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2. Long noncoding RNA LINC00239 inhibits ferroptosis in colorectal cancer by binding to Keap1 to stabilize Nrf2
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Yuying Han, Xiaoliang Gao, Nan Wu, Yirong Jin, He Zhou, Weijie Wang, Hao Liu, Yi Chu, Jiayi Cao, Mingzuo Jiang, Suzhen Yang, Yanting Shi, Xin Xie, Fulin Chen, Ying Han, Wen Qin, Bing Xu, and Jie Liang
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Cancer Research ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 ,NF-E2-Related Factor 2 ,Immunology ,Ferroptosis ,Humans ,RNA, Long Noncoding ,Cell Biology ,Colorectal Neoplasms - Abstract
Ferroptosis, a novel regulated cell death induced by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, plays an important role in tumor development and drug resistance. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are associated with various types of cancer. However, the precise roles of many lncRNAs in tumorigenesis remain elusive. Here we explored the transcriptomic profiles of lncRNAs in primary CRC tissues and corresponding paired adjacent non-tumor tissues by RNA-seq and found that LINC00239 was significantly overexpressed in colorectal cancer tissues. Abnormally high expression of LINC00239 predicts poorer survival and prognosis in colorectal cancer patients. Concurrently, we elucidated the role of LINC00239 as a tumor-promoting factor in CRC through in vitro functional studies and in vivo tumor xenograft models. Importantly, overexpression of LINC00239 decreased the anti-tumor activity of erastin and RSL3 by inhibiting ferroptosis. Collectively, these data suggest that LINC00239 plays a novel and indispensable role in ferroptosis by nucleotides 1–315 of LINC00239 to interact with the Kelch domain (Nrf2-binding site) of Keap1, inhibiting Nrf2 ubiquitination and increasing Nrf2 protein stability. Considering the recurrence and chemoresistance constitute the leading cause of death in colorectal cancer (CRC), ferroptosis induction may be a promising therapeutic strategy for CRC patients with low LINC00239 expression.
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- 2022
3. Uniparental parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell derivatives adaptable for bone and cartilage regeneration
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Gang Ye, Mei Sun, Shuai Lin, Yonggang Li, Jihong Cui, Fulin Chen, and Yuan Yu
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Mice ,Cartilage ,Tissue Engineering ,Animals ,Mice, Nude ,Cell Differentiation ,Cell Biology ,Molecular Biology ,Embryonic Stem Cells - Abstract
Cells with the desired phenotype and number are critical for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Uniparental parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells (pESCs) share fundamental properties with embryonic stem cells. This study aims to determine the viability of pESC-based tissue engineering for bone and cartilage reconstruction. The mouse pESCs were cultured in suspension to form embryoid bodies. An adherent cultivation approach was employed to obtain parthenogenetic embryonic mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs) from the embryoid bodies. Then, the pMSCs were cultured in conditional media to differentiate into osteogenic and chondrogenic lineages. The pESC-derived osteoblasts and chondroblasts were seeded into coral and sodium alginate scaffolds, respectively. The cell-seeded scaffolds were implanted into dorsal subcutaneous pockets of nude mice to evaluate ectopic reconstruction of bone and cartilage. We demonstrated that pESCs display the capacity to differentiate into all three germ layers. The generated pMSCs were able to differentiate into osteogenic and chondrogenic lineages, which survived well after seeding into coral and alginate acid scaffolds. Six weeks after cell-scaffold implantation, gross inspection and histological examination revealed that ectopic bone and cartilage tissues had successfully regenerated in the specimen. According to the findings of this study, pESC derivatives have a high potential for bone and cartilage regeneration.
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- 2022
4. Elastin-like polypeptide modified silk fibroin porous scaffold promotes osteochondral repair
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Qi Wei, Xin Zhao, Fulin Chen, Qiang Zhang, Zhuoyue Chen, and Hongmin Li
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Scaffold ,0206 medical engineering ,Biomedical Engineering ,Fibroin ,Silk fiber ,02 engineering and technology ,Article ,Biomaterials ,Cartilage repair ,lcsh:TA401-492 ,medicine ,Cell adhesion ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,biology ,Chemistry ,Regeneration (biology) ,Cartilage ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Cell biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,Bone repair ,biology.protein ,lcsh:Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials ,Elastin-like polypeptide ,0210 nano-technology ,Elastin ,Ex vivo ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Silk fibroin (SF) is considered biocompatible and biodegradable for osteochondral repair. However, it lacks a bioactive domain for cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation, limiting its therapeutic efficacy. To revamp SF as a biomimicking and bioactive microenvironment to regulate cell behaviours, we engineered an elastin-like polypeptide (ELP, Val-Pro-Gly-Xaa-Gly) to modify SF fibers via simple and green dehydrothermal (DHT) treatment. Our results demonstrated that the ELP successfully bound to SF, and the scaffold was reinforced by the fusion of the silk fiber intersections with ELP (S-ELP-DHT) via the DHT treatment. Both bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and chondrocytes exhibited improved spreading and proliferation on the S-ELP-DHT scaffolds. The ex vivo and in vivo experiments further demonstrated enhanced mature bone and cartilage tissue formation using the S-ELP-DHT scaffolds compared to the naked SF scaffolds. These results indicated that a recombinant ELP-modified silk scaffold can mimic three-dimensional (3D) cell microenvironment, and improve bone and cartilage regeneration. We envision that our scaffolds have huge clinical potential for osteochondral repair., Graphical abstract Schematic illustration showing the S-ELP-DHT scaffolds can be fabricated into fibrocartilage or bone mimic by seeding with chondrocytes or BMSCs for osteochondral regeneration.Image 1, Highlights • Elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) modified silk fibroin (SF) scaffold was developed via dehydrothermal treatment (S-ELP-DHT). • The S-ELP-DHT scaffold provided a beneficial cell microenvironment for osteochondral repair. • Greater mature bone and cartilage tissue formation were achieved. • Improved repair efficacy for articular osteochondral defects was confirmed.
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- 2021
5. CRISPR-assisted detection of RNA–protein interactions in living cells
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Wenju Sun, Wenkai Yi, Xi Wang, Kui Ming Chan, Jilin Zhang, Liang Zhang, Jian Yan, Jussi Taipale, Ligang Fan, Fulin Chen, Jing Ye, Jingyu Li, Linbu Liao, Xiaoyu Li, and Xiaoxuan Zhu
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0303 health sciences ,MALAT1 ,Rna protein ,HEK 293 cells ,RNA ,Context (language use) ,Cell Biology ,Computational biology ,Biology ,Biochemistry ,DNA-binding protein ,03 medical and health sciences ,CRISPR ,XIST ,Molecular Biology ,030304 developmental biology ,Biotechnology - Abstract
We have developed CRISPR-assisted RNA-protein interaction detection method (CARPID), which leverages CRISPR-CasRx-based RNA targeting and proximity labeling to identify binding proteins of specific long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the native cellular context. We applied CARPID to the nuclear lncRNA XIST, and it captured a list of known interacting proteins and multiple previously uncharacterized binding proteins. We generalized CARPID to explore binders of the lncRNAs DANCR and MALAT1, revealing the method's wide applicability in identifying RNA-binding proteins.
