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  1. Article ; Online: The human microbiome and gut-liver axis in people living with HIV.

    Duarte, Maria J / Tien, Phyllis C / Somsouk, Ma / Price, Jennifer C

    Current HIV/AIDS reports

    2023  Volume 20, Issue 3, Page(s) 170–180

    Abstract: Purpose of review: Chronic liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality amongst people living with HIV (PLWH). Emerging data suggests that gut microbial translocation may play a role in driving and modulating liver disease, a bi-directional ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: Chronic liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality amongst people living with HIV (PLWH). Emerging data suggests that gut microbial translocation may play a role in driving and modulating liver disease, a bi-directional relationship termed the gut-liver axis. While it is recognized that PLWH have a high degree of dysbiosis and gut microbial translocation, little is known about the gut-liver axis in PLWH.
    Recent findings: Recent studies have shown that microbial translocation can directly lead to hepatic inflammation, and have linked gut microbial signatures, dysbiosis, and translocation to liver disease in PLWH. Additionally, multiple trials have explored interventions targeting the microbiome in PLWH. Emerging research supports the interaction between the gut microbiome and liver disease in PLWH. This offers new opportunities to expand our understanding of the pathophysiology of liver disease in this population, as well as to explore possible clinical interventions.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Dysbiosis ; HIV Infections/complications ; Liver ; Microbiota ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2151206-1
    ISSN 1548-3576 ; 1548-3568
    ISSN (online) 1548-3576
    ISSN 1548-3568
    DOI 10.1007/s11904-023-00657-x
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  2. Article ; Online: Roses in the nonperturbative current response of artificial crystals.

    De Beule, Christophe / Phong, Võ Tiến / Mele, E J

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2023  Volume 120, Issue 43, Page(s) e2306384120

    Abstract: In two-dimensional artificial crystals with large real-space periodicity, the nonlinear current response to a large applied electric field can feature a strong angular dependence, which encodes information about the band dispersion and Berry curvature of ...

    Abstract In two-dimensional artificial crystals with large real-space periodicity, the nonlinear current response to a large applied electric field can feature a strong angular dependence, which encodes information about the band dispersion and Berry curvature of isolated electronic Bloch minibands. Within the relaxation-time approximation, we obtain analytic expressions up to infinite order in the driving field for the current in a band-projected theory with time-reversal and trigonal symmetry. For a fixed field strength, the dependence of the current on the direction of the applied field is given by rose curves whose petal structure is symmetry constrained and is obtained from an expansion in real-space translation vectors. We illustrate our theory with calculations on periodically buckled graphene and twisted double bilayer graphene, wherein the discussed physics can be accessed at experimentally relevant field strengths.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2306384120
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  3. Article ; Online: Temperature-related increase in growth rate in four freshwater lake fish species.

    Tien, Nicola S H / de Leeuw, Joep J / van Rijssel, Jacco C / van der Hammen, Tessa / Volwater, Joey J J

    Journal of fish biology

    2024  

    Abstract: Growth is one of the most direct and common ways fish respond to climate change, as fish growth is intimately linked to the temperature of the environment. Observational studies on the effect of shifts in temperature on fish growth are scarce for ... ...

    Abstract Growth is one of the most direct and common ways fish respond to climate change, as fish growth is intimately linked to the temperature of the environment. Observational studies on the effect of shifts in temperature on fish growth are scarce for freshwater fish, and particularly lacking for lake populations. Here, changes in growth rate of bream (Abramis brama), perch (Perca fluviatilis), pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), and roach (Rutilus rutilus) over three decades were studied and compared with changes in temperature in the two largest lakes of western Europe: Lake IJsselmeer and Lake Markermeer in the Netherlands. In the autumnal survey catches of bream, perch, and roach, the mean length of YOY increased significantly between 1992 and 2021 in both lakes, but for YOY pikeperch, no temporal changes were found. In a length-stratified dataset of age groups of bream, roach, and perch, the relationship between length and age differed significantly between time periods. In the more recent time periods, indications for higher growth rates across multiple ages were found. Temperature during the growth season increased in the same decades and showed significant correlations with the YOY mean length, for bream, perch, and roach in both lakes, and for pikeperch in Lake Markermeer. These results point toward consistent temperature-induced increases in growth over the age groups for bream, roach, and perch. These increases were found despite the simultaneous process of de-eutrophication in this water system and its potential negative effect on food production. For pikeperch, it is hypothesized that the absence of temporal increase in YOY growth rate is related to its necessary switch to piscivory and subsequent food limitation; the lower thermal range of its main prey smelt, Osmerus eperlanus, is hypothesized to have inhibited food availability for YOY pikeperch and its opportunity to achieve higher growth rates.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410564-3
    ISSN 1095-8649 ; 0022-1112
    ISSN (online) 1095-8649
    ISSN 0022-1112
    DOI 10.1111/jfb.15745
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  4. Article: Relatively Rare Populations of Invasive Cells Drive Progression of Heterogeneous Tumors.

