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Huang SK, Wang J, Li Y, Lin H, Li DD, Cui CJ, Wang GJ, Li XX, Yang L, Zhao M, Huang CZ. [Clinical application value of combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 in gastric cancer]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2018; 40:441-445. [PMID: 29936770 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2018.06.008] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical value of combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 in gastric cancer (GC). Methods: Eighty-seven patients with GC and 78 patients with colorectal cancer(CRC) from National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences were selected, 83 individuals undergoing healthy physical examination were selected as the healthy controls. The levels of serum miR-378 and miR-21 were detected by quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) (result data were transformed as log2 for analysis). Results: Relative expression levels of miR-378 in the serum were -1.24, -3.25 and -2.73 in healthy controls, GC and CRC patients, respectively. Compared with the healthy controls, the levels of serum miR-378 were significantly decreased in GC and CRC patients (both P<0.05). Relative expression levels of miR-21 in the serum were 0.11, 2.34 and 2.47 in healthy controls, GC and CRC patients, respectively. Compared with the healthy controls, the levels of serum miR-21 were significantly up-regulated in GC and CRC patients (both P<0.05). Moreover, the serum level of miR-378 in GC patients was inversely associated with tumor clinical stage (P<0.05). However, the level of miR-21 showed no significant differences among patients with different clinical and pathological characteristics (all P>0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity and specificity of miRNA-378 to diagnose GC was 0.770, 82.0% and 66.0%, respectively, and were 0.900, 85.0%, and 88.0% of miR-21, respectively. The AUC, sensitivity and specificity of combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 to diagnose GC were 0.930, 92.0% and 87.0%, respectively, while the AUC of combined detection of serum CEA and CA-199 was 0.767, the AUC of combined all of the four factors was 0.946. Conclusion: The combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 have a certain effect on diagnosis of GC.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, China Meitan General Hospital, Beijing 100028, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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Chou J, Wang P, Wang S, Lin H. PO-183 Prolactin activation of JAK2/STAT3 signalling pathway through GHR in NSCLC. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.704] [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] Open
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Lin L, Bhawana R, Xue Y, Duan Q, Jiang R, Chen H, Chen X, Sun B, Lin H. Comparative Analysis of Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Grading and Assessing Cellular Proliferation of Meningiomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018; 39:1032-1038. [PMID: 29748203 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE An accurate evaluation of the World Health Organization grade and cellular proliferation is particularly important in meningiomas. Our aim was to prospectively evaluate and compare diffusional kurtosis imaging, DTI, and DWI metrics in determining the grade and cellular proliferation of meningiomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-six consecutive patients with histopathologically confirmed meningiomas were included in this study. Mean kurtosis, radial kurtosis, axial kurtosis, fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, and ADC were semiautomatically obtained in the solid components of tumors. Each normalized diffusion value was compared between high-grade meningiomas and low-grade meningiomas using the Mann-Whitney U test. Receiver operating characteristic, multiple logistic regression, and Pearson correlation analysis were used for statistical evaluations. RESULTS Diffusional kurtosis imaging metrics (mean kurtosis, radial kurtosis, and axial kurtosis) were significantly higher in high-grade meningiomas than in low-grade meningiomas (P ≤ .001). Mean diffusivity and ADC were significantly lower in high-grade meningiomas than in low-grade meningiomas (P = .003 and .002). Mean kurtosis had significantly greater area the under curve values than mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy in differentiating high-grade meningiomas from low-grade meningiomas (P = .038 and .002). Mean kurtosis was the only variable that could be used to independently differentiate high-grade meningiomas and low-grade meningiomas (P < .001). Significant correlations were found between the Ki-67 labeling index and kurtosis metrics (P < .001), as well as for mean diffusivity and ADC (P = .004, and .007). CONCLUSIONS Compared with other diffusion metrics, mean kurtosis may serve as an optimal parameter for evaluating and predicting the meningioma grade. Moreover, diffusion metrics may potentially reflect cellular proliferation.
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- From the Departments of Radiology (L.L., R.B., Y.X., Q.D., R.J., B.S., H.L.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (L.L., R.B., Y.X., Q.D., R.J., B.S., H.L.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (L.L., R.B., Y.X., Q.D., R.J., B.S., H.L.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (L.L., R.B., Y.X., Q.D., R.J., B.S., H.L.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (L.L., R.B., Y.X., Q.D., R.J., B.S., H.L.)
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- Pathology (H.C.), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Radiology (X.C.), Fujian Cancer Hospital and Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- From the Departments of Radiology (L.L., R.B., Y.X., Q.D., R.J., B.S., H.L.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (L.L., R.B., Y.X., Q.D., R.J., B.S., H.L.)
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Lin H, Peel NM, Scott IA, Vardesh DL, Sivalingam P, McBride RL, Morong JJ, Nelson MJ, Hubbard RE. In reply to Liu. Anaesth Intensive Care 2018; 46:343. [PMID: 29716500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- H Lin
- Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine
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Yang L, Lin H, Feng XJ, Zhang JT. Temperature-scanning saturation cavity ring-down spectrometry for Doppler-free spectroscopy. Opt Express 2018; 26:10203-10210. [PMID: 29715960 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.010203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Saturation cavity ring-down spectroscopy (SCRDS) is a powerful Doppler-free spectroscopy means for measuring absolute frequencies of transitions at the ultra-low uncertainties. We report in this paper a simple way to implement it by temperature scanning the cavity length, which circumvents the need for a complex optical cavity-length stabilization system based upon a piezoelectric actuator (PZT). To demonstrate this approach, the absolute frequencies of the two transitions, R6F1 of the 2v3 and Q9A1 of the 2v2 + v3 bands, of 12CH4, are determined to be 182 185 269.362(20) MHz and 182 187 617.543(39) MHz. The accuracy of measurements is improved by about 3-4 orders of magnitude when compared to those obtained with conventional spectroscopic methods.
