Photodynamic therapy(PDT)has limited effects in treating metastatic breast cancer.Immune checkpoints can deplete the function of immune cells;however,the expression of immune checkpoints after PDT is unclear.This stud...Photodynamic therapy(PDT)has limited effects in treating metastatic breast cancer.Immune checkpoints can deplete the function of immune cells;however,the expression of immune checkpoints after PDT is unclear.This study investigates whether the limited e±cacy of PDT is due to upregulated immune checkpoints and tries to combine the PDT and immune checkpoint inhibitor to observe the e±cacy.A metastatic breast cancer model was treated by PDT mediated by hematoporphyrin derivatives(HpD-PDT).The anti-tumor effect of HpD-PDT was observed,as well as CD4þT,CD8þT and calreticulin(CRT)by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence.Immune checkpoints on T cells were analyzed byflow cytometry after HpD-PDT.When combining PDT with immune checkpoint inhibitors,the antitumor effect and immune effect were assessed.For HpD-PDT at 100 mW/cm2 and 40,60 and 80 J/cm2,primary tumors were suppressed and CD4þT,CD8þT and CRT were elevated;however,distant tumors couldn't be inhibited and survival could not be prolonged.Immune checkpoints on T cells,especially PD1 and LAG-3 after HpD-PDT,were upregulated,which may explain the reason for the limited HpD-PDT effect.After PDT combined with anti-PD1 antibody,but not with anti-LAG-3 antibody,both the primary and distant tumors were signi-cantly inhibited and the survival time was prolonged,additionally,CD4þT,CD8þT,IFN-þCD4þT and TNF-þCD4þT cells were signi-cantly increased compared with HpD-PDT.HpD-PDT could not combat metastatic breast cancer.PD1 and LAG-3 were upregulated after HpD-PDT.Anti-PD1 antibody,but not anti-LAG-3 antibody,could augment the antitumor effect of HpD-PDT for treating metastatic breast cancer.展开更多
This study aimed to explore the effect of Bifidobacterium animalis F1-7 on the improvement of atherosclerotic inflammation.Arteriosclerosis model ApoE^(-/-)mice were orally administered with B.animalis F1-7 for 12 wee...This study aimed to explore the effect of Bifidobacterium animalis F1-7 on the improvement of atherosclerotic inflammation.Arteriosclerosis model ApoE^(-/-)mice were orally administered with B.animalis F1-7 for 12 weeks.The probiotic intervention reduced the plaque areas in aorta and the accumulation of macrophages,and downregulated the expression of toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)/nuclear factorκB(NF-κB)pathway to reduce the levels of inflammatory factors.The widely-targeted metabolomics analysis showed that acetyl-L-carnitine(ALC)in the intestine of atherosclerotic mice was significantly increased after B.animalis F1-7 intervention.Correlation analysis proved that ALC was associated with atherosclerotic inflammatory response.By using oxidized low density lipoprotein induced macrophage foam cells,we further verified that ALC could reduce lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in foam cells by downregulating the TLR4/NF-κB pathway.Finally,our results revealed that B.animalis F1-7 upregulated the metabolite ALC to downregulate the inflammatory responses,leading to the reduction of plaque accumulation of atherosclerosis.展开更多
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a significant pathological alte ration that occurs in Parkinson's disease(PD),and the Thr61lle(T61I)mutation in coiled-coil helix coiled-coil helix domain containing 2(CHCHD2),a crucia...Mitochondrial dysfunction is a significant pathological alte ration that occurs in Parkinson's disease(PD),and the Thr61lle(T61I)mutation in coiled-coil helix coiled-coil helix domain containing 2(CHCHD2),a crucial mitochondrial protein,has been reported to cause Parkinson's disease.FIFO-ATPase participates in the synthesis of cellular adenosine triphosphate(ATP)and plays a central role in mitochondrial energy metabolism.However,the specific roles of wild-type(WT)CHCHD2 and T611-mutant CHCHD2 in regulating F1FO-ATPase activity in Parkinson's disease,as well as whether CHCHD2 or CHCHD2 T61I affects mitochondrial function through regulating F1FO-ATPase activity,remain unclea r.Therefore,in this study,we expressed WT CHCHD2 and T61l-mutant CHCHD2 in an MPP^(+)-induced SH-SY5Y cell model of PD.We found that CHCHD2 protected mitochondria from developing MPP^(+)-induced dysfunction.Under normal conditions,ove rexpression of WT CHCHD2 promoted F1FO-ATPase assembly,while T61I-mutant CHCHD2 appeared to have lost the ability to regulate F1FO-ATPase assembly.In addition,mass spectrometry and immunoprecipitation showed that there was an interaction between CHCHD2 and F1FO-ATPase.Three weeks after transfection with AAV-CHCHD2 T61I,we intraperitoneally injected 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine into mice to establish an animal model of chronic Parkinson's disease and found that exogenous expression of the mutant protein worsened the behavioral deficits and dopaminergic neurodegeneration seen in this model.These findings suggest that WT CHCHD2 can alleviate mitochondrial dysfunction in PD by maintaining F1F0-ATPase structure and function.展开更多
This study aims to discriminate between leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1(LGI1)antibody encephalitis and gammaaminobutyric acid B(GABAB)receptor antibody encephalitis using a convolutional neural network(CNN)model.A t...This study aims to discriminate between leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1(LGI1)antibody encephalitis and gammaaminobutyric acid B(GABAB)receptor antibody encephalitis using a convolutional neural network(CNN)model.A total of 81 patients were recruited for this study.ResNet18,VGG16,and ResNet50 were trained and tested separately using 3828 positron emission tomography image slices that contained the medial temporal lobe(MTL)or basal ganglia(BG).Leave-one-out cross-validation at the patient level was used to evaluate the CNN models.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve and the area under the ROC curve(AUC)were generated to evaluate the CNN models.Based on the prediction results at slice level,a decision strategy was employed to evaluate the CNN models’performance at patient level.The ResNet18 model achieved the best performance at the slice(AUC=0.86,accuracy=80.28%)and patient levels(AUC=0.98,accuracy=96.30%).Specifically,at the slice level,73.28%(1445/1972)of image slices with GABAB receptor antibody encephalitis and 87.72%(1628/1856)of image slices with LGI1 antibody encephalitis were accurately detected.At the patient level,94.12%(16/17)of patients with GABAB receptor antibody encephalitis and 96.88%(62/64)of patients with LGI1 antibody encephalitis were accurately detected.Heatmaps of the image slices extracted using gradient-weighted class activation mapping indicated that the model focused on the MTL and BG for classification.In general,the ResNet18 model is a potential approach for discriminating between LGI1 and GABAB receptor antibody encephalitis.Metabolism in the MTL and BG is important for discriminating between these two encephalitis subtypes.展开更多
