Publications by authors named "Xuchu Hu"

Unlabelled: Cyclophilin B (CypB), a significant member of immunophilins family with peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) activity, is crucial for the growth and metabolism of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Sporothrix globosa (S. globosa), a principal pathogen in the Sporothrix complex, causes sporotrichosis.

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Background: Fungal cell wall polysaccharides maintain the integrity of fungi and interact with host immune cells. The immunomodulation of fungal polysaccharides has been demonstrated in previous studies. However, the effect of chitin-rich heteroglycan extracted from Sporothrix schenckii sensu stricto on the immune response has not been investigated.

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Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a key enzyme in glycolysis process. It catalyzes the interconversion between pyruvic acid and lactic acid. Schistosoma japonicum adult worms largely rely on glycolysis for energy production when they parasitize in human.

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Cyclophilin A (CyPA), ubiquitously existing in cytoplasm of all eukaryotes, can be secreted in response to inflammatory stimuli. Extracellular CyPA plays a prominent role in the pathological processes of inflammatory diseases, acting as a proinflammatory mediator, exerting chemotactic effects, promoting apoptosis of endothelial cells and amplifying ROS generation, thus being considered as a potential treatment target of sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Our previous study found that antibodies against cyclophilin A of Clonorchis sinensis (CsCyPA) could neutralize mouse cyclophilin A (MuCyPA).

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Background: Cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) is the most commonly used model to simulate human polymicrobial sepsis. However, the severity of CLP is difficult to be standardized across different laboratories. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of ligated cecal volume and length on mortality in mouse CLP model.

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  • *The study found that a specific protein from Trichinella spiralis, called rTsP53, has anti-inflammatory effects that can protect mice from a model of sepsis induced by LPS.
  • *rTsP53 treatment lowered harmful inflammatory cytokines and promoted the activation of M2 macrophages, suggesting it helps modulate the immune response to prevent severe sepsis.
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Objective: To observe the protective effects of recombinant trichinella spiralis-53 000 protein (rTsP53 protein) combining with imipenem (IMP) on septic mice and their underlying mechanisms. .

Methods: Male BALB/c mice were divided into five groups randomly.

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Curcumin, a yellow polyphenol compound, is known to possess antifungal activity for a range of pathogenic fungi. However, the fungicidal mechanism of curcumin (CUR) has not been identified. We have occasionally found that chitin redistributes to the cell wall outer layer of Sporothrix schenckii (S.

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Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a terminal enzyme in anaerobic glycolytic pathway. It widely exists in various organisms and is in charge of converting the glycolysis product pyruvic acid to lactic acid. Most parasites, including Clonorchis sinensis, predominantly depend on glycolysis to provide energy.

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In this study, we compared the efficacies and adverse effects of quinine plus antibiotics and other anti-malaria drugs on treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria. By systematically searching the major databases PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library, 14 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including 1996 cases were identified. Then, we performed a systematic review and cumulative meta-analysis on these data.

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Background: Cyclophilin A (CyPA), a ubiquitously distributed intracellular protein, is thought to be one of the important inflammatory factors and plays a significant role in the development process of sepsis. In the form of cytokine, CyPA deteriorates sepsis by promoting intercellular communication, apoptosis of endothelial cells and chemotactic effect on inflammatory cells. In our previous study, cyclophilin A of Clonorchis sinensis (CsCyPA), a type of excretory-secretory antigen, could induce the patients infected with Clonorchis sinensis to produce specific anti-CsCyPA antibodies.

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Aims/hypothesis: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) can cause type 3C diabetes, known as PDAC-associated diabetes mellitus (PDAC-DM), but the mechanism is unknown. This study aimed to reveal the mechanism.

Methods: PDAC lesions from patients with or without PDAC-DM (n = 4 in each group) were individually profiled for 23,512 mRNAs with microarrays.

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Epidemiological and experimental evidence demonstrated that Clonorchis sinensis is an important risk factor of hepatic fibrosis and cholangiocarcinoma. C. sinensis excretory/secretory products (CsESPs) are protein complex including proteases, antioxidant enzymes, and metabolic enzymes, which may contribute to pathogenesis of liver fluke-associated hepatobiliary diseases.

