatin were observed at 24 and 48 h following abdominal X-ray irradiation, regardless of oral or intravenous administration of the drugs in rats. Reduced renal clearance and cumulative urinary excretion of bestatin were observed at 24 and 48 h post-irradiation in rats following intravenous administration. The uptake of the probe substrates p-aminohippuric acid and oestrone 3-sulfate sodium in vitro and the expression of Oat1 and Oat3 in vivo were reduced in the corresponding models following irradiation. Moreover, the upregulation of the vitamin D receptor (Vdr) in mRNA and protein levels negatively correlated with the expressions and functions of Oat1 and Oat3 following irradiation. Additionally, elevated plasma urea nitrogen levels and histopathological changes were observed in rats after exposure to irradiation. The "RT-PK" phenomenon of bestatin occurs in rats after exposure to irradiation, possibly resulting in the regulation of the expressions and activities of renal Oats via activation of the Vdr signalling pathway.

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Int J Biol Macromol ; : 133815, 2024 Jul 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38996894

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In order to address this gap in knowledge, the present study utilized both in vivo and in vitro models to investigate the role of the m6A demethylase ALKBH5 in protecting against cerebral I/R injury by inhibiting PANoptosis (Pytoptosis, Ppoptosis, and Necroptosis) in an m6A-dependent manner. They observed that ALKBH5, the predominant m6A demethylase, was downregulated in these models, while SNHG3 and PANoptosis-related proteins (ZBP1, AIM2, Cappase-3, Caspase-8, cleaved Caspase-1, GSDMD-N, and p-MLKL) were elevated. Additionally, both ALKBH5 overexpression and SNHG3-deficiency were found to ameliorate PANoptosis and injury induced by OGD/reperfusion and OGD/RX in both mice tissues and astrocyte cells. Further experiments demonstrated that ALKBH5 induced m6A-demethylation in SNHG3, leading to its degradation. Low expression of SNHG3, on the other hand, prevented the formation of the SNHG3-ELAVL1-ZBP1/AIM2 complex, which in turn destabilized ZBP1 and AIM2 mRNA, resulting in the downregulation of these PANoptosis-related genes. Ultimately, the rescue experiments provided evidence that ALKBH5 protected against PANoptosis in cerebral I/R injury models through the inhibition of SNHG3.This study sheds light on the intricate molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral I/R injury and highlights the potential of m6A-related genes as therapeutic targets in this condition.

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ACS Biomater Sci Eng ; 2024 Jul 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39016069

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The radiation-induced skin injury (RISI) remains a great challenge for clinical wound management and care after radiotherapy, as patients will suffer from the acute radiation injury and long-term chronic inflammatory damage during the treatment. The excessive ROS in the early acute stage and prolonged inflammatory response in the late healing process always hinder therapeutic efficiency. Herein, we developed an extracellular matrix (ECM)-mimetic multifunctional glycopeptide hydrogel (oCP@As) to promote and accelerate RISI repair via a dual-modulation strategy in different healing stages. The oCP@As hydrogel not only can form an ECM-like nanofiber structure through the Schiff base reaction but also exhibits ROS scavenging and DNA double-strand break repair abilities, which can effectively reduce the acute radiation damage. Meanwhile, the introduction of oxidized chondroitin sulfate, which is the ECM polysaccharide-like component, enables regulation of the inflammatory response by adsorption of inflammatory factors, accelerating the repair of chronic inflammatory injury. The animal experiments demonstrated that oCP@As can significantly weaken RISI symptoms, promote epidermal tissue regeneration and angiogenesis, and reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. Therefore, this multifunctional glycopeptide hydrogel dressing can effectively attenuate RISI symptoms and promote RISI healing, showing great potential for clinical applications in radiotherapy protection and repair.

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Neurologia (Engl Ed) ; 39(6): 449-456, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38901925

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of endovascular revascularisation of intracranial artery occlusion and stenosis in moyamoya disease using stent angioplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recruited 12 patients (8 women and 4 men) with occlusion and stenosis of intracranial arteries in the context of moyamoya disease who underwent endovascular stent angioplasty. Clinical data, baseline conditions, lesion location, treatment outcomes, periprocedural complications, and follow-up outcomes were analysed. RESULTS: The occlusion was located at the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery in 8 patients, at both the M1 and A2 segments in one patient, and at the C7 segment of the internal carotid artery in 3. Thirteen stents were deployed at the occlusion site, including the low-profile visualized intraluminal support (LVIS) device in 8 patients, an LVIS device and a Solitaire AB stent in one, and a Leo stent in 3, with a success rate of 100% and no intraprocedural complications. Plain CT imaging after stenting revealed leakage of contrast agent, which disappeared on the second day, resulting in no clinical symptoms or neurological sequelae. Follow-up angiography studies were performed in all patients for 6-12 months (mean, 8.8). Slight asymptomatic in-stent stenosis was observed in 2 patients (16.7%), and no neurological deficits were observed in the other patients. All preoperative ischaemic symptoms completely disappeared at follow-up. CONCLUSION: Stent angioplasty is a safe and effective treatment for occlusion and stenosis of intracranial arteries in moyamoya disease.


