Publications by authors named "Haibo Wang"

827 Publications

High efficiency electrochemical disinfection of Pseudomons putida using electrode of orange peel biochar with endogenous metals.

Authors:
Wei Sun Zhili Lu Kuichang Zuo Shuo Xu Baoyou Shi Haibo Wang

Chemosphere 2021 Dec 1:133138. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. Electronic address:

The electrochemical disinfection efficiency of Pseudomons putida was studied using ruthenium iridium coated titanium (RICT) electrode as anode and carbonized orange peel biochar (OPB) or graphite as the cathode. The results indicated that RICT/OPB system induced 6.5 and 7.0 log of P. putia inactivation after 60 s at 2 V and 45 s at 10 V, respectively. RICT/OPB system showed better efficiency than RICT/graphite system. The energy consumption of OPB cathode (17.5 Wh m per log) was significantly lower than that of graphite cathode (23.09 Wh m per log). Both anode and cathode played great roles on the disinfection. The anode absorbed electric energy to generate electrical hole, which can oxidize chloride ions to chlorine free radicals. The continuous porous structure of OPB can provide more adsorption sites and reduce electrolyte transport resistance, resulting in more Cl· production. Moreover, P. putia was much easier adsorbed to the anode surface in the RICT/OPB system because of the stronger electrostatic repulsion between cells and OPB cathode. As a result, P. putia was more easily inactivated by the Cl· produced on the anode. Besides chlorine active species, superoxide radical (O·﹣) produced on surface of cathode may also result in P. putia inactivation. The endogenous CuO in OPB can induce persistent free radicals (PFRs) production during pyrosis process. O·﹣ can be produced by O activation through the function of CuO/CuO and PFRs existed in OPB cathode. The more superoxide radical production led to the better disinfection effect than the graphite cathode. As a consequence, OPB electrode showed high efficiency electrochemical disinfection of P. putida.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133138DOI Listing
December 2021

Mildly Oxidized MXene (TiC, NbC, and VC) Electrocatalyst via a Generic Strategy Enables Longevous Li-O Battery under a High Rate.

Authors:
Yongxiang Jiang Meng Tian Haibo Wang Chaohui Wei Zhihui Sun Mark H Rummeli Peter Strasser Jingyu Sun Ruizhi Yang

ACS Nano 2021 Dec 3. Epub 2021 Dec 3.

College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China.

Lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs) with ultrahigh theoretical energy density have emerged as one appealing candidate for next-generation energy storage devices. Unfortunately, some fundamental issues remain unsettled, involving large overpotential and inferior rate capability, mainly induced by the sluggish reaction kinetics and parasitic reactions at the cathode. Hence, the pursuit of suitable catalyst capable of efficiently catalyzing the oxygen redox reaction and eliminating the side-product generation, become urgent for the development of LOBs. Here, we report a universal synthesis approach to fabricate a suite of mildly oxidized MXenes (mo-NbCT, mo-TiCT, and mo-VCT) as cathode catalysts for LOBs. The readily prepared mo-MXenes possess expanded interlayer distance to accommodate massive LiO formation, and in-situ-formed light metal oxide to enhance the electrocatalytic activity of MXenes. Taken together, the mo-VCT manages to deliver a high specific capacity of 22752 mAh g at a current density of 100 mA g, and a long lifespan of 100 cycles at 500 mA g. More impressively, LOBs with mo-VCT can continuously operate for 90, 89, and 70 cycles, respectively, under a high current density of 1000, 2000, and 3000 mA g with a cutoff capacity of 1000 mAh g. The theoretical calculations further reveal the underlying mechanism lies in the optimized surface, where the overpotentials for the formation/decomposition of LiO are significantly reduced and the catalytic kinetics is accelerated. This contribution offers a feasible strategy to prepare MXenes as efficient and robust electrocatalyst toward advanced LOBs and other energy storage devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c06896DOI Listing
December 2021

Hsa_circ_0008434 regulates USP9X expression by sponging miR-6838-5p to promote gastric cancer growth, migration and invasion.

Authors:
Xin Xu Shoulian Wang Haibo Wang Chunpeng Pan Wenyan Yang Jiwei Yu

BMC Cancer 2021 Dec 2;21(1):1289. Epub 2021 Dec 2.

Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, 200011, China.

Background: The role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the occurrence and development of gastric cancer (GC) has recently attracted increasing interest. The following study investigates the role of a newly discovered hsa_circ_0008434, which has been confirmed to be highly expressed in GC tissues, in regulating GC biological behaviour.

Methods: High-throughput RNA sequencing was used to identify differentially expressed genes between normal gastric tissues and GC tissues; actinomycin D and RNase R assays were used to determine the stability and loop structure of hsa_circ_0008434; and the miRanda database was used to predict the target genes of hsa_circ_0008434. The role of hsa_circ_0008434 in cell proliferation, migration, and invasion was examined using CCK-8, wound healing, Transwell and colony formation assays. The regulatory relationships among hsa_circ_0008434, microRNA-6838 (miR-6838), and ubiquitin-specific peptidase 9X (USP9X) were determined by dual-luciferase activity assays. The expression of hsa_circ_0008434 and miR-6838 was measured by qPCR; the expression of USP9X was detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The effects of hsa_circ_0008434 on in vivo tumour growth were assessed in xenograft models.

Results: We found that hsa_circ_0008434 was one of the most upregulated circRNAs in GC tissue versus normal tissue. Further in vitro testing indicated that by acting as a miRNA sponge for miR-6838-5p, hsa_circ_0008434 promotes the expression of USP9X and further increases the proliferation, migration, and invasion of GC cells. In addition, animal studies indicated that hsa_circ_0008434 could promote tumour growth in vivo.

Conclusions: Hsa_circ_0008434 may promote GC proliferation, invasion and migration by regulating the expression of miR-6838 and USP9X.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-09052-4DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8638420PMC
December 2021

Augmentation of anti-tumor function of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes against triple-negative breast cancer by PD-1 blockade.

Authors:
Hongming Song Haibo Wang Mingkai Gong Li Wu Xiangping Liu Weihong Cao Xueqiang Gao Rongrong Dou Qiaoyu Chen Haiyan Hu

Cell Biol Int 2021 Dec 2. Epub 2021 Dec 2.

