PD-1/PD-L1 axis is involved in the interaction between microglial polarization and glioma.

The tumor microenvironment plays a vital role in glioblastoma growth and invasion. PD-1 and PD-L1 modulate the immunity in the brain tumor microenvironment. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

A Pan-Cancer Analysis of the Oncogenic and Immunogenic Role of m6Am Methyltransferase PCIF1.

Background: Phosphorylated CTD-interacting factor 1 (PCIF1) is identified as the only known methyltransferase of N6,2'-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am) in mRNA. However, its oncogenic and immunogenic role in cancer research is at an initial stage.

Methods: Herein, we carried out a pan-cancer analysis of PCIF1, with a series of datasets (e.

Immunogenic Cell Death-Based Cancer Vaccines.

Cancer immunotherapy has achieved great advancement in the past decades. Whereas, its response is largely limited in immunologically cold tumors, in an urgent need to be solve. In recent years, an increasing number of studies have shown that inducing immunogenic cell deaths (ICDs) is an attractive approach to activate antitumor immunity.

Iptakalim alleviates synaptic damages via targeting mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel in depression.

Synaptic plasticity damages play a crucial role in the onset and development of depression, especially in the hippocampus, which is more susceptible to stress and the most frequently studied brain region in depression. And, mitochondria have a major function in executing the complex processes of neurotransmission and plasticity. We have previously demonstrated that Iptakalim (Ipt), a new ATP-sensitive potassium (K-ATP) channel opener, could improve the depressive-like behavior in mice.

Neuronal extracellular vesicle derived miR-98 prevents salvageable neurons from microglial phagocytosis in acute ischemic stroke.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), as a novel intercellular communication carrier transferring cargo microRNAs (miRNAs), could play important roles in the brain remodeling process after ischemic stroke. However, the detailed mechanisms involved in EVs derived miRNAs-mediated cellular interactions in the brain remain unclear. Several studies indicated that microRNA-98 (miR-98) might participate in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke.

MicroRNA-99a is a Potential Target for Regulating Hypothalamic Synaptic Plasticity in the Peri/Postmenopausal Depression Model.

Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that there is a growing trend of menopausal women suffering from depression. However, the pathogenesis of menopausal depression still remains unclear. Hence, this paper aims to reveal the pathological mechanisms involved in postmenopausal depression by using a novel peri- to postmenopausal depression model induced by a two-step ovariectomy plus chronic mild stress (CMS).

The Intra-nuclear SphK2-S1P Axis Facilitates M1-to-M2 Shift of Microglia via Suppressing HDAC1-Mediated KLF4 Deacetylation.

Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is involved in a variety of cellular responses including microglial activation and polarization. However, the impacts of S1P on ischemia-induced microglial activation and polarization remain unclear. In the present study, Sprague-Dawley rats were selected for middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) establishment and treated with S1P analog FTY720 (0.

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of novel NGR-modified liposomes containing brucine.

In this study, a novel NGR (Asn-Gly-Arg) peptide-modified liposomal brucine was prepared by using spray-drying method. The surface morphology of the liposomes, encapsulation efficiency and particle size were investigated. The data showed that the addition of NGR did not produce any significant influence on brucine liposomes in terms of particle size or zeta potential.

Decidual CD4+CD25+CD127dim/- regulatory T cells in patients with unexplained recurrent spontaneous miscarriage.

Objectives: To investigate the frequency and function of CD4(+)CD25(+)CD127(dim/-) regulatory T (Treg) cells in decidua of patients with unexplained recurrent spontaneous miscarriage (URSM).

Study Design: The decidual lymphocytes from patients who experienced URSM and normal pregnant women (controls) were collected by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation. CD4(+)CD25(+)CD127(dim/-) Treg cells were isolated by magnetic cell sorting.

[The skewed usage of T cell receptor beta variable chain at the maternal-fetal interface of women with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion].

Objective: To investigate T cell receptor (TCR) variable beta (BV) chain usage at the maternal-fetal interface and explore the relationship between the skewed TCR BV usage and unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA).

Methods: Eighteen cases with unexplained RSA, together with matched 41 women with normal pregnancies in first trimester from Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University were studied. A high-resolution spectrum typing analysis of complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3) was used to detect and compare the degree and frequency of TCR BV family expression in deciduas between RSA patients and normal controls.

The investigation on the value of repeat and combination test of ACA and anti-beta2-GPI antibody in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion.

Problem: In order to investigate the value of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) and anti-beta2-GPI antibodies detection in screening autoimmune type recurrent spontaneous abortion and its clinic application in antiphospholipid syndrome diagnosis, we adopt repeat combined ACA and anti-beta2-GPI antibodies detection in this study.

Method Of Study: Sera were collected from patients and work-up was done for detection of ACA and anti-beta2-GPI antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The work-up was done for detection of antibodies once in every 6 weeks for 14 times consecutively.

[A/G polymorphism at position 49 in exon 1 of CTLA-4 gene in Chinese women with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion].

Objective: To investigate whether A/G polymorphism at position 49 in exon 1 of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene confers the susceptibility to unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion in Chinese population.

Methods: One hundred and sixty-eight restrictive Chinese women with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) and 117 women with normal pregnancy as control were included in this study. Polymerase chain reaction restrictive fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to detect the polymorphism at position 49 in exon 1 of CTLA-4 gene.

[C677T and A1298C mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion].

Objective: To investigate the association between the C677T and A1298C mutation of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene and unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) in Chinese population.

Methods: Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to detect the mutation of C677T and A1298C of MTHFR in 148 cases with URSA and 82 normal controls.

Results: (1) The distribution frequencies of C667T associated 3 genotypes between the URSA and control group showed statistically significant difference (P = 0.

Association of HLA-DQB1 coding region with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion.

Background: DNA analysis has shown a lack of significant compatibility between couples affected by unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) compared with normal fertile couples, [8] although one study that made use of a PCR-sequence-specific oligonucleotide (SSO) method did observe evidence of significant compatibility in the HLA-DQA1 and DQB1 alleles between patients and aborted fetuses. [9] This study was designed to investigate whether URSA were associated with particular DQ alleles or promoter alleles.

Methods: Thirty-two patients with URSA and 54 women who had had at least one successful pregnancy were included in this study.