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Qin J, Tian J, Liu G, Zhang Y, Tian L, Zhen Y, Zhang H, Xu J, Sun X, Fang H. Association between 1p13 polymorphisms and peripheral arterial disease in a Chinese population with diabetes. J Diabetes Investig 2018; 9:1189-1195. [PMID: 29356453 PMCID: PMC6123029 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Variants on chromosome 1p13 have been associated with coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction risk in different ethnic groups. The present study aimed to investigate the association between 1p13 polymorphisms and the development of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a Chinese population with type 2 diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1p13 polymorphisms, rs599839, rs646776 and rs12740374, were assessed in a cohort of 882 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients including 440 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with PAD (DM + PAD group) and 442 patients without PAD (DM group). Genotyping was carried out using TaqMan assay. RESULTS Compared with the DM group, the frequencies of the minor G allele of both rs599839 and rs646776 and the minor T allele of rs12740374 decreased (P = 0.013, P = 0.019 and P = 0.005, respectively), and the frequencies of rs599839 AG + GG, rs646776 AG + GG and rs12740374 CT+TT genotypes were statistically significantly decreased as well (P = 0.017, P = 0.011 and P = 0.007, respectively) in the dominant model in the DM + PAD group than in the DM group. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, glycated hemoglobin, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, smoking, hypertension, diabetes duration, coronary heart disease and cerebral infarction showed that the genotypic distribution of rs599839 AG + GG, rs646776 AG + GG and rs12740374 CT + TT remained statistically different between the DM and DM + PAD group (P = 0.014, P = 0.003 and P = 0.004, respectively). The frequencies of haplotype GGT were statistically significantly different between groups (P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS The present study strongly supports that genotypes of rs599839, rs646776 and rs12740374 on 1p13 are protective factors for diabetic PAD in a Chinese population. Haplotype GGT generated by rs599839, rs646776 and rs12740374 might also decrease the risk of the disease.
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- Jiangyuan Qin
- Department of Internal MedicineHebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangHebeiChina
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- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Department of OrthopedicsTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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- Department of Internal MedicineHebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuangHebeiChina
- Second Department of EndocrinologyTangshan Gongren HospitalTangshanHebeiChina
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Tian J, Mo WF, Lu WK, Chen JJ, Ling H, Lu JY. [Cervical metastasis succinare dehydrogenase (SDH)deficient associated renal carcinoma:report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2018; 47:641-642. [PMID: 30107675 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Aguilar M, Ali Cavasonza L, Alpat B, Ambrosi G, Arruda L, Attig N, Aupetit S, Azzarello P, Bachlechner A, Barao F, Barrau A, Barrin L, Bartoloni A, Basara L, Başeğmez-du Pree S, Battarbee M, Battiston R, Becker U, Behlmann M, Beischer B, Berdugo J, Bertucci B, Bindel KF, Bindi V, de Boer W, Bollweg K, Bonnivard V, Borgia B, Boschini MJ, Bourquin M, Bueno EF, Burger J, Burger WJ, Cai XD, Capell M, Caroff S, Casaus J, Castellini G, Cervelli F, Chang YH, Chen AI, Chen GM, Chen HS, Chen Y, Cheng L, Chou HY, Choumilov E, Choutko V, Chung CH, Clark C, Clavero R, Coignet G, Consolandi C, Contin A, Corti C, Creus W, Crispoltoni M, Cui Z, Dadzie K, Dai YM, Datta A, Delgado C, Della Torre S, Demirköz MB, Derome L, Di Falco S, Dimiccoli F, Díaz C, von Doetinchem P, Dong F, Donnini F, Duranti M, Egorov A, Eline A, Eronen T, Feng J, Fiandrini E, Fisher P, Formato V, Galaktionov Y, Gallucci G, García-López RJ, Gargiulo C, Gast H, Gebauer I, Gervasi M, Ghelfi A, Giovacchini F, Gómez-Coral DM, Gong J, Goy C, Grabski V, Grandi D, Graziani M, Guo KH, Haino S, Han KC, He ZH, Heil M, Hsieh TH, Huang H, Huang ZC, Incagli M, Jia Y, Jinchi H, Kanishev K, Khiali B, Kirn T, Konak C, Kounina O, Kounine A, Koutsenko V, Kulemzin A, La Vacca G, Laudi E, Laurenti G, Lazzizzera I, Lebedev A, Lee HT, Lee SC, Leluc C, Li HS, Li JQ, Li Q, Li TX, Li ZH, Li ZY, Lin CH, Lipari P, Lippert T, Liu D, Liu H, Liu Z, Lordello VD, Lu SQ, Lu YS, Luebelsmeyer K, Luo F, Luo JZ, Lyu SS, Machate F, Mañá C, Marín J, Martin T, Martínez G, Masi N, Maurin D, Menchaca-Rocha A, Meng Q, Mikuni VM, Mo DC, Mott P, Mussolin L, Nelson T, Ni JQ, Nikonov N, Nozzoli F, Oliva A, Orcinha M, Palermo M, Palmonari F, Palomares C, Paniccia M, Pauluzzi M, Pensotti S, Perrina C, Phan HD, Picot-Clemente N, Pilo F, Plyaskin V, Pohl M, Poireau V, Quadrani L, Qi XM, Qin X, Qu ZY, Räihä T, Rancoita PG, Rapin D, Ricol JS, Rosier-Lees S, Rozhkov A, Rozza D, Sagdeev R, Schael S, Schmidt SM, Schulz von Dratzig A, Schwering G, Seo ES, Shan BS, Shi JY, Siedenburg T, Song JW, Tacconi M, Tang XW, Tang ZC, Tescaro D, Tian J, Ting SCC, Ting SM, Tomassetti N, Torsti J, Urban T, Vagelli V, Valente E, Valtonen E, Vázquez Acosta M, Vecchi M, Velasco M, Vialle JP, Wang LQ, Wang NH, Wang QL, Wang X, Wang XQ, Wang ZX, Wei CC, Wei J, Weng ZL, Whitman K, Wu H, Xiong RQ, Xu W, Yan Q, Yang M, Yang Y, Yi H, Yu YJ, Yu ZQ, Zannoni M, Zeissler S, Zhang C, Zhang F, Zhang J, Zhang JH, Zhang SW, Zhang Z, Zheng ZM, Zhuang HL, Zhukov V, Zichichi A, Zimmermann N, Zuccon P. Precision Measurement of Cosmic-Ray Nitrogen and its Primary and Secondary Components with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:051103. [PMID: 30118280 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.051103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A precision measurement of the nitrogen flux with rigidity (momentum per unit charge) from 2.2 GV to 3.3 TV based on 2.2×10^{6} events is presented. The detailed rigidity dependence of the nitrogen flux spectral index is presented for the first time. The spectral index rapidly hardens at high rigidities and becomes identical to the spectral indices of primary He, C, and O cosmic rays above ∼700 GV. We observed that the nitrogen flux Φ_{N} can be presented as the sum of its primary component Φ_{N}^{P} and secondary component Φ_{N}^{S}, Φ_{N}=Φ_{N}^{P}+Φ_{N}^{S}, and we found Φ_{N} is well described by the weighted sum of the oxygen flux Φ_{O} (primary cosmic rays) and the boron flux Φ_{B} (secondary cosmic rays), with Φ_{N}^{P}=(0.090±0.002)×Φ_{O} and Φ_{N}^{S}=(0.62±0.02)×Φ_{B} over the entire rigidity range. This corresponds to a change of the contribution of the secondary cosmic ray component in the nitrogen flux from 70% at a few GV to <30% above 1 TV.