To determine how the auto-antibodies (Abs) profiles overlap in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate to liver disease.METHODSLevels of antinuclear Ab, smooth muscle antibody ...To determine how the auto-antibodies (Abs) profiles overlap in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate to liver disease.METHODSLevels of antinuclear Ab, smooth muscle antibody (SMA) and liver/kidney microsomal-1 (LKM-1) Ab and markers of liver damage were determined in the sera of 50 patients with CHC infection, 20 AIH patients and 20 healthy controls using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and other immune assays.RESULTSWe found that AIH patients had more severe liver disease as determined by elevation of total IgG, alkaline phosphatase, total serum bilirubin and serum transaminases and significantly higher prevalence of the three non-organ-specific autoantibodies (auto-Abs) than CHC patients. Antinuclear Ab, SMA and LKM-1 Ab were also present in 36% of CHC patients and related to disease severity. CHC cases positive for auto-Abs were directly comparable to AIH in respect of most markers of liver damage and total IgG. These cases had longer disease duration compared with auto-Ab negative cases, but there was no difference in gender, age or viral load. KLM-1<sup>+</sup> Ab CHC cases showed best overlap with AIH.CONCLUSIONAuto-Ab levels in CHC may be important markers of disease severity and positive cases have a disease similar to AIH. Auto-Abs might have a pathogenic role as indicated by elevated markers of liver damage. Future studies will unravel any novel associations between these two diseases, whether genetic or other.展开更多
Stromal cell-derived factor-1 and its receptor C-X-C chemokine receptor 4(CXCR4) have been shown to regulate neural regeneration after stroke.Howeve r,whether stromal cell-derived factor-1 receptor CXCR7,which is wide...Stromal cell-derived factor-1 and its receptor C-X-C chemokine receptor 4(CXCR4) have been shown to regulate neural regeneration after stroke.Howeve r,whether stromal cell-derived factor-1 receptor CXCR7,which is widely distributed in the develo ping and adult central nervous system,participates in neural regeneration remains poorly unde rstood.In this study,we established rat models of focal cerebral ischemia by injecting endothelin-1 into the cerebral co rtex and striatum.Starting on day 7 after injury,CXCR7-neutralizing antibody was injected into the lateral ventricle using a micro drug delivery system for 6 consecutive days.Our results showed that CXCR7-neutralizing antibody increased the total length and number of sprouting co rticospinal tra ct fibers in rats with cerebral ischemia,increased the expression of vesicular glutamate transporter 1 and growth-related protein 43,marke rs of the denervated spinal cord synapses,and promoted the differentiation and maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in the striatum.In addition,CXCR7 antibody increased the expression of CXCR4 in the striatum,increased the protein expression of RAS and ERK1/2 associated with the RAS/ERK signaling pathway,and im proved rat motor function.These findings suggest that CXCR7 improved neural functional recovery after ischemic stroke by promoting axonal regeneration,synaptogenesis,and myelin regeneration,which may be achieved by activation of CXCR4 and the RAS/ERK1/2 signaling pathway.展开更多
Obesity-induced type 2 diabetes is mainly due to excessive free fatty acids leading to insulin resistance.Increasing thermogenesis is regarded as an effective strategy for hypolipidemia and hypoglycemia.Ginsenoside is...Obesity-induced type 2 diabetes is mainly due to excessive free fatty acids leading to insulin resistance.Increasing thermogenesis is regarded as an effective strategy for hypolipidemia and hypoglycemia.Ginsenoside is a natural active component in Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer,and some of them enhance thermogenesis.However,there are few studies on the mechanism and target of ginsenosides enhancing thermogenesis.Using thermogenic protein uncoupling protein 1(UCP1)-luciferase reporter assay,we identifi ed ginsenoside F1 as a novel UCP1 activator in the ginsenosides library.Using pull down assay and inhibitor interference,we found F1 binds toβ3-adrenergic receptors(β3-AR)to enhance UCP1 expression via cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway.We also investigated the ability of F1 on energy metabolism in obesity-induced diabetic mice,including body weight,body composition and energy expenditure.The results of proteomics showed that F1 signifi cantly up-regulated thermogenesis proteins and lipolytic proteins,but down-regulated fatty acid synthesis proteins.Ginsenoside F1 increased thermogenesis and ameliorated insulin resistance specifi cally by promoting the browning of white adipose tissue in obese mice.Additionally,ginsenoside F1 improves norepinephrine-induced insulin resistance in adipocytes and hepatocytes,and shows a stronger mitochondria respiration ability than norepinephrine.These fi ndings suggest that ginsenoside F1 is a promising lead compound in the improvement of insulin resistance.展开更多
