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  1. Article: m6A modification promotes miR-133a repression during cardiac development and hypertrophy via IGF2BP2.

    Qian, Benheng / Wang, Ping / Zhang, Donghong / Wu, Lianpin

    Cell death discovery

    2021  Volume 7, Issue 1, Page(s) 157

    Abstract: Both N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification and microRNAs (miRNAs) are common regulatory mechanisms for gene post-transcription by modulating mRNA stability and translation. They also share the same 3'-untranslated regions (UTRs) regions for their ... ...

    Abstract Both N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification and microRNAs (miRNAs) are common regulatory mechanisms for gene post-transcription by modulating mRNA stability and translation. They also share the same 3'-untranslated regions (UTRs) regions for their target gene. However, little is known about their potential interaction in cell development and biology. Here, we aimed to investigate how m6A regulates the specific miRNA repression during cardiac development and hypertrophy. Our multiple lines of bioinformatic and molecular biological evidence have shown that m6A modification on cardiac miR-133a target sequence promotes miR-133a repressive effect via AGO2-IGF2BP2 (Argonaute 2-Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2) complex. Among 139 cardiac miRNAs, only the seed sequence of miR-133a was inversely complement to m6A consensus motif "GGACH" by sequence alignment analysis. Immunofluorescence staining, luciferase reporter, and m6A-RIP (RNA immunoprecipitation) assays revealed that m6A modification facilitated miR-133a binding to and repressing their targets. The inhibition of the miR-133a on cardiac proliferation and hypertrophy could be prevented by silencing of Fto (FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase) which induced m6A modification. IGF2BP2, an m6A binding protein, physically interacted with AGO2 and increased more miR-133a accumulation on its target site, which was modified by m6A. In conclusion, our study revealed a novel and precise regulatory mechanism that the m6A modification promoted the repression of specific miRNA during heart development and hypertrophy. Targeting m6A modification might provide a strategy to repair hypertrophic gene expression induced by miR-133a.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2058-7716
    ISSN 2058-7716
    DOI 10.1038/s41420-021-00552-7
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  2. Article ; Online: Mechanism of balloon burst during transcatheter aortic valve replacement pre-dilatation: Image observation and validation by finite element analysis.

    Zhang, Xinmin / Wu, Haozhe / Pan, Zhifang / Elkoumy, Ahmed / Ruan, Zhisheng / Wu, Tianbo / Wu, Daozhu / Soliman, Osama / Wu, Lianpin / Wu, Xinlei

    Computers in biology and medicine

    2023  Volume 168, Page(s) 107714

    Abstract: Background: Balloon burst during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is serious complication. This study pioneers a novel approach by combining image observation and computer simulation validation to unravel the mechanism of balloon burst in a ...

    Abstract Background: Balloon burst during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is serious complication. This study pioneers a novel approach by combining image observation and computer simulation validation to unravel the mechanism of balloon burst in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis.
    Method: A new computational model for balloon pre-dilatation was developed by incorporating the element failure criteria according to the Law of Laplace. The effects of calcification and aortic tissue material parameters, friction coefficients, balloon types and aortic anatomy classification were performed to validate and compare the expansion behavior and rupture mode of actual balloon.
    Results: Balloon burst was dissected into three distinct stages based on observable morphological changes. The mechanism leading to the complete transverse burst of the non-compliant balloon initiated at the folding edges, where contacted with heavily calcified masses at the right coronary sinus, resulting in high maximum principal stress. Local sharp spiked calcifications facilitated rapid crack propagation. The elastic moduli of calcification significantly influenced balloon expansion behavior and crack morphology. The simulation case of the calcific elastic modulus was set at 12.6 MPa could closely mirror clinical appearance of expansion behavior and crack pattern. Furthermore, the case of semi-compliant balloons introduced an alternative rupture mechanism as pinhole rupture, driven by local sharp spiked calcifications.
    Conclusions: The computational model of virtual balloons could effectively simulate balloon dilation behavior and burst mode during TAVR pre-dilation. Further research with a larger cohort is needed to investigate the balloon morphology during pre-dilation by using this method to guide prosthesis sizing for potential favorable outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/methods ; Aortic Valve/diagnostic imaging ; Aortic Valve/surgery ; Dilatation ; Computer Simulation ; Finite Element Analysis ; Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnostic imaging ; Aortic Valve Stenosis/surgery ; Heart Valve Diseases ; Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging ; Calcinosis/surgery ; Treatment Outcome ; Heart Valve Prosthesis ; Prosthesis Design
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 127557-4
    ISSN 1879-0534 ; 0010-4825
    ISSN (online) 1879-0534
    ISSN 0010-4825
    DOI 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107714
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  3. Article ; Online: Plasma Cell-Free DNA as a Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Atherosclerosis.

