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Cheng K, Wang C, Zhang G, Du H, Wu Z, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang J, Chen L, Pei C. Effects of betaine and rumen-protected folic acid supplementation on lactation performance, nutrient digestion, rumen fermentation and blood metabolites in dairy cows. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Booth J, Guo G, Myint C, Patel N, Bollag R, Albergotti W, Groves M, Byrd J, Cui Y. Comparative analysis of the cellular profile and architecture of metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Guo G, Li X, Tian F, Liu T, Yang F, Ding K, Liu C, Chen J, Wang C. Azo dye decolorization by a halotolerant consortium under microaerophilic conditions. Chemosphere 2020; 244:125510. [PMID: 31837562 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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As a result of the use of a large amount of salt in dye industries, azo dye decolorization is often needed under hypersaline environments and low dissolved oxygen. Consortium GG-1, which is able to decolorize azo dyes in high salt concentrations and microaerophilic conditions, can be enriched using Metanil Yellow. Consortium GG-1 is mainly composed of Zobellella (62.25%), Rheinheimera (12.4%) and Marinobacterium (9.44%) and is able to decolorize azo dyes under 1%-10% salinity. The activities of azoreductase, laccase and lignin peroxidase were also measured. Together with the detected intermediates and the results obtained from FTIR, the decolorization process of Metanil Yellow was proposed. The influences of pH, initial concentration of azo dyes and concentration of yeast extract on the decolorization rate were also detected. Meanwhile, consortium GG-1 was identified with wide substrate specificity to dyes such as Direct Blue B, Acid Black ATT, and Acid Violet 7. Therefore, consortium GG-1 was identified with potential use in azo dye elimination.
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- Guang Guo
- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China.
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- Rural Energy & Environment Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100125, China; Agro-environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China.
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China.
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China.
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China.
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China.
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, Henan, China.
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, Henan, China.
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Guo G, Chen Y, Tian F, Gao Z, Zhu C, Liu C. Effects of livestock manure properties and temperature on the methanogen community composition and methane production during storage. Environ Technol 2020; 41:131-140. [PMID: 30134773 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1491640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Livestock slurry stored in ponds is an important source of methane emission, which is influenced by environmental factors. In this study, the effect of slurry properties and temperature on methane flux and methanogen community composition was investigated. The methanogen community composition in swine slurry was more sensitive to temperature and significantly different from that of cattle slurry (ANOSIM, P < 0.05), especially for the phylotypes affiliated with Methanobrevibacter, Methanocorpusculaceae and Methanocorpusculum. These different methanogen communities partially accounted for the differences in methane flux between swine and cattle slurries. Methanogen abundance seemed to not be affected by slurry properties or temperature, but the mcrA (encoding the alpha subunit of methyl coenzyme M reductase) transcript/gene ratio was significantly increased at 30°C and was higher in swine slurry than in cattle slurry (t-test, P < 0.05). This study reveals that higher temperatures increased methane production by promoting the transcription of mcrA rather than by increasing methanogen cell numbers.
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- Guang Guo
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongtian Silk Co., Ltd, Dandong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Guo G, Sun Y, Hong R, Xiong J, Lu Y, Liu Y, Lu J, Zhang Z, Guo C, Nan Y, Huang Q. IKBKE enhances TMZ-chemoresistance through upregulation of MGMT expression in glioblastoma. Clin Transl Oncol 2019; 22:1252-1262. [PMID: 31865606 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-019-02251-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant type of brain tumor. Despite advances in diagnosis and therapy, the prognosis of patients with GBM has remained dismal. Multidrug resistance and high recurrence are two of the major challenges in successfully treating brain tumors. IKBKE (inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit epsilon) is a major oncogenic protein in tumors and can inhibit glioblastoma cell proliferation, migration, and tumorigenesis. Our study aimed to investigate the mechanism of IKBKE enhancing the resistance of glioma cells to temozolomide. METHODS For the in vitro experiments, LN18 and U118 glioblastoma cells were treated with a combination of sh/oe-IKBKE lentivirus and TMZ. Cell proliferation was determined by the EdU assay and colony formation assays. Apoptosis was analyzed by the TUNEL assay. In vivo, LN18 NC and LN18 sh-IKBKE cells were implanted into the cerebrums of nude mice to detect the effect of combination therapy. The protein and mRNA levels were assayed by western blot, immunohistochemistry, and qRT-PCR. RESULTS In this study, we demonstrated that IKBKE enhances the resistance of glioblastoma cells to temozolomide (TMZ) by activating the AKT/NF-κB signaling pathway to upregulate the expression of the DNA repair enzyme o6-methylguanine-dna methyltransferase (MGMT). In glioblastoma cells, IKBKE knockdown enhances apoptosis and suppresses cell proliferation, clone formation, and tumor development in vivo induced by TMZ. However, overexpression of IKBKE reduces the effects of TMZ. CONCLUSION Our studies suggest that inhibition of IKBKE can enhance the therapeutic effect of TMZ on GBM in vitro and in vivo, providing new research directions and therapeutic targets for the treatment of GBM.
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- G Guo
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Key Laboratory of Post-Trauma Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Key Laboratory of Post-Trauma Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Key Laboratory of Post-Trauma Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Key Laboratory of Post-Trauma Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Key Laboratory of Post-Trauma Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ningbo Hospital of Zhejiang University, Ningbo, 315000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Key Laboratory of Post-Trauma Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China. .,Key Laboratory of Post-Trauma Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China. .,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China.
