Despite the efficacy of imatinib therapy in chronic myelogenous leukemia, the development of drug-resistant Abl mutants, especially the most difficult overcoming T3151 mutant, makes the search for new Abl T3151 inhibi...Despite the efficacy of imatinib therapy in chronic myelogenous leukemia, the development of drug-resistant Abl mutants, especially the most difficult overcoming T3151 mutant, makes the search for new Abl T3151 inhibitors a very interesting challenge in medicinal chem- istry. In this work, a multistep computational framework combining the three dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship （3D-QSAR）, molecular docking, molecular dy- namics （MD） simulation and binding free energy calculation, was performed to explore the structural requirements for the Abl T315I activities of benzimidazole/benzothiazole derivatives and the binding mechanism between the inhibitors and Abl T315I. The established 3D-QSAR models exhibited satisfactory internal and external predictability. Docking study elucidated the comformations of compounds and the key amino acid residues at the binding pocket, which were confirmed by MD simulation. The binding free energies correlated well with the experimental activities. The MM-GBSA energy decomposition revealed that the van der Waals interaction was the major driving force for the interaction between the ligands and Abl T3151. The hydrogen bond interactions between the inhibitors and Met318 also played an important role in stablizing the binding of compounds to Abl T315I. Finally, four new compounds with rather high Abl T3151 activities were designed and presented to experimenters for reference.展开更多
Thymopentin derivative（septapeptide） was prepared by means of the solid-phase peptide synthesis method in which stepwise and segment condensations were involved. The structures of the key intermediate and target mol...Thymopentin derivative（septapeptide） was prepared by means of the solid-phase peptide synthesis method in which stepwise and segment condensations were involved. The structures of the key intermediate and target molecule were confirmed by ESI-MS, elementary analysis, IR,^1H NMR and ^13C NMR spectrometries in our experiments. In this study, the authors found that both thymopentin derivetive（septapeptide） and thymopentin could promote T cell proliferation and increase of E-rose fomation cells.展开更多
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells （MDSCs） play a crucial role in T cell dysfunction, which is related to poor outcome in patients with severe trauma. Cyclooxygenase-2 （Cox-2） contributes to immune disorder in traum...Myeloid-derived suppressor cells （MDSCs） play a crucial role in T cell dysfunction, which is related to poor outcome in patients with severe trauma. Cyclooxygenase-2 （Cox-2） contributes to immune disorder in trauma and infection via production of prostaglandin E2. However, the role of Cox-2 in the accumulation and function of MDSCs after traumatic stress has not been fully elucidated. In the present study, we treated murine trauma model with NS398, a selective Cox-2 inhibitor. Then the percentages of CD1 lb＋/Gr-l＋ cells, proliferation and apoptosis of CD4＋ T cells were determined. Ar- ginase activity and arginase-1 （Arg-1） protein expression of splenic CDllb＋/Gr-I＋ cells, and de- layed-type hypersensitivity （DTH） response were analyzed. The results showed that Cox-2 blockade significantly decreased the percentages of CD1 lb＋/Gr-l＋ cells in the spleen and bone marrow 48 and 72 h after traumatic stress. NS398 inhibited arginase activity and down-regulated the Arg-1 expression of splenic CD1 lb＋/Gr-l＋ ceils. Moreover, NS398 could promote proliferation and inhibit apoptosis of CD4＋ T cells. It also restored DTH response of traumatic mice. Taken together, our data revealed that Cox-2 might play a pivotal role in the accumulation and function of MDSC after traumatic stress.展开更多
Leukemia relapse is still the leading cause of treatment failure after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Relapsed patients with BALL after ...Leukemia relapse is still the leading cause of treatment failure after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Relapsed patients with BALL after allo-HSCT have a very short median survival. Minimal residual disease (MRD) is predictive of forthcoming hematological relapse after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT);furthermore, eliminating MRD effectively prevents relapse. Donor lymphoblastic infusion (DLI) is the main established approach to treat B-ALL with MRD after allo-HSCT. However, about one-third of patients with MRD are non-responsive to DLI and their prognosis worsens. Although donor-derived cluster of differentiation (CD)19-directed chimeric antigen receptor-modified (CAR) T cells (CART19s) can potentially cure leukemia, the efficiency and safety of infusions with these cells have not yet been investigated in patients with MRD after HSCT. Between September 2014 and February 2018, six patients each received one or more infusions of CART19s from HSCT donors. Five (83.33%) achieved MRD-negative remission, and one case was not responsive to the administration of CAR T cells. Three of the six patients are currently alive without leukemia. No patient developed acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), and no patient died of cytokine release syndrome. Donor-derived CAR T cell infusions seem to be an effective and safe intervention for patients with MRD in B-ALL after allo-HSCT and for those who were not responsive to DLI.展开更多
