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  1. Article ; Online: Association of human cytomegalovirus in urine with end-organ diseases in stage 2/3 HIV-1-infected individuals.

    Zhao, Fang / Fung, Tsz Yan / Chen, Zhiwei / Wang, Hui / Cheung, Allen Ka Loon

    Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology

    2022  Volume 158, Page(s) 105351

    Abstract: Background: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is prevalent in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals but is suppressed by the host immune system bolstered by antiretroviral therapy. During stage 4 of HIV-1 infection, HCMV becomes a ... ...

    Abstract Background: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is prevalent in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals but is suppressed by the host immune system bolstered by antiretroviral therapy. During stage 4 of HIV-1 infection, HCMV becomes a major risk factor for end-organ diseases (EODs). However, the implications of detecting HCMV in patients with stage 2/3 HIV-1 infection have not been established.
    Objectives: Conduct a retrospective study of the relationship between HCMV-DNA detection and EODs in patients with stage 2/3 HIV-1 infection.
    Study design: We cross-sectionally analyzed data from 134,881 HIV-1-infected patients who visited the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen (Guangdong, China) between January 2011 and June 2022. Only patients with available data on CD4 counts, HIV-RNA and HCMV-DNA copy numbers, and hospitalized stage 2/3 patients with detailed clinical assessments of EODs were included in this study. The chi-square test and Cox regression model were used to examine the association between HCMV-DNA detection and EOD incidence. Longitudinal analysis was performed to examine the effect of anti-HCMV treatment on the incidence of lung and cardiovascular EODs.
    Results: HCMV-DNA had been tested in the blood and urine of 98.6% and 31.8% of the HIV-1-infected patients, respectively. An increased percentage of HCMV was detected in urine (> 2.4-fold) than in blood at different HIV-1 infection stages. In stage 2/3 patients (n = 454), a higher incidence of EODs was observed in those who tested positive for HCMV-DNA in urine (P < 0.0001) than in those who tested positive for HCMV-DNA in blood (P = 0.0977). Using a model for incidence of EODs, we found that HCMV-DNA detection in urine was associated with an increased incidence of lung EOD; the adjusted hazard ratio (HR) was 1.939 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.326-2.761, P = 0.0003) for the HCMV
    Conclusions: The presence of HCMV in urine is associated with the early prognosis of EODs in patients with stage 2/3 HIV-1 infection and its detection should be implemented as a routine test.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cytomegalovirus ; HIV-1/genetics ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/diagnosis ; Retrospective Studies ; HIV Infections/complications ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; HIV Infections/drug therapy ; DNA, Viral/urine
    Chemical Substances DNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1446080-4
    ISSN 1873-5967 ; 1386-6532
    ISSN (online) 1873-5967
    ISSN 1386-6532
    DOI 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105351
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  2. Article ; Online: Consistent neutralization of circulating omicron sub-variants by hybrid immunity up to 6 months after booster vaccination.

    Cheung, Allen K L / Lu, Yingying / Zhu, Yufang / Fung, Tsz Yan / Zheng, Yulan / Zheng, Zhihua / Hong, Peng

    Journal of medical virology

    2023  Volume 95, Issue 4, Page(s) e28694

    Abstract: The current COVID-19 vaccination program requires frequent booster vaccination to maintain sufficient neutralization levels against immune evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants. However, prior studies found more potent and durable immune response in convalescing ... ...

    Abstract The current COVID-19 vaccination program requires frequent booster vaccination to maintain sufficient neutralization levels against immune evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants. However, prior studies found more potent and durable immune response in convalescing individuals, raising the possibility of less frequent booster vaccination for them. Here, we conducted a longitudinal immunological study based on two prospective cohorts of booster vaccinated convalescing COVID-19 patients or healthcare workers (HCW) without COVID-19 history in Xiangyang, China. Comparing to 1-month post-boosting, pseudovirus neutralization titers (pVNT50) of ancestral Wuhan-Hu-1 and circulating omicron sub-variants BA.5, BF.7, BA.4.6, BA.2.75, and BA.2.75.2 spikes were stable or even increased in convalescing samples at 6-month post-boosting, when HCW samples showed substantial drop of neutralization titers across the spectrum. Variant-to-Wuhan-Hu-1 pVNT50 ratios showed no significant variation during the 17 months from pre-vaccination to 6-month post-boosting in convalescing individuals, indicating that the high durability of hybrid immunity was likely sustained by continuously improving neutralization potency that compensated immune decay. Our data provide mechanistic insight into prior epidemiological findings that vaccine-elicited humoral immune response was more durable in convalescing individuals than those without SARS-CoV-2 infection, and suggest further research into potential extension of boosting intervals for convalescing individuals.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Prospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Immunity, Humoral ; Vaccination ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 752392-0
    ISSN 1096-9071 ; 0146-6615
    ISSN (online) 1096-9071
    ISSN 0146-6615
    DOI 10.1002/jmv.28694
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  3. Article ; Online: EBV latent membrane protein 1 augments γδ T cell cytotoxicity against nasopharyngeal carcinoma by induction of butyrophilin molecules.

    Liu, Yue / Lui, Ka Sin / Ye, Zuodong / Fung, Tsz Yan / Chen, Luo / Sit, Ping Yiu / Leung, Chin Yu / Mak, Nai Ki / Wong, Ka-Leung / Lung, Hong Lok / Tanaka, Yoshimasa / Cheung, Allen Ka Loon

    Theranostics

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 2, Page(s) 458–471

    Abstract: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a diverse cancer with no well-defined tumor antigen, associated with oncogenic Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), and with usually late-stage diagnosis and survival <40%. Current radiotherapy and chemotherapy have low ... ...

