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  1. Article ; Online: Emerging role of complement in COVID-19 and other respiratory virus diseases.

    Xiao, Mark T / Ellsworth, Calder R / Qin, Xuebin

    Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS

    2024  Volume 81, Issue 1, Page(s) 94

    Abstract: The complement system, a key component of innate immunity, provides the first line of defense against bacterial infection; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that it may also engender severe complications in the context of viral respiratory ... ...

    Abstract The complement system, a key component of innate immunity, provides the first line of defense against bacterial infection; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that it may also engender severe complications in the context of viral respiratory disease. Here, we review the mechanisms of complement activation and regulation and explore their roles in both protecting against infection and exacerbating disease. We discuss emerging evidence related to complement-targeted therapeutics in COVID-19 and compare the role of the complement in other respiratory viral diseases like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. We review recent mechanistic studies and animal models that can be used for further investigation. Novel knockout studies are proposed to better understand the nuances of the activation of the complement system in respiratory viral diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Complement System Proteins ; Influenza, Human ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
    Chemical Substances Complement System Proteins (9007-36-7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1358415-7
    ISSN 1420-9071 ; 1420-682X
    ISSN (online) 1420-9071
    ISSN 1420-682X
    DOI 10.1007/s00018-024-05157-8
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  2. Article ; Online: A design and implementation of multi-character classification scheme based on motor imagery EEG signals.

    Pan, Hongguang / Zhang, Yibo / Li, Li / Qin, Xuebin

    Neuroscience

    2023  Volume 538, Page(s) 22–29

    Abstract: In the field of brain-to-text communication, it is difficult to finish highly dexterous behaviors of writing multi-character by motor-imagery-based brain-computer interface (MI-BCI), setting a barrier to restore communication in people who have lost the ... ...

    Abstract In the field of brain-to-text communication, it is difficult to finish highly dexterous behaviors of writing multi-character by motor-imagery-based brain-computer interface (MI-BCI), setting a barrier to restore communication in people who have lost the ability to move and speak. In this paper, we design and implement a multi-character classification scheme based on 29 characters of motor imagery (MI) electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, which contains 26 English letters and 3 punctuation marks. Firstly, we design a novel experimental paradigm to increase the variety of BCI inputs by asking subjects to imagine the movement of writing 29 characters instead of gross motor skills such as reaching or grasping. Secondly, because of the high dimension of EEG signals, we adopt power spectral density (PSD), principal components analysis (PCA), kernel principal components analysis (KPCA) respectively to decompose EEG signals and extract feature, and then test the results with pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (PCCs). Thirdly, we respectively employ k-nearest neighbor (kNN), support vector machine (SVM), extreme learning machine (ELM) and light gradient boosting machine (LightGBM) to classify 29 characters and compare the results. We have implemented a complete scheme, including paradigm design, signal acquisition, feature extraction and classification, which can effectively classify 29 characters. The experimental results show that the KPCA has the best feature extraction effect and the kNN has the highest classification accuracy, with the final classification accuracy reaching 96.2%, which is better than other studies.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Electroencephalography/methods ; Imagery, Psychotherapy ; Movement ; Brain-Computer Interfaces ; Brain ; Algorithms ; Imagination
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 196739-3
    ISSN 1873-7544 ; 0306-4522
    ISSN (online) 1873-7544
    ISSN 0306-4522
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.12.001
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  3. Article ; Online: Cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic effects of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on pathogenesis: single-cell meta-analysis.

    Khatun, Mst Shamima / Remcho, T Parks / Qin, Xuebin / Kolls, Jay K

    mSphere

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 5, Page(s) e0037523

    Abstract: Single-cell RNA-seq has been used to characterize human COVID-19. To determine if preclinical models successfully mimic the cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic effects of severe disease, we conducted a meta-analysis of single-cell data across five model ... ...