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- 2020
6. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β: a promising candidate in the fight against fibrosis
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Zhenlong Xin, Zhi Yang, Hongbo Liu, Fulin Chen, Yang Yang, Jihong Cui, Hanxue Zheng, and Yuan Yu
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0301 basic medicine ,Aging ,Glycogen synthase kinase-3β ,Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Review ,Kidney ,Extracellular matrix ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Mediator ,Fibrosis ,GSK-3 ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Epithelial–mesenchymal transition ,Glycogen synthase ,Lung ,Protein Kinase Inhibitors ,Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) ,Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta ,biology ,Signaling pathway ,Kinase ,Myocardium ,medicine.disease ,Cell biology ,Disease Models, Animal ,030104 developmental biology ,Liver ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,biology.protein ,Signal transduction ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Fibrosis exists in almost all organs/tissues of the human body, plays an important role in the occurrence and development of diseases and is also a hallmark of the aging process. However, there is no effective prevention or therapeutic method for fibrogenesis. As a serine/threonine (Ser/Thr)-protein kinase, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) is a vital signaling mediator that participates in a variety of biological events and can inhibit extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process, thereby exerting its protective role against the fibrosis of various organs/tissues, including the heart, lung, liver, and kidney. Moreover, we further present the upstream regulators and downstream effectors of the GSK-3β pathway during fibrosis and comprehensively summarize the roles of GSK-3β in the regulation of fibrosis and provide several potential targets for research. Collectively, the information reviewed here highlights recent advances vital for experimental research and clinical development, illuminating the possibility of GSK-3β as a novel therapeutic target for the management of tissue fibrosis in the future.
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- 2020
7. PI3K Plays an Essential Role in Planarian Regeneration and Tissue Maintenance
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Hanxue Zheng, Hongbo Liu, Qian Xu, Wenjun Wang, Linfeng Li, Gang Ye, Xiaomin Wen, Fulin Chen, and Yuan Yu
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biology ,QH301-705.5 ,Regeneration (biology) ,Cell Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Regenerative medicine ,PI3K ,cellular response ,Cell biology ,stem cell ,Cell and Developmental Biology ,planarian ,Planarian ,regeneration ,Dugesia japonica ,Stem cell ,Biology (General) ,Blastema ,PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway ,Original Research ,Developmental Biology ,Adult stem cell - Abstract
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling plays a central role in various biological processes, and its abnormality leads to a broad spectrum of human diseases, such as cancer, fibrosis, and immunological disorders. However, the mechanisms by which PI3K signaling regulates the behavior of stem cells during regeneration are poorly understood. Planarian flatworms possess abundant adult stem cells (called neoblasts) allowing them to develop remarkable regenerative capabilities, thus the animals represent an ideal model for studying stem cells and regenerative medicine in vivo. In this study, the spatiotemporal expression pattern of Djpi3k, a PI3K ortholog in the planarian Dugesia japonica, was investigated and suggests its potential role in wound response and tissue regeneration. A loss-of-function study was conducted using small molecules and RNA interference technique, providing evidence that PI3K signaling is required for blastema regrowth and cilia maintenance during planarian regeneration and homeostasis. Interestingly, the mitotic and apoptotic responses to amputation are substantially abated in PI3K inhibitor-treated regenerating animals, while knockdown of Djpi3k alleviates the mitotic response and postpones the peak of apoptotic cell death, which may contribute to the varying degrees of regenerative defects induced by the pharmacological and genetic approaches. These observations reveal novel roles for PI3K signaling in the regulation of the cellular responses to amputation during planarian regeneration and provide insights for investigating the disease-related genes in the regeneration-competent organism in vivo.
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- 2021
8. Protein Core Fucosylation Regulates Planarian Head Regeneration via Neoblast Proliferation
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Wenjun Wang, Yuan Yu, Hongbo Liu, Hanxue Zheng, Liyuan Jia, Jing Zhang, Xue Wang, Yang Yang, and Fulin Chen
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0301 basic medicine ,QH301-705.5 ,Biology ,FUT8 ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cell and Developmental Biology ,head regeneration ,0302 clinical medicine ,Downregulation and upregulation ,neoblast proliferation ,Biology (General) ,Fucosylation ,Original Research ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Regeneration (biology) ,Lectin ,Cell Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Cell biology ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,planarian ,Planarian ,core fucose-binding glycoproteins ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,biology.protein ,Dugesia japonica ,Glycoprotein ,Function (biology) ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
Protein glycosylation is an important posttranslational modification that plays a crucial role in cellular function. However, its biological roles in tissue regeneration remain interesting and primarily ambiguous. In this study, we profiled protein glycosylation during head regeneration in planarian Dugesia japonica using a lectin microarray. We found that 6 kinds of lectins showed increased signals and 16 kinds showed decreased signals. Interestingly, we found that protein core fucosylation, manifested by Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA) staining, was significantly upregulated during planarian head regeneration. Lectin histochemistry indicated that the LCA signal was intensified within the wound and blastemal areas. Furthermore, we found that treatment with a fucosylation inhibitor, 2F-peracetyl-fucose, significantly retarded planarian head regeneration, while supplement with L-fucose could improve DjFut8 expression and stimulate planarian head regeneration. In addition, 53 glycoproteins that bound to LCA were selectively isolated by LCA-magnetic particle conjugates and identified by LC-MS/MS, including the neoblast markers DjpiwiA, DjpiwiB, DjvlgA, and DjvlgB. Overall, our study provides direct evidence for the involvement of protein core fucosylation in planarian regeneration.
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- 2021
9. Dramatic promotion of wound healing using a recombinant human-like collagen and bFGF cross-linked hydrogel by transglutaminase
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Xiaoyan Zheng, Yan Li, Daidi Fan, Bing Xu, He Si, Yayuan Guo, Yihang Wang, Zhuoyue Chen, and Fulin Chen
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Tissue transglutaminase ,0206 medical engineering ,Basic fibroblast growth factor ,Biomedical Engineering ,Biophysics ,Biocompatible Materials ,Bioengineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Cell Line ,law.invention ,Biomaterials ,Mice ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,law ,Animals ,Humans ,Medicine ,Skin repair ,Drug Carriers ,Wound Healing ,Transglutaminases ,integumentary system ,biology ,business.industry ,Hydrogels ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Recombinant Proteins ,Cell biology ,Cross-Linking Reagents ,chemistry ,cardiovascular system ,Recombinant DNA ,biology.protein ,Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 ,Collagen ,0210 nano-technology ,Wound healing ,business - Abstract
The basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) plays an important role in the wound repair process. However, lacking of better biomaterials to carry bFGF still is a challenge in skin repair and regeneration. In this study, the human-like collagen (HLC) cross-linked with transglutaminase (TG) to fabricate a HLC/TG hydrogel to load bFGF. The physical properties of hydrogel, such as interior structure, mechanical property, were characterized
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- 2019
10. Forkhead box O4 transcription factor in human neoplasms: Cannot afford to lose the novel suppressor
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Yuehu Han, Tian Li, Fulin Chen, Jianjun Lv, Zhi Yang, Chenxi Lu, Yuan Yu, Yang Yang, and Shuai Jiang
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0301 basic medicine ,Physiology ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Cell Cycle Proteins ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Metastasis ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,Neoplasms ,medicine ,Transcriptional regulation ,Animals ,Humans ,Transcription factor ,Tumor Suppressor Proteins ,Cancer ,FOXO Family ,Forkhead Transcription Factors ,Cell Biology ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,030104 developmental biology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,FOXO4 ,Cancer research ,Suppressor ,Carcinogenesis ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Forkhead box O4 (FOXO4), a member of FOXO family, has been highlighted as an essential transcriptional regulator in many diverse carcinomas. Accumulated studies have demonstrated that FOXO4 is downregulated and associated with tumorigenesis, invasiveness, and metastasis of most human cancer. FOXO4 alteration is also closely linked to the prognosis of various types of cancer. The aim of this review is to comprehensively present the clinical and pathological significance of FOXO4 in human cancer. Additionally, the potential clinical applications of future FOXO4 research are discussed. Collectively, the information reviewed here should increase the potential of FOXO4 as a therapeutic target for cancer.