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Guo G, Shi F, Zhu J, Shao Y, Gong W, Zhou G, Wu H, She J, Shi W. Piperine, a functional food alkaloid, exhibits inhibitory potential against TNBS-induced colitis via the inhibition of IκB-α/NF-κB and induces tight junction protein (claudin-1, occludin, and ZO-1) signaling pathway in experimental mice. Hum Exp Toxicol 2019; 39:477-491. [PMID: 31835924 DOI: 10.1177/0960327119892042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic immunoinflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Piperine, an alkaloid, has been reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and antiulcer potential. AIM To elucidate the plausible mechanisms of action of piperine on experimental trinitrobenzenesufonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis by assessing various biochemical, molecular, histological, and ultrastructural modifications. METHODS Colitis was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats via intrarectal instillation of TNBS. Then, the rats were treated with piperine (10, 20, and 40 mg/kg, p.o.) for 14 days. RESULTS TNBS induced significant (p < 0.05) colonic damage, which was assessed by disease activity index, macroscopic score, and stool consistency. The administration of piperine (20 and 40 mg/kg) significantly inhibited (p < 0.05) these damages. Treatments with piperine (20 and 40 mg/kg) notably inhibited (p < 0.05) the TNBS-induced elevation of oxido-nitrosative stress (superoxide dismutase, glutathione, malondialdehyde, and nitric oxide), 5-hydroxytryptamine, and hydroxyproline content in the colon. Furthermore, colonic inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOs), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, interferon-gamma, and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions were upregulated after TNBS instillation and piperine (20 and 40 mg/kg) significantly attenuated (p < 0.05) these elevated mRNA expressions. TNBS decreased the expressions of tight junction (TJ) protein (claudin-1, occludin, and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1)) and increased the expressions of proapoptotic (caspase-1) protein. These expressions were markedly inhibited (p < 0.05) by piperine treatment. Histological and ultrastructural studies of transmission electron microscopy suggested that piperine significantly ameliorated (p < 0.05) TNBS-induced colonic aberrations. CONCLUSION Piperine ameliorated the progression of TNBS-induced colitis by modulating the nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor-alpha/nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathway, thus inhibiting the overexpression of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL's), COX-2, iNOs, oxido-nitrosative stress, and proapoptotic proteins (caspase-1) that may improve the expression of TJ protein (claudin-1, occludin, and ZO-1).
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- Department of Talent Highland, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China
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- Department of Talent Highland, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Talent Highland, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China
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- Department of Talent Highland, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China
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- Department of Talent Highland, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Verweij RM, Mills MC, Stulp G, Nolte IM, Barban N, Tropf FC, Carrell DT, Aston KI, Zondervan KT, Rahmioglu N, Dalgaard M, Skaarup C, Hayes MG, Dunaif A, Guo G, Snieder H. Using Polygenic Scores in Social Science Research: Unraveling Childlessness. Front Sociol 2019; 4:74. [PMID: 33869396 PMCID: PMC8022451 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2019.00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Biological, genetic, and socio-demographic factors are all important in explaining reproductive behavior, yet these factors are typically studied in isolation. In this study, we explore an innovative sociogenomic approach, which entails including key socio-demographic (marriage, education, occupation, religion, cohort) and genetic factors related to both behavioral [age at first birth (AFB), number of children ever born (NEB)] and biological fecundity-related outcomes (endometriosis, age at menopause and menarche, polycystic ovary syndrome, azoospermia, testicular dysgenesis syndrome) to explain childlessness. We examine the association of all sets of factors with childlessness as well as the interplay between them. We derive polygenic scores (PGS) from recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and apply these in the Health and Retirement Study (N = 10,686) and Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (N = 8,284). Both socio-demographic and genetic factors were associated with childlessness. Whilst socio-demographic factors explain 19-46% in childlessness, the current PGS explains <1% of the variance, and only PGSs from large GWASs are related to childlessness. Our findings also indicate that genetic and socio-demographic factors are not independent, with PGSs for AFB and NEB related to education and age at marriage. The explained variance by polygenic scores on childlessness is limited since it is largely a behavioral trait, with genetic explanations expected to increase somewhat in the future with better-powered GWASs. As genotyping of individuals in social science surveys becomes more prevalent, the method described in this study can be applied to other outcomes.
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- Renske M. Verweij
- Department of Sociology and ICS, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Sociology and Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sociology and ICS, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Essex, United Kingdom
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- École Nationale de la Statistique et de L'administration Économique (ENSAE), Paris, France
- Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST), Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Pu W, Wang Y, Yang N, Guo G, Li H, Li Q, Ur Rehman N, Zheng L, Wang P, Han S, Zhou CC, Zheng J, Zeng J, Yuan J. Investigation of Streptococcus agalactiae using pcsB-based LAMP in milk, tilapia and vaginal swabs in Haikou, China. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 128:784-793. [PMID: 31651063 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS To develop a pcsB-based Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for the detection of Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) in milk, tilapia and vaginal swabs. METHODS AND RESULTS The sensitivity of the LAMP method using real-time turbidity monitoring was 1 pg of template within 1 h at 64°C, 100-fold higher than conventional PCR. The sensitivity of visual detection dropped an order of magnitude using SYBR Green I or hydroxynaphthol blue. The validity of the visual LAMP assay was assessed by the detection of GBS in 180 vaginal swabs from one hospital, 14 brain tissues samples of diseased tilapias from two fishponds and fresh milk of 67 dairy cattle from one farm. In total, 17 samples (4 vaginal swabs, 13 tilapia brain tissues but no milk sample) tested positive for GBS. Subsequent bacterial identification confirmed the specificity and reliability of the LAMP method. Molecular serotyping and multilocus sequence typing demonstrated that all 13 tilapia GBS isolates were identical (serotype Ia, ST7), whereas the four human GBS isolates were more diverse and could be classified into two serotypes (Ia, III) and four sequence types (ST19, ST23, ST24, ST862). Virulence gene testing showed that only the bac, rib and lmb genes were not present in all isolates. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of the isolates were basically consistent with their genotypes, except for sulphonamide and fluoroquinolone. CONCLUSIONS We developed a reliable pcsB-based LAMP assay for GBS detection. Our results demonstrated that the prevalence of GBS was 92·9% among diseased tilapia, 2·2% among female patients and 0% on a dairy farm in Hainan. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The pcsB-based LAMP method is suitable for GBS detection and contains great potential of application in dairy industry, aquiculture and clinical.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Hospital of Hainan University, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Chemistry Department, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO, USA
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- Cascade Clean Energy, Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Guo G, Shen C, Liu Q, Zhang S, Wang C, Chen L, Xu Q, Wang Y, Huo W. Fermentation quality and in vitro digestibility of first and second cut alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) silages harvested at three stages of maturity. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yalla N, Bobba G, Guo G, Stankiewicz A, Ostlund R. Parathyroid hormone reference ranges in healthy individuals classified by vitamin D status. J Endocrinol Invest 2019; 42:1353-1360. [PMID: 31273631 PMCID: PMC6790182 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-019-01075-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations are routinely measured in the diagnosis and management of bone and kidney diseases, but reference ranges can be overestimated if determined in otherwise healthy individuals for whom vitamin D deficiency was not evaluated. We establish PTH reference ranges in apparently healthy, normocalcemic, normophosphatemic individuals categorized by 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status using the Elecsys® PTH (cobas e 601) and Elecsys® Vitamin D total II electrochemiluminescence immunoassays (cobas e 411). METHODS This prospective, non-interventional study measured PTH in serum from 653 apparently healthy adults [56.7% female; 68.2% white/Caucasian; 28.6% African American; median age 44 years (range 21-83)] from three diverse geographic sites across the USA during summer and winter months. Subjects were classified by concomitant vitamin D sufficiency (≥ 30 ng/mL), insufficiency (> 20 to < 30 ng/mL) or deficiency (≤ 20 ng/mL). RESULTS In vitamin D sufficiency, median PTH was 31.9 pg/mL [range (2.5th-97.5th percentile) 17.9-58.6] compared with 35.5 pg/mL (17.0-60.4) for insufficiency, and 39.8 pg/mL (19.5-86.4) for deficiency. A significant inverse relationship was found between PTH and 25(OH)D (P < 0.001). After accounting for vitamin D, potential effects of race or season as covariates were relatively small or absent. CONCLUSIONS Upper reference limits (URL) for PTH in vitamin D sufficiency/insufficiency were similar and lower than current values. Clinically important PTH elevations were observed in vitamin D deficiency, where revised reference ranges with a higher URL may be appropriate. These data may help to distinguish vitamin D-related PTH elevations from other causes [e.g., primary (normocalcemic) or secondary hyperparathyroidism].