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Pi ZB, Zhang JK, Peng Y, Jin Y, Lin H. [The efficacy of ultrasound-guided spinal nerve posterior ramus pulsed radiofrequency treatment for aged lower back post-herpetic neuralgia]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:733-737. [PMID: 29562396 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.10.004] [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 evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided spinal nerve posterior ramus pulsed radiofrequency treatment of lower back post-herpetic neuralgia. Methods: One hundred and twenty-eight cases of lower back or anterior abdominal wall acute post-herpetic neuralgia patients were enrolled. They were randomly divided into two groups. Group A: oral treatment only with gabapentin+ celecoxib+ amitriptyline. Group B: while taking these drugs, patients were treated with radiofrequency pulses using a portable ultrasound device and the paravertebral puncture technique.In both groups, sudden outbreaks of pain were treated with immediate release 10 mg morphine tablets. Before and one week, two weeks, four weeks, eight weeks after treatment, visual analogue scale (VAS) was used for pain score, Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality, and morphine consumption was recorded. Eight weeks after treatment analgesic efficacy was evaluated. Treatment efficiency and significant efficiency was calculated while the occurrence of complications were documented. Results: In the control group, the VAS of T1,T2,T3 and T4 were 6.7 ±1.2, 5.2 ± 1.0, 3.3 ±1.1, 3.0±0.9.However, at the same time points, the VAS in the treatment group were 3.1±1.0, 2.2±0.7, 1.4±0.5, 1.2±0.5, respectively.The radio frequency group decreased significantly compared with the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=17.925, 19.662, 12.580, 13.987, all P<0.05). Four weeks after treatment, the TNF-α in the control group was (11.04±2.36)ng/L, and the TNF-β in the radio frequency group was (8.07±2.13) ng/L. After the treatment, the TNF-α of the radio frequency group was lower than the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-6.267, P<0.05). The IL-1β in the control group was (3.47±1.09) ng/L after treatment.The IL-1β in the radio frequency group was (1.96 ±0.56) ng/L, the IL-1β in the radio frequency group was lower than the control group and the difference was statistically significant (t=-8.266, P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that before and after the treatment of TNF-α were positively correlated with VAS score (r=0.455, 0.327, all P<0.05). IL-1β before and after treatment were positively correlated with VAS score (r=0.369, 0.357, all P<0.05). At T1,T2,T3 and T4, PSQI in the control group were 8.5±1.5, 7.3±1.4, 6.2±1.3 and 6.0±0.9 respectively.PSQI in the radio frequency group at the same time points were 6.5±1.4, 5.1±1.2, 4.0±1.1 and 3.9±0.5.Comparison between the two groups after treatment, radio frequency group was lower than the control group significantly, and the difference was statistically significant (t=7.798, 9.545, 10.335, 16.318, all P<0.05). Morphine consumption of the control group at T1,T2,T3,T4 were (22.5±2.2), (15.5±2.9), (6.8±1.5) and (4.2±0.9)mg.However, morphine consumption of the radio frequency group were (13.2±2.5), (7.2±2.7), (3.2±0.6) and (2.2±0.5)mg.Comparison between the two groups after treatment, morphine consumption of the radio frequency group decreased significantly than the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (t=22.341, 16.758, 17.827, 15.541, all P<0.05). During the operation , no error occurred with needle penetrating the abdominal cavity, chest, offal or blood vessels. Conclusion: Ultrasound-guided spinal nerve posterior ramus pulsed radio frequency treatment of lower back or anterior abdominal wall post-herpetic neuralgia proves effective and can reduce patient morphine usage and lead to fewer adverse reactions.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Chen C, Wang H, Jiao H, Wang X, Zhao J, Lin H. Feed habituation alleviates decreased feed intake after feed replacement in broilers. Poult Sci 2018; 97:733-742. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yu H, Katsaros D, Biglia N, Shen Y, Loo L, Yu X, Lin H, Fu Y, Chu W, Fei P, Ni Y, Jia W, Deng X, Qian B, Wang Z. Abstract P5-07-03: Withdrawn. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p5-07-03] [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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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center; S. Anna Hospital, n 5 and After Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria; University of Torino School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Yan X, Lin H. [Research progress in CoCr metal-ceramic alloy fabricated by selective laser melting]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 53:141-144. [PMID: 29429239 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.02.017] [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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Cobalt-chromium alloys have been applied to dental porcelain fused to metal (PFM) restorations over the past decades owing to their excellent corrosion resistance, good biocompatibility and low price. The production of CoCr metal-ceramic restorations has always been based on traditional lost-wax casting techniques. However, in recent years, selective laser melting (SLM) is becoming more and more highly valued by dental laboratories and dental practitioners due to its individuation, precision and efficiency. This paper mainly reviews the recent researches on the production process of copings, microstructure, mechanical property, metal-ceramic bond strength, fit of copings, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of SLM CoCr metal-ceramic alloy.
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- Dental Material Research Center, Dental Medical Devices Testing Centre, Peking University and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Dental Material Research Center, Dental Medical Devices Testing Centre, Peking University and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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Lin H, Gao Y, Dong YC. [A case report of afatinib-induced interstitial lung disease]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2018; 57:142-145. [PMID: 29397603 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2018.02] [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: 06/07/2023]
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Gage B, Bass A, Lin H, Woller S, Stevens S, Al-Hammadi N. Effect of Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing on Clinical Events and Anticoagulation Control Among Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: The GIFT Randomized Clinical Trial. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2017.10.005] [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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Yin ZG, Wang QS, Yu K, Wang WW, Lin H, Yang ZH. Sex differences in associations between blood lipids and cerebral small vessel disease. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2018; 28:28-34. [PMID: 29162363 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Dyslipidemia predicts higher risk of coronary events and stroke and might be associated with cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). Previous studies linking blood lipids and SVD have yielded inconsistent results, which may be attributable to sex differences in lipids metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between blood lipids and SVD in neurologically healthy men and women. METHODS AND RESULTS Consecutive 817 people aged 50 years or more were enrolled and underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans to evaluate the periventricular white matter lesions (PVWMLs), deep white matter lesions (DWMLs) and silent brain infarction (SBI). Fasting total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein A-1 (apoA-1) and apolipoprotein B were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the associations of blood lipids with PVWMLs, DWMLs and SBI. HDL-C (for PVWMLs: OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.19-0.71; for DWMLs: OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.20-0.63) and apoA-1 (for PVWMLs: OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.11-0.66; for DWMLs: OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.10-0.48) were inversely associated with the severity of PVWMLs and DWMLs in women but not in men after adjustment for age, hypertension, diabetes, current smoking, daily drinking, body mass index and uric acid. Additionally, no blood lipids were significantly associated with SBI. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate that sex differences may exist in the associations between lipids and SVD. HDL-C and apoA-1 levels were inversely associated with the severity of PVWMLs and DWMLs in women.
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- Department of Neurology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, 270 Rongdu Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610083, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, 270 Rongdu Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610083, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, 270 Rongdu Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610083, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, 270 Rongdu Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610083, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, 270 Rongdu Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610083, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, 270 Rongdu Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610083, China
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Xu X, Lee HC, Lin H, Lundsberg LS, Pettker CM, Lipkind HS, Illuzzi JL. Hospital variation in cost of childbirth and contributing factors: a cross-sectional study. BJOG 2017; 125:829-839. [PMID: 29090498 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine hospital variation in cost of childbirth hospitalisations and identify factors that contribute to the variation. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of linked birth certificate and hospital discharge data. SETTING Two hundred and twenty hospitals in California delivering ≥ 100 births per year. POPULATION A total of 405 908 nulliparous term singleton vertex births during 2010-2012. METHODS Cost of childbirth hospitalisations was compared across hospitals after accounting for differences in patient clinical risk factors. Relative contributions of patient sociodemographic, obstetric intervention, birth attendant and institutional characteristics to variation in cost were assessed by further adjusting for these factors in hierarchical generalised linear models. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cost of childbirth hospitalisation. RESULTS Median risk-standardised cost of childbirth was $7149 among the hospitals (10th -90th percentile range: $4760-$10,644). Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and type of birth attendant did not explain hospital variation in cost. Adjustment for obstetric interventions overall reduced within-hospital variance by 15.8% (P < 0.001), while adjusting for caesarean delivery alone reduced within-hospital variance by 14.4% (P < 0.001). However, obstetric interventions did not explain between-hospital variation in cost. In contrast, adjustment for institutional characteristics reduced between-hospital variance by 30.3% (P = 0.002). Hospital type of ownership, teaching/urban-rural status, neonatal care capacity and geographic region were most impactful. Risk-standardised cost was positively correlated with risk-standardised rate of severe newborn morbidities (correlation coefficient 0.22, P = 0.001), but not associated with risk-standardised rate of severe maternal morbidities. CONCLUSIONS Cost of childbirth hospitalisations varied widely among hospitals in California. Institutional characteristics significantly contributed to this variation. Higher-cost hospitals did not have better outcomes, suggesting potential opportunities to enhance value in care. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Hospitals vary in cost of childbirth. Institutional characteristics significantly contribute to the variation.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Zhang L, Xie Z, Zhang W, Lin H, Lv X. Laparoscopic low anterior resection combined with "dog-ear" invagination anastomosis for mid- and distal rectal cancer. Tech Coloproctol 2017; 22:65-68. [PMID: 29185063 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-017-1727-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Department of Surgery, The Affiliated Xuzhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Affiliated Xuzhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Affiliated Xuzhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Affiliated Xuzhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Affiliated Xuzhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, China.