Objective:To study the drug activity and therapeutic targets of Niga-ichigoside F1 predicted based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.Methods:Download the 2D and 3D structures of Niga-ichigoside F1 from the...Objective:To study the drug activity and therapeutic targets of Niga-ichigoside F1 predicted based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.Methods:Download the 2D and 3D structures of Niga-ichigoside F1 from the PubChem database for target prediction and molecular docking,respectively.Target information was predicted by PharmMapper and swiss ADME databases,target gene names were extracted and rechecked by Uniprot database,and disease information corresponding to target was queried by TTD database.The enrichment analysis of GO and KEGG signal pathway was conducted by Metascape database.AutoDuck Vina was used for molecular docking of Niga-ichigoside F1 3D structure with key proteins of related diseases and common pathways.Finally,the conformation of molecular docking was visualized by PyMOL.Results:A total of 34 targets and 69 related disease information were obtained from the database screening.The targets with high degree of acquisition of the association network between target and disease were AR,F2,VDR,PDE10A,mTOR,and NR3C2,etc..Diseases with a high degree of relief were solid tumour,breast cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, hypertension, and thrombocytopenia,etc..The items with significance in GO analysis included positive regulation of transferase activity,protein autophosphorylation,negative regulation of cGMP-mediated signaling,intracellular receptor signaling pathway,regulation of cellular response to stress,blood vessel development,reactive oxygen species metabolic process,negative regulation of immune response,regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase Ⅱ promoter in response to stress,and nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process,etc..The items with significance in KEGG enrichment analysis(P<0.01) included Pathways in cancer,Purine metabolism,Focal adhesion,MAPK signaling pathway,GnRH signaling pathway,AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications,Ras signaling pathway,Leukocyte transendothelial migration and Platelet activation,etc..Molecular docking suggested that the target of Niga-ichigoside F1 had good binding ability with related diseases and key proteins of common pathways.Conclusion:According to the results of network pharmacology and molecular docking,Niga-ichigoside F1 has rich drug activity and may act on a variety of diseases.After comprehensive analysis, we proposed for the first time the high correlation between Niga-ichigoside F1 and cancer,as well as the possible association with acute myeloid leukemia and hypertension.It has the characteristics of multi-target and multi-pathway,which is worthy of further research,development and utilization.展开更多
Objective To investigate whether Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection after receiving the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine could create a strong immunity barrier.Methods Blood samples were collected at two different time points from...Objective To investigate whether Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection after receiving the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine could create a strong immunity barrier.Methods Blood samples were collected at two different time points from 124 Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infected patients and 124 controls matched for age,gender,and vaccination profile.Live virus-neutralizing antibodies against five SARS-CoV-2 variants,including WT,Gamma,Beta,Delta,and Omicron BA.1,and T-lymphocyte lymphocyte counts in both groups were measured and statistically analyzed.Results The neutralizing antibody titers against five different variants of SARS-CoV-2 were significantly increased in the vaccinated population infected with the Omicron BA.1 variant at 3 months after infection,but mainly increased the antibody level against the WT strain,and the antibody against the Omicron strain was the lowest.The neutralizing antibody level decreased rapidly 6 months after infection.The T-lymphocyte cell counts of patients with mild and moderate disease recovered at 3 months and completely returned to the normal state at 6 months.Conclusion Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection mainly evoked humoral immune memory in the original strain after vaccination and hardly produced neutralizing antibodies specific to Omicron BA.1.Neutralizing antibodies against the different strains declined rapidly and showed features similar to those of influenza.Thus,T-lymphocytes may play an important role in recovery.展开更多
Using the purified VP1 protein of Asia 1 type foot-and-mouth disease virus as the antigen, the purified monoclonal antibody was labeled by the sodium periodate method and the monoclonal antibody competitive ELISA was ...Using the purified VP1 protein of Asia 1 type foot-and-mouth disease virus as the antigen, the purified monoclonal antibody was labeled by the sodium periodate method and the monoclonal antibody competitive ELISA was established in this study. Ten positive porcine foot-and-mouth disease serums and more than two hundreds negative serum were tested, and the results were the same as the background of samples. The sensitivity test and replicate test indicated that this method was stable and sensitive, which was suitable for monitoring Asia 1 type porcine foot-and-mouth disease virus antibody.展开更多
BACKGROUND: A single-chain antibody ( ScFv) phage display library was created by cloning antigen-binding re- gions of VH (variable domain) and VL gene repertoires as fusion proteins with a minor coat protein of filame...BACKGROUND: A single-chain antibody ( ScFv) phage display library was created by cloning antigen-binding re- gions of VH (variable domain) and VL gene repertoires as fusion proteins with a minor coat protein of filamentous phage, from which high affinity completely humanized ScFv against PreS1 of hepatitis B virus could be screened and characterized. METHODS: A combinatorial library of phage-display hu- man ScFv genes, which were derived from peripheral blood lymphocytes immunized by peptide PreS1 in vitro, was constructed. The library contained 7 × 108 clones. RESULTS: After 3 rounds panning, a high affinity (K = 10-7-10-8 mol/L) ScFv specific to PreS1 was obtained. Sequence analysis showed that the VH belonged to the VH4 family and Vλ to Vλ4. CONCLUSIONS: The described ScFv may provide a more satisfactory therapy. This application further illustrates that the method of in vitro antigen stimulation is expeditious for the source of human immune antibody library.展开更多
