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J Environ Sci (China) ; 150: 218-229, 2025 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39306397

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Assessing the impact of anthropogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on ozone (O3) formation is vital for the management of emission reduction and pollution control. Continuous measurement of O3 and the major precursors was conducted in a typical light industrial city in the YRD region from 1 May to 25 July in 2021. Alkanes were the most abundant VOC group, contributing to 55.0% of TVOCs concentration (56.43 ± 21.10 ppb). OVOCs, aromatics, halides, alkenes, and alkynes contributed 18.7%, 9.6%, 9.3%, 5.2% and 1.9%, respectively. The observational site shifted from a typical VOC control regime to a mixed regime from May to July, which can be explained by the significant increase of ROx production, resulting in the transition of environment from NOx saturation to radical saturation with respect to O3 production. The optimal O3 control strategy should be dynamically changed depending on the transition of control regime. Under NOx saturation condition, minimizing the proportion of NOx in reduction could lead to better achievement of O3 alleviation. Under mixed control regime, the cut percentage gets the top priority for the effectiveness of O3 control. Five VOCs sources were identified: temperature dependent source (28.1%), vehicular exhausts (19.9%), petrochemical industries (7.2%), solvent & gasoline usage (32.3%) and manufacturing industries (12.6%). The increase of temperature and radiation would enhance the evaporation related VOC emissions, resulting in the increase of VOC concentration and the change of ROx circulation. Our results highlight determination of the optimal control strategies for O3 pollution in a typical YRD industrial city.


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Contaminantes Atmosféricos , Ozono , Temperatura , Compuestos Orgánicos Volátiles , Ozono/química , Compuestos Orgánicos Volátiles/análisis , Contaminantes Atmosféricos/análisis , Monitoreo del Ambiente , Contaminación del Aire/prevención & control , Emisiones de Vehículos/análisis
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Arch Dermatol Res ; 316(9): 634, 2024 Sep 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39305302

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Ferroptosis, a key factor in tumor progression, is poorly understood at the molecular level. This study investigates how ELK4 and CHMP6 regulate skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) cell proliferation and ferroptosis. Analysis of TCGA data reveals high expression of ELK4 and CHMP6 in SKCM. Overexpression of ELK4 or CHMP6 enhances cell proliferation, invasion, and migration while reducing ROS and Fe2 + levels. It also increases GPX4 and xCT expression and decreases ACSL4 levels in SKCM cells. The opposite effects are observed with ELK4 or CHMP6 knockdown. ELK4 binds to the CHMP6 promoter, promoting CHMP6 transcription. Knockdown of CHMP6 reverses the oncogenic effects of ELK4 overexpression. In conclusion, ELK4 enhances proliferation, invasion, and migration while inhibiting ferroptosis in SKCM cells by upregulating CHMP6 transcription. This study sheds light on the intricate mechanisms involved in SKCM progression and identifies potential therapeutic targets in melanoma treatment.


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Movimiento Celular , Proliferación Celular , Ferroptosis , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Melanoma , Neoplasias Cutáneas , Humanos , Ferroptosis/genética , Melanoma/patología , Melanoma/genética , Melanoma/metabolismo , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/genética , Neoplasias Cutáneas/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/genética , Movimiento Celular/genética , Sistema de Transporte de Aminoácidos y+/metabolismo , Sistema de Transporte de Aminoácidos y+/genética , Coenzima A Ligasas/metabolismo , Coenzima A Ligasas/genética , Melanoma Cutáneo Maligno , Invasividad Neoplásica/genética , Fosfolípido Hidroperóxido Glutatión Peroxidasa/metabolismo , Fosfolípido Hidroperóxido Glutatión Peroxidasa/genética
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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38879775

