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Cui J, Qiu Z, Yang Z, Jin A, Cui X, Yang L, Xing H. One-Step Butadiene Purification in a Sulfonate-Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework through Synergistic Separation Mechanism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202403345. [PMID: 38581110 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403345] [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: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Porous materials that could recognize specific molecules from complex mixtures are of great potential in improving the current energy-intensive multistep separation processes. However, due to the highly similar structures and properties of the mixtures, the design of desired porous materials remains challenging. Herein, a sulfonate-functionalized metal-organic framework ZU-609 with suitable pore size and pore chemistry is designed for 1,3-butadiene (C4H6) purification from complex C4 mixtures. The sulfonate anions decorated in the channel achieve selective recognition of C4H6 from other C4 olefins with subtle polarity differences through C-H⋅⋅⋅O-S interactions, affording recorded C4H6/trans-2-C4H8 selectivity (4.4). Meanwhile, the shrunken mouth of the channel with a suitable pore size (4.6 Å) exhibits exclusion effect to the larger molecules cis-2-C4H8, iso-C4H8, n-C4H10 and iso-C4H10. Benefiting from the moderate C4 olefins binding affinity exhibited by sulfonate anions, the adsorbed C4H6 could be easily regenerated near ambient conditions. Polymer-grade 1,3-butadiene (99.5 %) is firstly obtained from 7-component C4 mixtures via one adsorption-desorption cycle. The work demonstrates the great potential of synergistic recognition of size-sieving and thermodynamically equilibrium in dealing with complex mixtures.
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- Jiyu Cui
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310012, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310012, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310012, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310012, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310012, Hangzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Functional Materials Intelligent Manufacturing of Zhejiang Province, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center 311215 Hangzhou (China)
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310012, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310012, Hangzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Functional Materials Intelligent Manufacturing of Zhejiang Province, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center 311215 Hangzhou (China)
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Cui J, Zhang Z, Yang L, Hu J, Jin A, Yang Z, Zhao Y, Meng B, Zhou Y, Wang J, Su Y, Wang J, Cui X, Xing H. A molecular sieve with ultrafast adsorption kinetics for propylene separation. Science 2024; 383:179-183. [PMID: 38096333 DOI: 10.1126/science.abn8418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The design of molecular sieves is vital for gas separation, but it suffers from a long-standing issue of slow adsorption kinetics due to the intrinsic contradiction between molecular sieving and diffusion within restricted nanopores. We report a molecular sieve ZU-609 with local sieving channels that feature molecular sieving gates and rapid diffusion channels. The precise cross-sectional cutoff of molecular sieving gates enables the exclusion of propane from propylene. The coexisting large channels constituted by sulfonic anions and helically arranged metal-organic architectures allow the fast adsorption kinetics of propylene, and the measured propylene diffusion coefficient in ZU-609 is one to two orders of magnitude higher than previous molecular sieves. Propylene with 99.9% purity is obtained through breakthrough experiments with a productivity of 32.2 L kg-1.
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- Jiyu Cui
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, P.R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Functional Materials Intelligent Manufacturing of Zhejiang Province, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, P.R. China
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- Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, P.R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Functional Materials Intelligent Manufacturing of Zhejiang Province, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, P.R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Functional Materials Intelligent Manufacturing of Zhejiang Province, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, P.R. China
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Jin A, Xu H, Gao X, Sun S, Yang Y, Huang X, Wang X, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Dai Q, Bian Q, Jiang L. ScRNA-Seq Reveals a Distinct Osteogenic Progenitor of Alveolar Bone. J Dent Res 2023; 102:645-655. [PMID: 37148259 DOI: 10.1177/00220345231159821] [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] [Indexed: 05/08/2023] Open
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The metabolism and remodeling of alveolar bone are the most active among the whole skeletal system, which is related to the biological characteristics and heterogeneity of the bone mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). However, there is a lack of systematic description of the heterogeneity of MSC-derived osteoblastic lineage cells as well as their distinct osteogenic differentiation trajectory of alveolar bone. In this study, we constructed a single-cell atlas of the mouse alveolar bone cells through single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Remarkably, by comparing the cell compositions between the alveolar bone and long bone, we uncovered a previously undescribed cell population that exhibits a high expression of protocadherin Fat4 (Fat4+ cells) and is specifically enriched around alveolar bone marrow cavities. ScRNA-seq analysis indicated that Fat4+ cells may initiate a distinct osteogenic differentiation trajectory in the alveolar bone. By isolating and cultivating Fat4+ cells in vitro, we demonstrated that they possess colony-forming, osteogenic, and adipogenic capabilities. Moreover, FAT4 knockdown could significantly inhibit the osteogenic differentiation of alveolar bone MSCs. Furthermore, we revealed that the Fat4+ cells exhibit a core transcriptional signature consisting of several key transcription factors, such as SOX6, which are involved in osteogenesis, and further demonstrated that SOX6 is required for the efficient osteogenic differentiation of the Fat4+ cells. Collectively, our high-resolution single-cell atlas of the alveolar bone reveals a distinct osteogenic progenitor that may contribute to the unique physiological characteristics of alveolar bone.
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- A Jin
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- The 2nd Dental Center, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Dai Q, Sun S, Jin A, Gong X, Xu H, Yang Y, Huang X, Wang X, Liu Y, Gao J, Gao X, Liu J, Bian Q, Wu Y, Jiang L. Osteoblastic RAR Inhibition Causes VAD-Like Craniofacial Skeletal Deformity. J Dent Res 2023; 102:667-677. [PMID: 37036085 DOI: 10.1177/00220345231151691] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Retinoid signaling disorders cause craniofacial deformity, among which infants with maternal vitamin A deficiency (VAD) exhibited malformation of the eye, nose, palate, and parietal and jaw bone. Previous research uncovered the pathogenesis of eye defect and cleft palate of VAD in mice, but the studies on craniofacial skeletal deformity met obstacles, and the cell/lineage and underlying mechanism remain unclear. The retinoic acid receptor (RAR) is the key transcription factor in retinoid signaling, but individual knockout cannot simulate pathway inhibition. Here, we conditionally expressed dominant-negative RARα mutation (dnRARα) in osteoblasts to specifically inhibit the transcription activity of RAR in mice, which mimics the craniofacial deformities caused by VAD in clinical cases: hypomineralization of cranial bones, mandibular deformity, and clavicular hypoplasia. Furthermore, we performed 3-dimensional reconstruction based on micro-computed tomography and confirmed the abnormalities in the shape, size, and ossification of craniofacial bones due to osteoblastic RAR inhibition. Histological analysis indicated that inhibition of RAR in osteoblasts impaired both bone formation and bone resorption, which was confirmed by transcriptome sequencing of the calvaria. Furthermore, mechanism investigation showed that inhibition of RAR in osteoblasts directly decreased osteoblast differentiation in a cell-autonomous manner by impairing osteogenic gene transcription and also inhibited osteoclast differentiation via osteoblast-osteoclast crosstalk by impairing Rankl transcription. In summary, osteoblastic RAR activity is critical to craniofacial skeletal development, and its dysfunction leads to skeletal deformities mimicking VAD craniofacial defects, providing a new insight for VAD pathogenesis.
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- Q Dai
- The 2nd Dental Center, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Department of Stomatology, Zhang Zhiyuan Academician Work Station, Hainan Western Central Hospital, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Danzhou, Hainan, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The 2nd Dental Center, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The 2nd Dental Center, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Jin A, Hong Y, Yang Y, Xu H, Huang X, Gao X, Gong X, Dai Q, Jiang L. FOXO3 Mediates Tooth Movement by Regulating Force-Induced Osteogenesis. J Dent Res 2021; 101:196-205. [PMID: 34157903 DOI: 10.1177/00220345211021534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The high prevalence of malocclusion and dentofacial malformations means that the demand for orthodontic treatments has been increasing rapidly. As the biological basis of orthodontic treatment, the mechanism of mechanical force-induced alveolar bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) has become the key scientific issue of orthodontics. It has been demonstrated that bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are crucial for bone remodeling and exhibit mechanical sensing properties. Mechanical force can promote osteoblastic differentiation of BMSCs and osteogenesis, but the key factor that mediates mechanical force-induced osteogenesis during OTM remains unclear. In this study, by performing reverse-phase protein arrays on BMSCs exposed to mechanical force, we found that the expression level of forkhead box O3 (FOXO3) was significantly upregulated during the mechanical force-induced osteoblastic differentiation of BMSCs. The number of FOXO3-positive cells was consistently higher on the OTM side as compared with the control side and accompanied by the enhancement of osteogenesis. Remarkably, inhibiting FOXO3 with repaglinide delayed OTM by severely impairing mechanical force-induced bone formation in vivo. Moreover, knockdown of FOXO3 effectively inhibited the mechanical force-induced osteoblastic differentiation of BMSCs, whereas the overexpression of FOXO3 enhanced this effect. Mechanistically, we revealed a novel regulatory model in which FOXO3 promoted osteocalcin transcription by activating its promoter in cooperation with runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2). We collectively obtained the first evidence that FOXO3 is critical for OTM, where it responds to mechanical force and directly regulates downstream osteoblastic differentiation in an efficient manner.