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- Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Roche Diagnostics International Ltd, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Roche Diagnostics Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Liu Y, Wang C, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang Y, Pei C, Liu Q, Zhang S. Growth performance of post-weaned Holstein male calves
accelerated by branched-chain volatile fatty acids addition
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via insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) signalling pathway. J Anim Feed Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/112319/2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Liu Q, Lin J, Han J, Zhang Y, Lu J, Tu W, Zhao Y, Guo G, Chu H, Pu W, Liu J, Ma Y, Chen X, Zhang R, Gu J, Zou H, Jin L, Wu W, Ren S, Wang J. Immunoglobulin G galactosylation levels are decreased in systemic sclerosis patients and differ according to disease subclassification. Scand J Rheumatol 2019; 49:146-153. [PMID: 31538512 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2019.1641615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Q Liu
- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Yiling Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Dermatology, Jing’an District Central Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang C, Tian F, Zhang M, Zhang Z, Bai M, Guo G, Zheng W, Wang Q, Shi Y, Wang L. Endotoxin contamination, a potentially important inflammation factor in water and wastewater: A review. Sci Total Environ 2019; 681:365-378. [PMID: 31108357 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Endotoxins, also referred to as lipopolysaccharides or pyrogens, are major components embedded in the outer cell wall membrane of most Gram-negative bacteria and some cyanobacteria. As common pyrogens and strong immune stimulators, health hazards associated with endotoxins in water and wastewater have been attracting attention in recent years. In this paper, the characteristics, existing forms, and detection assays of endotoxins in water and wastewater are reviewed. Cellular response and pathophysiological effects, and main exposure tracts of endotoxins in water and wastewater are discussed. Levels of endotoxin contamination in water, wastewater, and their aerosols are presented. The removal effects of different water and wastewater treatment processes are summarized. Hence, it is important to: (i) Improve investigations into endotoxin contamination in water and wastewater in order to identify their source, occurrence, and fate. (ii) Implement water and wastewater treatment processes capable of ensuring low levels of endotoxins. This review aims to identify efficient water and wastewater treatment processes capable of ensuring the production of WTPs and WWTPs effluents with a low level of endotoxin activity, and to guarantee the reduction of endotoxin exposure risks to the consumers of water and wastewater.
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100071, China.
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100071, China
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100071, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100071, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100071, China
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Guo G, Tian F, Zhang C, Liu T, Yang F, Hu Z, Liu C, Wang S, Ding K. Performance of a newly enriched bacterial consortium for degrading and detoxifying azo dyes. Water Sci Technol 2019; 79:2036-2045. [PMID: 31318341 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2019.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To obtain a bacterial consortium that can degrade azo dyes effectively, a bacterial consortium was enriched that can degrade Metanil yellow effectively. After 6 h, 96.25% Metanil yellow was degraded under static conditions by the bacterial consortium, which was mainly composed of Pseudomonas, Lysinibacillus, Lactococcus, and Dysgonomonas. In particular, Pseudomonas played a main role in the decolorization process. Co-substrate increased the decolorization rate, and yeast powder, peptone, and urea demonstrated excellent effects. The optimal pH value and salinity for the decolorization of azo dyes is 4-7 and 1% salinity respectively. The bacterial consortium can directly degrade many azo dyes, such as direct fast black G and acid brilliant scarlet GR. Azo reductase activity, laccase activity, and lignin peroxidase activity were estimated as the key reductase for decolorization, and Metanil yellow can be degraded into less toxic degradation products through synergistic effects. The degradation pathway of Metanil yellow was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, which demonstrated that Metanil yellow was cleaved at the azo bond, producing p-aminodiphenylamine and diphenylamine. These findings improved our knowledge of azo-dye-decolorizing microbial resources and provided efficient candidates for the treatment of dye-polluted wastewaters.
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China
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- Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100071, China
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Beijing, 100081, China E-mail:
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Technology, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, China
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- College of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China
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Pu W, Guo G, Yang N, Li Q, Yin F, Wang P, Zheng J, Zeng J. Three species of Aeromonas (A. dhakensis, A. hydrophila and A. jandaei) isolated from freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) with pneumonia and septicemia. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 68:212-218. [PMID: 30609084 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hundreds of farmed Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) died during July 2016 at a farm in Wenchang, Hainan, China. In two necropsied crocodiles, we observed symptoms of dermatorrhagia, hepatomegaly and hepatic congestion. Pulmonitis was diagnosed by pulmonary congestion and pulmonary fibrinous exudate. Septicaemia was diagnosed by isolation of three Aeromonas species from blood and visceral tissues; A. dhakensis, A. hydrophila and A. jandaei were identified by biochemical and molecular tests. We used a zebrafish model to determine the half-maximal lethal dose (LD50 ), and A. dhakensis was found to be the most virulent species, with an LD50 of 8·91 × 105 CFU per ml. The results of a drug sensitivity test indicated that these species were sensitive to 11 antibiotics. This is the first report of A. dhakensis, A. hydrophila and A. jandaei being isolated from a mixed infection in Siamese crocodiles. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: In this study, we isolated three species of Aeromonas (A. dhakensis, A. hydrophila and A. jandae) from farmed Siamese crocodiles with fatal fibrinous pneumonia and septicaemia. This is the first description of a mixed infection with three Aeromonas species among captive crocodilians.
