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2. Cas-OPRAD: a one-pot RPA/PCR CRISPR/Cas12 assay for on-site Phytophthora root rot detection
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Zhiting Li, Wanzhen Feng, Zaobing Zhu, Shengdan Lu, Mingze Lin, Jiali Dong, Zhixin Wang, Fuxiu Liu, and Qinghe Chen
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Phytophthora sojae ,one-pot RPA/PCR ,recombinase polymerase amplification ,CRISPR/Cas12a ,on-site detection ,visual detection ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Phytophthora sojae is a devastating plant pathogen that causes soybean Phytophthora root rot worldwide. Early on-site and accurate detection of the causal pathogen is critical for successful management. In this study, we have developed a novel and specific one-pot RPA/PCR-CRISPR/Cas12 assay for on-site detection (Cas-OPRAD) of Phytophthora root rot (P. sojae). Compared to the traditional RPA/PCR detection methods, the Cas-OPRAD assay has significant detection performance. The Cas-OPRAD platform has excellent specificity to distinguish 33 P. sojae from closely related oomycetes or fungal species. The PCR-Cas12a assay had a consistent detection limit of 100 pg. μL−1, while the RPA-Cas12a assay achieved a detection limit of 10 pg. μL−1. Furthermore, the Cas-OPRAD assay was equipped with a lateral flow assay for on-site diagnosis and enabled the visual detection of P. sojae on the infected field soybean samples. This assay provides a simple, efficient, rapid (
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- 2024
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3. Diagnostic performance of four lateral flow assays for detecting cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan antigen
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He Wang, Jiali Dong, Jie Zhang, Junyang Du, and Dongke Chen
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POCT ,Cryptococcal GXM antigen test ,Sensitivity ,Specificity ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Published
- 2023
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4. Development of a portable DNA extraction and cross-priming amplification (CPA) tool for rapid in-situ visual diagnosis of plant diseases
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Jie Li, Juan Du, Shengzhican Li, Jiali Dong, Jiahan Ying, Yuehao Gu, Jie Lu, Xinyu Zeng, Philip Kear, Daolong Dou, and Xiaodan Wang
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DNA extraction device ,Steel microneedle array ,Cross-priming amplification ,Phytophthora infestans ,Pathogen detection ,Sample-to-answer ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
Abstract Plant pathogens cause severe losses to crop yields and economic returns in agriculture. Despite plant tissue DNA extraction of typically constituting a preliminary step in nucleic acid-based molecular diagnostics, such lab-based methods can be time-consuming and arduous to complete many samples. To mitigate these challenges, we developed an inexpensive portable DNA extraction technique that is lightweight and suitable for deployment in sampling locations, such as fields. It includes a DNA extraction device fabricated with a Steel Microneedle Array (SMA) and a simple high-efficiency DNA extraction buffer. As a result, DNA extraction times can be reduced to within ~ 1 min, and the eluted DNA is demonstrated to be suitable for subsequent molecular biological analyses without requiring additional purification. Cross-priming amplification (CPA) technology was first established to detect Phytophthora infestans, which achieves sensitivity attainment of 10–7 ng/µL. The detection result can be conveniently estimated with naked-eye visual inspection using fluorescent dsDNA binding dye. CPA was demonstrated to be more feasible than PCR-based approaches and performed well in species-specific and practicability tests. This study elucidates a novel integrated pathogen detection technique coupled with SMA-Device extraction and a modified visual CPA assay to establish and verify various field-based samples infected with multiple pathogens. Altogether, the total sample-to-answer time for pathogen detection was reduced to ~ 1.5 h, making field-based analysis affordable and achievable for farmers or extension workers inside and outside the laboratory.
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- 2023
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5. Impact of remote social interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic on the cognitive and psychological status of older adults with and without cognitive impairment: A randomized controlled study
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Ana L. Vives-Rodriguez, Anna Marin, Kylie A. Schiloski, Gabor P. Hajos, Adolfo Di Crosta, Irene Ceccato, Pasquale La Malva, Diana C. Anderson, Naheer Lahdo, Kaleigh Donnelly, Jiali Dong, Sabrina Kasha, Colleen Rooney, Judith Dayaw, Gabrielle Marton, Audrey Wack, Vanessa Hanger, Renée DeCaro, Alberto Di Domenico, Katherine W. Turk, Rocco Palumbo, and Andrew E. Budson
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Medicine ,Science - Published
- 2024
6. Sexual dimorphism in gut microbiota dictates therapeutic efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin on radiotherapy complications
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Zongkui Wang, Huiwen Xiao, Jiali Dong, Yuan Li, Bin Wang, Zhiyuan Chen, Xiaozhou Zeng, Jia Liu, Yanxi Dong, Li Ma, Jun Xu, Lu Cheng, Changqing Li, Xingzhong Liu, and Ming Cui
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Intravenous immunoglobulin ,Radiation injuries ,Sexual dimorphism ,Lachnospiraceae ,Hypoxanthine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 ,Science (General) ,Q1-390 - Abstract
Introduction: With the mounting number of cancer survivors, the complications following cancer treatment become novel conundrums and starve for countermeasures. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a purified preparation for immune-deficient and autoimmune conditions. Objectives: Here, we investigated whether IVIg could be employed to fight against radiation injuries and explored the underlying mechanism. Methods: Hematopoietic or gastrointestinal (GI) tract toxicity was induced by total body or abdominal local irradiation. High-throughput sequencing was performed to analyze the gut microbiota configurations and gene expression profile of small intestine. The untargeted metabolomics of gut microbiome was assessed by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analyses. Hydrodynamic-based gene delivery was used to knockdown the target genes in vivo. Results: Intravenous injection of IVIg protected against radiation-induced hematopoietic and GI tract toxicity in female mice but not in males. IVIg structured sex-characteristic gut microbiota configurations in abdominal irradiated mice. The irradiation enriched gut Lachnospiraceae in female mice but reduced those in males. IVIg injection combined with oral gavage of Lachnospiraceae or its metabolite hypoxanthine, alleviated radiation toxicity in male mice however, Lachnospiraceae or hypoxanthine alone failed to ameliorate the injuries. Abdominal local irradiation drove sex-distinct gene expression signatures in small intestine. Mechanistic investigation showed that replenishment of Lachnospiraceae or hypoxanthine offset abdominal radiation-reduced PLD1 expression in male mice. In females, irradiation elevated PLD1 expression. Deletion of PLD1 in GI tract of female mice erased the radioprotective effects of IVIg. Conclusion: IVIg battles against radiation injuries in a sex-specific, gut microbiome-dependent way through Lachnospiraceae/hypoxanthine/PLD1 axis. Our findings provide a sex-precise therapeutic avenue to improve the prognosis of cancer patients with radiotherapy in pre-clinical settings.
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- 2023
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7. Comparative Evaluation of PCR-Based, LAMP and RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a Assays for the Rapid Detection of Diaporthe aspalathi
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Jiali Dong, Wanzhen Feng, Mingze Lin, Shuzhe Chen, Xiaozhen Liu, Xiaodan Wang, and Qinghe Chen
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Diaporthe aspalathi ,recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) ,loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) ,CRISPR/Cas12a ,visual detection ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Southern stem canker (SSC) of soybean, attributable to the fungal pathogen Diaporthe aspalathi, results in considerable losses of soybean in the field and has damaged production in several of the main soybean-producing countries worldwide. Early and precise identification of the causal pathogen is imperative for effective disease management. In this study, we performed an RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a, as well as LAMP, PCR and real-time PCR assays to verify and compare their sensitivity, specificity and simplicity and the practicality of the reactions. We screened crRNAs targeting a specific single-copy gene, and optimized the reagent concentrations, incubation temperatures and times for the conventional PCR, real-time PCR, LAMP, RPA and Cas12a cleavage stages for the detection of D. aspalathi. In comparison with the PCR-based assays, two thermostatic detection technologies, LAMP and RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a, led to higher specificity and sensitivity. The sensitivity of the LAMP assay could reach 0.01 ng μL−1 genomic DNA, and was 10 times more sensitive than real-time PCR (0.1 ng μL−1) and 100 times more sensitive than conventional PCR assay (1.0 ng μL−1); the reaction was completed within 1 h. The sensitivity of the RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay reached 0.1 ng μL−1 genomic DNA, and was 10 times more sensitive than conventional PCR (1.0 ng μL−1), with a 30 min reaction time. Furthermore, the feasibility of the two thermostatic methods was validated using infected soybean leaf and seeding samples. The rapid, visual one-pot detection assay developed could be operated by non-expert personnel without specialized equipment. This study provides a valuable diagnostic platform for the on-site detection of SSC or for use in resource-limited areas.
