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  1. Article ; Online: Secondary syphilis of the oropharynx and cervical lymph nodes: a case report.

    Han, Albert Y / Wang, Jennifer N / Yu, Alice C / Shiba, Travis L

    Ear, nose, & throat journal

    2022  , Page(s) 1455613221095605

    Abstract: Secondary syphilis rarely affects the head and neck including the oropharynx and cervical lymph nodes. These patients present with throat pain, cystic/necrotic lymphadenopathy, and mucosal swelling. Sometimes this constellation of symptoms can be ... ...

    Abstract Secondary syphilis rarely affects the head and neck including the oropharynx and cervical lymph nodes. These patients present with throat pain, cystic/necrotic lymphadenopathy, and mucosal swelling. Sometimes this constellation of symptoms can be mistaken for head and neck cancer. We report a case of an enlarging throat and painless cystic neck mass in a transgender woman in her forties who was initially suspected to have oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. A subsequent workup revealed the presence of spirochetes without cellular atypia consistent with secondary syphilis. We include the ultrasonography images as well as an endoscopic photograph of the oropharyngeal manifestation in this report.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 750153-5
    ISSN 1942-7522 ; 0145-5613
    ISSN (online) 1942-7522
    ISSN 0145-5613
    DOI 10.1177/01455613221095605
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  2. Article ; Online: Author Correction: Selective modulation of the androgen receptor AF2 domain rescues degeneration in spinal bulbar muscular atrophy.

    Badders, Nisha M / Korff, Ane / Miranda, Helen C / Vuppala, Pradeep K / Smith, Rebecca B / Winborn, Brett J / Quemin, Emmanuelle R / Sopher, Bryce L / Dearman, Jennifer / Messing, James / Kim, Nam Chul / Moore, Jennifer / Freibaum, Brian D / Kanagaraj, Anderson P / Fan, Baochang / Tillman, Heather / Chen, Ping-Chung / Wang, Yingzhe / Freeman, Burgess B /
    Li, Yimei / Kim, Hong Joo / La Spada, Albert R / Taylor, J Paul

    Nature medicine

    2024  Volume 30, Issue 3, Page(s) 909–910

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 1220066-9
    ISSN 1546-170X ; 1078-8956
    ISSN (online) 1546-170X
    ISSN 1078-8956
    DOI 10.1038/s41591-023-02778-7
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  3. Article ; Online: Prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 S2-only antigen provides protection against SARS-CoV-2 challenge.

    Hsieh, Ching-Lin / Leist, Sarah R / Miller, Emily Happy / Zhou, Ling / Powers, John M / Tse, Alexandra L / Wang, Albert / West, Ande / Zweigart, Mark R / Schisler, Jonathan C / Jangra, Rohit K / Chandran, Kartik / Baric, Ralph S / McLellan, Jason S

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 1553

    Abstract: ... neutralizing responses against several sarbecoviruses and protects female BALB/c mice from mouse-adapted SARS ... CoV-2 lethal challenge and partially protects female BALB/c mice from mouse-adapted SARS-CoV lethal ...

    Abstract Ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) have diminished the effectiveness of therapeutic antibodies and vaccines. Developing a coronavirus vaccine that offers a greater breadth of protection against current and future VOCs would eliminate the need to reformulate COVID-19 vaccines. Here, we rationally engineer the sequence-conserved S2 subunit of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and characterize the resulting S2-only antigens. Structural studies demonstrate that the introduction of interprotomer disulfide bonds can lock S2 in prefusion trimers, although the apex samples a continuum of conformations between open and closed states. Immunization with prefusion-stabilized S2 constructs elicits broadly neutralizing responses against several sarbecoviruses and protects female BALB/c mice from mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 lethal challenge and partially protects female BALB/c mice from mouse-adapted SARS-CoV lethal challenge. These engineering and immunogenicity results should inform the development of next-generation pan-coronavirus therapeutics and vaccines.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; SARS-CoV-2 ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Antigens, Viral/genetics ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/genetics ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines ; spike protein, SARS-CoV-2 ; Antigens, Viral ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-45404-x
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  4. Article: Humoral and T-cell-mediated responses to a pre-clinical Zika vaccine candidate that utilizes a unique insect-specific flavivirus platform.

    Porier, Danielle L / Adam, Awadalkareem / Kang, Lin / Michalak, Pawel / Tupik, Juselyn / Santos, Matthew A / Lee, Christy / Allen, Irving C / Wang, Tian / Auguste, Albert J

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: Vaccination is critical for the control and prevention of viral outbreaks, yet conventional vaccine platforms may involve trade-offs between immunogenicity and safety. Insect-specific viruses have emerged as a novel vaccine platform to overcome this ... ...