Breast Disease Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.

T-cell-based immunotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade have been successfully used to treat several human solid cancers. The present study attempted to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of the anti-tumor effect of adoptive cell therapy along with programmed cell death protein 1(PD-1) inhibitor on triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Tumor infiltration lymphocytes (TILs) from TNBC mouse tumor tissues were isolated and expanded, and TILs for adoptive cell therapy (TILs-ACT) was applied in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor to the TNBC mouse model. The pre- and post-therapy anti-tumor efficacy, cytokine secretion, and pathological changes were assessed both in vitro and in vivo. We found that TILs exhibited higher IFN-γ and TNF-α secretion than conventional T cells. The TILs-ACT combined with PD-1 inhibitor promoted active T-cell infiltration into the tumor tissue and exerted a strong anti-tumor effect in an in vivo model. Additionally, the strategy could downregulate the expression of inhibitory marker PD-1 on TILs. In conclusion, PD-1 blockade regulated T-cell exhaustion that synergized with adoptive TIL transfer immunotherapy, leading to eradication of established TNBC tumors. These findings might be useful in developing a feasible and effective therapeutic approach for TNBC. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11729DOI Listing
December 2021

Role of the macula densa sodium glucose cotransporter type 1-nitric oxide synthase 1-tubuloglomerular feedback pathway in diabetic hyperfiltration.

Authors:
Jie Zhang Jing Cai Yu Cui Shan Jiang Jin Wei Young Chul Kim Jenna Chan Anish Thalakola Thanh Le Lan Xu Lei Wang Kun Jiang Ximing Wang Haibo Wang Feng Cheng Jacentha Buggs Hermann Koepsell Volker Vallon Ruisheng Liu

Kidney Int 2021 Nov 26. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

An increase of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a common observation in early diabetes and is considered a key risk factor for subsequent kidney injury. However, the mechanisms underlying diabetic hyperfiltration have not been fully clarified. Here, we tested the hypothesis that macula densa neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS1) is upregulated via sodium glucose cotransporter type 1 (SGLT1) in diabetes, which then inhibits tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) promoting glomerular hyperfiltration. Therefore, we examined changes in cortical NOS1 expression and phosphorylation, nitric oxide production in the macula densa, TGF response, and GFR during the early stage of insulin-deficient (Akita) diabetes in wild-type and macula densa-specific NOS1 knockout mice. A set of sophisticated techniques including microperfusion of juxtaglomerular apparatus in vitro, micropuncture of kidney tubules in vivo, and clearance kinetics of plasma fluorescent-sinistrin were employed. Complementary studies tested the role of SGLT1 in SGLT1 knockout mice and explored NOS1 expression and phosphorylation in kidney biopsies of cadaveric donors. Diabetic mice had upregulated macula densa NOS1, inhibited TGF and elevated GFR. Macula densa-selective NOS1 knockout attenuated the diabetes-induced TGF inhibition and GFR elevation. Additionally, deletion of SGLT1 prevented the upregulation of macula densa NOS1 and attenuated inhibition of TGF in diabetic mice. Furthermore, the expression and phosphorylation levels of NOS1 were increased in cadaveric kidneys of diabetics and positively correlated with blood glucose as well as estimated GFR in the donors. Thus, our findings demonstrate that the macula densa SGLT1-NOS1-TGF pathway plays a crucial role in the control of GFR in diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2021.10.037DOI Listing
November 2021

Targeted delivery by pH-responsive mPEG-S-PBLG micelles significantly enhances the anti-tumor efficacy of doxorubicin with reduced cardiotoxicity.

Authors:
Qiyi Feng Junhuai Xu Xinyi Liu Haibo Wang Junjie Xiong Kai Xiao

Drug Deliv 2021 Dec;28(1):2495-2509

Precision Medicine Research Center & Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Stimuli-responsive nanotherapeutics hold great promise in precision oncology. In this study, a facile strategy was used to develop a new class of pH-responsive micelles, which contain methoxy polyethylene glycol (mPEG) and poly(carbobenzoxy-l-glutamic acid, BLG) as amphiphilic copolymer, and β-thiopropionate as acid-labile linkage. The mPEG-S-PBLG copolymer was synthesized through one-step ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and thiol-ene click reaction, and was able to efficiently encapsulate doxorubicin (DOX) to form micelles. The physicochemical characteristics, cellular uptake, tumor targeting, and anti-tumor efficacy of DOX-loaded micelles were investigated. DOX-loaded micelles were stable under physiological conditions and disintegrated under acidic conditions. DOX-loaded micelles can be internalized into cancer cells and release drugs in response to low pH in endosomes/lysosomes, resulting in cell death. Furthermore, the micellar formulation significantly prolonged the blood circulation, reduced the cardiac distribution, and selectively delivered more drugs to tumor tissue. Finally, compared with free DOX, DOX-loaded micelles significantly improved the anti-tumor efficacy and reduced systemic and cardiac toxicity in two different tumor xenograft models. These results suggest that mPEG-S-PBLG micelles have translational potential in the precise delivery of anti-cancer drugs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2021.2008052DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8635546PMC
December 2021

Musk Tongxin Dripping Pills for treating Ticagrelor in Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Echocardiography Combined with Untargeted Metabolomics.

Authors:
Lyu Nan Lai Peng Zhao Jinxia Guo Mengzhe Liang Jun Wang Haibo Geng Houfa

Front Pharmacol 2021 27;12:731734. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

Clinical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China.

