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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alessandro Mantovani, Alessandro Csermely, Elena Sani, Giorgia Beatrice, Graziana Petracca, Gianluigi Lunardi, Stefano Bonapace, Giuseppe Lippi, Giovanni Targher
Summary: This study examined the association between plasma LRG1 levels and specific plasma ceramides in postmenopausal women with T2DM, showing that higher plasma LRG1 concentration was associated with higher levels of specific high-risk plasma ceramides.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jin Ook Chung, Seon-Young Park, Dong Hyeok Cho, Dong Jin Chung, Min Young Chung
Summary: The study explores the relationship between plasma LRG1 level and urinary albumin excretion in patients with type 2 diabetes. The results show that there is a positive correlation between plasma LRG1 level and urinary albumin excretion, indicating that LRG1 may be associated with increased excretion of urinary albumin in the early stages of diabetic nephropathy.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lijie Xie, Xiaoqing Shao, Yifei Yu, Wei Gong, Fei Sun, Meng Wang, Yeping Yang, Wenjuan Liu, Xinmei Huang, Xia Wu, Huihui Wu, Yiming Li, Zhaoyun Zhang, Jie Wen, Min He
Summary: This study investigated the association between anemia and progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in type 2 diabetes. The study found that anemia was associated with the prevalence of DKD and was also an independent risk factor for rapid eGFR decline in type 2 diabetes.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Goran Tintor, Miro Jukic, Daniela Supe-Domic, Ana Jeroncic, Zenon Pogorelic
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of serum LRG1 in pediatric patients with acute abdominal pain, specifically in diagnosing acute appendicitis. The results showed that serum LRG1 levels were significantly higher in children with acute appendicitis compared to the control group, and LRG1 had excellent diagnostic accuracy for distinguishing acute appendicitis cases.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Ashish Sarkar, Debolina Chakraborty, Vijay Kumar, Rajesh Malhotra, Sagarika Biswas
Summary: This study aimed to understand the mechanism of synovial fibrosis in osteoarthritis (OA) and explore its role in inflammation and joint stiffness. Proteomic techniques were used to identify differentially expressed proteins in the plasma samples of OA patients, and in vitro studies were conducted to investigate the function of a specific protein in inflammation and joint fibrosis.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Goran Tintor, Miro Jukic, Daniela Supe-Domic, Ana Jeroncic, Zenon Pogorelic
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of salivary LRG1 as a novel biomarker for pediatric acute appendicitis. The results showed that salivary LRG1 levels were significantly higher in children with acute appendicitis compared to the controls, but its sensitivity for identifying appendicitis was only 36%.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natsuka Umezawa, Fumitaka Mizoguchi, Yasuhiro Maejima, Naoki Kimura, Hisanori Hasegawa, Tadashi Hosoya, Minoru Fujimoto, Hitoshi Kohsaka, Tetsuji Naka, Shinsuke Yasuda
Summary: This study investigated whether leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein (LRG) could serve as a novel biomarker for large vessel vasculitides (LVV). The results showed that serum levels of LRG were higher in patients with active disease and decreased after treatment. However, LRG exhibited inferior performance as an indicator of disease activity compared to CRP and ESR.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Shinichiro Shinzaki, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Hiroki Tanaka, Fuminao Takeshima, Shingo Kato, Takehiro Torisu, Yuki Ohta, Kenji Watanabe, Shiro Nakamura, Naoki Yoshimura, Taku Kobayashi, Akiko Shiotani, Fumihito Hirai, Sakiko Hiraoka, Mamoru Watanabe, Minoru Matsuura, Shohei Nishimoto, Shinta Mizuno, Hideki Iijima, Tetsuo Takehara, Tetsuji Naka, Takanori Kanai, Takayuki Matsumoto
Summary: This study evaluated the usefulness of serum leucin-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein (LRG) levels in monitoring disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during adalimumab treatment. The results showed that serum LRG levels correlated with endoscopic activity in both Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), and had better correlation compared to C-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin (fCal). Serum LRG was found to be a useful biomarker for assessing endoscopic activity in IBD patients.
