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  1. Article ; Online: Fc receptor-like 5 (FCRL5)-directed CAR-T cells exhibit antitumor activity against multiple myeloma

    Zhengyu Yu / Hexian Li / Qizhong Lu / Zongliang Zhang / Aiping Tong / Ting Niu

    Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2024  Volume 14

    Abstract: Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) remains a challenging hematologic malignancy despite advancements in chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Current targets of CAR-T cells used in MM immunotherapy have limitations, with a subset of patients ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) remains a challenging hematologic malignancy despite advancements in chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Current targets of CAR-T cells used in MM immunotherapy have limitations, with a subset of patients experiencing antigen loss resulting in relapse. Therefore, novel targets for enhancing CAR-T cell therapy in MM remain needed. Fc receptor-like 5 (FCRL5) is a protein marker with considerably upregulated expression in MM and has emerged as a promising target for CAR-T cell therapeutic interventions, offering an alternative treatment for MM. To further explore this option, we designed FCRL5-directed CAR-T cells and assessed their cytotoxicity in vitro using a co-culture system and in vivo using MM cell-derived xenograft models, specifically focusing on MM with gain of chromosome 1q21. Given the challenges in CAR-T therapies arising from limited T cell persistence, our approach incorporates interleukin-15 (IL-15), which enhances the functionality of central memory T (TCM) cells, into the design of FCRL5-directed CAR-T cells, to improve cytotoxicity and reduce T-cell dysfunction, thereby promoting greater CAR-T cell survival and efficacy. Both in vitro and xenograft models displayed that FCRL5 CAR-T cells incorporating IL-15 exhibited potent antitumor efficacy, effectively inhibiting the proliferation of MM cells and leading to remarkable tumor suppression. Our results highlight the capacity of FCRL5-specific CAR-T cells with the integration of IL-15 to improve the therapeutic potency, suggesting a potential novel immunotherapeutic strategy for MM treatment.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Fc receptor-like 5 (FCRL5)-directed CAR-T cells exhibit antitumor activity against multiple myeloma.

    Yu, Zhengyu / Li, Hexian / Lu, Qizhong / Zhang, Zongliang / Tong, Aiping / Niu, Ting

    Signal transduction and targeted therapy

    2024  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 16

    Abstract: Multiple myeloma (MM) remains a challenging hematologic malignancy despite advancements in chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Current targets of CAR-T cells used in MM immunotherapy have limitations, with a subset of patients experiencing ... ...

    Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) remains a challenging hematologic malignancy despite advancements in chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Current targets of CAR-T cells used in MM immunotherapy have limitations, with a subset of patients experiencing antigen loss resulting in relapse. Therefore, novel targets for enhancing CAR-T cell therapy in MM remain needed. Fc receptor-like 5 (FCRL5) is a protein marker with considerably upregulated expression in MM and has emerged as a promising target for CAR-T cell therapeutic interventions, offering an alternative treatment for MM. To further explore this option, we designed FCRL5-directed CAR-T cells and assessed their cytotoxicity in vitro using a co-culture system and in vivo using MM cell-derived xenograft models, specifically focusing on MM with gain of chromosome 1q21. Given the challenges in CAR-T therapies arising from limited T cell persistence, our approach incorporates interleukin-15 (IL-15), which enhances the functionality of central memory T (TCM) cells, into the design of FCRL5-directed CAR-T cells, to improve cytotoxicity and reduce T-cell dysfunction, thereby promoting greater CAR-T cell survival and efficacy. Both in vitro and xenograft models displayed that FCRL5 CAR-T cells incorporating IL-15 exhibited potent antitumor efficacy, effectively inhibiting the proliferation of MM cells and leading to remarkable tumor suppression. Our results highlight the capacity of FCRL5-specific CAR-T cells with the integration of IL-15 to improve the therapeutic potency, suggesting a potential novel immunotherapeutic strategy for MM treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Multiple Myeloma/genetics ; Multiple Myeloma/therapy ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/genetics ; Interleukin-15/genetics ; Interleukin-15/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; T-Lymphocytes ; Receptors, Fc/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Chimeric Antigen ; Interleukin-15 ; Receptors, Fc ; FCRL5 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2886872-9
    ISSN 2059-3635 ; 2095-9907
    ISSN (online) 2059-3635
    ISSN 2095-9907
    DOI 10.1038/s41392-023-01702-2
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  3. Article ; Online: Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1), a double-edged sword in mammalian oocyte maturation and spermatogenesis.

