Caspofungin combined with hormones as preemptive therapy of chemotherapy-induced disseminated candidiasis in a patient

Yali, Liang,Zhichao, Qiu,Yaohe, Li,Anping, Liu,Zhixiong, Chen,Huliwen, Huliwen,man, Luo,jing, He,Xiaoyang, Xiaoyang,Hai, Lan Techno-Press 2021 Advances in nano research Vol.10 No.6

Disseminated candidiasis (DC) arising from nosocomial fungal infection is a life-threatening complication in critically ill, nonneutropenic patients. The overall nosocomial fungal infection rate in United States hospitals doubled from 1980-1990. Until recently, amphotericin B was the only agent available for the treatment of life-threatening candidal infections, but its use is plagued by toxicities including nephrotoxicity and infusion-related reactions such as rigors and hypotension. The availability of fluconazole, which is regarded more much less toxic than amphotericin B, prompted a surge in research to determine if it is as efficacious in the management of candidemia and hematogenously disseminated candidiasis. Complicating the interpretation of studies is the broad range of infection severity, from candidemia that may be transient and self-limiting to life-threatening hematogenously disseminated candidiasis. This study has used the models of Artificial neural network (ANN) and Support Vector regression (SVR) to accurately assess the clinical trials comparing fluconazole and amphotericin B demonstrate the efficacy of fluconazole for catheter-associated candidemia in critically ill patients when the likely pathogen is Candida albicans. As a result, Amphotericin B should remain the first-line agent for the management of candidemia and hematogenously disseminated candidiasis in all other patients. Also, SVR could accurately assess the efficacy of fluconazole for catheter-associated candidemia in critically ill patients.

Whole transcriptome mapping reveals the lncRNA regulatory network of TFP5 treatment in diabetic nephropathy

Luo Hongyan,Yang Lirong,Zhang Guoqing,Bao Xi,Ma Danna,Li Bo,Cao Li,Cao Shilu,Liu Shunyao,Bao Li,E Jing,Zheng Yali 한국유전학회 2024 Genes & Genomics Vol.46 No.5

Background TFP5 is a Cdk5 inhibitor peptide, which could restore insulin production. However, the role of TFP5 in diabetic nephropathy (DN) is still unclear. Objective This study aims to characterize the transcriptome profiles of mRNA and lncRNA in TFP5-treated DN mice to mine key lncRNAs associated with TFP5 efficacy. Methods We evaluated the role of TFP5 in DN pathology and performed RNA sequencing in C57BL/6J control mice, C57BL/6J db/db model mice, and TFP5 treatment C57BL/6J db/db model mice. The differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) and mRNAs (DEmRNAs) were analyzed. WGCNA was used to screen hub-gene of TFP5 in treatment of DN. Results Our results showed that TFP5 therapy ameliorated renal tubular injury in DN mice. In addition, compared with the control group, the expression profile of lncRNAs in the model group was significantly disordered, while TFP5 alleviated the abnormal expression of lncRNAs. A total of 67 DElncRNAs shared among the three groups, 39 DElncRNAs showed a trend of increasing in the DN group and decreasing after TFP treatment, while the remaining 28 showed the opposite trend. DElncRNAs were enriched in glycosphingolipid biosynthesis signaling pathways, NF-κB signaling pathways, and complement activation signaling pathways. There were 1028 up-regulated and 1117 down-regulated DEmRNAs in the model group compared to control group, and 123 up-regulated and 153 down-regulated DEmRNAs in the TFP5 group compared to the model group. The DEmRNAs were involved in PPAR and MAPK signaling pathway. We confirmed that MSTRG.28304.1 is a key DElncRNA for TFP5 treatment of DN. TFP5 ameliorated DN maybe by inhibiting MSTRG.28304.1 through regulating the insulin resistance and PPAR signaling pathway. The qRT-PCR results confirmed the reliability of the sequencing data through verifying the expression of ENSMUST00000211209, MSTRG.31814.5, MSTRG.28304.1, and MSTRG.45642.14. Conclusion Overall, the present study provides novel insights into molecular mechanisms of TFP5 treatment in DN. Background TFP5 is a Cdk5 inhibitor peptide, which could restore insulin production. However, the role of TFP5 in diabetic nephropathy (DN) is still unclear. Objective This study aims to characterize the transcriptome profiles of mRNA and lncRNA in TFP5-treated DN mice to mine key lncRNAs associated with TFP5 efficacy. Methods We evaluated the role of TFP5 in DN pathology and performed RNA sequencing in C57BL/6J control mice, C57BL/6J db/db model mice, and TFP5 treatment C57BL/6J db/db model mice. The differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) and mRNAs (DEmRNAs) were analyzed. WGCNA was used to screen hub-gene of TFP5 in treatment of DN. Results Our results showed that TFP5 therapy ameliorated renal tubular injury in DN mice. In addition, compared with the control group, the expression profile of lncRNAs in the model group was significantly disordered, while TFP5 alleviated the abnormal expression of lncRNAs. A total of 67 DElncRNAs shared among the three groups, 39 DElncRNAs showed a trend of increasing in the DN group and decreasing after TFP treatment, while the remaining 28 showed the opposite trend. DElncRNAs were enriched in glycosphingolipid biosynthesis signaling pathways, NF-κB signaling pathways, and complement activation signaling pathways. There were 1028 up-regulated and 1117 down-regulated DEmRNAs in the model group compared to control group, and 123 up-regulated and 153 down-regulated DEmRNAs in the TFP5 group compared to the model group. The DEmRNAs were involved in PPAR and MAPK signaling pathway. We confirmed that MSTRG.28304.1 is a key DElncRNA for TFP5 treatment of DN. TFP5 ameliorated DN maybe by inhibiting MSTRG.28304.1 through regulating the insulin resistance and PPAR signaling pathway. The qRT-PCR results confirmed the reliability of the sequencing data through verifying the expression of ENSMUST00000211209, MSTRG.31814.5, MSTRG.28304.1, and MSTRG.45642.14. Conclusion Overall, the present study provides novel insights into molecular mechanisms of TFP5 treatment in DN.