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- 2018
11. DDX21 promotes gastric cancer proliferation by regulating cell cycle
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Nan Wu, Yanan Pan, Yuying Han, Qiuqiu Hou, Xin Xie, Jiayi Cao, Yu Zhao, and Fulin Chen
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Carcinogenesis ,Biophysics ,Mice, Nude ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Biochemistry ,DEAD-box RNA Helicases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cyclin D1 ,Stomach Neoplasms ,Cell Line, Tumor ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Molecular Biology ,Cell Proliferation ,Mice, Inbred BALB C ,Cell growth ,Cell Cycle ,Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 ,Cancer ,Cell Biology ,Middle Aged ,Cell cycle ,medicine.disease ,RNA Helicase A ,030104 developmental biology ,Cancer cell ,Cancer research ,Female ,Ectopic expression - Abstract
DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) cassette helicase 21 (DDX21) is an ATP-dependent RNA helicase that is overexpressed in various malignancies. There is increasing evidence that DDX21 is involved in carcinogenesis and cancer progression by promoting cell proliferation. However, the functional role of DDX21 in gastric cancer is largely unknown. In this study, we observed that DDX21 was significantly up-regulated in gastric cancer tissues compared to paired adjacent normal tissues. The expression of DDX21 was closely related to the pathological stage of gastric cancer. In vitro and in vivo studies had shown that knockdown of DDX21 inhibited gastric cancer cell proliferation, colony formation, G1/S cell cycle transition and xenograft growth, while ectopic expression of DDX21 promoted these cell functions. Mechanically, DDX21 induced gastric cancer cell growth by up-regulating levels of Cyclin D1 and CDK2. Taken together, these results revealed a novel role for DDX21 in the proliferation of gastric cancer cells via the Cyclin D1 and CDK2 pathways. Therefore, DDX21 can be used as a therapeutic target for gastric cancer.
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- 2018
12. Expression and Functional Characterization of c-Fos Gene in Chinese Fire-Bellied Newt Cynops Orientalis
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Du Wang, Zhaoxiang Mi, Shuai Lin, Yalong Feng, Yuan Yu, Gang Ye, Fulin Chen, and Jihong Cui
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0301 basic medicine ,limb regeneration ,lcsh:QH426-470 ,c-Fos ,Biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Downregulation and upregulation ,Complementary DNA ,Genetics ,Coding region ,Cynops orientalis ,Peptide sequence ,Gene ,Genetics (clinical) ,biology.organism_classification ,Cell biology ,body regions ,Heptad repeat ,lcsh:Genetics ,030104 developmental biology ,expression patterns ,skin wound healing ,Wound healing ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
c-Fos is an immediate-early gene that modulates cellular responses to a wide variety of stimuli and also plays an important role in tissue regeneration. However, the sequence and functions of c-Fos are still poorly understood in newts. This study describes the molecular cloning and characterization of the c-Fos gene (Co-c-Fos) of the Chinese fire-bellied newt, Cynops orientalis. The full-length Co-c-Fos cDNA sequence consists of a 1290 bp coding sequence that encoded 429 amino acids. The alignment and phylogenetic analyses reveal that the amino acid sequence of Co-c-Fos shared a conserved basic leucine zipper domain, including a nuclear localization sequence and a leucine heptad repeat. The Co-c-Fos mRNA is widely expressed in various tissues and is highly and uniformly expressed along the newt limb. After limb amputation, the expression of Co-c-Fos mRNA was immediately upregulated, but rapidly declined. However, the significant upregulation of Co-c-Fos protein expression was sustained for 24 h, overlapping with the wound healing stage of C. orientalis limb regeneration. To investigate if Co-c-Fos participate in newt wound healing, a skin wound healing model is employed. The results show that the treatment of T-5224, a selective c-Fos inhibitor, could largely impair the healing process of newt&rsquo, s skin wound, as well as the injury-induced matrix metalloproteinase-3 upregulation, which is fundamental to wound epithelium formation. These data suggest that Co-c-Fos might participate in wound healing by modulating the expression of its potential target gene matrix metalloproteinase-3. Our study provides important insights into mechanisms that are responsible for the initiation of newt limb regeneration.
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- 2021
13. Fabricating a novel HLC-hBMP2 fusion protein for the treatment of bone defects
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He Si, Xin Xie, Fulin Chen, Zhaoyue Wang, Zhen Zhang, Yihang Wang, Jiawei Wu, Daidi Fan, Zhuoyue Chen, and Lijun Shang
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Biocompatibility ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 ,02 engineering and technology ,Bone morphogenetic protein ,Pichia pastoris ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,In vivo ,law ,Osteogenesis ,Transforming Growth Factor beta ,Animals ,Cytotoxicity ,dewey570 ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,dewey540 ,Chemistry ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,Mesenchymal Stem Cells ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,Fusion protein ,Cell biology ,Rats ,Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ,Saccharomycetales ,Recombinant DNA ,Collagen ,0210 nano-technology ,dewey660 - Abstract
Treating serious bone trauma with an osteo-inductive agent such as bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) has been considered as an optimized option when delivered via a collagen sponge (CS). Previous works have shown that the BMP concentration and release rate from approved CS carriers is difficult to control with precision. Here we presented the fabrication of a recombinant fusion protein from recombinant human-like collagen (HLC) and human BMP-2 (hBMP2). The fusion protein preserved the characteristic of HLC allowing the recombinant protein to be expressed in Yeast (such as Pichia pastoris GS115) and purified rapidly and easily with mass production after methanol induction. It also kept the stable properties of HLC and hBMP2 in the body fluid environment with good biocompatibility and no cytotoxicity. Moreover, the recombinant fusion protein fabricated a vertical through-hole structure with improved mechanical properties, and thus facilitated migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the fusion materials. Furthermore, the fusion protein degraded and released hBMP-2 in vivo allowing osteoinductive activity and the enhancement of utilization rate and the precise control of the hBMP2 release. This fusion protein when applied to cranial defects in rats was osteoinductively active and improved bone repairing enhancing the repairing rate 3.5- fold and 4.2- fold when compared to the HLC alone and the control, respectively. There were no visible inflammatory reactions, infections or extrusions around the implantation sites observed. Our data strongly suggests that this novel recombinant fusion protein could be more beneficial in the treatment of bone defects than the simple superposition of the hBMP2/collagen sponge.