    Yang, Donghui / Lu, Qizhong / Peng, Sha / Hua, Jinlian

    Cell proliferation

    2022  Volume 56, Issue 2, Page(s) e13347

    Abstract: Background: Recent studies have shown that ubiquitin-mediated cell apoptosis can modulate protein interaction and involve in the progress of oocyte maturation and spermatogenesis. As one of the key regulators involved in ubiquitin signal, ubiquitin C- ... ...

    Abstract Background: Recent studies have shown that ubiquitin-mediated cell apoptosis can modulate protein interaction and involve in the progress of oocyte maturation and spermatogenesis. As one of the key regulators involved in ubiquitin signal, ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) is considered a molecular marker associated with spermatogonia stem cells. However, the function of UCHL1 was wildly reported to regulate various bioecological processes, such as Parkinson's disease, lung cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer, how UCHL1 affects the mammalian reproductive system remains an open question.
    Methods: We identified papers through electronic searches of PubMed database from inception to July 2022.
    Results: Here, we summarize the important function of UCHL1 in controlling mammalian oocyte development, regulating spermatogenesis and inhibiting polyspermy, and we posit the balance of UCHL1 was essential to maintaining reproductive cellular and tissue homeostasis.
    Conclusion: This study considers the 'double-edged sword' role of UCHL1 during gametogenesis and presents new insights into UCHL1 in germ cells.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Animals ; Ubiquitin Thiolesterase/genetics ; Ubiquitin Thiolesterase/metabolism ; Spermatogenesis/physiology ; Germ Cells/metabolism ; Mammals/metabolism ; Ubiquitin/metabolism ; Oocytes/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Ubiquitin Thiolesterase (EC 3.4.19.12) ; Ubiquitin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1064202-x
    ISSN 1365-2184 ; 0008-8730 ; 0960-7722
    ISSN (online) 1365-2184
    ISSN 0008-8730 ; 0960-7722
    DOI 10.1111/cpr.13347
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  4. Book ; Online: D$^2$ST-Adapter

    Pei, Wenjie / Tan, Qizhong / Lu, Guangming / Tian, Jiandong

    Disentangled-and-Deformable Spatio-Temporal Adapter for Few-shot Action Recognition

    2023  

    Abstract: Adapting large pre-trained image models to few-shot action recognition has proven to be an effective and efficient strategy for learning robust feature extractors, which is essential for few-shot learning. Typical fine-tuning based adaptation paradigm is ...

    Abstract Adapting large pre-trained image models to few-shot action recognition has proven to be an effective and efficient strategy for learning robust feature extractors, which is essential for few-shot learning. Typical fine-tuning based adaptation paradigm is prone to overfitting in the few-shot learning scenarios and offers little modeling flexibility for learning temporal features in video data. In this work we present the Disentangled-and-Deformable Spatio-Temporal Adapter (D$^2$ST-Adapter), a novel adapter tuning framework for few-shot action recognition, which is designed in a dual-pathway architecture to encode spatial and temporal features in a disentangled manner. Furthermore, we devise the Deformable Spatio-Temporal Attention module as the core component of D$^2$ST-Adapter, which can be tailored to model both spatial and temporal features in corresponding pathways, allowing our D$^2$ST-Adapter to encode features in a global view in 3D spatio-temporal space while maintaining a lightweight design. Extensive experiments with instantiations of our method on both pre-trained ResNet and ViT demonstrate the superiority of our method over state-of-the-art methods for few-shot action recognition. Our method is particularly well-suited to challenging scenarios where temporal dynamics are critical for action recognition.
    Keywords Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    Publishing date 2023-12-03
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Improved antitumor effects elicited by an oncolytic HSV-1 expressing a novel B7H3nb/CD3 BsAb.