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- 2024
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8. Development and comparison of 68Ga/18F/64Cu-labeled nanobody tracers probing Claudin18.2
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Weijun Wei, Di Zhang, You Zhang, Lianghua Li, Yuchen Jin, Shuxian An, Chun lv, Haitao Zhao, Cheng Wang, Yanshan Huang, Jiali Dong, Gang Huang, and Jianjun Liu
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Claudin 18.2 ,immunoPET ,nanobody ,radiopharmaceuticals ,companion diagnostics ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) is an emerging target for the treatment of gastric cancers. We aim to develop tracers to image the expression of CLDN18.2. A humanized nanobody targeting CLDN18.2 (clone hu19V3) was produced and labeled with 68Ga, 64Cu, and 18F. The tracers were investigated in subcutaneous and metastatic models established using two different mouse types (nude and Balb/c mice) and two different cell lines (CHO-CLDN18.2 and CT26-CLDN18.2). Gastric cancer patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models were further established for validation experiments. Three novel CLDN18.2-targeted tracers (i.e., [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-hu19V3, [64Cu]Cu-NOTA-hu19V3, and [18F]F-hu19V3) were developed with good radiochemical yields and excellent radiochemical purities. [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-hu19V3 immuno-positron emission tomography (immunoPET) rapidly delineated subcutaneous CHO-CLDN18.2 lesions and CT26-CLDN18.2 tumors, as well as showing excellent diagnostic value in PDX models naturally expressing CLDN18.2. While [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-hu19V3 had high kidney accumulation, [64Cu]Cu-NOTA-hu19V3 showed reduced kidney accumulation and improved image contrast at late time points. Moreover, [18F]F-hu19V3 was developed via click chemistry reaction under mild conditions and precisely disseminated CHO-CLDN18.2 lesions in the lungs. Furthermore, region of interest analysis, biodistribution study, and histopathological staining results correlated well with the in vivo imaging results. Taken together, immunoPET imaging with the three tracers can reliably visualize CLDN18.2 expression.
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- 2022
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9. Commensal microbiota in the digestive tract: a review of its roles in carcinogenesis and radiotherapy
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Jiali Dong, Yuan Li, Huiwen Xiao, Ming Cui, and Saijun Fan
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oral microbiome ,gut microbiome ,cancer ,radiotherapy ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
The human microflora is a complex ecosystem composed of diverse microorganisms mainly distributed in the epidermal and mucosal habitats of the entire body, including the mouth, lung, intestines, skin, and vagina. These microbial communities are involved in many essential functions, such as metabolism, immunity, host nutrition, and diseases. Recent studies have focused on the microbiota associated with cancers, particularly the oral and intestinal microbiota. Radiotherapy, the most effective cytotoxic modality available for solid tumors, contributes to the treatment of cancer patients. Mounting evidence supports that the microbiota plays pivotal roles in the efficacy and prognosis of tumor radiotherapy. Here, we review current research on the microbiota and cancer development, and describe knowledge gaps in the study of radiotherapy and the microbiota. Better understanding of the effects of the microbiome in tumorigenesis and radiotherapy will shed light on future novel prevention and treatment strategies based on modulating the microbiome in cancer patients.
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- 2022
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10. Development of a Humanized VHH Based Recombinant Antibody Targeting Claudin 18.2 Positive Cancers
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Weixiang Zhong, Yimin Lu, Zhe Ma, Yinjun He, Yongfeng Ding, Gaofeng Yao, Zhenxing Zhou, Jiali Dong, Yongliang Fang, Weiqin Jiang, Weilin Wang, and Yanshan Huang
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Claudin 18.2 ,VHH ,gastric cancer ,pancreatic cancer ,ADCC ,CDC ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2), a tight junction (TJ) family protein controlling molecule exchange between cells, is frequently over-expressed in gastric cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinomas and in a fraction of non–small cell lung cancer cases. The tumor properties indicate that CLDN18.2 could be an attractive drug target for gastric and pancreatic cancers. In this study, we present effective strategies for developing anti-CLDN18.2 therapeutic candidates, based on variable domain of heavy chain of heavy chain antibodies (VHHs). CLDN18.2-specific VHHs were isolated by panning a phage display library from an alpaca immunized with a stable cell line highly expressing CLDN18.2. Humanized VHHs fused with human IgG1 Fc, as potential therapeutic candidates, exhibited desirable binding specificity and affinity to CLDN18.2. In vitro experiments showed that hu7v3-Fc was capable of eliciting both antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) on CLDN18.2 positive tumor cells. In the mouse xenograft model, the anti-tumor efficacy of hu7v3-Fc was significantly more potent than Zolbetuximab, the benchmark anti-CLDN18.2 monoclonal antibody. Moreover, in vivo biodistribution using zirconium-89 (89Zr) labeled antibodies demonstrated that hu7v3-Fc (89Zr-hu7v3-Fc) exhibited a better tumor penetration and a faster tumor uptake than Zolbetuximab (89Zr-Zolbetuximab), which might be attributed to its smaller size and higher affinity. Taken together, anti-CDLN18.2 hu7v3-Fc is a promising therapeutic agent for human CLDN18.2 positive cancers. Furthermore, hu7v3 has emerged as a potential module for novel CLDN18.2 related therapeutics.
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- 2022
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11. SREBP1/FASN/cholesterol axis facilitates radioresistance in colorectal cancer
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Yuxiao Jin, Zhiyuan Chen, Jiali Dong, Bin Wang, Saijun Fan, Xiaodong Yang, and Ming Cui
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cholesterol ,colorectal cancer ,radioresistance ,SREBP1/FASN signaling ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Acquired and intrinsic radioresistance remains a major challenge during the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Aberrant cholesterol metabolism precipitates the development of multiple cancers. Here, we report that exogenous or endogenous cholesterol enhances the radioresistance of CRC cells. The addition of cholesterol protects CRC cells against irradiation both in vitro and in vivo. Sterol response element‐binding protein 1/fatty acid synthase (SREBP1/FASN) signaling is rapidly increased in response to radiation stimuli, resulting in cholesterol accumulation, cell proliferation and inhibition of apoptosis. Blocking the SREBP1/FASN pathway impedes cholesterol synthesis and accelerates radiation‐induced CRC cell death. Our findings provide novel insights into the role of the SREBP1/FASN/cholesterol axis in radiotherapy and suggest that it may be a potential target for CRC treatment. Clinically, our results suggest that CRC patients undergoing radiotherapy may benefit from a lowered cholesterol intake.
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- 2021
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12. Oral microbiota transplantation fights against head and neck radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in mice
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Huiwen Xiao, Yao Fan, Yuan Li, Jiali Dong, Shuqin Zhang, Bin Wang, Jia Liu, Xingzhong Liu, Saijun Fan, Jian Guan, and Ming Cui
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Nasal ,Oral and laryngeal cancer ,Radiotherapy ,Radiation-induced oral mucositis ,Oral and gut microbiota ,Lactobacillaceae ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 - Abstract
Oral mucositis is a common radiotherapy-induced complication among nasal, oral and laryngeal cancer (NOALC) patients. This complication leads to decreased quality of life and has few treatments. Here, fractionated radiation was performed to mimic radiotherapy for NOALCs in mouse models. Oral microbiota transplantation (OMT) mitigated oral mucositis, as judged by reconstructed epithelium and tongue papillae, fewer infiltrated leukocytes and more proliferative cells in the oral epithelium. The gut microbiota impacted oral mucositis progression, and OMT restructured oral and gut bacteria configurations and reprogrammed the gene expression profile of tongue tissues. In vivo silencing of glossal S100 calcium binding protein A9 debilitated the radioprotection of OMT. In light of clinical samples, we identified that patients with different alteration trends of Lactobacillaceae frequency presented different primary lesions and prognoses of NOALC following radiotherapy. Together, our findings provide new insights into the oral-gut microbiota axis and underpin the suggestion that OMT might be harnessed as a novel remedy to fight against oral mucositis in NOALC patients following radiotherapy in preclinical settings. Of note, oral microorganisms, such as Lactobacillaceae, might be employed as biomarkers to predict the prognosis of NOALC with radiotherapy.