As current clinical practice guidelines, ticagrelor is the suggested therapeutic scheme to prevent adverse cardiovascular events in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment. However, this therapeutic strategy still fails, and around 30% patients display inadequate antiplatelet responses. Musk Tongxin Dripping Pill (MTDP) in Chinese hospital was usually considered as the combination with ticagrelor to improve the treatment effect. Unfortunately, the mechanism has not been elucidated. The untargeted metabolomic method was introduced based on liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC-HRMS) coupled with STI for the research of the drug combination mechanism between ticagrelor and MTDP. 28 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of AMI were selectively collected, who were then divided into two different dosage regimen groups, and the serum samples were collected for the untargeted metabolomics assay. Then the differential metabolites were associated with blood biochemical indicators. The GLS values in both groups increased after treatment and those in the ticagrelor and MTDP combination group after treatment were higher than those in the ticagrelor group ( < 0.05), suggesting that the combination medication has better therapeutic effect on patients with myocardial infarction. From metabolomics analysis, the species of metabolites changed in two groups before and after treatment. Moreover, 93 differential metabolites changed in the drug combination group compared with the ticagrelor group after treatment ( < 0.05), which mainly related to changes in fatty acid metabolism pathways. Then the differential metabolites were found to be related with blood biochemical indicators, such as lipid, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). This work will provide a possible mechanism of the drug combination interaction between ticagrelor and MTDP from two angles of echocardiography and metabonomics. Several potential metabolic pathways were also found to have a relationship with MTDP, which will provide a new perspective in clinical medication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.731734DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8579064PMC
October 2021

The optimal time for the initiation of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer among women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma receiving fertility-sparing treatment.

Authors:
Ziyi Song Huixin Liu Rong Zhou Zerui Xiao Jianliu Wang Haibo Wang Qun Lu

Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Nov 11. Epub 2021 Nov 11.

Center of Reproductive Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.

Objective: To explore the optimal time for initiating in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in women with complete remission after fertility-sparing treatment for grade I endometrial cancer (EC) or atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH).

Patients And Methods: Young women who demonstrated complete remission after fertility-sparing treatment for grade I EC or AEH and underwent IVF-ET treatment were included. A generalized estimating equation (GEE) was used to compare the outcomes of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) and embryo transfer at different times after discontinuing high-dose progesterone therapy, and patients were divided into three groups: ≤ 3 months (time 1), 3-9 months (time 2) and > 9 months (time 3).

Results: Thirty-seven women with complete remission after fertility-sparing treatment for grade I EC or AEH underwent 75 IVF-ET cycles. Regarding initiation of COH, 10 cycles for time 1, 31 cycles for time 2 and 34 cycles for time 3 were included. The odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the number of available embryos at time 2 and time 3 were 1.82 (1.08-3.08) and 2.45 (1.39-4.33), and those for the number of high-quality embryos at time 2 and time 3 were, respectively, 3.64 (1.34-9.87) and 3.62 (1.10-11.91), compared with that at time 1. Nineteen (51.4%) women had at least one clinical pregnancy and 13 (35.1%) women had live births. During a median follow-up period of 51 months (range 5-168 months), 10 (27.0%) women had disease relapse, with a median interval of 15.5 months (range 5-104 months).

Conclusion: Initiating IVF-ET 3 months after ceasing high-dose progesterone therapy can lead to better outcomes of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for women with endometrial cancer or atypical endometrial hyperplasia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-021-06320-3DOI Listing
November 2021

Risk Factors for Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease With Glomerular Etiology in Hospitalized Children.

Authors:
Guohua He Chenglong Li Xuhui Zhong Fang Wang Haibo Wang Ying Shi Lanxia Gan Jie Ding

Front Pediatr 2021 22;9:752717. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.

To Identify association between risk factors to Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 in children with glomerular diseases in children in China. The Hospital Quality Monitoring System database was used to extract data for the study cohort. The primary outcome included progression to CKD stage 5 or dialysis. Cox regression was used to assess potential risk factors. Patients with lower stages (CKD stage 1 and 2) and higher stages (CKD stage 3 and 4) at baseline were analyzed separately. Of 819 patients (4,089 hospitalization records), 172 (21.0%) patients reached the primary outcome during a median followed-up of 11.4 months. In the lower stages group, factors associated with the primary outcome included older age [Hazard Ratio (HR), 1.21; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.10-1.34] and out-of-pocket payment (HR, 4.14; 95% CI, 1.57-10.95). In the higher stages group, factors associated with the primary outcome included CKD stage 4 (HR, 2.31; 95% CI, 1.48-3.62) and hypertension (HR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.29-3.07). The medical migration rate was 38.2% in this study population. There are different risk factors for progression to the primary outcome in different stages in CKD with glomerular etiology. Further prospective studies are needed to assess these risk factors. The high medical migration rate reflected the regional disparities in the accessibility of pediatric kidney care between regions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.752717DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8570116PMC
October 2021

uPAR: An Essential Factor for Tumor Development.

Authors:
Tao Lv Ying Zhao Xinni Jiang Hemei Yuan Haibo Wang Xuelin Cui Jiashun Xu Jingye Zhao Jianlin Wang

J Cancer 2021 17;12(23):7026-7040. Epub 2021 Oct 17.

College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan, China 655011.

Tumorigenesis is closely related to the loss of control of many genes. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), a glycolipid-anchored protein on the cell surface, is controlled by many factors in tumorigenesis and is expressed in many tumor tissues. In this review, we summarize the regulatory effects of the uPAR signaling pathway on processes and factors related to tumor progression, such as tumor cell proliferation, adhesion, metastasis, glycolysis, tumor microenvironment and angiogenesis. Overall, the evidence accumulated to date suggests that uPAR induction by tumor progression may be one of the most important factors affecting therapeutic efficacy. An improved understanding of the interactions between uPAR and its coreceptors in cancer will provide critical biomolecular information that may help to better predict the disease course and response to therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jca.62281DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8558663PMC
October 2021

Deficiency Causes Stereocilia Degeneration and Progressive Hearing Loss in CBA/CaJ Mice.

Authors:
Hailong Tu Aizhen Zhang Xiaolong Fu Shiqi Xu Xiaohui Bai Haibo Wang Jiangang Gao

Front Cell Dev Biol 2021 14;9:750023. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

School of Life Sciences, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

The small muscle protein, x-linked () encodes a small protein containing 88 amino acids. Malfunction of this protein can cause a sex-linked non-syndromic hearing loss, named X-linked deafness 4 (DFNX4). Herein, we reported a point mutation and a frameshift mutation in two Chinese families who developed gradual hearing loss with age. To explore the impaired sites in the hearing system and the mechanism of DFNX4, we established and validated an null mouse model using CRISPR-Cas9. By analyzing auditory brainstem response (ABR), male null mice showed a progressive hearing loss starting from high frequency at the 3rd month. Hearing loss in female mice was milder and occurred later compared to male mice, which was very similar to human beings. Through morphological analyses of mice cochleas, we found the hair cell bundles progressively degenerated from the shortest row. Cellular edema occurred at the end phase of stereocilia degeneration, followed by cell death. By transfecting exogenous fluorescent Smpx into living hair cells, Smpx was observed to be expressed in stereocilia. Through noise exposure, it was shown that Smpx might participate in maintaining hair cell bundles. This knock-out mouse might be used as a suitable model to explore the pathology of DFNX4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.750023DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8551870PMC
October 2021

Evaluation of pelvic floor muscle function (PFMF) in cervical cancer patients with Querleu-Morrow type C hysterectomy: a multicenter study.