    Qian, Benheng / Li, Kexin / Lou, Xiaoying / Guo, Ye / Wang, Yidong / Wu, Lianpin / Zhang, Donghong

    Cells

    2022  Volume 11, Issue 20

    Abstract: Atherosclerosis (AS) is the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) with a high rate of mortality worldwide. Plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA), mainly originating from apoptosis, necrosis, and active secretion, has been recognized as a promising ... ...

    Abstract Atherosclerosis (AS) is the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) with a high rate of mortality worldwide. Plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA), mainly originating from apoptosis, necrosis, and active secretion, has been recognized as a promising biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of multiple cancers, whereas there are no reports about cfDNA in CVDs. Here, we found an increased quantity and decreased integrity of cfDNA (cfDI) in the serum from AS patients compared with normal controls. Moreover, the reduced cfDI is inversely correlated with serum LDL levels, carotid plaque size, and carotid plaque thickness in the progression of AS. Consistently, in vivo experiments confirmed that the release and cleavage of cfDNA were increased concomitantly with the development and progression of AS in ApoE
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Atherosclerosis/blood ; Atherosclerosis/diagnosis ; Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics ; Cell-Free Nucleic Acids/blood ; Neoplasms/diagnosis
    Chemical Substances Apolipoproteins E ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells11203248
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  4. Article ; Online: Ferroptosis Associates With Diagnosis and Prognosis by Promoting Antitumor Immune Response in Melanoma

    Benheng Qian / Kui Wu / Xiaoying Lou / kexin Li / Lianpin Wu / Donghong Zhang

    Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: Immunotherapy has greatly improved the clinical benefits of cancer treatment, especially in melanoma. Ferroptosis is a novel mechanism of cell death which relates to immunity. This study aimed at understanding the potential link between ferroptosis and ... ...

    Abstract Immunotherapy has greatly improved the clinical benefits of cancer treatment, especially in melanoma. Ferroptosis is a novel mechanism of cell death which relates to immunity. This study aimed at understanding the potential link between ferroptosis and cancer immunocompetent in melanoma using multiple bioinformatics analyses. By the WGCNA assay, we first constructed a key module–gene of ferroptosis, which was strongly correlated with the diagnosis, prognosis, and infiltration of immune cells in melanoma. The elevated module–gene could effectively distinguish melanoma from normal tissues and acted as a good prognostic marker. The module–gene of ferroptosis was positively correlated with the infiltration of immune cells. In particular, the module was positively correlated with the expression of PD-L1 and sensitively increased after effective anti-PD-1 treatment. Furthermore, the differential expression of the module–gene between normal and tumor tissues was observed in pan-cancer. The similarity correlations of the module–gene with infiltration of immune cells and the expressions of PD-L1 were confirmed in the pan-cancer level. Our study demonstrated that the key module–gene of ferroptosis was closely related with diagnosis, prognosis, and anti-immune response in melanoma, as well as in pan-cancer.
    Keywords ferroptosis ; melanoma ; cancer immunity ; immunotherapy ; pan-cancer ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article: Ferroptosis Associates With Diagnosis and Prognosis by Promoting Antitumor Immune Response in Melanoma.

    Qian, Benheng / Wu, Kui / Lou, Xiaoying / Li, Kexin / Wu, Lianpin / Zhang, Donghong

    Frontiers in cell and developmental biology

    2022  Volume 10, Page(s) 915198

    Abstract: Immunotherapy has greatly improved the clinical benefits of cancer treatment, especially in melanoma. Ferroptosis is a novel mechanism of cell death which relates to immunity. This study aimed at understanding the potential link between ferroptosis and ... ...

    Abstract Immunotherapy has greatly improved the clinical benefits of cancer treatment, especially in melanoma. Ferroptosis is a novel mechanism of cell death which relates to immunity. This study aimed at understanding the potential link between ferroptosis and cancer immunocompetent in melanoma using multiple bioinformatics analyses. By the WGCNA assay, we first constructed a key module-gene of ferroptosis, which was strongly correlated with the diagnosis, prognosis, and infiltration of immune cells in melanoma. The elevated module-gene could effectively distinguish melanoma from normal tissues and acted as a good prognostic marker. The module-gene of ferroptosis was positively correlated with the infiltration of immune cells. In particular, the module was positively correlated with the expression of PD-L1 and sensitively increased after effective anti-PD-1 treatment. Furthermore, the differential expression of the module-gene between normal and tumor tissues was observed in pan-cancer. The similarity correlations of the module-gene with infiltration of immune cells and the expressions of PD-L1 were confirmed in the pan-cancer level. Our study demonstrated that the key module-gene of ferroptosis was closely related with diagnosis, prognosis, and anti-immune response in melanoma, as well as in pan-cancer.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2737824-X
    ISSN 2296-634X
    ISSN 2296-634X
    DOI 10.3389/fcell.2022.915198
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  6. Article ; Online: Correction:Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography Scans for Suspected Patients With COVID-19: Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis.

