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  1. Article ; Online: Integrated analysis of single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing data identifies the characteristics of ferroptosis in lumbar disc herniation.

    Lu, Ziqiang / Zheng, Zhenyu

    Functional & integrative genomics

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 3, Page(s) 289

    Abstract: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the most common condition associated with low back pain, and it adversely impacts individuals' health. Ferroptosis has recently emerged as a novel factor in the pathogenesis of LDH; however, the specific impacts of ... ...

    Abstract Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the most common condition associated with low back pain, and it adversely impacts individuals' health. Ferroptosis has recently emerged as a novel factor in the pathogenesis of LDH; however, the specific impacts of ferroptosis on LDH have not been fully elucidated. Ferroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (FRDEGs) were identified from the transcriptomic datasets of LDH. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was conducted to identify biological mechanism and related pathways. LASSO and SVM-RFE algorithms were applied to detect signature genes. Function of the signature gene was confirmed by RT-qPCR. The CIBERSORT algorithm was used to compare immune infiltration between LDH and normal samples. Correlation analysis between MYB and immune cells was analyzed using the Pearson method. Additionally, we used scRNA-seq to dissect cell clusters and cellular interactions. AUCell scoring was used to analyze the ferroptosis scores of different cell types. We found that MYB, a highly expressed ferroptosis-related gene, was associated with LDH By leveraging bioinformatics analysis. In immune infiltration analysis, the abundance of monocytes and macrophages varied significantly between the LDH group and disc spondylolisthesis (DS) group. MYB was correlated with most immune cells. GSEA revealed MYB was significantly enriched in immune-related pathways. Furthermore, scRNA-seq analysis revealed the presence of eight distinct cell types. AUCell analysis showed that macrophages had a high ferroptosis score. Cell trajectory analysis revealed that chondrocyte 1 was at the beginning of the trajectory, while calcification inhibiting chondrocytes and fibrochondrocytes accumulated along the middle and tail end of the trajectory, respectively. Cell-cell communication analysis identified chondrocyte 1 had an extensive communication network with other clusters and interacted with nucleus pulposus through collagen signaling pathway. Our analysis demonstrated that MYB may be a potential therapeutic target for LDH. This study provides a resource for the orthopedics community that will facilitate additional discoveries directedly toward understanding the pathogenesis process of LDH.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Ferroptosis/genetics ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement/genetics ; Base Sequence ; Algorithms ; Chondrocytes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2014670-X
    ISSN 1438-7948 ; 1438-793X
    ISSN (online) 1438-7948
    ISSN 1438-793X
    DOI 10.1007/s10142-023-01216-8
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  2. Article ; Online: Fault-scale crustal structure across the Dunhua-Mishan fault (Tanlu northern segment) constrained from teleseismic P-wave receiver functions.

    Liu, Qian / , Ziqiang / Zhang, Guangwei / Lu, Mingwen

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 5823

    Abstract: The Dunhua-Mishan fault, located in the northern segment of the Tanlu fault zone, experienced multiple tectonic processes associated with the effects of the Pacific Plate subduction and the Indo-Asia collision. The high-resolution fault-scale structure ... ...

    Abstract The Dunhua-Mishan fault, located in the northern segment of the Tanlu fault zone, experienced multiple tectonic processes associated with the effects of the Pacific Plate subduction and the Indo-Asia collision. The high-resolution fault-scale structure is critical for understanding the fault evolution and potential fault damage. However, the well-defined deep structure of the Dunhua-Mishan fault is still unclear due to the lack of the dense seismic array. In this study, we construct a high-resolution P-wave receiver function imaging based on linear dense seismic array across the fault. Our results reveal the strong Moho depth variation across the Dunhua-Mishan fault zone. The slightly higher Vp/Vs ratio values within the fault zone indicate the presence of a small amount of mafic crust composition. Interestingly, the significant double positive Ps converted phases are observed within the fault zone, which may represent double Moho discontinuities. The double Moho structure may be related to multiple significant tectonic activities in the Tanlu northern segment. These newly observed structures provide new seismic constraints on the formation and evolution of the Tanlu fault zone and probably reflect that the lithospheric structure of the Dunhua-Mishan fault has been modified by a series of tectonic processes.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-56620-2
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  3. Article ; Online: Seismic structure of the 2015 M

    , Ziqiang / Lei, Jianshe / Kong, Qinghan / Liu, Qian / Sun, Jingwen

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 7921

    Abstract: The destructive 2015 ... ...