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- School of Tropical Laboratory Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Zhang H, Liu A, Li X, Xu W, Shi R, Luo H, Su G, Dong G, Guo G, Wang Y. Genetic analysis of skinfold thickness and its association with body condition score and milk production traits in Chinese Holstein population. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:2347-2352. [PMID: 30612803 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The skin has many important roles in dairy cattle, and skinfold thickness could be used as an indicator of body fat deposition. The objectives of this study were to estimate genetic parameters of skinfold thickness and to explore its association with body condition score (BCS) and milk production traits in a Chinese Holstein population. Skinfold thicknesses over the neck (STN) and the last rib (STR), BCS, and test-day records of milk production traits were available for 6,416 lactating Holstein cows in the summers of 2015 and 2016 in Beijing, China. Multi-trait animal models were used to estimate variance and covariance components using the DMU software. The average STN was 7.15 ± 1.28 mm, and the average STR was 11.76 ± 1.95 mm (mean ± standard deviation). Estimated heritability was 0.13 ± 0.03 for STN and 0.26 ± 0.04 for STR. We detected a high genetic correlation (0.79 ± 0.08; heritability ± standard error) between STN and STR. Genetic correlations between skinfold thickness and BCS were low to moderate: 0.18 between STR and BCS, and 0.33 between STN and BCS. Genetic correlations between skinfold thickness and milk yield, milk fat percentage, and milk protein percentage were negligible, ranging from -0.02 to 0.15. Collectively, skinfold thickness is characterized as a trait with moderate heritability. Skinfold thickness is sensitive to changes in body condition or fat deposition across parities and lactation stages in milking cows, and we confirmed the complementary nature of skinfold thickness and BCS genetically as well as phenotypically by comparing their changing trends throughout lactation and across lactations. The use of skinfold thickness, together with BCS, can assist in the monitoring of changes in body fat deposition to achieve higher management precision.
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture of China, National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture of China, National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Tjele 8830, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture of China, National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture of China, National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture of China, National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture of China, National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Tjele 8830, Denmark
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- Beijing Sunlon Livestock Development Co. Ltd., Beijing 100176, China
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- Beijing Sunlon Livestock Development Co. Ltd., Beijing 100176, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture of China, National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Chen L, Yuan XJ, Li JF, Dong ZH, Wang SR, Guo G, Shao T. Effects of applying lactic acid bacteria and propionic acid on fermentation quality, aerobic stability and in vitro gas production of forage-based total mixed ration silage in Tibet. Anim Prod Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/an16062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Total mixed ration (TMR) silage technology has been practically used to feed ruminants in Tibet. This study was conducted on forage-based TMR to evaluate the effects of supplementing lactic acid bacteria and propionic acid on its fermentation characteristics, aerobic stability and in vitro gas production kinetics and digestibility. Experimental treatments included four variants: (1) TMR supplemented with 10 mL deionised water per kilogram fresh matter (Control); (2) TMR supplemented with 1 × 106 cfu/g Lactobacillus plantarum (L); (3) TMR supplemented with 0.3% propionic acid (P); (4) TMR supplemented with a combination of 1 × 106 cfu/g Lactobacillus plantarum and 0.3% propionic acid (LP). The latter three additives were first dissolved in deionised water and then applied as a water solution (10 mL/kg fresh matter). All treatments were ensiled in laboratory-scale silos for 45 days, and then exposed to air for 12 days to evaluate the aerobic stability of TMR silage. Further, the four experimental treatments were fermented with buffered rumen fluid to measure in vitro gas production and nutrients’ digestibility. The results indicated that all TMR silages possessed good fermentation characteristics with low pH values (<4.18) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) contents (<100 g/kg total nitrogen), and high lactic acid contents (>66 g/kg DM) and Flieg points (>80). The addition of L and LP stimulated a more efficient homofermentation of TMR silage than in the variant without L, as evidenced by higher ratios of lactic:acetic acid. The addition of P had no effect (P > 0.05) on lactic acid production of TMR silage compared with the Control, whereas it decreased NH3-N content (P < 0.05). Under aerobic conditions, L silage showed less aerobic stability compared with the Control silage, whereas P and LP silages were more (P < 0.05) aerobically stable. Compared with the Control, all additives elevated (P < 0.05) the total gas production and in vitro dry matter digestibility of TMR silages. L silage had a higher (P < 0.05) in vitro neutral detergent fibre digestibility than the Control silage. Data obtained from this study suggested that TMR silage based on oat and common vetch can be well conserved with or without additives. Lactic acid bacteria were compatible with propionic acid, and addition of lactic acid bacteria together with propionic acid can improve the fermentation quality, aerobic stability and in vitro dry matter digestibility of TMR silage.
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Wang C, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang Y, Pei C, Zhang S. Effects of rumen-protected folic acid and branched-chain volatile fatty acids supplementation on lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestion and blood metabolites in dairy cows. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang C, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo WJ, Wang YX, Zhang YL, Pei CX, Zhang SL. Effects of fibrolytic enzymes and isobutyrate on ruminal fermentation, microbial enzyme activity and cellulolytic bacteria in pre- and post-weaning dairy calves. Anim Prod Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/an17270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of fibrolytic enzymes (FE, containing 160 units of cellulase and 4000 units of xylanase) or isobutyrate (IB) supplementation on ruminal fermentation, microbial enzyme activity and cellulolytic bacteria in dairy calves. Forty-eight Holstein bull calves of 15 days of age and of 44.9 ± 0.28 kg of BW were randomly assigned to four groups in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Two levels of FE (0 g (FE–) or 1.83 g per calf per day (FE+)) and IB (0 g (IB–) or 6 g per calf per day (IB+)) were added. Calves were weaned at 60-day-old and four calves were selected from each treatment at random and slaughtered at 45 and 90 days of age. There was no IB × FE interaction effect. Ruminal pH decreased with IB or FE supplementation for post-weaned calves, whereas concentrations of total volatile fatty acids and acetate increased with IB or FE supplementation for pre- and post-weaned calves. Acetate to propionate ratio increased with IB supplementation, but was unaffected by FE supplementation. Ammonia-N concentration decreased with IB or FE supplementation for pre- and post-weaned calves. For post-weaned calves, activities of CMCase increased with IB or FE supplementation, and activities of cellobiase, xylanase, pectinase, β-amylase and protease increased with IB supplementation. Populations of B. fibrisolvens and F. succinogenes for pre- and post-weaned calves and R. flavefaciens for post-weaned calves increased with IB or FE supplementation. It is suggested that ruminal fermentation and growth performance of calves was improved with IB and FE supplementation, and the combination of IB and FE has the potential to stimulate the growth of pre- and post-weaned dairy calves.
