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Tuan Hiep Tran Thiruganesh Ramasamy Duy Hieu Truong Han-Gon Choi Chul Soon Yong Jong Oh Kim 《AAPS PharmSciTech》2014,15(6):1509-1515
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) in improving the oral bioavailability of a lipid lowering agent, fenofibrate (FEN). FEN-loaded NLCs (FEN-NLCs) were prepared by hot homogenization followed by an ultrasonication method using Compritol 888 ATO as a solid lipid, Labrafil M 1944CS as a liquid lipid, and soya lecithin and Tween 80 as emulsifiers. NLCs were characterized in terms of particle size and zeta pote\ntial, surface morphology, encapsulation efficiency, and physical state properties. Bioavailability studies were carried out in rats by oral administration of FEN-NLC. NLCs exhibited a spherical shape with a small particle size (84.9 ± 4.9 nm). The drug entrapment efficiency was 99% with a loading capacity of 9.93 ± 0.01% (w/w). Biphasic drug release manner with a burst release initially, followed by prolonged release was depicted for in vitro drug release studies. After oral administration of the FEN-NLC, drug concentration in plasma and AUCt-∞ was fourfold higher, respectively, compared to the free FEN suspension. According to these results, FEN-NLC could be a potential delivery system for improvement of loading capacity and control of drug release, thus prolonging drug action time in the body and enhancing the bioavailability.KEY WORDS: bioavailability, fenofibrate, nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers 相似文献
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Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms and hepatitis B virus infection in Vietnamese patients 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
Song le H Binh VQ Duy DN Jüliger S Bock TC Luty AJ Kremsner PG Kun JF 《Mutation research》2003,522(1-2):119-125
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a constituent of the human innate immune system which may play an important role in combating a variety of infectious diseases. We investigated the distribution of MBL gene mutations in a Vietnamese population, using polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequence analysis, and sought associations with the outcome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. For this purpose we used samples from a total of 123 patients with confirmed, well-defined HBV infections, representing a full spectrum of clinical presentation from acute to chronic to malignant states, as well as from 112 healthy controls. The only MBL gene mutation found in this population, that at codon 54 of exon 1, was present at an overall frequency of 0.12, with a trend towards a higher frequency in the HBV-infected group compared with controls (0.15 versus 0.08, P = 0.079). Within the HBV-infected group there was a non-significant trend towards higher viral loads in those with this mutation, accompanied by significantly higher serum transaminase levels in the same individuals. Segregation according to clinical presentation showed that the mutation was present at a significantly higher frequency in the group with acute hepatitis B (AHB) compared with the healthy control group (0.25 versus 0.08, P = 0.01), and was associated with higher serum transaminase levels. Our results indicate that a mutation of the MBL gene might influence the clinical outcome of HBV infection in Vietnamese patients. 相似文献
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Sabina Dongol Corinne N. Thompson Simon Clare Tran Vu Thieu Nga Pham Thanh Duy Abhilasha Karkey Amit Arjyal Samir Koirala Nely Shrestha Khatri Pukar Maskey Sanjay Poudel Vijay Kumar Jaiswal Sujan Vaidya Gordon Dougan Jeremy J. Farrar Christiane Dolecek Buddha Basnyat Stephen Baker 《PloS one》2012,7(10)
Gallbladder carriage of invasive Salmonella is considered fundamental in sustaining typhoid fever transmission. Bile and tissue was obtained from 1,377 individuals undergoing cholecystectomy in Kathmandu to investigate the prevalence, characteristics and relevance of invasive Salmonella in the gallbladder in an endemic area. Twenty percent of bile samples contained a Gram-negative organism, with Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A isolated from 24 and 22 individuals, respectively. Gallbladders that contained Salmonella were more likely to show evidence of acute inflammation with extensive neutrophil infiltrate than those without Salmonella, corresponding with higher neutrophil and lower lymphocyte counts in the blood of Salmonella positive individuals. Antimicrobial resistance in the invasive Salmonella isolates was limited, indicating that gallbladder colonization is unlikely to be driven by antimicrobial resistance. The overall role of invasive Salmonella carriage in the gallbladder is not understood; here we show that 3.5% of individuals undergoing cholecystectomy in this setting have a high concentration of antimicrobial sensitive, invasive Salmonella in their bile. We predict that such individuals will become increasingly important if current transmission mechanisms are disturbed; prospectively identifying these individuals is, therefore, paramount for rapid local and regional elimination. 相似文献