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- A Jin
- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- The 2nd Dental Center, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Leung YY, Jin A, Tan K, Ang LW, Yuan JM, Koh WP. POS1095 FOOD SOURCES OF DIETARY FIBRE AND RISK OF TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT RELATED TO SEVERE OSTEOARTHRITIS, THE SINGAPORE CHINESE HEALTH STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Although fibre intake was inversely associated with the risk of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in a US study, this association was partially confounded by lower body mass index (BMI) in those with higher fibre intake.Objectives:We evaluated the association between fibre intake and its food sources, and the risk of total knee replacement (TKR) due to severe KOA.Methods:We used data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort study that recruited 63,257 participants aged 45-74 years from 1993 to 1998. At baseline, we assessed diet using a validated 165-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, together with BMI and lifestyle factors. Incident TKR cases were identified via record linkage with nationwide hospital discharge database through 2017. We used multivariable Cox regression models to compute hazard ratio (HR) and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for risk of TKR.Results:There were 2,816 cases of incident TKR due to severe KOA. Total fibre intake at baseline was not associated with risk of TKR after adjustment for confounders. Among the food sources of fibre, higher intake of legumes was associated with lower risk of TKR in dose-dependent manner; compared with those having the lowest quartile intake, HR (95% CI) was 0.86 (0.76, 0.96) for the highest quartile (p for trend = 0.004). This association was consistent after including BMI in the model, and homogenous across BMI categories. The consumption of other fibre sources, namely grain products, nuts and seeds, soy food, fruits and vegetables, was not associated with risk of TKR.Conclusion:Intake of legumes, but not total fibre, was associated with a reduced risk of TKR. Further research is needed to replicate our findings, and to evaluate possible biological mechanisms that could explain the effect of dietary legumes in pathogenesis or progression of KOA.Table 1.Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for risk of total knee replacement according to intake of fibre (only shown total fibre and legumes): The Singapore Chinese Health Study (1993-2017).Quartiles of energy-adjusted food intakeQ1Q2Q3Q4p for trend 1Total fibreMedian, g/day8.559.4312.1917.70Cases/ person-years528/ 275,050712/ 280,456767/ 284,394809/ 287,955Multivariate Model 11.001.08 (0.96, 1.21)1.12 (1.00, 1.26)1.18 (1.05, 1.32)0.003Multivariate Model 21.001.06 (0.95, 1.19)1.09 (0.97, 1.22)1.11 (0.99, 1.24)0.088LegumesMedian, g/day0.110.432.117.01Cases/ person-years638/ 280,170754/ 278,001756/ 280,407668/ 289,275Multivariate Model 11.000.97 (0.87, 1.09)0.95 (0.84, 1.06)0.84 (0.76, 0.94)<0.001Multivariate Model 21.000.98 (0.87, 1.09)0.94 (0.84, 1.06)0.86 (0.77, 0.96)0.004Multivariate Model 31.000.98 (0.87, 1.09)0.95 (0.84, 1.06)0.86 (0.76, 0.96)0.0041Linear trend was tested by assigning to participants the median value of the quartile and treating this as a continuous variable. 2 The grain products included noodles and pasta, rice, bread and pancakes, breakfast cereals, biscuits and crackers.Multivariate model 1: adjusted for age at interview, sex, year of interview, total energy intake, dialect, education levelMultivariate model 2: model 1 plus BMI, sitting duration, sleep, physical activity, smoking, history of hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease and stroke.Multivariate model 3: model 2 plus grain products, legumes, nuts and seeds, soy food, fruits and vegetables.Q = quartileDisclosure of Interests:None declared.
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Thakur R, Nair AR, Jin A, Fridman GY. Fabrication of a Self-Curling Cuff with a Soft, Ionically Conducting Neural Interface. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2020; 2019:3750-3753. [PMID: 31946690 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8856381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Direct current (DC) has the potential not only to excite but also to inhibit neurons. This property of DC stimulus has been used for generating peripheral nerve blocks. One translational challenge of DC-based neuromodulation technologies, especially for pain suppression, is that the commercially available cuff electrodes have metal-tissue interfaces that are incapable of delivering DC safely. Passing DC through any metal-tissue interface generates harmful electrochemical products which can damage the target nerve. To address this issue, we present a fabrication process for making self-curling silicone cuffs with paper/agar based, ionically conducting neural interface. We fabricate monopolar as well as bipolar cuffs and demonstrate that the electrode impedances can be easily controlled by modulating the paper/agar channel dimensions. Further, we perform in-vivo implantation of these electrodes on a rat sciatic nerve to qualitatively validate the self-curling action.
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Yang L, Cui X, Ding Q, Wang Q, Jin A, Ge L, Xing H. Polycatenated Molecular Cage-Based Propane Trap for Propylene Purification with Recorded Selectivity. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:2525-2530. [PMID: 31816225 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The propane (C3H8)-selective adsorption technology is recognized as a promising energy-efficient way to directly afford high-purity propylene (C3H6). Here, a novel strategy via cage construction, combining with multiple interaction and shape selectivity, was raised to achieve preferential C3H8 adsorption. We revealed that the polycatenated molecular cage within a microporous framework of [Ni(bpe)2(WO4)] (bpe = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene) showed preferential C3H8 adsorption behavior with recorded C3H8/C3H6 selectivity (1.62-2.75), as well as the high adsorption enthalpy around 42 kJ mol-1. The cage afforded dense electronegative binding sites, enabling the multiple Cδ--Hδ+. . .Cδ- interaction with C3H8 molecule and thus the higher affinity for C3H8 than C3H6. Additionally, the cage exhibited shape selectivity to oblate C3H8, and was unfavorable to C3H6 with relatively planar configuration as indicated by modeling studies. The high purity propylene (99.6%) was directly obtained without the extra adsorption-desorption cycles through the column breakthrough experiment.
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- Lifeng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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Chong D, Lu Y, Jin A, Li Z, Wang R, Yuan J, Ong C, Koh W. Diet-derived metabolites and the risk of colorectal cancer: A nested case-control study in a population-based cohort, the Singapore Chinese health study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz246.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yogendrakumar V, Al-Ajlan F, Najm M, Puig J, Calleja A, Sohn SI, Ahn SH, Mikulik R, Asdaghi N, Field TS, Jin A, Asil T, Boulanger JM, Hill MD, Demchuk AM, Menon BK, Dowlatshahi D. Clot Burden Score and Early Ischemia Predict Intracranial Hemorrhage following Endovascular Therapy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:655-660. [PMID: 30872416 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intracranial hemorrhage is a known complication following endovascular thrombectomy. The radiologic characteristics of a CT scan may assist with hemorrhage risk stratification. We assessed the radiologic predictors of intracranial hemorrhage following endovascular therapy using data from the INTERRSeCT (Identifying New Approaches to Optimize Thrombus Characterization for Predicting Early Recanalization and Reperfusion With IV Alteplase and Other Treatments Using Serial CT Angiography) study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients undergoing endovascular therapy underwent baseline imaging, postprocedural angiography, and 24-hour follow-up imaging. The primary outcome was any intracranial hemorrhage observed on follow-up imaging. The secondary outcome was symptomatic hemorrhage. We assessed the relationship between hemorrhage occurrence and baseline patient characteristics, clinical course, and imaging factors: baseline ASPECTS, thrombus location, residual flow grade, collateralization, and clot burden score. Multivariable logistic regression with backward selection was used to adjust for relevant covariates. RESULTS Of the 199 enrolled patients who met the inclusion criteria, 46 (23%) had an intracranial hemorrhage at 24 hours. On multivariable analysis, postprocedural hemorrhage was associated with pretreatment ASPECTS (OR, 1.56 per point lost; 95% CI, 1.12-2.15), clot burden score (OR, 1.19 per point lost; 95% CI, 1.03-1.38), and ICA thrombus location (OR, 3.10; 95% CI, 1.07-8.91). In post hoc analysis, clot burden scores of ≤3 (sensitivity, 41%; specificity, 82%; OR, 3.12; 95% CI, 1.36-7.15) and pretreatment ASPECTS ≤ 7 (sensitivity, 48%; specificity, 82%; OR, 3.17; 95% CI, 1.35-7.45) robustly predicted hemorrhage. Residual flow grade and collateralization were not associated with hemorrhage occurrence. Symptomatic hemorrhage was observed in 4 patients. CONCLUSIONS Radiologic factors, early ischemia on CT, and increased CTA clot burden are associated with an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients undergoing endovascular therapy.
