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J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021 Apr 7;77(5):614-620. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.

Abstract: Acute immune rejection is one of the most serious complications of heart transplantation, and its mechanism has always been a hot spot. Th17 cells and cytokine interleukin-17 (IL-17) have been proved to be involved in acute immune rejection, and the signaling pathway mechanism has attracted our interest. It has been confirmed that the Janus kinase 2-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway is involved in the differentiation of CD4+ T cells, so we focus on whether the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway is involved in the occurrence of acute immune rejection by regulating the Th17/IL-17 axis. Read More

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021 May;77(5):603-613

Dartpartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.

Abstract: Circular RNAs have shown regulatory functions in atherosclerosis (AS) progression. Here, we explored the role and working mechanism of circ_0000345 in the AS cell model in vitro. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was applied to measure the enrichment of circ_0000345, microRNA-129-5p (miR-129-5p), and ten-eleven translocation-2 (TET2) messenger RNA. Read More

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021 May;77(5):594-602

Department of Cardiovascular III, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China.

Abstract: Circular RNAs have pivotal roles in cardiovascular disease. The injury of cardiac myocytes is associated with occurrence of cardiovascular disease. Circular RNA hsa_circ_0010729 (circ_0010729) is associated with cardiac myocytes injury. Read More

Intervirology 2021 May 5:1-9. Epub 2021 May 5.

Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen, China.

Background: Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infects millions of children every year in China and has become a challenge to public health. However, there is no effective treatment for EV71 infection. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to play various roles in virus replication and infection. Read More

Biomed Pharmacother 2021 May 2;139:111514. Epub 2021 May 2.

Department of Urology and Andrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan 650000, China. Electronic address:

Male immune infertility is a kind of disease that damages family life and happiness. The development of novel methods treating male immune infertility is of great significance. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of Chinese medicine Xiaokang Liuwei Dihuang decoction on immune infertility of male rats and explored the involved mechanisms. Read More

Phytomedicine 2021 Apr 4;86:153563. Epub 2021 Apr 4.

Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080 Guangzhou, China. Electronic address:

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-associated mortality worldwide. Sorafenib (SORA), as a first-line therapeutic drug, has been used to treat HCC, but resistance poses a major limitation on the efficacy of SORA chemotherapy. Pristimerin (PRIS), a natural bioactive component isolated from various plant species in the Celastraceae and Hippocrateaceae families, has been reported to exhibit outstanding antitumor effects in several types of cells in vitro. Read More

J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Background: Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial debilitating syndrome that directly accounts for more than 20% of cancer deaths while there is no effective therapeutic approach for treatment of cancer cachexia. Carnosol (CS) is a bioactive diterpene compound present in Lamiaceae spp., which has been demonstrated to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Read More

J Cell Mol Med 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

Department of Spine Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of microRNA-125b (miR-125b) and its mechanism in spinal cord injury (SCI) by targeting Smurf1. After loss- and gain-function approaches were conducted in SCI rat models and neural stem cells (NSCs) isolated from foetal rats, the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) score was calculated, and related protein expression was determined by Western blot analysis and cell apoptosis by TUNEL staining. NSC viability was detected by CCK-8, migration abilities by Transwell assay and apoptosis by flow cytometry. Read More

Epilepsia 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Berlin Free University, Berlin, Germany.

Objective: This study was undertaken to expand the phenotypic and genetic spectrum of CLCN4-related epilepsy and to investigate genotype-phenotype correlations.

Methods: We systematically reviewed the phenotypic and genetic spectrum of newly diagnosed and previously reported patients with CLCN4-related epilepsy. Three novel variants identified in four patients reported in this study were evaluated through in silico prediction and functional analysis by Western blot, immunofluorescence, and electrophysiological measurements. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 May;100(18):e25835

Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 1071 Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu.

