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2. PCDHB14- and GABRB1-like nervous system developmental genes are altered during early neuronal differentiation of NCCIT cells treated with ethanol
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Halder, D, primary, Mandal, C, additional, Lee, BH, additional, Lee, JS, additional, Choi, MR, additional, Chai, JC, additional, Lee, YS, additional, Jung, KH, additional, and Chai, YG, additional
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- 2015
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3. Mechanical properties, permeability and microstructural characterisation of rice husk ash sustainable concrete with the addition of carbon nanotubes.
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Jing Y, Lee JC, Moon WC, Ng JL, Yew MK, and Chu MY
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This study investigated the effects of incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into rice husk ash (RHA) sustainable concrete on its mechanical properties, permeability and microstructure characterisation. Mechanical test results suggested that the addition of 0.10 % multiwalled CNTs (MWCNTs) yielded optimal results, with increases in the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, and elastic modulus of the RHA concrete at 28 days of 7 %, 23.81 %, 17.5 %, and 1.0 %, respectively. However, with further addition of MWCNTs, the mechanical properties ultimately deteriorated. Further, the incorporation of CNTs enhanced the long-term performance of RHA sustainable concrete. The addition of 0.1 % MWCNTs and 15 % RHA yielded a 20 %, 14 %, and 66 % decrease in water absorption, porosity, and chloride diffusion coefficient compared to the mixture solely containing 15 % RHA. Scanning electron microscopy of this mixture revealed the filling and bridging effects of MWCNTs between the hydration products have enhanced the performance of RHA sustainable concrete., Competing Interests: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Jin Chai Lee reports financial support was provided by UCSI University. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 The Authors.)
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- 2024
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4. Metabolomic Signatures of Sedentary Behavior and Cardiometabolic Traits in US Hispanics/Latinos: Results from HCHS/SOL.
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Moon JY, Chai JC, Yu B, Song RJ, Chen GC, Graff M, Daviglus ML, Chan Q, Thyagarajan B, Castaneda SF, Grove ML, Cai J, Xue X, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Vasan RS, Boerwinkle E, Kaplan RC, and Qi Q
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- Humans, Glycerol, Hispanic or Latino, Plasmalogens, Risk Factors, Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Metabolome, Sedentary Behavior
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to understand the serum metabolomic signatures of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior, and further associate their metabolomic signatures with incident cardiometabolic diseases., Methods: This analysis included 2711 US Hispanics/Latinos from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) aged 18-74 yr (2008-2011). An untargeted, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to profile the serum metabolome. The associations of metabolites with accelerometer-measured MVPA and sedentary time were examined using survey linear regressions adjusting for covariates. The weighted correlation network analysis identified modules of correlated metabolites in relation to sedentary time, and the modules were associated with incident diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension over the 6-yr follow-up., Results: Of 624 metabolites, 5 and 102 were associated with MVPA and sedentary behavior at false discovery rate (FDR) <0.05, respectively, after adjusting for socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. The weighted correlation network analysis identified 8 modules from 102 metabolites associated with sedentary time. Four modules (branched-chain amino acids, erythritol, polyunsaturated fatty acid, creatine) were positively, and the other four (acyl choline, plasmalogen glycerol phosphatidyl choline, plasmalogen glycerol phosphatidyl ethanolamine, urea cycle) were negatively correlated with sedentary time. Among these modules, a higher branched-chain amino acid score and a lower plasmalogen glycerol phosphatidyl choline score were associated with increased risks of diabetes and dyslipidemia. A higher erythritol score was associated with an increased risk of diabetes, and a lower acyl choline score was linked to an increased risk of hypertension., Conclusions: In this study of US Hispanics/Latinos, we identified multiple serum metabolomic signatures of sedentary behavior and their associations with risk of incident diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. These findings suggest a potential role of circulating metabolites in the links between sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic diseases., (Copyright © 2023 by the American College of Sports Medicine.)
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- 2023
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5. Retraction: Inhibition of microRNA-218 reduces HIF-1α by targeting on Robo1 in mice aortic endothelial cells under intermittent hypoxia.
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Liu KX, Chen Q, Chen GP, Huang JC, Huang JF, He XR, Lin T, and Lin QC
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- 2023
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6. Prediction Model and Mechanism for Drying Shrinkage of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete with Graphene Oxide.
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Hong X, Lee JC, Ng JL, Abdulkareem M, Yusof ZM, Li Q, and He Q
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The excellent performance of graphene oxide (GO) in terms of mechanical properties and durability has stimulated its application potential in high-strength lightweight concrete (HSLWC). However, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term drying shrinkage of HSLWC. This work aims to investigate the compressive strength and drying shrinkage behavior of HSLWC incorporating low GO content (0.00-0.05%), focusing on the prediction and mechanism of drying shrinkage. Results indicate the following: (1) GO can acceptably reduce slump and significantly increase specific strength by 18.6%. (2) Drying shrinkage increased by 8.6% with the addition of GO. A modified ACI209 model with a GO content factor was demonstrated to have high accuracy based on the comparison of typical prediction models. (3) GO not only refines the pores but also forms flower-like crystals, which results in the increased drying shrinkage of HSLWC. These findings provide support for the prevention of cracking in HSLWC.
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- 2023
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7. Effect of Graphene Oxide on the Mechanical Properties and Durability of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete Containing Shale Ceramsite.
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Hong X, Lee JC, Ng JL, Md Yusof Z, He Q, and Li Q
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An effective pathway to achieve the sustainable development of resources and environmental protection is to utilize shale ceramsite (SC), which is processed from shale spoil to produce high-strength lightweight concrete (HSLWC). Furthermore, the urgent demand for better performance of HSLWC has stimulated active research on graphene oxide (GO) in strengthening mechanical properties and durability. This study was an effort to investigate the effect of different contents of GO on HSLWC manufactured from SC. For this purpose, six mixtures containing GO in the range of 0-0.08% (by weight of cement) were systematically designed to test the mechanical properties (compressive strength, flexural strength, and splitting tensile strength), durability (chloride penetration resistance, freezing-thawing resistance, and sulfate attack resistance), and microstructure. The experimental results showed that the optimum amount of 0.05% GO can maximize the compressive strength, flexural strength, and splitting tensile strength by 20.1%, 34.3%, and 24.2%, respectively, and exhibited excellent chloride penetration resistance, freezing-thawing resistance, and sulfate attack resistance. Note that when the addition of GO was relatively high, the performance improvement in HSLWC as attenuated instead. Therefore, based on the comprehensive analysis of microstructure, the optimal addition level of GO to achieve the best mechanical properties and durability of HSLWC is considered to be 0.05%. These findings can provide a new method for the use of SC in engineering.
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- 2023
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8. Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Trends, drivers, and impacts of coastal reclamation in Malaysia and way forward.
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Chee SY, Tan ML, Tew YL, Sim YK, Yee JC, and Chong AKM
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- Humans, Malaysia, Biodiversity, Environmental Pollution, Ecosystem, Conservation of Natural Resources methods
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Cities all over the world are edging further into the ocean. Coastal reclamation is a global conservation issue with implications for ocean life, ecosystems, and human well-being. Using Malaysia as a case study, the coastal reclamation trends over three decades (1991-2021) were mapped using Landsat images and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) via the Google Earth Engine platform. The changes in drivers and impacts of these coastal expansions throughout the decades were also reviewed. Twelve out of the 14 states in Malaysia had planned, active, or completed reclamations on their shorelines. Between 1991 and 2021, an absolute area of 82.64 km
2 has been or will be reclaimed should all the projects be completed. The most reported driver for coastal expansion in Malaysia is for development and modernization (41 %), followed by rise in human population (20 %), monetary gains from the development of prime land (15 %), and agriculture and aquaculture activities (9 %). Drivers such as reduction of construction costs, financial advantage of prime land, oil and gas, advancement of technology, and tourism (Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)) had only started occurring within the last decade, while others have been documented since the 1990's. Pollution is the most reported impact (24 %) followed by disruption of livelihoods, sources of income and human well-being (21 %), destruction of natural habitats (17 %), decrease in biodiversity (11 %), changes in landscapes (10 %), erosion / accretion (8 %), threat to tourism industry (6 %), and exposure to wave surges (3 %). Of these, changes in landscape, shoreline alignment, seabed contour, and coastal groundwater, as well as wave surges had only started to surface as impacts in the last two decades. Efforts to protect existing natural coastal and marine ecosystems, restore degraded ones, and fund endeavours that emphasize nature is needed to support sustainable development goals for the benefit of future generations., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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9. Analysis of differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs in LPS-induced human HMC3 microglial cells.
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Baek M, Chai JC, Choi HI, Yoo E, Binas B, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Humans, Microglia metabolism, Neuroinflammatory Diseases, Nuclear Proteins genetics, Gene Regulatory Networks, Transcription Factors genetics, Inflammation genetics, Cell Cycle Proteins genetics, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, RNA, Long Noncoding genetics, RNA, Long Noncoding metabolism
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Background: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as key modulators of inflammatory gene expression, but their roles in neuroinflammation are poorly understood. Here, we identified the inflammation-related lncRNAs and correlated mRNAs of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated human microglial cell line HMC3. We explored their potential roles and interactions using bioinformatics tools such as gene ontology (GO), kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG), and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA)., Results: We identified 5 differentially expressed (DE) lncRNAs, 4 of which (AC083837.1, IRF1-AS1, LINC02605, and MIR3142HG) are novel for microglia. The DElncRNAs with their correlated DEmRNAs (99 total) fell into two network modules that both were enriched with inflammation-related RNAs. However, treatment with the anti-inflammatory agent JQ1, an inhibitor of the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein BRD4, neutralized the LPS effect in only one module, showing little or even enhancing effect on the other., Conclusions: These results provide insight into, and a resource for studying, the regulation of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and its potential therapy by small-molecule BET inhibitors., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- 2022
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10. Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 affects intermittent hypoxia-induced endothelial injury by regulating miR-142-3p/HMGB1.
