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EZH1/2 inhibition augments the anti-tumor effects of sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Kusakabe Yuko , Chiba Tetsuhiro , Oshima Motohiko , Koide Shuhei , Rizq Ola , Aoyama Kazumasa , Ao Junjie , Kaneko Tatsuya , Kanzaki Hiroaki , Kanayama Kengo , Maeda Takahiro , Saito Tomoko , Nakagawa Ryo , Kobayashi Kazufumi , Kiyono Soichiro , Nakamura Masato , Ogasawara Sadahisa , Suzuki Eiichiro , Nakamoto Shingo , Yasui Shin , Mikata Rintaro , Muroyama Ryosuke , Kanda Tatsuo , Maruyama Hitoshi , Kato Jun , Mimura Naoya , Ma Anqi , Jin Jian , Zen Yoh , Otsuka Masayuki , Kaneda Atsushi , Iwama Atsushi , Kato Naoya 
Published: November 2021

AbstractBoth EZH2 and its homolog EZH1 function as histone H3 Lysine 27 (H3K27) methyltransferases and repress the transcription of target genes. Dysregulation of H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) plays an important role in the development and progression of cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study investigated the relationship between the expression of EZH1/2 and the level of H3K27me3 in HCC. Additionally, the role of EZH1/2 in cell growth, tumorigenicity, and resistance to sorafenib were also analyzed. Both the lentiviral knockdown and the pharmacological inhibition of EZH1/2 (UNC1999) diminished the level of H3K27me3 and suppressed cell growth in liver cancer cells, compared with EZH1 or EZH2 single knockdown. Although a significant association was observed between EZH2 expression and H3K27me3 levels in HCC samples, overexpression of EZH1 appeared to contribute to enhanced H3K27me3 levels in some EZH2lowH3K27me3high cases. Akt suppression following sorafenib treatment resulted in an increase of the H3K27me3 levels through a decrease in EZH2 phosphorylation at serine 21. The combined use of sorafenib and UNC1999 exhibited synergistic antitumor effects in vitro and in vivo. Combination treatment canceled the sorafenib-induced enhancement in H3K27me3 levels, indicating that activation of EZH2 function is one of the mechanisms of sorafenib-resistance in HCC. In conclusion, sorafenib plus EZH1/2 inhibitors may comprise a novel therapeutic approach in HCC.
Practical approach to detection and surveillance of emerging highly resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing 1071-32-cluster
Authors: Mokrousov Igor , Vyazovaya Anna , Sinkov Viacheslav , Gerasimova Alena , Ioannidis Panayotis , Jiao Weiwei , Khromova Polina , Papaventsis Dimitrios , Pasechnik Oksana , Perdigão João , Rastogi Nalin , Shen Adong , Skiba Yuriy , Solovieva Natalia , Suffys Philip , Tafaj Silva , Umpeleva Tatiana , Vakhrusheva Diana , Yarusova Irina , Zhdanova Svetlana , Zhuravlev Viacheslav , Ogarkov Oleg 
Published: November 2021

AbstractAncient sublineage of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is endemic and prevalent in East Asia and rare in other world regions. While these strains are mainly drug susceptible, we recently identified a novel clonal group Beijing 1071-32 within this sublineage emerging in Siberia, Russia and present in other Russian regions. This cluster included only multi/extensive drug resistant (MDR/XDR) isolates. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of the available WGS data, we identified three synonymous SNPs in the genes Rv0144, Rv0373c, and Rv0334 that were specific for the Beijing 1071-32-cluster and developed a real-time PCR assay for their detection. Analysis of the 2375 genetically diverse M. tuberculosis isolates collected between 1996 and 2020 in different locations (European and Asian parts of Russia, former Soviet Union countries, Albania, Greece, China, Vietnam, Japan and Brazil), confirmed 100% specificity and sensitivity of this real-time PCR assay. Moreover, the epidemiological importance of this strain and the newly developed screening assay is further stressed by the fact that all identified Beijing 1071-32 isolates were found to exhibit MDR genotypic profiles with concomitant resistance to additional first-line drugs due to a characteristic signature of six mutations in rpoB450, rpoC485, katG315, katG335, rpsL43 and embB497. In conclusion, this study provides a set of three concordant SNPs for the detection and screening of Beijing 1071-32 isolates along with a validated real-time PCR assay easily deployable across multiple settings for the epidemiological tracking of this significant MDR cluster.