    Wu, Lianpin / Jin, Qike / Chen, Jie / He, Jiawei / Brett-Major, David M / Dong, Jianghu James

    JMIR public health and surveillance

    2020  Volume 6, Issue 4, Page(s) e25829

    Abstract: This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/19424.]. ...

    Abstract [This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/19424.].
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    Publishing date 2020-11-20
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Published Erratum
    ISSN 2369-2960
    ISSN (online) 2369-2960
    DOI 10.2196/25829
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  7. Article ; Online: Analysis of the incidence and influencing factors associated with binary restenosis of target lesions after drug-coated balloon angioplasty for patients with in-stent restenosis.

    Xue, Weihao / Ma, Jun / Yu, Xiaojie / Ruan, Zhisheng / Sun, Yuanxue / Wu, Tianbo / Zhang, Xinmin / Wu, Lianpin

    BMC cardiovascular disorders

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 493

    Abstract: Background: Drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a novel and effective device for coronary artery disease patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR). However, the incidence and possible influencing factors associated with binary restenosis have not yet been ... ...

    Abstract Background: Drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a novel and effective device for coronary artery disease patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR). However, the incidence and possible influencing factors associated with binary restenosis have not yet been adequately assessed.
    Methods: The data are extracted from a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. A total of 211 patients with ISR were enrolled at 13 centers from August 2017 to October 2018 and treated with DCB. At the 9-month coronary angiographic follow-up, patients were divided into restenosis and non-restenosis groups, and demographic data, lesion features, and laboratory tests were retrospectively reviewed. Furthermore, logistic regression analysis was used to identify possible influencing factors.
    Results: All patients successfully underwent treatment, and 166 patients with 190 lesions took part in angiography follow-ups at 9 months. Of these, 41 patients with 44 target lesions developed restenosis following treatment, and the incidence of ISR was 24.7%. There were significant differences in the average length of target lesions and the number of multivessel lesions and fasting plasma glucose (FBG) between the two groups (p < 0.05). Demographic data, cardiac risk factors, left ventricular ejection fractions (LVEF), blood routine tests, biochemical tests, and other features of devices and lesions showed no difference. Logistic regression analyses showed that FBG > 6.1 mmol/L (OR: 7.185 95% CI: 2.939-17.567 P < 0.001) and length of lesion (OR:1.046 95% CI: 1.001-1.093 P = 0.046) were associated risk factors.
    Conclusions: The longer length of lesions, more target lesions and FBG > 6.1 mmol/L per individual may be characteristics of patients showing ISR following treatment. Studies with larger sample size, and more complete follow-up data are needed in the future to expend on these findings.
    Trial registration: No.: NCT04213378, first posted date (30/12/2019).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Coronary Restenosis/diagnostic imaging ; Coronary Restenosis/epidemiology ; Coronary Restenosis/etiology ; Incidence ; Retrospective Studies ; Prospective Studies ; Angioplasty, Balloon/adverse effects ; Constriction, Pathologic/complications
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Multicenter Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2059859-2
    ISSN 1471-2261 ; 1471-2261
    ISSN (online) 1471-2261
    ISSN 1471-2261
    DOI 10.1186/s12872-022-02923-z
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  8. Article ; Online: Changes of N6-methyladenosine modulators promote breast cancer progression.

    Wu, Lianpin / Wu, Dengying / Ning, Jinfeng / Liu, Wei / Zhang, Donghong

    BMC cancer

    2019  Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) 326

    Abstract: Background: Breast cancer (BC) displays striking genetic, epigenetic and phenotypic diversity. N: Methods: The expression of m6A methylases (METTL3, METTL14 and WTAP) and demethylases (FTO and ALKBH5) were analyzed by using ONCOMINE and The Cancer ... ...

