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Lu A, Li KY, Su GN, Yang PZ. [Literature data mining on the current research status of uveitis in China]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2024; 60:359-369. [PMID: 38583060 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20230929-00121] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Objective: To analyze the current research status of uveitis in China. Methods: It was a bibliometric analysis study. Using search formulas covering uveitis and its multiple subtypes, uveitis-related literature in English with publication dates from 2013 to 2022 was retrieved in Web of Science core databases through certain search strategies. This study used the latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) algorithm to build topic models and analyzed the trends of research topics in recent years. Bibliometric analysis was used to analyze and visualize the bibliometric indicators (e.g., number of publications, citations, and H-index) of the included literature using tools such as VOSviewer software. Results: Over the past decade, China has published 1 657 papers on uveitis, ranking second globally. However, there is still room for improvement in terms of the H-index (58) and citation (12.28 per publication). Countries such as the USA (43.04%) and the United Kingdom (62.54%) were engaged in more international collaboration. We identified ten optimal LDA topics for uveitis literature in China such as immunotherapy, Behçet's disease, and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. Research on uveitis in China was mostly published in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation (92). Conclusions: China has made remarkable progress in uveitis research. Nonetheless, there is still untapped potential to enhance our global academic influence. It is encouraged to promote international collaborations, harness our expertise in areas like Behçet's disease and VKH syndrome, and publish our scientific achievements in high-impact journals.
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- A Lu
- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Long Z, Hesley GK, Lu A, Hangiandreou NJ, Gorny KR, Tiegs-Heiden CA. MRgFUS ablation of a recurrent tenosynovial giant cell tumor in the foot using ExAblate 2100 system in combination with patient immobilization device. Radiography (Lond) 2024; 30:840-842. [PMID: 38574580 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2024.03.010] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment for certain anatomy locations can be extremely challenging due to patient positioning and potential motion. This present study describes the treatment of a recurrent tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the plantar forefoot using the ExAblate 2100 system in combination with patient immobilization device. METHODS Prior to the treatment, several patient immobilization devices were investigated. Vacuum cushions were selected and tested for safety and compatibility with the treatment task and the MR environment. RESULTS During the treatment, one vacuum cushion immobilized the patient's right leg in knee flexion and allowed the bottom of the foot to be securely positioned on the treatment window. Another vacuum cushion supported the patient upper body extended outside the scanner bore. 19 sonications were successfully executed. The treatment was judged to be successful. No immediate complications were observed. CONCLUSIONS MRgFUS treatment of a recurrent tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the right plantar forefoot was successful with the use of patient immobilization vacuum cushions. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The immobilization system could be utilized to aid future MRgFUS treatment of lesions in challenging anatomic locations. Various sizes of the vacuum cushions are available to potentially better accommodate other body parts and treatment configurations.
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- Z Long
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, MN, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, MN, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, MN, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, MN, USA
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Chen L, Huang F, Lu A, Liu F, Guan X, Wang J. Critical role of multiple antibiotics on the denitrification rate in groundwater: Field investigative proof. Sci Total Environ 2024; 914:169785. [PMID: 38181946 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169785] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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The impact of antibiotics on denitrification has emerged as a significant topic; however, there is a dearth of mechanistic understanding regarding the effects of multiple antibiotics at the ng/L level on denitrification in groundwater. This study conducted five field samplings between March 2019 and July 2021 at two representative monitoring wells. The investigation utilized metagenomic sequencing to unveil the antibiotic mechanisms influencing denitrification. Results revealed the detection of 16 out of 64 antibiotics, with a maximum detection frequency and total concentration of 100 % and 187 ng/L, respectively. Additionally, both nitrate and total antibiotic concentrations exhibited a gradual decrease along the groundwater flow direction. Metagenomic evidence indicated that denitrification served as the dominant biogeochemical process controlling nitrate attenuation in groundwater. However, the denitrification capacity experienced significant inhibition in the presence of multiple antibiotics at the ng/L level. This inhibition was attributed to decreases in the relative abundance of dominant denitrifying bacteria (Candidatus_Scalindua, Herminiimonas and unclassified_p_Planctomycetes) and denitrifying functional genes (narGH, nirKS and norB), signifying the pressure exerted by antibiotics on denitrifying bacteria. The variation in antibiotic concentration (∆Cantibiotics) indicated a change in antibiotic pressure on denitrifying bacteria. A larger ∆Cantibiotics corresponded to a greater rebound in the relative abundance of denitrifying functional genes, resulting in a faster denitrification rate (Kdenitrification). Field observations further demonstrated a positive correlation between Kdenitrification and ∆Cantibiotics. Comparatively, a higher Kdenitrification observed at higher ∆Cantibiotics was primarily due to the enrichment of more nondominant denitrifying bacteria carrying key denitrifying functional genes. In conclusion, this study underscores that multiple antibiotics at the ng/L level in groundwater inhibited denitrification, and the degree of inhibition was closely related to ∆Cantibiotics.
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- Linpeng Chen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Southwest University of Sciences and Technology, Mianyang 621010, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijng 100871, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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Ledda V, George C, Glasbey J, Labib P, Li E, Lu A, Kudrna L, Nepogodiev D, Picciochi M, Williams I, Bhangu A. Uncertainties and opportunities in delivering environmentally sustainable surgery: the surgeons' view. Anaesthesia 2024; 79:293-300. [PMID: 38207004 DOI: 10.1111/anae.16195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Surgery is a carbon-heavy activity and creates a high volume of waste. Surgical teams around the world want to deliver more environmentally sustainable surgery but are unsure what to do and how to create change. There are many interventions available, but resources and time are limited. Capital investment into healthcare and engagement of senior management are challenging. However, frontline teams can change behaviours and drive wider change. Patients have a voice here too, as they would like to ensure their surgery does not harm their local community but are concerned about the effects on them when changes are made. Environmentally sustainable surgery is at the start of its journey. Surgeons need to rapidly upskill their generic knowledge base, identify which measures they can implement locally and take part in national research programmes. Surgical teams in the NHS have the chance to create a world-leading programme that can bring change to hospitals around the world. This article provides an overview of how surgeons see the surgical team being involved in environmentally sustainable surgery.
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- V Ledda
- NIHR Programme Grant for Environmentally Sustainable Surgery, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
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- NIHR Programme Grant for Environmentally Sustainable Surgery, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Programme Grant for Environmentally Sustainable Surgery, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Programme Grant for Environmentally Sustainable Surgery, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, North West School of Anaesthesia, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Programme Grant for Environmentally Sustainable Surgery, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Programme Grant for Environmentally Sustainable Surgery, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK
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- School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Programme Grant for Environmentally Sustainable Surgery, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK
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Ye Y, Hao R, Shan B, Zhang J, Li J, Lu A. Mechanism of Cr(VI) removal by efficient Cr(VI)-resistant Bacillus mobilis CR3. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 40:21. [PMID: 37996766 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03816-9] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Cr(VI) is a hazardous environmental pollutant that poses significant risks to ecosystems and human health. We successfully isolated a novel strain of Bacillus mobilis, strain CR3, from Cr(VI)-contaminated soil. Strain CR3 showed 86.70% removal capacity at 200 mg/L Cr(VI), and a good Cr(VI) removal capacity at different pH, temperature, coexisting ions, and electron donor conditions. Different concentrations of Cr(VI) affected the activity of CR3 cells and the removal rate of Cr(VI), and approximately 3.46% of total Cr was immobilized at the end of the reaction. The combination of SEM-EDS and TEM-EDS analysis showed that Cr accumulated both on the cell surface and inside the cells after treatment with Cr(VI). XPS analysis showed that both Cr(III) and Cr(VI) were present on the cell surface, and FTIR results indicated that the presence of Cr on the cell surface was mainly related to functional groups, such as O-H, phosphate, and -COOH. The removal of Cr(VI) was mainly achieved through bioreduction, which primarily occurred outside the cell. Metabolomics analysis revealed the upregulation of five metabolites, including phenol and L-carnosine, was closely associated with Cr(VI) reduction, heavy metal chelation, and detoxification mechanisms. In addition, numerous metabolites were linked to cellular homeostasis exhibited differential expression. Cr(VI) exerted inhibitory effects on the division rate and influenced critical pathways, including energy metabolism, nucleotide metabolism, and amino acid synthesis and catabolism. These findings reveal the molecular mechanism of Cr(VI) removal by strain CR3 and provide valuable insights to guide the remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated sites.
