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ArticleMediators of inflammation2020

Effects of Shikonin on the Functions of Myeloid Dendritic Cells in a Mouse Model of Severe Aplastic Anemia.

Mengying Zheng, Bingnan Liu, Yuanyuan Shao, Luogang Hua, Rong Fu, Huaquan Wang, Ting Wang, Weiwei Qi, Zonghong Shao, Chunyan Liu

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengying ZhengThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-2039
Bingnan LiuThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1938-4679
Yuanyuan ShaoThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8019-2951
Luogang HuaThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-6699
Rong FuThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-2608
Huaquan WangThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-2717
Ting WangThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2549-9157
Weiwei QiThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Zonghong ShaoThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-2956
Chunyan LiuThe Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9194-5290
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study is aimed at investigating the effects of shikonin, a pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) inhibitor, on the functions of myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) in a mouse model of severe aplastic anemia (AA) generated by total body irradiation and lymphocyte infusion. Flow cytometry and qPCR were used to determine the proportions of PKM2+ mDCs and other immune indicators in the AA mice. Glucose consumption level, pyruvate generation level, and ATP content were used to determine the level of glycolytic metabolism in the mDCs. The survival rates of AA mice were evaluated after the administration of shikonin or the immunosuppressive agent cyclosporin A. The AA mice displayed pancytopenia, decreased CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio, increased perforin and granzyme levels in CD8+ cells, increased costimulatory CD80 and CD86 expressions, and inadequate regulatory T cell number.

Indexed as

Anemia, AplasticAnimalsB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCyclosporineDendritic CellsFlow CytometryImmunosuppressive AgentsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNaphthoquinonesPyruvate KinaseReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCyclosporineImmunosuppressive AgentsNaphthoquinonesPkm protein, mousePyruvate Kinaseshikonin

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PMID32148443
PMCPMC7053458
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