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Hu Y, Hu H, Huang J, Xue B. Pain of terminal cancer patients in Xinjiang, China: A further study of social and ethical influence on pain. Pain 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(90)93103-5] [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 J, Wyse JP, Spira AW. Ontogenesis of the electroretinogram in a precocial mammal, the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol 1990; 95:149-55. [PMID: 1968807 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(90)90024-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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1. Ontogenesis of the electroretinogram, the mass electrical response of the retina to flash light stimuli, was studied in the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), a precocial species with visual function at birth. 2. a-Wave components, b-wave, oscillatory potentials, slow PIII, and c-wave responses to flash stimuli developed between 55 and 64 days of gestation (full term is 68-69 days). 3. a-Waves attributable to photoreceptor functions were fully mature at 60 days. 4. ERG development lagged behind the reported critical milestones in retinal development; its prenatal onset indicates that no history of light entrainment is required for initiation of a mature ERG response.
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- J Huang
- Department of Anatomy, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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We attempted to estimate the pressure-volume characteristics of airways downstream from the choke point when the airflow was abruptly interrupted during forced expiration. The change of gas volume of the downstream segment after interruption could be estimated by multiplying the maximum flow (Vmax) immediately before interruption by the interruption time because the Vmax is maintained for a short period after airflow interruption at the mouth, as described in our previous report (J. Appl. Physiol. 66: 509-517, 1989). For the pressure of the downstream segment, we used the mouth pressure itself. Airway compliance, a slope of the pressure-volume curve, was measured in an airway model in eight normal subjects, in six patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and in one patient with tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica. Airway compliance was 0.96 ml/cmH2O in normal subjects and 2.49 ml/cmH2O in COPD patients. This difference of airway compliance was believed to be caused by the longitudinal expansion of the downstream segment and changes in the properties of the airway wall.
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- N Ohya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinadamachi Kahoku-gun Ishikawa, Japan
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Shen V, Kohler G, Huang J, Huang SS, Peck WA. An acidic fibroblast growth factor stimulates DNA synthesis, inhibits collagen and alkaline phosphatase synthesis and induces resorption in bone. Bone Miner 1989; 7:205-19. [PMID: 2611444 DOI: 10.1016/0169-6009(89)90078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have examined the effects of an acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) on bone cell growth and differentiation and on osteoclastic resorption using rat fetus organ cultured calvariae and long bones, respectively. Low concentrations of this aFGF stimulated DNA synthesis (1.28 ng/ml) and inhibited collagen formation (1.28 ng/ml) and alkaline phosphatase activity (0.64 ng/ml) in the isolated calvariae. The inhibition of collagen synthesis was independent of the aFGF's mitogenic effect, and was evident in periosteum-containing and periosteum-free bones, pointing to osteoblasts as the aFGF-responsive cells. Our preparation of aFGF enhanced resorption in the long bones by a calcitonin-inhibitable mechanism. PGE2 release accompanied and indomethacin prevented the enhancement of resorption. By contrast, indomethacin did not block the stimulation of DNA and collagen synthesis caused by our aFGF. These results indicate that our aFGF exerts a PGE2-independent effect on DNA synthesis and collagen synthesis and a PGE2-dependent effect on resorption in bone tissue in vitro.
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- V Shen
- Department of Medicine, Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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Eucaryotic mRNAs are generally localized in the cell body, where most protein synthesis occurs. We have found that mRNAs encoding the glial intermediate filament protein are spatially distributed in the glial cell cytoplasm close to the location of the glial filaments. Whereas the glial filament protein mRNA was located predominantly in the distal process, actin mRNA was found almost exclusively in the apical portion of the glial cell. This pattern of mRNA localization might provide a mechanism for synthesis of proteins in specific subcellular compartments by mRNA translation locally.