    Abstract Background: Breast cancer (BC) displays striking genetic, epigenetic and phenotypic diversity. N
    Methods: The expression of m6A methylases (METTL3, METTL14 and WTAP) and demethylases (FTO and ALKBH5) were analyzed by using ONCOMINE and The Cancer Genome Atlas databases and in 36 pairs of BC and adjacent non-cancerous tissue. The level of m6A in BC patients was detected by ELISA, and the function of m6A was analyzed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, colony formation assay and transwell assay. The database of bc-GenExMiner v4.0, Kaplan-Meier Plotter and cBioPortal were queried for correlation, mutation and prognosis analysis of BC.
    Results: The m6A methylases and demethylases were dysregulated in several major malignant tumors. Specifically, the expression of all m6A methylases was reduced in BC as compared with normal controls, but the demethylase ALKBH5 was induced in ONCOMINE databases and confirmed in clinical patients. METTL14 expression was positively correlated with METTL3 expression, and both showed high expression in normal breast-like and luminal-A and -B BC. Functionally, reducing m6A expression by overexpressing METTL14 and/or knockdown of ALKBH5 could inhibit breast cell viability, colony formation and cell migration. Furthermore, Kaplan-Meier, meta-analysis and univariate Cox assay showed that the expression of m6A members including METTL3, METTL14, WTAP and FTO but not their gene mutation and amplification, was tightly associated with cancer progression and poor survival.
    Conclusions: Changes of m6A modulators reduced m6A may promote tumorigenesis and predict poor prognosis in BC.
    MeSH term(s) Adenosine/analogs & derivatives ; Adenosine/metabolism ; Adult ; Breast/pathology ; Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Breast Neoplasms/genetics ; Breast Neoplasms/mortality ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Carcinogenesis/genetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Datasets as Topic ; Disease Progression ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Methylation ; Methyltransferases/genetics ; Methyltransferases/metabolism ; Middle Aged ; Mutation ; Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating/genetics ; Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating/metabolism ; Prognosis ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism
    Chemical Substances RNA, Messenger ; N-methyladenosine (CLE6G00625) ; Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating (EC 1.5.-) ; Methyltransferases (EC 2.1.1.-) ; Adenosine (K72T3FS567)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1471-2407
    ISSN (online) 1471-2407
    DOI 10.1186/s12885-019-5538-z
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  9. Article ; Online: Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography Scans for Suspected Patients With COVID-19: Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis.

    Wu, Lianpin / Jin, Qike / Chen, Jie / He, Jiawei / Brett-Major, David M / Dong, Jianghu James

    JMIR public health and surveillance

    2020  Volume 6, Issue 4, Page(s) e19424

    Abstract: Background: Computed tomography (CT) scans are increasingly available in clinical care globally. They enable a rapid and detailed assessment of tissue and organ involvement in disease processes that are relevant to diagnosis and management, particularly ...

    Abstract Background: Computed tomography (CT) scans are increasingly available in clinical care globally. They enable a rapid and detailed assessment of tissue and organ involvement in disease processes that are relevant to diagnosis and management, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Objective: The aim of this paper is to identify differences in the CT scan findings of patients who were COVID-19 positive (confirmed via nucleic acid testing) to patients who were confirmed COVID-19 negative.
    Methods: A retrospective cohort study was proposed to compare patient clinical characteristics and CT scan findings in suspected COVID-19 cases. A multivariable logistic model with LASSO (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) selection for variables was used to identify the good predictors from all available predictors. The area under the curve (AUC) with 95% CI was calculated for each of the selected predictors and the combined selected key predictors based on receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.
    Results: A total of 94 (56%) patients were confirmed positive for COVID-19 from the suspected 167 patients. We found that elderly people were more likely to be infected with COVID-19. Among the 94 confirmed positive patients, 2 (2%) patients were admitted to an intensive care unit. No patients died during the study period. We found that the presence, distribution, and location of CT lesions were associated with the presence of COVID-19. White blood cell count, cough, and a travel history to Wuhan were also the top predictors for COVID-19. The overall AUC of these selected predictors is 0.97 (95% CI 0.93-1.00).
    Conclusions: Taken together with nucleic acid testing, we found that CT scans can allow for the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19. This study suggests that chest CT scans should be more broadly adopted along with nucleic acid testing in the initial assessment of suspected COVID-19 cases, especially for patients with nonspecific symptoms.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; COVID-19 Testing ; Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; ROC Curve ; Reproducibility of Results ; Retrospective Studies ; Thorax/diagnostic imaging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Young Adult
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-20
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2369-2960
    ISSN (online) 2369-2960
    DOI 10.2196/19424
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  10. Article ; Online: Correction:Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography Scans for Suspected Patients With COVID-19

    Wu, Lianpin / Jin, Qike / Chen, Jie / He, Jiawei / Brett-Major, David M / Dong, Jianghu James

    JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 6, Iss 4, p e

    Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis

    2020  Volume 25829

    Keywords Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher JMIR Publications
    Document type Article ; Online
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