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Lin H, Zuo S, Liu N. [Research progress on the prevention and therapy for chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity and cardiomyopathy]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2017; 45:1001-1004. [PMID: 29166731 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2017.11.020] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Zheng CF, Zeng H, Wang J, Lin H, Feng XB, Chen JA, Qiu ZQ, Luo JH, Xu AW, Wang LQ, Tan Y, Chen S, Jiang P, Shu WQ. [The association between aflatoxin exposure and primary hepatocellular carcinoma risks: a case-control study in Chongqing]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 51:539-545. [PMID: 28592100 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2017.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the association between aflatoxin exposure and primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) development. Methods: From December 2013 to May 2016, we selected 214 patients newly diagnosed with PHC as cases, and 214 patients as controls from three hospitals in Chongqing. Cases were confirmed with PHC diagnosis standard. And cases caused by clear reasons such as drug-induced liver injury, alcoholic liver damage, fatty liver and gallstones etiology, were excluded. Controls were included with no cancer and no digestive system disease, and recruited simultaneously with cases. Cases and controls were frequency-matched (1∶1) by same gender and age (±3 years). Peripheral blood and random urine samples were collected and analyzed for serum HBsAg status by biochemistry analyzer, and serum AFB(1)-ALB adduct and urinary AFB(1)-N(7)-GUA adduct by ELISA. Basic information, living habits and history of disease for patients were obtained by questionnaires. We used wilcoxon rank sum test to compare the median of serum AFB(1)-ALB adduct and urinary AFB(1)-N(7)-GUA adduct in cases and controls. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess risk factors for PHC, and synergism index (S) of aflatoxin with other factors was estimated by the method of Andersson. Results: There was no significant difference in age between PHC cases (50.74±9.67) years and controls (51.15±9.90) years. Logistic regression showed that the odds ratio of HBV infection for PHC development was 46.3 (95% CI: 23.3-88.0). There was a significant difference in median concentrations of serum AFB(1)-ALB adduct (cases vs controls: 146.23 vs 74.42 ng/g albumin, P<0.001), but no difference in median concentrations of urinary AFB(1)-N(7)-GUA adduct was observed (cases vs controls: 0.17 vs 0.14 ng/mg creatinine, P<0.210). The odd ratios for PHC risk after adjustment were 1.9 (95%CI: 1.1-3.4) for AFB(1)-ALB adduct, and 2.1 (95%CI: 1.0-4.2) for AFB(1)-N(7)-GUA adduct. Moreover, we observed a positive interaction of aflatoxin exposure with HBV, alcohol drinking, and diabetes. The S was 4.7 (95%CI: 2.8-7.9), 3.5 (95%CI: 1.0-12.0), and 12.4 (95%CI: 1.8-84.2), respectively for serum AFB(1)-ALB adduct with each of the three factors mentioned, and was 1.9 (95%CI:1.1-3.1), 2.0 (95%CI: 1.1-3.6), and 2.0 (95%CI: 1.1-3.6), respectively for urinary AFB(1)-N(7)-GUA adduct with each of the three factors mentioned. Conclusion: HBV was still the main risk factor, and AFB(1) exposure was also an independent risk factor for PHC in Chongqing. There was a positive interaction of aflatoxin with HBV, alcohol drinking, and diabetes.
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Lin H, Peel NM, Scott IA, Vardesh DL, Sivalingam P, McBride RL, Morong JJ, Nelson MJ, Hubbard RE. Perioperative Assessment of Older Surgical Patients using a Frailty Index—Feasibility and Association with Adverse Postoperative Outcomes. Anaesth Intensive Care 2017; 45:676-682. [DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1704500605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study aimed to examine the feasibility of using a frailty index (FI) based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), to assess the level of frailty in older surgical patients preoperatively and to evaluate the association of FI-CGA with poorer postoperative outcomes. Two hundred and forty-six patients aged ≥70 years undergoing intermediate- to high-risk surgery in a tertiary hospital were recruited. Frailty was assessed using a 57-item FI-CGA form, with fit, intermediate frail, and frail patients defined as FI ≥0.25, >0.25 to 0.4, and >0.4, respectively. Adverse outcomes were ascertained at 30 days and 12 months post-surgery. Logistic regression models assessed the relationship between FI and adverse outcomes, adjusting for age, gender and acuity of surgery. The mean age of the participants was 79 years (standard deviation [SD] 6.5%), 52% were female, 91% were admitted from the community, 43% underwent acute surgery, and 19% were assessed as frail. The FI-CGA form was reported as being easy to apply, with a low patient refusal rate (2.2%). The majority of items were easy to rate, although inter-rater reliability was not tested. In relation to outcomes, greater frailty was associated with increased 12-month mortality (6.4%, 15.6%, and 23% for fit, intermediate frail, and frail patients respectively, P=0.01) and 12-month hospital readmission (33.9%, 48.9%, and 60% respectively, P=0.004). There were no statistically significant differences between fit, intermediate frail, and frail groups in perioperative adverse events (17.4%, 23.3%, and 19.1% respectively, P=0.577) or 30-day postoperative complications (35.8%, 47.8%, and 46.8% respectively, P=0.183). Our findings suggest that it is feasible to use the FI-CGA to assess frailty preoperatively, and that using the FI-CGA may identify patients at high risk of adverse long-term outcomes.
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- Geriatrician, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
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- Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
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- General Physician, Internal Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
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- General Physician, Perioperative Medicine and Nephrology, Logan General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
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- Deputy Director of Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, Head of Southside Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
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Sun Y, Xu Z, Lin H, Lu X, Huang Y, Huang S, Wang X, Chi P. Impact of body mass index on treatment outcome of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017; 43:1828-1834. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Feng XJ, Zhang JT, Lin H, Gillis KA, Mehl JB, Moldover MR, Zhang K, Duan YN. Determination of the Boltzmann constant with cylindrical acoustic gas thermometry: new and previous results combined. Metrologia 2017; 54:748-762. [PMID: 29332954 PMCID: PMC5761683 DOI: 10.1088/1681-7575/aa7b4a] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report a new determination of the Boltzmann constant kB using a cylindrical acoustic gas thermometer. We determined the length of the copper cavity from measurements of its microwave resonance frequencies. This contrasts with our previous work (Zhang et al 2011 Int. J. Thermophys.32 1297, Lin et al 2013 Metrologia50 417, Feng et al 2015 Metrologia52 S343) that determined the length of a different cavity using two-color optical interferometry. In this new study, the half-widths of the acoustic resonances are closer to their theoretical values than in our previous work. Despite significant changes in resonator design and the way in which the cylinder length is determined, the value of kB is substantially unchanged. We combined this result with our four previous results to calculate a global weighted mean of our kB determinations. The calculation follows CODATA's method (Mohr and Taylor 2000 Rev. Mod. Phys. 72 351) for obtaining the weighted mean value of kB that accounts for the correlations among the measured quantities in this work and in our four previous determinations of kB. The weighted mean k̂B is 1.380 6484(28) × 10-23 J K-1 with the relative standard uncertainty of 2.0 × 10-6. The corresponding value of the universal gas constant is 8.314 459(17) J K-1 mol-1 with the relative standard uncertainty of 2.0 × 10-6.