    Abstract Single-cell RNA-seq has been used to characterize human COVID-19. To determine if preclinical models successfully mimic the cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic effects of severe disease, we conducted a meta-analysis of single-cell data across five model species. To assess whether dissemination of viral RNA in lung cells tracks pathology and results in cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic transcriptomic changes in COVID-19. We conducted a meta-analysis by analyzing six publicly available, scRNA-seq data sets. We used dual mapping (host and virus) and differential gene expression analyses to compare viral
    MeSH term(s) Cricetinae ; Humans ; Animals ; Mice ; RNA, Viral/genetics ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Endothelial Cells ; Ferrets ; Interleukin-18 ; Macaca mulatta ; COVID-19
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral ; K-18 conjugate ; Interleukin-18
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Meta-Analysis ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2379-5042
    ISSN (online) 2379-5042
    DOI 10.1128/msphere.00375-23
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  4. Book ; Online: DC-Net

    Zhu, Jiayi / Qin, Xuebin / Elsaddik, Abdulmotaleb

    Divide-and-Conquer for Salient Object Detection

    2023  

    Abstract: In this paper, we introduce Divide-and-Conquer into the salient object detection (SOD) task to enable the model to learn prior knowledge that is for predicting the saliency map. We design a novel network, Divide-and-Conquer Network (DC-Net) which uses ... ...

    Abstract In this paper, we introduce Divide-and-Conquer into the salient object detection (SOD) task to enable the model to learn prior knowledge that is for predicting the saliency map. We design a novel network, Divide-and-Conquer Network (DC-Net) which uses two encoders to solve different subtasks that are conducive to predicting the final saliency map, here is to predict the edge maps with width 4 and location maps of salient objects and then aggregate the feature maps with different semantic information into the decoder to predict the final saliency map. The decoder of DC-Net consists of our newly designed two-level Residual nested-ASPP (ResASPP$^{2}$) modules, which have the ability to capture a large number of different scale features with a small number of convolution operations and have the advantages of maintaining high resolution all the time and being able to obtain a large and compact effective receptive field (ERF). Based on the advantage of Divide-and-Conquer's parallel computing, we use Parallel Acceleration to speed up DC-Net, allowing it to achieve competitive performance on six LR-SOD and five HR-SOD datasets under high efficiency (60 FPS and 55 FPS). Codes and results are available: https://github.com/PiggyJerry/DC-Net.
    Keywords Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    Subject code 006
    Publishing date 2023-05-24
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV2 Endotheliopathy: Insights from Single Cell RNAseq.

    Khatun, Mst Shamima / Qin, Xuebin / Pociask, Derek A / Kolls, Jay K

    American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

    2022  Volume 206, Issue 9, Page(s) 1178–1179

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; RNA, Viral ; COVID-19 ; Antiviral Agents
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral ; Antiviral Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1180953-x
    ISSN 1535-4970 ; 0003-0805 ; 1073-449X
    ISSN (online) 1535-4970
    ISSN 0003-0805 ; 1073-449X
    DOI 10.1164/rccm.202206-1105LE
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  6. Article: The LightGBM-based classification algorithm for Chinese characters speech imagery BCI system.

    Pan, Hongguang / Li, Zhuoyi / Tian, Chen / Wang, Li / Fu, Yunpeng / Qin, Xuebin / Liu, Fei

    Cognitive neurodynamics

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 2, Page(s) 373–384

    Abstract: Brain-computer interface (BCI) can obtain text information by decoding language induced electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, so as to restore communication ability for patients with language impairment. At present, the BCI system based on speech imagery ... ...