Accuracy of high-frequency oscillations recorded intraoperatively for classification of epileptogenic regions
Authors: Weiss Shennan A. , Staba Richard J. , Sharan Ashwini , Wu Chengyuan , Rubinstein Daniel , Das Sandhitsu , Waldman Zachary , Orosz Iren , Worrell Gregory , Engel Jerome , Sperling Michael R. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractTo see whether acute intraoperative recordings using stereo EEG (SEEG) electrodes can replace prolonged interictal intracranial EEG (iEEG) recording, making the process more efficient and safer, 10 min of iEEG were recorded following electrode implantation in 16 anesthetized patients, and 1–2 days later during non-rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Ripples on oscillations (RonO, 80–250 Hz), ripples on spikes (RonS), sharp-spikes, fast RonO (fRonO, 250–600 Hz), and fast RonS (fRonS) were semi-automatically detected. HFO power and frequency were compared between the conditions using a generalized linear mixed-effects model. HFO rates were compared using a two-way repeated measures ANOVA with anesthesia type and SOZ as factors. A receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis quantified seizure onset zone (SOZ) classification accuracy, and the scalar product was used to assess spatial reliability. Resection of contacts with the highest rate of events was compared with outcome. During sleep, all HFOs, except fRonO, were larger in amplitude compared to intraoperatively (p < 0.01). HFO frequency was also affected (p < 0.01). Anesthesia selection affected HFO and sharp-spike rates. In both conditions combined, sharp-spikes and all HFO subtypes were increased in the SOZ (p < 0.01). However, the increases were larger during the sleep recordings (p < 0.05). The area under the ROC curves for SOZ classification were significantly smaller for intraoperative sharp-spikes, fRonO, and fRonS rates (p < 0.05). HFOs and spikes were only significantly spatially reliable for a subset of the patients (p < 0.05). A failure to resect fRonO areas in the sleep recordings trended the most sensitive and accurate for predicting failure. In summary, HFO morphology is altered by anesthesia. Intraoperative SEEG recordings exhibit increased rates of HFOs in the SOZ, but their spatial distribution can differ from sleep recordings. Recording these biomarkers during non-REM sleep offers a more accurate delineation of the SOZ and possibly the epileptogenic zone.
Maternal vaccination with a type-III glycoconjugate protects mouse neonates against Group B Streptococcus intranasal infection
Authors: Chiarot Emiliano , Naimo Eleonora , Corrado Alessia , Giannetti Patrizia , Ros Immaculada Margarit Y. , Bensi Giuliano 
Published: November 2021

AbstractGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) is generally an asymptomatic colonizer of human mucosa but it occasionally infects pregnant women and neonates through vertical transmission, causing disease during the first weeks of life with frequent and severe complications. Preclinical studies have shown that maternal vaccination with polysaccharide-based vaccines protects mothers and offspring from GBS mucosal colonization and consecutive infection. In these models, bacteria were inoculated in mouse either intravaginally in the last trimester of pregnancy or systemically in pups. Here, we investigated whether maternal vaccination with glycoconjugate vaccines may also prevent GBS-mediated colonization and disease in neonates using an infection route that more closely mimics inhalation or ingestion of bacteria during human delivery. To address this point, mice aged less than two days were intranasally challenged with epidemiologically relevant GBS strains. Bacteria were found to colonize nose and intestine, reaching in some cases lungs and blood during the first days of life. Bacteria were also found in vagina of a fraction of colonized female mice within the first month of life. GBS-specific IgG induced by maternal vaccination with a glycoconjugate vaccine formulation were found in blood and mucosal tissues of newborns. Finally, when intranasally challenged with GBS serotype III strains, pups delivered by vaccinated mothers were partially protected against mucosal colonization and deeper infection.
