Background:Chimeric antigen receptor T(CAR-T)cell therapy has achieved marked therapeutic success in ameliorating hematological malignancies.However,there is an extant void in the clinical guidelines concerning the mo...Background:Chimeric antigen receptor T(CAR-T)cell therapy has achieved marked therapeutic success in ameliorating hematological malignancies.However,there is an extant void in the clinical guidelines concerning the most effective chemotherapy regimen prior to chimeric antigen receptor T(CAR-T)cell therapy,as well as the optimal timing for CAR-T cell infusion post-chemotherapy.Materials and Methods:We employed cell-derived tumor xenograft(CDX)murine models to delineate the optimal pre-conditioning chemotherapy regimen and timing for CAR-T cell treatment.Furthermore,transcriptome sequencing was implemented to identify the therapeutic targets and elucidate the underlying mechanisms governing the treatment regimen.Results:Our preclinical in vivo evaluation determined that a combination of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine,followed by the infusion of CD19 CAR-T cells five days subsequent to the chemotherapy,exerts the most efficacious therapeutic effect in B-cell hematological malignancies.Concurrently,RNA-seq data indicated that the therapeutic efficacy predominantly perturbs tumor cell metabolism,primarily through the inhibition of key mitochondrial targets,such as C-Jun Kinase enzyme(C-JUN).Conclusion:In summary,the present study offers critical clinical guidance and serves as an authoritative reference for the deployment of CD19 CAR-T cell therapy in the treatment of B-cell hematological malignancies.展开更多
The silicon-based arrayed waveguide grating(AWG)is widely used due to its compact footprint and its compatibility with the mature CMOS process.However,except for AWGs with ridged waveguides of a few micrometers of cro...The silicon-based arrayed waveguide grating(AWG)is widely used due to its compact footprint and its compatibility with the mature CMOS process.However,except for AWGs with ridged waveguides of a few micrometers of cross section,any small process error will cause a large phase deviation in other AWGs,resulting in an increasing cross talk.In this paper,an ultralow cross talk AWG via a tunable microring resonator(MRR)filter is demonstrated on the SOI platform.The measured insertion loss and minimum adjacent cross talk of the designed AWG are approximately 3.2 and-45.1 d B,respectively.Compared with conventional AWG,its cross talk is greatly reduced.展开更多
The continuous development of various gene therapies has brought new light to the treatment of genetic diseases.Among them,therapies targeting monogenic diseases are relatively progressive and promising due to the exp...The continuous development of various gene therapies has brought new light to the treatment of genetic diseases.Among them,therapies targeting monogenic diseases are relatively progressive and promising due to the explicit and clear pathogenesis.The discovery and development of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/associated nuclease(CRISPR/Cas)and related technologies was undoubtedly an extraordinary leap forward for gene therapy.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82370164)Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(No.SZSM202011004)Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission(JCYJ20180307150419435 and JCYJ20210324123004011).
文摘Background:Chimeric antigen receptor T(CAR-T)cell therapy has achieved marked therapeutic success in ameliorating hematological malignancies.However,there is an extant void in the clinical guidelines concerning the most effective chemotherapy regimen prior to chimeric antigen receptor T(CAR-T)cell therapy,as well as the optimal timing for CAR-T cell infusion post-chemotherapy.Materials and Methods:We employed cell-derived tumor xenograft(CDX)murine models to delineate the optimal pre-conditioning chemotherapy regimen and timing for CAR-T cell treatment.Furthermore,transcriptome sequencing was implemented to identify the therapeutic targets and elucidate the underlying mechanisms governing the treatment regimen.Results:Our preclinical in vivo evaluation determined that a combination of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine,followed by the infusion of CD19 CAR-T cells five days subsequent to the chemotherapy,exerts the most efficacious therapeutic effect in B-cell hematological malignancies.Concurrently,RNA-seq data indicated that the therapeutic efficacy predominantly perturbs tumor cell metabolism,primarily through the inhibition of key mitochondrial targets,such as C-Jun Kinase enzyme(C-JUN).Conclusion:In summary,the present study offers critical clinical guidance and serves as an authoritative reference for the deployment of CD19 CAR-T cell therapy in the treatment of B-cell hematological malignancies.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFB2200500)the Yunnan Provincial Foundation Program(No.202201AT070202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62065010)。
文摘The silicon-based arrayed waveguide grating(AWG)is widely used due to its compact footprint and its compatibility with the mature CMOS process.However,except for AWGs with ridged waveguides of a few micrometers of cross section,any small process error will cause a large phase deviation in other AWGs,resulting in an increasing cross talk.In this paper,an ultralow cross talk AWG via a tunable microring resonator(MRR)filter is demonstrated on the SOI platform.The measured insertion loss and minimum adjacent cross talk of the designed AWG are approximately 3.2 and-45.1 d B,respectively.Compared with conventional AWG,its cross talk is greatly reduced.
基金supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2018YFA0107900,92168103,32171417,82001140,2019CXJQ01)the National Nature Science Foundation,and Shanghai Municipal Government,Peak Disciplines(TypeⅣ)of Institutions of Higher Leaning in Shanghai。
文摘The continuous development of various gene therapies has brought new light to the treatment of genetic diseases.Among them,therapies targeting monogenic diseases are relatively progressive and promising due to the explicit and clear pathogenesis.The discovery and development of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/associated nuclease(CRISPR/Cas)and related technologies was undoubtedly an extraordinary leap forward for gene therapy.