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- 2021
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13. CLPTM1L induces estrogen receptor β signaling-mediated radioresistance in non-small cell lung cancer cells
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Hang Li, Jun Che, Mian Jiang, Ming Cui, Guoxing Feng, Jiali Dong, Shuqin Zhang, Lu Lu, Weili Liu, and Saijun Fan
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Radioresistance ,Non-small cell lung cancer ,CLPTM1L ,ERβ ,Radiotherapy ,Medicine ,Cytology ,QH573-671 - Abstract
Abstract Introduction Radioresistance is a major challenge in lung cancer radiotherapy, and new radiosensitizers are urgently needed. Estrogen receptor β (ERβ) is involved in the progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), however, the role of ERβ in the response to radiotherapy in lung cancer remains elusive. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism underlying ERβ-mediated transcriptional activation and radioresistance of NSCLC cells. Methods Quantitative real-time PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of CLPTM1L, ERβ and other target genes. The mechanism of CLPTM1L in modulation of radiosensitivity was investigated by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay, luciferase reporter gene assay, immunofluorescence staining, confocal microscopy, coimmunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assays. The functional role of CLPTM1L was detected by function assays in vitro and in vivo. Results CLPTM1L expression was negatively correlated with the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cell lines, and irradiation upregulated CLPTM1L in radioresistant (A549) but not in radiosensitive (H460) NSCLC cells. Meanwhile, IR induced the translocation of CLPTM1L from the cytoplasm into the nucleus in NSCLC cells. Moreover, CLPTM1L induced radioresistance in NSCLC cells. iTRAQ-based analysis and cDNA microarray identified irradiation-related genes commonly targeted by CLPTM1L and ERβ, and CLPTM1L upregulated ERβ-induced genes CDC25A, c-Jun, and BCL2. Mechanistically, CLPTM1L coactivated ERβ by directly interacting with ERβ through the LXXLL NR (nuclear receptor)-binding motif. Functionally, ERβ silencing was sufficient to block CLPTM1L-enhanced radioresistance of NSCLC cells in vitro. CLPTM1L shRNA treatment in combination with irradiation significantly inhibited cancer cell growth in NSCLC xenograft tumors in vivo. Conclusions The present results indicate that CLPTM1L acts as a critical coactivator of ERβ to promote the transcription of its target genes and induce radioresistance of NSCLC cells, suggesting a new target for radiosensitization in NSCLC therapy. Video Abstract
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14. LncRNA HOTAIR enhances breast cancer radioresistance through facilitating HSPA1A expression via sequestering miR‐449b‐5p
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Shuqin Zhang, Bin Wang, Huiwen Xiao, Jiali Dong, Yuan Li, Changchun Zhu, Yuxiao Jin, Hang Li, Ming Cui, and Saijun Fan
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Breast cancer ,HOTAIR ,HSPA1A ,miR‐449b‐5p ,radioresistance ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Abstract Background Breast cancer (BRCA) is the leading cause of cancer‐related death in women worldwide. Pre‐ and postoperative radiotherapy play a pivotal role in BRCA treatment but its efficacy remains limited and plagued by the emergence of radiation resistance, which aggravates patient prognosis. The long noncoding RNA (lncRNA)‐implicated mechanisms underlying radiation resistance are rarely reported. The aim of this study was to determine whether lncRNA HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR) modulated the radiosensitivity of breast cancer through HSPA1A. Methods A Gammacell 40 Exactor was used for irradiation treatment. Bioinformatic tools and luciferase reporter assay were adopted to explore gene expression profile and demonstrate the interactions between lncRNA, miRNA and target mRNA 3′‐untranslated region (3′‐UTR). The expression levels of certain genes were determined by real‐time PCR and western‐blot analyses. in vitro and in vivo functional assays were conducted by cell viability and tumorigenicity assays. Results The levels of oncogenic lncRNA HOTAIR were positively correlated with the malignancy of BRCA but reversely correlated with the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells. Moreover, the expression levels of HOTAIR were positively associated with those of heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 1A (HSPA1A) in clinical BRCA tissues and HOTAIR upregulated HSPA1A at the mRNA and protein levels in irradiated BRCA cells. Mechanistically, miR‐449b‐5p restrained HSPA1A expression through targeting the 3′‐UTR of HSPA1A mRNA, whereas HOTAIR acted as a competing sponge to sequester miR‐449b‐5p and thereby relieved the miR‐449b‐5p‐mediated HSPA1A repression. Functionally, HOTAIR conferred decreased radiosensitivity on BRCA cells, while miR‐449b‐5p overexpression or HSPA1A knockdown abrogated the HOTAIR‐enhanced BRCA growth under the irradiation exposure both in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions LncRNA HOTAIR facilitates the expression of HSPA1A by sequestering miR‐449b‐5p post‐transcriptionally and thereby endows BRCA with radiation resistance. Key points Therapeutically, HOTAIR and HSPA1A may be employed as potential targets for BRCA radiotherapy. Our findings shed new light into the mechanism by which lncRNAs modulate the radiosensitivity of tumors.
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15. Social Hierarchy Dictates Intestinal Radiation Injury in a Gut Microbiota-Dependent Manner
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Xiaozhou Zeng, Zhihong Liu, Yanxi Dong, Jiamin Zhao, Bin Wang, Huiwen Xiao, Yuan Li, Zhiyuan Chen, Xiaojing Liu, Jia Liu, Jiali Dong, Saijun Fan, and Ming Cui
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social hierarchy ,radiotherapy ,radiation-induced intestinal toxicity ,gut microbiota ,probiotics ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Social hierarchy governs the physiological and biochemical behaviors of animals. Intestinal radiation injuries are common complications connected with radiotherapy. However, it remains unclear whether social hierarchy impacts the development of radiation-induced intestinal toxicity. Dominant mice exhibited more serious intestinal toxicity following total abdominal irradiation compared with their subordinate counterparts, as judged by higher inflammatory status and lower epithelial integrity. Radiation-elicited changes in gut microbiota varied between dominant and subordinate mice, being more overt in mice of higher status. Deletion of gut microbes by using an antibiotic cocktail or restructuring of the gut microecology of dominant mice by using fecal microbiome from their subordinate companions erased the difference in radiogenic intestinal injuries. Lactobacillus murinus and Akkermansia muciniphila were both found to be potential probiotics for use against radiation toxicity in mouse models without social hierarchy. However, only Akkermansia muciniphila showed stable colonization in the digestive tracts of dominant mice, and significantly mitigated their intestinal radiation injuries. Our findings demonstrate that social hierarchy impacts the development of radiation-induced intestinal injuries, in a manner dependent on gut microbiota. The results also suggest that the gut microhabitats of hosts determine the colonization and efficacy of foreign probiotics. Thus, screening suitable microbial preparations based on the gut microecology of patients might be necessary in clinical application.
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16. Gut Microbiota Metabolite Fights Against Dietary Polysorbate 80-Aggravated Radiation Enteritis
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Yuan Li, Huiwen Xiao, Jiali Dong, Dan Luo, Haichao Wang, Shuqin Zhang, Tong Zhu, Changchun Zhu, Ming Cui, and Saijun Fan
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emulsifier ,radiation enteropathy ,intestinal microbiota ,gut microbiota metabolite ,GPR43 ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of modern management methods for malignancies but is accompanied by diverse side effects. In the present study, we showed that food additives such as polysorbate 80 (P80) exacerbate irradiation-induced gastrointestinal (GI) tract toxicity. A 16S ribosomal RNA high-throughput sequencing analysis indicated that P80 consumption altered the abundance and composition of the gut microbiota, leading to severe radiation-induced GI tract injury. Mice harboring fecal microbes from P80-treated mice were highly susceptible to irradiation, and antibiotics-challenged mice also represented more sensitive to radiation following P80 treatment. Importantly, butyrate, a major metabolite of enteric microbial fermentation of dietary fibers, exhibited beneficial effects against P80 consumption-aggravated intestinal toxicity via the activation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and maintenance of the intestinal bacterial composition in irradiated animals. Moreover, butyrate had broad therapeutic effects on common radiation-induced injury. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that P80 are potential risk factors for cancer patients during radiotherapy and indicate that butyrate might be employed as a therapeutic option to mitigate the complications associated with radiotherapy.
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17. Gut Microbiota-Derived l-Histidine/Imidazole Propionate Axis Fights against the Radiation-Induced Cardiopulmonary Injury
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Zhiyuan Chen, Bin Wang, Jiali Dong, Yuan Li, Shuqin Zhang, Xiaozhou Zeng, Huiwen Xiao, Saijun Fan, and Ming Cui
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radiation-induced cardiopulmonary injury ,gut microbiota metabolites ,imidazole propionate ,pyroptosis ,l-histidine ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Radiation-induced cardiopulmonary injuries are the most common and intractable side effects that are entwined with radiotherapy for thorax cancers. However, the therapeutic options for such complications have yielded disappointing results in clinical applications. Here, we reported that gut microbiota-derived l-Histidine and its secondary metabolite imidazole propionate (ImP) fought against radiation-induced cardiopulmonary injury in an entiric flora-dependent manner in mouse models. Local chest irradiation decreased the level of l-Histidine in fecal pellets, which was increased following fecal microbiota transplantation. l-Histidine replenishment via an oral route retarded the pathological process of lung and heart tissues and improved lung respiratory and heart systolic function following radiation exposure. l-Histidine preserved the gut bacterial taxonomic proportions shifted by total chest irradiation but failed to perform radioprotection in gut microbiota-deleted mice. ImP, the downstream metabolite of l-Histidine, accumulated in peripheral blood and lung tissues following l-Histidine replenishment and protected against radiation-induced lung and heart toxicity. Orally gavaged ImP could not enter into the circulatory system in mice through an antibiotic cocktail treatment. Importantly, ImP inhibited pyroptosis to nudge lung cell proliferation after radiation challenge. Together, our findings pave a novel method of protection against cardiopulmonary complications intertwined with radiotherapy in pre-clinical settings and underpin the idea that gut microbiota-produced l-Histidine and ImP are promising radioprotective agents.