Strain induced localization to delocalization transition on a Lieb photonic ribbon lattice
Authors: Román-Cortés Diego , Fadic Guillermo , Cid-Lara Christofer , Guzmán-Silva Diego , Real Bastián , Vicencio Rodrigo A. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractRibbon lattices are kind of transition systems in between one and two dimensions, and their study is crucial to understand the origin of different emerging properties. In this work, we study a Lieb ribbon lattice and the localization–delocalization transition occurring due to a reduction of lattice distances (compression) and the corresponding flat band deformation. We observe how above a critical compression ratio the energy spreads out and propagates freely across the lattice, therefore transforming the system from being a kind of insulator into a conductor. We implement an experiment on a photonic platform and show an excellent agreement with the predicted phenomenology. Our findings suggest and prove experimentally the use of compression or mechanical deformation of lattices to switch the transport properties of a given system.
Optimal torque distribution of distributed driving AGV under the condition of centroid change
Authors: Liu Wei , Liu Ping , Yu Yue , Zhang Qingjie , Wan Yidong , Wang Miufang 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe torque distribution is researched under the condition of the centroid position of distributed drive automatic guided vehicle (AGV) with load platform and is uncertain due to the unknown movable load. The whole vehicle model under centroid variation, the efficiency model of the hub motor and the torque distribution control strategy based on a PID neural network are established. A hierarchical controller is designed to accurately ensure the economy and stability of the vehicle. Simulations of the proposed control strategy are conducted, the results show that the total power and lateral deviation distance of the driving wheels are reduced by 17.63% and 61.54% under low load conditions and 15.54% and 61.39% under high load conditions, respectively, compared with those of the driving wheels under the average torque distribution, and the goal of close slip rates of the driving wheels is achieved. A system prototype is developed and tested, and the experimental results agree with the simulation within error permissibility. The margin of error is less than 5.8%, the results demonstrate that the proposed control strategy is effective. This research can provide a theoretical and experimental basis for the torque optimization distribution of distributed drive AGVs under centroid variation conditions.
Metabolic profiling of attached and detached metformin and 2-deoxy-D-glucose treated breast cancer cells reveals adaptive changes in metabolome of detached cells
Authors: Repas Jernej , Zügner Elmar , Gole Boris , Bizjak Maruša , Potočnik Uroš , Magnes Christoph , Pavlin Mojca 
Published: November 2021

AbstractAnchorage-independent growth of cancer cells in vitro is correlated to metastasis formation in vivo. Metformin use is associated with decreased breast cancer incidence and currently evaluated in cancer clinical trials. The combined treatment with metformin and 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) in vitro induces detachment of viable MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells that retain their proliferation capacity. This might be important for cell detachment from primary tumors, but the metabolic changes involved are unknown. We performed LC/MS metabolic profiling on separated attached and detached MDA-MB-231 cells treated with metformin and/or 2DG. High 2DG and metformin plus 2DG altered the metabolic profile similarly to metformin, inferring that metabolic changes are necessary but not sufficient while the specific effects of 2DG are crucial for detachment. Detached cells had higher NADPH levels and lower fatty acids and glutamine levels compared to attached cells, supporting the role of AMPK activation and reductive carboxylation in supporting anchorage-independent survival. Surprisingly, the metabolic profile of detached cells was closer to untreated control cells than attached treated cells, suggesting detachment might help cells adapt to energy stress. Metformin treated cells had higher fatty and amino acid levels with lower purine nucleotide levels, which is relevant for understanding the anticancer mechanisms of metformin.
Plasmonic Si@Au core-satellite nanoparticles prepared by laser-assisted synthesis for photothermal therapy
Authors: Al-Kattan Ahmed , Tselikov Gleb , Popov Anton A. , Kabashin Andrei V. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractWe describe a laser-assisted methodology for the fabrication of Si@Au core-satellite nanostructures for photothermal therapy applications. The methodology consists in laser ablative synthesis of Si and Au NPs in water/ethanol solutions, followed by a chemical modification of the Si NPs by APTMS and their subsequent decoration by the Au NPs. We show that despite a relatively small size (< 40 nm) the formed core-satellites exhibit a strong plasmonic absorption peak centred around 610 nm and having a large tail over 700 nm overlapping with the first optical window of relative tissue transparency. Being relatively small and exempt of any toxic impurity due to ultraclean laser synthesis, the fabricated nanoparticles promise a major advancement of imaging and phototherapy modalities based on plasmonic properties of nanomatererials.