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Yuet Ping Kwan, Melissa Hui Yen Teo, Jonathan Chee Woei Lim, Michelle Siying Tan, Graciella Rosellinny, Walter Wahli, Xiaomeng Wang
Summary: This study revealed the important role of LRG1 in melanoma development and progression, with significant induction of LRG1 expression in melanoma cells and its mediation of melanoma cell invasiveness through the EGFR/STAT3 pathway. Targeting LRG1 may present a new strategy to control melanoma metastasis.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcelo Bentancor Lontra, Ricardo F. Savaris, Leandro Totti Cavazzola, Jackson Maissiat
Summary: This study compared the median plasma values of LRG1 in patients with acute abdomen with and without appendicitis. The results showed that LRG1 plasma median values were not useful in diagnosing Acute Appendicitis in patients with acute abdominal pain.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexander Loch, Kok Leng Tan, Mahmoud Danaee, Iskandar Idris, Mei Li Ng
Summary: This study explored the association between Leucine-rich alpha 2-glycoprotein (LRG1) and diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients with chronic coronary ischemia. It was found that LRG1 was significantly increased in patients with DD and could be used as a predictor for DD.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yujiao Li, Xiaobing Ji, Wenji Ni, Yong Luo, Bo Ding, Jianhua Ma, Jian Zhu
Summary: The study found that in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients, low serum albumin and microalbuminuria levels are closely associated with kidney failure progression, indicating a relatively fast progression of chronic kidney disease. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed a strong correlation between these two indicators and kidney failure progression.
Article
Cell Biology
Tetsuhiro Yoshimura, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Ryosuke Sakemi, Hidetoshi Takedatsu, Shinichiro Yoshioka, Kotaro Kuwaki, Atsushi Mori, Shuhei Fukunaga, Toshihiro Araki, Masaru Morita, Kozo Tsuruta, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Takuji Torimura
Summary: This study investigated the utility of serum leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein (LRG) as an inflammatory marker for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). The study found that serum LRG levels were correlated with disease activity and various laboratory parameters in UC and CD, as well as with endoscopic disease activity in UC. Additionally, LRG gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) reflected disease activity. These findings suggest that LRG could serve as an inflammatory marker in UC and CD, warranting further large-scale studies to reveal its clinical significance.
MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Izuru Abe, Hisashi Shiga, Hirofumi Chiba, Teruko Miyazawa, Shinya Oomori, Yusuke Shimoyama, Rintaro Moroi, Masatake Kuroha, Yoichi Kakuta, Yoshitaka Kinouchi, Atsushi Masamune
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the reliability of FC and LRG in assessing the activity of CD. The results showed that both FC and LRG had high specificity and could predict endoscopic remission in CD patients at 52 weeks. LRG had higher sensitivity compared to FC.
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Selda Ayca Altincik, Didem Yildirimcakar, Esin Avci, Bayram ozhan, Ilknur Girisgen, Selcuk Yuksel
Summary: LRG1 levels are positively correlated with decline in eGFR and may be an early marker of DKD progression in children and adolescents with T1DM.
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Infectious Diseases
Ying Xing, Lijing Wang, Yating Li, Yuling Wang, Leilei Han, Guiqin Huang, Jingwan Han, Wenjun Zhang, Lei Jia, Yongjian Liu, Xiaolin Wang, Tianyi Li, Jingyun Li, Li Yang, Xiaojing Qu, Yingxia Li, Erhei Dai, Hanping Li, Lin Li
JOURNAL OF INFECTION
(2022)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Wei Liu, Huazhen Lin, Shurong Zheng, Jin Liu
Summary: This article introduces a generalized factor model, algorithm, and theory for ultra-high dimensional mixed types of variables. The proposed method demonstrates advantages over existing factor models in terms of predictive and interpretable estimators for loadings and factors.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Xingyu Zhou, Yuling Jiao, Jin Liu, Jian Huang
Summary: We propose a deep generative approach to sampling from a conditional distribution, using neural networks for nonparametric estimation. Our method has advantages in handling high-dimensional and continuous/discrete variables, and achieves good results in numerical experiments.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
To-Nhu Vu, Chachrit Khunsriraksakul, Yakov Vorobeychik, Alison Liu, Renan Sauteraud, Ganesh Shenoy, Dajiang J. Liu, Steven P. Cohen
Summary: This study found that under real-life conditions, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) was associated with small, clinically questionable associations with opioid discontinuation and not starting opioids in patients with postlaminectomy syndrome (PLS).