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Chen MX, Chen LD, Huang JC, Zeng AM, Huang JF, and Lin QC
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- Humans, Apoptosis genetics, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells metabolism, Hypoxia metabolism, RNA, Long Noncoding genetics, RNA, Long Noncoding metabolism, HMGB1 Protein genetics, HMGB1 Protein metabolism, HMGB1 Protein pharmacology, MicroRNAs genetics, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive genetics, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive metabolism
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis. Long non-coding RNA metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) is strongly linked to endothelial cell functions. However, the function of MALAT1 in intermittent hypoxia (IH) associated vascular endothelial injury has not been explored yet. The current study makes great attempts to investigate the function of MALAT1 in IH-induced endothelial injury and its latent control network., Methods: To mimic the effect of OSA, we cultured the human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) under intermittent hypoxia. Western blot was applied to measure the expression level of associated proteins including capase-3, Bax, Bcl-2 while qRT-PCR was used in measurement of MALAT1 and miR-142-3p. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) was carried out in assessing cell viability. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was applied to verify the relationships among high mobility group box (HMGB)1 and MALAT1, miR-142-3p., Results: IH treatment significantly reduced cell viability but enhanced cell apoptosis in HUVECs. Concomitantly, MALAT1 was significantly upregulated in IH-treated HUVECs. Further experiment showed that MALAT1 knockdown augmented IH-induced injury of HUVECs. In addition, it was confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter assay that MALAT1 interacted with miR-142-3p directly. Besides, inhibition of miR-142-3p alleviated damage induced by MALAT1 knockdown in IH-treated HUVECs. Finally, miR-142-3p interacted with HMGB1 directly and inhibition of HMGB1 protein expression mediated by MALAT1 knockdown was reversed by miR-142-3p inhibitor., Conclusions: IH resulted in increased expression of MALAT1 in HUVECs. MALAT1 knockdown augmented IH-induced injury of HUVECs. MALAT1 exerted its effects on IH-treated HUVECs via miR-142-3p/HMGB1., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
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11. A human iPSC-array-based GWAS identifies a virus susceptibility locus in the NDUFA4 gene and functional variants.
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Han Y, Tan L, Zhou T, Yang L, Carrau L, Lacko LA, Saeed M, Zhu J, Zhao Z, Nilsson-Payant BE, Lira Neto FT, Cahir C, Giani AM, Chai JC, Li Y, Dong X, Moroziewicz D, Paull D, Zhang T, Koo S, Tan C, Danziger R, Ba Q, Feng L, Chen Z, Zhong A, Wise GJ, Xiang JZ, Wang H, Schwartz RE, tenOever BR, Noggle SA, Rice CM, Qi Q, Evans T, and Chen S
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- Humans, Alleles, DNA, Mitochondrial metabolism, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells metabolism, Interferon Type I metabolism, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, SARS-CoV-2, Zika Virus, COVID-19 genetics, Electron Transport Complex IV genetics, Zika Virus Infection genetics, Dengue genetics
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Population-based studies to identify disease-associated risk alleles typically require samples from a large number of individuals. Here, we report a human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-based screening strategy to link human genetics with viral infectivity. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified a cluster of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a cis-regulatory region of the NDUFA4 gene, which was associated with susceptibility to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Loss of NDUFA4 led to decreased sensitivity to ZIKV, dengue virus, and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Isogenic hiPSC lines carrying non-risk alleles of SNPs or deletion of the cis-regulatory region lower sensitivity to viral infection. Mechanistic studies indicated that loss/reduction of NDUFA4 causes mitochondrial stress, which leads to the leakage of mtDNA and thereby upregulation of type I interferon signaling. This study provides proof-of-principle for the application of iPSC arrays in GWAS and identifies NDUFA4 as a previously unknown susceptibility locus for viral infection., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests R.E.S. is on the scientific advisory board of Miromatrix, Inc and Lime Therapeutics and is a paid consultant and speaker for Alnylam, Inc. S.C. and T.E. are the co-founders of OncoBeat, LLC. S.C. is a consultant of Vesaliustx Therapeutics., (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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12. Healthful eating patterns, serum metabolite profile and risk of diabetes in a population-based prospective study of US Hispanics/Latinos.
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Chen GC, Chai JC, Xing J, Moon JY, Shan Z, Yu B, Mossavar-Rahman Y, Sotres-Alvarez D, Li J, Mattei J, Daviglus ML, Perkins DL, Burk RD, Boerwinkle E, Kaplan RC, Hu FB, and Qi Q
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- Adult, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, Mediterranean
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Aims/hypothesis: We aimed to evaluate associations of multiple recommended dietary patterns (i.e. the alternate Mediterranean diet [aMED], the Healthy Eating Index [HEI]-2015 and the healthful Plant-based Diet Index [hPDI]) with serum metabolite profile, and to examine dietary-pattern-associated metabolites in relation to incident diabetes., Methods: We included 2842 adult participants free from diabetes, CVD and cancer during baseline recruitment of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Metabolomics profiling of fasting serum was performed using an untargeted approach. Dietary pattern scores were derived using information collected by two 24 h dietary recalls. Dietary-pattern-associated metabolites were identified using multivariable survey linear regressions and their associations with incident diabetes were assessed using multivariable survey Poisson regressions with adjustment for traditional risk factors., Results: We identified eight metabolites (mannose, γ/β-tocopherol, N1-methylinosine, pyrraline and four amino acids) that were inversely associated with all dietary scores. These metabolites were detrimentally associated with various cardiometabolic risk traits, especially insulin resistance. A score comprised of these metabolites was associated with elevated risk of diabetes (RR
per SD 1.54 [95% CI 1.29, 1.83]), and this detrimental association appeared to be attenuated or eliminated by having a higher score for aMED (pinteraction = 0.0001), HEI-2015 (pinteraction = 0.020) or hPDI (pinteraction = 0.023). For example, RR (95% CI) of diabetes for each SD increment in the metabolite score was 1.99 (1.44, 2.37), 1.67 (1.17, 2.38) and 1.08 (0.86, 1.34) across the lowest to the highest tertile of aMED score, respectively., Conclusions/interpretation: Various recommended dietary patterns were inversely related to a group of metabolites that were associated with elevated risk of diabetes. Adhering to a healthful eating pattern may attenuate or eliminate the detrimental association between metabolically unhealthy serum metabolites and risk of diabetes., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)- Published
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13. Obstructive sleep apnea and the risk of mortality in patients with lung cancer: a meta-analysis.
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Chen MX, Chen LD, Zeng AM, Lin XJ, Huang JC, Huang JF, Lai GX, and Lin QC
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- Comorbidity, Humans, Odds Ratio, Lung Neoplasms, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive complications, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive epidemiology
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Purpose: Prior reports have examined the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the mortality rate of lung cancer. However, the findings remain controversial. The present meta-analysis was performed to assess the relationship between OSA and increased risk of mortality in patients with lung cancer., Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were systematically searched for the correlative studies. Data were analyzed and pooled to evaluate odds ratios (ORs) of lung cancer mortality related to OSA., Results: From 249 identified studies, 3 met inclusion criteria and were analyzed, including 67 patients with lung cancer and comorbid OSA and 45 patients with lung cancer and no OSA. The meta-analysis indicated that OSA was not significantly correlated with mortality rate in lung cancer (OR = 2.005, 95% CI = 0.703 to 5.715, z = 1.30, p = 0.193). There was no significant publication bias according to Begg's tests (p = 0.296) and Egger's tests (p = 0.097)., Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggests that OSA is not significantly correlated with the mortality rate in lung cancer., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
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14. Host and gut microbial tryptophan metabolism and type 2 diabetes: an integrative analysis of host genetics, diet, gut microbiome and circulating metabolites in cohort studies.
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Qi Q, Li J, Yu B, Moon JY, Chai JC, Merino J, Hu J, Ruiz-Canela M, Rebholz C, Wang Z, Usyk M, Chen GC, Porneala BC, Wang W, Nguyen NQ, Feofanova EV, Grove ML, Wang TJ, Gerszten RE, Dupuis J, Salas-Salvadó J, Bao W, Perkins DL, Daviglus ML, Thyagarajan B, Cai J, Wang T, Manson JE, Martínez-González MA, Selvin E, Rexrode KM, Clish CB, Hu FB, Meigs JB, Knight R, Burk RD, Boerwinkle E, and Kaplan RC
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- Bacteria genetics, Bacteria metabolism, Cohort Studies, Diet, Humans, Kynurenine metabolism, Lactase metabolism, Tryptophan metabolism, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 genetics, Gastrointestinal Microbiome genetics
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Objective: Tryptophan can be catabolised to various metabolites through host kynurenine and microbial indole pathways. We aimed to examine relationships of host and microbial tryptophan metabolites with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), host genetics, diet and gut microbiota., Method: We analysed associations between circulating levels of 11 tryptophan metabolites and incident T2D in 9180 participants of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds from five cohorts. We examined host genome-wide variants, dietary intake and gut microbiome associated with these metabolites., Results: Tryptophan, four kynurenine-pathway metabolites (kynurenine, kynurenate, xanthurenate and quinolinate) and indolelactate were positively associated with T2D risk, while indolepropionate was inversely associated with T2D risk. We identified multiple host genetic variants, dietary factors, gut bacteria and their potential interplay associated with these T2D-relaetd metabolites. Intakes of fibre-rich foods, but not protein/tryptophan-rich foods, were the dietary factors most strongly associated with tryptophan metabolites. The fibre-indolepropionate association was partially explained by indolepropionate-associated gut bacteria, mostly fibre-using Firmicutes . We identified a novel association between a host functional LCT variant (determining lactase persistence) and serum indolepropionate, which might be related to a host gene-diet interaction on gut Bifidobacterium , a probiotic bacterium significantly associated with indolepropionate independent of other fibre-related bacteria. Higher milk intake was associated with higher levels of gut Bifidobacterium and serum indolepropionate only among genetically lactase non-persistent individuals., Conclusion: Higher milk intake among lactase non-persistent individuals, and higher fibre intake were associated with a favourable profile of circulating tryptophan metabolites for T2D, potentially through the host-microbial cross-talk shifting tryptophan metabolism toward gut microbial indolepropionate production., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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15. Serum Metabolomics of Incident Diabetes and Glycemic Changes in a Population With High Diabetes Burden: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
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Chai JC, Chen GC, Yu B, Xing J, Li J, Khambaty T, Perreira KM, Perera MJ, Vidot DC, Castaneda SF, Selvin E, Rebholz CM, Daviglus ML, Cai J, Van Horn L, Isasi CR, Sun Q, Hawkins M, Xue X, Boerwinkle E, Kaplan RC, and Qi Q
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- Adult, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Metabolomics, Risk Factors, Steroids, Diabetes Mellitus epidemiology, Public Health
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Metabolomic signatures of incident diabetes remain largely unclear for the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population, a group with high diabetes burden. We evaluated the associations of 624 known serum metabolites (measured by a global, untargeted approach) with incident diabetes in a subsample (n = 2,010) of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos without diabetes and cardiovascular disease at baseline (2008-2011). Based on the significant metabolites associated with incident diabetes, metabolite modules were detected using topological network analysis, and their associations with incident diabetes and longitudinal changes in cardiometabolic traits were further examined. There were 224 incident cases of diabetes after an average 6 years of follow-up. After adjustment for sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors, 134 metabolites were associated with incident diabetes (false discovery rate-adjusted P < 0.05). We identified 10 metabolite modules, including modules comprising previously reported diabetes-related metabolites (e.g., sphingolipids, phospholipids, branched-chain and aromatic amino acids, glycine), and 2 reflecting potentially novel metabolite groups (e.g., threonate, N-methylproline, oxalate, and tartarate in a plant food metabolite module and androstenediol sulfates in an androgenic steroid metabolite module). The plant food metabolite module and its components were associated with higher diet quality (especially higher intakes of healthy plant-based foods), lower risk of diabetes, and favorable longitudinal changes in HOMA for insulin resistance. The androgenic steroid module and its component metabolites decreased with increasing age and were associated with a higher risk of diabetes and greater increases in 2-h glucose over time. We replicated the associations of both modules with incident diabetes in a U.S. cohort of non-Hispanic Black and White adults (n = 1,754). Among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults, we identified metabolites across various biological pathways, including those reflecting androgenic steroids and plant-derived foods, associated with incident diabetes and changes in glycemic traits, highlighting the importance of hormones and dietary intake in the pathogenesis of diabetes., (© 2022 by the American Diabetes Association.)
