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Article: Synchronous nasopharyngeal carcinoma and cardia adenocarcinoma accompanied with suspected dermatomyositis: A case report and literature review.
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ABSTRACT: Synchronous multiple primary cancers are relatively uncommon and synchronous multiple cancers in coexistence with dermatomyositis (DM) are extremely rare. In the present study, we report a case of a 64-year-old male with nasopharyngeal undifferentiated non-keratinizing carcinoma and cardia adenocarcinoma which were diagnosed synchronously. In addition, suspected DM was diagnosed during the course of chemotherapy. The symptoms of DM were exaggerated even when methylprednisolone while administered. The patient succumbed to nutritional deterioration four months following his initial admission. In the present study, the etiologies of multiple primary cancers are discussed and a brief review of the literature on the correlation between malignance and DM was conducted.Oncology letters 01/2013; 5(1):236-238. · 0.11 Impact Factor -
Article: Influence of the core circadian gene "Clock" on obesity and leptin resistance in mice.
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ABSTRACT: Alterations in metabolism could be due to cell-autonomous effects associated with altered expression of Clock in central nervous system feeding centers and/or peripheral tissues involved in metabolism. Clock mutant mice are hyperphagic and obese, which indicates that Clock is related to obesity. In the present study, we used intracerebroventricular injection of recombinant adenoviral vector harboring Clock genes to explore the role of Clock on diet induced obesity and the mechanisms involved in leptin resistance and leptin signaling in mice. The results demonstrated that expression of Clock in the arcuate nucleus of diet induced obesity mice was down-regulated. The recombinant adenoviral vector harboring Clock genes could reduce obesity indexes of diet induced obesity mice including body weight, BMI and total fat mass, attenuate hyperleptinemia, increase leptin sensitivity and decrease accumulated suppressor of cytokine signalling-3 in the arcuate nucleus. These results indicate that Clock plays an important role on obesity, which may be involved in leptin resistance and regulation of suppressor of cytokine signalling-3 in arcuate nucleus.Brain research 11/2012; · 2.46 Impact Factor -
Article: Association of polymorphisms of circadian gene, Clock and Clif, with hyperlipidemia in Chinese Han descent
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ABSTRACT: Circadian gene, Clock and Clif, not only maintain the circadian rhythm of cells but also regulate lipid and glucose metabolism in peripheral organs. The purpose of this study was to determine whether genetic variations (single nucleotide polymorphisms – SNPs) in the Clock and/or Clif genes were associated with hyperlipidemia in Chinese Han descent. The Clock variants (rs3840267, rs3749474, rs1052925) and the Clif variant (rs2289709) were analyzed in 205 patients with hyperlipidemia and 281 healthy controls by sequence-specific primer polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR). The Clock variant (rs1052925) showed significant association to hyperlipidemia (P alleo = 0.003, ORalleo = 0.529). We also found correlations between the Clock (rs1052925), the Clif (rs2289709), and types of hyperlipidemia (P alleo-IV = 0.043, ORalleo-IV = 0.525; P alleo-IIb = 4.738 × 10−4, OR alleo-IIb = 2.959). In addition, the Clock (rs1052925), the level of triglycerides in carriers of A/- heterozygote was significantly different from carriers of A/A heterozygote (1.27 ± 0.69 vs. 1.76 ± 1.22; P = 0.01). The Clif (rs2289709), the level of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol in carriers of G/A heterozygote wassignificantly different from carriers of G/G heterozygote (2.31 ± 1.81 vs. 1.11 ± 0.32; P = 2.33 × 10−8; 2.83 ± 0.98 vs. 1.63 ± 0.69; P = 5.83 × 10−15, respectively). Our findings indicate that Clock/Clif genetic variations might be associated with hyperlipidemia.Biological Rhythm Research 06/2012; 43(3):293-300. · 0.44 Impact Factor -