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Seulgi Jung, Dohoon Park, Ho-Su Lee, Yongjae Kim, Jiwon Baek, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, Suk-Kyun Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Buhm Han, Yonghu Sun, Hong Liu, Furen Zhang, Jianjun Liu, Kyuyoung Song
Summary: The study identified shared genetic risk loci between Crohn's disease and leprosy in East Asian populations, indicating a potential genetic correlation. The findings suggest that CD might be caused by hyper-sensitive reactions to pathogenic stimuli.
HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Resham Lal Gurung, M. Yiamunaa, Jian-Jun Liu, Rajkumar Dorajoo, Jiexun Wang, Ling Wang, Sylvia Liu, Clara Chan, Keven Ang, Yi-Ming Shao, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Wern E. Tang, Chee Fang Sum, Su Chi Lim
Summary: This study found that elevated plasma UA is associated with incident CKD and potentially has a causal role in early eGFR loss in patients with type 2 diabetes.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Peipei Han, Hairui Yu, Fandi Xie, Ming Li, Xiaoyu Chen, Xing Yu, Jing Li, Xiangjing Liu, Bohan Shao, Jianjun Liu, Yaping Liu, Zhigang Liu, Xiaocheng Liu, Qi Guo
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of early rehabilitation for patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The results showed that early rehabilitation significantly improved patients' functional independence and did not increase the risk of post-operative complications.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biology
Chenlin Zhang, Huazhen Lin, Li Liu, Jin Liu, Yi Li
Summary: This article proposes a new functional regression model that links the covariance structures of response curves to external covariates. By allowing the variances of random scores to be dependent on covariates, it identifies eigenfunctions for each individual, resulting in improved interpretability and prediction power. The utility of the developed method is demonstrated through simulations and an analysis of real data concerning parental effects on offspring growth curves, yielding biologically interesting results.
Article
Microbiology
Jingwan Han, Yan-Heng Zhou, Yingying Ma, Guoxin Zhu, Dong Zhang, Bo Zhu, Tong Cheng, Lanfeng Wang, Jian-Hua Wang, Lin Li, Chiyu Zhang
Summary: A new K28E32 variant of HIV-1 CRF07_BC was identified, showing rapid expansion among MSM and higher in vitro replication ability compared to the wild type.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Mengying Liu, Lei Jia, Xing Guo, Xiuli Zhai, Hanping Li, Yongjian Liu, Jingwan Han, Bohan Zhang, Xiaolin Wang, Tianyi Li, Yanglan Wang, Jingyun Li, Changyuan Yu, Lin Li
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the presence and distribution of HERV-K HML-8 sequences within the human genome and hominoids, as well as the characterization of their structure and evolution. The results show that HML-8 elements were integrated into the primate lineage around 35 to 42 million years ago during primates evolutionary speciation. These findings offer a detailed background for future functional studies.
AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gretchen R. B. Saunders, Xingyan Wang, Fang Chen, Seon-Kyeong Jang, Mengzhen Liu, Chen Wang, Shuang Gao, Yu Jiang, Chachrit Khunsriraksakul, Jacqueline M. Otto, Clifton Addison, Masato Akiyama, Christine M. Albert, Fazil Aliev, Alvaro Alonso, Donna K. Arnett, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, Aneel A. Ashrani, Kathleen C. Barnes, R. Graham Barr, Traci M. Bartz, Diane M. Becker, Lawrence F. Bielak, Emelia J. Benjamin, Joshua C. Bis, Gyda Bjornsdottir, John Blangero, Eugene R. Bleecker, Jason D. Boardman, Eric Boerwinkle, Dorret Boomsma, Meher Preethi Boorgula, Donald W. Bowden, Jennifer A. Brody, Brian E. Cade, Daniel