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  1. Article ; Online: γδ T cells in oral diseases.

    Wei, Xin-Yi / Tan, Ya-Qin / Zhou, Gang

    Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.

    2024  Volume 73, Issue 5, Page(s) 867–876

    Abstract: Objective: γδ T cells are a distinct subset of unconventional T cells, which link innate and adaptive immunity by secreting cytokines and interacting with other immune cells, thereby modulating immune responses. As the first line of host defense, γδ T ... ...

    Abstract Objective: γδ T cells are a distinct subset of unconventional T cells, which link innate and adaptive immunity by secreting cytokines and interacting with other immune cells, thereby modulating immune responses. As the first line of host defense, γδ T cells are essential for mucosal homeostasis and immune surveillance. When abnormally activated or impaired, γδ T cells can contribute to pathogenic processes. Accumulating evidence has revealed substantial impacts of γδ T cells on the pathogenesis of cancers, infections, and immune-inflammatory diseases. γδ T cells exhibit dual roles in cancers, promoting or inhibiting tumor growth, depending on their phenotypes and the clinical stage of cancers. During infections, γδ T cells exert high cytotoxic activity in infectious diseases, which is essential for combating bacterial and viral infections by recognizing foreign antigens and activating other immune cells. γδ T cells are also implicated in the onset and progression of immune-inflammatory diseases. However, the specific involvement and underlying mechanisms of γδ T cells in oral diseases have not been systematically discussed.
    Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review using the PubMed/MEDLINE databases to identify and analyze relevant literature on the roles of γδ T cells in oral diseases.
    Results: The literature review revealed that γδ T cells play a pivotal role in maintaining oral mucosal homeostasis and are involved in the pathogenesis of oral cancers, periodontal diseases, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), oral lichen planus (OLP), and oral candidiasis. γδ T cells mainly influence various pathophysiological processes, such as anti-tumor activity, eradication of infection, and immune response regulation.
    Conclusion: This review focuses on the involvement of γδ T cells in oral diseases, with a particular emphasis on the main functions and underlying mechanisms by which γδ T cells influence the pathogenesis and progression of these conditions. This review underscores the potential of γδ T cells as therapeutic targets in managing oral health issues.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mouth Diseases/immunology ; Animals ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/immunology ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/metabolism ; Intraepithelial Lymphocytes/immunology ; Graft vs Host Disease/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-02
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Systematic Review ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1221794-3
    ISSN 1420-908X ; 1023-3830
    ISSN (online) 1420-908X
    ISSN 1023-3830
    DOI 10.1007/s00011-024-01870-z
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  2. Article: Aberrant Activation of the STING-TBK1 Pathway in γδ T Cells Regulates Immune Responses in Oral Lichen Planus.

    Huang, Shan / Tan, Ya-Qin / Zhou, Gang

    Biomedicines

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 3

    Abstract: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic T cell-mediated inflammatory disease. Interferon (IFN)-γ has been suggested to be vital for the OLP immune responses. A prominent innate-like lymphocyte subset, γδ T cells, span the innate-adaptive continuum and ... ...

    Abstract Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic T cell-mediated inflammatory disease. Interferon (IFN)-γ has been suggested to be vital for the OLP immune responses. A prominent innate-like lymphocyte subset, γδ T cells, span the innate-adaptive continuum and exert immune effector functions by producing a wide spectrum of cytokines, including IFN-γ. The involvement and mechanisms of γδ T cells in the pathogenesis of OLP remain obscure. The expression of γδ T cells in lesion tissues and in the peripheral blood of OLP patients was determined via flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Human leukocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR), cluster of differentiation (CD) 69, Toll-like receptors (TLRs), natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D) and IFN-γ were detected in γδ T cells of OLP patients using flow cytometry. Additionally, the involvement of stimulator of the interferon genes (STING)-TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) pathway in γδ T cells was evaluated by multi-color immunofluorescence. Western blotting was employed to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of γδ T cells in OLP. γδ T cells were significantly upregulated in the lesion tissues, whereas their peripheral counterparts were downregulated in OLP patients. Meanwhile, increased frequencies of local CD69
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2720867-9
    ISSN 2227-9059
    ISSN 2227-9059
    DOI 10.3390/biomedicines11030955
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  3. Article ; Online: GACNNMDA: a computational model for predicting potential human microbe-drug associations based on graph attention network and CNN-based classifier.

    Ma, Qing / Tan, Yaqin / Wang, Lei

    BMC bioinformatics

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 35

    Abstract: As new drug targets, human microbes are proven to be closely related to human health. Effective computational methods for inferring potential microbe-drug associations can provide a useful complement to conventional experimental methods and will ... ...