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18. Faecal microbiota transplantation protects against radiation‐induced toxicity
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Ming Cui, Huiwen Xiao, Yuan Li, Lixin Zhou, Shuyi Zhao, Dan Luo, Qisheng Zheng, Jiali Dong, Yu Zhao, Xin Zhang, Junling Zhang, Lu Lu, Haichao Wang, and Saijun Fan
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faecal microbiota transplantation ,gastrointestinal toxicity ,gut microbiota ,radiation syndrome ,radiotherapy ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 ,Genetics ,QH426-470 - Abstract
Abstract Severe radiation exposure may cause acute radiation syndrome, a possibly fatal condition requiring effective therapy. Gut microbiota can be manipulated to fight against many diseases. We explored whether intestinal microbe transplantation could alleviate radiation‐induced toxicity. High‐throughput sequencing showed that gastrointestinal bacterial community composition differed between male and female mice and was associated with susceptibility to radiation toxicity. Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) increased the survival rate of irradiated animals, elevated peripheral white blood cell counts and improved gastrointestinal tract function and intestinal epithelial integrity in irradiated male and female mice. FMT preserved the intestinal bacterial composition and retained mRNA and long non‐coding RNA expression profiles of host small intestines in a sex‐specific fashion. Despite promoting angiogenesis, sex‐matched FMT did not accelerate the proliferation of cancer cells in vivo. FMT might serve as a therapeutic to mitigate radiation‐induced toxicity and improve the prognosis of tumour patients after radiotherapy.
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19. Sexual Dimorphism of Gut Microbiota Dictates Therapeutics Efficacy of Radiation Injuries
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Ming Cui, Huiwen Xiao, Yuan Li, Shuqin Zhang, Jiali Dong, Bin Wang, Changchun Zhu, Mian Jiang, Tong Zhu, Junbo He, Haichao Wang, and Saijun Fan
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Abstract Accidental or iatrogenic ionizing radiation exposure precipitates acute and chronic radiation injuries. The traditional paradigm of mitigating radiotherapy‐associated adverse side effects has ignored the gender‐specific dimorphism of patients' divergent responses. Here, the effects of sexual dimorphism on curative efficiencies of therapeutic agents is examined in murine models of irradiation injury. Oral gavage of simvastatin ameliorates radiation‐induced hematopoietic injury and gastrointestinal tract dysfunction in male mice, but adversely deteriorates these radiation syndromes in female animals. In a sharp contrast, feeding animals with high‐fat diet (HFD) elicites explicitly contrary results. High‐throughput sequencing of microbial 16S rRNA, host miRNA, and mRNA shows that simvastatin or HFD administration preventes radiation‐altered enteric bacterial taxonomic structure, preserves miRNA expression profile, and reprogrammes the spectrum of mRNA expression in small intestines of male or female mice, respectively. Notably, faecal microbiota transplantation of gut microbes from opposite sexual donors abrogates the curative effects of simvastatin or HFD in respective genders of animals. Together, these findings demonstrate that curative efficiencies of therapeutic strategies mitigating radiation toxicity might be dependent on the gender of patients, thus simvastatin or HFD might be specifically useful for fighting against radiation toxicity in a sex‐dependent fashion partly based on sex‐distinct gut microbiota composition in preclinical settings.
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- 2019
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20. Circadian Rhythm Shapes the Gut Microbiota Affecting Host Radiosensitivity
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Ming Cui, Huiwen Xiao, Dan Luo, Xin Zhang, Shuyi Zhao, Qisheng Zheng, Yuan Li, Yu Zhao, Jiali Dong, Hang Li, Haichao Wang, and Saijun Fan
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circadian rhythm ,intestinal bacterial composition ,irradiation ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Modern lifestyles, such as shift work, nocturnal social activities, and jet lag, disturb the circadian rhythm. The interaction between mammals and the co-evolved intestinal microbiota modulates host physiopathological processes. Radiotherapy is a cornerstone of modern management of malignancies; however, it was previously unknown whether circadian rhythm disorder impairs prognosis after radiotherapy. To investigate the effect of circadian rhythm on radiotherapy, C57BL/6 mice were housed in different dark/light cycles, and their intestinal bacterial compositions were compared using high throughput sequencing. The survival rate, body weight, and food intake of mice in diverse cohorts were measured following irradiation exposure. Finally, the enteric bacterial composition of irradiated mice that experienced different dark/light cycles was assessed using 16S RNA sequencing. Intriguingly, mice housed in aberrant light cycles harbored a reduction of observed intestinal bacterial species and shifts of gut bacterial composition compared with those of the mice kept under 12 h dark/12 h light cycles, resulting in a decrease of host radioresistance. Moreover, the alteration of enteric bacterial composition of mice in different groups was dissimilar. Our findings provide novel insights into the effects of biological clocks on the gut bacterial composition, and underpin that the circadian rhythm influences the prognosis of patients after radiotherapy in a preclinical setting.
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21. Research on the strategy of travel service system for visually impaired people based on service design thinking.
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Xinwei Wang and Jiali Dong
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22. Identifying Influential Nodes in Complex Networks via Semi-Local Centrality.
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Jiali Dong, Fanghua Ye 0001, Wuhui Chen, and Jiajing Wu
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23. The effect of enhanced recovery after lung cancer surgery combined with fine surgical nursing on rehabilitation.
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Jiali Dong and Xiaoling Zhu
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24. Therapeutic Effect of Music Therapy on Patients with End-stage Cancer: A Retrospective Study.
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Jiali Dong and Yanhua Qu
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MUSIC therapy , *CANCER treatment , *HOSPICE care , *QUALITY of life , *MENTAL depression - Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the effect of music therapy on patients with end-stage cancer in hospice care. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 195 patients with end-stage cancer from January 2021 to December 2023. The conventional group comprised patients who received routine hospice care, whereas the combination group comprised those who received routine hospice care and music therapy. The immune indicators, anxiety and depression scores, quality of life scores, and sleep quality scores of both groups were compared before and after management. Results: Before management, no significant differences were observed in the immune indicators, anxiety and depression scores, quality of life scores, and sleep quality scores between both groups (P > 0.05). However, after management, the immune indicators lymphocytes CD3+ and CD4+ were significantly higher in the combination group than in the conventional group (P < 0.05); in contrast, anxiety and depression and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores were lower in the combination group than in the conventional group (P<0.05). Lastly, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version scores were significantly higher in all domains in the combination group than in those in the conventional group; furthermore, the degree of decline in the physical, psychological, and social relationship domain scores was smaller in the combination group than in the conventional group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: For patients with end-stage cancer, music therapy can improve their immune status, quality of life, and sleep and ameliorate their anxiety and depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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25. Investigating Load Regulation Characteristics of a Wind-PV-Coal Storage Multi-Power Generation System.
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Zhongping Liu, Enhui Sun, Jiahao Shi, Lei Zhang, Qi Wang, and Jiali Dong
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WIND power ,PARTICLE swarm optimization ,ENERGY storage ,CLEAN energy ,COAL-fired power plants ,POWER resources - Abstract
There is a growing need to explore the potential of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) to enhance the utilization rate of wind power (wind) and photovoltaic power (PV) in the green energy field. This study developed a load regulation model for a multi-power generation system comprising wind, PV, and coal energy storage using realworld data. The power supply process was divided into eight fundamental load regulation scenarios, elucidating the influence of each scenario on load regulation. Within the framework of the multi-power generation system with the wind (50 MW) and PV (50MW) alongside a CFPP (330 MW), a lithium-iron phosphate energy storage system (LIPBESS) was integrated to improve the system's load regulation flexibility. The energy storage operation strategy was formulated based on the charging and discharging priority of the LIPBESS for each basic scenario and the charging and discharging load calculation method of LIPBESS auxiliary regulation. Through optimization using the particle swarm algorithm, the optimal capacity of LIPBESS was determined to be within the 5.24-4.88 MWh range. Froman economic perspective, the LIPBESS operating with CFPP as the regulating power source was 49.1% lower in capacity compared to the renewable energy-based storage mode. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Research on Multi Human-Computer Interface Design of Household Electrical Appliances.