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- V Yogendrakumar
- From the Department of Medicine (Neurology) (V.Y., D.D.), University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neurosciences (F.A.-A.), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Calgary Stroke Program (M.N., M.D.H., A.M.D., B.K.M.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Institut de Diagnostic per la Imatge (J.P.), Girona Biomedical Research Institute, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology (A.C.), Stroke Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology (S-.I.S.), Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (S.H.A.), Chosun University School of Medicine and Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- International Clinical Research Center (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology (N.A.), Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Division of Neurology (T.S.F.), Vancouver Stroke Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Neurology (A.J.), Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Bezmialem Vakif Üniversitesi Nöroloji (T.A., J.-M.B.), Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bezmialem Vakif Üniversitesi Nöroloji (T.A., J.-M.B.), Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Medicine (J.-M.B.), Charles LeMoyne Hospital, Greenfield Park, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program (M.N., M.D.H., A.M.D., B.K.M.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program (M.N., M.D.H., A.M.D., B.K.M.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program (M.N., M.D.H., A.M.D., B.K.M.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Neurology) (V.Y., D.D.), University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Yang L, Jin A, Ge L, Cui X, Xing H. A novel interpenetrated anion-pillared porous material with high water tolerance afforded efficient C2H2/C2H4 separation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:5001-5004. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00976k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel water stable interpenetrated anion-pillared metal-organic framework afforded highly efficient C2H2/C2H4 separation performance.
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- Lifeng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- China
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Kurtzer I, Bouyer LJ, Bouffard J, Jin A, Christiansen L, Nielsen JB, Scott SH. Variable impact of tizanidine on the medium latency reflex of upper and lower limbs. Exp Brain Res 2018; 236:665-677. [PMID: 29299640 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5162-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sudden limb displacement evokes a complex sequence of compensatory muscle activity. Following the short-latency reflex and preceding voluntary reactions is an epoch termed the medium-latency reflex (MLR) that could reflect spinal processing of group II muscle afferents. One way to test this possibility is oral ingestion of tizanidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that inhibits the interneurons transmitting group II signals onto spinal motor neurons. We examined whether group II afferents contribute to MLR activity throughout the major muscles that span the elbow and shoulder. MLRs of ankle muscles were also tested during walking on the same day, in the same participants as well as during sitting in a different group of subjects. In contrast to previous reports, the ingestion of tizanidine had minimal impact on MLRs of arm or leg muscles during motor actions. A significant decrease in magnitude was observed for 2/16 contrasts in arm muscles and 0/4 contrasts in leg muscles. This discrepancy with previous studies could indicate that tizanidine's efficacy is altered by subtle changes in protocol or that group II afferents do not substantially contribute to MLRs.
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- Isaac Kurtzer
- Department of Biomedical Science, New York Institute of Technology-College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, USA.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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Jin A, Cobb J, Hansen U, Bhattacharya R, Reinhard C, Vo N, Atwood R, Li J, Karunaratne A, Wiles C, Abel R. The effect of long-term bisphosphonate therapy on trabecular bone strength and microcrack density. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:602-609. [PMID: 29066534 PMCID: PMC5670367 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.610.bjr-2016-0321.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objectives Bisphosphonates (BP) are the first-line treatment for preventing fragility fractures. However, concern regarding their efficacy is growing because bisphosphonate is associated with over-suppression of remodelling and accumulation of microcracks. While dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning may show a gain in bone density, the impact of this class of drug on mechanical properties remains unclear. We therefore sought to quantify the mechanical strength of bone treated with BP (oral alendronate), and correlate data with the microarchitecture and density of microcracks in comparison with untreated controls. Methods Trabecular bone from hip fracture patients treated with BP (n = 10) was compared with naïve fractured (n = 14) and non-fractured controls (n = 6). Trabecular cores were synchrotron scanned and micro-CT scanned for microstructural analysis, including quantification of bone volume fraction, microarchitecture and microcracks. The specimens were then mechanically tested in compression. Results BP bone was 28% lower in strength than untreated hip fracture bone, and 48% lower in strength than non-fractured control bone (4.6 MPa vs 6.4 MPa vs 8.9 MPa). BP-treated bone had 24% more microcracks than naïve fractured bone and 51% more than non-fractured control (8.12/cm2vs 6.55/cm2vs 5.25/cm2). BP and naïve fracture bone exhibited similar trabecular microarchitecture, with significantly lower bone volume fraction and connectivity than non-fractured controls. Conclusion BP therapy had no detectable mechanical benefit in the specimens examined. Instead, its use was associated with substantially reduced bone strength. This low strength may be due to the greater accumulation of microcracks and a lack of any discernible improvement in bone volume or microarchitecture. This preliminary study suggests that the clinical impact of BP-induced microcrack accumulation may be significant. Cite this article: A. Jin, J. Cobb, U. Hansen, R. Bhattacharya, C. Reinhard, N. Vo, R. Atwood, J. Li, A. Karunaratne, C. Wiles, R. Abel. The effect of long-term bisphosphonate therapy on trabecular bone strength and microcrack density. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:602–609. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.610.BJR-2016-0321.R1.
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- A Jin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Sciences, Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, 7L21, East Lab Block MSk Lab, Margravine Road, London W6 8RP, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Fermi Avenue, Didcot OX11 0DE, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Fermi Avenue, Didcot OX11 0DE, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Fermi Avenue, Didcot OX11 0DE, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Bioengineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Sciences, Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, 7L21, East Lab Block MSk Lab, Margravine Road, London W6 8RP, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Sciences, Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, 7L21, East Lab Block MSk Lab, Margravine Road, London W6 8RP, UK
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Liu R, Li Z, Jin A. Heel reconstruction with parallel fibular osteoseptocutaneous flap. Acta Orthop Belg 2016; 82:275-279. [PMID: 27682289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Reconstruction of heel defects can be challenging and requires careful consideration in restoring both the functional and aesthetic deficit. This study assessed the use of parallel fibular osteoseptocutaneous flap to repair composite heel defects. Follow-up of the 4 patients included in this study ranged from 24 months to 3 years after their operation. The flap survival rate was 100% in all patients, with good coverage of the heel defects. Postoperative complication was one -superficial wound infection. Union of the graft with the host bone was achieved in all patients at an average of 6 months (range : 5-10 m/onths). The parallel fibular osteoseptocutaneous flap is thus a reliable means of reconstruction of composite bone and soft-tissue -defect in the heel region.
