Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune haemorrhagic disease that could manifest with comorbid type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the exact impact of T2DM in patients with ITP remains uncertain. ...
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Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune haemorrhagic disease that could manifest with comorbid type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the exact impact of T2DM in patients with ITP remains uncertain. In this study, we performed a retrospective cohort study of 458 participants with ITP. The prevalence of T2DM was 7.6% in this population (35 patients), which was slightly lower than the Chinese nationwide prevalence of T2DM, calculated to be approximately 10.9%. The participants with pre-existing T2DM displayed a significantly higher response to therapy than those without T2DM (71% vs. 53%). Furthermore, in the T2DM cohort, the response rate reached 88% when metformin was included in the treatment regimen. This clinical evidence suggests that metformin therapy might improve the clinical outcomes of ITP.
The environmental safety implications of antibiotics have attracted widespread attention. A series of Z-scheme heterojunctions (NMB-X) consisting of functionalized metal-organic framework NH2-MIL-68(In) (NM) and BiOCl...
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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired autoimmune disease, in which the imbalance of CD4(+) T cell subsets play a key role in the pathogenesis. Since T cells highly depend on metabolism for their function, we hy...
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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired autoimmune disease, in which the imbalance of CD4(+) T cell subsets play a key role in the pathogenesis. Since T cells highly depend on metabolism for their function, we hypothesized that T cell dysfunction may be due to intracellular metabolic reprogramming. We found that in ITP, T cell metabolism shifts from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis. Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, has shown regulatory metabolic effects on proximal tubular epithelial cells and cardiac cells beyond glucose lowering. However, the effects of empagliflozin on T cells remain unknown. To further investigate the metabolic dysfunction of CD4(+) T cells in ITP, we explored the effect of empagliflozin on CD4(+) T-cell differentiation in ITP. Our results are the first to show that increased glycolysis in CD4(+) T cells resulted in an unbalanced CD4(+) T-cell population. Furthermore, empagliflozin can affect the differentiation of CD4(+) T-cell subsets by inhibiting Th1 and Th17 cell populations while increasing Tregs. Empagliflozin appears to regulate CD4(+) T cells through inhibiting the mTOR signal pathway. Considering these results, we propose that empagliflozin could be used as a potential therapeutic option for ITP by modulating metabolic reprogramming in CD4(+) T cells.
Sin3A-associated protein 30 (SAP30) is a crucial component of the SIN/HDAC histone deacetylase complex and acts as a scaffold that facilitates target gene binding. SAP30 is highly expressed in various tumours;however,...
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Sin3A-associated protein 30 (SAP30) is a crucial component of the SIN/HDAC histone deacetylase complex and acts as a scaffold that facilitates target gene binding. SAP30 is highly expressed in various tumours;however, its role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains unclear. In our study, we observed the upregulation of SAP30 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) tissues, and its elevated expression was correlated with a poor prognosis. Previous research has suggested that SAP30 may influence the growth, proliferation, and apoptosis of RCC cells. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis of the downstream regulatory targets of SAP30 revealed that SAP30 suppressed the expression of MT1G, a protein that binds to p53. Mechanistically, SAP30 inhibited MT1G transcription, thereby impairing the function of MT1G in delivering zinc ions to p53, which diminished p53 activity. Moreover, reduced MT1G levels attenuated the inhibitory effect of MT1G on MDM2, further destabilizing p53. Consequently, this cascade promoted RCC progression. In conclusion, our findings indicate that SAP30 inhibits the p53 pathway through MT1G suppression, suggesting that SAP30 and MT1G are potential prognostic markers and therapeutic targets for RCC.
The environmental implications of antibiotics have drawn widespread attention. Numerous monomer-based bismuth oxide halide catalysts have been extensively studied to remove tetracycline (TC) from aquatic environments....
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The Ar (87.3 K) and N-2 (77.4 K) adsorption isotherms of six non-graphitized carbon blacks are compared to choose the best reference material for an accurate determination of surface area of porous carbons with subtra...
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The Ar (87.3 K) and N-2 (77.4 K) adsorption isotherms of six non-graphitized carbon blacks are compared to choose the best reference material for an accurate determination of surface area of porous carbons with subtracting pore effect (SPE) method using high resolution alpha(s)-plot. Microporous carbon blacks cannot be used as references for SPE method since they underestimate the surface area. On the other hand, reference carbon blacks exhibiting capillary condensation underestimate external surface areas. The total surface area from SPE method using Ar adsorption at 87.3 K has a stronger dependence on the microporosity of reference carbon blacks than that using N-2 adsorption at 77.4 K. The surface area of carbons whose pore widths are >1 nm result more affected by the reference carbon black than those with widths <1 nm. The optimized reference data and calculation programs are provided in an open repository (https://***/zjg8a) for quick and easy use of the SPE method to characterize the porous carbons precisely. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Ketamine (KET) is a common psychoactive substance, but its photochemical transformation mechanism in aqueous environment has not been elucidated. Density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory ...
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Ketamine (KET) is a common psychoactive substance, but its photochemical transformation mechanism in aqueous environment has not been elucidated. Density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory were used to investigate the photodegradation process of KET in water. The calculation results show that during direct photodegradation: The photodegradation reaction of KET in the S-1 state is the cleavage of the nitrogen atom connected to the cyclohexanone group and the methyl bond;KET in the T-1 state can be photo-dechlorinated. During indirect photodegradation: Electron rearrangement occurs after the reaction of KET with fluorenone (FL), thereby sensitizing and degrading KET. Cleavage of nitrogen and methyl bonds;photo-dechlorination and FL degradation of KET are the main reactions during photodegradation.
This study examined the nanoporosity of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene colloids bridge-treated with amino linkers using comparative nanoporosimetry with N2 and Ar adsorption. The spectroscopic measurements revealed ...
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This study examined the nanoporosity of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene colloids bridge-treated with amino linkers using comparative nanoporosimetry with N2 and Ar adsorption. The spectroscopic measurements revealed the linkage via amino linkers in the linkage-treated GO and graphene colloids. The linkage-treatment expanded the d-spacing of GO by 0.21 nm and the d-spacing of the linkage-treated GO colloid decreased from 1.01 to 0.35 nm upon heating. The linkage-treated graphene colloids exhibited significant adsorption and an adsorption hysteresis, regardless of the reduction of d-spacing. Heating of linkage bonds induced the local structural deformation, providing open pores and the assembled mesoscale structure.
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