    Abstract As new drug targets, human microbes are proven to be closely related to human health. Effective computational methods for inferring potential microbe-drug associations can provide a useful complement to conventional experimental methods and will facilitate drug research and development. However, it is still a challenging work to predict potential interactions for new microbes or new drugs, since the number of known microbe-drug associations is very limited at present. In this manuscript, we first constructed two heterogeneous microbe-drug networks based on multiple measures of similarity of microbes and drugs, and known microbe-drug associations or known microbe-disease-drug associations, respectively. And then, we established two feature matrices for microbes and drugs through concatenating various attributes of microbes and drugs. Thereafter, after taking these two feature matrices and two heterogeneous microbe-drug networks as inputs of a two-layer graph attention network, we obtained low dimensional feature representations for microbes and drugs separately. Finally, through integrating low dimensional feature representations with two feature matrices to form the inputs of a convolutional neural network respectively, a novel computational model named GACNNMDA was designed to predict possible scores of microbe-drug pairs. Experimental results show that the predictive performance of GACNNMDA is superior to existing advanced methods. Furthermore, case studies on well-known microbes and drugs demonstrate the effectiveness of GACNNMDA as well. Source codes and supplementary materials are available at: https://github.com/tyqGitHub/TYQ/tree/master/GACNNMDA.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Algorithms ; Computational Biology/methods ; Neural Networks, Computer ; Software
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041484-5
    ISSN 1471-2105 ; 1471-2105
    ISSN (online) 1471-2105
    ISSN 1471-2105
    DOI 10.1186/s12859-023-05158-7
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  4. Article ; Online: Melatonin: a potential therapeutic approach for the management of primary Sjögren's syndrome.

    Liu, Yi / Tan, Ya-Qin / Zhou, Gang

    Immunologic research

    2023  Volume 71, Issue 3, Page(s) 373–387

    Abstract: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the exocrine glands and is mainly characterized by sicca symptoms of the eyes and mouth. Approximately 30-50% of pSS patients develop systemic multi-organ disorders ... ...

    Abstract Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the exocrine glands and is mainly characterized by sicca symptoms of the eyes and mouth. Approximately 30-50% of pSS patients develop systemic multi-organ disorders including malignant lymphoma. The etiology of pSS is not well understood; growing evidence suggests that uncontrolled immune/inflammatory responses, excessive oxidative stress, defected apoptosis, dysregulated autophagy, exosomes, and exogenous virus infections may participate in the pathogenesis of pSS. There is no ideal therapeutic method for pSS; the management of pSS is mainly palliative, which aims to alleviate sicca symptoms. Melatonin, as the main secretory product of the pineal gland, has been evidenced to show various physiological functions, including effects of immunoregulation, capability of antioxidation, moderation of autophagy, suppressive activities of apoptosis, regulative capacity of exosomes, properties of anti-infection, and improvement of sleep. The beneficial effects of melatonin have been already validated in some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, our previous research firstly revealed that melatonin might inhibit pathogenic responses of peripheral Th17 and double-negative (DN) T cells in pSS. More importantly, melatonin administration alleviated the development of pSS in animal models with reduced infiltrating lymphocytes, improved functional activity of salivary gland, and decreased production of inflammatory factors as well as autoantibodies. Owing to the important biological properties reported in melatonin are characteristics closely related to the treatment of pSS; the potential role and underlying mechanisms of melatonin in the administration of pSS are certainly worth further investigations. Consequently, the aim of this review is to give a deep insight to the therapeutic potency of melatonin for pSS.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Sjogren's Syndrome ; Melatonin/therapeutic use ; Salivary Glands/pathology ; Autoimmune Diseases/pathology ; Autoantibodies
    Chemical Substances Melatonin (JL5DK93RCL) ; Autoantibodies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632857-x
    ISSN 1559-0755 ; 0257-277X
    ISSN (online) 1559-0755
    ISSN 0257-277X
    DOI 10.1007/s12026-023-09360-w
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  5. Article ; Online: Developmental synergism in the management of oral potentially malignant disorders.

    Tan, Ya-Qin / Li, Zheng-Tao / Zhou, Gang

    Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy

    2023  Volume 42, Page(s) 103563

    Abstract: Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) are associated with an increased risk of occurrence of cancers of the oral cavity or lips. The unifying theme of OPMDs is their potential risk for cancer development. Therefore, the primary objective of the ... ...