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- Yubo Ye
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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Shan B, Hao R, Zhang J, Ye Y, Li J, Xu H, Lu A. Exploring the mechanism of enhanced Cr(VI) removal by Lysinibacillus cavernae microcapsules loaded with synthetic nano-hydroxyapatite. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:106571-106584. [PMID: 37730979 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29910-x] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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In this study, nano-scale hydroxyapatite (HAP) powder was successfully synthesized from waste eggshells and combined with Lysinibacillus cavernae CR-2 to form bio-microcapsules, which facilitated the enhanced removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater. The effects of various parameters, such as bio-microcapsule dosage, HAP dosage, and initial Cr(VI) concentration on Cr(VI) removal, were investigated. Under different treatment conditions, the Cr(VI) removal followed the order of LC@HAP (90.95%) > LC (78.15%) > Free-LC (75.61%) > HAP (6.56%) > NM (0.23%) at the Cr(VI) initial concentration of 50 mg L-1. Relative to other reaction systems, the LC@HAP treatment exhibited a considerable decrease in total Cr content in the solution, with removal rates surpassing 70%. Additionally, the bio-microcapsules maintained significant biological activity after reacting with Cr(VI). Further characterization using SEM, FTIR, XPS, and XRD revealed that the Cr(VI) removal mechanisms by bio-microcapsules primarily involved biological reduction and HAP adsorption. The adsorption of Cr(III) by HAP predominantly occurred through electrostatic interactions and surface complexation, accompanied by an ion exchange process between Cr(III) and Ca(II). Hence, bio-microcapsules, created by combining L. cavernae with HAP, represent a promising emerging material for the enhanced removal of Cr(VI) pollutants from wastewater.
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- Bing Shan
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Buhagiar R, Lu A, Liu S, Sahadevan S, Schulz LM, Ghosh J, Yeoh A. A pilot study to assess the impact of aboriginal and torres strait islander cultural humility webinars on australian medical school students. BMC Med Educ 2023; 23:626. [PMID: 37661272 PMCID: PMC10476379 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04612-7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework helps higher education providers to deliver safe and well-informed cultural humility education. However, there is currently a scarcity of evidence surrounding the efficacy and impact of cultural humility education. This study will use qualitative and quantitative research methods to evaluate learning outcomes from an Indigenous health educational webinar aimed at Australian medical students. METHODS A pilot study was conducted following a group of Australian medical students who attended an educational Indigenous health (IH) culturally responsive webinar. Recruitment was conducted via the webinar hosts' social media pages. Quantitative methods involved sending one pre- and two post-webinar questionnaires to attendees. To assess participants' retention of information, one post-webinar survey was sent out immediately after the webinar and another three months after the webinar. These questionnaires were designed to reflect pre-determined learning objectives for the webinar. Qualitative methods involved a focus group discussion to identify common themes from participant feedback. RESULTS Twenty-six participants were included in the final quantitative analysis. Most of the participants were clinical students between 18 and 24 years old who did not identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. There was a significant increase (p = 0.007) between pre-intervention (M = 0.35, SD = 0.26) and post-webinar knowledge for the learning outcome exploring the links between health and education (M = 047, SD = 0.25). No results were obtained from the three months post-intervention questionnaire. The qualitative analysis synthesized feedback from three participants and identified presenter delivery style as an important mediator of webinar effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS There was a significant increase in knowledge and understanding for the learning outcome that explored the links between health and education. We attribute this partly to the engaging and conversational delivery style of the webinar presenters. The importance of Indigenous facilitators that encourage reflective teaching should not be understated. Our results suggest that cultural humility webinars can have a positive impact on medical students' understanding of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health landscape. This pilot study warrants further research on a larger population.
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- R Buhagiar
- School of Medicine, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3216, Australia.
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- School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, 3216, VIC, Australia
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- Institute of Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University, 14 University Drive, Robina, QLD, 4226, Australia
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Zhang J, Hao R, Shan B, Ye Y, Li J, Lu A. Effect of amino acids on biomineralization of lead ions by Aspergillus niger. Water Environ Res 2023; 95:e10924. [PMID: 37650371 DOI: 10.1002/wer.10924] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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This study investigates the biomineralization of lead ions by Aspergillus niger from aqueous environments, focusing on the dynamic effects of fungal metabolism and biological components. Three biomolecules (glutamate, methionine, and lysine) were used to induce lead oxalate mineralization under lead stress. Comparative experiments were conducted to analyze the growth characteristics and Pb (II) removal ability of A. niger, as well as the morphological and structural properties of the resulting lead oxalate minerals using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy techniques. The findings reveal that A. niger plays a crucial role in controlling the mineralization process of Pb (II), with biomineralization experiments demonstrating the specific morphogenesis of lead oxalate over time. Additionally, the inclusion of the three biomolecules in the system indirectly influenced the rate of Pb (II) removal and mineral morphology. These results contribute to a better understanding of A. niger-mediated biomineralization process of lead oxalate and suggest its potential application in the removal of Pb (II) from aqueous environments, particularly in combination with amino acids for enhanced immobilization and mineral recovery. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Fungal activity and amino acids play a crucial role in shaping lead oxalate crystals during water treatment processes. Specific amino acids can effectively delay lead oxalate recrystallization, enhancing the stability and removal efficiency of the crystals. Biomineralization mediated by fungi offers a promising and eco-friendly approach for lead removal and recovery in wastewater treatment. Exploring the influence of organic additives and fungal metabolism on crystal growth provides valuable insights for developing efficient remediation strategies. Further research on the utilization of fungi and amino acids can help with innovative and sustainable wastewater treatment technologies.
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- Junman Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Bayer JMM, Spark J, Krcmar M, Formica M, Gwyther K, Srivastava A, Selloni A, Cotter M, Hartmann J, Polari A, Bilgrami ZR, Sarac C, Lu A, Yung AR, McGowan A, McGorry P, Shah JL, Cecchi GA, Mizrahi R, Nelson B, Corcoran CM. The SPEAK study rationale and design: A linguistic corpus-based approach to understanding thought disorder. Schizophr Res 2023; 259:80-87. [PMID: 36732110 PMCID: PMC10387495 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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AIM Psychotic symptoms are typically measured using clinical ratings, but more objective and sensitive metrics are needed. Hence, we will assess thought disorder using the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) heuristic for language production, and its recommended paradigm of "linguistic corpus-based analyses of language output". Positive thought disorder (e.g., tangentiality and derailment) can be assessed using word-embedding approaches that assess semantic coherence, whereas negative thought disorder (e.g., concreteness, poverty of speech) can be assessed using part-of-speech (POS) tagging to assess syntactic complexity. We aim to establish convergent validity of automated linguistic metrics with clinical ratings, assess normative demographic variance, determine cognitive and functional correlates, and replicate their predictive power for psychosis transition among at-risk youths. METHODS This study will assess language production in 450 English-speaking individuals in Australia and Canada, who have recent onset psychosis, are at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis, or who are healthy volunteers, all well-characterized for cognition, function and symptoms. Speech will be elicited using open-ended interviews. Audio files will be transcribed and preprocessed for automated natural language processing (NLP) analyses of coherence and complexity. Data analyses include canonical correlation, multivariate linear regression with regularization, and machine-learning classification of group status and psychosis outcome. CONCLUSIONS This prospective study aims to characterize language disturbance across stages of psychosis using computational approaches, including psychometric properties, normative variance and clinical correlates, important for biomarker development. SPEAK will create a large archive of language data available to other investigators, a rich resource for the field.