Laser-ablative synthesis of stable size-tunable Bi nanoparticles and their functionalization for radiotherapy applications
Authors: Tikhonowski G V , Popov A A , Popova-Kuznetsova E A , Klimentov S M , Prasad P N , Kabashin A V 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Nanoformulations of high-Z elements can improve therapeutic outcome in radiotherapy-based treatment of tumors, but current nanomedicine implementations in radiotherapy still need biocompatible, non-toxic nano-agents exhibiting low polydispersity and high colloidal stability. Here, we elaborate methods of femtosecond (fs) laser ablation in water and organic solvents to fabricate stable aqueous colloidal solutions of ultrapure elemental Bi nanoparticles (NPs) and characterize them. We show that fs laser ablation of Bi target leads to the formation of spherical elemental Bi NPs having 25 nm mean size and wide size-dispersion. NPs prepared in water undergo fast conversion into 400-500 nm flake-like nanosheets, while NPs prepared in acetone demonstrate a high colloidal stability. We then employ methods of fs laser fragmentation to control mean size and size dispersion of Bi NPs. Stable aqueous solution of Bi NPs suitable for biomedical applications can be obtained by coating with Pluronic® F-127. We finally show that surface modification of Bi NPs increases its colloidal stability in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution by more than 6 fold. Exempt of any toxic synthetic by-products, laser-ablated Bi NPs present a novel appealing nanoplatform for image-guided combination photo- and radiotherapy.
Evolution of the properties of nanomaterials obtained by pulsed laser ablation
Authors: Faizullayeva S , Klimentov S M , Popov A A 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
The synthesis and application of metal and ceramic nanoparticle are significant subject in science and engineering. The metal nanoparticles such as gold, silver, and copper nanoparticles have more application in material science, nanomedicine, electronic, photonic, and art. One of the green methods for preparation of metal nanoparticles is laser ablation technique that offers a unique tool for nanofabrication of nanoparticles. In this work, gold colloids were prepared by pulsed laser ablation of high purity gold plate immersed in deionized water and 10μM NaCl solution. After ablation process, we study the change in the size distribution of nanoparticles after the ablation process for a month.
Proton magnetization relaxation in aqueous suspensions of composite silicon-iron nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Authors: Kargina Yu V , Mironova A D , Kharin A Yu , Perepukhov A M , Ischenko A A , Timoshenko V Yu 
Published: November 2021

AbstractSilicon-iron composite nanoparticles produced by arc-discharge plasma ablation method were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, X-ray fluorescence diffractometry, and the effect of iron content and size of the nanoparticles on hydrogen nuclei magnetization relaxation were investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry. It was shown that increasing in iron content during the synthesis leads to distortion of the spherical shape of the nanoparticles and increasing of their mean sizes from 140 nm to 350 nm. Nonlinear dependence of the longitudinal and transverse relaxivities from iron content was demonstrated. Increase in the iron concentration above 2.5 at. % leads to reduction of the both relaxivities, which can be explained by nonuniform distribution of iron and formation of iron containing agglomerates. It was shown that transverse and longitudinal relaxivities of the nanoparticles in their aqueous solutions inversely proportional from their hydrodynamic diameters in the range of 100 – 300 nm. The possibilities of using composite silicon-iron nanoparticles for biomedical applications are discussed.
Prospects for the use of hexagonal ferrite particles for targeted drug delivery and local heating of organic nanocontainers
Authors: Alykova A F , Rybakov A V , Stepkina A P , Smirnov V V , Alykova O M , Zavestovskaya I N 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Currently, it seems more promising to combine controlled drug delivery using liposomes or other agents in combination with ferrite nanoparticles for the treatment of oncological diseases. The release of drugs can be carried out by heating the particles with an alternating magnetic field. In this case, the local temperature can be set more precisely by selecting the chemical composition and structure of the ferrite in such a way as to obtain the necessary Curie temperature. Moreover, it is possible to concentrate nanoparticles in the desired area with extremely small dimensions using an oriented constant magnetic field. The article analyzes the existing methods of delivering antitumor antibiotics using magnetic nanoparticles, presents its own solutions in the field of magnetic transportation and tracking of nanocontainers, considers the problems of the depth of penetration of the magnetic field into the tissues of the body and minimizing their hyperthermia. The authors proposed to use magnetic particles of hexagonal strontium ferrite synthesized by cryochemical technology for controlled delivery and release by heating.