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AIM: Disulfidptosis is a new metabolic-related regulated cell death associated with cancer growth. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms associated with disulfidptosis in skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) and establish a disulfidptosis-related gene signature for prognostic prediction in SKCM. METHODS: Disulfidptosis-associated genes were identified from RNA-seq data of SKCM. A risk score signature was developed and validated through univariate Cox and LASSO analyses. Additionally, the immune microenvironment related to the risk score signature was investigated. Finally, a disulfidptosis-related genes-transcription factor -miRNA network was developed, and the expression levels of five disulfidptosis-related genes were initially verified in SKCM cell lines. RESULTS: A total of 107 disulfidptosis-related differentially expressed genes in SKCM samples were identified. A ten-disulfidptosis-gene signature was established, including BIN2, CCL3L3, CCL8, CD79A, CIITA, CXCR3, DEFB1, GPR171, IL2RB, and SOCS1. The SKCM samples were divided into high- and low-risk groups, of which samples in the low-risk group showed better survival performance. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis confirmed the good potency of the disulfidptosis-related gene prognostic model. Except for DEFB1, the other nine genes were positively related with T cell CD8+, T cell CD4+ memory activated, T cell gamma delta, NK cell activated, and macrophage M1, and they were all negatively related with NK cell resting, macrophage M0, macrophage M2, and mast cell activated. Finally, we verified downregulated levels of SOCS1 and DEFB1 and upregulated CXCR3, BIN2, and CCL3L3 in A875 and A375. CONCLUSION: We successfully established ten disulfidptosis-related genes' prediction prognostic signatures for SKCM patients.

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J Cosmet Dermatol ; 23(8): 2716-2725, 2024 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38679892

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BACKGROUND: Some studies indicated an association between fatty acids (FA) and psoriasis. While definitive correlation between FA and psoriasis is still unclear. Therefore, our objective is to ascertain whether fatty acid levels are causally related to psoriasis using a Mendelian randomization approach. METHOD: We investigated the causal relationship between psoriasis and multiple types of FA by mendelian randomization. All data were acquired from Genome-Wide Association Study. We also performed additional analysis to assess the validity of the causal connection. RESULTS: Our mendelian analysis suggests that n-3 fatty acid levels are associated with a lower risk of psoriasis. [IVW, OR/95% CI: 0.998/(0.997, 0.999), p (2.479 × 10-4)] Complementary analyses returned similar results, indicating consistency in our findings. No horizontal pleiotropy was found in our analysis. There was no indication of causal effects from other varieties of FA on psoriasis. CONCLUSION: Our studies found that n-3 FA may lower the likelihood of developing psoriasis. We also need well-designed prospective studies and related large-scale, multicenter RCTs to confirm our findings.


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Ácidos Grasos Omega-3 , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Análisis de la Aleatorización Mendeliana , Psoriasis , Psoriasis/genética , Humanos , Ácidos Grasos , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple
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Postepy Dermatol Alergol ; 40(6): 725-733, 2023 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38282878

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Introduction: Upadacitinib, an oral selective-JAK1 inhibitor, has been used in clinical trials to treat atopic dermatitis (AD). Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in moderate-to-severe AD. Material and methods: We searched clinical trials from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library databases, and Web of Science. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of upadacitinib treatment on patients with moderate-to-severe AD were included. A meta-analysis was performed using the fixed- or random-effects models to calculate pooled standard mean differences or relative risks (SMD or RR, respectively). Results: Compared with the placebo group, our meta-analysis revealed that upadacitinib was related to a significant decrease in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) scores, and pruritus numeric rating scale (NRS) scores. A higher response rate in Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) and EASI-75 were also detected in the upadacitinib group. Although patients treated with upadacitinib experienced a higher incidence of adverse events (AEs), these AEs were mild and tolerated. As for serious adverse events (SAEs), there was no difference between the placebo group and the upadacitinib group. Conclusions: This meta-analysis demonstrated that upadacitinib is a safe and effective treatment for moderate-to-severe AD. Further long-term trials are required for confirmation.

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Front Physiol ; 12: 629532, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33716775

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Ceramides are bioactive sphingolipids that have been implicated in insect development; however, their role in insect reproduction remains poorly understood. Here, we report the pivotal role of neutral ceramidase (NCER) in the female reproduction of the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), a significant pest in rice cultivation in Asia. LC-MS/MS demonstrated that, among different developmental stages of BPH, the levels of ceramides were highest in 1st instar nymphs and lowest in adults. The transcription of NCER was negatively correlated with the levels of ceramides at different developmental stages of BPH, in that the transcript levels of NCER were the highest, whereas ceramides levels were the lowest in BPH adults. Knocking down NCER through RNA interference (RNAi) increased the levels of ceramides in BPH females and ovaries, which resulted in a delay in oocyte maturation, a reduction in oviposition and egg hatching rate, as well as the production of vulnerable offspring. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis and TdT-mediated dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) assays showed mitochondrial deficiency and apoptosis in NCER-deficient oocytes. Taken together, these results suggest that NCER plays a crucial role in female reproduction in BPH, likely by regulating the levels of ceramides.