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George MA, Brussoni M, Jin A, Lalonde CE, McCormick R. Ecological analyses of the associations between injury risk and socioeconomic status, geography and Aboriginal ethnicity in British Columbia, Canada. Springerplus 2016; 5:567. [PMID: 27247864 PMCID: PMC4864732 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2262-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND The current study examines what factors contribute to higher injury risk among Aboriginal peoples, compared to the total British Columbia (BC) population. We explore socioeconomic, geographic, and cultural factors, and combinations of these factors, that contribute to increased injury risk for Aboriginal peoples. This follows from our previously reported findings of improvements in injury risk over time for both the total and Aboriginal populations. DATA AND METHODS We use provincial population-based linked health care databases of hospital discharge records. We identify three population groups: total BC population, and Aboriginal populations living off-reserve, or on-reserve. For each group we calculate age and gender-standardized relative risks (SRR) of injury-related hospitalization, relative to the total population of BC, for two 5-year time periods (1999-2003, and 2004-2008). We use custom data from the 2001 and 2006 long-form Censuses that described income, education, employment, housing conditions, proportion of urban dwellers, proportion of rural dwellers, and prevalence of Aboriginal ethnicity. We use multivariable linear regression to examine the associations between the census characteristics and SRR of injury. RESULTS The best-fitting model was an excellent fit (R(2) = 0.905, p < 0.001) among the three population groups within Health Service Delivery Areas of BC. We find indicators in all three categories (socioeconomic, geographic, and cultural) are associated with disparity in injury risk. While the socioeconomic indicators (income, education, housing, employment) were shown to be highly correlated, only living in housing that needs major repair and occupational hazardousness, along with rural residence and Aboriginal ethnicity, remained in the final model. Our data show that cultural density is not associated with injury risk for Aboriginal peoples, and that living off-reserve is associated with reduced injury by improving socioeconomic and geographic conditions (compared to living on-reserve). Finally, our analyses show that Aboriginal status itself is associated with injury risk. CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirm previous research indicating that geographical differences differentiate injury risk, including for Aboriginal populations, and that socioeconomic determinants are associated with health risks. Our analyses showing that Aboriginal status itself contributes to injury risk is new, but we can only speculate about pathway, and whether the causes are direct or indirect.
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- M A George
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada ; Child and Family Research Institute, Room F508, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H-3V4 Canada ; School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada ; Child and Family Research Institute, Room F508, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H-3V4 Canada ; School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada
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- Epidemiology Consultant, Surrey, BC Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC Canada
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- Faculty of Human, Social and Educational Development, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC Canada
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de la Puente P, Muz B, Jin A, Azab F, Luderer M, Salama NN, Azab AK. MEK inhibitor, TAK-733 reduces proliferation, affects cell cycle and apoptosis, and synergizes with other targeted therapies in multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2016; 6:e399. [PMID: 26918363 PMCID: PMC4771970 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2016.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- P de la Puente
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Biology Division, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Biology Division, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Biology Division, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.,Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, St Louis College of Pharmacy, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Biology Division, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Biology Division, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, St Louis College of Pharmacy, St Louis, MO, USA.,Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Cairo University Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo, MO, Egypt
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Biology Division, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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Fang M, Jin A, Zhao Y, Liu X. Homocysteine induces glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase acetylation and apoptosis in the neuroblastoma cell line Neuro2a. Braz J Med Biol Res 2016; 49:e4543. [PMID: 26785692 PMCID: PMC4725190 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20154543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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High plasma levels of homocysteine (Hcy) promote the progression of neurodegenerative
diseases. However, the mechanism by which Hcy mediates neurotoxicity has not been
elucidated. We observed that upon incubation with Hcy, the viability of a
neuroblastoma cell line Neuro2a declined in a dose-dependent manner, and apoptosis
was induced within 48 h. The median effective concentration (EC50) of Hcy
was approximately 5 mM. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) nuclear
translocation and acylation has been implicated in the regulation of apoptosis. We
found that nuclear translocation and acetylation of GAPDH increased in the presence
of 5 mM Hcy and that higher levels of acetyltransferase p300/CBP were detected in
Neuro2a cells. These findings implicate the involvement of GAPDH in the mechanism
whereby Hcy induces apoptosis in neurons. This study highlights a potentially
important pathway in neurodegenerative disorders, and a novel target pathway for
neuroprotective therapy.
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- M Fang
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Cole JM, Wood JC, Lopes NC, Poder K, Abel RL, Alatabi S, Bryant JSJ, Jin A, Kneip S, Mecseki K, Symes DR, Mangles SPD, Najmudin Z. Laser-wakefield accelerators as hard x-ray sources for 3D medical imaging of human bone. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13244. [PMID: 26283308 PMCID: PMC5289072 DOI: 10.1038/srep13244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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A bright μm-sized source of hard synchrotron x-rays (critical energy Ecrit > 30 keV) based on the betatron oscillations of laser wakefield accelerated electrons has been developed. The potential of this source for medical imaging was demonstrated by performing micro-computed tomography of a human femoral trabecular bone sample, allowing full 3D reconstruction to a resolution below 50 μm. The use of a 1 cm long wakefield accelerator means that the length of the beamline (excluding the laser) is dominated by the x-ray imaging distances rather than the electron acceleration distances. The source possesses high peak brightness, which allows each image to be recorded with a single exposure and reduces the time required for a full tomographic scan. These properties make this an interesting laboratory source for many tomographic imaging applications.
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- J M Cole
- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- 1] The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK [2] GoLP, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001, Portugal
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, MSk Laboratory, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College London, London W6 8RF, UK
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City and Guilds Building, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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- The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, UK
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Zhou H, Jin A, Chen Z, Zhang B, Zhou X, Chen S, Hou J, Chen J. Combined supercontinuum source with >200 W power using a 3 × 1 broadband fiber power combiner. Opt Lett 2015; 40:3810-3813. [PMID: 26274666 DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.003810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report an incoherently combined near-infrared supercontinuum (SC) source with >200 W output power using a 3×1 broadband fiber power combiner. A broadband fiber power combiner is designed and theoretically investigated. The power transmission efficiencies of light at different wavelengths of the combiner are calculated, and the combiner is verified to be capable of combining broadband sources efficiently. Then a combiner is fabricated. Three ∼70 W near-infrared SC sources are constructed and then, using the combiner, a >200 W near-infrared SC source is obtained. Conclusively, using incoherently combining method we can obtain a high-power SC source, and the thermo-management can be realized easily. We believe that this is a suitable method to obtain a higher-power SC source.
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Gladstone DJ, Dorian P, Spring M, Panzov V, Mamdani M, Healey JS, Thorpe KE, Aviv R, Boyle K, Blakely J, Cote R, Hall J, Kapral M, Kozlowski N, Laupacis A, O’Donnell M, Sabihuddin K, Sharma M, Shuaib A, Vaid H, Pinter A, Abootalebi S, Chan R, Crann S, Fleming L, Frank C, Hachinski V, Hesser K, Kumar B, Soros P, Wright M, Basile V, Boyle K, Hopyan J, Rajmohan Y, Swartz R, Vaid H, Valencia G, Ween J, Aram H, Barber P, Coutts S, Demchuk A, Fischer K, Hill M, Klein G, Kenney C, Menon B, McClelland M, Russell A, Ryckborst K, Stys P, Smith E, Watson T, Chacko S, Sahlas D, Sancan J, Côté R, Durcan L, Ehrensperger E, Minuk J, Wein T, Wadup L, Asdaghi N, Beckman J, Esplana N, Masigan P, Murphy C, Tang E, Teal P, Villaluna K, Woolfenden A, Yip S, Bussière M, Dowlatshahi D, Sharma M, Stotts G, Robert S, Ford K, Hackam D, Miners L, Mabb T, Spence JD, Buck B, Griffin-Stead T, Jassal R, Siddiqui M, Hache A, Lessard C, Lebel F, Mackey A, Verreault S, Astorga C, Casaubon LK, del Campo M, Jaigobin C, Kalman L, Silver FL, Atkins L, Coles K, Penn A, Sargent R, Walter C, Gable Y, Kadribasic N, Schwindt B, Shuaib A, Kostyrko P, Selchen D, Saposnik G, Christie P, Jin A, Hicklin D, Howse D, Edwards E, Jaspers S, Sher F, Stoger S, Crisp D, Dhanani A, John V, Levitan M, Mehdiratta M, Wong D. Atrial Premature Beats Predict Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke. Stroke 2015; 46:936-41. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.008714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- David J. Gladstone
- From the Division of Neurology (D.J.G.), Department of Medicine (D.J.G., P.D., M.S., M.M.), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (K.E.T.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for
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- From the Division of Neurology (D.J.G.), Department of Medicine (D.J.G., P.D., M.S., M.M.), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (K.E.T.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for
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- From the Division of Neurology (D.J.G.), Department of Medicine (D.J.G., P.D., M.S., M.M.), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (K.E.T.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for
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- From the Division of Neurology (D.J.G.), Department of Medicine (D.J.G., P.D., M.S., M.M.), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (K.E.T.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for
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- From the Division of Neurology (D.J.G.), Department of Medicine (D.J.G., P.D., M.S., M.M.), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (K.E.T.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for
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- From the Division of Neurology (D.J.G.), Department of Medicine (D.J.G., P.D., M.S., M.M.), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (K.E.T.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for
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- From the Division of Neurology (D.J.G.), Department of Medicine (D.J.G., P.D., M.S., M.M.), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (K.E.T.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto Stroke Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.J.G.); Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto, Ontario