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8360, United States of America
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- 36 Zunuqua Trail, PO Box 307, Orcas, WA 98280-0307, United States of America
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8360, United States of America
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Lin H, Shen J, Zhai H, Mcdonough J, Tochner Z, Lin A, Deville C, Both S. Scanning Beam Spot Preservation for Head and Neck Proton Therapy: Machine, Universal, or 3D-Printed Patient-Related Range Shifter? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2263] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Lin X, Lin H, Wei X, Huang Q. The efficacy and safety of sublingual immunotherapy in children and adult patients with allergic rhinitis. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2017; 45:457-462. [PMID: 28237130 DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2016.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical research has shown that sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is effective and safe in moderate-severe allergic rhinitis (AR) induced by house dust mite (HDM). However, the sample size in many studies is small. Meanwhile, the controversy on the efficacy and safety in the very young children younger than four years old still existed. OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SLIT with Dermatophagoides farinae (Der.f) extracts in children and adult patients with allergic rhinitis, particularly in the very young children. METHOD A total of 573 subjects aged 3-69 with AR received a three-year course of sublingual immunotherapy with Der.f extracts along with pharmacotherapy. The total nasal symptoms score (TNSS), total medication score (TMS), visual analogue score (VAS) and adverse events (AEs) were evaluated at each visit. RESULT TNSS, TMS, VAS were significantly improved during the three-year course of treatment in comparison to the baseline values (P<0.01). Besides, significant improvement in nasal symptoms and reduction of medication use were also observed in young children aged 3-6 years (P<0.01). No severe systemic adverse events (AEs) were reported. CONCLUSION SLIT with Der.f drops is clinically effective and safe in children and adult patients with HDM-induced AR, including the very young children less than four years old.
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Zhang Y, Han H, Sun L, Qiu H, Lin H, Yu L, Zhu W, Qi J, Yang R, Pang Y, Wang X, Lu G, Yang Y. Antiviral activity of shikonin ester derivative PMM-034 against enterovirus 71 in vitro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e6586. [PMID: 28832767 PMCID: PMC5561812 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20176586] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Human enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the major causative agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), particularly in infants and children below 4 years of age. Shikonin is a bioactive compound with anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antibacterial activities derived from the roots of the Chinese medicinal herb Lithospermum erythrorhizon. This study aimed to examine the antiviral activity of PMM-034, a shikonin ester derivative, against EV71 in rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells. Cytotoxicity of PMM-034 on RD cells was determined using WST-1 assay. Dose- and time-dependent effects of PMM-034 on EV71 replication in RD cells were determined using plaque reduction assay. mRNA expression levels of EV71/VP1 and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α) were determined by real-time RT-PCR, and EV71/VP1 and phospho-p65 protein expressions were determined by western blot analysis. PMM-034 exhibited only weak cytotoxicity against RD cells. However, PMM-034 exhibited significant antiviral activity against EV71 in RD cells with 50% inhibitory concentration of 2.31 μg/mL. The VP1 mRNA and protein levels were significantly reduced in cells treated with PMM-034. Furthermore, relative mRNA expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α significantly decreased in the cells treated with PMM-034, while the phospho-p65 protein expression was also significantly lower in the treated cells. These results indicated that PMM-034 suppressed the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines in RD cells, exhibiting antiviral activity against EV71, as evidenced by the reduced VP1 mRNA and protein levels in PMM-034-treated cells. Thus, PMM-034 is a promising candidate for further development as an EV71 inhibitor.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Suzhou Industrial Park Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Suzhou Industrial Park Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, China
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- Suzhou Industrial Park Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU-NJFU Joint Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Meraz I, Majidi M, Cao X, Lin H, Li L, Wang J, Baladandayuthapani V, Rice D, Sepesi B, Ji L, Roth J. TUSC2 Enhances Sensitivity to Anti-PD1 in Kras Mutant Syngeneic Mouse Lung Cancer Through NK Cells. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.06.025] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Wen C, Lin H, Chou H, Lai M. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-GONADAL AXIS AMONG AGING POPULATION. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2881] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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- C. Wen
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan,
- Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- MJ Health Screening Center, Taipei, Taiwan,
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- Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,
- Clinical Research Outcome and Training Center, Big Data Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan,
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- Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,
- MJ Health Screening Center, Taipei, Taiwan,
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Prince H, Dummer R, Whittaker S, Horwitz S, Duvic M, Scarisbrick J, Quaglino P, Zinzani P, Wolter P, Sanches J, Ortiz-Romero P, Akilov O, Geskin L, Huen A, Wang Y, Palanca-Wessels M, Richhariya A, Feliciano J, Zhu Y, Lin H, Liu Y, Little M, Zagadailov E, Dalal M, Kim Y. PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA: RESULTS FROM THE PHASE 3 ALCANZA STUDY. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2438_110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- H.M. Prince
- Division of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Australia
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Zürich; Zürich Switzerland
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology; Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Medicine; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York USA
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- Department of Dermatology; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Birmingham; Birmingham UK
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatologic Clinic; University of Turin; Turin Italy
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- Institute of Haematology; University of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of General Medical Oncology; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Dermatology; University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Institute i+12 Medical School, University Complutense; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh USA
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- Department of Dermatology; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston USA
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- Biometrics; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothell USA
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- Market Access & Health Economics; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothell USA
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- Value and Access; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothell USA
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- Global Statistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Biostatistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Biostatistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Oncology Clinical Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Global Outcomes Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Global Outcomes Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Department of Dermatology; Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Cancer Institute; Stanford USA
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Horwitz S, Whittaker S, Duvic M, Dummer R, Kim Y, Scarisbrick J, Quaglino P, Zinzani P, Wolter P, Eradat H, Sanches J, Ortiz-Romero P, Akilov O, Trotman J, Taylor K, Dalle S, Weichenthal M, Walewski J, Fisher D, Wang Y, Palanca-Wessels M, Lin H, Liu Y, Little M, Prince H. RESPONSE BY STAGE IN CD30-POSITIVE (CD30+) CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA (CTCL) PATIENTS RECEIVING BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN (BV) VS PHYSICIAN'S CHOICE (PC) IN THE PHASE 3 ALCANZA STUDY. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2438_109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- S. Horwitz
- Department of Medicine; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York USA
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Dermatology; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Zürich; Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology; Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Cancer Institute; Stanford USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Birmingham; Birmingham UK
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatologic Clinic; University of Turin; Turin Italy
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- Institute of Haematology; University of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of General Medical Oncology; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Los Angeles USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Institute i+12 Medical School, University Complutense; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh USA
