Publications by authors named "Haoming Hua"

Pleckstrin homology-like domain, family A, member 1 (PHLDA1) has been reported to be expressed in many mammalian tissues and cells. However, the functions and exact mechanisms of PHLDA1 remain unclear. In this study, we found that PHLDA1 expression was significantly altered in macrophages after exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) , suggesting that PHLDA1 may be involved in the regulation of TLR4 signaling pathway activated by LPS.

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A balance between the positive and negative regulation of toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathways is required to avoid detrimental and inappropriate inflammatory responses. Although some protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) such as phosphorylation and ubiquitination have been demonstrated to potently modulate innate immune responses, the role of methylation, an important PTM, control of TLR4 signaling pathway remains unclear. In this study, we found that protein arginine methyltransferase 1, 2 and 3 (PRMT1, 2 and 3) were recruited to methylate TLR4-CD (cytoplasmic domain) after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation respectively, but the effect of PRMT2 on arginine methylation of TLR4-CD is the most significant among above three PRMTs, which prompted us to focus on PRMT2.

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Numerous studies have reported expressions of immunoglobulins (Igs) in many human tumor tissues and cells. Tumor-derived Igs have displayed multiple significant functions which are different from classical Igs produced by B lymphocytes and plasma cells. This review will concentrate on major progress in expressions, functions, and mechanisms of tumor-derived Igs, similarities and differences between tumor-derived Igs and B-cell-derived Igs.

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The incompatibility of traditional Chinese medicines is related to the clinical medication safety, so has attracted wide attentions from the public. With the deepening of studies on the incompatibility of traditional Chinese medicines represented by 18 incompatible herbs, the incompatibility of theory traditional Chinese medicines has raised to new heights. From the origin of incompatibility theory of traditional Chinese medicines, relationship of herbs, harms of incompatible herbs and principle of prevention to toxic effects of specific incompatible medicines, the innovation and development of the traditional Chinese medicine incompatibility theory was explored.

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Objective: To investigate the laws of eighteen incompatible medicaments of the chest pain prescriptions based on association rules mining.

Method: The database of chest pain prescription was established and then the chest pain prescriptions composed of eighteen incompatible medicaments were screened. The dynasty, couplet medicines, the property and flavor of drugs and preparation form were analyzed with the frequent item sets and corresponding analysis methods.

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The function for cardiac vascular system of taurine is extensive, and the mechanism is complicated. Taurine protects the cells from the cell injury caused by ischemia etc. Through repressing apoptosis, prevents endothelial dysfunction caused by hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, smoking and homocysteine; suppresses the proliferation and calcification in vascular smooth muscle cells, promotes metabolization and excretion of cholesterol in the animal models of hyperlipemia, and confers the resistance to an oxidant, hypochlorous acid, produced by neutrophil on cells, and taurine chrolamine to inhibit activation of NF-kappaB, which might be associated with anti-atherosclerotic effect.

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