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- Foothills Hospital; Calgary, Alberta
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- Foothills Hospital; Calgary, Alberta
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- Foothills Hospital; Calgary, Alberta
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- Foothills Hospital; Calgary, Alberta
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- Foothills Hospital; Calgary, Alberta
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- Foothills Hospital; Calgary, Alberta
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- Foothills Hospital; Calgary, Alberta
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- Hamilton Health Sciences Centre; Hamilton, Ontario
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- Hamilton Health Sciences Centre; Hamilton, Ontario
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- Hamilton Health Sciences Centre; Hamilton, Ontario
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- Montreal General Hospital; Montreal, Québec
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- Montreal General Hospital; Montreal, Québec
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- Montreal General Hospital; Montreal, Québec
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- Montreal General Hospital; Montreal, Québec
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- Montreal General Hospital; Montreal, Québec
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
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- The Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa, Ontario
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- The Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa, Ontario
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- The Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa, Ontario
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- Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute; London, Ontario
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- Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute; London, Ontario
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- Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute; London, Ontario
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- Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute; London, Ontario
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- Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute; London, Ontario
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- Grey Nuns Hospital; Edmonton Alberta
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- Grey Nuns Hospital; Edmonton Alberta
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- Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec: Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jesus; Québec, Québec
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- Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec: Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jesus; Québec, Québec
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- Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec: Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jesus; Québec, Québec
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- Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec: Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jesus; Québec, Québec
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- Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec: Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jesus; Québec, Québec
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- University Health Network; Toronto, Ontario
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- University Health Network; Toronto, Ontario
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- University Health Network; Toronto, Ontario
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- Vancouver Island Health Authority; Victoria, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Island Health Authority; Victoria, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Island Health Authority; Victoria, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Island Health Authority; Victoria, British Columbia
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- Vancouver Island Health Authority; Victoria, British Columbia
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- Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre; Edmonton, Alberta
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- Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre; Edmonton, Alberta
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- Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre; Edmonton, Alberta
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- St. Michael’s Hospital; Toronto, Ontario
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- Kingston General Hospital; Kingston, Ontario
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- Kingston General Hospital; Kingston, Ontario
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- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; Thunder Bay, Ontario
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- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; Thunder Bay, Ontario
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- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; Thunder Bay, Ontario
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- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; Thunder Bay, Ontario
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- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; Thunder Bay, Ontario
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- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Li X, Lin Z, Duan Y, Shu X, Jin A, Min S, Yi W. Repair of large segmental bone defects in rabbits using BMP and FGF composite xenogeneic bone. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:6395-400. [DOI: 10.4238/2015.june.11.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Grein JD, Ochner M, Hoang H, Jin A, Morgan MA, Murthy AR. Comparison of testing approaches for Clostridium difficile infection at a large community hospital. Clin Microbiol Infect 2013; 20:65-9. [PMID: 23521523 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Multiple diagnostic approaches are available for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI); current guidelines support two-step testing (2ST) as the preferred approach. We retrospectively evaluated the impact of switching from toxin enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to 2ST, and then to polymerase chain reaction (PCR), on CDI rates, test utilization and CDI treatment at a 900-bed tertiary care community teaching hospital. All inpatients tested for CDI between December 2008 and February 2011 were included. A positive toxin EIA or PCR was diagnostic of CDI; 2ST was performed using glutamate dehydrogenase EIA, followed by PCR if positive. Repeat tests within 8 weeks on the same patient were considered part of the same testing episode. Data were collected electronically and studied in aggregate from 9725 unique inpatients tested for CDI, representing 20 836 individual tests. PCR detected 41% more patients with CDI than toxin EIA (p <0.0001), and 15% more than 2ST (p 0.02), corresponding to higher hospital-onset and community-onset CDI rates. The number of CDI tests performed per patient decreased by 48% with PCR (p <0.0001) compared with toxin EIA. For patients with CDI, time to the first positive test result was shortest with PCR. For patients without CDI, a negative PCR, but not 2ST, was associated with 22% fewer CDI treatment days, compared with toxin EIA (p <0.0001). Compared with both toxin EIA and 2ST, PCR detected more CDI patients faster and with less frequent testing, and negative PCR results were associated with less empirical CDI treatment.
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- J D Grein
- Department of Hospital Epidemiology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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AIM Screening for peripheral arterial disease, a complication among patients with diabetes, is performed by periodic assessment of ankle-brachial index. We aimed to study the degree of ankle-brachial index change over time and factors associated with significant change. METHOD We assessed difference between two ankle-brachial index measurements over time in a consecutive series of 82 patients with Type 2 diabetes. All patients had ankle-brachial index > 0.9 but ≤ 1.3 for the first measurement, and significant ankle-brachial index decrease was defined as a decrease of > 0.1 in the follow-up measurement compared with the baseline. RESULTS The mean follow-up duration was 27.6 (median 30.0) months. Significant ankle-brachial index decrease was seen in 20.7% of patients, including 5% with follow-up ankle-brachial index of ≤ 0.9, consistent with the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease. After adjusting for age and gender, higher baseline HbA(1c) and serum creatinine levels, increase in follow-up serum LDL cholesterol levels compared with baseline and history of retinopathy were predictors of significant ankle-brachial index decrease. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that, within two years, one in five patients with diabetes and a normal ankle-brachial index may have significant progression of peripheral arterial disease. Annual ankle-brachial index assessment and better control of hyperlipidaemia may thus be required for at-risk patients with poor glycaemic control, renal impairment and retinopathy.
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Volkov VL, Zakharova GS, Kuznetsov MV, Jin A, Zhu Q, Chen W. Nanocomposites of V1.67M0.33O5±δ · nH2O (M = Ti or Mo) xerogels intercalated with hydroquinone and poly(vinyl alcohol). RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023606090014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Jin A, Kurosu T, Tsuji K, Mizuchi D, Arai A, Fujita H, Hattori M, Minato N, Miura O. BCR/ABL and IL-3 activate Rap1 to stimulate the B-Raf/MEK/Erk and Akt signaling pathways and to regulate proliferation, apoptosis, and adhesion. Oncogene 2006; 25:4332-40. [PMID: 16518411 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The Ras family small GTPase Rap1 is activated by hematopoietic cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-3, to induce beta1 integrin-mediated cell adhesion or by the BCR/ABL fusion tyrosine kinase to stimulate the MEK/Erk signaling pathway. Here, we demonstrate that the abrogation of Rap1 activation by SPA-1, a Rap1-specific GAP, inhibits activation of B-Raf, MEK, Erk, and Akt in a murine hematopoietic cell line, Ton.B210, stimulated with IL-3 or inducibly expressing BCR/ABL. Furthermore, Rap1 inactivation had an inhibitory effects on proliferation and survival of Ton.B210 cells, which were more remarkable when cells were stimulated by BCR/ABL than by IL-3. Induction of BCR/ABL expression increased adhesion of Ton.B210 cells to fibronectin in a manner at least partly dependent on its kinase activity, and Rap1 inhibition by SPA-1 partially inhibited BCR/ABL-induced adhesion of cells. Thus, IL-3- or BCR/ABL-induced activation of Rap1 may play important roles in regulation of cell proliferation and survival through activation of the B-Raf/MEK/Erk and Akt signaling pathways and in induction of integrin-mediated cell adhesion. Furthermore, as compared with IL-3, BCR/ABL is more dependent on Rap1-mediated signaling to induce cell proliferation and survival and, thus, Rap1 may represent an attractive target for novel therapies for leukemias caused by BCR/ABL.
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- Department of Hematology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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Wang K, Yue S, Wang L, Jin A, Gu C, Wang P, Wang H, Xu X, Wang Y, Niu H. Nanofluidic channels fabrication and manipulation of DNA molecules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 153:11-5. [PMID: 16480321 DOI: 10.1049/ip-nbt:20050044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nanofluidic channel arrays, which have a width of about 40 nm, depth of 60 nm and length of 50 mum, were created using a focused-ion-beam milling instrument on a silicon nitride film swiftly and exactly, as is necessary. Stained -DNA molecules were put inside these sub-100 nm conduits by capillary force and they were stretched and transferred along these conduits, which were dealt with activating reagent Brij aqueous solution in advance. The movements of DNA molecules in these channels were discussed. These nano-structure channels may be useful in the study and analysis of the statics as well as the dynamics of single biomolecules.
