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Mai C, Qiu L, Zeng Y, Tan X. Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota Enhances the Ability of Geniposide to Activate SIRT1 and Decrease Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Septic Mice. Front Physiol 2021; 12:678838. [PMID: 34616305 PMCID: PMC8488262 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.678838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gardenia jasminoides Ellis is rich in geniposide, which can be transformed into the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent genipin. Genipin exhibits greater efficacy than geniposide, but it is unstable and difficult to preserve. In this study, a mouse model for sepsis was established by cecal ligation and puncture, and then we explored the effects and mechanism of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) on the enhancement of the ability of geniposide to reduce sepsis and decrease inflammatory and oxidative levels in mice by the regulation of sirtuin type 1 (SIRT1). The mice were evaluated and analyzed by the open field test, Morris water maze test, flow cytometry, kit assay, qPCR, and western blot. The LcS + geniposide increased the survival rate in mice with sepsis, and increased the total travel distance, number of times the mice stood up, amount of time the mice spent grooming their fur, duration in the target quadrant, and crossing area number. The testing of mouse nerve cells showed that LcS + geniposide reduced the rate of nerve cell apoptosis caused by sepsis. LcS + geniposide also decreased the amount of inflammatory-related indicators of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β, and the oxidation-related levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the hippocampi of septic mice, and it increased the oxidase activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). Additionally, LcS + geniposide increased the SOD1, SOD2, and CAT mRNA expression in the hippocampi of mice with sepsis and decreased the expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, NF-κB, and p53 mRNA. LcS+geniposide also increased the SIRT1 protein expression and decreased the Ac-FOXO1, Ac-NF-κB, and Ac-p53 protein expression in the hippocampi of mice with sepsis. We also observed that LcS + geniposide decreased the inflammatory and oxidative damage in the mice with sepsis. The effect of LcS + geniposide was similar to that of the drug dexamethasone and stronger than the effect of geniposide utilized alone. LcS also enhanced the ability of geniposide to activate SIRT1 and decrease the inflammation and oxidative stress in the septic mice, and it achieved an effect same with that obtained by the use of the drug dexamethasone.
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- Chao Mai
- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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Li C, Yu L, Mai C, Mu T, Zeng Y. KLF4 down-regulation resulting from TLR4 promotion of ERK1/2 phosphorylation underpins inflammatory response in sepsis. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:2013-2024. [PMID: 33369167 PMCID: PMC7882990 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to invading pathogens, leading to high mortality rates in intensive care units worldwide. Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is an important anti-inflammatory transcription factor. In this study, we investigate the anti-inflammatory role of KLF4 in caecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced septic mice and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells and its potential mechanism. We found that KLF4 was down-regulated in CLP-induced septic mice and in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells, and that its overexpression led to increased survival rates of septic mice along with inhibited inflammatory response in vivo and in vitro. ITGA2B was up-regulated in the setting of sepsis and was inhibited by KLF4 overexpression. ITGA2B knock-down mimicked the effects of KLF4 overexpression on septic mice and LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. TLR4 promoted the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and then up-regulated the ubiquitination and the degradation of KLF4, thereby elevating the expression of ITGA2B. Moreover, TLR4 knock-down or treatment with PD98059 (a MEK inhibitor) inhibited inflammatory response in the setting of sepsis in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, this effect of PD98059 treatment was lost upon KLF4 knock-down. Collectively, these results explain the down-regulation of KLF4 in sepsis, namely via TLR4 promotion of ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and identify ITGA2B as the downstream gene of KLF4, thus highlighting the anti-inflammatory role of KLF4 in sepsis.