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Procedimentos Endovasculares , Doença de Moyamoya , Stents , Humanos , Doença de Moyamoya/cirurgia , Feminino , Masculino , Adulto , Resultado do Tratamento , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Angioplastia , Adulto Jovem , Adolescente
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Adv Sci (Weinh) ; : e2401712, 2024 Jun 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38900084

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Thyroid cancer is the most common type of endocrine cancer, and most patients have a good prognosis. However, the thyroid cancer differentiation status strongly affects patient response to conventional treatment and prognosis. Therefore, exploring the molecular mechanisms that influence the differentiation of thyroid cancer is very important for understanding the progression of this disease and improving therapeutic options. In this study, SETMAR as a key gene that affects thyroid cancer differentiation is identified. SETMAR significantly regulates the proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT), thyroid differentiation-related gene expression, radioactive iodine uptake, and sensitivity to MAPK inhibitor-based redifferentiation therapies of thyroid cancer cells. Mechanistically, SETMAR methylates dimethylated H3K36 in the SMARCA2 promoter region to promote SMARCA2 transcription. SMARCA2 can bind to enhancers of the thyroid differentiation transcription factors (TTFs) PAX8, and FOXE1 to promote their expression by enhancing chromatin accessibility. Moreover, METTL3-mediated m6A methylation of SETAMR mRNA is observed and showed that this medication can affect SETMAR expression in an IGF2BP3-dependent manner. Finally, the METTL3-14-WTAP activator effectively facilitates the redifferentiation of thyroid cancer cells via the SETMAR-SMARCA2-TTF axis utilized. The research provides novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying thyroid cancer dedifferentiation and provides a new approach for therapeutically promoting redifferentiation.

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Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38858120

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NUT Carcinoma(NC) is a rare malignant tumor of unknown origin, which is highly aggressive. It is characterized by chromosome rearrangement accompanied by NUTM1 gene. The pathological manifestations were sudden and focal squamous in poorly differentiated or undifferentiated carcinoma. NUTM1gene rearrangement can be used to diagnose NC. The prognosis of NUT cancer is poor. Clinically, there is no established treatment plan. treatment options mainly comprise surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. A 74-year-old patient with NC of the nasal cavity and sinuses was reported. Her clinical presentation was right nasal congestion with facial swelling. Sinus CT and MRI showed soft tissue density in the right nasal cavity and maxillary sinus with bone destruction. After admission, the patient underwent nasal endoscopic biopsy, and the postoperative pathological FISH staining showed BRD4/NUT fusion t(15, 19). The tumor was significantly reduced after two courses of sequential chemoradiotherapy. Two months later, the patient underwent a partial maxillary resection due to the rapid regrowth of sinusoidal mass, invading the hard palate. The patient died 2 months after surgery due to multiple organ failure resulted from tumor metastasis, with a survival time of 11 months. The clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of this case were reported and related literature was reviewed.


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Cavidade Nasal , Neoplasias Nasais , Humanos , Idoso , Feminino , Cavidade Nasal/patologia , Neoplasias Nasais/terapia , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Proteínas de Fusão Oncogênica/genética , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/terapia , Evolução Fatal , Carcinoma
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Front Psychiatry ; 15: 1387507, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38707622

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Background: The claustrum (CLA), a subcortical area between the insular cortex and striatum, innervates almost all cortical regions of the mammalian brain. There is growing evidence that CLA participates in many brain functions, including memory, cognition, and stress response. It is proposed that dysfunction or malfunction of the CLA might be the pathology of some brain diseases, including stress-induced depression and anxiety. However, the role of the CLA in fear memory and anxiety disorders remains largely understudied. Methods: We evaluated the influences of neurotoxic lesions of the CLA using auditory-cued fear memory and anxiety-like behaviors in rats. Results: We found that lesions of anterior CLA (aCLA) but not posterior CLA (pCLA) before fear conditioning attenuated fear retrieval, facilitated extinction, and reduced freezing levels during the extinction retention test. Post-learning lesions of aCLA but not pCLA facilitated fear extinction and attenuated freezing behavior during the extinction retention test. Lesions of aCLA or pCLA did not affect anxiety-like behaviors evaluated by the open field test and elevated plus-maze test. Conclusion: These data suggested that aCLA but not pCLA was involved in fear memory and extinction. Future studies are needed to further investigate the anatomical and functional connections of aCLA subareas that are involved in fear conditioning, which will deepen our understanding of CLA functions.