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- J M M Bayer
- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Deakin University, Australia; School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- McGill Department of Psychiatry & Douglas Research Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- IBM TJ Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
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- McGill Department of Psychiatry & Douglas Research Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Orygen, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Administration, Bronx, NY, USA
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Oliver AA, Koons EK, Trester PS, Kleinow JE, Jonsgaard RS, Vercnocke AJ, Bilgin C, Kadirvel R, Leng S, Lu A, Dragomir-Daescu D, Kallmes DF. Medical Imaging Compatibility of Magnesium- and Iron-Based Bioresorbable Flow Diverters. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 44:668-674. [PMID: 37169543 PMCID: PMC10249688 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7873] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Bioresorbable flow diverters are under development to mitigate complications associated with conventional flow-diverter technology. One proposed advantage is the ability to reduce metal-induced artifacts in follow-up medical imaging. In the current work, the medical imaging compatibility of magnesium- and iron-based bioresorbable flow diverters is assessed relative to an FDA-approved control in phantom models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bioresorbable flow diverters, primarily composed of braided magnesium or antiferromagnetic iron alloy wires, were compared with an FDA-approved control flow diverter. The devices were assessed for MR imaging safety in terms of magnetically induced force and radiofrequency heating using 1.5T, 3T, and 7T field strength clinical scanners. The devices were deployed in phantom models, and metal-induced image artifacts were assessed in the 3 MR imaging scanners and a clinical CT scanner following clinical scan protocols; device visibility was assessed under fluoroscopy. RESULTS The magnesium-based bioresorbable flow diverter, iron-based bioresorbable flow diverter, and the control device all demonstrated MR imaging safety in terms of magnetically induced force and radiofrequency heating at all 3 field strengths. The bioresorbable flow diverters did not elicit excessive MR imaging artifacts at any field strength relative to the control. Furthermore, the bioresorbable flow diverters appeared to reduce blooming artifacts in CT relative to the control. The iron-based bioresorbable flow diverter and control device were visible under standard fluoroscopy. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated the baseline medical imaging compatibility of magnesium and antiferromagnetic iron alloy bioresorbable flow diverters. Future work will evaluate the medical imaging characteristics of the bioresorbable flow diverters in large-animal models.
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- A A Oliver
- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., S.L., D.D.-D, D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota
- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
- Physiology and Biomedical Engineering (A.A.O., D.D.-D.)
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- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., S.L., D.D.-D, D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota
- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
- Neurosurgery (R.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., S.L., D.D.-D, D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota
- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., S.L., D.D.-D, D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota
- Physiology and Biomedical Engineering (A.A.O., D.D.-D.)
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- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., S.L., D.D.-D, D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota
- Departments of Radiology (A.A.O., E.K.K., P.S.T., J.E.K., R.S.J., A.J.V., C.B., R.K. S.L., A.L., D.F.K.)
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Li Y, Wang H, Li Y, Ye H, Zhang Y, Yin R, Jia H, Hou B, Wang C, Ding H, Bai X, Lu A. Electron transfer rules of minerals under pressure informed by machine learning. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1815. [PMID: 37002237 PMCID: PMC10066309 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37384-1] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Electron transfer is the most elementary process in nature, but the existing electron transfer rules are seldom applied to high-pressure situations, such as in the deep Earth. Here we show a deep learning model to obtain the electronegativity of 96 elements under arbitrary pressure, and a regressed unified formula to quantify its relationship with pressure and electronic configuration. The relative work function of minerals is further predicted by electronegativity, presenting a decreasing trend with pressure because of pressure-induced electron delocalization. Using the work function as the case study of electronegativity, it reveals that the driving force behind directional electron transfer results from the enlarged work function difference between compounds with pressure. This well explains the deep high-conductivity anomalies, and helps discover the redox reactivity between widespread Fe(II)-bearing minerals and water during ongoing subduction. Our results give an insight into the fundamental physicochemical properties of elements and their compounds under pressure.
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- Yanzhang Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Image Processing Center, Beihang University, 102206, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Image Processing Center, Beihang University, 102206, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Image Processing Center, Beihang University, 102206, Beijing, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems, Beihang University, 100191, Beijing, China.
- Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, 100083, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
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Zhang M, Lu A, Wang H, Yang J. Quercetin downregulates the expression of IL15 in cancer cells through DNA methylation. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:2580-2590. [PMID: 37013776 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202303_31795] [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: 04/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the effect of quercetin on cellular immunity (via IL15 expression) against cancer and to elucidate its regulatory mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS HeLa cells and A549 cells were cultured in vitro and were divided into control (DMSO treated) and experimental groups (treated with different concentrations of quercetin). Transcript levels of IL15 and DNA methyltransferase (DNMTS) were measured using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Genomic DNA was extracted, treated with bisulfite, and the promoter region of IL15 was cloned. Finally, Sanger sequencing was used to detect the degree of promoter methylation. RESULTS Following quercetin treatment, the expression of IL15 was significantly downregulated in HeLa and A549 cells. The methylation level of IL15 promoter in HeLa cells was about twice that of the control group, and the methylation level of IL15 promoter in A549 cells was about three times that of the control group. CONCLUSIONS Quercetin inhibits cancer cell proliferation while downregulating IL15 expression, and this regulation is achieved by increasing the methylation of the IL15 promoter.
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- M Zhang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China.
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Mushtaq A, Woodrum D, Thompson S, Adamo D, Lomas D, Favazza C, Lu A, Kwon E. Abstract No. 91 MRI-Guided Cryoablation of Oligo-Metastatic Prostate Cancer to the Pelvic Lymph Nodes. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.12.138] [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: 02/27/2023] Open
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Huang H, Siewerdsen JH, Lu A, Hu Y, Zbijewski W, Unberath M, Weiss CR, Sisniega A. Multi-Stage Adaptive Spline Autofocus (MASA) with a Learned Metric for Deformable Motion Compensation in Interventional Cone-Beam CT. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2023; 12463:1246314. [PMID: 37937146 PMCID: PMC10629227 DOI: 10.1117/12.2654361] [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: 11/09/2023]
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Purpose Cone-beam CT (CBCT) is widespread in abdominal interventional imaging, but its long acquisition time makes it susceptible to patient motion. Image-based autofocus has shown success in CBCT deformable motion compensation, via deep autofocus metrics and multi-region optimization, but it is challenged by the large parameter dimensionality required to capture intricate motion trajectories. This work leverages the differentiable nature of deep autofocus metrics to build a novel optimization strategy, Multi-Stage Adaptive Spine Autofocus (MASA), for compensation of complex deformable motion in abdominal CBCT. Methods MASA poses the autofocus problem as a multi-stage adaptive sampling strategy of the motion trajectory, sampled with Hermite spline basis with variable amplitude and knot temporal positioning. The adaptive method permits simultaneous optimization of the sampling phase, local temporal sampling density, and time-dependent amplitude of the motion trajectory. The optimization is performed in a multi-stage schedule with increasing number of knots that progressively accommodates complex trajectories in late stages, preconditioned by coarser components from early stages, and with minimal increase in dimensionality. MASA was evaluated in controlled simulation experiments with two types of motion trajectories: i) combinations of slow drifts with sudden jerk (sigmoid) motion; and ii) combinations of periodic motion sources of varying frequency into multi-frequency trajectories. Further validation was obtained in clinical data from liver CBCT featuring motion of contrast-enhanced vessels, and soft-tissue structures. Results The adaptive sampling strategy provided successful motion compensation in sigmoid trajectories, compared to fixed sampling strategies (mean SSIM increase of 0.026 compared to 0.011). Inspection of the estimated motion showed the capability of MASA to automatically allocate larger sampling density to parts of the scan timeline featuring sudden motion, effectively accommodating complex motion without increasing the problem dimension. Experiments on multi-frequency trajectories with 3-stage MASA (5, 10, and 15 knots) yielded a twofold SSIM increase compared to single-stage autofocus with 15 knots (0.076 vs 0.040, respectively). Application of MASA to clinical datasets resulted in simultaneous improvement on the delineation of both contrast-enhanced vessels and soft-tissue structures in the liver. Conclusion A new autofocus framework, MASA, was developed including a novel multi-stage technique for adaptive temporal sampling of the motion trajectory in combination with fully differentiable deep autofocus metrics. This novel adaptive sampling approach is a crucial step for application of deformable motion compensation to complex temporal motion trajectories.
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- H Huang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
- Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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Fang Q, Lu A, Hong H, Kuzyakov Y, Algeo TJ, Zhao L, Olshansky Y, Moravec B, Barrientes DM, Chorover J. Mineral weathering is linked to microbial priming in the critical zone. Nat Commun 2023; 14:345. [PMID: 36670099 PMCID: PMC9860040 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35671-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) can be stimulated by fresh organic matter input, a phenomenon known as the 'priming effect'. Despite its global importance, the relationship of the priming effect to mineral weathering and nutrient release remains unclear. Here we show close linkages between mineral weathering in the critical zone and primed decomposition of SOM. Intensified mineral weathering and rock-derived nutrient release are generally coupled with primed SOM decomposition resulting from "triggered" microbial activity. Fluxes of organic matter products decomposed via priming are linearly correlated with weathering congruency. Weathering congruency influences the formation of organo-mineral associations, thereby modulating the accessibility of organic matter to microbial decomposers and, thus, the priming effect. Our study links weathering with primed SOM decomposition, which plays a key role in controlling soil C dynamics in space and time. These connections represent fundamental links between long-term lithogenic element cycling (= weathering) and rapid turnover of carbon and nutrients (= priming) in soil.