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J Insect Sci ; 20(5)2020 Aug 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32889524

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The small white butterfly, Pieris rapae (L.), is an important insect pest of Brassica crops. This species utilize olfactory cues to find their hosts and mates. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the olfactory perception in this species remains unclear. Here, we identified 14 odorant-binding proteins (OBP) genes-essential for insect olfaction-in P. rapae by exploring a previously published transcriptome dataset. Proteins encoded by all of these genes contain N-terminal signal peptides and six positionally conserved cysteine residues, which are characteristic of insect OBPs. These OBPs displayed high amino acid identity with their respective orthologs in other lepidopterans, and several conserved motifs were identified within these OBPs. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these OBPs were well segregated from each other and clustered into different branches. PrapOBP1 and PrapOBP2 were clustered into the 'general odorant-binding protein' clade, and PrapOBP3 and PrapOBP4 fall into the 'pheromone-binding protein' clade. The 14 OBP genes were located on seven genomic scaffolds. Of these, PrapOBP1, 2, 3, and 4 were located on scaffold332, whereas PrapOBP5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 were located on scaffold116. Ten of the 14 genes had antenna-biased expression. Of these, PrapOBP1, 2, 4, and 13 were enriched in male antennae, whereas PrapOBP7 and PrapOBP10 were female-biased. Our findings suggest that these OBPs may be involved in olfactory communication. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the identification and characterization of OBPs in P. rapae, and our findings provide a solid foundation for studying the functions of these genes.


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Mariposas Diurnas/genética , Proteínas de Insectos/genética , Receptores Odorantes/genética , Transcriptoma , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Mariposas Diurnas/metabolismo , Femenino , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Proteínas de Insectos/química , Proteínas de Insectos/metabolismo , Masculino , Filogenia , Receptores Odorantes/química , Receptores Odorantes/metabolismo , Alineación de Secuencia
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Oncol Rep ; 44(2): 786, 2020 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32627028

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Following the publication of the above article, the authors have realized that the way in which the western blotting results were presented in Fig. 6 was not optimal, and that original data should have been included in this figure in order that readers could have understood the content of this paper better. The authors regret that these errors were not picked up upon before the article went to print, and apologize to the readership for any confusion these errors may have caused. [the original article was published in Oncology Reports 41: 512-524, 2019; DOI: 10.3892/or.2018.6810].

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Onco Targets Ther ; 12: 8961-8976, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31802906

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BACKGROUND: Treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is an enormous challenge. As E2F transcription factor 1 (E2F1) is an essential factor in CRPC, this study investigated the genes and pathways controlled by E2F1 and their effects on cellular behavior in CRPC. METHODS: In vitro assays were used to evaluate cellular proliferation, apoptosis, and behavior. Cellular expression was quantified by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Gene co-expression was assessed using the GeneMANIA database, and correlations were analyzed with the GEPIA server. Altered pathways of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were revealed by functional annotation. Module analysis was performed using the STRING database and hub genes were filtered with the Cytoscape software. Some DEGs were validated by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). RESULTS: Knockdown of E2F1 significantly inhibited proliferation and accelerated apoptosis in PC3 cells but not in DU145 cells. Invasion and migration were reduced for both cell lines. A total of 1811 DEGs were identified in PC3 cells and 27 DEGs in DU145 cells exhibiting E2F1 knockdown. Ten overlapping DEGs, including TMOD2 and AIF1L, were identified in both knockdown cell lines and were significantly enriched for association with actin filament organization pathways. TMOD2 and KREMEN2 were genes co-expressed with E2F1; six overlapping DEGs were positively correlated with transcription factor E2F1. DEGs of the PC3 and DU145 groups were associated with multiple pathways. Five DEGs that overlapped between the two cell lines and three hub DEGs from PC3 cells were validated by RT-qPCR. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that E2F1 has a critical role in regulating actin filaments, as indicated by the change in expression level of several genes, including TMOD2 and AIF1L, in CRPC. This extends our understanding of the cellular responses affected by E2F1 in CRPC.