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Kraemer JA Erb ML Waddling CA Montabana EA Zehr EA Wang H Nguyen K Pham DS Agard DA Pogliano J 《Cell》2012,149(7):1488-1499
Tubulins are essential for the reproduction of many eukaryotic viruses, but historically, bacteriophage were assumed not to require a cytoskeleton. Here, we identify a tubulin-like protein, PhuZ, from bacteriophage 201φ2-1 and show that it forms filaments in vivo and in vitro. The PhuZ structure has a conserved tubulin fold, with an unusual, extended C terminus that we demonstrate to be critical for polymerization in vitro and in vivo. Longitudinal packing in the crystal lattice mimics packing observed by EM of in-vitro-formed filaments, indicating how interactions between the C terminus and the following monomer drive polymerization. PhuZ forms a filamentous array that is required for positioning phage DNA within the bacterial cell. Correct positioning to the cell center and optimal phage reproduction only occur when the PhuZ filament is dynamic. Thus, we show that PhuZ assembles a spindle-like array that functions analogously to the microtubule-based spindles of eukaryotes. 相似文献
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Hua DH Tamura M Egi M Werbovetz K Delfín D Salem M Chiang PK 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2003,11(20):4357-4361
Symmetrical bishydroxamic acids along with their sodium salts containing an alkyl spacer between two aromatic rings were synthesized, and their antiparasitic activities were evaluated. Bishydroxamic acids were conveniently prepared from the alkylation of methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate with various dihalo-alkane, -alkene, and -ether followed by reaction with hydroxylamine. Surprisingly, the bishydroxamic acids and their sodium salts possess strong inhibitory activities against Plasmodium falciparum parasites with IC50 values in the range of 0.26-3.2 microM. Bishydroxamic acid 3 and its sodium salt 12 also inhibit the growth of Leishmania donovani, albeit at higher concentrations. The corresponding biscarboxylic acids and bismethyl esters are inactive. Presumably, the ability of bishydroxamic acids to complex with metallic iron in hemoglobin may be responsible for antimalarial activity of these compounds. 相似文献
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Reversal of the Progression of Fatal Coronavirus Infection in Cats by a Broad-Spectrum Coronavirus Protease Inhibitor 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Yunjeong Kim Hongwei Liu Anushka C. Galasiti Kankanamalage Sahani Weerasekara Duy H. Hua William C. Groutas Kyeong-Ok Chang Niels C. Pedersen 《PLoS pathogens》2016,12(3)
Coronaviruses infect animals and humans causing a wide range of diseases. The diversity of coronaviruses in many mammalian species is contributed by relatively high mutation and recombination rates during replication. This dynamic nature of coronaviruses may facilitate cross-species transmission and shifts in tissue or cell tropism in a host, resulting in substantial change in virulence. Feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) causes inapparent or mild enteritis in cats, but a highly fatal disease, called feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), can arise through mutation of FECV to FIP virus (FIPV). The pathogenesis of FIP is intimately associated with immune responses and involves depletion of T cells, features shared by some other coronaviruses like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. The increasing risks of highly virulent coronavirus infections in humans or animals call for effective antiviral drugs, but no such measures are yet available. Previously, we have reported the inhibitors that target 3C-like protease (3CLpro) with broad-spectrum activity against important human and animal coronaviruses. Here, we evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of our 3CLpro inhibitor in laboratory cats with FIP. Experimental FIP is 100% fatal once certain clinical