    Abstract Vaccination is critical for the control and prevention of viral outbreaks, yet conventional vaccine platforms may involve trade-offs between immunogenicity and safety. Insect-specific viruses have emerged as a novel vaccine platform to overcome this challenge. Detailed studies of humoral and T-cell responses induced by new insect-specific flavivirus (ISFV)-based vaccine platforms are needed to better understand correlates of protection and improve vaccine efficacy. Previously, we used a novel ISFV called Aripo virus (ARPV) to create a Zika virus (ZIKV) vaccine candidate (designated ARPV/ZIKV). ARPV/ZIKV demonstrated exceptional safety and single-dose efficacy, completely protecting mice from a lethal ZIKV challenge. Here, we explore the development of immune responses induced by ARPV/ZIKV immunization and evaluate its correlates of protection. Passive transfer of ARPV/ZIKV-induced immune sera to naïve mice prior to challenge emphasized the importance of neutralizing antibodies as a correlate of protection. Depletion of T-cells in vaccinated mice and adoptive transfer of ARPV/ZIKV-primed T-cells to naïve mice prior to challenge indicated that ARPV/ZIKV-induced CD4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.03.01.530296
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  5. Article ; Online: Change in volumetric tumor growth rate after cytotoxic therapy is predictive of overall survival in recurrent glioblastoma.

    Oshima, Sonoko / Hagiwara, Akifumi / Raymond, Catalina / Wang, Chencai / Cho, Nicholas S / Lu, Jianwen / Eldred, Blaine S C / Nghiemphu, Phioanh L / Lai, Albert / Telesca, Donatello / Salamon, Noriko / Cloughesy, Timothy F / Ellingson, Benjamin M

    Neuro-oncology advances

    2023  Volume 5, Issue 1, Page(s) vdad084

    Abstract: Background: Alterations in tumor growth rate (TGR) in recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) after treatment may be useful for identifying therapeutic activity. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of volumetric TGR alterations on overall survival (OS) ...

    Abstract Background: Alterations in tumor growth rate (TGR) in recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) after treatment may be useful for identifying therapeutic activity. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of volumetric TGR alterations on overall survival (OS) in rGBM treated with chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy (RT).
    Methods: Sixty-one rGBM patients treated with chemotherapy with or without concomitant radiation therapy (RT) at 1st or 2nd recurrence were retrospectively examined. Pre- and post-treatment contrast enhancing volumes were computed. Patients were considered "responders" if they reached progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6) and showed a decrease in TGR after treatment and "non-responders" if they didn't reach PFS6 or if TGR increased.
    Results: Stratification by PFS6 and based on TGR resulted in significant differences in OS both for all patients and for patients without RT (
    Conclusion: A decrease in TGR in patients with PFS6, along with smaller baseline tumor volume, were associated with a significantly longer OS in rGBM treated with chemotherapy with or without radiation. Importantly, all patients that exhibited PFS6 also showed a measurable decrease in TGR.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3009682-0
    ISSN 2632-2498 ; 2632-2498
    ISSN (online) 2632-2498
    ISSN 2632-2498
    DOI 10.1093/noajnl/vdad084
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  6. Article ; Online: Alzheimer's disease genetic risk and cognitive reserve in relationship to long-term cognitive trajectories among cognitively normal individuals.

    Pettigrew, Corinne / Nazarovs, Jurijs / Soldan, Anja / Singh, Vikas / Wang, Jiangxia / Hohman, Timothy / Dumitrescu, Logan / Libby, Julia / Kunkle, Brian / Gross, Alden L / Johnson, Sterling / Lu, Qiongshi / Engelman, Corinne / Masters, Colin L / Maruff, Paul / Laws, Simon M / Morris, John C / Hassenstab, Jason / Cruchaga, Carlos /
    Resnick, Susan M / Kitner-Triolo, Melissa H / An, Yang / Albert, Marilyn