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- Shenzhen University, Institute of Optoelectronics, China.
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Fu X, Meng F, Tao L, Jin A, Zhang X. A strict-late viral promoter is a strong tumor-specific promoter in the context of an oncolytic herpes simplex virus. Gene Ther 2003; 10:1458-64. [PMID: 12900760 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Confinement of transgene expression to target cells is highly desirable in gene therapy. Current strategies of transcriptional targeting to tumors usually rely on tissue-specific promoters to control gene expression. However, such promoters generally have much lower activity than the constitutive viral promoters. We have explored an alternative approach, using a strict-late viral promoter (UL38p) in the context of an oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV) for tumor-selective gene expression. As with many DNA viruses, the genomic transcription of HSV is a tightly regulated molecular cascade in which early and late phases of gene expression are separated by viral DNA replication. In particular, some of the late transcripts are categorized as strict-late, whose expression depends rigorously on the initiation of viral DNA replication. Our in vitro and in vivo characterization showed that in normal nondividing cells, where the oncolytic HSV has limited ability to replicate, the UL38p has minimal activity. However, in tumor or cycling cells where the virus can fully replicate, transgene expression from UL38p was almost as high as from the cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter. These results suggest that delivery of therapeutic genes driven by UL38p through an oncolytic HSV may be an effective approach to gene therapy for malignant diseases.
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Mahadevan M, Jin A, Manning P, Lim TK. Emergency department asthma: compliance with an evidence-based management algorithm. Ann Acad Med Singap 2002; 31:419-24. [PMID: 12161875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent surveys in emergency medicine departments show inadequacies in many aspects of acute asthma management. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the adherence to management algorithm for acute asthma in the emergency department which focused on evidence-based treatment steps rather than documentation and patient classification. METHODS A retrospective audit of consecutive adult patients with acute exacerbations of asthma in the emergency medicine department of a university hospital managed in the context of a clinical algorithm. RESULTS We collated information from 344 episodes of acute asthma (94% of total) over a 4-month period. The first-line treatment was nebulised bronchodilators in 97%, combination of salbutamol and ipratropium bromide in 93% and the combination in recommended dosages in 87%. Systemic corticosteroid treatment was administered to 82% of patients. A further course of systemic corticosteroid was prescribed at discharge for 94% of patients. Overall, 93% of patients received some form of systemic corticosteroid treatment. The admission rate was 35.2%, and was significantly higher in women and the elderly. Of those who were admitted, 46.2% received > or = 3 nebulised treatments and 69% received intravenous hydrocortisone. CONCLUSIONS In the management of acute asthma, we found excellent compliance with specific treatment steps based upon clinical evidence. However, adherence to second-line treatment was less satisfactory. Nevertheless, whenever second-line treatment was complied with, reasonable outcomes were achieved. It may be more appropriate to emphasise evidence-based treatment rather than extensive documentation.
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- M Mahadevan
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119704
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Mori T, Guo M, Jin A, Li X, Mori E. Human esophageal cancer cell death mediated by apoptosis-inducing nucleosides from CD57+HLA-DRbright natural suppressor cell line. Int J Oncol 2001; 19:1235-41. [PMID: 11713594 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.19.6.1235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We approached the induction of apoptosis in human esophageal cancer cells (T.Tn) by apoptosis-inducing nucleosides (AINs) from CD57+HLA-DRbright-natural suppressor (57.DR-NS) cell line originated in decidua. The 57.DR-NS cells generated apoptosis in T.Tn cells by AINs released into the cultures. We isolated a series of AINs by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) from 57.DR-NS cell culture fluids. Each AIN and its mixture induced apoptotic cell death in T.Tn cells, detected by DNA fragmentation in agarose gels, terminal deoxynucleotide transferase mediated dUTP-nick end labeling (TUNEL) method and accumulation of sub-G1 DNA content with flow cytometry. Furthermore, we found the occurrence of DNA strand breaks followed by the activation of caspase-3 during AINs-induced apoptosis in T.Tn cells. Thus, we validated that AINs could induce apoptosis in T.Tn cells mediated through DNA strand breaks and activation of caspase-3.
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- T Mori
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-0071, Japan.
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Liu C, Jin A, Zhou C, Chen B. Gene expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in injured spinal cord tissue. Chin J Traumatol 2001; 4:231-3. [PMID: 11835739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate gene expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in injured spinal cord tissue of rats. METHODS Thirty-six adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into six groups: a normal group and five injury groups, six animals in ea ch group. Animals in the injury groups were killed at 2, 6, 12, 24, 48 hours after injury, respectively. A compression injury model of spinal cord was established according to Nystrom B et al, and gene expression of iNOS in spinal cord tissue was examined by means of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS Gene expression of iNOS was not detectable in normal spinal cord tissue but was seen in the injury groups. The expression was gradually up -regulated, reaching the maximum at 24 hours. The expression at 48 hours began to decrease but was still significantly higher than that at 2 hours. CONCLUSIONS iNOS is not involved in the normal physiological activities of spinal cord. Expression of iNOS is up-regulated in spinal cord tissue in response to injury and the up-regulation exists mainly in the late stage after injury. Over-expression of iNOS may contribute to the l ate injury of spinal cord.
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- C Liu
- Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, The First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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Hu Z, Pang M, Jin A. [Application of rapid detection for Mycobacterium tuberculosis with phage splitting assay]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2001; 24:611-3. [PMID: 11770425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the significance of rapid identification for Mycobacterium tuberculosis with phage splitting assay. METHODS Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, non-tuberculosis mycobacterium, non-mycobacterium and samples of sputum with pulmonary tuberculosis were rapidly detected by phage spot technique. RESULTS The strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, bovis and africanum were all positive. The results of 10 strains of non-tuberculosis mycobacterium and 7 strains of non-mycobacterium were negative. All of 30 clinical isolates from the patients of the pulmonary tuberculosis were positive. 19 of 20 sputum specimen of pulmonary tuberculosis, which were all positive detected by smear and culture, were positive. There were 15 specimen positive in 21 sputum with negative tested by smear and positive by culture. Besides, 5 of 19 sputum specimen with negative by smear and culture were positive detected by this method. CONCLUSION The phage splitting assay can be used for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which possesses high specificity and sensitivity for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimen.
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- Z Hu
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Shanghai, Shanghai 200336, China
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Raber E, Jin A, Noonan K, McGuire R, Kirvel RD. Decontamination issues for chemical and biological warfare agents: how clean is clean enough? Int J Environ Health Res 2001; 11:128-148. [PMID: 11382346 DOI: 10.1080/09603120020047519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The objective of this assessment is to determine what level of cleanup will be required to meet regulatory and stakeholder needs in the case of a chemical and/or biological incident at a civilian facility. A literature review for selected, potential chemical and biological warfare agents shows that dose information is often lacking or controversial. Environmental regulatory limits or other industrial health guidelines that could be used to help establish cleanup concentration levels for such agents are generally unavailable or not applicable for a public setting. Although dose information, cleanup criteria, and decontamination protocols all present challenges to effective planning, several decontamination approaches are available. Such approaches should be combined with risk-informed decision making to establish reasonable cleanup goals for protecting health, property, and resources. Key issues during a risk assessment are to determine exactly what constitutes a safety hazard and whether decontamination is necessary or not for a particular scenario. An important conclusion is that cleanup criteria are site dependent and stakeholder specific. The results of a modeling exercise for two outdoor scenarios are presented to reinforce this conclusion. Public perception of risk to health, public acceptance of recommendations based on scientific criteria, political support, time constraints, and economic concerns must all be addressed in the context of a specific scenario to yield effective and acceptable decontamination.
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- E Raber
- Environmental Protection Department, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.