    Abstract The destructive 2015 M
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-57713-8
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  4. Article: Crustal and Upper Mantle Structure of the Tien Shan Orogenic Belt From Full‐Wave Ambient Noise Tomography

    , Ziqiang / Gao, Haiying / Lei, Jianshe / Yang, Xiaotao / Rathnayaka, Sampath / Li, Cong

    Journal of geophysical research. 2019 Apr., v. 124, no. 4

    2019  

    Abstract: In order to have a better understanding of the lithosphere formation and modification of the Tien Shan orogenic belt, we construct a well‐defined shear wave velocity model of the crust and upper mantle with full‐wave ambient noise tomographic method. ... ...

    Abstract In order to have a better understanding of the lithosphere formation and modification of the Tien Shan orogenic belt, we construct a well‐defined shear wave velocity model of the crust and upper mantle with full‐wave ambient noise tomographic method. High‐quality empirical Green's functions at periods of 7–200 s are extracted from the cross correlation of the vertical component of continuous seismic data at 108 stations during 2012–2014. Our tomographic results show remarkable velocity variations between and within the major tectonic units from the crust down to the upper mantle. We observe very slow upper crust beneath the Tarim and Junggar sedimentary basins. The interior of the Tarim Basin shows strong seismic heterogeneities. The high‐velocity mantle lithosphere of the Tarim Basin underthrusts northward toward the central Tien Shan. Lithosphere underthrusting could trigger intrusion of hot mantle material and partial melting, in correspondence with the prominent low‐velocity anomalies observed in the lower crust and uppermost mantle of the central Tien Shan. In contrast, the connected high‐velocity upper mantle structure from Tarim Basin across eastern Tien Shan to Junggar Basin may reflect the convergent effect between the Tarim and Junggar Basins, which consequently prevents the asthenosphere upwelling. We observe low‐velocity anomalies in the upper mantle of the western Tien Shan, indicating continental crust of the Eurasia lithosphere that has been subducted toward the western Tien Shan. The observed structural variations along the Tien Shan orogenic belt suggest different tectonic mechanisms for the lithosphere formation and modification of the three segments along strike.
    Keywords basins ; geophysics ; models ; research ; tectonics ; tomography ; China ; Eurasia
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-04
    Size p. 3987-4000.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ISSN 2169-9313
    DOI 10.1029/2019JB017387
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  5. Article ; Online: CNPase, a 2',3'-Cyclic-nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase, as a Therapeutic Target to Attenuate Cardiac Hypertrophy by Enhancing Mitochondrial Energy Production.

    Tan, Keai Sinn / Wang, Dongfang / Lu, Ziqiang / Zhang, Yihan / Li, Sixu / Lin, Yue / Tan, Wen

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2021  Volume 22, Issue 19

    Abstract: Heart failure is the end-stage of all cardiovascular diseases with a ~25% 5-year survival rate, and insufficient mitochondrial energy production to meet myocardial demand is the hallmark of heart failure. Mitochondrial components involved in the ... ...

    Abstract Heart failure is the end-stage of all cardiovascular diseases with a ~25% 5-year survival rate, and insufficient mitochondrial energy production to meet myocardial demand is the hallmark of heart failure. Mitochondrial components involved in the regulation of ATP production remain to be fully elucidated. Recently, roles of 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide-3'-phosphodiesterase (CNPase) in the pathophysiological processes of heart diseases have emerged, implicated by evidence that mitochondrial CNPase proteins are associated with mitochondrial integrity under metabolic stress. In this study, a zebrafish heart failure model was established, by employing antisense morpholino oligonucleotides and the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system, which recapitulates heart failure phenotypes including heart dysfunction, pericardial edema, ventricular enlargement, bradycardia, and premature death. The translational implications of CNPase in the pathophysiological process of heart failure were tested in a pressure overload-induced heart hypertrophy model, which was carried out in rats through transverse abdominal aorta constriction (TAAC). AAV9-mediated myocardial delivery of CNPase mitigated the hypertrophic response through the specific hydrolysis of 2'-3'-cyclic nucleotides, supported by the decrease of cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis, the integrity of mitochondrial ultrastructure, and indicators of heart contractility in the AAV9-TAAC group. Finally, the biometrics of a mitochondrial respiration assay carried out on a Seahorse cellular energy analyzer demonstrated that CNPase protects mitochondrial respiration and ATP production from AngII-induced metabolic stress. In summary, this study provides mechanistic insights into CNPase-2',3'-cyclic nucleotide metabolism that protects the heart from energy starvation and suggests novel therapeutic approaches to treat heart failure by targeting CNPase activity.
    MeSH term(s) 2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases/antagonists & inhibitors ; 2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases/genetics ; Animals ; CRISPR-Cas Systems ; Cardiomegaly/prevention & control ; Disease Models, Animal ; Energy Metabolism ; Male ; Mitochondria/physiology ; Nucleotides, Cyclic/metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Zebrafish
    Chemical Substances Nucleotides, Cyclic ; 2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases (EC 3.1.4.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms221910806
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  6. Article ; Online: Therapeutic evaluation and metabolic reprograming of isosteviol sodium in a rat model of ischemic cardiomyopathy.