Hydrogen peroxide（H_2O_2） and free radicals cause oxidative stress, which induces cellular injuries, metabolic dysfunction, and even cell death in various clinical abnormalities. Fullerene（C_（60）） is critical fo...Hydrogen peroxide（H_2O_2） and free radicals cause oxidative stress, which induces cellular injuries, metabolic dysfunction, and even cell death in various clinical abnormalities. Fullerene（C_（60）） is critical for scavenging oxygen free radicals originated from cell metabolism, and reduced glutathione（GSH） is another important endogenous antioxidant. In this study, a novel water-soluble reduced glutathione fullerene derivative（C_（60）-GSH） was successfully synthesized, and its beneficial roles in protecting against H_2O_2-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in cultured HEK 293 T cells were investigated. Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance were used to confirm the chemical structure of C_（60）-GSH. Our results demonstrated that C_（60）-GSH prevented the reactive oxygen species（ROS）-mediated cell damage. Additionally, C_（60）-GSH pretreatment significantly attenuated H_2O_2-induced superoxide dismutase（SOD） consumption and malondialdehyde（MDA） elevation. Furthermore, C_（60）-GSH inhibited intracellular calcium mobilization, and subsequent cell apoptosis via bcl-2/bax-caspase-3 signaling pathway induced by H_2O_2 stimulation in HEK 293 T cells. Importantly, these protective effects of C_（60）-GSH were superior to those of GSH. In conclusion, these results suggested that C_（60）-GSH has potential to protect against H_2O_2-induced cell apoptosis by scavenging free radicals and maintaining intracellular calcium homeostasis without evident toxicity.展开更多
A new hydrogelator, pyridinium bromide salt of N-6-bromohexanoyl-L-phenylamino octadecane, was synthesized. Supramolecular hydrogels can be formed through the self-assembly of this hydrogelator in water. In this work,...A new hydrogelator, pyridinium bromide salt of N-6-bromohexanoyl-L-phenylamino octadecane, was synthesized. Supramolecular hydrogels can be formed through the self-assembly of this hydrogelator in water. In this work, D2O was used instead of H2O as solvent for FT-IR measurement due to the fact that it is impossible to obtain useful Fr-IR information on the hydrogen bonding in water. The investigation of PT-IR and steady-state fluorescence indicated that the driving forces for the self-assembly were mainly hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction. Based on the data of XRD and molecular modeling, the possible mechanism of the formation of hydrogelator aggregates was proposed.展开更多
In this paper, we introduce the concept of T-local derivations and obtain the main result: each T-local derivation of a von Neumann algebra A into a dual A-bimodule M is a T-derivation, where T is an endomorphism of A...In this paper, we introduce the concept of T-local derivations and obtain the main result: each T-local derivation of a von Neumann algebra A into a dual A-bimodule M is a T-derivation, where T is an endomorphism of A to A.展开更多
文摘Despite the efficacy of imatinib therapy in chronic myelogenous leukemia, the development of drug-resistant Abl mutants, especially the most difficult overcoming T3151 mutant, makes the search for new Abl T3151 inhibitors a very interesting challenge in medicinal chem- istry. In this work, a multistep computational framework combining the three dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship （3D-QSAR）, molecular docking, molecular dy- namics （MD） simulation and binding free energy calculation, was performed to explore the structural requirements for the Abl T315I activities of benzimidazole/benzothiazole derivatives and the binding mechanism between the inhibitors and Abl T315I. The established 3D-QSAR models exhibited satisfactory internal and external predictability. Docking study elucidated the comformations of compounds and the key amino acid residues at the binding pocket, which were confirmed by MD simulation. The binding free energies correlated well with the experimental activities. The MM-GBSA energy decomposition revealed that the van der Waals interaction was the major driving force for the interaction between the ligands and Abl T3151. The hydrogen bond interactions between the inhibitors and Met318 also played an important role in stablizing the binding of compounds to Abl T315I. Finally, four new compounds with rather high Abl T3151 activities were designed and presented to experimenters for reference.
基金Supported by the Scientific and Technological Development Program Foundation of Jilin Province(No.20070925).
文摘Thymopentin derivative（septapeptide） was prepared by means of the solid-phase peptide synthesis method in which stepwise and segment condensations were involved. The structures of the key intermediate and target molecule were confirmed by ESI-MS, elementary analysis, IR,^1H NMR and ^13C NMR spectrometries in our experiments. In this study, the authors found that both thymopentin derivetive（septapeptide） and thymopentin could promote T cell proliferation and increase of E-rose fomation cells.