    Abstract Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) are associated with an increased risk of occurrence of cancers of the oral cavity or lips. The unifying theme of OPMDs is their potential risk for cancer development. Therefore, the primary objective of the management should be to prevent carcinogenesis. Beyond diagnosis, current strategies for the management of OPMDs predominantly include non-surgical and surgical interventions and a "watch-and-see" approach, such as disease monitoring or surveillance, and preventive strategies. Though no optimal clinical treatment has gained universal approval for reducing or preventing malignant development of OPMDs. Therefore, an urgent need exits for improved treatment properties and effective predictive markers for OPMDs treatment. This review aims to outline recent synergism regarding to the management of OPMDs. Developing new technologies and improved application parameters to promote the treatment efficacy and a novel management prescription approach to OPMDs are proposed.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mouth Neoplasms/therapy ; Mouth Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Photochemotherapy/methods ; Photosensitizing Agents ; Mouth Diseases ; Precancerous Conditions/drug therapy
    Chemical Substances Photosensitizing Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-08
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2149918-4
    ISSN 1873-1597 ; 1572-1000
    ISSN (online) 1873-1597
    ISSN 1572-1000
    DOI 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103563
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  6. Article ; Online: Multiple noninvasive auxiliary tests-assisted photodynamic therapy in actinic cheilitis: A case report.

    Su, Zhui-Zi / Tan, Ya-Qin / Zhou, Gang

    Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy

    2023  Volume 44, Page(s) 103832

    Abstract: Actinic cheilitis (AC) is recognized as the most common precursor lesion of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip, with a higher risk of invasiveness and metastasis. Early accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapy are essential to prevent ... ...

    Abstract Actinic cheilitis (AC) is recognized as the most common precursor lesion of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip, with a higher risk of invasiveness and metastasis. Early accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapy are essential to prevent carcinogenesis and progression of AC. Topical 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT), a non-surgical and minimally invasive modality, has been proposed as an effective treatment for oral potentially malignant diseases (OPMDs) and oral cancers. Herein, we report a 64-year-old female patient with AC on the lower lip who received 3 sessions of ALA-PDT with an interval of 1 week. Multiple noninvasive auxiliary tests including autofluorescence imaging, toluidine blue staining, and aneuploidy with DNA image cytometry (DNA-ICM) using brushing from screening through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. The patient successfully showed a complete response with no adverse effects and no evidence of recurrence at the 20-month follow-up. Noninvasive auxiliary tests assisted PDT is attractive and well-tolerated and may have synergistic effects against AC.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Photosensitizing Agents ; Photochemotherapy/methods ; Aminolevulinic Acid ; Cheilitis/diagnosis ; Cheilitis/drug therapy ; Cheilitis/etiology ; DNA
    Chemical Substances Photosensitizing Agents ; Aminolevulinic Acid (88755TAZ87) ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2149918-4
    ISSN 1873-1597 ; 1572-1000
    ISSN (online) 1873-1597
    ISSN 1572-1000
    DOI 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103832
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  7. Article ; Online: Autophagy-related 9 homolog B regulates T-cell-mediated immune responses in oral lichen planus.

    Tan, Ya-Qin / Zhang, Jing / Zhou, Gang

    Archives of oral biology

    2022  Volume 146, Page(s) 105589

    Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impacts of autophagy-related 9 homolog B (ATG9B)-mediated autophagy on T-cell immune responses in oral lichen planus.: Design: ATG9B expression was detected in lesions and local T cells by ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impacts of autophagy-related 9 homolog B (ATG9B)-mediated autophagy on T-cell immune responses in oral lichen planus.
    Design: ATG9B expression was detected in lesions and local T cells by immunohistochemical analysis and immunofluorescence assay. The effects of ATG9B-mediated autophagy on T-cell immune responses were explored after ATG9B-overexpression or ATG9B-knockdown lentivirus transfection. A coculture system of activated T cells and lipopolysaccharide-induced keratinocytes was used to simulate the main cell crosstalk in oral lichen planus.
    Results: The expression of ATG9B upregulated in lesions and local T cells of oral lichen planus, especially in non-erosive oral lichen planus, suggesting that ATG9B may be a diagnostic factor for oral lichen planus. Notably, ATG9B-knockdown T cells of oral lichen planus demonstrated autophagy suppression, enhanced proliferation, and attenuated apoptosis, whereas overexpression of ATG9B showed opposite effects on T cells. In the coculture system of T cells and keratinocytes, ATG9B-knockdown T cells of oral lichen planus, but not ATG9B-overexpression T cells, promoted the proliferation and apoptosis of their cocultured keratinocytes. Additionally, exogenous insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) significantly reversed the apoptosis rates of keratinocytes cocultured with T cells expressing abnormal ATG9B. Furthermore, ATG9B-overexpression T cells showed decreased secretion of interferon-γ and tumor necrosis factor-α in the coculture system.
    Conclusions: This study revealed the regulatory roles of ATG9B-mediated T-cell autophagy on T-cell immune responses and crosstalk between T cells and keratinocytes in of oral lichen planus.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80227-x
    ISSN 1879-1506 ; 0003-9969
    ISSN (online) 1879-1506
    ISSN 0003-9969
    DOI 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2022.105589
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  8. Article ; Online: Review on predicting pairwise relationships between human microbes, drugs and diseases: from biological data to computational models.