Chasman, Sameer Chavan, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Zhengming Chen, Iona Cheng, Michael H. Cho, Helene Choquet, John W. Cole, Marilyn C. Cornelis, Francesco Cucca, Joanne E. Curran, Mariza de Andrade, Danielle M. Dick, Anna R. Docherty, Ravindranath Duggirala, Charles B. Eaton, Marissa A. Ehringer, Tonu Esko, Jessica D. Faul, Lilian Fernandes Silva, Edoardo Fiorillo, Myriam Fornage, Barry Freedman, Maiken E. Gabrielsen, Melanie E. Garrett, Sina A. Gharib, Christian Gieger, Nathan Gillespie, David C. Glahn, Scott D. Gordon, Charles C. Gu, Dongfeng Gu, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Xiuqing Guo, Jeffrey Haessler, Michael E. Hall, Toomas Haller, Kathleen Mullan Harris, Jiang He, Pamela Herd, John K. Hewitt, Ian Hickie, Bertha Hidalgo, John E. Hokanson, Christian Hopfer, JoukeJan Hottenga, Lifang Hou, Hongyan Huang, Yi-Jen Hung, David J. Hunter, Kristian Hveem, Shih-Jen Hwang, Chii-Min Hwu, William Iacono, Marguerite R. Irvin, Yon Ho Jee, Eric O. Johnson, Yoonjung Y. Joo, Eric Jorgenson, Anne E. Justice, Yoichiro Kamatani, Robert C. Kaplan, Jaakko Kaprio, Sharon L. R. Kardia, Matthew C. Keller, Tanika N. Kelly, Charles Kooperberg, Tellervo Korhonen, Peter Kraft, Kenneth Krauter, Johanna Kuusisto, Markku Laakso, Jessica Lasky-Su, Wen-Jane Lee, James J. Lee, Daniel Levy, Liming Li, Kevin Li, Yuqing Li, Kuang Lin, Penelope A. Lind, Chunyu Liu, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Sharon M. Lutz, Jiantao Ma, Reedik Magi, Ani Manichaikul, Nicholas G. Martin, Ravi Mathur, Nana Matoba, Patrick F. McArdle, Matt McGue, Matthew B. McQueen, Sarah E. Medland, Andres Metspalu, Deborah A. Meyers, Iona Y. Millwood, Braxton D. Mitchell, Karen L. Mohlke, Matthew Moll, May E. Montasser, Alanna C. Morrison, Antonella Mulas, Jonas B. Nielsen, Kari E. North, Elizabeth C. Oelsner, Yukinori Okada, Valeria Orru, Nicholette D. Palmer, Teemu Palviainen, Anita Pandit, S. Lani Park, Ulrike Peters, Annette Peters, Patricia A. Peyser, Tinca J. C. Polderman, Nicholas Rafaels, Susan Redline, Robert M. Reed, Alex P. Reiner, John P. Rice, Stephen S. Rich, Nicole E. Richmond, Carol Roan, Jerome Rotter, Michael N. Rueschman, Valgerdur Runarsdottir, Nancy L. Saccone, David A. Schwartz, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Jingchunzi Shi, Suyash S. Shringarpure, Kamil Sicinski, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Jennifer A. Smith, Nicholas L. Smith, Nona Sotoodehnia, Michael C. Stallings, Hreinn Stefansson, Kari Stefansson, Jerry A. Stitzel, Xiao Sun, Moin Syed, Ruth Tal-Singer, Amy E. Taylor, Kent D. Taylor, Marilyn J. Telen, Khanh K. Thai, Hemant Tiwari, Constance Turman, Thorarinn Tyrfingsson, Tamara L. Wall, Robin G. Walters, David R. Weir, Scott T. Weiss, Wendy B. White, John B. Whitfield, Kerri L. Wiggins, Gonneke Willemsen, Cristen J. Willer, Bendik S. Winsvold, Huichun Xu, Lisa R. Yanek, Jie Yin, Kristin L. Young, Kendra A. Young, Bing Yu, Wei Zhao, Wei Zhou, Sebastian Zollner, Luisa Zuccolo, The Biobank Japan Project, Chiara Batini, Andrew W. Bergen, Laura J. Bierut, Sean P. David, Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun, Dana B. Hancock, Bibo Jiang, Marcus R. Munafo, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, Dajiang J. Liu, Scott Vrieze