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16. The bromodomain inhibitor JQ1 up-regulates the long non-coding RNA MALAT1 in cultured human hepatic carcinoma cells.
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Choi HI, An GY, Yoo E, Baek M, Binas B, Chai JC, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Azepines pharmacology, Cell Cycle Proteins genetics, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Chromatin, Humans, Nuclear Proteins metabolism, Transcription Factors metabolism, Triazoles pharmacology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular drug therapy, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular genetics, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular pathology, Liver Neoplasms drug therapy, Liver Neoplasms genetics, Liver Neoplasms pathology, RNA, Long Noncoding genetics, RNA, Long Noncoding pharmacology
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The epigenetic reader, bromodomain-containing 4 (BRD4), is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and BRD4 inhibition is considered as a new therapeutic approach. The BRD inhibitor JQ1 is known to inhibit the enrichment of BRD4 at enhancer sites. Gene network analyses have implicated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the effects of JQ1, but the precise molecular events remain unexplored. Here, we report that in HepG2 cells, JQ1 significantly reduced various proliferation-related lncRNAs, but up-regulated the known liver tumor marker, MALAT1. Using ChIP-sequencing data, ChIP-qPCR, luciferase reporter assays, and chromatin conformation capture (3C), we characterized the MALAT1 gene locus. We found that JQ1 elicited a rearrangement of its chromatin looping conformation, which involved the putative enhancers E1, E2, E3, the gene body, and the promoter. We further found that the forkhead box protein A2 (FOXA2) binds to E2 and the promoter; suppression of FOXA2 expression resulted in MALAT1 up-regulation and increased cell proliferation. These results suggest that the inhibition of MALAT1 may improve the effect of BET inhibitors as an anti-cancer therapy and that FOXA2 would be a suitable target for that approach., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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17. Comprehensive transcriptome profiling of BET inhibitor-treated HepG2 cells.
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Baek M, Chai JC, Choi HI, Yoo E, Binas B, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Gene Expression Profiling, Hep G2 Cells, Humans, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular drug therapy, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular genetics, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular pathology, Liver Neoplasms drug therapy, Liver Neoplasms genetics, Liver Neoplasms pathology, RNA, Long Noncoding genetics
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and poor prognosis. Emerging evidence suggests that epigenetic alterations play a crucial role in HCC, suggesting epigenetic inhibition as a promising therapeutic approach. Indeed, the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) inhibitors inhibit the proliferation and invasion of various cancers but still lack a strong mechanistic rationale. Here, we identified the differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) and lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) in human HCC cell line HepG2 treated with the BET inhibitors, JQ1, OTX015, or ABBV-075. We analyzed the correlation between DEmRNAs and DElncRNAs in common for the three inhibitors based on their expression profiles and performed functional annotation pathway enrichment analysis. Most of these shared DEmRNAs and DElncRNAs, including some novel transcripts, were downregulated, indicating decreased proliferation/adhesion and increased apoptosis/inflammation. Our study suggests that BET proteins play a crucial role in regulating cancer progression-related genes and provide a valuable resource for novel putative biomarkers and therapeutic targets in HCC., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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18. Peak expiratory flow is a reliably household pulmonary function parameter correlates with disease severity and survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Zhang QJ, Huang JC, Chen J, Hu W, Xu LQ, and Guo QF
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- Humans, Respiratory Function Tests, Severity of Illness Index, Vital Capacity, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis complications, Neurodegenerative Diseases complications
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Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disease; most ALS patients die within 3 to 5 years after symptom onset, usually as a consequence of respiratory failure. In the present study, we aim to screen the survival-related pulmonary function parameters, and to explore the predictive value of peak expiratory flow (PEF) in disease severity and prognosis in patients with ALS., Methods: The discovery cohort included 202 ALS patients, and the demographic and clinical characteristics of eligible patients were collected and pulmonary function tests were performed using MS-PFT spirometer. In the validation cohort, 62 newly diagnosed ALS patients performed the pulmonary function test by MS-PFT spirometer and household peak flow meter (KOKA) simultaneously., Results: Among 12 pulmonary function parameters, FVC, FEV1, PEF, MEF75%, and MVV were identified to be independent predictive factors for survival. PEF was highly correlated with FVC (r = 0.797), MVV (r = 0.877), FEV1 (r = 0.847), and MEF75% (r = 0.963). Besides, the values of PEF were positively associated with disease severity (ALSFRS-R score, r
s = 0.539, P < 0.0001), and negatively associated with progression rate (ΔALSFRS-R, rs = -0.316, P < 0.0001). Finally, we also confirmed that the values of KOKA-measured PEF were highly correlated with the ones measured using MS-PFT spirometer (r = 0.9644, p < 0.0001)., Conclusions: Our work emphasizes the critical role of PFTs in predicting prognosis of ALS patients. PEF is an easily available pulmonary function index, which is also a promising indicator in predicting disease severity and survival for ALS patients., (© 2022. The Author(s).)- Published
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19. Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete Incorporating Graphene Oxide.
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Hong X, Lee JC, and Qian B
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The increasing demand for high-strength lightweight concrete (HSLWC) with excellent mechanical properties has inspired the development of nanomaterials in fundamentally solving brittleness and cracking. This work investigated the effects of graphene oxide (GO) on the mechanical properties and microstructure of HSLWC, including the workability, density, compressive strength in different curing regimes, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Six groups of mixtures were mixed with GO aqueous solution at a dosage of 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.05%, 0.06%, and 0.08% by weight of cement, respectively, and dispersed by ultrasound for 30 min. The test results showed that adding a low volume of GO to the specimens could slightly increase the density, rationally reduce the slump, and significantly improve the mechanical properties. The maximum increase in compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength of HSLWC with GO at 28 days was by 24%, 17%, 15%, 20%, respectively, as compared with HSLWC without GO. Simultaneously, the SEM results showed that GO could not only fill nano-scale pores, but also regulate the formation and growth of flower-like crystals, which was an important factor for the further improvement of properties. The research results provided a potential new pathway to improve the mechanical properties of HSLWC.
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20. Targeting of noncoding RNAs encoded by a novel MYC enhancers inhibits the proliferation of human hepatic carcinoma cells in vitro.
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Choi HI, An GY, Yoo E, Baek M, Chai JC, Binas B, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Cell Line, Tumor, Humans, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular genetics, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular pathology, Cell Proliferation genetics, Enhancer Elements, Genetic genetics, Enhancer Elements, Genetic physiology, Genes, myc drug effects, Genes, myc physiology, Liver Neoplasms genetics, Liver Neoplasms pathology, RNA, Untranslated
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The proto-oncogene MYC is important for development and cell growth, however, its abnormal regulation causes cancer. Recent studies identified distinct enhancers of MYC in various cancers, but any MYC enhancer(s) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain(s) elusive. By analyzing H3K27ac enrichment and enhancer RNA (eRNA) expression in cultured HCC cells, we identified six putative MYC enhancer regions. Amongst these, two highly active enhancers, located ~ 800 kb downstream of the MYC gene, were identified by qRT-PCR and reporter assays. We functionally confirmed these enhancers by demonstrating a significantly reduced MYC expression and cell proliferation upon CRISPR/Cas9-based deletion and/or antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-mediated inhibition. In conclusion, we identified potential MYC enhancers of HCC and propose that the associated eRNAs may be suitable targets for HCC treatment., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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21. Body Fat Distribution, Cardiometabolic Traits, and Risk of Major Lower-Extremity Arterial Disease in Postmenopausal Women.
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Chen GC, Arthur R, Kamensky V, Chai JC, Yu B, Shadyab AH, Allison M, Sun Y, Saquib N, Wild RA, Bao W, Dannenberg AJ, Rohan TE, Kaplan RC, Wassertheil-Smoller S, and Qi Q
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- Body Fat Distribution, Body Mass Index, Extremities, Female, Humans, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Diseases, Postmenopause
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Objective: To assess the relationship between body fat distribution and incident lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD)., Research Design and Methods: We included 155,925 postmenopausal women with anthropometric measures from the Women's Health Initiative who had no known LEAD at recruitment. A subset of 10,894 participants had body composition data quantified by DXA. Incident cases of symptomatic LEAD were ascertained and adjudicated through medical record review., Results: We identified 1,152 incident cases of LEAD during a median 18.8 years follow-up. After multivariable adjustment and mutual adjustment, waist and hip circumferences were positively and inversely associated with risk of LEAD, respectively (both P-trend < 0.0001). In a subset (n = 22,561) where various cardiometabolic biomarkers were quantified, a similar positive association of waist circumference with risk of LEAD was eliminated after adjustment for diabetes and HOMA of insulin resistance (P-trend = 0.89), whereas hip circumference remained inversely associated with the risk after adjustment for major cardiometabolic traits (P-trend = 0.0031). In the DXA subset, higher trunk fat (P-trend = 0.0081) and higher leg fat (P-trend < 0.0001) were associated with higher and lower risk of LEAD, respectively. Further adjustment for diabetes, dyslipidemia, and blood pressure diminished the association for trunk fat (P-trend = 0.49), yet the inverse association for leg fat persisted (P-trend = 0.0082)., Conclusions: Among U.S. postmenopausal women, a positive association of upper-body fat with risk of LEAD appeared to be attributable to traditional risk factors, especially insulin resistance. Lower-body fat was inversely associated with risk of LEAD beyond known risk factors., (© 2021 by the American Diabetes Association.)
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22. Prostasin regulates PD-L1 expression in human lung cancer cells.
