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Melatonin prevents lung injury by regulating apelin 13 to improve mitochondrial dysfunction
Lu Zhang,Fangli Liu,Xiaomin Su,Yue Li,Yining Wang,Ruonan Fang,Yingying Guo,Tongzhu Jin,Huitong Shan,Xiaoguang Zhao,Rui Yang,Hongli Shan,Haihai Liang 생화학분자생물학회 2019 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.51 No.-
Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive disease characterized by epithelial cell damage, fibroblast proliferation, excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, and lung tissue scarring. Melatonin, a hormone produced by the pineal gland, plays an important role in multiple physiological and pathological responses in organisms. However, the function of melatonin in the development of bleomycin-induced pulmonary injury is poorly understood. In the present study, we found that melatonin significantly decreased mortality and restored the function of the alveolar epithelium in bleomycin-treated mice. However, pulmonary function mainly depends on type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECIIs) and is linked to mitochondrial integrity. We also found that melatonin reduced the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and prevented apoptosis and senescence in AECIIs. Luzindole, a nonselective melatonin receptor antagonist, blocked the protective action of melatonin. Interestingly, we found that the expression of apelin 13 was significantly downregulated in vitro and in vivo and that this downregulation was reversed by melatonin. Furthermore, ML221, an apelin inhibitor, disrupted the beneficial effects of melatonin on alveolar epithelial cells. Taken together, these results suggest that melatonin alleviates lung injury through regulating apelin 13 to improve mitochondrial dysfunction in the process of bleomycin-induced pulmonary injury.
Xiaojiao Sima,Bo Jiang,Jia Fang,Yongqin He,Zhongxiang Fang,Saravana Kumar KM,Wei Ren,Lingling Qiu,Xiaomin Chen,Bingsong Zheng 한국식물생명공학회 2015 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.9 No.3
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a vital role in plant development and growth through negative regulation of post-transcriptional gene expression. Carya cathayensis (hickory) is an important species for dried nuts and oil in China, with high nutritional and economic value. The graft technique is an important strategy for hickory cultivation. To understand the role of miRNAs involved in the hickory graft process, we constructed three small ribonucleic acid (RNA) libraries from hickory rootstock (2 years old) and scion (1 year old) at 0, 7, and 14 days post-graft. Sequence analysis of the three libraries identified 21 conserved miRNAs belonging to 13 families, and 10 novel and 8 potentially novel miRNAs belonging to 15 families. Among these miRNAs, 12 miRNAs were differentially expressed during the graft process in hickory and twothirds were downregulated. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction validated that 14 miRNAs and their expression trends were similar to the results obtained by Solexa sequencing. Further, a total of 89 target genes for conserved and 26 target genes for novel miRNAs were predicted. This study will help in understanding the roles and regulatory modes of miRNAs involvement in the hickory graft process.
Bowen Tan,Yijie Zhou,Zhilei Song,Yinxuan Peng,Fang Wu,Yue Kang,Xiaomin Liu,Li Zeng,Tingting Huang,Zongying Liu,Lili Xiong,Zhiyun Guo,Jian Cui,Canquan Mao 대한화학회 2015 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.36 No.9
Membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP; also known as MMP14) is a key enzyme involved in tumor invasion and metastasis, and is a potential target for drug discovery for cancer therapy. However, till now there is no MT1-MMP- or MMP-based anticancer drugs in the market mainly because of the high conservation of the MMP family and also because there is no elucidated crystal structure for the mature MT1-MMP. The modeling of the three-dimensional structure of mature MT1-MMP and the finding of MT1-MMP targeted peptides by virtual screening are highly desired. In this study, the three-dimensional structure of mature MT1-MMP is constructed by homology and de novo modeling and later rationalized and optimized by molecular dynamics simulations. An antisense peptide library was constructed against the divergent sense peptide DEGTEEET in the specific region of MT1-MMP, which was found by multiple alignment of the whole MMP family. The antisense peptide library was virtually screened against the constructed three-dimensional model of MT1-MMP. The top 20 novel peptides were further studied, which were found well docked with MT1-MMP at the region of DEGTEEET, again confirming their specific binding to MT1-MMP. Preliminary study of one of the top-ranked peptide SFLLSPFV showed that it could inhibit the viabilities of MG63 and MDA-MB-231 tumor cells. We thus not only successfully modeled the three-dimensional structure of mature MT1-MMP but also provided a new way for the finding of peptide candidates targeting MT1-MMP based on antisense peptide library.
Wenkai Zhang,Yanshan Zhan,Xiuxiu Gao,Runming Li,Weiwei Zhu,Hao Xu,Baoying Liu,Xiaomin Fang,Yuanqing Xu,Tao Ding 한국고분자학회 2018 Macromolecular Research Vol.26 No.1
Herein, we report the effect of oxygen functionalities of graphene oxide on thermal activated polymerization and thermal properties of reactive benzoxazine nanocomposites. The numbers of oxygen moieties of graphene oxide (GO) are controlled by hydrothermal reduction. The polymerization behavior of benzoxazine monomer (BA-a) is studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and rheological analysis. It is hypothesized that the GO not only exhibits accelerated effect on the polymerization of the BA-a, but also the oxygen moieties such as carboxyl groups of GO interact with the benzoxazine polymers, leading to several orders of magnitude increase in the chemoviscosity and modulus of composite system. Thermal conductivity of poly(BA-a)/GO composite increases from an initial value of ∼0.27 W/mK to 0.47 W/mK as the loading increases from 1 wt% to 6 wt% (enhancement factor up to 176%). Moreover, the nanocomposites display enhanced initial decomposition temperature and char yields as the degree of GO reduction increases.