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- M Aguilar
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Jülich Supercomputing Centre and JARA-FAME, Research Centre Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- INFN TIFPA, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University (METU), 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- INFN TIFPA, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center (JSC), Jacobs Engineering, and Business Integra, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- INFN Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, F-74000 Annecy, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- National Central University (NCU), Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, China
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Shandong University (SDU), Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- National Central University (NCU), Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center (JSC), Jacobs Engineering, and Business Integra, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), E-38205 La Laguna, and Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, F-74000 Annecy, France
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
- Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Shandong University (SDU), Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University (METU), 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- INFN TIFPA, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), E-38205 La Laguna, and Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
- Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México, D. F., 01000 Mexico
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, F-74000 Annecy, France
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México, D. F., 01000 Mexico
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
- Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), Longtan, Tao Yuan 32546, Taiwan
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), Longtan, Tao Yuan 32546, Taiwan
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- INFN TIFPA, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- National Central University (NCU), Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan
- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University (METU), 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
- Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- INFN Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- INFN TIFPA, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Academia Sinica Grid Center (ASGC), Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- INFN Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Jülich Supercomputing Centre and JARA-FAME, Research Centre Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- National Central University (NCU), Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Shandong University (SDU), Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center (JSC), Jacobs Engineering, and Business Integra, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INFN Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México, D. F., 01000 Mexico
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center (JSC), Jacobs Engineering, and Business Integra, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN TIFPA, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
- Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
- Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, F-74000 Annecy, France
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- INFN Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
- Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, F-74000 Annecy, France
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
- Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- East-West Center for Space Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Jülich Supercomputing Centre and JARA-FAME, Research Centre Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- IPST, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing 100191, China
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Shandong University (SDU), Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
- Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), E-38205 La Laguna, and Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center (JSC), Jacobs Engineering, and Business Integra, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), E-38205 La Laguna, and Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- KVI-Center for Advanced Radiation Technology, University of Groningen, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands
- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), CNRS/IN2P3, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, F-74000 Annecy, France
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- Shandong University (SDU), Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Shandong University (SDU), Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
- Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing 210096, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
- Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- I. Physics Institute and JARA-FAME, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- INFN TIFPA, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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Guo R, Tian J, Jia Y. [Comparison of lymphatic staining methods based on whole organ sections of laryngeal carcinoma]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 32:988-992. [PMID: 29986560 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.13.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To compare the diagnostic potential of HE staining, enzymatic histochemistry and immunohistochemistry in displaying lymphatic vessel of laryngeal carcinoma.Method:We recruited 3 patients who were pathologically diagnozed as laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and were performed total laryngectomy in the First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from April to December 2016. According to the improved Kawamoto's Film Method, frozen specimens of whole laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma were made. Immunohistochemistry, using lymphatic endothelial cell specific marker D2-40, enzymatic histochemistry (5-nucleotidase) and HE staining were used to stain the frozen sections of laryngeal carcinoma. Then the staining results of lymphatic vessels in the specimens of laryngeal carcinoma were compared by the optical microscope. Result:The background of HE and D2-40 immunohistochemical staining were clear.5-Nase staining had a deeper background and more nonspecific staining. By immunohistochemistry,102(97.1%,102/105)blood vessels were identified, and 3(2.9%) were partly positive. While using 5-Nase,56(53,3%,56/105)blood vessels were identified. In 105 lumen structures that could not be clearly judged,95(90,5%)were positive by D2-40,while by 5-Nase staining,89(84.8%)were positive including a large number of glands.In addition, positive cells scattered in dots or clusters were observed in 5-Nase and D2-40 staining sections, but these cells or structures could not be identified by HE staining. Conclusion:D2-40 immunohistochemistry may have certain applied value in the study of lymphatic vessels associated with laryngeal carcinoma.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Cancer, Key Institute and Laboratory of Otolaryngology Affiliated to Shanxi Province, Taiyuan,030001, China
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Wu Q, Li PC, Zhang HJ, Feng CY, Li SS, Yin DD, Tian J, Xu WZ, Wang LS. Relationship between the flavonoid composition and flower colour variation in Victoria. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2018; 20:674-681. [PMID: 29683547 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12835] [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: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Victoria (Nymphaeaceae), an annual or perennial aquatic plant genus, contains only two species: V. amazonica (Poepp.) J. C. Sowerby and V. cruziana A. D. Orb. Both species have large floating leaves and variable flower colour. Both Victoria species are night bloomers, which have white petals on the first blooming night that then turn pink or ruby red on the second blooming day. The mechanism of the colour change of Victoria petals during anthesis is still unclear. In this study, flavonoids in Victoria petals of both species were evaluated and quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-DAD) and by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) for the first time. In total, 14 flavonoids were detected in Victoria petals, including 4 anthocyanins and 10 flavonols. The flavonoid compositions differed across the two species, resulting in different colours between the inner and outer petals. With increased anthocyanin content across blooming days, the colour of Victoria flowers changed over time. The results of this study will improve understanding of the chemical mechanism of colour formation and lay the foundation for selective colour breeding in Victoria.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Agriculture, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Agriculture, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Agriculture, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Agriculture, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yang Y, Fang H, Xu G, Zhen Y, Zhang Y, Tian J, Zhang D, Zhang G, Xu J. Liraglutide improves cognitive impairment via the AMPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways in type 2 diabetic rats. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:2449-2457. [PMID: 29916537 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Liraglutide is a type of glucagon‑like‑peptide 1 receptor agonist, which has been reported as a novel type of antidiabetic agent with numerous benefits, including cardiovascular and neuroprotective effects. To the best of our knowledge, few studies to date have reported the potential mechanism underlying the neuroprotective effects of liraglutide on rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The present study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective actions of liraglutide in diabetic rats and to determine the mechanisms underlying these effects. A total of 30 male T2DM Goto‑Kakizaki (GK) rats (age, 32 weeks; weight, 300‑350 g) and 10 male Wistar rats (age, 32 weeks; weight, 300‑350 g) were used in the present study. Wistar rats received vehicle treatment, and GK rats randomly received treatment with vehicle, low dose of liraglutide (75 µg/kg) or high dose of liraglutide (200 µg/kg) for 28 days. Cognitive deficits were evaluated using the Morris water maze test. The expression levels of phosphoinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt), phosphorylated (p)‑Akt, AMP‑activated protein kinase (AMPK), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), Beclin‑1, microtubule‑associated protein light chain 3 (LC)‑3 II, caspase‑3, B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‑2)‑associated X protein and Bcl‑2 were assessed by western blot analysis. The results demonstrated that diabetic GK rats exhibited cognitive dysfunction, whereas treatment with liraglutide alleviated the learning and memory deficits, particularly in the high‑dose liraglutide group. The expression levels of Beclin‑1 and LC‑3 II were decreased in GK rats; however, this decrease was alleviated in the presence of liraglutide. Liraglutide also reversed T2DM model‑induced increases in mTOR, and decreases in p‑AMPK, PI3K and p‑Akt expression, and modulated the expression of apoptosis‑associated proteins. Furthermore, the administration of liraglutide inhibited apoptosis and exerted a protective effect against cognitive deficits via the activation of autophagy. In conclusion, the protective effects of liraglutide may be associated with increased mTOR expression via activation of the AMPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Orthopedics, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Second Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Second Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Second Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Second Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Second Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Second Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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Li J, Tian J, Wang YB, Zhang H. Comparison of severe trauma treatment standards in civilian China with current practice in the Chinese military peacekeeping Level 2 Military Hospital in Gao, Mali. J ROY ARMY MED CORPS 2018; 164:180-182. [PMID: 29769369 DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2018-000918] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The People's Republic of China has been successfully deploying medical teams to support the peacekeeping mission at the Level 2 Military Hospital in Mali since December 2013. The aim of this paper was to compare the current practice in Chinese Peacekeeping Level 2 Military Hospital with the severe trauma treatment standards reported in China. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted between 26 April 2014 and 18 May 2016 using records stored in the Chinese Peacekeeping Level 2 Hospital (CHN L2). From 19 May 2016 to 31 March 2017, the data were prospectively collected for all casualties presenting in the hospital. Emergency response time, prehospital transit time, emergency rescue time, consultation call time and mortality were compared with the data from a study that evaluated the effects of standard rescue procedure (SRP) in improving severe trauma treatment in different hospitals across China. RESULTS Indexes obtained from the analysis of CHN L2 data were equal or surpassed indexes reported in the study evaluating the implementation of SRP in Chinese hospitals. CONCLUSION The deployed CHN L2 delivered a high standard of care in Gao, Mali, and generally surpasses the Chinese standards. This can mostly be attributed to an efficient coordination of work during both prehospital and in-hospital stages of rescue.
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- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, China
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- Orthopedics, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, China
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- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, China
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- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, China
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Tian J, Chen X, Liu D. Prediction of length of hospital stay and mortality in patients with delirium: a prospective cohort analysis of 200 ICU patients. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2018; 32:681-685. [PMID: 29921399] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Delirium develops in most critically ill Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and is associated with longer hospital stay, increased rate of mortality and increased cost of healthcare. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of delirium in non-ventilated ICU patients and demonstrate its clinical association with the hospital/ ICU length of stay and in-patient mortality. A total of 200 ICU patients (aged 18 years or over) who were admitted to the ICU with specific primary diagnoses were selected for the study and followed up until either hospital discharge or death. Delirium status of each patient was assessed every morning by trained study personnel using the Confusion Assessment Method for Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU). Data collection included baseline demographics, diagnosis (at the time of admission) and severity of illness using the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score. Upon evaluation of the effects associated with age, gender, mortality and other variables, it was found that age had a direct effect on the incidence of delirium, with the probability of delirium increasing with the increase in the age of patients. It was also shown that mortality, either in the ICU or during the hospital stay, was associated significantly with the occurrence of delirium. This study shows that duration of delirium in ICU is an independent predictor of long-term hospital stay and is significantly associated with mortality. These findings are crucial for health care professionals and future research trials dealing with critically ill ICU patients.