Objective: In order to evaluate potential application for diagnosis and prognosis of non-small cell-lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as to determine its role in the pathogenesis of the disease, we prepared anti-human h...Objective: In order to evaluate potential application for diagnosis and prognosis of non-small cell-lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as to determine its role in the pathogenesis of the disease, we prepared anti-human hnRNPA2/B1 potyclonal antibody. Methods: Prokaryotic expression vector of pET28a (+)-hnRNP A2/B1 was constructed and bansformed into E.coli BL21. The recombinant protein induced by IPTG was purified and injected to rabbits for antibody preparation. Expression of hnRN P A2/B1 was examined in 45 tissues of NSCLC and 16 inflammatory pseudotumor tissues of lung by immunohistochemistry with the antibody. The commercial hnRNP A2/B1 monoclonal antibody was used as a controI.Results: (1) Polyclonal an-tibody against hnRNP A2/B1 with high title was obtained. (2) The positive staining in NSCLC tissues was 62.22%, which was substantially higher than that in normal tissues (40%, P = 0.035) or inflammatory pseudotumor tissues (31.25%, P=0.033). (3) Expression of hnRNP A2/B1 positively correlated with age and the history of smoking, whereas it negatively correlated with differentiation staging of tumors. (4) Follow-up study showed that the survival time of patients with positive staining was significantly shorter than that of patients without hnRNP A2/B1 expression (P=0.048). Conclusion: It is successful to make the recombinant protein and prepare the polyclonal antibody agonist human hnRNP A2/B1. It may be a valuable marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of NSCLC. Our results provide a basis for further study in clinical application.展开更多
Stromal cell-derived factor-1 and its receptor CXCR4 are essential regulators of the neurogenesis that occurs in the adult hippocampal dentate gyrus.However,the effects of CXCR7,a new atypical receptor of stromal cell...Stromal cell-derived factor-1 and its receptor CXCR4 are essential regulators of the neurogenesis that occurs in the adult hippocampal dentate gyrus.However,the effects of CXCR7,a new atypical receptor of stromal cell-derived factor-1,on hippocampal neurogenesis after a stroke remain largely unknown.Our study is the first to investigate the effect of a CXCR7-neutralizing antibody on neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus and the associated recovery of cognitive function of rats in the chronic stage of cerebral ischemia.The rats were randomly divided into sham,sham+anti-CXCR7,ischemia and ischemia+anti-CXCR7 groups.Endothelin-1 was injected in the ipsilateral motor cortex and striatum to induce focal cerebral ischemia.Sham group rats were injected with saline instead of endothelin-1 via intracranial injection.Both sham and ischemic rats were treated with intraventricular infusions of CXCR7-neutralizing antibodies for 6 days 1 week after surgery.Immunofluorescence staining with doublecortin,a marker for neuronal precursors,was performed to assess the neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.We found that anti-CXCR7 antibody infusion enhanced the proliferation and dendritic development of doublecortin-labeled cells in the dentate gyrus in both ischemic and sham-operated rats.Spatial learning and memory functions were assessed by Morris water maze tests 30-32 days after ischemia.CXCR7-neutralizing antibody treatment significantly reduced the escape latency of the spatial navigation trial and increased the time spent in the target quadrant of spatial probe trial in animals that received ischemic insult,but not in sham operated rats.These results suggest that CXCR7-neutralizing antibody enhances the neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus and improves the cognitive function after cerebral ischemia in rats.All animal experimental protocols and procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of China Medical University(CMU16089 R)on December 8,2016.展开更多
The CD4 binding site(CD4bs) of envelope glycoprotein(Env) is an important conserved target for anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) neutralizing antibodies. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies IgG1 b12(b12) ...The CD4 binding site(CD4bs) of envelope glycoprotein(Env) is an important conserved target for anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) neutralizing antibodies. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies IgG1 b12(b12) could recognize conformational epitopes that overlap the CD4 bs of Env. Different virus strains, even derived from the same individual, showed distinct neutralization susceptibility to b12. We examined the key amino acid residues affecting b12 neutralization susceptibility using single genome amplification and pseudovirus neutralization assay. Eleven amino acid residues were identified that affect the sensitivity of Env to b12. Through site-directed mutagenesis, an amino acid substitution at position 182 in the V2 region of Env was confirmed to play a key role in regulating the b12 neutralization susceptibility. The introduction of V182 L to a resistant strain enhanced its sensitivity to b12 more than twofold. Correspondingly, the introduction of L182 V to a sensitive strain reduced its sensitivity to b12 more than tenfold. Amino acid substitution at positions 267 and 346 could both enhance the sensitivity to b12 more than twofold. However, no additive effect was observed when the three site mutageneses were introduced into the same strain, and the sensitivity was equivalent to the single V182 L mutation. CRF07_BC is a major circulating recombinant form of HIV-1 prevalent in China. Our data may provide important information for understanding the molecular mechanism regulating the neutralization susceptibility of CRF07_BC viruses to b12 and may be helpful for a vaccine design targeting the CD4 bs epitopes.展开更多
In order to develop an anti-FMDV Asial type monoclonal antibody (mAb), BABL/c mice were immunized with recombinant FMDV VP1 protein. Three mAbs, 1B8, 5El and 5E2, were then further optimized. The result indicated th...In order to develop an anti-FMDV Asial type monoclonal antibody (mAb), BABL/c mice were immunized with recombinant FMDV VP1 protein. Three mAbs, 1B8, 5El and 5E2, were then further optimized. The result indicated that prepared anti-FMDV Asial mAbs had no cross-reactivity with Swine vesicular disease (SVD) and FMDV O, A and C type antigen. Their titers in abdomen liquor were 1:5×10^6, 1:2×10^6 and 1:5×10^6, respectively. 1B8 was found to be of IgG1 subtype, 5El and 5E2 belonged to IgG2b subtype. In this study, the prepared mAbs are specific for detecting FMDV type Asia1, and is potentially useful for pen-side diagnosis.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China[2018YFB0407200]National Natural Science Foundation of China[61975239]Medical and Health Technology Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences[2019-I2M-5061].