and laboratory signs become apparent. We found that antiviral treatment led to full recovery of cats when treatment was started at a stage of disease that would be otherwise fatal if left untreated. Antiviral treatment was associated with a rapid improvement in fever, ascites, lymphopenia and gross signs of illness and cats returned to normal health within 20 days or less of treatment. Significant reduction in viral titers was also observed in cats. These results indicate that continuous virus replication is required for progression of immune-mediated inflammatory disease of FIP. These findings may provide important insights into devising therapeutic strategies and selection of antiviral compounds for further development for important coronaviruses in animals and humans. 相似文献
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Feng Wang Hui Wang Han-Fang Tuan Duy H. Nguyen Vincent Sun Vafa Keser Sara J. Bowne Lori S. Sullivan Hongrong Luo Ling Zhao Xia Wang Jacques E. Zaneveld Jason S. Salvo Sorath Siddiqui Louise Mao Dianna K. Wheaton David G. Birch Kari E. Branham John R. Heckenlively Cindy Wen Ken Flagg Henry Ferreyra Jacqueline Pei Ayesha Khan Huanan Ren Keqing Wang Irma Lopez Raheel Qamar Juan C. Zenteno Raul Ayala-Ramirez Beatriz Buentello-Volante Qing Fu David A. Simpson Yumei Li Ruifang Sui Giuliana Silvestri Stephen P. Daiger Robert K. Koenekoop Kang Zhang Rui Chen 《Human genetics》2014,133(3):331-345
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a devastating form of retinal degeneration, with significant social and professional consequences. Molecular genetic information is invaluable for an accurate clinical diagnosis of RP due to its high genetic and clinical heterogeneity. Using a gene capture panel that covers 163 of the currently known retinal disease genes, including 48 RP genes, we performed a comprehensive molecular screening in a collection of 123 RP unsettled probands from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, including 113 unrelated simplex and 10 autosomal recessive RP (arRP) cases. As a result, 61 mutations were identified in 45 probands, including 38 novel pathogenic alleles. Interestingly, we observed that phenotype and genotype were not in full agreement in 21 probands. Among them, eight probands were clinically reassessed, resulting in refinement of clinical diagnoses for six of these patients. Finally, recessive mutations in CLN3 were identified in five retinal degeneration patients, including four RP probands and one cone-rod dystrophy patient, suggesting that CLN3 is a novel non-syndromic retinal disease gene. Collectively, our results underscore that, due to the high molecular and clinical heterogeneity of RP, comprehensive screening of all retinal disease genes is effective in identifying novel pathogenic mutations and provides an opportunity to discover new genotype-phenotype correlations. Information gained from this genetic screening will directly aid in patient diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, as well as allowing appropriate family planning and counseling. 相似文献
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Flavonoid biosynthesis in the tea plant Camellia sinensis: properties of enzymes of the prominent epicatechin and catechin pathways 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
Punyasiri PA Abeysinghe IS Kumar V Treutter D Duy D Gosch C Martens S Forkmann G Fischer TC 《Archives of biochemistry and biophysics》2004,431(1):22-30
Leaves of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) contain extraordinary large amounts of (-)-epigallocatechin, (-)-epicatechin, (+)-gallocatechin, and (+)-catechin and derivatives of these compounds that show positive effects on human health. The health-promoting effects of flavan 3-ols, especially those of green tea, are of scientific and public interest. Furthermore, they play a crucial role in defense against pathogens of tea. Therefore, biosynthesis of these flavonoid compounds was investigated. The anthocyanidin reductase enzyme recently described from Arabidopsis and Medicago was shown to be present in tea with very high activity and produces epicatechin as well as epigallocatechin from the respective anthocyanidins, thus explaining the very high contents of these compounds. A strong combined dihydroflavonol 4-reductase/leucoanthocyanidin 4-reductase activity was demonstrated and catalyzes the key steps in catechin and gallocatechin formation. Together with the enzyme activities and substrate specificities of the preceding enzymatic reactions, the biosynthesis of the most prominent flavonoids of tea is elucidated. 相似文献