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J Craniofac Surg ; 2024 May 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38738898

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OBJECTIVES: This prospective cohort study aimed to describe the technique of mini endoscopic septoplasty for patients with a high localized nasal septum deviation in front of the middle turbinate and chronic sinusitis or nasal sinus fungus ball. Our primary objective was to investigate the indications and outcomes of this procedure, and the secondary objective was to compare it with regular endoscopic septoplasty. METHODS: Patients with chronic sinusitis or nasal sinus fungus ball and high localized nasal septum deviation underwent mini endoscopic septoplasty, while those with a broad deviation of the nasal septum underwent regular endoscopic septoplasty. The study evaluated the procedure duration, blood loss, and complications associated with both methods. All patients were followed up for 3 months. RESULTS: Thirty patients underwent mini endoscopic septoplasty; another 30 underwent regular endoscopic septoplasty. Mini endoscopic septoplasty demonstrated a significantly shorter procedure duration and lower blood loss than regular endoscopic septoplasty. Neither group experienced operative complications, such as nasal septum perforation or hematoma. CONCLUSION: Mini endoscopic septoplasty is a safe, time-efficient, and effective technique indicated for highly localized nasal septum deviations in patients with chronic sinusitis or nasal sinus fungus ball. This procedure offers advantages in terms of the surgical approach and postoperative debridement. Future research could explore the broader clinical implications of these findings.

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Anal Chem ; 96(19): 7360-7366, 2024 May 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38697955

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During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has witnessed over 772 million confirmed cases and over 6 million deaths globally, the outbreak of COVID-19 has emerged as a significant medical challenge affecting both affluent and impoverished nations. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore the disease mechanism and to implement rapid detection methods. To address this, we employed the desorption separation ionization (DSI) device in conjunction with a mass spectrometer for the efficient detection and screening of COVID-19 urine samples. The study encompassed patients with COVID-19, healthy controls (HC), and patients with other types of pneumonia (OP) to evaluate their urine metabolomic profiles. Subsequently, we identified the differentially expressed metabolites in the COVID-19 patients and recognized amino acid metabolism as the predominant metabolic pathway involved. Furthermore, multiple established machine learning algorithms validated the exceptional performance of the metabolites in discriminating the COVID-19 group from healthy subjects, with an area under the curve of 0.932 in the blind test set. This study collectively suggests that the small-molecule metabolites detected from urine using the DSI device allow for rapid screening of COVID-19, taking just three minutes per sample. This approach has the potential to expand our understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of COVID-19 and offers a way to rapidly screen patients with COVID-19 through the utilization of machine learning algorithms.


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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , COVID-19/diagnóstico , COVID-19/urina , COVID-19/virologia , SARS-CoV-2/isolamento & purificação , Pandemias , Masculino , Pneumonia Viral/diagnóstico , Pneumonia Viral/urina , Pneumonia Viral/virologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções por Coronavirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Coronavirus/urina , Feminino , Betacoronavirus/isolamento & purificação , Espectrometria de Massas/métodos , Adulto , Metabolômica/métodos , Idoso , Aprendizado de Máquina
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ACS Appl Bio Mater ; 7(6): 4116-4132, 2024 Jun 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38772009

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The management of multibacterial infections remains clinically challenging in the care and treatment of chronic diabetic wounds. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers a promising approach to addressing bacterial infections. However, the limited target specificity and internalization properties of traditional photosensitizers (PSs) toward Gram-negative bacteria pose significant challenges to their antibacterial efficacy. In this study, we designed an iron heme-mimetic PS (MnO2@Fe-TCPP(Zn)) based on the iron dependence of bacteria that can be assimilated by bacteria and retained in different bacteria strains (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and which shows high PDT antibacterial efficacy. For accelerated wound healing after antibacterial treatment, MnO2@Fe-TCPP(Zn) was loaded into a zwitterionic hydrogel with biocompatibility and antifouling properties to form a nanocomposite antibacterial hydrogel (PSB-MnO2@Fe-TCPP(Zn)). In the multibacterial infectious diabetic mouse wound model, the PSB-MnO2@Fe-TCPP(Zn) hydrogel dressing rapidly promoted skin regeneration by effectively inhibiting bacterial infections, eliminating inflammation, and promoting angiogenesis. This study provides an avenue for developing broad-spectrum antibacterial nanomaterials for combating the antibiotic resistance crisis and promoting the healing of complex bacterially infected wounds.