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- Chunwen Li
- Emergency DepartmentThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqingChina
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- Emergency DepartmentThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqingChina
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- Emergency DepartmentAffiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical CollegeNanchongChina
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- Emergency DepartmentAffiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical CollegeNanchongChina
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- Emergency DepartmentThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqingChina
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Mai C, Qiu L, Zeng Y, Jian HG. LncRNA Lethe protects sepsis-induced brain injury via regulating autophagy of cortical neurons. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 23:4858-4864. [PMID: 31210319 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201906_18073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) Lethe in mediating autophagy of cortical neurons in mice with sepsis-induced brain injury (SIBI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 60 wild-type C57BL/6 mice were divided into sham-operated wild-type (SWT) group and wild-type model (MWT) group. Sixty Lethe-/- mice were divided into sham-operated knockout (SKO) group and model knockout (MKO) group. Each group had 30 mice. Sepsis model in mice was established by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Neurobiological score was recorded at 6 h after CLP. Mice with lower than 6 scores of neurobehavioral tests were diagnosed with SIBI. Quantitative Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to determine mRNA levels of Lethe and interferon-γ (INF-γ) in cortical neurons of SIBI mice. Western blot was conducted to detect protein levels of LC3-II, LC3-I and SQSTM1 in mice. Neuronal impairment in mouse brain was evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. RESULTS Expressions of LC3-I and LC3-II in cerebral cortex of MWT group began to increase at 6 h after CLP, and remained at high levels until 96 h. On the contrary, SQSTM1 expression in cerebral cortex of MWT group began to decrease at 6 h after CLP. Compared with SWT group, expressions of Lethe and IFN-γ were remarkably upregulated in cortex of MWT group at 12 h after CLP. Expression of LC3-II in MWT group was remarkably upregulated, while SQSTM1 was downregulated at 12 h after CLP, which were contrary to those in MKO group. At 12 h after CLP, the neurobiological scores of the MKO group (4.97±0.71) were markedly lower than those of the MWT group (5.43±0.86). HE staining showed worse damage in cerebral cortex and fewer neurons of MKO group relative to MWT group. CONCLUSIONS Lethe has a protective effect on SIBI mice by regulating autophagy in mouse cortical neurons.
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- C Mai
- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
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Lin G, Chai J, Yuan S, Mai C, Cai L, Murphy RW, Zhou W, Luo J. VennPainter: A Tool for the Comparison and Identification of Candidate Genes Based on Venn Diagrams. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154315. [PMID: 27120465 PMCID: PMC4847855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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VennPainter is a program for depicting unique and shared sets of genes lists and generating Venn diagrams, by using the Qt C++ framework. The software produces Classic Venn, Edwards’ Venn and Nested Venn diagrams and allows for eight sets in a graph mode and 31 sets in data processing mode only. In comparison, previous programs produce Classic Venn and Edwards’ Venn diagrams and allow for a maximum of six sets. The software incorporates user-friendly features and works in Windows, Linux and Mac OS. Its graphical interface does not require a user to have programing skills. Users can modify diagram content for up to eight datasets because of the Scalable Vector Graphics output. VennPainter can provide output results in vertical, horizontal and matrix formats, which facilitates sharing datasets as required for further identification of candidate genes. Users can obtain gene lists from shared sets by clicking the numbers on the diagram. Thus, VennPainter is an easy-to-use, highly efficient, cross-platform and powerful program that provides a more comprehensive tool for identifying candidate genes and visualizing the relationships among genes or gene families in comparative analysis.