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Jiali Dong, Rui Li, Zhangyu Ji, and Canqun He
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27. Stable colonization of Akkermansia muciniphila educates host intestinal microecology and immunity to battle against inflammatory intestinal diseases
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Bin Wang, Xuheng Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, Huiwen Xiao, Jiali Dong, Yuan Li, Xiaozhou Zeng, Jinjian Liu, Guoyun Wan, Saijun Fan, and Ming Cui
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Clinical Biochemistry ,Molecular Medicine ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry - Abstract
Gut microbial preparations are widely used in treating intestinal diseases but show mixed success. In this study, we found that the therapeutic efficacy of A. muciniphila for dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis as well as intestinal radiation toxicity was ~50%, and mice experiencing a positive prognosis harbored a high frequency of A. muciniphila in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Stable GI colonization of A. muciniphila elicited more profound shifts in the gut microbial community structure of hosts. Coexisting with A. muciniphila facilitated proliferation and reprogrammed the gene expression profile of Lactobacillus murinus, a classic probiotic that overtly responded to A. muciniphila addition in a time-dependent manner. Then, a magnetic-drove, mannose-loaded nanophase material was designed and linked to the surface of A. muciniphila. The modified A. muciniphila exhibited enhancements in inflammation targeting and intestinal colonization under an external magnetic field, elevating the positive-response rate and therapeutic efficacy against intestinal diseases. However, the unlinked cocktail containing A. muciniphila and the delivery system only induced negligible improvement of therapeutic efficacy. Importantly, heat-inactivated A. muciniphila lost therapeutic effects on DSS-induced colitis and was even retained in the GI tract for a long time. Further investigations revealed that the modified A. muciniphila was able to drive M2 macrophage polarization by upregulating the protein level of IL-4 at inflammatory loci. Together, our findings demonstrate that stable colonization of live A. muciniphila at lesion sites is essential for its anti-inflammatory function.
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28. Community-Based Recommendations: A Solution to the Vulnerability Problem.
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Jiali Dong, Xiaoyong Li 0003, and Binxing Fang
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29. A Recommendation System Based on Multi-attribute.
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Jiali Dong, Xiaoyong Li 0003, and Binxing Fang
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30. Nicotine Treatment Ameliorates Blood-Brain Barrier Damage After Acute Ischemic Stroke by Regulating Endothelial Scaffolding Protein Pdlim5
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Xiaoyan Hu, Jiali Dong, Panpan Geng, Yanyun Sun, Weihong Du, Xiaoyun Zhao, Qian Wang, Changqing Liu, Xiaona Wang, Yushan Liu, Wenlan Liu, Hongqiang Cheng, Wei Wang, and Xinchun Jin
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General Neuroscience ,Neurology (clinical) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Published
- 2023
31. Commensal microbiota in the digestive tract: a review of its roles in carcinogenesis and radiotherapy
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Saijun Fan, Jiali Dong, Ming Cui, Yuan Li, and Huiwen Xiao
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Cancer Research ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cancer ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,gut microbiome ,Review ,medicine.disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Bioinformatics ,Oral microbiome ,Radiation therapy ,stomatognathic diseases ,Oncology ,Immunity ,Medicine ,cancer ,Digestive tract ,Cancer development ,Microbiome ,Oral Microbiome ,business ,Carcinogenesis ,RC254-282 ,radiotherapy - Abstract
The human microflora is a complex ecosystem composed of diverse microorganisms mainly distributed in the epidermal and mucosal habitats of the entire body, including the mouth, lung, intestines, skin, and vagina. These microbial communities are involved in many essential functions, such as metabolism, immunity, host nutrition, and diseases. Recent studies have focused on the microbiota associated with cancers, particularly the oral and intestinal microbiota. Radiotherapy, the most effective cytotoxic modality available for solid tumors, contributes to the treatment of cancer patients. Mounting evidence supports that the microbiota plays pivotal roles in the efficacy and prognosis of tumor radiotherapy. Here, we review current research on the microbiota and cancer development, and describe knowledge gaps in the study of radiotherapy and the microbiota. Better understanding of the effects of the microbiome in tumorigenesis and radiotherapy will shed light on future novel prevention and treatment strategies based on modulating the microbiome in cancer patients.
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32. Region clustering with high level semantics for image segmentation.
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Shuzhe Wu, Xiaoru Wang, Qing Ye, and Jiali Dong
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33. Generation of enhanced stability of SnO/In(OH)3/InP for photocatalytic water splitting by SnO protection layer
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Jiali Dong, Xuqiang Zhang, Cheng-Wei Wang, and Gongxuan Lu
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Materials science ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Electron donor ,Photochemistry ,law.invention ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,law ,Solar cell ,Photocatalysis ,Irradiation ,Dispersion (chemistry) ,Photocatalytic water splitting ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
InP shows a very high efficiency for solar light to electricity conversion in solar cell and may present an expectation property in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. However, it suffers serious corrosion in water dispersion. In this paper, it is demonstrated that the stability and activity of the InP-based catalyst are effectively enhanced by applying an anti-corrosion SnO layer and In(OH)3 transition layer, which reduces the crystal mismatch between SnO and InP and increases charge transfer. The obtained Pt/SnO/In(OH)3/InP exhibits a hydrogen production rate of 144.42 µmol/g in 3 h under visible light illumination in multi-cycle tests without remarkable decay, 123 times higher than that of naked In(OH)3/InP without any electron donor under visible irradiation.
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34. Sexual dimorphism in gut microbiota dictates therapeutic efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin on radiotherapy complications
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Zongkui Wang, Huiwen Xiao, Jiali Dong, Yuan Li, Bin Wang, Zhiyuan Chen, Xiaozhou Zeng, Jia Liu, Yanxi Dong, Li Ma, Jun Xu, Lu Cheng, Changqing Li, Xingzhong Liu, and Ming Cui
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INTRODUCTION: With the mounting number of cancer survivors, the complications following cancer treatment become novel conundrums and starve for countermeasures. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a purified preparation for immune-deficient and autoimmune conditions. OBJECTIVES: Here, we investigated whether IVIg could be employed to fight against radiation injuries and explored the underlying mechanism. METHODS: Hematopoietic or gastrointestinal (GI) tract toxicity was induced by total body or abdominal local irradiation. High-throughput sequencing was performed to analyze the gut microbiota configurations and gene expression profile of small intestine. The untargeted metabolomics of gut microbiome was assessed by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analyses. Hydrodynamic-based gene delivery was used to knockdown the target genes in vivo. RESULTS: Intravenous injection of IVIg protected against radiation-induced hematopoietic and GI tract toxicity in female mice but not in males. IVIg structured sex-characteristic gut microbiota configurations in abdominal irradiated mice. The irradiation enriched gut Lachnospiraceae in female mice but reduced those in males. IVIg injection combined with oral gavage of Lachnospiraceae or its metabolite hypoxanthine, alleviated radiation toxicity in male mice however, Lachnospiraceae or hypoxanthine alone failed to ameliorate the injuries. Abdominal local irradiation drove sex-distinct gene expression signatures in small intestine. Mechanistic investigation showed that replenishment of Lachnospiraceae or hypoxanthine offset abdominal radiation-reduced PLD1 expression in male mice. In females, irradiation elevated PLD1 expression. Deletion of PLD1 in GI tract of female mice erased the radioprotective effects of IVIg. CONCLUSION: IVIg battles against radiation injuries in a sex-specific, gut microbiome-dependent way through Lachnospiraceae/hypoxanthine/PLD1 axis. Our findings provide a sex-precise therapeutic avenue to improve the prognosis of cancer patients with radiotherapy in pre-clinical settings.
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35. TiO2 protection layer and well-matched interfaces enhance the stability of Cu2ZnSnS4/CdS/TiO2 for visible light driven water splitting
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Chengwei Wang, Xuqiang Zhang, Gongxuan Lu, Yuqi Wu, and Jiali Dong
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Materials science ,Heterojunction ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,Chemical engineering ,Attenuation coefficient ,Photocatalysis ,Water splitting ,0210 nano-technology ,Dispersion (chemistry) ,Photocatalytic water splitting ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
Cu2ZnSnS4-Based heterostructure materials present broad spectral absorption and a high absorption coefficient in the visible region; however, their photocatalytic activity and stability are still impeded due to photochemical corrosion. In this paper, Cu2ZnSnS4/CdS/TiO2, a double-heterojunction photocatalyst fabricated with a TiO2 protection layer and well-matched interface architecture, has been prepared by a multi-step liquid phase process. The chemically inert TiO2 protective layer on the catalyst surface restrained the catalyst photocorrosion induced by formed nascent O2 and remarkably enhanced the catalyst stability during photocatalytic water splitting. Structural characterization and theoretical simulation indicated that both interfaces between Cu2ZnSnS4–CdS and CdS–TiO2 showed highly well-matched type-II alignment, which was beneficial to the separation and transfer of photoinduced charge pairs. The Cu2ZnSnS4/CdS/TiO2/Pt catalyst under visible light achieved photocatalytic water splitting and the H2 evolution rate of the catalyst reached 8.76 μmol g−1 h−1. The catalyst activity has been maintained in multi-cycle experiments without significant decay, and its stability has been confirmed by measuring the Cd2+ concentration in the catalyst dispersion using the ICP-OES method. This work can offer a new route to design more stable and efficient Cu2ZnSnS4-based heterostructure materials for solar-driven photocatalytic water splitting to produce H2.