文摘Photodynamic therapy(PDT)has limited effects in treating metastatic breast cancer.Immune checkpoints can deplete the function of immune cells;however,the expression of immune checkpoints after PDT is unclear.This study investigates whether the limited e±cacy of PDT is due to upregulated immune checkpoints and tries to combine the PDT and immune checkpoint inhibitor to observe the e±cacy.A metastatic breast cancer model was treated by PDT mediated by hematoporphyrin derivatives(HpD-PDT).The anti-tumor effect of HpD-PDT was observed,as well as CD4þT,CD8þT and calreticulin(CRT)by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence.Immune checkpoints on T cells were analyzed byflow cytometry after HpD-PDT.When combining PDT with immune checkpoint inhibitors,the antitumor effect and immune effect were assessed.For HpD-PDT at 100 mW/cm2 and 40,60 and 80 J/cm2,primary tumors were suppressed and CD4þT,CD8þT and CRT were elevated;however,distant tumors couldn't be inhibited and survival could not be prolonged.Immune checkpoints on T cells,especially PD1 and LAG-3 after HpD-PDT,were upregulated,which may explain the reason for the limited HpD-PDT effect.After PDT combined with anti-PD1 antibody,but not with anti-LAG-3 antibody,both the primary and distant tumors were signi-cantly inhibited and the survival time was prolonged,additionally,CD4þT,CD8þT,IFN-þCD4þT and TNF-þCD4þT cells were signi-cantly increased compared with HpD-PDT.HpD-PDT could not combat metastatic breast cancer.PD1 and LAG-3 were upregulated after HpD-PDT.Anti-PD1 antibody,but not anti-LAG-3 antibody,could augment the antitumor effect of HpD-PDT for treating metastatic breast cancer.
基金supported by Shandong Taishan industry leading talent project(LJNY202101)the National Key R&D of China(2018YFC0311201)。
文摘This study aimed to explore the effect of Bifidobacterium animalis F1-7 on the improvement of atherosclerotic inflammation.Arteriosclerosis model ApoE^(-/-)mice were orally administered with B.animalis F1-7 for 12 weeks.The probiotic intervention reduced the plaque areas in aorta and the accumulation of macrophages,and downregulated the expression of toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)/nuclear factorκB(NF-κB)pathway to reduce the levels of inflammatory factors.The widely-targeted metabolomics analysis showed that acetyl-L-carnitine(ALC)in the intestine of atherosclerotic mice was significantly increased after B.animalis F1-7 intervention.Correlation analysis proved that ALC was associated with atherosclerotic inflammatory response.By using oxidized low density lipoprotein induced macrophage foam cells,we further verified that ALC could reduce lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in foam cells by downregulating the TLR4/NF-κB pathway.Finally,our results revealed that B.animalis F1-7 upregulated the metabolite ALC to downregulate the inflammatory responses,leading to the reduction of plaque accumulation of atherosclerosis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Youth Program),No.81901282(to XC)the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.81401416(to PX),81870992(to PX),81870856(to XC and MZ)+3 种基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation the Science Foundation,No.2019A1515011189(to XC)Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology Development Projects,No.ZYYD2022C17(to PX)Key Project of Guangzhou Health Commission,No.2019-ZD-09(to PX)Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou,Nos.202102020029(to XC),202102010010(to PX)。
文摘Mitochondrial dysfunction is a significant pathological alte ration that occurs in Parkinson's disease(PD),and the Thr61lle(T61I)mutation in coiled-coil helix coiled-coil helix domain containing 2(CHCHD2),a crucial mitochondrial protein,has been reported to cause Parkinson's disease.FIFO-ATPase participates in the synthesis of cellular adenosine triphosphate(ATP)and plays a central role in mitochondrial energy metabolism.However,the specific roles of wild-type(WT)CHCHD2 and T611-mutant CHCHD2 in regulating F1FO-ATPase activity in Parkinson's disease,as well as whether CHCHD2 or CHCHD2 T61I affects mitochondrial function through regulating F1FO-ATPase activity,remain unclea r.Therefore,in this study,we expressed WT CHCHD2 and T61l-mutant CHCHD2 in an MPP^(+)-induced SH-SY5Y cell model of PD.We found that CHCHD2 protected mitochondria from developing MPP^(+)-induced dysfunction.Under normal conditions,ove rexpression of WT CHCHD2 promoted F1FO-ATPase assembly,while T61I-mutant CHCHD2 appeared to have lost the ability to regulate F1FO-ATPase assembly.In addition,mass spectrometry and immunoprecipitation showed that there was an interaction between CHCHD2 and F1FO-ATPase.Three weeks after transfection with AAV-CHCHD2 T61I,we intraperitoneally injected 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine into mice to establish an animal model of chronic Parkinson's disease and found that exogenous expression of the mutant protein worsened the behavioral deficits and dopaminergic neurodegeneration seen in this model.These findings suggest that WT CHCHD2 can alleviate mitochondrial dysfunction in PD by maintaining F1F0-ATPase structure and function.