    Zhang, Zongliang / Yang, Nian / Lu, Huaqing / Chen, Yongdong / Xu, Long / Wang, Zeng / Lu, Qizhong / Zhong, Kunhong / Zhu, Zhixiong / Wang, Guoqing / Li, Hexian / Zheng, Meijun / Zhang, Weiwei / Yang, Hui / Peng, Xingchen / Zhou, Liangxue / Tong, Aiping

    Cancer letters

    2024  Volume 588, Page(s) 216760

    Abstract: Oncolytic viruses have emerged as a promising modality for cancer treatment due to their unique abilities to directly destroy tumor cells and modulate the tumor microenvironment. Bispecific T-cell engagers (BsAbs) have been developed to activate and ... ...

    Abstract Oncolytic viruses have emerged as a promising modality for cancer treatment due to their unique abilities to directly destroy tumor cells and modulate the tumor microenvironment. Bispecific T-cell engagers (BsAbs) have been developed to activate and redirect cytotoxic T lymphocytes, enhancing the antitumor response. To take advantage of the specific infection capacity and carrying ability of exogenous genes, we generated a recombinant herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), HSV-1
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes ; Oncolytic Viruses/genetics ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Oncolytic Virotherapy/methods ; Tumor Microenvironment
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-29
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 195674-7
    ISSN 1872-7980 ; 0304-3835
    ISSN (online) 1872-7980
    ISSN 0304-3835
    DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216760
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  6. Article ; Online: A multi-omics analysis of viral nucleic acid poly(I:C) responses to mammalian testicular stimulation.

    Yang, Donghui / Wu, Wenping / Lu, Qizhong / Mou, Yaling / Chen, Wenbo / Wan, Shicheng / Zhang, Mengfei / Wang, Congliang / Du, Xiaomin / Li, Na / Hua, Jinlian

    Stress biology

    2024  Volume 4, Issue 1, Page(s) 9

    Abstract: The male reproductive system has a standard immune response regulatory mechanism, However, a variety of external stimuli, including viruses, bacteria, heat, and medications can damage the testicles and cause orchitis and epididymitis. It has been shown ... ...

    Abstract The male reproductive system has a standard immune response regulatory mechanism, However, a variety of external stimuli, including viruses, bacteria, heat, and medications can damage the testicles and cause orchitis and epididymitis. It has been shown that various RNA viruses are more likely to infect the testis than DNA viruses, inducing orchitis and impairing testicular function. It was found that local injection of the viral RNA analog poly(I:C) into the testes markedly disrupted the structure of the seminiferous tubules, accompanied by apoptosis and inflammation. Poly(I:C) mainly inhibited the expression of testosterone synthesis-associated proteins, STAR and MGARP, and affected the synthesis and metabolism of amino acids and lipids in the testis. This led to the disruption of the metabolite levels in the testis of mice, thus affecting the normal spermatogenesis process. The present study analyzed the acute inflammatory response of the testis to viral infection using a multi-omics approach. It provides insights into how RNA virus infection impairs testicular function and offers a theoretical basis for future studies on immune homeostasis and responses under stress conditions in male reproduction.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2731-0450
    ISSN (online) 2731-0450
    DOI 10.1007/s44154-023-00146-6
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  7. Article ; Online: Delivery of CD47-SIRPα checkpoint blocker by BCMA-directed UCAR-T cells enhances antitumor efficacy in multiple myeloma.

    Lu, Qizhong / Yang, Donghui / Li, Hexian / Zhu, Zhixiong / Zhang, Zongliang / Chen, Yongdong / Yang, Nian / Li, Jia / Wang, Zeng / Niu, Ting / Tong, Aiping

    Cancer letters

    2024  Volume 585, Page(s) 216660

    Abstract: In the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients, BCMA-directed autologous CAR-T cells have showed excellent anti-tumor activity. However, their widespread application is limited due to the arguably cost and time-consuming. Multiple ... ...