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Chen LM, Chai JC, Liu B, Strutt TM, McKinstry KK, and Chai KX
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- Adenocarcinoma of Lung genetics, Adenocarcinoma of Lung immunology, B7-H1 Antigen genetics, Cell Line, Tumor, Epidermal Growth Factor pharmacology, ErbB Receptors genetics, ErbB Receptors metabolism, Extracellular Vesicles drug effects, Extracellular Vesicles genetics, Extracellular Vesicles immunology, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Humans, Interferon-gamma pharmacology, Lung Neoplasms genetics, Lung Neoplasms immunology, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases metabolism, Protein Kinase C metabolism, Serine Endopeptidases genetics, Signal Transduction, Up-Regulation, Adenocarcinoma of Lung enzymology, B7-H1 Antigen metabolism, Extracellular Vesicles enzymology, Lung Neoplasms enzymology, Serine Endopeptidases metabolism
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The serine protease prostasin is a negative regulator of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and has a role in the regulation of cellular immunity. Prostasin expression in cancer cells inhibits migration and metastasis, and reduces epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a negative regulator of the immune response and its expression in cancer cells interferes with immune surveillance. The aim of the present study was to investigate if prostasin regulates PD-L1 expression. We established sublines overexpressing various forms of prostasin as well as a subline deficient for the prostasin gene from the Calu-3 human lung cancer cells. We report here that PD-L1 expression induced by interferon-γ (IFNγ) is further enhanced in cells overexpressing the wildtype membrane-anchored prostasin. The PD-L1 protein was localized on the cell surface and released into the culture medium in extracellular vesicles (EVs) with the protease-active prostasin. The epidermal growth factor-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-EGFR), protein kinase C (PKC), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) participated in the prostasin-mediated up-regulation of PD-L1 expression. A Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) of patient lung tumors in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database revealed that prostasin and PD-L1 regulate common signaling pathways during tumorigenesis and tumor progression., (© 2021 The Author(s).)
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23. Impact of Amerind ancestry and FADS genetic variation on omega-3 deficiency and cardiometabolic traits in Hispanic populations.
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Yang C, Hallmark B, Chai JC, O'Connor TD, Reynolds LM, Wood AC, Seeds M, Chen YI, Steffen LM, Tsai MY, Kaplan RC, Daviglus ML, Mandarino LJ, Fretts AM, Lemaitre RN, Coletta DK, Blomquist SA, Johnstone LM, Tontsch C, Qi Q, Ruczinski I, Rich SS, Mathias RA, Chilton FH, and Manichaikul A
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- Fatty Acid Desaturases metabolism, Heredity, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, United States, Fatty Acid Desaturases genetics, Fatty Acids, Omega-3 deficiency, Genetic Variation, Hispanic or Latino genetics, Indians, North American genetics, Multigene Family
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Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) have critical signaling roles that regulate dyslipidemia and inflammation. Genetic variation in the FADS gene cluster accounts for a large portion of interindividual differences in circulating and tissue levels of LC-PUFAs, with the genotypes most strongly predictive of low LC-PUFA levels at strikingly higher frequencies in Amerind ancestry populations. In this study, we examined relationships between genetic ancestry and FADS variation in 1102 Hispanic American participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. We demonstrate strong negative associations between Amerind genetic ancestry and LC-PUFA levels. The FADS rs174537 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) accounted for much of the AI ancestry effect on LC-PUFAs, especially for low levels of n-3 LC-PUFAs. Rs174537 was also strongly associated with several metabolic, inflammatory and anthropomorphic traits including circulating triglycerides (TGs) and E-selectin in MESA Hispanics. Our study demonstrates that Amerind ancestry provides a useful and readily available tool to identify individuals most likely to have FADS-related n-3 LC-PUFA deficiencies and associated cardiovascular risk., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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24. BET inhibitor suppresses migration of human hepatocellular carcinoma by inhibiting SMARCA4.
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Choi HI, An GY, Baek M, Yoo E, Chai JC, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular metabolism, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular mortality, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Movement, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Computational Biology methods, DNA Helicases metabolism, Gene Expression Profiling, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Liver Neoplasms metabolism, Liver Neoplasms mortality, Nuclear Proteins metabolism, Prognosis, Signal Transduction drug effects, Transcription Factors metabolism, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular genetics, DNA Helicases genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic drug effects, Liver Neoplasms genetics, Nuclear Proteins genetics, Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Transcription Factors genetics
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent and poorly responsive cancers worldwide. Bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) inhibitors, such as JQ1 and OTX-015, inhibit BET protein binding to acetylated residues in histones. However, the physiological mechanisms and regulatory processes of BET inhibition in HCC remain unclear. To explore BET inhibitors' potential role in the molecular mechanisms underlying their anticancer effects in HCC, we analyzed BET inhibitor-treated HCC cells' gene expression profiles with RNA-seq and bioinformatics analysis. BET inhibitor treatment significantly downregulated genes related to bromodomain-containing proteins 4 (BRD4), such as ACSL5, SLC38A5, and ICAM2. Importantly, some cell migration-related genes, including AOC3, CCR6, SSTR5, and SCL7A11, were significantly downregulated. Additionally, bioinformatics analysis using Ingenuity Knowledge Base Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) revealed that SMARCA4 regulated migration response molecules. Furthermore, knockdown of SMARCA4 gene expression by siRNA treatment significantly reduced cell migration and the expression of migration-related genes. In summary, our results indicated that BET inhibitor treatment in HCC cell lines reduces cell migration through the downregulation of SMARCA4.
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25. [Explore antioxidant quality markers of Hippophae tibetana based on "dry-method + wet-method" technology].
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Qi JC, Chen J, Li W, Li GP, Chen HS, Pi WM, Gao F, Wang PL, Mi M, and Lei HM
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- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Mass Spectrometry, Technology, Antioxidants, Hippophae
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The cross combination of dry-method(network pharmacology analysis) and wet-method(high-resolution mass spectro-metry with antioxidation experiment) was used to predict antioxidant quality markers(Q-markers) of Hippophae tibetana. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with hybrid quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap-MS) was developed to rapidly separate and identify the chemical constituents in H. tibetana. Then in DPPH free radicals and superoxide anion scavenging experiment, the antioxidant activity of the four different polar parts with extracts of petroleumether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water was evaluated. Network pharmacology method was used for functional enrichment and pathway analysis to screen antioxidant-related components and preliminarily explain the mechanism of action. On this basis, multi-source information was integrated to predict the antioxidant Q-markers. The results showed that 51 components in H. tibetana were identified, including 18 flavonoids, 14 terpenoids, 6 alkaloids, 4 coumarins and phenylpropanoids, 3 volatile components and 2 polyphenols. The antioxidant capacity of different fractions: ethyl acetate > n-butanol > water > petroleum ether. The medicine mainly acted on PI3 K-Akt and FoxO signaling pathways to perform antioxidant effects through flavonoids such as quercetin, luteolin and kaempferol. According to the results of dry-method and wet-method, quercetin, luteolin and kaempferol, the representatives of poly-hydroxy flavone, may be the antioxidant Q-markers of H. tibetana. In this study, with the antioxidant Q-markers of H. tibetana as an example, an investigation model of predicting Q-marker was discussed based on the ternary system of composition, function and informatics, providing a scientific basis for the establishment of quality evaluation standards for H. tibetana.
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26. The BET inhibitor attenuates the inflammatory response and cell migration in human microglial HMC3 cell line.
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Baek M, Yoo E, Choi HI, An GY, Chai JC, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Cell Line, Cell Movement genetics, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Humans, Inflammation genetics, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Microglia cytology, Microglia metabolism, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Transcription Factors metabolism, Azepines pharmacology, Cell Movement drug effects, Inflammation prevention & control, Microglia drug effects, Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Triazoles pharmacology
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Microglia, resident macrophages of the brain that act as primary immune cells, play essential roles in innate immunity and neuroinflammatory pathologies. Microglial cells are rapidly activated in response to infection and inflammation/injury, associated with the expression of proinflammatory genes and secretion of cytokines. The bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) inhibitor JQ1 has been shown to be an epigenetic agent that reduces inflammation. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory and anti-migratory functions of JQ1 and the genes targeted by JQ1 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated human microglial clone 3 (HMC3) cells using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq). We analyzed the pattern of inflammation-related genes (chemokines, cytokines, and interferon-stimulated genes) and migration-related genes with JQ1 treatment from differentially expressed genes analysis in HMC3 cells. We found that LPS-induced IRF1 directly regulated inflammation- and migration-related genes and that JQ1 significantly reduced IRF1 and its target genes. Additionally, IRF1 attenuation significantly downregulated target genes and inhibited microglial migration. Our data suggest that the BET inhibitor JQ1 can modulate the inflammatory response and migration through the regulation of LPS-induced IRF1 in human microglia.
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27. Plasma Lipidomic Profiles and Risk of Diabetes: 2 Prospective Cohorts of HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals.