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36. Oral microbiota transplantation fights against head and neck radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in mice
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Yuan Li, Jiali Dong, Xingzhong Liu, Jia Liu, Yao Fan, Saijun Fan, Shuqin Zhang, Jian Guan, Huiwen Xiao, Ming Cui, and Bin Wang
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Biophysics ,Gut flora ,Biochemistry ,Gastroenterology ,S100A9 ,Structural Biology ,Tongue ,Internal medicine ,Genetics ,Mucositis ,Medicine ,ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS ,Radiotherapy ,biology ,Oral and gut microbiota ,business.industry ,Nasal ,Oral and laryngeal cancer ,Cancer ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Radiation-induced oral mucositis ,Computer Science Applications ,Transplantation ,Radiation therapy ,stomatognathic diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Lactobacillaceae ,Complication ,business ,S100a9 ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Research Article ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Graphical abstract, Oral mucositis is a common radiotherapy-induced complication among nasal, oral and laryngeal cancer (NOALC) patients. This complication leads to decreased quality of life and has few treatments. Here, fractionated radiation was performed to mimic radiotherapy for NOALCs in mouse models. Oral microbiota transplantation (OMT) mitigated oral mucositis, as judged by reconstructed epithelium and tongue papillae, fewer infiltrated leukocytes and more proliferative cells in the oral epithelium. The gut microbiota impacted oral mucositis progression, and OMT restructured oral and gut bacteria configurations and reprogrammed the gene expression profile of tongue tissues. In vivo silencing of glossal S100 calcium binding protein A9 debilitated the radioprotection of OMT. In light of clinical samples, we identified that patients with different alteration trends of Lactobacillaceae frequency presented different primary lesions and prognoses of NOALC following radiotherapy. Together, our findings provide new insights into the oral-gut microbiota axis and underpin the suggestion that OMT might be harnessed as a novel remedy to fight against oral mucositis in NOALC patients following radiotherapy in preclinical settings. Of note, oral microorganisms, such as Lactobacillaceae, might be employed as biomarkers to predict the prognosis of NOALC with radiotherapy.
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- 2021
37. LncRNA FGD5-AS1 promotes tumor growth by regulating MCL1 via sponging miR-153-3p in oral cancer
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Chao Ge, Jianming Wei, Sumin Cao, Jing Zhang, Yahui Chu, and Jiali Dong
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Aging ,Mice, Nude ,medicine.disease_cause ,miR-153-3p ,Mice ,Western blot ,In vivo ,Cell Movement ,Cell Line, Tumor ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Luciferase ,MCL1 ,Neoplasm Invasiveness ,Gene Silencing ,Cell Proliferation ,Oncogene ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Chemistry ,Cancer ,Cell Biology ,oral cancer ,medicine.disease ,Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays ,Long non-coding RNA ,lncRNA FGD5-AS1 ,Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,MicroRNAs ,tumor growth ,Cancer research ,Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein ,Mouth Neoplasms ,RNA, Long Noncoding ,Carcinogenesis ,Research Paper - Abstract
Purpose To investigate the function of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) FGD5-AS1 in oral cancer (OC) and to further clarify the regulation of FGD5-AS1 on miR-153-3p/MCL1 axis. Results FGD5-AS1 was significantly increased in OC tissues and cells. Loss of FGD5-AS1 inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of OC cells. FGD5-AS1 acted as a sponge of miR-153-3p, and MCL1 was direct target of miR-153-3p. Forced expression of miR-153-3p or inhibition of MCL1 reversed the promoted role of FGD5-AS1 on OC cells' migration and invasion. The in vivo tumor growth assay showed that FGD5-AS1 promoted OC tumorigenesis by regulating miR-153-3p/MCL1 axis. Conclusions Our research revealed lncRNA FGD5-AS1 acted as an oncogene by regulating MCL1 via sponging miR-153-3p, thus providing some novel experimental basis for clinical treatment or prevention of OC. Patients and methods The mRNA expression of FGD5-AS1, miR-153-3p and MCL1 was detected by qRT-PCR. CCK8 assay, Edu assay, wound healing assay and transwell assay were used to detect the FGD5-AS1/ miR-153-3p/MCL1 axis function on proliferation, migration and invasion in OC cells. Western blot was used to calculate protein level of MCL1. Luciferase assay was used to detect the binding of miR-153-3p and MCL1, FGD5-AS1and miR-153-3p.
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- 2020
38. LncRNA HOTAIR enhances breast cancer radioresistance through facilitating HSPA1A expression via sequestering miR‐449b‐5p
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Bin Wang, Shuqin Zhang, Changchun Zhu, Saijun Fan, Yuxiao Jin, Hang Li, Jiali Dong, Yuan Li, Huiwen Xiao, and Ming Cui
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0301 basic medicine ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Untranslated region ,Breast Neoplasms ,Radiation Tolerance ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,HOTAIR ,Radioresistance ,Gene expression ,microRNA ,Biomarkers, Tumor ,Tumor Cells, Cultured ,Humans ,Medicine ,HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins ,HSPA1A ,Cell Proliferation ,Gene knockdown ,business.industry ,miR‐449b‐5p ,Original Articles ,General Medicine ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,Long non-coding RNA ,Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,radioresistance ,MicroRNAs ,030104 developmental biology ,Oncology ,Cesium Radioisotopes ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer research ,Female ,RNA, Long Noncoding ,Original Article ,business ,HOX Transcript Antisense RNA - Abstract
Background Breast cancer (BRCA) is the leading cause of cancer‐related death in women worldwide. Pre‐ and postoperative radiotherapy play a pivotal role in BRCA treatment but its efficacy remains limited and plagued by the emergence of radiation resistance, which aggravates patient prognosis. The long noncoding RNA (lncRNA)‐implicated mechanisms underlying radiation resistance are rarely reported. The aim of this study was to determine whether lncRNA HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR) modulated the radiosensitivity of breast cancer through HSPA1A. Methods A Gammacell 40 Exactor was used for irradiation treatment. Bioinformatic tools and luciferase reporter assay were adopted to explore gene expression profile and demonstrate the interactions between lncRNA, miRNA and target mRNA 3′‐untranslated region (3′‐UTR). The expression levels of certain genes were determined by real‐time PCR and western‐blot analyses. in vitro and in vivo functional assays were conducted by cell viability and tumorigenicity assays. Results The levels of oncogenic lncRNA HOTAIR were positively correlated with the malignancy of BRCA but reversely correlated with the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells. Moreover, the expression levels of HOTAIR were positively associated with those of heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 1A (HSPA1A) in clinical BRCA tissues and HOTAIR upregulated HSPA1A at the mRNA and protein levels in irradiated BRCA cells. Mechanistically, miR‐449b‐5p restrained HSPA1A expression through targeting the 3′‐UTR of HSPA1A mRNA, whereas HOTAIR acted as a competing sponge to sequester miR‐449b‐5p and thereby relieved the miR‐449b‐5p‐mediated HSPA1A repression. Functionally, HOTAIR conferred decreased radiosensitivity on BRCA cells, while miR‐449b‐5p overexpression or HSPA1A knockdown abrogated the HOTAIR‐enhanced BRCA growth under the irradiation exposure both in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions LncRNA HOTAIR facilitates the expression of HSPA1A by sequestering miR‐449b‐5p post‐transcriptionally and thereby endows BRCA with radiation resistance. Key points Therapeutically, HOTAIR and HSPA1A may be employed as potential targets for BRCA radiotherapy. Our findings shed new light into the mechanism by which lncRNAs modulate the radiosensitivity of tumors.