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, Peoples Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, Peoples Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, Peoples Republic of China
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Tian J, An XJ, Niu L. Analysis of the correlation between the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in peripheral blood and perioperative myocardial damage in pediatric patients with frequent ventricular premature beat. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22:1752-1757. [PMID: 29630122 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201803_14591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood and myocardial damage in pediatric patients with frequent ventricular premature beat (FVPB), and provide a reference for myocardial preservation in these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 212 pediatric patients who were treated in the Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital between December 2014 and March 2016 for FVPB, were selected. The results of routine blood exam, and levels of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) in patients after the onset of FVPB were analyzed, and NLR was calculated. According to NLR levels, patients were divided into four groups using quartiles. RESULTS With increases of NLR, the proportion of patients with a history of hypertension and ejection fraction < 50% increased gradually, and white blood cells (WBCs), the peaks of CK-MB and cTnI, and serum creatinine levels were significantly increased (p<0.05, p<0.01). There were no significant differences (p>0.05) in age, sex, body mass index, serum creatinine before treatment, fasting blood glucose, TG, TC, LDL-C, and HDL-C among the four groups. Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that for patients with FVPB, NLR in peripheral blood was positively correlated with the peak of cTnI (r=0.538, p<0.05). NLR was positively correlated with levels of WBCs (r=0.661, p<0.05) and there was no correlation between NLR and history of hypertension, ejection fraction, and the laboratory results of creatinine peak and CK-MB. The differences were not statistically significant (p>0.05). However, the peak of cTnI was positively correlated with the levels of WBCs (r=0.189, p=0.003). CONCLUSIONS NLR and WBCs in patients with FVPB are positively related to the peak of cTnI. NLR may serve as an excellent marker that reflects myocardial damage in pediatric patients with FVPB.
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhang K, Tian J, He Z, Sun W, Pekbay B, Lin Y, Wu D, Zhang J, Chen P, Guo H, Wan Y, Wang M, Yang S, Zheng J, Zhang L. Validation of the Chinese version of EORTC QLQ-BN20 for patients with brain cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2018; 27:e12832. [PMID: 29461664 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This is a single centre study in mainland China aiming to evaluate the reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Chinese version of EORTC QLQ-BN20, designed by The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group to evaluate the life quality of patients with brain tumour, cancer or metastases. One hundred and eighty-eight patients with primary or secondary brain cancer from Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital during September 2013 to June 2014 completed the Chinese EORTC QLQ-C30/BN20 questionnaires developed by translation, back translation and cultural adaptation. Results were statistically analysed using SPSS17.0. The internal consistency (Cronbach's α coefficient) was between .753 and .869, the correlation coefficients among items and its own dimension were bigger than .4, and all items had a better correlation with its own dimension. The Spearman was used to analyse the correlation of each dimension between EORTC QLQ-BN20 and EORTC QLQ-C30, and the result showed that individual dimensions were moderately correlated, other dimensions were weakly correlated. In conclusion, the Chinese version of EORTC QLQ BN20 questionnaire had great relevance, reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity. It provides a valuable tool for the assessment of health-related quality of life in clinical studies of Chinese patients with primary or secondary brain cancer.
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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Thomaier L, Tian J, Wallace R, Walston J, Bandeen-Roche K, Chen C. 35: Pelvic organ prolapse and frailty: A subanalysis of the women’s health initiative hormone therapy clinical trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.054] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Huang X, Ma T, Tian J, Shen L, Zuo H, Hu C, Liao G. wblA, a pleiotropic regulatory gene modulating morphogenesis and daptomycin production in Streptomyces roseosporus. J Appl Microbiol 2018. [PMID: 28621039 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS The wblA gene, encoding a homologue of the WhiB family protein, was identified in the sequenced genome of daptomycin producer Streptomyces roseosporus. To explore the function of wblA, we construct wblA disruption strains, complemented strains and overexpression strains to test whether it can affect the production of secondary metabolites and morphogenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS We constructed disruption strains by homologous recombination in S. roseosporus. The disruption mutant of wblA could block aerial mycelium sporulation and enhance the production of daptomycin by 51%. In contrast, overexpression of wblA resulted in significantly decreased the yield of daptomycin. In agreement with it, the transcription of key daptomycin regulatory genes atrA, dptR2 and dptR3 and structural gene dptE remarkably increased in the wblA disruption mutant. CONCLUSIONS wblA plays a key role in control of daptomycin biosynthesis and is essential for sporulation. The disruption of wblA could accumulate the transcription level of some key genes involving in daptomycin biosynthesis. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Daptomycin is an important antibiotic with potent activity against a variety of Gram-positive pathogens. This study demonstrates that valuable improvement in the yield of daptomycin can be achieved through modulating the expression of wblA transcription regulator.
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Tian J, Valente E, Defazio G, Petrucci S, Gigante A, Vemula S, Xiao J, LeDoux M. Co-segregating CACNA1A indel in pedigree with blepharospasm. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.11.179] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Liu R, Jiang L, Xu LJ, Tian J, Zhao XY, Zhang Y, Xu JJ, Song Y, Wang HH, Gao Z, Song L, Yuan JQ. [Efficacy comparison of 3 strategies for real-world stable coronary artery disease patients with three-vessel disease]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2017; 45:1049-1057. [PMID: 29325365 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2017.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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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Objective: To compare the effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or medical therapy (MT) alone for real-world stable coronary artery disease (SCAD) patients with three-vessel disease (TVD) in mainland China. Methods: A total of 8 943 consecutive cases with TVD hospitalized in our center from April 2004 to February 2011 were screened for this study. In this cohort, 3 435 cases diagnosed as SCAD were analyzed. PCI, CABG, MT alone were performed in 1 313 (38.2%), 1 259 (36.7%) and 863 (25.1%) patients, respectively. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis using nearest neighbor matching with a 1∶1 ratio was applied, and 758 pairs of CABG and PCI groups, 552 pairs of PCI and MT groups, 639 pairs of CABG and MT groups were selected, respectively. 1- and 2-year clinical outcomes were evaluated among PCI, CABG and MT group. Kaplan-Meier curves and multivariable Cox regression method were used for survival analysis. Results: Significant differences were found at baseline between PCI, CABG and MT group, including age, gender, body mass index, family history of coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, previous myocardial infarction, stroke, previous revascularization, peripheral vascular disease, SNYTAX score, left ventricular ejection fraction, hemoglobin, serum creatinine, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, triglyceride and medication (all P<0.05) . All-cause death rates of 1- and 2-year follow-up of PCI, CABG and MT group were 0.6% (8/1 313), 1.1% (14/1 259), 3.4% (29/863) (P<0.001) and 1.1%(14/1 313), 1.5%(19/1 259), 7.3%(63/863) (P<0.001), respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that 1-year MACCE rate (HR=0.51, 95%CI 0.33-0.77, P=0.001) was significantly reduced, due to the significant decrease of myocardial infarction (MI) rate (HR=0.09, 95%CI 0.01-0.76, P=0.027) and repeat revascularization rate (HR=0.21, 95%CI 0.10-0.41, P<0.001) in CABG group compared to PCI group, while all-cause death (HR=1.21, 95%CI 0.48-3.00, P=0.69) and stroke rate (HR=2.31, 95%CI 0.82-6.47, P=0.112) were similar between 2 groups. 2-year outcome showed CABG was associated with higher stroke rate (HR=2.20, 95%CI 1.06-4.55, P=0.034) and lower MI (HR=0.19, 95%CI 0.06-0.59, P=0.004) and repeat revascularization rate (HR=0.22, 95%CI 0.13-0.37, P<0.001), and lower MACCE rate (HR=0.49, 95%CI 0.36-0.68, P<0.001). Compared to MT group, 2-year all-cause death (HR=0.22, 95%CI 0.12-0.42, P<0.001) and MACCE rate (HR=0.63, 95%CI 0.47-0.83, P=0.001) were lower in PCI group, while 2-year all-cause death (HR=0.21, 95%CI 0.13-0.37, P<0.001), MACCE (HR=0.31, 95%CI 0.23-0.42, P<0.001), MI (HR=0.19, 95%CI 0.06-0.60, P=0.004) and repeat revascularization rate (HR=0.24, 95%CI 0.13-0.41, P<0.001) were lower in CABG group. Results of multivariate Cox regression analysis after PSM were consistent with above results. Conclusion: For SCAD patients with TVD, CABG shows better effectiveness by reducing MI and revascularization risk as compared to PCI, even though stroke risk is somehow higher in CABG patients. Patients received MT alone are associated with worse outcomes than those undergoing revascularization strategies.