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Antibacterianos , Materiais Biocompatíveis , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Fotoquimioterapia , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes , Cicatrização , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Camundongos , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/química , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Materiais Biocompatíveis/química , Materiais Biocompatíveis/farmacologia , Heme/química , Teste de Materiais , Ferro/química , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Tamanho da Partícula , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamento farmacológico , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Compostos de Manganês/química , Compostos de Manganês/farmacologia
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Sci Adv ; 10(20): eadi7024, 2024 May 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38758791

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At the synapse, presynaptic neurotransmitter release is tightly controlled by release machinery, involving the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins and Munc13. The Ca2+ sensor Doc2 cooperates with Munc13 to regulate neurotransmitter release, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In our study, we have characterized the binding mode between Doc2 and Munc13 and found that Doc2 originally occludes Munc13 to inhibit SNARE complex assembly. Moreover, our investigation unveiled that EphB2, a presynaptic adhesion molecule (SAM) with inherent tyrosine kinase functionality, exhibits the capacity to phosphorylate Doc2. This phosphorylation attenuates Doc2 block on Munc13 to promote SNARE complex assembly, which functionally induces spontaneous release and synaptic augmentation. Consistently, application of a Doc2 peptide that interrupts Doc2-Munc13 interplay impairs excitatory synaptic transmission and leads to dysfunction in spatial learning and memory. These data provide evidence that SAMs modulate neurotransmitter release by controlling SNARE complex assembly.


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Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso , Neurotransmissores , Receptor EphB2 , Proteínas SNARE , Transmissão Sináptica , Proteínas SNARE/metabolismo , Animais , Neurotransmissores/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Receptor EphB2/metabolismo , Receptor EphB2/genética , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Humanos , Camundongos , Ratos
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Virol Sin ; 39(3): 501-512, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38789039

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The infection caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is associated with high mortality in piglets worldwide. Host factors involved in the efficient replication of PEDV, however, remain largely unknown. Our recent proteomic study in the virus-host interaction network revealed a significant increase in the accumulation of CALML5 (EF-hand protein calmodulin-like 5) following PEDV infection. A further study unveiled a biphasic increase of CALML5 in 2 and 12 â€‹h after viral infection. Similar trends were observed in the intestines of piglets in the early and late stages of the PEDV challenge. Moreover, CALML5 depletion reduced PEDV mRNA and protein levels, leading to a one-order-of-magnitude decrease in virus titer. At the early stage of PEDV infection, CALML5 affected the endosomal trafficking pathway by regulating the expression of endosomal sorting complex related cellular proteins. CALML5 depletion also suppressed IFN-ß and IL-6 production in the PEDV-infected cells, thereby indicating its involvement in negatively regulating the innate immune response. Our study reveals the biological function of CALML5 in the virology field and offers new insights into the PEDV-host cell interaction.


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Calmodulina , Endossomos , Imunidade Inata , Vírus da Diarreia Epidêmica Suína , Replicação Viral , Animais , Vírus da Diarreia Epidêmica Suína/imunologia , Vírus da Diarreia Epidêmica Suína/fisiologia , Suínos , Calmodulina/metabolismo , Calmodulina/genética , Endossomos/metabolismo , Endossomos/virologia , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/imunologia , Doenças dos Suínos/virologia , Doenças dos Suínos/imunologia , Células Vero , Chlorocebus aethiops , Infecções por Coronavirus/imunologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/virologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/veterinária , Interleucina-6/genética , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/imunologia , Interferon beta/genética , Interferon beta/imunologia , Interferon beta/metabolismo
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Adv Mater ; 36(29): e2401222, 2024 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38690593

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Tumor cells harness Ca2+ to maintain cellular homeostasis and withstand external stresses from various treatments. Here, a dual-channel Ca2+ nanomodulator (CAP-P-NO) is constructed that can induce irreversible intracellular Ca2+ disorders via the redistribution of tumor-inherent Ca2+ for disrupting cellular homeostasis and thus improving tumor radiosensitivity. Stimulated by tumor-overexpressed acid and glutathione, capsaicin and nitric oxide are successively escaped from CAP-P-NO to activate the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 and the ryanodine receptor for the influx of extracellular Ca2+ and the release of Ca2+ in the endoplasmic reticulum, respectively. The overwhelming level of Ca2+ in tumor cells not only impairs the function of organelles but also induces widespread changes in the gene transcriptome, including the downregulation of a set of radioresistance-associated genes. Combining CAP-P-NO treatment with radiotherapy achieves a significant suppression against both pancreatic and patient-derived hepatic tumors with negligible side effects. Together, the study provides a feasible approach for inducing tumor-specific intracellular Ca2+ overload via endogenous Ca2+ redistribution and demonstrates the great potential of Ca2+ disorder therapy in enhancing the sensitivity for tumor radiotherapy.