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- Qian Fang
- School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0038, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Soil Sciences of Temperate Ecosystems, Department of Agricultural Soil Sciences, University of Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China
- Department of Geosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0013, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0038, USA
- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0038, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0038, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0038, USA.
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Vijayan R, Sheth N, Mekki L, Lu A, Uneri A, Sisniega A, Magaraggia J, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Thiboutot J, Lee H, Yarmus L, Siewerdsen JH. 3D-2D image registration in the presence of soft-tissue deformation in image-guided transbronchial interventions. Phys Med Biol 2022; 68. [PMID: 36317269 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac9e3c] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Purpose. Target localization in pulmonary interventions (e.g. transbronchial biopsy of a lung nodule) is challenged by deformable motion and may benefit from fluoroscopic overlay of the target to provide accurate guidance. We present and evaluate a 3D-2D image registration method for fluoroscopic overlay in the presence of tissue deformation using a multi-resolution/multi-scale (MRMS) framework with an objective function that drives registration primarily by soft-tissue image gradients.Methods. The MRMS method registers 3D cone-beam CT to 2D fluoroscopy without gating of respiratory phase by coarse-to-fine resampling and global-to-local rescaling about target regions-of-interest. A variation of the gradient orientation (GO) similarity metric (denotedGO') was developed to downweight bone gradients and drive registration via soft-tissue gradients. Performance was evaluated in terms of projection distance error at isocenter (PDEiso). Phantom studies determined nominal algorithm parameters and capture range. Preclinical studies used a freshly deceased, ventilated porcine specimen to evaluate performance in the presence of real tissue deformation and a broad range of 3D-2D image mismatch.Results. Nominal algorithm parameters were identified that provided robust performance over a broad range of motion (0-20 mm), including an adaptive parameter selection technique to accommodate unknown mismatch in respiratory phase. TheGO'metric yielded median PDEiso= 1.2 mm, compared to 6.2 mm for conventionalGO.Preclinical studies with real lung deformation demonstrated median PDEiso= 1.3 mm with MRMS +GO'registration, compared to 2.2 mm with a conventional transform. Runtime was 26 s and can be reduced to 2.5 s given a prior registration within ∼5 mm as initialization.Conclusions. MRMS registration via soft-tissue gradients achieved accurate fluoroscopic overlay in the presence of deformable lung motion. By driving registration via soft-tissue image gradients, the method avoided false local minima presented by bones and was robust to a wide range of motion magnitude.
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- R Vijayan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.,Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Shan B, Hao R, Zhang J, Li J, Ye Y, Lu A. Microbial remediation mechanisms and applications for lead-contaminated environments. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 39:38. [PMID: 36510114 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03484-1] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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High concentrations of lead (Pb) in agricultural soil and wastewater represent a severe threat to the ecosystem and health of living organisms. Among available removal techniques, microbial remediation has attracted much attention due to its lower cost, higher efficiency, and less impact on the environment; hence, it is an effective alternative to conventional physical or chemical Pb-remediation technologies. In the present review, recent advances on the Pb-remediation mechanisms of bacteria, fungi and microalgae have been reported, as well as their detoxification pathways. Based on the previous researches, microorganisms have various remediation mechanisms to cope with Pb pollution, which are basically categorized into biosorption, bioprecipitation, biomineralization, and bioaccumulations. This paper summarizes microbial Pb-remediation mechanisms, factors affecting Pb removal, and examples of each case are described in detail. We emphatically discuss the mechanisms of microbial immobilization of Pb, which can resist toxicity by synthesizing nanoparticles to convert dissolved Pb(II) into less toxic forms. The tolerance mechanisms of microbes to Pb are discussed at the molecular level as well. Finally, we conclude the research challenges and development prospects regarding the microbial remediation of Pb-polluted environment. The current review provides insight of interaction between lead and microbes and their potential applications for Pb removal.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Chowdhury D, Yip HF, Lam K, Zhu H, Tai XC, Lu A. Dynamic expression of Ddc mediates the melatonin biosynthesis rhythms in the mouse: a virtual knockout approach. Sleep Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.05.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Garcia L, Jaradeh K, Ornelas-Dorian C, Lu A, Stark N, Peabody C. 262 Developing Novel Tools for Clinicians to Discuss Immigration for Resource Referral in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.289] [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]
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Ji X, Zhou C, Chen L, Li Y, Hua T, Li Y, Wang C, Jin S, Ding H, Lu A. Reduction, mineralization, and magnetic removal of chromium from soil by using a natural mineral composite. Environ Sci Ecotechnol 2022; 11:100181. [PMID: 36158762 PMCID: PMC9488015 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2022.100181] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Reductive immobilization has been a commonly used technique to detoxify Cr(VI) from soil; however, it's challenging to remove the reduced Cr from soil to prevent its re-oxidation. This work explored a natural magnetic composite for the remediation, mineralization, and magnetic removal of Cr(VI) from the soil. It consists of 77% magnetite and 23% pyrrhotite with strong magnetic properties. A series of characterization tests show that composites of magnetite and pyrrhotite are interlaced and closely bonded, and contain no other heavy metals. The Cr(VI) removal rate increases with the decrease in composite particle size. A kinetics study shows that removing Cr(VI) by the composite is likely through both adsorption and reduction. Acidic conditions are more favorable for the immobilization of Cr(VI), at 45.8 mg Cr(VI) removal per g of composite at pH 2. After 100 days of in-situ treatment by the composite, the leaching concentration (TCLP) of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil was 1.95 mg L-1, which was below the EPA limit (5 mg L-1) for hazardous waste. After reduction, the composite was separated from soil by magnetic characteristics, and 58.2% of Cr was found mineralized. The post-treatment Cr-containing composite was analyzed by SEM-EDS, Raman spectra, and XPS. It was found that Cr was mineralized on the surface of the composite in the form of Cr(OH)3, Cr2O3, and FeCr2O4. This indicates that reduction and mineralization of Cr(VI) in the soil can be accomplished through natural magnetic mineral composites and easily separated and removed from the soil, achieving a complete soil cleanup.
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- Xiang Ji
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Advanced Environmental Technologies LLC, 4025 Automation Way, Unit F4, Fort Collins, CO, 80525, USA
- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Shan B, Hao R, Xu X, Li J, Zhang J, Li Y, Ye Y, Lu A. Efficient immobilization behavior and mechanism investigation of Pb(II) by Aspergillus tubingensis. Biotechnol Lett 2022; 44:741-753. [PMID: 35538334 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-022-03253-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To understand the mechanism of Pb(II) immobilized by Pb(II)-tolerant microbes. RESULTS Aspergillus tubingensis isolated from the lead-zine mine was investigated through surface morphology observation and multiple experimental analysis in order to elucidate the Pb(II) biosorption and immobilization behavior. The maximum Pb(II) uptake capacity of A. tubingensis was about 828.8 mg L-1. Fourier transform-infrared spectra and environmental scanning electron microscope indicated that a large number of functional groups (carboxyl, phosphoryl and sulfydryl, etc.) participated in Pb(II) binding on the cell surface. Raman and X-ray diffraction, field emission high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray absorption fine structure investigation revealed that the Pb(II) loaded on the surface of the fungus could be transformed into PbCO3 and PbS nanocrystals. Meanwhile, Pb(II) transported into the cell would be oxidized to form lead oxide minerals (Pb2O3.333) over time. CONCLUSIONS This study has important implications for an in-depth understanding of Pb(II) removal by A. tubingensis and provides guidance for remediating lead-polluted environment using microorganisms.
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- Bing Shan
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Nelson J, Lu A, Maestre J, Palmer E, Jarma D, Kinney K, Grubesic T, Kirisits M. Space-time analysis of COVID-19 cases and SARS-CoV-2 wastewater loading: A geodemographic perspective. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol 2022; 42:100521. [PMID: 35934330 PMCID: PMC9142176 DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2022.100521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome - coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to effect communities across the world. One way to combat these effects is to enhance our collective ability to remotely monitor community spread. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater is one approach that enables researchers to estimate the total number of infected people in a region; however, estimates are often made at the sewershed level which may mask the geographic nuance required for targeted interdiction efforts. In this work, we utilize an apportioning method to compare the spatial and temporal trends of daily case count with the temporal pattern of viral load in the wastewater at smaller units of analysis within Austin, TX. We find different lag-times between wastewater loading and case reports. Daily case reports for some locations follow the temporal trend of viral load more closely than others. These findings are then compared to socio-demographic characteristics across the study area.