    Abstract Brain-computer interface (BCI) can obtain text information by decoding language induced electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, so as to restore communication ability for patients with language impairment. At present, the BCI system based on speech imagery of Chinese characters has the problem of low accuracy of features classification. In this paper, the light gradient boosting machine (LightGBM) is adopted to recognize Chinese characters and solve the above problems. Firstly, the Db4 wavelet basis function is selected to decompose the EEG signals in six-layer of full frequency band, and the correlation features of Chinese characters speech imagery with high time resolution and high frequency resolution are extracted. Secondly, the two core algorithms of LightGBM, gradient-based one-side sampling and exclusive feature bundling, are used to classify the extracted features. Finally, we verify that classification performance of LightGBM is more accurate and applicable than the traditional classifiers according to the statistical analysis methods. We evaluate the proposed method through contrast experiment. The experimental results show that the average classification accuracy of the subjects' silent reading of Chinese characters "(left)", "(one)" and simultaneous silent reading is improved by 5.24%, 4.90% and 12.44% respectively.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-26
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2276890-7
    ISSN 1871-4099 ; 1871-4080
    ISSN (online) 1871-4099
    ISSN 1871-4080
    DOI 10.1007/s11571-022-09819-w
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  7. Article ; Online: Deficiency of Caspase-1 Attenuates HIV-1-Associated Atherogenesis in Mice.

    Alam, Mohammad Afaque / Caocci, Maurizio / Ren, Mi / Chen, Zheng / Liu, Fengming / Khatun, Mst Shamima / Kolls, Jay K / Qin, Xuebin / Burdo, Tricia H

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 16

    Abstract: Within arterial plaque, HIV infection creates a state of inflammation and immune activation, triggering NLRP3/caspase-1 inflammasome, tissue damage, and monocyte/macrophage infiltration. Previously, we documented that caspase-1 activation in myeloid ... ...

    Abstract Within arterial plaque, HIV infection creates a state of inflammation and immune activation, triggering NLRP3/caspase-1 inflammasome, tissue damage, and monocyte/macrophage infiltration. Previously, we documented that caspase-1 activation in myeloid cells was linked with HIV-associated atherosclerosis in mice and people with HIV. Here, we mechanistically examined the direct effect of caspase-1 on HIV-associated atherosclerosis. Caspase-1-deficient (
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Atherosclerosis/genetics ; Caspase 1/genetics ; HIV Infections/complications ; HIV Infections/genetics ; HIV-1 ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic/genetics
    Chemical Substances Apolipoproteins E ; Caspase 1 (EC 3.4.22.36) ; Casp1 protein, mouse (EC 3.4.22.36)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-17
    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/ijms241612871
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  8. Article ; Online: Generation of

    Saxena, Vijay / Arregui, Samuel / Zhang, Shaobo / Canas, Jorge / Qin, Xuebin / Hains, David S / Schwaderer, Andrew L

    American journal of physiology. Renal physiology

    2023  Volume 325, Issue 6, Page(s) F770–F778

    Abstract: Kidney intercalated cells (ICs) maintain acid-base homeostasis and recent studies have demonstrated that they function in the kidney's innate defense. To study kidney innate immune function, ICs have been enriched using vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) B1 ... ...

    Abstract Kidney intercalated cells (ICs) maintain acid-base homeostasis and recent studies have demonstrated that they function in the kidney's innate defense. To study kidney innate immune function, ICs have been enriched using vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) B1 subunit (
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Humans ; Animals ; Kidney/metabolism ; Integrases/genetics ; Integrases/metabolism ; Acidosis, Renal Tubular/genetics ; Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases/genetics ; Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases/metabolism ; Kidney Tubules, Collecting/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cre recombinase (EC 2.7.7.-) ; Integrases (EC 2.7.7.-) ; Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases (EC 3.6.1.-) ; Atp6v1b1 protein, mouse (EC 3.6.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 603837-2
    ISSN 1522-1466 ; 0363-6127
    ISSN (online) 1522-1466
    ISSN 0363-6127
    DOI 10.1152/ajprenal.00137.2023
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  9. Article ; Online: Natural Killer Cells Do Not Attenuate a Mouse-Adapted SARS-CoV-2-Induced Disease in

    Ellsworth, Calder R / Wang, Chenxiao / Katz, Alexis R / Chen, Zheng / Islamuddin, Mohammad / Yang, Haoran / Scheuermann, Sarah E / Goff, Kelly A / Maness, Nicholas J / Blair, Robert V / Kolls, Jay K / Qin, Xuebin

    Viruses

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 4

    Abstract: This study investigates the roles of T, B, and Natural Killer (NK) cells in the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19, utilizing mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2-MA30 (MA30). To evaluate this MA30 mouse model, we characterized MA30-infected C57BL/6 mice (B6) and ... ...