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- P V Sarthy
- Department of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195
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The genes coding for the rotavirus major neutralizing protein, VP7, from 5 Australian porcine rotaviruses representing glycoprotein (i.e. VP7 or G) serotypes 3, 4, and 5, were sequenced. The genes were each 1,062 nucleotides long with two long open reading frames for proteins of either 326 or 297 amino acids and containing only one potential glycosylation site at amino acid position 69. When compared to the corresponding genes of human viruses, the porcine genes showed very high nucleotide and deduced amino acid homology. Sequence comparison also revealed that Australian porcine rotaviruses of G serotype 4 and 5 were similar to the corresponding porcine strains found in the U.S.A. and U.K., while G serotype 3 and 4 porcine rotaviruses were closely related to human G serotype 3 strain, RV-3 and serotype 4 strain, ST-3, respectively. These Australian rotavirus VP7 sequences were found to correlate with serological data we reported previously.
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- J Huang
- Department of Microbiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Jiang WP, Huang J, Wang KP. [Electrophysiologic studies on reentrant ventricular arrhythmia in the late myocardial infarction period]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1989; 28:537-41, 572-3. [PMID: 2627825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The mechanisms of reentrant ventricular tachycardia were studied in canine post-infarction model. In 15 dogs that weighed 10-20 kg, the anterior descending coronary artery was ligated. 3 to 7 days after coronary artery occlusion, the dogs were reoperated to set up a composite electrode or a patch electrode with 32 bipolar electrodes. The composite electrode was utilized to record ventricular late potentials (VLPs) from the epicardial surface of the infarction zone (IZ) and adjacent normal zone (NZ). The bipolar electrodes were used to record the epicardial isochronal maps. 16 bipolar electrodes were placed over the area of infarction and its bordering zone and the other 16 bipolar electrodes were distributed over the remaining surface of the ventricle. Reentrant ventricular tachycardias were induced by programmed electrical stimulation. The VLPs and epicardial isochronal activation were recorded by SC-16 oscillograph and computerized mapping system during sinus rhythm and programmed stimulation. The experiments showed; 1) VLPs were demonstrated in 11 of the 15 dogs (73.3%) during programmed stimulation. 2) The reentrant circuit has a characteristic figure-8 configuration in the form of two circulating wave-fronts around arcs of functional conduction block that coalesce into a slow commun reentrant wave-front. One of the two synchronous circuits traveled clockwise and the other counter-clockwise. 3) VLPs represent a delayed depolarization at the ischemic myocardium, where the impulse conducts slowly in the reentrant circuit. It is clear that the present study may increase the understanding of the mechanism of ventricular arrhythmias in the late myocardial infarction period.
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Huang J, Kato K, Shibata E, Sugimura K, Hisanaga N, Ono Y, Takeuchi Y. Effects of chronic n-hexane exposure on nervous system-specific and muscle-specific proteins. Arch Toxicol 1989; 63:381-5. [PMID: 2818202 DOI: 10.1007/bf00303127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 01/02/2023]
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Two kinds of nervous system-specific and muscle-specific proteins, enolase and S-100 protein, were quantitatively determined in peripheral nerves and skeletal muscles of rats chronically exposed to a neurotoxic solvent - n-hexane. Three groups of animals were exposed to n-hexane vapor at three different solvent concentrations (500 ppm, 1200 ppm, 3000 ppm) for 12 h/day, 7 days/week for 16 weeks. The body weight gain and motor nerve conduction velocity (MCV) in exposure groups show progressively concentration-dependent decreases compared to control values. Histopathological examination also demonstrates the degeneration of peripheral nerves in 3000 ppm- and 1200 ppm-exposed rats. The significant decrease in the amount of S-100 protein in peripheral nerves was observed not only in the high level exposure groups (3000 ppm and 1200 ppm), but also in the lowest level group (500 ppm), although the MCV and morphological examination remained unchanged at this level. In addition, the muscle-specific S-100 protein in 3000 ppm exposed rats' soleus also displayed a significant reduction. In contrast to this, however, enolase isozymes were not significantly changed by either dosage level in both nervous tissue and skeletal muscle. The experiment suggests that beta- and alpha-S-100 proteins which are specifically localized in nervous system and muscles, respectively, are more vulnerable than enolase isozymes under treatment with n-hexane, and may possibly serve as a specific indicator to evaluate the neurotoxic effects. Further research would be worthwhile to elucidate the role of the specific S-100 protein in evaluating the neurologic damage induced by various industrial chemicals.