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Zhang E, Chai JC, Deik AA, Hua S, Sharma A, Schneider MF, Gustafson D, Hanna DB, Lake JE, Rubin LH, Post WS, Anastos K, Brown T, Clish CB, Kaplan RC, and Qi Q
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- Adult, Case-Control Studies, Cohort Studies, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Diabetes Mellitus epidemiology, Female, HIV, HIV Infections complications, HIV Infections epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, Lipidomics, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, United States epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus etiology, HIV Infections blood, Lipids blood
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Objectives: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) use is associated with disrupted lipid and glucose metabolism in people with HIV infection. We aimed to identify plasma lipid species associated with risk of diabetes in the context of HIV infection., Research Design and Methods: We profiled 211 plasma lipid species in 491 HIV-infected and 203 HIV-uninfected participants aged 35 to 55 years from the Women's Interagency HIV Study and the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine associations between baseline lipid species and incident diabetes (166 diabetes cases were identified during a median follow-up of 12.6 years)., Results: We identified 11 lipid species, representing independent signals for 8 lipid classes/subclasses, associated with risk of diabetes (P < 0.05 after FDR correction). After adjustment for multiple covariates, cholesteryl ester (CE) (22:4), lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) (18:2), phosphatidylcholine (PC) (36:4), phosphatidylcholine plasmalogen (34:3), and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) (38:2) were associated with decreased risk of diabetes (HRs = 0.70 to 0.82 per SD increment), while diacylglycerol (32:0), LPC (14:0), PC (38:3), PE (36:1), and triacylglycerol (50:1) were associated with increased risk of diabetes (HRs = 1.26 to 1.56 per SD increment). HIV serostatus did not modify any lipid-diabetes associations; however, most of these lipid species were positively associated with HIV and/or ART use, including 3 diabetes-decreased ( CE [22:4], LPC [18:2], PE [38:2]) and all 5 diabetes-increased lipid species., Conclusions: This study identified multiple plasma lipid species associated with incident diabetes. Regardless of the directions of their associations with diabetes, most diabetes-associated lipid species were elevated in ART-treated people with HIV infection. This suggests a complex role of lipids in the link between ART and diabetes in HIV infection., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Endocrine Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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28. Serum sphingolipids and incident diabetes in a US population with high diabetes burden: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
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Chen GC, Chai JC, Yu B, Michelotti GA, Grove ML, Fretts AM, Daviglus ML, Garcia-Bedoya OL, Thyagarajan B, Schneiderman N, Cai J, Kaplan RC, Boerwinkle E, and Qi Q
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Diabetes Mellitus epidemiology, Female, Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, United States epidemiology, United States ethnology, Young Adult, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Diabetes Mellitus ethnology, Sphingolipids blood
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Background: Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of de novo sphingolipid synthases prevented diabetes in animal studies., Objectives: We sought to evaluate prospective associations of serum sphingolipids with incident diabetes in a population-based cohort., Methods: We included 2010 participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) aged 18-74 y who were free of diabetes and other major chronic diseases at baseline (2008-2011). Metabolomic profiling of fasting serum was performed using a global, untargeted approach. A total of 43 sphingolipids were quantified and, considering subclasses and chemical structures of individual species, 6 sphingolipid scores were constructed. Diabetes status was assessed using standard procedures including blood tests. Multivariable survey Poisson regressions were applied to estimate RR and 95% CI of incident diabetes associated with individual sphingolipids or sphingolipid scores., Results: There were 224 incident cases of diabetes identified during, on average, 6 y of follow-up. After adjustment for socioeconomic and lifestyle factors, a ceramide score (RR Q4 versus Q1 = 2.40; 95% CI: 1.24, 4.65; P-trend = 0.003) and a score of sphingomyelins with fully saturated sphingoid-fatty acid pairs (RR Q4 versus Q1 = 3.15; 95% CI: 1.75, 5.67; P-trend <0.001) both were positively associated with risk of diabetes, whereas scores of glycosylceramides, lactosylceramides, or other unsaturated sphingomyelins (even if having an SFA base) were not associated with risk of diabetes. After additional adjustment for numerous traditional risk factors (especially triglycerides), both associations were attenuated and only the saturated-sphingomyelin score remained associated with risk of diabetes (RR Q4 versus Q1 = 1.98; 95% CI: 1.09, 3.59; P-trend = 0.031)., Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a cluster of saturated sphingomyelins may be associated with elevated risk of diabetes beyond traditional risk factors, which needs to be verified in other population studies. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02060344., (Copyright © The Author(s) on behalf of the American Society for Nutrition 2020.)
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29. Metabolomic Profiling of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Women With or at Risk for HIV Infection: The Women's Interagency HIV Study.
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Bravo CA, Hua S, Deik A, Lazar J, Hanna DB, Scott J, Chai JC, Kaplan RC, Anastos K, Robles OA, Clish CB, Kizer JR, and Qi Q
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- Adult, Biomarkers blood, Case-Control Studies, Female, HIV Infections epidemiology, HIV Infections physiopathology, Heart Disease Risk Factors, Humans, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Sex Factors, United States epidemiology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left epidemiology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Energy Metabolism, HIV Infections blood, Metabolomics, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left blood, Ventricular Function, Left
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Background People living with HIV have an increased risk of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and heart failure. HIV-associated LVDD may reflect both cardiomyocyte and systemic metabolic derangements, but the underlying pathways remain unclear. Methods and Results To explore such pathways, we conducted a pilot study in the Bronx and Brooklyn sites of the WIHS (Women's Interagency HIV Study) who participated in concurrent, but separate, metabolomics and echocardiographic ancillary studies. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry-based metabolomic profiling was performed on plasma samples from 125 HIV-infected (43 with LVDD) and 35 HIV-uninfected women (9 with LVDD). Partial least squares discriminant analysis identified polar metabolites and lipids in the glycerophospholipid-metabolism and fatty-acid-oxidation pathways associated with LVDD. After multivariable adjustment, LVDD was significantly associated with higher concentrations of diacylglycerol 30:0 (odds ratio [OR], 1.60, 95% CI [1.01-2.55]); triacylglycerols 46:0 (OR 1.60 [1.04-2.48]), 48:0 (OR 1.63 [1.04-2.54]), 48:1 (OR 1.62 [1.01-2.60]), and 50:0 (OR 1.61 [1.02-2.53]); acylcarnitine C7 (OR 1.88 [1.21-2.92]), C9 (OR 1.99 [1.27-3.13]), and C16 (OR 1.80 [1.13-2.87]); as well as lower concentrations of phosphocholine (OR 0.59 [0.38-0.91]). There was no evidence of effect modification of these relationships by HIV status. Conclusions In this pilot study, women with or at risk of HIV with LVDD showed alterations in plasma metabolites in the glycerophospholipid-metabolism and fatty-acid-oxidation pathways. Although these findings require replication, they suggest that improved understanding of metabolic perturbations and their potential modification could offer new approaches to prevent cardiac dysfunction in this high-risk group.
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30. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of ligustrazine - betulin amino-acid/dipeptide derivatives as anti-tumor agents.
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Guo WB, Zhang H, Yan WQ, Liu YM, Zhou F, Cai DS, Zhang WX, Huang XM, Jia XH, Chen HS, Qi JC, Wang PL, Xu B, and Lei HM
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- Amino Acids chemistry, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents chemical synthesis, Antineoplastic Agents chemistry, Apoptosis drug effects, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Dipeptides chemistry, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, Female, Humans, Male, Molecular Structure, Pyrazines chemistry, Structure-Activity Relationship, Triterpenes chemistry, Zebrafish, Amino Acids pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Dipeptides pharmacology, Drug Design, Pyrazines pharmacology, Triterpenes pharmacology
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The ligustrazine - betulin derivative (TB), TB amino acids derivatives (TB-01 - TB-09) and TB dipeptide derivatives (TB-10 - TB-18) were designed and synthesized. And their in vitro cytotoxic activities were evaluated against four cancer cell lines (Hela, HepG2, BGC-823 and HT-29) and normal cells MDCK by standard methylthiazol tetrazolium (MTT) assay. Most of them demonstrated better antitumor activity than the relevant material betulin. Among them, compound TB-01 showed the best anti-tumor effect on the cancer cells and the lowest toxicity on the normal cells. For example, the cytotoxicity of TB-01 against the cancer cells (mean IC
50 = 4.86 ± 1.16 μM) was 3-fold higher than that against the normal cells MDCK (IC50 = 16.11 ± 2.29 μM). Moreover, TB-01 showed better cytotoxic than positive drug cisplatin (DDP) on tumor cells. Besides, the Zebrafish toxicity evaluation test showed that TB-01 demonstrated high biosafety. Subsequently, fluorescent staining, apoptosis detection and cell cycle analysis indicated that TB-01 induced early apoptosis in HepG2 cells and blocked the cell cycle in the G1 phase. In addition, the structure-activity relationships of these derivatives were briefly discussed., (Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.)- Published
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31. Association of Lipidomic Profiles With Progression of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in HIV Infection.
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Chai JC, Deik AA, Hua S, Wang T, Hanna DB, Xue X, Haberlen SA, Shah SJ, Suh Y, Lazar JM, Gustafson D, Hodis HN, Landay AL, Anastos K, Post WS, Kaplan RC, Clish CB, and Qi Q
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- Adult, Anti-Retroviral Agents therapeutic use, Carotid Arteries diagnostic imaging, Disease Progression, Female, HIV Infections drug therapy, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Plaque, Atherosclerotic diagnostic imaging, Plaque, Atherosclerotic epidemiology, Prospective Studies, Ultrasonography, United States epidemiology, Carotid Artery Diseases epidemiology, HIV Infections epidemiology, Lipids blood
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Importance: Lipid metabolism disruption and excess risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been observed in HIV-infected individuals, but the associations among HIV infection, plasma lipidome, and CVD risk have not been well understood., Objective: To evaluate plasma lipidomic profiles and their associations with carotid artery atherosclerosis in individuals with HIV and individuals without HIV., Design, Setting, and Participants: Prospective analysis in the Women's Interagency HIV Study and Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study during a 7-year follow-up (from 2004-2006 to 2011-2013) at multicenter HIV cohorts in the United States. The study included 737 participants aged 35 to 55 years (520 with HIV and 217 without HIV) without CVD or carotid artery plaque at baseline. Data were analyzed between April 2017 and July 2019., Exposures: Two hundred eleven plasma lipid species., Main Outcomes and Measures: Poisson regression was used to examine the associations of baseline lipid species with risk of plaque measured by repeated B-mode carotid artery ultrasonography imaging., Results: Of the 737 included participants, 398 (54%) were women, 351 (48%) were African American (non-Hispanic), 156 of 737 (21%) were nonwhite Hispanic, and the mean (SD) age was 45 (6) years. After adjusting for demographic and behavioral factors, we identified 12 lipid species, representing independent signals for 10 lipid classes, associated with risk of plaque. Nine lipid species remained significant after further adjusting for conventional CVD risk factors, although many of them showed moderate to high association with conventional blood lipids (eg, total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterols and triglycerides). Cholesteryl ester (16:1) (risk ratio [RR] per standard deviation, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.08-1.52), ceramide (16:0) (RR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.02-1.63), lysophosphatidylcholine (20:4) (RR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.05-1.58), lysophosphatidylethanolamine (16:0) (RR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.05-1.57), phosphatidylethanolamine (38:6) (RR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.08-1.64), phosphatidylethanolamine-plasmalogen (36:2) (RR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.04-1.52), phosphatidylserine-plasmalogen (36:3) (RR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.00-1.43), and triacylglycerol (54:6) (RR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.04-1.54) were associated with increased risk of plaque, while phosphatidylcholine (36:4) (RR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.54-0.77) was associated with decreased risk of plaque. Most of these plaque-increased lipid species showed higher levels in individuals with HIV, particularly among individuals with HIV using antiretroviral therapy compared with individuals without HIV. Network analysis identified 9 lipid modules, and 2 modules composed of triacylglycerols and phosphatidylcholines with long and unsaturated acyl chains, respectively, showed the strongest associations with increased risk of plaque., Conclusions and Relevance: This study identified multiple plasma lipid species associated with carotid artery atherosclerosis, and alterations in these lipid species might be associated with HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy. Our data suggest unfavorable associations of long-chain and unsaturated triacylglycerols and phosphatidylcholines with carotid artery plaque formation.
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32. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of cinnamic acid derivatives with synergetic neuroprotection and angiogenesis effect.