    Abstract Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a diverse cancer with no well-defined tumor antigen, associated with oncogenic Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), and with usually late-stage diagnosis and survival <40%. Current radiotherapy and chemotherapy have low effectiveness and cause adverse effects, which calls for the need of new therapy. In this regard, adoptive immunotherapy using γδ T cells has potential, but needs to be coupled with butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 protein expression to achieve tumoricidal effect.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; Antigens, CD ; Butyrophilins ; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications ; Herpesvirus 4, Human ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/immunology ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/therapy ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/virology ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/immunology ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/therapy ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/virology ; Immunotherapy ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
    Chemical Substances Antigens, CD ; BTN3A1 protein, human ; Butyrophilins ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; NLRC5 protein, human ; NLRC5 protein, mouse ; EBV-encoded nuclear antigen 1 (O5GA75RST7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2592097-2
    ISSN 1838-7640 ; 1838-7640
    ISSN (online) 1838-7640
    ISSN 1838-7640
    DOI 10.7150/thno.78395
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  4. Article ; Online: Fe65-engineered neuronal exosomes encapsulating corynoxine-B ameliorate cognition and pathology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Iyaswamy, Ashok / Thakur, Abhimanyu / Guan, Xin-Jie / Krishnamoorthi, Senthilkumar / Fung, Tsz Yan / Lu, Kejia / Gaurav, Isha / Yang, Zhijun / Su, Cheng-Fu / Lau, Kwok-Fai / Zhang, Kui / Ng, Roy Chun-Laam / Lian, Qizhou / Cheung, King-Ho / Ye, Keqiang / Chen, Huanhuan Joyce / Li, Min

    Signal transduction and targeted therapy

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 1, Page(s) 404

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the predominant impairment of neurons in the hippocampus and the formation of amyloid plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau protein, and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. The ... ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the predominant impairment of neurons in the hippocampus and the formation of amyloid plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau protein, and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. The overexpression of amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) in an AD brain results in the binding of APP intracellular domain (AICD) to Fe65 protein via the C-terminal Fe65-PTB2 interaction, which then triggers the secretion of amyloid-β and the consequent pathogenesis of AD. Apparently, targeting the interaction between APP and Fe65 can offer a promising therapeutic approach for AD. Recently, exosome, a type of extracellular vesicle with diameter around 30-200 nm, has gained much attention as a potential delivery tool for brain diseases, including AD, due to their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier, their efficient uptake by autologous cells, and their ability to be surface-modified with target-specific receptor ligands. Here, the engineering of hippocampus neuron cell-derived exosomes to overexpress Fe65, enabled the development of a novel exosome-based targeted drug delivery system, which carried Corynoxine-B (Cory-B, an autophagy inducer) to the APP overexpressed-neuron cells in the brain of AD mice. The Fe65-engineered HT22 hippocampus neuron cell-derived exosomes (Fe65-EXO) loaded with Cory-B (Fe65-EXO-Cory-B) hijacked the signaling and blocked the natural interaction between Fe65 and APP, enabling APP-targeted delivery of Cory-B. Notably, Fe65-EXO-Cory-B induced autophagy in APP-expressing neuronal cells, leading to amelioration of the cognitive decline and pathogenesis in AD mice, demonstrating the potential of Fe65-EXO-Cory-B as an effective therapeutic intervention for AD.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Exosomes/genetics ; Exosomes/metabolism ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/genetics ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/metabolism ; Cognition ; Neurons/pathology
    Chemical Substances corynoxine ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2886872-9
    ISSN 2059-3635 ; 2095-9907
    ISSN (online) 2059-3635
    ISSN 2095-9907
    DOI 10.1038/s41392-023-01657-4
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  5. Article: Klotho an Autophagy Stimulator as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease: A Review.

    Fung, Tsz Yan / Iyaswamy, Ashok / Sreenivasmurthy, Sravan G / Krishnamoorthi, Senthilkumar / Guan, Xin-Jie / Zhu, Zhou / Su, Cheng-Fu / Liu, Jia / Kan, Yuxuan / Zhang, Yuan / Wong, Hoi Leong Xavier / Li, Min

    Biomedicines

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 3

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-associated neurodegenerative disease; it is the most common cause of senile dementia. Klotho, a single-pass transmembrane protein primarily generated in the brain and kidney, is active in a variety of metabolic pathways ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-associated neurodegenerative disease; it is the most common cause of senile dementia. Klotho, a single-pass transmembrane protein primarily generated in the brain and kidney, is active in a variety of metabolic pathways involved in controlling neurodegeneration and ageing. Recently, many studies have found that the upregulation of Klotho can improve pathological cognitive deficits in an AD mice model and have demonstrated that Klotho plays a role in the induction of autophagy, a major contributing factor for AD. Despite the close association between Klotho and neurodegenerative diseases, such as AD, the underlying mechanism by which Klotho contributes to AD remains poorly understood. In this paper, we will introduce the expression, location and structure of Klotho and its biological functions. Specifically, this review is devoted to the correlation of Klotho protein and the AD phenotype, such as the effect of Klotho in upregulating the amyloid-beta clearance and in inducing autophagy for the clearance of toxic proteins, by regulating the autophagy lysosomal pathway (ALP). In summary, the results of multiple studies point out that targeting Klotho would be a potential therapeutic strategy in AD treatment.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2720867-9
    ISSN 2227-9059
    ISSN 2227-9059
    DOI 10.3390/biomedicines10030705
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