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- Guoliang Lin
- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China
- Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650000, China
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- School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
- School of Computer and Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, M5S 2C6, Canada
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- School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
- * E-mail: (WZ); (JL)
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
- * E-mail: (WZ); (JL)
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Liu S, Luo J, Chai J, Ren L, Zhou Y, Huang F, Liu X, Chen Y, Zhang C, Tao M, Lu B, Zhou W, Lin G, Mai C, Yuan S, Wang J, Li T, Qin Q, Feng H, Luo K, Xiao J, Zhong H, Zhao R, Duan W, Song Z, Wang Y, Wang J, Zhong L, Wang L, Ding Z, Du Z, Lu X, Gao Y, Murphy RW, Liu Y, Meyer A, Zhang YP. Genomic incompatibilities in the diploid and tetraploid offspring of the goldfish × common carp cross. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:1327-32. [PMID: 26768847 PMCID: PMC4747765 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1512955113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Polyploidy is much rarer in animals than in plants but it is not known why. The outcome of combining two genomes in vertebrates remains unpredictable, especially because polyploidization seldom shows positive effects and more often results in lethal consequences because viable gametes fail to form during meiosis. Fortunately, the goldfish (maternal) × common carp (paternal) hybrids have reproduced successfully up to generation 22, and this hybrid lineage permits an investigation into the genomics of hybridization and tetraploidization. The first two generations of these hybrids are diploids, and subsequent generations are tetraploids. Liver transcriptomes from four generations and their progenitors reveal chimeric genes (>9%) and mutations of orthologous genes. Characterizations of 18 randomly chosen genes from genomic DNA and cDNA confirm the chimera. Some of the chimeric and differentially expressed genes relate to mutagenesis, repair, and cancer-related pathways in 2nF1. Erroneous DNA excision between homologous parental genes may drive the high percentage of chimeric genes, or even more potential mechanisms may result in this phenomenon. Meanwhile, diploid offspring show paternal-biased expression, yet tetraploids show maternal-biased expression. These discoveries reveal that fast and unstable changes are mainly deleterious at the level of transcriptomes although some offspring still survive their genomic abnormalities. In addition, the synthetic effect of genome shock might have resulted in greatly reduced viability of 2nF2 hybrid offspring. The goldfish × common carp hybrids constitute an ideal system for unveiling the consequences of intergenomic interactions in hybrid vertebrate genomes and their fertility.
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- Shaojun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China;
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650204, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China
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- Core Genomic Facility, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2C6
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China;
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Mai C. Vision 2020: „The Right to Sight“ in 6 Jahren? Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1396465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Steurer T, Mai C, Bertelmann E. Stellenwert der Dakryozystorhinostomie als Revisionseingriff nach vorangegangener Tränenwegschirurgie. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mai C, Bergholz R, Bertelmann E. Mundschleimhauttransplantation in der Augenheilkunde. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Klamann MKJ, Mai C, Sonnleithner CV, Klein JP, Gonnermann J, Maier AK, Torun N, Bertelmann E. Torische Hinterkammerlinsen nach perforierender Keratoplastik. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mai C, Bertelmann E. Mundschleimhauttransplantation in der Augenheilkunde – alte Technik in neuem Licht. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bergholz R, Mai C, Klein J, Salchow D. Optikusneuropathie – eine Diagnose, viele Gesichter. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bertelmann E, Mai C. Benigne Neoplasien der Orbita: Chirurgische Ergebnisse am CVK über 7 Jahre. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bertelmann E, Erb K, Mai C, Khan M. [Malignant neoplasms of the orbit]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012; 229:e15-29; quiz 30-1. [PMID: 22576359 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1298466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- E Bertelmann
- Augenklinik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, 13353 Berlin.
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Bertelmann E, Erb K, Mai C, Khan M. Maligne Neoplasien der Orbita. Augenheilkunde up2date 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1298465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- E. Bertelmann
- Augenklinik, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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- Klinik für Radiologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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- Augenklinik, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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Mai C, Vega-Pérez A, Koch M, Bertelmann E. Erfolgreiche Behandlung eines kapillären orbitalen Hämangioms mit Propranolol. Ophthalmologe 2010; 108:364-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00347-010-2281-x] [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: 02/06/2023]
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Mai C, Bergholz R, Rieck PW. Erste klinische Ergebnisse nach Implantation einer torischen Intraokularlinse. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bauer A, Schwarz E, Mai C. Environmental medicine or psychiatry? Int J Hyg Environ Health 2009; 212:569-70; author reply 571-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Accepted: 12/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Loewenbrück KF, Herr A, Mai C, Schäfer J, Reichmann H, Storch A. Mutationsanalyse bei Patienten in Ostsachsen mit hereditärer motorischer und sensibler Neuropathie Typ I und II auf Basis eines Genchips nach dem Prinzip der Oberflächenplasmonenresonanz. Akt Neurol 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1238810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mai C, Torun N, Friederici L, Liekfeld A. Bilaterale Ergebnisse einer neuen diffraktiven Multifokallinse. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1110077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mai C, Detert J, Pleyer U. Therapierefraktäre Sympathische Ophthalmie: TNF-α-Hemmer Infliximab – eine erfolgreiche Option. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Xie Y, Krause A, Mai C, Militz H, Richter K, Urban K, Evans P. Weathering of wood modified with the N-methylol compound 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea. Polym Degrad Stab 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wood is a natural, biodegradable and renewable raw material, used in construction and as a feedstock in the paper and wood product industries and in fuel production. Traditionally, biotechnology found little attention in the wood product industries, apart from in paper manufacture. Now, due to growing environmental concern and increasing scientific knowledge, legal restrictions to conventional processes have altered the situation. Biotechnological approaches in the area of wood protection aim at enhancing the treatability of wood with preservatives and replacing chemicals with biological control agents. The substitution of conventional chemical glues in the manufacturing of board materials is achieved through the application of fungal cultures and isolated fungal enzymes. Moreover, biotechnology plays an important role in the waste remediation of preservative-treated waste wood.