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- Haematology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital; University of Sydney; Sydney Australia
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- Department of Haematology, ICON Cancer Care; South Brisbane Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University; Lyon France
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein; Kiel Germany
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- Department of Lymphoid Malignancies; Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute and Oncology Centre; Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston USA
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- Biometrics; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothell USA
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- Biostatistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Biostatistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Oncology Clinical Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Australia
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Chen Y, Wang J, Wang LJ, Lin H, Huang PJ. Effect of different blood glucose intervention plans on elderly people with type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with dementia. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:2702-2707. [PMID: 28678332] [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 We analyzed the effects of intensive and mitigatory blood glucose control strategy on elderly people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) combined with Alzheimer disease (AD). PATIENTS AND METHODS We enrolled 90 elderly patients with T2DM combined with AD to participate in this study. They were randomly divided into 3 groups: the control group, the strength group and the mitigation group with 30 cases in each group. In the control group, patients were only treated with diet and exercise while in the strength group patients were treated with oral hypoglycemic medications, subcutaneous insulin infusion or continuous infusion by micropump. Blood glucose level in the strength group patients was stabilized within 1 month (pre-meal ≤ 7.0 mmol/L, 2 hours post-meal glucose ≤ 12.0 mmol/L and glycosylated hemoglobin or HbA1c ≤ 7.0%). Personalized treatment programs were adopted for the mitigation group and the objective was to control the pre-meal blood glucose at ≤ 10.0 mmol/L (within 3 to 6 months) and also to control 2 hours post-meal blood glucose at ≤ 20.0 mmol/L (within 3 to 6 months). We compared the occurrence rate of diabetic complications, occurrence rate of new-onset dementia and progressive rate of dementia. RESULTS Our results showed that target glucose rate in the mitigation group was significantly higher than that in the strength group. The occurrence rate of diabetic complications in the mitigation group was significantly lower than that observed in the other two groups. Occurrence rate of diabetic hyperosmolar coma was significantly higher in the control group, the occurrence rate of hypoglycemia was meaningfully lower in the strength group and the occurrence rate of new-onset target-organ injury was considerably higher in the mitigation group. The occurrence rate of new-onset dementia and progressive rate of dementia in mitigation group was significantly lower than those in other two groups. Comparison between the control group and the strength group did not reveal any statistical significance (p > 0.05). In the meantime, the survival time in mitigation group was significantly longer. CONCLUSIONS Elderly patients with T2DM combined with AD may benefit more from the moderate control of blood glucose and a proper increase of the target value.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Fujian Institute of Endocrinology, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China.
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Kim Y, Prince H, Whittaker S, Horwitz S, Duvic M, Scarisbrick J, Quaglino P, Zinzani P, Wolter P, Bechter O, Wang Y, Palanca-Wessels M, Wood K, Li M, Liu Y, Lin H, Little M, Danaee H, Trepicchio W, Dummer R. BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN VS PHYSICIAN'S CHOICE IN CTCL PATIENTS FROM THE PHASE 3 ALCANZA STUDY: ANALYSIS OF OUTCOMES BY CD30 EXPRESSION. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2437_65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Y.H. Kim
- Department of Dermatology; Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Cancer Institute; Stanford USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Australia
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology; Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Medicine; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York USA
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- Department of Dermatology; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Birmingham; Birmingham UK
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatologic Clinic; University of Turin; Turin Italy
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- Institute of Haematology; University of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of General Medical Oncology; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Department of General Medical Oncology; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Biometrics; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothwell USA
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- Translational Medicine; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothell USA
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- Translational Medicine; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothell USA
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- Biostatistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Biostatistics; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Oncology Clinical Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Translational and Biomarker Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Translational and Biomarker Research; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Cambridge USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Zürich; Zürich Switzerland
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Feng XJ, Zhang JT, Moldover MR, Yang I, Plimmer MD, Lin H. Determination of the molar mass of argon from high-precision acoustic comparisons. Metrologia 2017; 54:339-347. [PMID: 29332953 PMCID: PMC5761679 DOI: 10.1088/1681-7575/aa68c7] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This article describes the accurate determination of the molar mass M of a sample of argon gas used for the determination of the Boltzmann constant. The method of one of the authors (Moldover et al 1988 J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand.93 85-144) uses the ratio of the square speed of sound in the gas under analysis and in a reference sample of known molar mass. A sample of argon that was isotopically-enriched in 40Ar was used as the reference, whose unreactive impurities had been independently measured. The results for three gas samples are in good agreement with determinations by gravimetric mass spectrometry; (〈Macoustic/Mmass-spec〉 - 1) = (-0.31 ± 0.69) × 10-6, where the indicated uncertainty is one standard deviation that does not account for the uncertainties from the acoustic and mass-spectroscopy references.
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States of America
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, La Plaine-Saint Denis 93210, France
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Kim Y, Whittaker S, Horwitz S, Duvic M, Dummer R, Scarisbrick J, Quaglino P, Zinzani P, Wolter P, Wang Y, Palanca-Wessels M, Zagadailov E, Trepicchio W, Lin H, Little M, Prince H. 262 Brentuximab vedotin demonstrates superior activity to standard therapy in CD30-expressing (CD30+) cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) in the randomized phase 3 ALCANZA study. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.278] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Kim N, Fischer A, Lin H, Akpek E, Yiu S, Chien A, Kang S. 610 Increased LL-37 and KLK5 expression in conjunctival epithelium associated with ocular rosacea severity. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.632] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Lin H, Liu H, Liang X, Lin A, Ahn P, Zhai H, Kirk M, Kassaee A, McDonough J, Both S. PO-0827: Robustness Evaluation of Head and Neck Treatment with Proton Pencil Beam Scanning Technique. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31264-1] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Lin H, Zhou J, Cao L, Wang HR, Dong J, Chen ZR. Tissue-engineered cartilage constructed by a biotin-conjugated anti-CD44 avidin binding technique for the repairing of cartilage defects in the weight-bearing area of knee joints in pigs. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:284-295. [PMID: 28515058 PMCID: PMC5457648 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.65.bjr-2016-0277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The lack of effective treatment for cartilage defects has prompted investigations using tissue engineering techniques for their regeneration and repair. The success of tissue-engineered repair of cartilage may depend on the rapid and efficient adhesion of transplanted cells to a scaffold. Our aim in this study was to repair full-thickness defects in articular cartilage in the weight-bearing area of a porcine model, and to investigate whether the CD44 monoclonal antibody biotin-avidin (CBA) binding technique could provide satisfactory tissue-engineered cartilage. METHODS Cartilage defects were created in the load-bearing region of the lateral femoral condyle of mini-type pigs. The defects were repaired with traditional tissue-engineered cartilage, tissue-engineered cartilage constructed with the biotin-avidin (BA) technique, tissue-engineered cartilage constructed with the CBA technique and with autologous cartilage. The biomechanical properties, Western blot assay, histological findings and immunohistochemical staining were explored. RESULTS The CBA group showed similar results to the autologous group in biomechanical properties, Moran's criteria, histological tests and Wakitani histological scoring. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that tissue-engineered cartilage constructed using the CBA technique could be used effectively to repair cartilage defects in the weight-bearing area of joints.Cite this article: H. Lin, J. Zhou, L. Cao, H. R. Wang, J. Dong, Z. R. Chen. Tissue-engineered cartilage constructed by a biotin-conjugated anti-CD44 avidin binding technique for the repairing of cartilage defects in the weight-bearing area of knee joints in pigs. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:-295. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.65.BJR-2016-0277.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Green KK, Kent D, D’Agostino M, Hoff P, Soose R, Yaremchuk K, Lin H, Gillespie MB, Liu S, Capasso R, Carrasco M, Woodson BT, Thaler E, Barrera J, Kezirian EJ. 0566 DRUG-INDUCED SLEEP ENDOSCOPY AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES: AN INTERNATIONAL, MULTICENTER COHORT STUDY. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.565] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lohöfer F, Lin H, Déan-Ben X, Kimm M, Haas H, Meier R, Razansky D, Wildgruber M. Bestimmung der Herzfunktion in einem Mausmodell zum Myokardinfarkt mittels optoakustischer Bildgebung. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600349] [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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- F Lohöfer