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Liu J, Ge X, Ding H, Yang S, Sun Y, Li Y, Ji X, Li Y, Lu A. Effect of Photoreduction of Semiconducting Iron Mineral-Goethite on Microbial Community in the Marine Euphotic Zone. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:846441. [PMID: 35479644 PMCID: PMC9037543 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.846441] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Marine euphotic zone is the pivotal region for interplay of light-mineral-microorganism and elements cycle, in which semiconducting minerals exist widely and iron-bearing goethite is a typical and widespread one. In this work, we have conducted in-depth researches on the effect of ferrous [Fe(II)] ions dissolved by photoreduction of goethite on microbial community structure and diversity. The mineral phase, structure and morphology of synthesized goethite were characterized by Raman, X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS), environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM), and atomic force microscope (AFM). Photoelectrochemical measurements tested photoelectric response and redox activity of goethite, having proved its significant property of photoelectric response with 44.11% increment of the average photocurrent density relative to the dark current density. The photoreduction experiments of goethite were conducted under light condition in simulated seawater. It has suggested the photoreduction of goethite could occur and Fe(III) was reduced to Fe(II). The dissolved Fe(II) from the photoreduction of goethite under light condition was nearly 11 times than that group without light after a 10-day reaction. Furthermore, results of microbial community sequencing analysis indicated that dissolved Fe(II) could affect the structure and regulate the decrease of microbial community diversity. The emergence of dominant bacteria associated with iron oxidation and transport protein has suggested their obvious selectivity and adaptability in the environment with adding dissolved Fe(II). This work revealed the photoreduction process of semiconducting goethite was remarkable, giving rise to a non-negligible dissolved Fe(II) and its selective effect on the structure, diversity, as well as the function of microbial community. This light-induced interaction between minerals and microorganisms may also further regulate correlative metabolic pathways of carbon cycle in the marine euphotic zone.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Sisniega A, Lu A, Huang H, Zbijewski W, Unberath M, Siewerdsen JH, Weiss CR. Targeted Deformable Motion Compensation for Vascular Interventional Cone-Beam CT Imaging. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2022; 12031:120311H. [PMID: 36381563 PMCID: PMC9654751 DOI: 10.1117/12.2613232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Purpose Cone-beam CT has become commonplace for 3D guidance in interventional radiology (IR), especially for vascular procedures in which identification of small vascular structures is crucial. However, its long image acquisition time poses a limit to image quality due to soft-tissue deformable motion that hampers visibility of small vessels. Autofocus motion compensation has shown promising potential for soft-tissue deformable motion compensation, but it lacks specific target to the imaging task. This work presents an approach for deformable motion compensation targeted at imaging of vascular structures. Methods The proposed method consists on a two-stage framework for: i) identification of contrast-enhanced blood vessels in 2D projection data and delineation of an approximate region covering the vascular target in the volume space, and, ii) a novel autofocus approach including a metric designed to promote the presence of vascular structures acting solely in the region of interest. The vesselness of the image is quantified via evaluation of the properties of the 3D image Hessian, yielding a vesselness filter that gives larger values to voxels candidate to be part of a tubular structure. A cost metric is designed to promote large vesselness values and spatial sparsity, as expected in regions of fine vascularity. A targeted autofocus method was designed by combining the presented metric with a conventional autofocus term acting outside of the region of interest. The resulting method was evaluated on simulated data including synthetic vascularity merged with real anatomical features obtained from MDCT data. Further evaluation was obtained in two clinical datasets obtained during TACE procedures with a robotic C-arm (Artis Zeego, Siemens Healthineers). Results The targeted vascular autofocus effectively restored the shape and contrast of the contrast-enhanced vascularity in the simulation cases, resulting in improved visibility and reduced artifacts. Segmentations performed with a single threshold value on the target vascular regions yielded a net increase of up to 42% in DICE coefficient computed against the static reference. Motion compensation in clinical datasets resulted in improved visibility of vascular structures, observed in maximum intensity projections of the contrast-enhanced liver vessel tree. Conclusion Targeted motion compensation for vascular imaging showed promising performance for increased identification of small vascular structures in presence of motion. The development of autofocus metrics and methods tailored to vascular imaging opens the way for reliable compensation of deformable motion while preserving the integrity of anatomical structures in the image.
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- A Sisniega
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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Li HG, Zhao LH, Lu A, Liu JB, Su ZJ, Wang XB, Gao YJ. [The mechanism of circ_0023990/miR-873-5p/ANXA2 axis regulating radiosensitivity and development of thyroid carcinoma]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:3329-3337. [PMID: 34758534 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210207-00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the effect and possible mechanism of circ_0023990 on the radiosensitivity of thyroid cancer cells. Methods: qRT-PCR was used to detect the expression of circ_0023990 in the cancer tissues of 55 patients with thyroid cancer and thyroid cancer cell lines (TPC-1, KTC-1, FTC-133 and CAL-62), and the relationship between the expression of circ_0023990 in cancer tissues and the clinical characteristics of the patients were analyzed. Thyroid cancer cells TPC-1 and KTC-1 were divided into sh-circ_0023990 group, sh-NC group, sh-circ_0023990+anti-miR-873-5p group, sh-circ_0023990+anti-miR-NC group, miR-873-5p group, miR-NC group, miR-873-5p+pcDNA-ANXA2 group and miR-873-5p+pcDNA group, and then clone formation experiment was used to detect cell radiosensitivity. After each group of cells was irradiated with 4Gy radiation, the expression of γH2AX protein in the cells was detected by Western Blot. The dual luciferase reporter gene experiment verified the targeting relationship between circ_0023990 and miR-873-5p or miR-873-5p and ANXA2. Results: The expression of circ_0023990 in thyroid cancer tissues was higher than that in normal tissues (2.15±0.09 vs. 0.97±0.05, P<0.05), and its expression was closely related to tumor size, lymph node metastasis and TNM staging of patients with thyroid cancer (P<0.05). The expression of circ_0023990 in thyroid cancer cell lines (TPC-1, KTC-1, FTC-133 and CAL-62) were higher than that of normal thyroid cells HTori-3 (3.16±0.38, 2.63±0.28, 1.82±0.24, 1.71±0.22 vs. 1.00±0.10, all P<0.05). The survival scores of TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells in the sh-circ_0023990 group were significantly lower than those in the sh-NC group (P<0.05), and the sensitization ratios were 2.482, 1.643; The survival scores of TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells in the sh-circ_0023990+anti-miR-873-5p group were higher than those in the sh-circ_0023990+anti-miR-NC group (P<0.05), and the sensitization ratios were 0.305, 0.441, respectively. The survival scores of TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells in the miR-873-5p group were lower than those in the miR-NC group (P<0.05), and the sensitization ratios were 2.044, 1.653 respectively. The survival scores of TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells in the miR-873-5p+pcDNA-ANXA2 group was higher than that in the miR-873-5p+pcDNA group (P<0.05), and the sensitization ratios were 0.496, 0.686, respectively. The expression of γH2AX protein in TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells of the 4 Gy+sh-circ_0023990 group were higher than that in the 4 Gy+sh-NC group (2.68±0.27 vs. 1.87±0.25, 2.46±0.19 vs. 1.77±0.14; all P<0.05), but the expression of γH2AX protein in TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells of the 4 Gy+sh-circ_0023990+anti-miR-873-5p group were lower than that in the 4 Gy+sh-circ_0023990+anti-miR-NC group (1.13±0.09 vs. 1.69±0.09, 1.11±0.08 vs. 1.60±0.08; both P<0.05). The expression of γH2AX protein in TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells in the 4 Gy+miR-873-5p group were higher than that in the 4 Gy+miR-NC group (2.35±0.16 vs. 1.84±0.14, 2.26±0.12 vs. 1.77±0.13; both P<0.05), but the expression of γH2AX protein in TPC-1 and KTC-1 cells of the 4 Gy+miR-873-5p+pcDNA-ANXA2 group were lower than that in the 4 Gy+miR-873-5p+pcDNA group (1.96±0.12 vs. 2.41±0.12, 1.92±0.07 vs. 2.28±0.12; both P<0.05). circ_0023990 targeted the negative regulation of miR-873-5p, and ANXA2 was the target gene of miR-873-5p. Conclusion: circ_0023990 was highly expressed in thyroid cancer tissues and cell lines, and it may promote the radiotherapy resistance of thyroid cancer cells in vivo through regulating miR-873-5p/ANXA2 axis.