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Qin Y, Yang S, Xu J, Xia C, Li X, An L, Tian J. Deep insemination with sex-sorted Cashmere goat sperm processed in the presence of antioxidants. Reprod Domest Anim 2017; 53:11-19. [PMID: 29205543 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Flow cytometrically sex-sorted sperm have been widely used for improving reproductive management in the dairy industry. However, the industrial application of this technology in other domestic species is largely limited by the lower fertility after insemination. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of antioxidant supplementation during the sex-sorting and freezing process on the quality and functions of sorted sperm from Liaoning Cashmere goats. We tested the effects of antioxidant supplementation during sex-sorting and freezing process, including ascorbic acid-2-glucoside AA-2G, glutathione, melatonin and vitamin C (VC), on the quality and functions of sex-sorted fresh and frozen-thawed sperm. Based on these experiments, we performed deep insemination with sex-sorted sperm using our improved strategy, in comparison to unsorted sperm. In Experiment 1, compared with control group and other antioxidants, AA-2G supplementation significantly alleviated the degradation of motility and viability of fresh sperm after sorting and showed the highest percentage of sperm with normal morphology. In addition, AA-2G supplementation showed an evident protection against the sorting process-induced membrane and acrosome damage. In Experiment 2, AA-2G supplementation was most effective in protecting motility, while melatonin supplementation appears to facilitate the degradation of quality of frozen-thawed sex-sorted sperm. In Experiment 3, we performed deep insemination with sperm that were sorted and frozen in the presence of AA-2G and obtained a satisfying pregnancy rate comparable to that from unsorted sperm. The results showed that AA-2G supplementation efficiently protects quality and function of both fresh and frozen-thawed sex-sorted sperm of Cashmere goats, thus obtaining a satisfying pregnancy outcome.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Research Center for Animal Genetic Resources of Mongolia Plateau, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Dai Z, Lang W, Yang H, Tian J, Sun W, Pekbay B, Lin Y, Wang M, Cui B, Yang S, Li H, Luo L, Guo H, Zhang L. Validation of EORTC QLQ-OES18 for Chinese patients with esophageal cancer. Dis Esophagus 2017; 30:1-7. [PMID: 28859386 DOI: 10.1093/dote/dox046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability, validity, and acceptability of the Chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-OES18 in patients with esophageal cancer. The questionnaire was translated according to the guideline of the EORTC. One hundred and forty-nine patients with esophageal cancer from Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital completed the Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) and the simplified Chinese EORTC QLQ-C30/OES18 scales during July 2013 to January 2014. The results were statistically analyzed by Cronbach's α coefficient, Spearman correlation test with multiple strengthen analysis, and Wilcoxon Rank Sum test. The internal consistency (Cronbach's α coefficient) of all four scales (dysphagia, eating, reflux, and pain) was 0.689-0.822, which were satisfactory or near satisfactory. The absolute values of correlation of each scale between EORTC QLQ-OES18 and EORTC QLQ-C30 were 0.002-0.750 while there was no significant difference between groups divided by KPS scores. We confirmed the Chinese version of EORTC QLQ-OES18 appears to be a reliable, valid, and acceptable instrument for measuring the health-related quality of life of patients with esophageal cancer in mainland China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Endoscopy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Esophageal Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tumor Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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Fang Y, Yao L, Sun J, Yang R, Chen Y, Tian J, Yang K, Tian L. Does thyroid dysfunction increase the risk of breast cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Endocrinol Invest 2017; 40:1035-1047. [PMID: 28516372 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-017-0679-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid hormone replacement, and the risk of breast cancer. METHODS We searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase, Web of Science, and China Biology Medicine (CBM) databases through June 2016 to identify researches that assessed the relationship between thyroid dysfunction and the risk of breast cancer together with the impact of thyroid hormone substitution treatment on incidence of breast cancer. Quality of evidence was assessed per outcome, using GRADE. RESULTS A total of 13 population-based studies including 24,808 participants were identified as eligible for this meta-analysis. A meta-analysis of 12 researches illustrated that hypothyroidism was not related to the risk for breast cancer [odds ratio (OR) = 0.83, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.64-1.08, P = 0.162]. 10 researches illustrated that hyperthyroidism was also not related to the risk of breast cancer (OR = 1.03, 95% CI 0.83-1.30, P = 0.767). The impact of therapy was evaluated in six researches; there was no proof of a relationship between thyroid hormone substitution treatment and breast cancer with an overall OR of 0.83 (95% CI 0.57-1.21, P = 0.965). CONCLUSIONS Our meta-analysis illustrated that thyroid dysfunction may not be related to increased risk of breast cancer as well as the thyroid hormone substitution treatment did not reduce the incidence of breast cancer; while this study has some confounders that might weaken the results of this meta-analysis, we believe that the findings provide valuable information for stakeholders concerned with outcomes in patients with thyroid dysfunction.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Dong gang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Evidence Based Medicine Center, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Dong gang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Dong gang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Dong gang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Dong gang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
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Tian J, An XJ, Fu MY. Transient receptor potential melastatin 4 cation channel in pediatric heart block. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:79-84. [PMID: 29165759] [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: 06/07/2023]
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Progressive cardiac conduction disease (PCCD) is a common pediatric heart conduction disorder. It is an autosomal inheritance of rare mutations, which leads to familial cases of PCCD. In these cases, the His-Purkinje system's conductive capacity is progressively deranged, involving either right or left bundle branch block. Also, QRS complexes display widening is an important characteristic that culminates in complete AV block, syncope, and sudden death. Mutations in TRPM4 gene that encodes for transient receptor potential melastatin 4 have recently been reported to cause familial cases of PCCD and heart block. TRPM4 conducts a Ca2+-activated non-selective monovalent cationic current leading to a negative plasma membrane potential. TRPM4 channels let Na+ ion influx, causing membrane depolarization, whereas, at positive membrane potentials, TRPM4 channels repolarize the membrane by facilitating K+ ion efflux from the cell. TRPM4 protein contains many regulatory motifs that confer voltage dependence, ATP/ADP sensitivity, and Ca2+ responsiveness. Mutational studies revealed the significance of the two-calmodulin binding sites at the N-terminus of for Ca2+ dependent activation of this channel. Mutations that reduce deSUMOylation increase the steady-state levels of active TRPM4 channels on the membrane without alteration of its sensitivity to Ca2+ or ATP or its voltage dependence of activation. Increased TRPM4 function interferes with cardiac conduction and eventually contributes to heart block. Both gain and loss of function mutations of TRPM4 are implicated in the cardiac block. Currently, the major therapeutic management of cardiac block due to TRPM4 mutations is implantation of a pacemaker to reinstate normal current propagation through AV node.
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
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Sadun A, Ross-Cisneros F, Tian J, Anderson K, Irvine A, Karanjia R, La Morgia C, McManus M, Wallace D, Carelli V. LHON: A look into nuclear and environmental factors; What is “sufficient”? Acta Ophthalmol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.02671] [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: 11/30/2022]
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- A. Sadun
- Ophthalmology; Doheny Eye Center UCLA; Pasadena CA USA
- Ophthalmology; Doheny Eye Institute; Los Angeles CA USA
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- Ophthalmology; Doheny Eye Center UCLA; Pasadena CA USA
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- Ophthalmology; Doheny Eye Center UCLA; Pasadena CA USA
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- Ophthalmology; Doheny Eye Center UCLA; Pasadena CA USA
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- Ophthalmology; Doheny Eye Center UCLA; Pasadena CA USA
- Ophthalmology; Ottawa Hospital Research Insitute; Ottawa Canada
- Eye Institute; University of Ottawa; Ottawa Canada
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- IRCCS Instituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna; UOC Clinica Neurologica; Bologna Italy
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia PA USA
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- IRCCS Instituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna; UOC Clinica Neurologica; Bologna Italy
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Li QS, Meng FY, Zhao YH, Jin CL, Tian J, Yi XJ. Inhibition of microRNA-214-5p promotes cell survival and extracellular matrix formation by targeting collagen type IV alpha 1 in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:464-471. [PMID: 28784704 PMCID: PMC5579316 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.68.bjr-2016-0208.r2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to investigate the functional effects of microRNA (miR)-214-5p on osteoblastic cells, which might provide a potential role of miR-214-5p in bone fracture healing. Methods Blood samples were obtained from patients with hand fracture or intra-articular calcaneal fracture and from healthy controls (HCs). Expression of miR-214-5p was monitored by qRT-PCR at day 7, 14 and 21 post-surgery. Mouse osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells were transfected with antisense oligonucleotides (ASO)-miR-214-5p, collagen type IV alpha 1 (COL4A1) vector or their controls; thereafter, cell viability, apoptotic rate, and the expression of collagen type I alpha 1 (COL1A1), type II collagen (COL-II), and type X collagen (COL-X) were determined. Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, and Western blot were performed to ascertain whether COL4A1 was a target of miR-214-5p. Results Plasma miR-214-5p was highly expressed in patients with bone fracture compared with HCs after fracture (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01). Inhibition of miR-214-5p increased the viability of MC3T3-E1 cells and the expressions of COL1A1 and COL-X, but decreased the apoptotic rate and COL-II expression (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01). COL4A1 was a target of miR-214-5p, and was negatively regulated by miR-214-5p (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01). Overexpression of COL4A1 showed a similar impact on cell viability, apoptotic rate, and COL1A1, COL-II, and COL-X expressions inhibiting miR-214-5p (p < 0.01). Conclusion Inhibition of miR-214-5p promotes cell survival and extracellular matrix (ECM) formation of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells by targeting COL4A1. Cite this article: Q. S. Li, F. Y. Meng, Y. H. Zhao, C. L. Jin, J. Tian, X. J. Yi. Inhibition of microRNA-214-5p promotes cell survival and extracellular matrix formation by targeting collagen type IV alpha 1 in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:464–471. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.68.BJR-2016-0208.R2
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- Department of Traumatology, Eastern Medical District of Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Traumatology, Lanling People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Traumatology, Eastern Medical District of Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Traumatology, Eastern Medical District of Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Operating Room, Linyi Cancer Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Traumatology, Eastern Medical District of Linyi People's Hospital, No.233, Fenghuang Street, Linyi 276000, China
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Li CL, Niu L, Fu MY, Tian J, Wang QW, An XJ. Correlation between NFATC1 gene polymorphisms and congenital heart disease in children. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:3441-3446. [PMID: 28829497] [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: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the links between NFATC1 gene polymorphism and congenital heart disease in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS In the present study, we selected 85 children patients with congenital heart disease who were hospitalized from February 2013 to February 2015 as research subjects (observation group), and 92 healthy subjects as control group. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was used for analysis of NFATC1 gene in samples from each group. RESULTS The distribution of NFATC1 genotype and allele between the observation group (children with congenital heart disease) and the control group showed no significant difference (p >0.05), but AA, GG genotypes, and allele frequency between pathological samples of children with congenital heart disease and the control group displayed significant difference (p <0.05) (X2 = 16.04, p <0.05; X2 = 16.29, p <0.05). Further analyses showed that AA, GG, AG genotype and allele frequency among children with congenital heart disease in observation group also showed a difference, i.e., homozygote (AA, GG) ratio in children with severe congenital heart disease is relatively high. CONCLUSIONS There is a correlation between NFATC1 genes and the incidence of congenital heart disease in children, and a correlation between different genotypes and allele frequency and the incidence of the disease.