Article: Deoxyribozymes inhibit the expression ofperiod1 genein vitro
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the effect of two deoxyribozymes targetingperiod1 (per1) mRNAin vitro for exploring a novel gene therapy approach about circadian rhythm diseases, the specific deoxyribozymes targetingper1 were designed and synthesized chemically following MFold analysis according to its mRNA secondary structure.per1 RNA fragments were prepared byin vitro transcription of pcDNA3.1(+)-per1 164:256. The cleavage reactions containing deoxyribozymes andper1 RNA fragments were performed under certain conditions. With the transfection technique mediated by Lipofect AMINE™, pcDNA3-per1 and DRz164 or DRz256 were introduced into NIH3T3 cells. The effects of deoxyribozymes onper1 were studied by reverse transcript-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and flow cytometry (FCM). When deoxyribozymes and RNA transcripts were incubated under the adopted conditions at 37°C for 2 h, about 63% ofper1 164:256 RNA transcripts were cleaved by DRz164 and about 50.5% by DRz256. After cotransfecting pcDNA3-per1 with DRz164 or DRz256, the expression ofper1 mRNA was decreased, as indicated by RT-PCR semi-quantity analysis. FCM analysis showed that Per1 protein was inhibited. Both DRz164 and DRz256 targetingper1 have the specific cleavage activity towardper1 mRNAin vitro and can highly block the expression ofper1 gene in cellular milieu. Keywords period1 gene-deoxyribozymes-cleavagein vitro -gene transfectionScience in China Series C Life Sciences 04/2012; 48(3):195-201. · 1.61 Impact Factor -
Article: RACK1 affects morphine reward via BDNF.
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ABSTRACT: Chronic morphine addiction may trigger functional changes in the mesolimbic dopamine system, which is believed to be the neurobiological substrate of opiate addiction. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in addiction-related pathology in animal studies. Our previous studies have shown that RACK1 is involved in morphine reward in mice. The recent research indicates nuclear RACK1 by localizing at the promoter IV region of the BDNF gene and the subsequent chromatin modifications leads to the activation of the promoter and transcription of BDNF. The present study was designed to investigate if shRACK1 (a short hairpin RNA of RACK1) could reverse the mice's behavioral responses to morphine and BDNF expression in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. No significant changes were observed in vehicle-infused mice which received no morphine treatment (CONC) and shRACK1-infused mice which received no morphine treatment (CONR), whereas vehicle-infused mice preceded the morphine injection (MIC) showed increased BDNF expression in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, as compared to vehicle-infused mice which received no morphine treatment (CONC). Intracerebroventricular shRACK1 treatment reversed these, and in fact, ShRACK1-infused mice preceded the morphine injection (MIR) showed reduced BDNF expression in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, as compared to MIC. In the conditioned place preference (CPP) test, inactivating RACK1 markedly reduces morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Non-specific changes in CPP could not account for these effects since general CPP of shRACK1- and vehicle-infused animals was not different. Combined behavioral and molecular approaches have support the possibility that the RACK1-BDNF system plays an important role in the response to morphine-induced reward.Brain research 07/2011; 1416:26-34. · 2.46 Impact Factor -
Article: Downregulation of Clock in circulatory system leads to an enhancement of fibrinolysis in mice.