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- H G Li
- Department of Thyroid Surgery,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- Department of Disinfection Supply Center,Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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Song H, Ou X, Han B, Deng H, Zhang W, Tian C, Cai C, Lu A, Lin Z, Chai L. An Overlooked Natural Hydrogen Evolution Pathway: Ni
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Oxidation during Low‐Temperature Serpentinization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Han Song
- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100029 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function School of Earth and Space Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Changsha Hunan 410083 China
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Song H, Ou X, Han B, Deng H, Zhang W, Tian C, Cai C, Lu A, Lin Z, Chai L. An Overlooked Natural Hydrogen Evolution Pathway: Ni 2+ Boosting H 2 O Reduction by Fe(OH) 2 Oxidation during Low-Temperature Serpentinization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24054-24058. [PMID: 34519405 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Natural hydrogen (H2 ) has gained considerable attentions as a renewable energy resource to mitigate the globally increasing environmental concerns. Low-temperature serpentinization (<200 °C) as a typical water-rock reaction is a major source of the natural H2 . However, the reaction mechanism and the controlling step to product H2 remained unclear, which hinders the further utilization of natural H2 . Herein, we demonstrated that the H2 production rate could be determined by the Fe(OH)2 oxidation during low-temperature serpentinization. Moreover, the co-existence of Ni2+ could largely enhance the H2 production kinetics. With the addition of only 1 % Ni2+ , the H2 production rate was remarkably enhanced by about two orders of magnitude at 90 °C. D2 O isotopic experiment and theoretical calculations revealed that the enhanced H2 production kinetics could be attributed to the catalytic role of Ni2+ to promote the reduction of H2 O.
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- Han Song
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.,Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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Zakharevich M, Kippenhan M, Lu A, Mark Courtney D, McCarthy D, Kim H. 238 Antibiotic and Opioid Antitussive Prescribing Among Urgent Care and Emergency Department Visits for Respiratory Diagnoses. Ann Emerg Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.250] [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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Grade M, Stark N, Emanuels D, Lu A, Leung S, Peabody C. 13 Impact of an Electronic Decision Tool for Social Resources upon Discharge. Ann Emerg Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.021] [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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Xu H, Hao R, Yang S, Xu X, Lu A, Li Y. Removal of lead ions in an aqueous solution by living and modified Aspergillus niger. Water Environ Res 2021; 93:844-853. [PMID: 33131118 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An indigenous lead-tolerant fungal strain was isolated from lead-contaminated soil and identified as Aspergillus niger, via 18S rRNA gene sequencing. We determined the adsorption and accumulation of Pb(II) by living A. niger and the adsorption of Pb(II) via modified A. niger. This strain resisted and removed 96.21%-100% Pb(II) ranging from 2 to 8 mmol/L Pb(II). Pb-containing particles were observed outside of the cell, and lead was detected inside the cell under scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The process of measuring the adsorption ability of modified fungal biomass, freeze-dried, high-temperature, and alkali-treated fungal samples was analyzed; they adsorbed 25.02%, 8.76%, and 15.05% Pb(II) under 8 mmol/L Pb(II) in 43, 10, and 10 hr, respectively. These three types of modified A. niger fit the pseudo-second-order model equation well. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Isolation and identification of effective Pb(II) removal strain from the soil around Dexing lead-zinc mine. The ability of living and modified Aspergillus niger to remove Pb(II) in an aqueous environment was evaluated. Lead distributions inside and outside the cell were analyzed by SEM and TEM. Kinetic models for modified biomass adsorbing Pb(II) were made for describing adsorption process.
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- Hui Xu
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Liu J, Liu X, Ding H, Ren G, Sun Y, Liu Y, Ji X, Ma LZ, Li Y, Lu A. Enhanced mechanism of extracellular electron transfer between semiconducting minerals anatase and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in euphotic zone. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 141:107849. [PMID: 34098461 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Focusing the marine euphotic zone, which is the pivotal region for interaction of solar light-mineral-microorganism and the elements cycle, we have conducted the research on the mechanism of semiconducting minerals promoting extracellular electron transfer with microorganisms in depth. Therein, anatase which is one of the most representative semiconducting minerals in marine euphotic zone was selected. The mineralogical characterization of anatase was identified by ESEM, AFM, EDS, Raman, XRD, and its semiconducting characteristics was determined by UV-Vis and Mott-Schottky plots. Determined by the electrochemical measurement of I-t curves, the photocurrent density of anatase was more prominent than dark current density. Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 was widely distributed in the euphotic zone, and its mutants of operons deficient in biosynthesis pyocyanin (Δphz1Δphz2) and pili deficient (ΔpilA) were employed in this study. I-t curves indicated that both direct and indirect extracellular electron transfer processes occurred between anatase and PAO1. The indirect electron transfer depending on pyocyanin secreted by PAO1 was the main electron transfer mode. This work demonstrated the light-driven extracellular electron transfer and further revealed the photo-catalyzed mechanisms between anatase and PAO1 in marine euphotic zone.
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- Jia Liu
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, Beijing 100871, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, Beijing 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, Beijing 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, Beijing 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, Beijing 100871, China.
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Li Y, Wang C, Lu A, Li K, Cheng X, Yang C, Li Y, Li Y, Ding H. A Comparative Study of Pathological Nanomineral Aggregates with Distinct Morphology in Human Aortic Atherosclerotic Plaques. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2021; 21:547-554. [PMID: 33213653 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2021.18449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Calcification exists in atherosclerotic plaques in the form of nanomineral aggregates and is closely related to the development of atherosclerosis. Spheroidal and massive calcification are two major types of calcification found in atherosclerotic tissue. However, the exact difference between these two types of calcification is still not clear. Samples composed entirely of spheroidal calcifications and massive calcifications were isolated from aortic atherosclerotic plaques and tested using both bulk and microscopic analysis techniques. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that spheroidal calcifications had a core-shell structure. Massive calcifications were composed of randomly arranged nanocrystals. Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and selected area electron diffraction showed amorphous calcium phosphate, whitlockite and carbonate hydroxyapatite all existing in spheroidal calcification, while massive calcification only consisted of carbonate hydroxyapatite. We conclude that amorphous calcium phosphate may act as a precursor phase of spheroidal calcifications that eventually transforms into a crystalline phase, while whitlockite in lesions could aggravate the progression of atherosclerosis.
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- Yuan Li
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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Li L, Li Y, Li Y, Lu A, Ding H, Wong PK, Sun H, Shi J. Natural wolframite as a novel visible-light photocatalyst towards organics degradation and bacterial inactivation. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Li Y, Li Y, Liu Y, Wu Y, Wu J, Wang B, Ye H, Jia H, Wang X, Li L, Zhu M, Ding H, Lai Y, Wang C, Dick J, Lu A. Photoreduction of inorganic carbon(+IV) by elemental sulfur: Implications for prebiotic synthesis in terrestrial hot springs. Sci Adv 2020; 6:6/47/eabc3687. [PMID: 33208363 PMCID: PMC7673799 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc3687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Terrestrial hydrothermal systems have been proposed as alternative birthplaces for early life but lacked reasonable scenarios for the supply of biomolecules. Here, we show that elemental sulfur (S0), as the dominant mineral in terrestrial hot springs, can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) into formic acid (HCOOH) under ultraviolet (UV) light below 280 nm. The semiconducting S0 is indicated to have a direct bandgap of 4.4 eV. The UV-excited S0 produces photoelectrons with a highly negative potential of -2.34 V (versus NHE, pH 7), which could reduce CO2 after accepting electrons from electron donors such as reducing sulfur species. Simultaneously, UV light breaks sulfur bonds, benefiting the adsorption of charged carbonates onto S0 and assisting their photoreduction. Assuming that terrestrial hot springs covered 1% of primitive Earth's surface, S0 at 10 μM could have produced maximal 109 kg/year HCOOH within 10-cm-thick photic zones, underlying its remarkable contributions to the accumulation of prebiotic biomolecules.
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- Yanzhang Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China.
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Sinopec Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Beijing 100013, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China.