    Leggett, Susan E / Brennan, Molly C / Martinez, Sophia / Tien, Joe / Nelson, Celeste M

    Cellular and molecular bioengineering

    2024  Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 7–24

    Abstract: Introduction: Breast tumors often display an astonishing degree of spatial and temporal heterogeneity, which are associated with cancer progression, drug resistance, and relapse. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive and ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Breast tumors often display an astonishing degree of spatial and temporal heterogeneity, which are associated with cancer progression, drug resistance, and relapse. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive and heterogeneous subtype for which targeted therapies are scarce. Consequently, patients with TNBC have a poorer overall prognosis compared to other breast cancer patients. Within heterogeneous tumors, individual clonal subpopulations may exhibit differences in their rates of growth and degrees of invasiveness. We hypothesized that such phenotypic heterogeneity at the single-cell level may accelerate tumor progression by enhancing the overall growth and invasion of the entire tumor.
    Methods: To test this hypothesis, we isolated and characterized clonal subpopulations with distinct morphologies and biomarker expression from the inherently heterogeneous 4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma cell line. We then leveraged a 3D microfluidic tumor model to reverse-engineer intratumoral heterogeneity and thus investigate how interactions between phenotypically distinct subpopulations affect tumor growth and invasion.
    Results: We found that the growth and invasion of multiclonal tumors were largely dictated by the presence of cells with epithelial and mesenchymal traits, respectively. The latter accelerated overall tumor invasion, even when these cells comprised less than 1% of the initial population. Consistently, tumor progression was delayed by selectively targeting the mesenchymal subpopulation.
    Discussion: This work reveals that highly invasive cells can dominate tumor phenotype and that specifically targeting these cells can slow the progression of heterogeneous tumors, which may help inform therapeutic approaches.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12195-023-00792-w.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2416037-4
    ISSN 1865-5033 ; 1865-5025
    ISSN (online) 1865-5033
    ISSN 1865-5025
    DOI 10.1007/s12195-023-00792-w
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  5. Book ; Online: Bestandsoverzicht van snoekbaars, baars, blankvoorn en brasem

    Volwater, J. / van Rijssel, J.C. / Tien, N.

    In het IJsselmeer/Markermeer, 2021

    2022  

    Abstract: Het beheer van de visserij op snoekbaars, baars, blankvoorn en brasem in het IJssel-/Markermeer is sinds visseizoen 2014/2015 aangepast als eerste stap richting verduurzaming van deze visserij. De aanpassingen hadden als toenmalige beheerdoelstelling om ... ...

    Abstract Het beheer van de visserij op snoekbaars, baars, blankvoorn en brasem in het IJssel-/Markermeer is sinds visseizoen 2014/2015 aangepast als eerste stap richting verduurzaming van deze visserij. De aanpassingen hadden als toenmalige beheerdoelstelling om verdere achteruitgang in de bestanden een halt toe te roepen. Het Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit werkt sindsdien aan een verdere verduurzaming van deze visserij. In 2020 is in de Regiegroep (het bestuurlijk overleg voor de uitwerking van het actieprogramma voor het IJsselmeer) een drietal beheerdoelstellingen afgesproken, die gehaald dienen te zijn in 2027: (1) de hoogst mogelijke commerciële vangsten die duurzaam opgevist kunnen worden, waarbij wel (2) meer grote vis in het bestand aanwezig moet zijn en (3) voedselreservering moet plaatsvinden voor de potentie aan vogels. Er hebben nog geen aanpassingen in het beheer plaatsgevonden om deze beheerdoelstellingen te halen. Uitzondering is de aanpassing in het aantal dagen dat per vergunning met de zegen gevist mag worden. Dit is per oktober 2021 aangepast van zeven naar twee dagen per vergunning. De mogelijke invloed van deze maatregel is echt nog niet zichtbaar in de bestandsbemonsteringen die ten grondslag liggen aan deze rapportage. De hoofdvraag van dit rapport is hoe de bestanden zich sinds de beheeraanpassingen in 2014 ontwikkelen en of er al sprake is van herstel.
    Keywords Life Science
    Language Dutch
    Publisher Wageningen Marine Research
    Publishing country nl
    Document type Book ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Examining Diagnostic Trends and Gender Differences in the ADOS-II.