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ABSTRACT: As a main component of circadian genes, clock plays not only an important role in circadian rhythm but also in the regulation of many physiological systems. The dysfunction of clock genes is associated with the development of various disorders. Many studies have investigated the association between clock genes and blood coagulation and the fibrinolytic system. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of downregulation of circulatory Clock on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis at the initial stage of active phase in male mice. Downregulation of the expression of the Clock gene by siRNA and, subsequently, its effect on the thrombotic potential and the expression of relative coagulative and/or fibrinolytic factors were investigated. It was found that the Clock interfered mice were less liable to thrombosis and showed prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) at Zeitgeber time (ZT) 15. Meanwhile, these mice also showed an increase in factor VII (FVII) and a decrease in thrombomodulin (TM) and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) at ZT 15 at both transcriptional and translational levels. PT, APTT and mRNA expressions of fvii, tm and pai-1 were analyzed with the least-squares fit of a 24-h cosine function by single cosinor method; no circadian rhythm was determined in PT and APTT, and a higher amplitude of fvii in the Clock RNAi group was found with a circadian phase shift, while lower amplitudes of tm and pai-1 were found in the Clock RNAi group with nearly no phase shift. All these results suggest that downregulation of the Clock gene in circulatory system has an effect on factors involved in both blood coagulation and fibrinolysis resulting in an enhancement in mice. This may be considered as an indication that Clock regulates thrombotic homeostasis through the fibrinolytic system.Experimental Biology and Medicine 07/2011; 236(9):1078-84. · 2.64 Impact Factor -
Article: Galvanotactic migration of EA.Hy926 endothelial cells in a novel designed electric field bioreactor.
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ABSTRACT: Endogenous direct current electric fields (dcEFs) play a significant role in major biological processes such as embryogenesis, wound healing, and tissue regeneration. In this study, the galvanotaxis of human umbilical vein endothelial cell line EA.Hy926 was investigated by using a novel designed bioreactor. The physical features of the bioreactor were discussed and analyzed by both numerical simulation method and equivalent circuit model method. EA.Hy926 cells were cultured in the bioreactor for 10-24 h under 50-250 mV/mm dcEFs. Cell migration direction, distance, and velocity were recorded under an online time-lapse microscope. The effects of serum and growth factor on cell galvanotatic migration were investigated. To further explore the role of dcEFs in regulating endothelial cells, we analyzed the endothelial cell proliferation and secretion of nitric oxide (NO), endothelin-1 (ET-1) in response to dcEFs of physiological strength. Our results showed that EA.Hy926 cells had an obvious directional migration to the cathode, and the EF-directed migration was voltage dependent. The results also showed dcEFs did not affect cell proliferation, but affected the productions of NO and ET-1. Our study also showed the novel bioreactor, with a compact and planar style, makes it more convenient and more reasonable for EF stimulation experiments than earlier chamber designs.Cell biochemistry and biophysics 07/2011; 61(3):481-91. · 3.34 Impact Factor -
Article: RACK1 inhibits morphine re-exposure via inhibition of Src.
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ABSTRACT: We previously demonstrated that receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) inhibited phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) during morphine reward in mice. In the present study, we examined the role of Src in regulating the inhibition of p-ERK in the brain following RACK1 over-expression during morphine reward. Mice were subcutaneously injected with morphine on days 2, 4, 6, and 8 after pre-test (day 1), and saline was delivered the following day. After mice showed place preference, RACK1 over-expression plasmid was administered by intraventricular injection 20 minutes after morphine injection on days 11 and 13. Conditioned place preference (CPP) was measured on days 14, 15, 19, and 20. Chronic morphine injection increased Src and p-ERK expression in cortex and hippocampus, and mice exhibited increased place preference. Intraventricular administration of RACK1 reduced Src and p-ERK levels in cortex and hippocampus, as well as morphine reward. At 7 days of final RACK1 administration, the effects of RACK1 on Src and p-ERK disappeared, and morphine place preference was restored. We demonstrated that RACK1 acts on ERK activation via Src in morphine reward in mice.Neurological Research 01/2011; 33(1):56-62. · 1.52 Impact Factor -
Article: Evening versus morning dosing regimen drug therapy for hypertension.