    Alzheimer's research & therapy

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 66

    Abstract: Background: Both Alzheimer's disease (AD) genetic risk factors and indices of cognitive reserve (CR) influence risk of cognitive decline, but it remains unclear whether they interact. This study examined whether a CR index score modifies the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Both Alzheimer's disease (AD) genetic risk factors and indices of cognitive reserve (CR) influence risk of cognitive decline, but it remains unclear whether they interact. This study examined whether a CR index score modifies the relationship between AD genetic risk factors and long-term cognitive trajectories in a large sample of individuals with normal cognition.
    Methods: Analyses used data from the Preclinical AD Consortium, including harmonized data from 5 longitudinal cohort studies. Participants were cognitively normal at baseline (M baseline age = 64 years, 59% female) and underwent 10 years of follow-up, on average. AD genetic risk was measured by (i) apolipoprotein-E (APOE) genetic status (APOE-ε2 and APOE-ε4 vs. APOE-ε3; N = 1819) and (ii) AD polygenic risk scores (AD-PRS; N = 1175). A CR index was calculated by combining years of education and literacy scores. Longitudinal cognitive performance was measured by harmonized factor scores for global cognition, episodic memory, and executive function.
    Results: In mixed-effects models, higher CR index scores were associated with better baseline cognitive performance for all cognitive outcomes. APOE-ε4 genotype and AD-PRS that included the APOE region (AD-PRS
    Conclusions: These results suggest that APOE-ε4 and non-APOE-ε4 AD polygenic risk are independently associated with global cognitive and executive function declines among individuals with normal cognition at baseline, but only APOE-ε4 is associated with declines in episodic memory. Importantly, higher levels of CR may mitigate APOE-ε4-related declines in some cognitive domains. Future research is needed to address study limitations, including generalizability due to cohort demographic characteristics.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/psychology ; Cognitive Reserve ; Apolipoprotein E2/genetics ; Longitudinal Studies ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Genotype ; Apolipoprotein E4/genetics ; Cognitive Dysfunction/genetics ; Cognitive Dysfunction/psychology ; Cognition
    Chemical Substances Apolipoprotein E2 ; Apolipoproteins E ; Apolipoprotein E4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2506521-X
    ISSN 1758-9193 ; 1758-9193
    ISSN (online) 1758-9193
    ISSN 1758-9193
    DOI 10.1186/s13195-023-01206-9
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  7. Article: Targeted inhibition of BET proteins in HPV-16 associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma reveals heterogeneous transcription response.

    Rao, Aakarsha / Ni, Zijian / Suresh, Dhruthi / Mohanty, Chitrasen / Wang, Albert R / Lee, Denis L / Nickel, Kwangok P / Varambally, Sooryanarayana Randall J / Lambert, Paul F / Kendziorski, Christina / Iyer, Gopal

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: ... that BET inhibition directly downregulated c-Myc and E2F expression and induced CDKN1A expression. Overall ...

    Abstract Integrated human papillomavirus (HPV-16) associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumors have worse survival outcomes compared to episomal HPV-16 HNSCC tumors. Therefore, there is a need to differentiate treatment for HPV-16 integrated HNSCC from other viral forms. We analyzed TCGA data and found that HPV+ HNSCC expressed higher transcript levels of the bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) family of transcriptional coregulators. However, the mechanism of BET protein-mediated transcription of viral-cellular genes in the integrated viral-HNSCC genomes needs to be better understood. We show that BET inhibition downregulates E6 significantly independent of the viral transcription factor, E2, and there was overall heterogeneity in the downregulation of viral transcription in response to the effects of BET inhibition across HPV-associated cell lines. Chemical BET inhibition was phenocopied with the knockdown of BRD4 and mirrored downregulation of viral E6 and E7 expression. Strikingly, there was heterogeneity in the reactivation of p53 levels despite E6 downregulation, while E7 downregulation did not alter Rb levels significantly. We identified that BET inhibition directly downregulated c-Myc and E2F expression and induced CDKN1A expression. Overall, our studies show that BET inhibition provokes a G1-cell cycle arrest with apoptotic activity and suggests that BET inhibition regulates both viral and cellular gene expression in HPV-associated HNSCC.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.10.02.560587
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  8. Article ; Online: Glioblastoma-infiltrating CD8+ T cells are predominantly a clonally expanded GZMK+ effector population.

    Wang, Anthony Z / Mashimo, Bryce L / Schaettler, Maximilian O / Sherpa, Ngima D / Leavitt, Lydia A / Livingstone, Alexandra J / Khan, Saad M / Li, Mao / Anzaldua-Campos, Markus I / Bradley, Joseph D / Leuthardt, Eric C / Kim, Albert H / Dowling, Joshua L / Chicoine, Michael R / Jones, Pamela S / Choi, Bryan D / Cahill, Daniel P / Carter, Bob S / Petti, Allegra A /
    Johanns, Tanner M / Dunn, Gavin P

    Cancer discovery

    2024  

    Abstract: Recent clinical trials have highlighted the limited efficacy of T cell-based immunotherapy in patients with glioblastoma (GBM). To better understand the characteristics of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in GBM, we performed cellular indexing of ... ...