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- 2020
14. An array of 60,000 antibodies for proteome-scale antibody generation and target discovery
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Fei Lin, Xuemei Du, Weining Weng, Qinghua Nie, Yang Li, Shiwei Wang, Qingyou Xia, Zhiqing Li, Yiqiang Wang, Jian Yan, Mingqiao Wang, Nan Wang, Yang-Rui Li, L. Ma, Xiquan Zhang, Qin Zhang, Sheng-Ce Tao, Ziqing Chen, Yuemeng Wang, Zhaohui Wang, Kenneth D. Poss, Xuefan Xu, Fulin Chen, Mira I. Pronobis, Dongliang Huang, Rong Pan, Meng Xun, Zhiqiang Wang, Susan Zheng, Hou Bing, Xiaodong Zhao, Ying Zhang, Kun Wang, Yu-Xian Zhu, Wenfang Zeng, Huaping Dai, Li Jiang, Ying Lin, Yuan Yu, Yanfang Tang, Jing Geng, Guangcun Cheng, and Zheng Yuan
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Proteome ,THP-1 Cells ,medicine.drug_class ,Immunology ,HL-60 Cells ,Immunofluorescence ,Monoclonal antibody ,Epitope ,Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived ,Epitopes ,Jurkat Cells ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Antigen ,Research Methods ,Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Research Articles ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,Multidisciplinary ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,biology ,Systems Biology ,fungi ,SciAdv r-articles ,Hep G2 Cells ,U937 Cells ,Cell biology ,Chromatin ,HEK293 Cells ,Membrane protein ,A549 Cells ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,PC-3 Cells ,MCF-7 Cells ,biology.protein ,Antibody ,K562 Cells ,Peptides ,HeLa Cells ,Research Article - Abstract
A massively parallel array of monoclonal antibodies enables rapid antibody development and target discovery across species., Antibodies are essential for elucidating gene function. However, affordable technology for proteome-scale antibody generation does not exist. To address this, we developed Proteome Epitope Tag Antibody Library (PETAL) and its array. PETAL consists of 62,208 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against 15,199 peptides from diverse proteomes. PETAL harbors binders for a great multitude of proteins in nature due to antibody multispecificity, an intrinsic antibody feature. Distinctive combinations of 10,000 to 20,000 mAbs were found to target specific proteomes by array screening. Phenotype-specific mAb-protein pairs were found for maize and zebrafish samples. Immunofluorescence and flow cytometry mAbs for membrane proteins and chromatin immunoprecipitation–sequencing mAbs for transcription factors were identified from respective proteome-binding PETAL mAbs. Differential screening of cell surface proteomes of tumor and normal tissues identified internalizing tumor antigens for antibody-drug conjugates. By finding high-affinity mAbs at a fraction of current time and cost, PETAL enables proteome-scale antibody generation and target discovery.
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- 2020
15. Snapshot: Targeting Macrophages as a Candidate for Tissue Regeneration
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Tian Li, Fulin Chen, Jing Zhang, Yang Yang, and Zhi Yang
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02 engineering and technology ,Biology ,Regenerative Medicine ,010402 general chemistry ,Candidate ,01 natural sciences ,Regenerative medicine ,Peripheral blood mononuclear cell ,Immune system ,Animals ,Humans ,Regeneration ,Wound Healing ,Targeting ,Tissue ,Exogenous antigen ,Guided Tissue Regeneration ,Macrophages ,Regeneration (biology) ,Snapshot ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Cell biology ,Higher animals ,0210 nano-technology ,Wound healing - Abstract
Macrophages are a specific mononuclear cell group abundant in almost every organ of higher animals. This group is a pivotal part of the immune system and is involved in immune responses against exogenous antigen invasion. Recently, accumulating evidence has demonstrated that macrophages participate in wound repair and tissue regeneration. In this review, we will first introduce the influences of regeneration after injury in various tissues and organs among macrophage-depleted animal models. Second, the possible relationship between macrophages and reparation capacities will be discussed. Finally, we provide a general idea about the roles of macrophages in the injury- regeneration process and then discuss the current challenges and prospects of their clinical application. The information compiled here may be useful for regenerative research and may promote macrophages as a therapeutic target in regenerative medicine.
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- 2018
16. Profiling of glycan alterations in regrowing limb tissues ofCynops orientalis
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Fulin Chen, Liyuan Jia, Jihong Cui, Wenjun Wang, Hongmin Li, Hanxue Zheng, Yalong Feng, and Jing Zhang
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0301 basic medicine ,Glycan ,biology ,Microarray analysis techniques ,Regeneration (biology) ,Lectin ,Dermatology ,Anatomy ,Cell biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Cytoplasm ,biology.protein ,Immunohistochemistry ,Surgery ,Signal transduction ,Blastema - Abstract
Glycans are known to play important roles in molecular recognition, cell-cell adhesion, molecular trafficking, receptor activation, and signal transduction during development and regeneration. Despite numerous investigations of regenerating salamander limbs, global analysis of the precise variation of glycans during the limb regeneration process has received little attention. Here, we have used lectin microarrays and lectin histochemistry to analyze the alterations and distribution of glycans during the early stages leading to blastema formation during Cynops orientalis limb regeneration in response to limb amputation. Compared with the control group, analysis at several time points (3, 7, and 14 days postamputation) using microarrays containing 37 lectins showed that limb tissues expressed significantly different complements of glycans recognized by 9 different lectins. Postamputation limb tissues showed higher expression of two glycan structures recognized by the lectins STL and LTL and lower expression of seven glycan structures recognized by PHA-E, MAL-I, SNA, UEA-I, PHA-E + L, VVA, and GNA. We also observed significant changes in glycans specifically at 7 days postamputation, including higher binding capacity by WFA, GSL-I, and NPA and lower binding capacity by PNA, HHL, ConA, LCA, GSL-II, and PWM. Next, we validated our lectin microarray data using lectin histochemistry in limb tissues. Glycans recognized by STL and GNA showed similar changes in signal intensity to those found in the lectin microarrays, with STL staining in the cytoplasm and GNA in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Our findings are the first report of significant postamputation changes in glycans in limb tissues and suggest that those glycans perform potentially important functions during the early stages of C. orientalis limb regeneration.
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- 2017
17. ITRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of Cynops orientalis limb regeneration
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Xin Xie, Jihong Cui, Mei Sun, Jie Tang, Fulin Chen, Yuan Yu, Hanxue Zheng, Wenguang Liu, Lu Yin, and Wenjun Wang
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0301 basic medicine ,Proteomics ,Proteome ,lcsh:QH426-470 ,lcsh:Biotechnology ,Cathepsin B ,03 medical and health sciences ,lcsh:TP248.13-248.65 ,Keratin ,Protein Interaction Mapping ,Genetics ,Animals ,Regeneration ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,030102 biochemistry & molecular biology ,biology ,Limb regeneration ,Regeneration (biology) ,Asporin ,Extremities ,Salamandridae ,Molecular biology ,Cell biology ,Cynops orientalis ,lcsh:Genetics ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,iTRAQ ,biology.protein ,Titin ,Wound healing ,Biotechnology ,Research Article - Abstract
Background Salamanders regenerate their limbs after amputation. However, the molecular mechanism of this unique regeneration remains unclear. In this study, isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was employed to quantitatively identify differentially expressed proteins in regenerating limbs 3, 7, 14, 30 and 42 days post amputation (dpa). Results Of 2636 proteins detected in total, 253 proteins were differentially expressed during different regeneration stages. Among these proteins, Asporin, Cadherin-13, Keratin, Collagen alpha-1(XI) and Titin were down-regulated. CAPG, Coronin-1A, AnnexinA1, Cathepsin B were up-regulated compared with the control. The identified proteins were further analyzed to obtain information about their expression patterns and functions in limb regeneration. Functional analysis indicated that the differentially expressed proteins were associated with wound healing, immune response, cellular process, metabolism and binding. Conclusions This work indicated that significant proteome alternations occurred during salamander limb regeneration. The results may provide fundamental knowledge to understand the mechanism of limb regeneration. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-017-4125-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2017
18. Preclinical study of mouse pluripotent parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell derivatives for the construction of tissue-engineered skin equivalent
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Fulin Chen, Mei Sun, Wenguang Liu, Jihong Cui, Ling Wang, Lu Yin, Yang Rao, Wei Liu, and Xingrong Yan
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0301 basic medicine ,KOSR ,Cellular differentiation ,Parthenogenesis ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells ,Embryoid body ,Biology ,Regenerative Medicine ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) ,lcsh:Biochemistry ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mice ,Animals ,Cell Lineage ,lcsh:QD415-436 ,Functional ability ,Embryoid Bodies ,Skin ,lcsh:R5-920 ,Tissue Engineering ,Research ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,Cell Differentiation ,Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells ,Cell Biology ,Anatomy ,Fibroblasts ,Embryonic stem cell ,Cell biology ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,030104 developmental biology ,Tissue-engineered skin equivalents ,Differentiation ,Molecular Medicine ,Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ,Stem cell ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,Germ Layers ,Adult stem cell - Abstract
Background Embryonic stem cell (ESC) derivatives hold great promise for the construction of tissue-engineered skin equivalents (TESE). However, harvesting of ESCs destroys viable embryos and may lead to political and ethical concerns over their application. In the current study, we directed mouse parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells (pESCs) to differentiate into fibroblasts, constructed TESE, and evaluated its function in vivo. Methods The stemness marker expression and the pluripotent differentiation ability of pESCs were tested. After embryoid body (EB) formation and adherence culture, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were enriched and directed to differentiate into fibroblastic lineage. Characteristics of derived fibroblasts were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR and ELISA. Functional ability of the constructed TESE was tested by a mouse skin defects repair model. Results Mouse pESCs expressed stemness marker and could form teratoma containing three germ layers. MSCs could be enriched from outgrowths of EBs and directed to differentiate into fibroblastic lineage. These cells express a high level of growth factors including FGF, EGF, VEGF, TGF, PDGF, and IGF1, similar to those of ESC-derived fibroblasts and mouse fibroblasts. Seeded into collagen gels, the fibroblasts derived from pESCs could form TESE. Mouse skin defects could be successfully repaired 15 days after transplantation of TESE constructed by fibroblasts derived from pESCs. Conclusions pESCs could be induced to differentiate into fibroblastic lineage, which could be applied to the construction of TESE and skin defect repair. Particularly, pESC derivatives avoid the limitations of political and ethical concerns, and provide a promising source for regenerative medicine.