    Abstract In the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients, BCMA-directed autologous CAR-T cells have showed excellent anti-tumor activity. However, their widespread application is limited due to the arguably cost and time-consuming. Multiple myeloma cells highly expressed CD47 molecule and interact with the SIRPα ligand on the surface of macrophages, in which evade the clearance of macrophages through the activation of "don't eat me" signal. In this study, a BCMA-directed universal CAR-T cells, BC404-UCART, secreting a CD47-SIRPα blocker was developed using CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system. BC404-UCART cells significantly inhibited tumor growth and prolonged the survival of mice in the xenograft model. The anti-tumor activity of BC404-UCART cells was achieved via two mechanisms, on the one hand, the UCAR-T cells directly killed tumor cells, on the other hand, the BC404-UCART cells enhanced the phagocytosis of macrophages by secreting anti-CD47 nanobody hu404-hfc fusion that blocked the "don't eat me" signal between macrophages and tumor cells, which provides a potential strategy for the development of novel "off-the-shelf" cellular immunotherapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mice ; Animals ; Multiple Myeloma/drug therapy ; Multiple Myeloma/genetics ; B-Cell Maturation Antigen ; CD47 Antigen/genetics ; Receptors, Immunologic/genetics ; T-Lymphocytes ; Antigens, Differentiation ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Phagocytosis
    Chemical Substances B-Cell Maturation Antigen ; CD47 Antigen ; Receptors, Immunologic ; Antigens, Differentiation ; CD47 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-23
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 195674-7
    ISSN 1872-7980 ; 0304-3835
    ISSN (online) 1872-7980
    ISSN 0304-3835
    DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216660
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  8. Article ; Online: Influence of the Chemical Compositions of Bismuth Oxyiodides on the Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formate.

    Wang, Qizhong / Ma, Meng / Zhang, Shuaishuai / Lu, Kangkang / Fu, Lijun / Liu, Xiaojing / Chen, Yuhui

    ChemPlusChem

    2020  Volume 85, Issue 4, Page(s) 672–678

    Abstract: Bismuth oxyiodides with varying chemical compositions were fabricated to effectively electrochemical reduce ... ...

    Abstract Bismuth oxyiodides with varying chemical compositions were fabricated to effectively electrochemical reduce CO
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-19
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2192-6506
    ISSN (online) 2192-6506
    DOI 10.1002/cplu.202000131
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  9. Article ; Online: UCHL1 maintains microenvironmental homeostasis in goat germline stem cells.

    Yang, Donghui / Zhang, Mengfei / Chen, Wenbo / Lu, Qizhong / Wan, Shicheng / Du, Xiaomin / Li, Yunxiang / Li, Balun / Wu, Wenping / Wang, Congliang / Li, Na / Peng, Sha / Tang, Haiyang / Hua, Jinlian

    FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

    2023  Volume 37, Issue 12, Page(s) e23306

    Abstract: Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) play a crucial role in mammalian spermatogenesis and maintain the stable inheritance of the germline in livestock. However, stress and bacterial or viral infections can disrupt immune homeostasis of the testes, thereby ... ...

    Abstract Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) play a crucial role in mammalian spermatogenesis and maintain the stable inheritance of the germline in livestock. However, stress and bacterial or viral infections can disrupt immune homeostasis of the testes, thereby leading to spermatogenesis destruction and infertility, which severely affects the health and productivity of mammals. This study aimed to explore the effect of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) knockdown (KD) in goat SSCs and mouse testes and investigate the potential anti-inflammatory function of UCHL1 in a poly(I:C)-induced inflammation model to maintain microenvironmental homeostasis. In vitro, the downregulation of UCHL1 (UCHL1 KD) in goat SSCs increased the expression levels of apoptosis and inflammatory factors and inhibited the self-renewal and proliferation of SSCs. In vivo, the structure of seminiferous tubules and spermatogenic cells was disrupted after UCHL1 KD, and the expression levels of apoptosis- and inflammation-related proteins were significantly upregulated. Furthermore, UCHL1 inhibited the TLR3/TBK1/IRF3 pathway to resist poly(I:C)-induced inflammation in SSCs by antagonizing HSPA8 and thus maintaining SSC autoimmune homeostasis. Most importantly, the results of this study showed that UCHL1 maintained immune homeostasis of SSCs and spermatogenesis. UCHL1 KD not only inhibited the self-renewal and proliferation of goat SSCs and spermatogenesis but was also involved in the inflammatory response of goat SSCs. Additionally, UCHL1 has an antiviral function in SSCs by antagonizing HSPA8, which provides an important basis for exploring the specific mechanisms of UCHL1 in goat spermatogenesis.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Male ; Mice ; Goats ; Homeostasis ; Inflammation/metabolism ; Spermatogenesis/physiology ; Spermatogonia/metabolism ; Stem Cells ; Testis/metabolism
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 639186-2
    ISSN 1530-6860 ; 0892-6638
    ISSN (online) 1530-6860
    ISSN 0892-6638
    DOI 10.1096/fj.202301674RR
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  10. Article ; Online: The Effective Combination of Humic Acid Phosphate Fertilizer Regulating the Form Transformation of Phosphorus and the Chemical and Microbial Mechanism of Its Phosphorus Availability