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- Institute of Wood Biology and Technology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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Cazaban S, Maïza D, Coffin O, Radoux JM, Mai C, Wen HY. Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Carotid Artery Stenosis and Carotid Artery Stenosis after Neck Irradiation: Evaluation of Operative Risk. Ann Vasc Surg 2003; 17:393-400. [PMID: 14670017 DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0020-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Surgical treatment of recurrent carotid artery stenosis after endarterectomy and carotid artery stenosis after neck irradiation purportedly has a higher complication rate than primary carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Accordingly, carotid angioplasty has been proposed as a safer alternative. The purpose of this study was to evaluate operative risks on the basis of our experience with these lesions. A series of 679 carotid revascularizations (CRV) performed over a period of 9 years was retrospectively reviewed. Immediate outcome and operative technique was analyzed in three groups: group 1 included 549 "routine" CRV, group 2 included 8 CRV for recurrent stenosis after CEA, and group 3 consisted of 11 CRV for stenosis after neck irradiation. No difference in revascularization techniques was found between groups 1 and 2. In contrast there were fewer CEA and resection-anastomosis procedures in group 2 than in group 1 (62.5% vs. 98.2%; p < 0.0006) and more bypass procedures (37.5% vs. 1.8%; p = 0.0015). The cumulative neurological morbidity/mortality rate (CMMR) was 0% in groups 2 and 3 as compared to 4.4% in group 1. In comparison with group 1, early and permanent neurological morbidity rates were significantly higher in both group 2 (2.2% vs. 25.0%; p = 0.015 and 0.2% vs. 12.5%; p = 0.028, respectively) and group 3 (2.2% vs. 18.2%; p = 0.028 and 0.2% vs. 9.1%; p = 0.039, respectively). Surgical treatment of recurrent stenosis after CEA and stenosis after neck irradiation is not associated with a higher CMMR. The only potentially valid justification for using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in these patients would be a higher risk of cervical neurological morbidity.