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ABSTRACT: Variation in blood pressure levels display circadian rhythms. The morning surge in blood pressure is known to increase the risk of myocardial events in the first several hours post awakening. A systematic review of the administration-time-related-effects of evening versus morning dosing regimen of antihypertensive drugs in the management of patients with primary hypertension has not been conducted. To evaluate the administration-time-related-effects of antihypertensive drugs administered as once daily monotherapy in the evening versus morning administration regimen on all cause mortality, cardiovascular morbidity and reduction of blood pressure in patients with primary hypertension. We searched Cochrane CENTRAL on Ovid (4th Quarter 2009), Ovid MEDLINE (1950 to October 2009), EMBASE (1974 to October 2009), the Chinese Biomedical literature database (1978 to 2009) and the reference lists of relevant articles. No language restrictions were applied. Randomized controlled trials comparing the administration-time-related effects of evening with morning dosing monotherapy regimens in patients with primary hypertension were included. Patients with known secondary hypertension, shift workers or white coat hypertension were excluded. Two authors independently extracted data and assessed trial quality. Disagreements were resolved by discussion or a third reviewer. Data synthesis and analysis were done using RevMan 5.1. Random effects meta-analysis and sensitivity analysis were conducted. 21 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in 1,993 patients with primary hypertension met the inclusion criteria for this review - ACEIs (5 trials), CCBs (7 trials), ARBs (6 trials), diuretics (2 trials), alpha-blockers (1 trial), and beta-blockers (1 trial). Meta-analysis showed significant heterogeneity across trials.No RCT reported on all cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular morbidity and serious adverse events.There was no statistically significant difference for overall adverse events (RR=0.78, 95%CI: 0.37 to 1.65) and withdrawals due to adverse events (RR=0.53, 95%CI: 0.26 to 1.07).No significant differences were noted for morning SBP (-1.62 mm Hg, 95% CI: -4.19 to 0.95) and morning DBP (-1.21 mm Hg, 95% CI: -3.28 to 0.86); but 24-hour BP (SBP: -1.71 mm Hg, 95% CI: -2.78 to -0.65; DBP: -1.38 mm Hg, 95% CI: -2.13 to -0.62) showed a statistically significant difference. No RCT reported on clinically relevant outcome measures - all cause mortality, cardiovascular morbidity and morbidity. There were no significant differences in overall adverse events and withdrawals due to adverse events among the evening versus morning dosing regimens. In terms of BP lowering efficacy, for 24-hour SBP and DBP, the data suggests that better blood pressure control was achieved with bedtime dosing than morning administration of antihypertensive medication, the clinical significance of which is not known.Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) 01/2011; · 5.72 Impact Factor -
Article: Key region of laminin receptor 1 for interaction with human period
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ABSTRACT: The 67 kDa laminin receptor 1 (Lamr1) is a novel protein that interacts with human circadian clock protein period 1 (hPer1). We confirmed the interaction between hPer1 and complete Lamr1 (295 amino acids) through yeast two-hybrid system in the present study. And we identified the interaction between hPer1 and hLamr11-190/hLamr1201-295 with yeast two-hybrid system. The results showed that hPer1 could interact with two partial Lamr1, which each contained a laminin-binding region, suggesting that both two partial sequences contained the binding region for hPer1. To define the key region of Lamr1 to interact with hPer1, pGADT7-Rec/hLamr11-190 was mutated with the palindromic sequence LMWWML, part LMW and WML, respectively. With yeast two-hybrid system, we found that hPer1 could not interact with Lamr1 mutated with LMWWML and LMW, but could interact with Lamr1 mutated with WML. It suggested that the palindromic sequence LMWWML in peptide G of Lamr1, especially LMW of it, was necessary for the interaction. Although, the palindromic sequence LMWWML is just the actual binding site for laminin. Together, these findings suggested that hPer1 might interact with Lamr1 by occupying the laminin-binding sites. It will be beneficial for studying the mechanism of hPer1 interaction with Lamr1. Key words: Laminin receptor 1 (Lamr1), human circadian clock protein period 1 (hPer1), interaction, yeast two-hybrid, key region.AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 10/2010; 9:6401-6407. · 0.57 Impact Factor -
Article: The association of CLOCK gene T3111C polymorphism and hPER3 gene 54-nucleotide repeat polymorphism with Chinese Han people schizophrenics.