Summary: This study utilized global genetic diversity data to discover and fine-map genomic loci associated with tobacco and alcohol use. Ancestry-aware transcriptome-wide association studies were conducted to understand the function of these loci. The study also evaluated the genetic architecture and predictive power of polygenic risk in different populations. The results demonstrated that increasing sample size and genetic diversity improved the identification and fine-mapping of loci, but polygenic risk scores performed poorly across different ancestries.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Fang Chen, Xingyan Wang, Seon-Kyeong Jang, Bryan C. Quach, J. Dylan Weissenkampen, Chachrit Khunsriraksakul, Lina Yang, Renan Sauteraud, Christine M. Albert, Nicholette D. D. Allred, Donna K. Arnett, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, Kathleen C. Barnes, R. Graham Barr, Diane M. Becker, Lawrence F. Bielak, Joshua C. Bis, John Blangero, Meher Preethi Boorgula, Daniel Chasman, Sameer Chavan, Yii-Der Chen, Lee-Ming Chuang, Adolfo Correa, Joanne E. Curran, Sean P. David, Lisa de Las Fuentes, Ranjan Deka, Ravindranath Duggirala, Jessica D. Faul, Melanie E. Garrett, Sina A. Gharib, Xiuqing Guo, Michael E. Hall, Nicola L. Hawley, Jiang He, Brian D. Hobbs, John E. Hokanson, Chao A. Hsiung, Shih-Jen Hwang, Thomas M. Hyde, Marguerite R. Irvin, Andrew E. Jaffe, Eric O. Johnson, Robert Kaplan, Sharon L. R. Kardia, Joel D. Kaufman, Tanika N. Kelly, Joel E. Kleinman, Charles Kooperberg, I-Te Lee, Daniel Levy, Sharon M. Lutz, Ani W. Manichaikul, Lisa W. Martin, Olivia Marx, Stephen T. McGarvey, Ryan L. Minster, Matthew Moll, Karine A. Moussa, Take Naseri, Kari E. North, Elizabeth C. Oelsner, Juan M. Peralta, Patricia A. Peyser, Bruce M. Psaty, Nicholas Rafaels, Laura M. Raffield, Muagututi'a Sefuiva Reupena, Stephen S. Rich, Jerome Rotter, David A. Schwartz, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Wayne H-H Sheu, Mario Sims, Jennifer A. Smith, Xiao Sun, Kent D. Taylor, Marilyn J. Telen, Harold Watson, Daniel E. Weeks, David R. Weir, Lisa R. Yanek, Kendra A. Young, Kristin L. Young, Wei Zhao, Dana B. Hancock, Bibo Jiang, Scott Vrieze, Dajiang J. Liu
Summary: Most TWASs conducted so far have focused on European ancestry and lacked diversity. To address this limitation, researchers aggregated GWAS summary statistics, whole-genome sequences, and eQTL data from diverse ancestries. They developed a new approach called TESLA, which integrates eQTL datasets with multi-ancestry GWAS, improving power and identifying more genes associated with tobacco use phenotypes compared to alternative TWAS methods. The study also suggests potential drug repurposing options for treating nicotine addiction.
Article
Microbiology
Yuting Shi, Jingwan Han, Bo Zhu, Zhi Liu, Qingmiao Liang, Chunlin Lan, Zhengyang Li, Hanping Li, Yongjian Liu, Lei Jia, Tianyi Li, Xiaolin Wang, Jingyun Li, Bohan Zhang, Junjun Jiang, Lin Li
Summary: This study identifies the subtype-specific loci of HIV-1 subtype B RRE circulating in China and examines their impact on viral replication and Rev-RRE activity.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xuling Chang, Kevin Yiqiang Chua, Fang Lin Ng, Ling Wang, Jianjun Liu, Jian-Min Yuan, Chiea-Chuen Khor, Chew-Kiat Heng, Rajkumar Dorajoo, Woon-Puay Koh
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) in midlife and functional mobility in late life. The results showed a causal effect of obesity on mobility dysfunction, with high BMI leading to poorer performance in the Timed Up-and-Go test (TUG). Genetic analyses also indicated potential neuronal dysfunctions in regulating the link between obesity and mobility dysfunction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jinbang Zhang, Jingwan Han, Hui Li, Zhengyang Li, Pengfei Zou, Jiaxin Li, Te Zhao, Junwei Che, Yang Yang, Meiyan Yang, Yuli Wang, Wei Gong, Zhiping Li, Lin Li, Chunsheng Gao, Haihua Xiao
Summary: A new system is constructed by functionalizing siRNA delivery lipid nanoparticles with the lymphocyte membrane and 12p1, which can escape immune recognition, has HIV-1 neutralizing capacity, and the ability to deliver siRNA specifically into HIV-1-infected cells. This system can escape uptake by the mononuclear phagocyte system, exhibits strong binding ability with gp120, and shows significant gene silencing effect on HIV-1-infected cells.