    Abstract Recent clinical trials have highlighted the limited efficacy of T cell-based immunotherapy in patients with glioblastoma (GBM). To better understand the characteristics of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in GBM, we performed cellular indexing of transcriptomes and epitopes by sequencing (CITE-seq) and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) with paired V(D)J sequencing, respectively, on TIL from two cohorts of patients totaling 15 patients with high grade glioma, including GBM or astrocytoma, IDH mutant, grade 4 (G4A). Analysis of the CD8+ TIL landscape reveals an enrichment of clonally expanded GZMK+ effector T cells in the tumor compared to matched blood, which was validated at the protein level. Furthermore, integration with other cancer types highlights the lack of a canonically exhausted CD8+ T cell population in GBM TIL. These data suggest that GZMK+ effector T cells represent an important T cell subset within the GBM microenvironment and which may harbor potential therapeutic implications.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2625242-9
    ISSN 2159-8290 ; 2159-8274
    ISSN (online) 2159-8290
    ISSN 2159-8274
    DOI 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-23-0913
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  9. Article: Improving the Therapeutic Efficacy of Sorafenib for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Repurposing Disulfiram.

    Zhang, Gong / Wang, Yufeng / Fuchs, Bryan C / Guo, Wei / Drum, David L / Erstad, Derek J / Shi, Baomin / DeLeo, Albert B / Zheng, Hui / Cai, Lei / Zhang, Liyuan / Tanabe, Kenneth K / Wang, Xinhui

    Frontiers in oncology

    2022  Volume 12, Page(s) 913736

    Abstract: Background: Sorafenib, a kinase inhibitor, is a standard treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) but provides only a limited survival benefit. Disulfiram (DSF), a drug for treating alcoholism and a chelator of copper (Cu), forms a complex ... ...

    Abstract Background: Sorafenib, a kinase inhibitor, is a standard treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) but provides only a limited survival benefit. Disulfiram (DSF), a drug for treating alcoholism and a chelator of copper (Cu), forms a complex with Cu (DSF/Cu). DSF/Cu is a potent inducer of autophagic apoptosis of cancer stem cells, which can demonstrate drug resistance. Thus, we hypothesized that DSF/Cu could increase the sensitivity of HCC cells to sorafenib by targeting hepatic cancer stem cells.
    Methods: The synergistic effect of DSF/Cu and sorafenib on human HCC cell lines was assessed by cell viability MTT assay. Changes in stemness gene expression in HCC cells were investigated by assessing the presence of hepatic cancer stem cells (HCSCs) (defined as ALDH
    Results: Compared with sorafenib alone, DSF/Cu + sorafenib synergistically inhibited proliferation of all HCC cell lines, decreased the stemness of HCC cells, and increased the autophagy and apoptosis of HCC cells. The mechanism by which DSF/Cu mediated these phenomena with sorafenib was sustained activation of the ERK pathway. The combination of DSF/Cu (formed with endogenous Cu
    Conclusions: DSF/Cu and sorafenib can synergistically and effectively treat HCC by targeting HCSCs
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.913736
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  10. Article ; Online: Synthesis and Surface Attachment of Molecular Re(I) Complexes Supported by Functionalized Bipyridyl Ligands.

    Jia, Xiaofan / Nedzbala, Hannah S / Bottum, Samuel R / Cahoon, James F / Concepcion, Javier J / Donley, Carrie L / Gang, Albert / Han, Qi / Hazari, Nilay / Kessinger, Matthew C / Lockett, Matthew R / Mayer, James M / Mercado, Brandon Q / Meyer, Gerald J / Pearce, Adam J / Rooney, Conor L / Sampaio, Renato N / Shang, Bo / Wang, Hailiang

    Inorganic chemistry

    2023  Volume 62, Issue 5, Page(s) 2359–2375

    Abstract: Eleven 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) ligands functionalized with attachment groups for covalent immobilization on silicon surfaces were prepared. Five of the ligands feature silatrane functional groups for attachment to metal oxide coatings on the silicon ... ...

    Abstract Eleven 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) ligands functionalized with attachment groups for covalent immobilization on silicon surfaces were prepared. Five of the ligands feature silatrane functional groups for attachment to metal oxide coatings on the silicon surfaces, while six contain either alkene or alkyne functional groups for attachment to hydrogen-terminated silicon surfaces. The bpy ligands were coordinated to Re(CO)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1484438-2
    ISSN 1520-510X ; 0020-1669
    ISSN (online) 1520-510X
    ISSN 0020-1669
    DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04137
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