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ABSTRACT: Many reports have shown that the biologic rhythm could be altered due to mutations of circadian gene hClock or hPeriod, and the mutations of circadian genes have some relationship with psychosis according to recent studies. A preliminary study has been conducted to examine wether the T3111C single nucleotide polymorphism of the hClock gene or the length polymorphism of the hPer3 gene is associated with the development of schizophrenia. The samples from schizophrenics (n=148, male: 57.4%, female: 42.6%) and normal controls (n=199, male: 59.3%, female: 40.7%) were examined. Allele frequencies of T3111C SNP of hClock were significantly different between schizophrenics and controls (χ2=19.738, P<0.05). Schizophrenics had a significantly higher frequency of the C allele compared with controls (OR=2.613, 95% CI=1.693-4.034). On the other hand, there is no significant difference of allele frequencies of 18 exon of hper3 between schizophrenics and controls (χ2=0.192, P>0.05). Our results suggest that the T3111C (RS1801260) polymorphism of hClock gene is associated with schizophrenia, but it seems that the length polymorphism of 18 exon of hPer3 may not be associated with schizophrenia. It is important to address of the relationship between circadian gene polymorphisms and dopamine functions in further study.Molecular Biology Reports 04/2010; 38(1):349-54. · 2.93 Impact Factor -
Article: Behavioral change related to Wenchuan devastating earthquake in mice.
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ABSTRACT: It has been suggested that some animals are much more capable of perceiving certain kinds of geophysical stimuli which may precede earthquakes than humans, but the anecdotal phenomena or stories about unusual animal behaviors prior to an earthquake should be interpreted with objective data. During the Wenchuan magnitude 8.0 earthquake that happened in Wenchuan county (31.0 degrees north latitude, 103.4 degrees east longitude) of Sichuan province, China, on May 12, 2008, eight mice were monitored for locomotor activity and circadian rhythm in constant darkness with temperature 22-24 degrees C and humidity 55-65% for 38 days. The ongoing monitoring of locomotor activity of mice in our laboratory made it possible to design a posteriori study investigating whether the earthquake was associated with any change in animal behavior. Based on analyzing the recorded data with single cosinor, we found that the locomotor activity dramatically decreased in six of these eight mice on day 3 before the earthquake, and the circadian rhythm of their locomotor activity was no longer detected. The behavioral change lasted for 6 days before the locomotor activity returned to its original state. Analyses of concurrent geomagnetic data showed a higher total intensity during the span when the circadian rhythm in locomotor activity weakened. These results indicated that the behaviors, including circadian rhythm and activity, in these mice indeed changed prior to the earthquake, and the behavioral change might be associated with a change of geomagnetic intensity.Bioelectromagnetics 08/2009; 30(8):613-20. · 1.84 Impact Factor -
Article: Protein receptor for activated C kinase 1 is involved in morphine reward in mice.
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ABSTRACT: Opiate addiction is associated with upregulation of cAMP signaling in the brain. cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB), a nuclear transcription factor, is a downstream component of the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) pathway, which has been shown to regulate different physiological and psychological responses of drug addiction. RACK1, the protein receptor for activated C kinase 1, is a multifunctional scaffolding protein known to be a key regulator of various signaling cascades in the CNS. RACK1 functions specifically in integrin mediated activation of ERK cascade and targets active ERK. We examined if RACK1 is involved in the mechanism of drug addiction by regulating CREB in mouse hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. Several expressions were observed. Chronic administration of morphine made the expression of RACK1 and CREB mRNA increase in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. The expression of RACK1 and CREB protein was strongly positive in CA1, CA3 and dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus of morphine-treated mice brain, especially the pyramidal neurons in the DG of the hippocampus. Using the small interfering RNA technology, we determined that the expression of CREB mRNA was decreased in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of morphine-treated mice. The expression of RACK1 and CREB protein was negative in CA1, CA3 and DG of hippocampus. These findings suggest that morphine reward can influence the expression of RACK1 in mouse hippocampus and prefrontal cortex through regulating CREB transcription.Neuroscience 04/2009; 161(3):734-42. · 3.38 Impact Factor -
Article: Circadian effects on outcome following surgery for intracerebral hemorrhage in humans?