基金supported by grants from the Foundation of Science and Technology of Wuhan City(No.201161038339)Health Department of Hubei Province of China(No.QJX2010-4)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(No.2011CDB205)National"Twelfth Five-Year"Plan for Science&Technology Support(No.2012BAI11B00)
文摘Myeloid-derived suppressor cells （MDSCs） play a crucial role in T cell dysfunction, which is related to poor outcome in patients with severe trauma. Cyclooxygenase-2 （Cox-2） contributes to immune disorder in trauma and infection via production of prostaglandin E2. However, the role of Cox-2 in the accumulation and function of MDSCs after traumatic stress has not been fully elucidated. In the present study, we treated murine trauma model with NS398, a selective Cox-2 inhibitor. Then the percentages of CD1 lb＋/Gr-l＋ cells, proliferation and apoptosis of CD4＋ T cells were determined. Ar- ginase activity and arginase-1 （Arg-1） protein expression of splenic CDllb＋/Gr-I＋ cells, and de- layed-type hypersensitivity （DTH） response were analyzed. The results showed that Cox-2 blockade significantly decreased the percentages of CD1 lb＋/Gr-l＋ cells in the spleen and bone marrow 48 and 72 h after traumatic stress. NS398 inhibited arginase activity and down-regulated the Arg-1 expression of splenic CD1 lb＋/Gr-l＋ ceils. Moreover, NS398 could promote proliferation and inhibit apoptosis of CD4＋ T cells. It also restored DTH response of traumatic mice. Taken together, our data revealed that Cox-2 might play a pivotal role in the accumulation and function of MDSC after traumatic stress.
文摘Leukemia relapse is still the leading cause of treatment failure after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Relapsed patients with BALL after allo-HSCT have a very short median survival. Minimal residual disease (MRD) is predictive of forthcoming hematological relapse after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT);furthermore, eliminating MRD effectively prevents relapse. Donor lymphoblastic infusion (DLI) is the main established approach to treat B-ALL with MRD after allo-HSCT. However, about one-third of patients with MRD are non-responsive to DLI and their prognosis worsens. Although donor-derived cluster of differentiation (CD)19-directed chimeric antigen receptor-modified (CAR) T cells (CART19s) can potentially cure leukemia, the efficiency and safety of infusions with these cells have not yet been investigated in patients with MRD after HSCT. Between September 2014 and February 2018, six patients each received one or more infusions of CART19s from HSCT donors. Five (83.33%) achieved MRD-negative remission, and one case was not responsive to the administration of CAR T cells. Three of the six patients are currently alive without leukemia. No patient developed acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), and no patient died of cytokine release syndrome. Donor-derived CAR T cell infusions seem to be an effective and safe intervention for patients with MRD in B-ALL after allo-HSCT and for those who were not responsive to DLI.
基金supported by the Nature Science Foundation Committee Projects of China(No.30470425)
文摘Hydrogen peroxide（H_2O_2） and free radicals cause oxidative stress, which induces cellular injuries, metabolic dysfunction, and even cell death in various clinical abnormalities. Fullerene（C_（60）） is critical for scavenging oxygen free radicals originated from cell metabolism, and reduced glutathione（GSH） is another important endogenous antioxidant. In this study, a novel water-soluble reduced glutathione fullerene derivative（C_（60）-GSH） was successfully synthesized, and its beneficial roles in protecting against H_2O_2-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in cultured HEK 293 T cells were investigated. Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance were used to confirm the chemical structure of C_（60）-GSH. Our results demonstrated that C_（60）-GSH prevented the reactive oxygen species（ROS）-mediated cell damage. Additionally, C_（60）-GSH pretreatment significantly attenuated H_2O_2-induced superoxide dismutase（SOD） consumption and malondialdehyde（MDA） elevation. Furthermore, C_（60）-GSH inhibited intracellular calcium mobilization, and subsequent cell apoptosis via bcl-2/bax-caspase-3 signaling pathway induced by H_2O_2 stimulation in HEK 293 T cells. Importantly, these protective effects of C_（60）-GSH were superior to those of GSH. In conclusion, these results suggested that C_（60）-GSH has potential to protect against H_2O_2-induced cell apoptosis by scavenging free radicals and maintaining intracellular calcium homeostasis without evident toxicity.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20474022).
文摘A new hydrogelator, pyridinium bromide salt of N-6-bromohexanoyl-L-phenylamino octadecane, was synthesized. Supramolecular hydrogels can be formed through the self-assembly of this hydrogelator in water. In this work, D2O was used instead of H2O as solvent for FT-IR measurement due to the fact that it is impossible to obtain useful Fr-IR information on the hydrogen bonding in water. The investigation of PT-IR and steady-state fluorescence indicated that the driving forces for the self-assembly were mainly hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction. Based on the data of XRD and molecular modeling, the possible mechanism of the formation of hydrogelator aggregates was proposed.
基金The National Science Foundation (99A019, 2002X10) of the Education Committee of Hubei Province.
文摘In this paper, we introduce the concept of T-local derivations and obtain the main result: each T-local derivation of a von Neumann algebra A into a dual A-bimodule M is a T-derivation, where T is an endomorphism of A to A.