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- 2020
39. The Value of Serum Exosomal miR-184 in the Diagnosis of NSCLC
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Shujun Li, Yanming Lin, Yanxia Wu, Hualin Chen, Zhong Huang, Muwen Lin, Jiali Dong, Yongcun Wang, and Zhixiong Yang
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MicroRNAs ,Lung Neoplasms ,Article Subject ,Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Case-Control Studies ,Biomarkers, Tumor ,Biomedical Engineering ,Humans ,Health Informatics ,Surgery ,Biotechnology ,respiratory tract diseases - Abstract
Lung cancer has the highest morbidity rate (11.6%) and mortality rate (18.4%) among all current tumors. The morbidity rate in China accounts for approximately one-third, and it is still rising. Nonsmall cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for 80%–85% of all lung cancers, and approximately 57% of patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer have distant metastases at the time of diagnosis. To explore the expression changes in microRNA-184 (miR-184) and its clinical value in serum exosomes of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study adopted a case-control study method, selecting 88 patients (NSCLC group) from June 2015 to June 2017 in our hospital who are confirmed to have NSCLC by fiber-optic bronchoscopy, and 90 patients who are confirmed to have benign lung diseases by pathological examination during the same period (control group). Fluorescence quantitative PCR technology is used to detect the levels of miR-184 in serum exosomes of the two groups, and the differences in the levels of miR-184 in serum exosomes of NSCLC patients with different pathological characteristics are analyzed. According to the results of the 3-year follow-up, the miR-184 levels in serum exosomes of NSCLC patients are grouped and compared. The expression level of miR-184 in serum exosomes in the NSCLC group is significantly higher than that in the control group, and the difference between the two groups is statistically significant ( p p p
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40. Decoding Urban Green Spaces: Deep Learning and Google Street View Measure Green Structures
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Longhao Zhang, Lei Wang, Jun Wu, Pengbo Li, Jiali Dong, and Tianrun Wang
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History ,Polymers and Plastics ,Business and International Management ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Published
- 2022
41. Beliefs about the COVID‐19 pandemic, trust in government, and vaccine intention in older adults with cognitive impairment in the United States and Italy
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Renee DeCaro, Anna Marin, Ana Vives‐Rodriguez, Kylie A Schiloski, Gabor P Hajos, Adolfo Di Crosta, Irene Ceccato, Pasquale La Malva, Naheer C Lahdo, Kaleigh Donnelly, Jiali Dong, Sabrina Kasha, Colleen E Rooney, Judith Nicole Tejada Dayaw, Gabrielle Marton, Audrey Wack, Vanessa A Hanger, Alberto Di Domenico, Katherine W Turk, Rocco Palumbo, and Andrew Budson
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Developmental Neuroscience ,Epidemiology ,Health Policy ,Neurology (clinical) ,Geriatrics and Gerontology - Published
- 2021
42. Associations between misinformation around COVID‐19 pandemic, severity of social isolation, and cognitive impairment
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Anna Marin, Ana Vives‐Rodriguez, Renee DeCaro, Kylie A Schiloski, Gabor P Hajos, Adolfo Di Crosta, Irene Ceccato, Pasquale La Malva, Naheer C Lahdo, Kaleigh Donnelly, Jiali Dong, Sabrina Kasha, Colleen E Rooney, Judith Nicole Tejada Dayaw, Gabrielle Marton, Audrey Wack, Vanessa A Hanger, Alberto Di Domenico, Katherine W Turk, Rocco Palumbo, and Andrew Budson
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Developmental Neuroscience ,Epidemiology ,Health Policy ,Neurology (clinical) ,Geriatrics and Gerontology - Published
- 2021
43. Gut Microbiota-Derived l-Histidine/Imidazole Propionate Axis Fights against the Radiation-Induced Cardiopulmonary Injury
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Ming Cui, Jiali Dong, Huiwen Xiao, Xiaozhou Zeng, Saijun Fan, Shuqin Zhang, Bin Wang, Yuan Li, and Zhiyuan Chen
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Male ,Metabolite ,Antibiotics ,Gut flora ,Pharmacology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Feces ,Mice ,radiation-induced cardiopulmonary injury ,Medicine ,Biology (General) ,Respiratory system ,Spectroscopy ,biology ,pyroptosis ,Pyroptosis ,Imidazoles ,General Medicine ,Lung Injury ,Fecal Microbiota Transplantation ,Computer Science Applications ,Chemistry ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Circulatory system ,Toxicity ,gut microbiota metabolites ,imidazole propionate ,l<%2Fspan>-histidine%22">l-histidine ,QH301-705.5 ,medicine.drug_class ,Radiation-Protective Agents ,Catalysis ,Article ,Inorganic Chemistry ,Animals ,Histidine ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Radiation Injuries ,QD1-999 ,Molecular Biology ,l-histidine ,Lung ,business.industry ,Organic Chemistry ,Thoracic Neoplasms ,biology.organism_classification ,Gastrointestinal Microbiome ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,chemistry ,business - Abstract
Radiation-induced cardiopulmonary injuries are the most common and intractable side effects that are entwined with radiotherapy for thorax cancers. However, the therapeutic options for such complications have yielded disappointing results in clinical applications. Here, we reported that gut microbiota-derived l-Histidine and its secondary metabolite imidazole propionate (ImP) fought against radiation-induced cardiopulmonary injury in an entiric flora-dependent manner in mouse models. Local chest irradiation decreased the level of l-Histidine in fecal pellets, which was increased following fecal microbiota transplantation. l-Histidine replenishment via an oral route retarded the pathological process of lung and heart tissues and improved lung respiratory and heart systolic function following radiation exposure. l-Histidine preserved the gut bacterial taxonomic proportions shifted by total chest irradiation but failed to perform radioprotection in gut microbiota-deleted mice. ImP, the downstream metabolite of l-Histidine, accumulated in peripheral blood and lung tissues following l-Histidine replenishment and protected against radiation-induced lung and heart toxicity. Orally gavaged ImP could not enter into the circulatory system in mice through an antibiotic cocktail treatment. Importantly, ImP inhibited pyroptosis to nudge lung cell proliferation after radiation challenge. Together, our findings pave a novel method of protection against cardiopulmonary complications intertwined with radiotherapy in pre-clinical settings and underpin the idea that gut microbiota-produced l-Histidine and ImP are promising radioprotective agents.
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44. Caloric restriction alleviates radiation injuries in a sex‐dependent fashion
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Yiliang Li, Huiwen Xiao, Bin Wang, Jiali Dong, Shuqin Zhang, Yuan Li, Zhiyuan Chen, Ming Cui, Saijun Fan, and Yuxiao Jin
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Male ,Gastrointestinal Diseases ,medicine.drug_class ,Antibiotics ,Physiology ,Inflammation ,Gut flora ,Biochemistry ,Feces ,Mice ,Sex Factors ,Lactobacillus ,Genetics ,Radiation Enteritis ,Animals ,Medicine ,Helicobacter ,Radiation Injuries ,Molecular Biology ,Caloric Restriction ,biology ,business.industry ,Total body irradiation ,biology.organism_classification ,Gastrointestinal Microbiome ,Hematopoiesis ,Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Toxicity ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Safe and effective regimens are still needed given the risk of radiation toxicity from iatrogenic irradiation. The gut microbiota plays an important role in radiation damage. Diet has emerged as a key determinant of the intestinal microbiome signature and function. In this report, we investigated whether a 30% caloric restriction (CR) diet may ameliorate radiation enteritis and hematopoietic toxicity. Experimental mice were either fed ad libitum (AL) or subjected to CR preconditioning for 10 days and then exposed to total body irradiation (TBI) or total abdominal irradiation (TAI). Gross examinations showed that short-term CR pretreatment restored hematogenic organs and improved the intestinal architecture in both male and female mice. Intriguingly, CR preconditioning mitigated radiation-induced systemic and enteric inflammation in female mice, while gut barrier function improved in irradiated males. 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing showed that the frequency of pro-inflammatory microbes, including Helicobacter and Desulfovibrionaceae, was reduced in female mice after 10 days of CR preconditioning, while an enrichment of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria, such as Faecalibaculum, Clostridiales, and Lactobacillus, was observed in males. Using fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) or antibiotic administration to alter the gut microbiota counteracted the short-term CR-elicited radiation tolerance of both male and female mice, further indicating that the radioprotection of a 30% CR diet depends on altering the gut microbiota. Together, our findings provide new insights into CR in clinical applications and indicate that a short-term CR diet prior to radiation modulates sex-specific gut microbiota configurations, protecting male and female mice against the side effects caused by radiation challenge.
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45. Inhibition of Reactive Astrocytes with Fluorocitrate Ameliorates Learning and Memory Impairment Through Upregulating CRTC1 and Synaptophysin in Ischemic Stroke Rats
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Xinyu Zhang, Xinchun Jin, Xianzhi Shen, Wen-Cao Liu, Clare Louise Towse, Min Song, Chun-Feng Liu, Wenlan Liu, Hui Shu, Yanyun Sun, and Jiali Dong
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Synaptophysin ,Hippocampus ,Morris water navigation task ,Motor Activity ,Hippocampal formation ,Brain Ischemia ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein ,medicine ,Animals ,Learning ,Memory impairment ,Citrates ,HMGB1 Protein ,Stroke ,Memory Disorders ,biology ,Glial fibrillary acidic protein ,business.industry ,Myelin Basic Protein ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Up-Regulation ,Myelin basic protein ,030104 developmental biology ,Endocrinology ,Astrocytes ,Connexin 43 ,biology.protein ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Transcription Factors - Abstract
Ischemic stroke often causes motor and cognitive deficits. Deregulated glia gap junction communication, which is reflected by increased protein levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and connexin 43 (Cx43), has been observed in ischemic hippocampus and has been associated with cognitive impairment in animal stroke models. Here, we tested the hypothesis that reactive astrocytes-mediated loss of synaptophysin (SYP) and CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1 (CRTC1) contribute to dysfunction in glia gap junction communication and memory impairment after ischemic stroke. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 90-min middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) with 7-day reperfusion. Fluorocitrate (1 nmol), the reversible inhibitor of the astrocytic tricarboxylic acid cycle, was injected into the right lateral ventricle of MCAO rats once every 2 days starting immediately before reperfusion. The Morris water maze was used to assess memory in conjunction with western blotting and immunostaining to detect protein expression and distribution in the hippocampus. Our results showed that ischemic stroke caused significant memory impairment accompanied by increased protein levels of GFAP and Cx43 in hippocampal tissue. In addition, the levels of several key memory-related important proteins including SYP, CRTC1, myelin basic protein and high-mobility group-box-1 were significantly reduced in the hippocampal tissue. Of note, inhibition of reactive astrocytes with fluorocitrate was shown to significantly reverse the above noted changes induced by ischemic stroke. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that inhibiting reactive astrocytes with fluorocitrate immediately before reperfusion may protect against ischemic stroke-induced memory impairment through the upregulation of CRTC1 and SYP.