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Zhang WX, Wang H, Cui HR, Guo WB, Zhou F, Cai DS, Xu B, Jia XH, Huang XM, Yang YQ, Chen HS, Qi JC, Wang PL, and Lei HM
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- Angiogenesis Inducing Agents chemical synthesis, Angiogenesis Inducing Agents chemistry, Apoptosis drug effects, Capsaicin chemistry, Capsaicin pharmacology, Cell Line, Cell Survival drug effects, Cinnamates chemical synthesis, Cinnamates chemistry, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial drug effects, Molecular Structure, Neuroprotective Agents chemical synthesis, Neuroprotective Agents chemistry, Oxidative Stress drug effects, Pyrazines chemistry, Pyrazines pharmacology, RNA, Messenger antagonists & inhibitors, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Structure-Activity Relationship, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 antagonists & inhibitors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 genetics, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 metabolism, Angiogenesis Inducing Agents pharmacology, Cinnamates pharmacology, Drug Design, Neuroprotective Agents pharmacology
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As for complex brain diseases involved with multiple pathogenic factors, it is extremely difficult to achieve curative effect by acting on a single target. Multi-approach drugs provide a promising prospect in the treatment of complex brain diseases and have been attracting more and more interest. Enlightened by synergetic effect of combination in traditional herb medicines, forty-two novel cinnamic acid derivatives were designed and synthesized by introducing capsaicin and/or ligustrazine moieties to enhance biological activities in both neurological function and neurovascular protection. Elevated levels of cell viability on human brain microvascular endothelium cell line (HBMEC-2) and human neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y) against free radical injury were observed in most of compounds. Among them, compound 14a exhibited the most potent activities with a significant EC
50 value of 3.26 ± 0.16 μM (HBMEC-2) and 2.41 ± 0.10 μM (SH-SY5Y). Subsequently, the results of morphological staining and flow cytometry analysis experiments on both cell lines showed that 14a had the potential to block apoptosis, maintain cell morphological integrity and protect physiological function of mitochondria. Moreover, 14a displayed specific angiogenesis effect in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay; and the results of RT-PCR suggested that the mechanism for angiogenesis effect was associated with the enhancement of the expressions of VEGFR2 mRNA in chick embryo. Preliminary structure-activity relationship was analyzed. The above evidences suggested that conjunctures gained by combining active ingredients in traditional herb medicines deserved further study and might provide references in discovering dual-effective lead compounds for brain diseases., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)- Published
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33. Association between regional body fat and cardiovascular disease risk among postmenopausal women with normal body mass index.
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Chen GC, Arthur R, Iyengar NM, Kamensky V, Xue X, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Allison MA, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, Sun Y, Banack HR, Chai JC, Wactawski-Wende J, Manson JE, Stefanick ML, Dannenberg AJ, Rohan TE, and Qi Q
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- Aged, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Postmenopause, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Body Fat Distribution, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology
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Aims: Central adiposity is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, even among people with normal body mass index (BMI). We tested the hypothesis that regional body fat deposits (trunk or leg fat) are associated with altered risk of CVD among postmenopausal women with normal BMI., Methods and Results: We included 2683 postmenopausal women with normal BMI (18.5 to <25 kg/m2) who participated in the Women's Health Initiative and had no known CVD at baseline. Body composition was determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Incident CVD events including coronary heart disease and stroke were ascertained through February 2017. During a median 17.9 years of follow-up, 291 incident CVD cases occurred. After adjustment for demographic, lifestyle, and clinical risk factors, neither whole-body fat mass nor fat percentage was associated with CVD risk. Higher percent trunk fat was associated with increased risk of CVD [highest vs. lowest quartile hazard ratio (HR) = 1.91, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.33-2.74; P-trend <0.001], whereas higher percent leg fat was associated with decreased risk of CVD (highest vs. lowest quartile HR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.43-0.89; P-trend = 0.008). The association for trunk fat was attenuated yet remained significant after further adjustment for waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. Higher percent trunk fat combined with lower percent leg fat was associated with particularly high risk of CVD (HR comparing extreme groups = 3.33, 95% CI 1.46-7.62)., Conclusion: Among postmenopausal women with normal BMI, both elevated trunk fat and reduced leg fat are associated with increased risk of CVD., (Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2019. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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34. Forkhead box O1 (FOXO1) controls the migratory response of Toll-like receptor (TLR3)-stimulated human mesenchymal stromal cells.
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Kim SH, Das A, Choi HI, Kim KH, Chai JC, Choi MR, Binas B, Park KS, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Adult, Female, Forkhead Box Protein O1 antagonists & inhibitors, Forkhead Box Protein O1 genetics, Humans, Male, NF-kappa B p50 Subunit genetics, NF-kappa B p50 Subunit metabolism, Proto-Oncogene Mas, Quinolones pharmacology, Toll-Like Receptor 3 agonists, Transcription Factor RelA genetics, Transcription Factor RelA metabolism, Cell Movement, Forkhead Box Protein O1 metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Mesenchymal Stem Cells metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 3 metabolism
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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can potently regulate the functions of immune cells and are being investigated for the management of inflammatory diseases. Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3)-stimulated human MSCs (hMSCs) exhibit increased migration and chemotaxis within and toward damaged tissues. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying these migratory activities are unclear. Therefore, we analyzed the migration capability and gene expression profiles of TLR3-stimulated hMSCs using RNA-Seq, wound healing, and transwell cell migration assay. Along with increased cell migration, the TLR3 stimulation also increased the expression of cytokines, chemokines, and cell migration-related genes. The promoter regions of the latter showed an enrichment of putative motifs for binding the transcription factors forkhead box O1 (FOXO1), FOXO3, NF-κB (NF-κB1), and RELA proto-oncogene and NF-κB subunit. Of note, FOXO1 inhibition by the FOXO1-selective inhibitor AS1842856 significantly reduced both migration and the expression of migration-related genes. In summary, our results indicate that TLR3 stimulation induces hMSC migration through the expression of FOXO1-activated genes., (© 2019 Hwa Kim et al.)
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35. Gene expression signatures after ethanol exposure in differentiating embryoid bodies.
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Mandal C, Kim SH, Chai JC, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- DNA genetics, Embryoid Bodies metabolism, Gene Expression Profiling, Humans, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, RNA genetics, RNA metabolism, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Transcription Factors, Embryoid Bodies drug effects, Ethanol pharmacology, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Transcriptome drug effects
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During the differentiation process, various epigenetic factors regulate the precise expression of important genes and control cellular fate. During this stage, the differentiating cells become vulnerable to external stimuli. Here, we used an early neural differentiation model to observe ethanol-mediated transcriptional alterations. Our objective was to identify important molecular regulators of ethanol-related alterations in the genome during differentiation. A transcriptomic analysis was performed to profile the mRNA expression in differentiating embryoid bodies with or without ethanol treatment. In total, 147 differentially expressed genes were identified in response to 50mM ethanol. Of these differentially expressed genes, 78 genes were up-regulated and 69 genes were down-regulated. Our analysis revealed a strong association among the transcript signatures of the important modulators which were involved in protein modification, protein synthesis and gene expression. Additionally, ethanol-mediated activation of DNA transcription was observed. We also profiled ethanol-responsive transcription factors (TFs), upstream transcriptional regulators and TF-binding motifs in the differentiating embryoid bodies. In this study, we established a platform that we hope will help other researchers determine the ethanol-mediated changes that occur during cellular differentiation., (Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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36. Detection and analysis of apoptosis- and autophagy-related miRNAs of mouse vascular endothelial cells in chronic intermittent hypoxia model.
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Liu KX, Chen GP, Lin PL, Huang JC, Lin X, Qi JC, and Lin QC
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- Animals, Apoptosis genetics, Autophagy genetics, Autophagy-Related Proteins genetics, Disease Models, Animal, Hypoxia complications, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 genetics, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Primary Cell Culture, Signal Transduction, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive genetics, Endothelial Cells metabolism, Hypoxia genetics, MicroRNAs genetics
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Endothelial dysfunction is the main pathogenic mechanism of cardiovascular complications induced by obstructive sleep apnea/hyponea syndrome (OSAHS). Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is the primary factor of OSAHS-associated endothelial dysfunction. The hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) pathway regulates the expression of downstream target genes and mediates cell apoptosis caused by CIH-induced endothelial injury. miRNAs play extensive and important negative regulatory roles in this process at the post-transcriptional level. However, the regulatory mechanism of miRNAs in CIH tissue models remains unclear. The present study established a mouse aortic endothelial cell model of CIH in an attempt to screen out specific miRNAs by using miRNA chip analysis. It was found that 14 miRNAs were differentially expressed. Of them, 6 were significantly different and verified by quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR), of which four were up-regulated and two were down-regulated markedly. To gain an unbiased global perspective on subsequent regulation by altered miRNAs, we established signaling networks by GO to predict the target genes of the 6 miRNAs. It was found that the 6 identified miRNAs were apoptosis- or autophagy-related target genes. Down-regulation of miR-193 inhibits CIH induced endothelial injury and apoptosis- or autophagy-related protein expression. In conclusion, our results showed that CIH could induce differential expression of miRNAs, and alteration in the miRNA expression pattern was associated with the expression of apoptosis- or autophagy-related genes., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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37. Inhibition of microRNA-218 reduces HIF-1α by targeting on Robo1 in mice aortic endothelial cells under intermittent hypoxia.
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Liu KX, Chen Q, Chen GP, Huang JC, Huang JF, He XR, Lin T, and Lin QC
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Objective: To investigate the effects of miR-218 on expression of hypoxia-inducible factors 1α (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and cell apoptosis in normal mice aortic endothelial cells under intermittent hypoxia (IH) condition., Methods: Anti-miR-218 inhibitor, miR-negative control and miR-218 mimic were used to tranfect the cells in different groups under IH condition. Both RT-PCR and Western blot were used to determine the expressions of HIF-1α and VEGF. Akt, p-Akt and cell apoptosis related proteins bcl-2, bax and caspase-3 and roundabout 1 (Robo1) were measured using Western blot. Cell apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 18.0., Results: Expression of miR-218 was significantly up-regulated in the IH group and was significantly inhibited when cells were transfected with miR-218 inhibitor. Down regulation of miR-218 could reduce the expression of HIF-1α and VEGF under intermittent hypoxia condition. In cells transfected with miR-218 mimic, expression of HIF-1α and VEGF significantly increased compared with the control. However, when treated with LY294002, the expression of HIF-1α and VEGF both decreased. Apoptosis assay showed that down regulation of miR-218 could inhibit intermittent hypoxia induced cell apoptosis, decrease expression of caspase-3 and bax and increase expression of bcl-2 under intermittent hypoxia condition. At last, silencing Robo1 could significantly enhance the expression of HIF-1α under IH condition., Conclusion: Inhibition of miR-218 could reduce the expression of HIF-1α and protect against IH-induced apoptosis in mice aortic endothelial cells. The effects were associated with PI3K/AKT pathway and might through targeting of Robo1., Competing Interests: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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38. GSK-J4-Mediated Transcriptomic Alterations in Differentiating Embryoid Bodies.