Epidemiology and resistance features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from the ward environment and patients in the burn ICU of a Chinese hospital

Yali Gong,Xiaodong Shen,Guangtao Huang,Cheng Zhang,Xiaoqiang Luo,Supeng Yin,Jing Wang,Fuquan Hu,Yizhi Peng,Ming Li 한국미생물학회 2016 The journal of microbiology Vol.54 No.8

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen that causes severe nosocomial infections, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). Over the past decades, an everincreasing number of hospital outbreaks caused by A. baumannii have been reported worldwide. However, little attention has been directed toward the relationship between A. baumannii isolates from the ward environment and patients in the burn ICU. In this study, 88 A. baumannii isolates (26 from the ward environment and 62 from patients) were collected from the burn ICU of the Southwest Hospital in Chongqing, China, from July through December 2013. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results showed that drug resistance was more severe in isolates from patients than from the ward environment, with all of the patient isolates being fully resistant to 10 out of 19 antimicrobials tested. Isolations from both the ward environment and patients possessed the β-lactamase genes blaOXA-51, blaOXA-23, blaAmpC, blaVIM, and blaPER. Using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), these isolates could be clustered into 4 major PFGE types and 4 main sequence types (ST368, ST369, ST195, and ST191) among which, ST368 was the dominant genotype. Epidemiologic and molecular typing data also revealed that a small-scale outbreak of A. baumannii infection was underway in the burn ICU of our hospital during the sampling period. These results suggest that dissemination of β-lactamase genes in the burn ICU might be closely associated with the high-level resistance of A. baumannii, and the ICU environment places these patients at a high risk for nosocomial infection. Cross-contamination should be an important concern in clinical activities to reduce hospital acquired infections caused by A. baumannii.

Synthesis of natural glucomannan derivative as a highly-efficient green inhibitor for mild steel in the simulated seawater

Xiaohu Luo,Bo Chen,Ji Li,Bang Lan,Chenliang Zhou,Zhengxing Ren,Chenggang Ci,Yali Liu 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.124 No.-

Herein, we report a rational design and synthesis of a highly-efficient and eco-friendly glucomannanderivative (GA-2) by the introduction of the thiazole and Schiff base groups into glucomannan (GA). After confirmation of GA-2 by the spectroscopic methods, it was introduced as corrosion inhibitor withexcellent anti-corrosion action for mild steel (MS) in the simulated seawater. As-obtained results revealthat GA-2 has a significantly enhanced anticorrosion performance, and its inhibitive efficiency reaches98.8% at the 0.5 mmol L1 inhibitor concentration, much higher than that of GA (69.8%) and the intermediatederivative GA-1 (81.2%). The significantly enhanced protection performance could be attributed tothe rich S heteroatoms, aromatic rings, and Schiff base groups in the GA-2, which strongly promotes thechemisorption as well as physisorption between GAD and MS. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)results, show that the appearance of N-Fe and S-Fe bonds confirms the strongly anchoring interactionbetween GA and MS. Furthermore, according to the quantum chemical calculations, the results fromthe lowe energy gap and radical distribution function (RDF) analyses further confirm the strongchemisorption of GA-2 at the surface of steel, which illustrates the excellent inhibition performance atthe molecule and atom level.