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BMC Genomics ; 20(1): 983, 2019 Dec 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31842750

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BACKGROUND: Phenomics provides new technologies and platforms as a systematic phenome-genome approach. However, few studies have reported on the systematic mining of shared genetics among clinical biochemical indices based on phenomics methods, especially in China. This study aimed to apply phenomics to systematically explore shared genetics among 29 biochemical indices based on the Fangchenggang Area Male Health and Examination Survey cohort. RESULT: A total of 1999 subjects with 29 biochemical indices and 709,211 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were subjected to phenomics analysis. Three bioinformatics methods, namely, Pearson's test, Jaccard's index, and linkage disequilibrium score regression, were used. The results showed that 29 biochemical indices were from a network. IgA, IgG, IgE, IgM, HCY, AFP and B12 were in the central community of 29 biochemical indices. Key genes and loci associated with metabolism traits were further identified, and shared genetics analysis showed that 29 SNPs (P < 10- 4) were associated with three or more traits. After integrating the SNPs related to two or more traits with the GWAS catalogue, 31 SNPs were found to be associated with several diseases (P < 10- 8). Using ALDH2 as an example to preliminarily explore its biological function, we also confirmed that the rs671 (ALDH2) polymorphism affected multiple traits of osteogenesis and adipogenesis differentiation in 3 T3-L1 preadipocytes. CONCLUSION: All these findings indicated a network of shared genetics and 29 biochemical indices, which will help fully understand the genetics participating in biochemical metabolism.


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Aldehído Deshidrogenasa Mitocondrial/genética , Fenómica/métodos , Sitios de Carácter Cuantitativo , Células 3T3-L1 , Adulto , Anciano , Animales , Diferenciación Celular , China , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Humanos , Desequilibrio de Ligamiento , Masculino , Ratones , Persona de Mediana Edad , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Adulto Joven
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Biol Res ; 52(1): 30, 2019 May 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31088536

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BACKGROUND: Chronic prostatitis has been supposed to be associated with preneoplastic lesions and cancer development. The objective of this study was to examine how chronic inflammation results in a prostatic microenvironment and gene mutation in C57BL/6 mice. METHODS: Immune and bacterial prostatitis mouse models were created through abdominal subcutaneous injection of rat prostate extract protein immunization (EAP group) or transurethral instillation of uropathogenic E. coli 1677 (E. coli group). Prostate histology, serum cytokine level, and genome-wide exome (GWE) sequences were examined 1, 3, and 6 months after immunization or injection. RESULT: In the EAP and E. coli groups, immune cell infiltrations were observed in the first and last months of the entire experiment. After 3 months, obvious proliferative inflammatory atrophy (PIA) and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) were observed accompanied with fibrosis hyperplasia in stroma. The decrease in basal cells (Cytokeratin (CK) 5+/p63+) and the accumulation of luminal epithelial cells (CK8+) in the PIA or PIN area indicated that the basal cells were damaged or transformed into different luminal cells. Hic1, Zfp148, and Mfge8 gene mutations were detected in chronic prostatitis somatic cells. CONCLUSION: Chronic prostatitis induced by prostate extract protein immunization or E. coli infection caused a reactive prostatic inflammation microenvironment and resulted in tissue damage, aberrant atrophy, hyperplasia, and somatic genome mutation.


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Infecciones por Escherichia coli/patología , Mutación/genética , Lesiones Precancerosas/genética , Prostatitis/genética , Animales , Enfermedad Crónica , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Lesiones Precancerosas/microbiología , Lesiones Precancerosas/patología , Prostatitis/microbiología , Prostatitis/patología
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Oncol Rep ; 41(1): 512-524, 2019 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30365147

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common malignant cancer in men worldwide. Numerous genetic variations have been associated with PCa, but their biological function remains unclear. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) inside 3' untranslated region (UTR) affect gene expression, with one essential mechanism being regulation by micro (mi)RNAs. Based on data from genome­wide association study of the Consortium for Chinese Consortium for Prostate Cancer Genetics, rs1815009 and rs2684788 inside 3'UTR of insulin­like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) presented significant genotype distribution between PCa and control samples. In the current study, targeting miRNAs were predicted using TargetScan and miRanda. The prediction was confirmed using a thermodynamic model for miRNA­target interaction and luciferase reporter assays for miRNA binding inside IGF1R 3'UTR. Furthermore, data from public databases and miRNA overexpression further supported miRNAs function. The results suggested that miR­133a and miR­133b may bind near rs1815009, and miR­455 near rs2684788, within IGF1R 3'UTR. Compared with normal tissues, miR­133a, miR­133b and miR­455 exhibited significantly lower expression in PCa tissues in the public datasets analyzed. The results of the present study revealed an association between rs1815009, rs2684788 and PCa risk, which involves altered miRNA regulation and contributes to cancer susceptibility.