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19. Author Correction: CRISPR-assisted detection of RNA–protein interactions in living cells
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Wenju Sun, Jing Ye, Xi Wang, Jilin Zhang, Kui Ming Chan, Jussi Taipale, Linbu Liao, Jian Yan, Liang Zhang, Xiaoxuan Zhu, Jingyu Li, Xiaoyu Li, Fulin Chen, Ligang Fan, and Wenkai Yi
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Rna protein ,CRISPR ,Cell Biology ,Computational biology ,Biology ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry ,Biotechnology - Published
- 2021
20. Directing the Differentiation of Parthenogenetic Stem Cells into Tenocytes for Tissue-Engineered Tendon Regeneration
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Qi Wei, Xingrong Yan, Fulin Chen, Wenguang Liu, Mei Sun, Jihong Cui, Lu Yin, Wei Liu, and Yang Rao
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Mechanical stretch ,0301 basic medicine ,Parthenogenesis ,Mice, Nude ,Biology ,Tendons ,Extracellular matrix ,03 medical and health sciences ,Translational Research Articles and Reviews ,Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer ,Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine ,Animals ,Regeneration ,Induced pluripotent stem cell ,Cell Proliferation ,Tissue Engineering ,Tissue Scaffolds ,Regeneration (biology) ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,Parthenogenetic stem cells ,Cell Differentiation ,Mesenchymal Stem Cells ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,Chondrogenesis ,Embryonic stem cell ,Cell biology ,Tenocytes ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Tendon regeneration ,Phenotype ,030104 developmental biology ,Adipogenesis ,Differentiation ,Immunology ,Stem cell ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
Uniparental parthenogenesis yields pluripotent stem cells without the political and ethical concerns surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) for biomedical applications. In the current study, we hypothesized that parthenogenetic stem cells (pSCs) could be directed to differentiate into tenocytes and applied for tissue-engineered tendon. We showed that pSCs displayed fundamental properties similar to those of ESCs, including pluripotency, clonogenicity, and self-renewal capacity. pSCs spontaneously differentiated into parthenogenetic mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs), which were positive for mesenchymal stem cell surface markers and possessed osteogenic, chondrogenic, and adipogenic potential. Then, mechanical stretch was applied to improve the tenogenic differentiation of pMSCs, as indicated by the expression of tenogenic-specific markers and an increasing COL1A1:3A1 ratio. The pSC-derived tenocytes could proliferate and secrete extracellular matrix on the surface of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid scaffolds. Finally, engineered tendon-like tissue was successfully generated after in vivo heterotopic implantation of a tenocyte-scaffold composite. In conclusion, our experiment introduced an effective and practical strategy for applying pSCs for tendon regeneration.
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- 2016
21. Alterations of protein glycosylation in embryonic stem cells during adipogenesis
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Xin Xie, Mei Sun, Hongmin Li, Wenguang Liu, Wei Liu, Hanjie Yu, Fulin Chen, Lu Yin, Wang Yangyang, Jihong Cui, Yang Rao, and Xingrong Yan
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Glycosylation ,Microarray ,Parthenogenesis ,Cell ,Protein Array Analysis ,Biology ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells ,Cell Line ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,lectin microarray ,Lectins ,Genetics ,medicine ,Humans ,Cell Proliferation ,Adipogenesis ,010405 organic chemistry ,Cell growth ,Proteins ,Cell Differentiation ,Articles ,General Medicine ,embryonic stem cells ,Cell cycle ,Embryonic stem cell ,0104 chemical sciences ,Cell biology ,carbohydrates (lipids) ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Cell culture ,Protein Processing, Post-Translational - Abstract
The understanding of adipose tissue development is crucial for the treatment of obesity-related diseases. Adipogenesis has been extensively investigated at the gene and protein levels in recent years. However, the alterations in protein glycosylation during this process remains unknown, particularly that of parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells (pESCs), a type of ESCs with low immunogenicity and no ethical concerns regarding their use. Protein glycosylation markedly affects cell growth and development, cell-to-cell communication, tumour growth and metastasis. In the present study, the adipogenic potentials of J1 ESCs and pESCs were first compared and the results demonstrated that pESCs had lower adipogenic potential compared with J1 ESCs. Lectin microarray was then used to screen the alteration of protein glycosylation during adipogenesis. The results revealed that protein modification of GlcNAc and α-1-2-fucosylation increased, whereas α-1-6-fucosylation, α-2-6-sialylation and α-1-6-mannosylation decreased in J1 ESCs and pESCs during this process. In addition, α-1-3-mannosylation decreased only in pESCs. Lectin histochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction of glycosyltransferase confirmed the results obtained by lectin microarray. Therefore, protein glycosylation of ESCs was significantly altered during adipogenesis, indicating that protein glycosylation analysis is not only helpful for studying the mechanism of adipogenesis, but may also be used as a marker to monitor adipogenic development.