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- J Huang
- Department of Hygiene, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Huang J, Meyer M, Pontikis V. Is pipe diffusion in metals vacancy controlled? A molecular dynamics study of an edge dislocation in copper. Phys Rev Lett 1989; 63:628-631. [PMID: 10041131 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.63.628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Rasing T, Huang J, Lewis A, Stehlin T, Shen YR. In situ determination of induced dipole moments of pure and membrane-bound retinal chromophores. Phys Rev A Gen Phys 1989; 40:1684-1687. [PMID: 9902314 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.40.1684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Huang J, Zhang JM, Lezama A, Mossberg TW. Excess dephasing in photon-echo experiments arising from excitation-induced electronic level shifts. Phys Rev Lett 1989; 63:78-81. [PMID: 10040437 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.63.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Huang J, Li V. A meso-mechanical model of the tensile behaviour of concrete. part I: modelling of the pre-peak stress-strain relation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0010-4361(89)90661-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Huang J, Li V. A meso-mechanical model of the tensile behaviour of concrete. part II: modelling of post-peak tension softening behaviour. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0010-4361(89)90662-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shao BR, Huang ZS, Shi XH, Zhan CQ, Meng F, Ye XY, Huang J, Ha SH. Antimalarial and toxic effect of triple combination of pyronaridine, sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1989; 20:257-63. [PMID: 2692191] [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: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
The triple combination of pyronaridine, sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine which has been proven to be efficient in delaying emergence of drug resistance of rodent malarial parasites was further studied for potential application to malaria control. The antimalarial effect of the triple combination on Plasmodium berghei ANKA-infected mice and the toxic effects in mice and rats were additive. A single dose of pyronaridine 500 mg in combination with sulfadoxine, 1000 or 1500 mg, and pyrimethamine, 50 or 75 mg, given to 72 acute falciparum malaria patients resulted in a 100% cure rate with nil or mild side effects, and no recrudescence of asexual parasite over 4-week follow-up. Preliminary experiments on the drug effect on sporogony showed that the drug combination at the dose used could not completely interrupt the sporozoite formation although many retarded oocysts were found.
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- B R Shao
- Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai
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We describe a sensitive and reproducible lipase assay based on the binding of 63Ni to fatty acid. This method can detect down to 1 nmol of fatty acid per milliliter of solution. It has been adapted for measuring low concentrations of lipoprotein lipase and hepatic triacylglycerol lipase. Furthermore, in the presence of tritiated triolein, the method is insensitive to radiolabel interference, even when the fatty acid is labeled.
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- J Huang
- Louisiana State University Medical Center, Department of Physiology, New Orleans 70112-2822
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Huang J, Liu GK, Cone RL. Resonant enhancement of direct two-photon absorption in Tb3+:LiYF4. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1989; 39:6348-6354. [PMID: 9947269 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.39.6348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Ohya N, Takase K, Huang J, Toga H, Sakurai S, Fukunaga T. High-frequency ventilation by bilateral phrenic nerve stimulation in dogs. Respiration 1989; 56:167-72. [PMID: 2635346 DOI: 10.1159/000195797] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We succeeded in achieving good gas exchange by oscillatory phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) in dogs. In 7 out of 14 dogs, adequate gas exchange was attained by PNS at 3, 4 and 5 pulses per sec (pps). VE increased with stimulation frequency up to 4 or 5 pps, but decreased above 6 pps. We also applied sinusoidal oscillation using a piston pump at the trachea in the same dogs to analyze the mechanical properties of the respiratory system. The V/P ratio, oscillatory volume divided by driving pressure, decreased markedly at 6 Hz while the pleural pressure remained constant up to 10 Hz. These facts indicate that the fall in VE is due to mechanical properties of the airway and lung, and not due to failure of the ventilatory pump system. We conclude that frequencies of 3-5 pps in high-frequency ventilation are optimal for maintaining effective gas transport when the diaphragma is used as the oscillatory generator.