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Ding H, Sun Y, Li Y, Lu A. Genome Analysis of a Marine Bacterium Halomonas sp. and Its Role in Nitrate Reduction under the Influence of Photoelectrons. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1529. [PMID: 33027938 PMCID: PMC7650824 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8101529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The solar light response and photoelectrons produced by widespread semiconducting mineral play important roles in biogeochemical cycles on Earth's surface. To explore the potential influence of photoelectrons generated by semiconducting mineral particles on nitrate-reducing microorganisms in the photic zone, a marine heterotrophic denitrifier Halomonas sp. strain 3727 was isolated from seawater in the photic zone of the Yellow Sea, China. This strain was classified as a Halomonadaceae. Whole-genome analysis indicated that this strain possessed genes encoding the nitrogen metabolism, i.e., narG, nasA, nirBD, norZ, nosB, and nxr, which sustained dissimilatory nitrate reduction, assimilatory nitrate reduction, and nitrite oxidation. This strain also possessed genes related to carbon, sulfur, and other metabolisms, hinting at its substantial metabolic flexibility. A series of microcosm experiments in a simulative photoelectron system was conducted, and the results suggested that this bacterial strain could use simulated photoelectrons with different energy for nitrate reduction. Nitrite, as an intermediate product, was accumulated during the nitrate reduction with limited ammonia residue. The nitrite and ammonia productions differed with or without different energy electron supplies. Nitrite was the main product accounting for 30.03% to 68.40% of the total nitrogen in photoelectron supplement systems, and ammonia accounted for 3.77% to 8.52%. However, in open-circuit systems, nitrite and ammonia proportions were 26.77% and 11.17%, respectively, and nitrogen loss in the liquid was not observed. This study reveals that photoelectrons can serve as electron donors for nitrogen transformation mediated by Halomonas sp. strain 3727, which reveals an underlying impact on the nitrogen biogeochemical cycle in the marine photic zone.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China; (Y.L.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.)
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China; (Y.L.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.)
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Lu A, Gunzburger E, Glorioso T, Smith W, Whooley M, Ho M. Impact of Longitudinal Virtual Primary Care on Diabetes Quality of Care. Health Serv Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13443] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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- A. Lu
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System San Francisco CA United States
- University of California San Francisco San Francisco CA United States
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- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System Aurora CO United States
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- Denver‐Seattle Center of Innovation (COIN) Denver CO United States
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System San Francisco CA United States
- University of California San Francisco San Francisco CA United States
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System San Francisco CA United States
- University of California San Francisco San Francisco CA United States
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- University of Colorado Hospital Denver CO United States
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Zero TE MR imaging is a novel technique that achieves a near-zero time interval between radiofrequency excitation and data acquisition, enabling visualization of short-T2 materials such as cortical bone. Zero TE offers a promising radiation-free alternative to CT with rapid, high-resolution, silent, and artifact-resistant imaging, as well as the potential for "pseudoCT" reconstructions. In this report, we will discuss our preliminary experience with zero TE, including technical principles and a clinical case series demonstrating emerging applications in neuroradiology.
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- Department of Medical Physics (A.L., K.R.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Medical Physics (A.L., K.R.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- From the Department of Radiology, Nationwide Children's Hospital (M.-L.H.), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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Xu X, Hao R, Xu H, Lu A. Removal mechanism of Pb(II) by Penicillium polonicum: immobilization, adsorption, and bioaccumulation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9079. [PMID: 32493948 PMCID: PMC7270113 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66025-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Currently, lead (Pb) has become a severe environmental pollutant and fungi hold a promising potential for the remediation of Pb-containing wastewater. The present study showed that Penicillium polonicum was able to tolerate 4 mmol/L Pb(II), and remove 90.3% of them in 12 days through three mechanisms: extracellular immobilization, cell wall adsorption, and intracellular bioaccumulation. In this paper. the three mechanisms were studied by Raman, X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicated that Pb(II) was immobilized as lead oxalate outside the fungal cell, bound with phosphate, nitro, halide, hydroxyl, amino, and carboxyl groups on the cell wall, precipitated as pyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3Cl] on the cell wall, and reduced to Pb(0) inside the cell. These combined results provide a basis for additionally understanding the mechanisms of Pb(II) removal by P. polonicum and developing remediation strategies using this fungus for lead-polluted water.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Shen C, Gu X, Yang B, Zhang D, Wang Z, Shu Z, Dick J, Lu A. Mineralogical characteristics and photocatalytic properties of natural sphalerite from China. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 89:156-166. [PMID: 31892388 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.10.017] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Different natural sphalerites have a range of photocatalytic properties that can potentially be exploited for environmental remediation purposes. To develop value in the exploitation of sphalerite, samples were collected from 19 ore deposits in China and characterized for their mineralogical and photocatalytic properties. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron probe micro analysis (EPMA) measurements indicated that all the natural sphalerites from various localities crystallized in cubic phases with various chemical compositions. The substitution of Fe for Zn ranged from 0.235% to 14.826% by weight, Mn from 0.004% to 4.868%, Cu from 0.009% to 5.529% and Cd from 0.133% to 1.576%. As Fe became more abundant, the color of natural sphalerite darkened, becoming almost black; and higher Fe content was associated with stronger visible light absorption. Photoluminescence spectra showed emission mainly related to S-vacancies and progressively decreasing fluorescence intensity with increasing Fe content. Tests of the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange indicated that the sample with the highest Cd content but moderate Fe content had the highest photocatalytic activity. Specifically, the degradation of Methyl Orange (30 mg/L) attained 82.11% efficiency under visible light irradiation for 4 hr of natural sphalerite with 4.262% Fe and 1.576% Cd. Overall, the Fe content in sphalerite was found to contribute to the visible light absorption ability and the recombination rate of photo-generated electrons and holes, while substitution by Cd was observed to have a greater effect on the photocatalytic properties. These findings provide a scientific basis for the profitable utilization of base metal resources like sphalerite.
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Geoscience and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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Chowdhury D, Wang C, Lu A, Zhu H. Quantitatively decoding the circadian transcriptional regulations: an advanced approach in sleep medicine. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liang W, Lu A, Chu C, Wang J, Davis D, Liang W. REGULATION OF VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CURRENT BY WNT SIGNALLING IN HEALTHY AND BRUGADA SYNDROME HUMAN CARDIOMYOCYTES. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Wu Z, Zhong M, Li M, Huang H, Liao J, Lu A, Guo K, Ma N, Lin J, Duan J, Liu L, Xu F, Zhong Z, Chen J. Mutation Analysis of Pre-mRNA Splicing Genes PRPF31, PRPF8, and SNRNP200 in Chinese Families with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa. Curr Mol Med 2019; 18:287-294. [PMID: 30360737 DOI: 10.2174/1566524018666181024160452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND To screen variants in pre-mRNA Splicing genes in 95 Chinese autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) families. METHODS Clinical examination and pedigree analysis were performed. Targeted exome sequencing (TES) and / or Sanger sequencing were performed to detect the variants in genes of Splicing factors and conduct intra-familiar segregation analysis with DNA available. In silico analysis was performed to predict pathogenicity of variants in protein level and in vitro splicing assays were performed to compare splicing variants with their corresponding wildtype about their splicing effect. RESULTS In this study, total nine different variants were identified in PRPF31, SNRNP200, and PRPF8 respectively, including six PRPF31 variants [five novel variants 322+1G>A, c.527+2T>G, c.590T>C(p.Leu197Pro), c.1035_1036insGC (p.Pro346Argfs X18), and c.1224dupG (p.Gln409AlafsX66) plus one reported variant c.1060C>T (p.Arg354X)], a recurrent PRPF8 variant c.6930G>T (p.Arg2310Ser), two SNRNP200 variants [one heterozygous and homozygous SNRNP200 recurrent variant c.3260G>A (p.Ser1087Leu), and a reported heterozygous c.2042G>A(p.Arg681His)]. In family 20009, incomplete penetrance was observed. A novel PRPF31 missense variant c.590T>C (p.Leu197Pro) was predicted to be pathogenic in protein level via in silico analysis and in vitro splicing assay demonstrated that two novel splicing PRPF31 variants c.322+1G>A and c.527+2T>G affect splicing compared with the wildtype. CONCLUSIONS In our studies, RP-causing variants of pre-mRNA Splicing genes (PRPF31, PRPF8 and SNRNP200) were identified in nine of the ninety-five adRP families respectively, which extend the spectra of RP variant and phenotype. And we provide the first example that SNRNP200-related RP can be caused by both heterozygous and homozygous variants of this gene.