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Regiones no Traducidas 3'/genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad/genética , MicroARNs/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/genética , Neoplasias de la Próstata/genética , Receptores de Somatomedina/genética , Pueblo Asiatico/genética , Sitios de Unión/genética , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Línea Celular Tumoral , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica/genética , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo/métodos , Genotipo , Humanos , Masculino , Receptor IGF Tipo 1
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J Theor Biol ; 462: 240-246, 2019 02 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30391648

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Genetic variants can predict other "linked" diseases because alterations in one or more genes in vivo may affect relevant phenotype properties. Our study systematically explored the pan-cancer common gene and cancer type-specific genes based on GWAS loci and TCGA data of multiple cancers. It was found that there were 17 SNPs were significantly associated with the expression of 18 genes. Associations between the 18 cis-regulatory genes and the pathologic stage of each cancer showed that MYL2 and PTGFR in HNSC, 4 genes (F8, SATB2, G6PD and UGT1A6) in KIRP, 3 genes (CHMP4C, MAP3K1 and MECP2) in LUAD were all strongly associated with cancer stage levels. Additionally, the survival association analysis showed that SATB2 was correlated with HNSC survival, and MPP1 was strongly associated with the survival of SARC. This study will shed light on the biological pathways involved in cancer-genetic associations, and has the potential to be applied to the predictions of the risk of cancers developing in healthy individuals.


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Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo/métodos , Neoplasias/genética , Sitios de Carácter Cuantitativo , Proteínas Sanguíneas/análisis , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Humanos , Proteínas de Unión a la Región de Fijación a la Matriz/análisis , Proteínas de la Membrana/análisis , Estadificación de Neoplasias/métodos , Neoplasias/mortalidad , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Factores de Transcripción/análisis
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Biol. Res ; 52: 30, 2019. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: biblio-1011432

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BACKGROUND: Chronic prostatitis has been supposed to be associated with preneoplastic lesions and cancer development. The objective of this study was to examine how chronic inflammation results in a prostatic microenvironment and gene mutation in C57BL/6 mice. METHODS: Immune and bacterial prostatitis mouse models were created through abdominal subcutaneous injection of rat prostate extract protein immunization (EAP group) or transurethral instillation of uropathogenic E. coli 1677 (E. coli group). Prostate histology, serum cytokine level, and genome-wide exome (GWE) sequences were examined 1, 3, and 6 months after immunization or injection. RESULT: In the EAP and E. coli groups, immune cell infiltrations were observed in the first and last months of the entire experiment. After 3 months, obvious proliferative inflammatory atrophy (PIA) and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) were observed accompanied with fibrosis hyperplasia in stroma. The decrease in basal cells (Cytokeratin (CK) 5+/p63+) and the accumulation of luminal epithelial cells (CK8+) in the PIA or PIN area indicated that the basal cells were damaged or transformed into different luminal cells. Hic1, Zfp148, and Mfge8 gene mutations were detected in chronic prostatitis somatic cells. CONCLUSION: Chronic prostatitis induced by prostate extract protein immunization or E. coli infection caused a reactive prostatic inflammation microenvironment and resulted in tissue damage, aberrant atrophy, hyperplasia, and somatic genome mutation.


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Animales , Masculino , Ratones , Lesiones Precancerosas/genética , Prostatitis/genética , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/patología , Mutación/genética , Lesiones Precancerosas/microbiología , Lesiones Precancerosas/patología , Prostatitis/microbiología , Prostatitis/patología , Inmunohistoquímica , Enfermedad Crónica , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL
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Sci Rep ; 8(1): 1130, 2018 01 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29348442

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Ceramidases (CDases) are vital enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of sphingolipids, which are essential components of eukaryotic membranes. The function of these enzymes in insects, however, is poorly understood. We identified a neutral ceramidase (NlnCDase) from the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, one of the most destructive hemipteran pests of rice. The C12-ceramide was the most preferred substrate for the NlnCDase enzyme. The activity of the NlnCDase enzyme was highest in the neutral-pH range (pH 6.0). It was inhibited by EGTA, Cs+ and Fe2+, while stimulated by EDTA and Ca2+. Moreover, the NlnCDase has higher transcript level and activity in adults than in eggs and nymphs, and in the reproductive organs (ovaries and spermaries) than in other tissues (i.e. heads, thorax, legs, midguts), which suggested that the NlnCDase might be elevated to mediate developmental process. In addition, transcripts and activity of the NlnCDase were up-regulated under abiotic stresses including starvation, abnormal temperature, and insecticides, and biotic stress of resistant rice varieties. Knocking down NlnCDase by RNA interference increased female survival under starvation and temperature stresses, suggesting that NlnCDase might be involved in the stress response in N. lugens.