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- 2017
22. Directing Parthenogenetic Stem Cells Differentiate into Adipocytes for Engineering Injectable Adipose Tissue
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Jihong Cui, Wei-Wei Liu, Wenguang Liu, Xingyuan Yang, Fulin Chen, Mei Sun, Xingrong Yan, and Yang Rao
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lcsh:Internal medicine ,Article Subject ,Chemistry ,business.industry ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,Adipose tissue ,3T3-L1 ,Cell Biology ,Embryoid body ,Embryonic stem cell ,Cell biology ,Biotechnology ,Adipogenesis ,Stem cell ,lcsh:RC31-1245 ,business ,Molecular Biology ,Research Article ,Stem cell transplantation for articular cartilage repair - Abstract
The selection of appropriate seed cells is crucial for adipose tissue engineering. Here, we reported the stepwise induction of parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells (pESCs) to differentiate into adipogenic cells and its application in engineering injectable adipose tissue with Pluronic F-127. pESCs had pluripotent differentiation capacity and could form teratomas that include the three primary germ layers. Cells that migrated from the embryoid bodies (EBs) were selectively separated and expanded to obtain embryonic mesenchymal stem cells (eMSCs). The eMSCs exhibited similar cell surface marker expression profiles with bone morrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and had multipotent differentiation capacity. Under the induction of dexamethasone, indomethacin, and insulin, eMSCs could differentiate into adipogenic cells with increased expression of adipose-specific genes and oil droplet depositions within the cytoplasm. To evaluate their suitability as seed cells for adipose tissue engineering, the CM-Dil labelled adipogenic cells derived from eMSCs were seeded into Pluronic F-127 hydrogel and injected subcutaneously into nude mice. Four weeks after injection, glistering and semitransparent constructs formed in the subcutaneous site. Histological observations demonstrated that new adipose tissue was successfully fabricated in the specimen by the labelled cells. The results of the current study indicated that pESCs have great potential in the fabrication of injectable adipose tissue.
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- 2014
23. A novel therapeutic drug for colon cancer: EpCAM scFv-truncated protamine (tp)-siRNA
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Xin Xie, Fulin Chen, Yansen Zhen, Zaicun Wang, and Huiwen Hao
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biology ,Colorectal cancer ,medicine.drug_class ,Wnt signaling pathway ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Monoclonal antibody ,Molecular biology ,Tumor antigen ,Antigen ,medicine ,biology.protein ,Cancer research ,Antibody ,Signal transduction ,Carcinogenesis - Abstract
Colon cancer is a type of malignant tumor that causes considerable mortality worldwide. Epithelial cellular adhesion molecule (EpCAM), a tumor-associated antigen of colon tumors, is a target for colon cancer therapy. EpCAM-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been applied in human colon cancer since the 1990s; however, the therapeutic effects are limited. EpCAM activates nuclear signaling pathways by releasing its intracellular domain (EpICD). The released EpICD stimulates the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, which is also strongly associated with tumorigenesis. EpCAM is also a target gene of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. EpCAM and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway form a functional interaction cycle in colon cancer. Thus, we propose a new therapeutic drug for colon cancer: an EpCAM single-chain fragment variable antibody (scFv)-truncated protamine-siRNA. EpCAM scFv can recognize and bind colon cancer cells through its EpCAM antigen activity. Furthermore, the specific siRNA transferred into colon cancer cells specifically inhibits Wnt/β-catenin signal transmission. Therefore, this new drug may efficiently interrupt the functional cycle between EpCAM and Wnt/β-catenin signaling and be an effective therapeutic strategy for colon cancer.
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- 2013
24. Chm-1 gene-modified bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells maintain the chondrogenic phenotype of tissue-engineered cartilage
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Jihong Cui, Jing Wei, Fulin Chen, Jun Zhu, Wei Liu, Zhuoyue Chen, and Hongmin Li
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0301 basic medicine ,0206 medical engineering ,Primary Cell Culture ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Clinical uses of mesenchymal stem cells ,Gene Expression ,Bone Marrow Cells ,02 engineering and technology ,Biology ,Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) ,03 medical and health sciences ,Chondrocytes ,Tissue engineering ,Transduction, Genetic ,medicine ,Animals ,Cartilage tissue ,Stem cell transplantation for articular cartilage repair ,Chemotactic Factors ,Tissue Engineering ,Tissue Scaffolds ,Cartilage ,Research ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,Graft Survival ,Amniotic stem cells ,Cell Differentiation ,Mesenchymal Stem Cells ,Cell Biology ,Chondrogenesis ,Anthozoa ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Cell biology ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Molecular Medicine ,Rabbits ,Porosity ,Adult stem cell ,Chondromodulin-1 - Abstract
Background Marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into specific phenotypes, including chondrocytes, and have been widely used for cartilage tissue engineering. However, cartilage grafts from MSCs exhibit phenotypic alternations after implantation, including matrix calcification and vascular ingrowth. Methods We compared chondromodulin-1 (Chm-1) expression between chondrocytes and MSCs. We found that chondrocytes expressed a high level of Chm-1. We then adenovirally transduced MSCs with Chm-1 and applied modified cells to engineer cartilage in vivo. Results A gross inspection and histological observation indicated that the chondrogenic phenotype of the tissue-engineered cartilage graft was well maintained, and the stable expression of Chm-1 was detected by immunohistological staining in the cartilage graft derived from the Chm-1 gene-modified MSCs. Conclusions Our findings defined an essential role for Chm-1 in maintaining chondrogenic phenotype and demonstrated that Chm-1 gene-modified MSCs may be used in cartilage tissue engineering.
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- 2015
25. Engineering Injectable Bone Using Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Aggregates
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Dongyang Ma, Liling Ren, Jianxue Li, Tianqiu Mao, Hong Yao, Cuiping Zhong, Yanpu Liu, Fulin Chen, and Jinlong Zhao
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Male ,Stromal cell ,Osteocalcin ,Mice, Nude ,Bone Marrow Cells ,Mandible ,Bone healing ,Biology ,Bone and Bones ,Injections ,Extracellular matrix ,Mice ,Implants, Experimental ,Osteogenesis ,Bone cell ,medicine ,Animals ,Cell Shape ,Cell Aggregation ,Wound Healing ,Tissue Engineering ,Tissue Scaffolds ,Cell Biology ,Hematology ,Anatomy ,Alkaline Phosphatase ,Cell aggregation ,Cell biology ,Transplantation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Models, Animal ,Rabbits ,Bone marrow ,Stromal Cells ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Wound healing ,Biomarkers ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
With the increasing popularity of minimally invasive surgery, to develop an injectable bone would be highly preferable for the repair of bone nonunions and defects. However, the use of dissociated cells and exogenous carriers to construct injectable bone faces several drawbacks. To circumvent these limitations, we first harvested a cell sheet from rabbit bone marrow stromal cells using a continuous culture method and a scraping technique. The obtained sheet was then cut into fragments of multicellular aggregates, each of which was composed of a certain number of cells, extracellular matrix, and intercellular connections. The aggregates showed apparent mineralization properties, high alkaline phosphatase activity, increased osteocalcin content, and upregulated bone markers, implying their in vitro osteogenic potential. Then, serum-free medium (the control group), dissociated cell suspension (the cell group), and suspension of multicellular aggregates (the aggregate group) were injected subcutaneously on the back of the nude mice to evaluate ectopic bone formation. The results revealed that the aggregate group showed significantly larger and denser bone at the injection sites than the cell group, whereas bone formation did not occur in the control group. Additionally, when injecting them locally into the mandibular fracture gap of delayed healing in a rabbit model, we observed the most improved bone healing in the aggregate group. More cells survive and retain at the injection sites in the aggregate group than that in the cell group postoperatively. Our study indicates that the multicellular aggregates might be considered a promising strategy to generate injectable bone tissue and improve the efficacy of cell therapy.