    Wang, Lei / Tan, Yaqin / Yang, Xiaoyu / Kuang, Linai / Ping, Pengyao

    Briefings in bioinformatics

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 3

    Abstract: In recent years, with the rapid development of techniques in bioinformatics and life science, a considerable quantity of biomedical data has been accumulated, based on which researchers have developed various computational approaches to discover ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, with the rapid development of techniques in bioinformatics and life science, a considerable quantity of biomedical data has been accumulated, based on which researchers have developed various computational approaches to discover potential associations between human microbes, drugs and diseases. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in prediction of potential correlations between microbes, drugs and diseases from biological data to computational models. Firstly, we introduced the widely used datasets relevant to the identification of potential relationships between microbes, drugs and diseases in detail. And then, we divided a series of a lot of representative computing models into five major categories including network, matrix factorization, matrix completion, regularization and artificial neural network for in-depth discussion and comparison. Finally, we analysed possible challenges and opportunities in this research area, and at the same time we outlined some suggestions for further improvement of predictive performances as well.
    MeSH term(s) Algorithms ; Computational Biology/methods ; Computer Simulation ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2068142-2
    ISSN 1477-4054 ; 1467-5463
    ISSN (online) 1477-4054
    ISSN 1467-5463
    DOI 10.1093/bib/bbac080
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  9. Article ; Online: T cell-derived exosomes containing cytokines induced keratinocytes apoptosis in oral lichen planus.

    Yang, Jing-Ya / Tan, Ya-Qin / Zhou, Gang

    Oral diseases

    2021  Volume 28, Issue 3, Page(s) 682–690

    Abstract: Objective: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a T cell-mediated inflammatory disease with uncertain etiology. Exosomes are cell-derived vesicles containing biological cargo, being associated with the development of multiple inflammatory diseases. The present ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a T cell-mediated inflammatory disease with uncertain etiology. Exosomes are cell-derived vesicles containing biological cargo, being associated with the development of multiple inflammatory diseases. The present study aims to investigate the role of T cell-derived exosomes in the pathogenesis of OLP.
    Methods: Exosomal marker CD63 was detected in OLP lesions by immunohistochemistry. Twenty-three cytokines in T cell-derived exosomes were assessed using luminex xMAP-based assay. After co-incubating with exosomes, the apoptosis of keratinocytes and the proliferation of Jurkat cells were assessed via flow cytometry and cell counting kit-8 assay, respectively.
    Results: CD63 was highly expressed in the lymphocyte infiltrated areas of OLP lesions. OLP T cell-derived exosomes contained upregulated interleukin-7, -10, -12, -17 and downregulated interleukin-1β, -5, and interferon-γ. Both exosomes from OLP patients and controls induced the apoptosis of keratinocytes and altered their morphology. Moreover, healthy control-derived exosomes markedly inhibited the proliferation of Jurkat cells, whereas OLP-derived exosomes exhibited no inhibitory effect.
    Conclusions: OLP T cell-derived exosomes have an aberrant cytokine profile and could trigger the apoptosis of keratinocytes in vitro, which may be involved in the pathogenesis of OLP.
    MeSH term(s) Apoptosis ; Cytokines ; Exosomes ; Humans ; Keratinocytes ; Lichen Planus, Oral/pathology ; T-Lymphocytes
    Chemical Substances Cytokines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-16
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1290529-x
    ISSN 1601-0825 ; 1354-523X
    ISSN (online) 1601-0825
    ISSN 1354-523X
    DOI 10.1111/odi.13795
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  10. Article: Systematic establishment and verification of an epithelial-mesenchymal transition gene signature for predicting prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

    Ai, Jun / Tan, Yaqin / Liu, Bo / Song, Yuhong / Wang, Yanqin / Xia, Xin / Fu, Qicheng

    Frontiers in genetics

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1113137

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    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2606823-0
    ISSN 1664-8021
    ISSN 1664-8021
    DOI 10.3389/fgene.2023.1113137
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