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Hemípteros/fisiología , Ceramidasa Neutra/genética , Estrés Fisiológico , Animales , Activación Enzimática , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Técnicas de Silenciamiento del Gen , Hemípteros/clasificación , Informática/métodos , Ceramidasa Neutra/metabolismo , Filogenia , Transporte de Proteínas , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Estrés Fisiológico/genética
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Bioresour Technol ; 247: 1233-1241, 2018 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29042163

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This paper proposes a new system of multilevel reuse with source separation in printing and dyeing wastewater (PDWW) treatment in order to dramatically improve the water reuse rate to 35%. By analysing the characteristics of the sources and concentrations of pollutants produced in different printing and dyeing processes, special, highly, and less contaminated wastewaters (SCW, HCW, and LCW, respectively) were collected and treated separately. Specially, a large quantity of LCW was sequentially reused at multiple levels to meet the water quality requirements for different production processes. Based on this concept, a multilevel reuse system with a source separation process was established in a typical printing and dyeing enterprise. The water reuse rate increased dramatically to 62%, and the reclaimed water was reused in different printing and dyeing processes based on the water quality. This study provides promising leads in water management for wastewater reclamation.


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Colorantes , Impresión , Eliminación de Residuos Líquidos , Aguas Residuales , Purificación del Agua , Calidad del Agua
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Sci Rep ; 7(1): 14200, 2017 10 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29079774

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Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a common aggressive urinary malignant tumor that cannot be easily diagnosed at an early stage. The DNA methylation occurs within promoter before precancerous lesion plays a pivotal role that could help us in diagnosing and understanding ccRCC. In this study, based on a whole-genome promoter DNA methylation profiling, we used shrunken centroids classifier method to identify a CpG-based biomarker that is capable of differentiating between ccRCC tumor and adjacent tissues. The biomarker was validated in 19 ccRCCs and three public datasets. We found that both CYP4B1 and RAB25 are downregulated with promoter hypermethylation and CA9 is upregulated with promoter hypomethylation, and we validated their mRNA differential expressions in 19 ccRCCs and 10 GEO datasets. We further confirmed that hypermethylated RAB25 is inversely correlated with its mRNA level. Log-rank test showed that ccRCC patients with low levels of CA9 promoter methylation had a higher survival rate. This reveals clinically a potential biomarker for use in early detection for ccRCC, and provides a better understanding of carcinogenesis.


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Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Carcinoma de Células Renales/genética , Islas de CpG/genética , Metilación de ADN , Neoplasias Renales/genética , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Proteínas de Unión al GTP rab/genética , Antígenos de Neoplasias/genética , Hidrocarburo de Aril Hidroxilasas/genética , Anhidrasa Carbónica IX/genética , Carcinoma de Células Renales/diagnóstico , Femenino , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Neoplasias Renales/diagnóstico , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Análisis de Supervivencia
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Oncotarget ; 8(35): 58199-58209, 2017 Aug 29.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28938548

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BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common tumor in elderly men. However, the specificity and sensitivity of serum prostate-specific antigen levels in PCa diagnosis are controversial. This study aims to reveal a novel diagnosis biomarker in PCa. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The differential methylated CpG sites between 423 primary PCa and 39 adjacent samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) on Illumina HumanMethylation 450 platform were analyzed. The diagnostic methylation markers were mined using the Prediction Analysis of Microarrays package in Bioconductor. Then, the Gene Expression Omnibus data was used for verification. Pyrosequencing was applied to improve methylation levels of five CpGs (cg06363129, cg08843517, cg05385513, cg07220448 and cg11417025). RESULTS: The area under curve of receiver operating characteristic of eight diagnostic methylation CpGs (cg06363129, cg08843517, cg03576469, cg05385513, cg07220448, cg11417025, cg20883831, and cg23824801) in TCGA data ranged from 0.910 to 0.939. Except for cg20883831 and cg23824801, the correlations between methylation levels of six other sites and their expressions in patients were significant (r > 0.5 and P < 0.001). The methylation level of cg06363129 was significantly different between the groups of Gleason Score (GS) = 7 and GS ≥ 8 (P < 0.05). Pyrosequencing in our samples confirmed that four diagnostic methylation sites (cg06363129, cg08843517, cg05385513, and cg11417025) had high diagnostic efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: The combined diagnosis of four methylation CpGs sites (cg06363129, cg08843517, cg05385513, and cg11417025) in the gene promoter has high tissue specificity and diagnostic efficacy for PCa. Results revealed a novel potential biomarker for prostate cancer diagnosis.