- TU München, Institut für diagnostische und Interventionen Radiologie, München
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, München
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, München
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- TU München, Institut für diagnostische und Interventionen Radiologie, München
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- TU München, Institut für diagnostische und Interventionen Radiologie, München
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- TU München, Institut für diagnostische und Interventionen Radiologie, München
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, München
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- Universitätsklinikum Münster, Institut für klinische Radiologie, Münster
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Lin H, Li SN, Bai R, Wen SN, Liu N, Long DY, Yu RH, Tang RB, Sang CH, Du X, Dong JZ, Ma CS. Safety of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with intracranial hemorrhage. Herz 2017; 43:169-176. [PMID: 28314875 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-017-4551-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The safety of anticoagulation and radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and a history of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) remains unclear. We investigated the risks and benefits of this approach in AF patients with a history of ICH. PATIENTS AND METHODS The ICH group included 45 AF patients with a history of ICH who underwent RFCA. Five of these patients were excluded because ICH occurred spontaneously after cerebral infarction. The control group included 80 individuals who presented for AF ablation and did not have a history of ICH. Two controls were matched for each study group patient in terms of sex, age (±2 years), type of AF, and procedure date. RESULTS Patients in the ICH group had higher CHADS2 (1.7 ± 1.3 vs. 1.1 ± 1.2, p < 0.05), CHA2DS2-VASc (2.6 ± 1.7 vs. 1.9 ± 1.6, p < 0.05), and HAS-BLED scores (2.5 ± 1.0 vs. 1.1 ± 1.0, p < 0.001). All participants in both groups underwent successful RFCA. The incidence of ICH during follow-up (1 vs. 0, p = 0.333) was similar between the ICH and control groups. AF-free survival between the two groups was not significant (log-rank p = 0.283) within the first 3 months, but was significant (log-rank p = 0.011) within 48 months of RFCA. History of ICH was the only independent predictor of AF recurrence according to univariate Cox regression analysis. CONCLUSION In AF patients with a history of ICH, AF ablation with a standard anticoagulation strategy is safe and does not seem to be associated with an increased risk of hemorrhage.
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Beijing Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China.
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Gao WL, Lin H, Liu XN, Ren XW, Li JS, Shen XP, Zhu SL. [Evaluation of estimation of prevalence ratio using bayesian log-binomial regression model]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:400-405. [PMID: 28329948 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.03.025] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To evaluate the estimation of prevalence ratio (PR) by using bayesian log-binomial regression model and its application, we estimated the PR of medical care-seeking prevalence to caregivers' recognition of risk signs of diarrhea in their infants by using bayesian log-binomial regression model in Openbugs software. The results showed that caregivers' recognition of infant' s risk signs of diarrhea was associated significantly with a 13% increase of medical care-seeking. Meanwhile, we compared the differences in PR's point estimation and its interval estimation of medical care-seeking prevalence to caregivers' recognition of risk signs of diarrhea and convergence of three models (model 1: not adjusting for the covariates; model 2: adjusting for duration of caregivers' education, model 3: adjusting for distance between village and township and child month-age based on model 2) between bayesian log-binomial regression model and conventional log-binomial regression model. The results showed that all three bayesian log-binomial regression models were convergence and the estimated PRs were 1.130(95%CI: 1.005-1.265), 1.128(95%CI: 1.001-1.264) and 1.132(95%CI: 1.004-1.267), respectively. Conventional log-binomial regression model 1 and model 2 were convergence and their PRs were 1.130(95% CI: 1.055-1.206) and 1.126(95% CI: 1.051-1.203), respectively, but the model 3 was misconvergence, so COPY method was used to estimate PR, which was 1.125 (95%CI: 1.051-1.200). In addition, the point estimation and interval estimation of PRs from three bayesian log-binomial regression models differed slightly from those of PRs from conventional log-binomial regression model, but they had a good consistency in estimating PR. Therefore, bayesian log-binomial regression model can effectively estimate PR with less misconvergence and have more advantages in application compared with conventional log-binomial regression model.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Computer Software, School of Information and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Wang R, Liang R, Lin H, Zhu L, Zhang Y, Mao Y, Dong PC, Niu L, Zhang M, Luo X. Effect of acute heat stress and slaughter processing on poultry meat quality and postmortem carbohydrate metabolism. Poult Sci 2017; 96:738-746. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Li J, Li L, Wu X, Liu F, Zou Y, Wang Q, Liu C, Bao J, Wang W, Ma W, Lin H, Huang J, Zheng X, Wang Z. Diagnosis of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Wild and Domestic Animals in Xinjiang, China, 2013-2016. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 64:e43-e47. [PMID: 28101989 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Peste des petits ruminants viruses (PPRVs) re-emerged in China at the end of 2013 and then spread rapidly into 22 provinces through movement of live goats and sheep. In this study, 96 samples of domestic animals and 13 samples of wildlife were analysed for the presence of PPRV infection by ELISA or RT-PCR. Of 96 samples from sheep and goats, 91 were PPRV positive, whereas all of the 13 samples from three wild species, Capra ibex (Capra ibex sibirica), argali (Ovis ammon) and Goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), were found to be positive. Five wildlife-origin isolates from the above samples were identified as the lineage IV by a multiple alignment of the partial sequences in N gene.
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Animal Health Supervision Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Animal Health Supervision Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Animal Health Supervision Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants, National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Lin H, Yang J, Liu TX. [Changing trend of four immune-related diseases in Ningxia]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2017; 37:1127-30. [PMID: 27539346 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.08.015] [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: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To understand the changing trends of immune-related diseases. Disease patterns from both pre-and post-immunization plan and after the immunization program were described, in order to provide evidence for the formulation and revision of immunization program and policy, in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. METHODS According to the time order descriptive method was used to analyze and compare the reported data on infectious diseases in Ningxia, between 1958 and 2014. RESULTS From 1958 to 2014, both incidence and mortality of infectious diseases and four diseases related to the immunization programs, in Ningxia appeared significantly low. Since the implementation of the immunization plan, the incidence and mortality of the 4 diseases declined significantly, with the average annual total incidence as 176.12/100 000 before the immunization plan dropped to 2.56/100 000 when the expanded immunization plan was put into practice. The incidence also showed a downward trend. Among diseases that under the immunization program, the incidence of measles appeared the highest, followed by pertussis. However, none of the case on diphtheria or polio appeared which was caused by the wild strains, in 1983 and 1994. CONCLUSION After the implementation of the immunization plan, the immune-related diseases seemed to have been under well controlled. and with remarkable social benefit. Immunization programs appeared the most effective measures to control and eliminate the acute infectious diseases in the region.