基金grants from the Beijing Natural Science Foundation-Haidian Original Innovation Joint Foundation,No.L222033the National Key Research and Development Program of China“Common Disease Prevention and Control Research”Key Project,No.2022YFC2503800+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81771143the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,No.7192054and the National Key Research and Development Program of China,No.2018YFC1315201.
文摘This study aims to discriminate between leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1(LGI1)antibody encephalitis and gammaaminobutyric acid B(GABAB)receptor antibody encephalitis using a convolutional neural network(CNN)model.A total of 81 patients were recruited for this study.ResNet18,VGG16,and ResNet50 were trained and tested separately using 3828 positron emission tomography image slices that contained the medial temporal lobe(MTL)or basal ganglia(BG).Leave-one-out cross-validation at the patient level was used to evaluate the CNN models.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve and the area under the ROC curve(AUC)were generated to evaluate the CNN models.Based on the prediction results at slice level,a decision strategy was employed to evaluate the CNN models’performance at patient level.The ResNet18 model achieved the best performance at the slice(AUC=0.86,accuracy=80.28%)and patient levels(AUC=0.98,accuracy=96.30%).Specifically,at the slice level,73.28%(1445/1972)of image slices with GABAB receptor antibody encephalitis and 87.72%(1628/1856)of image slices with LGI1 antibody encephalitis were accurately detected.At the patient level,94.12%(16/17)of patients with GABAB receptor antibody encephalitis and 96.88%(62/64)of patients with LGI1 antibody encephalitis were accurately detected.Heatmaps of the image slices extracted using gradient-weighted class activation mapping indicated that the model focused on the MTL and BG for classification.In general,the ResNet18 model is a potential approach for discriminating between LGI1 and GABAB receptor antibody encephalitis.Metabolism in the MTL and BG is important for discriminating between these two encephalitis subtypes.
文摘To determine how the auto-antibodies (Abs) profiles overlap in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate to liver disease.METHODSLevels of antinuclear Ab, smooth muscle antibody (SMA) and liver/kidney microsomal-1 (LKM-1) Ab and markers of liver damage were determined in the sera of 50 patients with CHC infection, 20 AIH patients and 20 healthy controls using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and other immune assays.RESULTSWe found that AIH patients had more severe liver disease as determined by elevation of total IgG, alkaline phosphatase, total serum bilirubin and serum transaminases and significantly higher prevalence of the three non-organ-specific autoantibodies (auto-Abs) than CHC patients. Antinuclear Ab, SMA and LKM-1 Ab were also present in 36% of CHC patients and related to disease severity. CHC cases positive for auto-Abs were directly comparable to AIH in respect of most markers of liver damage and total IgG. These cases had longer disease duration compared with auto-Ab negative cases, but there was no difference in gender, age or viral load. KLM-1<sup>+</sup> Ab CHC cases showed best overlap with AIH.CONCLUSIONAuto-Ab levels in CHC may be important markers of disease severity and positive cases have a disease similar to AIH. Auto-Abs might have a pathogenic role as indicated by elevated markers of liver damage. Future studies will unravel any novel associations between these two diseases, whether genetic or other.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.81401002 (to SSZ),81801 053 (to XQZ)。
文摘Stromal cell-derived factor-1 and its receptor C-X-C chemokine receptor 4(CXCR4) have been shown to regulate neural regeneration after stroke.Howeve r,whether stromal cell-derived factor-1 receptor CXCR7,which is widely distributed in the develo ping and adult central nervous system,participates in neural regeneration remains poorly unde rstood.In this study,we established rat models of focal cerebral ischemia by injecting endothelin-1 into the cerebral co rtex and striatum.Starting on day 7 after injury,CXCR7-neutralizing antibody was injected into the lateral ventricle using a micro drug delivery system for 6 consecutive days.Our results showed that CXCR7-neutralizing antibody increased the total length and number of sprouting co rticospinal tra ct fibers in rats with cerebral ischemia,increased the expression of vesicular glutamate transporter 1 and growth-related protein 43,marke rs of the denervated spinal cord synapses,and promoted the differentiation and maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in the striatum.In addition,CXCR7 antibody increased the expression of CXCR4 in the striatum,increased the protein expression of RAS and ERK1/2 associated with the RAS/ERK signaling pathway,and im proved rat motor function.These findings suggest that CXCR7 improved neural functional recovery after ischemic stroke by promoting axonal regeneration,synaptogenesis,and myelin regeneration,which may be achieved by activation of CXCR4 and the RAS/ERK1/2 signaling pathway.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[31872674]the Jilin Talent Development Foundation Grant[20200301018RQ]the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[CGZH202206].