Active Disturbance Rejection Control of Shell Gasifier in IGCC Power Plants

Chen Shihe,Luo Jia,Wu Le,Zhang Yuqiong,Li Donghai,Xue Yali 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of Control and Automation Vol.7 No.6

Antihypertensive Effect of Few-flower Wild Rice (Zizania latifolia Turcz.) in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Yun Deng,Yali Luo,Bingjun Qian,Zhenmin Liu,Yuanrong Zheng,Xiaoyong Song,Shaojuan Lai,Yanyun Zhao 한국식품과학회 2014 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.23 No.2

The antihypertensive activity of few-flower wildrice was studied in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs)with evaluation of blood pressure lowering effects andtranscriptional levels of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2a) gene that is regulated by AngiotensinII (Ang II). SHRs were randomly divided into 5 groupswith 6 rats each. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) reachedthe lowest point 3 h after administration of a single dose ofpaste made from few-flower wild rice stem powder. TheSBP of SHR in the relatively high amount of RSP (HRSP)administrated group was reduced by approximately 30mmHg, compared to the negative control group, and wasnot significantly different from the positive control IPPcontrol group at a dose of 1.5 mg/kg body weight (p>0.05). RSP administrated SHRs showed a significantly higherSERCA2a transcription level than negative control SHRs(p<0.05). RSP administration had no negative effects onglycometabolism of SHR.

Characteristics of Morphological and Physiological Changes during the Autolysis Process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae FX-2

Li, Xiao,Shi, Xiaodan,Zou, Man,Luo, Yudi,Tan, Yali,Wu, Yexu,Chen, Lin,Li, Pei The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnol 2015 한국미생물·생명공학회지 Vol.43 No.3

In this paper, the autolysis process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae FX-2 (S. cerevisiae FX-2) via, a variety of endogenous enzyme, was investigated systematically by analyzing changes in physicochemical parameters in autolysate, surface morphology and the internal structure of the yeast cells. As an explicit conclusion, the arisen autolysis depended on the pH and the optimal pH was found to be 5.5. Based on the experimental data and the characteristics of mycelia morphology, a hypothesis is put forward that simple proteins in yeast vacuolar are firstly degraded for utilization, and then more membrane-bound proteins are hydrolyzed to release hydrolytic enzymes, which arouse an enzymatic reaction to induce the collapse of the cell wall into the cytoplasm.

Characteristics of Morphological and Physiological Changes during the Autolysis Process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae FX-2

( Xiao Li ),( Xiaodan Shi ),( Man Zou ),( Yudi Luo ),( Yali Tan ),( Yexu Wu ),( Lin Chen ),( Pei Li ) 한국미생물생명공학회(구 한국산업미생물학회) 2015 한국미생물·생명공학회지 Vol.43 No.3

In this paper, the autolysis process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae FX-2 (S. cerevisiae FX-2) via, a variety of endogenous enzyme, was investigated systematically by analyzing changes in physicochemical parameters in autolysate, surface morphology and the internal structure of the yeast cells. As an explicit conclusion, the arisen autolysis depended on the pH and the optimal pH was found to be 5.5. Based on the experimental data and the characteristics of mycelia morphology, a hypothesis is put forward that simple proteins in yeast vacuolar are firstly degraded for utilization, and then more membrane- bound proteins are hydrolyzed to release hydrolytic enzymes, which arouse an enzymatic reaction to induce the collapse of the cell wall into the cytoplasm.

The Multiscale Global Monsoon System: Research and Prediction Challenges in Weather and Climate

Chang, Chih-Pei,Johnson, Richard H.,Ha, Kyung-Ja,Kim, Daehyun,Ngar-Cheung Lau, Gabriel,Wang, Bin,Bell, Michael M.,Luo, Yali American Meteorological Society 2018 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol.99 No.9