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Cálcio , Humanos , Cálcio/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Camundongos , Radiossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Radiossensibilizantes/química , Tolerância a Radiação/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias/radioterapia , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico
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Mater Today Bio ; 26: 101064, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38698883

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Autologous nerve transplantation (ANT) is currently considered the gold standard for treating long-distance peripheral nerve defects. However, several challenges associated with ANT, such as limited availability of donors, donor site injury, mismatched nerve diameters, and local neuroma formation, remain unresolved. To address these issues comprehensively, we have developed porous poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) electrospinning fiber nerve guide conduits (NGCs) that are optimized in terms of alignment and conductive coating to facilitate peripheral nerve regeneration (PNR) under electrical stimulation (ES). The physicochemical and biological properties of aligned porous PLGA fibers and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sodium sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) coatings were characterized through assessments of electrical conductivity, surface morphology, mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, and cell proliferation. Material degradation experiments demonstrated the biocompatibility in vivo of electrospinning fiber films with conductive coatings. The conductive NGCs combined with ES effectively facilitated nerve regeneration. The designed porous aligned NGCs with conductive coatings exhibited suitable physicochemical properties and excellent biocompatibility, thereby significantly enhancing PNR when combined with ES. This combination of porous aligned NGCs with conductive coatings and ES holds great promise for applications in the field of PNR.

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Biophys Rep ; 10(1): 22-30, 2024 Feb 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38737476

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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large family of cell membrane proteins that are important targets for drug discovery. Nanobodies, also known as VHH (variable domains of heavy chain-only antibodies, HcAbs) antibodies, are small antibody fragments derived from camelids that have gained significant attention as potential therapeutics for targeting GPCRs due to their advantages over conventional antibodies. However, there are challenges in developing nanobodies targeting GPCRs, among which epitope accessibility is the most significant because the cell membrane partially shields the GPCR surface. We developed a universal protocol for making nanobodies targeting GPCRs using the cell membrane extract of GPCR-overexpressing HEK293 cells as the llama/alpaca immunization antigen. We constructed an immune VHH library and identified nanobodies by phage display bio-panning. The monoclonal nanobodies were recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) and purified to characterize their binding potency.

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Plant Physiol Biochem ; 211: 108724, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38744084

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Heavy metal pollution is a global environmental problem, and Quercus variabilis has a stronger tolerance to Cd stress than do other species. We aimed to explore the physiological response and molecular mechanisms of Q. variabilis to Cd stress. In this study, the antioxidant enzyme activities of leaves were determined, while the photosynthetic parameters of leaves were measured using Handy PEA, and ion fluxes and DEGs in the roots were investigated using noninvasive microtest technology (NMT) and RNA sequencing techniques, respectively. Cd stress at different concentrations and for different durations affected the uptake patterns of Cd2+ and H+ by Q. variabilis and affected the photosynthetic efficiency of leaves. Moreover, there was a positive relationship between antioxidant enzyme (CAT and POD) activity and Cd concentration. Transcriptome analysis revealed that many genes, including genes related to the cell wall, glutathione metabolism, ion uptake and transport, were significantly upregulated in response to cadmium stress in Q. variabilis roots. WGCNA showed that these DEGs could be divided into eight modules. The turquoise and blue modules exhibited the strongest correlations, and the most significantly enriched pathways were the phytohormone signaling pathway and the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway, respectively. These findings suggest that Q. variabilis can bolster plant tolerance by modulating signal transduction and increasing the synthesis of compounds, such as lignin, under Cd stress. In summary, Q. variabilis can adapt to Cd stress by increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes, and regulating the fluxes of Cd2+ and H+ ions and the expression of Cd stress-related genes.


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Cádmio , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Quercus , Estresse Fisiológico , Quercus/metabolismo , Quercus/efeitos dos fármacos , Quercus/genética , Cádmio/toxicidade , Cádmio/metabolismo , Estresse Fisiológico/efeitos dos fármacos , Estresse Fisiológico/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas/efeitos dos fármacos , Raízes de Plantas/metabolismo , Raízes de Plantas/efeitos dos fármacos , Raízes de Plantas/genética , Folhas de Planta/metabolismo , Folhas de Planta/efeitos dos fármacos , Folhas de Planta/genética , Fotossíntese/efeitos dos fármacos , Antioxidantes/metabolismo
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