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ABSTRACT: Previous studies indicated that recovery of brain injury involves in circadian system and circadian system also modulates cardiovascular function. The present study was focused on the circadian characteristic of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) of patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH) after neurosurgical operation at the first 24-hour and its relationship to prognosis of HICH. This retrospective study was based on the analysis of circadian rhythm of postoperative patients with HICH who received no anti-hypertensive treatment before operation and during the first 24-hour after operation. Series data of BP and HR after operation were analyzed with cosinor method to determine whether circadian rhythms were present or absent. The patients were divided into two groups, including presence of circadian rhythm group and absence of circadian rhythm group. The basic clinical characteristics of two groups were analyzed with Student's t-test. The percentage of good prognosis in two groups was analyzed with Pearson's Chi-squared test. Statistical results indicated that the percentage of good prognosis was significantly different between the presence and absence group. More cases of good prognosis in presence group of Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) was discovered than in absence group (p=0.032). The results of Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) and HR were similar as SBP was observed in presence group for DBP (p=0.002) and for HR (p=0.001), respectively. We conclude that the presence or absence of circadian rhythm after operation would be an early predictor of the postoperative prognosis from hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage.Brain research 01/2009; 1258:78-85. · 2.46 Impact Factor -
Article: High expression of circadian gene mPer2 diminishes radiosensitivity of tumor cells.
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to study mPeriod2 gene expression influencing the radiosensitivity of mouse tumor cells exposed to 60Co-gamma-rays. Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) and EMT6 cells were induced by phorbol myristate acetate or transfected with pcDNA3.1-mPer2 and irradiated with 60Co-gamma-rays, then analyzed with several methods, such as flow cytometry, single-cell gel electrophoresis assay (SCGE), reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), immunohistochemistry, cell-clone-forming analysis, and so forth. In SCGE analysis, the mPer2 high-expression groups exposed to gamma-rays presented lighter DNA damage, compared with controls (p < 0.05). Clone-forming efficiency and cell-survival curve showed that cells transfected with pcDNA3.1-mPer2 formed more clones than control groups and had augmented mean lethal dose (D(0)), near field dose (Dq), decreasing extrapolation number (N), and a higher survival and clone-forming rate. RT-PCR analysis revealed a decreased expression of bax and p53, an increased expression of c-myc, bcl-2, and Rad51, and increased proportionality of bcl-2/bax, whereas p21 didn't change obviously in irradiated mPer2-transfected LLC cells. This research suggests that the circadian system is involved in the protection and restoration of tumor cells against environmental detriments, such as 60Co-gamma-ray radiographic inspection. The gene, mPer2, might be considered as an inhibitor in tumor radiotherapy.Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals 10/2008; 23(5):561-70. · 1.44 Impact Factor -
Article: Telomerase reconstitution contributes to resetting of circadian rhythm in fibroblasts.
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ABSTRACT: The synchronization of the circadian signals to external or suprachiasmatic nucleus stimulation in the peripheral clocks is essential for maintaining the usual function of human body. However, aging will disrupt the synchronization of peripheral circadian rhythms, thus leading to some age-associated diseases. Up to now, little is known about the modification of the oscillatory rhythms in aged cells. A recent report showed that cell senescence in vascular human smooth muscle cells (HSMCs) altered circadian rhythms by a dysregulation of rhythmic gene expression. Furthermore, this alteration could be reversed by telomerase reconstitution. To test whether telomerase reconstitution can restore disrupted circadian rhythm in other types of senescent cells, we used fibroblasts as cell models to profoundly investigate the relationship between cell senescence and circadian rhythm modulation. We found that the response of rhythmic gene expression to serum stimulation was markedly attenuated in senescent fibroblasts, telomerase-reconstituted fibroblasts reset the circadian oscillation of rhythmic gene expression, and the activation of pERK-CREB and p38-CREB pathways might be involved in the circadian rhythm resetting. These findings suggested that telomerase reconstitution might be a good way to reset synchronization of peripheral circadian rhythms disrupted in senescent tissues.Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 07/2008; 313(1-2):11-8. · 2.06 Impact Factor -
Article: Population genetic study of 15 STR loci in a Chinese population.