Comparative analysis of SERS-active colloidal silver solutions of various type and prospects of their applications
Authors: Altunina A V , Zalygin A V , Oleinikov V A 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Raman spectroscopy is a promising method for optical vibrational spectroscopy. Nowadays, Raman spectroscopy finds many applications, in particular, in biological and medical diagnostics. However, the Raman scattering can be enhanced using the Surface-enhanced Raman scattering method. Colloidal solutions of noble metals are used as SERS-active systems. In this work, the enhancing factors were estimated for colloidal silver solutions of three different types (citrate, borohydride, chloride) with two substances (phenylalanine, cytochrome C). Phenylalanine is a widely used model substance for Raman and Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Cytochrome C is one of the most researched proteins. It involves in the electron transport chain of the mitochondrial inner membrane and provides cellular respiration. Borohydride, citrate and chloride sols with phenylalanine gave an enhancement about 50, 200 and 30 times, respectively, and with cytochrome C about 30, 160 and 20, respectively. A comparative analysis of active and inactive sols by SERS and absorption spectroscopy was also performed. The absorption spectra of active sols have characteristic maxima in the region of 400 nm. Both the SERS method of model substances and absorption spectroscopy can be used to assess the enhancing properties.
Temperature monitoring through nanoparticle-activated proton relaxation for magnetic resonance imaging application
Authors: Mironova A D , Kargina Yu V , Perepukhov A M , Pavlova O S , Gulyaev M V , Pirogov Yu A , Timoshenko V Yu 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
An effect of temperature on the proton relaxation times in aqueous suspensions of solid-state nanoparticles (NPs) is comparatively investigated for the NPs’ composition varied from pure silicon (Si) with natural isotope content to Si with iron impurities as well as for Si NPs enriched with Si-29 isotope. For all types of the investigated NPs both the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times become shorter compared with that for pure water because of the interaction of electron spin centers in those NPs with nuclear spins of the protons in water molecules. The obtained results allow us to evaluate the temperature sensitivity of NP-based systems for their biomedical applications in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Biological behavior of a new 68Ga-labelled glucose derivative as a potential agent for tumor imaging
Authors: Tishchenko V K , Petriev V M , Kuzenkova K A , Zavestovskaya I N , Shegai P V , Ivanov S A , Kaprin A D 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Glucose analogs and derivatives labeled with positron emitter 68Ga are considered to be a promising alternative to widely used radiotracer 18F-FDG for tumor PET imaging. In this study a biodistribution of a new glucose derivative labeled with 68Ga (68Ga-NODA-thioglucose) was investigated. All biodistribution studies were carried out in Balb/c mice with experimental model of tumor or aseptic inflammation. The tumor uptake of 68Ga-NODA-TG decreased throughout the study from 3.00±0.08 % ID/g to 1.06±0.04 %ID/g. The peak amount of 68Ga-NODA-TG in muscle with inflammation reached 4.33±0.12 % ID/g, decreasing to 0.23±0.08 % ID/g. In other organs and tissues the biodistribution of 68Ga-NODA-TG was similar in tumor-bearing mice and mice with aseptic inflammation. In conclusion, the obtained results suggest that 68Ga-NODA-TG has the potential for clinical application as a PET tracer.
Effect of concentration areas in sensitive analysis of a hybrid solar Brayton cycle
Authors: Moreno-Gamboa F , Florez-Solano E , Espinel-Blanco E 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
A simple hybrid solar thermal Brayton cycle plant thermodynamic model is evaluated in northern Colombia, where the maximum solar radiation values in the country are found. The model considers the different irreversibilities of the cycle and is coupled to a model for estimating direct solar radiation as a complementary energy source for the plant. The stability in the operation of the cycle is determined by a combustion chamber that complements the energy supply. As a result of the analysis, this work presents the sensitivity analysis of different operating parameters of the plant as a function of the areas of the concentration ratio of the solar system when the contribution of this system is maximum. It is observed that fuel consumption is reduced by 34.7% when increasing the concentration ratio between 200 and 700.