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- Ningxia Medical Universicity, Ningxia 750004, China
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- Integrated Business Section, Ningxia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningxia 750004, China
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- Health and Family Planning Commission of Ningxia, Ningxia 750004, China
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Jiang RD, Lin H, Zheng G, Zhang XM, Du Q, Yang M. In vitro dentin barrier cytotoxicity testing of some dental restorative materials. J Dent 2017; 58:28-33. [PMID: 28077291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 05/22/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the cytotoxicity of four dental restorative materials in three-dimensional (3D) L929 cell cultures using a dentin barrier test. METHODS The cytotoxicities of light-cured glass ionomer cement (Vitrebond), total-etching adhesive (GLUMA Bond5), and two self-etching adhesives (GLUMA Self Etch and Single Bond Universal) were evaluated. The permeabilities of human dentin disks with thicknesses of 300, 500, and 1000μm were standardized using a hydraulic device. Test materials and controls were applied to the occlusal side of human dentin disks. The 3D-cell scaffolds were placed beneath the dentin disks. After a 24-h contact with the dentin barrier test device, cell viabilities were measured by performing MTT assays. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS The mean (SD) permeabilities of the 300-μm, 500-μm, and 1000-μm dentin disks were 0.626 (0.214), 0.219 (0.0387) and 0.089 (0.028) μlmin-1cm-2cm H2O-1. Vitrebond was severely cytotoxic, reducing the cell viability to 10% (300-μm disk), 17% (500μm), and 18% (1000μm). GLUMA Bond5 reduced the cell viability to 40% (300μm), 83% (500μm), and 86% (1000μm), showing moderate cytotoxicity (300-μm) and non-cytotoxicity (500-μm and 1000-μm). Single Bond Universal and GLUMA Self Etch did not significantly reduce cell viability, regardless of the dentin thicknesses, which characterized them as non-cytotoxic. CONCLUSIONS Cytotoxicity varied with the materials tested and the thicknesses of the dentin disks. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The tested cytotoxicity of materials applied on 300-, 500-, and 1000-μm dentin disks indicates that the clinical use of the test materials (excepting self-etching adhesives) in deep cavities poses a potential risk of damage to the pulp tissues to an extent, depending on the thickness of the remaining dentin.
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- R D Jiang
- Dental Medical Devices Testing Center, Dental Materials Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Dental Medical Devices Testing Center, Dental Materials Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Dental Medical Devices Testing Center, Dental Materials Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Hospital of Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, Beijing 100039, China
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- Dental Medical Devices Testing Center, Dental Materials Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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Zhang W, Jia L, Cai G, Shao F, Lin H, Liu Z, Liu F, Zhao D, Li Z, Bai X, Feng Z, Sun X, Chen X. Model Construction for Biological Age Based on a Cross-Sectional Study of a Healthy Chinese Han population. J Nutr Health Aging 2017; 21:1233-1239. [PMID: 29188884 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-017-0874-7] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Biological age (BA) has been proposed to evaluate the aging status in an objective way instead of chronological age (CA). The purpose of our study is to construct a more precise formula of BA in the cross-sectional study based on a largest-ever sample of our studies. This formula aims at better evaluation of body function and exploring the disciplines of aging in different genders and age stages. METHODS A total of 1,373 healthy Chinese Han (age range, 19-93 years) were recruited from five cities in China, including 581 males and 792 females. Physical examination, blood routine, blood chemistry, and other lab tests were performed to obtain a total of 74 clinical variables. Then, the principal component analysis (PCA) was used to select variables and estimate BA. The BA formula was further validated in a population with some diseases (n=266), including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, kidney diseases, pulmonary diseases, cancer and disorders in nervous system. RESULTS The BA formula was constructed as follows: BA = 0.358 (pulse pressure) + 0.258 (trail making test) - 11.552 (mitral valve E/A peak) + 26.383 (minimum intima-media thickness) + 31.965 (Cystatin C) + 0.163 (CA) - 3.902. In validation of the formula, BAs of patients were older than those of healthy persons. The BA accelerates faster in the middle-aged population than in the elderly population (>75 years old). CONCLUSION This BA formula can reflect health condition changes of aging better than CA in a Chinese Han population.
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- Xiang-Mei Chen, Department of Nephrology, Kidney Institute of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA General Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing 100853, China. Phone: 86-010-66937463; Fax: 86-010-68130297;
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Sun Y, Chi P, Lin H, Lu X, Huang Y, Xu Z, Huang S, Wang X. Inferior mesenteric artery lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: Incidence, prediction and prognostic impact. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017; 43:85-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Wang S, Guan L, Luo D, Liu J, Lin H, Li X, Liu X. Gene- Gene Interaction between PPARG and APOE Gene on Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease: A Case- Control Study in Chinese Han Population. J Nutr Health Aging 2017; 21:397-403. [PMID: 28346566 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-016-0794-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim was to investigate the impact of PPARG and APOE gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and additional gene- gene interaction on late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) risk based on Chinese Han population. METHODS A total of 928 participants (466 males, 462 females), with a mean age of 81.3 ± 16.4 years old, were included in the study, including 460 LOAD patients and 468 normal controls participants. Logistic regression was performed to investigate association between SNP and LOAD risk and generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction (GMDR) was used to analysis the gene-gene interaction. RESULTS Logistic regression analysis showed that LOAD risk was significantly higher in carriers of G allele of the rs405509 polymorphism than those with AA (AG+ GG versus AA, adjusted OR (95%CI) =1.54(1.20-1.89), and higher in carriers of G allele of the rs1805192 polymorphism than those with CC (CG+ GG versus CC, adjusted OR (95%CI) =1.32(1.16-2.43). We also found that there was a potential gene-gene interaction between rs405509 and rs1805192. Participants with AG or GG of rs405509 and CG or GG of rs1805192 genotype have the highest AD risk, compared to participants with AA of rs405509 and CC of rs1805192 genotype, OR (95%CI) was 2.62(1.64 -3.58), after covariates adjustment. CONCLUSIONS G allele of the rs405509 of APOE and G allele of the rs1805192 of PPAR G polymorphism were associated with increased LOAD risk, and participants with AG or GG of rs405509 and CG or GG of rs1805192 genotype have the highest AD risk.