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Mandal C, Kim SH, Kang SC, Chai JC, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Benzazepines administration & dosage, Cell Cycle drug effects, Cell Death drug effects, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Humans, Neurons drug effects, Neurons metabolism, Pyrimidines administration & dosage, Transcriptome drug effects, Tretinoin administration & dosage, Cell Differentiation genetics, Cell Proliferation genetics, Embryoid Bodies metabolism, Transcriptome genetics
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Histone-modifying enzymes are key players in the field of cellular differentiation. Here, we used GSK-J4 to profile important target genes that are responsible for neural differentiation. Embryoid bodies were treated with retinoic acid (10 μM) to induce neural differentiation in the presence or absence of GSK-J4. To profile GSKJ4-target genes, we performed RNA sequencing for both normal and demethylase-inhibited cells. A total of 47 and 58 genes were up- and down-regulated, respectively, after GSK-J4 exposure at a log2-fold-change cut-off value of 1.2 (p-value < 0.05). Functional annotations of all of the differentially expressed genes revealed that a significant number of genes were associated with the suppression of cellular proliferation, cell cycle progression and induction of cell death. We also identified an enrichment of potent motifs in selected genes that were differentially expressed. Additionally, we listed upstream transcriptional regulators of all of the differentially expressed genes. Our data indicate that GSK-J4 affects cellular biology by inhibiting cellular proliferation through cell cycle suppression and induction of cell death. These findings will expand the current understanding of the biology of histone-modifying enzymes, thereby promoting further investigations to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
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39. RNA sequencing reveals resistance of TLR4 ligand-activated microglial cells to inflammation mediated by the selective jumonji H3K27 demethylase inhibitor.
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Das A, Arifuzzaman S, Yoon T, Kim SH, Chai JC, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Animals, Cells, Cultured, Gene Expression Profiling, Mice, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Benzazepines metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors metabolism, Inflammation pathology, Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases antagonists & inhibitors, Microglia drug effects, Pyrimidines metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism
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Persistent microglial activation is associated with the production and secretion of various pro-inflammatory genes, cytokines and chemokines, which may initiate or amplify neurodegenerative diseases. A novel synthetic histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27) demethylase JMJD3 inhibitor, GSK-J4, was proven to exert immunosuppressive activities in macrophages. However, a genome-wide search for GSK-J4 molecular targets has not been undertaken in microglia. To study the immuno-modulatory effects of GSK-J4 at the transcriptomic level, triplicate RNA sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR analyses were performed with resting, GSK-J4-, LPS- and LPS + GSK-J4-challenged primary microglial (PM) and BV-2 microglial cells. Among the annotated genes, the transcriptional sequencing of microglia that were treated with GSK-J4 revealed a selective effect on LPS-induced gene expression, in which the induction of cytokines/chemokines, interferon-stimulated genes, and prominent transcription factors TFs, as well as previously unidentified genes that are important in inflammation was suppressed. Furthermore, we showed that GSK-J4 controls are important inflammatory gene targets by modulating STAT1, IRF7, and H3K27me3 levels at their promoter sites. These unprecedented results demonstrate that the histone demethylase inhibitor GSK-J4 could have therapeutic applications for neuroinflammatory diseases.
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40. The relationship between excessive daytime sleepiness and metabolic syndrome in severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
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Huang JF, Chen LD, Lin QC, Chen GP, Yu YH, Huang JC, and Zhao JM
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- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence metabolism, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence physiopathology, Female, Humans, Male, Metabolic Syndrome metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome physiopathology, Middle Aged, Polysomnography, Risk Factors, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive diagnosis, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive metabolism, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive physiopathology, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence complications, Metabolic Syndrome complications, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive complications
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Background: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), which is commonly considered a cardinal sign of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), may lead to an increased rate of metabolic syndrome (MetS), and be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the role of EDS in MetS and its components by researching severe OSA patients., Methods: The records of 175 consecutive patients who underwent standard polysomnography and diagnosed severe OSA were included. Subjective daytime sleepiness was assessed using the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS). Fasting glucose, lipids, insulin and polysomnography parameters were measured. A metabolic score was counted as the total number of the positive diagnostic criteria of MetS for each subject, which indicated the level of metabolic disorder., Results: The prevalence of central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and MetS (78.2% vs 28.6%) was significantly higher among EDS group compared with control group. Compared with non-EDS patients, patients with EDS showed significantly higher metabolic score (3.22 ± 0.94 vs 1.96 ± 1.06). After adjustment for confounders, ESS score, log insulin and age significantly predicted the metabolic score (β = 0.567, P = 0.000; β = 0.197, P = 0.001 and β = 0.118, P = 0.048, respectively)., Conclusion: EDS was independently correlated with the sum of metabolic components in severe OSA patients. Our study suggested that EDS might be a potentially useful clinical marker to identify patients with severe OSA at risk of MetS., (© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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41. Examining Asphaltene Solubility on Deposition in Model Porous Media.
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Lin YJ, He P, Tavakkoli M, Mathew NT, Fatt YY, Chai JC, Goharzadeh A, Vargas FM, and Biswal SL
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Asphaltenes are known to cause severe flow assurance problems in the near-wellbore region of oil reservoirs. Understanding the mechanism of asphaltene deposition in porous media is of great significance for the development of accurate numerical simulators and effective chemical remediation treatments. Here, we present a study of the dynamics of asphaltene deposition in porous media using microfluidic devices. A model oil containing 5 wt % dissolved asphaltenes was mixed with n-heptane, a known asphaltene precipitant, and flowed through a representative porous media microfluidic chip. Asphaltene deposition was recorded and analyzed as a function of solubility, which was directly correlated to particle size and Péclet number. In particular, pore-scale visualization and velocity profiles, as well as three stages of deposition, were identified and examined to determine the important convection-diffusion effects on deposition.
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42. WITHDRAWN: Detection and analysis of apoptosis- and autophagy-related miRNAs of vascular endothelial cells in a mouse chronic intermittent hypoxia model.
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Liu KX, Chen GP, Lin PL, Huang JC, Lin X, Qi JC, and Lin QC
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43. Transcriptome sequencing wide functional analysis of human mesenchymal stem cells in response to TLR4 ligand.
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Kim SH, Das A, Chai JC, Binas B, Choi MR, Park KS, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Humans, Ligands, Lipopolysaccharides chemistry, Mesenchymal Stem Cells cytology, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases genetics, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism, Transcription Factor RelA genetics, Transcriptome genetics, Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 genetics, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Mesenchymal Stem Cells metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 4 genetics
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Due to their multipotentiality and immunomodulation, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are widely studied for the treatment of degenerative and inflammatory diseases. Transplantation of hMSCs to damaged tissue is a promising approach for tissue regeneration. However, the physiological mechanisms and regulatory processes of MSC trafficking to injured tissue are largely unexplored. Here, we evaluated the gene expression profile and migratory potential of hMSCs upon stimulation with the TLR4 ligand lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Using RNA sequencing, we identified unique induction patterns of interferon stimulated genes, cytokines and chemokines involved in chemotaxis and homing. The -950 to +50 bp regions of many of these LPS-responsive genes were enriched with putative binding motifs for the transcription factors (TFs) interferon regulatory factor (IRF1) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB1, REL), which were also induced by LPS along with other TFs. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that IRF1 bound within their target genes promoter region. In addition, IRF1 attenuation significantly down-regulated interferon stimulated genes as well as key cytokines. Furthermore, using pharmacological inhibitors, we showed that the NF-κB and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathways regulate the migratory and cytokines/chemokines response to LPS. These unprecedented data suggest that IRF1 and NF-κB orchestrate the TLR4-primed immunomodulatory response of hMSCs and that this response also involves the PI3K pathway.
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44. Transcriptome sequencing reveals that LPS-triggered transcriptional responses in established microglia BV2 cell lines are poorly representative of primary microglia.
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Das A, Kim SH, Arifuzzaman S, Yoon T, Chai JC, Lee YS, Park KS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Analysis of Variance, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Brain cytology, Cells, Cultured, Cytokines genetics, Cytokines metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Mice, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Signal Transduction drug effects, Time Factors, Toll-Like Receptor 4 genetics, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism, Transcriptome physiology, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Microglia drug effects, Transcription Factors metabolism, Transcriptome drug effects
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Background: Microglia are resident myeloid cells in the CNS that are activated by infection, neuronal injury, and inflammation. Established BV2 microglial cell lines have been the primary in vitro models used to study neuroinflammation for more than a decade because they reduce the requirement of continuously maintaining cell preparations and animal experimentation models. However, doubt has recently been raised regarding the value of BV2 cell lines as a model system., Methods: We used triplicate RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to investigate the molecular signature of primary and BV2 microglial cell lines using two transcriptomic techniques: global transcriptomic biological triplicate RNA-seq and quantitative real-time PCR. We analyzed differentially expressed genes (DEGs) to identify transcription factor (TF) motifs (-950 to +50 bp of the 5' upstream promoters) and epigenetic mechanisms., Results: Sequencing assessment and quality evaluation revealed that primary microglia have a distinct transcriptomic signature and express a unique cluster of transcripts in response to lipopolysaccharide. This microglial signature was not observed in BV2 microglial cell lines. Importantly, we observed that previously unidentified TFs (i.e., IRF2, IRF5, IRF8, STAT1, STAT2, and STAT5A) and the epigenetic regulators KDM1A, NSD3, and SETDB2 were significantly and selectively expressed in primary microglia (PM). Although transcriptomic alterations known to occur in BV2 microglial cell lines were identified in PM, we also observed several novel transcriptomic alterations in PM that are not frequently observed in BV2 microglial cell lines., Conclusions: Collectively, these unprecedented findings demonstrate that established BV2 microglial cell lines are probably a poor representation of PM, and we establish a resource for future studies of neuroinflammation.