    Tien, Ingrid S / Johnson, Amanda R / Kim, Junok / Wood, Jeffrey J

    Journal of autism and developmental disorders

    2023  

    Abstract: ... of autism symptoms, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule II (ADOS-II; Lord, C., Luyster, R., Guthrie ...

    Abstract Approximately 3-4 boys for every girl meet the clinical criteria for autism in studies of community diagnostic patterns and studies of autism using samples of convenience. However, girls with autism have been hypothesized to be underdiagnosed, possibly because they may present with differing symptom profiles as compared to boys. This secondary data analysis used the National Database of Autism Research (NDAR) to examine how gender and symptom profiles are associated with one another in a gold standard assessment of autism symptoms, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule II (ADOS-II; Lord, C., Luyster, R., Guthrie, W., & Pickles A. (2012a). Patterns of developmental trajectories in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(3):477-489. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027214 . Epub 2012 Apr 16. PMID: 22506796, PMCID: PMC3365612). ADOS-II scores from 6183 children ages 6-14 years from 78 different studies in the NDAR indicated that gender was a significant predictor of total algorithm, restrictive and repetitive behavioral, and social communicative difficulties composite severity scores. These findings suggest that gender differences in ADOS scores are common in many samples and may reflect on current diagnostic practices.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391999-7
    ISSN 1573-3432 ; 0162-3257
    ISSN (online) 1573-3432
    ISSN 0162-3257
    DOI 10.1007/s10803-023-06191-4
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  7. Article: Iminologous epoxide ring-closure.

    Tien, Chieh-Hung / Lough, Alan J / Yudin, Andrei K

    Chemical science

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 41, Page(s) 12175–12179

    Abstract: ... to this field. Herein we interrogate epoxide ring-closure by inserting the C[double bond, length as m-dash]N ...

    Abstract The discovery of new reactions enables chemists to attain a better understanding of fundamental chemical reactivity and push the boundaries of organic synthesis. Our understanding and manipulation of high-energy states such as reactive conformations, intermediates, and transition structures contribute to this field. Herein we interrogate epoxide ring-closure by inserting the C[double bond, length as m-dash]N functionality into a well-known precursor to nucleophilic epoxide ring-closure. The synthesis of tetrasubstituted, nitrile-tethered epoxides takes place
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2559110-1
    ISSN 2041-6539 ; 2041-6520
    ISSN (online) 2041-6539
    ISSN 2041-6520
    DOI 10.1039/d2sc04496j
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  8. Article ; Online: Interplay between charge distribution and DNA in shaping HP1 paralog phase separation and localization.

    Phan, Tien M / Kim, Young C / Debelouchina, Galia T / Mittal, Jeetain

    eLife

    2024  Volume 12

    Abstract: The heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) family is a crucial component of heterochromatin with diverse functions in gene regulation, cell cycle control, and cell differentiation. In humans, there are three paralogs, HP1α, HP1β, and HP1γ, which exhibit ... ...

    Abstract The heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) family is a crucial component of heterochromatin with diverse functions in gene regulation, cell cycle control, and cell differentiation. In humans, there are three paralogs, HP1α, HP1β, and HP1γ, which exhibit remarkable similarities in their domain architecture and sequence properties. Nevertheless, these paralogs display distinct behaviors in liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), a process linked to heterochromatin formation. Here, we employ a coarse-grained simulation framework to uncover the sequence features responsible for the observed differences in LLPS. We highlight the significance of the net charge and charge patterning along the sequence in governing paralog LLPS propensities. We also show that both highly conserved folded and less-conserved disordered domains contribute to the observed differences. Furthermore, we explore the potential co-localization of different HP1 paralogs in multicomponent assemblies and the impact of DNA on this process. Importantly, our study reveals that DNA can significantly reshape the stability of a minimal condensate formed by HP1 paralogs due to competitive interactions of HP1α with HP1β and HP1γ versus DNA. In conclusion, our work highlights the physicochemical nature of interactions that govern the distinct phase-separation behaviors of HP1 paralogs and provides a molecular framework for understanding their role in chromatin organization.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Chromobox Protein Homolog 5 ; Heterochromatin ; Phase Separation ; DNA ; Cell Differentiation
    Chemical Substances Chromobox Protein Homolog 5 (107283-02-3) ; Heterochromatin ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.90820
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  9. Article ; Online: Epigenetic Aging and Musculoskeletal Outcomes in a Cohort of Women Living With HIV.