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Zhou X, Xu L, He K, Zhang T, Zhu W, Li X, Jin A. [Taxol-induced apoptosis in Jurkat T cell lymphoma cell line and its molecular mechanisms]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2000; 21:298-300. [PMID: 11876996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe whether antimicrotubular drug taxol can induce apoptosis in Jurkat T cell lymphoma cell line and the role of bcl-2 gene family in this process. METHODS Different concentrations of taxol were used to treat Jurkat cells. Cell morphology was observed under light and electron microscope. Flow cytometry and electrophoresis were used to analyze DNA contents and DNA fragments. bcl-2 gene family proteins and mRNAs were studied by immunohistochemistry and semi-quantitative RT-PCR technique. RESULTS Taxol could inhibit Jurkat cell growth. Within a certain range of treating time and dose, cells were induced apoptosis with a time and dose related manner. The expressions of bax protein and mRNA were increased and bcl-x(s) mRNA became detectable after taxol treatment. CONCLUSION Taxol can specifically induce Jurkat cell apoptosis. It might provide a theoretical basis for clinical treatment and a good model for studying apoptotic gene modulation. Bax and bcl-x(s) participate in the taxol induced apoptosis of Jurkat cells.
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- X Zhou
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Cancer Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Jin A, Zhang Y, Jiao J, Zhu J, Zhou Z, Tao Q. [Studies on the toxicity of polymer of glycolide and lactide(PLGA) and the anti-fertility effect of levonorgestrel(LNG)]. Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi 2000; 17:125-8. [PMID: 12557762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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PLGA(9:1), a chemical degraded from biomaterials, has been subjected to the tests of acute toxicity, irritations on conjunctiva and muscle, haemolysis in vitro and allergic reaction of mice and rats. The anti-fertility effect of PLGA-LNG microphere composite on the same animals also has been tested. The studies demonstrated that PLGA had fine biological compatibility without side effects such as toxicity, irritations on conjunctiva and muscle, pyrogenicity, haemolysis in vitro and allergic reaction. The contraception period of mice lasted 11.5, 34.6 and 81.2 days respectively after the subcutaneous (s.c.) injection of PLGA-LNG microphere which contains LNG 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg separately. The intramuscular(i.m.) injection of PLGA-LNG microphere containing LNG 13.6, 19.8 and 30 mg/kg respectively could keep the estrus of rats supressed for 76.3, 104.1 and 131.8 days. The injections of PLGA-LNG microphere through s.c. or i.m. showed more significant effects than the same dosages of PLGA-LNG micro-crystal. These results suggest that PLGA-LNG microphere injection has long-term anti-fertility effect.
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- A Jin
- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310013
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Jin A, Teschke K, Marion SA. Diet survey of two cultural groups in a coastal British Columbia community. Can J Public Health 1998; 89:190-6. [PMID: 9654806 PMCID: PMC6990244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES As part of a larger study of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) pollution, to describe and compare Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal residents' recalled diets. METHODS We surveyed a stratified random sample aged 25 to 64 years: forest products mill employees (n = 84), Aboriginal reserve residents (n = 78), and other residents (n = 80). We administered a questionnaire on intake of fish/seafood, wild game and plants, domesticated animal meat and eggs, dairy products, vegetable oils and cereals; age, gender, childbearing, lactation, residence and smoking. We measured height and weight. RESULTS Reserve residents ate less seafood, but more fish roe, eulachon grease, smoked salmon, clams and sea urchins, more deer organs, hamburger meat, pork, fried chicken, and hot-dogs, but less rabbit, beef steaks/roasts, high-fibre cereals, potato chips, bread, cheese and milk. CONCLUSIONS We cannot yet quantify PCDD and PCDF intakes. The wild food consumption data are unique and may be useful for risk assessments in the target population and similar communities.
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- A Jin
- Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
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Xu X, Jin A, Liu Y, Liu J, Zhang X, Qin D. New concepts and advances of immobilization of long bones. Chin Med J (Engl) 1998; 111:174-9. [PMID: 10374383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To present some new concepts in the treatment of fractures and bone defects of long bones with internal fixation. METHODS Animal experiments, mechanical tests and clinical analyses were done. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Reduction of fracture should be perfect, bone defect can be reconstructed by intramedullary and extramedullary bone graft. Relatively rigid fixation at the early stage and elastic fixation at the later stage are beneficial not only for fracture healing, but also for bone remodeling. In order to avoid complications including non-union, immobilization syndrome of the bone and joint, and implant failure, radiographs should be taken periodically; if there is any bone resorption, weight-bearing should be restricted.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, First Teaching Hospital, Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun, China
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As part of a soil lead regulation process, this review was conducted to determine the association between lead in soil and established human health effects of lead or validated biomarkers of lead exposure. We reviewed only studies where soil exposure could be distinguished from other sources of lead and whose design could reasonably be used to infer a causal relationship between soil lead and either biomarkers or health effects. No such studies of health effects were found. Studies describing a quantitative relationship between soil lead and blood lead did meet our criteria: 22 cross-sectional studies in areas with polluted soil; and three prospective studies of soil lead pollution abatement trials. The cross-sectional studies indicated that, compared to children exposed to soil lead levels of 100 ppm, those exposed to levels of 1000 ppm had mean blood lead concentrations 1.10-1.86 times higher and those exposed to soil lead levels of 2000 ppm had blood lead concentrations 1.13-2.25 times higher. The prospective studies showed effects within the ranges predicted by the cross-sectional studies. Differences in results between studies were surprisingly modest and likely explainable by random sampling error, different explanatory variables included in data analyses and differences in methods of measuring lead in environmental specimens.
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- A Jin
- Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Jackson-Friedman C, Lyden PD, Nunez S, Jin A, Zweifler R. High dose baclofen is neuroprotective but also causes intracerebral hemorrhage: a quantal bioassay study using the intraluminal suture occlusion method. Exp Neurol 1997; 147:346-52. [PMID: 9344559 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1997.6637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Agonists of the GABA-A receptor are neuroprotective after experimental stroke, but studies of GABA-B agonists have contradicted each other. To further investigate whether GABA-B agonists may be neuroprotective, we devised a quantal bioassay using the intraluminal occlusion method of inducing reversible cerebral ischemia. Subjects underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion for varying amounts of time, ranging from 5 to 90 min. Behavioral outcome was measured 48 h later with a quantal observational scale: score of abnormal given for any one of asymmetric forepaw flexion on tail lift, asymmetric grip, circling, reduced exploration, seizures, or death. To the grouped response data the logistic equation was used to find the ED50, the duration of occlusion that caused one-half of the subjects to be abnormal. To find the potency ratio for each drug, we divided the ED50 for treatment by that for vehicle. We administered baclofen, a GABA-B agonist, intraperitoneally 5 min after the onset ofischemia. Baclofen (20 mg/kg) was neuroprotective (potency ratio of 3.0, P < 0.05), but a lower dose (10 mg/kg) was not. However, both doses of baclofen caused significantly more intracerebral hemorrhages than control. In awake animals, both baclofen doses caused significant increases in mean arterial pressure, but no changes in other cardiorespiratory variables. The glutamate antagonist MK-801, the GABA-A agonist muscimol, and hypothermia were all protective using the bioassay (potency ratios ranging from 1.5 to 3.0). We conclude that although baclofen (20 mg/kg) may be neuroprotective, its utility is complicated by postischemic hypertension and cerebral hemorrhages.