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Oncol Rep ; 38(2): 1259-1267, 2017 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28677795

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Angiogenesis is associated with prostate cancer (PCa) development and progression. Aberrant expression of C-terminal binding protein (CtBP)2 has been observed in PCa, but whether its change in expression plays a significant role in angiogenesis has not been completely characterized. we attempted to integrate and analyze the genome-wide association study (GWAS) of follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and CtBP2, the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data and CtBP2 binding data in CistromeMap (18) to explore the mechanism of CtBP2 in PCa, and performed pathway enrichment analysis. We revealed that the top 6 pathways were closely related with angiogenesis. We used siRNA and overexpression plasmids to silence and overexpress CtBP2 expression. Altered expression of CtBP2 affected the expression of VEGFA, FSHR, FHL2 and SMAD3 which are closely related with angiogenesis. In addition, silencing of CtBP2 markedly increased the apoptosis of PCa cells in vitro, and decreased the expression of IL-8, AT2R, CCND1 and MMP9 which are associated with cancer progression. These results highlight the association between CtBP2 and angiogenesis in PCa and indicate that CtBP2 may be a potential therapeutic target for PCa.


Asunto(s)
Oxidorreductasas de Alcohol/genética , Apoptosis , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Neovascularización Patológica/patología , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/genética , Neoplasias de la Próstata/irrigación sanguínea , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Proliferación Celular , Proteínas Co-Represoras , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Humanos , Proteínas con Homeodominio LIM/genética , Masculino , Proteínas Musculares/genética , Neovascularización Patológica/genética , Neoplasias de la Próstata/genética , Receptores de HFE/genética , Proteína smad3/genética , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/genética
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Oncotarget ; 8(20): 33745-33755, 2017 May 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28422721

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: As one of the most common cancers in men, the pathogenesis of prostate cancer has been widely researched. Aberrant activation of the erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (ERBB2) has been found to play a critical role in metastatic prostate cancer. In our previous study, we demonstrated that rs61552325 (Pro1140Ala) located in ERBB2 is strongly correlated to prostate cancer. Therefore, we initially studied the effect of rs61552325 on androgen-independent prostate cancer cell metastasis. RESULTS: Bioinformatic results demonstrated that the mutant Pro1140Ala likely decrease the stability of the ERBB2 protein and its interactions. The mean migration rate after 6 h for PC3 minor variant cells which carried the G allele was 1.28-fold higher than major variant PC3 cells that carried the C allele (P = 0.016). The mean invasion rate of DU145 putative minor variant cells was 0.40 reducer than negative control cells (P = 5.9E-04). METHODS: rs61552325 major variant (C allele) and minor variant (G allele) were produced by site directed mutagenesis and transfected into DU145 and PC3 cells. A wound healing assay was performed to compare migration abilities between alleles. After knocking down endogenous ERBB2 and then expressing the rs61552325 minor variant, invasion abilities were evaluated with a transwell assay using DU145 and PC3 cells. CONCLUSIONS: Our data showed that the rs61552325 major variant decreases PC3 cell migration and its minor variant depresses DU145 cell invasion, suggesting that rs61552325 is likely an important change during prostate cancer invasion.


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Alelos , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Neoplasias de la Próstata Resistentes a la Castración/genética , Receptor ErbB-2/genética , Línea Celular Tumoral , Movimiento Celular/genética , Técnicas de Silenciamiento del Gen , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias de la Próstata Resistentes a la Castración/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias de la Próstata Resistentes a la Castración/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Próstata Resistentes a la Castración/patología , Estabilidad Proteica , Receptor ErbB-2/química , Receptor ErbB-2/metabolismo
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