    Abstract This study investigates the roles of T, B, and Natural Killer (NK) cells in the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19, utilizing mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2-MA30 (MA30). To evaluate this MA30 mouse model, we characterized MA30-infected C57BL/6 mice (B6) and compared them with SARS-CoV-2-WA1 (an original SARS-CoV-2 strain) infected K18-human ACE2 (
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Killer Cells, Natural/immunology ; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/virology ; Mice ; SARS-CoV-2/immunology ; SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/deficiency ; Mice, Knockout ; Humans ; Lung/pathology ; Lung/virology ; Lung/immunology ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2/genetics ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2/metabolism ; B-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Female ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology
    Chemical Substances Rag2 protein, mouse ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (EC 3.4.17.23)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v16040611
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  10. Article ; Online: Activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ameliorates Acute Rejection of Rat Liver Transplantation by Regulating Treg Proliferation and PD-1 Expression.

    Cao, Wanyue / Lu, Jing / Li, Lei / Qiu, Chen / Qin, Xuebin / Wang, Tao / Li, Shanbao / Zhang, Jinyan / Xu, Junming

    Transplantation

    2022  Volume 106, Issue 11, Page(s) 2172–2181

    Abstract: Background: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) plays important roles in modulating immune responses. However, the role of AhR in rat liver transplantation (LT) has not been explored.: Methods: Safety and side effects of N -(3,4-dimethoxycinnamonyl) ... ...

    Abstract Background: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) plays important roles in modulating immune responses. However, the role of AhR in rat liver transplantation (LT) has not been explored.
    Methods: Safety and side effects of N -(3,4-dimethoxycinnamonyl) anthranilic acid (3,4-DAA) and 2-methyl-2H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid amide (CH223191) were evaluated. We used optimal doses of 2 drugs, 3,4-DAA, a drug used for mediating AhR activation, and CH223191, antagonist of AhR (3,4-DAA, CH223191, and 3,4-DAA + CH223191), intraperitoneally administered to recipients daily to investigate the role of AhR in the rat LT model. The recipient livers were used to observe the pathological changes, the cells infiltrating the graft, and changes of AhR and programmed death-1 (PD-1) by Western blot, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and immunofluorescence assays. The contents of Foxp3 + and PD-1 + T cells in the recipient spleen and peripheral blood mononuclear cells were evaluated by flow cytometry. In vitro, after isolating CD4 + T cells, they were treated with different AhR ligands to observe the differentiation direction and PD-1 expression level.
    Results: The activation of AhR by 3,4-DAA prolonged survival time and ameliorated graft rejection, which were associated with increased expression of AhR and PD-1 in the livers and increased Foxp3 + T cells and PD-1 + T cells in recipient spleens, livers, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In vitro, primary T cells incubated with 3,4-DAA mediated increased proportion of Treg and PD-1 + T cells. However, the suppression of AhR with CH223191 reverses these effects, both in the LT model and in vitro.
    Conclusions: Our results indicated that AhR activation might reduce the occurrence of rat acute rejection by increasing the proportion of Treg and the expression of PD-1.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Rats ; Amides/metabolism ; Amides/pharmacology ; Cell Proliferation ; Forkhead Transcription Factors/genetics ; Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism ; Liver Transplantation ; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/genetics ; Pyrazoles ; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/genetics ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
    Chemical Substances 2-methyl-2H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid (2-methyl-4-o-tolylazophenyl)amide ; Amides ; Forkhead Transcription Factors ; N-(3',4'-dimethoxycinnamonyl)anthranilic acid ; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor ; Pyrazoles ; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 208424-7
    ISSN 1534-6080 ; 0041-1337
    ISSN (online) 1534-6080
    ISSN 0041-1337
    DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000004205
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