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- Shuhua Wang, Center of Health Management, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, 324 Jingwuweiqi Road, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China. Tel: +86-531-68773708, Fax: +86-531-68773708; Email address:
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Situ J, Lin CM, Qin ZH, Zhu DX, Lin H, Zhang FF, Zhang JJ. [Features of peripheral nerve injuries in workers exposed to vibration: an analysis of 197 cases]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2016; 34:931-934. [PMID: 28241684 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2016.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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 investigate the features of peripheral nerve injuries in workers exposed to vibration. Methods: A total of 197 male workers [median age: 34 years (21-50 years) ; median working years of vibration exposure: 7.3 years (1-20 years) ] engaged in grinding in an enterprise were enrolled. Their clinical data and electromyography results were analyzed to investigate the features of peripheral nerve impairment. Results: Of all workers, 96 (48.73%) had abnormal electromyography results. Of all workers, 88 (44.7%) had simple mild median nerve injury in the wrist, who accounted for 91.7% (88/96) of all workers with abnormal electromy-ography results. Six workers had ulnar nerve injury, superficial radial nerve injury, or/and superficial peroneal nerve injury and accounted for 6.3% of all workers with abnormal electromyography results. Of all workers, 88 had a reduced amplitude of median nerve sensory transduction, and 28 had slowed median nerve sensory transduction. A total of 46 workers were diagnosed with occupational hand-arm vibration disease and hospitalized for treatment. They were followed up for more than 4 months after leaving their jobs, and most of them showed improvements in neural electromyography results and returned to a normal state. Conclusion: Workers exposed to vibration have a high incidence rate of nerve injury in the hand, mainly sensory function impairment at the distal end of the median nerve, and all injuries are mild peripheral nerve injuries. After leaving the vibration job and being treated, most workers can achieve improvements and return to a normal state.
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- Department of Occupational Diseases, Shenzhen Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Dieases, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Lin H, Naito K, Valaperti A, Dawood F, Zhang L, Li G, Smyth D, Moon M, Liu Y, Liu P. INNATE IMMUNE NOD1/RIP2 SIGNALING IS ESSENTIAL FOR CARDIAC HYPERTROPHIC RESPONSE - WITH A SURPRISING CRITICAL INTERACTION WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DANGER ACTIVATOR. Can J Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.347] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Chao H, Berman A, Mick R, Ciunci C, Gabriel P, Lin H, Both S, Langer C, Lelionis K, Rengan R, Prabhu K, Hartsell W, Simone C, Plastaras J. Central Volume Target Overlap and Esophageal Dose Predict for Toxicity in a Prospective Study of Reirradiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Using Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.433] [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 L, Wang Y, Li X, Liu S, Wang G, Lin H, Zhu Q, Guo J, Chen H, Ge HS, Ge RS. Regulation of development of rat stem and progenitor Leydig cells by activin. Andrology 2016; 5:125-132. [PMID: 27673747 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 12/19/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Stem Leydig cells have been demonstrated to differentiate into adult Leydig cells via intermediate stages of progenitor and immature Leydig cells. However, the exact regulatory mechanisms are unclear. We hypothesized that the development of stem or progenitor Leydig cells depends upon locally produced growth factors. Microarray analysis revealed that the expression levels of activin type I receptor (Acvr1) and activin A receptor type II-like 1 (Acvrl1) were stem > progenitor = immature = adult Leydig cells. This indicates that their ligand activin might play an important role in stem and progenitor Leydig cell proliferation and differentiation. When seminiferous tubules were incubated with 1 or 10 ng/mL activin A for 3 days, it concentration-dependently increased EdU incorporation into stem Leydig cells by up to 20-fold. When progenitor Leydig cells were incubated with 1 or 10 ng/mL activin A for 2 days, it concentration-dependently increased 3 H-thymidine incorporation into progenitor Leydig cells by up to 200%. Real-time PCR analysis showed that activin A primarily increased Pcna expression but reduced Star, Hsd3b1, and Cyp17a1 expression levels. Activin A also significantly inhibited the basal and luteinizing hormone-stimulated androgen production. In conclusion, activin A primarily stimulates the proliferation of stem and progenitor Leydig cells, but inhibits the differentiation of stem and progenitor Leydig cells into the Leydig cell lineage in rat testis.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Pi ZB, Lin H, He GD, Cai Z, Xu XZ. Randomized and controlled prospective trials of Ultrasound-guided spinal nerve posterior ramus pulsed radiofrequency treatment for lower back post-herpetic neuralgia. Clin Ter 2016; 166:e301-5. [PMID: 26550813 DOI: 10.7417/t.2015.1882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided spinal nerve posterior ramus pulsed radiofrequency treatment for lower back post-herpetic neuralgia. MATERIALS AND METHODS 128 cases of lower back or anterior abdominal wall acute post-herpetic neuralgia patients were selected. They were randomly divided into two groups. Group A: oral treatment only with gabapentin + celecoxib + amitriptyline. Group B: while taking these drugs, patients were treated with radiofrequency (RF) pulses using a portable ultrasound device using the paravertebral puncture technique. In both groups, sudden outbreaks of pain were treated with immediate release 10mg morphine tablets. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used for pain score, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scale (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality and morphine consumption were recorded at different time points, before and after treatment. Treatment efficiency was calculated while the occurrence of complications was documented. RESULTS At each time point after treatment, VAS scores were lower, but scores in the RF group was significantly lower than those of the oral-only group. In terms of sleep quality scores and morphine consumption between the two groups, the RF group was significantly lower than the oral-only group. During the procedure no error occurred with needle penetrating the abdominal cavity, chest, offal or blood vessels. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound-guided spinal nerve posterior ramus pulsed radiofrequency treatment of lower back or anterior abdominal wall post-herpetic neuralgia proved effective by reducing morphine use in patients and led to fewer adverse reactions.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Waniska R, Yi T, Lu J, Xue-Ping L, Xu W, Lin H. Effects of preheating temperature, moisture, and sodium metabisulfite content on quality of noodles prepared from maize flour or meal / Efecto de la temperatura de precalentamiento, humedad y contenido de metabisulfito de sodio en la calidad de fideos de harina o de sémola de maíz. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/108201329900500406] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Preheating temperature, maize flour particle size, and levels of water and sulfite were tested during preparation of maize noodles. Heating a mixture of maize flour and water (43-45 % moisture) at 90-95 °C was required to extrude maize noodles using a pasta maker. Maize flour with smaller par ticle size yielded better noodles than did maize meal. Addition of sulfite enabled production of noodles at lower processing temperatures, however, cooking losses increased. Addition of more water yielded noodles that required longer cooking time, but decreased cooking losses. Functionalities of starch and protein in raw ingredients and in products were determined. Starch gelatinized and retrograded during processing of maize extrudates, as indicated by changes in pasting viscosity curves. Above 40 °C, maize proteins increased mixing viscosity of dough. Increased integrity of cooked maize noodles, however, corresponded to increased amounts of gelatinized and retrograded starch.
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- Cereal Quality Laboratory, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843-2474, USA
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- Ji Lin Light Industry Design and Research Institute, Gong Nong Road 12, Chang Chun City Ji Lin Province, PRC China 130021
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- Ji Lin Light Industry Design and Research Institute, Gong Nong Road 12, Chang Chun City Ji Lin Province, PRC China 130021
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- Ji Lin Light Industry Design and Research Institute, Gong Nong Road 12, Chang Chun City Ji Lin Province, PRC China 130021
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- Ji Lin Light Industry Design and Research Institute, Gong Nong Road 12, Chang Chun City Ji Lin Province, PRC China 130021
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- Ji Lin Light Industry Design and Research Institute, Gong Nong Road 12, Chang Chun City Ji Lin Province, PRC China 130021
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