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Wang C, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo W, Ma L, Zhang Y, Pei C, Zhang S, Wang H. Effects of dietary soybean oil and coated folic acid on ruminal digestion kinetics, fermentation, microbial enzyme activity and bacterial abundance in Jinnan beef steers. Livest Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhu L, Zou DQ, Fan ZQ, Wang N, Bo YY, Zhang YQ, Guo G. Properties of a novel carboxymethyl chitosan derived from silkworm pupa. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2018; 99:e21499. [PMID: 30076774 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, a carboxymethyl chitosan derived from silkworm pupa (SP-carboxymethyl chitosan) was prepared. The physical characteristics of the SP chitin, chitosan, and carboxymethyl chitosan were analyzed. The scanning electron microscopy results showed that the surfaces of the samples from SP were more uneven, with more surface fractures compared with those of the reference substance (RS). Thermal analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed that the main molecular chain structures of SP samples and RSs had no substantial differences. However, the crystallinity and thermal decomposition temperature of the SP samples were lower compared with those of the RSs. All of these results provide a theoretical basis for the development of applications for the SP-carboxymethyl chitosan.
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- Functional Food Laboratory, Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Yantai, China
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- Functional Food Laboratory, Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Yantai, China
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- Functional Food Laboratory, Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Yantai, China
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- Functional Food Laboratory, Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Yantai, China
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- Functional Food Laboratory, Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Yantai, China
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- Silk Biotechnology Laboratory, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Functional Food Laboratory, Shandong Institute of Sericulture, Yantai, China
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Tsoporis J, Izhar S, Desjardins J, Rizos I, Salpeas V, Guo G, Parker T. ACTIVATION OF FARNESOID X RECEPTOR SIGNALING MEDIATES ATRIAL MYOCYTE APOPTOSIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING AND VENTRICULAR REMODELING AFTER EXPERIMENTAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Can J Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.07.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Liu Q, Wang C, Li H, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Pei C, Wang H. Effects of dietary protein level and rumen-protected pantothenate on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance, blood metabolites and growth performance in beef calves. J Anim Feed Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/92660/2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yan C, Pan X, Li S, Song H, Liu Q, Zhang F, Guo G, Liu Y, Jiang X, Jiang Y, Wan L, Li H. 6012Combination of fenestrated atrial septal occluder with targeted medical therapy in patients with secundum atrial septal defect and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.6012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Structural Heart Disease, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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Li J, Guo G, Zhang ZZ, Zhang WB. [Physiological characteristics of Echinococcus and their association with interventions against echinococcosis]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 52:210-214. [PMID: 29429281 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2018.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Alveolar and cystic echinococcosis are important zoonotic diseases caused by the dog/fox tapeworms of Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis, which are distributed in almost whole the world. The diseases remarkably impact on the people's health and economic development of communities. Echinococcus tapeworms need two mammalian animals to complete their lifecycle. The worms undergo different developmental stages (adult, egg/oncosphere, cyst, and protoscolex). Each stage has its own distinct physiological characteristics. We summarize the characteristics and emphasize that some features that strongly impact on design of control program. Based on the lifecycle of these worms, two stages are infectious, one is egg the only stage for primarily infecting humans and intermediate host, and another stage is protoscolex, the only stage for infecting the definite hosts of the worms. Eggs are produced by the adult worms parasitized in the intestine of definite hosts. It takes 45 days for eggs becoming mature in dogs. With this feature of the tapeworm, New Zealand and Tasmania in Australia designed control program for deworming 8 times annually with an interval between deworms at 45 days. E. multilocularis takes 28-30 days in dog/fox producing mature eggs. Given that co-existence of E. granulosus and E. multilocularis in western China, a control measure so called "prepatent deworming control measure" has been used in these endemic areas with dosing worms in dogs every month. It normally takes 12-15 months for producing protosocleces in E. granulosus cysts in sheep. If meat markets attract most lambs, that is an effective measure for controlling cystic echinococcosis given that there are no protoscoleces produced from those lambs. In addition, Echinococcus has its own unique biological characteristics, such as sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction, single-cell layer structure of cyst, bidirectional development of protoscoleces induced by bile salts, and long term of infection causing host asymptomatic reaction make the parasites a models for addressing some biological and biomedical issues. And more, hydatid cyst fluid is the antigen resource for identifying diagnostic reagents; the specific gene expressed in oncospheres has been developed as an effective vaccine used for control program. With the development and application of high-throughput omics, including genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics, we can use the physiological characteristics of Echinococcus for searching diagnostic reagents, developing preventive vaccines and identify new drug targets.
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- State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Xinjiang Major Diseases Research, Clinical Medical Research Institute, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China
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Ding Z, Wang K, Li J, Tan Q, Tan W, Guo G. Association between glutathione S‐transferase gene M1 and T1 polymorphisms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk: A meta‐analysis. Clin Genet 2018; 95:53-62. [PMID: 29704242 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Z. Ding
- Department of Respiratory MedicineWeifang People's Hospital Weifang China
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineWeifang People's Hospital Weifang China
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineWeifang People's Hospital Weifang China
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineWeifang People's Hospital Weifang China
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineWeifang People's Hospital Weifang China
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineWeifang People's Hospital Weifang China
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Wang C, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo WJ, Pei CX, Zhang SL, Wang H. Effects of concentrate-to-forage ratios and 2-methylbutyrate supplementation on ruminal fermentation, bacteria abundance and urinary excretion of purine derivatives in Chinese Simmental steers. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2018; 102:901-909. [PMID: 29717516 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study evaluated the effects of dietary concentrate levels and 2-methylbutyrate (2MB) supplementation on performance, ruminal fermentation, bacteria abundance, microbial enzyme activity and urinary excretion of purine derivatives (PD) in steers. Eight ruminally cannulated Simmental steers (12 months of age; 389 ± 3.7 kg of body weight) were used in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Moderate-concentrate (400 g/kg diet [MC]) or high-concentrate (600 g/kg diet [HC]) diets were fed with or without 2MB (0 g/day [2MB-] or 15.0 g/day [2MB+]). Dry matter intake and average daily gain increased, but feed conversion ratio decreased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Ruminal pH decreased, but total volatile fatty acid increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Molar proportion of acetate and acetate-to-propionate ratio decreased with the HC diet, but increased with 2MB supplementation. Propionate molar proportion and ruminal NH3 -N content increased with the HC diet, but decreased with 2MB supplementation. Neutral detergent fibre degradability decreased with the HC diet, but increased with 2MB supplementation. Crude protein degradability increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Abundance of Ruminococcus albus, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Fibrobacter succinogenes and Bufyrivibrio fibrisolvens as well as activities of carboxymethyl cellulase, cellobiase, xylanase and pectinase decreased with the HC diet, but increased with 2MB supplementation. However, abundance of Prevotella ruminicola and Ruminobacter amylophilus as well as activities of α-amylase and protease increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. Total PD excretion also increased with the HC diet or 2MB supplementation. The results suggested that growth performance, ruminal fermentation, CP degradability and total PD excretion increased with increasing dietary concentrate level from 40% to 60% or 2MB supplementation. The observed diet × 2MB interaction indicated that supplementation of 2MB was more efficacious for improving growth performance, ruminal fermentation and total PD excretion with promoted ruminal bacteria abundance and enzyme activity in the MC diet than in the HC diet.