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Yang M, Bai L, Yu W, Sun X, Xu G, Guan R, Yang Y, Qiu M, Zhang Y, Tian J, Fang H. Expression of autophagy-associated proteins in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:411-415. [PMID: 28693184 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to assess the protein expression of the autophagy-associated genes, Beclin-1 and microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-II, as well as the association with clinicopathological features in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). A total of 50 subjects were recruited, including 50 human PTC samples and paired adjacent noncancerous tissue samples. The protein expression of Beclin-1 and LC3-II was analyzed using immunohistochemistry and western blotting. Beclin-1 and LC3-II expression in PTC tissues significantly reduced compared with normal tissues (P<0.05). Expression of Beclin-1 and LC3-II was associated with lymph node metastasis of PTC (P<0.05), but had no association with age, gender, tumor size, tumor number and Tumor-Node-Metastasis stage (P>0.05). Expression of Beclin-1 and LC3-II were positively correlated (r=0.327;P=0.020) in PTC. In conclusion, the activity of autophagy was declined in PTC; this decrease in autophagic capacity may be associated with tumorigenesis and the development of PTC.
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- Meiliu Yang
- Department of Medical Experimental Center, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Experimental Center, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Qianan Yejituo Hospital, Qianan, Hebei 064400, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Worker Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Burn, Tangshan Worker Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei Yanda Hospital, San He, Hebei 065201, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Worker Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Worker Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Worker Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Worker Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Worker Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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Jia Y, Tian J, He PF, Guo Y, Jin RX, Guo R, Wang BQ. [A high-precision digital images date set of larynx]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:540-543. [PMID: 29871305 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To build a digital cross-sectional images date set of human normal larynx with high-precision.Method:A fresh frozen normal human larynx was embedded using Kawamot's Film Method and then serially sectioned at 10 μm with a LeicaCM3600XP Cryomacrotome, meanwhile digital images of the block surface were recorded after every section with a Nikon D750 camera and stored respectively as JPG and RAW files. All images were cropped to display a constant area on the block surface by photoshop7 and stored as TIFF files. Result:A total of 6 656 images were recorded in 24-bit RGB resolution, the complete data file is 97.5 GB and 174 GB. After elimination of image size variation, all images were re-sampled at a final resolution of 40 μm/pixel and the complete data file is 107 GB. Conclusion:It's feasible to use the combination of Kawamot's Film Method,Digital Single Lens Reflex with high-resolution and regular block face-based alignment to build high-precision digital images date set, which could apply to some partial organs that resemble larynx.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China
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Fang CH, Liang HB, Chi CW, Tao HS, Fang C, Zhu W, Mo ZK, Yang J, Xiang N, Zeng N, Tian J. [Application of indocyanine green-fluorescent imaging technique in planning resection line and real-time surgical navigation in small hepatocellular carcinoma]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 54:444-450. [PMID: 27938579 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2016.06.011] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the value of near-infrared technology guided by indolecyanine green(ICG) in planning resection line and real-time surgical navigation in small liver cancer. Methods: From March to September 2015, 11 patients with hepatic tumors received hepatectomy were treated in First Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University.There were 5 male and 6 female patients with average age of (55±10)years (range 39-70 years). Among whom, there were 9 cases with hepatocellular carcinoma and 2 cases with colorectal cancer. A near-infrared light camera system was used to detect the liver surfaces before resection, and to plan resection line and surgical specimens. A student's t test was used to compare continuous parametric variables. Results: The ICG-fluorescent imaging and histological examination had been used in the 15 lesions of the 11 patients. Among the 15 lesions, 7 lesions were detected by visual inspections, palpation and ICG-fluorescent imaging, 6 lesions were identified only by ICG-fluorescent imaging, 2 lesions were detected only by ICG-fluorescent imaging after resection.Results of pathologic examination indicated that the total fluorescent type include 5 well differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma and 2 cirrhotic nodule; the partial fluorescent type include 3 moderately differentiated hepatocellular carcinomas and 1 well differentiated hepatocellular carcinomas; the rim fluorescent type included 2 liver metastatic carcinoma and 2 poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinomas. The average diameter of the tumor size measured by CT was (1.7±0.2)cm, while the average diameter measured by ICG-fluorescent imaging was (1.7±0.3)cm(t=-0.188, P>0.05). Conclusion: Near-infrared technology guided by ICG has important value in planning resection line and real-time surgical navigation in small liver cancer.
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- C H Fang
- First Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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Somfai G, Tian J, DeBuc D, Gerding H. Directional OCT Scans of the Macula Reveal Henle Fibre Layer-Related Imaging Patterns. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2017; 234:534-535. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-119603] [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: 10/19/2022]
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- G. Somfai
- Klinik Pallas, Olten, Switzerland (Director: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Gerding)
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA (Director: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Alfonso)
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA (Director: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Alfonso)
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- Klinik Pallas, Olten, Switzerland (Director: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Gerding)
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The rapid advances in synthetic biology and biotechnology are increasingly demanding high-throughput screening technology, such as screening of the functionalities of synthetic genes for optimization of protein expression. Compartmentalization of single cells in water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion droplets allows screening of a vast number of individualized assays, and recent advances in automated microfluidic devices further help realize the potential of droplet technology for high-throughput screening. However these single-emulsion droplets are incompatible with aqueous phase analysis and the inner droplet environment cannot easily communicate with the external phase. We present a high-throughput, miniaturized screening platform for microchip-synthesized genes using microfluidics-generated water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) double emulsion (DE) droplets that overcome these limitations. Synthetic gene variants of fluorescent proteins are synthesized with a custom-built microarray inkjet synthesizer, which are then screened for expression in Escherichia coli (E. coli) cells. Bacteria bearing individual fluorescent gene variants are encapsulated as single cells into DE droplets where fluorescence signals are enhanced by 100 times within 24 h of proliferation. Enrichment of functionally-correct genes by employing an error correction method is demonstrated by screening DE droplets containing fluorescent clones of bacteria with the red fluorescent protein (rfp) gene. Permeation of isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) through the thin oil layer from the external solution initiates target gene expression. The induced expression of the synthetic fluorescent proteins from at least ∼100 bacteria per droplet generates detectable fluorescence signals to enable fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) of the intact droplets. This technology obviates time- and labor-intensive cell culture typically required in conventional bulk experiment.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, 27705, USA. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, 27705, USA. and General Biosystems, Inc. Morrisville, 27560 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, 27705, USA. and General Biosystems, Inc. Morrisville, 27560 USA and Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, 27705, USA. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, 10027, USA and Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, 10027, USA
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Li Y, Tian J, Ma XR, Li RT, Zhang SL, Wang PL, Yin XC, Bian JW, Lei JH, Liu HR. Increase in G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies with decline of cardiac function in hypercholesterolemic rats. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:1065-1073. [PMID: 28338186] [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 aimed to explore the effects of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia (HC) on the production of G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies and to elucidate the potential mechanisms involved. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Wistar rats were fed a normal or high-cholesterol diet for 8 weeks. Cardiac function, autoantibodies against G protein-coupled receptors, the beat frequency of neonatal cardiomyocytes, the CD4+/CD8+ T-lymphocyte ratio and lymph leukocyte counts in the spleen were determined. RESULTS Diet-induced hypercholesterolemia significantly increased the levels of autoantibodies against α1- and β1-adrenergic receptors and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor in sera, as well as the CD4+/CD8+ T-lymphocyte ratio and lymph leukocyte count in the spleen, and decreased cardiac function. There were strong negative correlations between the levels of autoantibodies and cardiac injury. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates, for the first time, that G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies exist in the sera of hypercholesterolemic rats and that the levels of these autoantibodies are related to cardiac function, which implies that these cardiac receptor autoantibodies may play a role in cardiac dysfunction in hypercholesterolemic rats.