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- N Ohya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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An attempt was made to investigate how the mouth pressure curve represents the process of air flowing into the collapsed segment downstream to the choke point when the airflow is abruptly interrupted at the mouth during forced expiration. Immediately after the interruption of airflow, the mouth pressure suddenly increased (phase 1), followed by a slower rise in pressure (phase 2) within approximately 100 ms until the pressure reached the alveolar pressure. The pleural and alveolar pressures remained constant during this process. The first phase of the abrupt rise represented the pressure induced by the instantaneous interruption of the airflow itself. Analysis of the supramaximal flow (Vsupramax) observed after resumption of the airflow suggested that the choke point remained constant during the second phase of the mouth pressure after interruption of maximal flow (Vmax). From these results, examination of the second phase of the mouth pressure curve may provide useful information about the downstream segment of the airway.
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- N Ohya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Huang J, Turcotte DL. Fractal mapping of digitized images: Application to the topography of Arizona and comparisons with synthetic images. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1029/jb094ib06p07491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Liu GK, Huang J, Cone RL, Jacquier B. Spectral hole burning, Zeeman effect, and hyperfine structure for Tb3+:LiYF4. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1988; 38:11061-11067. [PMID: 9945978 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.38.11061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Dial EJ, Huang J, O'Neil RG, Hills BA, Lichtenberger LM. Surface hydrophobicity and water transport of the toad urinary bladder: effects of vasopressin. J Membr Biol 1988; 106:119-22. [PMID: 3147334 DOI: 10.1007/bf01871393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
The present study investigated whether the hydrophobic properties (wettability) of the luminal surface of the toad urinary bladder might play a role in modulating water transport across this epithelium. In the absence of vasopressin (ADH), water transport across the tissue was low, while luminal surface hydrophobicity (water contact angle) was relatively high. Following stimulation by ADH, water transport increased and surface hydrophobicity decreased. The addition of indomethacin to inhibit ADH-induced prostaglandin synthesis did not reduce these actions of ADH. In an attempt to alter water transport in this tissue, a liposomal suspension of surface-active phospholipids was administered to the luminal surface. This addition had no detectable influence on the low basal rates of water transport, but blocked the ADH-induced stimulation of water transport. We suggest that surface-active phospholipids on the toad bladder luminal membrane may contribute to the hydrophobic characteristics of this tissue. ADH may act to decrease surface hydrophobicity, facilitating the movement of water molecules across an otherwise impermeable epithelium. This surface alteration may be associated with the appearance of water channels in the apical membrane.
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- E J Dial
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77225
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Huang J, Goltz D, Smith F. A microwave dissolution technique for the determination of arsenic in soils. Talanta 1988; 35:907-8. [DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(88)80211-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/1988] [Accepted: 08/04/1988] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Abstract
We identified a Mg2+ dependent 5' exo-ribonuclease and an RNA ligase in cell-free extracts of Trypanosome brucei. The exo-ribonuclease in S100 or nuclear extracts, removes about 20 nts from the 5' end of SP6 derived capped as well as uncapped RNA and then stops. In contrast to the activity of the exo-ribonuclease on capped SP6 mini-exon transcripts, the exonuclease cannot degrade trypanosome-derived mini-exon transcripts or the mini-exon located at hsp 70 mRNAs. We therefore assume that the four secondary base modifications adjacent to the mini-exon cap, generated in vivo, confer resistance to the exo-ribonuclease. After exonuclease shortening of SP6 transcripts, an RNA ligase catalizes intramolecular ligation, generating a 3'-5' phosphodiester bond in a Mg2+ and ATP dependent reaction.
