Publications by authors named "Peng-ke Yan"

Background: Transgenic C57BL/6-APC spontaneous cancer mouse model and the Azoxymethane (AOM)/Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS) chemically induced orthotopic colorectal cancer mouse model represented distinct pathogenesis of colorectal cancers. Our previous study revealed that the combination of Rapamycin liposomes (Rapa/Lps) and 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has anti-colorectal cancer effects. However, the therapeutic efficacy of Rapa/Lps and 5-FU in other colorectal cancer mice models is yet to be thoroughly explored.

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Background: Rapamycin is a promising agent for treating tumors, but clinical applications of rapamycin are limited due to its poor water solubility and low bioavailability. This paper constructs a liposome delivery system for rapamycin to improve the effect in treating colorectal cancer.

Methods: We prepared the rapamycin liposomes using the ethanol injection method.

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A new alkylresorcinol, myrothecol A (), along with two known ones ( and ), were isolated from a fungal strain sp. GY170016. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis.

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Background And Aims: Atherosclerosis is a serious cardiovascular disease, featuring inflammation, abnormal proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). During atherosclerosis, inflammation may cause low pH. T-cell death-associated gene 8 (Tdag8) is a proton-sensing receptor, however, the role of Tdag8 in VSMCs remains unknown.

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NADPH oxidases (Noxs) 1/4 dual inhibitor GKT137831 prevents hypertensive cardiac remodelling in angiotensin II-infused transgenic mice with cardiomyocyte-specific human Nox4 (c-hNo x 4 Tg); however, further research is still required to determine the beneficial role of GKT137831 in hypertensive cardiac remodelling in other types of hypertensive models because this hypertensive model is insufficient to mimic the complicated pathological mechanisms of hypertension. A disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 (ADAM17) promotes the shedding of tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), TNF-α receptor, interleukin 1 receptor-II and interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor from cells, thereby mediating the signalling pathways induced by corresponding proinflammatory cytokines. This study aimed to determine whether GKT137831 prevents hypertensive cardiac remodelling and its mechanisms of action in the rats with abdominal artery coarctation (AAC).

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This study aimed to identify the characteristics of recombinant-adenovirus-modified PBMC-derived dendritic cells and their resistance to HIV-1 infection by integrating the CCR5∆32, CCR5siRNA, HIV-1 pol and HIV-1 int genes into a recombinant adenovirus vector using the AdEasy system. Dendritic cells (DCs) were isolated from human PBMCs from blood of healthy donors. The expression of CCR5∆32, CCR5, CXCR4 and HIV-1 p24 in PBMCs or modified cells was measured by western blot, p24 expression in cell lysates was measured by ELISA, and HIV-1 entry was measured by β-galactosidase assay.

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Objective: To study the effect of Limax lyophilized powder on bronchial asthma.

Methods: The allergic asthma model was established in guinea pigs by combined utilization of aluminum hydroxide and egg albumin to investigate the effect of Limax lyophilized powder on the bronchial flow and on the level of inflammator in bronchoalveolar lavage and serum.

Results: The mortality of asthma laboratory guinea pigs was reduced and the incubation period of asthma was extended significantly in Limax lyophilized powder groups.

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Objective: To establish a model of smooth muscle cells differentiated from bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC-SMCs) in vitro and explore the relationship between scavenger receptors A (SR-A) and caveolin-1.

Methods: BMSCs were isolated from the femoral bone of SD rats by adherent culture. After treatment of the BMSC-SMCs with 80 mg/L ox-LDL for 72 h, Western blotting was performed to detect the expression of scavenger receptor SR-A, cell cholesterol transport protein ATP-binding cassette transporter Al (ABCA1) and caveolin-1.

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Objective: To establish the model of bone mesenchymal stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells (BMSC-SMCs) and investigate the role of BMSC-SMCs in the development and progression of artherosclerosis.

Methods: BMSCs were isolated from the femoral bone of SD rats by adherent tissue culture method, and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were obtained from the thoracic aorta. The differentiation of BMSCs into BMSC-SMCs was induced in the conditioned medium.

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Aim: To investigate the protective effect and the possible mechanism of curcumin on anti-atherosclerosis.

Methods: Morphological changes of atherosclerotic lesions taken from apoE knockout (apoE-/-) mice were determined by hematoxylin- eosin staining. Intracellular lipid droplets and lipid levels were assayed by oil red O staining and HPLC.

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To produce specific monoclonal antibody (McAb) against human thrombomodulin (hTM), the full-length hTM cDNA-expressing plasmid pThr402 was transfected into CHO cells by Lipofectamine 2000 reagent. The hTM-expressing CHO cells, which was confirmed by flow cytometry and Western blot, were obtained by G418 selection. Then the McAb against hTM was prepared with classic hybridoma technique.

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Aim: To investigate the protective effect of high density lipoprotein 3 (HDL3) on oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced apoptosis in RAW264.7 cells.

Methods: RAW264.

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Unlabelled: To investigate the effect of 17beta-estradiol (E2) on ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in diabetic ovariectomized female rats. Streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic female rats received E2 treatment for 2 weeks after ovariectomy (OVX). A period of 90 min of temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) was used for the study.

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