Lung cancer is the top cause of cancer deaths globally.Advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)have transformed cancer treatment,but their use in lung cancer has led to more side effects.This study examined if p...Lung cancer is the top cause of cancer deaths globally.Advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)have transformed cancer treatment,but their use in lung cancer has led to more side effects.This study examined if past pulmonary tuberculosis(TB)affects ICIs’effectiveness and safety in lung cancer treatment.We reviewed lung cancer patients treated with ICIs at Beijing Chest Hospital from January 2019 to August 2022.展开更多
Objective： Triple-negative breast cancer（TNBC） is highly invasive and metastatic, which is in urgent need of transformative therapeutics. Tubeimu（TBM）, the rhizome of Bolbostemma paniculatum（Maxim.） Franquet, i...Objective： Triple-negative breast cancer（TNBC） is highly invasive and metastatic, which is in urgent need of transformative therapeutics. Tubeimu（TBM）, the rhizome of Bolbostemma paniculatum（Maxim.） Franquet, is one of the Chinese medicinal herbs used for breast diseases since the ancient times. The present study evaluated the efficacy, especially the anti-metastatic effects of the dichloromethane extract of Tubeimu（ETBM） on TNBC orthotopic mouse models and cell lines.Methods： We applied real-time imaging on florescent orthotopic TNBC mice model and tested cell migration and invasion abilities with MDA-MB-231 cell line. Digital gene expression sequencing was performed and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes（KEGG） analysis applied to explore the pathways influenced by ETBM.Moreover, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions（q RT-PCR） and Western blot were delivered to confirm the gene expression changes.Results： ETBM exhibited noticeable control on tumor metastasis and growth of TNBC tumors with no obvious toxicity. In compliance with this, it also showed inhibition of cell migration and invasion in vitro. Its impact on the changed biological behavior in TNBC may be a result of decreased expression of integrin β1（ITGβ1）, integrin β8（ITGβ8） and Rho GTPase activating protein 5（ARHGAP5）, which disabled the focal adhesion pathway and caused change in cell morphology.Conclusions： This study reveals that ETBM has anti-metastatic effects on MDA-MB-231-GFP tumor and may lead to a new therapeutic agent for the integrative treatment of highly invasive TNBC.展开更多
The problem of Chinese peasant in society is a very important issue in the process of China＇ s legal system; the farmer is very worthy subject of rights concern. The author believes that China has the right to protec...The problem of Chinese peasant in society is a very important issue in the process of China＇ s legal system; the farmer is very worthy subject of rights concern. The author believes that China has the right to protect their farmers in three main ways： private relief, public relief and gray channels, which play a major role in the private relief for farmers. For these channels, they are a unique reason; the rule of law should be the vision and balance for them to choose their own presence in China.展开更多
Comprehensive Summary The implementation of divergent protein engineering on the natural transaminase Vf-ω-TA led to the development of two effective mutants(M2 and M8),enabling the enzymatic synthesis of chiral amin...Comprehensive Summary The implementation of divergent protein engineering on the natural transaminase Vf-ω-TA led to the development of two effective mutants(M2 and M8),enabling the enzymatic synthesis of chiral amine precursors of Rivastigmine and Apremilast,respectively.The evolution of the enzymes was guided by crystal structures and a focused mutagenesis strategy,allowing them to effectively address the challenging ketone substrates with significant steric hindrance.Under the optimized reaction parameters,transamination proceeded smoothly in good conversions and with perfect stereochemical control(>99%ee).These processes utilize inexpensiveα-methylbenzylamine as an amine donor and avoid the continuous acetone removal and costly LDH/GDH/NADH systems.展开更多
基金supported by the Beijing Hospitals Authority Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding(ZYLX202122)Beijing Key Clinical Specialty Project(20201214)+1 种基金Tongzhou Lianggao Talents Project(No.YHLJ202005)Beijing Nova Program(20220484169&20230484295).
文摘Lung cancer is the top cause of cancer deaths globally.Advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)have transformed cancer treatment,but their use in lung cancer has led to more side effects.This study examined if past pulmonary tuberculosis(TB)affects ICIs’effectiveness and safety in lung cancer treatment.We reviewed lung cancer patients treated with ICIs at Beijing Chest Hospital from January 2019 to August 2022.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant (No. 81303129)Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Grant (Project ID: 2016-jxs-548)
文摘Objective： Triple-negative breast cancer（TNBC） is highly invasive and metastatic, which is in urgent need of transformative therapeutics. Tubeimu（TBM）, the rhizome of Bolbostemma paniculatum（Maxim.） Franquet, is one of the Chinese medicinal herbs used for breast diseases since the ancient times. The present study evaluated the efficacy, especially the anti-metastatic effects of the dichloromethane extract of Tubeimu（ETBM） on TNBC orthotopic mouse models and cell lines.Methods： We applied real-time imaging on florescent orthotopic TNBC mice model and tested cell migration and invasion abilities with MDA-MB-231 cell line. Digital gene expression sequencing was performed and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes（KEGG） analysis applied to explore the pathways influenced by ETBM.Moreover, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions（q RT-PCR） and Western blot were delivered to confirm the gene expression changes.Results： ETBM exhibited noticeable control on tumor metastasis and growth of TNBC tumors with no obvious toxicity. In compliance with this, it also showed inhibition of cell migration and invasion in vitro. Its impact on the changed biological behavior in TNBC may be a result of decreased expression of integrin β1（ITGβ1）, integrin β8（ITGβ8） and Rho GTPase activating protein 5（ARHGAP5）, which disabled the focal adhesion pathway and caused change in cell morphology.Conclusions： This study reveals that ETBM has anti-metastatic effects on MDA-MB-231-GFP tumor and may lead to a new therapeutic agent for the integrative treatment of highly invasive TNBC.
文摘The problem of Chinese peasant in society is a very important issue in the process of China＇ s legal system; the farmer is very worthy subject of rights concern. The author believes that China has the right to protect their farmers in three main ways： private relief, public relief and gray channels, which play a major role in the private relief for farmers. For these channels, they are a unique reason; the rule of law should be the vision and balance for them to choose their own presence in China.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFF1200203 to G.W.and 2018YFA0903500 to F.Z.)Hubei Provincial Key R&D program(2021BAA168 to Y.W.)+2 种基金Shen-Zhen Science and Technology Program(JCYJ20220530160805011 to F.Z.)the interdisciplinary research program of Huazhong University of Science and Technology(HUST)(2023JCYJ001 to F.Z.)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2023M741259 to X.Y.)for financial supports.
文摘Comprehensive Summary The implementation of divergent protein engineering on the natural transaminase Vf-ω-TA led to the development of two effective mutants(M2 and M8),enabling the enzymatic synthesis of chiral amine precursors of Rivastigmine and Apremilast,respectively.The evolution of the enzymes was guided by crystal structures and a focused mutagenesis strategy,allowing them to effectively address the challenging ketone substrates with significant steric hindrance.Under the optimized reaction parameters,transamination proceeded smoothly in good conversions and with perfect stereochemical control(>99%ee).These processes utilize inexpensiveα-methylbenzylamine as an amine donor and avoid the continuous acetone removal and costly LDH/GDH/NADH systems.