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45. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with fatty liver index, the index of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Chen X, Lin X, Chen LD, Lin QC, Chen GP, Yu YH, Huang JC, and Zhao JM
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- Adult, Area Under Curve, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease diagnostic imaging, Polysomnography, ROC Curve, Severity of Illness Index, Ultrasonography, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease epidemiology, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive epidemiology
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Background and Objectives: The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is gaining increased attention. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship of OSA with NAFLD defined by an elevated fatty liver index (FLI)., Materials and Methods: A total of 319 consecutive patients who underwent standard polysomnography were enrolled. Fasting blood samples were obtained from all patients for biological profile measurements, and demographic data were collected. Values of FLI were determined and assessed as predictors of the presence of NAFLD, as measured by ultrasound. The discriminative ability of FLI was estimated on the basis of the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve., Results: An FLI of 60 achieved the highest diagnostic accuracy and yielded an area under the receiver operator characteristic curve of 0.822 (95% confidence interval: 0.729-0.916) in the detection of NAFLD. Patients with an FLI of 60 or higher had a significantly lower lowest O2 saturation (73 vs. 83%, P<0.001), a lower mean nocturnal oxygen saturation (93 vs. 95%, P<0.001), a higher apnea-hypopnea index (39.7 vs. 18.4, P<0.001), a higher oxygen desaturation index (39 vs. 10.6, P<0.001), and a higher percentage of sleep time spent with SpO2 less than 90% (4.63 vs. 0.92%, P<0.001) compared with those with FLI less than 60. In multivariate analysis, the presence of OSA was independently associated with elevated FLI after adjusting for confounding factors (odds ratio: 5.141, 95% confidence interval: 1.414-18.696, P=0.013)., Conclusion: Our results suggest a positive association between the severity of OSA and NAFLD defined by an elevated FLI, which may serve as a good biomarker for detecting NAFLD in OSA patients.
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46. Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in nonobese adults.
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Qi JC, Huang JC, Lin QC, Zhao JM, Lin X, Chen LD, Huang JF, and Chen X
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- Adult, Body Mass Index, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Liver Function Tests, Male, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease diagnosis, Oxygen blood, Polysomnography, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive diagnosis, Statistics as Topic, Triglycerides blood, Ultrasonography, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease epidemiology, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive epidemiology
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Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is closely related to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), though the mechanism is not conclusive as obesity is a confounder. The objective of this observational study was to investigate the correlation between these disorders in nonobese subjects., Methods: We consecutively enrolled nonobese individuals undergoing polysomnography and abdominal ultrasonography and analyzed differences in NAFLD patients grouped by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and in OSA patients according to the presence or absence of NAFLD. Multivariate regression analysis was used to evaluate the independent risks of NAFLD in OSA patients., Results: A total of 175 participants were included. The 106 ultrasound-diagnosed NAFLD patients were classified into four groups by AHI. There were no significant differences in triglycerides (TG), serum aminotransferase levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) with worsening OSA. In both OSA patients with NAFLD and those without NAFLD, body mass index (BMI), the lowest oxygen saturation (LaSO2), HOMA-IR, and TG were significantly associated. Additionally, BMI, LaSO2, and TG independently predicted the development of NAFLD after adjustments (odds ratio [OR] = 1.562, p = 0.003; OR = 0.960, p = 0.03; OR = 3.410, p < 0.001, respectively)., Conclusions: In nonobese subjects, OSA itself does not appear to induce significant changes in liver enzymes. With reference to lipid metabolism, weight control and OSA-related hypoxemia are key factors in reducing the risk of NAFLD in OSA patients. Additional large-scale, prospective studies are warranted to investigate the impact of OSA on liver injury in nonobese adults.
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47. TLR3-/4-Priming Differentially Promotes Ca(2+) Signaling and Cytokine Expression and Ca(2+)-Dependently Augments Cytokine Release in hMSCs.
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Park KS, Kim SH, Das A, Yang SN, Jung KH, Kim MK, Berggren PO, Lee Y, Chai JC, Kim HJ, and Chai YG
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- Blotting, Western, Calcium metabolism, Cells, Cultured, Cytokines metabolism, Female, Gene Expression drug effects, Humans, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors genetics, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors metabolism, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Neoplasm Proteins genetics, Neoplasm Proteins metabolism, ORAI1 Protein genetics, ORAI1 Protein metabolism, Poly I-C pharmacology, RNA Interference, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 genetics, Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 3 agonists, Toll-Like Receptor 3 metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 4 agonists, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism, Young Adult, Calcium Signaling genetics, Cytokines genetics, Mesenchymal Stem Cells metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 3 genetics, Toll-Like Receptor 4 genetics
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In human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) and TLR4 act as key players in the tissue repair process by recognizing their ligands and stimulating downstream processes including cytokine release. The mechanisms of TLR3- and TLR4-mediated cytokine releases from hMSCs remain uncertain. Here, we show that exposure to the TLR3 agonist polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)) or incubation with the TLR4 agonist lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increased the mRNA expression levels of TLR3, TLR4 and cytokines in hMSCs. Poly(I:C) exposure rather than LPS incubation not only elevated inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (IP3R) expression and IP3R-mediated Ca(2+) release, but also promoted Orai and STIM expression as well as store-operated Ca(2+) entry into hMSCs. In addition, we also observed that 21 Ca(2+) signaling genes were significantly up-regulated in response to TLR3 priming of hMSCs by RNA sequencing analysis. Both poly(I:C) and LPS exposure enhanced cytokine release from hMSCs. The enhanced cytokine release vanished upon siRNA knockdown and chelation of intracellular Ca(2+). These data demonstrate that TLR3- and TLR4-priming differentially enhance Ca(2+) signaling and cytokine expression, and Ca(2+) -dependently potentiates cytokine release in hMSCs.
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48. RNA Sequencing Reveals the Alteration of the Expression of Novel Genes in Ethanol-Treated Embryoid Bodies.
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Mandal C, Kim SH, Chai JC, Oh SM, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Cell Culture Techniques methods, Cell Differentiation drug effects, Cell Differentiation genetics, Central Nervous System Depressants pharmacology, Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells metabolism, Female, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders genetics, Humans, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects genetics, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Embryoid Bodies metabolism, Ethanol pharmacology, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental drug effects, Sequence Analysis, RNA methods
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a collective term representing fetal abnormalities associated with maternal alcohol consumption. Prenatal alcohol exposure and related anomalies are well characterized, but the molecular mechanism behind this phenomenon is not well characterized. In this present study, our aim is to profile important genes that regulate cellular development during fetal development. Human embryonic carcinoma cells (NCCIT) are cultured to form embryoid bodies and then treated in the presence and absence of ethanol (50 mM). We employed RNA sequencing to profile differentially expressed genes in the ethanol-treated embryoid bodies from NCCIT vs. EB, NCCIT vs. EB+EtOH and EB vs. EB+EtOH data sets. A total of 632, 205 and 517 differentially expressed genes were identified from NCCIT vs. EB, NCCIT vs. EB+EtOH and EB vs. EB+EtOH, respectively. Functional annotation using bioinformatics tools reveal significant enrichment of differential cellular development and developmental disorders. Furthermore, a group of 42, 15 and 35 transcription factor-encoding genes are screened from all of the differentially expressed genes obtained from NCCIT vs. EB, NCCIT vs. EB+EtOH and EB vs. EB+EtOH, respectively. We validated relative gene expression levels of several transcription factors from these lists by quantitative real-time PCR. We hope that our study substantially contributes to the understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying the pathology of alcohol-mediated anomalies and ease further research.
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49. Profiling ethanol-targeted transcription factors in human carcinoma cell-derived embryoid bodies.
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Mandal C, Halder D, Chai JC, Lee YS, Jung KH, and Chai YG
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- Carcinoma pathology, Cell Line, Tumor, Embryoid Bodies pathology, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders metabolism, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders pathology, Humans, Carcinoma metabolism, Embryoid Bodies metabolism, Ethanol pharmacology, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic drug effects, Neoplasm Proteins biosynthesis
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a collective term that represents fetal abnormalities associated with maternal alcohol consumption. Prenatal alcohol exposure and related anomalies are well characterized, but the molecular mechanism behind this phenomenon is not yet understood. Few insights have been gained from genetic and epigenetic studies of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Our aim was to profile the important molecular regulators of ethanol-related alterations of the genome. For this purpose, we have analyzed the gene expression pattern of human carcinoma cell-derived embryoid bodies in the absence or presence of ethanol. A cDNA microarray analysis was used to profile mRNA expression in embryoid bodies at day 7 with or without ethanol treatment. A total of 493 differentially expressed genes were identified in response to 50 mM ethanol exposure. Of these, 111 genes were up-regulated, and 382 were down-regulated. Gene ontology term enrichment analysis revealed that these genes are involved in important biological processes: neurological system processes, cognition, behavior, sensory perception of smell, taste and chemical stimuli and synaptic transmission. Similarly, the enrichment of disease-related genes included relevant categories such as neurological diseases, developmental disorders, skeletal and muscular disorders, and connective tissue disorders. Furthermore, we have identified a group of 26 genes that encode transcription factors. We validated the relative gene expression of several transcription factors using quantitative real time PCR. We hope that our study substantially contributes to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathology of alcohol-mediated anomalies and facilitates further research., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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50. Dual transcriptome sequencing reveals resistance of TLR4 ligand-activated bone marrow-derived macrophages to inflammation mediated by the BET inhibitor JQ1.
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Das A, Chai JC, Yang CS, Lee YS, Das ND, Jung KH, and Chai YG
- Subjects
- Animals, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Ligands, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Macrophages drug effects, Macrophages metabolism, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Molecular Sequence Annotation, Nuclear Proteins metabolism, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Transcription Factors metabolism, Azepines pharmacology, Bone Marrow Cells pathology, Inflammation pathology, Macrophages pathology, Nuclear Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism, Transcriptome genetics, Triazoles pharmacology
- Abstract
Persistent macrophage activation is associated with the expression of various pro-inflammatory genes, cytokines and chemokines, which may initiate or amplify inflammatory disorders. A novel synthetic BET inhibitor, JQ1, was proven to exert immunosuppressive activities in macrophages. However, a genome-wide search for JQ1 molecular targets has not been undertaken. The present study aimed at evaluating the anti-inflammatory function and underlying genes that are targeted by JQ1 in LPS-stimulated primary bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) using global transcriptomic RNA sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR. Among the annotated genes, transcriptional sequencing of BMDMs that were treated with JQ1 revealed a selective effect on LPS-induced gene expression in which the induction of cytokines/chemokines, interferon-stimulated genes, and prominent (transcription factors) TFs was suppressed. Additionally, we found that JQ1 reduced the expression of previously unidentified genes that are important in inflammation. Importantly, these inflammatory genes were not affected by JQ1 treatment alone. Furthermore, we confirmed that JQ1 reduced cytokines/chemokines in the supernatants of LPS treated BMDMs. Moreover, the biological pathways and gene ontology of the differentially expressed genes were determined in the JQ1 treatment of BMDMs. These unprecedented results suggest that the BET inhibitor JQ1 is a candidate for the prevention or therapeutic treatment of inflammatory disorders.
- Published
- 2015
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