    Cao, Yan / Lu, Ziqiang / Wang, Dongfang / Tan, Keai Sinn / Liu, Weiwei / Wu, Qiujie / Lin, Yue / Tan, Wen

    European journal of pharmacology

    2021  Volume 911, Page(s) 174539

    Abstract: Ischemia heart disease, one of the lethal cardiovascular diseases, irreversibly impairs cardiac function and is recognized as the primary risk factor for mortality in industrialized countries. The myocardial ischemia treatment still faces a considerable ... ...

    Abstract Ischemia heart disease, one of the lethal cardiovascular diseases, irreversibly impairs cardiac function and is recognized as the primary risk factor for mortality in industrialized countries. The myocardial ischemia treatment still faces a considerable degree of increasing unmet needs. Isosteviol sodium (STVNa) and its derivatives have been proven to effectively alleviate metabolic diseases, hypertension, and heart hypertrophy. Little is known about how STVNa confers the cardioprotective effect during acute myocardial ischemia (AMI). In the present study, a rat model of acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial ischemia by left anterior descending (LAD) ligation was established. Compared to the AMI model group, STVNa administration (4 mg/kg, twice a day) well preserved left ventricle function by ejection fraction (45.10 ± 10.39 vs. 73.64 ± 13.15, p = 0.0013) and fractional shortening (22.94 ± 6.28 vs. 44.00 ± 11.05, p = 0.0017). Further analysis shows that high-dose STVNa (4 mg/kg) significantly improved the hemodynamics in AMI rats, with LVSP (88.25 ± 12.78 vs 99.75 ± 5.10, p = 0.018), max dP/dt (2978.45 ± 832.46 vs 4048.56 ± 827.23, p = 0.096), LVEDP (19.88 ± 2.00 vs 22.26 ± 3.21, p = 0.04) and left ventricular relaxation time constant (Tau) (0.030 ± 0.006 vs 0.021 ± 0.004, p = 0.021). Mechanically, STVNa administration retained the myocardial levels of phosphorylated AMPK, and CPT1b. Moreover, STVNa significantly increased the total energy expenditure, and reduced fatty acid accumulation through mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, which was supported by the indirect calorimetry and cellular energy analysis. Taken together, these findings suggest that STVNa is a potential cardioprotection agent for ischemic cardiomyopathy, likely through improving energy homeostasis, left ventricular hemodynamics, and heart function.
    MeSH term(s) Diterpenes, Kaurane
    Chemical Substances Diterpenes, Kaurane ; isosteviol (091QB7QO95)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-30
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80121-5
    ISSN 1879-0712 ; 0014-2999
    ISSN (online) 1879-0712
    ISSN 0014-2999
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174539
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  7. Article ; Online: Poly[bis-[μ-1,4-bis-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)benzene-κN:N]diformatomanganese(II)].

    Chen, Shui-Sheng / Yang, Sen-Lin / Zhang, Shu-Ping / Lu, Zi-Qiang

    Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online

    2010  Volume 66, Issue Pt 12, Page(s) m1501–2

    Abstract: In the title compound, [Mn(CHO(2))(2)(C(12)H(10)N(4))(2)](n), the Mn(II) atom and the benzene ring of the ligand lie on an inversion centers. The Mn(II) atom has an octa-hedral coordination environment composed of four N atoms from two different symmetry- ...

    Abstract In the title compound, [Mn(CHO(2))(2)(C(12)H(10)N(4))(2)](n), the Mn(II) atom and the benzene ring of the ligand lie on an inversion centers. The Mn(II) atom has an octa-hedral coordination environment composed of four N atoms from two different symmetry-related N-heterocyclic ligands forming the basal plane, and two O atoms from symmetry-related formate anions occupying the apical positions. The title compound forms a two-dimensional (4,4) net parallel to (100) with all the Mn(II) atoms lying on a plane. The crystal structure is consolidated by inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds..
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-11-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041947-8
    ISSN 1600-5368 ; 1600-5368
    ISSN (online) 1600-5368
    ISSN 1600-5368
    DOI 10.1107/S1600536810044053
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