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, and Tongji Eye Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medical Genetics, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Pingxiang People's Hospital, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, and Tongji Eye Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medical Genetics, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, and Tongji Eye Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medical Genetics, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, and Tongji Eye Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medical Genetics, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, and Tongji Eye Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medical Genetics, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, and Tongji Eye Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medical Genetics, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, and Tongji Eye Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medical Genetics, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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VASQUEZ C, Lu A. MON-285 BROWN TUMOR IN A DIALYSIS PATIENT WHO RESPONDED TO PARATHYROIDECTOMY: A CASE REPORT. Kidney Int Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.1091] [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: 10/26/2022] Open
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Lu J, Zhao J, Jia C, Zhou L, Cai Y, Ni J, Ma J, Zheng M, Lu A. FPR2 enhances colorectal cancer progression by promoting EMT process. Neoplasma 2019; 66:785-791. [PMID: 31288528 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2018_181123n890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Formyl peptide receptor-2 (FPR2) has been shown to promote various tumors, but its role in colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been clearly illuminated. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of FPR2 interference on cell proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis, pro-angiogenesis of CRC cells, and also the mechanisms involved. Quantitative PCR assays were applied to assess the expression levels of FPR2 in CRC tissues. CRC cell line SW1116 was chosen to perform this study. We knocked down FPR2 gene by sh-RNA. Then, the cell proliferation was assayed by soft agar colony formation assay, the cell migration capacity was checked by wound healing assay, and cell invasion ability was detected by transwell assay. In addition, flow cytometric analysis was used to detect apoptosis, while endothelial tube formation assay was used to evaluate the effects of FPR2 on pro-angiogenesis in vitro. Tumorigenesis experiment in vivo was performed in nude mice. EMT-related proteins were studied by western blotting. Quantitative PCR demonstrated that FPR2 mRNA was highly expressed in the colorectal cancer tissues. SW1116 cells' capacities of proliferation, migration, invasion, anti-apoptosis and pro-angiogenesis were distinctly suppressed after silencing FPR2 in SW1116 by sh-RNA. Suppression FPR2 mRNA in SW1116 cells suppressed tumorigenicity in nude mice. The expression of proteins related to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) such as E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Snail, Slug and vimentin was changed after suppressing FPR2. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that FPR2 could promote CRC cells progression in vitro and in vivo that may relate to promoting EMT.
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- J Lu
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Yuan G, Huang S, Qin S, Wu X, Ding H, Lu A. Structural, Optical, and Thermal Properties of Cs2
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- Guan Yuan
- School of Earth and Space Sciences; Peking University; Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education; No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District Beijing PR China
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- School of Earth and Space Sciences; Peking University; Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education; No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District Beijing PR China
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- School of Earth and Space Sciences; Peking University; Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education; No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District Beijing PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources; China University of Geosciences; Lumo Road No. 388 Wuhan PR China
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- School of Earth and Space Sciences; Peking University; Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education; No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District Beijing PR China
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- School of Earth and Space Sciences; Peking University; Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education; No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District Beijing PR China
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Ren G, Yan Y, Nie Y, Lu A, Wu X, Li Y, Wang C, Ding H. Natural Extracellular Electron Transfer Between Semiconducting Minerals and Electroactive Bacterial Communities Occurred on the Rock Varnish. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:293. [PMID: 30886603 PMCID: PMC6410676 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rock varnish is a thin coating enriched with manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) oxides. The mineral composition and formation of rock varnish elicit considerable attention from geologists and microbiologists. However, limited research has been devoted to the semiconducting properties of these Fe/Mn oxides in varnish and relatively little attention is paid to the mineral-microbe interaction under sunlight. In this study, the mineral composition and the bacterial communities on varnish from the Gobi Desert in Xinjiang, China were analyzed. Results of principal components analysis and t-test indicated that more electroactive genera such as Acinetobacter, Staphylococcus, Dietzia, and Pseudomonas gathered on varnish bacterial communities than on substrate rock and surrounding soils. We then explored the culture of varnish, substrate and soil samples in media and the extracellular electron transfer (EET) between bacterial communities and mineral electrodes under light/dark conditions for the first time. Orthogonal electrochemical experiments demonstrated that the most remarkable photocurrent density of 6.1 ± 0.4 μA/cm2 was observed between varnish electrode and varnish microflora. Finally, based on Raman and 16S rRNA gene-sequencing results, coculture system of birnessite and Pseudomonas (the major Mn oxide and a common electroactive bacterium in varnish) was established to study underlying mechanism. A steadily growing photocurrent (205 μA at 100 h) under light was observed with a stable birnessite after 110 h. However, only 47 μA was generated in the dark control and birnessite was reduced to Mn2+ in 13 h, suggesting that birnessite helped deliver electrons instead of serving as an electron acceptor under light. Our study demonstrated that electroactive bacterial communities were positively correlated with Fe/Mn semiconducting minerals in varnish, and diversified EET process occurred on varnish under sunlight. Overall, these phenomena may influence bacterial-community structure in natural environments over time.
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- Guiping Ren
- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Dick JM, Yu M, Tan J, Lu A. Changes in Carbon Oxidation State of Metagenomes Along Geochemical Redox Gradients. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:120. [PMID: 30804909 PMCID: PMC6378307 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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There is widespread interest in how geochemistry affects the genomic makeup of microbial communities, but the possible impacts of oxidation-reduction (redox) conditions on the chemical composition of biomacromolecules remain largely unexplored. Here we document systematic changes in the carbon oxidation state, a metric derived from the chemical formulas of biomacromolecular sequences, using published metagenomic and metatranscriptomic datasets from 18 studies representing different marine and terrestrial environments. We find that the carbon oxidation states of DNA, as well as proteins inferred from coding sequences, follow geochemical redox gradients associated with mixing and cooling of hot spring fluids in Yellowstone National Park (USA) and submarine hydrothermal fluids. Thermodynamic calculations provide independent predictions for the environmental shaping of the gene and protein composition of microbial communities in these systems. On the other hand, the carbon oxidation state of DNA is negatively correlated with oxygen concentration in marine oxygen minimum zones. In this case, a thermodynamic model is not viable, but the low carbon oxidation state of DNA near the ocean surface reflects a low GC content, which can be attributed to genome reduction in organisms adapted to low-nutrient conditions. We also present evidence for a depth-dependent increase of oxidation state at the species level, which might be associated with alteration of DNA through horizontal gene transfer and/or selective degradation of relatively reduced (AT-rich) extracellular DNA by heterotrophic bacteria. Sediments exhibit even more complex behavior, where carbon oxidation state minimizes near the sulfate-methane transition zone and rises again at depth; markedly higher oxidation states are also associated with older freshwater-dominated sediments in the Baltic Sea that are enriched in iron oxides and have low organic carbon. This geobiochemical study of carbon oxidation state reveals a new aspect of environmental information in metagenomic sequences, and provides a reference frame for future studies that may use ancient DNA sequences as a paleoredox indicator.
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- Jeffrey M. Dick
- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha, China
- School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha, China
- School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha, China
- School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha, China
- School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, China
- School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Levine M, Lu A, Quach A, Chen B, Baccarelli A, Whitsel E, Ferrucci L, Horvath S. AN EPIGENETIC CLOCK FOR AGING AND LIFE EXPECTANCY. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M Levine
- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- LIFE Epigenetics, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Environmental Epigenetics, Departments of Environmental Health Sciences Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept. of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Longitudinal Studies Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, USA. Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Lu A, Adamo M, Warren O. 271EMF Understanding High Utilization of the Emergency Department: An Interview Study. Ann Emerg Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.276] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Tan L, Jiang W, Lu A, Cai H, Kong L. miR-155 Aggravates Liver Ischemia/reperfusion Injury by Suppressing SOCS1 in Mice. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:3831-3839. [PMID: 30577275 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.08.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Liver ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) occurs during partial liver resection and liver transplantation. Activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) is a key event triggered by a range of proinflammatory cytokines during liver I/R. Although it has been reported that miR-155 takes part in both innate and adaptive immune responses, the potential role of miR-155 in liver IRI remains unknown. In this study, we found that expression of miR-155 was upregulated during liver I/R by many inflammatory cytokines, and forced expression of miR-155 aggravated hepatocyte injury following liver I/R both in vivo and in vitro. Mice transfected with Ago-miR-155-a chemically modified miR-155-showed enhanced liver severity compared to those transfected with negative control miRNA by inhibiting the expression of SOCS1, the target of miR-155. Thus by the inhibition of SOCS1, the overexpression of miR-155 promoted activation of NF-κB, and elevating the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such TNF-α and IL-6. In conclusion, miR-155 aggravates liver I/R injury in vivo and hepatocyte hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by suppressing the expression of SOCS1.
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- Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neonatal Surgery, Nanjing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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