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- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-vasculaire, CHU Côte de Nacre, Caen, France
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The cell walls of woody plants are compounded materials made by in situ polymerization of a polyphenolic matrix (lignin) into a web of fibers (cellulose), a process that is catalysed by polyphenoloxidases (laccases) or peroxidases. The first attempt to transform the basic strategy of this natural process for use in human craftsmanship was the ancient lacquer method. The sap of the lacquer tree (Rhus verniciflua) contains large amounts of a phenol (urushiol), a polysaccharide and the enzyme laccase. This oil-in-water emulsion solidifies in the presence of oxygen. The Chinese began using this phenomenon for the production of highly creative artwork more than 6,000 years ago. It was the first example of an isolated enzyme being used as a catalyst to create an artificial plastic compound. In order to apply this process to the production of products on an industrial scale, an inexpensive phenol must be used, which is transferred by an enzyme to active radicals that react with different components to form a compounded material. At present, the following approaches have been studied: (1) In situ polymerization of lignin for the production of particle boards. Adhesive cure is based on the oxidative polymerization of lignin using phenoloxidases (laccase) as radical donors. This lignin-based bio-adhesive can be applied under conventional pressing conditions. The resulting particle boards meet German performance standards. By this process, 80% of the petrochemical binders in the wood-composite industry can be replaced by materials from renewable resources. (2) Enzymatic copolymerization of lignin and alkenes. In the presence of organic hydroperoxides, laccase catalyses the reaction between lignin and olefins. Detailed studies on the reaction between lignin and acrylate monomers showed that chemo-enzymatic copolymerization offers the possibility to produce defined lignin-acrylate copolymers. The system allows control of the molecular weights of the products in a way that has not been possible with chemical catalysts. This is a novel attempt to enzymatically induce grafting of polymeric side chains onto the lignin backbone, and it enables the utilization of lignin as part of new engineering materials. (3) Enzymatic activation of the middle-lamella lignin of wood fibers for the production of wood composites. The incubation of wood fibers with a phenol oxidizing enzyme results in oxidative activation of the lignin crust on the fiber surface. When such fibers are pressed together, boards are obtained which meet the German standards for medium-density fiber boards (MDF). The fibers are bound together in a way that comes close to that by which wood fibers are bound together in naturally grown wood. This process will, for the first time, yield wood composites that are produced solely from naturally grown products without any addition of resins.
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- A Hüttermann
- Abteilung für Technische Mykologie, Institut für Forstbotanik de Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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The effect of different ions which are constituents of technical lignin sulfonates (LS) on chemo-enzymatic graft co-polymerization was determined. The application of the iron chelator desferrioxamine in the initial reaction mixture revealed that iron impurities of LS which catalyzed a Fenton-like reaction were crucial for the initiation of grafting, whereas calcium or chloride ions showed no such effect. The addition of laccase (ATCC 11235) to the reaction mixture which contained desferrioxamine caused a significantly higher yield compared to the control; this indicates a crucial effect of laccase with regard to the initiation of copolymerization. The involvement of laccase in the initiation of the graft copolymerization was additionally confirmed by the application of low molecular weight phenolics instead of LS. In the presence of the lignin-like substrates, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid and guaiacol, the rate of the decomposition of t-butylhydroperoxide was significantly enhanced by laccase. It can be assumed that the enzymatically generated phenoxy radicals mediate the production of oxygen centered radicals (alkoxy or peroxy) which initiate grafting.
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- Institut für Forstbotanik, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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Initiation of copolymerization of lignin-like phenolic and acrylic compounds by the phenoloxidase laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) and a peroxide species (t-butylhydroperoxide, t-BHP) was compared to a Fenton-like system (ferrous ion, t-BHP). Initially, the relative activity of laccase towards different phenolic compounds and the optimum pH of some characteristic phenolics were determined. The polymer yield and the average molecular weight (Mw) of chemo-enzymatically produced polymers were dependent both on the type of each phenolic tested and on the phenol/monomer ratio. Furthermore, the success of copolymerization of the phenolics was dependent both on their redox potential and on the type of acrylic monomer applied. The extent of phenol incorporation into the polymer chain was enhanced by the presence of laccase in the reaction mixture and was significantly higher than in polymerization initiated by a Fenton-like reaction.
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- Institut für Forstbotanik, Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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Hüttermann A, Majcherczyk A, Braun-Lüllemann A, Mai C, Fastenrath M, Kharazipour A, Hüttermann J, Hüttermann AH. Enzymatic activation of lignin leads to an unexpected copolymerization with carbohydrates. Naturwissenschaften 2000; 87:539-41. [PMID: 11198194 DOI: 10.1007/s001140050774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- A Hüttermann
- Institut für Forstbotanik, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS To quantitatively evaluate the long-term impact of sinus surgery on paranasal sinus development in the pediatric patient. STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal review of eight pediatric patients treated with unilateral sinus surgery for periorbital or orbital cellulitis with an average follow-up of 6.9 years. Control subjects consisted of two groups, 9 normal adult patients with no computed tomographic evidence of sinusitis and 10 adult patients with scans consistent with sinusitis and a history of sinus-related symptoms extending to childhood. METHODS Application of computed tomography (CT) volumetrics, a technique allowing for precise calculation of volumes using thinly cut CT images, to the study and control groups. RESULTS Paired Student t test analyses of side-to-side volume comparisons in the normal patients, patients with sinusitis, and patients who had surgery revealed no statistically significant differences. Comparisons between the orbital volumes of patients who did and did not have surgery revealed a statistically significant increase in orbital volume in patients who had surgery. CONCLUSIONS Only minimal changes in facial volume measurements have been found, confirming clinical impressions that sinus surgery in children is safe and without significant cosmetic sequelae.