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46. MiR-365 enhances the radiosensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer cells through targeting CDC25A
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Saijun Fan, Mian Jiang, Ming Cui, Yuan Li, Huiwen Xiao, Hang Li, Jiali Dong, and Guoxing Feng
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Radiation-Sensitizing Agents ,CDC25A ,Radiosensitizer ,Lung Neoplasms ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Biophysics ,Mice, Nude ,Biology ,Radiation Tolerance ,Biochemistry ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Radioresistance ,microRNA ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,cdc25 Phosphatases ,Radiosensitivity ,Lung cancer ,3' Untranslated Regions ,neoplasms ,Molecular Biology ,Mice, Inbred BALB C ,Gene knockdown ,Cell Biology ,medicine.disease ,Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays ,respiratory tract diseases ,Radiation therapy ,MicroRNAs ,030104 developmental biology ,A549 Cells ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer research - Abstract
Radioresistance is a major challenge in lung cancer radiotherapy (RT), and consequently, new radiosensitizers are urgently needed. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been demonstrated to participate in many important cellular processes including radiosensitization. MiR-365 is dysregulated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is able to restrain the development of NSCLC. However, the relationship between miR-365 and radiosensitivities of NSCLC cells remains largely unknown. Here we reveal that overexpression of miR-365 is able to enhance the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cells through targeting CDC25A. We found that the expression level of miR-365 was positively correlated with the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cell lines. Furthermore, our results showed that overexpression of miR-365 could sensitize A549 cells to the irradiation. However, knockdown of miR-365 in H460 cells could act the converse manner. Mechanically, miR-365 was able to directly target 3′UTR of cell division cycle 25A (CDC25A) mRNA and reduce the expression of CDC25A at the levels of mRNA and protein. And we confirmed that miR-365 could increase the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cells by targeting CDC25A using in vitro and in vivo assays. Taken together, restoration of miR-365 expression enhances the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cells by suppressing CDC25A, and miR-365 could be used as a radiosensitizer for NSCLC therapy.
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- 2019
47. Cordycepin sensitizes breast cancer cells toward irradiation through elevating ROS production involving Nrf2
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Ming Cui, Yuan Li, Lu Lu, Jiali Dong, Changchun Zhu, Huiwen Xiao, Dan Luo, Shuqin Zhang, Saijun Fan, and Mian Jiang
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0301 basic medicine ,Radiation-Sensitizing Agents ,Radiosensitizer ,NF-E2-Related Factor 2 ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Mice, Nude ,Apoptosis ,Breast Neoplasms ,Toxicology ,Radiation Tolerance ,Histones ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Radioresistance ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Radiosensitivity ,Cell Proliferation ,Pharmacology ,Mice, Inbred BALB C ,Deoxyadenosines ,Cordycepin ,medicine.disease ,Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays ,Up-Regulation ,G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints ,Radiation therapy ,Oxidative Stress ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer cell ,MCF-7 Cells ,Cancer research ,Female ,Reactive Oxygen Species ,Heme Oxygenase-1 ,DNA Damage ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Radiation therapy toward malignancies is often ineffective owing to radioresistance of cancer cells. On the basis of anti-tumor properties of cordycepin, we examined the effects of cordycepin on sensitizing breast cancer cells toward radiotherapy. Cordycepin administration promoted G2/M arrest and apoptosis of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells resulting in restraining the proliferation of the cells in vitro and in vivo following irradiation. Mechanistic investigations showed that the breast cancer cells cultured with cordycepin harbored higher levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and incremental numbers of γ-H2AX foci after irradiation exposure. Importantly, cordycepin treatment down-regulated the expression levels of Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2) and a series of downstream genes, such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), to enhance ROS in breast cancer cells exposed to irradiation. Together, our observations demonstrate that cordycepin treatment sensitizes breast carcinoma cells toward irradiation via Nrf2/HO-1/ROS axis. Thus, our findings provide novel insights into the function and the underlying mechanism of cordycepin in radiotherapy, and suggest that cordycepin might be employed as a radiosensitizer during radiotherapy toward breast cancer in a pre-clinical setting.
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- 2019
48. Gamma-irradiation fluctuates the mRNA N
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Shuqin, Zhang, Jiali, Dong, Yuan, Li, Huiwen, Xiao, Yue, Shang, Bin, Wang, Zhiyuan, Chen, Mengran, Zhang, Saijun, Fan, and Ming, Cui
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Mice ,Adenosine ,Bone Marrow ,Hematopoietic System ,Animals ,RNA, Messenger ,Methylation - Abstract
Humans benefit from nuclear technologies but consequently experience nuclear disasters or side effects of iatrogenic radiation. Hematopoietic system injury first arises upon radiation exposure. As an intricate new layer of genetic control, the posttranscriptional m
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49. Caloric Restriction Alleviates Radiation Injuries In A Sex-Dependent Fashion
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Ming Cui, Yuxiao Jin, Huiwen Xiao, Saijun Fan, Bin Wang, Yiliang Li, Zhiyuan Chen, Yuan Li, Jiali Dong, and Shuqin Zhang
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Calorie ,biology ,business.industry ,medicine.drug_class ,Antibiotics ,Calorie restriction ,Physiology ,Gut flora ,biology.organism_classification ,Regimen ,Lactobacillus ,Toxicity ,Radiation Enteritis ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
Background: There remain unmet clinical needs for safe and effective regimen to fight against radiation injuries from medical irradiation or accidental exposure. Intestinal microbes play important roles in radiation damage. Diet is an efficacious mediator to educate the gut microbiota directly. Methods: In this case, we investigated whether 30% reduced calorie might ameliorate radiation enteritis and hematopoietic toxicity. Male and female C57BL/6J mice were either fed ad libitum (AL) or caloric restriction (CR) preconditioning for 10-day and then exposed to total body radiation (TBI) or total abdominal radiation (TAI). Findings: Gross examinations showed that short-term CR pretreatment restored hematogenic organs and improved intestinal architecture in both sexes of mice. Intriguingly, CR mitigated radiation-induced systemic and enteric inflammations in females, while the gut barrier function improved in irradiated male mice. 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing was performed and showed that after 10-day of CR preconditioning, proinflammatory microbes including Helicobacter and Desulfovibrionaceae were lessened in female mice, while an enrichment of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producing bacteria such as Faecalibaculum, Clostridiales and Lactobacillus was observed in males. Gut flora shifts by fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) or antibiotic administration counteracted CR-elicited radiation tolerance of both male and female mice, further demonstrated that the radioprotection of CR depends on the CR-restructured sex-specific gut microbiota configuration. Interpretation: Together, our findings provide new insights into CR in clinical applications, and indicate that short-term CR diet prior to radiation modulates the gut microbiota in a sex-dependent fashion, protecting male and female patients against the side effects caused by accidental or iatrogenic radiation challenge. Funding: Natural Science Foundation of China [81730086, 81872555, 82003399]; Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Tianjin [20JCJQJC00100]; Drug Innovation Major Project of China [2018ZX09711001-007-008]. Declaration of Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Ethics Approval Statement: The animal use protocol has been reviewed and approved by the Animal Ethical and Welfare Committee (AEWC)
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50. Innovative Design of Crutches for the Elderly Based on TRIZ and KANO Integrated Model
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Chunfa Sha, Jiali Dong, and Lei Lu
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Patent analysis ,Ranking ,Kano model ,law ,Computer science ,User satisfaction ,TRIZ ,Patent search ,User requirements document ,Manufacturing engineering ,law.invention ,Likert scale - Abstract
To improve the age-appropriateness and functionality of crutches for the elderly and enhance user satisfaction, an integrated model based on TRIZ and KANO model is constructed to optimize the crutches. Through the technology maturity forecasting module based on the patent analysis in TRIZ, patent search and analysis can be conducted by means of SooPat so that the life cycle and the invention direction of the product can be determined. Based on the KANO model, a Si-Di four-quadrant diagram can be obtained. The obtained user requirements can be divided into four categories, which are must- be requirements, one-dimensional requirements, attractive requirements, and indifferent requirements. Using a Likert scale, we rated all one-dimensional requirements and attractive requirements, calculated the average score of each requirement, and obtained the ranking of the requirements according to their importance. The results show that the TRIZ and KANO integrated model can optimize the existing crutches for the elderly and provide better guidance for the innovative design of crutches for the elderly.
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- 2020
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