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- J Huang
- Department of Genetics and Development, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, NY 10032
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Huang J. [Progression of coronary artery disease after coronary artery bypass graft surgery]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 1988; 16:279-82, 317. [PMID: 3266142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Jiang WP, Wang KP, Huang J. [Electrophysiologic studies on supraventricular tachycardias with wide QRS]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 1988; 16:209-13, 253-4. [PMID: 3229331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Abstract
The RpII215 locus encodes the large subunit of RNA polymerase II (polII). Three of 22 RpII215 alleles cause a synergistic enhancement of the mutant phenotype elicited by mutations in the Ultrabithorax (Ubx) locus. We have recovered and analyzed three new mutations that suppress this enhancement. All three mutations map to the RpII215 locus. In addition to suppressing the Ubx enhancement of other RpII215 alleles, two of the new mutations, JH1 and WJK2, themselves enhance Ubx. RpII215 alleles can be placed into three classes based on their ability to enhance Ubx. Class I alleles, including Ubl, C4, C11, JH1, and WJK2, enhance Ubx when heterozygous with class II alleles, which include wild-type RpII215. Class III alleles, which include amorphic alleles, do not enhance Ubx. The third new mutation, WJK1, is a conditional amorphic allele, which behaves like a class III allele at 29 degrees but like a class II allele at 19 degrees. Another mutant phenotype is caused by certain RpII215 alleles, including all class I alleles. This phenotype is a synergistic enhancement of a mutant phenotype elicited by mutations at the Delta (Dl) locus. Unlike the enhancement of Ubx, the enhancement of Dl is not dependent upon antagonistic interactions between different classes of RpII215 alleles.
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- M A Mortin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Every mRNA in trypanosomes consists of two exons, a common 5' capped mini-exon or spliced leader and a coding-exon. All evidence suggests that the exons are joined by trans-splicing of two individual precursor RNAs, the mini-exon donor RNA or spliced leader precursor RNA (medRNA) and the pre-mRNA. We studied intermediates of the splicing reaction using denaturing two-dimensional PAGE and structurally identified a group of small (approximately 180-300 nt) non-polyadenylated, Y-shaped branched RNAs. The branched Y-shaped RNAs contain the 105 nt medRNA derived intron, joined in a 2'-5' phosphodiester bond to small heterogeneously sized RNAs. These non-polyadenylated branched Y-shaped RNA molecules are analogous to the lariat shaped introns of higher eukaryotes and presumably represent the released intron-like by-products of a trans-splicing reaction which joins the mini-exon and the major coding-exon.
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- D Ralph
- Department of Genetics and Development, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Ohya N, Huang J, Fukunaga T, Toga H. Airway pressure-volume curve estimated by flow interruption during forced expiration. TOHOKU J EXP MED 1988; 155:105-6. [PMID: 3413777 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.155.105] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The pressure-volume characteristics of the airway downstream to the choke point was estimated with abrupt interruption of airflow at the mouth during forced expiration. The pressure was measured at the mouth and the volume was given by the maximum flow immediately before interruption multiplied by interruption time. The compliance of the airway downstream to the choke point, i.e., a slope of the pressure-volume curve, was 1.04 ml/cmH2O at 50% FVC, and increased in lower lung volumes, in 7 healthy subjects. Whereas, in a case of tracheo-bronchopathia osteochondroplastica, its value decreased markedly.
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- N Ohya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan
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Ohya N, Huang J, Fukunaga T, Toga H. Mouth pressure curve on abrupt interruption of airflow during forced expiration. TOHOKU J EXP MED 1988; 155:103-4. [PMID: 3413776 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.155.103] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The mouth pressure curve after abrupt interruption during forced expiratory maneuver was investigated to evaluate the collapsing state of the airway downstream to the choke point. Immediately after the airflow interruption at the mouth by means of the electromagnetic valve, the mouth pressure suddenly increased (1st phase), followed by a slower rise (2nd phase) within about 100 msec until the pressure reaches the alveolar pressure. The pleural and alveolar pressures remained constant during this process. It was evidenced that, from point of view of mean flow, the airflow flowed at a rate of Vmax through the choke point during the second phase. Thus, it is strongly suggested that the choke point remained at the same point during the 2nd phase. From these results, the 2nd phase of the mouth pressure is expected to represent the specific characteristics for the downstream airway.