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- Division of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7070, USA
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The storage stability of laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) from the white-rot basidomycete Trametes versicolor in potassium-citrate buffer was enhanced by various phenolic compounds as well as by lignin sulfonate. The highest storage stability was obtained with phenolics, e.g. phloroglucin and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid; these represent substrates of laccase which are oxidized slowly because of their relatively high redox potential and which did not precipitate from the solution within the tested period of time. Sterilization enhanced the stability of laccase but additional stabilization by phenolics was observed both under sterile and non-sterile conditions. We thus concluded that stabilization occurred not only through prevention of microbial degradation.
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- C Mai
- Institut für Forstbotanik, Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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Laccase (E.C.1.10.3.2.) from white-rot basidiomycete Trametes versicolor and dioxane peroxides were essential in the copolymerization of acrylamide and a derivative with lignin in a dioxane-H(2)O (7:3) mixture. Both a solubility test and an elemental analysis of the eluted and separated fractions provided evidence of grafting. Gel permeation chromatography on Sephadex G-100 showed that the side chain and the lignin backbone migrate as one unit through the column. Copolymers obtained were characterized by UV-VIS-spectroscopy as well as FT-IR, and 13C-CPMAS-NMR spectroscopy. Freeze-dried copolymers of lignin and acrylamide appeared as homogeneous fibril-like particulate. The mechanism of the enzymatical grafting is discussed.
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- C Mai
- Institut für Forstbotanik der Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, D-37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Zhang M, Mai C, Nie S. Phototherapeutic keratectomy combined with photorefractive keratectomy for treatment of myopia with corneal scars. Curr Med Sci 2000; 20:347-8. [PMID: 12840934 DOI: 10.1007/bf02888202] [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] [Received: 12/16/1999] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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To evaluate the effect of phototherapeutic keratectomy combined with photorefractive keratectomy in the treatment of myopia with corneal scars, corneal epithelium was removed with laser plus scraping. Corneal scars were removed with PTK, followed by PRK for myopia. Healon was used to make corneal surface smoother during operation. 30 eyes of 24 cases of myopia with corneal scars were followed up for one year. Mean corrected vision was 0.51 and myopic degree was -6.42 D +/- 4.26 D before operation. After operation, corneal scars of 21 eyes (70.0%) were removed in operative zone. The vision of 27 operated eyes (90.0%) was equal to or better than best corrected vision. Mean postoperative visual acuity was 0.72. Corneal surface was smoother and astigmatism was reduced after the surgery. Our study showed that PTK combined with PRK is a safe and effective treatment for myopia with corneal scars.