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Clonorchiasis, which has been an important public health problem in China, is caused by ingestion of raw or undercooked fish contaminated by live metacercaria. Therefore, preventing fish from infecting is of great significance for controlling the disease. SERPINs (serine protease inhibitors) are well known as negative regulators of hemostasis, thrombolysis, and innate immune responses.

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Background: Although the numbers of malaria cases in China have been declining in recent years, outbreaks of Plasmodium vivax malaria were still being reported in rural areas south of the Yellow River. To better understand the transmission dynamics of P. vivax parasites in China, the extent of genetic diversity of P.

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Schistosomiasis threatens thousands of millions of peoples' health every year in the world. Schistosoma japonicum, a pathogen of schistosomiasis, is covered by a lipid bilayer membrane which plays an important role in nutrient transport, signal transduction, interaction with host's immune system, etc. Thus, molecules in the tegumental membrane have gained more and more interest for understanding biological and pathological processes of schistosoma.

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  • The study investigates miRNA-155 expression in the livers of mice suffering from LPS-induced sepsis and the effects of dexamethasone (DXM) on this expression.
  • Results showed that miRNA-155 and inflammatory factors increased in the liver due to sepsis, while DXM reduced miRNA-155 levels in a dose-dependent way, but did not affect inflammatory factors significantly.
  • The findings suggest that elevated miRNA-155 may contribute to sepsis pathology and that DXM may regulate inflammation through its effects on miRNA-155 expression.
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Due to its delayed fluorescence of a lanthanide chelate, high accuracy and low background the broad linear range, long fluorescent life-time and large Stoke's shift of europium chelates, the time-resolved fluorescence has been developed for higher sensitive immunoassay. In this article, a simple, sensitive and specific method-time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TRFIA) was adopted for immunoassay of clonorchiasis, and recombinant glutathione transferases 2 of Clonorchis sinensis (rCsGST2) was used as a diagnostic antigen. To evaluate this novel assay for clinical applications, 409 serum samples were investigated.

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In this study, we report the cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a Trichinella serine protease gene (TspSP-1.3) from GenBank. The recombinant TspSP-1.

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In this paper, we cloned a novel full-length cDNA that encodes a Trichinella spiralis cathepsin B-like protease gene (TsCPB) using 3'-RACE PCR. The recombinant mature TsCPB protein (rTsCPB) was then expressed in an Escherichia coli expression system and purified with Ni-affinity chromatography. Real-time quantitative PCR revealed that TsCPB was expressed across all development stages of the parasite but had the highest expression level during the adult stage.

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Clonorchis sinensis, an ancient parasite that infects a number of piscivorous mammals, attracts significant public health interest due to zoonotic exposure risks in Asia. The available studies are insufficient to reflect the prevalence, geographic distribution, and intraspecific genetic diversity of C. sinensis in endemic areas.

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  • Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) is crucial for gluconeogenesis and metabolism, and this study examined its characteristics in Clonorchis sinensis (CsFBPase) and its potential role in causing clonorchiasis.
  • The optimal conditions for CsFBPase were found to be at 37 °C and a pH of 7.5-8.0, with higher expression levels in larval stages compared to adult worms, and it interacts with metabolites like Mg(2+) and K(+).
  • CsFBPase is also found in excretory products and can bind to human liver cells, promoting cell proliferation and activating fibrosis-related factors, suggesting
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Clonorchiasis, caused by Clonorchis sinensis infection, is a zoonotic parasitic disease of hepatobiliary system in which the proteins released by adult are major pathogenetic factors. In this study, we first characterized a putative sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase (CsSMPase) A-like secretory protein, which was highly expressed in the adult worm. The full-length gene was cloned.

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Adenylate kinase 1 is responsible for the conversion of AMP into ADP involved in purine metabolism. In the present study, adenylate kinase 1 gene (CsADK1) was isolated from an adult cDNA library of Clonorchis sinensis, and the recombinant protein was expressed in Escherichia coli. Bioinformatics analysis implied that the putative protein contained 197 amino acids, and some residues in conservative binding sites of CsADK1 were substituted.

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Clonorchis sinensis (C. sinensis), an important food-borne parasite that inhabits the intrahepatic bile duct and causes clonorchiasis, is of interest to both the public health field and the scientific research community. To learn more about the migration, parasitism and pathogenesis of C.

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