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- N Ohya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan
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Jiang WP, Wang KP, Huang J. [Electrophysiologic studies of ventricular tachycardia in cardiomyopathy]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 1988; 16:72-5, 125-6. [PMID: 3197599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Abstract
The association between asbestos fibers in human lung tissues and those in other extrapulmonary organs was studied by analysing three autopsied cases, one of whom had a high pulmonary asbestos burden, one an intermediate burden, and one a low burden. The amount, types and sizes of asbestos fibers in the tissues of lung, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract were identified and measured by transmission electron microscopy equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray analyser. The following results were obtained: 1) The concentrations of asbestos fibers in extrapulmonary organs tended to increase with that in lung tissues. 2) The types of fibers identified in lungs were approximately consistent with those in other organs. 3) A relatively large range of fiber length was observed in both lungs and other organs. The findings extend and support previous light microscopic studies comparing asbestos bodies in various organs, and may imply that persons with high levels of asbestos in their lungs are also likely to have the same types and high levels of asbestos in their other tissues.
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- J Huang
- Department of Hygiene, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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A new method for determining the nonlinear characteristics of pneumotachometers was developed. This method consists of a computer algorithm analyzing unsteady flows generated by a syringe. We removed the possible influence of the frequency characteristics of the measuring system by inserting an acoustic low pass filter in the path of gas flow. Two types of Fleisch pneumotachometers were tested. For a given volume of 3 l, the error of measured volume is 12.5% in uncorrected series and 0.2% in the corrected.
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- N Ohya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Glucagon is a 29 amino acid peptide that is generally highly conserved. Among mammalian glucagons the only one that has been shown to differ significantly is that of the guinea pig which differs from the others in 5 of the 9 COOH-terminus amino acids. The amino acid content and partial sequencing of chicken glucagon had been reported earlier. This report describes the purification and complete amino acid sequencing of chicken glucagon and demonstrates that it differs from the usual mammalian glucagon by the replacement of asparagine at position 28 with serine. Chicken glucagon is indistinguishable from porcine glucagon in the rat liver receptor assay system.
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- J Huang
- Solomon A. Berson Research Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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Benyajati C, Ayer S, McKeon J, Ewel A, Huang J. Roles of cis-acting elements and chromatin structure in Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase gene expression. Nucleic Acids Res 1987; 15:7903-20. [PMID: 3118330 PMCID: PMC306316 DOI: 10.1093/nar/15.19.7903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh) gene of D. melanogaster is transcribed from two different promoters during fly development: the distal (adult) and the proximal (embryonic-larval). Certain aspects of Adh gene regulation are represented in Drosophila continuous cell lines. We have used Drosophila tissue culture cells in an in vivo transient expression assay to delimit cis-acting sequences affecting Adh expression, and to investigate the role of chromatin structure in Adh gene regulation. These studies show that positive cis-acting elements of the distal promoter can exist in at least 2 alternative chromatin configurations. There is a close correlation between specific transcriptional activity of the Adh distal promoter and a defined, localized chromatin structural change that indicates altered DNA-protein interactions. Thus, chromatin structure appears to play a role in regulating the accessibility of defined positive cis-acting regulatory sequences of Adh to transcription factors and the transcription machinery.