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- M Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology of Union Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430022
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Thulasiraman P, Newton SM, Xu J, Raymond KN, Mai C, Hall A, Montague MA, Klebba PE. Selectivity of ferric enterobactin binding and cooperativity of transport in gram-negative bacteria. J Bacteriol 1998; 180:6689-96. [PMID: 9852016 PMCID: PMC107775 DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6689-6696.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ligand-gated outer membrane porin FepA serves Escherichia coli as the receptor for the siderophore ferric enterobactin. We characterized the ability of seven analogs of enterobactin to supply iron via FepA by quantitatively measuring the binding and transport of their 59Fe complexes. The experiments refuted the idea that chirality of the iron complex affects its recognition by FepA and demonstrated the necessity of an unsubstituted catecholate coordination center for binding to the outer membrane protein. Among the compounds we tested, only ferric enantioenterobactin, the synthetic, left-handed isomer of natural enterobactin, and ferric TRENCAM, which substitutes a tertiary amine for the macrocyclic lactone ring of ferric enterobactin but maintains an unsubstituted catecholate iron complex, were recognized by FepA (Kd approximately 20 nM). Ferric complexes of other analogs (TRENCAM-3,2-HOPO; TREN-Me-3,2-HOPO; MeMEEtTAM; MeME-Me-3,2-HOPO; K3MECAMS; agrobactin A) with alterations to the chelating groups and different net charge on the iron center neither adsorbed to nor transported through FepA. We also compared the binding and uptake of ferric enterobactin by homologs of FepA from Bordetella bronchisepticus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella typhimurium in the native organisms and as plasmid-mediated clones expressed in E. coli. All the transport proteins bound ferric enterobactin with high affinity (Kd </= 100 nM) and transported it at comparable rates (>/=50 pmol/min/10(9) cells) in their own particular membrane environments. However, the FepA and IroN proteins of S. typhimurium failed to efficiently function in E. coli. For E. coli, S. typhimurium, and P. aeruginosa, the rate of ferric enterobactin uptake was a sigmoidal function of its concentration, indicating a cooperative transport reaction involving multiple interacting binding sites on FepA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
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Zhang M, He Y, Wei H, Mai C. An analysis of 1,001 blinding patients with corneal disease in 1960-1989. Yan Ke Xue Bao 1998; 14:48-51. [PMID: 12580077] [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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PURPOSE To investigate the condition and change of corneal blindness (CB) in the past 30 years. METHODS 1,001 blinding patients of corneal disease were clinically analysed from 1960 to 1989, including etiology, sex, age, occupation, difference between the urban and rural areas etc. RESULTS The male predominated. Infection stood the first cause of blinding corneal diseases, followed by trauma, malnutrition and the others. HSV-1 keratitis was the most frequent infection in 1980s. The highest incidence of CB was 20-40 year-old. The number of CB caused by occupational trauma was more than that by ordinary trauma in 1960s, but from 1970s, the latter was more than the former. The number of CB in rural area was more than that in the urban in 1960s, but from 1970s, there was no significant difference between the two areas. The percentage of bilateral CB was gradually decreased. CONCLUSION We should try to find more effective strategies to prevent and treat CB caused by HSV-1 keratitis, pay special attention to preschool blindness caused by perforation injuries and avoid infection after corneal injuries of foreign bodies.
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- M Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430022, China
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Mai C, Nagel M, Saeger HD. [Surgical therapy of esophageal perforation. A determination of current status based on 4 personal cases and the literature]. Chirurg 1997; 68:389-94. [PMID: 9206634 DOI: 10.1007/s001040050203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 02/04/2023]
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We present four cases of esophageal rupture (three iatrogenic, one Boerhaave syndrome) to demonstrate the difficulty in diagnosis and therapy. The current literature is discussed and conclusions are drawn as regards the modus operandi. All our patients were operated on. The site of esophageal rupture was always closed with a primary suture and substantial irrigation and drainage were performed. In two cases the suture line was in addition covered with fibrin glue or by an omentum flap, respectively. All patients survived and recovered was unremarkable. Our own results and a subsequent analysis of literature allow the following conclusions. At an early stage of esophageal rupture surgical intervention is indicated. The method of choice is primary closure of the rupture site by suture, possibly combined with a muscle or omentum flap. In cases of delayed diagnosis with advanced mediastinitis, suture of the rupture site should also be striven for. Additional coverage is advisable in these cases. Resection procedures with or without reconstruction should be done only in exceptional cases before of the high surgical risk.