    Shiau, Stephanie / Zumpano, Francesca / Wang, Ziyi / Shah, Jayesh / Tien, Phyllis C / Ross, Ryan D / Sharma, Anjali / Yin, Michael T

    The Journal of infectious diseases

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: The relationship between accelerated epigenetic aging and musculoskeletal outcomes in women with HIV (WWH) has not been studied.: Methods: We measured DNA methylation age using the Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip in a cohort from the ... ...

    Abstract Background: The relationship between accelerated epigenetic aging and musculoskeletal outcomes in women with HIV (WWH) has not been studied.
    Methods: We measured DNA methylation age using the Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip in a cohort from the Women's Interagency HIV Study (n = 190) with measures of bone mineral density (BMD) and physical function. We estimated 6 biomarkers of epigenetic aging-epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), extrinsic EAA, intrinsic EAA, GrimAge, PhenoAge, and DNA methylation-estimated telomere length-and evaluated associations of epigenetic aging measures with BMD and physical function. We also performed epigenome-wide association studies to examine associations of DNA methylation signatures with BMD and physical function.
    Results: This study included 118 WWH (mean age, 49.7 years; 69% Black) and 72 without HIV (mean age, 48.9 years; 69% Black). WWH had higher EAA (mean ± SD, 1.44 ± 5.36 vs -1.88 ± 5.07; P < .001) and lower DNA methylation-estimated telomere length (7.13 ± 0.31 vs 7.34 ± 0.23, P < .001) than women without HIV. There were no significant associations between accelerated epigenetic aging and BMD. Rather, measures of accelerated epigenetic aging were associated with lower physical function.
    Conclusions: Accelerated epigenetic aging was observed in WWH as compared with women without HIV and was associated with lower physical function in both groups.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3019-3
    ISSN 1537-6613 ; 0022-1899
    ISSN (online) 1537-6613
    ISSN 0022-1899
    DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiae016
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  10. Article ; Online: Contemporary strategies to assess and manage liver donor steatosis: a review.

    Tien, Christine / Remulla, Daphne / Kwon, Yong / Emamaullee, Juliet

    Current opinion in organ transplantation

    2021  Volume 26, Issue 5, Page(s) 474–481

    Abstract: Purpose of review: Due to a persistent shortage of donor livers, attention has turned toward ways of utilizing marginal grafts, particularly those with steatosis, without incurring inferior outcomes. Here we review the evaluation and utilization of ... ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: Due to a persistent shortage of donor livers, attention has turned toward ways of utilizing marginal grafts, particularly those with steatosis, without incurring inferior outcomes. Here we review the evaluation and utilization of steatotic liver allografts, highlight recently published data, and discuss novel methods of graft rehabilitation.
    Recent findings: Although severe liver allograft (>60%) steatosis has been associated with inferior graft and recipient outcomes, mild (<30%) steatosis has not. There is ongoing debate regarding safe utilization of grafts with moderate (30-60%) steatosis. Presently, no established protocols for evaluating steatosis in donor candidates or utilizing such grafts exist. Liver biopsy is accepted as the gold standard technique, though noninvasive methods have shown promise in accurately predicting steatosis. More recently, machine perfusion has been shown to enhance ex situ liver function and reduce steatosis, emerging as a potential means of optimizing steatotic grafts prior to transplantation.
    Summary: Steatotic liver allografts constitute a large proportion of deceased donor organs. Further work is necessary to define safe upper limits for the acceptable degree of steatosis, develop standardized evaluation protocols, and establish utilization guidelines that prioritize safety. Machine perfusion has shown promise in rehabilitating steatotic grafts and offers the possibility of expanding the deceased donor pool.
    MeSH term(s) Fatty Liver/surgery ; Humans ; Liver ; Liver Transplantation ; Perfusion ; Tissue Donors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1390429-2
    ISSN 1531-7013 ; 1087-2418
    ISSN (online) 1531-7013
    ISSN 1087-2418
    DOI 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000893
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