Background: : The microbiome is important in the development and progression of breast cancer. This study investigated the effects of microbiome derived from Klebsiella on endocrine therapy of breast cancer using MCF7 cells. The bacterial extracellular vesicles (EVs) that affect endocrine therapy were established through experiments focused on tamoxifen efficacy. Read More

J Neurochem 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

The adverse side effects of opioids, especially antinociceptive tolerance, limit their clinical application. A recent study reported that platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFRβ) blockage selectively inhibited morphine tolerance. Autophagy has been reported to contribute to the cellular and behavioral responses to morphine. Read More

Methods Mol Biol 2021 ;2228:29-39

Medizinisches Proteom-Center (MPC), Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

For the quantification of certain proteins of interest within a complex sample, Western blot analysis is the most widely used method. It enables detection of a target protein based on the use of specific antibodies. However, the whole procedure is often very time-consuming. Read More

Metab Brain Dis 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

Although numerous studies have investigated the mechanisms underlying the fast and sustained antidepressant-like effects of ketamine, the contribution of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and dendritic branching remodeling to its responses remain to be fully established. This study investigated the ability of a single administration of ketamine to modulate the GR and dendritic branching remodeling and complexity in the hippocampus of mice subjected to chronic corticosterone (CORT) administration. CORT was administered for 21 days, followed by a single administration of ketamine (1 mg ∕kg, i. Read More

J Neurophysiol 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, China.

Sevoflurane anesthesia is correlated with the generation of postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) has important function in the nervous system development. Intravenously injected IGF-1 is reported to successfully pass the blood-brain barrier and perform neuroprotection effect in the brain. Read More

Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

Health Management Center, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China.

S100 calcium binding protein P (S100P) and miR-495 are aberrantly expressed and exert essential roles in cancers. However, the mechanisms of miR-495-S100P in pancreatic cancer are yet to be illustrated. Thus, we explored the regulatory functions of miR-495-S100P axis in pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells growth and invasion. Read More

J Food Biochem 2021 May 5:e13747. Epub 2021 May 5.

Zoology Department, College of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

This study investigated the immunomodulatory effects of Bee Pollen (BP) on Doxorubicin (DOX)-induced bone marrow/spleen suppression in rats. 48 Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups (n = 8/group); control, DOX (5 mg/kg), BP (100 mg/kg), BP (200 mg/kg), BP (100 mg/kg) +DOX, and BP (200 mg/kg) +DOX groups. BP was administered orally for 42 days and 5 mg/kg of DOX was injected intravenously at days 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42. Read More

Adipocyte 2021 Dec;10(1):251-263

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

Excessive production of visceral adipose is a major risk factor of many diseases. Inhibiting the adipogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) will be an efficient way to block adipose production. We illuminated POU class 2 homeobox associating factor 1 (POU2AF1) may promote MSCs adipogenesis by histone deacetylases 1 (HDAC1) signalling. Read More

J Cell Mol Med 2021 May 5. Epub 2021 May 5.

Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmias Therapeutic Service Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.

The current study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which miR-454 influences the progression of heart failure (HF) in relation to the neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally downregulated 4-2 (NEDD4-2)/tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA)/cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) axis. Sprague-Dawley rats were used to establish a HF animal model via ligation of the left anterior descending branch of the coronary artery. The cardiomyocyte H9c2 cells were treated with H O to stimulate oxidative stress injury in vitro. Read More

J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2021 May 4. Epub 2021 May 4.

Reproductive Center, The First People's Hospital of Yueyang, Yueyang, China.

Aim: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder characterized by chronic pelvic pain and infertility, which negatively affects women's health worldwide. AFAP1-AS1 has been implicated in endometriosis lesions recently, but its mechanism of endometriosis progression remains unclear.

Methods: Endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) were used to identify the role of AFAP1-AS1 in endometriosis. Read More

Cell Prolif 2021 May 4:e13048. Epub 2021 May 4.

Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Objectives: High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) and aberrant mitochondrial fission mediated by excessive activation of GTPase dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) have been found to be elevated in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and critically implicated in PAH pathogenesis. However, it remains unknown whether Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission and which downstream targets of mitochondrial fission mediate HMGB1-induced pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) proliferation and migration leading to vascular remodelling in PAH. This study aims to address these issues. Read More

APMIS 2021 May 4. Epub 2021 May 4.

Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

Background And Purpose: The increasing demands for personalized targeted therapy directed against Renal Cell Carcinoma has driven a search for predictive markers. Novel therapies targeting HIF-1α in Renal Cell Carcinoma have been developed and HIF-1α has been suggested as a novel predictive marker of response to therapy. The surgical resection of a kidney tumor induces tissue ischemia and HIF-1α is an oxygen-sensitive transcription factor, which is known to be up-regulated during hypoxia. Read More

Ann Nucl Med 2021 May 4. Epub 2021 May 4.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital/Clinical Medical School, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.