Authors:
Shiyan Wang Lei Gao Hongwu Wen Yunong Gao Qiubo Lv Hongyu Li Sumei Wang Yanlong Wang Qing Liu Jinsong Han Haibo Wang Yi Li Na Yu Qing Wang Tingting Cao Sha Wang Huaxin Sun Zhiqi Wang Xiuli Sun Jianliu Wang

Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Oct 28. Epub 2021 Oct 28.

Department of OB/Gyn, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng Dist., Beijing, 100044, China.

Introduction: To evaluate the pelvic floor muscle function (PFMF) of cervical cancer patients after type QM-C hysterectomy and to explore the relationship between decreased PFMF and related factors.

Methods: This was a multi-centered retrospective cohort study. 181 cervical cancer patients who underwent type QM-C hysterectomy were enrolled from 9 tertiary hospitals. Strength of PFMF were measured using neuromuscular apparatus (Phenix U8, French). Risk factors contributing to decreased PFMF were analyzed by univariate and multivariate ordinal polytomous logistic regression.

Results: Totally 181 patients were investigated in this study. 0-3 level of type I muscle fibre strength (MFSI) was 52.6% (95/181), 0-3 level of type IIA muscle fibre strength (MFSIIA) was 50% (91/181). Subjective stress urinary incontinence was 46% (84/181), urinary retention was 27.3% (50/181), dyschezia was 41.5% (75/181), fecal incontinence was 9% (18/181). ① MFSI: Multivariate ordinal polytomous logistic regression shows that the follow-up time (p < 0.05), chemotherapy and radiotherapy (p = 0.038) are independent risk factors of MFSI's reduction after type QM-C hysterectomy. ② MFSIIA: multivariate ordinal polytomous logistic regression shows that the follow-up time (p < 0.05) are independent risk factors of MFSIIA's reduction after type QM-C hysterectomy. The pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS) increased after 9 months than in 9 months after operation, which showed that the PFMS could be recovered after operation.

Conclusions: We advocate for more attention and emphasis on the PFMF of Chinese female patients with cervical cancer postoperation.

Peking University People's Hospital: PFMF after QM-C hysterectomy has not been analyzed by current study. The contribution is that patients with radical hysterectomy should do pelvic floor rehabilitation exercises in 3 months after operation. Clinical Trails NCT number of this study is 02492542.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-021-06290-6DOI Listing
October 2021

Ethical review of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for transplant center staff and patients.

Authors:
Olivia S Kates Peter G Stock Michael G Ison Richard D M Allen Patrizia Burra Jong Cheol Jeong Vivek Kute Elmi Muller Alejandro Nino-Murcia Haibo Wang Anji Wall

Am J Transplant 2021 Oct 27. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

Baylor University Medical Center, Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.

Transplant centers seeking to increase coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine coverage may consider requiring vaccination for healthcare workers or for candidates. The authors summarize current data to inform an ethical analysis of the harms, benefits, and individual and societal impact of mandatory vaccination, concluding that vaccine requirements for healthcare workers and transplant candidates are ethically justified by beneficence, net utility, and fiduciary duty to patients and public health. Implementation strategies should mitigate concerns about respect for autonomy and transparency for both groups. We clarify how the same arguments might be applied to related questions of caregiver vaccination, allocation of other healthcare resources, and mandates for non-COVID-19 vaccines. Finally, we call for effort to achieve global equity in vaccination as soon as possible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16878DOI Listing
October 2021

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Acquisition of Portal Venous Circulating Tumor Cells as a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool for Pancreatic Cancer.

Authors:
Yixuan Zhang Haochen Su Haibo Wang Chenghu Xu Siqi Zhou Jing Zhao Shanshan Shen Guifang Xu Lei Wang Xiaoping Zou Shu Zhang Ying Lv

Cancer Manag Res 2021 5;13:7649-7661. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.

Background: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were a promising liquid biopsy for pancreatic cancer (PC) but circulate in low counts in peripheral blood. We evaluated the diagnostic and prognostic values of portal vein (PoV) CTCs in PC patients.

Methods: PoV was aspirated under EUS guidance from 40 patients with suspected pancreaticobiliary cancers. Epithelial-mesenchymal-transition-related subtypes of CTCs were identified via immunofluorescence using EpCAM and Twist antibodies. The diagnostic and prognostic performance of PoV CTCs was investigated by receiver-operating characteristic (AUC) curve and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.

Results: In total, 40 patients including 31 with PC, 4 with non-pancreatic periampullary cancer and 5 with benign pancreatic diseases (BPD) were enrolled. CTCs were detected more in PoV compared with peripheral blood. PoV CTC numbers in BPD patients were lower than in PC patients. The number of PoV CTCs, especially mesenchymal-CTCs (M-CTCs), was positively correlated with the tumor burden, instead of epithelial-CTCs (E-CTCs). The combination of PoV CTC numbers and CA19-9 demonstrated better diagnostic efficiency (AUC value 0.987) than either alone in differentiating PC with BPD. Moreover, the diagnostic efficacy of PoV CTCs and M-CTCs were obviously better than that of E-CTCs and CA19-9 in distinguishing early and late stage PC. Lastly, high PoV CTC and M-CTC numbers were both associated with shorter overall survival.

Conclusion: Acquisition of the PoV samples in PC patients via EUS-guided procedures has been proved safe and feasible. PoV CTCs, especially M-CTCs, have great potentials in diagnosing and predicting the prognosis of PC, especially in combination with CA19-9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S330473DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8502022PMC
October 2021

Intramolecular charge transfer dynamics in the excited states of diphenylamine substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives.