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- C Jackson-Friedman
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
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Chao CY, Chou CF, Ho JT, Hui SW, Jin A, Huang CC. Nature of Layer-by-Layer Freezing in Free-Standing 4O.8 Films. Phys Rev Lett 1996; 77:2750-2753. [PMID: 10062036 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.77.2750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Shao Z, Chen Z, Zhou L, Jin A, Li Q. Spinal dorsal ramus syndrome. Chin Med J (Engl) 1996; 109:317-21. [PMID: 8758296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Z Shao
- Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou
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Jin A, Hertzman C, Peck SH, Lockitch G. Blood lead levels in children aged 24 to 36 months in Vancouver. CMAJ 1995; 152:1077-86. [PMID: 7712420 PMCID: PMC1337655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the blood lead levels in children and to identify risk factors for elevated levels. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Vancouver. PARTICIPANTS Random sample of children aged 24 to 36 months, born and still resident in Vancouver. The sample was stratified proportionally by the median annual family income in the census tract where each family resided. OUTCOME MEASURES Blood lead levels and risk factors for elevated blood lead levels, determined from a questionnaire administered to parents. RESULTS Of the children in the sample, 42% (178/422) were ineligible or could not be located. Of the remaining children, 73% (177/244) participated and adequate blood specimens were obtained from 172. The mean blood lead level was 0.29 mumol/L (standard deviation 0.13 mumol/L). (A blood lead level of 1 mumol/L is equivalent to 20.7 micrograms/dL.) The lowest level was 0.06 mumol/L, and the highest was 0.85 mumol/L. Of children with adequate samples, 8.1% (14/172) had blood lead levels of 0.48 mumol/L or higher, and 0.6% (1/172) had a level higher than 0.72 mumol/L. The logarithms of the levels were normally distributed, with a geometric mean (GM) of 0.26 mumol/L (geometric standard deviation 1.56). Of approximately 70 possible predictors of blood lead levels analysed, those that showed a statistically significant association (p < 0.05) with increased blood lead levels were soldering performed in the home as part of an electronics hobby (GM blood lead level 0.34 mumol/L, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.27 to 0.39 mumol/L), aboriginal heritage (GM blood lead level 0.33 mumol/L, 95% CI 0.28 to 0.39 mumol/L), dwelling built before 1921 (GM blood lead level 0.32 mumol/L, 95% CI 0.28 to 0.37 mumol/L), age of water service connection to dwelling (predicted blood lead level 0.00087 mumol/L [95% CI 0.00005 to 0.00169 mumol/L] higher per year since service connection) and decreased stature (predicted blood lead level 0.018 mumol/L [95% CI 0.0353 to 0.0015 mumol/L] higher for every standard deviation below the age-specific mean height). CONCLUSIONS This study found much lower blood lead levels in children than those found in previous Canadian studies. The authors believe that this result is not an artefact due to differences in population sampling or methods of collection of blood specimens. The study showed no clear risk factors for elevated blood lead levels: although a few factors had a statistically significant association with increased blood lead levels, the differences in levels were small and unimportant.
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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A new type II restriction endonuclease, CviRI, was isolated from virus XZ-6E infected chlorella cells. CviRI is the first restriction endonuclease to recognize the sequence 5'-TGCA-3' and cleaves DNA between the G and C residues to produce blunt-end termini. Methylation of the adenine or cytosine in 5'-TGCA-3' sequences prevents CviRI cleavage. Due to its sequence specificity, CviRI may be especially useful for detecting mutant alleles of many heritable human genetic diseases.
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- A Jin
- Megabase Research Products, Lincoln, NE 68503
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Teschke K, Marion SA, Jin A, Fenske RA, van Netten C. Strategies for determining occupational exposures in risk assessments: a review and a proposal for assessing fungicide exposures in the lumber industry. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1994; 55:443-9. [PMID: 8209848 DOI: 10.1080/15428119491018899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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To select an exposure monitoring protocol for assessing the occupational risk of fungicides in the lumber industry, the main strategies for determining exposures for risk assessment were reviewed. A survey of lumber industry work sites using fungicides observed the methods of application and opportunities for exposure. In addition, a review of existing measurement data was done. These investigations indicated that fungicide application techniques and process locations were varied from site to site, such that it would be extremely difficult to select a few representative locations for quasi-experimental studies, as is usually done in agricultural pesticide exposure assessment. Existing measurement data mainly describe exposures to fungicides no longer in use, and do not cover the range of application techniques or process technology observed in the survey. A probability sample of the exposed population was therefore proposed.
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- K Teschke
- Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Radiolabeled human TSH receptor (hTSHR) cRNA probes encoding nucleotides 37-2298 and 37-209, with unlabeled sense RNA control segments, were used in a liquid hybridization assay and found to be highly specific and sensitive enabling detection of 0.5 fmol of hTSHR mRNA. Using normal human thyroid monolayer cell cultures we calculated that the average number of TSHR mRNA transcripts was 95 +/- 5 per cell under in vitro basal conditions. We found no significant difference between the hTSHR mRNA concentrations of intact normal human thyroid tissue (n = 4) and specimens from patients with multinodular goiter (n = 5) and Graves' disease thyroid tissues (n = 5) (23.0, 25.2, and 27.6 fmol of hTSHR and mRNA/mg total cellular RNA, respectively). However, there was a relative deficiency of hTSHR mRNA in some samples of thyroid papillary carcinoma tissue (n = 5) (12 fmol of hTSHR mRNA/mg total RNA, p < 0.05). The hTSHR 37-2298 probe was fully protected in normal and abnormal thyroid tissues, consistent with the absence of large deletions or insertions in the hTSHR mRNA transcripts but additional bands were present, consistent with the production of splicing variants.
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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Sharma BS, Mhaskar S, Balazs L, Jin A, Smee DF. Immunomodulatory activity of a novel nucleoside, 7-thia-8-oxoguanosine. II. Characterization of induced effector cells and the mechanism of induction. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 1992; 14:21-38. [PMID: 1375956 DOI: 10.3109/08923979209009211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In a preceding paper we characterized the in vivo and in vitro induction of cytotoxic effector cells elicited by a novel synthetic immuno-stimulator 7-thia-8-oxoguanosine (7T8OG)2. In the present study we further characterized the cells responsible for the induced cytotoxicity and the mechanisms together with the lymphokines mediating the immunological response to 7T8OG. Removal of macrophages from 7T8OG activated spleen cell suspensions by various methods resulted in a significant increase in cytotoxicity to YAC-1 targets. 7T8OG induced effectors did not exert cytotoxic effect on macrophage sensitive P815 target cells. In vivo activated effectors when incubated with anti-asialo-GM1 antibody plus complement lost completely their ability to lyse YAC-1 targets. Together, these findings indicate that the 7T8OG induced effector cells are not macrophage like. Spleen cells from nude mice were readily activated by 7T8OG. The induced effectors were resistant to complement mediated lysis using anti-L3T4, anti-Lyt1 or anti-Lyt2 antibodies. Pretreatment of spleen cells with macrophage depleting agents both, in vitro and in vivo and subsequent activation of cells by 7T8OG resulted in effectors with reduced cytotoxicity. When injected in vivo, 7T8OG induced strong IFN production which paralelled the kinetics of NK cell activation. Furthermore, antibodies to alpha & beta-IFN but not to gamma-IFN diminished the induction of the cytotoxic activity. Although these findings suggest that activation of NK cells by 7T8OG is most likely to be mediated by alpha & beta-IFN involvement of other cytokines can not be ruled out.
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- B S Sharma
- Department of Immunology, ICN Nucleic Acid Research Institute, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Galperin YM, Jin A, Shklovskii BI. Acoustoelectric effect in systems with localized states. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1991; 44:5497-5505. [PMID: 9998384 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.44.5497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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We have recently reported that a synthetic nucleoside, 7-thia-8-oxoguanosine (7T8OG) is a potent activator of a number of effectors which are involved in anti-tumor immune responses. 7T8OG was found to induce interferon (IFN) production, to activate asialo-GM1 positive (AGM+1) killer cells, and to enhance specific antibody responses. In the present study, we investigated the effect of 7T8OG on growth of the murine pulmonary B16 melanoma and on formation of metastases. C57BL/6 mice were injected i.p. with 50-150 mg/kg 7T8OG before or after i.v. inoculation of B16 melanoma tumor cells, and 17-19 days after tumor inoculation, the number of metastases in the lungs were counted. 7T8OG given systemically in a single or a divided dose 24 h prior to the challenge of tumor cells reduced the number of lung tumor metastases by 89-99% which is highly significant as compared to untreated control (P less than 0.001). Occasional extra pulmonary tumor growth in the thoracic cavity and neck lymph node was also completely inhibited. The reduction in the number of tumor nodules was dose dependent. A single dose of 150 mg/kg of 7T8OG was also effective in inhibiting the growth of 3-5 day old metastatic tumors. The cytotoxic activity of killer cells induced in vivo by 7T8OG was completely abolished by in vitro treatment of cells with anti-AGM1 antibody plus complement. Administration of anti-AGM1 antibody following the 7T8OG treatment completely abrogated the anti-tumor effect of 7T8OG, resulting in a massive increase in the number of tumor foci in the lungs. Administration of carageenan or silica followed by injection of 7T8OG caused a significant increase (P less than 0.01) in the number of pulmonary tumor nodules compared to treatment with 7T8OG only. These findings indicate that activated macrophages or perhaps their cytokine (tumor necrosis factor) also contribute to the host tumor defense by 7T8OG.
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Affiliation(s)
- B S Sharma
- ICN Nucleic Acid Research Institute, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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