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- C Wang
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Yuci County, Yuci, Shanxi, China
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Kingsbury C, Kafesjian R, Guo G, Adlparvar P, Unger J, Quijano R, Graf T, Fisher H, Reul H, Rau G. Cavitation Threshold with Respect to Dp/Dt: Evaluation in 29 Mm Bileaflet, Pyrolitic Carbon Heart Valves. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889301600704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A total of 15 bileaflet mechanical heart valves were studied in a pulse duplicator at the Helmholtz Institute (Aachen, Germany) under conditions approximating first, a physiological pressure curve and subsequently, a sinusoidal pressure curve. In this study Edwards-Duromedics valves of the modified specification were compared with the earlier version of the Edwards-Duromedics valve as well as with St. Jude Medical valves. Each valve was tested at a series of nine (9) conditions. At each condition, without altering the valve installation or the systemic conditions, each valve was filmed by two separate video systems: the Helmholtz Institute strobe light system and a high speed video recording system. All data, as recorded by each system, was then independently analyzed by both of the two contributing groups and subsequently compared. In this manner, it was possible to objectively verify not only the consistency of the data obtained, but to also determine the relative reliability of the methods for cavitation threshold detection.
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- Baxter Healthcare, Inc. Irvine, CA - USA
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- Baxter Healthcare, Inc. Irvine, CA - USA
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen - Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen - Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen - Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen - Germany
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Liu Q, Wang C, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang Y, Pei C, Zhang S, Wang H. Effects of branched-chain volatile fatty acids supplementation on growth performance, ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestibility, hepatic lipid content and gene expression of dairy calves. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang C, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo WJ, Zhang YL, Pei CX, Zhang SL, Yang WZ, Wang H. Effects of substituting corn with steam-flaked sorghum on growth, digestion and blood metabolites in young cattle fed feedlot diets. Anim Prod Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/an16265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of substituting ground corn grain with steam-flaked sorghum (SFS) grain on growth performance, nutrient utilisation and blood metabolites in beef bulls. Fifty-six Simmental beef bulls averaging 12 months of age and 356.4 ± 2.6 kg of bodyweight were randomly assigned to four groups. The treatments were control, low-SFS, medium-SFS and high–SFS, with 0, 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 SFS grain, respectively, substituting ground corn grain of diets(dry matter (DM) basis). Diets consisted of 50% corn silage and 50% concentrate (DM basis). The average daily gain and feed conversion rate improved quadratically with increasing the proportion of SFS grain. Ruminal pH and ammonia-nitrogen (N) concentration decreased quadratically, whereas ruminal total volatile fatty acid concentration increased quadratically. Ratio of acetate to propionate decreased quadratically (P = 0.027) due to the quadratic decrease in acetate production and the quadratic increase in propionate production. Digestibilities of DM, organic matter and crude protein increased quadratically, whereas that of neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre decreased quadratically. The digestible N, retention N and the retention N to digestible N ratio improved quadratically. Inclusion of SFS grain in diets quadratically increased blood concentrations of glucose, total protein, albumin and triglyceride, but quadratically decreased the concentration of urea N. The results indicated that partly substituting ground corn grain with SFS grain could improve growth performance by improving ruminal fermentation and N utilisation; the optimum substitution rate was 2/3 (DM basis).
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Wang C, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo WJ, Pei CX, Zhang SL, Yang WZ. Effects of dietary protein levels and 2-methylbutyrate on ruminal fermentation, nutrient degradability, bacterial populations and urinary purine derivatives in Simmental steers. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2017; 102:611-619. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- C. Wang
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
- Research Centre; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Lethbridge AB Canada
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Wang C, Guo G, Huang Y, Hao H, Wang H. Salt Adaptation and Evolutionary Implication of a Nah-related PAHs Dioxygenase cloned from a Halophilic Phenanthrene Degrading Consortium. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12525. [PMID: 28970580 PMCID: PMC5624874 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12979-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollutions often occur in marine and other saline environment, largely due to anthropogenic activities. However, study of the PAHs-degradation genotypes in halophiles is limited, compared with the mesophilic terrestrial PAHs degraders. In this study, a bacterial consortium (CY-1) was enriched from saline soil contaminated with crude oil using phenanthrene as the sole carbon source at 10% salinity. CY-1 was dominated by the moderate halophilic Marinobacter species, and its dominant PAHs ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase (RHD) genotypes shared high identity to the classic nah-related RHDs found in the mesophilic species. Further cloning of a 5.6-kb gene cluster from CY-1 unveiled the existence of a new type of PAHs degradation gene cluster (hpah), which most probably evolves from the nah-related gene clusters. Expression of the RHD in this gene cluster in E. coli lead to the discovery of its prominent salt-tolerant properties compared with two RHDs from mesophiles. As a common structural feature shared by all halophilic and halotolerant enzymes, higher abundance of acidic amino acids was also found on the surface of this RHD than its closest nah-related alleles. These results suggest evolution towards saline adaptation occurred after horizontal transfer of this hpah gene cluster into the halophiles.