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- Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P.R. China.
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Jia Y, Tian J, He PF, Guo Y, Jin RX, Wang BQ. [The progress of 3D reconstruction of the larynx]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:315-318. [PMID: 29871252 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Larynx is a complicated organ of significant functions including breathing, voicing, protecting and so on, so it's important for anyone involved in the filed to know more about the multiple structures of the complex. Although there are numerous 2D images of larynx, it's still difficult for the observers to understand the organ well, so it's necessary to establish a real digital modal of larynx. With the development of computer and image processing technologies, medical imaging datasets have been used for the reconstruction of larynx. And the complete of visible human project also provides colorful cross-sectional images for reconstruction. The article reviews the development of the reconstruction of larynx, and predicts the possible developing direction of future 3D reconstruction.
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Dong D, Zhang X, Fang M, Shen J, Tian J. Abstract P2-05-38: Spectral CT based radiomics signature: A potential biomarker for preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p2-05-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose:
To investigate the usefulness of radiomics signature based on computed tomographic (CT) spectral imaging, during the late arterial phase (AP) and portal venous phase (PVP), in preoperative predicting the lymph node (LN) metastasis in breast cancer (BC).
patients and methods:
This retrospective study was institutional review board approved, and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. We examined 60 female patients (LN metastasis positivity was 50%) with CT spectral imaging during the AP and the PVP and data was gathered from 2014 to 2016. Excised lymph nodes were located and labeled during surgery according to location on preoperative CT images and were evaluated histopathologically. For each patient, two 3D Hounsfeld Unit (HU) gradient maps which revealed the HU change of each voxel were built by quadratic fitting the spectral HU curves during the two phases respectively. Then the radiomics features were then extracted from the regions of BC and a suspicious LN judged manually in these maps. The potential association of the four groups of radiomics features with LN status was assessed by using a Mann-Whitney U test. The area under curves (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) were compared with data obtained from the conventional CT image.
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The 3D HU gradient map showed a great power of distinguishing among different components and was considered as a more effective tool for revealing the intratumour heterogeneity than the conventional CT image since the slope of spectral HU curves were significantly higher in malignant tumor. More than 500 radiomics features extracted from the regions of LN during the AP and the PVP exhibited significant differences (P <0.05). Moreover, the numbers of this kind of features extracted from the regions of BC were more than 200. The highest AUC of single feature was 0.70, which was higher than those from the conventional CT image.
Conclusion:
Quantitative radiomics features based on 3D HU gradient maps have the potential to be exploited as an effective biomarker for preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in breast cancer.
Citation Format: Dong D, Zhang X, Fang M, Shen J, Tian J. Spectral CT based radiomics signature: A potential biomarker for preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-05-38.
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- Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Sun Yet-Sun Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-Sun University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Sun Yet-Sun Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-Sun University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Sun Yet-Sun Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-Sun University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Sun Yet-Sun Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-Sun University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Sun Yet-Sun Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-Sun University, Guangzhou, China
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Yin P, Hu B, Zhu S, Tian J. Abstract P1-01-20: Inertial focusing circulating breast cancer cells based on the novel 3D-printed serpentine microfluidic chips. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p1-01-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This abstract was not presented at the symposium.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Pan F, Blizzard L, Tian J, Cicuttini F, Winzenberg T, Ding C, Jones G. The interaction between weight and family history of total knee replacement with knee cartilage: a 10-year prospective study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2017; 25:227-233. [PMID: 27789341 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although being overweight or obese is an important risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA), the interplay between weight and genetic factors remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the associations between weight and knee cartilage volume/defects over 10 years in offspring having at least one parent with a total knee replacement (TKR) for primary knee OA and in controls without a knee OA family history. METHOD 367 participants (183 offspring and 184 controls) aged from 26 to 61 years were recruited at baseline, and followed at 2 and 10 years later. T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the right knee was used to measure cartilage volume/defects at each time-point. Mixed-effects models were used with adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS Study participants were middle-age adults (mean age 45 years, mean weight 77.5 kg at baseline). In multivariable analysis, increasing body weight was deleteriously associated with medial tibiofemoral cartilage volume (β = -0.28 ml, per 1 SD increase, 95% CI -0.49 to -0.07) and presence of medial tibiofemoral cartilage defects (RR = 1.27, per 1 SD increase, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.51) in offspring over 10 years. Similar associations were observed for lateral tibiofemoral cartilage volume (β = -0.19 ml, P = 0.059), and defects (RR = 1.24, P = 0.049). However, there were no statistically significant associations between weight and cartilage volume or defects in controls. CONCLUSION The adverse effects of increasing weight are stronger in the offspring of people with knee replacement for knee OA suggesting genetics-environment interaction with regard to overweight/obesity in the pathogenesis of knee OA particularly in the early stages.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Commercial Road, Melbourne 3181, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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Cardiac fibrosis is a common pathological process in cardiac disease and may lead to heart failure. It can also cause sudden death even in those without cardiac symptoms. Tissue fibrosis can be categorized into two categories: replacement fibrosis (also called reparative fibrosis) and reactive fibrosis. In replacement fibrosis, infiltration of inflammatory cells and accumulation of Extracellular Matrix (ECM) proteins are the initial steps in forming scarlike fibrotic tissue after acute cardiac injury and cardiac cell necrosis. Reactive fibrosis can be formed in response to hormonal change and pressure or volume overload. Experimental studies in animals have identified important pathways such as the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) and the endothelin pathway that contribute to fibrosis formation. Despite the fact that clinical trials using RAAS inhibitors as therapies for reducing cardiac fibrosis and improving cardiac function have been promising, heart failure is still the leading cause of deaths in the United States. Intensive efforts have been made to find novel targets and to develop new treatments for cardiac fibrosis and heart failure in the past few decades. The Na/K-ATPase, a canonical ion transporter, has been shown to also function as a signal transducer and prolonged activation of Na/K-ATPase signaling has been found to promote the formation of cardiac fibrosis. Novel tools that block the activation of Na/K-ATPase signaling have been developed and have shown promise in reducing cardiac fibrosis. This review will discuss the recent development of novel molecular targets, focusing on the Na/K-ATPase signaling complex as a therapeutic target in treatment of cardiac fibrosis.
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- Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension and Personalized Medicine, University of Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension and Personalized Medicine, University of Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension and Personalized Medicine, University of Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA
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Wang QW, Fu MY, Li CL, Niu L, Tian J, An XJ. Correlation analysis between GNAS2 gene polymorphisms in children with arrhythmia. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:317-321. [PMID: 28165554] [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 The objective of the present study was to analyze the correlation between GNAS2 gene polymorphisms and children with arrhythmia. PATIENTS AND METHODS We followed 89 children with arrhythmia treated in our hospital from April 2013 to April 2015, comprising the observation group, while 92 healthy subjects were taken as the control group. We analyzed polymorphisms of the GNAS2 gene from both groups by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). RESULTS There were no significant differences (p>0.05) in GNAS2 genotype or allelic distribution between the observation group and control group. However, there were significant differences in the gene frequency of homozygotes (TT and GG) and alleles between the control group and samples from children with arrhythmia (p<0.05) (X2=16.57, p<0.05; X2=17.48, p<0.05). Further study of samples from both groups indicate that gene frequency of homozygous (TT and GG) or heterozygous (TG) genes and alleles also had differences, indicating that homozygotes (TT and GG) are in relatively high proportion among patients with severe cases of arrhythmia. CONCLUSIONS Morbidity in patients with arrhythmia is related to GNAS2 gene polymorphisms. Differences in genotype and allele frequency are related to the severity of illness.