Authors:
Xuelian Zhao You Li Fangyi Chen Haibo Wang Min Li Haitao Wang Ying Shi

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2022 Feb 12;267(Pt 1):120463. Epub 2021 Oct 12.

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. Electronic address:

The excited state dynamics processes of two diphenylamine substituted symmetric 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives in different solvents were studied through femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. It was revealed that in cyclohexane, the locally excited (LE) state relaxes to the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state within 2 ps timescale, then decays to the ground state. In tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile, the ICT state can be stabilized via solvation, so besides the LE → ICT conversion within 1 ps, another ICT → solvent stabilized ICT (SSICT) conversion in the 1-200 ps time scale could also be observed, and eventually decay to the ground state. Whereas, ICT → SSICT process in acetonitrile is slower than that in tetrahydrofuran, which leads to radiationless deactivation dominates the ICT state deactivation process and low fluorescence quantum efficiency. These results offer a guidance to understand the relationship of low fluorescence quantum efficiency and excited state deactivation mechanism of organic π-conjugated molecules, which would be very helpful for designing new advanced opto-electronic materials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2021.120463DOI Listing
February 2022

The efficacy and safety of the short-term combination therapy with ticagrelor and PPIs or H2RA in patients with acute STEMI who underwent emergency PCI.

Authors:
Peng Wei Shujiang Zhuo Qiang Fu Haibo Wang Bin Zong Bangming Cao Liansheng Wang

Clin Transl Sci 2021 Oct 20. Epub 2021 Oct 20.

Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

Combination therapy with platelet inhibitors and acid-suppressive agents is recommended for patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but there remains a paucity of data to evaluate both the efficacy and safety of these combinations. In this prospective study, a total of 170 patients with acute STEMI who underwent PCI were divided into four groups: pantoprazole + ticagrelor, omeprazole + ticagrelor, ranitidine + ticagrelor, and ticagrelor only. The risk of PCI, antithrombotic efficacy, cardiac function, and main end points were evaluated and compared. No significant differences were found in infarction-related artery perfusion indexes (thrombolysis in myocardial infarction [TIMI], corrected TIMI frame count), the incidence of stent thrombosis after PCI, platelet indicators (platelet count, mean platelet volume, and platelet distribution width), platelet activation (P-selectin and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa levels), platelet aggregation (thrombelastography indicators, such as ADP% and MA ), myocardial necrosis biomarker (creatine kinase isoenzyme-MB and cardiac troponin I) levels, brain natriuretic peptide levels, the incidence of ischemic end point events, and the incidence of other tissue and organ bleeding events among the four groups. The incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding events in the proton pump-inhibitor (PPI) group was significantly lower than that in the control group, whereas in the H2 receptor antagonist (H2RA) group it was not significantly different from the control group. The short-term combination therapy with ticagrelor and PPIs or H2RA is safe and effective in patients with acute STEMI after PCI. In addition, the PPIs combined with ticagrelor could reduce the incidence of GI bleeding events without increasing the incidence of ischemic events.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cts.13165DOI Listing
October 2021

Sperm-associated antigen 6 (Spag6) mutation leads to vestibular dysfunction in mice.

Authors:
Xiaofei Li Daogong Zhang Lei Xu Wenwen Liu Na Zhang Jerome F Strauss Zhibing Zhang Haibo Wang

J Pharmacol Sci 2021 Dec 21;147(4):325-330. Epub 2021 Aug 21.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, PR China. Electronic address:

Spag6 encodes an axoneme central apparatus protein that is required for normal flagellar and cilia motility. Recent findings suggest that Spag6 plays a role in hearing and planar cell polarity (PCP) in the cochlea of the inner ear. However, a role for Spag6 in the vestibule has not yet been explored. In the present study, the function of Spag6 in the vestibule of the inner ear was examined using Spag6-deficient mice. Our results demonstrate a vestibular disorder in the Spag6 mutants, associated with abnormal ultrastructures of vestibular hair cells and Scarpa's ganglion cells, including swollen stereocilia, decreased crista in mitochondria and swollen Scarpa's ganglion cells. Immunostaining data suggests existence of caspase-dependent apoptosis in vestibular sensory epithelium and Scarpa's ganglion cells. Our observations reveal new functions for Spag6 in vestibular function and apoptosis in the mouse vestibule.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphs.2021.08.004DOI Listing
December 2021

A hydrogen bond-modulated soft nanoscale water channel for ion transport through liquid-liquid interfaces.

Authors:
Boyao Wen Chengzhen Sun Zhengyuan Luo Xi Lu Haibo Wang Bofeng Bai

Soft Matter 2021 Nov 3;17(42):9736-9744. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.

Ion transport through interfaces is of ubiquitous importance in many fields such as electrochemistry, emulsion stabilization, phase transfer catalysis, liquid-liquid extraction and enhanced oil recovery. However, the knowledge of interfacial structures that significantly affect ion transport through liquid-liquid interfaces is still lacking due to the difficulty of observing nanoscale interfaces. We studied here the evolution of interfacial structures during ion transport through the decane-water interface under different ionic concentrations and external forces using molecular dynamics simulations. The roles of hydrogen bonds in ion transport through interfaces are revealed. We identified a soft nanoscale channel during ion transport through liquid-liquid interfaces and the decane phase under specific external force. The stability of the water channel and the ion transport velocity both increase with ionic concentration due to the layered ordering structures of the water near the channel surface. We observed that the stability and connectivity of the water channel in the decane phase are remarkably improved both by the high increase of the number of hydrogen bonds in the water channel with increasing ionic concentration, and by the conformational change in water molecules near the water channel surface. Our discovery of a soft nanoscale water channel by molecular simulations implies that there is a potential stable passage for ion transport through liquid-liquid interfaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1sm00899dDOI Listing
November 2021

Objective vestibular function changes in children following cochlear implantation.

Authors:
Ruijie Wang Xiuhua Chao Jianfen Luo Daogong Zhang Jiliang Xu Xianfeng Liu Zhaomin Fan Haibo Wang Lei Xu

J Vestib Res 2021 Oct 5. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.

Background: To date, systematically objective evaluations of vestibular function in children with cochlear implantation (CI) have been conducted sparsely, especiallyin children with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS).