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- Chongyang Wang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.,School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Li H, Liu Q, Wang C, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Pei C, Yang W, Wang H. Effects of rumen-protected pantothenate on ruminal fermentation, microbial enzyme activity, cellulolytic bacteria and urinary excretion of purine derivatives in growing beef steers. Livest Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Guo G, Phillips L. DEVELOPING SENSITIVITY ABOUT TRANSITIONAL CARE AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- G. Guo
- Peking University School of Nursing, Bejing, China
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Tian F, Guo G, Ding K, Wang L, Liu T, Yang F. Effect of Bioaugmentation by Bacterial Consortium and Methyl-β-cyclodextrin on Soil Functional Diversity and Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2017.1326952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Fang Tian
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Wang C, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo W, Ma L, Zhang Y, Pei C, Zhang S, Wang H. Effects of rumen-protected folic acid on ruminal fermentation, microbial enzyme activity, cellulolytic bacteria and urinary excretion of purine derivatives in growing beef steers. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Liu H, Guo G. Association of a Genetic Risk Score With Body Mass Index. JAMA 2016; 316:1826. [PMID: 27802539 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.14945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Hexuan Liu
- School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Chen L, Guo G, Yuan XJ, Zhang J, Wen AY, Sun XH, Shao T. Effect of ensiling whole crop oat with lucerne in different ratios on fermentation quality, aerobic stability and in vitro
digestibility on the Tibetan plateau. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2016; 101:e144-e153. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- L. Chen
- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Shanxi Agricultural University; Taigu China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing China
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- College of Animal Science; Anhui Science and Technology University; Fengyang China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing China
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Chadha M, Guo G, Kolev V, Kalach N, Bernstein K, Cohen S, Koulos J. Experience Using 3 Fractions of 8 Gy High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Once a Week Following Chemoradiation Therapy in Clinical Node-Negative Cervix Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Liu H, Guo G. Opportunities and challenges of big data for the social sciences: The case of genomic data. Soc Sci Res 2016; 59:13-22. [PMID: 27480368 PMCID: PMC5480284 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In this paper, we draw attention to one unique and valuable source of big data, genomic data, by demonstrating the opportunities they provide to social scientists. We discuss different types of large-scale genomic data and recent advances in statistical methods and computational infrastructure used to address challenges in managing and analyzing such data. We highlight how these data and methods can be used to benefit social science research.
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- Hexuan Liu
- Department of Sociology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Carolina Population Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; School of Criminal Justice, The University of Cincinnati, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Carolina Population Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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Identifying casual peer influence is a long-standing challenge to social scientists. Using data from a natural experiment of randomly-assigned college roommates (N = 2,059), which removes the threat of friend selection, we investigate peer effects on aggressive behavior, smoking, and concurrent sexual partnering. The findings suggest that the magnitude and direction of peer influence depend on predisposition, gender, and the nature of the behavior. Peer effects on individuals predisposed toward a given behavior tend to be larger than peer effects on individuals without such a predisposition. We find that the influence of roommates on aggressive behavior is more pronounced among male students than among female students; roommate effects on smoking are negative among female students and male students who did not smoke before college. For concurrent sexual partnering, a highly private behavior, we find no evidence of peer effects.
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- Yi Li
- The Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Twin studies used to be almost the only way to compare the influence of genes against the environment on personality and behavior. Recent advances in genetics, however, suggest that opposing “nature” to “nurture” is misleading. Genes combine with the environment to produce complex human traits.
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In this analysis, guided by an evolutionary framework, we investigate how the human genome as a whole interacts with historical period, age, and physical activity to influence body mass index (BMI). The genomic influence is estimated by (1) heritability or the proportion of variance in BMI explained by genome-wide genotype data, and (2) the random effects or the best linear unbiased predictors (BLUPs) of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) data on BMI. Data were used from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) in the United States. The study was initiated in 1948, and the obesity data were collected repeatedly over the subsequent decades. The analyses draw analysis samples from a pool of >8,000 individuals in the FHS. The hypothesis testing based on Pitman test, permutation Pitman test, F test, and permutation F test produces three sets of significant findings. First, the genomic influence on BMI is substantially larger after the mid-1980s than in the few decades before the mid-1980s within each age group of 21-40, 41-50, 51-60, and >60. Second, the genomic influence on BMI weakens as one ages across the life course, or the genomic influence on BMI tends to be more important during reproductive ages than after reproductive ages within each of the two historical periods. Third, within the age group of 21-50 and not in the age group of >50, the genomic influence on BMI among physically active individuals is substantially smaller than the influence on those who are not physically active. In summary, this study provides evidence that the influence of human genome as a whole on obesity depends on historical period, age, and level of physical activity.
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- Guang Guo
- Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. .,Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. .,Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. .,Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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A novel method to synthesise 2-arylindoles is demonstrated via direct arylation of indoles with arylsulfonyl hydrazides. Under the optimized reaction conditions, the reaction well tolerates a wide variety of functional groups to afford structurally diverse 2-arylindoles in good to excellent yields at 70 °C.
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- Congrong Liu
- School of Environment Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, 1 Hongjingdadao, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211167, China.
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- School of Environment Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, 1 Hongjingdadao, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211167, China.
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- School of Environment Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, 1 Hongjingdadao, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211167, China.
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- School of Communication Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, 1 Hongjingdadao, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211167, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Ramadoss S, Guo G, Wang CY. Lysine demethylase KDM3A regulates breast cancer cell invasion and apoptosis by targeting histone and the non-histone protein p53. Oncogene 2016; 36:47-59. [PMID: 27270439 PMCID: PMC5140781 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Invasive growth and apoptosis resistance of breast cancer cells are associated with metastasis and disease relapse. Here we identified that the lysine-specific demethylase KDM3A played a dual role in breast cancer cell invasion and apoptosis by demethylating histone and the non-histone protein p53, respectively. While inducing pro-invasive genes by erasing repressive histone H3 lysine 9 methylation, KDM3A promotes chemoresistance by demethylating p53. KDM3A suppressed pro-apoptotic functions of p53 by erasing p53-K372me1 as this methylation site is crucial for the stability of chromatin-bound p53. Unexpectedly, depletion of KDM3A was capable of reactivating mutated p53 to induce the expression of pro-apoptotic genes in breast cancer with mutant p53. Moreover, KDM3A knockdown also potently inhibited tumorigenic potentials of breast cancer stem-like cells and rendered them sensitive to apoptosis induced by chemotherapeutic drugs. Taken together, our results suggest that KDM3A might be a potential therapeutic target for human breast cancer treatment and prevention.