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Guan M, Dong M, Chen X, Shen C, Zhang X, Tian J, Shi D. 110 The Disrupted Baseline Brain Activity of the Insular in Phychogenitc Erectile Dysfunction Patients: A Resting State Mri Study. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.11.063] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Li W, Procter-Gray E, Churchill L, Crouter SE, Kane K, Tian J, Franklin PD, Ockene JK, Gurwitz J. Gender and Age Differences in Levels, Types and Locations of Physical Activity among Older Adults Living in Car-Dependent Neighborhoods. J Frailty Aging 2017; 6:129-135. [PMID: 28721428 PMCID: PMC5612373 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2017.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND A thorough understanding of gender differences in physical activity is critical to effective promotion of active living in older adults. OBJECTIVES To examine gender and age differences in levels, types and locations of physical activity. DESIGN Cross-sectional observation. SETTING Car-dependent urban and rural neighborhoods in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. PARTICIPANTS 111 men and 103 women aged 65 years and older. MEASUREMENTS From 2012 to 2014, participants were queried on type, frequency and location of physical activity. Participants wore an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days. RESULTS Compared to women, men had a higher mean daily step count (mean (SD) 4385 (2122) men vs. 3671(1723) women, p=0.008). Men reported higher frequencies of any physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and a lower frequency of physical activity inside the home. Mean daily step counts and frequency of physical activity outside the home decreased progressively with age for both men and women. Women had a sharper decline in frequencies of self-reported physical activity. Men had a significant decrease in utilitarian walking, which women did not (p=0.07). Among participants who reported participation in any physical activity (n=190), more women indicated exercising indoors more often (59% vs. 44%, p=0.04). The three most commonly cited locations for physical activity away from home for both genders were streets or sidewalks, shopping malls, and membership-only facilities (e.g., YMCA or YWCA). The most common types of physical activity, performed at least once in a typical month, with over 40% of both genders reporting, included light housework, brisk walking, leisurely walking, and stretching. CONCLUSION Levels, types and location preferences of physical activity differed substantially by gender. Levels of physical activity decreased progressively with age, with greater decline among women. Consideration of these gender differences is necessary to improve the effectiveness of active living promotion programs among older adults.
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- Wenjun Li, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Health Statistics and Geography Lab, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Departments of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, School Building S4-314, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, Phone: 774-455-4215, Fax: 508-856-4543,
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Wang K, Liu Y, Tian J, Huang K, Shi T, Dai X, Zhang W. Transcriptional Profiling and Identification of Heat-Responsive Genes in Perennial Ryegrass by RNA-Sequencing. Front Plant Sci 2017; 8:1032. [PMID: 28680431 PMCID: PMC5478880 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is one of the most widely used forage and turf grasses in the world due to its desirable agronomic qualities. However, as a cool-season perennial grass species, high temperature is a major factor limiting its performance in warmer and transition regions. In this study, a de novo transcriptome was generated using a cDNA library constructed from perennial ryegrass leaves subjected to short-term heat stress treatment. Then the expression profiling and identification of perennial ryegrass heat response genes by digital gene expression analyses was performed. The goal of this work was to produce expression profiles of high temperature stress responsive genes in perennial ryegrass leaves and further identify the potentially important candidate genes with altered levels of transcript, such as those genes involved in transcriptional regulation, antioxidant responses, plant hormones and signal transduction, and cellular metabolism. The de novo assembly of perennial ryegrass transcriptome in this study obtained more total and annotated unigenes compared to previously published ones. Many DEGs identified were genes that are known to respond to heat stress in plants, including HSFs, HSPs, and antioxidant related genes. In the meanwhile, we also identified four gene candidates mainly involved in C4 carbon fixation, and one TOR gene. Their exact roles in plant heat stress response need to dissect further. This study would be important by providing the gene resources for improving heat stress tolerance in both perennial ryegrass and other cool-season perennial grass plants.
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- Kehua Wang
- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
- *Correspondence: Kehua Wang, Wanjun Zhang,
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- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
- National Energy R&D Center for Biomass, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
- *Correspondence: Kehua Wang, Wanjun Zhang,
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Al Kahtani E, Xu Z, Al Rashaed S, Wu L, Mahale A, Tian J, Abboud EB, Ghazi NG, Kozak I, Gupta V, Arevalo JF, Duh EJ. Vitreous levels of placental growth factor correlate with activity of proliferative diabetic retinopathy and are not influenced by bevacizumab treatment. Eye (Lond) 2016; 31:529-536. [PMID: 27886182 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2016.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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PurposePlacental growth factor (PlGF) is a member of the VEGF family that plays an important role in experimental models of diabetic retinopathy and retinal neovascularization. We aimed to investigate whether vitreous levels of PlGF correlated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) status, VEGF levels, and bevacizumab treatment. We also analysed PDR membranes to confirm the presence of the PlGF receptor, FLT1, in endothelial cells.MethodsThis was a case-control study: undiluted vitreous fluid samples were obtained from 28 active PDR patients without preoperative bevacizumab treatment, 21 active PDR patients with preoperative bevacizumab treatment, 18 inactive PDR patients, and 21 control patients. PlGF and VEGF levels in samples were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Immunohistochemistry for FLT1 was performed on human PDR membranes.ResultsCompared to control, vitreous PlGF levels were higher in both active PDR without bevacizumab (P<0.0001) and with bevacizumab (P<0.0001). There was no significant difference in PlGF between active PDR patients without and with bevacizumab (P=0.56). Compared to active PDR, PlGF levels were significantly reduced in inactive PDR (P=0.004). PlGF levels were highly correlated with VEGF levels in active PDR. VEGFR1 was expressed in endothelial cells in human PDR membranes.ConclusionThe strong correlation of PlGF levels with PDR disease status and expression of FLT1 in human PDR membranes suggest that PlGF has a pathogenic role in proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Therapeutic targeting of PlGF with agents like aflibercept may be beneficial.
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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He PF, Tian J, Jin RX, Jia Y, Guo J, Wang BQ. [Advances in imaging evaluation of laryngeal carcinoma]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1576-1580. [PMID: 29871147 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.19.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Laryngeal carcinoma is a common malignant tumor in the head and neck, and the squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx is the most prevelance. In view of the importance of laryngeal function and its survival, the choice of the best therapeutic regimen of laryngeal carcinoma must consider the potential survival rate and the change of postoperative function. The margin of laryngeal carcinoma is an important index of preoperative imaging evaluation of laryngeal carcinoma. The accurate determination of the cutting edge determines the operation mode, the success rate, the survival rate and prognosis of the patients with laryngeal carcinoma.In recent years, the method of preoperative evaluation of laryngeal tumors is diverse, including molecular, imaging and endoscopy, among which preoperative imaging is the most common method. The purpose of this study was to summarize the evaluation of different imaging techniques in the assessment of local invasion and recurrence of submucosal tumors in laryngeal carcinoma.
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Li Y, Tian J, Tian H, Chen X, Ping W, Tian C, Lei H. Mutation-based selection and analysis of Komagataeibacter hansenii HDM1-3 for improvement in bacterial cellulose production. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 121:1323-1334. [PMID: 27455093 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 12/24/2015] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS A low yield of bacterial cellulose (BC) always results from an excessive accumulation of organic acids. Screening and the selection of bacterial mutants with a low accumulation of organic acids is an efficient approach for improving BC production. METHODS AND RESULTS In combination with the proton suicide method (medium containing NaBr-NaBrO3 ), diethyl sulphate chemical mutagenesis coupled with 60 Co-γ irradiation treatment were performed for the screening and selection of desired mutant lines with a high yield of BC. Two high-yield strains, Br-3 and Co-5, as well as a low-yield strain, Br-12, were obtained. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) was applied to explore the differences between the mutant lines and the wild type. For the Br-12 line, three specific fragments were verified, corresponding to TonB-dependent transport (TBDT), exopolysaccharides output protein (PePr) and an unknown gene. For Co-5, two specific fragments were matched, acsD and UDP-galactose-4-epimerase. In addition, metabolic analysis for the mutant lines indicated that BC production may be limited by excessive accumulation of organic acids in the fermentation. The limitation would be resolved by the cross-talk of genes involved in BC biosynthesis. CONCLUSIONS Reduced organic acid by-products from glucose in bypasses were found to be responsible for the high-yield BC synthesis in Komagataeibacter hansenii mutant strains. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The metabolic process was varied by mutagenesis-induced gene disruption of the metabolic products. A new idea was provided for the targeted screening and characterization of mutants in the future.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Chinese Academic Institute of Geography and Agroecology in Northeast, Changchun, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China.,Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Chinese Academic Institute of Geography and Agroecology in Northeast, Changchun, China.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China. .,Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China.