Objective: The combination of two or more drugs with different mechanisms is a promising strategy for cancer treatment, and radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is a trending antitumor strategy. Radiotherapy (RT) can promote and activate antitumor immune effects, and immunotherapy can strengthen the effects of selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT); the RIT combination is synergistic and can overcome the adverse side effects of monotherapy. In this study, we developed a radioimmunoconjugate (RIC)-the iodine-131 (I)-labeled caerin 1. Read More

Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2021 May 4. Epub 2021 May 4.

Neuro Science Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046, Telangana State, India.

Purpose: Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is pivotal in embryonic development and wound healing, whereas in cancer it inflicts malignancy and drug resistance. The recognition of an EMT-like process in glioma is relatively new and its clinical and therapeutic significance has, as yet, not been fully elucidated. Here, we aimed to delineate the clinical significance of the EMT-like process in glioma and its therapeutic relevance to rabeprazole. Read More

Am J Cancer Res 2021 15;11(4):1586-1599. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI, USA.

With advancement in antibody engineering, the development and characterization of new cancer-specific molecular targets are in the forefront of this PET-antibody combination "revolution". Overexpression of CD146 in different types of tumors, including breast tumor, has been associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis. Non-invasive detection of CD146 with a monoclonal antibody may provide a noninvasive diagnostic tool with high specificity and accountability. Read More

Am J Cancer Res 2021 15;11(4):1446-1462. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

Center for Uterine Cancer Diagnosis & Therapy Research of Zhejiang Province, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.

MEX3A, one member of the human MEX3 gene family, exerts different effects on a variety of human cancer cells. However, the biological functions and regulatory mechanism have not been explored in cervical cancer. In our study, we used multiple approaches to determine the functions and underlying molecular mechanism of MEX3A in cervical tumorigenesis, including CCK-8 assay, BrdU assay, FACS for cell cycle and apoptosis, wound healing assay, Transwell migration and invasion assays, immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay, Transfection, real-time RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis. Read More

Am J Cancer Res 2021 15;11(4):1369-1390. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510000, P. R. China.

Phospholysine phosphohistidine inorganic pyrophosphate phosphatase (LHPP) is a new-found tumor suppressor in a variety of tumors. While, it is still unknown about its role in glioma. In this study, we found that LHPP is abnormally decreasing or absent in glioblastoma, and the low expression of LHPP is associated with poor median survival in glioma patients. Read More

Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2021 16;13:1759720X211006966. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, 100005, China.

Objective: Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder and the underlying pathogenesis is unclear. In this study, 88 SAPHO patients and 118 healthy controls were recruited to investigate the role of serum-derived extracellular vesicles (SEVs) in SAPHO syndrome.

Methods: Quantitative proteomics was applied for SEVs proteome identification, and ELISA and Western blotting was performed to verify the results of mass spectrum data. Read More

Stem Cell Res Ther 2021 May 4;12(1):268. Epub 2021 May 4.

Department of Orthopedics Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.

Background: Inflammatory microenvironment is significant to the differentiation and function of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). It evidentially influences the osteoblastogenesis of MSCs. IL-34, a newly discovered cytokine, playing a key role in metabolism. Read More

Stroke 2021 May 5:STROKEAHA120032736. Epub 2021 May 5.

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University, CA. (Q.L., R.L., P.S., R.R., W.H., Y.F., Y.H., H.S., L.T., J.H.Z., J.T.).

Background And Purpose: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating subtype of stroke with high mortality and disability. Inflammatory response promotes secondary brain injury after ICH. TREM (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells)-1 is a key regulator of inflammation. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2021 Apr 29;22(9). Epub 2021 Apr 29.

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.

Previous work showed a link between Tie2 nucleus pulposus progenitor cells (NPPC) and disc degeneration. However, NPPC remain difficult to maintain in culture. Here, we report whole tissue culture (WTC) combined with fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) and chimeric FGF (cFGF) supplementation to support and enhance NPPC and Tie2 expression. Read More