    Xiong, Qizhong / Wang, Shaojie / Lu, Xuewei / Xu, Yating / Zhang, Lei / Chen, Xiaohui / Xu, Gang / Tian, Da / Zhang, Ligan / Jing, Jianyuan / Ye, Xinxin

    Agronomy. 2023 June 11, v. 13, no. 6

    2023  

    Abstract: In the process of phosphate fertilizer production, adding humic acid to produce humic-acid-value-added phosphate fertilizer can improve fertilizer efficiency and promote crop growth. Although studies have primarily focused on investigating the impact of ... ...

    Abstract In the process of phosphate fertilizer production, adding humic acid to produce humic-acid-value-added phosphate fertilizer can improve fertilizer efficiency and promote crop growth. Although studies have primarily focused on investigating the impact of humic acid’s structure and function on phosphorus availability in humic-acid-added phosphate fertilizers, there is limited research on the regulatory effects of phosphorus fertilizer structure and the synergistic mechanisms involving microorganisms. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the chemical and biological mechanisms underlying the increased efficiency of humic-acid-added phosphate fertilizers by implementing various treatment processes. These processes included physically blending humic acid with phosphate fertilizer (HA+P), chemically synthesizing humic acid phosphate fertilizer (HAP), using commercially available humic acid phosphate fertilizer (SHAP), employing ordinary potassium phosphate fertilizer (P), and implementing a control treatment with no phosphate fertilizer (CK). Investigating the synergistic mechanism of humic-acid-added phosphate fertilizers holds significant importance. The results showed that during the preparation of HAP at high temperature, a new absorption peak appeared at 1101 cm⁻¹, and a new chemical bond -O- was formed. The hydroxyl fracture in humic acid combined with phosphoric acid to form a phosphate ester (P-O-C=O) structure. HAP residues were concentrated on the surface and loaded with more soil minerals. The content of highly active oxygen-containing functional groups—such as aromatic C-O, carboxyl/amide carbon and carbonyl carbon—increased significantly, while the content of alkyl carbon, oxyalkyl carbon, and aromatic carbon decreased. Upon combining humic acid with potassium phosphate, the carboxyl group and calcium ions formed the HA-m-P complex, increasing the content of soluble phosphate (H₂PO₄⁻) in the soil by 1.71%. Compared to HA+P treatment, HAP treatment significantly increased the soil’s available P content by 13.8–47.7% (P < 0.05). The plant height, stem diameter, and above-ground biomass of HAP treatment were increased by 21.3%, 15.31%, and 61.02%, respectively, and the total accumulations of N, P, and K nutrient elements were increased by 6.71%, 31.13%, and 41.40%, respectively, compared to the control treatment. The results of high-throughput sequencing showed that the rhizosphere soil of HA+P and HAP treatment was rich in bacterial groups, the soil microbial structure was changed, and the bacterial community diversity was increased under HAP treatment. The number of genes encoding phytase and alkaline phosphatase associated with organophosphorus dissolution increased by 3.23% and 2.90%, respectively, in HAP treatment. Humic acid phosphate fertilizer forms phosphate esters in the process of chemical preparation. After application, the soil’s microbial community structure is changed, and soil enzyme activity related to phosphorus transformation is improved to promote tomatoes’ absorption of soil nutrients, thus promoting tomato plant growth and nutrient accumulation.
    Keywords aboveground biomass ; absorption ; agronomy ; alkaline phosphatase ; bacterial communities ; calcium ; carbon ; community structure ; enzyme activity ; humic acids ; phosphoric acid ; phosphorus ; phosphorus fertilizers ; phytases ; plant growth ; plant height ; potassium phosphates ; rhizosphere ; soil ; soil enzymes ; soluble phosphates ; temperature ; tomatoes
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0611
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2607043-1
    ISSN 2073-4395
    ISSN 2073-4395
    DOI 10.3390/agronomy13061581
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