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Wang G, Fang H, Zhen Y, Xu G, Tian J, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Zhang G, Xu J, Zhang Z, Qiu M, Ma Y, Zhang H, Zhang X. Sulforaphane Prevents Neuronal Apoptosis and Memory Impairment in Diabetic Rats. Cell Physiol Biochem 2016; 39:901-7. [DOI: 10.1159/000447799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background/Aims: To explore the effects of sulforaphane (SFN) on neuronal apoptosis in hippocampus and memory impairment in diabetic rats. Methods: Thirty male rats were randomly divided into normal control, diabetic model and SFN treatment groups (N = 10 in each group). Streptozotocin (STZ) was applied to establish diabetic model. Water Morris maze task was applied to test learning and memory. Tunel assaying was used to detect apoptosis in hippocampus. The expressions of Caspase-3 and myeloid cell leukemia 1(MCL-1) were detected by western blotting. Neurotrophic factor levels and AKT/GSK3β pathway were also detected. Results: Compared with normal control, learning and memory were apparently impaired, with up-regulation of Caspase-3 and down-regulation of MCL-1 in diabetic rats. Apoptotic neurons were also found in CA1 region after diabetic modeling. By contrast, SFN treatment prevented the memory impairment, decreased the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons. SFN also attenuated the abnormal expression of Caspase-3 and MCL-1 in diabetic model. Mechanically, SFN treatment reversed diabetic modeling-induced decrease of p-Akt, p-GSK3β, NGF and BDNF expressions. Conclusion: SFN could prevent the memory impairment and apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in diabetic rat. The possible mechanism was related to the regulation of neurotropic factors and Akt/GSK3β pathway.
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Tian J, Wang HP, Mao YY, Jin J, Chen JH. Reduced Glomerular Epithelial Protein 1 Expression and Podocyte Injury in Immunoglobulin a Nephropathy. J Int Med Res 2016; 35:338-45. [PMID: 17593862 DOI: 10.1177/147323000703500308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Expression of glomerular epithelial protein 1 (GLEPP1), a receptor tyrosine phosphatase present on the apical cell surface of the glomerular podocyte, and podocyte morphology were investigated in renal specimens from 51 patients with biopsy-diagnosed immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and 11 controls. Clinical parameters, such as daily proteinuria were obtained from the patients' records and pathological manifestations of IgAN in the specimens were graded. GLEPP1 was strongly expressed and diffusely distributed in the glomeruli of control specimens. GLEPP1 expression was reduced in IgAN, especially in patients with nephrotic proteinuria and severe pathological manifestations. Podocyte injury was evident in IgAN and was associated with lower GLEPP1 expression and higher pathological grade. GLEPP1 expression was also significantly associated with clinical parameters. The results of this study suggest that GLEPP1 expression may be a useful marker of podocyte injury in IgAN, and may be predictive of clinical and pathological severity.
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- Kidney Disease Centre, Ministry of Public Health, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Yang M, Tian J, Guo X, Yang Y, Guan R, Qiu M, Li Y, Sun X, Zhen Y, Zhang Y, Chen C, Li Y, Fang H. Long noncoding RNA are aberrantly expressed in human papillary thyroid carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:544-552. [PMID: 27347178 PMCID: PMC4906702 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as key regulatory molecules at almost every level of gene expression regulation. The altered expression of lncRNAs is a characteristic of numerous types of cancer, and lncRNAs have been demonstrated to promote the development, invasion and metastasis of tumors through various mechanisms. However, the role of lncRNAs in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remain unclear. In the present study, differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs were detected by human lncRNA microarray in three pairs of PTC and adjacent noncancerous samples. The microarray results revealed that 675 lncRNAs and 751 mRNAs were abnormally expressed in the three PTC samples compared with adjacent noncancerous samples (fold change ≥2.0; P<0.05). To validate the microarray results, 8 differentially expressed lncRNAs were randomly selected for quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The results of qPCR were consistent with the microarray data; the 8 lncRNAs had an aberrant expression in the PTC samples compared with the adjacent noncancerous samples. Gene ontology and pathway analysis indicated that there were 7 downregulated pathways and 29 upregulated pathways in PTC. LncRNA classification and subgroup analysis revealed 7 pairs of enhancer-like lncRNA-mRNA, 9 pairs of antisense lncRNA-mRNA and 45 pairs of lncRNA-mRNA were differentially expressed between PTC and their paired noncancerous samples. In conclusion, the present study identified a series of novel PTC-associated lncRNAs. Further study with these lncRNAs is instrumental for the identification of novel target molecules that could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for PTC.
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- Meiliu Yang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China; Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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Pan F, Blizzard L, Tian J, Cicuttini F, Winzenberg T, Ding C, Jones G. SAT0425 Does Weight in The Offspring of People with A Total Knee Replacement for Severe Primary Knee Osteoarthritis Have A More Detrimental Effect on Knee Cartilage and Pain? A 10-Year Prospective Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2592] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Pan F, Aitken D, Tian J, Cicuttini F, Winzenberg T, Ding C, Jones G. OP0093 Does “Pain Elsewhere” Influence The Association between Knee Structural Pathology and Knee Pain? Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.3048] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Pan B, Xu ZW, Xu Y, Liu LJ, Zhu J, Wang X, Nan C, Zhang Z, Shen W, Huang XP, Tian J. Diastolic dysfunction and cardiac troponin I decrease in aging hearts. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 603:20-8. [PMID: 27184165 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 02/27/2016] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cardiac tropnoin I (cTnI) plays a critical role in the regulation of diastolic function, and its low expression may result in cardiac diastolic dysfunction, which is the most common form of cardiovascular disorders in older adults. In this study, cTnI expression levels were determined in mice at various ages and cardiac function was measured and compared between young adult mice (3 and 10 months) and older mice (18 months). The data indicated that the cTnI levels reached a peak high in young adult hearts (3 months), but decreased in older hearts (18 months). Furthermore, the older hearts showed a significant diastolic dysfunction observed by P-V loop and echocardiography measurements. To further define the mechanism underlying the cTnI decrease in aging hearts, we tested DNA methylation and histone acetylation modifications of cTnI gene. We found that acetylation of histone near the promoter region of cTnI gene played an important role in regulation of cTnI expression in the heart at different ages. Our study indicates that epigenetic modification caused cTnI expression decrease is one of the possible causes that result in a reduced cTnI level and diastolic dysfunction in the older hearts.
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- Heart Centre, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Developmental Disease in Childhood (Chongqing Medical University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, PR China
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- Heart Centre, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Developmental Disease in Childhood (Chongqing Medical University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, PR China
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- Heart Centre, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Developmental Disease in Childhood (Chongqing Medical University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Developmental Disease in Childhood (Chongqing Medical University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Developmental Disease in Childhood (Chongqing Medical University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charlie E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charlie E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charlie E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charlie E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charlie E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
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- Heart Centre, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.
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Tian J, Lv HT, An XJ, Ling N, Xu F. Endothelial microparticles induce vascular endothelial cell injury in children with Kawasaki disease. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:1814-1818. [PMID: 27212174] [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: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the role of microparticles produced by endothelial cells in the injury of vascular endothelial cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS We stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) with TNF-α in vitro, analyzed the change of cellular morphology, and measured EMP level in the supernatant with a flow cytometer. Then, we evaluated the corresponding clinical indicators and the role of EMP in endothelial injury. RESULTS The endothelial cellular morphology underwent significant changes, and a large number of microparticles were secreted. In turn, these microparticles blocked cell cycle and induced apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS The microparticles produced by endothelial cells play an important role in the injury of vascular endothelial cells.
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
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Chen B, Du Q, Chen J, Yang X, Tian J, Li B, Zhang D. Dissection of allelic interactions among Pto-miR257 and its targets and their effects on growth and wood properties in Populus. Heredity (Edinb) 2016; 117:73-83. [PMID: 27118153 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2016.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have important roles in the regulation of genes; however, for trees few studies have explored the potential impact of the interactions between miRNAs and their target genes. Here, we performed transcript profiling and association genetics (single-SNP, haplotype-based and multi-SNP associations) to study the genetic regulatory relationship of Pto-miR257 and its 12 target genes in 435 individuals of a natural population of Populus tomentosa. Expression profiling of Pto-miR257 and its targets showed a negative relationship between their expression levels. Of the 61 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) detected in Pto-miR257, 6 in the pre-mature region strongly affected its secondary stability and 1 in the mature region could alter its target spectrum. Among the 1029 SNPs in the targets, 3 were located in target sites that could change the binding affinity of Pto-miR257. Single-SNP association analysis revealed that SNPs in Pto-miR257 and target genes associated with both growth and wood property traits, in agreement with haplotype-based identifications. Multi-SNP association found that 10 targets shared at least one common trait with Pto-miR257, with phenotypic variance from 0.5 to 8.5%, suggesting a possible internal genetic interaction between them. Epistasis analysis showed significant epistatic interactions among Pto-miR257 and its targets. Therefore, our study demonstrated Pto-miR257 and its 12 targets had roles in wood formation and revealed the genetic interaction network between the miRNA and its targets under additive, dominant and epistatic models. Thus, association genetics can be used to decipher the interactions between miRNAs and their target genes and to help understand the genetic architecture of complex traits.
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- B Chen
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Forestry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Q, Tian J, Wang X. EP-1354: Meta analysis of carbon ion therapy prostatic cancer. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32604-4] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Tian J, Zhang Q, Wang X, Zhang H. EP-1453: Analysis on research and cooperation status of heavy ion. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32703-7] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Wang X, Tian J, Zhang Q. EP-1454: Analysis on research status of proton. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32704-9] [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: 10/21/2022]
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