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- C Benyajati
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY 14627
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Huang J, Guan G, Sun T. A New Method for Working Out aT(T) from Dynamic Mechanical Temperature Spectra. Journal of Polymer Engineering 1987. [DOI: 10.1515/polyeng.1987.7.4.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jiang WP, Wang KP, Huang J. [Catheter ablation of the A-V node in a case of refractory supraventricular tachycardia]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 1987; 15:278-80, 311. [PMID: 3440432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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To identify factors modifying the outcome of reoperation for intra-abdominal infection, we analyzed the management of 47 patients who underwent repeated laparotomy from July 1980 through July 1985. Overall mortality was 30% (14/47). Factors predictive of death were as follows: age greater than 60 years (86% mortality vs 21% mortality), preoperative vs no organ failure (57% vs 6%), multiple vs single abscess (53% vs 16%), and exploratory vs directed operative approach (39% vs 17%). Although the interval between the primary surgery and reoperation was similar between survivors (13 days) and nonsurvivors (14 days), five (36%) of 14 nonsurvivors were in septic shock and eight (57%) of 15 survivors showed evidence of organ failure prior to reoperation. The median survival period following reoperation in this group was only four days. Computed tomography (CT) and/or ultrasonography were performed to localize a source of infection in 24 patients. In nine (82%) of 11 patients, CT identified the abscess, while ultrasonography was positive in 15 (72%) of 21 patients. Neither the interval to operation nor the mortality was significantly different in patients diagnosed with CT and ultrasonography when compared with those who underwent exploration on the basis of clinical findings. To lower the mortality and to shorten the interval to reoperation in these high-risk patients, noninvasive diagnostic testing and confirmation by percutaneous sampling must be sought before the onset of clinical sepsis and organ failure.
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Huang J, Ho JT. Behavior of the bend elastic constant near the nematic-smectic-A-smectic-C multicritical point. Phys Rev Lett 1987; 58:2239-2241. [PMID: 10034689 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.58.2239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Sabolinski ML, Beutner EH, Krasny S, Kumar V, Huang J, Chorzelski TP, Sampaio S, Bystryn JC. Substrate specificity of anti-epithelial antibodies of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus sera in immunofluorescence tests on monkey and guinea pig esophagus sections. J Invest Dermatol 1987; 88:545-9. [PMID: 2437210 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12470131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The indirect immunofluorescent (IF) reactivity of the pemphigus antibodies in sera of 21 cases of pemphigus vulgaris (PV), 15 cases of pemphigus foliaceus (PF), and 14 cases of Brazilian PF (BPF) was compared on 2 substrates, notably monkey esophagus (ME) sections and guinea pig esophagus (GPE) sections. The IF reactions of the pemphigus antibodies of PV could be distinguished from those of PF or BPF by differences in their reactivity on ME and GPE sections in 98% of the cases examined in this study. In most cases, the pemphigus antibodies of PV cases gave higher titers and stronger IF staining reactions on ME sections, while those of PF and BPF cases gave stronger reactions on GPE sections. In addition, most (13 of 21) PV sera react with the lowest 3-4 cell layers of ME sections, while most (13 of 15) PF sera failed to do so but did react with the upper layers of the sections. Importantly, in 8 of the 50 cases examined by IF, the choice of substrate affected the detectability of the pemphigus antibodies, i.e., 4 of 15 PF and 2 of 14 BPF sera reacted only with GPE and 2 of 21 PV sera reacted only on ME. These research findings point to the need for an evaluation of the combined use of ME and GPE in routine diagnostic studies of pemphigus antibodies.
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Huang J, Tu ML, Xie JX. [Studies on the chemical constituents of Chinese herb hong-ze-lan, Strobilanthes japonicus (Thunb.) Miq]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1987; 22:264-8. [PMID: 3687445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Toga H, Ohya N, Huang J, Takase K, Fukunaga T, Maekawa Y, Sakurai S, Matsuda M. [Clinical application of airway collapsibility measurements by abrupt interruption of airflow during forced expiration]. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 1987; 25:312-9. [PMID: 3656822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Huang J, Yang JH, Ma LJ. [Studies on allergens of Brucella. III. Preparation and assay of brucellin without outside protein]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1987; 27:83-7. [PMID: 3114960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sun T, Huang J, Guan G. A Direct Method for Working Out Relaxation and Retardation Spectra from Dynamic Mechanical Temperature Spectra and aT(T). Journal of Polymer Engineering 1987. [DOI: 10.1515/polyeng.1987.7.2.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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