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- 2011
26. Enhancing bone formation by transplantation of a scaffold-free tissue-engineered periosteum in a rabbit model
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Fulin Chen, Yanpu Liu, Dongyang Ma, Tianqiu Mao, Liling Ren, Hong Yao, and Wenyan Tian
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Periosteum ,Stromal cell ,Chemistry ,Mandibular fracture ,Bone healing ,Anatomy ,medicine.disease ,Cell biology ,Transplantation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,stomatognathic system ,Tissue engineering ,medicine ,Bone marrow ,Oral Surgery ,Bone regeneration - Abstract
Objectives: The periosteum plays an important role in bone regeneration. However, the harvesting of autogenous periosteum is associated with disadvantages such as donor site morbidity and limited donor sources. This study uses an osteogenic predifferentiated cell sheet to fabricate a scaffold-free tissue-engineered periosteum (TEP). Material and methods: We generated an osteogenic predifferentiated cell sheet from rabbit bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) using a continuous culture system and harvested it using a scraping technique. Then, the in vitro characterization of the sheet was investigated using microscopy investigation, quantitative analysis of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and RT-PCR. Next, we demonstrated the in vivo osteogenic potential of the engineered sheet in ectopic sites together with a porous β-tricalcium phosphate ceramic. Finally, we evaluated its efficiency in treating delayed fracture healing after wrapping the cell sheet around the mandible in a rabbit model. Results: The engineered periosteum showed sporadic mineralized nodules, elevated ALP activity, and up-regulated gene expression of osteogenic markers. After implantation in the subcutaneous pockets of the donor rabbits, the in vivo bone-forming capability of the engineered periosteum was confirmed by histological examinations. Additionally, when wrapping the engineered periosteum around a mandibular fracture gap, we observed improved bone healing and reduced amounts of fibrous tissue at the fracture site. Conclusion: The osteogenic predifferentiated BMSC sheet can act as a scaffold-free TEP to facilitate bone regeneration. Hence, our study provides a promising strategy for enhancing bone regeneration in clinical settings. To cite this article: Ma D, Yao H, Tian W, Chen F, Liu Y, Mao T, Ren L. Enhancing bone formation by transplantation of a scaffold-free tissue-engineered periosteum in a rabbit model. Clin. Oral Impl. Res. 22, 2011; 1193–1199. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2010.02091.x
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- 2011
27. Cell-permeable hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) antagonists function as tumor radiosensitizers
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Xiao-Tong Guo, Li-Wen Li, Fulin Chen, Mei Shi, and Mao-Guo Shu
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Radiation-Sensitizing Agents ,Cell Membrane Permeability ,Angiogenesis ,Antineoplastic Agents ,General Medicine ,Biology ,Models, Biological ,Fusion protein ,Cell Hypoxia ,Cell biology ,Transactivation ,HIF1A ,Downregulation and upregulation ,Neoplasms ,Radioresistance ,Humans ,Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 ,Signal transduction ,Transcription factor - Abstract
Hypoxia is a common phenomenon in human solid tumors and has been considered as an important, independent negative prognostic factor for response to treatment and survival of tumor patients. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is the central transcription factor which is activated by hypoxia and modulates the expression of many genes involved in cell metabolism, proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis. Recently, it has been reported that HIF-1 contributes to tumor radioresistance by upregulating survivin expression under hypoxic conditions. Moreover, in hypoxic tumor cells, HIF-1 dependent signal transduction pathway is activated and could be further enhanced by radiation, thereby providing survival signals to adjacent vascular endothelial cells by upregulation of VEGF and bFGF and resulting in tumor radioresistance through vascular radioprotection. Recent research revealed that the stability of HIF-1alpha, one of the two subunits of HIF-1, determines the whole HIF-1 activity and the C-terminal transactivation domain of HIF-1alpha could reduce HIF-1 activity when overexpressed in tumor cells by disruption of the assembly of HIF-1 transcription complex. Therefore, we postulate that fusion with protein transduction domains would overcome the inability of C-terminal transactivation domain of HIF-1alpha to cross cellular membrane. Thus the recombinant fusion proteins could serve as cell-permeable HIF-1 antagonists, function as both inhibitors of tumor angiogenesis and tumor radiosensitizers, and would be widely used in clinical settings to improve tumor response to radiotherapy.
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- 2007
28. Engineering tubular bone using mesenchymal stem cell sheets and coral particles
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Xin Xie, Jihong Cui, Hongmin Li, Fulin Chen, Liangqi Liu, Xingrong Yan, Wenxin Geng, and Dongyang Ma
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Materials science ,Bone density ,Compressive Strength ,Composite number ,Biophysics ,Mice, Nude ,Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ,Biochemistry ,Extracellular matrix ,Mice ,Nude mouse ,Calcification, Physiologic ,Tissue engineering ,In vivo ,Bone Density ,Bone Marrow ,Osteogenesis ,medicine ,Animals ,Molecular Biology ,Cells, Cultured ,biology ,Tissue Engineering ,Tissue Scaffolds ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,Mesenchymal Stem Cells ,Cell Biology ,Anatomy ,biology.organism_classification ,Anthozoa ,Culture Media ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Bone Substitutes ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Calcium ,Bone marrow ,Rabbits ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
The development of bone tissue engineering has provided new solutions for bone defects. However, the cell-scaffold-based approaches currently in use have several limitations, including low cell seeding rates and poor bone formation capacity. In the present study, we developed a novel strategy to engineer bone grafts using mesenchymal stem cell sheets and coral particles. Rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were continuously cultured to form a cell sheet with osteogenic potential and coral particles were integrated into the sheet. The composite sheet was then wrapped around a cylindrical mandrel to fabricate a tubular construct. The resultant tubular construct was cultured in a spinner-flask bioreactor and subsequently implanted into a subcutaneous pocket in a nude mouse for assessment of its histological characteristics, radiological density and mechanical property. A similar construct assembled from a cell sheet alone acted as a control. In vitro observations demonstrated that the composite construct maintained its tubular shape, and exhibited higher radiological density, compressive strength and greater extracellular matrix deposition than did the control construct. In vivo experiments further revealed that new bone formed ectopically on the composite constructs, so that the 8-week explants of the composite sheets displayed radiological density similar to that of native bone. These results indicate that the strategy of using a combination of a cell sheet and coral particles has great potential for bone tissue engineering and repairing bone defects.
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- 2013
29. Immunization with FSHβ fusion protein antigen prevents bone loss in a rat ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis model
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Jihong Cui, Xingrong Yan, Fulin Chen, Huicong Du, Li-Wen Li, and Wenxin Geng
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Bone density ,medicine.drug_class ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ovariectomy ,Recombinant Fusion Proteins ,Osteoporosis ,Biophysics ,Estrogen receptor ,Osteoclasts ,Biochemistry ,Metabolic bone disease ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,Osteoclast ,Bone Density ,Bone Marrow ,Neutralization Tests ,Osteogenesis ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Escherichia coli ,Animals ,Femur ,Antigens ,Bone Resorption ,Molecular Biology ,business.industry ,Antibodies, Monoclonal ,Hormone replacement therapy (menopause) ,Cell Biology ,medicine.disease ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Rats ,Radiography ,Disease Models, Animal ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Endocrinology ,Estrogen ,Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit ,Ovariectomized rat ,Female ,Immunization ,business ,hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists - Abstract
Osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disease, threatens postmenopausal women globally. Hormone replacement therapy (HTR), especially estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), is used widely in the clinic because it has been generally accepted that postmenopausal osteoporosis is caused by estrogen deficiency. However, hypogonadal α and β estrogen receptor null mice were only mildly osteopenic, and mice with either receptor deleted had normal bone mass, indicating that estrogen may not be the only mediator that induces osteoporosis. Recently, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), the serum concentration of which increases from the very beginning of menopause, has been found to play a key role in postmenopausal osteoporosis by promoting osteoclastogenesis. In this article, we confirmed that exogenous FSH can enhance osteoclast differentiation in vitro and that this effect can be neutralized by either an anti-FSH monoclonal antibody or anti-FSH polyclonal sera raised by immunizing animals with a recombinant GST-FSHβ fusion protein antigen. Moreover, immunizing ovariectomized rats with the GST-FSHβ antigen does significantly prevent trabecular bone loss and thereby enhance the bone strength, indicating that a FSH-based vaccine may be a promising therapeutic strategy to slow down bone loss in postmenopausal women.