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- S Ramadoss
- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling, Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, School of Dentistry and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling, Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, School of Dentistry and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling, Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, School of Dentistry and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Guo G, Xu S, Cao LD, Wu QY. The effect of levodopa benserazide hydrochloride on homocysteinemia levels in patients with Parkinson's disease and treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:2409-2412. [PMID: 27338068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) resulted from treatment in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to evaluate the therapeutic outcome of HHcy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ninety-three newly diagnosed PD patients were divided into Madopar group (treated with Madopar) and non-Madopar group (not treated with Madopar). Plasma Hcy levels were measured. Five months later, 67 patients presenting with HHcy were randomly divided into treatment group (n = 34) (receiving methylcobalamin 500 µg, tid, and folic acid 50 mg, tid, orally) and control group (n = 33). Madopar dosage was maintained in both groups. MRI examination was performed to detect cerebral ischemia and patients were evaluated by Webster's rating scale. Plasma Hcy levels were measured at 3-month follow-up. Webster's scores and MRI were performed at 6-month follow-up. RESULTS At the initial visit, Hcy levels of patients of Madopar group were significantly higher than those of non-Madopar group (18.52 ± 6.48 µmol/L) vs. (15.78 ± 3.42), p < 0.05]. At 5-month follow-up, patients of the non-Madopar group presented significantly increased Hcy levels (18.97 ± 7.42 µmol/L) compare with pre-treatment Hcy levels (p < 0.05), whereas Hcy levels were slightly increased in patients of Madopar group (20.61 ± 7.87 µmol/L, p > 0.05). In the treatment group, serum Hcy levels were significantly decreased after 3-month treatment with methylcobalamin and folic acid (p < 0.01). However, serum Hcy levels were not significantly changed in patients of the control group. In addition, in the treatment group, no patient presented ischemic stroke with clinical symptoms and four patients were confirmed with new cerebral ischemic and lacunar lesions by MRI examination. However, in the control group, two ischemic strokes with clinical symptoms and 11 new cerebral ischemic and lacunar lesions were detected. Significant differences were observed between two groups (p < 0.05). Furthermore, post-treatment modified Webster scores were significantly decreased than pre-treatment scores for both groups. However, no significant differences were found between groups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Oral administration of Levodopa in the treatment of PD can cause HHcy, which can result in increased occurrence of ischemic stroke. Supplementation of methylcobalamin and folic acid can effectively reduce Hcy level and thereby prevent the occurrence of ischemic stroke.
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- G Guo
- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zhangjiagang, Zhangjiagang, China.
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Roettger ME, Boardman JD, Harris KM, Guo G. The association between the MAOA 2R genotype and delinquency over time among men: the interactive role of parental closeness and parental incarceration. Crim Justice Behav 2016; 43:1076-1094. [PMID: 29033475 PMCID: PMC5640317 DOI: 10.1177/0093854816629184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Using a panel of 6,001 males from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health, we examine potential moderation by paternal incarceration and parent-child closeness altering the relationship between the rare 2R MAOA genotype and delinquency. By jointly examining moderation patterns for both the mother and father with the transmission of the MAOA genotype from mother to son, we are able to make inferences about the specific genetic model that best explains these outcomes. In line with prior research, we find a direct relationship between the MAOA 2R genotype and delinquency, independent of parental incarceration and closeness. Examining moderation patterns, we find that delinquency risk for the 2R allele is buffered for males close to their biological or social father, but not their biological mother. We conclude that the 2R delinquency association is not due to passive gene-environment correlation but is best characterized as a social control gene-environment interaction.
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Jervis S, Guthrie B, Guo G, Worch T, Hasted A, Drake M. Comparison of Preference Mapping Methods on Commodity Foods with Challenging Groups of Low-Variance Attributes: Sliced Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Example. J SENS STUD 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/joss.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- S.M. Jervis
- Department of Food; Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University; Raleigh NC 27695
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- Global Food Research, Cargill, Inc.; Wayzata MN 55391
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- Cargill Horizon Milling, Cargill, Inc.; Wayzata MN 55391
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- Qi Statistics Ltd., Ruscombe; Berkshire RG10 9JN United Kingdom
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- Qi Statistics Ltd., Ruscombe; Berkshire RG10 9JN United Kingdom
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- Department of Food; Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University; Raleigh NC 27695
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Yu J, Xie L, Chen S, Zhang J, Guo G, Chen B. THE EFFECTS OF A SIMPLE METHOD FOR CRYOPRESERVATION AND THAWING PROCEDURES ON CORD BLOOD DERIVED DC-BASED ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA VACCINE. Cryo Letters 2016; 37:272-283. [PMID: 27925010 DOI: pmid/27925010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Producing sufficient numbers of DCs at one time point and subsequently cryopreserving the generated DCs in ready-for-use aliquots for clinical application is useful in cancer treatment. OBJECTIVE To study the effects of a simplified cryopreservation method and thawing procedures acting on the biological characteristics and specific cytotoxic activity of cord blood derived DC-based esophageal carcinoma vaccine. MATERIALS AND METHODS CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells were isolated from cord blood using CD34+ Progenitor Cell Isolation Kit by magnetic cell sorting system (MACS). The CD34+ cells were expanded with cytokines as DCs, and fused with EC109 cells by PEG-3600. The fused cells were transferred to a freezing tube without rate-controlled freezing and stored at -80 degree C for three weeks. During cryopreservation, 2.5% DMSO, 2.5% glucose and 10% FCS at final concentration was used as stock solution. After thawing, cells were assayed for Typan blue viability, morphology, immunophenotypes and T-cell stimulatory capacity, and specific CTL activity. RESULTS Cryopreservation does not cause significant changes in the phenotypes expression or morphology of the fused cells, and the viability were well preserved (Typan blue viability was 77.2±1.8%). After being stimulated by DC-based esophageal carcinoma vaccine either before or after cryopreservation, the numbers of CD3+T/CD4+T and CD3+T/CD8+T lymphocytes increased obviously, especially for CD3+T/CD4+T, and the ratio of CD4/CD8 changed from 0.85 to 1.29 and 1.25 respectively. Specific CTL activity were well preserved (compare to the fresh fused vaccine, P>0.05). CONCLUSION A simple -80 degree C freezing and storage method is practical for cord blood derived DC-based esophageal carcinoma vaccine. It will greatly facilitate the clinical use of DC-based vaccine for immunotherapy.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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