Objective: Our goal was to investigate the function of all five vestibular end-organs pre- and post-cochlear implantation in children with LVAS and normal CT.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 34 children (age 4-17 years) with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) undergoing unilateral CI were included. Participants included 18 (52.9%) children with LVAS. Objective modalities to evaluate vestibular function included the caloric test, cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP), ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMP), and video head impulse test (vHIT). All measurements were performed before surgery and 9 months after surgery.

Results: Mean age at CI was 8.1±3.7 years. Caloric testing showed hypofunction in 38.2%of cases before implantation and in 50%after (p >  0.05). We found a significant increase of overall abnormality rate in cVEMP and oVEMP from pre- to post-CI (p <  0.05). In all three semicircular canals tested by vHIT, there were no statistically significant mean gain changes (p >  0.05). Higher deterioration rates in cVEMP (53.3%) and oVEMP (52.0%) after surgery were observed (p <  0.05). In children with LVAS, cVEMP revealed a higher deterioration rate than superior semicircular canal (SSC) and posterior semicircular canal (PSC) (p <  0.05). In children with normal CT, the deterioration rates in VEMPs were both higher than those in vHIT (p <  0.05).

Conclusions: In general, the otolith organs were the most affected peripheral vestibular sensors in children after cochlear implantation. The variations in otolith function influenced by CI were different between children with LVAS and normal CT. We recommend the use of this vestibular function test battery for children with cochlear implantation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/VES-190763DOI Listing
October 2021

Skin-conformal MXene-doped wearable sensors with self-adhesive, dual-mode sensing, and high sensitivity for human motions and wireless monitoring.

Authors:
Yuegang Sun Shuang Wang Xiaosheng Du Zongliang Du Haibo Wang Xu Cheng

J Mater Chem B 2021 Oct 27;9(41):8667-8675. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.

Flexible sensors have attracted extensive attention due to their excellent flexibility, biocompatibility, and information acquisition accuracy. Therefore, it is desired to fabricate a flexible sensor with high toughness and sensitivity based on conductive hydrogels to monitor human movement. In this work, MXene-(TiCT-)WPU/PAM dual-network hydrogels (PPM hydrogels) were successfully prepared. As the first network, waterborne polyurethane (WPU) plays the role of energy dissipation and enhancement. Polyacrylamide (PAM) and WPU polymer chains form interpenetrating networks (IPNs). MXene acts as a conductive material to enhance the conductivity and for nano enhancement. The PPM hydrogels exhibited excellent mechanical characteristics (tensile ratio >600%, tensile strength 639 kPa, 1000 stretching cycles, and self-recovery rate 93.7%). Moreover, based on these hydrogels, we fabricated flexible sensors. These sensors had high sensitivity and sensing durability, and could be assembled into a human body wireless monitoring device, which possesses great potential in facial micro-expression monitoring, all-around human motion detection, and wearable electronic products. In addition, these resulting hydrogels possessed outstanding reversible adhesion to various materials (human skin, wood, PDMS, ) and the maximum adhesion strength can reach 305.1 N m when exposed to a PDMS substrate. Therefore, PPM hydrogels could provide new inspiration for the development of wearable flexible sensors in the domain of human movements and personalized physiological health monitoring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1tb01769aDOI Listing
October 2021

Real-World Efficacy of Fulvestrant Monotherapy as the First Treatment or Maintenance Treatment in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Authors:
Meng Lv Yan Mao Teng Ma Yongmei Wang Xiaoyi Liu Yuhua Song Haibo Wang

Breast Care (Basel) 2021 Aug 18;16(4):368-375. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Breast Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

Background: Fulvestrant 500 mg monotherapy is recommended as the first-line endocrine treatment in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). It is also used in MBC maintenance treatment. However, few studies have compared the efficacy of fulvestrant during the initial treatment with that during maintenance treatment.

Patients And Methods: MBC patients who were treated with fulvestrant either as initial therapy for metastatic disease or after progression following one line of chemotherapy between January 2016 and December 2017 were identified from the database of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS).

Results: The study included 135 MBC patients who were treated with fulvestrant; 116 patients who received fulvestrant as first-line treatment were divided into 2 groups: the no-chemotherapy treatment (NCT) group received fulvestrant as initial therapy during disease progression, and the chemotherapy treatment (CT) group received fulvestrant as maintenance following disease stabilization or response to previous chemotherapy. The median PFS was 16 months in NCT patients and 8 months in the CT group. Patients who had a longer disease-free survival, no visceral metastasis and one metastasis site, benefited from fulvestrant as first-line treatment during disease progression. Patients with 2 or more metastasis sites benefited from chemotherapy as first-line treatment and fulvestrant as maintenance treatment.

Conclusions: Fulvestrant monotherapy showed good clinical activity and safety in patients with MBC who were treated upon disease progression and in those receiving maintenance therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000510061DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8436612PMC
August 2021

Cases of Residual Paralysis in an Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System - China, 2001-2010.

Authors:
Ning Wen Qiru Su Chunxiang Fan Haibo Wang Yong Zhang Lei Cao Wei Xia Zhijie An Huiming Luo

China CDC Wkly 2020 Dec;2(50):962-967

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.46234/ccdcw2020.261DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8422187PMC
December 2020

Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis - 8 PLADs, China, October 2012-March 2014.

Authors:
Ning Wen Fang Fang Wenbo Xu Huaqing Wang Yong Zhang Qiru Su Yao Liu Haibo Wang Shuangli Zhu Xiaoxiao Zhang Wenzhou Yu Dongmei Yan Zhenguo Zhang Qiu Tan Fubao Ma Aihu Dong Yu Liu Keli Li Li Zheng Lixin Hao Dongyan Wang Chunxiang Fan Wendi Wu Huiming Luo Aiqiang Xu Weizhong Yang

China CDC Wkly 2020 Dec;2(50):955-961

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.46234/ccdcw2020.260DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8422190PMC
December 2020

The control of red water occurrence and opportunistic pathogens risks in drinking water distribution systems: A review.

Authors:
Haibo Wang Chun Hu Baoyou Shi

J Environ Sci (China) 2021 Dec 26;110:92-98. Epub 2021 Mar 26.

Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address:

Many problems in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) are caused by microbe, such as biofilm formation, biocorrosion and opportunistic pathogens growth. More iron release from corrosion scales may induce red water. Biofilm played great roles on the corrosion. The iron-oxidizing bacteria (IOB) promoted corrosion. However, when iron-reducing bacteria (IRB) and nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB) became the main bacteria in biofilm, they could induce iron redox cycling in corrosion process. This process enhanced the precipitation of iron oxides and formation of more FeO in corrosion scales, which inhibited corrosion effectively. Therefore, the IRB and NRB in the biofilm can reduce iron release and red water occurrence. Moreover, there are many opportunistic pathogens in biofilm of DWDSs. The opportunistic pathogens growth in DWDSs related to the bacterial community changes due to the effects of micropollutants. Micropollutants increased the number of bacteria with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Furthermore, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) production was increased by the antibiotic resistant bacteria, leading to greater bacterial aggregation and adsorption, increasing the chlorine-resistance capability, which was responsible for the enhancement of the particle-associated opportunistic pathogens in DWDSs. Moreover, O-biological activated carbon filtration-UV-Cl treatment could be used to control the iron release, red water occurrence and opportunistic pathogens growth in DWDSs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2021.03.018DOI Listing
December 2021

Regulation of Rac1 Activation in Choroidal Endothelial Cells: Insights into Mechanisms in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Authors:
Aniket Ramshekar Haibo Wang M Elizabeth Hartnett

Cells 2021 09 14;10(9). Epub 2021 Sep 14.

Department of Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, 65 Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Vision loss from the neovascular form is associated with the invasion of choroidal endothelial cells into the neural retina to form vision-threatening macular neovascularization (MNV). Anti-angiogenic agents are the current standard of care but are effective in only ~50% of AMD cases. The molecular mechanisms involved in invasive MNV point to the importance of regulating signaling pathways that lead to pathologic biologic outcomes. In studies testing the effects of AMD-related stresses, activation of the Rho GTPase, Rac1, was found to be important for the choroidal endothelial cell invasion into the neural retina. However, current approaches to prevent Rac1 activation are inefficient and less effective. We summarize active Rac1-mediated mechanisms that regulate choroidal endothelial cell migration. Specifically, we discuss our work regarding the role of a multidomain protein, IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1 (IQGAP1), in sustaining pathologic Rac1 activation and a mechanism by which active Rap1, a Ras-like GTPase, may prevent active Rac1-mediated choroidal endothelial cell migration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10092414DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8469925PMC
September 2021

Reaction Behaviors and Crystal Transformation of Industrial Vanadium-Phosphorus-Oxygen (VPO) Catalysts for -Butane Oxidation.

Authors:
Xia Zhang Haibo Wang Lianke Gou Lanpeng Li Aijun Duan Zhengkai Cao

ACS Omega 2021 Sep 1;6(36):23558-23563. Epub 2021 Sep 1.

Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, SINOPEC, Lvshun District, Dalian 116045, Liaoning, China.

A long-time evaluation of -butane oxidation over an industrial vanadium-phosphorus-oxygen (VPO) catalyst was implemented. The catalytic performances for -butane oxidation during this period were obtained. It was shown that the conversion of -butane increased with the evaluation time, but the selectivity of the maleic anhydride (MA) product decreased gradually. To investigate the crystal transformation of the VPO catalyst, the properties of fresh and evaluated VPO catalysts were measured by a series of characterization methods, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), N adsorption and desorption, NH-temperature programmed desorption (TPD), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that the acidities and valence of vanadium increased after evaluation due to the appearance of a β-VOPO phase. The crystal transformation would increase the activity for -butane oxidation. Meanwhile, during the evaluation period, the decrease in selectivity of the MA product should be related to the decreasing percentage of Lat-O species in the VPO catalyst.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03652DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8444314PMC
September 2021

Safety and Efficacy of High-Dose Vitamin B6 as an Adjunctive Treatment for Antipsychotic-Induced Hyperprolactinemia in Male Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia.

Authors:
Chuanjun Zhuo Yong Xu Haibo Wang Tao Fang Jiayue Chen Chunhua Zhou Qianchen Li Jie Liu Shuli Xu Cong Yao Weiliang Yang Anqu Yang Bo Li Yuhui Chen Hongjun Tian Chongguang Lin

Front Psychiatry 2021 26;12:681418. Epub 2021 Aug 26.

Department of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Seventh Peoples Hospital, Wenzhou, China.

This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of high-dose vitamin B6 (vB6) as an adjunct treatment for antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia (AIHP) in male patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). In this randomized double-blinded controlled study, patients were randomized (1:1) into a control group given aripiprazole (ARI; 10 mg/day; = 100) or an intervention group given vB6 (300 mg/12 h for 16 weeks; = 100). Prolactin levels, psychotic symptoms [Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)], cognitive function [MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB)], liver function, kidney function, growth hormone level, micronutrient levels, blood lipids, and adverse secondary effects (ASEs)[Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale (TESS) and Barnes-Akathisia scale] were monitored. After a 16-week treatment period, the vB6 group showed a 68.1% reduction in serum prolactin levels (from 95.52 ± 6.30 μg/L to 30.43 ± 18.65 μg/L) while the ARI group showed only a 37.4% reduction (from 89.07 ± 3.59 μg/L to 55.78 ± 7.39 μg/L). During weeks 1-4, both treatments reduced prolactin similarly. Subsequently, the ARI effect plateaued, while the vB6 effect remained robust. The vB6 group showed better alleviation of psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment. No serious ASEs were observed; ASEs were more frequent in the ARI group. AIHP reduction efficacy of vB6 was associated with baseline prolactin and triglyceride levels, total vB6 dosage, and education level. In conclusion, compared with the ARI group, TRS patients given vB6 showed better attenuation of AIHP, lower ASE scores, and greater improvements in clinical symptoms and cognitive impairments. These results support further consideration of vB6 as a putative treatment for AIHP. ChiCTR1800014755.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.681418DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8426548PMC
August 2021

Reduced MAGI3 level by HPV18E6 contributes to Wnt/β-catenin signaling activation and cervical cancer progression.

Authors:
Zhuoli Yang Hua Liu Ran Song Wenxiu Lu Haibo Wang Siyu Gu Xuedi Cao Yibin Chen Jihuan Liang Qiong Qin Xiaomei Yang Duiping Feng Junqi He

FEBS Open Bio 2021 Nov 1;11(11):3051-3062. Epub 2021 Oct 1.