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30. Cell bricks-enriched platelet-rich plasma gel for injectable cartilage engineering - an in vivo experiment in nude mice
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Fulin Chen, Bolei Cai, Wei Wu, Jun Zhu, and Qin Ma
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Chemistry ,Cartilage ,Cell ,Biomedical Engineering ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Chondrogenesis ,Chondrocyte ,Cell biology ,Biomaterials ,Extracellular matrix ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Tissue engineering ,In vivo ,Platelet-rich plasma ,medicine ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
Clinical application of platelet-rich plasma (PRP)-based injectable tissue engineering is limited by weak mechanical properties and a rapid fibrinolytic rate. We proposed a new strategy, a cell bricks-stabilized PRP injectable system, to engineer and regenerate cartilage with stable morphology and structure in vivo. Chondrocytes from the auricular cartilage of rabbits were isolated and cultured to form cell bricks (fragmented cell sheet) or cell expansions. Fifteen nude mice were divided evenly (n = 5) into cells-PRP (C-P), cell bricks-PRP (CB-P) and cell bricks-cells-PRP (CB-C-P) groups. Cells, cell bricks or a cell bricks/cells mixture were suspended in PRP and were injected subcutaneously in animals. After 8 weeks, all the constructs were replaced by white resilient tissue; however, specimens from the CB-P and CB-C-P groups were well maintained in shape, while the C-P group appeared distorted, with a compressed outline. Histologically, all groups presented lacuna-like structures, glycosaminoglycan-enriched matrices and positive immunostaining of collagen type II. Different from the uniform structure presented in CB-C-P samples, CB-P presented interrupted, island-like chondrogenesis and contracted structure; fibrous interruption was shown in the C-P group. The highest percentage of matrix was presented in CB-C-P samples. Collagen and sGAG quantification confirmed that the CB-C-P constructs had statistically higher amounts than the C-P and CB-P groups; statistical differences were also found among the groups in terms of biomechanical properties and gene expression. We concluded that cell bricks-enriched PRP gel sufficiently enhanced the morphological stability of the constructs, maintained chondrocyte phenotypes and favoured chondrogenesis in vivo, which suggests that such an injectable, completely biological system is a suitable cell carrier for cell-based cartilage repair.
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- 2012
31. The four reprogramming factors and embryonic development in mice
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Jinlian Hua, Fulin Chen, Xin Xie, Zhongying Dou, Shumin Yu, An-Min Lei, Li-Wen Li, Xueyi Yang, Xingrong Yan, and Wenxin Geng
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Male ,Cloning, Organism ,Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells ,Parthenogenesis ,Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors ,Embryonic Development ,Mice, Transgenic ,Biology ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ,Kruppel-Like Factor 4 ,Mice ,SOX2 ,Pregnancy ,Animals ,RNA, Messenger ,Induced pluripotent stem cell ,Transcription factor ,reproductive and urinary physiology ,Embryonic Stem Cells ,DNA Primers ,Regulation of gene expression ,Mice, Inbred ICR ,Base Sequence ,SOXB1 Transcription Factors ,Embryogenesis ,Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental ,Cell Biology ,Cell Dedifferentiation ,Molecular biology ,Embryonic stem cell ,Cell biology ,KLF4 ,embryonic structures ,Oocytes ,Female ,biological phenomena, cell phenomena, and immunity ,Reprogramming ,Octamer Transcription Factor-3 ,Developmental Biology ,Biotechnology - Abstract
The transcription factors (Oct4, Sox2, c-Myc, and Klf4) play an important role in the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells. These factors are expressed in metaphase II oocytes and embryonic stem cells (ESCs). The mechanisms responsible for the reprogramming of ooplasm during nuclear transfer are expected to be associated with the four factors. Here, we show that different paternal genetic backgrounds are able to influence the in vitro development of parthenogenetic and cloned embryos. Using real- time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) we found that the expression level of Oct4 in oocytes was less than that of ESCs, whereas oocytes from KM x C3H females showed the highest expression level of Sox2 than the other strains tested or in G1 ESCs. c-Myc mRNA levels in oocytes from KM mice were greater than those found in ESCs or oocytes of KM x C3H mice. These data demonstrate that the expression of the four transcription factors was different among the oocytes, which may be a contributing factor for the different efficiencies of parthenogenesis and the development of cloned embryos in vitro.
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- 2010
32. The effect of Rhbmp-2 on canine osteoblasts seeded onto 3D bioactive polycaprolactone scaffolds
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Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Swee Hin Teoh, K.H. Ho, Fulin Chen, Tong Cao, Bina Rai, and Kamal bin Yacob
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Materials science ,Polyesters ,Biophysics ,Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 ,Biocompatible Materials ,Bioengineering ,Mineralization (biology) ,Bone morphogenetic protein 2 ,law.invention ,Biomaterials ,Extracellular matrix ,Dogs ,Transforming Growth Factor beta ,Confocal microscopy ,law ,Animals ,Bone regeneration ,Von Kossa stain ,Cells, Cultured ,Osteoblasts ,biology ,Cell growth ,090300 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ,090400 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ,Recombinant Proteins ,Extracellular Matrix ,Cell biology ,Bioactivity ,BMP ,Bone tissue engineering ,Osteogenesis ,Polycaprolactone and scaffold ,Mechanics of Materials ,Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Ceramics and Composites ,Osteocalcin ,biology.protein ,069900 OTHER BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
Our strategy entails investigating the influence of varied concentrations (0, 10, 100 and 1000 ng/ml) of human recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) on the osteogenic expression of canine osteoblasts, seeded onto poly-caprolactone 20% tricalcium phosphate (PCL-TCP) scaffolds in vitro. Biochemical assay revealed that groups with rhBMP-2 displayed an initial burst in cell growth that was not dose-dependent. However, after 13 days, cell growth declined to a value similar to control. Significantly less cell growth was observed for construct with 1000 ng/ml of rhBMP-2 from 20 days onwards. Confocal microscopy confirmed viability of osteoblasts and at day 20, groups seeded with rhBMP-2 displayed heightened cell death as compared to control. Phase contrast and scanning electron microscopy revealed that osteoblasts heavily colonized surfaces, rods and pores of the PCL-TCP scaffolds. This was consistent for all groups. Finally, Von Kossa and osteocalcin assays demonstrated that cells from all groups maintained their osteogenic phenotype throughout the experiment. Calcification was observed as early as four days after stimulation for groups seeded with rhBMP-2. In conclusion, rhBMP-2 seems to enhance the differentiated function of canine osteoblasts in a non-dose dependent manner. This resulted in accelerated mineralization, followed by death of osteoblasts as they underwent terminal differentiation. Notably, PCL-TCP scaffolds seeded only with canine osteoblasts could sustain excellent osteogenic expression in vitro. Hence, the synergy of PCL with bioactive TCP and rhBMP-2 in a novel composite scaffold, could offer an exciting approach for bone regeneration.
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