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- C Mai
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden
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Li J, Mai C, Hu Y. [A study on histochemistry and electron microscopy of corneal nerves in experimental diabetic rabbits]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1996; 32:258-9. [PMID: 9590839] [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: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the changes of corneal nerves in diabetes mellitus. METHODS Alloxan-induced diabetes in rabbits was used as the experimental model. Histochemical techniques and electron microscopy were applied to examine the corneal nerves. RESULTS In the diabetic rabbits, from 6 weeks, the density of nerve plexus became markedly sparser, the fibers thinner and the activity of nerves lower than those of the control group. Ultrastructural changes showed swelling of axons, irregular distribution of fibril and degeneration of mitochondria of varying degree; with the progress of disease the above changes became more marked gradually. CONCLUSION The abnormal corneal nerve changes might be a pathologic basis for the reduction in corneal sensitivity in diabetes.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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Jiang D, He Y, Mai C. [A study on the course of corneal epithelial healing in diabetic rabbits]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1996; 32:255-7. [PMID: 9590838] [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: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In order to approach the course of corneal epithelial healing of diabetes mellitus. METHODS The experimental rabbit diabetes models were produced by the injection of alloxan. The corneal epithelium of each rabbit was removed by freezing with a 6 mm diameter brass probe cooled in liquid nitrogen. The rate of corneal epithelial healing following freezing in the normal rabbit was compared to that in the diabetic one. Contrasted with the normal rabbits, the ultrastructural changes of the epithelium with and without freezing were also observed in the diabetic rabbits. RESULTS It is shown that there is no statistical significant difference in the overall rate of epithelial healing between the normal and diabetic rabbit. In contrast with the normal rabbit, the epithelial basement membrane of the diabetic rabbit without freezing revealed markedly thickened, and the mitochondria and glycogen particles in the epithelial cell increased. In the diabetic rabbit with freezing, the epithelial basement membrane appeared absent or discontinuous. After complete healing, the corneal epithelium was edematous in diabetic rabbit. CONCLUSION The abnormal basemenet membrane and edematous epithelial cell were responsible for the diabetic corneal epithelial poor healing and recurrent erosion.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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Zhang M, Wei H, Mai C, Fan Z, Zeng S, Hu Y, Hu Y. Intraoperative use of mitomycin in trabeculectomy. J Tongji Med Univ 1996; 16:61-2. [PMID: 8758751 DOI: 10.1007/bf02889049] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Mitomycin (0.2 mg/ml) was applied intraoperatively to 26 glaucomatous patients (33 eyes) during conventional trabeculectomy procedure. Most of them were considered to be at high risk of surgical failure. The conjunctival flap was fornix-based in 9 patients (11 eyes). The success rate was 84.8% without any serious side effect.
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- M Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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Mai C, Johari GP. Dielectric relaxation and aging effect in interpenetrating network polymers of poly(urethane)-poly(methyl methacrylate). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.1987.090250910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Pelletier J, Vigier G, Mai C, Borrelly R. Influence of the initial stages of precipitation on the electrical properties of CuBe Alloys. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/0001-6160(83)90145-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mai C, Livet F, Vigier G. A numerical calculation method for spherical and ellipsoidal particle size distribution application to Zn precipitates in AlZn alloys. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/0036-9748(81)90293-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Finck GA, Mai C, Gregor M. [Transient polyneuropathy with cranial nerve involvement, due to hypophosphataemie (author's transl)]. Nervenarzt 1979; 50:778-82. [PMID: 121151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Liebenschütz F, Mai C, Pickerodt VW. Increased carbon dioxide production in two patients with malignant hyperpyrexia and its control by dantolene. Br J Anaesth 1979; 51:899-903. [PMID: 508495 DOI: 10.1093/bja/51.9.899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Two patients with successfully treated malignant hyperpyrexia are reported. Carbon dioxide output, calculated from the respiratory minute volume and PaCO2, was found to be greatly increased in both patients. In the patient who received dantolene 7.5 mg kg-1 the carbon dioxide output decreased rapidly to normal values, whereas in the other patient carbon dioxide output remained increased for several hours.
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Merle G, Rashkov I, Mai C, Gole J. Action des molécules organiques sur les composés d'insertion de métaux alcalins dans le graphite II. Cas des hydrocarbures aromatiques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1977. [DOI: 10.1016/0025-5416(77)90009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Mai C, Dinslage E, Schütz M. Fleisch, Fleischwaren und diätetische Nährmittel. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02037791] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Sonntag G, Dinslage E, Mai C. Wein. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02037797] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Großfeld J, Dinslage E, Grimme C, Mai C. Gewürze. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02037795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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