文摘Obesity-induced type 2 diabetes is mainly due to excessive free fatty acids leading to insulin resistance.Increasing thermogenesis is regarded as an effective strategy for hypolipidemia and hypoglycemia.Ginsenoside is a natural active component in Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer,and some of them enhance thermogenesis.However,there are few studies on the mechanism and target of ginsenosides enhancing thermogenesis.Using thermogenic protein uncoupling protein 1(UCP1)-luciferase reporter assay,we identifi ed ginsenoside F1 as a novel UCP1 activator in the ginsenosides library.Using pull down assay and inhibitor interference,we found F1 binds toβ3-adrenergic receptors(β3-AR)to enhance UCP1 expression via cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway.We also investigated the ability of F1 on energy metabolism in obesity-induced diabetic mice,including body weight,body composition and energy expenditure.The results of proteomics showed that F1 signifi cantly up-regulated thermogenesis proteins and lipolytic proteins,but down-regulated fatty acid synthesis proteins.Ginsenoside F1 increased thermogenesis and ameliorated insulin resistance specifi cally by promoting the browning of white adipose tissue in obese mice.Additionally,ginsenoside F1 improves norepinephrine-induced insulin resistance in adipocytes and hepatocytes,and shows a stronger mitochondria respiration ability than norepinephrine.These fi ndings suggest that ginsenoside F1 is a promising lead compound in the improvement of insulin resistance.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82060855)。
文摘Objective:To study the drug activity and therapeutic targets of Niga-ichigoside F1 predicted based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.Methods:Download the 2D and 3D structures of Niga-ichigoside F1 from the PubChem database for target prediction and molecular docking,respectively.Target information was predicted by PharmMapper and swiss ADME databases,target gene names were extracted and rechecked by Uniprot database,and disease information corresponding to target was queried by TTD database.The enrichment analysis of GO and KEGG signal pathway was conducted by Metascape database.AutoDuck Vina was used for molecular docking of Niga-ichigoside F1 3D structure with key proteins of related diseases and common pathways.Finally,the conformation of molecular docking was visualized by PyMOL.Results:A total of 34 targets and 69 related disease information were obtained from the database screening.The targets with high degree of acquisition of the association network between target and disease were AR,F2,VDR,PDE10A,mTOR,and NR3C2,etc..Diseases with a high degree of relief were solid tumour,breast cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, hypertension, and thrombocytopenia,etc..The items with significance in GO analysis included positive regulation of transferase activity,protein autophosphorylation,negative regulation of cGMP-mediated signaling,intracellular receptor signaling pathway,regulation of cellular response to stress,blood vessel development,reactive oxygen species metabolic process,negative regulation of immune response,regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase Ⅱ promoter in response to stress,and nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process,etc..The items with significance in KEGG enrichment analysis(P<0.01) included Pathways in cancer,Purine metabolism,Focal adhesion,MAPK signaling pathway,GnRH signaling pathway,AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications,Ras signaling pathway,Leukocyte transendothelial migration and Platelet activation,etc..Molecular docking suggested that the target of Niga-ichigoside F1 had good binding ability with related diseases and key proteins of common pathways.Conclusion:According to the results of network pharmacology and molecular docking,Niga-ichigoside F1 has rich drug activity and may act on a variety of diseases.After comprehensive analysis, we proposed for the first time the high correlation between Niga-ichigoside F1 and cancer,as well as the possible association with acute myeloid leukemia and hypertension.It has the characteristics of multi-target and multi-pathway,which is worthy of further research,development and utilization.
基金funded by the Emergency prevention and cure Program of COVID-19[22ZXGBSY00010]Tianjin Medical Key Discipline Project[TJYXZDXK-50A]sponsored by Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and Tianjin Municipal Health Commission,respectively.
文摘Objective To investigate whether Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection after receiving the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine could create a strong immunity barrier.Methods Blood samples were collected at two different time points from 124 Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infected patients and 124 controls matched for age,gender,and vaccination profile.Live virus-neutralizing antibodies against five SARS-CoV-2 variants,including WT,Gamma,Beta,Delta,and Omicron BA.1,and T-lymphocyte lymphocyte counts in both groups were measured and statistically analyzed.Results The neutralizing antibody titers against five different variants of SARS-CoV-2 were significantly increased in the vaccinated population infected with the Omicron BA.1 variant at 3 months after infection,but mainly increased the antibody level against the WT strain,and the antibody against the Omicron strain was the lowest.The neutralizing antibody level decreased rapidly 6 months after infection.The T-lymphocyte cell counts of patients with mild and moderate disease recovered at 3 months and completely returned to the normal state at 6 months.Conclusion Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection mainly evoked humoral immune memory in the original strain after vaccination and hardly produced neutralizing antibodies specific to Omicron BA.1.Neutralizing antibodies against the different strains declined rapidly and showed features similar to those of influenza.Thus,T-lymphocytes may play an important role in recovery.
基金Supported by National High-tech R&D Program (863) Subsidized Project(2006AA10A204)Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research-related Subsidy of State-level and Public-welfare Scientific Research Institutes~~
文摘Using the purified VP1 protein of Asia 1 type foot-and-mouth disease virus as the antigen, the purified monoclonal antibody was labeled by the sodium periodate method and the monoclonal antibody competitive ELISA was established in this study. Ten positive porcine foot-and-mouth disease serums and more than two hundreds negative serum were tested, and the results were the same as the background of samples. The sensitivity test and replicate test indicated that this method was stable and sensitive, which was suitable for monitoring Asia 1 type porcine foot-and-mouth disease virus antibody.
文摘BACKGROUND: A single-chain antibody ( ScFv) phage display library was created by cloning antigen-binding re- gions of VH (variable domain) and VL gene repertoires as fusion proteins with a minor coat protein of filamentous phage, from which high affinity completely humanized ScFv against PreS1 of hepatitis B virus could be screened and characterized. METHODS: A combinatorial library of phage-display hu- man ScFv genes, which were derived from peripheral blood lymphocytes immunized by peptide PreS1 in vitro, was constructed. The library contained 7 × 108 clones. RESULTS: After 3 rounds panning, a high affinity (K = 10-7-10-8 mol/L) ScFv specific to PreS1 was obtained. Sequence analysis showed that the VH belonged to the VH4 family and Vλ to Vλ4. CONCLUSIONS: The described ScFv may provide a more satisfactory therapy. This application further illustrates that the method of in vitro antigen stimulation is expeditious for the source of human immune antibody library.