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18) has high carcinogenic power in invasive cervical cancer (ICC) development. However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. The carcinogenic properties of HPV18 require the PDZ-binding motif of its E6 oncoprotein (HPV18 E6) to degrade its target PSD95/Dlg/ZO-1 (PDZ) proteins. In this study, we demonstrated that the PDZ protein membrane-associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing 3 (MAGI3) inhibited the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, and subsequently cervical cancer (CC) cell migration and invasion, via decreasing β-catenin levels. By reducing MAGI3 protein levels, HPV18 E6 promoted CC cell migration and invasion through activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Furthermore, HPV18 rather than HPV16 was preferentially associated with the downregulation of MAGI3 and activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in CC. These findings shed light on the mechanism that gives HPV18 its high carcinogenic potential in CC progression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13298DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8564337PMC
November 2021

Circular RNA ACTN4 promotes intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma progression by recruiting YBX1 to initiate FZD7 transcription.

Authors:
Qinjunjie Chen Haibo Wang Zheng Li Fengwei Li Leilei Liang Yiran Zou Hao Shen Jun Li Yong Xia Zhangjun Cheng Tian Yang Kui Wang Feng Shen

J Hepatol 2021 Sep 9. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

Department of Hepatic Surgery IV, the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:

Background & Aims: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a primary liver cancer with high aggressiveness and extremely poor prognosis. The role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in ICC carcinogenesis and progression remains to be determined.

Methods: CircRNA microarray was performed to screen significantly upregulated circRNAs in paired ICC and non-tumor tissues. Colony formation, transwell, and xenograft models were used to examine the role of circRNAs in ICC proliferation and metastasis. RNA pulldown, mass spectrometry, chromatin immunoprecipitation, RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation, chromatin isolation by RNA purification, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, and luciferase reporter assays were used to explore the molecular sponge role of the circRNA (via miRNA binding), and the interaction between circRNA and RNA-binding proteins.

Results: Hsa_circ_0050898, which originated from exon 1 to exon 20 of the ACTN4 gene (named circACTN4), was significantly upregulated in ICC. High circACTN4 expression was associated with enhanced tumor proliferation and metastasis in vitro and in vivo, as well as a worse prognosis following ICC resection. In addition, circACTN4 upregulated Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) expression by sponging miR-424-5p. More importantly, circACTN4 also recruited Y-box binding protein 1 (YBX1) to stimulate Frizzled-7 (FZD7) transcription. Furthermore, circACTN4 overexpression in ICC cells enhanced the interaction between YAP1 and β-catenin, which are the core components of the Hippo and Wnt signaling pathways, respectively.

Conclusions: CircACTN4 was upregulated in ICC and promoted ICC proliferation and metastasis by acting as a molecular sponge of miR-424-5p, as well as by interacting with YBX1 to transcriptionally activate FZD7. These results suggest that circACTN4 is a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target for ICC.

Lay Summary: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a primary liver cancer associated with aggressiveness and extremely poor prognosis. It is essential for therapeutic development that we uncover relevant pathogenic pathways. Herein, we showed that a circular RNA (circACTN4) was highly expressed in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and was positively associated with tumor growth and metastasis through key developmental signaling pathways. Thus, circACTN4 could be a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2021.08.027DOI Listing
September 2021

Absolute Risk of Adverse Obstetric Outcomes Among Twin Pregnancies After In Vitro Fertilization by Maternal Age.

Authors:
Yuanyuan Wang Huifeng Shi Lian Chen Danni Zheng Xiaoyu Long Yunjun Zhang Haibo Wang Ying Shi Yangyu Zhao Yuan Wei Jie Qiao

JAMA Netw Open 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2123634. Epub 2021 Sep 1.

Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.

Importance: Twin pregnancy is a common occurrence in pregnancies conceived with in vitro fertilization (IVF), but the absolute risk of adverse obstetric outcomes stratified by IVF, twin or singleton pregnancy, and maternal age are unknown.

Objective: To estimate the absolute risk of adverse obstetric outcomes at each maternal age among twin pregnancies conceived with IVF.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective cohort study included pregnant women with infants born from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2018, based on the Hospital Quality Monitoring System in China. Data were analyzed from September 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021.

Exposures: Twin pregnancy with IVF (IVF-T), singleton pregnancy with IVF (IVF-S), twin pregnancy with non-IVF (nIVF-T), and singleton pregnancy with non-IVF (nIVF-S).

Main Outcomes And Measures: Sixteen obstetric outcomes, including 10 maternal complications (gestational hypertension, eclampsia and preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, placenta previa, placental abruption, placenta accreta, preterm birth, dystocia, cesarean delivery, and postpartum hemorrhage) and 6 neonatal complications (fetal growth restriction, low birth weight, very low birth weight, macrosomia, malformation, and stillbirth).

Results: Among 16 879 728 pregnant women aged 20 to 49 years (mean [SD] age, 29.2 [4.7] years), the twin-pregnancy rates were 32.1% in the IVF group and 1.5% in the non-IVF group (relative risk, 20.8; 95% CI, 20.6-20.9). The most common adverse obstetric outcomes after pregnancy conceived with IVF were cesarean delivery (88.8%), low birth weight (43.8%), preterm birth (39.6%), gestational diabetes (20.5%), gestational hypertension and preeclampsia and eclampsia (17.5%), dystocia (16.8%), and postpartum hemorrhage (11.9%). The absolute risk of most adverse obstetric outcomes in each subgroup presented in 2 dominant patterns: Pattern A indicated the absolute risk ranging from IVF-T to nIVF-T to IVF-S to nIVF-S, and pattern B indicated the absolute risk ranging from IVF-T to IVF-S to nIVF-T to nIVF-S. Both patterns showed an elevated obstetric risk with increasing maternal age in each subgroup.

Conclusions And Relevance: In this cohort study, twin pregnancy, IVF, and advanced maternal age were independently associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. Given these findings, promotion of the elective single embryo transfer strategy is needed to reduce multiple pregnancies following IVF technologies. Unnecessary cesarean delivery shouldh be avoided in all pregnant women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Download full-text PDF

 Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.23634DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8433605PMC
September 2021
-->