Journal of Forensic Sciences 02/2008; 53(1):252-3. · 1.23 Impact Factor -
Article: Laminin receptor 1: a novel protein interacting with human circadian clock protein, hPer1.
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ABSTRACT: The circadian clock is the central timing system that controls numerous physiologic processes. The current model of these oscillators is based on autoregulatory transcription and translation feedback loops of these circadian genes in which Period1 (Per1) gene occupies a central position. The laminin receptor 1 (Lamr1) and its precursor are expressed in most tissues and play important roles in several physiologic and pathologic processes, including cell differentiation, growth, migration and cancer invasion. The present study showed that Lamr1 was a novel protein that interacted with human circadian clock protein hPer1 by the yeast two-hybrid system and co-immunoprecipitation, which was expressed in many tissues and did not display circadian rhythm. The expression of hPer1 was knocked down to 84.9% by the hPer1 RNA interfering test, but the expression levels of Lamr1 was not depressed by the hPer1 RNA interfering test. The results suggest that Lamr1 is a novel protein that interacts with human circadian clock protein hPer1 and Lamr1 is not a direct efferent element of circadian clock.Neurological Research 08/2007; 29(5):429-34. · 1.52 Impact Factor -
Article: Sex differences in antidepressant-like effect of chronic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in rats.
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ABSTRACT: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive neurophysiological technique. Pre-clinical and clinical studies supported that rTMS might have antidepressant effects. However, whether antidepressant effect of chronic rTMS is gender-dependent is still unknown. In this study, male and female Wistar rats received 10-day rTMS (4 trains of 15 Hz; 200 stimuli/day; 1.0 T) or control condition, and then were subjected to the forced-swim test (FST). We found that female rats consistently showed higher activity levels than males in FST and revealed the significant effects of gender and rTMS as well as the interaction of gender and rTMS. The result suggested the antidepressant-like effects of chronic rTMS on behavioral components in FST are gender-dependent. The gender discrepancy related to rTMS should not be neglected in antidepressant treatment of rTMS.Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 05/2007; 31(3):735-40. · 3.25 Impact Factor -
Article: [Image processing applying in analysis of motion features of cultured cardiac myocyte in rat].
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ABSTRACT: Study of mechanism of medicine actions, by quantitative analysis of cultured cardiac myocyte, is one of the cutting edge researches in myocyte dynamics and molecular biology. The characteristics of cardiac myocyte auto-beating without external stimulation make the research sense. Research of the morphology and cardiac myocyte motion using image analysis can reveal the fundamental mechanism of medical actions, increase the accuracy of medicine filtering, and design the optimal formula of medicine for best medical treatments. A system of hardware and software has been built with complete sets of functions including living cardiac myocyte image acquisition, image processing, motion image analysis, and image recognition. In this paper, theories and approaches are introduced for analysis of living cardiac myocyte motion images and implementing quantitative analysis of cardiac myocyte features. A motion estimation algorithm is used for motion vector detection of particular points and amplitude and frequency detection of a cardiac myocyte. Beatings of cardiac myocytes are sometimes very small. In such case, it is difficult to detect the motion vectors from the particular points in a time sequence of images. For this reason, an image correlation theory is employed to detect the beating frequencies. Active contour algorithm in terms of energy function is proposed to approximate the boundary and detect the changes of edge of myocyte.Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi 03/2007; 24(1):5-8.
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Sichuan University
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