基金a grant from the Provincial Natural Sciences Foundation of Anhui(No.050430703)Major Scientific Research Programs of the Department of Science and Technology of Anhui(No.05023086)
文摘Objective: In order to evaluate potential application for diagnosis and prognosis of non-small cell-lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as to determine its role in the pathogenesis of the disease, we prepared anti-human hnRNPA2/B1 potyclonal antibody. Methods: Prokaryotic expression vector of pET28a (+)-hnRNP A2/B1 was constructed and bansformed into E.coli BL21. The recombinant protein induced by IPTG was purified and injected to rabbits for antibody preparation. Expression of hnRN P A2/B1 was examined in 45 tissues of NSCLC and 16 inflammatory pseudotumor tissues of lung by immunohistochemistry with the antibody. The commercial hnRNP A2/B1 monoclonal antibody was used as a controI.Results: (1) Polyclonal an-tibody against hnRNP A2/B1 with high title was obtained. (2) The positive staining in NSCLC tissues was 62.22%, which was substantially higher than that in normal tissues (40%, P = 0.035) or inflammatory pseudotumor tissues (31.25%, P=0.033). (3) Expression of hnRNP A2/B1 positively correlated with age and the history of smoking, whereas it negatively correlated with differentiation staging of tumors. (4) Follow-up study showed that the survival time of patients with positive staining was significantly shorter than that of patients without hnRNP A2/B1 expression (P=0.048). Conclusion: It is successful to make the recombinant protein and prepare the polyclonal antibody agonist human hnRNP A2/B1. It may be a valuable marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of NSCLC. Our results provide a basis for further study in clinical application.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81401002(to SSZ)
文摘Stromal cell-derived factor-1 and its receptor CXCR4 are essential regulators of the neurogenesis that occurs in the adult hippocampal dentate gyrus.However,the effects of CXCR7,a new atypical receptor of stromal cell-derived factor-1,on hippocampal neurogenesis after a stroke remain largely unknown.Our study is the first to investigate the effect of a CXCR7-neutralizing antibody on neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus and the associated recovery of cognitive function of rats in the chronic stage of cerebral ischemia.The rats were randomly divided into sham,sham+anti-CXCR7,ischemia and ischemia+anti-CXCR7 groups.Endothelin-1 was injected in the ipsilateral motor cortex and striatum to induce focal cerebral ischemia.Sham group rats were injected with saline instead of endothelin-1 via intracranial injection.Both sham and ischemic rats were treated with intraventricular infusions of CXCR7-neutralizing antibodies for 6 days 1 week after surgery.Immunofluorescence staining with doublecortin,a marker for neuronal precursors,was performed to assess the neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.We found that anti-CXCR7 antibody infusion enhanced the proliferation and dendritic development of doublecortin-labeled cells in the dentate gyrus in both ischemic and sham-operated rats.Spatial learning and memory functions were assessed by Morris water maze tests 30-32 days after ischemia.CXCR7-neutralizing antibody treatment significantly reduced the escape latency of the spatial navigation trial and increased the time spent in the target quadrant of spatial probe trial in animals that received ischemic insult,but not in sham operated rats.These results suggest that CXCR7-neutralizing antibody enhances the neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus and improves the cognitive function after cerebral ischemia in rats.All animal experimental protocols and procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of China Medical University(CMU16089 R)on December 8,2016.
基金supported by grants from National Science and Technology Major Project(2012ZX10004701)
文摘The CD4 binding site(CD4bs) of envelope glycoprotein(Env) is an important conserved target for anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) neutralizing antibodies. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies IgG1 b12(b12) could recognize conformational epitopes that overlap the CD4 bs of Env. Different virus strains, even derived from the same individual, showed distinct neutralization susceptibility to b12. We examined the key amino acid residues affecting b12 neutralization susceptibility using single genome amplification and pseudovirus neutralization assay. Eleven amino acid residues were identified that affect the sensitivity of Env to b12. Through site-directed mutagenesis, an amino acid substitution at position 182 in the V2 region of Env was confirmed to play a key role in regulating the b12 neutralization susceptibility. The introduction of V182 L to a resistant strain enhanced its sensitivity to b12 more than twofold. Correspondingly, the introduction of L182 V to a sensitive strain reduced its sensitivity to b12 more than tenfold. Amino acid substitution at positions 267 and 346 could both enhance the sensitivity to b12 more than twofold. However, no additive effect was observed when the three site mutageneses were introduced into the same strain, and the sensitivity was equivalent to the single V182 L mutation. CRF07_BC is a major circulating recombinant form of HIV-1 prevalent in China. Our data may provide important information for understanding the molecular mechanism regulating the neutralization susceptibility of CRF07_BC viruses to b12 and may be helpful for a vaccine design targeting the CD4 bs epitopes.
基金The National high Technology Research and Development Program of China (No.2006AA10A204)The National science & Technology Pillar Program (No. 2006BAD06A17)
文摘In order to develop an anti-FMDV Asial type monoclonal antibody (mAb), BABL/c mice were immunized with recombinant FMDV VP1 protein. Three mAbs, 1B8, 5El and 5E2, were then further optimized. The result indicated that prepared anti-FMDV Asial mAbs had no cross-reactivity with Swine vesicular disease (SVD) and FMDV O, A and C type antigen. Their titers in abdomen liquor were 1:5×10^6, 1:2×10^6 and 1:5×10^6, respectively. 1B8 was found to be of IgG1 subtype, 5El and 5E2 belonged to IgG2b subtype. In this study, the prepared mAbs are specific for detecting FMDV type Asia1, and is potentially useful for pen-side diagnosis.